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i^hc iTaniicr'e iUontl)lij bxsitor. 



the iiri-liivcs of this SnciPty, will stir up olhwra iilso to 

 the study iind culture of such interesting und usuful 



prodiictioiis. 



Mrs. Aiiisworlh — 1 sperinii-n of the Ciner.iria. 



Mr. J. F. Brown — 1 lioquct of Di.hlius. 



ftlrrt. Andrew f'jipt'n — 1 Itociiiet. 



Mrs. F",. G. ('h.se— I Cucumber Ciiclu9, a curious 

 Bpecif^fl. 



.Mr.J. Currier — I boquet ol Dahli:is, Miirigolds :ir.d 

 Snowdrop*). 



Air. I i.riington — Dih i: s, l^irgc and fine. 



Mrs. .As,, towler — I loquft, li rge ; nil lieautiful. 



Mr. II. VV. (irenuell— 1 Jcrus.ileni Cherrj ; i Egg- 

 plant. 

 ■'' Mrs. Grennell — 1 ?\veet-si-ented Gir; niiun. 



Mr. I,. A. Ihzelline— I New llolliiiid Myrtle; 1 

 Cenliiry-plMnt; I CniMus; 1 .lnponira. 



.Mr. lioWen, Hillerir-; — Viirious flowers. 



Mrs. J. Iv lUioil — |-;.hli:is and .Miiiiuolils. 



Mr. St'Wi-il lloM — Part of a Collon plant. 



Mrs. Ch;irlcs linli-liins — I lioqu'e! of Dahlias, large 

 and t isU'fiilly arranged, deserving a premium, if we 

 had one. 



Mrs. .lolin Lanciisler — I Tiij-lree, hearing figs. 



.Mrs. II. .Merrill— I l"gg-p!anl; I Bogoni .. 



Mrs. L. 15. Morrill — 1 l'enlury-pl;.nt, very line. 



Mrs. Morse — i liahli i-plaiit, in hlooni. 



Mr. Nesiiiilh, Lowell — I), hiias and .Asters. 



.Mr. R.mil. Lowell— I), hi.is and .Asters. 



Mrs. Dr. r^lone — 1 Cai-lus Spe-'iitsas, in hloom; 1 

 Caetus f^peciosissimus; 1 Cobweb Cactus, very deli- 

 cate and be.iMliful; 1 I'usia Globos.i; 1 India Rubber 

 plant: 1 Daphne Odcn-a. 



Mrs. Tallanl — Dahlias and Marigolds, very tastefully 

 arranged in the form of a iiarp. 



Jlr. Samuel Whitney — 1 'I'obacco plant, in blossom. 



Anonvmous — Colleclion of wild liowers. 



ll is supposed that many more Mouse-plants iind 

 Flowers would have been plaeed in the Hall, had not 

 the erroneous inipressiou prev tiled that nothing should 

 be exhibited wbi h is not rare or remai'kable. 'i his is 

 a mist.dve; the purpose ef tliis Society is the study of 

 Natural llisliir\, in all ils usual forms, the studyol'na- 

 ture in hi.T ordniary appearanca-s. 'I hese are all won- 

 derful and deserving of attention; the iiiost common 

 flowers are strange enough, if they are carefully e.\- 

 aniined. We should cultivate an interest in the things 

 that are everv where about us, and we shall find them 

 well worthy of a place among the greatest marvels. 

 Let all send for e.vliibition sueh ^peiimens as they huve 

 alre.dy obtained, rather than w..it lor none wonderful 

 or uimsu.il objei^s. 



D. R. BREWER, for the Committee. 



C)etol)er 7th, 1846. 



Ri::'onT on vegetablks. 



The commiiti!e appointetl to exaii.ine and report 

 upon the vegeiMbles and other products of the farm 

 and g irdi'n whi h were e.xliibitcd at the I lin'tieultnral 

 F.xhibiiion, submit the following list of ve;ret,.bles, 

 - &e. whi h were pnrsented for inspection on that occa- 

 sion : 



Pumpkins. — Vy Simeon .Abbot, I.'iram Farnum, 

 M As I h'owler, and .lobii Mills. 



