Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-04

rca, having early devoted much attention to this usually
muchnesected branch Of their business Thus they have
22O varieties Of decduous 81 Of evergreen trees, l3o
of decduous shrubs and 33 Of evergreen shrubs They also
show 35 varieties Of ornamental vines and creepes OF
twning honeysuckles Of upright honeysuckles, plants
for hedges and IL peones; and they have varieties Of
plants 20 Of carnations of psoles, of rare pinks,
with large assortment of Aeotropes verbens, and gera-
NUNS, for bedding, climbers, &C.
spent the day in walking through this extensive colec-
ton, wherein found far worthy OF particular noce
than can here. Among their wonders Is the
Douglass pine, native Of California, which grows to the
height hundred feet They obtained it from England
recently and have only been able abost twenty out
of each hundred of the specimens sent to them These
look thrifty and promising They have fairly succeeded IN
demonstrating naturaizing the deodar CEDAR native oil
the Himaya mountains, which beautiful evergreen IN
deed somewhat resembling the basam fir though s'ler
handsomer and richer They have reared beautiful speci-
Of the golden srborvs, variety from China the leaves
Of which stand out from like those Of book set up
on end open and also Of the formis, arborva
peculiar leaf Their specimens Of the Cunninghama ST.
nenas delicate and graceful Chinese variety Of the confer
ous tribe struck me being peculiarly beautiful Last year
they imported thousand specimens Of the Irish yew Of
which they have saved but oneh the rest falling 10
tate notwithstanding the evident socitude with which these
gentlemen have attended them. The intensity Of
mer heat proves great for them. Though exceedingly
picturesque they grow very slowly not more than two inches
year until attaining the height Of ten feet Their mPora
ons the English yew have proved more fortunate, the tree
being far hardy They have Ito me) new pine, call
cd the Paris nsgnis graceful tree which maintains beau
ul green throughout the year, varying in color
struck with variety Of pine from the island Of Bo
neo termed the pnus excelsior in its formations
beautiful also, with their thrifty specimens of the paulo
nia from Japan the leaves Of which Of years
growth are quite two feet in diameter grows to be nine
feet high in single season. ea6ng then only from the top
BY the end Of the third this remarkable tree is leafd
from the very ground to its top forming magnificent shade
half the time such blessing ones threshold is to be
obtained from any other 1t buds the before
blooms the flower being very fragrant and blue, like the fox
glove, hanging in heavy clusters foot long Nothing
be interesting in its way than the peculiar in
which Nature provides for the protection of the seed Of this
wonderful during the winter intervening between its bud
ding and blooming placing around additional
covering which nearly resembles buckskn than augh
else know Of One Of these trees three years old stands
sixteen feet high and has g around the exremes Of
leaves Of quite thirysx feet the failing penetrate it
any where. The Messrs Parsons have conferred gea,
ne on their country the introduction and successful
razaon Of this valuable stranger alone for thves among
us as well as any of our native forest trees.
Their specimens of the weeping japan sophos,
Der Of the locust tribe, with head (of oage) feet in
diameter and foliage reaching nearly to the ground,
beautiful They have had entire in patual
izing the Chinese magnolia, which has grown under their
hands TO the height Of sixteen feet "eang from the ground
and throwing its foliage from top bottom circle with
diameter Of sixteen feet This tree, like the japanese pau
lona, buds the before blooming puts forth
Of bloom before the leaves appear in the spring. which gives
the whole the appearance of immense bouquet They
also cultivate many other varieties Of native and foreign
noias being very successful with all their specimens Of this
rich and beautiful tribe To propagate hem well hun
deds of other trees principally obtained from abroad they
train the outer branches and twgs to the ground and then
buise and bury them As they shoot from
the wounds thus puposey made they separated from the
parent stock and after remaining undsturbed for
gain strength they anspanted into the rows from which
they sold at any tins within two three years.
Among the most charming sights their premises is
hedge Of the arborva which stands twelve
feet in height and though than eighteen inches
thick Cor thfough) mpervious the sight It the
growth of but years from the seed One who has
seen this particular specimen something like have
idea Of the capacity of the plant to minister cultivated
taste for ornamental shrubbery
Among their capital arrangements noticed de-
voted the purpose Of specimen ground for shrubbey,
whereon there but single plant of each variety they
rear and another whereon full bloom bearing
leaf specimen Of each variety of fruit they offer for SALE
Among peculartes of their establishment is orchard
Of pears ounce stocks covering four and standing
ten feet apart only the pear thus grated being dwarf
though its bearing qualities greatly increased From
Of these they gathered this the second since they
out twenty-five pears, worth each three
their premises Vi they have placed there but
the most valuable and bespayng varieties. Until the trees
get old enough to shade the grouEd much for gardening
they devote space between the that purpose maxi
the crop thus pay all the expenses Of the cuva
ton of the orchard well its cultivation This year
they have the sugar beet in this ground yielding nearly
y per acre. worth their door four dollars per for
feeding cattle In six eight years from its first planting
out they cannot fail realize $1,000 per annum from this
noble little orchard with cultivation than should be
bestowed every in the Union of the each
yielding annually than 200 per cent its original
the prices which they sell fine grated pears No
thing better illustrate the advantages Of thorough and
scientific cultivation than the appearance Of this thrifty pear
orchard already yielding beyond the expense of cultivation
Tin this its second year, quite the cost of the trees upon it,
Really know OF no other certain heavy-p3yng invest
such agriculture in the vicinity of large city, the
profits of which within the reach ALL according the
means each buy the foundation for such an orchard
Their greenhouses too six in NUMBER four of 100 by 25
feet and TWO Of 30 BY 25 ee captay arranged and
naged Thus, they new description of English glass,
"roughed while not interfering deprive The plants Of
desirable sunshine they prevent the concentration OF the
suns rays not to burn any thing the house intended
protect All owners Of green houses will rejoice that
thing has at length been discovered which will their
treasures against this dreaded focal action.
They obtain eight hossheads Of water in each twenty -four
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