VOL. XIV. JVO. 13. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



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GRAND DAHLIA EXIIIHITION. 



The e.xhibition ol' Dahlias by the cultivators of 

 this splendid flower, tonk place at the Horticultural 

 Society's rooms on Wednrsday, S.Sd inst. and clos- 

 ed on Saturday eveninj( at (i o'clock. 



The flouers entered for preniiiim were nunie- 

 rous, of beautiful form, and of nil the various col- 

 ors. 



The principal contributors were Col. Wilder, J. 

 J. Low, .1. Stickney, llovey it Co., Breck & Co., 

 D. Haggerston, J. T. Buckingham, F'. G. Seabury 

 (of New liedford,) Jno. A. Kenrick, Win. Kenrirk, 

 D. Mclntire, F. W. Macondray, S. Sweetser, Wm. 

 Bacon, W. IMeller, W. R. Carter, P. Barnen, .Messrs 

 Win-sihip, n. W. Dutton and Samuel Walker. 



The following are the prizes awarded by the 

 Committees, viz : Premier prize to Col. Wilder, for 

 the best six dissimilar blooms, .$15. For the best 

 Dahlia, of any color, a prize of $.5 to Col. Wilder. 

 A gratuity of $5 to J. J. Low for the 2d best sin- 

 gle bloom, called the Springfield Major (?) The 

 above three prizes were open to all cultivators. 



Division A. Open to all cultivators of more 

 than two hundred plants, in classes, viz: Class 1. 

 For the best twentyfour dissimilar blooms, a jirize 

 of $8, Col. Wilder; for the second best twenty- 

 four dissimilar blooms, a prize of $0, J. J. Low. — 

 Class 2. For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, a 

 prize of $6, J. Stickney ; for the second best twelve 

 dissimilar blooms, a prize of .$4, Hovey & Co. — 

 Class 3. For the best six dissimilar blooms, a 

 prize of §■), D. Haggerston ; for the second best 

 dissimilar blooms, a prize of $2, John A. Kenrick. 



Division B. Open to all cultivators of less than 

 two hundred plants, in classes, viz: Class ]. For 

 the best twentyfour dissimilar blooms, a prize of 

 $8, D. Mclntire. Class 2. For the best twelve 

 dissimilar blooms, a prize of $6, S. Walker; for 

 the second best twelve dissimilar blooms, a prize of 

 $4, S. Sweetser. Class 3. For the best six dis- 

 similar blooms, a prize of $4, W. Meller; for the 

 second best dissimilar blooms, a prize of $'2, W. E. 

 Carter. 



The six premium blooms from Col. Wilder were. 

 Primrose, Dodd's Mary, Marshal Soult, Rose Su- 

 perior, Lady Bathurst, Suffolk Hero. 



The best specimen bloom by Col. Wilder — 

 Primrose. 



The second best bloom by J. J. Low — Spring- 

 fidi Major. 



Twentyfour blooms by Col. Wilder, viz: Lady 

 Bathurst; Marslnl Soult; Suffolk Hero; Glory of 

 Plymouth ; Healey's Penelope ; Topaz ; Castandi ; 

 Harwood's Defiance; Rival Sussex; Standford's 

 Contender; Dodd's Mary; Ne plus ultra; Eva; 

 C.Liverpool; D. Glory; Ovid; Sp. Rival; Lord 

 Byron ; Rosetta ; Striata ; Dennisii ; Sir H. Flet- 

 cher ; Stone's Yellow Perfection; Mrs Rushton. 



Twentyfour blooms by J. J. Low, viz : Spring- 

 field Major; Suffolk Hero; Purple Perfection; 

 Lady Dartmouth ; Countess of Mansfield ; War- 

 minster Rival; Sunbury Hero; Blandina ; Grand 

 Purple; Queen of Scots ; Sir H. Fletcher; Maria 

 Edgeworth; Horsham Rival; Marshal Soult; Li- 

 lac Perfection; Exquisiter; Sulphurea Elegans ; 

 Mrs Rushton; Striata; Triumphant; Red Rover; 

 Rival Sussex ; Unique ; Napoleon. 



Twelve blooms by J. Stickney, viz : Lewisham 

 Rival ; Castandi ; Ansel's Unique ; Fire Ball ; Vir- 

 gin Queen ; Eva; Striata Formosissima ; Marshal 

 Soult: Clark's Julia ; Standford's Contender ; Sul- 

 phurea Klegans; Essex Rival. 



Twelve blooms by Hovey & Co., viz : Washing- 



ton ; Sulphurea Elegans ; Independent ; Cambridge 

 Hero; Blandina; Royal Standard; Reliance; Ma- 

 donna; Zeno ; Unique; Horticultuiist ; Duchess 

 of Richmond. 



Six blooms by D. Haggerston, viz : Suff"olk He- 

 ro ; Beauty of the North ; Mary Queeu of Scots; 

 Perfection; Fowler's Queen Victoria; Sulphurea 

 Elegans. 



Six blooms by Jno. A. Kenrick, viz: Beauty of 

 Bedfi>rd ; Unique; Dodd's Mary ; Napoleon; Ari- 

 el ; Dennisii. 



Twentyfour blooms by D. Mclntire, viz : Castan- 

 di ; Hope; Miss A. Broad wood ; Lady Bathurst; 

 Lord Liverpool; IMarshal Soult; Suffolk Hero; 

 Fire Ball ; Striata formossi.sima ; Medona ; Coun- 

 tess of Liverpool ; Sir Robert Peel ; Ne plus Ul- 

 tra ; Splendissimo ; Clark's Julia; Bowman's Pre- 

 mier; Bontishall; Eva; Unique; Coronation; Ri- 

 val Sussex ; Middlesex Rival ; Rienzi ; Lord In- 

 justry. 



