out of curiosity and then became regular attendants, study the connection they have to the vine to thus the action .’’-(Draper.) Mr. B. could easily prove 
I was chosen by them as a teacher. After teaching my produce so bountifully, I am led to say what figure this, by placing alcohol, which is lighter than water, 
pupils for about a year, I called upon one of them. He could He have given to set forth so forcibly to the in the cupping glass, instead of the sweetened 
was upstairs dressing. His wife thanked me for keep- mind tbe great truths He taught. Messrs. Editors water, and he would find that the motion would be 
ing her husband from the alehouse, excepting on meet- and Readers, ad i cu f or the present. On these sub- in the same direction as before; thus showing that 
ing nights. She said he never had been so kind to her vine dressers let us also have your expe- a change in the specific gravity of one of the liquids 
la ail '.lO IS\ !i 1 z< 
JHAU5' 
a change in the specific gravity of one of the liquids 
does not alter the result in the slightest degree. 
The motion of the liquid depends upon an entirely 
ing nights. She said he never had been so kind to her ^ vine dressers, let us also have your expe- a change in the specific gravity of one of the liquids 
since their marriage, as he had been since he began to does not alter the result in the slightest degree, 
botanize. The collier coupled entomology with Jus ‘ , , asking me for informa- The motion of the liquid depends upon an entirely 
fact*'he may " tion on Vine Culture. I ask them if they take the different principle, as does also the circulation of 
twohave had no time for drunkenness since they began Rural ; if not, I urge it upon them, saying, they the sap. This principle is capillary attraction. If 
ridirnr their hobbies. will get more worth in it on Grape Culture than one end of a small glass tube be immersed in water 
Vine Culture. I ask them if they take the different principle, as docs also the circulation of 
WASHING-DAY. 
riding their hobbies. 
„~«T/!WT7-rNra VFFFPT'? OF HORTICULTURE The working men of Lancashire who pursue botany, the volume costs. — 
HUMANIZING EF-ECTS OF HORTICUL . ^ of lhe olher gcicnceS) ar e a quiet, unassuming West ui 00 mfleld, Ont Co., N. Y., 1859. 
. class of persons. Great numbers of them can tell the-- 
Some one has said Murderers do not ordim y clagg) and order 0 f almost any plant in a day’s HATVTRTTRrH OF 
wear roses in their button holes. Villains seldom walk) although their occupations are not with plants. GOLDEN HAMBURGH G 
train vines over cottage doors.” The rciorming g c j n g once in conversation upon the benefits to be 
influence of Horticulture is but little appreciated dcrivcd f rom botany, an old dogger who attended the In the Rural for the first of May 
even by the wisest and best. The people will have mec tings said he had followed botany for fifty years, ticed several new varieties of foreign 
Alvin Wilcox. the water will rise in the tube to a certain height, Friend Rural: —In a late number we saw a few 
,1859. and remain suspended. If a piece of sponge or hints by a lady, some which were taken from Mrs. 
- sugar, or any other porous substance, be brought jq. L. Scott’s Practical Housekeeper, relative to 
GOLDEN HAMBURGH GRAPE. 
in contact with water at one extremity, the water washing-day and its evils, which our husband tho’t 
will immediately rise, and wet the whole substance, we had better cut out and preserve, but instead, 
lx the Rural for the first of May, 1S58, we no- These are examples of capillary attraction; and the we would prefer to make a few remarks. Thus 
ticed several new varieties of foreign ’grapes, raised cause of the ascent of the water, is the attraction of again, proving the old adage, that woman is always 
Docent., more 
no ill wmil can mey euaaac uwiu w- nut am noi reiuciuuc. mamv crt,. - j — m xjugmuu, --, - - __i„„ T , . . ... . , , . . . 
