WM. R. PRINCE & CO. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the LINNEAN BOTANIC GARDENS AND NURSERIES, AT FLUSHING, Announce to their Correspondents and to Nurserymen in particular, that, in addition to their vast stock, occupying seventy acres, they have just imported above 200,000 trees from Europe. They desire to forthwith receive the wholesale orders of Nurseries and others, to which immediate replies will be made with the lowest rates, so that all engagements may be perfected now, and forwarded at the first opening of Spring. A credit will be given, or an extra discount made for cash, in whole or in part. The following, we have a very large stock of :—` PEARS, on the Pear and Quince Stock, of all sizes, from 1 to 5 years GRAPES, all the foreign table varieties, and all the good American varieties, including several thousands of Black Hamburg, Golden Chasselas, Bar Sur Aube, White Sweetwater, Isabella, Catawba, and Clinton. RASPBERRIES, Fastolf, Red and White Antwerp, Franconia, Large Fruited Monthly, &c. GOOSEBERRIES,-all the choicest Lancashire varieties. CURRANTS,-Red and White Provence, Cherry, Victoria, &c. STRAWBERRIES,-a collection surpassing all others in Europe or Amer ica. RHUBARB,-Leviathan, Victoria, Tobolsk, Dalley's Giant, and other fine varieties. PARADISE APPLE STOCKS and PEAR STOCKS, 2 years old. 300,000 Ornamental Trees AND SHRUBBERY, of all kinds and sizes. 100,000 NORWAY SPRUCE, Balsam Fir, White Spruce, Silver Pine, American and Chinese Arbor Vitæ, and other Evergreens of all sizes. 3,000 RHODODENDRONS of the finest varieties, 2 to 4 feet high. 60,000 Roses of the finest Perpetual, Daily, Tea, Moss, and other classes, at very low rates. HEDGES, Osage Orange, Buckthorn, Hawthorn, Evergreen Privet, and others. BULBOUS FLOWER ROOTS,-the finest of every class. DAHLIAS,-200 select superb varieties. CAMELLIAS,-400 varieties of blooming sizes at low rates. PEONIES, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Phloxes, Iris, and other beautiful Herbaceous Plants, very cheap. SCIONS for Grafting, of all the varieties of Fruit, and Cuttings of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. The only extensive Collection of bearing Specimen Trees, existing in this town, is in this establishment, and insures the superior accuracy of the trees grafted therefrom. Every Rose and Strawberry premium were awarded to this establishment by the Long Island Horticultural Society. Feb. 1, 1849. Extract from the Genesee Farmer, January, 1849. PROFITS OF FRUIT! NORTHERN SPY APPLE. MR. BARRY. BY RICHARD I. HAND. Below, I give you a statement of the products of one acre of land, on which I have grown the Northern Spy and Roxbury Russet Apples, during the year 1848: I sold the Spys mostly to J. H. Watts, at Rochester. If any of the Monroe County farmers have a better story to tell, let's have it. They were grown on twenty-three trees. Mendon, New York, Dec. 1848. 50,000 Apple Trees of the celebrated Northern Spy, (the finest late spring apple grown in North America,) for sale at the OLD ROCHESTER NURSERY, at ROCHESTER, N. Y., By S. MOULSON. The above are all root-grafted; the small sizes are fine trees for shipment to Europe. Orders for the 2 feet, or 3 to 4 feet trees will be delivered in New York or Boston free of charge for transportation, when ordered in quantities of $25 or over. Sterling exchange received for foreign orders, at $4 90 to the pound. European orders properly packed for the voyage, for which a moderate additional charge will be made. The scions, from which the above trees were grown, were obtained chiefly from Mr. Hand's trees, and are guaranteed to be genuine. Also, a general assortment of Apple, Pear, Peach, Cherry, Plum, Apricot, Nectarine, and other fruits, together with the usual assortment of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, and One thousand plants of Giant Rhubarb, A variety that outsells any other offered in this market, and has invariably taken the first premium of the Horticultural Society of the Valley of the Genesee. A Nurseryman wanted at the OLD ROCHESTER NURSERY, who thoroughly understands the propagation of hardy trees and shrubs, &c. Applications, giving reference and stating experience, and amount of salary required, may be addressed Feb. 1, 1849. S. MOULSON, 31 Front Street, Rochester, New York. FRUIT TREES, &c. The Subscriber offers for sale from twelve to twenty thousand Fruit Trees, consisting of all the best varieties of the Pear, Apple, Plum, and Cherry. Many of these trees have been twice transplanted, and can be removed in the autumn, or spring, with safety. Persons wishing to purchase extra sized fine trees will please call and make a selection. They will be sold at the lowest market price. Also, One hundred thousand Buckthorn Plants, one, two, three, and four years from the seed. Beauty Prairie, Baltimore Belle, Moss, and other Roses, Shrubs, and Herbaceous Plants. Tulips, in 376 varieties. The Boston and