Vol. IX.— N 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL 



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wlieic, ill theii- proper season they always coin- 

 uinml a good prici ami lueel a rapiil sale. — U. S. 

 Gazdle. 



Cape Broccoli in Ballimorc. — This most excellent 

 vcgeialile has heeii quite coiimion in our niurUet, 

 and is raised in groat iierloction. A day or two 

 since a couple were presented to us by Air Samuel 

 Feast, raised at his garden on the Frederick road, 

 which siir|.assed any we had before seen, lor size, 

 firmness, and richness. We were so anxious to 

 test their excellence by the palate, that wc (jnite 

 forgot the more scientific but more fallihlo tests of 

 tlie rule and scale ; hut we do not overrate them 

 in saying that they measured ten or twelve inches 

 iu dianii'ter, exclusive of the leaves. Thoy were 

 of the improved purple kind. 



Owing to the peculiarly favorable season, Urocoli 

 and Cauliflowers, arc cheap as well ns plentiful 

 in our markets, and thus many who have hereto- 

 fore looked upon them as delicacies beyond their 

 reach, have been ciHihled to try them ; and hence 

 a knowledge of their good qualities has been diffus- 

 ed, and the gardeners will he encouraged to extend 

 the culiivatiuu of them by an increased demand. 

 (I We have seen line large Cauliflowers and Broccoli 

 10 ?old at 6J cents, such as could seldom have been 

 )btained in any previous season for less than 12J 

 ;ts. and such as we have often seen sold at 25 

 irltents. — ..im. Farmer. ':.■ 



President, Herman Knicktrbarker, of Seha^ticoke ; 

 3d Vice President, Bleliard P. Hart, of Troy ; 

 •1th Vice President, John CoryjCT^C)-, of lloosic ; 

 Corresi)onding Secretary, O. L. Hollei/, of Troy ; 

 Recording Secretary, JUhert P. Ikarlt, of Troy ; 

 Treasurer, John Me Couii, of Troy. — jV. Y. Farm. 



The Southern Review is discontinued for want of 

 ])atronuge. It has been in existence three years. 

 Flint's jrcslern RcDtcK), though ably conducted, has 

 met a similar fate. Four newspapers have been 

 discontinu(Ml in Maine within the last three weeks, 

 viz. the .Maine Gazette, Bath ; the Thomaston lie- 

 gister, the ll'iscasset Citizen and the Saco Palladium. 



A person called and left at our otiice yesterday, 

 a .Mammoth Pear, weighing, when taken from the 

 tree, thirtyfive op.xces. It was raised by one 

 of our subscribers, in Oley township, Berks coun- 

 ty. The person who left the giant of fruit, did 

 not inform us of the name of the person whose 

 trees are thus gifted. — Conn, paper. 



South Carolina Silk and its Mamifaclure.-^We 

 ave in our ])Ossession a jwir qf silk stocldiigs, 

 le material of which was raised by iMiss HaVriet 

 Vinn, of Wiimsborough, in Fairfield Districtjiaiid 

 nil by that yoimg lady's ow n hands ; whit^fjiefery 

 oe to whoiri Wft-'^uVe shviwil them, prono;uic.-j 

 irticularly beautiful. They are certainly beyond 

 ly ideas that we bad formed of the perfection 

 bicli this interesting cnltm-e bad reached iu 

 3utli Carolina. It is almost impossible to dis- 

 iguish tliem from the finest specimeiis of woven 

 isiery, and they entitle our fair friend to very 

 eat jiraisc for patriotism and ingenuity. Such a 

 ecimcn, in our opinion, settles the practicaliility 



silk cultivation iu our state. — Camden Journal. 



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A corres]>ondent says the domestic exports o 

 ■uth Carolina to foreign countries amounted last 

 ar to .$8,000,000 ; and be hopes to see the lime 

 len the domestic exports of Massachusetts will 

 ount to an equal sum, and fiirnish cargoes for 

 many ships. Here the exports come from toil, 

 i there from soil. — Palladium. 



Cure for Bloating in Cattle. — The Volatile Spi- 

 of Ammonia is said to be used in France with 

 at success \a the cure of Bloating, a disease 

 sing from excessive eating of green grass. ' Its 



init ion is chemical, ' says the American Citizen, 

 composing tlic gas generated in the stomach by 

 mentation. ' We suppose the gas generatcil is 



ffi carbonic, and that the Ammonia does not de- 

 ipose but unites with it. We know not why 

 water would not have the same effect. 



■*. Officers of the Horticultural Society of Rensselaer 

 ' • miy. — We perceive by the Troy Sentinel that 

 society has gone into successful operation. 

 ! constitution and by-laws are substantially 

 same as those of the New York and Albany 

 licultural Societies. The officers are. President, 

 t D. Dickinson, of Troy ; 1st 'Vice-President, 

 neliu3 Lansins; of Lausingburgh ; 2d Vice 



Prince Edwards Island Cattle Show. — The P. E. 

 Island Register of the 2d ult., contains an account 

 of the Annual Cattle Show held at Charlotte 

 town, in the last week of October, at which the 

 crowd of competitors far exceeded in number any 

 former exhibition — while the s()ecimens of stock 

 and Agricultural produce displayed, proved the 

 S[)irit of rivalry which is now animating the farm- 

 ing classes of the Island. 



