easier carried. When is the best time to cut out 
the old wood from climbing roses, such as the Balti¬ 
more Belle—soon after they get through blooming, 
or in the fall, just before cold weather, or the next 
spring? g. c. r. 
Mansfield Center, Ct., 1S62. 
Remarks— The insects received with the above, 
were plant lice, or Aphis. They suck the juices 
from the tender shoots, and in this way destroy the 
trees, when numerous. They exude a sweet fluid, 
sometimes called honey-dew, and on this the ants 
feed- They follow the Aphis wherever they go, and 
are as careful of them as a shepherd of his sheep, 
driving away all enemies, and often in times of dan¬ 
ger carrying them away to places of safety. This 
we have witnessed a score of times the present 
season. Stroug tobacco water will kill them, hut the 
soap and tobacco water, together, seems to be best. 
It will be some trouble, but the tops of the branches 
even of large trees can be dipped in a pail of this 
fluid. Procure the proper conveniences for asceaad- 
ing and getting around the trees, and go to work at 
once. 
Roses maybe pruned at either time mentioned; 
indeed, those who watch the growth of their rose 
plants and do a little pinching and cutting occa- 
ally, will not have much use for the knife, and 
N. atomaria is very much like N. insignia, except 
in the color of the flow r er, which is white, dotted 
with small purple spots, so dark that, at a little 
distance, they appear blact. 
j [EliP for tlio Womon! 
A Great and Novel Invention. 
Ttw <;nl.v < oi.iblii.Ml Rutter. Worker. Windier. Weigher 
ami Suitor extant w Riciurdbon's PaTFNT, now offered to 
Butter-Makar* ami M;lmifh<turors of Implement^ For illus- 
tiaturn and descnplion Sfn aer..ml piun- of thin paper 
1 Ilia machine bas been te*toff in the most thorough manner 
,. v n >er of dairymen in Chantampia countv. and received 
tlieir highest camniondahnn. For Circular containing full 
partieularK address thu undersigned, who are prepared to sell 
Rights o( Territory. RICHARDSON .V kBjCLEH, 
Sherman, Chaut. Ce , N. Y. 
AN INFALLIBLE INSECT DESTROYER 
ABOUT ROOT BEER 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:—W ill 
Almost every day we receive inquiries for some 
easy method of destroying insects—some process 
by which they can he routed at one blow, and with¬ 
out labor, care or expense. As a general rule, we 
have no such information to give, uo easy road to 
success—vigilance is the price that must be paid 
by every one who succeeds in growing fine fruits 
The last number of the Gardeners 
you, or some 
of the Rural's readers, give us recipes for making 
root beer, and oblige— M., Franklin, Mo., 1862. 
We give our Missouri friend the following modes, 
as heretofore published in the Rural. If any of 
our correspondents are possessed of better recipes, 
they will send them forward: 
Mix together a small amount of sweet fern, sarsa¬ 
parilla, winu-rgreen, sassafras, Prince’s pine, and 
spice wood. Boil them with two or three ounces of 
hops, and two or three raw potatoes pared and 
sliced in three or four gallons of water. After boil¬ 
ing five or six hours, strain off the liquor, and add 
to it commou molasses in the proportion of one 
quart to three gallons of the beer. If it is too 
thick, dilute it with water. A half a pound of 
browned bread, added to the liquor, will increase 
its richness. 
For roots, get burdock, sarsaparilla, dandelion, 
horse-radish, and if you can, wintergreen, with 
leaves and berries. Clean them, but don’t wash 
more than is necessary; boil in good soft water with 
hops, and black cherry bark enough to make it 
pretty bitter, Soak a couple of yeast cakes in 
water, and stir in flour so that you will have half a 
pint before rising,—one pint after it rises. Strain 
the liquor from the roots when well boiled, and 
when milk-warm add the yeast and molasses to suit 
the taste. Stir well and cover. 
and flowers, 
Monthly, however, contains an excellent article, 
giving an infallible remedy for the destruction of 
insects that destroy our fruits and flowers and mar 
the beauty of the shade trees, which we copy for 
the benefit of all earnest inquirers after truth: 
“Oh dear! oh dear! what shall I do with them 
nasty worms on the shade trees at the sidewalk and 
the bugs on the roses; we shall have to cut down 
the trees, and give up growiog flowers altogether.'’ 
