hardy grape I ever saw—conies early into bearing—is 
very productive (too much so unless thinned,) aud to 
ray taste, and all others who have expressed an opin- 
ion to me, much superior to Concord in flavor; and I 
think the writer and his friends must have a singular 
and primitive taste to prefer Concord to Delaware or 
Diana. He complains of the high price, but forgets 
that the Concord was first sold at $5 each, aud also 
that the Delaware will soon he reduced so that the 
million can plant it. 
Now 1 will state a fact. Five years ago I planted in a 
continuous row one of each, in the order named—Ke- 
becea, ibiabe, Delaware, Hartford, Prolific, Concord, 
and KI sin boro , and, so far, the Delaware has given me 
more fruit than any one of them—soil and cultivation 
all the same—exposure free and open. The ground, 
when planted, was worked to the depth of fourteen or 
fifteen inches, and moderately enriched. Other soils, 
locations, and exposures may give different results, as 
this is only a single instance, and 1 have had experi¬ 
ence enough to know that no decided opinion can be 
given, as to productiveness and profit per acre, short 
of ten years’ trial at least, and twenty would be safer. 
I do not undervalue the Concord, but, on the con¬ 
trary, esteem it a valuable acquisition, as I stated to 
my friends when I first saw aud examined it at Mr. 
Bull's, the originator; but it is, in nay opinion, infer¬ 
ior in flavor to the Delaware, besides being two or 
three weeks earlier, which is a desideratum. Both 
are useful varieties, and will fill the places they are 
suited for. C. Downing, 
Newburgh, K. If, 
The above we find in Hovey’s Magazine of Hor¬ 
ticulture for April. Last autumn we had an opportu¬ 
nity to examine the ** continuous row ” of vines 
mentioned by Mr. Downing, growing in his grounds 
at Newburgh, and made some notes for future nse. 
Mr. D. devotes his time and grounds entirely to ex¬ 
periments designed to test the value of different 
fruits, having no pecuniary Intereslin theirsuccess or 
failure. The public have confidence in his judgment, 
while all know him to be extremely cautious in his 
statements. The Delaware certainly took the lead in 
that row of seven varieties. 
plum*, peaches, or apricots, at Rochester Usually about the 
last of July, or beginning of August The native, or Canada 
plum, and the Cherry, or Myrobatan, grow freely till late in 
tbo fall, and may be budded in the latter end of August, ( , r 
beginning of September /‘ears on pear stock/ arc usually 
budded here in July, in anticipation of the leaf blight which 
stops their growth when it attacks them. Wbero no such 
thing as this is apprehended, they should not be budded 
before the middle of August, as the buds are not generally 
mature till tbat time. Applet on free stocks, amt on the 
Paradise and Doucin, may be budded ns soon as the buds are 
.nature, which is usually, here, about the first to the middle 
of August. Cherries on free Afar tar, f stocks— hh soon as buds 
are ripe, here, about the lirst of August. Pears on (mines 
S < ’ flEN KCT A D Y WJKirn.Tirit Ah unit MU 
Ihe Mill,...',,I’er* 11,11 nurue?irre Improved fpill*,,. (liain 
and L-rer • W,-, Combined Tbr-her-«.ml cieniHrs 
I hresherv a nil j it. ratine > Nepnrntors, Clover Mullers. Wood 
• MWK, | H full | j fit \ti fl of wllirlt U’l 1 I Ka» fnnnrl if tl i 
Tv ^ T r*‘ ,,M mailed to jipplirHtrt/ 
<J. WKsrivoi.orsr * Ov Having mnl.wcTihle.hin^rov 
some lime, and worked with nearly .-,,-rv kind of DoubleTread 
Machines in Northern New York. I would suv, after w'elmr one 
Of »!!’ 1 L* ' V i , | k,<,r " { ' a ' ,in,< make, that it Is ahead of n.\th°W 
of the kind I ever saw. Yount, *e„ E. pLcMB K 
Address G. WF.STtNGHfiCSB & CO.. 
