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PLANTS POE. HEDGING. 
It would give us great pleasure to meet the 
wishes of a correspondent, and state what plant 
is test adapted for a protective hedge, hut we 
must wait patiently for more experience. We 
continue to giro the opinions and experiences of 
correspondents—practical men—and though 
they differ somewhat in opinion, the truth will 
be established finally. For a long time we had 
great hopes of the Osage Orange, and our faith 
in this plant is not altogether destroyed. It 
seems to suffer in some sections hy severe win¬ 
ters, or perhaps by sudden changes, and bright, 
snnny days in winter, so that in spring the 
greater portion of each plant will be found dead. 
The live branches make a late and somewhat 
feeble growth early in the season, and the hedge 
seems about mined, but later in the season it 
seems to recover, and in the fall there is a fair 
prospect of a tolerable hedge; but a like injury 
is the result of the next winter, and many be¬ 
come discouraged in their attempts to make a 
good hedge of the Osage Orange. 
We are all well aware of the fact that not one 
hedge in a hundred receives proper core and the 
necessary pruning, and this no doubt is the cause 
of failure in very many cases, and we have no 
doubt the Osage suffers more from negleot of 
culture and bad treatment, want of prnning, and 
crowding near fences, choked with weeds, than 
from the effects of winter. 
The Rarbem/ has been highly recommended 
by some persons, especially by cur friend, Col. 
Frost, of Schuyler county, and we hope it will 
have a fair trial. It. is perfectly hardy, grows 
under adverse circumstances, does not sucker, 
and wo hope will make just the hedge needed by 
American farmers. We hope our nurserymen 
will propagate the plants, and farmers give them 
a fair trial. 
Very much rejoiced would we be to know 
that the English. Hawthorn.—t)[C Quickset of the 
farmer, and the sweet Afar/ • Flower o f the merry 
children,—with Ur beautiful green, glossy foliage, 
its fragrant flowers, its bright red winter berries, 
its dense, living wall, could bo grown as well in 
this country as in England, but for this we can¬ 
not hope. The Hawthorn seems perfectly at 
home iu the moist olimate of England, flourishes 
in any spot whore it has a chance to lake root, 
makeH perfect, hedges, us secure against man or 
beast as a stone wall, and beautiful ornamental 
trees, to be found on every lawn. In this coun¬ 
try tbo Thorn makes a beautiful, small tree, and 
ia somewhat planted, but not as extensively as 
its merit deserves. The While, Double While, 
Pink Flowering, Scarlet and Double Red varie¬ 
ties, aro valuable small trees, which we recom¬ 
mend to every one planting sbrnba or trees. 
•D .t <ifA ^ • ,, “ 1 ' 1 t f l< ufrSH uactHU'd till 
a hedge, over a large extent of country. The 
borer attacks tbo plauts and destroys many, and 
the Aphis injures the leaves, stops the growth, 
and by a little after midsummer a Hawthorn 
hedge Is a sorry sight indeed. Still, wo know of 
gome that do well. 
The Honey Locust has been tried to some 
extent, and we know of some who, after years of 
trial, are prepared to say that it is better adapted 
for a farm fence than any other plant in our pos¬ 
session. It must bo remembered, however, by 
every hedge grower, that after a hedge Is planted 
in a well prepared soil, the work ia only just 
commenced. It should be given plenty of room, 
not crowded by fences, the soil several feet on 
each ride should be kept clean and mellow, and 
the plants must be kept cut back, so as to seoure 
a good, thick bottom, for without this, every 
attempt to grow a hedge will be a failure. 
INFLUENCE OF STOCK UPON GRAFT. 
