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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



FE1SRUAHY 19, 1<!4. 



tivatiou. In your very useful paper for the 29th 



of last month, I observed a statement from Mr. 

 Derhy of Salem, of a buckthorn hedge on his es- 

 tate, which seemed very promising. I felt a hope 

 when I read it, as the article came from a gentle- 

 man of much judgment and practical experience, 

 that the time was approaching when such enclo- 

 sures to our fields would lie numerous. But while 

 we are informed where Mr. Derby procured his 

 first seedlings, and are pleased both with his ex- 

 periment and success, we know not where to go 

 to get ours. If you, sir, would insert in your pa- 

 per where the seeds of the buckthorn may be pro- 

 cured — how managed in the seed bed, (provided 

 there be any thing of soil, or time of sowing pe- 

 culiar to them), and how old the plants should he 

 when set out, and whether- they should be placed 

 upon the level ground, or upon a bank, you would 

 greatly oblige yours, &c. G. K. 



By the Editor. A letter from Mr. Derby to 



For the New l.n-i land Farmer. 

 Mr. Fessenden, — Sir, Enquiries having been 

 made through the medium of your paper, for a 

 list of Fruits, adapted to the climate of New Eng- 

 land, the Fruit Committee of the Mass. Ilori. So- 

 ciety, offer to the public, the following list of Ap- 

 ples, Fears, Plums, and Peaches ; all of them 

 good, and many of them excellent. They do not 

 wish to be understood as saying that the list con- 

 tains nil the fruits worth cultivating, but they pre- 

 fer to recommend a few sons known by experi- 

 ence to be good, to a large number of doubtful 

 'Klines, whose merits have not been sufficiently 

 tested. Additions will be made to the list after 

 the close of the ensuing fruit season, which will 

 be published in the New England Farmer. All 

 of the fruits enumerated, have been exhibited at 

 the meetings of the Horticultural Society ; bear- 

 ing trees of most. of them are now growing in the 

 gardens of the members of the Committee, and 



the Editor, published in the .V. E. Farmer, vol. iii. [trees can be had at any of the Nursery Establish 

 p. 214, contains the following notices of the Buck- ments in this vicinity 



Fulton, 

 Healheote,* 

 Green Sylvanche,* 

 Johonnot,* 

 Napoleon, 

 Passe Co! mar, 

 Raymond,* 

 Saint Ghislein, 

 Urban iste, 

 Wilkinson, 

 Colmar Souverain, 

 Burgomaster, 



Green Cage, 

 Washington,* 



Summer Thorn, 

 Andrews,* 



Dearborn Seedlii p . ' 



Surpasse Vergalieu, 



Naumkeng,* 



Golden Beurre of Bilbo's, 



Will 



Cumberland,* 



Knight's Seedling,* 



I a is heaf, 



V. idler Orange, 



Le Echasserie. 



P L V M S . 



Coe's Golden Drop, 



thorn as a hedge-plant. 



" After trying several kinds of trees, for the 

 purpose of making a hedge, without much success, 

 I was induced to try this, which has afforded a 

 most beautiful fence, so much so as to attract the 

 attention of every person who has seen it. It di- 

 vides my garden, is about three hundred feet in 

 length, the plants set nearly a foot apart, is five 

 feet high, and two feet wide at top. which is cut 

 uearly level. It shoots early in the spring, makes 

 a handsome appearance, and continues its verdure 

 till very late in the fall. It has not so much spine 

 as either the English or American hawthorn, but 

 I think sufficient to protect it from cattle. The 

 plant bears the knife or shears remarkably, and 

 makes as close and tigrft a fence as either 81 



It may he proper to remark also, that the time 

 of maturity of the different varieties, is designa- 

 ted in nearly all the nursery Catalogues, a point 

 of much importance to be attended to, with a view 

 to a regular succession of fruit, as well as the fact, 

 that there are some kinds embraced in this list, 

 which, although it would be very desirable for 

 every fruit grower to possess a single tree, could. 

 by no means, he recommended for extensive culti- 

 vation,, whilst others might be cultivated to any 

 extent desired. These points, as well as the rela- 

 tive degrees of excellence between good, better, 

 and best, applicable to the different varieties, must 

 be left to the taste of the cultivator, which, in the 

 advanced state of knowledge upon the subject, ii 

 is presumed almost every one has within his reach 



Early Harvest, 

 Red Margaret, 

 Bough,* 

 Summer Rose,* 

 Summer Queen,* 

 Summer Pearmaiu,* 

 Drap d'or, 

 Fall Pippin, 

 Doctor or Dewitt,* 

 Huwthnn.dean, 



LIST. 



\ P P L E S . 



' Red Astracan, 

 , Killiam Hill,* 



William's Favorite* 



others, and is not subject to blight, as both of them ' the means of determining correctly. 

 have been with me. You will observe, that Miller 

 speaks of it as not so proper for hedges as the 

 hawthorn or crab, which may be the case in Eng- 

 land, hut I cannot agree with him as it respects 

 America. 



