Domestic Notices. *275 



State of Vegetation in the Vicinity of JVetv YorJc. — Drar Sirs: Having 

 made in my ramble to clay, some few notes oftl:e State of Vegetation in tliia 

 vicinity, (N. Y.) I send you a copy of them, wjiieli pf^rJiaj^s may be accepta- 

 ble to your ]\lagazine. If so, tliey are at your service. 



Tiie severity of the winler lias killed down most kinds of foreign Grapes, 

 China-Roses, Jasmines, &c., this season, which have hitherto endured the 

 winter without any material injury. Esculent vegetables are considered full 

 10 days later this spring than the last. Asparagus comes to market very 

 fine, but is dear, 18 cts. the bunch. Radishes, 3 cts. the bunch — other vege- 

 tables, as S|)inage, Parsley, and the like, are scarce and dear. Peach Trees 

 flower weakly, and I nuich doubt of a croj). Cherries, Pears, Apples, Goose- 

 berries and Currants, flower strong and abundanlly, and many trees are well 

 set with healihy fruit ; and there is every indication of a good crop of all the 

 above mentioned varieties. 



In the Flower Garden there are in flower the early varieties of Phlox, 

 Tulips, Anemones, V^iolets, and the like, and at many places I noticed the 

 Judas tree in flower. Lilacs of varieties, and some few early flowering 

 shrubs. I must not forjret in this place to mention the gratification I re- 

 ceived in calling at Mr. Prime's ])lace, Hell-gate, where I was i)olitely 

 showed through the Graperies, iScc. by Mr. Aslop, the gardener. I do not 

 recollect at any time seeing Gra[)es and Peaches (in a young state) forced 

 to a better advantage. 



In the first forced Hot-House, the Peaches were ripe and some had been 

 gathered some days. The white sweet-water Grape was ripe, and the Black 

 Hamburgh only required a few days' sun to ripen it. The vines and Peach 

 Trees are very healthy, and they are fine and well colored for the season. 

 The next House, which is a Green House, the Grapes trained under the 

 glass are in flower and show a moderate crop, and the third House of 

 the range is a Vinery now well set with fruit and fine shoiddered bunches. 

 In entering the new range I was first shown into a Peach House (the last 

 end of the range). The Trees are trained under the Glass in front, and in 

 the back of the House, on a curved trellis, in front of which, are some small 

 dwarf Peach Trees very full of fruit. In this House, the Pitmaston Oatland 

 and Elruge Nectarines, looked extremely well, and have fine cz'ops of fruit 

 now in the ])rocess of stoning. 



The second and third Houses are intended principally for Graperies; the 

 vines are trained up the rafters and are now showing their bunclies of fruit 

 very strong and healthy, especially the Muscat of Alexandria, Black St. 

 Peters, B. Haml)urglis and many choice kinds. On the back trellis of these 

 Houses is trained the Washington and Magnum Boiuun Plums, which are well 

 set with fruit in state of stoning ; there are also Trees of the Moor Park 

 Apricot, with a good show of fruit : and the Houses alt'>gether have an ex- 

 cellent show of fruit on the trees and vines that are clean and healthy. Mr. 

 Aslop also showed his Mushroom bed, which was more prolific than any I 

 have seen for some years, and he informs me he has a general success, 

 which I hope will be encouraging to other cultivators to grow the fine vege- 

 table. The Kitchen Garden was in a state of forwardness for the season, 

 and every department had a neat corresponding appearance. 



From ]Mr. Prime's I called at Mr. Rylander's, and was shown their 

 Orangery by the gardener. The Orange and Lemon Trees here are of a 

 large size, well loaded with some of the finest fruit I ever saw. The House 

 is the old fasliioned dark-roof, with u|)right sashes, which aj)pears particidar- 

 ly adapted to the Orange and Lemon in this country. There is a fine new 

 Green-House now nearly completed attached to it, which is intended for 

 Grapes and Plants. Yours, E, Sayers, JVeiv York, May 20th. 



