Remarks upon Gardening in Ohio^ (^-c. 327 



The borders were filled with a fine collection of dahlias, 

 phloxes, beautiful annuals, &c. Mr. Carman intends to make 

 many improvements upon his place, and has already commenc- 

 ed widening and altering the main approach to the house. We 

 only regret that we did not find Mr. Carman at home, when 

 we made our visit. 



(To be continued.) 



Art. it. Remarks upon the State of Gardening in OJiio; 

 with Practical Observations on the Cultivation of many of 

 the best Varieties of Fruits., Flowers and Vegetables in that 

 Climate. By Dr. S. P. Hildreth, Marietta, Ohio. 



In the following article, I propose giving you a sketch of 

 my gardening operations for the last few years; not with the 

 expectation, however, of contributing any thing new, but that 

 you may see we are not entirely neglectful of the subject. 

 My grounds are divided into two separate pieces, lying at 

 right angles; so that in passing out at the corner of one piece, 

 we enter into the corner of the other. They were not so 

 arranged from choice, but from necessity, being town lots. 

 The first contains one sixth of an acre, and on the front of it 

 is built my dwelling-house. The surface is nearly level, and 

 is devoted chiefly to a flower garden ; with the borders occu- 

 pied by grape vines, plums and quince trees. It is enclosed 

 either with buildings or a wooden fence ten feet high, against 

 which are trained the vines. On two sides of one of the 

 buildings are trained, as wall fruit, two Seckel pear trees, cov- 

 ering a surface of three hundred and sixty square feet. They 

 produce much larger fruit than standard trees, and are the only 

 trees that have not suffered from blight. The exposure being 

 north and east, they are less affected by the heat of the mid- 

 day sun. By thus training to the walls, fine fruit can be pro- 

 duced without shading the ground for other purposes. The 

 other division of the garden contains nearly half an acre, and 

 lies with a gentle inclination to the east. It is enclosed with 



