THE CULTIVATOR. 
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VERMONT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
T Hudson, (of Cincinnati,) is of vigorous growth and 
luxuriant foliage, and rapidly covers a bed with its run¬ 
ners; the flowers pistillate, the berries ovate-pointed, 
without a neck, of the same color and nearly the same 
form as our common Hudson, and of good flavor. It is 
remarkably productive, and perhaps only equalled by 
our Hudson, and by the Crimson Cone, Bishop’s Seed¬ 
ling, and a few others, and is a very desirable variety for 
supplying the markets. This plant greatly resembles in 
its growth and general appearance our ordinary Hudson 
strawberry, and is no doubt closely allied to it. 
Hudson, or Hudson’s Bay, ban old variety that has 
for a long period been extensively grown for the Nevv- 
York markets. It is of very vigorous growth, and is 
one of the few garden varieties that combine distinct 
staminale and pistillate plants, and it was this variety 
which the late Wm. Prince was in the habit of planting 
more than thirty years ago, in beds composed of one of 
the former to ten of the latter sex, which course was 
urged upon cultivators in the short treatise on Horticul¬ 
ture published in 1828. The wisdom of that suggestion 
has at this late day become fully proven, by its general 
adoption throughout the whole family of strawberries, 
wherever the organs are unsexual or abortive without 
the fertilization by a proximate variety of the proper 
character. The fruit is large, approaching to ovate, 
and pointed, with a neck, often hollow with a core, and 
when fully ripe is of a dark, rich, shining red, the flesh 
pale scarlet, firm, and well suited for carriage, and only 
tolerable, with much acidity before fully ripe, but at per¬ 
fect maturity it is sweet and well flavored, and especially 
so in a hot season. The point of the berry remains green 
until the other portion has reddened, but becomes red 
when mature, by which the proper period for gather¬ 
ing it can be ascertained. This variety has been con¬ 
demned in England, because that humid climate is 
inappropriate to perfecting its maturity, and by others 
in this country who have eaten it in an immature state. 
It requires our powerful sun to perfect it, and although 
it must be ranked among the coarser varieties, it is 
nevertheless of a very good quality when eaten in a 
perfectly ripe state, having then only a slight acidity, 
which renders it pleasant in a sugared state. The fruit 
is very showy, and one of the best for preserves. 
Green Strawberry , is allied to the Hautbois family 
more than to any other, but appears to be of entirely dis¬ 
tinct origin. It is readily distinguished by its peculiar 
foliage, which is of a varied green hue, more delicate, 
and less rugose than the Hautbois class; the flowers are 
perfect; the fruit is roundish flattened, of medium size, 
and some berries small, whitish green tinged with red- 
dish brown over two-thirds of its surface at its full ma¬ 
turity; flesh solid, pale greenish, of a pleasant and most 
peculiar musk flavor. The berries are on very flexile 
peduncles, and when ripe, unlike the Hautbois varieties, 
they are entirely concealed by the foliage. It is the 
latest of all except the Alpines. 
Buist’s Prize is a new seedling variety; the flowers 
staminate, and each section of the calyx has three seg¬ 
ments; berries large and closely resembling the draw¬ 
ing issued by Mr. B.; its greatest diameter being at the 
centre, and terminating in a sharp point; it is of good 
flavor, ripening about the medium period. 
WATERING GARDEN PLANTS. 
The past season has been remarkable for its heat and 
moisture, and has consequently greatly favored the 
growth of plants. Yet the importance of a copious 
watering has been very strikingly showm by a row of 
Red Antwerp Raspberry, a part of the row standing on 
manured land in open ground, and a part under the eaves 
of a woodhouse and on its northwest side. The shoots 
of those in open ground have grown this year about 
four feet; a small part have grown five feet. Those 
under the eaves of the wood house have grown from 
seven and a half to eight feet, and are much more nu¬ 
merous. 
This experiment shows the importance of attention 
to some efficient system of irrigating gardens. 
In none of the states of the Union, is there manifested 
a more general and energetic spirit of improvement in 
every branch of rural economy, than in Vermont. The 
zeal with which agricultural societies, which are or¬ 
ganized in almost every county, are there sustained, i® 
evidence of the advancement which the good cause is 
there making. We have already received several ac¬ 
counts of the exhibitions which have been held in va¬ 
rious parts of the state, the present fall, of which w® 
give herewith, a brief abstract. 
The Chittenden Co. Society held its exhibition at 
Burlington, on the 24th September. The stock, particu- 
larly the neat cattle and horses, were said to be greatly 
superior in excellence and beauty to those of any pre¬ 
vious exhibition. The horticultural department was 
also well filled. Fine specimens of grapes, melons, and 
other fruits were shown. Of domestic manufactures, 
there was a large and good display. 
The Rutland County Society held their show atCas- 
tleton, on the 24th September. Every department ap¬ 
pears to have been well filled, and the interest felt 
by the citizens in the labors of the Society, was evinced 
by the numbers which assembled on the occasion—it 
being, as stated, “ by far the greatest gathering ever 
witnessed in Rutland County.” 
The Addison County Society held its exhibition at 
Middlebury, on the 30th September. The Galaxy, in 
reference to the show, says “no agricultural fair has 
come off more to the satisfaction of those in attendance.” 
The show of sheep is said to have been the best ever 
made in the county. The show of neat cattle is also 
spoken of as having been fine, and the display of horses 
indicated an evident improvement in this valuable de¬ 
scription of stock. The in-door departments, manu¬ 
factures, fruits, &c., are highly spoken of. 
The Caledonia County Society’s exhibition, we have 
not received an account of. This spirited society or¬ 
dered seventy-five copies of the Cultivator for distribu¬ 
tion as premiums and gratuities. 
The Windham County society held its exhibition at 
Brattleboro, on the 7th and 8th of October. The meet¬ 
ing is spoken of as having been one of great interest. 
According to the Phoenix, published at Brattleboro, it 
was a superior exhibition to any before holden in that 
county, and was attended by a very large crowd of 
“ citizen-farmers, with their wives anti daughters.” 
The meeting is said to have been “ characterized by 
great harmony of feeling, and increased zeal in the 
great cause of agriculture.” 
IMPROVED STOCK IN ENGLAND. 
Mr. Wm. Fisher Hobbs, of Mark’s Hall, Essex, 
lately disposed of the greater portion of his live stock, 
consisting of Hereford cattle, Leicester sheep, and im¬ 
proved Essex pigs, by a sale at auction. The cows 
averaged 25 guineas, bull calves 11^ guineas. The 
Leicester rams brought 7| guineas per head, ewes 48 
shillings (sterling) per head. Lambs, a cross of the 
Leicester and South Down, 31 shillings per head. Of 
swine, the boars brought 10 guineas, the sows 15 
guineas each. 
A part of the herd of Short Horn cattle, formerly 
belonging to the late Earl Spencer, and by him willed 
to Mr. Hall, his bailiff, has been lately sold. Some of 
them brought very high prices; a yearling bull sold 
for 370 guineas, and his dam for 132 guineas. A bull 
calf was sold to the agent of the French government for 
225 guineas. The celebrated Short-Horn bull “Capt. 
Shafto,” formerly owned by Mr. Loft, has lately been 
bought by Mr. Parkinson, for 325 guineas. 
We find in another paper an account of the annual sale 
and letting of rams of the improved Cotswold breed, by 
Mr. Hewer, of North Leach, Gloucestershire. Mr. H. 
has been known as a sheep-breeder for upwards of 
twenty years, and the stock offered on this occasion are 
stated to have been equal in quality to any he had ever 
produced. There were four sheep offered for letting, 
