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NEW ENCLAiND FARMER, 



April 23, 1830. 



1IOBTICUI.TUKE. 



FRUIT MARKET OF PARIS 



Mb FessEMDEV— Having closeJ the last rural tant and cMc.isivc, are the various relations of 

 year aoJ fiudin;; the new opening most benignly Horticulture ; how intimately they are connected 

 uuon us it hcconies necessary to devote my lime, with our domestic comforts and enjoyments ; l.ow 

 to the v'arious duties ofn practical gardener, and 1 essential to the prosperity of the great branches 

 must therefore, endeavor to verify the correctness of national industry, it is imposMblc, that it ^boul. 

 of theory by the union of the science and art of "e longer neglected, in any section of th,.- United 

 Horliculiure. But in retiring, for a season, from Hintcs. The intelligent patriot, the enterprmng and 

 those iutorestins pursuits, which have beguiled emulous, the amateur, and economist, will cheer- 

 tbe hours and cheered the gloom of winter, 1 send fully cooperate, by precept, example and palro- 

 iiuated Review of nage, to give eflicicnry to those modern institu- 

 tions, which have been expressly founded, for its 



ceslorssaid.-thallho best wanure for the field ^Vllh sincere thanks, for your kind attentions 

 was the rye of the proprietor.' • "• '"> commumcudons, and the best wishes for | 



When it is seen, how pleasing, useful, impor-lyour prosperity and boppiuess, 



you an extract, containing an am 

 the Fruit Market of Paris. 



In order to show the kinds and prices of the 

 fruits there offered for sale, during each month of 

 the year, and to enable us lo compare ihem, as to 

 name, character, value, and the relative estimation 

 in which the various species are held, as well as 

 their periods of maturation, with those presented 

 in our market. 1 have prepared and subjoined a 

 price current, from the jVtrcuriaies, furnished by 

 M. Masso.n, and pulilished monthly, in the Annales 

 D'llorticulture. Tliat it may cpiadratc with his 

 Review, — of which it is llic complement, I have 

 commenced the horlicnitural year with April, and 

 closed it witli March. 



With the intoUigence and experience of other na- 

 tions, and the gratifying results, which have already 

 been produced in this country, to encourage and 

 direct us, in our labors, wc may soon realize the 

 advantages and enjoy the beauties of every de. 

 partmcnt of horticulture. It is only necessary 

 that the spirit of inqi^iry and zeal for improvement, 

 which has happily been evinced in many parts of 

 the Union, should become general, among the 



[iromoiion and encouragement 



How many of the most valuable products of 

 Agriculture were first introduced, and their quali- 

 ties tested in the Garden ? The Apple and Pear, 

 the Peach and Cherry, the Orange and the Date, 

 the Vine and the Olive, the Coffee and the Mul- 

 berry trees, — the common and the Sweet Potato, 

 — rivalling the bounteous present of Ceres, as well 

 as numerous legumes and many other plants, 

 which now constitute the chief and most valuable 

 crops of the farmer, were there first acclimated 

 and sulijectcd to culture. If, therefore, says the 

 learned and eloquent Poiteau, 'we would .-s- 

 cend to the origin of Agriculture, it is in tlie Gar- 

 den that her cradle will be found ; and there, like 

 the young Ilcrciilcs, she first tried her powers, and 

 prepared, like him, to nrnun the world, and 

 which, in n more effectual manner than that hero, 

 she speedily cleared of monsters, and bestowed 

 ui)on man the laws of civilization.' 



Radiant in perpetual youth and beauty ; and 

 embracing within her extensive realm the lovely 



opulent proprietors, and indeiicndent cultivators of dominions of Flora and Pomona, Horticulture has 

 the soil. In/ormniion and example arc only required received the voluntary homage of every age and 

 to accomplish this, and to insure complete success ; nation. Crowned by the ancients, and honored 

 Ihey will remove that too common prejudice, that by all Europe, will not the affluent citizens of this 

 gardens are costly and useless a|)pen<lages,— re- Republic, gladly receive, and magnificently cnter- 

 quiring vast expenditures and immense labor ; but tain, this benefirent and peaceful conqueror of the 



so far from this being the case, there is not a far- 

 mer, — not on owner of an aero of land, who will 

 not be enriched, by devoting a portion of their 

 disposablo industry to the tillage of a Garden. 

 They may all find many hours, which can be thus 

 profitably and pleasantly employed. Personal 

 attention, with judicious arrangementii, for the 

 prudential management of their rural afl'airs and 

 domestic economy, will accomplish much : this is 

 beautifully illustrated by Pliny. 



'Cains Furius Crcsinus, nn emancipated slave, 

 having obtained, from his very small estate, much 

 larger crops than his more wealthy neighbors 

 from their vast domains, they became so envious, 

 that they accused him of employing enchant 

 ments, to attract into his grounds the products of 

 their fields.' 



