MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FA MIL Y NEWSPAPER. 
DrtjmtJ) anti fo&cit. 
COUNTRY ANJ) SUBURBAN RESIDENCES. 
Ldnraic girls, &c. 
LUBRICATING SUBSTANCES. 
The Horticulturist for July has an able i // A Issued from i 
leader on Suburban Residences, from which ( \I Mill/f /// / 
we condense a few particulars. Al'ter stating (Jjf / Jonathan Ai 
that the present is eminently an age of im- ifX b'fil’cr^ improv 
provement,—that the rage for money-making \ > \ Jesse Raum 
1ms at length so far abated as to allow men to \ tyyf provement in < 
think of their houses, and to set about making _L H. Bea 
them somewhat comfortable, and even beauti- \^jfj J df S. Oscar Cru 
ful,—that go where we may, people are busy HC^fs O® ^ will l ^rK njTrirVNl ed grape frame 
remodeling their dwellings, laying out gardens ’’ I ' merlin fa- an 
and planting trees, <£:c., &c.,—it points out some jj jl V"—^ Geo. Esterly 
of the mistakes committed by merchants or _ 7 —y ' /\ ment in grass- 
professional men, who, tired of the brick and \ fo/im^oveme 
niortar of the city, build them a suburban \ J. Durell Gr< 
residence in the hope .of enjoying some of the IlffE j a d^M^'^'M' 
felicities of country life, and yet be within a yC (MW0m Ml & William Ha 
convenient distance of their business. The 17 (lij bank locks, 
most glaring fault is “ a passion for building V/vj/' Hamel Hill,. 
on the most public thoroughfares, and for mak- f ^ \llfc P Julius Hotel 
ing an undue display of the dwelling, and ev- d iW- provement in u 
ery portion of the ground, to the public.— \!|\t c Walter Hunt 
,r 1 . ■ VVk\t sewing maclnn 
A ow, this is manifestly a mistake. Quiet and h. m. Johnst 
seclusion we have always regarded as among THE ROSE-COLORED WEIGELIA tar y cultivator. 
the most important requisites, and, indeed, the - ment'in’dry?"* 
greatest charms of a country or suburban resi- resembling a syringa. It is propagated quite j THE VALUE OF A GARDEN. Geo. W. Laj 
deuce. ’ Then, again, the clouds of dust from easily from cuttings of the young wood, or from _ mitre machine. 
the street cover every tree, shrub and plant, layers.” The Hon. T. C. Peters, in his address de- dritpnemnatic' 
giving them, at the most delightful season of Mr. IIovf.y, of Boston, also speaks of it in livered, last fall, before the Tompkins County John >teF. L 
the year, when gardens should be in the merid- terms of high praise. It blossomed well, and Agricultural Society, thus eloquently speaks of m ®l' t in Cu ‘ fina 
C 7 ' v * v v+ Lubricating substances, as oil, lard, and tal- 
low, applied to rubbing surfaces, greaily les- 
LIST OF PATENT CLAIMS 8eu liie amount of friction, paitly by filling the 
t , — _ „ mmute cavities, and partly by separating the 
Issued from the United States Patent Office, surfaces. In ordinary cases, or where the ma- 
For the week ending June 27 , 1854. chiuery is simple, those substances are best for 
Jonathan Amory adWm. P. Parrot, of Bos- ^purpose which keep their places best- 
ton, for improvement in the furnace of steam f lueiy-powdered black-lead, mixed with lard, 
boilers. 13 01 l" 118 reason better tor greasing carriage 
Jesse Rauman, Sliepherdstown, Pa., for im- w J ie els than some other applications. Drying 
provement in cider mills. oils, as linseed,soon become stiff by drying aud 
Chas. H. Beatty, Wheeling, for improvement are ol little service. Olive oil, on the contrary, 
in coffee mills. ^ and some animal oils, which scarcely dry at all, 
S. Oscar Cross, Kingsbury, N.Y., for improv- are generally preferred. To obtain the full 
ed grape frame. 
