proven, first, by the fact that the disease is by" no 
means confined to such soil, but may be found very 
prevalent on the dryest lands in our country.— 
Second, trees suddenly perish by it, which have 
made several years ofconsecutive luxuriant growth, 
thus establishing the fact of the suitability of the 
soil. Third, the disease is invariably first observed 
in the month of April. That it is not from in- 
sectile cause, as Mr. Beecher alleges, is proven, 
first, by the fact that the evil is accomplished in 
the winter or spring, before the buds unfold; and, 
in our frigid climate, I think insects are rarely 
mischievous in orchards during the cold and win¬ 
try months of the year. Second, we have made 
many microscopic observations without being able 
to discover an insect in the diseased part, or to 
detect its work. There exists a strong analogy 
between the vital functions of the animal and 
vegetable creation. Both have respiratory, circu¬ 
latory, and nutrient organs, the interruption or 
disturbance of which will produce disease or death 
in either the animal or vegetable. The roots of a 
trge may be likened unto the stomach of an ani¬ 
mal. Both elaborate food for their respective cor¬ 
porations, without which in any individual case 
death inevitably ensues,— soft soap will scarcely 
save them. There are limits of temperature be¬ 
yond which neither the animal nor vegetable will 
survive. Sudden transitions of temperature affect 
both, more destructively than a gradual change 
from one extreme to another. Intense transitions 
of temperature from high to low, when applied to 
certain parts of animals will produce chilblains, 
mortification or death. When the roots of young 
pear trees are thus exposed like results may fol¬ 
low ; gangrene and death of the roots may ensue. 
Clean culture will promote the growth, but it will 
increase the danger from gangrene. The bursting 
of the sap vessels by the freezing and consequent 
leakage of the juices of the tree from above, 
accounts for the long-continued moisture of the 
parts thus affected after death. The body and 
limbs of the pear tree being less sensitive than the 
roots to sudden changes of temperature, are con¬ 
sequently the last part of the tree to suffer from 
chilblains, or gangrene, dependent upon such 
The phenomenon ex- 
Beer from Malt. —Will some of your many 
readers tell me, through the Rural, how to make 
strong beer from malt? We have tried all sum¬ 
mer, but cannot keep it but a few days when well 
bottled.—W. D. R., Lewis Co., N. Y., 1859. 
W e present our readers 
with a drawing of the Brinckle \ jjr. J 
Grape, taken from a bunch '\ |(j|| 
sent us by Wu. Thompson, of | 
Germantown, Columbia Co., I JIj|L^ 
N.Y. The Brinckle was grown \ 
from seed obtained from Ger- J 
many, by Mr. Raabe, of Phila- 
delphia, and its character 
shows its foreign origin. The 
bunch is long, berries set quite M'/ 
thick, are thin skinned, with - 
little or no pulp, and of fine ^ A _^ 
quality. After taking the / \ y \ 
drawing We placed the bunch / x ) / \ 
on exhibition at the meeting of \ / / V ^ \ ] L 
the Fruit-Growers of Western V / I Y \ / 
New York, intending, with the _1 l /' _ v. 
