F is lawn, on which arc scattered a few ever¬ 
greens and deciduous trees. And here let me 
remark the necessity of guarding against a too 
liberal use of evergreens, as many of our finest 
places have been ruined by planting too many. 
However, the objection is not so much in the 
planting as thinning ont afterwards. The Nor¬ 
way spruce and most evergreens, while small, 
urc very bountiful, and are largely used by pro¬ 
fessional gardeners as nuncs to other trees, but 
when they have fulfilled their mission, are re* 
moved from the grounds, the other trees basing 
grown sufficiently large to take their places. 
Non-professionals rarely understand this, but 
let their evergreens grow up with the rest of 
their trees, and the consequence is that ten 
years after plautlng they predominate, thus 
throwing a somber and dismal hue over the 
whole place. A few judiciously used will enli¬ 
ven in winter, but. where they prevail will surely 
spoil the scene in summer. At D is tho flower 
garden. This is formed of beds cut in the gross. 
A flower garden should always lie distinguished 
from the rest of the grounds, by its symmetry 
of form or some characteristic by which its 
claims to our attention shall bo recognized at 
sight, and not by a collection of shrubs and 
(lowers thrown perniciously together or scat¬ 
tered In long beds on either side of a walk, 
which is the prevailing fashion in most places, 
but which wo hope good taste will soon eradi¬ 
cate. I do not offer this as a complete plan of 
grounds, but simply as the ornamental sur¬ 
roundings of a farm-house —as it will he seen 
at once that the Fruit and Vegetable gardens 
and other accessories will have to be provided 
for out side of the enclosure. To make a com¬ 
plete plan tor any particular place, some pre¬ 
vious knowledge of the ground would l>e neces¬ 
sary, but this plan, as much as it embraces, can 
be applied to any place where the ground is 
moderately even. William Webster. 
Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 8, I860. 
THE GARDEN PINK, 
Greening. The selection of a pear from the list of 
candidates above named was then taken np. The 
ballot was made, the same as for the apple, without 
consultation. The first ballot gave the Bartlett 4, and 
Sheldon 3. The Chairman declared the Bartlett to 
be the pear. Messrs. Downing, Ward, Sylvester and 
Ferris, for Bartlett; Messrs. Warder, Carpenter and 
Qaiiln. for Sheldon. It was then determined that the 
Committee should select by ballot six varieties of 
apples, and six of pears, for general cultivation. 
Mr. Jlovey of Boston was invited to take part in this 
vote. 
It was a matter of surprise, when the result of the 
first ballot wjs read by the Secretary, without con¬ 
sultation, for the two fruits, the vote was as follows: 
APPLES. 
Summer. Fall. Winter. 
Primate, 6; Porter, Hnbbardston's Nonesuch, 6 
Red Astracan, 5: Gravestein, Northern Spy, 5. 
PEAKS. 
Summer. Fall. Winter. 
Roatiezer, 5; Sheldon. 8; Lawrence, 7; 
Manning’s Elizabeth, 5; Seckel, 6; Hovey’a Dana, S. 
Tho following resolution was then read and unani¬ 
mously adopted: 
Whereat. In consequence of the reading of a com¬ 
munication from P. B. Mead, published iu The Tri¬ 
bune newspaper, a question has ariseu in regard to 
the action of this Committee as to the postponement 
of the award of the Grape premiums, therefore, 
JletolvedL, Thai we do re affirm (he action bad at the 
meeting in September last, when it was agreed in 
concurrence with the expres-ed wish of Mr. ureeley, 
and in wliat we believe to have been the unanimous 
judgment of this Committee, that we should defer 
action until a future period. 
It was gratifying to the Committee to examine such 
choice lots of Winter pears as were voluntarily sent 
to this meeting. Elwangcr A Barry, Rochester, N. 
Y., exhibited 30 varieties, which were highly credita¬ 
ble to them. Their yearly contributions of fruit al¬ 
ways add so much interest to the annual exhibitions 
of the Institute. 
C. M. Hovey of Boston, exhibited 27 varieties* 
many of them new sorts, and all well grown. Mr. II. 
is one of the early friends of horticulture iu this 
country, and his collections of fruit shown at the In¬ 
stitute's Fairs have always attracted attention. 
