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nilky way ting-ed with rose ; the stamens are long- 

 ind well divided, and the anthers are transverse, 

 long-, and well defined ; their orange tint, mixed 

 witli purple, adds much to the magnificence of the 

 flower. The other sort is the L. lannj'oUura album 

 nel Candiilum, another variety of the Ulium Brous- 

 iarti, is not so hi-crh, and is altogether of a snow 

 white ; both varieties have a strong odnr of vanilla : 

 both were brought from .Japan in 18'i4, by the cele- 

 brated Dutch horticulturist, M. Van Siebold. Tliey 

 were cultivated at Gand, from whence they were 

 distributed to the chief establishments in Flanders. 

 They flourished last year, for the first time, at Paris, 

 at two establishments. One, that of M. Rey, of 

 Kogel, and the other belonging to MM. Celo. The 

 two plants are declared in the French work to be 

 still rare, and most likely to become a decided or- 

 nament to pleasure grounds and ornamental gar- 

 dens, as being equal to any thing that can be seen 

 in .Tune or July. These lilies are multiplied by 

 off-sets and from seed, provided they give any in 

 their new climate, as they do in Japan. This ge- 

 nus is become so rich in numbers and varieties 

 during the hst ten years, that it ought to be easy 

 to enrich it still tnore by means of artificial impreg- 

 nations. The two varieties alluded to above are 

 particularly well adapted for this experiment, as 

 their anthers seem made for it. The account re- 

 commends the precaution of not putting out plants 

 of these kinds, unless an individual of each has 

 been kept safely in tlie conservatory. Tlie price 

 at which they must be purchased for some years 

 warrants this care, as not only may the plants be 

 taken oft' by severe weather, but they may be at- 

 tacked by insects and destroyed. The writer of 

 the notice declares that he is not aware if the pro- 

 pasation of these lilies by offsets is abundant or 

 not. It might be possible to propagate them also, 

 by slips of leaves with an end to them, and by 

 choosing the time most favorable to the e.\lperiment 

 Two or three failures should not discourage the 

 hortic Iturist; yet in this instance a great difliculty 

 presents it,self, inasmuch as these lilies do not, like 

 all the woody tribes, present eyes in the axil of 

 the leaf, and whenever this is found to be the case, 

 the most expert grafters are at fault. 



The French writer mentions that he had seen at 

 tlie end of iviay, m the open air, the Ulium longi- 

 florum of less height than the Ulium Candidum, yet 

 with flowers equally dazzling for their whiteness, 

 and of double dimensions, and of a most sweet 

 odor. This plant is for sale at Key's (of Kegel) 

 establishment. 



There is a third variety of the Ulium Broussarti, 

 described with purple flowers, but which had not 

 appeared when the account was written. It was 

 doubtful whether it was the liUum lancifolium ru 

 brum or the Ulium lancifolium speciosum. It was 

 also in the above gardens, and described as of great 

 beauty. — Lon. Hort. Jour. 



tity of roots which are to be placed there. When 

 tlie pit is three feet deep, it is narrowed, three or 

 four inches at each side, in order to obtain a ledge 

 or resting place, for a purpose to be mentioned 

 hereafter. The bulbs are -then well wiped after 

 the stalk is ciit off in the usual way, leaving three 

 or four inches, to which a number is attached in 

 wood or lead. The bulbs are arranged side by 

 side, the head upwards* in the pit. They are then 

 covered with old boards, resting on the ledge 

 spoken of above. If boards are not at liand, any 

 old pieces of wood can be mad« to serve and pre- 

 vent the earth passing through. The earth is then 

 thrown back into the pit and well pressed down. 

 If exceedingly severe frost is expected, leaves, 

 litter, or grass can be thrown over all. By this 

 proceeding the dahlias are sure to be safe. It 

 sometimes tiappens, that the stalks to which the 

 thickets are attached, continue to live. We have 

 seen some this year in bud as large as candles, 

 which succeeded perfectly. — London HorUcultural 

 Journal. 



Quito is 1480 toises (or 9331 feet) above the ocean. 

 The climate consequently is very cool. Hum- 

 boldt mentions the potato among the plants which 

 are cultivated on the highest and coldest part of 

 the Andes, and Mt'xican Cordilleras. 



Do you, Mr Editor, or any of your correspondents, 

 know anything about the Bogota potatoes ? Or 

 do you know any one who can be applied to to in- 

 troduce them? SOLANUM. 



CARE OF FARMING TOOLS. 



Massachusetts HorticuUnral Society. 



Saturday, Jan. 26, 1839. 



ElHlBITIOK OF FRCITi'. 



