SPRING FLOWERS. flower and cannot well be moved. In (be autumn, 
■ the proper season for planting bulbs, they are for- 
After a very cold, though not unpleasant spring, gotten, and hence a collection of bulbs is a rare 
we have been favored with a few days unusually sight. This is the time to select varieties, and 
warm lor the season, the effects of which are quite after doing so, make out your order and place it 
apparent. The buds are swell¬ 
ing rapidly, and with another 
week of favorable weather, the 
green leaves will appear. As 
we have not yet seen an apricot 
in flower, even in warm and 
sheltered situations, the pros¬ 
pect of escape from late frosts a 
is quite encouraging. A. j 
The Sweet-Scented Violet is MB 
one of the prettiest and sweet- Qy 
est of our early spring flowers, \vy\ 
and, like the J lignonette, is a y \ \ 
general favorite on account of A 
its fragrance. A Riugle flower 
will perfume a room, and a root j U 
or two, which can be procured at 
almost any nursery for twenty- 
five cents, will make the garden ) 
deliciously fragrant from early \ y $p1r 
in April until June. There are \§r 
white and blue varieties, both 
single and double, but the 
double blue is best. It can be 
transplanted at any time, even 
when in blossom; and it should 
have a place in every garden, 
somewhere near the house, 
where its fragrance can be 
moat frequently enjoyed. We 
give an engraving of a plant in 
flower. It will be seen that it 
roots readily, and therefore it spreads quite rapidly. 
Tho Crocuses are in full flower; the early Hya¬ 
cinths are showing their colors, and in a few days 
will be in perfection. The early Due Van Thol 
Tulips are opening, and nothing makes a more 
showy early border. It is a source of regret to us 
that the early flowering bulbs are so seldom seen, 
even in gardens of some pretensions. They are 
admired by everybody, but just at the spring-time, 
when most persons do their planting, they are in 
of our own, on tho hardiness of the Primula. We 
have just examined a bed, now fine in flower, that 
has endured the winter without the least injury, 
entirely unprotected. They grew on the north side 
of a Norway hedge or screen, six or seven feet high. 
for north, tlis vines were (fillet], and he came buck a poor 
man, and began a new vineyard on a farm of mine, adjoining 
tiis old one, on which his son in law lias resided since he left 
us. This year his vineyard came into bearing, and the old 
mao's heart rejoiced to think that he should again bn ahle to 
sit under the shade of his favorite tree, anil enliven his heart 
with ivine of his own making. Hut, alas I the rot came and 
blasted his prospects. lie became dispirited, and the cholera, 
discovering Which a few days since, seized Ids victim. He 
was taken to the house of tiis son in law, (for be lived atone, 
and I could not prevail on him to take a Frau tor a third 
time,) when they urged him to take medicine, but he refused. 
He was told if he did not, in a few hours ho must die. 
‘ What 1 care ?’ said the old man ; 1 1 take none What I 
want to live for?—uiy grapes all rotten.’ A t‘cw hours and he 
was no more. Peace to tiis ashes. 
TREE PLANTING-CAUSES OF FAILURE 
POTATO PIE 
pared by drainage and deep tillage. Wili.iam 
Bacon, of Richmond, Mass., who for many years 
lias furnished very valuable articles for the Agricul¬ 
tural and Horticultural press, gives the following 
on this subject in the last number of the Horticid - 
turist, which we commend to tire attention of all tree 
planters: 
“Who can tell the number of fruit trees that have 
been planted in the country within the last twenty- 
five years? That they have been many, every 
observer knows full well; that, a large proportion of 
them have amounted to no more than the setting ot so 
many dry poles. Indeed, we have seen men labor¬ 
ing in tree setting, who did not seem to give more 
labor than they would have done in setting a bop- 
pole, much less than in setting a bar post; simply a 
hole as large square as the blade of the shovel, and 
ofthedepth of two-thirds its length, was made, some¬ 
times in swarded land that for long years had not 
polished a plowshare, and Iho roots of the tree thrust, 
in, and the earth and turf replaced; and so the labor 
ot planting an orchard was soon over. We have 
seen many trees so planted die, just what they 
should do, if they fell into the hands of those who 
would not use them better. And then we have 
heard vile anathemas denounced on nurserymen 
‘who sold such miserable trees,’aud that it would 
not do to bring trees from such a section of country, 
the soil and climate were so different. We have 
heard those who carelessly planted trees, and very 
properly lost them, say, ‘We would like an orchard, 
hut have tried setting out frees, and they would not 
do anything. My soil, or the seasons, or something, 
is so different from what it formerly was, that trees 
fail, and f have given up trying to raise them.’ 
