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such have ah'eady began to explore their treasures of this description. 

 Good peat is now to be had in the city at the low price of eight cents 

 per bushel, or three dollars per chaldron. It burns well in all sorts of 

 stoves and grates, whether made for wood or coal, and also on the 

 hearth; and if the ashes are not used to any better purposes than other 

 ashes have usually been, it is the cheapest fuel known. lam persuaded 

 that this subject is worthj^ of serious consideration, and if the editors 

 of the different papers would arouse the public attention, so as to en- 

 list some of our most active citizens to a consideration of the subject, 

 incalculable good may result to the communitj- at large." 



The descriptive lists of fruits, are tolerably complete, and 

 contain a very good selection for a garden; some of the lists 

 were furnished by different nurserymen, and therefore contain 

 some mistakes; we may, however, suppose them more free from 

 such than many others, as Mr. Bridgeman states that his " lists 

 of about three hundred varieties of the various sorts of fruit will 

 embrace what has been deemed by some as different varieties, 

 perhaps to the number of a thousand." 



The work is written in plain language, easily to be understood 

 by the young beginner in gardening, who will find it a great help, 

 until he is able to read and understand the more comprehensive 

 works; and its value even to the partly experienced person is by 

 no means of an ordinary character. It is adapted to our climate, 

 and, unlike compilations from English works, the novice is not 

 led into disappointment by following the rules as laid down, as 

 he generally is, when following the advice of the latter. We 

 repeat, that as far as the book pretends, it is worth all others of 

 a similar character that have ever been published in this country, 

 and its cheapness should place it in the hands of all new beginners. 

 It appears with many alterations, additions and improvements, 

 and we hope Mr. Bridgeman will reap considerable benefit from 

 the labors of his pen. America has as yet produced but few 

 agricultural or horticultural writers, compared with the number 

 of her literary men; but we attribute this to the limited pursuit 

 of the science, at the present moment, by men of talents; when 

 it becomes as general as it has in England we may look for as 

 much original information, from our own cultivators, as now ema- 

 nates from the pens of English gardeners and amateurs. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. General Notices. 



Conservatory. — The following article on this subject is from th. 

 Penny Encyclopedia, Vol. VII., "just published, and bears internal evi- 



