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and very judiciously planted with the ornamental trees and shrubs indige- 

 nous to the country. 



Of market-gardens there are abundance, and the markets were amply 

 stocked with the choicest fruits and vegetables ; of peaches, in particular, 

 there was a great plenty, and fine fruit were selling in the market at 75 cents. 

 (about 3s. English) the peck. It was a novelty to us, to see in the market- 

 gardens and in the pleasure-grounds of gentlemen, Standard Peach Trees 

 bending under the weight of this delicious fruit ; and, with the exception of 

 the gardens of Charles Hall, Esq., and the market-grounds of Mr. Shaw, we 

 did not notice any walls appropriated to the ripening of this fruit. In the 

 markets, and at the exhibitions of the Horticultural Society, we saw some 

 peaches of an extraordinary size, in particular one called Hoyte's Lemon 

 Clingstone and the Morrisina Pound Peach ; a single fruit of the latter 

 weighed 14JOZ. We should not, ourselves, perhaps have given credence 

 to this statement merely on hearsay evidence, but we saw the fruit weighed, 

 and — but the old proverb is somewhat musty. A new apple, a seedling 

 from the celebrated Newtown Pippin, is spoken very highly of: it is called 

 Ortley, in honour, as I am informed, of one of the American generals 

 in their struggle for independence. I believe trees of these fruits are to be 

 found in our Society's garden ; and the public will probably be enabled to 

 obtain them from some one or other among the favoured nurserymen. 



We paid a visit to the Linnean Garden at Flushing, which contains a 

 numerous and extensive collection of hardy fruits, a very fine assortment 

 of herbaceous plants, and a choice selection of Botany Bay and New Hol- 

 land plants. 



At the New York nursery, under the superintendence of Mr. Floy, there 

 is a good collection of green-house plants, and the greatest variety of Ame- 

 rican trees and shrubs I recollect to have seen at any one establishment. 



The nursery of Mr. Hogg at Bloomingdale, and that of Mr. Wilson, at 

 Greenwich, are newly established, but fast rising to eminence ; the former 

 for its fine collection of beautifully grown exotics, and the latter for its 

 extensive variety of fruit trees. Too much praise cannot be given to the 

 curators of the Linnean Garden for the neatness and regularity which are 

 manifested at their establishment. 



The number of private gardens in and about the city is large, but they 

 are not, in general, carried to that extent which so justly distinguishes those 

 of our own country ; nor can it be expected. The United States is em- 

 phatically a new world, her political existence scarcely exceeding half a 

 century; and I question if any other nation has, in the same period of time, 

 made as much progress in this delightful science. 



Since my return, I have been repeatedly asked, by gardeners and others, 

 my opinion as to emigrating and settling in this new world. Giving advice, 

 I know from experience, is a thankless task; but the few following remarks 

 may be useful to those who are determined on leaving their native land. 

 Gold is not scattered about the streets in America as is imagined by some, 

 nor is that country altogether a barren wilderness as is imagined by others- 

 The industrious man will find plenty of employment, and get better paid for 

 it than in this country, but a fortune is not to be acquired there any more 

 than here without industry and perseverance. Clothing is dearer, but pro- 

 visions of all kinds are much cheaper. The climate of the middle states 

 is much similar to our own. In New York the winters are more severe, 

 but the summers are much warmer. The government is pure and econo- 

 mical ; taxation is but small ; and the rights of the poor man and the rich 

 are equally respected. 



In conclusion, I will observe that I visited America with feelings some- 

 what prejudiced, and have returned with all my prejudices removed, and 



