Horticultural Notes and Qneries, 
Aew Advertisements 
The largest peach grower in Delaware, is Mr. An¬ 
thony Retbold. lie has a peach orchard of 1,000 
acres. 
OSACJE ORANGE SEED.— I HAVE 
'lie above seed direct from Texas, which l 
i I ruJ oV/.V 1 ?. :lt >’ »• by wall, pre-pald. 1>. 
i Vi 5 VI' l idCApo Ai;’l \N arehouHt* and Bc<*<1 Store. 
am, i.HKe bu t Cnloftno. 
O sAf-ii: okanuk skkd. 
IVnm I exits, Warranted very choice. To lie Hold 
low to close nut a coajlrnnieut. A rare chance for Nur¬ 
serymen. Address HAf.tVEKD BROS. ,t PUTNAM, Pro- 
duee and Commission Merchants, 08 Pearl st„ N. V. 
(JTIIAWBUKUV IM.AAT8.-A I.ar«c 
lot 01 Strong and woll-rooted plant* of the. folh.wLnx 
2“«U«L"» '-Pietiesr-tt.jssells oUtl'rolllie, *1 * M, 
1.U00; Agriculturist. $! forte plauU, ft,10 V 100 ; Brook 
t h' » mfi t« so o i' mvi" *J ,5 ° * ', w ’ : Needling, 
‘ ^ 100, 1,000, Ho tut* ntlif.r irood vurlft.1o.it at. 
usual prices. Pueknges of m or more, plants delivered 
at an y of tue nrincipni hxpmni oitloeaor freight depot* 
In the city ot New Vork, without additional charge. 
8«nt b ,y- al' at 80 ote. V ICO, extra lor pontage. 40 Rti». 
sell », "OF tench. 10 Agriculturist, 10 Rrpofelyu Scarlet 
tone of the frllnmu Prize Merries,) and 10 Cutler's, sent 
hv matt, postage pre paid, for *2. Care taken In pa king 
go< " 1 c'ouditlon on their arrival. 8iVM’L 
HICKS, North Hern,toad, Long Island,N.\. 
THE APPLE WORM 
The April number of the Horticulturist, pub¬ 
lished in New York, has an interesting article on 
the apple orchard and the cause of its detriora¬ 
tion of late years. It refers to the depre¬ 
dations of the apple worm, whose ravages are in¬ 
creasing year by year, so that now a fully 
developed apple is rarely found in the market. 
Dr. I. P. Trimble, entromologist to the State 
Agricultural Society of New Jersey, has recently 
published a book on this subject, in which he 
proposes a cure for the evil, which he affirms, 
from actual experiment, to be effective. This is 
simply to invest the body of the tree in the 
coils of a hay rope or band, passed four or five 
times around the tree, and so completely made 
and fastened as not to be easily detached. The 
author says: “These bands shonld be pnt. on 
the trees as 60 on as the fruit shows signs of the 
worms being at work, say from the middle to 
the last of Jane. They shonld be examined 
every two weeks, as long as the warm weather 
lasts, the earlier broods of worms becoming 
moths and producing a second crop. 
In examining the trap or hay bands, all that 
is necessary is to slip it up the body of the tree 
a few inches, when all the cocoons with the 
worms inside of tbc-m, are so perfectly expose 
that nothing remains to be done bnt to crush 
them on the spot, and then slip the trap or 
band down to its original position for another 
trial. If one has not, time to crush all these 
vermin at the time, the birds will be pretty sure 
to finish them if the band, under which they are 
concealed, is not replaced for a day or two. The 
author adds : “The Insect enemies of fruit and 
fruit trees do not exceed twelve or fifteen, and 
if five or six of the worst of them were 
thoroughly understood and conquered, fruit 
growing would again be a successful business. 
Awl this can be done. The protection of fruit 
from these insects can be made a fixed science, 
so that the man who chosses to go into the busi¬ 
ness of fruit growing may be sure of success, 
provided he permits no other pursuit to Interfere 
with proper attention to this at the right time.” 
Hawthorn.— J. T. L., Albion, N. Y., desires some 
one to inform him through the Rural where he can 
obtain Hawthorne plants for hedges. 
