[The following nrlicle was wrilton (or our Mny 

 mimbor, bnt was unnvnidably deferred. — Ed. ] 



Mnny thanks to Zclia for her invitation in the 

 «' Indies' enloon." We sholl " wnik in" and have a 

 chat with her, Cnpt. Colman's Inbel over the door, 

 *' no ndmieoion to gentlemen," " to the contrcry not- 

 withstanding."' And if. or Bupposing, (as the case 

 may be,) iho old gentleman looiis a little awry at 119, 

 why, we'll make the best we canof it, nndifhe is real- 

 ly vociferous ngainat us, we'll take passagein another 

 boat next time, onJ ten to one if we do not take some 

 dozen or so of his passengers along with tis. But for 

 Zelia, how siisll wo approach her pure spirit, with a 

 basket of vegetables or a bonqtiot of flowers? 8ht 

 w certainly deserting nf her choice, one so eloquent 

 In calling her country women to the path of duty in a 

 time of such calamity as the present. Surely she 

 must be one of a thousand. Yet why do we dwell 

 upon the eiccllcncies of one who fully developes her 

 own merits, and who is emphatically "above all 

 praise." 



Floral I)epnrtnient,"AnnnaIs. 



It is a very common if not almost universal error 

 in the culture of annual flowers, that they are sown 

 too thick. Of course, the coneequencs is, that they 

 grow np in a dwarfish and imperfect manner. Their 

 thickness should be in proportion to the Bi7.e which 

 they will ritural'y atiain. China asters and plants of 

 that size, require to be at least one foot apart, in or- 

 der to give themselves a full developement. Zinnias, 

 immortals, &c., eighteen inches ; gilliflowers and 

 balsams are very imperfect, comparatively, unless they 

 have ample space; to Mignonnetle two feet at least, 

 should be allowed. In preparing the ground for the 

 reception of annuals, too much pains connotbe taken 

 for its pulverization, nor can it, in most cases, be made 

 too rich. Let not the farmer deem the manure lost 

 which is put upon the little patch which the females 

 of hia household ask for their flowers. Though it 

 may be taken from some other portion of hie premises, 

 where its good efl'ects would surely hffve been visible, 

 it will produce consequences of a most cheering char- 

 acter in its present investment, by encouraging his 

 daughters in pleasant habits of Aome industry, while 

 those of his neighbors, it may be, for want of thia 

 ho;\lth-promotiug, good taste-exciting employment on 

 their own premises, may become wanderers forth 

 among the daughters of the land, to ihcir own injury, 

 nnd may be, to the annoyance and injury of those 

 who ought not to be contaminated by their influence. 

 But if economy, which surely oujht to be a unircrsal 

 watchword, scowls too hard at the idea of little com- 

 post for the parterre, by putting on her specs and 

 pushing her inveiiligalion of domestic concerns a little 

 further, after the demands of the farm and the vege- 

 table garden have been supplied, or " every thing bns 

 been rated and scraped" to satisfy their demands, and 

 they, like the sorrowing creditor, who trusted too far, 

 when the arrogant debtor comes to reguirt an accept- 

 ^anoe of a dividend or nothing, have yielded to the 

 necessity of tUo case, will find in certain bye ways 

 and about hedges enough to s-.tisfy the demands of 

 Flora, which, unless it were gathered up nnd offered 

 V nt her shrine, would hnvo been lost, or worse, would 

 have tended to promote luxuriant growths of weeds, 

 the vile peats of the farmer's interests, and foul spots 

 on the beautiful sui face of hia cultivated territories. 

 If tliis plan is thought foolish or wasteful or out of 

 place, we have another remedy to apply, by which 

 these objectors may pursue the tven tenor of their 

 way, and yet flowers be made to spring up and bloom 

 in loveliness and beauty nnd perfume the air with 

 healthful fragrance. This is to throw the haulm of 

 the flowers into the lurm yard wtieu the season of 

 flowering is pest, instead of allowing them to remain 

 upon the ground over winter, to be burnt in the spring. 



