MO0BE 
a Beech tree recently, in Delaware county, by a 
middle-aged man, with the initials of his father 
still plainly traceable, which were scratched on 
the bark when his father was a boy. The same 
can be done with fruit trees, as wo believe we 
saw suggested some years ago in an agricultural 
journal, but which, like a good many good ideas 
that yearly float over the great seaot the agricul¬ 
tural press, has nearly been forgotten. 
We saw some trees a few days ago that had 
had been marked in this way, and it reminded from my 
us that the idea was worth resuscitating. and yon 
The annexed cut. will explain the idea clearly: you choc 
bend the stalk over a little, and drop one or two 
drops of the camphor into the hole in the stalk, 
and then watch the result Pretty soon the little 
rebel will put his head out at the hole, and look¬ 
ing round, seems to say, what is going on here ? 
Then is your time to grab hitn or be w ill draw 
back into bis fortress again, and you will have 
to give him a second dose, when he will show 
himself again and you can easily take him cap¬ 
tive. The camphor will not injure the plant at 
all. Eliza C. Paoll. 
Middk-ville, Barry Co., Mich., Aug. 3. 1803. 
sible to get the seed in sufficiently early in th 
spring to give them a good chance. The Bica) 
or Rocket Larkspur to one of these. It is one < 
the most showy and beautiful of our annual 
PICKLES. PUDDINGS, CAKES, &c, 
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS 
We call the attention of our readers, and espe¬ 
cially those who are in the habit of exhibiting 
fruits and flowers at horticultural shows, and who 
sometimes may have thought that they have not 
received justice at the bands of the judges, to the 
following very sensible remarks which we find 
in the Gardeners' Monthly. We have before 
made a somewhat similar plea in behalf of socie¬ 
ties and judges. Many times have we acted in 
the capacity of a judge, and sometimes our judg¬ 
ment has been overruled by a majority against 
us, yet we have always endeavored to secure 
awards to articles of merit, and not to the exhib¬ 
itors. Sometimes we have felt that our own 
articles were unfairly treated, but we have no 
reason to suppose that judges were not actuated 
by the very best of motives. Let all sustain the 
horticultural exhibitions this autumn with a will. 
“In looking over the names of those who 
usually exhibit at Onr Horticultural Shows, we 
rarely see among them those of any of our prin¬ 
cipal nurserymen or amateurs. On inquiry, we 
find that almost the whole of them have at. various 
times exhibited, but have retired from the field 
on account of some fancied slight or injustice at 
the hands of the societies. All this is very much 
to b« regretted. The great good that these socie- 
ESSENTIALS TO GOOD GARDENING. 
Two things are indispensable in the growth of 
good garden vegetables, viz., a naturally deep, 
well drained, and good soil, and an abundance 
of manure; whatever the situation or aspect may 
he, or however so much care may be given, 
without these, success will be in proportion as 
they are deficient. Trenching is the great re- 
newer of vegetable gardens; with the English 
market gardeners the ground i8 trenched often, 
generally alter every crop; this brings the fresh 
soil to the surface, where the frosts, and rains, 
and dews invigorate, and prepare it for the suc- 
| ceeding one. But it is important that the soil 
French Rolls. —A tablespoonful of lard or 
butter; 3 pints flour; a cup yeast, and as much 
milk as will wet to the consistence of bread 
dough. Make into rolls and place close together 
on tins. Set them in a warm place to rise. Just 
before you tuke them from the oven, take a clean 
cloth and wipe them over with milk. 
