JUNE 26 . 
MOOSE’S BUBAL MW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
NOTES IN THE GARDEN. 
Wb have now had about a week of fine weather, 
and to day, (June 19th,) the thermometer stands at 
about 90° in the shade. The crop of fruit will be 
only moderate, at the best, as the frost during 
blossoming, followed by cold winds and rain for a 
couple of weeks destroyed most of the fruit. The 
peach trees are suffering from the curled leaf, much 
worse than usual, and but very few peaches will be 
grown in this section. The apples will give a me¬ 
dium crop, and the pears will not yield more than 
half the usual quantity of fruit. Cherries, will be 
quite scarce, as the young fruit blasted and 
continues to drop from the tree in all stages of 
their growth. 
Insects of almost all kinds seem much more nu- 
meroTia nnd destructive than usual in thi3 section. 
The Currant Moth lias appeared iu Immense num¬ 
bers and has stripped the bushes, both of the goose¬ 
berries and currants, entirely bare in many gardens. 
The Canker Worm has appeared in many orchards 
in the towns around this city, and the most active 
exertions have been required to keep the enemy in 
check. Our roses, too, which are just coming into 
flower seem to be attacked with enemies old and 
new. 
The early Strawberries are ripening, and we are 
enabled to make a few notes of the earliest new 
sorts. Jenny Lind is a fine early sort of good 
flavor, and ripened this season about three days 
earlier than Early Scarlet. It is a fair bearer. 
Wilson's Albany Seedling is a very strong grower, 
bearing its fruit in large clusters, upon a very strong 
fruit stalk. Flavor good. About as early as Early 
Scarlet. From appearances we should say that this 
will prove one of the most valuable and produc¬ 
tive varieties, and before long will become exceed¬ 
ingly popular. McAvoy's Superior is just begin¬ 
ning to ripen. Due de Brabant is a strong-grower 
and bears good crops of very long, sugar-loaf 
shaped, fine flavored berries. It is too early to take 
very general notes. Our strawberries will be in 
perfection in about a week, and then we hope to 
be able to give engravings of some fine new sorts. 
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NOTES FROM MY BOOK OF AGRICULTURE. 
NUMBER ONB. 
May, “lovely May,” with its seventeen days of 
rain, has past, and it may well be called a cold, wet, 
and backward month. Our farmers have nearly- 
done planting, and to-day (June 6 ,) the weather is 
l warm and balmy; the early planted corn and 
[ potatoes are up; winter rye and grass appear re- 
#c0»ewg. 
PINE BUR PICTURE FRAMES. 
In the Rural of June 12th, I saw a short article 
recommending the use of pine burs or cones, for 
ornamenting pioture frames. I would like to add 
my item of experience. Instead of fastening the 
markably well, and the farmer may safely look ^ Qr B( , aleg wilh j j 80W them on lhe 
upon his vocation with joy and gladness Our pa8teboard with 8trong thread. This ensures their 
fruit trees are in full blossom, and give evidence of adherecce; bat> if fa8tened with g i„ e> I think, from 
a large supply of fruit. We only get a peach crop thdr gl th would not 1)e apt t0 8liek well, 
once in four or five years-this is one of the most ^ vould bp liaWe t0 come off witll a i it ,fe hard 
promising. Fruit trees of all kinds made an ex- I also secure the pasteboard to a frame of 
travagant growth of new wood last year, and are ^ th@ ired size and Bhape whic h 
well prepared to produce a bountiful crop this.- ^ wlidit j have 80 metimes used the cones 
But few farmers seem to realize that fruit trees can „ , , , „ 
overbear; that they can exhaust this year’s flow of 
gives it solidity. I have sometimes used the cones 
of hemlock for beading. 