elevating than in ‘the cultivation of account of the science, yet money could never buy the Stockwood Golden Hamburgh, said by good judges, to overcome the cohesion of the aqueous particles. I do not wholly agree with said hints especially 
md flowers It has saved thousands happiness he had had during his life from botany. A tQ be tho best white grapc kn0 wn, and to it was If we take a tube of such a size that it could for those who have the management of their own 
m dissipation When, as in various powerloom weaver, who had a good knowledge of the Pomological Society, in 1857, the raise water to a certain height, say ten inches and domestic affairs, in regard to dress, &c. I believe 
narts of England the working people make a hobbv mathematics, taught me arithmetic, and I taught him ^ as ^ best Seedling White Grape. It break it off to six inches in length, there would be in dressing suitably to the work; not that I would 
nf l^fniit or*flower, as the Carnation, the Tulip or something of my favorite science was rctised from the Black Hamburgh, impregnated no overflow; but if the water at the top of the tube adv se negligence in our dress because we are 
be Gooseberry, they have but little time and little-~~-with the pollen of the White Sweet Water. To-day ^onld be removed in any way, as by evaporation washing for we can have a wash dress, whole and 
SposTtion to^isit the ale house. Our nursery- CULTURE OF THE GRAPE.—No. VI. . ^ we have beon fav0 red with the oppor- - continuous current would be produced As an dean, yet one we are not afraid of soiling As for 
mefoin their catalogues, advertise “ the lest Pan- - L*L ^ fM, vine in fruit, and tasting its example of such a current in capillary tubes, I 0 ur house, wemtend to have that put into the same 
cashire varieties of Gooseberries.” Not one in a 
P' 1 ! 1 b‘ > or ‘ ’ something of my favorite science.” 
of a fruit or flower, as the Carnation, the Tulip or _ _ 
the Gooseberry, they have but little time and little _ 
disposition to visit the ale house. Our nursery- CULTURE OF THE GRAPE—No. V . 
in their catalogues, advertise "the teet lan- 
cashire varieties of Gooseberries.” Not one in a Messrs, editors. J 
hundred, perhaps, is acquainted with the fact that for Grape Vines? That which is best for grain 
these fine varieties are grown from seed by the crops, and is sometimes called lugh farming 
Lancashire weavers, men who labor ten or twelve Nothing pays better for such treatment than the 
tunity of seeing this vine in fruit, and tasting its <™p,e oi sue i a - > ^ 
I us lions berries, at the grape-house of C. P. Bis- mention the upward flow o 
or. i f „ „ „„„ i„„„„ Loam the wick of a lamp after it is lighted 
sell & Salter, who, so far as we can leai n, have . . . 
, r , ,’ ,, ..... ... Again : if we bring two liquids in 
I been the first to fruit it in this countiy. _ 
might mention the upward flow of oil or fluid in order as for any other work, with the exception of 
the wick of a lamp after it is lighted. cleaning before we commence our washing. If the 
Again: if we bring two liquids into contact in a appearance of the woman in her washing diess 
capillary tube by the substance of which they are offends the fastidious eyes of the husband ; if he 
hours a day, and make the growing of gooseber¬ 
ries and the raising of new sorts a special hobby, to 
which they devote every leisure moment. In some 
vine. For a vineyard let the land be well drained; 
then plow one foot or more deep, and make the 
soil rich that depth; then subsoil twenty or more 
districts the Carnation is the favorite, and in every irches deep. I think it safest and best to take up 
cottage garden will be found most beautiful speci¬ 
mens tended with the greatest care, and happy as 
and set vines in the spring. Two-year old vines 
are the best age; set from twelve to sixteen feet 
a king is he who carries off the’prizes at the apart. Plant the land to corn or potatoes, the 
shows, which are held very frequently during the vines occupying the place or a u o coin or 
flowering season. The Balsam, the Cockscomb, the potatoes. Give them clean culture For the second 
Ten- Week-Stock, or the Afar, are the especial fa- crop I prefer beans as they shade the vines le 
vorites of others. Often the workmen of a particu- and leave the groun smoo w en 
lar shop or factory, make a speciality of a particu- taken off. lhe next spring u ’ 
lar flower, contribute a small sum each to be offered leave the ground bare on each side of them to tram 
, . • , a ,v „ the vines A few rows of beans may be planted 
as a prize for the best specimen shown during the me vines. ‘ f 
,, ,, . between the trel ises. The next or fourth season 
season, and zealously contend for the prize. oeiween me 
’ . i u • the vines be^in to bear fruit, and should have the 
Cannot some such system be inaugurated in this me vines uegm » 
Cannot some such system be inaugurated m this 
country? Can our young men in cities derive 
pleasure only from drinking, smoking and driving 
fast horses? Must our young women seek enjoy¬ 
ment only in balls, parties, gay dresses and rides? 
