Vol. VII.— No. 47 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



375 



From the Worcester iEgis. 



THE SUN FLOWER. 



The muse of History has not preserved the 

 name of the honest Dutchman, who lirst introduc- 

 ed the sun flower to garison the garden, and stand 

 sentinel of its outposts, smirking with its great, 

 broad, good humored face, at every passer, and 

 bending to the day star witli Eastern adoration ; 

 and herein has hi.^tory been faithless to the ben- 

 efactors of our race, as in the many other matters 

 where she neglects departed worth, or inscribes 

 lying legends instead of solemn truths on the page. 

 The goodly sun flower unlike the gay dandies of 

 the earlier months, who come parading out in 

 their coats of many colors, on soil of aristocratic 

 refinement, is a jjlain, simple republican in his 

 habits, and lie grows as fair, and as tall, and as 

 goodly to see, when he plants himself by the way 

 side, as when he looks down in the delicate com- 

 pany of the peony, or the tulip. An upright geti- 

 tleman is he too, looking boldly round bim with 

 the consciousness of merit : and as liberal and 

 free as he is beautiful ; imparting food and shelter 

 to the birds that nestle under his leaves in the au- 

 tumnal storms, with the munificence of a generous 

 patron. 



Of all the scenes of grandeur on which the eye 

 rests, commend us to the view of a squadron of 

 sun flowers. Who has not seen the warriors of 

 the militia, spreading in long line, or gathering in 

 column, bristling with burnished steel, nodding 

 •with plumes, and girt so tight with belt and 

 buckle as not to be able to draw breath but once 

 in every three steps ? And who has not felt that 

 it was a sublime sight, as the pageant rolled by 

 with the flash of sun beams on sword and bayonet 

 — and baimers floaling out to the beat of drum, 

 and the clang of trumpet, and many a pound of 

 warranted live geese feathers, tied to a stick danc- 

 ing over helmet, cap, and bonnet. But what is 

 all this, to tjie splendor of a regiment of sun flow- 

 ers, with their broad disks, and yellow fringes 

 gathered round the home of the husbandtnan. 



Learned idiilosophers have stated that the ef- 

 fect of familiarity is to deaden our feeling of won- 

 der and surprise. From this principle it is that 

 bright eyes look, and red lips speak, without ad- 

 miration of the goodly flower of the sun. The 

 taste and fashion of the time is for things dearly 

 bought and far brought. Let some adventurer 

 furnished with a dozen seeds from some of the 

 stately heads of the citizens of the garden, provide 

 a name which cannot be spoken — and a price 

 which few can pay, and our honest friends would 

 walk into parlors, and set on carpets, and afl'ect 

 to grow delicate and gentlemanly as favored ex- 

 otics. 



We like the consistent political course of our 

 leafy friend who turns his face alike to the declin- 

 ing and rising sun : who if he may occasionally 

 loll over the fence, docs not rest there because he 

 cannot stand alone. 



The goodly jdant unites utility with elegance. 

 The oil extracted from the seed may be burnt in the 

 lamp of the student — spread on the plate of the 

 epicure, or bestowed on the painter's canvas — the 

 flower cups furnish an esculent pleasant to the 

 taste, and honey of delicious flavor — and the 

 stalks afford the materials for hemj), to hang 

 rogues, and fasten horses. We know not but its 

 cultivation for sugar would be as much an im- 

 provement in New England husbandry, as the 



growth of the beet for that invaluable purpose, 

 which has been recommended by the savans of 

 France. 



Brighton C'a«/e JWarAei.r— Monday, June 1, 1829. 

 The number of beef cattle 120, sold from $5,50 

 to $6,50 per hundred. All sold by 9 o'clock, A. 

 M. Sales, 50 cents per hundred more than any 

 preceding week for the year past. 



Mustard Seed. — I have often been surprised that 

 this article so easily raised, should not he more 

 extensively cultivated ; it would certainly pay 

 well, as I believe the Flour of Mustard, is now re- 

 tailing at 75 cents per lb. It is altogether sur- 

 prising that we should still be importing this arti- 

 cle in its manufactured state. — Ohio Reposi- 

 tory. 



Quarterly Review. The last number of this 

 valuable and interesting work has just been re- 

 published by Wells & Lilly, and contains articles 

 on the following subjects: — Life and Writings of 

 Dr Parr — New Colony on Swan's River — Judge 

 Hall's Letters from the West — Surtees' History of 

 Durham — The Journal of a Naturalist — Currency 

 — Mechanical Philosophy — State and Prospects 

 of Great Britain — New Publications — Price $5 per 

 annum. 



