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noticed the cemetery in that town. In Taunton, a pretty- 

 place has been appropriated to the purpose. 



The sale of lots in Mount Auburn has not been so large 

 as in 1839: improvements, however, have been made upon 

 those which have been purchased, and several monuments 

 erected. The grounds are kept in excellent order, under the 

 superintendence of our correspondent, Mr. Russell, and many 

 of the lots have been ornamented in excellent taste, under his 

 direction. It is our intention to give some account, in the 

 course of this volume, of the lots which have been purchased 

 and improved since iMount Auburn was first purchased, with a 

 ground plan of the whole place. 



Our correspondent in Rochester informs us that a neat plain 

 fence and entrance gate have lately been erected in front of 

 the Mount Hope Cemetery, in that place, which adds greatly 

 to its appearance. The proprietors of lots continue to orna- 

 ment them with shrubbery, and other improvements are grad- 

 ually being made. He remarks, that a great deal of inferior 

 taste and skill has been evinced, in the laying out of the 

 walks and avenues, grading, &.c. If the citizens of Roches- 

 ter had engaged the services of a skilful practical man to su- 

 perintend Mount Hope, they would have a cemetery hardly 

 to be surpassed by any in the world; but this they have neg- 

 lected. 



Garden Literature. 



Relating to horticulture, the only new work of the year was 

 a small volume, by Mr. Teschemacher, which has been no- 

 ticed by us, (Vol. VI., p. 261,) entitled A concise appli- 

 cation of the Principles of Structural Botany to Horticulture. 

 New editions have, however, appeared, of Bridgeman's Garden- 

 er^ s Assistant^ and The Florists Guide. A monthly magazine, 

 published in Cincinnati, Ohio, called the Western Farmer and 

 Gardener^ the second volume of which commenced in Oc- 

 tober, is partially devoted to horticultural information. In 

 botany, parts HI. and IV. of Torrey and Gray's Flora 

 of JVorth America have appeared. Some excellent botanical 

 papers have also been published in the Boston Journal of 

 Matured History. In agriculture, the Third Report of the 

 Agriculture of Massachusetts has been published. The A- 

 merican Farmer'' s Companion., by the late Judge Buel, ap- 

 peared just at the time our last retrospective view of horti- 



