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MhRTIPFfT f P Pn | T “ In midsummer we need protection as much as at place secure from 
AWkVff A>.|> A A Mi |Ly Aj, A \Jj anytime. High winds bruise and break the soft ami two feet deep, a 
— ■ succulent leaves and shoots, and bend and blow over trenches, as closely 
IMPORTANCE OF SHELTEE, trec8, We ha ’ a Been, in an exposed nursery, huud- with earth. The i 
- , rt:t33 *>f fi no young trees broken down and destroyed trench, should be 
Every year we become more convinced of the in a f, ‘ w ,ninules) ' Then in autumn, when the fruit is against which the t 
importance if not absolute necessity of a general llt,am > n £ maturity, how often do we see trees broken trees being laid in 
effort to provide shelter for our gardens and orchards. down a,ld three-fourths of the crop scattered on the the tops with strip 
Our trees suffer from the cold winds of winter, but 8 round > a heap ol' worthless windfalls. safe until spring, e 
the greatest injury is done in the spring when trees “Shelter, therefore, is one thing indispensable at the trunks are oo 
are in flower and the leaves tender, although there seas0,,s of the year — there is no safety without injure the branch 
are but few orchards but suffer every autumn by the ' f ‘ ^ bo cultivator, whose gardens and orchard stand erect and bank up 
falling of the fruit from exposure and high winds. ex P 09 «l to the pelting of every wind that blows, tection against mil 
At almost every season, therefore, shelter is needed, must certainly he ill at ease; he eauuot count upon they can he remov 
We had proposed to write an article on the subject, sa f'- t .v °f his crops a moment. Under the most “heeled.in " imme 
but found one to our hand, written by Mr. Barry, to favoral)l '' circumstances there are grest hazards; but no Injury if they hi 
which we Suvite especial attention. Tt presents in a b ' 9 are doub ty— trebly great. Like a cowardly mitted to thaw gn 
plain and forcible manner the importance of shelter, landsiuan at Hea - he watches every gathering clond they are received ii 
and the means by which it is to he obtained. with alarm, lest it may bring forth a hurricane that or hale in the cellui 
importance: of shelter. 
Every year we become more convinced of the 
importance if not absolute necessity of a general 
effort to provide shelter for our gardens and orchards. 
Our trees suffer from the cold winds of winter, but 
the greatest injury is done in the spring when trees 
place secure from water, about eighteen inches or 
two feet deep, and placing the roots in these 
trenches, as closely as they will lay, covering them 
with earth. The earth, as it is taken out of the 
trench, should be made to form a sloping hank, 
against which the trunks anil branches may rest, the 
l| ees being laid in a slanting position. Then cover 
the tops with straw or evergreen brush, and all is 
safe until spring, except mice trouble them: and if 
Muscat both in pots and planted out, and can therefore 
speak with certainty of its great productiveness and hardi¬ 
ness. It produces hard, short-jointed wood, with thick, 
robust foliage, a property which adds to It* value, when wo 
remember bow many cross..* from the Muscat hare lender 
milage, apt to become scorched under a bright sun. The 
bunches are somewhat long, tapering, and well shouldered 
lbo herring set very freely, even under the disadvantage of a 
low, damp atmosphere; the hurries are medium.sized, oval 
Wttf 
braiding straw.—an inquiry. 
Kps. Rural,: Mrs, Dennis wishes some owe who 
to///, and can, to loll her how to prepare straw for 
shaped, of an intensely black color, ami well covored with Braiding; and what kind to use. Being a straw- 
tu tion against mice. II trees are received frozen, KruU Committee of the Roym Horticultural Soeietr > t . vu ’" 1 ,uy uua,IlBBD for a number 
they can be removed from the boxes or halos and ° f ^ 1 tlllak 1 tell her. 
heeled..,, immediately, and the roots Will receive Saunders' prize of £b for the best seedling grape of the > ear The 8trnw 0f Wintcr ryo is the Cut it when 
no injury if they have been well packed and are per- which was awarded it a* such; and in the miscellaneous^class ,b ° berry * 9 1,1 tll ° mi,k - just before It hardens. Scald 
mitted to thaw gradually in the soil. If, however, llt Bio opening fete of tho Itoyat Horticultural Society, at. ^ by dipping Into a kettle of boiling soap suds after 
they are received in freezing weather, place the box 3cmth Kensington, it was awarded an extra prize, all or which cutting off the heads; then spread in the sun plucirur 
or hale in the cellar unopened, and allow it to remain ce ^ to its the head end on tho ground, the other res imr on 
until thawed, then choose some flue day and “ heel ... ®. ® on “ , J r tb f K “ rtl ®“ ,,r K™»°-hou*o should bo poles three or four Inches from, tho ground Turn it 
l" if!"”'-,, Trw * thM :r c - civrd •» ,jn “ * wim * •* •»- *■ 
...•»«* 
a. aouety, when, it 0 f years, f think I run tell her 
tapeof [ZyZ, „ 8tl 7, 0f rye is the best Cut it when 
mUcollaueous das* bcrry 9 111 t l0 milk > J llHt before it hardens. Scald 
. 1 !_;_ s . « ... . 
