Apiculture is the most healthful, the most useful, and the most noble employment of man .—W ashing ton. 
VOL. V, 
NEW YORK, JULY, £§4$, 
no. vn, 
A. B. Allen, Editor. 
Saxton & Miles, Publishers, 205 Broadway. 
ECONOMICAL MODE OP PRESERVING 
CHERRIES. 
A friend of ours, who was travelling through 
the county of Suffolk, on Long Island, a few 
months ago, informs us that, in stopping at a public 
house, he was surprised to find on the table a 
•cherry pie, apparently as fresh and good as though' 
the fruit had just been plucked from the tree. On 
inquiring where the cherries had been obtained, he j 
was told that they had been gathered nearly a year, 
and had been preserved agreeably to the following 
recipe:— 
Procure the cherries ripe and fresh from the tree, ! 
and without any preparation, put them into a bottle; 
or wide-mouthed jar, filling it about three-fourths; 
full. Then pour in common molasses, fresh and' 
cool from the cask, until the vessel is nearly filled ;• 
cork or seal it up air-tight, and set it aside in some; 
cool dry place, occasionally shaking the vessel, in. 
order that its contents may be well mixed. A por¬ 
tion of the molasses will be absorbed by the cher¬ 
ries, which will render them sufficiently agreeable,; 
when made into puddings or pies, without the ad¬ 
dition of any sugar or syrup. The liquid which 
remains in the jar after the cherries are taken out, 
has an agreeable flavor, and, when mixed with 
water, forms a wholesome and refreshing drink. 
THE NATIONAL FAIR. 
This was opened at Washington, D. C., on the 
21st of May, and continued nearly three weeks. 
It was the first National Fair ever attempted in the 
United States, and was held for the double purpose 
of display and sale of the different kinds of domestic 
manufactures in wood, metals, silk, cotton, and 
wool. The exhibition exceeded all expectation, 
and required two large halls about 400 feet in 
in. Of these ihere were an immense variety of 
superb finish, and great utility. The number of 
visitors at the Fair was estimated at over 30,000, 
and the receipts for sales of tickets went far to pay 
its expenses. It was an experiment, and has been, 
eminently successful. A goodly number of agri¬ 
cultural implements were exhibited, and attracted 
much attention. We trust there will be a repetition 
of this Fair. Few things are better calculated to 
bring the North and South together, and give the 
people of this mighty Union an idea of the immense 
value and great variety of its domestic fabrics. 
Washington, during the session of Congress, is just 
the place for holding such a Fair; its natural posi¬ 
tion makes it a sort of middle ground, and being the 
seat of government, it will naturally attract more 
visitors than any other place out of the city of 
New York 
EVIDENCE OF THE SEXES IN THE 
STRAWBERRY PLANT. 
Mr. S. S. Jackson recently exhibited before the 
Cincinnati Horticultural Society, the following 
strawberries, which show conclusively the influ¬ 
ence staminate flowers (males) have over pistillate 
ones (females):— 
1. Hovey’s pistillate seedling, grown with stami- 
nates near; had 30 large perfect fruit, and every 
blossom a perfect fruit. 
2. The same strawberry grown by itself; 22 
blossoms, a few defective, but not a single fruit. 
3. The old genuine Hudson, grown with stami- 
nates near ; 25 perfect fruit, and every blossom 
produced a perfect berry. 
4. The same strawberry planted with the La 
Grange Hautbois; 28 blossoms, with not a single 
ana requireu iwu iciigc uaus auuui i cei m nautumD, ~ 
length, to accommodate the different articles brought i perfect fruit, but some very small defective berries. 
