STAMMERING 
the soil. A year or two of such treatment 
will reuder the ground rich and lively, and may 
be kept so by a proper application of manure 
each succeeding spring. The expense and 
trouble will be repaid many fold by the in¬ 
creased quantity of vegetables it will furnish. 
barrels for the New York market. The growers 
endeavor to make them look as nicely as possi¬ 
ble. The largest and finest are all rubbed with 
the hands, taking off all the dirt and roots. 
This gives them a bright appearance. Some¬ 
times when the potatoes are all of a medium 
size, they are packed in the fields, iu barrels 
pressed tight to the head. These are known as 
field potatoes. A great many are grown iu Mon¬ 
mouth county, N. J., but they are not so fine, 
being long, and Inclined to run to roots. The 
farmers are trying, however, to produce the 
short, chunky ones, which are more preferable. 
Onions are also In demand. They arrive by 
the cargo, nud generally bring a good price, 
although this season Kcd Onions have been very 
cheap, hating been sold as low os 50 cents per 
barrel, while the usual price is $1.50. At the 
same time White Onions have been selling for 
$0.00 per barrel. They are considered tho most 
valuable, although the red ones are moro gener¬ 
ally in use. There is very little demaud for 
Yellow Onions. The Russia Turnips are sold in 
large quantities — generally for about $1.00 to 
$1.25 per barrel. Just at the present time they 
are worth $3,50 per barrel. The Field Turnips 
are not in such demand, but Bell readily for a 
good price In the beginning of tho season. 
Now and Thun. 
Remarks. —We are under obligations to our 
correspondent for his interesting communica¬ 
tion. We have other timely ones in hand, 
which we shall shortly lay before our readers. 
they have our hearty endorsement. No writer 
has before put them into shape to be of practi¬ 
cal use to cultivators, — and Dr. Stayman de¬ 
serves the credit of discovering a valuable rule 
in pomological science.— Oardenen' Monthly. 
\\ ousted Shawl. —Will someone please give 
directions for knitting a worsted shawl to throw 
around the shoulders at home in cool weather ? 
and much oblige—A. 8. U. 
THE CRANBERRY 
A correspondent asks for informatian about 
the culture of the Cranberry—whether it can be 
successfully grown on dry land. We think not 
as a profitable market crop. A supply for home 
use might be thus grown. This berry requires 
moisture, not stagnant water in tho subsoil, or 
on the surface, hut pure water within easy 
reach of its roots. Some lowland meadows are 
excellent. As to soil, sand is acknowledged to 
he the best. Pore beach sand stands highest in 
the estimation of the Cranberry growers of Cape 
Cod, which is one «f the strongholds of the 
berry. The best way for a beginner in the busi¬ 
ness of Cranberry growing Is to visit those 
localities where they are already extensively 
planted, and learn from actual examination the 
method of planting and culture. It is essential 
to procure the best varieties from good yards. 
One should not purchase plants without previ¬ 
ously knowing something about the stock from 
which they are taken. One great object is to 
prepare the ground so as to keep free from weeds 
until the vines become matted. A good method 
of planting is to cut the vines into two-inch 
pieces, with ft hay cutting machine, sow them 
on the prepared ground and drag them in. 
There are three main varieties, viz; the Cherry, 
Bugle, and Bell. 
A WQRD TO YOUNG HOUSEKEEPERS, 
FRUIT SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, GLUCOSE. 
Fruit sugar occurs in nature in many sweet 
ti'uits, as grapes, apples, pears, plume, fige, rasp¬ 
berries, strawberries, In green peas, barley, maize, 
sorghum, sweet corn, in almonds, beets, in 
malt, honey, etc. It generally is accompanied 
by grape sugar. Artificially it can be made by 
the action of ferment upou different varieties of 
sugar, but then also grape sugar is formed at 
the same time. It is easiest made If cane or grape 
sugar is fermented for a very short time. As 
aoou as fermentation has fairly set in, the liquor 
Is filtered and evaporated. 
If cane or grape sugar is kept boiling for a 
long time without, being overheated, nud the 
evaporating water is replaced by l'rcah portions 
of the same, fruit sugar is formed. A hundred 
parts of the same contain 89.95 parts of carbon, 
G.S5 hydrogen, 53.20 oxygen, it turns the plane 
of polarizatlou to the left, absorbs moisture 
l’roui the air, crystulizea and becomes grape su¬ 
gar. It Is capable of direct fermentation. In 
THE SWEET POTATO 
The culture of this esculent root may be 
attempted with reasonable hope of success, far 
north of the line marking the boundary of the 
market production, to an extent sufficient for 
family use. 
