CONTENTS. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. General Subject. ART. I. Notes made during a Trip to London and Paris, in the Autumn of 1849. By J. E. T., Horticulture.. 481 486 ART. II. Descriptions and Engravings of Select Varieties of Plums. By the Editor, ART. III. The Long Green of Autumn Pear, with Remarks on its History, &c. By Hon. J. S. Cabot, Salem, 492 Floriculture. ART. IV. Stray Thoughts on Roses. By T. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England, 495 ART. V. Garden Notes, No. 2. By Dr. M. A. Ward, ART. III...Albany and Rensselaer Horticultural Society, 514 Printed by Dutton & Wentworth, No. 37 Congress St. Boston. Advertising Sheet of the Mag. of Horticulture. Publishing in Royal 8vo. Nos., at $1 each, every alternate month. THE 1 GLOUT MORCEAU PEAR, LOUISE Bonne de Jersey Pear, VAN MONS LEON LE CLERC PEAR,BELLE LUCRATIVE PEAR, No. 2. VICOMPTE DE SPOELBERCH PEAR, EARLY YORK PEACH, WINTER NELIS Pear, SIEULLE PEAR, NORTHERN SPY APPLE. No. 3. SWAN'S ORANGE PEAR, PORTER APPLE. No. 6. LE CURE PEar, ROSTIEZER PEAR, FLEMISH BEAUTY PEAR. No. 7. STETSON'S SEEDLING PEACH, SWEET MONTMORENCY CHERRY, MAY BIGARREAU CHERRY, It is intended that none but the ver choicest fruits shall find a place in the work, and at least one vairo f American origin will appear in every number. Twelve numbers will complete a volume, which will contain FORTY-EIGHT PLATES, from fruits drawn from nature expressly for the work, elegantly chromolithed and retouched by WM. SHARP, ESQ. Copies of the first six numbers, forming a volume with title page and index, beautifully bound, in cloth, gilt, $6 50. IPA limited number of impressions in Imperial quarto, $2 per number. BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY C. C. LITTLE AND J. BROWN, 112, WASHINGTON STREET; HOVEY & CO., 7, MERCHANTS ROW. 2 Advertising Sheet of the Mag. of Horticulture. FRUIT TREES FOR 1849. 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 one thousand 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. Thirty thousand Pear Trees, Among which are the following kinds now ready for sale, fine trees, from one to five years old, from 75 cts. to $2 each : And 200 others, enumerated in their Catalogue, which may be had on application. 4000 EXTRA SIZE pyramidal Pear Trees on quince stocks, twice transplanted, 3 to 6 years old, and now full of flower buds. APPLES.-200 varieties, including all the new and choice kinds. PLUMS.-80 varieties, among which are the very newest and finest sorts. CHERRIES.-60 varieties, comprising every kind worth cultivating. PEACHES.-70 varieties of the choicest sorts. GRAPES.-40 varieties, cultivated in pots, and suitable for graperies, including many new kinds, of which a few are enumerated : Catalogues may be had gratis, on application. I Trees packed safely for transportation to any part of the United States. Sept. 1, 1849. Advertising Sheet of the Mag. of Horticulture. JAPAN LILIES. HOVEY & Co. 3 Having a fine stock of these most beautiful Lilies, offer them for sale at the following prices : Lilium speciosum album, (white,) large bulbs, Lilium speciosum album, small, Lilium speciosum album, second size, Lilium speciosum punctatum, (rose spotted,) large, Lilium speciosum punctatum, second size, Lilium speciosum punctatum, small, Lilium speciosum, (crimson spotted,) small bulbs, $1.50 75 50 2.00 1 00 50 2 00 Lilium speciosum, seedlings, (beautifully spotted,) flowering bulbs, 1 00 Lilium japonicum, with very large white flowers, 50 Also, SEEDS of the L. speciosum album, fertilized with the other sorts, at 50 cents per paper. These lilies are all hardy, grow 4 to 6 feet high, and flower from August to October, and are among the most splendid ornaments of the garden. Nov. 1, 1849. RARE TREES, SHRUBS, AND PLANTS. HOVEY & Co. Offer for sale the following hardy Trees, Shrubs, Plants, &c. :— Araucaria imbricata, 1 to 2 feet high, (in pots,) Cryptomeria japonica, 6 inches, (in pots,) Thuja filiformis, (weeping arbor vitæ, in pots,) each, Spire a prunifolia fl. pleno, Syringa, species from Columbia River, (in pots,) Lonicera Ledebouri, a shrubby species, With many other new trees, shrubs, &c. Nov. 1, 1849. FIG TREES. HOVEY & Co. $1 00 to $3 00 Have for sale the following kinds of Figs in Pots: 200 75 1.00 00 to 5 00 1.00 50 1.00 75 |