Nursery of Mr. J. Wilson. 101 



not then ascertain. Dr. Wendell is a most enthusiastic culti- 

 vator, and unsparing in his exertions to introduce all the 

 choicest fruits. 



Nursery of Mr. J. Wilson. — Mr. Wilson is well known as 

 one of the oldest nurserymen in the state; formerly he was 

 located in the vicinity of New York city, where he carried 

 on a thriving business, and, since he has removed to Albany, 

 there has been no diminution of his efforts in the introduction 

 and cultivation of plants. 



The grounds are situated about a mile from the city, upon 

 a piece of ground rapidly sloping to the south, and contain- 

 ing several acres. We found it filled with fruit trees, orna- 

 mental trees, shrubs, and plants. There are two good green- 

 houses, but, at this season, they were empty, preparatory to 

 the introduction of the plants for the winter. 



Among the fruit trees, we found the true Monarch pear, 

 and also a fine stock of Swan's Orange, and Reid's Seedling. 

 or Oswego Beurre. The Bloodgood succeeds finely here on 

 the quince the first season, but whether it will continue to do 

 so remains to be proved. Mr. Wilson has some fine speci- 

 mens of privet and cedar hedges, both of which, but more 

 especially the latter, we can highly commend for their neat- 

 ness and beauty : the cedar forms a fine screen, and ranks 

 with the arbor vitse in verdure and beauty. Mr. Wilson has 

 a very good stock of the new spiraea, <S'. prunifolia pleno, and 

 he showed us some plants grown from layers and cuttings : 

 the former is much the best mode of propagation, as the plants 

 are suitable for transplanting in the autumn, while those 

 raised from cuttings in the spring were not half as large or as 

 vigorous. 



The recent frosts had slightly touched the dahlias, of which 

 Mr. Wilson had a large number, and, among them, some fine 

 seedlings. They had been in fine flower a few days previous. 



The neatness and order of Mr, Wilson's grounds highly 

 pleased us, and we only wish that every nurseryman's prem- 

 ises showed so much system and attention to good keeping. 



It was our intention to visit the garden of Col. Rathbone, 

 President of the Albany Horticultural Society, and some 

 other amateur cultivators, but we were compelled to forego 

 the pleasure till another opportunity. 



