, hove recti ted them directly ft 

 Jfr. Bus", and all, BO far as we have learr. 

 1,ktc bad reason to rejoice when tbe plants gi 

 mod bloom«d ho beautifully, that tbey had di 

 w/tb ore who knew what constituted a good 

 Mower, and that ho was not one ot those who 

 "know the right, aod still the wrong pursue." 

 We have planted a good many ofMr. Bliss' seeds, 

 and in almost every cose we can say we were 

 satisfied with the result — which is no mean praise, 

 Our «bow of AiUTA this full was superb-the 7>u/- 

 fmtnU, BoqutU, Ranunculus- Flowered, Ac, were 

 Bpltndid, and were awarded tbe Premium at our 

 County Exhibition. Mr. B, we see by the Spring- 

 field papers, has been compelled by bis increasing 

 business to change bis store for a larger, and in 



JlopuUicatt declares to be the most elegant of the 



is sixty-five feet deep by thirty wide, tbe frout- 

 baif paved with marble. The counters, frame 

 work and oil, from the plate to tbe floor, are of 

 beautifully polished marble. Too much pri 



, Uu- 



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1 of t 



so highly, without the : 

 feature that is tricky or tawdry. The element < 

 fitness is apparent evcrj where, and that of beaut 

 is made to be its natural outgrowth aod exprei 

 ■Km, Tbe fresco painting, exquisitely done, unite 

 bajmontouly in the gcoeral effect." 



t the prosperity of our N'urseryme 



I Hon 



ttbe i 



ing to muke the world better, and bnppier, and 

 more beautiful. Tbe New York TrUnm calls tbe 

 store of Mr. Buss a " Ditace of Flowtrs," and 

 mokes tbe following remarks:-" We have in this 

 tity some specimens to show bo* palaces can be 

 bu.lt of pills; or how a Fifth Avenue msoeion 

 may be made to resemble a bottle of sursapaullo, 

 being built of the profits of that delectat.de com- 

 pound; and we have some knowledgo of a lull 

 building in Chestnut street, Philadelphia, built of 

 s, panacea of the ills that human flesh is heir to 

 here on earth. Put it isorilj in .Springfield, Uuf., 

 th a l i> puluceof Bowers is tube found. 'May bis 



yl.u.l.. 



y thee 



Inquiries anb Clnsujcrg. 



gUl 



Tietlnn about Ilvbri. 

 a Co., N. y.,1639. 



In response to tbe above, we think we could not 

 do butler tban to give a brief chapter from Allen 

 on the Grape:— "The Isabella, and generally tbe 

 kind* that withstand our climate in Mass'iebusells. 

 blossom fourteen days earlier than tbe Chuwlw, 

 or Eur It Black July. Tbe Muscat of Alexandria 

 is a few days later stilt in flowering. To remedy 

 tbil difficulty, nod to obtain the different kinds in 





: bad t 



s by pre 



ulbgla. 



covering, or tbe farina may be saved in a tin box, 

 or glois bottle, from tbo grapery, until tbe vines 

 are id bloom. I bare an Isabella in the grapery, 

 growing principally for the purpose of impregna- 

 tion, and I may, one of theie days, produce some- 

 thing new from it. This difference of the flowering 

 tolls in question tbe accounts of seedlings having 

 been the result of a natural cross botweea our 

 native sorts and foreign ones ; under usual circum- 

 stances, il could not bare token place. 



lolured by the most healthy and vigorous 

 1 presumed to be best for planting, to 

 w kinds. Tbe apply' 









lod of 'pi 



obtain new sorts in the shortest time, and this is 

 called hybridizing. 



To do Ibis properly, tbe bunch to be acted on 

 should be thinned of ihree-qnurlcra of the buds ; 

 tbo lower part should be cut nwuy entirely, 

 (immediately before inflorescence;) the strongest 

 buds always to be left. 



Observe them closely, and, as soon as the flower9 

 open, with bharp scissors clip the anthers, being 

 •areful not to injure the pistil ; with a soft brush, 

 opply the pollen from tbe kind to be used in 



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■ [-lie. 



, tbe i 





from the vine, and 

 gently rubbed or applied to tbe bunch, by fre- 

 quently striking tbem together on every aide, 

 ited several days, until it is 

 all impregnated ; a fresh 



bunch, with pollen i 

 be had at each operation. The pollen mnatbedry, 

 and in a lulling condition, to be fit f or lhe purp08e ' 

 If your vines are so situated thai a branch to be 

 acted upon can be brought into contact with the 

 branch of another kind, and the bunches inter- 

 cutting away tbe male part of the blossom from 

 the kind that is to ripen the seed for the new kinds. 



