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uni for beginner* in American grape growing, but of 
great interest to those who wish to become acquainted 
witli vine culture in Europe, and compare their sys¬ 
tem* with our own. Dr. Wardkh's extended notes 
add much to its interest and value tor the American 
reader. 
A 1TI IV O \V PL HLI8HING. 
WILD BB READY 
For Mailing Sept. 5th, a Small Booh or 24 Pages 
PRICE, 20 CENTS, 
PROTECTING FRUIT TREES WITH EARTH 
UNTITLED 
Many cultivators do not appreciate the im¬ 
portance of using the soil as u protector to their 
fruit trees. The rulcBhould be to work the dirt 
from the trees in the spring, while the weather 
is cool and moist, and as the beat of midsum¬ 
mer approaches reverse this operation, turning 
the plowshare towards the trees, and heap the 
soil over their roots. This wards off the intense 
heat of the summer sun, and, left in this posi¬ 
tion, protects the roots, in a great measure, 
from the effects of winter frost. Dwarf pear 
trees are especially benellted by Increasing the 
depth of soil over the roots from midsummer 
until spring. The roots of the quince stock lie 
near the surface, are fibrous, and easily and often 
seriously affected by climatic changes; and we 
doubt not that many a fine young orchard of 
this fruit has gone to destruction for want of 
sufficient dirt over the roots. The peach tree 
may also be well protected by heaping the soil 
over its roots and against its trunk in the au¬ 
tumn. It is less liable to injury from extreme 
cold winter weather, and maintains its vigor a 
longer period for such protection. Stir the soil 
by throwing it in midsummer towards your 
trees, thus giving them protection from both 
heat and cold and from stagnant water, and in 
the spring reverse this and admit light, warmth 
and moisture to begin a vigorous growth. 
Wine Exhibition at 8t. Louis. —The Mississippi 
Valley Drupe Growers’ Association have determined 
to hold an exhibition of wines at St. Louis at the 
time of the meeting of the American Pomologk-hl 
Socioty. Contributions of wines horn all quarters 
will be cordially received. 
TWELVE TEARS EXPERIENCE 
Tue Japanese plant cucumbers in drills threo or 
or four feet apart, and bush them like peas with tall 
brushwood, arching the tops together. It saves space, 
avoids trampling on the vinos In picking and secures 
a uniform development of the fruit on all sides. 
Illustrated with Eight Engravings, 
My theory of select propagation —the method of lay¬ 
ering plants — the distinction between good and had 
plants, and a chapter of plain directions Jor the man¬ 
agement of a plat of berrk'H, the result of recent experi¬ 
ments, 
HINTS ON PICKLING. 
Yearly to every one growing an acre of this fruit. 
Tills book also contains a full history of that most 
promising market berry so generously Illustrated lu an¬ 
other column of this paper, the 
Never use "brass, copper or bell metal kettles 
for pickling, because the verdigris produced in 
them by the vinegar is very poisonous. Kettles 
lined with porcelain are the best, and If you can¬ 
not procure them, block tin may be substituted; 
iron is apt to discolor any acid that is boiled iu 
it. Vinegar for pickles should always be of the 
best eider kind. Iu putting away picklcB use 
stone or glass jars; the lead, which is an iugre- 
diout in the glassing of common earthenware, is 
rendered very pernicious by the action of the 
vinegar. Have a large wooden spoon and a fork 
for the express purpose of taking pickles out of 
the jar when you want them for the table; see 
that while iu the jar they are always completely 
covered with vinegar. If you discern lu them 
any symptoms of not, keeping well, do them over 
again in fresh vinegar and spice. 
The jars should be stopped with largo flat 
corks, littlug closely, and having a leather, or a 
round piece of oil-doth, tied over the cork. It 
is a good rule to have two-thirds of the jar tilled 
with vinegar. Alum Is very useful in extracting 
salt from pickles, and in making them firm and 
crisp; a very small quantity is sufficient—too 
much will spoil them. In groaning pickles, 
keep them closely covered, so that none of the 
steam may escape, ub its retention promotes 
their greenness, and prevents the flavor from 
evaporating. Vinegar and spice for pickles 
should be boiled Init a few minutes—too much 
boiling takes away the strength. 
SENECA BLACK-CAP! 
A new Seedling, from the DOOLITTLE, Devon or eight 
days later, a ranker grower, larger berry, decidedly 
sweeter In llavor, hardy, Urmer fleshed, can lie marketed 
SOO mllett from homo a* well an the DOOLITTLE can 100 
miles, &c. Sue the eut and Ua accompanying article. 
