jaij 
nish wines- The Diana made a fine wine, but 
Lad not been much used for wine-making yet. The 
Delaware made a very delicate wine. Novor 
saw a wine worthy of the name from Oporto. 
No mixture with sugar, or any other foreign, sub¬ 
stance is worthy of the name of wine. 
Judge Larrowu, of Steuben, would give no 
manure to grapes that were planted on land that 
would bear corn. Vines bear the earliest in the 
poorest soil, and the grapes arc the richest. He 
manured a part of a vineyard, Die vines grew 
rapidly, but they winter-killed tor several years. 
Grapes need lima and ashes. 
Mr. Hoag five years ago planted a vineyard 
without manure. 'The second year manured a 
little, and it had received no manure since. The 
vines had done well, and borne fruit every year. 
Near by are some highly manured that boar no 
fruit bin make much wood. The Delaware and 
Rebecca are exceptions r> .■ tins rule, and produce 
fine crops if highly manured. 
The President said. 08 this question seemed, 
to be sufficiently discussed, he would only re¬ 
mark, that, the prevailing evidence seemed to 
show that a change of manures was beneficial to 
trees, that tlm grape, as a general rule, required 
little or no manure in a soil of ordinary fertility, 
while to this rule the Delaware and Rebecca were 
exceptions. 
liflrtinilHwal 
WHAT A FARMER’S GIRL SHOULD KNOW 
GROWERS’ SOCIETY OF WESTERN 
NEW YORK. 
FRUIT 
Mr. Moore:—I noticed in the Rural of Jan. 
10th apiece headed, “ What Farmer’s Boys ought 
to Know.” According to that register I think 
there are a few things a farmer’s girl should 
know, namely: 
1. To wash and dress herself and keep her 
clothes in perfect order, and know how to keep 
house,—having a place for everything and every¬ 
thing in its place. 
2. Learn to spin wool and knit her own stock¬ 
ing-, 
3. Make good bread, pies and cake, roast a 
turkey, and get a meal of victuals in order. 
4. To milk the cows, skim the milk, and make 
good butter and cheese. 
5. To raise turkeys, chickens and pet lambs. 
0. To cut and make her own clothes; to know 
how to wash and make good soap. 
7. To know how to write a neat, appropriate 
letter, iu a good hand, and fold and superscribe 
it pvo perl y. 
8. To know how to use a sewing machine in a 
skillful manner. 
9. Should know how to sing and play on the 
molodeon. Sauaii Jane Hues. 
St. Charles, Ul., Jan,, 1803, 
Best Winter Fears. 
Which are I hr brut nineties of IV'iNfrt* Pears? 
Mr. Wrotei ns, of Rochester, recommended 
Joseph do Malines, Winter Nelis, E. Bourn.*, Law¬ 
rence, l-lpine Dumas, and Benrro d’Arcmberg. 
Mr Maxwell, of Seneca, had ripened Glout 
Moreeau well, and was pleased with it. as he was 
also with Epioc Dumas and Winter Nelis. 
Mr. Moody liked the Lawrence; it was agood 
peur and a lino keeper. 
Mr. Beadle, of rib Catharines, was about dis¬ 
couraged with winter pears- He thought, per¬ 
haps the climate was uot right. The trees were 
young, and perhaps when they got age the unit 
might he better. 
Mr. Lek, of Newark, grew Winter Nells and 
Vicar evteusively. The Vicar was lino when 
well ripened. With him they often obtained a 
line red cheek, and the tree was wuudertully 
productive—loo much so. The Lawrence spots 
some, but the trees are young. 