I have often seen fancy baskets made of these 
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sap in a heavy crop of fruit, and go into next winters ma(eriala _ the outside being covere d with these 
frosts and winds in a sickly state. A person with shcllg> arranged in different stvles, and the inside 
an insufficient supply of blood, and that in an in- Htuffed and lined with 8ome gaily . C 0 i 0 red silk.— 
sipid and inactive state, will sutler most in the The handle cftn be ea9i]y mado by taking a strip of 
chilly winds and keen frosts of winter. The same pagteboard of the required width, and covering 
law holds good with trees,-every tree is an agn- ^ Bide w}th materiala like tbe lining) and the 
cultural being. The tree when laden with fruit, wHh shells> 
cannot form fruit buds for next year’s growth, un- The manufacture of such liule artic i e9 affords 
less supplied with proper materials in sufficient plenty Qf amusement and occupation for our 
quantity to meet all the required conditions of its lefauw bourgi and witb a liltle ingenuity and tasto 
nature. To meet this exigency, manure well in their yariety and beftuty may be greatly increa 8 ed, 
the fall, then protect the roots from cold water and and dq parlor looka 00 zy as when decorated 
hard freezing the next winter. The application of! wltn flpec i mena of the handiwork of her who con- 
clear barn-yard manure will produce an 
trols it It would be well if all of our country 
proportion of wood to fruit One of ™ uck ’ gir i 8 would become interested in fashioning curi- 
(two years from the J oord of well rotted ma- Qug and tasteful art i c ie H of ornament out of the 
| nure , v wnel of lime, 1 bushel unleached ashes, multUude of material8 which 8urr0 unds them, and 
i do. of salt, and a few shovelfulls of diluted night- ] 
which they daily encounter and neglect Every 
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soil, well mixed together, makes a valuable fertili- „ . ___„„„ 
’ & .’ walk in the woods “ opens new goods ” for our In¬ 
zer for this purpose. I give each pear tree, whether 
dwarf or standard, a wheel-barrow load of this 
every fall and spring. It is very difficult to over¬ 
manure nears,—nothing short of high culture meets 
high expectations. Of all soils, I believe a warm 
spection, and with a little awakening to the sub¬ 
ject, many a parlor might boast of home-maOe 
ornaments that would vie with those of a fashion¬ 
able drawing-room in neatness and taste, and pos¬ 
sess far greater interest to ourselves and offers, 
ASPECTS OF VEGETATION.—NO, IL 
Wb presume you have reached the season of 
summer in Western New York by this time and 
that you begin to see prospects of fine large Early 
Scarlet and Genesee Strawberries from yourPenfleld 
plantations. There are a few new varieties to be 
tested this season of which we hope to hear 
through the columns of the Rural, since we are 
beyond seeing distance of these. Wilson's Albany 
will, we think, prove a great acquisition, and though 
somewhat new in Rochester, is not quite so else¬ 
where. We noticed a fine bed of it in fruit here a 
few days ago, and it has been pronounced upon by 
that great authority on strawberries, N. Long worth, 
who thinks it next in quality to his own “ Prolific ’ 
—we should say much superior. Please watch 
Peabodu - H -, some call it L^mbug, but as 
that term is becOmw, or too common use we shall 
use it sparingly. Indeed it would seem to lead to 
utter confusion, for our favorite culture, dwarf 
pears, has been declared by about thirty Buffalo- 
nians as the great humbug of the day, so Mr. 
Allen says, and yon know he is no mean authority. 
While on this strawberry topic let ns add a few 
more queries. Will McAvoy's Superior survive the 
test of another season? or must we discard it from 
our select lists and substitute the Hooker? A very old 
and experienced cultivator near me, condemns the 
Hooker and the Genesee as not suited to the Phila¬ 
delphia climate. We had heard of a Germantown 
strawberry raised and sent out as new, which is 
said to be only the old Ilovey with a new name— 
will our Boston friend note this. Princess Royal is 
now in fruit here, and is a beautiful bright roundish 
berry. Brighton Pine is also ripe, but is not what 
it ought to be. You have a seedling raised at Pen- 
field, called “ Monroe Pine" please note its pecu¬ 
liarities during the season, it was raised by Mr. 
