CONTENTS. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



GENERAL SUBJECT. 



A Retrospective View of tlie Progress of 

 Horticulture iu tlie United States, dur- 

 ing the year 1845. By the Editor . 1 



Notes and Recollections of a tour through 

 part of England, Scotland, and France, 

 in the autumn of 1844. By the Editor 12 



List of places to be noticed; Knap 

 Hill Nursery, Messrs. Waterer . . 12 



Bagshot Nursery, Messrs. Waterer ; 

 Bagshot Park, the Duchess of Glouces- 

 ter; Dropmore, Lady Grenville . . 41 



Windsor ; Frogmore Gardens; Bays- 

 water, residence of Mrs. Loudon . 81 



Chester; Chester Nurseries, Messrs. 

 F. & J. Dickson; Glasgow; Glasgow 

 Botanic Garden; Garscube, Sir Archi- 

 bald Campbell 121 



Bothwell Castle; Nurseries of Messrs. 



Austin <fc Son 101 



Edinburgh; Nurseries of Messrs. Law- 

 son & Son; Caledonian Horticultural 

 Society "s Garden ; Edinburgh Botanic 

 Garden ; Dalkeith Park, the Duke of 

 Buccleugh ; Melrose Abbey ; Abbots- 

 ford 201 



A Day in the Gardens of Haarlem. By 

 S. B. Parsons, Commercial Garden and 

 Nursery, Flushing, L. L . . .16 



Remarks on the Duration and Vigor of 

 .Seedling Fruits. By T. S. Humrick- 

 house, Coshocton, Ohio . . .19 



Plants in bloom in the Garden of C. L. 

 Bell, Esq., in the vicinity of New Or- 

 leans, in November, 1845. By J. W. 

 Paulsen 22 



Remarks on the importance of an uni- 

 form Nomenclature of Fruits; with a 

 few preparatory observations upon the 

 misconceptions entertained by many, 

 of Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of 

 America, as attributable, in part, to the 

 author's objectionable and imperfect 

 statement ol its design. By T. S. Huni- 

 rickhouse, Coshocton, Ohio . . .47 



Notice of the "Report of the Exploring 

 Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, in 

 the year 1842 — and to Oregon and Nortli 

 California, in the years 1843 — 1844. By 

 Brevet Captain J. C. Fremont, of the 

 Topographical Engineers, &.C., &.C. 

 Printed by order of the Senate of the 

 United States. Washington, 1845. By 

 X 86 



Some Observations on the progress and 

 present state of Horticulture in the 

 neighborhood of Cincinnati. By Messrs. 

 Sayers & Heaver 94 



On the use of wire fences for the enclos- 

 ure of lawns, pleasure grounds, gar- 

 dens, ifec; their ornamental character, 

 durability, strength, and economy. By 

 Rob't Arthur, Esq., Edinburgh, Scotland 1'27 



Some Remarks on the Duration of Races 



of Plants. By A. H. Ernst, Cincinnati, 

 Ohio 164 



Guano : its use and application. By 

 Charles Robinson, Esq., New Haven, 

 Conneciicut 168 



On the Management of Horticultural So- 

 cieties. By E. W 209 



Notes of a Visit to several Gardens in the 

 vicinity of Washington, Baltimore, 

 Philadelphia, and New York, in Octo- 

 ber, 1845. By the Editor- 

 Washington, Experimental Garden of 

 the National Institute; Garden of Dr. 

 J. S. Gunnell; Linnsean Hill Nursery 

 of J. Pierce; Garden of W. H. Cor- 

 coran, Esq.; Baltimore, Garden of J. 

 Feast; Nursery of S. Feast; Clare- 

 mont Nursery, Messrs. Sinclair & 



Corse 241 



Philadelphia; City Garden of G. Pep- 

 per, Esq.; Exotic Nursery of R. Bu- 

 ist; Mr. P. Mackenzie's Garden; Nur- 

 sery of Ritchie & Dick; Landreth & 

 Fulton's Nurseries .... 281 



New York; Murray Hill Nursery; 

 Garden of Mr.Monck; Dunliip&; Thomp- 

 son's Seed Store ; Flushing, Com- 

 mercial Garden of Messrs. Parsons 

 & Co. ; Nursery of Messrs. Valk & 

 Co.; Linnaean Garden and Nursery, 

 Messrs. W. R. Prince & Co. ; Lin- 

 naan Garden of Messrs. Winter <fc Co. 329 



Spurrey, (Spergel,) an annual grass, 



adapted to light soils, with remarks on 

 its cultivation. By F 285 



A Descriptive account of the Curvilinear 

 Graperies of Horace Gray, Esq., New- 

 ton, accompanied with engravings il- 

 lustrating the mode of construction, 

 &c. By the Editor. With the entire 

 treatment and management of the vines 

 from the formation of the border to tlie 

 present time, during a period of five 

 years. By J. W. Russell, Gardener to 

 Mr. Gray 377 



Horticulture in Mississippi; Budding Fruit 

 Trees; Labels for Trees; Soaking Cu- 

 cumber and Melon Seeds, &<\ By M. 

 W. Phillips, Esq., Log Hall, Edwards, 

 Miss. ....... 425 



Horticulture in the Old Colony: with a 

 few Notes on several Gardens in Ply- 

 mouth, Mass. By the Editor . . 465 



HORTICULTURE. 



Transplantation of Trees. By William 

 R. Prince, Linnsean Botanic Garden 

 and Nurseries . . . . .96 



A Leaf in the History of Pomology at 

 the West. By T. S. H., Coshocton, 

 Ohio 132 



Remarks on Western Seedling Fruits ; 

 with observations upon the Fire Blight 



