a «orTcspondenl, who asked for tbc best 

 remedy (or destroying tbe Apple Bark L 

 "We copy the whole thai our renders m 

 what value there is in many of the 

 given in the agricultural press. 



.0 the Rural New- Yorl-*r, 



■n fur killing the Apple Bark Lo 





ultivatorsoftbesoiJ. 



te Api-lb Bakk LoDBr.-From aeverol friends, 



completely covered with the Apple Bark Louse, 



uppllid v.,irm lu the liinb.s l< 



Tnr ami oil) Of oil Ihe 



ever hem-l of for tree*, this i 



mined together nud 



tUltool " 



isbes that we have 



Dut we obi. i in ;i little relief in the tin id [>ie,n 

 lion, which was tbe relation of a gentleman m 

 western purl of New York. L't-leWh. ..I ■.>•>!..-- -. 

 tered on Hie limbs ol u dee, troubled with li 

 killed then). Well, w-baf was tin.., more or I 







d that Ivejnst 

 ouup win not injure the 

 e article without'mixture 



We think tbe writer of the above baa had little 

 experience with the .W'.\ Ji-irk Louse, or he would 

 nut lull; so flippantly of killing it with weak !ye, 

 or lye of any strength. The Louse is not a live 

 kicking insect, easily affected or destroyed, but a 

 bard horny scale, firmly glued to the tree, covering 

 and protecting from injury from a dozeo to over a 

 hundred eggs, and these eggs it is tbe object of the 

 cultivator to destroy. Wq have known trees 

 washed with lye a dozen times without any 

 effect, and the case which we gave was the only 

 one we ever heard of where sprinkling dry ashes 

 proved of any avail. Such remedies are only effec- 

 tual when applied to the young and newly hatched 

 lice, about which, as yet, we know but little. 



The remarks against using tobacco because it is 

 a "poisonous herb" is childish, and to call the di- 



■ pr..|;0)J- 



reclions given "alominalle" on 



our plants we have to till houses w 

 ous fumes of tobacco, nod to kill the red spid<__ 

 with the still more poisonous fumes of sulphur,— 

 It is "abominable," perhaps to cut off a man's leg 

 or arm, or to feed him with calomel, and strychnine 

 and a score of other poisonous things in both tbe 

 vegetable and mineral world, but this, it is gener- 

 ally conceded, is sometimes necessary. 



Thousands of trees, indeed whole orchards have 

 been destroyed at the West by this insect, and all 

 the remedies, such as weak lye, recommended by 

 the Ptvughmai), as well as soapsuds, tobacco-water, 

 Ac, have been tried in vain. Those who have no 

 experience with this insect— those who have not 

 learned Low hard it is to rid an orchard when once 

 infested-- way recommend them.and talk very wise, 

 which these remedies 

 times, so thickly COT- 

 fos almost impossible 

 bead could be placed 



bad been applied a score 

 ered with the scales that 

 to find a space where a p 

 without touching them. 



Dr. PITCH, the entomologist, has given som 

 tention to this inesct, and closes hU paper o 



the 



subject, with the following 

 experience of Western men, and wh 

 the effects of their practice : 



"A. 0. Hanford givee a very favorable account 

 of the effects of t3r and linseed oil, beat together 

 and applied warm with a paint brush thoroughly, 

 before the buds begin to expand in the spring,-! 

 This, when dry, cracks and peels off, bringing off 

 tbe dead scales with it. Trees which were thus 

 treated grew from two to two and a half feet last 

 summer, which had advanced only a few incb.es in 

 previous years. Tbe remedy to which Esq, Km. 

 ball, of Kenosha, resorts, is probablv one of the 

 most efficacious, and as convenient as nnv; be boils 

 leaf tobacco in strong lye till it is reduced loan 

 •mpalpablc pulp, wllich u wil , be jn ft 8Uort Ume 





• Will) It 



cold ; not the jdly-h 



washes are sun 



diffused through this preparoli 



of its strength to remain wherever it is applied 



longer tban any application which is wholly bqIu 



do. Ho fin 

 well, so that crerj twig can be reached with tl 

 point brush, and applies this preparation befui 

 ihe buds have much swelled in tbe spring. T«i 

 men, strictly charged to take their time, and I 

 sure that they painted the whole of the bark lo tl 

 end of every twig, were occupied a fortnight last 

 spring in going over his hundred and fifty young 

 trees. When I saw bij trees, the latter part 

 September, this composition was still plainly 

 be seen upon tbe rough bark of their trunks and 

 upon the under side of their limbs, resembling 

 whitish mouldiness of tbe bark. The trees ha 

 grown very thriftily, and yielded well, whilst only 

 a single scale could here and there be found upon 

 the twigs of the present year's growth, all tbe 

 other parts being entirely free from them. Altbo' 

 trees perishing with lice were standing in the 

 adjacent yards and gardens, it seemed these insects 

 preferred starvation at home rather than being 

 poisoned by invading these trees, heilce it appears 

 it one thorough application of this preparation 

 sufficient to destroy all tbe insects upon tbe 

 es, and to protect them from invasion from 

 igbboring trees for a period of two years; for 



free as the 



i from the: 



