Science, The True Basis Of Education

An interesting and suggestive Address, by Charles Arthur Ely, delivered before the Board of Trustees of the College of California, at its first Commencement at Oatland, on the 14th of June, 1860.

The Fruit-Preserver's Manual. By a Culver.

The Phonographic Journal. Conducted by Elias Longley, Cincinnati. - This is in phonographic characters.

Scientific Degrees

The University of Edinburgh has issued a regulation to the effect, that candidates for the degree of Doctor of Science shall be required to submit a thesis containing some original research before they are permitted to proceed to examination.

The Scotch Pine. Pinus Sylvestris

The Scotch Pine is perhaps one of the most rapid growers among pines, and is also very easy of management transplanting, with rarely a failure, and growing freely in almost any soil or situation. While young it forms a pretty compact tree, but as it acquires age the lower limbs sway toward the ground, giving it rather a picturesque than beautiful appearance. The low price at which trees of it have been sold, together with its easy and rapid growth, have induced its planting, until we confess to its having become to us wearisome. It may be sparingly introduced in the formation of groups or masses, and for picturesque distant views, and for belts or masses for breaking the force of storms and wind it is very desirable; but as a single tree, or for groups in small grounds, we prefer to leave it out.

The Scotch White Cluster Grape

This was distributed by the Horticultural Society some years since; it is a robust grower and very hardy, with large leaves, but slightly lobed; a most abundant bearer, and rather earlier than the Muscadine; its berries are much crowded in the bunches, and require severe thinning. It is an old Dutch variety; I have received it from Holland under the name of "Vroege Vanderlaan," and "Vanderlaan Precoce." - T. Rivers.

Scraps From My Note Book. Thorn-Less Raspberry

I know not what is the precise character of the Davison Thornless Raspberry, but I have one now growing in my ground, of the Black Cap family, the canes very strong, free of spines, and that ripens its fruit quite early. I hope to examine it with the Davison this year, when I shall know if it is identical. But a thornless raspberry is no great novelty, and unless the quality of the fruit is superior, I do not see that it has any great claim to cultivation.

Scraps From My Note-Book

"Looking over my last year's notebook, I see a few little items noted that perhaps may be of interest to the readers of the Horticulturist, and therefore I send them along without dressing. If not wanted, you can let them find their way to the waste-basket, and all right. E".

[Thank you; we conclude to print and send them to our readers instead of the waste-basket. Can't you send more of the same sort ? We should like them. - Ed].

The Season Closes

The great season of Exhibitions has now closed. Our journal has recorded as much of their doings as was possible; the greatest ethusiasm has prevailed every where, and we close our number with the strongest impression that no Country and no period of the world ever saw such a happy and industrious population as now peoples our continent. The West bears off the palm in some particulars, but we are not therefore disposed unjustly to undervalue the activity of older settlements.

DESIGN FOR A COTTAGE.