VOL.. XII. NO. 7. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



51 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



EXHIBITION OP FLOWERS AT THE MASS. 

 HOKT. SOC. ROOMS. 



Saturday, August 24th, 1833. 



Mr. David Hajrgerston, from the Society's (Jar- 

 den, Mt. Auburn, Dahlias — Helianthiflora, Hurd's 

 Favorite, Coccinea su[>erti. Semi Doulile Plum <ol- 

 or, Flora hunda, Doulile Maroon, Eclipse, Double 

 Buff, Craft's dark Maroon, Ignessins, Pink and 

 Purple, Nuttallii, Dolichos lablab, Petunia nyc.ta- 

 giniflora, Cacalia ooccenia, Schizanthus pinnatus, 

 Zennia multiflora and elegans, Iheris umbellata, 

 Var. purpurea and allia, OEnothera lindleana, Hi- 

 biscus vesicarius, Ageratuin mexicanum, Delphin- 

 ium ambiguum. 



Thomas Mason, Charlestown Vineyard, variety 

 of Dahlias and other flowers. 



S. Walker, Roxbury, Dahlias — Le Brilliant (yel- 

 low), Sqtiibb's pure Yellow, Romulus, Foster'.- In- 

 comparable, Barrall's Susannah, Coccinia spe.'ios- 

 issima, Colvill's perfer.ta, Dennisii, Hall's nwgul, 

 Well's royal lilac, Eclipse, &c. &c. &c. 



EXHIBITION OP FRUIT. 



Apples. By Mr. E. M. Richards, Hagloe Crab, 

 Cox No. 13; and the Benoni, of most beautiful 

 appearance and excellent flavor — it is pronounced 

 one of the best apples of the season. By Mr. E. 

 Sparhawk, Brighton, a very large Apple, not ripe, 

 name unknown. By Mr. John A. Kenrick, Ken- 

 rick's red Autumn, unripe, and three sorts un- 

 named. By Mr. P. P. Spaulding, Chelmsford, 

 Spaulding's Early Seedling, a beautiful apple of a 

 dark red color never before exhibited, rather over 



Pears. By Col. Wilder, one of the pears call- 

 ed in Biston market the " Catherine," but not 

 the Rousselet hatif. of Duhamel or of Cox — no 

 doubt a foreign fruit the true name of which is 

 lost, 



the London Hort. Society, very fine. By Doct. B 

 Shurtleff, Jr. "Queen Catherine," another foreign 

 fruit with a local name. By Mr John E. Ken- 

 rick, Preble's Beurre, another foreign fruit the true 

 name of which is not positively known, deserves 

 extensive cultivation. 



Plums. By E. Bartlett, Esq. Bolmar's Wash- 



of Grapes of enormous size, three of which called 

 the Horatio, but supposed to he the " Nice," weigh- 

 ed 6 lb. 7 oz. 3 Ih. 7 oz. and 3 lb. 11 oz. ; two 

 hunches of Black Hamburg weighed — one 2 lb. 

 13 oz. — the other 2 lb. 5 oz. 



Those gentlemen who presented Bolmar's Wash- 

 ington Plum, are respectfully requested to send 

 specimens from the same trees to the Hall on Sat- 

 urday next. For the Committee, 



Robert Manning. 



corn and oats. 



Ripe Indian corn in hunches was gathered on 

 the premises of Mr. Isaac Hill in this town, Aug. 7. 

 This corn was planted in the month of May, about 

 the same time as was a field of oats of about one 

 and half acre on land of Mr. Hill. These oats 

 were reaped on the 16th and 17tb of the present 

 month — about ten days after the gathering of the 

 corn. They were as fiue a specimen of standing 

 oats as the writer has ever seen — the largest he 

 ever recollects that did uot fall down before ripen- 

 ing. It is thought that somewhat less than one 

 and a half acre will yield nearly one hundred 

 bushels. The corn was from seed raised at Mont- 

 pelier, Vt. the last year; it is of eight rows, and 

 although smaller in the ear and stalk than the 

 common twelve rowed corn raised here, it is 

 (bought will yield nearly as much to the acre. If 

 this corn will come to maturity in the same time 

 as will a crop of oats, it must be an object for 

 farmers who cultivate corn on ground where the 

 crop is endangered by early or late frosts, to pro- 

 cure the same early kind instead of the common 

 kind for seed. — .V. H. Patriot. 



GRASS AND APPLES FOR SWINE. 



There is no question but that some farmers 

 fatten their hogs at half the expense that it costs 

 others. Travel almost any considerable district of 

 our country, you will find at this season of the 

 year one half of the swine running in the streets, 

 and fed on nothing but thin swill. As soon as the 

 corn is gathered, these pot-bellied and meagre 

 creatures are shut up in pens, and fed on unbroken 

 corn until they are fat. In this way we have 

 known farmers to feed away their whole crop of 

 corn, and obliged to either buy more corn or kill 

 them not sufficiently fattened. Other farmers will 

 keep their swine in a thriving growing condition 

 through the summer, and when the time comes to 

 shut them up to be fed on corn, they are more 

 than half fat. They thus save the greater portion 

 of their corn for family use and to sell. 