Wm. L. Ferris of Tliorg’s Neck, N. Y., exhibited 
seven varieties of Winter pears; although less ini 
number, they were not Inferior in quality, but on the 
contrary, most creditable. Isaac Buchan nun present¬ 
ed ont* variety, and George Bancroft, the historian, 
exhibited two varieties. Mr. B. is a zealous friend 
of horticulture, and will soon have an extensive 
specimen pear orchard at his place at Newport. 
It was moved that the Committee adjourn to meet 
at the Fall exhibition of the Institute, to be held in 
September, 1886. The exact time and place would he 
made known to the members by Mr. Carpenter. 
Before closing this report, it is my pleasant duty to 
, render In behalf of the Committee a hearty acknowl¬ 
edgment to Mr. Carpenter, at whose residence the 
meetings were held. Though graceful resolutions 
were dnly passed at the last meeting, the friendly and 
generous hospitality of onr host Is firmly impressed 
npon the breasts of those who, In fulfilling tho trust 
oonflded to them, felt their task lightened and sup¬ 
ported by Mr. Carpenter’s co-operation and gentle¬ 
manly liberality. 
Not only horticulturists, but that vast hortlcn Itural 
society, the public, are deeply indebted to Mr, Greeley 
for the interest awakened by this entire movement. 
That its results will provo beneficial, none can doubt, 
bat Mr. Greeley's offer assumes even more Importance 
when considered in the light of on initiatory idea. 
When those burdened and surrounded by manifold 
public, responsibilities can take an active part In 
special developments of horticulture, it behooves men 
of Influence, possessed of abundant leisure and 
ample means, to take a hint from the “Greeley 
Prizes.” J. J 
P. T, Quinn, Secretary. 
J. A. Wats OKU, 
■J. M. Ward. 
Wm. L. Feuius, 
E. Warm Sylvester, 
The Double Garden Pink, Dianthun hortensis , 
often called Paisley Pink, is one of the most 
interesting, beautiful and fragrant of our hardy 
plants. It is closely related to those superb 
THE GREELEY FRUIT COMMITTEE, 
VARIOUS ORIGINAL RECIPES. 
This Committee, which met in New York in 
the month of January last to award the premi¬ 
ums offeited by Mr. G keelky for the best varieties 
of Grape, Apple and Pear for general cultiva¬ 
tion, awarded the prize for Apples to the Bald¬ 
win, and that for Pears to the Bartlett. The 
award for Grapes was postponed. The report 
of the Committee, as far as we know, has not 
made known the successful competitors, but we 
have heard that Dr. Ward of Newark, N. J., 
one of the committee, took the $ 100 for Bart- 
letts. Probably some other member of the 
committee took the $100 for Baldwin. 
We don’t think this looks very well. In our 
bumble opinion, no member of that Committee 
should have been permitted to compete for the 
prizes. It appears that the vote of the Com¬ 
mittee stood as follows: —For Baldwin, 4; for 
R. I. Greening, 3; for Bartlett, 4; Sheldon, 3. 
So it appears that the R. I. Greening apple and 
Sheldon pear were the second choice of the 
Committee. 
After thus disposing of the Grkelet prizes 
the Committee proceed to designate the best 
six varieties of Apples and Pears for general 
cultivation, as follows: 
Summer Apple*— Primate and Red Astracan, 
Fall Apple*— Porter and Gravenstein. 
Winter A!>pUt — ilnbbardson. Nonauch and North¬ 
ern Spy. 
Summer Pears — Manning's Elizabeth and Roa- 
tiezer. 
Fall Pear*— Sheldon amd 8eckel. 
Winter Pears— Lawrence and Dana's Hovey. 
It appears to us a singular fact that the two 
fruits to which were awarded the Greeley prize 
were not Included in these selections of the six 
beet. Another thing seems a little strange to us, 
as it will to most others who have any experience 
in fruit culture, and that is, naming two very 
small and comparatively little known sorts of 
pears as tho two best Summer, and “Dana’s 
Hovey ” one of the best Winter. This lost 
named variety is of tine quality, but very small 
and has not been fruited In half a dozeu locali¬ 
ties in the United States. It is, in fact, a new 
and comparatively untried variety , and yet it is 
recommended as one of the two best t cinler pears 
for general cultivation !! 