Who know that as their crop beglun io rail the demand 
begins to Incrciwc and the price runs up in proportion 
as their berries fall, will be able to appreciate the value 
of this berry for market purposes. For further particu¬ 
lars =tee book. 
This book also contains a full account of the origin, 
&c., of my Hew Heedllug, called the RED-FLAVORED 
BLACK RASPBERRY, this namo being too long 1 now 
change It to 
PEAR BLIGHT AND BORERS, 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:— My attention 
being called to an article in the Rural of July 
20th, signed T., which, after enumerating the 
various kinds of blight, calls for facts to enable 
us to determine the cause of the pear blight, 
then goes on and suggests whether tho borer 
does not attack our most vigorous and flourish¬ 
ing pear trees and make them die suddenly of 
blight. To this suggestion allow me to say 
that the borer Is as unable to begin upon such a 
tree as a man to bore with an old-fashioned pod 
augur without first chipping out with a gouge a 
place to begin, for in all places where 1 have no¬ 
ticed the operations of the borer, whether in 
fruit trees or forest trees, they have always 
entered the tree where it had previously sus¬ 
tained an injury, aud become rotten or softened, 
to enable him to begin. If we eut down a pine 
tree and saw it into mill-logs, and lay them upon 
skidB, strip the bark from some and leave the 
bark on others, and go near them on a still warm 
evening, we will hear them bore In the logs with 
the bark on, as plainly ns we can hear a mnu 
bore with an inch augur. So that the borer c r im . 
uot be the pioneer in the mischiefs to tb A e pear 
tree. 
I suppose that the various kip d 8 0 f insects and 
vermin have the same right, to a living that wo 
have, and they will have i* u And I farther be¬ 
lieve that their mischiefs are generally very much 
overrated. 1 recollect that thirty years ago, or 
more, the people hereabout were very anx¬ 
ious to learn means of destroying bots iu horses, 
when a VirgVman, (not John Miner Hotth, but 
some other Virginian on the subject of bots iu 
horses,) laid down the principle that bots rarely 
injure a horse, and are never the pioneers in 
tnisehief to him; that they have no other means 
of propagating their species than laying their 
nits on him, he biting off the nits and swullowlug 
them; they hatch iu him; he easts them out; 
they take whig, and in turn put their nix* on 
the horse. He said that thorough examinations 
proved that all horses had more or less of bots 
in them; that fat and well-conditioned had the 
most; that so long us he was well fed and well, 
they never troubled him, hut if lie was abused 
or . starved — sick or dead — they would try 
to eat their way out. His theory had so much 
the appearance of common sense I remem¬ 
bered it. In relation to the pear blight, I have 
for a long time been satisfied that it l« caused 
by the heat of the sun shining upon the 
trunk and branches of the free, thickening or 
coagulating the albumen of the sap, thereby ob¬ 
structing its circulation in it* descent in the bark, 
leaving it to putrefy. To remedy this, keep a 
close watch of your trees and a* soon a* such 
iujury can be seen In the bark, take a knife aud 
slit the bark from a little above the injured spot, 
to a little below it. If the spot be wide, make 
two or three slit*. 8ometlmes such an injury is 
remedied by an effort of Nature in the tree by 
which the sap will resume by little and little, Its 
wonted circulation, in which case the bark will 
invariably be found cracked. Tbis suggested tho 
use of the knife. 
As facte are called for, I will mention one 
which i have found to be 6uch, and that is, that 
pear blight never prevails to much extern unless 
we have extremely hot sunshine, continued for 
a considerable length of time without intermis¬ 
sion, except, of course, nightly intermissions. 
Rochester, Aug. 8,1887. E. m. 
I give It this name because, being rather soft and a less 
seedy berry thau the DOOLITTLE, It can not be *enc to 
a distant market, but la truly a home bervy. For a near 
MARKET AND FAMILY 
use till* berry Will supply along and widely felt want; 
a rich, juicy, exceedingly productive berry, or good bIzo 
and hardy as the oak. 11 la two or three day* earlier thau 
the DOOLITTLE, and being less seedy, Is very superior 
t'or table use, drying aud all culluary uses. H Is 
Peculiarly Adapted to Gardens 
because being propagated from the tips of thecane.lt 
will stand In permanent hills and will not Ull tho ground# 
with superfluous shoots aud suckers like all Red Rasp¬ 
berries and Blackberries. 
Another feature aduptlug this berry to 
To Stuff Poultry,—T ake some bread crumbs 
and turn on just enough hot water to soften 
them; put in a piece of butter, not melted, the 
size of a hen’s egg, u spoonful of pulverized 
sage, a teaspoon of ground pepper, and a tea¬ 
spoon of salt,; there may be some of the bread 
crumbs that need to be chopped ; then mix 
thoroughly, and stuff' your turkuy. 
