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Jin economical Substitute for Cop>/ing Machines. 

 — Ill the cojiiiiioii ink used for wiiiiiii;, dissolve 

 witti it one diiielim of limip sii};iir to each oiiiiee 

 of ink ; moisten a sheet of unsized |i;t|iei- to copy 

 Willi, iind put it hetvveen two sheets of the siiiiie 

 jiaper to alisorh the snperHiions moisture ; then 

 put the moistened paper on the wriliiij;, when hy 

 passiiifT a rnler once or twice over its surface, you 

 will have a. perfect tiic-siinile struck llirouf;h the 

 copy paper without iiijiirin;^ tlie oiij^inal in the 

 l<-ast. — wV. i'. Daily Adv. 



Shoe Blacking. Perhaps the hest in the world 

 is Elder Berries. Masli the berries with your 

 hand in n hu'^'e kettle of water; set them in the 

 shade a few days, until they ferment ; then lioilin^jf 

 it half a day, filling it up with water. After it is 

 cool, strain and wring them throujrh a coarse 

 cloth, and then hoil it down to the thickness of 

 molasses. Put a small fpiantity with a feather on 

 n brush ; rub the shoe till there is a fine gloss. 

 The same will make good writing ink. 



JVew Mode of preserving Apples. We have seen 

 a very excellent s[iecimeii of a .successful mode of 

 preserving apples, which it is surprising has not 

 lieen oftener adopted by horticulturists, both from 

 its simplicity and the perfect certainty which 

 peems to follow it. A lady in Falkirk has been in 

 the habit, when she has pulled her fruit, of re- 

 serving about a peck to be preserved, which is 

 simply efl'ected by digging a hole in the gaiden, 

 iihoiit two feet deep, and lining it with straw, 

 upon this tlie apples are laid, and being well cov- 

 ered with straw, the earth is beaten over the whole. 

 — Not only is the flavor and smell (piite entire, but 

 tlie fruit looks just as if newly taken from tlie tree 

 — well colored and hard. — jGng". pa. 



It is a well known fact, which cannot be too 

 often pnlilished, that a musket, fowling piece, &c. 

 is very apt to burst if the wadding is not rammed 

 down close to the gunpowder. 



To stop liremorrhage from a leech bite, put a 

 spoonful of pir.ster of Paris, in the same stale as 

 when taking a cast, on tlie bleeding orifice. 



An ingenious invention has been exhibited in 

 Englanil for fixing buttons to clothes, without 

 sewing. The plan is by rivetting the button to 

 the cloth, and thus the fastening becomes durable 

 as the garment. The Repertory of Arts in de- 

 scribing the invention, says, " it is the simplest 

 niid strongest button we have seen, and the plan is 

 applicable to all the buttons in common use." 



A Big Kettle. It is mentioned in an English 

 paper that the largest wrought iron vessel ever 

 manufactured in the kingdom of Great Hrifain, is 

 now being made at Derby. Its dimensions are as 

 follows: diameter 47 feet; depth 20 feet 3 inches; 

 weight between 50 and 60 tons. It will contain 

 218,947 gallons, and 980 tons of water. 



It is not stated to what use this immense vessel 

 is to be put. It would make a capital kettle for 

 manufacturing chowder at a Squantum feast. 



Effectual Remedy against the ravages of the Hes- 

 sian Fly. Take one quart of Chamber ley. and one 

 quart o[ slacked stone lime ; stir them well together 

 and mix them with a bushel of wheat just as yon 

 are going to sow. 



This easy preventive of the ravages of that des- 

 tructive insect, has repeatedly been tried by a num- 

 ber of farmers, who can vouch for its eflicacy. — 

 American Farmer. 



Protection of Fruit. Being ju conversation the 



other day with one of your subscribers, be said 

 you had missed it when writing on fruit gardens ; 

 and tlial he knew of a better way to protect them 

 than to plant hedges ; be kept a cnsset in the lot 

 and every rojjue thai entered was glad to escape as 

 be might. 1 inquired how he managed to giu 

 fruit for himself or his folks? O that was not dif- 

 ficult ; the rain would coiiie to the fence when any 

 of the family approached, and by tlirowing a rope 

 over his horns, he was secured till they got what 

 they wanted. 



Though liable to some objections, I was pleased 

 on the whole with tlie plan, and hi; ve concluded to 

 send it lor your consideration. — Southern Agricul- 

 turist. 



A Ram Imported by J. Barney, Esq. The Balti- 

 more Farmer states in substance that Mr. J. Barney 

 of Philadelphia, has purchased a ram for ijilSO 

 cash, which sheared 12^ lbs. of wool washed — he 

 is of the Bakewell, crossed with the Yorkshire 

 breed. 



Capf. Mattheivs' Potatoes. The same paper 

 states that "Captain Win. P. Matthews, of Ches- 

 tertown, E. S. presented us a few days ago with 

 a Sfiecimen of his spring crop of potatoes, which 

 appears to be a new variety. They are of a pure 

 vvliite, of good size, and come very early — they 

 likewise appear to be very prolific ; they were 

 planted in March — the 25th of May they were iit 

 for use, and some were dug the 15th of June; 

 those remaining in the griumd were found to be 

 sprouting out and a second crop was planted on 

 the 25th of June, and also on the lOlh of July. 



" They are very beautiful potatoes to look at, 

 and there is no doubt that they will be found a 

 valuable variety. The Captain is also engaged in 

 raising some from the seed of the potato hall, and 

 we may expect new varieties may be produced." 