St/iiiisltcs. — By Di'. Witt. IVes^'ott; two kinds, one 

 a very fine squ..sh for table. By .Abel Baker, variega- 

 ted winter squ ,sli for pies— al.so summer squ. sh. By 

 N. II. fiardiorn, a very large variety of the niarrow 

 squash. By .As i I'owier, tine marrow squ ash, and 

 anolher vari 'ty. By. Dr. Stone, fine crook neck 

 squiisli, also summer s -.dlop squ.isb. By i\ oses 1- . 

 Cloiigh, large winter squash. By .lacob C.irler, the 

 goldi^n squash. By Dr. ilaynes, dilVerent and line 

 Hpecitnens of the crook neck and nun row sipiashes. 

 Uy Abiel Ch .ndler, summer squash. Other varieties 

 by II. W. (H-ennell, II. A. Newhall, S. A. Kind.all 

 and .lanres Buswc-li. Mr. .A. ('. I'ierce of the I'hienix 

 hi>tel exhiliili'd u crook neck squ sh, a pioiluct nf 

 184.J, which was is a good state of prcservi.tion. S. 

 A. l\mdadl F.sip also presenii-d another variety of 

 squ hIi of the growth of 18-15, in a line sl..te of pies- 

 urvallon. 



Con. — Fine speeimcns wore exhibited by Mir m 

 F.irnum, (town f nu) variegated .ii.ti lb..* "gianiie." 

 Bv (ii-iirge \\ . I'iDwn, the ** 'jy uite." 1 \ Simeon 

 .Abbot, vaiiigatial and the "granite." Byt.iucr.il 



Kolierl Davis, "old Kentu ky." by , 



swiH't corn. By Dr. Sti»ne, green sweet corn. 



The ** granite" corn fron. the f ,rm of ,\Ir. Simeon 



.Abbot h s he lliv,,ted lui hi.^ f rot for eighiy-Iivc 



years, by " gnindsirc', sire atid son." 



Itcii'H. — liv \s.i l-'ewler, borti.'ulll;! 



Iiy Abel li.iker, brn d \Vind>or be n. 



' I'f'is. — By l;r. r KuiH. green pes, ih: 

 ond crop. 



('nr:i„i. vin. — By Dr. I'resiaitt and .As 

 Miitli-metii IS. — ily .As, I I ovvler, 1 sq. 



,lI p.ile b.-iar. 

 ■ list id' a S):e- 

 , I sq. 



1 owle 

 \\ I r 



I'l 



c<itt, the incoirqi r.ihle, (s* ed fr4)m B, tent oliaa-.) 

 It .ilvrmeloiis. — By Ir. I'rrs. ott, Asa Fow ler, F.sq 



and Dr. lliy nes. 



A''ii'n)e^ Milu't. — By Samuel Clarke. 



Cabbuge. — By Dr. I'rtscolt, .Asu 1 ovvler, I'aq. and 



S.imuel \\ hitney. '1 hoesand head cabbage, by Dr. 

 Prescott. Erocoli, by Dr. ilaynes. 



Peels. — By Asa Fowler, linig red. By .Abel Baker, 

 turnip. Cv Dr. Prescott, SI g.r. By S. A. Kimball, 

 large. By Hiram F.irnum, large. 



CdiroHs. — .A. Fowler. 



l^iiytii]'^. — -A. I ovvler, Smieon .Abbot. 



linilish timl seetl. — I'y .Alud Baker, long white. 



O'lions. — L. A, Haselline, Dr. Ilaynes. 



J'tiie (ipj)le pitliilue. — l.y Mr. <jregg. 



Tdiitiiioes. — .A. I- ow ler. large. S. .A. Kimball, large. 

 P. Wentwoilh, egg. Abiel Chandler, plum. Dr. 

 Prescott, in,in,n,olh Miihig.n. Vif. II. O. Stuiiej 

 large. 



,\lrs. .A. Ch ndler sent in a plate of tomato figs made 

 of the plum tom;;to. which rcHeeled much credit upon 

 the iaste and skill of the m.iniifacturer. 



Cc/pi 1/.— Bv S. \\ hitney. 



n/ryv,.— By'Sewall lloyt. 



l-'etfelii/.le' Oi/y/cr. — 1 v .A. Chi-ndlev. 



