MOO&E'S RU&AL HEW-YOK&ER. 



bai 1 



- sod limb 



Of newly 



transplanted tr 





Form 





bought tbu 



t delugiog the t 

















fferiDgflnd 



dying fron 



injuries received m 





al. Then, 



hroogb Ibe 



teachings of pr 









byeiampl 



, and through II 







alandAgri 









ofdOB 

















a be admitted, 



ud 



gener 



Ilj to be p 



acticed by 



those who made 

 But, in case of la 



Tffi 





or tboee (hut bad bee 



badly taboo up 





kftdi 



ffered from 



bad packi 



g, or delay in tr 





porlation, it was 



found tbat 



tbe moisture wo 



uld 





through 



the pores 



or tbe bark, wh 





wouk 





d Ibe tree 







spiis 



f pruning a 



odtbewate 



r applied tolbcro 





Then 

 paren 



t was fouod 

 y dead, we 



rereaulc'l 



ated by being bu 



ed 



iu the earth for a few days, tbe berk gradually 

 absorbing moisture, swelling, and becomiug ap- 

 parently bealtby, and in good condition for plant- 

 ing. This led to the sprinkling of the trunk and 

 branches, instead of giving all tbe walcr to tbe 

 roots, and finally, to what is better, the covering 

 of tbe trunks of choice trees with damp moss, or 



This 



In rye I 



mI ;!,.! 





icularly i 





In this country we do very little at planting 

 largo trees, the expense being too great ; yet, as 

 we have traveled through tbe country, and ob- 

 served ihe magnificent specimens of native trees, 

 growing in tbe Gelds and in the scaUering woods, 



2 thought that the t : 

 would t 





isfer a 



iese specimens of the grand and the be 

 leir own grounds. In Europe the tran 

 r neorly full grown trees is no slran 

 iced that large l 



isptaot 



9 Boulei 



i Pari 



; London GAtatje Gardener thus 



deseribes the effects of tbe past warm summer, 



and the means taken to preserve the trees from 



death,, 



" Tbe hot weather which has lasted so long this 



.ewliat differently, owing, 

 t size. Their trunks bare 

 itb moss up to their lower 

 nveloped with strong bunt- 





g by means of a 

 ler-pipe; and in 

 nost every street 

 pipes arc opened 



raw, carrying off 



Tbe engraving is a skc 

 a large tree enveloped in moss and bunting, and a 

 funnel at the top. Several of the largo Chestnuts 

 planted round the Bourse in tbe spring of lost 

 year, bave suffered severely ; and (bough every care 

 has been taken to keep them well watered, it seems 

 scarcely possible for some of them to recover." 



Onosdaoa, on Swan's Orange Pear. — I om 

 surprised to see (.but there baa been a proposition 

 made to throw out tbe Swan's Orange Ptar, as 

 unworthy of cultivation. Accompanying this I 

 seudjouspecirueasofours. The tree isavigerous 

 grower, and a free bearer, and we think them a 

 very m per ior^ pear for their season. Tbe only 

 ; they gro 1 



large that the fall winds blow them eff before tbey 

 »ny f them in 



, and we lose 

 that way-Mas. A. ] 

 Plymouth, Mich., 185! 



With the above wo received a box of the flues 

 pears of this variety we have ever seen or tasted 

 They weie large, fair, juicy, sweet and flue 

 flavored. This variety is rather variable, bu 



A compart has recently been formed in Mobile 

 i of fostering tbe culture o 

 ng the few months of their exist 

 ny, tbey have purchased eight; 

 enty of which have been planted 

 a grape. The vines are growing 

 t flourishing 



t J. Cramtone, King's Aero, U ere ford ihlre— 

 'aoDiogoam & Son, Liverpool— a large general 





:, Devon— a large gen- 



rlnden, Brussels, Belgium— rare plants, a great 



Jlclllez.Llire-new sorts of chryi 



« &. Von Bpreckelaon, (successors to J. 



lage &, Son, Oarlacm, Holland-bulbs. 



A STRING OF QUESTIONS, 

 the Egg Plant a native of Ibis country T Can 



iler-klUed, can the etocke be whip-grafted tbe 



prlng? 



tat is tbe size of an ordinary Hubbard Squash 



ripe 



scplng a wool pota- 





1. The Egg-Plant is a native of Africa. It may 

 be fried in batter, butter, or with a beef-steak. 