The plants must be grown in a hot-bed, bnt 
the better way for one wishing to grow only a 
small quantity, Is to purchase the plants of those 
who raise them in largo quantities. If, how¬ 
ever, one determines to raise them, they should 
be planted in the hot-bed by the middle of April 
or first of May. Cover with two or three laches 
of vegetable mould so that the soil will not bake 
when freely watered. The bed may be sheltered 
with cotton cloth for a screen, (which answers 
as well as glass, and better, in some respects, for 
any hot-bed made late in the season,) which 
should be removed in the middle of warm, sunny 
days. When the plants appear, harden them by 
exposing to the sun and air, but protect from 
the cold. Several crops of plants may be pro¬ 
duced from one planting of seed. 
The potatoes should be planted by the first of 
June. The soil should be warm, dry, and sandy. 
It should also be lich. Subsoiling is said to be 
very beneficial. Throw the land Into high 
ridges, bv turning ftirrows together with a horse 
plow, making the ridges three and a-balf iect 
apart from center to center. Ofib plant should 
be set In a place, from fifteen to eighteen inches 
apart in the ridge. Wet the roots and press the 
earth firmly arouud them. The stems of the 
lower leavcB should be covered, so that they 
may sprout. If cut by worms or frost. It Is said 
that the Sweet Potato will bear transplanting 
with less moisture in the ground than most 
other plants require. 
Tilling may be done with the hoe and culti¬ 
vator, being careful always not to injure the 
roots. Do not cut the vines, or injure or cover 
them with the cultivator, but lift them carefully 
and place them on the ridges out of harm’s way. 
Harvest when the frost kills the leaves, by 
throwing out the potatoes with a fork. We 
will close this article by saying that the Sweet 
Potato is a native of the East Indies, and belongs 
to the convolvulaceot , or lind-weed family. 
■Northern Farmer . 
molasses —the former to be preferred when at¬ 
tainable. It is a first rate thing for children, 
while adults may use it to advantage. Some 
have the wheat cracked in a mill before using, 
which iB perhaps the preferable plan, but it will 
answer well without this preparation. A lady 
correspondent of the Ohio Fanner says: — “ The 
wheat should be cracked in u mill. Take one 
quart and put it into half a pot of warm water, 
and let it stand upou the stove several hours; 
then boll slowly, and stir It. occasionally, till It 
becomes thick; put in a handful of salt. For 
children it, can be used with milk. If left stand¬ 
ing till cool, it is very nico to cut In slices, and 
use with cream and sugar, or fry it like mush ; 
the last mentioned I prefer for general use, but 
it can bo prepared in various ways.” 
If boiled whole, the wheat should be allowed 
to soak in tepid water before boiling, that the 
grain may have a chance to soften and swell. 
When properly boiled use with milk suitably 
seasoned with salt and pepper, and it will be 
found a nourishing, healthful and palatable dish. 
HORTICULTURAL HINTS, 
THE PITCHER PLANT', 
My Asparagus Bed.— One year ago this spring 
I planted an asparagus bed. I ought to have 
done so years ago, and since the duty is per¬ 
formed, I have greatly regretted that I neglected 
It so long. How seasonable a luxury has been 
lacking from my table by putting off from year 
to year a little timely labor. And is not this 
remark true In an extended sense of most of ns 
farmers ? How much of the toothsome pro¬ 
ducts of the garden we might enjoy, of fruit we 
might gloat over, of flowers we might smell, of 
delicious shade might spread its coolness on our 
beavers, if we would only expend this bit of 
timely labor. But I planted my asparagus bed, 
at least, so as to save time; and I did It- I have 
gained a year. Generally they do not yield for 
the table until the third season, but on the 22d 
of April of the second year In tho calendar 
of the asparagus bed, I made the first cutting; 
and in a weed’s time tho shoots were up again, 
of a dark, green color, and as thick as my linger. 
I planted in this way: In a sunny corner of the 
garden I hud made a hot-bed the previous year. 
The runnure, well rotted, remained in It. This 
I trenched deeply, and mixed the manure well 
in the soil. On the top I took care to have three 
or four inches of nice loam, not OVer rich. In 
this I planted strong, two-year old asparagus 
roots, and hoed them faithfully all summer. 
This Is all. The result is, this year I shall have 
asparagus enough for my own table; next year I 
expect to have some for inp neighbors. 
