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j&XVU 
Horticultural Notes and Queries. 
Sweet Potato Custard Pie.—T o one pound 
of potatoes, baked and sifted, add lnilf a pound 
of butter, three-quarters of a pound of sugar, 
one pint of milk, and six eggs ; flavor with nut¬ 
meg, cinna;non, and a wiuc-glass of brandy. 
Lino your dish with a nice pastry cruBt, and 
bake with moderate heat. 
Delicate Seed Cookies.—T wo cups of 6ugar, 
half cup butter, half cup milk, one egg, table¬ 
spoonful of frcBh carraway seed, cream of tar¬ 
tar and soda in the usual proportions—mix lard 
with flour, roll very thin, and bake quick. 
Buttermtlk Cakes.—Two cups of buttcr- 
milk or sour milk, oue cup of sugar, one piece 
of butter the size of a walnut, a teaspoonftil of 
saleratus, spice to your taste, with as much flour 
as wiU make a thin batter, and bake ns above. 
Ague.—P ut a teaspoonful of grated wild tur¬ 
nip into two tablespoons of brandy, sweeten, 
and take just before the lit comes on. Try it a 
few tiineB, and you will have no more ague. 
THE WINE PLANT- HUMBUG 
We have on our table a dozen inquiries and 
letters about the merits, profits of cultivation, 
Ac., of the Wine Plant,—Linnaeus Myalt Wine 
Plant ,—or Rhubarb, os it is variously named. 
Some of these are communications from persons 
evidently having a pecuniary interest in the 
sale of the plant, and they attack those who 
haye seen fi t to discountenance its culture, iu 
terms we should not care to publish. Others 
state the receipts which have been derived from 
the article, in the most notable instance of which 
they are figured at thirty-three thousand seven 
hundred and twenty-eight dollars ($33,728) from 
one acre in two years. Of this sum twenty 
thousand dollars were derived from the sale of 
plants at forty cent6 each, and the residue by 
estimating four thousand five hundred and 
scveuly-alx gallons of wine made from the said 
acre, but yet unsold, to be worth three dollars 
per gallon. Another class writes ns for infor¬ 
mation, querying as to the nature of this busi¬ 
ness, the quality of t he liquor produced, whether 
it will keep, and whether it will sell; and for the 
benefit of the latter wo propose to reiterate 
opinions which have heretofore been maintained 
by the Rcral. 
Our opinion of this business is, that it is a 
huge speculation, having many plausible but 
radically unsound reasons to recommend it to 
public favor, and that the gainers will be those 
selling the plants, and the losers those w ho set 
them and manufacture the liquor for market. 
No compound that can justly rank with wine, or 
that can ever become permanently or univer¬ 
sally popular, can be made from rhubarb juice. 
It is chemically impossible. In manufacturing, 
the pure juice of the plant is first diluted by 
adding an equal bulk of water, then three pounds 
or more of sugar to each gallon of the mixture. 
When the fermentation is finished the sugar is 
transformed into alcohol, which imparts the 
strength and spirit to the liquor, (pure spirits 
would answer the same purpose as sugar,) tin- 
water reduces it to 
I ! i I I I I I : i " _| TENTH 
scale iso rtf r ro 
PLAN OF THE HON. WM. G. FARGO’S GROUNDS AT BUFFALO, N. T 
Raising Cranberries on Upland.—(W. a. n. 
Ohio.) There are three great varieties ol the Ameri¬ 
can Cranberry, namely, the bell, bugle and cherry. 
The cranberry naturally grows on a moist soil, it is 
the opinion of experienced cultivators that water 
must be within twelve inches of the surface. .Moist 
meadow lands and reclaimed swamps are most suita¬ 
ble, They have succeeded on upland, but it is risky 
business to plant them there, and a patch thua situa¬ 
ted rcqulrt>a much labor in the way of hoeing, ,fcc. 
There are many fleld6 of upland, however, moist 
enough for cranberries. Cold, stagnant water is also 
fatal to success. Yet there are but few farms upon 
which a place cannot be found wherein to grow a 
supply for family use. 
undertaking, being composed for the most part 
of day, yet by skill and manipulation it has 
been brought uuder a very fair state of cultiva¬ 
tion, and rendered fit. for the reception of crops. 
