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THE GENESEE PARMER. 



April 2, 1831. 



blossoms are igain putting forth with all the r 

 grace of loveliness. The trees have left th*- 

 " sear and yellow" stale, and are now fondly 

 assuming tfieir garb of " everlasting green." 

 The delightful music of the feathered songster* 

 is every where heard warbling in soft melodies. 

 Na,ure wears a sweet and sorene aspect, and all 

 that is seen awakens an inspiration at once 

 pleasing and delightful. The family hearth 

 ts no longer crowded, and the mild effects of a 

 softer sun is acknowledged 



Man renovates his spirits, and his mind is no 

 longer crowded with the dire forebodings and 

 gloomy temperament of sullen wintor. Tin 

 re-appearance of nil things fair, the flower, the 

 garden, and the field, after months of cold ge 

 lid intractable winter, should put the unprin- 

 cipled disbeliever in Divine power to shame, 

 and show the blind absurdity of his blinder 

 doctrine nf chance. The Sentimentalist in his 

 reflections on the works of naiure, perceives 

 that an omnipotent hand has been engaged in 

 its resuscitation, and finds cause that He should 

 be worshipped and adored for his equal mercy, 

 justice and kindness. X. 



FOR THE GENESEE FARMFR. 



A spoonful of flax seed, steeped an hour or 

 two in warm water, and given to calves with 

 their accustomed food, once a day, till they are 

 six or seven weeks old, is very beneficial to 

 them. When Indian meal, which is highly va 

 lu I !o, is added to their food, a little magnesia 

 or lalk, now and then, will prevent scouring 



March 26, 1831 B. C n. 



SELECTIONS. 



POMOLOGICAL MANUAL,. 



We are indebted to the politeness of Mr. 

 Prince, for a few sheets of this work, from 

 which we copy the following, and shall make 

 further selections in our next. 



LITTLE BLANQ.UET. Pa. Cat. 

 Evel. For. 



This fruit is pyriform, eighteen lines in 

 heiglnh by thirteen in breadth ; the skin is ve- 

 ry smooth and yellowish white; the flesh in 

 half-breaking, white, with a slight musk flavor, 

 and of a pleasant taste. The seeds are well 

 formed, and of a light brown hue, and the 

 frait ripens the first part of August. The tree 

 can be ingrafted on the quince or pear, and is 

 very vigourous and fruitful. 



HASTIVEAU. Pr. Cat. Roz. Duh. 



This pear, which is of turbinate form, a lit- 

 tle flattened, usually measures fifteen hues in 

 diameter, and thirty four in height, and has a 

 slender stem, whose length is disproportion 

 ate to the fruit, and often measures eighteen 

 lines. The skin is very even, and entirely of 

 a light yellow hue, except on the sun side, 

 where it has some touches of bright red. The 

 flesh is half melting and musky, but neverthe- 

 less has hut little flavor ; the seeds are black 

 and well formed; and the fruit ripens about the 

 mi Idle of July ; the tree produces abundant- 

 ly, and may be propagated on both pear and 

 quince stocks. I havo already stated my rea- 

 sons lor the supposition that this maybe ihe 

 pear at present known in Englamd as the 

 Green Chisel. 



GROS HASTIVEAU DE LA FORET. 

 Pr. Cat. Dch. 



This fruit is of the shape of a top, and is 

 but eighteen to twenty lines in height, by fif- 

 teen or sixteen in diameter, with a large and 

 short peduncle of only eight or nine lines in 

 length. Its skin, at perfect maturity, is whi- 

 tish in the shade, and of a lively red next the 

 sun ; the flesh is white, breaking, rather dry, 

 •tnJ very slightly acid, but of no peculiar flavor,' 

 and has nothing to render it particnlarly desira 

 ble. The seeds are dark brown, and* the fruit 

 'ripens about the middle of August. 



FINE GOLD OF SUMMER. 

 Pr. Cat. Coxe. 



