EPITOU'S TABLE. 



slioulJ bo something like that above described, nnd the pots phouhl be well drnineJ. I.ny in a 

 haiulful of broken crocks in each pot, and a little moss over them, to keep the earth from mix- 

 ing. They can not bear stagnant moisture. After pottinj;, they should be set on a bed of gravel 

 or cool rubbish, and be very carefully watered, and shaded from the hot sun. As soon as flow- 

 ers are wanted, the}' should be placed in a slight bottom heat under glfv^s, have the benefit of air 

 frequently, and a moist atmosphere. Here they will give plenty of flowers. If placed in a box 

 or frame, they should be within six inches of the glass. Air should be admitted as often as can 

 be done safely, and water supplied to keep a regular but not supeifluous moisture. The frame 

 should be well protected on cold nights with thick straw mats, and the frame should be lined 

 all around with manure or manure and leaves. Here flowers might be hud till (.'hristmas; but 

 our severe northern winters rendering it unsafe to open a frame or admit air for weeks together, 

 preclude the possibility of gathering flowers from such a frame in tlic depth of winter. 



rorPRETTt:. — Will yoii have the goodness to answer the following questions? 



Would il be advisable to form a poiidrottc company in such a city as roughkecpsie, where night-soil is plenty and 

 where charcoal can bo bought for one cent per bushel? It is formed and collected in llie pipes of Railroad Engines 

 and they take out on an average one hundred bushels a day. It is pure, aud ready ground, but one half of it is made 

 out of I'ine wood and the other half of hard wood. (1) 



What other ingredients, mixed with the above, are necessary to make the most valuable article, and what are the 

 proportions of each ? (2) 



What is the value of this manure compared with guano, and what is it worth per bushel in market? (8) 



(1) "We are practically unacquainted with the details of poudrette manufactory. So far as we 

 have made use of night-soil as a manure, we have mixed it Avith loam, peat, and other manures. 

 As to the profits arising from its manxifacture, that will depend upon the local demand for 

 manure, and its market value, as well as on the quantity of night-soil that can be relied upon. 



{1) Dried peat or loam would make the best material to mix with. Charcoal will answer 

 very well to absorb the liquid parts, and put it in a portable state, but the mixture will not be 

 80 valuable; saw dust may also be used. We think the time is not far distant when the fertiliz- 

 ing materials now wasted in our cities will be converted into valuable manures. Stfible manure 

 is advancing so rajiidly in value, that attention will naturally be directed to other objects. 



(3) As to the value of poudrette as compared with guano, that will depend upon how it is pre- 

 pared ; by the use of lime and certain acids, as deodrizing agents, much of the fertilizing qual- 

 ity of the night-soil is expelled. If mixed with a small quantity of dried muck, and left to 

 ferment and dry in the natural way, we would consider is as valuable as guano; if half its bulk 

 were charcoal it might not be worth more than half as much per barrel. 



What is High Culture Fon Dwarf Pears? — What is ?nffh cnlinre in its application to dwarf Pears on Quince, 

 on a soil of dry loam of fair depth, free from clay, with a coarse gr»v.>l gubsoil? A short reply w1U much oblige — A 

 ScBSCBiBEE. — Oxford, Mass. 



A good top dressing of say three or four inches deep of com])Ost every autumn, and a light 

 mulching of decayed leaves or some other such substance during summer. To this add regular 

 and judicious pruning, and your dwarf Pears will meet all reasonable expectations, if not far 



exceed them. 



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A Ratlp.oad has dug a deep cut through some property of mine, and every winter and spring a foot or mov> of my 

 upland falls down into the gulph, to my great loss. Can you inform me what is the best plant to hold it up, having 

 interlacing, powerful roots, &c. ? J. 



A great many people experience such a difliculty now-a-days. "Will some one who has expe- 

 rience in such matters, answer? 



Cranberry Cultcre. — Can you give something in the pages of your periodical, relative to the culture of the Cran- 

 berry. Perhaps some of your nuuitrous subscribers might be induced to relate their experience in this matter. A 

 Cranberry meadow is said to be a very profitable investment, yet very little attention seems to be paid to the sub- 

 Subscuiber. — Pfinceton, III. 



some of our New England correspondents, familiar with this culture, reply? 



