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the house some two or three acres are devoted to the growth 

 of strawberries, raspberries and currants, of which latter 

 fruit Mr. Weld produces abundant crops of large-sized ber- 

 ries of the Red and White Dutch varieties. Rhubarb and 

 asparagus are also produced in quantities for the market. 



Mr. Weld pointed out to us some cherry trees of great 

 age, which still bore abundant crops, the bodies being of 

 large size, with full and compact heads. Like his neighbor, 

 Mr. Bradford, Mr. Weld's grounds come within the province 

 of the agricultural society ; and when it is known that the 

 Norfolk Society awarded him the first premium for the best 

 managed farm in Norfolk County, enough is said to give it 

 the character of the Model Farm. 



Residence of G. R. Russell, Esq. — It is now four 3^ears 

 since we gave some account of the improvements which 

 Mr. Russell has made in his beautiful place. Since that 

 time, however, still greater changes have been made, par- 

 ticularly in the approach to his place ; additional land in the 

 rear of the house has been taken in, the buildings removed 

 which, obstructed the view from the main road, and the 

 whole laid down and in part planted with trees. 



The flower garden we found in the neatest order, filled to 

 overflowing with masses of verbenas, petunias, eschscholt- 

 zias, &c., &c. We here noticed the Glycene frutescens in 

 flower, which, though an American species, is more rare than 

 the Consequcma. The shrubs and trees have greatly changed 

 their aspect, from their rapid growth, since 1846, and now 

 formed a thicket of foliage, bordering the walks to the ob- 

 servatory, which overlooks the garden. One shrub in par- 

 ticular Mr. Russell directed our attention to ; this was the 

 double Sloe, which he said, when in flower, had the appear- 

 ance of a gigantic snow-ball. The arbor vitrc hedges are 

 finely managed, being clipped in the form of an inverted V, 

 and dense and compact as could be desired. The grape- 

 house was in the best order, neat and clean, and making a 

 " show of fruit" that would satisfy the most zealous culti- 

 vator. We would refer gentlemen, who desire a model for a 

 grape-house, to our description of Mr. Russell's in a previous 

 volume, (XII, p. 452.) 



