JULY 6. 
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MEETING OF THE FRUIT GROWERS’ SOCIETY. , 
The June Meeting of tlie Fruit Growers’ Society ( 
of Western New York was held at Syracuse on the j 
25th ulL The President, E. Moody, of Loekport, 
took the Chair at 10 o’clock, and called the meeting 
to order. S. N. Holmes, of Syracuse, and Giles E. 
Jackson, of Dansville, were admitted members of 
the Society. 
The President appointed Messrs. Barry, Beadle, 
and Maxwell a Committee to report subjects for dis¬ 
cussion. While the Committee were absent, the 
subject of strawberry culture was introduced, and 
gentlemen were invited to give their views and 
experience. 
Dr. Ghees, of Syracuse, had grown strawberries 
for a good many years, perhaps not the largest or 
best, but good crops of fair berries. Had succeeded 
with very little manure. With manure, had grown 
larger berries and obtained more growth of vine, but 
not so good a crop. The best manure for strawber¬ 
ries he found to he virgin soil from the woods. Soil 
rather heavy, and dug one spade deep; and after 
securing two crops, dig up the old bed, having 
another ready to take its place. 
8. N, Holmes, of Syracuse, had a heavy clay in his 
garden, dug two feet, and highly manured. From a 
bed 16 by 35 feet gathered between two and three 
bushels the second year, and the same the third. 
Let the vines run together so as pretty much to cover 
the whole ground. 
The Committee on Subjects for Discussion reported 
the following: 
I, What three varieties of Strawberry are the most desira¬ 
ble for amateur or market cultivation? 
H. Wbat varieties of Gooseberry can be successfully grown 
in this country? 
III. The best method of preventing the ravages of the 
gooseberry and currant worm. 
IV. The best varieties of ■Currants, and best method of 
cultivation for market. 
V. Is it advisable to recommend the culture of the Black 
Currant extensively? 
VL The best varieties of Raspbecry, and best method of 
cultivation. 
VII. Is it desirable to cultivate the Blackberry as a garden 
fruit? 
DISCUSSIONS. 
What three varieties of Strawberry are the most desirable for 
amateur or market cultivation ? 
Jo&lAH Salter, Rochester — If confined to three 
varieties, I think I would plant Early Scarlet, Wilson, 
and Triomphe tie (land. 
S. N. Holmes — Will name Wilson, Hooker, and 
Hovey. For amateurs, like Schneicke’s Pistillate. 
The most hardy and prolific of all is Wilson, but it is 
not of first, quality. Bnrr's New Pine is of excellent 
flavor, but not productive. 
J. Salter, iu answer to several questions, said 
Hooker stands the winter pretty well in a deep, well 
drained soil, especially of mulched, bat suffers in a 
shallow or nndrained soil; its flavor is good, and it 
is tolerably productive. Wilson is hardy and pro¬ 
ductive, and sellB well. Black Prince, Hovey, and 
Boston Pine are shy bearers. Large Early Scarlet is 
a profitable berry, because early, but not of first rate 
quality. Triomphe de Gaud is nearly or quite aa 
hardy aa the Wilson, very productive, and of excellent 
quality. An acre in Triomphe de Gand at the pres¬ 
ent time perhttpa would not produce us much money 
as the Wilson. 
Ciias. Downing —With me the Wilson dies out 
after producing one crop. Take two years together, 
I think any other productive variety will give as 
much fruit 
Salter — I can get but one good crop from Wil¬ 
son. It should be grown in hills and the runners 
kept off, and mulched in summer. Growing in bills 
is the best way to obtain good fruit, but it ia consid¬ 
erable trouble, and therefore perhaps not the moat 
profitable. 
J. Vick, Rochester— Strawberry growers know 
that two seasons out of every three the crop is much 
injured by drouth, and often a third of a fair yield is 
not obtained from this cause. If strawberries are 
grown in hills and the ground is kept free from 
weeds, they will not suffer in the least from dry 
weather in seasons that would about destroy the crop 
if allowed to grow in a mass. The certainty of a 
crop would more than compensate for the extra 
trouble. 
