£DIT0B'3 TABLE. 



A groat errur in the uiiinaf^oiiK-nt of most green-houses in, crowding tlio i)lants too closely, 

 so that tlioy grow up tall and loan, losing all their lower branches and leaves. Far better 

 to throw away all surplus stock, and give aiuplc room to what is reserved. One good 

 healthy, well-grown plant is really worth ttccnti/ poor ones that every one feels ashaniod 

 of. All houses, and frames, and pits should be well ventilated in fair weather, and decay- 

 ing wood or leaves removed promptly. Hardy hulbous roots should be planted immediately ; 

 yet it can bo done any time before the ground freezes. There are certain things that 

 vegetate early in spring, and should therefore always, if possible, be ]>lanted in the fall — 

 such as gooseberries, currants, rhubarb, and all hardy spring-llowering shrubs, and hardy 

 herbaceous plants. A good bloom next spring may be secured by planting now, but will 

 be lost if the planting bo deferred till spring. 



Notes of TnAVEL. — Greemcood Cemetery. — This is without exception the most charming 

 place of the kind we have ever visited, either at home or abroad; and this, too, notwitli- 

 standing its newness. The ground, naturally, is as beautiful and appropriate as it well 

 could be, a fine undulating and richly varried surface, witliout being so abruptly broken in 

 any part as to be unfit for occupation or difficult of access — commanding extensive views 

 of New York and its environs, with the bay, and the ocean, stretching far away into the 

 blue distance. What a glorious sight ! The improvement, too, is so far well done. The 

 walks thread tlie ground gracefully thi-ough the courses which Nature has pointed out for 

 them, and they are substantially and thoroughly made, with well paved water courses that 

 wUl completely obviate the difficulty of washing during heavy rains. There is yet, how- 

 ever, no planting worth naming, but we have no doubt, from what we see, that it will be 

 done, and done well. Immense sums of money have already been expended by the wealthy 

 citizens of New York upon vaults and monuments, and many of these are works of great 

 elegance and taste. We regret to see such a neglect of planting appropriate trees around 

 these, for they are more expressive than any work of art. "We regret, also, to see so many 

 chain and railing enclosures introduced, breaking up the graceful outlines of the grounds. 

 "We advise our friends who are laying out cemeteries to go and study Greenwood ; and we 

 beg the managers of that beautiful place to lose no time in adding the one thing wanting — 

 appropi-iate trees. 



Baltimore. — Horticulture is looking up here ; both professional cultivators and amateurs 

 are manifesting new zeal and a better taste. "We have always been surprised that garden- 

 ing should remain so backward around a city possessing so much wealth and such advantages 

 of climate as Baltimore. Until quite recently lands about the city were very low, but 

 they are now rising rapidly ; and there is at present such a general feeling in favor of 

 laying out and improving cemeteries and suburban residences, as will soon give an entirely 

 new appearance to the environs of the city. Messrs. Samuel Feast & Sons are forming 

 a nursery of considerable extent some distance from town, but stUl carry on their florist 

 business as usual in their city gardens. Mr. John Feast, whose compact plant establish- 

 ment is in the heart of the city, is now making great improvements in his houses and in 

 his [collection. We noticed a large number of the finest new plants of the day. Mr. 

 Robert Hollidat has a very complete and well managed plant establishment. His stock 

 of Camellias is large and in excellent condition, and he has an ample stock of large well 

 grovra stuff for winter flowering that will enable him to do a large business in bouquets, 

 also about adding a nursery of hardy trees and shrubs, having recently made 

 of land for that pm'pose. 