Haskin, the strawberry man of that town. 
Now that the strawberry season is at hand let us 
have some reliable notes on new varieties, and we 
promise to furnish our quota. By the way, that 
Fruit Growers’ Society is soon to hold its Straw¬ 
berry and Cherry festival; will there be anything 
said or done about Pears or Quinces, or must that 
great question stand over ’till the great September 
meeting when all the agricultural and horticultu¬ 
ral editors are to smoke the pipe of peace, with 
the editor of the Agriculturist. We know-one of 
its corresponding editors >vho wiU have a bone to 
pick, or at least a choke pear to chew in case he ap¬ 
pears there, 
Eiit, to return to our “ aspects .” Do you know 
that of all districts in Western New York, parts of 
Erie county, especially in the immediate vicinity 
of the City of Buffalo, are the most destitute of 
that rich vegetation which abounds in other more 
eastern counties. You have been fully informed 
as to the refusal of the pear to flourish there as it 
does in Ontario, Monroe and Niagara counties, and 
indeed other vegetable products are little more 
luxuriant. The Wayne county gardens furnish 
strawberries to Buffalo market, and unless those 
Grand Island orchards hurry up we cannot predict 
where the supply of pears and apples is to be 
sought. It would evidently be folly to attempt the 
cultivation of the pear on such soil as prevails 
in the suburbs of tbe city itself, though that of 
Grand Island if thoroughly drained and cultivated, 
and that owned by the Ebenezer Community, offers 
a little more encouraging prospect 
Following the track of the New York Central, as 
far as railroad observations can be relied on, the 
soil and products seemed satisfactory. We find 
rich apple orchards studding the peaceful slopes 
on either side. The Cayuga lake adds much to the 
effect of the landscape, but detracts, we fear, from 
the returns of the soil. You will also recollect 
that in that vicinity the old Virgalieu fully forfeited 
its world renowned reputation, and Mr. Yeomans, 
notwithstanding his democratic tendencies, has 
abandoned it for the Duchess which seems fully to 
satisfy him, and likes the location, and the quince 
stock so distasteful to her friend the White 
Doyenne. She preserves her coarse skin without 
crack, rust, shrivel or blight, free from the insidious 
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sandy loam, well manured, the best for pears; and ‘ . . .. , , ,_„ ,_ 
,, J , , from being the product of our own hands. 
11 have no evidence before me, in a close and care-1 gt j_ N y 18&8 
THE W1EGELA ROSEA 
ful observation, that the same is not true with _ #4 .._ 
nearly every kind of fruit we cultivate. TQ C0L0R MAD])£R 0N wodLEN . 
The soil has much to do with the tjualily of our - 
fruits, and I would submit this question to all For ten pounds of yarn or cloth, take three 
Pomological Societies for consideration. It would pounds of madder; half pound alum; half pound 
satisfy a great and growing curiosity in me, to cream tartar; put the alum and tartar into a bras^ 
know on what kind of soil the Baldwin, Itoxbury or copper kettle, with rain water sufficient to cover 
Russet, Hubbardston Nonsuch. Peck’s Pleasant, and the cloth. Let the water boil fifteen minutes and 
other valuable apples,—the Bartlett, Seckel, Flein- then put in the cloth. Let it simmer three hours 
ish Beauty, and other valuable pears originated. I —take out the cloth, throw away the water, and 
ish Beauty, and other valuable pears originated I —take out the cloth, throw away the water, and 
The Wiegela Rosea, or Rose Colored Wiegela, flourishing where the thermometer had been down ain firm in my opinion that those of the finest take as much more clean rain water—put in th 3 
