though I am not positive, not having my “ RecorJ 
of Experiments” here, In a few weeks, when 
from one to four inches high, 1 very carefully 
transplanted them lo nursery rows. The best 
had roots over six inches long, the poorest none 
at. all. Transplanting was a tedious job, which 
killed about ten per cent By September 1st, the 
best Hartford had grown nearly three feet; the 
poorest of the poor growing kinds had not made 
more than a few inches. Some of the scions, and 
also of the roots, were not thicker than straws. 
The heavier the scion and root, the sooner and 
better they grew. I tried some good scions on 
the same roots, planting them directly in the 
open ground. They all failed. I do not think 
any heat was supplied by the manure in the bed, 
and would not be afraid to try in a well prepar¬ 
ed cold frame, l’ut two grafts in a pot, anti 
put the pots in the cold frame. You will see 
the advantage of pots when you come to 
transplant. 
respect to moisture than our own—for though 
subject to sudden alternations of temperature, 
yet there the range of mercury is qiueh less than 
here—and although the rain full of Europe is 
much less than in this vicinity, yet the fall of 
rain being more equally distributed, there is an 
exemption alike from the severe drouths and 
rains of almost tropical violence, to which all 
parts of the United States are more or less sub¬ 
ject; to this great uniformity of temperature and 
moisture, the freedom from cracking and blight 
ot pears, and their greater smoothness and fair¬ 
ness have been attributed, especially as the same 
results seem to tollow like causes inourown coun¬ 
try. Take the past season as an instance, when 
the summer was.if notcooi, yet free from any ex¬ 
cessive heat of long continuance, and marked by 
copious rains, much more uniformly temperate 
and moist thau usual, and fruit was much more 
smooth and fair than common, and pears very 
generally exempt from blight or cracking. If 
the. supposition is correct, that, the difficulties to 
the fruit-grower, referred to, may be imputed to, 
at times, loo much or too little rain, and to too 
great alternations from heat lo cold or cold to 
heat, it behooves cultivators to endeavor, by 
some processes of cultivation, to remedy the 
evils growing out of these causes, and to try 
thereby to obviate their effects. And cultivators 
have this assurance, that if a mistake has been 
committed in imputing certain specified effects 
to certain causes, and the efforts adopted under 
this erroneous impression should tail to obviate 
the evil, yet the processes that would most 
probably be adopted for this purpose, would 
have a generally very beneficial effect upon 
their trees, upon their health and vigor, though 
such might fail in the object intended; under¬ 
ground draining, to carry off superfluous water 
and prevant its stagnating about, the roots, and 
at the same time by draining the laud, rendering 
it more permeable, and subject to be more thor¬ 
oughly operated upon by atmospheric influences, 
and in this way tending to correct the evil arising 
from too much or too iittle rain, is one of the 
processes that most likely would be recom¬ 
mended aud adopted to remedy the evil as 
above, supposed to grow out of some of the 
peculiarities of our climate. 
But should it fail in the object aimed u(, should 
pears still continue to blight and crack, yet it. is 
not to be doubted that the draining of the ground 
would have a highly beneficial effect upon the 
growth, the vigor, aud health of the trees, rerau- 
tion with this Society is not his sole claim to 
public distinction. lie has repeatedly been 
called upon to occupy offices of trust and respon¬ 
sibility, and has ably discharged the duties de- 
volved upon hlin. As a merchant he lms given 
a notable example of Integrity and ability, and 
his personal character needs ho encomium from 
ns, who have been intimately associated with 
him. The particular interest however, which 
Col. WtLDER has always evinced in the success 
of ibis and kindred Societies, renders lhis a pecu¬ 
liarly tilting place to present such a memorial. 
I have, therefore, to request you, in behalf of the 
Society, to receive this bust,’ and to assign it a 
fitting"location. In order that it may remain sur¬ 
rounded by the emblems of the pursuits in which 
be has delighted, as a memorial to us and our 
successors of our appreciation of the Character 
and labors of Marshall B. Wilder, and wish¬ 
ing, my dear sir, that your administration may 
prove as fruitful of good to the Society as have 
thoso of your predecessors. I remain, yours 
faithfully, C. 0. Whitmore. 
The bust was then uncovered by the Librarian 
and was received with hearty applause. 
