h was grafted on a thorn sutiie feet from the 

 1(1 ; tlie stalk of which is now 2 incljes only, 

 ;he pear (just above) is 6 inclies in diameter! 

 s been found necessary to set a frame under 

 res to prop it up. 



our comnion red cherry does not grow so 

 as the Enghsli cherry tree, I think the same 



fj rks would apply, 

 jave noticed ujany of Bolnier's Washington 

 trees, which are about twice as large as the 



[sj|s on which they stand. I think it is evident 

 he trees would have been more than twice 



ill luable if grafted so low that they had taken 

 iom the scions. It is desirable, fur all varie- 

 o use stalks that will grow as large and as 

 s the scions set in them. 



HENRY LITTLE, 

 disport, Me. J\ov. 1, 1829. 



^l.VUL— Nn.16. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



123 



country. His patriotism is an essential part of his 

 conscious identity. Connected by his affections 

 with the soil, and by his piety with Heaven, it ])ar- 

 takes of the stability of the fornjer, and the purity 

 of the latter. It inspires him with holy enthusi- 

 asm in the cause of his countr}', when its honor or 

 its safety is concerned. Jt is electric, and strikes 

 every contiguous bosom, till it pervades the eotn- 

 munity." 



very soon become perfectly transparent JVewbu- 



rypoii Herald. 



From the Long Island Slar. 



THE FARMER. 



e following just and beautiful description we 

 ;t from the address of the Hon. Mr Rowan, of 

 jcky, to the citizens of Louisville, on the 18th 



t'ho is there among us that beholds the con- 

 of our farmers, and does not exidt in the 

 iousness that he is an American citizen, and 

 o su|)eradd the character of fanner ? The 



of the farmer is the abode of the virtues 



school in which lessons of practical wisdom 

 lught. It is a temple in which the precepts 

 ■ holy religion are inculcated. It is the 

 of sovereignty, for it is owned by its occu- 

 and he is a freeman. It is the residence of 

 order, harmony, and happiness. Patriotism 

 ety unite in consecrating the place, and in 

 ng every countenance with their unction. — 

 1, what condition in life is so likely to pro- 

 hat patriotism which will stand the country 

 d upon emergencies, or that piety which will 

 solace in extremity, as that of the farmer .' 

 cnpies a constant, intimate, and sensible re- 

 hip with Heaven. His mind is subdued 

 love of order, by constantly beholding that 

 prevails around him. The regular succes- 

 ^ the seasons, of day and night, and of seed 

 nd harvest, admonish him to the observance 

 ularity and order in all his conduct. He 

 ."es that the sun and moon perform their 

 s without loitering on the way ; and learns 

 bem that industry is required at his hands, 

 ks to Heaven through its rains and dews, 

 reward of his labors in the abundance of 

 ps. He makes the sacred volume of revela- 

 e man of his council, and the source of his 

 ition. He unites with his wife and children 

 es of supplication and strains of praise 

 the family altar on the morning and even- 

 each day. He acknowledges no sovereign 

 aven and the people ; he bows with appro- 

 everence to the will of each, and exults in 

 dom of his own — for his homage is a free- 

 ering, claimed at his hand by the convic- 

 ' his reason. His afiections are conducted 

 udgment and not by bis fears, in his devo- 

 Matron chastity and infantile innocence 

 1. and religion hallows the atmosphere of 

 le, and render it irresistibly attractive. He 

 is country because the ftirm and the domi- 

 iJhich he is the proprietor, and with vyhich 



LIME PLANT. 



This plant {Podophyllum ptUalum) is a singular 

 production of nature. The stem, foliage, flower, 

 and fruit, are formed in the earth ; and after the 

 plant has come up, there is nothing more than the 

 extension of parts. The stems, at the height of 

 from eight to twelve inches, brunch out in two 

 arms, at the extremity of each is a large palmated 

 leaf. In the fork proceeds the fruit stem. The 

 first that is seen in the spring is a delicate mem- 

 braneous cap, which is soon burst open by the 

 flower bud, which is large, white, and round. The 

 shoulders and arms, lying close to the stem or 

 trunk, soon appear, and as the plant rises, the fruit 

 stem elongates and the arms elevate themselves. 

 The fruit is about the size of a large lime, green 

 while growing, and yellow w hen ripe ; has the 

 flavor of a ])ine apple ; and as to eating, but little 

 inferior to that fruit. The plant requires a moist 

 soil ill a shady situation. May be propagated by 

 seed, but best by dividing the roots, which are 

 creeping and jointed. The root is medicinal. 



Brighton Market. — Monday, JVov. 2. 

 (Reported for the Clironicle and Patriot.) 



