the soil, climate, Jcc., at the same time very dis¬ 
interestedly offering some good seedling as a 
substitute. Now it may be, and my experience 
goes to prove it in some measure, that young 
vineyards produce better than old ones; even 
if we grant this, it will nevertheless prove a fail¬ 
ure as to the grape being a prolitable crop, for 
the reason that the yield will not justify the ex¬ 
pense of rcplauting every few years. Vineyards 
in the old country are known to be over a hun¬ 
dred years old; anil the wood of my vineyard 
has been as strong and prolific under its culture 
as I could wish. I have tried all manner of 
pruning and training, high and low, long and 
short— broken up the ground, and at other 
j times left the grass to take full possession, all 
with the same had results.” 
APPLE DUMPLINGS, PIES, PICKLES, &c 
Steam Apple Dumplings.— Make some good 
dough of cream, roll out in long strips, spread 
some lino chopped apples over it, roll it up and 
pinch the edge down. Put them on a plate and 
steam them, Make a liquid sauce of one table¬ 
spoonful of flour, two tablespoonsful of sugar, 
a small piece of butter, grate in some nutmeg, 
then pour some boiling water on it, stiring it 
all the while till cooked. 
Tart Apple Pie.—P eal and stew some very 
sour apples, rub them through a serve, then 
sweeten them with sugar, season with lemon; 
line your plates with rich crust, All them, cut 
I strips of the crust, and put it on in various 
shapes before baking. 
To Pickle Apples. —Take two quarts of vine¬ 
gar, one quart of water, two teacups of sugar, a 
little cinnamon and allspice; put it in a tin or 
brass kettle, heat it hot, then peel some very 
rfTce sweet apples and stick four cloves in each 
apple; put them in the vinegar and cook them 
done; put them in a jar and turn the liquor 
over them. You can use it another time by ad¬ 
ding to it. 
Grate some tart apples 
The Pansy is a beautiful, showy, yet delicate 
It is a favorite with 
flower, populur with all. 
the professional florist, with the amateur—with 
all who love flowers. If seed of the pansy is 
sown early in a hot-bed, or green-house, flowers 
jjj abundance will be obtained in May, and the 
plants will continue to blossom freely in ordi¬ 
nary seasons until the hot weather of July and 
August. The blossoms then will bo small and 
imperfect. The cool nights and showers of 
September will give the pansies new life, and 
bloom will be abundant and perfect until hidden 
from view by the snows of winter, In the 
spring the pansy shows its flowers above the 
snow in March, and continues, as the previous 
season, in perfection until July. 
If seed is sown in the open ground early iu the 
spring, and the weather proves favorable, often 
a good show is obtained in June, but cultivators 
must not be disappointed if their pansies do not 
appear in all their beauty until the Autumn. 
Even in that case they will be well rewarded for 
their pains. 
The pansy will flower better in the middle of 
the summer if somewhat shaded from the noon¬ 
day sun. The German or Belgian varieties, of 
which we give a group in the engraving, are of 
fine habit, great beauty, elegantly varied In col¬ 
or, and seem well adapted to our climate. The 
English are more perfect in form, larger flowers, 
generally darker, and very rich, though not so 
varied in color as the German. 
