1826.] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



315 



The affectionate rece[>linn I have met from | coverril with slr;iw, and then Ihp straw set on 

 the people on my journe^', :inil on my arrival to i lire, the flea will not injure the plants as they 



mode of cultivation, planting and 



this pari of the country, and the family and 

 friendly enjoyments that awaited me, have heen 

 sadly troubled hy the illness ofone of my ojrand- 

 danghters, who, contrary to all expectations, is 

 happily recovered. I have pns«ed hitherto, 

 most of ray lime at La Grange ; but am now go- 

 ing for two or three months to town, saving some 

 excursions to my farm. 1 must give you an ac- 

 count of the stock you so very kindly assisted in 

 forwarding and increasing. One of Mr. Patter- 

 son's Coke Devons, the elder liull, died on the 

 passage; the three others have recovered from 

 the fatigue, and are now in fine order.* The 

 giant wild Turkey we have admired together, 

 died also at sea, — his brother, and another from 



come up. — Penobscot Gazette. 



.American Manufactures — A Montreal pnper men- 

 tions, tlial g;reat quantities of goods, of the manufac- 

 tures of the United States, have lately been transport- 

 ed across the line into Upper Canada ; and that a large 

 part of that province is likely to be supplied with some 

 of the coarser articles, cheaper than they can he im- 

 ported from England, as the duty is only 16 per cent, 

 ad valorem. 



JViles'' Register. — A resolution passed the House of 

 Representatives on Friday, authorizing the clerk to 

 purchase ten copies of Niles' Weekly Register for the 

 use of the members of Congress. Mr iNiles will receive 

 $1000 from the contingent fund for his books. 



The Legislature of New Brunswick has been pro- 

 rogued. Among the acts passed is one making an ap- 



General Cocke, of Virginia, arrived safe; two I piopriation towards establishing a University In New 

 small Virginia hens never could retrieve the Brunswick. 



injuries of the sea, but the maJes are very hearty. ffW.-It is stated in an English paper, that 60,000i. 

 Ttour two hogs have well supported the »oyage, I worth of wool was olTered without effect, as a security 

 and are better shaped than any I have seen, al- 

 though 1 have clianced to obtain the best of an 

 importation from England. The Virginia plough 

 you have been pleased to forwar.L has been 

 presented for examination to the Central Socie- 

 ty at Paris. I expect their report. Iwasanx- 

 jou.sly looking for the arrival of two models 

 kindly promised ; the one a steam machine, af- 

 ter that of Mr Robert Smith — the other a thresh- 

 ing machine ; this is sent by Gov. Sprigg, the 

 5team one by Mr. Morris. t 



Should they be ready to reach New York by 

 the iirsl of April, Capt. Macey, who sails on the 

 5th, and comes himself to Pans, ivill lake charge 

 of them. Permit me to entreat your kindness 

 for two other articles : I much wish to intro- 



Ibr a loan of 8,000/. 



The house of Representatives has ordered 3,000 

 copies to he printed, of the interesting Report of the 

 Board of Engineers relative to the proposed National 

 Road from the City of Washington to New Orleans. 



Jl JVtwJlrtirle r>f Er-porl. — Five hundred bibles have 

 been lately sold in the Mexican market at wholesale for 

 «;2,000 : 600 bibles sold readily at a profit of more 

 than 400 per cent, and apparently an unlimited demand 

 for more ! 



An Elephant, which gave symptoms of madnes?, was 

 lately shot in F.ngjand. 14 men fired upoa !'im several 

 rounds, 102 bullets were discharged, h.<-'a he was thrust 

 through the neck with a sword, l^'-fore he was killed. 

 Yet a few years since, in Ycjit, Me. an Elephant was 

 killed by a single bullet, fTed at him by a fanatic, from 

 behind a tree or wall. The English Elephant was 11 

 feet high, and we<'ied 5 tons. 



used for a 



roctiiins on the I)f 

 pruning the vine. 



