Cincinnati is renowned for her Strawberries and Strawberry Growers and for her fine Catawba Vineyards, but these are not all her horticultural attractions. She has within her environs a large number of charming private residences - the country seats of her merchant princes - of which she may not unreasonably feel proud. This " Queen City" is surprising the world by her rapidity of growth, and the traveller who visits her cannot fail to be surprised at the indications of wealth and refined taste which are scattered so profusely around her outskirts.

I spent two very pleasant days there, the last of May and first of June - not only pleasant days but profitable ones, for I had an opportunity of examining satisfactorily the numerous and extensive Vineyards, which are not to be met with elsewhere. All appeared to be in a most flourishing condition; the vines had passed out of blossom, and an abundant crop of fruit was set, giving promise of a rich harvest. A light frost had left some traces of its blight, but the injury was not regarded as of any moment. Nothing can afford a better proof of the successful results of this culture than its rapid extension. The hills are all dotted over with Vineyards, and I found them even beyond the hills, on the deep and fertile plains. The vine-growers are enthusiastic too in their business, and execute their work in the most thorough manner; they seem to love it, as well they may, for nothing in the way of cultivation can be more interesting or beautiful. It has a fascination about it that cannot fail of awakening enthusiasm.

I had an opportunity of inspecting the cellars of Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Long-worth, the leaders and early promoters of vine culture. Mr. Longworth has recently built additions to his at a cost of some $30,000, and the entire cost of his cellars is estimated at some $60,000. Every part of this vast cavern is occupied with some branch of the business. I was told that at the present time it contains more than 150,000 bottles of wine, besides a great number of casks. In the absence of Mr. Longworth, his gardener, Mr. Pendleton, and Mr. Fournier, the head of the wine department, bestowed upon me the most polite attention. Mr. Longworth's specimen Vineyard is very interesting. He has there assembled the most diversified collection from all parts of the continent, with a view of testing their fitness and value for the production of wine. If it be true, as some people honestly believe, that this native wine is to be one of the most powerful aids to the temperance reform, then Messrs. Longworth, Buchanan, and those other gentlemen of Cincinnati, who are prosecuting this business with such zeal, are genuine philanthropists. At any rate it is pleasant to see those fair hill tops and steep hill sides covered with luxuriant vines.

It seems like converting an arid waste into a fruitful and delightful paradise, and with all our heart we wish it success.

Turning from Grapes we pass to the Strawberries. I had a great desire to see those famed Cincinnati sorts in full bearing on their own ground, and in their greatest excellence. McAvoy's Superior and Longworth's Prolific are the two of greatest note - the great prize takers - and I felt particularly anxious to see them. I was not so fortunate in finding good collections as I had hoped to be. The nurserymen have sold themselves so close that they have but few left to bear, and these afforded no just criterion. Among the private gardens I found but two where these sorts were well grown. In one of these, especially that of A. J. Wheeler, Esq., the beds were in fine order. The Superior was the principal crop, having a few rows of Prolific amongst them; the plants of the latter were young, and had not a full crop. I am satisfied that both these varieties are valuable, hardy, productive, and of fine flavor. The Superior, as to flavor, would rank second only to Burr's New Pine among our American varieties.

I took several occasions to examine the market. I found immense supplies, consisting in most part of the Iowa, generally called " Washington" by the market-men ; Hudson, the old favorite sort, and Hovey's Seedling. The last named were in all cases the best, and sold at twenty-five cents per quart, while the others were offered at fifteen cents : I state this fact with some hesitation, lest it may cause our friend Hovey to explode in a fit of joy. I hope, however, he will take it coolly. The first words I heard on the subject of Strawberries were, "Hovey's Seedling has beaten us all this season;" and judging from the samples in market, we should say this was really so. The growers who supply the market, informed us that the "Superior" would prove too tender for market, and would not be extensively grown. Hovey's Seedling, they all said, was not a great bearer, but looked well when gathered, and sold at a high price.

So much for Strawberries. The market is abundantly supplied with Vegetables, some good, but the great bulk of very indifferent quality. I observed a few heads of nice Cauliflower. It is very probable that the best articles do not reach the market stalls, but go directly from the gardens to private houses. The markets are not always conclusive evidence of the state of gardening.

The Nurserymen and Florists of Cincinnati are all prosperous, and are extending their operations with more or less rapidity. I visited Messrs. Kelly, Heaver, Sayers, Jackson, and Williams, and found their grounds all in excellent order, with a fine stock coming forward. Mr. Kelly is branching out vigorously. He has built some excellent houses, and every department seems to be well sustained. Mr. Heaver is establishing a branch nursery at Hamilton, and Mr. Jackson is out of town some five or six miles in a fine healthy situation, where he has built himself a large and commodious dwelling house, green-houses, and with abundance of excellent land, is getting up a fine nursery stock. The grounds of A. H. Ernst, Esq., I found particularly interesting, as they contain a large collection of bearing fruit trees. The ornamental trees and shrubs cover portions of the ground thickly, and make it a real wilderness of beauty. Mr. Ernst is one of the pioneers of Horticulture at Cincinnati, and has done much to lay the foundation of that taste which is now acquiring such development there.

Spring Grove Cemetery is another evidence of the wealth and taste of this young city. It is only second to Greenwood in beauty and good keeping, and is even fully equal in many respects. It is now under the direction of Mr. Strausch, one of the most accomplished landscape gardeners in this country.

I would gladly give you some particulars respecting the beautiful suburban residences of Messrs. R. B. Boweler, Wm. Resor, A. J. Wheeler, It. Buchanan, Mr. Hoffner, and others, which I examined with much satisfaction, and I would also say something of the fine scenery that abounds everywhere around the city, but my notes are already too long.

I was accompanied in my rambles by M. B. Bateham, Esq., of Columbus, (who, by the way, is laying the foundation of a large nursery there,) and also by Messrs. Kelly and Heaver, of Cincinnati. I am indebted to these gentlemen for great kindness on this as on past visits of this kind, and hope to repay their courtesy when I find them in my neighborhood.