MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY JOURNAL. 
FRUIT CULTURE AT THE WEST. 
AUGUST WORK FOR THE GARDEN. 
Although harvest time has come, seed¬ 
time is not yet fully past. A few timely 
GOOSEBERRY AND CURRANT. 
'NAMED V’ 
"WHY SO 
We heard a man the other day inquiring - —- 
hints may, therefore, cause some to put seed 0 anot cr ’ w ^ gooseberry was so 
Eds. Rural:— Under the date of June into the eartb , which wi i] >in due time, with named? ” We bought it was a proper in- 
19th, I perceive in your paper a communi- care> produce table-luxuries that otherwise 
cation signed!,. G„ inquiring in relation to wou]d not be enjoyed, 
fruit culture in the West. Having resided During the first of August, the Savoy 
there some years, and traveled over consid- cabbages, varieties of the section Bullata— 
quiry, and like many others of a similar 
kind, more easily made than answered.— 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 
ISSUED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 
For the wee/c ending July 15, 1851. 
HOW TO TOAST WELL. 
wouiu noi do oiijuyuu. 1 n ii for improvement in washing machines. 
During the first of August, the Savoy Skime , h tbmks was 80 ealled beclH,8 ° tbe To J M. Bottom, of Now York. N. Y„ for in,- 
cabbages, varieties of the section Bullata— j U ‘ ce 01 tbe ba foHp e bei rieh > mabe8 die provement in securing pinions, &c., of watches in 
erable portions of the country, ! will endeav- Coleworts, other cabbage varieties whose best sauce to a goose. J he English gar- iatiies. 
or to comply with the request made at the i eaves d 0 not collect into heads—and Bore- detier sa y s that 11 80 called from its g ross To E> K - Browning, of Utica, N. Y., for im- 
closeof your remarks thereon. cole, another headless variety of the cabbage, or thick skin. Mr. Webster says the Eng- 
I believe that all candid individuals have may be planted. 
come to the conclusion that our open, ex¬ 
posed prairies will never produce fruit to the 
same degree, that timbered lands will.— 
may be planted. lish ™d is ^oubtedly corrupted from 
Spinnage for September, may be sown the a 0 ' jStjer, l/> ffrosUerrg, «»i goiscberry, a To S, A. Clement, of Springfield, Mass., for 
first Aveek_ and for October the second name b ' om lbe roughness of the improvement ill machiues for dressing Sisal hemp, 
’ Di • j shrub. The shrub is armed with numer- &c - 
I'or the week ending July 15, 1851. The different operations of cooking are 
m T , _ , ~ „ so common and so often performed by per- 
To John Roardman, of Little Valley, N. Y., sons wb o make n0 pretensions to a medium 
for,np,ov. , ,,o,, t i,,w»M„ ? machines. amount of science or learning, that a notion 
o .. . o, um, o cw or,, . or im- i s abroad that scientific principles have no 
provement ,n securing p.mon., &c„ of Welch,, in relation to them; but th J t th / whoIe bnsi . 
a To ErK. Browning, of Olio., N. Y„ for im- « 8S 8 <»W“g j 8 a »t, of which it is 
, . , . , , ’ . only necessary to know the routine That 
provement in machines for cutting: wood into i • i , , • , , 
^ _ cooking may be done, and very good cook- 
shreds and crimping them for mattrass stuffing, ■ , & J , 
r, B ln g t00 > 111 tbis wa y> 1S very true; but it is 
To S. A. Clemens, of Springfield, Mass., for 
week; and radishes anytime until the mid- 
And this remark will apply to all prairie die of the month. Sow the short-top and ous and strong spines,—the berry is some- 
lands, whether in Wisconsin, Illinois, or 
Iowa. In the tvooded and timbered lands 
turnip-rooted kinds. 
Turnips may be sown the first week of 
with proper attention, fruits of all kinds can this month—the earlier the better—if after 
times armed with long prickles like bur. 
The order to which the gooseberry be¬ 
longs is called currantworts. The currants 
To S. G. Dugdale, of Richmond, Ind., for im¬ 
provement in churns. 
To Oliver N. French, of New London, Conn.’ 