Have the flowers no charms for the fair daughters 
of America ? TIig time is not far distant, we hope, 
principal benefit of the soil. Let the surface be 
left smooth this year. After this year give the vines 
the whole of the benefit of the soil, and then com¬ 
mence mulching for culture, by hauling forestlcaves \ \ / The downward flow of the sap, which distributes to alleviate this wrong. Are not the cares of your 
or straw, and spreading straw over them to hold \ T"'- - it to the surface of the tree, is only a part of the w ,f e grea ter than she can bear? Are not her 
them from being blown away by heavy winds when J circuit, caused by the upward motion. After the household duties, on account of their magnitude, a 
dry Spread manure of all kinds over them, leached 1 sap is changed in the leaf, it has no longer any burden instead of a pleasure? Woman needs re- 
nnrl unleached ashes rich muck or mold. This . , t , affinity for the substance of the leaf, and is forced i axa tion from the routine of every day life. She is 
for culture keeps the ground rich and moist through Tke growth of the vine bears a stronger resem- ^ of it by tho upward current; and, passing y0U r wife, and unless you attend to her wants and 
Tnlv and August when the fruit needs a full sup- blance to the male pare , nt tha “ to the Ilambui 0 , through the pore3 of the laticiferous tissue, found, p i easul . es i n some way that answers the expecta- 
. 7 ‘ 8 ’ being short-jointed in the wood ; but the foliage is principally) in the inner bark and the under side of tions you raised before marr i ag e, you need not 
P With tL arrangement I hare given for trellises. "•»« wS * hC leaf ’ 11 fin ( 8 ilS ”y *° » TCry P " l ,° f lhe tbat >>“* “ b »»“- 
unequally attracted, having each end of the tube in has no business to call him out (which he certainly 
communication with a supply of its respective should have) he could walk into the parlor, if for- 
liquid, motion will be produced, the liquid most tunate enough to have one; if not, he could go to 
strongly attracted driving the other before it, and b ed and cover up head and ears to shut out all ob- 
perhaps expelling it from the tube entirely, with- noxious sights. If he can not endure a part of the 
out any regard to its relative specific gravity.— so-called ills of washing-day, when it is as much 
Now, by applying these principles, we have the forhisbenefitasours,andwehavethelargestpor- 
correet explanation of Dotrochet’s Endosmosis ex- tion of them to bear, it seems to me his room 
periment described by Mr. Bartlett ; and I think, WO uld be better than his company. 
also, of the ascent of the sap in plants. 
As for our being as liable to see company as on 
The tree is but a great bundle of capillary tubes, another day, we think not, if every one would act 
and these elevate the sap from the ends of the roots up to our rule, and wash on Mondays. But, if it 
to the highest leaf or flower, by the operation of so happens, which is necessarily the case some- 
these principles of capillary attraction, modified, times, and they too cannot submit to the inconven- 
perhaps, to a certain extent, by peculiar changes fonces attending washing-day, then they can also 
in the chemical affinities of the sap in its upward bear the husband company. 
