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..—.™ tnmn flower is in order at the present time, in the following manner : They are planted in . ....-.-.-. 
------_, , ,,,... , _ rows twenty or thirty feet apart, and three or r™ m 111 ™™ 
STRAWBERRIES — GOOD VARIETIES. and hence the annexed extract and illustration f our feet apart ; n rows ; the ground which is LIST OE PATENTS. 
_. from & former volume of the London Horti- naturally good i3 highly manured, and cropped issued from the United states Patent Office far the week 
« What variety shall I cultivate?” As I cultural Magazine will prove interesting to between with vegetables. When the plants ending July 31, 1855. 
have fruited this year quite a number of va- many of our readers. Though the admirers commence bearing they are pruned very hard ; improvement in wash 
rieties I will <nve the results of my experi- and cultivators of the Dahlia in this country the greater part of the young wood is thinned ’ kaI “ 0 ’ 
’ °. .. . a * i , ,. i • „ 'ju pbaraoteristics enu- ou1 ’ an d tvhat IS allowed to remain IS shorten- Nelson Barlow, Newark, improved method of feeding 
ence. If you wish a very high flavored, deli- may not require all .the characteristics enu- ed ^ tQ tbree Qr four incheg . B y this planks to planing machines. 
cions berry for your own table, Burr's New aerated, the description of a redly lie Double meMI3 fte tree3 ^ al „ aJ3 kept sborti DeTer a™. m 
Pine is the berry ; and it is tolerably product- Dahlia will show them what to aim at, ana attaining a greater height than two or three washing machines. 
LIST OF PATENTS. 
John H. Atwater, Kalamazoo, improvement in wash¬ 
ing machines. 
Nelson Barlow, Newark, improved method of feeding 
ive. My small bed, two years old, under high what has been attained : 
cultivation, yielded at the ra J e of 300 bushels properties of 
per acre, and the berries are cf uniform size. 1. The flower shou d 
If you wish a good berry, very productive in when viewed in front = 
, c TT , O Ji- T broad at the ends, smoot 
light, rich soil, select Hovey's Seedling. In snbBtanCP -perfectly f r 
fpaf Thocp HtroTio 1 TiifiDnYPil Q'pfl wpll DfiiDPtl Jolm .Ericsson. N. i ork, improvement in 3.ir engines, 
ieei. mese strong manurea ana wen prunea Eid*r ’ w« R th™<k m«.. and JohnRichardson. 
Manufacture of Steel. —The Newark, N. 
J., Daily Advertiser, in an article concerning 
the iron mills and mines in Rocbaway, Mor¬ 
ris Co., ha 3 the following mention of the steel 
works of Dr. George H. Smith : 
“ Some enterprising gentlemen from Roch¬ 
ester are now making cast-steel from the ore 
directly, and apparently with great success.— 
The ore is pounded, pulverized, washed, and 
passed through a magnetic machine, until it 
i3 as pure as it can be made, and this ore i3 
then baked, just as in the ordinary process of 
converting bars into steel. This steel dust is 
then melted and poured into moulds, and i 3 
wnauiiHu^ii^ic,mcu. John A. Elder, Westbrook, Me., and John Richardson, +i, n w,™- (lur curt 
properties of the dahlia. trees produce magnificent fruit, and in great Portland, Me., improved machine for ruling and paging ready lor tn„ nammei. um miners. assert 
i mi. ci-»r,n'.I Kp ft nprfWd- pirftlp abundance, well remunerating the market paper. . that they can get no such steel for their m- 
1. 1 he flower sh.u d e a perfet circle _ rdene f or trouble John a. Elder, Westbrook, Me., and Ephraim Wood, tooD a 3 that made by this process. We 
when viewed in front: the petals should be & aiacnCr k0UDle - *“ provcment m machinery for slzlDg nrStersteTuI that. Dr Geo. Smith, of Rn 
Winthrop, Me., improvement in machinery for sizing & , , ,, , J J r » K , 
and dressing warps. understand that Dr. Geo. Smith, of Roches- 
FrederickField, Toledo, for cross-cut sawing machine, ter, N. Y., is the discoverer of the process, 
xi you wish a uuou ™ii, »u v uiuuim/uu, in -, , ._ x-l „x —--and dressing warps. uuuuijuiiiu xji. uou. u.«uui w iwbuio- 
