Vol. 6— No. 31. 



INEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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40. Cioatat,or Parsley Leaved.— This is a va- 

 riety of the Oliasselas, with finely cut or divided 

 leaves; fruit of fine q ality, delicate and juicy; 

 the berries and bunches size of the White Musca- 

 dine ; ripens early m September. There are two 

 varieties, the re<l and the white. 



13. U%ite Fronlis:nac, or Muscat Blanc. — The 



REMOVING ROCKS. nials, and perennials. The first olow and uie tije 



In perusing a new work, entitled "Thompson's year they are sown ; the second blow the second 

 Travels and Adventures in Southern Africa," I year and then die ; the third sometimes blow the 

 vvas struck with what I conceived to be a novel first year and sometimes not, and die down to the 

 mode of removing rocks which may obstruct the ground annually, but spring up again every spring. 

 course of canals ; and as this subject has becouie I have not made separate lists ; but have included 

 one of immense importance, in our State particu- the whole in one Alphabetical List. There are 

 berries are of o-ooJ size, somewhat oval, and of 'arly, I thought it might be of importance to tran- sixty trees, shrubs and plants altogether ; and, if 

 an amber colout next the sun ; the bunches are scribe i: for insertion in your widely circulating properly cultivated, these will give a grand bloom 

 long, and terminating to a point, and the berries | paper. Speaking of a canal near the town of from May to November, 

 pretty closely set ; the juice luscious an I musky, j GraafF reinet, he says, -'this canal has been great- , LIST. 



and of exquisite flavor ; perhaps no grape is su- j 'y improved, or rather constructed anniv, on a Althea Prutkx. — It is raised from seed, or" 

 perior to tins as a tuble fruit. It has been remark- i much higher level, by the present Landrost, who from suckers. There are several sorts, as to col- 

 ed, that this grape does not come to maturity in i by indefatigable exertions, and entirely at his own ours. They should be mixed to make a variety. 

 the north of Prance, except in situations paiticu- risk, has carried it along the front of a rocky pre- , Save the seed in November or December. The 

 larly favorable ; at Long-Islaud it ripens in Sep- 1 cipice, and by these means gained a large addi- : pods are full. Sow in the spring. Seed produces 

 teiDber. i ''°" °^ arable grounil, and a more certain and the handsomest shrub ; and it is to be got almost 



16. Red Frontignac. or Muscat Rouge. — This abundant supply of water. I was not a little sur- , any where. 



grape ripens earlier than the preceding, its ber- 

 ries being less closely set on the bunch ; it is also 

 less highly flavored The fruit is of a lively red 



prised to find that this arduous task had been ac- ; Anemone. — This is a very beautiful flower, and 



complished without even the the aid of blowing worthy of great pains. It is raised from seed, or 



irons or gunpowder, merely by kindling large from pieces of the roots. Sow the seed in spring. 



colour,°an'd round ; the bunch is oblong, and the I fires upon the rocks, and when they were well The plant do^s not blow the first year. The root, 



peduncle which supports it is remarkable for its | heated, dashing buckets of water upon them. By which is tuberous, is taken up in the fall, dried ia 



size ; ripe in September. '■'''s simple process, immense blocks had been the sunj.add put by in dry sand till spring, whea 



15. Black Frontignac, or Muscat JVoir. — This split, and rolled from the path of the water- it is put into the ground again. And, during the 



iias very large round fruit, covered with a meally course — U S. Gazette. 

 bloom, and of a very fine flavor. It is called, at 

 the Cape of Good Hope, the Black Constantia ; 

 ripens in Septemiier. 



17. Violet Frontignac, or Muscat Violet — The 

 leaves are similar to the while variety ; the ber- 

 ries are large, oblong, of a violet colour, and high 

 musk flavor ; they are powdered with a fine 

 bloom, and are very delicious. I consider it oie 

 of the best table grapes ; ripens in September. 



14. Grizzh/ Frontignac, or Muscat Gris. — The 

 berries a e round, tolerably large, colour brown, 

 red and yellow interinixed, and they have a high 

 musky perfumed fldvor : ripens in September. 



18. H^hitc Muscat of Alexandria, Ma'aga, or Al- 

 exandrian Frontignac. — T.iis is of high musk fla- 

 vor when it is at maturity, for which purpose it 

 requires a very warm situation ; the berries are 

 very large, oval, and of regular form, without 

 being too closely set ; bunches of beautiful ap- 

 pearance ; when perfectly ripe they are of a fine 

 amber colour. I consider this the same as the 

 White Muscadel To be continued. 



In Congress — H'luse of Representatives. 

 SILK AND SILK WORMS. 



The Speaker laid before the House the follow- 

 ing letter : — 



Washington, Feb. 1, 1828. 

