VOIj. XIII. NO. S. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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with his liaiil and lioriiy t'fi;t ii(ioii thu serpent: 

 hikI it" lie miss him, piisses r;i|ii(lly on, and relniii- 

 ing renews the cuiitest, and attempts to spring 

 ii|)on him a'jaiii and a:,'aiii. Tlie serpcMit on see- 

 ing the deer movin<; towanls him, patiently awaits 

 iiis n|ipriiaoli, and as soon as he conceives him to 

 to be within striking distance, darts with the most 

 venomous intent upon him, ami if not disabled 

 when the deer approaches him a second anil ii 

 third time, the rattle-snake repeats his springs, 

 and if he strike the di^er, the .latter is soon pnt 

 hon ilu combat, swells and dies. On the contrary, 

 if the deer strike the ratlle-snnke with his hoofs, 

 the latter has his hack hone broken, and discom- 

 fitted expires. And it is a fact well known to ma- 

 ny, that those two hostile animals never separate 

 after they meet, mitil one of them dies. This 

 fact is derived orally from a former Reverend 

 President of a college, whose reputation tor knowl- 

 edge and \eraeiiy is of loo lofiy a character to be 

 impeached. 



PII.I.AR OP ROSES. 



One of the pietliist floral fancies of the [)resem 

 day is that of forming pillars of roses. These pil- 

 lars consist of roses trained on iron slakes from 12 

 ft. to 15ft. bigh, well painted: they form the 

 most durable, as well as the most |)i(tnresqne ob- 

 jects in garden scenery. — During the ensningsiim- 

 tner, I intend to make an accurate list of all the 

 Noisette roses that are suitable for training in this 

 mode. These with some of the Isle de Bourbon 

 varieties, added to the already nmiierous and de- 

 cided climbing roses, will make a magnificent dis- 

 play. Merely to show how a heap of clay may 

 become a mount of beauty, I last s|)riiig levelled 

 and made circular a large quantity of white and 

 blue clay, dug from a pit lo contain water: on 

 this with a small portion of dung ami pit sand to 

 each plant, I planted some of all the hardy climb- 

 ing roses. The effect is now beautiful, and anoth- 

 er summer it will be a mount of rose pillars each 

 from eight In ten feet high. 



Front tfw New York Farmer. 

 USE OP GHOriVD CORN AND COBS. 



BV MP.. OGDEN. 



I HAVE been fm- sometime using corn and cobs 

 ground together for my cattle, and with good ef- 

 fect. It is an impressiou among fanners that there 

 are some injurious eliects arising from its use. I 

 will state how they may be avoided. In the first 

 place, the corn should be perfectly ripe. In the 

 second, a large ipianlily shoidd not be ground al a 

 time. It shoulil be kept perfectly dry, for a little 

 will cause the cob to mould. In the third, when 

 this food is used cmistaiuly, potatoes or carrots 

 shoulil be given two or three titnes a week. 

 With these precautions, the cob and corn grouiul 

 together, will be a wholesome and cheap food for 

 cattle. I give my horses eight r|uarls (ler day, 

 and notwithstanding they labor bard, they gain in 

 flesh ami perform well. 



I grind my corn and cobs in the bone mill, 

 which will turn out many bushels in tlie course ol 

 an hour. 



A TAVERN keeper whose house was infested 

 vvitli rats, resolved to try the experiment of treat- 

 ing them with a " glass of grog." He prepared a 

 pan of molasses and rum and placed it in his cel- 

 lar. The next morning be found fourteen ol 

 their ratships so essentially corned, as to be unable 

 to move. 



ITEMS OP ECONOMV, ARTS, &c. 



Poison by hi/ — is said to be of an acid nature, 

 and alkalies are recommended as remedies for it. 

 Lime water, ley obtained from wood ashes, or 

 weak solulions of pot or pearl ash will therefore 

 he good applications in cases of poison by ivy. 

 Soft soap and cold water is likewise useful in such 

 cases. 



Poison of Dogwood. The poison of dogwood is 

 of an alkaline nature, and of course its remedy may 

 be found in acids. A strong solution of copperas 

 water has been recommended by several writers in 

 the New England Farmer as a wash for the parts 

 affected by the poison of dogwood. A decoction 

 of hemlock bark, and bathing the poisoned limb 

 with new rum have likewise been lecouuneniled. 



To boil Peas or Beans. That dry peas or beans 

 may readily boil soft in hard water, throw a small 

 quantity of sub-carbonate of soda (common soda of 

 ihe shops), into the vessel in whici; the dry seeds 

 are put to boil. 



To keep Plums and Peaches fresh through the 

 Yitar. — Keat well up together equal quantities of 

 honey and spring water; pour the mixture into an 

 earlhen vessel ; put in the fruits all freshly gather- 

 ed, and cover ihem up quite close. When any of 

 the fruit is taken out, wash it in cold v\ater, and it 

 will be fit for iminediate use. 



Preservation of Skins. 3. Stutgard, tanner at 

 Tyman, in Hungary, completely preserves raw 

 hides from putrefaction, and restores those that 

 are tainted, by applying to them with a brush, a 

 layer of pyroligneous acid. They absorb it very 

 speedily, and ii occasions no injury nor diininu- 

 tioD of their value. — Reseriil Industrielle. 



