Philadelphia is selected for the next convention.

Mr. C. L. Allen, of Garden City, N. Y., said that plants reason, think and feel.

Mr. Robert Craig, of Philadelphia, wonders what the rose Andre Schwartz thought when the florists who were so unfortunate as to have it on their hands were frowning on it.

Mr. Charles Henderson, Jersey City Heights, says that the dormant rose plants received from Georgia last autumn did not prove satisfactory, most of them dying during the winter after being potted. The cause was the unripe condition of the wood. If a position could be selected and secured where the soil is comparatively dry and poor, and the same success attend the rooting of the cuttings in the latter case as in the former, and the ripening process be thoroughly accomplished, there would be a lucrative rose trade diverted from Europe to our own sunny South.

Mr. Robert Craig, of Philadelphia, says there is no question about the superiority of the Bennett over any other red rose, and it will eventually, and that very soon, supersede the Duke, Pierre Guillott and Jacqueminot.

Mr. Robert J. Halliday, of Baltimore, says he will admit that Bennett is a good rose, but when the Duke is handled right he wants nothing better.

Mr. Walter W. Coles, Claymont, Del., declares that the Duke paid him better last winter than any other rose that he grew; that is, he realized more money from a given space planted with the Duke than from the same amount of space planted with any other variety. Mr. Coles' plan of growing the Duke is to give it lighter soil than is used generally for other varieties, and it should contain at least one-half manure. Temperature is an important factor in the production of good Dukes; 100 higher at night than is generally used for such as Catherine Mermets, may be advantageous.

Mr. John Burton, Chestnut Hill, Philada., is of the opinion that steam possesses no advantages over a well constructed hot-water apparatus for heating greenhouses. With him there is no difference in the consumption of fuel, and if his advice were solicited as to which was the best system to use in a large new range of houses the toss up of a penny would decide the question.

A. B. Fowler, of Exeter, N. H., says, " Heads ! steam wins; tails! water loses. When steam is not more economical than water for heating greenhouses, all other things being equal, the trouble is generally found to be in the draft".

The painting by Mrs. Duffield of the rose Her Majesty was flashed on the convention by Mr. May at the conclusion of his practical and excellent essay on " The Rose," and it created a sensation. This rose may be described as enormous in size, excellent in form, and pleasing in color.

Mr. John Henderson, who it is reported had said on a former occasion, that he had been well repaid for his trip to London after seeing blooms of Her Majesty, said here that the picture did not do the rose justice (this the distinguished artist admits herself), for, said Mr. H., the coloring is somewhat defective, being too dark, and the purple shading at the lower part of the flower has no place in the rose itself. Such unstinted praise as this distinguished rosarian bestows on Her Majesty places it beyond a doubt as the foremost rose of any age, and one that has undoubtedly come to stay. From its extraordinary strong growth, no person would suspect its origin. It is a cross between Mabel Morrison and Tea Canori. The disseminators would be justified, from its breeding, to class it amongst the Hybrid Teas, but it would not be policy to do so, because so far it does not partake of the same characteristics as the Hybrid Teas, with the exception of the glossy bright appearance of the leaves. If it takes kindly to this climate, and there is no reason to believe it will not, every professional or amateur with enough ground must have one of his own.

Amongst the most pleasant things to be remembered in connection with the convention held in Cincinnati, the one that will live longest in memory, will be the testimonial present made to President John Thorpe by his many friends. It is to him that the society owes its existence, and the small token is to make some recompense to show their gratitude for his efforts.