VOL. XII. NO. 44. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL, 



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ti | >< > ii the furrows of dry land, and harrowed in, 

 and grass seed should be .sown for future pasture. 

 Hogs, calves, sheep, horses, &r.., may be pastured 

 among tin-in, but no cattle, till they are out of 

 danger. The third year, either fall or spring, the} 

 should lie taken up where too thick, and trans- 

 planted in vacancies. One thousand may com- 

 mence growing upon an acre. In twelve years an 

 enterprising farmer, who wishes for the future 

 prosperity of our country, as well as to enhance 

 the present value of his lands, would walk five 

 miles barefooted before sunrise in the month of 

 June, to view this "Sugar Bush" of our climate, 

 in full lolinge, situated near the residence of the 

 owner, sheltering his fruit trees and habitation from 

 storms, and the resort of the songsters of the air. 

 The leaves of this grove might he collected for the 

 barn yard. At the age of twenty-five years, the 



trees might be tapped. I was hied u] a farm, 



in a deep valley of the mountains, on the eastern 

 border of this suite, and have witnessed the growth 

 of t Ik; Sugar Maple in groves from the seed, and 

 also standing singly in fields, where they have 

 stood for more than half a century, presenting a 

 more beautiful appearance than the trees of any 

 land, or clime. My occupation now, is farming. 

 As to the manner of procuring the seed : — I send 

 you about one fourth part of the winter store of a 

 buck or woodland mouse, which was deposited in 

 a living hollow beech tree, 15 inches diameter ; 

 the whole of his store, being about one bushel, one 

 half beeeb nuts, with a few other seeds, all shelled, 

 and neatly put up for winter provision, and a nest 

 within, lined with down, the residence of the 

 family. A hoy found another store house the 

 same day, which was 25th of December last, con- 

 taining half a bushel of Maple seeds with others. 

 Boys are skilful in such kind of hunting. In this 

 way seed stores might be furnished with them, 

 from the Maple forests of the west, in quantities 

 sufficient to plant out Territories, and Kingdoms. 

 The buck mouse, enters Ins habitation, through a 

 smooth hole an inch or less in diameter, into the 

 hollow of the tree, sometimes nearer, and some- 

 times further from the ground. At the commence- 

 ment of cold weather, and snow, the red squirrel 

 visits the place daily, and endeavors with much 

 chattering to gnaw through, to rob the mouse of 

 his store. By this recent gnawing around the hole; 

 and by tracking in the snow, the habitation of the 

 mouse may be discovered. This little animal also 

 deposits vast quantities of elm seeds, in hollows of 

 the branches, and trunks, of that stalely tree. In 

 the night season when all liis enemies sleep, except 

 the owl, he is busily employed during the fall 

 months, in running up and down the tree, and lay- 

 ing up his winter store. The habitation of the 

 mouse, is frequently occupied afterwards, by the 

 honey bee. Whenever the Maple bears seed, the 

 mouse, in Maple forests, is sure to have a propor- 

 tion of them for his food. S. 11. 

 Clarendon, Jan. loth, 1S34. 



Fr>m GoodselVs Farmer. 

 MORI'S MULTICAULIS. 



The high encomiums which have been passed 

 upon the Chinese .Mulberry, by many of the nur- 

 sery men in this country, within a few years past, 

 induces us to notice it for several reasons. 



First — It has already been satisfactorily ascer- 

 tained, that our climate and soil are favorable to 

 the growth of the white Italian Mulberry, and the 

 rearing of worms for the production of silk ; and 



that tin: business can be billowed with a profit, 

 corresponding to other agricultural and manufac- 

 turing pursuits in this country, with our present 

 knowledge of it. This being admitted, it is im- 

 portant that before we leave this certainty for 

 hi uncertainty, we should ascertain — Secondly ; 

 Whether the Chinese Mulberry will succeed with 

 us, as well as the white Italian, and if so, whetliei 

 it is any better for feeding silk worms. 



With regard to its capability of enduring our 

 climate, we have only to add, that a friend of ours 

 a few days since informed us that all his Chinese 

 Mulberries were killed to the ground, notwith- 

 standing our winter has been uncommonly mild, 

 more so perhaps than has been known for the last 

 ten years. 



We have examined ours, and find them killed 

 also, which induces us to believe they will not 

 withstand our winters without more or less injury; 

 and, allowing th.it they should send up many 

 sprouts from the mots, as their name indicates, it 

 is doubtful whether the leaves from them will be 

 found preferable for feeding worms, to those of the 

 c mon White Mulberry, since their greatest re- 

 commendation was their size, which now is not 

 considered so important, as it is found to be the 

 better way, to cut oft" small Kinbs and place upon 

 the table, than to separate the leaves from the 

 branches. 



MANAGEMENT OF SEED BEDS. 



Water occasionally the seed-beds of all kinds 

 of trees and shrubs, in dry weather; but this must 

 be practised both before and after the plants begin 

 to appear. 



