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in form wlien fully open, some kinds of the province rose (only more ane- 

 mone shaped). Tlic petals have tlie appcar.uice of the finest crai)e, and are 

 so thin and delicate tiiat they seem almost npthereal, the least l)reath setting 

 all the petals in motion. The plant is of vi^iorons girowth, a character not 

 applicahle to the Teas in fifcneral. It vvas introdnced hy jMr. Wilder, and is 

 now flovverin«^ for the first time. Ife has a yellow which is also of very strong 

 growth, a fanit with the common yellow Tea whiidi makes it at ])rcsent so 

 scarce. A ])lant or two of the Iris chineiisis will he open in a few days. 

 Daphne delphina (supposed to he colUna) is flowering heantilidly for the 

 first time ; it is of a ri('h lively purple color, and a very desirable plant. 

 Some new Azaleas are budded, hut we leave iheni till our next visit. 



Brookliyie, T. H. Perliins, Esq. — Jnmian/ 20t'i. This is an elegant resi- 

 dei>ce ; the large specimens ofPiiuis Strohus, Allies canadensis, halsamifera, 

 and aiha, with others of their speci s, j^ive the groimds a gay and lively ap- 

 pearance even at this dreary season of the year. There are several laige 

 clumps of the above which serve to break the view of the garden from 

 the mansion ; and the ride to the pleasure grounds winds away ti-om the left 

 of the garden through a grove, so dense that you but now and then catch a 

 glimpse of its zig-zag direction. The garden has two extensive ranges of 

 houses, efich three hundred fi?et in length ; one range is divided into four 

 coini>artments for forcing grapes and peaches; the other, which has been 

 built within a few years, is divided into five compartments of sixty feet each, 

 — the centre one of which is the greeidiouse, and is considerably more ele- 

 vated than the others. Two on the east side are for Peaches, and two on 

 the west for grapes. We entered the greenhouse from the g;irden by passing 

 through the back shed ; the other entrance being closed tip till open weather 

 in the spring, except on some particular occasions when company is ex|)ecte(l. 

 The entrance into the greenhouse then is by the avenue leading from the 

 house under a grove of Pines, Cedars and Hemlocks, into and through the 

 two jjcacheries. The peach bouses are not built for the puri)oses of early 

 forcing; those in the ok! range being brought forward first, and these only 

 accelerated by the natural lieat of the sun, without fire. Mr. Cowan, the 

 gardener, was very attentive and obliging, and showed us round, giving us 

 all the information we wished in relation to the healing of the houses, &c. 

 and pointing out to us all the new and rare plants contained in Col. Perkins' 

 very large and choice collection. 



In the greenhouse we found Mr. Cowan rearranging and cleaning up the 

 plants, as they often need it during the winter: this did not however prevent 

 our obtaining the names of the various species. The first object which 

 struck us, as in Mr. Cushing's, Mr. Lemisi's, and Mr. Wilder's green- 

 house, was a magifificent plant of the Double White Camellia — with above 

 twenty fully expanded flowers; we did not know till we had made these 

 visits, that there were so many large specimens of this beautiful plant in our 

 vicinity ; but we even find them as plenty as the common China rose. 

 This plant was in the centre of the house, and was surrounded with a large 

 number of new and valuable varieties, which for vigorous growth and 

 healthy appearance we have not seen surpassed. Among those new which 

 now show the color of their buds and will open in a few days, are Camel- 

 lia japonica, imbricata, eclipsis, rosa sinensis and gloriosa ; a new varietv from 

 China without name, has a fine bud and will undoubtedly be a fine flower; 

 the foliage is very dark green and has somewhat the appearance of the 

 Double Striped ; the imbricata will be superb ; rosa sinf'Misis will be a beau- 

 tiful rosy red. Those new and nearly expanded are Egertonia, and Ane- 

 moneflura striata variabilis ; the former is of a very dark velvet red, resem- 

 bles the warratah in shape, and has a few faint touches of white ; the latter 

 is a charming variety which we believe is in no other collection ; the color is 

 a fine rich pink; Rossii, Pressii and many others have fine buds ; Mr. Cow- 



