OCT. 23. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND EMILY -NEWSPAPER. 
tree in the earth for a week. The bark and roots demn as unfit for the table—that is, unless we 
will absorb moisture, and in most cases the tree lived somewhere in the northern regions, where 
W I’eapteofteiTmake themselves ridiculous by the beUmHtaUed to'K."Brttto»‘*hoIlkelt,.ho5ld tail »hea watermelon, are ripe.” Thiamtaasme 
manner in which they manure their trees. They not call in question the motives of those who en- ot a matter already too long neglected for this 
we could not ripen a good grape, then we might 
WATERMELONS-WINTER PEARS. 
Eds. Rural: —A. S. Potter asks how to “ascer- 
SEASONABLE HINTS. 
seem to think that all the roots of a tree are con- tertain different opinions. There is not a nursery- 
season. But first let me tell him how I ascertain; 
FRIED OYSTERS, SPANISH PICKLES, &c. 
,, f . v-oinw cpnt frrm nnr 8eem 10 lum * lu “ u luo 1V ' UW5 ” “ iV/ ''r—*---* --------- -■--* in addition to what you have said on the subject Russian Sauce. — Four tablespoons of finely- 
Mh-lions fined to a space as large as a man’s hat. If a tree man in the country but could!Look to the “ curl » and the spoon-shaped leaf near grated horse-radish; 2 of made mustard; 1 salt- 
nurseries, and whether they live and produceJ™* gr0 ws in the grass, to remove the turf from a circle tnousands of these plants, had they felt justified m ^ ^ Qf the meloQ> WheQ thesc are d and 8p0 on of salt; 1 of pounded loaf sugar, and vine- 
and become a source of plea ure and[profit to those about a foot or s0 in diameter, is all that is con- recommending and selling them. 1 he factthat bro T kk the mel with full Mth tbat it ia gar enough to cover the whole. It will keep seve- 
who purchase them, or whether they will languish 8ldered necessary, and if manure is applied, it is they did not do so, seems to us honorable rather T want all Y ^lists to recollect this, ral months, if closely bottled. Delicious, 
and die and be an annoyance as well as a loss, de- thrown in a pile around the trunk, and might than otherwise. What they could gain by refus- * n v n m . 1 , .. . 
pends very much on the treatment they receive.— almost as well be thrown in the street. The roots ing to progagate it, except what every business “ n ^ 8 one in my pa,c y y ung KIED vstehs— a e arge oysters from their 
A few hints on the subject, therefore, will be in extend at leagt a3 far> and general]y mnch farther, man gains by pursuing a course of honorable deal- ‘W’ a11 the lar S e melona to find tbe npe own iquor, on a thickly folded napkin then make 
season. than the branches, where there are a thousand hun- ing, we cannot imagine. NeithertheDWaimrenor ‘ ...... ,, h a a f Sp °° n 0 a f an one ‘ a a easpoono 
There is some difference of opinion as to the best moutha geeking for foo d; what nonsense, then, Rebecca was raised by nurserymen-the former was To ” watermelons withoutseeds would be a salt, hot in a thick-bottomed frying-pan. Dip 
time for planting. In Western New York we prefer lace a quart * r tw0 0 f manure close to the found on a farm in Ohio, and the latter in a little desirable thing, would it not? I can be done, but each oyster in flour or rolled crackers, and lay 
the fall, on account of the leisure and the fine gte P of tbe J ree . lt would be about as sensible to garden in the city of Hudson. Now, according to 1 am <* aite aare T aa W or a very them in the frying-pan, and fry gently until one 
weather usual at that season. Still, no one need tie it up in a bundle and hang it in the branches, our correspondent, the nurserymen should have pitJlf Rio Tanpirr^au nld French B !- 8 G - 13a e v ,l0WD . an en ™ tiem y 
fail in spring planting. All that is required is a j. j. Thomas has shown the folly of the thing in condemned these varieties. Instead of that, how- abo f iL ^ the city of Rio Janeiro, an old French sliding a fork under. Some people like a very 
little care. We have planted a hundred pear trees ^ be above engraving, which we commend to the wot, aTrecommend and"propagate them. We are gardener supplies the market wi th seedless wota- little of the liquor poured in the pan after the 
in full blossom the 15th of May, without losing a remembrance 0 f all our readers. ‘ not slow to condemn everything that looks like n ! el ° ns : 01 dld danng tbe Winte " ° f 1 f 4 ^ 9, , He oyaterB are done ’ let U boil Dp and pour over tbe 
nine e»ic. no uavc ^— the above engraving, wfiicfi we 
in full blossom the 15th of May, without losing a re membrance of all our readers, 
specimen, and ripened a good crop of fruit on Wkile attending the State Fa 
--- r - o--- - - While attending the State Fair at Syracuse, we deception or fraud, but this unmerited censure— ...... 
