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DOUBLE ASTERS. 
No ela9s of flowers have been more improved 
within the past few years, or more deserve 
increase in popular favor than the Asters. A 
few years ago the Asters were semi-double, and 
quite imperfect, though showy, and valuable on 
account of their lute flowering. Now, we have 
and again give a good soaking or water if the soil 
is dry. When tho plants come into bloom, if 
some of the latter are wanted In unusually good 
condition, or for exhibition, they must be shaded 
and secured from wind waving. Borne thin ont 
the blooms and tie the plants to small stakes; but 
this attention T pay as a rule only to the outside 
row; the interior of the bed I leave to take care 
of itself.” 
In addition to the varieties named, the Ranun¬ 
culus Flowered. Aster is deserving of notice. It is 
small, and the best flowers are perfectly double. 
Quite a distinct and very pretty sort The Hedge- 
Hog is another variety which we grew for the 
first time last summer. The petals or florets are 
tabular, like those in the quilled varieties, but are 
closed, and have sharp, and rather stiff point*. 
select as near as possible, a smoothe, warm piece 
ot laud, naturally underdrained, gradually de¬ 
scending to the south or south-west 
East Jaffrey, N. II, I860. L. I.. Fikrch. 
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horticultural & T otcg. 
Thk Frkxch KahpuXBRT, —A gentleman of this State, 
in a late number of the Gardener's Monthly, spoke of the 
Fronch raspberry giving a crop in the autumn. Thu 
French is -me of Dr. BIUncklK’B seedlings, am! is usually 
called Vice- President French. The Doctor thinks a mis¬ 
take is made, hk this variety is a lute berry, and nover 
bears in the fail; and we quote his note:— “ If this is odo 
of my seedlings, it is the Cushing, and not the French 
In propitious seasons, the Cushing always bears an 
autumnal crop on tho young canes of tho same year's 
growth, and tho berries are usually larger and finer than 
It ia from tbia fact the name is derived. We tb0K(5 lt m,rtuw * ut lh « ordinary raspberry period on the 
Plants in moms should bn watered mere frequently __ 
than in green-bonse*, aud they should be syringed over fit iJ jlvnftf "Tb - ~f" AaK 
the tops entry evening about sunset, in dry weather, fins ©‘MsMflf! [ Jj\ H'? 
and twice or thrice a week in wot weather. The syrlog- tfV ' VJ Bf V.JI H Jf f , : ,| I I ' W L 
ing will not injure a carpet upon the floor, if tho water \ X til 
is wiped off immediately after tho drip ceases to rail from ^ y j I ' EVl) Jjl 
Those that 1 would recommend as tho best to (lower in TV V v ^^ 
parlors are the semi-double, and that have a green ’ilL DXlMtftflKE 
calyx; also all .ho single varieties. The plants should M l/lUii) TOljLff 
have air, by letting down the top gash whenever the -■ 
weather is mild, or when there ig no frost in the atmos- GOOD APPLE DUMPLINGS 
phere, for a short time, though it may be cool. Camellias _ 
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a much greater heat, and bloom well, and on some occa- U ., f qQ,t0 aa an,mated discussion between 
sions they will flower, even though the earthen the top a Mp — 1 fgr B ot name,—a young gentleman, 
or the pot n«s been slightly frozen; but extremes, either ron1, or P ref °nded. and lota of mftrriugeablo girls, 
ot heat or cold, do not suit them. relative to the best manner of making a good ap- 
I have had Camellias bloom finely on tables, as above, pl« dumpling. I never heard whether any of tho 
GOOD APPLE DUMPLINGS. 
Ens. Rural Nkw-Yorkkr :—Some time ago 
there was quite an animated discussion between 
Tuk accompanyiug cut illustrates a very con¬ 
venient contrivance for moving largo trees, for French Is large, round, and of a deep crimson color,” 
the drawing of which we are indebted to a young In th>* connection, we may be allowed to say that we 
friend. It is not a recent invention, but will Ma " r b,r - Bri.nokls at Philadelphia, in September. He is 
probably be new to many of our readers. Ital- v ” r y feeble, and himself and his friends are looking for 
most explains itself. The truck ia backed against J 11 * early lJep '‘ rt “ ,n *° tbe worItl of W** 1 *'. Few men 
have done more for the cairn of American Pomology, 
and he will go down to the grave honored and loved. 
