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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



From Dr. W. Hosford, Orford, N. H., Cue's Golden 

 Drop plums. These plums were well jjrown, but 

 there was something peculiar in their apjicarance 

 and taste. "\Ve thought this peculiarity might be 

 owing to their having been touched by the frost. 

 This is one of the very finest of plums, but it is late, 

 and requires a warm soil and location, and a f-ivora- 

 ble season to come to perfection in this region. It 

 may be kept long after it is ripe. We think there 

 are but few situations where it will succeed well 

 north of this latitude. 



We have a half barrel of Early Purple potatoes, 

 from Salmon Buckminster, Lynn. They are very 

 acceptable, as those which we raised, last- summer, 

 from seed which Mr. B. gave us, were too good to 

 keep. This potato is one of the very eai'liest, and 

 of the best quality. It is considerably cultivated in 

 New Hampshire, generally under the name of Enrhj 

 Blues. But it is purple, not blue, and Early Blue 

 is the name of a very old, very early, and excellent 

 varietj' with a rough skin ; and it does not yield so 

 well as the Purple, which yields well for so early a 

 variety. It is as forward and good as the Early 

 White Blue Nose, or Eastjiort potato, and more 

 productive. 



Grapes from Colonel Chase, and apples from Mr. 

 Spaulding ; and other presents will be noticed in our 

 next number. 



NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. 



The American Flora, and Illustrated Natu- 

 ral History, by Dr. Strong, published by Green & 

 Spencer, New York, are among the most interesting 

 and valuable periodicals of the day. The illustra- 

 tions of these works are beautiful and accurate. 



Hovey's Magazine op Horticulture sustains its 

 high rank for originality and accuracy. Each num- 

 ber contains several figures, and elaborate descrip- 

 tions of fruits, foreign and native. 



Annual Report to the Lot Holders of the 

 Cemetery of Spring Grove, and the Public, for 

 1819. 



Report of the Autumnal Exhibition of the 

 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Wc hope to 

 glean some valuable facts from the doings of this 

 association. Friend Ernst is the president. 



The Farmer's Almanac, by A. Maynard. Phil- 

 lips, Sampson, & Co., publishers. This work is the 

 sixth number, under the author ; and the publislicrs 

 have good encouragement, and consider the work 

 permanently established. Besides the usual astro- 

 nomical calculations, this work contains much use- 

 ful and interesting matter, audit is intersxiersed with 

 blajik paper for memorandums. 



Fowls. — Wo Avould call attention to the adver- 

 tisement of Choice Fowls on our cover. Mr. Coffin'.- 

 show at the fair attracted much attention. 



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The way to gain a good reputation, is to endci 

 to be what you desire to appear. 



avor 



SINGING BIRD'S 



PETITION 

 MEN. 



TO SPORTS- 



Wouldst thou have me fall, or fly ? 

 Hear me sintf, or sec me die r 

 If thy heart is cold and dull, 

 Knowing nothing beautiful — 

 If thy jiroud eye never glows 

 With the light love only knows — 

 If the loss of friends or home 

 Ne'er hath made life wearisome — 

 If thy cheek has never known 

 Tears that fall from sorrow's moan — 

 If a ho])eless mother's sigh 

 Brings no tear-drop from thine eye, 

 Thou mayst smile to see me die ! 



But if thou canst love the lay, 

 Weli'oming the birtii of May — 

 Or summer's song, or autumn's dirge, 

 Cheering winter's dreary verge — 

 If thou lovest beauty's hues, 

 Decked with light or gemmed with dews — 

 If, all meaner thoughts above, 

 Thou canst hope, and trust, and love — 

 If, from all dishonor free, 

 Thou canst Nature's lover be — 

 Spare her minstrels, — pity me ! M, 



Philadelphia, May, 1849. 

 - Horticulturist, 



THE OLIO. 



A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches 

 of his own heart ; his next, to escape the censures 

 of the world. If the last interferes with the former, 

 it ought to be entirely neglected ; but otherwise 

 there cannot be a greater satisfaction to an honest 

 mind, than to see those approbations which it gives 

 itself, seconded by the applauses of the public. A 

 man is more sure of his conduct, when the verdict 

 which he passes upon his own behavior is thus war- 

 ranted and confirmed by the opinion of all that know 

 him. — Addison. 



The difference between war and peace has been 

 well defined by one of the ancients. " In the time 

 of peace, the sons bury their ftahers ; in the time of 

 war, the fathers bury their sons." 



Of all vanities and fop])Cries, the vanity of high 

 birth is the greatest. True nobility is derived from 

 virtue, not from birth. Titles, indeed, may be pur- 

 chased ; but virtue is the only coin that makes the 

 bargain valid. 



"Poetry," says some one, "is the flour of litera- 

 ture ; prose is the corn, potatoes, the meat ; satire is 

 the aquafortis ; wit is the spice and pepjicr ; love 

 letters are the honey and sugar ; and dunning letters 

 are the emetics ; letters containing remittances arc 

 apple dumplings." 



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