(assignor to himself and Ebenezer Stevens, of 
j be rais ed, varying according to latitude as this, the early Dutch kind should be sown and g°° sebemeB are naUves of tbe moun - 
j with you in the Eastern States. Thus the an d before the 20th tains, hills, woods and thickets of the tem- 
\ Northern parts of New York, Vermont, Ac., Early peas may be sown any time be- P erate P artS of Euro P*’ Asia ’ and Atnerica - 
\ produce good apples, plums and cherries, tween this and the middle of the month,— ln tb ® laSt named P Jace thfc y are ver y 
j but indifferent peaches-so in Northern a i so , the early varieties of kidney-beans, abundant Tbebernes,” says Wood, "con- 
\ Wisconsin, where I reside, the same thing may be planted for autumnal use. It is tam a 8weet} rauclIa S mous P ul P> together 
happens. Although this portion of Wis- rather too late for corn unless warm weath- Wlth mallC ° r <atric acld They are a1 ' 
Troy. N. Y., for improvement in fire-proof safes. 
To D. C. McCallurn, of Owego N. Y., for im- 
all we have said above .—Prairie Farmer. 
In toasting bread we wish to get out the 
consin has been settled in the main but 5 or should continue until about the middle wa £ wholesome .f d eeculent.” proved means for adjusting the effective length of Widei that remains, and which makes the 
or 6 years, yet apples have grown on trees 0 f October, which cannot be expected. 1 bey are easdy P r0 P a 8 ated frorr 
imported from Ohio, and set out since the „„„_, , , ., t in g«- % cutting out the leaf-buds c 
first settlement, of equally as good flavor as ■ f PJ f , r8 ’ me011s an 0 er part inserted in the earth, the shrub 
those grown in other States. vmes flee from weeds-to can be done on in form of . tre e. This modes 
To the late spring frosts, as far 'as my time oniyingand WesUng. ^ be B<»d produces th 
Netv York. Such is the rapid of ^flowerTetten the hoursTf Infa^ noted for frui, s 
experience has extended, we are no more 
liable in the West, than in most portions of 
New York. Such is the rapid growth of 
They are easily propagated from cut- bridge counter hi 
tings. By cutting out the leaf-buds of that To Sylvan us 
part inserted in the earth, the shrub grows pr ^ ed rake t0 h 
m the form of a tree. This mode of cul- prove d arrange* 
ture, if tbe soil be good produces the best of steam boilers. 
bridge counter braces. 
To Sylvanus Miller, of Urbana, O., for im¬ 
proved rake to harvesting machines. 
bread cold, waxy, and heavy of digestion. 
Perhaps we shall be best understood if we 
first explain what makes bad toast of a piece 
quality of fruit, of the kind. 
Currant, is so called from Corinth, an an- Inent in mac h*"e« for splitting leather. enter, and it put by for an hour or two and 
cient city in Greece, noted for fruits among; To ErastU8 Slehbinfi ’ of Chicop ee, Mass., for allowed to cool, will get as tough as pos- 
other thi o ■<■ ° improvement in molasses gates or faucets. sible. It the slice ot bread is brought into 
_ C ' _ _ n _ _ r ‘' f ' To James Warner of Springfield, Mass., for dose contact with a strong fire, the surface 
SUMMER PRUNING OF GRAPES improvement in revolving breech fire-arms. becomes covered with, or rather converted 
- To Dennison Woodcock, of Independence Cen- into charcoal, before the heat produces any 
As very erroneous notions generally pre- ! re ’ N - Y - t>or improvement in machines for saw- e fl bct on tbe interior of the slice. This be- 
vail as to tbe summer management of ing a,1< r6SSin ^' stavefl ' ing done, the other side is turned, and has 
grapes, frequent hints to cultivators are nee- P^nimnn^of m v its surface converted into charcoal in the 
essary. We have noticed that in many ca- f J t wodisigM for stove ptaJ. ’ ’ same manner. The consequence of this 
To Wm. E. Milligan, of Troy, N. Y., for im- bread, or rather no toast at all, but mere- 
proved arrangement of the flues and water spaces ly a pi ec 6 of bread with two burned surfa- 
of steam boilers. ces, more wet and waxy in the heart than 
To Wm. Panton, of Milton, Mass., for improve- ever > and which not a particle of butter will 
ment in machines for splitting leather. enter, and if put by for an hour or two and 
om- vegetation during the svuruner months, four 0 , c|ock the aflern00n _ duri feir 
succeeded often by severe winters, that the 
weather—whether for distilling or drying 
SUMMEE PRUNING: OF GRAPES. 
