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done, as we have before remarked, by continually pinching 

 off the shoots as soon as they are an inch or more long. Mr. 

 Turnbull has been very successful in raising heaths from seed, 

 and his last fine variety is figured in Paxton's Magazine. 

 It is called Murraydww^/z^, in honor of Mr. Murray, curator 

 of the Glasgow Botanic Garden. It is a fine scarlet flower, 

 free bloomer, and beautiful habit. Numerous yoimg seedlings 

 were coming on, and some other fine ones, we presume, have 

 bloomed since we saw the young plants. It was a source of 

 great pleasure to see the specimens of heaths produced by 

 Mr. Turnbull ; and his success assured us, that there is no 

 obstacle in the way of entire success in their cultivation, if 

 proper attention is given to the plants. 



Mr. Turnbull has a brother residing near Boston, who for- 

 merly was in our employ ; and our visit afforded him much 

 gratification. He had always felt a great desire to visit 

 America, but he had advanced in years too far to make the 

 attempt, especially so well situated as he is at this fine place. 



Nurseries of Messrs. Aiisiin 4* ^on. — Messrs. Austin have 

 an extensive warehouse in Glasgow, and a nursery connected 

 with their business, in the suburbs of the city. Though not 

 so extensive as some of the Edinburgh establishments, they 

 have a very good stock of plants, and a fine supply of trees 

 and shrubs. The necessity, however, of a short visit, in con- 

 sequence of our departure for Edinburgh, by the rail-road, in 

 season to reach that city by night, only enabled us to take 

 a hasty ramble through the houses, without a chance of giv- 

 ing much attention to the nursery grounds. 



Messrs. Austin & Son have a good stock of rhododendrons 

 and azaleas, and also a variety of camellias. But the plants 

 were being taken into the houses ; and the confusion always 

 attendant on such an occasion prevented our particularizing 

 many plants. In the frames were great numbers of seed- 

 lings, particularly of pinuses, which are so much in demand. 

 Mr. Austin pointed out to us a cedar of Lebanon, which is 

 perfectly hardy ; and, at the same time, he showed us some 

 of our hemlock spruce, which had suffered from the winter, 

 and indeed is considered as scarcely hardy around Glasgow. 

 The Chinese arbor vitge is also often injured by the winter, 

 and does not stand the winter better than it does in the lati- 



