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acre and nineteen rods nr ground, for the four 
years past. This orchard was set in the spring 
of 1858. T sold in 18G1 from this acre and nine¬ 
teen rods, $11,40; in 1802, $21,00; in 1803, $121, ■ 
30; and up to date, Aug. 10th, 1804, $054,00; and 
there are over 20 bbl*. that I have not yet re¬ 
ceived returns for, but which I will put in this 
statement at $0 per bbl., this being $1 per bbl 
lower than the last shipment sold for, and my 
consignee says that my fruit is spoken for ahead. 
It is safe at the above figures. This fruit has 
sold the past week for $7,00 per bbl. in Chicago, 
while the quotations in papers range from $2,50 
to $5,50 per bbl. So you can see that my fruit 
must he very nice, and so it is; and there are 
good reasons for it, which I will send you with 
the full account of sales, when finished, if yau 
desire. I will say here that I have 40 acres of 
orchard, most of it being loaded to the ground 
with as nice fruit as you ever saw, while nearly 
the whole country is destitute. 
The above account would be much larger but 
for a gale August 4th, 1861, which blew off near¬ 
ly all the fruit, and killed four persons in this 
place. 
I also raised four hundred and twenty dollars’ 
worth of strawberries on eighty-five rods of 
ground this season by irrigation—will send full 
account if you desire. E. JEL Skinner. 
Marengo, Ill., Ang. 23d, 1861. 
Rem arks.— Of course we should desire to see 
the statement of account with the orchard, and 
give our readers the process by which such re¬ 
sults are obtained There is no better apple and 
pear country on the globe than those Northwes¬ 
tern St;ttes—yes, we will say there is a no bet- 
ler fruit country. And the amount of the pre¬ 
sent fruit production, the extent of the orchard¬ 
ing, and the skill and intelligence employed in 
fruit culture in those States is scarcely compre¬ 
hended outside those States. 
APPLE TREES, 5 TO 7 FT, 
mi Fk'oss> ' m '- 
Enst Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y 
F or tiie best selected strawberries, 
Raspberries and Blackberries, which yielded forum 
the past summer over l.vxi bushels of fruit, send for 
catalogues gratis. WILLIAM PARRY, 
«o-86 Cinnannnson, N. J. 
THE CULTURE OF BULBS. 
We have before us James Vick’s interest¬ 
ing Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs for 1804. "We 
give herewith a fine illustration of a Singie 
Tulip and Crocuses, taken from it. After the 
present issue, our columns will be filled with 
the proceedings and discussions of the American 
Pomologies! Society, which will have held its 
biennia] meeting and concluded its labors before 
this paper shall reach all of our subscribers. 
We accordingly give to Mr. Yick’s {t Remarks 
on the Culture of Bulbs,” as being the most 
timely, and certainly practical, matter for this 
department St Thes e re mar ks ar e inten ded to 
meet the wants of the common cultivator—the 
farmer, mechanic, lawyer, or physician—who 
may have a little garden plat which he wants to 
enliven with the coming of Spring. The fol¬ 
lowing are Mr.'*ViCK’s remarks: 
The treatment of Bulbs is very simple; and 
with a little Are in obtaining good, sound Bulbs, 
AKE HEED. 
, READ AND RE!OEM» 
JL KKR that Russell Strawberry Plants will be 
sold by .J. Kkech from Sept. 2Vth, and during the bal¬ 
ance of the tall, as follows: 
30 kOR. *1,00 
lOO “ . 3,00 
1,000 “ . 13,00 
Any number of thousands over one. 
*10,00 I* E R 1,000. 
Also, Smith's Knrt'alo'-VH.tijnrr, 
$1,00 X-’PiR. DOZEN. 
6,00 “ lOO. 
All plants true to name, and the finest quality in the 
market. Cash to accompany orders. 
The celebrated New Seedling White Peach-Blow Po¬ 
tato, at $1.50 per peck, or Sfl.ixi per bushel. 
760-lt J. KEE( H, Waterloo, N. Y. 
