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Messrs. Lawson's seed warehouse, connected with the nur- 

 series is in Edinburgh, near George the Fourth's bridge, 

 where they have a most extensive assortment of agricultural 

 implements, seeds, &c. They are seedsmen to the Highland 

 Agricultural Society of Scotland, and have given particular 

 attention to the selection of all the most valuable grasses, 

 grains, roots, (fee. The inspection of both their nurseries and 

 warehouse gave us great pleasure. 



Caledonian Horticidhiral Society's Garden. — The experi- 

 mental garden of the Caledonian Horticultural Society is 

 situated but a few rods from the nurseries of Messrs. Law- 

 son & Son, on the opposite side of the road, and contains 

 about ten acres of land, beautifully located, commanding, 

 from the highest part, a grand view of the city, with its 

 castle towering up, seemingly to the clouds. The garden has 

 long been under the care of Mr. McNab, Jr., and we unfortu- 

 nately called when he was not at home. Waiting his return, 

 we leisurely looked through the premises ; but the absence of 

 Mr. McNab prevented our noting down many things which 

 we have no doubt would have been interesting to our readers. 



The garden is similar in its character and objects to the 

 London Horticultural Society's garden. It contains an im- 

 mense number of fruit trees of all kinds, planted out as speci- 

 mens, in order to ascertain their merits and prove the identity 

 of the kinds. We noticed a plantation of all the kinds of 

 strawberries in cultivation. There is also a piece of ground 

 devoted to the cultivation of vegetables, with a view to test 

 their qualities. The arboretum is extensive, and extends 

 round three sides of the garden, and contains some very fine 

 specimens of trees and shrubs. On the lawn near the green- 

 house, we noticed some beautiful trees of J.'bies Douglasii, 

 Cedrus Deodara., and Pinus excelsa. 



The greenhouse and hothouse department contained many 

 good specimens of plants, and among them some exceedingly 

 beautiful calceolarias ; but few things were in bloom at this 

 season, and the plants were, just at the period of our visit, 

 being taken in doors for the winter. 



The whole is kept in the most perfect order : not a weed to 

 be seen, the turf smooth, and the walks clean and well rolled; 

 no improvement could be made in this respect. 



