The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-08-15
A0isrettanp.
From the American Farmer.
Varieaies Of Corn, Trees and Shrubs.
FRAsxLIs, iMIss.) Mar. 3, 1921.

O/ Cora Tho varieties here, arej iG'
The common kinds Of field cora. I'd. The
Mandan corn, from the lodian village Of lhst
name. IL is very early snd Is generally
planted in gardens. have lately heard that
. crop Of It was gathered at Council Biuhs,
and the produce OF one aero was i2o bushels.
sc. The Popcorn, as II is vuIgary called
this Is very ProlIGc, and bears punches OF
eafs, tier ABOVE uor-and thiok that II
might be cultivated 10 advantage aod saved
by cutting IL up near the roo.s IN .he aiah-
pes tina, Stock. corn is used in Ken.ueky
Attn. S,ock.corn bears u long slender car,
and Is dried tor feeding cattle, without d.
vesiing il of its ears
5th. Broom. corn and Chocolate corn, or
Hoicus Bicolor. The cote mighl w,ih pro-
pei management become all ar,cle OF much
= benefits ., used by the first settlers OF lhis
qua,tef ot the, country, instead OF chocolate,
and 10 good sub,,itate. The preparation is
simple. / will, II you desi'e it, give you the
recipe for making It. 1t might very well be
introduced IN Tho manufacturing of Cboco-
late, aud DO a saving OF much expense 10 the
purchase Of cocoa-nuts.
Oy AAAeL--We have three varieties, and
they are worthy The attention OF the expert
nnental farmer.
Our COTE nut tree is n t.V forest tree,
that grows on me Missouri bottoms, on the
aluvai lands OF Ken,oeky, on the Mississippi
Aats, and elsewhere. II Is a beautiful Tree,
and would be highly ornamental, as we'll as
naeful. The nut was used by the h'st set
tiers in Kcntuek in place Of Cotfee.--I ,ried
il by way Of experiment, and thought II vefy
0ood.
Tina Honey. Locust exudos gum, not in
ferier to Gum Arabic fot rusny uses. ! made
atrial of but am not Certain that II pos
pessss a0y medical virtues, although | think,
tho qualities of the Gum Ataoic, are rather
neutral. Tho Honey Locust, grows very
hrss here.
The Calalpa and the Crceper, thai fad
place In the gardens of the Eastern States,
gov spontaneously here, and on the bank,
OF tho ONO. With Us the creeper adhe'es
20 the trunks OF our evergreen trees, and
scatters 1t, gay howcrs to the passing wind.
Dwarf Piunbtrecs, grow near this, on
PRAIRIE land, the f,uit is said 10 be sweet and
agreeable. Early grapes grow there also.
Natui al pums are pleoiy, aud OF several va
rieues ---Goosoberiies, &c. &c. grow IN great
sbundA Ance
OF Mint, we have great variety, SEINE
with peculiar tragr ra1cc, and VI Can lind
suitable mode Of conveyance will eodeayor
to procure and send you such seed, as msy
be in my powes- --and IN s0y wise calculated
to promote your uscidi purposes. Yours,
&c. SARAH BELLA DUNLOP.
.fn account Of a remarkable Tree in OHIO.
'.On tho land Of Abraham Miller, in the
township OF Seal, county ol Scio,o, in this
atate, there Is torked, hollow sycamore tree,
<uh he Las IN ll.
ametcr, and more than 80 feet in circumter.
soce sapering from no base upw w,rds, SO ihA
ss tho height OF Ave feet il measures only az
fest--TAe opening Of the cavity u, the boz
tom is 10 feet wide, aud z at the hesh, of
Ave feet, terminating at tue height of 9 2
feet The fork is about 8 from the ground.
One Of the branches is dead, ond broken OFF
about 30 feet high tho other is grecD and
thrifty.
The spacious cavity attracted tho attention
Of the people in tho ncighbor rood fourteen
Of whom assembled, on the 5lh day Of June,
1909, on the spot. and thirteen OF them ad-
vantcd, on horseback, into the trunk, and AZ
the same time, sat there with perfect eaae.
The other, being on a skittish horse, did not
venture in; but there was room for two
more 70 De periessly secure from the falling
Showsr Of rain.
SALEM, N. Y. Aug, 2.
1Iifchei!'s Covs.--lu the town OF Csnajo-
Assie, Montgomery county, near the summit
Of q precipitous, rocky mountain, called The
-sose," oo the south bank ot the Mohawk fiv.
or, there has lately been discovered, and par.
italy explored remarkable cavo, OF which
particular account cas- published In the Johns.
town Republicaa Of the ii,h uh. Dr.. Bar
tow end Is or l6 other gentlemen visited
this cave on the An OF July. They descend
ed By rope about l6 fee, to room l l feet
BY 30, sbout 10 feet high and archcd. Al
the extremity OF this room they found mar
row passage ; through this passage, which is
about 20 feet hong, they entered a second
room moro spacious than the first They
,heoce descended at various angles with the
horizon, through narrow passes, from room
70 room, till they reached in regular success
sion tho ,cosh apartment. v,esidcs several lat
r -. al n