IT O S T tfc C O 
GENESEE VALLEY NEESEEIE3, 
Rochester. N. Y. 
Parties who desire to purchase first Quality 
STANDARD OR DWARF FRUIT TREES, 
Small Fruits, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Plants, 
See., See., 
in lax a* or -nail quantities, ur solicited to inform 
themselves of our Stock and Prices. 
Our Nursery contains nearly FOUR HUNDRED 
Af'ltES, which enables us to fillordcrs eveu of the most 
extensive character, white particular attention is given 
to orders amounting to small sums. 
Our stock will he supplied at the most 'favorable rales. 
The follnwinjr Catalogues. with prices, are furnished 
on application npon receipt of live cents for each: 
No. i and S — lA-orlntite Pri ed Rela.il Catalogue Of 
Fruit;. Ornamental Trees, Plants, Ac. 
No. t— Wholesale Priced Oalaogur of Fruits, Orna¬ 
mental Trees. Ac., for Nurserymen, Dealers and others, 
who may wish to buy in large quintl iWsfnrtlie Autumn 
of IP(H. Address ' FROST A CO., 
7tK5-8t Koehe*ter, N. Y. 
and j> roper attention to their culture, the most 
gratifying results may be obtained. Many and 
perplexing are the directions given in the books 
for the preparation of the soil for tubers and 
bulbs, as though it were a matter requiring the 
greatest skill and precision; but we are pleased 
to state to the lovers of flowers who have little 
leisure time and but limited means, that good 
flowers can always be grown without this labor 
and care. ThoFe who have been discouraged 
with the formidable array of directions, which 
only a professional florist could practice, need 
not despair; the gay Crocus, the fragrant Hya¬ 
cinth, the brilliant, dashing Tulip, can be grown, 
and well grown, by any amateur—by any farm¬ 
er’s wife or daughter—and may decorate every 
humble cot tage garden. A rod or two of ground, 
a little taste, and some attention to the simple 
directions given, is all that is needed to insure 
success. 
The greatest obstacle to success is the difficul¬ 
ty of obtaining sound Bulbs of good varieties. 
The Bulbs grown in Holland, a century of ex¬ 
perience, both in this country and in Europe, 
has proved to he far superior to any produced 
The efforts of 
I )IS<tELL STRAWBERRY PLANTS.— 
V flu all ord. n received after the tst September. 
ice-4, the following price* will be charged2w Plants, 
50c.' SIX' Plants. A.','* 1 . ljW Plants, $10,10. Cash to ac¬ 
company orders. Address 
.f. X. DEUEL, Agent. Red Jacket Vineyard, 
745-25 W aterloo, Seneca Do., N. Y. 
T rees, vines and plants.-w i be 
found at the Seneca Co. Nurseries, a good assort¬ 
ment of TREES and DRAPE VINES. Also. Russell 
Strawberry Plant-, 25 for 51.00; 100. *2,*0; 1,000, JUWKL 
flash to accompany orders. Plants very due am! true 
to name- E. TA YI.mt, Proprietor. 
Waterloo, N. Y.. Aug. 24th, 1354.—7t3-4t 
When should Teaks bs Gathered?—H aving a 
great, many dwarf pears whose names are lost, l desire 
to know if there are anv signs or circumstances by 
which it may be known wheu the fruit- is ripe enough 
to gather for" ripening in the house?—E N. L, Shane- 
aides, -V. I*. 
In answer to a similar question an emiaont horticul¬ 
turist once said that the only way he knew of for de 
termintag when to gather pears, was to sacrifice a few 
specimens by cutting them open and examining the 
seeds! If they bad begun to turn, or were colored, he 
would pick at once. 