Schenectady, Nnw York. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: —We at the North are 
somewhat troubled to cultivate the grape vine on 
account of its being killed by the winter, if the vines 
are not taken off the trellis and covered up. We all 
know it is a great deni of trouble to take them down 
in the fall and put them up in the spring, besides 
they are injured not a little by the process. This 
difficulty can be avoided by having a trellis so con¬ 
structed as to be laid down with the vines on them. I 
here send you a rude drawing and description of an 
arbor of this kind, of my own coutrivance. I made 
a model of it last fall, which I took to our County 
Fair, and a great many people thought it was a good 
thing. As it is simple in its construction, anybody 
that can nse a hammer and chisel can make one. 
A t'ttiEkD, recently returned from Europe, says 
nothing delighted him more than the fine rows of 
fruit trees, particularly cherries, planted along the 
sides of the public roads, through Germany and 
Switzerland, affording to the pedestrian both grateful 
shade and refreshing fruit. Many of the Railroads, 
too, have a flower border on each side, cultivated 
with care. Mr. Loudon gave the following account 
of the Fruit Avenues on the Continent: 
“On the continent, and more especially in Ger¬ 
many and Switzerland, the cherry is much used as a 
roadside tree; particularly in the northern parts of 
Germany, where the apple and the pear will not 
thrive. In some countries the road passes for many 
miles together through an avenue of cherry trees. 
In Moravia, the road from Brunn to Olmutz passes 
through such an avenue, extending upwards of sixty 
miles in length; and we traveled for several days 
through almost one continuous avenue of cherry 
trees, from Strasbnrg by a circuitous route to Munich. 
These avenues, in Germany, are planted by the desire 
Of the respective governments, not only for shading 
the traveler, bnt in order that the poor pedestrian 
may obtain refreshment on his journey. All persons 
are allowed to y.wtake of the cherries, on condition 
of not injuring the trees; but the main crop of the 
cherries, when ripe, i« gathered by the respective 
proprietors of the land on which it grows; and when 
these are anxious to preserve the fruit of any partic¬ 
ular tree, it is, as it were, tabooed; that is a wisp of 
straw is tied in a conspicuous- part to one of the 
branches, as vines by the roadsides In Francp, when 
the grapes are ripe, are protected by sprinkling a 
plant here and there with a mixture of lime and 
water, which marks the leaves with conspicuous 
white blotches. Every one who has traveled on the 
Continent in the fruit season, must have observed the 
respect that is paid to these appropriating marks; 
and there is something highly gratifying in this, and 
in the humane feeling displayed by the princes of the 
different, countries, in causing the trees to be planted. 
It would indeed be lamentable if kind treatment did 
not produce a corresponding return.” 
We hope to see the time when something like this 
will be inaugurated in our country. The moral effect 
would more than pay the cost. Then we should hear 
much less of the robbing of orchards, and the pilfer¬ 
ing of fruit and flowers. The young would learn 
that while full provision was made for their enjoy¬ 
ment, they must respect the rights and interests of 
others. 
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New York, with testimonial!-, and other valuable informa¬ 
tion will la- supplied b,V mail ami Ordem will la, promptly ex¬ 
ecuted upon application to the .Umnt In NVw York. 
Fowl f u m rv l, ' V 'V ,l> FRANKS, ia Exchange 1'lace. 
row lr a co., rropntfiurf, Alexaudria, \ it ass-st 
^ W ALR!.—Tbr subscriber of- 
. foonrl k'iO acres for -ale, hall a mile 
\t l, r "-"" t,le Mich l - HR Depot iu the city of Jackson, 
Ahmii .'V" 1 ••nunonre owrUmliii.L. almost the entire city. 
