l0diniltitwt 
flowering bulbs in winter. 
We have been requested to give the best 
method of flowering bulbs in the house during 
the ■winter, particularly the Hyacinth, and 
although the season is getting somewhat ad¬ 
vanced, wc will give the desired information os 
briefly as possible. 
CULTURE OK THE HYACINTH IN POTS. 
The soil most suitable for the Hyacinth is com¬ 
posed of two parts sandy loam, one-quarter loaf 
mold from the woods, and one-quarter thor¬ 
oughly decomposed manure. The common pots, 
rather deeper than wide, will answer. A suc¬ 
cession of flowers may be had for two or three 
months, by adopting the following method:—Fill 
as mauy pots as you desire to have plants with 
the compost already described, in November or 
December, insert the bulbs and put them iu some 
cool place, where they can be kept for some time 
without being excited into growth—a cool, dry 
cellar is about as good a place as any. Then, at 
intervals of a fortnight, or so, remove some of 
them to the parlor and give them a good water¬ 
ing with tepid water, and they will immediately 
commence to grow, and the result will be a suc¬ 
cession of line flowers for a long period. It is 
now so late in the season, it will be necessary to 
start them into growth at once. 
a large number of varieties of the Crocus, some 
of the best of which are, Crocus Versicolor, or 
Feathered Purple; Ruisians. or Cloth of Gold, 
striped orange and purple; Biflorus, striped, 
white and purple; Sulphurous, or Cream Col¬ 
ored; and Luteus, or Common Yellow. These 
require about the same treatment as Hyacinths 
in pots. The Crocus is very pretty when grown 
in a common pot. the surface being covered with 
moss. Nothing could look finer than a wire 
basket suspended and filled with moss, in which 
the bulbs of the Crocus may be planted. If the 
moss is kept constantly wet they will flower 
beautifully. Those who live near cities can 
obtain hanging vases of porcelain and other 
materials, in which the Croons may be grown in 
earth, as in pots; and those who have not the 
means or opportunity to obtain them iu this 
way. can go to the woods and find knots and 
cones, that with a little taste and ingenuity will 
make vases as beautiful and more appropriate 
than anytliiug to be found in the stores. 
WESTERN EDITORIAL NOTES. 
SALIiC ALBA A “MILITARY NECESSITY”—ANCIENT 
HISTORY PROVES IT. 
THE HYACINTH IN GLASSES. 
This is a very easy way to obtain fine flowers 
in winter. Place the best bulbs you can obtain 
in glasses of rain water, the darker the color of 
the glass the better, because the roots.dislike 
light. Set them iu a dark place, and not too cool, 
for a few days, until you see the roots have got 
a pretty good start, when they may be removed 
to the parlor, but not placed where the light is 
strong for a few days. As soon as the leaves get 
a good healthy green, place them in a strong 
light, and where air can be obtained. The 
water should be changed every week or so, and 
this must be done without removing the bulb, or 
the roots will bo injured. The window is a 
good place for flowering all bulbs, because the 
light is good, and there is always some air. 
Turn the glasses frequently around, to prevent 
their growing too much tn one side, and change 
the water about once a week. To invigorate 
I cannot forego the pleasure of publishing the 
following extract from a private letter, written by " 
as shrewd, intelligent and practical a Horticul¬ 
turist as there is in the West. And l publish it s ' 
without his knowledge or consent, simply be¬ 
cause of the important military suggestions it 
contains. 
“I wish you a very happy New Year! I hope 
to see you oftener than 1 did bust year. I have, 
however, tracked you often within the last v 
twelve months, and by the prints I think you 
were generally headed In the right direction. 
“ But would it not be more sociable iu you to r 
keep right along with your friends, than to jog 
right off in another direction? Cannot you make 1 
a whistle out of a White Willow? 1 think you 
can—yes, I think you can accomplish more with it 
than McClellan ever accomplished with the 
spade, or Burn SIDE with the bayonet, 
“The great trouble with our distinguished 1 
men of the day is. they do not look back into his¬ 
tory and profit by the past If they had done so, 
they would have seen that the White Willow can 1 
do all I claim for it. 
