FEB. 20. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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FRUIT TREES. 
HOW AND WHERE TO PURCHASE THEM. 
This question, which wc promised to answer in 
[ t,ie present number, we consider very important. ^ 
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are annually 
6pent for trees that prove a good investment They 
are well planted in a good soil, grow well, and in 
two years their owners would not sell them for five ^ 
times their cost. Other hundreds of thousands are j, 
annually wasted in the purchase of trees that never 
survive the first summer. This causes much com- ,- A ' ! ( 
plaint, and many whose trees die think they have 
that, though we have not a penny's worth of inte- 
rest in any nursery establishment, we are acquaint- 
country, and their manner of doing business, and 
we can say that, as a general thing, they are capa- 
ble, careful, scrupulously honest, and enthusiast!- 
cally devoted to their profession. No class of men , V%5\ 
are more eager in the pursuit of knowledge on all * 
subjects connected with their business. They are 
present at all exhibitions of fruits, and take an ac- 
tive part in all discussions. To their labors, in- 
deed, are the fruit growers of the country much * vS 
indebted for their present knowledge of fruits and a N \\ 
their proper culture. Some there are, undoubted- v 
ly, whose love of money have overcome their bet- 
ter principles, who has made money by puffing 
unworthy articles, or over-praising those of ordi- 
nary merit, or even in some cases in sending out ^\ ire 
trees that were unfit for sale. Such cases, howev- xalf|. 
er, we liope and believe are rare. Xjr ” Wmr 
To come directly to the question, we say to all §M J 
our readers who live in the vicinity of a good nur- 
sery, where trees are well grown, and kept in such 
order that the nurseryman can himself tell what lie JAPAN SO] 
is selling, get your trees at home if you can obtain __ 
the varieties you need. If, however the nnrsorv , 
man in your neighborhood does not understand or th ZT °T T BmtMe for lawns - none is fincr fo1 
neglects his business, and his trees are grown ^ the . Japan Sophora - (Sophora Japonica,) a In 
among weeds and become stnnS and pe, Z T S .°“ “"""'J* »( M ™ ^ from i m . th, 
m „ 4o „ U„ land „„n__ ... ,, ’ !. . ps don s Arboretutn. The tree, at the time of taking t.o 
m grape culture, that it is fatal to the bestinterests ^ ,, ' ~ 
of beginners, who are too apt to do things in a 
“slip-shod” way, without encouragement of this «=> Atm *™*'* ^ .VAUiUlU 
sort ■ _ J 
In planting the vine I have used the carcasses of RICE, BATTER, & GERMAN TOAST PTTTinmr* 
dead animals to some extent, but the fruit produced T0AST PUDI)ING S- 
by vines thus planted is no larger nor better than Messrs. Ens.:-Being a reader of the Rubai, I 
tnat produced from vines planted where sods, muck, have thought, if my age and infirmities would 
> c., las been applied as manure. Experience has allow , T should like to contribute for the benefit of 
taught me the importance of excavating large 
holes and putting therein a deposit of rich earth or 
compost, consisting of sods, muck, stable manure, 
young housekeepers a few recipes which have 
been thoroughly tested by good judges: 
German Toast Pudding—C ut six or eight 
andashesprepared by age and repeated turnings, slices of bread, an inch thick, lay them in' a d'ecn 
™ s ” „ c, rr s „ c r bcair °'''' ii " -x 
.. ie object of this must be apparent to quart of milk; pour the mixture over the bread 
dee.d grape ' grower ' When the roots penetrate and let it soak one hour. Ileat your griddle- put 
i t py m the earth they are secure from th^inju- on a little butter, then lay on the slices. When 
influen « , ° f C ° ld ’ Za alS ° fr ° m thG witherin S brown » turn > when both sides are brown, your pud- 
inf ence of autumnal drouths. The root of the ding is done. Eat with any sauce you prefc" 
grape is very susceptible of injury from frost and h t, P • 
it is not unusual in this place after a hard winter to < l !?®“ N0 — 1 P onnd flour 5 * quart milk; 
of r ~ istr* " ti, ° Bate - 
ance. Examine the roots of these and they will be T > T , 
found mostly near the surface and iu a decayed KlCE 1 ulimNG Without Eggs.—1 quart milk; 
condition. J, 1 coffee cup rice; a little salt. Bake one hour If 
Germantown, N. Y., Jan., 1857. 
