7o\. IX.— No. 13. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL, 



101 



ciiTuinstaiiccs, I have lonio lo the following 

 ■liisioii : — In localities soiitli ot' New York, the 

 season is preferable for transplanting all Irtcs 

 orth of New York, the full is preferable only 

 he apple, pear, plum, cl.erry, quince, and all 

 trees of northern latitudes ; whereas the 

 is to be preferred for the peach, apricot, 

 arine, and almond, which, for the reasons be- 

 stated, might, during severe winters, suffer 

 the intensity of the frosts. Still I do not 

 n to assert, that trees of these kinds are cer- 

 to be injured by the winter, as in very many 

 us they are not in the least affected, but they 

 xposcd to vicissitudes which may or may not 

 Many gentlemen, however, of excellent 

 meiit, make their plantations in the fall even 

 c more delicate fruit trees, which only serves 

 ove, that even in the most intelligent minds a 

 sity of opinion exists. 



Very respectfullv. 



WM. ROBERT PRINCE. 

 lode Island, Oct. 5, 1830. 

 S. Capt. Jacob Smith, of this place, has this 

 ent called in and presented me with an 

 ge quince weighing 17 ozs. — it is the largest 

 e ever seen, and is ratherinore plainly groov- 

 )m the head to the base than is usually the 

 He accompanied it by a splendid cluster of 

 ''hite Muscadine grape, of which he has a 

 crop ; the mildew, fogs, and humid atnios- 

 of this Island yielding readily to the all 

 rful influence of sulphur and lime. 



CULTURE OF THE PLUM. 

 AS G. Fessenden, Esq. 



AR Sir — I have remarked that erroneous 

 esions apjiear to exist in regard to the 

 ter of this tree, among persons not tonver- 

 ivith the subject. — Many jieople residing in 

 older latitudes, suppose that it is equally 

 te with the Peach, Apricot, and Nectarine, 

 cause their climate is unsuitable for these, 

 ikewise reject the culture of the Plum ; but 

 ct is the latter not only possesses a much 

 hardy character, but is often found to pro- 

 ruit most abundantly in latitudes too far 

 for the Peach to be cultivated successfully, 

 vicinity of Albany, and in the most west- 

 d northern sections of the State of New 

 the Plum trees produce abundantly, and in 

 ighborhood of Montreal, and other parts of 

 r Canada their crops are also very great. — 

 ^Islands of the St Lawrence, near Montreal, 

 myself rambled through groves of Plum 

 the natural growth of the soil, and loaded 

 ed and yellow fruit. — It is doubtless true 

 )rae varieties are more tender than others, 

 lat a judicious selection should be made ; 

 conceive the number is very limited of such 

 es as will not support the winter of the cold- 

 itudes of our country, and those which 

 riginated among us may certainly be select- 

 h little doubt of success. In no case how- 

 hen removed to a cold climate, should the 

 e budded on the i)each stock, as the root 

 then perish, although the jdum growth 

 otherwise have succeeded. And indeed 

 cks invariably to be preferred are such as 

 i the most hardy character, and perhaps 

 5 more suitable than the ytllmo variety of 

 'runus americana. In England the Muscle 

 d 8 Pear Plum are principally used for stocks, 

 nee, the St Julien is preferred for that pur- 

 a but although I have them all under culture, 



I prefer the one first referred to. There is another 

 |;oini to be considered in forming plantations of 

 plu m trees, and which forms with some jjcrsons a 

 great objection to their culture. This is, their 

 being subject to injury from an insect that stings 

 the branches and causes large i)rotuberances to 

 (orm on them, which if not removed, produce a 

 canker that in time destroys the tree. This ob- 

 jection may however be readily remedied by a judi- 

 cious selection of the kinds, for there is a consider- 

 ble number of varieties, which are very little sub- 

 ject to the attacks of this insect, and some which 

 are not at all so. Among those least subject to 

 be attacked, may be enumerated the Yellow and 

 Red Chickasaw, American Cherry, American Red 

 and Yellow, Yellow Egg, Washington, Huling's 

 Superb, Tondinson's Charlotte, Imperial Violet, 

 White gage. Smith's Orlean, Italian Prune, Elfrey, 

 Violet Empress, Miller's Spanish, Lewistown egg, 

 Coe's golden drop, the large Red, Violet, and 

 White Dame Aubert, Imperial Milan, Imperial 

 Ottoman, and a number of others. But even 

 when trees are stung by these insects, if proper 

 attention is paid at an early stage, and every branch 

 carefully cut oifin February or March below where 

 any appearance of the canker extends, and these 

 brancho, in which at that period the eggs of the 

 insects sare deposited, are immediately burned, 

 such attention will in a short period, totally eradi- 

 cate them. 



Very respectfully. 



WM ROBERT PRINCE. 



Linniean Botanic Garden, ) 

 Oct. 7, 1830. i 



TkESPASSERS IN ORCHARDS. 



The following is an abstract of the Statute 1818, 

 Chap. 3d, for the prevention of trespasses in Orch- 

 ards, and Gardens, SfC. 