Mr. Hooker was convinced that wo needed 
more experience in the mode of ripening winter 
peal's. Many persons grow a few winter jjeurs 
on young ‘ 
up, or ” 
Have asm of <mr new or old var ieties <f O-rapes beenin- 
j ur ,ii in their constitution by what art called " cicwut 
m etho<U of Promoation /” 
II E UoOKXR was glad to have this question 
discu^ci), because some of the new grapes, the 
Delaware in particular, had a constitution that 
c^ave some plausibility to the charge that the new 
varieties had been injured by excessive propaga¬ 
tion He had observed that the new grapes, the 
Delaware in particular, grew a tow years, then 
failed and the nurseryman was blamed. Bottom 
heat produced by hot water, facilitated propaga¬ 
tion but he could not. believe that tins system 
injured the vines. When the plants were good 
and strong, they made a good growth, but some 
of the newer varieties were rather delicate* or 
rather slender in fruit at first. In answer to a 
nuestion, Mr. H. said he. had never seen any dif¬ 
ference between plants grown from cuttings or 
single eyes. Some had thought that plants pro¬ 
duced from green shoots would not make good 
plants, but he. could not see the reason why. 
The system of propagation was very much tike 
Best Grapes for Family use. 
Wki/H arc the best three. Satina GrOP'* for /amity use / 
Judge Larrowk named Catawba. At Ham- 
mondsport, in the drift soil, the Catawba will 
ripen as early as the Isabella. Next to that the 
Diana, and then the Delaware. The Delaware 
was good to eat, good for wine, but was thin- — „— - . 
skinned, and would not keep. on young trees, put them away on a shell to dry 
K. W. Lay, of Greece, recommended the Con- up, or ill treat them in some other way, and the 
cord. Diana aud Delaware. varieties get a bad name, undeservedly. I’or 
Jost Ait Salter, of Rochester, said the Dela- early winter pears Mr. 11. recommended Beurre 
ware was his first choice, a good grape, hardy. Die) Winter Nelis, Beurre d Aremberg, and 
fair grower, and productive. It did not keep Lawrence. Later iu the wulter, Easter Heuvre, 
very well. Next to this in quality was Diana, <;lout Moreeau, and BeurreeGns d'Hlver Nou- 
but it was not alwayHsure to ripen in this locality. ve mt. , , „ 
With good car© it would ripen, but when neglect,- jg. Frost recommended Beurre Gns d lltver 
ed overbeam and doea not ripen evenly. The Nouveau, Winter Nelis and Easter Beurre. 
Diana was* a good, keeping grapo. Next to these The President said Winter Nelis and Law- 
h,. placed Concord, which was of second quality, r cuce were fine with him. The Vicar had done 
a "ftod grower, not a very good keeper, and when wo l], but was not equal in quality to the others. 
over-ripe is fiat and insipid. 1 he Groveling The Joseph de Malines bad been well spoken ot 
promised well, and might lake the place of tho i, y a ll who had expressed an opinion. The Wm- 
Concord. ter Nelis and Lawrence were also general 
W. B. Smith was surprised to hear that the favorites. 
Delaware was not a good keeper. 1 lo had it fine 
up to a few days ago—much better than Isabella. 
On tlie lsth December found clusters on the 
vines that, had endured pretty hard frosts, and 
they were good. His choice was Hartford Pro¬ 
lific or Concord, and Delaware and Diana. 
Mr. Downing would select Delaware, Crovo- 
I'uig, and Allen’s Hybrid. The Delaware hears 
fruTt well, but, will uot keep long after picking. 
Rebecca is the beat keeper. 
Substitute for Court Ft.aster. — Never 
having seen iu print an excellent substitute for 
court plaster, for cuts and bruises upon the hands 
in cold weather, I give you tilO following: 
Take half a dozen pig's feet, well cleaned for 
cooking, and boil to a jelly of say about half a 
pint or legs—then spread with a brush on any 
waste scraps of silk, and we find it equal to any 
adhesive plaster we have ever used. Any fatty 
substance in the boiling of the feet raises to the 
surface, and when cold can easily bo removed. 
One of its chief cxeellcnoiosis, that it costs noth¬ 
ing but the trouble of preparing, which may 
deter people from trying it, on the principle, 
little cost, little worth.—Country Gentleman. 
crood many Delawares that were forced by heat, 
and half of them died. They would not live with¬ 
out extraordinary care, mulching, &e. It was 
the some with animals; if they were tenderly 
kept and then suddenly exposed to hardships, 
they would .suffer and perhaps die. > 
Mr ItooKEF. said tins was the point. I ho 
change should not be sudden, but the plant 
ghould be ripened and hardened off gradually. 
