636 Summary View of the Progress of Gardening, 



has lately been published on Norway, entitled the Journal of a 

 Residence there, by Mr. Laing ; but, as the subject of it belongs 

 more to agriculture and to general improvement, than to gar- 

 dening, we shall pass it over, strongly recommending its perusal, 

 as a work full of practical information, and of liberal and bene- 

 volent views. Some curious extracts from it, on the subject of 

 the uses of the pine and fir tribe, will be found in our Arbo- 

 retum et Fruticetum Britann'icum. 



Russia. — It is in contemplation to erect a splendid palm- 

 house in the Imperial Botanic Garden at St. Petersburgh ; and 

 Dr. Fischer, the director of that garden, has been some months 

 in England, for the purpose of inspecting the different modes of 

 construction, and of heating. We understand that Mr. Kewley 

 is likely to be employed for the latter purpose. A railroad is 

 forming from the very centre of St. Petersburgh to the village 

 Tzarskojeselo, and continued to the great park of Pawlowzk, 

 of which details will be found in the Architectural Magazine. 

 An agricultural school has been founded by the government in 

 the province of Mohiloff, which will be found noticed in our 

 succeeding Volume. 



In Poland^ we have been agreeably surprised, during the past 

 year, with the account of Count Wodzitzcki's arboretum, at 

 Cracow, which has been established upwards of twenty years, 

 and of which details will be found in our succeeding Volume. 



From Switzerland we have received some notices of remark- 

 able trees by Mr. Strutt, the eminent artist, who lately resided 

 there; and we learn from other sources, that the Botanic 

 Garden of Geneva is in its usual state. The paper by M. 

 Adolphe De Candolle, on the ligneous flora of Switzerland, 

 given in this Volume, will be read with interest. 



From Italy we have received some most interesting communi- 

 cations, from our highly scientific and intelligent correspondent, 

 Signor G. Manetti, which will be found under their appropriate 

 heads. There can be no question that gardening is in a pros- 

 perous state in Lombardy. In the kingdom of Naples, we are 

 informed by an English gentleman, who has resided there many 

 years, that very great general improvement has taken place, in 

 consequence of excellent Macadamised roads having been formed 

 all through the interior of the country. It is now practicable, 

 in the kingdom of Naples, to live in a country house apart from 

 a village or a town ; which was not the case till these roads were 

 formed, and the banditti either employed on them, or deterred 

 from pursuing their avocations, by the facility these roads afford 

 of detection. It is difficult for a native of Britain, in the present 

 day, to form an idea of the great additional comfort which such a 

 state of things must be to the owners of property in the south 

 of Italy. From Signor Manetti w^e have received, this autumn, 