Salter —The beBt plan for amateurs, no doubt, is 
to grow in hills, but nurserymen are too busy in the 
spring to give proper attention to their strawberries. 
W. B. Smith, of Syracuse — Have not had much 
experience in growing for market. The Wilson 
is hardy and productive, and Burr’s New Fine is of 
excellent quality. Early Scarlet, Wilson, and Tri- 
oraphe de Gand is probably the three best. Long- 
worth's Prolific I think a good deal of. It hears for 
a long time, and is of fair quality. 
Downing — Leaves of Longworth’a Prolific suffer 
in the summer, turning brown and drying up. 
Salter — Found the same difficulty with it and 
discarded it. 
Smith — My soil is a strong clay, and it does not 
suffer in this respect. For market, would plant 
Wilson exclusively, but for home use would not 
plant it at all. 
Dr. Beadle, St. Catharines, C. W.—Would like to 
know if any uric has tried Prof. Coppock's seedling 
which he exhibited last year in Buffalo, and con¬ 
sidered very valuable. 
Downing — What Mr. Coppock exhibited was of 
the Iowa type, no better, very acid, and doubtless 
quite prolific. 
P. Barry — We cultivate over fifty sorts, and it is 
difficult to select three. Can recommend twenty 
good strawberries for amateurs. Wilson is the most 
profitable market berry. The Crimson Cone held 
sway iu the New York market for twenty years, but 
its reign is now disputed by the Wilson. Triomphe 
de Gaud is excellent, productive enough, and about 
as hardy aB most of our native varieties. Early Scar¬ 
let retains its popularity for an early variety, but 
Jenny Lind ripens at the same time, is larger, and 
certainly of aa good quality. When it becomes gen¬ 
erally cultivated, experience may show that the Scar¬ 
let possesses some superiority over it for general 
culture, but it is now very promising. Peabody’s 
celebrated strawberry lias proved worthless. Would 
like to know if any one has tested Downer’s seedling; 
it was sent out with a great name. 
Bo wring —Peabody is worthless. Dowjier’s prom¬ 
ises very well, but is not as prolific as Wilson. 
Barry — Cultivators should plant such varieties as 
more than two crops of strawberries from the same 1 
bed. It is better to have other beds coming into c 
bearing, and then dig up the old ones. s 
Downing — This is my experience. I never try to 1 
get more than two crops. < 
The President — Has any one had experience in 
digging in parts of the old beds, leaving strips to < 
furnish runners to renew them. 1 
Beadle — Tried it, but could not make the runners i 
root in the ground where the old vines had been 1 
turned under. 1 
Smith — Tried digging in, leaving strips of the old 1 
bed a few inches in width, and with good success. 
Have a bed now that had been out about six years, and i 
dug under a part every year. 
Baury — No fruit ia so easily grown and so badly i 
treated as the strawberry. Many say they cannot 
grow strawberries, but a look at the condition of the 
beds Bhows the reason; potatoes must be planted every 
year, and this is not considered an objection to 
their cultivation, yet persons object to strawberries 
because they require to he reset every year or two. 
The idea seems to be prevalent that there is some¬ 
thing difficult and mysterious in strawberry culture, 
yet there is nothing more simple. 
The President —Look for a crop of strawberries 
from the same vines hut one year. Plant in rows 
three feet apart, and the plants about a foot apart in 
the rows, first snbsoiling the ground. Then use the 
cultivator to keep the ground mellow and destroy the 
weeds. Can grow an acre of strawberries about as 
cheap as an acre of potatoes, and when a farmer 
grows his own plants, it will be no more trouble or 
expense. After one good crop, plow under. 
Mr. Smith said the “Oneida Community” brought 
very fine strawberries to the Syracuse market, and 
inquired if any one present could inform the meeting 
of their mode of culture. 
