rapidly than the originals; and if a little core has 
been given them so tlmt they shall not grow so 
thickly as to be injured thereby, we can begin 
to cut small hoop-poles from the sprouts ol first 
cuttings before wc have cut our third or fourth 
thinnings of the first crop; consequently wo 
have a perpetual crop, which requires no culti¬ 
vation idler the first lew years. As soon as the 
leaves become numerous enough to shade the 
ground, no weeds will grow among them, and 
the annual crop of leaves that lull will keep the 
soil rich and moist.” 
THE PEACH BTJDS IN WESTERN N. Y, 
Friday morning, Dec. 21st, 1866, the mercury 
stood as low os 18* below zero in many places In 
this vicinity. Some reliable observers reported 
it as low as 20*; others at 5* or 6* The morning 
was very clear and still, there being only a gentle 
current of air moving !Vom tbe East. In vallies 
exposed to the sweep of this current the ther¬ 
mometer marked the highest degree of cold; on 
western slopes, sheltered also by forests, it was 
in some instances we know, twelve degrees 
wanner —60 much will the eh el ter of a belt of 
timber 6often the iciest touch of winter. The 
sun shone bright alter this cold morning, and 
tbe weather rapidly softened down to a thaw, 
which carried off most of the snow. 
We believe this weather destroyed the bulk of 
the peach buds In this vicinity, and probably 
throughout Western N. Y. All orchards that 
we have examined are badly injured. H. N. 
Langworthy, an experienced fruit grower re¬ 
siding near this city, writes ns as follows under 
date of January 6th:—“ Having made a pretty 
critical examination of the peach buds on my 
grounds to-day, I find them, almost to a solitary 
bud, killed by the severe cold of Friday, Dee. 
21st My neighbors, with one or two excep¬ 
tions, have also expressed the conviction that 
the peach crop is destroyed in this locality. It 
is a question not easily answered how the pouch 
buds puss through an ordeal of cold in some 
seasons, and escape barm, while in others one 
much less severe proves so disastrous. I can 
account for it with no other theory than that, 
owing to a late, warm full, the sap remains ac¬ 
tive later in the season, tlms exposing the deli¬ 
cate tissues and sap vessels of the bud to bo 
raptured by Bcvere cold, and making a failure 
inevitable.” 
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$orticuUurl gotfs and 
Vick’s Iij.ustrated Cataloovii and Flouai. 
Quinn.— Wc greet this publication us an old friend, 
and, aJtho’ termed simply a Catalogue, there has been 
during the past year no work issued of more worth 
and value as a Floral guide and companion. Its Crunk 
and friendly gossip with the lovers of flowers, and Its 
useful hints on sowing seeds, transplanting, <fcc. t 
while containing great practical information, are told 
In the genial and entertaining style, which during Mr , 
Vick’s long career as a Horticultural editor, was a 
marked characteristic of his writings. The Catalogue 
contains 88 pages and averages a splendid engraving 
to each page. Tint frontispiece, drawn and engraved 
by Ueoiwb Frahknuerokr of Rochester, on wood, 
and printed in six colors, is u masterpiece of that art. 
Mr. V ick sends the Catalogue free to all of his former 
customers, and only charges others the low price of 
fifteen cents. 
loam. He planted again the post spring, and the 
vines grew well at first, bnt afterwards mildewed 
and shed their leaves before ripening the wood 
—Delaware and Crcveling the same. But the 
season being remarkably wet, he does not count I 
it a fair test of the variety, and shall try again. 
Mr. Morrison of Belmont County, and Mr. 
IMLAT ftnd Dr. Hildreth of Zanesville, related 
similar experience to that ol, Mr. llufrucs, ouly 
on a smaller scale. 
Mr. Clarke of Lancaster said ho lmd seen 
many vinca of Iona duriug the past few months, 
in Fairfield and adjoining counties, and they 
were generally mildewed ; some complaint also 
ol winter killing. 
Mr. Limfert of (iroveport. had several Iona 
vinca in bearing, along side of Delawares; the 
loans shed half their foliage before the fruit wob 
ripe—Delawares not so bad. 