“ Touching the first of these excuses of want of suc¬ 
cess, we are inclined to the belief that, as a body of 
men, our nurserymen are as honest as any other 
class. In our experience, we have sent orders for 
trees, and have had them filled as much to our satis- 
fac'ion as though we had been on the ground to see 
to selecting, taking up, and packing ourselves. 
That there may he exceptions to this class, is very 
possible. Indeed, it is very strange if there are none. 
It becomes purchasers to find who these exceptions 
are, and let. ihem alone before beginning with them. 
We fully believe there are honest men enough in the 
world for all honest men to deal with. To cure dis¬ 
honest ones, it is prudent to let them alone until 
they are willing to act on principles of probity, and 
thus we would dispose of the first objection to rais¬ 
ing fruit trees. 
“‘The soil and seasons are so different.’ With 
regard to the soil, this assertion, so far as it relates 
to the older settled portions of the country, is partly 
true and partly false. The soil, what remains of it, 
is the same now that it was ages ago. The same 
rocks are disintegrating now that were crumbling to 
pieces for time indefinite before the arm of cultiva¬ 
tion had gathered the first bountiful harvest that 
civilization had called forth from the teeming bosom 
of fertility. It is only tho circumstances of the earth 
have changed. Continued croppings and careless 
tillage have, to a great extent, effected this. What 
quantities of beef, pork, mutton, wool, grain, hay, 
and, indeed, all marketable substances that the earth 
brings forth by cultivation, have been taken and sold 
from off tho farms and gardens of the country, for 
which no restorative-properties have been returned? 
Considering the amtrnnt of soil that has been so 
taken off and disposed of, it^s in no way strange 
that mother earth sinks back exhausted into her 
■own lap, and refuses to labor as she did in her 
youth, for the benefit of her earth-robbing children. 
14 is no wonder that her once deep, virgin soil, sinks 
down to a few fertile inches, and becomes cold, and 
bard, and damp, as she settles into the lethargy 
induced by labor; no marvel that her natural 
drains and water courses, that fed the beautiful 
springs of other years, have become clogged up, and 
that their waters spread and settle when they can, 
giving clamminess to soils that once were light, and 
acidity where once all was sweetness. 
“ ‘ The soil is changed.’ Not in its primitive con¬ 
dition so much as in its productive powers. It has 
been robbed of the strength which wus accumulated 
by ages of forest growth and decay, when each year 
it produced more and retained all. The economy 
of nature has further been disturbed. Her pores 
have been closed up, so that the powers of absorp¬ 
tion and evaporation have become inactive and 
unhealthy. Man, not nature, has effected this 
change fur the worse. Man has the means to apply 
the remedy for the evil he has so heedlessly inflicted, 
lie should have gratitude to do it; at least his self- 
interest ought to set him at work. How to do it, 
may be a question. 
“ There are two conditions existing in a great pro¬ 
portion of the soil in tho older portions of the 
country, denoting that it fias changed, and that fruit 
trees will not succeed as well as they formerly did. 
One of these is a superabundance of moisture in wet 
seasons, and a groat lack of it in dry ones. This 
may seem a contradiction, but it is not. Such lands 
are too wet in rainy periods, because all the water 
that falls upon them, and perhaps more, is com¬ 
pelled to remain on or near tho surface. The natu¬ 
ral channels for removing if, Lave become clogged, 
so that it cannot pass away. Then the earth beneath 
has been robbed so that it has become compact. Its 
pores are closed so that it cannot absorb this water, 
and retain it in its reservoirs, to be taken off again 
through the same pores for the benefit of plants,as their 
circumstances need. There it remains surface water, 
or water just below the surface, until the storms are 
past, and the thirsty air drinks it in particle by par¬ 
ticle, until a baked dryness marks the place once 
almost a quagmire. The condition of the soil may 
or may not be quite so bad as we have shown. Cir¬ 
cumstances may change with locality. Cause and 
effect may vary in degree according to circum¬ 
stances. There is much land in this condition, in 
various degrees, within our knowledge. The char¬ 
acter of all crops changes on such lands. Grains 
’ FRAUeHBEUCCa.SC. 
stirring it all the time. When done, put in a spoon¬ 
ful of butter, tartaric acid enough to sour it, sugar 
and spices to the taste.—F armers Wife, Ando¬ 
ver, N. Y., 1862. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: —Seeing a request in 
your paper for a recipe for making good potato 
pie, I will send you one which I consider good:— 
One pound ot boiled potatoes, rolled line; half a 
pound of butter; six eggs; eight spoonfuls of milk; 
the grated peel and juice of a lemon; sugar and 
salt to your taste. To bo baked in deep plates.—H. 