Fruit Committee of that So- y / \ \ ' < \ N 
ciety, to test its quality, but / j \ \ 
before either had an opportu- ( I / \ j j j 
nity to examine it, all was \ \ I ' '\ ) J 
gone but the stem and label. l A K J J 
Mr. Thompson says: 7 y V . y 
“As I never have seen a / \ 'Tff/ \ j \ 
drawing of the Brinckle grape I | [/ f \ 
in your paper, or elsewhere, \ y N. >s| I y ] 
permit me to suggest that you V/ y ff\ j * J 
will much oblige the writer f | ^ | | \ y~ y 
and fruit growers generally, \ y ^ 
by inserting it in the Rural. \ \ y \l \ \ 
The specimen that I send is _J X, 1 1 
the first that my vine has y y' ' V J\ J f 
borne; the fruit will, no doubt, Y* y J 
improve in size and flavor ( 1 / \, - 
when it becomes older. The /\ j I • \ \ 
vine is a good strong grower, I A \ y —^ J I 
and bolds its ample foliage till \ z''' Y V y y --4 
quite late in the fall, and the \A \ y >-—A / \ \ 
fruit commences to color about I \A I \ 
the 14th of August. I do not J ] I '• J 
send this by way of an adver- / \ j j 
tisement, as I have no vines j x^_ \ A 
for sale—my only object being l \ y ''\f~ \ 1 
to call the attention of the pub- V J \/ \ V/ 
lie to this fine variety, which I y I 
think has been too much neg- f \ i \ - J 
lected. We have had no frost | \ J Z A 
to injure the grape here up to \ x^ _ s' ^ \ 
this date, (Sept. 20th.) I have \ . \( y \ j 
a good crop of grapes in my - A \ j 1 ] 
vineyard this season, and they k j y 
are nearly ripe enough to send 1 \ ' X\ / . 
to market.” ■ y -A \S-4 
We saw this grape only once )x/ \ V . J 
before, and we know of no one t \ \ J\ L/y 
who has had experience with ' \ >■ ^ —4 J 
it so as to express a well- V ^—yA / \ 
founded opinion as to its adap- -. / j \( \ 
tation to our climate. In 1856 , [ y J 
and in 1858, it was brought \ / ^ ^ / 
before the American Pomo- V ?i 
logical Society, and no one - ^A\ ^ y ^ 
could give much information ■._^ 
in regard to it. Dr. Brinckle 
stated that it did not suffer in the least from the winters in Philadelphia. The vine, Mr. Thompson 
says, makes a strong growth, and holds its foliage well, and does not mildew, but many of the foreign 
varieties will give one or two fair crops in the open air. 
horticultural ^tboertisements. 
P E4CH TREES OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, 
Allen's Hardy Raspberry, and other Fruit Trees anil 
Plants in large quantities. Catalogues gratis. 
509-2t WILLIAM PaRRY, Ciunatninson, N. J. 
FRUIT RECEIVED. 
C ^RAPE VIINES.—All the best Native Vines at low 
« prices. One good plant each of the Anna, Delaware, 
Diana, Concord, Hartford Prolific, Louisa and Rebecca, 
for $5. Fend for Circular. D. S. HEFFROM, 
October, 1859. [509-ltj Utica, N. Y. 
We are indebted to numerous friends for very 
fine collections of choice fruit, received within the 
two past weeks. To George Beck, of Charlotte in 
this county, for the largest specimens of the Clin¬ 
ton that we ever saw. Mr. B. says:—“ I wish you 
would compare these with an engraving you gave 
in the Rural in 1857, and see whether you do not, 
think that engraving far below these specimens; 
and if so, please select the best bunch, if you know 
of none better, and give us a fair illustration. I 
think we should at least do justice to our old 
varieties, when there is so much boasting over 
everything that is new in the form of a grape. 
From what I have seen lately of the Clinton grape, 
among different cultivators, I am led to suppose 
that I am far in advance of most of them in culti¬ 
vating this grape, for which reason I present you 
with these.” The engraving we gave is a fair 
specimen of the Clinton as commonly grown; the 
berries and bunches of Mr. B.’s are twice the size 
of the plate. 
To Charles Downing, Esq., of Newburgh, for a 
dozen bunches of the Delaware grapes, of good 
size and excellent quality. Mr. I). says :—“ Those 
I send are about the average size—the largest I 
have reserved for the N. Y. Horticultural Society. 
There has been no extra cultivation with the vine, 
not even trenched, but spaded 15 or 16 inches deep, 
and made about as rich as you would a bed for 
beets. Fruit is very scarce here, and I have noth¬ 
ing else worth sending.” 
To John Boodking, of Dundas, C. W., for one 
variety of apples and one of pears. The apples 
were the Black Detroit, sometimes called Black 
Canada, The pears were too far gone to judge of 
name or quality. 
