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NEW ENGLAND F A R ^I E R , 



ATGl'ST 23, USS. 



AND gardener's JOURNAL. 

 ■ • Boston, Weonesdav, August 22, 1838. 

 THE SEASON. 



Massachusetts Ilorticnltural Society. 



Exhibition of Flowers. 



Saturday, .Qtinusl 18, 1838. i 

 Dr J. C. Howard of Woodland, Brookline, exhibited 

 among 

 noticed Queen Adclaide,Bro\vn'sDcsdemona,Royal Wil- 



j So it is witli tlic buautiful, produelivc, and enchanting 



■ season, which is just passing over us. The drought lias 

 ' been in some places very severe, but it has not been uni- 

 I versal, and there has been no where any suffering. If 



■ frequent rains had been intermixed with our hot suns, ^ , r. , ,• i 

 .1 . Ill 111 11 . J 1, . several nne specimens of the Uahlia; among tuem we 



; then rust and mildew would have blasted our wheat, . ^ ^^ » j i ■ j ti . rv 



which has now almost every where been gathered in . en- r r' j m ir j 



In lookinv back upon the season thus far it would be excellent condition. As to our potato vines, which al- """" '*'' ^ "". . ° ' „ , ' '' , , , ' , 



j/c 1. . " 1 1 1 111. ■ . 1 1 1 •. .J- 1 • c soini oii.er s->od varieties. Dr Howard also decorated 

 diincult to say, how the weather could have been made , most every where exhibit an citraordmary luxuriance ot 



better for the general productions of the earth. In some growth, having no bottoms to them, it will be time 

 cases tlic drought ha.s been severe ; and farmers have be- 1 enough to make that discovery, when we come to dig 

 gun to complain, for when was ever a lime that some of. ll'cm ; and then again if our oat crop is small, as perhaps 

 them did not complain, that the corn cars would have no i i" '""")' '^"^'^s '' seems to be, though by no means uni- 

 grain upon them, and the potato tops no bottoms. There ! versally so, the corn crop promises every where to be ex- 

 are many persons, belonging to the family of the grum- traoidinarily abundant. The season as a whole, for gcn- 

 blers, a family which no man can number, who never cial liealth and abundance of production, and the favora- 

 were and never can be suited ; who are always seeing i ble opportunity of the early harvests, and the comfort of 

 apot,< upon tiie .«un, which to their perverted vision are 1 the weather, and the bean^- and glory of the skies by 

 continually growing larger ; and who are sure even in the i niglit and by day, has never been surpassed ; within the 

 clearest sky to predict a storm. We pity these people 1 memory of few of us has it rarely been equalled. T' 



soini oii.er 



our tables wilii one of his extra fine Bouquets. 



There were other fiowors and Bouquets from Messrs 

 Ncwhall, Ilovey, Winship, and Walker, containing 

 some choice flowers and as a whole, making a pretty 

 good disjilay for the season. 



For the Cominitlee, 



S. WALKER, Chairman. 



and most sparkling cup ; and we pity the community in 

 which they are found, because to such a community they 

 are ^Bvays a miserable nuisance. Dr Franklin, in his 

 ingenious and striking style, wrote an essay upon what 

 he called, as well as we can remember, the Philosophical 

 Leg, which illustrates some of the leading characteristics 

 of different classes of mankind. He speaks of a man, 

 who was unfortunate enough, or perhaps we should say 

 fortunate enough, to have a lame or deformed leg, which 

 he used to say always afforded him an infallible index to 

 the characters of the persons with whom he associated. 

