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In the open ground we found a collection of seedling 

 dahlias, some of which appeared to possess considerable 

 merit ; but the frost of the previous night had touched the 

 plants and injured the flowers. We noticed several large 

 beds of tuberoses, grown for the roots, which were very 

 vigorous and strong. We saw the original plants of Mr. 

 Feast's seedling rubifolia roses. They are immense grow- 

 ers, and had made shoots fifteen feet long daring the season; 

 the rapidity with which they grow, renders them highly 

 valuable ; perpetual pink had a cluster of flowers expand- 

 ed — it is the only fall flowering variety, from whence its 

 name. All the Tea and Bengal roses were planted out in 

 beds in the garden, and many of them were yet blooming 

 freely ; showing the value of these classes in prolonging 

 the blooming season until severe frost. 



Floiver Garden of Mr. John Feast. — Mr. Feast continues 

 to extend and enlarge his grounds. He had recently pur- 

 chased a piece of ground in the rear of his premises, and 

 was making preparations to build a long range of houses, 

 for roses and other plants. We are glad to see this evi- 

 dence of an improving taste in Baltimore, as latterly there 

 has seemed to be a falling ofl" in the interest and zeal of the 

 amateur cultivators. 



Mr. Feast appeared mostly interested in roses ; in ad- 

 dition to his stock on hand, he was in expectation of re- 

 ceiving another invoice of new kinds from France. He 

 has also raised many seedlings, some of which are from the 

 yellow tea and microphylla, and some singular varieties 

 are anticipated as the result of crossing two kinds so dis- 

 similar, and yet each so beautiful in themselves; they will 

 probably flower the coming spring, when we hope to re- 

 ceive some account of them from Mr. Feast himself 



The camellias and other plants had just been removed 

 to the houses, and no flowers were yet to be seen worthy 

 of special note. 



Claremont Nursery., Messrs. Sinclair ^ Corse. — Our want 

 of time in Baltimore prevented us from calling on our 

 old and respected correspondent, Mr. Sinclair of the Clare- 

 mont Nursery, near the city, whose polite invitation at 

 various times, we have during each of our visits to the 

 city been unable to accept of; but as we have now before 

 us a recent letter welcoming us to his place, we add the 

 following in relation to the Nursery. 



