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It matters not wliat department of nature we explore; it 

 matters not whether we examine the earth, look to the mon- 

 ster of the deep, or seek the shells of the beach; whether we 

 look to animal life or the vegetative process. The heavy- 

 mammoth, the insect floating- in the air, the rug-g-ed moun- 

 tain, the bright crystal of its bosom, the lofty tree, and the 

 simple flower at its foot, aflbrd the same result; they each 

 read to us the same lesson. The paths open before us are 

 numerous, yet they all lead to the presence of a God, sus- 

 taining and beautifying the creation he has formed; and the 

 florist, in the path he has chosen, will find at each step of 

 his progress, distinct traces of the goodness of God, in thus 

 providing so bountifully for the taste he has imparted; for not 

 a flower expands itself, not a blossom opens its leaves, but 

 speak to him in language, which, if attended to, will make 

 him a better and a happier man. 



Portsmouth^ Aug. 6lh, 1835. 



Art. III. Select List of Fruits for planting a Kitchen Garden. By 

 Michael Floy, Jr., Nurseryman, New York. 



Gentlemen, 



In reply to "An Amateur," desirous of obtaining a list of 

 the most suitable apples for a kitchen garden, I will give a 

 few hints, the result of some years' experience; this is neces- 

 sary in every branch of gardening, but in that which relates 

 to the growing of diflerent kinds of fruit, what to retain and 

 what to reject, it is every thing. Of the American apples 

 we are certain; and if we hear of a kind in high esteem, we 

 may without hesitation adopt it: this is not true with respect 

 to many varieties of foreign origin, and which bear a high 

 character in the English pomological works. The Ameri- 

 can apples send forth shoots of a vigorous growth, of a dark 

 glossy appearance; many of the English apples in this coun- 

 try send forth feeble wiry shoots, of a copper colored appear- 

 ance, leaves crumpled under the influence of an American 

 sun. They may be said to grow, and that is all. Whether 

 they win ever repay the labor of raising, or for the room as- 

 signed to them, is in my opinion very problematical. It may 

 therefore not be unacceptable to give first a list of those ap- 

 ples which I have found to fall under the above character. 

 In this list I regret to place the deservedly universal favor- 