Binge the Doolittle Black-cap Raspberry has 
nne into extensive cultivation, growers ol' this 
Is the perinuuoncy of Its good habits. Fo» example, the 
seven-year-old original plant, left this year, without ma¬ 
nure, hoeing, or cultivation of any kind, yielded at least 
poult quarts of berries, ns largo as the average size of 
those In tho eut of the 
A Bucks County Soup. —Take two quarts of 
soup stock, put it to boil with an onion, two 
carrot* and one turnip cut line, and season it 
with pepper and salt. If it is made of brown 
stock, add half a teaspoon of cloves and boil it 
half an hour, then add a glass of port wine; but 
SENECA BLACK-CAP 
It has been heretofore mentioned in the Rural were satis tied of the good qualities of the plant, 
and described by Mr. Doolittle us a seedling, and from tho best information we could collect 
grown nearly seven years ago by Mr. Dell of concluded that the period of ripening its fruit 
Seneca Co., N. Y., from the Doolittle Black-cap, was later than that of the Doolittle, and that it 
possessing the same characteristics of hardiness, must therefore prove a valuable addition to our 
fruitfulness, firmness and flavor of fruit, the list of berries. 
and throughout the whole plat of this Variety, the older 
tho bush tho ranker the. canes aud the larger tho berry. 
For further particular* see book. 
For the reason of tho absences of evidence of disinter¬ 
ested persons of the merits or demerits of these two new 
berries, sec article lu last Rural, headed, “The Com¬ 
mittee on Native Fruits.’’ Concerning this 
variety. Referring to this, 8. T. T., Bodalla, 
Mo., writes“ Yonr note in reference to the 
Tilden Tomato is fully corroborated here—out- 
large red variety ripening scvcral'days before It, 
and fully equaling it In vigor and flavor. Not 
half the seed sent sprouted under the most favor¬ 
able circumstances.” 
Sweet Oom.—V. R. Elliott, Cleveland, Ohio, 
sends us the following notes about Bweet corn : 
“ Of all the varieties of sweet corn, one under 
uume of Brill’s Extra Early comes to maturity 
fit for eating the Aret. Planted at the same time 
as the Early Jefferson, a small, white, early corn, 
it* ears were gathered the same day, and its sale 
in market was twenty-five cents a dozeu—when 
tho Jefferson sold at eighteen. Tho Darling’s 
Sweet Corn, at the Barne time of planting, was 
ready for picking one week after Brill’s, and is 
the next best variety. 
Heliotropes, —The Germantown Telegraph says: 
August is tho month to propagate tiffs fragrant 
and favorite flower. It can be done in pots or 
in the open ground. In both eases it should lie 
protected from the sun, except a couple of hours 
in the morning, and watered thrice n day until 
it ha* firmly taken root. The heliotrope is one 
of the most tender flowers; the least touch of 
frost will wither it; but secured from this and 
placed in a genial warrntli, either in the green¬ 
house or sittiug-room where the temperature iB 
pretty uniform, will flower Deautilully all winter 
to the shame of many others with greater pre¬ 
tensions. 
Osage Orange Hedges .—A writer in the Prairie 
Farmer says“ Trim, at least three times a 
year, and an efficient hedge will be made—such 
a one as will be an ornament to a farm. Encour¬ 
age it to widen out until It is four to five feet 
wide at the base, keeping it nicely rounded from 
the center down to the ground. If the work is 
done with reasonable care, the hedge iu two 
years Is worth looking at, and the owner soon 
learns not to fear breeding stock. When the 
hedge becomes formed, be careful to trim very 
close to the former cutting; a good lively hand 
tan trim one hundred to one hundred and fifty 
rods per day, of hedges four to five feet wide.” 
Grass for Lawns.—‘A correspondent iu the Gar¬ 
deners’ Monthly recommends for lawn* a mix¬ 
ture of about one-third rye grusB (folium perenne ) 
and two-thirds Kentucky blue grass (Foa pratm- 
sis.) For lawns that are machine-mowed, he also 
recommends red top (agroslis rubra.) In prepar¬ 
ing laud for a lawn subsoiliug is of much valne, 
for a loose subsoil never gets so hard as oue 
of hard-pan will, if sown in the fall, a mixture 
whose praiHO is In everybody'* mouth, nothing need bo 
said. I make the propogatlon or these plants a speci¬ 
alty aud attend personally to their 
Assortment and Packing*, 
and Intend to serve thorn-, who favor me with their or¬ 
ders, as l would wish to hc^iealt with by others. 