Mr. Knox, being called, on, said he lmd very 
little to say on the Iona; and would not say any¬ 
thing if not called on. A few years ago the 
friends of the Delaware were so loud in its 
praise as almost to abuse a man who expressed 
any doubts respecting its perfect health and 
hardiness. This should be a warning to tbe 
public and the advocates of the Iona, not to be 
too enthusiastic till time has elapsed for farther 
trial; for where would the friends of the Dela¬ 
ware he now. If they had no other variety to 
depend upon? He. approved the Iona fruit, 
good as well ripened Catawba—no better—and 
that is good enough; but with him the vines 
mildew so badly that he had very little hope of 
any success with it. 
Mr. Bateii am of Palnesville said he had trav¬ 
eled along the lake-shore region the past sum¬ 
mer and fall; had known many Iona vines along 
with Delaware, Catawba, and other hardy sorts, 
killed by the past winter; lost a considerable 
nnmber himself that way; but he did not con¬ 
sider tliiB a proof of the want of hardiness of the 
vines; and he hud seen hundreds of Iona vines 
that endured the past severe winter without, any 
protection; and he had seen no mildew to speak 
of; so that with his high appreciation of this 
grape ho should plant it in preference to any 
other for that region—if the high price of plants 
did not prevent. 
Mr. Bubiinei.i., agent for I)r. Grant, was 
invited to Btutc what he lmd observed or learned 
as to the Bueccaa of the Iona in the Eastern 
States, lie said he was uot present to advocate 
or defend tho Iona; he ouly desired that all the 
facts possible should be made known respecting 
it. The friends of the Iona were quite willing 
to bide the decision that time and experience 
shall award to it. He could say that in some 
places eastward it bud shown leas liability to 
mildew than any other varieties; and some per¬ 
sons were digging out their Concords to make 
room for Ionas. And in the neighborhood of 
Hammondaport, as well as aloug the south shore 
of Like Erie, tho Iona was being planted so ex¬ 
tensively for wine, as well as for market, that 
there whb no reason to fear that all the plants 
now on hand will not be wanted the coming 
spring. Ho did not suppose that the Iona or 
any other grape would he found to succeed per¬ 
fectly in all portions of our extended country, 
especially In such avowedly unfavorable seasons 
as the past one. 
Tub American Jouunai, oir IIortioulturh ani> 
Florist's Companion.— This is the title of a new 
Monthly Magazine, published by J. K. Tilton & Co., 
Boston, tho first number of which is Issued—for Juan ■ 
ary, 18(17. It coiitafim over sixty pages original mat¬ 
ter, embracing original articles by Francis Parkman, 
T. M. Mbrkick, .Jr., Ham matt Billings, John Lewis 
rtUBSBix, E. 8. Ranh, ,Ir„ William C. Strong, F. O. 
llvmc, E. A. 8 am uicLS, together with selections from 
foreign publications. It is Illustrated and handsome¬ 
ly printed, hut not in all respects what was anticipated 
from the Athens of America. Terms $3 per year. 
urn 
t&jikm 
PLAN FOR LANDSCAPE GARDEN, 
a measure, for this, there is a cold grapery at C!— 
a glass house for vines trained under the rafters 
in which no artificial heat is used— the tempera¬ 
ture being raised solely by solar inllucnce. The 
ground part of this house can be used for the 
production of early salads and such things os 
arc usually grown in hot beds. On further refer¬ 
ence to the Flan we find at 
A, the dwelling. It, Stables. C, Cold Orapory. P, 
House Yard. R, I’orto t’oehere. F, F, Sections of 
lawn. Q, Laundry Ground. II, Kutrance to rear 
of Dwelling and Stables, t, Groups of evergreens 
to screen Stables, K, Walk to Dwelling. 
Space will not admit of entering more minutely 
Into details at present; that I reserve for another 
paper, simply stating that the flower beds are cut 
out of the grass on the Lawn, as represented in 
tbe engraving. 
Rochester, Jan, 2,1857. 
