1UU1 uve leaves tney begin to spread, 
and the trailing branches extend until frost 
comes. They should stand three feet apart. It 
may be k*pt upon the same patch for several 
years in succession, as the plant seedB itself. He 
digs up the bed in the spring and sows lettnce 
and by the time this is off the spinach is up to 
take its place. He says that fifteen or twenty 
plants will give a family a good cutting every 
CLAPP’S FAVORITE PEAR, 
Mr. Moore:—I n the Rubai. New-Yorker of 
Feb. 25th, you published a plate of the “ Clapp’s 
Favorite” pear, which is an excellent represent¬ 
ation, and ask lor information in regard to it. 
Wo answer because wc are the only persons 
who have fruited it, with tho exception of the 
Hon. M. P. Wilber. 
It was raised several years ago by onr deceased 
brother, Toaddeus Clapp, probably from seed 
of the Bartlett, but as it exhibits so much simi¬ 
larity to the Flemish Beauty, both in the color 
and hardness of its wood, we are led to believe 
that it must have been hybridized by that 
variety. The original tree stands on compara¬ 
tively low ground, where many varieties would 
become spotted, and is subject to the greatest 
extremes of temperature; but it has never been 
injured by the winter, with us, and we are 
informed that such has been the case in the 
nurseries of Messrs. M. P. Wilder & Baker, 
by whom it was disseminated. 
We have reserved for our own use a sufficient 
number of trees to plant oue-lmlf acre of land, 
(whichlhae a very exposed North-easterly situa¬ 
tion,) in preference to other varieties, in view of 
its valuable market qualities. It ripens several 
A BATCH OF RECIPES, 
iujral New-Yorker: -Please accept 
the following recipes which have been thorough¬ 
ly tested, and which we know to be good. 
Fruit Cake, No. 1.—1 pound sugar, 1 of but¬ 
ter, 12 eggs, % pound flour, 2 pounds raisins, 2 
ot currants, 1 of citron, 1 glass of wine, 1 of 
brandy, 1 of rose water, 4 nutmegs, 1 table 3 poon 
of mace, 1 of cinnamon, 1 of cloves; dredge the 
fruit veil with flour before stirring it in the 
cake. 
Fruit Cake, No. 2. — 1 eup sugar, 1 of but¬ 
ter, 1 of molasses, 4 eggs, 2 cups cream, 1 pound 
raisins, % of currants, 2 teaspoons ’soda, 
cups of flour. 
Caroloia Cake. — 2 coffee cups white sugar, 
° tablespoons of butter, lemon and nutmen- 1 
Horticultural ITotrs anti (Queries 
IhroDixa Chbbry axd Api-le Ti; 
Waterloo: Yon cannot bud any r 
until the buds of the present year i 
about the first of September, and as 
will peel and slip easily on the stock. 
Apples tuny be grafted at any tim 
tho cions can be kept fresh; but ch 
as early as possible, at any rate befoi 
the bods of the stock. 
nr I ^f. E > BtTG-_La8t 7 ear m T early cherries and most 
of my grapes were destroyed by the roeebn°* Will 
p?esc%3o 0 r ?hmn^ C . 3 ? limc f on? Baders of the'Btralx 
I” ns a mDedy? - u - N - 
If our correspondent can imagine any enre for the 
depredations of the masqnito, the locust and wheat 
wscvtI, it will equally apply to the rose bug. Their 
name is legion, with most devonring appetites, with 
no natural enemies, even the domestic or wild fowls 
Of lltrili TlAtTaw _• .i 
The or Pm Plant. —I wish toinnTifre throne 
your columns about the reputation of a mot callt 
» P! , a , nr ; V 18 i: an - v deferent from Pie Plant* 
and would it be profitable to cultivate it for the nn 
pose of making wine ? Iam anxious to know 13 Foe 
as possible.—Mas. M. Roes, Kdlanuma, Jffcl ° C 
We understand that the Pic Plant (Rhubarb) ar 
the Wine Plant are the same. One thing we are qni 
certain of, that we have tasted a Rhubarb wine £ 
super-.or to thousands of slops made from grapes an 
sugar, many of which are no better than s wee tone 
cider. 
one who, for the first time beholds a bed of well 
grown Cannas. Although the flowers are pretty, 
the effect in from the foliage, and it is necessary 
that the plant should be large and healthy. The 
Cannae will flower the first season from seed if 
started early in a green-house or hot-house, so 
that the plants are strong when set out in the 
garden. The next autumn the roots should 
be takeu up and preserved in the cellar In 
sand, to be planted ont the following spring. 
