EAL MEW-Y02tKE& 
P 0 x t i (it 1tit t a I. C4N WIBE EE M4DE - E0M HHDB4EB ' 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:—I notice that 
-— there are many persons inclined to censure you 
GROWING MUSHROOMS. for yotir remarks, made a few weeks ago, con- 
- cerningthe “wine plant.” However different 
G. Tompki^b, Jr., asks:— 1 “Can mushrooms people may feci and think concerning the 
be cultivated in the garden? What is the pro- adaptability of rhubarb for “ wine” production, 
cess?” Yes, every man may grow his own or of the “ wine” made from the “wine plant” 
mushrooms if he tries; and this is how to do it: a? an article of trade and use, the common good, 
The mushroom bed may be made at any time of welfare and prosperity of the people must be 
the year. It should he under cover. Tn the regarded. 
preparation of the bed it is essential that its It is doubtless the opinion of most horticul- 
location should be dry and sheltered. Too much turists that rhubarb will not make wine. It is 
moisture, in the soil or atmosphere, prevents now claimed by venders, that this “ wine plant” 
growth —destroys them. The bottom of the is the rhubarb, or pie-plant, (some have assert- 
GROWING MUSHROOMS. 
G. Tompkinth, Jr., asks:—“Can mushrooms 
be cultivated in the garden? What is the pro¬ 
cess?” Yes, every man may grow his own 
mushrooms if he tries; and this is how to do it: 
beds should be dry. The beds are made in 
various ways. One way is to alternate dry, 
partially fermented manure with layers of soil— 
a layer of clay loam four ineheB thick, with a 
ed, before, that it was wholly unlike rhubarb,) 
and in order to sell it for a high price they call 
it the Hyatt's Linnaeus rhubarb—the “wine 
plant.” 
sacred contributions of the poor for this object, 
no one needs to be told that it is a great work 
which the U. S. Sanitary Commission is seeking 
to perform. 
If. may not, however, be very generally 
known how much they are doing in the way of 
supplying fresh vegetables and fruits, grown by 
themselves, in the immediate vicinity of the 
army, to the army, and to the sick and wounded 
in the hospitals. To give some idea of this work, 
I propose to give a brief description of one or 
two of the wardens of the Commission in this 
region. The gardens at Murfreesboro and other 
points, which I have not seen, I ehall not at¬ 
tempt to describe. They are all intended to be 
essentially the same. 
line sufficient to keep it drawn snug, each of 
you with a three feet measure and dish of some OTtWItl. 
kind to hold your sets, the boy at one end of the &-> ^ v v ***■ ♦ 
line you at the other, each commence to set, ~ - — 
meeting in the center of the line, where there A CAKE CHAPTER. 
should be a stake. Move the stake three feet, _- 
in the direction you wish to set, doing the same Sponge Cake.-m. M. C., Independence, 
with ail of them until you reach the end, when Iowa > se nds us the following:—Three eggs; one 
you are ready to set another row, &c., to the CU P of 3 U gar; half a teaspoon of soda- one tea- 
end. Pro bono publico. 
Prattsborg, N. Y., 1864. 
Wm. A. Waldo. 
spoonful of cream tartar; a little salt and nut¬ 
meg. Dissolve the soda in as little hot water as 
possible: mix the cream tartar with the flour. 
layer of fine manure one foot thick-the ma- The Hyatt’s Linnaeus is probably the best unon the south tank of t * U 
nure to be well mixed and beaten, hut not variety in use for pies, tarta, &c. • but that the E h ? h of ., the Tednessee nver > 
packed close-three layers each, the whole juice of its stalk, Jwd with water A i * ^ ^ * «* ** 
covered with dean litter to keep dry, and is wine, is an absolute humbug. 1 sLS l ' ’ .f mach pf ifc 
allowed to lie a few days and throw off its rank may be made from the rhubarb which may suit 8 „ eai f ’ ! *V e 0 hermnous system of 
heat. When it arrives at the proper boat, the tastes of some. Rut to make wine from 22f ZlZT t**** 
which is 50 deg. to 60 deg., break up the spawn something that does not contain the proper sub- ^x>xr the i , , 1 _. 
bricks in small particles and strew over the bed stance is wholly impossible; and that the stalk JL J l 1 50 
region. I uc gardens at Murfreesboro and other limit nciiuici! „„„ 
points which I have not seen. I shall not at- &MWM. Soft Ginger Cake.-M. J. g. A., Alfred, 
tempt to describe. They are all intended to be- 4 ' 3ends lhe folt °wing:—One cup of meias- 
essentially the same. Plant fop. Name.— (Cone Crane.) The specimen se8 > one cup sour cream; one egg; one pint of 
The garden at this place will contain about Y C T* ln condit5on t0 identif P- flour ! one teaspoonful of soda; one ditto of salt, 
one hundred and ? ’ lf ^ “ d ^ ° D * and 0ne ^^espoonful of ginger. 
