Hvnl Id 



; ,,* d» thought 



vcrc wbsn comn»«nting U P°" ll 

 the Psal^dy Strawberry was introduced and sold. 

 , would not dispose of a plant. M lb" 1 



good Hk«* Mu,d *" 1 ,l ' BBtB hp ba " j 



order* for one thonimnd dozen, -it ?.'. r <r <lo,-en. 

 U.os securiog to hiinwlf fie* thousand dollar', 

 whether Lis strawberry proved valuable or cot; 

 q.nt*. too large*™*. Lotukcfrom Lbecnltnators 

 of the country without a valuable return In an- 

 rcapondenl who asked our opinion 

 about inventing*..*, in this lottery, W> 

 bolicvcd one -half the Rood things 

 thie strawberry, we would advise 

 dent and ull others to purchase it a 

 tunately, we do not believe 





Unfor- 

 Tthatistold 

 e decidedly opposed to tbe man- 

 ner'lD vhiofa it is disseminated. The whole thing 

 looks lo u« very much like • humbug, and we there- 

 fore refuse to countenance it in any way. 



" We caotion all penoos against purchasing any 

 Daw vnrictic* of fruit seat out with a flourish of 

 trumpets, at high prices, as by doing so, they will 

 moat assuredly get abetted. Whenever a new 

 claimant for the public favor appears, its merits 

 should be canvassed thoroughly and carefully by 



■■ -.1 .;i. '. ' 'ii.-,.- in' pi .mi . .Hi. I ■'. in.-t,- 



pu I'l i' liable, it should be presented to some 



Horticultural Society, nnd if deemed of miIIk'h nt 

 importance, a committee vtmuld be uppointed to 



. I,. i the frattj the habit, growth and produc- 



■ .. I 'the plant or tree, the nature of the soil, 



r of cultivation, and such other things 



■h,v„ 





Tin. 



01,1.1 



report fur the benefit of the public. 

 If, after full invr-ii;'iiti,,n, i hc% should deem it an 

 u,,|. .ti ,:,: noyuimlion. plantar* would buy with 

 confidence, if they considered it unworthy of 

 general cultivation, it would prevent the reading 

 public from being cheated. If they should think 

 another trial necessary, it would be for the true 

 intercut of both buyer and seller to have this trial 

 i.i ibc plant or tree wus offered for sale 

 We [ifitlcsl nii'sl decidedly Hfiiin-i Hip [intent nn'.l 

 .■in.- ■ v li'iii "I pulling ii new fruit or- (lower." 



ing I hi", the only true COOTM, we wen 

 rather severely bundled, bui hud the satisfaction ol 



1, no vi in'- 1l.nl iv .' ■■'. ii i- -nunr; on i fi leinl.- Iroin in 



pusilmn. Now, this strawberry is known, ant 

 what i* its eherwtei I At the lut meeting of the 

 Fruit O njirrr* of WttUrn New Tor*, when 

 was taken for the btut *ij varieties for marltt, and 



■■■-,, toe , 



did I! 



Dgll > 



either. 



GENESEE VALI^EY HORT. SOCIETY. 



Tn. June Show D f the QeOMOe Valley Uorti 

 rullural Soc.ety was held on the ^:;d ult. This 

 in many respects, was oue of the most suewssfu 

 inhibitions made by the Society, nnd was largely 

 attended by visitors from the opening until quitt 

 lute, in the evening. The show of Strawberries 

 was magnificent, and. though rather eiii ly for 

 ■ in- 1 i .1 . i v mniiy tine .sor.'i'iin.iiM were on cxh 

 bition. The Committee od Fruits remark iu the 

 repoil that "there was a greater variety of strav 

 berries and cherries than ever before exhibited* 

 foncr of inferior quality, and the specimens lint 

 grown than ever before." 