To Dr. C. W. Grant, for the finest lot of Dela¬ 
ware grapes that we have ever seen—the bunches 
and berries were very large for this variety. 
To Mr. Brocksbank, of Hudson, N. Y., for superb 
The Rebecca is the highest 
THOMAS ROBERTSON, NURSERYMAN AND 
A FLORIST. 24th and Coats streets. Philadelphia, offers 
for sale a very superior lot of Rhubarb Roots, the best va¬ 
riety in cultivation, at the reduced price of i5u per 1,000, 
or $0 per 100. 
Sangater’s Prince of Wales, Linnaeus, 
Magnum Itoiium, Prince Albert. 
r 4 RAPE VINES FOR SALE. 
Concord. Childs’ Superb, Diana, Hartford Prolific, 
Black July, Miller’s Burgandy, Violet Chasselas, Northern 
Muscadine, at 50 cents each, or $5,00 per dozen. Dela¬ 
wares. $2,00 each. 
Warranted genuine. R. B. SHAW, 
509-lt Trenton Falls, Oneida Co., N. Y. 
j | IGrllLAlND HfTjrLSETLIl-IS, 
NEWBURGH, N. Y. 
The undersigned most respectfully inform their friends, 
and the public in general, toat tbeir stock of TREES, 
PLAN TS. &c„ which they offer for sale this fall, is unusually 
fine, and comprises everything to be obtained in the trade, 
both in the Fruit and Ornamental Departments. 
Tney particularly ca'l attention to their stock of large 
ORNAMENTSL TREES AND EVERGREENS, for Parks, 
Lawns and Street Planting, of extra size, for immediate 
effect, which embraces all the best kinds of Ileciouous and 
Evergreen Trees. A very large stock of HEDGE PLANTS, 
such as Osage Orange, Buckthorn, Arbor Vita;, &c., of extra 
size and quality. 
All orders by mail or otherwise promptly attended to, 
and forwarded as directed, packed in the best manner. 
509-4teow A. SAUL & CO. 
iHERRY TREES.— 3,000 nice Cherry Trees, 2 years 
oid from bud, for sale cheap. Inquire of 
08-3t WM. FITTON, Geneva, Ont. Co., N. Y, 
S T. KELSEY CO., 
GREAT VALLEY, N. Y., 
offer for the Fall and Spring trade a large stock of Ameri¬ 
can Arbor Vit®, 5 to 12 inches, at $15 per 1,000; Balsam 
Fir, 4 to 12 inches, $18; Norway Spruce, 3 to 0 inches $15— 
0 to 12 inches, $30; Red Cedar; Austrian, Scotch and White 
Pines; European Mountain Ash; European and American 
Larch; Sugar, Scarlet, and Silver Maple Seedlings; Basket 
Willow Cuttings; Houghton and Cluster Gooseberry; Apple 
Stocks, &c.—all good plants—at the lowest cash rates. No 
charge for packing or delivery at the depot. See our 
Wholesale Catalogue. 508-2t 
transitions ol temperature, 
hibited of the roots being all dead and in a state of 
decomposition, and yet the body and limbs remain¬ 
ing green for months thereafter, may be accounted 
for by the fact that the fotmer dies from sudden 
and violent disruption and obliteration of its vas¬ 
cularity, whilst the latter dies by the slow process 
of inanition or starvation. 
With these views of the cause and nature of this 
disease, the indications are prophylactic, rather 
than curative, and readily suggest themselves, 
viz.: protect the roots by good fertilizing non¬ 
conductors of heat, such as leaves from the forest, 
covered slightly with dirt, rotten wood, saw-dust, 
chip dirt, sods, turf, grass, or weeds, tan bark, &c. 
It may also be well to protect the body of the tree 
from the ground a little way up, by draping it in a 
skirt Y. coticn clotl described in ylUr visit to 
the orchard of Messrs. Stark & Mattison. Straw 
properly bound on, however, might be substituted 
tor the cloth, at less expense; and moreover, our 
trees done up in straw, would scarcely be ob¬ 
noxious to the charge of wearing petticoats, or 
caricaturing the crinoline. Henry Spence. 
