duiing the early part of the season, and appears 
to be caused by a minute internal fungus in the 
pores of the leaf, developed by cold weather. 
The only known remedy is a thrifty growth, im¬ 
parted by good cultivation and pruning back. 
When the disease is severe it destroys most of 
the foliage, and Injures and sometimes kills the 
tree. 
Mildew op the Peach.—T he growth of peach 
trees is often retarded by mildew. It seizes the 
teuder points of the shoots and young leaves, 
and sometimes wholly stops their growth. It 
is confined to glandless, cut-leaved varieties 
only ; such as the Early White Nutmeg, the 
j Early Anne, aud some of the earliest varieties 
of the Red Rareripe. Yellow-fleshed peaches 
rarely or never suffer from it. It is not Olloo a 
formidable evil, although it seriously lessens the 
thrifty and handsome appearance of some varie¬ 
ties while growing in the nursery. 
It is a minute fungus, and may be destroyed 
or lessened without Injury to the tree, by syring¬ 
ing With soap-suds on its first appearance. A 
mixture of lime water with the soap-suds is 
preferred by some cultivators, and a subsequent 
dusting with sulphur has been recommended. 
A thrifty growth and good pruning are, how¬ 
ever, usually the best remedies.— Thomas' Amer¬ 
ican Fruit (MU wrist. 
BLACK CAP RASPBERRIES, 
10 OOO I’ATAWISHA ItASIMIKRItl 
n. t.Ol ELAND. Agent, Gem -re NtirxcilsH. Um», N 
GOOD BREAD AND CRACKERS. 
The Rural urges the importance of good 
bread. I compliment your judgment, for I 
would uot exchange one good loaf of bread 
for the best cake baked. Of course the cake 
Is good in its place, but bread is the staff of Ufa. 
If we dine at a table spread with sweetmeats and 
but If we 
Saar&ags: " 2 ^-«*a8?saa 
Ad,lri> * 8 JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 
have plenty of good hop-yeast bread 
that best aud healthiest,) good swi 
few other articles, and a nice cup 
tea, I am sure the cook will receive 
I Avill send one of several good recipes. Take 
from three to five potatoes, boil so as to have 
enough water left when they arc cooked to pour 
over about a pint of flour; mush the potatoes, 
put them lu, stir well, end if not thin enough 
add a little cold water; when it is cool, put iu a 
teacup of good hop yeast, stir well uud set In a 
warm place; stir down a few times, for it may 
find its way over the top of the crock if you do 
uot watch it; then put in a cool place until 
morning, and set with good fresh buttermilk or 
"V^ing 'J 10 cheapest, turn host Cider fro 
wslnmarket send for circular an.f Prices. 
_ UUMSEV * CO., Sunoca Falls, N. Y. 
ULIIBWU n. M v , 1 0Z| . for 50: *r> 1W 100 : tar. 
rpHE GREAT EUROPEAN STRAWBERRY 
D>1 - NIC A.ISH. 
a & *«« August 
MARK 0. WILLSON, No‘SKI $™SS&.N.Y 
HISTORY OF IMPROVED PANSIES. 
It is impossible to say at what precise period 
the parent of our garden varieties of Heartsease, 
or Pansy, first attracted the attention of some 
zealous'und far-seeing florist, who either spared 
it while destroying the other weeds in his gardeu, 
or transplanted it thither IV 
will dry out soon. If It is not so light when put 
I in a well tempered oven it will come out right, 
Keep some of the yeast to start another time, 
by putting cold water over it and setting in the 
cellar. 
Soda Crackers. —In one quart of flour rnlx 
one heaping teaspoon of cream tartar; add a 
lump of butter a little larger than a hen’s egg, EUROPEAN STRAWBERRY 
well rubbed iu the flour; a teaspoon of soda in V 
half a pint of sweet milk—the newer the milk lSfc v 
the better, if cold ; wet it up hurd; roll it out \ II A ^ ^ 
so that it will appear flaky. Bake in a quick 
oven, and give close attention. They are nice. 
urnl deliver U in the. with 
us when hanging cm the tree. No o 1 IniMiiirto m 
nor ladders needed, Weighs 2$ & ffiKi 
i 0 da.^ p 
Aa liLM.s me II.Mips, Putmujfc and J'ropHofcor 
■om the cornfield or 
waste, where he found it growing, for the plant, 
[(■Viola tricolor,) is a native one. At whatever 
date it was first introduced into gardens, the be¬ 
ginning of the century found it an occupant of 
our mixed;flnwer-borders, and in a state very 
considerably improved us compared with the pa¬ 
rent; and its convenient mode of reproducing 
itself from seed, served the twofold purpose of 
originating new varieties and new plants to sup¬ 
ply the place of the old ones, which seldom sur¬ 
vived the hardships ol’ half a dozen years. 