WifETTiBR or not the stock exerts an influence 
upon the graft, and if so how great the influence 
is, and its effects, are questions that have some¬ 
what pnzeled pomologiste. At a meeting of the 
Fruit Growers’ Society of Western New York, 
some time since, the question was discussed, and 
postponed for further consideration. A French 
journal gives the following on the subject: 
“There are certain fruit trees which, do what 
you will, do not increase in diameter below the 
scion at the same rate as the scion itself. The 
consequence of this is the formation of ugly 
rings where the scion joins the stock. Other 
scions of the same stocks produce nothing of the 
sort. What explanation can be given of thiB, if 
scions have no influence on the stocks on which 
they are grafted? Is not the influence, more¬ 
over, very natural, and if there is any room for 
astonishment is it, not because the influence can¬ 
not be more frequently traced? Let us remem¬ 
ber that sap rises through certain vessels and 
descends by certain others, and passes upward 
from stock to the scion, and downward from the 
soion to the stock. We know that the sap is 
changed in its passage from the stock to the 
scion, for the taste of the fruit and the improve¬ 
ments produced according us this or that scion 
is grafted on this or that stock, all prove this; 
why, theo, it may be asked, should not the sap 
be also changed in its downward passage from 
the scion to the stock? If no such double change 
takes place, if there is only one kind of sap cir¬ 
culating in stock and scion, this one mixed sap 
must at any rate be admitted to result from two 
different processes, one of which is carried on in 
the seloa and the other in the stock. As the 
scion is modified in its fruit, its leaves, its 
growth, its vitality, it is quiie natural that the 
| stock should be also modified in its constitution 
by the graft On the contrary, it would be sur¬ 
prising if this mixed sap had no influence on the 
stock or its roots, or their vital force or power of 
assimilating those mutative matters which pass 
through them into the whole substance of the 
plant” 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS, 
Trkre is a good deal of desire among the 
people for more information respecting the pro-1 
dnetion of double flowers—the way they are [ 
produced — the running hack to the original; 
state. &c. On tbiR subject very strange notions 
are entertained by some, and we have made it a 
f oint to give all the information possible on the 
subject. That there is a good deal of mystery 
about this matter, as there is in many of the 
operations of nature, we admit In the last 
number of the Mngadne of floriculture we find 
the fully wing article, we presume by the editor, 
which we know will be read with interest: 
It requires at least a knowledge of the ele¬ 
mentary principles of botany to understand the 
difference between a wild flower aud a florists’ 
flower. The most obvious distinction is that 
which is founded upon the multiplication of the 
petals. Hence all double flowers, of a specieH 
which in its wild state produces only a circular 
row, or border of petals surrounding the disc, 
are florists' floweret But this multiplication of 
the petals of a (lower ia not the only improve¬ 
ment which the art of the florist has produced, 
as will appear when we come to that point. For 
the present we will endeavor to show particu¬ 
larly the cbftDges that take place in the course of 
(be transformation of a single flower to a 
double one. 
We do not altogether approve the term which 
was formerly applied to double flowers, when 
they were called “ vegetable mensters.” The 
change which has taken place iu them does not 
warrant the application of this term to them. In 
some of the double flowers the petals are multi¬ 
plied several times, but, without causing the 
destruction of the stamens. In this ease they 
produce seeds, as in many flowers of the double 
rose and dahlia; but in others the petals become 
so numerous as to render the reproductive parts 
of the flower entirely barren; so that they pro¬ 
duce no seeds. This Is the case with the calthu, 
peonia, and alcea, and others. 
The ohanges that, take place in the formation 
of double flowers are vailou9. In some eases 
they are formed by the multiplication of the 
petals and the exclusion of the nectaries, as in the 
larkspur. In other instances we find the revere 
of this, where the nectaries are multiplied to the 
exclusion of the petals, as in the columbine. In 
some flowers that grow in cymes, like the vibur¬ 
nums, the wheel-shaped flowers in the margin 
take the places of the bell-shaped flowers in the 
center. This change is very obvious iu tho culti¬ 
vated flowers of the Viburnum opulusor Guel¬ 
der rose, known belter here as the snow-ball 
tree. There is still another mode by which a 
flower is changed to a double one; or rather t>y 
which it is made more full. This happens by 
the elongation of the florets in the center, and 
can take place only in compound flowers. In¬ 
stance* of this chango are found in the daisy and 
/ v,» r few. to me 10*0 the stamens urti uimugo,* 
Into petals to make it full: in the dahlia ana sun¬ 
flower, aster and zinnia, the florets in the center 
are furnished with petals like those of the 
margin. 
