nearly all plants will grow in earth from the woods, or very 
rich sandy soil; they will even grow in sand, if watered freely 
with manure water. The* following plants are adapted for 
windows, and will give a [succession of bloom all winter:_ 
Attica, Begonia, Cactus, Oalla, Cuphens, Camellia, Daphne, 
Dracena ferra, Fuchsia (Ladies’ Ear Drop,) (kept wet) Gera¬ 
nium, Hoya, Jasmine Justicia, Mctrosideros. Myrtile, Oxalis 
(with gun,) Olea Oleander, FusS&ora, Primula. These, with 
Bengal and Tea Roses, will make up an ample variety for 
three or four windows, and afford bloom nearly the whole 
season,— R. Built. 
years to come, we shall have all the birds in the 
State congregated in our county, except feeding be 
practiced elsewhere. 
We have added now to our (lock of workers also 
the crow, by domesticating if, and find it very 
important (o be employed in orchards, as a power¬ 
ful grub and mouse destroyer. 
A farmer at our elbow, who was advised to shoot 
a bird occasionally for the purpose of ascertaining 
if it was an injurious bird or not, by opening its 
craw, went, to his cornfield in May last with his gun, 
there hid in a bush, and soon found a number of 
quails nearing, and apparently in the very act of 
pulling up the sprouted corn. He shot two of them, 
and on his way home killed also a robin, the very 
bird that took some of his cherries last year. The 
craws were examined, but, to his surprise, no corn 
nor cherries were found in them, but only worms 
and grabs, the very things that had destroyed his 
corn. And as he now wished our opinion and 
advice on the subject, we directed him that, when¬ 
ever he should again, be vexed at the birds, to load 
his gun as usual, but leave out the shot, (the lead,) 
and fire away at them as of ten as he pleased. 
But before I close this chapter on birds, I wish to 
draw attention to another little winged and much 
abused animal; and although not a bird, its great 
usefulness in destroying mosquitoes is generally very 
little appreciated, or even known; I mean lhe ba(. 
In localities where mosquitoes are plenty and an¬ 
noying, we would recommend to keep one or two 
of them in a cage or little box, and before bedtime 
let them fly through the house, closing the win¬ 
dows, when they will free every room in the house 
of that well-known torment, the mosquitoes, in less 
than ten minutes, after which they may be caught 
and re-caged. The dread which women have of 
this little harmless creature 13 founded on fable. 
In response to an inquiry for two varieties of 
pears (standards) that are known to succeed better 
in sandy soils than in that which is more stiff, we 
would name the Bvffam and Flemish Beauty. The 
former makes a beautiful tree, erect in its habit, 
going up something like a Lombardy Poplar. This 
habit makes it desirable for small gardens, as it 
causes but little shade, and in the orchard it can be 
planted much closer than most varieties. The fruit 
is about the size of Virgalieu, as commonly grown, 
perhaps a little smaller, and the quality very good. 
In our opinion it is deserving of far more attention 
than it receives, and is one of those varieties that 
we should always recommend for general culture, 
as the tree is hardy and vigorous and bears hard 
usage as well as any tree should. Mr. Downing 
gives the following description: 
The Buffam is a native of Rhode Island, and from 
its general resemblance to the Doyenne , it ls, no 
doubt, a seedling of that fine sort It is an orchard 
pear of the first quality, os it is a very strong, up¬ 
right grower, bears large, regular crops, and is a 
very handsome and salable fruit. It i3 a little vari¬ 
able in quality. We have frequently eaten them so 
fine as scarcely to be distinguished from the 
Doyenne, and again, when rather insipid. It may 
be considered a beautiful and good, though not first 
rate variety. 
Fruit Gkowers’ Society of Wester* New York.— The 
next meeting of this Society will he held in Rochester during 
the holding of the State Fair, which commences on the last 
day of September. 
Thr Americas PouoLOotCAt. Society holds Its next session 
in Boston, commencing on the 17th of Septembet 
OUR DAILY TABLE 
Ip the art of u plain cookfog ” were better under- 1 
stood, the masses of the pvople— the bone and 
sinew of the land, who perform most of the hard 
labor—would have vastly better ‘aides, at less cost 
of living. But the art of plain conking is not un¬ 
derstood half so well as it ought to le, and the con¬ 
sequence is that wo live worse at a greater cost than 
we otherwise would. But how can we expect any¬ 
thing else when our daughters, even in tae country, 
are, to a great extent, so theoretically brought up? 
