, 1859-05-17
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Dunlapss Nur8crY.

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The Illinois fdrmsr for May has notice Of
Dunlup's Nursery which we transfer to our
oo,vn,ns l., do;r, ,o o,af,r c,ror rim,
.o'ui'"s :" oo'"e eo' ne eo"tet 'oi aPo4
tile agricultural public, and, at the same time'
do au act of Justice towards Rural" who i.
do;nv more for the advancement of agriculture
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hou nolIeu1ure' 'naa any o'1ei 'no'' 'ou"' :"
the State.
This is new nursery which was commenced
two years aro in Champaign county, about
three mitcs smith nf West Crbaua, immediately
on the wc.t sidc Of the Central Railroad. Nj,
dunlap formerly had nursery in Cook county,
md we believe brought most OF his valuable
stock from thnt point.
tifuliy aIapted to tuut purpose. They rise zen.
tIy from thc R,ilrn,d. and can he drained with.
o;,t ]if}icnlt,- If tlat should be required. TMr-
tv.tl,rep acres are now embraced in The nursery
grounds. whicl, are laid out in very. tasteful
manncr.
H.. has all varieties Of fruit and ornamental
f-crc yn,i ornamental and fruit shrubbery. and
lcrbuccous towering plants desired in this rc-
ciun. His stock Of rvcrgrccns embraces many
thousanI Of ill the hardy and best kinds, aal
h. is increasing tli1 stcck ral,idly-thc increas-
inr demands ESr eversrccns justifying large
expenditure in this department. Of the silver
rumdr hc has ton t1,ulsand trees. a rrcat nor
;n,-- On nrairic farms this tree is valuable for
irs ouick .rowth, and its beautiful form n,uk-
;nt, rapJ Protective skirts Of timber, II is not
sul,i,ct to disease. and does mt throw up suck.
crs like thu locust-growirr quite as fast
Prairie farmers and tile residents Of our towns
cannot tou soon rroyile themselves where they
desire Jpciduuus ornamental trecs-with tile
.ilycr maplcs. Xr. b, has all other varieties Of
ornamental trees, such As larcl. bcree chest:
uut. &c.
Tie annie trees growing in the nursery are
sucl, Al rood orcllurdist would select for trans
planting They arc stockv, thrifty, with law
heads. Suited to prairie cultivation His stock
of apple trees is very large, and in the coming
fail he will have MANY thousand Of q suitable
size for trafsplantiny lie ha. Ill the varieties
recommended BY the Fruit Grower.' AEsocia-
ton, for culture in Illinois, and many other
varieties, which are sometimes asked for bv
emiyrants from different portions Of other
states. Persons applying to Mr.. Dunlap for
apple trees, and giving the general SELECTION to
him, will be supplied with tue best trees and
the best varieties.
0fpeach trees, he has Il large stock Of all tic
cbocc varieties; as alsu Of plu.ls apr1cots cher
ricS, quincrs, and dwarf and standard pears
His dwarf pears are as handsome 11eea al We
have seen. lie has large stuck OF gooseber-
rics, currants, ra>pbcrrics. Ills grounds arc
nr:,:ntnted with large variety of the hardy
june Roses, aud his iardy pvrpct,,;ls ,uay be
counted by hundreds. 1t is rasc!y the case that
50 great i variety Of this latter valuable and
popular variety Of roses is fund in one cnclos-
urc. In Il few days more Of guod weather, the
bulbons plants will be in blossom and nuke a
fine show.
Mr.. Duulap tyok nosscss;on of these Grounds
somc tw0 Years since. lie has made ,,rrat im-
rro,rnents within that timc. II, hi: :, ,no,t
excellent and wclI urra,,-si harm oHod x'r,ls
comfortable ,;,u.e aud 6thcr Iu;,di,ys :;ni T.
stiIl roinr alraI witl, h;s ;,,,nrnr.,nnnt,