 If meeting with an individual, be observed that the first 

 thing which caught the attention of this individual was 

 his deformity, and he perceived him in conversation fre- 

 quently glancing at his lame leg, he thought him at least 

 uncivil and quite disposed to be censorious. If he met 

 with another man, who immediately upon coming into 

 his presence asked him what was the occasion of this 

 deformity or injury ; and if it did not inconvenience or 

 pain him, he took him for a downright savage, whose 

 tompcr inclined him to look only at the evils in the 

 world, and to make others more unhappy by reminding 

 them of their misfortunes. If next he met with another 

 man who not only took no notice of bis deformity, bu' 

 was evidently at some piuns to make it understood that 

 he did not consider it, or that he was anxious that the 

 sufferer himself should not be sensible to it or mortified 

 or embarrassed by it, to such a man he at once gave his 

 heart, as to a man of Hue benevolence and sound phil- 

 osophy. 



We hope this story so full of u.seful instruction will 

 n<>t be deemed uuseiisonablc or misplaced ; because it 

 perfectly illustrates the dispositions and character of some 

 persons in regard to the weather, the season, and every 

 thing else. Nothing with them is just right ; and defects 

 or faults are the thing, which always first arrest their at- 

 tention. The season is never as they woiild have it. As 

 we have heard this very week, "the wheat looks well, 

 but then it has scmie blighted ears;"' or "I have obsened 

 that though the ear is long, and the straw large, yet it has 

 not so many kernels in it as it sometimes has," or " the 

 wheat is heavy and I shall get a good crop, but then I 

 have observed it dots not look of so dark a color as I like 

 to flee it." Now there is no suiting such people ; and 

 wo almost believe, if an angel from Heaven should visit 

 them in robes of light and glory, they would at once set 

 alioiit trying to find some shades upon them or some rent 

 in them ; or if they could not succeeil in this, tliev would 

 pretend that the fishi<m iif ihesc celestial garments was 

 " not exactly " what tli>'V would have bad tlicm. 



Exhibition of Fkuits 



Pears —From Mr Aaron D. Weld, of \N'est Roxbury, 



English Catharine, bandsonio specimens of the kind. 



From Mr Downer, specimens of Dearborn's Seedling, 



and Q.ueen Catharine. 



„ . ,, , ... , . , .■Junto.— From Mr Simeon II. Mason of East Medway, 



there has been no sutiermg lor lircau ; it now then, in ; „ ' ' , , , , _ . ' 



' Tond Apples, large, handsome variety of greening, not 



. ^ ' '^ ■> -■— i--i--'| ' - ■. I From Mr D 



on their own account, because thev never eniov any seasons of scarcity, and of the most unpropitious weather 



1 I 1 ' 1 1 I 1 •Vaslungton, : 



thing ; and thev see poison at the bottom of the fullest I have just passed by ; and yet tlirougliout our whole land ., , ,. 

 ■ . ■• . . , ..111 u- ■ .- 1 1 c .1 • ' Jpples. — rr 



the midst of this abundance any man presumes to com- 

 plain, what does he deserve but perpetual exile from a 

 christian community; for "even the ass knoweth his 

 owner, and the ox his master's crib."' 



TRIAL OF PLOUGHS AT HOBOKEN, N. Y. 



The American Institute gave notice of their intention 

 to have a trial of ploughs at Hoboken on the first day of 

 August, with a view to test the advantages of their con- 

 struction, their durability, their comparative cost, their 

 comparative ease of draft, the manner in which their 

 work is performed; and any other circumstances con- 

 nected with them, which might be deemed important. 



The competition was open to ploughs from all parts of 

 the country, and the trial w'as had under the inspection of 

 experienced and practical farmers. Eight ploughs only 

 were entered, and the experiment was made under pecu- 

 liarly unfavorable circumstances. The ground was fast 

 locked by a severe drought. The time of year, the first 

 of .\ugust, could hardly have been worse chosen ; and 

 the weather was intensely hot. Only two teams (one 

 yoke of oxen and one pair of horses) were furnished for 

 the occasion, which were to be used in succession, 

 whereas each plough should have been separiitely fur- 

 nished with team and ploughman, and the necessary pre- 

 liminary arrangements for starting could not be made un- 

 til some time ufier the hour appointed for the trial. For 



yet quite in eating ; in flavor resembling R. I. greening 

 so far as could be judged at this time. 



