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WORMS ni nOBSES— A CERTAIN REMEDY. 
Editors Southern Cuetivatop. — In the the July num- 
ber of the Cultivator, desires a remedy for worms 
I in horses, and I will give him one which I think is certain 
in its results. 
I About two years ago, I incidenlly came across a Mcdi- 
! eal journal, published in the West, in which was a com- 
I niunication from a physician, stating that previous to 
starting on atrip of twenty miles, he noticed his horse 
eating the young shoots of the China Tree, after driving 
about ten miles, his horse commenced dunging frequently 
: and at each time passed a large number of worms and 
bolts. In a few days the horse commenced mending in 
flesh, and his hair became slick and glossy. He then 
tried the same remedy on another horse with the same 
result. 
Knowingthat the China Tree root and berries are good 
anthelmintics, I was induced to converse with a number 
of farmers on the subject. One remarked, “my mother kept 
a number of horses on the plantation, and now 1 can 
understand why it was that her horses were healthy and 
she seldom lost any by disease, while our neighbors had 
, sickly horses and often lost them. I frequently noticed our 
horses eating the China berries, as there was a number of 
the trees growing in the horse lot.” Another one stated, 
“I save, each year, China berries, and keep some always 
in my feed trough and my horses are not troubled with 
worms.” 
Such is the concurrent testimony of a number of others 
! respecting the use of the China Tree, for the purpose of 
expelling worms from horses. I intend to plant the trees 
in my horse lot. Respectfully, 
Zelotes H. Mason, M.D. 
Dahlonego., Ga., August-, 1855. 
BLIND STAGGERS IN HORSSS-GOEEECTION. 
Editors Southern Cultiv.^tor — In your August num- 
ber, under the caption of “Blind Staggers in Horses— a 
cure,” I notice several typographical errors. One, per- 
haps, should be corrected, as I would have my informant 
correctly reported, though the result might not be difficult. 
In the part alluded to, instead of “well heai-ed^^ with an 
equal portion of common salt, it should read, ^'wcU beaten,'^ 
&c. I am aware that I write a hand very difficult to read, 
I and am pleased that your compositor, in the letter I have 
written for your paper, has been so correct. 
Respectfully, H. J. A. 
Toulon, August, 1855. 
CROPS nT ALABAMA— HEDGES—OSAGE ORANGE, 
CHEROKEE ROSE, CRATAEGUS 
I PYRACANTHA, &C. 
I Editors Southern Cultivator— Our prospects for 
I crops of both cotton and corn, are now promising— the 
I corn crop is now safe beyond contingencies, and will be 
I the best ever made in this section. I mean by this that 
there is more than the usual quantity of land planted in 
! corn, and it is good on every variety of soil. Much of the 
cotton did not come up before the middle of May, but 
i that which did come up early is looking unusually well, 
I while the late crop is now beginning to grow off. 
1 am astonished that one of your taste in rural matters 
! should prefer the Osage Orange to all other plants for a 
hedge. For my part I much prefer the Cherokee Rose to 
the Osage Orange. 1 have seen hedges 12 feet high of 
the latter in Texas, growing in the wild unpruned state, 
[ and they present an uncouth, jagged, naked appearance, 
not at all “a thing of beauty,” though a very effeciive bai- 
I tier to any kind of depredators. But so is the Cherokee 
[ Rose formidable to slock, while with its evergreen leaves 
I and flowers of snow, it is beautiful. Unlonuo- 
ately it has never received the care, as it needs little, 
wliich is bestowed on other liedges. i have the Crataegus 
Pyracantha, growing finely, five years old last spring, and 
it is a very peifect hedge in every sense of the word, and 
is strong and tough, protected v/iih thorns, which renders 
it an object of terror to little darkies, its delicate white- 
flowers in spring and scarlet berries in autumn and green, 
leaves in wintrr, render it always attractive, while it is the 
receptacle of all the eggs on the plantation — the Turkeys, 
Guineas and Shanghais, all resorting to it. I have about 
400 yards of this hedge and will recommend it as a good 
hedge for any enclosure, planiation or garden. I can 
gather several bushels ofseed in a short time, and if any of 
your subscribers wi.sh to experiment with it I will send a 
lew of the seed to any one who will subscribe to the Cot - 
ton Planter published at Montgomery by Brittain &> 
Blue, or who will procure a new subscriber to the South- 
ern, OidUvaior. Truly yours, 
Jenkins, 
Montgomery, Ala., July, 1855., 
Remarks. — We have keard^try favorable accounts of 
Cherokee Rose Hedges in Alabama and Mississippi, on rich 
prairie soils, where they were allowed to spread several 
yards in width, and as many high ; but we never saw u. 
hedge of that plant that came up to our notion of what a 
defensive and ornamental hedge should be. The strag- 
gling, trailing growth of the Cherokee Rose seems to us a 
radical defect, so far as fitness for a hedge is concerned. 
The plants are not strong enousk to bear their own weight, 
and hence it is impossible to keep it in trim shape and 
within bounds, without furnishing a support for it. We. 
are not by any means insensible to the beauty of its ever- 
green foliage and delicate flowers ; but these are shared in 
an equal degree by many other pknts; among which 
may be mentioned the Macartney Rose, which is of a 
closer and den.ser habit. There are a multitude of plants 
that seem well adapted to hedging, and experience can 
only enable us to decide upon the best. The Osage Orange 
—'with its vigorous growth; toughness and density of 
woody fibre; dark, rich, glossy foliage, and formidable 
thorns — would be perfect if it wes an evergreen, Tho 
“wild, unpruned” hedge, seen by our correspondent in 
Texas, cannot, of course, be regarded as a fair specimen. A 
hedge is mainly an artificial production, and its beauty is 
entirely dependent upon the taste and skill of the grower. 
The CraicegMs Pyracantha promises well ; but it is not a 
really handsome evergreen — the foliage often assuming a 
dingy or coppery hue, which detracts greatly from it.s 
beauty. We had never thought of its economical uses, 
as a hen's nest, until “Jenkins” alluded to it; but, query, 
is it not a perplexing and hand scratching operation to 
hunt out and secure the said eggs? We should greatly 
prefer the regular poultry-house fixtures as a receptacle 
for the “hen fruit” yielded by cur “biddies.” The Jujube 
tree would make a very beautiful and formidable hedge, 
but it is yet quite rare. We shall, in a future number, 
publish an article on Hedges from the Horticulturist, with 
some remarks on the adaptation of the several plonls men- 
tioned, to the South. Our correspondent and others will 
oblige us by contributing further notes of their experience, 
for publication.— E ds. 
