Spring fairly broke upon us in the middle of March, with the prospect of early work and beauty, - possibly too early for the fruit buds, - but let us always hope for the best.

Mr. William Saunders has accepted the office of laying out the great cemetery of Chicago; of the suitableness of the site we can speak from actual inspection, and shall have something more to say about it and the Great West next month.

Lenoir and Warren Grape-Vines, from Peters, Harden & Co., Atlanta. Ga., will enable us to judge of their value in a middle climate.

The Rhode Island Horticultural Society holds an exhibition in June, for which occasion a liberal list of premiums is announced.

The schedule for 1859 of the Chester County Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, has been issued. It includes manufactures of cotton, wool, and paper.

Parks are to be the feature of American cities. At New York, every facility of money and men has been granted; at Philadelphia, Mr. Sidney carried off the first prize of $500 for Fair Mount Park; in the West they are talking of parks everywhere, and will have them, too. They will prove great civilizers, and incite to private improvements wherever they are well made and properly planted.