E Moody, of LockporL said one of his neigh¬ 
bors bought one hundred Delaware plants of Mr. 
Iloag, from his forcing house, lie didn't think 
they would grow at all, but to his disappoint¬ 
ment they did make a great growth, almost like 
Concords. Vines, like anything else, should be 
hardened off before exposure. 
Mr Barry’s opinion was, that a Delaware 
grown under glass, well grown and well ripened, 
was worth three grown out of doors. T he aid of 
glass and bottom heat made the very perfection 
of propagation. The wood became wolf matured, 
and every bud sound. Some, he was aware, 
would grow poor plants under any system. 
H. N. Lanowortbt, of Greece, had been un¬ 
fortunate iu his attempts to obtain fruit from the 
Delaware. Had been planting four or five years, 
but had not yet a plant lit to bear. 
W. B. Smith, of Syracuse, thought tho Dela¬ 
ware had often been injured by the manner of 
plantin ir . Many purchase plants in pots and sot 
the ball"of earth in the ground just as it comes 
from the pot This was not. right; the ball should 
be broken and the roots spread out, and he 
govtintUuvat 
Indiana Statn Fomolooical Society. — Tho annual 
meeting of this Association for 1803, commenced its ses¬ 
sions at tho State House, at 10 A. M., Jan. 7th. There wits 
a fair representation of the fruit-growers of Indiana, who 
spent tho greater portion of the day in the revision of thn 
fruit list. Dr. W uuiKlt, of Cincinnati, took an active 
part in the discussions. Tho show of winter fmIts, ap- 
[dcH and pears, won very line, Lewis J ami:*, of Center- 
villo, presided, and Uko. M. Beeler, of this city, was 
Secretary pro tent. Tho election of officer* for tho ensu 
ing two years took place at tlie evening session, resulting 
as follows: President—l. D. G. NELSON, Fort Wayne. 
Fee Presidents — Joseph Orr, Luporto ; Lewis Jones, 
Wayne; John O. Shoemaker, Terry; W. II. Kagan, Put 
num. Trensurri - J. C. Teas, Henry. Secretary —Geo. M, 
Heeler, Marion. A Fruit Committee of ono front each 
Congressional District was elected, 
Keeping and Ripening Winter Pears. 
I y bat is the best method of keeping the Winter pears ? 
What is the best method of ripmiing Winter Pears? 
Mr Hooker thought, the most important point 
was to keep pears cold. Wittier pears should bo 
well ripened oti the trees. They should remain 
on until tilt- leaves ripen and there is danger ul 
JYost. They should then be gathered and kept, 
in a cold room us long as they can stay without 
freezing. This will generally bn about the fust, 
0 f December. Then barrel them np and put m 
a cold cellar where they can remain until fit for 
use Some bring them into a warm room to 
ripen, and perhaps in this way they might obtain 
a richer flavor* W Mr. II. thought they were 
refreshing when taken from the cold cellar for use. 
Mr. Le® allowed pears to remain on trees as 
late as possible. Then put them in half barrels 
and allowed them to remain in the born as long 
us it, was safe, when they were put in tho cellar. 
Had ripened. Vicars with a red cheek in the 
cellar. Sent pears to Eastern markets by express 
directly from tho collar, without ripening. This 
winter obtained $12 per barrel for Winter Nelis 
and $10 for Vicar. Lawrence sells higher. 
President. - The experience of gentlemen 
seems to indicate that the. proper course for win 
■for pears is to allow them to remain on the trees 
until well matured, then to keep them in masses, 
as in barrels or half-barrels, and as cool as pos¬ 
sible. 
Best Twelve Winte Applos. 
Whi/h are the lest twelve varieties e] Winter Apples, for 
family use? 