progress; and, from the leaf, a large portion of the To men, who for want of system are driven from 
sap is evaporated; and thus the necessary condi- the domestic fireside, we would say look unto your- 
tions of a continuous current are established. 
selves and see if there is not something you can do 
0 i 11 * • drv Spread manure of all kinds over them, leached 
when we may be able to say in the words ot ar > opieauuiuuu > 
n and unleached ashes, rich muck or mold. This 
Shelley, 
The flowers of that garden sweet 
Rejoice in the sound of her gentle feet; 
Doubtless they felt the spirit that came 
From her glowing Angers through all their frame. 
for culture keeps the ground rich and moist through 
July and August, when the fruit needs a full sup- 
She sprinkled bright water from the stream, . .. 
On those that were faint with the sunny beam ; an y season o lu 3 L 
Or out of the cups of the heavy flowers Vineyard kept clean 
She emptied the drops of the summer showers. mulching, will be foun 
, ,, , . , two acres kept clean 1 
She lifted their heads with her tender hands, r . ... 
Supported their stems with osier bands ; roots of the vine stnk 
And if they had been her own infant, she under my old one 
Could never have nursed them more tenderly. cannot be stirred more 
Philanthropists are beginning to appreciate the out injuring the roots, 
reformatory influence of gardening. At a late _ To preserve the frun 
meeting of the British Association for the Advance- m afresh state. Thees 
the team can pass through all parts of the vineyard Ave-lobed, and the veins and footstalks tinged with flf the tree> where it forms new wood. keeper _ that she considers it heartless drudgery, 
at any seasoJof the year The fruit on an acre of red. The bunches are large, loose, branching, and j am aware that Mr. Bartlett’s explanation is There are a feW( l admi t, who are so constituted 
Vincv ard kept clean from weeds and grass by shouldered, varying fromG to 9 inches in length, given by some good Botanists, but I cannot adopt either from natu re or education, that they love not 
midching w 11 be found worth more than that of and the footstalks are short and stout. The ben i« it as long a3 we have another which is supported d in anyt hing. 
“ k p t clean by the plow and hoe. The «e large, and hang loosely on the bunches, an inch cven ^ authority> and seems to ‘ 
xnent o°f Science, the Bishop of Ripon said, that best vine dressers have been made public, yet a few 
“the Parish of Skipton, in Yorkshire, England, thoughts on this subject may add to the stock of 
soil under my old ones, where the roots extend, uniform oval shape. The berry-stalks are rather The force with wbich sap ascen ds, has been esti- 
cannot be stirred more than two inches deep with- lan g> stout > and considerably war ted, as will be mated at thirtcen pounds to a square inch ; and, of 
out iniuring the roots seen by the engraving. Skin, dim and tender of motionS) caused by capillary attraction, Draper 
To preserve the fruit the greatest length of time a P alc > greenish-yellow color somewhat marked bave observed these motions occurring 
bet vi„e dressers have been mait . p»bla,id melting, ve„ juicy, and remarkablj rich, KoKh La .,rene«, K. Y„ Mareb, Sk* ' 
dcsi vine aressexa — 7/* a + i f cate and melting, very juicy, and remarkably rich, 
thoughts on this subject may add to the stock of caxe anu m«n , yj j, / , ,, 
t+ rronorollv undprstood that trrane.s sugary, and vinous, leaving on the palate a full 
inhabited principally by a rude, unrefined, information. It is generally understood that grapes an | ^dous flavor. ’ Each b^erry contains from two WESTERN N. Y. FRUIT GROWERS’ SOCIETY. 
to three seeds. The plant is small, grown in a tub, 
and, to a considerable extent, immoral population, stored away m boxes must hav e somethin,, w ith ^ tbrge seedg< The plant is small, grown in a tub, 
when the Rev. Mr. Boyd was appointed its rector, them that is dry to absoi le niois uie a is pa and does not sbow the fruit in perfection, as we 
The first step he took towards their amelioration sing from thorn, or rt gather, on■ «f tho ^ sce „ anolhcr season . 