.1 Sl-p- 



composition upon them tbe coming spring.' 

 We would not recommend tbe use of an 

 position, under ordinary circumstances that would 

 lorro a coating on the bark and stop the pores, but 

 desperate diseases require desperate remedies, anc 

 when a tree is literally covered with scales of tin 

 Bark Louse firmly glued to its surface, the compo 

 sition recommended we are satisfied will do nc 

 injury, and the evidence is clear that it does good, 



of taking up and shipping 

 is confined to a few months in tbe fall and sp 

 and during these months tbe labor is verj 

 taxing both body and mind to tbe utmost. 



In our rumbles to-dny (August 28th.) we have 

 taken notes of a few things worthy of remei 

 brnnco. The Bedding. Plants, such aaJMuni 

 Vtrbenas, &c, are now in perfection, covering t 

 beds, and making them one blaze of brilliant a 

 ore. The Annual*, and many of them are truly 

 fine, could never be seen to better advantage. 

 Tbe Peony Altera are superb. We never saw bet- 

 ter. One new variety with n white center, and the 

 outer row of petals, dark purple, is beautiful anc 

 unique. The Japan JAMu are in flower, and w< 

 think all who see them will order a few of the bulb; 

 of this, the finest of all hardy lilies, for fall plant 

 ing. The Gladiolus, too, occupies a very promi- 

 nent position among the finest of the fall flowers. 

 The Dahlias are beginning to Bower, and we ob 





i, but i 



weeko 



heyv 



evil which cam 

 guisb and die, and inducing » 

 healthy growth. 



t the 



BEST PLTJMS FOE LONG ISLAND. 



Ens, Rural:— I deem il 

 ramuoicate through yo 

 eh varieties of plum tre 



me solitary instance o 

 which makes its attack i 

 forating and stinging lb 

 tbe anp, and producing as 





a result the excrescences 

 tbe Late Purple Damson 



;.. I , I, ..... 



tiperlal Glioma 

 The following 



quenlly suffer ] 



trial Gape, 

 Ll Drup dY.r. 



Packing Fruits. — A correspondent of the Eng- 

 lish Cottage Qar&mer, who says be has had twenty 

 year's experience in the packing of various fruits, 

 scut to distances varying from fifty to five hundred 

 miles, describes the course pursued by biro, as the 

 best with which he is acquainted. It is thus:— A 

 box is chosen, in size according to the quantity to 

 be sent, A layer of bran is put on tbe bottom ; 

 then (.in.li bunch of grapes is held by tbe handover 

 a sheet of soft paper; the four corners of the paper 

 igbt up to the stalk and nicely secured, 

 on its side in the box, and so on until the 

 jr is finished. Then fill the whole over 

 with bran, and give the box a gentle shake occa- 

 nally. Begin tbe second layer as the first, and 

 on until the bos is completed. Thus, he re- 

 fits, with neat bands, the bloom is preserved, 

 i the fruit may be sent to any distance with 

 safety, provided as much care be used in taking 

 them out of the box, as in packing and unpacking 

 ;ry great liability to injury. Sixty to 

 ;nty bunches of grapes and fifty to sixty dozen 

 peaches or apricots are invariably, in his prac- 







.. bus 



H.^tl 



: !,.- l:i,i. 



Dissolve eighteen ounces of alum in a qu 



ft water, (observing thisproportionfor a greater 



less quantity,) boiling it over a slow fire 



ose tin vessel, stirring it occasionally w 



ick until it is dissolved. When it is nearly cold 



ispend the subject to be crystallized by a thread 



from a small stick laid horizontally acros 



aperture of a deep glass or earthern jar, 



which the solution must be poured. The articles 



ould remain in the solution twenty-four hours, 



d then be taken out and suspended in tbe shade 



dry. If the subjects to be crystallized are pu 



lo tbe solution when it is quite cold, the crystal; 



a apt to be formed large, and tbe warmer tin 



solution tbe smaller will be the crystals. It; 



ngth may be tested by putting a drop on i 



blade of grass, and observing it crystallize as i 



cools. Almost any flower or vegetable substance 



may be operated upon. Fancy baskets may be 



made in this way, by first making a wire frame of 



esired shape, twisting woolen yarn around 



ires, and immersing it as directed for grasses, 



lack Grape.— We had the pi. 