Thus, half inquiringly, half in despair, Mrs. Smith 
appealed to her better half, who was engaged over 
bis evening paper, calculating the chances of a rise 
in stocks at the next morning's board, as the result 
of the last “glorious news’* of a complete victory 
of the government forces over the rebels. “Don’t 
know much about them things,” he growled; “write 
to the editor of the Gardener's Monthly .” 
But the indefatigable Mrs. Smith, despondent 
when humored, but importunate when crossed, was 
not to be put off this time; and with a “Now do 
come out and see how the horrid things have ruined 
me,” she led the meek Mr. Smith out as a sheep to 
the shearing, to behold the desolation the insidious 
scavengers of nature had brought upon her garden. 
She could not have hit on a more propitious mo¬ 
ment for that excursion. Another man, on such an 
errand, led by such a leader, would have at once 
brushed up his earlier studies in chemistry and the 
natural sciences, in the hope of suggesting a judg¬ 
ment on the momentous case he was led out to try; 
but he, wrapped in his figures and his calculations, 
was iu the most practical mood possible, and ready 
to give to any subject brought before him the benefit 
of his matter of fact ideas. 
And first, they went to the “trees in front,” where 
JTRTJIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
\Vk offer for Bale, for tl.e Auturad or m2. the largest stock of 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Sc. 
west of Rochester. Our stock eonsmta of 
aiO.OeO 4 year old Apple Trans. SH ni no, S«o p i.noo. 
7'‘,imo 2 to 3 year old Sfaudurd IVar Tice*, S23 >) luO; 82S0¥11000 
*-S|[.ffflO I yvar eld do do do $0 do $50 do 
200,000 Angers, Quince stuck).-, Sill ~P 1(100 
A wo. Peach. Plum, Dwarf Pear and CIo'itv Trees. 
Ijmnii, lii-liiware, and Concord Grape Vines, 
n.vl'rit! Perpetual Roses. Kvemreens, &c., Ac. 
Traveling and local iigetitu wanted send for Wholesale and 
Dfsonptive Catalogues. 10 MOODY h SON, 
“U'Ot Niagara Nurseries. Loekport, N. Y. 
mtr** 
NEMOrUTLA ATOMARIA OCULATA. 
jV. atonwrm oculata is a new variety somewhat 
like N. insignia , the outer edges of the petals being 
light blue, growing gradually lighter towards the 
large, dark, purple eye, which gives the flower a 
very marked appearance. 
sion 
will have no general pruning time, 
OUR CHERRY CROP, 
gortkwUurat ITotcisi 
Although the dry weather of Spring injured 
very materially the early varieties, and made the 
prospects at one time look quite dubious, under the 
showery weather with which we have been favored 
the few past weeks, the cherry crop has matured 
quite satisfactorily, and for many years this fruit 
has not been as abundant or of as fine a quality. 
It cannot be denied that our climate is less favor¬ 
able to the cherry than formerly, and many varie¬ 
ties suffer, doubtless from severe and unfavorable 
winters. It is therefore of the utmost importance 
that we should ascertain the sorts least liable to 
injury, and those entirely exempt, for the guidance 
of planters. Having given a little attention to this 
subject the present season, we will give the results 
of our observation in a future number, and will 
thank our readers for information in regard to the 
varieties best suited to their localities. 
Tobacco and Ashes for Insects.— In the Rural of June 
21, I find a question asked, and partially answered, concerning 
the gooseberry and currant worm, and the way to exterminate 
them. The saw fly lays its eggs on the underside of the 
leaf, along the stem, where they remain until hatched into 
the worms. Another insect I find on the currant leaf, which 
makes the leaf curl, the same as the leaf of the snowball 
tree. My experience with the above has proved effectual, as 
follows: 1 purchased twenty-five pounds of tobacco sterns at 
the tobacco manufactory, at the cost of one penny per pound, 
put. in a barrel filled with water, let Btaud tweuty-four hours, 
then took a pailful, and with a broom switched tire juice on 
the gooseberry hushes, which were literally' covered with the 
worms, After getting them wet witli the juice, then -prinkled 
with dry, utileaehed ashes, on the bushes and on the 
ground underneath. This has proved to me satisfactory, as 
well as hi the case of a little black fiy on a small cherry tree. 
