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N E W ENGL A N D FARMER. 



APRir. !33, lg40. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



SINGULAR HfSTORICAL INCIDENT. 



The Essex (Salem) Register, of 9tli instant, 

 quotes from tlie Mayor's Address to llie City Conn- 

 cil, tlie following singular facts: " !n the nmouni 

 received f<ir rents is iiiclnded the sum of $15;' S'i, 

 which was paid by the lessee of the small tract of 

 ground at Winter Island, 'vhich has, for severnl 

 years, been occupied as the site of a Powder Mag- 

 azine. This tract, described in the old Town Rec- 

 ords as ' a portion of the upland, beach, and flats, 

 at Obears's or Palmer's head,' was leased origin- 

 ally, to Richard IVrby, for tl'.e term nf (i»ie l/iou- 

 sandyears from March ], 1750, by an indenture 

 executed by the Selectmen, under the authority of 

 a vote of the town, at the rate of a shilling n yi-ar. 

 The rent appears to have been irregularly paid by 

 the lessee and his successors, though it is all shown 

 to have been collected. The present occupant, to 

 relieve himself from the trouble of annua] payments, 

 as well as, perhaps, to place his title beyond the 

 risk of contingency, proposed to pay in advance 

 without discount, the amount that would become 

 due for the unexpired term of nine hundred and 

 seventeen years, viz, 917 shilling's, or the sum 

 above stated, in our present currency. The pro- 

 posal was of course accepted, and it may serve for 

 the amusement, as it must require the leisure of 

 some idle arithmetician, to calculate the vast wain 

 secured to the city by this apparently inconsidera- 

 ble financial operation." 



WINSHIP'S NURSERIES, 



BRIGHTON, MASS. 



The prnpnelors of this Nursery are now ready 



lo receive orders Cor their fxlen'ive as.'-oriment 



of l-'iiiii anil Ornamental Trees, For ist Trees, 



SJinihs. HerhaeeoHS Plants, Roses, Green House 



I'laiiis, Vines, &c. 



Orders froiTi a distntiee will he properly packed to go with 



safety to any imrt oC the United Slates, and will he delivered 



in the tily IVpe of expense. 



The l\ur~ery grounds are five and a half miles from the 

 city, t)y the Worcester l.'ail Road ; cars slop three times a 

 day Orders liy mail addressed to Messrs. WlNSHIl', 

 Brighton, Mass-, will he promptly attended to. 



THE PLANT INSECT. 



At a very late meeting of the London Zoologi- 

 cal Society, a communication was read from Mr 

 Mackey, of the British consulate at Maracaibo, on 

 a plant, called Projojoy in the country froilj which 

 it is derived, and which attains the condition of a 

 plant from the strange metamorphose of an insect. 

 In the insect which was described, some of the legs 

 have already changed into roots, and in that state 

 it was presented to the contributor. It was an- 

 nounced that a similar insect had lately been tiis- 

 covered in North Carolina. When the croatiy-e 

 assumes the fi^rm of an insect or animal, it is about 

 an inch in length, and most resembles a w^a^p ■ in 

 appearance. After it has reached its full length 

 it disappears under the surface of the ground , and 

 dies, soon after which, the two fore legs begin to 

 sprout and vegetate, the shoots extending upwards, 

 and the plants in a short time reach a bright of six 

 inches. The branches and the leaves are like tre- 

 foil, and at the extremities of the former there are 

 buds which contain neither leaves n^r flowers, but 

 an insect, which as it grows (alls to the ground, or 

 remains on its parent plant feeding on the leaves 

 till the plant is exhausted, when the insect returns 

 to the earth, and the plant shoots forth again. 



A Defioency of Evidfnc::. — A son of Galen, 

 who was very angry when any joke was p.issed on 

 physicians, once defended himself from riiillery by 

 saying — ■ I defy any person whom I ever attended, 

 to accuse me of ignorance or neglect.' ' That you 

 tnay do safely,' replied a wag ; '{or yo'i know, doc- 

 tor, dead men toll no tales.' 



"What I gives is nothing to nobody," as t.'ie mi- 

 ser said, when asked ho\»' luuch he contributed foi 

 charitable purposes. 