some of them. This we would engage to do any tooka8troll in the suburbs in search of objects of in- this calling in question the motives of any man or having its tryiuence on the germen. x ms will prevent Buckweat Cakes, after standing to rise all 
year. One reason why some persons object to fall tere8 t and observed a pear orchard that attracted our class of men that happen to differ from us, is very tae formation ot seeds, do any or tne reaaers oi night , are much improved by adding, just before 
planting is, that the water lies around the roots in spec i a i notice, from the fact that the earth around unprofitable business, in which we shall never tfie Rural unaemaua tne matter f it so, let ns baking, a teacup of sour cream or rich buttermilk, 
the spring of the year and injures the trees. This each tree had been nicely pulverized and manured engage. The only merit of the Muscadine, we think, and a Uttl ® saleratus ‘ This i“P™ves the flavor 
objection in most cases is good against the soil or for some twelve ftet in diame ter. Such a singular is its earliness, being some two weeks earlier than on and makea them riclier and u 8 hter - Aa tbe sea ‘ 
situation, but not good against the time of plant- manifestatlon 0 f good sense and a knowledge of the Isabella. Its faults are its bad flavor, and the near irom Inenu 01 " y ’ ou mo 80n for cakes is approaching, I hope the virtues of 
ing, and shows that it is unfit for fruit trees at any ygcetable physiology caused us to inquire who the fact that the berries drop from the bunches. We 3 _ this recipe will bo thoroughly tested. 
did it by pruning, so as to prevent the pollen from n oysters. 
time. Trees require a well drained soil. In dis- 
vegetable physiology caused us to inquire who the fact that the berries drop from the bunches. W e 
owner could be, when we learned that it belonged have been told that this is not so much the case 
Ay and report progress next year. Let us and makea them richer and lighter. As the sea- 
from friend I* uller, of Brooklyn, on the aon f or cakea j a approaching, I hope the virtues of 
this recipe will be thoroughly tested. 
Winter Fears, it surprises me that any one Spanish Pickles. — Wash, in cold water, some 
tricts where the winter is very severe, as it is in tQ E Leavenworth, Esq. This is an example when the vines are old. It bears, in our opinion, can sa Y au S bt a S ainst Winter Pears. I have one green tomatoes, put them in a jar, and cover with 
some of our Western States, where sometimes the people of Syracuse might well imitate. no comparison with the Diana as to quality. tree ( name unknown) planted by “Uncle Ben. warra sa it and water for twenty-four hours, and 
some of our Western States, where sometimes tbe peop i e 0 f Syracuse might well imitate, 
established trees are killed to the roots, we would ____ 
prefer the spring, as thus we would escape the dan- pwatjb—MISREPRESENT ATTOW 
ger of one winter at least, and perhaps the trees DWARF P^ARS MISRE PRISENTAT^ON. 
would be better able to endure the extreme cold - lfl A tlFMn 
no comparison with the Diana as to quality. 
GRAPE GROWER^’ ASSOCIATION. 
