AND IIOIITICULTUKAI. JOUilNAL. 



3S7 



III a Ruriil Cciiii'KMy llio lumios iiiul viitiu 

 the (li|)aitC(l wiuilil live in pcriieliial rreslincss, 

 anil ttii'ir semis scein Id rdinimiiio willi lliosu xvlio 

 l-ome lo ilo Inmm- to tlirir iiiaiios. Tims would 

 nil like ic) ri'iioso in draili ; and wliowonlil mil 

 ileeiii il a l)l•'^^illi,', lo Ui; alilo lo ciiiiler lliiil I'avin- 

 on a paient, cliilil, wife, liiisliaiiil, or iVieiiil ? How 

 ■can tliis (ilijvit lie so siicctssrMlly ncoomplislioil 

 as in coiiiirxion willi an l''xpi'iinn'nial CJariU-n ? 

 That pall oCtlic land wliicli lias liocii ivciiinim'nd- 

 cd for a Cf.metf.rv, may lie ciirntnvallateil liy a 

 cpiUTioiisavomie, bordered by trees, shrubbery and 

 perennial llowers ; rtuhcr as a line of denmiralion, 

 than oi'disi'oniirxion ; I'or the ornanicntal groinids 

 (d'the Gardk.n slionlil lie apparently bleiideil wiili 

 those of the Ccnn-tery, and the walks of each 

 io iuteiconniiunicate, as to atfonl an nninterrupt- 

 od ran;ie over both, as one coninioii dninain. 



Among the hills, glades an.l daks, which are 

 now covered with evergreen, and dccidnons trees 

 and shrubs, may be selected sites for isolated jrraves, 

 and tombs, and these being siirinounted with col- 

 (iniiis, obelisks, and other appropriate monuments 

 of granite and marble, may be rendered interesting 

 specimens of art ; they will also vary and embel- 

 lish the scenery., embraced within the scope of the 

 numerous sinuous avenues, which may be felici- 

 tously opened, in all direeiioiis, and to a vast extent 

 from the diversili hI and picruresiiiie features, 

 •which the topography of the tract of land pre- 

 sents. 



15esides tlie great pnlilic adviuitagrs, which will 

 result, from the 1 lortii'ultural departments, that [lor- 

 lion of the land -wliieli may be coiisecraled to the 

 dead, anil rejulered like the Klysian fields of the 

 Kgyplians, a holy and pleasant resort for the living, 

 — the whole will present one of the most instruc- 

 jive, maiTnilicent, and pleasant promenades in our 

 country. FroYn its immediate proximity to the 

 Capital of the State, it will attract iinivtrsal 

 interest, and become a place of healthful, refresh- 

 ing and agreeable resort, from early sjiring, until 

 the close of autumn. 



To accomplish these two great objects, it is 

 necessary that a fund should be created, immedi- 

 -ately, sufficient for the purchase of the land, sur- 

 rounding it with a substantial fence, the erection 

 of a gardener's lodge, laying out the grounils, and 

 preparing them for the purposes of an Experi- 

 mental Garden an'd a Cemetery. That this can be 

 "be dune, your committee does not entertain s 

 doubt, and respectfully recommend the adoption 

 of the following measures, as best calculati-d lo 

 . insure succees. 



n. A. S. Dearborn, 



For !h.- Oniininr... 



The Committee to whom was referred the 

 method of raising snbscripr.ions for the Exjieri- 

 -mental Garden and Cemetery, beg leave to 



REPORT : 



1. That it is expedient to purchase for a Garden 

 ■aud Cemetery, a tract of land, commonly known by 

 The name of Sweet Anburii, near the mad leading 

 from Camlnidge to W'atertown, containing about 

 seventytwo acres, for the sum of six thousand 

 ■dollars- provided this sum can be raised, in the 

 manner proposed, in the second article of this re- 

 port. 



