and who would carry out the work in the the middle of August, and continues ripening appropriate spirit. I further assured him, in succession till the last of September. The that by following these simple recommen- fruit is quite large, of a cling-stone variety, dations, his shrubs would grow as well and of handsome appearance, and good flavor, kindly as any in his neighborhood, but that with rather a large stone. everything depended upon how the instrucPHARO.

tions were executed.

Gardeners' Chronicle.

"Scientific farming" is the ascertaining of what substances the plants you wish to raise are made, which of these substances are wanting in your land, and what manures will supply them.

NEW AND REMARKABLE PEACH.-Mr Samuel Redfield, of Randolph, Portage county, exhibited several peaches at the Ohio State Fair, which he states were produced from a WEEDS exhaust the strength of the seedling tree which possesses the remarkable ground and if suffered to grow, may be called quality of commencing to ripen its fruit about garden sins.

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to fail, and it is doubted whether it will ever be revived here unless it should be under entirely different auspices, such as a bequest with a liberal endowment, so as to place it entirely beyond the condition of a competitor, with the hard working and meritorious gardeners already in the field, and who have to contend with a sufficient competition with one another, and with existing institutions, to secure a healthy state of the market, guarantee an abundant supply and easy prices to the community.

WHY have we no public gardens in this vailed, so that the enterprise was allowed country, is a question often asked, but not easily answered. We have one standing excuse for all our deficiencies, we are a new country; our society is in its forming or crystallizing state, still unformed, and the establishment of public institutions must not be expected among the pioneers. But is it not time that we should begin to realize the development of our character? Some of us think that we are approaching the terminus of our minority, and should begin to put on the habiliments of mature life-should have now become more staid and settled than we could have been in our junior condition.

The flourishing Horticultural Society of Columbus, however, find themselves surrounded by different circumstances, and have struck out boldly in an undertaking of this kind, as will appear from the following account of their doings which has been furnished by Mr. Comstock, one of their most energetic and efficient members. The Columbus Horticultural Society's Garden.

A move of this kind was made in the Cincinnati Horticultural Society a few years ago, and some advances were made toward the establishment of a Horticultural Garden in this neighborhood, but after a long discussion of the pros and cons, it was considered best to relinquish the undertaking as not calculated to advance the interests of Horticulture so much as to compensate for At the regular weekly meeting of the the interference it was supposed it would Society, May 24, 1851, Mr. Benj. Blake exert upon the extended interests of a highly offered a resolution that a committee of five valued and meritorious class of our society should be appointed to examine into the ex-the practical business gardeners-at least, pediency of establishing a Society Garden, they manifested a jealousy of such an insti- and if deemed expedient, to report a plan of tution, and the good taste of the others pre-operations. This resolution was unanimously

adopted, and Messrs. B. Blake, Jno. Miller, encouragement given by our citizens. Most

Adam Sites, George Comstock and H. C.
Noble were appointed said committee.

of them seemed to think it a most favorable time to commence this enterprise-a time when our city has reached a size and degree of wealth sufficient to support it, and when the most urgent necessity is felt for some place of pleasant resort, - a time, also, when Horticulture is making the most rapid advance, under the guidance of Hovey, Downing, Thomas, Barry, Kirtland, and a host of others.

At the next meeting of the Society, May 31, this committee reported. Their report was chiefly confined to the expediency of establishing a Garden-the advantages in having sufficiently extensive and proper grounds for Horticultural experiments, and a Gardener to be constantly engaged. They also allude to the very limited opportunity which most private persons have to conduct Your committee have also found the time such experiments successfully. But in con- most favorable for procuring a site. There nection with these views it is necessary to are many projects for suburban improveconsider the best situation and mode of con-ments. Persons so interested, are desirous ducting such a Garden. The Committee that a Garden, such as we contemplate, then discussed these various points, but should be established in their vicinity. And owing to the variation which any particular we have received proposals from several perstate of facts would make in these calcula- sons owning property in the vicinity; in the tions, they, in conclusion, recommeneed that preference, we must be guided by what we a committee of five be appointed to look deem the best interest of the Society. around for a suitable location for a Garden, of ten or fifteen acres-that they should invite proposals from owners of land suited for the purpose-should present an estimate of the cost for improvements, a Gardener, etc., and should collect such other reliable information and statistics as could be obtained, regarding such an enterprise elsewhere, and report the result to the Society. In accordance with these suggestions the same committee was continued, with instructions to report upon these subjects four weeks from the time of the first report. Owing to other matters occupying the attention of the Society this second report was not received until the evening of July 5th, at which time the following report was read: The committee on the Garden, respectfully report

That after the meeting referred to, when it became known that the Society entertained serious intentions of procuring a Garden, a great deal of interest was manifested and

The report then describes the pieces of land, and the terms offered by the following gentlemen:-Messrs. H. C. Noble, S. McClelland, S. Galloway, Wm. Neil, Chas. Eaton, and Samuel Barr.

The committee may be expected to express their opinion of the various pieces of land. They do not, however, think it proper to go into detail, nor to criticise the lands thus offered; but express their decided preference for those offered by Samuel Barr.

First. In regard to the nature and quality of the land itself.

This piece of land comprises ten acres, in nearly a square shape. It lies on the second bank of Alum creek, about two miles from High street. The bank rises 15 or 20 feet above the table-land below, and is somewhat broken into points and valleys. The land lies partly on the bank, and partly in the plain. That on the bank is covered with forest trees, of every variety and size. The sugar tree, oak, white and black walnut, and