Vol. VIII.— No. 5. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



35 



ARCANA OF SCIENCE AND ART; 



One Thousand popular InvcnUons and Improve- 

 inents, abridged from the Transactions of Public 

 Societies, and from the Scientific Joxirnals, Brit- 

 ish and Foreign of the past year. London, 8vo. 

 IVumerous Kngravings. 4s. 6d. 

 riiis woi-k is a selection iiom thirty-five public 

 iiniila of the past year, made with a view to 

 popularity of tlie book "in the engine room 

 the mechanic, tlie laboratory of the chemical 

 "" dent, the museum of the naturalist, the library 

 '"the gardener, the work-shop of the manufac- 

 ■ ' er, the study of the artist, and at tlie firesides 

 ' "? all classes." It is printed in a small type, and 

 ■ *■ itains an innnense body of interesting informa- 

 '""' J for very little money. We would wish to see 

 i.ais, every garden library, and we hope its editor 

 !""'" 1 jiublish a similar volume annually. There 

 ' '" few books better for being given as presents 

 young men, whatever may be their trade or 

 " ifession. — Gardencr^s Magazine. 



AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JULY. 



DISTRICT OF MONTREAL. 



The wet weather which was experienced diir- 

 thc month of June and commencement of Ju- 

 was followed by a succession of fine days, 

 ch in a great measure has dissipated the fears 

 ertained for the safety of the root and grain 

 ps. Harvesting is in a considerable state of for- 

 ^iiilirdiiess, and as far as has yet been ascertained 

 I be plentiful. Haymaking in this section of 

 coimtry.was commenced about the 20th of 

 ! month. The return is very abundant in some 

 ces, and in general will be ninre than an aver- 

 e crop. Wheat, notwithstanding the discoura- 

 ig prospect in the early part of the sunnner,vvill 

 Ma tiiir crop ; but little, however, of that kind of 

 lieiin has been sown this year in the surrounding 

 lie rishes compared with former years, — but, with 

 exception of soine low wet spots, what has 

 3n planted, has every ap|iearance of producing 

 )lentiful crop. Oats have been sown this year 

 a greater extent than usual, and promise to 

 ild a plentiful return. Peas, in general, will be 

 ajieavy crop ; as also will Indian Corn, which has 

 en planted to a great extent. The potato crop 

 II be plentiful, and of an excellent quality; some 

 Ids of potatoes, planted in low situations, have 

 ijen severely injured by the heavy rains in the be- 

 ijining of the season — still there will be much 

 jjre than an average crop. Thus we may confi- 

 ntly hope that the scarcity which was so severe- 

 felt last spring, will be unknown amongst us the 

 raing year. Cattle in general are in a good con- 

 lion, and there is little doubt hnt fodder (which 

 s already fallen considerably) will be fully as low 

 price as in any preceding year. 

 L'^'hsumption, July 30, 1829. 



DAPTATION OF FRUIT TREES TO PAR- 

 TICULAR SOILS. 



A correspondent who writes for the Gardener''s 

 Ug'o:i)ic, with the signature Rusticus in Urbe, 

 ys " It would be a very useful thing, if you 

 ere to direct the ohaervation of your readers to 

 8 different soils which may be planted with ad- 

 intage with some particular kinds of fruit, some 

 which, perhaps, are hardly supposed to be ca- 

 ible of producing any, as stiff clay, chalk, pure 



limd, wet bog, and morass. On the last, I beg to 

 ly, medlars, quinces, mulberries, raspberries, 



1 ack currants, and strawberries will thrive to ad- 

 liration." 



j1 Method of destroying the Red Spider in Hot-Hou- 

 ses Sfc. By Mr William Redding, Gardener 

 to Mrs Marryat, fl'imbledon House, Su7-ry. 

 Sir, — Allow me to lay before my brother gar- 

 deners my method of destroying the red spider 

 in vineries, hot-houses, and peach houses ; a me- 

 thod 1 lia;>e practised for these ten years with 

 the greatest success. I take half a pound of flour 

 of sulphur, kill it with a little milk, add half a 

 peck of hot lime and two small balls of whiting, 

 and mix it well with water, until it attains the 

 thickness of whitewash, when it is fit for use. I 

 then with a brush, wash the flues and every part 

 of the house, which is of brick, with this mixture 

 in the month of February or March ; but should 

 they require a second washing, which Ls seldom 

 the case, they may be done at any time, 

 when the fires are on, with the greatest safety, 

 only using it sparingly for 5 or 6 feet from the 

 furnaces. — Gardener's Magazine. 



RECEIPT FOR MAKING TOMATO CATSUP. 



One gallon Tomatoes, 



4 table-spoonfuls table Salt, 



4 ' ' black Pepper, 



J ' ' Allspice, 



8 pods red Pepper, 



3 table-spoonfuls Mustard Seed. 

 These articles are to be ground fine, and simmer- 

 ed over the fire 3 or 4 hours in a pewter vessel- 

 cooled, strained, and bottled for use. — Add sharp 

 vinegar or port wine if you choose, to make it 

 snfliciently liquid. — Communicated. 