B':lli Ci'i.'if.i r,i. — h\ Dr. Stone. 



/iq:,'- Pliiiil.<.—I'.s H'. W. (irennell, white. By .Mi.ss 

 .Merrill, while. By John Nesn.ith, Lsq. of Lowell, 

 .Mass. purple. 



Mrs. J. C. West sent in a " veget.ible bouquet," 

 composed nf the pii>ilucts of the garden, reflecting 

 much (credit upon her ingenuity. 



Cullon Pliiiil.—h\ Hir. Gregg. 



Tobarro Phiil.—'V,s l\'r. S. Wbiliiey. 



Many vf ibe best produilimis were from seed from 

 the Patent oltire, Wisbingtoii. 



The (anpttiiiitee would suggest thai in the presenta- 

 tion (d' ariii-li's lor the exhil.ation, altenlion sh<iiild be 

 as much directed to the quality iif the specimens pre- 

 sented, as to the size. It is not alw.js the laigest 

 veget.,lile th;it is liest, but sometimes the reverse. 



'1 he veget.ible sauiplcs, as speriioens of " nature 

 un.irlorned, ' se'ting ofi' the beauty of the various 

 frails ,ind flowers, and hroiighl in s[ioutaneoiisly ; mere- 

 ly as the fancy of ihe owner suggested, give lo the 

 exhibition full one third p,irl i.f its zest. Others who 

 saw the eliert of a colleclion of these as a whole, re- 

 gri'lled that they had net bioiighl ..long with them their 

 half-a-dozen or dozen sam|)les of this year's abund.iut 

 vegetable and eceal produelion. Hereafter it is ll ped 

 til, It in the annual display of ihe " Concord Society of 

 Natural History" regaliii Ics \\\\\ take their sland" as 

 not secondary to eilber fniiu or Jloireis. 



N. B. H.\HVAl, for Ihe Coinmillcp. 



Cultivation uf Craiibeirics. 



The fnllcuviiig |inii Ileal l.ihis (in ilie siilijiel ol 

 the Cullival'on nl O^r Cnniberry is token (inn. i. in 

 nlile iiiiil lii;;lily Itib'iileil cult inpinury. llie^^iiri'dc 

 Fiirmtr. 'I In.- linil i-- iii'li;;'. nniis In Cnnaila, mill 

 ini;;|jl he inaili- n veiy |iiiiH aide cmii. 'Ihe Mill 

 lie.-l iiilapli ll III llie ci ,al:lii'i l'\ |>liilil is lliiil w llieli 

 i.s geiieifillj loin. ll all. II. lie- li nli i.s of lakes and 

 rivers, mill winch is ychrrally n.:ilei'siiiiMl In li 

 ton wet liir |iii.fiiai le eiiltivaiinn. 'I'liiy tin 

 grnv\ II exii iisivily in llie I'a.slei ii tf intis, anil, ie- 

 (leed, ll;ive Inentne nli ill'i'mlnlit ill in ol e.Xj ori- 

 ntinii, e.-'|icei,ill\ ill i\la,~s,icl iisi Ils. 'I he (li'iiiiiini 

 liir lliis nrliel.' i.s eiin.^i.-.nlly on ihe ii erin..-e ; iiiin 



wlieiiii 1 les kiiiun that ,a ernain .-niiidy 



ran lie relii il npon, lie re is every icascii lo li - 

 lirve, il.al ,1 M ry iri.l'talde trade ii.ij:lit liel-ni- 

 lieil on v\iili Ibis I iiliitlj' new ngrii'tilliiiiil urn- 

 rle, in lhi~ inoviiice. 



rir.ll. Selrel ;i siiiijitii.il (nr jniir cranbeny 

 lielil on a elav soil, on Micli n.s is not li.ildt! lo 

 hake, or on n il.n k lo.ilii snil, or on any iiniist snil 

 where llieie i.s il inixliii'e ol ."iiliil. IMost of oni 

 reel.ainieil lands, sncli lis ciiii lie iiiafle inoilerat. - 

 Iv iliy. are Well ailapteil to i;i nw tie einlil'erry . 

