SOLON ROBINSON, 1846 5 



stands on a high piece of ground — the soil, reddish yellow 

 clay — timber, mostly black oak, rather scrubby. Whether 

 this has any influence, or whether this plant will answer 

 for fences further north, I cannot say; but I do say to 

 those living further south, it is well worth your attention, 

 and you ought to try it forthwith.^ And as your paper, 

 Mr. Editor, circulates so extensively at the South, if some 

 of your southern correspondents would give you an 

 article every month upon this subject, it would not be too 

 much of a good thing. It is also worth the trial whether 

 the "Michigan Rose"^ will answer a good purpose at the 

 North for hedging. 



Here, upon the prairies of the North West, where it is 

 supposed there is no timber, fencing material is alto- 

 gether too plenty and cheap to think of using hedges yet 

 awhile. But as we contrive to burn up what rails we 

 have once a year, we shall soon come to the necessity 

 perhaps. SoLON Robinson. 



Scraps from My Note Book. — No. 3. 



[New York American Agriculturist, 5:211-13; July, 1846] 



[April 9, 1846] 



Mr. Cockrill's Sheep. — This is the ninth of April (1846) , 

 a clear bright morning, but the ground is frozen stiff, and 

 so it was one year ago this day, but it was not so where I 

 then was, 500 miles south, but there it was cold enough to 

 kill nearly all the peaches in the Ohio valley, and much 

 other fruit, and some wheat. 



These reminiscences are now called to mind, because 

 this is the anniversary of my visit tothe"Tennessee Shep- 



* Philips believed that, except in an extraordinarily cold winter, 

 the Cherokee rose would thrive at least as far as 34° north, and 

 would probably outlive the American agave, Bengal rose, and oth- 

 ers. He described his method of filling gaps in hedges. American 

 Agriculturist, 5:210-11 (July, 1846). 



* The prairie rose, a climbing vine (Rosa setigera) usually hav- 

 ing trifoliolate leaves and large deep pink flowers. Among several 

 cultivated varieties, the Baltimore Belle is notable. 