Rhode Island Greening was named as one of 
the twelve, and received unanimous vote. 
Snitzonburgh was named, but was objected to 
because the tree was not healthy and vigorous, 
and in most cases unproductive. Lost, 13 to 8. 
Red Canada had but ono dissenting vote. 
Northern Spy. Mr. IIerbendben said it was 
the beat continuous bearer they had. It over- 
cropn. 
Mr. Moody spoke in praise of the Spy. 
B. F. Robinson, Bun., of Rochester, said it was 
the best apple he cultivated. Adopted unani- 
m Twenty Ounce* Tollman Sweet and King of 
Tompkins County, were each adopted unant* 
mousl 
grass, on a straggling manen oi me i/maw are, 
fate in November, and perfectly sound. 
Mr. Beadle found the good quality the great¬ 
est objection to their keeping with him. 
Mr. Olmhtkad said Delaware ripened with him 
the 26th of September, and they were allowed to 
hang on the vines until the 11th of October. He 
had them yet, and though somewhat shriveled 
they retained their flavor. 
Mr. SrENCB inquired if growers generally had 
experienced any difficulty from the attack of 
wasps, ants, &e. They very much annoyed him 
last season, eating Delawares and leaving only 
tho skin. ...... 
Judge Larrowk said last fall Ins grapes were 
troubled in tho same way, but wasps will not 
trouble the grape unless the skin is broken, which 
is apt to be the case when crowded in tho bunch, 
and the Delaware is very apt to be so, and the 
skin is so thin it easily breaks. In preparing and 
sending them to market they have to bo dealt 
with very carefully. 
The President had kept Delaware grapes be¬ 
tween layers of paper as well as the Isabella, and 
better, but not us well as Rebecca and Diana. 
Mr Hoag found it difficult to select three, but 
would take Hartford Prolific, Delaware and Di¬ 
ana. He would also like to add Rebecca, which 
was very productive when the vine obtained age. 
[)id not like the Concord, as it cracks. He could 
not obtain four cents a pound for his crop. 
said there was uo accounting for 
Remedy against Moths.— An ounce of gum 
camphor and one of tho powdered shell of red 
pepper are macerated in eight ounces of strong 
alcohol for several days, then strained. With 
this tincture tho furs or cloths are sprinkled 
oyer, and rolled up in sheets. Instead of the 
pepper, bitter apple may be used. This remedy 
is used in Russia under tho name of the Chinese 
Tincture for Moths.- Sat. Eve. Pont. 
Indianapolis Journal- 
Winter Cars op Fruit.— The editor of the Gardener's 
Monthly says, whenever u quantity of fruit in piled up iu u 
Inup, it begins, what is called in common language, “ to 
sweat.” This sweating brings an oily substance to the 
Outside. Sweating will also occur without the fruit being 
piled up as spoken of, hut it in more slow; and if it bo 
tliinly on a shelf, it is in its most legitimate way. This 
sweating routs the skin with a kind of varnish, whirh re 
sists the. action of the ntnjosphcrc and certainly promotes 
the keeping qualities of the fruit This varnish ought not 
to be removed hy any means, handling being one of tho 
certaiu ways of doing so. Let the fruit, therefore, he 
placed at first simply .on the shelves, and little else will he 
wanted but looking over them and picking Out decayed 
ones, and tho place being kept cool anil welt ventilated, 
there is a tolerable certainty of their keeping well, other 
things also being favorable. 
ware had often been Injured by the maimer ni 
plantin ,r . Many purchase plants in pot* and sot 
the balf of earth In the ground just as it comes 
from the pot This was nut right; the ball should 
be broken and the roots spread out, and he 
thought it a good plan to cut a portion of them 
v. Townsend, a year ago last fall, pur¬ 
chased one hundred Delaware® at Genova. 
Heeled them in, and in the spring found the 
roots and planted them out, and they had 
done well. L , , , , J 
Mr. Younglovk, of Steuben, had purchased ol 
Dr. Grant small plants of tlie Delaware, very 
small; but they all lived and made a fine growth. 
