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which have now arrived at full growth so as to develop their 

 real beauty, but we have not the space at present. The 

 grounds were in very good order. 



Nwsery of J. A. Ke?irick. — Immediately adjoining is the 

 nursery of Mr. Kenrick's brother, who occupies the home- 

 stead, — a fine old house, which has been built upwards of 

 one hundred and Uoenty yeai's, having an oak-timbered frame, 

 and now firmer than many which have not been erected 

 quarter of that period. Mr.Kenrick has eighty-five acres, 

 seventy-five of which descended to him from his father, but 

 not more than ten of them are occupied as a nursery. Much 

 of the remainder is in orchard and tillage land. Mr. Ken- 

 rick has, some fine specimens of magnolias, particularly one 

 of the M. macrophylla, which usually flowers every year. 

 There are. also here some large and handsome specimens of 

 hardy azaleas, laburnums, &c., but, as night was approach- 

 ing, we had. to defer. a more particular account of things till 

 a more favorable oppprtunity. Mr. Kenrick has a very good 

 collection of trees and shrubs. 



Wins/lips^ Nu?'series, Brighton. — Since our last notice of 

 this establishment, nine, years ago, (Vol. IV. p. 414,) many 

 improvements have. been made in the grounds, and a consid- 

 erable quantity of land added to their extent, the whole now 

 comprising nearly forty acres, covered with a fine stock of 

 all kinds of trees, but more particularly of the ornamental 

 varieties. Since the death of Capt. Jonathan Winship, his 

 place has been most ably filled by his son, Mr. Lyman Win- 

 ship, who, in connection with Mr. Story, now superintend 

 every department of the business. 



That, portion of the nurseries which has been more re- 

 cently improved, lies to the north of the Worcester Railroad, 

 which, it will be recollected, passes through the grounds. 

 This land is admirably adapted to the growth of trees, being 

 deep, mellow, and easily worked, and with a gentle slope so 

 as to carry oflT all superfluous water. — an important thing in 

 nursery grounds, where there are quantities of young stocks 

 and trees, which are liable to be thrown out of groimd by 

 the freezings and thawings of winter. Messrs. Winships ex- 

 perienced the bad eflfects of this in the winter of 1835. when,' 

 owing to the embankments of the railroad, the water was 



