No. 34— Vol.6. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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Uiinkinff Sorifcs- — The wine countries have 

 levver poets who have sung the virtues of this 

 heart-rejoicinjr liquor than the beer countries; 

 the fact is, while in the latter the people sing 

 about it, they drink it in the former. It is the 

 same as with love .^ona:s: a poet will often sing the 

 beauty of his mistress, but rarely that of his wife. 



hose Bushes and Grape Vines. 

 For sale at liie House of SAMUEL DOWNER, in Dorclies- 

 Icr, 80 hvincireil-leaf Rose bushes — 90 do. Province, or Cabbage 

 10 do. lour seasons — 300 do. Damask — 30 do. Bursundy — 3 do. 

 Austrian— i5 ito. Marble— 10 do. Tuscany — 100 do.French — 

 G very large pots monihiy Roses si.\teen years old, and in prime 

 healifi — 7 varieties Douiile D.dilias — Single, do. — 8 Lagerslo- 

 cemia Indica, or Crape .Myrtle, two of which are 20 years old — 

 200 Grape Vines, (VVhiTe Sweet-water)— Snow-ball Bushes— 

 Wliite Lilies— Red and White Lilacs. 



KOSE W.\TER. 



JO Demijohns Double and Single distilled Rose Water, made 

 entire! V (iom Damask Roses. The above Rose Water is ton- 

 stanlly kept for sale at .Mr. C. Wade's Porter Cellar, No. 12 

 Merchant's Row, by Demijohn or less quantity. 



6l March 14 



H anted 

 A MiVN to take charge of a valuable Dairy and Farm, within 

 12 miles of Bo'.tou. To one who can produce undoubted recom- 

 mendations, liberal terms will be offered. Apply at the office 

 of the N. E. Farmer. March 7 



Frnit and Ornamental Trees. 

 The KENRICK NURSERIES in Newton, near 

 Brighton, are the most extensive in New England. 

 Gentlemen in want of Trees, are invited to call — 

 e-'camine for themselves — and, make their own se- 

 ,_,, , lections. The Apple and Peach Trees are extra- 

 ordinary tor size, variety, and tnriftiness. 



Written orders addre-ssed to JOHN or W.M. KENRICK, 

 and seat to the Newton Post-office, or left with Joseph Bridge, 

 agent, in Court-street ; where Calalog-ues may be had gratis — 

 will be carefully attended to. Ttees will be suitably packed 

 for shippin* or land conveyance, and delivered in Boston when 

 desired. Gentlemen living at a distance, however, should have 

 agents in the city to receive and pay for them. Mar. 14 



Gunpoioder, ^c. 

 Du Pont's Gun Powder, a. 25 to 50 cts per pound — Shot— Balls 

 — Flints and Percussion Caps. 



Also, Alum— Refined Salt Pelre — Blue Vitriol, &c. constant- 

 ly for sale at the Diipnnt Pnwda- Store, No. 65 Broad-street- 

 By E. rOPEI.AND, Jr . 



inr No Du Pont Powder is warranted genuine, unless mark- 

 ed " E, Cope/and, jr. Bosiojt.^^ Sold as above. 



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March 14 



Turkey Rhuhnrb. 



For sale at the Seed Establishment, No. 52 North Market-St. 



a few Roots of Rheum Palmalum, or True Turkey Rhubarb — ^^ ^ ^ ^^_ ^^ ^^ 



being die medicinal sort. Raised by John Prince, Esq of Rox- ron~s"nol acquainted with the diflereTit "variet^ 



bury. Price, ^1 per root. Marc'-" ■ • 



LandrttlCs JVurserits — JVear Philadelphia. 

 From the patn.nage already extended this Establishment, by 

 the citizens of Boston and its vicinity, the Proprietors are again 

 induced to advertise to ihcin their Nurseries, as offering pecu- 

 liar facilities for the acquirements of usefii! it ornamental vege- 

 table productions. The collection now cultivated by ihem, con- 

 sists of an immense variety of Fruit and Hardy Oiuamental 

 'I'rees and Shnibs— Green-house Plants — Bulbous Roots, and 

 Garden Seeds. "The assortment of Fruits is not surpassed in 

 real value by any in this country. It embraces most of the cel- 

 ebrated kinds of Europe, v\ith all the esteemed varieties which 

 have originated on this continent. The utmost care has been 

 observed in making the selection, and the whole is now offered 

 as containing none but those most worthy of cultivation. Per- 

 cent varieties by name, and 

 desirous to procure choice kinds, by merely strung the time 



JAMES BLOODGOOD & Cos. 



JVursery, at Flushing, on Long Island, near JVew 

 York. 

