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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



'^osin, or whatever substance, of like nature, is 

 cheapest and most convenient. 



Ifyou have to pack in bundles, — a less perfect 

 mode for lon<j distances, — it cannot be done safely 

 without dry moss, or some other substance that 

 will not heat ; unless you can envelope the roots 

 with coarse india-rubber cloth, so as to shut out 

 the air. 



Cuttings and grafts, when sent to a long dis- 

 tance, should be enveloped in pieces of oiled silk. 

 This preserves them from the action of the air, 

 and they are taken out quite fresh in appearance. 



Horse Yoke for Orchards. — At the State 

 Agricultural Fair at Auburn, in 1846, a horse 

 yoke was exhibited by E. H. Danforth, of Bus- 

 ti, Chautauque county, and a premium of $3 

 awarded it. I have never since been able to 

 learn where the article can be had. I think it 

 would be of very groat utility in ploughing an 

 orchard; as the plough would be drawn by a 

 chain between the horses, and the whiffletree dis- 

 pensed with entirely. 



Have you seen it in use, or do you know any- 

 thing about it ? [Will some of our subscribers 

 give an answer? Ed.] T. G. Y. Walworth, 

 N. Y., Dec. 15, 1848. 



Errata. — In Dr. Paul's article, in our last, p. 

 315, for " inhibition" read " imbibition;" and 318, 

 for " their mucilace" read " thin mucilage." 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Sea Coast Orchards. — A Young Farmer, 

 (Hartford, Ct.) In your orchards near the sea 

 coast, plant the foUov/ing apples: Baldwin, Rox- 

 bury Russet, Domine, Porter; and the following 

 pears: Beurre d'Aremberg, Vicar of Winkfield, 

 Heathcot, Bartlett. 



Plums. — C. S., (Newport, N. Y.) Plant the 

 following plums on your sandy soil ; they will bear 

 where others fail: Lombard, Cruger's Scarlet, 

 Autumn Gage, Bleecker's Gage. Try, also, the 

 Downer's Late cherry, which will thrive in almost 

 any exposure, and is a first rate fruit. 



Grapes.—/. B., (Sackett's Harbor.) The Clin- 

 ton grape is not equal to the Isabella, but is a 

 verj^ valuable sort for northern latitudes ; ripening 

 where the season is not long enough for the Isa- 

 bella by a fortnight. The berries are little more 

 than half the size of those of the Isabella. 



Osage Orange Hedges. — '.4 Subscriber, (Mar- 

 tin's Ferry, O.) There is no objection to plant- 

 ing the seed where the hedge is to grow ; but it is 

 generally planted in rows three feet apart in the 

 nursery ground, because the young plants are 

 mere easily and economically cultivated in a quar- 

 ter by themselves than when scattered over a long 

 line. One year old plants will answer for planting 

 out, if the soil where they are to be set is good. 

 The soil you describe is admirably adapted to 

 this plant. 



Evergreens. — E. L., (Sandy Springs, Md.) If 



your Silver Fir, which has lost its leader, is a 

 young tree, you may induce it to form a new one 

 by cutting back all the shoots in the uppermost 

 row (where the leader should start,) to within an 

 inch of the main stem. Cover the wound with 

 shellac solution, and a new upright shoot will 

 probably start out. If the tree is so old that long 

 side branches are formed where the leader was 

 lost, the matter is past remedy. 



Scions. — I B. G., (Terre Haute, Ind.) Sci- 

 ons, seeds, &c., can be safely sent to Cincinnati, 

 St. Louis, or any of the larger western cities, by 

 express. The native shrub you describe, is the 

 Azalea nudifiora, conniion in the woods in the 

 middle and eastern states. The nurserymen who 

 grow ornamental shrubs can supply it. It will 

 go safely packed along with fruit or ornamental 

 trees. 



Peas. — The most successful way of raising 

 early peas, that we have ever tried, is that recom- 

 mended at p. 481, vol. 1, of this journal. We 

 tried it last 3'ear, and gathered a crop ten days in 

 advance of those from the earliest sowing out of 

 doors. The Prince Albert is one of the best early 

 varieties. 



Dissolving Bones. — W. B., (North Andover, 

 Me.) A strong oak barrel will do. Weigh the 

 bones, break them in pieces, pour over them half 

 their weight of boiling water, and then add, slow- 

 ly, half their weight of oil of vitriol, (sulphuric 

 acid,) stirring the mixture while pouring in the 

 latter. For further details, see p. 93 of the pre- 

 sent volume. 



Graperies. — Johnson, (N. Y.) If your house 

 is a span-roofed one, it may stand in almost any 

 position, fully exposed to the sun; but a north or 

 south line is perhaps, on the whole, preferable to 

 one east and west. — W. B., (North Andover.) 

 " South-southeast" is preferable to " west-south- 

 west." 



Roses. — A. R., (Cincinnati.) Aubernon, Mar- 

 chesa Bocella, and Crimson Perpetual, are three 

 of the most constant blooming Perpetual Roses. — 

 W. B. Sweet briars make excellent stocks for 

 roses. The imported roses are mostly worked on 

 the " dog-rose." The common Boursault, (i. e., 

 Purple Noisette, Maheka of some gardens,) also 

 makes a good stock, and is easily propagated 

 from cuttings. 



Report of Fruit Convention. — A Member, 

 (Philadelphia.) We understand the Report of the 

 N. Y. Convention will be ready for distribution in 

 a few days ; and copies will be sent to all the 

 members. Vexatious delays have been experi- 

 enced in printing it. 



*j^* Correspondents who are subscribers , will 

 hereafter find replies to any questions within the 

 scope of this journal, in this department, (unless 

 otherwise requested;) and all queries, put in a 

 brief shape, and sent to us free of postage, shall 

 receive attention. They should be sent, if possi> 

 ble, in the early part of the month. Ed, 



