Ti.c Vonntains at the Crystal Palace, England, are ncnrly ready for cxliibition. Thoy 

 conipri.se wlmt arc distinguished as the great cascades, aud associated with wliich aro 

 tlic vast douljlo series of circuhir jets, the centre plume of which will ascend to a height 

 of two hundred and lifly feet. Heretofore, the highest fountain in the world was at 

 Cliatsworth, but it rose only to the height of 180 feet. 



TiiK PROurcE OF A Sixci.E Pea. — Last Spring, Mr. ^Idntyre of Northampton, Mass., 

 planted a small pea which ho took from a lot of Western corn. It produced five main 

 stalks full six feet in height. From tliese there were twenty-five other stalks averaging 

 three feet in length, and from these there were other branches, so that the length of the 

 whole was full 150 feet. The vines bore 212 pods, which produced 900 peas, averaging 

 nearly 4} to each pod. 



PEPrERMiNT IX MicniGAX. — The Detroit (Mich.,) Democrat says: "There is more 

 peppermint grown in St. Joseph county, Michigan, than in any other locality in the 

 Union. It is the staple product of one town. The oil is extracted and sold at §4,50 

 per pound. An acre will yield from fifteen to twenty pounds, making a very profitable 

 crop." 



Fish. — The Ohio Fanner, published at Cleveland, Ohio, has commenced a scries of 

 articles, detailing the experiments of two physicians of that place, on the propagation 

 and rearing of fish artificially. The speckled trout, [Salmo funtinalis,) has been suc- 

 cessfully operated on. The details arc similar to the French method, but popularly 

 treated ; these gentlemen will have the merit of introducing the art among us. 



The Onio Agricultural College has been permanently located at Cleveland, under 

 favorable auspices. 



The Sciextific Ajiericax, published in New York, commenced its ninth volume on 

 the 15th of September last. This periodical has, as it deserves to have, a good reputation 

 and a large circle of readers. It is altogether creditable to the age and our country ; 

 and its success is a proof among a thousand others of the increased education of our 

 people ; the Scientijic American is read here by a class of intelligent working men, 

 whose compeers abroad never see anything of the kind worth perusal. Success to all 

 such enterprises. jMunn & Company, 128 Fulton street, New York, are the publishers, 

 (weekly,) at two dollars per annum. 



AcKXOWLEDGEMEXTS. — From William 0. Shearer, of Philadelphia, large and fine seed- 

 ling peaches from a city garden, well worthy of name ; we shall call them the " Shearer 

 peach." 



From a friend on Statcn Island, grapes and peaches of exti-aordinary beauty and 

 flavor, showing very superior cultivation. 



The Brinkle grape from Mr. Ptaabc, promises to be a great acquisition, and is one of 

 several seedlings which probably are to revolutionize our grape culture. The specimens 

 were scarcely ripe; when completely so, they will surpass we think, the I.>-abclla and 

 probably all our present esteemed natives. 



J. S. H., Delaware. — Pvcmarkably fine specimens of Bartlett and Washington pears 

 s. J. — The finest Seckle Pears we have seen for several years. 



From Dr. Brinkle, the Philadelphia Pear from the original tree. 



