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STRAWBERRIES. 
Perhaps there is bo fruit we cultivate, so 
eaf ily affected, both iu quality and productive¬ 
ness, b) 8 °'l Rod climate, as the Strawberry, hence 
there is a great difference of opinion among 
cultivators in different localities as to the value 
of varieties—a difference of opinion that some¬ 
times seems strange and contradictory. 6'coil's 
Settling, which originated near Boston, was 
fruited here in 1857 and 1858, and gave very 
lar^e crops of berries of Becond quality. It 
seemed to us to be very promising as a market 
fruit, and we wero very much surprised when it 
wa a proposed, at the last session of the American 
Pootolugical Society in 1858, to recommend this 
variety as promising well, to hear a prominent 
Horticulturist of Massachusetts condemn it as 
"a miserable bearer.” To show the difference of 
opinion iu regard to this variety, we quote the 
remarks made at that time in regard to it: 
Scott's Stalling —Proposed as promising well. 
Walker ’•aid it was a miserable bearer in Massa¬ 
chusetts— almost unnrodnotive. Hooker and 
Frogt said It prod need very large Crops in Roch¬ 
ester—* ot of good quality, but less sour than 
Extra Red. Mat)nice said when grown in liilla 
it was a good bearer. Clark, of Conn., said it 
wa- very productive. Ficoohsaid that live acres 
in Ma-sai'.hpse.tts would not produce as much as 
Pal' an ai-re of some other sorts, lleid, of New 
Jersey, found it a good bearer. 
At the late meeting of the Fruit Growers’ 
Society of Western New York, in Buffalo, we 
spoke of the productiveness of this variety, 
when Mr. Moody, of Lockport, stated that he 
considered it “the meanest variety in cultiva¬ 
tion.” and Prof. Coppock, of Buffalo, said it was 
“very good—in foot, the flivor was tine.” Mr. 
C. also plaited It as the first of three varieties for 
market culture. 
In our notes on strawberries, made the present 
season, with the varieties before ns in bearing, 
and published June '23d, we attempted to desciibe 
the qualities and peculiarith s of each. To oar 
remarks, however, Wit. R. Pkince, of Flnahing, 
takes exceptions, and says, In a note, that "the 
descriptions of several strawberries are entirely 
erroneous, and it would seem that the writer 
most have be*-n misled by having other varieties 
under the n tmea applied to these— Scott's Seed¬ 
ling, which is stated to be in productiveness 
next to Albany, produces a very small crop.” 
Tliis may be true on Long Island, but is not true 
here, and Mr. P. should have thought how easily 
this fruit is affected by soil, situation, &e., before 
making the charge. 
We have heard a good deal in regard to the 
poor quality of Wilson's Albany, from certain 
localities, and some have thought we have given 
it too high a character when describing it as of 
fair quality, or of second quality, which is nil we 
have ever considered i t But until a recent visit 
to Buffalo, we had no idea how poor it is on some 
soils and iu some situations. We tried to eat it 
at the hotels in Buffalo, and from the plants, but 
it was too Intolerably Bour to be eatable. It is 
the only time wo ever tasted strawberries that 
could not be made eatable with sugar. Green 
gooseberries would have been about as palatable. 
Mr. Downing, who was with us at the time, stated 
that he could not eat. them as grown at the East. 
In Rochester we grow them of fair quality. 
Mr. Pm ncb furnishes us descriptions of the 
following varieties: 
Prince's Scarlet Magnate —Very large, and the 
heaviest of all; very firm, excellent flavor; very 
productive. A splendid market berry. 
Le Baron — Highest flavor of all the large 
varieties; dark red. 
Prince's Excelsior —Very large; deep scarlet; 
fine flavor; remarkably productive. 
Prince't Scarlet Climax — Large; bright scarlet; 
very sweet; admiiable flavor; firm for market 
Perfumed Pine— Large; beautiful bright scarlet; 
firm; delicious flavor. One of the best; very 
productive. 
Ladies' Pine — Moderate size; pale red. The 
most, exquisite flavor of all strawberries. 