The Pansy, however, was never honored with 
much attention until about the 
Year 1836, when 
its great]adaptability to Improvement, and the 
almost incalculable manner In which it could be 
propagated, as compared with the Auricula 
Ranunculus, Tulip, «xc\, by which it hud been 
preceded, led some enthusiastic person to bring 
it into notice; and so rapid was the improve¬ 
ment in its form and colors, that the botanist 
seemed almost at a loss whether to set down the 
fashionable occupants of a pan of Heartsease at 
a flower show as belonging to the genus Viola 
or not. 
ihat all the improvements were effected at 
one time and by one individual it is scarcely 
necessary to say was not the case. A long cate¬ 
gory of names, including mostly’ the celebrities 
of the day, lent able and skillful hands to the 
work. Amateurs andprofessional^y^^^ 
the points by which the merit/of each flower 
were to be judged. ThiB work, of course occu¬ 
pied some time; hut I believe there was no pre¬ 
vious example of a plant so quickly becoming 
fashionable, and at the 
DWARF TREES.-WHAT AILS THEM! 
THE JAPAN RADISH,—(Raphanus Caudatus.) 
h. G. YV., Kingsboro, N. Y., under date of 
July 22d, writes:—“I wish to ask you what 
ails my dwarf apple trees ? They were trans¬ 
planted in the spring of 1863; have been faith¬ 
fully cut buck every year in the latter part of 
the season, August and September. They have 
made an excellent growth; are very symmetrical 
in form, and are the admiration of good observ¬ 
ers. The bodies of some of them arc three inches 
in il lame ten, just below the branches, and ten feet 
in height , an d about the same across the branches 
Some of the smallest have had a few blossoms but 
no fruit. Some of my neighbors arc in like con¬ 
dition-one having tried it longer than I have 
has got no fruit, and has given it up.” 
—flit iliniv. uiij, iu iugog uttoCDj yiuu m 
ably arises from the fact that the power of the 
I ms very curious radish was introduced Into 
England from Japan some two years since, aud 
was offered for sale by some of our leading seeds¬ 
men last spring. Unlike other radishes, the 
seed-pods and uot the root la eaten, and they 
3DH. DJlCiVTieE! 
Said to bn UK! laiwhcht ttflRUY known, plants are hardy, 
vigorous growers,and productive Fruit of thin variety 
Ironi plant.* sot In September last wan exhibited at. Mi* 
Western New York Frail Growers’ Convention held in 
Rochester on the 2it.h of Inst .lane, which weighed Ik 
ounces and ujuasrired inches in circumference. 
I im variety wo have Imported at ■’ great expense, and 
Will Imve a line slock to oiler Oil)■ rpstnnmrx in ’ - 
• - ’ • • 1 •• * r ,» I rout Kriropoim Catiiloguiw: 
if n of f.ucir/iJjit.'. iii.zr, the herrii ■ zvefffhirut over 1V 
miners, mute Co the pound,) <<ncl rnrhj, t,f a hrUiht rnL 
,VJ 'cni', V JTH Jtevh lell.Ue, a ml ttf’.ltnv qutlUiu” 
* W ?! rt , ,ul;1 t'* 1 *', !"V t '■iiarurteriatlcs of any we nave 
(!Viu- lutrudnerd. Order* - 1 i i j■- 1 tn j m kauly astbe.r 
Will only he [Hied lu rotation. tW YVcwlll fumlhii plants 
postage paid, at .tie iollowmg rale-: -SI p pllltit; ill) ■; 
dii/.en ; >,f:, , t j 00 . Addles* FKO.ST A C ) ’ P 
Jt‘*-at flrvrsr.r Valiev Mur*, rh.v to,, . ... J’ v I" 
grow to au enormous length, from one to two 
feet, and nearly an Inch in diameter at the thick¬ 
est. part. The plant grows about two feet in 
height, is well branched, as shown in the en¬ 
graving, and the long seed-pods hang to the 
ground. 
