VII. —No. ' 



AND HORTICULTlJllAL JOUillNAL. 





t:;iiioa in the neighbourhood, hut the tanners say 

 this difference is more than counterbalanced by 

 the superior quahty of the London article. There 

 is BO-netiines difficulty in freishting a vessel, for 

 this purpose, as the cargo is not only unpleasant 

 but dangerous, as it keeps its level amidst the 

 shiflings of the vessel ; but the present state of the 

 coa.sling trade obliges ship-owners to take strange 

 rarsoes. 



goes; this I lay on the one side of the trench, and 

 shovel out the sub-soil on the other side to the 

 depth of 9 or 10 inches : this being doublet a care- 

 ful hand go uito the trench, and place the plants 

 against each side of it at the distance of 8 or 9 



WKW EHTGLAND FARMER. 

 BOSTON, FRIDAY, SKPT. o, 1828. 



THE RASl'RERKY—Rubus Idaus. • ' 



In comphunce with the request of a respected 

 inches, forming a doiihle row 1 2 inches apart, and ' fj.jpnd and correspondent, we give .some noticss of 

 8 or 9 distant in the rows ./%:*»% having a smart ,i,j^ shrub, and its cultivation. 



JMr Liovveli in tiic " M:io .f)mer!can Gcirdener,'^ 



thirds of a , 



the bead -when going to bed and cover it with a 



cap or handkerchief. 



By apjilying the above from one to three nights, 

 will save parents much time and trouble. — Kenne 

 huvl; Gazette. 



boy to shovel in first the good earth, and tiii-n 



what came from below ; care must he taken to fix |,.,„g jgg^ ggy,^ « ij,.^,.,, ^.g o„\y two sorts of rasp- 



the plants at the proper distance, and tramp the i,errics of any great value, the white Autwerp, and 



earth firmly about the roots. Before planting, I ,],p j.gj Antwerp. Tlie cane, or smooth stalked, 



cut oft' all the straggling roots, and afterwards I jg ^igg pj-aised by some persons, but wc have had 



.--.nd it ; cut the tops within an inch of the surtacc ; after ,^(, success with it ; it seems to ns-to bo our na- 



mt'esin two the first year, I again cut ofl^" about three inches t;,,,, i.aj,pj,p,...y_.> 



Loudon eiunnerates 

 niches, and so on every year, letting them liso 



SAFE AND CERTAIN. 

 To destroy uitts and lice on Children's heads. 

 Take a table spoonful! of black pepper, pou 

 fine, steep it moderately, for ten minutes in ., , _. , , , . i 



Jill of N. E. Rum, rub the mixture on from the ground ; after the sec.Mid, about twelve 



tiie following varieties, 

 early small white ; large white ; large red ; most 



gradually, according to their rigor, till they come large red Antwerp ; large yellow Antwerp ; cauc 

 to a 'proper height ; by these means I thicken my j g,. smooth stalked ; twice bearing white ; twice 

 hedge at the bottom, otherwise it would be no bearing red ; smooth cane twice bearing." 



Botany. — Recent microscojiic 

 tbrd some reason to suspect tliat the conferva 

 of Linnasus, an aquatic production, the green col 

 our of which has hitherto led to its being consid 

 rred a plant, is endowed with animal life. 



From the Ainprlcau Farracr. 



Ma. 



fence, especially against the swinish iiitdtitude, 

 that are always on the look out and ready for mis- 

 observations af- chief. As to planting, I consider it immaterial, : 

 zonata ' whether tis done in fall, winter or spring, if the 

 ground be in good order ; hut if you have mucli 

 to do, and defer it to the spring, there is a chance 

 of the buds putting out before planting, which I 

 would avoid if possible. 



Probable Cost. 

 I estimate that the potato crop will pay for ma- 

 nuring and preparing the ground. 



I suppose a good spadesman, assisted by a boy, 



HEDGES. 



-In the loth number of the cur 



vent volume of the American Farmer, |^ A corres-^, ^^ .,, ^^^- -^ ^^ perehesin a day-wages and victu 



pondcnt wishes to know which is th 

 thorns for hedges," &c. I have had some experi- 

 ence in that branch of improvement, and am wil- 

 ing to communicate it. I have planted three dif- 

 ferent kinds, namely : the Virginian thorn, raised 

 in abundaiics, and sold by Mr. Joshua Pierce, at 

 his nursery, Limueau Hill, near AVashington, from 

 4 to .':'-5 per thousand, according to the quantity 

 purchased. The English white thorn, which I 

 imported from Liverpool, cost with charges from 

 •T to 06 per thousand, a native thorn found in my 

 own ncighborhood,!vnd w hicli I have seen in abuii 



Abercronibis gives the following for the culture 

 of this shrub : 



Propagation. The varieties can be perpetuat- 

 c'l bv young sucker-shoots rising plenteousiy from 

 ihe root in spring and summer ; when these have 

 completed one season's growth, they arc proper 

 to detach with roots for planting, either in th^ 

 autumn of the same year or the ne.xt spring, in 

 February or March, hut not later tharTthc middle 

 of April. These new plants v/i!l bear some fruit 

 the first year, and furnish a succession of strong 

 bottom shoots for full bearing the second season. 

 New varieties are easily raised from seed— and 

 tli-y come into bearing the second year. 