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EFFECT OF COLD ON THE PEACH BUD, 
Mr. Moore:—I t has often been stated and here- 
i uunee cup rice; a little salt. Bake one hour. If 
you have not plenty of milk, one pint milk and 
one of water will do very well. 
Very Good Cookies.— 1 teacup and a half but¬ 
ter, 3 sugar; 1 pint sweet milk; 2 teaspoonfuls 
cream tartar; one soda; carrawny seed. Use as 
tofore received as an infallible axiom in vegetable little ,lour as possible to roll out, or mix not quite 
physiology, and as such has been invariably verifi- sti,r enough to roll out and drop. 
ed by the result; that a degree of cold from 12 to 
15 below zero, was absolutely fatal to the fruit bud 
Starr Ginger Cakes.— 2 teacups molasses and 
1 butter, melted together; 1 teacup sweet milk; 1 
of the Peach, and yet the mercury repeatedly de- teaspoon saleratus; 1 teacups (lour; 1 e<>-g- g’i n - 
scended last winter, to 12°, 14° and 20°, and there ger. Bake in patty pans. g ’ ° 
was the largest crop of peaches ever known in Goon Ginger . 7,™ , . , 
JAPAN SOPHORA. 
this region. 
How is this anomaly to be accounted for—was it 
from the perfect ripeness and hardness of the 
young wood, owing to the effects of an extraor¬ 
dinary dry and warm summer; or, were they pro¬ 
tected by the non-expansion of the buds, by warm 
days during the first winter months; which were 
un in Good Ginger Cakes.—1 pint molasses; 1 and a 
half teacups butter; 1 pint sweet milk; 1 table- 
was it spoon saleratus; ginger. Mix as soft as possible 
>f the to roll out 
Among our trees suitable for lawns, none is finer forming a very beautiful contrast with other trees. “ To™“*!?* 
an the Japan Sophora, (Sophora Japonica,) a In winter, too, it sustains its marked character for tiJ il ? continued and excessive cold. If fr, 
ry good engraving of which we give from Lou - then the beautiful greenness of its bark causes it .. tntnl^iw’ff‘ J\ I« ! reaso “ ablc to P red 
Ginger Snars.—.{ pound sugar; 1 pint molas¬ 
ses; half pound butter; flour till stiff' enough to 
roll out. 
Cream Tartar Doughnuts.— 2 teacups sugar; 
mossy, by had culture and unsuitable so I, have STJ \ ^ ''T ° f tok,D « t0 be adraired abov « a ” other trees, unless we ex- 0 f ^old7n peb r uarr as t m t, ^ 
nothing to do with them, for a tree stunted and 1 , q T*’ 'tr ? feCt h,gh “ d nmG mcbes cept tbc Sanguinea, remarkable for its bril- been^! rked Jy tiie moJ r 
crippled in its infancy is worthless. Or if decently f t , The sma11 engraving shows very dis- Hunt red. This tree has not been planted very oS !, ' mobtextiaordmarydegreeof 
grown, if you are satisfied that through Lnorance -TV H wiU , be ^cn, are pin- generally, and while it proves perfectly hardy hei ^ ® f ZZ ^ ^mth, ever knnwn 
grown, it you are satisfied that through Pnorance . L • . " u ‘ S tnerai D, ana n-mie it proves perfectly hardy here, 
or carelessness his varieties have become so mixed I g considcrable resemblance to those of it may be found tender in more severe climates. It 
that he cannot tell them apart, touch them not but * ^ -T th ° cluster , s of flowcrs , whicb g ,-0WH rather slowly when young, hut after getting 
order vour trees from some relmhio . are of a du w llte or creara coI()r - a fair start makes a good growth on rich soila n 
. provespm-iecuy naray nere, since this country was settled. FRUIT CAKE, GINGER COOKIES, &c. 
nd tender in more severe climates. It The peach crop in this region has become a verv a. 
