Ifoir to prepare Okra Soup. — Stew a sliiii of hocf tIioroiif:;lily, and until the 

 meat falls away from the bones, strain the li(|ni(l and set away nntil cold, then 

 remove all the fat from the surface, when, if f^ood, the under contents will he a 

 stilT jelly ; put this into a stewpan, with a dozen sliced Okras, six or eijfht toma- 

 toes, accordinf? to size, the grains of three heads of sweet corn ; boil one carrot 

 until tender, and afterwards cho]) up with two onions, one ox-heart ]iepper, a 

 small handful of ))arsley, a little celery tops, and a small portion of summer 

 savory, or common thyme. Simmer all together for two hours, salt to taste, and 

 serve up hot. 



THE POMOLOGY OF THE WEST. 



BY "PRYOU'S RED," 



How great the subject ! How vast the country ! What multitudes are daily 

 rushing to fill up its vast plains, its prairies, and its forests ! And what a field is 

 presented for the hibors of the agriculturist, horticulturist, and ])omologist. ! 



The genius of Downing has given to the Northeastern States what the West 

 now demands — a book of the fruits and fruit-trees of the Mississippi Valley, The 

 confusion in the nomenclature of the fruits of this vast section of country, is 

 rapidly increasing ; the reasons are, first, because nurserymen, ignorant of the 

 importance of the subject, are selling trees, either not correctly named, or else 

 knowing notliing of the fruit they are disseminating beyond the local name, have 

 never thought it worth their attention to inquire ; secondly, because (alas ! for 

 humau frailty) many nurserymen do not care whether they impose upon the public 

 or not ; the consideration with them is, to sell trees, and pocket the money of 

 those who rely upon theii* honesty to sell them good fruit. But, I fear, the greater 

 reason is, purchasers are not, in the main, sufficiently particular ; they will buy 

 where they can get the cheapest trees, and some of them think, if they get grafted 

 trees, that will insure them good fruit. 



From these and many other causes, the pomology of the West demands the 

 attention which its importance merits. It is true, many of the leading fruits of 

 the West are noticed in the works now published, but it is merely a notice. A 

 Kentuckian opens Downing's great work on fruits, and reads the glowing descrip- 

 tions of Northern apples ; he thinks he has been cultivating nothing but worthless 

 seedlings all his life; he sends to an Eastern nursery for trees; after years of labor 

 and care, he reaps nothing but disappointment. Who will say they ever saw in 

 Kentucky a Baldwin Apple equal to a Pryor's Red, or a Northern Spy as good 

 as a Jennetting ? Yet there are many persons in the AVest who will buy trees of 

 itinerant agents of irresponsible Northern nurseries ; and verily, they shall reap 

 their reward. 



In passing through the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, 

 and Tennessee, during the fall, you will see in shops and fruit-seller't; baskets, 

 beautiful apples of every color. If you inquire the name, no one can tell, or they 

 tell you that fine red apple is the Lady Finger, The apples are fine, you get some 

 grafts, go home, and examine your book on fruits, and the Lady Finger is not a 

 red apple, if, indeed, you find it at all. You think, at least, it is a good apple, 

 and you propagate it as Lady Finger, and disseminate it among your friends. 

 And thus it is, confusion becomes worse confounded. What Downing did for the 

 fruits of New York, the New England States, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, is 

 hat we want, and must have, before we can take our proper stand as fr 

 ers, and before our excellent fruits can be properly appreciated. 



