through Hartford, New Haven, 6^c. 403 



viewed from almost any part of the garden. Looking from 

 the ground towards the south, the old Sigourney place lies 

 immediately in the foreground. Across the valley, on the 

 brow of the hill to the west, several beautiful dwellings 

 with rural gardens, catch the eye, while to the east the city 

 with its towering spires, springs up. Altogether the spot is 

 one of the finest natural places we have ever seen, and with 

 the taste and labor which has been applied to it, may be 

 numbered among the limited number of beautiful amateur 

 gardens, which are found in the vicinity of our large cities. 



We noticed here among the forest trees, one called the 

 Norway maple, a tree purchased of Judge Buel some years 

 ago : it is a rare and beautiful tree, and if our memory- 

 serves us we have never seen one any where else of a simi- 

 lar variety. Its very broad and peculiar deep green foliage 

 and the handsome form of the tree render it valuable. We 

 here saw several young trees of the Charter oak, raised 

 from seeds gathered by Dr. Bull from the original tree, 

 which stands within a short distance of the garden. A 

 number of English oaks, some of good size, we noticed. 

 A fine upright evergreen tree, called the Hvergreen Cypress, 

 was growing well ; the seeds were received from Rome. It 

 promises to be a good addition to our hardy trees. Q,uite a 

 number of seedling arbor vitaes, of such kind as we noticed in 

 our tour of 1842, as havhig been seen in the garden of Mr. 

 McKee, of Burlington, N. J., were planted out: the trees 

 were received from Mr. McKee, and the variety appears 

 hardier than the Chinese. 



Dr. Bull's collection of roses is extensive. In addition to 

 many fine hardy and tender sorts, we found large plants of 

 the Queen of the Prairies, and the rubifolia elegans ; the 

 latter good, but only simi-double : we also noticed the New 

 Crimson Boursault. Many more additions will be made to 

 the garden the coming spring, and the show of roses in 

 June must be very beautiful. The collection of perennial 

 and annual plants is no less extensive than the roses. Por- 

 tulaca Thellus6n?i, and splendens. Phlox Drummondri, and 

 others equally rare and beautiful, were blooming abun- 

 dantly. 



Dr. Bull intends adding a greenhouse and grapery to the 

 garden : it will be a great addition to the place. Independ- 

 ently of the pleasure a greenhouse always affords, it may 

 be made valuable use of for wintering plants, for flowering 