and the means by which it is to he obtained. wlt “ alarm > lcst it may bring forth a hurricane that or hale in the cellar unopened, and allow it to remain coltirv lo its ;‘ xt, o>l«nce. the. head end on tho ground the other J«tw 
‘ Shelter is a subject which comes directly home wi " l,pstr °y bis hopes. until thawed, then choose some flno day and “heel ," e c,ms " ll ' r that no garden or green-house should bo poles three or four inches from the «m„ n i m 
to every man who lives in the open country, and “ Bnt we sha11 be told that « ia impossible that in ” or plant. Trees that are received in the spring, B'om iU hahtt, it is admirably adapted for once or twice a day and in three or !lv T/i 
hopes to have a comfortable residence, with fields, every ono ’ a .pounds ean be sheltered - impossible and apparently pretty well dried up, may often lie • Uo '“ e ’ w0 0xpWrt * *** it vary * good sun it will be unite whiin Ti Mt 
orchards, and gardens, that may bo cultivated with ** every man can select a situation protected from saved by burying tho whole tree in the earth n ZTZ EE J I'lZZZT'Z T “"T* i o 7 u T 
*><■ !»»«• ^ar .hat v Wy *•>«« »rWU., Wo g,.„t thi., w Mt . The hath „,l will ,b,.rh mo,.tore, ,„a ' " '* * ' rnoro with m T rX’Zu ' iZ 
look this matter^ in selecting and preparing their ' Ve know lt 18 not m the P ower of raan y those in most cases the tree will be preserved. —-- around a box or barrel and annlv the i„.|,' mitnn ^ 
country residences. Elevated situations are gener- e !° n who piu ' cll:,se ” ew places to P lant themselves There is some difference of opinion as to the best A Frh.voh BoeonicT.-i shall try to give an idea of a bluach > hyputtiug a few coals in a dish in the barrel 
ally prclerreil, and It to right they ahonld ho; (uch ““f? froteetlons the oonntry n,« for planting. In Wottem New Vork wo prefer bo«,netb, tontoto, „r sig „7r ».I. t“ Z„L, »»<> throwing a cMplo of toMpoonfnO 
considerations as purity of air, facility for drainage, ' b prett y ' vcl1 . olcarcd Umber, and wo the lull, on account of the leisure and the fine H ^nned two ranges or tiers, composed of crowns, artisti- 011 them, and covering tho barrel to prevent tho 
and a commanding prospect, have all too mnch to do must take it Just, aa it ia. What we advise, however, weather usual at that season. ISti 11, no one need fail <, “"y vaneguti.d. Verbcmu of diiraront colora, commencing escape of tho smoke. Continue these .smol es till 
with the pleasure and advantages of country life to t,us: that P eopIe who 8re abo "t ^ purchase land in spring planting. All that Is required is a little blight rod ’ mi ttaishl,1 8 wilh the moat dolioaio rose, the struw is as white as you wish—four da vs will , 1 ., 
be valued lightly; but whatever else we look for, and for tbe P 11 ''? 03 ® t,f planting extensive orchards, nur- care. Wc have planted a humlred pear trees in full c ” nce “ tric Birdn,, ' wll ich surrounded bountiful The straw is now ready to acrapn and f,.' 
provide for, we should never forget to seek protec- 8ems - or markct « ardeM8 - 9hon ' d - *nn at great sneri- blossom the 15th of May, without losing a specimen fZthu 7 th ” c ?“‘ er and rOH0B 0 ,Itsi 'I p l braiding, a process you understand no dm.l.t ' J 
tion against prevailing winds, both for the dwelling ^ a shelved situation. Ton or fifteen and ripened a good crop of fruit on some of h“ u! ft wi " describe It ' "° ^ 8 ° ' 
and ali that portion of the grounds to be devoted to ** a «e in tho first cost of land would be an This wo would engage to do any year. - me reason Italian b^ul VViI1 one tel, me, through the columns of the 
he higher branches of culture. It matters not what consideration «n purchasing for farming why some persons object to fall planting is, that the "««uted geranium* bordered this part of the structure, in,,, how to make curds with moss, and the kind 
lati lade we are in, the necessity for protection exists. 1 p >ac9 ' bu ^ f °r orcharding, nursery, or market water lies around the roots in the spring of the year the rim or tho vn*o of a littio fonnUin, and from which were of uiosr used? Was told to use Iceland but think 
It may be much more necessary iu one locality than 8 0 r "’ nin K» w,iere thc cro P 8 are of great value and and injures the trees. This objection in most cases by tho lr,n 8 pc-dunci^e tlm buds ami halfopenod that, was a mistake, or 1 have not used it’mhtlv for 
in another, hut nowhere that we know can it be dis- ea3i, . v damaged, it is as nothing compared to the 
pensed with safely. advantages of a favorable situation. Experienced 
1 No man is so liable to err on this point, as he who cultivators understand this very well; but beginners 
has not been accustomed to country life —who has are a P tto overlook it. 