The same sorts of vines may be had separate.ly, price 

 One Dollar, except No. 4, Golden Chasselas, llie gi n- 

 uiiic, v.'hich is Two Dollars. Communications loi tfe 

 above and subscriptions to hia establishment post paid 

 punctually attended to. 



References, to Dr. David Hosack, Presid'-ni of (he 

 Horticultural Society,Dr Pascalis PresidPot of the I^in- 

 naean Society, Dr McNevfn.Dr MitcUed and Dr Mev- 

 enscn. Aprd 2. 



Green House Plant.'^ Shrub-t, and Fruit Trees. 

 A considerable variety of valuable PLANTS, and 

 in high order, are for sale at the (Jreen-house of the 

 subscriber, on Jamaica Plains, in Roxbury, by apply- 

 ing to the Gardener. Also, Roots and Flowering 

 SHRUBS and TREES, and a few thousand of the New- 

 castle Cockspur Thorn, which are the only sort with 

 me, that have rot as yet been attacked by the borer, 

 and are three years old. The proprietor is also bring- 

 ing forward a Nursery of Fruit Trees, evtri/ Tret of 

 wliich is from seed ovd not suckers., and uill be so 

 warranted; some hundreds, of superior sorts of Apple 

 Trees, are now large enough for removal, other sorts 

 will not be fit for a year or two. A few large white 

 Dutch Currants, and English Gooseberries. 



Roxbury, ^pril \ 4, 1^26. JOHN PRINCE. 



Jack for Sale. 



THE Subscriber offers for sale the high bred JacI,- 

 ColumelUi. His dam is of the Andalusian t^reed and 

 tli£ largest Spanish Jennet in the country. His sire the 

 noted Jaeb Barbarossa^ now owned by Gen. \A illiajii* 

 of Stonington Con. who will realize $600, for >Vs ser- 

 vices the last season. 



Columella is three quarter of S--^nish blood and one 

 quarter iMaltese, a proper ^^..^j (o unite vigor an.-! 

 spirit with suffici.ty* 'jjone, is two years old, and gives 

 promise to b" '-qual if not superior in size and other val- 

 uable ^,7operties to any Jack ever bred in the United 

 ?;ates. S. W. POMEROY. 



Brighton, April 21. 



.iuce at La Grange, the pretty American p«|-- ■^e^ 'j'gn- «"" we<uea s tons He h.d been physick 

 , , ,, ," ,. ' ,1 1 1 • \r ed when sick-^and 100 lbs. of salts were 



tridge, so called in the south, and qiinil, in the j^j^ 



tiorth, and the terrapin, about whose manage- 



I would 



meat I would need an instruction. Captain 

 Macey would take care of them, and if the kind 

 friend, Joseph Townsend, who had found the^ 

 mammoth Turkey, persist in his good intention 

 to send some more, or you could get some of 

 the tame breed, second or third generation, at 

 the good Postmaster's at York, Pa. Capt. Macey 

 rnight be entrusted with them. 



I have on my farm a fine shepherd's dog, and 

 can find a proper slut for him, but the more 1 

 inquire and see about those dogs, so very saga- 

 cious and useful here, the more 1 find that their 

 principal merit is lost ivben they have not to 

 execute the orders of a shepherd in the marshal- 

 ling of a flock. 



No letter (rom you, my dear sir, no number 

 of the American Farmer has been received, al- 

 though I hoped it might come by the last packet; 

 Charles Lasteyrie went to Italy immediately af- 

 ter my arrival; he is daily expected at Paris. 



The Garden Flea. — This is a small fly that 

 eats cabbages, and other plants while they are 

 in seed leaf. They are nearly black. Some call 

 them snow fleas. A correspondent informs us 

 that if after the seedsare sown, the ground be 



* These were of the pure blood, all generously pre- 

 sented by William Patterson, Esq to the old Amer- 

 ican veteran. 



t Instead of a model, Mr. J. B. Morris sent him a 

 complete and very elegant steam apparatus, for steam- 

 ing food for fifty head ■ f stock, with every thing pre- 

 pared for immediate use. It must have cost several 

 ikuudred dollarE. 