Having associated with me, lu partnership. Mr. WAR¬ 
REN WIGHT ot' Waterloo, N. Y., and six seres of 
young plftlit* being located then!, and six acres at Oaks' 
Corners, N. Y., we request those wrltlug from the WeBt 
to direct to 
H- FT. DOOLITTLE, 
OAKS’ CORNERS, N.Y., 
and those ordering ftom the East to address 
DOOLITTLE Sz WIGHT, 
WATERLOO, N. Y. 
t'i RATE VINES. All the heat varieties, in- 
\TT eluding *ai.km and Martha. Price and quality of 
vines arc worthy of Um special attention of Dealers and 
Planters. Price List rrec to applicants. C. L. ltOAX.4 & 
CO., l.ookport Grape Nurseries, J.ookporc, N. Y. 
I A ffffff DATA WINS* KAKl'HKKRIKH 
X*"«'""MPaud Houghton gdusemerrikh for sule. 
Send stamp for our Circular, showing the. luihIts of this 
prolllle. Raspberry, which bears a crop In .Inly, and an¬ 
other that In abundant In ttepl. and Oct. A-ddress LI l AS. 
D. COFE1.AND, Agent, Gencme Nurseries, Lima, N. 
( \ RAPE VINES. A VERY LA IKIE AND 
IT superior stock ol Iona, Israeli*, Adlrondae, Rogers’ 
Hybrids, UoDCord, Graveling, Delaware, lllona, Hartford 
Prolltlc, RebQCCa, Catawba, Clinton, Isabella, and other 
varieties, by the 100 or 1,000, at low figures. Send for 
Price Ltel. ELLWANOKU* HARRY, r 
91»-3Ceo Mt. Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. \ , 
ftartifuttMal lot** awfl 
Catalogues. <fco., Received.—Vick’s Catalogue of 
Hardy Bulbs for the autumn of 1867. This otters an 
unusually attractive list, from which the cultivators 
of these showy and beautiful flowers cun make choice 
selections. Mr. V. will llll all orders received up to 
the 1 st <>r December. Write James Vick, Rochester, 
N. Y., for the Catalogue. 
Wholesale Catalogue of the Niagara Nurseries, 
from E. Moonv & Hons, Lockport, Niagara Co.,N. Y. 
This enumerates all kinds of nursery stock, which 
they liavo for sale iu large quantities. 
Ellwangkii & Barry's Wholesale (fataloguo of 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Dahlias, 
Bulbous Roots, Border Plants, &c. Address the 
above firm, Rochester, N. Y. 
M ONROE COUNTY NfKHIittlKS, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
We oiler for the Fall Trade a general assortment of ull 
kinds of Fruit Trees, both btumlurd and Dwarf; also, 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Plunlrt Mid Vines, and every 
desirable variety of Small Fruits. Would call special 
attention to our stock of Uoms»i uu their own root*, con- 
Msnng of over 200 different sort*. Also, a Hue lot ui 
standard Kane*. Wholesale Catalogue* Kent on applica¬ 
tion. GDI. i.i), BECKWITH & co., Rochester, N. Y. 
I give my personal attention to both places, hut tlila 
will dlvldo the labor of correspondence. 
Price of Book, 20 Cents by Wail, 
postage paid. Sent free to all ordering $2 worth of 
plants. 
PLANTS AT THE FOLLOWING RATES: 
140 PLANTS OF 
THE DOOIiITTIjE, 
securely packed and sent, by mail, postage paid, for $1; 
100, expressage unpuld, Tor *3; 1,000, or over, at $20 per 
thousand. 
The Seneca Black-Cap 
AND 
CARDEN RASPBERRY PLANTS 
are put at one-third the miual price of such new and 
rare plauts, thus putting them In reach of all. 
13T Where a few of each kind are sent In the same 
puckuge. the GARDEN RASPBERRY will be lashed to¬ 
gether with Colored twine, and the SENECA with 
white twine; the DOOLITTLE without any. ^p| 
One plant of tho GARDEN RASPBERRY and ono of 
the SENECA BLACK-OAF, or two of either kind will 
bu sent, postago paid, for $11 12 will be sent thUB by mall 
for $0; 100. expressage unpaid, for $25; 1,000, or over, 
at $200 Y 1,000. 
| 3 f~ A receipt for the. money (aud when $2 wocth of 
plants are ordered, the book also,) will be forwarded by 
return mall, nRer receiving an order. 
