THE MAGAZINE 



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HORTICULTURE. 



SEPTEMBER, 1841. 



ORIGINAL COMMUxMCATIONS. 



Art. I. JVofc.s made during a Visit to J^'^eic York, Philadel- 

 phia, Baltimore and Washington, and intermediate places, 

 from Aug. 8th to the 2od, 1841. By the Editor. 



It is now upwards of two years since we have had the 

 pleasure of visiting either the cities of New York, Philadel- 

 phia, or Baltimore. At that time, when in the latter place, 

 we were desirous of calling upon some of our friends and cor- 

 respondents in Washington, but want of time prevented us 

 from availing ourselves of the pleasure of doing so. During 

 our present visit we determined to extend our tour farther, 

 and, for the first time, saw Washington. The object of our 

 visit at the latter place was mostly to note down the general 

 state of horticultural improvement at the seat of government, — 

 to inspect the commercial gardens of the city, — and, from the 

 statements which have been made, in relation to the grounds 

 attached to the President's house, and the extravagant expen- 

 ditures for their improvement and keeping, to have the op- 

 portunity of gratifying ourselves with a visit. 



In 1831 we first visited New York and Philadelphia, though 

 at that time we did not take that interest in noticing the state 

 of gardening, which we have since. We did not, however, 

 let the opportunity pass without visiting several of the finest 

 gardens. But again, in 1835, we made it our special purpose 

 to extend our visit to as many of the best gardens, which then 



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