SLbjCriptionjor Vine Stock of the FuieA Table 

 Grapes. 



ANDREW PARMENTIER, at the Horti- 

 cultural Garden, Brooklyn, corner of the 

 Jamaica and Flatbush road, two miles from 

 New York, having been urged by several 

 ol the vine to propose setts of the best kind for 

 sale by subscription, off' rs to the Public setts of a doz- 

 en vines, with good roots of the most select and choic- 

 est grapes for the table ; many of which are quite new 

 in this country, and all of which will ripen perfectly in 

 any situation either in town or country. 

 J\"anies of the Twelve Sorts. 



1. White Chasselas, with large fruit 



2. Chasselas of Fontainebleau, near Paris 



3. Yellow Chasselas of Thomery, rear Paris 



4. Golden Chasselas, the real genuine 



5. Musk Chasselas 



6. Chasselas, with very large black fruit 



7. Red Chasselas 



8. White Muscat, or black Constantia 



9. Red Muscat 



10. Black Muscat, or black Constantia 



11. Black Orleans, bears very well the frost 



12. Black Gamet, yields a second crop of blossoms 

 and fruit, when the first are frozen 



Nos 11 and 12 are as fine for vineyards as for the ta- 

 ble, the fruit is not so excellent as that of the preced- 

 ing kinds, but is equally valuable on account of the 

 certainty of a large crop annually. 



The Subscribers will receive their vines in the course 

 of the present month. 



Mr John T. Boyd & Co. No. 137 Broadway, New 

 York, are empowered to receive the subscriptions. — 

 Price Eight Dollars ; gentlemen becoming subscribers, 

 are solicited to give their addresses with care to avoid 

 mistakes. 



The subscription receipt will be accompanied by di- 



Gardrn and Field Seeds, Shrubs. 4-c. 



JOSEPH BRinOE, No. 25 Court street, has for sale, 

 just received per London Packet, a great variety of 

 Garden and Field seeds, which added to his former as- 

 sortment, comprises the most extensive collection in 

 New England, consisting in part of 

 50 Bushels Early and late 



Peas. 

 Early and late Beans 

 100 ibs Ruta Baga 

 100 lbs Mangel W'urtzel 

 Blood and Omnge Beet 

 200 lbs Carrot of various 



kinds 

 50 lbs Radish do 



40 lbs Lettuce do 



50 Cabbage . do 



Cucumber do 



Melons do 



Onion do 



Leek do 



Celery do 



Endive do 



Early and late Caulilflowf- 

 Purple and Cape Brocoli 

 Summer and Winter Spin 



age 

 1400 Flower Pots. 



With about 200 varieties of Ornamental Seeds, 

 Green House plants. Dahlia roots and Shrubs, viz. 

 Gooseberry and Currant Bushes, Grape Vines, Honey- 

 suckUs, Quicks or Thorns for live feaces, and a few 

 superior standard pear trees. 



Also, Woad or pastel seed, recommended to Dyers, 

 Manufacturers and Agriculturists. Price $1. per bush- 

 el. 3t. April 12. 



RO.MAN. An elegant, lull blooded horse, a bright 

 Cay, with black legs, mane and tail, of high spirit and 

 good temper, will stand at the farm of Mr Stephen W'll- 

 liams in Northborough, (Ms.) at fiu thest-aron, to be 

 paid before the mares are taken away. — See New Eng- 

 land Farmer, April 14. 



Salsaiie or Vegetable Oyst- 

 ers 

 Scorzenera 



Summer and Winter Savory 

 10 lbs Sweet Marjoram 

 Ihyme 

 Sage 

 Grass Seeds, viz. 



Foul Meadow 



Red Top 



Orchard Grass 



Lucerne 



Red and White Clover 



Herds Grass and 



Millet 

 Bird Seeds viz. 



Canary 



Hemp 



Rape and 



Maw 

 Garden Tools 



