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attention to a new kind, raised in Burlington, by Mr. Scott, 

 a great melon grower, called Scott's Mountain Sprout. It ar- 

 rives to the great weight of sixty or seventy pounds; grows 

 fifteen to thirty inches long, and about eight to fifteen inch- 

 es in diameter, the skin striped with light green. Tt is a 

 rich, sweet, tender, and good flavored melon, equalling, if not 

 surpassing, any we bave ever tasted. Its great earliness will 

 give it a place over the Imperial, wbich cannot be depended 

 upon, even in the climate of Burlington. [Since these notes 

 were taken, we have eaten this variety from our own garden, 

 and can recommend it as a most superior variety.] 



The crop of peaches wholly failed the present year: the 

 crop of pears and apples was also very light, owing to the 

 destruction of the fruit by the late frosts of May. 



Among other things which attracted our attention, was a 

 seedling white althaea, very beautiful, and worthy of extensive 

 propagation. Mr. Hancock has a great number of seedling 

 cherries, buds of which he was working on old trees, in order 

 to ascertain the quality of the fruit as speedily as possible. 



Mr. Hancock has lately issued his new Catalogue for 1841 

 and 1842, which may be had on application to him. Those of 

 our friends who wish trees, may depend upon his correctness, 

 and will find him honorable in all his dealings. 



Flower Garden of J\lr. William JSIcKee. — This garden, 

 which had just been commenced when we visited it in 1839, 

 has now a very good collection of plants. In the green-house 

 we noticed quite a number of camellias, and among them many 

 of the best kinds, such as Sherwoodii, Prattii, philadelphica, 

 Donckelaerr, &c. 



In the open garden, Mr. McKee showed us a very fine 

 althfca, double, pure white, with rose-colored centre, and of a 

 free flowering habit. This variety we have nowhere else seen, 

 except about Philadelphia and Burlington, but it is well worthy 

 of general cultivation. Some seedling dahlias were in bloom, 

 but we only noticed one which would come up to our notions 

 of a pel feet flower; this was a white one, tipped with rose, 

 similar to Dodd's Mary, and we thought it deserving of a 

 name. 



Among a variety of evergreens, fruit trees, &c., we noticed 

 a very pretty arbor vitae, which very nearly resembled the 

 Chinese. Mr. McKee informed us that the plants were 

 raised from seed sown by himself, which he procured in Phil- 



