AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



PUBLISHED BY JOSEPH BRECK & CO., NO. 62 NORTH MARKET STREET, (Aoeiooltdeal Wabehodbe.) 



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BOSTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1844. 



[NO. 30. 



N. E. FARMER. 



From tlie Cincinnati Atlas. 

 3RTICULTURAL TOUR TO BOSTON. 



No. III. 

 lessrs. Guilford If Russtll — l shoulil not trouble 



Willi further remark.s on my late Horticultural 

 to tlie Norlli and East, after so long a delay, 

 I not in my last inadvertantly done injustice 

 [r A. D. VVilliams, of Roxbury, on the subject 

 18 successful cultivation of the Currant, in at- 

 itins to Mr Pond, of Canibridgeport, what 

 lid have been credited to him on this subject. 

 »rel this error much, and thank the editor of 

 New England Farmer for hi-s corrections, in re- 

 ishing the articles. Although I have not the 

 sure of being personally acquainted with Mr 

 nor of having visited his place, I have formed 

 highest regard for his Horticultural industry 

 enterprise, from the reports of his neighbors, 

 should regret not to add my testimony to his 

 1-earned reputation. 



iy visit to the Public Garden, at the foot of 

 Dsloii Common," was one of much interest. It 

 io far as it has progressed, located on land re- 

 med from the v.-.ters of Charles river, by filling 

 I understand this is the result of that enter- 

 in"- spirit so creditable to the inhabitants of 

 ton. Some years since, the idea was conceiv- 

 by some gentlemen, of establishing this Garden 

 a place of public resort and promenade, in con- 

 •,tion with the Common. A subscription was 

 .ordingly set on foot, and a large amount at 

 •e subscribed, which has been expended in rais- 

 • the ground, laying it off, and supplying it with 

 nts. Attached to which there was a large Con- 

 vatory, well stocked with rare and valuable 

 nts, collected from all parts of the world, with 

 ,ny fine and rare birds. The collection was es- 

 :ially rich in Camellias, of which tlierq were 

 ny very large and splendid plants, valued at 

 m two to three hundred dollars a plant. The 

 use in which the plants were kept, was round, 

 s roof was of glass, in the form of a dome, and 

 ;hted the whole building; theplants were ar- 

 loed in stao'cs rising one above the other, fall- 

 » back from the centre, so as to form a handsome 

 pcarance from the open space within, which was 

 10 tastefully interspersed with cluiops nf plants 

 re and there. A gallery run round the Green 

 onse, cboul one-third the distance up, on which 

 e plants were so arranged as to bring the whole 

 terior into full view of the visitor, and at another 

 ne exclude it from his sight. The plants were 

 a most healthy condition, and looked uncommon- 

 well. The house was warmed by means of 

 les ■ the whole under the direction and manage- 

 ent of the learned and scientific, though unas- 

 imin? Corresponding Secretary of the Massachti- 

 ■tts Horticultural Society, .Mr J'. E. Tksciie- 

 ACHF.a. 'I'his fine establishment, with all its 

 iluablc contents, I regret to add, was a few 

 eeks since destroyed by an accidental fire, origi- 

 ating from a defect in one of the flues. 



Great attention is paid in the vicinity of Boston, 

 to cultivating, the Grape under glass, especially 

 the Black Hamburg, with its noble bunches. This 

 is, on the whole, the best grape for this purpose, 

 although there are some white sorts raised in the 

 same way to great perfection. Bunches of the 

 Black Hamburg and others are frequently grown, 

 weighing from one to two pounds and upwards, 

 which find a ready market in the city, at from 7.5 

 cts. to $1 per pound. Pe.iches, Nectarines, Apri- 

 cots, &.C., are also raised to great perfection under 

 glass, which arc not unfrequently sold at from 50 

 to 7.5 cents a piece. In these prices, the cultiva- 

 tor finds a stimulus and reward for his skill and 

 industry, which prompts him to action, and furnish- 

 es to the epicure and man of wealth a luxury, on 

 which he may "fare sumptuously every day." 



My time was so short that I was prevented from 

 visiting many fine garden.s, to which I was politely 

 invited, of which I cannot of course speak; but 

 hope to avail myself of this pleasure at some fu- 

 ture day. 



