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the cultivation of this most brilHant ornament of the green- 

 house, Mr. Douglas intends to rebuild his greenhouse in 

 beautiful style the coming summer. 



We only regretted that our time would not permit us to 

 call at Mr. Douglas's out of town garden, where he had a 

 collection of roses in full bloom, and many other fine plants. 

 When we visit Washington again, we shall endeavor to 

 make a longer stay with our friends, whose kind attentions 

 to us, and whose invitations to remain, we were obliged to 

 refuse, in consequence of the near return of another month. 



Baltimore, Oct. 20th. — We left Washington in the early 

 train of cars, and arrived in Baltimore about 8 o'clock in 

 the morning. Though so early in the season there was a 

 hoar frost through all the low lands on the route of the 

 Rail-road between each city. Such severe cold is rarely ex- 

 perienced in this latitude in October. 



Nursery of Mr. Samuel Feast. — A recent domestic afflic- 

 tion prevented us from seeing Mr. Feast on our visit to his 

 garden ; and his son walked round the grounds and through 

 the houses with us. All the plants were taken into the 

 houses, though all were not yet arranged for the winter. 

 In the camellia house we noticed a fine collection of plants 

 including excellent specimens of Mr. Feast's seedling Feas- 

 tii, now offered for sale. It is said to be very beautiful. 

 It is of strong and rapid growth, good erect habit, and with 

 large deep green foliage : the flowers are white, delicately 

 spotted, and flaked with pale rose, the spots so minute 

 sometimes as to be scarcely discernible a few feet from the 

 plant. It is of the form of imbricata, perfectly double and 

 five and a half inches in diameter. The whole of the 

 plants appeared in excellent health. From the camellia 

 house we went through the range devoted mostly to aza- 

 leas, and a great portion of them seedlings : all appeared 

 in the best health, and covered with buds. Mr. Feast has 

 now for sale small plants of his new Azalea cremeria, 

 which is a cross between the azalea and rhododendron, 

 having large clusters of rosy crimson flowers. He has also 

 other new seedlings of much merit, in addition to older 

 kinds raised during the last five years. 



In the different departments we found the Cactuses, and 

 other plants, all in better health than when we were here 

 in 1841. One or two small houses had recently been 

 erected, and these were nearly filled with plants. 



