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green-houses attached, but complain that the sale of plants is 

 quite limited. 



The good people of BufTalo are fond of display, and take 

 great pride in building large and costly houses, but do not 

 seem to regard horticultural embellishment, and, consequently, 

 they waste their wealth without producing the anticipated 

 etfect. If they studied the matter aright, they might save 

 thousands of dollars, and, at the same time, display far more 

 real taste and beauty about their dwellings. 



At Batavia, the garden and green-house of D. E. Evans, 

 Esq., is, as usual, kept in good order, by Mr. Logan, the 

 gardener. This is one of the oldest gardens in this region. 

 The collection of fruit, &c., is of the very best description, 

 but the assortment of plants is rather ordinary, not having 

 enough of new and rare kinds to make it interesting. 



At Genesee, a green-house and grapery was erected the 

 past year, at the beautiful residence of the venerable James 

 Wadsworth, Esq. The green-house was erected for the 

 gratification of Miss Wadsworth, who has a fine taste for bot- 

 any and floriculture, and has already obtained a good assort- 

 ment of plants, including some rare kinds. With her good 

 taste and ample means, it may reasonably be expected that 

 her collection of plants will, in a few years, be superior to any 

 in this section of country. 



At Canandaigua, the green-house of John Greig, Esq. is 

 in excellent condition. The plants are mostly of common 

 kinds, but many of them are very large and beautiful. A 

 striped agave (Agave americana var. variegata,) is the largest 

 of the kind that 1 have ever seen, and Mr. Greig says he in- 

 tends to take measures to bring it into flower, if possible. 



Capt. S. Menteath, residing near Canandaigua, sent some 

 very beautiful oranges and lemons, of his own raising, to the 

 fair at Rochester, in October, but 1 have not had an oppor- 

 tunity to visit his house, or obtain information respecting his 

 plants. 



There have been no horticultural exhibitions in western 

 New York, this fall, except in connection with the agricultu- 

 ral fairs. VV^e hope to give a beter account of Rochester, 

 next year. M. B. Bateham. 



Rochester Seed Store, Dec, 21, 1S40. 



Our acknowledgements are due to Mr. Bateham for the in- 

 formation contained in the above article. — Ed. 