The Tent Caterpillar , —These are unusually 
plenty this spring. Care should he taken to 
destroy them early, else the crawllug vermin, 
not content with the fruit trees, will invade the 
lawn and house, to the great disgust of the 
ladies. They are easiest killed while still iu the 
v SSi hut they are not always then discovered. 
Later, when they pitch their tents in the forks 
of limbs, they may he swept off with a tarred 
swab, scorched by the blaze of some light ma¬ 
terial elevated on a pole, or blown off with a 
charge of powder and a paper wad fired from u 
shot-gun or musket. If they are not destroyed 
at that period, they will speedily spread tliem- 
selveB over the tree and the whole orchard, and 
it will be impossible to get rid of them by any 
artificial means. Cuxel. 
Having seen an article in a late number of 
the Rural, upon the medicinal properties of the 
Searacenia Purpurea, or l’itchcr Plant, and hav¬ 
ing cultivated it for some time, I thoughta short 
description of it, us an ornamental plant, might 
not be amiss. 
After testing its adaptability to grow and 
thrive in a common living-room or green house, 
I can but wonder that so few specimens are to 
be seen in cultivation. Probably not one per¬ 
son in a thousand ever saw it; yet it is one of 
the most curious and highly ornamental of the 
evergreen, varigated-follaged plants. 
Let the reader Imagine six or eight pitchers, 
as the leaves are called, from eight to twelve 
inches in height, rising In graceful curves out 
of the moss, their lower portions or Bterns and 
the greater part of the outside of the pitcher 
being ®f a dark green color, while the inside and 
hood or cover are a brownish green, beautifully 
striped and checked with purplish crimson. The 
flower stalk rises two feet or more from the cen¬ 
ter of the plant and bears a single flower three 
inches in diameter. The flower consists of live 
sepals and live petals of a purple color, as stated 
by the writer in the article referred to, hut it 
looks as much unlike a purple Marigold, as a 
Morning Glory looks unlike a China Aster, for 
the petals are wide and turn outwardly, while 
the sepals turn inwardly; add to this its remark¬ 
able purple pistil, which, after projecting about 
an inch, expands umbrella like, Its points ex¬ 
tending between thesepnls, and covers the whole 
iuterior of the flower, then a faint idea may he 
formed of this singular vegetable production. 
Its cultivation is attended with no difficulty 
whatever, all that is necessary being to put it 
in its native soli —rotted moss —In a five-inch 
water tight pot or tub, and keep it and the 
pitcher nearly full ol' water. In warm weatlielr 
the water will require changing every fetv days. 
It will endure the hardest freezing Without, in¬ 
jury, being perfectly hardy. *l. a. n. 
Little Valley, N. Y. 
Caterpillars.— With a ladder and hatchet, a 
man can do more iu one hour now to destroy the 
caterpillar than in ten hours after the leaves are 
out. The eggs of this pest were laid in autumn, 
and may be found near the extremity of tho 
branches. They look like small colls of thread 
wound round the twigs. We apprehend vast, 
damage to the apple and plura crops from their 
ravages, for it is difficult to move farmers to 
the patient toil that is necessary to save fruit,. 
Li ut no labor which a man with an orchard can 
employ himself about will reward him so well.— 
Maine Farmer, 
VARIOUS ORIGINAL RECIPES, 
How to Boil Eoos.—Put tho required num¬ 
ber of eggs into u saucepan containing boiling 
water sufficient to cover them, and put it. hi a 
place On the range where it will keep boiling 
hot, but not boll. Let them stand seven min¬ 
utes. When taken up they will be found thickly 
and deliciously jellied throughout, and perfectly 
digestible. It is a much bettor and more cer¬ 
tain way than boiling them. 
Graham Bread.— (J. E. F.) We published 
lately a recipe for making Graham bread and 
cakes. Perhaps some of the readers have other 
and better recipes; if so, please forward them 
to tho Rural office. 
VEGETABLES IN NEW YORK CITY-HOW 
THEY ARE SOLD. 
Eds. Rural New-YoRkeR: —Perhaps an ar¬ 
ticle relating to our vegetable market might be 
Interesting to some of your readers, as they are 
a peculiar and very important feature of the 
markets of New York. This is probably the 
largest vegetable market in the United States, 
and it is not unusual to see hundred# of wagon 
loads of vegetables standing In 6tft streets, be¬ 
sides all of our well filled stands. Many of our 
marketmen deal exclusively In them, and they 
are shipped in large quantities, as well as fruit. 