In this way the greatest effect is produced, as 
the roots are sufficiently strong to permit 
ut r eoruary 4th, we gave a 
description and engravings of several varieties 
ot Rieinus, one of the most useful aud most 
easily cultivated of the ornamental foliuged 
plants. We also promised in a future number 
some remarks on the Cannas, the most magnifi¬ 
cent ot this interesting class. Our engraving 
shows a small group of several varieties, as 
grown by us last season. 
The Cannas are stately plants, and highly orna¬ 
mental. The effect of a group on the lawn must 
be seen to be appreciated — “ how beautiful — 
how magnificent,” is the exclamation of everv 
„ D T ar? PbaB3 T i intend to set out a 
quantity of dwarf pear trees this spring, and have 
been advised by a nurseryman toset taem 15 feet at>art 
and about 3 inches below the junction of the pear and 
S ?"®' i0 root from thu pear, transform- 
ng Um»* partly into standards. Now I wish to ask 
through the columns of the Rural, if you wou-d rec¬ 
ommend that way of setting dwarfs. Will they bear 
as soon and as abundantly * aud will it affect the dual¬ 
ity of the fruit ?—A SuasciUBxa, Corfu, „V. Y. 1 
The distance apart is very well. As to planting 
deep with a view to secure roots from the pear, we do 
not approve of it, though some good cultivators do. 
If we want pears on the quince we prefer to keep them 
on the quince, hence we plant so that the point of 
union between pear and quince is just at the surface 
when the ground has settled after planting.— b. 
respect to color, we do not know. We have 
used many hundred cords of fine charcoal, 
about fruit trees, as a top-dressing, and as a 
mulching'agent, without discovering that it 
produced any effect on the color of the frnit. 
That’charcoal attracts oxygen with considerable 
avidity, and yields carbonic acid gas pretty freely, 
we presume there is little doubt. Further ex¬ 
periments in Its use, in respect to its effect on 
color, are to be desired. 
Of tho mineral substances which enter into the 
composition of manure, the alkalies, oxide of 
iron, have been supposed by some writers to 
have an influence upon the color of fruit. 
We must confess that although we have tried 
some experiments with a view to produce color 
in pears, by special treatment, we have not yet 
arrived at anything like certainty in this respect. 
But we are still experimenting, with the hope of 
and six eehinocactus 
or cabbage-heads. Almost 
every one of these is found in the mountain 
ranges and deserts of Los Angeles, San Bernar¬ 
dino and San Diego counties. In Lower Call- 
lornia many species are met with which are for¬ 
eign to our parallels and latitudes, one of which 
a climbing variety, is found in the dryest months 
to be full of the purest water. One of the opun- 
tuB has a small fruit, specific in scurvies and 
blood impurities, while othe-s have fruits with 
the flavor of pineapples, of strawberries, peaches, 
plums and cherries, of the l^ ions eheramoya 
aud mangostein, of the tig and grape, and of the 
lemon, apple, and pear. 
“The Cactus Opunta, or Indian fig of Mexico 
-white and red-was introduced into the mis¬ 
sion gardens of our State from Santa Clara to 
San Diego in the early settlement of the coun¬ 
try, some seventy years ago; but they are also 
touud indigenous in the mountains of the Colo¬ 
rado, In San Bernardino and San Diego counties 
Near all the southern missions below Point Con¬ 
ception they grow luxuriantly, particularly at 
Santa Barbara, San Fernando and San Gabriel. 
At the two last-uamed places they are extremely 
abundant and lucsious. These varieties of the 
prickly pear are valuable additions to the food of 
our State, as the fruit is not only very plentiful 
in summer and fall, but it is highly nutritive aud 
agreeable, and can be gathered at will, and the 
plant requires no care. When stripped of the 
prickles they can be boiled down to an excellent 
conserve or sirup, or dried in the sun for pre¬ 
servation, as they contain a la rCTi* OnnntU.. „ A* I 
THE COLORS OF PEARS 
Jiortt cultural gUlmti.srmcnts 
PLANTS 
P'T, I’i laware. also Hartford Prolific <■,,». 
u'u. .. -becea n;i II na.N >. ! A I* 
sol. 3 Prolific ar $11 ^ 1 , 0 it; S'v.iV Tr.iJi:ir'! I,... ‘ ( 
On'At A‘i.Knn. „t $5 * l.lOO; OVXO VYuJnN AA.wvatM 
Alw, Peach lives, Dwarf -ml SUu.l v,> ivar 
Jrecs. Norway !?;.roce anil ..the.-*. i'tw auov c a -4 0 f tho 
beat, mat WArraUud genuine. Address 
■ v ‘~- t _ 1 - A. PLATT M AN, Eric City, Pa. 
rjlHE GREAT BUFFALO STRAWBERRY. 