Proouction of Wine in Canada. — It has been 
reported that Ibe young vineyards at Cookeville, will 
turn off, for 1805, 50,000 gallons of native wine, and 
that this win,, has all been purchased by the Lower 
Canadians. This augors well for the future, and 
means nothing but real success. 
Stprtevant Peach,—To lovers and growers of the 
peach, no one sort deserves more attention, and bae 
received so little as tho tUnrtcvant. It is much like 
Bergen’s Yellow in appearance, a trifle larger, smaller 
pit, equally sweet—a hardy, vigorous growing tree, 
and a good prodneer. So says the Horticulturist. 
P ItES E It V E YOU K 
ITIAtirr. 
SPENCER’S PATENT SELF-SEALIN'! 1 
Fruit Jars. 
The most reliable. A perfect success. 
The easiest to open and close, Will pro¬ 
duce the greatest and most perfect vacu¬ 
um, without which fruit will not keep 
well. 
I i>~ Consult your Interests and buy no 
Other. Wholesale headquarters, No, 32 
Exchange si., Rochester, \. Y. 
COLEMAN & BARNES. 
Black Knot on Plum and Cherry Trices.—A cor¬ 
respondent of the Gardeners’ Monthly has used a 
solution of salt and sulphite of iron as a remedy for 
the black knot on cherry and plum trees. The two 
ingredients were dissolved lu water. He considers it 
a perfect succces as it invariably dest roys tho disease, 
but it seems to us a somewhat tedious process, altho’ 
it may furufrh a hint as to the right treatment. 
TUCUNDA KTItA VVHKItlfY. - I HAVE A 
•9 tew UioUHUiul or tin* famous Straw berry for sale.— 
Pries, V dozen, Pi: $12 V l«>; $'•«> »< 1 , 000 . 
WMt J, CitAINE. Loekport, N. Y. 
D WARF PEAR TIIEI> For Immediate 
Rearing, l osu fUrnl-.li one or two thousand 
strong ,3 and i, years old.Duchesne de Angoulemedwrafa, 
for Immediate hearing at rtuinonahle rates. 
&W-3t T. U. YEOMANS, Walworth, N. Y. 
|> CM ICON APPLE A NEW WINTER VA- 
LVrlety; good size, color led, «•Xclllc.til keeper, erls- 
iy, mild snb-aeld Itavor. J’reo good grower, ami verv 
ardy —$0 V dozen, or $40 f< hundred—good trees, y 
Address BRAGG ;« POTTER, 
818-21, “ Union Nurseries,'’ Paw Paw. Midi. 
Profit of Fiaa.—A correspondent of the Gardners’ 
Monthly says“ I see no reason why Figs might not 
be grown in every garden in the Middle States. My 
employer prizes them much, eating a fewevery morn¬ 
ing before breakfast. We generally send from 12 to 
14 bushels to market of our surplus crop, and we have 
got as high as $10 per bushel from a huckster. 1 think 
it would pay as a market fruit, So far as I know the 
Fig Is exempt from disease and insects in out-door 
culture.” 
/~iIIEAI* IU.IIDIm: PLANTS—For lino 
v2 I will pack and ship io nuy nddi« i»s. s Mobliitr 
Roses, ti Dahlia*, fi Basies, a Ptinitlrs, I Heliotropes, 2 Fu. 
chleas,-1 Petunias, 1ft Verhouu*. i Scarlet Geranium*,a 
Salvias ,2 Feverfews,! Monthly Carnattone.SVartegut <1 
Follagu Plants, 0 other Bedding Plants ami s Scented 
Geranium*. One half the above tor *5. f**~ < at alogues 
on npp loatton. Address EDGAR BANDERS, 
H-lH-it 107 Late Street.Uhleaito.DL 
n»”Jaiv CAD t/|vun, 
107 Luke Street, Chicago, Ut 
Wine from TtinCi tNTON Grape.— We are indebted 
to Judge Woodward of Reading, Pa,, for a bottle of 
wine made from this grape by John Fehr, Esq., of 
that place. This wine bears much evidence of skill 
in its manufacture, which is moro than can be said of 
the majority of native wines that have come under 
our notice. Though but one year old, It Is already of 
line flavor and body, and htiB a character quite dis¬ 
tinct. The Clinton deserves a high rauk as a wine 
grape for those localities, where it can be thoroughly 
ripened .—Jfi T Horticulturist. 