Serapluae —Monstrous size; light, bright scar¬ 
let; very showy; juicy, sprightly, pleasant flavor. 
A splendid berry. 
Viclorine—Vu ry large; firm; showy; scarlet; 
highly productive. Very valuable. 
Sappho —Very large; light scarlet; beautiful. 
Vfcry productive. 
Globose Scarlet — Very large; nearly round; 
frequently 1 ( inch*’* diameter; beautiful light 
Orange scarlet; mild flavor; very showy. Highly 
productive. 
Imperial Scarlet —Large; bright BCftrlet; very 
firm; not affected by rains; juicy, rich, sprightly 
fi*vor; upright Ptalks, keeping the fruit clean, 
distinct and valuable lor market. 
Montevideo —A peculiar fruit; large; light 
scarlet; abort stalks; very productive. Ripens 
during twu to three weeks. 
Florence —Very large; splendid Bcarlet; firm, 
red flesh; very juicy, fine flavor; exceedingly 
productive. Estimable for market. 
Wilson's Albany —Large; dull dark red; very 
productive when cultivated iu Btools or rows, 
and the runners kept off; quite acid until fully 
r| pe. The bright-colored berries command pre¬ 
science at market 
White Alpine —A small European, ever-beariDg 
variety. 
GU bose Crimson —Very large; sprightly, juicy; 
red flesh; splendid berry, but nearly as acid as 
Wilson’s Albany. 
Malvina —Very large, an improvement on the 
IJovi y, being a brighter color, earlier, and better 
havor; very productive. 
Sinus Early; very large; orange scarlet; very 
showy; good flavor; very productive. 
Eclipse —Early; medium to large; bright crim¬ 
son; beautiful; the crop ripening .ill at once; 
profuse bearer; upright peduncles, keeping the 
fruit clean. A most valuable early market beiry. 
Scarlet Prize —Late; very large; rounded; 
light, bright scarlet; beautiful; sweet, high flavor; 
productive; estimable. 
Woverly —Very large; deep scarlet; juicy, fine 
flavor. Estimable. 
Minerva — Large; dark scarlet; sweet; high 
flavor; showy; admirable. Very productive. 
Fragrant Scarlet —Large; conical; sweet; high 
perfumed flavor; very productive. Estimable. 
Ariadne — Large; slight neck; light scarlet; 
large branching; profuse clusters on strong, up¬ 
right stems; very fine flavor; very productive. 
Estimable. 
Estelle —Very lute; medium size; dark scarlet; 
exceedingly sweet. Very productive. 
Lawrence —Large; bright scarlet ; sweet, juicy, 
fine flavor. Productive and estimable. 
Diadem —A most beautiful berry; very large; 
light orange scarlet; pleasant flavor. Suitable 
for all purposes, and one of the most productive 
of the whole family. 
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PEAR GALL-FLY. 
Eds. Rurai, New-Yorker:— A press of other 
duties prevented me from answering your query 
respecting the insects so injurious to the pear 
crops in Eastern New York. It. is always difficult 
to give reliable information from the inspection 
of the larva) onlv, unless they are Hitch whose his¬ 
tory wo have had an opportunity to examine into 
previously; and mere conjectures are not what is 
wanted, but a clear, definite history of their char¬ 
acter and habits, and the means of protection 
against their increase or injury to vegetation. 
1 found within those premature fallen pears, 
sent me, a number of small, lemon-yellow apod 
grubs, of an oblong-oval shape; the head is nar¬ 
row, rather long, having minute diverging auten- 
lx— the caudal extremity is slightly bifid. The 
head and thickened neck or second joint, (per¬ 
haps,) is retractile. This thickened portion has a 
dark spot on it, and wlieu the head Is drawn in, 
the spot is seen through the 3d ring, and gives the 
front a rounded appearance. On the under side 
is a scar, and resembles the figure given by 
Fitch's plato 2, v. j,, fig. 2. the larva of his wlient- 
mow lly, Agrnmyza Tritiri, as he calls it. It 
reminded me, at first sight, of the little yellow 
maggot of the wheat midge, both in shape and 
color—almost of an orange yellow. (Those that 
Fitch figures are of a dull white color.) I this 
day, for the first lime, saw the first volume of Mr. 
