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OCT 22. 



MOO&E'S RURAL BEW-YQRKER. 



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MARKET PHICE9 OP FRUITS. 



rites in Nr* Tort uity, ami at other places. 

 iiug our tru't gn.wers h nve to learn, and t 

 send only the best specimens to a d 

 arket, and to lake e-pecial pains to pack 



mdition. Fine fruit, well packed, alwavs 



in t> id condition, are often a 

 nicely paying for transportation. It cos 

 OH to Bend ■ barrel of apples to New Yorl 

 ill briog |8, lima one tout sell* witb d.Uku 

 >jr that price. Wbile attending the last 

 air at Albany, two gentlemen living oo the 

 in. la quired if we could send tbeni a supply of 

 inler uppks. Tlii« »e (bought Strange, as tbey 



ob'ain pound (rait ia New York. Tbe packerB in 

 this city buy the fruit by the wngon loud. It is 



then thrown into barrels, bernled up anil ubippL-d. 

 No care is exeicisi-d, !mJ tio juoi; incut lo selecting 



follomog report of Ibo New York market, from 

 tbe Tribune, is vuluable, as sbowiug not only tbe 

 prt-eui prtoM of fruit, out tbe dependence of that 

 rVeslera Hew Yuik and tbe Western 

 Sutes for a supply of fruit. The suspension of 

 rcecyts by (bo Erie Cuuul, even for afbwdays, 

 causes a scarcity, und the reporters are compelled 

 tosjy "ibe market is quite bare of good apples:" 



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—A G. Whebler. Esq , of Sacramento, Culiforniu, 

 sends us tbe following statement, sbowiog tbe 

 order and dale of arrival of tbe Bpring, Summer 

 and Winter Vegetables at that market. Also, the 

 price wheD first tuken to market, und subsequent 

 ruling rules of each: 



Oroen Bean*, nhmil Ma* Mtl,, ;c l«f 

 English Beans, about Hay Slat, •mo 



Sum in. r Sqiinshi-. Jnlv, Ho 10 8(44 c 

 Egg Plant, July. 60 to fl w-uta per pn 

 M link melons, nl>i>ut .!uly lit, |l lo 15 



Watermelons, about July 1st, |1 to 1 

 ^"0 r. U BO per down, 









Turnip*, t 



OnU?n"f7a «£.*?«& <*" « «■» P« pound. 



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The last Dumber of Hie California Farmer gvv 

 the market report of San Francisco for Septemb 

 1st, and we copy enough to show the prices of II 

 principal fruits in that city: 



i ??.'.'* "I" 1 Pelr » from 12 to 2J Ci,nts P" pound. 



QlobS nays "tbe supply of 

 : porta. Price* range from 



Covkst Gard 



a tbe first week io A 

 npared with those c 

 bldiealed, beginning with 1841 



t Maui 

 r fruit, not less than of 01 

 Ittj ucccurate idea of 

 iy of tbe supply, we I 

 ing tabular statement, 

 nedmCovcut Garden n 



ff« are indebted to J. H. Starlet, of 



painted, dividing tbe applo in two equal 

 and rmimuj through the centre of ibe cd 

 the stem. We give a drawing showing 1 

 nous sport. 





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England is a failure 

 of England Is snub u 



profitable. TtltS was 

 meuced, therefore dwe 



eighteen good sized plums. — 



will be seen that almost all 

 tban they did eighteen years 



bat fruit culture 



BOQTJET STANDS. 



Soke of our readers, no doubt, have experience 

 a good deal of difficulty in arranging bo que is t 

 suit their taste. Even professional gaidener: 

 many of ihem, make sud work iu arranging Hon 

 era. Our attention has recently been called to a 

 inc-ninuH inv.ii'.inn by Dimsi. .Stead, of Uudderi 

 field. England, called "Stead 1 * Pyramidal Boqu, 

 Stand, "It consists of a pyramidal cyli 

 metal, pierced with boles 





within it is 

 der, fitting I 



to tbo bottom of tbe 

 der. Tbe small tuhe is lifted 

 out. aud a little water poured 

 into the central bore or lube, 



cylinder, touching the inner one, and by the pp 

 cess of capillary attraction, get from it jn-,1 euonr 

 moisture, ivitlmut being actually wet, as serves 1 

 sustain their freshness of color aud odor fur 

 considerable length of lime. With tbo addition 

 a glass shade over it, the lower edge of which 

 II keep near 



be 



nple 



though so thoroughly philosophical iu 

 tioo, as this Uuquet S'aud." 



