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N £ VV ENGLAND FARMER, 



SEPT. a, 1840. 



ani> horticultural rigister. 

 Boston, Wednesday, Sept^ 5, 1840. 



BUNKER HILK jMONUMENT. 



The women luive at ]a>t taken in iiand the coin[>lt^ti(in 

 of this paliintic erection ; and, as is their wont, to " cap 

 tlie climax." It has stood long enough to the hnrning 

 ehanie of the men, the descendants of those wlio fell 

 there, and now liviri;^ jn the rull enjoyment of the bif;ss- 

 ings purchased by that noble sacrifice, in a half tinished 

 state, until at least some have feared that our litierties 

 might be h'st before thisnornmemoration of them should 

 be completed. The orator, at the laying i»f the corner 

 stone, spoke rh:irmingly ol the rays of the sun reflected 

 from the top of iliis noble spiro ; yet many a psitriot of 

 '76, whose heart was illumimled by the brilliant sugges- 

 tion, has " died without the siglii." But the women, 

 we trust, will now do it; and, if they will get the mo- 

 ney, we promise them in this case, that the '* confound- 

 ed " question, as the abolitionistscall it, about *' woman's 

 rights," will not be called up. They shall have all the 

 merit of carrying up the cap-stone, and of placing upon 

 its glittering summit to their own honor, an imperisha- 

 ble garland. 



They are determined to raise at least twenty thousand 

 dollars, and this with pledged contributiona, wili com- 

 plete the erection. For this purpose they propose hold- 

 ing a Fa r in Q.uincy Hall, I'ostim, on the tenth of Sep- 

 tember, where they will sell all sorts of liieirnice handy 

 work ; and as the fairest of the Fair will be there in all 

 their brilliancy, it will be quite an affair. We are not 

 certain that any of the women themselves will be on 

 sale, though they will be in the market house. Many 

 of the fairest, we know, have long since been taken or 

 spoken for; but upon tiie presumption that " there ore 

 as good fish in the sea as have ever been taken out," we 

 can answer for it that the specimens of the caught fish 

 will present all the encouragr^ment liiat can be desired 

 to every bachelor tn throw in his line. 



All the proceeds of the sales (abating the last alluded 

 to.) will go to the completion of this patriotic erecticm. 

 We invite therefore, the patriotic and lib.^ral of all clas- 

 ses, sexes and parties to attend and help <m the good 

 work. 



We add, in cnnchisiun, " by authoriiy," to our friends 

 the horticulturists, that a table wilt be devotfd to tlie 

 sale of (ruits and flowers, and presided over hy as re^idy 

 and silver-tongued saleswomen as even. Paris can afford. 

 We beg them therefore, to contribute tib.;rally on tlie 

 occasion from their green-houses ami gardens, fruits and 

 bouquets of any and every kind, promising that they 

 shall be gratefully nceived : and lequesting at the sjtmo 

 lime that they may be labelled wirh the donor's or pro- 

 ducer's name, that the honor of thfir production as well 

 as tlie liberality of the donation, may be awarded where 

 due. H. C. 



sylvania, District of Columbia and Virginia. ! wished, 

 likewise, to see the Ohio slock and some of the stock 

 and he iipfields of Kentucky, if my time admitted of it ; 

 thinking that in all these respects my inquiries would be 

 •lireclly available to the benefit ol" the farmers of Mas- 

 sachusetts. 



My indisposition increas<'d in my progress through 

 Virginia, and in descending the Western waters I be- 

 came so sick that it was necessary to put myself at once 

 under the care ofa physician, and I was confined some 

 weeks. F^xcei'dinglv anxious to return home to my 

 family and duties, 1 left my sicU chamber too soon, and 

 when I reached this place was entirely unable to pro- 

 ceed furtlnir. 



Under the best medical treatment I am very fast re- 

 gaining my health and strength, and hope to proceed 

 home in a very few days and ai^ain enter upon my du- 

 ties. In the meantime, though under extreme debility 

 of body, thank God my mind has been left to me, and 

 I have not altogether lost my limp, nor been diverled 

 from the objects of my oommission as far as my infirmi- 

 ty would admit ; and hope ir) due lime to convince my 

 brother farmers in Massachusetts, that in sickness and 

 health I have nothini.' more at heart than to render-them 

 and their great art all the service in my power. 

 I am, with re-pect and esteem, your friend, 



HENRY COLMAN. 



DR. JACKSON'S GEOLOGY OF RHODE ISLAND. 



We have had the pleasure of meeting with this work 

 by loan on our way, and have recreated a few hours of 

 debility and sickness with its perusal. It shows what 

 skill can do in making something out of little ; for the 

 geology of Rhode Island presents few nialeriais for a 

 report. What a pity it is that the Dr. could not have 

 discovered somi; gold or diamond mine beneath its sur- 

 face ! After all. its lime, its iron and ils coal are valua- 

 ble, and ought, perliaps, to satisfy her. We have no 

 time nor slrencrth for extended remarks. We are re-en- 

 tering, thank God, with imperfect but with renovated 

 and improving healih, upon our public duties; and 

 shall avail ourselves ofa convenient season to notice 

 this interesting work more at large. Dr. Jackson's 

 learning is unquestioned; his exactness mrst praise- 

 worthy ; his perceptions rapid, and Ins indu-;try indefati- 

 gable. His geology we shall not discuss at any preal 

 length; but as for his agricultural notions, in which he 

 is pleased in the kindest manner to express his diffe- 

 rence of opinion from ourselves, we shall be ready en- 

 tirely to acquiesce in them when the}' are more exactly 

 defined, and when we have the proof. At present, as 

 far as we understand them, his proof is either deficient, 

 or to our notions it is against the conclusions to which 

 he arrives. H. C. 