Buffalo Needling, 
ORIGINATED IN 3S5T, IN BUFFALO, N. Y., 
Abner H. Dtyant, Sole Owner & Proprietor, 
ThU StrjwtierTy is destined to Uke the lead or all irher 
varieties, ford i* not .tiileient in anythin./ c«o(r.i(.zl tn n 
tuptrlor (in.l unu-ertally popular SravbcrrJ It com 
Miles la itself, iui 1 dV.i£ctTy and pertbotTr 
every client! *1 <p)aU'> llmt can be lor.nl !ti aUttefSt 
varieties, lu great prou'oeUeewew. HamK 
'' ' : ■ 
lug l,s frnit la extreme drouth and eudurltur lie * inter 
without an.Urtion^ make '.t th“w S rftwUcre?."rrtn 
troduceI.and / cMaile-gc Ike World toSniS' 
LlUiocrapha of Frnit ,ir.,l m i( -rlDtlve Ctr. iiU-«v7,T 
- - 
- • 
tolbl \H }. Ami ± 3 tubers, from ipnortm*:t or i nsere*ted ni.v 
rlv^ f arv enrt^ivorUicr to make it Ann.-ar thur it u * •• t??,V 
Hlo” is ,.u..util, me '• Haasei| f ’(wlilcii'Is 
llvrelv.PC no dinuority in tho iA.ir.ic.Vr aad^ S 
a»;V v>f tln' /rf.R. I Jufriso all who want the aentdne 
trcicie. to vfini to 'dolor 1 it’ix/i out room bnl 
pip wbi-jcu pt axts. And win fill orders for anv mi inr fV 
m or lew. tent t> v nuUK/He, OU receipt Srprtd?* 
S3.00 for Tlt'entv lHants, 
$6.ttO f<,r fifty Want*. 
$10.00 for One Hundred Plants. 
='*aiu;l uiusn on one side, adding much 
to its beauty. The red color on the Louise 
Bonne do Jersey is frequently very intense, 
while other specimens are of a dull browu. Dr 
Boynton of Syracuse, N. Y., once exhibited 
some nears at a meeting of the National Pomo- 
log^al Society, covered with a skin like glass 
and tinted with the most brilliant hues, crimson 
scarlet and gold. We have never seen any fruit 
since, equal in finish and color to those speci¬ 
mens. Dr. Boynton attempted to explain the 
cause of this perfection and color, by some geo¬ 
logical theory aud special manuring; but either 
pomologlsts could not understand him, or he 
did not understand himself; nothin^ ever 
came of ifc, • b 
How lur is it possible to discover and control 
the causes of color? Many cultivators of fruit 
have, no doubt, observed that sickly trees, or 
those in a stunted and unhealthy condition will 
generally produce fruit more highly colored 
than healthy and thrifty trees. The fruit will 
probably bo smaller than on more vigorous 
trees, but will take on a mnch richer color. 
Lins may perhaps be attributed to the fact that 
growing slowly, the juice of the fruit and the 
labrlc ot the skin may be more perfectly elabor¬ 
ated early in the season, and hence may be more 
* loating Island. — l quart of milk, a little 
salt, beat the whites of 4 eggs to a stiff froih, lay 
on the milk in spoonfulls, and simmer slowly; 
turn, that they may harden on both sides; take 
them off on a plate; beat the yolks, sweeten and 
flavor to taste; stir into the milk, and do not 
let it remain over the fire long enough to curdle. 
Pour into a dish, place the islands on the too. 
P ° u & H K E E P* SIE 
SMALL FRUIT NURSERY. 
A.OKuwLTrxAr. Stk.awbxrxv.-i bare a 
, j unusually strong plants of Oils celebrated varl* 
etj. which I wifi send, post-paM to i fc . o adiRcas 
k.Uow 4 : -2 plants, f i ; k plants, fc.so : £ plants « ’ 
III SSX: l.s 0R1CAT t'ROLlRlc. 1'lils r:ir)nlv K'lS n-iet 
season notily biiitninca iu rcpaUtlon for uauSna ®la^| 
^ enormous pMilactlvcnew mil good flavor aid 
proved l toe if worthy ct nil niHt ha* bee “*.nd in 
^nt bvmmll 30 piiiuts f I, by t 1 %j y * i * 
rtr Ik'UiL i,x m r Catulogiic of llYtheTAv 0 ^ 
tiu'A. , , »nu iitkt'Q up ami ptit’kixl u;th tnut .i :i-i -♦* ?}-, iT , 
l y? u »s x Cart '’ lls 1 ' rT,:L ',* v ^ ro:n my customers iu ar section* 
of llie rouc*;ry amply ti^uy. u0US 
i.'DwiN Marshall. Pou gitkccpaie, New Ycrk. 
