THE MAGAZINE 



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HORTICULTURE. 



APRIL, 1846. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Art. I. Notes and Recollectiotis of a Tour through part of 



England, Scotland and France, in the autumn of 1844. 



By the Editor. 



{JJontinued from page 86.) 



Chester, October Wi. — We took our seat in the mail train 

 for Liverpool at 9| o'clock, on the 8th. The night was cold 

 and raw, with a chilling N. W. wind, bnt as we had secured 

 a good place in the first class cars, we had a comfortable ride, 

 and arrived in Chester about an hour before sunrise. The 

 N. \V. wind had blown up a cold and drizzling rain, but as 

 we had taken the Chester route, in order to visit the extensive 

 nurseries of Messrs. Dickson, near the town, we were left no 

 alternative but to proceed at once on our business. It was the 

 first really disagreeable weather we had experienced since we 

 left Manchester, nearly two months previous. We had but 

 little time to spare, as we intended to be in Liverpool at noon, 

 in order to leave for Glasgow in the evening. 



Chester Nurseries, Messrs F. ^ J. Dickson. — The nurse- 

 ries are situated about a mile and a half from the town, but 

 the proprietors have an extensive warehouse in the village, 

 where they supply large quantities of seeds of every descrip- 

 tion. The grounds contain upwards of seventy acres, on a 

 level situation, with a good soil. It is laid off in squares, 

 bordered with hedges of beech, holly, yew, birch, &c., with 

 a view to give shelter and shade, and afford protection from 

 winds. Messrs. Dickson have a large and fine dwelling, sit- 

 uated nearly in the centre of the nurseries, and approached 

 by a long avenue, hedged with privet and holly. Around the 



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