mm 
alternately in hills two and a half feet each way 
apart, giving room to hoe between and gather 
the crop without injury to the plants. 
Now comes the most important part of the 
management, viz,; — Keep the ground clean of 
grass and weeds, and above all keep the runners 
all cut off, and do not touch the plants from the 
time they commence to bloom until the fruit is 
ripe. For winter covering, corij stalks are as 
good as anything. 
The above treatment will remunerate any per¬ 
son who tnay try it, and furnish more pleasure 
and coinfort to the family than ten times its 
cost. Try it. j K . 
Waterloo, N. Y., 1807. 
IONA AND ISRAELI.A VINES. \LSO .It 
* ' or Knox 3 lW sUrawbi«rrv I'lunt-, for nab* ln r 
<’■ I ■ HO Alt A I'O.. N. Y. 
/GENUINE EARLY GOODRICH 
AT by mall, 25 cl-. tt. Orders pill, on flic nml xout ai 
soon iw (lunger from (Vne*ing pint. Address 
M. E. MERCHANT, Guilford, Chen. Co.,N. Y. 
MEETING OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK 
FRUIT GROWERS’ SOCIETY. 
[Continued from page 89, last number.] 
Mb Elliott, Cleveland, called for information 
on Arnold’s No. 1. It is one of several varieties 
originated by Mr. Arnold, Canada 'West, and 
said to possess considerable merit. Nothing of 
importance regarding it was elicited. 
Mr. Crane, Lockport, called for information 
about Allen’s Hybrid. He had one vine that 
fruited, and it was subject to mildew. Could 
not get a perfect cluster. Messrs. Helmer and 
Hoag, Lockport, Barry, Rochester, Brehm, 
Waterloo, Elliott, Cleveland, reported that it 
mildewed badly. 
The Israelis beiug called up, Mr. Bcshnell, 
Iona, gave it a very high character. Had seen it 
in many localities and thought it the best black 
grape known. Brehm, Waterloo, said it ripened 
with the Hartford Prolific or Adirondac; was 
better in quality than the Hartford Prolific. 
Has good keeping qualities, hangs firmly to the 
branch and is one of the best market grapes. 
Rowley, Rochester, hud fruited it one year; the 
vine is vigorous, free from disease, and the bunch 
solid. Sylvester, Lyons, said his experience 
thus far with it was favorable. It ripens with 
the Adirondac, and the llavor is good. Grif¬ 
fith, North East, Pa., said it was hardy and a 
good grower. As compared with the Iona, the 
fruit lacked sprightliness, but It was better than 
other early grapes. Perry, Canandaigua, said 
it ripened a week earlier than the Delaware. 
The Ives Seedling was next discussed. Elli¬ 
ott, Cleveland, had seen it some years ago. 
Formerly It was regarded as a poor grape, latter¬ 
ly it has been looked upon with more favor. Tt 
is a strong grower and has a compact bunch. Al¬ 
though highly praised he could not see its great 
merits. He did not give it a high character; it 
was second rate for the table and for wine. Rip 
ens ten days earlier than the Isabella. Griffith, 
North East, thought better of It, At Cincin¬ 
nati, where wine was known, this sells for a high 
price. Thought it would produce twice as much 
per acre as Norton’s Virginia, and for colored 
wine he thought no grape so valuable. Elliott 
thought Norton’s Virginia preferable to the 
Clinton to grow in Western New York for wine 
purposes. 
Griffith could not produce a crop of grapes 
from Clinton vines; thought it would be a valu¬ 
able grape for red wine if productive enough. 
Lav, Greece, thought the Clinton a good wine , 
grape. Sylvester, Lyons, eaid,U was a good | 
keeper when well ripened—good for the table in 
February. 
Mr. Moore, Rochester, spoke of the Diana 
Hamburg. Last season his vines were cut by 
the frost so that he had no fruit. The vine is a 
slow grower and forms large buds; the leaf mil¬ 
dews a little. On a soil of clay loam, in an open 
govtindturat gates m\ Queries 
Alll TREES*, OR A l>E VINES, &c. 
■arge -tocU lor sale ac this Niagara Nurseries. 