Before proceeding to explain the plaD, I think 
it would be well to state that Mr. Fargo baa 
taken time by the forelock, in commencing the 
laying out of his grounds and building his plant 
houses, before proceeding to build the mansion. 
Having secured the plan for the dwelling in 
advance, Mr. Webster had no hesitation as to 
the style be should adopt to harmonize with 
that of the mansion, so that when it came to be 
built congruity would be the result. 
You will readily understand that by this pro¬ 
ceeding, a couple of years at least are gained in 
the growth of the trees, which counts lbr some¬ 
thing in this fast age. I wish that improvers 
could understand that it is never too soon to 
commence improving the grounds around where 
they intend to build, as this example will show. 
REFERENCES TO PLAN. 
A—Site for Dwelling, 
B, B—Carriage entrances; on the right, of each is a 
strip or ground, 4 feet wide or grass, in the center of 
which is an evergreen hedge to screen a Hag sidewalk 
running parallel to it. 
0 - Flower Garden, formed of gravel walks and turf, 
the hods bulngcutoiu of this turf. The circular Hgui c 
In the center is for a fountain. 
D—Range of Plant Houses. The center is an Octa¬ 
gon Palm-House: the others are for a forcing vinery, 
conservatory ami Camellia house. The whole are 
highly ornamental and heated with TT itching V appa¬ 
ratus. 
F - Rose Garden, partially concealed from the flower 
garden by ornamental shrubs. 
l‘\ F, F—sections Of Lawn. 
G—Laundry Ground, iuclosed with evergreen hedge. 
H—House Yard, with circle of grasB in center to 
drive an und. 
I—Stable Yard and Stables. 
•J—Summer House. 
K, K-Flower Vases. 
L—Kitchen Garden, inclosed with evergreen hedge. 
M—Gardener's House. 
N-Dwarf Pear Orchard. 
O—Vineyard 
P—Orchard for other fruits. 
The walk through the center of kitchen garden 
and orchard is 8 feet wide, so as to allow for a 
horse and cart or team to be driven over it. To 
the south-west of the stables, at I, is the forcing 
ground, which is separated from the houeo yard 
and main walk by a hedge. The whole of the 
roads and walks are constructed in the most 
substantial manner. 
The result is that the wine matures quick and 
when new is of a quality and flavor not yet at¬ 
tained from any other variety, and which has 
won the admiration of good judges, and of all 
others who have been permitted to test its mer¬ 
its. But age develops an excess of alcohol, 
which is regarded as slightly objectionable by 
the many lovers of light wines. This fealure of 
the Delaware grape so far from Impairing its 
value as a wine grape, constitutes its chief ex¬ 
cellence and greatly enhances its relative value, 
since experience has already shown that nearly 
all our best varieties are quite deficient in sac¬ 
charine matter, and therefore incapable of pro¬ 
ducing good wine. I believe the Catawba, well 
matured, combines more perfectly the elements 
of a “truo must” than any grape yet submitted 
to the test; and although I think the Iona gives 
great promise of perfection in this regard, yet I 
am constrained to observe that a grape supply¬ 
ing the true properties of a normal must would 
be almost a miracle, especially if vigorous and 
productive. It. is therefore apparent that our 
best wines will be produced by combining two 
or more sorts of grapes, either in the rnuBt or 
t he young wine immediately after the first active 
fermentation, and I doubt uot but a favorable 
result may be obtained at a later date. 
1 am greatly anxious to make a trial of the 
must of the Delaware and Iona combined, as 
w lth this, and two or three other samples —say 
one made from what I regard as our four best 
varieties, Catawba, Delaware, Iona and Diana—I 
expect to astonish both the Cauls aud Teutons 
at the I’aris exhibition in 1867.” 
In conclusion allow me to remark that Mr. 
Griffith isa believer in the^theory that when \?e 
have made pure wines abundant and cheap, so 
that they will he substituted for grog, we shall 
have taken a long step In the temperance refor¬ 
mation. And in this opinion many will be found 
to concur. Youjci* Truly, H . u. 
Lockport, N. Y., Feb. ad, 1SCC. 
New Advertisements. 