Specimen Fruits.—(F. M. Qrovk, Mu.) Wc cannot 
inform you where specimens of fruits, preserved ex¬ 
pressly for tho use of nurserymen’s agents, cun bo 
purchased. If nurserymen cannot supply their agents, 
they will probably have to depend on thetr own re¬ 
sources for obtaining them. Handsomely executed 
colored plates, such as are advertised In thin paper, 
may be substituted. 
GRAPES IN THE NEW YORK MARKET, 
Varieties. — The Concord being one ol tho 
earliest varieties, sold readily, and gave good 
satisfaction to both consumers and dealers. 
Although possessing much of tho foxy flavor, 
that is overlooked, as there is no other variety 
to compete with it. Tho Delaware has proved 
very popular this season, coming in, as it does, 
just alter the Concord. Its fine flavor, together 
with a great degree of sweetness, produces a 
striking contrast to Its predecessor, and its color 
being pleasing to the eye combines to make it 
attractive. The wine dealers arc very partial to 
this variety, but owing to the scarcity of it the 
prices ranged too high for them. Some, which 
wore received In very bad condition, sold readily 
at ten cents per pound, and at the close of the 
season there was quite a demand for them from 
the wine dealers, bat they had neglected to In 
form themselves that it wats an curly variety, and 
found none iri market. Tho Diana will prove a 
very strong competitor to the Delaware, as its 
eiac given it u great advantage), and, although 
not received in onr market to any great extent, 
it is a great favorite; but after all, tho Isabella is 
the standard grape in our market; it has been 
tested for a long time, and has always proved a 
good article. Welling at a medium price it suits 
the trade of the great mass of fruit dealers; in 
fact, many of onr dealers know but little about 
varieties, and any dark grape can bo sold to 
them without inquiry. The most serious objec¬ 
tion to it is, that it is not much in demand by the 
wine dealers, and only an extremely low price 
will induce them to buy. The Catawba is t/w 
favorite of the market; coming in a little later 
than the Isabella It is eagerly sought for by all 
classes of dealers, and gradually absorbs all the 
demand of the trade. In fact, as u lute crane, it 
Register the Orchard. Tho young orchard 
should bo mapped out and tho trees registered. This 
will save some trouble aud confusion in after yours. 
You are liable U» forget the names, mul tho labels will 
soon ho destroyed. Registering is preferable to at¬ 
tempting permanent labeling. 
Anoiknt Arer.ES.— Wc have received a sample of 
Russet upples, in a ftilr state of preservation, grown 
by John Millb, Smlthvtllo, Jefferson county, N. Y., 
In the year 1805. They were kept on shelves in u cel¬ 
lar without any special effort at preservation. Their 
endurance is noteworthy. 
DISCUSSION ON GRAPES, 
AT KHBTINO OF THU OHIO POMOLOOICAJL SOCIETY 
BT M. B. BATKIIAM. 
LANDSCAPE GARDENING.—No. II. 
At the mooting of the Ohio Bornological So¬ 
ciety, held at Zanesville, Dec. 6th, the following 
discussion on new grapes took place: 
The Longworth. —Dr. Warder said this was a 
delightful fruit and very healthy and productive 
vine, found in the garden of the late N. Lonu- 
wohth, Esq., in Cincinnati. It was ruurked by 
him as Ids No. 20, and as it was a great lavorlto 
with that pioneer of American viticulture, it 
was proposed to give it his name. This grape 
is of the sumo class us the Herbcmont, but ear¬ 
lier. Tho bunches are large and shouldered; 
the berries are rather small, round, black, very 
piquant and refreshing for the table, and prom¬ 
ise to make a superior wine. 
The Lyman we find at the same place. It has 
the appearance of the Vittx viparia species. The 
Vine is remarkably thrifty and healthy, with 
no signs of mildew on the foliage. It is very 
productive, yielding handsome, large bunches, 
(sometimes shouldered,) of medium sized ber¬ 
ries, that are round, dork blue, or block, and 
full of sweet Juice. This promises to be one of 
our best wine grapes, and has been cultivated 
to some extent for that purpose in the vicinity 
of Louisville, Ky. 
