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recommended for tlie first kind, and it will be found impervious to hogs, horses, 

 or oxen. It being of the Rose family, [Rosa Rubiginosa,) it can be made a 

 very ornamental hedge plant. At regular distances, strong shoots may be 

 allowed to giow in the centre of the hedge; these can be budded in July with 

 any kind of Rose ; care, however, must be taken to drive a stake into the ground 

 through the centre of the hedge, sufficiently long to tie the budded branch to it, 

 to keep it from being broken off, at the junction of the bud, by strong winds. It 

 also makes an ornamental plant in the garden, by being pruned occasionally, in 

 the summer, into a conical form. 



With regard to roots, I would suggest a few ideas. — The Ruta Baga has, with 

 the potatoe, suffered for the past few years, in Wisconsin, from some disease. The 

 plant itself, in constitution, has not suffered, as is proved from various authentic 

 reports, in districts throughout the world, w-here the potatoe-rot has been much 

 felt. The experience of the State of Ohio, for the last year, affords a good 

 example: there they have had, for several years, a very scanty crop; but the last 

 year they raised enough not only to supply themselves, but also had a large 

 surplus for exportation. The Mangel Wortzel is one of the best roots any farmer 

 can grow, and it is equal, if not superior, to the Ruta Baga; its proper name 

 being " Mammoth Beet," Any animal that will eat the one will gladly eat the 

 other. Under good tillage the Mangel Wortzel will produce at least seven hun- 

 dred bushels per acre. It should be sown in drills, three feet apart, and thinned 

 out in the drill to nine inches, giving them this room for growth. They pro- 

 duce a large crop in the Wisconsin climate; I myself having grown them six 

 inches in diameter, and thiity inches long. Tobacco should also occupy a place 

 in the attention of the Wisconsin agriculturist. This plant will produce a fine, 

 well matured crop for five years out of six with good management. The Vir- 

 ginian variety [Nicotianum Virginicum,) is the best, and should be sown in 

 boxes, about the first of April, kept in the house at night and exposed to the sun 

 in the day, or else raised in a hot-bed. 



It is doubted whether the peach will succeed in Wisconsin ; from my own 

 observation, I find that the plants grown in, and brought from, the East or 

 South, frequently winter-kill to the ground for five or six successive years; but 

 when the seed is procured from fruit grown in this State, it is much more hardy. 

 The gooseberry bears well, especially when salt is applied during the winter, or 

 early in the spring; a handful is sufficient for each plant, and care must be taken 

 that the salt does not come in contact with the branches. The pear promises to 

 do well; some few varieties, among which were the Bartlett and the Jargonelle, 

 suffered six or seven years ago from the severity of the winter; but since that 

 time, out of a large number of varieties, none have been affected. The Fastolfe 

 Raspberry is a fruit which every gardener should possess; it is hardy, very produc- 