lio-ht rich anil select llovey’s Heed ling- In Broad at the ends, smooth a he edges, thic , Frederick Field, Toledo, for cross-cut sawing machine, ter, N. Y., is the discoverer of the process, 
Hgnt, r lull sou. seicc- no\cys neeunug. in . su bstance, perfectly free from indenture or Fruit from Southern Illinois.—T hirty- James Harrison, Jr., Milwaukie, improvement in vault f ’ , ; a * . TKp tww’q 
a former year I raised at the rate of nearly DO i n t, stiff to hold their form ; they should cup six barrels of apples, “ June reds,” were re- covers. ° Kim 
.... . , , . n , tp I x , x i ’ ii! j • 11 , ™ • xi,:„ •*„ __ n„ (n .3„ Tt James Harrison, Jr., Milwaukie, improvement m sew- lather and brothers are engaged with him, and 
400 bushes to the acre of this berry. If you a httle, but not enough to show the under sur- ceived by one firm in.this city on Saturday ingmachines . ’ ’ . , . they are now turning out several tons of very 
wish a market berry, very productive, firm face; they should be m regular rows forming by Railroad from Southern Illinois, which Lmiras Hull, Charleston, Mass., mach.ne for sawing ' rior cagt . gteel fr ° om the establishment ev- 
flesh, (but rather acid in flavor, until fully an outline of a perfect circe, wi _ ou any va- werese nga,$ per arre y e soion s. Jackman, Lock Haven, Pa., improvement in ery week. So far their experiments appear 
. V, - rt . , Tr , ... cancy between them, and all in the circle tity to retailers. Large quantities are daily machines for compressing puddiers bails ana other „ nrriT .] ot „i_ „ 0 tLpu Lava cPvAraf p-*-. 
ripe,) the Rival Hudson will answer your gbou ^ ^ 0 f ^ ie same g j zej uniformly open to received from the same source by the different masses of iren. completely successful. They have several ex- 
expectations. It was in bearing longer than the same shape, and not cmmplei P ' fruit dealers of the cit,. Peaches from the D - c., l»pr°v«n». t» n?obS 
any other variety in our selection. The Early South are selling at $4 to $5 per basket of Fielding H. Keeney, Newport, Ky., for circular-saw , " : * . „>> 
lpoa than half a huslipl Onp bsrrpl of fine mandrel. nas noi; a superior m xms country. 
ie_S Ilian nail a Dusnei. une Darrei oi nne Stephen Meredith, Meadville, Pa., improvement in dis-__ 
OnC 8 W3.S sold on Saturday, to tnG lrCIHODt tilling coal with hydrogen gas. 
House, at $18, or $G per bushel, which shows Fred. Ferry, Newark, improvement in cut off valves Proof OF MONSTER GUNS.— Mr. Nasmyth, 
coir s e3Harri£0n ’ Jr ' ,llilWaUki9 ’ imprOVOmentinvaUlt for which he Las a patent. The Doctor’s 
James Harrison, Jr., Milwaukie, improvement in sew- father and brothers are engaged with him, and 
ingmachines. , they are now turning out several tons of very 
Liveras Hull, Charleston, Mass., machine for sawing J . x x 1 xt. x ui* i. x J 
ra ttan. superior cast-steel from the establishment ev- 
soion s. Jackman, Lock Haven, Pa., improvement in ery week. So far their experiments appear 
expectations. It was in bearing longer than 
any other variety in our selection. The Early 
Scarlet is quite productive, but being rather 
small, and quite acid, does not rank with the 
first or second class. The Early Scarlets were 
peddled from door to door at one shilling per 
quart, while my Ilovey's Seedling were en¬ 
gaged before being packed, at two shillings. 
I have found that a single row of staminate 
or male plants at each end of a bed thirty by 
forty feet, is amply sufficient to impregnate 
the flowers. f.. w. s. 
Lyons, N. Y., Aug., 1S55. j 
Specimen Apples. —A few days since, Dr. 
D. Bly, of this city, brought into our office, 
specimens of the Rhode Island Greening, the 
product of his father’s orchard in Henrietta. 
They were not even withered, and in appear¬ 
ance were as fresh as if recently picked from 
the tree. It would be difficult to believe, ex¬ 
cept that the apples were unmistakably Green¬ 
ings, that they were not the product of the 
present season. We asked of the Dr. the pro¬ 
cess by which the fruit was so admirably pre- 
thc same shape, and not crumple! 
