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States, and in many places in great abiiudance, 

 rould be well to have some experiments made 

 it to test the superiority of the colour attribul- ] 

 to it ; and if it should be found to possess tlic ! 

 .ities ascribed to it, of which Uicro appears to j 

 but Utile room for doubt, it would hcccwe an j 

 Bct of great national importance, inasmuch as, 

 colour made from it would be superior to those I 

 uined from Europe, and thereby frivo to tlio [ 

 lerican fabrics a preference in tlic blue dye, in ; 

 1 they arc now decidedly deficient. i 



appreiiend these balls ore made by simply 

 insr tlie leaves together the face ways us they 

 gatliered : lliat when a ball is made, it fer- 

 its and exudes sutficient moisture to cause an 

 esion of the mass; :ind th-.it this process do- 

 pes the colouring matter, so as to enable a wat 

 itract it with sutficient facility, 

 lie indigo made from the wild ;dant, i-? said to 

 of much better quality than tliat which is ob- 

 ed from the cultivated : but that t!ie former 

 not alfor.i so great a quantity as the latter. 

 PnfriJge's Practical Treatise on Dyeing. 



FINE GARDEN. 



e were highly gratified, the other day, by a 

 to the farm of our friend, Mr .-llstoii Marsh 

 this village. What excited our particular 

 ration, was his extensive Peach Orchard, con- 

 nj about 3000 trees, many of whicli have 

 inoculated witli tiie clioicest species of that 

 ious fruit, which could be procured. There 

 ;everil kinds embraced in the orcliard, which 

 1 in succession, iind thus afford the enterpris- 

 )roprictor an opportunity of disposing of them 

 e best advantage. The orchard has not been 

 productive this season ; yet in our walk 

 igh it, our eyes feasted upon the lu.xurious 

 of numerous trees bending beneath their 

 ling load, to the very earth. It appears, gen- 

 y, to be in a very thrifty and promising con- 

 1, and is kept with the greatest neatness. 

 • M. has also figs, almonds, &c. growing in 

 rounds ; but we were particularly delighted 

 an arbour of about a hundred yards in lengf' 

 •ed with native and exotic grapes. The vines, 

 jh but two years old, have entirely overspread 

 rbour, and are closely hung with large clus- 

 f grapes, which arc just now turning ripe. — 

 native grape, which is from South Carolina, 

 the most prosperous condition,and much larg- 

 an those of the exotics. They afford even 

 a luscious sight, and cannot fail to afford tlic 

 ultivator a handsome reward for his care. — 

 I. deserves credit and success for the pains he 

 aken to improve hij? fruit, and, if a bountiful 

 dence smile upon his labour, we have no 

 t he will receive it. — Rahway (X. J.) Mv. 



and will we doubt not, be read with interest andl 

 profit by all who arc engaged in tliosc pursuits. 



The society then proceeded to the election of its 

 otliccri for the year ensuing ; after which, the 

 members, with several distinguished strangers and 

 invited guests, repaired to llie hall of the National 

 Hotel, wliere an excellent dinner was prepared, 

 and a centre table, extending the whole length of 

 hall, was loaded with tlie richest and choicest 

 fruits of the season, contributed by the practical 

 gardeners and other members of the society, all 

 tastefully and beautifully arranged, and relieved 

 by pyramids of flowers. 'Among the variety of 

 fruits, the names of wliich were unknown to us 

 was a profusion of melons, peaches, jiluins, pears 

 apples, Alpine strawberries cfcc. &c. of the largest j 

 kind and of excellent flavour. 



The Orchestra, over the entrance of the Hall, 

 presented a beautiful parterre of flowers, in the 

 rear of which was stationed a band of musick. In 

 the centre of an arch of evergreens anu flowers, 

 was a bust of Liniia;us, presented by the President 

 of the Linnsean Society of Paris to the President of 

 the New-York Branch Society. Suspended from 

 the centre of the arch, and . immediately over the 

 bust, was a delicately wrouglit coronet of Sowers, 

 composed of tlie 94 classes of Linna^is; in the rear, 

 risiu,i{ like the spire of a church, was the eternal 

 flower, overlooking tho whole of the gay forest. — 

 On eitlicr hand were corresponding arches, and 

 the walls were decorated with festoons of ever- 

 greens and roses. The flowers and fruits were, 

 (as we understand) principally contributed and ar- 

 r;inged by Messrs Floy, Hogg, I'armentier, and 

 Wilson, under the direction of the committee. 



At half past 4 o'clock the Society sat down to 

 dinner, Judge William P. Van Ness, President of 

 the society, presiding, assisted by the Vice Presi- 

 dents. Among the guests, we observed Major- 

 General Brown; the commander of the Swedish 

 74 lying in this harbour ; the late President of the 

 Cortes of Spain, and Mr. Buchanan, the British 

 consul. After the cloth was removed, numerous 

 toasts were drunk, accompanied by songs, mirth, 

 anecdote and innocent amusement. 



[N. y. Statesman.] 