Tho calyx or perianth ia not changed in 
double flowers. Hence tho genus, or family, 
may often be discovered by the oalyx, as in 
hepatica, ranunculus, alcea, &c. In those flow¬ 
ers which have many petals, the lowest series of 
petals remain unchanged in respect to number, 
so that the natural number of tho petals may be 
easily determined. This is the casts with the 
poppy and the rose. 
The change that takes place in a flower when 
it passes from single to double, seems to be anal¬ 
ogous to the change which happens in a fruit 
when it is transformed, like the apple, from the 
sour crab, into an eatable poraolugical favorite. 
It would not soem to be right to oall all these 
dellcioiiB fruits “vegetable monsters,” since they 
bear seeds like any others; yet the term is as 
applicable to improved fruits as to florists’ flow¬ 
ers, except a few oases. But the change pro¬ 
duced by the art of the florist Is not always an 
improvement. Very few persons can agree in 
deciding whether a doable rose is more beauti¬ 
ful than a single one. If we look at them in the 
fields and gardens, we might give the palm to 
the wild rose; but the double roses are always 
preferred in bouquets. 
When we come to the hyacinths, tulips, nar¬ 
cissus, and other bulbous flowers, very few 
persona would prefer the double to the ringle 
varieties. The art of the florist, in these cases, 
has, therefore, been chiefly directed to the im¬ 
provement of the size and coloring, rather than 
to the multiplication of the petals. The same 
may, for the moat part, be said of violets, of the 
pansy especially. When the petals of the tulip 
become striped with many colors, the plant 
loses almost half its height; a singular and unac- 
oouniable change, which seems to be analogous 
to that which takes place in some animals, as 
the hog, for example; for just in proportion as it 
becomes susceptible of being fattened, is it 
diminished in height The larkspur, likewise, 
becomes shortened by the process which changes 
its flowers from single to double. The method of 
making a flower double seems to consist of luxu¬ 
rious appliances of all gorts, in the course of 
several generations. But the method used for 
making theme tulips which are of one uniform 
color break into a variety of colors, is by trans¬ 
planting them into a meagre or gaudy soil, after 
they have previously been accustomed to a 
richer soil. It would seem from this that the 
plant is weakened when the flower becomes 
variegated. 
There are changes that sometimes take place 
in other parts of the flower. In the Rose Plan¬ 
tain, the braotee, or divisions of the spike, 
become preternatnrally enlarged, and are con¬ 
verted into leaves. The chaffy scales of the 
calyx in xeranlhemum, and in a species of dian- 
tbus, and the glome in gome Alpine grasses, and 
the scales in the aments in Salix rosea, Rose 
willow, turn into leaves, and produce other 
kinds of abnormal changes. In the Beilis pro- 
life ra, Hen and Chicken Daisy, not only the 
multiplication of the petals takes plaoe, but a 
numerous circlet of minute flowerp, on pedun¬ 
cles or footstalks, rise from the side- of the calyx 
and surround the principal flower. Hence, the 
nsuiu applied to it, of lieu and Chicken Daisy. 
The Fame phenomena occurs sometimes in the 
marigold, (Calendula,) lathe hawk weed (Ilie- 
racinm,) and in the scabious, (Scabiosa-J 
It, is worthy of remark, with respect both to 
flowers and fruits, that, those which have become 
most valuable iu their Improved state, were lor 
the most part comparatively deficient in these 
valuable properties in their wild or natural 
state. The more agreeable any species of fruit, 
iu its wild state, the less susceptible Is it of im¬ 
provement, and the more beautiful the flower 
in its wild state the less remarkable are the 
changes whioh can tie produced in it hy the arts 
of the florist. The dahlia, in its native or nor¬ 
mal condition, possesses only a very ordinary 
share of beauty. It owes almost all its beauty 
to cultivation, The same may be said of tbo 
marigold, the daisy, the ranunculus, the pink, 
the poppy, the hollyhock, aud very many other 
species, which depend on the multiplication of 
tbeir petals for their improvement. 