0 $0 per basket ol Fielding H. Keeney, Newport, Ky., for circular-saw 
Onp bnrrpl of fine mandrel. 
^ x , rl , x Stephen Meredith, Meadville, Pa., improvement in dis- 
ty, to tne lremont tilling coal with hydrogen gas. 
DUShel, which shows Fred. Perry, Newark, improvement in cut off valves 
melter, Mr. Hieks, of Jersey City, probably 
has not a superior in this country.” 
a slight decline. Egypt is reapiDg a rich Wm. H. Rhodes, M. D , Eerlin, N. Y., improvement in 
harvest this season in disposing of her early artificial legs. 
fruit in the Chicago market .—Chicago Trib. 
Saving Seed is a thing to be seen to a3 it 
Annuals, biennials, and perennials, ges for steam boilers. 
away in papers in a dry place, they will be 
ready when wanted for use, and come in handy 
Fred. Perry, Newark, improvement in cut off valves PkOOF OF MONSTER Guns.—M r. Nasmyth, 
f0r Wm ea H. e Rhod e e 3 3 ; M. D , Berlin, N. Y., improvement in of Patricroft, wh 0> is making the_ monster 
artificial legs. guns for the Horatio, has nearly finished the 
h ^ v ' m - Sellers, New York, improvement in ventilating g rg £ g UI)) which, we believe will he ready for 
Isaac M. Singer, New York, improvement in sewing trial in a few day3. It was arranged that the 
machines. gun should he tested ou the North Shore, at 
geffor steam a boilL e rI York ’ improvcment in water sau - Liverpool, and this we hope and believe will 
Elam c. Salisbury, New York, improvement in exciud- be done, R 3 originally intended. Military and 
ing dust from railway cars. scientific men Irom all parts of the country 
Geo. S. Shepard, Canaan, N. H., improvement inmusi- .... , r - mi. J 
cai reed instruments. will be present on the occasion. These guns, 
C. C. Taylor, Deiafield, Wis., improved bucket for wa- with their carriages, will weigh fifty tons 
13 Anton 6 Van Haagen, Cincinnati, improvement in soap- each, and will Carry a shot half a ton weight 
cutting machines. a distance of four miles. It will take two and 
are all good in their proper places and should . E ‘ am t c - J ork > improvement in exclud ‘ be . d0 ^’ as originally intended. Military ar 
not be neglected among other matters. If ' n 'i C o.%. Shepard, Canaan, N. h., improvement in musi- scientific men Irom all parts oi the counti 
collected, dried and cleaned, named and put cai reed instruments. Le present on the occasion.. Bhese gun 
away in papers in a dry place, they will be aejay^, Deiafieid, Wis., improved bucket for wa- with their carnages, wil weigh fifty toi 
ready when wanted for use, and come in handy Anton Van Haagen, Cincinnati, improvement in soap- ea ch, and will carry a shox ha_f a ton weigl 
for filling- on vacant snaces Manv will come cutting machines. a distance of four miles. It will take two ar 
° ^ , v. , v," fl ^ 1 •<? Norman W. Wheeler, Cincinnati, for method of opera- a quarter barrels of DOwder, 0 T 255 lbs. for 
up spontaneously about the flower garden ; if tiDg steam valve3 . Ante-dated M^rch 1 ,1855. l 1 ~ in ~ fl 
charge. Guns like these must add a new fea¬ 
ture to the destructive engines of modern 
present season, we asKea oi me ur. t p ^ The flower 8 h 0 uld form two-thirds of a artificial means—that and the yellow or tea 
cess by which the fruit was so admirably pre- wheQ looked &t sideways . The r0W3 of rose, the black or purple rose, and the striped 
served, but he did not know precisely. He ^ ghould rige one above ano tber symmet- rose being all inventions, and the result of 
biennials or perennials, they should, if crowd- Henry r Worthington, Brooklyn, improvement in di- cnarge. \jruns liKe inese must, aau a new rear 
prl bp fhinnpd nnt nr trananlauted into va- rcct actiDg hydraulic steam pumps. ture to the destructive engines Of modern 
ed, ne mmnea out, or transplanted into \a- Wm _ ^ olf) Philadelphia, improvement inwntmg f na rtirnkrlv qrrairst such stonewalls 
cant sr aces; these will not flower till next year, desks. warfare, particularly against snen stone waiis 
_ b t ' < t ^_ Samuel M. Yost, Conuersville, Ind., improvement in as those at LrODStadt and bebastopol. — LlV. 
washing machines. Tines. 