Mr. LeakijkK Wetherrll, of Boston, then 
asked leave of the President to read the follow¬ 
ing resolutions which he desired to offer for the 
consideration of the Society, which was granted: 
Resolved, That the members of the Massachu¬ 
setts Horticultural Society gratefully accept this 
appropriate gift of 0. O. Whitmore, Esq., and 
do hereby tender to him their Cordial thanks 
for his most generous, tasteful and elegant dona¬ 
tion to this Society. ' 
Resolved, That as members of the Massachu¬ 
setts Horticultural Society, \ve ave highly grati¬ 
fied in being able to add to our valuable ooilee- 
tifn of ornamentations, so line a marble, bust of 
one who, fur more than thirty years has been an 
active member, patron, friend and constant ben¬ 
efactor of our Socictv—for eight years its Bresi- 
dent. In which lime Horticultural Hall was built, 
—to whose conservative, conciliatory and wise 
inllueuce the Society is indebted for that, amica¬ 
ble settlement with the Mount, Auburn Cemetery 
Corporation, from which a large income has 
already been received, and by which a perpetual 
revenue is to accrue to its funds; nor would we, 
as members of this Society, be unmindful, that 
in thus honoring our own fellow citizen, that we 
are paying deserved homage to one who has 
richly earned for himself a national reputation 
by serving the United States Agricultural Society 
six years us its efficient, Bwsulcnl, and also as 
Brerblent of the American Bornological Society 
for the last twelveyears, which office he still fills. 
Resolved , That, the Secretary tie recpiested to 
prepare and furnish copies of these proceedings 
to the Magazine of Horticulture, to the Agricul¬ 
tural aud daily papers of the city for publication. 
Mr. By UK, of Newton, moved the adoption of 
these resolutions, and made a brief and eloquent 
address, commendatory of the public life of him 
whose marble bust has been presented to the 
Society as a perpetual remembrance of his pub¬ 
lic acts as of his private virtues. He also spoke 
of the generosity of C. 0. Whitmore, Esq., in 
terras of deserved praise. 
The resolutions were then adopted by a unan¬ 
imous and cordial vote. 
TIP-TOP JOHNNY CAKE. 
A WHITE WILLOW STORY. 
Two Illinois nurserymen met at the home of a 
third. Their respective initials are II. D., J. S. 
S., and A. R. W. Two of these gentlemen do 
not believe all that is said of the White Willow; 
nor do they r ecommend it exept as a rapid grow¬ 
ing timber tree. But J. S. 8. is somewhatentbu- 
siastic over bis sales of cuttings, and has learned 
well the fascinating stories with which the farm¬ 
ers are entertained, and by which they are 
induced to purchase a few cuttings at rates 
ranging from $3 to 860 per thousand—depend¬ 
ing, of course, upon the sfce of the story, and the 
credulity of the purchaser. He believes in the 
regeneration and redemption of the prairies by 
means of the White Willow. He is sure, it is 
going to build our fences, barricade Boreas from 
our homes, and yield unbounded timber for 
steam saw mills and “sich like.” 
He propagated his opinions freely to R. D. 
and A. R. W., both of whom are as dry as a 
tinder box when they get after a man. The fol¬ 
lowing conversation occurred, after repeatedly 
returning to the subject, on the part of J. S. S.: 
J. S. S.—I tell you the White Willow is going 
to make fences,—sure. It grows rapidly, will 
grow close together, aud I think, will live a long 
time. 
A. R. W.—Would you recommend planting it 
for a live fence? Do you do so to your custom¬ 
ers? 
J. S. S.—(Bositively.)—I do, sir. It will make 
a fence quicker than anything that grows. 
A. R. W.—What size will a tree of it attain in 
eight or ten years? 
J. S. S.—Two feet in diameter, at least. It 
makes a marvelous growth. 
A R. W.—So it does, if it will grow like that. 
But how would you plant the cuttings for a 
hedge? 
J. S. S.—Why, if I wanted to plant on the 
prairie, I would burn the grass off’ and stick 
them right in; they will grow anywhere on old 
ground,—on dry land and wet. 
A. R. W.—How thick would you plant them? 
J. S. S.—About a foot apart, or sixteen to the 
rod. 
A. R. W.—Will they be pretty sure to grow?— 
all of them? 
J. S. S .—Every one will grow. There is little 
risk on that score. 