The celebrated agriculturist, Arthur Young, Esq. 

 postured, in 1776, sixty hogs of various sizes, on 

 only two acres of clover. They kept in good con- 

 dition, and grew remarkably fust. In connection 

 with feeding on sweet apples, many farmers in 

 (his country have entered extensively into the plan 

 of fattening their hogs on grass. If a shady, com- 

 fortable and clean pen, into which the apples are 

 thrown, is made in a clover field, the hogs will re- 

 main in it the greater part of the time, and thus 

 much manure may he saved. Unless the orchard 

 contains a greater proportion of sweet apples, this 

 plan is better than to turn the hogs into the orchard. 

 It will often happen that large quantities of leaves 

 and other suitable substances may be obtained near 

 the pen, and which may be carted into it with 

 comparatively little trouble. — Genesee Farmer. 



MULBERRY. 



I wish to communicate a fact in relation to the 



propagation of the white mulberry, which I think 



is worthy of notice. During the season of feeding 



By Samuel Downer, Esq.&t. Ghelien, from t | 1e sdk worm, I trimmed my trees very liberally* 



yet I found it necessary in August to give them a 

 second pruning. The branches separated were of 

 his season's growth, and by way of experiment 

 bey were placed on the ground in the usual mau- 

 ler of setting out cuttings. In a short time the 

 >uds began to open, and have 



v sent forth 

 •ranches from half an inch to two inches in length, 

 ington, Violette Reine Claude, Yellow Gage Ital- (containing from two to six leaves each. If the' 

 ian Damask, and one unnamed variety. ByJohn season is favorable, they will not only form buds 

 R. Kenrick, Blue Gage, and one variety linn med. for next year's wood, but gain sufficient firmness 

 By Col. Wilder, Green Gage and Prince's Imierial to endure the winter. Would it not be the most 

 Gage. From the Garden of Mr. Cruft, Bston, economical and expeditious mode of increasing a 

 Bolmar's Washington, and one fine variet. tin- mulberry orchard, to pursue this course. Raisin" 

 named. By S. Downer, Esq. Bingham lum, trees from the seed is frequently precarious • and 



if cuttings set in the spring will grow to the height 

 of twenty or thirty inches, they will, by getting a 

 start iu the fall, far exceed the second year's 

 growth from the seed, which rarely reaches four 

 feet. " Cut and try." — Northern Farmer. 



Green Gage, and Yellow Gage. By Mr. C. Co-en, 

 fine Plums, name unknown. By Mr. Pond, am 

 bridgeport, White Gage, and Pond's purple, fine 

 uew variety recently brought into notice, r B. 

 V. French, Esq. Prince's Imperial Gage, Bolar's 

 Washington, Smith's Orleans, Violette ine 

 Claude, and one unnamed variety. By E. >se, 

 Esq. a basket of beautiful Green Gages. By 

 Thomas Mason, Charlestowu, Bolmar's Wasig- 

 ton, White Gage and Green Gage. By R.an- 

 ning, Green Gage, Newton's Yellow GageOld 

 Orleans, Peach Plum, Imperial Purple, Viw 

 Gage Elfrey Cox No. 6, Italian Damask, 'sh- 

 ington, Peters's Large Yellow, Prince's Iniia! 

 Gage, Petit Mirabelle and four unnamed vaies. 



Peaches. By Mr. Mason, Royal Georgind 

 Kensington. By Mr. Cowen, Coolidgc's Faite. 



Grapes. By Mr. Tidd, Roxbury, five bbes 



BUB DOCK ROOTS FOR HOGS. 



We were told the other day by a friend, that 

 the roots of the common Burdock are eaten with 

 great avidity by Hogs. 



He states that he lias put an ear of corn by the 

 side of one of these roots, and the hog seized upon 

 the root first, and would not touch the corn until 

 the root was entirely devoured. If all hogs are as 

 loud of it as were these, this troublesome plant 

 will gain in reputation. 



It already las much honor iu the domestic 

 practice. Its leaves being excellent in some cases 

 of sickness, and its seed digested in gin is a good 

 remedy in Rheumatism. Its burrs are famous for 

 getting into the wool of sheep, and making the 

 good housewife scold when she manufactures it. 



Hogs are also very fond of the common Knot 

 grass, [Polygonum Aviculare, L.] which grows 

 about neglected places, door yards, &c. ; and it 

 would be well to grub it up and put it to a good 

 use, by converting it to Pork.— Maine Farmer. 



To Fatten Hogs. Shut them up, the fore part 

 of September; teed them with dry peas, or com ; 

 give them raw potatoes, but no drink. The grain' 

 creates an inward fever; the animal being uneasy 

 bom thirst, will chew the potatoes fine, eat them 

 slow, and get the substatice of them as well as if 

 boiled. This has been my practice for years past. 

 I give them, first, as much grain as they will eat ; 

 and after that, each grown hog will eat from six 

 to eight quarts of potatoes per day. Brother far- 

 mers, do not dispute me till you have tried it 

 yourselves, for I know it is so — Northern Farmer. 



Female Industry. Yesterday, two country-wo- 

 men were peddling whortleberries in the street, at 

 four cents a quart. They remarked that they had 

 travelled with them seventeen miles, had been out 

 all night, and were anxious to return home. 

 Though they had no very great claims to beauty, 

 yet the thought struck us forcibly that they were 

 already, or might easily be converted into, first 

 rate wives. A woman who will pick whortle- 

 berries all day, ride all night to carry them to 

 market, and lay out the avails for something for 

 the comfort and convenience of her family, is 

 above rubies. We wish the number was ten times 

 multiplied, and above all things we most ardently 

 pray that such a woman may be forever exempt 

 from a drunken husband. — Hartford Review. 