had no actual experience with the vicissitudes of “ Wbe u a « exposed situation is unavoidable, then 
and injures the trees. This objection in most cases " Ut, P eu * Jt5,1 ^ tho lr,n K J'vdunclfs tlm buds ami halfopmmd that was a mistake, or 1 have not used it'rightly for 
is good against the soil or situation, bnt not good " nW018 Fudl!ilafl ' ' rho ! "' (!nn, b nr “nder part of tho it does not curdle tho milk, Janik 
against the time or planting, and Rhows that it is " ' Vld<,r t , bAM U ‘° nt,10r ’ ,,rcBuulutl n b0, ‘ ut ' ri *' 1)lu '» Dewlttvillo, N. Y , 1861. 
unfit for fruit trees at any time. Trees require a well if * composed of delphinium* and __*_ 
T ...... , require a well Clypeola maritima This fine assemblttgo was surroumlod by 
Uiained soil. In districts where the winter is very a largo crown of holiotropes, and connected will, zones of SORE THROAT, CURE FOR CROUP, &a. 
„ , , .. - , -- . , . ,, , . . — severe, as it is in some of onr Western States, whore rose ami violet-colored balsams, nUornatimr wilh atevia and 
dimate and the deatructive effects of high winds. tba ' \ i y "rst s op should be to provide shelter in the sometimes established trees ure killed to the roots, motherwort. At last a girdle of rod gomphmnas, a diadem Eds. Rural New-Yorker:— As 1 have a few 
w l?. 0 ® 8 ' th ° C0D,ltlT 1,1 tlie m,dst of summer 81 f ie f P ° B8 J ble manner * 1 ° r tb,a repose, belts we would prefer tho spring, as thus wo would escape of nMturtll,mH > ““ net off with mimosa, and the which have been, tried and pronounced good 
weather, when every spot is beautiful. An elevated ap 8 r " win 8 trees — say double rows — should the danger of ouo winter at least, and perhaps tho flow * ,ra ,,f Abutllon strintnm, oomploted tho whole them to yon for publication 
RITA Itt cnnrvllt f/iv» _ nna tl.r.4 ..._Ilf* tlln.nt.tHl an na mlnrco,-.t I < ... 1 * slrimlnr.. I*....... n ... . * * /MVWV 1 WU* 
Kns, UpralNew-A orker: —As I have a few recipos 
lich have been tried and pronounced good, I send 
site is sought for — one that commands a fine view, lje planted so as to intersect the ground at intervals, trees would bo better able to endure the extreme 
and is far above the influence of marshy vapors; such atui ward 0,1 tdu ‘ prevailing and most injurious winds cold after a season’s growth. 
a one is found, and the dwelling is erected. Perhaps ° f th<? partlcular lOteUty. In Western New York the As to tho manner of planting, we will say only a 
there is not a tree within half a mile of it; but that most prevalent and destructive winds are those from few words. A little thought will show any one the 
defect can soon he remedied by planting. Before the U ‘ e , W ? t a “ d norUl ' w, ' Ht - and HH'refore our protect- right way. Every one knows that any tree or plant 
buildings are finished, however, the exposure begins in K belts of trees must run north and south — or per- grows best in a nice, rich, mellow, deep, dry soil 
to he folt—the winds blow fiercely, and the very iapS bottcr >iti Bttlo north-west and south-east. Tho than in one tho reverse of this. If you wish your 
house rocks on its foundation. But he perseveres— do fi r ®® B 01 exposure and the character of the crops trees to do well, prepare just such a soil for them. 