slowly when young, hut after getting important item in the production of the farm anJ I f ^ : ~ HaVm8 tned several recipes for 
akes a good growth on rich soils. It fru ; t orchards- not less in value tlmn blrm and cake > fouu d the Rural, I thought 1 would con- 
roduced into Franee fvnm .T-mdn ' 0 (Ban one hundred tribute some which T knew tn r» immi 
tl,at ho cannot te.l then, apart, touch them not, but „ ^ZZln’To oreZ Zo * *** IT T, T* T J ”"" & “ Imp.^mTu ,1 . ^0^1 
order your trees from some reliable nurseryman f or cream color. a fair start makes a good growth on rich soils. It frn - t m . nhar(1a . nnt , *. , 1 lllt f 
even if you have to send a thousand miles On tlm , t, Ce ? ” markable and valliable b) r its deep, was first introduced into France from Japan in \ l ^ °" C 
subject of transporting trees therein much mi sip f green foliage which it retains in the warmest, 1847. Those who wish to try it can obtain young ^3, alone & 
prehension. Trees, improperly packed af“r Te ^ ^ ^ ,8te in ^ thus ^ at tbe —ries, at from 50 cents to */ead? V., January 185S 
wmod has ripened in the fall, or before growth he- S Remarks*—T he preservation of the pea 
gins m the spring, may he sent thousands of miles ^ .. last winter, from destruction by the severe ■ 
in perfect safety. Two or three week’s, or even a Ji % 4JP -, ,, generally attributed to the fact thaUhe , 
months travel, will not injure them in the least— 4l \ ' pened thoroughly early in the season s 
How they were taken up, and how packed, are ^ ^ W therefore both buds and wood were in a g 
much more important questions than how long X ■ X dition to resist injurious effects from cob 
they w ere out of the ground before being received; J '{ WSL winter, (on the lGth of February,) after t 
and yet these things are seldom thought of by the i mometer had been down to 18 below zero 
pijrchasers of rees. if the roots have been muti- j in * tC bc in company with several of our1 
ated badly in digging, much injury is done to the -g|S’* | ' tural friends, among whom were one or tw¬ 
ice, and an hour s exposure of the tender roots to •/ sive peach growers, the question of the < 
the sun, or drying wind, will do more damage than \\ J I the poach buds was introduced, when it wa 
o remam property packed for weeks. We have 01 il / generally admitted that they must be de 
seen trees packed in bales with nothing but straw v ^ % jf one K entlerni,n stating that he had no doul 
around their roots, which soon becomes at least 1 'Wt $ / fact, from the experience of other season 
partially torn off in travel. Trees packed in this ^ had not examined the buds not wishiS to 
' Vay . m, 'f recG1Ve lnjury 111 a s,n S ,e da y’s journey, the last ray of hope. Desiring to have the q 
Mlnle others we have seen packed that would not i-eae and flower of the sophora. decided, we sallied out and ™iw+ 0 ,i oi.J 
have suffered in a voyage to Europe. Bad packing =====- " ■■■ .. . dozen bunches of scions, ^ 
nurserymen3°°'gener3thin^nav narticula ^ they Syfthe SS 3 *®„ 01 ' dGr- when deep « and about 8 or lb feet apart in the rows and gardens - and as the se were examined by the 
tention to this point and doitlell S r i it 1*2 ^ , S ° WaS n ° tm C0nditl0n; the row s about 12 feet from each other. In plant- Inen preaent - to 0,,r 110 small gratificatioi 
of trees should insist on good packing P ° been ’neglected hf ®“ gned to drai “ lb Tt bas ing the vine we use rich sods from old pastures J>ud was found to be sound. While gatherir 
Atthionnintw^o^o^tu^ '/ nlar-e tn H.X A v and tbe ^ e “ n0 other and other places where they can he readily obtain- Buds we noticed that they seemed less pro 
Messrs. Eds.:—H aving tried several recipes for 
teratus. The pork to he en- 
fine, and dissolved in the hot 
mi 
LEAF and flower of the sophora. 
