HOR 



302 



HOR 



provinces where horticultural societies 

 have not been founded, those of agri- 

 culture, or of the sciences and arts, 

 have established departments expressly 

 devoted to that interesting pursuit; and 



the United States, a like spirit has 

 been more recently developed. Horti- 

 cultural societies have been instituted 

 in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, 

 Albany, Geneva, and South Carolina, 



during the year 1S27, a practical and [ and a zealous disposition evinced to 

 theoretical institution was founded at J compete with the nations of the eastern 

 Fromont, by the enlightened and mu- i continent. The environs of many of 

 nificient Chevalier Soulange Bodin, for j the cities are in a high state of cultiva- 

 educating gardeners, and introducing ; tion, and the markets are beginning to 

 improvements in every department of | be well stocked with numerous varie- 

 horticulture. The garden contains about ' ties of fruits and vegetables. It is now 

 130 acres, and is divided into compart- ; the duty of American cultivators to re- 

 ments for every variety of culture. | ciprocate the benefits which they have 

 Extensive green - houses, stoves and so long received from their transatlantic 

 orangeries have been erected, and all | brethren, and to develope the resources 

 the other appendages furnished, which ] of a country, which offers such an ex- 

 are requisite for rendering the establish- , tensive range of research to the natu- 

 ment effectual for instruction and ex-i ralist. Many of the most useful and 

 periment. The nursery of the Luxem- | magnificent acquisitions of the groves, 

 bourg long supplied a great part ofl fields, gardens and conservatories of 

 Europe with fruit trees. The Jardin i Europe are natives of the western he- 

 des Plantes, in Paris, includes compart- 1 misphere. The indigenous forest trees, 



ments, which may be considered as 

 schools for horticulture, planting, agri- 

 culture, medical botany and general 

 economy, and is unquestionably the 

 most scientific and best managed estab- 

 lishment in Europe. The flower garden 



ornamental shrubs, flowers, fruits, and 

 edible vegetables of North America, 

 are remarkable for their variety, size, 

 splendour or value. Extending from the 

 pole to the tropics, and from the At- 

 lantic to the Pacific, North America 



of Malmaison, the botanical garden of J embraces every clime, and every vari- 

 Trianon, and numerous nursery, herb, ety of soil, teeming with innumerable 

 medicinal, experimental and botanical specimens of the vegetable kingdom, 

 gardens, in various parts of the king- j With such advantages, most of which 

 dom, are pre-eminent for the variety, , are included within the United States, 

 number and excellence of their pro- it is to be expected that the citizens 

 ducts. Holland has been distinguished, ! will be as distinguished for their ad- 

 since the period of the crusades, for her j vancement in rural economy as in civil 

 flower gardens, culinary vegetables, j and religious freedom. The natural 

 and plantations of fruit trees. The , divisions of horticulture are the esculent 

 north of Europe and the United States , or kitchen garden, seminary, nursery, 

 are still dependent upon her florists for I fruit trees, and vines, flower garden, 

 the most splendid varieties of bulbous- ! green-houses, arboretum of ornamental 

 rooted plants ; and her celebrated nur- trees and shrubs, the botanical and 



series, which have long replenished 

 those of Europe, have been recently 

 fortunate in the acquisition of Van 

 Mons and Duquesne. Some of the 

 finest fruits of our gardens were pro- 

 duced by these indefatigable experi- 



medical garden, and landscape or pic- 

 turesque gardening. Each of these 

 departments requires to be separately 

 studied before it can be managed so as 

 to combine utility and comfort with 

 ornament and recreation. To accom- 



mentalists, and, with the excellent va- plish this on a large scale, artists, 

 rieties created by Knight, promise to scientific professors, and intelligent and 

 replace those which have either become ; experienced practical superintendents, 

 extinct, or are so deteriorated in qua- j are employed in Europe, but they have 

 lity, as to discourage their cultivation.; not as yet been much required in the 

 From St. Petersburg to the shores of ^ United States. The owners of the soil 

 the Mediterranean, horticulture has ' have generally designed and executed 

 made a rapid progress, and each nation j such improvements as have been made 

 is emulous to perfect its culture, in ac- j in the conveniences and embellishments 

 cor'dance with the most improved prin- j of country residences. The kitchen 

 ciples of science, art and taste. In garden is an indispensable appendage 



