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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF THE CITV OF 

 NEW VORK. 



Sixteenth Annual, Fair. 

 Tlie great Annual Fair of thia Institute, nnd ex- 

 hibition of specimens of the productions of labor, 

 art and g-enius of our country, will open at Niblo's 

 Garden, in the city o'f New York, on Tuesday, the 

 10th day of October next, at 9 o'clock, A. M. Fri- 

 day and Saturday previous, are assigned for the 

 reception of articles generally, whether for exhibi- 

 tion merely, or in competiHon for premium; and 

 Monday, the 9th of October, for arranging the ar- 

 ticles brought to the Fair. Exhibitors, whether 

 for competition or not, desirous of favorable loca- 

 tions for their contributions, should bring them the 

 f;rst receiving day, or early on the second, as it 

 will enable the managers to perfect the general ar- 

 rangement of the articles in season for opening 

 the Fair to the public. Special days and times 

 will be allotted for cattle and other stock, and for 

 certain articles, sucli ns flowers, &c., designed for 

 the Agricultural and Horticultural rooms. 



Farmers, gardeners, manufacturers, mechanics, 

 artisans, and friends of improvement generally 

 throughout our republic, are invited to second the 

 efforts of the Institute with their wonted American 

 spirit, which for fifteen years past, has made its an- 

 niversaries the pride of our country, and imparted 

 to them that national character which the Legisla- 

 ture, in the formation of its charter, contemplated. 

 Gold and silver medals, diplomas, and other valua- 

 ble bestowments, will be conferred as rewards for 

 skill and industry, under the sanction of competent 

 and disinterested judges; and all the preparations 

 and accommodations for both exhibitors and visi- 

 tors, will be provided with the same liberality as 

 at former celebrations. 



The whole receipts of the Institute have ever 

 been deemed as so much placed in trust to be dis- 

 rensed for the promotion of American industry and 

 improvements; and they have always been faith- 

 fully disbursed. This Institute, acting in the place 

 of a county agricultural society, under a general 

 law of the State, feels that the farming interests 

 Iiave high and continued claims for special regard. 

 In addition to the exhibition of cattle, horses, 

 sheep, swine, &c., efforts will be made to obtain a 

 very full display of all the varieties of poultry. A 

 plowing match will also bo held in this vicinity. 



The productions of the factory and the work- 

 shop, of the loom, the forge, and all the varieties 

 of handicraft machinery, with new nnd useful in- 

 ventions, will have places reserved for them. Steam 

 power, for giving motion to machinery, and instru- 

 ments for measuring the power required for vari- 

 ous purposes, will be provided. Exhibitors should 

 bear in mind that their specimens will bespread 

 before more than two hundred thousand people, 

 and be noticed in newspapers and publications that 

 go into all parts of the world. A number of ap- 

 propriate and eloquent addresses, beside the anni- 

 versary discourse, will bo delivered in the lartre 

 saloori, and at the Cattle Show, Plowing Matcli, 

 Silk Convention, &c. 



Special premiums will be bestowed on the exhi- 

 bition of the greatest variety of valuable household 

 manufactures. A conspicuous place will be re- 

 served for the beautiful displays of the productions 

 of female hands, which for fifteen years have de- 

 lighted those immense throngs that have crowded 

 our halls and saloons. Extraordinary efforts will 

 be made to procure a full display of American 



AUG. 9, 1843. 



silk. The statistical returns of increasing quanti- 

 ties the last few years, bring us inevitably to the 

 conclusion, that this precious commodity is destin- 

 ed soon to rank with cotton and wool, in its impor- 

 tance as an American staple. For the purpose of 

 accurately ascertaining the present condition and 

 the future prospects of this branch of domestic in- 

 dustry, a Silk Convention will be held in the city 

 of New York, some time during the Sixteenth 

 Fair. Every silk cultiirist and manufacturer in 

 the Union, is invited to bring their best specimens, 

 with all the correct data at their command; from 

 which a report will be compiled and distributed 

 through the country, that will, we trust, forever set- 

 tle the question in favor of the cultivation of silk 

 in the United States. We call upon all silk cul- 

 turists and manufacturers to aid in this laudable 

 object. Tlie cry is/rom all quarters loud and oft- 

 en repeated — "Give us a new staple to diversify 

 labor, and new employment for that which ma- 

 chinery has displaced, and consummate our practi- 

 cal national independence." 



In tlie growth of silk we have an article provi- 

 dentially adapted to all our varied soils and lati- 

 tudes, well calculated to counteract sectional sel- 

 fishness, and to produce a harmonious moral influ- 

 ence ; and the vent for it in the markets of the 

 world will exceed our ability to produce for centu- 

 ries to come. Let us, if the silk culture and man- 

 ufacture are feasible, and can be made to remu- 

 nerate, advance at once to the point required. 

 And how can this be better ascertained than by a 

 Collection of facts by means of the coming exhibi- 

 tion and convention.' 