This Committee consisted of the following 
gentlemenJ. A. Warder, M. D., Cincinnati, 
Ohio; Cuarlbs Downing, Newburgh, N. Y.; 
Isaac M. Ward, Newark, N. J.; Wm. 8. Car¬ 
penter, New York ; P. T. Quinn, Newark, N. J.; 
Wm. L. Ferris, Thorg’s Neck, N. Y,; E. Wake 
Sylvester, Lyons, N. Y 
Mr. Moorr ; —Will you please print these re¬ 
cipes for the benclit of the readers of your valu¬ 
able paper, and oblige a subscriber: 
Ginger Cookies, — 1 teacup lard or butter 
(butter is best,) i teacup molasses: 1J* teacups 
sugar; 1 teacup sour milk or cream (cream is 
beast;) 1 large spoon ginger; 1 tablespoon soda, 
dissolved in warm water; after the rest is added, 
roll thin — soft as you can have them and roll. 
This quantity will make a small tin-pan full. 
Staroii Cake. — Pound and sift pounds 
best poland starch; 1 pouud sugar, loaf finely 
pulverized; 1 lb. butter; whites of twelve eggs 
beaten to an entire froth; half a small teaspoon 
soda. Cover your tins with white paper, well 
buttered, to bake in. Bake the same as other 
stirred cake. Stir the butterand sugar together; 
essence of oil of lemon, to suit. This quantity 
will make four loaves. 
Fruit Cake.— 1 pint coffee; 2 teacups molas¬ 
ses ; 3 teacups sugar ; 8 teacups flour; 1 pound 
pork; 1 pound Taisins ; 1 pound citron; 1 large 
spoon soda; chop the pork line, and mix with 
the hot coffee. — C. G. C. Wilcox, Marshall, 
Mir/,., 1 Mfifi. _ 
White Drip. —How to make your own White 
Drip much, uiccr, and a little cheaper, than that 
sold by grocers: — Take 5 to 6 lbs. white cefFce 
sugar, (or if you can afford it,) loaf Sugar; dis¬ 
solve, usiug live pints of water; let it simmer 
on the stove (not boil) 20 minutes, or so, and 
if you do not find a superb article, tho “Yan¬ 
kee at the Rural Office” will own beat.— w, 
the paisley pink. 
flowers, the Carnation and Pickotee, more dwarf 
in habit, the blossoms smaller and equally fra¬ 
grant. Indeed, few flowers can excel the Pink 
in fragrance, while for bounty a good Pink is 
hard to beat. The dwarf or compact habit of 
the plant is a great advantage both in summer 
and winter. In summer it is more neat in appear¬ 
ance, and in winter less subject to injury near 
the collar, which makes it so difficult to keep 
the Carnation more than two years in the open 
ground. Seed may be sown In a hot-bed or cold 
frame, or in the open ground in the spring, and 
the plants will he large enough to transplant 
about the first of June. By autumn they will 
be large and strong, and flower well the second 
summer. A plant or two for flowering In the 
house may be taken up and placed in pots, and 
a few house plants will give new satisfaction. 
Potted Yeal and Bacon. — Cat thin slices 
of veal, and the same quantity of nice bacon ; 
then rub together some dried sweet basil or 
summer-savory, very fine, until reduced to a 
powder, and lay in a stew-pan a layer of bacon, 
then a layer of veal, and on this sprinkle the 
powdered herbs, a little grated horse-radish, then 
again some bacon and veal, and then herbs and 
a little salt; on this squeeze a lemon and grate 
the rind, then cover very tightly and put it into 
the oven to bake for three hours, then take it 
out and drain off all the gravy, pour over it a 
little mushroom catsup, and press It down with 
a heavy weight, then put it away in a pot tightly 
covered. This is nice for tea. 