Judge Larrowk, of Hammouclsnort, ( had 
planted both layers and pot plants, ami he didn't 
know that there waa any difference in the growth 
after they got started. They sue all fine plants 
now. The Delaware, after it get* a little age, 
makes as fine a growth as the Isabella. 
E. C. Frost, of Schuyler Co., found that plants 
grown under glass had ripe wood and sound 
buds to the very end of the shoot*, but when 
grown out-doors the ends of the shoots are not 
ripened. . . , , 
E. Frost, of Rochester, described the common 
mode of propagation. Had planted out 5,000 
Young plant*, aud not lost ten, while they had 
.Fickle for Beef.- To 8 gallons of water arid 
2 pounds of brown sugar, 1 quart of molasses, 4 
ounces of saltpeter, and line salt till it will float 
an egg. Beef put up in this way w ill keep good 
without absorbing so much salt as to make it hard 
and tough when cooked. 
To Make Gloss Black .Irk. —Take of soft 
maple bark 8 quarts, and copperas 4 oz. : boil 
the bark and add the copperas; boil down to the 
gloss you want 
[SPECIAL NOTICE.) 
Satisfied. —Many housewives who have been using 
Soda for yours have become satisfiied that Die [.and & Co’s 
Chemical SaleralUS is better for all purposes than Soda, aud 
therefore cannot bo Induced to use Soda or any other brand 
of Saleratus. 
Drstrcction or Tlant mom with the Fumes or Res¬ 
in.— M. DklalkOX writes us follows to the Revue Uorli- 
cole :—“For a long time tlie greater part of horticulturists 
who Occupied themselves with the culture of the pouch, 
employed, for the destruction of aphides which infested 
this tree, the fumes of tobaooo,- an excellent method, I 
admit, but which bus nlwny* appeared to mo very expen 
Hive: that method t have replaced with success by unothor, 
tlie cost of which is comparatively insignificant. For hbv 
oral years I have used the fumes of resin, which supplies 
them more abundantly than tobacco, and which thus far 
has given mo results equally satisfactory. It suffices, I 
think, to point out this expedient to the attention of hor¬ 
ticulturists, who should not hesitate to use it, seeing tho 
little cost of resin as compared with that of tobacco.” 
Dr- Stence , , . ., . ■ - | 
taste. The Gatawba was lost tight of, yet when 
it was ripe there was no grape that would com¬ 
pare with it- The Delaware was sweet, but it 
did uot have the rich, luscious flavor of the Ca¬ 
tawba. Named Catawba, Delaware and Diana. 
Judge Miller found tho Kelley Island Cataw¬ 
ba.* richer aud sweeter than those grown in Cin¬ 
cinnati, or iu .Southern Missouri. He had these 
"rapes in perfection last year the 20th of March, 
" Mr. Moody liked the Delaware; it waa per 
fectly hardy, much more so than Isabella and 
Catawba, and did not run all to wood. His 
choice was Delaware, Diaria and Concord. With 
good cultivation the Concord was a pretty good 
grape, better before than when fully ripe. The 
Diana was an excellent, grape, and never rots. 
It should not have very rich soil. On light soil 
it comes next to Delaware. 
Mr. Maxwell, of Geneva, did not tike the 
Catawba much. It was said a person must bo 
©to i’uMitftot* to the i’utoif 
Fed’s Pleasant was recommended by W. B. 
Smith, and was adopted with two dissenting 
votes. Mr. S. considered it unequaled for eating 
about the last of January, 
Roxbury Russet proposed, but rejected by a 
large vote. 
Kaineuso wa« recommended. L. B. Langwor¬ 
thy said it was the best apple the Lord had ever 
made, but waa subject to mildew, and It was 
almost impossible tn get a good specimen. Oth¬ 
ers bore testimony lo its good quality, but lia¬ 
ble to fungus, 11 was rejected by a vote of 13 to 10. 
Wagoner was unanimously adopted. 
Fomme Gris adopted 0 to 4. 
