The New York herald., 1845-10-19

Fair OF the American Institute at Niblo's.
India Rubber goods from Goodyear, 100 Broad
way. The immense variety OF INDIA Rubber goods
which this gentle has in the that he exhibits IS
very surprising Maps table covers, trunks shoes, har
ness foorclohs braces in fact he could by appear
ance fill the whole of Niblos saloon with fair OF his
own, were he inclined The great advance which In
da Rubber made by the help OF his inventive genius
is truly surprsng his patents for the latest dscove
res which years OF close application the subject
enabled him to make and his goods are unrvaed in the
world.
model Of Thomas's bath at the Battery and is remarka
BILE for its accuracy and the neatness of its workmanship
Horticultural Department.-The show of Dablias in
this department exceeds anything that have ever
seen in the flower line The dahlias from the various
gardens of Reid Thorburn, Nibo, Boil Hauser Phe-
Ian Sons, Dunlap Carman, Rankin, Buchanan, Hogg
Sons, Kent, Buell. Field, Leroy, SC, &c, all
ranged tables and the various tints admirably
blended by the mode of distributing them The effect is
that of complete floral kaleidoscope may call it,
for standing in front OF them and directing your in
which ever way you please their coors assume a diff
eren form; fancy shot silk dress made OF the bright
est coors that grow in the garden of dahlias and you
have an idea OF this exhibition of flowers.
Grapes-are here also in all their beautiful forms the
deep purple the pale green and the various
shades are all hanging within beautiful clusters. The
splendid illustration book OF nature pleasures
Of sense and mind combined; the delighted
with its taste and the finer thoughts of the mind with its
picturesque form. We were much pleased some tune
at the enterprise displayed by Mr. Lester consul
at Genoa in importing into this country choice assor.
ment of Piedmontese vines 1t been supposed 1--WE
presume from the association of ideas regarding the
climate of the countries where the grape cultivated
most extensively that the vine cannot bear the cold
winters of this country but such is not the some OF
those imported by Mr. Lester dug from under the
OF Piedmont Dr. Underhill, at Croton Point has
success on the banks Of the North River and hope
that all who wish (and who does notD to add beautiful
and profitable ornament to their country houses will
take look at the fine display in this lair and return to
their homes with cuttings vines to plant around them
Those exhibited from the gardens of the following
persons. viz Charles NJ. Graham Harlem Lane; Anto-
nldes, BroOklyn Andrew Leggatt, washington Place;
Rankin, Newark John P. Half, Bloomngdale; Roswell
Colt Paterson, ~ j.; w. A. SWAN, Fort Kchmond NH
ler, Williamsburg; Miss Mary Broome, Mr.; Ew bank
Flushing, &c, &c. sc.
Pears and Apples-The varieties of pears and apples
exhibiting are very great With all the advantages of
climate that have for the growth of pears and such
fruits has often been matter of much astonshment
to open their to the advantage of these fruits The
majority of agricuursts in the habit of con-
siderng orchard thing of but small consequence,
beyond It's capablty OF supplying their family with ap
pies and making few barrels of cider that ultimately
perhaps turned into vinegar lost They seem to have
lost sight of the great pret to be made from them if
properly managed for experience has shown that if
half OF the trouble is taken with them that is taken with
any other crop they will return double the amount but
year after year they 60 on in the beaten track
young trees set out, they grated from those
that stand nearest to them is taken to select
superior stock, graft TO them graft and nothing
more unless the orchard happens to be ploughed up
some purpose other, the trees assisted in
their growth by efforts of their owner such as ma
nure, oosenng the SOIL &C. the consequence is that
all they bear is seme meagre species of apples
that is unfit for anything, and whenever these poor
fruits picked they rudely shaken from the tree,
and so bruised that they will keep short time
Now we have excellent stock in this country, the
finest climate in the world for rpeniug this kind Of fruit
patent inventions that be purchased for tre for
picking them perfectly sound, and moreover excel
lent marketto send them to in Englandwhere American
apples command high price Some few of our landed
propreos have turned their attention to this branch for
instance Mr. Pel in the northern part of this State
gardng whose apples paragraph has been lately going
the rounds OF the papers. We fancy that when these
facts become more generally known that many farmers
will follow his example, they certainly at very
small cost The same remarks will apply to pears and
ounces and though there probably foreign market
open to them still the home consumption is quite large
enough to ready sale to all that be brought
to the doors of citizens both in city and country
There a variety Of garden vegetables exhibiting,
such as squashes, beets eggplants carrots onions,
turnips, parsnips, &e. They all very fine,
and show great in the cultivation of them
On the whole the horticultural department of the fair
appears to the best Of all 1t shows truly the pro-
gress making in articles which, though not looked
important when we speak of country still very
important to every of in individual when
we sit down duly to feed that curious and beautiful
chine, the human body, and keep it in good working
order