Vol. VIII.— No. 37. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



295 



' sure to sell at ;i handsome profit, where labor 



' ts nothing, or is a substitute for idleness, which 



I vorse than nothing. In short, if wc can put a 



[) to the intemperate use of ardent spirits, we 



11 probably, not have mote than one fourth 



'"*lt so many paupers to support, as are now sup- 



'" ted by public or private bounty ; and if we can 



iously employ this fourth part, their labors 



jf cause the remnant of pauperism to become 



' .urce of profit instead of a burtiien to the public. 



':il)ur observations on this part of our subject are 



'"I based on visionary speculations, or theories, 



ch have never been tested by ])ractice. The 



r of Boston, and many towns in New England, 



and have been for many years, supported with 



iif little expense to the community, by their 



1 a"ricultural and horticultural labors. We 



e made some observations in the Now England 



mer, vol. iii, p. 302, on a pamphlet entitled 



ement of the iipenditures for the Support of the 



r in the town of Salem, from March 1824 to 



'li 5. By this it appeared that the net expense 



™ Salem, (containing about 13,000 inhabitants,) 



™the period above mentioned, was 64 dolls. 85 



Among the expenditures were items of 



plies to, and other expenses incurred for, poor 



P sons not inhabitants of the Aims-House, 



"" '50, 71. The whole number of i)aupers in the 



ise March 2, 1824, was 268. The year fol- 



•; 303 entered the House, and 303 died or 



e disciiarjjed ; leaving in the House March 1, 



5, 250. T'lr- statement concludes as f jUows : 



e Overs; .;i J of the Poor take leave to ob- 



e ti;at the Farm under the t-uperintendence 



'Ir Upton, has been injproved during the past 



much more than in any preceeding year 



e the commencement of the establishinent ; 



that generally the concerns of the Alms 



se are in a more flourishing condition than 



W ' have beenat any former tin)e since the Board 



3 been ntrusted with this department of the 



lomy of the town.' 



"rv the JVtw England Farmer, vol. v, ]>. 130, may 



een some notices of County and Town Poor- 



ses, to which farms are attached, and the ben- 



I results of arrangements, see likewise page 



of the current volume of this paper. 



]j^ A horticultural friend in Maryland, is 

 rous of procuring a few scions of the Red 

 rry, (cerasus borealis of Michaux.) He is also 

 lesirous of getting a few cuttings of a fruit 

 ph he says he has seen, several years since, 

 le northern part of the State of New York, 

 which he thinks was called Swamp Cherry ; 

 fruit is about the size of a whortleberry, light 

 when ripe, without a stone. The tree grows 

 tijder, generally in low ground — the bark rather 

 oth, light color, and not at all like that of the 

 rry species. If any of our friends will send 

 ny of the above, to the office of the New 

 land Farmer, they will confer a favor on a 

 lenian, who will, with pleasure, reciprocate it 

 ny occasion. 



hiarierbj Revino. — The 83d munber of this 

 jom'ual is just republished by Wells & Lilly, 

 on, and contains t'.,\borate articles on the fol- 

 ,ng subjects ; Unlawful Disinterment of hu- 

 bodies — Pilgrimages to Mekka and Medina — 

 jiey's Battle of 12t') April — Scenes and Inci- 

 ;s in the Wilds of North America — Amend- 

 t of Tithe Laws — Trade and Intercourse 

 I China — Registration in England — Common ' 



Law Reforms — Internal Policy of Great Britaii 

 Published quarterly, at §5 00 per annum. -. 



Errata. — In Gen. Dearborn's communication, in this 

 day's paper, the following errors occur. — Page 293, col. 1, 

 line 36 from the top, for ' and is,' lead and they are. — 

 Col. 3, line 8 from top, for ' Pitt Graft,' read Pith Graft.— 

 Same col. line 22 from bottom, erase the word ' scion. 



[IT We regret the necessity we are under this week, of 

 deferring an account of the Proceedings of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society till our next paper. 



•^'Several valuable communications are deferred till 

 next week. 



Grape Vines, Fruit Trees, Shrubbery, S{C. 



Grape Vines of many varieties, viz : 

 75 Roots Catawba Grape } .,-,,. , . „ 



300 Cutlin.rs, do do > '"*='=;' ""J""" •'• Adlum, 



75 do true Bland's pale red do S <-«o'-getovvn, D. C. 