CRANBERRY GROWING IN NEW-JERSEY 
Mr. P. T. Quinn, in his report of a visit to 
nammouton, N. J., says;—“Our party Btopped 
at Manchester to examine some of the cranberry 
beds In the immediate vicinity of the town. At 
this place the cranberry never runs high, and 
reliable persons Informed us that, more than 
80 acres have been plauted the last season, and 
there are now at work large gangs of men pre¬ 
paring the low grounds for extensive tracts next 
season, Thoso beds wo examined were in good 
order, although many of them were plauted late 
last Bpring. I picked off ft runner lrom a plant 
put out In May that measured four feet two 
Inches in length. The bcdB are kept clean the 
first and second seasons by hand hoeing, after 
which time no labor is necessary, the plant ma¬ 
king a complete net-work ovor the surface, 
proventing any weeds from appearing. 
ORNAMENTAL SURROUNDINGS FOR A 
FARM HOUSE. 
Eds. Rural New-Youkep. : — It was the re¬ 
mark of an old English writer on Taste, that 
men learn to build Btatoly before they come to 
garden finely. This remark was brought very 
forcibly to ray mind, ua my eye caught the beau¬ 
tiful design for a Farm House in the issue of 
the Rural for February 10. That men of our 
own time build Btately sooner than they garden 
finely is a notorious fact, and whoever doubts 
this assertion has hut to cast bis eyes around 
him as he journeys through the country, and 
note the vast number of elegant mansions which 
are presented to hiB view, with the grounds but 
poorly cared for, or in many cases seeming 
wholly neglected. 
These were some of the thoughts that sug¬ 
gested themselves to my inind as I pondered on 
the design alluded to; and then the question 
arose, Will those who adopt this design carry it 
ont in It* integrity, and In accordance with the 
Architect’s idea of beauty, or will they mar the 
whole by placing it amid surroundings wholly 
unsuited to hurmonize with it? Now, to aid 
the judgment of those who may desire to im¬ 
prove their homesteads, yet have their don lit* 
as to the proper mode of doing it, in conse¬ 
quence of their time having been more occupied 
in the prosaic routine of every-day life than in 
the cultivation of mutters of taste, I submit the 
accompanying plan as one eminently fitted to 
harmonize with the design mentioned above, 
its chief recommendation being its simplicity. 
A Mutton and Patato Pie Baked in a 
Mout.d. —Boll some mealy potatoes; mash and 
rub them through a sieve; then mix three eggs, 
a little warm butter and Balt with it; butter 
your mould well, and shake some bread-crumbs 
about it to make as many Btick to tho bottom 
as you can, than line it with the potatoes, 
sprinkle a little pepper, salt, chopped 6halots, 
parsley, and thyme, on the bottom, then put in 
us mnch mutton as will cover the bottom, then 
seasoning and mutton alternately, cover It over 
with the potatoes, and hake in the oven ; when 
done, turn it out and put some good gravy 
round it. 
P. S. —Since the above was written, we have 
found the report in full in the “ Tribune,” as 
follows : 
“Greeley Prizes.” 
The Committee appointed to award the “ Greeley 
Prizes ” on the Apple end Pear met for that purpose 
at the residence of Wm. S. Carpenter, Ksq., New 
York, on Dec, It, at 3 o’clock P. M. 
All the members were present. After the Chair¬ 
man, Dr. Warder, called the meeting to order, the 
Secretary, P. T. Quinn, read the minutes of the pre¬ 
vious meetings, which were accepted. The Com¬ 
mittee regret to state tho fact that although the time 
for the action of the Committee was delayed for more 
than a year, in the hope that a more liberal response 
would be made by fruit growers throughout the 
country, in sending forward choice varieties for com¬ 
petition, tho following is a full list of the kinds pro 
seated for competition: 
ArTLEs-Jlubbardston's Nonesuch, FallawaUt,8waar, 
Baldwin, lUuxlc Island Greening, Tompkins Co. lung, 
Northern Spy, Winter Pippin, ami three varieties of 
Seedlidgs. 
Pears — Bartlett, Larniner, Duchess d'Angmdeme, 
Jlooeys, Dana, Sheldon, Beurre d'Anjou, and Louise 
Bonne de Jersey. 
