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lived stock, and those who plant plum, apricot, 
and nectarine trees budded upon it, will frequently 
lose their trees just as they commence bearing. 
English gardeners will not use even the peach 
inoculated on the peach stock, and universally 
reject the plum, apricot, and nectarine, inoculated 
in that way. The peach stock is not only short¬ 
lived, but is preyed upon by a worm which does 
not attack the plum stock, and is frequently de¬ 
stroyed by its ravages. Dr. R. has also lost a 
number of trees by electrical changes in the atmo¬ 
sphere. 
His vineries are perhaps more extensive than 
any in the state, and are constructed in a very 
cheap, but necessarily rough style. They are made 
of wood, each about one hundred feet long and 
twelve wide, with brick flues. The glass is at an 
angle of about 30°, and the vines are trained up 
the rafters, four or five inches from the glass. They 
are very thrifty and luxuriant, and filled with large 
bunches of the Black Hamburg, Muscat of Alex¬ 
andria, and other fine varieties. He has a new 
variety of volute grape, which he has found per¬ 
fectly hardy, and to mature its fruit well in the 
most exposed situations. It is very similar to the 
Muscadine in appearance and flavor, and will un¬ 
doubtedly prove a valuable acquisition to our stock 
of hardy grapes. Dr. R. is also adopting, with 
every prospect of success, the plan of putting vines 
and stone fruits in pots. I shall endeavor to learn 
from him his success, and shall, in a measure, 
follow his example, and test under glass all our 
varieties of peach, plum, apricot, and nectarine. 
Dr. R.’s general success is such, that no lover of 
good fruit may despair of obtaining all that he 
desires ; for when the soil is not suitable it may be 
made so, and the production will amply repay for 
the labor. All those who feel an interest in these 
things, will reap much instruction and pleasure 
from a visit to Dr. R.’s place, whose success in 
horticulture is only equalled by his hospitality and 
kindness; and those of strongly marked peculiar¬ 
ities will find in the Doctor an admiring observer. 
S. B. Parsons. 
Commercial Garden 4' Nursery, Flushing, L. I. 
Since the above was in type, we too have been 
highly gratified by a visit to Reinland. It is a 
charming place, on a hill rising 150 feet from the 
shore of the inner bay of Huntington, and com¬ 
mands beautiful views of the sound, the opposite 
coast, and the country around. All that Mr. Par¬ 
sons says of Doctor Rhinelander’s success in rais¬ 
ing choice fruits we found more than verified, and 
such a feast as we had there of the various kinds 
was a luxury indeed. His George-the-fourth peach 
is the most delicious we have tasted for years, and 
we give it the same rank among peaches as the 
Seckle pear has taken among pears. Then there 
was a magnificent great juicy peach, all white 
save slight specks of red, the name unknown, and 
others too numerous to mention. Several varieties 
of plums we saw there, large, rich, and juicy, were 
unknown varieties. The grapes were very fine ; 
and among other things, strawberries, still ripening 
on the vines—the first week in September. The 
garden soil is a poor, thin gravel, and notwith¬ 
standing Dr, R. has applied little manure to it, the 
fruit-trees are remarkably thrifty and bear most 
abundantly. We found the lawn of superior turf, 
and- coated with thick, fine grass. We inquired 
how this was produced, and were answered by 
the use of plaster; thus giving another evidence 
that this salt possesses fertilizing properties in the 
vicinity of sea water. The Hon. C. C. Cambrel- 
ling is a near neighbor of Dr. Rhinelander, and is 
said to have a beautiful place, which we much 
regretted we had not time to visit. 
TOUR FROM ALABAMA TO TENNESSEE. 
I was so fortunate, a day or two past, as to get 
hold of the August No. of the Agriculturist, and 
was pleased to observe, that you had received the 
sample of marl and the sample of cotton I sent 
you. The opinion given by Dr. Gardner of the 
value of the marl is the only data we have had as 
yet, although I have made many efforts to have 
its value known. I was in hopes that the blue 
marl would prove the proper manure for our sandy 
soils, still I jiave no doubt of the correctness of 
Dr. Gardner’s opinion. 
I will now give you some account of our trip 
from Eufaula, Alabama, to this place, and in 
doing this I will confine my remarks to such mat¬ 
ters as alone relate to agriculture. We set out on 
the 24th of June. Our route for the first hundred 
miles was due west, and mostly over a new coun¬ 
try. We passed a number of fine cotton farms in 
the county of Macon, in the neighborhood of Union 
Springs; indeed, the best cotton we saw on our 
entire route of 400 miles, was on what is termed the 
woodland prairie of Macon county, Alabama. On 
reaching Montgomery county, we passed one of the 
most beautiful sections of farming country I have 
ever seen. For 14 miles before reaching the city 
of Montgomery, it was one continued cotton and 
corn field—the cotton and corn looked well for the 
season. 
After crossing the Alabama river at the city of 
Montgomery, our course was due north, until we 
crossed that bold and beautiful stream, the Ten¬ 
nessee. From Alabama to Tennessee river we 
saw but little that could interest a farmer; the 
distance is nearly 200 miles, over a poor, sterile 
country, except in the vales of the Cahawba and 
James Valley. 
After crossing the Tennessee, we entered on the 
rich, level lands of Madison county. Perhaps few 
counties in all the southwest afford more rich and 
level lands than Madison. From Dillon’s Landing 
to the beautiful town of Huntsville, it was one 
continued field lor the distance of 11 miles, over a 
macadamized road ; and what a pleasurable sen¬ 
sation we felt after having been jolted and tossed 
from side to side for 300 miles, to strike a perfect 
pavement—the carriage seemed to move forward 
without the least effort of the horses. After 
leaving Madison county, we passed through the 
county of Franklin, and on entering the state of 
Tennessee commence the rich lands of the west. 
In passing from Huntsville to Winchester, the 
county seat of Franklin, the scenery is most beau¬ 
tiful. The com crop, which is the principal crop 
of the state of Tennessee, we found good; the 