Benjamin,” something over twenty years since, then pour it off. Slice the tomatoes with onions, 
The fruit, in fall, bitter, astringent, hard, and horse radish, roots and green peppers, in slices one- 
tough, becomes, about the middle o t December, quarter of an inch thick; put them all in the jar, 
[of orange yellow, crisp, juicy, melting, delicious- adding Bmall cucurabors and radi8 h pods, and 
yielding exquisite delight to the palates of all who cover the whole with good vinegar> s i ight i y fla . 
wouia fie neuer aoie xo euuurc uie exireuie corn The industry with which those individuals have The Fall Meeting of the Grape Growers’Asso- . s ^ V ” , adding small cucumbers and radish pods, and 
after a season’s growth, — though this is ques- been asaailed who raise "Dwarf Pear Trees ” for ciation of Hammondsport, was held in September. exquisite ■ e lg t to the palates of a who coyer the whol0 with good vinegar( slightly fla- 
tionable, as we have seen trees killed at the West sa i e bya cer tain clique, leaves us nothing to mar- This Association was formed about a year since, have had the goo- or une o us e i . ,<s us vored w j tb c i nna mon, and jon will have seme 
with a degree of cold that would not injure them ^ f u tbe way of falge report8 . Ln « geyeral and thoagh comp08ed 0 f the grape growers of tree waa Pronounced worthless by all who knew H g0Qd plcklefc 
bere ‘ , . . ... , others who felt an interest in the open and fair Hammondsport, the meetings are attended by many The Very Best Way to Prepare Codfish for 
As to the manner of planting, we wi say on y a d5scus8ion of the question, I was at the Pomologi- gentlemen from the adjoining counties. The dis- ’ , ’ f d g th f t , u the Table.— Take (at night) half of a codfish, put 
few words. A little thought wiU show any one the cal Conveiltion ont heUth September. I was in cussion was quite interesting, but our synopsis it into a pan and cover with coid water, and lei it 
right way. Every one knows that any tree or hope8) that for once, we should have a fair plat- must be very biief, as we have lately devoted so t * > . tbe ^ ace ’ and aboat dan |\ ar ^ t ! oI *°. wi ? g ’ stand until morning, then take off the skin, and 
plant grows best in a nice, rich, meHow, deep, dry form and we bad . M> P . Wilder secured it for us, much space to reports of the doings of Fruit Asso- ^ !l 18 ° ^ & b th ® k ‘ ? a « ” " take out the largest bones, carefully—put on some 
soil, than in one the reverse of this. If you wish as if they came fresh from the hands ot Midas, _ . ® t J 
The Very Best Way to Prepare Codfish for 
the Table.—T ake (at night) half of a codfish, put 
soil, than in one the reverse of this. If you wish no |. g0 tbe repor ts. There was not an individual ciations. 
your trees to do well, prepare just such a soil for frQm u Black Rock » to « Germantown , Pa.,” to say Hon. D. Me Master, of Bath, said that the season. 1 ‘” 1 ''T “p 1, ^ " b .T„ U *7or beatin S (it must not boil,) mix one and one-half 
them. The tree before being taken from the a word again8t the pro fit of Dwarf Pears, but my- wag two weeks later at Bath than at Hammonds- sometime next winter when ’if nothin^ CU P B of 8weet cream with two-tliirds of a cup of 
ground had all its fine roots nicely spread out like se if, and all I said in the negative they may pocket, port; that even Catawbas could not be successfully J f , r will ge _ d ’ ’ Win .I butter, and heat it boiling hot—take the fish out of 
net-work. These fibrous roots, if the young tree —however I have been carefullv and wilfullv mis- rinpned at Bath. The Black Cluster or Burtrundv n ° . _ ” I tlio rrr(itov nnnn ti Unf tilaffci* nnn/ ATI flip fTTflin/ 
bat the taste declared them to be of Pomona’s fresh water > an(i eet U on the 8tove * While this is 
yourself sometime next winter, when, if nothing CU P 8 of aweet creata wltd t^o-thirdsot a cup of 
unforseeu occurs, I will send you some Winter flutter, and heat it boiling hot-take the fish out of 
in a heap,” and matted together, and then throw questioned the durability of the Pear on Quince experimenting in various kinds of summer prun- 
lumps of cold, hard earth upon them, how can you 8 t ock> I am reported, by a very mendacious ing, but could not state results as yet. 
expect it will grow? If, however, you prepare a Horticultural Journal, to have said as follows: Mr. Wm. Prentiss, of Pultney, spoke from his 
tors, yet we know the fruit is good and the trees flour to mix soft 
hardy, by examples show us by men who are Porno- Ginger Snaps. — Two cups molasses; 1 table- 
logists indeed. Chas. Brackett. spoon of saleratus; 2 of ginger; 4 of water, and 
Rochester, Fulton Co., Ind., 1858. two of j ard< T hese are excellent. 