Ive»' Seedling and Jllntz .— Dr. Warder also 
spoke of the value and popularity of these, as 
wine grapes, in the vicinity of Cincinnati, since 
the liiilure of the Catawba in Unit region. The 
Ives, especially, is claimed to make a better 
wine than the Catawba, and is more productive, 
besides being exempt from disease. The cut¬ 
tings of this variety have all been bought up at 
$-10 per 1,000, and great call for more. 
Saratoga . — Referring to the report on this 
grape, at the Cleveland Exhibition, Mr. Camp¬ 
bell of Delaware said ho had been informed that, 
some persons had asserted that it was only the 
Catawba, but ho was convinced they were mis¬ 
taken. He read a letter from Mr. F anode it in 
support of this opinion, and said he had a vine 
of tho Saratoga growing in his own grounds ; it 
differed essentially from the Catawba. 
Martha and Black- Hawk. —Mr. Bateuam ex 
pressed a desire to hear something about these 
two seedlings of the Concord, originated some 
years ago by Samuel Miller of Lebanon, Fa., 
and said to give promise of value. He believed 
that Mr. Knox could give information about 
them. 
Mr. Knox of Pittsburg said he believed these 
two grapes were destined to become quite popu¬ 
lar, when sufficiently known. The Martha he 
regarded as bearing the 6amc relation to white 
grapes that the Concord does to black ones. 
Both are very sweet and good, and the vines, 
like the parent, remarkably vigorous, hardy and 
healthy—just such as are wanted to withstand 
the vicissitudes of our climate. 
The Iona. —The Secretary read his minutes of 
the discussion on this grape, at Cleveland, and 
asked those present to correct, any errors that 
might occur to them. None of consequence 
were mentioned. 
BY WILLIAM WEBSTER, 
Cleaning Rooms, Furniture, &c. — Make 
your whitewash in the ordinary way, and put 
into it twenty cents worth of chloride of lime. 
This will purify the walls. For the furniture, 
make a suds, and pat in ten cents worth of the 
lime, us above, and wash with it. When tho 
furniture la perfectly dry, put on a coat of vur- 
nish. To eleanso clothing, make a suds os above 
with chloride according to the quantity ol" arti¬ 
cles to he cleansed; boll them, aud drop in 
twenty drops of spirits of turpentine. This pro¬ 
cess will prove ample for cleansing and rendering 
the rooms and elo tiling sweet.— An English 
Woman. 
In continuing my series of Plans for small 
gardens, I cannot but again allude to tho fact, 
that, as they abound oil over the country, so 
docs a desire for the requisite knowledge to lay 
them out properly and manage them afterwards 
continue to increase. In confirmation of thia I 
need hut mention tlmt a well known writer iu 
one of ourpopnlar Magazines remarks,—“Books 
have been written on ‘Our Farm of Two Acres,’ 
‘Four Acres,’ and ‘Ten Acres,’— I shall he glud 
to see os good a book as these on * Our Garden of 
One Acre,’ or ‘Halt,* or ‘Quarter of an Acre.’” 
To Die man of moderate means, the amateur, 
and all who desire to enter into tho philosophy of 
gardening, this question how to lay out a garden 
and manage it afterwards becomes a pertinent 
one. It cannot well, however, bo answered ex¬ 
cept by asking another. Do you desire to com¬ 
bine the ornamental with the useful in tho 
formation of your gardens, or do you intend It 
solely as a means of profit without any regard to 
the combination I have mentioned ? II the lat¬ 
ter, then onr advice is to grow such things only 
as you can derive the most profit from — but if 
your aspirations lead you to adopt the former, 
then we are with you, because we hold that there 
is scarcely anything which can produce a greater 
attachment for home than an orderly and well 
arranged garden. And is not this homu-feeling 
engendered, in a great measure, through our 
associations connected therewith, which tend to 
remind us of the hand of some dear one tlmt can 
be traced through all its beautiful arrangements ? 
If there are any whom the pleasure® of a garden 
have never yet tempted, I would say begin at 
once; the season is at hand, the year is before 
you. Commence by forming Borne definite Plan 
in your mind for the improvement of yonr gar¬ 
den, and by which you may be guided in all your 
future,ope rations. 
