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[f)of town by the requirements of building. He has there a very larger®) 

 cy and fine stock of Camellias, some of them new varieties, such as the "' 

 Queen of Denmark and Archduchess Augusta; also several of his own 

 seedlings, his last one, Jenny Lind, being among the best American 

 varieties. We noticed a large stock of Conifers, Araucaria excelsa 

 and imbricata, Juniperus excelsa, Thuja plicata, Taxus elegantissima, 

 &c. ; a large assortment of Acacias, twenty varieties of Azaleas, and 

 some fine horse-shoe geraniums, the fine white flowering one, and 

 Cerise unique, Flower of the day, and several other new scarlets. — 

 In the hothouse were fine young plants of Medinilla speciosa, Ixora 

 bandhuca, Hoy a bella, several Aeschynanthus, Centradenia floribvnda 

 and other choice plants. Over the rafters of this house was trained 

 a very large specimen of Bignonia venusta, which furnishes every 

 year hundreds of clusters of its beautiful flowers. In frames was a 

 large stock of the beautiful Deutzia gracilis. The Fuchsias were not 

 in bloom, but we saw plants of Ajax and Alpha, dark, and of Expan- 

 sion and Beauty of Holgate, light varieties. One or two fine plants 

 of the new Campanula Vidalii were on the stages, but it has not yet 

 bloomed in this country to our knowledge. 



Those who wish to see a handsome and well kept place, should visit 

 the gardens of the Philadelphia Almshouse, under the superintendence 

 of Mr. Graham. A large 'plot is laid out adjoining the insane de- 

 partment, which is the fruit and vegetable garden, and part of it is 

 devoted to flowers, of which there is a fine collection. The southern 

 side of the garden is bounded by the beautiful Althcea hedge, men- 

 tioned by Mr. Buist in your September number, a sight of which in 

 bloom is alone worth a visit to Blockley; the variety is we believe 

 the painted lady, rose color and white. At present there is of course no- 

 thing to be seen out of doors, except neat, well cleaned beds]and borders. 

 The box edging is very extensive, and is kept well trained. A single 

 pitch house is on the north side ; and like the outside it is kept in the 

 neatest order. The Camellias were just coming into bloom, and we 

 noticed many fine varieties; Eoses and Geraniums occupied a large 

 part of the staging. Mr. Graham has a fine variety of Cacti, one of 

 which, Phyllocactus Grahamii, a well known seedling of his, we think 

 the finest hybrid of this family ever raised. He has also produced 

 an anemone-flowered Camellia, which bears his name. Kitchen gar- 

 dening is carried on here very extensively, the large population of 

 the establishment requiring a great supply ; as much as twenty bushels 

 of tomatoes have been used in one day. The labour is performed 

 entirely by paupers. 

 \ Federal Street Nursery, R. Scott, proprietor, is located on 

 CL Schuylkill Sixth, below Federal street, and although in a location by J~> 

 9> no means inviting at present, from its contiguity to brick fields, will G\ 



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