Mr. E. Ford replied that, they planted in rows, and 
let them run together. After getting a crop, a space 
about two feet wus dug through the lot, leaving a 
strip of the old bed about a foot in width, and so on 
through the lot. The vacant space was soon filled 
with new runners. After tho next crop, that part of 
the bed left last year was dug under. They manured 
with decayed leaves from tho forest 
In answor to a qnestion, Mr. Barry said the best 
way for garden culture was to grow in hills, but 
whether it would be proved most profitable for field 
culture he could not say. When grown in hills they 
should receive a little protection in tho fall either 
with Btraw or coarse manure. In Pittsburg, where 
were the largest and best managed strawberry planta¬ 
tions he had seen in the country, they wore invaria¬ 
bly grown in hills, and this plan they consider the 
most profitable. 
Mr. Downing favored growing in hills by amateurs, 
and even for tho New York market, or any other 
market where they were willing to pay a good price 
for good fruit; but where a small, poor berry would 
sell for as much as a fine, large one, perhaps growing 
in masses would be found the most profitable. The 
product of an acre of Triomphe de Gand, he thought, 
would bring more in the New York market than one 
acre in Wilson. 
' The President said that with him the Jenny Lind 
was as early as Early Scarlet. 
Mr. Ellwanger considered the Brighton Pine one 
of the best of American strawberries. 
Mr. Barky saw Scott’s Seedling soiling for more in 
the New York market than any other variety. They 
t were nicely prepared for market, and were called 
Pine Apple, Lady’s Finger, and other taking names, 
hut are of poor quality and hollow. 
Downino — Scott’s Seedling is very beautiful, as 
true as if molded, but lacks flavor. 
Had Mountain Seedling three years. It has not mil¬ 
dewed. The fruit is large, thick skinned, not of 
superior quality, perhaps not quite as good aB 
Houghton's Seedling, but of the same character. 
Old plants mildew more than young ones. 
Dr. Beadle said he had seen published accounts 
of a Gooseberry Society at Patterson, New Jersey, 
where it is said the gooseberry is grown free from 
mildew and exhibited in size equal to those shown at 
the celebrated English exhibitions. He wished to 
know if any one could give any information in regard 
to the matter. 
Mr. Downing replied that he had never attended 
any of the exhibitions, bnt believed the statements to 
ho true. Knew some of the growers there to he very 
successful. 
Holmes — What can I do to grow gooseberries free 
from mildew on a heavy soil? Have had but poor 
snccess. Some suggested good drainage, but Mr. 
Holmes said his gardeu was pretty well drained. Mr. 
Ellwangeu recommended taking up the plants 
every second year, pruning both roots and tops, and 
setting them out again. This would usually prove 
effectual. Crown Bob was next to the Whitesmith of 
the English sorts for freedom from mildew. 
tVhai inJluence has the stock upon the yrafl in modifying or 
changing the quality of the fruit > 
This question, which was laid over at the Annual 
Meeting was now called up for discussion. 
Mr. Smith had noticed a difference in the appear¬ 
ance of tho same variety of apples on different trees, 
hut could not say it was the effect of the stock. On 
dwarf trees the stock was known to cause Increased 
size and improved quality. 
Mr. Beadle inquired if the Paradise stock pro¬ 
duced the same effect upon the apple, and was 
answered in tho affirmative. 
Mr. Holmes said a number of years ago his father 
took grafts from a sweet apple tree and grafted an 
old tree that bore worthless fruit, and on this tree the 
apples were higher flavored than those on tho tree 
from which the scion was taken. He had often 
noticed that scions of a sweet apple put upon another 
sweet tree never produced high flavored fruit. 
Mr. Downing had noticed more difference in the 
fruit on different parts of the same tree or trees of the 
same variety in different situations than from differ¬ 
ence of stock. 
Mr. Barry thought the only difference effected by 
the stock was in the quantity of sap furnished, or 
perhaps its condition. If the stock exerted much 
influence on the fruit, when we graft pears on 
quince roots the pears would partake somewhat of 
the nature of the quince. 
Mr. Smith had grafted Northern Spy on English 
Sweeting, but had never been able to detect any 
difference in tho fruit. 
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Salter, Barry, 
and Downing to examine the fruits on exhibition. 
On motion of Mr. Beadle, • 
Resolved, That our next meeting be held at Roch¬ 
ester on the call of the Council. 