Starkey, N. Y., 1859. 
.4OR SALE !—Two hundred thousand French Quince 
- Stocks, at the following low puices: 
1 st size, very fine, per thousand.$10 00 
“ “ “ for ten “ 80 00 
2 d “ per “ . 6 00 
“ “ “ for ten “ 50 00 
Address G. W. EASTMAN. 
Rochester, N. Y„ Sept., 1859. 507-36 
Rebecca grapes, 
flavored of all our new grapes, even excelling the 
Delaware, which is next in quality. The leaves, 
however, and particularly the lower ones, become 
injured by the sun, most cultivators think, drop 
off, or remain half dead, thus retarding the growth 
of the vine. While, therefore, we would not rec¬ 
ommend the planting of this variety largely, we 
do recommend all amateurs to get a good vine, 
and to plant it in some sheltered locality, as on 
the east or south side of a building. On a build¬ 
ing belonging to Messrs. Ellavangeii & oaebv, a 
few days since, we saw a vine sheltered in this 
way that has made a fine growth the present 
season, several canes being twelve or fourteen feet 
long, and the vine in apparent good health. Next 
season, we doubt not, it will give a good crop. It 
seems to us the injury to the leaf is caused by cold 
winds. 
To Wm. Tompkins, of Germantown, N. Y., for 
Concord, Diana, Brinckle, Isabella and Catawba 
grapes,—all fine and well ripened. Of the Brinckle 
we speak elsewhere. Mr. T. says:—“ The Catawba 
is the only variety that has been injured by the 
rot. In 1854 I introduced dwarf pears in this 
place; sold some and planted some myself, which 
have done first rate, many of them having made a 
good growth and produced a heavy crop of pears 
at the same time. I have trees of the Louise Bonne 
de Jersey that have made five feet of wood the 
present season. Duchessed’ Angouleme, Buffum, 
Yicar of Winkfield and Brandywine do equally 
well. My soil is a strong loam, well drained, and 
well adapted to the Quince.” 
To JonN G. Williams, for apples, called the 
Baird Apple around Deerfield and other places in 
Massachusetts, which proved to be the Rambo. 
To D. Dowd, of North Huron, N. Y., for a box 
of large, highly colored apples, tvhich on opening 
the box, we supposed to be Twenty Once, but 
which Mr. D. says is “ believed to be a seedling 
which originated with me. The samples sent are 
average size, picked from a single bough, without 
moving from my position. The tree is a free 
grower, large and spreading; bears regularly every 
year, and has been in bearing over twenty years. 
The fruit is much admired in this neighborhood, 
and for some few years past scions have been 
eagerly sought for. The quality of the fruit you 
will be able to test from the specimens sent. One 
valuable peculiarity of this variety is that they are 
in use for culinary purposes about the 20th of 
August, and continue to ripen and fall off until 
sometime in October, thus supplying a family with 
the lest kind of an apple more than two months. I 
have had much larger apples than these sent— 
some fifteen inches in circumference, but these 
being of the ordinary size, will furnish a correct 
idea of the average size. Sliced, they will cook 
soft in four minutes.” 
STRAWBERRY 6EEB FOR SALE.— We have a 
k.5 few packages of Strawberry Seed, each package con¬ 
taining more than 15,000 seeds from IIovey’s Seedling, Wil¬ 
son’s Albany, McAvoy, Early Scarlet, and other leading 
sorts, which we have taken to dispose of for a worthy gar¬ 
dener. This is an excellent opportunity for the amateur 
who wishes to try his hand at raising new varieties of Straw¬ 
berries. Brice $1 per package. Address “Rural” office. 
TFLOOMINGTON NURSERY, ILL.—80 ACRES. 
