Vol. 6.— No. 44. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



3.51 



JVeiv Jlgricultaral Books. 

 Just received al llie New Euglaiul Knrmcr Seed .Store, from 

 London, a (urther supply of standard works on agriculture, hor- 

 ticulture and lionculture, of the latest editions j among which. 



of (Jardening j comprising the Theory 

 and Practice of Horticulture. Floncullure, Arb"riculture, and 



countenance of the European powers in this deci- 

 sive measurp. 



In France all was quiet, and the army in Spain 



was on the march home. The British Parliament j a'e^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ 

 was in session, and the committee on Retrench- i^j prac^K^e of li 



raent had nearly fini.shed its labors. A bill from LandsczpeGardening, including all the latest Improvements 



.1 /^ . 1.1- u„»rn„^oninl 'Vo^t aiiil A General History of Gardening in all Countries; and a sta- 

 fhe Commons to repeal the bacramentnl ' est and [ ^^^^^^.^l ^.^^. ^^.^^ J;_.^^^,^^ ^^^^^^ ^s.^^ Suggestions for its Future 



Conformation acts, had passed to a second reading l',„grpss, in the British Isles. I'.y J. ('. Loudon. F.L.S. H.S. 



in the House of Lords. *^'-- "'"'*"'^'f,l ''Jt """'^ '"""'''"'='' E»S'<'""g' <"' """"L ''^ 



j branston. rilth Ldition. 



1 An Encyclopedia of Agriculture; comprising the Theory and 



BOSTON HARBOR, iSiC. I Practice of the Valuation, Transfer, Laying Out, Improvement, 



mi ht CD ,^„ I,., „ r.ui.,.3.1 o ^an^r from a"d IWaiiagemenl of Landed Property; and the ciiliiv,ition and 



The Mayor of Boston has received a letter from ^^,^^^^^^ S^ j,^^ ^,^.^^1 ^„j Vegetable Productions of Agricul- 



the Hon. Daniel Webster, dated Washington, May ture, including all the latest Improvements; a General History 



Kith, bv which it appears "that a bill originating of Agriculture in all Countries; and a statistical view. .fits pres- 



. ' ^ ,.11 1 J . ent state, with suggestions lor its future progress in the British 



in the House of Representatives, iiad passed to a isie,. By J. C. Loudon, F.L..S., H.S., &c. Auilior of the En- 



tliird reading in the Senate, by which the sum of cyclopedia of Gardening. Ilhistraied with upwards of eight 



eighty-sev^n t ousa.ul dollars is appropriated for 'X'ici^rrf^o^rLTure'^co^nsmg a practical system 



the preservation ot Deer Island, in Boston harbor." for the Management and Training ot FruU-Trees, exemplified 



_ by sketches Irom trees actually trained. Also a Comparative 



^ --, . .-J- J • *L. . Investigation of the Foundation and Application of the Phvsio- 



On Tuesday we noticed in a garden in this tow n, logical Principles o Mr Kirwan. Sir liimphry Davy, Mrs. Ib- 



that many of the vegetables, such as beets, onions, betson. and Messrs. Hitt. Forsyth, and KniWit. Second Edition. 



&,c. had made their appearance in such plenty as To which are added an Essay on the Cultivation of the Pine- 



'^^ . f I J ' Apple, describing and exemplifying by sketches, an Improved 



to encourage the e.vpectation ot a laru'e and ear.y Arrangement for furnishing every necessary Degree of Heat 



crop. Strawberries uill be scarce. The prospect by Steam, and of applying it to every required Purpose: the' 



r . c . 1 r\i' .t. •. c 1 results of a course of experiments in growing Peaches and Nec- 



for stone fruit is good. Ol the prospect for apples, ,j,^i„p^_ ;„ ^^.^^ |„ ^ conservatory. f)y Joseph Hayward. Sec 



pears, &c. we have not had sufficient opportunity ond Edition. 



to jtidgo whether they will be plenty or not— We Flora Uomestica, or the Portable Flower-Garden ; with di- 



'' " , . , ,. . .... reel ions lor the I reatment of Plants in Pots; anil illustrations 



must enjoin 'jpon the farmers in tl, is vicinity the th.m the Works of the Poets. Second edition, with additions, 

 necessity of devoting more attention to the grow- The Fruit Grower's Instructor; or. a Practical Treatise on 

 (. r ■* * nyi i . the Cultivation and Treatment of Fruit Trees: containingr a 

 ing of fruit trees. They need no stronger argu- ripscription of the Apple Fly, commonly called the Amerfcan 

 ment to convince them of its expedience than is Blight, which causes the Canker in Apple Trees, with an Effect- 

 derived from the high price at which fruit of all ual Remedy. By G Bliss. 



