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this is cemented so as to be water-tight. Mr. Hogg is now hav- 

 ing them made with the barrel or boiler of cast iron. 



In the principal green-house we found but few plants in bloom: 

 the great demand for bouquets renders it next to impossible for 

 the nurserymen to keep a flower expanded. We noticed Cor- 

 rae^a speciosa, .Acacia verticillata, Diosma ciliata and capitata, 

 Boronta alata, and a species of Pomaderris. The camellias 

 were out of flower. Mr. Hogg has a tolerable collection of al- 

 strsemerias, a tribe of plants which we have scarcely ever seen 

 grown to any perfection. 



Connected with the nursery grounds of his father, Mr. James 

 Hogg has opened a seed-store in the Bowery, at No. 365. We 

 have no doubt but what the increasing taste of the city will create 

 a demand for seeds and plants, particularly in that part in which 

 he is located, and where there must have been a great want of 

 such an establishment. We wish him success in his new vo- 

 cation. 



T. Bridgeman^s Seed and Flower Establishment, Broadimy. 

 — Mr. Bridgeman is well known to most of our readers as the 

 author of several little gardening publications, which have run 

 through four or five editions. Though formerly for many years a 

 market gardener, in the vicinity of New York, his principal busi- 

 ness now is that of the seedsman; and from his extensive knowl- 

 edge of vegetables, he supplies a great number of the market 

 gardeners with their seeds. The green-house attached to his 

 garden is principally filled with the common kinds of roses and 

 other flowers, more for the purpose of cutting bouquets than for 

 selling the plants. We hope the present volume of our Maga- 

 zine will contain some articles from Mr. Bridgeman's pen. With 

 what conversation we had with him, and from what we have learnt 

 through his works, we are confident that he is well versed in the 

 cultivation of vegetables, and any remarks of his would be ex- 

 ceedingly interesting to our readers. 



J^oe Sf Boll, Florists, Aid Street. — This is an establishment 

 which has lately sprung up, and is conducted by two Frenchmen. 

 We had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Boll at our visit, and we 

 found him a man who understands his profession. This estab- 

 lishment is famous for its collection of roses; and the intimate 

 acquaintance of Messrs. Noe & Boll with the principal nursery- 

 men and florists and amateurs of Paris, and a residence in the 

 vicinity of that city, has enabled them to procure all the fine 

 kinds. The collection of geraniums is also excellent, and Mr. 

 Boll has raised several very beautiful seedlings; we have men- 

 tioned as in flower at Mr. Hogg's, Boll's General Washington; 

 he has raised others equally fine, and has some which have not 

 yet bloomed. There is here also a good collection of cactuses, 

 and among others the Echinocactus Eyriesti, which will bloom 