D A General Assortment of Fruit and Ornamentals. Ap¬ 
ple Grafts, fine, 1 to 3 ft, $25; 5 to 7 feet, $95 per 1,000. Per 
100 Gooseberry, Houghton, $4. Raspberry, Orange. $7, 
Strawberry, Wilson’s Albany, cl,50. Tulips, of 20 fine 
named sorts, single and double, $4. Linneus Rhubarb, 
large roots, $10. Apple Stocks, grafting size, 10,000 $30, &c. 
Terms, cash. New Bulbs and Wholesale Catalogues out. 
507-St F. K. PHOENIX. 
R avenswood fruit garden and 
ivrtJR.SER.Y. 
n. C. FREEMAN, Gate Freeman & Kendall,) offers to the 
Trade and others, at wholesale and retail, a large and well- 
grown stock of the following desirable plants, viz.: 
Brinckle’s Orange Raspberry. 
Myatt’s Linn/EUS Rhubarb. 
New Rochelle or Lawton Blackberry. 
Delaware and Rebecca Grape Vines— 1 and 2 years old. 
Cherry Currants. 
Also, Dwarf Pear Trees— of the best selected varieties; 
very fine 2 years old Trees. 
Also, Newman’s Thornless Blackberry, Black Naples 
Currants, &c., &c. Address H. C. FREEMAN, 
507-4t Care Andrew Bridc.eman, 808 Broadway, N. Y. 
FINE MUSKMELONS.-EXCHANGE OF SEEDS. 
DISEASED PEAK TREES, 
Eds. Rural :—In your issue of August 25th, I 
observed an article from the pen of Geq. C. Beech¬ 
er, of Livonia, in which the writer says that “by 
the merest accident he discovered a certain remedy 
for that mysterious disease which so afflicted and 
destroyed many hundreds of pear trees belonging 
to certain members of the Fruit Growers’ Society 
of Western New York,” and which disease was 
somewhat discussed at our last meeting. Whilst 
I am happy to learn, that our discussion has called 
to this important subject the attention of gentle¬ 
men of high intelligence, and close observation, 
yet I fear that this proposed panacea, viz., the re¬ 
moval of the outer bark, aud the application of 
soft soap, to the body and limbs of the tree, will 
result in but little practical utility. The disease 
to which we alluded in our discussion, morbid 
specimens of which were exhibited at the meeting, 
does not primarily affect the body or limbs of the 
pear tree. The malady is confined to that portion 
of the tree which is beneath the ground, rarely 
ascending much above the surface. Its approach 
is without premonition. The spongioles, radical 
fibers, rootlets, and indeed all the roots both great 
and small, together with the base or lower portion 
of the body of the tree, apparently suffer simul¬ 
taneously. Before the first note of alarm is sound: 
ed, before the first symptom of disease appears, 
the fatal work is accomplished, the roots have be¬ 
come gangrenous and decomposition has already 
ensued. How could Mr. Beecher discover “by 
the merest accident, that soft soap would resucitate 
that which is dead 
Allow me to make a suggestion that may be of 
great value to some of your subscribers. All are 
anxious to procure choice seeds, and many would 
be glad to exchange them for others. Cannot some 
plan be devised which will facilitate such a move¬ 
ment. By way of beginning, I have raised this 
year some very delicious melons, (new varieties,) 
from seed sent me by John Sill, Esq., of Albany, 
and have saved seed from all the perfect ones, 
which I will send to any subscriber who will send 
me his address—enough to enable him to enjoy 
them also. My mode of planting is to dig the 
ground first and, after raking, dig holes four feet 
apart, fill with fresh horse dung, cover with earth, 
and plant the seeds. This makes a hot-bed under 
each plant, which grows rapidly, and soon draws 
nourishment from the manure. My melons ripen 
early, bear abundantly, and pay well for the 
trouble. One of the sorts is nearly white outside, 
and rich green inside, which I call the John Sill 
Melon. Another is dark green skin aud bright 
orange flesh. Both are super-excellent. 
