The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-03-16
THE HORTICULTURIST,
Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste

THE melancholy death Of A. j. Downing
L deprived the readers Of the llorJicullur-
ist of the labUrs If one whose Essays they
have long read with unminglcd pleasure aud
profit. Since that sad event became known,
the great question AMONG the Ioriculiurisis
of the country. who have eVinccd a deep in.
lcresi in the matter has hccn, who should sue.
coed 10 this important post With singular
unnnimiiy, it has beci. assigned to =. Barry, Of
Rochester, who has been urgently solicited IN
various way both publicly and privately. 10
lake tharge u the work. This. fiom the ma
turc Of his engagements, he could not do willie
the Horiiculturst was published al Albany.
The subscriber who has Icing been connected
will Mr.. Barry one OF the editors Of the
Gcncsee Farmer. has therefore purchased
the lIoIticuliuri>l, and alter The Clb>c of ia,
PRESENT .Olumc. il will he Published ~ Rncl
ester, AID edited by P. BARRY, assisted by
many Of the best lloriicnliurisls of the conn
ny, whose communications will materially
add 10 its value The Architectural Depar
mcnt will be conducted by gentlemen Of abil
ity and reputation.
To render the work &C, cssiblc to the grca' c
number nd consequently more beneficial, tn
price will he rec u,tt 10 ! wo i Ollais or year
in advance, aud ut the same time various i "
provemcnts made. Each number will contain
fun page engraving of some new, rare, and
valuable fuit or flower, drawn from nature
and engraved in a stNle rot cNccled.
Still further to add TO the value OF the work
and meet the improving taste aud increasing
wants of the Horticultural community, W,
shall also publish an edition with co'ore,
plates, each number containing full enerav
ing OF some new rare, aud valuable huit Of
flower, correctly coored from nature, by The
best living artists in this line, This will he
new and important feature iD this country ,an'
must command the atiention and patronage q
both professional and amateur llortcutuIists
| As the number of colured plates we can fur
nish will be limited, from the time and car
required in their preparation, those who wisl
the Colored Edition of the lIoriiculturst fu
$50, will do well TO order immediately. Price
with Colorcd Plates, Four dollars, in advance
All who cultivate fruit or flowers shout,
re ad the lIoriicuturists, as il is devoted en-
tirely TO Horticulture and its kindred arts
Landscape Gardening, and Rural Archiiec
ture, and will keep its readers advised Of ev
cry thing new on the subject, either in Europ'
or America.
1t will be our aim not only TO make the lIor
tlculturst superior both in sly le and matter Il
any work of the character in the country; ou
equal to any of the Horticultural Journals il
Europe and we confidently ask the aid un'
co,operaiior ofthe lloriiculturists ofthc coun
| try. The work is published monthly, ant
contains forty eight large Taecs without nd
vertiscmentS, stitched in a beautiful and nppro
pirate cover. The Jaruary number will b
issued early in December, and specimen rum
beers will be seit to all who will interest them
! selves in its behalf. The volume to commenc
on the st of January, 1858,
Address j. WICK, JR, Publisher, Rochees
ter NY. soft