“ I have been studying Ancient History, and I 
have come to the conclusion that it was neither 
more nor less than the White Willow that Rorin- 
son Crusoe used to make stockades of to keep 
off the savages! 1 
a I am very sorry I had not gone back to his¬ 
tory two years ago; since, in that ease, we could 1 
have had Lee’s army hemmed in with an impen¬ 
etrable barrier, less than forty feet high. But it 1 
is not too late yet. Cannot you induce Govern¬ 
ment to plant one next spring?—and if it only 
grows fifteen feet high next summer -like the 
one we read of—it would bo a fair commence¬ 
ment toward hemming in Lee and his army 
where they are, while we are whipping Bragg & 
Co. in detail. And as this willow grows just as 
well in water ason land, it might be well enough 
to try a hedge across the harbor at Charleston. 
If it would only succeed, the’ cost would be 
infinitely less than keeping up a blockading 
squadron.” 
These are important suggestions. It must be 
that other people have been studying Ancient 
History, and that the prospective demand for the 
cuttings by the Government lias been anticipated; 
for I have heard of one instance where an enter¬ 
prising farmer paid Jive dollars -per hundred for 
one thousaml of these cuttings!—a well authenti¬ 
cated instance, too! 
AN ENTOMOLOGICAL QUESTION. 
Charles B. Felton, of Makauda, Illinois, in 
a paper read before the Executive Board of the 
Illinois State Agricul tural Society, at its last meet¬ 
ing, thus talks of enemies to the peach that he 
finds it necessary to fight: 
“ The borer is cut out spring and full. The 
, earth is removed from the collar of the tree, 
[ partly with the hoe and partly with a small 
C wooden paddle, to avoid wounding the bark, and 
the worm is followed to his lodging with a curved 
metal, or a straight wooden probe. The usd of 
| the probe, made of whalebone or hickory, often 
j expedites the work considerably, as one can cut 
down upon it without dulling the knife.” 
t BUT HERB IS THE QUESTION. 
5 “We have another worm here, infesting the 
i peach tree, which I have never seen described. 
1 It is from one-half to three-fourths of an inch 
r long and the thickness of a sewing thread, white, 
x with two brown bars on the back near the head, 
3 These bars are only seen under a magnifier. 
. My sons and I call them ‘thread worms’ for 
t want of a better name. 
e “Unlike the borers, each of which has its own 
e burrow, those worms are found in numbers to- 
fruit trees for a mulch, lie says it makes as good 
mulch as corn stalks, and will decay quite as 
soon. He mulches his pear orchard with it, and 
regards it equal in value to any straw on com 
stalk mulch he lias ever used. 
♦ - 
VARIETIES OF GRAPES. 
■— 
Ens. Rural Nfiw-YORKEit*— At this time, 
when such an accumulation of varieties of the 
grape has taken place; when so many worthless 
varieties are still finding sale and circulation, 
and many of a quite tender character are being 
indiscriminately planted in Northern localities 
where they cannot possibly succeed; it would 
scein that a list of the hardiest varieties of Table 
and Wine Grapes, of fair (good) to best quality, 
is specially called for by Northern cultivators. 
I now send such an one, and I also add the names 
of some varieties that should be generally re¬ 
jected as utterly worthless. 
A Ivey, or Hagar, Table, black, very good, 
greatly esteemed. 
Albino , Table, white, very good, estimable. 
Alexander, Table and Wine, black, fair for 
table, tine for wine. 
Ariadne , T and W, deep purple, lair, fine for 
August Coral, T, red, very early, honeyed 
sweet, estimable. 
Baldwin, see York Madeira. 
Black Guignard , Wine, makes superior dark 
wine. 
