DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



possess on the pear root. Tliesc may, and pro- 

 bably have in some instances, thrown out roots 

 from the pear stock, but whether this be so, or 

 not, instances are not rare wliere such trees 

 have attained in France the age of more than a 

 liundred years, and we know ofa(]uince tree in 

 Massacliusetts which is 40 years old, and which 

 has produced 10 bushels of iVuit in a season. 



The pear, when grown on the (luince, should 

 always be trained in the pyramidal form. These 

 may be planted in much closer order than when 

 grown as standards. We have known them to 

 succeed well where grown at the distance of 6 

 feet apart in the rows and 12 feet between ihe 

 rows. In this way Mr. Rivers, tiie great Eng- 

 lish cultivator, yjlanted 2500 Louise Bonne de 

 Jerseys and 1500 Glout Morceaus for the Lon- 

 don market. We consider 12 feet apart, each 

 way. a liberal distance. This would give 302 

 trees to the acre, and we are clearly of the 

 opinion, that soil and selection of varieties being 

 right, no crop whatever would be more profita- 

 ble. Such a plantation, with proper care 

 would yield, in the fifth year, from 75 to 100 

 bushels of fine fruit. As to profit, this will not 

 appear as an exaggeration, when it is known 

 that Glout Morceau pears, a variety which suc- 

 ceeds admirably on the quince, have sold during 

 the winter readily at one to two dollars per dozen, 

 in our market. 



We name as varieties which succeed well 

 on the qiunce the following, and to which might 

 be added many more : 



Louise Bonne de .Jersey. 

 Vicar of Wuikfiftki. 

 Duclie«s (I'Angouleine. 

 Glout Morceau. 

 Ptisse Colmar. 

 Urbauiste. 



Belle et Bonne. 

 Beurre tl'Anjou. 

 Beurre Diel. 

 Easter Beurre. 

 Beurre d'Aniaulis. 



Glover's Models of Fruits. — Mr. Townend 

 Glover, of FLshkill Landing, N. Y., has lately 

 exhibited, at the Horticultural Hall, in this 

 city, a collection of his model fruits. These 

 models, produced by a process of which Mr. 

 Glover is the inventor, are exact representa- 

 tions. They are also imperishable — as much so 

 as marble itself. They are, therefore, liighly 

 valuable in furnishing correct ideas of the va- 

 rious kinds of fruits, being in this respect much 

 superior to drawings or paintings. The collec- 

 tion he has here exhibited, embraces about 1500 

 specimens, comprising tlie most esteemed varie- 

 ties of apples, pears, plums, cherries, strawber- 

 ries, gooseberries, 8tc. They have received the 

 highest enconiums from the most distinguished 

 connoisseurs in horticulture, and we are glad to 

 learn that an extensive collection has been or- 

 dered by the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety. No better means can be devised by such 

 associations for promoting the objects they have 

 in view. The New- York State Agricultural 

 Society has procured a cabinet of fruit models, 

 and also a cabinet comprising the most common 

 f the insects injurious to fruits, of which Mr. 

 produces exact imitations showing them 



in their various stages, together with parts of 

 the fruit, wood, or foliage on which they are 

 to be found. So perfectly accurate are these 

 artificial insects, tliat the distinguished ento- 

 mologist. Dr. Goadby, when looking at the col- 

 lection at Albany, asked whether they were 

 real insects, or imitations. The deception in 

 regard to the fruit is so complete, that children 

 have frequently brought them to their teeth be- 

 fore discovering their mistake. ^Veare plea.sed 

 that Mr. Glover's labors in this business are be- 

 giiniing to be appreciated, and trust that he 

 will receive the reward which hisingenuit}-, and 

 the benefits of his discovery, so justly merit. — 

 Boston Cultivator. 



Culture of Tomatoes. — I wish to say a ^nw 

 words about growing tomatoes, which I think 

 would be worth publishing, if it has not appear- 

 ed before this from some other source We 

 hear people talk about planting tt)matoes in 

 sandy ground, that is not very rich, for the rea- 

 .son that they run all to vines and produce no 

 fruit. Now my plan is to plant the seed in good 

 rich ground, and allow them to grow until they 

 have made two, three, or four shoots from the 

 stalk — after wliich, i)rune all the side shoots 

 that come out, and follow this plan all through 

 the season, every three or four days, and let 

 the vines grow the full length, never pinching 

 off the ends. In this way I can raise earlier 

 and better tomatoes than by any other plan, 

 and also a great many more of them. It is 

 necessary to stake the vines up to keep them 

 off the ground, and they will then grow from 

 seven to nine feet long, with large bunches of 

 tomatoes at the ends of the vines. Some of my 

 neighbors have tried this plan and pronounce 

 it far sui>erior to every other. J. W. Clute. 

 Schenectady, April 22, 1852. 



To Keep Bugs from Vines. — I have tried 

 ashes, plaster, lime, road dust and tobacco juice, 

 with some success, but a spoiled clam, the clean- 

 ings of a wool carding machine, or a lock of 

 wool soaked in fresh oil, placed near the root 

 of the vine, I never knew fail — these also pro- 

 mote the growth of the vine. The bugs are 

 attracted by the smell of the vine, but do not 

 like tainted fish. Piiineas Pratt. Deep 

 River, Ct. 



Destroying Mildew. — Marshall P. Wil- 

 der, in a communication to the Journal of Agri- 

 culture, speaking of mildew on grapes, green- 

 house plants, and elsewhere, says, " We have 

 for more than fifteen years u.sed sulphur for this 

 purpose, and in no instance has it failed to effect 

 a speedy cure. We have known instances 

 where mildew, in the sjiace of a few days, would 

 spread its sporules over a large rose-house, de- 

 stroying nearly all the foliage of the plants, and 

 this, by the use of sulphur s])read on the walks 

 and over the plants, was extirpated in a shor 

 period." 