Transactions ok tux American Pomological Socik- 
v TV.-In answer to Inquiries as to tiie time when this 
' £r‘ r volume will appear, &c, we will state thatita preparation 
^ for the press, and the superintendence of its publication, 
xSIf Y K- was t° tlie Horticultural Editor of thu Rural, 
f A We hope to have the work ready to deliver to members in 
/ ^ , about three weeks. It will make a haudsome volume of 
/ IK! -1 , some two hundred pages, printed in the very best style, 
/ ilrV, anJ bolIai11,1 Cloth. Tho lmnlt Is published only for the 
iW7 V V UMe of members. Two dollars, sent to tho Treasurer, 
wffj Thomas P. Jambs, E-q, of Philadelphia, will constitute 
Mil J- tbe person sending, a member of the Society for two 
/ Wi years, and the transactions will he forwarded to lilsad- 
/ ®|f dress as goon as published. Be sure and write your 
/ Bl Pogt-Oiflce plain, 
/ Gbnksre Valuev Horticultural Societt.—T he Fall 
/ Exhibition of thu Genesee Valley Horticultural Society 
I /(& WaR heW l “ tb ' H ci ’ y t,J0 FStli ult. The show of 
/ /v v'RChrysanthemums wns exceedingly flee. Several lm mired 
/ wAx'JjWXM '% well grown plants, in pots, wore exhibited. This is the 
f if / Jf ii\ n'l first show of the kind held by the Society, and several of 
’ i I*/ fr V <• our usual promlueut exhibitors were not represented, as 
W AS^y''/ S 0. ■'J£i they had not grown plants for exhibition. Ch.uii.rhW. 
/ $ SBM.TH had over one hundred plants, and about thirty 
ditlereut ruiotfes, and obtained the premium for the 
• best collection. James Ckaiii, a very . Dillful plant 
y . grower, and gardener to Sjsj.au Mathews, Esq , obtained 
the premiums for best six plants, and tho best singlu 
the tree, the tongne thrown up against, the body, specimen. Next year, if we have a Chrysanthemum 
and secured by atont, cords. The earth is then Show, we aattclpa ’0 a mngtitki'n’ display, 
removed from around the roots, the tongue pulled GraPk . s a * Kru^'h Isl a .nd._a letter to the San- 
down by means of tho ropenttached to the end of dusky Register, dated Koldsy's Island, Nov. 13 th, states 
tongue, a team hitched fast, and the tree moved that their first frost of the season was noticed that 
to its new quarters. The truck ia placed over the morning, hut that it tvas too slight to injure the 
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^-y . ^ *•» VUVU VWVUAVU Tv A t,u riinn V/l nu a 
' , , kind. Seed may be sown in sneh a bed about thi 
In no cl»8 of flowers w,tb winch I »m no. „ ulrJlc A ,„ la ,. H] f , b , 
qoftinted has K reater ImproTement been effected en „ som „ , ftMto ha „ „ ascd 
than m that of asters, and as they have always rm,._ t * . , . . 