Fall Pippin wo* strongly recommended by 
L. B. Langworthy and others, on account of its 
fine quality, but was rejected on account of its 
unproductiveness, by a vote of 8 to 6. 
Hubbardson’s Nonsuch suggested, but lost. 
Baldwin aud Melon were unanimously recom¬ 
mended. .. 
Yellow Bellflower recommended, but rejected, 
and the same was the fate of the tiwaar. 
Green Sweeting was adopted with only one 
dissenting voice, and the Golden Russet unani¬ 
mously. 
G sowing Kvkkgkkbnb from Sbkd.— Dry air is fatal to 
tecdling evergreens, While confined air is equally injurious. 
Tho art in to combine a moist atmosphere, with a pure, 
free air—a deep sandy soil ou an open Northern aspect, 
especially if the soil in such u» never gels dry or very wet, 
will open furnish .til that is necessary. A certain way, 
however, Is to sow In a frame, which is raised at tho four 
comers u few Inches, no as to admit a current of air under 
While the frame, being kept close, will keep in the mois¬ 
ture pretty well. Tho glass of the sashes should he white¬ 
washed, aud if set with its face, to tlie North, so much the. 
better. They may be transplanted when either one or two 
years old, according to their height, say two or three inch 
es.— Gardener's Monthly. 
Mr. Share, of LockporL, said his experience 
was perhaps worth relating. When he planted 
hiB orchard ho had in it a patch of milk-weed and 
another of Canada thistle*. lie succeeded in 
killing the milk-weed, but the more he tried to 
kill the thistles the more they lived ami pros¬ 
pered. His story was that they should be eradi¬ 
cated, but he WftS unable to unike hi* works and 
theory agree. He remembered an old friend In 
Connecticut who had troubled himself a long 
while to make his works agree with his fuith, and 
being discouraged with his many failures, t hought 
he would try and make his faith Agree with hi.* 
works, and so turned Universalist. Taking a 
hint from this lie tried to make himself believe 
that it wna right and proper the thistles should be 
there. They formed an excellent green manure, 
may be plowed under, and up come the new 
shoots, as green as a meadow, to bo plowed under 
again, to enrich the soil, while the roots go down 
very many feet iu search of nutriment, which 
they bring to the surface, and which by plowing 
under wc have for the nourishment of our trees. 
Mr. S. would, therefore., suggest, and particu¬ 
larly for the benefit of those who felt ashamed of 
iniuiua arc due amt ordered. 
Vir Raid tho article entitled “Flower Seeds for Rural 
A gent*, 1 ’ in lust column of preceding page. 
About Ci.CB Tkumh, k.0.— We endeavor to adhere otrietly 
to imr Club rate*, which require a ceitain number of Bub- 
scribcr* to get tho paper at » Bpccitlcd price — wiy ten to 
got it at $I,."A) per copy, k/:- Rut, in ariHwor to frequent 
Inquiries, ve would state that, in cases where from four to 
six copies at" ordered at SI,.70 each, with a rciiaonable pros¬ 
pect of filling up a club of ten, wo will semi them—aud 
when the club is completed shail rend extra copy, &e. Thin 
will accommodate those who do not wiidi to wait tyr others. 
Any person who in not an agent, sending the dub rate 
($1,60) for a single copy (the Price of which in $2,) will only 
receive the paper the length of time the money payn Tor at 
fuU single copy price. The only way to get tho Rural for 
less than S3 a year, in to form or Join a club. 
Don't Rkmit “Hiiini'mktku.a," Cj; ix.ua, be. — Agents 
and others remitting for the Rural will please bear in mind 
that fractional note* or “shinpUmtem,” issued either by 
corporations or individuals (except the checks of the Trear 
California Win is. —A Snn Kratieineo paper speaking of 
of one of the most extensive wine manufacturers of that 
vicinity says—“ Resides these extensive repositories here, 
they have, at Woll'skili’s, and other vineyards near Los 
Angelo*, storing vault* containing upwards of 000,000 gal 
Ions of wiuu in all, and about 20,000 gallons of brandy. 
