Vol.IX.— No.7. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



67 



Jesse Buel, President. 



Alfred Conkling, 1st Vice President. 



Edward C. Delava.n, 2d Vice President. 



Isaac De.n.nisto.n, 3d Vice President. 



Douw B. Sli.ngerland, Treasurer. 



James G. Tract, Cor. Sec'y. 



R. M. Meigs, Recording Sec'y. 

 All the proceedings were gratifying in a liigh 

 degree. Tlie festival and its results— the rich 

 nd various fruits and vegetables — the spirit of 

 emulation and improvement among us — and par- 

 ticularly the series of eloquent and interesting 

 annual addresses — are renewed proofs of the 

 utility of the society. Surely our citizens will 

 feel a direct interest in the encouragement of what 

 contributes so amply to the necessaries and deli- 

 cacies of their tables, and to the advancement of 

 oue of the noblest employments of mankind. 



From Loudon's Gardener's Magazine. 



PACKING FRUIT TREES FOR EXPORTA- 

 TION. 



Sir — The following is the plan adopted by Mr 

 Prince of New York, in packing fruit trees, and 

 hich I can recommend, from experience, to your 

 readers: — As soon as the tree is taken out of the 

 Erroiind, the roots are dipped in a thick mixture 

 of earth and water. The roots are then tied in 

 ■jundles, and dipped in all at once, and a mat is 

 apped over them, to keep the earth round them 

 iogether. They are afterwards placed in a box, 

 ind a piece of wood is fixed across the bo.x, »ver 

 he top part of the roots, to prevent them from 

 noving, as the branches are not lapped up at all. 

 I have had trees packed in this manner, which 

 lave remained in the above condition four months; 

 ind, when unpacked, the roots were throwing 

 )ut new fibres. This occurred last spring ; and, 

 ilthough the season was so unfavorable, the trees 

 nade exceedingly fine strong shoots. The plan 

 idopted by Messrs Buel & Wilson, of the Al- 

 )any nursery, in packing their fruit trees, is as 

 bllows : — They dip the roots well in a' mixture 

 )f earth and water; but instead of lapping the 

 oots in a mat, they lay them in the end of the box, 

 ind fill in between them with wet moss ; so that 

 he lid of the box presses against the moss, and 

 hus prevents the roots from being shaken. I, 

 lowever, consider the plan of lapping the roots 

 n a mat superior to that of filling in with wet 

 noss, because a dampness proceeds from the mo5S, 

 rliich produces a mildew on the branches of the 

 lecs so packed. This has been the case with 

 rees that I have received packed in this way ; 

 >ut, after they had been unpacked for a short 

 lime, the mildew disappeared. The trees which 1 

 eceived this season, from Messrs Buel & Wil- 

 lon, are : — 



[Here follows the list of the trees. IMr Saul 

 ipeaks under another date, of these trees, as hav- 

 tta arrived in better order than any he had 

 jrer known imported. Editor JV. York Farmer.] 



Lancaster, June 15, 1830. M. SAUL. 



Fruit Trees [Pears and Apples] were taken out 

 o Madras, in 1793, by Mr Main, in a box of damp 

 noss ; the moss was damp when the trees were 

 lacked, not touched by the way, and, after a 

 'oyage of three months, was found dry, but tlie 

 rees alive. Some gooseberries and currants, 

 fvhich were packed with them, were dead. Tlie 

 ressel sailed from London on Jan. 1, and arrived 

 lie beginning of April. Tho trees came from 

 Mexri Loddige*. 



From tho New York Evening Post. 



Extract of a letlor from Honry t*oiriiio, Fnq. Consul, &c. dated 

 .«iiii Junn Batista dc Tabiisco, Moiicu, I'urinoily Villa Hutnioau, July 

 <J0, It»n, to iiiiiiiuel L. Mitcliill. 



Dees without Stings. — ' I send you by Capt. 

 Powers, of the schooner Washington, a hive of 

 stingless bees, of which you may dispose as you 

 may think proper. 



' As fibrous plants are my favorites, my prin- 

 cipal motive for coming from Campeacliy to Ta- 

 basco, was to obtain intelligence concerning that 

 variety of the Agave Americana, which produces 

 the very long fibres called Pita. Other plants of 

 this district, such as Vanilla, Sarsaparilla, and oth- 

 ers, will engage my attention. Among other 

 specimens sent from Catnpeachy to New Orleans, 

 is the Dolichos Priiriens or Cow-itch. 



Tho Bees have arrived in a lively condition, 

 and although they were receive! only yesterilay 

 aflernoon, (Sept. 1st,) are now making their ex- 

 cursions to and from their habitation with great 

 vivacity. Their dwelling place is a hollow log, 

 part of a naturally excavated tree, in which 

 these little creatures delight to live. The little 

 swarm, after having been released from its im- 

 prisonment, came forth, and the members visited 

 the flowers of the contiguous garden. — It was 

 observed, as proof of their neat economy, that 

 after having been immured during the voyage, 

 the notable insects came forth loaded with the re- 

 mains of their deceased associates, or with some 

 excrementitous or foul matter. They thus seem- 

 ed intent on cleaning their house. 



A hole in the side of the log, about three 

 quarters of an inch in iliameter, answers the pur- 

 pose of the entrance as a common hive. 



They are not so large as the common honey 

 bee ; but they have a neat aspect for an insect. As 

 they are such harmless little creatures, it would 

 please me very much to get a swarm of them. 