.1 Composition for the Shoes of Gardeners. — Take 

 one pint of boiled linseed oil ; two ounces yellow 

 wax ; one ounce Burgimdy pitch ; two ounces 

 spirit of turpentine. Mek the ingredients well 

 together, over a slow fire, and apply the composi- 

 tion to the shoes with an ordinary brush, repeating 

 the operation as often as the ointment will dry 

 in the sun. — This composition not only renders 

 the shoes more impervious to wet, but preserves 

 and gives a tone to the leather, and enables it 

 afterwards to take an exceedingly fine polish from 

 blacking. I would therefore, recommend its use, 

 not only for strong shoes to gardeners, farmers, 

 sportsmen, &;c, who are obliged to be much ex- 

 posed to the wet, but for shoes and boots in gener- 

 al. The composition may be kept in an earthen 

 cup or gallipot for a length of time, and laid by 

 for use as occasion requires. — Gardencr''s Magazine. 



Horticultural Society of Charleston. — A Society 

 under the above title has recently been established 

 at this place, the objects of which are, to effect an 

 improvement in the culture of such vegetables 

 and fruits as are now grown among us ; to intro- 

 duce new ipocies and varieties, and to encourage a 

 taste for Floriculture and ornamental gardening. 

 The Society has determined on establishing an an- 

 nual exhibition of vegetables, fruits and flowers 

 at which premiums will be awarded, for the best 

 specimens. Also, for such others as cannot be 

 exhibited at those seasons. — Southern .Agriculturist. 



In company with the Rev. Dr Milnor who has 

 just returned to New York from Eurojie, is Mr 

 Leon Vayssc, a Professor from the Royal Institu- 

 tion for Deaf mutes in Paris. Professor Vaysse 

 comes with high reconmiendations from the Abbe 

 Borce, Director of that Institution, and he brings 

 with him a knowledge of all the improvements in 

 the art of instructing mutes, since the death of 

 the Abbe Sicard. 3tr Vaysse has been engaged 



as a Professor in the New York Institution for the 

 Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, in the vicinity 

 of that city. — Baltimore Paliiot. 



Connecticut liiver A''avigation. — A meeting was lalc- 

 ly hclJ at Hartford, ronsisliiig ot citizciisi oftliattown, to 

 consider Ihe siilijcct ot llic pioposed steamboat line up 

 the Connecticut to Wells' liver. A good spirit was man- 

 ifested and half (he stock allotted to that city was imme- 

 diately taken up. The Haverhill N. H. Post says that 

 when ihe steamboats are establislied the transporlalion 

 |f)r Ihat part of the country will he done to and from N. 

 V oik for $15 a ton, whereas it now costs them .'jJ-lO to and 

 bom Boston, a saving of .$25 dollars per ton, or a prcmi- 

 nm of that amount to all who go to N. York instead of 

 Boston as they do at present ! 



Rail Roads.— The Rail Roads making in Now Jersey, 

 Pennsylvania and Maryland, and that projected from Bal- 

 timore to Washington, it is said will make a complete 

 line from the Federal City to New-yoik--300 miles. 



Cider. — As tlie time for laying in cider has come, I 

 would observe that mustard seed put into new cider will 

 keep it much better than any other thing I have tried. 

 1 put a half pint common mustard seed into a barrel of 

 new cider last fall, and let it remain on the lees, with- 

 out drawing of, nnlil it was all used, and it kept perfectly 

 sweet to the last — not the new sickly sweet, but more 

 like mellow old wine. The cider lasted a little of the 

 mustard, but some gentlemen who drank it thought it 

 was improved by it. — .Vewburyport Herald. 



We have heard several judicious persons who had 

 tried the mustard seed, recommend it very l:ighly. — 

 Dover Inq. 



It is said that there were but 40 hours of clear weather 

 in the whole month of November. 



.1 Rarity. — A salmon was lately exhibited in-41osto« 

 m;u-ket, suppossed to weigh nearly sixteen pounds, and 

 estimated at $25 value. 



.dn old Standard. — There is a tavern house in Sud- 

 bury 114 years old. The first man who kept it as a pub- 

 lic house, was Mr David Howe. He occupied it till his 

 son, Mr Ezekiel Howe, took it in 1746. In 1776, Ihe 

 present jcitpsr.t. Mr .\dam Howe, -sacccedcd lils fath- 

 er in the same employment. In the same family there 

 is a coat of arms, which has been handed down froai gen- 

 eration to generation since 1606— also a silver spoon 

 since 1619 — besides a large table and other articles of 

 household furniture since the erection of llie house in 

 1685. 



From Prince's Pumological Manual, now in press. 



LONG ROSE-WATER. Auth. 

 1 adopt the above title for a pear received about 

 eight years ago, frotn Paris under the name of Caillot 

 rosat, and I think it may possibly prove to be the 

 German variety so called, and mentioned in the Po- 

 mological Magazine as a long' fruit. The tree is re- 

 markably vigorous in its growth, and its form is 

 very regular and handsome. It last year produced 

 fruit of a delicious quality ; the pear was nearly 

 as long as the Epargne, not so large at the base, 

 and diminishing towards the stem ; its color was 

 green when gathered in October, but acquired a 

 yellow hue when at maturity, which was in Novem- 

 ber or December. The flesh was very rich, juicv, 

 and high flavored ; and although I had but one 

 fruit, and did not therefore test its value as a keeping 

 pear, I was highly gratified with it, and I deem it 

 one of the very best of its season. I have as yet seen 

 no description whereby to fully identify it ; but the 

 appearance of the tree is socbaracteristic.tliat it can- 

 not readily be mistaken for any other, and it must 

 without doubt be known to some of the numerous 

 writers on the subject. 



Summer Melttng. Pr. cat. 



Fondante d'ete. 



This is a tree of the most vigorous growth and 



flourishing appearance, shooting erect into a stately 



form ; the fruit is of fair size, ripens in August, and 



it has by some been considered the best pear of its 