Nice Fruit Cake. —Three enpa sugar; 1 cup of 
Ever-Bearing StrawberrIes-Fot some years batter; 4 egg8; b cup of sweet milk; 4 cnp8 0 f 
good, mellow piece of ground, make a deep hole R . Sc0T t, of Pa .-In certain localities thequ 
fill it with the fines and richest of surface earth not mcceg(1} nmr PhiLadd hia> in a stu 
nearly to the top place your tree upon it, spread g ^ g 
- --, - .—j - mg, uuu ..^ Insists indeed < 
Horticultural Journal, to have said as follows: Mr. Wm. Prentiss, of Pultney, spoke from his * , , _ ‘ _ , , 
“R. R. Scott, of Pa,— In certain localities the quince experience against trimming the Isabella. He be-__ 
stock does not succeed, near Philadelphia, in a strong lieved in cutting as little as possible. He differed Ever-Bearing Strawbeurif 
gravelly subsoil, they utterly fail, while standards are from the German mode, as practised in the vine- ....._, __.,, 
?_!. SI 6 * 00 * M, S. presented two spicimens of pear wood yard of A. Reisinger, which was to use the knife fl00r; 1 t**** 00 * **™«*\A a ^meg; a tea- 
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ering, then you may expect your tree to grow and Hortimltura i and Agricultural press whkh had tood stump* originally; had trained them 0 feet high; 
will not be disappointed in one case m a hundred.— s 1 - -» — - * 1 - ! - —*-- 
say. This season, however, a lady in the town of 
The trees should be planted about as deep as they f °. S InoHimard to fid and e l!nrLe it as of wine, and sold $200 worth of fruit. That he had rl PO strawberries, daring the month ot Septem Rural for a good way to preserve Tomato Figs, 
grew in the nursery. If planted in the spring each 8 J>od forward to aid and encourage it, as o 1 w , ber. and on the K.-;W Octch« Ffluej .« ^ n b iut Roswer, I thought wo ougu, ..... 
tree should receive a pretty thorough pruning of ^ ^ reporters wb ° ^ t ? ac l of v^nevard in process of cultivation, mostly lot ot ' berrie8 ’ largl ’ rip ® ana , m&C10aS ’ °® e ” “ yon know how we preserve tbem. We take plum 
its branches to balance the loss of its fine roots by And n ° W ’ W0 . rd ex B laEat . 10 ”- 1 do not fEai . . d h ld et D0 more Catawbas different stages of growth aad some ane clusters or pear-shaped tomatoes, scald and peel them, 
removal, but fall planted trees we would not prune or regard h ° ^ camacr J bed influence of such a Potaf^Sd he has of flowers. So, we have what has been so long To sisteen pounda ot fruit put six pounds of 
until early in the spring. J ournal aa ha9 thua carefu11 * pursued rae > Lo L . f a' 1 w of IsabeT 80 U 2 bt for - au Ever-Bearing Strawberry at last, be- g boil them until they are soft, then take 
The tree being so nicely planted, of course must ^harmless, except to itself; ite course fJ^fcuSt^ Blde3 the little Al ^ N ° W ’ for fe8r we migbt them out, put in a dish and flatten them. Dry 
L LL nt and P oll °y 18 8Ulcldal - The ob J ect of my exhibit- las. Had cultivated the ground wen, had excitement, and cause people to send ns , n thft Hnn . then rmek them in a inr nr box. 
iaat season had made from this vineyard 480 gallons Greece in this eounty, presents us with several lots Tomato Figs—H aving Been an inquiry in the 
to the roots. This not only disturbs ,. .. , ^ / .J nnuT o „„„ ra n i d r rnm tbe settimr would vield this are cauea urmson ^one aim many atuiici. xue tbree years, and find they keep well.-rA Subschi- 
JL the roots, but injures them by dry- ^ wa9 and ° pen T P °! e ’ and COald ^ 2m 5 to 16 pounds of frui? ’to th roe The faEt ia tb ^ did 80 poor1 ^ ifl tbs 8trawben '* Seaa0D ’ Madison, Wi,, 1858. 