young shoots and twigs forced ahead with r • . f * J & - £ -G !■ vyooocock,oi maepenaence Pen- into charcoal, before the heat produces any 
f , , , , , . , for winter use. Dry them in the house or As very erroneous notions generally pre- fre, N. Y., for improvement in machines for saw- effect on the interior of the slice This be- 
hot-bod speed, are too often tolled and the under eover, as before suggested. vail as to the summer management of . ing done, the other side is turned, and hL 
trees retarded in their growth. J he peach ,, T - . . grapes, frequent bints to cultivators are nec- _ _ D * Hlc,Sb - its surface converted into charcoal in the 
seems to be affected in this manner more tunata ' P a s W a pateh^of them“wfon *"“T' W.tav. w*ta«d tbrt tommy f< , rt wo dSiga, ior"pi’at«. ^ Y ’’ ««>» manner. The consequence of this 
than other kinds of fruit trees. Some fruit . e a P atch ot them ’ lree from ses alread y the mam sboots bav e been cut To Appol i os Richmond of Providence R I wil1 be tbat not a particle of butter will 
growers, in Northern Illinois have succeed- weeds “ remove trailln S runners-and you back to the fruit, thus depriving the fruit of (assignor to A. C. Barstow & Co.,) for design for enter such a piece of toast, but only remain 
ed in growing good Deaches bv nhntimr wl11 improve the quality and quantity of the the nourishment and support, which without plates of parlor stoves, upon the surface, and if vexed with addi- 
the trees near together, and ’ letting them P r0<h,< * <L Ever ^ ferm<!r should ^ ‘J™ ZltTthehlL ^of which the fan M4CED5E * namae oil CLOTH. tion f fire i. l f rns t0 ' a . ve, 7 8ancid “> of th f 
° ’ v , Uvate the Lima bean. In quality it is vastly oas ; sh00t > in ihe loluge, ot which the sap, - most unwholesome description. Charcoal, 
grow untrimmed, the numerous branches J the bean-tribe ,° l ’ ““I?t "f , fro . m tbe * Mu. Simkon Savauk, at tbe Lowell Ma- »<=very one knows, is a very bad conduct¬ 
forming quite a protection against tbe se- ? . y . ° (, ° " e ; mosphere would be elaborated into suitable thme gw ha8 succeeded in tbe invention or » f b8 a‘> o" d 88 8 «d', is used between 
verity of our cold winters. ' y / iave an y doubb:b and food for the growth and maturing of the 0 f a mac hine for printing floor cloth, which tbe cylinders and casings of steam engines 
In the older settlements, where the in- y enfy , the , truth ° f what 16 now ' vritten > and f rulL Ey ® u . tUn 8 ofi these shoots the Auit promises to be of gTeat utility in tbe manu- ~ i4 is of no consequence whether the said 
habitants have succeeded in raising trees has often been before » for your encourage- ls r °Dbed °i its support which nature has facture of this most desirable of floor cover- charcoal be formed of wood, of flour, or any 
upon prairie soil, they have gained in some 
' J - w • ■% J - WA UAAAW mvwii uoounmo \jx WtU* 
ment. After having enjoyed such a luxury . , . , . ings. We will not attempt any descrip- 
one season, you would ever after regard the ~ Jr n0U ^ e< m a 8 ardea » ko P t b y a tion of the construction of this machine, as 
. r .. one season, you would ever after regard the V i 7 i * T P y tlon of the construction of this machine, as ca *e tne same. iNow, when the surtaces 
instances an extraordinary growth, yet they T u „ ^ r ,, . , Wf professional^ gardener, where there were a no patent has yet been obtained for it, al- of the slice of bread are over-charred in this 
fail to prove good bearers,—the trees taking ,,' c > tJ 1 g tlr com ,s P'- n arge quantity of grapes, tbat all the new though one will be applied for as soon as a manner > there is an end to all toasting, as 
... . ... ® sables. shonls hml heeu r-nt haul/ *n the fmit en q« , , ... r ,V,. . ... _1_*_u .. __ • i . ., ° • 
the cylinders and casings of steam engines 
—it is of no consequence whether the said 
charcoal be formed of wood, of flour, or any 
other substance, for its qualities are in every 
case the same. Now, when the surfaces 
of the slice of bread are over-charred in this 
too great depth of root,—in which case, I 
believe, they never bear well. But in the 
openings and timber, no difficulty need be 
apprehended with careful management, in 
growing good orchards, and quite a field is 