LETTER FROM MR COLMAN. 



Aldany, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1H40. 



Joseph Bi-.eck, Esq. — My Dear Sir — I it am thai 

 some of my friends at the East are anxious lo know 

 what has become of me. This will, I hope, excuse my 

 answering their kind inquiries through the Farmer. 



Not being very well, after the publication of my Tliird 

 Report, with the consent of the Exerulive, I hfi hom« 

 for an absence of three or four weeks, to visit the marl 

 districts in New Jersey and Vir-jinia, to see llie appli- 

 cation and effects of lime on the crops in IVnnsylvania, 

 and especially lo look at the silk establishments in Penn 



Jtl.ai«sac<iti8«t(9 HArClcitlbnral Society. 



K-XKI^ITION OF FLOWKUS. 



Saturday, August 29, 1?40. 

 Bouquets by John A. Kenrick, John Hovey, Rufus 

 Howe, Hovey, iV Co. and S. Walker. 



Dahlias hy Josiah Siickney, Esq., Col. W^ilder, Hov- 

 ey <& Co., Messrs David Mclntire, H. H. Hovey, John 

 Hovey, Parker Barnes. L. B. H;iskell, John A. Kenrick. 

 J. L. L. F. Warren and S. Walker. 



Among the various specimens of the Dahlias exhibi- 

 ted, we were much pleased with Castander, by D. Mc- 

 liitirc; Primrose, by Col. Wilder ; Unique and M. Soult, 

 by J. Stickney ; Stone's Yellow Ferfecliim and General 

 Washington, by Hovey tt Co. ; Marijuis of Northamp- 

 ton and M. Soult, by S. Walker, 



Mr S. R. Johnson presented some fine Roses and Bal- 

 sams. 



China Asters by H. H. Hovey, John A. Kenrick and 

 J. L. L. F. Warren. 



For the Committee, 



S. WALKER, Cftairvmn. 

 [i;;7'Owing to the arrangements making for ihe Annu- 

 al Exhibition, on the 0th, lOlh and llih iust., there will 

 iie no show of fruits or flowers at the rooms on the 5th 

 inst. 



Contributors of fruits and flowers are respectfully re- 

 quested to send their specimens on Monday and Tues- 

 day next. 'J'he exhibition will commence on Wednes- 

 day morning at 10 o'clock. 



Per order, S. WALKER, 



Chairman Com. Arrangements. 

 Boston, Sept. 1st, 1840. 



PARTICULAR NOTICE. 

 The Commiriee of .Arrangements will meet al 23 Tre- 

 mont Row, on Saturday next at half past II o'clock. 

 S. WALKER, Chairman. 



FLOWER COMMITTEE. 



The Connniltee on Flowers are respectfully request- 

 ed to meet at their rooms on Saturday next, 5th inst., at 

 12 o'clock, M. A punctual attendance is desirable, as 

 stands for exhibition of the Dalilia will be then assigned. 

 S. WALKER, Chairman. 



F.XHIBITIOW OF FRUITS. 



The specimens of fruits exhibited this day were all 

 very fine — particularly the peaches, which have rarely 

 been surpassed at former exhibitions, and for a weekly 

 display the tables were very well filled. 



The President, Hon. E. Vose, presented beautiful 

 samples of the Grosso Mignonne and Alberge Peaches ; 

 also, the Large Red Sweeting Apple, of extraordinary 

 size. 



From Mr Manning, two new varieties of apples, which 

 we believe have not been before shown here, called the 

 '* Duchess of Oldenburgh " and the " Chailomoski " — 

 both very handsome— and the following Pears : Juli- 

 enne, Summer Rose, Beuire, of Mons and Duquesne d' 

 Ele — the two last of the London Hort. Society; also, 

 the Domine Diel Plum. 



E. M. Richards exhibited very large and fine speci- 

 mens of Seedling Peaches, and a peach called the *' Belle 

 ofBeaucaire" — a beautiful looking fruit ; also, William's 

 Favorite, Red Juneatingand Summer Pearmain apples. 



Specimens of Peaches, all very splendid, weie exhi- 

 bited as fidhnvs : Mignonne, by Mr W. Oliver; Grosse 

 Mignonne and Coolidge's Favorite, by S. Dower ; Rare- 

 ripes, Teton d' Venus and George the Fourth, by J. L. 

 L. F. Warren ; Rareripes, by Mrs T. Bigelow, and Cool- 

 idge's Favorite, by Capt George Lee. 



By Jacob Hiltinger, Chailestown; very fine Necta- 

 lines. 



S. Pond exliibiied a large quantity of Pi-ars and Plums 

 — among them we noticed Julienne and Cushing Pears, 

 and Smitii's Orleans, Lombardy, Diamonil, and Isabella 

 Plums. The Cushing pears and Orleans plums were 

 uncomnionly large and fine. 



Pears willmut na ue, by J. Fisher, Biookline. 



By Capt. Seaver, of Dorchester ; very large apples, 

 wilhoiil a uanre. 



By I)r Brewer, a very large specimen of the Seckel 

 Pear, fntm Newark, N. J. 



By J. L. L. F- Warren, Prince's Imperial Gage and 

 Green Gage Plums. 



A dish ofa very small variety of the melon, (called 

 the Mandrake,) beautifully striped, from the garden of 

 Mrs T. Bigelow, Medford, attracted considerable notice. 

 For the Committee. P. B. HOVEY, Jr. 