Afternoon Session. 
What varieties of Gooseberry can be successfully grown in this 
country ? 
Eli.wanger — Consider what is called the Ameri¬ 
can Seedling one of the best of the American varie¬ 
ties. It is cultivated in some nurseries as Houghton’s 
Seedling, hut it. has a slender, erect growth, while 
Houghton’s Seedling is trailing, it is very produc¬ 
tive. The fruit is not so large as Houghton's Seed¬ 
ling, but this sometimes mildews, while the American 
Seedling never does. Of the English varieties the 
Whitesmith is the best. 
Downing — The American Seedling is known as 
English Pale Red, Ohio Seedling, Cluster, and is 
called around Columbus, Dutch Joe. 
Dr. Sylvester, of Lyons— Have cultivated Ameri¬ 
can Seedling for a good many years; have had it 
growing with other varieties that mildewed, but 
never saw it all'ecteU. Several years since, imported 
Whitesmith, and never saw mildew upon it until the 
present year. The Mountain Seedling, the new 
Shaker gooseberry, is nearly as large as Whitesmith, 
but with a thicker skin. Think well of it. 
Mr. Holmes inquired if quality of soil was not an 
important matter in the culture of the gooseberry, 
The best method of preventing the ravages of the gooseberry and i 
currant worm. i 
Sylvester — Never was troubled much with the 
worm, but in the village it is destroying the leaves. ] 
nad some last season, and applied whale oil soap 
and aloes, and destroyed them,— one pound of soap ; 
to six gallons of water and half an onnee of aloes, j 
Some have used the soap alone and have been suc¬ 
cessful. Applied every two days. The worms are ; 
on the nnder side of the leaves, and the wash is 
applied with a syringe convenient for the purpose. 
Barry — They may be killed in a great many 
ways, but the remedy, whatever it is, must be applied 
every day and for a long time. If the plants are 
covered with a box, tobacco smoko may be applied; 
they may he beaten off with evergreen branches and 
killed on the ground: whale oil soap and other 
things will prove destructive, hut when an acre or 
two are cultivated it is next to impossible to keep 
clear of them. Mr. B. was in hopes they would, like 
some other injurious insects, have their season and 
pass away. Fiftoen or sixteen years ago they were 
very destructive iu some parts of Canada, and then 
they had not appeared In Western New York. We 
had only been troubled with them throe or four years. 
Salter— Have tried aloes, soft soap, whale oil 
soap, nux vomica, lime, and other things, and had 
watched and seen the worms eat the leaves wet with 
theso washes, and without any apparent injury. A 
good way is to dig the ground in the fall and leave it 
rough, or in ridges, and they appear to freeze out. 
The best varieties of Currants , and best method of cultivation 
for market. 
Barry —White Grape is the best both for market 
and the table. The Black Currant ia a very popular 
fruit in Europe, and is now receiving much attention 
in France for the manufacture of wine. The Cherry 
and Versaillaise are large showy market varieties. 
Downing —The White and Red Dutch are good 
sorts, and the now varieties are not much superior. 
The Versaillaise is very large Black Currant wine 
has much the character of FonT The Black Cnrrauts 
are very much alike, and it M almost impossible to 
determine any difference in the appearance of the 
frnit. 
Salter— The best use I eAer made of black enr- 
rants, was to mix with the White Grape for making 
wine. It will be found to be a great improvement. 
White Grape is the best white currant, and Cherry 
the best red. Have never found tho black to yield 
enough to pay for growing, as they do not set well. 
Versaillaise is of better flavor, perhaps, than Cherry, 
bnt not so productive. Like to grow Currants on a 
single stem, ami prune back the wood to spurs. Tho 
only objection to this plan is that, a lly sometimes 
punctures the trunk, and lays an egg that produces a 
worm that kills the trunk, aud thus the plant is lost. 
In this form, more and bettor fruit could bo produced, 
as it, would have all tho strength of the plant. The 
currant cannot have too much manure if well rotted. 
Half manure and half old turf rotted together, is 
excellent. 
