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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



and late, of some known and favorite varieties: 

 'Seven years ago, I went to Mr. Conklin's 

 extensive peach orchard about tlic 2()tii Septem- 

 ber, and boiifjht two bushels on purpose to j^ct 

 tiie seeds. We souj^iit the very best we oould 

 find ; his early peaches were nearly gone ; I took 

 the last on tlie trees. That brought the ripen- 

 ing of them to the period I picked the peaehes 

 ofl' 20 days later. The Columbia v,as just be- 

 ginning to ripen. I'got the first ripe. That 

 brought them two weeks earlier than the ori- 

 ginal. I planted the stones in rows, like plant- 

 ing potatoes, only covered shallow, following 

 nature as near as I could. All brought the 

 same sort in color and appearance. The result 

 is, I have the Morris White through the season; 

 the Columbia and Early York also, so that the 

 whole space is now filled with the same species 

 from last of August to 20th October, and any 

 farmer, if he has one sujierior peach tree, can 

 raise seedlings from it, and change to early and 

 late, to last the whole season. But plant the 

 stones when fresh, if you expect to raise a good 

 tree, for if they become dry, you will get a poor 

 peach, something resembling the original, but 

 worthless. My seedlings, cut of about .500 

 trees, which I planted seven years ago, contain 

 only about four trees that are not as good, and 

 many much better than the original." 



Remarks. — This story is told in a liberal way, 

 and though there are instances in new soils of a 

 large proportion of seedlings proving excellent, 

 the result is usually the other way, i. e. 4 fine 

 sorts to 4.^3(5 indillerent ones. It is quite true 

 that by saving the seeds of the earliest or 

 latest fruits, the probability of obtaining early 

 or late varieties is rendered almost a cer- 

 tainty. This, indeed, is the method so suc- 

 cessfully pursued by originators of new early 

 vegetables. Ed. 



Bhitish Queen Strawberkv. — To "B., 

 Poughkeepsie." — We have the "British Queen" 

 Strawberry. Price $2 per hundred plants, 

 packed and forwarded from New-York in the 

 manner directed. Winter 4r Co. Flushing, 

 L. I.. July 15, 1850. 



Myatt's British Queen Strawderry. — W^e 

 have a small bed of the above named from which 

 we should be glad to furnish "B." or any other 

 person, good runners at $1 per dozen. 



This is the largest berry we raise, some single 

 specimens having measured seven inches in cir- 

 cumference. Its flavor is very fine, in the opinion 

 of many persons far surpassing that of any other. 



But it is a very xhy bearer, six being aliout the 

 average nundier of berries on a hill. It is also 

 very tender and most of the rnnners die in the 

 winter, even with the best protection. 



We cultivate it by the side of twenty-five other 

 varieties, :>nd think we give it a fair trial. Bisscll 

 £f Hooker. Rochester, A'. Y. 



Sale of Short-hohns — We earnestly hope 

 that our country gentlemen who wish to embel- 

 lish their farms, parks, or lawns with beautiful 

 cattle and sheej), will direct their attention to 

 the splendid animals belonging to Mr. Sheafe, 

 at High ClifT, near New-Hamburgh, Dutchess 

 county, which are to be sold on Thursday, the 

 29th of this month (August.) As ornaments 

 to the grounds of a mansion, nothing can add 

 more beauty, grace, or value than fine animals; 

 and without them, such grounds are incomplete 

 in all these requisites. 



Mr. Sheafe himself is an amateur in farming, 

 and stock-breeding, and has spared neither 

 j)ains nor expense to obtain a fine stock ; and 

 intending to sj)end a few years in Europe, 

 where he now is, offers his stock for sale. No 

 better opprirtnnity will soon be presented for ci- 

 ther country gentlemen or practical farmers to 

 obtain fine Short-horn cattle, or South-down 

 Slieep than is here opened. * 



Burr's New Pine Stawrekry. — As the lov- 

 ers of good fruits are all interested in having the 

 new kinds which arc highly recommended, tested as 

 to their flavor, productiveness, and good (jualitiesfor 

 gneral cultivation, I will give you the results of my 

 experience in thecultivation of Burr's New Pine 

 Strawberry , for the last two seasons, in the latitude 

 of Hartford, Conn. I had but a few plants in April 

 1849, l)Ut by taking special care, they produced 

 plants sufTieicnt to make a large bed in 1850. The}' 

 have been remarkably productive, generally ave- 

 raging fifteen strawberries to each fruit stalk, and 

 of large size, though not so large as Hovey's 

 seedling. In flavor they were delicious, and deci- 

 dedly superior to any Strawberry I have ever cul- 

 tivated, though I have eighteen or twenty diflTerent 

 kinds of the choicest. My plants were covered 

 during the winter with a little straw, not because 

 I deemed it necessary, but to be on the safe side, 

 and none of them were injured by the cold. Jl 

 Connecticut Subscriber . 



Striped Bugs on Melons, Cucumbers, &e. — 

 I hear great complaints of the destruction of vines 

 by the striped bug, and have frequently suflered 

 in the same way, and have tried numerous meth- 

 ods recommended from different sources, but the 

 only effectual remedy under all circumstances, is 

 the following — Take 4 pieces of boards about 2 

 feet long and 7 to 10 in width, nail the ends to- 

 gether and put around the hill of vines, and no 

 striped bug will ever be found inside (if not there 

 when the box is put on.) Three or four short 

 boards put around the hill and kept there with 

 wooden pins will answer the purpose eijually well. 

 This season the bugs had destroyed more than 

 half my vines before I put my boxes on. I then 

 ])lanted the vacant hills inside the boxes; not a 

 bug came on the vines after that, until I supposed 

 the young vines (last planted) were strong enough 



