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THE GARDENERS’ OHRONIOLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [Yaxvany 9, tgp 
eren cl the next ay o in the morning with a spare 
other’s tail), he accordingly 
galloved, Hed the ‘medicine, mua slept that night 
eep statia, kepti 
rishm 
one o own coun oe 
The night was a severe one, and Sant I ort pi 
he found the arr he to recross much 
swollen and was advised to wai little; but, mindful 
of his sick master, he resolutely said he would chan 
it, as he k the ford he w: . Well, he entered 
the p: v Mee ipic iy tied as theretofore, but | 
he must havı lculation, for the horse he 
was on lt its "athl ims. the 
the rider into the Poo; 
rop 
and so freed them; but he, somehow or pier, could | 
not reach the bank. A puesto was not far off from 
when the men lassoed 
and hauled him out, but he was dead, the medicine 
firmly w wrapped roun nd his bod 
] where they pass these | 
where an 
62006; : 
» tells its silent tale. niii 
the hot dry weather of summer most of these arroyos | 
get dried up: 
' There are many rivers, which generally nre mapa 
with trees on either side, giving the whole 
arroyos. A , wooden 
pretty appearance, and alfoeding ^ cooling shade to E 
any one after a ride in the sun, 
to walls, but stand up alone without any but its own 
o 
| support, the same as any other tree, Peach trees are | amidst the local warfare which disturbs the eg 
| everywhere, and the fruit in town is cheep. have | one quarter or anoth with wi interme 
planted, Ni with various other MAI some Ash- Keza s, | and horses are n uite safe, nor indeed i 
which you so kindly sent out, I am in hopes ofa | although Enghéhmen are generally respected 
success, as is are in fertile soi seldom hear of any being murdered, notwiths 
Vegetables thrive exceedingly long as their|that the aive marauding bands are not over 
ies, d and black ants, keep awa us eyen on that point. The most irksome 
li breaking is gee life here is at all times the rarity of 
planted a a thick prickly thorn now new face. A often 
tout Mane feet bigh, We haye two goats, a eat, and without our seeing a stranger, 
pwards of thirty head of try—bad gardeners} One of our minor vexati 8 When aud 
anongh ; but the black ant, a quarter of a quen Ais home dead beat after minding our separate 
gth, is a very devil in stripping young plants, in n tempestuous weather, during which 36 
len 
eiie) s the p Ut piecemeal to i^ hillock. Thee 
d Apricot b 
much of uncertainty in being able to hold 
iver), within a league of shiek I am at pr resent 
settled, a tributary the Uruguay, ie is one of the 
neipal rivers in the B Br oad orest strips 
clothe its nag affording aan Be 
and a small inery, wh 
+ 
Peas (green), Broad Beans, able be) koeke 
Parsley, Sai ; numerous Peach o ru 
Vi 
trees, 
he 
a fine bower 
Pear, a lossoms, an nd biscuit, L ar d coffee and 
ma tht ter dein they do aoe inva ih Popla ia pee cab adc » p ly we unphlo toci 
a neighbouring Esta i 
vf ALIM ir actin months to do aire d. EX ntit previous ineei oan bok te a dá 
but destroy ant nests in the garden there, He suc- q id bis. Neath n th t something 
ceeded, but at the end of a few ensuing months, fresh paved with stone TH $ oh the Band in E Ayres 
swarms, doubling the original numbers, overrun the | P d riental, - 
garden, I [pta Mr. A. professes to know how to 
rid of ants in England. Ask him to let me pe. Ue aad w Med = ee Jn oig you.ok a company 
erano which I could sell out here fora pramane deers bilis bol 
d figure, There is cover for pheasants, and if we | Diaken for Buenos Ayres. Limestone is abundant, 
bind Mold Ds introduced, he might va Sis good by | it with lime is exported largely. hee yh 
sting on his rite mad: the — is also found and exported 
- San NE ys 13 'establishment) there is à p ches E ue dened E silver, E 
first-rate quinta, which admirably kept in order abri iubelisslsn il] all but 
under the aa Be e A of a nice young fellow, a | "OPY ath 
7 ou may find all sorts—Potatos, us 'prodnetions, unchec nte 
civil broi a 
Grass on | had flourished and decayed in nas brief a space of time. 
dus Whether these fai - egal from want of susteined 
unb uu AL net i 
woods, filled with armadillos, of w. here are | As it is, it looks wonderfully tempting to smoke a pi n the la e pex nk the privations theta cline ud 
beré ^ ee: T slunis, loa ni wien ali i liok dated è. pip wear and tear of mindi in his half banishment 
foxes, deer, lizards and other reptiles, wild| like this kind of life very well, and never enjoyed 
ges, parrots, the horn goce an finer health, but there ja MA which disincli ine [The following note is added to illustrate the 
birds of i 3 ET Auc hue are to bn. seen one to wisb to settle down per ntly. re 0 | of the eaten during its winter season :—] 
mense S. igeons are exquisi pert * 9o ?15 W. 
