Evergreens—The Turf-rEusus Naturae—New Works—Ladies 9 Department, &c. 7 H 
Transplanting Evergreens. —June is the month 
in which this should be done. For this practice, we 
shall give our readers two substantial reasons. Ex¬ 
perience has proved it to be the most proper period, as 
many more live when transplanted at this time, than 
at any other 5 and a knowledge of the habits of this 
class of trees, gives us the rationale for expecting such 
a result. The sap in evergreens and all resinous 
trees, circulates freely throughout the winter, and of 
course it is necessary to sustain the life of the plant 
effectually, that it should have access to all the nutri¬ 
ment it can extract from the soil, under the most fa¬ 
vorable circumstances of the perfect adaptation of its 
roots to this object. The summer months is the sea¬ 
son of the year when the roots develope themselves 
most fully, and when of course they can best with¬ 
stand the violence of being torn from their native bed, 
and accustom themselves to a new situation. This 
operation performed at any other time, subjects them 
to the necessity of supporting their foliage, from 
the time of their removal till this period, which of 
course incurs the hazard of the loss of tire tree. It is 
a judicious plan to cut off the long roots a year before 
removing, which stimulates the production of a great 
number of new roots in a small compass near the 
trunk, and it is these small roots, the more minute 
the more effectual, that afford the greatest support to 
the tree. 
The greatest Race on record. —It is no part of 
our intentions, to chronicle the trials or tiumphs of 
the turf. There may be more or less connexion with 
the stouter kinds of racing bloods and the farm horse, 
as there generally is with the carriage horse or road¬ 
ster, and with manifest advantage to the latter. But 
as a general rule, we are wholly opposed to this mode 
of testing the value of breeders; and if decidedly ad¬ 
vantageous as a method of proving the requisite qual¬ 
ities of serviceable horses, we should consider the cost 
in time, money and morals, far exceeding the value 
to be derived from it. But to the race extraordinary. 
This was run on the Union Course, Long Island, 
May 10th, by Wm. Gibbons’s ch. m. Fashion, by Imp. 
Trustee, out of Bonnets O’Blue, by Sir Charles, 5 yrs. 
carrying 111 lbs. and rode by Jos. Laird; and won by 
her against Col. Wm. R. Johnson and Jas. Long’s 
ch. h. Boston, by Timoleon, out of Robin Brown’s 
dam, by Ball’s Florizel, 9 yrs. old, carrying 126 lbs. 
rode by Gil. Patrick. The mare won the two first 
four mile heats in the incredible short time of 7 m. 
32 1-2 sec. first heat, and 7 m. 45 sec. in the second 
heat. The race acquired great interest from being a 
trial between the South and North, and as in the great 
race between these extensive parties, decided by their 
champions Eclipse and Henry, in 1823, the North 
came off victorious. The former race was run in a 
trifle more time, the two first heats being 7 m. 37 sec. 
and 7 m. 49 sec. Sixty thousand people were estima¬ 
ted to have been present. $ 20,000 were b et between 
the parties, and a very large amount among others. 
Lusus Nature. —No freak of nature has ever sur¬ 
prised us more, than a Spanish bull of a dun color, 
now about 8 years old, exhibited near Tattersall’s in 
Broadway. From his breast internally to his hips, 
he has apparently a double organization , double viscera, 
terminating in double organs of generation, and double 
ani, located on either hip. Between these is an ex¬ 
crescence reaching nearly to the ground and termina¬ 
ting in double, dwindled hoofs. The animal is of mod¬ 
erate size, very broad for his height, and evidently a 
twin conception in part, but consolidated into one. 
There is also a cow exhibited with only three legs, 
the left fore leg never having been developed, but ap¬ 
parently existing internally in an imperfectly organi¬ 
zed state. 
The lovers of large stock, who are indifferent to sym¬ 
metry or the fitness of things, may find with the above 
associates, a big, black bull, that is said to have 
weighed last year 4500 lbs. We should not have dis¬ 
puted the weight if reported twice as great. But it is 
size without merit, extension without purpose, and has 
no charms for us. A Missourian would probably 
characterize him, as half locomotive and half alle- 
gator with a touch of o/n earthquake. 
To make Hens lay perpetually. —A correspon¬ 
dent of the Cultivator writes “ Give your hens half 
an ounce of fresh meat each, chopped fine, once a 
a day, while the ground is frozen, and they cannot 
get worms or insects; allow no cocks to run with 
them; and keep no nest egg, and they will lay perpet¬ 
ually.” There is reason in the suggestion. Try it. 
But ’tis necessary they should be confined or without 
a nest egg, they will probably lay where it happens. 
They also require plenty of grain, water, gravel and 
lime. 
Our friend and correspondent, J. R. Moser, Esq. of 
Flint Rock, N. C. asks as to the renovation of ex¬ 
hausted pine lands I We have no room to answer 
the enquiry in this number, but will do so at length in 
our next. 
NOTICES OF NEW WORKS. 
We have room only to notice the publication of the 
proceedings of the N. Y. State Agricultural Society, 
for 184J, a handsomely bound octavo volume, of up¬ 
wards of 400 pages. It contains several well execu¬ 
ted cuts of animals, and a large collection of valua¬ 
ble correspondence and essays, on the various topics 
of interest to agriculturists generally. We shall con¬ 
dense some of the most practical essays, and present 
them to ouf readers at an early day. 
E AIMES’ DEPARTMENT. 
Transplanting Wild Flowers. —To the lovers 
of flowers in their countless variety and beauty, we 
would earnestly recommend the introduction of many 
species of wild flowers, indigenous to our soil and 
climate, into the Floral department of their gardens. 
There is simplicity in all wild flowers, and simplicity 
is always an element of beauty, though beauty is 
sometimes augmented by a combination of simple 
elements. The Passion flower, and the Corinthian 
order of architecture, are striking examples of these. 
Most of the cultivated flowers have been more or 
less changed in their characters, by their domestica¬ 
tion and subsequent mixing with others; and from 
this results increased size, and generally a great ad¬ 
dition to the variety and number of the petals of the 
flowers. This is shown to its greatest extent in the 
endless variety of roses, and in the Cabbage rose, 
particularly, its increased number is absolute defor¬ 
mity, for the petals are there so numerous, as to be 
completely rolled into wads'. The Peony is another 
example of beauties so closely and immethodically 
huddled together, as to be unsightly. How different 
is the simplicity and unaffected beauty of the white 
or carnation thorn*, the sweet briar; and the lux¬ 
uriant though unpretending beauty of the Michigan 
rose ! The white Japonica, how simple, yet how 
beautiful; and how apt an emblem of that purity, the 
study and pursuits of nature have so direct a tenden¬ 
cy to produce! 