be possible to procure seeds and labor enough Veronica—(T. g. Child*, Madison Co.,N. Y.) The Sponge Cake.—“A Rural Reader,” Yan- 
to secure their planting in time. It is situated P Janr - you send ns for name is a Veronica, but we can- '' 8 ia ’ ^mb., contributes the following:—Twelve 
upon the south bank of the Tennessee river, not 8a ? which one without the leaf and stalk. eggs, beaten to a froth; stir in one pound white 
about one and a half miles north of this city, sugar and one pound of floor. Season with 
having a fine, rich, alluvial soil, much of it still FriQ ' EAl kstens—W e am indebted to “ A. H.,” of lemon and bake in small pans. 
” * luuuuru ine "Wine be possible to procure seeds and labor enough 
„ . T . , to secure their planting In time. It is situated 
The Hyatt s Linnaeus is probably the best un0 n the smith >n n i- rp 
a„a„ , * . u P° n the 60uUl bank of the Tennessee nver, 
allowed to lie a few days and throw off its rank may be made from the rhubarb which may suit 
heat. When it arrives at the proper heat, the tastes of some. But to make wiue from » . v. v. , - 0 - „ , „„ , 
which is 50 deg. to 60 deg., break up the spawn something that does not contain the proper sub- ’ fj* Y . , engraver's hands, _ one teaspoonful of cream tartar, and one of soda. 
bricks in small particles and strew over the bed stance is wholly impossible; and that the stalk „ ‘ /Y CeD J er larg ® ganlen of 150 Bosemakt—I received the other dav from a Roche* " PlC6 A taste ’ roU thm and oake in a quick 
on the manure. Then cover the spawn with of rhubarb contains what is essential in »ood £ ? J. eaUtiftl moi,nd ’ two or three tarouM** 511 » annual flowerpot, a ‘‘ternary plan-: - oven.—C ousin Prudence. 
four inches of earth. Tbi, I, ,b. j,rootle, u, wtae i S uot to be firtvte, r h“ “^r- , erob.My fort, or Ccp C.EE-Oue cup of butter; oue of milt; 
some eases. But a better way is to insert the C. N. Bement, in furnishing an analysis of • 1 U I®?' unquestionably of artificial on- will « grow in a bosh form? And will it stand the three of sugar; five of flour; four eggs; one nut- 
WWb to bole, eight or Dine lneh« apart, giving the Giant Kbubari L Znd”= thelmS.SO T .TP™ ° m “~ »*! «» to MI K>on of S od,;’t»o of UrUrt 
to each hole a piece of the brick three or four percent, of water and about 10 per cent, ofdrv ,v Ieft ”’ enoa * 1 l‘ on the to P of Plant out and let it growin bush form; itneedsno 5tlr until the whole is well mixed.—M edk 
inches square, leaving the holes open at the top matter, besides the inorganic matter ' , mouml ‘ 8 t0 b f tbe tc nt of the chief gar- training. It will not stand oat during winter without Blackburn, Salem , Ohio. 
to allow the steam, if any, to escape. Two J. II. Salisbury, M: D., found, by analysis dener ’ a P r °tes^ionai and, practical gardener of protection. Treat it a* you would a geranium or any Tip-Top Johnny CAke-Mts \r e p 
week, later i BS ert .pawn .gab,; .ad when, on .aUIkof rhubarb ,o contain ,be following: ' K \**V" T send, the foMowing, which shears 
examination, it is found that the spawn has run , ° 81de > and u PO« the bank of a small creek which _ . _ _ ^ ^ M 3 “ 
through the bed, the holes should be closed up Carbonic acid,.YYY. 9 jm tl0 "k thl ° Ugh , the groUnds : are ^‘ e tents for the th .w if Tulip andHy^dnth htoorns fre°brok^ off they sour milk or buttermilk; one of -dcimmedmbk- 
firmly, and the entire bed covered with dry soil .— x Z^e^ ^ fotu- tablespoonfhls of rye Sr° 
and pressed down, but not, beaten, lest it break Lime,.. . . The ®»litary authorities have been very be the cue, bat do not kow from experience.—M rs? A. saleratu,: three tablesnormfnG 
in good heart, in spite of the ruinous system of ^ for a specimen of Flower or 
TDrir.,, 1111 ^ tr. i i ,. , " , Arbutus, but by some mysterious dispensation it dis- 
gneuiture to which the lands, all trough the appeared from our table before we could get it iDto the 
couth, have been subjected. engraver's bands. 
Jumbles.—O ne teacupful of butter; one of 
cream and buttermilk; two of sugar; two eggs- 
one teaspoonful of cream tartar, and one of soda! 
Spice to taste, roll thin and bake in a quick 
oven.—C ousin Prudence. 