....... , v ; Thia 18 the best way to raise plants of mos 
been favorites with me, perhaps a few words on annna i 3t 
their culture may not be unacceptable. -- 
I do not sow too early; on the contrary, some TREE-MOVER, 
say T sow too late; but I have nover experienced - 
any disappointment on that account. As a rule, Tux accompanying cut illustrates a very con- 
my seed is generally sown the last week in April; vcnlent contrivance for moving largo trees, foi 
but It has sometimes been put in later than that, the drawing of which we are indebted to a younp 
The young plants are pricked ont about the mid- friend. It is not a recent invention, but wil 
die of June, and are finally ptanted where they probably be new to many of our readers. It al 
are to bloom about the end of that month. I sow moat explains itself. The truck is backed againsl 
in a cold frame under glass In drills. The plants 
come up in a few days, after which I give them as , / 
much air as the weather will permit, and as soon Nv r“'\ ) 
as they arc about an inch high, remove the lights V 
for two or three days, and then prick out on a ' y c' .. r 
alight hot-bed three or four inches apart. Before " 
tho plants begin to rnn, transplant to where they 0 f\T 
are to bloom. Previous to planting, the soil / jBy 1 ^ 
should he well broken up nnd nnide tolerably rich J Wt \ 
with well rotted manure, and the plants should J fwiyS'M 
ho moved with as much ball as possible. Plant m/ * X 
In rows a foot apart and ten inches asunder in HM 
the row. Jf 
Concerning kinds, those I have hitherto grown / ||t| 
I have had from M. Vilinorin, of Paris; but this f Ijln 
your I have/bad aomo from Messrs. Carter, of J I®] 
Holborn, of which T entertain great expectations. / i M jl 
01 these tho following descriptions have appeared / 
in their ^Gardeners' Vade Mr.mm / #\ 
Truffaut Pyramidal Aster.—T his indicates / % 
the great care and perseverance the grower has / f. flj 
taken in rearing it; there are now five varieties llx , Ww , ' : jffQj ffl \s r 
of it, vin., Fleur Perfection; the blossoms of this _ j ’• ]/ #^ 
kind are unusually large; petals long and but ^ X 
slightly rellexcd; height, from two to two and a '.'f'• T. 
half feet Fleur Bombee; the; flowers of this ■.' 
variety are very large and full, and form almost 
half a ball; height from two to two and a half feet. the trcc ' the toD g no thrown up against the body, 
Fleur Chryimnthcmc; the blooms of this are not 8m * BCC£,!ftl ' by stout cords. The earth is then 
so large iwj the preceding; tho petals are entirely n move ^ >rom around the roots, the tongue pulled 
reflexed; height about two feet; produces more d ° wn by means °f tho rope attached to the end of 
pulverized. It 13 then covered with Bash of any year. It is the latent and most Lardy of all my needling I think it best, whenever tho top noil begins to got <j ry ’ ft PP l0 dumplings,—with this unpleasant damper, 
kind. Sued may be sown ia sneh a bed about the raspberries. It was the result of a cross between the to wntor well and freely, so that the water may pass to or condition, attached,— viz., I am an old, mar- 
middle of April, and plants will ho ready for the Fastoitf aud yellow Antwerp, The seeds from the harry the hot tyro runts, and to repeat the watering when the ried woman, and dnughtorlesa. Grease a baking 
open ground as soon as spring frosts have ceased. P rotluc «d by this cross, were planted, and some twenty surface beglus to got dry again; when Camellias are dish, and fill it half full of sliced, or quartered 
This is the best way to raise plants of most or moro of them vegetated. Being desirous or creating blooming or growing, they reqnlre more waterlog than apples, then stir ft batter with either sweet, milk 
annnola new varieties with a constitution sufficiently haidy to at any other Uino. ’.e . a nww stwubue, 
annnals. . } * . cream of tartar, and ooda, dec.; or with sour milk 
adapt, them to the exigencies of our climate, I subjected In the latter part of May, after danger of frost is 
side flowers than the previously described varie¬ 
ties. Fleur Plvoinc; the Pajony flowered Asters 
turn their petals toward tho centor, and a flower 
not quite in full bloom resembles a bull; height 
from one and a half to two feet; produces but few 
sido flowers. Fleur Imbriquo and Pompone Im- 
briquee; the petals of these over lie each other 
exactly like slates, one on the top of the other to 
the center of the flower; the Tompoue produces 
smaller blooms, but of such beauty that they 
resemble a perfect half ball, and being dwarf, look 
well planted in front of taller kinds. 
Quilled Aster. —Tho individual petals of the 
ordinary blossoms consist wholly of tubes or 
quills, and the exterior crosses only are blossom 
petals, which are slightly reflexed; it ia from one 
and a half to two feet in height, branches freely, 
and throws ont many large blossoms; its fittest 
use is for flower groups in parks or general orna¬ 
mentation in the flower garden. 
Turkish Aster. —This very much resembles 
the quilled, but it grows only to a height of one 
to one and a half feet, has many branches, and the 
flowers are smaller than the preceding. 
Dwahf Aster —The individual portions of the 
blossom-tube are partly tube-like and partly leal- 
like; it reaches a height of from one-half to one 
foot, and is richly covered with moderate-sized 
flowers; they are principally used for edging. 
