Vol. IX.— No. 14. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



Ill 



Slraiihcrries. — Fine specimens were e.xliibited 

 iby Mr Hiijjserston, of tlie Pine Strawberry. 



Mr Downer also |ii-esente;l samples of fine large 

 SharTbarks, taken from scions set in the spring of 

 1826, in a pig or common nut tree, anil samples 

 of good nuts, from a tree planted 24 years since, 

 from a very large nut from Ohio ; has been in 

 bearing 4 yeai-s. 



Mr Samuel Stillman, of Roxbury, forwarded to 

 the Society, specimens of the grub ])roducing the 

 •Canker Worm ; those insects wore fomid in mo- 

 tion, lotli Oct. 1S30, but in 1829, they did not 

 'Commence their movements till the 24tl). 



WM. KENRICK. 



^OTE REFERRED TO ABOVE. 

 To tho Committee on Fruits, Horticultural Hall. 



Mr S. G. Perkins sends to the Committee on 

 Fruits, two Pears, taken from trees sent him from 

 Europe. The large Pear came to Mr Perkins 

 from France, under the name of" Duchesse d'An- 

 goulenie." 



The small Pear came from England, under the 

 aame of the 'Charles D'Autriche.' 



Mr P. will thank the conmiittee to inform him 

 whether these fruits are correctly named. Mr P. 

 •ends a description of the large Pear, taken from 

 ''irolle,p. 70. 



A>G0ULE5iE Pear.' — ' [Vuit, larger than the 



')oyenne, nearly the same form. Skin, yellowish, 



L ed nest tlie sun. Flesh, melting, very fine tex- 



Ij jre, and sprightly ; the flavor more delicate and 



romatic than the Crassanne.' 



< This precious pear, which keeps until Decem- 

 er, was found a few years since, by Madame 

 maille, in a hedge near Angers. Tlie tree is a 

 ■eat bearer.' [Noisette, 1823.] 

 The specimen sent, measures eleven and three 

 mths inches, as it is the only one that grew on 

 e tree.' 



BRIGHTON CATTLE SHOW. 



The annual exhibition of Cattle, Ploughing 

 itch, &c, was held at Brighton on Wednesday 

 It. The day was uncommonly fine, the coliect- 

 1 of people very large, and the show, partic- 

 iriy of fine cattle, about equal to that of most 

 •mer occasions. 



We have time and room this week for but a 



•itch of the proceedings. The pons were all 



ed with live stock of the first rjuality and 



)earance ; among which we noticed 17 Cattle, 



lutiful heifers, calves, &c. of the Holdcrness, 



nton and Admiral stock, belonging to the Hon. 



m Welles, of Boston, a fine roan heifer, five 



hths Durham stock, belonging to John Prince, 



a fat ox from D. Farr of Southborough, 



ighing 2477 lbs., 2 fat oxen, from S. Billings, 



jHatfield, one weighing 234 lbs. the other 



32 lbs. 3 fine cattle from J. W. Watson, of 



ceton, a fine Bull, by Coelebs, dam Flora, an 



lOrted Durham Short Horn, from T. Williams 



oddlc's Island, also 2 fine heifers, by Mr 



liams, oiie by Bolivar, the other by Coelebs — 



leifer by B. P. Phillips, of Lynn, a heifer calf 



Will. Furness of Medford, weighing wlien 



onths and S days old, 518 lb»., a fine Milch 



|/ from John Ballard of Franiingham, a heifer 



by S. Conant of Stow, two heifers, from J. 



;hani of Westborough, one weighing 1085 lbs. 



other 951, a heifer from J. Birt of Cain- 



ge, a large cow from Jeremiah Fitch, of Bos- 



8 years old, weighing 1633 lbs., a heifer from 



Dudley of Brighton, 2 heifers from N. Brown of 



lltham, a heifer and calf from S. Higginson of 



Cambridge, a Milch cow and yearling from S. 

 Wynian of Shrewsbury,from A. Washburn, 2d of 

 Briilgewater, 1 Bull 2 years and 7 months old, 

 weighing 1494 lbs., a bull from S. Moi>e of Rox- 

 bury, one fourth Admiral stock, a fine Bull calf 

 from L. Baker of Bloton, a Bull calf 6 months old, 

 from N. Johnson of Medford, weighing 644 lbs. a 

 Bull from J. W. Watson of Princeton, 1 year 

 and 5 months old, weighing 989 lbs. from J. 

