THE GENESEE FAEMER. 



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PEOPAGATIXG-HOUSK OP C. P. BISSELL & SALTER, ROCHESTER, X. y. 



N'ew beds of rhubarb should be made as early as 

 K)ssible. Plant in a single row, from three to four 

 eet apart, according to the variety. The soil can 

 lot be made too rich. The root should be set so 

 .lat tiie crown will be about an inch below the 

 nrface. We have used Peruvian guano, applied in 

 olution, to old rhubarb beds, with remarkable 

 uccess. 



An asparagus bed should be five feet wide ; four 

 ows one foot apart and plants nine inches apart in 

 he rows, set two inches below the surface. The 

 im1 sliould be trenched, and heavily manured, three 

 .-et deep. 



Fiiispberry beds may be made as soon as the 

 ground is In working condition. A light, rich, 

 eep, loamy soil,' suits them best. The finest rasp- 

 )erries we ever saw, were on a very deep, rich, 

 laturally moist, but thoroughly -under drained and 

 leeply-trenched soil. Set four plants in a hill and 

 :he hills four feet apart. Cut them down to within 

 i foot of tlie ground, and prevent them from bear- 

 ng fruit the first year by pinching out every flower 

 :is it appears. Drive a stake in the center of each 

 hill, and tie the young canes loosely to the stake as 



ley grow. 



Let everything be done this month that will 

 facilitate future operations. But there is nothing 

 j;aiued by working the soil when it is wet, or sow- 

 ing seeds when the soil is too cold for them to 

 germinate. 



In cold graperies, toward the end of this month 

 the vines will show signs of bursting. Retard them 

 as much as possible, by keeping them shaded and 

 tlie house ventilated on all mild occasions. 



A BEAXrnFTJL PROPAGATING-HOTJSE. 



Trees foe the Peaip.ies. — The Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Society has awarded a premium to L. H. 

 Thomas, of that State, for a grove of timber 

 trees. The seeds of the trees were planted on new 

 ground in 1852, '3, and '4; and many of the wal- 

 nuts, oaks, and maples, are now twenty-five feet 

 hi^h, very thrifty and growing. 



One of the best and most substantial propagating- 

 houses we have ever seen, has recently been erected 

 in this city, by Messrs. C. P. Bissell & Salter, of 

 the East Avenue Nurseries. It is 105 feet long, 24 

 feet wide, and is fitted up in most superior style, 

 with a complete set of flues, hot-water pipes, and 

 propagating tanks ; the whole costing about $3,000. 

 It is now principally devoted to the propagation of 

 hardy native grape vines, embracing all the new 

 and most valuable varieties ; their collection num- 

 bering upwards of fifty sorts. 



We have great pleasure in presenting our readers 

 with an excellent engraving of this model propaga- 

 ting-house. It is well worthy of a visit. Messrs, 

 B. & S. are experienced fruit-growers, and well 

 deserve the patronage they enjoy. They take great 

 pains to test every new variety of grape, and 

 recommend none that will not be found worthy of 

 cultivation. They are gentlemen of great skill, in- 

 telligence, and reliability ; and we can not but re- 

 joice in this new evidence of their prosperity. 



Seed Potatoes from the South. — A corres- 

 pondent of the London Gardener''s Chronicle says 

 that a farmer in Cornwall, where large quantities 

 of early potatoes are raised for the London and 

 Birmingham markets, procured some seed potatoes 

 from Portugal, " and from them obtained potatoes 

 a fortnight earlier than from any other sets," Some 

 of our gardeners, with whom it is an object to get 

 early potatoes, may take advantage of this him, 

 and procure seed potatoes from the South, 



The California Crilturist states that "the 

 British Queen strawberry proves thus far the very 

 best with us for general cultivation, though it is 

 far from attaining the same high rank in the At- 

 lantic States." The same paper speaks highly of 

 the jVew Rochelle or Lawton blackberry, but thinks 

 the Dorchester or High Bush fully equal, if not 

 superior. 



