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,^are alone between Albany and New Orleans. That extremely mo- raJ 

 - dest chronicle of New York has also a few words on this point. ^ 



I We are far however, from placing Hovey's respectable Magazine in \ 

 the same category with this reprint of foreign matter and critic of 

 Philadelphia bantlings, which have already overgrown his own 



I child. We shall endeavor to satisfy them on the matter by facts. 

 We stated our local claims, as we expected them to be responded to 

 first, by those who knew us. We never wished to be local or sec- 

 tional, but would prefer to be for the whole Union, rather than for 

 Philadelphia, even if less successful. We know there is room for 

 many other Gardening journals, no matter what others think or say 

 to the contrary ; and although we have been bearded by a foreigner 

 like ourselves, yet we do not despair as long as we are hailed by the 

 American press and people. 



Our Monthly Tour of Inspection. 



We have visited many gardens since writing our last chapter on 

 this head. We have not space to do justice to them all, since it is de- 

 manded of us by our correspondent '* Brougham," to be more minute 

 and particular in the lists of plants. Amongst the plants slightly no- 

 ticed in Dr. Rush's collection, we submit that many were rather un- 

 common ; for instance, Myristica moschata (nutmeg tree;) — even the 

 old Jlster argophyllus, or musk tree is not very frequently seen in our 

 conservatories; but as we have on hand a full list of the interesting 

 plants of this collection, taken with some labor, we will furnish a few 

 more in our own time. 



We visited the grounds of W. Walsh, Esq., Frankford, and were 

 gratified at the appearance of fine crops of early vegetables ; we no- 

 ticed here corn in bloom, or tassel, as it is termed — the tassel, we 

 would inform the uninitiated, is the male flower. This plant, Zea 

 Mays, being dioecious or bisexual, the cob is borne at the base of the 

 female flower. Mr. Shields, the head gardener, was complaining 

 much of a grub or worm that cut off his Ochra plants on their appear- 

 ance — a sooty-colored grub, with alarming machinery of destruction. 

 We shall give Mr. S. its history at an early date. His crops were 

 creditable in every respect — fine peas, tomatoes, and squashes at this 

 early season were quite refreshing to the view. In the flower garden 

 we were much pleased ; Mr. Ross has fine beds of Verbenas, Petunias, 

 Phlox, scarlet Geraniums in all their varieties. We found a fine 

 healthy plant of Dicentra spectabilis in the greenhouse — it mi«-ht be 

 planted out to advantage in a proper aspect and situation. Fuchsia 

 CL arborescens syringceflora in vigorous health ; fine Celery at this time 

 ^> planted out in a fine deep trench, saturated with soansuds from the 



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