244 Notes of a Visit to several Gardens. 



about half open, from the growth of the new wood. By the 

 plan of Dr. Gunnell cultivators can obviate similar disappoint- 

 ment, 



Linncean Hill, Nurse?'!/ of J. Pierce. — Since our last visit 

 to Mr. Pierce's nursery, he has reduced his collection of green- 

 house plants ; and as the nursery department requires so 

 much of his attention, he is desirous of sellmg his entire stock, 

 which consists of several large camellias, oranges, lemons, 

 &c., besides a great quantity of smaller plants. Camellia, 

 var. Pierceii, has proved to be a most superb white, and we 

 believe the stock has been placed in the hands of Messrs. 

 Ritchie & Dick, of Philadelphia, for propagation and sale. 

 We shall give a full description of it the next blooming sea- 

 son. Mr. Pierce has several seedlings which promise well, 

 but another year will be required to test them fully. 



Mr. Pierce has been very successful in raising several new 

 prairie roses, of which we shall give a full description in our 

 next number, from specimen plants now coming into bloom 

 in our collection. We are mdebted to Mr. Pierce for the 

 honor of having some of the most beautiful varieties named 

 after our friends ; and it gives us additional satisfaction to 

 state that the varieties are truly great additions to this most 

 valuable tribe of hardy climbmg roses. 



Some fine specimens of trees and shrubs are growing on 

 Mr. Pierce's premises at Limiaean Hill; for his nurseries not 

 only embrace many acres here, but he has several large 

 squares in the city proper, situated on a contemplated street 

 which leads directly to the front of the President's house. The 

 latter grounds are well stocked with a good collection of fruit 

 and forest trees. His specimens, are a holly, fifteen feet high 

 and proportionably broad, which has been planted twenty-one 

 years ; a broad-leaved tree box, and a variety slightly dif- 

 ferent, each eight feet high and of the same age as the holly. 

 A Swedish juniper, fifteen feet, also of the same age. These 

 were all planted by Mr. Pierce. 



In the nursery, our attention was directed to several trees 

 of the Seckel pear, which had been grafted on the Washmg- 

 ton thorn the previous spring. Many of them had made 

 shoots six feet long, and some of them had three or four 

 branches, forming quite a pretty head for a young tree ; in- 



