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admirably adapted for forcing, and is extensively grown by 

 Mr. Glendenning for the London market. It is deep pink, 

 with a dark centre, large size and fragrant, and flowers freely 

 and finely when forced. The lily of the valley is forced 

 here in quantities, for the same purpose ; by simply potting 

 the roots in moss, and bringing them forward in heat, they 

 can be made to flower at any time between December and 

 May. Asters and other showy annuals were planted in 

 large beds, and made a gay show from the street. 



We here noticed a mode of making pits or frames, which 

 answers a good purpose. It is simply to cut and pare sods 

 of the width of six inches ; these are carefully and firmly 

 piled up, the grass side downwards, to the proper height, 

 making allowance for settling, and when they become dry 

 the sashes are put on, and the whole is completed ; in our 

 climate, on the approach of cold weather, they could be 

 banked up, and would be much better for many things than 

 ordinary wood frames, which are expensive and more likely 

 to suffer from cold. We would recommend a trial of this plan. 

 In Philadelphia, among the nurserymen, great quantities of 

 plants are winterd in ordinary frames, and valuable room is 

 saved in the greenhouse ; besides, plants kept in a low tem- 

 perature, especially roses, azaleas, camellias, &c., start with 

 more vigor, and often make a stronger growth, than those 

 kept in the greenhouse. To protect half hardy shrubs and 

 plants, which will not stand the open winter, pits, such as 

 we have noticed, will be found useful in the smallest collec- 

 tion of plants. Many plants, which are now only seen in 

 greenhouses, may be taken up in the autumn and planted 

 again in the spring ; and by such yearly removals, they soon 

 acquire so large a mass of fibrous roots that they do not suffer 

 in the least, and flower as freely as if they had not been 

 taken up ; in this way, azaleas, kalmias, rhododendrons, 

 magnolias, ericas, &lq,. &c. maybe managed with entire success. 



Mr. Glendenning's nursery is managed with much neat- 

 ness, and after looking through the grounds we passed an 

 evening with him at his house. It may be gratifying to our 

 readers to know that Mr. Glendenning has promised us occa- 

 sional articles on various subjects, and we hope they will add 

 to the value of the magazine. 