Ilow many mothers fail in this respect to practi¬ 
cally Instruct their daughters in all ihe duties of 
housekeeping —cooking and baking in all their 
branches, as well as in the most economical system 
of management in the household. Many who read 
this will, I have no doubt, feel some compunctionr 
at this grave neglect of parental, I may say, reli¬ 
gious duty. 
But when I refer to the young women in our 
towns and villages, tenfold is ihe solemn injunction 
of our Lord utterly ignored. Especially is this the 
case iu villages where factories abound, wherein are 
employed a large proportion of thu young women 
of the place. How much do !hey know of house¬ 
keeping wh n they come to get married? What do 
they know of cooking? Absolutely and literally 
nothing. Residing with their parents, and receiv¬ 
ing good wages, and with plenty ot leisure, what do 
most of them do? They spend their money upon 
their backs, parade the streets, .join parlies in danc¬ 
ing and flirting with the young men whom they 
attempt to capture with their finery, and let house¬ 
keeping never enter their thoughts. They all look 
forward to be married and go to housekeeping—and 
pretty wives and housekeepers many of them make, 
and comfortable lives they lead their duped hus¬ 
bands. 
Pardon me for being thus severe. I feel obliged 
to be so. to enforce attention to what I say. I want 
all our young women, wherever they may be, and 
whatever may be their condition or employment, to 
give heed to what I say, who was once young like 
themselves, and not old now. T want them all lo 
I want them all 
WHITESMITH GOOSEBERRY, 
iffierry, grown on dry I the gooseberry, but we are confident this pest will 
f , v . 1 soon be conquered. It has been less troublesome 
cultivation. 
ETON, of Hamilton— Is 
r. excellent bearer, not 
k?, has a weeping habit. 
sample of Whitesmith Got 
gravelly soil, free from mile 
Recommended for general 
Warrington Red.— Mr. All 
the best Red Gooseberry, a 
the largest, sometimes mikle 
and very thorny. 
Mr. Mcrray. of Hamiltoi 
berry, a very fine bearer, r 
showy grower, and weeping 
Recommended for genera 
Crown Bob.— Mr. Mdrra 1 
rate variety, very large, fill 
to being scalded, not free ft 
Mr. James A. Campbell. 
near by all the English var 
of them moulded. 
Mr. Minhinxick, of Wellington Square—Is not as 
good as the Whitesmith, jbut very good; is not 
subject to mildew with me. [ 
Mr. Freed, of Hamilton—Mildews worse than 
NEW LILY FROM JAPAN 
Wb have already given some account of a new 
lily which flowered in England, one of Mr. Fortune's 
acquisitions. We have also noticed the grand col¬ 
lection of lilies sent home by Dr. Siebold. What 
these are, and whether they will prove to be new 
and distinct, remains to be seen. 
But we have an entirely new and truly beautiful 
lily, brought home from Japan two years ago by 
Gordon Dexter. Esq., who gave the bulbs to F. L. 
Lee, Esq., by whom they were given to F. Parkman, 
Brookline, who exhibited the flowers at a late meet- 
ingot the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, which 
were awarded a silver medal. 
Mr. Parkman exhibited it as a “hybrid.” but we 
are strongly inclined to tbink it a distinct and bitb¬ 
it may possibly be a 
ORNAMENTAL-LEAVED PLANTS 
leaved plants we have ever seen, is now on the 
grounds of Ellwangep. <fc Barry. The lover of 
the beautiful will be well repaid, even for a long 
journey, by an opportunity to see this gTand show, 
perhaps unequaled in the country. OrnamentaL- 
leaved plants are in the future to play an important 
part in garden decorations, and all who visit our 
coming -State Fair we hope will improve the oppor¬ 
tunity to look at this tine collection. On this sub¬ 
ject we take the following from tho London Garden¬ 
ers' Chronicle: 
“Of the ornamental-leaved plants now coming 
into use in flower gardening arrangements, as sup¬ 
plementary to beds of flowers, and imparting a 
varied and somewhat tropical aspect to the situa¬ 
tions in which they are introduced, the best of those 
which have as yet been tried in this country appear 
to be found among the Gannas and Caladiums. 