It has exterminated them in every instance. I may be asked 
if the preparation will not injure the bushes. Instead of 
doing an injury to the hushes, It is good and healthy for them 
The leaves were eaten all oft' my gooseberry bushes two weeks 
since, and now they have a healthy and thrifty appearance, 
with new leaves on them.— G. W. HoTCmUN, Albion , N. 
June 28, 1862. _ 
Goosererry Jam.— Stalk and crop as many as 
you require of ripe, red, rough goosebert ies; put 
them into the preserving pan, and as they warm, 
stir and bruise them to bring out the juice. Let 
them boil for ten minutes, then add sugar in the 
proportion of three-qua. tors of a pound to every 
pound of fruit, and place it on the tire again; let it 
boil slowly, and continue boiling for two hours 
longer, stirring it all the time to prevent its burning. 
When it thickens, and is jelly-like on a plate when 
cold, it is done enough. Put it. into pots, and allow 
it to remain a day before it is covered. 
REAPING, HEAD NG, E NDING, AND MOWING MACHINES, 
UNDER TUB DIRECTION OF TUB 
Executive Board of the Illinois State Ag’l Society, 
WILL BB IIKI.U AT 
DIXON, LEE CO., ILLINOIS, 
tr£T CO.TI.T/ii',VI7A k JUI.\' 22ft, 1802.^0 
A Permanent Black. —In reply to the inquiry 
of one of the Rural's correspondents, who wished 
to know how to color yarn a permanent black, I 
send my recipe;—Boil black walnut shucks in rain 
water until you have a strong dye. Strain into an 
iron kettle. Keep the dye warm. Put in your 
yarn, stir and air it occasionally, and let it remain 
in the dye until it is of a dark brown color. Wash 
and riuse until the yarn does not color the water. 
Then dry and'color in a strong indigo blue dye. 
Woolen goods so colored will neither fade nor 
crock.—C. W., Northern Ohio, 1862. 
The Nemophilaa are among the most pretty and 
delicate of our low growing or dwarf annuals. 
They are mostly natives of America, though a lew 
varieties have been originated by the florists of 
Europe. They all love the shade, and will not 
usually flourish in our hot suns; hut when protected 
a little by trees or on the north side of a building, 
fence, or screen of any kind, nothing can be more 
pretty and delicate. Even the foliage is remarkab:e 
for its neat appearance. 
Horticultural Agency in New York. — By reference to 
our advertising columns, it will be seen that C. B. Miu.kk> 
J3sq., the very attentive Secretary of the Brooklyn Horticul¬ 
tural Society, to whom we are indebted for notes of proceed¬ 
ings und other favors, has established a new Horticultural 
Agency in New York, which will no doubt, prove a great con¬ 
venience to purchasers of trees, plants, and Cowers, in that 
city, as well as to those in the country who may wish orders 
filled. 
Mr. M. has opened a large store, at 634 Broadway, as an 
exhibition room, where lie designs to have samples of all the 
fruits and flowers in their season, and take orders for the trees 
and plants that produce them, acting as agent for tiie leading 
nurserymen and florists of the country. Attached to the 
store is also a fine green-house, where choice plants in flower 
will be kept, thus affording purchasers a raro opportunity to 
make their selections understandingly. Mr. Miller will also 
keep on band the best horticultural books, plates, tools, and 
everything required by the gardener and horticulturist. We 
commend tills enterprise to the favorable consideration of 
our readers. 
Hit Eft! IITIUS O FF HR E D. 
The following liberal awards will be made to the competing 
machines ■ 
For the best Combined Reaper and Mower.Dip. and $73.00 
For the best Reaper.,.Dip. and $50.00 
For the best Mower. Dip, and $50.00 
For the best One-Horse Mower .Dip. ami $20.00 
For the best Hoadwie Machine.Dip. and $50.00 
For tlie best Grain Binder which can be readily 
attached to any ordinary Reuper.Medal. 
ft/ - Headers to compete with headers, and not with other 
machines. 