Fitch's report, and have ordered the second 
volume also, but find no notice of the species iu 
question in volume 1 . 
It is well known that there are various species 
of Dipterous (two winged) inaeotB, as well us 
I/ynutnoptercnis (four winged) gall-flies, that de. 
posite their eggs into the blossoms of the pear, 
where they hatch, causing the fruit to grow more 
rapidly, so that they are rather gall-like excres¬ 
cences thus healthy pears. Mr. S*y describes 
thiee species of Sritva, ( Dipterous,) and four 
. species of Psyins {I lymempterous,) but knows 
nothing of their habits. Yet the European insects 
of these several genera are known to infest the 
pear in the manner of those under consideration. 
Harris and Fitch are silent as to these insects. 
I will, however, give the following practical 
hint from Kollak, on the Insects Injurious to 
Gardeners, Farmers, &o. Early in the season 
these files deposits their eggs into the blossoms, 
from 5 to 20 each, glued to the anthers, or at the 
base of the petals. The flies are so small as to re 
quire the closest scrutiny to detect them. A ml the 
only practical method t.o reduce their numbe rs Is 
to collect or pluck off the infested pears and 
remove them from the ground, hum them, or boil 
them for the pigs, if preferable. Such pears are 
easily known, because their growth being exon¬ 
erated, far exceeds ■ t t : r i,, ars, since 
they have attain! ■ 'i< .I»- when the 
petals have scaiely fr.iU-j: off. W n this is 
seen, you may ret-'. i -t on , t of larvtc 
or another is to b. t< mi ie cun. These gall¬ 
like pears, howe < , . a ; l , t i u , lose their 
rounduess and bright git . col t', and become 
longer, as if pres ■ all ro o ho middle 
part. This is thi j i e begin to 
attain their full s ■' tcrefrj"-, the beat time 
for taking them > i . r to destroy 
them before they t. vhich rainy 
weather will aid oi i ?;c drop or 
find their way iii' * th io.'nd. pears that 
have fallen are u y fl.i nd : &; the mag¬ 
gots soon leave r transfor¬ 
mation in the t r , ,ees can be 
easily examined u • tier qualify 
ol fruit, they arc i it. it 
At present, it J' s m;i i'y , , species it is 
that does the u in In it. n i a, however, 
■ that the larvae envt i, c.rtii; ing put the 
pears aud a d ea pec i, iggots into 
a small jar con 1 j y. t. _ idily buried 
themselves; an win n ti fly ct is trans¬ 
itu med, I will tu ii . m: ter, 
I would obsei ,• Pyri, Kol- 
lak, a species c :ar, dcpoBit- 
- ing its egg into i.hnson ‘ i '• riders the fruit 
* abortive, and i n , it u. dt 3 prematurely 
and rot In ou it, deg ..of • tlenptera, we 
have ten spcci' this mi neiated; that 
some of them ru be foe ! I > le A. Pyri of 
Europe, equally / uve to tin pear, is very 
probable 
T r< . ot me some of 
the .vie if v cu , ’ 1 r were shame¬ 
fully iUi>■■ :t... i gall-fly charac¬ 
ter. yon , 11 . cf 1 ly developed, 
are eng, w u fold into a 
pod-l * gi , .gether, which 
am t ie ; t j pa.cn'm ir the base of 
1 the i (itila Dr mid-rib of the 
compound lea 
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THE GKRA-PJEC. 
