332 Notes of a Visit to several Gardens. 



or eight feet high. It is particularly adapted to our climate, 

 as its thick, almost fleshy foliage, stands the sun well, and 

 planted out in the border, it blooms very freely all summer. 

 In its native country it grows rapidly, and climbs up trees, 

 hanging in festoons from limb to limb, forming a truly beauti- 

 ful object. 



In our first visit to Mr. Monck's, we noticed some Isabella 

 vines, which he was then inarching with the best foreign 

 kinds ; the Isabellas were planted outside of the house, and as 

 the stems could not be easily protected, this experiment was 

 tried. It has succeeded exceedingly well; the vines had pro- 

 duced good crops, and they were now taken out of the house, 

 and trained along the front wall. 



Dunlap and Thompson's Seed Store, Broadioay. — The large 

 and extensive greenhouse, in the rear of Messrs. Dunlap and 

 Thompson's store, we found filled with large plants, principally 

 camellias, of which a great quantity is required to furnish cut 

 flowers, particularly of the old double white. The main 

 stock of flowers, especially roses, is raised at the garden in 

 Harlaem, where the proprietors have several ranges of pits, 

 particularly devoted to the cultivation of such plants as are 

 best adapted for furnishing fragrant, as well as beautiful, flow- 

 ers, for bouquets. Mr. Dunlap, in a recent visit to Boston, 

 informed us that they were extending their arrangements for 

 this object, and had jusi completed a new rose house, to be 

 wholly planted with the very choicest kinds. The next op- 

 portunity which oflers, we shall endeavor to give an accomit 

 of the structures erected at Harlaem, for tliis object, with 

 plans of their construction, &c. 



Flushing, L. I. — A full day would be as little time as any 

 individual should allot to himself, to visit all the nurseries 

 here, which now number six or eight. Some years since, the 

 only establishments were those of Messrs. Prince and Blood- 

 good, but, with the demand for trees, others have sprung up, 

 and now six or more appear to be doing a good business. A 

 society has been organized in the town, and the exhibitions 

 which have been held, have been highly creditable to the 

 members. 



Commercial Gar-den of Messrs. Parsons t5* Co. — Since the 

 autumn of 1843, the proprietors have added a large stock to 