A Blue Rose.—T he horticulturists of LucienN. Bigelow, Cuba, N. V., improvement in seed- '____ 
Paris, it 13 said, have succeeded by artificial n, t; amU eiA. Brigg3, Providence, improvement in hotair Er fctpicity and Gravitation Prof Far- 
crossiDgs in obtaining a natural rose of blue furnaces. electricity a.nd gravitation, rror. j?ar 
I color, which is the fourth color obtained by John p - Ha >’ e3 > Philadelphia, improvement in ovens. , aday says that we are on the verge oi impor- 
7 . _ - f-nnT WioAA-nrQTioa nnnpOTnimr t.hia nfitnro at 
promised to ascertain, however, and commu- r ically; every petal should cover the join of skillful and scientific gardening, 
nicate it through the columns of the Rural, the two petals under it—what the florists call w*M\d**** 
__ imbricating, by which means the circular ap- - — t y 
SEASOSABtE HOKTICUITORAL HINTS. PTmecen^llld^fStheunbloo^ JlfllUCSUC CtAMlllfl. 
Nathaniel P. Richardson, Portland, design for Frank¬ 
lin lire places. 
COAL BUBNMG LOCOMOTIVES. 
.. .. • j ed petals laying with their points towards the ! 
The following seasonab.e items are copied centre> s bould form a button, and should be 
lumestic (fccoitomi|. 
cept that the app.es were unmiStaKaDly Crreen- xaius, ill io ®iu, nave Samuel A. Brigg3, Providence, improvement m hot air , Er fptt?tpttv ANn GRAVITATION_ ProfFar- 
. XI + 4V 1 rl ^ xi • crossings m obtaining a natural rose of blue furnaces. 1 electricity and oka i a u.. x-ro..j?ar 
i Dg3 , that they tvere not the product of the = the f Mrlt color obtatac< j bj JohnH W «, FMtaMpbia, to .vm. i aday £aj 3 that we are on the verge of impor- 
present season. We asked of the Dr. the pro- , The fl ._„ shoaM fonn tw0 . lhirds of a wtiBdal means-that and the yellow or to£ ™.c». tant dhicoveries concerning the natnr*j of 
cets by which the fruit was so adnrirably pre- J- ?? ««*. “» P °"“' ** “ SK^havS STd^^hat 
served, but he did not know precisely. He p eta i 8 should rise one above another symmet- r . 0 ?® indentions, and th~ result of _. --- even “ gravitation ” will be ultimately^deter- 
promised to ascertain, however, and commu- rically; every petal should cover the join of skillful and scientific gardening. BURNING TnCOMOTlVFS mined to possess it. One force cannot be call- 
nicate it through the columns of the Rural, the two petals under jb—what the florists call wwwwxi uwmuAA uu. ^ into acticn ; n electricity without the other, 
- —■ » - -imbricating, by which means the circular ap- , ♦ .u and they are always equal. "When the north 
SEASONABLE HOIfflCULTOIiAL HINTS. ^ ra ZeeS?£ldtepfrf“Ueunbloonr- laffllEStlt EeltoaLSToS ^ “so^ftoXm 
To* following seasonable itenrs are copied --- - 
from Hovey's Magazine for August: the highest part of the flower, completing the Tomato Sauce. — Gather yonr tomatGes save one-half the expense for fuel, if used in ma(yiie t Professor "Faraday, in conclusion, 
Grape Vines will now have ripened off ball. ' when fully ripe, and after washing, mash place of wood; its economical use fer that sa j d) took place in curved lines outside, not 
their crop, which will probably be ready to 4 . The flower should be symmetrical. The them in some suitable vessel. Then place purpose, then, is self-evident. That it can, ^gide the magnet—an opinion somewhat sim- 
ent, and the vines will consequently require petals should open boldly, without showing them in a kettle over a moderate fire and when will, and must be used yet, for such fuel, we y ar t 0 tba t held by Newton in regard' to 
but little attention. Keep the sashes open their under side, even -when half opened, and just warmed through, press a cullender down have no doubt whatever; and it appears to rr rav itatiom 
night and day in order to ripen the wood, and should form circular rows, uniformly laid, upon them—then dipping from the cullender us that the sooner it comes into such use the 0 1 _ __ 
occasionally nip off the straggling laterals, evenly opened, and enlarging by degrees to the all the watery juice pos ible. After boiling better, both for railroads and the public. ^ 
allowing a rather free growth, unless in the outer row of all. " a short time, strain the mass through a wire -\y e ba ve seen a statement to the effect that Interesting Calculations.— sir Charles 
greenhouse, where they give too much shade. 5 . The flower should be very double. The sive just fine enough to retain the rinds of the in one year no lees than one hundred and forty . f trmatee tte area of Ithe 