Mortonville, Orange Co., N.Y. W. A. Woodward. 
O B. MAXWELL & CO., 
• Desire to call the attention of Nurserymen, Dealers 
and Plan'ers to their present stock of Fruit Trees, Seed¬ 
lings and Stocks, that for health, thrift and beauty, is not 
excelled in the State, and consists principally of 
Apple Trees — Standard, 1 to 4 years, very thrifty and 
stocky. 
Pear Trees— Standard and Dwarf, 2 years, very fine. 
Cherry Trees— Standard, 1 and 2 years, very uniform, 
thrifty and handsome, and largely of Dukes and Mo- 
rellos. 
Cherry Trees—E arly Richmond, 1 year, by the 100 or 1,000. 
Plum Trees— 1 and 2 years, that are quite as thrifty and 
haniDome as the Cnerry, very stocky and finely rooted. 
Peach Trees— 1 year. 
Gooseberries— Mostly Houghton’s Seedling, 1 and 2 years. 
Raspberries— Leading sorts, and largely of Brinckle’s 
Orange. 
Roses— Climbing and Hybrid Perpetuals, strong plants. 
STOCKS AND SEEDLINGS FOR NURSERYMEN 
Pear Seedlings— A large quantity, unusually strong and 
Plu^Ieedlings— From the Large Blue or norse Plum, very 
Cherry^edlings— Mahaleb and Mazzard No. 1. 
Apple Seedlings— 2 years, a very large quantity. 
Quince Stocks—A ngers, strong and well rooted. 
Quince Seedlings— Orange, 1 year, and various other arti¬ 
cles of Nursery Stock. O. B. MAXWELL & CO„ 
507-4t Dansville, Livingston Co., N. Y. 
WEDDING CAKE, QUEEN’S CAKE, &c. 
Eds. Rural:—I send you a few recipes which 
are at your disposal: 
A CnoiCE Wedding Cake.—O ne pound of flour; 
1 lb. of sugar; 1 lb. of butter; 12 eggs; 2 lbs. of 
raisins; 2 lbs. currants; 1 lb. citron ; lemon, nut¬ 
meg and mace to your taste. Beat all very light. 
Flour the fruit and stir in last, and if necessary add 
more flour. Have one large pan,or two small ones, 
well buttered, and put in a layer of cake, and then 
one of citron sliced thin, and so on until full; put 
in a well-heated oven, and bake steady for four or 
five hours, according to thickness. Let it cool 
gradually in the oven. 
Queen’s Cake. —One lb. flour; 1 lb. sugar; %ths 
lb. butter; 5 eggs; 1 gill of cream; mace and nut¬ 
meg. Bake in small tins, with or without currants 
or raisins. Ice them, and flavor the icing with 
lemon or rose. 
White Cup Cake. —Take 4 cups of flour; 2 of 
white sugar; 1 of butter; 1 of sour cream or rich 
milk; nutmeg, cinnamon and lemon, with 5 well 
beaten eggs; and, lastly, 1 small teaspoonful of 
saleratus. Bake in cups or tins, in a moderate 
oven, twenty minutes. 
To Take out Fruit Spots. —Wet the stain with¬ 
out dipping, and Hold the part over a lighted 
common brimstone match at a proper distance. 
The sulphurous gas soon causes the spots to dis¬ 
appear. t. d. 
j Akron, N. Y., 1S59. 
\ FAHNESTOCK <Sc SONS 
OFFER GREAT INDUCEMENTS AT THE 
TOLEUO rffTTK-SERIES. 
Nurserymen and others wishing to purchase small s*ock 
for the West and South, would do well to call and examine 
the following desirable articles, offered at the lowest rates: 
100,0(10 Apple Trees. 5 to 7 feet, very fine. . , 
200,000 Apple Trees, 3 to 4 feet, very hue, $o0 per 1,000; by 
quantity, $45 per 1,000. . , 
300,000 A pple Trees, 1 year from graft, $2o per 1,000; by quan¬ 
tity, $20 per 1,000. 
