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TO MAKE POTATO STARCH. 
GROWING CAULIFLOWER. 
Starch made from the common potato, fur¬ 
nishes an excellent substitute for arrowroot 
as a wholesome, nutritious food for infants. It 
also makes a good, cheap pudding for the table’ 
if cooked like sago; and as it has not the medi¬ 
cal properties of the arrowroot, it is much to be 
preferred as an article of daily food, except for 
children who are subject to diarrhoea or summer 
complaint. The process of making tho starch ia 
simple, and the time required so short as to put 
it into the power of every one having tho means 
at hand. Wash any quantity of potatoes per¬ 
fectly dean, ami grate them into a tub half full 
of clean, cold water; stir it up well; let it settle, 
and then pour off the foul water; put the grated 
potatoes into a line wire or coarse hair sieve; 
plungR it into another tub full of clean, cold 
water, and wash the starch through the meshes 
of the sieve and throw the residue away; or 
wash it again if any starch rrmainsin the pomace; 
let it settle again, and repeat this process until 
the water comes off clear; scrape from the top 
any remains of the pomace; then take the starch 
out, put it on dishes to dry in a warm room, aud 
it will be fit for use immediately. When wanted 
for use, mix ns much as may he needed in cold 
water, and stir it into boiling milk, or water if 
preferred, and it. requires no further cooking. 
It also makes a stiff and beautiful starch for 
clearing thin muslins and laces. 
We suppose all agree that the Cauliflower is a 
most delicious vegetable, and when well grown, 
there are few crops that afford better remunera¬ 
tion to the grower for market. Many, however, 
fail to obtain good heads, and as a consequence 
we have numerous inquiries on the subject, 
which we will not at this time attempt to answer 
in detail, but will make a few suggestions which 
we have no doubt will be of advantage to all 
lovers of this very excellent vegetable. 
The first point is to obtain good plants, well- 
grown, aud not driven, long-legged things, such 
as are usually found fur sale in this and most 
other cities and villages. The best varieties we 
have ever grown are the Early Paris, Leoor- 
mand and Erfurt White. Early Paris is very 
early aud of fair size, and pretty sure to give 
good heads; Lenormand is later, very large and 
fine. At one time we considered this the very 
best Cauliflow er grown, hut for the past year or 
two, from some unknown cause, the seed we 
have imported from France has not proved so 
Erfurt White succeeded well last 
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oxlnhittui at mi ctjual number ot Fuivn. 
Combined Threshers and Cleaners, 
Threshers, Separators, Wood Saws, &c, 
All of the best In market. 
All of 11 to bent in rnurki»t Some of the mlvantutfefl of theno 
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‘T p,, r Price and deecnpttnn send for Circular*, and 
satiety yourself belor« purchasing. 
Address R. & if. HARDER. 
6WI cow-6t Coblosfelll, Schoharie Co., N. V. 
reliable. 
year; in fact, was the best of six or seven varie¬ 
ties we had in cultivation. 
As a general rule, every cauliflower grower 
should raise his dwn plants, unless he can obtain 
them from a source entirely reliable. The plants 
can be grown very easily in a hot-bed, with very 
little heat and plenty of air, if not sown too 
thick. A cold frame will answer quite as good 
a purpose, although the plants are not quite as 
early. The turnip-fly is very injurious to early 
cauliflower, and as the hot-bed furnishes them 
comfortable quarters and plenty of food, when 
they can obtain little comfort or sustenance else¬ 
where, they will crowd tnere, to the great an¬ 
noyance of the grower, and if he is not careful, 
destroy the plants. All that can be done is to 
keep the plants well dusted with plaster, or 
something of the kind, and hurry up the growth 
as fast as possible, so that they may be out ol 
the way of danger. 
The plan we have found the most successful is 
the following:—Select a place for the seed-bed 
on the north side of a board fence, where the 
ground ia cool and moist Here the plants will 
Ire annoyed but very little by tbo fly, as the sit¬ 
uation is too damp and cool for their comfort. 