his house is completed and occupied. Winter 
comes, 
to be grown must regulate the distance between the 
and with it biting blasts that penetrate evpry nook ’T'™ 01 1,61,3 of Bbclter tr<Je8< p or the purpose o( its fine roots nicely spread out like net-work.' These 
and corner. One room after another is deserted, and shelU5r we know of 110 troe *«<*ro suitable than the fibrous roots, if the young tree was well cultivated 
shelter is sought in whatever corner ia least exjioHed. K " ropean r,arcb< In K»od dry land it makes a permeated all through the mellow soil gathering 
The dreary wintcr passes, and spring comes. A look f r0WlU of three or four feet iu a spa ™»: it retains its food for tho growing tree. This shows’ us how it 
over Ins grounds shows him that nearly all his trees brancbea wel1 at the bottom, assuming a pyramidal should be planted. If you plant this tree in a small 
planted the autumn before are dead, frozen, and f ° rm 1 the to P n d « not spread far or shade the ground; Dole, with the roots '“«// m n heap," and matted 
dried up. Well, it was a mistake to plant in tho tbo roota oooupy a very small space, and never throw together, and then throw lumps of cold, hard earth 
fall —ho must plant in the spring; and so the dead up besides it is a very beautiful tree, and upon them, how eau you expect it will grow’ If 
trees are replaced with living ones; but they, too, Cft “ b ° ° a8lly rai8ed lrom seG(1 ® r purchased at. a low however, you prepare deeply and thoroughly a good' 
ind difficulties to contend with from exposure, and c<! Ul 1 ,e nurseries. Single rows of this might he mellow piece of ground, mako a large hole fill it 
half of them perish before midsummer. So it goes mftmt 8 pd ao 113 Dot to occupy more space than a with the finest and richest of surface earth nearly to 
for a year or two longer, when very likely he becomes comm ' ,n bp,J ^ and they would afford protection to the top, place your tree npon it. spread tho roots 
sick oi such rural delights, and returns to town. J ) , on8lde f ab 6 ® xtent of level ground. The Norway carefully, removing with a sharp knife anv that mnv 
- v. ... w w.u say only a are now a considerable article of commerce throughout 
few words. A little thought will show any one tlm Europe,-a t«* which is paid without constraint, and the 
right way. Every one knows that any tree or plant receipt or which I* a emilo.— Qardcnvr*' Weekly Mu,,. 
grows beRt in a nice, rich, mellow, deep, dry soil. 
than iu ono the reverso of this. If you wish your “ Do Rotators Mix in thk TTiu,?”-y«*| | know they do. 
trees to do well, prepare just such a soil for them. About six week* ago l dug a hill, ami on a stalk found grow- 
Thc tree, before being taken from the ground, had all hll < Mix four of which have nil (ho charaotmlBtic* of 
its fine roots nicely spread out like net-work. These tho comm,,n w hlte pink «yo, wtiii.. two resemble tlie blue 
fibrous roots, if the young tree was well cultivated ,,lllk 'K yc '- Tl "' hau,tn i with potatoes attached, can be seen 
permeated all through the mellow soil, gathering ,lthouw - !l « Baickv, P^oiz. 1891 . 
food for tho growing tree. This shows US how it "Oppose they do “resemble the blua pink eye,” does that 
* "■•V* J \I II *ut i/ui;nvotlilWUi 
structure, lrom wluob onr IP.ristsmight have derived inepira- 
tion. Already huautlfnl performances hava been produced In REMEDY kor KoiiK Throat.—T ake butter that is 
thi* way since the introduction of large bouquets. Bouquets vcr ^ 9a ' l ‘ and rub 011 tb ® throat and chest thoroughly, 
me now a considerable article of commerce throughout before going to bed. Two or three applications will 
Europe,— a tax which is paid without constraint, and tbe effoot a cure. Wc have had the throat distemper 
receipt oi which Is a emilo.— CfarOcner*' Weekly May. about, hero pretty extensively this fall, and this has 
been the principal medicine. 
“Bo B 0 TAT 0 .es Mix IN THE HiuA”-Yes! 1 know they do. To Cure Croup.-T he best way is to take a flannel 
About six wocks ago I dug a hill, ami on a stalk round grow- d,.*i, ,n, u i . , . .. , , 
Ing six potato**, four Of Which bavn., II n.„ .. . ., oloth ’ dip lt 1,1 water and put it on the chest as hot 
This is not a mere fancy sketch. Wc have seen such 
cases in our own neighborhood, and such may be 
found in all parts of tho country. 
“ Uut our purpose at present is particularly to call 
attention to the necessity of providing shelter to 
gardens, orchards, and grounds of every description, 
considerable extent of level ground. Tlm Norway carefully, removing with a sharp knife any that may 
. prucL.. s another excellent tree for this purpose, and have been bruised, then cover them with the finest 
it has the advantage of being evergreen. The Atucr- of mold, nicely s 
ican Arbor Vitro and Hemlock Spruce may he very expect your tree to 
ptoperly used lor this purpose, too; but neither of in one case in a 
them are of such rhpid growth as the first two planted about as de 
ntomc.*. TOv, I •-...l.unly UOpltM', Balsam PopUv, 
.Suppose they do '' resemble the blua pink eye,” does that 
prove a mixture in the hill, or out of Die hill? We can 
select potato..* of almost any variety, grown entirely apart 
Ci'Ot .1 other nortu, that no resemble other varieties, or no 
known variety, that the bent judges cannot name them cor 
redly; ami yet, when planted, they will produce tlie sort 
to which they belong. 
