great improvement upon the tricolors; Dunbariana; tricolor inflata; multiflora; impressa; eximia; Coventryana; and pulverulenta.

Collections of 12 heaths were sent by Mr. Green and Mr. Barnes. In the former group were metulæ flora bicolor, a good plant; Aitoniana, pretty but thin; jasminiflora alba, pretty; with ampullacea, tricolor elegans, and Massoni. Among Mr. Barnes's plants were tricolor, tricolor major, and t. superba; eximia, ventricosa breviflora, and carnea; gemmifera, inflata alba, loose; and Coventryana. Mr. Frazer also contributed 12 heaths, among which we remarked metulæflora bicolor, eximia, Irbyana, ventricosa globosa, and tricolor; Massoni, small; ampullacea, retorta major, Bergiana, and ventricosa superba.

Groups of 6 heaths were numerous, and among them were some fine specimens. Mr. May produced a fine metulæflora bicolor, 3 feet by 3 feet; a tricolor of the same size; Savileana, splendidly sheeted with bloom; with jubata, princeps, and ventricosa superba. A collection also came from Mr. Bruce, in which were gemmifera, a dwarf plant; inflata, and ventricosa. Mr. Plumbly, gr. to J. Dimsdale, Esq., sent eximia, ventricosa superba, gemmifera, and tricolor elegans, all loose plants. Mr. Dawson, of the Brixton-hill Nursery, sent the pretty infundibuliformis, a perfect specimen ; Massoni, fine; bicolor major, inflata alba, and ampullacea. Others came from Messrs. Henderson, of the Edgware-road Nursery, among which were a fine plant of obbata, in splendid order; gemmifera, and Massoni, fine plants; with metulaflor bicolor, and tricolor. Mr. Epps, of the Bower Nursery, Maidstone, also contributed a collection of six, among which was a most admirable tricolor Leeana, 18 inches in height, and the same in diameter; tricolor, good; vestita grandiflora, badly colored; with ampullacea rubra; ventricosa breviflora, and superba. From the nursery of Mr. Glendinning was, moreover, a promising young specimen of eximia, with tricolor superba, and Cavendishiana. A group of seedling ventricosas, containing several desirable kinds; especially splendens, magnifica, and grandiflora, were shown by Mr. Pamplin, of the Hornsey-road. Of single specimen heaths, some very remarkable plants were exhibited, especially Parmentieriana rosea, 2 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 6 in., and a dense mass of beautifully-colored flowers, from Mr. May, who also sent metulæflora bicolor, 4 ft. by 3 ft., and in profuse bloom; Messrs. Henderson sent ventricosa grandiflora, 2 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 6 in. Mr. Carson produced a beautiful ampullacea, trained to a wire cone, 3 ft. 6 in. by 3 ft. 6 in., with the branches dropping over the sides of the pot, and viridiflora, with curious dark green flowers. From Mr. Plumbley, a very beautiful dense bush of ampullacea was produced by Mr. Dawson; a similar plant by Messrs. Fairbairn; a magnificent obbata, finely bloomed, by Mr. Pamplin; Massoni, thin, but with fine flowers, by Mr. Dawson; and Mr. Henderson had also a fine plant of the same variety. From Messrs. Rollissons was a very superior variety, resembling the tricolor, but of very large size, named Holfordiana; and from the same collection was a large specimen, in good bloom, of inflata alba.

Of single specimens not enumerated in the preceding notice, may be mentioned an immense specimen of Kalosanthes grandiflora miniata, from the nursery of Mr. Frazer. It was 3 ft. in height, and 3 ft. 6 in. in diameter, and had upwards of 150 brilliant and handsome flower-heads upon it. Mr. Kinghorn, gr. to A. Murray, Esq., sent a noble Veronica speciosa, a little, however, past its best; Mr. Stanley contributed a large plant of Leschenaultia formosa; Mr. Ayres a seedling Clerodendrum, raised from infortunatum, of very robust habit, but not sufficiently in bloom; and Mr. Barnes had a fine specimen of C. paniculatum; Mr. Green sent a good Lisianthus, or rather Eustoma Russellianum; Mr. Carson, a pretty Rondeletia speciosa. A fine specimen of Achimenes picta, in most exuberant health, was sent by Mr. Dobson, gr. to Mr. Beck, of Isleworth; and Mr. Ayres had Achimenes multiflora, but not for competition.