Barry—M anure for tho currant is fully as impor¬ 
tant as pruning. Few persons have any idea how 
much manure a currant bush needs. The currant 
has fine roots growing in a small eompass, ami unless 
these are supplied with pleuty of food, tho frnit will 
be small, mi matter what the variety may be. This 
often causes disappointment to those who expect 
large fruit. 
Hu. Sylvester— Like the tree form, or would like 
it, were it not, for the fact that during storms the 
branches often get broken down. The Cherry cur¬ 
rant, when well grown and well ripened, is excellent, 
particularly late iu tho season. The black currant 
ia good for tho table and for wine. Once made wine 
from tho black currant, which a gentleman who has 
always been in the wine trade declared to be the best 
he ever tasted, either native or imported. It was 
made in a dry season, when the fruit was very ripe 
and a little shriveled, 
The best varieties of Raspberry , and best method, of cultivation. 
Sylvester —Doolittle’B Black Cap ia very good, 
hardy and productive. Obtained a few years since 
a variety called American Red Cap, that 1 like. A 
year or two ago obtained from the neighborhood of 
Syracuse a variety called Southern Blac.k. It is per¬ 
fectly hardy, and appears to bo larger than Doolittle. 
The Orange nearly hardy, and the best of the half- 
hardy kinds. Bagley’s Perpetual is perpetual only 
in forming suckers. Uhio Ever-Bearing is very much 
like Black Cap, but gives :t crop in the ordinary 
season, and then fiowerB and bears again In the full. 
Had seen fruit and flowers on the plants when winter 
set in. For those who want a little fruit out of the 
ordinary season, it is a good kind. The Antwerps 
are good when laid down for protection during the 
winter, which should be done by amateurs. 
Downing— The Red Cap is the most useful rasp¬ 
berry we have. It is not as seedy as the Black Cap, 
but a juicy, valuable berry for farmers. The Hudson 
River Antwerp ia the only kind cultivated on the 
Hudson for the New York market. The Orange is 
too tender for market. The plants are always laid 
down in the antnmu. A little town south of New¬ 
burgh sent to the New York market last season rasp¬ 
berries from which was realized $110,000, 
with my neighbors. Sometimes the tops winter-kill 
a little, but not enough to do injury. The New Ro¬ 
chelle is not ripe when the berries are black and 
glossy; they must become of a dead black, and then 
they are good. They make a very good wine. Tried 
the White blackberry, and they grew and blossomed 
well, but. tho fruit was imperfect. It is very sweet. 
The Frksident— In my grouuds the New Rochelle 
is somewhat tender, and kills back. Think it best 
to mulch and pinch back the shoots in the summer, 
so as to secure the ripening of the wood. Plowing 
or cultivating among them injures the roots. The 
weeds should be kept down with the hoe. 
Du. Beadle At St. Catharines the New Rochelle 
bears a good crop, and never kills back, except per¬ 
haps a few inches. Never mulch or take any partic¬ 
ular pains with their culture. Use only the hoe 
among the plants. 
FRUIT ON EXHIBITION. 
The exhibition of fruit was not large, but there 
were some very good strawberries. The Committee 
appointed to examine the fruit on exhibition reported 
that 
E. Ware Sylvester, of Lyons, exhibited nine 
varieties of strawberries, including Downer’s Prolific, 
Wilson, and Triomphe de Gand; also, Governor 
Wood cherry. 
S. N. Holmes, Syracuse, Wilson and Sclmeicke’s 
Pistillate. 
Smith AHanciiett, Syracuse, 25 varietiesof straw¬ 
berries, including Hooker, Wilson and McAvoy’s 
Superior. 
A. P. Gould, Jamesville, Wilson and Ohio Mam¬ 
moth. 
W. H. Lee, Newark, Wilson, Scott’s Seedling, and 
Hooker strawberries and Found pears. 
mg. 
PRESERVED FRUITS. 
W. B. Smith, black currants aud pears. 
Miss Aliev Barker, six jars, put up in 1857-8-9 
and 1860, all in good state of preservation, embracing 
tomatoes, cherries, plums, gooseberries, and red and 
white raspberries. 