open to nursery men, which is occupied some- 
T , , , , . V - . !• •, Vr AAA UC CIUUIICU IDA <*» SUUU fii) it -> * -* ““""“"ft 
b ® ’ shoots had been cut back to tbe fruit, so as mode l can be built. This machine is capa- no beat can be communicated to the in- 
The compost-heap should be kept free to ieave ff exposed to the sun, excepting on b ] e 0 f printing 2,000 yards of floor cloth ter i° r > and not one drop can be evaporated 
from weeds—so that the prospective top- ? ne tre f’ wber ® . tbe Y fortunately, had r q j n eight different colors at the or drawn away. In this state the slice of 
dressing of your o-arden-soil shall contain ^ ne Sfo cted - 1 nc ' grapes on that trellis same time, and by the same principles bread ma y be wholly burned to charcoal; 
nothing thaUs obnoxious to the growth .own and T* "*"* ^ . b "‘ i ‘, h ^ 
! . , tne otners were amperiectly grown, and We saw a specimen of floor cloth printed burned part will become more and more 
esculents. Ah weeds used or designed to remained green. by it, which warranted us in the belief tbat wet and unwholesome. Hence, if you 
be used in the compost-heap for manural ien grapes are imptoperJy pruned as mure perfect goods can be made by this would have a slice so toasted as to bepieas- 
purposes, should be cut or pulled up, (the we , ave named > 111 tbe y w,b often .machine, which is worked by power, than ant to tbe palate, and wholesome and easily 
latter is far the better wav.) as soon as iho 8Gn( ° Ut ? GVV sboote aad recover, m some can be made by hand .—Lowell Courier, digested, never let one particle of the sur- 
what by individuals from Ohio as well as luu cuul P usl ‘ nea P I0r manural “W -T-T-V P‘ ^ tls> more perfect goods car 
from Western New York It is D-oncr-dlv P ur P oses > sbould be cut or pulled up, (the we bav f named > m Jul y’ the y W1J oiten machine, which is worl 
irom westein iNew York, it is generally , . . , ^ \ send out new shoots and recover, in some ,n n h P midp hv hAnrl 
conceded however, that fruit trees will do atter s far tbe better way,) as soon as the measure> from tlie evi]? but when thisprun- Cd ° b ® mad " by , hand 
better if first commenced in the West, con- ! rSt blossoms a PP ear , in order to av0ld the ing is done rather late, it often destroys the IB,ON VENEERING FOR BUILDINGS. 
sequcntly many persons have began nur- dlssominatlon of weed seeds over y our cul- cr ep- . M t “i 
series, with various decrees of tlvated pounds. w. rbere is generally a great error in not 
digested, never let one particle of the sur¬ 
face be charred. Chestnut brown is even 
better if first commenced in the West, con- ‘J™ U10bh0ms a PP ea L m order to avoid the ing is done rather late, it often destroys the IB,ON VENEERING FOR EUILDINGS. far too deep for a o-ood toast - and the color 
sequcntly many persons have began nur- dlsseminatlon weed seeds over y our cul- C ™P- . ~77, , , . of a fox is rather too deep. ’ The nearer it 
series, with various degrees of success but tlVated 8 rOTmds - w. rhere 1S generally a great error in not Mu ' L ' A - Gou ^ H : ol liarJem - ba « invent- can be kept to a straw co i or tbe more de . 
the severity of the w int™ T , ’tB - P™ nIn g g^pes thoroughly in the fall, or in ?d and is now applying a new improvement licious to f he taste , and the more whole- 
the seventy ol the wintei much retards their VERBENAS. the spring, so that there is a great mass of m architecture. 1 his is ornamental cast some it wiI1 be _ Tbe method of obtaining 
progress. . . vines, which often leads to the erroneous bon pfo tes P ut on the front of a house, like t b j s j s yery obv j ous cons j s t s i n keeD ; n 7 
Many of our farmers are discouraged, in . Ajf0THB * season s experience in the cul- mo de of pruning which we have named.- veneering on cabinet work. The castings the bread at the proper distance from ffie 
trying to plant orchards, having often been tlVatl ° n ° f thlS beautlful cla(5s of flowering When the vines become too thick from a ar « made in the plates and put on by a fire> and exposing it to a proper heat for a 
duped by designing individuals into the P lants > bas n °t diminished, in the least de- very luxuriant growth, and previous scanty permanent elastic cement which allows for due length of time. 