An entry fee of fifty per cent, upon the cash premiums oll'er- 
ed, to be required to he paid by each exhibitor. 
No award Hi all lie made iu any case unless two or more ma¬ 
chines compete for the same. 
Tin; machines competing will be required to be on exhibition 
at the state Fair at. Peoria, at which time and place the awards 
will be publicly Renounced. 
The details of the requirements for the trials and scale of 
points will he such as have been sanctioned by experience in 
similar trials in the United States, and the Executive Com¬ 
mittee of this Society be the awarding Committee. 
In addition to the above list of machines for premiums* the 
Society invite manufacturers of all kinds of 
Farm Machinery and Implements 
to be present and exhibit their wares, for which the PUBLIC 
SQUARE in Dixon will be secured, and every facility afforded 
for trial to those who desire it. 
Sufficient notice has already been recoived to say that there 
will be exhibited at the time, several kinds of 
THRESHING MACHINES & HORSE BOWERS, 
SORGHUM MILLS and EVAPORATORS, 
ROTARY SPADING MACHINES, 
HAY PITCHING MACHINES, 
MOLE D R A f N 1 N G MACHINES, 
Drawing iu the Tile with the operation. 
All of which will be carefully examined by the Executive 
Board, and reported upon according to their merits. 
HALF FARE TICKETS. 
The Illinois Central and Dixon Air Line Railroads, centering 
at Dixon.will grant 11A I.F FARE Tickets over their whole lines 
during the week of the trial, to enable all to visit the exhibition 
ami return, who desire to do so, 
.MACHINES ENTERED. 
The number of Machines now entered is very large, and will 
doubtless be much increased. 
The people at Dixon are fully awake to the importance of the 
enterprise, aud ample accommodations will be provided to make 
all comfortable who may attend. 
Any further local information may be obtained by addressing 
the undersigned at Dixon. 
By Order of the Executive Committee, 
W. II. VAN Kl*l»8, President 
Dixon, June 25, 1862. 
To Preserve Purple Plums,—M ake a sirup of 
clean brown sugar; clarity it; when perfectly clear 
and boiling hot, pour it over the plums, having 
picked out all unsound ones and steins; let them 
remain in the sirup two (lays, then drain it, off, make 
it boiling hot, skim it, and pour it over again; let 
them remain unolher day or two, Mien put them in 
a preserving kettle over the fire, and simmer gently 
until the sirup is reduced, anil thick or rich. One 
pound of sugar for each pound of plums. 
Grafting. —ft has been my fortune, from time to time, to 
receive from friends choice grafts of various fruits, as tokens 
of good will anil friendship. Having grafted them in tlieir 
appropriate kinds, I have often been doomed to disappoint¬ 
ment, after watching with anxiety for weeks for them to grow. 
This present season, in like manner, the dry weather coming 
on, and realizing that mere faith without works never brought 
forth any blessing, 1 wet the grafts daily that were near the 
ground, for two or three weeks, with raiti water wanned in the 
sun, and now I have the satisfaction of having them grow 
finely, notwithstanding the drouth, and the fact that they 
were cut so late that the buds were already started when 
grafted. It is with pleasure that I dot down this anil other 
matters of experience for the benefit of our Rural friends,— 
the consciousness of their good will and appreciation of my 
aims for the general welfare, rewards me for all my pains.— 
S. N. IIolmks, Syracuse, TV. I', 1862. 
A-dvert i sements 
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Itonrfflog Seminary in the State Have von a daughter to 
educate, or a son to prepare for college, or for business f Send 
for new Catalogue explaining rates and advantages. for 14 
weeks! Fall term. August 21 st, 1.-62. 
Address Rev .JOSEPH E. KING, Fort Edward, N r . Y. 
'J_> -A- T T L Hi fS O E JV E S . 
Fifty of the most severe Rattle Scenes and 1 vcioSNTB of 
the War now ready, |«ize 18x30 inches .) highly colored, on fine 
card paper; i for 26 cents, er 23 for $1, pout-paid. To Agents and 
the trade no belter opportunity was ever ottered 
Address HEN It Y K. ANSON, 
652-It Print Publisher, Ac., <9 State St., Boston, Mass. 