Long Island supplies ns principally with these 
articles, although Bermuda uud the Southern 
States send the earllost. New Jersey is also 
well represented, particularly In Celery, Sprouts, 
Spinach and Radishes. 
Early In the season, Radishes, Onions, Car¬ 
rots, Turnips, Beets, Salsify Of Oyster Plant, 
Celery, Asparagus, Parsley and Rhubarb are all 
sent to market, tied In small bunches, and are 
all sold by the hundred. Later In the season, 
OnionB, Carrots, Turnips, and Beets, arc sold 
by the barrel Water Cross Is an article that 
always meets with a ready sale- This is cut 
and laid in baskets, containing about eight 
quartB; these are again packed in 
crates, before sending to market, 
season It sells readily at 
and seldom I ' 
and Sprouts are sold by the barrel 
great demand by our Germr 
bage is a very important 
millions of heads r 
are sold by the barrel 
pound, Cucumbers b * 
during the hqight of , 
sold by the barrel 
under glass have 
for $0.00 per d 
and Peas, are 
afterward by 
To Cook a Shad.— Tho Round Table says, to 
cook a shad properly, split the fish open; clean 
it carefully and broil whole on a large gridiron, 
anointing with good butter during the opera¬ 
tion and serve hot. It deprecates frying In 
sections, though done in this way we have found 
the fish in no wise bad to take. 
Recipe for Lemonade. —Take six gallons 
of water, six drachms of tartaric acid, and from 
one to 10 drops of the oil of lemon; add one 
pound of sugar. These ingredients may be in¬ 
creased according to your taste. 
A Troublesome Insect.— My wife wishes to 
know if there la nhy remedy for the ravages of 
a little cveatnte known to us as “ Steeks ? ” Full 
grown ones arc a half inch or a little more in 
lch'gth and shaped something like a little fish, 
silver-gray In color, and exceedingly quick in 
motion. They infest all paper-lined trunks or 
paper boxes, also starched clothing and sugar, 
eating them in a most annoying manner, as they 
also do wall paper—supposed to be for the paste 
on them. They hatch—or at least appear in an 
infant state—early in April and continue until 
j winter.—G. H. A. 
New Advertisements 
7OK SALE- 10.000 Agriculturist Straw. 
' itamuBB. 5,000 Philadelphia Itaepberrli-*. 2,000 Wll 
m'n Kurly Blackberries, All young, vlgoroii# pUnta- 
uftlltybeM. Soil'd X6r Catalogues gratia. . 
850 3t 1VM. PARRY , ClnnaluUlBOU, N. J. 
pQNCOIMJ GRAPE VINEH-1,000 LARGE 
V; Layers rroill bearing wood lor Kftlo, 140,00 f 100; 
W (loz.: 8,000 tins year old vlnim l>om cuttings. No. 1 
extra, remarkably will rooted, $A§ 100 ; #5 ly (loz. No. 
1 , very non. $2r. x 100; ft V do/.. No. 2 , good plants lor 
vineyard, $80 X 100; X dozen. 
{ff"Or(li'.r» amountin'/: to Ion* tliiin $20 must be nc.com- 
panMd with the cosh. Those nmnanting to $20 or up¬ 
wards, can ho paid to Kxpresa Co , on receipt Ot vines. 
Address J. H, TftVOX, Willoughby, Uhc Co.. t>. 
ARE DARK COLORED PLANTS OR FRUITS 
HARDIER THAN LIGHT ONES! 
Glycerine. —This substance possesses the 
property of dissolving out the odoriferous prin¬ 
ciple of flowers. The leaves of roses, hyacinths, 
jasamines, geraniums,. &e., can be put in a stop¬ 
pered bottle, and glycerine left lu contact with 
them for three or four weeks. All the perfnme 
will be extracted, and as tho glycerine will mLx 
readily with water, a scented wash can be pre¬ 
pared for the hands, as well us an extract made 
for use in the preparation of perfumery. If gly¬ 
cerine be left In contact With red pepper balls, 
it will extract a principle very strengthening to 
the hair and less dangerous than the prepara¬ 
tion of cantharides now generally used. 
II OSAGE ORANGE SEED.-I HAVE 
of {ho uhovo »ced direct, Prom 1 which I 
to any ndrtrcw] ai $2 *ut>, by mall, pry-pidd. P. 
;U0LE, Chicago Ai'I Warehouse and Be d Store, 
St., Chicago. &l9-2t 
It is not more than two years ago, we believo, 
in an article on Raspberries and Blackberries, 
that we pointed out the probability of light 
colored fruits being tho tenderest, — but by the 
articles ot Dv. Stayman, who had previous to our 
suggestions, been experimenting particularly on 
this subject, the matter has become one of great 
interest to intelligent cultivators. 