From Mr Downer, Sopsavine, William's Favorite, very 

 beautiful. 



Mr Riihards presented for exhibition the following 

 kinds, comprising several of the finest varieties of Early 

 Apples :— Early Harvest, Early Bow, Early Red Junea- 

 ting, and Williams Early, also Sugar Loaf, Calville, and 

 Spice Apples. 



From Mr James Munroc of Cambridge, River Apple, 

 large, red, and now ripe, fine Qavored and handsome. 

 Apriciits. — Handsome specimens from Mr Ezra Dyer. 

 Plums— Tvom Mr Downer, the Bingham, and Royal 

 de Tours, both specimens large and very fine ; also Da- 

 mask or Damson. 



From Mr Samuel Pond from his garden in Cambridge- 

 port, Apricot Plum, fine specimens ; Blue Mogul, so 

 called, a large, oblong, blue Plum of fine appearance ; 

 Pond's seedling a noble fruit, large, blue and of delicious 

 flavor. The tree is raised from offsets : Mr Pond has 

 been eminently successful in the cultivation of the Plum, 

 his trees produce this year by estimation from 25 to 30 

 bushels, the trees of several varieties being literally load- 

 ed with this valuable fruit. 



Grayjcs.— From Dr J. C. Howard, from his garden at 

 the Woodlands, beautiful specimens of the White Chas- 

 selas. Black Hamburg, and the Meunier or Millers' Bur- 

 gundy. With ordinary cultivation the berries of this 



want of a suitable instrument likewise, tlie comparative 

 power of draft required for each plough w,is matter not | jjist named viu-iety are small, the clusters compact but of 

 of certain test but of mere judgment. The committee 1 jnft.rior size ; but these specimens were of uncommon 

 under these circumstances felt great ditBdence in coming size, the berries large, the clusters of ample dimensions 

 'to a decision ; and having made it according to their best vvith large projc^cting shoulders. 



judgment could hardly repose in it with the confidence skepardta elcagnoides -From Messrs Winship, some! 

 desired. Their report we shall jiublish after it is obtain- j ,„j,„(.,,gs ^f ,he Shepardia or Buffalo berry, covered pro- 

 ed from the Institute. \ye have pleasure in stating that ; f„gj,,y ^^.jfi, ,.,,.g^ „„d compact clusters of beautiful scarlet ' 

 the Howard plough from the N. E. Farmer office though | j-^^j. -j-^p p,.,,;, ,,,p gj^c of the currant, is very grateful 

 tried under several disadvanUiges was much admired for I ^^ „,g ,^g,g .,0^,- being ameliorated by the frost. It is 

 the excellence of it.s construction and workmanship.— s(„„etimcs though improperly called the American Olive, 

 The plough of .Miner and Horton of Peekskill, N. Y. ob- \ ^^^^ „„,y f„„„ ,,,c resemblance of the leaf which is small, 

 tained the medal ; and is lui admirable instrument. We narrow", and wooly, having a silvery appearance. The 

 hope such a trial will be holdcn another year and under • „.pj. j^ from the Rocky Mountains, therefore perfectly 

 circumstances more favorable. If made at a proper time l,ardy. It is armed with strong thorns, hence it is be- 

 of year and after seasonable and careful arrangements, it \ ijevp,) jt vvill become a most desirable plant for hedges, 

 must be of great public utility ; and the mechanical and - ^j Messrs Winships it is cultivated along the highway, 

 !igricullural community arc already much in debt to the ■ wi,ere innumerable droves of cattle pass, but no animal 

 .\mcrican Institute fiir their public spirited exertions. j, ;^ ^^jj i,;,^ gyer been known to lirowse it. 



\ For the Committee, 



TheVirginia mill.rs arc buying up wheat at.f 1 a bushel. WILLIAM KENRICK. 



