OI.. X--U. NO. 39. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



301 



Vns. —Division A. The Premier Prize. To 

 Slicl<iioy 

 pecimen bloom, to S. A. Walker 

 livisiiin B. Class I. — For the best 24 dia- 

 nilar bli.oma, a premium to John Robinson 



$10 

 3 



flass II. For tlie best 12 iliaeiinilar blooms 



premium to J. L. L. F. Warren of 



llass III. —For the best (5 dissimilar bloomB 



proiriium to S. A. Walker of 



)ivision C. Class I.— For the best 24 dis- 



nilar blooms a premium to J. Slickney of 



ass H. For the best J2 dissimilar blooms 



premium to II. W. Dutton of 



Gratuities. 

 S. Walker, for fine and continued dis- 

 3 of flowers during the season, 

 o .Miss Russell, do. do. 



o John Robinson, for seedling Dahlias and 

 specimens during the season, 

 Mr Oliver, of Salem, for a fine specimen 

 lahlia, var. Oakley's Surprise, 

 John A. Kenrick, for fine specimens of 

 ering shrubs, &c. "^ 



o Wm. E. Carter, for a fine specimen of 

 rimea longiflora, 5 



o J. L. L. F. .Warren, for fine Boutiuets 

 ng the season, "^ 



o^Wm Wales, for fine specimens of ten- 



o 



Roses, ■ " 



$150 

 Per order, S. WALKER, Ch'mn. 



.pproved by the E.xecutive Committee Feb. 22, 

 i. 



On Vegetables. 

 'he Committee on Vegetables for the year 

 5, report the premiums awarded by them as 

 3WS : 



largest four 



which premiu.ns were oflbi-ed, no specimens have 

 been exhibited ; and as it was piesumed that the 

 intention of the Society in niaking the appropria- 

 tion was, to give rewards only where they were 

 merited, they have withheld premiums where, in 

 their opinion, there was no excellence in the s))eci- 

 mens e.'chibited — and more than half the amount 

 at their disposal will not be called for. 



JOHN A. KENRICK, Ch'mn. 

 Approved by the Executive Committee Feb. 22, 

 1844. 



For the N. E. Farmer. 



$3 



arn^us. — For earliest and 

 unclies, to John Hill a premium of 



fhnrb. Largest tw.jlve stalks previous to 1st 



Saturday in July, to Hovey & Co. a premium 



d 



[J. No premium awarded. 



tiice No premium awarded. 



•alnes. No premium awarded. 



;,„„6ers— under glass. — Best pair e.Khibited 

 n May, to J. L. L. F. Warren a premium of 

 open culture, no premium awarded. 



,„,. Large Lima, best 2 quarts, to Josiah 



Lovett, 2d, a premiutn of 

 Earliest Dwarf no premium awarded. 

 xdiflowtrs. — No premium awarded. 

 Qcoii. — No premium awarded. 



[eri/. No premium awarded. 



■g' Plants. — No premium awarded. 

 maloi'S. — No premium awarded. 

 uashes. — Best display of largest number of 

 varieties at the annual exhibition, to Josiah 

 Lovett, 2d, a premium of 

 r best display of various vegetables at an- 

 nual e.vhibition, (not including squashes,) to 

 P. W. .Macondray a premium of 

 I Josiah Lovett, 2d, for a remarkably large 

 Cauliflower, a gratuity of 



$20 



The Committee regret that so little interest is 

 len in this department. Of many articles for 



DISEASE OF PEARS. 



J\Ir Editor — In your paper of Feb. 28th, is cop- 

 ied from the Farmer's Cabinet, a communication 

 from PoHin, on the disease of Pears, so much com- 

 plained of within a few years. In some particula- 

 lars I agree with Poma, but in others I must beg 

 leave to disagree ; and this disagreement may rea- 

 sonably be accounted for by the difference in lo- 

 cation, and shall therefore not pretend to refute his 

 statement of causes and effects, so far as they are 

 confined to his own region; but will merely give 

 my honest difference so far is my own observa- 

 tion extends, and that is quite limited, being con- 

 fined to a few miles in circuit. I agree with Poma 

 in his description of the diseased fruit, and also 

 that the disease attacks only the choicest kinds; 

 but the causes assigned and remedies prescribed, 

 are not applicable to this region. 



