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to every rural establishment. In its mentable negligence of this delightful 

 simplest form, it is the nucleus of all culture. In England, the eye is con- 

 others. Containing small compartments tinually struck with cottages embowered 

 for the culture of esculent vegetables, amidst fruit trees, shrubs and flowers, 

 fruits and ornamental plants, these may while a neat compartment of esculent 

 be gradually e.xtended, until the whole vegetables supplies much of the food 

 estate assumes the imposing aspect of for the support of the inmates. In 

 picturesque or landscape scenery. The Germany, Holland, and a portion of 

 details of the several grand divisions Italy, it is the general attention which 

 of horticulture are to be learned from all ranks bestow upon the grounds sur- 

 the numerous authors who have devoted rounding their habitations, that gives 

 their especial attention to each, and such a pleasing aspect to those coun- 

 ihose which have been named, with tries. But little attention has been paid 

 many others, should be consulted by in the United States to the planting of 

 every gentleman who wishes to parti- 1 forest trees, ornamental shrubs and 

 cipate in the comforts and luxuries of a flowers, although the native varieties 

 garden. The most valuable and in- j are numerous, highly valued in other 

 teresting branches of gardening to the countries, and constitute the most in- 

 citizens of the United States, generally, ' teresting exhibitions in those celebrated 



are of course those which include the 

 culture of esculent vegetables, fruits 

 and ornamental plants. These may be 

 enjoyed, in various degrees, by all the 

 proprietors of the soil. It is only ne- 

 cessary that information should be dis- 

 seminated, and examples presented by 

 the more intelligent and opulent, to 



establishments, which are enriched by 

 collections from all quarters of the 

 globe. Arboriculture claims attention, 

 not merely for the purposes of rural 

 embellishment, but to replace the valu- 

 able timber trees, which are fast disap- 

 pearing throughout the Atlantic states. 

 The forest trees of North America ex- 



remove the too common prejudice, that ceed 140, while in Europe there are 



gardens are costly and useless append' 

 ages, re<iuiring great expenditure and 

 labour, without any adequate protit or 

 satisfaction. So far from this, there is 

 not a farmer, not an owner of an acre 

 of land, who will not be enriched or 

 gratified by devoting a portion of his 

 industry to the tillage of a garden : 

 they may find many hours which can 

 be thus profitably and pleasantly em- 



only 37. There are 53 species of the 

 oak, 17 of the pine, 15 of the walnut, 

 and 8 of the maple. Of those magnifi- 

 cent trees which compose the genus of 

 the magnolia, but 15 are known, 9 of 

 which belong to the United States. In 

 all ages and countries, flowers have 

 been universally cherished. " Who," 

 asks Boursault, " does not love flow- 

 ers? They embellish our gardens; 



ployed. Personal attention, with judi- j they give a more brilliant lustre to our 

 cious arrangements, and a proper divi- festivals ; they are the interpreters of 

 sion of labour, will accomplish much. ourafTections ; they are the testimonials 

 Many of the most valuable products of of our gratitude; we present them to 

 agriculture were first introduced, and | those to whom we are under obliga- 

 their qualities tested, in the garden. | tions ; they are often necessary to the 

 " If, therefore," says the learned and 

 eloquent Poiteau, " we would ascend 

 to the origin of Agriculture, it is in the 

 garden that her cradle will be found. 

 There, like the young Hercules, she 

 first tried her powers, and prepared, 

 like him, to overrun the world, which 

 she speedily cleared of monsters, and 

 bestowed upon man the laws of civil- 

 ization." Although commendable ef- 

 forts have been made, in several parts 

 of the country, to introduce and mul- 

 tiply all kinds of esculent vegetables. 



pomp of our religious ceremonies, and 

 they seem to associate and mingle their 

 perfumes, with the purity of our pray- 

 ers, and the homage which we address 

 to the Almighty. Happy are those who 

 love and cultivate them." The ancients 

 paid particular attention to flowers. 

 They were in great request at the en- 

 tertainments of the wealthy ; they were 

 scattered before the triumphal chariots 

 of conquerors ; they formed the dis- 

 tinguishing insignia of many divinities ; 

 they glitter as gems in the diadem of 

 most of the choice varieties of fruits, j the seasons, and constitute the mys- 

 and many of the ornamental trees and tical language of poetry. VV'e are told 

 plants, still there is a general and la- | that Descartes prosecuted, with equal 