Cdlik — 3144 at market. We have to report 

 this week quite an unexpected change in the mar- 

 ket from our last. The barrellers, from some cause 

 or other, held back, and the weather, too, proving 

 unfavorable, caused sales to go off rather heavily. 

 The drovers in some instances, rather than submit 

 to a reduction of prices, made arrangements to 



have their Beef packed on their own account. 



Market Beef also suffered in conjmon with other 

 kinds. We shall omit giving jjrices this week. 



Sheep — 1509 at market. In consequence of the 

 limited number at market the drovers anticipated 

 high prices, and several lots changed hands before 

 the market opened. The speculation, however, 

 we believe was confined principally to themselves. 

 We omit prices. 



Swine — T65 at market, including about 100 un- 

 sold last week. Not much doing in the trade. — 

 We noticed but one or two small lots at 3J cents, 

 and a few by retail at 4 cents per lb. 



THE MILITIA. 



A law has been passed by the legislature of Ver- 

 mont to have but one training in the year, and that 

 by companies. This is an example worthy of 

 imitation. It secures the enrolment and equip- 

 ment of tae militia, which in the present situation 

 of our country we believe is all that is requisite; 

 it relieves the community from the burdens of fre- 

 quent trainings ; and by dispensing with the farce 

 of amiiial musters, dries up a most prolific source 

 of immorality and vice. 



Hot) to have good Ci/ier in the Spring. — If your 

 Cider is well made, put info each barrel, as soon 

 as tbere is any appearance of fermentation, half a 

 ])inl of common mustard-seed, and immediately 

 b'jrg up the barrel. The fermentation will stop — 

 ctions are identified, are a part of that | the cider will retain its original sweetness, and will 



From the Taunton Advocate. 



SWEET GREENING. 



Mr. Editor, — On observing in your Advocate 

 of the 23d iiist. an article by Veritas respecting 

 the sweet greening described in the American 

 Orchardist, I went immediately to Kingston to 

 make more particular inquiry of the cultivators of 

 those trees, and to examine the ajiple attentively. 

 I have the satisfaction to ascertain that the state- 

 ment in my Orchardist is substantially correct, 

 except a trifling error in the description. The 

 ajiple does not so nearly resemble the Rhode 

 Island Greening as I had conceived, it is more 

 like the Tolman Sweeting, though it far surpasses 

 that apple in good qualities, abounding more in 

 rich sirupy juice. The tree itself is much in the 

 form of the Rhode Island Greening, it is a good 

 bearer, more uniform and abundant in its produc- 

 tion than trees in generah The tree which I ex- 

 amined is of full size, and about twelve bushiels 

 were taken from it this season. An aged woman 

 assured me that she had ke|)t the apjdes till July. 

 I send you half a dozen for inspection, and I be- 

 lieve a few of the young trees may be obtained 

 at the nuvsery of Mr Spencer Bradford, of Kings- 

 ton. I scarcely know a'niore delicious article in 

 the ei)icurean catalogue than a baked sweet apple 

 in winter, but it is what we rarely enjoy, so rare 

 indeed that its real excellence has not been duly 

 appreciated. ' Were it better known the tree 

 would be more generally cultivated, and those 

 wliose tastes- are congenial to my own might 

 pride themselves in a favourite dainty, without 

 the risk of impairing health. 



I am respectfully yours, 



JAMES THACHER. 

 Plymouth, Od. 27, 1829. 



SHIP BUILDING. 



A 74 gun ship is now building at Van Dieman's 

 Land, with teak timber from Trincoinalee. India 

 rubber is now used there in sheathing vessels, by 

 straining a thin coat over the surface. India rub- 

 ber cotton is also used as an impervious covering, 

 wiierever such is requisite, and the use of both, it 

 is said, will shortly be extended to England. 



The name of Ur Blatchley being on the work- 

 ing men's ticket for Assembly men at New York, 

 the Enquirer asks "if working be the oliject,why 

 not vote for the Doctor's Pills .'" 



A final dividend of two pence in the pound has 

 just been declared on the estate of an English 

 bankrupt banking house ! 



Large Radish. — A radish was recently pulled in 

 the garden of Mr James Taunton, of Southbridge, 

 of the following dimensions : — 6 inches through 

 the middle, 16 inches in circumference, 32 inches 

 long, 9 feet from the end of the root to the tip of 

 the branch, 13 branches about an inch in diame- 

 ter — weight of the whole, 30 lbs. — Boston Trav- 

 eller. 



A lady in this city has been presented with a 

 fine handkerchief, hemmed with great neatness 

 and exactness, by a Miss who was born deafj 

 dumb and blind. She now resides at the Hart- 

 ford Asylum. — Ibid. 