The premium for the tiEsr <j\ w;r was taken bv 



i ii i'« i ., . i .. thi i 



D Offend 'oi the bwl six sorts wo: 



dven i" the following: — /'^""""' 11 ' <'f"h»n 



■■< ' ■ ... Triamph* dt 



fl l Towmun, of I.ockport, exhibited a flat 

 ■.(.tin,, cherry, and Zira Btun, of Perrintou, 

 four varieties, which the committee think possess 

 " much merit, but they refrain from espres: 

 more ,1. Unite opinion until they s! 1B Jl hove been 

 thoroughly tested, for, before a premium c 

 awarded them, it must be known Ihut they • excel 

 in tome valuable qualities any varieties now 

 . ulluiiiioii, and to be eminently worthy of di 



The show of flowers was line, though not 

 large as usual, as the now rules of Ihe Society pi 

 vent persons from making largo exhibitions. Ill 

 I Vonies, Verbenas, tho show was tine, 

 it wo* also in Bouquets and Floral Ornaments. 

 woe great feature of this display was a large and 

 :. d bv A. Kkeo, 



Hfc.ol Hulbettan, N. V. 



mOw of Vegetables were shown 

 " U ' ! '8 luci » - ■ ■ 



STRAWBERRY CULTUBE. 

 Mess ii*. Editors —1 would bke to uir I A 



our readers about Strawberry Oolta 

 as it is a kind of hobby of mine. 1 1 

 to me that it is not better understood »cd mc 

 attention paid to it, when I think what a luxury 

 i» and how easily end surely it can be obtained 



malm to exceed one dollar a bushel 

 picking. And first let me ssythat 

 Lied onre net should not be considered a/wwwiMi 



thing. ii anr lDitlk )f „ sUtWD «rry plant is well 



hits kept off, it will beai 



, experience 

 »o hevonic* barren, or U not, the fruit become! 

 ' ejoiparatively wor 



" e allowed lo bear more than 







FLOVrTBK OF THE TTTLIF TREE. 



i able 



Tour Ti el is one of the most 

 beautiful with which the Creator bos adorned our 

 world. An eminent American Horticulturist once 

 Observed that " the whole world does not produce 

 deciduous tree that surpasses it in stateliness and 

 symmetry or form, in ample foliage and superb 

 b." And yet, it is neglected, forgotten, in 

 ce for new and foreign, though tar less beau- 

 tiful trees. It is scarcely ever seen in the private 

 , or in the parks and public grounds. Every 



—the woods— stand by its side iu wonder and 

 ration, and feel much inclined to take off our 



t ihe presence of ibis queen of the forest. Its 



large, yellowish flowers, variegated with green and 



( r-incc, its broad, bright green leaves, its uniform, 

 straight trunk, its general beautiful and slutely 

 appearance, make it one of the most magnificeut 

 productions of the temperate zones. 



The principal cuuse of its neglect is the fact that 

 it isdillicult to transplant when large, aud those who 

 go to the woods and obtain large trees, us they do 

 maples, seldom succeed in saving them. The proper 

 way to procure these trees is to obtain them quite 

 email from the nurseries, plant in a good soil where 

 they will not be troubled with stagnant wider nnd 

 then take care of them. Our huny has been the 

 cause of our *low proyrta* in horticulture. We 

 have planted the largttt and fastest growing trees 

 that could be obtained, aod the consequence is one- 



half have died, and half of tbe remainder are worth 

 less from being unsuitable for the positions it 

 which they nre placed. It is not uncommon to se 

 a large Abele growing in a small lawn, and ruining 

 it by its shade aud its multitude of suckers 

 rapid growth has caused it to be planted wht 

 is a nuisance instead of a benefit. It is full 

 for a reform in this matter. I,'jt us seek the best 

 and most suitable trees, and not reject a fine tree 

 forfl poor one, because it must be planted when 

 small, or makes but a slow growth. 



Our engraving shows a -mid I branch, with flower, 

 drawn from a specimen, as taken from the trees 

 week or so since. The leaf is too large to be shown 

 to advantage. 



prepare the ground by spading or deep plowing 

 about the 1st of August, or as aoon as the young 

 plants are well rooted, and give it a. light dressing 

 of leached ashes. Something else may be as good, 

 possibly better. I then set young plants from 

 prolific vines, and keep the ground clear till win- 

 ter, pulling off what runners appear, which with 

 me is not half a dozen to tbe square rod. 



