Vol. C— No. 22. 



I\EW ENGLAND FAUMEH. 



173 



The same methods may be obsorveci with young 

 ■jrafled or budded fruit trees. 



Where the time will permit it is desirable that 

 ' lie roots of the plants be well established in the 

 bo.xcs in which they are transplanted. Herbaceous 

 j.lants require only a short time for this ; but, for 

 plants of a woody texture, two or tliree months is 

 sometimes necessary. 



Boxes for the conveyance of plants, or of seeds 

 tluil are sown, may be made about two feet broad,- 

 two feet deep, four feet long, with sn)all holes in 

 the bottom, covered with a shell, or piece of tile, 

 or other similar substance, for letting off any 

 superfluous water. Thpre should be a layer of 

 wet moss of two or three iuclies deep at the bot- 

 tom, or, if that cannot be had, some very rotten 

 wood or decayed leaves, and upon that about 

 twelve inches depth of fresh loam earth, into which 

 the plants that are to be transplanted should be 

 set. The surface of the earth should be covered 

 with a thin layer of moss, cut small, which should 

 be occasionally washed in fresh water duriiig the 

 voyage, both to keep the surface moist, and to 

 wash off mouldiness, or any saline particles that 

 may be on it. 



When the boxes are about to be put on board 

 the ship, hoops of wood should be fastened to the 

 sides iu such a manner that arching over the box, 

 they may cover the highest of the plants ; and 

 over these should be stretched a net work of 

 pitched cord, so as to protect the plants from ex- 

 ternal injury, and prevent the earth from being 

 disturbed by mice or other vermin. 



To each box should be fastened a canvass cov- 

 er, made to go entirely over it, but so constructed 

 as to be easily put on or off, as may be necessary 

 to protect the plants from the salt water or winds, 

 and sometimes from the sunshine. Strong han- 

 dles should be fixed to the boxes that they may be 

 conveniently moved. 



Djring the voyage, the plants should be kept 

 m a light airy situation ; without which they will 

 perish. They should not be exposed to severe 

 winds, nor to cold, nor for a long time to too hot 

 a sunshine, nor to the spray of the salt water. — 

 To prevent injury from the saline particles with 

 whicli the air is sometimes charged at sea, (es- 

 pecially when the waves have white frothy curls 

 upon them) and which, on evaporation, close up 

 the pores of the plants, and destroy them, it will 

 be proper, when they have been exposed to tbom, 

 to wash off the salt particles, by sprinkling the 

 leaves with fresh water. The plants and seeds 

 that are sown, will occasionally require watering 

 on the voyage ; for which purpose rain water is 

 best. If, in any special case, instructions upon 

 this point, or upon any other connected with the 

 management of the plants during the voyage, be 

 necessary, th^y shoull be made known to those 

 having charge of the plants. But after all, much 

 will depend upon tne judicious care of those to 

 whom the pUr.ts cniy ic confided during the 

 voyage. 



Plants of the 8\iccalent kin!, and particularly of 

 the bulbo'is family, should uot be planted in earth, 

 but in M mixture of , dry sand., old lime, rubbish 

 and vegftabte mould, in about equal parts, and 

 should not b" vatered 



It may not bt- necessary, in every case, to ob- 

 Irserve all the precautions here recommended in re 

 gard to the putting up and transmission of seeds ; 

 but it is believed that there will be the risk in de- 

 nar.tjng from thero, in proportion to the d.?afance 



of the country from which the seeds are to be time, of the valuable information thus circulated, 

 brought, and to the difference of its latitude, or of The Royal Gazette, of the 2d inst. says as follows, 

 the latitudes through which they wil pass on the "We have already received such additional iufor- 

 voyagc. It is uot intended, however, by these in- mation upon the subject, as to produce in us a firm 

 structions, to exclude the adoption of any other . conviction that the matter imperatively demands 

 modes of putting up and transmiliing seeds and ; our mos'; careful researches, and the sincere co- 

 plants, which are in use in any particular place, ; opcfition of "every practical farmer, and every 

 and which h^ve been found successful, especially | man who has the inlcrost of the country at heart.'' 

 if more simple. And it is recommended, not only : Wo have conversed with a gcl.tlcman who Las 

 that the aid of competent persons be accepted in { made diligent and extensive inquiry into this sub-- 

 procuring nud putting up the seeds and plants, |ject, and who states, "that in no one instance, 

 to olTer any su'rijestion i wherever the tea wheat has been .sown this year, 



but that they he inviied 

 in reffurd to tnc treatm 



neut of the plants during i 



have the crops failed, or been tinged in the slight 

 the 7oya'<Te7 and their cultivation and use aftei" } e=t manner with rust or smut." This is a striking 

 iv,i-rlc ° fact — and the same individual 



Sir. 



{CIRCULAR.) 



Aai'i/ Department. 

 -I have 10 call your attention to the enclos 



has already bouglit 

 up seven bushels of the tea wheat, every grain oi 

 which he will carefully preserve for seed, (giving 

 other wheat in excliange) and we cjirneotly trust 



ed copy of a communication from the Treasury ^ the example will be generally followed, and thnt 



those farmers who may not be disposed to pari 

 with it, will at least carefully preserve as niiicii 

 as possible from being ground. 



Malas:n meat. — We have this moment receiv- 



Department to the consuls of the United States at 

 various ports; and to desire that tlie objects of 

 that conrimunication may be promoted by you, on 

 all occasions, as far as may be in your power. 



