104 Salisbury's Seedling Pear, JVotices, 4'c. [P^eb., 



pression. Calyx close and rather deep set. Skin thin and tender. 

 Color,when ripe, greenish yello\v,slightly marked with small spots 

 of russet. Flesh white. Very melting and juicy ,with a rich, per- 

 fuming and delicious flavor. Contains a large per centage of 

 sacharine matter. Ripens about the middle of September, and 

 keeps till the last of November, The productiveness, hardiness, 

 and thriftiness of the tree, fit it for almost any situation, while the 

 large and uniform size of fruit, together with its excellent quali- 

 ties place it, it is believed by those who have had an opportunity 

 to test it as a baking, preserving and table pear, among the finest 

 of its season. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



Farmers' & Mechanics' Journal, published by W. H. Starr, 

 New York, appears in a new dress, and is one of our best ex- 

 change papers. 



It would seem that a new impulse has been given the American 

 world, if the multitude of Journals indicate at all the movements 

 of mind. Very many of our journals have a wide circulation, and 

 in their spheres are gradually enlarging the field of knowledge, 

 and extending wider and wider the discoveries and improvements 

 in all the branches of human pursuits. Let the efforts continue, 

 let every journal send out its light, and soon the combined rays and 

 beams which issue from so many centres will make our land bright 

 and light with knowledge. We feel happy and cheerful in the 

 prospect, though our own efforts may be lost in the general blaze. 



Eureka, or the Journal of the National Association of Inventors, 

 published in New York, No. 5 Wall-st. Devoted to the dis- 

 coveries of Science and invention in the Arts. W. H. Starr, 

 Publisher; J. L. Kingsley, J. P. Pirsson, jr.. Editors. 

 This journal must be an invaluable work for all persons who feel 



an interest in the progress of Science and the Arts. It is a record 



of the inventions of the day, and exhibits the power and workings 



of mind upon matter. 



THICK SOWING vs. THIN SOWING. 



Thick sowing consumes more seed. Thin sowing less. Thick 

 sowing gives a great number of single stalks. Thin sowing gives 

 a multitute of stalks from a single seed. Thick sowing gives a 

 perfect stalk and head. Thin sowing the number is increased at 

 the expense of perfection, for there are too many mouths feeding 

 in a small space at one point. 