Another, and more simple contrivance for tbe 

 purpose, is described by a correspondent of tbe 

 London CoUagt Qardmer, "I went to a China 

 store and selected about six or eight China or 

 Liverpool- ware cups, of such size as would just tit 





largest sized coffee-cup, or small bowl, and endio 

 with the smallest of a child's tea set. I tbe 



piece of wood (such as come with ribbons, bi 

 anything else will awswer the purpose.) to sepi 

 as to leave a space for puttin 



uniform 



seen when the flowers are arranged in it. Tbe 



lower cup should be mounted on the wooden base, 



held the cup firmly ; or it may he placed inside of 



DETORTICATION OF TREES. 



Allow mo to call attention to the following:— 

 " Tbe system of stripping the bark off the trunks 

 of trees for the purpose of destroying the insects 

 which infest them, has now been generally applied 

 to a large number io tbe Chumps Elysces and 

 elsewhere in Paris, and has led to the discovery 



Imperial Horticultural Society by M. Robert. It 

 appears that trees may he deprived of the whole 

 of their bark not only without experiencing any 

 iujury, but even with considerable advantage, tbe 



. Elms, for ( 

 did not inc 





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round to increase four or five when stripped of 

 their bark. Trees having a very thin bark, such 

 as the birch and others, need not be stripped to 

 obtain a similar result ; it is sufficient for the pur- 

 pose to make longitudinal incisions in tbe bark by 

 means of kind of three-bladed scarificator. It is 

 now intended to subject all the young elms in a 

 languishing b i a te to this treatment throughout 

 I»ns, it having answered perfectly with those 

 planted on fortifications. In a commercial point 

 "~L th8 „ di8C0ire, 7 « of some importance." 

 promises most valuable 

 nuh. 



— To Joseph Macoiiber, Macedon, N. Y-, foi 

 specimens of a green, sweet apple, much like B. I 

 Greening in appearance, and larger and more con 

 ioal than (.Ireen Sweeting. It appears like a lon( 

 keeper, and in all respects we should judge it U 

 be a valuable sweet apple. It wa3 brought origin 

 ally by Mr. M. from Vermont. 



— To Ellwanger 4 Barry for a large basket of 

 magnificent pears which we are examininj 

 tasting daily, as they mature, with great sat 



— To E. W. Sylvester, of Lyons, for speci 

 of a small seedling apple, known aa the Syl 

 —small, round; calyx closed, in a shallow, 

 kled basin ; stalk very abort and slender, inserted 

 iu a deep, narrow cavity ; skin smooth, y el Ion' 

 cream odor, sometimes with a beautiful blmtb 

 the suuny side; flesh white, tender, TftTj Jul 

 with a pleasant flavor. Mr.S. sajs "the tieei 

 good bearer, tbe apples always fair, nud full 

 vmoua juice. Season, October mid > '.nuuib.-i . 



NEW SUBSTITUTE FOR GRASS LAWNS. 



SpbikiOLA PilifbIa. — To Mr. MonRrcdiert bi 

 ones the merit of buvint fir,.!, pointed out lbi 

 }pergula Pilifera was capable of fore 



efor 



DOflf 



A piece of ground planted bero four yc 



with this pretty little moss like Alpine, [1 11 



bos been for these three years past, closely 



with a curpet of the richest green— soft am 



to tbe tread, and forming o turf equal to that of the 



finest grass, for which, at first sinht, it 



easily be mistaken. Over grass, 







tbe first pine, 

 io mowing, and it 13 reported to w 

 effects of long continued drouth bo 

 ig comparatively gr 



wben the latter has been bu: 

