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three new seedlings, which were very fine ; venosa is an elegant 

 variety ; we have since had it in flower in our garden ; but they were 

 not so good specimens. A fine striped one, which Mr. Smith raised 

 from seed, will prove an excellent plant for producing seed, and con- 

 sequently new varieties ; there was also in bloom, speciosa, fiilgens, 

 conchiflora, althaefiora, punctata, &-c. &c. Mr. Smith's Camellias are 

 well grown, and taken care of by his own hands, as are also all his 

 plants. He is, v,e understand, a very enthusiastic and zealous ama- 

 teur of Horticulture and Botany, and spends much of his time in his 

 garden. Having the means of purchasing every thing new and 

 beautiful, his hot and green-houses, display a splendid collection of 

 rare specimens. 



Mr. Smith's hot-house is built upon one side of his mansion, and 

 the green-house upon the other, with lean-to roofs. They are about 

 thirty feet each, and are both stocked with plants. He has also 

 other small pits and frames, in which he grows the more common 

 plants. In the green-house we saw Acacia verticillata, taxifolia, 

 longiflora, and heterophylla in full bloom ; several fine specimens 

 of Azalea were in full beauty ; Rhododendron arboreum hybridum, 

 with four or five heads of magnificent flowers, was just in the zenith 

 of its splendor. A very large double white Camellia, was also here 

 covered with flowers. Mr. Smith keeps his Camellias in the coolest 

 and most shady part of his house. 



In the hot-house are large specimens of Laurus camphora (cinna- 

 mon tree), several varieties of Palms, and the celebrated Bread 

 fruit tree (Artocarpos incisa),of the South Sea Islands. It grows in 

 5ts native climate to about the size of our oaks. It was first intro- 

 duced into England in 1793, and it is now cultivated in most of the 

 nurseries around London ; we are not aware of many other plants 

 ■in the country. One of the largest Zebra plants is in Mr. Smith's 

 collection ; the gigantic screw Pine, (Pandanus spiralis,) which 

 not long since ornamented his house, now decorates the conservatory 

 of its wealthy owner, in our vicinity. Mr. Smith has plants of Bona- 

 partea juncea, Cineraria platinfolia, &c. He has also large species 

 of the Crinum amabile. The hot-house plants were in a very heal- 

 thy state, and showed that they were managed by a skillful hand. 



We believe that in Mr. Smith's garden the Greville rose flowered 

 for the first time in Philadelphia, a year or two since. His garden 

 contains about an acre, and is laid out in a very beautiful style. He 

 has erected a steam engine to raise water into a large cistern, for the 

 purpose of watering every part of the garden. Nothing seems left 

 undone, that will add beauty or usefulness to his place. 



(To be Continued,) 