Cold houses will now be coloring their fruit, rows of petals laying one above another, should fruit—then return it to the kettle and boil it cord3 0 f wood are burned on every mile of Delta at about 13,600 square statute miles , 
and should be looked after carefully; damp cover one another very nearly ; not more should down to the desired consistency, (some prefer railroad using wood for fuel; and that on the and the quantity of solm matter brought down 
the house well in good weather, and guard be seen in depth than half the breadth; the to thin, as it retains more of the flavor,) ^ew York and Erie Railroad alone, 65,000 aanuall Y b Y tae river being 3, i03, i84,400 cu- 
against cold easterly winds. Vines in the more they are covered so as to leave them dis- taking all care that it does not become scorch- CO rds are annually consumed, each cord cost- bic feet, it must have taken 67,000 years tor 
open air should now be trimmed of all super- tinct, the better in that respect; the petals, ed in the process. Heat the bottles you j no -as much as a tun of coal. What a saving i *Le iormation of the who.e ; and it tne alluvi- 
from Hovey's Magazine for August: 
Grape Vines will now have ripened off ball, 
the highest part of the flower, completing the 
Interesting Calculations. —Sir Charles 
fluous shoots. though cupped 
Strawberry Beds may be made and 6. The size 
planted this month. should be fom 
Fruit Trees should still be summer prun- more than six. 
ed, particularly the more rapid growing kinds. 7. The colo 
though cupped, must be shallow. 
intend to use, in a steamer, to boiling heat, 
ing as much as a tun of coal. What a saving 
would be effected on that road, if coal was 
bic feet, it must have taken 67,000 years for 
the formation of the whole ; and if the alluvi¬ 
al matter of the plain above be 264 feet deep 
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6 . The size of the flowers when well grown, and while they retain this heat fill them with substituted for wcod ! But to this it must or _ f that of the delta, it must have required 
should be four inches in diameter, and not sauce in a boiliDg state. Then cork immedi- CO me soon as it is not possible for the sup- 33,500 yeais more ior its accumulation. Prof, 
more than six. ately with good corks, and place them where p i; es 0 f w ood to continue many years longer. Agassiz states that he has ascertained_by ob- 
n mi __i_ .1_u u - j __i_ _ x_-x xi__m_1 .1_i„ r _ ... . , ... . ooTTra+inna anri nAmnnTiafma tn«r. thfi h nnna. 
7. The color should be dense, whatever it they will cool slowly 
Thin out the fruit on trees bearing heavy be—not if it were a white dipped in color, 
ey will cool slowly. y If co ke could be economically substituted nervations and comparisons that the Florida 
Tomatoes thus prepared will keep good and » ^ wa nr,t wp utv it mav rnt reefs grow one foot m a hundred years. Ana, 
tain all their original freaAness Ji flavor '°‘ f iSILst Jisj- by estimating fte Bomber aad extent of the 
but a3 if the whole flower was colored through- retain all their original freshness and flavor _^ -would 
uu *~r~ reefs comprising the peninsula, he supposes 
sparks ± STnf ,i] tnno-np of laud to be or.e hundred 
DUt as 11 me wnoie uuwer vvaacoiurcu tnruugu- reiaiu mi uimr unguiai iiesmiess ana uuvur _wrmlrl remove onp of the o-reatest nuisan- J --_ ^ ““ 
Budding should now be done, commencing out. Whether tipped or edged, it must be until their season comes round again.— Port - f ^ t b - _ ® " snai-ks ree ^ 3 com P rislD S tbe peninsula, he supposes 
with the plums, and continuing with the free from splashes or blotches, or indefinite land Advertiser. , , Tn manv imnrovp that small tODgue of land to be one hundred 
pears, applL cherries, and peach! _ ..arks of af, kind; aad flowers, unless---^ IS ° W ' 
Insects will require to be looked alter, they beat all the old ones 0 ; the same color, or To Preserve Smoked Meat.— How often erg jt is a positive fact that on all our rail-- — 1 - 
The autumn caterpillar has already begun are a novel color themselves, with a majority are we disappointed in our hopes of having r0{ ^ g ventilating cars to the contrary not- Model Steam Engine.— Some of the most 
his ravages, and if neglected will soon despoil of the points of excellence, should be rejected, sweet hams during the summer ? After careful- withstanding the spark and smoke nuisances beautiful working model steam engines that 
