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THE GENESEE FARMER. 





Machine for Cutting Grass Plots. — It is not a little difficult to have a lawn 

 well cut with a common scythe ; few people know how to do it; and to those who do 

 it, it is a laborious and tedious operation. A machine that would do it so easily and so 

 well as that described below is said to do, would be of great value. The manufacturers 

 say : " This unique and valuable adjunct to the pleasure ground and garden of the 

 nobleman or gentleman, has now stood the test of twenty years' experience, and con- 

 tinues in as high repute as ever. One house 

 alone have sold over fourteen hundred, 

 which have given universal satisfaction ; 

 and is still in good demand. This ma- 

 chine is so easy to manage, that persons 

 unpracticed in the art of mowing may cut 

 the grass on lawns, pleasure grounds, and 

 bowling greens, with ease. It is easily 

 adjusted to cut to any length; and the 

 beauty of its operation is, that it leaves no 

 seam, nor any of the cut grass upon the 

 lawn. Other advantages of this machine 

 are, that the grass may be cut when dry, 

 and consequently it may be used at such 

 hours as are most convenient to the gar- 

 dener or workman — while the expense of 

 mowing is considerably lessened, as more 

 than double the work may be done with 

 the same manual labor that is requisite 

 with the scythe." 



We saw this article for sale in most of the English Implement Warehouses, and all 

 recommended it highly. We believe this or some similar ones have been introduced 

 here, but we are not aware with what results. 



PATENT grass-cutter. 



Horticultural Society of the Genesee Valley. — This Society held its first cxhibitiou of Ihe 

 eeaaoji on the lllh of May. The coutribiitions W€re not numerous, but several articles were exhibited 

 in greater perfection than they have before been seen here. The Society has not before ventured a 

 show 80 early, and hence spring flowers and vegetables have not been brought out. ' There were — 



From Mr. C. J. Ryan — a couple of fine plants, in pots, of the Spircea prunifolia, loaded with its 

 pretty, daisy-like, double flowers ; (this plant forces well, and is one of the prettiest garden shrubs 

 that bloom in May ; it ought to be in every garden ;) a couple of tubs of verbenas ; a collection of 

 hyacintlis ; Ac 



From Mr. J no. Donnellan — a nice collection of pot-plants, mcluding a fine La Eelne rose; several 

 of<<,fie newest and best petunias; two pretty liand boquets; &c. 



From Messrs. A. Frost & Co. — fine specimens of Cryptomerla, and two large and handsome tree 

 roies in pots. 



From Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry — a superb show of thirty named varieties of hyacinths — the 

 most attractive feattu'e of the sJiow ; six varieties of crown imperials ; a small collection of green- 

 house j)lants, embracing azaleas, cinerarias, rhododendrons, land the beautiful Tropa'olum tricolorum. 



Ml". Donnellan exhibited fine samples of the Early Oval Rose radish, of which we brought the 

 «eed3 from France ; also, of the Early Frame ; very large Palestine lettuce ; and a bunch of Giant 

 asparagus, surpassing any we have seen in Rochester. 



Mi\ C. F. Crosman exhibited fine cucumbers, (the only ones shown ;) also, fine lettuce, rhubarb, 

 ami asparagus ; also, a dwarf orange, loaded with fruit 



Beautiful Northern Spy apples were shown by Jas. H. Watts, in very tasteful glass jara 



Mr. Van Dooun exhibited some well executed oil paintings of fruits, tliat were much admired. 



The exliibiliou was well attended, and seemed to give general satisfaction to the visitora. 



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