The plants will thrive in this situation, and 
though later than those in the hot-bed, they will 
be much more hardy, and will be early enough 
for most purposes. When plants are grown 
early and set out about the first of June, the 
flower-buds which form the head form during the 
hot dry weather of July and August, and if the 
season is very dry, the crop is often a partial 
failure. The heads form much better during the 
cooler night* and mins of September and Octo¬ 
ber 1 . For the main crop, we sow seed in a place 
thutis not exposed to the noon-day sun any time 
in June. Transplant during a showery time 
latter part of July, or as soon as tho plants are 
ready, and a good crop ia almost certain ia the 
autumn. 
The cauliflower must have a deep, very rich 
soil. It will bear any amount of well-rotted 
manure, arid it is useless to try to grow cauli¬ 
flower on a poor soil, or one of only ordinary 
fertility. Keep the earth mellow, and well up 
to the stems. 
height, and sometimes 
about thirty inches in 
more than this, ranging from two to three feet. 
It makes a strong growth, and plants should be 
set from two to three feet apart. We generally 
set about two feet, and any plants that show 
single flowers are pulled up immediately, and 
their places are soon filled by the double ones 
that stand near, so that none are missed. Plants 
begin to flower when quite small, so that their 
character is Boon shown, and continue to bloom 
until they are killed by frost in the autumn. 
The Ho wars, loo, are very enduring, aud for six 
or seveu weeks a tlower will continue as bright 
as when it first opens. Flowers cut for vases, 
&e., will keep fresh fur weeks. Tho plants are 
very hardy, easily transplanted, and will endure 
heat, or cold, wet or dry weather, with apparent 
indifference, seeming to bo so intent on pro¬ 
ducing strong plants and fine flowers as to pay 
no heed to the adverse circumstances with which 
it is surrounded, and which would destroy less 
vigorous plantH. 
A correspondent makes some inquiries 
respecting this very beautiful and deservedly 
popular flower, as follows:—“I have plants of 
the Double Zinia, but hardly know what situa¬ 
tion to give them in the border, because l am 
not acquainted with the habit of growth, height, 
&c., bo that I cannot tell what room to give them, 
aud how to place them so that they will not hide 
other flowers in the border or beds, nor be hid 
themselves by those of taller growth and more 
robust habit. You have given in the Rural Sue 
engravings of the flower, but f have never seen 
a description of the habit of the plant to guide 
those who are iguorant of its nature. If our cor¬ 
respondent had read the articles we have fur¬ 
nished-respecting this plant, we think he would 
be in possession of all the knowledge he requires; 
but fortunately we have on hand an engraving 
taken from a French work, which shows most 
beautifully the habit of the plant, which is the 
same as the old single varieties. 
The Doable Zinia in a good soil will grow to 
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ISO Ceutre Street, New York. 
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CHILDREN'S SUMMER CLOTHING. 
For summer wear, the garments of children 
should be loose and light, and fitted so that the 
shoulders, which are the natural support of the 
clothing, may perform their duty without any 
hindrance, 
J. E. CHENEY, 
children should 
never be clothed in those very low-necked 
dresses which are so common, and which aro 
apt to be cut lower than ever in the summer, in 
order to have the child cool and comfortable, as 
iR said. There is no reason why one part of the 
body should he left sweltering under such a 
mass of clothing as is usually fastened about the 
waist, while another portion equally delicate is 
left entirely exposed. The undue perspiration 
produced from Ihose parts of the body which are 
over-clothed, will bo open 11m pores as to render 
the exposed parts far tuoru liable to cold from 
draughts of air or changes of temperature, than 
they would otherwise be, A long-sleeved and 
low-necked apron is undoubtedly the most sensi¬ 
ble upper garment that can he worn by a child 
either winter or summer. It may bo. made of 
lighter material for warm weather, and the 
under garments thinned out as far as comfort 
demands. 
MANCFACTUKKK OF 
FOR PURIFYING 
Lake, Rain and River Water, 
NO. 5l> BUFFALO STREET, 
Kocliestt-r, IV. 'V 
don’t leave more than four vines to a hill, and I 
will warrant you a line crop of cucumbers. 