, 7u / cr "" ?<■ 1 timber ihc- ..ruie 
inrinSi Aliaui 7rt ' vll 7‘ vix.w.mr soil, well w.itered with 
u il e il,. . ! " V f ,h ‘i rnn ' l i:uf ' I-’«* rods wide, are 
within the uty limit* nml contain wmc of the nmd .J.-iiahle 
Iota for dwellings, and worth from S)0o toSfiiki pwv lot Bv lav- 
ingout road* northorTv tliroufthllhe balance of the 70 i»cru» it 
might be unit! lor budding lota worth Id,on! SiriiUr c» 
rendering thi- prospect to the mirehUer of a r.V.iain 
1,1 pvus® "?r eltv puniome*.aside fporn the fanning pros- 
if*/ * 2v a,ni1 Wl ^ j»o it prlcfillMt will ho nn in- 
ducemeiit toan.v one whiiiiao to nnrrtiaye • • desirable u .itua- 
0,1 - v ’i' lrl l| e- monov down, mol the 
halani o can remain on Imnd auil mortgage for a terms of rears 
with yoarlr install,_ For further partieuiara inmiira of 
the milmrnher on Mio |iremiKes. J ■(! MriilMIV 
mm irom tna, uj the middle of the month, the quince and 
Mahaleb grow late, and especially the latter. Reach stocks 
should always be budded the same season the need* are 
planted, and, an they grow rapidly until very late, are not 
usually budded till about the middle of September. The 
budding period varies in different seusona. In a dry, worm 
season, the young wood matures earlier, aud stocks cease to 
grow sooner, ami are therefore budded earlier than in a cool, 
moist season, that prolongs the growth of the stocks, and 
retards the maturity or the buds. Stocks growing feebly 
require to be budded earlier than those growing freely. It is 
necessary to keep an eye to all these points.” 
Figure 1 . 
inscription. — Fig. 1 represents the arbor. The 
posts A may be either round or square, and should be 
eight inches in diameter, and two feet six iucheB 
long. Cut a mortice two by four inches, and ten or 
twelve long. The upright pieces, 15, should be 2 by 
■ 1 , hardwood scantling, and tapered to about 24 
inches at the top. Insert the upright piece in the 
mortice in the post A, bore two holes through both 
so lon« liinouliieluri'il by me, Is ip urmr giving more 
power and motion to lb,, knives, convenience iu throwing in 
and OUt of iroar, and reducing its weigh, and draft, while all the 
important Inventions or Mr Kktciii'm are retained 
Send for rilrgnlnv giving full pm tie whirs. 
I his Is now one of the most desirable Machines made, and 
should be examined before giving an order for him other 
machine. Address K. L. HOWARD.BjUIUlojN, Y. 
IVniTEHAt.r., 1 V:i fiingtun f'n , n. Y., ) 
r. r it „ _ , , March 31 1860. 
It. L. Mow akp, Raq., Buffalo, 
Dear Sir -Your Agent, IV K. Congdon, enlleil upon rne 
I.mnT July, lifter f lunl iitt-L*rifleiI t wo uiowlriR’ ncu')iirie trill«?», one 
in tins town and one in GranvHie, when- iniite a number of 
machines were present, and after 1 Lift tried a machine of an¬ 
other kind. I was Induced to trv vouv IIhwabh Mowkii, and I 
will state that in -untdieitv, strength, durability and perfect 
adaptation to the work tor which it is designed, ami the ease 
ot draught, it is unequalled by any machine that has come 
under my notice. jl q jjlAN 
and 
Downino'S Ml'I.nBftftY, &C —1. Is Downing's Ever-hearing 
Mulberry aa hardy, ornamental, productive, and the fruit as 
good as formerly represented 9 If so, where can the trees he 
obtained, and at what price? 2. How shall I prevent the 
destruction of Hubbard squash, watermelon, mid other vines, 
by maggots tn the root? 3. Mow shall I rid mv garden of 
the Common angle or earth worm? They make the soil very 
hard.—W. If Swum, Vhaumtmt , 1861. 
1. Downing’s Mulberry is a desirable fruit. It has not yet 
borne in this section, aud the only bearing trees we have 
seen were on the Hudson, in the neighborhood or its origin. 
