NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



» Jc:»cripr.o,. ana clortd «„Kraving ol .1 was g.v 

 ca by 1'u.is.., i.. I.i- I'lura of North A.ne.|c«, 

 ui.bliHla-a ... Lo.,.lo„ i,. 1814, whicl. were taken 

 from the Herbarium of Cnptnin Mkr.weather 

 Lewis. 



That uistl..f,'uishc.l t.avellcr had collccte.l i.ia- 

 terinls for pubhshinf; u work, on the natural histo- 

 ry of the country, through which he passed .n 

 the perilous exi.odilion to the month of tohini- 

 bia river, and had n.nde arrangements lor execu- 

 ,l„.ri,,in lM.iU.,!elphia, whither he was repainng 

 from St Lewis, when, in u mon.ent of inexphcable 

 fre../.y. he perished in a log hnl, a.ni.lst the 

 wilds of Tennessee. 



Thus science has been deprived of the valua- 

 ble fruits of his extensive rescaiches ; but it .s 

 boped that his manuscripts and specimens stdl 

 ,.xist, and that some patiiolic naturalist, will yet 

 complete a work, which could .lot fail to be hon- 

 orable to himself and his country. 



Schizanthis pinnatus.— From Chili ; annual ; 

 stalk branched, from lifteen to twenty inches 

 high, a little hairy ; leaves winged, leaflets oblong, 

 decurrcnt, and ,,iimati(id ; flowers intcrm.nal pa- 

 nicles, color blight lilac, inner margin yellow 

 speckled will, purple an.l surrounded by fair vio- 

 let spots. It may be sown in a green house m the 

 autumn, for winter cultivation or in a hot be.l in 

 the spring. The plants must be taken up an. 

 transplanted with great care. It was introduced 

 by M. L'HoTE in 1826,— one species. 



' The Catalogues which .Mr Vilmo.un has trans- 

 niitte.l are as follows : — 



1. Catalogue of seeds of trees and shrubs cul- 



tivated ill the open ground. 



2. Catalogue of Bulbs. 



3. Catalogue of Fruit Trees. 



4. Cati.loguo of Forage and Coroa! Seed. 



5. CaUilogueof Culinnry Seed. 



6. Catalogue of . .1 "f Flowers and Ornamen- 



tal Plants. 



' iViOi the letter and donations of Mr \n.MoR.N 

 was received the package of seeds of the stnnc 

 biera pinnaUfda, font by CotNT de L.*stfvk.., 

 anddescribedinhis letter, which was pubhsl.ed 

 i,. the New England Farmer, of February 19th, 

 but the name is there erroneously printed, and is 

 now correctly given. The parcels of seed, for 

 ilistribution, are iiumbercil 13. 



I have requested a gentleman in Maine to pro- 

 CU.C the cones or seeds of the Finns Rubra, for 

 Mr ViLMoiiiN, ami will transmit them, as soon as 

 thcv are recc'ved. 



•-> A letter from lb.; IIo.n. J. F.Wincatk, con- 

 loii.'ing tiro following account of a new variety of 



Plum. — 



Hushinglon, Mitrch 14, 1830. 

 . I am informed, by Judg.^ Bouli.in, a mem- 

 ber of Coi.gresH from Virginia, that there is a 

 native vlnm Irn in his neighborhood, and winch 

 appears to be unknown out of it, of rapid and v.- 

 ..orous growth, an.l very hardy, whose fm.t i 

 ..qual in Bi/..! and flavor to our Green Gag.', ami 

 ripens long before it. Its color, a bright red lie 

 knows it only by the i.a.ne of gan-bay 1 lu"". 

 Th.! tree is .sai.l to be a constant and generous 

 bearer.' 



Measures h.ivfc been lake., to ..Main plants or 

 icions of this lV..it, for our so.-icly. 



:l A t.ttrr from ih.^ Chevalier Sonlnligo Budin, 

 of which the following is a translation. 



HorlicuUural Socxtly, J i 



January 24, 1S30. ) 1 



The Secretary Central, FonmUr and Director of Ike I 



Roval HorlicuUural ItvitituU of Fromonl, to <Ae | 



Presidtnl of the Massackusetls HorlicuUural So- 



m/pkesident— I have received from my col- 

 league. Count De Lasieyrie, your communication, 

 announcing, that the Society over wh.ch you pre- 

 side, had been please.l to name me as an bouora- 

 'ry associate. I pray you to make known the «- , 

 pression of my lively and respectful grat.tu.le ; 

 lui.l at the same time to make acceptable the An- 

 nales dc I'lnstitut Horticolc, which I have founded 

 in mv garden of Fromont, for the theoretic an.l , 

 praciical instruction of young persons, who 

 intend to devote themselves to the useful labors of 

 gardening, and to advance, as much as possible, 

 The general progress of horticulture, consi.lered a.s 

 a ".eat and important Division of Agriculture— 

 i You will regularly receive the other numbers asj 

 they are published. j 



the Kin.' having bestowe.l upon my establish- 1 

 mentthe title of the Royal Horticultural Institute, 

 of Fromont, and granted a fund for the education 

 of two students of horticulture, in my institution, 

 at his own expense, I propose, immc.liateU, to 

 give it a new and more developed organi/acion, 

 under the auspicies of a sovereign, who haB 

 deigned to declare himself its protector. 