Inquiries uml gtnsutrrs. 
C.IVKIUN.I TIIK DRAI-K VlNM IN WlNTKH,— Will you tell UH 
h'”W Bi 'av down our grape vines after being trimmed in the 
of mold, nicely sifted in among them, you mav [ 1 , lU? With what ami how muoh aliall wo cover them, bo that 
. z. . . L . . ?.°?A ha 1 be .IW 1 ^ tb ? cold, nor roared so 
as can be borne, then take salt lmttor, spread on 
brown paper, and apply immediately. It is a very 
simple hut Invaluable remedy. 
Arri.E I’upoino. — Lino a basin with a crust pre¬ 
pared as for biscuit; pare, core, and quarter, as many 
sour apples as will fill tho basin; sprinkle some 
alspice over them, a litllo sugar, and add a half cup 
oi water. Cover with a crust and steam one and a 
hall hours. Serve with cream and sugar. 
Excei.lent Cookies. One cup of cream; two of 
sugar; two eggs; half cup of butter; two teaspoon¬ 
fuls cream tartar; ono of soda; nutmeg for seasoning. 
Flour sufficient to roll out. Anne Brown. 
RawHonvillu, N. Y., J«8i. 
when valuable crops are to ho grown. We believe rtnow T Abple > A "' 1 Silver Maple, arc trees of whicbia 
that every experienced and observing cultivator will Very elToctiv « belt or forest may be made in six or 
agree with us in saying that this is a matter of the eight yeai ' 9 - Tbeh ' 8 row «« •« almost incredibly 
first Importance. Onr own conviction is, that, how- rapid ' and tbis is tlle V<? 17 purpose for which they 
ever it may have been heretofore, it will bo just as arC valimblo> Tbc y cannot with propriety be planted 
I, 
uimui u.vt Htfinitu from M/iirun jriciii f.jiin iiwh a liiriii : .. 
Jn>Kt. Mljoti not only ijni iSi» vin**M t.imt wl - t - M rtbundajit ftild flo choap, would it not 
»n«?u r iTn [ 9 W ao to MtHrt tbo bo well for tli omo who wi»h to add to tho littio n,tn 
UHitH. I had tlieiv.fnro no tVult IhiA seftuoxi Win V mi r * e 4 UHIQ com* 
inform u* how the vineyard* i u Vate* county arc manag.,/!? " Jrts ot °'W military hospitals, to make a supply? 
P,eU ' y iD 1,1,3 l0CttUty - 1 ' »” The rolIowin « «•« recipe:-Wash the grapes thor- 
?/k.0h. 
necessary in future to provide shelter as it will bo to tbrougU thc iutei ' lf, r °f plantations, as we advise to 
have a good soil and give it proper cultivation. p,anttbe La * p b, Spruce, Hemlock, and Arbor Vitic, 
Every season’s experience, and the last most of all, bnt tbey oaa bo p,acod a|4 °"ml the exposed borders ^ 
strengthens this conviction more and more. The and oatbne8 ’ aud do essential service. 
time was when our hill tops were crowned with “ the culture of dwarf trees, flowers, vegetables 
forests that stood like bulwarks to break the fury of and a11 cro P 3 of low growth, common hedge rows of 
the storm and protect our fields and gardens from its Kucktborn, Privet, Osage Orange, or, in fact, any 
destroying Influence; but these bulwarks are, in a rapid Knowing shrub, will be of great sorvicc. It ^Ji fe. 
great measure, demolished. The necessities of some, would not be uecessary to shear them in tbe usual \u, 
and the short-sightedness of others, have ‘cleared’ way for fences, hot just enough to give them the 
the hills, and now the winds sweep over them with necessary strength and compactness required for the 
unresisted violence. People just begin to realize purpose of protection against the elements. Those 
what they have done, and regret it whon too late. wbo bave «een tho gardens aud nurseries of Enron* r.^,, o r. , , 
‘Our climate is wonderfully changed,’ they say; know how highly hedges arc esteemed for shelter PeopIe . ofte “ “ akfc thoraBelvea ndic 
‘formerly we had no such cold, blighting winds as in fact, they are considered indispensable In Skik’ UUTi' Z mftUur ® tbe,r 
we now have no such sudden and violent changes vino’s nurseries at Liverpool tlmre are mty mi" s of toTs °/t * , ?? ‘7 
ol weatlicr; our climate is much less comfortable, them, intersecting the ground in aU directions to i ** 9 , lrKe 19 a 1 "' lU B ! a, ‘ r 
and cultivation, of many things, much more difficult break off the cold sea winds that, hut for the hedees 1tilt Z l’ r” 0 ? th ° ^ ,r .° m 8 
than it used to be.’ The farmer complains that his would prevent the culture of many tSes^ of n] ?2 \ 8 ° m diameter m all that i 
winter crops are more uncertain than formerly, that are now grown most successfully ” ' cecessary, an. il manure is apphed, it 
When the snow falls, instead of affording protection _-_ . cessrully. _ aplle around tbe aad “>« b t aim. 
