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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



flowers, but differing in the colour of the latter, 

 which is orange. 



We saw for the first time, the beautiful convol- 

 vulus-like plant, Calystegia pubescens, brought 

 by Mr. Fortune, from China. A double flower 

 of this order is something quite unique, and this 

 species not only bears abundance of lovely blmh 

 colored blossoms, but it is a free-growing climber, 

 which, turned out in the open borders, will be a 

 decided ornament to the parterre or shrubbery in 

 summer. 



Campanula nobilis, also brought by Mr. For- 

 tune from China, was in full bioom. The plant 

 we saw was 4 feet high, with 40 fully expanded 

 flowers upon it, each 2 inches long, and an inch 

 in diameter. The colour a purplish violet, the in- 

 terior of the corolla beautifully spotted. It proves 

 to be a perfectly hardy herbaceous plant in this 

 climate. 



Fuchsias were in full bloom, of almost every 

 shade of colour and of extraordinary size. It is 

 not a little interesting to look at the late varieties 

 of this plant, and compare them with the old "La- 

 dies Ear Drop," merely to see how constant re- 

 production from seed, when florists aid at the im- 

 provement of certain points — will certainly bring 

 about the desired result. We found some of the 

 blossoms of the largest of these Fuchsias over 2 

 inches in diameter, measuring the broadest part 

 of the corolla, and the whole blossom, including 

 footstalk and pistil, 6 inches long. Among the 

 most noted of the new varieties were One-in-the 

 Ring, Sir H. Pottinger, Mayle's Enchantress, Cla- 

 ra, Acantha, Gigantea, etc. 



Diplacus puniceus was looking prettily in full 

 bloom, and Gladiolus formosissima with the most 

 exquisite carmine and white blossoms especially 

 attracted our attention. 



We saw a considerable stock of the new English 

 grape — Joslin's St. Albans — at present so highly 

 extolled by British cultivators, as well as the fol- 

 lowing rare vinery sorts — Trebiana, Northwood 

 Seedling, and Baretto de Clerigo. 



Among rare evergreens, grown in pots so as to 

 be removed at any season, we were glad to see 

 large stocks of Deodar Cedar, and the new Japan 

 Cedar (Cryptomeriee) both hardy in our climate, 

 and both remarkably graceful and beautiful in hab- 

 it; besides these, we noticed araucarias of seve- 

 ral species, cedars of Lebanon, several rare kinds 

 of Taxus, (among which T. adpressa is very 

 pretty and distinct) etc., etc. Mr. Buist pointed 

 to us a specimen of Araucaria imbricata 3 or 4 

 feet high, which had stood in the open border for 

 3 winters uninjured — yet was quite killed by the 

 cold of last winter. We imagine, however, that 

 if the soil where it grew had been well drained, 

 it would not have been injured — as a much young- 

 er plant in our own grounds stood the winter per- 

 fectly, though the mercury fell 6° or S° below its 

 lowest point at Philadelphia. For these evergreens, 

 a well drained border is indispensible, where 

 there is any danger of the severity of the winter. 



Mr. Buist was greatly vexed to find that a shrub 

 sent out to him from England as Deutzia sangui- 

 nea, is not correct — bearing this year white blos- 

 soms, like those of a Philadelphus. 



We were both delighted and surprised to find a 

 very bold and handsome species of Yucca, from 

 the mountains of Asia — Yucca recurva — quite 

 hardy, and growing in the open border all the year 

 round. It is certainly a fine acquisition to our 

 pleasure grounds. 



We found Mr. Buist engaged in getting ready 

 a very large and magnificent collection of plants 

 to stock the new conservatories now being erected 

 by Mr. Rush. Among many large specimens 

 ready for this purpose, we observed a Bourbon 

 palm (Latania borbonica) 14 ft. high, and 12 or 

 14 ft. in diameter. 



The collection of roses is very large. Of the 

 everblooming and perpetual sorts, numbers are 

 grown in pots ready for transportation at all sea- 

 sons. The hardy roses, in almost countless varie- 

 ty, were in bloom at the hardy nursery depart- 

 ment, a mile and a half from the city garden. The 

 most singular, though least beautiful one being the 

 " Green Rose," a curious example of vegetable 

 morphology, the petals of the flower being all 

 green, like the leaves of the plant. 



Mr. Buist's establishment consists at the pre- 

 sent moment of three distinct departments — 1st. 

 An extensive seed warehouse, No. 99 Chestnut 

 St. ; — 2d. The city Green-houses or exotic nursery, 

 140 South Twelfth St.;— 3d. The general hardy 

 nursery of fruit and ornamental trees, and seed 

 farm on the Darby road. The buildings have now 

 so completely surrounded the city establishment, 

 that Mr. B. informed us it is his intention to re- 

 move all the exotic department next year to his 

 general nursery and seed farm on the Darby road 

 — thus consolidating the whole establishment as 

 much as possible. Either the amateur or the 

 professional horticulturist who wishes to see all 

 the garden novelties of the day, will find a great 

 deal to interest him in a visit to Mr. Buist. 



Yorkville Nursery — Thomas Hogg & Son. 

 Mr. Hogg, senior, who is one of the oldest and 

 most experienced horticulturists of the country, 

 has long been celebrated for his skill as a plant 

 grower. The establishment at Yorkville is now 

 remarkable for its richness in all botanical rarities, 

 as well as the scientific knowledge of both father 

 and son. 



We have not had the pleasure of examining the 

 Messrs. Hogg's collection for several years, — not 

 indeed, since, crowded out of their grounds in 

 town, — they have established themselves much 

 more extensively at Yorkville — about four miles 

 from the City Hall. 



We found here a great number of interesting 

 things, both under glass and in the department of 

 hardy trees and shrubs. 



Most of all, we were gratified to see a hand- 

 some specimen of the new evergreen tree from 

 Florida, named from our distinguished botanical 



