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to illustrate this, have fallen into neglect and are 
now hardly known ; since it first appeared, the number 
of ornamental trees' and 6hrubs has more than doubled, 
and the methods of the art have greatly changed, yet in 
spite of all these, the work is not out of date. The prin¬ 
ciples Downing set forth, his views of the beautiful 
and picturesque, which he gave with a grace and charm 
uneqnaled, remain true to the present day, and the work 
is now, and is likely to remain, one of the classics. In 
1859, a few years after the sad death of the author, a new 
and enlarged edition was brought out, illustrated with 
numerous new engravings, and enriched by a copious 
supplement, by Henry Winthrop Sargent, Esq. From 
the time the work was written, to the appearance of that 
edition, the number of ornamental trees had increased 
wonderfully, and Mr. Sargent, a friend and neighbor 
of the author having at his place, Wodenethe, at Fishkill- 
on-Hudson, accumulated aud tested every procurable 
novelty, was the one of all others to bring up this por¬ 
tion of the work to that date, and the supplement made 
the edition of 1859 of especial value. For the edition 
now ready, Mr. Sargent has prepared another supple¬ 
ment, which is not so voluminous as the former one, 
there not being so many new trees to describe. It is valu¬ 
able as giving later experience, and that in especially 
disastrous years, with many plants that in 1859 were 
new and untried. So far as the practical part of the work 
goes, this supplement brings it up to the present time. 
We know of no work better calculated to encourage a 
taste for rural life, or where that taste is already formed, 
to properly direct it, than this. Price, by mail, $0.50 
The Potato Beetle. —How far east has it 
reached ?—We of course consider the Colorado pest as 
the potato bug or beetle. We hear from it well nigh the 
whole length of Long Island, and it is at Middletown, 
Conn., on the Connecticut River. We can not say that 
we shall be “ glad to hear ” of its being farther east, but 
it will be a matter ef interest to know just how far it has 
progressed toward sunrise. 
The Fountain Pump.— “W. W. B.” 
The pump made by J. A. Whitman, Providence, R. I„ is 
a really excellent affair, and we supposed that we had al¬ 
ready said so, but find that we can not refer you to the 
item. We have not only used it ourselves, but have 
recommended it to our friends. A correspondent in Col¬ 
orado was in need of a pump for her greenhouse, that 
could be sent her at low express charges. We advised 
the Fountain Pump, aud it was found to be j ust the thing. 
Strawberries at tlie Hlass. Horti¬ 
cultural.— At the Strawberry Exhibition held at 
Boston, July 2nd, the first prize for four quarts of any 
variety, was taken by Hovey & Co. for Hovey’s Seedling, 
which originated with them 40 years ago. It is remark¬ 
able that this variety, now so old that strawberry growers 
of the present day hardly know it by name even, and 
rarely seen in cultivation, should have carried off the 
prize. It shows that so far as quality is concerned, 
we have not surpassed this excellent variety. The intro¬ 
duction of Hovey’s Seedling gave a great impulse to 
strawberry culture, and in rich, strong soil it gives large 
fruit of the highest excellence. On the other hand, if 
planted upon the light soils of New Jersey, where the 
great market supplies are grown, it is absolutely worth¬ 
less J. B. Moore took the second prize with Jncunda, 
and Warren Heustis the third with Col. Cheney. The 
exhibition was the largest of the kind ever held by the 
society, 116 dishes of strawberries being shown. 
Crop to Plow Under.—“O. W. F.,” 
Blackstone, Mass. The only crop that can now be sown 
for plowing under, is buckwheat. This may be sown at 
once, at the rate of six pecks of seed per acre, so as to 
have a thick growth. It may be plowed in when in 
blossom, late in August, but must not be cross plowed. 
The ground may be harrowed two or three times along 
the furrows, but carefully, lest the buckwheat be torn, tip. 
Rye may be sown early in Seotember, and next year the 
operation may be repeated. Two fully grown green 
crops can not be plowed in in one year after rye is har¬ 
vested ; there is not sufficient time for it. 
Pitching' Plow.—“ O. E. S.,” Bath, Me. 
A plow for loosening the soil for ditching, or for subsoil 
plowing, as a temporary expedient for partial drainage, 
is made by Chamberlin & Sons, Olean, N. Y. 
A Tight Stable Floor.—“S. E. K.,” 
Eastham, (f). A substantial, durable, water-tight stable 
floor, and one impenetrable by rats, may be made by 
paving it with round cobble stones, and filling be¬ 
tween them with hydraulic cement and sand, (four or 
five parts of sand to one of cement); when the cement 
is dry, saturate it with as much hot gas tar as it will 
absorb. A shallow channel to drain off the liquid, should 
be made in the center of each stall. At the rear of the 
stalls, running the length of the stable, should be 
a gutter, into which the other channels discharge. This 
floor may be washed, and kept very clean and sweet. 