A. R. W.—And they get to be two feet in 
diameter in a few years? Well, I declare, that 
is a big thing! 
J. S. S.—A big thing? I guess it is. There is 
nothing like it, I tell you. 
A. R. W.—No, I should think not You say 
you plant sixteen cuttings lo the rod, and they 
all grow, and in a few years are two feet in 
diameter; now, when they get age, those cut¬ 
tings will need Lhirty-lico feet of ground to the 
rod , won’t they?—a very big thing! Will the 
rods grow too? Say,—J. S.8.? 
The above is the substance of the conversa¬ 
tion as related to me by a veracious “eye wit¬ 
ness.” J. S. S. said he hadn’t thought of that 
He had told the same story a hundred times,and 
no one had ever discovered how many feet to 
the rod the White Willow would require in ten 
years, if sixteen cuttings were planted in the 
rod, and they all grew to two feet in diameter. 
He should not tell that story again. 
ijds. Ivor a i. in ew- r orkkr:— Noticing a re¬ 
quest m a late number of your journal for a 
“Tip-top Johnny Cake,” I have taken the lib¬ 
erty of enclosing one which 1 have tested, and 
found \t excellerUissimOi. One egg; I teaspoonfnl 
ol salt; 1 ot soda; 1 tablespoonful of molasses; 
l of sour cream. Add milk and Indian meal to 
your liking.—S. B. B„ Honeoye, N. F, 1863. 
Mr. Moore: —In a late Rural I noticed an 
inquiry for a recipe for Johnny Cake. I take 
the liberty to send you mine and also my 
mother’s: 
Two pints Indian meal; 1 do. flour; 2 eggs; j 
cup sugar; 1 cup molasses; a piece of butter the 
size of an egg; 1 cup sweet milk; 1 teaspoonful 
soda; 2 of cream tartar. Bake in shallow tins.— 
Emily G. Thompson, Millport, N. Y, 1863. 
One and one-half pints Indian meal; 1 pint 
Hour; 2 eggs; 4 Cup sugar; 4 cup butter; 1 quart 
buttermilk; 1 teaspoonful soda. To bo baked in 
deep tins.— Mrs. Eliza Thompson, Millport, 
K V, 1863. 
Lincoln Johnny Cake. — One pint sweet 
cream; 1 do. sweet milk; 2 eggs; 2tablospoon- 
fula flour; 2 do. (heaping) sugar; 1 teaspoonful 
soda; 2 do. cream larlar: salt to suit. Lisle. TUiv 
gfnpirUis ana gumvMfl 
Rust Ramsijic6, anii How to Grow Them.—'W ill you 
please inform me how to grow good radishes— the best 
kinds, and how they should he treated. I am very fond of 
the radish, but of late bare bad but poor succors, for all I 
grow are bard, hot, wormy, and of all colors and shapes, 
8 . :s - ■ 
The Radish delights iu a warm, mellow soil, and cannot 
be grown in cold, damp ground; especially Is tills the COSO 
if sown early. To bo worth eating, the radish must make 
, a quick growth. The best 
I'll III I U t variety wo know of is the 
U, ]J j! m jl Host; Olive-Shaped, some 
Mif;!/}'/ times called ISarhj Oval 
|H|f Rose. It bears forcing well, 
wUI stand more beat ip tbo 
gjBfwM JjliffiSk hot-bod than most other 
SiSi swbS »nd is tender aud ex • 
'l i celUmt if tolerably well 
1 I grown. Wo give an en- 
ijjl illH graving showing the form 
WmJ]ll!jj'f[!ij mh him of this radish; it is dark 
.. . 
rWlilUr cu ^ oro bio open 
ground, make a bed of 
fresh, mellow earth, from 
11 the woods, if possible, and 
ll if this cannot be obtained, 
TO. mix with sandy soil a quan 
tity of leaebed wood or 
eoal ashes; charcoal dust, 
is better if It oan bo had. 
Vi Sow the seed about the 1st 
of May, and as soon us the 
I • young plants appear, sprin 
II klo them with ashes, or 
\ dust of any kind, every 
\ morning until rhe rough 
I leaf appears, when they 
1 | tiro safe from the attack of 
1 omenta. For a later crop, 
’ sow a few seeds in the hills 
of cucumbers and melons. Here they will grow well, 
and may be pulled beforo the vines need the room. 