500,000 Apple Trees, grafted this coming winter and sent out 
in the spring, at $0 per 1,000; when 20,000 are taken, at 
$5 per l.Ol'O. ,, . . , , 
30,000 Standard Pears, 1 year old, very strong, from bud, 
$20 per 100: $180 per 1,000. ■ 
25,000 Dwaif Pears, 1 year old, very strong, from bud, $12 
per 100; $100 per 1,000. .. 
10,000 Dwarf Pears, 2 years from bud, $23 per 100; $200 per 
Monroe County Fair — Horticultural Depart¬ 
ment. — Never have we seen so fine a show of fruit 
and vegetables at any County Fair, as was exhib¬ 
ited at the Monroe County Fair, held last week.— 
Over one thousand plates of apples and pears were 
on the tables, besides about one hundred of grapes 
and quinces. The fruit was fair, without a speck, 
large and fine every way, and we never beheld a 
finer exhibition, particularly of apples. Fruit¬ 
growing is fast becoming a leading business with 
the farmers in this part of Western New York.— 
Thousands of barrels of apples are every day leav¬ 
ing this city for the Eastern market; and several 
thousand barrels of pears have already been 
shipped, while our market is fully supplied with 
the choicest varieties. The exhibition of flowers 
was good. Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry and A. 
Frost & Co., made the best displays, though several 
amateurs made very creditable exhibitions. 
or restore to vitality and life, 
and rotten ? 
This disease, which I shall nominate gangrene, 
makes its first appearance in the spring of the 
year. It manifests itself by the tree neglecting to 
unfold its leaves, or blossoms. The buds swell, 
the bark looks green and healthy, but the foliage 
does not develop; all the vital functions of the 
tree now cease. On examination, the bark near 
the surface of the ground, or beneath it, may be 
found to assume a brown or black hue. On cut¬ 
ting into it, it will be found that both the bark and 
wood beneath, have become gangrenous, and is 
in a state of decomposition. Notwithstanding 
this entire death of all the roots, the tree, both 
bark and wood, above the gangrene, may remain 
green several weeks, or even months. But, during 
the latter part of the ensuing summer, the body 
and branches of the tree wither and die. And this 
is a death from which there is no awakening.— 
There is no second sprouting, or again putting 
forth of buds or branches, for all the roots first 
die and consequently all vital communication with 
the soil in which they grew now ceases. 
What is the proximate cause of this malady ?— 
What the remote cause? and what are the most 
appropriate and efficient remedies? These are 
pertinent and important questions. Their correct 
solution alone can suggest the most suitable reme¬ 
dies. That it is not caused by excessive moisture 
or humidity of the soil, as some have alleged, is 
$120 per 1,000. 
15,000 Cherries, Standard, 1 year old, very fine, $12 per 100; 
$90 per 1,000. 
15,000 Houghton Gooseberries, from cuttings, very strong, 
$25 ptr 1,000. 
40,000 Currants, (in 12 varieties,) very low; Red and White 
Dutch, $40 per 1,000. 
15,000 Lawton Blackberries, $8 per 100; $60 per 1,000. 
10,000 Linnaeus and Victoria Rhubarb, $10 per 100; $S0per 
1 , 000 . 
20.000 Angers Quince Stocks, $15 per 1,000. 
30,000 Isabella. Catawba and Clinton Grape Vines, 1 year, 
$30 per 1,000. „„ _ 
15,000 Isabella. Catawba and Clinton Grape Vines, 2 years, 
20,000 M^metti Rose Stocks. $2,25 per 100; $20 per 1,000. 
50,000 Norway Spruce, 1 foot, $50 per 1,000. 
20,000 Norway Spruce, 18 inches, $80 per 1,000. 
10,000 Hybrid China Roses, best sorts, strong, $12 per 110. 
1,000 Herbaceous Pcenies, assorted, $16 per 100. 
1,000 Silver Maples, $15 per 100. 