goilfruttuvat gates »mt Queries 
Downing's Everbearing Mulberry,— The follow¬ 
ing, from a foreign journal, gives the English estimate 
of this variety“ This was raised from the seed of 
1 Corns muUiiXnUus, by Mr. C. Downing, in America. 
It la well adapted to grow in pots in the orchard- 
house. The fruit is of a maroon color, smaller than 
the Black Mulberry, and juicy and agreeable. Ripe in 
July and August. It is an excellent variety, but of 
course not ‘ over-bearing.’ ” 
One-Horse Side-Plow for Orchards.— In a cer¬ 
tain No. of Vol. 15 of the Rural. I think among the 
transactions of the American Pomological Society, 
one of the members gave an account of fruit culture 
In New Jersey, and mentioned that a one-horse 
side-plow" was employed there. Under ttiis name I 
have understood there was a plow that runs near the 
trees, the horse being attached to one side, as in a 
cutter, and kept In this manner off the trees with his 
harness and whiitletree. If this is correct, a number 
of fruit growers of this section would be under high 
obligations, either to the Editors of the Rural, or to 
one of its subscribers who is informed on the subject, 
to give a description of the plow, how constructed 
and how the horse is attached, so that the plow runs 
true. It would be desirable if an illustration eonld ac¬ 
company the description, but if this is cot convenient 
the description alone would be welcomed.—C, Breitii 
aupt, MUlburg. BenUn Co., Mick. 
Common Apple Pie. 
for oue pie, take one half tablespoonful of flour, 
two tablespoonsful of sugar, cinnamon, and a bit 
of butter, a little water, stir it together; line 
your plates with rich crust, fill them, cover 
them. Bake moderate. Piiebe. 
Otto, N. Y., March, 1865. 
SPRING WORK IN FLOWER GARDENS 
Cut the paunch into three pieces, so as to be 
convenient to handle, empty of its contents, 
care being taken to preserve the outside as clean 
A 3 possible. Wash and rinse in water till all ex¬ 
traneous matter is expelled. To one pail full 
of water put one pint of lye from wood ashes, 
strong enough to make S03p, or its equivalent 
in potash, or lime. If lime is used sprinkle it 
i dry over the tripe, on the inside, mad put into 
water. Let the tripe soak in this liquid twelve 
hours, then take out and scrape with a case 
knife, or, if large quantities are made, with a 
scraper made of a hand saw blade, or some 
similar material. 
A little observation will determine whether 
the lye is strong enough; if so, it will scrape 
easily, if too strong it will discolor the tripe. 
After scraping let it stand twenty-four hours in 
warm water, frequently changing the water. It 
to the country home. If there is not, and one 
is desired, now is the time to set about it. Or 
if there is already such a luxury, it is time to 
bestir to get the place iu order. At first, this 
consists of cleaning oil any decayed wood or re¬ 
fuse from last year’s glory, manuring the land 
and nicely spading the borders up, burying all 
weeds and the like, so they do not come through 
to trouble hereafter. Tbe edges of the beds 
should be trimmed evenly, either by means of a 
sharp spade, or, what is better, an edging iron. 
All walks, too, should be edged true to the line, 
or curve, as the case may be. This edging 
should cut clear through the sod, as then the 
gross will not grow so readily in the walks or 
bed, during summer. In spading over tbe bor¬ 
ders, any perennial—if too much matted together 
—requires separating and rc-plantlng, or the 
flower gets poorer and poorer in quality, each 
summer. This is especially true of pholx and 
similar plants, that spread rapidly. 
In case any more planting requires to be done, 
the spring is the best time to do it. The sooner 
after the earth becomes a. little warm in the 
spring the better it Is—as then, if the summer 
proves to be a dry one, the roots have so much 
tbe more chance to spread out in quest of mois¬ 
ture. On hot, dry soils, we are convinced mulch¬ 
ing is the great feature to help newly-planted 
trees—or old ones, too, for that matter. It is 
better than all artificial watering, to keep the 
soil moist by a mulch of long manure, leaves, 
rubbish, Aie. ; and each spring this same mulch 
should be spaded in, and another one applied on 
its surface to take its place. Tills is the way 
nature protects and feeds the young saplings and 
shrubs. And tbe reason why many plants die 
in our gardens, when their natural habits would 
indicate they ought to stand, is iu the wild state. 
The earth about their roots is protected by leaves, 
grass, ifcc., while in the garden they arc often 
fully exposed. 
Except the soil is very rich, the lawn should 
have a coating of manure spread over it, taking 
care to keep out stones, sticks, &c., that would 
interfere with the mowing.— Prairie Farmer. 