... ij • , . , r ,, T : A Treatise on the Improved Cullureof theStrawberry. Rasp- 



Itinds IS sold in this place. — Loweh Journal. ., berry. Gooseberry, and Currant; in which ore pointed out llie 



' best methods of obtaining ample crops of these fruits. To which 



c,. t /. jt Tr ¥. • 1 1 , are prefixed Descriptions ol the most esteemed Varieties. Third 



Stomach of the Horse.— n is popularly known edition, with coloured plates. By Thomas Haynes. 



that a horse cannot be made to vomit. This OW- ' The Green House Companion; comprising a general course 



ing to one half of the stomach being covered by "fGreen-House and Conservatory Practiceilmuighoul the year^ 



" . . . » J a Natural Arrangement of all the Grecn-House Plants in culti- 



an insensible cuticle, and when an emetic sub- vation ; with a descriptive catalogue of the most desirable to 



Stance is exhibited, the food is thrown upon this form a collection, their proper soifs, modes of propagation, man- 



.£..,* L 1 ■ .1 f^, . agement, and references to botanical works in which they are 



part ot the stomach, and remains tllPre. J he at- ngured. Also, the proper treatment of flowers in rooms, and 



tempt however, was once successful ; but it cost bulbs in water glasses. Second edition. 



the animal its life—the stomach being burst by the ■ ^u''?""'" "" '»'f, ™'"7 «"^l managetoem of Fruit Trees; 



. to J ""^ in which a new method of pruning and rraining is fully des- 



violence of its efitorts. — London Heekly Review. cribed. To which is added, a new and improved edition of 



. „__^ " Observations on the Diseases, Defects, and Injuries, in all 



,, . ^ 1 r», , . kinds of Fruit and Forest Trees ;" with an account of a Parlic- 



/•<))• preserving Cucumbers.— Place them in a ular .Method of Cure, published by order of government. By 



tub, and pour upon them fresh water, boiling hot; VViUiam Forsyth, F.A.S and F.S. A. .gardener to his Majestv at 



pour the water ofT when cold, and repeat the pro- Kensington and St James's, Member of the ^Economical So- 



' " t "" • ■>-(»-"•• ■•I"'- fi" ciety at &t. Pelersburgh, &e. &c. l he seventh edition, cor- 



cess of scalding. After the water is cold and recte.l, with additions of new Fruits, and references to their fig- 

 poured off the second time, pour upon them boil- 

 ing vinegar, ar.d let the whole rom-.in for after 



Culture, Maiiagcmenl, it< 

 Also, " a I'reatise on il 

 crs ; comprising Re 



rectec 



ores ; also a caleiularial index. 

 The IHonsl's Directory, a Treatise on the Culture of Flowers : 

 i^liich is added, a Supplementary Dissertation on Soils, Ma- 



use; when the cucumbers will be found fine, crispy, nures, &e. By James Maddock, Flori.si. A new edition. 



proved ; with notes, and an appendix on the cultuie of tlie Dah- 



tary I 

 k. Fit 



and of the finest green. 



Annual Militia Farce — On Tuesday was performed 

 in this town the first act ol the military drama of I82S. The 

 play exhibited many of the characteristics of high and low com- 

 edy, but on the wliole must be regarded as a miserable farce. 

 The actors were the indust-ious operatives, farmers, &c. of the 

 town, who were compelled by an iniquitous and oppressive law, 

 to leave their daily avocations and " strut the soldier," to no ad- 

 vantage to themselves, and none to the nation. — Our independent 

 companies always make a martial appearance, and well deserv- 

 ed the compliment that is often bestowed upon them for their ex- 

 pertness in military evolutions. Of the soldiers in the military 

 companies we have not much to sav, except that there was ap- 

 parent a siuflied rariely in dress, aiid that kind of reluctance in 

 niarehiiig which is observable in the step of some men when Uiey 

 ascend a ladder foi the last time. Such is the natural effect of an 

 unrighteous law, which exempts one part of the community from 

 the slavish hardship of military duty, and compels the oilier t« 

 perform it. The burden falls upon those least able to bear il. 

 The tax ?s the same whether it is to he paid by the man worth , 

 millions, or byjiim on whose daily labour a fainilv is dependant pf 



suppert. There may be justice in the requirement of the 

 • aw, but if so, we have not the faculty to discern it. 