The most worthy among the former prove to be V. 
ebrina. The best of the 
erto undescribed specie! 
hybrid, perhaps between L. Brownii and the land- 
folium. as it has the brownish outside coloring of the 
former and the spotting of the latter, while its form 
is neither trumpet-shaped nor retlexed. It grows 
about the height of Brownii, and, like it, bears one 
or two flowers on the stem. 
But, whether a species or a hybrid, it is very dis¬ 
tinct The flowers are very largo, measuring eight 
to nine inches in diameter, somewhat saucer-shaped; 
that is, tho petals, which are broad, spread out in 
cup form, but the tips are rolled backwards like the 
,/ta wnue nty. Ttif> uoi*»f is j,.,— wwi**. -wiito a buml 
of pale yellow running through the center of each 
petal, shading off gradually towards the edges, and 
the whole surface dotted with small dark spots, not 
so prominent as in the landfolium , but slightly 
raised above the surlace. 
These lilies were grown in pots, and its hardiness 
is not yet ascertained; but probably it will prove 
hardy. If so. it will become a valuable acquisition, 
not only lor its own intrinsic excellence, but for 
hybridization with the Japan lilies. It has a pe- 
BUFFAM PEAR. 
Fruit of medium size, oblong obovate, a little 
smaller on one side. Skin fair, deep yellow, (brown¬ 
ish green at first.) finely suffused over halt the fruit, 
with bright red, sprinkled with small brown dots, or 
a little russet. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a very 
slight cavity. Calyx with small segments, and basin 
or UTJiieraic sImk Plt-t. •->»**•, v-.-*..— ----- i---r 
as the Doyenne, but sweet, and of excellent flavor. 
The strong upright reddish-brown shoots, and pe¬ 
culiar brownish-green appearance of the pear, before 
ripening, distinguish this fruit. September. 
M T e have often observed that the fruit is of better 
quality when grown on light soil, and this may 
account for the difference in quality noticed by Mr. 
Downing. 
The Flemish Beauty is another variety which, 
while it does well on almost any good soil, we have 
observed succeeds abmirably in very sandy soils in 
this section. It is a very large and superb pear. 
The tree is luxuriant and bears early and abund¬ 
antly. Ripe here about the first of October. 
study the business of housekeeping. 
to be good cooks, good bakers, and good managers— 
but this important knowledge can be acquired only 
by systematically going through and through the 
\v uuit. it;u6fuo vF T*- *v )j) fin si It 
to be tho most valuable accomplishment they can 
possess—an accomplishment which will be more 
admired by a sensible husband, and more lasting 
and valuable, and better calculated to secure his 
affectious-aml promote his happiness, as well as the 
general comfort of the family, than any other that 
was ever created or invented. I speak from what 
I know .—Germantown Telegraph. 
Annan. C. gigantea, and C. 
latter by far for this object, and the best planted 
near water, is C. esculentum. Such is the experi- 
OHO© of M • IrM*OU'ii'/idwn W Lev hvu alPO l 
pointed out that tho moil suitable places for the in¬ 
troduction of plants of this character are undnlatory 
surfaces of the pleasure ground, or the neighbor¬ 
hood of water, or among miscellaneous beds of 
American plants, rather than in geometrical flower 
gardens. The beds for these foliage plants should 
be of some simple form, so as to produce a definite 
mass: the soil should be rich, to encourage free 
development; and the beds should be entirely occu¬ 
pied by foliage plants, and not surrounded by 
flowers. 
-Both the Caladiums and the Cannas are easily 
kept during winter in any out-of-the-way dryish 
place, not subject to frost, and are prepared by 
being started in gentle heat in spring. The Cannas 
are found very useful as in-door decoration plants 
for a while before being taken for bedding out. 