E. II., Mesopotamia, Ohio, 1,862. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:—I noticed in your 
paper an inquiry for a recipe for making potato pie. 
Permit me to give mine:—Prepare starch from the 
potato in the usual way, then to one pint of milk 
uso one tabloBpoonful of the starch. Set it over the 
fire to scald, stirring constantly until the starch will 
not settle. Line your dish with pasto, as for a cus¬ 
tard, and season and bake in the same way.—A 
Rural Reader, North Almond, N. Y., IsC2. 
The soil is still too wet for working, except in 
very dry locations, and favorable weather for plant¬ 
ing seems likely to continue for some time yet. The 
trees taken from our nurseries this spring appear as 
dormant as in December, and when this is the case 
there is no danger in planting, no matter how late 
it may be. Many persons get frightened because 
the. season is a little, late before they get trees 
ordered; but there is no need of fear if the tree is 
in proper condition when received. 
die out. upon them. The finer grasses die earlier 
here than in proper soils, and are succeeded by 
coarse, sour ones, if any at all, that even the beasts 
of the field reject Can trees grow in such soils? 
Turn them out, to common and see what happens. 
The willow may live, but it will not flourish there. 
How much less, then, can a fruit free succeed? 
Their planting out may well be given up, because 
the condition of the soil (not the soil) is changed. 
“ The condition of this soil can be changed again. 
It can be made as tortile as it was in the first harvest 
that waved over the mins of the forest which gave 
way to the wheat field. It can be made to produce 
as large and as beautiful fruit trees now as were 
those that took the place of the oak, the maple, the 
chestnut, or the stately elm. How? Let man 
retrace his steps and repair the evils he has wrought 
The earth is the same. 
“ To do this, there are, in the first place, two very 
important labors to be performed. First, thorough 
draining; after that, deep aud thorough culture. 
There are other things that may follow, but thqse 
are the main considerations. Make your land so 
dry that there will he no excessive moisture in 
storms. Open the water courses so that no water 
will remain standing there to freeze and thaw with 
every change of temperature; and work deep and 
thoroughly, so that moisture may be called from 
beneath in dry times, and the roots of the tree may 
travel tree and urestrained to gather food and sup¬ 
port for the beautiful structure over them.’’ 
laneous bed, or, all may be removed, and the place 
occupied with one variety. Transplant during dull 
weather, but not when the soil is very wet, unless it 
is quite light and sandy. If the above hints are 
heeded, our friends who plant will not, we think, 
fail to secure plenty of flowers. 
immense period that must have elapsed during 
which there was produced here and there, among 
the most scion tilic amateurs of China, 
so many new 
varieties that a selection of 24(.) most exquisite and 
recherche varieties could be made, and afterwards 
increased and disseminated throughout that mighty 
Empire. I wish t,o here premonish your readers 
that this species is a native ot Northern China and 
Tartary, where tho mercury sinks as low as in the 
most northern limits of our own country. 
The next species, in point of importance and 
splendor, is tho “ Albijlora " of Siberia and Tartary. 
It is a tuberous, herbaceous species, growing to the 
height of two and a half to three feet, with very 
large single while flowers. It was obtained from 
China in 1784, and three double varieties were 
imported tbcnco in 171)0 — the WhUleji, Humea, and 
Edxdisvel Fiagnms. 
It is of this species that very numerous varieties 
also exist in China and Japan, and from which the 
French and Belgian cultivators have produced 
above 200 most admirable varieties, and ourselves 
about 50 varieties. It is a subject of amazement to 
what an extent the varieties of this magnificent 
species have been multiplied, combining every hue 
within the limitation of nature, several varieties of 
which have yellow and straw colored flowers. They 
are all so rustic and easy ot culture, that none can 
fail in having fine flowers, and tho plants will 
become so enlarged as to afford hundreds of flowers 
from one stool, and the roots may be sub-divided to 
any extent 1 will continue this interesting subject. 
