The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-03-23
THE HORTICULTURIST,
Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.

THE melancholy deslh Of a. J. Downing
l. deprived the readers Of the Ilorticpliur-
ist Of the labors Of one whose Essays they
have long read with unmingrd pleasure aud
profit. Since that sad event became known,
the great question among the Eorticulturists
of the country who have eyinccd a deep in.
ierest in the matter, has been, who should
coed to this important post. With singular
unanimity, it has beet assigned to 7. Barry, vi
Rochester who has been urgently solicited in
various way, both publicly aud privately, TO
take charge VI the work This, from the ma
ture Of his engagements, he could not do while
the Horticulturist was published at AlbanT.
The subscriber, who has Icing been connected
with Mr.. Barry rs one of the editors Of the
Gcncsce Farmer, h>s therefore purchased
| the Hottie ullursl and after the close of the
present 7oluine. il will be published nj Roch-
ester, and edited by p. BARRY, assisted by
many Of the best llorticuliurisis Of the coun-
| try whose communications will materially
add 10 its value The Architectural DcpAr,-
ment will be conducted by gentlemen Of abil-
| ty and reputation.
To render the work accessible TO the create
number and consequently more beneficial, thr
price will he reduced to Two Dollars perry
in advance, and at the same time vari'us n
provemeuts 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 not eXcclled.
Sill further TO add to the value oil the work,
and meet the improving taste anl increasing
wants of the Horticultural community, We
shall also publish an edition with colored
| plates each number containing full engraN-
| ing OF some new, rare, aud valuable nun or
| flower, correctly colorcd from nature, by the
best living artists in this line, This will be
new and important feature ip this country and
must command the attention and patronage ot
both professional and amateur HOrllcultuists.
As the number Of colnrcd plates we can fur
nish will he limited, from the time and cure
required in their preparation, those who wish
the Coored Edition of the llorliculturist for
1853, will do well to order Immediately. Price
with Colored Plates Four dollars in advance.
All who cultivate fruit or flowers should
read the llortculiurists, as it is devoted en-
trely TO Horticulture and its kindred arts,
Landscape Gardt ming. and Rural Architec-
ture. and will keep its readers advised Of er-
cry thing new on the subject, either in Europe
or America.
IL will he our aim not only TO make the lOr-
ucuturist superior both III sly lie and matter 10
any work of the character in the country but
equal to any of the Horticultural Journals in
Europe and we confidently ask the aid and
co.operaliou of the IIorticulturists oflh coun-
try. The work is published monthly, and
contains forty eight large pages without adj
refreshments, stitched in beautiful and sppro-
pirate cover. The Jaruary number will be
issued early in December, and specimen num-
bers will be sent to all who will interest them
selves in its behalf The volume to commence
on the l st OF January, 1858.
Address j. WICK, JR, Publisher, Roches'
ter. NY. 3e:tf