In spring I hoe them twice, and after the last 

 hoeing, mulch the ground with new-mown grass, 

 to keep tbe fruit clean. I do not disturb the run- 

 ners in spriDg. I do not stir the ground again 

 ;. when I Fpade under all bc- 

 jlch as before. After 

 ng the second year, I spade again between 

 nw3 and dress with ashes as before, and let 

 ■unners spread over it. The next spring I 

 under the old plants and leave rows of the 

 young ones for fruiting, and after this renew the 

 plants the same way every year. 



As to varieties, I have tried some of the celebra- 

 ted ones, but hove settled on Burr't New Km as 

 being far the most profitable for family use. It is 

 too soft for n market berry. With me it bos pro- 

 duced this year from plants set a', the same time, 

 and side by side, full twice as much as Wilsons 

 Albany, three times as much as Earl]/ Starlet, or 

 ;. mjfwhirVt Profylc, and more thou four times as 

 much as -Howry's 8eedUng t McAtatft Superior, or 

 Pedbodtfi Seedltnff. It bus been uniformly as 

 prolific wft me since I have had it. It is a good 

 flavored berry, and large, being nearly three inches 

 in circumference,— on plants not too crowded the 

 largest are three and three-fourths inches; but 

 ■ fnitijie and Ib.viyS Sudling produce 

 single berries slightly larger. Plants of tnis kind 

 set in August, ls57, produced in 185$ at the rate 

 of 107 bushels to the acre, actual measurement, 

 The same plants this year are producing more 

 than twice as much, and I don't know but when I 

 get them all picked, I shall have to say nearly 



My ground is not rich — it would not yield more 

 than a medium crop of corn. It is a gravelly 

 loam, with porous subsoil, and the surface not 

 more than three to five feet above the sandstone 

 rock, and slightly springy iu places. It does not 

 follow that everybody should plant nothing but 

 Airr's New Pint, It does follow that it should 

 be planted iu this locality. Each of the other va- 

 rieties named may be, and probably is, a better 

 kind to plant in some particular locality or soil. 

 My advice is, hud what is best for your soil and 

 climate— then plutil that exclusively. I \x<m Early 

 S>-nrl*t for a fertilizer, and shall give the W&tOn 

 further trial ; tbe others I shall discard. 



Messrs. Emmas: — I noticed in the Hunsi. of 

 June 11th, on article about Strati '<■ ■■ . < ■ 

 by a correspondent — Mr. I. W. Briocs, of Mace- 

 don, N. T. He said that he had tried for two 

 years to renovate a bed of old planted strawber- 

 ries. This cannot be done effectually, short of 

 r. setting. As the plants grow old they become 

 small and weak, therefore the berries become 

 small and few. My plan is to reset every two 

 years, and then you have a good crop and large 

 berries. I hvt* J/ocey '■• & md 



Ut, and with good care they are as good as any, 

 except the celebrated Wilton-'* Albany Setitinff. 

 Mr. Briggs mentions the WOtOH and r,abody 

 S<tdli n .j,. I have had some experience in straw- 

 berry culture for the last ten years, and I have 

 tried different varieties, and find but few wor- 

 , from the fact that they soon 

 oed » few plants of the Wilson, 

 ill others. All the berries are 



terries, on tbe last fall settings, 

 nonol recommend Tbe berries 



Ihj of , 



large. It 



The Bnbod* i . 



e larger, but feu 

 r cultivation. 



i hill, and i 



i pay 



My plan of putting out strawberries is in rows, 

 two feet apart, and 1C to 18 inches apart in the 

 row. Pull off all runners until they have done 

 fruiting. Set iit the fall, after early peas and corn, 

 keep well hoed and free from weeds until the next 

 bearing time, and I will warrant a good crop of 

 strawberries. Some people think it too much 

 trouble to cultivate strawberries, unless they will 

 grow among gross and weeds. I wonder if farm- 

 ers would expect a good crop of corn in this way. 



