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statics. Time and perseverance will effect a great deal : thus 

 we see the barren hills of your native state changed into lux- 

 uriant fields by the science of agriculture and ingenious labor, 

 its orchards hanging with rich clusters of golden fruit, while 

 its gardens are embellished with every hue of (he gaudy ex- 

 otic and indigenous straggler, v hich shows that systematic 

 regularity is the governing principle which superinduces so 

 much comfort and wealth among an active and enterprising 

 people. With great esteem, I am, dear sir, very respectfully 

 yours, Augustus Mitchell. 



Hon. H. a. S. Dearborn. 



A RT. 11. Notes on Gardens and Nurseries. 



Pomological Garden of R. Mannings Salem, Sept. 18 17. — 

 The collection of fruits, gathered together after a long series 

 of years by the late Mr. Mannhig, — though, at his death, the 

 most extensive in the country, — has been augmented, by his 

 son, by the addition of all the choicest varieties of recent in- 

 troduction to notice. V e recently availed ourselves of the 

 opportunity to look over the collection, and passed a half day 

 in noting down the characteristics of many of the varieties, 

 — their vigor, productiveness, &c. 



Mr. Manning will fruit upwards of two hundred kinds of pears 

 the present season, a larger number than he has ever had in 

 bearing, and among them some of Van Mons's numbered sorts, 

 which now promise well. The fruit generally is larger and 

 finer than in previous years, and some of the varieties have 

 never been surpassed in size and beauty. A tree of the Marie 

 Louise was literally loaded with fruit, some of which were of 

 the largest size which this delicious pear attains. Many vari- 

 eties received under new names have been detected as syn- 

 onymes, but, as we hope to give our readers an article from 

 Mr. Manning himself, we shall only allude to a few of these. 

 More will undoubtedly be added to the list, when the fruit is 

 mature enough to be eaten. 



The Duchess of Orleans Mr. Manning thinks one of the best 