At the Exhibition of the Monroe County Agri¬ 
cultural Society last Autumn, our attention was 
particularly attracted by a white grope, marked 
“ Elizabeth It was the first time we Imd heard 
anything of this vaiiety, and we took Hume pains 
to ascertain its history, as well as to form an 
opinion of its quality. The hunches and berries 
both resembled the Isabella in size and form; sl.iu 
tnin; color greenish white, with a slight purple 
tinge in the sun; very little pulp. The flavor 
was good, better than Isabella, we thought i t. the 
time, somewhat acid, but pleasant. This season 
we intend to examine the fruit on the vine, and 
then we shall be able to speak more confidently 
of its quality. 
The Elizabeth grape originated on the farm of 
Mr. Jambs Hart, near this city, about fifteen 
years ago. About that time Mrs. Hart planted 
some raisin seed in a flower pot in the house; 
this plant sprung up, was grown in the home 
of its stem. It has always been perfectly healthy 
and hardy. 
For three or four years after planting, no atten- 
1 ion was paid to t.hc vine, and it grew a mass of 
shoots fr om the ground. The first season it was 
pruned, it commenced fruiting, which was about 
-even years ago, and lists borne large crops regu¬ 
larly ever since. The engraving hero given is 
from a bunch of medium size, the largest e.lus 
tt-rs having been gathered before this drawing 
was made. The vine is a prolific bearer, and Is 
much esteemed in itB neighborhood, where the 
Isabella and Catawba are cultivated. It has been 
somewhat disseminated among the friends of the 
originator, and is fast coining into repute. 
The history of the origin of this vine, as we 
lnivo related it, is substantially as stated by Mrs. 
Hart, the truth of' which wo have no reason to 
doubt; but the appearance of the foliage aud the 
flavor of the grape, givo almost unmistakable 
Tint Rusk Slco—I nclosed you will find a tenf which 
I plucked frnui nlf mis of my rose bushes, and on It you 
will llud quite a number of small worms My reason for 
sending it to you is to ioqiilte of soroo of your numer¬ 
ous readers if there are soy means which can be n%ed to 
destroy them, as they have completely destroyed my 
roses this se.isouj There are a number of others in 'his 
hM-iility anxious to know Any tnlorinalinn through the 
Kl'asL will be thsnkfnriy received.— Duncan McKay 
Hr ant ford, IF,, I860. 
It is the rose slug that troubles the leaves. Dry ashes 
and lima spr ng!..d on the leaves, and tobacco water, will 
be of some benefit, A wash made of whnlu oil soap and 
w .ter is the most etlective, using two pounds of soap to 
fifteen gullous of water, and syringing the plants. 
What Destroyed the Cabbages? - Your correspon¬ 
dent iu the RURAL of June 23d, asks “ What Destroyed 
the Cabhiigej?” and gives an Recount of Ills cabbages 
being destroy ed by maggots, similar to the no-at maggot. 
) was ou the point of asking you the same question when 
I saw the shove in your paper, My experience ties heen 
precisely the same os your correspondent, but I never 
have been troubled in thia way until tills year. I know 
of no remedy, except to dig around them, and kill the 
maggots os soon as you see symtnms of the affection. 
Due tblug 1 noticed, that where l had manured the gar¬ 
den In the fall, leaving It on the top of the ground until 
spring, or when drawn on In the spring,and left some 
tuno before being turned under, the maggots were so 
numerous os to affect every plant, hut where no manure 
was applied, or where it whs immediately turned under, 
the cabbages escaped entirety. TIiIb lias been pre¬ 
cisely tlio experience of ono of my neighbors, who 
raises cabbages quite extensively. Were not the eggs 
deposited iu the manure?—N. Watkynb Burl, m D., 
July, 1x60, 
What Dkstiiotko thk Cabiiaoes?— Under this head, 
I noticed an inquiry wi-hing to know a remedy. I had 
my cabbages attacked with just Biich a grub, or maggot— 
the hitter name I gave the Ptietny. Ou examination I 
found they Were produced by a (ly tipou the r«ot, just 
under the surface, Iu the form of lly blows, From 
“ Gardener's " description, It must bo the satue enemy. 