.Vil, PLUM, GR.\PE VISES, &c. 

 '2,000 Pear Trees, of the most approved kinds. 

 l,oou Plain Trees, of the most approved kmds 

 and extra -ize — many of tliem have home the 

 past season. 

 500 (iunice Trees. 

 3,0110 Isahella and Caiawha Grape Vines, from 6 to 1.) feet 

 high, most of them have home fruit — Black Hamhurg, 

 Sweetwater, Pond's ?i'edlius. 

 3(>,000 Giant Asparagus Roots. 



a,noo Wiimol's Karly Rhuliarh or Pie Pian', lately intro- 

 duced. 



Also — a 5ood assorlmenl of Gooseberries, Rosc.^, &c. of 

 different kinds. 



All orders left at this office, and at Gould & Howe's Troa 

 Store, s Faneuil Hall or with the suhscriher at Cambridge- 

 port, will meet with immediate attention. 



SAMUEL POND, 

 March 4. Cambridgeport, Mass. 



SCZOXS OF PItl IT TRKES PI>U SALE. 



rSS+^SSSi, The collection nf fruits cultivateil at the 



-S-.^'^'r-^J^ Pomologici I Garden consists of more than 1400 



"iC,'''^^^^ varieties cf the Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry and 



-3J )'"''" Pe.ich. Scicms of all those which have liecn 



.^'•r.^T--^ proved are oiTered to nurserymen and others. — 



Gentlemen wishing to send collections of American fruits if 



their friends in Europe can lie furnished with most of those 



of first rate quality. They are warranted true lo their names, 



and are in all cases cut from 'ruit bearing trees. 



Salem, January *, 18-10. ROBERT MANNING. 



FRUIT A\D OR!* AiWENTAI. TREES. 



.lOSEPH BRECK & CO- offer for sale a 

 great variety of Fruit and Ornamental Trees 

 and Shrubs at Nursery prices, consisting of Ap- 

 ple, Pear, Peach, Plain, and Cherry of every 

 variety 

 hesnuts. Weeping Willows, Mriunloin Ash, Sil- 

 ver leaved Aberle. Spruce, Fir, Larch and oi*ier Ornamental 

 Trees- 

 Currants, Gooseberries, Raspberries, 5;e 

 Also — Ko^es, Honej^utkh-s, Altheas, Snowherries, Per- 

 sian t.ilacs, &c. 



Orders earelnlly executed, and the Irr cs well packed, in 

 such a manner that ihcy can be sent witbnul injury to any 

 ';art of the country. 

 March II. " 



FOR sal,p: on to 



i.lcn two siory bo 



r.T. 



h six a' res of fertile land, 

 situated in Jtcdlord^ within half a mile of the village 

 Said hou.ic contains four rooms on the firsl floor and six 

 chambers. The premises are plenlifully supplied, with a 

 variety of choice fruit trees, in a thrifty and beuMng condi 

 lion. 



A portion nf the land is a superior location f.r a ship- 

 yard. The above is a pleasant aiul desirable place for a coun- 

 try residence. 



For terms inquire of JONATHAN BROOKS, near the 

 premises, or VVII. 1, 1A?,I liRIGHAiM, No. 3.'. Court Street, 

 Boston. 



March 2r>. 



Sl\"V SILIC WOR.nS EGGS. 



The F.ags of the celebrated Sina J ilk Worm, now offered 

 for sale, were raised in [•'•'i'i by M. Camille Beauvais, super- 

 inierdent of the e.\periiiiental silk iari'i. established near 

 Pans, by the qovornnient of Fran •". The Sina Silk Worm 

 w-as introduced lo France from ;;him by Louis XVI. in 

 1734, and has been proved t)\ ."•,!. licjiiviiis to be supe- 

 rior 10 all oilier silk worms. They a:e also stated to 

 possess the precious property of hatching simullaneously. 

 Just received, bv the subscriber, from llie C'hevalier Bodiii, 

 who is the only agent for their sale in France. 



Each sheet contains an ounce and is signed '■ Camille 

 Brauvais." Price Si. 



