Vol. VII,— No. 24. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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effects upon different crops, soils, &c. always 

 leaving a strip unplastered upon crops which it 

 is supposed to benefit, and plastering a strip 

 upon those on which its benefits are doubtful. 

 Very respectfully, J. BUEL. 



Albany Nursery, Nov. 24. 



ON THE CULTURE OF THE VINE. 



In February, take a single joint of the vine 

 you choose ; cut it off a half an inch above the 

 eye, and again at two inches below the eye ; 

 cover each end with sticking plaster of any kind, 

 and set it in a pot of garden mould, above five 

 or six inches in diameter, and unglazed. The 

 eye of the cutting must be covered with earth, 

 and then watered to settle the ground : after this 

 lay half an inch of horse manure on the surface 

 to keep it from becoming dry and hard, and place 

 the pot in a hot bed prepared for raising cabbage 

 plants. If more than one shoot rises from the 

 eye, rub off all but the strongest. About the 

 first of June, turn out the vine from the pot, and 

 set it in the garden, or at the east or north end 

 of your house; wherever it can be protected 

 from violence. It will grow in any soil, but like 

 other plants it grows best in the best soil. When 

 first removed, water it at a distance from the 

 plant, so as to draw the earth to*vard the vine, 

 instead of washing the ground from it. If you 

 ivater it afterwards, pour your water into a trench 

 at least eighteen inches from the plant ; for un- 

 less this precaution be used, watering does more 

 harm than good, and does most injury in the 

 driest time. As the vine shoots, it must be pre- 

 vented from falling. In November, a slight 

 covering of straw is beneficial to prevent freezing 

 and thawing of the vine. In February it must 

 be trimmed by cutting it off at a half an inch 

 above the eye ; all the eyes below are to be 

 carefully rubbed off, as being imperfect: — The 

 eye thus left will sometimes produce more than 

 one shoot, in which case all but the strongest 

 should be rubbed off. In November, this shoot 

 is again to be covered, and in the following Feb- 

 I ruary is to be again cut off above the second 

 i lowest clasper : that is leaving on two eyes to 

 shoot this season, and again rubbing off all the 

 eyes below the lowest clasper. Both these shoots 

 should be permitted to grow their utmost length ; 

 which if the soil be favorable will be very con- 

 siderable, and there will be reason to hope for 

 fruit in the next season. In the third February 

 cutting, three eyes upon each shoot may be left, 

 I and no more. From this time forward all the 

 1 side branches from the shoots of the year are to 

 be rubbed off, taking care not to injure the leaf 

 whence they spring, which is tne nurse of the 

 bud at the root of its stem. 



At the fourth time of cutting the vine, and 

 from that time forward, it may be cut about the 

 last of October ; fiur eyes may then be left, and 

 ilio filth cutting, five eyes may be left on each 

 shoot and never more, even in the most vigorous 

 slate of growth, for the injuries thereby done to 

 the vine will be seen and lamented in succeeding 

 years. 



.higtr destroys Reason. — When a man is angry 

 it will answer no good jiurpose to attempt to ar- 

 Siie a ]ioint with him, or to try to convince him 

 'lint he is wrong, either in practice or in priiici])le. 

 You nuist wait till the paroxysm of passion has 

 .subsided, and the imp.Ttieut sufferer becomes 

 again n rational beinff. 



From the New York Statesman. 



NATURAL SCIENCES. 



Every day affords us evidence of increasintr 

 intercourse between the naturalists of Europe 

 and this country. This is as it should be, for, 

 to say nothing of its obvious tendency to soften 

 the asperities, and diminish the coldness which 

 frequently occur between the learned of dif- 

 ferent countries, this mutual communication of 

 friendly offices and early notice of each others 

 labors, is of great importance to the whole learn- 

 ed world. 



A pleasing instance of attention from one of 

 the most distinguished Geologists of Europe to 

 the Lyceum of Natural History of the city, has 

 lately come under our notice. The Rev. Dr 

 Buckland, of the University of Oxford, England, 

 has presented to this society a set of casts of the 

 teeth and bones of two species of Mastodon, 

 found in diluvium not long ago, in the kingdom 

 of Ava. It may not be known to the generality 

 of our readers, that naturalists were already ac- 

 quainted with six species of this gigantic genius 

 of animals, of which none are now found alive. 

 Of these, one was peculiar to North America, 

 two to Europe, two to South America, and one 

 common to Europe and South America. The 

 recent discovery of similar remains in Asia has 

 excited much interest among naturalists. It 

 is now ascertained that these Ava Bones, al- 

 though resembling those of Mastodon in size 

 and structure, yet differ from all those known, 

 and have accordingly been designated as two 

 distinct species, and increasing the number now 

 known to eight. 



The casts referred to are such exact and ad 

 mirable copies of the original remains, and the 

 colors are imitated in so perfect a manner, that 

 they exhibit altogether a proficiency in the plas- 

 tic art, which our artists would do well to study. 