MY illustrated ANNUAL CATALOGUE of 
Hardy Dutch and other Flowering Bulbs, and 
Grnide to the Flower Garden, 
is now ready to send out. It consists of full »- rJ P lain 
descriptions of the best 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus* 4 *’ i5110W Drops ' 
Crown Imperial" Anemones, Lilies, &c„ &c., 
with amnie di—'fons for planting and culture. My 
season * beautifully illustrated, con¬ 
tainin'* among other illustrations two lull page eu- 
^viugs, and one beautiful colored plate of the 
JAFAN LiILiY. 
It is sent free of postage to all who apply, inciosing 
ten cents. Catalogues always sent to my customers of 
the nrevious year, free, as soon as issued, wilhou. 
in any other part of the world 
florists in other countries to compete with those 
of Holland have been failures; hence Tulips, 
Hyacinths, <tc,, are known the world over as 
Dutch Bulbs. Owing to this exclusiveness of 
the trade, first class named Bulbs have always 
beeulield at high prices; and hence there has 
been a great temptation to import those of infe¬ 
rior quality, on account of their cheapness, and 
to sell those crown In this eeuntry or flowered 
here until almost worthless. 
Another reason why Bulbs are not morn cul¬ 
tivated, is that they must be planted in the 
autumn, und the majority of amateur gardeners 
do not v, ake up to the importance of providing 
gardens until the spring is 
Wine erom Grates.— I wish to inquire, through the 
Rural, ihe best method of tnaki ngdomestic wine from 
grapes. Will wooden vessels do id let it. .-land in to 
make, after hrnistog or grinding < Mr. bettei to strain 
and add tue sugar, oriel i' 3tatdand work before pre#**' 
mg, and then add the sugar -.7 H E. 
The grape wine should be put into clean j^ks the 
larger the casks the better If sugar v> necessary, it 
ebonld be added to the juice after it > in the cask or S3 
it is put In. The grapes should be ripe, and all green 
and decayed ones should be sorted out before pressing. 
Fill the cask nearly foil, put it in a cool place to fer¬ 
ment aud refine. See pace 271 current vol. RuraL- 
FiNglE rOLir AND CROCUSES, 
winter sets in cover it with a little straw, coarse 
hay, or other litter which may be convenient. 
This prevents throwing out by the frost, which 
sometimes occurs, unless the ground is high and 
dry. Gardeners generally take up the bulbs 
after the leaves have decayed, 
The Tournesol follows the Due Van Thol, 
with larger flowers borne on a flower-stem five 
or six inches in height. Excellent for winter 
forcing in pots. 
Following the Tournesol is a large class of 
Early Tulips, containing many superb varieties. 
The flowers are larger than either of the pre¬ 
ceding, with a greater variety of color, and 
more brilliant, and are borne on flower-stems 
ten or twelve Inches in height. 
Any of these early sorts will do well for pots, 
but the two first arc the best. 
Of the Late Tulips there are many varieties, 
the distinction between each more or less clear¬ 
ly defined. These are 
npRTJIT AfTD OKHAMENTAL TEEES. 
Ellwanger & Barry 
Solicit the attention of 
JPlanters, 
.Nurserymen, and 
Dealers in Trees. 
TO THE GREAT STOCK OF 
STANDARD AND DWABF FECIT TEEES, 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, 
SHRUBS AND PLANTS, 
I 0 ^ every c 6 ecrtati'**v which they now odor for the 
plants for their 
pretty well advanced; and then, when many of 
the bulbous plants arc in full flower, and should 
not be moved, often send their orders. Those 
who wish a show of bulbous flowers in the 
spring, must make their selection, prepare the 
ground, and plant in the autumn. 
Any fair garden soil will grow Bulbs well; 
but it must be well drained, so that the water 
ou tko surface will not lie for any length of 
time, or the Bulbs will be likely to rot. If the 
soil is poor, enrich it with well-rotted stable 
manure, or with surface earth from the woods. 
Cow manure is excellent for Bulbs. Manure 
should be mixed thoroughly with the soil; and 
if the ground is still' and the manure fresh, it is 
well to put a little sand around each Bulb at 
planting. 