FLOWERS. 
Smith & Hanchktt, a fine show of flowers, (for 
which the committee recoin mended a vote of thanks, 
which was unanimously adopted,) consisting of 150 
varieties of roses, 37 varieties of picotees, and a 
beautiful bouquet. 
After the passage of resolutions expressive of the 
sympathy of tho Society for the late Frosident in his 
afflictions, which have prevented him from taking 
an active part in the proceedings, the Society ad¬ 
journed to meet iu Rochester at the call of the Council. 
DISEASE IN DWARF PEARS. 
Editors Rural New Yorker: —There seeiriB to 
he a new disease in my dwarf pear trees, at least new 
to me. Someofthom have not leaved out this spring, 
while others have started and grown some inchesand 
then withered and diod. I have lost some forty trees 
already, and others show symptoms of the same dis- 
THE SCIENCE OF BED-MAKING. 
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There is a right way to do every thing, and among 
the most important of household duties, is knowing 
how to make a bed properly. Almost any one can 
turn over, or shake up, a bed, and throw on the bed¬ 
clothes; lint, to make up a bed evenly', and smoothly 
— so it will be a place of rest and comfort, and put 
on the clothes rightly, requires care worthy of every 
house-keeper’s notice, and no really good and 
thorough woman, whose busiuess is housework, will 
neglect giving tho requisite attention. 
Iti the first place, a bed should be will aired before 
being made. Open the windows, and throw open, or 
take off the clothes, and If you have a house full of 
beds, you can do this, because you can go through a 
suite of rooms, then go back to the first and make 
up, thus giving some time for air and ventilation. 
Remember, if it is worth while to have beds, and go 
to bed, and sleep at all, it is equally important to 
have them wholesome and comfortable. In taking 
I off tho bedclothes, do not, throw them, or the pillows, 
on the floor, or sling them on a chair, dragging on a 
floor, for in this way they gradually get soiled badly, 
and require washing much Ofteuor than js necessary, 
which is hard, heavy work, besides inquiring them. 
Beds of straw, or husks, or of any material to be 
shaken or Btirred, should bo done so evenly as possi¬ 
ble; but an important point, is to put on the clothes 
rightly. Always pot the right sides of sheets to¬ 
gether, this is to keep the bed and bed quilts clean 
— and put the middle of sheets and coverlids on the 
middle of the bed. The under sheet should be well 
tucked under the mattress, at the head, or, likely as 
not, it will bo at the foot of the bed before morning, 
especially if the sleepers aro children. The upper 
Bheot and other clothes should just reach tho head- 
board, leaving the length to tuck under the foot of 
the mattress, to keep them in their places during the 
night. No person or child can sleep well, and have 
the weight of the clothes all on one side, or care¬ 
lessly thrown on, unfastened to the bed. If your bed 
is clean, aud kept clean underneath, why will you 
spread the most of your quilts to the front side? A 
bed is a bed, and if you must have quilts come nearly 
to the floor on one side, make them wide enough to 
go over the other the same distance. Particularly in 
i cold weather, you should put on the clothes evenly, 
J well tucked at the foot and sides, and if you have an 
- old fashioned bedstead, let tho outside quilt only 
■ come over the foot of tho bed. Sheets made for 
double beds, aud where two persons arc to sleep, 
should be large. They should be tit off two and 
three-quarter yards in length, to allow for hems and 
> shrinkage, and should bo at least two and a quarter 
ir yards wide,—two and a hail' would be better. Always 
, turn down the sheet and clothes at the top,— say a 
1 quarter of a yard, before placing the pillows, and 
s then your bed is made and ready for use. Q. 
wilt prolong the strawberry season as long as possi- and what soil was best, to which Mr. Ellwanger 
hie, commencing with the Early Scarlet or Jenny replied that a good strong loam was the most 
Lind, and then plant some of the intermediate and suitable. 
late varieties. Strawberries may be ripened for a long Sai.thu — Have seen the Houghton Seedling so 
season. It ig not profitable to endeavor to obtain affected with mildew that the leaves dropped off'. 