The question is often asked concerning the 
means by which double varieties of flowers are 
produced. The means by which such effects are 
produced aro not very definite, and cannot be 
very precisely stated. We can only say in gen¬ 
eral terms, as we have already said, that, they are 
produced by a long continuation of luxurious 
appliances. As an example of tho successive 
steps by which the wild Scotch Prickly Robs, or 
Burnet, (Rosa spinosissvma.) was converted 
into a fine, full, double rose, we will quote from 
the history of the rose by Mr. Sabine: 
“The first appearance,” ho says, “of the 
double Scotch roses, was in the nursery of 
Messrs. Dickson & Brown, of Perth. I am 
Indebted to Mr. Robert Brown, one of the parfc- 
ners of the firm, for the following acoount Of 
their origin. In the year 1793, ho ami his 
brother transplanted some of the wild Scotch 
roses from the Hill of Vrimoul, In tho neighbor- 
hood of Perth, into their nimery gardens. One 
of those bore flowers slightly tinged with red, 
from which a plant was raised, whoso flowers 
exhibited a monstrosity, appearing ap if one or 
two flowers came from one bud, which was a 
little tinged with red. These produced seed 
from which semi double flowering plauts were 
obtained; and by continuing a selection of seed, 
and thus raising new plants, they, in 1802 and 
1803 had eight good, double varieties to dispose 
of, namely, iko small while, the small yellow, the 
lady’s blush, another lady's blush with small 
footstalks, tho red, tho light red, the dark mar¬ 
bled, aud the large two colored. Of these they 
subsequently Increased the number; aud from 
the "took In the P*ulb g*nt-*** jr Ayst-rfe# botti 
rf Scotland ami England w'er^Uu-^n^.pliod.” 
In some cases the doubt- OnsAcWf of the 
flower, of a species which is single in its normal 
stale, seems to lie the production of nature unas¬ 
sisted by art Thus the Provlns rose, (Rosa cen- 
Ufolia,) was discovered by Bickerstein, with 
double flowers, growing on the eastern side of 
Mound Caucasus. The notion that yellow roses 
are obtained by grafting upon a baiberry stock, 
is prevalent among certain classes of people. It 
ia sufficient to say, that no such notion prevails 
among cultivators, who understand the nature of 
grafting too well, to believe in the possibility of 
any such union. Probably this notion originated 
from the fact that the Barberry rose, (Rosa ber- 
beriftjlia,J has been used in crossing with differ¬ 
ent kinds of roseH, for obtaining yellow varieties. 
Mrs. Loudon says, “Tbo principal florists’ 
flowers are tho hyacinth, the tulip, tho dahlia, 
the auricula, the polyanthus, tho oarnaiion, and 
the pink. But to these may be added the ranun¬ 
culus and the anemone, and of late years the 
geranirnns, or pelargoniums, the heartsease, the 
calceolarias, and tho chrysanthemums. Of all 
the kinds the dahlia is undoubtedly that respect¬ 
ing which there is the most gambling and the 
most rivalry. It. may be observed, that the rules 
by which florists decide as to the merits of their 
respective flowers do not depeud [in all oases] 
on any particular bean ty of color, and sometimes 
not even in form; but on certain arbitrary crite- 
rions which they have settled among themselves. 
For example, no auricular or polyanthus is ad¬ 
mired that is what is called pin-eyed, that ia, if 
the style projects beyond tho stamens; and a per¬ 
fect dahlia should not show any green in tho 
center.” These distinctions, however, will be 
found generally to be based on some important 
principle which finally meets the sanction of the 
public. WiLhin a few years other flowers by the 
process of improvement have attained to the 
rank of florists’ flowers. These are tbe cineraria, 
the aster, the hollyhock, the gladiolus, the zin¬ 
nia, and some others. 