The first step’ he took towards their amelioration sing from them, or it gathers on the skin of the 
and improvement was to lay out and plant a beau- grapes and causes them to rot, unless the boxes arc 
tiful flower-garden attached to the Rectory, to small and shallow so that the air can carry off t ic 
which he gave free access to his parishioners at all moisture ; in that case the fruit dries away too 
CIRCULATION OF THE SAP. 
it as long as we have anotner wincn is suppuit^u. Q^er in anything. 
by even better authority, and seems to me far more not some 0 f t be i ady rea ders of the Rural 
reasonable. please to send a few directions for cooking meats, 
The force with which sap ascends, has been csti- a ^ ag pa gtry, and oblige m. c. 
mated at thirteen pounds to a square inch ; and, of clarendon, N. Y., 1859. 
motions, caused by capillary attraction, Draper -»- 
says, “ I have observed these motions occurring ICE CREAM, AGAIN. 
against a pressure of many atmospheres.” - 
H. H. Barrett. Messrs. Eds.:— In reading the “ Domestic Econ- 
North La wrence, N. Y., March, 1859. omy „ portion of the RdeaL; I find << E . Y. E.,” 
n., m TTniT vr -o- TrnnT'p r xj nrrrmi <5> qnrTFTv wishes a recipe for Ice Cream. My rule, which I 
WESTERN N. Y. F RUIT GR OWERS SOCIETY. ^ excelIent> ig tbis: _ Ta ke one 
Mr. Editor :-I have been a regular attendant quart of sweet milk and cream; 2 eggs; 1 teacupful 
on the meetings of the “ W. N. Y. Fruit Growers of white sugar; 1 teaspoonful of flour st.rred into 
Society,” since its commencement, with great ^ teacupful of sweet milk; flavor to your liking, 
satisfactions and edification. The discussions are Put your milk in the freezer or if you have no 
always so practical, and the results of actual ex- freezer a 3 quart pail is as good, and set it into a 
nerience that they cannot fail of exercising a ben- kettle of boiling water, stirring the milk frequent- 
I * J ... « i__ „„ "Roof fV»o ocrcru nnn 
times. lie afterwards encouraged some of them to quick for long keeping. Profiting by the idea T n the Rur of March’19th perience, that they cannot fail of exercising a ben- kettle of boi. ing wa er,s !mn e mi 
ornament the gardens attnohed to their cottages by lately obtained, that fruit put into cans and sealed Messes. Entrees .-In he Rubai of Match 19th, cffect on ^ frllit interests of If, so that it wtll not burn. Beat the eggs and 
giving them pLt, and seed, ; and in the course of up from the air is kept a great length of time in it, you gave an article upon •lJc C rcukhon dap when the mdk boils stir ‘hem >„to ‘he milk- take 
a very few yls, this rude popnlation was, by the native freshness, Uie thought J u SSeets itselt . me by W « j - - 1^,->onr ^ , j 1 i o” o a h.gfni 
The winter meeting happening in January 
ring the shortest days, allow but a brief period 
• diso.nssimr subiects. where there is much diver- 
flour and flavoring. Put the ice into a bag and 
pound it into lumps the size of a hickory nut, put 
community ’’ ‘ vines on a dry day and immediately pack them rially, from him, in his description of the course o Qf ^ an J d> ^ the want of method and a layer of ice into a small tub, or whatever you 
We have not read a more interesting article for away, giving a layer of straw then a layer of grapes the sap, or the growth of t^jlant; but I cannot regulations , a grea t deal ot time is wasted, wish to freeze it m and a thin layer of salt, put 
along time than the following, which we cut from the clusters not so close as to crowd each other, agree with him in the ca i c - But the greatest error in the arrangements in your freezer or pail into t e u P 
the London Cottage GardenerT The author is John would be the best way to keep them. Put a bushel assign for the ascent of the sap. 
