44 Notices of Gardens and Nursei'ies 



the purpose, being of a rich adhesive loam; from the 

 height of the ground, all the surface water is carried off, 

 leaving the soil at all times in a good working condition. 

 The nursery forms a square, being bounded by the 4th 

 avenue on one side, and the 5th on the other. The main 

 entrance is from the latter avenue. The land is divided 

 into two lots — one in the rear of Mr. Reid's house, and the 

 other in front. The greenhouses and pits, four in number, are 

 situated immediately in front of tlie dwelling, and the main 

 walk proceeds from the house through the front nursery to 

 an entrance on the south side, through which we came, and 

 which is the nearest and most convenient to those who take 

 a conveyance by the cars. 



Although Mr. Reid's ranges of greenhouses exceed two 

 hundred feet, yet he does not give much attention to green- 

 house plants. Resides a good collection of Bengal, Tea 

 and Noisette roses, and a few miscellaneous plants, a col- 

 lection of chrysanthemums and some of the common plants 

 which appear most in demand, Mr. Reid has few which 

 would be new to our readers. Indeed, he informed us that 

 the increasing duties of his tree department, have rendered 

 it imperative for him to give up the cultivation of a com- 

 plete assortment of greenhouse plants. 



In passing through the main walk of the nursery above al- 

 luded to, we noticed Mr. Reid's collection of specimen fruit 

 trees, which are planted on either side; they have been set 

 out from three to eight years or more, and many of them 

 have come into bearing. From these he cuts scions for prop- 

 agation, the only course a nurseryman can adopt, who 

 wishes to acquire a good reputation, and, after having ac- 

 quired one. to keep it. To cut scions from trees which 

 never have borne, or to depend upon others for the genuine- 

 ness of a kind, is a policy which no one should adopt. It 

 has been the source from whence have proceeded more 

 errors than all other causes together, and, as long as it is 

 practised, will be the means of continuing the errors and con- 

 fusion which abound in too many of our nurserymen's cat- 

 alogues. Mr. Reid's Cft/'^z/ogi/e is before us, and embraces 

 upwards of 120 varieties of pears, 100 of apples, and 200 of 

 miscellaneous fruits. 



On the borders of this walk, also, Mr. Reid has inter- 

 spersed here and there specimens of several of the iiner 

 shrubs ; such as magnolias, Ribes sanguineum, Euonymus, 