2. Tliat a subseription be opened for lots of 

 ground in the said ti act, containing not less than 

 ■two hundred scpiarc feet each, at the iirice of sixty 

 ^allar^ for each lot, — the subscription to not 



be binding until 

 for. 



le hundred luis are sub.-cribed 



3. That when a hundred or mn 

 the light of choice shall he ilispo: 

 liuu, <i( which seusouable iiotiei 

 lo tlie sn!).-cribers. 



■i. That those snbsiTibrrs, win 

 nieininin fur the ri^ht of clinnj 



not offer a 

 shall have 



iheir hits assigned to tin 



5. Thatlhe fi'e of lln 



the Massachusetts llorti' 



the USB of the lots, 



mby lot. 



land shall be vesieil in 

 •nllnral Society, but that 

 •eeably lo an act of the 



Legislature, respecting the same, shall be .secured 

 to the sulisc'ibi.-rs, llioir heirs and assigns forever. 



6. That llie land devoted to the purpose of a 

 Cemetery shall contain not less than forty acres. 



7. That every subscriber, upon paying for his 

 lot, shall become a member for life, of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, without being sub- 

 ject to assessments. 



8. That a Garden and Cemetery Committee of 

 nine persons shall be chosen annually, first by the 

 subscribers, and afterwards by the Horticultural 

 Society, whose duty it shall be lo cause the ne- 

 cessary surveys, and allotments to be made, to as- 

 sign a suitable tract of land for the Garden of the 

 Society, and to din'ctall matters appertaining to 

 the regulation of the Garden and Cemetciy ; five 

 at least of this Commiltee shall be persons having 

 rights in the Cemetery. 



9. That the establishment, including the Gar- 

 den and Cemetery be called by a definite name, 

 to be supplied by the Comniittee. 



Joseph Story Franklin Dexter 



Daniel Webster Alexr. H. Evirelt 



Henry A. S. Dearborn James T. Ausiin 

 Samuel Appleton Charles P. Curtis 



Charles Lowell Joseph P. Bradlec 



Jacob Hisielow John Pierpoiu 



Edward Everett Zebedee Conk 



George liond Charles Tappau 



George W. Brimmer Lucius M. Sargent 



Abbot Lawrence George W. Pratt 



Boston, June 11, 1831. 



Resolved, That the Report of the Committee on 

 an Experimental Garden and Rural Cemetery, be 

 accepted and that said Committee hi! authorized 

 to proceed in the establishment of a Garden and 

 Cemetery in conforiiiity to the Keport which has 

 this day been made and accepted. 



FRDITS. 



A basket of largo Chili, and another of fine 

 Downton Strawberries, were presfiited by Z. Cook, 

 Jr. Esq. 



A bottle containing a specinieu ofnatirral Cher- 

 ries was received from Mr E. W. Bull, of Hart- 

 ford, Conn, which conformed to the desciiplion 

 he has ;5iven of them in his accompanying letter, 

 which is herewith annexed. 



Il.ilfor.l, June in. I:, 18J1. 

 To llie Pt-si.lent of tlie Miss. Uorl. Soridy. 



Dkar Sir — 1 take the liberiy of forwarding you 

 a ;)oor specimen of a yutural Cherr;/ uhicli is very 

 much valued with us, it being early, very sweet, 

 never blasting, the trees very hardy and thrifty 

 Many of them where tl-.ey originated are 4i feet or 

 more in circumference, constant bearers; the season 

 has been very bad with us for cherries. I should 

 have forwarded a better specimen had I thought of 

 it last week. 



I am, dear Sir, very respectfully yours, 



E. \V. Bull. 



FI.OWF.RS. 



Fine Hoses, from the gardens of Gen. Dearborn, 

 Samuel Downer, of Dorchester, Mr Phipps, of 

 Cliarlestown, Mr J. A. Kenrick, of Newton, and 

 Mr Walker, of lloxbury. 