 Estabrooks of Royalston, 2 fat oxen, 6 years old, 

 one weighing 2233 lbs., the other 2291 lbs. — 

 a fine heifer from Seth Davis of Newton — a 

 heifer from J. Stone of Newton — a heifer from 

 A. S. Jackson of Newton — a heifer from S. Fiske 

 of Saugus — a cow and yearling from R. Sanborn 

 of Charlestown — a cow, two heifers and a bull 

 calf from Mr I. Bemis of Waltham — a beautiful 

 pair of twin steers from Win. P. Endicott of 

 Danvers — a cow from Asa Wyman of Roxbury — 

 a cow 7 years old from N.Saunderson of Waltham 

 — a heifer from Luke Fiske of Waltham — from 

 Joel Adams of Newton a heifer — from T. Taylor 

 a fine cow and two calves — a beautiful heifer 

 from Rev. H. Colman of Salem — a fine cow by 

 Coelebs from A. Aspinwall of Brookline — from 

 S. Bowen of Adams 2 fat cattle — from Leander 

 Hosmer of Bedford a milch cow — from John 

 Perry of Sherburne 2 Bulls, 2 yearlings, and 2 fine 

 calves — a fine Bull from C. Sanger of Sherburne, 

 3 pigs from E. Smith, Jr— from A Rice of Wor- 

 chester 1 Bull 2 years and 5 months old, weigh- 

 ing 1469 lbs— from B. Page of Shirley 1 Bull 18 

 months old weighing 1160 lbs — from S. Conant 

 of Stow, 1 Ox 2 years and 6 months old, weigh- 

 ing 1456 lbs— from S. Ward of Charlton, 2 fat 

 Oxen, one weighing 2312, the other 2278 lbs — 

 from P. P. Pierce of Lexington 7 native fat we- 

 thers — from E. Silsby of Boston 1 fine Dishley 

 Ram and 3 Ewes of pure blood, all imported 

 from Europe — from Eliab W. Metcalf of Cam- 

 bridge one milch cow — from Asa Rice of Wor- 

 cester, a fat ox 7 years old weighing 2380 lbs 

 a heifer from J. Smith of Newton— a fine heifer, 

 and some superlative swine from John Mackay of 

 Boston, viz, 2 Boars, 2 very fat pigs, 2 store ji 

 and 1 sow and 6 pigs that we think were as sleek 

 and plump and as fine an exhibition of the sort as 

 a connoisseur ever examined — from J. Bobbins of 

 Watertown 1 sow and 2 store pigs— from A. T 

 French of Milton, 6 fat native wethers — from T. 

 Williams of Noddle's Island, 2 Dishley Ewes and 

 2 yearling Rams got by Col. Jaques' imported 

 Dishley Ram — from S. Jaques, 1 Dishley Ram, a 

 fine imported animal that received the Society's 

 premium of .$30, last year — from J. Prince 1 fine 

 Ram and 2 Ewes from imported Dishley stock — 

 from F. Winchester of Southborough an uncom 

 monly large and fair colt, two years old, which 

 weighed 105.5 lbs. — from E. Sherman, of East 

 Sudbury a 4 years' old gelding — a cow and calf 

 from H. J. Kelly — Sir Isaac Coffin's CIcaveland 

 Bays, a present to the Society, were exhibited. 



Hearth Rugs were exhibited that were man 

 ufactuied by Miss Jane T. Robinson, Miss Susan 

 W. Lovett, of Beverly, and Miss Eliza Vinton, of 

 West Cambridge, a very beautiful Diamond Flat 

 by Miss Aurelia White, of New Braintree, also 

 fine Palm Leaf Hats, Capes, flannels, painted car- 

 pets, manufactures in leather, fur, and fancy ar- 

 ticles from various sources. 



Further details with regard to the Ploughing 

 Match, premiums, address, toasts at the dinner,&c 

 we are obliged to defer till next week. 



Mr Prince's long expected Treatise on Ike Vine 

 has at length been received here. We have not 

 yet had time to examine it, but have no doubt it 

 will satisfy public expectation. 



