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are the headquarters of the garden, from which two-thirds of the garden are 

 visible, the city of Chattanooga, Raccoon mountain, Walden's and Mission ridges, 

 and overlooking all these that monster of mountains, Lookout. The view from 

 the top of the mound is magnificent and the admiration of all visitors, who are 

 very numerous. 



After producing a large crop of radishes, lettuce, and mustard, the surface of 

 the mound was beautified through the season, with one hundred and eighty -eight 

 varieties of flowers. These have awakened most pleasant remembrances of the 

 loved ones at home in the hearts of the sick and wounded soldiers, and have 

 been a delight to all others who have seen them. From these floral beauties 

 seeds have been secured, of which 5,775 papers have been put up, and half of 

 them to this time have been given to the soldiers to send to their homes, that 

 they may find the garden and yard beautified when they return, and that they 

 may have so pleasant a remembrance of the United States sanitary garden 

 when the sword shall have been laid aside, and all, once more, united in peace. 



In excavating a cellar for our sweet potato sets and other roots, many inter- 

 esting curiosities were discovei'ed, among which are skulls in good state of pre- 

 servation, supposed to be of the race of mound builders that existed hundreds 

 or thousands of years since. More than one hundred feet of txmnelling have beeu 

 made in the mound, and this work will be continued as opportunity offers. Our 

 works are visited with much interest by the community. 

 With respect, yours &c., 



THOMAS WILLS, 



Gardejier in cliarge. 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 



The number, variety and value of vegetables issued from this garden are a 

 follows : 



Bushels. I Dozens. 



Beets .- 1,563 ' Green corn 8,963 J 



Mustard 1,496 Cucumbers 2,673" 



Lettuce 1,289 : Okra. 1,717 



Onions 1,407 Peppers 958 



Tomatoes 1,276J \ Cabbage S96| 



Irish potatoes 904f Summer squash 400| 



Radishes 715 \ Zvlclous 139 



Peas 442 | Pumpkins 96 



Bunch beans 431 ! Winter squash 26 



Sweet potatoes 384 j 



Lima beans 148 I Total dozens 15,949^ 



Spinach 133 | Total bushels 11,155| 



Miscellaneous 76 j Seeds (papers) 5,775 



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Total bushels 11,155;^! Estimated value $66,375 70 