Braddock, T, purplish, very early, sweet, good. 
Black Imperial, T, earliest, black, very large, 
very sweet, molting, hangs on long, estimable. 
Black King, T ami W, early, small, good. 
Bowman, T, dark purple, quite early, very 
good. 
Carter’s Favorile, T and W, black, fair for table, 
fine for wine. 
Canby’s August, see York Madeira. 
C'atawissa or Creveling, T, black, large, very 
early, finest early market berry. 
Clinton, T and W, black, veiy early, fair table, 
fine wine. 
Cassady, T, greenish white, sweet, very good. 
Concord , T and W, black, large, very good, 
liue for wine, hangs long. 
Conell, T, very large, deep purple, excellent 
Cunningham, T and W, black, small, excellent 
fort able and wine. 
Early Amber or Northern Muscadine (Shakers) 
T and W, amber, rather sweet, but little flavor, 
drops off. 
Elizabeth , T, dull white, sweet, very good, 
estimable. 
Etsingburg, T and W, black, small, sweet, ex¬ 
cellent. 
Empire, T, dark, very large, sweet at maturity, 
hangs long. 
Eugenia, T, black, early, sweet, good. 
Franldm, T and \V, black, small, early, sweet, 
very good for table and wino. 
Golden Clinton, T, yellowish, small, mild acid 
good. 
Gridley, 1’ and W, purple, small, quality like 
Clinton. 
Hannah , T, dark purple, sweet, beautiful, very 
good. 
Holmes, (Fox) T and W, purple, large, good 
for wine and preserves, hangs late. 
Hart’s White, see Elizabeth, white. 
Hartford Prolific, T and W, black, large, very 
early, very good, often fulls off. 
KUbOrnc or Kitchen, W, black, large, good, for 
wino and preserves. 
Labe., T, black, large, very good. 
La Ice’s Seedling, T. black, large, early, sweet, 
good. 
comprise a few of the most worthless of the Fox 
class:— American Hamburgh, Blood's Black and 
White. Brown and White Sugar, Burlington, Bur¬ 
ton’s Early, Charter Oak, Chippewa, (barren,) 
Dartmouth, Eudom. Fitchburg; Fox, Black, Red 
and White; Lowell Globe, Massequoit, Massa¬ 
chusetts White, Neponset, Bmuioy Fox, Rage, 
Strawberry. 
Flushing:, N. Y., 1863. Wm. R. I’ki.ncu. 
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ORCHARDING IN THE WEST. 
Ens. Rural New-Yorker: — The following 
observations, though offering but little that is 
new, may substantiate well known facts, and 
cause attention to very important points in grow¬ 
ing fruit successfully in central Wisconsin. 
Orchards of the apple and pear are the most 
successful planted on dry ridges, with the appli¬ 
cation of very little if any manure ; because the 
trees make a less vigorous growth, and ripen the 
wood better to stand the severe cold of winter. 
The soil should be cultivated lor several years, 
and the trees should be pruned with low heads ; 
the trunks should not exceed 2j or 3 feet. The 
reason is obvious,— the principal injury from 
frost is in the bodies, and low spreading trees are 
less exposed to high winds. 
A moutul of earth one foot iu height should 
be made about the tree in tho fall, to keep oil' 
the mice, aud several inches of straw spread live 
or six feet each way about it, to protect the roots 
from severe freezing. This protects them like a 
covering of snow. Many trees are killed at the 
roots, in light soils, while the tops are apparently 
uninjured. 
The Dwarf Fear is frequently killed in this 
way, the Quince being more tender than the 
Fear, hence the standard succeeds boat generally. 
There are trees hero eight years from planting, 
not surpassed iu health, vigor, or beauty of form 
by any of the same age iu Western New York. 