Observe at all times to water these beds with 

 moderation ; a little and often must be the rule. 

 Likewise be very careful not to apply the water 

 over hastily at any time, for that would be apt to 

 wash the earth away from the seed, and also from 

 the young plants now beginning to come up ; be- 

 ing particularly careful of the more tender and 

 delicate sorts : — generally let the refreshments of 

 water be repeated moderately once every two or 

 three days in warm dry weather; for this will be 

 of great service to all such kinds of seedling plants. 



Shade will also prove very beneficial in the 

 middle of hot sunny days, to many ol" the choice 

 kinds of seedling trees and shrubs, about the time 

 of their first appearing, and for some lime after. 



These young plants may be shaded from the 

 sun occasionally, by fixing hoops across the beds; 

 then let mats he drawn over the hoops as often as 

 occasion requires. 



Where there are boxes, pots, or tubs of seed- 

 ling Jdants, let them be placed in a shady situation, 

 about the middle, or towards the latter end of this 

 month, where they may have the morning sun 

 only. 



All beds of seedling trees and shrubs, whatever, 

 must be kept perfectly clean from weeds. 



This should be carefully attended to, for the 

 weeds are much quicker of growth than the young 

 seedling plains of trees and shrubs, and would soon 

 get the start of them if permitted to stand, and 

 would do much damage. Therefore let the weeds, 

 as soon as they appear in the beds, be cleared out, 

 before they get to any great head, performing it by 

 very careful hand-weeding. 



Care of new-planted Articles. Water new plan- 

 tations of the tenderer kinds of young evergreens 

 and flowering shrubs, &e. but in particular those 



which were lately planted out from the seed beds; 

 these must not be forgotten in dry weather. 



Once a week will I lien enough to water any 



new plantations, even in the driest season and to 

 those that are but lately planted : but such Tls have 

 been planted in autumn or early in the spring, 

 will require but very little watering. 



Cuttings, either of fruit or forest-trees, flowering- 

 shrubs, or evergreens, which were planted last 

 autumn or this spring, must also be watered now 

 and then in dry weather. 



Transplanting. — Evergreens, of most sorts, both 

 seedlings and others, remaining in too close- growth, 

 may yet be transplanted ; but this should be for- 

 warded as much as possible in the beginning o-f 

 this month, or wholly completed by the middle, in 

 all the requisite principal plantings.— Gardener's 

 Calendar. 



BOYS ASYLUM. 



The Annual Meeting of the Boys Asylum was 

 holden on Monday, at 4 P. M. at the Institution in 

 Salem street. We learn that in consequence of a 

 notification sent to each contributor, the meeting 

 was numerous, and the subject of a union with 

 the ' Farm School ' was very fully discussed. 

 In order to ascertain the opinion of the Meeting 

 respecting the proposed Union, the question was 

 taken, and passed nearly unanimously. This is 

 not, however, definitive, as the subject was deem- 

 ed too important to be settled without due deliber- 

 ation. A committee of six was appointed to report 

 on the bye-laws, terms of union, &c. at an adjourn- 

 ed meeting, to be holden at the Institution, on 

 Monday next, at 4 o'clock. 



We understand that the Farm School is located 

 at Thompson's Island, but a short distance from 

 the city, containing 140- acres of excellent land. 



The Farm School Government last year erected 

 a commodious wharf, and a large barn, and com- 

 menced a spacious building, capable of accommo- 

 dating more than one hundred boys — which will 

 be completed early the ensuing fall, and we hope 

 the union will take place, because we believe the 

 public good will be promoted, and a larger num- 

 ber of hoys than could possibly be accommodated 

 in the city proper, will be thus provided for, and 

 at no increase of expense to the community. 



The following gentlemen were elected as the 

 Government for the present year: 



His Honor, Samuel T. Armstrong, President — 

 Rev. Francis Parkman, Thomas B. Curtis, Simon 

 Greene, Arthur French, George Darracot, Samuel 

 Terrey, Samuel Lawrence, Moses Grant, William 

 Gray, Vice Presidents — Wm. Hale, Treasurer — E. 

 S. Rand, Secretary. 



THE RAILROAD PROM SOl'TH AMBOY TO 

 BORDENTOWN, 



— Mat be considered one of the most important 

 and perfect works of the kind in this country, not 

 excepting that from Baltimore to Fredericktown. 

 The former being now the great thoroughfare and 

 connecting link between the two metropolitan 

 cities of the Union, which it has brought as it were 

 into the same neighborhood, and w liliiu a few hours 

 ride of each other, has doubled the amount of 

 travelling between the two cities, and will always 

 he enabled to sustain itself profitably from this 

 source even after it shall have been prolonged com- 

 pletely to Camden, opposite Philadelphia. The 

 .Messrs. Stevens deserve the lasting gratitude of their 

 country men for this spirited enterprise. — JY.Y. Mar, 