the finest trees. ^ If the petals show the under side too much, ly curing and smoking, and when sewing them are st ip gtroD' 1 - and fetid. That many of our we have ever had the pleasure of seeing, are 
Flower Garden and Shrubbery. —Keep even when looked at sideways—if they do not up in bags, and white washing them, we find railroads have not exhibited more zeal in en- manufactured by Mr. H. Schlarbaum, corner 
everything neat and clean in this department, cover each other well—if the centre is compos- that either the fly has commenced a family in deav ori D o- to abate *uch evils says but little Reade 511,6611 and Broadway, New York. A 
Roll and mow the lawn twice a month, and ed of petals pointed upwards, or those which 0 ur hams, or that the choice parts round the for their “desire and attention’to increase the complete model engine and boiler, standing 6 
clean and roll the gravel walks. Clip box are around the centre are confused—if the pc- bone are tainted, and the whole spoiled. comforts of railroad traveling If steamboat or 8 inches high costs only $ 8 . The engine 
edgings and hedges. Head down all plants tals are too deep and fuBnel-like—if the petals Now, this can be easily avoided by packing traveling or even the old umand-down stage is on th e oscillating plan. All one has to do, 
out of flower, and hoe and clean all dug are too narrow, or exhibit too much of their them in pulverized charcoal. No matter how svgtem were as fast as that of the railroad to set it in operation, is to pour in a little 
ground, flower beds, &c. length—or if they show any of the green scale hot the_ weather, nor how thick the flies, the n J ot a s ’ oul WO nld patronize the latter. Those water and light a small, spirit lamp beneath 
x q r"A Ad , T J • r 6 . , UOL lue weaim -r, nor cow uuck me mes, me not a sou i WO uld patronize the latter. Those waier a hwiotui 
at the bottoms of thepet^s-ff theeye is sunk, bams will keep sweet. who travel on 0 k r rai^oads make up their the boiler. In a few minutes the httle joker 
if the shoulder is too high, the face flat, or the —7 --; . n minds before they start to endure a sort of begins to snort and puff-on a very, small 
sides too upright—if the petals show an mden- Coffee &tains, Mud fcPLASHEs, &c., will pur <r atory) for the sake of soon arriving at the scale to be sure-while the oimmutive fly 
VV hite Lilies should be taken up this ture, as if heart-shaped—if the petals are too mostly give way to the use of soap and water. k n d 0 f their iourney "We are of the opinion w heel revolves with lightning rapidity. — 
month. . . large and coarse, or are flimsy, or do not Curd soap should be applied for this purpose. t w our railroads can be so reformed as to There is no danger of explosion. They re- 
Japan Lilies, coming into bloom, should hold their form—in any or all these cases the Obstinate stains which will not yield to these rpr jp. trftvp i: T10 . +bprn ns nipo^nt and enm- Sect much credit upon the skill of Mr. S. as 
be carefully staked and shaded from the hot flowers are objectionable; and if there be one treatments must be submitted to the bleach- f or t a b'e as bv anv other mode of conveyance a model maker.— Sci. Am. 
8 Un n._™ KP W ?l'Zl 0 L^^L C0m * ien0Xl3 ’ the fl0wer and the substitution of anthracite coal or coke . -- -— '.-TT .. 
Dahlias should be occasionally pruned of at the bottoms of the petals—if the eye is sunk, hams will keep sweet. 
superfluous shoots, and if fine flowers are if the shoulder is too high, the face flat, or the - 
wanted they should be mulched and watered, sides too upright—if the petals show an inden- Coffee Stains, Mi 
White Lilies should be taken up this ture, as if heart-shaped—if the petals are too mostly give way to the use 
Carnations and Picotees should be lay- is second or third rate. This is conveniently applied by igniting some 
ered now. If flowers are exhibited which show the disc, brimstone under a cone or funnel made of 
Hollyhocks should be propagated by cut- or a green scale, or have been eaten by ver- card-board. The stains must be wetted, and 
tings from the suckers at the root. min, or damaged by carriage, or are evidently then held over the top of the chimney until 
Gladioluses coming into bloom should be decayed, the censors should reject them at they disappear. 