Fruit trees do not bear os early by two or three 
years as these, hence planter* must lie more pa¬ 
tient, aud they are rewarded by remarkably fair, 
and even line specimen*, high colored and well 
flavored. But, it is necessary that hardy varieties 
should be selected. Of these enough have been 
tried anti proved, to give a succession of early 
and late varieties. A careful attention to these 
hints will reward the tree-planter for his labor. 
Very great mistakes have been made, and be¬ 
cause careless and slovenly cultivators have uot 
succeeded, it does not prove that fruit-raising is 
impossible here. That it is practicable is proved 
by those who have pursued the care and culture 
recommended. Mark D. Willson. 
Fox LukC, Dodge Co., Wis. 
gijrtinUtunU UloUS, 
FRUIT GROWERS* ASSOCIATION OF UPPER 
CANADA. 
Tuts annual meeting uf the Fruit Grower’s Association 
of Upper Canada, was hold at tho Mechanics’ Institute 
Room*, Hamilton, on the 31st lust., the President, Judge 
Loon: in the Chair. F.. Moody, Esq., of Lockport N. Y., 
attended Us a delegate. from tho Fruit Growers’ Society of 
Western New York. We gather the following facts from 
the Hamilton fipectator, and we are In hopes of receiving 
a full account of discussions from the Secretary. 
A very valuable and interesting report from the com¬ 
mittee on publication was read and approved, and a vote 
of thank* to the Committee passed the meeting. The re 
port contained a great mass of information respecting tho 
cultivation of fruit in all parts Of tho Province, and the 
kinds found to succeed in different localities, aud the dis¬ 
eases to which they are subject, obtained from about sixty 
answers from different ports of the Province to queries put 
by tlie Fruit Committee of the Association. 
The President read a thurt address, when Hie meeting 
proceeded to the election of office-hearers for the ensuing 
them, dissolve an ounce of guano in a quart of pother—dozens, scores, and sometimes near a 
rain-water, adding about one-quarter of an ounce 
of chloride of lime, and apply about two tea- 
spoonfuls twice a week, after the flowers begin 
to show themselves. 
° ^ ^ 
Cf o fc* 
B naam®EB*^S 
ra rr> 
CULTURE OF THE CROCUS IN POTS. 
Crocus Pots are now in common use, and are 
of various patterns, and may be obtained at 
almost every seed store and at sorao of the 
crockery stores, They are perforated with holes, 
large enough to admit the bulbs, so that the 
pots, after being filled with a compost such as is 
recommended for Hyacinths, may have the bulbs, 
or tubers, inserted through the boles. There are 
hundred, attacking the tree below the surface of 
the ground. 
“They are not ‘cut out,’ but pulled out of a 
broad, shallow hole, often twisted together as the 
common earth worms are sometimes found. In¬ 
deed, they might readily be taken for young 
earth worms by a careless observer. After clear¬ 
ing the tree of them we apply lime or ashes, or a 
mixture of both, which destroys any we may 
have overlooked, i think them more injurious 
to trees over two years old than the borer.” 
i conversed with William Hadley, Esq., one 
of the largest peach growers in Illinois, on this 
subject. He is familiar with these “worms de¬ 
scribed by Mr. Pelton, —he thinks them borers 
in one of the stages of growth. Other experi¬ 
enced gentlemen who had seen them, doubted if 
they were borers. Mr. F. fails to tell us iu what 
manner they affect the tree, nad he been a 
little more specific the question might have been 
settled, perhaps. It may be easy for some one to 
do it now. 
THE USE OF HAZEL BRUSH. 
Dr. Long, of Alton, says, do not burn it when you 
grub it up. He uses it about his apple and other 
Logan, T, dark purple, early, qualitity ot year, wheu the following gentlemen were elected, vi/.:— 
Isabella. President —Judge Looik. 1st Vic* President ,— Geo. Leslie, 
Louisa, T, black, large, quality of Isabella. Esq., of Toronto, ‘hi Vic* Prt-tsdcnt—c. Arnold, Eeq., of 
Mary Ann , T, black, large, very early, quality l ’ ari>i - Secretary and Treasurer—1 >. W. Beadle, K«q , of 
Of Isabella, st 
, . , Messrs, J. G. Small, Robert Ball. W Holton, John Freed, 
Monteith, T, dark, early, sweet, good. .,, , . ’ ... 