The right band flgu 



f 



i magnified reprosenta- 



-i me grape ; lhe middle one is tbe 



bloworo. Tbechange from the bud to tbe blossom 

 usually rapid, and lakes place about 30 to 40 



two or three weeks, and, at this I. me. it is perft 

 ing the seed. Wben this is done, tbe fruil beg. 

 growing agaio; thus it appeais the seed will 

 rege tale, even if the fruit dues not ripen sutlicicntly 

 to be eatable. 



To obtain bardy grapes, 

 should recommend the Catawba, or tbe Isabella, 

 to be impregnated wiib tbe Erontignan, tbe B'ack 

 July, the Golden Cbasselas, the Piimaston Whi 

 Cluster, tbe Black Hamburgh, and Esperione; 

 hybrid from any of these would probably be 

 grape ripening in less time than tbe first two. 



Niw-YuiihtK iia article, recommending Itie use 

 lawns, I have a small vaiu.GO bjfiOfe,.., m »i.,cu 

 u>dy toll just 0U( 



mo by r 



The article we gave was from an English journal, 

 and contained an account of tbe fitst attempt to 

 use this plant as a substitute for grass, wbicb 

 seemed very successful. The lale English Hoiti- 



at from one to four shillings per dor,cn, uccoiding 

 to size. We have not seen plants or deeds adver- 

 tised in this country. 



or houses from which I can gel lhe ■< . -I 

 joo'b Fovorllo Cucumber?-E. N. P„ Wc 

 Grape seed may be planted as soon 

 is matured, or they may be kept in a 

 until spring. Plant in a good, warm, 

 Tbe cucumber seed will be found a 

 this number of the Rubal, by the gen 

 whom we obtained the specimen froti 

 drawing was made. Its genuineness 



Koul-Baiu Buns. -Will jou, or if 



KOHlr-RaSl Bbbo can now be obtained or any c 

 the leading seedsmen who advertise in the BoEA] 

 — Tnonnim* A Co., of New York, B. K. Bliss, o 

 Springfield, Mass., Ac. 



ITEMS FROM THE FRENCH JOURNALS. 



A Dielttra spfctabilis with white flowers has 



been obtained by M Itolland, a gardener at Meanx 

 It has been found that Grapes sulphured in very 

 hot weather and very hot places, become burnt as 

 it were by tbo sulphur, but that this never hap- 

 pened elsewhere or at olber times. 



M. Paves proposes to diive off caterpillars and 

 grubs attacking fruit by means of a weak prepara- 

 tion of oil dashed upon the trees. He mixes a 

 few scruples of whale oil in a quart of water, 

 adding tome drops of ammonia; tbe mixture is 



upon tbe trees by a garden engine. 



A, M. Galein, a gardener at Nantes, used collo- 

 dion to cover the wounds in fruits that bave been 

 bitten or wounded by insects or otherwise, and 

 that are beginning to spread in a stale of decay. 

 For this purpose be scrapes away carefully with a 

 silver knife all the injured part, aod tben gently 

 paints tbe place with collodion applied with a 

 camel's hair pencil. He assures us that the decay 

 of injured fruit is thus effectually arrested. 



As omateur wishing to destroy the tranrpartney 

 or the glass roof of his greenhouse, bit upon the 

 following plan :-Ue melted a tallow candle over a 

 gentle fire, poured the liquid grease into a pot, 

 and let it stand till it became unctuous— neither 

 too soft nor too bard. On a warm doy, wben the 

 glass was all dried up, ho 





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: grer 



applied by a cotton dabber. He rubbed and daubed 

 the glass nnlil be brought the grease to a uniform 

 surface. After which he gently passed ibe same 

 dabber of cotton linen over the glass pependicu- 

 larly, which gave tbe glasB tbe appearance of 

 being finely furrowed. The roof thus prepared so 

 completely prevented the direct rajs of the sun 

 from passing that nothing in the inside could be 

 seen from tbe outtide, although wben in the 

 light was clear aod bright without the least glare. 

 We are assured that tbJj is an effectual prevention 

 of all burning or Bcorching which so much dis- 

 figures plants kept under glass in summer. 