“Here is another good hint from Mr. Fleming’s 
papers on this subject, recently printed in the 
Florist. The better sorts of Rhododendron being 
generally grown with plenty of‘breathing room, - 
a few of the Variegated N’egundo. and ot the Red 
Virginian Maple, introduced into the spaces be¬ 
tween, produce a capital effect, inasmuch as they 
are found to add much to the interest of the Rhodo¬ 
dendron beds after the flowers of the latter are past, 
and their own particular features are well brought 
out by the abundant full green of the Rhododen¬ 
drons .” 
at the last moment 1 have snatched a 
culiar strong odor, though not so agreeable as the little time to pen a few remarkB upon Horticulture, 
landfolium. We would suggest that it be called, which may contribute perhaps some useful informa- 
whether a species or hybrid, Lilium Dexterii, of tion. As to the culture of the gooseberry, we have 
honor of the introducer. always been successful for many years, and never 
Since writing the above, the Gardeners' Chronicle- were plagued with the mildew: our garden is heavy 
has been received, giving an account of the July rich clay loam; the kind we raise is Ihe large oblong, 
exhibition of the Royal Horticultural Society, in green English variety, a sample of which I inclose 
which we find the following notice of a lily uudoubt- for the Society to name. I believe that no one would 
edly the same as the above, all the Japan plants be troubled with mildew if they would haul good 
received from Japan befog precisely the same as clay loam into their gardens, if the location i.« 
those sent to England by Mr. Veitch. sandy. The same remarks will apply to the grape 
“First among novelties, which were numerous, vine. The clay soil should be manured from time 
stood the Lilium auratum of Japan, as far superior to time, and kept mellow with proper cultivation 
to other lilies as an eques auratus to other equites— They may be propagated by cuttings; new varieties 
sweet as lily of the valley, and traced with golden are raised from seed. The cuttings should be taken 
bands, the color of pale Australian gold. ’Of this from the strongest and straightest shoots of the Iasi 
some further account will be given next week.’ it season's growth, and about twelve inches long. Ii 
was shown by Mr. Veitch.” trained as standards, cut out all the buds excepi 
We shall look for this-probably a descriptive three or four at ihe upper end. to prevent the ap 
account-and copy it in our next Whether it had pearance of troublesome suckers around the man 
been previously named and described as L. aura- stem. Experience has shown, howe\er. that tht 
him, or whether this is a name about to be given to bushes will lie longer lived, and much more pro 
it by Dr. Lindley, is unknown; probably the latter, ductive, when permitted to sucker moderately, that 
as we notice in the awards of premiums that it it the whole support ot the top be drawn througl 
received a silver Banksian medal as “Lilium sp.,” a single channel. 
showing it had not then a name. It well deserves ^7 a judicious system of pruning, the bearfo; 
the title of the Golden lily.— Mag. of Hjrticulture. wood will be frequently renewed, and the sap wil 
MODES OF COOKING TOMATOES 
Tomato Pudding.— Slice the tomatoes, place a 
layer of them in the bottom of an earthen dish, 
cover with bread crumbs, profusely seasoned; add 
another layer of tomatoes and cover with bread 
crumbs as before, and, when the dish is filled, place 
on the top a piece of butter. Put the dish into a 
moderate oven, and if two layers of tomatoes fill it, 
tsventy minutes will be long enough for them to be 
sufficiently cooked. 
Tomatoes are very nice stewed with bread and 
crumbs, as they are so juicy that, without the 
crumbs, they have not sufficient consistency. 
Broiled Tomatoes.— In order to have tomatoes 
nice, eooked in this manner, the largest ones must 
be selected. Cut them into rather thick slices, sea¬ 
soning each piece with pepper and salt. Use an 
oyster gridiron to broil them on.—a common one 
will answer.—and cook them but a few moments. 
When sent to the table, add butter. 