I_i7~ Papers copying, paid in above 
R eaping and mowing machines to 
i EXCHANGE FoR HORSES.— t have umv on hand and 
offer for sale at uianulactui'qw* cash prices, in exchange for 
QfKxi Sound // or . trs , 
4 Kelehum'i Mowers, (wood frame.) 
4 Wood am) Mann.v Combined Reapers and Mowers. 
3 Vrw Voi k Combined Reapers with Self-Raker Attachment. 
All the above machines me in perfect order, anil warranted to 
work well I w.-iut rood horses, worth from $1011 to S150 Will 
pay cash for difference in value, if horses are worth more than 
the machines selected. 
J. RAPAI.JE, Genesee Agricultural Warehouse, 
632-2t 17 South St. Paul St., Rochester, N. Y. 
Too Large and too Many.— In our notice of strawberries 
last week, we gave tlio size of smallest specimens of Triomphe 
de Gand, presented ns by Ellwanoku & Barky, as five 
inches in diameter, instead of circumference. The fifty beri ies 
mentioned filled two quarts, or rather two common strawberry 
boxes, holding something less than a quart each, instead of 
one. After spending an hour or two among the straw t*rry 
beds, it is not strange that our ideas of size and quantity were 
not as clear as usual. 
NEMOPIIILA INSIONrB. 
One of the varieties longest known is N. insignia, 
it having been discovered by Douoi.as in California, 
in 1832. The flower is of the most delicate light 
blue that can he imagined, this color gradually 
becoming lighter toward the center, which is nearly 
white. For many years we have never missed this 
delicate annual (rom our collection, and its bright 
flowers have suggested the thought that perhaps we 
might do our readers a service by calling their atten¬ 
tion to two or three of the most prized members of 
this interesting family. Our engraving shows a 
branch with flowers. 
Battle Creek (Mien.) Horticultural Society. — The 
following are the officers of this Society for the present year: 
President — It. P. Pk.vni van. Secretary — Isaac C. Mott. 
Treasurer —John Meocham. Executive Committee — J. A. 
Robinson, D. B. Burnham, Jer. Brown, Dr. M. W. Tomlinson, 
Rev. D. Harrington. An exhibition for fruits and flowers 
will be held about the middle of September. 
inquiries anti Answers 
u \ TORE AGENT** WANTED." T.. solicit or 
_1Y L depofoi tile l.ltlle Glunt Sewing Machine, "inly $15 
neminer. Gauge,-krow.driver mid extm Needles. Will pav a 
liberal salary and expenses, or allow commi.-i-inns, For partic¬ 
ulars address with stamp. t. s page. 
55l--lt Toledo. Ohio, General Agent United States. 
Renewing Currants.— Although an editor of a country 
paper devoted to politics, &c,, I have a small garden in which 
1 delight to work for recreation und amusement My currant 
bushes (black, white, and red,) nro overgrown, and encumber 
too much ground. Now I would like to know the best month 
to re arrange them, as 1 want to change the size of the beds, 
Ike. I also want to know whether it will do to set out cut¬ 
tings of currants, gooseberries, and raspberries in the fall, or 
whether the spring is the best time.— J VV., Jr., Sandwich, C. 
W., 1862. 
Where currant bushes have become large by puckering Iroui 
the roots, they may be divided, making a new plant of eaeli 
branch, with a piece of the root attached. Before planting 
remove all the buds that would be under the soil after plant¬ 
ing. In this way, new plants are obtained quicker than by 
cuttings. This work may be done either in the fall, nr very 
early in the spring, though the autumn is best. Cuttings 
may be put out iu the fall, and the only objection is the 
heaving and displacement by frost. Where the soil is well 
drained there will be no trouble ou this account. As our 
land becomes better drained, fall planting will become more 
popular. 
r A M E tS r P K K K Y Au C <>., 
^ dealers in 
STOVES, FURNACES, COAL GRATES, 
Silver Plated Ware, Pocket and Table Cutlery aud House Fur¬ 
nishing Hardware of every description. 