Flushing, N. Y., 1S82. Ws, R. Prince. 
NOURISHMENT FOR THE SICK, 
Eos. Rural New-Yorker: —Having seen many 
useful recipes in your valuable paper, I thought it 
but right t,o send you the following, as something 
eminently needful at the present lime: 
Recife for making Nourishment for Tiiosb 
who arf. unable to eat. — Here is something 
which was used by a most excellent physician in 
our family, in France, with the happiest effects, 
many years since. And for all those who lie almost 
at death's door, from lack of proper nourishment, it 
is both simple and potent. Take of soft-shelled 
almonds (the. kernels) 2 oz.; soften them in warm 
water till the yellow skins can be easily removed, 
which done, bruise them finely in a mortar; then 
add the same weight of pure loaf or crushed sugar, 
which should be well mixed in with the almond ker¬ 
nels in the mortar; then add 2 oz. of sweet milk, 
boiled. After tho whole is thoroughly compounded, 
It should be strained through a cloth; then it is ready 
to use. How to use :—Give in teaspoonfols, as often 
as required. Try it!—L. L., Stillwater, Minn., 1862. 
PLANTING CITY AND VILLAGE LOTS 
“ What kind of apples bad I better plant in my 
garden?” was an inquiry made of us a day or two 
since by one who owns a lot some sixty feet by two 
hundred, on which he resides. He hud thought of 
planting about a dozen apple trees, os he had 
already about that number of dwarf pears, and two 
or three cherry trees. We inquired if he had plenty 
of small fruits, grapes, a bed of asparagus, some 
good rhubarb plants, a nice flower garden; and to 
all this the answer wus in the negative. This is a 
mistake which many make, and some live to regret, 
A small village lot will furnish a family a good 
supply of luxuries that money cannot purchase, 
while Baldwins and Greenings can be obtained of the 
farmers and fruit growers every autumn at a mod¬ 
erate price. Where lots are smal 1 and land expensive, 
wo cannot afford to grow apples. W ho that has a good 
garden, giving him a succession ot fine vegetables 
during the whole season, plenty of straw hemes and 
raspberries, and other small fruits, with grapes, and 
Cherries, and pears, and choice flowers, would like to 
dfesfroy the whole for a few barrels of apples? The 
people of this country have not yet begun to learn 
how much can be grown on a small piece of ground. 
We have seen a more perfect garden in Europe ol 
only a quarter ot au acre, containing a greater variety 
of fruits, and flowers, and vegetables, than ever we 
saw in this country on four times this quantity of 
land. Then there is a style of planting that gives to 
these small gardens an appearance of extent quite 
extraordinary, making a small lot appear more than 
twice its real wze. This we cannot learn all at 
once, but we can commence by planliug our gardens 
with small frees, shrubs, ifcc.. occupy every foot of 
available space with something useful or beautiful, 
and hide our circumscribed boundaries by covering 
the fences with vines and climbing plants. 
How to Cook Eggs in the Shell.—A corres¬ 
pondent of the Agriculturist writes:—One way to 
cook eggs is to drop them into boiling water, and 
let them remain there three minutes—the water all 
the time boiling. This hardens the white next the 
shell to almost leathery toughness, while within it 
is still not cooked. Another and preferable mode 
is, to pour boiling water upon the eggs; let them 
stand iu this five minutes; pour off this, and add 
more boiling water, and immediately bring them to 
the table in the water. Those taken out at once will 
be somewhat cooked through; and those left in five 
minutes will be “ hard boiled,” or nearly so, and 
thus the taste of every one may be suited, and no 
toughness of the whites be observed. 
