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show them to better advantage. The circular pond in front 

 of the greenhouse has been filled up and was now covered 

 with trees. The boundary fence between the new nur- 

 sery and the old garden has also been removed, which adds 

 greatly to the apparent extent of the place. The walks have 

 also been extended and their borders planted with flowers 

 and shrubs. 



The strawberries were the first objects of attention. Col. 

 Wilder has quite a number of varieties, including all the 

 new ones and many seedlings; among others we noticed 

 Dr. Brinckle's Gushing, Richardson's Cambridge, Burr's New 

 Pine, &c. But these were all wanting in some quality to 

 render them valuable sorts; the Gushing appeared to be the 

 best of them, but the berries are too light colored. Several 

 of the seedlings were in bearing, but we believe there was 

 nothing new among them. Col. Wilder has devoted much 

 time to the cultivation of seedlings, impregnating them with 

 the utmost care ; and although he has raised hundreds of fine 

 strawberries, better, indeed, than many that have been puffed 

 into notice as something great, yet he has not reserved one 

 which it would have given him any credit to name, know- 

 ing, as he does, that to be worth anything it should be at 

 least as good, if not better, than any we already possess. 

 If all amateurs and cultivators would adopt this principle, 

 our catalogues would soon show a reduction of names. 



A bed of Princess Adelaide moss roses was covered with 

 its immense clusters of buds and blossoms, proving it to be 

 one of the most vigorous growers and an abundant flowerer. 

 The whole collection of roses was in bloom, but we had no 

 time to examine them. 



Residence of Col. T. H. Perkins, Brookline. — The late- 

 ness of the hour when we arrived here, prevented us from 

 taking only a cursory view of the grounds. As usual we 

 found them in fine order, under the excellent management 

 of Mr. Thomas Cowan, son of Mr. Perkins's former gardener. 

 The graperies and peach-houses were producing heavy crops 

 of these delicious fruits, which were now about half grown, 

 the early vineries having had their fruit already cut. 



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