Joseph S. Cabot, Esq. of Salem, exhibited the 

 following pears: Chaumontel Coxe No. 40, Beurre 

 Diel, Coffin's Vergoulouse, Wilkinson and Lewis ; 

 the committee make the following rorfiarks: the 

 Wilkinson pear, so excellent in its season, had been 

 kept so far beyond its usual period of maturity, as 

 to have becomej tasteless. ^ 



Coffin's Vergoulouse was obtained by the late 

 Mr Samuel Hyde of Newton, from the garden of 

 Mrs Coffin, who had received it from the nursery 



PRESERVATION OF DAHLIAS. 



The winter of 1837 8 was so severe, that many 

 persons Inst their dahlias. The frost penetrated 

 into cellars, orangeries, and even caves. The usu- 

 al mode of preserving them was totally ineffectual, 

 for a great number of roots were found frozen hard. 

 However, we have learnt a mode which is practised 

 in France, and is found to succeed perfectly. A 

 dry spot is chosen out in the garden or grounds, 

 and a pit is dug there five or six feet in width and 

 four feet deep. The length depends on the quan 



of Messrs William Prince & Sons of Flushing, 

 A topic n.,t yet sufficiently enforced on the at- I under the name of " Vergoulouse." When the tree 

 ition of farmers, is the wasteful negligence came into fruit, it was found not to correspond with 



the description of that variety; and Mr Hyde on 

 introducing it into his nursery, gave it the name by 

 hicli it is now cultivated. It is a good fruit in 

 its season, which is October and November, although 

 not decidedly first rate. 



The Lewis pear has not, we think, received that 

 consideration from amateurs which it merits ; wo 

 have heard it spoken of in no very ffattering terms. 

 This has arisen no doubt, from its having been seen 

 in a bad season, or when not at its proper period of 

 maturity. The tree is of vigorous growth and very 

 productive, and so far as our expeiience goes it is 

 a first rate table fruit from November till March, 

 and is worthy of a place in any collection however 

 select. 



Benj. V. French, Esq. exhibited the beautiful 

 Pomme d' Api, Wellington and Monstrous Pippin 

 apples. 

 t For tlie Committee, 



ROBERT MANNING. 



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evinced in the exposure of agricultural implements 

 to the injuries of the seasons. The sled curling 

 and cracking by the side of the wall in summer, 

 and the cart half buried in snow and seasoning in 

 the winter storms, are symptoms of waste and ex- 

 travao'ance which ripen into a. consumption, to be 

 hastened to premature termination by the visits of 

 the sherifTs. The whole secret of r/ealth consists 

 in economy, and the prudent care of those small 

 rills which without great vigilance, are slipping 

 through the chinks of the woven purse ; and it may 

 be considered quite as safe to predict that none of 

 these slovenly gentlemen will be prosperous, as to 

 write in the style of the calender soothsayers, 

 through pages of the month of January, " expect 

 snow about these days." The price of the time 

 lost when it is most valuable, in putting the ex- 

 posed articles in proper repair, not speaking of the 

 cost of the materials and the interruption of busi- 

 ness, would defray the expenses of erecting ten 

 such cheap sheds as would covet them from the 

 storms, protect them from decay, and keep them 

 ready for immediate use. — National JEgis. 



(For trie New England Fai'mer.) 



The Baron de Humboldt in his " Political Essay 

 on the Kingdom of New Spain," mentions that it 

 would be of great importance to Europe to procure 

 the kind of potato which is cultivated on the plain 

 of Santa Fe, and at Quito. He says that he has 

 seen them of a spherical form of more than three 

 decimetres (from twelve to thirteen inches) in diam 

 eter, and of a much better taste than any on the 

 European continent. Comparing them with Eng- 

 lish potatoes, he observes, that the Bagota potatoe 

 contain less water, and are very farinaceous and of 

 an extremely agreeable taste. 



The plain of Santa Fe is computed at 8190 feet 

 of elevation. A late writer gives 8G15 feet foj- 

 the city of Bagota ; and Malte-Brun says that 



' This we'venture to affirm is exactly wrong, for by 

 reversing it every inclination to moisture drains out of the 

 hollow stalk and prevents a common occurrence — ll 

 rolling of the crowns, which prevents their breaking. — 

 Editor. 



RAILROADS AND FARMERS. 



The Wilmington, N. C. Herald states that Mr 

 Lewis Cogdell, who lives at Wayne, seven miles 

 from the track of the Wilmington and Raleigh 

 railroad, delivered in the Wiluiington market, at 

 2 o'clock, on the 11th December last, 64 Hogs, all 

 of which were killed and dressed after sunset on 

 the day previous ; also several bales of cotton u'Aicfc 

 ivere packed on the morning of the llth. The dis- 

 tance travelled by wagon and by railroad was 94 

 miles. 



Such despatch is worthy of public notice and 

 proclaim the advantages of the railroad system 

 more loudly than a thousand theories and fine spun 

 arguments. 



The best way to keep winter apples, is to bar- 

 rel them. This perfectly excludes rats and mice, 

 and preserves them in a great measure from the 

 air. 



The whiteness of ivory handle knives may be 

 restored by rubbing them with fine sand paper or 

 emery. 