SOWING FLOWER SEEDS 
gortirultuntf 
Many of the lovers of flowers have procured their 
seeds, and are ready for sowing; others are sending 
their orders, and urging great dispatch, as the sea¬ 
son is advancing rapidly. A word of caution on 
this subject may prevent disappointment, for much 
of the success of the season depends upon the treat¬ 
ment of the seed-bed. After plants are grown, and 
fit lbr transplanting, ordinary care will ensure suc¬ 
cess. A good, rich, deep soil, kept mellow with the 
hoe or fork, with shading or watering two or three 
times after removal, is all that is necessary. The 
seed-bed, however, requires special attention, as the 
seeds will rot in the ground, from cold and excess of 
moisture, or become parched and destroyed as soon 
as germination commences. The present time 
(April 21) is just about, right in this latitude lor 
starting a cold-frame. This is simply a box or 
frame, some six or eight inches lower at the front 
than the back, and covered with glass. It may he. 
of any size, according to the number of plants 
required, though a great many plants can be grown 
in a smaller space than most persons suppose. This 
frame is placed over a bed of mellow soil. The 
seeds are then sown in drills and labelled. In 
sunny days air must be given by opening the sash, 
and water occasionally. The protection from 
changes ot temperature and the general warmth 
will cause almost every good seed to germinate, and 
from the middle to the latter part of May, every¬ 
thing will he ready to transplant to the open ground. 
Seeds should not be sown in the open ground in 
this climate until about the tenth oi May, and even 
later will answer. To this, however, there are some 
exceptions. Larkspurs, Poppies, Sweet Peas, and a 
few other very hardy varieties, should be in the 
ground as early us possible. A fine day or two 
often tempts persons to sow their seed too early, 
and when cold rains and even late trusts follow, the 
greater part are destroyed. It is useless to plant 
tender seeds in the open ground until the weather 
becomes settled. In fact, there is very little advan¬ 
tage in starting things early, as our summers are 
sufficiently long to allow time for the full maturity 
of most of our annuals; and for perennial and 
biennial plants, we have always found the best 
course to be to sow the seed in the open groiiud 
about the first of June, and transplant to the border 
where they, are to flower the next summer, in Sep¬ 
tember. This is the plan we adopt with Picotees, 
Carnations, SweetWill.iams, Hollyhocks, tfcc. Pre¬ 
pare a nice mellow piece of soil for the seed-bed, 
and sow tbe seed in drills, the depth depending 
upon its size, covering each about twice the depth 
of its diameter, and with fine earth. Be careful not 
to sow seed too thick. If you water, do so every 
evening in dry weather, never omitting a day. 
Unless this is attended to strictly, it is best not to 
water at all, as much injury will result from irregu¬ 
lar watering. Have every variety labelled, and 
remove the plants when quite young. A lew of 
New Agavk ok Litt.ua. — M. Roezl gives the following 
account of the discovery of a new Agave of colossal dimen¬ 
sions in Mexico. Proceeding towards Tejulpico, near the 
village of Spirito Santo, ho ascended a tolerably high moun¬ 
tain, known by the name Sierra de Spirito Santo, towards 
Which his fancy led him, though it was said that nothing 
could grow there. "In this place the sky is always clear, the 
heat intense, so that the ascent, is no little matter. However, 
nothing daunted, I started at an early hour in the morning, 
and reached tlio top by It A M. I was repaid for my exer¬ 
tions hy finding a capital plant, The king of all the Agaves 
and all the I.ittieas was enthroned in this solitude. At first I 
thought I saw an Agave before me, for its appearance was 
altogether like that of Agave ftffera; its leaves grew cross¬ 
wise, covered with white threads, producing a fine effect 
when, from age, they had turned rod Two specimens wore 
in full flower; from a third I was able to gather seeds. How¬ 
ever, I convinced myself it was a Littiea, to which I gave tho 
name of Liltaa liaztii. in honor of my aged father. The 
genuine Agave and Littsea are easily distinguishable by their 
inflorescence. The Agaves have tho flowering stem branched 
like a kind of Lustre; the LitUeai. on tbe contrary, liavo the 
stem straight, without any kind of brandling, in Europe, 
mistakes are often made with respect to tile nomenclature of 
these plants, to which many names are generally assigned. 
Thus they say donapartea juuccn. instead of Liltaa jtmeea. 
The donapartea gracilis of gardens does not even belong to 
the genus, but to Dasylirium, as does Pineenertitia. Agave 
JlJiftra , on tbe contrary, is a true Agave. 1 collected, with all 
possible care, the seeds of this precious plant. I also found 
plants six feet high,covered with 6eeds, which 1 took for a 
tiew species of Zinnia, and a very beautiful Inga, with very 
large heads of bright scarlet blossoms.”— Hr cue llurtkole. 
