"C. M.," Hudson, N. Y., says: "I send you to-day, as a novelty, my new Carnation, 'Canary Bird.' Also one that I believe is quite as unique, though perhaps it may be otherwise, as I have not seen it before. I call it the ' Magenta Queen.' The yellow one is the last of the crop from the mother plant, and is less than two-thirds of the size of those which have preceded it. Its only fault is, it has no fragrance, so far as I can perceive. I have no plants for sale, and am not seeking notoriety. I shall be only too glad if I am able to perpetuate the stock, and ore of these days seek your aid in disseminating it".

[Unfortunately our correspondent had neglected the oft-repeated directions to send things intended for the Editor to him addressed, " Germantown near Philadelphia." They were sent to the publication office, and, by the time they had been re-mailed to Germantown there was nothing of the flowers left but the dried-up calyx. - Ed. G. M].