prise by the early cold weather last fall, before 
he could press all hie grapes, he was forced to 
winter them over in some manner. He put 
them up in boxes and allowed them to freeze. 
On the 3d of April he began to press them, and 
found that the wine is one hundred per cent, 
better than that made from the same quality 
of grapes last fall. Out of about 5,000 pounds 
of grapes thus wintered, he made 625 gallons 
of wine. Mr. Kleimi-ell, who examined the 
grapes, says they were in good condition, and 
that he did not taste auy better last fall.’' 
The Apple Worm (Carpoea/mi Ihmonella ,)—The 
Practical Entomologist says:—“This Imported 
pest is mining the apples and pears In all quar¬ 
ters this year. From Pennsylvania to Iowa, all 
accounts agree that, it was never so destructive 
before. What is very remarkable, the same spe¬ 
cies, as I have experimentally proved tiy breed¬ 
ing the moth, has attacked the native crab-apples 
near Rock Island, III. I have proved in the 
same manner that the species attacking the pear 
is identical with that which attacks the apple,” 
Grape Stifls.— Dr. .J. A. Warder, alluding to 
grape soils, states that it Js the very common 
opiuion, after many years’ experience, of those 
who have been eminently successful in the cul¬ 
ture of the vino 
CULINARY FAILURES AND SORROWS. 
AUTUMN PLANTING 
Many persons of limited experience are bewil¬ 
dered by the contrary opinions expressed as to 
the feasibility of autumn planting. If tbe cir¬ 
cumstances which affect the success or failure of 
this operation were well understood, a great 
waste of money and labor might be averted. 
As a rule, it is better to use the autumn in 
thoroughly preparing the land, and then plant 
in the spiring,—but if it is desirable to do other¬ 
wise, perfectly hardy trees may he put out iu the 
fall. The setting of all very small and tender 
plants is best deferred until spiring. Those wbo 
advocate fall planting do so mainly on the theory 
that the roots of plants exercise their functions 
as soon as put in contact with the earth in their 
new positions, and continue to grow all winter, 
thus giving the tree a start which it could not 
have if spring planted. But the theory is often 
upset by the action of frost on the soil drawing 
the roots, and by the severe cold withering the 
bark, and striking hard at the vitality of the 
plant. It is only where a long, mild autumn 
follows the period of planting, and the soil is 
well drained, either naturally or artificially, that 
it is generally advantageous to plant before 
spring. In northern regions, where the winters 
are long and severe, we should certainly prefer 
to prepare the ground in the fall and plant the 
trees in the spiring. 
But if fall planting is resolved upon, it should 
he done early and well. See that the leaves are 
all stripped from the trees before removing 
them, if possible—for they will exhale a large 
amount of moisture, and cause shrivelling of 
the bark. Provide thorough drainage from the 
roots, as well as from the surface, and heap 
a little mound of earth around the the trunk for 
the purpose of steadying the tree against the 
wind, to throw off water, and to protect it 
against the depredations of mice. 
Peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, cherries, 
and the berries, are surer of success if plauted 
in the spring. 
“ Bi.fe Belle” sends us a rather long com¬ 
munication, detailing some of her mishaps in 
the culinary department. We regret to abridge 
the favors of our correspondents, but are fre¬ 
quently compelled to do it or omit them alto¬ 
gether. This is one of the eases where retrench¬ 
ment is a necessity. The following extracts dis¬ 
close our correspondent’s difficulties while oper¬ 
ating in the cake line. She suys: 
“ I obtained the recipe from * Miss Beecher ’3 
Recipe Book,’ and thought it would not fail to 
be good from such a reliable source. After tak¬ 
ing extra pains to ensure success, I placed it in 
the oven, aud not long after looked in to sec 
how it wub getting along, when I found that it 
was literally boiling. Well! thought I, this is 
the first time 1 ever saw cake boiling! Ilow- 
in making fruit cake. That it might be just 
right 1 used a great deni Of fruit, and every kind 
of spice—among which was an unusual quantity 
of mace. The cake was mixed and linked, and as 
I drew the rich brown loaves from the oven aud 
saw how nicely they looked I breathed a sigh ot 
profound satisfaction, thinking T hail bit it at 
lust, l">t was wot, certain until I had tasted it. 
On eating a portion, I discovered that it. left a 
smarting sensation In my throat—a fact noticed 
and commented on by other members of the 
family, who partook of what was designed to 
he a crowing effort in the fruit cake line; Upon 
investigation 1 found that, the mace, used bo free¬ 
ly, was iu reality Cayenne pepper ! 