to the surface of the ground, as it does in sheltered CARE OF trfr-^ L T".^ JZ J " 0018 ^ 
places, it is drifted before the wind, and piled up in TREES. far, and generally much farther, than t 
heaps that melt only before an Am-n 1 , . where there are a thousand hungry mo 
not only the snow blown off exposed fields 1 nt tT / V*-™* att . C ‘ ntlon . ,0 8 rowir '8 tr ees is of the for food; what nonsense, then, to plar 
dried earth is A*ir»,.,i hw ..... ' ‘ 16 !! m08t in,portahc6 at tb,s sea80n of the year. In the two of manure close to thc stem of a trt 
via, Kane Co., 111., 1H01. J ’ 
Th* covering should b« very light, and if the soil i* dry, 
no evil will result. Doubtless your turf decomposed in the 
spring, making a slight hot-hud, which uausari tho buds to 
start. A good plan i* to uncover tho vines In April, and 
allow them to lay on the ground for a cuupln of week* before 
being tied lo tho trellis. Although the growers of grapes iu 
Western Now York admit that laying down I* the right sy« 
tom, and tliu only safe ono, it i* not practiced generally, 
ll<: "/.lowing IS mo recipe:—Wash tho grapes thor¬ 
oughly in cold water, separate them from thc stems, 
and mash them in an earthen vcshcI with a potato’- 
mnshcr. Then put them over tbe fire, and boil them 
twonty minutes. Htrain them through a bag made of 
three thicknesses of white musquito netting; to 
every pint of the juice add one and one-quarter 
pounds of sugar, and boil twonty minutes. Put it in 
pint jars —china is the strongest; paste white paper 
o\er the top, and then tie a piece of strong muslin 
WMsm* 
M.ktnc Twill’B ki„, At!.—!'!....,Hl.tothroiiKli lh«column. „™, ,T, ,7 . ... * P “ ” ,r0n « 
of the Ruuai, the proper time aud host method of pultlrur ovcr lb 1 a °k them with hay (or old linen rags, if 
H l ln '“' llc « box... lint 
Th. ground .Horn h, , iM , mlrM Mh “'„TTtorlln%t°nVo, ”‘™“ 8 
m,!,.,, rott.'l Ihoron.W, ... % boring tWO liolo. In «Och Ond, M«r the 
lltto?d«rt-T".° f “ " 7 * 8 ™ M “* 111 lb “ harbor f7, ho .b.nTnn" ..n*ble'to tisi'pj." •'Imm n'„Yh“Z » = ;atari « f WS* th. *to of- yTuwm'haTCM 
, ... - - J 1 ■‘Ct 5 ’ growing in it scat- mice should be removed at OH lift. ilfdoiu ftf Pa... a,. it in tli A kponoKna f I M’....... , i , H..., ' . , . , UX1 i V( I Sal I y 11V* t tl riJUlf ]l t.ilO I trOtlhlo W till util ff'it atlj.lrlno, L* t f,. ,r , 
manure rotted thoroughly, dneayed turf ike and mil. t t .m oucu enu, near UM 
p . f vorfze.1 to a good depth, the deeper the hotter. October i* a I’> an(1 P'uung in strong rope handles, the boxes 
eople often make themselves ridiculous by tlie very good time to plant. Put tulip bulb* about *ix inches arU “° re certam of bein K kept “ this side up.” 
manner iu which they manure their trees. They apart, and covered from three to Tour inches. Hyacinth* --+-• ♦ - »-- 
seem to think that all tho roots of a tree are confined about the same distance apart, and let the covering be CiicrM her Catsup. - Pare rine encumber* and 
to a space as large as a man’s hat. If a tree grows llbout Ul " ' linK ' <le B t,J Mot,t of 1110 KHIe* should be planted grate them seed and all and to threr • i p- • 
in the grass, to remove the turf from a circle, about about U ‘ u " r tweh « ^ a »dfour ,lv„ inches deep, fdd on. nTntTf str!l vi/1 Z thlB 
a foot or so iu diameter is all that is considered ?° Wn bulbH ^ut * foot, apart and ““ ?“ p “‘ f 8tWng vin ,gar ’ 9alt to lbe taste > a » d 
necessary, and if manure is applied it is throw,, in fo “ r t ° r ' ,v '’ iu It in well to surround the bulbs 7 ‘ " y f ° r USe ‘ Keep m a 0001 but no * 
tout as saI"b7dLolv H, '7 H ° th 'Tt*1 '* 
far, and generally much further, than the branches, severity of the winter f by J 1 ®! 8 P ° UadS ° f Hal 8oda iu a ,itUo 
where there are a thousand hungry mouths seeking - — water, and stirring tlm whole in one barrel of soap; 
for food; what nonsense, then, to place a quart or it,?''.* whatb ,^ra ST Ti nT ' - < I 'i Wl8 . b !°, ir "i uir< ’ th rough the 1 3 renders tho ciothe* muqh whiter, Hannah Bays, 
two of tna-nure close to thc stem of a tree. It would withstand tho Kovore clituaUi of thin p art ^ rd* 7h <! ^ u t u ^ k Starch. Io ono pint of boil jug starcli put a piece 
7.heYihd, *re,3,rf 10 »«-«•«>.s»b„ n oh«. ...,. b«, 
tl.. cold wind, of wlnto, 1 I •? ! ‘T l ' a1 "' T ot “ ,e «“"« «hov 8 engra.lng, ,vhicb 
teaae, f o„ orchard., gard™,,' and J Td, .W, mS^ If ” C ° mmC ° d *° ‘ b “ reme ” br,n<!e 
— K . 