 BiAtmiir 



s tbe 



dy Sophora J upon- 

 tea, it is little cultivated either in this country oi 

 elsewhere; ond yet it does well in all sorts of soil! 

 except those which arc cold, heavy and uodrumed 

 It appears thot its buds have great importance it 

 dyeing. The Chinese use them for a pure yellow 

 or will, the addition of indigo for one of then 

 The yellow is particularly valuable foi 



e wood, and scarcely 



after Christmas. Most of our readers, no 

 e acquainted with tbe old Indian Chry- 

 jm, wbicb formed a large plant, with semi- 

 owers, a class by no means to be despised 

 or negleciod, but in 1347 Mr. Fobtuse sent from 

 China a new race of Cbrysao them urns, called 

 tbe Chinese or Pompone, and sometimes tbe 

 Button or Daisy Chrysanthemum. They are of 

 a dwarf and busby habit, small foliage and 

 daisy- like flowers, small and very double like 

 a Ranunculus, and are produced in profusion. 

 Since their introduction they buvc been multiplied 

 and improved by florists from seed, and every 

 season adds to the number of choice 



i our engraving is the 1'tr- 

 f.ctwn, a purplish lilac, of a regular and beautiful 

 form, and blooms in large clusters. One of the 

 best of ibis color. 



Cuttings are generally made in March or April, 

 and tbey root in a sandy noil, in pots, if kept at a 

 temperature of CO or 7o°, in about two weeks. 

 They may be turned out in the garden in May, in 

 a dry, rich soil, Here a little attention in cultiva- 

 tion and pinching to muke the plants grow bushy, 

 is all the care tbey will need until tbe latter part 

 of October, when tbey should be taken op, potted 

 and carried to the house for flowering. A better 

 way is to place the plants m large pots in Mi.j, 

 and sink these pots in the border, wben tbey can 

 be removed to the house for flowering without 

 trouble. The roots may also be divided in the 

 spring and planted out, which will save the troubl 

 of sinning new plants, but young ones flower best. 



plants ready to flower, at the green-house very 

 cheap, and we know nothing be'.ter for early 

 Winter flowers than the Chrysanthemum. 



THE FLORAL HAIL AT STATE FAIR. 



Ens. Rural New-Yobker:— In the last number 

 I see you object to the arrangements of the fruit 

 aod flower building, and rrry justly, too. You 

 might have complained ul tin.* limited space, for 

 there wus not room enough, bad ns it was, to show 



unpacked, although they arrived in season. There 

 was not room enough for tbe professional fruit 

 grower, to say nothing of the ama'eurs, who, by 

 the way, were poorly represented. Your proposed 

 ground plan is very good, ODly give length enough, 

 — belter have empty shelves than have the tilings 

 crowded. Tbe Fair wos loo late for a good show of 

 flowers. There shoold be some stated time selected 

 for tbe State Fair,— neither too late or too early- 

 say the 3d week in September, and the County 



..»■. i i 



i set their time so os not ti 



i the locality where theS 



This reminds me that Ibavoheard tbe propriety of 

 permanently locutiDgtheSta'e Fair again epobeo of. 

 This putting up sham buildings for one exhibition 

 and tcanog tbem down, is ra'ber poor business, but 

 it should not be located atany ont place, notless tbnn 

 thru places, nor for more than ti n years. Albtny, 



,i,i.[ Clin 



rple. 