Globe Aster. —The principal flowers of tblB 
aster are very large, and bo arched that they may 
be compared to a half bull; most are quilled; 
height from two to two and a half feet. 
Pyramidal Aster.—T he beautiful large flow¬ 
ers appear on this nearly all of one height; it 
produces very few Bide flowers; most probably it 
received its name because it resembles an Inverted 
pyramid; some blossoms arc quilled and others 
not; height from two and a half to three feet. 
Bouquet Aster. —Thia deserves its name; for 
each individual plant ia so richly covered with 
bloom that the green foliage is scarcely visible; 
almost every plant forma itself into a perfect 
bouquet; height from three-quarters to one and 
a quarter feet; highly ornamental inputs; blooms 
for a long time. 
Giant Emperor Aster. —This variety bus 
sprung from the Pyramidal, and for size and form 
is unsurpassed; the flower consists in the middle 
thcae young plants to nacb ftovere treatment a* to kill all *ho plant** vhouL-J bo removud to tho open air, and placed aiUl croarnr tnrn u I ,on tnG applfcft, place the pan In a 
of them but one. This odo bore the hxmh usnjje well I ' n 11 situation tvlinro they will be shaded from tho mid- 8 ^ en fl 1( - r > steam. A dish that will hold three 
named it the French, in honor of my Into friend, the day sun. Here they will only require watering occasion- , l uart8 » wil1 steam sufficiently iu an hour and a 
Hon. B, V, French, of Massachusetts. Tho berry of tho “Ay. until time for re-potting, and removing to tho house quarter, or half, according to the hardness of the 
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tongue, a team hitched fast, and the trcc moved that their first front of the season was noticed that 
to its new quarters. The truck ia placed over the morning, hut that it was too slight to injure the 
hole in which the tree is to be planted, the tongue K^P 1 ' 3 - Lwfc year tho first frost of the season also 
thrown up, and the tree is then in just the right " ccurreJ November 13th. Tim writer says thnt thny 
position for filling iu the earth. A truck of this g °,° J wt ‘ lth,r bel ' jrB 11 r, ‘ 0At " um ' 
kind would bo very useful iu planting parks and 
largo grounds, and a small one would bo useful 
for general purposes.— Horticulturist. 
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GARDEN3, 
TnE formation and management of small gard¬ 
ens, in the immediate vicinity of dwellings, is one 
of the most beautiful features in American civili¬ 
zation. No one thing connected with the health 
and happiness of a rural life, presents to the minds 
of the people bo many considerations of taato and 
refinement as the artistical arrangement of fruits, 
flowers and shrubbery. And in the formation and 
arrangements of walks, parks, bowers and beds 
cleut to injuro grapes hanging on the vines, or most 
other vegetation. Ha estimates the value of the export:! 
of grapes from tho Island this je.ir at $25 000. Tho wino 
presses axo busy, and are row making about 1,(00 gallonB 
per day. 
We had Isabella grapes on our vines until tho 18th of 
November, and they did not Buffer from frost, but im¬ 
proved until tho last were picked. 
Pears—Dcchkssk d'Ancocleme.—T he Duchess d’Au- 
gouleme was a fortunate lady—DuohewB are Indies, 
most commonly, if I rightly appreciate those things—in 
having her name associated withono of tho most wonder¬ 
ful of vegetable productions, a good pear and great - two 
qualities not always blended iu thi* lower sphere. Of 
all other ways, let my name ho wafted to posterity by a 
ge ">d fitvour, and a great deal of P, Mesora. Bauti.ett 
and Skckej, do not men think of Heaven when they 
in the autumn,— London Floricultwal Cabinet. 
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Inquiries anil ^Insuiers. 
Bark bJcw.-IIaving discovered that apple trees in 
Uufl vicinity are badly troubled with lice, I concluded to 
inquire, through your columns, the best inode of remov¬ 
ing, them. They seem to be thickest where the tree 
begin* to branch, and nre shaped like wheat hulls, only 
smaller.—B., Pine Falley, X, Y., 18(S0. 
