Of the recent meeting at New Orleans a correspondent says : " \Ye had a splendid and valuable meeting of the Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society in New Orleans. February 21-24. Not the poorest feature in it was the complete and enthusiastic fraternizing spirit which pervaded the whole, and was especially observed to freely pass back and forth from Northern and Southern members. ' We are one and inseparable,' was beautifully illustrated."

The forthcoming volume of "Transactions of the Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society will contain a business directory of those engaged in horticultural pursuits; either as producers of fruits and vegetables for market, as growers of trees and plants for sale, as manufacturers of fruit boxes and packages, as commission men and dealers, as seedmen and florists, or as manufacturers of horticultural implements and machinery. The fee is fixed at $5 or $3 for those already members of the Society. No name will be admitted unless accompanied by acceptable reference. Each patron of the directory will be entitled to a bound volume of the " Transactions of the Society" free, by mail.

The late meeting in New Orleans was in every respect a great success. The large number of papers presented and the discussions thereon, were of the most practical character. In this respect, Mr. Parker Earle thinks, it surpassed all meetings of the kind heretofore held in America. The "Volume of Transactions " will be published as early in the summer as possible, and will embrace all of this valuable material. The Society has no funds except as obtained from membership, the fee for which is two dollars yearly. W. H. Ragan, Clayton, Ind., is Secretary.