—.— wwv«. a. auuov 11 win oauciii in .iii/ 1 “^ndred tribute some whicli I know to be (rood 
7 i . i , , . ^ thousand dollars annually to the Growers in tinu 
7. Those who wish to try it can obtain young county alone. in this Fkuit Cake. Without Butter or Eggs—1 
es at the nurseries, at from 50 cents to $1 each. Monroe Co., N. Y, January, 1858. P ound P ork 5 1 Pint hot water; 2 cups molasses; 1 
k (A Remarks—T he preservation of the peach buds ^ pound9 _ raiflbls; * pound currants; 
WL, last winter, from destruction by the severe cold was t table ^ poons clovea ; 1 tablespoon of cinnamon; 
generally attributed to the fact that the wood ri- ablospoonsj sal ® ratus - lhe P° rk to he en- 
Pened thoroughly early in the season, and that "! y . f *’ cho PP cd fme ’ and ^solved in the hot 
therefore both buds and wood were in a good con- Wat ° r ’ 
dition to resist injurious effects from cold. Last Ciiampaigne Cake.— 1 egg; 1 cup sugar; j cup 
winter, (on the loth of February,) after the tlier- bu ^ ,er ’ i teaspoon soda; 1 teaspoon cream tartar; 
mometer had been down to 18 below zero, happen- two tablespoons sweet milk. Mix as hard as 
ing to be in company witli several of our horticul- cookies - 
tural friends, among whom were one or two exten- Cream Ginger Cake— 1 coffee cup syrup; 1 
sive peach growers, the question of the safety of do - au g ar 5 1 do- sour cream; 1 teaspoon ginger; 1 
the peach buds was introduced, when it was pretty teaspoon soda; 2 eggs; 4 cups flour, 
generally admitted that they must he destroyed, Ginger Cookies— lj cups butter; 1A sugar- 1* 
one gentleman stating that he had no doubt of the syrup; i cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon ginger- 2 
fact, from the experience of other seasons, but he teaspoon soda. To ho baked in muffin rings, 
had not examined the buds, not wishing to destroy Windsor, C. w, 1858. Lumherman’s Daughter 
the last ray of hope. Desiring to have the question __ . ' L, ' ,ITLR - 
decided, we sallied out and collected about half o m r> r 
ii-.r*... 
gulden.., and as these were examined by the gentle- cile myself to the thought that I must do without 
men present to our no small gratification, every the cheering visits of the Rural Tr the v m o 
^ -her ^ my LZ 
purpose of increasing their business, several years mentehave been made. Ho must now retain the out the roots in their natural position, and fill the method of transplanting ♦ T’ * Sue ’ finely cu *; 1 tea- 
ago began to send out traveling agents to solicit meadow for hay, and so little holes are dug in the hole carefully with good soil to within 6 inches of or four years ago I procured in the Zif P f 9alerataa ; 1 egg, well beaten; salt. Be 
orders for trees. These orders were put up .ike -d and the trees are stuck in, just for one season, the surface. After the vine is April, about four hundred^ planls 0 “ P ‘X 7 A ' T-Pakpee, 
g v3 tT IT WCre delivered t0 the partiea Z, A- nex / ° r spring be wil1 pl0w ifc up ' The il wil1 stand in a Bollow shaped like a basin, 6 or 8 Fir, from one to four feet in height They were ™’ ’ ' 
belfeve 3 SPrmg .T ’ Genera!ly ’ we lud'I t G ai “ d i Sa ? m 3 tr ° UbI e- We may ab inches deep, and about 3 feet in diameter. At the exposed to sun and air three days bting partially xr . 
