The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-16
THE HORTICULT URIST,



HNHE melancholy death Of a. j. Downing
L deprived the readers OF the Iloriculiur-
ist of the lnbOrs Of one whose ESSAYS they
have long read with unminglcd pleasure and
profit. Since that sad event became known,
the great question among the Eorticulturists
Of the country. who have evinced deep in.
lerest in the matter, has been, who should sue.
coed to this important post. With singular
unanimity it has beet assigned to =. Barry, Of
Rochester, who has been urgently solicited in
various ways, both publicly and privately, 10
take charge Of the work. This, from the ma
ture of his engagements, he could not do while
the fIortcnlturist was published at Aibany.
The subscriber, who has Icing been connected
with Mr. Barry as one of the editors Of the
GencSee Farmer. has therefore purchased
the IIorticullurisl, and after the close OF tile
PRESENT ?oumc il will be published at Roch.
ester and edited by p. BARRY, assisted by
many of the hest llorticullurists of the coun-
try, whose communications will materially
Hadd 10 its -alue. The Architectural Depart.
ment will be conducted by gentlemen Of abil-
ity and reputation.
To render the work accessible to the create
number, nd consequently more beneficial, thr
price will be reduced 10 Two Dollars per year
| in advance, and at the same time various u
provements made. Each number will contain
a full page engraving of some new, rare, and
valuable fruit or flower, drawn from nature
and engraved in a style rot cxcelled.
Still further TO add TO the value OF the work
and meet the improving Taste and increasing
wants Of the Horticultural community, We
shall also publish an edition with colored
plates, each number containing n full engrav
| ing OF some new, rare, aud valuable fruit oil
flower, correctly colored from nature, by the
best living artists in this line This viii be
new and important feature ip this country ,anC
must command the attention and patronage O
| both professional and amateur llortcuturists
As the number Of colored 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 Horiculturst TO
$50, will do well to order Immediately. Pric,
with Colored Plates, Four dollars, in advance
All who cultivate fruit or flowers shoul,
read the Hortculturists, as it is devoted en-
tirely TO Horticulture and its kindred arts
Landscape Gardt ming. and Rural Archiiec
ture, and will keep its readers advised Of ev
cry thing new on the subject, either in Europ'
or America.
IL win he our aim not only to make the Hor
uculturiSt superior both IN sly le and matter I,
any work of the character in the country; hu
equal to any Of the Horticultural Journals i
Europe and we confidently ask the aid an
co,operalioL OF the iioruruliurlsts OF The coun
try. The work is published monthly, an
contains forty eight large pnecs without nd
refreshments, stitched ia beautiful and appro
pirate cover The January number will
issued early in December, and specimen nun
bers will be sent 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, Rocher
ter. MY. 39tf