The trees are tender here when young, so that the limbs are 
somewhat killed back It is thought they will become hardy 
enough with nge, Trees can he bnd of Mr. C. W. Grant, of 
Iona, near 1‘eekskill Our nurserymeu hero are propagating 
the Mulberry, but we have not seen trees advertised, and 
perhaps they are uot yet ready for sale. 2. Some of our 
readers will please give the information required, as wo have 
not been troubled, aud therefore have not had experience. 
3. Good drainage, thorough working and lightening of the 
soil, and a little time, wall do much to destroy the worms. 
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A JOURNEY I.V THE SEABOARD SLAVE STATES. 
A JOURNEY IN THE HACK COUNTRY. 
PDBU6UKH nv 
M A wo 1ST mt O'r YIKIlri?,, 
ff88-2t ti A■ 7 Mercer Street, New York. 
Figure 2, 
at A B, as in figure 2, the lower one about two 
inches from the bottom, the other about, the same 
from the top. The upright pieces should bo rounded 
off. Hut a pin or holt through those holes. The 
lower one should be fastened, the upper one left mov¬ 
able. The rafter, C, should bo 14 inch stuff, about 
three inches at the bottom, arid two at the top. This 
should be bolted to the upright piece at E. You 
want two of figure 2 , to make a bent, as is shown in 
figure 1. You may have as many of these bents as 
you like, but only three are shown in the drawing. 
The post A ehould he net in the ground, *0 that the 
mortice will be above the ground. The posts should 
be set six feet six Inches apart if the upright pieces 
are six feet, but the upright pieces maybe any length 
you wish, and then set the posts to correspond. I he 
rafters should be fastened at the top at D with staples 
and hooks; common barn door hooks will do. Cross 
pieces should be nailed to the upright pieces and raf- 
terB for the purpose of holding the arbor together and 
training the vines on, and your arbor is complete. 
Sfft the vines between the posts. In the fail unhook 
the hooks at D, and let down the roof. Now take 
out the top pins and let down the arbor, folding one 
side on top of the other, and cover up for the winter. 
Warren, Lake Co., IU., April, 1881. Thomas Tuli.by. 
TO DESTKOY THE CURCULIO 
Ens. Rural New-Yorker: —Having been in early 
life engaged on a farm, and seeing the ravages com¬ 
mitted by the Curculio, I wish to inquire if you, or 
some of your correspondents, do not know of some 
way of getting rid of these troublesome insects. In 
many parts of tlie country Dot a plum is raised, nor 
has been raised for years, on account of the Curculio. 
The huh its of the insect, In its various stages of 
development, according to my observation, are the 
following: 
The egg is deposited by the Curculio at any period 
from the time the plum is out of the blow till it 
reaches maturity. Directly the egg hatches, the larva 
makes its way to the center of the fruit. The plum, 
thus injured, ftills to the ground. On this the larva 
feeds till it reaches maturity, when it makes its way 
into the ground, and there remains till the next 
spring, undergoing its metamorphosis, and then 
emerging as a Curculio, to go through the same 
routine. 
Now, it seems to me that the insect should be 
destroyed while in the ground. Two or three methods 
for affecting this have suggested themselves to mo, 
without my having the opportunity, however, to put 
them in execution. The first is to turn over the 
ground with a-spade, beneath the tree, in the fall, so 
as to expose it to the action of the frost duriug 
winter, and thus freeze them to death, A second is 
to saturate the ground beneath the tree, in the spring, 
a few times, with strong soap suds, very warm, or a 
Lps. Rural New-Yorkeu:— -Please accept a few 
nice recipes which I send, hoping they may benefit 
others, as the it’s have proved valuable to me. 
Makislk CakE — White Cake .— Three cups of white 
sugar; 1 cup of butter; I of sweet milk; 4 teaspoon 
of soda; whites of 8 eggs; 5 cups of Hour. Spice 
Cake Two cups of brown sugar; I cup of molasses; 
1 cup of butter; 1 cup of sour milk; 1 teaspoon of 
soda; yolks of 9 eggs, and white of 1 ; I cups of flour; 
spice to suit, the taste. First put a layer of spice cake 
in the pan, then a layer of white cake; finish with 
spice cuke. 