Large Fleeces. Two ewe Cosset sheep belong- 

 ing to Josiah Orcutt, Esq. of Monmouth, have this 

 year sheared 15 1-2 lbs. of clean wool, well wash- 

 ed in cold water. The last year, the first lime 

 they sheared, they had 14 lbs. They are half 

 Merino and half Saxon, and both have lambs this 

 year. They were from the celebrated flock of 

 Elijah Wood, Esq. of Winthrop. 



It ought to be known, generally, that persons 

 struck with lightning, and apparently dead, are 

 sometimes recovered by the copious application of 

 cold water externally, particularly upon the face. 



Wheat in this neighborhood is generally com- 

 ing in pretty well. Rye is light. Oats have 

 done well. The fruit crop will he generally de- 

 ficient, not more than one fourth the usual growth 

 of apples. — Grecvfield Mercury. 



Horses — when fed on turnips, are induced to 

 eat the barn cliafi", and other dry food with a good 

 appetite — are kept healthy, and will work without 

 corn. — American Gardener. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



EXHIBITION OF FIiOWEKS. 



Saturday, August 9, 1834. 



Mr. J. W. Russell, Mount Auburn Cemetery — 

 fine and well grown specimens of Plectocephalus 

 americanus; Aster sinensis, var. double quilled; 

 TropiEoluin raajus, var. atrosanguineum. 



Mr. SAMnEL SwEETSER, Cambridgeport — Geor- 

 gina, var. Dennesii. 



Jlessrs. HovEYS, Cambridgeport — Georgina,var 

 Lord Liverpool ; Margiuatea poppies ; French do. ' 



Angemone graudiflora; Gilea capitata; Eschscholt- 

 zia califnrnica. 



Mr. Thomas Mason, Charlestown Vineyard — 

 Georgina, King of the whites ; Globe anemone 

 flure ; Washington and others; double and painted 

 Lady Alllieas ; Roses; IJignonia radicans ; Carna- 

 tions ; Crasula coccinea ; Phlox snbulata, purpurea, 

 and alba ; Kiidbeckia purpurea; Verhascuui ; Rose 

 acacia ; Belphiniums, &.c. &c. 



I\Ir. M. P.WiLiiER, Dorchester — Phlox pyramid- 

 alis, var. alba, tardillora; Lobelia cardiiialis; Splen- 

 ilens and Fulgens; Cassia marylaudica ; Schizan- 

 thus porigeiis ; Malo|ie grandiflora ; Rudbeckin 

 fulgida ; Coreopsis lauceolata ; Georgina antonia ; 

 Picta formossissiuia. 



Mr. S. Walker, Roxbnry — Georgina, Barrett's 

 Susannah ; Mountain of Snow ; Matilda ; Viola 

 grandiflora ; do. Mary queen of Scots ; do. Fox- 

 hunter ; do. Luna ; do. Win. IV. &,c. ; in all six- 

 teen varieties ; Phlox, &c. 



Mr. William Kenrick, Newton — Roses, Noi- 

 sette and other ever-blooming varieties ; Phlox 

 pyramidalis purpurea, pyramidalis alba, divaricata, 

 shepardia and other var. Dahlias ; Lord Lyndhurst, 

 Pulla, Orange, Black Prince, &c., double white 

 Canterlinry Bells, double white Larkspur, Clematis 

 integrifolia, Ileliantlius giganteiis, divarecatus and 

 iiiultiflorus ; Riidbeckia purpurea and fulgida ; 

 Monardia ; Lysimachus electa ; Red Tradescantia ; 

 Coreopsis tripteris and lauceolata ; Tiger lillies, 

 Hibiscus palustris; Venetian Suniarli ; Corclionis 

 japoiiicus ; Althea friitex, varieties. Also, Cockle' 

 shell Miillicrry, and the varieties for silk Morettiani, 

 or Dandolo and JIulticaulis. 



Messrs. Wi-NSHips, Brighton — Gladiolus psitla- 

 cina ; Rosa Macrophylla ; with varieties of peren- 

 nials, biennials, and annual flowers. 

 By order of the Committee, 



Jo.na. Winship, Chairman. 



FRUITS EXHIBITED. 



Saturday, August 9. 



Apples. Very fine Early Harvest, by Mr. B. V. 

 Frfnch, Boston. 



Handsome sfiecimens of Shropshirevine or Sop- 

 savine and Williams Favorite, by Mr. E. Vose, 

 Dorchester. 



Pears. Beauty of Snmmer, by Mr. R. Man- 

 ning, Salem. 



A remarkably large specimen of Green Chisel, 

 by Col. M. P. Wilder, Dorchester. 



Petit Muscat, l>y Mr. B. V. French. 



July or Sugar Top, by Mr. Samuel Walker, 

 Roxbnry — very good for that variety. 



Apricots. Craft's Late Seedling, from the gar- 

 den of Mr. E. Crafts, Boston. 



A handsome specimen, by Mr. James Went- 

 woRTH, Cambridgeport. 



Early Breda, by Mr. Thomas Mason, Charles- 

 town Vineyard. 



Very large Apricots, by Mr. Saml. Pond, Cam- 

 bridgeport. 



Plums. Early Scarlet Cherry Plums, by Col. 

 M. P. Wilder. 



A large specimen of Early Harvest was receiv- 

 ed from Mr. James EnsTis, South Reading. 



For the Committee, E. M. Richards. 



(U^'IVie Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, will 

 hold an Exhibition at Philadelphia on Wednesday 

 and Thursday, the 17th and 18th of September, 

 and solicit contributions in fine specimens of Fruits 

 Flowers, and Culinary Vegetables. 



