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SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
I never found a sound, well taken budded pear tree upon 
the quince stock injured by any worms. A few failed 
and they were sickly when planted. It was natural that 
the worms should prey upon wood not intended by nature 
to live. But all other quince budded trees have now, 
after one year’s planting and growing, such dumps of 
roots as I never saw before in three years growth in the 
North. I must suppose that the result will be lasting, 
for I can see no check in the growth, on the contrary, 
they are more firmly established than any of my standards, 
and if there is any difference, therefore, in the growth it 
is all to the atlvantage of the former, or dwarf trees. 
L. E. Berckmans. 
Pearmontf near Augusta^ Ga., May, 1859. 
‘‘MADE WINE” — THE STUFF WE OFTEN 
Drink! 
Many of us, in this country, seem to think it a difficult 
process to make good wine even from the ripe and blush- 
ing Grapes of our sunny Southern hillsides ; but here we 
have an account of a community of people in France, who 
make “all sorts” of Wine without the aid of any grapes 
at all. Is it not time that we should discontinue the use of 
these abominable and poisonous mixtures I And shall 
we not, at once, set about making an abundance of our 
own, pure, native Wines, thereby saving our health, and 
the annual expenditure of millions of dollars to enrich 
foreign imposters 1 
“ At the northwestern corner of the Mediter- 
ranean, where the blue waves of the Gulf of Lyons 
beat upon the sunny shore of Languedoc, stands the 
smiling and prosperous little town of Cette. Its harbor 
is convenient, and usually crowded with shipping, dis- 
playing the flags of many nations. A stranger is often, 
at first sight puzzled, to determine what may be the par- 
ticular branch of trade to which the inhabitants are in- 
debted for their wealth. The warehouses are numerous, 
the stores are commodious ; there are no beggars, and 
there is no appearance in any part of indigence or idle- 
ness, Among the craftsmen, perhaps, a preponderance 
of coopers is observable ; vast indeed is the consumption 
of staves and hoops. Logwood here is also used largely, 
cider extensively, sugar not a little; Cheropiga and Beni- 
carlo are imported in great quantities, but never leave 
Cette under the original names. To be brief, within the 
limits of this little Mediterranean seaport, and from the 
crude materials above enumerated are produced in enor- 
mous quantities imitations of every known vintage : 
Claret, Hocheimer, Johannisberg, Burgundy, Cham- 
pagne, Moselle, (sparkling or still,) Madeira, Lachrymse, 
Christi, Constantia, humble Port, or Imperial Tokay. It 
matters not how rare nor how choice the original semp’e 
may I e, so accurate is the palate, so nice the skill of this 
little colony of thrifty wine merchants, that they can, 
with more than Chinese precision, imitate the flavor and 
copy the color of the required fluid : nay, even the very 
fcrm of the bottle in which the genuine wine is ordinarily 
met with ; so that^an experienced judge is not unfrequent- 
ly imposed upon. A bad vintage, or even a succession of 
bad seasons is regarded there as rather a blessing than a 
misfortune. The price of wine naturally rises, but the 
cost of ingredients used by the manufacturer of Cette re- 
maining pretty nearly the same, he is enabled to supply 
his customers with increased advantage to himself. Lit- 
tle, therefore, does he pray for an abundance of grapes or 
a genial September sun. Let but the cider crop be copi- 
ous, and the Bay of Campeche yield liberally its useful 
stores, and he will take care that the cellars of England 
shall not went replenishment with the finest Port ! 
is said that, some time since, this industrious city 
was reduced to the greatest straits by the wreck of a long 
expected vessel with heavy consignment of bois de Bresil. 
But for a happy thought, there would probably have 
been a fearful advantage in the price of Port here. Lucki- 
ly, however, the beet, that summer, had been unusually 
prolific, and madder was obtainable at easy rates. The 
loss of the ill-fated ship soon ceased to be bewailed, the 
honor of Cette was saved, and her profits even exceeded 
the average of former years.” 
GARDEN FLOWERS. 
At the meeting of the Farmers’ Club of the American 
Institute, in response to a request, Mr. Pardee handed in 
the following as a select list of 25 species of flowers, 
which he had prepared for a lady at her request. It was 
not intimated that the list was complete, but it was said 
this list, or even a part of it, well cultivated, will be far 
preferable to a larger number cultivated in the ordinary 
way, to wit : 
Best Verbenas. 
Best Petunias. 
Best Pansies. 
Best French Asters. 
Peona flora and Chrysanthema flora Aster. 
Phlox Drumraondi alba. Criterion and Victoria. 
Portulaccas, best varieties. 
Best Double Balsams. 
China Pjnk, new marbled. 
Cypress vine. 
Canary bird flower. 
Climbing Cobea. 
Amaranths, tri- colored, &c. 
Best double Sweet Williams. 
Best perennial Lupins. 
Best Digitalis, or Fox Gloves. 
Best Delphinium or Larkspur. 
Best double Hollyhocks. 
Phlox perennial, Roi Leopold. 
Dielytra Spectabilis. 
Dwarf Chrysanthemums. 
Peonies. 
Yucca Filamentosa— [Bear Grass !] 
Roses. 
With the exception of the last named six species and 
perhaps the Climbing Cobea, it was recommended to raise 
the plants from seeds, sparing no pains to get the best 
kinds of seeds, and, if possible, save them yourselves. If 
a lady can only be induced to learn enough about the 
superior cultivation of flowers to excel in one variety, she 
will be likely to acquire a taste that will enable her to 
excel in many other kinds, and then she will ever after 
be sure to have an abundance of fine flowers, with little 
care or trouble. — Mass. Ploughman. 
Strawberries. — Last year’s report of the New York 
Strawberry Convention, states that some of the Long Isl- 
and gardens yield from 150 to 200 bushels per acre. 
Those who know it, say that it is an easy matter to get 
fifty quarts of the best kinds from a bed 20 feet square. 
A correspondent of the Manchester American writes that 
he has for several years raised thirty boxes of the straw- 
berry (30 quarts) on a single square rod, and a lady in 
Merrimac last year raised forty-three boxes. But be that 
would succeed in the cultivation of this best of garden 
luxuries, should inform himself as to the proper modes of 
culture. The fruit has small rewards for the ignorant 
and careless . — Maine Farmer. 
Blaze-Proof. — The delicate gauzy material used for 
dresses by females on the stage, is rendered proof aginst 
blaze. It may be consumed without blazing. The fabric 
is prepared by soaking it in a weak solution of chloride 
of zinc. 
