New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-15
MEETING OF THE FARMERS CLUB.
Grapes-New Flower from Mexico-Mammoth
Pears-A New Grass-Rnvages OF Insects
on Trees-Pctntoes.

The Club held another extra meeting on w ednes
day-Judge LIvisesTos in the chair.
Mr.. Mics read several translstioDs from French
periodicsls--one on the Multiplication Of Grapes
for Table use by planting their SEEDS. NJ. Vibert
Of France has taken up this subject and his persever
snce although not gratefully rewarded has nevertheless
gained some encouraging results Beside his gain from
the seedlings he hiss collected table grapes that ais
catalogue now contains eighty mine varieties of good
fruit NJ vbert ssys, and others have repeated his re-
marks that the American Grape called the Isabella
ought to be called the Alexander This grape arrived In
Paris Mons states about fifteen or sixteen years ago,
with both the above attached to it, and no one 10
able to say which name agrees with IT, NJ. Jacques Is
the first who exhibited any OF its ripe fruit TO the Royal
Society Of Horticulture OF Paris This grape has avery
peculiar and marked taste, says Mons. v. which has
been compared with that of the fruit CASTS and when
once known, tits never forgotten.
Mexico which is so rich in ornamental plants,
has furnished species OF the CEpped described
by NJ Bsnthsm under the name Of Cgpped PldiyesHna-
Its scsre, owers-very abundant and OF long duration
arc highly ornamental in howerbeds 1t 10 easily
propsgated by seeds and buds A charming variety Of
the Chrysan,hemum has also been introduced into
France under the name of the PayHsvstts Of CiusdH
At meeting Of the Royal Horticultural Society
Of Paris on the 2 Of October last there was presented
besutiful Angevine Pear weighing q lbs. Iu Novem
ber another presented weighing upward Of 5
pounds model Of this made and consigned TO the
care OF NJ Gridsine French Minister Of Agriculture
and in December, was exhibited weighing St
pounds Pretty good for one specimen.
A Nsr Grass-About twenty-five years ago,
the attention Of agriculturis Great Britain drawn
to new grass sent by the English Agent from the
Northern Mountains Of India Mr.. Moorcra the Agent
thought II would prove superior article. Il Is umbel
ferous and il described by DR.. Walleh, superintend
emit Of the Botanic Garden of Calcutta under the name
of PranSos palmldria It's quality feed IL to produce
fat In an extraordinary short period and II cures dis
ease Of the liver which proves fatal TO thousands OF
sheep In England As 10 the l0nSerhy OF the Prangos
4, 10 stated that forty years ago the seeds OF were
brought the Eastern frontier OF Cachemire west OF
the City Of Isubs and there sowed with the yell
low Lucern. They both prospered and we see at this
a.v plants of the Prangos su hourishing which came
from the ancient seed Other seeds OF II were carried
to the East planted In rocky land and the plants -four
ished for forty years
A letter was read from Park Fay Of southboro',
Mass relative to bis mode Of raising Potatoes so as to
prevent the Rot affecting them in the least II was
chiefly peculiar system of manuripg but the descrp-
ton of the process will not bear condensng and 1t 10
otherwise of too great length for our columns The
plan appears very exeeent-ar Fay states that ne In
ysraby raises his potatoes In perfectly sound cond
non.
A GEsTLEMAs present made remarks on RENE
dying the ravsges of n,ec peach and other ees-s
friend had used decocton Of tobacco with great
cess Col CLARK approved Of llme-wster for the
some purpose.
Various gratis, cuttings and seeds were distribu.
ted-anong them were exhibited two potatoes from the
City Of Bogos in South America which the larg
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nsomuch that they were visited by nearly 10000 per-
sons Nevertheless to Yankee optics they seemed no.
thing startling.
On motion the meeting adjourned till Tuesday
next at the same place and hour.
REvERsAL.-Some months since, Mr. Fancis Ba-
con chosen Register OF Deeds for York county
Maine, BY . competent majority. The County Commits
sioaers who votes and declare the election ct
perceived that the election OF Whig to such an
Office was manfesty illegal and entirely contrary TO the
usages Of the party and a. the town OF bdaeord had
thrown vote In favor Of Mr. Bacon. sufficiently strong
sec him II at resolved that the vote should
be rejected and no choice had been inside. Mr. Bacon
did no, understand ,his way Of determining cleo
tion and he a appealed to the Supreme Court Of
the State decide between him and the political Dog
berrys who had complscenty counted him out OF Of
Zee. The Court sustained him unanimously, and Judge
Shepley giving Its opinion declared that the County
Commissioners bad authority 10 reject tbs votes of
the town Of Bddsford and ordered PurmpOrg nands-
to be issued TO the County Commssioners requir
ing them TO declare Mr. Bacon elected, and make the
proper certificate required BY Law. lBost- Adv
FIREs.-A stable owned by Mr.. Ebenezer Dodge,
In Roxbury, Mas, was entirely destroyed BY fire on
Monday night together with its contents consisting Of
hay, grain cnsise sleigh and several harnesses -Four
horsss also burnt Fully insured The clothing
store Of Messrs. Symmes & Dudley, 10 Hsymsrket.
square Boston, vss destroyed BY Ore on the night Of
tas 18th. Less ~ 70 el30oo--pUrally Insured.