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AMERICAN AG-RICULTUIIIST. 
(AUGUST, 
pandura(a), has an enormous root, weighing from 10 to 
1*2 lbs., and is capable of standing a long siege. The 
Hedge Bindweed. ( Calysteyia stpium)As much like the com- 
mon Morning Glory in its flower, but is a perennial ; it is 
very common in low grounds. The Bindweed of Europe, 
(Convolvulus arv:-nsis), is au introduced and small-flower- 
ed plant, but one of the most obstinate of weeds. W. 
II. Parkin. Henry Co., III., gives us his method of dealing 
with the Wild Morning Glory, which would probably ap- 
ply to the first two sorts mentioned : '" The more the 
ground is stirred, where they are, the more they will 
spread, and as for choking them it cannot be dune here. 
But they can be got rid of very ea-ily : stock the ground 
to clover, and turn on cattle or hogs. Cattle and hogs 
will eat the vines in preference to anything else. Hogs, 
particularly, are death to the Morning Glory vines. It is 
a very troublesome weed here, but I have learned by ex- 
perience that live stock will clean it out.' 1 
Willow i*eelers.-"N. M. R.," Yamey 
ville, N. C, suggests that in an article on "Willows and 
Their Uses,'" in May last, we gave no information about 
willow peelers. We know that there are patented ma- 
chines fur peeling willows, but we do not. know who 
makes them. With regard to patented articles which no 
one has a right to make or use without the consent of the 
patentee, we assume that the thing, if good for anything, 
will he advertised. It is not the duty of a journal to ad- 
vertise articles, the exclusive owners of which do not 
care to bring them properly before the public. 
Strawnerry lor a Hane»- (l W. M. 
M.," New Brunswick, N. J.— The plant is one of our na- 
tive strawberries, Wnagaria vesca,a.nd is also found in 
Europe. It is the parent of the many Alpine strawber- 
ries. It differs from our more, common varieties in bav- 
in.' the ,l seeds" lakcncs) upon the surface of the fleshy 
mass which forms the berry, instead of buried in it. 
There is also a difference in the plant's foliage and habit. 
Nt ripen. BBu;;- Ouee More.— ThU B^aspu 
we have given a long list of proposed remedies We 
hear from several that the paper hung from a stick has 
been perfectly successful. Mr. 0. W. Ileaton, Fulton ) ,,,, 
III., sends us ttill another method of driving Ihem on"; 
he shakes calomel over the vines from a pepperbox. 
The insects go oft' humming. — Isn't this classing calomel 
among the humbugs ? 
Late Cliickens—Uantams. — Chickens 
must have very good care to get much size if hatched in 
August. They generally do well but rarely get their full 
growth, being checked by the cold weather. August and 
September are the most favorable months for raising 
bantams. The value and interest of these minute breeds 
depends upon rhcir littleness, and the same causes oper- 
ating as in case of other breeds, we get. very minute and 
perfectly formed specimens. This fact it is well for ban- 
tam fanciers to remember and profit by. 
TJic Wild ttoose I'liim.- Messrs, Muu- 
EOn & Wiley, Murfreesboro, Tcnn., send us specimens of 
tin.- •" Wild-goose Plum." It appears to be an improved 
variety ot wild plum, but the specimeus failed to reach 
us in sufficiently good condition to judge of their quality. 
Messrs. M. and W. say it "ranks among pi inns as the 
Concord among grapes and the Wilson among strawber- 
ries— the best to be had without great trouble " The 
tree is said to he healthy and a great and regular bearer; 
the fruit is not attacked by curculio, early, and maybe 
picked green and ripens on its way to market. 
IMnnfts Ruined. — First one word to our 
friends. It is with pleasure that we name plants for cor- 
respondents if they will only give us good materials. Wc 
cannot undertake to name plants from a leaf only, nor 
from small seedlings, neither can we bother with several 
specimens put together without numbers; if wc were 
to give a list of names, the sender would be no wiser, for 
he would not know to which plants to apply them, and 
wc cannot afford to describe each one so that he may 
know. Such things we must pass by. Neither can flor- 
ists' flowers be named, generally, from dried specimens, 
i. c. to give the florists' or catalogue name of a rose, or 
pelargonium, or a verbena. Leaves and flowers, and if 
possible, the fruit or seed pod, should be sent. Dried 
specimens are, as a general thing, more easily determined 
than those sent fresh. The latter usually reach us in a 
wHted or a decayed state. Dry the specimen in a large 
book or between papers, and send it, if small, m an ordi- 
nary letter, and if large, between thin pasteboards . . 