Cup Cake.—O ne cup of butter; one of milk; 
the threads of spawn, which, by this time, 
will have nearly become mushrooms. 
ties for carrying on the good work and guard- The rtraovaI of Hyacinth and Tulip flowers is not B ake one hour and a half jatter ’ j 0t thlck * 
tog it from depredation. A bout forty horn*, <■*““«*»tat it i. imponant that tie tmm lf “ * , “ oderate °' en - 
sixteen plows, and twenty-five men find con- be P^^ved omi! they dry off naturaiiy when the buibs Jenny Lind Cake.—T he same lady writes: 
stant employment, when the weather and state ^ ' ?C 43 U ' 3termed -B - One eg g; one teacupful of sweet milk; two ts- 
of the ground will admit. -- blespoonfuls of butter; one eup of white sugar; 
Potatoes, onions and peas, and some other d$0t£5. two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar; one teaspoon- 
vegetable seeds, are being put into the ground ^ ^ * ful of soda; nutmeg, and one pint of flour, 
as rapidly as seed can be procured and the Strawberries fob the Great U. S. Sanitary Clay Cake.-A lady at Scottsburg, N. Y., 
ground prepared. Peas, from some acres planted Fair AT Philadelphia.— The Committee on Fruits of sends the following:—Five eggs, well beaten; 
early, are already in the third leaf. Tbe whole ll *e Great Central Fair of the Sanitary Commission, to three cups white sugar; one cup of butter; one 
attention and care at present is to get in as behcld Philadelphia, commencing June Tth, 1864 , of sweet milk; four of flour; one teaspoonful of 
many as possible of such vegetables as are most " e deiLron9 of tendering the efforts of the Fruit Grow- soda; one of cream tartar; one of lemon. Bake 
needed in the army. Whatever Lind is left un- *" wo f lhy th * great °' ;casiOD ’ and in “° wa F in f er ior jn a mo ,^rate oven, 
planted when the season for «mh :o any branch of Infftistrj that may be represented there. 
passed will be riooitY 11 w , pining is Of all Frnits, vne Committee are particularly anxious Minerva Cakk.—T he same lady writes:— 
latter mrt or sumnJ m Y/ l0r US6 m 1116 to make a display of Strawberries that shall attract One cup of sugar; half cup butter; half cup of 
' cr and in the autumn. universal attention,—showing alike the perfection to sweet cream; three eggs;, oue teaspoonful of 
In addition to this garden, the Commission is ' v fii c h strawberry caltnre has bees brought, and the soda : two teasnoonfuls of crpam hartav • tm anA 
P . --......... .wu -—— 
Soda;..’.:":;;;:;;;:;;;.J tie8 f °r carrying on the good work and guard- 
Sodfum,.icg iD g it from depredation. About forty horses. 
Phlnrinn _ » * 
it is given, than to sprinkle slightly, frequently. 
Some cultivators do not water at idl except in 
the intervals between the gathering of crops. 
Organic — With. Water. 
Fibers with starch, chiorophyl,..... 1.265 
Potatoes, onions and peas, and some other 
vegetable seeds, are being put into the ground 
The removal of Hyacinth and Tulip flowers i 3 not 
injUTions to the bulb, but it is important that the leaves 
be preserve -1 until they dry off naturally when the bulbs 
are - 4 ripe ' 1 as it is termed.— e. 
gortifulturat guUs. 
gathered. The mould is kept moist by a fer- « b .^ r '..3’235 
menting mulch applied to the bed. ' ' i , -, ■ ... ._ 
Tliege threads or bricks of or Albumen,.... P . attentlon and ^re at present is to get in as beaeld :n Philadelphia, commencing June :th, 1864, of sweet milk; four of flour; one teaspoonful of 
.. m . , is or or ck- of spawn are some- Casern,. 15 y many as possible of such vegetables as are most a -* 4 - 1 dwirons of rendering tbe efforts of me Fruit Grow- soda; one of cream Urtar • one of lemon Bake 
time kept «t the «Kd .fore, for «,lc. Bmifnot, »•«.needed ln the amy. Wh.tever “Z - -wtao! to- peateemta,. ™d!eee „ r i»ferior te , nodende^i 
when they njipear in the fields, threads nmy be 1W655 planted when the season for .nrh ni. toanybrMcbcrtoihiatrjthatmjiyberepresentedihere. 
