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give ns a name and a standing among the Sa- 

 vans of the world. 



We are aware of the resemblance of thia plant 

 to our 6jnimou Milkweed, (Asclepins tubcrosa) 

 It is probable that it is of the same class and 

 order, viz. : Gynan(lria,pcntagynia; but the 

 species, and even the genu.s, is undoubtedly 

 different. The Asdcpias gi-ows abundantly in 

 our fields, and seems most to afi'ect light and 

 arid soils. The Silk Plant would be likely to 

 flourish in the same situations, though it is 

 doubtful if the climate of our Northern, or even 

 Middle States would be sufficiently congenial to 

 it, to make its ciilture there an object worthy of 

 attention. We should be glad to see the ex- 

 periment fairly tried in tlie Southern portions of 

 our country. 



GRE.4.T Sale of Cattle at Albany. — We 

 are glad, on every account, to learn, by the 

 following from the New- York Express, that 

 Mr. Prentice's gi-eat sale of Short-Horn.s was 

 well attended. From Mr. Allen, of the Ameri- 

 can Agriculturist, viho was in attendance, and 

 who has done much to> spread a knowledge of 

 die fine properties of the Short-Horns, we shall 

 doubtless have a more particular account of the 

 sale. We hope this measure on the part of Mr. 

 Prentice docs not indicate the withdra'wal of 

 the liberal countenance he has given to one of 

 the most important branches of Agricultural 

 economy : 



" The entire herd of Short-Homed Cattle of 

 E. P. Prentice, Esq., of Albany, was sold in that 

 city on tlie asth in.st. The cows were sold from 

 ■*225 to $100; heifers in proportion. There 

 was a great deal of interest attending the sale, 

 which shows that the spirit for Agriculture is 

 wide awake in this State." 



Since -writing the above, we have received 

 the following, from a con-espondent in Albany. 

 It >vill be seen tliat the cows averaged nearly 

 tlSO. It is to be hoped that those into whose 

 hands tliis fine stock has fallen wiU keep them 

 in a manner that shall do justice to their breed 

 and breeder : 



Citizen Office, Albany, June 25. 



The interest excited by the sale of the entire 

 herd of improved Short Horned Cattle of E. P. 

 Prentice, Esq., of tiiis city, brought a host of 

 visiters to the sale. 



Annexed is a summary of the sales with the 

 names of the purchasers, made up from the cata- 

 logue of the auctioneers, Joshua I. Jones & 

 Parke. 



Names. Piirchnscrs. Residence. Price. 



Flora, cow. Imp J. B. Nott Albany Co. .$1.50 



Ciity, heifer W. S. Parker . .Brooklyn ... 100 



Calf of Flora " .. " ... 40 



Miss Rose, cow J. S. 'Wheoler. .Tlyde Park. . 140 



Roan heifer Wm. Kelly Rhinebeck. . 70 



Catharine, cow M. Bates New-York . . lO.") 



Balize, bull calf Green .. 53 



Matilda, claimed by tlie owner. 



Pnowball, cow Smith I.onj Island. lOO 



Nun, cow Wm. Kelly Rhiuobcck.. 110 



Melieea, cow A\'. S. Parker . . Brooklj-n ... 120 



Caroline, cow, parsed. 

 (HI) 



Cora, cow J. McNaughton. Albany 125 



Meg, heifer Wra. Kelly Rhinebeck. . 65 



Tyro, buU calf J. B. Nott Albany 55 



Baisy, cow '.Dr. McNaughton " 105 



Nell, cow M. Bates New- York . . 225 



Diana, cow J. W. Bishop ..Wash. Co... 1,55 



Tecumseh, bull J.Parker Brooklyn.. . 200 



Betty, calf Wm. Kelly Rhinebeck.. 55 



Swally, cow, claimed by owner. 



Ciilf of Dutchess 30 



Rover, heifer D. P. Douw . . .Albany 70 



Charlotte, cow J. W. Bishop . .Wash. Co. . . 190 



Calf of Fairfax J. H. Prentice 55 



Ada, cow R. H. Green 170 



Calf of Ada W. S. Parker. . Brooklj-n ... 45 



Juda, heifer E. S. Prentice 250 



Duke, allowed to owner. 



Appolonia, cow J. P. Erayton . .Albany 160 



Louisa, cow R. H. Green 150 



Burley, heifer V. P. Douw Albany 80 



Splendor, cow W. J. Parker ..Brooklyn.. . 190 



Pegg}', cow J. P. Brayton . .Albany" 200 



Peggy 2d, calf V. P. Douw Albany 110 



Ramble, heifer W. J. Barker 75 



EslciTille, claimed by owner. 



Jenny, cow E. H. Smith 105 



Jilt, heifer Wm. KeUy Rhinebeck .. 60 



Calf of Jenny J. T. Walker . . Ohio 25 



Aurora, cow J. B. Nott Albany 145 



Timour, bull calt... M.J. Hays Canada 80 



Calf of Aurora J. T. Walker. ..Ohio 75i 



Dora, not sold. 



Miss Smith, cow...P. W. Tuthill 80 



Faufax,buU W. J. Parker 205 



AGRICULTURAL REPORTS. 

 Engli.sh Agricultural journals give general 

 reports of weather and of crops, with the ut- 

 most confidence in their accuracy — as for in- 

 stance in the last number received of the Mark- 

 Lane Express, the editor pronounces the then 

 growmg crop of wheat to be the most promis- 

 ing throughout the kingdom within the recollec- 

 tion of the oldest inhabitant. How impractica- 

 ble is it, for obvious reasons, to give such re- 

 ports, with any thing like the same particularity 

 in this country ! Look at the difference in the 

 size of the area, over which our diversified 

 crops are growing. Virginia alone for instance, 

 has an area, about one-third larger than Eng- 

 land. The State of Ohio contains 8,000 square 

 miles more than Scotland. From Augusta in 

 Maine to New-Orleans is about 200 miles more 

 than from London to Constantinople. We 

 think, however, we may venture to state that 

 the wheat crop of 1845 in tlie United States 

 will prove to be more than an average one. 

 The accounts from Maryland and Virginia are 

 very favorable. A cool and dry Spring has 

 usually been found favorable to that grain. — 

 Mo.st apprehension had been felt about the crops 

 in Ohio, but Batehani's Ctdtivator of the 15th 

 ult. says that recent .xhowers had greatly im- 

 proved the jirospccts for wheat and com, so that 

 the yield of wheat '• may be as great, if not 

 gr<>ater, than for .several years past," and has no 

 doubt the crop of com will prove at least an 

 average one. The crops of Ohio must have an 

 important bearing on the general average of the 

 country, seeing that her product in 1840. of 