NEW PLOUGH. 



Zebedee Cook, Jr., Esq. has left at the Hall of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, two mi- 

 niature models of ploughs, made by Mr Frede- 

 rick K.MGHT of Rowley. In the place of a 

 mould board is fixed a piece of wood of a conical 

 form, the largest end of the cone u])permost, and. 

 turning on pivots, inserted in timbers, composing 

 a part of the frame of the plough. This revolv- 

 ing mould board receives the furrow slice as it ri- 

 ses from the share, and api)ears to be calculated 

 to open and turn over the soil with less friction 

 than is necessary in ploughs of the common con- 

 struction. One 'of the models is furnished with 

 double mould boards of this description, one on 

 each side of the beam. 



NATIVE GRAPES. 



Mr Fessenden — I learn with pleasure, from 

 reading your valuable New England Farmer, 

 and from conversation with individuals, that con- 

 siderable attention is now paid to the culture of 

 the best varieties of our native grapes. I am not 

 without hopes, that in a few years, many families 

 will produce a reputable and pleasant beverage 

 from them, without the addition of any spirit, 

 which shall bo superior to our domestic currant 

 wine, and worthy to be used on festive occasions, 

 at the marriage feast, or the communion table. 



In many towns in New '■England, there are 

 doubtless now growing tvild native grapes sufiicient 

 to make barrels of this domestic wine: which 

 could easily be done, by the aid of information 

 obtainable from the best books on the subject, 

 such as the Emporium of Arts, Adlum on the 

 Vine, Loubat's Vine Dresser's Guide, Berneaud's 

 Manual of the Vine, tlie Domestic Encyclopedia, 

 &c. 



I should be j)leased to be informed, through 

 your columns, by such persons as possess^>Id books, 



and by aged people, whether the varieties of na- 

 tive wild grapes has not been increasing without 

 design, from being dropt and scattered by laborers 

 in the fields, &c. 



Among the very vigorous old vines, which are 

 now groioing wild, I am told there are some very 

 remarkable for their vigor and productiveness on 

 .'Ipple Island, in Boston harbor. Perhaps some of 

 your subscribers could jirocure specimens of the 

 fruit and cuttings this foil, when perfectly ripe, for 

 exhibition at the Hall of the Slassachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society. W. 



Boston, August 19, 1829. 



PASTURE. 



An English .writer recommends to mix a few 

 sheep and one or two colts in eac h pasture for 

 horned cattle. Another says, "the following eco- 

 nomical experiment is well known to the Dutch, 

 that when eight cows have been in a pasture, and 

 can no longer obtain nourishment, two horses will 

 do very well there for some days, and when 

 nothing is left for the horses, four sheep will live 

 u|)on it ; this not only proceeds from their differ- 

 ing in their choice of jilants, but from the forma- 

 tion of their months, which are not equally adapt 

 ed to lay hold of the grass. New grass, stocked 

 very hard with sheep will unite tnid mat at the 

 bottom, and form a tender and inviting herbage. 

 In North Wiltshire, (famous for cheese) some dai- 

 rymen mix sheep with cows, to prevent the ])asture 

 from becoming too luxuriant, in the inoportion of 

 about one sheep to a cow. 



"The bottom of an old hay stack is estimated an 

 excellent manure for pasture land, as besides the 

 nourishment it affords, it contains a quantity of 

 grass seeds, which furnishes a new set of plants. 

 It should never be suffered to mix with nianure for 

 grain or corn' lands, as it will cause them to be 

 overrun with grass and other [ilaBts, which though 

 useful in a jiaslure, are weeds in arable land." 



There is a stocking factory at Newburyport, 

 which employs a capital of .§3000, and has thirty 

 frames for weaving stockings, all wrought by fe- 

 males. The stockings manufactured at this es- 

 tablishment are made of Sea Island Cotton, are 

 three-threaded, and meet with a ready sale. 



A census of South Carolina is now in progress. 

 A correspondent of the Charleston Courier believes 

 that the white population will be found to have de 

 creased. Edgefield district shows an increase of 

 2000 ; but this is attributed to greater accuracy in 

 the census. Kershaw, in 1820, had 5628 whites, 

 6692 blacks — now 4922 whites, 8200 blacks. 



The Worcester county Agricultural Society lias 

 800 members, and a permanent fund of $5000. 



Mvaniuge of Promptness. — A merchant whose 

 policy expired at twelve o'clock, called at the 

 Insurance OfBce at half past eleven, and ob- 

 tained a renewal of it. At two' o'clock the same 

 day, his store and goods were reduced to ash- 

 es ! This circumstance occurred at the late 

 destructive fire in Augusta, Georgia. What 

 would have become of that man's fortune if 

 he had thought it " would do as well after 

 diiuier ? " 



A snake was lately shot at Miramachi, New 

 Brunswick, which measured 15 feet 7 inches in 

 length. Five whole pigeons were found in its 

 stomach. 



