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description with uniformity. The machine, when 

 used, is fastened to a common cart, drawn by two 

 horses, and is so contrived that it may be attached 

 to, or detached from the cart in a few minutes. One 

 advantage, therefore, in this implement for harrow- 

 ing is, that the power of the horse is horizontally ap- 

 plied, which is not the case with the common har- 

 row ; and another great advantage is that the rotarj 

 motion of the harrow prevents it from becoming 

 clogged, and the teeth can be set, with ease, in such 

 a manner as to penetrate the ground from on<- to 

 eight inches in depth. In the rear of the cylinder 

 there is a roller attached, for rolling in the grain ; 

 so that at one operation the ground may be har- 

 rowed and pulverized, and the seed cast and roll- 

 ed in, with no other trouble than that of driving 

 the horses, and replenishing the hopper which 

 supplies the sieves. The sieves are of various 

 grades, according to the manner in which the seed 

 may be required to be cast, upon a poor or rich soil. 

 We have read the testimonials of several gen- 

 tlemen of agricultural experience, who have exam- 

 ined the machine ; and who are of opinion that it 

 is well adapted for practical purposes. We under- 

 stand that one of the machines is now at the Ex- 

 change for exhibition. — Bait. Gaz. 



From the American Farmer. 

 ROBBING GARDENS, ORCHARDS, &c. 



The practice indulged in by boys, and encour- 

 aged too often by parents, of entering gardens and 

 orchards and robbing them of fruits, flowers, &c. 

 has become a most serious evil in the vicinity of 

 Baltimore, and we wish particularly to call the at- 

 tention of parents and guardians to it. We have 

 occupied a considerable garden with fruit trees in it 

 for many years, and can assure the reader, that 

 while the evil alluded to continues, we consider the 

 existence of fruit trees in our garden, as a misfor- 

 tune. On the Sabbath, particularly, it is necessary 

 to keep a continual watch, from the time the fruit is 

 formed, till it is gathered, or the boys will be sure 

 to carry it all oft'. This is the case also at night, 

 and more or less every day in the week. What 

 little fruit is at last secured, therefore, costs more 

 than it is worth. The loss of the fruit is not all. 

 The breaking offences, and trampling the garden, 

 or crop in the field, necessarily incident to it, are 

 fully as detrimental as the robbing of the fruit. — 

 Many foreigners, also, commit these depredations, 

 supposing as they say, that Mis being a "free coun- 

 try" all fruit is free to them. We were actually told 

 by a foreigner some time since, whom we caught 

 carrying oft' about a peck of our best fruit, that he 

 thought in this country all fruit was common prop- 

 erty. Now, so long as this thieving disposition of 

 boys, (old and young, large and small,) and this 

 mistaken notion of foreigners, continue, it will he 

 impossible for gardeners in the viciuity to supply 

 us with fruit. How strange it appears, upon re- 

 flection that boys can conscientiously steal fruit .' 

 They would be horror struck at the idea of being 

 supposed capable of stealing a " fippeny bit," and 

 yet never consider that the fruit they are taking 

 is just as much property as the money, and indeed, 

 more so, because it is the property itself, while 

 money is the mere representative of it, and is free- 

 ly given away for mere trifles. Fruit is as much 

 the property of the owner, as is his horse, or his 

 cow, as much so as is the furniture, made by the 

 cabinet maker, or any other article made by a me- 

 chanic. It is, therefore, just as criminal to steal 

 fruit as it would be to steal a watch, or even the 



money from the draw of the storekeeper. But with 

 people of common sense it will be needless to argue 

 this point : they cannot be mistaken on a question 

 so clear : if they have doubts let them become the 

 possessors of fruit trees, and their doubts will vanish. 

 In the northern states laws have been passed partic- 

 ularly for the suppression of this evil, and there it is 

 very fast declining. We think our laws if defi- 

 cient in this respect should be modified to meet the 

 contingency ; but we prefer seeing it accomplished 

 by public opinion, and for this purpose we have 

 penned the present article. To remove all doubts 

 as to the law in the case, it has been determined 

 by a few fruiterers, to prosecute the boys and 

 their parents and guardians, and also the foreign- 

 ers both in the criminal court for stealing and in 

 the civil court for trespass, until the evil in their 

 case shall be removed ; and it is desirable, that pa- 

 rents, guardians, masters of apprentices, and all 

 others concerned, be put upon their guard, for they 

 may be assured, that the full extent of the law 

 will he enforced without respect to persons. 



We have thought it advisable to call the atten- 

 tion of the citizens of Baltimore to the subject in 

 this way, that they might take measures to save 

 themselves and families from the consequences — 

 It it is particularly desired that all the city papers 

 will copy this article with the same view. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ARABIAN HORSES. 



When the Arab falls from his mare, aud is una- 

 ble to rise she will immediately stand and neigh, 

 until assistance arrives. If he lies down to sleep, 

 as fatigue often compels him to do in the midst of 

 the desert, she stands watchful over him, and 

 neighs and rouses him if either man or beast ap- 

 proaches. Man, however, is an inconsistent being. 