* E. MOODY ft HONS, Lockport,N. V 
I r i i SEEDS I—I hnve now iu store a 
\ ‘ii'Otb, n inth I oiler at wholesale 
or reran. Mv Aununi Culutoene 1« now ready for inall- 
" Ml1 w dU b;’,*vntto i,u iippllcantH, l\g, ME8ER0LE, 
I, r u-o A/ I W archonm; and Seed Store,101 Lake street, 
UIIOIKO, rn. KSSMit 
/ VSA I.R ORANGE SEV.D. Wnrrnntrd Now 
}J ’•"<* l-.T si ,10 Vft.aV.nt bv mall, -paid ; 
fio per hnshel. \ddresa W. h. Mann & bko., Normal, 
MoLeon Co,, Ills. 
upon application to 1' 
UilC»2o, 111 
Borers—Tomatobs.—M r. H. ,J. Foster of Quincy, 
Mass., writes the N. K. Fanner that he had ah apple 
orchard which was badly infested by the borer. Some 
throe years ago, while removing borers from bis 
trees, he noticed that invariably there were no signs 
of their work to be discovered wherever a chance 
plant of the tomato had sprung up from seed in the 
soil or from manure. Acting on this discovery be 
planted tomatoes extensively about bis apple trues 
and quince bushes and found them a complete protec¬ 
tion from the assaults of the borer, as the beetle, 
which dcposit.es the egg of this pest, will not go near 
a plant of this character. 
1 >I:MABLK VlililiTtIILE SEEBS.- 
» I will solid you New England grown seeds raised by 
myself, delivered lo yon without expense of freight. Be* 
ware of flaming iidv«rftsomeutn. Order direct Horn me 
and receive heed that Will give pertert satisfaction. Send 
for Cata logue to JOHN 8. I V BS, tjale in, M wi. 
I OFFER TO THE TRADE OF 1 807. 
'10,1X10 No. « Anpto Seedling-:, AMNIO No. 1 Cherry 
Seedlings; S0,00fl No. '2 I'liiin SeeiJlingO; 50,000 Apple 
. 18,000 I - -.‘i" 1 l lm . ol .in the best sorts , also, 
standard Apple Trees, standard Rear and Plum and 
Cherry Trees, Poach, Homchestflut and Plum Pits, 
Strawberry and Raspberry Plan is. 
888'8t J M, FLAT-MAN, Rellona, Yates Co., N. V. 
This grape was brought up in the Fruit 
Growers’ Meeting, and a very good character 
given it by those best acquainted with its 
merits. It is certainly one of the most prom¬ 
ising of our white or green colored grapes, of 
which class the Rebecca is the best kuown type. 
The Lydia is supposed to have sprung from 
Isabella seed, originating on Kelley’s Island, and 
was introduced to notice by Mr. Charles Car¬ 
penter. It has been ripened in July. Bunches 
large, not shouldered; berries sometimes fblong 
as seen in the Cigraving; color greenish white; 
skin thick; flesh sweet, with little of the native 
aroma; ripens very early. The vine is hardy and 
a strong grower, but it is said to be sumcwluit 
sby in growing large crops. 
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YJt Instructive alike to I ho tt mate nr nr market gar- 
(inner, giving plain delulls of a practical experience of, 
perhaps, the most extensive gardening operations In this 
country. By Pic-ricn Hknobtisox, (oflfeuderson & Flem¬ 
ing.) Price, ¥1,5(1 per copy, by and). 
Our Hicbb and pi.ant GataloovuS for 1807 will be 
mulled to our customers ns usual, to Olliers on receipt 
ol 10cents. HENDERSON ft FLEMING, 
Seedsmen, Market Gardeners and Florists, 
889 -tt 07 Nussun-st., New York. 
.Apples for Illinois.—A t a late meeting of the 
Illinois Horticultural Society a general discussion on 
the apple took place. The “ Yellow Bellflower ” was 
not regarded with very high favor. The “ Belmont ” 
ranked with the preceding—was not a reliable bearer. 
■ Bcnoni,” a tardy bearer and not very good in qual¬ 
ity. “ Ben. Davte,” an apple of rather poor quality, 
but decidedly the most prolific and profltablo of any 
grown in that region. The “ Carolina Red Juno ” 
was declared to be No. 1 every time, in tree, fruit and 
greenbacks. 