The season was never so backward as it is this 

 year, in the neighborhood of Dublin, and Ireland 

 generally ; but we have been informed, that there 

 are fewer cases of fever at present in the hospi- 

 tals, than were ever before known at this period 

 of the year. AVe need not observe, that a late 

 season is always considered auspicious to the 

 hopes of the agriculturist in this climate. — Dublin 

 Morning Chronicle. 



Mr S. G. Reynolds, of Bristol, R. I. has invent- 

 ed, patented, and put in operation, at Pawtucket, a 

 machine for manufacturing wrought nails, by wa- 

 ter i)0W8r. A complete and substantial head is form- 

 ed to the nail, with a smooth and exact taper, pref- 

 erable to those wrought by hand. Mechanics 

 speak highly of it. 



NOTICE. 



There will he nn adjourned meeting of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, at the Horticultural Hall, over 

 the conniinj^ room of the I\evv England Farmer, on Saturday 

 next, the 13th insl, at 11 o'clock, A. M. 



Members are requested to he punctual in their attendance. 

 R. L. EIVUVIOINS, Rec. Scc'y. 



Boston, June lOth, 1829. 



Stone and Jlqueduct Pipe. 

 A further supply of this very useful and necessary article for 

 drain and water courses, which is superior and cheaper than 

 anything used for the purpose, is for sale at the Agricultural 

 Warehouse, No. 52 Nortti Market street, where orders are re- 

 ceived for a supply of any quantity or size wanted, with turns 

 and circular pieces to match. j. R. INEVVELL, Agent for 

 Stone Pipe Corporation Company. 3w 



Buckwheat, S,-c. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New Eng- 

 land Farmer, No. 62 North Market Street, 



A few bushels of BuckwheKt. growth of 1828. Also, a fur- 

 ther supply of Fowl Meadow Grass Seed, of superior rjualitj'. 



Miiv China Tea Sets, and light blue Dinner Ware. 

 Received, a great variety of the above ; which, with a com- 

 plete assortineiit of Crockery, China, and Glass Ware, are of- 

 fered ftir sale, low, at No. 4 Dock Square. 



Seed Potatoes. 

 For sale, at No. 2G Foster's wharf, 20O bushels of superior 

 Nova Scotia Potatoes. A fine opportunity is here offereil to 

 farmers, who wish to improve the quality of their seed pota- 

 toes. June 3 



Millet Seed. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New England 

 Farmer, No. 32 North Market street. 



30 bushels of Millet Seed, — clean, and of superior quality. 



Also, a very extensive variety of Ornamental Flower Seeds, 

 in papeis of 6 els each, or lOO varieties, one paper each, for 

 ^5,00. 



ROMAN— This elegant, fiall blooded horse, a bright bay, 

 with black legs, mane, and tail, of high spirit and good tem- 

 per, will stand at the farmof Mr Stephen Williams, in Norlb- 

 borough, Ms, at ;j{20 the season, to be paid before the mares are 

 taken away. — See New England Farmer, May ).5. 



Red and JfTiite Clover Seed. 



For sale at the New England Farmer Seed Store, No. 

 52 North Market Street, 



500 lbs. Dutch White Honeysuckle Clover, (imported.) 



Also, Herd's Grass, Red Top, Orchard Grass, Lucerne, 

 Foul Meadow, Hemp and Flax Seed, &c, &c. 



March 27 t 



Farm for sale in Mi linn, of about i200 acres, remarkably well 

 watered, willi every variety of lands and fruits, good substan- 

 tial buildings, and a larg^e portion of valuable woodland. — Also, 

 ior sale, or lo let, opposite to the above named premises, alarg^ 

 dwelling^ Irjuse, with a good bake house, very pleasantly situ- 

 ated. — For further particulars, see the New England Farmer 

 for May 15, or inquire of the publisher, or P. H. Pierce, W 

 Slate st, or N. Tucker, on the premises. 



May 2:2, 1S29. tf 



■ Imported Horses. 

 Barefoot, and Cleveland, the two English horses, will stand 

 for the season at their stable in iJrighton. Barefoot at $26, 

 and Cleveland at ^10, wiili ^1 for the groom. a24 



PROVISION MARKET. 



COIIRECTED KVr.KV WEEK BY MR, UAVWAKD, 



(Clerk of FjW7iil-hail Market.) 

 P,EEF, best pieces, . 

 PORK, fresh, best jueces, 



whole hogs, 



VEAL, 



MUTTON. .... 

 POULTRY. .... 

 BUTTER, keg and tub, . 

 Lump, best, 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, retail. - 



Indian, retail, 

 POTATOS. 

 CIDER, [according to quality.] 



12 1-2 



10 



7 



12 



I? 

 16 



20 



20 



15 



1 00 

 70 

 50 



2 50 