An English writer, speaking of the art of 
obtaining double flowers, does not admit the 
truth of the notion that they are the effect of soil. 
He says, “ Did soil exhibit such striking cltecs in 
producing sorts as is particularly and errone¬ 
ously imagined, it would be more readily seen 
perhaps in the instance of double flowers, most 
absurdly termed monsters by Linniean botanists, 
than in any other circumstances. Yet we know 
of no authentic instance on record of such 
an effect having been produced, though we 
have a few iu every season’s occurrence, in 
double flowers becoming single, or nearly so, 
such as in the garden daisy. If such garden 
dairies, however, as have become double, be 
again slipt off, and re-planted, they re-produce 
double flowers, while a wild or single daisy so 
planted, even in the best soil, will not do so. 
We must, therefore, refer the production of the 
double daisy to some other circumstance, which, 
so far as we learn, has never been traoed, but 
which, it is highly probable, originated in cross¬ 
ing.” 
The fact, however, that a mean soil will 
reduce a double flower back again to its single 
state, (as is the case when the seeds originally of 
double poppies are planted for two or three suc¬ 
cessive generations in a mean soil,) affords very 
good reason for concluding that the nature ol the 
soil must be one of the conditions requisite for 
the production of double flowers. It seems to 
ns as absurd to deny this, as to deny that any 
artificial circumstances are necessary for their 
production. Double flowers have been procured 
iiy crossing half’ double flowers with others half 
double; also hull'double ami fully double flowers 
of the ranunculus, by seeds, from crossing with 
flowers of various colors. M. De Caudollu 
relates that a friend of bis succeeded in produc¬ 
ing double flowers from seeds of plants in a rich 
soil, [one of the conditions] round which he put 
ligatures near the crown of the root. Another 
cultivator obtained seed productive of double 
dowers from stocks, out of which he had cut all 
or most of the anthers before tho opening of the 
flower. 
The flowers that most readily admit of that 
modification, which is commonly termed double, 
or at least those which form the most beautiful 
specimens of double flowers, belong either to the 
compound flowers of the Linnatan system, or to 
the family of Rosacem, excepting tbe anemone 
and ranunculus, which are nearly allied to the 
latter. Flowers belonging to other families, 
though they will become double, are imperfect 
in form, as the tulip and hollyhock, which 
though fully double, are wanting in that beauti¬ 
ful symmetry which marks a line dahlia or 
ranunculus. 
urtirultural 
* 
A Buookssion op Flowrrs.— In order to have a hand’ 
some suenmion of flower* through tho reason, bulbrnu 
flowers must be selected for the earliest bloomers; other 
herbaceous perennials for their nuoteuBora; and sumo par¬ 
ticular bulbous plants, annuals, and sreen-liou.se plants, 
for late Rummer aud autumnal flowering. 
The earliest bulbous (lowers are Snowdrop, single and 
doubt*; Bulbooodiuni vein mu; Croc ur, several colors; and 
Siberian Squill; all of which appear in bloom as soon as 
the mow disappear* from the ground. They are followed 
hy several very herbaceous perennials, among which are 
tho Claytonia, tho Hepatica, Adonis, Wood Anemone, 
Phlox • uliulata or mans pink, Pansies, Cowslip, sweet 
scented Violet, creeping Phlox, Oodreathcnn, Kiythroni 
um. About tbe same time with some of these, appear 
the Hyacinths, Daffodils, Jonqullls, succeeded by the ua 
mi-rviu and brilliant varieties ol the Tulip. Tbe iustia 
followed hy a rapid succession of herbaceous perennials, 
some of tho flnest of which aro the Veronioas, tho earlier 
Phloxes, the l.uplns, Win Ins of many sort*, Columbines, 
Oriental and Caucasian Poppy, and the magniticent varie 
lies of tho herbaceous Poonla. 
