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Haven, Connecticut, by Chauncey Jerome, where they are for sale 

 at five dollars each. This little machine is used with one hand; 

 it puts the grains down at any depth desired not over four inches 

 and covers them at one motion. Grains of various sizes, and 

 peas, beans, &c., can be planted by it, and the number of grains 

 such as the planter pleases to regulate. A man can plant from 

 five to eiglit acres in a day, all at one exact depth, so that the 

 crop is found to grow with distinguished uniformity. The Club 

 thought well of it. It weighs about six pounds. 



Dr. Evans, of Miami county, Ohio, explained his new patent 

 porcupine spading machine for agricultural purposes — will cost 

 about $300 — will dig a furrow about three feet wide; the spades 

 or diggers are fixed on an endless chain. 



The questions of the day were ordered to be continued to next 

 meeting : viz. 



By Dr. Waterbury — Fall dressing of meadows. 



Ey Mr. Judd — Preparation of the ground for sowing wheat. 



The club then adjourned to the first Tuesday of September 

 next, the 4th, at noon. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



Sept. 5M, 1855. 



Present — Messrs. Dr. Underbill, of Croton Point, Dr. Gilman, 

 Solon Robinson, Orange Judd, Adrian Bergen, of Flatbush, Long 

 Island, Dr. Bartlett, formerly of the Albion, Dr. Waterbury, 

 Prof. Mapes, Geo. E. Waring, Jr., Mr. Griflfing, of New-Jersey, 

 Judge Van Wyck, Wm. B. Leonard, John W. Chambers, and 

 others. Forty members in all. 



Richard T. Underbill, of Croton Point, in the chair. Henry 

 Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following papers, viz.: 



[Revue Horticole, Paris, August, 1855.] 



Translation by Henry Meigs, 

 Our readers will recollect, perhaps, that the traveling botanist, 

 M. Fortune, who is already celebrated by two journies through 

 China, has been sent back by the British government some time 

 ago, to obtain from them Tea plants for planting in the northern 

 provinces of India. This third journey of his will, in all proba- 

 bility, be as fruitful to Botany and Horticulture, as the two for- 

 mer. Letters received from him in England some months ago, 

 announce that he had returned to Chang- Hai, after a long excur- 