Berwick Sponge Cake.—B eat six eggs two min¬ 
utes, then add three enps of powdered sugar, and 
beat five minutes; two even cups of flour, and two 
teaspoons of cream tartar, and beat one minute; one 
cup of cold water, with one tenspoon of soda dis¬ 
solved in ii; and the grated rind of a lemon, and half 
of the juice, and beat one minute; then add two even 
eupB of flour, and bent one minute. Bake in deep 
pans iu ft quick oven. Nellie. 
Nvw London, Ct., 1801. 
UCI.TCHK or Ast-ARAors,— will JC-IX f Lras* give, to rough 
the columns of yojlr valuable paper, the most approved 
tiiutbod oi' cultivating asparagu- i ti»VT a lied in xay garden 
ten foot hy aixtoen, which has received a cousidorablo euro 
lor throe or lour years past, yet it has not produced enough 
eithot season Tor cooking twice a wools for a small famlty 
The soil is a clay loam —E, l>. G,, Monterey, lSHl, 
Wo can't say what is thn trouble with your Asparagus hod. 
Wo have never in imaged to fail in our attempts to grow- good 
Asparagus As this is Just- t.ho season for making hoda, wo 
will givo such advice as will insure success. In planting an 
Asparagus bed, it i« the hotter way, If possible, to procure 
the plants or a nurseryman. Two-year-old plants can be 
obtained for about two drillara per hundred, and a crop will 
bo grown two years sooner than If the seed 
best variety is tho Purple-Top, which is 
JV E YV S T <> It 
BY 
II/IS. UJtnttMKT HJBECBJER STO U'P 
was sown. The 
the purplish looking 
variety commonly seen in our markets. Asparagus may bo 
grown in almost any soil, if well drained, yet the most suita¬ 
ble is a light, deep, sandy loam. This should he dug deeply, 
about two feet, and plenty of manure incorporated with the 
soil, A piece of ground, fifteen feet by twenty, will produce 
enough for almost any family. TIuh should be divided into 
three beds, four feet wide, leaving an alley eighteen Inches 
wide between each bed, and making three beds four feet wide 
aud twenty Diet long. Two such beds will be ample for a 
small family. At this stage it would be well to sow on the 
beds about half an Inch of salt and ruko it In. The Aspara¬ 
gus is naturally a mariue plant, and is very fond of salt. 
Now draw a line lengthwise along oue of the beds, nine 
inches from the edge, and cut a trench on the outside of the 
line, six inches deep, and in this trench sot tho plants, uine 
or ten inches apart, and so deep that when the trench is 
covered, the crowns of tho plants will be about two inches 
below tbe surface of the bod. As the plants are put in, draw 
a little earth over them, so as to secure them In their places. 
Having finished one row, cover them and rake off evenly, 
aud proceed to make another Dirrow one foot from tho first, 
and plant as before. This plan will give four rows to the 
bed. Tbe beds will require no care the first summer, but 
simply to destroy the weeds, and this must be done carefully, 
so as not to Injure the plants. If salt bo sown pretty freely 
before planting, the weeds will not be troublesome; if not, 
salt can be sown over the beds any time during the summer. 
Enough salt to kill every weed will be only n nice relish to 
the Asparagus. la November, cover the beds with three 
inches of rotted manure. In the spring thi* may be lightly 
dug in with a fork, care being had not to go deep enough to 
Ifijure the crowns. » 
The Second Spring, if the cultivator is very anxious for 
Asparagus, the strongest can be cut, though most gardeners 
recommend leaving them untouched until the third year. 
We should not hesitate, however, to cut moderately the 
second season, if we had no other way to get this delicious 
vegetable. 