Mrs, A Bowen. Loami, 111. A Syringn, or Mock Orange, 
PlnitKiilphit*. but too much broken to tell which. .."II 
L.." Memphis, Tcnn. The Chick-Pea. CicerAriefinum, one 
^f the oldest cultivated plants, and was a few years ago 
sold at a high price under various names as a substitute 
for coffee. The separate flower is some kind of mallow ; 
cannot tell which without tie leave- Mrs. M. Treat, 
N. J. We have not before seen the Elder, and would 
like to know more about it "J. E. M.," Holyoke, 
Mass. The Alleghany Vine. AMwmiO, drrltom, a fine bi- 
ennial to cultivate ^Subscriber," Martha'.- Vineyard. 
Golden Aster, Chrysopxisfalcuta. . . . W. C. Gault, Ashland 
Co., O. The seed of a Puccoon, some species of Litho- 
SpermUPh which one is not to be told from the seed alone. 
"BE. D. W.," Waverley Place. N. Y. Ttcoina jasmin- 
oides, a favorite plant to train along the rafters of green- 
houses and conservatories; requires a light, rich soil. 
...Mrs. M. P., Canandaigua, N. Y. The plant that 
produces buds on the edges of its leaves is Bryophyl- 
lum calycinum. The flowers are purple, and are not 
likely to be produced when grown as a roam plant It 
needs bottom heat, and to be kept rather dry to make it 
flower. Please send another leaf. . T. C. McCalla, 
Ky. Buffalo-berry, Sfiepliuid/a, as near as can be told 
from the leaves tl P. L. C.,"' Dracut, Mass. Euonyjnus 
Japonicm. the variegated form ; flowers small and green- 
ish, not showy ; cultivated for the beauty of its foliage . . 
A number of specimens which require study are omitted. 
Loss l»y DUease Anions Animals 
in tlie United States.— Professor Gamgec has been 
carefully looking into this subject and we condense some 
of his statements in regard to the estimated value of the 
principal live stock of the country, the percentage of loss 
by disease during the last year, and the loss in money. 
Value Loss per cent Loss in money. 
Horses $743,408,8(111 
Mules !ts.s4.->,o:.o 
Cattle 724,075.700 
Sheep 71,031.356 
Swine 184,903,S65 
Total $1.8*33,301,070 
li 
..$ 44.fi08.l28— 
.. 4.942.253.50 
. 73.407.570— 
. 5.754.500.40 
. lg.490.386.-50 
$102,1S8,295. io 
A ISraee of Failures.— " McX," Jef- 
fersouvillc, Ind., writes: "Last year I raised a single 
plant of the Long-Podded Radish, (Raphanus caudu/us). 
It grew about 30 inches high, and produced 15 or '30 pend- 
ent pods, varying in length from is to 34 inches. These 
pods, which were exceedingly tender, pungent, and agree- 
able to the taste, were of a brownish-purple color, many 
of them curiously curled or kinked, and all having a gen- 
eral resemblance to rats' tails. From seeds of this spec- 
imen I raised, the present season, some twenty plants, 
which are entirely destitute of merit. They are of vigor- 
ous growth, and literally bristle with pods, which, how- 
ever, do not possess, even remotely, the rat-tailed appear 
ancc of their predecessors. They are pale green, stiff, 
sharply pointed, mostly about 8 inches long, tough, and 
with very little pungency. Evidently this is the result of 
crossing with the common radish. I conclude, therefore, 
that the Raphanus caudatus will not preserve its char- 
acter in gardens where the common radish ie cultivated. 
The Striped Japanese Maize. (Zea Japonica), which, as 
au ornamental plant, with beautifully Striped folia-e,.was 
much admired last year, has also failed to maintain Us 
reputation. In the specimens how growing in my gar- 
den oidy about one leaf in five is striped. In fact, H has 
so much deteriorated that, like the Raphanus ea'uUUus, 
I do not regard it as worthy of further cultivation . i — 
[We cultivated the Radish in I860, and when a year or 
two ago it was lauded as a novelty, gave our experience— 
which was that it, with us, was a worthless thing, As to 
the Striped Maize, that depends upon how pure the 
seed is kept. We have seen it this year with as well 
marked leaves as when it was fust introduced. Ens ] 
\\ heal Screening* lor Chicken 
Feed.— The screenings of winter wheat, which consists 
in great part of broken and small grains and may be qb 
tained at most flouring mills, are the best chicken feed 
wc know of. This article is generally worked into in- 
ferior qualities of flour; and ought always to be sold or 
used as chicken feed. It goes further and is much better 
than corn or meal for young chukeus or laying fowls. 
