, 1862-02-25

two bushcl Of the berries and 1s thus paeriott-
cally distributing these broadcast over the
- r 4s 6; : taessa u. aazi4s
out oe Z grand ehznca to become h1sns; md
the intcfest Of Mr. II. Ms BEEN satrfncnd by
premature publication a the great virtues Of
this inyalnaAe discovery 1ffa domestic coffee.
Mr. Il. should hare w1tted another year, when
h1stwo bushels Nould nave Yielded their % hun,
Welded him q priucely fortune. Besides this,
ite fame fhst would have attached to the State
is partially lost and the opportunity Of paying
of our easteTn friends, for such acts OF kind
gsg rs naeaa s s ST I've e aoa9s Ssas
plaut: Rohan potatoes at twenty-five cents
eerh : Charter Oak grapes ut three dollars; six
seeds from the axis Of the Leaves Of the No-
seyia Battatas at five dollars, with numerous
small faEezs equally Ss Salqaoe WnI 4ad aE,la not M1
Of shelbv county, the berries to test in, the
wayg Of coffee; lid not Mr. n conceived the
fdea that It Vas nearly equal to the Rio; had
he not been at Springfield at the meeting Of
the Executive Board OF the State Agricultural
SlCf nren,inm, nor would your modest cor
| respondent have advised the world Of the eS-
| istence Of this invaluable plant; and the next
| crop would hare been sent ont in such guam
! tity as to have produced great results. Now
| the plant Will be in SO many hands that It can
Hlt De ASIllaDtts tAA tAAAA' ea* G's-At opFoA bu-
| pity is lost. .
t We have been patiently whiting for years for
| something Of the Kind to trlnspirc, with which
/ to return such valuable tayors to our iugen-
| ious eastern hortienltarists, but alas, "The
best laid schemes Of mice and men gang Oft
| aelay.'' Cranlal1 with his q s'Egyptia1 corn"
made flint effort in that line, but he lacked
either tact or energy, and but Il few hundred
| doilars was the bare results, without any par
ticular advantage to the State rs having deycl-
| oped q GREAT genius, that she might place on
| tic roll Of fame beside the Wcrthies who have
| from time to time sent Us out such hoTsIcal-
tural wonders.
ITS CULTURE.
Plant In good deep soil, prepared as for corn
IN drills, four feet rows and one plant in a hill
eighteen inches apart in the row. Cultivate
same as corn and thrash the Ea1ne as beans.
The plant grows about two feet high, and has
| habit closely resembling the Japan pea, from
one to two peas IN q pod, generally two, never
| more, blossoms white, can be grown By SOW
Ing broadcast On clean land OF in drills eight.
cen inches apart.
+ The common field pea not being adapted to
cur climate, it has been an object to ascertain
if some other member Of the family would
not answer the saEne purpose, but thus FIJI
without success. The Japan pea had 1lrge
ruu, and those vino had seed for sale were 70:
q time lavish in its praise, but it has thus IA,
. proved OF no value Aside from the thick
skin on this pea; it gives greater promise O.
which it Is closely allied in habit and foliage
We would discourage no one IN the trial O
I new plants, but hereafter we SHALL be careful
about setting forth the yirtues Of any ne1
{ i plant upon the authority Of any person, how
ever high in his profession or honest in hi
motives, unless he IS also practical hortlcul
! turist, and knows Of what he speaks.
| R1ptT