530 MISCELLANEOUS. [Dec. 



The Traditional Origin of the Walnut Tree as given by 

 FoLKArxD is interesting : it is in substance as follows : — Carya, the 

 youngest of the three daughters of Dion, king of Laconia, received, in 

 common with her sisters, the gift of prophecy from Apollo as a reward 

 for the hospitality the god had received from her father. The god 

 stipulated that they should never abuse the gift, nor by its power 

 endeavour to penetrate mysteries which it was improper for their sex 

 to fathom. This stipulation v;as violated when Bacchus declared his 

 love for the youngest daughter Carya. The elder sisters being jealous, 

 endeavoured to prevent Bacchus from meeting Carya, and he in revenge 

 turned them into stones and transformed the object of his love into 

 the walnut tree, the fruit of which was considered by the ancients 

 to promote the powers of love. 



An Ancient Nursery Catalogue. — We publish herewith a reduced 

 facsimile of a catalogue or circular of nursery stock, which is 

 probably one of the earliest ever issued in this country. The 

 original circular is 6 by 9 inches in size, and is reproduced for the 

 Prairie Farmer by photo-engraving : — 



PENOBSCOT 

 FKUIT TEEES. 



EPHEAIM GOODALE of Buckstown, offers for sale for Cash or approved 

 Credit, as low as can be purchased in New-England, and of as good a quality, the 

 following 



PEAE TEEES. 



Blue, Sugar, 

 English Sweet, 

 Davenport, PeiTy, 

 German, Baking, Bond, 

 Dergaloo, Jargonelle, 

 Catton, Burgamot, 

 Gardenelle . 



Uvidales, St. Germaine, 

 St. Michael, St. James, 

 Large sweet York, 

 Small sweet York, 

 Premetive, 

 Monseur John, 

 Windsor, 



N.B. Pear Trees are not subject to Lice. 



APPLE TEEES. 



Bell's Early, 

 Maiden's Blush, 

 Quince, Quincing, 

 Black Pippin, 

 Golden Pippin, 

 Nonsuch, Snout, 



Yellow Geniton, 

 Warren Eusset, 

 Stone Sweet, 

 Pumpkin Sweet, &c. 

 Also... A few Butternut, 

 Plum & Quince Trees. 



E. GooDALE has spared no pains in selecting the best fruit, and by keeping 

 them labelled, has ascertained what sorts are most congenial to this country. 

 Every person knows the utility of transplanting from a kindred soil. 



The Annual Eeport of the Maine Pomological Society for 1873-74 

 says of this document : — 



" Very early in the century, Ephraim Goodale established a 

 regular nursery for the propagation of trees, undoubtedly the first 

 one in the State, in the present town of Orrington ; and he issued a 



