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J^ursery aiid Jloicer establishment ofJMr. A. Dryburgh. — This 

 place, formerly known as Messrs. Dryburgh & Sherwood's 

 Nursery, is situated, we believe, in Arch-street, near Schuylkill 

 3d. It is now under the sole management of Mr. Dryburgh, 

 Mr. Sherwood having retired from the concern, and established 

 himself at Laurel Hill, about live miles from the city. The 

 collection of plants is not yery celebrated, but contains some 

 fine speciments. We saw here some of the largest Cereus spe- 

 ciosissimus that we have ever observed; they are growing in 

 large pots, and the shoots are kept in place by means of stakes 

 inserted into the sides of each; they are in vigorous health, 

 and must soon present a most gorgeous array of magnificent 

 flowers. Mr. Dryburgh pointed out to us several plants of the 

 Clianthus puniceus: this shrub is perfectly hardy at the south, 

 and is destined to be one of the most valuable that has ever been 

 introduced. The collection of camellias is not extensive, though 

 there are some very good specimens of double whites. We 

 here also saw a very large plant of Bonapartea juncea; a large 

 Zamia horrida; Amaryllis Johnsoni, with a fine umbel of flowers. 

 The stock of roses is very large, and Mr. Dryburgh has many 

 of the finer kinds budded into stocks of the Boursalt. We saw 

 plants of the yellow tea and Noisette, which were much more 

 vigorous than when growing on their own roots; and we have no 

 hesitation in saying that all the more slender ones flourish better 

 in this way. The vigor of the stock is imparted to the scion, 

 and much stronger wood and larger flowers are the result of the 

 union. Harrison's yellow Scotch, a very pretty rose, is ex- 

 ceedingly showy, budded in this manner, and the vigor of the 

 plant is two-fold. [Noisette Lamarque, in the collection of 

 Mr. Sweetser, has made shoots fotir feet long, and nearly half 

 an inch through, while plants on their own roots have thrown up 

 but slender suckers; this we have witnessed within a short time.] 

 Mr. Dryburgh has a considerable number of the more common 

 green-house plants. 



tMr. Sherivood^s Establishment, Laurel Hill. — -Mr. Sherwood, 

 as we have just stated, was formerly connected with Mr. Dry- 

 burgh in the nursery business; but after the establishment of the 

 cemetery at Laurel Hill, he was selected to take charge of it. 

 He has had erected a large green-house, nearly or quite one 

 hundred feet long, which is divided into three compartments. 

 The house having been just completed, we could not expect to 

 find the plants in the same order that we should in an old estab- 

 lishment. The camellias, of which there is a good collection 

 of the more common varieties, are in a vigorous state, but need 

 some syringings, to wash the dust from the foliage; of rare kinds 

 we did not notice many. We observed a very large number of 

 seedling heaths which had just been potted off". There are con- 