obtained. The production is not a complex T have viven tbe in«r»or,n. , nassetL wilt ho oocim.Ari r P “ . ,n Y* 0f 111 Frnlt9 ’ me Commmec are particularly anxious I MlNERYA Cake,—T he same lady writes:— 
business. The essentials to success mTv be . 1 ^ «» ven the ^orgamc parts, wmch per- ^ Af be 0 CCU P ied con i.. for use in the to make a display of Su-awberrirthat shall attra« One cup of sugar; half cup butter; half cup of 
summed up as follows .--Never allow the ilung combined ta'theoSlk^V ‘ ow ' vha '‘ w tLere ‘ ‘ sUmmt ' r an in the autumn. universal atwntion,-showing alika the perfection to sweet cream; three eggs;, oue teaspoonfiU of 
to get wet nor to ferment; keep a re°Tilar heat- , . Cl , r 11 ' iir ’ adcr l ua te to In Edition to this garden, the Commission is ' vblcb etrawbernr cafiure has bt«a brought, and the soda; two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar; two and 
avoid all damp. ’ P ^ **' f 00d ,' nDe , ? . \ he J ui “ f «- to PO»e«tan of vineyard,, abandoned be a half cup. of flour, and nutmeg to voir tiS 
_ pressed must contain but a small proportion of those who formerly owned them, and whn wl °J the Cra,t grower to tbe nobl « ob j « t9 of the Fair. 3 3 
~ dextrine and albumen, and the other parts-the fled to the South, containing nnnv thousand To ^^rag..- this honorahk- feeling, the Committee Caessy Cake.—T hree eggs, well beaten; 
POMOLOGICAL GOSSIP. acids and water, together with the fiber - must vines, many of them broken down ami tramnl I * ° £ ^ ^ ° De CUp 0f feusar: two-thiids of a cup of sweet 
„ , w , , - make a very poor “wine.” hy pSing StTr? ^f 1006 « ^nientoes of the oc cream, or one spoonful of butter, (I think cream 
sp^dent of f gentleman calied on me a few days ago to in condition, it is thought, to bear weU this ^don Sth^Ve^fq^LTf tte with nutmeg or spice. Put this 
Niagara eavs —Those intonu 1 m S from sell his -• wine plant, He showed me his wine, season. The probable yield of the vineyards SeedlLngs on the 9 th of Jane- 3d, The largest m a cn»t and oake as you would a custard pie* 
standard will , 1 Yf - t0 * et . ° ut and w ’ Bhed ™ e ** look at it, and also test. it. the coming season has been estimated as high a- qnaniU y of kicd c,r kiDds on the 10 th of June. and 1 think - vour b «sband and brothers willpro- 
p * not regret their choice if The former I could do. It looked like blood 320,000 lbs. g * 4th, Tbe greatest number of varieties, not le=e thanl bounce this good, as- mine have done.—E rvil- 
ey procure the following kinds, which will and water and salaratus. I told him that I did When it is considered hmv quart each, on the llth of June $ta, Tbe best 2 quarts La, Nt Josephs, Illinois. 
give them a succession from the end of July to not know what it was made of. He saidl I was an l frrrifl 1 1 , maDy y<? getables of T r. mphe de G.-md on tbe 13U. ctb, The largest Know-nothing C ake -To am- nno wrH*. 
the end of December: —For a sweet near the a tfrant uniie 1 ie»v A ,. o nr t .,,, , , ' * truits, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, grapes, quantity of any kind or kinds on the 14th. 7 th, The ‘ , n - on f wn tes 
Doyenne d’Ete; for a sub-acid, the Madaleine grew older" The latter tVmf*™ Tn f C " &C " theS6 150 aCreS may be made 10 P r °- bes: 3 qnarta of Albaa y Seedlings on the 15th' Sib. '^ >IX Pkudhnce, oi Elkhorn, Wis., who 
These are both very pleasant litUe eirlv La,,. , c K ’ . /Y is true, and I shall duce, and that itis all to go to help sustain and The best 1 quart of any kind on the l«h. 9th The eats pork, and is also fond of rich cake, this is 
and good growers OsliaiirPuYnY * ' , Y 'tless be more fully convinced that all that cheer our brave and suffering soldiers it will >- Trea:est number of varieties not less than l quart each, excellent recipe. The cake will keep a long 
bon's Seedling come nVvt • •» i er ani e “^' " e ear and that is told us, without evidence, is also cheer the hearts of those at home who have I on lie 1Ttn ’ B ^* st 3 quarts of any kind the lSth time:—Take one pound of pork, pour on it one 
of anyW T r U n °i ln l th> • parted with their ‘ , A * ?* f cf af F <>^tee is to induce pint of boiling water, let it standstill cool; pour 
ML 2li dl Trfi?^ ouhavc ^ your opinion that this ‘-wine that thev might go forth to defend all hula ,ar S^ ^ tb, benefleof ibe r’afr on each day, off and save the water. Chop the pork as fine as 
ar.rr..T; 
which ought to be prevented by picking off the &c and that its iulee i - S ° ” r P ® b ’ The writer has also visited another garden of t<j e will select two quarts of the onea least damaged in . , our nearly two table- 
fruit when small. The Flemish is well h th? I? wme The pie- about the same size, under the care of the U 8 . ^ - chants for the memorial Knives, foren- ^onMsof soda; two pounds raWns; one-fourth 
worthy of attpnMon ■ u , ' '. W . P lant 18 tbe rhubarb, and the wind-plant is the Sanitary Coinmwrion at ir*, .will i ’ 1 der the exhibition as attractive as possible, It Is hoped P ound citron; the water saved from the pork: 
, - _ n ” 1 . ’ ,,f° ^ large size, its grape-vme. If, therefore, the juice of the rhu- w rk ‘ at Knoxville, and saw at that all those who have me ■ewer varieties, such a« one tablespoonful of cinnamon: one nutme°\ 
i ^ “ d 8ro " i "8 blrb * I* taltal wtov. what is the ^ T, , ' padW ’ “ d R ““ r ’ TShtm tavki fleur to make it rather stiffer thae soft gfo”«. 