Soil end site. — '• .'Ml the varieties will succeed 



require 50 plants to the perch — and | in any ccmtiinii mould, trenched about two feet 



hie the plants at $4 per thousand, ; deep, and suiiicicntiy manured : but the soil in 



which the raspberry-hush most i-rcsjicrs and bears 

 the fmest fiinv,isa light rich loam. Allot the 

 main crop a free e.^rjiosure to the sun, tiiat the 

 berries may ripen in perfection. Be caretVd to fa- 

 rt?. 25 (ior perch. : vor the twicc-hearer.s witli a dry soil, and a shej- 

 Pi-otection from cattle and sheep will he neces- 1 tereci sunny situation, to give the second crop ev- 



U"!ien raspberries' 



a Is I value at -SI. 



Suppose you plant at 8 inches distance in the 

 row, it will 

 suiipose you v:i 

 the cost per perch will be as follows, viz : 



50 pianta at $4 jier thousand. 20 cU. 



Expense of labor, -5 



,,. . , ., r.T„„, f-., ,v ,i„i,.., . r,,- cessity ot this species ol luiprovemem, inai i am part 



lold It IS the same us uie New CaMi.^ t,.oin , (or • .^^ ^^^. ^^ ,5^^,^^ ^j^^^^.^j ^,„, i {^^^ ^^. ^-^p,^^^^ p^„. ,,;^,^._^^,^_ c^,.,g^t g„rts are fre-: 



iho mork* of raisiiiff the D kiiits, see iUr. iUa ion s . , , , t t .... n . i »• ,* 



, "° T '5,. "',,,:„,' ,, r ,i,;nl- ,n"l PS ^m Still more astonished, that I never saw oy any quenlly trained against walls, stakes, or espaliers. 



Uardenius. ihe iiist mentioned, 1 tumli in.ikes . , , • , 1 . •■ » 1 , _ „„ 



agricultural society, the least notice taken or eii- 



fhc handsomest hedge ; I prefer it for a garden 

 or la'.vn ; the second sends out a great many lat- 

 eral branches, and makes a close compact fence ; 

 tlic third is of a most exuberant growth, and 

 shoots out in all directions, perhajis the grcatesr 

 objection will be the expense of keeping it in prop- 

 er bounds ; I have had shoots of one year's 

 growth upwards of 6 feet long. I am of ojiinion 

 t^t with proper management, a suflicicnt fence 

 ■ ,cau be made of any of the three kinds in 4 or 5 

 years. I have also a hedge of the wild crab ap- 

 ple, that I think will answer the purpose aiul am 

 now preparing to plant the honey locust, that I 

 (hink may excel tliein all, but as yet cannot posi- 

 tively decide. My mode of planting is, after ma- 

 nuring the ground well, and planting potatos on 

 it, (which enriches and cleans it from weeds) E 

 -tretch two lines in tlie intended direction at a 

 ■■|Ot aparti, and mark it oft' with a spade as deep as 

 (lossihle ; then dig it out as deep as the good soil 



from the most runny to the most shaay aspect, for 

 ci'i'Iy and late iluit of iuijiroved growth and fla- 

 vor.'' Ncill says, "The rasphony-bush grows- 

 freely in any good gar<ien soil ; but' it is the bet- 

 ter f;)r being .sligiitly moist. Although the place 

 be enclosed by tiee.'<, and even slightly shaded, 

 the plant succeeds, in an cnclos'jd and well 

 sheltered compartment, with rather a damp soil, 

 contFiining a. proportion of peat-incss, we have' 

 seen very great crops of largo and well flavored 

 berries produced ; for e?;ami)le, at MeKJlly-Uoui-o. 

 :ths seat of the Earl of Level), in Fifeshire."-^- 

 ! ITaynes also recomr.iends well manured bog-oart!i, 

 i and a siuiution naturally or artiiicially shaded. 



courageineut given to it. 



Your.s respectfuJI',, 



C. "ciENiE. 

 Thorndale, Tantytown, \Uh. July, 1S28. 



The ship Alexander has just brought for Colon- 

 el PowEL an extraordinary inqiroved Duriiatn 

 short horn cow, wiiich produced in England, as 

 appears by ccrliiicate, 30 quart; of niiik per day, 

 in June last, and afforded from the milk of seven 

 days i9A pounds avoirdi;pois of butter, and had 

 continued to give milk uatil the birth cf her calf. 



U. &'. Gazette. 



^, ~7. 1 r-r'."~r"„.,..,„j f„,. I .Vtm pZaiitaHo!'.—" Raspberry-bushes are in 



Cheese. — 8cw;'.'al reasons being siiggcstca tori -vci^^ , , • , . ^ ,1 i' 



. . . • A „.i „.. i,.,o Ithe^r !;rime Ttbout the third and fourth year ; and.- 



cheese beiuff sometimes pocjoiicus : Another has "'*^' ' '"" """' . . „ . -"^ ' . ' 



, =, ■. p . ■ „„ „„„,i,^,.! if wenianaged, continue in pci'iccf.on tive or Six 



occurred to tlic writer, from oosorvmg a numoor 1 " "i.n ■■■.■""r, . i , , , ,. 



^ , , . ,. ,, „ ^. ti., ,.f tl.p ' years : after w nch,. thev arc apt to derhne in 



of thirsty cows (irmKing the "green mantle ot tlie :.)'-»'» ' -. ' 



,. ■ ,„• . r , y- ..„..„.,.„ o-rowth, and t he iruit to-oecome .sma 



standing poo ," in a pasture, for want Ol iMiiC ,va- '='"""■' 



ig pool, II 

 tcr. — Palleidiuni . 



'successive plan;.",tiou slwitld. 



so that a 

 provided, in lime.^. 



