THE MAGAZINE 



OF 



HORTICULTURE. 



SEPTEMBER, 1846. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Art. I. Notes of a Visit to several Gardens in the Vicinity 

 of Washingtoti, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, 

 in October, 1845. By the Editor. 



( Concluded from page 285 . ) 



New York, October 2Ath. — We presented some notes on the 

 gardens in the city, at the time of our last tour, in 1843, and 

 in consequence of the lateness of the month, we found it im- 

 possible to give many of our amateur friends another visit. 

 We had, principally, to confine ourselves to a hurried trip 

 among the Flushing nurserymen. 



Murray Hill Nursery. — We found Mr. Reid's excellent 

 establishment undergoing quite a demolition. The city cor- 

 poration, in the rapid strides of improvement, had laid out 

 several streets through the grounds, and our egress to the dif- 

 ferent parts of the nursery was over fences, and newly 

 ploughed-up roads, among rocks, and through sand and grav- 

 el. Whole squares of trees had been moved off the ground, 

 and Mr. Reid was preparing to remove others, in anticipation 

 of more new streets to be graded and opened. It reminded us 

 of the appearance of Mr, Hogg's premises, before his removal 

 to Yorkville. Mr. Reid has a fine nursery in New Jersey, 

 Avhich he has already well filled with trees, and from whence 

 he expects to receive his stock to fill his orders. 



Since our last visit, in the autumn of 18-12, Mr. Reid has 

 built a handsome dwelling-house, and we were gratified to 

 find that the industry and energy of the proprietor has been 

 so well repaid by his many customers, as to enable him to 

 erect such a commodious and handsome dwelling. 



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