d ^ wb. pro f?"' nt 1,108 to ' ver> ’ Jliceot the grape called? x . P . onlonseta, one himaretl caltarta strawberries, Basil, seealmj, to., vrtu sena breaj. This will make two loaves to a’six 
collection. The White Doyenne needs no re- Webbs’ Mills, N. Y., 1864 and tuenty-dve men at one time, from the con- samples for tbe Fair. Address the packages to tbe mn 
soda; two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar; two and 
a half cups of flour, and nutmeg to your taste. 
POMOLOGICAL GOSSIP. 
very poor 
---— Trio Irp o v*OrV vtonr J? -l_ , ... -X-— jucmpnuui: m uruwuwcs VI iLltJ DO 
Best Standard fears fir Canada .—A corre- A scntlemi! oalM on m. . , a >> the parsing armies, hut many Of them stiLI casioo. 1st. Tbe best2 qnars of Strawberries of an, 
sponfleut of the Canada Htmrr wktiaa S salfhf, ‘ ^ r, t 7 **? “ “ C °” dlUbb - » ls « l«r «U this 00 «* * b « •>“= «• The nwt 2 « 
Niagara savs- — Thncn * 0 ,“ ' e , me plant, He showed me his wine, season. The probable yield of the vineyards flore . T a Seedlings on tbe 9tb of June. 3d, The largest 
standard near« will i Y? . to 8et out aml wlBhed me to look at it, and also test. it. the coming season has been estimated as high a- q naniU ? of kind or kinds on the tOth of June, 
stimdard pears wdl not regret their choice if The former I could do. It looked like blood 320.000 lbs. estimated as high as 4 th, The greatest number of varieties, net less than 1 
tney procure the following kinds, which wUl and water and salaratus. I told him that I did When it is considered hmv ^ ,o , qnirteacb.on tbe 11 th of June. 5ta, The best a quarts 
gne them a succession from the end of July to not know what it was made of. He said'I was and fruit* rctnr • yaegetables of Tr mphe de Gaud on tbe 13th cth, Tba largest 
the eacl of December: - For a ™eet pear, the a meat unbeliever. L wouto ,.™ ll Z r S* ^ ‘T* *** “>' “•* « to,. Tb, 
or . sweet P«», the a great unbeliever, and would learn more as I &c., & c ., these 150 
of Lake Ontario, that prince of pears, the Bart- You have given your opinion that this “ wine 
lett, will do well; Us principal fault Is, that, if plant” is a humbug. Time will demonstrate 
al owed, it bears too youug, and too heavily, that tbe stalk of the rhubarb is good for pies 
which ought to be prevented by picking off the Ac., and that its juice is not wine. The pie! 
2i? e n D f J he Z!!^ h - w f U p,ant ifl the ^ wine-plant is the 
fruit when stna". The Flemish Beauty is well plant is the rhubarb; and the wine-plant is‘the 
nthy ui attention; from its large size, its grape-vine. If, therefore, the juice of the rhu- 
pro-. uctivencsR. its hardiness and tine growing barb or pie-plant is called wine, what is the 
its, it deserves a prominent place in every juice of the grape called? N P 
collection. The White Doyenne needs no re- Webbs’ Mills, N. Y., tsw 
Remarks.—IV e have „„ our tal)le 
. . -3 never shown any ten* charging us with being “in the interest’’— 
» ^ * ■>»«>'“» KtaUttr, where whatever that la- of the «rep. l^t„. 
very totahte w'rie*™"’ ' Bo -ChreUea i, a poatog the Iniquity of these •• wtae-plaaf ven- 
. ders, and denouncing the culling rhubarb juice 
Uur w inter pears do not come up to the earlier an 1 ! sugar “ wine.” But if that meaus that we 
•imls in i avor; yet, the Beurre Diet is a mag- are seeking to serve the interests or grape grow- 
nlflcent looking pear, grows well, ripens through l ' rs - regardless of truth and fact, or that we are 
1 ecember, and makes a line show at Christmas l iaid f °r doing so, it is scarcely necessary to 
umner. I he Beurre d’Arembergis not quite so «»Y that men who make such assertions tell 
hardy, nor yet so good a grower, but bears pro- j»«t as big a lie as they do when they assert that 
use y, and when grown in a good, warm aspect, uny particular variety of rhubarb is the. “ wine- 
!f a v ery , I ,Ieasaut P e »r, with a high vinous plant,” or that wiue can l>e made from rhubarb 
flavor and will keep till New Year. The list We have not the least objection to people 
g t be greatly extended, but those who have sweetening rhubarb juice and drinking it, and 
off- Y f i! a , °,y e r ,eti f WIH not be Qmas U g00d > if tbe >' th tek so, and find it does 
on , yit the Belle Lucrative aud the Seckel them no harm. But we do object to payin- a 
might be added with advantage. The latter, large price for a bottle of Madiera, or Sherrv. 