It it desirable to cu 
Holmes—I 
garden, which 
much injured 
I get no fruit 
the blackben 
Dr. Sylvi 
blackberry o 
has done exl 
i garden fruit t 
Rochelle in my 
it they are so 
ing frosts, that 
iservation, that 
dl. 
New Itochclle 
aeavy land. It 
not always sp 
II. N. Hangworthv and I, S. Clark, aro similarly 
afflicted, though not as much us mine. The disease is 
seen on dry soil and wet in my orchards, tho worst 
on the driest soils and those well drained naturally. 
Tho Bartlett,s were the first affected in tho spring, and 
have suffered the most; but on the Virgalieu, Vicar of 
Winklicld, and Louise Bonne do Jersey, varieties well 
adapted to the quince, it has appeared. Ho far, those 
trees that were thrifty arid made a good growth last 
season, have suffered the most, and 1 have not found it. 
on trees set less than three years. It hasappearod on 
trees obtained from several different nurseries, which 
precludes the idea that the stocks were not of the 
right kind or originally diseased. At first I was lod 
to think it was the severe winter, but as the quince 
stock on my trees is entirely below tho ground, and 
my quinces, of the common kind, in the same field, of 
which I have several hundred, aro all healthy, and all 
varieties of the quince are known to bo very tena¬ 
cious of life, I cannot lay it to this. I am at a loss to 
account for it in any way, and wish to inquire wheth¬ 
er others have suffered iu like manner, and the prob¬ 
able cause and remedy. If tho disease iB common 
this season, would it not be a proper subject of dis¬ 
cussion at the approaching meeting of the fruit, grow¬ 
ers at Syracuse. F. W. Lay. 
Greece, N. Y., June 17, 1861. 
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MY GARDEN. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: —We all like to look 
over our Albums, not particularly l'or tho value of the 
pieces they contain, but because they remind us of 
friends, some of them perhaps fur away, whose faces 
we shall never see more. I have the same pleasure 
in looking over my little garden, for I have a garden 
all ray own, and it is partly planted with flowers, the 
gifts of friends. 1 have ono tree that wuh brought 
from Mt. Vernou, some flowers that were sent me 
by a young friend from the great pruiries of tho 
West, which I bavo never seen, and many others that 1 
never see without thinking of those I love. Among 
the number added to my collection the past spring 
was Linum perenne, blue, and Linum perenne album, 
with white flowers. These are perennial flaxes. 
They were sent by Mr. Charles Downing to my 
father, and as Mr. D. said they were a present for tho 
children, I have these in my garden. Wo had the 
blue before, but not the white. They aro very beauti¬ 
ful, anil look each morning like stars flouting in the 
air. I wish we had a. red variety, so that we might 
have the red, white, and blue. Father says there is a 
red annual flax, very fine, and he has plants, but it is 
not yet in flower. I think somebody will have to 
grow a red perennial flax somehow, so that we can 
have this pretty and patriotic Collection of colors at 
the Barnc time. Every year my gardeu grows more 
interesting from tho additions made, and mostly 
from friends, though 1 try to get a few choice new 
seeds never flowered here before, and watch the first 
buds with u good deal of anxiety. I shall have the 
new Double Zinnia iu a week ortwo, and some other 
new flowers. Clarice. 
Qcken Victoria's Cihlokkn in tiik Garden. At the sea¬ 
side residence of Queen Victoria, iu the Isle of Wight-, a large 
portion of the pleasure grounds is appropriated to the young 
Princes and l'rincesees, who have each a Dower sod vegetable 
garden, green-houses, lint-house., and forcing frames, nur¬ 
series, tool-houses, and even a carpenter's ,«hop. Here t.bo 
royal children pass hours of theli time. Kach is supplied 
with a ort of tools marked with the name of the owner, and 
here they work with the enthu-oum of an amateur and the 
seal of an Anglo-Saxon. There is no branch of gardening 
In which the royal children afv uot as fait. 
a quart each, simply in water enough to cook them 
thoroughly (instead of being slightly cooked), but 
not enough to break tho skin, and apparently put 
into tho cans aa we would put in gooseberries or 
blackberries. 