This fruit is of medium size, and turbinate 

 form, somewhat truncate at the end next the 

 stem, which is sixteen lines in length ; it is 

 flattened at the base, and the eye is situated 

 in the centre of a small cavity. The skin is 

 very smooth, of a yellowish green, dotted o- 

 ver with red points on the shade side, and of 

 a deep and brilliant red next the sun ; the flesh 

 is delicate, greenish, half-melting, a little acid, 

 and very agreeable ; the seeds are black, am ; 

 tolerably large, and the fruit matures about the 

 middle of August. I find by mv own obser- 

 vations, and those of my intelligent friend Ro- 

 bert Manning, Esq. of Salem, Mass. that two 

 other varieties of pears are erroneously culti- 

 vated under this name in some nurseries, pro- 

 bably without the knowledge of the proprie- 

 tors. — 



DOUBLE EYED PEAR. Auth. 



This fruit generally resembles, both in form 

 and in colour, the one usully called here the 

 Jargonelle, which is the Epargne of the French: 

 it differs only in being a little smaller, its grea- 

 test length is but twenty eight lines, and its 

 greatest breadth twenty-two. What particular- 

 ly distinguishes it is, that it appears to have 

 two eyes, which is caused by two sections of 

 the calyx forming themselves one within the 

 other in such a manner as to divido the eye in- 

 to two parts, and to give it the appearauoe of 

 being double ; the flesh is half-melting, with a 

 little sharpness, hut of agreeable flavour. In 

 the south of France, this pear ripens as early 

 as the end of June, with us here the period of 

 maturity is July. Rozier places the title of 

 this pear a- a synonyme of the Poire a deux 

 tetes, hut the New Dubamel describes them as 

 quite distinct ; I have followed the latter. 



LARGE CRIMSON. Pr. Cat. 



It is only comparatively with the still small- 

 er variety of this pear, that the present one 

 has received the term of grosse or large, for its 

 hiight is hui twenty-seven lines, and its 

 greaiest diameter twenty-one lines ; the stem 

 is ten or twelve lines in length, large in com- 

 parison with the fruit, and is inserted laterally 

 T'te skin is a whitishJfceen in the shadj.and ofa 

 ligh er or darker hue~^Qcrimson on the side ex- 

 posed to the sun. The flesh is somewhat firm 

 of a high and sugary flavor, and the seeds are 

 dark brown, or nearly black. The Pelite-cre- 

 ines'ne only varies from the precediding by he- 

 ather smaller, and in general not so high- 



ly coloured. Tbese two kinds are m 

 vated in Provence, (France,) whe 

 pen in July ; in ihii latitude they wil 

 mature their frnit by the first of August 



Ill^k^U 

 1^ 



subject of a Beard of Agriculture but he 



would p!esunie,surrounded as the Editor must 

 be, by the lovers and admirers of that great and 

 singular man, that ere this he has been fur- 

 nished with the materials ho desired. To 

 make the foundation of any future remarks in 

 relation to the subject as perfect as possible. 