is now, (June 21st,) the most beautiful, and de- to 30° below zero, and will grow in any decent soil, flavor have originated upon warm, sandy soils.— madder and cloth, keep it moderately warm for 
servedly the most admired object in the ornamen- and endure almost any amount of neglect and bad White sand, (such as we find in the beds of brooks, two hours, exposing it frequently to the air. Take 
tal grounds. It is a shrub, growing some five feet usage. If we planted only half a dozen scrubs the rivulets and ponds,) and good meadow mud, will out the cloth, put two quarts of soft soap in the 
in height, in habit not unlike Syringa Philadelphia. Wiegela should be cue of them. This exquisite grow better strawberries,—more profuse in their dye, then put in your cloth ten minutes, and then 
We have bad a correct engraving made of a branch, shrub was discovered by Mr. Fortune, in China, clusters, and richer in flavor,—than rich, heavy dry it and wash in good soap suds, 
which will show the form of the flower, leaf, Ac., and he says he immediately marked it as one of the soils well manured. Men still continue to ask, j am not a f ra i d to warrant, the color, if the mfcl 
but not its charming colors. When the buds ap- finest plants of Northern China, and d«t»r m ined to “can we raise pears?” I ask in the name of Nature’s de r is good. It is best to soak the madder over 
pear they are of a dark crimson «oior, Looonaing send plants of it home in every ship until "Ut. <v>a, “can’t we raise pears?” Yes. I anewer, just as n i ek t in warm rain water. The color is imp/oved 
lighter as they increase in size. When the flowers should hear or its Vafe UrnvaL It now to be well an apples, and 10$ trees of either, taken from b J havintr sixpence worth o' yellow oak bark, boil 
open the inside of the petals are of the most deli- found in all our good gardens, and can be obtained the nursery, planted and treated in the same manner it jn & b) .^ og kHtle '„ nd put it in the d3 , e ha hour 
cate rose color, and the outside of a dark rose or of most of the nurserymen. Let every one add it as so many maples, will be as sure to live. Give bef(|1 , ft j t makes it a brighter, 
light crimson, becoming lighter as they mature.— to their collection of shrubs. them a warm, deep, rich, sandy loam, free from c ’ lea v e r red" I think farmers’ raves will SjQfUhh a 
As it is a free bloomer, the flowers being generally There ib atotber species or variety, called cold water, protect from frost and drouth, and ‘ if tllpv ■„ f 
by having sixpence worth of yellow oak bark, hou 
it in a bra°s kettle and put it in the dye an hour 
As it is a free bloomer, the flowers being generally 
™^~e numerous on most branches than on the one 
There is atother species or variety, called cold water, protect from frost and drouth, a 
Wiegela Amabilis, with darker flowers, supposed to manure well, and “God will give the increase.” 
from winch the otigtariiig la takon, and ao the Puds have been brought from China or Japan, which 
in every stage of growth and the full formed flow- blooms at intervals during the summer. Itissome- 
ers are borne at the same time, our readers can what scarce yet, all the plants we have seen are 
imagine the effect produced by such a charming small, and as it is not now in flower, we will speak 
display of colors. Then it is perfectly hardy, as of it at another time. It bids fair to be very de- 
much so as a lilac, we should think, as we saw it sirable, though very much like Rosea. 
East Jaffrey, N. H., June 5, ’58. Lewis L. Pikrck. 
DWARF PEARS, &c. 
Eds. Rural: —The subject of Pear Culture seems 
just now to be attracting unusual attention since 
Mr. Allen’s philippic against Dwarfs. I corn- 
good recipe if they will follow the directions. 
Can any one inform me how to do up shirt 
bosoms very nice, and obb'jjr- Josepiiine. 
Niles, Cayujra Co., N . Y , 1858. 
COOKING ICELAND MOSS. 