The White Naples is a good variety, and with the red 
sorts, makes a fine appearance on the table, as does the 
While Turnip. Many of our gardeners mix the seeds of 
three or four kinds together before sowing, and In this way 
they secure a great variety of color and form with little 
trouble. 
To MrNciflCoLD Veal.— Chop the veal upline 
with a little ham or bacon, a tablespoonful of 
flour, three eggs, yolks and whites well beaten, a 
few sweet herbs, a small union chopped up, 
seasoning to the taste. Butter well a round pie- 
dish, till it witli the meat, leaving a round space 
in the center of the dish, into which you must 
place a good sized cup; put the dish iu the oven, 
and let it bake until (lie 
CULTURE OF THE BARBERRY, 
Attention has of late been directed to the 
Barberry as a suitable plant for hedging. In¬ 
deed, many believe that this is the plant we 
have been so long in search of, to make a hardy, 
durable hedge, and one Unit will afford all the 
protection required, aud never prove troublesome 
on account of snckering. E. C. Frost, the well- 
known nurseryman of Havana, Schuyler county, 
furnishes the following information on the mode 
of propagating the plants and forming the hedge; 
Ens. Rural New-Yorker:— Seed of the bar¬ 
berry may be picked aud planted in the fall, in 
drills, or during the winter, (the berries remain 
on the branches during the winter, and a portion 
until it is in blossom the next spring,) or the 
seed may be mixed with Baud or dirt in the fall 
or winter, and kept out exposed to the changes 
of the season, and planted in the spring. 
The plants may be set for the hedge one, two, 
or three years from the seed, nine to twelve 
inches apart, either in the spring or fall. 
Each spring, Hprouts start from the collar, at the 
ground, and grow higher and stronger than those 
of the preceding year, until the plant is, in our 
soil, seven to eight feet high,—each year’s growth 
thickens and strengthens the bottom of the hedge. 
It should not. be trimmed or pruned at any 
time, when young or old. The single plaut or 
hedge is fan-shaped, upper surface even, the 
leaves, blossoms and fruit covering it to within 
about two feet of the ground. If well cared for 
it will turn stock in about four years. 
I have grown it fifteen years in grass and culti¬ 
vated ground, and have not known a sprout to 
come from the roots, but always from the collar 
of the plant, and hence, say it never sprouts or 
spreads, but thickens by the youngest wood. It 
is very hardy; the cold winters have not injured 
it, nur has any of the oldest wood died out. 
The bark of the whole, root and branch, is bit¬ 
ter, so that mice, nor nothing else, will eat it 
The plaut lias thorns. The blossoms are yellow, 
the fruit red and sour—used for tarts and jellies— 
and is substituted for cranberries. 
I may add that I can do but iittle, if anything 
more, in furnishing seeds or plants this spring. 
Highland Nurseries, N. Y., 1863. E. C. Frost. 
gmiintltuval ^otess 
meat assumes a light 
brown color; then take out the cup and till up 
the space with a rich sauce. 
A NEW BLACKBERRY 
To Clear a House of Vermin.— Burleigh, 
of the Boston Jbumal, says: ■“ I loll, you, ladies, 
a secret that may be worib your knowledge, — a 
new remedy to clear a house of roaches and ver¬ 
min has been found 
peculiarities. The cane ia smooth , or with only a few 
small thorns that easily rub oiF. The leaves are of very 
fine texture, smooth and glistening. Tlie cane generally 
reclines at an angle of 4/1 degrees; never grows more than 
four or live feet in length, but has long side branches, and 
when in fruit lies prone on the ground unless supported. 
It is exceedingly prolific. The berries along the main 
cane, and for a short distance on the side branches, are 
about half as large as good Lawtons, hut grow smaller as 
they approach the end of tho branches. The seed glob¬ 
ules are large and prominent like the Lawton's, and the 
shape of the berry is similar, Their flavor is a very pleas¬ 
ant sweet,—i. e., while being the least acid of any berry, 
So complete is tbo remedy, 
that men offer to rid promises of all these pesti¬ 
lential nuisances by contract. The article is sold 
under the name of French Green, and other 
high-sounding names, at quite a high price; but 
the article, in plain English, ia common green 
paint, in powder. Six cents’ worth used about 
any house, ‘will clear the kitchen,’ and all its 
surroundings.” 
MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
INTERESTIN'tt PROCEEDINGS. 
GRAFTING THE GRAPE. 
We are indebted to a friend in Boston for a 
slip containing the proceedings of the Wt Quar¬ 
terly Meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society, and which he- very justly observes, are 
of unusual interest, not only to the Horticultu¬ 
rists of Massachusetts, but of the whole country. 
After the transaction of the usual business, a 
report was read by Col. Marshall B. Wilder, 
the Chairman of a Committee to procure a suit¬ 
able tesirnonlal for their late retiring Bresident, 
the Hon. Joseph Bkeck, which consisted of an 
elegant silver pitcher, or vase, suitably inscribed, 
with a dozen silver forks. The Committee also 
award $1ijO to E. S. Rand, Jr., for his services 
as Chairman of the Library Committee for seve¬ 
ral years. 
The President, Charles M. Hovey, Esq., 
then read the following interesting letter, ad¬ 
dressed to him: 
„ w , Boston, March 31, 1863. 
Charles M Hovky, Esq., Pres. Mass. Hurt. Society 
Dear Sir,—I have idaced in the hall of the 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society a butt by 
Henry Dexter, Esq, ot Cambridge, of’nnr 
valued associate, the Horn Marshall P. Wri- 
dek, and offer it tor tho Society’s acceptance. In 
thus preserving the portrait of one whose labors 
have BO long been freely devoted to the interests 
of our Society it seems proper to recall the vari¬ 
ety and extent of his services. 
For more than thirty years Col. Wilder has 
been Connected with lids Society, and lias not 
only given liberally of his money, bilthasdevoted 
his time and influence to the furtherance of its 
objects. Beginning at a time when the import¬ 
ance of such a Society was not appreciated, and 
its objects seemed almost visionary, he lifts semi 
it gradually rising in public estimation, anil 
exerting a constantly Increasing influence among 
the land-holders ol New England. He has seen 
the fruit ot that influence in the taste which em¬ 
bellishes the residence of the wealthy— in the 
enterprise and intelligence which have elevated 
the position of the farmer, and in the improve¬ 
ment in every branch of husbandry which has so 
grandly increased the national wealth. 
Whilst, the Society has been the inciting power 
of these important movements, it bus been com¬ 
pelled to struggle with the difficulties attendant 
upon all pioneer enterprises. Its ft iends may at 
times have been discouraged, its means have 
been curtailed and its prospects obscured. Col. 
wilder has deserved the thanks of the Society 
lor persev ering in its support, and in one instance, 
at east—the case of the Mt. Auburn Association 
lor having made such wise and prudent ar¬ 
rangements as have secured a permanent fund 
lor ns purposes. 
1 need hardly add that Col. Wilder’s connec- 
A soldier in the Union Amy on the Rappa¬ 
hannock, writes to tho editor of the Horticulturist 
his experience in grafting tho grape, as follows: 
Early in the spring of 1861 there appeared in 
the Rural New-Yorker a. short article on root 
grafting the grape. Tho experiment was on only 
three grafts. All succeeded. I showed it to a 
prominent nurseryman, who said, “ F-, [ 
am sorry to see it, but it ia true; you are too the¬ 
oretical. All that root grafting experiment is 
nonsense. Grapes can not ho grown profitably. 
Tho Isabella is as good as any of the new-fangled 
kinds with attractive names. Tho vino needs 
little or no pruning. The renewal system is a 
curse; too much theory, too much theory.’’ 
Nothing daunted, I tried the experiment; but 
being com pellet to absent myaalf for a few weeks, 
I left it in the care or one who held the same con¬ 
tempt, for theory fts my employer. It failed, of 
course. “Try again, when the first Is not a fair 
trial," is one of my mottoes. So in the spring of 
’62 I at it again. Having purchased some large 
Hartford vines, near planting time, whose roots 
were considerably mangled, 1 cut off all that 
wuiid be Injurious to tho plants; cut, them into 
pieces about four inches long, be In 
[SPECIAL NOTICE.1 
USB Caution.—T n calling for that excellent Salcratus, 
Old, a.M) He Co '3 Chemical, ho sure you get what you call 
for, as iri consequence of its success there are many imi¬ 
tations in the market. It is better than Soda. 