 IN behalf of the Proprietors of the above Nursery. 



the subscriber solicits the orders of Horticulturists , ^^j scrubs, ind acquisitions are continually making, 

 who may be desinous of slocking their gardens i i,,*,^^ „„,i;r„, nf „,.«,„„i „ii„t,«,i ... n„^^J, a.„j. , 



they wish them to ripen, may confidently refer the rest to the 

 proprietors, without a fear of disappointment. 



"The Ornamental ileparlment is rich in native and exotic 

 Plants — it contains a splendid collection of Green-house Plants, 

 most ol which are calculated llir adorning in the winter seasons, 

 parlours, sitting-rooms, &c. with an assortment of Hardy Flow- 



.„,, ., r , T .■ .1 -B . -. ii In the portion of ground allotted to Garden Seeds are grown 



and fields with Frui* Trees of the finest sorts, and [ ^^1^^,^ ^^^ ^„■^^^^ „f Esculent Vegetables for seeding. The 



most healthy and vigorous stocks the present reason. method pursued by the Proprietors in this branch, certainly 



Bloodgood & Co. at^»d personally to the luomlativg and ^„^, ^^tain for them a preli^rence withs all who will consider the 



Engrafting of oil their FrvU Trees-and purchasers may .-ely subject in the slightest degree. The eparaiion of those kinds 



with confidence, that lhe_ Trees they order will prove genuine, y,^^^^ ,„ „j^ |„ |;.„rt,„gj'in short, Ih" whole 



The subscriber, .\gent of the above Nursery 

 for any quantity of 



FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, 

 FLOWERING SHRUBS. 



AND 



PLANTS 



The Trees will be delivered in this City, at the risk and ex- 

 pense of the purchaser — the bills may be paid to him. 



The reputation of this Nursery is so extensively known, and 

 has been so well sustainetl, that I take leave to refer those in 

 want of Trees, to any of the Horticulturists in this City and its 

 vicinity; and if ocular demonstration is desired, I invite those 

 who wish to be thus satisfied, to examine the Trees in my gar- 

 den at Dorchester, procured from this Nursery for three or four 

 years past, some of which are now in bearing, all in a healthy 

 an<l vigorous slate. 



U" Catalogues will be delivered gratis, on application to 

 ZEB. COOK, Jr. Rogers' Buildings— Congress Si. 



process of cultn 

 tion, in gathering, &.c. all being unde*" their own personal sup- 

 erintendence undoubtedly conspires in an eminent degree, to 

 obviate the errors and impositions, unavoidable in a depend- 

 ence on foreign importations, or on careless or inexperienced 

 growers at home. Orders received by Parker iSc Codmau, No. 

 31 Congress-St. Boston, of whom priced catalogues of the whole 

 may be had gratis. Persons oriiering, may be assured of hav- 

 ing every article well and safely packed and forwarded. 



Feb. 15. tl D. & C. LANDRETH. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE. 



Greenwich Garden. 

 Carmine and Varit-k-sireels, not five minutes walk from Si. 

 Thomas Church, Broadway, along Houston-street. 



D. KESINEY. Proprietor of this Establishment, grateful for 

 past favors, and the liberal encouragement he has experienced 

 tor a number of years, begs leave, to inform his friends and the 

 public, that he has received his sub-annual importation of Bul- 

 bous Flower-roots — Garden Seeds — Fruit Trees. &,c. of ovei;v 

 description; all of which are in excellent preservation, and will 

 .he sold on the most reasonable terms. The importations are 

 from the first firms in England, France, and Holland, and are 

 warranted to be good and genuine, and no doubt will give gen- 

 eral satisfaction, to the .'Vgriculturist, Horiicultu rist, and Florist. 

 A choice collection of 'Jreen-house Plains— also hardy Herba- 

 ceous Plants many of which are very rare and scarce. .\lso, 

 a choice coUeeiinn of Rose Bushes, many of which, originally 

 raised from seed by him ; are new, and not in any other collec- 

 tion, for which a p'wnium has been awarded by the New York 

 Horticultural Society. Other Shrubs and Trees, in ffreat abun- 

 dance. The Hyacinths, Narcissus, Crocus, &.c. are now in 

 bloom, will continue in succession the greatest pait of the year; 

 and will be well worthy a visit to the Garden and Green-liouse, 

 by any lady or gentleman in or near the city. 



ILT Bouquets furnishe<l. Grape Vines, "Trees, and Shrubs 

 pruned or trained, at the shortest notice. Asparagus Plants of 

 the first quality. Catalogues may be had at the Garden o;ratis. 

 Orders from any part of the LTnion will be slriclly attended to. 

 Gentlemen supplied wl*h experienced Gardeners, Likewise, 

 situations got for Gardenei-s of industrious, sober habils. ami 

 that perfectly understand their business, none other nei'd apply. 



New York, March 14. 



Barley. 