he eve, these orders w-ere taken at regufar-Tetan lude to this subject again when we have more space, end of the first season the vine will be well estab- protected by sldns and matting then “S T f KTK0 / 0LITAN Recipe Indian Cake.- 
gne prices, and of course the purchaser saved __ -- lished; the hollow should then be filled un. We claimed swamn. with care r,. *u„ A . Judg'ng from the recipes m your Domestic Col- 
rir f P r CeS ’ and0fC0UrSethePDrChaSer - ed -lished; the imllowshould then be filled up. We claimed swamp, with care and from ^e'above Jadging from the recipes in your Domestic Col- 
r ii3^3rrm^\fS^ " —IN EASTERN NEW YORK, -j™.s^grow vdthiu 0 i-esof the^ ~ a -~~y 
of tree.: supplied! of Sb^WnTttifvtoe 1 ^ ^ ^ invariahle rnh to * lant more deep ’ whicb 1 tb5 “ k was the cause of the Mlure" 1 pint of *wcet milk; * 
c . -« - tt/c tu/t jjiu/u ivtu. vv u rucivoii ai 
borne of these agents and others, thinking they yard culture of tbe native grape in this State upon grapes in a bearing condition, as good, 
off. We make an invariable rule to plant no more deep, which I think was the cause of the failun 
than we can plant well. We reckon an acre of Any information relative to naekino- fm- tronsrw. 
cnnld + L„ v .. ’ —“"‘“S a v. • -- -- 'u a ucanug uoiiauion, as gooo, one year tation, tbe time, &c., will be thankfully receivp,! *• muiespouiiiiu salt; z teaspoon- 
servmen be 3 “l” 8 , aS 3gentS for nur ‘ a L„ .“il "' Th6 gI ' ai ! CS ° f C ’ r ° t0n haVG f ° r with anothe r> aa $3,000 at 7 per cent interest, that N. Wadhams, North Bay Oneida Co ' N Y 1858 fU ‘ S Saleratus; a liWle (lolir ; corn meal sufficient to 
ZTZ’ ve and sollcltorder9 on their a long period been very popular in the market, and is, nett profit after deducting all expenses.” * rZ+T ! ’ form rather stiff batter. Bake in a deep basin 
own account, sometimes making arrangements even now they will sell quicker and at a higher . ., .. Remarks. Great care is necessary in removing three hours, and if it is not good it win l ’ 
with a particular nurseryman to supply them with P«ce than others apparently as good. This envia- Hudson River” about 40 miles from tSLy * if cvei ' greeus hom the woods. It is best to take the fault of— Mary, New York City 1858 ^ 
tbe trees flietr order, m igM call for at wholesale «• reputation has boon acquired by systematic n“s a Lfat oftnd tS,t a! b Y? ,T C “T. “* “ “ “■« »P *9 — ...' 
prices, depending upon the difference between the good culture, which is always sure to produce good 3 apoat °\ lam I jutting out boldly about one should be packed so as to keep the roots moist, for Gingfr Gwr-m w,^ 
retail and wholesale rates for their remuneration g ra Pes,and scrupulous honesty in sending nothing -T "J®?* i T ° f 11080 JllStIy COl °' lf th ° y become dry ’ tbe P la ntsBad better be thrown j ' j' \ n , t !ate SALEKATtrs -- 1 a n 
Others would purchase trees wherever they could but a first-rate article to market. S Vln ° yard ‘! 1 sbould cal1 sandy ’ may 1 not say away. 3 1 Z; f a I ecip0 to raake gia - 
find the best and cheanest while lieycauI(1 a leachy sand, of unknown depths. As Mr. U. re- -- ger bread without saleratus. Here is one I have 
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^ “ d r nld . s ° ppl7 “' Purpose of getting 6 vine® J , TX ZlZSA ^ 
Any Information relative to packing for transpor- ! >int S ° UI ' ° r buttermilk ; 1 cup molasses; £ cup 
tation, the time, &c., will he thankfully received— battcr ’ :5 eggs; \ tablespoonful salt; 2 teaspoon¬ 
fuls saleratus; a little flour; corn meal sufficient to 
id better be thrown • G,NaEK ]5eead without Saleratus— I saw an 
better be thrown inquiry in a late Rural for a recipe to make gin- 
_ g er Bread without saleratus. Here is one I have 
t v„ „ .. . used for two years—One pint molasses; 1 cud 
- i ve this even- butter; 1 pint water or milk; 1 tablespoonful gj n - 
wrth good trees. We have known them to search g lea ning some information 
for the cheapest they could find, and we think deeply engaged in grape culture as the Doctor. I 
sometimes, although the labels bore such names as was somewhat surprised at this, having never seen 
The aspect of the two vineyards that I saw is notice by Pomologists—but curiosity is not the Rll0llgb th <-flout before putting m the ingredients; 
sterly and southerly, the slope being so gentle chief merit of this apple. It is the product of an “ X A Wlt,l0ut stick ing to the 
at terracing is not resorted to. Where the land ever-bearing tree, of thrifty and vigorous growth p * ir in *“ ediately ia a B»'ck oven—M rs. 