At their own vineyard they have 22,000 vines iu bearing; 
but they purchase tho yearly crop of some 1100 or IflO acres 
more in that vicinity, aud a portion of the crop grown at 
Anaheim. They have scut East $70,000 worth of wine 
tiic present season.'’ 
BARBERRY FOR HEDGES 
Eds, Rural New-Yorker: —naving teen 
several inquiries in the Rural abou t tho Barberry 
bush as a hedge plant, and where the seeds could 
be had, I will try to give some of the information 
desired. The barberry bush grows wild by 
thousands near New Haven, Conn., and bears a 
multitude, of scarlet berries, which get ripe in 
Nobody has tho seeds for sale, because 
Rkd Camomile to Dkhtroy T.nskcts.— The Journal 
d' Horticulture dr, Belgium (date* that a powder made from 
the flower* Of the red camomile [Pyrethrum roicum) emitu 
“ an odor bo strong and penetrating that it kill* all tlie in 
sect* and all the vermin of which until now no certain 
agent Of destruction tew been found.’' 
n any quantity, mo ueiaware, too, is oi uus autumn 
diaracter, and he considered it unobjectionable. . u ch a wortUlew stirub a * this has 
Ihe grape cures oi Europe oi winch we had , / „ , . , , , , , , 
leard, were no fables. A friend, of New Haven, had the name oi being. I asked an old tanner 
in invalid of long standing, had recently re- who lived in the barberry bush section, if it waa 
turned from Europe, entirely cured by the use tru(> that it wou |d blast rye. “ Yes,” said he, “ it 
ff grapes in large quantities. # willj b ut how ? When it is in bloom, the rye on 
the leeward side of it will be blasted for a dis- 
Beet three Grapes for Market tauce of eight or ten feet if the wind remains 
Whidi are the best three Xaline laltU Grapes Jar sat' * Steady tWO Of three days, white OH tilO Other sides 
W. B. Smith thought that for market a differ- 5t will be plump, up to the edge of the bush.” 
SnmSSM TM. -low, plainly euough Hal Ibnpo.lea .1 tbo 
Muscadine and the Isabella, made large and flower settles on the rye when it is in bloom and 
early by ringing, had taken the lead in the Syrtv poisons it I never heard of its injuring another ] 
cuse market, sold for the highest price. plant except rye. Ou my father’s farm ia a soli- 
Judge Larrowk recommended for market f , * * , ... 
Catawbu, Diana and Rebecca. tary bush in the midst of a stony pasture. It has 
_ neither increased nor decreased, and I have 
Best Wine Grape. known it for 33 years. I know of another bush 
u/ ? on an adjoining farm, about ten feet high, which 
Which u the best Nattve Grape ferr Wtm / ,, . ’ . 
_ , T ., v. c be&rs hdl of berries. It grows on heavy sward 
Judge Larrowk said Catawba made the best , . . 
wine. Isabella produced a light wine much liked ^ an( ^ but aoea not spread either by seed or root, 
by Germans that were accustomed to the Rhe- I have been particular in describing theeo two 
1’aint to Endcrk.—M r. Rivmts says, that boiling coal 
tar with slaked lime, will make a shining surface ou 
woodwork, and walls of any kind, which is as imperisha 
ble as stone: it i*, therefore, better than all the paints in 
the world, for the outside work of outhouses and build 
inga connected with tire garden. 
Nurservmkn and Dealers in Fruit Trees are referred to 
tlie advertisement of Mr. O. II. Rookrs, offering a finu lot 
of trees at a bargain, as they must he removed from tin? 
ground now occupied. The opportunity is a rare one. 
Tim largest flower known is Rafflesia Arnold!, a para 
site, found on the Island of Java. The flower measures 
two feet across. The seed are so small as to be discernible 
only thro ugh the microscope. 
Thk SkaKON continue* remar liable. The ground isopen 
and some of our nurserymen are improving the opportuni¬ 
ty to put in stocks, transplant, ic.‘ 