The strawberry like- | - I eoil, but not too rich, 



or they will grow too rrtnrh vine* nnd not fruit 



lt>: 



■anebpo 



FRUIT AND INSECTS IN WISCONSIN. 



Dear Rural:— I am a weekly reader of your 



pages, my son being a subscriber, and through his 

 efforts and recommendation mauy copies are taken 

 in this vicinity, read with much pleasure, and I 

 trust with much profit, We get much useful in- 

 formation through your columns, about the best 

 mode of managing um l'iti miug concerns and mat- 

 ters of an agricultural nature, « bicb wc could not 

 do very well without. 



Please indulge me, a plain farmer of sixty-two 

 yean' experience, in making some inquiries of 

 you, and through you of your readers. I have 

 been much interested in reading the reports uf the 

 Pomological Societies, as published in your col- 

 umns, giving the opinions of many experienced 

 men upon the best kinds of apples, pears, nnd 

 other fruits, recommended to be cultivated, having 

 myself had some experience in cultivating fruit, 



most valuable of all fruits in our country. 



And now to my inquiry. After hnving our 

 orchards well tilled with the best of trees of the 

 choicest kinds of fruit, how shall wc defend them 

 against, and free them from, the various kinds of 

 insects and pests that threaten to destroy them. 

 OurtreaE ' " "* Wisconsin arc very much infect- 

 ed with what is called the bark louse, (I do not 

 know whether they nre lice, nits, or something 

 else, nor how they propagate or gel deposited.) 

 Many of onr largest and best trees are covered 

 from the body to tbe tip of the limbs, so that a 

 pin's head could hardly be got to the bark of the 

 tree. Tho tree is covered with them very rapidly 

 after they commence to appear, and I have tried 

 to learn from those who have been longest troubled 

 with them, what they come from and bow they 

 propagate, but have not been able to get uny satis- 

 factory information. Some have tried to destroy 

 them by oiling the tree over with curriers' oil. I 

 have seen an orchard that was thus served about 

 two years ago. The lice are not destroyed, but 

 the trees arc mostly dead, and I dare not try it. 

 Some have washed their trees with ley from wood 

 ashes. I have thrown 



3 thoj > 



I has 



ived I 



doing 



And now f 

 n, I will ; 





i large coi 



sur renders, inform 



f faamera. 





it I accidentally axpe- 

 State aod place, Northford, 

 Connecticut, The orchards in our neighborhood 

 had been rendered almost leafless by those pestif- 

 erous worms called the Canttr Worm. The fol- 

 lowing spring I tarred my trees around the body 

 to prevent the millers from ascending. In one of 

 my orchards, which bud Buffered with the rest the 

 preceding year, I tarred a few times, but caught no 

 milUrs of any account, and discontinued tarring, 

 thinking I was too lot*, and that the millers bad 

 gone up and done their work. But when the time 





ers, were badly eaten, and the orchard abc 

 ferred to was scarcely touched, and the folli 

 year I had a bountiful crop of first-rate apples, 

 while other orchards around bore no apples. 



The query in my mind was, what is the 

 of this'' It cannot be the direct interposit: 

 Providence, favoring me above my neighbors, for 

 my oil.er on hards aie affected like theirs. It 

 cannot be because any particular crop was raise 

 on it different from others. It cannot be becaui 

 this was plowed and the others not plowed, fi 

 some of the others were plowed. The 

 factory cause to me was that Olw OrcJiaild 



plowed ih- la >■ ■ -■ ;■■ 



being then grass land,) about the 



and that the 

 plowing at that time probably destroyed them. I 

 know of no other cause that co 

 chard more than my other orcbn 



We are not yet troubled with 

 here iu Wisconsin, but if your readers where these 

 worms are making -havoc with orchards, 

 rive auy benefit from this communication of my 

 experience and coi elusions, I shall be well pleased 



Kkiiarks. — Enclosed in the above 

 we fouud a piece of an apple shoot literally 

 with Ap/de BarkZiee. We have several tii 

 fore .spoken of this insect, and the best n 

 known for its extermination, nnd we ngain put the 

 facts on record, as we well know that thousand! 

