EXPERIENCE WITH A YOUNi ORCHARD, 
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GENESEE VALLEY HORT. SOCIETY. 
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The August meeting of the Genesee Valley 
Horticultural Society was held in Rochester on 
Friday, the 19th inst. The show of fruits and 
flowers was the best made this season, with the 
exception of the June exhibition. The next show 
will be made September 23d, and this will be no 
doubt the best of the season. In the fruit depart¬ 
ment was shown fine summer pears, and apples, 
plums and blackberries. The Red Astrachan took 
the prize oflered for the best dish of early apples. 
The prizes were mostly taken by amateurs, B. 
Manvel having the prize on apples, Daniel Marsh 
forthebestdishof plums, (Prince’sImperial Gage,) 
James Buchan for the best pears, C. W. Seelye 
for the best New Rochelle Blackberries. Messrs. 
Bjssell & Salter also received a prize for Black¬ 
berries of almost equal merit, and Lyman Cook 
for a quart of native blackberries cultivated in his 
garden and exceedingly fine. Messrs. Bissell & 
Salter exhibited a bunch of early grapes, nearly 
ripe—a very early native variety grown in this 
vicinity, and which we have noticed for several 
years ripe about the first of September. 
The Floral Department was rich in boquets, 
floral ornaments and flowers. Messrs. A. Frost 
& Co. made the best and largest show, and good 
exhibitions were made by C. J. Ryan & Co., and 
C. W. Seelye. 
The Vegetable Department was not as well rep- 
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DOTJBJLLEC WHITE IPjETUTSTIA. 
All our renders are acquainted with that com- j the aid of this variety with some of the best dark 
* * -- "-vwwvao uvvjuu'.uku tvimi mttv cum- luciuuui vuw varietj wiiQ some or in© Dcsi aarK 
resenied ns it should be. P. Tiernan exhibited mon and truly useful bedding plant, the Petunia, single sorts, has succeeded in obtaining a number 
splendid tomatoes, and took the premium; Geo. Though very showy, of every shade from dark-red of very fine double flowers, of all colors, from 
Cooper carried oft the prizes for vegetable eggs and purple, and constant, free bloomers, making white to crimson. 
and sweet corn. E. S. Hayward exhibited about the garden look gay and bright from the first of The beauty and value of the Petunia, however, 
a peck of tomatoes, mostly ripe, growing on a June until cut down by the frosts of of Autumn, is not in the beauty of the single flower; to be 
single stem. We counted over thirty, and then no double flower was produced uutil a few years appreciated it must be seen in masses, with abun- 
gave up. W. T. Kennedy presented six white ago. The French first raised a double white, dance of flowers and a fine arrangement of colors. 
Pine Apple Squashes, very fine. James Vick ex- 'Which they named Imperially, whioh is shown in To-day there is nothing more beautiful on the 
kibited a very early seedling potato, which the the engraving, and since that an Englishman by lawn than a fine bed of Petunias. 
Committee, having tested it by cookiDg, declared — - . _ 
to be equal in quality to the Carter. Mexican or e _• , , . .... 
j f ircer ’ “ ora * be hedges— may be so improved by CHltiva- generally bear too early and too much, so as to use 
lien 1IQ fn nrrnDZ /IaiiKIa _ .1 ^ P .. n iU/. _il. At.. A_ J 1 1 e» t #!• ,•» 
Mercer, . --r' ~ & **«**,« v auw wuvmut/j, ou tw IU U30 
___ ^ on as *0 grow to double the common size, and of up the strength of the tree, and allow of but little 
RT APK'RT'tj'rtc'C! am Mvvjrv the most delicious flavor, very far superior in this growth of wood. It is often necessary to remove 
, respect to the Aew Rochelle. At the last meeting the fruit to save the trees from bearing themselves 
. ri. ■ ... .. , . , of the Genesee Valley Horticultural Society, a quart to death. 