^ STRAAVUEKUIKS OF 1SB4. 
L'csa.iI ptit e Catalogues mailed to ail &DDlirAiitL , i ort 
all tlie lejuling old varieties, at r*Mona*fo F «?« 
mg 20,000 WILSON'S VLKWV 1 a ’ 
80.000 TJUO.UPli DK SAND. 
Address EDW.UU) J. EVANS ,t ro.. 
Lorn feTAKcu Pudding. — It is too had a 
“ Lover ot the Rural,” has been deprived the 
delicacy of a Corn Starch Pudding for four long 
years, just because no one gave her a recipe for 
making it. I send her mine, which husband 
says is exceedingly nice, aud he is good au¬ 
thority in sqch matters. l£ is this :—To one 
quart uew milk add two tablespoonsful of com 
starch, dissolved in a little cold milk; one egg, 
well beaten, and a very little salt. Boil three 
minutes, stirring all the time. It may be eaten 
warm or cold, with sweetened cream flavored 
with lemon or vanilla.— Mrs. M. M. C., 
Sterling, Ky., 1S65. 
i,u ' v irom facts It would appear that a "„,7 „ „ 
u.tcd or Checked growth, and free oxidation T\ ° i V 
tll ° of fruit would tend to increase 
e brilliancy or the color. a,0 I M - s o[ the R 
hut to obtain u good umbrotype, you must S5. t0 . ^ 
ive , plate properly prepured r„V uj j, ill “J“‘“‘Y" 
e «J,i mid to get u«|,lj colored fruit $“ of r'T" 
,u “M undoubtedly hove a tkture ,f It S T j’' 0 hund 
ted to take on tlie desired tint*. What shall t-'oV'.mily of . 
<he constituents of this skin? and how shall ‘ f ^ !? tat,y ol 
ZTFTT eo "‘ c “ 1 UUJ orpu,l ” d ? <■* ZlTi 
oiHr sJ n'r constituent or element of a oak. Their flov 
rtain an “ V r °“ CWhtt d ° U8e a dor and lovelino 
mboo , h ? '' V ’ M iH the coru “nd to Vermillion, i 
Aether there are an via °t ****?'. 13 * Aarwafc and South Calift 
*t the effect of V * ? existence to show that is, thlrty-sc 
fleet of charcoal is upon fruit, in peudicular stem: 
Thk tri e cape coo i n 
A *or_Upland and 
liwit -vivtoii on Upland w »4 o, sr 100 busUels 
pUfilt d.rscUoas for cultlr*Uon. wult 
"Eh Nursery and Se*d Cutalont 
to it", y address. A;- 
n. M, WA : SON. oTa 
jAUKSH 
A; mall, pr< 
THI S CADE COI» I R 4 VRFRBV 
I. Spring Platutng. lor l pland and uojfcyre fnd 
Lt'J *™Z S Xr> ^tU'all '.i lb.* yield 
-= jwr aery. Kx. 
,iricfs of plants, 
----..is t tunpirir, will io Mint 
vrauteS. S-RUls prepaid by mall. 
. .J Colony Narserkw. PlvTuoath. ji 
OK ALL KUSDS-By 
l; also the A '«0 smur^rries, (francs 
rice Descriptive last w ill pa sent tokav 
R. M. WATSON, 1 
Old Colony Nurseries, Plymouth, Muss. 
To Prepare and Keep Dried Beep. — Ma 
says she salts it well and lets it lay in the brine 
two weeks, theu she takes it out aud washes it 
and hangs it up where it will dry quick. In or¬ 
der to keep it good through summer, she washes 
it well in pepper tea and hangs it up to drv well, 
then she wraps it up in cloths, each piece sepa¬ 
rate, and pnts it away in a dry place. In this 
way she has kept it the year round, and finds it 
to be a very good way.— A. A. Deitz, East Ran¬ 
dolph, IFfc. 
X.X. Sc K UMERLE 
SEED MERCHANTS, 
NEW ZEALAND SPINACH. 
fas New Zealand Spinach is regarded as the 
most valuable of garden vegetables. It is sown 
as earlyaa the ground eau be worked, about two 
inches deep in light garden soil. The early 
growth is very slow, but when the plants have 
\ i* Aiui Ibfr&lGrs in genuine Gardnn 
>M and "lower Seeds. Also Trecs.^Uies sK ' 
Plants, *c., Jtc., 
L53 IB road. Street, 
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. 
JOHN U. ATTMKRIJSi Seedsman, 
FRAVOTQ late C. Thorbarn.) 
r KAN CIS BKILL, Seed Grower and Nurseryman. 
^eedf by mall, uostaire iiaid, on recelDt of nrlc« 
ogues gratis, by addressing as above. 7Sa-13t 