Twelve blooms by S. Walker, viz: Horsham 

 Rival ; Sulphurea Elegnns ; Fowler's Queen Vic- 

 toria ; Princess Victoria; Gem: Eva; Napoleon; 

 Suffolk Hero; Duchess of Richmond; Ne plus 

 Ultra; Unique; Bowling Green Rival. 



Twelve blooms by S. Sweetser, viz; Summum 

 Bonum ; Cambridge Hero; Princess Victoria ; Se- 

 sostris ; Mrs Rushton ; Unique ; M. Edgeworth ; 

 Countess of Mansfield; Rienzi; Striata formoss. ; 

 Marshal Soult ; Quilled Perfection. 



Six blooms by William Meller, viz: Hope ; La- 

 dy Dartmouth ; Quilled Perfection ; Ne plus Ultra ; 

 Countess of Torrinston ; Countess of Mansfield. 



Six blooms by William E. Carter, viz : Chand- 

 ler's Magnificent; Mrs Rushton; Lady Milton; 

 Eva; Golden Sovereign; Dodd's Mary. 



The judges appointed to award the premiums on 

 German Asters and other annuals, give the prizes 

 on Asters, viz : 



The first prize of $5 to Hovey & Co. : the sec- 

 cond of ,93 to J. J. Low. 



Annuals. — The first prize of .$3 to J. Breck & 

 Co. : the second of $'2 to Hovey & Co. 

 Per order, 



S. WALKER, Chairman. 



Sept. 25th, 1840. 



FINE NATIVE GRAPES. 

 We acknowledge the receipt of a box of fine na- 

 tive grapes from Mr Elias Holden, of Danvers. — 

 We are partial to our native grapes, and think there 

 are some varieties fully equal to the Isabella, and 

 more sure of ripening. If they are not to be com- 

 pared with the delicious foreign grapes of our green 

 houses, they are better than none. The host vari- 

 eties should be transferred to the garden and cul- 

 tivated, until we can get a better sort, which we 

 think mny yet be done by planting the seeds of 

 the best sorts, and then again from the seeds of 

 these. In a few generations of plants, there is no 

 doubt our own grapes may he very much improved, 

 and perhaps made equal to any foreign variety. — 

 Why should there not be the same chance of get- 

 ting good varieties from the wilding grape as from 

 the wild apple or pear ? It will be a very impor. 

 taut acquisition to obtain a hardy early variety of 

 grape, which will flourish without protection and 

 at the same time give fruit destitute of the acid, 

 foxy taste of our wild varieties. That this may be 

 done, we have no doubt, if we may reason from 

 what has been done with every other species of 

 fruit and flowers, where the experiment has been 



made. To the horticulturist who has leisure, it 

 would be an intere.'.ting experiment, and should a 

 whole lifetime bo spent in obtaining the desired ob- 

 ject, it would bo an ample remuneration, in thus 

 giving to his country this additiontil luxury to the 

 di'.ssert. J. B. 



GRAPES. 



It is believed that there are native grapes in our 

 fields and woods, fully equal to any of the Europe- 

 an table or wine grapes. Several individuals in 

 Boston, have been busy in making collections of 

 them, and have been successful beyond their most 

 sanguine expectations. Mr Boyden, of Foxbor- 

 ough, has discovered a native white grape in that 

 neighborhood, which is pronounced equal to the 

 European Sweetwater, and can only be distinguish- 

 ed from it by a careful investigation. It will no 

 doubt improve by cultivation, and if productive will 

 be a valuable acquisition, as native grapes will need 

 no pruning, and no protection in the winter. We 

 found last year, among a quantity of the common 

 wild purple grape, a few of a kind fully equal to 

 any of the European varieties, having a thin skin, 

 sweet, and free from the foxy taste so common to 

 our native grapes. We made diligent inquiry for 

 this vine, but were unable to procure it. If any 

 of our readers find any vines furnishing superior 

 fruit, they will do well to mark them now for trans- 

 planting early next month. The best kinds will 

 command high prices when the good quality of the 



fruit becomes generally known Yewburyport 



Herald. 



MANURE IS WEALTH. 

 I;i our intercourse with some of the farmers re- 

 siding within forty or fifty miles from New York, 

 on Long Island, we have been surprised at the in- 

 stances related to us of the profitableness of farm- 

 ing. Some farmers, known to have labored and 

 toiled hard, have continued yearly to fall in arrears 

 until they have commenced buying manure. Fif- 

 tysi.x cents are given per carmen load at the land- 

 ing, for the apparently worthless dirt swept from 

 the street. This applied at the rate of twenty loads 

 produces wealth. The very farmers who could 

 not obtain a living by using only manure made on 

 their farms, have in a very few years, not only 

 freed their farms from incumbrances, but purchas- 

 ed others in addition, and are now, from the yearly 

 profits of their farm, putting money out at interest 

 If then it is found so profitable to buy manure, and 

 be at the various expenses attending the carting, 

 how very important is it to give special attention 

 to increasing the quantity and improving the quali- 

 ty of that made on the farm. There is no question 

 but that almost every farmer can double the quan- 

 tity of his domestic or yard manure, without scarce- 

 ly any additional expense. It is thought too, that 

 at least fifty per cent, of the nutritive properties of 

 yard manure are lost by drenching of rains, exces- 

 sive fermentations, and injurious application to 

 soil. The more we consider this subject the great- 

 er does it become in importance, and justly regar- 

 ded as the primary object in farming. — j\'. Y. Far- 

 mer. 



The army worm must be a truly formidable 

 scourge to the planter at the South. It is said to 

 sweep off one hundred acres in a night, leaving 



neither leaves nor bolls of cotton on tlie stalk 



There is no possible way of arresting the legion. 