Jsds. Rural:—I have in cultivation a few of the _ , , ... 
native Black Raspberry bushes, which yield a good b * TT’ Sh ° Wn „ p ~T 
return, and the Yellow Antwerp, which is doing 7 a g^man, and the Committee on Frmt was Male and Female Pumpkinb.-I have just been told 
n j-, . . _ , ° so well pleased with them that they awarded him that pumpkins, squashes, and melons are of both sexs. 
,, \ ° (< ' s 0 $ aJC lanconia, although a special premium—and it was well deserved— is sa ’ d tbat * f w ® would raise pumpkins, wo must 
ley increase and spread rapidly only give now They were about half the size of the New R oc beile P ’ ant 8eeds ,aken from lhe female P ura P kin . which may 
and then a straggling, worthless berry Why is exhibited at the 8ame tim but Taatl 8uperior in be known by the eye or calyx of the female pumpkin, 
1 -. I shall set more of the Native Black next fl avor ^ " being large, that of the ma 1 © being quite email. 
snrinor nftui* Af** trpm» t>„ ay . _ _ * I hftVft nftfvn nntipprl that, -\_ 
spring, alter Mr. Doolittle’s plan. By the wav. * . ,, uuuwu mu vu>.j« yun oi me naes near 
Hr Eiutob, I think those who do not take the J ^ , 08m 8 ° l! 13 1 le VC1 T best for tho black ' fruit; but have always eupp^egikhat the barren vines 
Rural afe losing money every year. That, single n7 ‘V ,? ? *° prouuce fine fruit ’ 'produced only male oiossonWTTTfnie mat n immes 
article giving Mr. Doolittle’s system of cultivat- after culture is much the same as for the rasp- any difference which pumpkin! we save seeds from? 
inothp nnfivo • ,, ... berry. Keep the ground mellow and the weeds Ir s0 > u 18 ff' 1110 important ihajt “pumpkin growers” 
"! ‘,i 7 J f ' " K,r *7 *? lh0 ” MlftA »»<■ tato. .he beariog canea to stakes, or »->» “-a 0.8., iZ « 
the price of the Rural for one year. But I have 1 * .. . , . , ’ 
just returned from the woods with a pail of black 7 + would be better a light wire trellis, made by Ihere is nothing in thisidea of male and female 
berries, and while there, on this hot, sultry August ? h * ^ 7° StS WCU driVGn int ° the gr ° und ’ P umpkius or quashes. 
day, sweating and scrambling through the brush 'l * grett d f ercnce in our nat * e ^ckbor- - 
and brambles which ore not l • , nes, and it would be a good plan to mark the plants Depth of Planting Dwarf Peaks.— In setting some 
I have often noticed that only^a part of the vines bear 
fruit; but have always eupp/ejtoat the barren vines 
There is nothing in thisidea of male and female 
pumpkins or squashes. 
and brambles, which are not sW in leaving lles ’ a “ u ** wouia do agoou plan to mark theplants I 0F Planting Dwarf Peaks.—I n setting some 
“ tokens Of remerohr.,,.™’ML ,“ g needed, when m fruit, so as to be sure you get the Dwarf Pern- trees last spring, I set the graft about four, 
tokens of remembrance, the thought occurred to be8t sorts. perhaps five, inches under ground. I did it because 1 
I ownThfeVh" ^ W ° UM DOt ^ beUer t0 raiSG my Cahia 9 e ba » two sets of enemies, very numerous I had read that ’ in 8et!i,lg lhe puar on ( l uince the 
own blackberries. and yerj troublesome _ th0 hu]e ’ o / flea “ S quince should be set entirely under ground. Since I 
And now I wish to inquire through the Rural tacks them when thev nre n i 8et them 1 have read m your paper and otfaer P»Pers 
if the native blackberry will succeed, and pay for i 011 , p m., J qu,t “ 8 ^ a and the j thflt trees should not be set deeper than they stood in 
cultivation on our Michigan oak-openings where '■ rmer may e riven oil by the per- the nursery. Mine have made a good growth this sum- 
tke soil is a sandy loam ?° Has any one had expe ^ t ,1 I' aad 3 ^t,but I like charcoal mer. Now, would you take those trees up and re-set, 
rience? If so, please give us the modus operandi erseverance > however, or let them stand as they are ?—A Subscriber, Suffield, 
ofsetting, and the after culture ^ 8 needed with either or it will do no good. The 1S59. 
