TJ HORTICULTURAL TOUR. 



ground ; and found the one to be 4 feet 6 inches in circum- 

 ference ; the other, 4 feet 3 inches. 



In like manner, two plants only of Rhododendron ponti- 

 cum covered a large space of ground. Their branches had 

 intermingled, so that they formed, to appearance, a uni- 

 form dense clump ; and on putting aside the exterior 

 shoots, the upright stems of each plant were so numerous, 

 that the eye could not penetrate the thicket. In the spring 

 season, or early part of summer, this clump must have pre- 

 sented a continuous mass of flowers, producing a brilliancy 

 and richness of effect almost inconceivable. The seed was 

 now approaching to maturity ; and that it very frequently 

 ripens, was evinced by the fact, that hundreds or thousands 

 of seedlings were every where rising in the soil beneath the 

 bushes. 



The American trees and shrubs occupy the lowest and 

 deepest part of the inclosure. Where the ground rises 

 gently, and the soil becomes comparatively dry, a fine 

 group of deciduous Cypresses appears, the individual plants 

 being of uncommon size and beauty. We measured one 

 of the largest : at four feet from the ground, it was 5 feet 

 in circumference; it continued nearly of the same thickness 

 for ten feet upwards ; and the branches rose, by guess, to 

 the height of 40 feet. Here the Tulip-tree was seen in per- 

 fection ; the flowers were in general past ; and in some 

 places the fruit was fully formed, rendering it probable 

 that, in good seasons, seeds might be procured sufficient- 

 ly ripe for germination, and that, in this way, a more 

 hardy progeny might, after some generations be procured. 



Several plants of Hydrangea hortensis stood in the open 



border. They hore the marks of having been cut down by 



the frost of lasl winter; but they had made very strong 



hoot-, this season They seldom produce flowers, being. 



