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ist of tlic species of iridese are extremely 

 ilul, nnil as tliey nvj generally very easily 

 alcd, lliey liavo become iiniveisal favorites 

 rdcns. They are sword-leavcd plants, with 

 lilt but transient flowers. Tlie Hon. W. 

 erf, wlu) lias jicrliaps paid more attention to 

 uUivation of bulbs than any other individual 

 I Europe, is "persuaded that the African gladioli 

 become fjreat fiivorites with florists, when 

 beauty in the open border, the facility of 

 leir culture, and the endless variety which may 

 B produced from seed by blending the several 

 jecies, are fully known ; nor will ihey be found 

 I yield in beauty to the tulip and ranuncidns." 

 l^liere it is intended to raise new varieties, the 

 ;ed should be sown in the spring, in a bed of 

 eat and sand, and well watered before and after 

 ley come up. About the middle of October, or 

 soon as the leaves wither, the young bulbs 



Tis;ricli. ;invoni<i. May, Sept. JFexico. 179fi. 

 Poliaiillii's li.bei-osa. 3. Aug. Sept. white. 1629. 

 V. jiore picno. 

 Tills popular bulb is generally supposed to be a 

 native of the East Indies, though there is some 

 reason for believing tliat it came originally from 

 South America. In the Flora Peruviana et Chi- 

 Icnsts it is stated to have been found wild in Pern, 

 a id Rumphins relates that it was unknown in 

 Amboyna before the year 1674, having been car- 

 ried tliilher from Batavia ; it may have been trans- 

 tiorteii from Holland to the latter settlement. Its 

 constitution is more like a Peruvian plant tliari 

 one of Ceylon or Java. The north of Eurojie has 

 usually been supplied every year with tubers from 

 Italy, the south of France, and the warmer parts 

 of America, where the roots increase and blossom 

 freely. Flowering bulbs have however been pro- 

 duced in England, by Salisbury, and other distin- 

 guished amateurs, equal to those imported. The 



IhiuI.I be taken up and dried; they may be re- ii,go,.y ,-ecommended is to keep the roots growin,^ 

 l.iiiied again at any time, jilacing them about ^.^^ vigorously as possible from May to October, 

 ight inches under ground, to prevent the frost 1,,^ j,, ^ ^,^^3 pf complete rest and drought the 

 Baching them. Ne.xt year they will generally ,.pgj q,- (|,g yg^^. The leaves are of a whitish 

 ower. The best way of treating gladioli which g^een. Flowers in a terminal spike, white, some- 

 re to be flowered in i)ots is, whenever the bulbs j|„,gg tinged with a blush of pink ; their odour 

 re i)ottc<l, to plunge the pots about eight inches ^.j^.,, jj,^j ,1^5^)0,,^^ most viowerful at night. The 

 nder ground, and raise them nearer the surface jQ„j,[g v„,.iety is in most esteem, though both are 

 11 spring, as soon as the very severe frosts are pqi,al|y fragrant. 



ver ; or not to plunge them so deep, and protect' ^^^.^^ ,,™ensis. 1. Sept. Oct. crimson. Japan. 16.59. 

 hem with moss, leaves, rotten tan, (itc. The rich humilis. 2. June, July, crimson. Cape. 1795. 



carlet flowers of gladiolus cardinalis, and theiri curvifolia. 1. May, Sept. purple. Cape. 1777. 



hree white spots, distinguish this fine species. Bulbous rooted plants are generally propagated 



riassonia angustifolia. 4. March, April, white. Cape. 1775. |by off-sets ; most of them may likewise be propa- 

 latifolia. J. March, Aprjl. white. Cape 177.5. gated by stri[)ping oft'leaves with a portion of the 

 schabra. 4". Jan. April, white. Cape. 1790. igcale of the bulb, which being planted in pots of 



These are very singular plants, with broad leaves ^,0^1,1^ ^vill i)roduce bulbs. Tunicate bulbs, if cut 

 yingflatonthe ground, and compact umbels of L.g|jg^,g,.ggly ^.^ Y^^^^^ j^l^o^.g the middle, will form 



lowers. 



)xalis laburnifolia. i. Sept. Oct. purple. Cape. 179.5. 



rubella, h. Sept. Nov. pink. Cape. 1791. 



tricolor, i. Oct. Dec. white. Cape. 1794. 



variabilis, i- Oct. Dec. white. Cape. 1794. 



tenuifolia. k- Oct. Nov. white. Cape. 1790. 

 These are curious and pretty little bulbous 

 ooted plants, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 vbere they grow in sandy ground, flowering after 

 he rainy season. In the European green houses 

 hey flower either very late in autumn, or very 

 arly in the sjiring. They are best kept in pots 

 ivhich will bold a good many roofs. The earth 

 hould be so light and sandy as never to become 

 lard, but always to be soft enough not to resist 

 he point of the finger when pressed upon it ; 

 /vhen the flowering time is passed, the pdts re- 

 quire neither care nor water. 

 Pulipaclusiana. 1. June, white. Sicily. 1636. 



celsiana. IJ. June, July, yellow. Levant. 

 These arc elegant little bulbs ; inferior indeed 

 o their prototypes in splendor of coloring, but 

 nore elegant in their simplicity. 



11a hyacinthoiiles. i. Aug. blue. Madeira. 1585. 

 iiilhogalum niveum. 4. May, June, white. Cape. 1774. 

 liuyliis lormosissiiiia. i. May, Aug. deep crimson. N. 

 America, 

 vitata. 1. April, May. striped. 1769. 

 V. Johnsonii. 2. May, July, striped. 1774. 

 blanda. J. May, June. pink. Cape. 1754. 

 pumilio. i- Nov. pink. 1774. 

