Several correspondents having made inquiries regarding the ailanthus tree since the publica tion of our articles on sericulture, we deem it right to state that the trees may be purchased afc Mr. D. Hay's, Montpellier Nursery, or at any other nursery gardens, we believe, about Auckland, We are aware that there has been a large demand for these splendid trees of late ; and if the Auckland Acclimatisation Society would only introduce the silkworm, which has been already acclimatised in Queensland and Vic toria, we have no doubt whatever that silk would become an article of domestio produce in Auckland. The sole duty of the Acclimatisatioa Society does not consist in protecting pheasants and destroying hawks, or even of ornamenting the garden at the Domain.
AILANTHUS SILKWORM.