Among the most interesting Hummer flowering hulhous 
plants, are the Gladiolus communis, or common purple 
sword lily, whioh ii perfectly hardy; the Gladiolus flori- 
hundus or profuse flowering sword-lily, remarliable for 
its beautiful Utah colored flower*, hut being tender, re 
ijiflreu tnMinr np be lore wlutur preservation from 
frost; and Gludiolius gundiveunfs, or Gln-nt sword lily, 
with rlswer* Of a rich orange •.i srUt t d*u *ur.,| cr like 
tho last. The TlgAr flower, remarkable for Its beautiful 
anil showy petal:!, blooms about the runic time, and re 
quires riinilar treatment on account of ita tender eharac 
ter. The Japan lilies, equally showy, are quite hardy. 
Flowers irijautuuiu aro obtained largely from the auo- 
oesaful culture of annuals, anil from tho hardier green 
house plants, eotntuouly known as bedding plant*, among 
the most successful and desirable of whioh are the Ver 
bonus and Salvias. Tho ('hrysanthemums, including the 
dwarf or “pompons,” flown- slumt into winter. They 
are hardy, and will succeed if planted In open ground, 
with a shelter, and full exposure to tho Bun during the 
latter part of autumn.—Aomrai He peter. 
Can.* AS.— While referring to cannos, let us say one 
word iu their behalf as noble summer plants for tbe flow¬ 
er garden, to which their foliage, wh*n well developed, 
imparts an almost tropical aspect. When used in this 
way, indeed, our cliinat* is not always to be trusted to 
bring them to perfection; aud hence the in cans which a 
knowledge of their Imbits suggests, should always be 
adopted to gecftl'O the iutoii'ltd result. If they are, a* we 
believe tbein to bo In certain cases, worth Introducing to 
our parterres, for the sake of the noble appearance they 
present by their foliage, then they aro worth taking some 
trouble with to insure sucoess. And the secret of success 
is bottom beat; such for example as it la found desirable 
to give to half tender plants like gourds and cucumbers, 
which, as every gardener knows, thrive all the hotter for a 
little warmth at tbe roots, notwithstanding that they may 
sometimes succeed without it. The readiest means of ap¬ 
ply tug this bottom heat on a limited scale, would of 
course tie by the introduction of fermenting material be¬ 
neath the surface of the soil, in a sufficiently drained ex¬ 
cavation—a bed, that ih to say, of leaves mid dung worked 
up into tho state iu which tho mixture would no IH for 
making into a hotbed. But whatever tbo agency em¬ 
ployed, the result would be similar, provided it were suf 
ficient to warm the soil.— Gardeners' Chronicle. 
Fall Work. in thk Gaiidkn — Could trees or plantu be 
removed from tho nursery or the woods to the garden or 
lawn In early summer, when tho loaves are so brilliantly 
green and the flower* »o beautiful aud fragrant, then ev¬ 
erybody with a rod or two of ground would turn planter* 
But, trees must ba planted when destitute of tbeir sum 
mer robes, when they hare no beauty to recommend 
them. The work of planting, too, cannot be done, as a 
general rule, when tbe genial sun and the singing birds 
charm the dullest to an admiilng *euse of nature's beau¬ 
ties, and woo even tbe sluggard to the garden. This work 
mail be performed when the winds are chilly, when the 
cold b!a»t* from the ice fields of the North benumb the 
Angers, when the soil is damp and every thing has an un¬ 
pleasant o-pcet. Tbe planter, then, must be a man of 
forethought, faith sod patience—one who Is willing to 
labor and wait for coming good, having confidence in the 
glorious promiso tliut “seed time anil harvest shall not 
fail” All the favorable weather of Aututnn should be 
improved in transplanting trees, shrubs, bulbs, Sic .; the 
walks should be put in order, aud everything posalble 
done in the garden to lighten spring work. Our "prings 
are ehori, and the weather usually quite unfavorable for 
outdoor work. Big, drain, aud get everything in order. 