 Ill I'aei, n ort soil.s llini ere natnial lo glow llie 

 |otali) me Miilalde (iir the ciiinliei i \ ; mm the fi .-i 

 ineiiiioiieil soil.s slionlit lie pi'eferieil. I lliiiik 

 then- lire pin lii ii.< of nosi ol Ibe Itirins siinaieil 

 111 lie iMiihUe Slates anil their vicinity ilmt aie 

 wi II ailapn ll lo ;.'rovv the cralilierry ; nliil I .-lioiilil 

 |iropo,-e lo ..II ilesiions of eMieiiieneiiig the lni,»i- 

 nes.s, III |ini llnir |ilanls on ililTeieiii |iiii Is of (heir 

 -nit, anil lit so I'oing llie III Her .-oil.- iiiny In; as- 

 ciiianeil. .As fir us I lane oli.-n \ iil, there lire 

 ibiei V in II til ,- ol llie eiaiilien \, v iz. I hi- linilieiTy, 

 the elieiry, mil ihe lull. I have never known 



ny Variety of llie la iiy llial woiihl nnliiinlize lo 

 ill snil e.vce|.| the bell ei all berry . This spi cies 



ioi\s iiiiii h ill the linin of nil eg".'. Wlieti in 

 the wild slale, il if il rliiieil In trinv on the luii- 

 ili'is of e r. 11 i I le 1 ry Iiol'.". spirtnliiig ils vvny l<> n|i- 

 I .1 ll -nil. This ,-|ii oil s is iniii'ti liiigir ilian ii e 

 mill rs, in ils wihlstiiie. Pei.-'iiis eligiigiiig in the 



cnliivalinii III' llie aiiieb'. si:. II ll I neiice with 



il.e l.asi liieliln 111 il >{ i i ii .- ; nliil by eollillii lieii g 

 kiilli iho.se lliiil have liein enliivali'il ami nalnral- 

 iZeil to il iliy ^nil, they will ini.cli funnel iieeoili- 



(ilisli their nhjeel, niiil wiili iiiiieh less troillde anil 

 expen.-e, ms the |ilai.ts iiiiiliiply anil ineieasu 

 aliniiil.nilly. Persons eoioineliciii^ with one or 

 two ihonsaiid w ill he aide to ohlain |ilaiils of iIk ir 

 own rai.-iiig sntiicittit to liaii!-|iluiit an us in two 

 Of ihree years. 



i>icuiiil. I'lepnie yoiiisoil llie same a.s for sow- 

 in.: gram, l.y plowin;:, liari'nw iiig, and making 

 your soil even. Then mnrk it oiil in drill.-, 18 or 

 WO mi'l.es apail, pinling the pliinis in ihe dulls, 

 five or six inelies a|iarl. line ihein sli:;hlly at 

 (list, till the roots hi einiie elinclieil, niiil nlni- 

 vvaiils no oilii r eitliivaiion i8 neeihil. The plant:) 

 may he ixieeieil to rim together anil cover ihe 

 whole .-nil ill iwo or three year.s. 'I'lie erjmber- 

 ly L'rown hy eiiliivaiioii iisnally yields from 150 

 111 400 hiishels per acre ; it.- fruit is two or ihree 

 limes as huge as ihe wild linil, anil uf a In anii- 

 Inl fl.vor; il readily keeps soimii from the hai- 

 ve-l tune of il 111 the lime ol h.irvesi again. The 

 Iriiil is generally gaiheieil in ,'^epll iiiher. It la 

 g-iilnreil with wire leeili lakes, made fmiln; pin- 

 pnse. One man vvili generally gal her from thir- 

 ty lo loiiv hnshels per ilay, with the aid of n hoy 

 to pick lip the sealteriiig fruit. British ^Im. Cul- 

 livnlor. 



