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with the plow or the spade, two feet deep, and 

 you will have a lawn. 



In vegetable gardening, above all, deep tillage 

 is indispensable. If you wish Rhubarb, Aspara- 

 gus, Sea Kale, &c., worth cutting, or fit to ap- 

 pear on the fable, trench your soil two or three 

 feet deep, and manure liberally. This is the 

 way all large and astonishing crops are produced 

 — all remarkably large and fine specimens of 

 garden products that attract admiration and sur- 

 prise. This is the only secret of success. Let 

 us then urge on every man who wishes to suc- 

 ceed well in horticulture — who wishes. his labors 

 to result to his own satisfaction and the admira- 

 tibn of his neighbors — to "break the under- 

 crust,^' as I)i-. Lee says, " that the bones, potash, 

 soda, magnesia, chlorine, sulphur, phosphorus, 

 iron, carbon and nitrogen may come up to the 

 thirsty roots of your plants and fully nourish the 

 same." 



Those who intend to plant new orchards, lay 

 out new gardens or grounds, or those who have 

 old ones to renovate should now be at il. 

 Between this and the middle of October, when 

 the planting season begins, much may be done. 



Two Fine Late Cherries. 



liELLE MAGNIFIQUE. 

 This is a large, beautiful and excellent late 

 Cherry, but little disseminated in this country 

 yet. The tree is vigorous and hardy, resem- 

 bling the May Duke, or rather between May 

 Duke and Belle de Choisy. An admirable va- 

 riety for cold climates, where the free growing 

 sweet Cherries are too tender. Valuable every 

 where, even in the smallest collection, for its 

 great size, beauty and lateness. We have 

 fruited it for three or four years, and can recom- 

 mend it without the least hesitation. 



Fruit large, round, some- 

 times slightly heart-shaped, 

 with a slight suture on one 

 side. Color beautiful light 

 red. Stalk an inch to inch 

 and a half long, inserted in a 

 moderately deep cavity. — 

 Flesh tender, juicy and acid ; 

 when fully ripe it becomes 

 so mild as to be relished by 

 many for the dessert. To 

 our taste it is superior to all 

 the late sour cherries. On 

 the Mahaleb stock it makes 

 an excellent bush for a small 

 garden. Ripe last of July 

 and first of August. Mr. 

 Downing says, in the August number of his 

 .Tournal : 



We find on further trial that we have not done justice to 

 this cherry in our work on Fruits. It has borne a good crop 

 with us this season, and we find it one of tlie most valuable 

 of ail the acid cherries. It is in flavor much milder or less 



acid than the common Kentish (pie cherry) or !\]orello3 

 — double the size of ihe Kentish, of a handsome light red, 

 bears good crops, and ripens among the late sorts — a week 

 after the late Kentish. For cooking or preserving it is one 

 of the very best sorts, and we are inclined to rank it be- 

 fore the Carnation or the Plumstone Morello— two of the 

 most popular of the acid cherries. 



CARNATION CHERRY. 



This is another beautiful late sour Cherry, 

 highly valued for preserving, and relished by 

 many when fully ripe for the dessert. Its matu- 

 rity, just after the latest of the sweet cherries 

 are gone, and before the Belle Magnifique or 

 the Morellos come in, renders it valuable ; and 

 its beauty, size and pleasant refreshing acidity 

 make it a favoritite with many. The tree is 

 hardy, and bears regularly, though not heavily. 

 It makes a fine dwarf, as the tree is naturally of 

 a low growth. 



Fruit large, round, 

 light red, mottled with 

 darker spots. Stalk 

 pretty stout, an inch to 

 an inch and a half long, 

 inserted in a slight cav- 

 ity. Flesh tender, juicy, 

 of a refreshing sub-acid 

 flavor. The fruit hangs 

 long on the tree, unless 

 taken by the birds, — 

 which can be prevented, 

 especially if the trees 

 be dwarf, by covering with nets or bunting. 

 Ripe middle to end of August, just preceding 

 the Belle Magnifique. 



Osband's Summer, or Summer Virgalieu Pear. 



This fine Pear was described in Volume 7, 

 page 285 of this paper. Since that time we 

 have paid particular attention to it, and hare 

 found it invariably a first rate early Pear. This 

 season it began to ripen here about the 8th of 

 August, and continued in use up to the •2®th. 

 The supply in the market was exceedingly lim- 

 ited ; they were sold by the pedlars at 3 cents 

 each. We have eaten of them this season as 

 good, we thought, as the White Doyenne. It is 

 a fine grower and bearer, and does equally well 

 both on pear and quince stocks. We hope to 

 see such fruit as this in a few years take the 

 place of the immense quantities of trash that 

 now occupy prominent places on the fruit stands 

 here. Fruit growers should never forget that 

 it is just as easy to raise such as these, that will 

 bring them 4, 5, or $'6 per bushel, as it is those 

 that will sell with difficulty for $1. Public taste 

 is improving rapidly in regard to the quality of 

 fruit. Every year brings a greater demand and 

 greater price for gnod fruit, and less demand 

 and less price for the inferior. 



Attend to your strawberry plantations. 



