vol.. XIH. NO. 27 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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in, urnoiij; us, the society mukes no preteiisioii. 

 L alriiiiily existed in a consiilerable degree, more 

 jspecially in lliis city uiid its dellghHiil euvirons, 

 Mil in otli<M- large towns. There were men among 

 IS C(»ns|iiciion3 for their tideiits and |(uhlio spirit, 

 s dis|ilayeil in their services to many of onr most 

 aluahle institutions, hut who had nowhere la- 

 lored riiiire zealously, more disinterestedly, or 

 nore succisssfuiiy, both hy jirecojit and example, 

 hail in hehulf of onr llorlicnitnre. There were 

 hose of retired liahits, who had found in this art 

 .11 exlianstless and a most digiiitied occupation, for 

 heir many intervals of leisure ; and there were 

 ueu deeply immersed in active business, pursuing 

 heir respective callings amidst all the dust ami 

 uistle of the city, among scenes a|rparently tlie 

 iiost uncongenial to every thing rural, whose gar- 

 lens and windows yet bore splendid testimony to 

 heir susce|itiliility to the charms of nature, and 

 heir skill in calling forth her wonder-working 

 lowers. These facts spoke much for the taste 

 •ud retinement of our commiinity, and not a little, 

 :ertainly, for the charms of Horticulture. 



Of most of those individuals to whom I refer, 1 

 111 forbidden to sjieak as I could wish, by the 

 lelicacy which we owe to all within the circle of 

 ur personal intercourse. I must be permitted, 

 lowever, to allude particularly to oue, who has 

 itely retired from that circle; I mean the gentle- 

 nan who has presided over our society, ever since 

 ts formation, but who for many years previous, 

 lad devoted much of his time and thoughts to 

 igricullure and Horticulture. You well know, 

 iiy friends, how he has labored in our cause. You 

 re all aware of the aid which it has derived from 

 is powerful and accomplished mind, his unwea- 

 ^ed industry, and his elevated character. His 

 irvices will long be respectfully and gratefully 

 jiiiembeied, and I am sure that I speak in the 

 anie not only of all who hear rae, but of all who 

 now him, when I express the best wishes for his 

 ealth and bap|)iiiess. Wherever he may go, 

 lough no longer among us, lie will never cease 

 ) be of us. 



But whatever may have been the progress of 

 [ortii-ulture in Massachusetts, previous to the for- 

 lation of this Society, it was still rather a solitary 

 lan a social pursuit. Every one pursued his 

 wn course, — neither aciiuainted, to any great de- 

 ree, with the improvements of his neighbor, nor 

 isisted by his advice, nor excited by his success, 

 orticulture had its own charms to recommend it, 

 id these were many and various, but its cause 

 anted all that aid, which is derived from the 

 iiiou of numbers, deeply interested, in the pursuit 

 f a common and favorite object. Our society 

 as estalilished to remedy this important disad- 

 mtage, to bring the friends of Horticulture into 

 ose contract, to afford imlucemenis for that social 

 iterchangc of sentiiireut, from which the mind 

 liiis new light, and the feelings new warmth ; to 

 iffuse knowledge, to correct error, and to call 

 ito action those master-spirits of the human mind, 

 le spirit of emulation, and the spirit of improve- 

 lent. 



Of the merits of the Society, we leave the |mb- 

 c to judge. Its success has surpassed the expec- 

 itions of its most sanguine members. Tliose who 

 ■ish to know the extent of that success, arc re- 

 rred to our nurseries, our markets, and our fruit- 

 ores. In the retrospect of our progress, we ought 

 n to forget, how much our hands have been 



friendly euconragement we have received from 

 other horticultural societies. More especially should 

 we acknowledge the courteous and flattering atten- 

 tions bestowed on our society in its infancy, by 

 those of Loudon and Paris, and of New York, a 

 city which has added to its other high claims to 

 distinction, that of taking the lead in American 

 Horticulture. Our public authorities of the slate 

 and city, have not been wanting in bestowing 

 upon us their support and favor, within their re- 

 spective spheres of operation. We are indebted 

 to the Legislature, for the enactment of most just 

 and wise provisions for the protection of our gar- 

 dens and orchards, — laws which, we trust, will be 

 powerfully effective, not only as a terror to evil- 

 doers, hut in creating a wholesome public senti- 

 ment and diffusing through the cotnmimity a 

 proper respect for the rights of the industrious 

 gardener to the fruits of his science and assiduity. 

 It is owing to the courtesy of our city governraeni, 

 that we are now enabled to assemble in this spa- 

 cious and renowned Hall. The spectacle before 

 you owes much of its splendor to the kindness and 

 liberality -of those individuals, who have consented 

 to expose on this occasion, 1 am sure I ought not 

 say to iiazard, the choicest productions of their 

 gardens and green-houses. That our fellow-citi- 

 zens generally are not indifferent to our success, 

 is a fact of which we need no other proof than 

 the audience who have this day honored us with 

 their presence, and I liave only to say, that 1 can 

 have no fears for the success of Horticulture, while 

 I see our exhibitions thus supplied and thus couu- 

 teuauced. 