 Never heard those who like it complain of its un- 

 heallbiness, but those who dislike it thank it is 

 hardly fit for pigs to eat. 



2. Grafting the peach is seldom successful, and 

 don't pay. 



Sd. The Hubbard Squash grows from five or six 

 to twelve or fifteen pounds in weight. They should 

 be gathered before frost, or they will not keep. 

 Tbey may be boiled, but are best baked in the 

 shell, first cutting them into quarters or halves 

 and taking out the inside. 



4. Don't know anything of the Mexican Cucum- 

 ber, which it seems, by tbe inquiry, is a gourd. It 

 is a shame to call any gourd & cucumber. It makes 

 nd people learn to call every large 





Oiird. 



e earth, nail up the box, leaving openings 

 for a little ventilation, then bury the box in a dry 

 ich of frost, and where the 



temperature would b 



rw ia simp'y a hot-bed frai 

 irdy, plants of Lettuce, < 



and I 



p off tl 



' is p| u , 



The cold frame is generally used in ihe spring foi 

 forwardmg annual flowers, and other plants for 

 transplanting to tbe open ground. What is 

 a pit by gardeners, is sometimes named 



This 



. pit i 





for protection from 

 in severe weather. Tbe pit, if well prepared, 

 not freeze, and Verbenas, Geraniums, and i 

 tender plants may be kept in it during the wi 

 Tbe pit should receive a good airing every thaw- 

 ing day. 



r Names —I bave 





TiiE numbers were not securely a 

 pples, and some of them became de 



tepla, 





The largest red apple, lookmg somewhat like the 

 Baldwin, a coarse full apple of not much value. 

 Name not known. No. 2. The largest yellow, is 

 the FallJenneling. No. 3. A small yellow apple, 

 coarse and poor; probably natural fruit. No. 4. 

 The smallest red, Winesap. No. 5. A fine speci- 

 men of the Spitzenburg. 



en Tiv 



Tbe Twig 



fruit and a good keeper. It bos, also, less red 

 skio being a greenish yellow, shaded and str 

 with crimson, and sprinkled with light dots. 



NEW PLANT PROTECTOR. 



C. G. Page, of Washington, D. C, furnishes tbe 

 GarJtHtr's Monthly with a drawing and descrip- 

 tion of & Plant Protector whicb he has invented, 

 and which be states is of great value, as the most 

 tender and tbe most difficult plants to manage 

 may be transplanted with success, even in dry 

 weather, by Ihe aid of this protector. It 



vbile the pot 



r through the poroi 

 ; the earth about the plant, ana tut 

 om the surface of tire pot, keeps tht 

 mist, especially within tbe space B 

 is generally a sufficient shade * 



ve, has secured a patei 



HEDGE GROWING. 



Eds. Rural New-Yorker :— Seeing an article in 



yourpaperofthe2'Jthof October, headed " Experi- 

 ence in Ih'hj, Groicimj," that was somewhat novel. 

 I thought I would reply in like manner. Tbt 

 writer, like too many others, has been misled bj 

 the accounts concocted in the South, and witl 

 only the slight alteration of the name of the persor. 

 selling and his residence, as though the plant hoc 

 been thoroughly tried here. In this way too manj 

 were duped by the agents selling plants. I can 

 sympathize with Mr. Rice, as I have often dont 

 with many that have been duped. It is truly dis- 

 heartening to nurture 60 rods of hedge for 



i havf 



up— pai 



ilarly 



mortifying is it when in neighboring towns hedgf 

 from tbe so-called " Engluh Hawthorn " have been 

 planted, and in four years formed such a barrier 

 that few would be hardy enough to force a passage 

 through. As Mr, Kick is so near a resident, if be 

 will call on mo I will give all the information be 

 may wish, and I think I am capable, having some 

 experience, and by close observation of half a 

 century of tbe habits of the plant. 



To satisfy those who may be less privileged, by 

 distance, than Mr. Rscb, and who may wish to 

 know somewhat of the Whits Hawthorn, I will 

 state I have a great variety of hedge plants, but 

 can recommend none as well as I can the Thorn. 