I>e;»raved Appetite. — “J. M. H.,” Fair- 
field Co., Conn. When cattle devour bones, rags, earth, 
and such matters, it is well to give them a good dose of 
physic; one pound of Epsom Salts dissolved in water, 
with an ounce of ground ginger mixed with it, would be 
beneficial, or a pint of raw linseed oil. A pint of linseed 
meal and two ounces of salt per day, should then be 
given to them, and if they still eat bones, a little bone- 
meal may be offered to them. A depraved appetite is 
generally caused by indigestion, and exists along with 
a general unthriftiness of appearance of the animal. 
Foundation for a Bammed Clay 
Floor.— “A Subscriber.” A proper foundation for a 
hard rammed clay floor, would be well rammed gravel. 
The foundation must be solid, and yet porous and well 
drained, so that the floor will not become moist from 
below. 
New York State Dairymen’s Asso¬ 
ciation. —The next annual convention of the N. Y. 
State Dairymen is to be held at Norwich, Chenango 
Co., December 8th and 9th. 
The Speakman Wire and Picket 
Fence. —Tlios. H. Speakmati, the manufacturer of a 
combination fence, made of wires and pickets, writes us 
in reference to some remarks made in the Agriculturist 
of June, about fene'es of wire and pickets interwoven. 
We have heretofore spoken favorably of the Speakman 
fence, and had uo reference to it when we wrote of a 
claim to a patent-right on an interwoven fence. In the 
Speakman fence the pickets are not interwoven, but the 
wires are inserted through the pickets, which are thus 
strung upon the wires, and parties who have used it 
speak highly of it. The practice of simply interweaving 
pickets amongst the wires can hardly be considered as a 
novelty worthy of a patent, and we doubt if it would be 
worth paying a royalty for, in competition with a sub¬ 
stantia! fence, such as the Speakman fence undoubtedly is. 
Baling Hay .— From our statement in re¬ 
gard to baling hay with the Dederiek perpetual hay press 
in the Agriculturist for April last, it has been inferred 
that only 8 tons of hay can be placed in a common grain 
car. This is incorrect; this press will so bale hay that 
10 tons can be put into any grain car. The Dederiek 
press is thus made to meet the requirments of western 
packers, who need to ship 10 tons in a car. With steam 
power 20 tons per day can be baled with this press. 
To Paint a Kitclien Floor. —“M. 
M. A.,” Baraboo, Wis.—A kitchen floor may be stained 
of an agreeable and serviceable color, by coating it with 
a mixture of five pounds of French ochre, a quarter of a 
pound of glue, and one gallon of hot water. This should 
be put on hot, and, when thoroughly dry, covered with 
two coats of boiled linseed oil. The floor should be 
made smooth before it is colored. 
Extracting Slumps.— “S. W. J.,” 
Selma, Ala. To pull up stumps of newly felled trees, 
requires a very powerful machine, because the roots 
being all sound, hold fast to a large portion of the 
soil which must be lifted with the stump. The ground 
is also very much disturbed, and requires expensive 
leveling. We would rather sow a newly cleared piece of 
land to grass and clover, aud leave it for a few years, if 
in a locality where grass and clover can be grown profit¬ 
ably, or otherwise cultivate the land in the best way 
possible, until the smaller roots have decayed. By wait¬ 
ing a while stumps can be extracted at much less cost 
than when the trees are just felled. A very good stump 
extractor is made by H. Chamberlin, of Olean, N. Y. 
Books on Farming'.—“L. N.,” Augusta, 
Ga. There is not, and never can be, any or.e book, or 
any number of books, from which a farmer can learn his 
business. General principles of the art of agriculture 
may be learned in this way, but their proper application 
to the thousands of various circumstances of locality, 
soil, climate, markets, etc., depend upon the character or 
capability of the man himself. It is as in sailing a ship, 
a person may learn all about the science of navigation, 
ship-building, and meteorology perfectly, bu* "f he does 
not “ know the ropes ” about the ship, he will be 
wrecked on his first voyage. So the farmer must “ know 
the ropes ” on his own farm, and then he can derive very 
valuable help from books and agricultural journals. 
Poultry Yards.—“ W. R.,” Columbus, O. 
It is possible that a visit to the poultry yard of Mr. W. 
H. Todd, of Vermillion, Ohio, would furnish you an 
opportunity of seeing how such a yard is managed. 
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