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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



NOV. -3, 1841. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



NONANTUJl HILL. 



The name of Ihis place, about seven miles from 

 Boston, is of Indian ori<,'in. The " Heights of Nu- 

 nantum," were the subject of a grant made to the 

 Christian liulinns by h special act of the General 

 Court of Massachusetts, at a very fnrly day. The 

 first church of converted aborigines in America, 

 was here congregated, under the pastoral care of 

 that renowned and pious apostle of Christianity, 

 • the Rev. Mr Eltot. There, also, was erected the 

 humble cdihce, wholly of Indian workmanship, 

 which was built by them for a place of worship. 

 The hill ' commands one of the most delightful 

 views, both of city and country, which is to be 

 found in New England. Westward, and in the 

 distant horizon, is Wachusett mountain, at the dis- 

 tance of sixty miles ; on the north-west and north 

 are the flourishing towns and heights of VValtham 

 and Watertown ; north-east and eastward are fine 

 views of Cambridge and Clsarlestown, and the 

 beautiful river Charles; a distant view of Dorches- 

 ter and Milton hiK, and, more beautiful than all, 

 the city of Boston, with its numerous domes, cupo- 

 las and spires, melting, as it were, with the Atlan- 

 tic ocean, which bounds the view in that direction. 



Nonantum, on Dhe v _slcrly side, siid to the sum- 

 mit of the hill, is now the possession of William 

 KonricU. This portion of the hill i« in the town 

 of Newton, and near the division lino between that 

 town and Brighton. Here are Mr Kenrick's Gar- 

 dens and Nurseries. The whole establishment 

 covers an nreu;of sixtyseven acres, a part being in 

 young forest and grass. The principal Nurseries 

 comprise aboDt thirty acres, including the dwelling 

 house and some of the appropriate out-buildings, 

 with such portions of the land as are successively 

 required in the rotation of productions — all being 

 at times cleared and replanted. Here are culti- 

 vated all the most approved and superior varieties 

 of fruit trees — the most hardy ornamental trees, 

 shrubs, and herbaceous perennial plants. In tiie 

 selection of tliese, Mr Kenrick has spared no pains 

 or expense in-searching out and procuring all ihut 

 is new, valuable and beautiful, adapted to our cli- 

 mate, from all accessible resources and collections 

 of other countries. His present collection of fruit 

 trees is probably unrivalled in this country, for 

 rareness, variety and excellence. Of the number 

 of trees of each kind, or of the aggregate number 

 of all the sorts we have no knowledge. A slight 

 view would discourage any attenipt to count them, 

 or to get the number but by approximation. 



The actual amount of sales at these Nurseries, 

 both of fruit and ornamental trees, we believe is 

 unequalled in the United Slates, except ar one or 

 two places. In the spring, sixteen tu M-. nty 'irst 

 rate workmen are employed, and about a dozen 

 during the remainder of the season. 



Mr Kenrick has now in a state of forwardness, 

 an " Abridged Descriptive Catalogue" of the Fruits 

 and Ornamental Productions, that will be offered 

 for sale in 1842. This catalogue, which is intend- 

 ed for gratuitous distribution, is to be printed on a 

 large sheet, in eight quarto pages. We have seen 

 a portion of it, and judge from tlinl, that it will pre- 

 sent a more perfect collection than can be found at 

 any other nursery. Mr Kenrick was in Europe 

 lost year, and laid a conscription on the nurserie.- 

 of Franco and England, the product of which has 

 been transferred to his own, whence the gardens 



and farms of his fellow-citizens may be enriched 

 and improved. 



No.NA.-<Ti'.M Dale. Adjoining the estate above 

 described, at the foot of the hill, are the Nurseries 

 and Gardens of John A. Kenrick — formerly the 

 property of William Kenrick, senior, and the father 

 of the present William and John. This gentleman, 

 who has now been dead some years, was among 

 the earliest cultivators of native Jorest trees in New 

 England. The present proprietor has given to the 

 place the name at the commencement of this para- 

 graph. The extent of the farm is from eighty to 

 ninety acres, lying chiefly in a valley, as its name 

 indicates, sheltered by gently swelling hills. The 

 land is of an excellent quality. A considerable 

 portion of it is stocked with fruit trees. Eight 

 acres are planted with peaches of the finest kinds, 

 for an orchard. The nursery covers about ten 

 acres, in which may be found all the most valua- 

 ble fruit trees, that admit of cultivation in our New 

 England climate. Most of these arc produced 

 from buds or grafts, taken from bearing trees, and, 

 consequently, no doubts can be entertained of their 

 identity. There are, also, about two -hundred va- 

 rieties of ornamental trees and flowering shrubs, 

 embracing the most desirable hardy sorts. Mr 

 Kenrick has a splendid collection of roses. The 

 Jirst premium of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society for the "fifty finest varieties," has been 

 awarded to him for several successive years. His 

 assortment of herbaceous plants is also extensive, 

 and includes all the most beautiful Pmonies and 

 Dahlias that are cultivated in this vicinity. — Bos- 

 Ion Courier. 



JVero Sofa Stuffing. An extraordinary and inge- 

 nious escape was made fr«im the New Hampshire 

 State Prison recently, by one of the convicts. He 

 worked in a shop as a cabinet-maker and uphol- 

 sterer, and iiaving orders for a large sofa, he made 

 it with a false bottom and stuffed it with some very 

 light materials. In the space formed between the 

 top and bottom, he contrived to introduce his body, 

 at tiie time when the wagoner came to take away 

 the piece of furniture. Ho was quite a small man, 

 and his weigiii was not sufficient to produce any 

 suspicions in the mind of the driver. Tlie sofa, 

 thus loaded, was accordingly slowed away in the 

 baggage wagon, and our hero made his escape. — 

 Boat. Timts. 



