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(^not*fear — he goes to work spiritedly, reduces his lumpy soil to minute %»n 



'" and convenient particles, or, as we term it, to a proper tilth, sows his c/ 



seeds with the full assurance of a fair return — for the Fall will return \ 



as it always has done, full of fruits from Ceres and Pomona. 



The reading and improving farmer does not bury his corn as he gets 

 it off the cob ; he prepares it by immersion in some medium which 

 hastens its germination and preserves it from attacks of insects. He 

 has read in the various agricultural works what these preparations 

 are, how applied, and where procurable; he adds to his corn hills a 

 portion of active artificial and concentrated manure, endeavors to plant 

 immediately before rain, so that the strong compost by aid of moisture 

 will produce the most beneficial result. And he hopes to be repaid 

 for all his extra trouble and expense by an extra crop, and will have 

 no reason to blame Liebig, or Johnston, or Skinner, or Mapes for so 

 advising him — for Mapes has analyzed his soil at a cost of $5, and 

 discovered that some necessary ingredient was wanting, perhaps chlo- 

 ride of sodium or common salt ; he has at his suggestion supplied it. 

 Perhaps there was a deficiency of silica to invigorate the stem, and 

 marl has been added ; perhaps phosphates were in small quantity, and 

 guano or bone dusVhas been laid on in quantity and at a cost, but he 

 hopes to be repaid, and he has faith in scientific agriculture — he will 

 not be disappointed. 



To the Editor of the Florist. 



STATISTICS OF HORTICULTURE. 



BY DUNS SCOTUS. CONTINUED. 



It was about that period that the Horticultural Society changed its 

 time of meeting to moonlight nights, to suit the convenience of its 

 country and suburban members. Amongst the country seats enume- 

 rated I should have mentioned Thompson's and Sims 1 , the former now 

 occupied by the venerable J. Longstreth, and the latter is known as 

 Laurel Hill Cemetery. Of the gardeners and nurserymen then cele- 

 brated, very few remain to see the now giant progress of the art; 

 there are, we believe, but six of those veteran gardeners, now silvered 

 with age, who then took an active part in Horticultural affairs; their 

 names are worthy of record in your journal — these are Col. Carr, of 

 the Bartram Garden ; Mr. Esher, market gardener, Ridge Road, now 

 retired in comfort ; Mr. A. D'Arras, Nicetown ; Mr. Maupay, Rising 

 Sun; Mr. Bauman, Germantown, and Mr. Graham, of Blockley. — 

 Pratt's country seat (Lemon Hill) was then in its glory, with its mar- 

 V ble fountains, grottos and fish ponds, splendid collections of plants, 

 vd kitchen garden, flower gardens and pleasure grounds, with beautifully . 

 f^kept walks miles in length. Visiters were only admitted by tickets,^) 



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