500 Tucca, or Adam’s Needle, $15 per 100. ... , 
With a huge lot of Raspberries, Peaches. Apricots and 
Nectarines. Also, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs. Lvergreens 
and plants, in quantities. Diana, Concord, Rebecca aud 
Delaware Grape Vines, at the lowest price. 
Our New Descriptive Fruit and Ornamental Catalogues, 
as well as our Wholesale Price List, is now out of press, and 
Pine - Apple Squash.— I want to tender my 
grateful acknowledgments to the man who an¬ 
swered the inquiry about the Dine-Apple Squash. 
I am well acquainted with the article, and the per¬ 
son who named it, brought it into notice and 
distributed the seed—have tested it thoroughly for 
summer and winter, and ventured to label them 
“ Equally good for Summer or Winter. ” The 
matured specimens will keep in a good, dry cellar 
all winter, and will be found an excellent substi¬ 
tute for sweet potatoes. By cutting the squash in 
sections longitudinally, as marked out by Dame 
Nature, and a very little trimming of the sharp 
corners, you may practice a little deception upon 
your guests, entirely harmless as far as regards 
their palates and stomachs; and for pumpkin pies 
no squash can excel it. 
What we call a perfect specimen, is pine-apple 
shaped, skin very smooth, and a beautiful cream 
color. Some, however, are more like a stick of 
stove wood in shape, but in matter and substance 
the same. I. W. Briggs. 
Macedon, N. Y., Sept., 1859. 
To Restore Lustre to Silk. — One that is and 
has been a reader of the Rural for years, would 
ask for a little information through its columns.— 
Being caught out in a heavy rain shower, I got a 
a nice black silk dress very wet, and by riding 
several miles whilst in this condition it got badly 
soiled. In no way could I get out the wrinkles, 
but by dampening, &c., ironing with a cloth over 
the silk, which seemed to take off the lustre and 
make it look old. If I can be informed by any 
one of the numerous readers of the New-Yorker, 
how to restore it to its original lustre, I shall be 
very thankful. —Molly, Arcadia, H. Y., 1859. 
CnEAP Postage for Horticulturists and Agri¬ 
culturists.— I am very glad to see the subject of 
cheap postage commented upon in The Paper so 
extensively circulated among that class of our citi¬ 
zens who are most interested in this proposed 
reform. I am Informed by a correspondent in 
Canada that they have what is called the “ Parcel 
Dost,” by which a parcel under four pounds’ weight 
is carried to any part of the Provinces for 25 cents. 
If this is so, we are a little behind the age of 
improvements in that direction. It is a subject 
you are aware, which 1 have frequently alluded to. 
I trust the press, and particularly the Agricultural 
Press, will keep it before the people until our 
rulers shall be forced to see the great advantages 
both to Agriculture and the Post-office revenue, 
likely to accrue therefrom. I. W. Briggs. 
Macedon, N. Y., 1859. 
T HE LOGAN GRAPE.— The earliestripeninf?, black, 
hardy Grape with which we are acquainted. Its fruit 
was sent to us this year earlier than any other grape grown 
out of doors. Berry oval; bunch compact. 
Our Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of over 70 sorts 
of Grapes, sent to applicants who inclose a stamp. 
504-c C. P. BIsSELL & SALTER, Rochester, N. Y. 
Boiled-Cider Pie. —One cup boiled cider; one 
cup flour; two cups water; two cups molasses; 
mix thoroughly and bake with two crusts. The 
above quantity will be sufficient for several pies. 
Mary E. Blount, Watertown, JV. Y, 1859. 
rpREE DELAWARE GRAPE VINES, PROPA- 
JL gated from the original stock, price $2 to $3. Also, Lo¬ 
gan, Rebecca, Diana, Concord, Hartford Prolific, and other 
new varieties, $1 to $2—all strong and well rooted, ready 
for delivery in the Fall. GEO. W. CAMPBELL, 
August, 1859. [502-13t] Delaware, Ohio. 