Of new plants, Messrs. Veitch produced a fine plant of their Fuchsia serratifolia, a very promising thing; and Siphocampylus coccineus, a soft wooded stove plant, with bright scarlet flowers, with Calandrinia umbellata, a very pretty purple annual, and Salpichroa glandulosa, with dull greenish yellow flowers, which are produced in bunches in a drooping position at the end of each branch. Mr. Glendinning had a new Statice from China, with minute pale yellow flowers, pretty, but by no means remarkable. A seedling Cactus was sent by Mr. Green, but it was not sufficiently distinct to merit recommendation. Some small plants of tall Cacti were also sent by Mr. Green, but they were nearly alike. Mr. Dobson had a collection of six species of Achimenes, consisting of coccinea, multiflora, rosea, grandiflora, pedunculata, and hirsuta. Mr. Conway, of Earl's Court, Old Brompton, sent six varieties of Scarlet Pelargoniums, among which we noticed Mrs. Mayler, a brilliant scarlet with a white eye; Shrublands, and Shrublands Superb, Prince Albert, Compactum, and General Tom Thumb.

Two collections of fuchsias were exhibited, one by Mr. Robinson, gr. to J. Simpson, Esq., Thames Bank, Pimlico, and the other by Mr. Gaines, nurseryman, Battersea. Mr. Robinson's were by far the best which we have seen this season, being young plants vigorously grown, and most profusely bloomed. The varieties were Hope, Prima Donna, Formosa elegans, Goldfinch, Pawley's Queen, Eppsii, Vesta, Magnet, King John, Chandlerii, Robinsonii, and Exoniensis. Mr. Gaines contributed Duchess of Sutherland, Pirolla, Pearl, Champion, Vesta, Miss Talfourd, Gigantea, Exoniensis, Goldfinch, Cassandra, Robusta, and Decora.

Roses in pots were shown in fine condition by Mr. Slowe and Mr. Dobson, in the Ameteur's Class, and by Messrs. Lane and Son, of Berkhampstead, and Mrs. Stedman, of Isleworth, among nurserymen. In Mr. Slowe's collection we noticed of China: Belle Emile, Napoleon. Tea: Eliza Sauvage, Safrano, Pactolus, Anteros, Aleine, Bougère, Hymenée, and Duchesse d'Orleans. Bourbon: Phoenix; and Noisette: Sir Walter Scott. Mr. Dobson's collection comprised Souvenir de Malmaison, Comte de Paris, General Allard, Triumphe du Luxembourg, Eclatante; Mrs. Bosanquet, Duc de Luxembourg, Taglioni, Macarthy, Cristata, and Ne plus Ultra. In the Nurseryman's Class, Messrs. Lane and Son sent 20

fine varieties, comprising Hybrid China: Comtesse de Lacépède, Great Western, Madame Plantier, General Kleber, and Comte de Paris. Hybrid Bourbon: Coupe d'Hébé and Charles Duval. Hybrid Perpetual: Gen. Allard. Tea: Le Pactole, Devoniensis, Josephine Malton, Bisuor, Le Page, Triomphe de la Guillotine, Eliza Sauvage, and Scholastique. Gallica: Guillaume Tell and Colbert. China: Eugène Beauharnais and Neuilly. Alba: Blanchefleur. Moss Gracilis, Floralie, and White Bath. Mrs. Stedman's collection did not contain any thing very remarkable which has not been before enumerated. Of single specimens, Mr. Slowe sent Gardenia; and Mr. Dobson, Bourbon Queen, neither of them very striking for single specimens.