.purchase^ oTtfeeT with W„h 7 gree, my admiration of - Defiance.” I Lave pn.n.ng, the best remedy is to cut off lat- the expanston and eoatractron of the metal. Batter in masses (whatever may be its 
p se ot trees with high sounding . , , it| . , . „ . eral branches, and all feeble shoots, and -* he plates can be sand-grained after they quabtv \ j s t00 beay f tbe ’ a.. 
names, and for which they paid exorbitant . . ’ T ‘ . p . ’ owing cut out whole small vines on which there is are put on and a house can, at but little though butter divided with sufficient min 
prices, and in the end found them nearly ^ an ® tles: Heroine, Reme du Jour,busette, little or no fruit, and allow the main shoots extra expense, be ornamented by this im- uteness and not suffered to'pass into oil 
worthless. bt. Margueritte, Anacreon, Celestma, Beau- to run twenty or thirty feet if they will— provement, with all the embellishments of makes a mos t valuable addition to m-mv 
-r-r • . « txr finnrorym Un _ /V* A7 Wnwncr* tfclG TlfthfiSt SftTTill rlflf l fVlPZA mmilHinnrc i • ■% /% r.-,* , . . C ^ 
* . •'x yr T \ rx /» XT 1 1 • VI. «.« XV-.V iuouui iw O. lid llCcVJL Cl U, 
tivated grounds. w. rhere 1S generally a great error in not , Mr * L * A * ^oven, ol Hariem, bas invent- can be kept to a straw co i or> tke more j e . 
--- pruning grapes thoroughly in tbe fall, or in ed and^is now applying a new improvement li c i ous to the taste, and the more whole- 
VERBENAS. the spring, so that there is a great mass of m architecture. This is ornamental cast some it will be . The raetbod 0 f obtaining 
. . vines, which often leads to the erroneous lron P‘ at es put on the front of a house, like t b } s j s yery obvious It consists in keenino- 
Another seasons experience m the cul- mode of pruning which we have named.- veneering on cabinet work The castings the bread at the proper distance from thi 
tivation of this beautiful class of flowering When the vines become too thick from a are made in the plates and put on by a b re, and exposing it to a proper heat for a 
plants, has not diminished, in the least de- ver y luxuriant growth, and previous scanty permanent elastic cement which allows for duq ] enrrt h of time 
gree, my admiration of “ Defiance.” I have P ru , nia 8> the best remedy is to cut off lat- J be expansion and contraction of the metal. Butter in masses (whatever may be its 
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worthless. 
Your inquirer asks for information par¬ 
ty Supreme, Satelite, Harlequin, Rosy -M E. Farmer. 