The discovery of these remains must have 

 been highly gratifying to that distinguished na- 

 turalist, Dr Buckland. In his celebrated work, 

 " Reliquia; Diluviana;," in giving an account of 

 the remains of the Elephant, the Rhinoceros, 

 &-C, &c, found in the European deposits of Dilu- 

 vium, made by the last great deluge that has 

 swept the face of the earth, he anticipated a re- 

 petition of the same circumstances in distant dj- 

 posits of Diluvium to be hereafter discovered — 

 an anticipation which has been realized, by the 

 discovery of these Bones in the Kingdom of Ava, 

 accompanied by those of the Elephant, the Rhi- 

 noceros, the Hippopotamos and various anti- 

 deluvian animals. Our own country is covered 

 in every direction with diluvium of the same pe- 

 riod, and from the examination of which many 

 new ahd ititeresting discoveries may be also an- 

 ticipated. 



Kitchen Economy. — A friend has mentioned 

 to us an ijnprovemeiit in kitchen economy which 

 we think deserving of notice. It may be called 

 an iron back /og, and is cast hollow, to contain 

 water. A small leaden leader is attached to 

 this iron cylinder, which is placed at the bottom 

 of a wood fire, and connected with a cask or tub 

 of water near the fireplace, or in any convenient 

 part of the room. The family may thus have a 

 constant supply of hot water, without incumber- 

 ing the fire-place, and with much less than the 

 ordinary consumption of fuel for that purpose. — 

 Long Island Sfar. 



GOLD WASHINGS. 



Strange as it may appear, it is a fact, that till 

 very lately the jewellers were in the constant 

 practice of throwing away the water into which 

 they dip articles of jewelry after they are taken 

 out of the boil (a menstrum of nitro muriatic acid, 

 employed to give them a high finish,) without 

 being at all aware of the quantity of gold that 

 was thrown away with it. Of late a person pos- 

 sessed of some chemical knowledge is said to 

 have made a handsome livelihood, by instructing 

 jewellers, at the rate of five guineas each, in a 

 method of recovering gold contained in the wash- 

 ing. This method consists simply in adding a 

 solution of copperas, which precipitates the gold, 

 and then fusing the residuum with nitre, by which 

 the iron in combination is oxidated, and the gold 

 left in a pure state — 3Iechanic's Magazine. 



In boring for water on the island, at the upper 

 end of this village, owned by Mr Sewell, a vein 

 of water was struck at the depth of 160 feet, 

 which emits an inflammable gas in large quanti- 

 ties. It is so perfectly free from the nauseous 

 smell of the oil gas, that its existence was dis- 

 covered only by the casual introduction of a 

 light into the mouth of the well. — Watertowa 

 Register. 



Damask Table Linen. — Mr Hamilton Stewart, 

 of Pittsburgh, has commenced the manufacture 

 o Damask Table Linen. The Statesman of that 

 city observes, that " the Table Cloths are ex- 

 tremely neat, and what is of equal importance, 

 they are very cheap, and of a texture that will 

 insure service and durability. In weaving the 

 cloth, the threads are so arranged and managed, 

 that almost any figure, name, or letters can be 

 made to appear in full view upon the surface." 



Method of curing Pork Hams, to make them 

 far superior to those cured in the common way.— 

 To twelve common size hams, such as are cut 

 from hogs weighing from 140 to 200 pounds, 

 take 12 lbs. fine salt, S oz. of salt petre, and 3 

 pints of molasses — mix them well together — rub 

 the hams with it, and pack them down in a tub 

 or cask, and let thein lay one week — then put 

 to them pickle enough to cover them, made as 

 follows : — To 3 gallons of water, put fine salt 

 enough to make it bear an egg — add 1 quart of 

 molasses, 2 quarts of strong ashes lie, (made 

 from ashes without lime) and a porter bottle of 

 purified pyroligneous acid — let thein lay in it 

 four weeks — then take them out and hang them 

 up in a dry room — when dry they are fit for use. 



Hams cured in this way are clean, tender, 

 juicy, and fine flavored, without the waste occa- 

 sioned by the drying and filth of smoking in the 

 chimney or smokehouse. — Newport Republicim. 



Cleared from the port of Meadville, (Pa.) the 

 fast sailing boat " The Ann Eliza." 



All the materials of which this boat was built 

 were growing on the banks of French Creek, on 

 the 2*th ult. On the 28lh she was launched, 

 and piloted to this place before sunset, by her 

 expert builders, Messrs. Mattocks and Towne. 

 Her cargo consisted, amongst other things, of 

 3000 reams of crown, medium, and royal patent 

 strmu paper, with patent book and paste boards ; 

 and left this place early on the 30th ult. for 

 Pittsburgh, with about 20 passengers on board. 

 — Crawford Mess. 



