A certain youth who signally failed in establishing the "Florist" in Philadelphia, has taken upon himself to give an opinion upon what a periodical should be, thus trying to shame his own, while he gives vent to his spleen. No doubt he con-siders himself qualified to give an opinion on the bench of the Supreme Court, or on any subject; but I suspect his place will always be where he began, at the lower end of the potting-bench. " Scott's Seedling Strawberry," noticed in the " Country Gentleman," was no doubt named after him, as both he and it are " wholly without flavor." I find the following merited rebuke to this upstart in the "Country Gentleman." Mr. S. had essayed a reply to your correspondent, Mr. Allen, who says:

" Another word: a writer, R. R. S., immediately following your editorial, under the head of 'Pear fungus' says,' a prominent critic has lately asserted that of the causes of the crack and blight which attacks the Virgalieu and other pears, " nothing is known but that it exists;"' and goes on to quote what' one of the ablest Cryptogamic botanists of the day' says about it This new and wonderful authority talks of ' Cladosporium,' and ' Helminthosporium!' Shades of Lindley, Michaux, Nattall, and company, deliver us from such a commentator as R. R. S., and let him tell us in understandable English language what the cause of the * crack and blight,' is if be knows it, and then how to avoid and cure them, without smothering us in nonsense".