All the care the beds will require after this, is to cut down 
the old stalks, pull up the weeds, and cover with manure 
every fall, which should be forked in in the spring. After 
the manure is forked in, rake all loose stones, rough manure, 
Ac., iuto the alleys. Give, every season, in the spring, a 
ONE OP THE HOME COMPOSTS, 
Ens, Rural New-Yorker: —Will some of our 
friends, who have not already done so, set oat a few 
strawberry plants, and then take care of them? The 
fruit is truly Inviting and comforting. 1 will cheer¬ 
fully give my experience in a small way. In April, 
1889, I got some plants and set three rows across the 
uorth side of my garden, sheltered by a wall. The 
rows were seventy-five feet long, eighteen inches 
apart, and the plants were set eight or ten inches 
distant in the row. The first season they produced a 
few berries,—the plants growing finely. I persever- 
ingly removed all the runners. Last spring they 
grew in large tufts, very prolific. They were kept 
clear of runners through the season, and mulched 
with straw. In due time the plants were beautiful 
with blossoms, and the berries abundant and deli¬ 
cious. When the weather was dry they were watered 
after sundown. In this way they gave us ample pick¬ 
ing for six weeks,— all the family needed,—besides 
many to give to neighbors and friends. Few edibles 
are more palatable to tho infirm and aged, or more 
refreshing to a man weary with a day’s toil, than a 
dish of fresh strawberries. My experience with 
strawberry plants is limited, and the above may not 
be the best mode of culture. However, I find with 
these, as with most desirable plants, careful attention 
is necessary to insure a praiseworthy harvest. Keep¬ 
ing the plants free from weeds aud runners, it seems 
to me is the main idea. If this is neglected, the lied 
soon becomes a perfect mat of vines, with little 
fruit generally. The runners, I think, should be cut 
with scissors, using great care not to disturb the 
vines more tlian is possible. If there is a care-taking 
one about the house, let him or her now and then see 
to the vines, and they will amply repay the labor. 
Fowls, of course, must be strictly excluded. t. 
Digbton, March, 1861. 
Tuts is the proper mode of culture for the amateur 
and we believe for the market grower also. Some of 
the extensive growers prefer to let the vines grow 
so as to cover and shade the ground. This plan, we 
think is a bad oue and will be abandoned. 
To Encourage the Growth of Hair and Pre¬ 
vent its Turning Gray.—A young lady friend of 
mine was recommended by a coiffeur to use sage 
water. She was obliged to discontinue its daily use, 
aB it made her hair too thick. Pour boiling water on 
the sago leaves, and let them remain some time In the 
oven or near a stove; strain and apply to the roots of 
the hair daily. If any pomade is needed, an equal 
mixture of cocoa-nut, and olive oils, with a little per¬ 
fume, is very efficacious.— London Field. 
TIUKNOR & FIELDS, 
W VWhiciKton fit, Boston, Ma«i. 
I looUttle’s Improved 
l -'BERRY 1’l.AMTH for rale a! 81.BO 
order* to JOHN L. KENNEL, ( 
)rf ( \( U \ Anoer. O 
** il / rale tV(r cash by 
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[Sl-Kcur, NOTICE.] 
Interesting. —If houaekeepetH really understood the great 
difference that exists between different brand* of Saleratun, 
aa to quality, purity, and consequent reliability aud health 
fulness, they would not long bo without the best that is 
manufactured. Dk Land A Co.’sSaleratus costs yon no more 
than any of the inferior articles which am in the market. 
He is using a new process of reliriiug Saleratus, by which all 
impurities are removed. This proves* is Jn use at no other 
establishment in this country. The quality or tho HaJeratu* 
produced by thi* process i» very superior, audit is fust becom¬ 
ing very popular with Intelligent housewives. Dk Land k 
Co.’b Saleratun Is for sale by most grocer* and storekeepers. 
Manufactured and for sale at wholesale at Fairport, Monroe 
Co., X. Y. The principal grocers also wholesale it. 
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( ] K GAT A I •'TIN SHARK 11 STRAWBERRY. 
