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Floy's Nursery^ on the island of New York, is appropriated 

 to the culture of both hardy and tender trees and plants. 

 The collection of green-house plants is respectable, and com- 

 prises many rare and beautiful varieties. 



Wilson's Nursery is in the neighbourhood of Floy's and 

 embraces a like culture and variety. 



Hog^s Nursery is also upon the island of New York. It 

 is principally devoted to green-house culture and hardy 

 shrubs. 



The proprietors of the three preceding establishments stand 

 high as horticultural botanists, and as men of practical skill 

 and industry. The high price of land has in a great measure 

 circumscribed their labours, and somewhat limited their cul- 

 ture to those articles which promise the most prompt and cer- 

 tain return. 



The Albany Nursery was established by myself, in connection 

 with Mr. Wilson, a practical gardener. In addition to the 

 fruit and green-house departments, we are rearing many 

 varieties of hardy forest trees, for utility and ornament ; and 

 our situation peculiarly qualifies us for furnishing seeds of 

 native kinds in the best condition. We have spared no trouble 

 or expense to obtain all the choice varieties of fruits; and have 

 in progress descriptive catalogues, which I propose sending 

 you when completed. 



The Botanic Garden at Brooklyn. This has been recently 

 established by M. Parmentier, a gentleman of taste from the 

 Netherlands. As M. Parmentier has brothers in the Nether- 

 lands and in France, eminent for their pomological researches, 

 his establishment will be eminently useful, by introducing 

 among us the finer fruits of the European continent. 



LandretKs Nursery, at Philadelphia, is an old and respect- 

 able establishment, and is devoted to the culture of native and 

 foreign plants, hardy and tender. It has profited much in 

 rare American plants, from the labours of botanists who have 

 explored the interior, under the orders of government. The 

 varieties of the magnolia are numerous, and in fine con- 

 dition. I saw in this nursery, in August, the Osage apple 

 (Madura ?) in fine bearing. 



The Burlington Nursery is in New Jersey, twenty miles above 

 Philadelphia. It sustained a high reputation under Mr. Coxe, 

 and, I believe, is likely to maintain its character under Mr. 

 Smith, the present proprietor. 



Kenrick's Nursery is at Newton, in the vicinity of Boston, 

 and is appropriated to the raising of fruit and ornamental 

 trees, &c. 



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