X hml recipe lor this Wondennl Hair Rewtaror wsa 
obtained III Alabama, If restores gray Imlr to Ita natu¬ 
ral color, prevents the Imlr from fulling out; removes 
daudrulf, and makes the Imlr soft and glossy, Ail using 
the Balm are delighted with !!« good eifofts. the urttelcq 
lire easily obtained, and once used, will never be given 
lip. for the recipe Inclose titty cents and stamp, and 
address Capt. It. IC BRYANT, 
8i8-2t_Cmwlonlsvlllc, Itultana. 
As the season for planting and caring for 
currant bushes has arrived, wc direct attention 
to the subject, and refer those interested to our 
article on the Currant in lust week's Rural. 
We give au illustration of the (Jherry, proba¬ 
bly the largest red curraut, having berries 
of extraordinary dimensions. Our engraving 
HORTICULTURAL HINTS, 
many may consider overdrawn — more like a 
cluster of grapes lliuu currants — but It Is the 
exact size ol‘ the bunches and berries from which 
the drawing was taken. The Cherry is tho most 
popular of all the varieties of the Red Currant, 
and nurserymen often find it difficult to supply 
the demand. 
S Ll'EKK FLOWERING PLANTS BY 
mail.— on receipt of price, the following win he 
torwardeU by return mull, postage paid, periodly pro¬ 
tected m horns made for the purpose. Being on the line 
oi the Camden & Amboy RU., a package by evening mull 
reacht*a a point 200 to kOOinUmdfr fruit early next morning. 
12 t'rrhi huh, URi*f brilliant varieties, $1,50 ; 0 Jlonlhlj/ 
Carnations, very extra brie, $1.50. 
Any of the following at *2,3} per dozen :- -Geranium*. 
Scarlet, Rose, Ac.; CVtrysaamentums, a freautlfril amort* 
tnent; IleUolropt *, twelve- kiutfr; Fuchsias, the IInest 
single and double; I’eiunUts, from extra line seed; 
Saida*. Sweet-Scented Halm, leaves beautifully varie¬ 
gated green and gold ; Lobelias, several kind*, very or¬ 
namental; Veronica», all the bunt; Varieuatncl Bcawn, 
beautiful as an edging. 
Gladiolus, the most magnifier at flower of modem 
times; 6 roots unnamed, or 3 superb named varieties, $1. 
848-2t GEO. BUCr-.* 
Yard and Garden Fences .—A good and hand¬ 
some fence is a somewhat costly structure. 
Even a well made picket fence, got up in a 
showy style and well painted, cannot be built 
less than six or seven dollars a rod. Then its 
durability depends on the posts, and on an 
average they will probably rot oi!' in t wenty 
years. These fences are commonly painted 
white, at least in the country. And around a 
lawn, and among green trees, flowing shrubs, 
end the surroundings of a rulral home, are they 
appropriate ? Sometimes the trees, and shrubs, 
and flowers, are lacking, and then the plain 
yards, fenced with stiff looking white pickets, 
remind one of a grave-yard lot. I do not like 
them. This spring, wishing to .fence a lawn in 
front of the dwelling I tried a different plan. 
I spaded up a nice bed where I wished to make 
the fence, and plauted Norway Spruces in a 
single row, three feet apart. After setting them 
I drew a line along the top and clipped them all 
off to an even height. Then I sheared in both 
sides-evenly, and when done I had a very pretty 
looking hedge. Of course I selected such trees 
as branched very low down. I expect the hedge 
-will thicken np from year to year, and I can in¬ 
crease its height so as to make a perfect wind 
screen, which is desirable in my location. 
As to the cost I figure It thuB:—I paid forty 
dollars per hundred for the trees. This Is two 
dollars and twenty cents per rod. In the future 
the fence will need no repairs or painting. It 
will last—well, how long, brother farmer ? Will 
it not look better, at all seasons of the year, 
than the painted pickets, and wont it be a nice 
wind-break ? But is It a fence, you ask, against 
stock V No. I shall build a rough, strong bar¬ 
rier against stock on the outside. Or, perhaps, 
set azi Osage hedge a l'cw feet from it. Either 
plan will be cheaper than the picket fence, and 
I thiftk far more beautiful and comfortable. 
