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here are generally first class. Not far from this is lsleworth, where n») 

 J 5 Beck, the Pelargonium grower resides, who is a dealer in slate work, ^ 

 / and first introduced the use of slate tubs as a substitute for pots. He \ 

 has made a great revolution in Geraniums, and was the editor of 

 "Beck's Florist," now Turner's. Here we are right on the Duke of 

 Northumberland's fine mansion and splendid conservatories — Syon 

 House, gardener Mr. lvison ; and here was raised Gloxinia Cartonii, 

 by the late gardener Mr. Carton. We shall not stop to speak of the' 

 riches of this collection ; we are on the way to the great American 

 nurseries of Knap Bill, "Woking & Bagshot. The Knap Hill is the 

 property of Hosea Waterer, and rich in Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Kal- 

 mias, Ledums, arborescent Heaths, &c.,&,c. Mr. Waterer exhibits his 

 plants each season at a tent on his ground at Chelsea, where those who 

 have not leisure or sufficient interest to lead them out to Knap Hill by 

 the Southampton railroad, can feast their eyes on the beauties- of the 

 spring season. How gorgeous are the displays of Azalea and Rhodo- 

 dendron to be seen at Chiswick, Regent's Park and Hosea Waterer's 

 grounds ! xMessrs. Standish & Noble are also on this route, and are 

 enterprising importers of new and rare ornamental plants, especially 

 Coniferae, Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Fortune's novelties have found 

 their way here, as Cupressus funebris, and others of its stamp. The 

 Messrs. Standish are enterprising men. Another firm of the Waterer 

 family are to be found at Bagshot, whose grounds are rich m the 

 Ericaceae ; indeed, these plants seem to do better here than in any 

 other locality, which arises from the nature of the soil and subsoil, 

 which is entirely silver sand and peat in a great many places, so much 

 so as to make the country around quite barren. We are not far now 

 from Windsor — but perhaps our readers have had enough for this time, 

 and we shall return to the subject again. s.ius. 



THE FARM ANIMAIsS. 



One of the most useful, and in fact indispensible productions, 

 animal or vegetable, provided for human use by the wonderful organ- 

 isation of animal economy, is milk — pure and unadulterated milk. — 

 It forms at once a harmless medicine, a strong and nutritive beverage, 

 or the rm-ans of producing an article of food in universal demand. 

 It must at once be evident then, that proper care and attention should 

 be devoted to its production, in a good and pure state. We break in 

 upon the economy of nature, and rob the mother of the food destined 

 for her offspring, which we either destroy for use, or raise by other 

 \ less expensive and artificial means. The milk, that valuable secretion 

 yz provided by nature, we are too glad to obtain for our own immediate 

 '^us^. But so habituated do we become to the usual routine of daily 



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