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GERMANY. 



Vinus resinbsa Aiton. — I have made further enquiries respecting the Pin de 

 Hagenau : it is said to be nothing but Pinus sylvestris L., growing more lux- 

 uriantly in a rich, than in a poor, soil. I send you, for farther experiment, 

 one pound of seed, and also two branches with cones from the Pinus resi- 

 nosa (Ait.), rubra Michaux, which grows in the Hartwald, in Leimerslachle, 

 whence I brought them myself: this species is remarkable for its sturdy 

 growth, and deserves every attention. — Von Hartweg, Garden-inspector, 

 Carlsruhe, Oct. 24. 1829. 



We have put up the seeds in twenty packets, and sent five of them to 

 Mr. Charlwood, Great Russell Street, Covent Garden ; five to Mr. Barnet, 

 Caled. Hort. Soc. ; five to Mr. Sidey, Perth ; and five to Mr. Mackay, 

 Dublin. — Cond. 



Vienna, Sept. 18. 1829. — I was much taken with the Pfauen Insel, near 

 Potsdam, which we had the advantage of seeing under the guidance of your 

 friend, M. Fintelmann, jun., who talks of sending you an account of their 

 late improvements, which I strongly urged him to do. Vienna thus far sur- 

 passes my expectations, but we have not yet seen enough of it to form any 

 decided opinion. One fact places its morality or excellent police, one or 

 both, in a striking point of view. »This morning a man was hanged, an 

 event which our valet de place declares has not happened for three years 

 before ; and his account is confirmed by the intense interest which the event 

 excited, nothing else being talked of by every one. — W. S. 



DENMARK. 



Royal Gardens, Rosenburgh, July 4. 1829. — Sir, I am now, I believe, 

 fixed here at Rosenburgh. His Majesty the King of Denmark was most 

 graciously pleased to install me, in July last, as assistant gardener to P. Lin- 

 degaard, Esq., His Majesty's head gardener, on account of his old age and 

 indifferent health. I have at present nothing more to wish for, but the 

 pleasure of seeing you here some time or other. M. Lindegaard again 

 asked me to invite you to stay at his house while you remain here, if you 

 should visit this country ****** an d I offer myself as your guide or con- 

 ductor (particularly if in the summer time) through a part of the country, 

 flattering myself that I shall be able to procure all the information you may 

 wish in Denmark. By the first convenient opportunity, I will send you the 

 long promised Hortus Hafniensis [since received, with several other works], 

 along with the Supplement. The work is now out of print. There is at 

 present very little to be said in the horticultural way. Our very severe 

 winter lasted from the 24th of last December till April 14th, freezing every 

 night, and the thermometer standing for a long time at from 8° and 9° to 14° 

 Reaum. (11 °and 12° to 1° Fahr.) and upwards, according to reports, out of 

 town. There was also a great quantity of snow, and the winter altogether 

 was not equalled in the remembrance of the oldest people here. My time 

 was entirely and continually occupied in our extensive forceries, as M. Lin- 

 degaard was confined to his bed and room for several months. Yet we have 

 occasionally had a ripe pine-apple, and we cut one on the 19th of January, 

 of the sort called in Holland Montserrat (?), weighing a little more than 

 3 lbs. Danish, 16 oz. to the lb. It was grown in a temporary pit similar to 

 what is used in England, and which I have exclusively introduced into this 

 country with great success. If we could get pineries constructed exactly in 

 the English style, we should perhaps succeed still better. A pine pit is at 

 present about to be built in this garden, according to a drawing I have made, 

 with a small flue in front, and brickwork .all round. I will, if you desire it, 

 send you a sketch of the plan. The peach trees against the wall have suf- 

 fered, even though they were covered with straw mats ; all our peach trees 



