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The practice which we alludetl to, in our last remarks upon 

 this place, of planting many kinds of green-house plants out 

 in the open ground in siunnier, is adopted to a great extent 

 by most of the Philadelphia cultivators of. plants, and with 

 good success: at Mr. Buist's, Mr. Sherwood's, and at this 

 establishment, we found numerous j)lant3 grown in this man- 

 ner; and we must again recommend it to the notice of an)a- 

 teurs and cultivators in the vicinity of Boston. 



The camellias are here kept in the houses the year round: 

 this is probably owing to the limited space which the nursery- 

 men possess, who are located within the limits of the city. 

 To place these plants in the open air, surrounded as they 

 would be by brick walls or ranges of glass, which throw a 

 redacted heat upon the plants, they would suffer much more 

 than they do when standing in the house — ihe sashes, coated 

 over with a thin wash of lime or whiting, to prevent the rays 

 of the sun from injuring the foliage, and the house well venti- 

 lated at all times. When a good situation can be selected, 

 against a north wall or building of some kind, or even in the 

 shade of trees, though not directly under ihem, we would ad- 

 vise the plants to be removed from the gieen-house; but if 

 otherwise, to let them remain, only taking the precaution to 

 wash over the inside of the sashes with lime or whiting and 

 water. Mr. Mackenzie's establishment is kept in the neatest 

 order throughout, as every nursery establishment should be, 

 and the wliole reflects much credit upon his industry and skill. 



The ^Yurscry and Flower Garden of H. A. Dreer, at the 

 Woodlands. — Tiie Woodlands is well known to those con- 

 versant with the early history of gardening in this country, as 

 having formerly been the residence of the late Mr. Hamilton: 

 it is situated on the opposite side of the Schuylkill, about 

 three miles from the city. In the early part of the present 

 century, it was noted for its fine collection of trees and plants, 

 probably equal, or superior, to any other in the country: the 

 first camellias which were imported into America, were, we 

 believe, received at this establishment. The botanist Pursh 

 had charge of this place in 1802, into whose hands it was re- 

 linquished by Mr. John l..yon, a botanist whose researches 

 had contributed considerably to enrich the flora of America. 

 For many years, however, the grounds have been in a neglect- 

 ed and deserted state, and little now remains, except its fine 

 plantations of forest trees, to designate the spot where the la- 