A I .SO, 
Manufacturers of KRD/.ll'/S WaTKR FILTERS, Refrigerators, 
and Thermometers and denier in Tin, Copper Zinc, Sheet Iron, 
Ac , fcc. W» A *tl state *trpet Roehester, N Y. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: — Inclosed I send 
you a leaf from one of my cherry trees, covered 
with an insect that is proving very injurious to the 
cherry tree in this section. Whether this specimen 
will reach you in any decent, order or not, I cannot 
toll; hut if it does, can you tell what it is, or what 
will prevent its ravuges? Evidently they cannot 
he reached with whale oil eoap or any other such 
preparation, as they are Securely sheltered in the 
crisped leaf. 1 notice that the ants seem to he very 
busy going up and down to and from the leaves, 
but whether they have anythiug to do with the 
insect or not, 1 cannot tell. The insect attacks the 
young sprouts and their leaves, and they 6oon show 
signs of decay, and l notice that the fruit ripens 
prematurely, and is bitter and unwholesome. 1 have 
not seen a description of them in the Rural, or if it 
lias been, then I did not pay attention to it, from the 
fact that 1 was not troubled with them; hut I should 
like t,o hear from you about them. The rose hugs 
are also very destructive in this section, and fears 
are entertained that they will seriously damage the 
apple crop, which has so far looked very promising. 
I pick oil' all 1 can from my grape vines and Law- 
ton blackberry bushes, carrying with me a dish of 
strong whale oil soap, into which 1 throw them and 
let them remain for an hour or two. I prefer it to 
hot water, as it does not need renewing, and is 
jj 1 A R M S FOR S A. U. E _ 
BENNETT BANCKER, 
ATTORNEYS AT I,IW A.VD Mlli ESTATE AGENTS, 
.Tuokson, Michigan, 
Have for sale scunu of lhv cliOR'vst Farming Lands in the State 
of Mh'hiKan. situate princtpallv In the Counties of Jackson, 
Eaton unci Ingham. Said lards are mostly improved farms of 
(coni fiutv in one thousand acre*, well located, and will be sold 
at / KHsoreilde iiitHS. 
Persons wishing in purebase farms in the West, would do well 
to call upon (iriiinuireof said firm befoce purchasingelsewhere. 
0. W. BENNETT E. BANUKER. 
Injury from Ants.—W ill you, or some of \our readers, 
please to inform us what will keep the auts from running up 
trees? They go up our cherry trees and lav some kind of an 
egg on the under side of the leaf, and tliev batch out. and eat 
the leaf, and kill tlie trees. We have tried every thing that 
wo Cau think of. We have put chalk around the body 
of the trees, and they run over that. Will you please give 
sonic remedy a« soon as you can as they are killing the trees? 
—A SCBSCKiiiKK, Centerville , 1862. 
The ants do not lay eggs on the leaves of the tree. Your 
trees are doubtless injured by the aphis, and the ants go up 
tlie tree to obtain tlie honey furnished them by these insects. 
Pretty strong tobacco water and soap suds will kill the aphis, 
which may lie found sucking the juices of the tender branches. 
You may have some other insect that cata tlie leaves. 
NEMOPHILA MACULATA. 
N. rnaculata is the largest and most showy of the 
Nemophilaa. It was also discovered in California 
by Mi 1 . IIartweo, during, his mission in search of 
new plants for the London Horticultural Society. 
It is of procumbent habit, like insignia, and the 
whole plant is clothed with short hairs, as shown in 
the engraving. The flowers grow from the axils 
singly, ou stalks longer than the leaves, and are of 
the size of the engraving, whitish in their ground 
color, and each lobe of the corolla marked with a 
deep violet blotch, which gives the flower a pe¬ 
culiarly showy appearance. This variety, though 
flourishing best ii a little protected from the noon¬ 
day sun, is not so tender in this respect as N. insig¬ 
nia. it is in every way worthy of culture. 
Arms on Roses.—P lease inform me through the Rural 
how to destroy lice ou rose#? By so doing you will confer an 
exceedingly great favor upon o’no of your readers.— C. \V., 
Three-mile Lake. Paw Paw, Mich., 1S62. 
Tobacco water and soft soap applied faithfully will destroy 
the insects. Tobacco smoke will accomplish the same end. 
First cover the bushes with a barrel or cloth, to confine the 
smoke. Afterward sprinkle the bush with clean water. 
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