Hugs and insects will never disturb them, if 
planted in this way. I have never failed in hav¬ 
ing largo crops, when planted in this way. if 
some lover of pickles can inform me of a better 
way, I would be glad to hear from him through 
the Rural. Gutelics Snyder. 
Near Danville, Montour Co., Pa., 1800. 
frosts or the cold rains, and are all ready to start 
into life on the first warm days, and do come for¬ 
ward earlier, and ripen earlier than those planted 
after the ground has become settled and warm. 
The space omitted once in ten feet, is, at the 
proper time, which is usually about, nr a little 
after the time for plantiug corn, planted with 
squashes, in hills eight or ten feet apart in the 
rows; these, when they come up, are protected 
from bugs by boxes six to ten inches high 
intended for a cover of two lights of glass, which 
slide up, one side of the box being higher than 
the other; the glass, however, is rarely used for 
squashes, the sides alone being sufficient to keep 
oil' the bugs. The boxes with glass are very use¬ 
ful for tomatoes, and many oiher plants, which, 
when started early, need protection during high 
winds, cold nights and severe storms. The peas 
ripen and are removed before the squashes need 
the ground, which they soon after completely 
cover. 
lie has by this method, which is the one com¬ 
monly adopted by him now, raised peas, which 
sold at the markets in this place, at an average 
rate of $320 per acre, and on tho same laud, 
squashes at the rate of nearly ten tuns per acre, 
which sold at the rate of over $300 per acre. In 
another instance he has planted cluster onions 
as early as possible, they, like peas, being uuln- 
jured by cold or wet, and harvested the crop 
early in July, at the rale of 400 bushels per acre, 
which have sold for $2 per bushel, then immedi¬ 
ately put, out strawberry plants, which, having 
time to become fully established the same season, 
produced their best crop the next year. Ruta¬ 
bagas and cabbages have profitably succeeded 
onions, and various other late crops have suc¬ 
ceeded peas. _• £ «- k/v Ei. &su- 
~ ' : l-~; ' THE SELECTION OF SEED. „. 
■In preserving seed, Mr. Wyman deems the 
utmost caution necessary, especially with those 
varieties which mix readily, like the squash. Ilis 
own method is to plant but one or two varieties; 
for several years only! one, the Hubbard; at 
present two, the Hubbard and Boston marrow, 
on opposite extremes of bis farm, and as far as 
possible from those planted by bis neighbors, to 
lessen the danger of mixture by the agency of 
bees. Then when fully ripe he selects several, 
the most nearly perfect in size, form and color, 
and saves these for his own family use, which, 
when .used, ha caiefully examines, testing the 
thickness, weight, fineness of grain, color and 
flavor of the meat, and finally selects for his own 
planting, seeds from the one or two, which, con¬ 
sidering all these qualities, he believes to he the 
best. In this way he thinks squashes may be 
brought to a high degree of perfection! Even in 
seeds which do not mix readily, he thinks selec¬ 
tions should be made from the very best of plants 
of any variety, every succeeding year. 
lUruifcH, clry and green, 
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Lard, Hains, 
Rggs, Poultry, 
Game, Vegetable*, 
EPlour, ’ C4ruin, 
Ho[m, 
Cotton, F’la.x, 
Tallow, Wool, 
Starch, Sea., Acc., 
Can have them uvrM sold at the highest prices in New York, 
with full cash returns promptly after their reaching the 
city, by forwarding them to the Commission House for 
Country Produce, of 
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patrons. The articles are taken charge of on their arrival, 
and carefully disposed of, promptly, to good cash customers, 
and cash returns made Immediately to the owner. (The 
highest charge made for receiving and selling in 5 percent.) 
A New York Weekly Price Current is issued by J. Car¬ 
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copy sent tree to any demring it. A trial will prove the 
above facts. For abundant references as to responsibility 
integrity, 4tc., see the “Price Current. ‘ 
ty Cash advanced oa consignments of Produce. 