Yeast.— Put a handful of hops in a tin basin 
and pour on them a little more than a quart of 
boiling water. Boil them five or eight minutes, 
then strain off the water, throw away the hops, 
and add to the water G potatoes, pared and sliced, 
boil them till they are very tender, then pour the 
water on a 1 pint flour; 2 tablespoonfuls sugar; 
The letters of the name are scratched on the 
under side of the branch, and the letters oue 
above the other. In the case we saw. there were 
two kinds on the two arms of the tree—Baldwin 
and Northern Spy, the main or central stem 
beiDg of another kind, the name of which we do 
not uow remember.— Gardeners’ Monthly. 
pquU*if$ ami 
foro appeal to you, a* I have ‘t>en similar luqtunua ans¬ 
wered in your paper. The inclosed spreimens were 
pressed betwcil the leaves of a book, as 1 thought that to 
he the best way ol' keeping them. 
No. 1. Culled iiy many the Forget-me-not, is of a deep 
blue oolor; the flowers are open during the morning, but 
close up soon after noon, and upon being touched the pe¬ 
tals appear to be nanglit. but a watery substance. 
No. 2, 1 have been toid is a Columbine 
No. 3, Known by different names; by some called Rag¬ 
ged Saline, u is of a red color, 
No. 1, Grows about two feet, high, bearing its flowers 
similar to the Sweet William. Color red 
No. Isa shrub. It is just blossoming, snd after the 
flowers are gone little white balls QMke their appearance 
about the size of a large pea. 
fh> Daffodils and Narcissus belong to the class of plants 
termed bidboun rooted 1 When should they be planted? 
—Bertha W., Kris Co-, N. J'. 
No. 1 la J'radescantia Viryinica, or common Spiderwort. 
2, AyUilsgid Canadensis , or common Columbine. 
3, Lychnis Klofcu/:uli, Ragged Robin. 
4, Silai. Viryinica, Virginian Cutchfly or Campion. 
5, SynvphmricwrpaJt, Snowberry. 
Tire Narcissus and Daffodils are bulbous-rooted plants, 
and should he planted with Tulips, Hyacinths, and all oth¬ 
er hardy bulbs, in the Autumn, 
he revenged on some one or something that 
offends us. There may be spirit in such a course, 
but there is no wisdom; and, in the case of Hor¬ 
ticultural societies, the most strenuous efforts 
usually fail to bring about this universal ruin. 
We have known of many instances during the 
last twenty years, where, in order to retaliate for 
some injury real or imaginary, an exhibitor has 
resolved to “take nothing more to that place;” 
hut we have never known one instance where 
the existence of the society was seriously men¬ 
aced by this course, or where more injury did 
not result to the exhibitor (ban to any one else. 
“There are a class of men in the world to 
whom a few dollars are of far more importance 
than any honor or credit that accompanies the 
effort to obtain them; and such men wish for 
nothing more than the withdrawal of exhibitors 
of superior skill, and a nice sense of honor and 
justice, so that they may rush in with their 
second-rate stuff, and«secure the ‘ prizes' offered 
for the • best’ exhibited; and it is one reason 
why we so often see such wretched specimens of 
taste and skill at Horticultural meetings, that 
those who could do better usually hold back on 
the occasion. 
“A moment's reflection will often show that 
supposed slights are generally imaginary. The 
writer has figured as extensively us an exhibitor 
in times past as any one. He has often felt that 
his contributions have either been passed over 
entirely in unmerited silence, or received a pre¬ 
mium far below what they were evidently enti¬ 
tled to. The first impulse is usually to resent 
such‘injustice;’ but we have usually found on 
reflection, that the judges could not have any 
reason for personally slighting us, and, moreover, 
we have frequently found that we have been 
worst ‘hurt’ by men whom we knew to be warm 
personal friends. 