A few remarks on Horticultural taste that exists 

 about Boston, and I will close for the present. When 

 a Cincinnatian finds himself within its suburbs and 

 the region around, the first thing which will forci- 

 bly strike his eye, is the high state of cultivation 

 to which industry and perseverance have brought 

 the face of a rough and rocky country from what 

 he would look on at home as beyond recovery, but 

 which now abounds in blooming and fruitful fields 

 and gardens. The next thing, is the perfect re- 

 spect which is paid to men's rights. He will ob- 

 serve, to his surprise, as he passes along the road- 

 side, that it is not necessary to build high fences 

 with heavy gates, and bars, bolts, and locks, to 

 keep out the intruder from appropriating to himself 

 the fruits of his industry ; he will see that their 

 fences and gates are merely ornamental appenda- 

 ges, over which the branches of trees hang with 

 their ample loads of golden fruit, as well as gor- 

 geous flowers, perfectly within reach of the hand ; 

 yet no man or woman with the least pretension to 

 respectability, would presume to disturb what is 

 not their own, or enter those premises without be- 

 ing invited by the owner. He will see no hogs, 

 cows, dogs or other animals roaming at large, 

 ready to pounce in, if a gate should by some un- 

 lucky chance be left loose, to destroy the labor 

 and expenditure of years. I did not;' however, 

 wish to be understood that there is nothing to find 

 fault with ; this is not my object. These are 

 some of the results of Horticultural taste, as bear- 

 ing on those who raise fruits for their living or 

 comfort. Another great advantage is, it has dis- 

 criminated between the value of good and common 

 fruits, vegetables, &c., in offering proper rewards 

 to those who produce the best of these articles, 

 and fixinn- a value on men and their productions in 

 proportion to their worth. The consequence is. 



Now as the above are some of the happy fruits 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, on that 

 community, may we not, from this lesscm before us, 

 take new cnurage and rally around our own infant 

 Society, and support it with all our energy ? Will 

 not the community, one and all, give us their sup- 

 port and countenance, seeing that they are to be 

 the greatest gainers ? But as it is not iny inten- 

 tion, if it were necessary, or had I the ability, to 

 show tho good people of our Queen City and its 

 vicinity the obligations they are under to give effi- 

 cient support to one of the best institutions which 

 can be presented to them for their support, I beg 

 leave to subscribe myself 



Yours, with much respect, 



A. H. ERNST. 



Spring Garden, Jan. Sd, 1844. 



Jlncient Prayer to Hard off Rust in Wheal. — 

 Ever since the cultivation of wheat has engrossed 

 the attention of mankind, they have had to contend 

 against the evils of insects and the destructive ef- 

 fects of disease, which oftentimes swept away both 

 the crops and the hopes of the farmer. 



We know by scripture, that the cultivators 

 among tho ancient Jews had to contend with all 

 these difficulties. 



" F have smitten you," says the prophet Amos, 

 " with blasting and mildew ; when your gardens, 

 and your vineyards, and your fig trees, and your 

 olive trees increased, the palmer worm destroyed 

 them." 



Again — " I smote you with blasting and mil- 

 dew, and with hail in all the labors of your hands." 



A writer upon this subject, translates a' prayer 

 that was in use by the Greeks and Romans, when 

 suppli«aling their Deities to ward otfthis calamity. 

 It seems that they understood right well the effects 

 of the disease, but in the darkness of their minds, 

 they attributed it to the dispensation of a certain 

 deity, whose special duty it was to destroy the 

 crops, unless oppeased by sacrifices and prayers. 

 The following is the prayer used on this occasion, 

 while sacrificing to Rubigo, the deity in question. 



" O, blighting Rubigo ! spare the corn plants, 

 and let the ear wave gently o'er the surface of the 

 earth : suffer the crops which have been nourished 

 by the propitious stars of Heaven, to grow until 

 they become fit for the sickle. 



"Thine is no small power: the crops thou hast 

 marked, the dispirited cultivator reckons aa lost. 

 Neither winds nor showers so much injure the 

 corn; neither when bitten by the frost does it ac- 

 quire a hue BO pallid, as if the sun fervently heats 

 the moist stalks: then, oh ! dread goddess, is the 

 opportunity for thy wroth:— bo merciful, I pray, 

 and withhold thy rusting hands from the crops, nor 

 harm the cultivated land : it is sufftcient to be able 

 to do harm.'"—Mainr Far. 



that a reputation for correctness, honesty, and in- 

 telligence is looked to as of more consequence in 

 those whose business it is to supply the public 

 wants in the vnrious departments of Horticulture, 

 than the low price of the articles. 



Corns. A medical gentleman states, that a 



piece of pearlash, the size of a pea, applied to a 

 corn every night, for five or six nights successive- 

 ly, will effect "a certain cure." — Mail. 