Thus. H. Dodge, Nashua, N. H., for improve¬ 
ment in gas and liquid regulators. 
Geo. Esterly, Heart Prairie, Wis., for improve¬ 
ment in grass-harvesters. 
benefit of oil, the application must be frequent. 
According to the experiments made with 
great care by Morin, at Paris, the friction of 
wooden surfaces on wooden surfaces is from 
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THE ROSE-COLORED WEIGELIA 
THE VALUE OF A GARDEN. 
Joe A. H. Ellis and Alex. Gordon, Rochester, one-quarter to one-halt the force applied; and 
for improvement in reversible capstans. the friction of metals on metals, one-filth to 
J. Durell Green, Cambridge, for improvement one-seventh—varying in both cases with kinds 
in breech-loading firearms. Patented in Eng- usjd. Wood on wood was diminished by lard 
iand May 12,, 1&>4. . to about one-fifth to one-seventh of what it 
bank locks ’ ’ impr ° Veraenfc in wa8 before; and the friction of metal on metal 
Daniel Hill, Bartonia, Ind., for improved seed- J™ dl ™ ais . hed to al ?out half what it was be- 
planter. fore; , that ls > the taction became about the 
Julius Hotchkiss, W r aterbury, Conn., for im- smruj in both cases alter the lard was applied, 
provement in manufacturing suspender ends. 1° lessen the friction of wooden surfaces, 
W alter Hunt, New York, for improvement in lard is better than tallow by about one-eiodith 
sewing machines. or one-seventh; and tallow is better thaifdry 
H. M. Johnson, Carlisle, Pa., for improved ro- soap about as two is to one. For iron on 
tary cultivator. wood, tallow is better than dry soap about as 
ment^cS cfoth ’ ' ? ve t0 tw >. For cast iron on cast iron, pol- 
Geo. W. Lallaw, jersey City, for improved lsh ® d ’ tho ft ? ctl0 “ ™ th the different lubricating 
mitre machine. substances is as follows: 
Tiif. Hon. T. C. Pete 
Alex. B. Latta, Cincinnati, for improved hy- 
-.rs, in his address de- dro-pneumatic force pump, 
the Tompkins County John NfrF. Lyeth, of Balti 
Baltimore, for impre tj 
ian ol their beauty, a most dismal and forbid- “small plants standing in a cold, damp locality, | the pleasures and associations of gardening : 
Wm. Mallerd, Brooklyn, for improved regu¬ 
lator of gas burners. 
Water.. 
Tallow.. 
Lard. 
Lard and black-lead. 
When bronze rubs on wrought iron, the fric- 
diug aspect. We have only room for the fol- did not have so much as a single shoot injured.” j But I hold that any farmer, who is worthy Wm. Mallder, Brooklyn, for improvement in tion witli lard and black-lead is rather more 
lowing extracts, but commend the whole arti- The followL _ 
cleto all contemplating the improvement of its discovery : ° ~ ... ground for wife and daughters, and that‘he will, Joha H. McGowan, Jr., Cincinnati, for im- than with olive oil With steelon bTonzeTthe 
their dwellings or irrounds- ... .. out of love to them, make it all they can wish P r « y ed doubleacting forcepmnp. friciiou with tallow and with olive oil is about 
Uiur dwellings 01 greuuds. When 1 first dlscovered thig beautiful pIant 0 r desire. It is these little things that make J °bn Melendy, bouthbndge. Mass., for im- oue se venth , egs than with ]ard aQ(] Wack 
“Something might be done, however, to R w as growing m a Mandarin’s garden, in the home pleasant and happy ; and it has been the TnErn, New York for improve- . As a general rule, there is least friction with 
make these residences on public streets much F-land ot Chusan, and literally loaded with lack ol these that has driven many a loving me nt in inhalim* tube ’ 1 lard when hard wood rubs on hard wood-with 
mure comfortable and agreeable than they beautiful rose-colored flowers, which hung in heart out into the world, and away from a Wm. J. Miller, Cold Spring, for improvement oiI > when metal rubs on wood, or me tel on 
gencidilj' are. Ihe houses might be set tur- graceiul bunches from the axils of the leaves sterile, barren home. Give the wife and in machines for cutting brads. metal—being about the same in each of all 
tlier back, and masses ot low trees and shrubs and the ends of the branches. The garden, daughters a place to plant, tend, and rear their Thomas Penrose, Ellington, Ill., for improved these instances. 