 Q the Wth ult, from Mr. L. B. Kiko of 

 ^"^s ora email grape, fully ripe, 

 k, color black 



Earn 



The berri 



Willi a bluish bloom. The bunches' 

 ferycompact. 

 very early and prod 



ag loose and s 





The Fruit, is ab 



many years past w 

 of /Y <.>/«. Every 



ndant and unusually fine. For 

 e have not had as good a crop 

 ree, almost, is loaded, and many 



neglected ones we 



Among those that 

 lowing as tbe best 



notice bearing a fine crop. The 

 have stayed in its ravages.— 



ne now ripe we notice tbe fol- 



IHaprce Rouge, or Red L taper i a large and hand- 

 some reddish purple plum.wb^owe consider first 

 rate in all respects. Tree gfcows rather slow, 

 branches smooth. The size and form of tbe fruit 

 is shown in tbe engraving. Skin of a reddish- 

 purple, with a few golden specks, and a light blue 

 bloom easily rubbed off. Stalk three-fourths of an 

 inch long, slender, hairy, slightly inserted. Flesh 

 pale-green, juicy, very melting, rich, and delicious; 

 separating from the stone, which is quite small. 



Nikon's Victory is a beautiful, rich, juicy plum. 



light bloom. 



Nectartat is a fine, showy fruit and of fair quali- 

 ty. Some would call it first rate. Our engraving 

 shows the form and size. Skin purple, with a blue 

 bloom. Flesh, greenish yellow, tinged with red, 

 with a rich, lively flavor. A first rate bearer. 



Goliath, larger than tbe pr 



th.b/I.W 



berry plun 

 tbe grower expects t 

 the following 

 myself, and t! 



a little different from bis. I will give you the 

 of my planting. Many persons would infer 

 by reading bis letter that Strawberry planl 

 should not be set later than August, and if that 

 bia meaning I think bis letter will do more harm 

 than good. I plunt from 

 every fall, and intend to st 

 20th of September, so as to get tbe benefit of the 

 equinoctial rain, and likewise have tbe benefit of 

 obtaining strong rooted plants from this yea. 

 runners, (old plants being of no value,) whi 

 commence lo e.row immediately, and I harcim 

 riably hud them bear tbe next season, even to t 

 number of from 50 to 100 berries, and those of t 

 largestsize, measuring from two to four inches 

 circumference, and those of the Wilson's Albany 

 Seedling. The last season being very dry here, I 

 was not able to grow my plants of sufficient 

 lo set until the 10th day of October, am 

 9,000 set at that time I did not lose 50 out of tbe 

 whole, and they all bore as many berries the 

 season, according to the number of roots, u 

 plants did that were a year older, and berrie 

 larger size. Lbb Wbi 



Cedar Lawn, near ChlKcnaneo, N. T., ISM, 



season of the Straw- 

 s the proper time to set 



Messrs. Editoi 

 berry ib past, an 

 out new beds, I 



tbe successful manner in its cultivation, should 

 communicate to the world through your valuable 

 paper the means and the results of such practical 

 experience. And as an inducement 

 others, and an earnest desire to adi 

 the good of all, I will relate my owr 

 Two years ago this month (August,) I had a bed 

 my garden, principally clay soil, spaded and 



pulverized t 

 eat 



and a 



me six two-horse loads of slable 

 and three like loads of loam sand, making a bed 

 of fifteen feet by twenty -sis feet, at an expense of 

 about ten dollars for labor and materials. In this 

 bed I planted Strawberries, the same moutb, iu 

 rows sixteen inches apart, the Scarlet Pino, 

 Hooker, Llovey, Black Prince and others inter- 

 mixed, cultivated them well last year, allowing 

 them to run together but not too thick, upon tbe 

 principle that shade was essential to the growth 

 and perfection of tbe fruit. 



On the fifth of June last I commenced picking 



Strawberries, and continued doing so daily uutil 



July tenth, and with tbe exception of a few at the 



first and last of the season, and what the birds 



daily, I kept an accurate account by measurc- 



i of the amount each day gathered during the 



above mentioned. On the eleventh day of 



July I found the amount gathered from 





3 benefit mankind. 



r equnsta, 1 





n^uisbeJ IV. i 



by its gray, 



ripening. 



a few days later : 

 ; quite a number ripe, but o 



Of Peahs 



hese we will defer remarks i 



re will give drawings and descriptions of a few of 







g 



tgiv. 