’ ’ ’ , and George Living, were named thc bruit Committee. 
Aides, 1 , black, eat ly, medium, pleasant. The Secretary, and Messrs. Taylor and McGlvem, of St 
A orth American, 1 and W, black, large, early, Catharines, were appointed thu Committee on publication, 
sweet, excellent. UOMR- I). W. Boodle, (leorgo Leslie and Geo. Liking, 
Norton’s Virginia, If and W, black, small, very were appointed delegates to attend the meetings of tho 
parly, good table when matured, very fine for Fruit Growers’ Society of Western Now Y'ork. 
will *3 A Committee, consisting of the Vtee Presidents, Sccrc- 
Nardssa, T, very dark, large, very sweet, ** and Mesw*. Freed and LMt,g was ro 
. 1 ’ J 7 ’ “ the list ot prize* offered by tit* Board ol Agriculture tor 
delicious. fruits, to report at tho evening moiqlng. 
Oporto, W, black, medium, astringent, wine At the meeting In the evening their report wax tipprov- 
like Fort, edof, and the Secretary directed to send tho revised list 
Osmond, T and W, dark, medium, very good. of prizes to tho Secretary of tho Board of Agriculture, 
Perkins, (Fox) T, bronze red, very large, early, with a request that the Board would take it into consul 
beautiful, somewhat foxy, some aroma, sweet and eration ln making up the pme list for 1863. 
good at maturity. Th « Pl ‘ psldcnt ’ Vice Presidents, Secretary, and l)r. 
Pond's Seedling, T and W, blue, small, round, L. * ’ . \\ „ 
7 7 7 7 they might consider neoewury to procure the recognition 
pleasant. 0 f this Association in tho Agricultural Bill to be laid be- 
1 ’alter, T, dark amber, very large, somewhat foru parliament at the next Session, 
foxy, pleasant and sweet at maturity. It was decided that at the meeting in Toronto in July 
Jiamsdelt, (Fox) T, dull red, large, very early, next, the subject for discussion should be the small sum- 
sweet and pleasant met fruits. 
St. Catherine, T, purplish red, large, juicy, Paper* ou grtpe culture, by Mr. Arnold, of Paris, and 
delicious on the pruning of fruit trees in orchards, by Mr. Laing, 
,, ’ — ,, ,, , were then read, and votes of thanks to the writers passed 
Swatara, T, blue, small, excellent by ^ weoling ’ 
'Baylor's Bullitt, T, white,'.early, small, sweet, At th „ meeUug a greut jisplay of very fine varieties of 
excellent apples, some pears, and some very line specimens of the 
Troy Hamburgh, T and W, dark purple, large, Isabella, grape were exhibited and tested by members, and 
sprightly, similar to Isabella, not equal in quality, also specimens of wino manufactured from grapes by 
but earlier and more hardy. General Adamton and Mr. Arnold; the wine sent by Gen. 
Tryun, see York Madeira. Adamson was too new to enable the members present to 
Warren's Catawba, T and IV, bronze white, determine with certainty as to its quality, that exhibited 
, ...... . by Mr. Arnold was over a year old, and was ot very stood 
large, early, very sweet, makes delicious wine. 