estimation is, the want of previous and early layer of ice and a layer of salt alternately around 
7 . . . . . . Cti- iiw, tit ill froo 7 P from tnft 
xne wurw/wr. iuc aumui woumi ,, -1 - — my cstmidiwu xo, ^ —-- . * . , , mi frnm th^ 
Hague a young man reared in the midst of pov- in a barrel—perhaps experience would teach a If I understand him, he means to say that the i n f orma ti 0 n to the members of the subjects to be it. btir the cream wmen wi , 
erty and vice, and wonderfully saved. He tells his bushel and a half would be as safe-head them up circulation of the sap is caused by the simple action discussed . By abou t two o’clock on the first day, sides with a spoon; stir it frequently until it is 
own story in’a simple way, and we commend it to tight, set them in a cool place, and move them to 0 f g ravity; in other words, that the water in the th(J sub j ec t s for agitation are laid before the meet- frozen. If you make it as direc ed, you wi no 
the careful attention of every lover of his fellow the cellar before frost. My experience goes to gr0U nd rises into the tree merely because the sap iugj nQ Qne ig prepa red, or has thoughtfully bro’t fail of having excellent ice cream. I’ ranky , 
man. It may be necessary to explain that the favor the idea that grapes thus put away can be above it has a greater specific gravity. At least his mind to the particular subject, and the discus- Fayette, Seneca Co., K } ., 18o9. 
work-house is the English poor-house, and a cadjer taken out fresh and sound long after the birds he gives no other reason and the experiment which 8 i ons become a disjointed tea-party chit-chat in “ ' ~ . . f 
is one who iroes around the streets pickimt up come to sing the songs of spring so merrily. he mentions, with his interpretation, proves noth- manv caseS ; whereas, if they were given out a Eds. Rural :—In rep y otieinquii} 
sister of Licking, Ohio, in the last Rural, i will 
work-house is the English poor-house, and a cadjer taken out fresh ana souna long alter me 
is one who goes around the streets picking up come to sing the songs of spring so merrily, 
bones, old rags, paper, &c. I close these articles by condensing a few h 
“ I am not about to praise myself, but simply to tell a ideas that should be remembered in caring 
round, unvarnished tale of what botany lias done for vine. First, In pruning vines before they b< 
me and others. I have nothing to boast of, for I doubt b ear, let the laterals get about a foot in len; 
not but I should have been in some convict establish- f orp +hev are taken off. as too close prunii 
me to sing the songs of spring so merrily. lie mentions, with his interpretation, proves notn- many c^eg; whereas, if they were given out a 
I close these articles by condensing a few leading ing else, although he does not state his conclusion monBl 01 . t W o before the meeting, those posted on 
1 uiosu Wiese hi uucs uj ^ i -o luuimi kjl mu uiviwiv, r- . . T Iiovp pvpr 
ideas that should be remembered in caring for the in the same words that I have used. Now, if noth- ^ be d jff eren t subjects would digest and organize give the to owing as ie ' c * L P , 
vine First, In pruning vines before they begin to ing but gravity is concerned, why does the sap tbe ; r i dea3 to great advantage; particularly those tried: Take one quart o swee cream, m 
bear, let the laterals get about a foot in length be- start up at all? Doubtless he would say, that the who haye not the gi f t 0 f gab , an d not in the habit sweet with best sugar, and flavored; whip i 
- - - ’ ■’ ■ ^ 1 -- : - e lio-ht froth; skim off as fast as it is beaten and put 
fore they are taken off, as too close pruning will sap in the tree, and the water in the soil, being of pubBc speaking. 