My remedy was this: —I took an old pan aud filled it with 
dry ashes that Itad their full strength, then commenced 
to remove the dirt from ur- und the roots, then applied 
the ashes, replacing the earth again; continued the pro¬ 
cess through the whole of my cabbage yard. Where the 
maggot had uot destroyed all of Hie bark ou the root or 
•talk, the cabbages soon began to revive. I very soon 
discovered they had received a dose which was uot 
agreeable to their nature, and to make the experiment 
a sure thiug, I repeated the dose again in some days 
after, I cannot say how long. At all events, whoever 
tries ashes around cabbages, ill this manner, or upon the 
surface around their cabbage stalks, will find it. to be of 
virtue in tli-ir growth. I do, at least.—E. D. B., kkia- 
iciissee Co.. Mick , 1360. 
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three or four years, as it was feared that it might token of It* native oiigin. Be this, however, as RICE PUDDING, COLORING BLUE, &c. 
not be sufficiently barfly for the climate. At that it nmy, the vine is entirely free frurn disease, is _ „ „ ~ 
age, however, it was planted out, and grew rap- quite hardy, and a good bearer. jD . S \, rrtAL E "’ orkek. i 3 on a ow 
idly, and is now a large vin^fneasuiing two and The name attached to it was given by Mrs. U., <l 1111 l' ,lM 111 e umCBtl< j Co 1111,11 0 ^ 
three inches in diameter through the lower part in honor of her mother. Vftluftll ‘ e ™ f to « XprcB8 1,1 ^ th ^ k » to ? our 0 
PEAR BLIGHT. below the wood of the present lesson’s growth, whil. 0 f I jC Roy, for the recipe for Wedding Cake, 
- the “ pear blight” generally commences 00 the old wood , w hj c h I have not yet used,) that appealed in the 
Many of the young pear trees in this section, of «'« i"”''* -r trunk. We have before us specimens of Ru|Ufcj of j UIM> ! would | lkc to inquire of 
especially those just coming into bearing, show k " , ’' 1 U ‘ H < f llincu tl1 " pitil “Romerody" if the oake will not do without the 
destroyed by 00 insect, and In ono cose wo . . ... . . ., . . 
Many of the young pear trees in this section, 
Eds. Rural New-Yohkeh: —Will you allow mo 
a brief space in the Domestic column of your 
valuable paper to express iny thanks to your cor¬ 
respondents for the numerous “Mufliu” recipes 1 
have received, and particularly to "SoitKsonv” 
of I c Boy, for the- recipe for W edding Cake, 
(which I have not yet used,) that appeared in the 
Rural, of Juno 23d? I would like to inquire of 
: i < tained within 
icb like those contained 
1 tailed aim discover- 
•.nd heuei consider them 
symptoms of being badly affected with what is 
termed “sap blight.” Late last autumn some of 
them exhibited a blackened, rugose appearance, 
on the bark of the young wood, the growth of the 
preceding summer. This spring these trees put 
forth a feeble growth of leaves, but have shown 
no tendency to form more wood, the wood of last 
year is Inert and nearly dead, and the whole tree 
may be Bttid to bo fa St dying from ttie extremities 
toward the trunk. 
Early in October, 1859, while the trees were yet 
in a state of forwardness, and before the young 
wood had ripened, a severe snap of frost occurred 
which appears to have frozen the sap while in an 
active state. Whether this lias caused a, rupture 
of the sap vessels fr om which the trees have 
apparently bled so as to cause them to stop grow¬ 
ing and hasten to decay, or whether the vitality of 
the sap in the new wood being destroyed has min¬ 
gled with the still uninjured sap of the old wood 
and rendered it unhealthy, thus causing the 
gradual death of the tree, as it were, by poison, 1 
cannot decide. The same tiling occurred four or 
five years ago, after a late growth of wood In the 
fall, followed by a severe frost iu October, in 
both these cases the autumn had been warm und 
moist, and the trees had been unusually vigorous 
in producing new wood. 
