THE CANADIAN HC«TICULTURI6T. 



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ett, was one of the leading and most 

 progi'essive farmers of the Kennebec 

 valley, and among the first to introduce 

 foreign breeds of farm stock into that 

 state. His father was all his life much 

 interested in horticulture; and between 

 the two the bent was given to the boy's 

 mind which has been subsequently 

 illustrated in his life. Educated in the 

 local schools and academy, he in his 

 16th year entered his father's counting- 

 room. In 1844 he took a situation as 

 book-keeper for a wholesale drug house 

 on India street, Boston. In 1849 he 

 emigi'ated westward to the city of 

 Louisville, Ky., whei'e he became a 

 partner in the jobbing drug establish- 

 ment of B. R. Clark & Co. His fond- 

 ness for " digging in the dirt," as some 

 of his friends phrased it, led to his 

 purchase of a farm near the city, in 

 which he became daily more and more 

 absorbed. His business in town brought 

 him into acquaintance with many of its 

 leading physicians ; and his taste for 

 scientific studies, which had chai'actei-- 

 ized him since boyhood, caused, in 

 1854, his withdrawal from trade, and 

 his entrance upon the study of medi- 

 cine, in which science he graduated 

 from the medical department of the 

 University of Louisville, at the head 

 of his class, in 1860. Shortly after- 

 wards he retui-ned to New England, 

 and entered upon the practice of medi- 

 cine in the city of Boston, making a 

 specialty of the diseases of children. 

 He contributed frequently to the press 

 of that city, on sanitary and other 

 scientific subjects, and received appoint- 

 ments as one of the physicians of the 

 Boston Dispensary, and as a city Health 

 Warden. In the spring of 1865 he 

 suffered so severe an injuiy from a 

 fall on the sti-eet that he found himself 

 compelled to abandon his pi-actice. His 

 previous marriage with a Vermont 

 lady determined his choice in seeking 

 a home upon a farm in that state, near 



the village of Newport, the present 

 country-seat of Orleans county, situi^t- 

 ed near the head of Lake Memphrem- 

 agog, where he has since resided. The 

 extreme severity of the winter climate 

 in this elevated locality led him into 

 an ardent study of the " iron-clad " 

 tree fruits, which he has now pursued 

 for over 20 yeai's. His orchard con- 

 tains some 1,200 fruit trees, embracing 

 every variety capable of enduring the 

 climate, collected from our northern 

 border, Canada, and Russia ; and he 

 has solved the problem of tree fruits — 

 apples, pears, cherries, and plitms— for 

 all of northern New England and 

 lower Canada. As an ardent gardener 

 and hybridist, he has also produced a 

 considerable number of valuable new 

 varieties of garden vegetables, particu- 

 larly in the class- of early peas, sweet 

 corn, and beans. His grounds have 

 become a sort of horticultural Mecca 

 for those seeking an example of success 

 in these specialties, and he is sought as 

 a contributor by leading agricultural 

 and horticultural publications througb- 

 out the country. 



Wat Binejpari). 



KEEPING QUALITIES AND USE 

 OF GRAPES DURING WINTER. 



BY WM. 5iBAD PATTISON, CLAREXCEVILLE, P.4. 



The cultivation of out-door grapes 

 for domestic use has become so general 

 of late years that the subject of keep- 

 ing them for winter use. and the best 

 method to attain that object may profit- 

 ably claim attention. The varieties 

 intended to be laid up for winter use 

 should be those only which adhere well 

 to the stem and are not inclined to 

 shrivel. These should be allowed to 

 remain on the vines as long as they are 

 safe from frost. A clear dry day is 

 necessary for picking, and careful hand- 

 ling and shallow baskets are important. 



