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planted in the border facing to the north, and are shaded part of the 

 day by the different large trees in the rear of the house adjacent to the 

 garden wall. Mr. Gushing is displaying good taste in thus ornament- 

 mg his grounds. The borders are kept well cleaned, and neatness 

 prevalent in every part. 



In the graperies there is a very good crop of fruit. A very large 

 number of varieties has here been collected from different sources, and 

 many of them have produced a few clusters this season ; Mr. Hagger- 

 ton being unfortunately from home, we were deprived of the opportu- 

 nity of having the different kinds, with the names of each, pointed out. 

 We intend, however, if other engagements do not prevent us, to visit 

 this place again before the fruit is cut, in order to give our i-eaderssome 

 information respecting such varieties as are worthy of cultivation, and 

 such as are not. The wood of this year is exceedingly well grown, and 

 is ripening finely: the red spider has been very ti'oublesome this season, 

 but we were glad to perceive that they had been mostly banished from 

 these, as well as from the other departments. 



The plants remaining in the green-house were principally the fine 

 orange and lemon trees, some palms, &c. The fine Passiflora alata 

 has extended itself over nearly one third of the roof, and was covered 

 with hundreds of buds and blossoms. Several hedychiums have been 

 in bloom, and a fine plant of H. Gardneriunum was throwing up a 

 strong spike of buds. Six or eight plants of Amaryllis Belladonna had 

 each expanded an umbel of its exquisitely lovely flowers ; we noticed 

 that the pots were set in pans of water ; this species is one of the 

 handsomest of the tribe, and should be in every collection. A great 

 humber of pots of that pretty and delicate plant, Treviran« coccinea, 

 were flowering profusely; this is generally classed among the stove 

 plants, but it does well here in the green-house. Ixora rosea had a 

 corymb of its flowers expanded. Stapelia hirsiita, and another common 

 species, was in bloom ; these are extremely curious plants. The Chi- 

 nese guava tree, Psidium chinense, was here in a fruiting state; many 

 of the guavas are worthy of cultivation for their beautiful foliage, par- 

 ticularly P. Cattleyunum, as also for their fruit. 



In the stoves the pine plants are growing vigorously, and look healthy 

 and strong. Some of them have attained to nearly a flowering state. 

 Two fine iponifeas are in this collection, one of which we have before 

 noticed, I. p. 435, and the same, we believe, as in Mr. Lowell's, p. 350; 

 the flower of one is a much deeper color than the other; that which we 

 called I. insignis last season, Mr. Haggerston informs us agrees with the 

 I. paniculata figured in the Botanical Register, t. 62, and the other proves 

 to be I. g-ossypiifolia W., I. insignis of the Rot. Reg., and the same as 

 we haveheretofore called by the latter name. We find, upon looking 

 over the Hortus Britannicus, that paniculata is described as pink, and 

 insignis, purple, which agrees with the colors of the flowers; they are 

 both beautiful, free flowerers, and rapid growers. Combretum purptare- 

 um continues in flower the whole season. Crinum augustum was throw- 

 ing out a huge flower stem. A very handsome evergreen plant, lately 

 imported from China, AUamanda cathartica, has been in bloom for some 

 time: the flowers are very bright yellow; it belongs to the natural 

 order ^pocyniacese. ^ymphfe'a pigmea and ceerulea have been in bloom 

 all the season. A new althaea from China, with large double white 

 flowers, was exceedingly showy ; probably it will stand our climate 

 out, and, if so, it will prove a valuable shrub. We noticed a single 

 hibiscus allied to the Posa sinensis, which was received from England; 

 it is a very desirable plant; the double varieties, of the species just 

 named, are in fine bloom. A great many plants have been imported, 