JVKMf' d Li liTEIt.1SE J\'OTICJE! 
mpobtorb in Franck.—T wo men of 
Horticultural 
the name of Balmb deserve to have their names embalm¬ 
ed in the record of horticultural impostors. They took a 
large store, ou a fashionable Boulevard in Paris, and pro¬ 
fessed to sell the choicest seeds, taking enormous prices 
and giving the publio the most worthless seeds for their 
money. Thus they sold to General Miu.iyut, WOO francs’ 
worth, and to tho gardener of Princess Mathilde, 800 
francs’worth. Spring revealed the frand. Pctedium Ele- 
ganldsimum, Panda tuperl/ia nova varieynta, Addrome.tJa 
vartegata, engravings of which were shown, proved trash, 
and were the subjects of a suit against them. Condemned 
to a tine of fifty francs ami one year imprisonment. If, on 
getting out of piison, new suits are proffered, they run a 
chance of seeing little daylight for the rest of their lives 
Tub Second Quarter of present Volume of the Rural 
commenced April -Itb. Now, therefore, is the time to 
form new clubs to commence with the Quarter, or add to 
those formed. Additions to cinbs ran be made for one year 
from April, at the same price ag one year Bern January— 
or we will send from April to January next for $U2*S per 
copy, if ordered by any (iso who hue formed a club for 
present Volume. We have added several thousand to our 
edition iu order to supply 'jew subscriber* from April 1st 
— Thanks to Agents and others tor continued efforts in 
behalf of Bubal. This morning’s until (16th) brought us 
clubs from Canada, California. Missouri, and several of the 
Eastern, Middle and Western States —ami the remittances 
wort) accompanied with very ouenuruKlng remarks in a 
number of Instances. For all which we bend in grateful 
acknowledgment, and shall endeavor to render the Rural 
more and more worthy its widu and increasing popularity. 
Anorr Cluii Terms, &o.-Wu endeavor to adhere strictly 
to our club rates, which require a certain number of sub¬ 
scribers to get the paper at a specified price - "ay ten to 
j-etit at $1,00 per copy. &C. But, in answer to frequent 
inquiries, we would state that, In cases where from tour to 
very careful 
to keep tho lower ends all one way, tied iu smith 
bundles, and packed in dump sand. In a few 
days I had my hot hod made. I covered the 
manure with seven inches of street scrapings, 
which had been exposed to tho weather one year. 
My scions were of several varieties, in most cases 
with the eye rubbed out, having been cut from 
very indifferent, purchased plunk. But I thought 
I could but fail, f would try to succeed. I cut 
my scions so as to leave but about an inch, of 
wood below the eye, or where tho eye should 
have been. These I grafted in the usual method 
of tongue graftiug, keeping tho splice together by 
winding two or three times round with woolen 
yarn, and tying. 1 had to be very careful not to 
get the roots upside down, as they had no fibers. 
I planted these in my hot hod, placing them iu 
rows three inches apart, and but two inches or 
less ia the row, the eye level, or slightly covered 
with the surface. The hot bod did not seem to 
Prospects op Fruit in Central Michigan. — As 
there is always much anxiety felt about the fruit crop, I 
have taken the pains to make a thorough examination of 
fruit bmls, ami find them to he sufficiently sound to war¬ 
rant an abundant crop the coining season. All tho varie¬ 
ties of peach are perfectly sound and will blossom full, 
and if they escape tho “May frosts," wo shall undoubt¬ 
edly have another “time uf rejoicing” in duo season. 
The pear buds are begitming to swell some, and are also 
very abundant. Apples, cherries and plums are all in a 
promising condition. The mercury in this vicinity lias 
not fallen below -zero this winter, and probably will not, 
tho season being so far advanced.—W. W. Chapman, 
Eaton Co., Mich, March'l 0, 1863. 
CULTURE OF THE PEAR, 
A Nkw Winter G.uuikn VOR Paris.—A company is 
now being formed In Parts, according to the Journal du 
Havre, for the purpose of transforming the garden of the 
Palais Royal into a winter garden, like the immense given- 
houses annexed to the palaces of the wealthier Russian 
nohlcs. The company proposes to hear the whole expense 
Of making the garden a place of recreation unequaled in 
the world. It would be devoted.to concerts, games of all 
kinds, artistic exhibitions, &c. In May, every year, the 
glass roof would be removed, and the garden opened to 
the public us usual. 
