VOL. VIS. NEW YORK, NOVEMBER, 1848. NO. XL 
A. B. Allen, Editor. C. M. Saxton, Publisher, 205 Broadway. 
PRESERVATION OF CABBAGES. 
As this common and very wholesome esculent 
has a greater tendency to putrefaction than most 
other vegetable substances, and emits during this 
state, a very disagreeable odor, it is important to 
know by what means it can be preserved. Among 
the various methods recommended, the two follow¬ 
ing are deemed sufficient, as they both have been 
practiced with success:— 
1. Select a dry piece of ground, cut the heads 
of the cabbage from their stumps, and place them 
in parallel rows, with the top part down, and any 
desired length or width. Make these rows one 
less in width and length every layer, so that when 
the heap is finished it will come to a point, and ap¬ 
pear very much like a pile of cannon balls in an 
arsenal. Over this heap, place a covering of straw, 
and then put on the dirt sufficiently thick, the same 
as on a potato heap, to keep out the frost, and the 
work is done. The earth should be spatted down 
hard on the four sides, making the top sharp, like 
the roof of a house, so as to shed rain well. If 
the ground where the cabbage is stored, be of a 
heavy clay, it should be trenched round the heap, 
so as to carry off the water, and a bed of straw or 
round logs six inches or a foot thick be made for 
it to rest upon, and as a drain for all moisture, it 
being quite important that vegetables of every kind 
be kept dry. 
2. Cut the cabbages so that they may have two 
inches of stem left below the leaves ; scoop out the 
pith as far into the stalk as a small knife will 
reach ; then suspend the heads, by means of a 
cord, exactly perpendicular, but in an inverted po¬ 
sition, and fill up, daily, the hollow part of the 
stem with clean cold water. 
By this method, cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli, 
celery, &c., may be preserved for some time, if 
kept in a a cool place, thus affording an easy 
means of keeping a winter’s supply of vegetables 
fresh and green. 
NATIONAL POMOLOGICAL CONVENTION. 
This was opened at Clinton Ilall, in this city, on 
the 4th ult. It was composed of several hundred 
delegates from various parts of the Union. These 
were highly intelligent and respectable, and embodied 
a vast amount of pomological experience and know¬ 
ledge adapted to the wants and circumstances of 
this country. 
The show of fruits surpassed anything we had 
before seen unless we except that exhibited at Buffalo 
just previous to the state fair. We noticed a large 
number of choice grapes and other fruits from Mas¬ 
sachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and other 
states, though our own was by far the largest con¬ 
tributor. Mr. Wilder, from Boston, sent in as one 
item, 120 varieties of pears. 
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL SHOW AND FAIR 
OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 
This show was held at Castle Garden, which, as 
usual, was conveniently arranged from its entrance 
on the bridge, through its whole distance and the 
entire area within, for the display of the various ar¬ 
ticles exhibited. There was an addition to this 
large space, formed by an enclosure on the western 
side of the garden, where the steam engine was 
placed for driving the machinery. Besides the 
convenience of having this all together and detach¬ 
ed from the other exhibition, there was a great ad¬ 
vantage in being so abundantly lighted that every part 
of the machinery could be minutely examined, and 
their merits or defects fully appreciated. 
The show was good as a whole, and some new 
articles claimed a particular share of attention. 
