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sowed it broad cast about the last of August, and 

 thinned the plants in the same way as field turnips 

 about the last of September. We left it entirely 

 exposed to all the frosts of the late severe winter, 

 and (bund it entirely uninjured on the opening of 

 the spring. 



With the disappearance of the snow this plant 

 begins to vegetate, and soon puts out a tuft of 

 curled leaves about as large as a large head of 

 lettuce. These leaves are excellent " greens," 

 with a flavor not inferior to, and much resembling 

 that of good broeoli. They may be cut several 

 times in succession, and no plant with which we 

 are acquainted, which is cultivated for the same 

 purpdse, will give so large a supply of vegetable 

 food from a limited space of ground as this. This 

 vegetable h;is long been grown in Europe, but is 

 as yet very little known in the United States. Its 

 great hardiness, productiveness, and the ease with 

 whieii it may be grown in any soil, vlU doubtless 

 bring it into very general cullivatioh. 



Agricultukal College. — By direction of the 

 Segislature, the Governor of the State of New- 

 York has appointed aboard of eight commissioners, 

 ^one from each judicial district) who are to meet 

 at Albany and '' mature a plan for an Agricultu- 

 ral College and experimental farm," to belaid be- 

 fore the Legislature of this State at its next ses- 

 sion. 



The foHowing are the commissioners appointed: 

 Joseph Blunt of New- York, 1st district. 



A. J. Downing of Orange co., 2d " 

 John P. Bef.icman, Columbia co., 3J " 

 Samuel Cheever, Saratoga co., 4th " 

 Edmund Kirby. Jefferson eo., 5th " 

 Adrian Lott, Chenango co., 6ch " 

 J. S. Wadsworth, Livingston CO., 7th " 

 Wm. Risley, Chautauque eo., 8th " 



New Hardy Plants. — Mr. Downing — The fol- 

 lowing plants recently introduced from China into 

 the Horticultural Society's Gardens of London, 

 have proven perfectly hardy with me the past se- 

 vere winter: 



Weigelia rosea, a strong growing shrub with 

 a prufusion of flowers in clusters of from 2 to 5, 

 of a delicate blush colour changing to deep rose; 

 plants from 6 inches high to l-^ foot, stood out 

 fully exposed in my nursery, without protection, 

 and proves more hardy than Deutzia scabra or the 

 common Althaea. It is also admirably adapted 

 for forcing into bloom for bouquets. 



Deutzia sanguinea — Perfectly hardy, but has 

 not yet bloomed, even on the plants placed in arti- 

 ficial heat. 



Anemone japonica — An herbaceous plant that 

 blooms from September till severe frost, with rosey 

 purple flowers about 2 inches in diameter, and is 

 a great acquisition to a flower garden. 



Forsythia viridissima will prove to be an ev- 

 ergreen in southern latitudes. It has not yet flow- 

 ered, and pioves to be about as hardy.ap ilfaftonia 



fasicularis, and will be an ornamental evergreen 

 south of Virginia. 



The past winter has been the severest on ever-, 

 greens that has occurred since 1832. Deodar Ce- 

 dars have their tops very much injured; Arauca- 

 ria imbricata will lose its leading shoot ; Euony- 

 mus japonica has also been severely punished. 

 The hedges have lost their foliage, but appear to 

 be pushing out freely, and in a few weeks will be 

 as green as ever. Pinis Douglassii I fear will be 

 like the silver spruce, losing its leader every sea- 

 son. I have not tested Cryptomeria japonica out 

 of doors, but do not doubt but that it is more har- 

 dy than Cedrus Deodora. Yours, truly, R. Buist. 

 Philadelphia, April 14, 1849. 



Ornamental Trees in Villages. — The fol- 

 lowing effectual plan of ornamenting a village with 

 shade trees, has been adopted by T. G. Yeomaws, 

 of Walworth, N. Y. During the past winter, Mr. 

 Yeomans posted up conspicuously in the village, 

 the following propositions signed by himself ; and 

 already several hundred trees have been planted, 

 and several hundred more will probably seen be 

 planted in pursuance of the bounty he offers: 



" I hereby offer to any and every person who 

 will plant out and properly protect shade trees in 

 this village, in any of our streets, or in the Acade- 

 my grounds or other public grounds, not more 

 than one hundred rods from some one of the public 

 buildings in the village, the premiums hereinafter 

 named. The trees may be Maple, Elm, or any 

 other equally hardy and ornamental sort ; they 

 must be made to grow three years after planting, 

 and be at that time in a flourishing condition and 

 not less than three inches in diameter, three feet 

 above the ground ; and not less than five so plant- 

 ed will be entitled to any premium ; and this offer 

 will not extend to trees planted more than two 

 years from this date. 



" 1st. On all trees answering the foregoing de- 

 scription, I will pay iioenty-five cents each. 2d. 

 To any person so planting more than fifty and less 

 than one hundred trees, I will pay twenty-five 

 cents additional for each tree over fifty. 3d. To 

 any person so planting one hundred or over, and 

 not more than half of them on his own grounds, I 

 will pay fifty cents for each tree. 4th. To any 

 person planting thus the greatest number and not 

 less than fifty, I will pay an additional premium 

 of twenty-five dollars. Dated Walworth, Janu- 

 ary 29, i849. T. G. Yeomans.'' 



The foregoing plan, which seems to operate so 

 well here, would doubtless answer equally well in 

 other placi^s, and where a single individual cannot 

 be found willing to incur the entire expense, sev- 

 eral might join and as successfully accomplish the 

 same end through their united efforts. Those per- 

 sons who are usually most willing to incur ex- 

 pense for such a purpose are otherwise engaged, 

 and through neglect or want of attention at the 

 proper time, more than the want of means or wil- 

 lingness to expend their money for this object, the 



