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him an early immortality— a fame ■which history will cherish, art adorn, and grateful 

 posterity revere. 



He is dead, yet how little of such men can perish! The clayey tenement may indeed 

 fall and crumble, but to him who dwelt in it, a place is assigned in the firmament of 

 American genius, far above the storms and convulsions of earth — " in that clear upper 

 sky," where he shall shine forever to illumine the path of intelligence, enterpiise and vir- 

 tue, and henceforth to enkindle in the human mind a love of order, taste and beauty. We 

 rank him with those who start improvements which advance ages after they are dead, 

 and who aie justly entitled to the consideration and gratitude of mankind. Wa.shington 

 and his illustrious associates are dead; but the liberty which the}' achieved still lives, and 

 marches in triumph and glory tlirough the earth. Franklin is dead; but the spark which 

 his miraculous wand drew from heaven, speaks with tongues of fire and electrifies the 

 globe. Fulton is dead; but he awoke the spirit of invention which turns the machinery of 

 man — aye, and he awoke also the genius of navigation. 



'• Ami lieaveii inspireti, 

 To love of useful glcry roused mankind, 

 And iu miliounded commerce mixed llie world." 



DoVvXiNG also is dead; but the principles of artistic propriety and ornament, of rural 

 economy and domestic comfort, which he revealed, await a more full and perfect develop- 

 ment; and as the}^ advance towards their gloiious consummation, grateful millions shall 

 honor and cheri.sh his name. IIis mkmory Shall live fokever. 



HOE TICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



The season of our principal Horticultural Exhibitions for the year is just concluded, 

 and a few words upon them may not be altogether useless. We have, m truth, been much 

 gratified by the aspect of those at which we have had the opportunity to be present, (and 

 we doubt not that those of our readers who have attended them, will agree with us in 

 opinion,) that the exhibitions of the present year have shown an onward movement, which 

 testifies plainer tlian any other evidence can do, that our progress in every department of 

 cultivation, whether fruit, flowers, or vegetables, is highly satisfactory. In every branch, 

 the state of perfection in which the generality of exhibitors have brought their several 

 productions to the contest, has been very good, and after making allowances for the diver- 

 sity of localities, and the contingencies consequent on the weather upon some things, we 

 have seen quite enough to satisfy us that many intelligent minds are engag-ed, and careful 

 hands at work, to develops and apply the many advantages which this country so amply 

 possesses, for growing all products of the earth in that high degree of luxuriance and 

 perfection, which the judicious union of art in aid of nature's efforts, can alone effect. 



Our object at present is not, however, to generalize in useless speculation, or to indulge 

 in the lengthened expression of satisfactory anticipations as to the future; but to make 

 some remarks upon the comparative degrees of excellence which have been manifested in 

 some of the various departments of horticulture, with the view to offer a few suggestions 

 for the consideration of exhibitors. 



Uniformly, we have found the fruit at all exhibitions, as a whole, highly creditable to 

 our fellow laborers in the science; and forming, as it does, one of the most important 

 branches, this is the more commendable in them. The specimens of many varieties of 