For sale at the Seed Establishment connected with the New 

 England Farmer office. No. 52 Noith Market street. Boston, a 

 few bushels of plump Seed Barky, raised in Lexington, Ms. 



Fruit Trres. 

 WILLIAM PRINCE, the Proprietor of the Lin- 

 na?an Botanic Garden and Nurseries at Flushing, 

 Long Island, has the pleasure of informing ihe pub- 

 lic, that bis Nursery now contains 172 varieties of 



the Apfile— 202 do. of the Pears— 76 do. of Cher- 



es—LJi) \\a. of Plums — 25 do, of Apricots— 81 do. of Peaches 

 —20 do. of Nectarines— 10 do. »f Almonds— 14 do. of Mulber- 

 ries— 6 do. of Quinces— 16 do. of Figs— 16 do. of Cnrraiils— 15 

 -!n. of Raspben'ies — 17 do of Gooseberries — 20 do. of Slraw- 

 liorries- 257 do. of Grapes — 6lX) do. of Ornamental Trees, ifcc. 

 .\ijove500of the above kinds of Fruit'are not to be found in 

 ■Illy other collection in .\merica. The diftcreni varieties cannot 

 l-e otherwise than genuine, as the gre-siest atlentiim is paiti, and 

 nearly all the kinds are iiioculatfd from bearing trees. The 

 Cherry, Peach, and other Trees, are generally of a large size. 

 Catalogues may be obtained of J. R. Newell, at the Agricul- 

 nral <Warchouse, 52 North Market-street, gratis; and orders 

 ' iliere, or sent by mail, will meet prompt attention. 



March 14 



TO PRINTERS. The Establishment of the "Old Hamp- 

 shire Post" is offered for sale. The office consists of an Imper- 

 ial Wells' Lever-press, large fonts of Double Pica, Pica, Long 

 Primer and Brevier, with a suitable proportion of Job and Orn 

 amenlal Type. The Paper has at present about 700 subscri- 

 ers, and a fair proportion of advertising patronage, job work, 

 &c. Northampton is one of the most populous towns in the 

 valley of the Connecticut, w'ith prospects, arising from the plans 

 of internal improvement now in progress or conlemplation in 

 the vicinity, of indefinite increase in popnlalton and business. 

 There is another paper published in the town, which has a sub- 

 scription list of nearly 2000. A printer or editor, with a small 

 capital, would find this an advantageous location for a well con- 

 ducted paper, devoted to politics and general intelligence. The 

 establishment will be sold on liberal terms, and trausli^r matle 

 by the 1st of May. [The editors of the Boston Courier, Chns- 

 ifan Register. New England Farmer, Worcester Spy, and Con- 

 necticut Mirror are requested to publ sh the above. 



Norihampton, March 4, 1828. 



jVnt' Zeula7'd Spinach. 

 Just received for sale, at the Seed Establishment, New Eng- 

 land Farmer office, a small quantity of the New Zealand Spin- 

 ach, the first ever introducecf into New England; a particular 

 account of this vegetable will be found in the Ne^ England 

 Farmer, page 1 16of the current volume, by a member of" the 

 New York Horticultural Society. Likewise, English Patience 

 Dock, for early greens. 



COMPLETE GRAZIER. 



For sale at the Seed Establis!riiei 

 England Fanner, one copy of ili > ' ■ 

 er's and Caltle Breei'er ami " '■ 



lnsiruct;oiis for the Buying, I'l ' n 



of Cattle. Directions liir ihp I ■•■■ ■ 

 Slock. The Treatment of iL 

 of<"»wsand Ewes, during lii 

 Yeaning. Tne general Ecnunn, i> 

 tion or watering of meadows. > ult 

 artificial grasses and plants trtrloddei 

 ting, mixing, and preparing food in 



ected vviih the New 



-lint. Comprising 

 i;^. and Faitening 

 -i breeds of Live 

 I the management 

 • , of Calving and 

 IS Farm. Irriga- 

 iie best natural and 

 ous methods of cut- 

 viniers and sea.sons 

 . f "scarcity. The' economy and general management of the 1 BUTTEK, keg & tub, 

 dairy, including the making, curing, and, preseriatiou of butter lump best, 



ami cheese. &c. Together with an introductory view of the pppc . ' . . 



different breeds of Neat Caltle, Sheep, Horses, and Swine. Al- f'^V^Yr ' t>' ' '. -i 

 .so an Appendix on the Shepherd's Dog, Horses. Asses, Mules, | VIF.AL, Rye, reta^il, - 

 Rabbits. Bees, Farm Accounts, and on the Iniprovement ofi Indian, do.- . - - 



British Wool. By a Lincolnshire Grazier. 4tli EditioD. '■ POTATOES, - - 



Cir)F.Pv, (according to quality) 



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