Lemon Cheesecake.—A quarter of a pound of 
butter, a quarter of a pound of sugar, a wine-glass 
of milk or cream, two ounces of sponge-cake, three 
eggs, the grated rind of one and juice of half a 
lemon. Slice the cake, and pour over it the milk or 
cream. Beat the butter and sugar together, and 
stir into it. Mash the sponge-cake very line, and 
add to the above. Grate tho yellow rind, and 
squeezo t\ie juice of half a lemon, and stir in. 
Cover the pie-plate with paste, (ill with the mixture, 
and bake in a moderately hot oven.' 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: —There exists with 
many a very erroneous idea in regard to the hardi¬ 
hood of the extensive family of Paeonies; and 
because many varieties have been obtained from 
China, whose southern boundary is about 20° north, 
they have adopted the idea that many of the varie¬ 
ties are somewhat tender; whereas, the portion of 
China where these P:conies are found indigenous, is 
66 ° north; and the regions of Tartary and Siberia, 
which produce the larger number of species, are 
still further to the north. In fact, the entire family 
of Paeonies may be ranked among our most northern 
flowering plants. 
The magnificent varieties of this class having 
attracted so much attention the past year at the 
European Floral Exhibitions, I have deemed that it 
would be gratifying to your more northern readers 
to present a summary ot the different species, and 
more especially of the gorgeous varieties which 
Europe and Aft erica have received from the (go 
called) barbaric countries, China and Japan, and 
which have been presented to the florieultural 
amateurs of the world as tho result of their scien¬ 
tific labors at a period when Europe was actually 
in a shite of barbarism, and long antecedent to the 
period when any of the nations we call civilized had 
ever blended tbe pollen of flower?, or produced any 
new variety by scientific or artificial means. 
Tbe most important and splendid species of 
this family is the “ Moutan or. Tree Paeony ” of 
China, growing to the height of three to four feet, 
and expanding its roots and shoots so as to often 
cover a space of ground five to eight feet in diam¬ 
eter. Of this species there were introduced from 
China, in 178!), three varieties —the Banksii, the 
Papaveracm, and the Ilosea. 
It is related that Lord Macartney’s embassy, in 
1795, saw a collection comprising 240 splendid varie¬ 
ties of the Moutan, and yet it was not until the 
recent visit made by Robert Fortune to that 
country, that any new varieties were obtained. Of 
these, twenty-three have been flowered, named, and 
described, and they are now to be found in many 
collections. As it takes from four to five years 
before a seedling becomes a blooming plant, and 
even then but one in many will be a superior full 
double variety, we may form some idea of the 
Orange Cheesecake. —A quarter of a pound of 
butter, a quarter of a pound of sugar,' three eggs, a 
wine-glass of milk or cream, two ounces of sponge¬ 
cake, the rind of one orange grated, half a nutmeg, 
one tal despoonful ot brandy, or two of rose-water. 
Pour the milk or cream over the sponge-cake to 
moisten it. Thou stir together your butter and 
sugar, whisk your oggs, mash the cake very fine, 
and mix all together with the liquor and spjpe. 
Line your pie-plates with paste, fill with the mix¬ 
ture, and bake in a moderate oven. 
Carrot Pie.—I n return for the many valuable 
recipes which have been contributed to the Rural, 
I will give you my recipe for making carrot pie, 
which I think excellent. Take white or yellow 
carrots, peel and boil them till quite soft, put them 
through a calender, and add milk and sugar. To 
each pie, put oue egg and a spoonful of flour. Sea¬ 
son to suit the taste.—A. A., Ruby, St. Clair Co., 
Mich., 1862. 
Fried Rice.—A ny cold rice left from dinner, or 
prepared for that purpose.' may be made out with 
the hands or a spoon into cakes about an inch thick, 
dipped into an egg-aud-flour batter, and fried a 
handsome brown in the frying-pan, with a small 
piece of butter. 
Removing Stains from Silk.—W ill some of the 
Rural’s numerous venders please inform me how 
to wash or remove water stains from a brown and 
white silk?—S ubscriber, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
[special notice.] 
WifAT IS THE Price?—No matter what it costs. D. B. Ds 
Land Sc Co.'s Chemical Saleratus is the cheapest and best 
Saleratus you can buy at any price. It is worth more than the 
price of a pound for the first batch of biscuit which you 
make with it, and a pound will save you more flour and more 
wear and tear of your patience tiian ten pounds cost. Don't 
be without it for the world. 
It will make a very nice miscel- 
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