Or lie direful In giving yonr nddrnm— write 
plainly Name, Post-Office, Stale, dtc. 
fgr orders fer Plants will commence being Hired In 
the rotation lu which they have been received, about 
October I5th. Address 
11. II. DOOLITTLE, 
Oaks’ Corner#, N. Y Or 
DOOLITTLE & WIGHT, 
Waterloo, N. Y. 
« IJLBOLN FLOW IS KING HOOTS, 
TOR FALX. OF 1867. 
Wo oiler ti line collection of Hyacinths, Tulips,Crocus, 
Niircisrtus, Iris, Gladiolus, Jujian Lilies, and other Bulbs; 
uUo cholCu Varied.ol Chinese Piconlcs. Prices l\ir- 
nlgticd on application, Small iiuautltlea forwarded by 
mail, prepaid at Catalogue jfrlrn^ & jjarhy, 
919-8teo Mount Hope Nurserlc*, Rochester, N. Y. 
LLaywabd’s Heed Farm.— Just outside the limits of 
Rochester, In the town of Brighton. Messrs. E. S. & 
N. Hayward cultivate a farm of about 100 acres, of 
which a large portion is devoted In growing garden 
products and seeds of vegetables. During a recent 
visit, we saw lettuce, onions, beets, cabbage, &c., 
growing in large quantities for seed alone. This 
branch is the mala feature of the farm, and the fact 
that the Messrs. II. have followed seed growing for 
over twenty years, and continue to eularge the area 
devoted to It is sufficient evidence of Us being profit¬ 
able. Every part of the ftirm is In a high state of cul¬ 
tivation, which is shown by the fact that though the 
cash value of it tti $500 per acre. Us products return 
good Interest and profit on the invested capital. We 
hud intended to give our readers more extended de¬ 
scriptions of this seed culture, and shall take a future 
opportunity to do so, but our recent, visit and notes 
were very much shortened by a smart shower of rain 
in the beginning and the departure of a railroad train 
at the cud. 
ELLWANCER & BARRY 
Invite the attention of Planters, Nurserymen and Deal¬ 
ers In Trees, to their extensive stock now offered for the 
Fall Trade. In the departments of 
HARDY FRUIT TREES, 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, 
SHRUBS AND PLANTS, 
The collections arc the most extensive and complete In 
the United States. 
Prompt and careful attention given to all 
ORDERS, AND PACKING DONE 
In the most skillful and thorough manner. 
Full particulars will be found In the following Cata¬ 
logues, which will be sent, prepaid, to applicants who 
enclose stamps: 
Noe 1 and !l—Ten Cents each; No. 3 —Five Cents; 
No. 4— Tnr«* Cents. 
No. 1 —A Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of 
Fruits. 
No, a-A Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of 
Ornamental Tree*, Shrubs, Roses,&u., &c. 
No. 3-A Catalogue of Dahlias, Verbenas. Petunias, 
and select new Green-House and Bedding Plants, pub¬ 
lished every Spring. 
No. 4 —A Wholesale Catalogue or Trade LlBt. 
DlMteo ELLWANGKII A BARRY, 
Mount Horn NuRexaiKB, Rochester, N. Y, 
HOETICULTUEAL GLEANINGS, 
2 he Catuwma .—An advertisement of this rasp¬ 
berry, in another column, shows where informa¬ 
tion can be had of it* general habits, and where 
a supply can he procured. 
Scaring Birds from Grape Vines .—Owners ol' 
Delaware vines which are well set with grapes 
will be anxious, a* the fruit begins to ripen, to 
protect it from the birds. It ha* been suggested 
that birds of prey—hawks, for example—he 
stuffed and Bet in the vines, or on a pole near 
by, to scare off the depredators. The, sugges¬ 
tion is worthy of trial, and if live hawks could 
he secured and fastened near the fruit the rob¬ 
bers would keep their distance. 
The Tilden Tomato .—In a paragraph published 
in the Rural, Aug. 17th, we stated that the Til- 
ViMKyAiio Culture Improved and Cheapened.— 
By A. DuBkkuil, Prof, of Viticulture and Aboricul- 
ture, in the Royal School of Arts and Trades, Purls. 
Translated by K. and C. Parker of Lonowobth’b 
Wine Howe, with notes aud adaptations to American 
culture by Jons A. Warder, Illustrated: Robert 
Clarke As Co., publishers, Cincinnati, Ohio, 
The author of this work prepared himself for his 
work by ten years’ travel among tho vineyards of 
France. He treat ouucciuctly the methods of culture 
practiced with different varieties iu the various de¬ 
partments of that country, and points out what he 
conceives to he improvements. Varieties are men¬ 
tioned, anil the details of culture, priming, propaga¬ 
tion, &c., illustrated and described. It is not a man- 
