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"We Lave tried numerous varieties, but have found tlie Ellsworth 

 best adapted, over all others, for family use ; when receivino; the 

 least culture, it is more productive than any other we have tried. 



Jacob Tsclmdy, Monroe, Green county, Wis., another receiver of 

 these straw-berries, will 'give his humble report of this delicious fruit. 

 My son planted the roots as soon as received, beside a bed of the 

 "Wilson's and other strawberries, but The Tribune strawberry is cer- 

 tainly the largest, best and richest fruit of all we ever enjoyed yet, 

 and we shall set out no other this season. Mr. Greeley merits the 

 thanks of the immense number of the readers of his paper, for his 

 magnificent present, M'hich will be a lasting benefit to everybody 

 throughout this whole country. 



Sweet Potatoes, N'orth. 

 Mr. J. Allen, of Fountain Garden, Conneaut, Ohio, wrote that 

 sweet potatoes are grown in the northern part of his State and in 

 Pennsylvania, with success, and he mentioned a Mr. Gilbert who had 

 grown them for nearly forty years. So, he says, you may tell the 

 gentleman in the mountains of northern Pennsylvania, that they are 

 grown firther north than his locality, and I think if he will obtain good 

 plants from good seed, that he will have no trouble. Hundreds of 

 thousands of sweet potato plants are produced here in warm and shel- 

 tered side-hill gardens forborne use, and for sending by mail or express 

 to nearly all the States, so that they are grown much further north 

 than many suppose. Last year I procured some seed potatoes from 

 West Jersey, and find that they produce potatoes of a better quality 

 than those that have been grown before here for several years, and I 

 think that they should be renewed often from that locality or Dela- 

 ware, for as good potatoes are grown there as any place. 



IIow^ TO Mend Rubbek IIose. 

 Mr. William Hunt, of New York City. — The inclosed method of 

 mending rubber hose ought to be known to everybody. I mended 

 mine in several places two or three years ago, and it is yet strong and 

 good. The plumbers said there was no other way but to use coup- 

 lings, costing a dollar each. I used iron pipe cut to order three inches 

 long, costing three cents each. Cut the hose apart where it is defect- 

 ive, obtain from any gas-fitter a piece of iron pipe two or three inches 

 long, tie the hose over it till the ends meet, wrap with strong twine 

 well waxed, and it will last a lone: time. 



