344 THE FLORIST. 



AMERICAN NURSERIES. 



As many gardeners annually emigrate to America, and as our inter- 

 course with that great country is daily on the increase, the following 

 notice of one of its nurseries, taken from the " Hiykland (Nevvburgh) 

 Courier,''' may not be uninteresting to some of our readers. " The High- 

 land Nurseries are at Nevvburgh, a town on the Hudson river, about 

 60 miles from New York. Passing from the Western Avenue along 

 Liberty Street, the distance of one good, round, plump mile, the seeker 

 for the attractive and interesting features of our hill side town arrives 

 at the beautiful nursery grounds of A. Saul & Co. When he reaches 

 these nurseries, if he in the least admires the triumphs of floral, horti- 

 cultural, and arboricultural science, he will enter the grounds and feast 

 his ideality upon the productions of elaborated and nursed nature. The 

 profusion of the rare and useful in the fanciful and useful departments of 

 the flower, plant, and tree kingdoms will aftbrd him ample opportunities 

 for absorbing study and elevating contemplation. Here he will feast 

 his eyes upon the choicest gems of flowers, there he will gaze delighted 

 upon exotic and indigenous ornamental trees and delicate shrubs, while 

 on every hand the food-bearing plant and the sustenance-giving tree 

 multiplied by thousands, covering fruitful and highly cultivated acres 

 will lead him to reflect upon the bounteous provision which Nature has 

 made for the unceasing wants of her carefully protected children. 



" The nurseries of A. Saul & Co. are well worthy of a visit. They are 

 the best arranged and most extensive of anything of the kind we ever 

 saw. They are fastidiously and neatly worked ; science and art have 

 been the designers, and architects, and the workers on these premises. 

 One hour's examination of the specimens is worth more to the student 

 of botany than weeks of plodding and painful research into the text books 

 of our schools. One inspection of these nurseries is worth more to the 

 progressive farmer than the reading of agricultural periodicals for years. 

 "For the present we wiU give only a few remarks descriptive ot these 

 nurseries. In extent they are 43 acres. In variety they present every 

 specimen that can be required by a community ; and much more, for 

 scarcely a beautiful flower, a fancy shrub, or an adorning or a fruit 

 tree, or a valuable vegetable can be mentioned which these enterprising 

 men have not now growing on their domains. 



" As you approach the residence of Mr. Saul you see a fine carriage- 

 way running from the street to the western extremity of the nursery 

 grounds. Coming to the dwelling of the proprietor, on each side of 

 the road are borders containing an almost infinite number of specimen 

 shrubs. The way proceeding to the west, after leaving the house, is 

 bordered by specimen Pear trees, the specimens numbering 1000. 

 Last year this gentleman exhibited at the State Fair, and at the Fair 

 at the Crystal Palace, 125 varieties of Pears, and took the premium at 

 each exhibition. Around the house are specimens of shade and orna- 

 mental trees. Among these, pre-eminent for their fine growth and 

 splendid appearance, are the Norway Fir and the Austrian Pine. Mr. 

 Saul informed us that these trees are better adapted to our climate than 

 any others, either native or imported. These trees being so well 



