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of fine staiile manure was put around each tree the Novetnher fol- 

 lowing, and repeated for two years. Capt. Randall prefers spring 

 to fall planting. 



The manner in which Capt. Randall uses the whale oil soaj), and 

 which we consider the u^.ost important ])art of liis communication, is 

 as follows: — eight to ten pounds of whale oil soap are put into a com- 

 mon {)ail, to which a sutHcient quantity of warm water is added, so 

 that whe,n well mixefl together, the whole is about the consistence of 

 good'thick paint. With this pail of soap, thinned in tiiis manner, 

 the man having a small tin pail, or bag, or pocket, filled with fine 

 sand, tied round his waist, with a coarse crash cloth, and a paint 

 brush, is ready for operations. He first wets his cloth with soap, 

 then scatters on some dry sand, and gives the trunk and branches a 

 good rubbing; after which, with a iiand brush, he puts on a coat of 

 the soai>, prepared as above, equal to a thi(;k coat of paint. The 

 time selected for the operation is just at the termination of a storm 

 of rain, wlien the moss, or any roughness on the bark, will yield 

 more readily to ruli!)ing. 



From the remarks of the Committee, and the size which they state 

 the trees have acquired in four years, we should think Caj)t. Ran- 

 dall has been highly successful in the management of his orchard, 

 and is worthily entitled to the Society's premium. We particularly 

 invite the attention of cultivators to the above method of af)])lying 

 the whale oil soap, not only to the apjjle, but to all kinds of fruit 

 trees. — Ed, 



Ripe Tomatoes. — At the residence of Mr. dishing, Belmont Place, 

 W^atertown, there is a small pit, filled with tomatoes, the vines of 

 which are trained upon a trellis near the glass, and now j)roduce 

 their fruit in aiiundance. Nearly half a bushel was gathered at one 

 picking, a few weeks since. — Ed. 



Friinus virgijiidna as a slock for the Plum. — A year ago, you men- 

 tioned, (Vol. VII., p. S3,) that i^.Jr. Flay, of New York, made use 

 of the P)-iinns virginiima, or wild cherry, as a stock for the j)lum. 

 Have yon heard any thing farther in reijard to the success of the 

 experiment.'' — Yours, Jin JJmatevr, Dec. 1841. 



[Two months ago, while on a visit to the nursery of Messrs. S. & 

 G. Hyde, in Newton, Mr. Hyde showed us some })lun) trees grafted 

 upon the common clierry, or mazard, stock, two years since. The 

 scions were inserted about three feet from the ground, and they had 

 now attained such a size as to form a good head. How well the 

 trees will bear, how long they will continue in a thriving state, and 

 how far the stock will answer any useful purpose, we are unable to 

 say. V/e requested Mr. Hyde to note the progress of his trees, and 

 inform us of the result. When we receive any further information 

 upon the suiiject, we shall lay the same before our readers. — Ed.] 



Chorozema vurium. — I have a |)lant of Chorozema varium, which I 

 turned out last spring in the })it in one of my houses, which has taken 

 to the fine prepared New Holland soil, and is now an immense bush: 

 it will be splendid in January. I have also two superb c^ciicia pubes 

 cens turned out. — Yours, G. C Thorburn, New York, Dec. 1841. 



