bling one great park. The hay is pressed on Mr. Kelly's own property, and ship- 

 ped, for commercial purposes, from Rhinebeck, three miles oS", no doubt supplying 

 many a month's feed for horses further south. This is understood to pay an ex- 

 tremely good profit on the large investment, probably at the present price of hay, 

 equal to cotton, when we take into account the amount of labor expended ou 

 each. As a specimen of " gentleman farming," this place should be studied ; 

 beyond doubt, the system is highly remunerative. 



The surroundings of the mansion are in elegant taste, and from a white temple, 

 on an elevation in the lawn, erected in imitation of the Temple of the Winds, the 

 scene is perfect. A well-known and distinguished author is said to have thrown 

 himself down upon the grass here, exclaiming : " Take from me all my literary 

 reputation, throw my fame and copyrights to the winds, if I can exchange them 

 for tliisP^ Well might such an exclamation be made, for the scene is perfect. 

 Surely, few earthly views will ever surpass it. 



Ellerslie certainly exceeds all the Hudson River places in the beauty of its 

 glass houses ; the conservatories and graperies are remarkably effective, both from 

 their situation and character and the style of the buildings. 



Parsons Sf Co.^s Nurseries, at FhisMng, L. I. — Before leaving the vicinity of 

 New York, to which, before this series of " visits" can be completed, we shall be 

 obliged to return to finish our notes, we paid an interesting trip to the nurse- 

 ries of our friends, the Messrs. Parsons, at Flushing ; the new house of one of the 

 members of the firm, ornaments our pages to-day as a frontispiece, and a descrip- 

 tion of it will be found on another page. 



These nurseries are among tWbse which have, by general consent of purchasers, 

 been called "reliable," because character goes before profit with the proprietors. 

 What they supply, you may depend upon as according with the description, and, 

 if it does not, you may be sure of corrections being made. The active season of 

 shipments having passed, we had leisure for a good survey of the " table of con- 

 tents" of these extensive nurseries, and noted a few of its specialities for the benefit 

 of our readers. 



Stuartia virginica, one of those beautiful and rare flowering shrubs, which we 

 seldom see in collections, these nurseries will be able to supply a moderate demand 

 for ; stoles from an old plant, with flower pots to receive roots from various branches, 

 we were delighted to recognize in tolerable abundance. This plant, unlike our 

 favorite, the Gordonia pubescens, is hardy, at least as far north as New York ; 

 we do not hesitate to say it is one of the very valuable additions to every planta- 

 tion ; especially should we recommend it for a dressed, wide border, where its sum- 

 mer bloom will eclipse anything at the same season. 



Tlie following plants are also among the rarer kinds, and are in abundance at 

 this garden nursery : — 



Taxus variegafa, 



" Dovastoniana, hardy. 

 Ujiright English Yew, a very fine plant, and hardier than the Abies Morinda and Excelsa. 

 Scotch Firs, of good size and shape. 

 Diodara, in abundance. 

 Norway Spruce and White Pine, ditto. 



Menzie's Spruce — but this has not proved hardy at Flushing. 



Rhododendrons. Here is a fine supply for bedding and massing, and at prices that will be 

 satisfactory to its admirers, and which might, we think, be insured to survive a moving. 



We pencilled, as we passed through, the following list, which we publish as 

 matter of information, and to recall some articles that our readers may have for- 

 en : — 