Strawberries—Plantin'/, — Don’t fall to set out 
a large bed tliis very spring. If you have not 
tried it yon have no idea how easily, cheaply, 
and plentifully they can he grown. Another 
suggestion ; don’t wait until August, or fall, be¬ 
fore planting, thinking, as somehow a greit 
many do, that is the best time to set them. Straw¬ 
berries can be successfully planted In August, 
but not one farmer in twenty will meet with 
success if he tries it. Again, do not expect l'ruit 
from them the first year. Plant this spring. It 
Is by all odds the best season for starting the 
small fruits. Next year you will gather an 
abnndaut crop. It is less work to grow all the 
strawberries your family can use, than it is to 
grow the potatoes they will consume, I will 
modify that assertion by saying that it does’nt 
require more than one-third of the labor. 
As my object is to grow a supply of berries 
for family use, at the least expense of labor, I 
have adopted the following method. I prepare 
a bed three feet wide, thrown up with the plow 
in the form of a back-furrow. This leaves it 
crowning in the center, and gives a good depth 
of soil. This bed is enriched with rotted sods, 
or leaf mold from the woods, mixed with one 
quartet of Its bulk of fine manure—hen manure 
is excellent. Then I give it a liberal dressing of 
w °od ashes. I set one row- of plants aiong the 
middle of this bed, putting the plants eight 
mches apart in the row. I want to get just as 
vigorous a growth as possible the first season 
™ that the runners, spreading each way, will 
cover the bed. Liquid manure is good to force 
'bem. Now, it is not much work to prepare, 
Plant, and keep this bed clean the first season! 
Ihe second I get a large crop of berries, and do 
not expend any labor on it. After the crop is 
picked I plow it up and put turnips on it, mean¬ 
time having another bed coming on. It Is much 
easier to plant a new one each year than it is to 
keep tho old one clean or to cultivate in hills. 
Manurin '/.—Strawberries maybe manured too 
much. I spoilt a bed onco in that way. 1 had 
occasion to remove the bed in the autumn, and 
I cut the vinca out in blocks with six inches in 
depth of soil, and planted these blocks so as to 
form rows one foot apart. Instead of filling 
earth between the rows I put in barn yard ma¬ 
nure. In due time the vines grew tremendously; 
they blossomed early und set very lull. The 
vines were tall and rank. I was delighted, and 
barn-yard manure stood high in my estimation. 
But as the berries began to color, a heavy shower 
fell; the vines all sunk down in a tangled mass, 
covering the fruit, and It nearly all rotted. We 
did pick a very few berries, but if one ate them 
with eyes shut he would hardly call them straw¬ 
berries. They were worthless. Chiel. 
If the dwarf pear does not grow freely, it is a sign 
that something is wrong. It should, at once be 
severely pruned, so as to aid in producing a 
vigorous growth. 
Strawberry beds are very frequently made, at 
this season, and though they will not bear fruit 
the same year, are much more certain to grow, 
and will produce a much better crop next year 
than when lull till next August. Though It is a 
very common recommendation, we do not value 
a highly manured soil. It should be well trench¬ 
ed or subsoiled : this we consider of great value. 
In rich soils there is too much danger of having 
more leaves than fruit. 
Buds that were inoculated last fall should not 
be forgotten, but as soon as vegetation lias 
pushed forth, the buds should be examined, and 
all other issues from the old stock taken away. 
It may also be necessary to make a tie in order 
to get the young shoot of the bud to go in the 
way from which you would not hereafter have 
it depart. 
Above all, do not allow the month to pass 
without posting yourself afresh on the various 
methods recommended for destroyiug insects, 
or preventing their attacks. The advantage of 
a stitch in time is nevermore decided than in the 
great struggle with fruit destroying insects. A 
mass of information on these points lies scat¬ 
tered through our past volumes, that will well 
repay a careful reperasal for the purpose alone 
of refurnishing ones ideas in that line. — Gar¬ 
dners' Monthly. 
VARIOUS ORIGINAL RECIPES, 
Knntli Amboy, N 
To Make Graham Bread. —Take boiling 
water, a little salt, thicken*with Graham flour 
when cooled so that it, will not scald, add % of 
a teacup of yeast, stir into the dough thoroughly. 