The company which attracted the most notice was that com- 

 manded by Capl. Rand, and consisted of about forty Green 

 Mountain boys, armed with shovels, spades, picKs, A:c.— who 

 are employed in digging a canal, and whose appearance must 

 liave convinced any one, that if called into action Ihev could 

 ■■ turn the earth upside down" to some purpose.— jLoicci/ Journal. 



lia. Chrysanthemum, Lobelia, and 'I'ree Mignionette. By Sara 

 uel Curtis, Editor of Lectures o» Botany, &.c. 



Horius Gramineus Woburnensis : or, an Account of the Re- 

 sults of Experiments on the Produce and Nutritive (Qualities of 

 difierent Grasses and other Plants used as the food of the more 

 valuable domestic animals : Instituted by John. Duke of Bed- 

 ford, Illustrated with numerous figures on the plants and seeds 

 upon which these experiments have been made, and practical 

 observations on their natural habits, and the soils best adapted 

 to their growth ; pointing out the kinds most profitable for per- 

 manent pasture, irrigated meadows, dry or upland pasture, and 

 the alternate husbandry; accompanied with the Discriminating 

 I Characters of the Species and Varieties. By George Sinclair, 

 F.L.S. F.HS. Third criition. 



Sweet's Hortus Britannicus : or, a Catalogue of Plants cuiti 

 vated in the gardens of Great Britain ; arranged in natural or- 

 ders. 



A Concise and Practical Treatise on the Growth and Culture 

 of the Carnation, Pink, Auricula, Polyanthus, Ranunculus, Tu- 

 lip, Hyacinth, Rose, and other flowers ; including a Disserta- 

 tion on Soils and Manures, and containing catalogues of the 

 most esteemed varieties of each flower. By Thomas Hogg, 



orist. Third edition. 



A Practical Treatise on Brecdaig. Itearmg, and luitruing 

 all kinds of Domestic Poultry, Pheasants, Pigeons, and Rabbits. 

 Also instructions lor the Private Brewery ; By Bonningloii Mou- 

 bray, Esq. Fifth edition, — 



Also, this day received fi'om New York, a Short Treatise on 

 Horticulture; embracing descriptions of ti great vf.riciy of Fruit 

 and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs— Grape Vines—Bulbous 

 Flowers — Green-house Trees, and Plants, &c. DM-eciions for 

 By Will, Prince. Price g). 

 Cultivation of Oriiaineiii.d Flow- 

 the reiiuisite Soil, Sowing, Trans- 

 planting, and general Mauawment; with Directions lor the ge- 

 neral treatment of Bulbous Tr'lowcr Roots, Green-house Plants, 

 &c. By Roland Green." Price 37 cts. 



Likewise, just received fiom New York, " Economy of the 

 Kitchen-garden, the Orchard, and Vinery ; with plain practical 

 Directions for management. By William Wilson, Nursery- 

 man." Price 75 cts. 



Also, " Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweet 

 meats. By a Lady of Philadelphia." Price 50 cts. 



Green House Plants. 



There will be sold al auction, in Salem, in the course of the 

 ensuing week, upwards of -00 pots of rare and bcautilut Green 

 House Plants, fi-om the i.innaean Garden, New York. Among 

 which are the Greville Rose, Coffee. Pepper, splentlid varieties 

 of the Mimosa or Sensitive Plant, ,SiC. Catalogues can be had 

 in Boston at the .New England Farmer Seed Store, where any 

 directions respecting purchases can be left by those who may 

 not find it convenient to attend. 



Salem, May 21. 



Tarragon Roots. 



For sale at the New England Farmer Seed Store, a few roots 

 of this herb, (growing in pots,) used in soups, salads, &c. price 

 60 cts. per pot. 



Likewise roots of the Chi ves, in pots, price 37 1-2 cts. per pot . 



Ornamental Flowers. 

 For sale at the New England Farmer Seed Store, a large va- 

 riety of Ornamental Flower Seeds, in papers of six and a quar- 

 ter "cents each; likewise done up in packages comprising 29 

 varieties, each sort being labelled, at g] per package. 



FRlCEi) OF COlf.VTRi PRODUCE. 



Elentenls of Agricultural Chemistry, in a Course of Lectures 

 fi>r the Board of Agriculture. By Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. 

 Pres. R.S. &c. Fourth edition. 



An Easy Introduction to the Science of Botany, through the 

 medium of Familiar Conversations between a leather and his 

 Son. P^ Robert John Thornton, M. D. 



New Observations on the Natural History of Bees. By Fran- 

 cis Huber. Tliird edition. Illustrated by "five Plates. 



