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of all the choicest fruits cultivated in the United 

 States, from paintings from nature, by AV. Sharp, and 

 chromolithcd under his direction. The letter-press 

 contains lull descriptions of fruits, habit of trees, &c., 

 &c. As a work of accuracy and fine taste, this holds 

 an elevated rank, highly creditable to the author, the 

 artist, and to the country. 



Hovey'.s Magazine of Horticulture. Mr. II. is 

 among the most indefatigable of editors, sparing no 

 pauis, either by expensive experiments, or by thor- 

 ough investigations, to describe and introduce new 

 and valuable productions, and clear the nomenclature 

 of fruits of the great confusion for which it has long 

 been noted, and which is a great difficulty with the 

 fruit grower. 



Address of Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, before 

 the Norfolk Agricultural Society. We had the 

 pleasure of listening to this able address, and we 

 noticed it in our report. The important subject of 

 agricultural education receives a good share of the 

 author's attention in this address, and we shall at 

 another time present our readers with some interest- 

 ing extracts on tliis subject. 



Address of Hon. Asa T. Newhall, before the 

 Essex Agricultural Society. This sensible discourse 

 is distinguished for its practical character, giving use- 

 ful instructions in the details and results of the 

 author's experience in various branches of farming. 



Letters to I^adies, in favor of Female Physicians, 

 by Samuel Gregory, A. M., Secretary of the Ameri- 

 can Medical Education Society. Pamphlet, 48 pages. 

 Boston : sold by Bela Marsh, 25 Cornhill. Li this 

 Avork, the author has ably maintained his commend- 

 able position by numerous and substantial reasons. 

 Such is the peculiar innate modesty and delicacy of 

 woman, that, in many cases, she should by all means 

 be attended by physicians of her own sex ; and we 

 are happy to find a strong movement in favor of this 

 natural privilege. This work should be in the hands 

 of every lady in the country. Price 12^ cents. It 

 may be forwarded by mail. 



The Scholar's Leaf of the Thee of Knowledge, 

 by Walker & Barrett, Portland, Mo. Book form, 

 semi-monthly, at fifty cents a year. This is one of 

 the most interesting and instructive works for youth. 

 Its plan is excellent, and it is ably conducted. A 

 new volume commences with the year. 



Transactions of the New Haven Horticultural 

 Society. This work contains the excellent address 

 of S. B. Parsons, Esq., of Flushing, N. Y., with the 

 doings of the Society. 



Report of the Annual Exhibition op the Cin- 

 cinnati Horticultural Society, containing various 

 reports, tec, &c. 



Address eefore the American Institute. An 

 able discourse on the Progress and Improvements in 

 the Jlcchanic Arts, by Hev. J. Alburtis, Assistant 

 Editor of the Farmer and Mechanic. 



Pathfinder Railway Guide, with a map of rail- 

 ■ways in New England. A valuable work to every 

 traveller. Boston : Snow & Wilder. 



A COUNTRY HOME FOR ME. 



I do not ask that city spires 



May round my mansion rise, 

 But that my home may be where trees 



Arc pointing to the skies; 

 Wlicrc fiows the silvery mountain rill 



With a sweet and mcrrj- sound, 

 And the echo of the hunter's gun 



Shall through the woods resound. 



I cannot love the city's pomp. 



Its fashion and its pride ; 

 I had rather dwell in a humble cot 



Upon the mountain side, 

 Where sweetly blooms the acacia-tree, 



The tulip, and the rose, 

 And Avhere, beside the rivulet, 



The early violet grows. 



I would not give my quiet home, 



Its happiness and health, 

 For all the city palaces, 



Its pleasures and its wealth ; 

 I love to breatlic the mountain air, 



And roam where all is free. 

 Let others choose a city life, 



But a country home for me. 



THE OLIO. 



Argument and Assertion. — Assertion is like an 

 arrow shot from a long bow ; the force with which it 

 strikes depends on the strength of the arm that draws 

 it. But argument is like an arrow from a cross-bow, 

 which has equal force, whether shot by a boy or a 

 giant. 



•' I don't know where that boy got his temper ; 

 he did not take it from me." "Why, no, my dear; 

 I don't perceive that you have lost any," was th^e 

 affectionate reply. 



" Give me a kiss, my charming Sal," 



A lover said to a blue-eyed gal. 

 " I won't," said she ; " you lazy elf, 



Screw up your lips, and help yourself." 



Courtship of the late Dr. R. — " Dear Sir : I 

 am sorry that I cannot accept your kind offer, as I 

 am already engaged ; but I am sure my sister Ann 

 would jump at it. Your obliged, Eliza L." 



" Dear Miss Eliza L. : I beg your pardon — I wrote 

 your name in mistake ; it was Miss Aim I meant to 

 ask — have written to her per bearer. Hoping soon 

 to be j'our affectionate brother, J. 11." 



An Irish veterinary student, when under exam- 

 ination, was asked what he would recommend if 

 there was a horse brought to him with a particular 

 disease. " Och ! by the powers," was the answer, 

 " I would recommend the owner to get rid of him 

 immediately." 



TERMS. — The New England Farmer is published 

 every other Saturday, making a neat and handsome 

 volume, at the close of the year, of 416 pages, at ^I a 

 year, or five copies for ^4, payable in advance. It may 

 be neatly bound at IS'^ cents, or elegantly bound in 

 muslin, embossed and gilt, at 25 cents a volume. As it 

 is stereotyped, back numbers can be furnished to new 

 subscribers. 



C|g° The Postage ^^ 



On this paper is only 1 cert, or 2(5 cents a year, within 

 the state, or within 100 mdes out of the state ; and 1^ 

 cents, or 89 cents a year, beyond those distances. 



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