A Secret in Plant Growing.— A Cincinnati cor¬ 
respondent of the Gardeners' Monthly writes :—‘'An I 
old friend of yours, by the name of Hutchinson, here- 
is the best plant grower that I have ever seen. He 
confines himseir chiefly to Roses, Verbenas, Helio¬ 
tropes, Mignonette and Fuschlas, and a few other 
things; hut it would delight yon to see such line 
healthy plants as be has got. It is worth going miles 
to see his green-house,—and what do you think la hts 
secret? Why he pots in rotten cow-dung, and noth¬ 
ing else. There is a secret for you! He gathers it np 
in the fall, and keeps it. in a dry place. Before potting 
he pats It through a seive; and when potting pars a 
little of the coarse it: tho bottom of the pot, Cno crock 
or drainage of any kind. ) and uses Lite flue round the 
sides. Every thing thrives an it, from a Begoua to a 
Scarlet Geranium. No peat! no loam! no leaf mold! 
He propagates in sand, and pots in eow-dnng! That 
is his Alpha and Omega." 
GROUP OF GERMAN PANSIES. 
—raspberries, currants and gooseberries do well. I 
Parsnips and carrots also seem to produce as full 
crops as where the sun is unobstructed. This 
hint will make many a little garden spot valua¬ 
ble. 
Old hen manure is a first-rate application for 
onions, when the bulbs are beginning to swell. 
We are frequently inquired of as to the best 
manure for raspberries and blackberries. We 
never knew that the ground l'or these fruits re¬ 
quired more than a single application of barn-yard 
manure to put it in fair order. After that mulch 
the canes with the general ofi'al of the garden— 
a foot deep will be beneficial — grass, weeds, 
leaves, ike. This will keep the roots moist and 
cool, which they delight in. Currants and goose¬ 
berries should be served iu the same way. The 
North or uorth-west side of a board or picket 
fence is well adopted for all these fruits.— Ger¬ 
mantown Trfojraph. 
Jtortifultnrat 2Ulmticements 
OUG IX KEEPS 
SMALL FRUIT NURSERY 
Tns Great Agricultural Strawberry.— 1 have a 
stock of uniLsu illy strong plants of iMa celebrated vari- 
, : i - : 1 ...... ess, ;i- 
foil- a - —2 p!a:its, f 1 ; i! lauts, f ’.'A, .; plants, $5. 
Russell's Grvat Piiouric.- flits vunetv has itae past 
season uoblv sustained its reputation for uniform, tarae 
size, enormous pro«luetlv.-nc*5 and good flavor, and 
proved use.: wo.".ay jf all that It > been said In Its praise. 
Sea: V >v a-.ull : : 0 plants. >l i>- '•ore-- fuse :■.><; $r) v i,- 
000. i fr~m r.il tar my Catalogue of all Uns leading varie¬ 
ties. Wants taken ';p and packed \v ilU iLUCa more than 
isiial care, as letters nvir/my easterners Lu all sections 
of the country amply testify. 
EDWIN MARSHALL. Fonghkeepsie, New York. 
LEMON PIE RECIPES, &c 
Mrs. J. E. Powers, Jeff. Co., N. Y., writes:— 
"One lemon grated; one cup sugar; one cup rich 
cream; paste on bottom and top.” 
Alice A. M., Willink, N. Y., writes;—Take 
one lemon, grate the peel and slice the pulp very 
fine; one heaping teacup of white sugar; two- 
thirds teacup of water; two heaping tablespoons- 
ful of flour; one egg; stir the yolk in with the 
rest and beat the white to a stiff troth, theu stir 
all together and hake between two crusts.” 
May Stephens, of Auburn, N. Y., writes:— 
“ Take two large sized lemons, grate the rind 
flue, and squeeze the juice over it; three cups of 
sugar; four eggs, with yolks and whites beaten 
separately; four tablespoonsful of flour; two- 
teacups of water. Mix all except the white of 
the eggs, and when well mixed, add the white 
also, stirring it in. Bake without upper crust.” 