In this wcy, flowers will work their own passage and 

 pay toll The form of flower gardens, is host when 

 left to the t.Tite of the occupant. Thus a grent 

 variety of flowers, in passing throngh a country will 

 present themselves, to invite the nltemion and ex- 

 cite the admiration of thebcholuor. 

 T'jo ShmSbery. 



It any thing con be more disagreeable to the mind 

 (i. e. as regards man's local habitation) than a large 

 and elegant dwelling, freshly painted and adorned 

 with its bright green shutters, with yards around it 

 filled with dock, thistles, or any of the &c. family, 

 with here and there a slough, broken cart, er brneh 

 heap, all which go 10 make up ti ruriely ; wi(h tho hot 

 tun scalding with hia piercing rays the newly burnish- 

 ed castle, er the relentless storms brcathins out their 

 fury in mockery of the improvements which euter- 



ee has begun on the premises, without a single 

 shade to give freshness to the scenery, or a single 

 cluster of shrubbery to impart loveliness to the sipot, 

 t mnst be the idea o( the deluded spirit of a man who 

 conceives the (.bjccts of tasto nil gratified, and matters 

 of utility all arranged, and motives of interest all ful- 

 filled, when he brings his iinproremmts to the state of 

 things which we have described. Think of it Zelia, 

 there is something wrong, morally and physically 

 wron^, where such a state of premises is found as we 

 have described, and were we a lady, we should re- 

 verse the saying of Solomon and conclude that we 

 should live — any where else, " than in a wide house" 

 with such a being as we should naturally conclude 

 occupied the one above noted. Yet we would not in- 

 fluence nor hinder any one from forming a l»agu» 

 which should give them internal possession of such 

 premises, hut on the contrary encourage it, on a prin- 

 ciple of general benevolence, for they might do much 

 good by such a sacrifice. *^ 



The front yard (and as mnch moreaa they wish) 

 should always be placed at the disposal of the femaiss 

 of the household for flowers and flowering shrubs. 

 In the culture ef these, grass and weeds should be as 

 ihomughlyestricnted as for a crop of corn. Then they 

 will grow luxuriantly with little care beyond that of 

 pruniag, which every one will attend to in order to 

 bring them into the beautiful shapes which their fancy 

 may direct. Shrubs, to succeed well, should be re 

 moved with care, nnd may be done either in fall or 

 spring. Tress should be placed on the outer margin 

 of shrubberies for their beauty and protection. 

 ^ W. B. 



Native PTinibfi and Plants. ' 



It brings no very rhsoriiig reflection upon the taste 

 of the American people, that every thing must be 

 transatlantic in its origin, in order to secure their at- 

 tachment. But it is loo true with regard to many 

 things. Our hats must be of the latest London or 

 Paris fashion. Our boots must not only, in too many 

 instances be of European fahric, but must bo of Messrs. 

 Jnquee & Go's, last style. Our boots — shoes at least, 

 must bo Victoria ; nnd even our American planls, like 

 the aboriginese of the country — like the republican 

 simplicity of our fore.'nthers, must be crowded out of 

 iho way to make room for those of foreign origin. 

 And this is directly in the face of the wisdom and 

 good taste of our enstarn brethren. In all Europe, 

 travellers proclaim the beamy of American forests. 

 Their natiiraliats have traversed them in their length 

 and hrondlh ; and have carried home at great expense, 

 their rich and varied produetions. The Garden of 

 Plants, one of the rieheat collections in the world, ob- 

 tained some of its most valued speciiaens from our 

 wiUls, and the parks of tho lords of ancient Britain 

 are decorated with trees and shrubii of our republican 

 origin. Though the forests of our country contain 

 far greater varieties than can be found in theirs, they 



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do not trace to this the coupe of their attachment t< i""' 

