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can know the precise state of his own garden, and become en- 

 abled to supply its deficiencies. One of the most valuable gar- 

 den practices among the Germans is, their rule of appointing no 

 gardener to the care of a first-rate garden, who has not visited 

 all the first-rate gardens of Europe. It is much to be regretted 

 that the same practice does not prevail in this country. The 

 botanic garden at Gottingen contains an excellent collection, 

 which has lately been considerably increased ; its director, M. 

 Fischer, who was lately for some months in this country, having 

 purchased liberally, and made extensive exchanges. Horticul- 

 tural exhibitions are held at Vienna, Berlin, Munich, and in 

 various other towns; and one, as we have lately seen (p. 543.), 

 has been commenced at Frankfort, and is in a most prosperous 

 condition. The gardens of Munich have long been celebrated ; 

 and these, as we find from communications from their director, 

 M. Sckell, are receiving annual additions both of plants and 

 architectural ornaments. The neighbourhood of Hamburgh 

 was celebrated for the villas and gardens of its merchants pre- 

 viously to the year 1813, when most of these were destroyed by 

 the French. Since the peace, and more especially within these 

 few years, they have been rebuilt in a higher taste ; some of 

 them under the care, or from the designs, of London architects ; 

 and their grounds have been laid out and planted by the Messrs. 

 Booth of the Flotbeck Nurseries, who possess one of the best 

 collections of trees and shrubs in Germany. 



In Denmark horticulture is making advances, as will appear 

 by the various communications sent us, from time to time, bv our 

 friend, one of the royal gardeners there, M. Petersen, who, from 

 having been some years in this country, is quite aware of what 

 it is desirable and practicable for him to introduce. A valuable 

 article on the trees and shrubs of Denmark, by Professor Schouw, 

 will be found in our succeeding volume. There is a horticul- 

 tural society in Copenhagen, which has regular exhibitions, like 

 those of England. 



Swedeji has a horticultural society, and, we are informed by 

 Dr. Agardh, is making considerable advances in horticulture. 

 In addition to what this celebrated botanist supplied us with for 

 the last edition of our Encijclopcedia of Gardening, a valuable 

 article on the foreign and indigenous trees and shrubs of Sweden 

 will be found in a future Number. 



In Russia, we are informed that the excellent collection at 

 Petersburgh, under the care of Dr. Fischer, is still kept up and 

 increased ; and a proof of this is afforded by the packets of seeds 

 annually sent by the doctor to the Horticultural Society's gar- 

 den, and to other gardens and botanical establishments in Eu- 

 rope. The Crimea has long been celebrated for its national 

 garden at Odessa, of which a history and description by M. Des- 