 It is perfectly hardy, of beautiful appearance, 

 bears trimming well, retains its foliage late in the 

 season, often into December. When untrimmed 

 it blossoms finely, and tbe fruit is very drnamental, 

 and this year ia highly valued. I bad on a bush 

 that had berries this season seeds worth $ 12 as 

 tbey are selling here. That your readers may 

 judge of the call for this unpuffed plant, I will 

 merely stale tbat my son has 30 bushels of seed 

 for sowing, and others are nearly as well supplied. 

 Does this look like a lack of character as to its 

 utility for the uses it is intended 1 The cause of 

 the change of sentiment in regard to this plant is 

 the difference in management. Few, very few, 

 foreigners know how lo manage or even plant a 

 Hawthorn hedge. I have employed a large num- 



satisfactory proof that tbey knew anything aboutit. 

 Mr, Rick's inquiry as to whether a single or 

 double row was best— I have often given my opin- 

 ion on this question, and for the benefit of all cun 

 do so again. To plant in two rows, you cannot 

 have the rows nearer than ten inches apart, acme 

 say twelve is better. Well, tbe plants cannot be 

 nearer together io a row than six or eight inches, 



10-1e 



plants would be as close as four 



THE NEW GRAPES. 



which he wished 1 



slow 



.vailing 



unity i 



ilh pleasure. Among the collec- 

 tion was seven seedlings, raised by Edw. S. 

 Rogers, of SileiD, Mass., numbered, but nol 



confident opinion of their quality. This, howeyer. 

 it is never safe to do from lasting two or tbrei 

 berries. Our notes mode ct the time, are as fol 

 lows, and we give them only for what they an 

 worth: 



skin, tough pulp, sweet, and a little musky. N 

 f>— about as large as Isabella, color of To Kaloi 

 too fur gone. No. 16 — round berry, large, color of 

 Catawba, musky, about like Northern Muscadine. 

 No. 19— berry as large as Black Hamburgh, black, 

 tough pulp, s*eet, and of good flavor. No. 30— 

 larger than Catuivba, oval, amber color, tender 

 pulp, and good flavor. No. 34 — very large berry, 

 round, tough pulp, skin thick, very sour. 



In addition to these, there were more than a 

 dozen other varieties, and among tbem Union 

 Village, Cissady, King-easing, Perkins, Ac-, the 

 latter of which was much inferior lo what 

 PuppnseJ it to be from the descriptions given ol 

 in various quarters. The next season will be 





,for 





i fruiting, and we shall be a 



j jiidi^e 



Death of Thomas Nu- 



near Liverpool, England, nl the age (we believe) 

 of 78. Mr. Nuttall rendered great eervic 

 American botany; being most eminently 

 enthusiast of tbe science. He came to this cou: 

 the year Michaux left it, and, traversing U] 

 California and Oregon, completed tbe great v 



:■ I Lib,'. I 



, Mic 



■it her 



the same set of flee volumes. Mr. Nultal 

 originally o printer; duriDg his residence am 

 us he lived in a most economical manner fi 



place and garden in England on condition thn' 

 should reside upon it six months of each yi 

 Here be employed himself in botanical pursuits, 

 principally in hybridizing the Himalayan Rhodo- 

 dendrons, and to his seal the great dealers were 

 much indebted. In his tastes Mr. Nuttall was 

 simple and inexpensive; be has left a name which 

 will last os long as flowers are loved.— J/urtWul 



Persimmons.— One of the first of my Virj 

 experiences was with the new sensation of t 

 a persimmon. By its frequent mention in 

 songs, this fruit has become classic, and I v 

 interested iu tasting it as the traveler in Italy 

 with his first pluck at a ripe fig. It resembles a 

 small apple, as seen banging upon the leafless 

 twig, though the tree grows taller and with i 

 a eread y brancbeB than an apple tree. There 

 plenty of them in the fields as we drove pas 





fence 



mdlyjui 



ntry. 



sfrui 



Ban espeoially be intended for by Nature I e. 

 little embarrassed to understand,— posBibly 

 close the gate after enough has entered,— for, of 



most pucker-y and unrealizing. The mouth and 

 lips are drawn so obstinately together by e 

 a persimmon, that it would be difficult to f 



Massachusetts Horticultpral Society. 