 our plants, some of which boar the names of thei: '„•., 

 most distinguished men. But it is their peculiar am L|i 

 unrivalled beauty which attracts their notice and se l\\> 

 cores to them a right of soil in the domains of kingi •* 

 and emperors. And it argues wall for the veterans "^^ 

 laste and science in tho!S connt.-iea that it is so, fo ^gt 

 there is certainly no portion of the earth that can ex 0f 

 hibil a greater variety or more beautiful vegetabl "" 

 productions than ours. What is a fitter emblem 

 meekness nnd simplicity than our Arbuttin, trailing i; 

 humble qniclnde on tii; gronnd, and opening its chnst 

 petals while yet the earth is held in the durance 

 frosts, and the snows are siill unpasaed ? What Ktte j 

 emblem of purity than is to befonnd in the short livei jite 

 Sanguinnria Canadensis, which comes nnd goes whil "" 

 yet the frogs are piping ;b? early matins of nature lib jj|j 

 erated from the bondage of winter 1 Go into th nim 

 woods and along the glens at any time while ih len* 

 early season is yet fresh in youth, and what more pic 

 tureeque beauties San present themselves than thos 

 there exhibited ? Take summer, the noon of the sea 

 sons, and look at the Azelias, the Kalmias, the Rlio 

 dodendruns and a thousand other families, which 

 though not nf royal blood, have been introduced t JJ,[ 

 royal fttTor,RTtd where can nature's storehouse fnrnis me 

 objects to charm ibe eye euperier to these ? Yet w 

 pass them almost unheeded, or perhaps what isworsf 

 we mutilate them in this season of their beauty an 

 glory, 10 furnish fading memorials of their lov?!inc-s 

 for a brief day fur our parlors, while the weeping eter 

 from which ^0 robbed our trophies, must in solitud 

 sustain its fair remaining blossoms 



•'to bliiali unseen. 

 And waste their avycctneasonthe desert air." 

 When if the root and branch were removed to ou 

 dwellinso and given a kind location there, they woul 

 charm in some varied form at all seasons, and in th 

 bright time of flowers, r"gnle oir eyes and perfum 

 the atmosphere through the period of their floral ei 

 istence, withoat the neopseity of a daily renewal t 

 the vase or recourse to artificial means. Let it nc 

 be inferred that we would oxthide foreign plants fror 

 onr grounds, far from it. We admire and wou!dcii! 

 tivate them by all means, but let us not stumble ove 

 those all around us, to catch greedily at the "fs 

 fetched and dear bought." But we must leave th 

 Saloon, Zelia, and go on deck and try to make 01 



peace wit h Capt. C. W. B. 



NOTICES. 

 dre]i before the Nets York State Agricultural Si 



rietyin Albany, 19/A Jan , 1842. By J. B. Not 



Esq., President of the Stciety. 



This sensible address has at last made its appea 

 ance. Immediately on its delivery wo give from 01 

 notes a sketch of it. In comparing our sketch wi I 

 the address, wa are happy in finding that we had gi' 

 en in t'ae main a just account of its views and sent 

 ments, and in but one instance, and thatof triflin 

 moment, bad we misrepresented it. The manm 

 was of course far inferior to tliat flowing and classic 

 style in which the autlior presents himself. W 

 should have bceit happy to republish the whole ni 

 dress, but as it will bo circulated throughout tl 

 state, as we hnvo given an extended sketch of it, ar 

 as our columns are crowded we must forego any oth' 

 pleasure than that of prcseniiiig tho subjoined extrae 



" Young men, nfter having finished their academi 

 course, are embarrassed in the choice of their futur 

 professions, for thoy find the professions crowded t 

 excess ; so crowded that men of fair talents and re 

 apoetnble industry are rewarded only by a mcdioct 

 success. Hence it is that we unfortunately find many 

 too many otherwise respectable men of all politici 

 creeds, who are ready at any fortunate crisis to obar 

 don their profeasions and seek instead, the rewards ' 

 oflTice. I do not spoak of those whose nmbitio 

 pionipts them, regardless of the cost, to climb ihi 



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