 in its favor is its evenness of surface, provided 

 ground laid down with it has been made so in 

 first instance — a matter of great importance — 

 as the plant itself never grows more than a quarter 

 or half of an inch in height, 

 other defects of formation are ever afterwnrds 

 perceptible. After planting, tbe only 

 it requires is sweeping and rolling. If 

 turbed it would be one mass of white flowers in 

 July, but as most people prefer a lawn pcrfeclli 

 green to one covered with blossoms, tbo loitei 

 should be removed by frequent sweepings will] i 

 lino besom, A birch broom is too rough for it 

 In forming a lawn with this plant, Mr. Mongre 

 dien's gardener, Mr. Summers, recommends th( 

 seeds, which are very small, lo be sown behind a 

 north wall, and when up to be transplanted where 

 required, placing the plants regularly over tbe 

 surface, at say sis inches apart. On strong clay it 

 1 yellow hue, but this has been 



util'ul green 

 lanure. Unfore- 



ise, however, in 



from the little 



found to be easily converted 



by watering with weak liquid n 



seen disadvantages may yet or 



connection with the employment 



plant; but at present, judging 



experiment that has been made wi 



promises to answer perfectly, and 



point of view, seeing that mowing may be dis 



pensed with, it cannot fail to be highly appre 



ciated. A trial of it on a more ex tensive scale is nov> 



being carried out, tbe result of which we hope tt 



be enabled to report hereafter.— Gardi ntrs' Chron 



GRAPE CULTURE ABOUT SYRACUSE. 



This subject hav 



facts necessary to be known and heeded 

 to give permanent success to Grape Cultivation. 

 The soil, climate, and proper treatment of tbo 

 vino, summer and winter, mustcombino to reward 

 the careful and diligent with an abundance of 

 grapes in full maturity. Fir3t, make the selection 

 of the vines with regard to their being hardy and 

 productive; have the soil mellow, rich and deep, 

 with plenty of sun and circulation of air, with 

 underdraiuage, ordinarily, at least three feet deep 

 Sprinkle sulphur on the leaves once or twice in 

 immcr, if they are inclined to mildew; take 

 be suckers and weak sprouts, so as not to 

 have too much vine for the room. Take the cheap 

 insurance of laying down the vines, (after they 

 are trimmed about the 1st of December,) on the 

 ground, and covering them slightly with earth or 

 other substances. Give them soap suds and other 



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ing lbs winter. Acting upon the valuable Bag- 

 gestioDS recently made in tbe Ritual New -Yokkii, 

 to visit our neighbors' gardens, I will refer to the 

 to the practical experience of some of our neigh- 

 bors and citizens i have observed during a few 

 spare hours snatched from my profession. 



Recently, in a call on my venerable friend Hon. 

 B. Davis Noxon, he called my attention to bis 

 grapes, recently gathered, nod the perfect bunches 

 nicely laid down for the winter, in boxes three or 

 four layers deep, with cotton between. Also, to 



e fact that upon a Train 





Isabella vine, and upon a space of some eight feet 

 square bad gathered a bushel of most elegant 

 grapes. They were the best be raised, as lo ripe- 

 ness and perfection. 



I next called upon Mr. Allen Corey, of this 

 city, whose vines are of seven years setting, 

 mostly Isabella, the rows running north and 

 south, eight feet apart. The soil is a sandy loam, 

 with a gravelly subsoil, and his Isabella grapes, 

 in size, excel any I have ever aeeo. Ho informed 

 me bis crop last year from half an acre was 8,300 

 pounds of grapes. He also called my attention to 

 a seedling grape just in bearing, raised by him, a 

 hybrid between a Connecticut grape aud tbe 

 Catawba. Ii we* two weeks or more earlier than 

 tbe Isabella. Tbe grape certainly lusted well, is 

 somewhat high. 







Myt 



1 Mr. Gin 



: RatHOB, of 



quantity and quality of his grapes were indice 

 boppiness aud rational enjoyment. His Conct 

 and Dianas were especially fine. 



or, from Sauoel 

 eofthesewewere 

 ive not succeeded 





THE NEW GRAPES. 



J. J. TnoitAS, editor of the Country OtntUman, 

 makes tbe following notes on some of tbe new 

 grapes, received by the 

 Miller, of Pennsylvania. 

 anxious to see this year, bi 

 in doing so. 



Unh'ti ViHutjc— Bunch U inches long, not shoul- 

 large, seven eights of an inch in 

 dinmeler — dark-brownisb-black — much resem- 

 bling ihe Isabella in flavor, hardly so good perhaps 

 — nearly round. We ahould like to know the 

 exact period of ripening. 



