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weather is favorable, but they are not immediately exposed 

 to the weather ; boxes, covered with a coarse ganze or milli- 

 net, about two feet square, are placed over each hill, and as 

 the plants become inured to the open air, the boxes are re- 

 moved, and the plants continue to flourish, soon covering the 

 ground. Melons of the Imperial variety are produced, weigh- 

 ing about thirty pounds each. This is a profitable crop, as 

 managed by Mr. Langworthy, and it is almost unnecessary 

 to add, that no crop, either of melons, cucumbers, or squashes, 

 can be grown without a great deal of care, especially in at- 

 tending to the destruction of insects, &c. 



We only regretted that we had not more time to look 

 through Mr. Langworthy's premises more carefully. 



Garden of Judge Strong. — The grounds of Judge Strong, 

 situated near the city, though of limited extent, contain a 

 great variety of fine fruit. Eighteen or twenty years ago, 

 the collection of pears here was one of the best in Western 

 New York ; but the blight made such havoc among them, 

 that Judge Strong was so completely discouraged in their cul- 

 tivation, that, for a time, he abandoned them entirely ; recent- 

 ly, however, he has again added many of the best kinds to 

 his collection, and among them we noticed some fine trees of 

 the Swan's Orange ; as yet, but few of them have attained suffi- 

 cient age to produce fruit. Among the old trees_^which escaped 

 the blight, was a Bleeker's Meadow, which here is a very ex- 

 cellent pear, growing to a good size, bearing immense crops, 

 and a few specimens which we brought home ripened off in 

 fine condition. On a light soil and good location, this is a 

 very desirable pear. The Doyenne Blanc, or St. Michael, 

 grows here in the finest possible condition ; we saw trees lit- 

 erally breaking down with large and beautiful fruit, without 

 spot or blemish. 



The Bough apple grows to great perfection here ; Judge 

 Strong gave us a few specimens, from a tree which had been 

 loaded with fruit, and of which, at this late season, (Sept. 8th,) 

 but a dozen or two were remaining upon the tree, which 

 measured four to five inches in diameter. It is a varie- 

 ty which should be in every collection. The garden contains 

 some very old peach trees, now in the most healthy and vig- 

 orous order ; one was pointed out to us, which was pur- 



