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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



NOTfCES OF PUBLICATIONS. 



Western Horticultural Review. — This is a 

 monthly journal, in a neat pamphlet form, at $ 3 

 per annum. Dr. John A. "Warden, editor and pub- 

 lisher. — It is a new work, very ably conducted. The 

 number before us is well filled with valuable matter. 

 We hail with pleasure a permanent work from the 

 Great "West, which will embody the many valuable 

 facts in horticulture that are developed among the 

 intelligent and enterprising cultivators of that fertile 

 region. We want No. 1. 



Hygiene and Hydropathy. — This work embraces 

 three lectures on these subjects, by Dr. Koland S. 

 Houghton. New York : Fowlers & Wells. Mail 

 edition, price 25 cents. — Many a person that is lin- 

 gering with illness, and taking medicines with no 

 avail, would receive essential benefit by judicious 

 treatment in regard to diet and the simple use of 

 ■water. 



Accidents and Emergencies ; a Guide containing 

 Directions for Treatment in Bleeding', Cuts, Stabs, 

 Bruises, Sprains, Ruptures, Broken Bones, Disloca- 

 tions, Burns, Scalds, Explosions, Infiamraations, 

 Cholera, Choking, Poisons, Fits, Sunstroke, Light- 

 ning, Drowning, &c., &c. By Alfred Smee, F. R. S. 

 With Alterations and Corrections, by Dr. Trail. — 

 New York ; Fowlers & Wells. Mail edition, price 

 12i cents. — This work contains much valuable mat- 

 ter in a small space. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



From John S. Wells, Exeter, N. H., Calcf Sweet- 

 ing apple. This fruit is large : flat ; yellow ground, 

 with numerous large specks of a greenish brown, and 

 a reddish brown blush ; stem rather slender and 

 short, in a very deep and very broad cavity ; calyx 

 small, closed, in a broad, shallow basin; flesh white, 

 rather firm, of a sweet, rich, pleasant flavor, tolerably 

 good for the dessert, and first rate for baking. I;ate 

 fall and early Avintcr. This is a noble, handsome 

 fruit, and one of the best sweet apples baked that we 

 ever tasted, and the texture is just right fir this pur- 

 pose, as it cooks soft, and yet preserves its fonn. If 

 the habits of this apple, such as growth, bearing, 

 general fairness, &c., are favorable, it is worthy -f 

 general culture. 



Of Charles H. Fendleton, Pendleton Hill, Ct., sev- 

 eral varieties of pleasant apples ; but as they received 

 hard usage on the way, and some of them are past 

 their prime, we cannot judge of their quality. 



THE BEES AND THE DRONES. 



BT W. A. KENTISH. 



Some Combs of Honey 'mid some trees, 

 Belonging to a swarm of Bees, 

 Were, by a swarm of many a Drone, 

 Laid claim to, absolutely, as their own ! 



The case 'foro Justice Wasp was laid, 

 Who was a magistrate by trade, 

 And so had seen much trick and quirk, 

 Chicanery, and dirty work ! 



E'en he was jjuzzled what to do ; 

 The case was intricate and new ; 

 For all the witnesses deposed. 

 That they'd seen little animals, with wings, 

 , Buzzing busily about the things ; 

 And they all further, too, disclosed 

 That they were shaped and brown, like Bees ! 



But then, the difficulty was. 

 That all the Drones, in the same cause, 

 Were similar, in all respects, to these ! 



The Wasp the difficulty fairly owned. 



And his decision he postponed 

 Until more testimony could be heard, 

 Than what had hitherto appeared. 



He was conscientious in a doubtful ease. 



The very Draco of his race ! 

 And as he found the thing so nice, 

 He begged some neighboring Ant's advice. 

 For, as they are famed for wise foresight, 

 He knew that they'd direct him right. 

 But these were just as much in doubt 

 How they should make the matter out ! 



At length, a Bee, for wisdom famed. 

 The attention of th' assembly claimed, 

 Who said, " The case had occupied the court 

 Now several months ; 

 And that, to every appearance. 

 It wouldn't to an end so soon be brought. 

 Day after day it had been toiling. 

 Whilst all the honey-combs were spoiling ! 

 Let the disputants work, and soon 

 Tlie truth will easily be known. 

 And then your worship too will see 

 Who made the honey, they or we 1" 



To this, 't may be supposed, of course, 

 Tlic Drones were, everj^one, adverse ! 

 The Justice saw the case, with ease. 

 And gave a judgment to the Bees ! 



Instead of codes, if common sense 

 Were to be consulted in each cause. 

 And not the quibbling on laws, 

 'Twould save much time and much expense 

 It is unjust to have to ])ay 

 For such prolonged chicanery ! 



" Justice is drawn with even scales ;" 

 This, in reality, is all a fudge ! 

 For what with Counsel, reference, and Judge, 

 One side so frequently prevails, 

 It often takes the whole estate, 

 Before the beam's brought really straii/hf ! 

 — Journal of Conimeree. 



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