New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-18
AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICJLT URAL.

From Our Own Correspondent.
WAsH'SGToS, Tuesday, F b. H. 1854
Among the various pursuits and professions Of life the
agricultural and horticultural universally conceded to be
the most beautifully promove Of individual and national
prosperity Upon this great national neresgreater than
all other interests combned-depend the vigorous perpeu
alton of free institutions and the continuous augmona
ton Of our national power And yet we have no Agrculu
raj Department Of the Government for the especial
agement and improvement Of this grestes national interest
A few years since a movement was made seconded by
popular appreciation for the organization of Governmental
Depare the promotion Of Agriculture and this move
ment has again been renewed which hope and trust may
result in something substantial and useful than mere
selfish efforts to win personal popularity we have hai
surfet of IaudatOry defamation in reference this i'm
poran subject from COngressmen-let US have practical
and beneficial legislation.
We have an Agricultural Department of the Patent OF
fee but can hardly be said to receive any aid and
sstance from the Government and this very department
is at this time the attractive interesting and nsrnc
tive place of resort in the National Capital 1t daily
visited by crowds Of people, including the most distln.
guished in the country but is to collection OF
model fruits of the United States, made by TowNsESD
GLOVER Esq, of Dutchess County New York, upon his
own private account.
This collection contains over two thousand specimens
exhibiting at view correct samples OF the various fruits
cultivated in North America with labels attached, de
scripve of the habits of the time of maturing soil
and climate best adapted each specimen and stamps OF
on or rejection of such Horticultural Societies
have tested the variety in their vicinity BY this casf
cation and designation the farmer at once select for
climate where he resides and thus the time labor and
disappointment consequent upon having planted fruit trees
unsuited TO his particular soil and locality The h0rcu
turist also enabedto compare different varieties at any
time when out of and thereby ascertain and
make known the various syn0nymes different names
by which the fruit is known which would remedy
most perplCxing difficulty of the practical farmer.
This most interesting and instructive collection has cost
Mr. GLOVER many years of unremtting labor and is
enduring testimonial 10 his taste skill aud Industry
1t is said the Government will purchase this collection
and the services Of Mr. GLOVER in making add
10th mt md
the South and Wost-includng the cotton, sugar cane
&C. and also insects with their various TRANSFORMATIONS
destructive TO the crop5 and the best known method OF
destroying them This would enable the farmer TO cult
fruits best adapted TO his particular district ana
TO DESTROY the enemies to his crops in whatever stage oil
Transformation they may appear The value OF such IN,
formation may be appreciated by the agrieulturst ana
hortcuuras from the fact that the value OF the orchard
produce alone in New York. according to the last census
amounted to Sl,76l,950. -.
few thousand dollars appropriated annually TO- TINS
end would be promove of great and enduring NATIONAL
benefits and far responsive to public opinion then
paving tens of millions of dollars to add barren strip oil
wilderness land to the public domain OfskGo