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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Oct. 15,188a 



procession, escorted by the Brigade Baud, marched 

 to Sheplierd's Coffee House, where an excellent 

 dinner was jjarlaken of by more than 200 persons. 

 A number of regular and eccentric toasts exhili- 

 rated the mind, while the body was feasted, and 

 excellent music served to complete the entertain- 

 ment. 



The Song, given on the last page of this day's 

 paper, written expressly for the occasion, was 

 sung with marked approbation, by Mr J. W. 

 Newell, of Charlestovvn. 



Berkshire Cattle Show. — The twentieth Anniver- 

 sary Meeting of the Berkshire Agricultural Society 

 was holden on the 6th and 7th inst. An address 

 was deliveied by Theodore Sedgwick, Esq. of 

 Stockbridge. 



Remarkable Calf. — William Furuess, Esq. of 

 Medford, Massachusetts, owns a Heifer Calf which 

 was calved 17th of March last, and weighed on 

 the 20th of September, 465 lbs. Its Sire, we under- 

 stand, belongs to Nathan Adams, Esq. of the same 

 place. 



VERMONT PRODUCTIONS. 



Mr Rdssell — From the twelve seeds you gave 

 me, of what is called the Valparaiso squash, I 

 succeeded in raising nine plants, (the bugs having 

 destroyed the other three,) which have produced 

 a large quantity of squashes — some of the bran- 

 ches run to a very great length. I procured a car- 

 penter to measure one of the Vines — the greatest 

 extremity from east to west 92 feet : the whole 

 branches from one plant 348 feet. We have cook- 

 ed one of these squashes, which 1 think superior 

 to any I have ever raised. The shell or rind is 

 very hard, and when boiled, the inside is scraped 

 from the shell with very little trouble. 



I have also a Pumpkin Vine ; the produce of the 

 pumpkins from a single vine when weighed was 

 3921bs. 



If you wish, I will send you one of the squashes 

 which weighs 46 lbs. 



Yours, truly, WIGHT CHAPMAN. 



Middlebury, Vt. Oct, 4, 1830. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Saturday, October 9, 1830. 

 FRUITS. 



The display of fruits, today, was unusually 

 great. Om- Horticultural friends, on this, as well 

 as upon former occasions, have manifested a zeal 

 for the dissemination of a knowledge of their best 

 varieties, which is highly commendable in them 

 and gratifying to the lovers of good fruits. To 

 those gentlemen living at a distance, particularly 

 Col. Gibbs, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Mr Stephen H. 

 Smith, of Providence, R. I., and Mr E. Edwards, 

 of Springfield, for the trouble they have taken, in 

 forwarding fine specimens of fruits, the Committee 

 fee;l greatly obliged. 



Pears. — From Mr Toohey, no name. Napoleon 

 and Passe Colmar, from Mr S. Downer. Very 

 large and fine St Michaels, some of them weigh- 

 ing 9 oz., from Mr E. Edwards, of Springfield. 

 A splendid specimen of St Michaels, for exhibition, 

 from Dr Shurtleff, of Boston. Seckel Pears, from 

 Mr Paine. Capsheaf, (supposed to be the Doyenn^ 

 Gris) Wilkinson, and a very superior Seedling 

 Pear, from Mr Stephen H. Smith, of Providence, 

 R. I. : of the latter variety, the committee would 

 be pleased to know more of its origin and history, 

 from Mr Smith. 



Peaches. — Congress Clingstone and Washington 

 Free Stone Peaches, from Mr R. Manning, of Sa- 

 lem. Fine Seedling Peaches, from Mr Davenport, 

 of Milton. Handsome Heath Clingstones, from 

 Mr E. M. Richards, of Dedham. 12 very large 

 and handsome Clingstone peaches, the three larg- 

 est weighing 1.^ lb. and measuriug from 10 to lOi 

 inches each in circumference, from Mr E. Edwards, 

 of Springfield. 



Grapes. — Fine specimens of Black Cluster, 

 Black Hamburg, and Sweet Water, from Mr A. 

 T. Penniman, of Boston. Very large Catawba, 

 (the vine having been girdled) and Schuylkill Mus- 

 cadel, from E. Phinney. Very handsome speci- 

 mens of Black Hambmg, Barcelona, Oval Malaga, 

 Catawba, Schuylkill Muscadel, Isabella, White 

 JIuscat, Red Chasselas, and some other varieties, 

 1 names not known, all of out door growth, froii; 

 Mr Z. Cook, Jr, of Dorchester. Part of a cluster 

 of large purple grapes, imported from Gibraltar, 

 weighing, it was stated, when the cluster was en- 

 tire, and when taken from the vine, 1 1 pounds, by 

 Capt. Uraun, of Dorchester. Chasselas grapes, 

 raised in open ground, from Mr Cheever Newhall, 

 of Dorrhester. A basket of Grapes, of very fine 

 flavor, names not known to the committee, from 

 Col. Gibbs, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Fine Esperion, 

 Black and White Corinth, Black Cape, Black 

 Hamburg, and a foreign Grape, (vines from M. 

 Loubat) all out door culture, from Mr D. Hagger- 

 stou, of the Charlestown Vineyard. Also, two 

 very beautiful boxes of Pine Strawberries, from 

 Mr Haggerston. 



