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ling brook near by, so much the better. The farmer will find that by 

 attention to such points as these, he may do without gingerbread work 

 upon his house, and that the simple and unpretending cottage, neatly kept 

 and looking out from among fruit trees and vines, will be far more attrac- 

 tive than a gaudily colored house exposed to the dust and heat of the 

 turnpike. Why should he take from choice the location which in cities is 

 only submitted to from necessity? When expensive houses are to be 

 erected, a small sum paid for a proper plan will be more judiciously ex- 

 pended than any other part of the outlay." 



New Haven is noted for its neat and substantial dwell- 

 ings, and it is because a true taste has been disseminated 

 that so much architectural design is apparent. 



In the report of the committee to examine gardens offered 

 for premiums, those of H. Whitney, M. Baldwin and Chas. 

 Robinson, Esqrs., Mrs. Hillhouse, Mr. Walton, Mr. Fagan, 

 Mr. Gabriel, Mr. Hotchkiss, Mr. Franklin and Mr. Mans- 

 field are highly praised. That of Mr. H. Whitney took 

 the first premium of f 10. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. General JS/otices. 



Destruction of Insects by Chamomile. — A communication was read be 

 fore the London Horticultural Society, by Sir C. B. Monck, upon the de- 

 struction of the brown scale, by hanging branches of Chamomile upon 

 orange trees infected with this insect. In about a fortnight after the 

 chamomile was placed among the plants, the young scales, which were 

 nearly half grown, began to turn black and dry up. A further experi- 

 ment was made by syringing the plants with a decoction of the herb, and 

 with very good effect. In connexion with this, it is stated by the editor 

 of the Chronicle, that it is worth while to try all kinds of experiments on 

 the subject. The vapor of sulphur will kill the red spider, the vapor of 

 tobacco the green fly ; and it has very lately been ascertained that the 

 vapor of oil of turpentine will kill wasps. There may be something then 

 in the odor of chamomile which is so deleterious to some insects as to 

 destroy them. We repeat that this subject is worthy of further experi- 

 ment. — Ed. 



Grafting Grape Vines. — It is unnecessary when a vine does not prove 

 true to be the kind expected, to remove it to make room for another ; the 

 ease with which an inferior vine can be grafted with another sort, renders 

 it quite a waste of time to plant one to supply its place ; a far better way- 

 is to select a shoot, as low as possible on the old vine, and to inarch it 

 with another kind, either from a pot or from a neighboring plant ; this, 

 however, should be done when the vines are in full growth. In six weeks 

 they will have become sufficiently united, so that the engrafted shoot may 

 be severed from the parent plant ; and if allowed plenty of light and air, it 

 will mature its wood sufficiently to take the place of the old bearing stem, 

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