We stand, we believe, entirely alone in sus¬ 
taining Dr. Stayman’s views, — all of our con- 
temporaries, who have noticed the subject at all, 
oppose it. 
It is not unfreqnent — indeed it Is the rule,’ 
| when any new subject of philosophical inquiry 
is presented, — that controvertists mistake the 
position they oppose, and hence mystify and 
obscure what otherwise would be clear enough. 
Dr. Stayman’s views are goiDg through this 
ordeal. 
A writer recently remarked, that “ If this new 
fledged science of the Kansas philosopher were 
a living thing, the black man would stand cold 
better than the white; and the Black Hamburgh 
grape be the great vineyard grape, and the White 
Fox tribe of Maxatawneys and Rebeccas, only 
to be growu in hot houses or glazed structure#; 
but as we know this is not the case , the animal 1 b 
little more than still-born at best.” 
The only merit of this criticism lies in its 
fancy. The real matter Is this:—paleness has 
long been identified with sickliness; that is to 
say, the pale man or the pale plant Is not con¬ 
sidered so hale and hearty as tho ruddier neigh¬ 
bor—paleness being used os a comparative term 
between closely allied individuals. Varieties of 
fruits we class distinct from species of fruits — 
varieties of fruits, in fact, are precisely as indi¬ 
viduals amongst men. No dozen children, from 
the same parents, are like each other; and no 
dozen seedling apples are more like their parent 
l'ruit than these. As the palc-laccd child wll 
generally be more tender than his brother who 
is darker,—Dr. Stayman so shows the rule holds 
good with seedling fruits of the same individ¬ 
ual families. 
This we believe to be our correspondent’s 
claim to a new discovery, and no more — and 
barrels, or 
Early in the 
one dollar per bosket, 
brings less than fifty cents. Spinach 
-1. These are in 
.n population. Cab- 
ar tide In the trade, and 
are so) q annually. Parsnips 
Horse Radish by thff 
1 / the hundred, except' 
the season, when they are 
Some which were raised 
! «Kien sold this month (April) 
<ffea n. Squashes, String Beans 
ftold at first by the basket, and 
; Egg Plant by the 
Atftoes by the basket, excepting the 
HORTICULTURAL ITEMS, 
urocoii stumps, elongated warts. These con¬ 
tain the larva of an Insect which preys on the 
vital Juices of the plant, sometimes destroying 
it altogether, or retarding its growth and pre¬ 
venting its maturity. Ground frequently used 
in the production of these and kindred plants is 
most likely to be Invaded by this pest. A 
mixture ot wood ashes and road scrapings 
placed In every hole designed to contain a plant, 
so that the roots of it may at once come in con¬ 
tact with the alkaline substance, is said to be an 
excellent remedy for the evil. A certain pre¬ 
ventive is said to consist of the following : 
“One gallon of fresh &uot and one pound of 
saltpetre, reduced to a powder, are mixed with 
water to the consistency of coal tar. Dip the 
roots of the plant iu this mixture before plant¬ 
ing. 
Beets.— The best variety for household pur 
poses is the red, or blood beet. A deep, rich 
light soil should be selected in which to deposi 
the seed. As the shell or covering of the seed ; l 
very hard, retarding germination, especial' 
the weather 6omc tome after sowing be ver s ^ 
it is recommended to soak the 6eed iu - 
couple of days before sowing, thus r *ater a 
germination more certain and pr coffering 
Sown in di-ills, they may be tl capitated, 
when young, and used for gr bened out, 
transplanted to other ground. eeo6 v or be 
ease, care should be taken t’ the letter 
roots are not injured or d nat the fibrous 
in May—about tlie middle, o .oubled up. Sow 
Too Much Clay —Some ,r hereabouts, 
for the most part, of a e > garden spots consist, 
wet in early spring, t old, clammy clay Boil; 
weather becomes dr T ant baking hard as the 
worth mentioning. /» aid producing nothing 
P RESERVE lOIJR 
I’H-UIT- 
SPENCER’S PATENT SELF-SEALING 
Fruit Jars, 
The most reliable. A perfect success. 
The eiuilrut to open uud close. Will pro¬ 
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um, without which fruit will uot Keep 
W41 Tl 
sr Conan it. your Interests and buy no 
other. Wholesale hniduuartcrB, No. 22 
Exchange M., Rochester, N- Y. 