WILLIAM KENRICK, New'on. 



Orn;iply to JOSEPH BRECK &. CO. 



.March '25. eptf 



AGRICUI,TI;RA1, ANB HORTICUIi. 

 TURAI, TOOLS. 



Just received, at the New England Agricultural Ware- 

 house and Seed Store, ,\o. 51 and'52 North Market Mreet, 

 per Ship Cliatam. from England, a splendid assortment 

 of Agricultural and Horticultural Implements, viz. 

 100 dozen best Cast Steel Sickles. 

 50 " stout Cast Steel Bri.ir Hooks. 

 25 " Breaking up Hoes. 



5 " Priining'Chisels wilh Saws. ' 



20 " pair Grass Shears. 

 2.'. " pair Pruning Shears, with slides. 

 25 " pair Ladies Ivory handle do. do. 

 25 " pair Ladies Coco do. do. 



5 " Large Hedge Shears. 

 25 " Wakefield's Pruning Shears, wilh slides. 

 1(1 " Vine Shears. 

 50 " Larce Pruning Knives. 

 25 " Budding do. do 

 15 " Cast Steel Edging do 

 5 " " " Hav lio. 



40 " " " Garden Trowels. 



20 " ■ Bill Hooks. 

 Ill " Furze Bills. 

 10 " Genilemens Bright Bills. 

 5 " '■ Horticultural Hatchets. 



60 " Dutch Hoes. 

 April 1. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



SILK WORMS EGGS. 



Juft received, a few ounces of Silk Worms Eggs, from 

 Smyrna, said to be of a superior variety. Price $8 per 

 ounce, clean seed. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



April I. 



FOR SALE ORi-EXCHANGE. 



A valuable farm in Harvard, County of Worcester, the 

 well known Bromlield Place; an excellant dairy farm, well 

 wooded, the house sjiacious, fitted for two distinct families. 

 The situation among the most pleasant to be found, especially 

 for aprivate or High School. I^orderinga part of the farm is a 

 lieautiful sheet of water, containing two islands belonging to 

 the estate. Inquire of the Subscriber at South Katick. 



March 4, 1840. I. H. T. BLANCHARD. 



Green House Plants. 



Green House Plants of every description furnished al 

 short ncjtice, and well fio.xed. so that they may be sent to any 

 part of ihe country in safetv. 



March 11. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



aO\ FOR EDGINGS. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. have for sale 500 yards of Box 

 for edgings, in prime order ; price 37i cents per yard ; every 

 yard will make two when reset. 



Giant and Farly Wllmot Rllinbard. 



Rools of extra large size at 25 cents per root, for sale by 

 JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



\^1iite Silesia Sugar Reet Seed. 



lOrtO lb. of the genuine White Silesia Sugar Beet Seed ; 

 the best variety for the prorl action of Beet Sugar and war- 

 ranted to be pure from mixture. 



For sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO No. 52 Norlh 

 Market Street. Boston, March 4,1846. 



GARDEN niATS. 



For sale al the New England Farmer, tOO dozen Gardei 

 Mats, of extra quality, for covering hot beds, ^-'c 

 Feb. 12. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



FOR SALE. 



A short horned Durham Bull, bright red, four years old ; 

 A\m\ next, was raised fiy Gorliam I'arsons, Esq. al Brigh- 

 ton Apply to MARTINDAVIS, River Street, Dolchesler 



March aii. CI* 



ROHAN POTATOES, 



For sale at the New F.iigland Agricultural Warehouse at 

 Seed Store, No. 52 .North .^larket Sticel, at 84 per barrel, '• 

 per bushel. 



October 16 JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Buckthorns. 



Buckthorns for Hedges, for sale by JOSEPH BRECK & 



CO. from 20 to S30 per thousand, according to size and age. 



March 25. 



THE NEW i••^•Gl.A^n FAEJRIEOR 



Is published every VVediicsda\ Evening, al S3 per annn 

 payable at the end of the year — but those who pay with i 

 sixtydays from the time of subscribing are entitled lo a f e 

 duclionof 59 cents. 



TUTTI-E, DENNETT ASD CHISIIOLM, PRINTFRS, 



