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of June. The 25th, I gave directions to cut, and dry the 
water from it as soon as possible; to cart it into my barn 
the same day, if sufficiently dried, and to sprinkle from 
three pecks to one bushel of salt on what might be con¬ 
sidered a ton, when cured, in three layers. 
These directions were executed with care; the salt 
was coarse Liverpool. Four heavy loads were put into 
the barn before night; the remainder before the morning 
of the 26th. It was perfectly green, and in a perfect 
blow of flowers. It was packed on a scaffold 20 feet by 
10, I believe not a stalk or leaf was wilted. The weath¬ 
er appeared unsettled, which induced me to have it hou¬ 
sed as soon as it was dried. 
The third and fourth days succeeding, every appear¬ 
ance was favorable to its preservation. It continued 
green, and the flowers as fresh as when first cut. From 
this period it changed color rapidly to black, with a con¬ 
siderable degree of heat and moisiure, from a solution of 
the salt and the succulent state of the leaves and stalks. It 
wet the floor, and in many places dropped a salt colored 
liquor. It discharged very offensive effluvia for several 
days, after which the hay changed to a dirty white, and 
appeared rotten. The heat subsided, as is usual, after a 
completion of the putrid process. In the last described 
state it remained, and I presume is of no value except for 
manure. 
A Friend to Experiment in Agriculture. 
GRASSES FROM BERMUDA. 
Editor of the Cultivator — I send you herewith 
some samples of grass forwarded by Gov. Reid from Ber¬ 
muda, with a view to its comparison and identification 
with the so called “ Bermuda grass” of the southern 
States, samples of which he supposes you have in your 
possession. The laudable zeal and enterprise which Col. 
Reid has shown in promoting the agricultural and other 
interests of the colony over which he presides, and his 
generous devotion to the cause of science, and the gene¬ 
ral interests of our race, entitle him to any information 
which it may be in your power to impart. You have 
annexed an extract from his letter to me, which accom¬ 
panied the grasses. Very truly yours, 
Wm. C. Redfield. 
Gov. Reid says: C( In the Cultivator I have more than 
once observed allusion made to Bermuda grass as a grass 
highly prized in the Southern States. As specimens have 
been sent from Louisiana to the Editor, I have thought 
that he or others might like to compare them with Ber¬ 
muda specimens. I have therefore sent three specimens 
for him, and although we suppose that No. 1 is what is 
called Bermuda grass in Louisiana, we are not quite certain 
of it. If the editors wish to identify this grass with any 
one of our native grasses here, I shall with great pleasure 
assist them farther. 
“ I also enclose a fourth grass, which we call Fox-tail 
grass. I have watched it ever since I have been here, 
and think it a valuable grass. It had previously been neg¬ 
lected and almost unknown. The Timothy grass of the 
United States is said to have been brought from Carolina 
to England in 1780, by Timothy Hudson, and from him 
derived its name. But what I now send you is not Ti¬ 
mothy. Yet it may really be what Timothy Hudson took 
to England; for it agrees better with the soil and climate 
of Bermuda than the imported Timothy grass.” 
Description accompanying the grasses.—“No. 1, called 
in Bermuda, Pond grass , from liking moist soil. This is 
supposed to be what is called Bermuda grass in the south¬ 
ern States of America. It is a very valuable grass.” 
“ No. 2. This resembles the other in general form and 
habits, but looks to the eye much coarser, and seems to 
like the spray of the sea and swampy ground. It has 
been but little noticed in Bermuda, and is probably much 
inferior to No. 1.” 
“No. 3. This is called the Crab grass in Bermuda. It 
is prized by the inhabitants; and as it mats the ground, 
and subdues almost all the others, it has hitherto received 
the most attention; though No. 1 will probably be found 
to be the most valuable.” 
“ No. 4. A specimen of the Fox-tail grass of Bermu¬ 
da.” 
Remarks. —We are much obliged to Gov. Reid and 
Mr. Redfield, for the pains they have taken in forward¬ 
ing the above described specimens of grasses. Nos. 1 
and 2 evidently belong to the same genus as the “ Bermu¬ 
da grass” sent us from Mississippi by Mr. Affleck, and 
the first, which Mr. Redfield thinks is Paspalum vagina- 
tum, bears a strong resemblance to it, though it is not 
identical. We have several species here of similar cha¬ 
racter, but they are all annuals. Loudon enumerates 
twenty-six species. No. 3, marked (we suppose by Mr. 
Redfield,) as Rottbcellia dimidiata, is somewhat different 
from the others, though still resembling them in several 
general characters, such as the division of the head, the 
manner of producing seed, and striking root. The spe¬ 
cimen marked “ Fox-tail,” is apparently the same as the 
annual Fox-tail, Alopecurus agrestis, and is frequently 
troublesome by growing among corn and other cultiva¬ 
ted crops on light warm soils, near barns, &c., and is of¬ 
ten called “ barn-grass.” It will be observed that it is 
quite different from Timothy, Phleum pratense, the lat¬ 
ter being a perrennial grass of a different genus. Though 
none of the tribes of grasses to which the specimens sent 
belong, are considered of much value with us, yet the 
difference is so great in our location and climate from 
that of Bermuda or the West India Islands, that they may 
be there highly valuable. 
We may be permitted to remark here, that the deep 
interest which we have repeatedly seen manifested by 
Gov. Reid, in the cause of agricultural improvement, 
cannot fail to be of essential benefit to the people of the 
Island under his government.— Eds. 
APPLES FROM NOVA SCOTIA. 
Mr. L. Tucker— I send accompanying this letter, a 
box containing the following varieties of Nova Scotia ap¬ 
ples, and a newspaper containing a report of our County 
Cattle Show and Fair: 
No. 1. Name unknown—Great bearer; good for eating 
No. 2. Fall Pippin—Middling keeper, and good for 
cooking. 
No. 3. Cat Head—Good for cooking. 
No. 4. Unknown—Good apple. 
No. 5. Calkins—Good for eating; may be used in De¬ 
cember. 
No. 6. Gravenstein—Lately introduced from England; 
one of the best apples raised; good bearer. 
No. 7. Unknown—Supposed to be the U. S. Spitzen- 
berg. 
No. 8. Unknown—But good bearer. 
No. 9. Nova Scotia Spitzenberg—Good keeper and shy 
bearer. 
No. 10. Scotch (called the,)—Good keeper and bear¬ 
er; of good flavor. 
No. 11. Ribston Pippin—Good flavor; good bearer 
No. 12. Long or Bishop Pippin—First rate apple. 
No. 13. Sheep Nose—Good bearer; good eating in 
December. 
No. 14—Fall Pippin (called)—Good for cooking; good 
bearer. 
No. 15. Greening—Superb keeper; good flavor. 
No. 16. Pomme de Gras—Fine flavor. 
No. 17. Iron Apple—Good keeper. 
No. 18. Native or Wine—Good bearer; good flavor 
in November and December. 
No. 19. Unknown—Good flavor. 
No. 20. Nonpariel—The best keeper we have. I have 
kept them for one year, and I have known them to be 
kept two, although the flavor “ absquatulates.” 
I could not make a general selection as I intended, in 
consequence of the vessel sailing sooner than I expected. 
All that I send, with the exception of the Wine Apple, 
are varieties introduced from the United States and Eng¬ 
land, principally by the Hon. C. R. Prescott, who must 
be acknowledged the father of horticulture in Kings 
County. The Wine Apple, so named, was planted by 
the French before the colony became a British Province. 
There are many good varieties of native. fruit, but the 
imported are so much better, that in planting an orchard 
or grafting, they are mostly selected. I hope you will 
