vox.. XIII. NO. 10. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOUUNAL. 



Trustees — EilwanI S. R:iii(l, Jciliii Wills, Ehfii- 

 fzer Stediiian, JeiTiriiali Coliiiiiii, Win. Asliliy, Jer- 

 ■eiiii;ili Nelson, Aitios Nines, Win. Bartlelt, Jr. 

 Cha-les Hod-e, Asa W. WiMes. 



Evermive Cominiltop — John Osi.'ooil,.loc,'l .Scott, 

 John Greenleaf, Daviil P. Pajfe, Sil.is 'j'ilconih. 



12.5 



Prom Loudon's (i(irtli'ihr\K Iilii<xdzini>. 

 GARDEN OF UEV. THOS. GAUKIER. 



This is a place of nn acre or two, on a hanl; 

 facing the somli, ri'niarkaMe for its vv.ill, covered 

 ^ilh choice half-hardy |ilants, and its lawn, orna- 

 mented with tlie liiiest American shrutis aiul most 

 select trees. It is a [>erfert <;eni of hotaiiical 

 lieauty in the foref;roiiiid, hi.'ightened in efiect hy 

 iiiterestin}? fjleaiiis of distant scenei-y, seen between 

 jind over fine oaks and elms on the lower part of 

 the declivity. 



The lirst thing xve saw on cnterinr; Mr. Garnier's 

 grounds, was a i^lagnolja nnuHliflova ajrainst the 

 house, 27 fi. hi^'h anil ahoni 25 ft. wide, which 

 was transplanted in the nionlh of Aii<;iist, v\'hen in 

 flower, 12 years ago, withont sustaining tlie least 

 injury ; the reason hoiiig, that every root and fibre 

 was preserved, and the latter not exposed to the 

 air for more than five minutes. There are other 

 magnolias against the house, equally high. The 

 wall, against which are trained so many fine plants, 

 Jias been Imilt about six years, and is about 10 ft. 

 Jiigh. Among the plants on the wall, the more 

 iin(!oininon are several of the New Holland species, 

 of the genera Acacia, Metrosideros, Eucalyptus, 

 Melaleuca, &c. 



The lierbaceons plants, at tlie base of the wall, 

 are several Aniarylli.'/cffi ; ixias, and oilier /ridere ; 

 nnil a good colleetiou of mesembryaiitheninms. 

 Among the phmts on the lawn are groups of ca- 

 mellias, vvhii'li siaiid the winter without ony pro- 

 lection, the loqiiat, myrtles, tree rhododendrons, 

 araucarias ; .3'iiies Webbmjin, nw\ other rare spe- 

 cies ; all the magnolias, including maxima, and 

 that variety of conspicua which is named citriodo- 

 ra ; the former has flowered, but it dropped with- 

 out the color liaviiig been ascertained. We must 

 from necessity, pass over the names of a great 

 number of other valuable plants, as well on the 

 lawn as on the wall, and conclude by noticing a 



a very neat span-roofed conservatory, placed on a 

 pliiilh of three steps, which forms a termination to 

 the terrace Walk. The outer border of this walk 

 is ornamented with vases, placed at regular dis- 

 tances. 



Among the general principles which regulate 

 Mr. Garnier's management, we shall mention three 

 of preeminent iiiiporiance ; first, he arranges all his 

 flowers and shrubs in masses of one kind, even to 

 the varieties of Ge6rgt?irt, liy which he produces 

 brilliant masses of ilie same color ; secondly, all 

 his groups and masses are of plain forms, such as 

 circles, ovals, squares, and parallelograms, in the 

 genuine English manner; thirdly, he transplants 

 the azaleas, rhododendrons, and other American 

 shrubs every year, and at any season of the year, 

 so as to keep every individual plant dctacheil from 

 the rest, though close to them ; and, fourthly, his 

 great secret in acclimatising, or, in other words, in 

 enabling tender plants to stand the winter in the 

 open air, is to have a perfectly dry subsoil. The 

 owners of gardens \\\\\ gee, from this, that, when 

 u'den or shrubbery is planted, the work 



bor 



exotic plants against the conscrvaiory wall are 

 covered during the most severe weather in winter, 

 with common garden matting. The coping of this 

 wall has a copper guttering, making an entire pro- 

 jection of eight inches, which, besides keeping oft 

 all perpendicular rain from the wall and the bor- 

 der at its foot, is a protection from perfiendicular 

 cold. The soil required for each exotic planted 

 against tliis wall is renewed every other year ; and 

 in order to do this to the larger articles, the gravel 

 of the terrace walk in front requires to be removed. 

 The American shrubs grow so vigorously in the 

 groups in the lawn, that they are taken up and re- 

 planted every two years, generally in the month of 

 September. The azaleas and rhododendrons are 

 taken up with large balls of earth, ami the ground 

 is so well watered, at the time of re|)lanting that 

 the jdants never lose any of their leaves. They 

 are placed at such distances as nearly to toncli 

 one another ; so that if they were not taken up 

 and jdaced farther apart, every two years, they 

 would soon form a matted thicket, and display 

 blossom only on their upper surface ; whereas, by 

 keeping each plant distinct, it disjjlays its blossoms 

 all round from the ground to the summit. The 

 soil in which these American plants are grown is 

 composed of two thirds of sandy peat and one 

 third of rich loam. The loam is absolu'tely neces- 

 sary to promote the vigorous growth of azaleas, 

 rhododendrons, and almost all kinds of American 

 shrubs. 