COLEMAN * BARNES. 
A Knitting Bag for the “ Wisconsin 
Lady.” — Take four pieces of black enameled 
cloth, six inches long and four Inches broad — 
cut them in the form of an orange quarter- 
line each piece with white paper cambric and 
bind each with narrow, black ribbon or galloon. 
Sew the edges together upon the outside, leaving 
it open for the ball the length of the pieces; 
take a yard and a quarter of ribbon an inch 
wide, and make a small bow at each end, and 
fasten it to the ends of the bag where it is open. 
This is for hanging upon the arm. It makes a 
eonvenlent and pretty bag for the ball only.—F., 
Canandaigua , N. Y. 
. . the barrel 
dozen; Tor 
boxes'll 1 tomatoes, which are packed in small 
. 0 /Sing about six quarts. Potatoes are a 
P-; <rnt article of trade. The first potatoes 
with " ’ fU?Aaotl we rec< -i ve f r0LU Bermuda, which, 
( , the tomatoes, arrive in April, and fre- 
| 1U /Tilly sell for $12.00 per barrel. The uext 
at ne from the Southern States, Norfolk sup¬ 
plying the largest quantity. Later In the season 
we receive them from all parts of the country— 
even Nova Scotia sends a large quantity to this 
market. Maine furnishes us with a handsome 
article of Jackson Whites, but the Peach Blow 
is the principal variety sold here, although we 
have a number of others, such as Mercers, Buck¬ 
eyes, Prince Alberts, &c. The Dykemau, Buck¬ 
eye, and Junes, are the principal early varieties, 
although there are others coming into market 
which are becoming quite popular, such a# the 
Chili Red, Peach Blow, &c., &c. Sweet Pota¬ 
toes are also dealt in quite extensively. Previ¬ 
ous to the late war, Virginia supplied us with 
large quantities, being sent here in bulk In the 
holds of sailing vessels, and It was not unusual 
for ten or fifteen cargoes to be in market at one 
time. Sometimes these would arrive in good 
order, but as a general thing they were consider¬ 
ably damaged. Our best Sweet Potatoes are 
raised in New Jersey, the finest befog grown in 
the northern counties. These are sent tu Phila¬ 
delphia in baskets, and are there repacked in 
«...«. •» 
W M, WEBSTER, ltO( HESTER, N. Y. 
LAND3C APE G-A-RDENER, 
Topographical Engineer <t Consulting Horticulturist. 
Surveying dons, Maps and Plana lor Laying out Ceme¬ 
teries. PurkD ami Gardena, furnished. 
Thosei at. a distance, by Mending size of Ground, location 
of House, Ac., can have Map# for laying out forwarded 
by mall. Address as above. 
GRAFTED apple stocks. 
10,000 Yearling Seedling Peach Trees. 
. NOAHT. RUSTED, 
Lowell, Kent Co., Michigan, 
SLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
Vick’s Illustrated Catalogue of Seeds 
To Color Madder. — I have a way to color 
a good madder that never fails me. It is very 
Bimplu yetsure. I first have the goods very cleun, 
then color with peach leaves and alum; when 
dry wash la soap suds and dry again. I then 
take wheat bran and boil in water— stirring it to 
prevent burning. I strain the brim water, add¬ 
ing water enough to cover tho goods when put 
in. I soak the madder all night, then put it In 
the bran water over the fire, and put in the goods 
after soaking in alum water. I keep them hot 
hut not boiling, for one hour, moving them con¬ 
stantly to prevent spotting. About one pound 
of madder to three of goods, to be colored in 
copper or brass. I take the kettle off tho fire 
and let tho things be in all night. I then have 
a nico color that pays well for the trouble taken. 
—Malvinia, Folsomdale. 
FLORAL GLIDE 
FOR THE ST^RLNTCx OF 186G, 
In bow published. It, contain* full descriptions ot t be 
ctioiccut Moral ironoures of the world and the beat veget¬ 
ables, with plain directions for culture. Illustrated with 
A OonO&BJ) BOUQV*TT» AND FlTTY WOOD K.N‘iJttAVIN68 
of tins newest and bout, flower, and containing nbuut "0 
pages, nr Belli U) all who apply enclosing Ten Cents, 
■which Is not hail the cost. 
tar Flowers Horn suedasold tiy me. obtained the first 
prizes at tiis principal State Fairs,and hundreds 01 Coun¬ 
ty Fiilru. the past summer. Addrees 
Vu JAMES VICK. Rochester, N. Y. 
For descriptive 
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