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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



its effects are equally destructive. Luckily, it is a 

 vegetable of a more delicate constitution than the 

 plant it fixes upon, because it very soon yields to 

 an application of soap suds, or to the following 

 mixture : 



Slack two pounds of fresh lime, with about six 

 gallons of water ; after it stands 16 or 18 hours, 

 pour off the pure water and mix it with four gal- 

 lons of soap suds. Syringe the trees once or twice 

 with this mixture, at the time the mildew makes 

 its appearance, and in a day or two it will disap- 

 pear. This mixture appears also to nourish the 

 trees, and give the leaves a verdure, and a luxuri- 

 ant appearance superior to anything I ever before 

 witnessed. This I have practiced several times 

 with great success. 



To prevent the mildew in the month of May, 

 syringe your trees with soad-suds, then dust them 

 well with common sulphur ; this prevents any at- 

 tack of mildew. E. Dagge. Rochester. — Gen. 

 Farm. [This is valuable information — for it is 

 well known that many of the highest flavored 

 peaches are serrate-leaved sorts, more or less lia- 

 ble to have the points of the young shoots attack- 

 ed by mildew. Orchardists may feel inclined to 

 abandon them for more thrifty growing sorts, but 

 amateurs will not grudge a little pains to obtain 

 fruit of such delicious flavor as that of the old 

 *' Emperor of Russia." One fruit of that peach, 

 to a real pomologist, is worth a ship load of "Mal- 

 agatunes." Ed.] 



Hedge of the Southern Rose. — The best 

 hedo-e in the United States, extends a mile along 

 the highway on a plantation of 3,000 acres, near 

 Augusta, Georgia. It is the Cherokee Jiose. 

 which every season, when in full bloom, presents 

 a magnificent floral spectacle, and fills the atmos- 

 phere with delicious perfume. No animal, with- 

 out wings, can get over it or through it. South- 

 ern Cultivator. [The Cherokee Rose is a most 

 beautiful evergreen climbing rose, highly orna- 

 mental in all respects. We have attempted its 

 cultivation here, but unfortunately it is too tender 

 for a northern winter. Er.] 



Stewed Celery. — Cut the blanched or white 

 portion of the Celery stalks in pieces about an inch 

 in length, and put them in a saucepan over the fire 

 with milk and water, in equal proportions, barely 

 sufficient to cover them; add a little salt, and let 

 them stew gently until perfectly tender. Then 

 take out the Celery, add a piece of butter to the 

 liquid it was boiled in, thicken it slightly with 

 flour, pour it over the Celery and serve it up. 



[This excellent mode of cooking Celery may not 

 be knowHto all our readers, and we recommend it, 

 from long experience of its merits, as a delicious 

 dish. Ed.] 



Grapes in a cold Vinery. — We have already 

 mentioned the magnificent Black Hamburgh, and 



other foreign grapes, shown by G. R. Rt^ssELt, 

 Esq., at the annual exhibition of the Massachusetts 

 Hort. Society. In a private letter received Irons 

 this gentleman since, we find some remarks on their 

 culture, which we venture to extract for the bene- 

 fit of our readers : 



" My Vinery was constructed in the spring of 

 1846. It is a double, or span-roof, eoald house, 

 [i. e., without fire heat] It is one hundred and 

 fifty feet long, twenty five feet wide, and contams 

 94 vines — principally Black Hamburgh, with, for 

 variety, the Frontignans, Royal Muscadine, Mus- 

 cat of Alexandria, Frankendale, Syrian, White 

 Nice, Chasselas, Sec. Most of the vines were two 

 years old when set out, with the exception of the 

 Muscadines, which were one year, and the Muscats 

 of Alexandria, which were started from single eyes 

 the same year. 



The border, which is 16 feet wide outside, and 

 8 feet inside, the house (making twenty-four feet 

 borders on both sides of the vinery,) is three feet 

 deep. It was made with great care, and is com- 

 posed of the top-soil of a pasture field, street-sweep- 

 ings from Boston, stable manure, bones, oyster 

 shells, &c. It is well drained on all sides, and is 

 devoted exclusively to the vines. There is a cis- 

 tern in the centre of the house, built of brick and 

 cement, 50 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 4 1-2 feet 

 deep, which is filled from the roof. This is indis- 

 pensable — particularly for the inner border. 



I had. at first, some misgivings as to the suc- 

 cess of the coZd-bouse, as many persons thought the 

 result doubtful. It is not a new thing about Boston, 

 but it was supposed that the favorable result of 

 partial trials might be owing to peculiarly favorable 

 positions. I am now convinced that there is no 

 difficulty in raising grapes, as far north as tins, in 

 a cold house, provided it is placed in a dry situa- 

 tion. [Cold vineries are perfectly successful on the 

 Hudson. Ed.] 



The Grapes I sent to the Horticultural Exhibi- 

 tion, were a fair sample of all in my house. I did not 

 think of sending any until a few days before it took 

 place, and my gardener was at a loss to select, leav- 

 ing as good bunches on the vines as those placed 

 on the tables of the Society. 



As I have made it a point not to press the vines, 

 not allowing them this year, to bear more than 4 

 bunches each, the fruit has probably been larger 

 than it may be when in full bearing. I am respect- 

 fully, your obedient servant. G. R. Russell. 

 West Roxbury, Mass., Oct. ISth, 1848. 



Osage Orange Hedges. — We are glad to find 

 that this capital hedge plant, so easy of culture, so 

 rapid in growth, so strong in its protective thorns, 

 and so handsome in its foliage, is rapidly rising in 

 public estimation. Miles o( it are already planted 

 about Cincinnati ; and since it has been found 

 hardy in the hedge form as far north as Boston, 

 cultivators are trying it all over the northern states. 

 The following practical remarks by our able cor- 