7 YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 

 e eighth anniversary of this excellent institu- 

 which has done so much to encourage aiid 

 )ve horticulture in this vicinity, was cclebrat- 

 ^sterday. The members of the society assem- 

 at 2 o'clock, in the Literary and Philosophi- 

 oom of the New-Y'ork Institution, where, in 

 nee of the society and numerous ladies and 

 emeu, an interesting and instructive address 

 Iclivered by Professor Samuel L. Mitchill, 

 f the Vice Presidents. Tliis address (which 

 nderstand will come before the public,) con- 

 i much valuable and scientific information 

 ng to horticulture, botany and agriculture. 



PHILADELPHIA MARKET. 

 The Philadelphia U. S., Gazette of Monday last 

 says — " Never, within our recollection, were the 

 Philadelphia markets so abundantly supplied with 

 the different fruits of the season; peaches of a 

 large size, and most delicious flavor, were sold on 

 Saturday, at from 6 to Id cents the half peck, and 

 water melons weighing from 1,5 to 20 lbs. for 12J 

 cents — indeed so abundant were tho last mention- 

 ed articles, that a corespondent informs ns they 

 were after the usual market hours given away to 

 the boys and negroes,on condition that they sliould 

 take away not less than two." 



TEST FOR COLOUR. 

 A cori'espondent in the New York Statesman 

 recommends to dealers, as an infallible test to dis- 

 cover whether the colour of blue cloths is perma- 

 nent, to "take a small vial of muriatic acid (spirit 

 of salt) diluted with about one third water, rub a 

 small portion of this on any blue, (as much as will 

 attach itself to the cork will answer) and the col- 

 our will immediately change, if not permanent. — 

 A\'hcn a testis applied to a real blue, the colour is 

 rather improved than injured by the application." 

 Salem Observer. 



From tilt Hampshire Gaztllt. 



AGRICULTURAL NOTICES, &.c. 

 Derived from the " BulUl in fics Sciences Agricoles 

 ct I'cononniqucs," for May 1826. 



MULBKURV-TRKKS. 



Attempts are making in France, to extend the 

 culture of the mulberry, and the production of -cilk. 

 This tree was cultivated in almost all the provin- 

 ces of France, in the time of Henry IV ; it is now- 

 confined to twelve deparlinents, and large quanti- 

 ties of raw silk are imported from Italy and else- 

 where, to supply the French manufacturers. The 

 importations in 1824 amounted to 37 millions of 

 francs, about 7 millions of dollars. 



HORSES A.VD OXEN. 



M. Dupetitmont, in a late agricultural work, ex- 

 amines the advantages of cultivating land by the 

 labor of horses, and by that of oxen. He concludes 

 that the food of horses costs twice as mucli as that 

 of the oxen required to pertbrni the same work ; 

 that horses have 2iil kinds of diseases, and oxen 

 only 47 ; and tliat tho manure produced by ahorse 

 will enrich only half as much land as tiiat rurnished 

 by an ox. 



TEA OF PARAGUAY. 



Various plants are employed as tea in diftcrcnt 

 countries ; there are many vegetables in America, 

 that furnish a wholesome drink. The most cele- 

 barted of all the teas of America is the tea of Para- 

 guay, called matte, great quantities of which are 

 exported to Chili, Peru, Buenos Ayres, &.c. The 

 inliabitants of those countries always have a quan- 

 titj' of this tea prepared, whether they are at home, 

 or on a journey. It is prepared by pouring hot 

 water on the leaves, .and passing it through a 

 strainer, into a vessel called matte-pot ; this pot id 

 suspended to the neck by a little chain. European 

 travellers prefer this tea to some of the teas of 

 China. Tiie tree which produces the Paraguay 

 tea is a species of lle.t, and is found in Paraguay 

 and in some districts of Brazil ; it resembles the 

 orange tree. The leaves have no odor until warm 

 water is poured on them : then they diffuse an 

 agreeable fragrance. 



TEA OF CHI.NA. 



The 6?aci tea of China comes principally from 

 the leaves of tho ihea viridis mixed with those of 

 I the camellia sesanqua. a vegetable which is not 

 tea ; and the best teas, both green and black, ap- 

 pear to be the leaf of the thea bohea. The quality 

 and color depend entirely upon the time the leaves 

 remaiii on tlie tree, and the manner in whicli they 

 are prepared. 



WINE FROM FRUITS. 



M. Batliusuis, of Prussia, says if we wish to imi- 

 tate the wine furnished by the grape, we must 

 take fruits which unite the different qualities of the 

 fruit of the vine. Tlie juice of the apple contains 

 sugar, gum, and malic acid ; and the juice of cur- 

 rants (groseilles) contains acetic acid and citric 

 acid. By mixing these together M. B. thinks an 

 agreeable wine may be made. 



CASHMERE GOATS. 



A gold medal has been awarded to M. Polanceau, 

 for his experiments in crossing the downy goats of 

 Cashmere with those of the Angora race. The 

 mixed breed produced by these crosses yield three 

 times as much down as the Cashmere goats, and 

 the down is much longer. 