For the information of those interested in the 
awarding of these premiums, the Committee desire 
to incorporate in their report that portion of Mr. 
Greeley’s original offer relating to the apple and pear. 
After speuking of the purpose he had in view, Mr. 
G, says: 
“ I offer $1U0 for the best bushel of apples, which 
combines general excellence with the quality of keep¬ 
ing iu good condition until the 1 st ol February, and 
is adapted to the climate and soil of the Northern 
and Middle State*. 
“It is not required that the apple submitted be 
new, but it is hoped lhat one uiuy lie found which 
coipbim s the better characteristics of such popular 
favorites as the Northern Spy, Baldwin, R. 1. Green¬ 
ing and Newtown Pippin, or a majoriiy of them. Let 
us see If there Is not a better apple than the estab¬ 
lished favorites; if not, let us acknowledge and act 
on the truth, l further oiler a premium of $100 for 
the best bushel of nears, of a specific variety, 6ixe, 
flavor, and season, he.. It must be a pear adapted to 
general cultivation, it need not be a new sort, pro¬ 
vided it be unquestionably superior; but one object 
of the premium in to develop unacknowledge excel¬ 
lence, if such shall be found to exist. 
“ One object of the premium is to offer a landmark 
for fruit-growers ip garden* und small farms who are 
now bewildered by the multiplicity of sorts challeng¬ 
ing their attention, each setting up claims to an unap¬ 
proachable excellence. 
“ I leave the determination of all questions which 
xnay arise as to the propriety of making a prompt 
award or waiting further developments, entirely to 
the appropriate department of tho Institute. 
‘•Horace Greeley." 
The Chairman (Dr. Warder) mude tome Interesting 
remarks, setting forth the embarrassing circumstan¬ 
ces under which the Committee were called to the 
discharge of the duty devolved upon them, growing 
out of the fact that many of our best fruits have their 
locality in which alone their characteristic excellencies 
are developed. And hence the apple or pear regarded 
the best iu one may prove a very indifferent fruit in 
another locality. But adaptation to the entire range 
of the Northern and Middle States, with healthful- 
ness of habit in both tree and fruit, as well as size, 
flavor and season of fruit, is demanded by tho re 
quirements. 
The first ballot taken gave TTubbardston's None¬ 
such, 3; Baldwin, 2; Tompkins Co. King, 1, the 
Chairman not voting. After a free discussion of the 
comparative merits of these and other varieties pre¬ 
sented, the Unbburdston was ruled out, as not meet¬ 
ing the requirements of Mr. Greeley’s ofler, in keep¬ 
ing in good condition until the 1st of February. On 
the third ballot, the vote was, Baldwin, 4; Rhode 
Jsland Greening, 3. The Chairman declared the Bald¬ 
win to be the choice of the meeting. Messrs, Down¬ 
ing, Ward, Sylvester and Ferris, for Baldwin; Messrs. 
Warder, Carpenter and Quinn, for Rhode Island 
To Protect Trees prom Rabhith. —A friend 
who has suffered considerably by their deprada- 
tionB, having uusucccsslully tried tho ordinary 
remedies of trap and snare, gun and dog, has at 
last hit npon a plan of entire bucccbs. He take* 
tho half of an apple, (a sweet one preferred) 
makes an incision around the edge eloso to the 
skin and inserts strychnine, a quantity equal to 
ft No. 1 shot )* sufficient for each bait, stick it 
on a twig and place it in the center of their 
runways, taking care not to step in their path, 
as it may turn them in another direction; he 
states thatho has found one nibble taken from 
the apple, and tho rabbit lying dead within six 
feet of it.— Northern. Funner. 
Charles Downing, 
Wm. 8. Carpenter, 
P. T. Quinn, 
Indian Slappers.— One pint of Indian meal, 
one gill of boiling milk, one teaspoonful of but¬ 
ter, salt just to taste, one gill of wheat flour, 
two eggs, one gill of yeast., milk sufficient to 
make a batter. 