Jgk in?- The mice, in some places, are be told by any one at a glance I defied any gentle- ‘ to eutS ia consequence of the extreme dry weather, that ..- 
. /^®^very troublesome to trees during “ an afc a glaace ’ or eveQ by clo8a 1 . nspactlon ’ to 2 I 00 ts^ dose to the ground The 2d year these they have been tryiDg to make am f nd8 eV ! r T 06 ' Indian Brkad.-I would like to add my mite to 
Winter, gnawing the bark so as to d^inguish these specimens, so close and perfect to3 feet long, depend- A worthy example which many we know, who have tfce column of „ Dome stic Economy,” in the form 
girdle and destroy them. After planting in the ^ ^onfhe sUenglh of^vin^, and after'ftatleave wasted half their days, would do well to imitate. of a recipe for making Tndian Bread, which is as 
fall, if a mound of earth is thrown up around the PMladel hia i 868 P ‘ RRS from 3 to 4 shoots every year only. follows :-One pint-basin fall flour; 2 of corn meal; 
tree, aa shown in the engraving, it will prevent the ’ ’ Wm. Baker, of Pleasant Valley, near Hammonds- Cracking of the ArPLE.-While writing. I 1 0 f soar milk, (not buttermilk;) 2 of sweet milk; 
swaying of the tree by the wind, and in most cases remarks. it. xc. ». is correct in ms statement Isabella vine 16 to thought of asking a little information with regard 4 sma n tablespoonful saleratus; 1 of salt 1 teacup 
prevent injury from mice. This mound should be of facts, and was bo reported in the Rural. It ^^Vars of ag^^ oTnchesTdtX r the root" to apples being blighted on one side. In my mola 8 ses, Jess will do-stir up edd, bake in 6 quart 
leveled in the spring. Trees planted in the spring ’* as a raatteE ot re S ret tbat “ r * s - dld not atat e J ch rQot will ’ ield thi8 season about 300 pounds orchard there are very few that are not dried and paDj 4 j hour8> rather quick oven. Try it, for we call 
should be staked, and the trees fastened to the " of the failure of dwarf . tra f around f it . tbink9 be cou id so train a single vine as cracked open, so as to render at least one-quarter it excellent.—M artha A. T., Pike, N. V, 1858. 
stakes by some soft material that will not injure Philadelphia, as it seems to ns he might have done t ffrow *i 000 -norinds of friiife i n one season. of the apple entirely useless. If you, or any of - 
the bark. A couple of draining tile or a piece of m a few word3 *. Ar ‘ S - tblElJ3 be was designedly 1 LARROWEdefended summer pruning with con- your readers, can inform me of the cause, and how Thanksgiving Indian Pudding, such as my 
tin, placed around a tree will save it from the dep- misrepresented m 0n6 0 ^^ siderable force and ability, if judiciously used; to prevent it in future, if it can be prevented, I mother uaed to make, over threescore years ago. 
regions of mice. rectaes of ourlwn report is aU we cZe to maS* spoke of the advanced and progressive ideas of the shall consider it as a great favor. 1 may state To tw0 quarts boiled skim milk, stir in three cups 
S (J S and on ttto TOtat wa have r™><ee as applicable to the cultnre of the grape, that last sprng I had ia, orchard «U trimmed, of Indta me>1> , hea add one q „art more of cold 
It wSbtJrr letters from Olticera of the Society ° and could not condemn the judicioaa application by a man who protended to have setre a ppr milk; the cream taken from the rrhole; three eggs; 
g&i _ y ' of the knife to the superfluities of the vine, which ticeship to pruning, and I may aLo say that apples one full oup of sag ar; season with cinnamon and 
&Udrew out in reply, are generally the same, as far as my knowledge doves, or to your taste. Suet and raisins will 
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the bark. A couple of draining tile or a piece of ^ a a ^ ew word3> •M r> thinks he was designedly 
tin, placed around a tree will save it from the dep¬ 
redations of mice. 
