The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-13
TIE AGRICULTURAL REPORT OF THE PATENT
OFFICE.

We have been furnished with proosheets Of the forth
coming Agricultural Report Of the Patent Office from
which we shall make extracts from time to time in adj
vance Of its publication We have already published the
Introductory remarks Of the Commissioner Of Patents and
begin extracts to-day from the report Of Mr. Browne
the seeds and cuttings recently obtained BY the Patent
Ofsce, and distributed throughout the country
The benefits which have resulted to the country aud
those yet in the progress Of development from the intro
ducOn distribution Of useful seeds plants and cuttings
obtained from distant parts Of the globe well from
different regions Of this country have been such call
forth the expressed qualification and general approval o.
the agricultural portion Of the community in all sections
Of the Union From the which has thus attended
the past efforts Of this enterprise led 10 hope that
rich recompense may attend abors in future And
here permit to repeat what was expressed former
OCCASION The time for believing that the exclusive posses
sion Of benefit contributes solely 70 the privilege
prosperity Of any particular country kingdom has gone
BY and that the principles Of free and snversa ntercours.
and exchange conceded 10 constitute the surest
foundation for the happiness Of nations This Ia obyi
ousy true in Of this that IL for mo-
men be attended with doubt Hence il may be inferred
that there ample held for exerion the part Of our
general government well a. Of States aud individuals
increase agricultural and botanical riches and
especially those products which conspicuousy and per-
mRnenuy add TO our useful and economical resources
THE PERSIAN
The Persian walnut or Madeira nut tys0ians rsgial
originally native Of Persia the north Of China has
been somewhat extensively distributed and appears be
well adapted TO The climate OF the middle and southern
Thin-sheIed variety (ueqns rsgia fsnera) about
twenty YEARS planted forty feet in height and fifteen
inches in diameter standing the premises Of Colonel
Peter Force in the city Of Washington perfectly hardy
and bears yearly abundance Of excellent nuts This
considered the valuable Of all the walnu the
begins to bear in eight years from planting the seed
snd the fruit very delicate keeps well and IL rich in oil
In Cashmere where the valiant the subject Of careful
cultivation, there four varieties The kanak wild
the nut Of which IL dminutive with thick shell and
y kernel the 'wantu' having large nut with thick
and bard shell and deficient kernel the denu, slso
large nut with thick and rather bard she'll and kernel
large, good, and easily extracted and the kaRhazi 20
called from its shell being nearly thin paper The
latter which may be readily broken by the hand Is the
largest Of all having kernel easily extracted and pro-
ducing excellent oil It's superiority said be at
rbutahle its having been originally Migrated but IL is
raised from seeds alone and does degenerate
The after being STEPPED in water eight days plant
ed in the beginning Of March and the shoot generally
makes ts appearances In about forty days n reared BY
gratis The process performed when The plant ve years
old The bead being cut or horizontally convenient
height stock partially split opened and the scion
inserted in similar that adopted BY our cleft
method 10 grating the apple pear but clsy-morar
worked up with rice huss s put round IL and kept from
washing away BY being snveopsd in broad slips Of birch
bark
lin Cashmsrs the walnut tree begins to fruit orinsS
Wnsn seven 80 y~a, Du. tro or three yes, more espss
before Il IL fun bearing The average annual number Of
nuts brought to maturity on single tree often amount 70