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much like that of their brethren at the east, except with apple trees ; these 

 are almost invariably grafted on the root, in the winter and spring, upon 

 seedlings two years old, and in good locations attain to about the height of 

 six feet in three years. With perhaps one exception, the nurseries are kept 

 in good order and furnish us good trees as can be found in the United 

 States. 



The Mount Hope Botanic Garden and Nursery, of Ellwanger & Barry, 

 is situated near Mount Hope, about two miles south of the centre of the 

 city, on the east side of the river, and comprises sixteen acres, to which it 

 is the intention of the proprietors to add five acres the present season. 

 These gentlemen have a large greenhouse, and cultivate in it and their 

 grounds an extensive assortment of ornamental and fruit trees, plants and 

 shrubs. 



The Rochester Commercial Nursery of Bissell & Hooker covers sixteen 

 acres, on Maine Street, near the city line, and is devoted almost exclusively 

 to the cultivation of fruit trees. 



The Monroe Gardens of Goodsell & Powis, better known as " Rowe's," 

 is the oldest establishment of the kind in this vicinity, embracing every 

 kind of tree and plant that is saleable, together with a vast number that are 

 not. The former proprietor and founder, Mr. Rowe, failed in consequence 

 of severe losses in the cultivation and sale of morus multicaulis. 



Mr. Samuel Moulsen established the Rochester Nursery several years 

 since, and now occupies about sixteen acres, with fruit and ornamental 

 trees. 



In addition to the above, there are several small nurseries in the adjoining 

 towns, in which apple trees are raised as the leading article. 



In all these nurseries, fruit trees are the staples, ornamental trees and 

 plants being considered as collaterals, and hardly enough are sold to pay 

 the expense of raising. As the city and country around grow older, the 

 taste for the latter and their cultivation will increase ; perhaps so much so 

 that some of our nurserymen will show their acre of roses, as do Messrs. 

 Hovey & Co. 



I believe that our nurserymen are generally to be trusted both in their 

 tastes and recommendations. It is certainly for their interest to earn that 

 reputation, though I hope they are influenced by higher motives than mere 

 interest, and that they will ever be guided by those principles of rectitude 

 which do not allow a lie even to make a large sale. — B. Rochester, N. Y., 

 Feb. 1846. 



Seedling Strawberries. — We learn that Dr. Brinkle, of Philadelphia, has 

 raised a variety of seedling strawberries. Can any of our readers give us 

 any account of their merits 1 — Ed. 