—— 
PsKDOLOua Plants for Babxrts ijv ORmstmoireEfl.— 
Almofct all twining and creeping plants will answer if snf- 
iieiently supplied with moisture, such m the greenhouse 
Faxstfloras, and the stronger growlmr Of Hie Kennedy as, 
and. Gontpholobrams. Allowed to depend, oil training 
would be saved. Amongst strong growing t«mi herbace 
ons evergreen shrubby plauts, we would instance the 
Maurandyas, Lophospermums, Khodoehiton volubile, Co- 
bora toandeus, Doliehos lignosus, Jasminara graoile. 
Among free growing, herbaceous and succulent in their 
stems—Topmolum Lobbianum olegans, Triompliede Hy- 
ris, and the beautiful trlcolorum ami pentaphy lluni. Of 
small herbaceous evergreen nailers, we would invtaueo 
Lobelia gracilis and begimifoHa (blue,) and Hlbberiiu 
giossularliofolla (yellow,) Saxifraga aarmcntoia, and Tru 
deseantiu pronumbeus, leaves green, white, and purple. 
Of hard wooded small plauts, Kennedy a prostrata would 
answer well. Where the aad-tanec of a hot-bed .-ould be 
procured for cuttings and seeds iu spring, the beautiful 
Torenia A viatica, ami the varieties of Thuubergia would 
look charming in summer if well syringed. Of succu¬ 
lents use Cereua flagelliformis and Alallisoni .—Cottage 
Gardener. 
Priobs ok Fruit, he., m New Tonic Mabkht.—T he 
following are the prices of Fruit and Wg«tables in New 
York market, ua given in the Tribune of the 21 th inst.: 
FRUIT. 
APWJJ 8 *-Tbe receipts have been liberal, and prices have 
declined 26 « ft bid The demand ia ouly fair. We qu ,te: 
Mixvd Wc»tern, ft bbl... Sl Wars ip 
Common, ft bbl .. I rfSd/.i) 
Relucted fruit,. ... . XOP&g/SO 
Fbaich - It U quite difficult to quote Fears, on account of 
the great diversity in also and quality of even the snnm 
kind or fruit Ruffle* itto say that our *n.datum* do not 
include fancy nu.ihties, ami tiiat many mote pea>, are sold 
I 
ItuolMtHH (!'AngftiiI hhih. 11 bbl.fu no 
Duchess d'Augoulemo, fair to good_ fl.no 12 < 0 
Beurrn Die). ID uo@t* 00 
Hourrv Hour*. 10 On e 12 00 
VirgaJieu, choice. 12.i'0f<dl4.tl0 
V irgaHeu, fair to good. juhuw 1 m o 
S«ok>;l,..mix-amoo 
Conking Fears. LU)(«| ti.UO 
QinWOBK We quote: 
Apple, If) bbl.$I.BO(jiU.60 
l’ear,. S.MKgH Ufl 
Grai'ss—G rapes have been in gond ilvinund, sud prices 
are higher. Choice Isabellas in fancy paper paxes bring 
Uc. W e quote: 
Isabella, good to choice, fi 11>.JgflUlC 
Catawba, guild tocliiileo,.’ .Uljffll'i 
Concords, good tn choice... . . .lOCullZ 
CiiANHKUtimi Thorn has been ugood demand, and prices 
have improved Wu quote: 
KssU-rn. P bbl... $9 00®] 1.60 
Western.7 IHIpU U (H) 
DiiiKti Fruit—F lumu anil Peaches have been in demand, 
and higher line* h ha*e been obtained. Wo quote: 
Dried Apples, *1 w*d, fl Iri ......-®- c 
Dried API! C", good to choice. .7(a.'7!< 
Apples, into*lor aud old,....'kf/ fthj 
Peaches, peelin',.I7(«d9 
Peach* h, unptiUled,.—pi}— 
Plums, now, .. 1 Perils 
Fitted Cherries, now,...lS(g)19 
Cherries, with pits,.—(55— 
Usepbernee, black, new,.IK® 19 
Blackberries, new. U(3 jm 
Currants, dome,tie,... 3<§) 4 
VEGETABLES. 