ticularly in relation to Iowa. As I have M ° rn ’ Blusb Perfe ction, and Pulcherimum, 
never been in that State, I will ai V e in brief and 1 deem Defiance tbe brightest of them 
BLUE AND GREEN ROSES, 
Many others are beautiful, but none 
what information T m ^ h ^ g lv e in ne ^ Tbe horticulturists, botanists, and floral CAST IRON HOUSES IN CHINA. very minute state of division, and one ser- 
wliat information 1 may have derived from amateurs generally, are just now in a high - ving to expose the other to the free action 
other sources than observation. In the , y °®f are oeautilul, but none state of excitement The great rose-garden The Glasgow Engineers’Magazine states of the gastric fluid in the stomach: and that 
June number of the Prairie Farmer, a cor- e< l uabs tHis in bi-tlhaney. lleine du Jour is at Luxembourg, where all the known vari- that Mr. Gutzlaff mentioned in one of his this fluid shall be able to penetrate the 
respondent from Southern Iowa, gives an uncommon m c °fo r and qmte pretty, but an eties of that beautiiul flower are collected, letters, in 1843, that the art of constructing whole mass of the food, and act upon it in 
account of the rpsulte nf fruit ; indifferent bloomer. Heroine, new, blue, js about to have an increase in its family, buildings of cast iron, has been known in smallportions,isthegrandsecretofhealth- 
tW nari iL w i . & i S” wi t b da 7k eye, striking in annearance a J be tnum P n modern horticulture is China for centuries. He found a Pagoda, ful digestion; so that when a slice of toast 
p< o le Vest, he remarks, “ that , b 7! , , • ’ ab ° ut t0 s ® e , tbe da y> or at fo ast so hope composed entirely of cast iron, it was cov- is rightly prepared, there is, perhaps, not a 
they have no fears about the fruit if they ^ong grower ana aDunaaut m flowers.— and pray all those interested. This triumph ered with bas reliefs, and inscriptions which, lighter article in the whole vocabulary of 
can get the trees to live,” from which I " * e <l nne xanety pioducing is nothing more nor less than the Blue Rose! from their forms, character, and dates, show- cookery. Unfermented brown bread, treat- 
should gather the idea that the same diffi- blr S e and ver y P ei 'foct trusses. Rosy Morn the plant upon which the florists have staked ed they were as old as the dynasty of Tang, ed in this way, forms an excellent substitute 
culties exist in that country as in other mrk trads °fo se ty on tbe surface and its blooms tbelr D ? orta ‘ happiness, has leaved and bud- —as far back as from the oth to the 10th for biscuits, and is in some respects superi- 
of the West ~ ‘ are bright and good. Harlequin, singular ed ’ and u P oatbe J usfc opening petals of the century of the Christian era. The pagoda or, as it may be eaten with impunity by 
quart of ripe white currants, put them into 
should gather the idea that the same diffi- ]<ir S e anu ver y P ei 'tect trusses. Rosy Morn inc piani upon wmen tne nonsts nave staked ed they were as old as the dynasty of Tang, ed in this way, forms an excellent substitute 
culties exist in that country as in other mrk trads °fo se ty on tbe surface and its blooms tbelr D ? orta ‘ happiness, has leaved and bud- —as far back as from the oth to the 10th for biscuits, and is in some respects superi- 
of the W^t ^ ‘ are bright and good. Harlequin, singular ed > and u P°n tbe just opening petals of the century of the Christian era. The pagoda or, as it may be eaten with impunity by 
, ' and Drettv Blush Perfection delio-htfulhi bud a c ‘ e ar th°ugh dark blue, is plainly to was of an octagonal pyramid shape, 40 feet those with whom biscuit may disagree* 
The blight destroys many of the trees, md P iett >' Blush 1 ufeetion, delightfully be seen. A day or two will solve all doubt, high, 8 feet diameter at the base. It had ---!• 
particularly the pear and peach. The in- lra § rant aild desirable, and Satelite ap- This will be the fourth positive color ob- seven stories and was adorned with many u 
sect called the borer is also very trouble- P roaches De fl ance - p ut after all I prefer tained by artificial crossing. .The yellow or curious pictures. 
some, and lias caused much destruction tbe whole to an y one and would not wilb ^ r °j e ’ tbe blao » 7 r P Ul .P Ie rose > and tb e ----- 
.... TT ‘ ino-lv Dart with pitLpv „ iT striped rose, are all inventions—creations— Durable Roofs. —Roofs of buildings, ac- 
T S 'h T a , ’ “T u re nrockport, July 24,1831. ‘ N ' ofskillful gardening ^ cording to the Genesee Farmer, are now - — r -,^ v , r >. 