The treatment should be in all respects simi¬ 
lar to that given the common radish. It is also 
Jiuufrt to dmilia- onion !an Ho UUI. ,1*.. i _±, . 
being exceedingly troublesome. The pods, 
when about half or two-thirds grown, are excel¬ 
lent cut up as salad, and have the taste of our 
best radishes. Cut of suitable lengths and 
cooked and served as asparagus, they are also 
very flue. We cannot say whether this will ever 
become popular as a market vegetable, but it is 
certainly worthy the attention of amateurs. 
A Good Pie, 
of cracker 
Season to taste, 
To dry Pie Plant.- 
a little sugar; stew; ti 
dry. 
Soft G i ngekbread, 
cup of water; 1 ' 
spoon of saleratiia 
Take 3 cups of water; 1 
; 1 cup of pie plant; 3 cups of si 
same tiroe so rapidly ap¬ 
proaching perfection. The Dahlia was in the 
field some few years prior to It, but was sev¬ 
eral years in making much progress ont of 
the single condition iu which it first reached us. 
The i’unsy, however, beingusecond-class border 
flower, was quickly elevated Into the condition 
of an occupant of the same beds that the Tulip, 
Ranunculus, Ac., had held yea is before. Like 
them, the opening of fresh llowirs was watched 
with interest. I believe the bes; varieties then 
in cultivation were first dlgniflei with distinct 
names about 1831); and from 1833 to 1843 may be 
regarded as the most fashionabH period of this 
flower, 
DISEASES OF THE PEACH 
1 cup of molasses; 1 
1 large spoonful of ginger; 1 tea- 
—— 1 j ft little salt, and a piece of 
shortening as large as an egg.— m. j. t. 
Soda (Jake.—I cup white sugar; 1 do. sweet 
milk ; 1 egg ; 2X tablespoons of melted butter; 
2 teaspoons of cream tartar; 1 do. soda; X pint 
of flour; extract of lemon. 
Tea Cake.— 3 cups of sugar; 1 do. butter; I 
e KK I )4 teaspoon soda; nutmeg to taste; flour 
sufficient, to enable you to roll it out. Bake in 
a moderately warm oven.— Mrs. S. B., Onondaga 
Co. N.Y. J 
SAVE YOUR WINTER SQUASHES. 
Eds. Rural When the vines of the squash, 
cucumber or potato begin to wilt in the sum¬ 
mer, it is my theory that the larva of the insect 
that injures and often destroys these vegetables 
is at work upon the roots. Our remedy is to 
cover the roots with earth, and pack it down as 
hard as can well he done. This prevents the 
grub from affecting further injury, or even es¬ 
caping easily in the form of a fly. Besides, the 
vine above where the larva exists will at once 
begin to draw in nourishment from the soil, and 
soon put on u healthy appearance, unless the 
remedy has been applied too late. Squash vines 
will send down roots from any point where they 
are covered with earth. I have often start,.,! 
Cottage Gardena' 
Bun i ,ino Peacu Trees.—” Rural Reader,” Mich, 
By republishing an illustration wo inn answer your 
Inquiry how to hud peach trees beGer and quicker 
tbau by a free use of types. Peach trees should be 
budded during the first season’s grewth iu the last 
half of August, and first of September. Select a 
To Can Green Corn. — Cut fr 
it in a tin can and solder tight; 
can in water and boil four hours 
pierce the can for air to escape, 
immediately.—M rs. J. 8. I. 
Custard Pie.— % cup of sugar, 2 tabic 
of butter, stirred to cream; add 2 eggs, 
spoon of flour, half cup of milk and 1 
cold water; season with nutmeg. Ti 
Mehitable. 
Eds. Rural: —In a late No. of your pa] 
request for a recipe for pie crust. Mine is 
coffee cup of sour milk; X teaspoon of sal 
I coffee cup of lard. The above makes thre 
S. R., Cold,water, Mich. 
euiumu, ciean piace on tin: tree near t,l ground, and 
make an incision in the bark, as shop in figure 1. 