When light mould and rise again. As I don’t 
use butter I add teacup of sugar.—L. A. E. 
W IU, WKRSTER, ROCHESTER, IV. Y. 
LANDSCAPE OAKDENEK, 
Topographical Engineer dt Consulting Horticulturist. 
Surveying dOuH, Mnpa anti flans for Laying out Cemo- 
,,, 11,10 mm i i,iiio i*»r ijuyuiK out, uemo- 
terles, furies and Gardens, tlirnlelied. 
Those at, a distance Oy sending size of Ground, location 
01 House, *c,, can have Maps lor laying out forwarded 
by uiaII . Arblres* as above. 
j^KESH ANI» It E LIABLE SEEUS 
BRIDGKMAN’S Annual priced Catalogue of 
Vegetable (;ahi>e\ Seeds, Etc., 
for 1806 in now ready and mailed free to all applicants. 
Also ready tita Descriptive Priced List of 
FLOWER SEEDS 
FOR 
ALFRED 111! IDG KM AN, 
gi6-.it r- — ~ 
Unbolted Flour Bread. — One quart new 
milk, one gill good bop yeast, two spoonfuls 
molasses or a little sugar, stir it up as thick as 
it can be with a heavy spoon, let it set in a warm 
place till light, then dissolve a little saleratus in 
warm water und stir into it—and not knead it 
but dip out into your dishes—set itagain to vise, 
when light bake. iThis will make two loaves. 
Water will do if you have no milk. Perhaps 
you will need a little experience before you will 
get it all right.—E. 8. C ., Boston, Ionia Co., Mich. 
No. tfrfi Broadway, New York 
GltAFTKD AMPLE (STOCKS. 
10,000 Yenrfing Seedling feaeh Trees. 
NOAH f. Hf'STKD, 
l,ow,»l1. Kent Go.. Michigan. 
APPLES-KEEPING QUALITIES. 
E uropean <jrown mkkoh, 
TIju uupai-itber has received a large supply of Gar¬ 
den and Agricultural Seudu from Europe—growth ol 
1865; which he oiler* to the trade, only. Priced list scut 
on application, THOMAS Mi ELROY, European Seed 
To Color Yellow.— One half pound of sugar 
of lead, dissolved in a vessel of wood, in cold 
water. Diplirst in the lead water and then in the 
potash t ill the color suits. 
To Color Red, —Take two pounds of Nicara¬ 
gua or Redwood; four ounces of solution of 
tin. Boil the wood one hour ; turn off the dye 
Into a tub and then add the tin and put In your 
cloth. Let It stand a few minutes - live or ten, 
and a nice red will be produced,—A. F. F., Ba¬ 
tavia, N. Y. 
Jell (Luce. —Four eggB, one cup of sugar, 
one cup of sour cream, two cups of flour, two 
teaspoons of cream tartar, two of Boda. 
Cream Sponge Cake. —One cup of white 
sugar, one of butter, one-half cup of rich cream, 
two eggs; flavor with lemon. 
C'ooicieh. — One egg 1 , two cups of sugar, one 
cup Of sour cream, oue-half cup of butter, half 
teaspoonful soda. 
Indian Bread. —Two cups of sour milk, four 
of sweet, one of molasses, live of meal, three of 
flour, one tablespoonful saleratus, a little salt. 
Bake about one hour and a half. — A Farmer’s 
GIRL, Johnstown, It w. 
A correspondent from Wayne Co., N. Y., 
asserts that apples grown north of the Ridge 
Road, (which runs parallel to and a few miles 
from the shore of Lake Ontario,) are found, by 
actual and repeated trial, to be superior keepers 
as compared with those raised sonth of thatline, 
and the rule apparently holds good until reach¬ 
ing the latitude bf Ohio, where the fruit is of 
little value for winter supply. Mr. W. H. 
Rogers of the towu of Williamson, haa a 40 
acre orchard, the products of which are held 
with success in New York market until late in 
the spring, when, of course, they bring very 
remunerative prices. We give our correspon¬ 
dent’s theory: 
“ The subsoil where Mr. Rogers’ orchard 
stands is a sort of clayey hard-paD, and this, J 
believe, is the gunerul character of the laud 
be'ween the Ridge and the Lake through this 
county, and, perhaps, on the whole line. My 
theory is, that the fruit here grows evenly 
through the entire seas,on by the joint influence 
ol this cold and moist subsoil and tbe Lake 
winds, instead of growing more rapidly at the 
v/n i ilVGHGn l»l' A I fl/UI' 
Grower ami Importer, <1 Pina si,.Now York.' [MO-ito 
l)LOOJIINGTON NUUSEUY. 