Of cut roses, an immense quantity was present, and among them all the finest kinds in cultivation. We never saw cut roses exhibited in finer condition, nor a more gorgeous display of them. To give, however, a list of names, without referring each to its proper class and describing it, would convey little information; and as, from the crowds which surrounded them, it was impossible to obtain this information so as to be available for the purposes of selection, we consider it best to give no names at all, especially as a descriptive list of all the kinds may be obtained by application to the respective nurserymen. Moss roses, in collections of 12 varieties, were shown by Mr. Terry, gr. to Lady Puller; Mr. Williams, gr. to A. Rowland, Esq.; and J. H. Betteridge, Esq. and, in the Nurserymen's Class, by Messrs. Lane, Cobbett, Francis, Hooker, Paul, and Rivers. Other roses, in collections of 50 varieties, came from Mr. Terry, Mr. Parsons, J. H. Betteridge, Esq., and Mr. Williams: and, in the Nurserymen's Class, from Messrs. Lane, Francis, Hooker, Rivers, Cutbush, Cobbett, Paul, Lane, and Waterer, of Bagshot. Collections of 25 varieties, were sent by Messrs. Paul, Crutwell, Slowe, Bennett, and Dobson; and some fine flowers of the old yellow rose, so rarely seen perfect, were sent by Mr. Barnes. The pelargoniums were but little inferior in beauty to the excellent display witnessed at the June meeting, and altogether this class of plants has exhibited evident signs of improvement during the present year. In the class established for the express purpose of bringing into notice new and first-rate flowers, the public have had opportunities of witnessing many of the improvements that have recently been made, as this class has generally been well supported, especially by amateur exhibitors. The judges, however, in the present instance, considered it a duty to withhold the gold medal in the Nurserymen's Class, as the express stipulations, for which it was established, had not been complied with. In the amateurs' Class, for new and first varieties, the Gold Banksian Medal was awarded to Mr. Dobson, gr. to Mr. E. Beck, of Isleworth, for Hoyle's Pompey, Sultana, Rajah, Amazon, Margaret, Isabella, Sunset, Repealer, Marc Antony, Desdemona, Titus, and Effect. Mr. Cock received the Silver Gilt for 12 finely grown plants, consisting of Mary, Sunrise, Repeal, Conflagration, Gipsey Queen, Jessica, Milo, Achilles, Rosette, Duke of Cornwall, Katinka, and Hector; and the large silver was awarded to Mr. R. Staines, for Sunrise, Staines's La Polka Clio, Andromache, Emperor Nicholas, Merry Mon

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arch, Duke of Cornwall, Black Dwarf, Nestor, Fairy Queen, Hovea Elegans, and Ackbar. In the corresponding class for Nurserymen, the Silver Gilt was awarded to Mr. Gaines; the large Silver to Mr. Ambrose, BatterThe collection from the former contained Gaines's Duchess of Leinster, a clear, high-colored and desirable flower; Alba grandiflora, Prince of Wales, Begum, Cecilia, Floridum, Gaines's Trafalgar, Lady Sale, Rising Sun, Indispensable, Amelia, and Rhododendron; and the latter sent Madeline, Constellation, Witch, Erectum, Duke of Cornwall, Sir W. Scott, Acme, Sunrise, Mogul, Symmetry, Aurora, and Victory Superb. In collections of 12 varieties, in 8-inch pots, of superior cultivation, the Gold Banksian was awarded to Mr. Cock, for the following flowers: Diadem, Vesta, Countess Morley, Symmetry, Erectum, Comus, Cora, Pulchellum, Sarah, Hector, Milo, and Emma; and the Silver Gilt was received by Mr. Staines, for Sylph, Amy Robsart, Lord Ebrington, Aurora, Witch, Queen of the East, Sapphire, Hero, Clio, Andromache, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Merry Monarch. In the Nurserymen's Class, Mr. Gaines had no competitor; the Gold Banksian was awarded for the following collection : Spartan, Priory King, Gaines's Duchess of Leinster, Triumphant, Henrietta, Don Juan, Airiamana, Rising Sun, Hermione, Lady Sale, Ackbar's Star. For pelargoniums in 6 varieties, in 12-inch pots, one collection only was exhibited from Mr. Cock, to which the large Silver Medal was awarded; the sorts were: Cyrus Superb, Nameless, Sarah, Black Dwarf, Redworth, and Pulchellum. Mr. Gaines exhibited 3 pots of the pretty pelargoniums, called Queen Victoria; and a noble specimen of Sylph, from Mr. Beck, of Isleworth, was also shown. Calceolarias, which are calculated to make an effective display, have been but scantily exhibited during the At the present exhibition, but one collection was exhibited from the Messrs. Fairbairn; there was but little variety in the sorts, being all spotted upon yellow grounds: Flash, Prince Alfred, Conductor, Prof. Wilson, Kinghornii, and Lady Ann Charteris, were the sorts to which the large Silver Medal was awarded.-(Gard. Chron., p. 489-492, 1845.)