might be planted, to exclude the noise and which was an excellent specimen of the pecu- flowers ; help them, if needs be, although it road-scraper and spreader. In simple cases, as with carts and wagons, 
dust, uud give them au air ot seclusion and Bar style so much admired by the Chinese in may take an hour sometimes that it is hard to T. H. Peavey, South Montville, Me., for im- where the friction at the axle is but a small 
quiet. No matter how retired the situation the north, was often visited by the officers of spare, and you will a thousand times bless God Proved charger for firearms. _ portion of the resistance,* a sli<riit variation in 
might be, we would plant sufficiently to shelter the regiment who were quartered at Tinghae, for so ordering your miud that you did it.— h / er i . ier ’ Harm ony, N. A., for improved lhe effectg j n tbe lubricating substance is of 
The following is Mr. Fortune’s account of! ^ name, will prepare a small plot ot j burners. 
than with tallow, aud about one-fifth more 
John II. McGowan, Jr., Cincinnati, for im- than with olive oil. With steel on bronze, the 
“ Something might be done, however, to 
make these residences on public streets much 
to them, make it all they can wish P r ” v ? d doa ^ le f cti "§ force l nu “P- 
ft is these little things that make Joha Melendy, bouthbndge. Mass., for im- 
,nt and happy ; and it has been ihe Pr Dmfiel ^Mimhorn, New York, for improve- 
might be, we would plant sufficiently to shelter tlie regiment who were quartered at Tinghae, for so ordering your miud that you did it.— ° h 7 er Pier ’ 
the interior of the garden, as well us the dwell- a "d was generally called the Grotto, on ac- What husband or father, rugged thou<rii his na- i P r .fTr* 
— ~ -** —* *^* tAro n oo LIIU UWU1P - - - J uugwuuu ui ittiUGl,lU^CU LIlUUgLI Illo IlUr* T T ( r a r pi xx . p f ' 
ing, from the wind, and to protect it from iu- count of the pretty rock-work with which it ture may be, does not fondly linger around a provement inthemanuf a cre^jfw!,oden\m- 
trusion; so that, at all seasons, and at any time was ornamented. Every one saw and admired home made so bright and cheerful by the fairy tons. 
ot the day, any member of the family might the beautiful M eigelia, which was also a great hands of his wife or daughters, scattering, as it Hiram and Simon H. Plmnb, of Honesdale, 
work, or amuse themselves as they saw tit, favorite with the old gentleman to whom the were, iu his way, the beauties of their little for improved mortising machine, 
without being observed. Very few gardens P^ ace belonged. I immediately marked it as plot? B. D. Sanders, Holliday’s Cove, 
an*. SllfticiPnt.lv Tn tin* 0116 ot the tinest nlnnts of x^orlhprn Whitt son nr KrAflim* inmn Utr, Drove ment in winmurprs of err a i n 
are sufficiently sheltered. In the north, hi»h j one of the tinest plants of Northern China, 
In simple cases, as with carts and wagons, 
where the friction at the axle is but a small 
portion of the resistance,* a slight variation iu 
(he effects in the lubricating substance is of 
less importance than retaining its place. In 
more complex machinery,as horse-powers for 
thrashing-machines, friction becomes a very 
large item, unless the parts are kept well lubri¬ 
cated with the best materials. 
