Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-15
Tar RouAs porAro.-A great deal has been

| Tar Roman PoTATo.-A great deal has been
said oflate in the agricultural papers about the
Rohan Potato. The history OF this potato Cor
potatoe as the farmer had il who cut his toe
! off while digging long -Johns,) is as follows
| The 6rst was raised from the seed OF the COM
mon potato nv man in Geneva, in 1880
| Prince Rohan was extremely anxious to obtain
ga copy,n but could not for some time get even
single tuber. The owner regarded them as
the apple Of his eye, and only cultivated them
in small garden so enclosed that no one but
himself could have access to it. At last, this
potato amateur, taking great fancy to a col
lection of caciuses, belonging 10 The Prince,
offered to exchange single potato for them, on
condition that the Prince would not send any
of them TO Holland, Belgium, England, Prus-
STA. or Germany. The Prince consented; but
as The restriction did not include France, they
soon found their way into that country, and
from thence were imported into the United
States They grow TO an immense size, and
the ordinary yield is perhaps three times as
| great as that Of any other species OF potato
ever cultivated in this country. II is misiak-
en- idea. however that they are as good Tor
CULINARY purposes as the other kind ;-but for
cattle they are a most excellent aud cheap ar
ticle of food.
PorAroEs.-- Qaoddy Blmes--Hezekiah
Prince of ThomasIon, Me, in letter TO the
editor of the Maine Farmer, refers 10 the com.
lmunication which has recently had the run OF
the newspapers, stating the great produce OF
Rohan Potatoes, in certain case, where 90 l-2
bushels were raised from 279 hills, Iout feet
apart making about seventeen square rods OF
| land, the produce being less than 200 bushels
10 an acre, says
| | have, the season past raised an equal
quantity ofPolaioes, ola large size and superior
quality. (Quoddy blues) in less than one half
the number Of hills, and on one fourth OF the
quantity Of land without any extra attention |;
nv potatoes were planted three feet apart, three
eyes OF large potatoes in each hill, nanured
with new tara maaure-and they yielded a
hosAel to six and a half hills, an average Of ten
ponnds TO a hill aud more than 500 bushels To
an acre Boston Cosrier.
CUtrrvAr1SG FRUTr.-SeiOns taken from the
tree ID Februarv OF March and The ends iul-
mersed In melted beeswax or rosin, buried IN
sand until the ground becomes warm and dry
ia the spring. aud laid horizontally IN drills
from three TO four inches deep. will take root
aad shoot up readily and thereby enable the
grower TO raise any quality of frui, with the
under the necessity OF having stock in which
TO set the scion. BY this simple process, an
evil which always attaches TO greater or less
extent TO grating is effectually remedied-that
4 is a wound or rotten spot at the point Ut con-
nexion What is still better, you can always
depend upon the quality oil fruit you are cult
vating-a knowledge you cannot have by the
old process as the quality of the fruit, is greatly
dependant upon the tree into which the scion
is set.-Permonter.
! A VENERABLE CoNsUL.-Miss Hall. in
her "Rambles in Europe" IA very i1tcres.
ting work by the way) in 1886. while at
Leghorn was waited upon by the American
! Consul at that port He holds bis Office by
the appointment and underline handle Wash
ington. If still living, he is doubtless the on
ly man in existence who can exhibit the sig
nature of the immortal father of his country
as the seal of his Office. In 1886, according
to Miss Hall, his form was erect and his
face was slightly wrinkled.-"He would"
she says, "pass readily for fifty FIVE or sixty,
, and yet he must be verging upon ninety" IL
is more than a half century since he has look
ed upon his native land.
I A reverend old gentleman used frequent
" and strongly TO recommend prudence in
conversation You should always think
three times before you speak once" was his
t favorite maxim One evening negro ser.
: want, to whom this advice had often been
, given. and sometimes rather sharply, thus
proved his obedience, "Massa. think once
: -Massa, Ithnktwice-Massa,l think three
e times-your wig is or fre!"
I A Faithful Prelats.--The Rev. DR.. Os
4 good. OF Springfield. Ms lately delivered a
d discourse TO his congregation on compile
e ing the thirlieth year Of his ministry there
He has followed TO the tomb. one thousand
Of his people, baptised seven or eight hun
dred and united over five hundred couple in
: marriage.
e Thompsonian Doctors The Legislature
e of Maryland and Delaware have passed laws
S 10 enable Botanic Physicians TO charge and
/ receive compensation for their services and
d medicines in the manner as other physicians
t are permitted 10 do.
: There are at present in the British North
d American Provinces upwards of $4,000 reg
II uar troops, besides numerous companies Of
: local militia, brought into activity and com.