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ART. II. Domestic Notices.

New Jersey Horticultural Society.-The autumnal exhibition of this Society will be holden at Newark, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Sept. 10th, 11th and 12th, when premiums to the amount of upwards of two hundred dollars will be awarded for the best specimens of flowers, fruits, and vegetables.-Ed.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.-The Seventeenth Annual exhibition of this Society will be holden on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 24th, 25th and 26th, in the Philadelphia Museum, corner of 9th and George streets, occupying the two grand saloons of that building, and

affording ample space for a splendid display. As the prizes are open to all parts of the country, we copy the following regulations of the Committee : The Committee charged with the preparatory arrangements, solicit your contributions in plants, fruits, flowers, or culinary vegetables; and specimens of either, of a quality meriting distinction, will be thankfully received and publicly acknowledged. When transmitted from a distance, by public conveyance, the Society will cheerfully defray the cost of transportation. They may be addressed to Messrs. Landreth & Munn's, Seed Warehouse, No. 65 Chesnut Street, or to Thomas P. James's Chemical Warehouse, No. 212 Market Street.

All objects in competition for premiums, must be arranged in the Exhibition, previously to 2 o'clock, P. M., on the first day (24th,) of the exhibition, at which time the Committee will proceed to award the premiums.

To prevent confusion, it will be necessary that all contributions be presented on the Monday and Tuesday previous to the exhibition; bouquets on the mornings of each day. Every contributor must furnish the Committee with a list of his articles shown. Dishes and glasses furnished for the purpose of exhibiting specimens. The Committees are authorized to remove all ordinary specimens.

All articles will be returned to the contributors, which must be called for, or instructions left respecting their disposal, prior to 12 o'clock, M. on Saturday, 27th.

It would be proper to state that competition for premiums before this Society, is free and open to all persons from any section of the United States. Among the numerous subjects for premiums, are the following: For the best foreign grapes, with artificial heat, four bunches, $5. For the next best, $3.

For the best without heat, $5.

For the next best, $3.

For the best and most numerous variety of pears, $5.

For the best and most numerous variety of apples, $5.

Numerous other prizes will be awarded, amounting to upwards of four hundred dollars.-Ed.

Eighteenth Annual Fair of the American Institute.-The exhibition will be opened to the public on Monday, the 6th day of October, 1845, at 12 o'clock, M., at Niblo's Garden, Broadway, in the city of New York. Contributions from exhibitors will be received on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the previous week. To insure the most favorable locations, and the advantages of competition, the products of the manufacturer, mechanic and artisan must be delivered and entered on the books of the Fair, on one of those days. The chance of a good location will be in favor of those who come the first and second day. Fruits, flowers, &c., form an exception. The proper time for entering them will be specified in the agricultural and horticultural circular, or notices hereafter to be issued.

There will be an opening address, followed by novel and interesting displays of the Pyrotechnic art.

On Thursday, the ninth day of October, a National Convention of Far