New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-08
Meeting of the Farmers Club.

TUESDAY, tuuf y.
Mr. ALLKN Of this City in the Chair
Mr. Mics read a Translation from The Annals of
the Central Horticultural Society OF Paris detail
ing a Hoficviaroi J0prAcy through Russia Pom
sranu. Prussia, Saxony Bohemia. Denmark and
Germany in ISL undertaken by NJ T.. Mason. Chief
Gardener of the Society, under the auspices of the
Government. Regarding S. Pgersbprg ard us Gar
ais ~ Mason observes that about one.soyenth part
o. that city is laid out in lower and pleasure garden
I'D seven millions OF square metres of land devo-
I'd 10 meadows and kitchen gardens. The elevation OF
he city above the Baltic being eighteen metres, per
mis the warmth Of Summer TO penetrate the soil
Deeper and renders it suitable for many flowers
and lecun,nous pant. In i7l4 Peter the Great found
Cd or botanical study the superb garden in the Island
ApotAegarcs. Alcrward she Emperor Alexander
tpusiormcd the swamps Of the Ncva into delicious
Fornenadcs, which were soon followed by numerous
regsnt villas NJ Mason gives hnc descriptions OF the
'irous magnificent gardens aud conservstorics Among
dem Is the Island of Ncsrunc. the private
property 81 the Empress, which contains beautiful
ilfk la EuuA-h style. The garden OF Iauyis
founded by fo,cmkin in lt-O and was designed by
William Goold Toe most striking part of this garden
consists in is elir, cCnsfrs atOrcsvhich upward
81 tNo Thousand fcct In lcnrfh. Cucumhcrs are used
ms great extent IN Russia aud gias. conscryaolcs
ttcicd 90 much expense iu protect them from the
"
q Glass was commenced in 1875 and finished in lsl5.
2 BE- supported on the north by enormous wall. %
protect b. rom the north winds chtccu columns
support the roof ii q nearly four hundred feet long
width
G,oai Rtrbarb--Nr. } Brill of Har.imus presented
through INC ta'or OF he American Agricuturist.
sialk of giant Rhuoarb. Three stalks wciched .cvcn
and a.quartcf pounls-somcthinc lie D., lb, ,o,ecs +
These specimens were The result az no sneciA ~.
uent the ground IN which they sprung receives ever
,tans .sr.r, a.
nch sandy loaiu. about hundred yar,is f, ,c -,
meadows. with which b lie> nearly level The .,e,;
reus transmitted were cerisnly very remarkable
Tie Plov-At least an hour and hall was con
'lmcd in reading paper by Judge VAN WYcg. on the
very ancient and time honorcd subject of the Phr-
Tie paper was very good and mos. complete bat OF
tg.han INTERN inable length that condensation merely
would Ter transcend the limits OF our columns. Probs
BY vii! be published a. length by the Institute The
curious II among the caicia proceeding OF the
Club
Kin Drief Com ,-iU ycgsf1'e-Mr Mcigs exhibited
spccmens ofcon dried by StafUrd's Corn Dryer grown
nte the last meeting Of the Cub-esiabhshing the fact
previously somewhat disputed that the process Of Kiln
eTyns docs not in any degree impair tho yese'an'e
powers Of grain.
A soap Piaat--Lieut wAsmNcrox BAsrIErr
Z. : y presented two bulbs OF the d'aot or soap
pant OF California The haihs are used throughout
California for washing every dc scripuon OF clothing M
cod running water In using them a. soap the women
tl on the roots from the bulbs and rub them on the
e1ihe and a rich and strong laihcv i formed which
ss.nes most thoroughy--To propagate the plant The
t-os are SCI, IN moist rich soil and grow most iuNu
lly Ia the soft bottoms Of valleys or bordering run
h-g streams
georum not being present the Club then adjourned
'~aior'nigkt hence. Subject Caring Ciorg Hoy
~ IN Gloucester, Mass. there was heavy
sosi On the ls inst and At o'clock ii showed quite
.et In Newburypori, also, there was little furry
" nov, and the mercury sank 10 -.
y The bakery Of Davis < Slater the stable Of
= o. Varney and a small tenement Of Mr., G. Holmes,
aFoFtland, we're burnt on Sunday morning. The fret
p snissaTss $500 and ySnsy SOC.