"KTATIVE EVEHtJItpENS OK TIIE KOI- 
, l0W I i | t 'K vurk-lies, 5 to 12 inches high, at #, (p l.ooo 
Hulnaui l ir. Artior Vita-, White Fine, Spruce nndHcm- 
lock. Packing free. JAS. A. ROOT, BksueateJcs, N. Y. 
( "’h i'kV SETF.O. The Great Substitute for 
v<OKi wk. a ^inrriv thn irtMiuini* m iirlt* iuKi. t »• 
r r 1 ^', TKKKK TKKKS. 10.000 (berry 
onTv. i ■*i IB "'<>V-Vwi SiillHlniU Apple Tree-:; 
1 ; lni|...ru il Malmleb Ctier- 
ry Nun Its . 80,000 Imported ! • nr SioeKs. Also n largenn- 
Bortmenl ot stutnlanl und dwarl F-.ir Trees and a gone- 
rat variety of Tree*., Vlue* ami Plain*, tor sale at the 
Woil (.runic Narserv. Terms cash, 
K-I-Fit WAMPLER .V, I ll.LuT80N, Dayton, Ohio. 
/ lONNHCTICUT SEED I,KM-' TOBACCO 
x 1 sKLp.—BE St me avi. out Tin- Hunt.—A rune nor 
lot rainedexpressly for the subscriber by anooi'tlm most 
successful cultivator* in flic Vail, y of the Connecticut. 
Packet* wltli/i;// • tieevUOns/0r culture,t:urlng> yarklna 
<(■<•., Will be mulled, pii.l paid, to all (ipplli'uuU at r.lie 
following rate? l or.m-o, 30 cents: t ounce*, #i.rOs 
pound, 02,90; 1 pound, si,00. Prices to dealers In larger 
quantities wtU oc given upon application. 
SlB-Ctco 1 15. K. lil.lbi-, ,-r.i iogflelJ. Mu.- in. 
Pa eventing Mildew in Grai-es.-E. W. Hkukn- 
dk»n of Macedou, N. Y., who has recently visited the 
Experimental Grounds at Washington, under the 
charge of W. Saunders, etatee that some expert- 
meutH for preventing the mildew of the grape, by 
erecting a cheap roof over them, seemed to answer 
the purpose perfectly. The roof, ho states, may be 
simply a hoard sixteen inches wide, rial ltd to the 
poets. On a hundred varieties treated in.this way, 
not any mildew was seen; while all the rest in the 
same yard were entirely mlnod. Further experi¬ 
ments are necessary, 
| I1.H M A I) II A T U ITI. -New liolden 
Ij stiii i-jcn i.ily kobm Japan.—T hus described by Ur, 
LTnUley, lo the London Gardeners? Chronicle. “Ifev.it- 
a tlowi-.r merited Hie imiuoof glorious, H. la this, which 
stands far above all other LUly-s. whether we regard it* 
size, it* BweettiCMUOr its exquisite arrangement of color. 
From tlila dellcidOn flower there arise.- iho perfume of 
Orunze blossom* iiitltcleiit to rill a largo room, hut so 
delleate n* <o respect the weakest nerves.'’ It Is quite 
hardy and deserves a place in every collection. Flower¬ 
ing Hollis mailed to any address upon receipt of #5: me¬ 
dium size do, #:>; small, l vein old bulbs, $1 each: $9 pur 
dozeu. Address B.'K. BUSS, Springfield. Mas*. 
a proper consistency, and 
the juice of the rhubarb gives its distinctive 
character. Oxalic is the predominating acid of 
the latter, This in a pure and condensed form 
is a powerful poison, and If even small quanti¬ 
ties were tuken into the system frequently, as 
they certainly would be in using this compound 
for a common beverage, we. can see no reason 
why the result would not eventually be a great, 
injury to the health. Although this rhubarb 
liquor may be agreeable to an uncultivated or a 
depraved taste, yet it is no more so than the 
villainous compounds that are sold under the 
guise of foreign wines, but which rarely contain 
a particle of the juice of the grape. Therefore, 
if its taste be agreeable, it is not proof of its 
good quality; and in purity, healthfulnese, and 
alJ the superior traits which should recommend 
a common beverage to the people, it is not one 
whit above Urn vilest “stuff” usually com¬ 
pounded by dishonest liquor dealers. 