Apples. — A beautiful apple, name unknown, 

 from Mr Pickering Dodge, .Tr, of Salem. A Spice 

 Apple, weighing 18 oz. — circumference 14 inches, 

 from Mr Watts Turner, of Medford. President 

 apples, from R. Manning, Salem. Porame D'Api, 

 or Lady Apple, and two fine apples name un 

 known, from Mr Thos. Whitmarsh. Governors 

 Apples, from Benj. Weld, of Ro.xbury. 



Specimens of 55 varieties of apples, were ex- 

 hibited by John Prince, Esq. of Roxbury. These 

 were all from the grounds of Mr Prince, were all 

 of excellent quality, and bear honorable testimony 

 to his enterprise and horticultural skill, in the se- 

 lection and propagation of the choicest fruits. 

 The names are contained in a subjoined letter from 

 Mr Prince to the Committee. 

 Per Order, 



E. PHINNEY, Chairman. 



JAMiICi PLilKS, Oct. 8, 1830. 



To THE Committee on Fruits — 



Gentlemen — I send you a sample of fiflyfive sorts 

 of Apples, the produce of my own farm. Many 

 kinds, (nearly twenty) have already passed by, this 

 season, and I have also many sorts not yet in bear- 

 ing. I trust they will give satisfaction. 

 I am very truly yours, 



John Prince. 



Pomme D'Api, or Lady apple; Newtown Pippin ; 

 Ribstone Pippin ; Bellflower, from a graft of May, 

 18.30; Old Pearmain — produced full crops ; Baldwin; 

 R. I. Greening ; Ro.xbury Russet ; Buckman's Pear- 

 main; Seaver's Sweeting, (uncertain) ; Esopus Spit- 

 zenberg ; Golden Pippin ; Sweeting, from Hamburgh; 

 Violet, from France ; Royal ; Blue Pearmain ; Doc- 

 tor, or Dewitt (says W. R. Prince) ; Red flesh ; Car- 

 ter — English ; Pomme Neige, or Snow ; Calville 

 rouge and Calville blanc, from France ; Nonpared, 

 from France ; Old French Dwarf, very prolific ; Sea- 

 verns, very fine — good till April ; another, much 

 resembles the last ; St Crispin, natural in Weston ; 

 Marigold ; Flat Pippin, from Maryland — superior ; 

 Hubbardston Nonsuch ; Gardner's Sweeting ; Cat- 



head, or York Russet ; Swaar— celebrated in Phi 

 delphia ; Golden Russet ; Fenouillet, from Fram 

 Ducassade, from do ; Wareham Russet — Englar 

 Garden, from Salem ; Spice Pippin; Chataignier, fr 

 France ; Court pendu gris, from do ; Reinette 

 Canada, from do ; Fall Greening ; Pippin, fm Fran 

 Imperial Table Apple from Holland ; Marean' 

 French Russet — and eight varieties of Engli 

 French and American Apples, to which the tall 

 are lost. 



Among the fruits exhibited last week, was 1 

 following, a description of which was accidenta 

 omitted. The Colmar Souvrain, one ot V 

 Mens' new Seedlings, was brought to t 

 Hall by Wm. R. Prince, 25th Sept., then not 

 eating, but since ripened ; has been tasted a 

 proves an excellent pear. In size, it will compi 

 with the Brown Beurre, not so round and full, I 

 tapering more towards the stem and eye — col 

 yellowish russet ; the eye and stem set in a sin 

 cavity ; flesh, melting, juicy, and fine flavore 

 not quite so high flavored as a superior Bro' 

 Beurr6. It may be considered a good acquisitj 

 to our list of Fruits. 



From the Centinel. 



Bees. — The attention of the public h as been 

 late often called to the culture of Bees. My O' 

 experience and what I believe to be Jmi)ort 

 improvements in tiieir management and in ; 

 construction of their hives, have been such as 

 enable me to make statements which have gall 

 some regard from intelligent keepers of apiar 

 which may deserve still more than they have 

 ceived. I have practised the making of liive« 

 inches square by 7 deep ; the top perforated | 

 three round holes an inch in diameter, which | 

 to be placed over each other in order to ren* | 

 the top hive without disturbiug or distroying' I 

 bees. ' 



The present year I had swanns from six Iiii 

 Onecamc out on the 5th of June ; I put it intoab , 

 over which I placed another ; and at the si t 

 time put an empty hive upon that from which i ' 

 swarm had issued. On the 31st of July I te ' 

 off my top hives : that from the before mentioi j 

 swarm containe<l thirtyone pounds of good lioD t 

 and that which had been put upon the old b I 

 twevtytwo pounds; making ffli/three pounds 

 pure honey, and my si,x hives yielded one huni }, 

 and eightynine pounds. I 



I added an empty hive to each, leaving a 80 

 cient quantity of honey in them severally for i 

 winter, and still, without impairing their wiff 

 supply. When these top hives are removed I 

 fall, they will be found to contain much bom 

 EBENEZER WITHINGTON. 



Dorchester, August 14, 1830. 



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Grape Vines. — Efforts have been inade ar' 

 fcrent times in this vicinity, to introduce the ( 

 vation of the vine : nearly, if not all, have faiit 

 have been only partially successful. Two 

 ago, Mr Loubat, a gentleman from the sol 

 France, commenced the undertaking on a ; 

 more extensive plan than had heretofore I' - 

 done. For that purpose he purchased a farni , 

 Long-Island, fronting on the harbor, and «!' ^j, 

 five miles from Brooklyn, where he has laid do' 1. 

 upwards of sixty thousand vines, in a vinef ♦• 

 of nearly fifty acres. The vines embrae* ' 

 ery description known in France, and were 

 imported from that country. They were m'' 



