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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



April (i. 182: 



Sallads. — Celery, Chives, Cress, LettDce, En- 

 dive, MuBtard, Parsley, Radish, Shallot, &c. 



Herbs. — Anise, Basil, Coriander, Caraway, 

 Chamomile, Lavender, Marigold, Marjor.am, Mint, 

 Sage, Savory, Thyme, &c. 



In addition to the ordinary garden fruits of Ap- 

 ples, Peacher!, Plums, Gooseberries, Currants, 

 &c. «&c. we would especially recommend the cul- 

 tivation of the Grape. The vine will form a Beau- 



NEW ENGLAND FAR MER. 



BOSTON, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1827. 



SIGNS OF THE SEASONS. 



Mr Editor — Whataie the signs of the seasons ? 

 Shall wc have an early spring ? 



Ofthebudswe shall learn from the Rojibnry 

 Farmer. — What indications are therefrom other 



tiful and highly ornamented shado, and the fruit a j circumstances : 



delicious dessert. Or if you have space and time 

 lo cultivate it to greater extent, you may save 



L.fe 



fiiiiie"' 

 (nouti 



in rows, two feet apart, and the plants sixtetrj).)' 

 inches from each other, in good rich gari^i 

 mould, well mellowed. The plants should be |u| 

 pared for transplanting by sowing the seed ift 

 hot bed, placed in a small box, and covering' 

 one-fourth of an inch deep, about the last weeti 

 April. This hot bed is made by laying twrf» 

 inches of new horse dung in the bottom of ^i 

 box, and covering it vvitli six inches of good i 

 den mould. If any freezing or very cold weal 

 should happen after the plants come up, let 



The wild geese have been seen to migrate early 

 this season to the north — and tlie little toads (as I bo.v be covered with a board until the weat| 

 besides abundance of fruit tor the 'table, a glass call them) with a full bladder of wind, like a bag- ! changes, 

 of good wine for your.-^elf and n friend ; and all P'pe ""'■er their throats, made the bushes and It should be hoed as often, and in the same mi 

 tkis may be procure'd with less coet than is devo- ; lowlands resound with their harmony, as some call ner as cabbage. The pods or capsules must; 

 bominable stuff, '». on the 37th of March 



$i: 



ay ne p 

 ted to the purch ase of that 



whiskey. Perhaps we owe an apology to our , 

 readers for applying so homely an epithet to this! others, will you let us know it. 



picked off and strung up in a garret, or other i 

 Are these indications? and if there are any room, about the last of September, or, at any r^ 



latter very general beverage of the country, Whis 

 key ; but wc abominate and despise this stuff to a 

 degree bordering upon perfect hatred, and do not 

 like to let slip an opportiioity for giving it a bad 

 name; and if our word would banish it the coun- 

 try, not a drop should pollute the soil of this con- 

 tinent for at least a thousand years to come. 



It is too generally supposed that the Grape is dif- 

 ficult to raise, aud laborious to cultivate ; neither 

 of these suppositions arc well founded. It may be 

 raised and cultivated almost with as little expense 

 of money and labor as any other fruit. After se- 

 lecting suitable kinds, but little skill and attention 

 are required. Our soil and climate is well adapted 

 to the purpose ; in proof of this we need but re- 

 mark the abundance of wild grapes which flourish 

 and bear lu.turiously in all quarters around us. — 

 And here we would ob.5erve that several kinds of 

 these are well worth cultivation. The large white 

 fox grape, common here, is little inferior in sweet- 

 ness and flavor to some of the Foreign cultivated 

 Grapes, and has the advantage of being a native, 

 and congenial to the soil and climate. The small 

 chicken or winter grape is another kind which 

 makes a most delicious preserve. We cannot, 

 however, go further into tlie subject at present, 

 but will endeavour to devote a future paper, or 

 two, e.xclusively to the culture of Grapes. 



Gardening is too much neglected in this state 



Yours, 



Weatherwise. 



i beforo the fall frosts. 



SAVORY. 



It should be sowed about the first of May 

 rows eighteen inches apart, and treated ne^ 

 like onions. Hyssop and thyme may be treated 

 the same manner. 



SACK. 



It should be sowed in a small bed, the firsri 



litii!' 



IMPORTED TREES AND PLANTS. 

 Mr. Prince in'his Linncean garden, New York, 

 has among his collection of foreign trees, a spe- 

 cies of Pine, several species of the Branksea, two 

 of Eucalyptus, and more than a hundred other 

 species of trees and shrubs, all natives of New 

 South Wales, and expects, in a few days a Teak May, and be transplanted where it is to gri 

 tree. He has in the press, a catalogue of the ; ^vhen the plants are one year old. The groi 

 plants, &c. belonging to his hot house, which will siiould be somewhat dry, and well manured. 

 be distributed as soon as they are printed. oyster plant. 