Now, this is a serious drawback against the 
progress of pear culture, and it is desirable to 
remedy or prevent it. As to the remedy for those 
already affected, I must allow my inability to give 
one; nor do l think it possible to save the treea at 
this late hour—they are too far gone. That it 
may be prevented, I fully believe, and therefore 
offer the following suggestion:—About the mid¬ 
dle of September, or as soon alter as the leaves at 
the ends of the twigs begin to assume a brown, 
withered appearance, let all the young wood of 
that season's growth be cut back one half, let the 
sap bleed for a day or two, aud then paint each 
Cut end with a solution made of gum shellac dis¬ 
solved in ether. This will soon dry, forming a 
bard coat over the wound, which will stop the 
further flow of sap, and resist the ingress of air or 
moisture. The Bap will cease flowing, the tree 
will assume its dormant state, and when hard frost 
comes the sap vessels will not be liable to become 
ruptured, or tbe sap frozen. J. m. 
Hamilton, C. W., July, 1WO. 
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horticultural “Notes. 
QciNce Blight.— The blight which for several years 
has been mostly conlloed to quince trees, and, therefore, 
called quince blight, destroy mg the tender shouts, ba* 
this season been very severe on both the apple aud 
pear. We have received specimens of dead shoots from 
several sections, aud many seem to think that this is tbe 
old “pear bligbt,” or “(ire blight," hut m otir opinion it Is 
quite distinct, and far less to be dreaded. It always com¬ 
mences at the points of the shoots, and seldom extends 
bulng destroyed by no insect, and In ono cose we 
have him at work. Whether this was the case of the bralld y und wiu *i aB 1 aln strkU V a temperance 
mischief lit this case, we cannot ut pieseut jny, but our aild I lear it might have a bad itilluence with 
correspondent Is altogether ton confident wheu he sup- the guests, more particularly wit.it my husband, 
poses that iu this lusect he has discovered the cause of Also, please accept a few reeeipes which I have 
the pear blight. tried, and know them to be good: 
Emolisu “Black” Raspberry.—T his is a hybrid be- Cln . C ake—Two cups sugar; 1 cup of butter; 
tween tbe blackberry and raHjiberry. and in tbe parent n „. .. . n . ... , . 
Of Hli the black autumn-bearing varieties, although 2 of buttermilk; 4 eggs; 2 teaspooilfuls soda, and 
Itself a summer bearer. It has long, dark-colored canes, a nutmeg. 
and small purple fruit, with much of the blackberry Rick Puddixu.—T wo quarts sweet milk; 1 largo 
flavor. This variety was obtained at Wethersfield, in coffee cupful of rice; boil until the rico is soft, 
Essex, upwards of forty yesrg ago, aud has since been then iul(1 a teacup of sugar; half teaspoon salt; 
cultivated by Mr, Rivers, who has succeeded in obtain- •. 
. . ' , . ... spice to the taBtc, arid a small piece of butter, 
mg from it Ins new race of autumn-bearing varieties. 
—Cottage Gardener. COLORING Blue.— Ono and one-half ounces of 
Horticultural Exhibitions.— We receive Invitations pruSBiuto of potash ; i oudccb copperas; each dis- 
to many Horticultural Exhibitions, which «e are unable solved in four gallons rain water as warm as the 
to attend, but in all cases, if some judicious irieod will hand can be held in. l'ut the cloth in the coppe- 
glvu us brief notes of the principal things of interest, ru» and let It Stand ten minutes} put two table- 
wo shall take pleasure in lay ing them before our readers, spoonfuls of oil of vitriol ill the potash water; 
Fruits Rborived.— From Rev. G. W. Montgomery wring the cloth out of the copperas, and put it in 
Rochester, specimens of Napoleon Bigarreuu cherry. t }, 0 potash water, and let it remain about five 
minutes; wring and dry without rinsing. This 
Innmrica Cinlf 2llI0lDn.*3 color will not fade on either woolen or cotton. 
I _ * AureliuB, N. Y., 1880. Mary. 
