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kept in perfect order. No where have I seen so beautiful a 

 Jawn, or a better collection of ornamental trees. 



The largest collection of plants in this vicinity, is that of 

 R. S. Field, Esq. The house appropriated to them is about 

 fifty-five feet long, and is divided into two apartments, one for 

 the green-house, and the other for the hot-house plants. IMr. 

 Field has been fortunate in securing the services of one of 

 the most skilful and experienced gardeners in this country, 

 Mr. Edward Noice. In the green-house, among the camel- 

 lias which are now, or have very recently been in bloom, are 

 the double white, fimbriata, speciosa, eldta, Chandleri, imbri- 

 cate, conspicua, Fioyi, elegans, eclipse, waliflora, Rossii, 

 Gilesti, conchiflora, speciosa rubra. Lady Hume's blush, 

 florida, Rosa sinensis, &c. The heaths are in excellent 

 condition, and some of them blooming beautifully. INIr. Field 

 intends adding largely to his collection of this interesting 

 plant, the cultivation of which has been so much neglected in 

 this country. Here are some fine plants of the E'pacris gran- 

 diflora, palludosa, and pulchella. Lechenaidtm formosa is 

 literally covered with its dazzling little flowers. The collec- 

 tion of geraniums is large and valuable, and they are just 

 coming into bloom: there are several seedlings among these, 

 of great merit. Tlie lemon and orange trees are loaded with 

 fruit of the largest size. 



Among the plants worthy of notice, in the hot-house, are 

 Musa dacca and Cavendishn, a noble specimen of Urania 

 speciosa, Atrocarpus integrifolia, ChamsVops hystrix, Dia- 

 cce^na braziliensis, Astrapoe^a Wallicli/i, Cycas revoluta, Bon- 

 apartea juncea, J5/espilus japonica. Euphorbia splendens and 

 Jacquinfe//om, Poinsettm pulcherrima, Russel/a juncea, Ar- 

 disia crenuluta and solanacea, Ixora coccinea, Pavetta, alba, 

 and crocdta,r'^cacia armata, conspicua, glaucescens, pubescens, 

 and spectabilis, Bletm Tankervillce, ..^/yrtus tomentosus, 

 Strelitz/a reginaj, i'^iciis vistala, macrophylla, elastica, aus- 

 ti-alis, and nitida, Passiflora edulis, Kermesina, and aluta, 

 the latter trained to the rafters, and blooming profusely; Sal- 

 via patens, Gloxin/a splendens, grandiflora, and speciosa 

 alba, several kinds of jasamine, and the difl'erent varieties of 

 the cactus. 



In front of the building, and extending the whole length of 

 it, is a grape border. 'J'he vines are planted outside the 

 house, but are introduced in the spring, and trained up the 

 ralters. iSome fine specimens of foreign grapes raised here. 