' Having been summoned bcforo ilte people, by 

 Spurius Albinus, (.'uralc RdlU, and being fearful of 

 condemnation, he introduced into iho Forum, as 

 tlio tribes prepared to vote, his robust and well 

 clad family, and all his agricultural implemonts, — 

 his heavy mattocks, his ponderous plough-shares, 

 ancl his well fed oxen ; ami then cxriaitned, •' Be- 

 liolil ! Roman Citizens, my magic ; but I am still 

 unable to show you, or bring into iho Market- 

 place, iny studies, my constant vigiluiioc, and my 

 fatiguing labors." Scarcely had he concluded, 

 when he was absolved, by public accliimation.' 



' It is lalior and not eiprtue, in which the per- 

 fection of cultivation dcpondi ; thcreforo our an- 



enrtli ? — Will not the hardy cultivators of the soil, 

 be eager to invite and welcome her instructive and 

 delightful visitation.s, within the precincts of their 

 humble, yet independent and hajipy establish- 

 ments. 



Who is there, from jocund childhood to vener- 

 able old age, that does not admire the lovely ot- 

 tributes ot this divinity, and acknowledge the 

 moral influence of her sceptre. By day, we walk 

 forth amidst her umbrageous avenues, refreshing 

 fountains and enameled lawns, and recollect, with 

 contrite hearts, our decadence fro-ii those exalted 

 virtues, which rendered Eden the symbol of Hco- 

 vcn ere from thence, our humbled parents, 



'With wandering steps and slow, 

 Took their solitary way ;' 



and during the stillness and silence of evening, 

 when the dewy air is redolent with tho fmgronce 

 of a thousanil flowers, our chastening reminiscen- 

 ces, are of ihc momo itoiis .scenes, in the consc- 

 cratcil Gardens of Gcthseinanc, and of the just 

 and generous Arimathean. 



If I have induced one individual to plant a 

 tree, cultivate a flower, or put a single seed into 

 the ground, — or have ever eni^ouraped the dispo- 

 sition to do HO, I shall be richly rewarded, for my 

 feeble efforts, to excite an interest, favorable lo 

 rural ecomoiny. 



•Pliny, Lib. xvlllC. rl. 



I offgr friendly salutations. 

 nrinUy Place, i H. A. S. DEARBORN. 

 .Ipril 14, 1830. \ 



EXTRACT >0. XVIll. 



From the Anoalcs D'Horticuliure. 



Review of the Pruii and Leguminous Markttt of 



Paris. — By M. Masso.n, Commissary Central. 

 To form an idea of tho products, with which 

 Horticulture enriches the market of Paris, and of 

 their succession, during the year, it is necessary to 

 commence the examination of the market, with 

 the latter part of March, and first fifteen days of 

 April. At this ejioi-h, although there ore still lo 

 be seen, on the stalls of some of the fruiterers, 

 fruits of the greatest beauty, but preserved at 

 great expense, the market is almost naked. A few 

 baskets of indifferent apples, which seem to bear 

 the sad livery of winter, are here and there 

 exposed. 



Suddenly, some bunches of asparagus ap|>ear ; 

 it is the signal of joy and hope. The next day, 

 if the weather is in the least favorable, double the 

 quantity arrives ; and in a short time, the plain of 

 Saint-Ouen furnishes a doily supply. During this 

 period it in dear, more especially, if the tempera- 

 ture of the season is adverse ; but it is necessary 

 that it should bring a high price, to sustain and 

 encourage this species of culture, which consti- 

 tutes the wealth of Saint-Ouen, and some other 

 communes, in the environs of Paris. 



In the month of May, the asparagus of Orleans 

 arrives: then the supply is ample, and the price 

 so low, that the consumption becomes universal ; 

 but the increase of temperature abridges the 

 duration of the cro]) ; it scarcely ever continues 

 beyond the month of May ; but the a|ipL-arance 

 of green peas prevents this from being regretted. 

 While green peos garnish another market. 

 White-hearts, and the early cherries announce the 

 return of fruits. 



At the same lime, Montreuil, Bagnolet, Roinain- 

 ville, on the one side, and Fontenay-aux-Roses 

 and the environs, on the other, send immense 

 quantities of Strawberries, Raspberries, and espe- 

 cially the Pine-appio Strawberry, whose beauty 

 and perfume delight the senses of vision and 

 smell. Gooseberries and currants are added to 

 these fruits, and form, with all the varieties of 

 cherries, a full supply, during the months of June 

 and July. It is not uncommon, in favorable years, 

 to see from eight to twelve hundred carts, laden 

 with the fruits of the season, enter ihc markeC 

 during one night between eleven and three o'clock. 

 At the end of July, red fruits ore still abundant, 

 and already the apricot and Prune de Monsieur, 

 have replaced such as hove disappeared. Even 

 at this time, tho early Mignonne Peach appears. 



At this perioil tho market offers a most delight- 

 ful spectacle, from the number, iK-auty, and rich- 

 ness of the products with which it is filled. The 

 figs alone form a picliire by themselves. The 

 thousands of little baskets of this fruit, sent from 

 ihe romniuno of .Argenteuil and the neighborhood, 

 are arranged as upon singes, along the Pleps, of 

 the fountain, which embellishes and refreshes ihe 

 inarkei. 



In Aujjusi, there docs not remain any of the 

 red fruits, sovo the Sirowberry and Raspberry; 

 but their places have been supplied by pyromids 





