DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



fresh lime. Then fill the barrel two thirds full 

 of water, and add 1 bushel of hydraulic lime or 

 water cement. Dissolve in water and add 3 

 I)ounds of sulphate of zinc, (white vitriol,) 

 stirring the whole to incorporate it thoroughly. 

 The wash should be of the consistency of thin 

 paint, and may be laid on with whitewash or 

 other brush . The color is pale stone color — 

 nearly white. If you wish it to be straw co- 

 lor add yellow ochre, 2 pounds in powder; if 

 drab, add 4 pounds raw umber. For other 

 cheajD paintsand washes, see our work. '•' Coun- 

 try Houses," part first, (which maybe had se- 

 parately,) page 186. 



Miscellaneous. — W. R., (Ibid.) Buck- 

 thorn for hedges may be had at any of the large 

 nurseries at the north, for $5.00 or $6.00 per 

 1,000. The three most profitable late apples 

 for you will probably be the Roxbury Russet, 

 Pryor's Red, and if your soil is rich and deep, 

 Newtown Pippin. Plums should be whip or 

 splice grafted — they take root but poorly if cleft 

 grafted. Blackberries. — j1. R., (Oswego, N. 

 Y.) The common blackberry might be im- 

 mensely improved by selecting the very largest 

 fruits and planting the seeds in the garden, giv- 

 ing the seedlings high cultivation, then selecting 

 the seeds of their largest fruit and planting 

 again. There is no doubt, from the known ten- 

 dency of this genus of plants to improve by 

 culture, that blackberries, three times the size 

 of tlie native sort, and far superior in flavor, 

 might be easily originated in this way. Large 

 Currants. — W. Silsby, (Boston.) The Dutch 

 Currant only needs rich soil and thinning of the 

 branches to produce fine fruit — but if you wish 

 to have it in the greatest perfection, plant some 

 bushes, one year old from the cutting, in deep 

 rich soil, on a north wall or building, andfrawi 

 the bi'anches just as you would those of any 

 vine. The size and beauty of the fruit will be 

 greatly increased, and you may extend the 

 branches over a large space. 



Late Transplanting. — H. B. R., (German- 

 town, Pa.) Shrubs and trees of moderate 

 size may be safely removed, if needful, even 

 when in full leaf, in this manner. Dig a trench 

 carefully round the tree, so as to leave a good 

 ball of earth — not inconvenient to manage, 

 about the principal part of the roots. The 

 trench should be as narrow as your si)ade will 



permit you to make it. Fill the trench with 

 water — and let it stand for 12 hours, till the 

 water has saturated the ball and soaked away. 

 Then fasten a piece of coarse cloth or matting 

 about the ball — for it will adhere in a mass, lift 

 it out of the hole, and transplant it, tree and 

 all. In this way we have seen pretty good sized 

 trees removed with perfect success, even in 

 mid-summer. 



"Vineries. — An Old Subscriber, (Philadel- 

 phia.) Your grapes fail from the want of nu- 

 triment. The best thing you can do, at this 

 late time, is to fork up tlie border and water 

 it plentifully once a week during the season, 

 except in very rainy weather, with liquid ma- 

 nure. Do not syringe when the vines are in full 

 flower — but keep the house moist by sprinkling 

 the floor once or twice a day. 



AVater Pipes. — Geo. Howland, jr., (Kew- 

 Bedford.) We do not know where the iron 

 jiipe glazed inside can be obtained. Lead pipe 

 tinned inside answers well for conveying water 

 for domestic uses, and may be had of any of 

 the wholesale dealers in Boston or New- York. 



Sale of Improved Cattle. — L. G. Morris's 

 great sale of improved domestic animals, takes 

 place on the 24th inst. For further particulars 

 see his advertisement. Catalogues can be ob- 

 tained from Mr. Morris. If required to be 

 sent by mail, the postage will be pre-paid. 



TRAILING ARBUTUS. 



Darlings of the forest ! 



Blossomiuo; alone 

 Wlien Eartii's grief is sorest 



For her jewels gone — 

 Ere the last snow drift melts, your teinler buds have blown. 



Tinged with color faintly, 



Like the morning sky, 

 Or more pale and saintly. 



Wrapped in leaves ye lie, 

 Even as children sleep in faith's simplicity. 



There the wild ^vood-robin 



Hymns your solitude, 

 And the rain comes sobbing 

 Through the budding wood. 

 While the low south wind sighs, but dare not be more rude. 



Were your pure lips fashioned 



Out o{ air and dew; 

 Starlight unimpassioned ; 



Dawn's most tender hvie; 

 And .scented by the woods that gathered sweets for you? 



Fairest and most lonely, 



F'rom the world apart, 

 Made for beauty only, 



Veiled from Nature's heart, 

 With such unconscious grace as makes the dream of Art 



Were not mortal sorrow 



An immortal shade, 

 Then I would to-morro^v 

 Such a flower be made, 

 And live in the dear woods where my lost ch 

 played. A 



(Tribune.) 