In answer to “ A Farmer’s Daughter,” I send a 
THE GRAPE-PRUNING, &c, 
attacks of the Pear Fuitgus, called by some outland- THE GRAPE-PRUNING, &c, menced eight years ago to set pear trees, being r “'f® f ° r cooklD S Iceland Moss. To a quart of 
ish “commentators,” Cladosyperium dendriticum, a - then stnmgly prejudiced against dwarfs, and for mi ^’. a, d 1 teat ^ lJ P ul of moss > Iaid In ’iRbtly, after 
term not to be found in Webster, though known Messrs. Eds Yonr correspondent, S. B., of two years set only standards. I finally got a few war, 11 II K'> pour boilmg water on it and let it stand 
to Lindley and others. This rust and crack is not Pittsford, in the Rural of the 12th instant, gives a dwaifs for my garden, of various varieties; these ? . ^ minn’es to extract the, bitter taste—then put 
yet fully developed to the satisfaction of pear cul- ver Y f?ood article on grape training. But I would succeeded so well that I felt encouraged to get ’ 1 . e mi f ’. lCnl s y t , K;k en ocgh, 
tivators, but it shall have attention. suggest a plan of training grapes which I have more, though my garden soil was too light and ins " inie cinnamon w n e it is boiling. Strain 
PpopL trppq a.rp ?nfP.- U npr C p,i adopted of late, which is thought to he an improve- sandy to make a large growth without liberal ma- ’ r( ?' llg 1 a f ' ,ag J ou * mou!ds which 
yet fully developed to the satisfaction of pear cul¬ 
tivators, but it shall have attention. 
Peach trees are interspersed with apple trees in 
adopted of late, which is thought to he an improve- 
the orchards, and as'we approach Albany, we hear ™ntinthe art I have erected this present spring miring. I soon afterwards set some in a strong ^ZiToT 
of the complete success of the plum, that bore to trelHses SDfficie ^ for about fort Y vines, six feet loamy soil; these have succeeded finely, so that my ' Lo " 
fruit growers with its closely attendant curculio- + tw0 lnch *'«*'*<> tot apart, with No old prejudice is entirely overcome and my later ^ ^ for B1 
iscurculioan understandable English word ?-it is 0 wire between each slat, and vines placed eight plantings have been almost entirely dwarfs. . To a qnart 0 t milk, allow a cup of Ice! 
not my intention to use any other in this popular | ^ eet ' a9Unden ii 16 iower trellis I allow but two 
series. Albany is indeed famous for its plum trees. ! I ead ing shoots to grow from the vine, giving them 
We could distinguish a few good sized pear trees; 
we must, however, admit that they appeared to be 
leading shoots to grow from the vine, giving them standards set out, and am clearly of the opinion 
a diagonal inclination toward the top of the frame, that with proper trees to begin with, properly set 
In the spring’s pruning (intending for tlie next in a soil suitable for the quince, aud reasonable 
T i . . onn . „ , , . Mange. To a qnart ot milk, allow a cup of Ice- 
I have now about 800 dwarfs, and about, as many , , ,, IT . . , , _ ,, 
. . . . . J land Moss. Having picked fine your moss, add it 
to the milk and one pound of sugar. Let it heat 
gradually and when thick enough strain through 
a tine sieve and flavor with extract of strawberry, 
on pear stock! Well, even so, we were glad to year’s bearing the two branches are tied down to caye taken of them afterwards, that dwarfs can be lemon> or vanil]a . Pour into raoul ds to cool.-A 
know that the pear lives out of the Genesee Valley Slower trellis and cutoff so as about to meet made profitable, besides the pleasure of having HuNTEft , 8 p AU0KTEE , Linden, N. Y, 1858. 