Potatoks—T liers baa been a fur demand and prices have 
boon Arm We qnnte: 
Knelt ayes. 10 bid..*1.37k®l 60 
P* iiic« Albert. 1 .37.V»il.6fl 
Jack-oil " h tes . (al - 
Bough and Beady,..l.S7ii(iAl 60 
Merncr-,.. 2 . 0 >nri 2.(0 
Fetch blows.. 1 ap^i 87,^ 
Tniom-M are decidedly lower, under very heavy receipts. 
Pole* arc slow We quote 
But* Bunas, bbl.fll.OO@l 1214 
Onto vs Wo quote: 
Hod aud Vellow, 10 PIP strings,.$-(.76<s*5 00 
Red and Yelbt'c, fJ Mil,.. 3 00pn3 26 
Caiiiiaukm aic lowm, IP tOtf, 8701,9. 
SuoAffllKH—We quote: 
Boston Marrow, ij) bbl. $ 2 . 26 ( 592.60 
Jergry Marrow,.. 2 .UU >225 
NEW RECIPE FOR MAKING SOAP. 
A correspondent of the Germantown Tele- 
rjraphsuys: 
“Wo lately tried 11 new recipe for making 
scitvp—new to ns at least—and as we had -such 
good success, I thought it would be well to send 
the modus operandi lor the housekeeper’s depart¬ 
ment of your paper. 
“Pour four gallons of boiling water over six 
pounds of washiog soda and three pounds of 
unslaked lime; stir the mixture well and let it 
settle until it is perfectly clear. It is bettor to 
let it get all Dlght, us it takes some time for the 
sediment to settle. When dear, drain the water 
off, put six pounds of fat with it, aud boil fur two 
hours, stirring it most of the time. If it does not 
soem thin euough, put another bucket of water on 
tbe grounds, stir and drain off, and add as is want¬ 
ed to the boiling mixture. Its thickness can bo 
tried by pntting a little on a plate to cool 
occasionally. Stir in a handful of salt just before 
taking off tho fire. Have a tub ready soaked to 
prevent tbe soap from slicking, pour it iu aud let 
it set till solid, when you will have from the above 
quantity of ingredients about forty pounds of 
nice while soap, at a cost of about two cents per 
poimd. Housekeepers, try it.” 
Quince Preserve.— The Working Farmer 
has tho following:—Pare your quinces and cut 
them into quarters. Put them ou to boll in suf¬ 
ficient water to keep them whole; let them cook 
until you can easily pierce them with a straw; 
thou take them out of the water, and to one 
pound of the quince put one pound of white 
sugar. Let them stand with the sugar on them 
over night, and tho next day you will find they 
have made their own sirup, which will be as 
light and clear as amber. Now put them on the 
fire in your preserving kettle, and cook for ten 
or fifteen minutes. Quinces cooked in this way 
retain their flavor, have a beautiful, light color, 
and never grow hard. You cun URe the water 
they were cooked In, and all your good parings, 
for the jelly, which you can make by boiling the 
quinces, parings, etc., down until the water ia 
quite rich. Then to a pint of juice put a pound 
of white sugar, and boil until It jellies, which 
will be in about twenty minutes. 
Cleaning Talk-Leaf and Leghorn Hats. 
—I would like to inquire through the Domestic 
Economy department of the Rural, hew Palm- 
Leaf and Leghorn hats can be cleaned, that have 
become brown aud greasy by age— Julius Ris¬ 
ing, ScnUhwkk, Mass. 
We know nothing practically on tbe subject, 
but suppose tbe article must be thoroughly 
divOBted of all greasy substances derived fiom 
sweat and handling, by some alkaline material, 
as a white lye, and perfectly washed by macera¬ 
ting and fresh water, and when dry exposed to 
the fumes of burning sulphur, which produce 
1 the sulphurous or bleachery gas. 
Grbbn Tomato Pickles — Half a peck toma¬ 
toes, three onions, two bell peppers, (green,) 
white mustard seed, salt to each layer; scald 
vinegar and turn over It 
