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MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. General Notice. 



Marie Louise and Napoleon Pears. — The great confusion that has 

 arisen respecting these two pears, was on account of man}' of the Con- 

 tinentalists mistaking the pear raised by Dr. Van Mons, called the Em- 

 peror of France, for the Napoleon, and the pear raised also by him, 

 called the Imperatrice de France, for the Marie Louise. We believe 

 now that Mr. Manning, with true praiseworthy zeal, has set this matter to 

 riirht, and is assured of the identity of the two sorts. We recommend 

 those of our friends who are in want of trees of either of these two 

 valunble fruits, to apply to Mr. Manning, of Salen), where both are 

 to be found. In our next volume information respecting all the new 

 pears worthy of cultivation, will be produced: in sayingthus much, our 

 readers will l)e happy to learn that we shall be aided by Mr. Manning 

 of Salem, and Messrs. C. and A. J. Downing of Newburgh, N. Y., three 

 the best pomologists our country affords. — Conds. 



Art. II. Foreio-n Notice. 



Cow Cabbage. — This vegetable, which agitated the whole agricultu- 

 ral community about three or four years ago, since which time we 

 have not heard much respecting it, seems to have lately attracted con- 

 siderable attention in England, where the seeds have been selling at 

 the enormous price of about five dollars for a package of twenty seeds. 

 In a late number of Loudon's Magazine, we find a notice of the same: 

 and as a specimen of consummate puffery, we are induced to offer part 

 of it to the notice of our readers: — " Patronised by His Majesty. Won- 

 derful production of nature ! Waterloo Csesarean evergreen cow cab- 

 bage, of recent discovery, unequalled in affording the most interesting 

 and desirable results to the farmer, grazier, and manufacturer. This 

 singular and extraordinary species of cabbage, almost unknown in 

 England till introduced by the persevering efforts of Mr. Fullard, three 

 years since, grows from nine to twelve feet high, and from fifteen to 

 twenty feet in circumference. Five of these stupendous cabbages, now 

 raised to the greatest perfection in equality as well as size, have been 

 repeatedly found, by proper management, an ample allowance of food 

 for one hundred sheep, or ten cows per day; and the nutrition thence 

 supplied by this delicious vegetable will (as experience has already 

 abundantly demonstrated) speedily produce the most surprising im- 

 provement in the groxoth and utility of every description of cattle. As 

 an evidence of the beneficial tendency of this cabbage, Mr. F. has the 

 great pleasure and satisfaction of saying, that sheep fed upon it have 