 I f shall be happy, Mr President if the society 

 over which vou preside will authorize nie to n- 

 scribe its name and vours in particular, Mr 1 K- 

 ' sident, upon the alrea.ly numerous list ot rorr«- 

 pondents of the Royal Horticultural Institute ,f 

 Fromont. It will be for me, a glorious proof ,f 

 the interest you are pleased to take in my labo-s 

 and the most (.leasing recompense that could te 

 offered for my efforts. 



Keceivc, Mr President, for your honorable col 

 leagues and yourself, the assurance of the high 

 consideration with which, I have the honor to be. 



Your very humble, 

 ' and most obedient servant, 



Le Chev. Soulange Bodin. 

 With the above letter were received nine num- 

 bers of the Institut Royal Horticole dc Fromont. 

 The first number was in.blished in April, bjy, 

 and the last in December : twelve forms a volume. 

 4 .\ letter from John Leo, Esq. of Boston, ac- 

 companied by a donation of the following named 



books : — 



Arthur Young's Survey of Norfolk. 

 I ' Farmers' Calender. 



1 Sinclair's System of Husbandry in Scotlan.l. 

 Actor's Observations. 

 Culley's Observations. 

 Holland's Survey of Cheshire. 

 I Curtis' Observations on British Grasses. 



Tables for Farmers and Graziers. 

 ' 5 \ letter from Col Thomas Aspinwai.i., Con- 

 sul of the Unite.l States in Lon.lon, with a case 

 containing the following named books, bein 

 „art of those he was req.ieste.l to purchase for the 

 «ocietv The others will be f..rwarde.l as soon as 

 ihev arc proc.ired, he having been obligo.l to send 

 ,o Scotland for a portion of thorn, and some are 



.liffi.'iilt to bo found. 



The following is a Catalogue of those received, 



1830. 



Hooker's Pomona Loiidinensis, 4to vol. 1 ; 

 Keptoii's Letter to Prince— 8 ^ 

 • Inquiry ; ^ 



Abcrcrombie's Gardener's Journal : 

 t ' Companion ; 



' Practical Gardener ; 



Poniological Magazine, 2 vols ; 



do Nos. 15, 26 and 27 : 



Sweet's Florist's Guide, vol. 1 ; 



Jo do Nos. 26 to 31 ; 



Nicols' Gardener's Calendar ; 



' Villa Gardener's Directory : 



' Planter's Kalendar ; 



Pontey'tf Profitable Planter ; 



' Forest Pruner's .Assistant ; 



' Rural Ii.iprovcr. 



Maddock's Florist's Directory : 

 Tarton's Linnreus Sept. Nat. 

 Phillips' Cultivated Vegetables, 2 : 

 ' British Fruits, 1 ; 



' Sylva Florifera : 



Hayward's Science of Horticulture ; 

 Wheatley on Gardening ; 

 Loudon's Encyclopedia of Agriculture.; 

 , > ' Gardening ; 



' Designs for Laying out Farms, &c 



' Engravings with descriptions ; 



> On country residences, &c. 



\'\ 



Martyn'n Miller's Gardener's Dictionary ; 

 Horticultural transacti.ms ; ) 

 Jo. vol. 7, parla 1 to 3 ; S 



At the above meeting was uresentcd a box 

 apples from Mr P. Ware of Franklin, contaiu 

 the superior Russet, and Crow's-egg Apple 

 called.) The superior Russet, is judged to b. 

 good medium, and pleasant eating .Vpple — ni 

 would like it better, if it had the sprighthi 

 a Roxbury Russetting. 



The Crow's-egg was also considered n med 

 eating red Apple, of l.audsoaie form — we pre«i 

 the names are local. ' ,, 



The box was accomp— •■■•- — •■ •'' 'Hov 

 Itlter. 



Mr RtssELt— I take tbo lib. . u 



Hall of the Massachusetts Hortici .."Soc 

 for examination a specimen of two sorts of Ap 

 They grew from trees the scions of which 1 

 from Cumberland, Rhode Island. The> 

 known in that place byM.e name of Superior 

 set and Crow's-egg. Tl.f ir names I do not 

 collect seeing in the catalogues of our -Nur 

 men. Peibups however, they may be extent 

 cultivated under other names ; if so, you 

 doubtless recognise them, and if so, it will be 

 for us in this vicinitv to know what tl.cir < 

 names are ; for I think them well worthy ol 

 tensive propagation. Both varieties were r< 

 sented to mo as great bearers,— fruit keep: 

 late in the spring, and as being of a superior . 

 Of the last mentioned property you 

 judge. Yours, 



Franklin, March 2, 1830. P - WAK 



roR THE HEW ENOLANB FAKMI I'. 



CONSTRUCTION AND USES OF THE I 

 LER. 



I Mr Fessendf.n — Allow mo to suggest a 

 [hints on the construction and use of the R 



For fiel.l husbandry, I have foun.l the comiuon 

 I Roller, of onlv 18 or 20 inches diameter, too s 



Alter u.sing one of this description for se 

 jvears I have laid it asi.lo, and procured oi 



bo nia.le of abo.it five feet in .linmcter, of 



usual length, and in two parts. If ibo groui 

 'very mellow, n small Roller is apt to draw it 