Now ia just the time to begin the preservation of 
this summer luxury for winter enjoyment. Do not 
can the old peas; take them fresh, and put them up 
when boiling hot. Thoroughly boiled, and still 
boiling as you put them in the tins, with the tins on 
the hot stove as you seal down the lids, and they will 
keep. 
Green Sweet Corn.- —In many markets, dried 
sweet corn is an every day article of trade, and is 
one of the most desirable winter dishes. This may 
alao be canned so as to be as delicious as when first 
plucked from the field. Now is the time to prepare 
for it. Sweet corn is as easily raised as the field 
corn, and is much more desirable for drying or can¬ 
ning, and that which is planted late js the best for 
either purpose, as it can be secured after the burden 
of the hot weather is gone. Corn planted from the 
last of June to tho middle of July, will furnish 
roasting ears in September and October. I have 
had it prime for the table picked from among snow, 
iu October (but only once). Flant late, so as to have 
it ready for winter use when frost comes, and when 
well put up it is as easily kept as peaches. If once 
tried it will not be forgotten in coining years.—F. 
D. G., in Field Notes. 
TOMATO CATSUP. 
Seeing an inquiry in a late number of the Rural 
for making tomato catsup, I send the following, 
which I know to be excellent. Take a. peck of 
tomatoes, cut them in slices, and then put them into 
a preserving kettle. Boil ono hour, then strain 
through a sieve. Put back into the kettle what yon 
strain, add one ounce of salt, one ounce of powdered 
mace, half an ounce of powdered cloves, a small tea- 
spoonful of black pepper, the same of Cayenne pep¬ 
per, aud eight tablespoonfuls of ground mustard. 
Mix the seasoning with the tomato pulp, li t it boil 
slowly for four hours, then take it out and let stand 
till the next day in an open dish. When cold, stir 
into it one pint of cider vinegar, put into bottles and 
seal the corliB.—M. C., Wisconsin, 1861. 
Take a peck of tomatoes, slice them up without 
peeling, sprinkle six tablespoonsful of salt over them, 
let. them remain over night then boil till tender. 
Strain through a thin cloth, then add one pint, of vin¬ 
egar, three spoonfuls black pepper, three spoonfuls 
red pepper, one spoonful allspice, two spoonfuls cin¬ 
namon, ono spoonful cloves. Boil down one half. 
Bottle tight when cold. 1 have tried this for several 
years and think it a good recipe.— L. E. W., Proph¬ 
ets town, III., 1861. 
♦ * ‘ -v- 
Cream Cake. —One cup of sugar; 1 of cream; 2 of 
flour; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon of saleratns. 
Crullers. —Two cups of sugar; 1 of butter; 1 of 
cream; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon aaleratus; flour enough 
to roll. 
Ginger Bnars.— One cup of butter; 1 of molasses; 
1 teasoon saleratns; 2 of ginger. Roll thin and bake 
quick. 
Lemon Cake. — One pound of flour; 1 of loaf 
sugar; half a pound of butter; 1 cup of thin cream; 
a little saleratns; 5 eggs. Season with lemon to 
your taste.— Mollie Flagg, Grove Hill, N. Y., 1861. 
CANNING VEGETABLES. 
On examination, I find the quince stock dead, -- 
and to appearances has been so for some time, as all Green Peas. —Green peas are to l.-t*®*- people a 
the small roots are rotten. I have examined some at great luxury. Few know with what fiu”*^- 
the first symptoms of the leaves withering, and have may he preserved, so as to be ready for the tu.,*'* 
found the roots and tho whole quince stock dead, day all the year round. Now Is the time to 
while tho pear at the place of uniting and all above about it. 
was alive, and to all appearances healthy; sometimes I ate green peas in St. Domingo that were said to 
one or two small roots would be alive aud others all be four or live years old, and they were as good as if 
dead. Just plucked from the vineB of a June morning. 
Other orchards in this vicinity, including those of They were preserved in France, in tin cans holding 