The soil for Bulbs should be dug deep—about 
a foot; .and if stiff from too much clay, an addi¬ 
tion of sand and leaf-mold scraped from the 
woods will be of great benefit. The most im¬ 
portant j[»olnt of all, however, is thorough 
Pears Most Liable to Fibb-Blight. — John J. 
Thomas, in his Annual Register of Rural Affairs, 
names the following varieties of pear as most liable to 
lire-blight: Madelliue, Bartlett, Passe Colmar, Stevens’ 
Genesee, Gloat Movceau, and WtakJield, while young. 
Among those least liable Socket stands at the bead, 
and the following are less liable than those first named: 
Louise Borne dc Jersey, Angoulemc, Flem’sh Beauty, 
Sheldon, Virgallea, Easter Bcurre The above named 
gent lemon adds:—‘-All are, however, more or less af¬ 
fected in different places, and sometimes the order here 
given is reversed.’' 
every summer, 
and replant them in the fall; but the more satis¬ 
factory course for amateurs would be to tdlow 
them to remain where planted for two or throe 
years, and then take them up and replant in 
other beds. 
The Crocus may be planted in the bonier with 
herbaceous plants, in clumps or masses, each 
mass being of a different color. They will be 
out of the way by the time the he’ baceous plants 
need the room. They produce a tine effect when 
planted in beds cut out of the lawn, either alone 
or as a border for beds filled with taller growing 
bulbous flowers. As soon as the flowering is 
over, the bed should be planted with Annuals. 
Crocuses are excellent for flowering in the 
house during the winter. They have a very 
fine efleet when grown in common pots, half a 
dozen or more in a pot, according to size, the 
surface of the earth being covered with moss. 
After the bulbs are planted in the pots, place 
them iu a dark, cool cellar for a week or two, or 
even longer, and wheu takeu to a warm, light 
room they will grow rapidly and soon come into 
flower. It is just as well to cover the pots with 
earth five or six inches deep in the garden, if the 
cellar is not suitable. 
Crocus Pots are now iu common use, and may 
be obtained at many of the seed stores and also 
of the dealers in crockery. They are of various 
patterns, such as the bee-hive, Ac. They are 
perforated through their outer surfaces with 
hole? large enough to admit the bulbs. After 
the pots are tilled with good, mellow earth, the 
bulbs are inserted through the holes; or. if the 
bulbs are too largo to pass through the holes, the 
crown or eye should be placed at the hole, and 
the great favorites with 
florists the world over, aud are truly magnifi¬ 
cent, with tall, stately stems, usually eighteen 
Jiovticulturat 
colored cups. The Late Tuiips are divided in¬ 
to ISizarrts, Byblooms, and Roses. The Bi¬ 
zarre? have yellow ground, marked with any 
other color. Byblooms have white ground, 
marked with purple and violet. Rosts have 
white ground, marked or variegated with rose, 
scarlet, crlmsoB, or cherry. 
The Double Tulips are of all colors—brilliant 
red and double as the Paiony, yellow as gold, 
and of every desirable shade. Of late years the 
Double Tulips have been much improved, and 
deserve a place in every good collection. 
The Parrot Tulips are a very brilliant class. 
The petals are long aud loose, and hence they 
have not been much esteemed by florists, who 
are somewhat arbitrary iu their notions; but we 
gay with confidence that those who plant the 
Parrots will be surprised at their magnilicence 
in the flowei ing season. The edges of the pe- 
I NOOLITTLE UASPBKUKV PL.ANTS. 
I ) PrtCR by ir.aU, postage paid ami w.unnU'il to ar-_ 
rive safely or rnou.-> rt-fundtd—il scut matt bat; full of 
plan la las; spring: t.. Denver • ily, Col. Ter., safely,)—CO 
good plan'.; tor $i ; '.00 good plants-for f 4. 
If ordered by Express, charges asipaid, wgnod ptan’3 
for 51 : luj or over, to per MO; 3,001 or over $ 7 jwr LOW. 