' * no- price of ibi- mammoth variety will be reduced this 
spring to 82 per Uogen, <- r ?!i> per hundred I lejiveied l» rota¬ 
tion as ordered be Great. Austin was xhibited Li vt year iu 
Boston, New York, 1 nladelphn, Rochester, awl Albany, and 
ack now halved to bo the most, beautiful, and to average the 
largest arid must pruductmi of any dtrawhen r in cultivation 
A liberal Ui*cnuut in t/iw w ho nui'ahjix? by the fcLcnmin<] Or- 
aontiPJdrerfKed u* dtnpr Wp / t 
Vo'w 1 'w-.X J!•• '£}*• .-MutkorTrustee, Alhane, N.V., or 
IV .M. S. < A 111 LSI hit, 408 pearl Street, Sew York 
■Lds, lie ral New-Yorker: — I indorse the timely 
hints thrown out by J. L. K., of Chili Center, on the 
Young Orchard. We are troubled much in this 
section with the Apple Borer, and great precaution 
should be taken to prevent injury by them. My plan 
is to remove the earth around the tree, say one inch 
in depth. Then take a piece of old cotton cloth four 
by six iuches, wind it around, tie with woolen yarn, 
and pack the dirt at the bottom to prevent the insects 
from depositing their eggs. Keep the cloths there 
until fall, aud then take them off. 
If that is too much trouble, keep weeds and grass 
away, aud once in two or three weeks rub around the 
trees with the hand. That will dislodge them. At 
any rate, do not let one of them get in. Trees left in 
the grass are sure to be destroyed. This has all been 
written and read before; but the only way is to keep 
the facts before the people. There is another impor¬ 
tant thing. When trees are transplanted, the top 
should be reduced. Cut back to five or seven buds. 
Farmers, do not let auy one plow your orchard unless 
you are present. Many fine trees are ruined by plow¬ 
ing deep and close up to the trunks, the bark being 
torn off, and roots and fibres mutilated. A very few 
years’ treatment of this kind and your orchard jg gone 
up. Another item of great importance is to wash 
them with weak ley. After the women have don* 
making soap, throw some boiliDg water on the leach, 
and use an old broom, or swab made of cloth. This 
will destroy eggs and larva-, and make them smooth 
ana healthy. D B w 
Horse Heads, Chemung Co., April, 1861. 
^uciliscmcnts 
I >1 PORTER I- It K N t II STA N I». 
J THEM—To arrive i«-r ship •• fvllonla.' frem 
uul collection nl Standard l’car Trees, contain I 
most approved varieties, selected expre-dv I 
largest Nurseries in France, .^Insisting In part a 
Jett, .'eckel. Belle Lucrative, nature More JJr 
Bt-tirr* d Anjou, Winter Ni-IU, A-c. 
An excellent opportunity is now 0 tiered to I 
Gardeners, ana Amateur Cultivators, to obtain 
luerit. of I 1 ruit Tri-Oh pf the above well known vi 
,, ,C ce ? list of the shove, together with other 
Bulbs, «c., forwarded on application, bv 
SPOONER A CO.. Nurrerymen at 
63*0'>'•_ Jamaica Plain Nurseries, .lainai 
I IKK 1 iventy years constant, nee has Tully established 
the reputation of these I-liters a* possessing every ora. hull 
.•mil teiejiltjie arrangement fY,i- the purposes desired They are 
pona/jU, durable, cotiveaw-at, and cheap. 1 
Descriptive Circulars sent free. Address 
- ft JdMBS TE RRY k GO.. Ilo<hestpr, N. Y. 
r P<> H’lX X ’ K <i RO VV FJ I iH—Craidus M. 
L I lay Jr win sired by old <V*in, MT Clay. His darn lies 
Semrer and Mambrtno. He 1 * a dark brown,6 years old the 20th 
or May next, 16 bands high, well proportioned, line style and 
bids fair to be n rtcoiuJ Pate-lien. For put Men lars, send fora 
'' Fishkilt, Dutch css Go., N. Y.. April, 186f. J ° HN GltAiLViI ' 
ATiVE liV Kite If HENS-6 b 
packing free, it to f' , 1 l.oeo. 
-«t D. L. SIMMONS k CO. 
DELAWARE AND CONCORD GRAPES, 
A W* 1 " " ANTED to SKI.I, FRUIT TREES. 