Raspberries— An Offer. — A. 8. Fuller, Bridge- 
wood, N. J., offers $.100 for the best four quarts of 
raspberries for general cultivation as a market fruit. 
The only restrictions placed on the award are that, the 
plants shall be hardy and prolific. The oiler is made 
through the American Institute Fanners' Club. 
would have been spread all over the country. It 
originated with Mr. Carpenter on Kelley’s 
Island, and he was determined to let the grape 
progress on its own merits. 
The Walter was next discussed. (This is a 
new seedling, originating on the Hudson River, 
and claiming to he a cross between the Diana 
and Delaware.) Barry had seen the fruit on 
the original vine; the latter was fenced with a 
very high fence. Found the fruit very sweet, 
w ith a tough pulp. Griffith said lie was ex¬ 
ceedingly mortified with the report, of the Com¬ 
mittee at Cleveland in favor of the Walter, lie 
thought the fruit resembled the Diana so closely 
that no one could tell the difference. Thomas 
had seen the fruit on two occasions; it very 
much resembled the Diana, but was said to be 
earlier. He thought tho proprietors of the vine 
had made a great mistake iu not having it tested 
by various persons in widely separated localities. 
Sylvester, Lyons, thought the fruit not as 
sprightly as the Iona; it is very sweet and has 
some pulp; the skin is very thick and without 
acidity or astringency. Thought it would dry 
into a perfectly sweet raisin. He considered it 
distinct from any seedling we have, and likely 
Mr. Thomas thought people should do as* they 
liked about fostering or destroying the birds on 
their own premises. 
Mr. Brehm, Waterloo, said a law existed mak¬ 
ing it finable to kill birds, even Oil one’s own 
premises. 
It was thought advisable to permit each one 
to be master of the birds on ids own premises. 
Griffith, North East, thought fruit growers 
would nut be very cruel to them. Tho matter 
was finally referred to the Committee on apple 
barrels. 
Some talk was had next about pears. Mr. 
Barry said Mr. Fisher of Batavia, had desired 
the discussion of the failure of this fruit in some 
sections and its success in others. Mr. F. had 
lost many trees with the blight and he was dis- 
conraged; but a neighbor of bis had succeeded 
well. Mr. B. thought one great cause of dls- 
conragement was that pear growers would not 
replace their dead trees. Mr. Fisher’s pear gar¬ 
den was yet a very rich one, 
A gentleman said Mr. Fisher had stimulated 
his trees highly with manures. 
Mr. Thomas said that much manure was not 
the thing for pear trees. Choose a good soil, 
manure but little ami keep the cultivator going 
all summer. The object was to secure a moder¬ 
ate and healthy growth. He thought ono foot 
enough for bearing trees, and two feet for non- 
bearing. There Is also a natural difference iu 
localities; at Boston he believed the lire-blight 
had never been seen. Failure here was due, to a 
great extent, to over-manuring. 
SO.tlUTIDMJ NEW-Tlie Great- 
DV. fist thing YBT.-JilNt mil.. It: tells you every- 
uibu;. How to oatcti Air-baurlne animals, llsli, &c.; Bow 
to rinse whiskers ami how to curl rho hair, cumprlslnir la 
all " Fifty OreuI SisTotH." Hcnt free for Mo. Address F. 
L. WOOD, Box.5,U7? FOBt-oUIca, Now York. kkii-ii. 
lAAIOI MACHINERY ! Emery's. Emllcss 
I Chain ilnrsi- l’owcrs, Lover Hoihe-fowiir, Circular 
Saw-MIlls, Dean Cross-i ut, Saw-Mills, with or without 
rower. Iluy, Straw and Stalk Cutlers, Hoot or Vegetable 
Cutlers, Corn Shelters, fte., &c. I’. S. MKHEROLK, 
889-81 801 Lake 8t„ Chicago, Ill. 
I MIPI.OYMENT FOR WO.VIEIV. I mu 
J anxious to furnish women who arc willing to perse¬ 
vere In an honorahle occupation, with means of making 
a splendid Income. One wanted in every town and 
connty in the United States. Address, with stamp, for 
particulars. .J. G. ARTHUR, Hartford, Conn. 
out injury, in 1804 the fruit ripened tcu days 
earlier than the Diana. The bunch is widely 
shouldered, und color of fruit brown purple. 