The great advantage of this garden is, its being 

 situated in a very dry subsoil. Great mischief to 

 all tender plants is produced by the late hoar 

 frosts in March and April, which are generally fol- 

 lowed by very liot sunny days ; but, when exotics 

 are planted in a genial soil placed on a very dry 

 sulisoil, and in a warm sheltered situation, tliey 

 ripen their wood so well in the autumn, that they 

 are much better conditioned to resist hoar-frosts, 

 and that scorching of the young leaves, which is 

 produced by succeeding sunshine, than such as 

 are planted in rich soils : though the latter may 

 grow more luxuriantly, they never can ripen their 

 wood. 



ed that Jiiiel has bee 



a flower- 



is but commenced, and that the care and 

 afterwards imist be continual. 



We have been subsequently informed that the 



From the New York Fanner. 

 VISIT TO JUDGE BUEL'S FARM. 



It is well known to every reflecting mind that 

 Agriculture is tlie basis of national wealth and 

 [iros[)erity ; and it is, or should be as well known, 

 that with all our boasted improvements, the agri- 

 culture of our nation is at least half a century be- 

 hind what it ought to be. But if I introduce the 

 siibjtct to any man engaged in agriculture, he 

 generally takes it in dislike, or at least thinks me 

 a fool ; and if he is not better acquainted with the 

 principles of politeness than with those of agricul- 

 culture, he generally tells me so. Siieak to him 

 of the advantages which science ofiers to the pro- 

 fession, and he considers it perfect nonsense ; tell 

 him of the extraordinary results which are being 

 produced daily all around him by good manage- 

 ment, and he believes it all deception if not down- 

 right lies. He lias no faith in book farming. 



From these considerations, I hope it may not 

 give offence to present to the public through your 

 paper, some remarks and reflections which occur- 

 red to my mind on a visit which I was politely 

 indulged with the privilege of making, a few days 

 since, at the residence and farm of Judge Buel, 

 near Albany. But, as I religiously avoid elec- 

 tioneering ou all occasions, as I have since learn- 



en spoken of as a candidate 

 for Governor of this state, I shall say nothing res- 

 pecting his qualifications for that or any other of- 

 fice, (except that, were the choice left to me, of 

 all men 1 ever knew, he would be my man.) My 

 sole object in this communication, is agricultural, 

 not political. 



Judge B. is emphatically, and in the strictest 

 sense of the phrase, a book farmer. He was bred 

 a printer, and, 1 believe followed that business, 

 without having any jiractical acquaintance with 

 farming, nutil about ten years ago he purchased 

 the place where he now resides; hm which was a 

 piece of waste ground, considered of very little 

 value, being of very indifterent soil, run over with 

 shrub pines and interspersed with marshes. This 

 piece of ground which notwithstanding its location 

 about two miles from the city, could never, at any 

 time in its natural state, have been worth more 

 than from 20 to 30 dollars per acre, would now 

 bean object of speculation at two hundred dol- 

 lars. This same spot which I have looked at 

 with regret at its dreary appearance, as in former 

 years I have ridden past it, is now, by the " book 

 learnt skill" of its owner, changed to a scene 

 which a monarch might envy, and a philosopher 

 of the most refined taste might long contemplate 

 with pleasing admiration. In all his plans of op- 

 eration, and choice in selecting subjects for culti- 

 vation, his only instriicters ha\e been his own re- 

 flections aided by his well selected library. 



I repeat it, — it is not my object to draw the 

 public attention to the proprietor, for [ know bis 

 mind soars above the little mead of public admi- 

 ration ; luit to present to the incredulous farmer a 

 scene which shall silence all objections to hook 

 farming. Ilere the common agriculturist can see 

 apiece ofgr6nnd, which ten years since would 

 scarcely have been taken as a gift, advanced in • 

 value from its cost, in less than ten years more 

 than six hundred per cent ; and in this dry and 

 unproductive season, when farmers are cutting and 

 clearing the ground of their withered and unripe 

 corn, he can see a crop of from eighty to ninety 

 bushels to the acre, and every other production of 

 a well cultivated .farm yielding in proportion. 

 .And not only the agriculturist — the admirer of the 

 beauties of nature may here view and contem- 

 plate the productions or every quarter of the " 

 globe ; the botanist, the horticulturist and the fior- j# 

 istmay here even increase their catalogues of sub- 

 jects from the specimens before them, while the 

 tyro in each branch may improve liis knowledge 

 by the scientific and instructive remarks and ex- 

 planations of Mr Wilson, the partner and overseer 

 of the nursery and gardens. 



ITEMS. 



The Bangor Republican says there are farmers 

 not thirty miles from Bangor who have taken a 

 Thousand Dollnrs in cash as the clear income from 

 their crop of Hops the present season. 



A resolution has been introduced into the Legis- 

 lature of Vermont, the object of which is to pre- 

 vent the iiassing of small bills from other States 

 and prohibit the issuing of bills of less than three 

 dollars. 



A lady being asked who she considered to be 

 the best man in his majesty's dominions, replied 

 that she thought Mr. Macadam ought to be, as his 

 whole time was employed in mending Aw ways. 