misrepresented in one of the Horticultural Jour¬ 
nals. Of this we have nothing to say—the cor¬ 
rectness of our own report is all we care to main- 
letters from Officers of the Society. 
they have been trying to make amends ever since. Indian Bread.—I would like to add my mite to 
A worthy example which many we know, who have th(J column of „ Domestic Economy,” in the form 
wasted half their days, would do well to imitate. a rec i pe f or ma king Indian Bread, which is as 
follows:—One pint-basin fall flour; 2 of corn meal; 
Cracking of the Apple. —While writing, I 1 0 f soar milk, (not buttermilk;) 2 of sweet milk; 
NORTHERN MUSCADINE GRAPE. 
Hildreth, who said, among many other extends.—' 3 . B., Ameliasburgli, C. it., ls.;8. 
much improve it. Bake three hours, and cool off 
Editors Rural:-A few monthssince the merits 8 ood thin ^ against the practice of summer prun R E MAKKS.-The disease you speak of is undoubt- a8 in a brick oven.-, North Pilcher, N. Y. 
of a new grape, known as the Northern Muscadine, 
were controverted with great assurance in your 
inthe summer; ‘ * and prevents the development of the iVnit at^the a recipe for preserving citron in halvee or « 
| brated nurserymen would have anything to do Mr. Clark Bell, the Secretary of the Associa- point attacked with the disease; the flesh there- ter3 30 as t0 sell it by the pound. I have noticed 
| with it. It was said, in further corroboration of tion, stated.to tbe meeting the object of the Asso- upon becomes hard and » great many recipes which I tbink ar ° very f°° d 
1 its worthlessness that one poor fellow was actually ciation to he “ to obtain reliable information upon seen a dark horny scale. Good drainage, thorough m families generally, hut I have never seen any 
, ^0^*. driven from the’ room where it was, by its 0 ffen the subject of the culture of the grape, and the cultnre of the soil, jaaimous praning,so as to ad- for this special purpose.-J. S. Cutcliffe, Syracuse, 
sive odor. Well, why should it not smell bad, relative value, and practicability of the growth of mit a free circulation of air and a aaakgbt K V, I 808 .-- 
originating as it did, among the Shaking Quakers? the different varieties in this climate; that an Asso- among the branches, would do much toward a jack .plane, put one end 
If its advent had been more auspicious, its pres- Nation with that object had been formed here; remedying the difficulty. Will not some of ^ & ^ pan Qr bft , f bnshel> with the face up, take 
tree manured — common practice. ence might have been tolerated. that it had most of t e yarie les nown in ^ is readeis give eir expen ^ - an ear of com in the right hand, holding the plane 
Sometimes trees are received in the fall which it Three or four years ago, and before its reputa- ^ 01iatry 2rowing m v me 5 arda of its members - s with the left, and in five minutes you can prepare 
is not desirable to iilant until spring. These may tion became so bad, some fifteen persons in this for th 8 purpose Oi in rouucmg n s.i g • Maine omologi , - rmnalMeetinK at samp enough for a meal of the best kind, free irom 
be “ heeled in.” This is simply digging a trench in village (the writer among them) sent each for a He stated briefly ■^what was being done at Ham^ uiety.— This Society held their^Anni^^Ieehng^t ^ ^ or dirt _ Wjr . Cabson> ^ Castle, Out. 