“As long as men’s tastes and opinions differ, 
there must be these strange decisions. They 
should be accepted as part of our fate, and rank Clock, of which there are many fine sorts, giving 
among the. bitters and the sweets of life. Socie- every desirable color. Their flowers open late 
ties are, no doubt, at times to blame for selecting - m tbe afternoon and continue during the night 
as judges inferior men; but this is often the fault an( i ear )y morning. Several varieties of the 
of exhibitors themselves, for when the exhibi- Oenothera or Evening Primrose are desirable, 
tions are expected to be poor, only a poor class The most showy is OenotheraLamarclcianu, with 
of judges care for the honor of having anything i argej bright, yellow flowers, from four to five 
to do with them. inches in diameter. The ptant is strong, branches 
“ We make these remarks at this time in view freely, grows three feet in height, and flowers 
of the fact that the season of exhibitions is about TO08 t abundantly. There is no flower in our 
opening, and we would see them supported by garc i en that excites more attention. Oenothera 
our leading horticulturists,—and for their own Scrndis is another interesting variety. It grows 
interest alone, — much better than they have close to the ground, without branches, and every 
done. evening throws up its pure white flowers, from 
“ We have labored earnestly from the first three to four inches in diameter. 
Steamed Pudding.— One pint, buttermilk; 1 
teaspoon soda or saleratus; a little salt; 1 tea¬ 
cupful fruit, rolled in flour added; flour enough 
to make a stiff batter. Steam over boiling water 
steadily an hour and a half. Serve with cream 
and sugar, nutmeg or lemon. This quantity will 
till a two quart basin when done. 
Corn Griddle Cakes.— One pint sour milk; 
1 egg, well beaten; 4 teaspoon salt; 4 teaspoon 
saleratus; thicken with 2 tablespoon fills flour, 
and meal sufficient to make a moderately stiff 
batter; a teaspoon molasses. Bake on a griddle 
till nicely browned. 
Chicken Pie.— Dress the chickens as for fry¬ 
ing. Boil in hot water till tender, then set away 
till sufficiently cool. Make a crust the same as 
for good short biscuit, and line the pan with it. 
Season the chickens with plenty of butter, -salt 
and pepper to taste. Let the pan be about one- 
half filled with gravy, (the remainder to be 
thickened with butter and flour.) Cover with 
crust; bake in a moderate oveu one hour. 
Biscuit.— Two-thirds pint good buttermilk; J 
pint sour cream; 1 teaspoon soda or saleratus. 
Dissolve the soda in a little milk and stir into the 
hntfermilk and cream till it, foams. Then mix 
indispensable to success. Especially in our cli¬ 
mate is this all-important, where severe drouths 
occur, which are often fatal to a whole crop. 
For the same reason, a warm soil, easily worked 
so as to plant early, is a great, safeguard against 
the dry weather uf June and July. These are 
essential considerations in the formation of the 
vegetation of the Vegetable garden. 
A good soil, an^an abundant supply of manure 
being secured, there is yet another important 
matter to be remembered; this is the selection of 
the best varieties of vegetables for cultivation. 
Not many years ago, this was of less consequence; 
the kinds were then few in number, and less 
varied in quality; but the skill of hybridizers, 
and observing eyes of practical men have 
almost entirely changed the character of some 
vegetables; thus, twenty years ago, we had only 
the old crookneck and Canada squashes; now 
we have the autumnal marrow and Hubbard; 
then, the main crop of peas was the marrowfat, 
now, we have the delicious Champion of 
England to take its place. Then, we had | 
only the old scollop-shaped hollow tomato; now, 
the varied sorts of round, smooth, Lester’s, and 
French tree, all large, solid, handsome, and ex¬ 
cellent. Thus we might enumerate many other 
vegetables which have been greatly improved, 
and rendered much superior to what we formerly 
had; these are enough, however, to show the 
great importance of selecting only the very beat; 
the labor of cultivating the inferior being quite 
as great as those of superior quality.— Hovey's 
Magazine. 
Rkmovi.nl It, ants in Autumn. —Please inform mo 
through the Rim a r, of I ho best time to remove flower 
plants in the fall. I am obliged to take up all kinds of 
flowers this fall, ami would like information on the sub¬ 
ject.—H. R. Rohkutb, Bellfountain. 
Hard-wooded plants and trees may ho removed as loon 
as the canes become ripe—Buy about first of October —that 
is if put Into the ground at once, but if kept out of the 
ground any length of time the tree should remain until 
the leaves fall, or they should be taken oft' by hand. We 
have found no difficulty in removing herbaceous plants 
i any time in tbe autumn. 
