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advance in that way as any part of the United States, s 
True, we have a poor soil, but plenty of manure conve¬ 
nient and cheap; a mild, pleasant and healthy climate; 
all the advantages of sea and land, fresh water and salt, 
and two of the best markets in the world, New-Orleans '> 
and Mobile. I have just taken the 4th crop of grapes off 
vines of which I planted the cuttings in January 1839, ( 
every crop a good one, which I think is conclusive evi- i 
dence that we have a fine country for vines, &c. Indeed 
almost every variety of fruit does well here.” 
Introduction- of New Varieties of Fruit. —We ( 
have been furnished by Messrs. Wm. R. Prince & Co. 
of the Linnean Garden and Nurseries, Flushing, with an , 
invoice of “ estimable varieties of fruits,” sent out to 
them by the London Horticultural Society in March last, 
and since extensively propagated by them. The list 
embraces, fourteen varieties of Apples—sixteen of Pears 
—eight of Plums—four of Cherries—three of Grapes— 
four of Raspberries—five of Currants—five of Strawber¬ 
ries, &c. &c. We rejoice at every addition to our choice 
fruits, the increasing demand for which will doubtless 
abundantly remunerate our nurserymen for any expense 
which may be incurred in their introduction. 
Buffalo Nursery and Horticultural Garden.— 
We are indebted to our old friend, Benj. Hodge, the 
well known proprietor of this establishment, for a copy 
of his Descriptive Catalogue of Trees, Plants, &c., just 
issued, which will be found useful to all purchasers. In 
times past, Mr. Hodge used to be a contributor to our pa¬ 
per, and we, as well as our readers, would be glad to 
hear from him again. 
Center-Draft Plows. —G. L. Thompson, Esq. of 
Esopus in this State, thinks, from what he has seen in the 
Cultivator, that this plow is just the thing that is wanted 
in his neighborhood, and inquires whether they can be 
had in New-York or Albany, as they cannot send to Bos¬ 
ton for them, and also their price. The manufacturers 
of them would do well to advertise their price, and 
where they can be had, in the Cultivator. 
Geological Survey of New-York. —In answer to the 
inquiry of ° D. T.” and others, we would state that we 
are informed that owing to a defect in the law passed last 
winter, the volumes of this work will not be sent to the 
county treasurers for sale, as was expected. A law was 
passed in 1842 or 3, directing the Secretary of State to 
make arrangements for the sale of these volumes through 
the booksellers, at $4.00 per vol. Under this law a con¬ 
tract was made with certain publishers, who were suppli-j 
ed with the first six volumes. The law of last winter j 
made an entire different disposition of the work, direct¬ 
ing it to be sent to the County Treasurers, anil to be sold 
at $1.00 per vol. The previous law, however, was not 
repealed, nor was any provision made for - ipplying 
those who had purchased the first six volumes. The 
consequence is, that no sales of the work can take place 
until further legislation is had on the subject. • 
The Cotton Crop —Loss by the Flood. —We make 
the following extract from a private letter from our 
friend, C. A. Thornton, Esq. of Wilkinson county, 
Mississippi, dated Aug. 5:—“ Our crops of cotton ‘ in the 
hills,’ as the country off the river is called, I think are 
very good; they are, I know, in this neighborhood. I 
commenced picking a week ago, which is earlier than 
usual, and if we have a favorable fall, I think my crop 
will yield abundantly. The loss on the Mississippi and 
its tributaries, is variously estimated at from 250,000 to 
500,000 bales. Some medium point between the two, I 
presume will be near the mark. The loss of property 
nowever, beyond the cotton crop, in houses, fences, 
stock of all kinds, and the whole of the corn crop, &c. 
is very immense. Very many families have not only 
been turned out of house and home, but every means of 
subsistence has been swept away by the mighty flood; 
and what makes the matter still worse, the waters not 
having subsided, there is no possibility of their making 
any corn before another year.” 