But will it sell? will it payf —are the practical 
questions, perhaps, lo deal with. The wine, no. 
One of the weightiest arguments of the wine 
plant venders, is in estimating the compound to 
be worth three dollars per gallou, and in some 
easeB, at least, the yield at. five thousand gallons 
per acre. And, to manufacture this quantity an 
outlay of money in sugar, casks, labor, &c., of 
at least three thousand dollars will be necessary. 
Horse-Shoe Time for Protecting Trekn,—A cor¬ 
respondent from Michigan writes ns that he uses 
horse-shoe draining tile succeeafhlly to protect free.- 
from being injured by rabbits anil mico. He joins 
two tile together around the trunk of the tree by 
means of copper wire. Perhaps two lengths wonld 
bo required to protect the trees from rabbits. Pro¬ 
tecting trees from the latter is of importance in the 
Western States, but In tbo older settled districts they 
are not very troublesome. 
A noiiiek m’ i. i,\ n g i» no vie i, tv 
l- UOM JAPAN'. — Sa-ail-BU I.EAViriv J VCAN-KSb 
M v / 1 -. -This beamU\il ami valuable addition to our or- 
ii.ii c-utul (ullage plums wss obtained in Japan, l>y Mr 
Thomas Huge, Uic well-known Nurseryman and HoiU- 
nuluirlst, at New Vol k, who scut seeds of it lo his broth¬ 
er, Mr. James Hogg, in tlte spring of l8iH, It appears lo 
be a variety of Aeu < uraguu, or She. Peruvian Mul/.e, as 
It iu many roped* ill tiers from the Zen. Mavs, or Indian 
Corn, as It 1 m called m the United States, ft grows to a 
bright of from life to si , feel, and low foliage ukrr- 
nntely Opposite, the foliage In Iroiu two to three Inches 
wide and about four n et Iii length. It Is beautifully and 
evenly striped, or ribboned with alternate stripes ol 
green and white, and In Its earlier Maces of growth I* 
also striped with hM( color. It resembles the Aranda 
douax Aarlegsta III appearance, bnt 1-of a much morn 
elegant and Imposing habit. Nothing m the. way of a 
foliage plant cun exceed In gracefulness anil beaut v a 
group id’ three to live plants of ilils variety Of Zea. The 
subscriber Is happy to announce that be lias secured tlm 
entire stock of this splendid novelty, aud now offers this 
seeds in packets containing Twenty 8ekdn nt*43<!TH. 
PER PACKET, 5 PACKETS FOR $1. TbC TmdC Supplied 
upon the most liberal terms. 
AM-Steo It, K. HLI8S, Springfield, Ma*s. 
The Peach Hups.—It was rec.enily stated in tho 
American Institute Farmers’ Club, Now York, that 
tho peach buds iu New Jersey arc extensively injured, 
by cold weather. From Ohio, Indiana and Illinois 
WO have report* that they are likewise destroyed. 
But It Is too early for a panic about peaches, ir all 
the buds which the cold weather spares produce fruit 
there will be an abundance. 
Pi-antino Chestnuts.— In planting chestnuts, und 
in fact, all kinds of nuts, do not bury them deep 
in the ground. The best way wo have ever seen Is 
to lay them on the ground und cover them with 
leaves. This is the way they plant themselves In 
foreats, and they are pretty sure to come up well. 
When planted in the soli they rot very easily. 
GIRDLED TREES, 
Editors Rurajl New-Yorker In reply to 
the communication of M. K. M. t of Hillsdale, 
Mich., in your paper of March 3d, 1 would say 
that I have had very good success in u number of 
instances in preserving girdled trees as follows: 
First, trim oil" even with a knife the Dark both 
above and below the girdle; then cut from the 
tree scions sulhcicnt—when they arc placed in a 
perpendicular position around the girdle—to 
stand about one inch apart, llutton the cuds of 
these, and insert one end of each under the bark 
above and the bark beneath. Perhaps it would 
be well to cover the whole completely with wax, 
but I have never covered only both ends of the 
scions. This may prove u failure in some in¬ 
stances, like many other kinds ol'grafting,—but 
that it appears at least plausible no one will 
doubt, for, as the sap passes from tho root up¬ 
wards, it. must be conveyed across this gap in 
some form, and I know of no more sensible way 
than for it to pass through the bark of these 
cions;—if there is, will some one please informs 
me of the fact through the columns of the 
Rural New-Yorker. a. f. g. 