Thn bark louse i* a dtfflcuit insee.tto get rid of. Wash¬ 
ing with soft-soap in tlie spiring, and rubbing with a stiff 
brush, will do some good. Perhaps a wire brush would 
bu tho best. We repeat two proposed remedies that we 
have before published:—1st, Prune early in the spring 
Mix tar and linseed oil together, and apply warm with a 
paint brush to every limb. This, when dry, cracks and 
peels off, bringing away the scales and eggs with it 
trees thus treated will show the benefit received by a 
vigorous growth. 2d, Boil leaf tobacco in a strong lye 
until it is reduced to an impalpable pulp; mix this with 
soft-soap (which bus been made cold, aud not the ji lly- 
like boiled soup,) to make the mass about the consistence 
of thin paint. Prune tho tri es, and apply this prepara¬ 
tion with a brush, to every limb and twig. Thia will 
take time, but the remedy is effectual. A gentleman in 
tho Western part of this Stats wrote us last season that 
he had entirely rid his orchard of this pest, by simply 
throwing uuleaohed ashes over the branches uml trunk 
when wet. Care must be used that, the ashes do uot 
touch the leaves. The best time for this oper ation would 
bo early Iu the spring, before the bud* push. 
HiJhjeh a'o Bonks,—I wish information about the 
hedge plant, Privet, Is It another name for 0>uge Urungef 
fl'H - it require much care; ami how soon will it he a 
sufllident turner against the encrouabmeots of man or 
bead? Hew is bone dust prepared: Ate the bones first 
burnt, and then ground: If no. wh.t kind of a mill 
be suitiV. •, and wliut the cost: Is it equal to lime 
for pesr tr.-i r : Pie ce answer the above, and oblige an— 
Old StfJiaCKliilut, Camden, X. Y., 1800. 
Privet is not tlie same as Osugu Oruigo. Privet has no 
thorns; will never make a hedge for protection. It is 
excellent for an ornamental hedge, to divide the (lower 
from the kitchen garden. Bone* are better unburnt, as 
they lose valnable manorial properties by burning. After 
being burnt, however, they are more easily pulverized 
The soft and greasy nature of the bones makes their 
grinding somewhat, difficult. We believe the mill used 
U something likt* that for Crushing flax so«d, beluga large 
heavy stone, running on Its edge. Bone* may bo broken’ 
Sweet Apple Pudding. — Another excellent 
pudding which we esteem, is inndc with sweet ap¬ 
ples, sliced in 11 dish, aud a batter of rndlan meal, 
rnado by stirring it into boiling milk first, to scald 
and get the proper thickness, and then pour it 
warm upon tlie apples. First scatter sugar among 
the apples find stir mime Into tho batter. We cook 
ours without any other seasoning, except sugar. 
The milk should be sweet and good, and when it 
is baked, eaten with butter, or sweet cream. 
Bake slowly, a couple of hours. Azubah. 
CJTR0N SAUCE. 
Eos. ItuaAi, New-Yorker:— In looking over 
your journal, I see an inquiry in the Domestic 
Department, for making Citron Sauce; I thought 
I would give you my method,—it is excellent, and 
I think every lady reader of tho Rural, who fol¬ 
lows the direction^, will never wi.'h for abetter 
recipe for Citron Sance. 
Prepare yonr Citron, cut in square or diamond- 
shapeil pieces, as you please, and place in a brass 
kettle. To twelve pounds of citron add one pint 
of water, boil until cooked through,— not too 
soit—taking care not to mash the citron while 
boiling. Skim out tho citron, add the sugar,— 
three’quarters of a pound of while sugar to one 
ponnd of citron,—when dissolved add tlie citron, 
with threo lemons cut in thin slices. Grate the 
outside peel off tho lemon, then boil slow for 
three hours, until the citron becomes transparent, 
aird the sirup clear. When done, pour into ajar 
then add a little lemon extract, and you have 
sauce beautiful to the eye and delicious to tho 
Saltab, 
Onondaga Co., N. Y., 1860. 
Hot* Yeast.— In the Rural of the 10th ult., 
“Ida” asks for the best recipe for Hop Yeast. 