Wo invoke the aid of those far-reaching, pene- 

 trating, disinterested minds, with true American 

 hearts, warm in their country's welfare, who can 

 appreciate the benefits of associations like the 

 American Institute, employing its whole means to 

 invigorate industry, quicken invention, and impart 

 activity and fire to genius, spreading its peaceful, 

 genial influences far and wide, to make man bet- 

 ter, and multiply and diversify his comforts. Eve- 

 ry village, district and neighbornood, and almost 

 every family, should furnish some contribution, and 

 be themseves welcome participators in this great 

 annual national jubilee. 



JAMES TALLMADGE, President. 

 T. B. Wakeman, Cor. Sec'ry. 



P. S. — Editors of newspapers and other periodi- 

 cals will confer a favor on a large portion of their 

 readers, and oblige the American Institute, by ene 

 or more insertions of the foregoing address. 



Comniunications should be addressed to the Cor- 

 responding Secretary. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



EXHIBITION OF TLOWERS. 



Saturday, July 29, 1843. 



The show of flowers in the stands was rather 

 limited, from the severe drought of the previous 

 three weeks; still there were several stands well 

 filled with very fine specimens. 



From Wm. Melier, Roxbury ; Nereum splen- 

 dens, Holly Oak Sweet Pea, and several Bouquets. 



From Dr. Howard and J. Hovey, showy Bou- 

 quets. 



From Josiah Lovett, fine Seedling Picotees. 



From S. R. Johnson, a fine variety of cut flow, 

 ers, remarkable for the freshness of their foliage, 

 and free from the depredations of insects, consPst- 

 ing of fine Chinese and hardy Roses, double flow- 

 ering Pomegranate, double scarlet Lychnis, Phlox- 

 es, Foxglove, Balsams, nnd six vars. Verbenas. 



From S. Walker, Roxbury ; five large and 

 showy Bouquets, composed of a beautiful variety 

 of rare flowers, well combined. 



From J. L. L. F. Warren, seven fine Bouquets, 

 well put together, composed of fresh flowers, com-' 

 bined with branches of the delicate geum and 

 smoke tree, which were much admired. Also, fine 

 Water Lilies, from his garden pond. Dahlias, var. 

 Beauty of the Plain, Constantia, Pickwick, Lord 

 Ingestrie, d;c., and a branch of a Bartlett Pear 

 tree, {removed in the spring,) in its second bloom, 

 the frost having killed all the first crop' of flowers. 



From H. W. Dutton, a basket of ordinary Dah- 

 lias and cut flowers. 



From the Public Garden, a plant of the Achi- 

 mcnes longiflora, (Trevirana Endlicher,) in a pot, 

 in bloom. It is a pretty little bushy plant, with a 

 bi-colored leaf, and a large rich blue flower. 



For the Committee, H. W. DUTTON. 



To JCash Jl'ootlen Goods — The art of washing 

 woollen goods so as to prevent them from shrink- 

 ing, is one of the desiderata in domestic, economy, 

 wortliy of being recorded, and it is therefore with 

 satisfaction that wo explain this simple process to 

 our readers. All descriptions of woollen goods 

 should be washed in very hot water with soap, 

 and as soon as the article is cleansed, immerse it 

 in cold water; then let it be wrung and hung up 

 to dry. — Exch. pap. 



Let every one cultivate flowers. They require 

 little space, they furnish a tasteful and healthful 

 employment, and contribute much to the happiness 

 which forms tho grand object of pursuit with all 



.m. Cull. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 



From S. Glover, Roxbury ; fine specimens of 

 Red and White Currants ; also, a fine specimen of 

 large Gooseberries. 



From John Hovey, Roxbury ; fine specimen of 

 large Black Mulberries. 



From Dr. John C. Howard, Brookllne ; fine spe- 

 cimens of Black Hamburg Grapes, the largest ber- 

 ries ever exhibited at the hall ; also, fine White 

 Chasselas do. ; Green Chissellond Pears, fine for 

 the season. 



From J. F. Allen, Salem ; Montmorency Cher- 

 ries, Black Figs, and Gross Mignonne Poaches 



excellent as usual. 



From Josiah Lovett, Beverly ; Red Seedlin" 

 Currants, of fine promise ; also, White Currants" 

 and some superior Raspberries. 



From Messrs. Hovey, Cambridgeport ; the Ever- 

 bearing Raspberry, recently introduced from Ohio. 

 This berry gives good promise, but is more like our 

 common Thinibleberries than Raspberries. Also, 

 four boxes Raspberries. 



From B. V. French, Braintree ; Heatli's Early 

 Nonesuch Apples. 



J'rom Otis Johnson, Lynn ; Black Hamburg and 

 Zinfindell Grapes — fine flavor ; Florence Che°rrie8, 

 fine Gooseberries, and Cooledge's Favorite Peaches. 



From J. A. Kenrick, Newton ; Belle Magnifique 

 Cherries. 



From A. D. Williams, Roxbury; fine specimens 

 of Red and White Currants. The bunches of 

 white were very large and fine. 



From J. L. L. F. Warren, a large exhibition of 

 fine Raspberries, Transparent and seedling Cherries. 

 For the Committee, B. V. FRENCH. 



