Taking a carriage at New Brighton, we first called upon Mr. William Chorlton, an esteemed correspondent, gardener to John G. Greene, Esq. Mr. Chorlton has under his charge twelve acres, two acres of which ate vegetable garden, four acres pleasure-grounds, consisting of lawns, flower-bed, and shrubberies, and six acres of pasture-land and meadows, that supply three bows with food the year round. The whole is in the nicest order, sufficiently so to satisfy the most fastidious. The views of the Bay of New York are exquisitely beautiful, and advantage is judiciously taken, in the planting, to conceal defects, fend open the finest vistas. Altogether, the scene about the house presents an appearance of rural luxury and ease, and though so near to neighbors as the place is, it is, for all purposes of privacy, complete.

There are four plant houses, from which are produced a very fine show of regular succession flowers. The camellia house is seventy-eight feet longhand is filled with large and fine plants, from which were cut, last winter, some four thousand flowers. The vineries are devoted to the grape entirely, and produce an average of 1,500 pounds of the finest quality, which have always taken the first prizes when exhibited. Including cold frames, in which are grown Neapolitan violets, and many other fragrant plants, there is, at Mr. Greene's, a total of 8,000 square feet of glass. Mr. C. cuts the lawns every two weeks, excepting in very severe droughts, and we found them in the highest keeping. Beyond a doubt, there might be a,great saving of labor, here as elsewhere, by employing H. N. Swift's improved lawn-mower, made by him at Fishkill Landing, New York, respecting which we shall have more to say hereafter. For this amount of ground and glass, Mr. C has, besides himself, two regular assistants, and two others for about eight months.

The whole produce of this highly beautiful place is made use of by the proprietor's family, excepting a liberal supply which he generously distributes among his friends, but, were it to be sold, Mr. Chorlton has no doubt the aggregate value would amount to 3,500 or 4,000 dollars annually, at wholesale prices, besides the grounds being always kept in the nicest order. Here are valuable results for imitation, exhibiting Mr.Chorlton in the character of a master of his business. Mr. Greene resides here only during the summer.

We next called at the country residence of J. Q. Jones, Esq., whose gardener, Mr. Edward Decker, also occasionally enlivens our pages with his facts. The place is small, being about an acre and a half, but it is "well tilled! and well filled." There are two small plant-houses, and a quantity of frames, that supply abundance of winter salad, and a very good quantity of succession flowers; the vegetable department is about one-half acre, but from this small plot is obtained enough of the finest edibles for the use of the family. The remainder is lawn, shrubs, and flowers, which is,kept in admirable condition, and does great credit to the gardener who is a talented and persevering man, well qualified for the charge of an extensive establishment. He has a little assistance in spring, but manages by himself the remainder of the year.. Mr. Jones's place has an air of domestic comfort and family repose highly attractive. These two places are within walking distance of the New Brighton ferry.

We next called at the place of---------McCall, Esq. (John Nicbol, gardener).

This spot has become- One of the most improved in the neighborhood. The owner has not hesitated in making a judicious outlay. He encountered many difficulties from the nature of the situation, which is rather low, but, with effectual drainage and good and deep tillage, these difficulties have been surmounted, and his success is proof of what may be accomplished in many similar cases. Here we found a good vegetable garden, a fine collection of fruit-trees, with a well kept lawn, and flowers and shrubbery. There is also about 6,000 feet of glass, consisting of a small conservatory attached to the dwelling, a warm greenhouse, forty feet in length, and a newly erected range of four connected houses, divided into two graperies and two plant-houses; the whole, extremely convenient and artistic, were designed by Mr. Chorlton, the object being to combine utility with beauty in appearance, which in this case has been accomplished, the structure being one of the handsomest we have lately seen. It was quite new - the grapes lately planted, and the greenhouses nearly unfurnished.

When filled, the "expression of purpose" will add materially to the effect.

After calling on some friends, who were all in the pursuit of horticultural projects, looking over their newly-planted trees, or projecting new structures, we called at "the Cedars," the country residence of a schoolmate in days cone by, Samuel T. .Jones, Esq. His place is on very high ground, overlooking, from the drawing-room windows, the bay and city of New York; and, from the dining-room, the ocean is* seen in the distance, with Long Island, and the intervening waters and islands, at your feet; altogether one of the loveliest' spots on this or any other island. Mr. Jones has left, with good taste, the original growth of wood, consisting mostly of the native radar, which here assumes an erect and highly beautiful form; the roads and walks are in fine condition, and the lawn promises soon to be such as any one might envy. We think Mr. J. should employ the improved lawn-mower, in order to economize time. His specialities are grapes and a fruit garden, and certainly there is no better example than both exhibit- His large grapery is a "Lean-to" to the house, and produces, with his own and his gardener's care, as fine grapes as are ever eaten. The border outside is an example of extreme neatness.

Fruit from this house we have partaken of in former years, when we thought nothing could be finer.

The fruit garden here is a model which we should like all our amateur friends to imitate. The peach-trees are of sixteen years' growth, and enormous specimens, some on espaliers, and others in the open ground, but headed back annually. The pears, dwarf and standard, receive the best treatment; these, and the peaches, have scarcely felt the last severe winter, and give promise of a good crop; both pears and peaches receive spring and fall dressings of guano - a handful to a small tree, and more to a large - mixed with plaster; this is dug in in the fall, and the whole covered all winter with a good mulching Of stable manure. Here is the whole treatment; we venture to say, no garden in America can exhibit better fruit, which is so abundant, that it has often to be buried in the earth to prevent Us becoming a nuisance 1 With the New York market so near, this should not be; better give it away than destroy it. The whole garden here is dug over before winter, and left in its rough state for the frosts to plough through the ground and'pulverize it.

We could dwell long on the beauty of these Staten Island sites, the kind and generous hospitality of its inhabitants, describe. Mr. Aspinwall's noble mansion and fine views, but we are called to visit the beauties of the North River, and, in these hasty remarks, must endeavor to be concise.