than twenty years old, and these facts have been noticed in regard to it since the first year of its fruiting-the same branches bearing early and the others late fruit every season successively. A number of trees have been grafted indiscriminately from the tree, and of three which have come to bearing under our notice, two exhibit the same irregularity as the parent, and the other is entirely late. We have budded the past season a number of trees from the late branches of the parent tree in order to ascertain if a new variety of the Mayduke may not be produced considerably later than the old.-C. & A. J. Downing, Botanic Garden and Nursery, Newburgh, N. Y. ART. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Saturday, November 28th.—Exhibited. From M. P. Wilder, a flowering plant of Camélia japónica var. eclipsis-splendida and Préssii of sonie authors, Regini galicàrum of some of the French catalogues. This was the first flower of this superb kind that has opened in this vicinity. From S. Downer, Beurré d'Aremberg, Bezi Vaet, Burgermeester and Bell Catillac pears; Pippin apples. From Benj. Weld, Roxbury, Lewis' pears. From Col. D. Adams, Newbury, seedling pears (a good cooking fruit). From M. H. Ruggles, Phillips pears. From the farm of D. Webster, Marshfield, Tolman's sweeting apples. From C. Newhall, Beurré d'Aremberg pears. December 5th.-Exhibited. From R. Manning, King of the Pippins, Ribston Pippin, Blenheim Pippin or Blenheim Orange, Winshall's Crab, and Wellington or Dumelow's seedling apples, (all English varieties); Pennock's Red Winter, Bellflower, Cos or Caas, Rhode Island Greening, Beauty of the West, Minister, Mouse, and Rambo or Romanite apples; Fama Gusta apple, from Cyprus; Bezi de Chaumontelle, Glout Morceau, and Beurré d'Harden pont and Passe Colmar pears. From J. Oaks, of Ipswich, Lime or Orange apples; Newton, Spitzemberg and Imperial apples. From M. P. Wilder, a fine apple, the name unknown. From Dr. O. Fiske, Worcester, apples, the name unknown. From L. P. Grosvener, Chandler apples, received from Connecticut. From Mrs. Jos. Morton, of Milton, Seaver sweeting apples, sometimes called Grafton Winter Sweet.. From Bloodgood & Co., Flushing, L. I., Columbia Virgoulouse pears. The following account accompanied the fruit:— "They are a pear which has lately been introduced to notice, and these sent are very much below their usual size. The original tree is a seedling, about fifteen inches in diameter. It is on a farm belonging to Mr. Cusser, in West Chester county, thirteen miles from the city of New York. We saw the tree yesterday, and also saw a graft from the same, four inches in diameter, which produced four bushels of pears this year. These were sold in the New York market for six dollars per bushel." December 12th.-Exhibited. From E. Vose, Passe Colmar pears. From M. H. Ruggles, a variety called the Border pear. From J. P. Bradlee, apples, the name unknown. December 19th.-Exhibited. From M. P. Wilder, flowering plants of Camellia japónica exímia (of the French catalogues), and élegans (of the English); the former is a fine flower, color rosy red, with a warratah centre; growth vigorous. C. elegans was the true variety as originated by the Messrs. Chandler & Booth. REMARKS.-Since our last, at which time we stated that the activity of the market was uncommon, we have had such intense cold weather, as to operate immediately upon its productions, and consequently from the cause of many crops being destroyed by the early approach of frost, before they were in, and from the continuance of the severity of the weather, preventing shipments,sales are now dull and heavy, and prices have but slightly advanced. Of potatoes, the stock is now becoming rather short; and, unless warm weather succeeds, it will be quite small; those kinds termed common, have advanced a shade in price; Eastport remain the same. Turnips plenty. Onions are not as plentiful as at the time of our last report, and prices are considerably higher; a larger quantity has been shipped than usual. Many cabbages were froze by the late severe weather, and probably thousands of heads yet remain in the ground covered with snow. Cauliflowers are scarce. Lettuce comes to hand, of fine quality. This week, also, the first radishes of the season were brought in; they were of fine growth, and sold quickly at quotations. Spinach is now plentiful. Of Canada squashes there are very few in market; those fine are in good demand. Apples of all kinds have advanced in price; a few of the Monstrous pippins, not in our quotations, are to be had. St. Germain pears, of which there is probably but a few dozen in the market, have been sold as quoted. Cranberries are very scarce; very large quantities have been shipped the past fall. Chestnuts are in less demand, and prices lower.-Yours, M. T. Boston, Dec. 21st, 1835. ART. V. Obituary Notice, Died, July 28, William Forsyth, Esq., F. H. S., of Nottingham Place, Marylebone, aged 63 years. Mr. Forsyth was the eldest son of the late royal gardener of that name, known as the author of a Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees, 4to., 1805, the most popular work of the kind in the first ten years of the present century. Mr. Forsyth, lately deceased, was the author of a Botanical Nomenclator, &c., published in 1794, 8vo; but of no other published work that we are aware of. He was chiefly remarkable for having one of the best horticultural libraries that was, perhaps, ever formed, and for his bibliographical knowledge, more especially in botanical and horticultural literature. He had for many years occupied himself in preparing a Catalogue Raisonné of Gardening Works, with biographical notices of their authors; and, had he lived to complete this, it would have formed an interesting chronological and bibliographical history of gardening. Mr. Forsyth had also prepared, some years ago, an Arboretum Britannicum, a Pomarium Britannicum, and other works which we have seen in MS.; but they have been done so many years, that they are, in a great measure, obsolete. The only manuscript of value which he has left, is his Catalogue of Authors; and that, we trust, will be published by his executors. In the preface to the Encyclopedia of Gardening, and also in the historical part of the Arboretum Britannicum, we have acknowledged our great obligations to Mr. Forsyth for the use of his library, and for a variety of curious historical information, and corrections of names and dates; and we again desire to acknowledge our obligations to him, at the same time deploring his loss, not only on this account, but as an excellent man, with whom we had been for many years on terms of friendship. Mr. Forsyth was never married, and has left no near relations in England. He was buried in the family vault, in the old burying ground in the parish of Chelsea.