 But I fear the number is so reduced that it will 

 require an apiary-man of more skill than I possess, 

 to take the best care and make the most of them. 

 I wish such a person would present himself, and 

 take the colony under his protection. Something 

 novel and curious, at any rate — perhaps something 

 useful, might arise from it. 



An entomological description is desirable, but 

 this must be postponed, on account of its nicety and 

 difficulty, until a future day. 



TEMPORAL INSTRUCTION BY CLERGY- 

 MEN, 



If Clergymen, in addition to their spiritual duties, 

 would attend a little more to the things of the body, 

 and instruct their hearers in matters of natural 

 science and political economy, as Dr Chalmers 

 does and proposes to others, they would do them 

 much real service. By having their attention ex- 

 clusively directed to a world to come, they are 

 diverted from their temporal miseries here, and 

 taught to linger on in suffering, as if it were a 

 condition of their existence, and a sort of penance 

 to insure future happiness, instead of exerting 

 themselves to improve their worldly circumstances. 



[We fully agree with Mr Loudon, that the 

 usefulness of Clergymen might be greatly extend- 

 ed by considering the works of nature as well as 

 the Bible, to be a revelation.] — A". Y. Fanner. 



Average Price of Vegetables sold at Washington 

 Market, Sfew York, for August, 1830. 

 Potatces, from 25 to 44 cts. per bushel. Bv^h 

 Beans, from 37J to 75 cte. per bushel. Lima 



Beans, from 75 cts to 1,00. Sweet Potatoes, 1,00. 

 Cabbages, from 37^ to 75 cts. yvr do/.. Beets, 

 from 2 to 4 cts. per bunch. Carrots, from 2 to 3 

 cts. per bunch of 7. Parsnips, 4 cts. per buneh 

 of 6. Turnips, 37J cts. per bushel. Leeks, 6 

 cts. per bunch of 12. Celery, from 6 to 8 cts. 

 per bunch. Cucumbers, from 12J to 37^ cts. per 

 liundreil. Lettuce, from 15J to 183 cts. per iloz. 

 Succory, from 12i to 18| cts. (ler doz. Tomatoes, 

 from 6^ to 12^ cts. per half peck. Egg Plant, 

 from 2 to 4 cts. per |)iece. Corn, 25 for 12j cts. 

 Okra, 12i to 25 cts. per hundred. Sorrel, 6 J cti 

 per half peck. Waier-crcis, 12j cts. per half peck. 

 Salsify, from 6 to 8 cts ])er bunch of 12. Onions, 

 from 50 to 62J cts. bushel. Peppers, from 12J to 

 25 cts per hundred. Parsley, 3 cts. per bunch. 

 Herbs, of all kinds, from 12 to 18 bunches for 

 12 1-2 cts. Apples, from 25 to 1,00 per bushel. 

 Pears, from 37 1-2 to 75. Peaches, from 50 cts. to 

 3,00. Plums, from 50 cts. to 3,00. Grapes, 

 from 8 to 12 1-2 cts. per half peck. Watermelons, 

 from 1 to 121-2 cts. per piece. Muskmtlons, 

 from 1 to 8 cts. jier piece. — N. Y. Farmer. 



Expense of Ardent Spirits. — A farmer in Con- 

 necticut, who has occupied the same farm, on 

 lease, for about thirty years past, was lately com- 

 plaining that he had been able to lay nj) nothing, 

 from his thirty years' labor. A neighboring store- 

 keeper oflTered to explain to him the reason ; and 

 proceeded as follows : — ' During the thirty years 

 that you have been on that farm, I have been trad-, 

 ing in this stoie, and the distilled spirits I hav* 

 sold you, with the interest of the money, would 

 have made you the owner of the farm you hire.' 

 On examination of the books of the storekeeper, 

 his assertion was found correct. The farm was 

 worth about five thousand dollars. — .V. Y. Far. 



THE HAIR. 



In children, keeping the hair short is a circum- 

 stance of no little importantie — and should not 

 from any light consideration be neglected. Their 

 health, and we conceive in some respect their beau- 

 ty also, is prejudiced by a contrary practice. No- 

 thing is more common than to see a luxuriant 

 head of hair accompanied in children by paleness 

 of complexion, weak eyes, and frequent complaints 

 of headache. Upon this subject we find the fol- 

 lowing excellent remarks in a little work entitled 

 ' Advice to young mothers — by a grandmother' — 

 we recommend their attentive perusal to every 

 parent. 



' Tho hair on children should be cut short until 

 they are eight or nine years old — as the shorter 

 the hair can be kept, the less danger there is of 

 many maladies peculiar to that part of the body, 

 es|)ecialiy water on the brain. — Besides, there is 

 gootl reason for believing, that children who hare 

 a great quantity of hair, are most liable to erup- 

 tions, as scald liead, &c ; it is at least certain, that 

 in them eruptions are very difficult to remove. 

 The trouble, also, of keeping long hair sufficiently 

 clean, and the length of time necessary for this 

 purpose, is often a cause of much ill humor and 

 many cross words, between children and their 

 attendants, which it would be better to avoid.' 



'Mothers whose vanity may be alarmed, lest re- 

 peated cutting the hair for so many years should 

 make it coarse, may be assuredthey have no cause 

 for this apprehension, provided the haJc be kept 

 constantly brushed. I have never eeen softer, 

 finer hair, than on girls who h^ve had it kept 

 short — like that of school boys— until they were 

 in their tenth year J — Journal of Htalth. 



