32 Reviews. — The Farmer^s Companion. 



nus naturally grow, is alluded to. Of this we notice that 

 Rhododendron hirsutum grows on calcareous soil, while iiho- 

 dodendron ferrugineum grows exclusively on granite. Want 

 of attention to these facts and similar, have been the principal 

 causes of so many failures, both in extended and narrower 

 plans of cultivation; for as in manures, so in soils, the plant 

 must be adapted to the application, or it is labor lost. 



In conclusion, we recommend the work to every one who 

 would wish to see horticulture raised to a higher rank than a 

 mere delving and laborious occupation, and would understand 

 on what wondrous laws the ingenuity of man has hitherto been 

 employed, in the culture of the subjects of the vegetable 

 kingdom. To the amateur in his confined area of a city gar- 

 den, and with his choice parlor plants, and to the young 

 gardener, entrusted with the care of the green-house and con- 

 servator}'', this simple and elegant work will be found of signal 

 advantage. *** 



Art. II. The Farmer^ s Companion; or Essays on the prin- 

 ciples and practice of American husbandry; with the Ad- 

 dress proposed to he delivered before the Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Societies of Jfeio Haven County., Conn.; 

 and an Appendix, containing tables and other matter useful 

 to the farmer. By the late Hon. Jesse Buel, Conductor 

 of the Cultivator. Third edition, revised and enlarged. 

 To which is prefixed a Eulogy on the life and character of 

 Judge Buel, by Amos Dean, Esq. 1 vol. 12rao. Bos- 

 ton, 1S42. 



It is just two years since we reviewed at some length the 

 first edition of this excellent work. No praise that we can 

 again bestow upon it would weigh more with the public, than 

 the fact that it has passed to the third edition in the short 

 period of two years. To this edition is prefixed a eulogy 

 upon the life and character of Judge Buel, a merited tribute 

 to the virtues and talent of the lamented author. A full glos- 

 sary of agricultural terms, and a copious index, are also add- 

 ed, rendering the volume more interesting, from the facility 

 of turning to any subject at once. The volume should be in 

 the hands of every good farmer. 