Tlie following enn’t bo beat:—Into two quarts of 
water put eight good sized potatoes, and a hand- 
in the fruit and flower garden, a good share of " I “' U: y " ur BttraR,i? 
indulgence should be granted the designer in fhe Dacbwro d'Angnulema is Dot the best pear, bat I 
view of the great diversity of opinion existing P ‘' C ' pl ° Umt ftrfl ln thu haWt of ‘ ,atlu2 U wbene ™ r 
and loveliness of this art so beautifully portrayed Minton d. Lord, of I'aviUma, Gun. Co., N. Y., who pro¬ 
as in the rural districts. One of the most Kerious seated me with a DwellOt-e weighing one pound and a 
a spot Of groan 1 < -It gro ' v '! a *’ ra P“ 7in * In > oar - s seventy feet long, and Your apple true* will need, in a few years, about all the l ^ em > f <j r a day or two only, but for the entire 
-cted It 's f 11 11 ^ m P r °P° rtif ' n > ftn<1 ,,lal bL ' ar » b '£ crops of grapes room you have given them. It would be better, there- summer. Try it, you that are plagued with them 
J * / , d .. aC ^ U . Bt 'p" J' eur - I b «ve taken the first premium fur the heat fore, to make 11 dwarf pear orchard separate, planting the and wo warrant you success. Wo bear much 
errors existing at the present, time, and most easily 
committed, is confusion iu arrangement. It fre¬ 
quently occurs that in a garden originally laid 
out with mnch taste and care, the introduction of 
some "new and beautiful flowering shrub,” or 
"valuable fruit,” is suggested to the proprietor, 
and one innovation after another takes place, un¬ 
til the order and beauty of the whole is destroyed. 
If the object of the designer is to produce ad¬ 
miration and loveliness, a spot of ground naturaily 
charming should be selected. It Ig fallacy to sup¬ 
pose that art and effort cau supply deficiencies iu 
natural beauty of scenery. In a majority of cases 
iu onr country villages, people build within fifteen 
or twenty feet of the road line, leaving but a short 
space for walks in, front. In this case a straight 
walk from the front door to the gate, is in good 
keeping with taste and order in arrangement. 
Walks for the open garden Bhould diverge in 
curved lines. This wouid avoid the dull monot¬ 
ony of lineal stiffness. In the small curves plant 
some showy annuals—double marigolds or asters; 
in the large curves or parks, a fruit tree or some 
large, showy flowering shrub; in the interme- 
i/uarlr.r, requiting me to oat it—wasn’t that asking a 
good deal or mu: I wish to ask you, Mr. Editor, and 
tho reader* of your “ttullent journal;’ (for furthnr 
particulars under this head, nee « Prospectus whether 
you have a neighbor that ha* rail od a bigger pear?_H. T. B. 
Fitcur in Michigan,—I have lived within twenty miles 
of Rochester thirty-three years, aud nine in Coldwuter, 
Michigan. We can rai o everything hero that can be 
grown in Western New York, and in abundance. I have 
with heavy hammers, and then composted for a short ft*I of hops tied up in a bag; boil until the pota- 
timo with good stable manure. This helps their decom- toes arc well done; mash them through a Beive- 
position. We have often done thi*. Bones are much add seven tabicspoonfuls of flour; pour over this 
more valuable than llmo. ,v. .. . . 1 , , 
_ th® water in which tho potatoes and hops were 
I’r.A.vriNO Peach eh, Ac.—Will you please inform me. boiled, scalding hot. Add half a cup of sugar- 
ss&s\ssr vU h UT“‘i , ‘s,rir. a ? s •*““«»"»“ * 
planting iho reed, and young trees? Tho proper time whe n nearly cold put in a cup full of yeast. Af- 
*• •»»<• -*•»• «*!.*««»a***..™ » t .«», 
If you have poach stone* On hand, put them in boxes, an ! U P for a30, ^ ^® e t' three months, 
mixed with sand, or ln layers, and expose them to the —Mary CROCKETT, Sterling, N. V., 1800. 
frosts of thu winter. This may (.pen most of them, and' -- 
the remainder should be cracked beforo planting. After Lincoln Caice, Crullers, Ac.—Fully annrcci- 
cradang, they may be mixed with earth, put in a warm ating the valuable information contained in the 
place, and sprouted a littlu before planting. Then sot r „ 
out in a good, well tilled, mellow noil, a* Lion a* dry domeBtlc department of the Rural, I send you 
enough. Cover not over a quarter of an inch deep, and BOm(J recipes for insertion, if you think them 
when they come np, keep the soil well tilled. By the Worthy: 
time the bud* are perfected, the ycuDg plant* will be Lincoln Cake.— Two eggs - 2 enps sugar • » 
ready for budding.- cup buttcr; j. cup 8weot milk; 3 cupg flour; j ^ 
The Apple Tree Borer, Ac.— Inclosed please find 8 P00nful cream tartar; J do. soda. 