there would be a strife between the localities which 

 would have tbe best fair. They could tben afford 

 a shingled roof to protect fancy articles from tbe 



blows so as to make it necessary to board up the 



A few words as to what constitutes an amat-ur 

 florist. You mention the names of Mrs. Van 

 Nawbe and Mrs. Newcoua, of Pittstown, as ama- 

 teur florists. They enter their articles as such, 

 aod as such get the premiums, but if the line wos 

 drawn between tbe professional and amaleor florist 

 as it is between the fruit growers, tbey would be 

 found on the wrong rids. Tbey are both concerned 

 in the sale' of seeds and plants of all kinds 

 in the spring of the year, and have been for some 

 time, as any one can satisfy themselves that wishes 

 to, by calling at tbe store of W. E. LUqax, Tenth 

 Street, Troy, and at the Agricultural House of 

 HJBBI Warbbji, Ki'er Street. As an amateur. I 

 object to Ibis, as it gives them a pocket foil of 

 cash, that costs them nothing but tbe trouble of 



unfavorable to the germination of seeds, und tbe 

 great June frost cut down many plants that had 

 managed to get a start, thus potting them back, 

 so that early Autumn frosts came soon enough to 

 destroy tender annuals, such as Balsams, French 

 and German Asters, Ac, before they weieoutof 

 flower, and too soon to allow many hardier varie- 

 ties to ripen their seeds. On light, warm soil, 

 and with a good exposure and extra care, most 

 kinds of Sowers may have come forward rapidly 

 op of seeds, but in 



ordir 





it will require close picking to find enough for 

 next year's sowing. There will therefore, doubt- 

 less, be opportunity for benevolent persons to 

 give awoy there entire surplus of these fancy 

 wares, and it is to be hoped that sucb as are 

 favored with on abundant snpply of them will 

 take pains to lay in a good stock for distribution 

 among their less fortunate neighbors, A moat 

 delicate and acceptable service might, with little 

 trouble, be rendered to those who would engage 

 in tbe cultivation of flowers if they possessed or 

 could easily obtain necessary seeds, by gathering, 

 putting up in packages, and labeling such varie- 

 ties as one has to spare, for presentation to 

 neighbors and friends. Such gifts always have a 

 peculiar appropriateness and value; and in 

 bestowing them, the donor may properly make a 

 distinction according to tbe floral circumstances 

 of the receivers, since one does as great a favor by 

 offering tbe commonest kinds to tboso who are 

 wholly destitute of flowers, as in giving newer 

 and rarer varieties to such as already have a col- 

 lection of the ordinary sorts. 



Lest, in the pleasant excitement of preparation 

 for next spring's gardening, all adverse experi- 

 ence in flower-culture should be forgotten, and, 

 for lack of warning, beginners repeat the mistakes 



intending to lay out their first flower bed next 

 year against sowing seeds of high ond of low- 

 growing plants in mixed rows; especially in rows 

 running east and west. The objec 



Tall, t 



; planl 



light 



ing among low ones 



shade tbelallertoo much, preventing them attmn- 



ripening of the seed. The mischief might be 



somewhat less in the case of rows running north 

 und soith; still, it would not allow low flowers tu 

 show to the best advantage, und is by no means a 

 tasteful arrangement. A happier plan would be 



■ pi* 





ploi 



t n.. It 



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edow 



.... (lie I. 



Or, Us 



meot demands too much time and atudy, it wil 

 do very well to place the high und the low flower: 

 in separate groups. To facilitate the lubor of cul 

 tivators in this respect, papers contumiug flonei 



seeds should always bear a statement of ibe heighi 

 to which they grow. 



Tbe sowing of seeds seem such a simple opera 

 tion that the directions of professional florists ir. 





L.rld, 





> negle< 



by amateurs, 



islof Spring- 

 ild stand ten 



inches apart each way, and the plauts be tied to 

 neat stakes. Now, this space, though probably 

 limited enough for Mussu elm setts, seemed to me 

 loo liberal an allowance for Western New York 

 soil , accordingly, I thinned out my plants to live 

 or six inches, but relying on tbem to support 

 themselves as tbey do when standing thickly 

 together in rows, I neglected to fasten tlj.'in to 

 slakes as directed. The oo&iequence wus that 

 owing their high growth uud top-heaviness they 

 were easily beaten down by the wind and rain, 

 and many of them uprooted before they hud fairly 

 attaiued full bloom. A little care in the way of 

 providing them suitable support would have 

 enabled me to enjoy tbem much longer than I 

 did, and perhaps gather seed for further use. 



Fruit is the New Yonn Mabeet.— -V/ 1 ''"-- T ' M1 





thai ii large ■ ■■■ rn So* ^ ■••^ 



»'" <<■/■ 'i '""'l) '"ill..: irees, onlho night of the mh 



= Quinces, T-UOL.tOtf 



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VtFj 



Ib.SlflKe, 



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Mfc-2V'tune, 



ttt » 



live Out West, pubtpa more particularly 

 so because we used to live in the good old State of 

 New York. It mi; be that lome of jour maDy 



life— many have friends living in the "Great 

 West," and some may anticipate moviug in this 



Siate. 