Churchville, Monroe Co., N. Y. 
UTR4BKKRRV PLANTS.-Ureat Ar- 
O hicultij filter, tin: lurgi si, and tamt btrawberry Iri 
cultivallum Twelve berries have been produced which 
weighed one pound i have «large stock of line plaiiU 
at *1 per dozen, (IS for l!rty. $9 per hundred, or |40 per 
tllCrtlsmul, 8,000 plants at less rates. 
Miss Ida, a splendid new variety. It l* more pro¬ 
ductive than the Wilson. Tills variety was favorably 
r.pokcu ot us a promising variety Jn July number ol lstkJ 
of American Aurienlturigt by one of Its editor*. Flams 
ot thin flm- Strawberry, per dozen or #10 per hundred. 
Giikkn J'e.oi.irin, coiMldori-d by Home equal to tho 
Agriculturist. It Is a very largo and wonderfully iiro- 
iliiecivu kind. Fliuita ft per dozen, #2.50 per hundred, or 
#15 per thousand. 
Smith's Hi efalo, a very large and fine fruit. Plant* 
GO cents per dozen. 82per hundred, #15 per thoorand. 
KuBRELb FROMJta and French Early Seedling. I 
have a largo Stock Of tliesu One vurloiScn. They are very 
valuable ior market purpones. Plant* #1 per hundred, 
#8 per thoUKUU.1. 
Lkn.nincs'ii Wnrnc, the finest, white berry in cultiva¬ 
tion. Fruit, very large and hcautllul. Plant* #1 per 
doz«D, or #3 per hundred. 
The following threu (rinds are the Tribune prize 
berries, lor Which #3,000 whs paid: 
Brooklyn Hoaiu.kt, Monitor, and Coi„ Ei.i.hwoutii. 
Brooklyn Scarlet took the. fir at prize lor the best flavored 
berry. Col. Ellsworth aud Monitor are of monstrous 
size, and very productive. These three tplendld varieties 
should be In every good Collection. Plants #1 per dozen, 
#3 per hundred or |I3 pea- thousand. t 
Mead's SKiuudNu, a magnlflceiitnew variety. Berries 
six Inches in circumference, and very productive. 
Plants #3 per dozen. 
NEuliO, a new kind, nearly black. #1 per dozen. 
The fallowing ten varieties are priz.o berries ironi 
France and Belgium. These were imported last year. 
All of them produce very large berries—tunic of (hem 
monstrous: 
Countess d'Morne, Zamoiska. Crtetal Palis. Monatrons 
do Robin, La Marvillo, Excellent, Pulmoo, Sonvmer d«- 
Mantis, Ferdinand, Helen Jandn. a selection at #2 per 
dozen, or tile ten, ouu dozen each #19. 
Address, WM. S. CARPENTER, 
_156 Read© St., N. Y. 
They were excavated to 
tbo depth of 15 inches and filled to the depth of 
10 inches with broken stone, and the remaining 5 
inches with successive layers ol gravel, well 
packed, and rolled with a heavy iron roller. The 
situation is a very commanding one, as from it 
flue views of the Niagara River and Canada shore 
may be obtained; also, a view of Lake Erie as 
far as the eye can reach, and of the distant hills 
in Chautauqua county. 
I had intended to enter more fully into the 
details of the Plant Houses, but fear 1 have 
already extended this article rather beyond the 
limits usually allowed Buch communications. 
Buffalo, N. Y., March, I860. James Brown. 
How to Confine tub Roots of Trees.— In order 
to keep tiie roots of trees from beds of flowers which 
tiro cultivated in English parks, deep trenches are dug 
and filled with gravel and concrete, which forms a 
solid wall which roots cauuot penetrate. 
RECIPES FOR HOUSEKEEPERS 
QUALITIES OF THE DELAWARE GRAPE 
FOR WINE, 
How TO Purify Rancid Lard. — A corres¬ 
pondent of the Country Gentleman writes: “We 
had BOme forty pounds rancid lard, which was 
valueless as it was. Knowing the antiseptic 
qualities of the chloride of soda, I procured 
three ounces, which was poured into about a 
pailful of soft water, and, when hot, the lard 
added. Alter boiling thoroughly together for 
an hour or two it was set aside to cool. The 
lard was taken off when nearly cold, and was 
subsequently boiled up. The color was restored 
to an alabaster white, and the lard was as sweet 
as a rose.” 
