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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



APRIL ir, 1839. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



EXTRACTS FROM CHEEVER'S LETTER. 



>0. I. FROM TUBKKV. 



From Cihciiilik to Broosa was our laat |)ost, of six 

 hours, wliicb would make a day of si.xtcen hours on 

 horse-bacU ; ut least four too much, had it been the 

 first day of a longer journey. Leaving the town on 

 the north side of the bay, tiie road, much better 

 than the paths we had liitliorto travelled, winds di- 

 rectly up the declivities on the other side, afl'ording 

 a noble view of the gulf, the verdant plain, the rising 

 mountain, and the town resting at its base. It was 

 an extensive and beautiful landscape, and we part- 

 ed from it with reluctance, when we reached the 

 last and highest point from which we could com- 

 mand it. Here we encountered an enwgetic show. 

 er, and rode on for a season in expectation of a 

 thorough drenching ; but the clouds grew lighter, 

 and though the siui did not shine, we had rain only 

 in short intervals. The road lies along a romantic 

 and lovely country, and the aspect of all nature led 

 us naturally to speak of the manner in which God 

 is visible in his works, and of the feelings with 

 ■which we ought to regard such lovely scenery 

 '' My father made them all." A full realization of 

 the thoughts which Gowper has so beautifully ex- 

 pressed, is too rare in our individual experience in 

 the contemplation of nature.'- Take any portion of 

 the landscape, as it lies along' our path, and minute- 

 ly examined, how wonderfully does it exhibit the 

 glory of the Creator. This simple patch of shrub- 

 berry we are now passing — whnt a combination of 

 lovely form and color, festooned and diversified, in 

 such pleasing wildness of natural shapes and mas- 

 ses, with such attractive shades of foliage, and such 

 delicate beauty of the blossoms! 



"We are apt to get angry with the world, and 

 call it hard names — a dark world, a gloomy world, 

 a wretched world — when in reality it is a bright 

 world, a lovely world, the world as (jod has made it." 



" But this world of nature how beautiful! every 

 thing is full of beauty — everything seems but an 

 exhibition of the attribute of beauty in the divine 

 mind. How many are the objects of which their 

 loveliness alone constitutes their value. Ask for 

 what purpose they were made, and you cannot tell ; 

 their extreme beauty is tli 'ir only utility, and that 

 is utility enough. Let us not thmk that we are 

 the only beholders of the loveliness of our mortal 

 habitation; or that, if man were not, " </iw earth 

 would want spertriiora — God want praise." 



"Millions of spiritual heiugs walk iheearih 

 Unseen, both when we sleep and when we wake.'' 



.^nd how many flowers in the forest, invisible to 

 mortal eye, may be rai.9ing their petals and spread- 

 ing their blossoms to the admiration of higher order 

 of intelligences ! The world is not always regard- 

 ed by such stupid eyes as ours. Many a clump of 

 daises, which the shoe of the heedless peasant only 

 treads upon, may have suggested a new thought of 

 love and praise in llie bosom of a passing angel. 



In our way this afternoon, we passed along some 

 very singular formations of rock, looking so much 

 like an artificial wall of liuge dimensions rising up 

 the mountain side, that wo could with diliiculty re- 

 sist the deception. The conujion people think they 

 they are tlie work of the Genoese. The whole of 

 this region would afford an interesting field for the 

 geologist About an hour and a half from Ghendik 

 our path had brought us to a high and commanding 



point among the mountains, and the view we were 

 leaving behind was exceedingly grand; a vast ex- 

 panse of hills and valleys, and blue ridges in the 

 distance, with a portion of the gulf of Moudania 

 visible like a lake embosomed among the moun- 

 tains. But our admration was greatly increased, 

 when, at a higherpoint of view, the splendid ranges 

 of Olympus, j;overed with snow, flashed suddenly 

 up before us, with the distant view of the city of 

 Broosa, hanging at the foot of the mountain, while 

 behind us still lay a vast extent of country, with 

 tlie gulf of Moudania and another blue mountain 

 range beyond. On the side we had left, the sun 

 was setting at the edge of a dark thunder-cloud, 

 amidst wild and savage masses, but on that towards 

 which we were now to descend, his golden light 

 was pouring, a.id the evening cflect upon the snowy 

 ridges of Olympus, was indescribably glorious. 