though the trees may have originally been received each otber both wa J' s on tbe ,ower bar ’ The next frult witbout waitin S a life ' time for & 1 hav e not 
from the Rochester Nurseries. We shall next week P 1,oces3 be observed is to allow a certain num- seen it noticed by any writer, but my experience is 
add a little respecting the old Stuvvesant Pear and ber of buds to « row U P 6trait to the to P of tbe that S ° mC varietie3 of P ears tbat are not a I 3t to 8UC * Hux-PuDDiNG.-Seeing an inquiry in the Rural 
old pear trees in general- there are many such trellis, say from a foot to sixteen inches apart, for ^eed well on the quince, such as the Bartlett, of the*19th, for a Plum-Pudding recipe, I send the 
around Philadelphia, the Seckel Petre Moyamen- ^ring wood for the next season. After-treat- Flemish Beauty and Swan’s Orange, do well on following:—Eleven eggs; 2 pounds oi stoned rai¬ 
sing, Kingsessing, &c., Ac. ’ r. r, h meat is to cut down to one bud every other cane Uglat sandy soils, I would like to inquire it this is sins; 2 pounds of /ante currants; 1 pound of beef 
l’hila' , elphia Ju"e 1853 for the ensuing year’s bearing, ami leaviDg every the general experience. suet; f pound of citron; 1 pint of sweet mihql 
• ! other one to bear from tbe bottom to the top of A Poition of my pear orchard is set iu this way, nutmeg, and other spices; 1 gill of brandy; a lit- 
. ~ ^ '’'’ __." ~ the trellis. Thus you will perceive the pruning is which 1 thillk a very good method. Standards are tie salt-stir in flour, with spoon, as thick as pos- 
DISEAS.E.D P -e-AR LE AVES, ETC. mere nothing compared with the old way of letting set iu rows twenty-four feet apart, and in the rows Bible. Boil 8 hours. Sweetened brandy sauce. I 
Fn<? Pi-rat —Fncln^pd dIpacr finil anmo nonr tke vines wander about. If the above plan for between the trees I set one or two dwaifs.^ *his think “ I-.. G. S.” will find this tip-top. W. L. E,, 
leaved which I nicked from a Dwarf Louise Bonne trainin £ grapes is not legitimate and well-founded allow s cultivation of the ground one way Without Rochester, A. Y„ 1858. 
leaves, which i picket! trora a liwart Louise Bonne * * * *.v_interfering with the trees, and should the dwarfs -— —- 
ment is to cut down to one bud every other cane ‘’gar sandy soils, t WQi 
for tbe ensuing year’s bearing, and leaving every tb e general experience, 
other one to bear from the bottom to the top of A portion ot my peai 
the trellis. Thus you will perceive the pruning is w hich I think a very go 
tree—you will observe that they present an un- it W 'N be gratifying to the writer to have the de- 
healthy appearance. Will you be so kind as to ^ ect P°‘ n 1 cd ouf - H- Greece, N. Y., 1858. 
examine them with a microscope or other instru- - — 
ment, if necessary, and inform us through the Raising Watermelons. —I have seen several ar- 
Raising Watermelons. — I have seen several ar- an y f aC (; value they may have noticed, 
interfering with the trees, and should the dwarfs -»-«-♦- 
not succeed, you have still the standards for an Maple Molasses Fresu the Year Round.— 
orchard. We need more light on the subject of Take map]e sugar that has not been burnt, dissolve 
pears, and I hope practical cultivators will publish it in wa ter to the consistency of good mo- 
Rukal, whether it is caused by some insect too tides of late, some in the Rural, on the best 
small to be discovered with the naked e(< v e, or method of raising watermelons, and as I have 
atmospheric influences. 
raised some in years past, I will give “my opinion.” 
Fruit trees here of all kinds promise v/Pll, and ) Select good land, plow deep, manure well, and have 
any fact of value they may have noticed. lasses, and boil it moderately over the fire 10 to 13 
Greece, June, 1853. F. W. L. minutes. When cool, cork it up in bottles or jugs, 
-- to keep j t f rom tbe air> a little at a time and 
AquiLECiA.—We are indebted to Mr. Miller, you will always find it very palatable, and not li'm 
superintendent of the floral department of A. Frost maple molasses, liable to sour and lose its fla vor.— 
bid fair to yield abundantly. Nature is tow robed the land in fine tilth, and you will save the trouble & Co , s Nuraery; for a fine bouquet of the Aquilegia, W. J. G., Rochester, N. Y., 1858. 