Namf. of Plant,—A t tbe request of a lady, a constant 
reader and grreat admirer of the Rural, I wish to inquire 
of Mr. Wst R PuiNOK the common or vulgar name of 
Veronica ijum<itufiilia, or Serofularia, mentioned in the 
Rural of A tig 1, and If the plant can he obtained in this 
country, and where. An answer through the Rural will 
oblige—A Western Editor, Spencer. Jnd. 
bet made by sowing as early as possible in me 
spring. 
Tbe Portulacca may be sown in a sandy soil in 
the autumn, and in any case should be got into 
the ground quite early in the spring. It is hardly 
worth while to sow Sweet Peas at all unless quite 
early in the spring, for they will do nothing 
satisfactory after lhe weather becomes hot 
In making arrangements for seeds and plants 
for the garden it is well not only to provide for a 
good show at all seasons of the year, but during 
all parts of the day. The Portulacca is most 
brilliant during the heat of the day and in the 
hottest and brightest weather. The Convolvulus 
or Morning Glory is none the less desirable be¬ 
cause bril llant only in the morning. The Dwarf 
Convolvulus makes a most superb bed, is per¬ 
fectly hardy, and should be planted early in the 
season. Ah to the counterpart of these morning 
flowers we have the Marvel of Peru, or Four-O- 
gdftkultural lot *% 
Illinois Statu Horticultural FAtR.— The fair of the 
State Society takes place at Rockford Sept. 8th and 11th 
inclusive It promises lobe Interesting and instructive 
The premium list Is liberal; but that should be one of the 
least Of the inducements for the true horticulturist to be 
present. The opportunity for the comparison and discus¬ 
sion of fruits should not bo overlooked. The reunion of 
men engaged in kindred pursuits is always profitable to 
such ns seek to profit by such gathering*. There will be 
enough to attract the class who only attend inch fairs lo 
gratify their sense of the beautiful. The floral display 
will prooabiy he the best ever held in the State. The cit¬ 
izens of Rockford are somewhat noted for the attention 
they pay floriculture. They promise much and will fulfil 
their promise. The burdened orchards of the North-west 
promise a fine exhibition of pomologleal specimens; and 
some of the best pomologiats in the country have given 
notice of their intention to be there. Let the Western 
Fried CakEH— One-third pint Hour cream; l 
pint buttermilk; 1 teaspoon saleratus, dissolved 
in a little milk added; stir together till the milk 
loams; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons salt. 
Fry in lard ,just hotenough to bubble up nicely. 
I always cut in rings smoothly, and they will 
soak the lard very little. 
Imitation Corn Starch Pudding. — One 
quart milk; a little salt Thicken one-third of 
the milk to quite a thick, smooth paste with flour; 
add the yolks of two eggs, well beaten, and stir 
BLIGHTED FRUIT, 
I have to say in reply to “ H. F. B., of Sag 
Harbor, N. Y.: 
1. That, no matter what a “ correct knowledge 
of the lawsjfcof Vegetable Philosophy” may 
" it is a fad that the timely thinning of 
“reveal 
the buds on fruit trees has and will insure a crop, 
other things being equal, when it would other¬ 
wise fail. 
2. It is a fact not unknown to most florists, that 
excessive blooming’plants rarely develop seed ; 
but that the thinning of the buds secures a supply. 
3. This is a matter that may be demonstrated 
practically by any one who chooses; the laws of 
vegetable physiology to the contrary, notwith¬ 
standing. But 1 have yet to see any evidence 
that these laws; conflict with these juris'. 
4. I have no doubt at all that the weather' 
sometimes affects'fructification; but the weather 
is, iu many cases, charged with failures that 
should have been*charged to ignorance and 
neglect. 