Canning; Peaches.-" J. \\\ H.," a deal- 
er in preserved fruits in Boston, writes a strong protest 
against the way in which this fruit is put up for market. and 
asks us to request our friends in the Middle States to put 
up none but perfectly ripe fruit. To this we cordially say 
amen, not only with regard to peaches, but tomatoes and 
other canned fruit. The public cannot lie imposed upon 
a great while. Canned fruit is just now popular, but if 
such unripe fruit as was generally put up hot year i- to 
be the rule, we shall advise our readers not to touch it, 
and as far as New York, the great market, is concerned, 
shall set the Board of Health on the track of Hie un- 
wholesome stuff. Now, here is a chance for honest men 
to make a good thing. Let it be understood that a cer- 
tain label on a can is a guarantee that the contents arc 
just as good as can be, and that brand will in a year or 
two run all the trash out of the market. A showy label 
will sell the fruit, but not to the same customer twice. 
Old Postage Stamp*. — " Inquirer." — 
The Government has no use for them. If the "young 
lady" wishes to collect a million, she can only sell them 
for waste paper. She is a humbug, and is imitating an 
English girl who played the same game a few years ago. 
xliame ol" a Tree.— E. Many, Kendall Co. 
The tree seeds you collected in N. Y. City were doubtless 
those of the Ailanthus. Some notes on this tree will be 
found in the Agriculturist for May and November, 1S07. 
Crops in a ¥oiin» Orelia r«I, — "S. L. 
G.,' 1 Jasper, Teun., asks: "What is the best grass to 
plant in a young orchard? Is clover or other grass inju- 
rious to young trees? If so, what is the best crop to 
plant in an orchard?" Do not plant any grass or clover 
in a young orchard. The trees need to grow well until 
they reach maturity, orthcagc at which they should bear. 
Plant such crops as require manure and thorough culti- 
vation, such as fndtan. corn, potatoes, squashes and all of 
their family, and root crops. Do all for the trees and take 
no more from the soil than is returned to it After the 
trees have reached the bearing age, clover is thebestcrop. 
Locusls.-T W.," Xeuia, III., :md u R. L. 
H ," Hooversville, Md., will find the Locu-t described 
and figured in Oct., I860, and we cannot comply with 
their request to describe it at the present time. 
Hany-Leaveo Clover. — Several have 
• t.i as specimens of 4 and 5-leaved clovers, but Mrs. 
(has. Morse, of So. Natick. Mass., outdoes all the rest 
io forwarding 5. 6, and 7 leaved specimens. What is 
i -ailed a 4 or more leaved clover is not properly so. The 
ordinary clover leaf is regarded as a simple leaf, the 
blade of which is split up into three parts, and it is no 
mure strange that it should divide into an unusual num- 
ber of parts than that parsley should become curled, or 
that certain trees, as the beech, birch, and aorsc-chest- 
nut, should have cut-leaved or skeleton-leaved varieties. 
The College Conrant, published week- 
ly at New Haven, is a beautifully printed and well-con- 
ducted sheet, which is of great interest to all college 
students and graduates, especially to those of Yale. 
An Early Tomato.- C. T. Crolie, Plain- 
field, N. •!.. sent ns on June 93d a specimen of ripe toma- 
toes, which he thinks is across between the French 
Tree tomato, and the Early Round variety, and claims 
that it is earlier than Keyes\ Mr. C. does not tell ns 
anything Of the treatment of his plants. We could form 
au opinion of its earliness if we knew when the seed was 
■-own. and the time when the plants were set out. Will 
friends who send us specimens of tomatoes, or other 
fruits, tell us all that is accessary, to know about them? 
Salting Cattle.-' 1 J. A. S„" Dutchess Co. 
There is no doubt of the usefulness of the practice. It 
increases their consumption of food and water, and their 
thrift. The better way is to let them have access to salt 
in their pastures and eat what they like. 
Several Thousand Bushels of 
Corn Cobs.— A. Wilmot, 111. If the cobsaredry, burn 
them and save the ashes. They make a tolerable good 
fuel. Thrown into the barn yard, or upon the compost 
hea]>. they will decay but slowly, aud there is a positive 
excellence about ashes which we • rize very much. 
V 4moo«1 ^lan^le. — Mrs. J. Thompson, 
Concord, N. H. Ironing by machinery is not yet an 
entire success. The most complete mangle we base seen 
onl\ proposes to assist the laundress in the plainer part 
of her work. Towels, napkins, sheets, pillow cases, 
and all plain articles without buttous, arc passed between 
two smooth wooden rollers under a pressure. The work 
is done very rapidly, and is neat enough to meet the 
taste of most housekeepers. The article is sold at the 
house furnishing stores in the cities, for about $25.00, 
Carbolic AeiU for Parasites.- 8. 
Flint, Minn. This article, in the form of soap, is n sure 
and safe destroyer of all vermin upon sheep and cattle. 
It is for sale at this office, with directions fur use — 10 
cents per lb.; or in boxes, 3 doz. tablets, $3.00. 
Black Cayuya MueUs.— "M. R.," Troy. 
These ducks stand high with breeders. They have a few 
white feathers about the belly, and grow to a large size. 
