The Daily spy., 1849-02-03

OS'N'i"'0' !
In addition to the above will add list of Eu
ropean varieties OF great merit, viz:
Beurre d. Aremberg, Buerre d. Aniou. Buerre
Bose, Eyewood, Henry lV, Van Mons Leon LIE
Clare, Marie Louise, Winter Nelis, Paradise d.
Automne, Passe Colmar, ST. Ghislan Vicar ef
WINFIELD, Urbaniste, and Echsssere For bak-
ing, Belmont, Black Worcester, Catillac and Uve-
dale's st. Germaine.
Amer1cdn Varieties. Europtan Varieties
2 Columbia Purnle Gaoa
Washington 8 Goes Golden Dro,
20 this list OF pums will add the following
American varieties as worthy OF place in every
good collection, viz:
Purple FavOrite. Huling's Superb. Imperial
Gage, Lawrence's Favorite Bleeker's Gage. and
Bingham.
CHERRIES.
The best varieties OF American and European
cherries are very dissimiIar. | shall therefore
submit list OF uch varieties as consider OF the
best quality, viz;
american Vdrieties. Spawhawks Honey.
Downer's Late, Sweet Montmorency, Manning's
Motled, Downng's Red Cheek.
European Va,ieties Black EagIe Rlack
Heart, Black Taftaran, Downtop, Knigh,,s Far
y Black, Bigarreau, Bgarreau Holland. Elton.
Florence, Belle de Choisy, May Duke, and Late
Duke.
BY the foregoing statement 1t will be perceived
that among the well established apples and plums
In this country, majority are the product Of Am
erica. VI pears and cherries, the greater num-
per oi ehoice KINDS have been imported from
Europe.
On the subject of grapes will with vour per-
mission, relate what was communicated 10 me a.
the falr by gentleman of New York he stated
mat he was the owner of an Isabella vine which
produced an abundance Of fine fruit; having more
fruit than hls family could eat as it became rina
ne was anxious TO preserve 1t for future use and
adopted the following method to keep it. Wig:
Having prepared the punches by removing all
lhe ceiecuVe ana unripe berries, he procured
new flower pots OF suitable size to hold bunch
OF grapes; at the bottom OF the pots he nIaced
several pieces OF broken oyster shells. or other
suitable material to give good drainage into each
pot thus prepared, he held one bunch in an nm.
fignt position, keeping the lower berries about
nan an inch from the draining filling the pot with
ory, clean, fine house sand, in such manner
tnat every aperture between the berrles wac
crossed; completely covering the fruit and stem.
then watering the pots as he would have done
had they contained plants, he put rthem m into a drv
room out OF the reach OF frost; from time to time
ne gave water sufficient 10 keep the soil moist.
In this manner, according to his statement the
grapes kept plump, sound and retained all the;r
hne flavor Tor several months.
ms method is simple and cheap-it NAV suc.
ceed; had been at home, | should have tr,ed tho
experiment. intend to do SO another season
THE MEcKLENBURG DEcLARAr1oNs A
letter from the Hon. George Bancroft. our minis
ter TO England, which was laid before the I ea;s
lature OF North Carolina few days since lt,7IIv
dlsspates the doubts which had previously bee1
entertained as to the authenticity Of the decIara.
ton OF independence made at Mecklenburg
u, In May, l775 This consequently. was ,ha
first declaration Of American liberty. Mr. Jeffer.
son always insisted that this cunent.ya snnr;-
GUS. 1t was brought TO light by the RaIeigh
Register in 1919. The evidence produced bv
Mr. Bancroft, is a letter sent to England bv ST.
James wright, then Governor Of GEORGIA. dated
June, Goth, l775, which says -
"By the enclosed paper, your Lordship will see
the extraordinary resolves of the people OF Char.
lotte Town, liz Mecklenburg county: and should
not be surprised il the same Should be done every
where ese'' ..~'
The "enclosed paper, was copy ol the "south
Carolina Gazette and Country Journal of Tues.
day June ID. 1775. containing copy OF the reso.
lutions which constitute the Meckenburg do.
claration. This letter and paper were found bv
Mr. Bancroft in. the British State Paper OfTiee
where ne made search fcrthem The famous
declaration written by Jefferson was adopted on
July Attn, l775, more than year after the Meek
lenburg resolves. dr.. .w ss..s,s.