mooth,; and U they could only' pfoteet ftLIeOm ‘“old"tin fastened a \T7 * llte “““"'Y °{ ll '° L "" j0 " «««. 
winds are severely felt, too, and are really much that had been saved hv Z , ayo "“? orcbard « atherer - >» common use in Germany, for collecting 
more injurious to vegetation than the most intense branches of tre f th/lmrlLmTb \* apP ' e8 ' peare ’ and ° th6r lar ^ e frait ’ « h arimpto 
cold which we ever experience , , ‘ " k rom tbe8e branches contrivance and can easily be made by any handy 
..Tinisp • * p e - bad been pretty well eaten off’, but the trees were y y 
“But rt is not merely against the winds of winter uninjured * Cre 3 
iEHBE rST£S i Jill) I 
Sr zsm ,7.“ ™«^ o .o„dy«a„v»rorY;rii\ h h“ c.y p 4 j w tw u 
winter s L,„i v”, . . ld 1D ttre examined, they will he found to be black and — ~ l L | || 4_ J 
..... ,. , . g . ; iel cw zero without mjury; partially decayed. Many trees die durirur the ' " Vv l 1 1is* 
it in the branches. J. J. Thomas has shown the Amt gu.mm-r, and then failsh. put out’tatf.fauJSjlKwiSf* trouble wi,b starch sticking. -S. J. Qua he, ZittlJx 
folly of the thing in the above engraving, which < lSS lllyr,ceW, " , — D - Emmons, J/artune, Corners, N. Y., 1861. 
we commend to the remembrance of all our readers w v .... --- 
leauers. Wo have never had tho cold so intenRo as to loiuro Horse c_- 
-- Chestnut* | u this section, If they suffer, n* described in STOCKrNtJ8 F0,t TI 'E Army.—T he following rules are 
SIMPLE FRUIT GATHERER. Otsego county, wo would recommend binding with straw the a ' d down ^ or tk o direction of ladies wishing to knit 
first winter. Alter this, we think they might remain exposed 80ck S for the soldiers :—Oet largo noefllcs and a Coai'SO 
In a late number of the London Gardener's Citron • without l "J ur I'- _ y a ™. Cast on seventy-eight stitches, and knit the 
ide a correspondent gives a description and the Pwitra vobNamk—I nclosed yon will find two specimen* I<Jg t( ‘ n inohe8 boforo (,cttin K tb e heel. The heel 
accompanying engraving of a cheap and simple fruit * h ® nami!B of w J*i«h I should like to know, both botanical Hhould be three and a half Indies long, ami knit of 
... * anfl Wiminrifi — A M W xr -tv ... n ' 
gatherer, In common use Iu Germany, for collecting “ nd Com,no,1 ' A N ‘ W ’ Na ^ * * 
_ x .« i _ ® Tf IU {liiliAduihln to nemo n .. 1.... i. r.. 
.^ double yarn, one fine and one coarse, for extra 
t ,s impossible to name a plant from a leaf alone, except strength. Tile foot should be eleven or twelve 
it happens to bo one with which we aru familiar. Flowers, I inches lontf 
Ullfl utiittiu t\r hriinol.ou mStl. ..is... i . i i • * . 
hut a cold, dry wind, which lately we scarcely ever 
fail to have, at the moment when the buds are open¬ 
ing, arrests the course of vegetation, curls up the 
leaves, deranges all the functions, causing the fruit to 
drop, and gives the trees a shock from which they 
can scarcely recover, in such a time we see the 
advantages of shelter. Cold aud violent winds, last¬ 
ing two or three days in succession, are frequent in 
the season of the blossoming of the Cherry, Dear, 
and Apple, and we see the blossoms broken off and 
blown about iu showers before the fructifying process 
has been completed. Last spring this was the case 
here, and in many parts of our grounds throe-fourths 
of the crop was destroyed; in all the outside rows 
and exposed points this ia particularly observable. 
