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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



June 26, 1829. 



One 

 Two 



One 

 Eisht 



vaiiety 



of the CHESXUT. 

 .' NECTARI.VE. 



' < APRICOT. 



( ' PLUM. 



Total 52 varieties. 

 We will hereafter transmit yon Jescriptions of 

 the other kinds, which the want of the time neces- 

 sary prei-hiiles our .Ining at present. With hest 

 wishes for the success of your Society, whose ex- 

 ertions will no ilouht tend greatly to the develnpe- 

 ment of the various departments of horticulture, 

 We are, mist respectfully, 

 your oliedient servants, 

 WILLIAM PRINCE, 

 WILLIAM ROBERT PRINCE, 

 ALFRED STRATTON PRINCE. 



FOR TU£ N£W ENGLAKD FARMER. 



LUCERNE. 



Mr Fessenden — I am sorry to he ohliged to 

 request a correction of two errata, iri my last arti- 

 cle on Lucerne, and the more so, is I have no 

 douht, that both arose from the illegibility of my 

 own writing, yet as they produce absurdities, I 

 wish to correct them.* As printed, I am made 

 to say that I have four «;jeaesof Lucerije ; where- 

 as I afterwards say, that I have but one species, 

 tliR Mrdicago sativa. It should have been pieces, 

 cultivated in Lucerne. The second frror arose 

 from improper punctuation. I meant lu say, that 

 Lucerjie, (at least in good land) produces four 

 crops — but as it stands, it may be understood to 

 niean, that it producesybwr crops at least, which is 

 a very different thing. 1 am now enabled to add, 

 that I have cured a crop of Lucerne, and took it 

 in this day. It gave 30 liundred to half an acre 

 — was easily cin-ed — retains its verdure, instead of 

 being black, like clover, and is very greedily eaten 

 by horses and cows. The Lucerne which I cut 

 for fodder on the 1 0th of May, is now two feet 

 high, as high as clover, and red top, (or poa pra- 

 tensis) growing by the side of it, which has not 

 been cut, this season. I should recommend sow- 

 ing red top, or orchard grass, or tall meadow oat 

 grass with it, as the hay will be finer — but by no 

 means, herds grass, as the Lucerne will he ripe, 

 and rotten, before the herds grass will have sent 

 up its spires. Besides, the herds grass has no 

 after crop to jirotect the Lucerne, hut the other 

 grasses shoot again almost as freely as that does. 



Roxbury, June 11, 1829. J. LOWELL. 



birth, 93 lbs. At the age of si,\ weeks the calf 

 weighed 195 lbs., making a gain of 21 lbs. per 

 day. In addition to supplying the calf, the cow 

 now aflbrds S quarts, beer measure, of milk of the 

 richest quality, daily. The calf being taken from 

 her to ascertain the quantity of milk she would 

 give, daily, nineteen quarts were taken from her. 

 The cow is of a large size, remarkably well pro- 

 portioned, and handsome. The calf is a very fine 

 animal, and resembles the cow both as to color 

 and shape. The cow aftbnled milk up to the 

 time of her calving, with no other keeping than 

 hay. 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARHER. 



NATIVE PEAR. 



Mr Editor — In introducing the descriptions of 

 native fruits, many have observed to me that giv- 

 ing the whole details, and manner of receiving 

 my information, would be satisfactory to them ; in 

 this manner each one can judge for himself, and be 

 enabled to draw his own conclusion. It reciuires 

 much perseverance and labor to ascertain the or- 

 igin of fruits. I hope amateurs of fine fruits, and 

 others, who are desirous to know what is native 

 and w hat is foreign, will receive with gratification 

 all the information I can procure, and which I 

 readily present to the readers of the New Eng- 

 land Farmer, trusting they will excuse tlie feeble- 

 ness of my pen. 



I send you the whole of my letter to Mr Aebot, 

 and his answer, without any suppressions, or altera- 

 tions. This fine ]iear, will he another acquisition to 

 our gardens, particularly as origiruiting, and coming 

 from the north waid. The hardiness of oiu' fruit.s, 

 compared with foreign, will prove greatly to their 

 advantage, after so unkind a winter as the last has 

 proved.* 



Every one must be aware that our native fruits, 

 being acclimaled, enable us to expect from them 

 their usual i)roduce, notwithstanding the severe 

 and sudden changes we often experience. From 

 foreign and delicate fruits, our nurserymen as well 

 as others must have lost a great per centage this 

 last winter — jiarticularly in the following fruits 

 Irom the south, viz : cherries, plums, and i)each 

 trees ; some have been wholly killed ; ami in 

 many, the tops are dead down to the ground. — 

 Damask, Multiflora, and Noisette rose bushes and 

 others are killed in like manner to the ground ; 

 tiiese, we do not so much regret, as they will 

 1 shortly grow up again ; but our trees seldom af- 

 N. B. I should be wanting in duty to the pub- 1 fu'i' us anything of value after so severe an at- 

 lic if I did not add, which I do most distinctly, i tack. 



that neither the orchard grass, nor the Lucerne, I The reader will observe by looking over Mr 

 will flourish, or even live to any advantage in wet I Abbot's letter, that there is a particular value in 

 ground, or in cold black soils. This I say from I 'his pear ; he observes " I supply myself with 

 experiment. 1 them, for three or four weeks, by having them 

 gathered and brought me before they soften ; I 



FOR THE NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



REMARKABLE COW AND CALF. 