The following is furnished the Gardener's 
Monthly, by Walter Elder, an experienced gar¬ 
dener of Philadelphia, and is worthy of trial: 
“ I will relate an incident which has come under 
my notice this year. A gentleman of this city, im¬ 
mediately south of tho navy yard, has a small 
orchard of peach, pear, plum, quince, nectarine and 
apricot trees; twenty of the peach trees are grow ing 
upon sod and a circle dug around their stems 18 
all around, a little over three feet in diameter; and 
six peach and three nectarine trees are growing up¬ 
on a strawberry border. For the past three years 
the borer attacked them in June and September; 
but the grubs were taken out young. The trees upon 
the grass-plot were worst attacked, four grubs in 
each. Last spring a clucking hen was set in a box 
to hatch, close to the grass-plot; and alter her brood 
came out and got strong enough, she led them to the 
peach trees to scratch iu the dug circles around 
them. They went over every tree each day, and 
deeply they did scratch; and in searching for the 
borer’s grub early in June, two were found in each 
of the peach and nectarine trees on the strawberry 
border, but not one was in all the trees upon the 
sod. nor the mark of them; not even a speck of gum 
was visible upon them. Now it is well known that 
hens catch insects on thu wing: and it may be. that 
while the borer was reeonnoitering around the trees, 
to see where he could most effectually make the at¬ 
tack, the hen might catch him. Or it may be that 
he seeing such a formidable enemy entrenched, it 
would be sure annihilation for him to make the as¬ 
sault, and wisdom being the best part ot valor in 
such a case, he prudently withdrew. Now after all 
the experiments and schemes that have been thought 
of to ward off the borer, it will be a little surprising 
if a clucking hen with brood should prove to be the 
effectual one. Let others try the experiment, by 
sodding down their peach orchards with grass and 
dig three feet circles around the stems of the trees, 
an station clucking hens as guards at proper dis¬ 
tances, and tile result will speak for itself. A hen 
that raises a young brood in the usual time, and 
saves twenty peach trees from the borer, is worth 
keeping.” 
2rortirutturat StotM 
Tub Martel or Pkru. — This ; s a great favorite of mine, 
and it is a capital flower for town gardens. In the first edition 
of this work, l expressed a doubt vs to its fitness for smoky 
districts, but 1 have since seen it do well in the very densest 
part of the city, but it will not bear the shade of trees or high 
walls. They make good beds, and where the soil Is rich, 
must be planted at least two feet apar. It is also excellent 
for mixed holders. It is hardier than the dal ilia, and does 
not need to be started in heat. Plant the roots Just deep 
enough to cover the crown in April, and if the shoot9 appear 
before morning frosts are over, throw a little earth or litter 
over them as a protection. The flowers are various in color, 
but pink and white predominate; they lome in immense 
clusters over the whole of the plant, and are in their greatest 
Town Garden. 
String Beans and Green Corn in Brine. —It 
is not generally known that string beans can be 
kept in salt, the same as cucumbers. When ot suit¬ 
able size for cooking, pick and string them, and 
break in small pieces, as for ordinary boiling, and 
pack in firkins or stone jars, using a layer of salt, 
two inches in depth of beans, more salt, and so on 
until the vessel is filled, covering with a good coat¬ 
ing of salt. Over thi3 place a board cover, kept 
down by a Btone or other weight. The salt soon 
extracts sufficient water from the beans to cover the 
whole with brine, in which condition they will keep 
for a year, if required. To prepare them for cook¬ 
ing, soak in water over night, and if too salt, freshen 
in more water before boiling. 
Green corn ears may also be preserved in salt, 
and when required for use, soak till freshened, and 
boil. 
Cucumbers, for pickles, may be put in with the 
beans, thus saving an extra firkin; as they are 
pickled in precisely the same manner, freshening in 
water, and putting in vinegar, with or without 
spices, before using. 
A meeting of the Fruit Growers’ Associat’on of 
Upper Canada was recently held at St. Catharines, 
an account of which we find in the Canadian Agri¬ 
culturist. A fine collection of fruits was exhibited, 
and the discussions were interesting and valuable. 
We can find room only for that on the Gooseberry, 
a fruit with which some of our Canadian readers 
are quite successful: 
Whitesmith.— Mr. Murray, of Hamilton — One 
of the best English varieties, least liable to mildew, 
a fine grower; should be in every collection. 
Mr. Minhinnick, of Wellington Square — About 
the best, dues well on clay loaai; I prune early in 
the spring, and put on a good coat of well rotted 
manure each spring. 
Mr. Laing, of Hamilton —I keep them in a moist 
atmosphere, and moist, not wet soil; I pinch in the 
stoolB; i3 one of the best varieties. 
Mr. W. H. Read, of Port Dalhousie —Is a large 
firm berry, does not mildew when grown near water; 
sulphur i3 a sure remedy if applied. 
Mr. Freed of Hamilton— Does well, is free from 
mildew. 