;i;:ri.Miiur;:l 



ui.HiV mid drawings In yo 

 rapt* aw became one of er, 

 bl$«mongttM6Whp read's, 



._._. inexperienced arc liable In ■lci;<-pii,-., n 



"li. I jiiij n ..... i i ,...■■...!.■'■ ■./',.' i ■;>, 



There is a difference in the leaves apparent to 

 the }in.<!uv.j cti', 'pull' marked in some varieties 

 but much less so in others. Wo could gWe no 

 drawings that would iLSsi>t our ti.i i •:■ - E . < - 1 , r I »_- 1 in 

 disliDginslm,^ vurit.-iies by tbe leaf— nothing but 

 close observation and experience will do this. 

 Tbe color and ■ ■ tngol leaf Is as marked 



tbe form, which could not be Bftowu iritb< 



it Seeds may be sown either in the autumn 

 or spring, Before sowing they require soaking lo 

 soften the horny covering, without which few will 

 germinate. Pour over them water a little below 

 Ihe boil in g poi ut, and allow this to stand for twenty - 

 four hours; then sow in drills, the seeds an inch 

 or two apart each way. Cover about half an inch 

 deep. After one season's growth, the young trees 

 may be placed iu nursery rows, or be planted 

 where they are to remain. They will grow well 

 on the prairies. Ilorse Chestnut seed should be 

 planted in tbe fall, or kept in earth during the 

 winter. The Horse Chestnut, we have been in- 

 formed, does not succeed on tbe prairie. AH the 

 specimens we saw on our last trip around Chicago 

 seemed Biclcly. Stopping the ends of the squash 

 and melon vines after sufficient have "set" hasleus 

 the ripening and improves tbe size. 



Mistakes in G.uiuenixg.— In so far as instruc- 



Dn is concerned, I esteem my mistakes to be more 

 valuable tban my successful efforts. They excite 

 ■tention and investigation with great emphasis, 

 mistake, which I record once for all, as it will 

 probable occur every year, has been tbe attempting 



'more than I could do wdl. The ardor of spring, 

 spite of experience, lays out a larger garden 



an can be well tended all summer. 



In selecting the largest Lima beans for seed, I 

 obtained most luxurious vine;, but fewer pods. If 

 the seasons were longer, these vines would be ulti- 

 mately most profitable; but their vigor gives a 

 growth too rampant for our latitude. If planted 

 for a screen, however, the rankest growers are the 

 best. 



Of three successive plantings of corn, for table 

 use, the first was tbe best, then the second, and the 

 third very poor. I hoed and thinned tbe fii 

 planting myself, and thoroughly ; the second, I 

 left to a Dutchman, directing him how to do 

 the third, I left to him without directions,— JI<-'< 

 WardBeeeher, 



Gardeners' Society.— The practical gardene 

 of this city are about taking measures for tbe 

 establishment of a Society, with a library, reading- 

 nd other means of improvement. A ineet- 

 I be held next week, for tbe purpose of 



-Your lady readers will find the 

 s good. Please try them : 

 for WisTiR Tj«.— Taka tbe ears 

 e the husk, all but the last one ; get 

 a tight cask, put in a layer of corn and a layer of 

 Salt, another of com, and another of uili and soon 

 until tbe cask is full ; pour in a little cold water 

 and cover tight. When you wish to cook it, take" 

 it out of the brine, remove tbe busk, cut it off from 

 tbe eob, and soak till fresh. This is better tban 

 drying, and not as much trouble. Green corn will 

 not keep in glasB jars or tin cans. This is our ex- 

 perience; perhaps some one has been more suc- 

 cessful. 

 Roast Beep Pie,— Cut the cold roast beef left 



o thin t 





eof 



tbe slices into a deep dish which you have lined on 

 the aides with a good puff paste; sprinkle over 

 this layer a little pepper and salt, put in a few 

 slices of tomatoes ; another layer of beef, another 

 ef seasoning, until the dish is filled; cover tho 

 whole with paste, and bake half an hour. 



Citron Pickles.— Take Ibe rind of ripe citron, 

 pare it and cut into slices ; take half a pound of 

 sugar to one of fruit and boil it till soft ; add cin- 

 namon and cloves to taste; put in one pint of vine- 

 gar to six pounds of fruit. Scald the whole 

 together. 