Specimen of bag that ia killing my fruit tree*; sIbo, the r < , .... 
young limb*, showing how they work in them. Are vRULLERS. —Threeegg3;btablespOOnfulsmeit- 
thvse what 1 * ciUedtha borer? ir so, please Inform me, cdlard; 6 do. sugar; flour enough to roll out- 
through your vahiivM.i paper, what 1 can do to save my . .. , T ,, , uuuul ’ 
trees. I planted 200 apple tree’! last fall, and I wish to J01 ' 111 " ir(b —IDA S., AelO York, lHGO. 
plant 200 dwarf pear* be tween every two apple trees ___ 
which are phuileu 33 feet apart, both ways. Shall 1 have’ TT 
room: ana will it he policy to utaul tho pear trees be- T0 GKT K1D OF Black Ants. — We take 
Rapids, ISl hST' MAU ' nv ' Urand And small quantities where they fre- 
The "hug” had escaped before your note reached us. ftr *d have never yet failed in getting rid of 
grape* tho two past year*. col) it Union Village. I 
preoume that there has been fifty til Here at persons to see 
it thia summer. Isold thirteen dollar*'worth of grape* 
(com this vine the present n< a*on, and gave a good many 
away, besides having all my family wanted to ubo. Wo 
trees about ton feet apart. 
Grape Vines and RAt'vnxjtHtxs.—Tlie latter part of 
last month I received from the Clover Street Nurseries a 
tew fruit tree*, among them a grape vine, (the Catawba, 
a* per label.) with a root, and ten or twelve Inches of 
stock. I *et It In the ground where it Ia intended to 
ana we warrant you success. We bear much 
about camphor, but that with ua never yet proved 
successful.—Mrs. EL E. Evans?, Irving, N, Y. 
Sausages.— For the benefit of new subscribers, 
and some old ones, I would renew my former 
have ali the strawberries and raspberries, and honey, Did I do ,! f htrWUl’^,d\“ r aud Borae olJ 0Qe9 - 1 '™uld renew my former 
tnat we want, all on a five by eleven rod* lot. Now, you during thu coming winter? Please inform mu all that is recipe for seasoning sausages, viz:—40 lbs. meat' 
see you Hochester folks don't have all the good things necefiry. AI»o, concerning the Bed Antwerp Raspberry, 1 lb. salt; 3 oz. pepper- 4 pint saire after it ia 
At Sum, future time I will giv, g „„ log puIver!»i- A M M V W lLL ,\Luiu A y 
grapus.-J, G. Kxtcham, Culdwater, Mich , i860. , , lL . „ w ' vreeuus, t. 