Warren’8 Seedling, W, black, thick bloom, ’ -♦♦♦ 
makes admirable Fort wine. Flower Leaves in France.—I n the south of France 
While Globe, T. bronze, large, musky, sweet, a harvest of two and a half million of pounds weight of 
hangs long and improves. so1 ? fo J t about 
ttr , , e Tir , , , ,, _ , £250,000 sterling. It eouwsta of 100,000 pounds of loaves 
Winslow, W, black, small,yearly, same type as of thc ontI% „. blowmif ^ooo pound* of rose leaves, loo, 
Clinton, g'iOd for wine. OX) pounds of jessamine blooms, 70,000 pounds Of violets, 
York Maderi/t, T and W, black, medium, very 65 ,000 of acacia bud-. 30,000 pounds of tuberoses, and 
early, sweet, juicy, agreeable, fine for wine. 5,ooo pounds of jonquil iiowers. 
The following European varieties will, by cov- ' - 
ering during winter, mature their fruit in the Frc,t :y Kuuonc. -The ia*t great Horticultural show 
climate Of Maine:- Anvemaseria, Black July, nu.st rcmnrkable ever seen in Belgium. 
m . r> 1 t 11 , r\ 1 J 7 There wore more th&u 80,000 specimens of fruit exhibited* 
mack Cluster or Klack imrgumiy, Delaware . . uruv * . . . . 
„ - 7 * 7 Wimpri&iug 8,000 varieties. It required 9,000 plates Uj 
Raxiscbllllgj Rod Trammor ? Ruluudor^ Wlute hold this immense quantity of fruit. The Belgium gar- 
Burgundy, White Riessling, White Tokai. doners produced tho finest pears; the Germans the finest 
Rejected Farieltes of Grapes, — The following apples; and tilt: French the finest grapes. 
CURING HAMS WITHOUT SUGAR. 
In the Rural of the 17th 1 noticed an inquiry 
from M., Wayne Co., for a recipe for curing ham* 
without sugar or molasses: and in reply would 
say, I otico used sugar in curing hums, and my 
friends pronounced my bams superior. For an 
experiment, one season 1 used simple salt and 
water, Observing to place the hams in the cask, 
shank downwards, or as they grew iu the animal, 
and when I put (hem iu tho smoko house, in¬ 
stead of suspending them on nails, I placed them 
horizontally on racks, with the rind downwards— 
Unis both in the pickle and smoke retaining the 
juices of the moat, and my friends, ignorant of 
any change in my method of curing, pronounced 
them equally us fine as formerly. Since try¬ 
ing that experiment, I have discarded sugar in 
my pickle for hams, and fuel no finer ham abroad 
than 1 have on my owu table.—E. S. II., Niag¬ 
ara Co., N. Y, Jan., 1863. 
“M., Wayne Co.,” will find the following 
recipe for Curing Hams not ouly the cheapest, 
but the very best in the world:— For every six¬ 
teen pounds of ham, take one ounce of saltpeter 
and one pint of pure salt. Fack in a clean oak 
cask, sprinkling the salt between tho layers of 
moat. Dissolve the saltpeter and pour it over 
the whole —adding sufficient pure water to cover, 
(soft water is the best.) Let them lie in the 
brine perfectly covered by it, six weeks, and 
then smoke.—F. F. B., Batavia., N. Y, 1863. 
-.—...- 
A “BATCH” OF INQUIRIES, 
WHICH HOOD HOUSEWIVES WILL I’l.liASH ANSWER. 
To Color Silk Black.— Can any one inform 
me, through tho Rural, how to color silk a good 
permanent block?—A. J., Powval Center, Vt. 
Liquid Glue.—C an any one tell us, through 
the Rural, how to prepare liquid glue that will 
not mould by keeping?— L. C., Haverhill, Mass. 
Cone Frames.— l wish, through your columns, 
to obtain some instruction about cone frames — 
how to prepare the cones, and which is best, to put 
them on with glue or putty. Is there any wuy to 
make the cones stay closed? Any information 
will he gladly received iu regard to cone frames, 
or how to crystallize grass or plants.— A Sub- 
Bcrirkr, Pulton, N. 186.3. 