Sec. 1. If any person enter upon any grass- 

 land, orchard, or garden, without permission, ivith 

 inUnt to cut, destroy, take, or carry away, any 

 grass, hay, fruit, or vegetables, with intent to in- 

 jure or defraud the owner: such person shall, on 

 conviction, before a justice of the peace, forfeit 

 and pay, for every such offence, a sum not less than 

 two, nor n)ore than ten dollars ; and be also liable 

 in damages to the party injured. 



Sec. 2. If any jierson, having entered as afore- 

 said, shall take, without ])ermission, and with in- 

 tent to injure and defraud the owner, any grass, 

 hay, fruit, vegetable, or shrub, cultivated lor orna- 

 ment or use ; such person shall, en conviction, by 

 indictment or information before any court of 

 Common Pleas, forfeit and pay a sum not less than 

 five, nor more than fifty dollars, for each offence, 

 and he farther liable to the party injured, in dam- 

 ages, equal to three times the value of tlie grass, 

 hay, fruit, vegetable, or shrub carried away. 



Sec, 3. If any person, having entered, as 

 aforesaid, shall, without permission of the owner, 

 and with intent to injure him, break, bruise, cut, 

 mutilate, injure, or destroy any fruit-tree, tree for 

 ornament or shade, or shrub cultivated for orna- 

 ment or use, such person, on conviction as in sec. 

 2. shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than ten, 

 nor more then one hundred dollars. 



Sec. 4. If any person shall conmiit any of the 

 above mentioned trespasses on the Lord's day, or 

 in the night time (that is betsveen snnsetting and 

 sunrising) he shall be liable to pay double the above 

 penalties. And all prosecutions for breaches of 

 this act, shall be commenced within one year 

 from the lime the offence shall be committed, or 



the penalties shall have accrued, and not after- 

 wards. 



LARGE FRUIT. 



Mr Editor — The papers mention that six ap- 

 ples of the Pomroyal species, gathered from a tree 

 of Col. J. Goodman of Springfield, averaged more 

 than a pound each, and one of tliem weighed 

 nineteen oimces. I now send for your inspection 

 five apples from my orchard, known as the Quince 

 apple, which, when taken from the tree, weighed 

 togethcr_/ftic pounds and three ounces ; the largest 

 weiglia one pound and five ounces; and measures 

 one foot and two and an half inches in circumfer- 

 ence. The fruit for cooking es|)ecially, is as fine 

 as the apples are large. The tree is a good bear- 

 er. I will, with pleasure, give scions, in the 

 proper season, to such gentlemen as may desire 

 them. L. LINCOLN. 



Sept. 27, 1830. J\Ias.i. Spy. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1830. 



MIDDLESEX CATTLE SHOW. 



The 'Middlesex Society of Husbandmen,^ held 

 their annual exhibition at Concord, on Thursday, 

 the 7th inst. The assemblage of spectators was 

 numerous .nnd respectable, and the different 

 branches of the displays and proceedings of the 

 day were aj)propriate and well conducted. 



The Ploughing Match was well contested, and 

 indicated much dexterity in the most important 

 part of the art of husbandry. Five double teams 

 and nine single teams were entered. Of the 

 double teams, Ahiel H. Wheeler, of Concord, ob 

 tained the first premium ; Samuel Hoar, 2d of 

 Lincoln, the 2d do ; Maj. Ephraira Flint, of do, 

 the third. Of the single teams, Silas Conant, of 

 Concord, obtained the first premium ; Nathan 

 Brooks of Acton, the second, and James B. Brown, 

 the third. 



Seventeen yokes of cattle contested in the trial 

 of strength. The first premium was awarded to 

 Prescot Barrett, of ^Vestford ; second to Isaac 

 Brooks, of Lincoln; third to Edward Wetberhee, 

 of Acton ; and fourth to Silas Conant, of Coii- 

 cord. 



The premiums on farms were awarded to Abner 

 Wheeler, of Framingham, first premium ; Dea. 

 Thomas Hubbard, of Concord, second do ; Francis 

 Richardson, of Billerica, 3d do. 



An able and very useful Address was delivered 

 by Elias Phinney, Esq. of Charlestown and Le.\- 

 ington. This was plain, jiractical, and replete 

 with useftd information relative to some of the 

 most important topics of agriculture. It gave 

 directions for subduing and cultivatincr peat and 

 boggy lands ; stated the kinds of crops, which 

 theory and practice concurred in proving to be 

 best adapted to such soils ; shewed that the 

 plough, although the most important and indis- 

 pensable implement in agriculture, may, by its in- 

 judicious use, deteriorate, instead of improving the 

 soil. The address, was scientific as well as prac- 

 tical, and, what added to its value, mostly found- 

 ed on actual experiments, made under the super- 

 intendence, or within the observation of the Ora- 

 tor. A vote of thanks was presented to Mr Phin- 

 ney, and a coj)y of his Address was requested for 

 the press, which request, we are hapj)y to learn, 

 will be complied with. 



After the Address, the Society again formed in 



