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A MAGAZINE OF 



Horticulture, Botany, Agriculture, and the Kindred Sciences. 



Edited and Published byR. ROBINSON SCOTT, No. 63 Walnut Street, between Second 

 and Dock Streets, up stairs. 



Vol. I.] 



Philadelphia, November, 1852. 



[No. 7. 



FOREIGN HORTICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS. 



The position of American Horticulture in comparison with that of 

 older nations, begins to command some little attention along with 

 other questions of social progress. In order to form a judgment on 

 the matter, some knowledge of facts is necessary. We propose to 

 offer a few remarks on the establishments devoted to the promotion of 

 Botanical and Horticultural science in Europe ; and while we are not 

 disposed to cavil with those who wish to elevate American Horticul- 

 ture, yet we do not wish to have foreign horticulturists depreciated 

 without some acquaintance with the actual achievements attained in 

 the art in foreign countries. An enumeration of the various institu- 

 tions devoted to this beautiful branch of science, will, we trust, prove 

 acceptible to our readers. Public gardens being the most important 

 will be noticed first. 



In England, there are botanical gardens at Liverpool, Manchester, 

 Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Cambridge and London; some of these 

 do not receive apprentices, choosing only such as have learned the 

 routine of gardening in private establishments. Of these, Kew Gar- 

 den is by far the most extensive, giving employment to from thirty 

 to fift5 journeymen gardeners and a great many garden laborers. We 

 shall not here enter minutely into the regulations or arrangements of 

 this great depository of plants and temporary school of journeymen 

 gardeners, as it will be the subject of a separate chapter at some fu- 

 ture time, but will content ourselves with stating that now-a days few 

 gardeners can be found who have not 'been at Kew.' After all, it is 

 but a poor recommendation, as proper habits of labor and a general 

 parte of horticultural training is not within the reach of each indi- 

 r^vidual, so subdivided are the various operations. ( 



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