A nuniher of Hue varieties of Carnations from Mr 

 llaggerston, of Charlestown. 



The Koses exhibited by Mr J. A. Kenrick of New- 

 ton, at this and the last week's exhibition, were nu- 

 merous and interesting; among them were the White, 

 Blush and Red Moss, Provence, White Multifloro, 

 York and Laiica;;ter, and many dark Roses. 



rije llofcs c\liiliitfil by .Mr Downer were from hushes 

 impelled by liim iVoiii Coiistaiuiaople, nail are Ibe .sort 

 fioui which the Turks iiianufncuic the Olio of Roses. 



FALL PLOUGHING FOR Sl'UING CROPS, 



Has been often recommended. Doubtless it 

 does well in many places. We have tried it till 

 we are convinced it will not answer here. It ma- 

 terially impoverishes our land. I cannot tell why, 

 but am satisfied of the fact. 



Pbjmoulh, Con. June 13, 1831. 13« 



PROLIFIC cow. 



There is a cow in this town, owned by a Mr 

 Jonathan Hall, but five years old this season, 

 which has had nine calves ; three when she was 

 two years old, two when she was three years old, 

 one when she was four, and three when she was 

 five years old. 



Ply mouth, Con. June 13. 1831. B. 



ComfoHuhk Prospects for ChuritabU SocuHes and 

 .11ms- Houses. — The .•■teanier Richilieu lately arriv- 

 eil at .Montreal and Quebec witii about 500 emi- 

 grants ; they (piarrelled with some of the other pas- 

 sengers, and fiiiiglit on lauding: several persons 

 where hurt wiih stones. 



SINGULAR MANUFACTURFIS. 



Tn Persia they have the art of carving spoons out 

 of pear wood, which are so delicate and so thin, that 

 the bovvl of the spoon can bo folded up lilic paper, 

 and opened again. The handles are so slender, 

 that il is a particular accomplishment to carry them, 

 when full; to the month in such a dexterous manner 

 as 1 1 prevent their breaking, i'liese delicate uten^ 

 sils are one of the accompaniments of men of rauli 

 being used only by princes and nobles when sippiug 

 their sherbit. 



In the province of Wiatkr, in Siberia, bawls and 

 cups are made of the knobs which grow on the birch 

 trees. They are yellow, marbled with brown veins, 

 and when varnished are very pretty. Some of theiu 

 are turned so very tliin as to be semi-trans'jar^nt ; 

 and when put into hot water they become so pliant 

 that they may be spread out quite flat wit'.jout injury, 

 as they return to their original shape iji drvincr, 



A kind cf rose-beads are made in Const antinopje 

 which are so much prized by the f.idtan's vvives that 

 they are usually called Beads o*' Cne Haram. These 

 poor ladies have so hllle emrjioyment, that they sit 

 for hours, passing these bea-.;., v;hen strmig, llirouTb 

 their fingers. They are composed ef the petals'of 

 the rose carefully pic'.,ed, and pounded into a 

 smooth paste m an iro.i vessel, wliicii turns thenv 

 quite black, owing tr, „ small nuanlitv of gallk acid 

 contained in the r^se-leaves., * Wheii the paste is 

 quite smooth, it ir, made up into tittle balls, which 

 are peiforated *;or stringing, and then slowly drieti. 

 in the shade. Whea hard, they a^- rubbed between 

 the hands, V/ith otlo of cose, till quite smooth. Ti^ey 

 always pr^jserve their fragrance. 



In No\-way there is a species of ants that build 

 their h ibitations four or five feet high, composed of 

 deca'_^ed wood, bark, etc, filled up with earth. A 

 botMe half full of water is thrust into these ant-hills, 

 ir.to which the insects creep and are drowned; the 

 contentsof the bottle are then boiled, and a strong 

 ac'idis produced, which the inhabitants use for \M^-> 

 g,5r, — Bertha's Visit to her Uncle. 



