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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
the chest by all means be allowed to expand. 
At the same time, everything like strutting 
or pomposity must be carefully avoided. 
An easy, firm, and erect posture, are alone 
desirable. In walking, it is necessary to 
bear in mind that the locomotion is to be per¬ 
formed entirely by the legs. Awkward per¬ 
sons rock from side to side, helping forward 
each leg alternately by advancing the haunch¬ 
es. This is not only ungraceful, but fatigue- 
ing. Let the legs alone advance, bearing 
up the body. 
Ilorttaltral gepriwmf. 
NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
This Society held its Monthly meeting, at 
its room in Astor-place, on monday evening, 
the 6th, the President, Wilson G. Hunt, in 
the chair. There was a good attendance of 
members, and the meeting was one of unus¬ 
ual interest. The Premium committee re¬ 
ported a list of prizes for the Fall Exhibi¬ 
tion ; but being imperfect, it was referred to 
a special committee, to report at an ad journed 
meeting on the 23th. 
On the tables we noticed a large and 
choice collection of cut flowers, the principal 
exhibiters being Mr. Hogg, of Yorkville, and 
Mr. Cranstoun, gardener to E.- A. Stevens, 
Esq., of Hoboken. In Mr. Hogg’s collection 
we noticed Erythrina cristagalli, Magnolia 
purpurea, Stephanotus fioribunda, Oncidium 
flexuosum, Racliia, falcata, a collection of 
beautiful Phloxes, &c., and Phlox criterion. 
This last is a decided acquisition. It is 
striped like Princesse Marianne, and has the 
procumbent habit of Phlox Drummondii. It 
is hardy, and will make a fine bedding plant. 
Mr Cranstoun’s collection contained, 
among other things, Justicia carnea, Gesnera 
tubliflora, Lobelia cardinalis, Rachia falcata, 
a collection of Phloxes, and the finest Bal¬ 
sams we remember to have seen. 
There was, also, on the table, a basket of 
the famous New-Rochelle Blackberry, pre¬ 
sented by Mr. Rosevelt, of Pelham. He 
also exhibited a Seedling from the New- 
Rochelle, and the general impression seemed 
to be that it was better than the original. 
The Fruit committee reported very favora 
bly on the New-Rochelle, and commended 
this excellent fruit to the attention of the 
public. 
After the transaction of some further busi¬ 
ness, the Society adjourne.d. 
On the 15th, the Society held an adjourned 
meeting, the President in the chair. After 
the minutes had been read and approved, 
Mr. Mead presented the Report of the spe¬ 
cial committee on the prize list. The com¬ 
mittee seem to have performed their labors 
diligently, for they presented the best list 
yet issued by the Society, and one of the best 
we have ever seen. We refer the reader to 
our advertising columns for the proof. The 
list was accepted and adopted. A committee 
of Arrangements was then appointed, con¬ 
sisting of Messrs. Mead, Hogg, Bridgeman, 
Groshon, Dr. Knight, Suttle, and Buchanan. 
On motion of Mr. Mead, the President was 
added to the committee. 
From the spirit manifested, we anticipate 
a fine exhibition in the fall. We hope the 
Society will meet with a hearty cooperation 
and support from the public. 
Mr. Cranstoun and Suttle exhibited some 
choice cut flowers. In Mr. Cranstoun’s 
collection were Tecoma jasminoides, Taber- 
namoutana coronarea, Lagerstroemia Indica, 
Punica granata 11. pi., Hibiscus rosa sinensis 
fl. pi., Nerium olender alba, Clethra alnifo- 
lia, some very fine double China Pinks, and 
a collection of Balsams raised from seed re¬ 
ceived from the Patent Office, two of which 
were passable, but the others very poor. 
Mr. Cranstoun also exhibited some vegeta¬ 
bles raised from seed sent from the Patent 
Office ; and as these seeds are said to have 
been selected with great care and from the 
best sources, we give the results as pro¬ 
duced by one of the best growers anywhere to 
be found. The Carrots were the ordinary 
Horn, and mixed at that. The Onions, said 
to be the Cambray, were also mixed, and in¬ 
ferior to the Portugal. The Cabbage, by 
some remarkable process, had been trans¬ 
muted into Ruta Bagas, Kohl rabhia, <SfC.! 
That seed, certainly, was very pure! We 
have heard of other equally striking results 
obtained from the Patent Office seed. 
GRAPES ON LAKE ERIE. 