A Y. WK wish to employ a number of experienced undtrust- 
meu to sell trees. Six., from our Numeric* at liberal 
derari[! K -‘P fiS farm*•»<•»! With Nursery, Block m ad 
descriptions at the lowest whole ode rotes. 
. HOOKER, KAKLEY At GO., 
a-itp Rochester Wholesale Nurseries, Rochester. X. Y. 
■VI a f C ,Uj1 ' 1 ‘I ' 0 M 1 UAIOTU ( A It It A C E. —, 
- - I .1 h." largest CahtlAge In the woi -d —they ha.e been grown 
wing long 02 ’t,-, and averaging emu- 3U lbs, hy tho one! A pack- 
b 000 -fed. with direction- for cultivation, in cents : 
UV JJ CireuisM-B couLilnlritf h/i enur*virjtf of thM 
itna tho Mhmjq ami Stot)** M.imiii, yvlT.fi i*Demnmu!ol;(iiour< of tunn 
who UuY** ruisi'fl the*m by tho mvo, au*l hud head 
hard, tc*n<u?r .uul vory • ifrati*. Storus Manon »nH Mhmoii 
iviui dnvrtlnriA, f»»r c’.ultivjitfon, ois fent* t nch. per otines* Hub- 
b/ira (ol thi* l wa% the* nriyirmi Jntrc«<iuft*r,| !$e«?mhlbr 
AQOut .V) secii. All xr'fi ttrtirratUm it* m v\ ca* h pur/hater 
JAMES j n GKJWOKY. Murblehi»n«t. M*$jc 
A PIMsK TREKS FOR SAM;,—60,000 AppleTrveH 
u L ot ttw* meet pppaUr varb*ti<»s. t he tro»*w are rour vpars 
old, straight, thrift, and ,ri coed condition for removal Vmrid 
to **-11 t[if i'hUry lot tn i.iit* or two pcipuf,, nn sttch 
teruiH aa would b»* fiatjKfactory to the parties. The trenHRr« 
very near to Ernsts nursery in Rochester, and can b. seen l y 
caffing on Thps. rinitth. Eranci* 8t , near the nrmiii.es For 
further particulars address C. H. ROGERS, Palmyra V V 
Kovjbester, Keb. 14, 1861. ’ Aso-tf ' 
In the February number of your ilagazlue you copy 
an article from the Farmer and Gardener, in which 
the writer says, “the advocates of the Delaware are 
either directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in 
it, and that it is inferior to Concord in flavor—of slow 
growth, high price, and will not produce oue quar¬ 
ter as much as the Concord.’’ Now allow me to say, 
I have had some experience and observation with 
these two grapes, having obtained them both when 
first brought before the public, and so far have given 
them a fair trial. 
1 have no particular interest in the Delaware except 
the public good, (not having sold any vines or fruit, 
and do not expect to.) It is not so rampant in its 
growth as Concord, but is vigorous enough for all 
practical purposes—ripens its wood better than any 
<•)( ) I* AHKHS h’I,OWT’H{, SKIG) 
/ .§,**• I ."'ill send by mail. post.paid, twenty papers 
m rrent C |iin bT W “ oet * 8 to au F soudlug ino On* Dollar 
My Seeds ail. just a* good aH tfios* advertised at double tho 
P r > cn 1 a-- 1 - My nccilsare Imported from ouu of the best need 
bouH^h ui hun.-jT, Jiml run ba rc;lio<i on .\* |/oo<l. 
_ 'T LJK, Ht Gcn«M^p. ,sv«uj Stop?, Roeb^Ftor, .V. V. 
f A If l< > MOWKR and REAPER. 
X J V- KAI.t/g I'ATENTK 
WITfl FOt.DING CU'CTER DaH. 
A Machine that is a perfect Mower, and a perfect Reaper. Oir 
culiiw with full tJiVrUiiption by nmll, or furniribpfl by aLfpritA 
I u each county. ROSS. DODGE it POM ROY, 
8RS-l.1t Manufacturers, at. the Auburn Prison. Auburn. N. Y 
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