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Ndrberymbn anp Horticultdrai. Publications.— 
The Gardener's Monthly has a correspondent that possess¬ 
es, to a very great degree, some of the essentials of a first 
rate sensation correspondent or traveler—the power of see. 
ing what is not to bn seen, and bearing what, was never 
spoken. Rolow is a specimen: 
“ I find that. some, of the nnrserymen I met here f Roch¬ 
ester, N. Y | are bitterly opposed to tho agricultural and 
horticultural periodicals,—and yours amongst the latter in 
particular, because of IU large circulation, on the ground 
i hat it greatly injures their business. Every new Idea, 
plant, or fruit is blabbed as soon as out, aud scores of 
nurserymen are annually raised up to know as much us 
they, till the huMne-s is becoming not. worth a cent 
They complain, also, of the great facilities such journals 
give to advertising, win reby everybody knows whereto 
get everything, and thus individual enterprise has no 
chance, They growl fearfully, too, at the low prices ruling 
everywhere, and one was anxious to lie a party to Some 
steps whereby a combination of tlio principal nurserymen 
ut the country could be made to fix the prices of all the 
staple articles, to which price all of then, should agree to 
abide by. 1 think, thyself, something of this kind might 
he done, aud that, perhaps, you might think fuvorably of 
the Idea.” 
Perhaps wo have as good an opportunity to know the 
opinions Of uurscryincn of Rochester as the writer of the 
above, and wo unhesitatingly pronounce the above a ridic¬ 
ulous piece of nonsense. lJy no class arc the Horticultu¬ 
ral .Journals so fully appreciated and so liberally support 
ed. Then the idea of the nursery business “ becoming 
not worth a cent,” when it is impossible to supply the 
demand. Where, we would ask, can the young nursery¬ 
man obtain so much information that will guide him in 
the successful practice of his profession, as iu Harry's 
!•', uil Hook ) 
Ainicrtiscmcnts 
P UKE ITALIAN QUEENS 
ron saIjH 
That have become fertilized by the Pure Italian DroneR. 
Having experimented with, and cultivated the Italian Bee 
to some extent for three years post, and reared several 
hundred Queens in tho time, and with extensive arrange¬ 
ments for rearing a large number of Queen* the present 
season, I therefore flutter myself that 1 can furnish the 
pure Italian Queen for about one half the former prices. 
On receipt of name and P. 0. address, I will forward acir- 
cular giving particulars, prices, &c. Parties will do well to 
send in their orders soon, as first come first served. 
K. P. KIDDER, Practical Apiculrurist, Burlington, Vt. 
MARKET GARDENING. 
At at meeting of the Farmers’ Club of Fitch¬ 
burg, Mass., on the 9th of March, the Market 
Garden ” was the subject for discussion. From 
the report we quote the following: 
PREPARATION OF THE BOIL. 
Mr. W. G. Wyman gave a few items from his 
own experience in market gardening, which, he 
said, had not been extensive or varied, and yet 
he presumed some statements of the little he had 
accomplished, would be as acceptable as any¬ 
thing ho could say. He deemed the selection 
and preparation of the soil one of the first requi¬ 
sites of success. Ordinarily he would select a 
warm dry soil, with a southern exposure, but in 
his own case he had taken u comparatively cold, 
tenacious, thin soil, with an eastern exposure, 
because of the position near his buildings, and 
bad expended more than $100 per acre in re¬ 
moving the stones, underdraining and trenching, 
thus creating, in connection with the manure 
applied, a loose mellow soil of the depth of from 
fifteen to eighteen inches, on a field which, while 
it had all the appearances of a smooth and rea¬ 
sonably fertile mowing field, had probably never 
before been worked to the average depth of more 
than four inches. The immediate effects of bring¬ 
ing so large a quantity of subsoil to the surface 
at once, he said, are not usually satisfactory. An 
immense amount of manure should be thoroughly 
intermixed with the whole loosened soil, and 
even then the results will not be so encouraging 
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HAIR, light, dark, coarse or line, straight or curly. 
