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TUE SEED BUSINESS IN riULADELPIIIA. 



or four years past, ami have invariably found it of the best quality. Its only defect is 

 its small size ; but, for a table fruit, we consider it large enough. 



The tree is remarkably vigorous, with strong, dark purplish-brown shoots, some- 

 what like the old English Jargonelle, which we think must be its parent. It bears 

 abundant crops, and succeeds well on both Pear and (Quince. We are inclined to 

 think it will prove to be particularly well adapted to the Quince. Fruit — medium, or 

 rather small, regular pyriform, often slightly necked. Stalk — about two inches long, 

 rather slender, and inserted without any depression. Calyx — open, not sunk. Skin 

 — yellowish-green, with a dull brownish-red cheek. Flesh — somewhat coarse, but- 

 tery, melting, and high flavored. Ripe latter end of August. 



THE SEED BUSINESS IN THILADELPniA. 



BY J. J. S., PHILADELPULV, VX. 



This good old city of horticultural renown has long been the seat of a thriving and 

 lucrative business in seeds. The venerable and excellent Bartram, and his neighbor, 

 Marshall, in the infancy of our colonies supplied Europe with our native seeds, trees, 

 and flowers. They dabbled, too, as their pleasant correspondence shows, a little in 

 tortoises and snakes ! The letters to their English friends and employers, as collected 

 by Dr. Darlington, forms one of the very pleasantest books of this or any age, 

 especially to those interested in botanical subjects. I can not but wish the work 

 accessible to every gardener, for whom Bartram was a model of industry, persever- 

 ance, and success. Ilis beautiful old garden has fallen into the hands of Colonel 

 Eastwick, long in the employment of the Emperor of Russia in the locomotive and 

 railroad business, and he has carefully preserved the specimens of rare trees collected 

 by Bartram, taken care of the old mansion built by Bartram's own hands, and now 

 a picturesque object overrun with ivy coeval with the botanist himself. No stranger 

 who travels to our borders should omit to visit these now superb grounds, where he 

 will find the finest specimen trees and shrubs in America. This garden, by the 

 liberality of Colonel Eastwick, still supplies seeds from the trees of Bartram's 

 collecting from Canada to Florida. Meeiian & Saunders, of Germantown, who 

 advertise in the June number of the Horticulturist, are liberally permitted to collect 

 from this garden whatever will be valuable to horticulturists. It is something to 

 have one's seeds from "Bartram's garden." 



Succeeding Bartram and Marshall, our neighborhood was fortunate in possessing 

 two intelligent and most worthy gardeners from England. David Landreth, who 

 had been educated as a nurseryman, settled at Philadelphia in 1784 ; he was shortly 

 after joined by his brother Cuthbert. The two, with such slender means as they 

 could command, ultimately established themselves in business, uniting for a time to 

 their own fond pursuit (as a resource to meet present wants) the culture of rare culi- 

 nary vegetables ; and to their early eff"orts in that way may be traced the reputation 