HOW TO GROW A FEAR ORCHARD, 
Out up the butter iu tho Indian 
meal, and add the salt, then stir into it the gill 
of boiling milk. Beat the eggs, and when the 
meal is cool, add them and tho wheat flour to 
it, with as much milk as will form a batter. 
Then add the yeast. When the batter is light 
grease your griddle, and bake them as buck¬ 
wheat cakes. 
There is but one way to grow np a good pear 
orchard. The best of land and the best of cul¬ 
tivation is necessary to success. If it is not a 
deep, rich loam, or clayand loam, free from sub¬ 
soil or cold water, it must be made bo, or the 
enterprise will prove a failure. Dwarfs should 
be budded low on the quince stock to avoid set¬ 
ting too deep. The roots of the trees require 
the sun and dew* as mnch as those of corn, 
without which the trees will grow to suckers, 
ill-shaped and Irregular — the fruit insipid and 
variable, instead of sweet and delicious, and lead 
you to wonder why jour trees so winter kill; 
and this arises from the fact that late Ju autumn, 
when the sun has penetrated to the subsoil 
under the roots, a rapid flow of immature gap is 
forced into the tree, at a time when the sun has 
passed too far south to elaborate the sap into 
woody fiber or leafy tissue. The frosts of win¬ 
ter disengage the mechanical organism of the 
particle*, and the first warm, sunny days of 
spring set it in motion to the detriment or de¬ 
struction of the tree. 
Manuring.— The most successful method I 
have yet practiced is to plant vines all abont 
my trees,— winter Bqnashcs, mostly—by mak¬ 
ing large hills on tho top of the ground—8 or 
10 shovels full In a hill — 6ay 6 feet apart or more; 
the vines will grow rapidly and soon cover the 
ground, affording a capital mulch for the trees 
in autumn’s drought, and at the same time bear 
more squashes than they would in the open 
field. In tho fall spread these hills or piles of 
manure broadcast over the ground. This prac- 
Horticiiltural Notes aiul Queries 
Communications. — We have several valuable com¬ 
munications for tho Horticultural Department, which 
have been unavoidably deferred for a time. They 
will appear in future numbers, und meantime wo be¬ 
speak the indulgence of our contributors. 
Stoi.t.en — A Famous German Cake. —In¬ 
gredients : Four pounds of Hour, one and three- 
quarter pounds of butter, one pound and a half 
of sifted loaf sugar, half pouud of sweet, and 
quarter of a pound of bitter almonds, six ounces 
of citron, four eggs well beaten, one pound of 
raisins, one pound of currants, one quart of 
milk, warmed; rose water and spices to your 
liking. To be set to rise with good yeast; tho 
hotter and other Ingredients to be worked in 
afterward. 
Hovey's Magazine says that Russel’s Prolific, 
Buffalo, and MeAvoy'a Superior Strawberries are ull 
one and the same. 
Tub editor of the Maine Farmer lias been shown an 
early harvest apple which was the second erop of the 
tree this season. The blossom opened July 2, and 
the apple was picked In October. 
Publications Received,— Massachusetts Horticul¬ 
tural Society Transaction* for the year 1865. A hand¬ 
some pamphlet of 120 pages.-Catalogue of the 
Columbus Nursery, descriptive of Fruits, Flowers, 
Ornamental Trees, Ac. R. G. Han rout), proprietor. 
-—Catalogue of Plants, containing descriptive lists 
of Flowers, Ac. Edgar SaNDkiw, 107 Lake street, 
Chicago.-Descriptive and retail Catalogue of Small 
Fruits, for i860. A. M. Purdy, South Bend, Ind.- 
Catalogue of Seeds, and Vegetable and Flower Gar¬ 
den Manual, coutainlng special directions for cultiva¬ 
tion. McElwain Bro.'s, Springfield, Mass. 
Lemon Pies. —The following is the reeipe for 
making the much admired lemon pies, at the 
Kittatinny House, Delaware Water-Gap, as com¬ 
municated for the Germantown Telegraph:— 
Two lemon* grated, and all used excepting the 
pulp; two cups of sugar; two eggs; half a cup 
of molasse* (N- O.;) half cup of water; one 
tablespoonful of butter; one tablespoonful of 
flour. This will make half a dozen pies. 