The disease began to show itself in this vicinity 

 abfiut ten years ago. But little was thought of it 

 the first year or two : it was said to be a blast, oc- 

 casioned by some unfavorable influence of the sea- 

 son ; but in the third year the disease began to as- 

 sume quite a fatal appearance, and continued to 

 increase until the fifth, when the fruit became en- 

 tirely worthless. Before the pear was half grown, 

 the surface would begin to resemble the color of 

 rusty iron ; the skin became cracked and scaly, 

 and when matured looked more like a pine burr 

 than a pear. It continued in that state two years, 

 and then began to improve. The disease has been 

 gradually ahatintf for tlie last three years, and in 

 two more, I calculate that the fruit will be restor- 

 ed to its original perfection. During the five first 

 years, I tried every experiment that Poma has sug 



For the Inst two years, some of my neighbors 

 have got a Morton notion, that the cinders from a 

 blacksmith's forge applied to the roots, will restore 

 the fruit. This trial having been made afier the 

 disease began to abate, many of those who tried 

 the experiment, have as much confidence in the 

 efficacy of the cinders, as Poma's friend had in the 

 bliic/c cat, or in cutting the roots. So far as I have 

 became ac(iuaiiited with the disease, I believe it is 

 wholly unaccounted for ; that all the experiments, 

 tried as a remedy, have been ineffectual, and that 

 lime will only effect a cure. 



While on the. subject of pears, I will mention 

 one kind, which perhaps may not be inclui.ed in 

 your varieties. It is highly valued for the length 

 of time it is maturing, and for being a great bearer. 

 I have two trees, that have been in my possession 

 twenty years, and during that time they have pro- 

 duced a fair crop every season, but some years 

 more abundantly than others. Tlie fruit is of a 

 common size, fair, good flavored, very little wormy, 

 seldom rots on the tree, and has never been dis- 

 eased. As fast as the fruit ripens, it turns yellow 

 on the tree. We begin to gather it in July, and 

 continue till October — thus affording ripe fruit 

 gathered fresh from the tree, in four different 

 months, and all of one kind. It is called the Daily 

 ptar, from the manner of its ripening from day to 

 day. C. 

 Ifickford, R. L, March, 1844. 

 (|J=We hope our friend will forward specimens 

 of the Pear he has described, for examination by 

 the Mass. Horticultural Society. We should sup- 

 pose it was a very desirable variety ; and bringing 

 It to the attention of the Horticultural Society, may 

 be the means of iiitroducii,g it in our choice col- 

 lections of Pears Ed. 



Wax for Grnjlin^. — Melt three parts of rosin, 

 two of beeswax, and one of tallow, together. Pour 

 this, when melted, into cold water, a pound at a 

 time. Having rubbed your hands with lard, work 

 the wax in them till it is pliable, and when the 

 water is forced out of it, it is ready for use, and 

 will remain on ttie trees for three years. Use the 

 wax sufficiently warmed to spread easy; cover the 

 top of the stum|> about the thickness of a cent, 

 and the slit, as far as it extends, somewhat thinner. 



The time for grafting depends much upon the 



gested, (exce;'t the black ml,) such as pruning the | season ; but the best is when the buds first begin 

 roots, digging and plowing among the trees, ap- ^ to open. Scions will live set any time after the 



plying various substances to the roots, and also of 

 girdling the limbs — but all to no purpose. I had 

 a very thrifty young tree, that stood in a rich, deep, 

 moist soil, which had produced five bushels at a 

 bearin", before the blast struck it, of the most de- 

 licious fruit. Four years next month, I took it up 

 and removed it to a less productive soil, thinking 

 that if it lived through the operation, it might be 

 the means of restoring the fruit. The tree lived 

 and has borne two years, and the fruit has been 

 exactly like the other trees of the same kind. 



Two kinds only have been affected by the dis- 

 ease, and those of our best fruit. These we call 

 the red cheek and the Gardner pear — names per- 

 haps that are local, as they have not appeared in 

 the catalogues of your horticultural exhibitions. 

 Every tree, old and young, and in whatever situa- 

 tion, of the kinds above named, has suffered alike ; 

 and every thing applied by the way of remedy, has 

 had no effect in removing the canse. One tree I 

 have not operated upon at all, and the fruit has 

 exactly kept pace with the others. 



sap freely circulates, and till the apples are as 

 large as musket balls. — Fari'iers' and Gardeners'' 

 Mmanac. - , „„, : 



For Chapped Hands and Lips. — Wash two or 

 three times a day with tincture of lobelia, as pre- 

 pared by the Thomsonians. Honey mixed with 

 water is also said to be good. 



For Croup. — Roast an onion, slice it, and press 

 out the juice ; mix this with honey or brown su- 

 gar, forming a syrup, and give a teaspoonful every 

 fifteen minutes till your child is relieved. 



For Corns Keep them closely trimmed, wear 



loose boots, and you will never suffer much pain ; 

 by perseverance in this course, you will, perhaps, 

 outlive your corns. 



, To Get a Good Wife. — Choose a woman who has 

 been inured to industry, and is not ashamed of it. 

 Bo sure she has a good constitution, good temper, 

 is not food of novels, and has not been accustomed 

 to " dashing." Vou need inquire no further. — Ten- 

 nesee Jlgricidl. 