Mounting a Map.- Will you, or some of your 
subscribers, please inform me how to mount a 
map, and tho best preparation for fastening on a 
back of doth? Also, the manner of doing it? I 
have a large one of the United States, and wish 
to mount it.—M. A. II., Avoca, N. Y, 1863. 
Bleaching with Chloride ok Lime.— As 
the Rural is the best place that I know of to get 
useful information, 1 venture to ask for a little 
through your columns. I would like to know 
how to bleach with chloride of lime, both linen 
and cotton. Is it injurious to woolen? aud will 
it bleach straw? If some one, who knows, will 
answer, they will perhaps oblige, more tlum one. 
Su use RIDER. 
Puff Paste.— Will you be so kind as to ask 
some of your numerous correspondents, who 
have furnished those valuable recipes which 
have appeared from time to time in your inter¬ 
esting paper, the best method of making Puff 
Paste for turfs ?—and oblige very many of your 
constant readers. M rh. P. 
Rennet. Will you, or some of your subscri¬ 
bers, please, state through the columns of the 
Rural, tho quantity of prepared Rennet—and 
how to prepare it,—necessary for a gallon of 
milk in making cheese ? Au answer would 
greatly oblige- J. Miller, New Jersey. 
[SPECIAL NOTICE. J 
No Chance kok Dissatisfaction.— DkLa.nd & Co. 
authorize those who sell their goods to tell purchasers to 
use one-half of a paper of their Chemical Sate.ralus, aud 
then if they arc not. entirely satisfied with its superiority 
over Soda or uuy other brand of Salcratus to return thc 
balance and get the money for the wholo refunded. Thin 
Saleratus is perfect, therefore they are willing to let it 
stand or fall upon its own merit. 
Ehc i’uMislu'v to tin gttMto 
Flower Serbs for Rural Aoknts. —In remitting for 
an addition to tier club tho wife of u Post Master in Min¬ 
nesota says:—“Will get more subscribers if I can, as I am 
desirous that every family should posses* a copy. * * 
If you have any favors to bestow in tho way of choice 
flower seeds, they would ho very kindly received, as we 
have but little opportunity to obtain choice seeds.” Last 
year we distributed a large number of dollar packages of 
imported seeds among our Agent , and arc almost daily 
receiving acknowledgments of the unexpected flivor*. 
We intended to agreeably surprise many of our agents, in 
like manner, this year, by sending without promising them 
in advance—lint the above liint constrains us to say that 
we purpose distributing 500 or more dollar packages of 
choice flower seeds (imported by the most reliable seed- 
men iu tho country,) and that every lady Agent Friend 
will be remembered. And we shall take especial [Runs to 
send to every person forming a club of six, ten or more, 
previous to April 1st, and who may fail of securing any 
of the premium* already offered. Jink 31,18C3. 
About Club Terms, &c. -We endeavor to adhere strictly 
to our club rates, which require, k certain number of ub- 
snriber* to get the paper at a specified price — say ten to 
get it at $1,00 per copy, Ac. flat, iu answer to frequent 
inquiries, wo would state that, in cases where ) out four to 
six copies are ordered at $1,50 each, with a pm "liable Pros¬ 
pect of filling up a club of ten, wo will send them — -and 
when the club is completed shall send extra copy, Ac. This 
will accommodate those who do not wish to w ait for others. 
Any person who i« not au agent, sending the club rate 
($1.50) for a single copy (tho price of winch is $2,1 will only 
reccivo tho paper the length of thus the money pays for at 
full sin K lo copy price. Tho only mail to got the Rural for 
less than $2 a year, 1* to form or join a club. 
The Rural Brigade is fast filling up, but there i* yet 
room for new recruits. Fleanc send along your Company 
rolls, gentlemen. We can still supply rations (numbers) 
from January 1st. It is uot too late, therefore, to start uew 
lists or add to those already forwarded. Pick up the strag¬ 
glers, and also accommodate the eleventh-hour people who 
wish to enlist for the whole campaign (complete, volume.) 