Large Squashes. — We have received from E. 

 Edwards, Esq. of Sjiringfield, three Valparaiso 

 winter S(iuaslies, one weighing 45 lbs., the other 

 two rather sniallcr — they are a part of the pro- 

 duce of two seeds, which yielded 36 squashes, 

 of the average weight of 22 lbs. — the whole 

 weighed 792 lbs. They will be exhibited at tho 

 Horticultural Hall tomorrow, and the seeds dis- 

 tributed among the members of the Society, at the 

 request of Mr Edwards. 



To Correspondents. — Several valuable communica- 

 tious are deferred till next week. 



Ornamental Shrubs. 



Just received at the New England Seed Store, No. 52 

 North Market Street, a small collection of choice Orna- 

 mental Shrubs, faithfully packed in mo3s for transportation, 

 at the following reduced prices ; — cts. 



Snowberry, 50 



Mezereon, (filled with flower buds: will blossom in 



March in the open air.) 50 



Venetian Sumach, {extra size) 1 00 



Snow Balls, 50 



Kalmia latifolia, (very beautiful) 50 



Sc.iiiet Trumpet Honeysuckle, monthly flowering , 50 

 Italian Fragrant Honeysuckle, 50 



Persian Lilac, (]>urple fragrant) Ik 



Corchorrus Japonicus, (very showy yellow blossoms) 50 

 Syringa, (white fragrant) 37i 



Fig Trees, 50 



Double Flowering Almonds, (beautiful, extra sized, 



vigorous plants.) 50 



Roses — Velvet Rose, 50 



Damask Rose, 37i 



English Double Red Rose, (beautiful) 50 



Striped Rose, red and white, 50 



Royal Rose, (very large) 50 



Dark Marbled Rose, (very double, beautiful.) 50 



Burgundy Double Rose, 25 



Blush, Cabbage, or 100 leafed Rose, TJ 



Four Seasons Rose, (beautiful, double,) 75 



Scotch Single, (white, with a little red, early, small 



and singular,) 3J3 



Pennsylvania semi-double autumnal Flowering Rose, 



(white, with delicate blush) 50 



Yellow Single Rose, (very beautiful,) 75 



China Primroses, 05 



Tradescantia virginica, 25 



African Blue Lily, 75 



Indian Shot, (canna indica,) 25 



The above are all extra sized, vigorous plants, and will 

 b'.ossom the next season, if properly managed — they are 

 labelled, and faithfully packed in moss for transportation to 

 any distance. Autumn is the best season for transplanting 

 them, to insure a vigorous growth, and blossoms the ensu- 

 ing season. 



Brighton Market — Monday, Oct. 18. 



[Reported for the Chronicle and Paliiot.] 



At Market tliis day .3579 Cattle, 6323 Sheep, and 1117 

 Swine. The severe storm which commenced about 10 

 o'clock, pvobahly prevented much business being done. 

 From 1500 to 2000 Cattle, 800 to 1000 Sheep, and several 

 hundred Swine, remained unsold at the close of the day. 

 We shall expect quite a market day tomorrow, Tuesday. 



Prices— Beef Cattle— From $3,25 to a 4,50; probably 

 about 20 were taken at 4,50 ; one yoke of Mr Sweetser's 

 prime Cattle were purchased by Mr T. VV. Bennett, at 

 5,50. The barrellers did not pay so high as last Monday ; 

 they appeared to fix the price for Mess. $3,50, No. 1, 3, 

 No. 2, 2,75.. 



Sheep. — We noticed about 100 prime wethers, (' on 

 drift ') which cost about .$3,75 — 4 was offered ior them. 

 We also noticed one lot taken at 2,25 ; also lots at 2, 1,75, 

 1,.50, 1,42, 1,33, and 1,25. 



Swine. — We noticed one entire lot of nearly 500 taken 

 at 3ic ; one lot of 50 Barrows, old, at 4c ; one lot of 30 

 Sows, old, at 3ic ; one lot of 30 selected Shoats, Sows & 

 Barrows, at 4c ; one lot of 70 Shoats, Sows and Barrows, 

 at 3|c — retail price 3| a 4c for Sows, 44 a 5c for Barrows. 



