The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-09
THE HORTICULTURIOT,
Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste

THE melancholy death Of A. J. Downing
l. deprived the readers Of the iIorliruliur-
ist Of the labors Gf une whose Essays they
have long read with urminglrd pleasure and
profit Since that sad event became known
the great question among tie Ionicnliuiisis
Of the country. who have eyinced deep in.
ierest in the matter. has been, who should sue.
coed to this important post. With singular
unsnimity, il has becL assigned to T. Barry, Of
Rochester, who has been urgently solicited in
various ways, both publicly aud privately. to
take charge u work. This, fom the m.
ture Of his engagements, he could not do while
the iiOrfculturist WAS published al ALBANY.
The subscriber, who has Icing bcln connected
with Mr.. B rry ~ one of The editors Of the
Genesec Farmer. has therefore purchased
the lIuticul,urisI, and after the close of the
present rolume. il will he published Mt Rnch.
ester, and edited BY p. BARRY, assisted by
m my OF the best lloriiculiurisls Of the coun-
uv, whose communications will materially
add 10 its aluc. The Architectural Dcpar
mcnt will he conducted by gentlemen Of abl
ity aud reputation.
To render the work accessible to the greater
number, nd consequently more beneficial, III
price will he reduced TO Two Dollars per year
10 advance and at the same time various u
provrmentS made. Each number will contain
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valuable fruit or flower, drawn from nature
and engraved in q style not exceled
Still further TO add 10 the value OF the work
and meet the improving taste AMI increasing
wants of the Horticultural community, We
shall also publish an edition with coiored
j plates, each number containing n full engrav
iag OF some new, rare, aud valuable fiuit oil
flower. correctly eolored from nature, by the
best living artists in this line, This will he
new and important FEATURE iP this country ant
must command the attention and patronage .
both professional and amateur Hortculturists
As the number Of colored plates we can fur
nish will be limited, from the time and car,
required In their preparation, those who wi-l
the Colored Edition Of the Horliculturist 70
SIS, will do well to nr,ler Immediately. Pric
with Colored Plates. -Four dollars, in adva nee
All who cultivate fruit or flowers shoul,
: read the llorueuliurists, MS IL Is devoted en-
tirely 10 Horticulture and its kindred art,
Landscape Gard, ming, and Rural Arehites
ture, and will keep It's readers advised Of CIV
I, cry thing new on the subject, either in Europ
OF America.
!, Ia win be our aim nor only 10 make the Hol
ticuliurist 81 prrior both ia u, le and matter :
any work of the character in the country; hr
equal to any Of the Horticultural Journals
Europe and we confidently ask the aid AN
co. operaiio. Of the llortiruliurisls OF Inc cour
try. The work is published monthly, an
Neontains folty eight large rafes without "a
, vertisements, stitched in beautiful and spprs
pirate cover. The January number viii
issued early 10 December, and specimen nun
bers will he seLt 10 all who will interest then
i selves in iis behalf The volume 70 commend
!, on the lot OF January, 1865.
u Address =. WICK, JR4 Pablisher, Reehs
ter N n 3tN