II none but meritorious service or real talent were 

 to be rewarded, this nation has not wanted, and 

 this nation will not want, the means of rewarding 

 all the service it ever will receive, and encourag- 

 ing all the merit it ever will produce. No state, 

 since the fuimdatiou of society, has been impover- 

 ished by that species of profusion. 



STOPPING THE TEETH. 



All attempts at stopping the teeth with prepara- 

 tions into which any metal except gold enters must 

 be injurious, and for this simple reason, because 

 no other metal is proof against external agency, 

 but is more or less speedily decomposed by the 

 breath, the atmospheric air, or by the action of 

 the saliva. Such was the result of a very noted 

 nostrum that not long since promised to make the 

 Ibrtune of the lucky inventor. It was an amalgam 

 of silver with quicksilver which soon hardened 

 and for a time retained its original whiteness; but 

 a change was not long in taking place ; the com- 

 bined agency of the brealii, the air, and the saliva- 

 ry secretions decomposed the amalgam turning it 

 black, and the saliva becoming impregnated with 

 the discoloring matter communicated the stain to 

 all the other teeth. Such a result might easily 

 have been foreseen ; it is founded on one of the 

 most simple and obvious principles of chemistry. 

 — From jVichols "On the Teeth,in relation to Beau- 

 ty, Voice and Health.''' 



SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES OP TRANSPIiANT- 

 ING. 



Thk removing of growing plants from one part 

 of the garden to another is done for various rea- 

 sons, ami the science of transplanting will conse- 

 quently depend on the intention of the gardener 

 in the operation. The principal facts to be recol- 

 lected are, that every plant takes its food by the 

 tips of the root fibres, and that the sap thence car- 

 ried up into the leaves has much of its water and 

 oxygen carried oft" by exposure to light, particu- 

 larly to sunshine. It follows that if part or all of 

 the tips of the root fibres be broken offer bruised, 

 the plant will be kept hungry or starved, just as 

 an animal would be with its mouth much injured 

 or blocked up, while if a plant in such a state is 

 placed in the sunshine, the water and oxygen car- 

 ried off thereby, will very soon cause it to flag, 

 wither, and die. — Rennie. 



ECONOMY. 



Mere parsimony is not economy. It is separ- 

 able in theory from it, and in fact it may, or it 

 may not, be a part of economy according to cir- 

 cumstauces. Expense, and great expense, may be 

 an essential part in true economy. Economy is a 

 distributive virtue, and consists not in saving, but 

 in selection. Parsimony requires no providence, 

 no comparison, no judgment. Mere instinct, and 

 that not an instinct of the noblest kind, may pro- 

 duce this false economy in profusion. The other 

 economy has larger views. It demands a discrimi- 

 nating judgment, and a firm sagacious mind. It 

 shuts one door to impudent importunity, only to 



TO MAKE CHEAP, I.IGHT AND WHOLESOME: 

 BREAD. 



Take a dozen and a half of good mealy pota- 

 toes well boiled ; peel them and mash them fine 

 while warm ; add two quarts of cold water and 

 then strain the mixture through a cullender; add 

 flour enough to make a thick batter ; then a pint 

 of good lively yeast or emptyings; if the yeast is 

 sweet, no saleratns is necessary ; if sour, a very 

 little saleratus ; let- the sponge set until it is well 

 fermented. With this sponge you may make a 

 large or a small quantity of bread by adding flour 

 and water or milk; if a small quantity, it may be 

 put into the oven very soon ; if the quantity be 

 large, it must stand longer, or over night. Put in 

 double the tisiial quantity of salt, but no shorten- 

 ing. Let the dough stand in a place moderately 

 warm, but not near the fire, unless it is to be bak- 

 ed immediately. Milk or water may be used, but 

 water is the best, for the sponge mixed with water 

 keeps sweet the longest. The bread will be very 

 light, sweet and wholesome, having in it neither 

 acids nor alkalies to neutralize each other. The 

 greater the proportion of potatoes, the lighter the 

 bread will be ; but if the proportion be very large, 

 the bread will be so light as to dry up if kept sey- 

 eral days. , 



Pastry boiled, such as for dumplings &c, is far 

 preferable if mixed with a large proportion of po- 

 tatoes. Take a dozen good sized potatoes mashed 

 fine, knead flour sufiicient to fnake the dough of 

 a proper consistency with them while warm — add 

 double quantity of salt, but no shortening. Put 

 in the apples and boil about an hour and a half, 

 or one third less than the usual time for other pas- 

 try. Bread when very light also bakes sooner. 

 So says our other half. — Kennebec Journal. 



Jin Jlrabian in the Desert had ate nothing ft>r 

 three days, and was on the point of dying. He at 

 last found a small leathern sack in the sand, seized 

 it, felt it, and exclaimed "Allah be praised ! these 

 must be either dates or nuts." He opened the 



sack hastily, looked in, and sighed, "Alas, they 

 reugthened, and our spirits cheered, by the | og^n another, and a wider, to unpresuming merit. ] are only pearls !" 



