tages, Farm Houses, and Villas, with remarks on the interiors, Jarniture, and the best 

 modes of warming and ventilating. 



Of these, the English and American press offer remarks so siniihir to those which we 

 have already submitted on his Landscape Gardening, as to supersede the necessity of 

 much amplification. We select the closing words of an English review of one of these 

 woiks: — 



" We stretch our arm across the ' Vjig water' to tender our Yankee coadjutor an Eng- 

 lish shake and a cordial recognition." We will add two examples of the American esti- 

 mate of these productions. Says a gentleman resident on the Atlantic shore, who is 

 eminently qualified to form an enlightened judgment: — " Much of the improvement that 

 has taken place in this country, during the last twelve years in Rural Architecture, and 

 in Ornamental Gardening and Planting, may be ascribed to him." Another gentleman, 

 equally well qualified to judge, speaking of suburban cottages in the West, says: — "I 

 asked the origin of so much taste, and was told it might principally be traced to DowN- 

 INg's Cottage Residences and his Horticulturist." 



Of his remaining works, the " Horticulturist," liis monthly journal, which has en- 

 tered its seventh year, is extensively celebrated for its appropriate, interesting and eloquent 

 leaders — for its numerous and able C(U-respondents — f(U- its varied learning and lipe ex- 

 perience — for its just and faithful reviews — and for its tasteful embellishments and rural 

 decorations. 



His " Fruits and Fruit Trees of America," — a volume of six hundred pages, was print- 

 ed in 1845, both in New-York and London, and in two different forms — the duodecimo 

 with lineal drawings, and the royal octavo, both with these drawings and with colored 

 engravings. It has passed through thirteen editions, and originally combined his personal 

 observation and experience with those of other American fruit growers down to that 

 date. 



Besides these productions of his pen, he edited, with notes and emendations, " Mrs. 

 Loudon's Gardening for Ladies;" also, " Lindley's Theory of Horticulture;" delivered 

 various addresses; submitted reports to public bodies, and contributed numerous articles to 

 the secular, literary and scientific journals of his day. 



In addition to these labors, he rendered efficient services to the cause of agriculture and 

 ao-ricultural education. He constantly superintended his homestead — was a correspond- 

 ing or active member in many horticultural and kindred associations — was influential and 

 prominent in the establishment of this Congress, and from its origin chairman of its fiuit 

 committee — the author of the " Rules of American Pomology," which, with some modi- 

 fications, have been extensively adopted. He advised and aided in the laying out of 

 grounds, in the plans and specifications of various private and public buildings, and at 

 the time of his death, not only had contracts for important professional services in New- 

 burgh, Newport, Georgetown, Albany, Boston, and other places, but was actually on 

 his way to Wa.shington to prosecute the business in which he had been engaged by the 

 national government, for the laying out and adornment of the public grounds in that city. 

 He had also projected several new volumes in the departments of his peculiar studies and 

 labors, as well as the revision of some of his present works. The last effort of his pen 

 was a postcript to a set of working plans to illustrate a design for an observatory proposed 

 to be erected in one of our principal cities. 



Alas! that one so eminently useful, with such brilliant prospects before him, and whose 

 place it is so difficult to fill, should be so suddenly removed! Such is the comm 

 clamation! But this general sorrow may find consolation in his ow^n devout words 



