THE CULTIVATOR 
231 
1848. 
humblest cottage should in beauty of form and conve^ 
nience of construction, be equal to the finest villa, and 
the laboring man may, without extra expense, be shel¬ 
tered by a roof constructed upon the same principles of 
architectural beauty as that which shelters his wealthy 
employer. As the sun shines, the rain falls, flowers 
blossom, the stars twinkle, and birds sing for all, so are 
the discoveries of science and the progress of art for 
all. If it were the sole purpose of the architect to 
construct showy houses for the rich, and if his arts 
were not to be employed in embellishing the dwellings 
of the poor, as well as in rearing splendid churches 
and spacious mansions, his noble profession would lose 
half its dignity.’’ 
The Architect is published monthly at the Tribune 
Buildings, New-York, at fifty cents per number. 
The Western Journal of Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanic 
Arts, Internal Improvement, Commerce and General Litera- 
ture. 
We have received two numbers of a publication with 
the above title, published at St. Louis, Mo., by M. 
Traver and T. F. Risk. The design of the work is 
expressed by its title. The numbers before us contain 
several able and valuable articles. It is published 
monthly, at $3 a year in advance. 
Ewbank’s Hydraulics and Mechanics. 
The second and third parts of this work, now in 
course of re-publication by Greely & McElrath, are 
in good style. The engravings are neat, and afford 
good illustrations of the purposes for which they were 
designed. Considerable attention is now being given 
to the subject of hydraulics, and those who are inter¬ 
ested in this branch of science would do well to pur¬ 
chase this work. The price is twenty-five cents for 
each number, which contains eighty pages. 
Fifteenth Annual Report of the State Lunatic Hospital, at 
Worcester, Mass. 
The amelioration of the condition of the insane, must 
afford pleasure to every benevolent mind. The increase 
and diffusion of the spirit of philanthropy, is perhaps, 
in no way more conspicuous, or its results presented in 
a more gratifying manner than in the improvements 
which have been made in the management of this un¬ 
fortunate class of mankind. 
The Institution at Worcester, is one of the largest 
of the kind in the country, and its excellent condition, 
under the supervision of Dr. Chandler, as well as 
under his predecessor, Dr. Woodward, has been the 
subject of frequent praise. The report is ably drawn 
up, and presents the details, of the management of the 
Institution in an interesting manner. 
The Agriculturist and Canadian Journal ; a consolidation of the 
Britisn American Cultivator and the Canada Farmer. 
We have received the first number of the above work, 
which is to be published semi-monthly at Toronto, by 
R. Brewer & Co. Terms one dollar a year in ad¬ 
vance. The work has a very respectable appearance, 
and we trust it will meet with a liberal patronage from 
our Canadian brethren. 
American J otjrnal of Science and Arts. —-The 
number of this able work for March is before us. 
Among its contents we notice an article on the “ Pro¬ 
duction of Light by Chemical Action,” by Prof. Dra¬ 
per; ^ Parallelism of the Palaeozoic Deposites of North 
America, with those of Europe,” by Verneuil, trans¬ 
lated by Prof. James Hall. u Notes upon the Drift 
and Alluvium of Ohio and the West,” by Charles 
Whittle sy. An article from Dr. Hare, of Phil ad el- 
phia, on the Theories of Electrical Phenomena. Chlo¬ 
roform, by B. Silliman Jr. Proceedings of the Ame- 
ncan Association of Geologists and Naturalists-, at 
Boston, September, 1847. Abstract of a Meteorogi- 
ca.1 Journal kept at Marietta., Ohio t) Dr Hittpeth, 
The high character of the Journal as a scientific work 
entitles it to a liberal support. It is published at New- 
Haven, every second month, at $5 per year. Conduc¬ 
ted by Professors Silliman & Dana. 
Agricultural Journal, and Transactions of the Lower Canada- 
Agricultural Society. 
This is a monthly periodical, which was commenced 
in January last. It is designed as the organ of the 
Lower Canada Agricultural Society, a spirited and 
able association, incorporated in 1847. The numbers 
of the Journal which we have received, are well filled. 
PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. 
New-York, March 18, 1848. 
FLOUR—Genesee per bbl. $6.75—Ohio and Michigan $6.69. 
GRAIN.-—Wheat, Genesee, per bu., $1.50—Ohio, $1.40—Corn, 
not them, 55a56c.—Rye, 80ffi82e.—Oats, 48a5Qc.—Barley 80«90c. 