 The Arab who thus lives with and loves his hor- 

 ses, regarding them as the most valuable treasure, 

 sometimes treats them with a cruelty scarcely to be 

 believed. The severest treatment which the Eng- 

 lish race horse endures, is gentleness compared 

 with the young Arabian. Our horses would fare 

 badly on the scanty nourishment afforded the Arabi- 

 an. The mare usually has but one or two meals 

 in twenty-four hours. During the day she is tied 

 to the door of the tent, ready for the Bedouin to 

 spring, at a moment's warning into the saddle; or 

 she is turned out before the tent ready saddled, the 

 bridle merely taken off, and so trained that she 

 gallops up immediately at her master's call. At 

 night she receives a little water, and her scanty 

 provender of five or six pounds of barley or beans 

 and sometimes a little straw ; she lies down content 

 in the midst of her master's family. She can how- 

 ever, endure great fatigue ; she will travel fifty 

 miles without stopping ; on emergency 120 ; and 

 occasionally neither she nor her rider has. taken 

 food for three whole days. 



A machine has been invented and successfully 

 applied in Ireland, by which the water in green 

 turf is entirely pressed out, and the combustible 

 portion of the Peat made to occupy about one third 

 its original space. It is rendered almost as solid 

 as mineral coal, and as pleasant for fuel. 



The annexed sentiment was given among the 

 regular toasts at the celebration of St. George's 

 day in Quebec : " England and the United States 

 of America — may the Atlantic which rolls between 

 them, be always a Pacific ocean." 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS AT THE MASS. 

 HORT. SOC. ROOMS. 



Saturday, July 27, 1833. 



Apples. W T hite Juneting (Cox No. 1,) from 

 John Prince, Esq. E. Bartlett, Esq. and II. Manning; 

 a great bearer, ripensafewdays before the Harvest 

 to which it is much inferior in size and flavor. This 

 appears to be the apple cultivated in England by 

 the same name aud described by Ronald, Plate 1st, 

 Figure 3d. 



From R. Manning. Red Astracan, (Figured in 

 Pom. Mag.) a poor specimen prematurely ripe. 



From John R. Kenrick, Newton. Early Strip- 

 ed apple. 



Early Harvest apples, from John Heard, Esq. 

 Watertown, and John Prince, Esq. Roxbury. The 

 specimens from Mr. Heard were larger than any 

 ever before seen by the Committee, but there can 

 be no doubt of their identity. 



Madeleine Pears. From Mr. E. Richards, John 

 A. Kenrick and R. Manning. These appeared to 

 be the same, and are no doubt the Madeleine of the 

 Pom. Magazine, and the Long Madeleine of the 

 New Duhamel, but not the Madeleine of Cox, or 

 the Old Duhamel. 



From E. Bartlett, Esq. Green Chisel pears, dis- 

 tinct from the above. 



From R. Manning, Little Musk Pears, (Cox No. 

 1.) the scions of these were received from New 

 York as the Bleecker's Meadows. 



From E. Breed, Charlestown. Fine early pears 

 from a tree imported from France. 



From R. Manning, Plumstone Morello Cherries. 



From Messrs. Winship, Brighton. Specimens of 

 12 varieties ofCurrants, the same as exhibited last 

 Saturday, with the addition of the Champaigne or 

 Pale Red. 



From the Same. Branches of the Shepardia 

 or Buffalo Berry, loaded with Fruit. 



From Thomas Mason (Charlestown Vineyard), 

 a pair of Yellow Letter Melons. 



From Tho. Whitmarsh, Brookline, Black Ham- 

 burg Grapes. 



From Mr. S. Walker, Cambridge, White Whor- 

 tleberries. 



From S. G. Perkins, Esq. a splendid basket of 

 Fruit, consisting of Grapes of several kinds, Necta- 

 rines and Peaches. 



Notice. Persons who may have in their pos- 

 session books containing plates with figures of 

 Fruits belonging to the Library of the Mass. Hort. 

 Society, are requested to send in the same. 

 By order of the Committee, 



Robert Manning. 



Mr. Mason, of Charlestown, also exhibited some 

 fine cucumbers of the long variety. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



S. Walker, Roxbury ; Dahlia Imper'usa ; do. 

 Le Brilliant ; do. Well's Royal Lilac ; do. Vesta ; 

 do. Lilac Tricolor ; Dracocephalum variegatum ; 

 Penstemon alropurpurea ; do. purpurea ; Ibris Gib- 

 raltarica; Cimicifuga Foetida; Phlosc shepherdia; 

 Chelone carbata ; Carnations ; Coriopsis tenufolia ; 

 do.grandiflora ; do. auriculata; do. Canceolata iP 

 tice tartarica ; Veronica virgica ; Monarda m/ 

 do. purpurea, &c. &c. &c. 



Thomas Mason, Charlestown Vineyard, V 

 and other kinds of Flowers, including can 



John Hovet, Roxbury, Jasrninum plcnt 

 Per order, Jona. Winshii 



