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them do so, but they should not complain that their crop 

 costs more than it comes to. To orchardists and fruit grow- 

 ers this information is of the greatest value, and we trust 

 they will not let it pass unheeded. 



Art. II. Notice of a Visit to the Syracuse Nurseries of 

 Messrs. Thorp, Smith, Hanchett 6f Co. By G. Bailey 

 McIntosh. 



Having a few leisure hours at my disposal, I recently paid 

 a visit to the Syracuse Nurseries, Messrs. Thorp, Smith, 

 Hanchett & Co., proprietors. These nurseries are situated 

 on West Genesee Street, and are one mile from the Syracuse 

 Railway Depot. On entering the grounds a person is im- 

 pressed with tlie skill and taste displayed in the Ornamental 

 Department. On your left is a large border planted with 

 every kind of roses worthy of cultivation ; they are in a fine 

 condition, but amongst the many really beautiful roses stands 

 preeminent their new seedling rose Augusta ; but no descrip- 

 tion of mine can do justice to this rose. It is a double 

 yellow Noisette. The foliage of the largest size, deep green 

 on the surface, underneath of a beautiful red, margined with 

 a deep purple stripe. It flowers in clusters ; the clusters con- 

 sist of from three, to fiv^e, seven, nine or eleven perfectly 

 formed flowers. The flowers are very large, very double, 

 and of a beautiful yellow, with a most delicious fragrance. 

 It flowers from spring to fall. The habit of the plant is of 

 the most robust kind, sending up shoots quite astonishing. 

 Altogether this rose will create "a perfect furor'''' amongst 

 rose amateurs. 



On the right of the entrance are several beds and borders 

 planted with petunias, verbenas, geraniums, carnations, dah- 

 lias, &.C. The beds of petunias are planted with the best 

 kinds, and are very showy ; but the verbenas are a perfect 

 blaze of beauty, and comprise every new and old kind wor- 

 thy of a place in a garden ; and in justice to the seedlings 