 the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, held Oct. 1st, the following offi- 



Veaetabte Phyttolvyy— 



Death of Professor Des-frey.— We regret 

 also lo record the death of Professor Henfrby, a 

 Fellow of the Royal and Linnsan Societies, 

 Professor of Botany in King's College, etc. He 

 died on tbe 7th of September. Prof. Henfrby 

 bas long been known ns an excellent histologiat 

 and sound vegetable physiologist. 



long in attempting 



cess, Iu making malt beer it will be found a very 

 different process to tbul of makiog the different 

 kiods of small beer usually made throughout the 

 country. I presume Mr. It. wishes to make beer 

 for family use only, and I think that a good keep- 





I be got up i; 



u the promts. 



nl M,l, 



tthe last of October c 

 onsist of a mash tuba 







My utensils co 

 ig tub, each large enough to hold all I want to 

 rew, and two kettles,— one kettle iB sufficient if 

 ou have it large, as tbe kettle should bold consid- 

 rably more than you with to make. The kettles 

 ught to be set in a furnace. A hole should be 

 ored about one, or one and one-half inches above 

 be bottom of the tub. n plug incited, and a bunch 



on tbe inside of tbe t 

 strainer for the malt. 

 the tub, reducing tbe t 

 tben pour in the mal 



, plat 



o get it 

 keep in 



md then draw off, 1 



to put on tbe mult. The 

 on boiling bot, and should 

 i length of time. Put tbe 



to cool ; put t 

 r, boiling som 

 onghawire s< 



'enty-fivehoi 



tful of tho beer, and then put 



ing it well together. It will 



Tbe yeast may be skimmed 



: freely to the top— twenty to 



after 



y be skimmed off every five or six hours 

 after till it ceases fermenting, whicb you may 

 know by the jeast beginning to settle down. It 

 should now be akiramed and putinto jour barrels, 

 tbe bungs being left out to allow tbe workiog 

 process to be finished, which may last os long as 



up with beer every few hours, to allow the yeast 

 to work out at the bung bole. When it ceases to 

 work it shnuld be bunged up light, and may be 

 topped for use any time. 



Here I would remark, that there is no fixed 

 quantity of hops to be used to tbe bushel ; after 

 you have made once yon may use more or leBS to 

 suit your taste. I make about eight ga'lons of 





1 that, 



3 thai 



nd the boiling 

 re to put on from 14 to IB 



the eigtit gallons of beer. 



mltiog beer in for family 



Itr, 



.■-.d,w 





that if you have a large barrel tapped, drawing 

 II be tbe case 

 ritab'y get flat 

 before it is used up. I bave a good, dry cellar, and 

 bave no trouble keeping my beer good to the very 

 last of every keg, and very seldom bottle any ; but 

 if your cellar is not a very good one, you may 

 bottle the last part of your barrel with good effect. 

 The cellar should be kept as near tbe same tempo- 

 rature, winter and summer, as possible; by shut- 

 ting out Ihe cold in winter and the hot air in sum- 

 mer, as changes from hot to cold are injurious. I 

 could have said a good deal more on Ibe subject, 

 but I am afraid I have already made my article too 

 long. w. w. 



Springfield, IU, Oct., 1859. 



lay be added. 



1, 2, 3, 4 Cake.— One cup of butler; 2 of sugar; 



of flour; 4 eggs. 



Hot Tba-Cakb.— Three pints of flour ; 1 pint of 

 lilk ; % lb. butter ; 2 teaspoons of soda and 3 of 



«lk.-Ea 



* Co.,ir.j.,i&&d. 



nd takei 



f Diarreiiea. — Ett nothing but 

 rched like coffee, and then boiled, 

 a little salt and butter. Drink 

 quid of any kind. Bits of ice 

 and swallowed at will. Every 

 IB, every spoonful of liquid, only 

 iisease. If locomotion is compul- 

 sory, the misfortune of Ihe necessity may be lea- 

 ned by having a stout piece of woolen flannel 

 bound tightly around the abdomen, so as to be 

 doubled in front, and kept well in its place. In 

 the practice of many years, we have never failed 

 e a gralifjing result to follow these obser- 

 -Pr. W. W. Hall. 



three eggs, wel 

 of a half dollar — 

 J. W., Eatt Elba, 