| You say, Mr. Editor, that the “Old Gardener” louSedescnbed ab ove, like most of its kind, whether There is, it is said, exceptions to all rules, and 
« * great talker when he gets started Why then ? getable > g enurall J attacks tb e *be planting of dwarf pears is an exception to the 
can’t we have more of his garrulity in the Rural ? ?* b ®’ the 8tunted ’ tba d eclimng-on the same rule general and safe rule to plant trees only as deep 
I, for one, would like a chapter Horn his valuable f “T' 6 ““ " tLej SeC their fe,low3 iu aS they grew in the nurser y- 14 is entirely 
[experience every week. And now to set him a t ) ouble " g° 1D S do ' vn h,11 »-- are ver 7 fond of giving to cover the quince wood, and no evil will result, 
I going, I would inquire what I shall do to diminish vT * k ‘? k the '* n 1°! g X “ th ° ir i ourne y- even should il be n eee» 8a »7 to plant quite deep to 
I the number of heads on my Cabbage 9 There are But S0 " iet ‘ mes wheu stunta d and sickly plants accomplish this, for roots will soon be formed near 
more than the stalks can well support. They arc in ca f ot b \ found the >’ attack the ba althy. There is the surface. 
I the shnne nf Um on.i „ ... , J only one kind or so of insects or animals on this --— 
ling never seen’any o^TlmVbw!'h earth nasty enough to stand tobacco well. Start- rEA “ 0N Apple Stocks ’ ^e-- 1 wan ‘ t0 ka «^ if 
»bb, ge wZ“Ld,‘',r7 8 7° re '. J * n 8 w tOl this fact, mj first remedy with all new in- “ b » f “»«» into 
, idet l: w ‘ , C ““ sects is a dose of strong tobacco water If they * nla "•'“» “»«'« If any peon ha, 
. b We Bre having a drouth, and I don’t s * aT1 d that T think ibev nr P h k i f experience upon this point, we should feel thankful for 
know whether to lay the rotting to the dry weather 8taDd ^ tbat » 1 thlnk *ey are pretty hard cases. A a word of advice. My idea is to plant a small pear 
or the lice, or something else. When calves net f , T fr ° m str0Dg plu S tobacco which orchard, and as we have no pear scions, I think apple 
lousy it is attributed to want of care, food Ac — ^ ^ b ° Ugbt at aDJ C0UEtl 7 st °re, will relieve will answer. As the apple is more hardy than the pear, 
perhaps five, inches under ground. I did it because I 
had read that, in setling the pear on quince stock, the 
quince should be set entirely under ground. Since I 
lousy it is attributed to want of care food ^ b ° b ° l,gbt at aD y countr J Bt °re, will relieve will answer. As the apple is more hardy than the pear. 
