KXI'KIMMKNTAIi KA l{,MIN(J. JM:{ 



which is sctldoiii iil)(iii<lii.iil, h(tr()i-(; l\\t) HisI, wcok in •liily. I(, 

 TiKjuircs ^fdiil, c.iuM! lor ilsKiiccti.s.sCiil ciilMvniiuii, ilikI is cxI.idiiKily 

 (Iciir ill (,li(^ iiiwiknl. W(U'() iiiiy iicvv filiiiili (<» Imi iiil i(t(|iic<!(| 

 into our fj-Jirdons, vvhicth would |)rodii<'i' nii alniiidiincc, of ripo 

 IViiil, ill (lid nuly \mvl of .hiiic, il, would Ik! an iiivalualilo IdoHH- 

 iiiji,' l,o (Ik; <',oinMiuiiily. 'I'lm //i/nis oiui/is ollors II.mcII' hh n, (it 

 Hubjccl, lor such oxjxsrinuiid-. A <|iiai(, of (Jk; IVuK, of (Jiis nlinili, 

 i'i|)OU(;d Itoloi'o (Jio suuinuu' koI.'IJci!, would hu inoi'o highly |iit/(mI 

 iliiin a huHhol of pciiclK^s in Soj)I.(umI)(!I'. Thu borricH of (Ik; 

 |)hi.ii(, ai'o or<iX(Uill()ii(, (|uali(,y. 'V\h'. only <|U()H(J<)n to ho miHworod 

 in i'(!j^iu'd (,() (.lioni, is wh(dJi<!i' Lluiy aio suH(',(!|»(,il)I() of iitiprovo- 

 niciit, and wh(;(,li('i- (lut Nlinil) ciin Ix; nuuh; to yi(dd alMindaMtly 

 by cuI(Jva,(i(»ii. 



Miirly NUiuiiidr I'luils arc, iio(, only in ^'Tca,!, dciiiaiid, luil, I, hey 

 ans also hi^.dily ini|ioi-|,aiil, (,o (he li('a.l(Ji oC (JiC; coiiiniuiiity. 

 Indeed, wi(,lioii(, doiilt(., a, ^rvcni deal of acliial sudeiiii}' t:\tv\i\^fH 

 IVoni (Jie wa,nt of (Ikmii on (lie lirsl, a,|i|iroa(!li of warm wt^allier. 

 Tln! waij(, in (lie, sys(,eni, which is sii|t|ilied by (,lie acid and o(,b(ir 

 (]ualiti(;K of fresh ripe IViiil, is iiior<; painruliy |e|(, in .Iiiik; and 

 .July (Jian in any o(,h(!r pari of (,h(5 y(!ar. TIk! (,ru(,h \h, we 

 uctiuilly need Ihe iiios(, (Vui(< a(, a seanon wliieli ai'lbi'(|H u;< (Jk; 

 loant ol' i(/. 11" by any mode ol" eultiire, (be June ixniy can b(i 

 iriado an ubundanl, prodneer of early rrui(,, i(, wonbl be moio 

 vahiable lo (Jie, jMiblie (Jian any IViiil, wliieli lias ye(, been dis- 

 Cov(!red. 



MxperiirKJuLs (mi)j;Ii(, likewise (,o In; made, upon oIIku- (tarly 

 fi'uiL-b(!arin^ shrubs. Tin; a,(,(,(!n(,ion of e,ul(,iva((MS has been 

 hiLlnu'lo exelusiv(dy eouline.d (,o (Jie donies(,iea,(.i(*n of a,ii(,umna[ 

 or late Kiimmef rrui(s, from a.monjr our indi}'eiioii:; j»laii(,H, sueh 

 aw the }^rap(! and bja.c,kbe)*ry. lhi(, la(,e riui(,H ai-e HunieienLly 

 various and abiindanl. Our alLenlion oii^ld/ (.o be mnrt; j)ar(,i(;u- 

 larly direcLijd to th(5 oarliost fruitw of HninirKu-. 'I'he low hlu(5- 

 berry (varcinium Unnllum) is very early in bearing, and by 

 cultivation and care in the Kchiction of the earlioHt varieticH, 

 it mi(j;ht iindoub(,(!dly b(! brouf^ht (,o niaturi(,y at Jin e,arliei' 

 period than the strawberry, and it would yictid IViiit with nine,|i 

 hiSK care and at(,(!ntion from the cultiva(;or. 



0. Anotlnjr Kubjeet of experiuKjiit is th<; doirjeHtie,a,tion of n<!W 

 spOcioH of hinlw and (juadrupe.ds. It wa,s the (Opinion oC Audii- 

 })0M, who (lo(!H not KCirun to havo boon a visionary man, (hat 



