Litchfield enquirer., 1829-05-14
AGRICULTURAL.

l There are cigh, different kinds of cucum- ! bers cultivated tn -Engtand, viz: Early
 Green Cluster, Early Frame. Long Green Turkev, Long White Turkey, Long lPrickly, White Spinod, Short pickle, and lsmall Gerkin or West India. All those will grow ir any soil, but not withthe same vigor. In the culture of all give proper supplies of water in dry warm weather, and
 they must have asuficiency of heat, light, l water, and air. Abercr0mbie recom-
 mends the long prickly kinds for early sunl-
 mer crops.
 The ground being dug and smoothed. line it into squares of six feet; in the cen- | Ire of each dig holc ahont l4 inches Il ldeep,-fill this with rotted dung, and SOW on it five. or six cncnushet soeds-: cover them with mould, and when they rise and 1 take rough leaf, select two to each hill, 4 and draw out the remainder. The sow ling cannot be safely made hero until the
 first of May; for the fall and pickling
 crops, you must SOW about the middle of July. K. .. ss ... l Abcrcrombie recommends, (and my own
 experience has fully satisfied me on this
 point, to stop tho runners as soon as the
 plant has made two rough leaves; us the 1 bud that produces the runner is disclosed
 at the base ofthe second rough loat, 1t may
 be cut off or picked out: or if the runner
 has already started, it may be punched of close. This is called stopping at the first
 joint, and is necessary, to promote a
 stronger stocky growth, and an emission 1 of fruitful laterals,--and from these the
 prolific runners will be successfully produ- ced. The vines, without this process oC
 stopping, would generally be both weuker
 and so deficient in fertile runners, that
 they would extend two or three feet with.
 out showing fruit. S @se
 7Re CGrrot.-Parkinson deserves, that in his day the ladies wore carrot leaves
 instead of feathers. By cutting off d por-
 ton of the larger end ota carrot, and pla-
 cling it in shallow vessel of water, a
 handsome tuft of radiate leaves is soon
 unfolded. st yG. OrnameMt0l FIOwcrS.-In reviewing a
 treatise on the cultivation of ornamental
 flowers, by Roland Green, the Literary
 Gazette has the following remark:---"" We
 are pleased with any thing which may at tract tlse attention of nnr ciiixens. -especials | Iy the female part of them, to the delight-
 ful science of Aoriculture. For the hum- ! ble in life, it affords cheap and pleasant
 recreation; and for tue rich, what bestow-
 al of their abundant leisure can ensure a
 greater portion of real epicurean enjoy- 1 ment than tho cultivation of beautiful plants? 1t is alike a source of pleasure to, youth and to age. The happiest old man
 we ever met with was the superintendent 1 of the Liverpool conservatories. He had lived a long time among flowers and ver- 1 dant plants, and in his age was Aourishing
 as the greenest of his charge. With beall- { tifll enthusiasm, the old man bent fondly
 over tho opening bud, or walked proudly
 among the shapely and the blooming peo- l pie of lis little paradise, as a prince among his children and vassals and certainly no l conqueror ever bore his trophicsA with more triumph, than he did the jewel pre- scented him by Alexander of Russia, ini to- \ ken of his bloodless conquests over the
 vegetable kingdom; nor is this learned and 1 venerable gentleman, under whose care no 1 kdJuCH Ot AIiVSIpVOt uno uUtulUS4 uf 9NttN77
 riority over all others in England, nIone iT the love of Horticulture. The most cmi-
 nent philosophers and poets have not dis-
 dained the humble lessons and simple de- I lights of the flower garden andwc do be- 1 lieye that the progress of pure taste and true
 refinement is no way more distinctly mark 1 ed than by the cherishing of natures beau tics. For ourselves, and we know we are not singular in that respect, whenever we pass a dwelling, the windows of which are
 glowing with flower vases, we desire with ] t more acquaintance, Gset il down as she
 abode of good people. We dc not be- I lieve that disorder or evil passions can prevail in a household where q love for the
 quiet pleasure of Aoriculture Is evinced, I and have, no doubt that the presence of
 these fair and innocent things of natures 1 Ioyeliness, has deep and salutary effect Ion the human character N sss4se g.s.s | Hop to Keep Bsef.-A country house. | keeper. to whom surloin or steak is not an everyday treat, has been taught. by nc IT ....:., l.,>.,, ,, knen beef: an ayf unknown