Leather and hemp bands, when used on 
drums for wheel-work, should possess as much 
cesstully, or for ladies, or persous iu delicate 
health, to enjoy daily the pleasures and recrea¬ 
tions of a garden at that season. 
banners' gardens and dwellings are, as a 
general thing, sadly deficient in shelter and 
protection. 'The house is usually placed, for 
CLAY GARDEN. 
plot. B. D. Sanders, Holliday’s Cove, Va., for im- Leather and hemp bands, when used on 
What son or brother ever forgets his home P r « v ;ement in winnowers of grain. drums for wheel-work, should ’ possess as much 
who has found his room daily perfumed with ' ,v m. H. banders, Hastings, N. Y., for improv- friction as possible, to prevent slinnino- thus 
the flowers which have been raised by the hand p^y^eSer Oxford for improved calipers avoidin g lhe necessity of tightening them so 
Dlace d ?llre°thmn 0 al ^ SISt€ ^, and Isaac ^Strub, Cincinnati for improvement in much as to increase the friction of the axles— 
p.aced there through the promptings ot their grinding mills. Wo °d with a rough surface has one-half more 
own dear affectionate hearts? What daughter Thos. Sumner, Patterson, for improvement in fri ytion than when worn smooth; hence moist- 
ever forgets the home where she has cultivated steam hammers. ening and rasping small drums mav be usetnl 
inding mills. a rough surface has one-half more 
Thos. Sumner, Patterson, for improvement in friction than when worn smooth; hence moist- 
?aru hammers. ening aud rasping small drums may be useful. 
her little garden, and year after year been so I Hartwell L. Turner, Strykersville, N. Y., for j Facing with buff leather or with coarse thick 
Some of the knowing ones say, “make no at- happy in the blossoms which have been borne imp 
rapt to mix sand with greasy, calcareous clay, upon the plants she has watered and tended ^ 
jroved head gate for water-wheels. I cloth also accomplishes a useful purpose" It 
Moch Thorn, Philadelphia, for improvement often happens that wetting or oilino- bands 
hno Khnrn r H G o Whit. a I will prevent slipping, by keeping their “surfaces 
convenience, close to the highway, and the as it will only turn it into a harder mortar.” with such patient care? Parents, brothers, sis- n will prevent slipping, by keeping their°urfaces 
garden and door-yard inclosed with low, paint- Very true, but “if you mix into this mortar Jers, the dear old home, all—all come back to c<>peland Taimtdn Mass°ior iinurovenSit hi s o f 'b and causing them to fit more closelv the 
sit et°1s a. uT e f A treeS ’ al ° llg tb 1 P^ty of coarse stable manure, tan bark, saw tnt oT ‘ ha " e P^d away in the \ST ldUnt ° D ' ’ ** impro ' eiuent in rough surface of the drum .-Thomas' Farm 
street, is all that seems to them necessary; and dust fine chip , &c you have in a verv short scent ° l bl °o>ra of every flower. 1 hat family Henry Weed, Philadelphia, for improved tmpUtmaOs. 
the consequence is, there is not a spot that can ’ nne 7 ^., ’/ ’ 7 short is^seidom unhappy whose dwelling is surround- mode of constructing wire bonnet frames. ~ L . 
of constructing wire bonnet frames. 
poscu sines or tneir residences, thick belts ol of holding more water mechanically and by 
ca pf7 “ ci , io "'. ,iian ‘ i,e best co “ dw< >“ ed 
is much more sightly, Arbor Vita; screens— sand ^’ loam dehcieut 111 alumina. 
Ladies, children, or infirm persons, who may Such a soil, however well under drained it is, 
desire out-door exercise, would then have some will not bring peas quite as early as a coarse 
opportunity ot enjoying it with safety and ■, , , 1 .. . . 
comfort. This provision for shelter, on an am- T * !° am ’ because U 18 more im P er vious to 
pie scale, should be one of the earliest cares the ( l uickeiun £ ra ys ot the sun, so necessary to 
er garden. 