Mary Ann.— Bunch small, berries half an inch 

 in diameter, black,— probably very early; flavor 

 good, equal to Isabella, sweet, perceptibly foxy, 

 but not disagretable. S. Miller says, "hardy and 

 immensely productive." 



Qatiady —Bunch of medium size, 4 or 5 inches 

 long, slightly shouldered, moderately compact; 



1 liveeigbts 



dim 



light green, sometimes n faint shade of sal 

 sweet, scarcely foxy, wilh much pulp, rotber defi- 

 cient in flavor. Downing sais "very good," and 

 S. Miller, "sweet a* honey, with a peculiar and 

 delightM aroma." Tastes diller. and we cannot 

 place it so high in the acule of excellence. 



Lmoir. — Hunch scarcely hbouldered, 4 inches 

 long, ratber compact; berries rather small, or 

 three-eights to one half an inch iu diameter, with 

 a ratber biiik aud quite high flavor — "good" or 

 "very good." 



Franklin, — A small, broad, should..' red bunch, 



diameter, round, block, apparently thoroughly 

 ripened, and hence an early sort. Quality " good," 

 perhaps "very good." There is a perceptibly 

 brisk flavor, a very slight shade of tho acerb 

 quality of ibe frost grape, 



Mr. DiiwNiNrt states in the, HorticvUurut, the 

 results of bis experience and observation with the 

 new grapes, as follows : 



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ttllOF 



ng to do without it. Mildewi 

 101 e tban the Isabella. Requir 

 i the "American Chossselas." 



it will be uuv, 

 a little, but 1 



i but time torn 



GOOD, WHOLESOME BREAD-POTATO YEAST. 



flour so that when it It thoroughly ■Caided it will 

 be about the eontUicncy of mash; boat will; 

 wbeo cool enough, add iwo-ih,ru* tc scup rrcafa 

 yeast. Wben vtry li v ht, knead with abttle -arm 



ing to Ihe board, then in, .he in luav«*, Wben 

 again light, bake in a good oven. The ft 



two quart pans, Let it rise very ligh 

 placing iu the oven, or until il begins to crack on 

 top. ltako half to three-fourths of no hour, keep. 



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good- sized potatoes 



While the potatoes a 

 ful of bops, tie them 



l sctire 1 1 ' 



rilh stud it 

 e and ma> 

 iing,l„kea 



l'llUI 





,ud frot 



. live, 



or until the potatoes aie done and iuu-h<-<l, 

 to the mushed potatoes one tcasaucetful lb 

 two tablespoons augaij one fourth tcetpoon i 

 one teaspoon ginger— scald tbe whole with 

 bop water; mix well, und wben cool enough, 

 iwo-thirds teacup brewer's jeust. Set io a w 

 place until very light. This jeast, if kepi 1 

 cool place, but where it will not freeze, will 

 good for several weeks during the winter. 



HOW TO PUT UP HAMS AND LARD. 



inquiry iu the 



Rural "how to put up h 

 that I will warrant to keep them any reusi 

 length of time, perfectly sweet— as follows: 

 When the hams are Buffioientlj dried (si 

 an.: half months after killing,) wrap them >< 

 newspapers — ( the Rural would give tti 

 spier 



u^h I would prefer lo k.ep my old o 

 cc to Ihe digre 



..' ndpaok 



aweet and nice as loDg as you pleuse. 



While I am m the way of it, I will send you a 

 recipe for making laid " aj whiUai mow." Now, 

 don't be incredulous, but try, aud then yon will 

 know 'lis so! Tuke about tbo proportion of one 

 gallon lye and two lablespoonfulsof sodato thirty 

 gallons water, and boil the fat 111 it ihe usual way, 

 and my word for it, yoor lard will rival inoir. 



COLORniG RECIPE -CREAM PIE. 

 t:— In reply to ai 



s late I 





-Take 



Tort 3fa<!> int. — Hardy, produciive. "Pretty 

 good." A few days earlier lhan Isabella. 



If yd.'.-. Eliza, Canty » Auguti and Baldwin' i 

 Early.— AW probably same us York Madeira. 