Also, Isabella 1,2, and 3 years old, Schuylkill or Alex- 

 ander Muscadel, 1 ami 2 years old, true Bland's pale red 

 1 and 2 years old, Sweet Water, Hamburg and many oth- 

 er varieties. 



Pear Trees ; consisting of good sized SeckIe,Bartlett, 

 &c, and a few small trees budded with Mr Knight's and 

 the Flemish varieties, and scions of same from hearing 

 trees— also, many varieties Plum, Cherry, Apple, anil 

 Quince trees— also, Currant, Gooseberry and Raspberry 

 bushes, 10 varieties of finest Strawberry. 



Also, a great variety of Shrubbery — fine Snow Ball 

 trees, 60 v.irieties of the finest Rose Bushes — double and 

 single Dahlias, Tulips, Hyacinths, &.c. 



ROSE WATER. 



20 Demijohns treble, double, and single, distilled Rose 

 Water, made entirely from the Damask Rose. (The Rose 

 Wafer is also constantly for sale wholesale and retail at 

 \Vade's porter cellar, No. 12, Merchants' Row. 



For sale at the Garden and Nursery of Samuel Downer, 

 Dorchester, by Rufus Howe. 

 ep4t 



Spring fVheat, Sfc. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected withjthe New 

 England Farmer, 52, North Market-street, 



A few bushels of prime Gilman Spring Wheat, raised 

 in Worcester county, by two gentlemtn, who have for 

 several years taken the premium of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural Society, for the best crops of this article. — 

 Also, a small quantity of English Rye Grass Seed. Ap. 2. 



Ornamental Shrubs, S,'c. 



For sale at the Seed Store, connected with .the New 

 England Farmer, 52, North Marke-strect, 



A fine collection of Ornamental Shrubs, Grape Vines, 

 &c, packed singly in moss, for transportation ; among 

 which are Double Flowering Almond, .50 cents — Japan 

 Globe Flower, (very beautiful) 50 cents — Snowberry, 50 

 cents — Snowball 38 cents— Calycantbus or Allspice tree, 

 (very fragrant,) 50 cents — Mespilus Pyraeantha, (beau- 

 tiful evergreen,) 50 cents — Syringioes, 38 cents — and 

 many other fine flowering Shrubs. April 2. 



HitchcocWs Ploughs. 



David Prouty has for sale in Hanover, Mass, a' 

 large collection of Hitchcock's valuable Ploughs, whole- 

 sale and retail, the same kind alluded to in Mr Mears' 

 article in the New England Farmer; for March 26. For 

 sale also, at the Agricultural Warehouse, Boston. 



April 2. *_ 



Sweet Potato Slips. 



Just received at the Seed Store, connected with the 

 New England Farmer, 52 North Market-street, 



A few barrels Carolina or Sweet Potato Slips, of the 

 very first quality, being from Mr Darnell; of New 

 Jersey — the gentleman recommended by Mr Lowell, 

 in a communication to the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society, published in the New England Farmer, Septem- 

 berlS, 1829. The Slips now offered are a much superior 

 sort and of better shape, to any that have been for sale in 

 this city for several years past, from the New York mark- 

 et. Price 50 cents a half peck. Gentlemen in want of 

 them will please apply soon, as the supply is not large. 



Fales'' Hoes. 



French & Emmons, No. 31, South Market-St. have 

 iusl received a supply of J. & .4. Fales' P.itent Hoes. — 

 Fire Brick an! Slabs for furnaces co.astantIy for sale. 



April 2. 2ra 



J^or Sabbath School Libraries. 

 James Loring, No 132, Washington-Street, has for sale 

 about FIVE hundred kinds of Juvenile Books, inclu- 

 ding the publications of the American Sunday School 

 Union, which are offered at the same rates as they are sold 

 at the Union Depositories, and many others at less than 

 half the nominal prices. Purchasers can be supplied 

 v.ith ONE hundred kines at prices varying from 15 to 

 30 dollars. Within a few years he has printed upwards 

 of 100,000 copies adapted for this purpose. Particular a- 

 tention will be given to the wishes of purchasers in re- 

 gardlo the characters of books desired. April 2. 