Now I don’t think my cabbages can comnlain m y0UF Cabbage of the lou8e - and wiu « row u P on m « 8 ‘ «very kind of soil, I thought 
that score, for they had the best of nur • * " ^ bC R0TTING ^ is caused by over-growth— probably it would be an advantage to the pear to graft 
and before turning them out into the wS 1 ’ t0 ° rich feedi “g- A g ( ' od man y 3 ’ears ago I would “ l,poa tbo app,e - Is there an y Pe rs< >u residing in the 
.1. ground ’ W » Mcd ,0 “ e » lh “ “unb, but I have ~ Va 'ey, ‘»the Mid.Ue or Wct.ru pctiouof tb„ 
-^ ^2 ;£££5 L u f: b »” r «• ^ s: 
pen and hen - house anure,’ ashes, 'pulverized ™* 8teHou3 are man N of tba operations of nature. arc nany sudden changes of weather here I am not 
“al, &c., thrown into each. The dirt was then 18 a ca use for everything, but sometimes it certain pear culture can be made profitable. Trees are 
‘brown in, thoroughly incorporated with the ma- SCemS lndu,g out - Sometimes too muck rna- killed and injured by the winters. If the Rueal can 
nure > and rakod off smoothly, leaving the hills « Ur6 . canker the stalk and cause it to rot.— recommend some hardy sort of pear trees that will not 
'lightly elevated. The culture* since setting lias ^ 0m . etlme8 i4 wdl cause the head to burst—the winter-kill, I will give them a fair trial, and thank the 
consisted—not in contending with weeds for under outslde leaves appearing to grow too slow forthose f j nL ' uds of tho Kukal for advice.—J. M. R., Portland, 
fcy mode of treatment not a & weed hast red to in- ^“ in g at tb « ca nter of the head-bursting of the ^ 18C9 ’ . 
Fade the ground—but in continued stirrino- D ul head 18 the consequence, and the sap vessels being Pears Wl11 not succeed wheu grafted on the 
1 ferizia g and loosening the soil to the denth of «iv ruptured > rot 800n fol lows. apple. We hope those who have had experience 
)r eight inches. And now Mr “Gardener” -y --- with the pear in Indiana, will give our correspon- 
ipe Mcr the premises, what is your verdict» guilty or InqUU*tC3 ttUlT ^U3U)Cr0 - daat tba benefit of their knowledge. The follow- 
0 ' l0t guilty. Young Gardener - * mg are among the most hardy sorts :-FIemish 
to Prospect Lake, Mich., Aug., 1S59. " Dwarf and Standard Ciiekkies.— Can you, or some Peau4 y» Buflfum, Columbia, Dix, Winter Nelis, 
adg I __ °f your numerous readers, tell me which are the best to Porelle > Fulton, Lawrence, Osband’s Summer, 
Messrs. Editors:— Ten years ago I set out a 
young apple orchard, of several varieties, for the 
purpose of obtaining choice fruit for family use, 
and would like to know at what age certain kinds 
will bear. The Gravenstein i3 more than seven 
inches in diameter, with a fine oval top, and has’ 
never yet produced one blossom. How long 
should it cumber the ground before the axe should 
be laid at the roof, laying it low, even with the 
ground ? The Autumn and Summer Strawbet'ry 
proved to be utterly worthless, and those I have 
grafted to better sorts. The Yellow ReVJlower did 
not produce one fair specimen in a dozen, and 
they also have been grafted. Ribston Pippin proves 
to be water-cored, consequently is of small value. 
PecDs Pleasant is a fine looking apple, but its 
keeping qualities are bad, becoming mealy, aDd 
quite tasteless. Tho soil is a sandy and gravelly 
loam combined, and I should like to know what 
the experience of others have been with the kinds 
named, upon a similar soil. 
The Morris White peach has borne but one 
season in ten, and were very indifferent peaches, 
although one of the trees stands in the yard where 
the hogs have run most of the time. I think I 
shall cut these trees down, together with a few 
other sorts that have not borne at all. 
A. G. Percet. 
Remarks.— Our correspondent, we regret, did 
not give his place of residence, and we have re¬ 
tained his communication sometime in hopes to 
hear further. Here the Gravenstein bears eariy, 
and we think our correspondent’s trees must be 
in a rich soil and making a vigorous growth of 
wood. The lellow Bellflower is not grown exten¬ 
sively here, but its reputation is good, and there 
is a great demand for trees at our nurseries. We 
have seen it in great perfection in the Philadelphia 
market. Ribston Pippin is the favorite English 
apple; not so good here as some of our fine sorts, 
but much esteemed in parts of Canada and Maine. 
Peck’s Pleasant is a fine apple, and we have heard 
nothing against its keeping qualities. We believe 
there are two kinds of peaches cultivated as the 
Morris White —one very fine, the other inferior. 
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Inquiries cmi> Answers. 