Mrs. M. L. W., Union City, Iud., writes:— 
‘•A pudding we know to be good as well as 
simple and economical, too, at the present high 
price of eggs:—One cup of rice to seven enps 
good rich milk; three tablespoons sugar, with 
a little salt, raisins, nutmeg, or cinnamon, as 
you choose. Let it cook gradually one and a 
half or two hours. Serve with cream and sugar.” 
RETARDING RIPENING OF CHERRIES 
JTHAMI BERKA PLANTS.-Jenny Lind, 
^ Downer's Praline, WUson's Albany. ViSociphe do 
Gaud, Hovev, Hooker, Crimson Cone ma Ctiillism, ’.Sets, 
inv -’.iceti; $1 * lot. Feaste, Fillmore, Austin's Shaker, 
lii.u: lvnbody and wuz.rd of the North, 30cis. per 
dozen $2 -•< ICO. Russell’s Prolific. Sc i ts. ft lie-sen; 
i'At, Uuitiil.i. Green Prolific and French Seedling, $i 
dozen. C't'Arg*-s pro-paid at the dozen rate. Send 13 crs. 
extra on each ICO anil wo will send them, icoh packed in 
mo-s uud oil cloth, pre-pei.l. 
RASPBERRIES. 
Improved American Black-1' vp. large fire and immense 
bearer, ft V doz.; #3 »t 100; f',5 s* i,tiw. YclUnv Antwerp, 
Hudson I liver Antwerp and Allen,?! >< >:lo.-en ; §3 r< 100. 
Marvell of t Seasons, fJ -H dozen. Purple Cane eery 
harUU, never a Intcr-kllls. immense ylelder, and throws 
np uo suckers, hut roots from end of stalks, fd] V dozen ; 
iu) V L"t. 
Lawton Blftckbcrrv, strong roots, fl V Ioe; fS V 100: 
$12 *» f.000. Dorchester High litish. ft >< do.-., y uw. 
fled Dutch Currants, ft p dor..; Cherry and WhiUi Grape 
do, $2 V 1 dozen. Concord Grape, .’J ids, f y dozen. 
Diana and Hartford Prolific, SO eU.; Delaware. To CIS.; 
Isabella and Clinton, CSets. each, Akkl 12 cents extra, on 
each dozen ordered, and we will send auv ot the above 
pre Flint. For further particulars .tatl instructions tor 
planting, send for my Caialonuc. Am-ivs#, wilt. cash, 
A. \t. trum 
When Sir Frauds Carew had rebuilt his man¬ 
sion at Bedclington, in Surry, he planted the gar¬ 
den with choice fruit trees. There he was visit¬ 
ed by Queen Elizabeth; and Sir Hugh Platt, in 
bis ” Gardens of Eden,” toils a curious anecdote 
relating to one of these visits: “I conclude,” 
says he, “ with a conceit of that delicate knight, 
Sir F.JCarow,who, for the better accomplishment 
of his royal eutertaiuuieut of our late Queen 
Elizabeth, led Her Majesty to a cherry tree, 
whose fruit be had of purpose kept back from 
ripening at least one month after all cherries had 
taken their farewell of England. This secret he 
performed by straining a tent, or cover of cau- 
vas, over the whole tree, and wetting it now and 
then with a scoop, aa the heat of the weather 
required ; iiud so by withholding the sunbeams 
from reflecting upon the berries, they grew both 
great, and were very long before they bad 'got¬ 
ten their perfect cherry color ; and when he was 
assured of Her Majesty's coming, he removed 
the tent, and a few sunny days brought them to 
their maturity.” 
the young stems are rising iu spring, to take 
away the weakest, leaving only those which are 
more vigorous. 
The multiplication of Chinese phonics is easy. 
All of them may be increased by division. How¬ 
ever, as the tree varieties grow slowly, and one 
would have to wait many years for the tuffs to 
become strong enough to be divided, it is found 
better to propagate these by grafting. To this 
end, strong roots ol herbaceous varieties are 
procured; these are kept growing, and then 
grafted, a branch with one or more buds being 
inserted Upon the side of tbe root. The grafted 
roots are put under bell-glasses or in frames, 
placed by preference in u north aspect, and the 
grafts soon become united, and commence to 
grow promptly, producing roots for themselves. 
