CONTENTS. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. General Subject. ART. I. Descriptions and Engravings of Select Varieties of Pears. By the Editor, Horticulture. Page. 337 ART. II. The Strawberry Question. By the Editor, . . . ART. IV. Descriptions of Eight New Varieties of Prairie 347 349 . 353 Floriculture. ART. V. On the Propagation of Stove and Greenhouse Exotics in a Series of Letters. By James Kennedy, Gardener to S. T. Jones, Staten Island, New York, . . . . . 356 ART. VI. Floricultural and Botanical Notices of New and Beautiful Plants figured in Foreign Periodicals; with Descriptions of those recently introduced to, or originated in, American Gardens,. 358 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. ART. I.......General Notices, ART. II..... Domestic Notices, ART. III....Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Printed by Dutton & Wentworth, No 37 Congress St., Boston. Advertising Sheet of the Mag. of Horticulture. 1 RARE AND CHOICE VARIETIES OF PEARS. HOVEY & CO. Respectfully invite the attention of amateur cultivators to their immense collection of Fruit Trees, of all kinds, more particularly pears, embracing every variety to be obtained either in Europe or in this country. Their collection is unequalled, both for extent and variety. Upwards of six hundred specimen trees have been planted out on the borders of the walks, extending a mile, a great many of which are already in bearing, affording a fine opportunity for the inspection of the fruit. They would particularly invite attention to the following kinds, of which they have a fine stock, with the exception of the very rare sorts, of which the number is limited : Swan's Orange, (or Onondaga).-The finest and largest autumn pear known. Fine thrifty trees, $2 each. Beurré Langelier.-A fine melting January pear. Fine trees, of all sizes, $1 to $5 each. Jersey Gratioli.-One of the richest October pears. $1 each. Vicompte de Spoelberch.-A new and fine winter pear. $1 each. Paradise d'Automne.-One of the finest pears. $1 each. Comtesse de Lunay.-A very beautiful and fine pear. $1 each. Grosse Calebasse.-Fruit said to weigh upwards of twenty ounces, and to be eight inches long. Fine trees, $2 each. Doyenne Boussock.—A very large and delicious October pear. $1 50 each. St. André. A new pear from Van Mons, very fine. $1 each. 1482 Van Mons, received by Mr. Manning, a fine pear. $1 each. 135 Van Mons, another from the same source, extra. $1 each. Louise d'Orleans.-A celebrated new pear. $2 each. Simon Bouvier.-A new and superior variety. $2 each. With many others equally new and rare, of which the following are enumerated: NEW SEEDLING STRAWBERRY. BOSTON PINE. HOVEY & Co. HAVE the pleasure of again announcing to their friends, and lovers of this delicious fruit, that their new seedling, called the BOSTON PINE, is ready for sale, after the trial of another season. This variety is one of the most valuable kinds ever produced; it is not quite as large as Hovey's Seedling, but possesses the very desirable quality of being nearly ten days earlier, remarkably beautiful, equally if not more productive, and of the highest and most delicious pine flavor. The flowers are all perfect, and will always bear an abundant crop, with or without any other sort. Several large baskets of the Pine were exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and the Fruit Committee made the following report : "The Messrs. Hovey presented four large baskets of strawberries, two of Hovey's Seedling, and two of Boston Pine. The berries were very large, and the flavor delicious. Hovey's Seedling is well known to cultivators through the length and breadth of the land, and we shall be greatly mistaken if the Boston Pine is not found, in a few years, in every good collection. It is perfect in its organs, and, when grown within twenty feet of Hovey's Seedling, will ensure a certain and large crop to the latter variety. We recommend both the varieties as deserving of extensive cultivation." Strong plants are now ready for delivery, at the low price of 50 cents per dozen, or $3 per hundred, and will be packed to bear transportation to any part of the country. Orders executed in the rotation in which they are received. Orders from a distance, remitting the amount, will be duly attended to, the plants safely packed, and forwarded to any part of the country. ALSO, THE FOLLOWING SELECT VARIETIES: Hovey's Seedling.-Well known, and acknowledged to be the finest of all strawberries. For its production, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society presented Messrs. H. & Co. with a beautiful SILVER PITCHER, of the VALUE OF FIFTY DOLLARS. Plants, $1 50 per hundred, and $10 per thousand. Deptford Pine.-A new English variety, of high reputation, which promises to be a late and desirable sort. Plants, 50 cts. per dozen. some. Princess Alice Maud.-A new English variety, large and handFirst exhibited the past year by H. & Co. Plants, 50 cts. per doz. Together with all the common kinds worth cultivation. HOVEY & CO. April 1st, 1847. AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, LYCEUM BUILDING, NO. 561 BROADWAY, NEAR PRINCE STREET, NEW YORK. PREMIUM LIST FOR THE EXHIBITION ON THE 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1847. This Exhibition will remain open Two Days, (the 8th and 9th). D For the best 4 bunches, white, any va rieties,. second best, APPLES. 21221 For the best 12 Autumn, one or more best 6 heads of Red Cab- best 12 Blood Beets, best 12 Carrots, best 6 heads of Endive- best 6 heads of Cardoon, second best 6 do. do. 66 best 12 roots of Salsify, best pair of Egg Plants, second best do. ་་་་ 222 22 322212222235 second best, second best finest and greatest display, named, second best best Seedling never before exhibited, $5 second best largest and finest collection named, second best do. best Seedling never before exhibited, PLUMS. best 3 bunches, white, do. 5 For the best two dozen, one or more second best, Raised under glass without artificial heat. do. largest and finest collection named, second best do. best Seedling never before exhibited, rieties,. $5 second best do., WATERMELONS. For the best pair, second best do. MUSKMELONS. Strangers bringing choice plants, &c., to the city from a distance are notified that they will be taken care of by Mr. JAMES HOGG, 562 Broadway, who will also furnish circulars containing the regulations, &c., to post-paid applications. Persons intending to exhibit flowers, fruits, or vegetables are particularly requested to notify Mr. Hogg, by mail or otherwise, in order that arrangements may be made for the proper exhibition of their specimens. |