To KILL Purslank.—C un you, or some of your nurner- 
ous sub-crihers, tell me, through the Rural, of anv way TTTNT PTP'KT'FS 
to kill purrlaue besides the hoe and hanui—A Farmer a 1 
BOY, Castile, N. Y., 18(10. - 
Hoeing is a good enough Way. There is no patent E ° 8 ' RuBAL Nsw-YoRKERI-Make a brine by 
,.t w# know taking tor a gallon of water, a teacup of fine salt, 
- or two-thirds of a enp of coarse salt. This brine 
Lawton Hlacrukrry— Min you, or one of your cor- must be turned boiling hot over the encumbers, 
rAiipnudetiUl. pledtot* through t.hM coIuojuh of the 
Ritual, thu b«nt method to bo uUopttoi for the culture of nino (layft In succession. ATit*r the ninth scald- 
Hie New Rochelle Blackberry ,' When, how, and in what inaa. rinse them off in cold water, then not them 
kind of soil to lie planted? Wheu aud how tube pruned? 
—You.mj Farmer. 
Plant io any good soil. AH the pruning needed is to 
cut. flack the bearing canes to about four feet in height, 
and to remove the old wood. Plant either in the autuma 
or spring. 
Halt SOR Onions —Being one of yonr many readers, 
I wish to inquire, through the ROKaL, in regard to salt 
being applied to onion bed*, in .ulfideul qualities to kill 
weeds Would it be injurious to the onion, or beneficial, 
and about what, quantity would be sufficient to effect the 
object?—0. H !,,, Hindslmrgh, 1360. 
Salt enough to destroy the weeds we have no doubt 
would kill the onions, though we have never tried it. 
There ate only a few marine piuds, like asparagus, that 
will eudure *alt. 
Clay Soil—Strawberries -Will you please answer 
the following que-tious through the i.ukaL: - How shall 
I make a good garden on hard, clay soil, when I cau gel 
plenty ol ssud. haru-vani manure, or swamp muck, by 
hauling a shore distance? Wrist ure tfi® merits and de¬ 
merits of ftie folluwlug varieties of itrmwherri**, when 
iugs, rinse them off in cold water, then put them 
into a bright brass kettle with a spoonful of all¬ 
spice, a U aspooufrtl of cloves, a handful of cinua- 
mon sticks, two sliced onions, two red peppers 
and a little sliced horse radish, and a sufficient 
quantity of good older vinegar to cover them; 
bring to a boil, then take out and put away in 
stone jars. 
The above recipe is one I have used for years, 
and know to be good.—M. A. Graves, Newport, 
June, 1800. 
Remedy for a Felon.— We find the following 
in the Auburn Daily Union:—A lady who bad 
been troubled for some time, by a felon on her 
finger, gives a simple remedy, from which she ex¬ 
perienced a great relief, aud which enabled her to 
obtain sleep for the first time in many nights. It 
was to ent a hole In a lemon, and wear it on the 
wanted fur family use, ami a -.mail Mirplu* f., r market— finger like ft thimble—the felon being encused iu 
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Triomphe ilsi tianil soil Austin's 3lmker Seedling, especi¬ 
ally the latter? Wtrat klu'l of -oil ami manure l» best 
for htrawbciries?— W. A. Snltu, Adman, Mirk,, I860 
You need have no anxiety about a bard noil, with such 
materials on hand with which to improve it. In the 
first place, sen tbut it is well drained. Plow dsep aud 
work iu the manure, sand, and muck, Iu one season, 
you can make it mellow. Triompbn de Gaud Is a good 
strawberry, and iu this section a fair producer, hut of 
the Austin .Shaker Seedling, we cau yet say uo'bing. 
After a year or two of experience, we may be able to 
answer the question. 
ht&tda 
the fruit. Persons afflicted with these painful and 
occasionally dangerous visitors, would do well to 
give thiB remedial agent a triaL 
Pickling Fruit. —As the season for pickling 
and preserving is approaching, will you, or some 
of your correspondents, furnish me with direc¬ 
tions for pickling pears, peaches, and apples, and 
oblige?— Abbik Corbin, Richmond, Macomb Co., 
Mich., 1860. 