The design which is here presented is not a 
plan lor general adoption, but merely one for 
Btudy. The reason for this is obvious. Cir¬ 
cumstances scarcely ever admit of a plan which 
is designed for any one particular place being 
fully carried out in another. Either the location 
Scalloped Oysters. —Wash out of the liquor 
two quarts of oysters, pound very fine eight soft 
crackers, or grate a stole loaf of bread ; butter a 
deep dish, sprinkle in a layer of crumbs, then a 
layer of oysters, a little mace, pepper, and bits of 
butter; another layer of crumbs, another of oys¬ 
ters, then seasoning os before, and so on until 
the dish is filled; cover the dish over with bread 
crumbs, Beasbuing as before; turn over it a cup 
of the oyster liquor. Set it into the oven for 
thirty or forty minutes to brown. This is an 
excellent way to prepare oysters for a family 
dinner. 
THE PROFITS OF A CROP OF TREES, 
Cranberry Roll. —8tew a quart of cranber¬ 
ries in just water enough to keep them from 
burning; moke it very Bwect, Btrain it through 
a colander, and Be.t it away to cool; when quite 
cold, make a paste as for apple pudding; spreud 
the cranberries about an Inch thick; roll it up 
in a floured cloth, aud tie it close at the ends ; 
boil it two hours, and serve It with sweet sauce. 
Stewed apples, or any other kind of fruit may bo 
made in tbe same May. 
Wb find in Fuller’s “ Forest Tree Culturist," 
interesting matter both of a practical and some¬ 
what speculative character. Few, he says, have 
ever calculated tho value of an acre of oak, hick¬ 
ory, chestnut or white ash. Taking hickory— 
which is always in demand for hoop-poles—Mr. 
Fuller proceeds to figure up the profits of an 
acre of land as follows. His calculations are at 
least interesting, and wc doubt not, reliable: 
“Now tho young one or two-years old plants, 
or even the nuts, may be put in rows four feet 
apart, and the plants one foot apart in the rows; 
this will give 10,8 f JO to the acre. At tliiB dis¬ 
tance they should reach this size in five to eight 
years, according to the soil and the care they 
receive. Then they should bo thinned, by 
taking out every alternate tree; tliiB should be 
done by cutting them off near the ground. We 
therefore take out 5,445 trees suitable for hoop- 
poles. Their value will of course depend upon 
the market, bat. wo will say four cents each, or 
$-10 per 1,000, which would be a low price in 
New York; this would give 1217.80 us the re¬ 
turn for tlie acre’s first crop. In three or four 
ycara they will need thinning again, and wo take 
out, as before, one-half, or 2,722; these will, of 
course, be much larger; and if they will reach 
ten feet, and arc Of good thickness, they will 
readily bring ten cents each, or $272.20 for the 
second crop. In a few years inoro they will 
require thinning uguin, and each t me, tho trees 
being larger, will bring an increased price. But 
wo are not by this means exhansting onr stock; 
far from it, for those we cut off' at first have been 
producing sprouts which havegrown much more 
Useful Information. —The gloss upon shirt 
collars made in factories is done by pressure and 
friction upon curved surfaces of hard paste¬ 
board. The linen must be pressed upon a hard, 
Auooth surface, or no gloss will be produced. 
Those who make it a business to dress lineu 
have ail the necessary appliances to glaze it. 
All kinds of cotton aud linen cloth can be glazed 
by pressure and friction between smooth rollers; 
this is the way calico is calendered and glazed. 
About Tickles. —A correspondent at the West 
wants to know how the pickles they receive from 
New York are put up. They are put down in 
Balt. When about to be shipped they are fresh¬ 
ened and the vinegar udded. This is the cus¬ 
tomary way of managing these matters. 
Try it Onue.—T he manufacturers of the Beal 
Chemical Baleratm, Messrs. D. 15. De Laud & Co., 
show their readiness to have Hie merits of the 
article tested, for they authorize all who sell it 
at retail to refund the money when by fair trial 
it does uot prove to be as reeommeuded. That 
Is fair and shows their confidence in the article. 
It is better than Uoda. 