Throw A tnw ItAftVIka Fir I'lYdrua llht.fll* Iivar ibu nmo nn.1 __ 
On run Culture or the Camki.ua in the Parlor 
or Drawing room.—I had three tables made, about five 
feel long ami three feet three inches wide, with Stripes 
around the edges, »o ss to he about a third of an inch 
above the margins all round, aud thru common (sawed) 
laths cut iutu short pieces, and placed shout two inches 
is unsurpassed; me fiower consists in the middle diate curves or recesses, some small modest 7 I “ ’ , , ,T *' ““ lDCl1 
and 1 ™, r, t ?' <Ily , tbe yr mue ***** «—. *<«■ ^Tnl 
and are so regularly formed as to leave nothing to Cluster of peonies, alternately white and red, to *P*rt on thu top surface u r the tables, so that the water 
De uesiied; it bears only a few flowers on a robust, produce diversity of color and habit. Never plant which ran from tho Uower-put* could p!U ..i from one part 
Etrong stem, from which the side sprouts grow in marigolds, or other yellow flowers, by tho aide of of lh0 ,!lWea to anotber i cros.-wise or lengthwise, and 
the form of a candelabrum; in favorable cases it a yellow or Austrian rose. The Queen of Prairies pft8S ° ttl a notcb iu the c da‘ D g spoken of above; by 
produces five flowers, of which the chief blossom a double red, and the Belle of Baltimore a beauti- Wllich “ ea “ a tiie poU wonld not 1 ’ lllu ' i ia the w *'' ur 
is four inches in dimeter; in spite of its size, all ful white rose, (both climbers 1 make a b.-uitif„t . wLl0b i ran,, . f, 'f w thl!m ■ Tbciic ub ^ 3 1 P» 3 t«d enough 
its flowers are of an eaual hpiubt . , .. , . ’ 4 from the windows ami wall* to allow a person to pass all 
-2?,.!. ,L .1 . w when allowed to mingle on the same trellis, round them, and to water and *yung« the plants, whiL 
kir (la nr 7 ) ' ii'n- h' , lt<5 str ped or dimb 6021(! slQa11 evergreen tree, as ceder or ™ade a «p«ce of about one aud a half or two feet in front 
th if 1 - “ n 11 . y Colored sdrs 1 have been in balsam. I usually trim them up six or seven feet, Rn ' 1 dt the end*. The table* should bo of a height in 
e libit ot growing, they must be fine indeed. when trained upon a trellis, then let them branch pr °P°rtion to tho window*, which windows should h« 
may add that if the weather is dry after plant- ont in every direction, forming a beautiful head UJaJ ’ J to ldl dowu nt tbe t0 F- tbat tneerna the plants 
ing out, I water until the young plants have fairly iu tree form; by tbia method thev blossom more baV0 air let in U1J0U lh<!Ia ’ without a strong cur- 
taken root. About the first week in August I profusely, and remain in bloom much longer * In norJant^'» lhr ° Ug L ^“'i Thi * ]1 a ^ im ' 
top-dress with rotten dung from an old hot-bed, order to secure these objects in a garden, I would ve^y injurious? “ * " a “ g ^ CUrfaat ° f air 18 
Throw a few leave* or coarse litter over the vice, and 
all will be right. Tho canes of raspberries should be 
bent over carefully, and a little earth placed on the ends 
to keep them down. Then cover them with earth or 
straw, or litter of any kind. Both may keep safe over 
the winter without protection, but it is best to be on the 
safe side. 
Improved Tomato.—Is the Improved, or Perfected 
Tomato, a* it is called, better than our common tomato? 
If so, in what respect? I believe it is sometimes called 
Pomo o'Oro.—W. 
The Perfected Tomato is of fair size to large, tolerably 
smooth, more solid, and containing les* sends than any 
other sort we know of. Is is of a very light red, or pink¬ 
ish color. An excellent tomato. Many think it is supe¬ 
rior in lUvor to any other variety, and that they can tell 
it in the dark by its flavor. 
Plant for Name—W ill you please name the inclosed 
plant? Is It poisonous: It was found on a neighbor's 
farm, growing wild.—A Constant Subscriber, Harbor 
Greek, 1860. 
It is a variety of the Strawberry Bush —Euonymus 
Americanus, variety obovatus It Las the reputation of 
poisoning cattle. 
A New Sewing Machine. — (/,. yi/. c., St. 
Mary's, C. IK)—Tho sewing machine yon pro¬ 
pose with Bide stitch, as well as back-stitch, we 
think would be a great acquisition. There is 
nothing like it, we believe. 
Cider Wine.—W ill some of the readers of the 
Rural please instruct me bow to make cider 
wine?—C. W. Mosher, Perth, Ful. Co.,N. Y., 1800. 
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[special notice.] 
How much longer will you purchase and use impure 
or inferior Saleratus? A good, perfectly pure and reliable 
Sale rat us will cost you uo mom than the other. The uext 
time you may reqnlre to purchase Saleratus, get a pack¬ 
age of that manufactured by Dx Land & Co„ and we are 
confident that you will bo greatly pleased with it. It i* 
for sale by most grocer* and storekeepers, and the prin¬ 
cipal grocers wholesale it. Manufactured and for sale at 
wholesale by D. B. Dk Land & Co., at (he Fairport Ckem- 
cal Works, Fairport, Monroe Co., N. Y. 