 G. W. P. Curtis, Esq, of Arlington, and Mr. 

 Sparks, in possession of Washington's papers, 

 of almost every description, would no doubi 

 with pleasure afford their aid General Mar- 

 shall, in his history, and on Ihe occasion of the 

 last speech, thus refers to it," in presenting a 

 lull and clear view of toe situation of the U- 

 niled States, and in recommending those na~ 

 itional measures, in the utility of which he felt 

 i a confidence, no personal considerations could 

 I induce the omission of those to which open 

 j and extensive hostility had been avowed." A 

 tnavy was recommended to rise with the 

 growth, and increase with the strength and 

 , prosperity of the country. " 1 he speech i ext 

 proceeded earnestly to recommend the estab- 

 lishment of national works for manufacturing 

 uch articles as were necessary for the defence 

 I of the country, and also of an institution 

 | which should grow up undi r the. patronage of 

 the public, ana be devoted io the improvement 

 of agriculture. The advantages of a Milna^ 

 ry Academy, and ofa National University, were 

 also urged. If. in all reasonable calculation 

 and human probability such a n'nal establish- 

 ment as suggested by Washington. w. mid have 

 protected ou,- commerce, and iaved us from a 

 foruign war, what resuUs might have oeen an^ 

 ticipaled.from the active operation and co-op- 

 eration of the other three > Nothing less eureiy 

 tban a country uniformly prospering under the 

 influence of liberal institutions, arts. and seien- 

 ces.and every internal improvement coincident 

 with our age as a people, and ability as a na- 

 tion; with an uncomplaining ard rapidly im- 

 pioving agriculture, dignified by the talents of 

 the wise and good. The navy and military a- 

 cadomyhave, with the weapons of war and 

 science, long since fought themselves into fa- 

 vor with the nation, in spiie of modern philos- 

 ophers. May the time speedily arrive, when 

 the others will be permitted to co-operate in 

 rendering our country gronl and nappy. Bat 

 before wa can expect to arrive at such felici- 

 tous results, we must sub'lue in a <rreat degree 

 that double headed monster, party spirit— and 

 how is that best to be done ? In the spirit of 

 Washington, and that source from whence he 

 derived both his political and moral wisdom. 

 i let it be answered— a judicious combination oi 

 general education and practical religion— for 

 1 he said on another occasion, that we would ne- 

 [ ver expect to be a happy nation, except we de- 

 meaned ourselves to each other with that 

 ,: charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind 

 which were the characteristics of the Divine 

 ; author of our blessed religion " It might, have 

 'been unpardonable, sir, to have diverged so 

 far from our su'-ject, having any other cause 

 for it than the present — but no apologies need 

 ever be offered, for mingling the politics and 

 parental advice nf Washington with agrieuK 

 lure ; for like the structure of our happy gov- 

 ernment which ha approved, his plans were 

 clearly to be discriminated as individually use- 

 ful, but most important, in their union, produ- 

 cing one great concentrated whole. Permit 

 I me, in eonclusion.to wish you the most success- 

 ful application of every appropriate principle, 

 j and increasing light from all his virtues in the 

 continued progress of the American Farmer. 



the lucerne grass. 

 By an advertisement in this paper it will b£ 

 seen that Lucerne Seed is to be hid at Cook & 

 Coming's. The seed hen advertised is fur- 

 nished by Mr. Day, an English cultivator, now 

 i resident in this city, and it is very clean.and of 

 the best quality. 



The cultivation of the Lucerne is well worth 

 . -..-_.:__ -r ,u» r. ,. ■ ■ *** 



EARLY ROUSSELET. Pr. Cat. For. 

 This fruit is small am! pyriform, twenty-two 

 to twenty -four lines in height, and eighteen to 

 twenty in its greatest diameter, it is rounded 

 at the bead with a partial cavity to receive the 

 eye. The stem is large in proportion to the 

 fruit, and is rarely more than nine or ten lines 

 in length. The skin is delicate, yellowish in 

 the shade, and ofa rather lively red, mingled 

 with "mall gr.y spots next the s+iu. Tho flesh 

 is white, with a partial tint of yellow, half- 

 breaking, of an agreeable fragrance, with a 

 sweet and perfumed flavor. This pear ripens 

 here al the end of July, and greatly rosembles 

 the Kousselet de Rheims, but has less flavour 

 and perfume. In Fessendcn's American Gar- 

 dener, it is stated that this variety is known 

 around Boston by the title of Catharine, or a-, 

 pronounced Katttrn; but some confusion ex- 

 ists there on this head. 



From the Araaric.tn Former. 

 agricultural boards. 

 R. K. M. presents his friendly respects to 

 the Editor of the American Farmer, and ro- 

 fers him to the address of General Washing- 



ton ' .'-TY^r N n"° f nn J Lc e' slature > " f Decern- II the attention of the farmers of this reirion 

 ber, itjb, for the information required, 'Jn tnefl and wc confidently trust that anion- tire V«>r! 