staked up. once. ” __ 
Roses, and \arious other shrubs, may be “ —— Drink from Fresh Fruit.—O ne nint of 
Ihis is conveniently applied by igniting some for f Qel on tbe engines would be a great ad- Artifical Birds. — Here is an interesting 
brimstone under a cone or funnel made of vance [ n the path of improvement .—Scientific \ account of one of the curiosities to be seen at 
card-board. The stains must be wetted, and 4 mer i can the Paris Exhibition : 
then held over the top of the chimney until '___ Within the last few days, an artificial avia¬ 
layered now, if more stock is wanted. Trimming Trees. —As soon as haying is 
Seeds of Pansies may be yet planted for over, fruit trees of all kinds may be trimmed, 
spring bloom. " Now is the time to expect the wounds to 
cayea, tne censors aiouia reject mem at they disappear. ... . , ry has been uncovered in the Paris Palais de 
^_ __I he Collar Business. Llo\eis\ il e is not p Industrie. Under an immense glass globe is 
7 7 ^ f • • Drink from Fresh Fruit. —One pint of ^ ore ^ mou ? lor mittens, oi ynn or s oes, a tree whose branches are covered with stuffed 
1 rimming Irees.—-A s soon as haying is curran t 3 stripped — a few raspberries make t ^ ian T r °y is for collars and bosoms. ey bb . ds 0 f brilliant plumage. On turning a 
er, fruit trees of all kinds may be trimmed. aQ agreeable'Edition-one pint of water ; a ! s0 the whole article in great perfec- k a ing at the foot of the tree begins to 
ow is the time to expect the wounds to hnil thpm to{rptbpr tpn m . *jf tppn m ; nn+Pa ’ tion. We were politely shown through the run Dip birds skin from bran oh to branch. 
Now is the time to expect the wounds to boil them together ten 0 r fifteen minutes’, tion : \ Ve 7 ere FT* run, the birds skip from branch to branch, 
heal rapidly as the trees make wood fast at stra in to one ounce or two ounces of loaf su- sewing department of one of these establish- &nd ’ cUrp and / ug in the most agre eable 
this season. IN e\er cut oft laige limbs from (Tqr _ Whon fresh frnit cannot bo had. dissolve nients the other day, by - lr, enne , he nrpr Their little beaks and breasts are in 
Pleasures of Planting. —Where shall we this season. 
n . 1 * -x* nxT-i <>*xx 1 1 x v j s ai * W hen fresh fruit cannot be had, dissolve 
fand so pleasing an appreciation of the plea- fruit trees unless you choose to induce prema- “ vy0 tablespoonfuls of currant jelly in half a °7S inaI P ro P nctor ’ J here f vlD g ma ' i constant agitation, as in life, and not a few 
sures that attest the lover of a garden, as in ture decay. You cannot do worse than to iat to a F int of boiling watei -. chlQes 111 operation, worked by as many who bave g eard them dec]are that the notea 
the foUowing extract of a letter from the ven- cut off large limbs. If there are 00 many of * JU_y° aDg lad / S ’ W ^ eaSlly ^ °? u htte ? n dozea I are preferable to those of the living birds at 
erable Dr. I othergill1 lanting and gar- them, let them remain while you thin out the M -Sprinklea little brown su-ar C ° Uar3 ^ by the piece, and 1 the of Tattura whicb is dcs “ at hand, 
denmg supply a tund of entertainment, the twigs that are not too large to bear truit. — aio..o<- itub.s. opnuaiea iiiue dioi\]. &u 0 ar can readily earn from nine to ten dollars per _ _ 
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pint to a pint of boiling water. chines are m opera ion, wor e y as many wbo bave beard them declare that the notes 
____J 0 "" 1 ! w / s ' iiBo easily tarn off Uteen dozen m eferabIe t0 thosc of ths Uli bildi at 
MosQOrroBS.—Sprinkleajittle brown sugar ^ridUyLnfrom "toe toLe^dollS Mr the aTi ar ? Tattar a, w hich is close a t hand, 
on live coals or a hot iron in your ropm, and wee } f< They employ, in connection with that ’ . . , „ 
the smoke of it will banish the mosquitoes for pctablishment from 600 to 800 persons. Of the late improvements in the manutac- 
most lasting and reasonable of any occupation Let no man with heavy boots climb your oil In e coals oi a hot iron in your ropm, and wedf- They employ, in connection with that ' ~~~ " ' ’ ”, " T e 
