8 Retrospective Vieio of the 



do ; but as soon as the injunction is removed, we may prom- 

 ise our readers some interesting articles from Mr. Brecken- 

 ridge"s pen. 



It will be nnnecessary to recapitulate all the new plants 

 which have been noticed in our last volume, worthy of in- 

 troduction. These will be found by reference to our flori- 

 cultural notices. But we cannot omit to name those beau- 

 tiful annuals, Brachycome /beridiflora, and /mpaticns Can- 

 dida, and rosea ; the splendid greenhouse plants, Achi- 

 menes longillora, rosea and pcdunculuta ; Triptllion spino- 

 sum, a frame perennial ; Pharbatis Leuri/, a beautiful green- 

 house climber ; Leschcnault/abiloba, and /Salvia regla, fine 

 greenhouse j)lants ; Azalea alta clerensis, a hardy shrub. 

 These, in addition to the fuchsias, are a few which we 

 could wish to see in all choice collections of plants. We 

 might also name the new seedling chrysanthemus, as ele- 

 gant additions to this family of fall flowering plants. 



Landscape Gardening. 



The only article in our last volume relating to this sub- 

 ject was by our correspondent, Mr. Downing, upon the 

 proper method of planting belts of trees, pointing out the 

 defects of the style generally adopted. The article should 

 be read by all who wish to make new plantations, or im- 

 prove such as are already grown np. But notwithstanding 

 we have not treated upon landscape gardening, to mnch 

 extent, there is yet a growing desire for plantations, either 

 of the gardenesque or picturesque character, extending 

 among amateur cultivators and gentlemen of taste ; and the 

 desire for trees has continued to increase so that the de- 

 mand for the newer and rarer sorts is fully equivalent to 

 the stock. 



Nurserymen, aware of this drain upon them, are makmg 

 better exertions to add every new hardy tree and shrub to 

 their collections ; there are yet many trees and shrubs which 

 we hope to see speedily introduced, that would be beautiful 

 additions to our gardens and grounds. Among them we 

 may name the many weeping trees, few of which, except 

 the willow and cherry, are to be seen in our gardens. The 

 method now adopted in England, of growing weeping trees, 

 is to graft them as standards, and plant them singly on 

 lawns, where their gracefully depending branches have a 

 beautiful and highly ornamental appearance. 