a place secure from water, about eighteen inches or vine-they came, were set out, and a few of them mondsport m the culture of the grape that the AQgll ata on the 5th mst and made choice of the ^ ^ ^ ^ 
two feet deep, and placing the roots in these fruited last year, all of the vines have done so this gentlemen from abroad might know to wha extent following officers for the ensumpear.-/ m- —- 
trench^ as close as they will lay covering them year, I believe, and the fruit has perfectly matured, the y were Ulteres , ted m ? ia fl aestl on. After enu- dm t E. Holmes, of Wmthrop. Vice-1 Residents Will some of the lady readers please inform me 
with earth The earth as it is taken 'out of the so that we have had every desirable opportunity derating several very flourishing vineyards, the Henry Little, Penobscot; S.M eriey, Cumberland, hQw to color bright gky blne on silk, and oblige- 
trench, should he mad, to form a sloping hank, to. eatit. gnam,. Ihave ahon, a donen different d! MrasMor.nr.R N “»• 
the trees^being^aidTn 1 ^ santin^positio^^Then alng them, bat thfe gLp/isatogelher to the Btrecees ot the vine. Isabella, ripened there Porhes, Oaford; Sam-1 Batman, Waldo; C.Chraa. t „ Ymm „ Bo».x-The w.eherwomen oi 
cover ,h, topsU sir., or evened brush, and the •*-> ^"^ 0 ^ « “p KMS '$£& 
all is safe until spring, except mice trouble them, are acquainted with it here. I am not puffing this - - ’ i nff +nn- Tohn Allen, Aroostook, rtliued borax as washing powder, instead of soda, 
ing, that although he was a Yankee, and loved to edly a mildew, somewhat Bimilar to that which j 
whittle as well as any of the race, he always kept causes the cracking of some varieties of pears in 
his jack-knife in hia pocket while in his vineyard certain localities. The mildew destroys the skin, 
in the summer. and prevents the development of the fruit, at the 
Preserving Citrons.— Will any of the numer¬ 
ous readers of the Rural be kind enough to give 
Mr. Clark Bell, the Secretary of the Associa- 
If its advent had been more auspicious, its pres- 
tree manured — common practice. ence might have been tolerated. 
Sometimes trees are received in the fall which it Three or four years ago, and before its re 4 mta- 
is not desirable to iilant until spring. These may tion became so bad, some fifteen persons in this 
be “ heeled in.” This is simply digging a trench in village (the writer among them) sent each for a 
with it. It was said, in further corroboration of tion, stated.to the meeting the object of the Asso- 
ita worthlessness, that one poor fellow was actually ciation to be “ to obtain reliable information upon 
driven from the room where it was, by its offen- subject of the cultnre of the grape, and the 
sive odor. Well, why should it not smell bad, relative value, and practicability of the growth of 
originating as it did, among the Shaking Quakers? tbe different varieties in this climate; that an Abdo- 
If its advent had been more auspicious, its pres- c * a ^ on wbb bad been foimed ere, 
Samp-Making.— Take a jack plane, put one end 
in a milk pan or half bushel, with the face up, take 
an ear of corn in the right hand, holding the plane 
with the left, and in five minutes yon can prepare 
Will some of the lady readers please inform me 
how to color bright sky bine on silk, and oblige— 
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to test its quality. I have about a dozen different Secretary said there were over thirty acres in vine- Pra aci 3 Puller, Kennebec; S.W. Coburn, Somerset, ^ Mqllib e< n#( Rmal DeLlj K Y ., 1858, 
kinds of grapes in bearing, the far-famed Diana ? ard at Hammondsport. Not a doubt was felt as John Currier Lincoln; John Rogers York; D. -_- 
among them, but this Quaker grape is altogether to the success of the vine. Isabellas ripened there Forb es, Oxford; Sam’l Butman, Waldo, O. Cham- Tna YlBTUES 0F Borax -The wesherw. 
the best, and this is the united opinion of all that last year when the crop was a failure everywhere berlain, Piscataquis; S. F Dike, Sagadhoo; Robert d and Belgium, so proverbially cl. 