Medico-chirurgical Review, edited by James 
Johnson, Physician extraordinary to the late King of 
Great Britain, and Henry James Johnson, Lecturer on 
Anatomy at the School of St. George’s Hospital, &c. Re¬ 
published by R. and G. S. Wood> New-York. The de¬ 
sign of this publication, is to furnish concentrated practical 
information relating to Medicine, Surgery, Midwifery 
Pharmacy, &c. It is issued quarterly. The July numbei 
has been received; as usual, it is filled with interesting 
and valuable matter. Terms, $5 a year in advance. 
Those wishing to purchase a. valuable farm in one 
of the most delightful situations in our State, are referred 
to the advertisement of Mr. Cox in this paper. 
The article on the “Cultivation of Fruit,” in 
“ The Agriculturist,” for August, should have been cre¬ 
dited to “ The Cultivator”—also the article on the “ Cul¬ 
ture of the Strawberry,” in the Cin. Atlas of Aug. 15— 
also ‘‘Cutting Bushes,” &c. in the Chambersburgh Times 
of Aug. 19. 
Mr. Sanford's buck Consul, figured in this paper, 
will, we learn, be exhibited at the State Fair at Pough¬ 
keepsie. 
Honorary. —At a meeting of the Indiana Horticultu¬ 
ral Society, at Indianapolis, June 29, A. J. Downing, J„ 
J. Thomas, Alexander Walsh, and R. T. Underhill, of 
this State, were, on motion of Rev. Mr. Beecher, elected 
honorary members of the SocietjR At a recent meeting 
of the Cleveland Horticultural Society, the same honor 
was conferred upon David Thomas, A. J. Downing, and 
J. J. Thomas. 
The Agriculturist Almanac. —We have a very 
'pretty Almanac with this title, from the office of the 
Tennessee Agriculturist, Nashville, edited and illustrated 
by Charles Foster. 
“ Chemistry, as exemplifying the wisdom and 
beneficence of God, by George Fownes, Chemical 
Lecturer in the Middlesex Hospital Medical School.”— 
This work is a prize essay on the subject indicated by its 
title. It is arranged under the following heads:—The 
Chemical History of the Earth and the Atmosphere. The 
Peculiarities which characterize Organic Substances ge¬ 
nerally. The Composition and Sustenance of Plants. 
The Relations existing between Plants and Animals. In 
the execution of this work, the author has well accom¬ 
plished his object, and has furnished a treatise most 
agreeable and instructive, not only in a physical, but al¬ 
so in a moral and theological view. New-York: Wiley 
and Putnam. 
Night Soil. —Our farmers might add materially to 
their supply of manure, by constructing their privies so 
as to enable them to make use of their contents. A gen- 
j tleman from Connecticut informs us that he mixed his 
| night soil with swamp muck, adding a small quantity of 
J lime and ashes, and made manure enough for five acres, 
I which he planted to corn, and that the crop is equal, if 
not superior, to any one he has seen. 
The Hessian Fly, &c.—I was very much pleased 
with the article in the August No. of the Cultivator, on 
the wheat midge and Hessian fly. The writer of it is 
perfectly correct in every particular of the natural histo¬ 
ry of these insects. I am the more pleased with the ar¬ 
ticle on account of its furnishing another instance of the 
progress of truth and the dispersion of error. There are 
few subjects of agricultural discussion that have elicited 
more attention than this: and I know of scarcely one that 
has caused the propagation of so many errors of fact, 
and unsound reasoning. A year or two since I endea¬ 
vored to contribute my mite to the propagation of infor¬ 
mation on this subject, through the medium of the Amer 
ican Farmer, and am glad to find that others are doing 
likewise. * 
To prevent Tea-kettles coating with lime. —El- 
ilis’ Housekeeping made Easy, which by the way is quite 
junsuited to the republican simplicity which ought to pre- 
■ | vail on this side of the big waters, whither the authoress 
j has never yet come, contains the following really valua- 
; ble preventive of the incrustation of lime on the inner 
t surfaces of tea-kettles, and every thing- else of the kind, 
; so often the annoyance of every clever, well-behaved 
woman:—“ Put the shell of an oyster within the vessel 
? whenever it is used, and the lime, instead of adhering to- 
: the sides of the vessel, will all be deposited on the oys 
i ter shell, which thus forms a nucleus for its attraction 
- Tried by one of the first women in the world, and fount- 
- infallible,” J. J* T. 