Times arc hard, in a financial way, and the 

 people do not feel able to spend much for luxuries, 



large purtiep,— in a fathionabU noy, or such as 

 ore expected in the East, where money ia more 

 plenty. But we have social gatherings that arc 

 pleasant and proper under present c ire urns' an ces, 

 although some fmhicmahl* people might think 

 differently.— uud we are quite williug tbey should, 

 as long as their opinion docs not cause any inter- 

 ference with our social arrangements. A few of 

 our leaders in society get together and agree to 

 meet at a friend's house on a certain evening, 

 (after ascertaining that ihcy will be welcome,) and 

 tben word is tent around (not invitations,) to all 

 the neighbors iolorming them of the time agreed 

 upon, bo that all who feel disposed may meet with 

 the compauy. All who attend these paitiestukc 

 some provision from homo for the table, picnic 

 fashion, so lhat we get a great variety of good and 

 nice things to eat iu abuudance, and hove baskets 

 full left. Tbe lady of tbe house where they meet 

 usually furnishes butler, ten, coffee, sugar and 

 cream. Those who do not believe we have good 

 suppers and a delightful suciul time, may "come 



We bave some comfortable, good-sized dwelling 

 houses on this lovely prairie, at which we havo 

 our social gatherings. The number at each parly 

 varies from forty to seventy-five, according to 

 circum stances, weather, Ac. Wc also have a 

 pleasant Sewing Society fieri; — usually meeting 

 once io two weeks. Theinhabitonts of this vicinity 

 are nearly all people who come from the Eastern 

 States within u few past yours, and are intelligent 

 and industrious. We bave a comfortable Church 

 with a good bell, Ac;,— preaching part of the time, 

 but no permunent minister. Last winter, the first 

 time in a number of years, we were without regu- 

 lar preaching. Prayer meetings are held every 



eboui 



The 



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irdoy e 



J tlieli: 



a good Singing School a little out of our neighbor- 

 hood, at Sand Spring, which we attend occasion- 

 ally. From these fuels you may know that we still 

 keep moving, though "hard times" muy he on 

 every tongue. A — a. 



PRESERVING CRAB APPLES, CAKES, &c. 



Ens. Nsw-YonKEitr— Noticing in a late Rural 

 an inquiry for tbe mode of preserving Crab Ap- 

 ples, I thought that I would answer it by telling 

 how my mother preserves them, and also add my 

 mite to the column of Domestic Economy. 



To Fresuuvk Crab Apples.— To 1 lb. of Crab 

 Apples, take 1 lb. sugar; put the sogar iu a kettle 

 with just enough water to keep it ftorn burning; 

 let it boil up, tbon skim and put in the apples.— 

 Let them cook until you can run a straw through 

 them, then skim out and boil tbe juice down to a 

 jelly, then pour over the apples. 



Rich Cookies'.— Rub together, till white, I tea- 

 cup butler; Li teucupa sugar; beat S eggl aod stir 

 in the butter aud sugar with a little flour; grate 

 in a nutmeg ; dissolve 1 teaspoon soda in 1 teacup 

 sweet milk, or water, and strain it on Iho cake, 

 then add flour till still* enough to roll easily. 



Spomob Cakb.— Three eggs; 1 cup sugar; % 

 cup sweet milk; 1 teospouu soda; 1 do. cream tax- 

 «-■ -i cups Hour. 



Gingkii Cakb.— Two eggs; 1 cup hotter; 1 do. 

 buttermilk; 2 do. molasses; 4 do. flour; 1 table- 

 spoon ginger — a little salt. Hart. 



CHARLOTTE DE RUSSE, CASES, fie. 



Ens. BOBAl Nhw-Tobbbb :— In compliance with 

 a request in u lute number of your paper, f inclose 

 the following recipe for " Charlotte He Kiisse. — 

 Also for Bakers' Ginger Cakes, and Old Maids- 

 Cake. 



Cuarlottb Da Rvssb.— Take (1 eggs to a pint of 



"ilk; 



Ml gill 1 



Of diasolved isinglass; when baked el it cool.- 



Hake a whip and mi . with ihecusturd.-cool it in 

 forms. Lay io the bottom of the dish tfi.n shces 

 or sponge coke, alternately with jelly around the 

 dish. 



Bakbhs' GjN'-w; Cakes. — Oue pint molasses; 

 >;lb. butler; i eggs; 2 table^poonfuls ginger; 

 li -tablespoouful* saleratus ; 1 teacup buttermilk; 

 flour to stiffen. Roll thin aud cut in small cakes. 



Olo IIaios' Cakb.— One and a balfpintabuUer- 

 milk, 2 teaspoonfuls saleratus; 4 large spoonfuls 

 molasses; a little salt; 1% teacups each of Cour 

 and meal. Bake three quarters of an hour. 



These recipes I call very good. urs. n. 



Bath, N. Y., 18M. 



Kiel Ci sTAiin.— Take the whites of eight eggs, 

 beat them to a froth, add one pint und a half of 

 new milk ; three tablespoons oi « bite sugar ; nut- 

 meg to taste; bake slow aod not brown; make a 

 frosting of one egg and one spoonful of sogar.and 

 wben the costard is dene put oo frosting und 

 in the oven three minnle*.-- F. M. L., Wutfidd, 

 -V. I'., 1850. 