To Take Fresh Paint out of a Coat.— 
Take immediately a piece of cloth, and rub with 
the wrong side of it on the paint spot. If no 
other cloth is at hand, part of the inside of the 
coat skirt will do. This simple application will 
generally remove the paint when quite fresh. 
Otherwise rub some other on the spot with your 
finger. 
Corned Beef. —The Scientific American in¬ 
forms the ladies that if they would have corn 
beef juiey after it is cold, and not dry as a chip, 
they should put it into boiling water when they 
put it on to cook, and they should not take it out 
of the pot when done, until it has become cold. 
Mustard Poultice. — Into a gill of boiling 
water stir one tablespooilful of Indian meal, 
spread the paste thus made upou a cloth, and 
spread over the paste one teaspoonful of mus¬ 
tard as it is prepared for the table, Instead of 
mustard flour. 
Bread Cakes. —Soak some crust* of bread in 
milk, strain them through a eullandt r very tii*^ 
beat in four eggs and a little flour, just enough 
to thicken the substance ; add one teaspoonful 
saleratus, mix all up to make a thin batter, aud 
bake on ihe griddle. 
Soft Corns.—B'- rape a piece of common chalk, 
and put a pinch to the soft corn, and bind a linen 
rag upon it. Repeat the application during a 
few days, and you will find the corn come off like 
a shell, and perfectly cured. The cure is simple 
and efficacious. 
Eds. Rural New Yorker:— At the recent 
meeting of the Fruit Growers of Western New 
York, held at Rochester on the 34th and 35th 
ult., the discussions upon tho grape turned 
somewhat upou the subject of wine iu connec¬ 
tion therewith. In some remarks made by Mr. 
Griffith of North-East, Pennsylvania, he was by 
some present understood as speaking in dispar¬ 
agement of the Delaware as a wine grape. I 
felt then that he was misunderstood, because I 
knew he was setting largely of this variety in 
his vineyard lor wine purposes. In a recent 
communication to me he explains himself as I 
think In a consistent, manner. Presuming that 
many others who are embarking in grape cul¬ 
ture will be interested in wliat be says, I send 
it for publication in the columns of your widely 
circulated paper. He writes: 
“lam greatly obliged to you for calling my 
attention to my remarks before the Fruit Grow¬ 
ers in Convention at Rochester, on the 25th, in 
relation to Delaware wine. 
I was myself, on reflection, apprehensive that 
1 might have been misunderstood. I did not 
intend to convey any idea that the precious lit¬ 
tle Delaware did not make a first class wine, or 
a wine that would not keep well and improve 
by age. Both those results will always be se¬ 
cured to it by ordinary care and attention. 
What I attempted to illustrate was, the fact that 
the elements of a true must for perfect wine 
and their relative proportions must not be disre¬ 
garded by the wine grower. I mentioned the 
Delaware Grape, which is unsurpassed, if not 
unequaled by any grape yet brought into culti¬ 
vation in this (und I believe I would be justified 
In saying any other) country, for its pure, sweet 
highly concentrated, life-inspiring nectar, hav¬ 
ing in its composition no fault discernable by 
the moBt acute and delicate taste. Still the 
true proportions of a normal must was not 
realized in this grape, as practical experience 
had already indicated. It has an excess of 6ugar 
To Restore Leaning Treks.— When a tree, 
after having been planted a year or two, leans 
badly— especially if to the north-eastr—its direc¬ 
tion cannot generally be changed entirely by the 
use of the pruning knife. In this case, go to 
the opposite side of the tree, and with a spade, 
loosen and remove the earth from under tbe 
roots, and bring back the tree in this way, pull¬ 
ing it over to an erect form, then pack the earth 
firmly about the roots, so us to hold it stcudily 
iu its place. Only a few of these having been 
interfered with, growth is but little cheeked. 
