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AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS.—THE HOVEN IN CATTLE.—THE HONEYSUCKLE. 
pie, beech, and elm, struck our fancy as very 
pleasing. It is intended to plant the varieties of 
each species of trees in a group by themselves, in 
such a manner as to exhibit the most beautiful 
features of the landscape; and if they carry out 
their present plan, we may reasonably hope to see 
their place become one of the most delightful and 
instructive to the amateurs of trees, shrubs, and 
flowers, that is to be found in the vicinity of New 
York; and those disposed to visit it will always 
find that attention from the proprietors, which will 
be sure to make their excursion agreeable. 
In addition to the ground already devoted to the 
commercial garden and nursery at Flushing, it can 
be increased any time that is necessary by taking 
in other parts of the farm; and the proprietors 
being possessed of ample means, and constantly in 
the way of importation from abroad, and additions 
from our own country, they will be found at the 
top of their profession, and prepared to fill orders 
to any extent; and we do not know where they 
may be addressed with a greater certainty of get¬ 
ting the right thing, and of a first-rate quality. 
There are some other matters connected with this 
establishment which we should like to notice; but 
the length to which we have already gone in this 
article, forbids our doing so at present. The ex¬ 
cursion to Flushing was a delightful one in the 
extreme, and we became acquainted, while there, 
with several objects before unknown to us; and 
it is our intention occasionally to repeat it, for the 
purpose of making ourselves as familiar as possi¬ 
ble with the treasures of the nursery and garden. 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. 
We think that a bright day is beaming upon 
America, for she is not only shipping lead to those 
countries whence a few years since she imported 
it to a large amount, but she has now commenced 
carrying cotton to China, several ships having al¬ 
ready sailed for that port with full cargoes; so that 
instead of being overwhelmed with the cotton pro¬ 
duction of the East Indies, as we somewhat feared 
we might be a year or two since, we are absolutely 
facing these countries in their own exclusive mar¬ 
ket. The next thing that we shall expect to hear 
of is, that our ships are clearing from port with 
full freights of wool, lard-oil, and water-rotted 
hemp . Well, if our farmers and planters will beat 
all the world in amount, perfection, and cheapness 
of product, why we can not help it ; and our advice 
is to go ahead, all right, keep moving. We think 
Johnny go-cart rather the smartest fellow that is 
at present operating on this mundane sphere, and 
if he will only stop his grumbling about “ hard 
times” he will now do well enough. If he can 
not clear sufficient money from a farm or planta¬ 
tion every three years to pay for it, he seems to 
think it is very hard, and that he “ ain't mahin' 
nothin' But we gave him a blue pill on this 
head to digest last month, and we will see how 
that operates before repeating the dose. 
THE HOVEN IN CATTLE. 
In conversation recently with an intelligent 
farmer, we found him of opinion, that the hoove 
or hoven did not proceed from the generation of an 
undue amount of gas in the stomach, but in conse¬ 
quence of the windpipe being stopped up by too 
large a mouthful of grass, which cattle in their 
greediness when first turned on to rank, green food, 
frequently endeavor to swallow. He says he has 
repeatedly seen them relieved almost instantane¬ 
ously by the use of the probang, or by merely ta¬ 
king a whip-stalk and inserting it into the wind¬ 
pipe, and thus shove the wad of grass into the 
stomach. 
THE HONEYSUCKLE. 
(Fig. 30.) 
This beautiful flower is so well known that it 
needs no description. We have found nineteen 
varieties cultivated in the gardens in this vicinity, 
and how many more exist we are unable to say. 
It also grows wild the United States over, and is a 
great favorite, as well it may be, with the ladies 
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