in this life, pleasures not to be purchased.— trees. Pliable shoes are much better than 1be s^oke ot it will banish the mosquitoes for establishment, from 600 to 800 persons. 1 1 ‘ la1e improvements in manu ao- 
The trees which we ourselves have planted, boots. Nails in boots may do to go on ice, ^6 m gkt- 1 he essences ot pennyroyal, sprin- Some estimate of the extent of the business lure of telescopes, a most mterestiDg^account 
the fruits we have raised, the plants we have but they are quite too hard for the limbs and kled °7 P'^ ow of ^ !e ^ liave ; n fifteen similar manufactories may be made i ba s just been given by Sir U Brewster, in- 
^ o fVt ___f-this Some of the, are nUy as large 
Origin of Vegetables.— Asia has given A Hint for Washing-Day.— A little pipe- hal^asTS^e manufacture would aad erstood by the fact that the area of the 
from this Some of them are nearly as large of the » arl q{ ^ which may be 
as this : but supposing them to be, on an av- undergtood by the fact that the area of the 
ersge, bait as large the manufacture would snrf f th / eculnm in Newton’s best tel- 
be more tbau oO.OOO collars per Xy, empW- % 586 square facies : that of Had- 
ley.25; of Lassels, 576 : of Herecbel, 2,104 ; 
less soap. Besides, the clothes will be inl¬ 
and of Rosse, 5,184. 
barko fltnittrets -^ t p, °^- —.—_ 
taste, their fragrance, and their beauties, af- Origin of Vegetables.— Asia has given A Hint for W ashing Day.— A little pipe- era<re Ualf as large, the manufacture would Qndersto6d by the fact that te area ot the 
feet us with a richer repast than any other, hemp, the cherry, the peach, the French bean, clay dissolved in the water employed in wash- be ^ ore thau 50i000 collars per day, employ- SDrtace ot 1b e epeculumpn ^ewxon s Dest tei- 
What a pleasing scene lies open to a youug the onion, rhubarb, mint, the mulberry, the mg will clean the dirtiest clothes thoroughly, i ng 5,000 persons in connection with the col- t ot^^ nfTTpr^Kpl 2 104- 
man of fortune devoted to such amusements l citron, the limo, the orange, the chestnut, the with about one-halt the labor, and full one-half ] ar b usiness in Troy.— Amster. Recorder. ley ,-0 , ot Lasseib, 0 ( o , 1 Jie sc , ,0 . 
Each succeeding year produces new shades, pine of Siberia, the pine of Jerusalem, the less soap. Besides, the clothes will be im- accl ot Rosse, o,R-i. 
other fruits, fresh beauties, and brings besides plane-tree of the East, the aloe, the rose of proved in color. - -7 - 
most certain profit. To behold the rising Provence, the mallow rose, the millet, the cy--- The great “crib,” as it is called, for the Hickory Nut Oil, considered equal to the 
groves, barrenness made fertile, our country press, and so forth. Grain and buck-wheat Cockroach Riddance. — The Scientific draw of the new bridge.to rest on, in the river best lard or sperm oil for burning and ma- 
improved, ourselves made useful and happy, we get from the Levant, and tho olive from American says :—“ Common red wafers, scat- at Rock Island, Illinois, is five hundred feet chinery,^ is now manufactured in Dayton, 
and posterity enriched 1 I have seldom known Africa. Europe has borrowed Irom America tered about the haunts of cockroaches will loDg and forty feet wide, and requires one Ohio. The oil remains in a fluid state at a 
of a man possessed of a taste for such plea- the potato, the maize, tobacco, the banana, often drive away, if not destroy them.” These million feet of lumber to build it, and sixteen very low temperature, and it does not “ gum” 
sures, who was not at the same time temper- the strawberry, the medlar-tree, and a hundred wafers, like candies, are colored red by oxyd thousand yards of rock to fill it. The estima- like the ordinary oils. It is used in very deb¬ 
ate and virtuous.” other trees, fruits, plants, and flowers. of lead. " ted cost is seventy five thousand dollars. cate machinery. 
The great “ crib,” as it is called, for the Hickory Nut Oil, considered equal to the 
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ate and virtuous.” 
other trees, fruits, plants, and flowers. 