OHIfiKKA thin, plump, pale or colored TEETH, regulat¬ 
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6(4] Term* Kawy. [121 
Cut Woiiii* ox tiik Cadhaok Plant —Mr. J. P. Jew 
ktt, of Lowell, wltca to the Maine Farmer, that after 
being bathed In his attempts to raise cabbages, by the dep 
reflation* of the cut worm, he adopted the plan of wrap¬ 
ping the stulk of each plant in paper, and succeeded. Hr 
says—“ji selected my plants, wet them, and wound a small 
piece of puper around the stem of each plant, COOUncuo 
ing at the root and extending up so as to enclose the stem 
and some of the lower leave*. It Is easily done with the 
thumb and fore finger, giving it a slight roll two or three 
times round, being damp, it easily retains its position.' 
In transplanting," he says, "let the paper be covered 
about half an inch with earth, while it extends up about 
an inch, and tin* is sufficient to protect the atom where the 
attack is always made.” Mr. Jbwktt is entitled to the 
thanks of the community, for thus promulgating tite re¬ 
sults of his simple but sensible experiment. We know 
that many persons have been obliged to abandon the cul 
tivation of cabbages because of the ravages of the cut¬ 
worm, who will gladly resume it if the paper wrappers 
will prevent the greedy vermin from destroying the young 
plants. 
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Wholesale and Descriptive Catalogue* sent to all appli¬ 
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Addre** E. MnOfiY * SON, 
881 Niagara Nurseries, I-oekport, N. Y. 
TTENTION, BEE - KEEPERS ! ! 
Having experimented with hees and hives (hr the past few 
years, for the purpose of revolutionizing the present loose 
t.ystem of bee-management, and bringing within the reach 
of ail u hive that is well adapted to theyvant* of the Apicul- 
turist, whereby bee* can he contmlluri at all times, and at 
'.he -ume time fully overcome four of the greatest troubles 
in bee-m.anniretner.it, viz,: the loss of bees iu Hwarmirig time 
by their flying to the forest, the ravage* of the moth mil¬ 
ler, the robbery of bees, and aiso the great loss of bees du, 
ring winter; all of these difficulties I have successfully 
overcome. And as a token of tin? good merit* of the hive, 
I have taken the first Premium at every Agricultural Fair 
whero I have exhibited; und two years in succession at the 
Nkw York cStatk Fair, and at their t*«t Fair I wasaward- 
ed tho first Premium and alao u Silver Medal. The mccesB* 
ful manner iu which I tamo and handle ibevo iuHccts at all 
times, and even take them in ray hands without any pro¬ 
tection whatever, and shako them amongst tbo spectator* 
with impunity, thousand* will testify, who liavo witnessed 
my exhibitions. All parties sending me their name and 
Post-OiE"o addre* v will receive a book of 24 pages p kkk, 
giving it general description of my hives, system or man¬ 
agement, &c. K. P. KIDDER, 
6k7-tf Practical Apiculturist, BucHpgton, Vt. 
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Coal Ashbs for Garden Walks.— As many persons 
have at this time large heaps of coal ashes, they can dis¬ 
pose of them in no way to better advantage than by haul 
ing them into their garden alleys. Remove from four to 
six inches of the dirt, and, having screened the ashes, or 
separated the cure aud cinders, first apply the coarse stutf, 
then oyster shells if you have any on hand, small stones, 
glass or piece* of bricks, aud top drees with the ashes. 
Roll It, and you will have one of the beat walks ever 
seen in a garden The asbes become very hard, snd are 
never wet, winter or summer, if tho weather gives the 
water tt>c lea*L chance to get away, [n summer, in five 
minutes after a shower there will bo scarcely enough 
moisture to dampen the soles of your shoes. 
If there is not tulficient ashes for all the walks, com¬ 
mence with the principal ones, and in a couple of years 
the garden will he complete. Then, each spring after, 
GROWING CUCUMBERS 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker: — Permit me to 
give you my plan of raising cucumbers. Select 
a good piece of meadow ground, stake off tile 
amount required, then cover it wilh wheat straw 
(any kind of straw will do) five inches thick. 
Then cover it with chips from the wood-house or 
pile (chip manure) four inches thick, and aJl ihe 
brush or trash you can get hold of, put on. 
Then set fire to it, and let it all burn together 
After the tire has all died out. dig it about four 
inches deep, mix the ashes well with the soil, 
and plant, June 21st, in hills four feet apart, and 
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