I should like^exceedingly to read an argument 
from tbe pen of H. P. B. proving that the laws of 
vegetable physiology revpal the fact that the 
vitality of a) tree is but slightly taxed in the 
development of its blossoms. Such an argument 
would do good. 0. D. b. 
Th« Reach Borer.— In your issue of last week I notice 
a reported trial of nails as a preventive against the peach 
grub. To make a long story short, it corresponds with 
my views and observations in relation to this practice, that 
is, It amounts to nothing as a destroyer. The best pre 
ventivc I know of is a heavy moustache of grass closely 
investing the tree, excluding it from view and from the 
approach of the mother insect. She will never enter a 
wilderness of this kind- Clover la a good grass for this 
Raspberry Wine.— Bruise the finest ripe 
raspberries with the back of a spoon; strain 
them through a flannel bag into a stone jar; 
allow one pound of fine powdered loaf sugar to 
one quart of juice; stir these well together, and 
cover the jar closely; lei it stand three days, 
stirring the mixture every day; then pour off 
the clear liquid, and put two quarto of sherry to 
each quart of juice, or liquid. Bottle It off, and 
it will be fit for use in a fortnight. By adding 
cognac brandy instead of sherry, the mixture 
will be raspberry brandy. 
Raspberry Jam.—W eigh the fruit, and add 
three-quarters of the weight ot sugar; put the 
ii.rmav info d nreservine nan, boil and break it; 
TO SAVE DAHLIAS AND LILIES 
to ourselves, and, with two exceptions, without a Friend Rural As your paper is the me- 
dollar for advertising them entering the pockets dium through which Agriculturists, norticul- 
of the publishers, and very frequently without turists and Floriculturists communicate the rc- 
even a copy of the proceedings after the exhibi- suits of their experiments, and also through 
tions have been held; but we cannot avoid ex* which to make inquiries, I have often thought I 
pressing surprise at the apathy of the horticul- would make some inquiries through its columns, 
tnral public to their own interests; and contrast- and at the same time tell your readers the result 
iog it unfavorably with such names as Sir Ed- of some of my experiments. I am a practical 
it and gnawing the bark. 
Ripk FiGS.—I send you a sample of genuine Turkey 
figs grown In the open air. The branch has on it four of 
the first fruit, and four of the second crop, which ri¬ 
pens in October. The tree stands In a tub, and is kept in 
the cellar in winter, and brought out about the first of 
May. This tree is sixteen years old, and has stood some 
very hard frosts. It has borue ever since it was three y ears 
many years. I have a great variety ot beau tit ul 
flowers, and am making new acquisitions every 
year. I experiment more or less every year, and 
in my experiments I have discovered a sure 
remedy for the dahlia worm, which proves so 
destructive to the dahlia, the tiger lilly, and 
some other flowers. I suppose it. is tbe same 
worm that destroys them here in Michigan that 
destroys them in other places. It is a white 
worm, specked with little black dots. The 
largest that I ever saw was about an Inch long. 
Now I will tell you how I manage them. Wheu 
injury readj to start at the first opening, produce I find a stalk with them in, (which may be 
stronger plants if sown in the autumn. Indeed, known by tbe chips that they throw out at a hole 
there are some that never are seen in perfection in the stalk,) I take my camphor bottle and a 
unless treated in this way, as it is almost iinpos- teaspoon, and station myself before their citadel, 
MARKING TREES 
Every one has felt the want of some effective ' 
plan of marking fruit trees in the orchard. Ail res 
sorts of labels have been tried; and most persona 
depend for strict accuracy on having a manu¬ 
script list made of the trees as they are numeri- s 
cally arranged on tbe ground. This Is very well; ah 
but as one haB to have the list always about, or 
sometimes likes to graft several kinds on one xn 
tree, the plan is so far objectionable. th 
Now, it is a well-known faetthat the scratch of in 
a pin on the bark leaves a scar, that endures f 0 
almost with the life of the tree. We were shown it 
SEASONABLE HINTS. 