BUTTER—Orange County, per lb., 29a22c.—Western, dairy, 
16aI8 c. 
CHEESE—per lb., 6a7|c. 
BEEF—Mess, per bbl., $8.12£a$9.—Prime $5.12Ja$6. 
PORK—Mess, per bbl., $10.12^10,25—Prime, $9.50. 
HAMS—Smoked, per lb., 7la9c. 
LARD—Per lb., in kegs, 8 3-S«8|e. 
HEMP—Russia clean, per ton, $225a$230.—American dew* 
rotted, $12(ta$140. 
HOPS—First sort, per lb., 5^«6|c. 
COTTON—New Orleans and Alabama, per lb., 6|al0c.—Up* 
land and Florida, 6|a8|c. 
WOOL—(Boston prices.) March 18. 
Prime or Saxon fleeces, washed per lb.*...... 45a50 et®, 
American full blood fleeces,... 40a45 “ 
“ three-fourths blood fleeces,......... 35a3S ‘ 1 
“ half blood do .. 32a33' “ 
“ one-fourth blood and common,. 28a30 u 
The steamer Cambria arrived at Boston on the 18th inst., having’ 
English papers to the 28th February. The markets for breadstuff® 
and American provisions were dull, and without much change from 
previous dues. The news has not effected our domestic market®. 
APRICOT TREES FOR SALE. 
rpHE subscriber has 5,000 trees of his Early Golden Apricot for sale 
this spring. The tr ees are of good size, smooth and thrifty. 
Also a general assortment of Fruit Trees, and a large quantity of 
Isabella Grape Vines. CHARLES DUBOIS, 
March 14, 1848—It. 
HOPE-TOWN OATS. 
F IFTY bushels Hope-Town Oats, raised expressly for the Ag- 
Warehouse and Seed Store, from seed imported the past sea¬ 
son by the proprietors. They are much earlier than the ordinary 
oats raised here, ripening when sown side by side some two weeks 
in advance—yield well, and the kernel is large and heavy. Price, 
$1 per bushel. 
For sale at the Albany Ag. Warehouse, Nos. 10 & 12 Green-St., 
Albany. 
PRINCE’S LINNJEAN BOTANIC GARDEN AND 
Nurseries, Flushing, New-York. 
T7T7M. R. PRINCE & Co., successors of Win. Prince, and sole 
Proprietors of his great collection of Fruit Trees, &c., will 
transmit their new Catalogues (36th edition) to all post-paid appli¬ 
cants who desire to purchase. Also their new Wholesale Cata¬ 
logues to all Nurseries. This immense collection is unrivalled m 
Europe or America. The Fruit and Ornamental Trees are of the 
largest sizes for planting, except a few new kinds of but recent 
introduction. Extra large sized Trees can be supplied of the 
Ornamental kinds from twelve to twenty feet, and extra sized 
Fruit Trees of most kinds, including Ten Thousand Standard 
and Pyramid Pears, in a bearing state, the former eight feet 
with heads, and the latter 3 to 4 years from the graft. Peaches at 
very reduced rates. Evergreens by 100 to 1,000, at low rates. 
Apples 3 to 4 years from the graft. A great supply of Cherries, 
Plums, Quinces, Spanish Chestnuts, Native and Foreign Grapes, 
Fastolf and other Raspberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Strawber¬ 
ries, Rhubarb, Asparagus, &c. 30,000 Hawthorns, and 50,000 
Honey Locust, for hedge, 2 years, at $5.—Osage Orange, Buck¬ 
thorns, &c. 
All are at reasonable prices compared to the quality of the arti¬ 
cles, and will be packed in a manner to insure success. 
April 1—It. 
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS, GARDENERS, 
AND FLORISTS. 
A New Manure, Warranted Superior to any Other. 
j\/TR. BOMMER has on hand one hundred casks—500 lbs. each— 
of the celebrated 11 French Guano,” an inodorous chemically 
prepared fertilizingPowder, adapted to every soil and all plants, 
and acknowledged in Europe as the best and most profitable ma¬ 
nure ever known. Price of a cask, $5. 
Families having small gardens or flowers, can be supplied with 
small bags containing 15 lbs. at 25 cents, or 36 lbs. at 50 cents, at 
his office 72 Greenwich-st., New-York city. 
April 1—tf. 