At this point a resolution was offered and 
unanimously adopted, tendering the thanks of 
the Society to President Hooker lor his able 
and instructive address. 
The Crawling was. next discussed. Thomas, 
Union Springs, though it it very fine grape. 
Sylvester, Lyons, had fruited it five years. It 
is a good grower und hardy, but the bunches 
are not compact Ripens later than the Adi¬ 
rondac. Crane, Lockport, had Been very fine, 
compact bunches exhibited in Rochester. Mr. 
Barry, Rochester, considered it a very valuable 
grape, and the looseness of the bunch not a 
Berious objection. Little considered the Grave¬ 
ling the finest black grape grown. Bronson 
had seen it growing side by side with the 
AN INDIAN LOAF, 
GREAT AMERICAN 
TEA COMPANY 
A lady contributor to tho Practical Farmer 
says:—“To make an Indian loaf as good as it 
can be made, scald ten minutes one quart of 
good coarsely-ground yellow meal. (Finely 
ground meal will never make light bread or 
anything else.) Sift and stir in thoroughly a 
pint of rye Hour without using any more water. 
Then thin with milk—sour milk if to be had— 
until the batter is nearly as tliin as for griddle 
cakes. It will stiffen up all the rime by reason 
of tho meal’s swelling. Salt sufilcicntly, amf if 
sour milk is used, then put in soda or saleratus 
to sweeten it. If ‘ wet up’ with sweet milk or 
water, use as much good yeast of any kind us 
you would to leaven a wheat loaf of the same 
weight. The very best thing to bake the loaf 
in Is a common glazed earthen basin or crock. 
Grease the inside well and let the vessel be large 
enough so that at first the loaf shall not more 
than half fill it. II made with sour milk, set 
into the oven at ouce. If with sweet milk, or 
water and yeast, let It rise an hour. Bake cov¬ 
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than five hours; six Is better. And then it 
ought always to sweat in the pan an hour in a 
warm place after coming from the oven, before 
going to the table.” 
Have selected the following kinds from their stock, which 
limy recommend to meet tho wants ol' Clubs. They are 
sold at Cargo Prices, the same as the Company sell them 
In New York, as the list Of prices will show. 
All goods sold are warranted to give satisfaction. 
PRICE LIST. 
OOLONG (Black,) 70c., 80c., !M)c., best fl p tt. 
MIXED (Green and Black,) 70c., SOc.'JOc., best $1 $ tt. 
ENGLISH BREAKFAST (Black,) 80c., HOC., fl, $1,10,best 
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IMPERIAL (Green,) 80c., 00c., fl, $1,10, best $1,25 V tt. 
YOUNG HYSON (Green,) 80c., 90c., $1, $1,10, best $1,25 
*1 tt. 
UNCOLORED JAPAN, $1, $1,10, best $1,25 $ tt. 
ROSES IN DECEMBER.” 
Eds. Rural : — I have just received a very 
refreshing letter from a friend and customer at 
Houston, Texas. With snow-banks all around 
us, anywhere between ten and twenty feet in 
height, without a mail from the West the last 
four or five days, and the thermometer at zero, 
it almost makes one dissatisfied with his lot here 
in tho North, to read of showers of roses and 
hyacinths and narcissus in a letter dated the 
latter part of January. But to the letter, an 
extract of which I give : 
“It would do your heart good to see my 
garden, filled, us it is, with your hyacinths, nar¬ 
cissus, die., all in beautiful bloom. It is a 
wonder. I have been trying all my life to get 
ahead of Nature as she exhibits herself in flow- 
era on our prairies, and have succeeded at last. 
She does wonders beyond what Linnaeus ever 
dreamed of, but she grows no hyacinths in Jan¬ 
uary. I had a splendid show of roses until after 
Christmas. Christmas day I clipped off as many 
as I could carry,” j. v. 
These Tens are chosen for their Intrinsic worth, keep- 
lug In mind health, economy, amt a high degree of pleas¬ 
ure) in drinking them. 
Onr Black and Green Mixed Teas will give universal 
satisfaction and -nit all tastes, being composed of the 
best. Foo Chow Blacks and Moyune Greens. English 
Breakfust. Is not recommended, excepting to those who 
have acquired a taste for that kind of Tea, although It Is 
the finest Imported. 
variety in his collection. He considered it very 
fine [flavored; valuable for garden culture, but 
would Dot recommend it for market purposes. 