lough si slow grower, lives to a good old age, aud 6ud it to be nothing but rhubarb juice 
v >t k’ "’ tll0Ut doubt i tl 1(? best flavored pear as sweetened, as wo know some men have doue! 
' It is not ten days since we called on a gentleman 
I he burliest Xative Grape, — At a meeting wbo invited us to taste some sherry with him. 
of the Eastern Pennsylvania Horticultural So- Wo did 80 ’ aud fouud It te be quite au indifferent 
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der the exhibition as attractive as possible, It Is hoped P ound citron; the water saved from the pork: 
that all those who have the sewer varieties, such as 
Russel's Prolific. French, Tribune Strawberries, Agri 
culturist Strawberries. Buffalo seedling, &c., will send 
samples for the Fair. Address tbe packages to the 
TaJescent camp,—a pleasant diversion to the Fruit Ct,ni ™i»ee or the Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 
hospital and camp-wearied men. and Aill of the aud they wi]1 com ® free of «I»e38 charges.—T homas 
promise of coming good. This garden is upon Me!£uak > Chair man Frah Com. 
the bank of the Holston, about three-fourths of 
a mile from Fort Saunders. 
All that is produced from these gardens, as 
well as all the stores which are contributed by 
the people and dispensed by the Sanitary Com¬ 
mission, are of course a gratuity to the soldiers, 
in all cases. The Commission sells nothing, 
directly or indirectly, to any one, but endeavors, 
by care and diligence, to secure that as large an 
amount as possible of the contributions of the 
people to this object, shall go to the object for 
which they are contributed. H . 
Chattanooga, Tenn., April, 1 S 6 J. 
To Kill Catt*Rpujlars. —The question is some¬ 
times asked, how can caterpillars be destroyed on 
young orchards with the least expense and trouble ? A 
good way, I think, is to wash their faces in soft soap, 
one tablespoonful of cinnamon: one nutmeg, 
flour to make it rather stiffer than soft ginger¬ 
bread. This will make two loaves in a six 
quart pan. 
Johnny Cake.— The same lady writes:— 
” This is better than all the fruit cake one can 
think of. Take one cup buttermilk: half cup 
cream; two eggs; one tablespoouful sugar; two 
of wheat flour: one teaspoonful of soda, and one 
of salt. Add Indian meal sufficient to make a 
made liquid by water, with a sponge or cloth on the ^tter; bake moderately three-quarters of 
end of a pole: if none are missed they will all be clean ;U1 hoar. 
—gone. The soap will kill every worm it touches, and 
t he trees will not be inj nred. But if any should escape, 
repeat the operation after a few days.—As Old Mas! 
King ft Ferry, 1 d61. 
' 0 uout} t> the best flavored pear as sweetened, as wo know some men have done 
' It is not ten days since wo called on a gentleman 
lhe burliest .Xative Grape. — At a meeting wbo invited us to taste some sherry with him. 
of the Eastern Pennsylvania Horticultural So! Wc d ' d so, »t* d found it to be quite au indifferent 
eiety it was asserted that the Miles grape is the com POund of rhubarb juice and sugar; and vet 
people to this object, shall go to the object for Sowing Biennial axd Perennial Flowes-Slsds. 
which they are contributed. H. Edgar Sanders, in The Prairie Fanner, says —-Sow 
Chattanooga, Tenn., April, 1 SW. in shallow drills, six inches asunder. When the 
•---plants are Large enough to handle well, transplant to 
COST OF PLANTING OSIER WTT T nw another border in rows, say one foot apart, six inches 
Am l ino Ua LER WILLOW. bet weed the rows. Here they may stand till the fol- 
Pns v.rr ,. r v—,, , lowing spring, when they may be lifted with a ball of 
. * LI RAL NEW-\ORKERJ—I take pleas- earth aud transferred to the flower borders, or they 
ure in responding to any who may wish to may bfttransplanted at once, say in Jnlv, to the bor 
know the cost of setting Osiers; but it will der9 in patches of three triangularly, six'inches to one 
depend upon the price of labor, condition of to «rdistant from each other." 