Shallcommence SI ting orders October 10th. 1 rtnteu 
directions sent ™ receipt of « nier. Reims I • b- cur¬ 
rency. niu atUtaesa H. H. l>00LJ r T1.8, 
TSS>2t Oaks Corners. X. Y. 
V B.—Lt'l season, after oiv plants were all sold, I 
hail orders for mere than :00,000 that l bad to refuse. 
The Stock is of the First Quality in all respects. 
A WHOLESALE CATALOGUE 
Is just published, and will he sent post free to appli¬ 
cants who inclose a stamp. 
RLLWANGER .t BAKST, 
Mount Hope Nurseries, 
763-11 Rochester, N. Y. 
' JREE9 FOIL SAXjE- 
Thu subscriber would respectfully amio-mce that 
he lias cn hand for the Fail’s Sale, a large and very de¬ 
sirable lot uf 
NURSERY STOCK, 
iu general assortment. In particular, he would invite 
the ait-iitlou of purchasers to the f,.n..wta>r: 
a t AN inkttD LSI) DW AKF BEARS, of very supe¬ 
rior quality. 
GKAPEA Including the new and roor- rare kinds,the 
P« law.re, A.ilrelnlwcK, lolia, Rogers’ Hybrl.ls, .Vlteu's 
Hybrid, Ac., Ac. 
uBV.UiKN t'.VT, THEE?, particularly Evergreens, 
iu Jar**' supply, very choice. 
All tor .-ale ou reasonable terms. Catalogues sent free 
to a 1 applicants who enclose stamp for prepayment of 
postage. W. BROWN bMlTM, 
Proprietor of the Syracuse. Nurseries. 
Syracuse, N. Y.,Sept-10, tsfri. 
almost certain. After planting, and before se¬ 
vere frost sets in, cover the beds with a dress¬ 
ing of leaves, 
or somethin; 
Over these throw a little brush, 
of the kind, to prevent their 
blowing oU'. 
If these simple directions are followed, and 
good Bulbs are planted, the cultivator will not 
only succeed, but will bo astouished at the won¬ 
derful results of a little labor and expense. 
ABOUT TULIPS. 
Mr. Vick saysFor more than a ceutury 
the Tulip has been a universal favorite with the 
lovers of flowers, and at certain times the rage 
for this flower has amounted to a general mania. 
Nothing in the floral world can exceed the 
beauty and brilliancy of a bed of good Tulips. 
Those who are acquainted only with the com¬ 
mon, poor Tulips, seen in the country, know 
nothing of the character of a good Tulip, or the 
magnificence of a mass of these superb flowers. 
Auy good garden soil will answer for the Tu¬ 
lip. A rich soil is not necessary, though well 
rotted manure and rotted sods and leaf-mold may 
be applied wheu the earth is poor. See that the 
draiuage is good before planting. Plant in Oc¬ 
tober and November. Make the soil tine and 
deep. Set the Parly flowering kinds live or six 
inches apart, and the Late varieties seven or 
eight inches. Cover from two to three inches 
deep. 
The Tulips are divided into two general 
classes, Early aud Late, and these again into 
several others. The earliest Tulips flower in 
this latitude about the first of May. 
The earliest of the early class are the Due 
Vim Thol, single aud double. They are red, 
yellow, and orange, growing on short stems, 
four or five inches iu height. The engraving 
shows a siuglo flower of this variety. The dark 
part of the engraving is red and the light edges 
yellow. Fine for pots In winter. 
DOW PRICES. 
PLANTERS, wh* are l'onninc Vineyard*. 
and 
NURSERYMEN, who wUh plant* Cor stock, 
*J1 ffnd it their Interest to examine the one-year old 
plants of 
Of which they offer 
At the following tow prices: 
No. 1. $25 iX) per 100 — $200,00 per 1,000. 
No. 2. $ 15,00 per 100 — $ 125,00 per 1,000. 
$ 1,000,00 per 10.000. 
No. 3. $12.00 per 10U— $10U,CO per 1,000. 
$750,00 per 10,000. 