- Longest tested. Not a delicate 

 grower, as some represent. Fruit sugary 

 matic, refreshing. Never cloys, and is of the 

 highest quality. 



Diana, — One of the most vigorous growi 

 Begins to color, and is very good to eat almost 

 early as the Delaware, but does not hasten 

 maturity as thai kind does. 



JItrbi-mont.— Needa protection in winter, t 

 will not ripen its fruit norlh of New York, a 

 rule. It gives abundant crops of delicious, spicy 

 fruit, the berries of which are bags of wine. 



Anna. — First fruited while A. J. Downin 

 living. Flavor reminds one of tbe Muscat of 

 andria. It grows much like tbe Catawba 

 seems to rcaist mildew better than any except 

 Delaware. Berries large, mucb like Cat 

 peculiarly dotted and covered with bloom. Color 

 greenish white, sometimes light amber. Less 

 acid than tbe Catawba. Ripens as early u 

 Isabella. 



PEAR BLIGHT. 



Ens. Rural Nkw-Yorkbii: — Either 



ilure on my part in making myself u 



my communication published in you 



August 86th, or through some misundt 



ud communication on tbe part of M 



his article in the BdraX. of Oct. 



Spekcb and myself,) failed to under: 



It appears that the disease alluded 1 

 'esce, affects nothing 

 irk blight to which I 

 nfined lo tbe body 





alluded to by Mr. 



iu roots, while the 

 i in my article is 

 f tbe lower limbs, 

 the larger limbs. 

 Will Mr. SmX<% ood ollier g^tlemen of the 

 ruit Growers' Society of Western New York, give 

 3, poor benighted outsiders, a little " more light " 

 a the subject ? 0. C. BEEcnjta. 



quiry 11 



To Coton Straw Leao,c 

 beech-bark chips, cover with water and set over 

 the fire until you think the strength is out, then 

 strain the die, pluce it over the Are agam, adding 

 a Utile copperas, (not too much, or it will make it 

 too near a black.) The dje must be very aliuug 

 of the beech-bark. Clean yoor straw with soap 

 and water and a brush, then put it into ihe eye, 

 stir and turn over often (to prevent spotting,) air- 

 ing it occasionally until durk cnoagh. Rinse in 

 clear water. When dry it may need brushing. I 

 have always colored in brass, but somelhiug else 

 may be as good. 



CnsAu Pies,— Lady readers of Ibe Rural, plra«e 

 try my way. Into one pint of cream lilt 1 table- 

 spoon of flour, nearly half cup fcugar, aliltiesalt, 

 und season with nutmeg or exlract of lemon.— 

 Make a good crusl ond jour pit will bo good. 



Henderson, H, T., 



1809. 



Mrs. M. I; Ktc*. 



STAitcnreo Fi-vb 



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ticing an inquiry 



in tbe Rural New 



Yonker for 



a good recipe for 



starching hoc shir 



s, collars, A 



c.,I send jou one 



which I have nev 





shed. One ounce 









Ibin cake on plat 





zeofaquarierdol- 



lar, added to a qu 



rt of prepared starob, ei*es a 



beautiful lustre to 







iron Bticking.— Vt 



iriA, Levant. 



V. r., 18S9. 



Soda Crackers. 



-OneaDdon 



-half cups of milk; 



1 U'uspoonful soda 







a piece of butter as large as a 





salt — put the soda 



in tbe milk 



n, and bake in a 







quick oven.-NBLL 





Kalamazoo, Mich. 





«.-Will so 



me of the Rural 



readers please info 





make elderberry 



wine? I have eighteen galloosoftbe jiuce. \\ ill 



it pay to monoraotu 



rc?-D.N.O 



ardi.ner, Dundtt, 







UiirrtRMiLK Cake.— One teacup buttermilk; 1 

 nblespoon butler; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 teaspoon 

 alt; 1 teacup dried currunls; 1 teaspoon cream 

 jriar; 3 cups flour. Bake slowly one hour — 

 rinniE, Oakland, N. T. 



CoLoaiNc Kid Oi 



en how to color white kid gl 

 ■ blue?— Sallt, Sidthill, 1859 



Charlotte Rossi.- Will &ouie 

 inform us through the Rural N« 



ake Charlotte Rosso, and oblige— A01 



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