soil, Ac. Therefore, what I may give as mv -r r> 
experience may not be a correct edimate m.- TKB . Rbs,rvs Bto 0!t A Grape Vink.-Geo. Hcs- 
everv one inL nf ret estimate for mann, in a note to the Alton Horticnltural Society thus 
had to use an inn r sl °ny, and I defines a “reserve bod;’ —“I call the reserve buds the 
had to use an iron rod to punch holes for the two small buds above and below each fruit bud on any 
seta. But I should advise every one not to set strong cane. There is a .-mall bud above and on* Below 
Pork Cake.—Two cups of fine chopped fat 
pork; two cups boiling water on it; two of su¬ 
gar, and one of molasses; one teaspoonful De 
Land soda; half pound raisins; quarter pound 
citron; cloves and cinnamon to suit taste; stiffen 
with flour and bake one hour.—Mrs. Spencer 
Knapp, Michigan. 
f .~ Grafton Biscuit.— Pour a quart of boiling 
1 of “iifc over half a pound of bird and some salt; 
hey stir in some flour, let it cool awhile, then add 
bor more flour and near a teacup of yeast: when 
one light, add a tablespoon of sugar, and knead as 
bread: when light again, cut out a half hour 
before baking. Cook in a quick oven. —S. F., 
: cs ' Salem, X. J„ 1S64. 
us near amana xor renewed interest in tha kuk. i , 1 .. . « vco ‘a 
d s: ‘-vs Of ject or gardening “ to th ,u!ht fr i f <7 T WaS 7 * 1 Wa,lt Sets 
"■“toty. no , am [ 8> ftiralsh for the eiiturtatoiuret of " le » Iwdve metocs in ladgtb. They s hould 
L“ th ” <*»-* Of the Rl .„,, . e M “r“th°e f 2 " CUl ‘ r - leaV “* «• “ 
f ^teny.-A eor- HOSPITAL GARDENS. “‘"S “hl.uM m HOMESTIO mamiES. 
I 'dent ol the Gardeners Monthly asks if . T at , Opiei ‘8 in stony soil; on the contrary it should each large or fruit bud, which will verv often remain Tolimrmn-n-iii , - r 
6 tow,„,, cu (r™t^to;;rirz 
teches in length. No garden of small fruits is. Tui^ion^ ^ ° f lh ° U * S< SanU:lr - y Com * Now ’ iu » soU Uke the latter, a man can set 'SHTti % Chtttt4no ^ 4 35 adaptcd t0 fniit Herbariux -WUl some of the many readers of the 
’ , our 0 Pmion, complete without this or the t\ ,, ' , t , . a n »ere in from six to eight days denendino- F ' ATL01 ‘ wn * e3 1 ; “‘‘ AU these re ^ lo ns will Rural please inform an old subscriber how to make a 
Cattawissa.” J 1 not to be supposed that the readers of upon the distance between the 2n STZ? u, 0 e , .r t ^ T ° mion ‘ ^ 1 d0 H « b arium^ Please give directions in full, and oblig, 
Aorimi, r. if • . the Rural New-Yorker, or of auv other v-.- T( . Dei ” e , c n the sets in the rows, not see why the sweeps of the Tennessee may not be —OB', Paynk, Ontario Co V r 
ti K,- S f 0T ^ ia8 Wri. — It was decided by prominent journal of the land •, • ’ . I think twelve inches is the best distance the Rhine of the South. Grapes, large and huu-ion* _ 
&5AZ2*T b "v- 
■ “f «-■ -tairsst n’crtts- Jr »-% —-———- 
“‘ d ,°?r Ue0t qUllIity - To ^ upon the battle-field. P &l baU ° f C ,° mm0a W<wl twine - will, when -The Summer Meeting of the Grower --- 
that more wero' V Mde "> f o1 . w . Wch il Wil8 ^ When the people, in different sections all over y0U Want ^° ur ° f ^* tcra Now Ywk wiu b( -' ^ at the Court House, ispecial notice.] 
Varieties Inin T *77** ^ ^ ° f aH ° tber the free North, are making their oontributi - T' w “f 4801 ® lhe dlsUnoe on tfa e twine that ln th0 c ^°f Ro chester, on Wednesday, the £>d day of Caution to HousKKEKPERs.-When vou buy Salera- 
one n!Z\ U g * tejl '2 per bushel, although through their fairs in sums eonnr^ ii ^ ’ y unt J’° Ur SCtS in thc rowe ’ and mark with Jnue ' ^ eSl °“ 10 comm, ' nce al n o'clock in the fore- tns be sure that you are not imposed upon by the sale 
er asserted ‘‘itWiua the poorest thing” hundreds of thmi«n i , ! 1 V ythe paint, or by sewing in some dark, colored thread ^ >tU , em an * 1 all mterested in the cuitura of of a spurious article in green papers purporting to be 
taeve-saw —— “without tat ' e ... “““5™*“ J *“ S»tbertog or yam; with au active lad ten or twelve yew * *" pr ”“''«*» Wu,to™ Da to". A Co. a Chmtcal sSJatoa Ta“4toae 
up non. house to house, even the small, but ot age to help, with states fasLnlfto yoZ vSTw “ -ware re— to bright red paper,, and eaa Jtadat 
^ J ’ w - v ‘ the best stores everywhere. 