'• The tree furnishes a large quantity of seed, 

 which rapidly vegetates; ami I make no doubt it 

 can be propagated by cuttings, which mode I shall 

 adopt in the spring." 



."The purging buckthorn shrub is so common 

 in the hedges of many parts of England, that it is 

 seldom cultivated in gardens. It rises easily from 

 seeds, if they are sown in autumn soon after the 

 berries are ripe ; but if they be left out of the ground „ 

 till spring, the plants will not come up till the y ur 

 after. These will require no particular treatment, 

 but may be managed in the same way as young 

 crabs, or any other hardy, deciduous tree or shrub. 

 It may also be propagated by cuttings or layers. 

 If the young shoots be laved in autumn, they wiil 

 put out roots by the following autumn, when they 

 may be taken off, and either planted in a nursery, 

 to get strength for a year or two, or where they 



Murphy,* 



Hubbardston Nonsuch,* 

 Ortley,* 



Porter's Favorite,* 



Fppes' Sweet,* 



Benoni,* 



American RedJuniating 



Bleeiser's Gage,* 

 Prince's Imperial Gage',*Italian Damask, 

 Orleans, Peach, 



Smith's Orleans, Semiana (of Boston 



Bingham, Royale de Tours, 



Elfrey,' Pond's Seedling.* 



CHERRIES. 

 Mayduke, Lute Duke, 



Black Tartarian, Downer's late Red, 



Black Heart, Black Eagle, 



White Biggareau, Belle de Choisy, 



Davenport,'* White Tartarian. 



Grallian, 



PEACHES, 



Early Ann, 



Early Royal George, 



FREESTONES. 



Van Zciut's Superb,* 

 Washington,* 



LargeEarly Red Rareripe, Yellow Red Rareripe,* 



I 'mil n:r's Favorite,* 

 Morris' White,* 

 Old Mixon, 

 Gro Vlijrnonne, 

 Red Magdalen, 

 Yellow Rareripe, 

 Yellow Alberge, 

 Malta. Belle de Paris, 

 Belle de Vitry, 



Niw'Ue, 



President,* 



George 1,' 



Titon de Venus, 

 Heal I, (Kenrick's)* 

 Wells' Seedling,* 

 Hoffiriirh's Favorite, * 

 Bai riugton, 

 Clingstone, 

 Kenedy's Lemon,* 

 Old Newington, 

 Williamson, * 



Spanish, 

 Hyslpp's,* 



Heath,* 



White Blossom (Snow), Congress.* 



are desired to remain." Miller 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FRUITS WORTHY OF CULTIVATION. 



We are happy to receive the following, which 

 will prove very important to all Cultivators of 

 Fruit-trees, as well as beneficial to all who are 

 foud of the most wholesome as well as delicious 

 luxury, which earth can produce or culture im- 

 prove. — Ed. 



Pennock's Red Winter,* Stump of Boxford,* 



aid win,' Lvscom,* 



Lady. Pomme d'api, Jonathan,* 

 Fellow Bcllflower,* Wine,* 



Ribstone Pippin, Yellow Ingestrie, 



Rhode Island Greening,* Red Ingestrie. 

 Roxbury Russett/ 



PEARS. 



Little Musk, Buffura,* 



Andre Johanet, Seckle,* 



Madeline, Harvard,* 



Epargne — (Jargonelle), Red Bergumot (French) 



Skinless, Chaumontelle, 



Julienne, Beurre Did, 



Long Green, Beurre Knox, 



Rouselette de Rheims, Blcoeker's Meadow,* 



Prince's Sugar, Lowry's Bartlett, 



Bergamot,' Capiaumont, 



Moorfowls Egg, dishing,* 



Autumn Bergamot(Eng.) Dix,* 

 Washington,* Angouleme, 



From tin- \iw York Farmi r. 

 CULTIVATION OF SILK AT MANSFIELD, 

 CONNECTICUT. 



BY B . 



S T R R S . 



.Mansfuld Centre, Ct. Dec. 18, 1833. 



Dear Sir., — Yours of the 30th tilt, has remained 

 so long unanswered that you may think me indif- 

 ferent to the subjects of your inquiry. Not so, 

 sir ; 1 feel a deep interest in the growing prosper- 

 ity of our country, in its various and multiplied 

 manufacturing establishments, v\ Inch are constantly 

 springing into existence, and in none more so than 

 in the production ami manufacture of silk ; none 

 which presents, in my estimation greater encour- 

 agement,, both to the agriculturist and the manu- 

 facturer — none which promises fairer to become 

 of extensive utility and profit to this country. 



With regard to ihc cultivation of the mulberry, 

 and the growing of silk in this place, it may not 

 be generally known that the business has been 

 successfully prosecuted here for more than seventy 

 yea.-s ; but, though gradually increasing during 

 thisperiod, there has been but very little improve- 

 meit in the method of conducting the business, 

 or h the application of the raw material to maun- 



