Illicium Variegatum

A neat-looking plant, probably referrible to I. anisatum. It had gray marble leaves, slightly edged with white, and was commended as a pretty variegated shrub.

Illinois

A correspondent, Mr. M. Doyle, at the Sangammon Nurseries, Springfield, Illinois, says:

"The locust borers have made their appearance to some extent in our locust groves, some of which are very extensive in this part of the country; in fact, we have scarcely a plant or vegetable but has a pest peculiar to itself. We are in need of all the information we can possibly get on the subject".

The Illinois Farmer

Mr. Francis has retired from the editorial chair of the Farmer, and is succeeded by Mr. M. L. Dunlap, formerly of the Chicago Press and Tribune. We club with the Farmer, and send it and the Horticulturist at $2 50 per year.

The Gardener's Monthly for January comes to us changed to an octavo; a change of form very much for the better. It is a very fine number. We also club with the Gardener's Monthly.

Illinois Horticultural Society

A horticultural meeting was held, at Decatur, on the 17th of December, at which an "Illinois State Horticultural Society" was organized. The following officers were elected: President - Dr. E. S. Hull, Alton. Vice-Presidents - R. W. Hurt, Naperville; W. H. Mann, Bloomington; L. Shaw, Tremont; Wm. Stswart, Payson; S. Francis, Springfield; Dr. Khll, Paris; John P. Reynolds, Salem; Dr. Condon, Jonesboro'. Corresponding Secretary - A. B. Galusha, Lisbon. Recording Secretary - James Stark, Alton. Assistant Recording Secretary - F. H. Phenix, Bloomington. Treasurer - Dr. B. F. Long, Alton.

Illinois Horticulture, Insects, Professor Turner

Doctor Kennicott is always running over with good things. This very narrative of his makes one almost jump out on a start for the western prairies, where he can " throw himself" into all liberty of action, phase of thought, and extent of imagination. The Great West! Who can comprehend it, in its vast outline, its inexhaustible luxuriance of soil, its far stretching interminable streams, its grandeur of vegetation, its boundless scope, its healthful climate - its energetic, enterprising, full-souled people! A century hence - and what must it be? With its railways, its commerce, its cities, its farms, orchards, gardens, and, beyond all, its population. Well did Bishop Berkley look with prophetic vision when he wrote:

"Time's noblest Empire is the fart".

Illinois State Agricultural Society

This Society, at its annual meeting, appointed Chicago as the place for holding its annual Fair for 1861. The cash premiums amount to $20,000. That sum ought to insure a good show, if all the other arrangements are made in a like liberal spirit.

Illonois Horticultural Society

A needing is to take place, in the city of Decatur, on Wednesday, the 17th of December, at ten o'clock, to frame a Constitution and By-Laws for a State Horticultural Society in Illinois. The friends of the measure are anticipating a large and enthusiastic meeting at Decatur, and it is hoped that every county in Illinois will be well represented. The convention will probably sit two days in the transaction of its business, and all who desire the development of this great branch of our State products, are cordially invited to be present, and to bring with them the best specimens of horticultural objects, that the gathering may be the more interesting. E. S. Hull, Cot. See. Alton Horticultural Society.