SIDE’ 
WALK. 
Baked Indian Pudding.— Take one quart of 
sweet milk, heat nearly to boiling, then take 
five tablespoonsful of ineal, stir It in the milk 
until well mixed; then take a quart of cold milk 
and beat two eggs in it, two-thirds of a cup of 
mohwseB, a little salt, then pour It in with the 
hot milk, and bake about two hoars, perhaps it 
may take longer, and you will have a pudding 
good enough for auy one. 
Premiumb Offered.— We call attention to the 
following premiums offered by the State Agricultural 
Society with a view to the encouragement of tree 
planting in Illinois: 
Artificial Croces—To the Individual who shall plant 
or transplant during the spring of JSIUi the largest 
number of deciduous trees into an artificial grove, 
the number to bo counted alter the 1st, day of October 
next, by the Clerk of the form of the county in which 
the grove rruy be situated, and his certificate to bo 
forwarded to the corresponding secretary, before Uio 
1st day of January, 1807, no trees to be Included iu 
such count except such as are then alive and unin¬ 
jured, $100; 2d premium, $75; 3d, $50; 4th, ('lb. 
It represents just an acre of ground, thegreater 
portion of which is lawn. The barn, stables 
and other appendages are supposed to be beyond 
and arc reached by the road, G. The front lino 
represent* an. arbor vitae or other hedge, and 
the portion marked 0 is cultivated ground, In 
which are planted shrubs of various kinds. B 
is a pear-shaped pice" of lawn to drive around 
and on which is shown one large tree, three 
Binall ones, and some shrubbery. At the point 
n, H, are entrances far carriages or other vehi¬ 
cles; if thought desirable the one on the right 
hand tnay be contracted to ti feet in width and 
used for a foot-path. At l is tho kitchen and wood- 
houBe yard, which provides ample room to turn 
a team around. E Is a laundry ground or yard 
for drying clothes, which can he entirely screened 
by a good arbor vitae hedge. The section marked 
Minute Pudding. — For a small family, take 
one quart of sweet milk, heat to boiling, then 
stir in common flour, sprinkling with the hand, 
as if forahasty-puddiug, stirring rapidly until the 
flour is well mixed with the milk ; put a table- 
spoonful of salt iu the milk before adding the 
flour. To be eaten with butter and molasses. 
Graph Mildew Prevented.— E. W. Heren- 
deenof Macedon, N. Y.,who has recently visited 
tho Experiment Grounds at Washington, under 
the charge of W. Sauuders, Informs us that 
some experiments for preventing the mildew of 
the grape, by erecting a cheap roof over them, 
seemed to answer the purpose perfectly. The 
roof, he states, may be simply a board sixteen 
inches wide, nailed to the posts. On a hundred 
varieties treated in this way, not any mildew 
was seen; while all the rest in the same yard 
were entirely ruined. Further experiments are 
necessary.— Country Gentleman. 
What Shall I in • with my Half Acre.— Can you 
Inform me through your columns how I can make 
half an acre of sandy loam land pay tho best, and at 
thelea*texpense? 'it. ha* been fitted for strawber¬ 
ries. Would cabbages pay a large profit, if well 
tended on a rich soil, or will berries pay :t larger profit 
13 mile* from market?— A Constant Rural Reader, 
Wayne Co., N. Y. 
Wc cnunol tell what would pay best. Onions, cab¬ 
bages, or celery would doubtless pay well. Thirteen 
miles is a long distance to transport berries by wagon, 
especially In small quantities, as you would have to 
go juBt a* often to mark'-t as though you hud more. 
Unless you could grow fruit of very superior quality, 
size uud curliness, it would scarcely prove remunera¬ 
tive. 
Lemon Tea Cake. —Rub one-half pound of 
butter into a pound of flour; add one-buff lb. 
of finely-sifted eugar, grate the rind of two 
lemon* and squeeze in the juice of one, and two 
eggs. Mix all well together, roll ont the paste, 
out into shapes, and hake In a slow oven. 