are acquainted with it here. I am not puffing this el « e - The crop this season was very large and very MartiD , Androwoggin; Oliver Gould, Fimklm, who ge i tip their linen ibc» be^tjul J w 
all is safe until spring, except mice trouble them, are acquainted with ithere. I am notpuffingthis • ^ y "." W»shin7t’on- John Allen, Aroostook, refined borax as washing powder, instead of soda, 
and if the trunks are covered with earth they can grape to extend its sale, for I know of none to be mce --—- „ „ , n ’* Fairbanks Auvusta in the proportion of a large handful of borax 
only injure the branches. Some prefer to stand had, but I would advise those that desire a really Largk ToMATO.-Having seen an item in the Recording Secretary. ' ' n Aueu’sta Trus- P owder t0 about ten , gallons of wa ^® E; 
trees erect and bank up the earth a foot or two as a good grape, to obtain it if they can, and give it a r UK al mentioning a tomato weighing one pound treasurer and Librarian • j >' they sav ® , ia 8 “ ap ’ “ e “J yba J b 8ame mod g e For 
protection mice. If tree, are received trial L. Do™,. and ten ounces, I think proper to aend ,oa Una to-Warren Percrval. Wore , AOqXM extra “SaaTt, of the 
frozen they can be removed from the boxes or Mexico, Oswego Co, N. Y., 1858. mer^whicFvehlllFtfi^eHolU ^"Tiie vine grew w . mtlrop ’ '-.Hd Taber Vaesalboro’- I W. Brit powder is need, and for crinolines, (requiring to 
bales and « heeled in” immediately, and the roots Remarks. There is no accounting for taste, and wbe ’ re b pde of hog manure had ’lain the previous " ™ ZZ N 'poster’ Gardiner- Horace Par- be mad ° 8tlff ') a Btrbng “noTTnThe 
will receive no injury if they have been well packed we certainly have no desire to regulate the tastes winter; the product was very large, and many of ton,Wmslow, . _ ’ Borax be } u 8 a inp^tbe te xt ure of the linen- 
and are permitted .1 thaw gradual!, in the soil- of others ,o suit our standard. Those who like a the tomatoe. would have weighed half-much . iC 
Large Tomato. —Having seen an item in the 
and are permitted to thaw gradually in the soil.— of others to suit our standard. Those who like a the tomatoes would nave weighed halt as much 
If, however, they are received in freezing weather, grape with a strong musky or foxy flavor, will like tbe large one.—J. Bibley, Foreslville, Ghaut, o. 
place the box or bale in the cellar unopened, and the Northern Muscadine, and if they are particular- ~ . ~ “ . 
allow it to remain until thawed, then choose some ly partial to this taste and smell, they will he still Black RASi>BERiuES.-Ane^ighborhas eighthlacK tensive propagation. « « ‘T the hair, is an excellent aentrmce, ana 
“ V ^ 1 - „ , A A. - X , .. - ..... . X , n,, a r 111 raspberries hashes in his garden. They produced an excellent sweet apple, fine for cooking and conut iies is used in combination with 
fine day and heel in or plant. Trees that are better suited with the Charter Oak. The Isabella lagt summer) forty quarts of flue fruit, at the mere d bearer and kee DS in good flavor acid and bicarbonate of soda as a cooln 
received in the spring, and apparently pretty well has as much of this flavor as we like, and any grape cost of a few hours attention in pruning and cul- ® ’ - rage _ Selected. 
dried up, may often be saved by burying the whole that is more foxy than this variety, we would con ture.—J. S., Forestville, Chaut., Co , N. V, 1858. 
the tomatoes would have weigVedlialf as muc'fi as 11* E. Winthrop; Calvin Spaulding, HaUowelL- 8li(?hrest degree injure the texture of the linen; 
the large one.-J. Sibley, Foreslville, Chaut. Co. p. Glazier, Jr., of Hallo well, presented the Bachel- ira effect is to soften Je hardest water, andthere- 
. ^ Tvri,i,.i. i a Jpcorifinff morn Px. fore lt should be kept on every toilet tame, xo 
---- der Svveet, an apple which is deserv.ng more ex ^ tftgte it is ratber 8 we et, is used for cleaning 
Black Raspberries.— A neighbor has eight black tensive propagation. It is a native of Halloweli, is tbft bair> ig aa exce iient cientrifice, and in hot 
raspberries bashes in his garden. They produced an exce ilent sweet apple, fine for cooking and coan tiies is used in combination with tartaric 
last summer, forty quarts of fine fruit, at the mere ... „ ood bearer , and keeps in good flavor ac id and bicarbonate of soda as a cooling beve- 
cost of a few hours attention in iiruning and cul- 0UK f’ b - nee—Selected. 
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