■ » 4 01 
in ■ 1 rospect Lake, Mich., Aug., 1859. 
with the pear in Indiana, will give our correspon¬ 
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Beauty, Buffum, Columbia, Dix, Winter Nelis, 
lorelle, Fulton, Lawrence, Osband’s Summer, 
Elderberry Jam for Colds. — One quart of 
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-- - - — - a, us nuiuu ore mo nesuo --’ - i «»ii<6uvc, vjuouu a ouuiuier, 
I Remarks by “Old Gardener. ’’ — There is no P ' ant ’ 8tantIard or dwarf cherr y tree8 <>Q a first-rate Oswego Beurre, Onondaga, Stevens’ Genesee, and 
pstion, but as a general rule hloekWrioc ?.' ay l0am ’ with lime - stone rock three or four feet under Forelle. 
fjuesticn, but as a general rule, blackberries can be t? 7* “T nr" ^ Unde ’ 
ml r °i' , n mufh ii , 111 Ateo, how high do dwarfs grow ?—C. L.J., Waynes 
Slom the hed„! P / an thCJ Can be gathered *«•. a,., Ohio, 1859 ’ * 
wl Im!.! 110 L , edges and neglected fields, and of a much t„ vou d • t - , . . I nms) every plant is infested with a white 
w letter quahty, but then “going-a-blackberrying” a B! JuJrZ In ! T , “7 T * B gn,b ’ 8ilaila ' - appearance to the peach grub, 
w | 8°°d deal like “going-a- fishing.” It is a lux- r ^ • ’ p an e d waifs, though the but larger. They enter the vine above the ground, be- 
to ry, indulged in for the lun of the thing and not r ® e ‘ gr ® wln S sorbj make 3 uite a large tree, even low tho first leaves or branches, and seem to work very 
II I 1 ' the Profit. How many ride five or ten miles d>vai 'f ed ’ We have them growing herefrom m 1 oh hko the peach grub. Their presence is always 
5 o I^haps hire a carriaaA fnr ih* ’ ^ we ve e ighteen feet in height, after being: eight by a warty or knotty appearance of the vine 
A New Enemy to Vines.-Ih a row of the Hubbard 
Squash (40 hills) every plant is infested with a white 
!® r the profit. How many ride five or ten miles “ V “ . ’ We have them g ro «» a g herefrom ID Voh like the peach grub. Their presenc 
jjBerhaps hire a carriage for the nurnnse tlm„ n, ’ twelve to e, g bteen feet in height, alter being eight iru, icated by a warty or knotty appearance 
f‘' * >«, burn their face, 1 snoil^their 1 7 SS pl " Dted ' P “ P»W wh JclL “ ““ ««-«*» S r» 
•end n a. Iuces ’ sp011 tPeir cloth es, and ia abundant> tbe standards are better. tho vine; a,so tho wiltinsr of lho vinn wllM 
Making Hard Soap. —Some, here away, make a 
pleasant hard soap to use, and a superior one, by 
this recipe(1 lbs. of soda; 3 lbs. of stone lime,— 
put in a boiler with 4 pails of soft water, and sim¬ 
mer slow 2 or 3 hours, not boil, or it will not settle 
well. Skim off the clear liquid, add 1 more pail of 
water, 6 lbs. of grease, 1 teacup of salt, and boil 
until it becomes soap, then pour it out to cool—after 
which cut it up. — A Subscriber, Gloucester Co., 
H. J., Aug., 1859. 
r’ UAAO !—The superiority of Phosphatic over Ammo- 
Va niacal fertilizers, in restoring fertility to worn-out 
lands, is now well understood. The subscribers call the 
attention of Farmers to the Swan Island Guano, which for 
richness in Phosphates and Organic matter, and its solu¬ 
bility, is unsurpassed. 
For sale at $30 per ton of 2,000 3>s., and liberal discount 
will be made bv the cargo. 
