440 Notes on Gardeiis and Nurseries. 



Columbia, Winter Nelis, Beurre d'Avemberg, Van Assene, 

 and oth.^rs, were full of noble specimens. Indeed, we might 

 enumerate fifty kinds, all of which were producing beautiful 

 fruit. 



Mr. Cabot has one of the choicest collections of herbaceous 

 plants; but, with the exception of the phloxes, ie\Y were in 

 bloom. Clematis Sieb61d<7, trained to a trellis, was covered 

 with its beautiful flowers, and, widi a little protection, it 

 stands our winters without injury. 



Mr. Cabot has entered zealously into the cultivation of seed- 

 ling pears. Of seedlings of this year from selected seed, he 

 has more than five thousand, and, of previous years, a large 

 quantity, some of which are nearly old enough for bearing : 

 all of them he intends to set out or graft vvith a view to the 

 production of new varieties. With a few such cultivators, we 

 might soon hope to have many additions to our collecyons of 

 this fine fruit. . Mr. Cabot's garden is a model of neatness in 

 every part. 



Grapery of J. F. Allen. — The culture of the grape is car- 

 ried to a much greater degree of perfection than in former 

 years, and especially m cold houses. Four years ago, (Vol. 

 IX. p. 425,) we noticed Mr. Allen's place before the span- 

 roofed grapery was completed. This house is upwards of 

 eighty feet long, about twenty wide, eight feet high at the 

 sides, and sixteen in the centre. It is planted with vines on 

 each side, and the ends, about three and a half feet apart; 

 and with two rows on each side of the central walk, about 

 three feet apart, making in all upwards of one hundred vines 

 in the grapery. Most of them are now in a bearing state, 

 and embrace a variety of kinds. We noticed very handsome 

 specimens of Wilmot's Black Hamburgh, Wilmot'snew Ham- 

 burgh, (No. 16,) Tottenham Park Muscat, Aleppo, Syrian, 

 Zinfindal, White Frontignan, Rose Chasselas, &:c. These 

 were all nearly ripe. 



In the retarding house, which we have particularly noticed 

 in our Review of Mr. Allen's work, (p. 410.) the early 

 grapes were just beginning to color, while the latest ones ap- 

 peared quite green : by the aid of the flue, these will be rip- 

 ened oflf in November, and, with an occasional fire, will hang 

 till January, thus continuing the supply for about ten months of 

 the year. 



