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eminence, from which a fine prospect of the surrounding country- 

 can be enjoyed by the residents. The grape, too, and other 

 choice fruit, is much cukivated at New Haven, and, indeed, 

 horticuhure may be said to be generally cherished among the 

 principal part of the citizens. 



From New Haven to Hartford the crops and general face of 

 the country is similar to what was before named, and horticulture 

 is improving; but I regretted to find that the cottage garden, that 

 ornamental part of rural scenery, so much neglected at present; 

 and I earnestly hope it will, ere long, become more general both 

 for the benefit of landlord and tenant, setting aside the general 

 improvement of native scenery. At Hartford I had the pleasure 

 of being introduced to 



Judge JS^iles, an amateur in fruits and flowers. The judge 

 politely showed me his garden, in which he is much interested, 

 and gave me a very pleasing discourse of the different kinds of 

 fruit, and his object of obtaining those which ripened in succession, 

 and concluded by saying he had fruit of the best quality in eat- 

 ing all the year, from his own little garden. He has also a small 

 grapery, managed by his own hand, which was finely set with 

 fruit, and in a healthy state. 



Garden of Mr. Tudor. — I had also the pleasure of seeing 

 this place, conducted by Mr. Mugford, his gardener. It is neatly 

 laid out in flower beds, and a green, and one of the best collec- 

 tions of hardy herbaceous and choice green-house plants I have 

 seen. 



There is a nursery lately established at this city, by Messrs. 

 Ely and Whittemore, which promises one day to be a good es- 

 tablishment; indeed, there is at this time a general collection of 

 flowers and nursery plants, and a choice collection of dahlias. 

 Leaving Hartford, I continued my route to Worcester, where 

 the same description as before may be given of the general pro- 

 gress of horticulture. I called at two nurseries in this town; 

 first that of 



Mr. White. — This nursery is an old establishment, and has 

 many good specimens of the different kinds of fruit and forest 

 trees. 



Mr. J. W. RusselVs JYursery and Vegetable Garden is a new 

 place, with a spacious green-house for growing plants and grapes, 

 and also intended for a nursery, for which it appears to be well 

 adapted — and indeed there are many good things on the place al- 

 ready; but its chief excellence, at present, is in the fine vegeta- 

 bles grown here, and from which Worcester is supplied with the 

 earliest and best of the season. Mr. Russell yet remains at 

 Mount Auburn. 



Passing through the country, from Worcester to Boston, I 

 noticed some pretty gardens, and, at my arrival, was much pleased 