 trees, in the West particularly, are being destroyed 

 by this insect. The engraving shows a small piece 

 of the bark with Ihe insects, as they ap- 

 pear upon it. The Apple Bark-louse it 

 about one-eighth of an inch long, of at 

 irregular ovoid form, often bent in it; 

 middle, and more or less curved at it; 

 smaller end, which is pointed, the oppo 

 site end being rounded. It is of a brow d 

 color, of much the same tint with the 

 bark, its smaller end being 

 yellow. It closely resembk'L 



ted against the bark— a similitude 

 ig as to be readily perceived by everyone, 

 aud is frequently designated in common conversa^ 

 lion under the name of the Oyster-shaped Bark- 

 louse. The shells or scales are situated irregularly, 

 though the most of them are placed lengthwise ol 

 the limb or twig, with the smaller end upwards. 

 These scales nre the relics of the bodies of the 

 gravid females, covering ami protecting tlii:ir eggs. 

 During tbe winter and spring these eggs may be 

 found on elevating the scales. The number of eggs 

 under each scale is very variable, ranging from 

 about u dozen to one hundred. In a late numb 

 of the Mkhiyan Farnur, A. G. SAKIOUD gives 

 very favorable account of the effects of tar and li 

 seed oil, beat together and applied warm will 

 paint brush thoroughly, before the buds begin 

 expand in the spring. This, when dry, cracks and 

 peels off", bringing off the dead scales with it.— 

 Trees which were thus treated grew from two t( 

 two and a half feet last summer, which had ad 



.nh a few 





other remedi is us follows .- -lloil tobacco iu strung 

 lye till it is reduced to an impalpable pulp, which 

 it will be in a short time, and mix with it soft soap, 

 (which has been made cold ; not the jelly-like soft 

 soap, to make the mass about the consistence e( 

 thin paint, the object being to obtain a preparation 

 that will not be entirely washed from the tree by 

 tho first rains which occur, as lve, tobucco ivoter. 

 and most other wuaes are sure to be. The fibres 

 of the tobacco diffused through this preparation, 

 cau.e a portion of its strength tor-,, 

 it is applied longer than anyappb- 

 wholly soluble in -■"" water can be. 



, W ol| p vo thai 



wuli the painl brush 

 before the buds ' "'■ , - 



nd ipply "'is preparation, 

 t. This will effeetuaUj re- 



return mended l< 



BfiSiu Cake —Three cups of very light doupb. 

 3 do. of sugar; 1 of butler, and 3 cgg», B, ol ^ 

 thoroughly together, and grate in a nutmeg. TJte 

 as many raisins os you wish. DtBloWe .mi tel 

 spoon of saleratus in a little warm water. After 

 putting it in the basins, let it stand a 1 

 to rise, as it will make the cake lighter. This cake " 

 is excellent for rai.-iiif/ cole. 



Soda Sponge.— Oue cup of sugar ; 

 3 lable.'poons of s 

 spoon of saleratus, and us much c 



-Two cupa of butter- 

 milk ; 2 of milk ; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon saleratus; a 

 little salt- J Stir in one quarter of flour and tbe 

 rest meat until quite thick, put it iu a wet pudding 

 bag pretly tight, yet leaving room to rise, place it 

 in tbe pot with the meat aud potatoes when you 

 boil dinner, and boil i> cunstantlyjor llirce hours. 



■: with I- 







CAKES, COOKIES, AND TARTS. 



Ens. Ri ral.— Ilavmg been much benefited by 

 your domestic recipes, I am inclined to add a few 

 of ray own, hoping they will prove useful ; 



Strii'B1> Cake.— Take the whiles of four eggs 

 beaten to a stiff froth; one cup of white sugar 

 and half cup butter, rubbed together to a cream; 

 half cup milk; one leuspoonful of cream of tar- 

 tar; half as much seda— put all together with one 

 cup Hour and a little lemon extract— stir woll. 