The Executive takes a deep interest in this mat- 1 ed the followiug comraunicatiou : — 

 ter, and by particular attention to it, you will prob- j To the Editor, 

 ably confer a lasting benefit to the country. j sir, — Having seen in your paper some notice;^ 



The letter of the Secretary to the Treasury is respecting what is termed "Tea Wheat," and be- 

 Eo full and satisfactory, that no further explana- . jng acquainted with similar qualities in anothec 

 tion seems necesary on my part. , parcel, casually brought into this Province, I beg 



You will be pleased to report to the Department I to follow A. B's. example, in calling the attention 

 what you do in execution of this object, and return of the public to it tiirougli the medium of you 

 the papers to the Department when you are de- , columns. The original sample was brought from 



tached from the vessel which you now command. 

 I am, resnectfuUy, &c. 



SAM. L. SOUTHARD. 



From St. Johi—fN. B.J GazeUe. 

 SEED WHEAT. 

 In tlie Gazette of the 12th ult. we laid before 

 our readers, such information as we had previous- 

 ly obtained, concerning a .species of wheat, new 

 in this country ; and in consequence of the man- 

 ner in which it v/as introduced, called " Tea 

 Wheat;"''' and on the 26th, we took notice of a 

 communication in the Fredericton Royal Gazette, 

 of the 18th, on the same subject, and extended 

 our remarks. The very groat importance of the 



Malaga, in the Mediterranean, and first sown in 

 the upper districts on this river — how long ago I 

 cannot say, but it may now be procured in con- 

 siderable quantities. Mr. Thomas Pickard sowed 

 an extensive tract of land with it, and had it quite 

 free of rust. Mr. William Wilmot sowed half a 

 bushel of it last year, and although every other 

 part of his wheat grounds were affected by rust, 

 not the least symptom of it appeared among the 

 "Malaga Wheat." Mr. Benj. Sloot, sowed a peck 

 of it in the midst of a field of the usual wheat of 

 the county, and not a single stalk of it boro a 

 rusted head, while all around the common wheat 

 was much affected. There must be many other 

 instances no doubt, if the facts were known, but 



subject, and its intimate connection with one ,,' . re • < i .i V ■ 



, •' , . . , , . .,, theso are surely sufficient ; and the sources of in 



branch of our agricultural interests, wi 1, (we'^ .■ , ■ ,. - , .i _ .. i u 



„.'" , .,..'.' ^ , , formation beinir at our doors, the matter should 

 trust be a sufficient apology tor bringing it again, . ■ i u ■ ' .■ » i 

 , ' , , "^ '-, . ^ ° .? ,' I certainly be investie-ated. 



and thus earlv, under consideration. Our friend, ' y •' o ^ r. 



,., ... f.v, 13 in ►. \ 1 I . 1 i I am sir, yours, &c. CD. 



(the editor of the Royal Gazette) who has taken 



a lively interest iu this matter, on the 9d instant,' "'" =1''''"'°" '° ^- » ^. favor, wo understand 



states, that "he had received such additional in- "^''J' H!i'-'''nS' "t Maugerville, planted this year 



one bushel of the Malaga Whe 



which he ex- 



formation on the subject, as to produce in him a 



firm conviction, that "the matter imperatively de- P'^'"''^ "''" y'«''' '""' "^ ''^^^' ''"'«<'" ^"=''<='' '~^^^ 



mands the most careful research," &c. The same -"'" °' ^'''"^'^ '"'' """s»a"y '"S^ and full. Major 



Gazette contains a communication, relating to Harding has also a large quantity of Tea Wheat 



some wheat lately imported from Malaga, which '" ^l^'^''^ ^"^ ""^^'- ' 



also has the quality of resisting the effect of rust, 

 &c. &c. We do fully and heartily concur with 

 the erlitor of the Royal Gazette, and wish to give 



all possiDle publicity to those important facts 



The ne'v crops not being broken upos, the pre- 

 sent seiison of the year is peculiarly fivorahle for 

 thi.s purpose, and affords a fair opportunity to ill 



provident farmers, to take s.i :li measu.'es. bv ex- t. ■ i i , • ,. , 



change of wheat, or by purchase, a. effectually to Penin.sula_and have been found to mature and 



secure themselves as much as th^y mav think pro. "P^" "'"'^ ^^ "'°''^^ ,^'r" "'='" f.^^ ""' ^^ich 



per, to tbe use of the ne.v seed ; and'we think it ]^^' ^'\ ^"" naturalized in our climate. They 



•IT. J 1 1,1 1 I are productivp, rise wtth a strong vicroroua staJk, 



will be a srross and palpable neglect, m such per ,' , , , . , = »'=,"'"*> =>'-i"tt. 



■,. . -1 »u-„ ).., -.i. 11 -land are large and plump in the ^rain. The oro- 



sons, as omit to avail themselves witha-jt loss of , r.i. c u » •,■ . »"= s"""- -mcpiu 



vduce of the tield, to which we have aJludea above, 



* Sfee N. E. Farmer, Vol. VI. pa-gs ST^ ' will be presEtj^ed as seeA fijr (he ensuing ^E^on ; 



.J new variety of Oats. — Our agricultural friends- 

 will be gratified in learning that a new species of 

 oats, possessing rare and estimable qualities, has 

 been introduced this season into the Province. A 

 few bushels of them, we understand, were import- 

 ed by bis Excellency, the lieutenant governor — 

 own, during the last spring, in a field upon the 



