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THE ILLiiSrOIS FARMER. 



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been a great increase of tne list \iy plants 

 from California. The Aster class of plants, 

 for fall flowering, produce many gorgeous 

 varieties. Every little girl and big ^rl 

 shoold have her flower bed. It will give 

 them health, improve their taste for the 

 beautiful, and lead them to look up from 

 "Nature to Nature's God." It is said that 

 one of the most impressive lessons ever given 

 to Washington was by his mother ia the ?. 

 flower garden. ^ ^^ \l 



Bengal Roses. 



These are known as China, daily and 

 monthly ones. Usually when plants be- 

 come of good size, and when not all day 

 exposed, to the burning sun, they bloom 

 through the whole season. Some years ago 

 it was not supposed that they would not 

 livo in the garden in winters but this they 

 will do with a little care. The ground 

 where they stand should be dry; late in the 

 fall the tops should be cut off within six 

 inches of the root, and a mound of earth 

 thrown over them, to be removed only when 

 danger of frost is passed in the spring. The 

 following are good varieties — 



Aggrapina, velvet crimson; 



Bellon, dark crimson; 



Belle Isadore, light blush ; 



Cells, blush; 



Fortune's, colored, striped semi-double; 



Louis Phillipe, dark crimson ; 



Mrs. Bosanquet, pale flesh color; 



Meillez, white; 



Palida, bright rose; 

 , Vesuvius, dark crimson; 



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Trim Roses and Shrubs. 



The ladies can now see how far their 

 roses have been .killed down, the buds hav- 

 ing started, and when they go into their 

 gardens, they should carry their garden 

 shears and trim their roses. Cut off all the 

 dead wood. Trim out all the weak shoots, 

 and put the bush into shape. It must be 

 manifest to every one that the flowers will 

 be better when there is not too much top to 

 dissipate the strength of the plant. 



Other shrubby plants want trimming. 

 Don't be afraid to use the knife or shears. 

 They do all the better for trimming 

 and their appearance is much improved. 

 "Scraggy" plants show neglect and bad 

 taste. Every lady should have a pair of 

 trimming shears. 



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Annual Flowering Plants. 



The list of these has been greatly in- 

 creased within the last few years, and the 

 old varieties much improved. There has 



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THE HOUSEWIFE. 



To Cure Dried Beef and Hams— Sausages. 



Messrs. Editors — Last year, after using 

 up our dried beef w6 bought some, and 

 found it so much inferior that we desired that 

 all might know how to make good dried 

 beef or hams. For this purpose I send you 



our 



BBCEIPT FOR B^^BT OX HAVS. 



To 36 lbs. meat, 1 pound salt, 1^ table- 

 spoonfuls saltpetre, one-third rubbed on 

 once a day for three or four days, and they 

 are ready for drying or smoking. 



KECEIPT FOR SAUSAGES. -i v'Ca ', i 



To 36 lbs. meat, 9 or 12 ozs. salt; 1 1-2 

 ozs. pepper, 1 1-2 table-spoonful saltpetre, 

 3 table-spoonfuls molasses, 6 handfuls or 

 more of sage. - ; r^iivrass; ;| 



I send you the above, ' hoping some ^ne ^ 

 may get a slice of bacon without soaking 

 out ail the juice of the meat before it is cook- 

 ed; E. S. MALTBY, Bristol, Conn. 



Daniel Webster on Cooking Potatoes. - 



It would seem from the following extract 

 from his published letters that Mr. Webster 

 was fond of good potatoes, and knew how 

 they should be cooked : 



Dear Fletcher:— I send a quarter of 

 lamb to roast; and if not too rainy will 

 come to dine with you. Tell Mrs. Baker 

 the hour. 



Potatoes. Let these potatoes be peeled 

 early, and thrown into a basin of cold water 

 till time to cook them. Let them be boiled 

 in a good deal of water. When done, pour 

 off all the water, shake up the potatoes a 

 little, hang on the pot again, and then bring 

 them to the table. I remember when we 

 heard Hannah Curtis shaking her pot. we 

 knew that dinner was coming. ' ' "' ■ 



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