Prune it rather more than if not disturbed, 
especially on the 9ldc to which it leaned, and the 
tree will scarcely feel that it has been touched.— 
Northern Cultivator. 
pRIIIT AND ORNAMENTAL, TREES 
FOR. SPRING OF 1880. 
ELLWANGEIt & BARKY have th« pleasure ot offer¬ 
ing for Bpjuno Planting, their usual large and wel 
grown stock of 
STANDARD AND DWARF FRUIT TREES, 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS. 
GREEN-HOUSE AND HOT-HOUSE PUNTS. 
BEDDING-PLANTS— Including tho splendid large' 
leaved Oanna a, Wigandia, Aralln CalocusUi, etc. 
Each of these Departments contain all of real value, 
old and new. 
The following Catalogue*, which give full partlcniara, 
will be Kent prr-pald upon tho receipt of pu*tage. stamps, 
n* follows: — Nos. t and 2, tea cento each , No. 3, Scents; 
No. 4, throe cent*. 
No. 1.—A Deeerlptivc and lUostratcd Catalogue of 
FrullH. 
No. 2.—A Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of Or¬ 
namental Tree*, Shrubs, Roses, Ac., Ac., &c. 
No. S. —A Catalogue Of Dahlia*. Verbenas, Petunias, 
and select ne w Green-House and Bedding X'lonts, pub¬ 
lished every Spring. 
No. 4. -A Wholesale Catalogue or Trade List. 
ELLWANGEIt & HA UKY, 
StWt Mount Hope. Numeric*, Rochester, N. Y. 
Freezing and Soaking Seeds.— An inquiry 
was read at the N. Y. Farmers’ Club, last 
week, askiug if soaking seeds will or will not 
subserve the purpose of freezing them. In some 
Instances, soaking them In warm water will pro¬ 
mote germination quite as well us to expose seeds 
to the influences of freezing aud thawing In the 
soil. This is particularly true of apple-seeds. 
If the hulls have become dry and bard, 6have off 
a narrow strip with a sharp knife, so that the 
germ may absorb the necessary moisture to in¬ 
duce germination. Still, it is always safer to 
plant such seeds in late Autumn, beneath half 
an Inch of vegetable mould, where they will be 
sure to germinate early in the Spring. 
qenesek valley nurseries, 
Koch Ria r mii, 3v. y. 
Send for onr Spring Catalogue*. Bent to all who In¬ 
close a stamp Tor each. 
No*. 1 & 2.—Abridged Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit*, 
Ornamental Tree*, Shrub*, Roses, Ac., &e. 
No. 8.— Descriptive Catalogue of Dahlias, Verbena8, 
Green House Plant*. Ac. 
No, 4.—Wholesale Catalogue or Trade List, pnbllBbed 
each year, for Nurserymen und parties who wish to buy 
In large quantities. 
No. 5.—Descriptive Catalogue of Floweing Bulb*. Will 
be published Iu the Fall. 
No. 6.—Catalogue of Flower Seed*. Imported, Spring 
1366. 
Fkuit, OrtNAMKNTAL Tbkeb and Shbuds, In large Or 
small rinantlUe*. 
150,000 Pkah*. Standard, u flue stock of first, medium 
aud second qualities. 
EVERGRRKNS.— We Oder an unusually fine stock for 
Spring, particularly Norway Spruce and Balsam Fir, 3 
to 5 teetlilgb. 
Our Nurseries embrace over Three Hundred and Fifty 
Acres of Land. 
Catalogue No. 6, comprise* the largest assortment and 
finest collection of new Imported Flower Seeds, we have 
ever offered In this country. Address 
841-4t FROST & CO., Rochester, N. Y. 
GROUNDS, &c., OF MR. FARGO OF BUFFALO. 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker :— I take the liberty 
of sending Tor publication In your valuable jour¬ 
nal, a plan of the Hon, Wm. G. Fabgo’s grounds 
at Buffalo, N. Y. The design was furnished by 
Wm. Webster, Esq., Landscape Gardener of 
Rochester, and tbe grounds, which are nearly 
completed, were laid out under the superintend¬ 
ence of that gentleman. Although the Boil 
naturally was very unpromising for such an 
Blazing fires built in ordharda on warm eve¬ 
nings when trees are in full bloom are said to 
destroy large numbers of the codling-moth. 
