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Editorial JVbtices. 



Vol. XL 



The publishers— Harper and Brethers, New York, 

 have forwarded a beautiful octavo volume, "The 

 Trees of America, Native and Foreign, Pictorially 

 and Botanically delineated, and scientifically and po- 

 pularly described; being considered principally with 

 reference to their Geography and History; soil and 

 situation; propagation and culture; accidents and 

 diseases; properties and uses; economy in the arts; 

 introduction into commerce; and their application in 

 useful and ornamental plantations; illustrated by nu- 

 merous engravings. By D. J. Browne, author of the 

 Sylva Americana." They will accept our thanks, and 

 allow us to congratulate the intelligent farmer^ as well 

 as the city and country gentleman, on this addition to 

 our means of becoming more fully acquainted with 

 the trees we have all our lives had around us, and 

 with which we may have supposed we were already 

 tolerably familiar. Who will ever tire in studying the 

 forests of America 1 



A LOT of new corn, the first of the season, was in 

 the Baltimore market on the 23rd ultimo. It sold for 

 74 cts. 



In a letter dated at Liskeard, in Cornwall, the 15th 

 of Eighth mo. last, a friend remarks, "we are using 

 at present some excellent American flour; the cost is 

 about 30s. or $7 per barrel. The wheat crop here proves 

 a very good one, and is nearly all secured. Barley and 

 oats are thin, and the potatoes are even more defective 

 than last year. The farmers are much discouraged 

 about planting them again. Meat is from 6d. to G^d. 

 per lb., or 12 to 13 cents." 



The seventh number of Colraan's Tour has been re- 

 ceived and distributed among our subscribers. It will 

 be found of equal interest with any of those which 

 precede it. 



We are not able to perceive that the public good 

 would be promoted by the publication of the letter 

 from a " Friend to inventive genius"— W. S. of Balti' 

 more. Had we thought otherwise, it should have ap 

 peared in this number. 



TuE Exhibition of our Horticultural Society last 

 month was a very splendid affair. Many thousands 

 visited the rooms, and so far as we have learned, all 

 were gratified, and, as it seems to us, must have come 

 away with feelings mellowed, and more than ever ena- 

 moured with the endless variety of nature's beauties. 

 One could hardly stroll around the tables— or, to give 

 the idea more correctly— could hardly force oneself 

 through the crowd, without being increasingly sensible 

 of the richness of the gifts bestowed by a beneficent 

 Creator in fruit, flower and vegetable. We cannot par- 

 ticularise either the articles or the contributors. The 

 pages of a whole number of the Cabinet would barely 

 suffice to do so. 



A BEAUTIFUL portrait of the late James Wadsworth, 

 the great landed proprietor of Genese, with an inter- 

 esting sketch of his life, will be found among other 

 valuable matter, in the last number of the Farmers'' 

 Library. This number also contains a splendid en- 

 graving of E. L. Colt's Mansion at Patterson, N. J. 



FOR SALE, 



A BEAUTIFUL FARM, 



Nearly adjoining the city of Annapolis, Maryland, 

 containing 300 acres of land, naturally of good quality, 

 and during the last four years, I have had it highly 

 improved with clover, plaster, ashes, lime, and other 

 manures to the amount of upwards of fifteen hundred 

 dollars. The fences and buildings are all in good re- 

 pair, and divided into ten departments, including one 

 peach orchard, containing upwards of 1500 trees, in 

 fine health of three summers' growth, and an apple 

 orchard in full bearing. About 150 acres of this land 

 are covered with the best sort of building timber. 



I have a good wharf, where a large schooner can lie 

 and receive or deliver produce. This farm is very 

 pleasantly situated, high and dry, and about rolling 

 enough to cast off extra rain water, — also has good 

 spring water in several of the fields. The buildings 

 consist of a good dwelling, nearly new, two brick ser- 

 vant houses, one house for the manager, two large to- 

 bacco houses, 30 by 70 feet each, one is used for a barn; 

 stabling, corn, milk, and hen houses. From the above 

 dwelling I can go to the Annapolis market in about 

 fifteen minutes, where we have a tolerably good mar- 

 ket for hay, peaches, sweet potatoes, milk and butter. 

 Of milk about $2000 worth may be sold annually. 

 Freight is cheap to Baltimore, which is an excellent 

 market, with which we have daily intercourse, both 

 by steam and otherwise. But few farms have the same 

 opportunities of doing business to profit, being now in 

 good order to make money, and only on account of ad- 

 vanced age, infirmities, and residing at a distance, am 

 I induced to part with it. It will be sold cheap. Per- 

 sons desirous of seeing the place, will please call on 

 me, near Baltimore, Md., and I will go and show it. 

 ROBERT SINCLAIR, Nurseryman. 



August 28£A.— 4t. 



Agency for the Purchase & Sale of 

 IMPROVED BREEDS OP CATTLE & SHEEP. 



The subscriber takes this method of informing his 

 friends and the public, that he will attend to the pur- 

 chase and sale of the improved breeds of cattle, sheep, 

 swine, poultry, &c., for a reasonable commission. All 

 letters post paid, addressed to him at Philadelphia, will 

 be attended to without delay. 



AARON CLEMENT. 



Sept. 15th, 1846. 



FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, EVER- 

 GREENS, SHRUBBERY, &c., 



In great variety, for sale as heretofore, bj^the sub- 

 scriber, at his Nursery, near Haddington, four miles 

 west of Philadelphia. Orders sent by mail, or left at 

 the oflice of the Farmers' Cabinet— where catalogues 

 may be obtained — will be attended to, and the trees 

 well packed when ordered to distant places. City 

 gardeners supplied with trees suitable for the streets, 

 at a liberal discount. SAMUEL RHOADS. 



Tenth mo. 15th, 1846. 