 We very soon lost sight of the whole landscape in 

 the falling darkness, and about two hours from 

 Broosa, were glad to arrive at a solitary derhend, 

 situated in a lonely valley, which reminded me of 

 the way up towards the Notch of the White moun- 

 tains. Here we found a guard of soldiers ; the sen- 

 tinel at the door respectfully grounded his arms at 

 our entrance, and we were glad of the relief to our 

 fatigue, aft'nrdedby a few moments' change of posi- 

 tion, with a cup of cofibe, and'the cer< mony of the 

 last pipe on the way to Broosa. Our last two hours 

 were lengthened into almost four, and we traversed 

 the indistinguishable path through the darkness in 

 single file, sometimes wading through sheets of 

 water so broad that it seemed like a lake, and some- 

 times following the portion of stone pavement thrown 

 up for tlie road as if in the midst. of a deluge. 



The approach to Broosa is through a vast and 

 beautifully cultivated plain of mulberries, and by 

 dny, the whole city, magnificently rising at the base 

 of mount Olympus, is visible long before the trav- 

 eller arrives at its walls ; by night, its d.-incing 

 lights were for a great while distinguishable before 

 us, glimmering as if we were- just upon them, till 

 indeed we were quite tired of the deception. Mean- 

 time it rained at intervals, and our guide, not know- 

 ing his way clearly through the city, had to coast 

 its walls a long distance through the gardens that 

 surround it, till we should get to that quarter where 

 we wished to slop. Amidst all this, the nightin- 

 gales were singing, accompanied with the fitful 

 lamp of the glow-worm; the lovely music of the 

 one, in such a rainy night amidst the foliage, and 

 the cheerful light of the other, in such thick dark- 

 ness, composing an instructive moral for the mind, 

 and both reminding one of that sweet fable ofCow- 

 per, the employment of school-room hours: 



" A nightingale, that all day long 

 Mad ctieered the village with its soiifj, 

 Nor yet at even-tide suspended, 

 Nor yet when even -tide was ended, 

 Began to feel, as well he might, 

 The keen riornands of appetite." 



BOKE KIANIiRE;. 



The sulisciiher informs his friends and the public, that, 

 after ten years experience, he is fully convinced that ground 

 hones lorin the most powerful sliniulant thai can he applied 

 10 the earth as a manure. 



He keeps constantly on hand a supply o^ Ground Bone, 

 and solieiis the patronage of ifie agricultural community. 

 IV'ce at the Mill 35 cents per hosbel ; put up in casks and de- 

 livered at any part of the city at 40 cents per Imshel, and no 

 charge Jor casks or carting. 



Also, ground Oyster Shells. 



Orders left at the Bone Mill, near Tremont road, in Rox- 

 bury, at the New England Agricultural Warehouse and 

 Seed Store, No 5a Norfli Market Slicel, or through the Post 

 Office will receive promiil attention. 



March 27. NAHUM WARD. 



^VlNSillP :> BRIGHTON NURSERtBS:, 



AND BOTANIC GAROENB. 



Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Creep 

 ers, Herliaceous, Perennials, Green Housi 

 g-SZH^S PlHUtS, &c. 

 w T^lf* Orders addressed to Messrs WINSHIP 



Hrighto.i, Mass , will be promptly e.\ecuied ' 



and lorwarded to any part of this or other countries. 

 April 10. 



PKUIT AND ORSAMENTAt, TREES, IHVLBEB* 

 KIES &K. 



Nursery of William Kenrick. 



The Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees for 1839 i 

 now ready, and will be sent to all who apply. It comprise! 

 a most extensive selection of the superior varieties oi Pears 

 Apples, Plums, Quinces, Gooseherries, IlaspKerries, Car 

 rauls, Strawherries, Grape Vines, &c. The stock of Cher, 

 ries aud of Teaches now ready is particularly large. Also 

 Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Honeysuckles, Paeonie* 

 Dahlias and other Herbaceous Flowering Plants. 