Circulars, with directions for use, may be had on applica¬ 
tion at our office. FOSTER & STEPHENSON, 
65 Beaver Street, New York, 
494-13teow Agents for The Atlantic and Pacific Guano Co. 
A VALUABLE BOOR FOR INVALIDS. 
8ent by mail, and not to be paid for until received. 
E herui „ J , B P U1 ‘ lueir domes, una 
Le W01 ,S % tlme ’ and g et a string a fish that no 
t ® f ° o1 en °ngh to pay twenty-five cents 
at tue base, and their excrement on the ground and on 
tho vine; also the wilting of the vino when their work 
is finished. Half of the vines are dead and removed 
from the ground, the balance we have pruned and 
r - So with ZZT t0 pay tW r ty f Ye CentS DwARP Trers-Age of Bearing.- Permit me to *7 7 gr0Und ’ the balance ™ ha ™ P™ aad a "d 
| e plenty ai )( i *) In g ln h ew places they inquire through the columns of tho Rural aWh^tage !f‘"Ti, 0 *! 8 , r h Ub ’ UkiDg from two to eight from a 
Lit will not,. 8 ° d ’ but as a general thing the dwarf apple and pear trees commenco bearing?-li. V “°' , rtH8 18 7 on y remed y that suggests itself at 
htinnrw, I )a y i°r the danmge done the clothes; Adamson, Mechanicsburg, Ind.. 1859. present to us. If the readers of the Rural have been 
r cent pleasures, that keep the heart voun«r , simfiariy afflicted, and found a remedy, we should be 
PP at almost any pri ce S 8 * Ute ’ are y ears ln the nursery rows. Then they will very Ti, 1859. 
blackberries 
often bear the first year they are set out, and con- 
Y., 1859. 
Our Hubbards are not troubled with the grub, 
«ur blockbc „ ics | llnae * bear ever? Jea , The f , ct is _ d ;„ f tees - | but “ ot 
How to Knit “Railroad” Stockings. —Setup 
the required number of stitches in the usual way— 
knit two finger lengths for a woman (one and a 
half for a child,) without seam or narrowing—then 
drop eve.y other stitch and finish off’ the toe in the 
usual manner. Let the dropped stitches rundown 
to within an inch or two of the top—fasten with 
a needle and thread and your stocking is done. 
They fit nicely to the foot and are just the thing for 
a hot day. Will some one tell me how to make 
Cream Pies ?—C. P. M., Medina, N. Y., 1859. 
ri Sent by mail, and not to be paid for until received, 
read, and approved of. If not approved, no charge. 
Dr. Samuel S. Fitch’s “Six Lectures” on the Causes, 
Prevention, and Cure of Diseases of the Lungs, Throat, 
Ilvart, Stomach, Bowels, Liver, Kidneys, Skin, etc., Female 
Complaints, and Chronic disetises generally; on the Laws of 
Life, and the true method of curing these diseases, and pre¬ 
serving life and health to old age. A volume of 375 pages, 
with 25 illustrations, bound. We will forward a copy of it, 
post-paid, to any address that may be sent us, and the price, 
50 cents, may be remitted (in stamps or otherwise) after the 
book is received and approved of. If remitted in advance, 
the price is 40 cents. Apply, giving Post-Office, County, and 
State, to S. S. FITCH & CO., 
493-13t 714 Broadway, New York. 
H O 1VE E S FOR 
FOR SALK, 
At @1,35 per Acre, desirable FARMING LANDS In 
Western Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Middle Tennessee. 
Also, Valuable Lands in Sullivan and Elk Counties, 
Pennsylvania. 
Apply to the American Emigrant Aid and Homestead 
Company, No. 146 Broadway, New York. 489tf 
A STOR HOUSE, Broadway, New York.—All the 
Milk used here comes from a Farm carried on for the 
express and sole purpose of furnishing Milk, Vegetables, 
Poultry, Eggs and Pork to this House. The Cows feed in 
Winter on the best of Hay and Meal, and in Summer on rich 
Pastures and Meal only. [440] 0. A. STETSON. 