Mr. Carpenter, of Kelly’s Island, a few 
miles west from Sandusky, recently gave ns 
much interesting information about grape 
raising in that island. His farm consists of 
the stiffest clay ever subject to horticultural 
cultivation. The general products of the 
island are wheat, grass, and the ordinary 
cultivated crops for which a fertile yet stiff 
clay is adapted. But its chief value has 
been found in the immense product of our 
native grapes, the Isabella, the Catawba and 
the Scuppernong, which it is found capable 
of producing. The last season gave him 
sufficient grapes to yield 900 gallons of wine, 
from a single acre, worth one dollar a gallon 
at the farm, besides all that could be used 
by the family and visitors, and some $200 
worth sent abroad. 
The severe drouth of last season was not 
so much felt on the clay land as on most 
others, which accounts lor the very large 
yield in defiance of the drouth ; yet this 
yield is an excessive one for any season, and 
one that would soon exhaust the vines if 
permitted. The location is exceedingly fa¬ 
vorable for the production of grapes, being 
surrounded by water, which keeps off frosts 
both early and late, and the extremes of 
heat and cold, at the same time that it affords 
a humid atmosphere. 
We trust the culture of this delicious and 
wholesome fruit may be so much extended 
as soon to justify sending it to this market. 
There are yet hundreds of acres to be had 
on the above island at a very moderate price, 
even for farming lands ; while in the neigh¬ 
borhood of Cincinnati, $1,000 is frequently 
paid per acre for steep side hills for grape 
cultivation, the location being every way 
decidedly inferior. Horticulturists have here 
a hint where, and in what way, they can 
turn their capital and labor to a good ac¬ 
count. 
MAKING NEW STRAWBERRY BEDS. 
To continue successful in producing a full 
crop of fine strawberries, it is necessary to 
occasionally make fresh beds, and do away 
with the old ones as they show signs of be¬ 
coming unfruitful. It is a good plan to plant 
a fourth of the breadth occupied with this 
fruit every year, so that plants will then be 
in every stage from one to four years old, 
which is as long, under ordinary circumstan¬ 
ces, as they can [be trusted. Beds, intended 
to be more permanent, are perhaps best, if 
allowed to occupy the whole ground with 
their runners, as a crop is more certain if of 
good kinds, although the size will be far in¬ 
ferior to young thrifty plantations. When¬ 
ever practicable, ground unoccupied a few 
years previously with strawberries, should 
be selected for making new plantations, al¬ 
though with trenching and heavy manuring, 
where that is difficult, they will succeed on 
the same land several years. 
Success more usually attends plantations 
made in the spring than the summer, mainly 
from the fact of the summer planting being 
left too late before done, to allow the plants 
to get strong enough to stand the winter, and 
secure against being thrown out by frost. 
If planted in permanent beds, it should not 
be done after this month, August—the ear¬ 
lier in it the better. 
We have seen very good crops of straw¬ 
berries the first summer by spring planting, 
treated thus : A spare border is selected, 
and well spaded and manured. Early in 
August, or sooner if the runners are rooted, 
they are taken up and dibbled into this in 
rows a foot apart, six inches between the 
plants. Keep off all runners, frequently stir 
the soil. In Spring, as soon as they have 
commenced growing, or as soon as the 
ground can be worked, prepare the ground 
by deep digging, trenching, or subsoil plow¬ 
ing, if for large squares. Take a trowel or 
spade and lift the plants from the border with 
as much of the soil as will hang about the 
roots, and plant in rows two feet six inches, 
or three feet if land is plenty, and one foot 
in the rows. They will receive but little 
checK. and at once commence growing vig¬ 
orously, and a fair crop may be anticipated. 
If decided to plant in permanent beds in 
the summer, prepare the ground as before 
directed, working it nice and fine on the sur¬ 
face, and plant the strongest plants that can 
be got as soon as possible. Afterwards treat 
as recommended for the border. If it should 
happen to be a dry fall, and practicable, the 
beds should be occasionally watered, when, 
by winter, they will have become strongly 
established plants. Just before hard frosts 
set in, they will have to be covered with a 
litter or coarse dung. The severity of this 
climate makes this an absolute necessity or 
failure will frequently occur, even to killing 
the plants outright, while if done on drained 
land they will seldom suffer. 
Beds now in bearing should be thoroughly 
cleaned and divested of all runners, where 
not wanted for making new plantations, as 
they only help to weaken the plants. A 
good deep pulverization of the soil is advan¬ 
tageous at this season.— Co. Ge. 
Apple-Pearers. —Our readers will notice 
an advertisement of an Apple-Pearer, which 
we have heard highly commended. We 
have not used one of them ourselves, but one 
we saw in operation at the State Fair, and 
another at the Crystal Palace, appeared to 
work admirably. We intend trying one 
when apples of a better quality than most of 
those now in market shall become more plen¬ 
tiful. 