Trifles, ob Tarts. — Take one egg and two 

 tablespoon fills of white sugar, mb hard with flour, 

 roll very thin, and cut out round, with notched 

 edges, the size you wish, then boil in lard. Lay 

 jelly or jam on the centre. 



Cheap Sponge Cake. — Take 1 egg; 1 cup of 

 sugar; 1 cup of water or milk; 2 cups (lour; 2 

 teaspoons cream of tartar aod 1 of soda. 



Economy Cookies.— One cup sugar; 1 cup thick 

 sour cream; 1 teaspoonful soda — season lo taste. 

 Mil stiff, roll tbin, bake quick, nnd (at when you 



Grown Wbrat. — In 

 il I find many pood rcripw for 



cooking, but I think I can give you one for making 

 bread of grown 

 some and cheaper than that which appeared in the 

 Mbv-ToSJEBB. ily mother has urged me to write 

 to you ever since we read yours, for we haye tried 

 our rule many years, aud never knew it to fail. 

 When we sot our rising we put in one large spoon- 

 ful of Indian meal, which we set in a quart pitcher. 

 The meal will prevent the rising getting thin, and 

 when we mix our bread— in what would make a 

 loaf in a six quart pan — we put in oue teocupful 

 of meal. We have never failed having good bread, 

 nnd if the meal is fine, you would not discover it. 

 The meal is good to correct flour that becomes 

 heated in the mill by grinding— C. *' 



r.,i=ir>!i. 



RuLDuiu Pit. — Being fully aware of the anxie- 

 ties of the modest an inexperienced housekeeper, 

 I submit Ihe following for " Crissie," although 

 quite late in tbe season for a recipe for Rhubarb 

 Pie. I hope everything is not as backward in that 

 region. The skins should be stripped from the 

 stalks, aud the latter cut into small pieces, then 

 placed in the crust with a large teacup of sugar 

 and a small bit of butter. Dust iu a little flour- 

 nutmeg or cinnamon for spice, tiooscberries and 

 currants may be prepared in tho same way for 

 pies.- Wi;s L tv, Walworth, rfafM, '-'■'-, S I 



Wasiiim. White Chape Shawls. — In a late 

 number of the Rural I notice a lady wishes '■-• 

 know something with regard to the best moTbtid 

 of washing white crape shawls. My method is 

 this:— Moke a suds of soft water and a cake of 

 refined soap, and after washing the shawl, starch 

 it in scalded starch— made quite thin— then stretch 

 and pin it on a clean carpet lo dry. The fringe 

 of the shawl should not be starched— Mns. A. 

 Emchoti, Victor, N. ) . 1659. 



Cocoa-Ni-t Pie.— Noticing an inquiry in ,. lute 

 Uveal as to the mode of making Cocoa-Nut I'.e, 

 I lake the liberty to send yon my recipe, which I 

 think is very good. Take the white meat or half 

 a large cocoa-nut. grate it, and stir it into a pint 

 and a half of sweet, fresh cream; two beater. 

 egg S ; one cup of white sugar ; a little salt. Lino 

 a deep earthen pie-plate with butter crust, and 

 bake half an hour. Eat as soon as cold.— SwaK 

 ,1 Stei out, Vytandtr, Onon. Co., ,V. Y., 1850. 



f'.Ki: —As we are in ihe height of 



the strawberry season, tbe Rural would no doubt 



confer a favor on multitudes of its readers, besides 



ourselves, if you would publish the best recipe for 



famous "Simwberry Short Cake." May we 



learn from tbe pen of some of tbe peerlees 



ituas of the land the most acceptable made of 



Ing lip this king or berries'?— llAcnEi-.U!, Rut- 



ToPkfa-intMh.. 



MuiTIN KrjDLKTS, Of He 



thing to prereot melon .int.. 



. 

 fresh cut gm ' * |M attach 



themselves to the mulching and keep the vines in 



Melon c 