great attention has been paid, the result has _____ We can add to this the green rose of successfully made, by first covering with tie of boiling water over the fire, and let the 
been good.” And here is the trouble in Inquiry.-I t would ^ratify some of your Nortb Carolina > which, though ncH. the crea- sheets of tarred paper, which is then cov- fruit boil constantly for one hour and a half; 
the West. Comparatively few individuals readers, if you or somc°of your fruit irrow tUr< I of /™r nc £’ 18 sufficiently well known in ered with hot pitch, and with a coating of then strain the liquor through a fine wire 
have time and means amidst iLp vqvlptvnf a.,- i n • , parts ol this State to claim a rank among fine gravel while the pitch is hot. The cost sieve into a preserving-pan, and add one 
duIL tocidlt 7 1 ' , y g % ' S ‘? “ Kas0 “ Why blos - t . he , abote floral noveltie8 - Tbe rose bMo>° is About tbe same al with shingles. Old pound of fine white sSgar to every pint of 
uuucs incident to all new countries, to at- soms open on some fruit trees in June or tical with our common daily, except m col- and leaky roofs are cured by two successive the liquor, then boil the liquor five minutes, 
on to horticulture, especially when so July. We have a cherry standing 10 or or > tbe variation in which is supposed to coats of hot coal tar, each followed by a remove it from the fire, and let it stand 
many difficulties prevent success. There- 12 feet north of our house on which I have bave been P roduced b y tbe accidental inter- covering of sand, care being taken to intro- until it bas become cool, then pour it into 
fore persons about giving their attention ex- seen blossoms and fruit in various stores nf “ !nghn # , of the roots of tbe rose-tree with duce the tar into all the crevices. the jelly glasses, and let it stand in the 
clusively to the fruit growing business in growth at the same timf ! those of tbe common sumach. Thepeculi- [VVe prefer shingles to this kind of roof, glasses twenty-four hours; then cover the 
ai -ixr . , ,, . growm at tne same time. a. anties ot the new varieties are nernet.uat.ed fnr d«.> hntr hnnepa at lpaci Fnr cLaric tmcfonni, ; n iiw ™:ti, -a 
ing too, in inis way, is very true; but it is 
none the less a fact that the most impor¬ 
tant scientific principles are at the bottom 
of every well cooked dinner; and that the 
cook is a practical chemist, whether she 
knows it or not. For instance, in the small 
matter of toasting a piece of bread there is 
as much skill required as to manage a 
Hopkinton, N. H.,) for improvement in axle box- twenty horse steam engine though failure 
es for journals for railroad cars. ln the bus l Q ess might not be quite as disas- 
To G. L. Ilaussknecht, of Now Haven, Conn, tious. But probably' not one cook in ten 
for improvement in carriagro springs. thousand ever thought of the matter in that 
To Harman Hibbard, of Henrietta, N. Y (as- light ’ 0r aS involvin g ;ln Y science at all. 
In the last named place they are very signor to J. A. Hibbard,) for improvement in bug- ba ve just stumbled upon an article of 
abundant, “The berries,” says Wood, "con- gy ^P 61 ' some length on this subject written by we 
tain a sweet, mucilaginous pulp, together To L,wis “«• <«•*« “ J - w - »**) ^ k S° w " ot who ”’ , but whit „ h *?> ibustrale 
r • -i rn, D j Troy, N. Y., for improvement in fire-proof safes all we have said above .—Prairie Farmer. 
with malic or citric acid. Ihey are al- To D. C. Me.Caiinm. of Ow*™ n v i In toasting: bread we wish to tret out the 
the West, should not enter upon it without 
due consideration. w . n _ 
Waukau, Wisconsin, July 7th, 1631. 
1 VaUOUb btages 01 bb ose of the common sumach. The peculi- [We prefer shingles to this kind of roof, 
growth at the same time. a. anties of the new varieties are perpetuated for dwelling houses at least. For sheds 
, T , 7 ,7 I- 7 , b y ca ff* n g s or otherwise. It is quite com- and out-houses, having flat roofs, this com- 
he inei the seed to be sown, the liner mon in the county of Bladen, and some few position is certainly a very good one.— Sci- 
should the soil be which is to receive it specimens exist in the town of Fayetteville, eniific American .’ 
top of each jelly with a circular paper wet 
with brandy, cover the glasses tightly, and 
keep them in a cool place until the jelly is 
wanted.— Mrs. Bliss. 
the riches, scroll and frieze moulding to k “dsfood' ' iZ ^prop^ toa^edS \ 
rival the mos create sculpturmgs of the absorbs the butter, but does not convert it 
Grecta n or Itahan schools .—Scu Am . t0 oi| . and both butter anJ farina are h # 
CAST IRON HOUSES IN CHINA. v ? r y ra ‘ nute state of division, and one ser¬ 
ving to expose the other to the free action 
The Glasgow Engineers’ Magazine states of the gastric fluid in the stomach: and that 
that Mr. Gutzlaff mentioned in one of his this fluid shall be able to penetrate the 
