im MASSA(MHJSMTTS Ml\lH)[]\s'V\}\lK. 



inci-diiHC! ill ^;r()wUi, iiiidiir its ikjw (;ii(',iiiiiH(,iiiiC(!H. Tin; (toiidi- 

 Uoii of Mi(! li(ui,llJiy pliuil, wliicli litis l)(;i!ii kopi, all vviiil,<;i- in u 

 h(,il(,(i of rcsl,, is Uk! very (»|t|Mi.sil,(; of this. 'J'lilu! I,w<> plantH of 

 l,li(5 s.'iiiKi Hp(;(',i(!H, wliicli Ii.hI nlliiiiKid (,li(5 Hii,Mi(5 Hi/,0 iumI malu- 

 ril.y, oik; of wliicli liiul jiisl. I*(;i;ii r:iis(Ml in ii IioUkmI, mikI tlu; 

 oUku* JiihI, liikoii IVoiti (,li() ('-(dliir, wlnud i(, wns (l(i[)(»Kit(Mi hIx 

 nioiilJis previously, licl, iJicm Ix; h.-inspliiiilcd iiilo Uio garden 

 ill May, and l.lio liisl, would lie, ioiiiid l,o j-rovv iiioi(! rapidly and 

 vi}!,'oroiisly iJian (,lie (iisL 



l<]x|»erinienl,.s nii;'lil, l>e made lor iJii:; olijeel, in VMiioiis ways. 

 'V\\i: phtnl.s iiii;>lil, he reinove(| into (lie cellar and iJieii (Covered 

 willi sand ; or Miey ini^dil, Ik; iillovv(Ml lo K-niiiin in iJie ^'iird(Mi- 

 l)e(| vvIkm'c lliey were pl!in(,e<|, covfU'od liy ;i, lM)\,()r prol,(;e,|.ed 

 l»y ii, hed ol' Ii;iy or sJivvdnsI, of sullieienl. (Jiielui(!SS 1,0 siivo tlio 

 plaiils IVoni rr(M'y,iii^;. Tlxiy ini^'Jil. Jilso Ite prol,o(',l,od (Voin tlio 

 Hulti.orriinean eoniiiiiinicafion of cold by si. Ireiieli all around llio 

 ImmI, ii.ImmiI, lliree I'ei-I, in depi li, Imi:i rded :ind lilled willi some 

 Horl, ol" dry cIiiiH, I,o l»e kepi, dry l»y llie sludter of a roof. 

 When (lio plants w(U'e uiicovcu'e.d in Uie spriiifj!;, Uiey would 

 comnieiiee {'-rowing' in a, sl.iii.e of rorwardness \j>\ry lilll(! In-hind 

 (,lia(, vvhieh Ihey lia.d :i.ll;iiiied when Iliey were coviired (Mi Mk; 

 preec^diii}'; iinlnmn. 



i"). Our indij'cnons rrnil-s jiim; \i'i-y impeileelly known (,o enl- 

 tival.ors. M,speriin(Mil,s l,o a limil,(!d o\l,enl, liavo Ixhmi ]iiado wiMi 

 ilio f^!;nip(!, (he hhiekh(!rry, nnd oilier spei^ies (d' rilhus. Mill, 

 llicrc; lire olJier IViiils l,li:il, mif/'lil, Ik; remhn'ecl iiroliUlbUi l>y <-iil- 

 l,ival,i(Mi. <hie of IIk; iiio:1 imporranl. wan Is of IlKM-ommiitiily 

 is a ^dod supply of I'luil, in llie early |(ar(, of the summer. Al, 

 no season of l.lie yesir is Ihe waiil, of fresh friiil, so painfully fell,, 

 as in May and .III lie. Miflil, iiolcerliiin speeies he diseovered 

 which would ripen MiiMr fruil, al, Uiis eiirly |teriod. 'I'here is an 

 indif'cnous sliruh, wi'il known l,o nil who !i.rc familiiir vviMi our 

 N(;w hln<_';l!Mid Mora, which mij-hl, he, rendered liij'hly servic,(!ahlc 

 hy ciilUvalion. This is Ihe .liiii(5 herry, so called from (he 

 nionl.h in vvhicii il, ripens ils fruil,, Ihe jit/rus oiut/is oi' i'i^ndow's 

 "• riaiils of Uoston," Mild (Jie <iiiir/<ui(/iiif canddcnsis of 'Porrey 

 ami dray. II. is (»iie of (»ur earlicsl, llowcriiig sliruhs, and lias 

 received (he name of shad hush, from (Ik^ period of ils (loW(5r- 

 iiifj^, which is (he lime oC (he arrival of (he shad in oiii- rivers. 



The earliesi, frnil, of our fields and <-';ardens is (,li<i sLra,w herry, 