Mr Editoh — The subjoined accoimt of a cow 

 and calf, may deserve a place in your paper. — 

 The facts stated are susceptible of proof. 



Rojvhy, June 9, 1329. S. JEWETT. 



Mr Jeremiah Stickney, of Rowley, lias a cow, 

 of a bay color, seven years old, which produced a 

 cow calf, this season, weighing at tlie time of its 



* The errors have liecn copied inlo (hat excellenl journal, 

 llie "American Farmer," wlilch rendfirs Ihis correction llie 

 more iinperativo. j. Lowell. 



nave thought them as delicious thus ripened iii 

 the hou>e, as on the trees." This property our 

 marketmen will duly ajipreciate, aftbrding a good 

 variety for the Halifax, and other eastern markets. 

 It will also enable us to receive some in perfec- 

 tion from the original tree to lay before the com- 

 mittee of the Horticultural Society for the exam- 

 ination of fine fruits. Mr Greenleaf informs me 

 that his Fulton jiear tree blossomed well, and the 

 fruit has set very well ; he also intends sending 

 some specimens of this fruit from his tree lo 



* Our F.njjiisli wninuts have suffered maleri.illy, having 

 four fifths of iheir branches dead ; also rosebushes, and many 

 foreign grape vines, which were laid and well protected. 



the Mass. Horticultural Society for examination. 



The pear trees that I have noticed have not 

 set very well, generally ; though the blossoms 

 were more than fair. My two Capiavmont pear 

 trees that bore about filiy last year on three years 

 olil scions, are full again this setison, which seems 

 to indicate tlicm to be great and certain bearers, 

 as well as a very fine jicar. 



The reader will ])erceive in the last part of Mr 

 A.'s letter, he mentions a fine seedling apple, that 

 it woukl be well to examine and introduce, if 

 found of superior quality. S. D. 



Dorchester, June 17, 1829. 



John Abbot, Esq., 



Brunswick, Me. 



Dear Sir — I take the liberty to request the fa- 

 vor of a description, and history of a native pear 

 which you introduced into our vicinity three years 

 since. We are now tbrming among us a horti- 

 cultural society, which we hope will be the means 

 of developing, and bringing into notice new native 

 fruits, and ascertaining their origin, and right 

 names. A minute description of this ])ear by you 

 rtould afford me much gratification. On visiting 

 Mr Thomas Gree.nleaf, of Quincy, last fall, he 

 showed me a fine, thrifty pear tree,on whicli bung 

 four or five jiears. He informed me that you 

 gave him the scions three years since, and spoke 

 of it as a seedling from your neighborhood, and a 

 fine pear — that you had seen it a number of years, 

 und named it the Fulton pear. Mr G. gave me 

 one, which I preserved until it came in eating, 

 ■iiid was much pleased with it. I have annexed 

 a description, but seeing only one, may be wrong ; 

 { wish you to correct my impressions in any par- 

 ticular. Yours respectfullv, 



SAM. DOWNER. 



Dorchester, Feb. 23, 1829. 



Fulton Pear, size middling, one-third less than 

 the Crasanne, formed like the Broca's Bcrgamot, 

 color yellowish russet, entirely covered, flesh whit- 

 ish, fine grain, melting, sprightly, and very juicy, 

 delicately rich, not so luscious a sweet as the 

 seckle, nor so highly flavored — comes in eating 

 from the middle of Sejitember to the middle of 

 October. The tree is vigorous, limbs grow up- 

 right like the seckle, forming a handsome head, is 

 a constant and full bearer, and bids fair to be a 

 fine acquisition to our gardens, particularly as it 

 comes from the northward. 



Mr Greenleaf gave me the latter part of the 

 above description, as well as he could remember 

 the account you gave him. 



Samuel Downer, Esq., 



Dear Sir — Yours of 23d p'ebruary was receiv- 

 ed, and I am ashamed to write you so tardily. — 

 .At the time of receiving your letter, I was unu- 

 sually engaged in business. The letter being mis- 

 laid has lately come to hand. I owe you, sir, an 

 apology ; this is the best I can give, — if you ac- 

 cept it, I shall be ohliged. 



With regard to the Fulton Pear which I fur- 

 nished to my friend Mr Gbeenleaf, of Quincy, 

 and which you saw and tasted the last autumn, 

 you appear to me to have, in all respects, weU 

 described it, 1 need not therefore attempt any 

 alteration of your description. With respect to 

 its history, I have to inform you that a family by 

 the name of Fulton, about fifty years ago remov- 

 ed from the county of Plymouth, Mass. to Tops- 