Wm. E. Woodbridge, Perth Amboy, ^'signer 
to Charles Humphrey, of same place, for im- diameter of the axle, the friction at the axles will be re- 
provemeilt in whistling tops. duced to one-twelfsh of a tent!), or one hundred and twen- 
TIT TN n.li: TI r_ nr . • . 
GARDENS THAT SEVER FAIL. 
Im F. Collier, Worcester: signer to 
himseli and Jos. liovden, of same place, for im-_ m _ 
proved machine for feeding paper to printing 
presses. 
Milton D. and Lyman W. Whipple, of Somer- 
M. Delande, of Paris, has presented an in¬ 
vention which consists in certain processes for 
producing a new metallic alloy similar to silver 
in appearance, and intended to supersede it iu 
various applications. Tin forms the base of 
the composition, and to prepare it, the inven- 
---- .. MJ, w ^ ouui, up iu LUC . , , .. ; , vuv evu u uug uajcj), mm uver moulding for metal castings. 
house six whole months together. Winter Weeds in a clay garden may be made to Av-e or six inches m depth, with a compact Ira Carter, Champlain, for improved pump, 
walks and resorts need to be provided more perform the same office that green clover does sulj sod beneath, the crops were of course lia- Aug. F. Dalson, New York, for improvement 
than summer, because in summer almost every j n the fallow, by amelioratin'*- the texture of the b * e t0 dry 11 p in , such a season of severe drouth in milk and other evaporators. 
into another crucible, ready for use. 
-„ in the fallow, by ameliorating the texture of the ble to dr y U P ia such a season of severe drouth in milk and other evaporators. 
place is pleasant in the country. n , , . ,, ?.. T as was last year in June; and as such seasons Jas. Eberhardt, Philadelphia, 
We do not propose to recommend that , ’ , add^ to ilts 1 :ertilily. I always al- are by no means unusual in this climate, it is ment in the preparation of archil, 
people should inclose their gardens with hi<ri, ° W a large P atch - intended for late sweet corn, good policy for every one who has a garden Hp,irv * - raniP<s TrP,, ‘''” x T 
walls, as though they were prisons, or to sur¬ 
round them with thickets of trees to such an 
extent as would give them an air of exclusive- 
homuhmS 11 ^ thdr , Vi ?’ S bGy0 . nd , their °Y n under with the spade, and corn is planted ; 
boundaries or impede too much the cireula- * • F , ’ 
tion of air. These extremes are as much to trae ’ m an 01 ' dina, 7 faeld > such a crop would 
be guarded against as that of too great expo- fldl a P re . v to ^ drouths of July aud Au- 
sure. There is a medium which every peison gust; but my weeds, and previously turned in 
ot good sense will discover, it they but give long manure, are rny watering pots, and rain or 
the subiect due ref eminn. , . ^ . .. ° 1 . 
low a large patch, intended for late sweet corn, good policy for every one who has a ..-arden Henry B. James, Trenton, N. J., for improve 
&c., to grow up with weeds ; as nature hates a or vegetable patch, to adopt such a svstem of me A n , t f m V n n chin p' i „ . 
vacuum, so she does a naked fallow; before J alt i a, ^. as will prevent the danger of failure pro vement in heeT^utteS 6 Ante-date^ 20tl 
the first of July, these long weeds are turned 1 n 1S source. . March, 1854. 
nn^nv rrrUU __• Deepening lhe sod is the only effective Edward Lindner, New York, for imnrovpf 
A.v individual in Santiago de Cuba has dis- 
for improve- covered a method to divest rum of that disa- 
. ^ greeable flavor peculiar to it, converting the 
lor improve- fiq U id into a pleasant beverage, similar to wine. 