ai nioo, PA A e M. eter 3 pend while Lat. 32° 30 Sy Long. 55 15 W.— Banda Orientale. RE 
some of th wth gag are as large as ducks. Wild D Date Readin E a be CES qe dade 
iurkeys in great ES. As for ostriches, ri: Therm. EA ) PR: y iasg : 
why they are every A and about my house exceed- Monday June 1 8 aM. |Wind N. Frosty morning, but lov: y da —— at night-tin 
ingly tame. Sometimes they come in fifties and hun-| Tuesday june 2 n 8 A.M. |Wind N. Fine clear sharpish m ims quite a warm sumus 
dreds quite close to "—— some within a dozen : day. Milder at n night Gio thank p mes d 4 
yards, and often I have c and 60 “within omi June 8 56 8 aM. Exceedingly mild mor ning—not a breath ae wind, shag he 
n^ 4 Nie de ~ tat i E ‘acy worth w while June 4 61° 8 aM rsd a d , ens d close and misty morning 
n as tamer than these cou nd dismal day. j 
Frida, 5 53° M. 
ly be fui... Bon Some tor es enl a. goeie a pr Juno $ ae nen Wind W. RE wird ar morning ove: ay mE = 4 
otra s unday une d 8 A.M, ý shar) e day but cold at nig! 
i es nde dei nae delicious did oa ' 
when e asado (a Bac shen, 9 er a clear — June 8 58° 8 A.M. i EA bag Fairish day, but wind very unpleasant. —— 
fire, and many of which he had eaten. So the next I y June 9 58 SAM à N.W., strongi gish and anon uritur not cold. At i 
Shoot, h I do for my dogs and mem now and | Wednesday June 10 62° 8am. {Win INW. Rain eoinmensed at Pada: and ce ae about ghat 
again, I mean to test the eulinary novelty. A mild and calm ni, ia 
> nm and C 
E. sires. Magto) contains a groat at quantity of Sab, of Thursday ., June l1 56° 8 AM i EE ihi 30 bo tigh a Wind E., and a sharp 
sorts and sizes. The largest is called the “ F June 12 59* 8 A.M. Wind NN. 
1 à E k ose 4 ‘stormy. Heavy fog towards suns 
ueh as 9 T 10 A E ad A Md t 
very ren rure da but age * dorado, hs i Saturday ,. june 13 62^ 8 A.M. wind N Stony å du the sang Pie prd a mo T 
reaching in Jengt the fayouri e Gie e kimt = - 
dish, its flesh being most delicious. is so called on Sunday June 14 bv 8 A.M. ERE S. Wind pom „iub about Is ats the sun shone putes $ 
its belly being of a bright yellow or golden hue. Mon June 15 52° 8 ^a. [Wind S.W pi 
kinds of fish, and fine eating also, abound, and a . John Miller, June 16, 1863. : 
good ^s be Aor by taking We Ui e no discussions on agricultural mat 
there, as many do, the ride itself not lessening = operations are confined at present to the of 
_ the pleasure, over a fine piece of country. Ona Societies, liberal prizes for the pecime 
summer's day one may frequently see a. y oi nual shows, endeavouring thereby to iner 
caballeros galloping over the camp on the way to the Society was established in 1858. It | ¢doption of the TE and be 
Rio Negro, where, when once arrived, the horses are | owes its origin to the Royal Agricultural Society's | tive rivalry, if I may so 
Us e uud E QUIA E Di D 
a om the town and cou su — on that | 85hown in the increased atte 
and what is i JL occasion formed the n its commencement | evinced by the farmers iu particular and 
aa If you take poh suet Ton dag: is ee Sese e corra I eee Bie up by the gren at the annual exhibitions. 
y's reped gentry and agriculturists with an er and zeal which 
Wild bees abound, and fine and AE their was boldly predicted would consume ne ita] i three yer T MM — r 
Sarsaparilla is also found arrir ai onge the borders of | This s prophecy was b upon two grounds, viz., that pee "Pha-fuv -— 
the Negro. The soil is very fertile and bos vl ceca Essex was not a breeding county, and that several loud | a pa Sen Cr Rap i 
good ist for zer an Le presently $ s tands, was instituted im 1838; - 
d many sa; and t too, T tbe G et for similar purposes in Inverness 
a Soci 
| year s Dilora, and several mee Societies in oe 
838. and 
=. E EIUS TIN ebbe pr ce ectors, or inefficient management etin vine Pia ERE two Meca n 
II dg I MT wil Mri im impen cache the wea, ere is a discuss 
Verbena i-e take bi ot Duae kong I ieu a is established on a a broader basis. In Indiv repli snes, | With agriculture, such as the best method of 
&c. active or passive, will hie to | ànd applying farm-yard manure; the cultivation, 
wood very | the life of a mere local ume a Lee il ec apos Flax; the rative advantages 
locality, one of the most o E the ing of cattle; the best 
and therefore 
fire-wood. An | tion. 
tells me he considers it most to | TOROS 
ala is another | 
qun 
The Essex sc 
ad 
yp pastur: 
a great 
Estancia | county society which has 1 ey € je t 
Guayaba wood when young all classes living in it, ys Me MN NE 
durable, ng progress, and h S 
3 aud crosses has ims of Md iis 
RE Sebi causes that obstruct the ree beth d 
AS ah halinat lands; the ways and means by which 
1800 at Saffron Walden be obviated or removed ; and the advan 
1861 at Romford, result from the full development of our native 
1863 at Wither, nd veg ew age oe Poe 
The ccr. (edes awarded oe prizes since ue Os = dea ore usually 4 poked Mun ar Be and a8 
| mencem: ween 30007, 40002., o | considerable influence on 2 
| pr mim. - fM n necessary ry draw upon | the district. The o Society does not publish any 
cee by : re which amounted to | of its ts proceedings; these to the me 
rastra ag "* a oor anes of 2002. has been | at the general meetings, and the result as 107 
total of above 5007. no now pti pln DAMM tip M^ 
