The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-12-20

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seeal eea,tseasss 70 tho ssrartsa, Of Tie psssI Al
ns s.trs,sa 9TH yssr viii BE- diseeatisssd, saisss
oar s''sstisa 10 eaiisd ., . rsaswsil
sseds ant Cstsises nsecasly SasreAsceA
into the uaiseA ssssss.
SEEDS and cuttings from bccisn countries, 10
thc exten, az several hundred kinds, aud In co,-
siderable quantities have been procurS and
have been placed ia the hands ol Members Of
Cougrsss, and ei the Secretaries ef State and
County Agricultural Societies, for distribution
| 10 their respective districts. Some information
| relative TO the nature. origin, cultuN and pre-
paratiou OF the principal of these Il furnished
By Mr.. u. j. BsowxH. ~ these NE shall name
thu most promising and important
OF mhaits, 6urtcw different kinds arr syeei.
hcd. The Turkish Flint Wheat has PROVED il.
self both hardy and prolific in the Middle States,
AMI well desrving IL more extended cnlturc.
The Algerian Flint Wheat has a remarkably
large berry, and weighs 20 lbs to bashel--
The Spanish Spring Wbca, is said TO b. a
beautiful variety, Of ahsarpassabG whitcness.
and likely 10 succsd well ~ winter wheat at
the South, and ~ March or Spring variety at
the North. The Sanmar Spring Wheat. and
the Fairly Noe Wheat, are both IRON the cen.
trsl or soasherly part 81 France and are report.
ed a. having the property 81 ripcniny some days
before tho common sorts. which. If they should
succcd with us, would he great point attain
I'd, rs injury by Ny or rust might be thereby
prevented
or rsrnsly introduced e,ts, the common
Black oat from France, is mos, highly spoken
Of ~ being very prolific, about wcck carlier
than the Potato cat, and rs weighing ~ pounds
20 the bushel The grain is large. well illlcl.
and Of shining black color.
A dwarf variety al cvW, called the Forty
Days Maisr, from the south II Spain. Is spoken
Of ~ having ripcnd high up III the Alps in
forty days afcr planting The object Of intro.
ducing this grain into the u. g. was on account
Of its quick growth, early maturity, and sweet
favor IN the green state, a. well a. the delicacy
Of the bread made from i,s meal II appears,
also. to he well adapted 10 the high laiisades.
where most other varieties Of corn viii not
thrive. and likely TO form successful cross with
the larger sorts, to which II may b. found 10
impart, in some degree, its quality of early RI.
pe,,ing, and perhaps also la sweet favor,
or bans, the Early Dwarf French psn.
SEEMS one al the most promising, II IA said 80
bc one of the most esteemed varities In the
neighborhood Of Paris very dwarfy and rapid
:" "s r'o." ''s ""S". w" ""a''y "ao''
VIII bear ciese planting say rom 10 ga
net apart.
The White i1pnc from the south Of Spain
has b'cn found in 6ermany, to b. one OF those
plants by which nnfrutfal' sandy soils, may be
most speedily brought into productive state
It's superiority Tor the purpose OF enriching the
soil depends upon its deep roots and upon its
large produce in leaves and stems In the north
Of Germany il Is said 10 yield, In 81 10 fur
month, 10 or IL tons Of green heritage. II "
well adapted not only TO enrich, but also to
open stih clays by its strong stems and roots
In word, Il is considered the best Of grc
manurcs and almost Equal 10 hrm-yard ma
nure.
u bets, the White Silcsian Sugar Beet nom
Germany, Is said 10 h. particularly valuable for
kssliDg 20 mich.
OF grasses, and plants cultivated for fodder,
quite n large number have been sent out from
the Patent Once Among these the the No
ha de Hongrie. from France, an annual, good
for forage. green or dry, very productive and
aourishss well on dry soils Ssinfoin' two va
rietiss from France, both perennial tho Chi.
lian clover, OF Alfalfa, from Chill. q perennial
variety Of Iuccrne. which succeeds well 10
our Southern and Middle States Yellow or
Black Trefoil. considerably cultivated Ia
France, one OF IL recommendations being It's
capacity Of growing well in inferior or dry
soils, and being valuable as "a early sheep pas
ture the h'syke' or swedish clover, the now
ers OF which reemb'e In shape those OF the
rosy tint, of sweet and agreeable odor, much
reIishcd by bees Perennial Hay Grass, two
varieties from sag"m, .ns i%nAn M: 'ne
v;,b.,snS;r~ ,hs,, manv ae.i,shlc Qualities
they may moi succeed In this coup,ry, on &C.
count Of our more severe summer drooths and
winter Tosn ,he Meadow Feseue, an e ~ asn
e.sa 10. 49, " '"P W -" "'"''
Prom ANY Of our readers who have received
seeds of any Of the plants which We have named
we should he happy 70 have some account OF