Siberian Crab, 2 and 8 year, inn, $20. Dwarf Apple, 3 
and u Vi'jir. inn, $80, Peach, Hale'* Early and oUi^n*. 
/‘turn, 2 und 3 yvar, ® ICO. Early fltckmond Cherry, 1 
year and orchard -Ue. al.*o 3 year Dwarf. Raspberry, 
Belle do FoulCnuy. I'tUi bi n'rlna, 1,006 i20; Dootlitir, 
l.noo$10. Grape-, Concord XX, 1 year,uluo 2 year, too. 
$25; 1.000, $300; 2d cta-n, t y.-ar, ICO, $10; 1.000, $-5 ; Dela¬ 
ware lay cm XX, bearing, 100. *50, afro Norton'*, Ivc*\ 
Iona, luraella, Mottled, Rogers', Graveling, Diana, Hart¬ 
ford, Catawba, Clluion, Isiihulla, Ac., *e.-. Concord rut- 
. ,J Rher. l.oco,$12to $15. Rhubarb, 
iraftK, Apple and Pears. Black• 
"Iga.. I..... 1 .. A/..... . n,. .i 
tings, cut before cold weather, l.OCO, $12 to 
(or Wine Plant.) Root t{: _d ... 
berries, KHatlnny and Wlfrou’a Eurlr. tfurnery Stock*, 
general assortment. Wlfron’i Strawberry (the beat) In 
quantity. 
OSAGE ORANGE PLANTS, 
beat, 1 year, who)r*aKi and retail. Afro good Oxage 
;eo<t. Evergreens, Including trumplntircd arbor Vit**. 
ltcd Cedar, Norway Sjmiee, Una for «cTcens r lU0,$0io 
*12. Irish Juniper, nprlyht, perfectly bwrdy, duperb, ; 
feet, $s doz. Priest, Ihki orn»iiiental hedge, 100 atroug, 
$1, 10U extra strong. $2,50. Bn auk T kicks, many size* for 
atrncts, groves, nominee—Birch, Kim. ltr,r*echo*tnut. 
Larch, LI ml eu. Mountain Anh, Poplar, willows, tee. Sti¬ 
ver Maple, all sizes, l to 14 fret, per t.rioo. Magnolias, lu 
varieties. Double Denttiu, beautiful new, strong, young 
pi lint*, 25 c ; $2,50 18 dozen. Roses, large stock and as¬ 
sortment—all classc.*; 100 elrcmg monthlies, $10, 
GREEN-HOUSE AND BEDDING PLANT8, 
New Catalogue ot which sunt for 3e. stamp. Itrnncnac 
stock assortment In our seven large Grecn-bonses— 
choicest new mid older nort- Jrhyranthu* or Irtfrenc, 
new. most beautiful Leaf Redder, distinct from the other, 
best one. Coleus Verslntirelt, of Which also excellent 
supply. PycuOcUtchy* urUdiollttS, new, brilliant blue. 
/.ilium aurntifm. hielytra alba; splendid dcw double. 
Petunias, President I Juroln, Gen. Sherman. Ac.; New 
I.ychIn*, Salim*. Tree Carnations, Lantunoa. AUh*as 
'■eraniu-ms, Phloxes, PmonleS, Heliotropes, Grysanthc- 
riiuins. Verbena i, extra One. Dahlias, 150 sorts, dry 
roots and pot n)«nt« also mixed, cheap, Gladiolus, Tu. 
berosa, Tiger Flowers, Cabbage, Sweet Potato Plants, 
Ac., In season. H Catalogues sent on receipt of one red 
stamp for each. Packing uareiuRy done. 846-4t 
F. K. PHOENIX, Bloomington, McLean Co.. III. 
HINTS FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN 
Preparing the ground is, of course, the first 
thing in order. 
