Under the above heading the June number of the Agriculturist makes some very-just comments upon the fact of New York city, the great emporium to and from which nearly all items of progress flow, having no horticultural society or association of accredited repute over the country. While we write and issue our journal mainly for the country, and give record of societies in different sections, we confess we have often deeply regretted that New York had not a society where from time to time fruits and flowers could be shown and reported upon without any undue influence except the actual merits of the plants or fruits. We also wish we lad such an association where we could take our friends from East and West as they visit us, and by their comments learn many an item of horticultural knowledge. With the abundance of horticultural knowledge now acknowledged as in and around our city, there is no reason why we should not equal if not surpass every other society, and we are ready at any time to give our aid so far as possible toward the formation of an association.