From the stock of buds in your handout off one in 
the form of fig. 2. Then raise the bale with some 
smooth implement, (budding knives hi|e ivory han¬ 
dles for this purpose,) as shown in fig. .1 Insert the 
bud as represented in fig. 4, and tie up wth basswood 
bark, (fig. 5,) so as to leave only the ad exposed. 
After ten or twenty days remove this btuflage. 
THE b i: s I s r it \ \v r k it k y 
J_ I*OR AMATEUR CULTURE,— Fruit very larae 
Handsome, aud of Itlxli, aromatic flavor: plant very vnr- 
orouH, hardy and exceedingly productive. J ” 
‘ ( >ne of the most distinct fruits we know, uud one of 
the best In many respects.”— Thou. Meehan, Editor CMr- 
clever*' Monlh.li/. 
“A strong and vigorous grower,productive 
to be an acquisition."—,f, s. Fulle r, author 
Fruit Vu/tvrist," 
Descriptive Circular mailed to applicants, 
man, postage irec. *3 dozen. 
0H-2teo EDW'D J. EVANS & CO, 
ABOUT THE DOOR, 
A bit of shrubbery in the yard, (says a writer 
in the Massachusetts Ploughman,) a vine elimb- 
ng by a trellis, a strip of refreshing green spread 
rout the door, are sure to make a place of greater 
uarkctable value, which, with many, is a consid- 
xation to be thought ol before any other. Such 
ced no further appeal to their sense of neatness, 
en. But those who really love the suggestions 
beauty for their own sake, will not omit the 
rf patch, the shrubbery, and the hedge and 
;" e » becaasC; Uwy make almost any home more 
‘■'.'active and lovely, and cause the sentiments 
1 ipront, like the very leaves and buds tkem- 
Sl! es. How few stop to consider what a power- 
1 ^soeiation lies lurking iu every simple hut 
remises 
“ 9mm 
Price, by 
York, Pa. 
Osage IIeihub—Thiukbninotue BottiM.—“A Sub¬ 
scriber,’’ Sparta, N, C., asks how he cam*st reclaim 
an Osage Orange hedge, that has been uglected for 
yearB and grown tall and thin at the bo om ? It ft 
will uot bear catting down to the groum atwj train¬ 
ing over again, is ft best to uproot it and Hat a new 
one. 
H E M?m? jfl'ANTH-FORTY TO FIFT 
a 'ViL l ^ n flm °«'iKc Plants for sale. Send 
cuuib lor Essay on Hedging. 
,, c » . . B. MANN Hi BRO., Normal, fils, 
P. 8.—Agents Wanted. Ull-lSt 
Sugar as an Article of Diet. — Dutrone 
calls sugar the “ most perfect alimentary sub¬ 
stance in nature,” Dr. Rush says it affords a 
greater quantity of nourishment in a given 
quantity of matter than any other article iu Na¬ 
ture. Sir John Pringle tells us that the plague 
has never been known to visit any country where 
sugar composes a material part of the diet of the 
inhabitants. Dr, ^Jullen is of the opinion that 
the frequency o? malignant levers of all kinds 
1858 . H. P. BALLARD & CO. 18 ( 57 . 
TtIH WHLL-ESTAISUBIIKI) STRICTLY 
Produce Commission House, 
Xu. 332 YVabhisgto.v St.. New York. 
Reference—North River Bank, New York. ^5 
Ha ye 11 neq ual 1 edfecimic* for diapering of wool, Hons 
Lean obacco and HlgUwlnes. direct, to maun/acturera! 
btrlet attention given to Bniiur, cheese. Pork. Beef 
Flour, Grain, Beans, Peas. Dried and Green Fruiu 
Seeds, Eggs, &c., &c. J^"C'ouaiKnn«eut Holieltcd. 
FRUIT Growing in Illinois.— According 0 the best 
statistics there are now planted along the no of the 
I. C. It. R„ south of C’entralia, 5U0,IHXJ peach -ecK, 250.- 
000 apple trees, 85,000 pear trees, 100 acre grapes, 
325 acres strawberries, and 75 acres raspberies. 