The grafting is performed from the middle of 
July to the middle of September.—Gardeners’ 
Chronicle. 
CULTURE OF THE QUINCE 
The Quince is another of our fruits which is 
beginning to be treated with neglect, although 
there is really nothing which ought to be au ob¬ 
stacle to its cultivation. As lor the borer, were 
quince bushes trained in a tree form, branching 
at least six inches from the ground, they might 
ho protected as easily as apple trees are, from 
this insect. Of the eatable varieties, the Orange, 
or Apple-shaped, is the earliest and the best 
bearer; the 1‘ear-shaped is a liue and later vari¬ 
ety, rather less common in our markets. The 
Augers is the strongest grower, and is cultivated 
chiefly as a stock for the dwarf pears, although 
its fruit is said to be tine. The Japan quince, or 
Pyt’UB Jupouiea, is a pretty, ornamental, bushy 
shrub, of which there are two varieties, one with 
beautiful bright red blossoms, the other having 
white flowers with a blush. The fruit is worth¬ 
less. 
fl um: VINES CHEAP FOII CASH. 
\A l > : dS, DI.Via- !!!:1 H:;T .lord Pr.-llk-, 2 v-.-.irs old, 
Slil I- 110. 1 y-»r old, $5 > TOO. Delaw are, 2 years old, $5 
w dozen. Ontario,2 years old. $1 V dozeu. Logan and 
Taylor’s, and Cassidav, 2 years old, $3 per dozen. 
A. W. TOTTER. Medina, Orleans Co,. N. Y. 
E\V ST It A V BE Kit 1ES OP 1S64 
To Cure Hams.— Seeing an inquiry bow to 
cure haras, I would refer to volume fifth, No. 45, 
of the Rural New-Yorker. The recipe I have 
used since that time, and find it just right, (I 
use sugar instead of the molasses.) I tried a 
number of ways for SO years before. None so 
good.—A. G. 8., -Yeieark, ,V. T. 
The following is the recipe spoken of above; 
To each 100 lbs of bam take nine pounds of salt, 
five ounces of salt-petre, one quart, of molasses, 
a large spoonful of saleratus, and four ounces of 
j ground black pepper. Let the hams remain in 
ihe briue from four to six weeks. Smoke them 
Descriptive C;i.Alognrs uuuk’.l in a” applicants. Also 
all the k-.ulimt old vni-L-tic*. v itHsi-aaNi-z i aus, mclud- 
intr CO.IHIO \\ II.SON'S- ALBANY. 
80,000 TKIOMfll HE GAND, 
Address EDWARD J. EVANS & CO., 
TIOot York, reaiisylv.iuia. 
THE HERBACEOUS AND TREE PEONIES 
OF CHINA. 
y iHEAl’ APPLE TUEEri.-Gc-.Hl Apple Trees *10 
V ' F 100; Kjt'.iiV.rti fit t 100- l Will Scud to any ad- 
di ess on receipt of pr'ee. A Mr on 
TUT it A. M. WILLIAMS, Bo v 80, Syracuse, N. Y. 
are well known to rank among the most orna¬ 
mental plants which have found a place In our 
gardens. Their large flowers, disposed lit ele¬ 
gant disorder, or with graceful regularity, as¬ 
sume the most varied colors, and are apprecia¬ 
ted not only by florists, but also by artists, who 
produce them in their ornamental designs. Tbe 
plants are, moreover, very Lardy, aud they have 
an indefinite longevity. 