Younglove, Middlesex, had never seen perfect 
bunches of the Graveling but once; then it was 
growing side by side with some Catawbas, and 
the clusters were very fine. Brooks, Wyoming, 
thought it a good and early grape; thought it 
should be disseminated. Griffith, North East, 
did not think any amateur grower should be 
without it. Elliott, Cleveland, said that south 
and south-west it was being tried extensively 
for *wine. 
The To KaJon was next- discussed. Lay, 
Greece, had the impression that it was hardly 
worth cultivating at all. Hooker, Rochester, 
said it was a fine grape in quality, but subject to 
so many drawbacks that it was impracticable to 
cultivate it largely. Brehm, Waterloo, thought 
it a very good fruit, but subject to rot. Sylvks- 
teb, Lyons, had a fine crop of To Kalons two 
years since; if we could grow them they would 
be valuable. Ellwanger, Rochester, said they 
had always proved free from disease with him. 
( The Lydia grape being called up, Elliott, 
Cleveland, said it was a chance seedling, proba¬ 
bly of the Isabella, and originated on Kelley’s 
Island. He spoke highly of the fruit, hut gave 
it the character of being a shy bearer. The 
bunches are short and compact, color green, 
skin thick and very sweet. It has been ripened 
the last of July. 
Mr. Griffith, North East, spoke of the Mot¬ 
tled grape. If it had originated in the East it 
Coffees Roasted and Ground Daily, 
Steamed Brown Bread. —Five cups Indian 
meal; two cups flour; one cup sweet ruilk; two 
cuds sour milk ; one-half cup molasses ; one 
teaspoon soda; one teaspoon salt. This will 
make a two-quart basin loaf. Place in a steamer 
over boiliug water, and steam at least three 
hours, and longer is better. It will have a ten¬ 
der crust, and is excellent. 
Ground Coffee, 20c., 25c., 80c., 85c., best 40c. per pound. 
Hotels, Saloons, Boarding House Keepers and Families, 
who use large qnnn titles of Coffee,can economise In that 
article by using our French Breakfast and Dinner Coffee 
which we sell at the low price of 30c. per pound, and 
warrant to give perfect satisfaction. 
An Inquiry. — I am having considerable 
trouble with my white flannels and knit under¬ 
wear shrinking in washing, and would like some 
of your lady readers to give me a remedy, hav¬ 
ing no doubt that there are many among the 
readers of the Rural that know how to prevent 
Consumers can save from 50c. to $1 per pound by pur¬ 
chasing their Teas of the 
G-reat American Tea Company, 
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Post-Office Box, 5813 New York City. 
THE STRAWBERRY BED 
Eds. Rural: — I propose to give through 
your wide-spread paper a lew suggestions in 
relation to establishing a good strawberry bed, 
which I think would be highly appreciated by 
every person owning even a very small piece 
of land. 
In the first place procure a sufficient quantity 
of virgin soil from the woods, taking it from the 
surface not over live or six- inches deep. Straw 
this upon the plot designed to be used for the 
bed to the depth of four or five inches. Then 
loosen up the soil to the depth of ten or twelve 
inches with the spading fork, which will leave a 
portion of the new soil on top, and mix some 
witli the original soil; then rake it over thor¬ 
oughly to pulverize the lumps of earth. The 
ground now being in good condition to receive 
the plants, procure at least four different varie¬ 
ties—say one variety strong with stamens, the 
balance pistillates, all different. Plant these 
“Economy is Wealth.”— 1)/U?k O. K. Soap; 
Pyle's Saleratm, Pyle's Cream Tartar — Standard 
articles , designed for the intelligent and economical 
everywhere. For general usefulness and good 
weight they have no superior, and the proprie¬ 
tor, believing that consumers are the beat judges, 
respectfully solicits a fair trial. Ail first-class 
grocers keep these goods, and every package 
bears the name of James Pyle, Manufacturer, 
obU Washington street, corner of Franklin street, 
New York. 
Please Consider. — You can buy Best Chemi¬ 
cal Saleratus at the same pi ice that is charged for 
other brands that are short weights and cheap 
goods, hence do not fail to always get best- 
Chemical. 
