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In Boston and vicinity, the nurserymen have been extend- 

 ing their premises, and their collections of trees. The Pomo- 

 logical Garden of Mr. Manning has been extended, and the 

 facilities for supplying trees increased ; and we are happy to 

 know that the deserving young men, who have succeeded to 

 the management of their father's place, so well sustain the 

 reputation of the garden for accuracy. Mr. Allen of Salem 

 has been highly successful in the culture of the grape, and it 

 is with great satisfaction that we lay before our readers, in 

 another page, the result of his experience thus far, in regard 

 to this delicious fruit. 



A constant demand for large trees has been of service to the 

 older establishments around Boston, whose accumulated stock 

 might sometimes be thought of little value ; and Messrs. Win- 

 ship and Kenrick have contributed to supply the demand. 

 Messrs. Hovey & Co., by the construction of two new houses 

 upwards of one hundred feet long, have greatly extended their 

 collections of greenhouse plants; and their stock of fruit trees, 

 especially of 7ieiv and j^are kinds, is very large. The specimen 

 fruit trees, containing 500 varieties of pears alone, are rapidly 

 commg into fruit. Mr. Walker, of Roxbury, is devoting much 

 attention to the pear, with a view chiefly to raise large and 

 fine specimens which will come at once into bearing, and thus 

 prevent the amateur from waiting for a supply of fruit. 



Our time has not allowed us our usual autumn visit to New 

 York, but we learn that our Flushing friends have a fine 

 stock of trees. Mr. Reid, of Murray Hill, has a fine piece of 

 ground at Elizabeth town, N. J., from whence his stock is 

 mostly received. Mr. Thorburn, at Hallet's Cove, is devoting 

 much attention to a fine collection of plants. 



In Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, many addi- 

 tions have been made to the several nursery establishments, 

 and our correspondent, Mr. Buist, has opened a seed estab- 

 lishment in Chestnut Street. 



Of commercial gardening in other cities, we have no direct 

 information. In our last volume is an account of its condi- 

 tion in Western New York, particularly around Rochester 

 and Buffalo. In the former city, Messrs. Bissell and Hooker 

 and EUwanger & Barry, Moulson, and others, are extending 

 and increasing their several collections of trees and plants. 