The tree pwouies thrive in peat earth, either 
pure, or mixed with fertilizing substances, and 
generally iu any sweet, porous garden earth, 
rendered fertile by well-decayed manure. They 
commence growing so early in spring that the 
first shoots aud flower buds are sometimes de¬ 
stroyed by frosts if not protected. Neverthe¬ 
less, they generally develop themselves, iu spite 
of such accidents, from the lower eyes, which 
give fresh flowers, and in all eases the plants 
themselves are not affected iu respect to their 
vitality, gome persons cultivate tree pwonies 
iu conservatories, in prepared earth, which is 
renewed from time to time; and thus sheltered 
from all hurtful atmospheric influences they de¬ 
velop in perfection their splendid flowers, the 
GRAPE CULTURE IN OHIO 
flMIE TRI K CADE COD CRANBERRY-For 
-L Spring FUntlni, for U plarul Garden culture,and 
lor Swamps. Ctuler my method of cultivation the yiaUl 
ix-i sonriiui on upland w.-i* over 100 bushels per acre- Ex¬ 
plicit. direct lens for ciiLUvstlpti, witti nrfee* of plants, 
with Nursery out Seed Catak srue eoniplcu*, wilt Be sent 
to am -Address A\v.\uivt. Seiids prepaid by mall. 
B. M." WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries, Flymoutb, Mass. 
A FEW PRESENT HINTS 
Raspberry canes that have been laid down, 
can be now taken up ; and the covering of straw¬ 
berry, lloAver, and asparagus beds can be re¬ 
moved. 
lu staking up raspberries, let the upper tie be 
near the head of the stake, aud left rather loose¬ 
ly, as the crowding together of the vines has a 
tendency to check growth and lessen produc¬ 
tion. 
'The surest way to train grape-vines is fan- 
fashion. A great fault with some persons—we 
may say many persons—in pruning grape-vines, 
is to have a main stem, in the first jdace, aud 
then allow it to be twice as long as it ought to 
be. The fan-fashion suggested presumes there 
are many steins well shortened, and no uiatu 
stein. 
Where the garden is shaded—that is, where 
th« sun is excluded about two-thirds of the day 
look upon the grape culture, from the change of 
climate and seasons la the vicinity of Cincinnati 
and southwest of it, as almost a total failure. I 
planted my vineyard iu 184 k For the first years 
the yield was an average of five hundred gallons 
to the aero; have had an acre to yield over a 
thousand gallons of wine. I attributed my suc¬ 
cess to tho influence of the winds blowing up 
the valley of the Ohio river and taking off' the 
miasma which produced mildew aud rot, for we 
wore more successful than other vineyards in 
close proximity, but differently located. But of 
late the rot, which 1 conceive to be produced by 
cold uiglits aud uneven temperature during the 
day, has prevented us from raising a sufficient 
quantity of grapes to pay the expeuso of grow 
iug them. I am aware that many of the vintners 
charge this failure to Other causes, and to the 
Catawba grape as not being exactly adapted to 
t iuikstl SEEDS OF ALL K.1NDS — By 
1 .null, prepaid: iK* the arapes, 
Curr-uus, iv. i'rleo Descriptive List -v.'il bo sent to any 
aiblri-sw. B. M- WATSON, 
kv-st OKI Colony Nsrserles, Flj vnoaih, Mass. 
SEED MERCHANTS 
rjf Grow crs. Importers, aud Dealers lu genuine Garden, 
Field aud Flower Seeds. Ako Trees,A Lies, Shrubs, 
Plauta, &e., Ac., 
1.N3 Broad Street, 
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. 
JOHN U. KUMERLE, Seedsman, 
(Puccrwr to tire Ulo Geo. C. Thorbnrn.) 
FRANCIS BRILL, Seed Grower and Nurseryman. 
N. TL— Seeds by mall, postage paid, on receipt of price. 
Catalogues gratis, by addressing os Above. Tba-lat 
Oiling Boots. —The application of eastor-uil 
to new boots renders them as sott as a buckskin, 
glove. It is also the best application that can bn 
made to render a new boot water-proof. 
y>l SNELL S Prolific STRAWBEllRY, 
Strong plants, price |10 pci thousand, $1.30 per hundred 
Ami ->011 t In u /!, , ! *• *-% j«>” to dodnr; cnsll '*0 
ootuptiu'»• .>;i|»- is AiU iv&i JOSHITA l*. «H*.L KL, A^t 
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