-Gard. Mag. ART. VI. Meteorological Notices. FOR NOVEMBER. THE month of November, with the exception of the last week, was uncommonly fine, and pleasant. The days were accompanied with almost a continual sunshine, until the 22d inst., when a snow storm set in, which covered the ground to the depth of four or five inches. Previous to this, the prevailing winds were southerly, and very light. The first frost of the season, which killed dahlias and most of the half hardy annuals, was on the morning of the 1st inst. The weather continued so fine that few were prepared for the early setting in of the winter, and many plants undoubtedly remain uncovered, except with snow. THERMOMETER.-Mean temperature, 34° 31'-highest 62°; lowest 5° above zero. WINDS.-N. four days-N. E. three days-E. one-S. E. one-S.sevon-S. W. three-W. nine-N. W. two days. Force of the Wind.-Brisk, eleven days-light, nineteen days. Character of the Weather.-FINE, twelve days-FAIR, five-CLOUDY, thirteen. Rainy, two-Showery, one-Snowy three days. MONTHLY CALENDAR OF HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE, FOR JANUARY. FRUIT DEPARTMENT. Grape Vines in green-houses and graperies, that have not yet been pruned, the present opportunity may be taken for the purpose. Cut away all small weak wood, leaving the shoots at good distance, that the sun may penetrate to the green-house plants on the stages, when the vines begin to start in the spring. Be careful and not leave too much length of wood, as nothing is so injurious, particularly to young vines, as overbearing them with fruit. Strawberry Plants in pots may be now taken into the green-house, if the advantage of a stove can be had, they may be much forwarded in their fruiting by removing them into it after the fruit is set; give them a good supply of water. Grape Eyes or Cuttings may be put into the hot-bed this month and their growth much forwarded; they should be put singly into number one pots. FLOWER DEPARTMENT. Camellias will now be rapidly swelling their flower buds, and will require considerable water. Geraniums which were potted into number one pots in the fall, will now require to be shifted into the second size. Calceolarias, which were raised from seed or cuttings, will now require repotting. Roses should now have a good supply of water, and those that are tall and straggling, headed down or trimmed of small superfluous branches. Mignonette and ten-weekstocks now sown in the green-house, will make fine plants to flower in the open garden in May. Schizanthuses of the different species and varieties, should be repotted, being careful to put them in a very light rich soil. Ranunculuses that were not planted in the fall, from the early setting in of the cold weather, will flower fine if planted this month in frames, and protected from frost. The seed should be sown this month in shallow pans or boxes and placed in the frame or green-house. Polyanthus and Auricula seed should now be sown in shallow pans or boxes, and placed in the green-house. Tuberoses, Jacobean lilies, and Tiger flowers may be brought forward in hot-beds. Dahlia seed sown in the latter end of the month in the hot-bed, and the plants shifted two or three times until May, will produce their flowers in August. Where plants are wanted to bloom very early, the old roots should now be laid in a hot-bed, and when the young shoots are an inch long, the tubers should be parted, and placed into number two pots. Young Plants of Lobelia fulgens and splendens should be placed in the hot-bed, if wanted to flower strong and beautiful. Vol. I, p. 56. THE AMERICAN GARDENER'S MAGAZINE. FEBRUARY, 1836. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. ART. I. Observations on the Dahlia its Species and Varicties. By JOHN LEWIS RUSSELL, Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology to the Mass. Hort. Soc. THE surpassing beauty and brilliancy of the dahlia has raised it, in the estimation of the floral taste, whether considered in its single unadorned simplicity, or when brought to the acme of perfection by the ingenious labors of the hor ticulturist. Scarcely unrivaled by the unique elegance of the camellia, it has become, like that remarkably transmuted plant, as universal a favorite among the curious and wealthy; and still more a companion of the antique and venerable accompaniments of the cottage garden or the village flower-bed, of some humble admirer of nature's sportive wonders, such as may be found in every community, and not by any means few in our own, happy, smiling New England. Perhaps the moral and mental improvement of a people cannot be better estimated, surely not better promoted, than in the observation and introduction of the spirit of the love of the more elegant and refined occupations attendant on agricultural pursuits. For my own part, I want no better proof of a feeling and exquisitely sensible mind, even under a rough and rude exterior, than may be observed in a love of nature, particularly that which relates to the care of flowers. A rose-bush, a honeysuckle, a pæony-famed in village love for pharmaceutic worth-a lilac-bush, or even a huge tuft of the singularly striped "ribbon grass," preserved by some rustic enclosure from the trespass of those sober, useful, though less intelligent, tenants of the farm-yard, |