uk-ca. ... ....ui. w....... Ao.u u .,ou tore tney are tiuteu ou, as iuu muse p.uu.ug «... ... ..w,- . ., , 01 ° e ... ,, : uw v.; nnpd to alisht 
ment before now, if Flora had not stepped in to rescue gtart tbe next year ’ 3 f ru jt bu ds and injure the crop a different specific gravity, the latter rises through There should be a rule that no one should speak mto your freezer, until an 1 p ‘ o 
me from amidst crime and ignorance. When eight of fruit g econd when vines are loaded with the membranous covering of the roots, according Ionger than 15 minutes on any subject, and only froth. You will find it will freeze in less time an 
years old, I was in the workhouse ; from nine to about fruit remove the Mentis as soon as they begin to to what is termed endosmosis, while the former de- “ except to give explanations to questions any other recipe. The above will make live quarts 
thirteen, I lived among cadgers, thieves and prostitutes, ^ ncedg the gap they wiu exbaust . geends; but then, obviously, they must pass each | M tv, P r„lp of delicious cream. 
and learned not a few of their pranks. I was early 
asked, or by a suspension of the rule. 
Culpeper’s “Herbal,” which had been lent to my prune thoroughly when the blossoms begin to ap- the plant, would be poured out again into the soil. any other process that has yet been subjected to tin pail, and set it in a kettle of boiling watei, stir- 
brother. We were so taken up with the plates, that we pear j bave counted over eighty Isabella grapes I should be unwilling to admit that an All-Wise tr ial—in the settling the proper names and value ring all the time, till thick as cream ; then stir in 
resolved to go into the fields to see if we could not And Qn a s j ng j e c i us ter. Fifth, To have fruit of large Power would place at the bottom of the tree an ap- tb(J grea t varieties ot fruits— the manner of the whites, beaten to a froth. Then set the pail in 
some of the plants pictured 111 the above book. W e ^ and t ^ inner Qn tbe c i us t e rs, about half prune paratus that would pour out sap, which had gone propagating, pruning, planting, and preserving— cold water, stirring ’till cool,—adding \ amlla and 
succeeded in discovering some, which made us anx- ^ blog8omg begin to appear . In a week or through a long process of preparation for a par- the bab i ts and hardiness of trees and their dis- a quart of sweet cream, (beaten to a froth.) Then 
ious to find more, until we were fairly in love with the 
pastime. 
Iliad learned to read in the workhouse school; so, 
ten days prume thoroughly. Sixth, Fruit that has ticular purpose, just as it was ready to fulfil that easeS; and t be insects that pray upon them, 
a crowded supply of sap from the time it begins to purpose, in order to force into the tiee a quantit) Orleans, N. Y., 1859. L. B. Pattieson. 
put to freeze.—S. A. B., Rochester, K Y., 1859. 
after I became acquainted with “ Culpeper,” I spent the form until it is ripe, will be a fortnight earlier in of clear water, which must be greatly modified Fiturr Cake.—'Two pounds of flour; 2 lbs. but- 
winter nights in rambling about shops seeking books ripening than that which is stunted by either too before it could serve to nourish tho plant. Tiles for Garden Border Edging.— In the uig is 1 ter . 2 lbg su g ar> be aten to a cream; 12 eggs, the 
with plants in. The next book I saw happened to be much young wood growing on the vines, or being But perhaps Mr. Bartlett will rely upon his Horticultural Journals, i\e notice that tilts of ci eren ycdks bea ten with the sugar, and the whites to a 
iv,« —... w woo u rwivorantimia nn Rntnnv ” T 1—..ri+K A..,;* ■ a**,**,+!, v:».n 0 oia«.,i.i to sunnnrt liis uosition. and sav that _ „ patterns are advertised for _ u.af.>r op hrandv. in 
the right one: it was “Conversations 011 Botany.” I too heavily loaded with fruit. Sevent h, Yinesshould experiment to support his position, and say that 
inquired the price, and paid a shilling on it that I had neV er be loaded so heavy with fruit as to have the principal motion through the membrane is 
saved, till my brother and myself got the requisite sum. many gre en berries on the clusters when the crop is always from the lightest to the heaviest fluid, (this 
Having procured the work, it found us little worshipers, thered< Eighth, That man will be the most sue- would not be true in the case of water and alcohol,) ' 
and gave us little opportunity for mixing amongst our cegsful viue _ dresser wbo can j udge the most cor- and for the same reason the water in the soil passes 
iKiucrns ureauYcruseu xui * . « , 
garden border edging.- froth; 2 wine glasses of rose water or brandy, in 
We give an engraving of which lemon rinds have been steeped ; 2 nutmegs 
one of tho neatest from grated; 2 teaspoons of saleratus dissolved in warm 
the London Gardeners' W ater; 2 lbs. raisins, stoned and chopped. This 
Chronicle. It is furnish- cake wd j k eep three months. 