Svgrtr from Potatoes. The Cleaveland (Ohio) 

 Advertiser of Aug. 22, says that a small quantity 

 of molasses was brought to that village last week, 

 from Medina county, manufactured from potatoes. 

 Eleven quarts of thick molasses was jirocured 

 from a bushel and three pecks of potatoes. The 

 flavor is pleasant and the article equal in every 

 respect to West India molasses. The process of 

 manufacturing is said to be simple, and not expen- 

 sive. 



To remove a Hard Coating or Crust from Glass 

 and Porcelain Vessels. — It often happens that glass 

 vessels, used as pots for flowers and other pur- 

 poses, receive an unsightly deposit or crust, hard 

 to be removed by scouring or rubbing. The best 

 method to take it off is to wash it with a little di- 

 luted muriatic acid. This acts upon it and loosens 

 it very speedily. — A'". Y. Farmer. 



Timber growing in open land, or on the bor- 

 ders of woods is the best. Timber growing on 

 dry land has less sap and is more solid than that 

 growing in swamps. Elm and beech are good 

 and durable under water: Elm holds a nail bet- 

 ter in water than any other timber. Evergreens 

 decay externally, oak, chesnut and maple decay 

 first internally. The sap or white-wood of wal- 

 nut is tough, the heart brittle. 



To restore the growth of Hair which has fallen 

 oft", a solution of tartrite of antimony of the strength 

 of five grains to an ounce of distilled water applied 

 three times a day has been found effectual when 

 the surfiice was not already inflamed, in which 

 last case application of leeches has been followed 

 with growth of hair on the bald places. 



From common oranges, cut through the middle 

 while green, dried in the air, and steeped forty 

 days in oil, the Arab old women prepare an es- 



sence famous fur restoring a fresh black color to 

 grey hairs. 



Enamel is made of powdered glass, oxide of 

 lead, and tin. and salt of tartar, with colored sub- 

 stances. 



A caudle makes a distinct flame in the flame of 

 alcohol. 



The explosive force of gunpowder as compared 

 with the pressme of the atmosphere, is estimated 

 at from 1000 to 2000 atmospberijs. 



Gunpowder does not explode by heat at less 

 than 6000 of Fahrenheit. Its force of explosion 

 when closely confined is 6 1-2 tons to a square 

 inch. When the air is dry it discharges a bullet 

 1800 feet in a second, and when very damp but 

 1200 feet. 



Ten parts of tin and 1000 of copper make gun 

 metal for brass guns. 



The human nails are coagulated albumen and 

 phosphate of lime. 



Four grains of opium are equivalent to 100 

 drops of laudanum. 



Opodeldoc is a solution of soap in alcohol, with 

 camphor and volatile oil. 



Pearls consist of concentric layers of carbonate 

 of lime and membrane. 



Salt cracks in the fire, owing to water in it be- 

 ing converted into vapor. 



Soda-water is made by combining S times its 

 bulk of carbonic acid gas, formed in the process, 

 from a carbonate oflime and dilute sulphuric acid, 

 to which is added some carbonate of soda. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



KXHIBITIOIV OP F1.0WERS. 



Saturday, July 19th, 1834. 



Thomas Mason, CharlestownVineyard — variety 

 of Carnations, Dahlias, Anemones, Hydrangia, 

 Agapanthus uinbellatus, Alcea rosea nigra and lu- 

 lea. Moss Roses, &c. 



S. Walker, Roxbury — Dahlias, Picolees, Dian- 

 thus su[)erbus. Lychnis chalcedonica. Delphinium 

 grandiflora, Rosa multiflora, Cimicifuga fcEtida, 

 Campanula, SpiiEes, &c. &c. 



HovEYS — Malope grandiflora, a new annual. 



S. A. Shhrtleff — variety of Dahlias. 



J. Richardson, Dorchester — specimens of Gre- 

 ville rose, much admired. 



J. T. Buckingham, Cambridge — Papaver, hy- 

 bridium, album, coccineum, carneum, flore pleno, 

 frimbriatuni, variegatum, and caucasicum. 



WiNSHiPS — many kinds. 



By order of the Committee, 



JoNA. WiNSHip, Cbairman. 



PRUITS EXHIBITED. 



Peaches. — A basket of splendid rare-ripe Peach- 

 es from \l.. Breed, Charlestown. 



Gooseberries. Yellow Walnut, Roaring Lion, 

 and Hopeley's Globe, from A. Haughton, Jr. Lynn. 



A fine specimen of the Whitesmith, from S. A. 

 Shurtleff, Boston. 



A fine specimen of Hopeley's Globe and Roaring 

 Lion, 6 of which weighed 2 oz. 18 dwts. Troy, 

 from S. Walker, Roxbury. 



A fine specimen of Green Ocean (very hand- 

 some, and nearly equalling Mr. Walker's in weight,) 

 irorn S. Pond, Camhridgeport. 



Raspberries. — A new variety called the Grape, 

 very prolific, from T. Mason, Charlestown. 

 For the Committee, 



B. V. French. 