 SiR, — I have the honor to present to Congress, 

 through you, a treatise on the rearing of Silk- 

 ■ worms, by Count Von tiaggi, of Munich, who sent 

 it to me tor this purpose. The Count has seen 

 the Resolution of the House of Representatives, 

 directing the compilation of a manual on the cul- 

 ture of silk, and was desirous to promote the pat- 

 riotic views of the House, by sending the lesuU 

 of his labors on the same subject, and the evidence 

 of the good will be bears the United Slctes. 

 I have the honor to be, 



Verv respectfully, 



JAMES MEASn. 

 The Hon. Mr. Stevenson, 



Speaker of the Huuse of Representatives. 

 The Letter, and ihe Treatise accompanying it, 

 were referred to the Committee on Agriculture. 

 It vvas also ordered to be translated into the Eng- 

 lish language and printed, with the plates there- 

 in contained. 



From tlie Hampshire Gazette. 



summer, it sends out young roots, which ii;ust bo 



taken off and planted out, to become blowers 



There is a great variety of colours and of sizes of 

 this flower. 



Arbutus. — A pretty evergreen, as well knowa 



Mr Judo — An article in your last from Niles' 

 Register says : " Already the farmers stand with 



svhetted knives to kill off these useful animals," ^^ the -ak Uee ; andjs to be_got every where, 

 (sheep. J A friend from Genessee River informs 

 me that many of the farmers in that part of the 



AsTRE (China) — Astre is French for star, and 

 this flower, in its shape, resembles a star to our 



country are now killing off their sheep: One man ""W. It is a,inuaL bears groijt quantities of seed, 

 in Livingston Co. who went from .^Jonhampton, ""<' '^ sown early m spring. An infinite variety- 

 was b.itchering his flock at the rate of 50 per °*" colours, and great quantities of blossoms. It. 

 day. He gave the meat to his hogs Pork is S'^^s no smell; but a clump of it furnishes a 

 worth onlv from 2^ to 3 cents in Rochester ; of ?"^^^ '"^^^ "*" ''^xuty to the sight, 

 course mwiton musl^be dog-cheap This destruc- Auricula.— This is one of the flowers,the sorts 

 tion of sheep will gratify those who are so anx- °^ ^hich are distinguished by having awarded to 

 iois to have us purchase British wool, meat, and them the names of famous men and loomm, f.mous 

 grain, m the shape of British woollen cloths. "''^« ''"'' f^'"""^ *""-'"■ ^"^ ^^ ^'^'•th- H muy be 

 raised from seed ; but the flowers procpoding 



Preparations of Spruce. — Early in the spring from plants so raised, do not resemble the fitjwers 

 cut off the young branches of the pine or fir of the mother plant, except by mere accident. It 

 tree, three or four inches in length, and break is a chance if you get afine flower from a whole 

 thom into small pieces ; boil them in water, and sown be<l. Now and then one of this description 

 after filtering the extract through a sieve, add to comes, however, and this adds to the list of names,. 

 sixteen gallons of it, about six pounds of sugar, if 't happen to be one of the like of which lia« not 



It may then, by boiling, be reduced to a syrup made its appearance before. Auriculas are, there- 



which will keep in bottles for a length of time, fore, propagated by parting the roots, and every 

 For beer mix three pints of this extract with root sends out several young plants annually — 

 thirty of water, boil it for about two hours, and When sown, they do not blow till the 2nd year ; 

 when cold, put it into a cask, [a fresh emptied but the old roots last lor many years. Some of' 

 wine cask is the best] and ferment it in the usual these should be potted, and kept to blow in the 

 manner. j green-house. If planted in the natural ground,. 



they ousht to be covered a little in the winter 



There are many hundreds of sorts with names 



So many indeed, that the godfathers in England 

 have been so put to it for great personages t& 

 baptize the flowers after, that they have been 

 compelled to resort to the heroes and heroines of 



From Cobbetl's American Gardener. 



FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL GARD- 

 ENING IN GENERAL. 



I shall now proceed to give an Alphabetical List 

 of such flowering Trees, Shrubs and Plants as I 

 think worthy of cultiv.ation ; or, rather, that I my- : Romance ; accordingly they have Don quixotic 

 self would wish to have about my house, or in my 'and Sancho. However, vanity supplies the flor- 

 garden. As I go on I shall state some particulars j '^'S' "^ "'^" ^^ ^^'^ ^'^ip owners, with a great store 

 here and there relating to propagation and man- of namM, and auriculas, like ships, are very fre- 

 agement; but, to be very particular would be su- luen^'y honored with the names of the original 

 perfluous, seeing that such full directions have Proprietor's wife or daughter. 

 been given in the former parts of the work, as to Azalia.— That Httle American Honeysuckle 

 the sowing of all seeds, great as well .as small ; as that impedes our steps when shooting on the skirts 

 to the raising of trees and plants from cuttings, of woods. It, however, blows profusely, though 

 slips, layers and suckers, and as to cultivation and '' has no smell like the English honeysuckle, 

 tillage. Flowers are divided into annuals, Men- .' Balsam is an ttnnual and a tKOst bsautiM 