L~nffian ,8 system C of'^imingffig p^anis^or' raffie7 the rectly, when he sees a vine, how many pounds of through the membrane which covers the roots, and cd at 5d (about ten cents) a yard This tile would be PuDD1NG ._ Two quarts of sweet milk ; 1 
classification. In my sixteenth year, I entered one of grapes it can bear, and get that fruit on the least forces the heavier sap up the tree; but still exos- ver y useful here and -uld bejopular, no^doobt, for rf ^ ^ teacup butter; % cup sugar; 
the local botanical societies, which are pretty numerous number of clusters. mosis would take place, or some of the nutr ltious we are imp 1 herder U nutmeo- grated. Put the rice and other mgre- 
-- - ---- - - I have learned much about the vine by studying sap would pass out into the soil. And, even if H milk. Bake two hours. Mrs. E. L. 
carefully what the Savior says about the vineyard, be true, that this action depends upon a difference bc made P curved> so a8 t0 BMwer for circular N _ Elba, Genesee Co., H. Y, 1859. 
the vine, and the connection the branchos have to in density, it is certainly very mysterious; lor how 1 ’ , ’ _ _ 
the local botanical societies, which are pretty numerous number of clusters. mosis would take place, or some 01 me nutritious 
in this part of the country. I was made Vice-President, I have learned much about the vine by studying sap would pass out into the soil. And, even if it 
which post I held until I went to learn gardening. carefully what the Savior says about the vineyard, be true, that this action depends upon a difference 
At tlie numerous botanical meetings in Lancashire, the vine, and the connection the branches have to in density, it is certainly very mysterious; foi how 
all sorts of men are generally in attendance,—the steady the vine and fruit bearing. When the Savior said can a liquid force its way through a membrane 
and otherwise, the ignorant and the informed ; and ^ be house-holder went out early iu the morning against the greater pressure of a heavier liquid ?— 
beds or curved walks. 
Chiswick Garden.— Tho London Horticultural So- 
tliough the meetings are mostly held at public-houses, b j rg j abo rers into the vineyard, then the third But, in my opinion, his explanation of the experi- c j et y. g (j ounc ii have decided upou making the Chiswick 
they are, nevertheless, agents of civilization. \V bile bour> Rie s ; x H b the ninth, and the eleventh hour, ment is entirely incorrect. The motion is not, in (j ardet) ; n future exclusively experimental. A circular 
.1 tending the above meetings, I became acquainted hirin u h ecould , it shows conclusively, that there the least degree, caused by the difference in the letter lias been addressed to the trade, inviting co-opera- 
a com^rZ’era 6 llZ - much labor there. When I see the rich clusters specific gravity of the liquids. “ The relation of tion by the transmission ^ co = ttve trial of every 
characters. The first time, they came to the meetings of fruit hang so thickly from the branches and specific gravity has nothing whatever to do with kind of new or supposed new vegeta . 
A Cure For Chilblains.— A correspondent of 
Springport, Mich., inquires what will cure chil¬ 
blains. Put 1 ounce of litharge in 1 pint of strong 
vinegar; shake well, and bathe the affected part. 
This has cured several of my own family.— James 
i P. Vincent, Waterford. Pa., April, 1859. 
