THE GENESEE FAKMER. 



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COT-LEAVED HAWTHORN. 



THE HAWTHORN. 



The beautiful engraving we here present to our 

 readers is that of the Cut-leaved Hawthorn {Gra- 

 tmgus oxycantha laciniata). 



Neither the Common Hawthorn (C. oxycantha^ 

 nor its numerous varieties have* been much planted 

 ill this country, and the beauties and merits of these 

 trees are yet to become known and appreciated. ' 



The Hawthorn attains a height of from twenty 

 to thirty feet and spreads its branches laterally, 

 forming; a dense, low-headed tree ; the leaves are 

 of a dark shining green, and those of the variety 

 which our engraving represents are deeply cut, or 

 from five to seven lobed, while the Common Haw- 

 thorn is more generally three lobed — thi^ feature 

 thus forming the principal distinction, together 

 with the habit of growth, which, in the Cut-leaved 

 sort, is more slender and less robust than that of 

 C. oxycantha. 



In a plantation of ornamental trees, even a com- 

 paratively small one, the Hawthorn, in some of its 

 numerous varieties, should not be omitted. Its 

 dense head, at a height which overtops the shrubs 

 and lies below the taller trees, fills a space to which 

 few other trees are so well adapted; and its white 

 blossoms in May or June, covering it like snow 

 flakes, and the purple berries or haws which suc- 

 ceed, render it peculiarly attractive. 



There are several varieties of Cratmgus, natives 

 of this country, which may also be employed with 

 equal advantage in plantations. 



The most valuable of these are C coccinea, or 

 Crimson-fruited Thorn; C. crus-galU, Cockspur 



Thorn, and G. cordata, or Washington Thorn. All 

 the above species grow from fifteen to twenty feet 

 high, and when young can easily be transplanted. 



GENESEE VALLEY HOETICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of this Society was held 

 February 6th. 



The Treasurer's report shows a balance in his 

 hands of $179.41. 



The following named gentlemen were elected 

 officers for the present year: 



President — Joseph Harris. 



Vice Presidents — W. A. Retnolds, Jame3 Vick, 

 and L. A. Ward. 



Secretary — C. W. Skelye. 



Treasurer — F. W. Glex. 



The President was^authorized by the meeting to 

 appoint the Standing Committees for the year. 



Messrs. Joseph Frost, P. Barry, and H. E. 

 Hooker were elected to serve on the Executive 

 Committee. 



Recipe for Preventing Rabbits from Barking 

 Trees.— Bitter aloes, 6 lbs. ; black sulphur, 2 lbs. ; 

 soft soap, 6 lbs. ; water, q. s. ; soot enough to thick- 

 en the soup, and a little lime to give it consistency. 

 — WoGLOG, in Gardeners' Chronicle. 



Another. — 4 oz. soft soap, 6 oz. flowers of sul- 

 phur, to a gallon of water, as much quicklime as* 

 will bring the mixture to the consistence of paint; 

 and by adding some fresh cowdung to the other 

 ingredients, a greater body is given to the mixture, 

 and it will only want renewing every two or three 

 years. I have used the above mixture many years, 

 and never found it to fail. — Wm. Tilleey, in ditto. 