10,1100 Cockspur or Newcastle Thorns. 



10,000 Buckthorns. 



Morns Mullicaulis, and other Mulberries : the trees genu 

 ine and tine, at prices fair, and varying with the size, am 

 the quantity which may be desired. 



i-'ruil and all other trees, when so ordered, will he secure 

 ly packed for safe transportation to distant places, and or 

 d'ers promptly executed, on application to the suhscritier. 

 WILLIAM KENRICK. 



Nonantum Hill, Newton, near Boston. 



January 30, 1839. 



FRUIT TREES. &.C. 



Pears, Plums, Raspberries, Rosea, 4'C. 

 The subscribers have recently received, per the Swiizei 

 land from Harve, a large assortment of the choicest vnrietie 

 of Peat and Plum Trees, from one of the best iVurserit 

 France, together with a small Collection of superb Fr 

 Roses, all in excclleni order for Iranspiautiug, which the 

 otier ft>r sale at the New Enclaud Agricullural Warehous 

 and Seed Store, No. .5-2 North Market' Street. The Pear a 

 Plums are from 6 to 7 feet high, and will be sold at 81 

 each. 



Downtown's Imperatrice 



New Orleans 



Olil Orleans 



Green Gage 



Golden Drop 



liarly Monsieur 



Late Monsieur 



Perdregon 

 Jsleworth 

 Reine Claude 

 Mirabellepettite 

 Mirabelle grosse 

 St Calherine 

 Royal du Tours 



PEAUS ON PEAR STOCKS. 



Josephine Beurre Capiamont 



Beurre Spence Autumn Burgamolte 



Charmontelle Esgargneor jargoniiellc 



Lousia Bonney Cuerrt* Ranee (new) 



William Bon Cretien Bucrre Royal or Buerre Diel ' 



Orango Burgamotle Burgamoite du pasque 



Catherine Sieulle (new) 



Passe Colmar Buerre Thuin 



Louis Bonne d'Auranche Buerr^ Magnifique 

 I>a»chesse d'.^ngouleme 



PEARS IN Ql'INCE STOCKS. 



Burgamoite d'[\>ntic6te, or ii^Bsteru Beurre. 



Beurri- d'Amanlis. 



Heurre Dure. 



Mouille Boiiche, Mouthwaier. 



Beurre d'Aremhnrg. 



AI.PO ON HAND. 



1000 White Antwerp Raspberry Plants' 



•2000 Red do do do 



looo Franconia do do (very fine,) 



Orders received for Fruit and Ornamental Trees at Nut' 

 sery prices. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



PEAR, P1.UJH, GRAPE VINES, &.C. 



1000 Pear Trees of the most approved kinds; 



1000 Plum Trees, of the most approved kinds and extrj 

 size— many of them have borne the past season ; 



500 Quince Trees ; 



3000 Isabella and Catawba Grape Vines, from C to 15 fee 

 high, most of them have borne fruit — Black Hamburgh 

 Sweetwater, Pond's Seedling : 



30,000 Giant .Asparagus Bo. ts ; 



5000 VVilmot's Early Rhubarli or Pie Planl. lately iniro 

 duced ; 



Also — a good assortment of Gooseberries, Ro.scs, &c. 

 different kinds; 



All orders left at this office, or with the subscriber at Cam 

 liridge.port, or in Mr Lynch's baggage wagon liox, at Gouli 

 & Howe's No. 8 Faiieul Hall, will meet with immediat 

 attention. SA.^IUEL POND, 



March 27. Cambridge. port. Mass 



THE NE^V ICNGLAMJ FARMER 



Is pariiishej every \Vedncsday Evuniiig, at S3 per annun 

 payable at the end of the year — but those who pay witliii 

 sixty days from the time of subscribing are entitled to a de 

 ductionof 50 cents. 