Precisilni-iss of Peel. — While on this snhjeet 

 I may ineiiiinii a liiile gossip .sioiy now cniienl 

 ahont our l.ile Piemiei', w ho, iiotw iihsiaiidiiii; his 

 known innnifieHiice in great mailers, is iiiiniilely 

 careful alioiil his ilonieslie expenditure, llinrehy 

 setting all example w hieli il vvoiihl he well if oth- 

 er great people would liillow. lie lately reinon- 

 siinleil w lib his hnielier lor the charges on \i\i 

 siippdies III hei-t' and innllon,and jiroveil to liini, 

 Iroin .•inlheiitie ihienineiiis and the inle of three, 

 that even wiili the ah.iteinenl of one penny in 

 the pnimil, still the hnieher w onlil have made a 

 hand-nine piolil. 'I he latter, not seeing the 

 mailer in this liihi, or perhaps not eompii lieiiil- 

 iiig the Mmi-ter's di diielions from (aieker anil 

 Milwoiih, still ilogg.div refused lo ahate the peti- 

 nv, ^^ hereupon the ex-.MinisIer iinioedialely iraiis- 

 li I red In- eiisloni lo a more reasoli.ahle shop. An- 

 olher ii'Slaiee of li- aileiitinn In sniall mailers ; 

 \\ hen lalely he made his memoiahle speech on 

 -ning onl III ofliee he was very much aeiiaieil. 

 He hb ll piidiisely a I ihe nose ; and an hoi i ni aide 

 meinher liehii li him (dd. iinslilnooke) ohsi i ving 

 ihnl he had ni.ly a while silk hiindkerehiel, soon 

 ilisHgini ll by lie s ains, handed him a red haiiii 

 keiehii f. The pien.ii r bowed, aeeepleil the pro I- 

 lir, ami pinei ei'i il wiih a speech destined, pei- 

 haps, lo t til It the legislation of the world. 'J'he 

 lb hale "111 on, gie.M ixeileini nl prevailed, mid 

 lb cent Cnl. Kn-lilirnnke it tired ahoiit one or two 

 il. lie mm ning. — His iiiinil, occupied with llie in- 

 lernali. i nl atlaii s ol the w hole lerrtiqneoiis glohe, 

 Was Miilib Illy li,'iiii;;lil down from ils allili.de hy 

 1'. . I's liv. iy SI rvalii. with his inasler"- cnn ph- 

 n:i Ills mill ll.aiiks, jnesii ling to him his , -ad red 

 -i k hnnilki relii.i i iirel'i ||y washed, irmied, and 

 folded, jiisl as if it had been lent by a millinery 

 iiii Ion b.nrdies.-. — London corresi>oiidiut oj'ihe 

 liinnitss Courier. 



If eel pes. 



To i'ih-skhvk Uii.xcks whole. — Select the 

 lariiesi and fiiii-st tpiinces, (as Ihe poorer ones 

 will answer for j'liy.) Take mil the cores and 

 pare ll em. l!oil ihe ipiinees in water till tender. 

 Take ihem oni .-i paiaii Iy on ll platter. To each 

 pom d ol f]oinee nllnvv a pmmd of sugar. Make 

 ll e syinp, then hoil the ijiiiiices ill llie s>riip till 

 ilim: 



To niFsFRVE Afpi.i-.s. — Take only tint nnd 

 VM II tl.vmeil apples, peel, and lake mil the cures 

 ^^ill|llllt dividing Ibeiii, and then |iailioil ibi in. 

 Make ll e s\ nip wiihllie apple water, allow ing 

 I hue ipi.-n leis of a piiniid of w liile sugar to every 

 pound of apples, and hoil some lemon pet I mul 

 p. ice ill ihesyrnp. Pour the synip, while hoil- 

 ing, onto ihe apples, turn tlieiii gently while 

 conking, and nnly let the .s\ nip simmer, lis haul 

 I oiling hreaks Ihe linil. Take it out when lie 

 apple is lender ihroiigh. At the end of a week, 

 hod till in once iiioie in the syrnp. 



ltiMi%DV ton Sni.vixs. — ,\ecidei.ls of this sort 

 are nnl iinlVi i|iii'lit, and peiliaps noiiR are more 

 liable 111 them tinili the lahmiiig class of |a iq le. 

 They li.appeli most geiniaily in llie joinis ol ei- 

 iherihe upper or lower liiiihs, .•iceompanied wiili 

 inncli pain mid swelling, and iiiahiliiy lo use li e 