They are propagated from single eyes of bearing 
vines, and not by layering or grafting, and are so 
grown as to ensure an abundance of li5rous roots and 
thi 'roughly ripened wood. 
The testimony of those who have purchased them for 
the last two years is of the most favorable character. 
In consequence of the low price, their stock of Dela¬ 
wares has for two years been bought up early in the 
autumn by a few persona The proprietors wU/i them 
more widely scattered, and hope, therefore, that those 
who desire to purchase, will send their orders early. 
In consequence of the great dUliculty in growing the 
Delaware the first year, nurserymen will find it their 
Interest to purchase largely to plant for stock. 
The Proprietors can also furnish 
100.000 
Other HARDY GRAPES, Including Concord, Diana, 
C reveling, Iona, Allen's Hybrid, Adlrondac, and Other 
new sorts. 
REMOIffTANTT ROSES, 
From cuttings, and not grafted or budded tn any way, 
$315 PER lOO. 
Address PARSONS As Ctk, 
7#3-3teo - Flushing, N. Y, 
\Ye invite the attention of all intending to purchase, 
to our kxtbnsitr and reliable assortment of Nur¬ 
sery Stock, embracing 
FKTir TREES Dwarf itnd Si tndard.— Apple, Pear, 
Blurry, Plum, Peach, Apricot. Nectarine, Orange 
Quince. Ac. 
SMALL Kinds— Currants, Gooseber¬ 
ries. Ka-pm i rlcs. blacatM rries, Khubarb, Straw¬ 
berries, husfcll's i'roliaoaud Buffalo Seedling. 
GRAPE VINES— Sinmo, Wea iAy Piar.t* — Delaware, 
lMan,, (Vr.cord. Ihtntonl Pr. Ilfte, K«tvc> a. Allen’s 
Hybrid, Union VUldge, Cuyahoga, t’n rrllug, Iona, 
v-raeHa \d,.'m iac, lUu> rP Hybrid*,Ac..,t>‘. Also 
a fine stock of Pmcs, all the in -t varieties. 
ORNAMENTAL Tit EES IVcid* < c-irl RvCrtfre.Ti 
Norway Spruce, American and Siberian Arbor 
S lt:e, Scotch, Austrian and White Pine, Balaam 
Fir, tleml id:. Junipers, Ac. Also, Eltus. Maples, 
Horse l best!Hits, Lindens, Mountain Asli, Tulip 
Trees, Magnolias, Flowering Thoms, 4c., Ac. 
SHRUBS la 0 mil Fartriy —W Kite Fringe, Snow Ball, 
Purple Fringe, Altheas, -tni'cas, Deuulas. Iloiuy- 
suCMea. Lilacs ; Roses, a Cull .assortmentof the best 
varieties. Ft Vpelual. M I'lUujtag, Bourbon, Noi¬ 
sette ami Tea. 
BULBS AND PLANTS t-'iJ." and Spring Planlag.- 
Lilies, Gladioli, Hyacinths, Tulips, unions, Crown 
Imperials, Camillas. IT ehalaa, Azaleas, Begeuias, 
Clu ysatiuictiiuuis. Ac.. Ac. 
Our facilities are extetirive, and we offer superior in¬ 
ducements to Dealers and alt wishing a variety of 
stock. Every order received shall have our careful aud 
considerate attention. Catalogues, descriptive or 
wholesale, sent on receipt of a three cent stamp. Call 
aud examine our stock. 
T. C. MAXWELL & BROTHERS, 
Geneva, Out. Ou., N. Y. 
7tt>-3t 
WESTERN ORCHARD CULTURE, 
Eds. Rural New Yorker:— As Mr. Fair- 
child, of Wisconsin has given the reasons why 
so many fail in fruit raising iu the West, and 
simply the plain facts, which can be seen ail 
around me en every side, 1 thought that I 
would give you a little of the other side, and 
show you that a well kept orchard of suitable 
varieties on suitable soil and location will pay. 
I will commence by giving an account of one 
September, iSSk 
