DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



the river of liis choice, in which might be plant- 

 ed the native trees of our country, and the or- 

 namental ones of others — such as the numerous 

 nurserymen, and all his admirers, would be glad 

 to appropriate for the purpose, to be gathered 

 from all localities possible — there to be planted 

 around such enclosure, and about the resting 

 place of one so admired when living, so lament- 

 ed when dead. It would mark the spot of him 

 who loved the soil — its cultivation — and its em- 

 bellishment, and whose example all would like 

 to imitate. 



Such a plan carried out, to be superintended 

 by judicious and qualified friends, would be in 

 harmony with the character of him whose me- 

 mory we would perpetuate. J. H. "Watts. 

 Rochester. August 12, 1852. 



Roses. — Dear Sir: AVhat is the proper time 

 of year to {)roitagate rosea by cuttings, for pot 

 growth. I have this year bought some of the 

 best sorts I could find, and they are now plant- 

 ed out in my garden, and growing luxuriantly. 

 When should they be potted again to bloom in 

 the green-house next spring? and ought they to 

 be cut or pruned. Yours, J. T. 



[If you take off cuttings the last week in 

 August, and plant them in light soil, under a 

 north wall or fence, they will root and make 

 nice little plants before winter. The end of 

 October will be time enough to take up your 

 Roses. Do not cut them when you pot them ; 

 but let them stand until the beginning of the 

 year, when you may cut them back moderate- 

 ly, and bring them forward for bloom.] Ed. 



Ravages of the Curculio Prevented. — 

 The accompanying box will show evidence for 

 itself, that I have for the second year, found 

 means of arresting the fearfcil progress of the 

 Curculio, which is by syringing the trees after 

 the fall of the blossom, with a mixture of white- 

 wash and flour of suli)hur, in the proportion of 

 18 double handsfull of sulpher to a barrel of to- 

 lerably thick white-wasli, made of unslaked 

 lime. The sediment of this mixture will answer 

 for a second and third barrel, merely filled with 

 water, and well stirred. 



I ai)plied the above three times a week for 

 four weeks, and have met with great success, 

 been obliged to prop the limbs to sus- 

 the weight of the fruit. 



These trees are ten years old, and have blos- 

 somed every spring, but have never until last 

 year, ripened any fruit. 



The specimens I send you are Bolmar's 

 Washington, and you will observe upon some 

 of them, the marks of that little infamous Turk, 

 which are nicely healed over, leaving the cre- 

 scent to light up those who may have doubts 

 that they are the production of a Curculio dis- 

 trict. Syringe ■well, and although the fruit may 

 be stung, it will come to perfection. 



I am glad to find that Mr. Stokes has also 

 been successful in raising this most delicious 

 fruit, and his idea of coloring the whitewash is 

 a good one, as it does awaj' with the glaring ef- 

 fect given by the lime. 



I have doubts of the practicability of using 

 a rose upon the tin garden pump, as it will soon 

 stop up with particles of lime, and become use- 

 less. I prefer the lip which generally comes 

 with these pumps. This may be bent in such 

 a manner as to flatten the stream as it passes 

 out the spout, and thus disperse it over the 

 tree. I did not notice that any of the fruit 

 withered or turned yellow, as spoken of by Mr. 

 Stokes — of course there were some, as is the 

 case in the best plum districts, that decayed and 

 fell from the trees, making room for those that 

 are left to have a chance to swell. Taos. W. 

 Ludlow, Jr. Yonkers, Westchester Co , N. Y. 



Note to the Article on Evergreens, 

 June No. — Arbor Vita-s, to give the very finest 

 effect, and make a thick, impervious mass of 

 verdure, should have their lower branches grow- 

 ing out from very near the roots; and these 

 trailing branches should be partially buried in 

 the earth, when they will strike down new roots, 

 and throw up shoots; each branch thus buried, 

 forming as it were, a separate tree. 



If there are no branches trailing on the 

 ground, those nearest the earth may be bent 

 down and pinned into the earth with stout for- 

 ked sticks, where they will soon root, if kcjit 

 mulched and moist. No trimming or cutting in 

 can make the tree so thick and impervious as 

 this method, or give it so fine apyraniidal form. 

 A seedling Arbor Vitae, comparatively new, 

 called the Warrenia, is much stouter in its 

 habit, and thicker in its growth, owing to its 

 much shorter joints than our native tree, some 

 fine large plants of which we have rcceiv- 