clines to the cast the rows are north and south, on the farm of E. F. Chaffee, in this town. The ' rI ' LER ’ J,<ineo U e ’ N > v > 185g . 
and where it inclines to the south they are east and flavor is excellent, both for the table and for pies 
west. The trellises are made by setting good, stout like the Greening, only taking less sugar,_and it MOTHS IN CARPETS. 
■ , ^ees were not true to ms name mentioned in any of the Horticultural I. . . . *’ miu ’ wa Y ,Je - Repi sound till a.\ “Experienced Hmi<iPkPPnor» xt 
the labels. We once knew one of this class to papers, and supposed that the Doctor was the sole i^en the vines. ' Phese P osts > after Being set, are Ma Y- Grafts from it make thrifty growth, and Mr. York Trihme, concerning these nests as fr T T* 
purchase a lot of two-year old standard apple trees proprietor. I learned that the two brothora wi ' f eet in Bmght. Upon these are 3 tier of No. 8 Chaffee will cheerfully furnish scions to appli- «Camnhor will rmt «tnn tbo ’ } ’«■ ° |°' vs; 
and cut them back to fill orders for dwarf trees, of each about 24 acres planted with grape* I made 3°’ f equal . distances from each other - Nowhere cants. Let it be introduced extensively — for so they have commenced eating'^Then th*' aftC ' 
which he had sold large numbers. known my business to Mr U upon which he rmve iaV ° 1 SC ° n Vm ° S trained Wlth 30 mucb s y ste m and fair and palatable a fruit must command a market rC£ra rd to the m esenr-e , f t' V th f y pay no 
The great evil of this system is, we think, not me a cordial reception, and v^ Wn^Sowed me regUl8rity 8S . bere ‘ Wherever the main vine wherever it is known.—* * l. s. * *— Attica, N. Y., bafcJ X fact ^?mher t nl ttT^ZTT 
that dishonest dealers sometimes impose upon their his vineyards, the mode of pruning and planting tou cBes the wire there are lateral shoots or arms Feb. G, 1858. ter if anythin- else than T ° nj0y l T 10 lat ' 
customers, which is bad enough, but that persons tk e vine, Ac. for which kindness b3,111 3 u g s P readin g cat right and left horizontally. These --- . ' ’ , . ° . e 1 n h manlty can - Nor will 
yieW t° the solicitations of these agents to pur- my thanks. ‘ ' C ' Cr iaVe laterals are not the production of one year; they The Weather—A fter an altogether unparalleled ing always I HBul ifivu rT' 
c lase trees, who know nothing and care less about The substance of the informat- ,. ave been formed by annual additions. The late- season of mild weather, trom November to the and while nailimr if -in’ r • i-i ully, 
rmt culture. The consequence is, the trees are tained is, according to the best of mvrecollect' 0 * ral branche3 ar0 drav, ' n strai gBt and the extreme present time, (February 15th,) we are now having a worms‘alive and kickinKUhat'had 80 ' 0 ^ 1 °i ^ 
Planted badly, neglected, and soon an outcry is as follows:-“ Attef manv veS of ™ • T end ha3a turn around tbe wire, and then tied with taste of winter, with the thermometer a few de- der the wile unharmid r Tl 1 had 
mX ZX inUtfto 0 Su J*<tnon8 foreign grape d 3 '^sa t isfie d that?heyw3d vZl tal^B « n ^a “Tn* *" ^ ^ a ^ars? crash Twd^d 
to ord r r shrub8 h that n tart r Iy 
HSsEESrSH SSSSSsH SSsSjHS 
ss=j s=2= mmm iiiSip 
not injure 
the agents; and they do the work effectually on 
worms and eggs. Then the camphor will doubt¬ 
less prevent future depredations of the miller.” 