If flowers have been growing in the ground 
for many years, new soil does wonders. Rich 
manure makes plants grow, but they do not al¬ 
ways flower well with vigorous growth. If new 
soil cannot, be bad, a wheelbarrow of manure to 
about every fifty square feet will be enough. If 
the garden earth looks gray or yellow, rotten 
leaves—quite rotten leaves— will remove it, if 
heavy add sand. If very sandy, add 5 wIt-about 
half a pint to fifty square feet. If very black or 
rich from previous year’s manurings, use a little 
lime, about a pint slacked to fifty square feet. 
If the garden be full of hardy perennial 
flowers, do not dig it but use a fork, and that 
not, deeply. 
Dig garden ground only when soil is warm 
ami dry. Do not be in a hurry, or you may get 
behind. When a clod of earth will crush to 
powder as you tread ou it, it Is time to dig—not 
before. 
If perennial plants have stood three years in 
one place, separate the stools, re-planting one- 
ibird, and give the baluucc to your neighbor 
who has none. 
Set out the annuals yon have got forward in 
windows or frames — that is hardy ones. The 
{ ilan Is barbarous. No wonder with such old- 
dgiisli rules, our handsome young ladies are 
disgusted with gardening. Let the girls lift the 
seedlings carefully from the soil in tho pots, 
set the roots in a saucer of water, take them 
to their assigned places in the garden, and from 
the water dibble them at once in. Cover for 
twenty-four hours with an inverted flowcf pot 
next day cover only six hours during the middle 
To Color Blue. —Take ounces prusiate 
of potash; ii ounces copperas — each dissolved 
in 4 gallons of rain-water as warm as the hand 
can be held in it. Put the goods into the cop¬ 
peras water and let stand live or ten minutes; 
then wring out. 
FRUIT GARDEN 
Grafting can be continued till the buds of the 
trees are nearly pushed into leaf. Sometimes, 
from a pressure of other work, some valuable 
scions have been left on hand too late to work, 
it may he interesting to know, that If such 
scions are put into the ground much the same 
as if they were cuttings, they will keep good lor 
six weeks or two months, by which time the 
bark will run freely, when the scions may be 
treated as buds, and will succeed just as well aa 
buds taken from young summer shoots. 
In planting dwarf pears, it is very important 
to have them on a spot that has a moist subsoil, 
either naturally, or made so by subsolling or 
mixing some material with the soil that will give 
out moisture in dry weather. Trees already 
planted on a dry gravelly-subsoil, should have a 
circle dug out two feet deep and two or three 
feet from the tree. 
This should be filled up with well-enriched soil. 
Then put a tablespoonfuls of 
tbe oil of vitriol into the prusiate of potash- 
water and let it stand till the desired color is 
produced. Wring out without, rinsing. 
To Color Green.— Make a d}e of one pound 
of fustic and water sufficient to cover 2 pounds 
of yarn or cloth. Let the article remain in the 
dye for two hours. Wring out and add to the 
dye a sufficient quantity of extract of indigo to 
make it of the shade required. Let the cloth 
remain in this half an hour. — F. 1'. S., Hauls- 
burgh, O, 
Inquiry,—W ill some of the good housekeep¬ 
ers please inform me through your columns, of 
a recipe for drying citron, that it may be used 
with other fruits in cake, puddings, &c. ? — It. 
H. 8., Spooner's Corners, N, Y 
piLOWEH ANI> VEGETABLE NEEDS. 
Vick's Illustrated Catalogue of Seeds 
WOK THE SPRING OF 1866. 
Is now published. It contains lull descriptions ol tho 
Choicest Moral treasure* ut tl.e world and the bust veget¬ 
ables, with plain directions (or culture. Illustrated with 
a Coi/irko froeqr kttb and Fifty ’Wood Knokavtnuw 
of the newest ar.d beet ■,ewers and containing about'0 
paxes. Sent, to «tl who apply euclosUitf Teu Cento, 
which Is not nab die cost. 
FIowpt* from seeds sold by me. obtained the flrrt 
prize* at tbe principal Sluts; Fairs, mid luma rods of Conn- 
ty Fairs, the past summ. r. Add ran* 
RSUl ... 
JAMES VICK. Rochester. N. Y 
Cured by Botes’ Fatent Appliances. For descriptive 
pamphlet, die., address Simpson & Co.,277 W. 23dSt., N.Y. 
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