 These are lovely jilaiits. They thrive best in 

 \ rich loamy soil, and should have but little water 

 ■'iven them after they are done flowering, so that 

 the bulbs may harden ; they are increased by off"- 

 iet, and by seed, which they bear plentifully if 

 Bare be taken to shake some pollen on the stigma 

 It the proper season. 

 Veltheimia viridifolia. 2. April, Nov. flesh. Cape. 1768. 



young bulbs in abundance near the margin of the 

 outer coat. The great art of cultivating these 

 (ilants is to attend to the proper time of putting them 

 into a state of rest ; and when they are in a grow- 

 ing state, to place them as near the light, and af- 

 ford them such a supply of air and water, as will 

 enable them to bring their leaves to perfection ; 



error has not been merely that of negligence in 

 the plan, indiflereiice as to location, and a disre- 

 gard of all the characteristics of the various or- 

 ders of architecture ; but in the heedless selec- 

 tion of materials, an ostentatious extravagance in 

 the size, and a. wasteful exuberance of fancied em- 

 bcllisliiiients. 



There being no law of primogeniture in the 

 American Kcpublics, estates are continually sub- 

 divided, until each portion is so reduced, as not to 

 exceed the means of general occupancy : what- 

 ever sums, therefore, are lavished on a country 

 residence, beyond the conveniences and comforts 

 usually required by the great mass of the free- 

 holders, are lost to the heirs, and often prove ruin- 

 ous to the aspiring projector. 



We admire what has been done in other coun- 

 tries, and possessing means ample as the actual 

 proprietor of the stately edifice, rashly imitate the 

 pleasing example, without reflecting, that what we 

 l)ehold,bas been the work of successive heirs, 

 during the lap.sc of ages, and will descend with 

 increasing grandeur, to countless generations. 



If stone be substituted for wood, utility and 

 neatness, for extent and fantastic ornaments, and 

 less be expended on the structures and more in 

 iinjiroving the grounds, each farm would be ren- 

 dered intrinsically more valuable, and the whole 

 country would assume that flourishing, picturesque, 

 and delightful aspect, which so emphatically be- 

 speaks the prosperity, intelligence, and happiness 

 of a people. 



The natural divisions of Horticulture are the 

 Kitchen Garden, Seminary, Nursery, Fruit Trees 

 and Vines, Flowers and Green Houses, the Bota- 

 nical and Medical garden, and Landscape, or Pic- 

 turesque Gardening. 



Each of these departments require to be sepa- 

 rately considered and thoroughly understood, in 

 all its ramificction.s, before it can be ably man- 

 aged, or all so happily arranged, as to combine 

 utility and comfort, with ornament and recreation. 

 To accomplish this, on a large scale, and in the 

 best manner, artists and scientific professors are 



for on this depends the quantity of nutritive mat- 1 employed in Europe, and are much required in 

 ter prepared and dejiosited in the bulb, and con- this country. Hitherto their services have been 

 sequenlly its ability to flower the following sea- generally supplied by the owners of the soil, who, 

 son. E.\otic bulbs require nearly the same degree as amateurs, have devised and executed plans of 

 of beat when lying dormant as they do when improvement, which do honor to their taste and 



skill, and encourage the hope, that tl.*ese laudable 

 examples of successful cultivation, will have a 

 salutary influence throughout the Un«on. 



The Kitchen Garden is an indispensable ap- 

 pendage to every rural establishment, from the 

 stately mansion of the wealthy to the log-hut of 

 the adventurous pioneer, on the borders of the 

 wilderness. In its rudest and most simple form, 

 it is the nucleus and miniature sample of all oth- 

 ers, having small compartments of the products of 

 each, which are gradually extended, until the 

 whole estate combines those infinitely various 

 characteristics, and a.ssumes that imposing aspect, 

 which constitutes what is graphically called the 

 picturesque. 



(To be concluded next week.) 



HKRB.4CE0n3 AND STEMLESS GREEN HOUSE PLANTS. 

 Linum flavum. i. June, Aug. yellow. Austria. 1793. 



Suffruticosum. 1. Aug. pink. Spain. 1759. 

 Lotus creticus. k- June, Sept. yellow. Levant. 1680. 

 Sowerbea juncea. 1. May, July. pink. N. S.Wales. 1792. 

 Campanula mollis. 1. May, Aug. purple. Sicily. 1788. 

 Witsenia corymbosa. J. April, Sept. pale blue. Cape. 1803. 

 Achillea a^uyptiaca. 1. July, Sept. pale yellow. Levant. 



^1640. 

 Antirrhinum molle. 4- July, Oct. white. Spain. 1752. 

 Gnapbaliuni orientale. 1^. April, Aug. yellow. Cape. 1812. 

 Agapantbus umbellatus. 3. Jan. Aug. blue. Cape. 1690. 



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Architecture claims a conspicuous rank among 

 the arts which are subservient to rural economy ; 

 but in the United States it cannot be expected, 

 that individuals should indulge that natural pro- 

 pensity of man, for magnificent edifices ; still 

 their establishments may assume the beauties of 

 a refined taste, and be made to harmonize more 

 perfectly with the purposes of their appropriation, 

 and the scenery in which they are embowered, 

 without enhancing the cost of construction. The 



A whale, seventy-five feet in length, was landed 

 on King's [Lynn] Beach, in the month O'f Decem- 

 ber, [1756]. Dr. Henry Burchsted rode into his 

 mouth, in a chair drawn by a horse ; and after- 

 wards had two of his ribs set up for gate posts, 

 at his bouse in Essex-street, where they stood for 

 more than fifty years.— History of Lynn. 



