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THE GARDENEIVS MoSTUI.Y 



[Deretnher, 



supposed I had the only plants in the T'^nitod to our climate, and blooms in October, when 



States. I sent some tea nurserynian and tlorist tlun-e arc but few shrubs in bloom. The llower 



in Xew Orleans, and rereutly ;i plant was re- is live to six inches in diameter, bf)rne in terminal 



ceived here from Mr. I^auirdon. of Moltile. So, clusters: only two or three in bloom each day. 



it seems that this new plant, if one, is suited Do you know anything of tliisjilant? 



Fruit and Vegetable Gardening. 



SEASONABLE HINTS. 



sible. Xever allowed to become di*y ; this is the 

 cause of many failures by way of " buttoning 



off." 



Very little can be done now^ in this depart- 

 ment, except by way for preparation for another 

 jear. 



In the fruit garden, there is not much to be 

 done besides thinning of branches where too 

 thick, cutting out weak or exiiausted ones, so as 

 to give place to younger or stronger ones, — and, 

 where there are scale insects on the bark, wash- 

 ing to get rid of them. When a tree is badly in- 

 fested, the twiggy portion should be wholy cut 

 away so as to more perfectly clean the balance. 



Manure can be placed on the ground wherever 

 required, and Asparagus beds, if not already 

 done, should have a slight covering of it. Bean 

 poles. Pea-brush, and stakes of all kinds should 

 be got now, the tool house gone over and put in 

 order, and everything kept in good order and 

 studiously in its place. When the season of 

 operation commences, there will then be no- 

 thing to hold back the attention. 



Where there can be heat of 60° commanded, 

 Bush Beans can be usually grown in pots, and can 

 be gathered in two months from time of 

 sowing. 



If there is abundance of leaves or manure at 

 command, and small frames, beds may be put 

 up for early Spring salads, at the end of the 

 month. Radishes and Lettuces are, however, very 

 impatient of too much heat ; they will come on 

 well if the temperature be kept at 45^. When it 

 goes above that, the sashes should be lifted en. 

 tirely off. The same remarks apply to the Potato 

 and the Early Horn Carrot. 



Cauliflowers in frames require all the air pos- 



COMMUNICA TIONS. 



CUMBO. 



BY MRS. S. E. B. 



(rumbo is the name of soup ; Okra is the plant. 

 Okra is cultivated in eveiy vegetable garden in 

 Texas. The tender pods are boiled and dressed 

 with salt pepper and butter, and always called 

 Okra. Soup, made by boiling beef, chicken, or 

 duck until the meat'' will part from the bone, 

 which is then chopped fine as for mince meat 

 and put back into the soup, and young Okra pods 

 cut up tliin across the pod are put into the soup 

 and simmered for an hour, red and black pepper 

 are added, and when done it is called "Gumbo," 

 and persons accustomed to the dish are very fond 

 of it. The Creoles often add Sassafras leaves 

 cut fine to give the Gumbo a flavor and add to 

 the mucilaginous qualities of the Gumbo. 



Okra is much used in all soups with other 

 vegetables. It should not be cooked in an iron 

 kettle, as it turns the Okra black. The test for 

 Okra is to break the pod from the plant ; if it 

 will not break it has passed the edible state. 

 Okra, Tomatoes and Green Corn, in equal quan- 

 tities, seasoned with butter, pepper and salt, and 

 baked for two hours, is a favorite Southern dish. 



SOME OF THE NEW FRUITS IN NEW 

 HAMPSHIRE. 



BY JAjyiES M. HAYES, DOVER, N. H. 



During the past season I have noticed the 

 growth and general character of some of the 