partially decayed. Many trees die during the sum¬ 
mer, from this cause, while the mischief is charged 
to poor trees, blight, had climate, &o. A pihTof 
earth around each tree in the form of a cone, as 
^ £■ | shown iu the engraving, affords great 
protection to the roots and throws 
0d wat er. Tt also furnishes sup- 
port to the trunk, answering the pur¬ 
pose of stakes, except in localities 
much exposed to heavy winds. This, 
of course, must be levelled off in the 
Phone who wish to make sure of a 
"7 -- crop of grapeH next year, should lay 
their vines on the ground and throw a little earth 
over them, just enough to keep them in place. No 
it happens to he arm with which we are familiar. Flowers 
and stems or branches with leaves attached, should be sent; 
and when Small, it Is best to forward perfect plants. I u some’ 
cases, even the needs ere essential. We hope all who wish 
us to name plants will furnish specimens as perfect as possi¬ 
ble. With tbe above inquiry we received only ouo leaf of 
each plant. 
Osikr for Hkdges.— Please inform me, as soon as con¬ 
venient, the mode of cultivating the Osier Willow. Also 
how g/jouM they he Bet and managed for a hedt^e?_V ' 
KritleeviUe, III., 1861. S i-, 
Mr. Halsbv, of Cayuga county, in this State, who exhibi¬ 
ted a section of a willow hedge at the last New York State 
man. a is an oval or round piece of wood Into which * 1 section of n willow hedge at the last New York statu 
are inserted a number of round pegs, b, sufficiently ZZ f?! 4 d "‘‘ l ° f aUn,,tl0u b ‘ thl8 Mub ' 
a... v_v . .. .... A . , y Mt, promt**] u*»brief and plain description of hi* manner 
apart to admit the branch of the tree (hearing the 
fruit) being passed through. Yon then gently pull 
the pole c, and the fruit remains in the reservoir. 
gflrttcnttnnt Dtatrs. 
Ject, promised us a brief and plain description or his manner 
of growing the willow hedge, which we hope to be able to 
give in a week or two. 
Graphs — Spkoijcs.— 1 sand you loaves ofsixvarietiesof 
grapes, and request your opinion as to the species to whi- h 
th»y belong.—o. I. Hobbs, ltandnlph, Pa., 1861. 
Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, are probably varieties of Vilis labrusca; 
Nos. 5 and 0 are perhaps from Y. vulpina ,; though with only 
a few specimens of dried leaves to judge from, we cannot 
give a positive opinion. It would bo necessary to see the 
Tn nm.,, ,, ' -- cuougu UJ auC[J II 1 C 111 ID place. No 
1 gardena tbere can be no complete injury will result to thc vines from this course if the 
-^r^to 
access' wd n°th ;';, er : the Wind had ,ree SojaetimeB trees are received in the fall, which it is 
protection most Pp6n8 that the finest ^wers require not desirable to plant until spring. These maybe 
a Inokam s Hardy Proupic Mcsoat Grape— The last a few specimen* of dried leaves to judge from, we cannot 
number of the Florist and Fruitisl (London) contains a fine «<»« a positive opinion. It would bo necessary to see the 
/ colored plate of thi* new grape. Tbe berries are oval, black; vin,!S when iu flower to decide with any confidence. 
th the bunches long, tapering, well shouldered, about eleven_ 
. 0 Inches in length, and nearly nine aero,* the ehoulder. It is A New Weed— I send you a weed which is just introdu- 
Je represented a* a seedling between Muscat of Alexandria and c I n8 lUcIf 1,1,0 our »nd to all my neighbor* it is a 
is Z-T W ,° f th<i ,fumr>urgh ! ' ,iraiIy ’ aDd V** ^ 
which our readers must not understand a* indicatiug tl.at ,t Af E, 1801 K 7 ’ (,, ' wanUa > CaL Co., 
protection most. 
heeled in I his is simply digging a trench in a 
wilt prove hardy for out door culture in this country, or in 
Kngtaud, but as being more hardy than the Muscats. It will 
doubtless prove valuable for cold houses. The Florist says; 
“Mr. SUndlsh informs us that he has fruited the Prolific 
Rose Water —For the benefit of M. M, J give tho 
following recipe for rose water. As a prefumery or 
for culinary purposes, it cannot be excelled. Oil 
rose, drops twelve; rub it up iu a mortar, with half 
an ounce whito Bugar and two drams lump rnagncBia, 
then gradually add one quart of water and two of 
proof spirits, and filter through paper. — J. L. 
Churchiu., New Lebanon, Col. Co,, A'. 1861. 
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