Mr. Meston, of Hamilton—An excellent berry, 
a sure bearer,—not the largest; mildews occasion¬ 
ally; have tried sulphur after the mildew had set in, 
but it only took the leaves off; high cultivation is a 
good preventive of mildew. 
Mr. Pawling, of Louth—Without special cultiva¬ 
tion sometimes mildews: on a dry clay soil, with 
south aspect, very subject to mildew; plaster of 
Paris is a good preventive. 
Even native varieties 
beauty in the evening. 
The Marvel of Fern is a common yet very valuable flower, 
and in certain situations, where a growth of two feet is desira¬ 
ble, there is nothing better. We have now i mo9t beautiful 
display, grown iu the form of a hedge, tho plants being about 
6ix inches apart. Iu this country we can grow good plants 
by the first of July, and by the middlo of that month they 
will be well in flower, merely by sowing the seed in the 
border early in the season. The plant is of fir.e habit, good 
foliage, and the flowers are of every variety of color, some 
beautifully striped. We have now white, yellow, red, pink, 
and almost every conccivahle shade. A variety called Foil's 
r ariegatis, has very light yellowish green leaves, hutched with 
dark green, aud is exceedingly singular and showy. The 
ttuwers are of all colots. Another new variety, Lonqijiora. 
has very long flowers, violet and white, and as sweet as the 
common Svringa. 
Window Garokxi.vg. — What can we grow in a window? 
A great deal, ami to much advantage; temperature from 40* 
to 60*: the east window is preferable to south or «est. There 
are many whose position And circumstances does not permit 
them to have a green house, but all have a window, and it is 
surprising to see how much can be done by the aid oi a few 
lights. How very captivating to all lovers of plants to see the 
hundreds of windows of some Of our large factories, all beau¬ 
tifully filled with plants in excellent health, water'd and 
tended by the girls who are engaged at their looms, Hours 
hang heavy upon many of our fair, and there is nothing 
more elegant or refining than to devote a portion 01 them 
upon what Is now considered a species of refinement. Plant 
cabinets, ferneries, hanging flower vases, and window garden 
ing are some of the accomplishments of the day. 
A copious supply of water, frequent sponging and syringing 
of the foliage, aud judicious airing, will result In success; 
Beef Tea— Beef Tea should not be made like 
common gravy or broth, but by a process which 
will prevent the fat mingling with it Cut half a 
pound of nice gravy meat into thin, slices, and lay 
them in a hollow dish, pouring over them a pint and 
a half of boiling water; cover the dish, and place it 
near the fire for half an hour; remove the tea into a 
saucepan, and boil it ten minutes over a quick fire; 
remove the scum which has risen in boiling; let it 
stand covered ten minutes longer; strain off, and 
season with salt only. Beef tea thus made is a 
light and useful nourishment to those whose stom¬ 
achs are weak and irritable. 
monger, Laurel, Red Champaigne, Warrington, 
Whitesmith, and Houghton's Seedling for general 
culture, and Doioning's Seedling and Mountain 
Seedling, both new American sorts, as promising 
well. We have both of these, and can recommend 
them as a good step in advance of Houghton’s Seed¬ 
ling. In a very few year* we hope to have a collec¬ 
tion of tine American varieties. Our plant of 
Downing's Seedling has variegated foliage. This is 
not characteristic of the variety, and we suppose 
this was only a sport in the branch from which the 
plant was propagated. 
The currant worm has proved so destructive the 
few past years that many have become discouraged 
and abandoned the culture of both the currant and 
A correspondent of the Horticulturist, in Naza¬ 
reth, Pa., gives the following account of the success 
of an association organized in that place for the 
purpose of destroying weeds and insects: 
Our “Weed and Insect Destroyer” Association 
has proved to be a wholesome movement to our 
neighborhood, as the people begin to see that feed¬ 
ing the birds becomes a monopoly of their services 
to the feeder. Bird-feeding, therefore, becomes 
general here, and it is probable that, within a lew 
To Clean a Coral Necklace.— Will some of 
the Rural correspondents do me the favor of 
informing me how to clean, easily, a mixed red and 
white coral necklace?—L. R. L., Lamberton, 11:62. 
Mr. Gregory, of Louth 
mildew with me. 
Mr. Thos. Shaw, of St. Catharies, exhibited a fine 
