DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



not the less obliged that we were not able to 

 accept the welcome biddings. But indeed it 

 would have been difficult for the best intention- 

 ed and most leisurely of guests to have done 

 much more than sit down at one of the many 

 tables, since our societies will persist in sending 

 out all their cards of invitation the same week. 

 Why should not some of them vary the matter 

 by having their annual Exhibition in the early 

 summer, at the cherry and strawberry season? 

 It would be a delightful novelty at least, and 

 we think, if well done, would have a freshness 

 and brilliancy about it that would contrast finely 

 with the usual rich but somewhat monotonous 

 display of Autumn. If the Boston Society, for 

 instance, would hold its next show under large 

 tents in the beautiful grounds of some gentle- 

 man in the suburbs, it would be far more de- 

 lightful and appropriate than this constancy to 

 small halls in town. Mr. Gushing, or some of 

 his neighbors at lovely Brookline, would, we 

 should thiuk, be as liberal in offering the use 

 of grounds for a day to Massachusetts, as the 

 Duke of Devonshire is to the London Hort. 

 Society. Nous xerrons. 



Montgomery Plum. — I noticed in an article 

 on plums, in your June number, something re- 

 quiring explanation from me, but have not been 

 able for want of time, to attend to it. I once 

 called the Montgomery a i)lum, (though it goes 

 by the name of prune,) and for this reason. It is 

 customary in Lancaster to call any new seedling 

 plum, or any nameless one, prune or plum, ac- 

 cording as it is oval or round ; it was so with 

 Mr. Carpenter, and by the enclosed letter you 

 will perceive it was also so with others. In the 

 latter case, where two diflerent sorts have the 

 same name, it is well enough, but I think upon 

 the whole, it were better for horticulturists ge- 

 nerally, to curtail and simijlify as much as pos- 

 sible, and not dub a plum " prune," simply on 

 account of shape, without reference to sweet- 

 ness or drying qualities. The above article also 

 recommends the Groundacre plum, and know- 

 ing that there was a mistake in the name, I 

 wrote to the namer of the fruit, Mr. Gun- 

 DAKER, of Lancaster, Pa., for a description, 

 which he has kindly furnished, and which I take 

 pleasure to enclose to you. 



The Gundaker prune is doubtless the fruit 



Mr. Fahnestock alludes to, as it agrees with 

 Mr. Carpenter's description of it. 



The excessive heat and drouth of the last 

 three weeks, has caused a heavy loss to the wine 

 makers of Ohio, leaving but about one-third of 

 the half crop anticipated, the balance being dri- 

 ed up. Three weeks since, my crop of grapes 

 on three acres, was estimated at 600 gallons; to- 

 day it is all pressed, yielding but 130 gallons, 

 very sweet, but containing also much sediment, 

 and I have done better than many others. 



I was much pleased -nith Mr. Van Buren's 

 experuuents on the curculio, in the last number, 

 and hope he will not be discouraged. I shall 

 send you some of my experience when time al- 

 lows. Tours respectfully, C. G. Siewers. 

 Cincinnati, Sept., 1851. 



The following is Mr. Gundaker's letter re- 

 ferred to — 



C. G. SiEWERS — Dear Sir: Tours of the SOth 

 of August, came duly to hand. Tou inquire 

 relative to the origin of the Gundaker plum. 

 The fruit you allude to was raised by myself, 

 somewhere about 32 years ago. I planted some 

 seed, of what kind of fruit I do not recollect; 

 there were about a dozen grew, and when going 

 to inocculate them, two of which, judging by 

 the leaves, &c., I let stand, thinking they would 

 bring good fruit. 



The one you allude to was named the Gunda- 

 ker Prune, and the other Gundaker Plum. The 

 prune is of a yellowish white color, nearly as large 

 asthe Blue Prune, and of the same shai^e, (oval,) 

 very high flavored, and a good bearer. The 

 plum is of a purple color on one side, and the 

 other, a light color; heart shaped, resembling a 

 plum called the Golden Drop, but larger in size, 

 and a great bearer. 



I should have answered yours before this, 

 but my absence from home was the reason of 

 my not doing it. Resp'ly your obd't servant, 

 Saml. E Gundaker. Lancaster, Sept. 15, 

 18.51. 



LiME-WASH FOR CuRCULIO. — DeAR SiR: I 



have noticed with much pleasure, in your Sep- 

 tember number of the Horticulturist, the suc- 

 cess of Mr. Ludlow, of Tonkers, N. T., on ap- 

 plying a new remedy against the attacks of the 

 curculio. He tells us that he made a pailful of 

 white-wash from unslaked lime, and mixed with 

 it a handful or two of flour of sulphur. This 