Alfred D. Kelley, Rochester, N. H., for im¬ 
provement in heel cutters. Ante-dated 20th 
March, 1854. 
Edward Lindner, New York, for improved 
means ol protection against failure from magazine, repeating and needle gun. 
drouth. Flow or spade up the sub-soil in the Abner N. Newton, Richmond, Ind, for im 
Iffiiifstit feniram. 
. * ' .. . v ** uvw * ~ -»• AAM’TV, tmuu Hivugno mat n mimua WUUIU ii .i . v,. . J - -- 
ye T lf , tbe grouads follow nature’s example more understandingly, an7tL incre-ld^vieh? m flo . urishin g’ 
ne too small to admit trees ot such larire size j 1 J \ ana me increased jield as well as improved 
fViAn i_ i i Ft,, 7 ami nav less ationtlDn in inn nrAOPrintinna mm ltu 1 1 i 
nmy ne allowed to grow up (for a screen), farm better. \ u 1U .. Mnau T00XS > # Dut their roots run very 
without shearing, except on the sides.” • om i pt n deep it opportunity is offered them. Experi- 
__; Now, on this 24th day of June, I have rows enced gardeners will not fail to give them 
rhilos B. Tyler, Springfield, Mass., for im¬ 
provement in cordage machinery. 
Abraham Gesler, Williamsburg, assignor to 
the “ Asphalte Mining and Keroscene Gas Com¬ 
pany,” of New York, tor improvement in Kero¬ 
scene burning fluids. 
KK-ISSEE8. 
Henry G. Bulkley, of Kalamazoo, for iinprove- 
Puff Pudding— 1 quart of milk, 4 eggs, 9 
•ove- table-spoonfuls of flour, 1 salt-spoonful of salt 
ma_ Bake as long as any pudding. 
yen- 
Lemon Pie. —Remove the rind of one lemon, 
., for cut fine, add one cup of sugar, one-half cup of 
cream, and one egg. 
To Secure Bacon from tue Fly. —A writer 
in the American Farmer recommends as an in¬ 
fallible remedy against the fly:—When your 
bacon is smoked early in the spring before the 
fly has made its appearance, take quick-lime 
slackened to a dry powder, aud rub the meat 
THE RUSE-COLORED WEIGELIA. 
This beautiful flowering shrub, somewhat 
recently introduced from China by Mr. For¬ 
tune, proves to be a most valuable acquisition. 
Mr. Barky speaking of it, says : — “It 
proves perfectly hardy at Rochester, having 
stood the past severe winter (1852) entirely 
of corn two inches high and other rows in tas- deep as well as rich ground, in this suunv eli- niellt m dr - vi . n " " rain - Patented March 2,1852. j thoroughly on every part with it, leaving it to 
sell, in close proximity, like tropical fruit; the reate where drouths are so frequent. The 
soil between the rows is as mellow as an ash sa , n ? e tlu . e °* cabbages, aud in short nearly 
heap, and a shade darker ; had I eschewed na- fo r the culture nfl.mWV 3 ' 1 d[rectiom 
. , „ . . • , , Ior tlie culture ot such things as given in most 
tures process of re-constructing with the de- books on gardening, are written by persons un- 
bris of vegetation, and applied Mapes’ con- accustomed to so dry and warm a climate as 
r Isaac M. Siuger and Edward Clark, of New adhere as much as possible; hang up your meat, 
M «nnrr np«nv i :iss >g n ces of Charles ‘Morey and Joseph and rest secure from any trouble from insects. 