Grbbn Apple Pie— Imitation.— One and one- 

 half cups bread rubbed line, 3 cups of worm water; 

 2 cups of sugar; 1J^ cups of vinegar; 1 table- 

 spoonful of butter, — spice to your taste. 



Washington Cake.— One pound of sugar; Jfths 

 pound of butter ; 4 eggs ; \}4 pound of flour ; 



?of c 



pound of raisins. 



Clay Cake.— One pound of flour; 1 pound of 

 sagar ; y. pound of butter ; 1 pint of sour cream ; 

 C eggs; 1 teaspoonful of soda ; the rind and juice 

 of one lemon. 



Soda Crackers.— One pint water; fa pint bul- 

 teaspoou sodo, 2 teaspoons cream tartar, — 





., lu:U, 



Soft Gingerbread. — One cup of molasses; 1 

 cup of sugar ; 1 cup of butter ; 3 eggs ; 4 cups of 

 flour; 1 cup of buttermilk; 1 spoonful of ginger ; 

 I teaspoonful of soda. M. P. 



ECONOMICAL EECIFES. 



Tn.iNK.iKG pies indispensable at any time of the 



:or I concluded to send some recipes for every-dny 



;c, as many of those in the Rural, though good, 



igbt be too expensive for some. 



As ihe piiriiplin pic is tbe cheapest of all pics, 



id the season for them approaching, I give a mode 



of making an excellent pie of grated raw pumpkin, 



for a change, as it does not taste like a stewed pie, 



which all know how to make. About a teaenpful 



of grated pumpkin ; 1 pint of good milk; 1 egg; a 



little salt; 2 large spoons sugar; cinnamon, spice 



or nutmeg. Lino the tin and bake until done. 



The remainder of the pumpkin can be cleaned out 



and kept in a cool pantry for several days, and new 



pies baked each day if you wish, with a little 



trouble. 



All who have pumpkins in the fall ought to dry 

 some for tbe next summer's use, and tbe best 

 method I know of is to etew pumpkin down very 

 dry, then spread it on plates or tins, if not old and 

 rusty, to dry. It can be dried in an oven, or iu the 

 sun— just which ts most convenient. While dry- 

 ing, cut it as you would a pie and turn it daily 

 until dried enough. It should be spread about an 

 inch thick, and when dried, tied up in a clean bog 

 and hung up s« that moth or miller cannot get in 

 to injure it. When wanted, soak over night in 

 warm milk and sift. 



A cheap pie can be made of rice. Every one 

 ought to keep rice on band all the time, as it is a 

 cheap and bealtbfulfood. Onecupful, when boiled 

 in water with a teaspoonful of salt until tender, 

 will make 3 cups of rice ; Lhit, with sufficient milk, 

 a teacup of sugar, 2 eggs, and a little seasoning, 

 will make 3 pieB in large tins, which are good 

 enough for those who have a good appetite. 



A cheap way to make appU pitt, where there are 

 no apples or pie-plant, (which all should raise who 

 have a few feet of land.) For a common pie, take 

 half a teaspoonful of tartaric acid and dissolve it 

 in 2 cups warm water, crumb up 1 cupful of light 

 bread and soak in the water, half cup of sugar, a 

 little salt ; season as you like, and bake with two 

 crusts. If you wish a better pie, put in twice as 

 much sugar and acid and a. little butter. Tartaric 

 id is not expensive, and is very handy to keep 

 tbe bouse. It makes a good and cooling drink 



S wet It i 



rofn 



< of lemon, t 



)r, put a few 



drops of extract 

 Cid until it isogr^iioii-. ^ iAliut . aa vtirc. 



Ionia, Mica., Aug., ISM- 



To Destrov Cockroaches. — The following is 

 u'd to be effectual: — These vermin ore easily dc- 

 royed, simply by cutting up green cucumbers by 



glii, nnd placing them about where roaches coni- 

 il depredations. What is cut from the cucutn- 

 irs in preparing them for the table answers the 

 irpose well, and three applications will destroy 

 I the roaches in the bouse. Remove tbe peelings 



the morning, and renew them at night. 



our very best wishes for their si 

 meeting for organi2ing will be held i 

 I Couse on Thursday evening, Sept. Gtr. 



Pine -Apple Cn«ESlt.— Will f 

 friends give us directions for making Pino-App'e 

 Cheese ? We have heard it spoken highly of, but 

 have never seen any.— Mrs. G. R- O 



Purpont,JV, J'., i- 59, 



