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nership was about to be dissolved, and the premises leased, 

 Mr. Fulton intending to establish himself in the business near 

 by, and Mr. Landreth confining his labors to the raising 

 of seeds, which he has so long and successfully been en- 

 gaged in. Since our visit, the whole of the plants have been 

 sold. 



In the collection, were some superb specimens of Camelh'a 

 var. Landrethii, which was produced here, and, in all, there 

 were some ten thousand camellias, including stocks, offered 

 for sale. We believe we understood Mr. Fulton to state, that 

 the culture of the camellia would be one of the principal 

 objects, as soon as he established himself in his new place. 



Brooklyn^ N. Y., March 2\st. Residence of Mr. Becar, 

 Henry Street. — To the real lover of plants, it is a source of 

 the highest gratification to visit Mr. Becar's collection at this 

 season of the year. Entirely unlike all other places, where 

 plants are crowded together as if the object was — as it too 

 often is — to hide the plants, every thing is here allowed an 

 abundance of room ; and no plant, which has not sufficient 

 attraction as a single isolated object, is not considered as de- 

 serving a place in the conservatory. The camellias are, of 

 course, the principal objects, and nearly or quite all the room, 

 saving a few shelves, is devoted to the plants. Mr. Becar, 

 as most of our readers well know, from our previous notices 

 of his garden, is one of the most successful cultivators of the 

 camellia ; and a more healthy, deep green foliage, or a hand- 

 somer and more vigorous growth, we never saw. 



Mr. Becar is constantly adding to his collection, which in- 

 cludes all the finest kinds, and also some beautiful ones of his 

 own production. Those now in fine bloom were the follow- 

 ing : — Landrethi^, a fine large plant, five feet ; Prince Albert, 

 a pretty carnation, flowered variety, but little imperfect in 

 the centre ; Palmer's Perfection, Duchess of Orleans, Henry 

 v., Buist's Eliza ; General Washington, (Boll's,) a fine flower, 

 but does not open freely ; CoUetti and Monteronii, the last 

 white, striped, and cupped ; Brooklynia, one of the very best, 

 of a rich dark rose, perfect in form, superbly imbricated, 

 and one of the finest flowers ; this is a seedling of Mr. J. B. 

 Smith, of Philadelphia, and was accidentally found among a 

 lot of plants purchased at his great sale some years ago. 