in her best attire, and everything \odta charming, of digging hills deep arul broad, and filling up with Qr Colum})Ue> comprising a great variety, both in -.♦• 
No one should walk abroad and behold the beauties manure, with an inch of earth for a top-dressing— color and forn)) and all raised from seed by Mr. M. YankkI! Loap . _ Wishing to contribute my 
of the vegetable creation, without being impressed Now, Mr. Editor, what else can such a course he 0ne vaHet Encla was particular]y fme . A 6 edof mite in “ Domestic” matters, I send yon a recipe 
with the goodness ot the Creator. The earth considered than fo ly ; to dig holes to plant hills? ColunMnes is very flne when in flower, in Jane, but which we think excellent-superior to any we ever 
never was m finer working order, so nice and Why, sir, not dig hillsjust to plantyour hills of corn, single specimens, scattered around, we never like. t . Sed 0 ne auart of sweet milk- 1 pint of sour; 
friable that it really is a pleasure to work it The and let the remaining land he unbroken? Now, if To i ook well they &hould be grown in masses— of meal . \ Dint of flon l \\L mo i a 3 ses- 
weather is mild, and the rains moderate. Apple your correspondent can raise melons in this way, I They 9ucceed in any common garden soil, and \ easnoon^f sa’leratus- aUttlesait BakeG hours’ 
trees on the banks cf the Hudson are now in full am satisfied; but for me, my experience has been ca J e83 , olka shou!d plant them, as they endure nlct « 
bloom, but a few miles back they are not yet open, for melons, as well as for all other planted or sowed any amoun t of hard usage. It is best while warm. U A, ., J.tlac M, . 
bloom, but a few miles back they are not yet open. 
—Wm. Tompkins, Germantown, N. Y, 1858. 
crops, that the hill should be extended over the 
Remarks—T he tender leaves of the pear tree entire field, and with good after-cnlture will ensure 
here are affected in a similar manner, though not a ^ a ' r cro P- Dkown, North Plains, Mick, 1858. 
Sulphur eor Bugs. —I have been in the habit of 
to an extent to materially injure the trees. It very -—*-I and rose bushes from the rose slug, for the last ,ze ine 8eeu -P ul lue,u uulu m “ 01 ' ^ 
much resembles the curl of the leaf in the peach, Gooseberries. —I have removed the mildew from three seasons by dusting them with sulphur. Put I etstand twelve ours is en it wi 1 k- it or ust. 
with which our trees are more or less affected my gooseberries by the use of dry ashes after a heavy the sulphur in a cup, tie a piece of gauze over the Dose from onoto one an a a a aespoon u s 
every spring. This has been attributed usually to shower. I take a pan of dry ashes and bend the top, invert the cup, and shake it gently over the tw i ce a a Y- - - • >k aier, n a, . ., •> . 
the cold, wet weather affecting the leaves injuri- bushes over, bottom up, and set the pan nnder and vines or bushes. The bugs will leave, but may re- 
ously when young and tender, as they are injured throw the ashes upon the bushes, completely cov- turn after a time, especially after heavy rains. In Inquiry. —Please permit me to inquire through 
during cold storms, and invariably recover on the ering them, and the next shower takes off both that case, repeat the operation. I have tried many the columns of your much esteemed paper, for a 
return of mild weather. Some, however, hav e ashes and mildew. If the first application does not other things, hut never found anything to work recipe for coloring black on silk, and oblige a 
charged the evil to insects. We have never been take all off, try again.— A. W., Marcellas, Onon. Co., like a charm till T tried the sulphur.—J. W. Rob- friend of tbe Rural A. M. Shepard, Henrietta 
able to discover any. jV. Y, June, 1858. bins, Manchester, loxca, 1858. Lorain Co., Ohio, 1858. 
N. Y., June, 1858. 
bins, Manchester, loica, 1858. 
friend of tbe Rural —A. M. Shepard, Henrietta 
Lorain Co., Ohio, 1858. 
Inflammatory Rheumatism. —Take good whisky 
protecting cucumber and melon vines from bugs, P int ‘> 3un flow ? r ° ne teacupful-pulver. 
and rose bushes from the rose slug, for the last the seed-put them both in a jug or bottle and 