The salsafy, or oyster plant, is a vegetable! 

 easy production, and universally eaten, when 



SALES OF FRUIT TREES, SHRUBS, &C. 



A sale of Horticultural collections made by Mr t'roduc'ed 'to the'table. "it' resem"ble7a"sma'l"l 

 Shaw, lately returned from Europe took place in nip in its appearance. It is raised annually fr# 

 New-York last week. It comprised a choice and ^^^^^^ requiring no more care than the carrot 1 ,, 

 rich assortment of French and English Fruit Trees, bears a tolerable cron. In Europe it is eaten bo(r ' 

 Ornamental Fruit Trees,Vines, Shrubs, and Plants, boiled and fried. In this country it is parboiletl 

 &c., selected from the most cekbraiod nurseries and then fried either in butter or without. In i| 

 and vineyards in France and England. j^ste, it so strongly resembles the oyster, thi 



when sliced, and fried in butter, it can scircely b 

 distinguished from it. It is in eating from Nc 

 vember to May. Like the parsnip it will staii 

 out the whole winter. 



MELON (Cucitmis Melo.) 

 Seeds brought from the Southward produce the 



best melons, and the seeds sliould occasionally be 



renewed by a fre.'?h supply from that quarter. 

 Mr .MilUr says they should be three years old 



before planting, and that those which will swim in 



water should be rejected. 

 The ends of the runners, and the fruit last form 



Cress, or Pepper Grass, is very good in salad 

 along with lettuce and white mustard. It shoul 

 be sown in drills, pretty thick (as should the whib 



It is considered, in the country, a petty concern, i g^j^^^g jj^ 2)(:ar!(', should be l;iken off, in order niuslard) and cut young. A small quantity, in thi 



salad-season, should be sown every ten days, am 

 slightly covered. 



and abandoned to the care of women and children. 

 We desire, if possible, to claim for this subject, 

 suitable attention. Tlie produce of ;i garden will 

 afford a family many comforts and lu.xuries ; and 

 what contributes more to the value and beauty of 

 a house, than a neat and productive garden ? Cul- 

 tivating a garden is a healthy e.\ercise for the 

 sedenliiry, and a pleasing recreation for the la- 

 borer. It leads to industry, neatness, economy 

 and good order. If every dwelling house had a 

 good garden attached to it ; it would, at least in 

 our estimation, raise the value of the state 25 per 

 cent. But we have heretofore expatiated upon 



that the fruit first formed may have more nourish 

 ment, grow larger, and arrive to greater perfection. 

 A sandy loam, with a southern e.xposure, is best 

 for melons. A good manure to be put under t.em, 

 when planting, is an old compost made of good 

 loam and the dung of Neat-cattle or Swine. 



PUMPKINS. 

 Pumpkins, if steam-boiled, are a rich food for 

 swine ; the seeds should be taken out, as they 

 prove injurious to those animals. They are valua- 

 ble, as affording an early supply of food for feed- 

 ing horses and fattening all sorts of cattle in the 

 this point, and may not, perhaps be excused going | fall and fore part of the winter, before the ruta 



over the ground again. — Pottsville Journal. 



CLARIFICATION SOMETIMES LNJURIOUS. 

 Clarification is often found detrimental when 

 used to prepare vegi'table decoctions or infusions 

 for medical purposes ; and hence is a much less 

 frequent process in the Materia Medica than for- 

 merly. Thus if syrup of poppies be clarified till it 

 becomes quite limpid, it loses almost all its nar- 

 cotic power, and is, as a medicine, little better than 

 simple syrup. — English pa. 



baga crop .should be used 



To save the seed pure, plant the several kinds 

 at as great a distance from each other as possible. 



The last number of the J^'orth Ameriran Reviev 

 contains articles on the foliowins; subjects. 

 New Documents concerning Columbus — Trav. 

 els in La Plata and Chile— Life of Theobald Wolfi 

 Tone, and the Condition of Ireland — Kent's Com. 

 mentaries on American Law — Policy and Prac- 

 tice of the United States and Great Britain in 

 their Treatment of Indians — MrsHemans's Poems 

 — Critical Notices — Quarterly List of New Pub- 

 lications — Index. 



Mr Parmentier, proprietor of the Horticultural 

 Garden at Brooklyn, presented at our office yes- 

 terday, some monthly strawberry vines raised in 

 this place, in full bearing. He states they are 



Tlie summer and winter squashes, if they flower easily cultivated, and if protected from the weath- 



near together, will degenerate ; and the neighbor- er, will afford fruit every month, 



hood of a pumpkin will deteriorate the future .V. Y. Gazette. 



progeny of both. . ; 



Connecticut River. — The distance fiom the 



RED PEPPER. source to the mouth of this river in a straight line 



It should be transplanted into beds, where it is >s 27.5 miles ; following the nieanderings cf 



to grow, the last week in May. It should be put 'stream, the distance is nearly 400 miles. 