Sharp .Instvcrs. " Boy, your corn which you »ro 

 hoeing there, appears to be quite small." 



"Yes, sir, we planted little corn." 



"But it looks yellow." 



" Yes, sir. Dad had to go all the way down to 

 Uncle Nat's to get yaller corn to plant." 



"[shouldn't think you would have more than 

 half a orop." 



" No, sir, we don't expect but half a crop — we 

 plant on shares." 



OU.i:EN'S pati;m' sxrawcuttkk. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. al iheNew England Ajjnc 

 lural Warehouse and Seed Store Nos. 51 and.'i-.! .\«irlli Mi 

 kel .Street, imve lor sale, Green's PaleDt Straw, Hay a 

 Stalk Culler, operating oa a mccbaLiiccl principle not btfi 

 applied lo asy iinplcoient for this purpose. The most proi 

 ineiil ellects of Ihis application, aad some of the euosequc 

 peculiuriiies of the luacbine are: 



1. So 1,'reat a reduction of the quantum of power requis 

 lo use It, that the strength ol a half grown boy is sutticit 

 to work il efficiently. 



2. With even this modcralc power, il easily cuts two l>u» 

 els a minute, which is full twice as fast as has been claim 

 by any other machine even when worked by horse or siei 

 power. 



3. The knives, owing in the pccniiar manner in which tb 

 cut. require sliarpening less oflen than those of any olf 

 straw cuti«r. 



4. The machine is simple in its construction, made and f 

 together very strongly. It is therefore not so lialile as t 

 complicated machines in general use to get nut of order. 



APPl.l!J PARKKS. 



Just received at the New England Agriculiural Wai 

 house, .\o 51 and 52 North Market Street, a good supply 

 Sliinln/s .i'upcj-ior Apple Parcra, a very useful arlich-. \Vi 

 one ol these machines a hushel of apples may be pared 

 a vary sliort time in the best possible manner, and Willi gre 

 saving ol the apple, as the oulsidcs may be taken oflat S' 

 ronuired thickness. The ahove is also for sale at N. P. 1 

 WILLIS', No. 45 North Market Street, SCUDDER, CO." 

 DIS Sl CO., and HOSMER & TAPPAN, Milk Street. 



Sept. 1 6w JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



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In a temperance procession at Rochester, N. Y., 

 the ladies carried a banner on which was inscribed 

 this motto : " Total abstinence or no husbands" — 

 Upon this a paper remarks, that the young nieti 

 should adopt for their motto, "Natural form.i, or 

 no wives" — and then both stick to it It would 

 be diflicult, we think, to suggest a more elTectual 

 plan for lessening the evils of light-lacing and 

 hard-drinkii)''. 



LACTOMETERS. 



Just received at the New England Agricultural Wi 

 liciu-ic, No. 01 and 53, North Market St., a few sets of L 

 iwiriLiorSffor testing the quality of n-.ilk. 



June 23 JOSEPH URECK & CO. 



PRINCE'S Nl'RSERIES AKD GARnEJVS. 



The New Catalogues are now ready for d^ 

 trihution .."Tnlu- to uU who a\>y)\y, past paid, 

 mail. They comprise an immense assorln 

 of Fruits and Ornamental Trees, Shrubb 

 and Plants, Bulbous Flower Roots, and DahliiiL 

 Ijreen House Plants, Gurdtn Seeds, &c., all of wbicb t 

 now at much reduced prices. 



Orders, per mail, to WM. R. PRINCE, Flushing, will i 

 ceive prompt attention. 4teow Sept. 8 



UUrNDSTUNBS, ON FRICTION ROLLERS. 

 Grindstones of different sizes hung on friction roll, r« « 

 moved with a fool treadcr, is found lo be a greni 

 Hunt on the present mode of hanging grindslo 

 ease with which they move upon the rollers, tcwi 

 very easy lo turn with the foot, by which tnc In' ' 

 man is saved, and the person in the act of grii- 

 govern the sttme more lo Ins mind by having thf 



control of his work. Stones hung in this niaiui 



coming daily-more in use, and wherever used, givi 

 sal salisfaction. The rollers can be attached lo sto 

 in the common wav. 



Foreale ny JOSEPH BRECK & CO., Nos. r.l nnd I 

 Norlh Market Boston. July 



FENCE CHAINS. 



Just received from England, 10,000 feel Chains 

 for Fences or otlier }>nrpo8es. For sale hy J. llh' 

 CO., No. f.2 North Market st. ,.\ 



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N F. W F, >' « L A N 1) F A R M £ U . 



A WEKKLY TAPKn. 



The £ditoriaI department of thin pttpc-r having con 

 into the hands nf the subsrribir, I.e is now aulborilc 

 by Iho publishers to inform lh.> public that the prio 

 iho pnpor IS reduced. In future the terms will bH 

 pur year i/i udtanct, or ^U M if not pnid within 

 d,iy8. ALLEN PUTNAB 



N. B. — Postinastiirs ari^ reqaiied by biw to ftanA 

 Kiihecriplions nnd remittances for newspapers, will 

 pxpensfl to siibsrribem. 



TUTTLE AKD DBHWETT, PHINTERS. 