The directions ' Jo i “? 011 ’ ot &> r *repr°FCTaent iu sew- We have for many years rubbed our hams 
Ihe directions [mg machines. Patented Feb. 6,1849. with hickory wood dshes, and then packed 
’ them up in the ashes in close casks, with tight- 
Lasting Effects of Heat. —The French fitting tops, and we have yet to find the first 
Lasting Effects of Heat. —The French 
one season’s growth from cuttings. The flow- _, - » . ___ 
or.-, are in shape similar to the foxglove, of a Pomegranates are readily propagated bv 
beautiful deep rosy crimson, changing to a cuttings, layers, suckers or seeds. When by 
blush. The later and earlier expanded flowers seeds, they should be sown directly after thev 
centrated superphosphate in its stead, I take ?“* “ ud *« deficient in not sutiicientlv “™J nea , “ l,d<ir “ our b , ac0 "' We think ashes prefers 
.’ . insisting upon deen cnltnrp « ■, n «.v 0 nkv Bonaparte m the Holy Land, constructed two ble to lime, and are much pleasanter handing in 
“ “J/erfenwonld not then resemble, as ,t of toja | f P°“ Sth Te M itTeSv '”«• ovens in the castle of Tiberias. Two packing away, or in getting rid of when the 
w does, natures choicest formation, with to give “line upon line” on this subiect— J ears bad elapsed at the time of our arrival hams are required for use— Gennantown Tel- 
getation to match. s. w . o/uo Cultivator. J since they had set. fire to their granary; and it egraph. 
Waterloo, June 24th, 1854. __ , m _ _ was considered a miracle by the inhabitants of *- 
- 1 - ♦ . _ p , Dn .,v ir,„„ n i i. , _ Tiberias, that the combustion was not vet ex- Indian Cake. —Take three cups of Indian 
-p ... . j 1 ' •", t 1 oa as les, sit ted very fine, tinguished. We visited the place, and per- meal, two cups of flour, one-half a tea-cup of 
. M j.ra. ATES are reai i j propagated by 1 _ L 11Lv,an 0111 inches wide, over ceived that whenever the ashes of the burned molasses, a little salt, one tea-spoonful of sule- 
‘ ‘.7 “ -ucucsKir, Having it m y garden would not then resemble, as it “ . u ° 7 1 US a preveut 
stood the past severe winter 11852) entirely a , , , . . . ’ ot injury from drouth. AVe find it neeess- 
unharmed, and bloomed profusely in the month to upon line" on .bin snb'eS 
of May. The plant* were young, too,- only Vl “te, ,«4. & C ' UWa '° r - 
ocautitul deep rosy crimson, changing to a cuttings, layers, suckers or seeds. When by the rows of peas and beans, are an effectual barri- 
blush. The later and earlier expanded flowers se eds, they should be sown directly after they er agaiust these marauders. 
produce a fine contrast, which is one of the ripon ’ °. therwise lhe y peldom vegetate. Any ----- 
charms nf tlda alomint 5°°d rich garden soil answers well for the Those plants which produce seed Hip first 
ceived that whenever the ashe9 of the burned molasses, a little salt, one tea-spoonfui of sale- 
corn were stirred by thrusting a stick among ratus, and mix them with cold water. 
them, sparks were even then glowing through- --—- 
out the heap, and a piece of wood being left To Cure Hams. —Take of rock-salt, nine 
charms of this elegant shrub worthy of note. , gaU CI , 1 un 'j" e ) rp "ell for the Iiiose plants which produce seed the first there became charred. The heat in those | pounds: saltpetre, six ounces; molasses three 
It makes a pretty spreading- burii in fnlisio-o n , 1 , * UK 1 , UU 0U 0 or deca . vu 'o year ol their growth, aud then die, draw away vaulted chambers where the corn had been de-j pints—for one hundred pounds of meat. This 
a pretty spreading bush, in foliage branches occasionally. tho substance of the root to mature the seed, st roved was still very great— Clarkes Travels.' !a a simple but excellentreceipt. 
The heat in those j pounds: saltpetre, six ounces; molasses three 
ie corn had been de- i pints—for one hundred pounds of meat. This 
—Clarke's Travels . 1 is a simple but excellent receipt. 