Mount Pleasant Roxbury coaches run to and from the Nurseries every half hour. OCT. 1, 1848. SAMUEL WALKER, Eustis Street, Roxbury, Mass. MR. BECK'S PRIZE PELARGONIUMS of 1848. HOVEY & CO. HAVE the pleasure of informing their friends that, in consequence of the liberal demand they have had for Mr. Beck's Seedling Pelargoniums, they have, at great expense, made arrangements to receive all the fine varieties raised by this successful grower; and they now have the gratification to offer, in addition to those of last year, the following new varieties, which were awarded the HIGHEST PRIZES at the May, June and July exhibitions of the London Horticultural Society: GRANDIFLORA, FORGET ME NOT, (Lyne's.) These six will be sold in sets at $12. Isabella, Desdemona, A selection of six of these varieties, $3. The pelargonium is one of the most elegant of all greenhouse plants, and is also finely adapted to parlor culture. These new varieties are remarkable for their delicate tints and exquisite pencilling, and have carried off the highest prizes wherever exhibited. The plants are now ready for delivery, and will be packed so as to be safely transported to any part of the country. October 1, 1848. OF HORTICULTURE. FEBRUARY, 1849. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. ART. I. Report on the Fruit and Kitchen Gardens, near Paris, from observations made during a Visit in the Spring of 1847. By Mr. R. THOMPSON, Superintendent of the Orchard and Kitchen Garden, of the London Horticultural Society. We have already given our notes on some of the Parisian gardens, in the results of our Foreign tour, (Vols. XI. and XII.,) but as our time did not permit us to make that extended observation, which we could have wished, we now have the pleasure of presenting the views of Mr. Thompson, of the Horticultural Society's garden, who was especially despatched to Paris, for the purpose of noting the state of gardening in the vicinity of that city. The Society, with a view to further "increase the efficacy of the Fruit department, thought it advisable to send Mr. Thompson to inspect the best examples of French winter pruning, and to collect such information as the very important, but generally unattractive season of early spring would furnish." Mr. Thompson reached Rouen on the first of March, 1847, and remained at Paris for nearly three weeks, in which time, he visited all the principal horticultural exhibitions, as far as Fontainebleau. In this service, he was greatly assisted by Mr. Rauch, a German gentleman, residing in Paris, and familiar with all that relates to its gardens. Mr. Thompson was directed to keep full notes of all that he found worthy of notice, and, in the paper named at the head of this article, he has given a detailed, interesting, and very instructive account of his travels. It appeared in the Journal of the London Horticultural Society for 1837, Vol. II. p. 195. It is almost unnecessary for us to say, that Mr. Thompson's article is by far the most valuable, that has appeared in the Society's Journal; and we propose to make full extracts of such parts of it, as can be applied to our own practice of gardening. His remarks are the result of actual observation of some of the best examples of Horticultural science in France; and are worth a volume of mere theory and general views, which form the basis of much that is now written upon the subject. The French gardeners understand the art of budding, grafting, pruning and training, thoroughly, and the study of their methods of practice, is important to all who are engaged in the cultivation of fruit trees, or who are desirous of possessing the symmetrically formed specimens, of which such accurate copies are figured in the French Treatises upon the subject. Mr. Thompson went from London to Southampton, on the 27th of February, and sailed the same evening for Havre, where he arrived the next morning. Here there was but little to see the weather was quite cold, clear and frosty, with keen North East wind. On the 1st of March he went from Havre to Rouen, by diligence. Here he visited the Botanic Garden, which occupies upwards of twenty acres, and which has been under the direction of M. Du Breuil, Senior, for forty years. The arboricultural and fruit tree department is superintended by his son, M. A. Du Breuil, Professor of Agriculture, Arboriculture, &c. Lectures are given by Prof. Du Breuil, on budding, grafting, pruning, training, &c., and, in short, upon every thing connected with the management of fruit trees. There are specimens of trees to illustrate both good and bad practice in these matters. The trees are neatly pruned and trained, and exhibit almost perfect examples of the various modes of training, figured in Prof. Du Breuil's Cours Elementaire Théorique et Pratiqué d'Arboriculture. PROF. DU BREUIL'S MODE OF TRAINING PEACH TREES. "Professor Du Breuil has commenced the training of some trees, in which two main branches are laid off according to |