i • . i — n-* viAta ^tuuiiUi ■ --- ASAAAaia vet ma wuv in.—V.” 
fnulfnre 8 0peratl0US of the U * s< Sanit:iry Com- Now, in a sod Uke the latter a man can set * he reS '° n ° f c,M ‘ tt “°°S* 35 te fruit prodne- 
m f ion * an acre in from six to J!h i* ^ , non ’ * F Tatior writes:—“AU these regions will 
It Is not to be supposed that the readers of unon rh„ i; r , s de P^ndmg turn into a vineyai-d at the lea^t provocation, and I do 
the Rural Kuw-Vorker. or or au, othe. Ic r .bfjeD J ta thc r0W! ' the swrepsor the Traaessc, C«« ta 
prominent journal of the land, are iffnro-n.t 1Ilk twelve inches is the best distance ^e Rhine of the South. Grapes, large andluseions, 
— nooui bUU IL 
be eve" saw —“without 
any taste.' 
RDENS T . ,;“ * 1 uoltw Ior cue ?Iuau DUG? at} ‘ Jve “A below each fruit bud ou any DOMESTIC INQUIRIES 
. 5 >. But I should advise every one not to set strong cane. There is a smaU bud above and on*Below _ 
kr-A* thn ,° Si ® ra ? 8t ° ny S ° U; ° n tUc contr arv it should f chlar ^°f frait bud - will very often remain To Mbxd China.—W ill someone please inform me 
i ‘ . ,,' e ‘ H . U bo free from stone. A deep black muck is best; d f °''! nan! ' ! f , t , he P nuci P al fruit b "d Starts in spring: but how to mend china«—the best way.-G eneva. 
inuiest in tuo sub* uud il* imv soil was T niiAttiii n , A . + ^ that id k.illcii they will ^CDerally Dtidhand oroduce 
1 have thought it atleiuwelve^^^neht t 1 “f — fruit; though 'not as much ef affined taep^! OH Conk Frahes.-WIU some of your cor- 
10 eni.arf.ii,r. e -ttArrie mOicS in length. They should dual bud." p respondents please inform me whether they use beaus 
. . . , „ 0 ^ i ' e ^ i perpendicular, leaving about one inch out -- whole, or split, to pl.ace npon conelrames?—F iuxce- 
Uriel sketch ot the of thu ground. The Tknnessse the Rhine op the South.—O f UA Forester. 
L. b. Sanitary Com- Now, in a soil like the latter, a man cun set t J cl “ tUn0< ** to fruit produc- Hsrbarich -Will some of the many readers of the 
an acre in from six to eight days denemlino- ,„r ’« ayl>. u wrtU s. All these regions will Rural please inform an old subscriber how to make a 
““ 7 ~ r fs^r, be,w r ^ t sxss ,» “ ^ -* 
^ of TwR.^vrea^-.^Utatotapare 
h0 , 1 ' Simtarj faet apart, which would make the coat of .or- thaai, aad aa I wrote joa last aotaom, toe wood, were ,f “» ™ to ows of a recipe for makiag batter look 
itiedifinAu. i i i- ,, „ ___ butter looks too yellow.—A “Rural” Lovhr, Dm- 
zizzziz z:? tirxr : 3 r 1 r—-»~ =«„ ^ ~ 
“ L 001 tWlne > te.it Will, When -The bummer Meeting of the Fruit Growers Society - 
ent section* all r, v U> ** aC “ the leu « th - vou want your or W^tcru New York will be held at the Court House, Ispecial notice.] 
heir contrib.fr W T* 5 “f aSUr ° lhe disUn ^ on the twine that ia tbc c ^ of Rochester, on Wednesday, the 92d day of Caution to EIouse keepers.—W hen vou buy Salera- 
nnntre t i. b l ' ”7 }OUr ^ ln thc roWfi ' Hnd “^k with Jnue - 10 comm ” nce « 11 o’clock in the Tore- tns be sure that you are not imposed upon bv the sale 
1 l ’ n - the paint, or by sewing In some dark colored thread p ’° u ^eufrnTs, and all interested in the culture of of a spurious article in green papers purporting to be 
are also gathering or yarn; with an activo lad ten or twelve years ^ •? pre * exU ' aud 10 brtng with ttlem De L “ d * Co - s Chemical Saleratus. The genuine 
ven the small, but of age to help, with stakes fastened to your Vick w l™ m 8ea90n for exhibiriou.-J ames always comes in bright red papers, and can be had at 
J ’ ’ » etre “*ry. the best store* evpr™h»re 