For Sale, 



A Bull of the improved Durha.n Short Horned breed, 

 two years and seven months old. He was sired by Ad- 

 miral— dam, a fine imported cow, He weighs 1565 lbs, 

 and girths 6 feet and 9 inches, although he has been 

 kept on ordinary feed. It may with truth be said, that 

 in every respect he is a very fine and promising animal. — 

 Price .|60. For other particulars apply to Mr J. B. 

 Russell, at the New England Farmer Office, post paid. 



April 2. 3t * 



Wanted. 

 A first rate farmer from Massachusetts, to take charge 

 ol a farm on shares, of about 130 acres on Long Island, at 

 about five miles from the City of New York. The ne- 

 cessary capital will be advanced, (on good security) if 

 required. Apply at the New England Farmer office. 



Powder at 2s per lb. 

 DUPONT'S POWDER, quality warranted, for sale at 

 Lnpflamis Ammunition Sloie, f)5 Broad st,al relai/. AI.-o 

 .SHOT, CAPS, &C.OI Ihp. bes/ijualily— cheap iai-cskh. If 



Glass, Cheap. 

 40 Boxes 6 by 7 Window Glass, .'uitable for Green 

 Houses or Hot-beds, with an extensive assortment of all 

 other sizes, (or sale by Loring & Kupfer, No. 10, Mer- 

 chant s' Row. 3ni March 12. 



Grape Vines, Potatoes, Sfc. 



For sale at (lie Seed Sinrp coniiecied iviih ihc New England 

 Farmer, 3?. Norlh Market street. 



Fine roots well packed in moss, of Bland's pale red Virginia 

 Grape, al 75 cts.— Isabella, 50 cts.— Catawba, 50 cts — the 

 Sclni^'lkill Muscadell, al 75 cts.— Early White Muscadine, 

 or Sweet water, large roots, 50 cts.— and all the other valuable 

 sons cultivated in this vicinity, al Nursery prices. 



Also; La Plata or Long Red Potatoes, raised by Mr Gour- 

 gas o( Weslon, and selected for seed- Lady's Finjjer Poiatoe' 

 (a good sort fur baking) Blue, Red, and Perkins' EaHv all 

 extra sorts. If March 215. 



Fruit Trees, Sfc. 

 For sale at Davenport's Nursery in Milton, a good col- 

 lection of all the most valuable kinds of Fruit Trees cul- 

 tivated in New England, as Apples, Pears, Chcrrie.", 

 Peaches, Plums, &c, — with a good assortment of Green 

 House Plants and Fir Trees.— Of Pear trees, he can sup- 

 ply the following sorts of extra size and quality, viz.. 



Bloodgood's, Early Chaumontelle, Long Green Mouth- 

 w.iter, St Michael's, Winter Bergamot, Beurre Rouge, 

 Seckle, Bartlett, Cap Sheaf, and Buffins. Ord>is may^be 

 left with J. B. Russell, at the Agricultural Waivhousr, 

 52, North Market-street, Boston— French & Davenpor', 

 713, Washington-street, or at the Nursery in Milton. 



tf March 12. 



Sportsman. 

 This full blooded horse will stand the ensuing season 

 at Worcester, Shrew.sbury, and Westborougb, and one 

 dav in the week (by particular desire) at Taft's in Brigh- 

 ton. Sportsman is now in this City, and may be seen at 

 R. Davis' Stable, Back-St. tf Feb 19. 



Asparagus Roots. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer, 52 North Market-street, 



6000 Devonshire Asparagus Roots, two years old, in (ne 

 finest order for transplanting, at 75 cts per hundred. They 

 are packed in boxes of sand, 350 in each box ; no charge 

 made for the box, but they will be sold in larger or smaller 

 quanhties, if desired. The above sort is the earliest kind 

 brought into the Boston market. 



Also, a few roots of the following sorts : Large German 

 Asparagus, (from seed introduced into this country two 

 years since.) Eattersea, and Large White Reading Aspa- 

 agus, from England — these rare sorts are sold at from 

 1 (o .f!2 per hundred, according to the size. Thjre aie 

 only 200 roots of each sort.lor sale, this season. Mar 12. 