41 My efforts to make white cake have beeu 
truly Herculean. 1 have tried again and again, 
but. all to no purpose. As soon as one error is 
corrected, another is committed. At first every 
one proved yellow instead of white. I made in¬ 
quiries iu regard to Lhis, and was told that 1 
used too much soda. The uext time I used 
less, and every cake was heavy and not half 
baked. The lust, 1 made was like my fruit cake 
in one respect—it looked well; but on trial 1 
found that it tasted slightly of paregoric, Instead 
of the delicate flavor I had anticipated. Some 
one had, maliciously, no douht., changed the 
bottles, aud hence tliis mortifying mistake. I 
begin to think that it, is Indeed 4 a long lane 
that has no turn.’ Why should /, of all others, 
he so unfortunate V Is it thickheadedness, or is 
it ‘just my luck " 
that, the clay cannot be too 
hard aud compact lor the roots of the grape to 
penetrate. Among the plants which are au in¬ 
dication of good grape lands is the blue grass or 
Tba compressa 1 which always takes possession of 
such clays, particularly if they contain lime. 
Origin of the name 44 Scupper non g Grape 
Calvin Jones, in Southern Planter, writes:— 
“This grape and wine had the name of Scupper- 
nong given to them by Henderson and myself, 
in compliment t,o James Blount of Scupper- 
nong, who first diffused a general knowledge of 
it in several well-written communications in 
our paper, and It. is cultivated Avith more suc¬ 
cess on that river than m any other part of the 
State, perhaps, exceptOU the Island of Roanoke.” 
-The Dunkirk Journal 
A Tough Garden Story. 
sets up the garden of E. Keyes of that village, 
pretty steep. Strawberries, u second crop, near¬ 
ly ripe and blossoms for a third one just open¬ 
ing. Bean pods three feet long! Cucumbers, 
iu the same garden, planted about the 35th of 
June, with fruit on the. vines from lour to six 
feet four inches In length, and still growing! 
There is no use in talking garden alter this. 
Bulbs .—Procure your stock of bulbs early, as 
you will then stand the best chance of securing 
good ones. Those of medium size are best, if 
well matured. They should be planted at once. 
Well rotted cow manure mixed with a portion 
of tine sand is the best fertilizer. Plant about 
four inches deep, and be sure the soil is well 
drained aud worked up finely. 
Erogmorc Early Jtigarreau Cherry .—The Lon¬ 
don Florist describes a ucav cherry under the 
above name, as being 41 large, obtuse heart- 
shaped ; skin with a brilliant red cheek, dot¬ 
ted with minute yollow points; Hush delicate, 
translucent, tender, melting, juicy, Avith a rich 
sweet flavor,” and ripening before any of the 
so-called Bignrreans are iu market. 
Fruit Crop in■ California ,—An estimate made 
of the value of the fruit crop of California places 
the apple at about $'100,000, the peach at $300,- 
000, the plum at $160,000, cherrieB, apricots and 
pears at $230,000, and grapes at over $1,000,000. 
Strawberries. —Mr. Pardee of Illinois, has fouud 
that lime slaked iu salt brine, sown broadcast, 
had kept insects from straAVberries. 
Delaware, the peach season begins at a period 
very perceptibly earlier than before. It is a fair, 
healthy grower, the leaves are glossy, flowers 
large, and it is an abundant benrer. The fruit 
is of medium size, nearly round, skin mottled 
red, dark red cheek, flesh Avhite, melting, high 
flavor, and parts free from the stone. 
This variety is universally esteemed among 
peach growers, and ranks, perhaps, as the best 
all things considered, of the extreme early kinds. 
It is said to have originated in Portage county, 
Ohio, from seed planted by a German. It ripens 
very early, from the middle of July to August, 
and since its introduction into New Jersey and 
AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 
This Society held its eleventh biennial session 
at Polytechnic Hall, St. Louis, Mo., commencing 
on the 10th of September and adjourning on the 
13th, to reassemble iu Philadelphia two years 
hence. There were exhibitors from the States 
of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, 
North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, IoAva, 
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. The fruits ex¬ 
hibited comprised 680 dishes of gropes, 82 of 
apples, 743 of pears and 212 of peaches. The 
President, Marshall P. Wilder, said the ex¬ 
hibition of fruit greatly exceeded expectation, 
rivaling anything heretofore seen in the way of 
pomoiottv. The fruit was sold at auction and 
commanded high prices. 
The address of the President, issued in pam¬ 
phlet form, is an able and interesting document, 
which will be adverted to hereafter. After the 
reading of the address the Treasurer made his 
report, showing a balance of $265.03 in the 
treasury. 
The Report of the Committee on Officers was 
then read and adopted, as follows : 
President— Marshall P. Wilder. 
Vice-PreeidenU— California, R. T. Perkins; Connec¬ 
ticut, Daniel 8. Dewey; Delaware, E. Tatnall, Diet. 
Columbia, Win. Saunders; Florida. Joseph J. Weed; 
Georgia, P. J. Berckmaue; Illinois, Arthur Bryant, 
Sr.; Indiana, t. D. G. Nelson; Iowa, D. W. Kauff¬ 
man ; Kentucky, Lawrence Young; Maine, S. L. 
Goodalc; Maryland. W. C. Wilson ; Massachusetts, 
C. M. HoA-ey; Michigan. William Bost; Mississippi, 
J. M. Stone: Missouri, B. F. Edwards; Minnesota, 
D. A. Robertson; New Hampshire, Fred. Smythc; 
New Jersey, Wm. Perry; New York, Charles Down¬ 
ing ; Ohio, John A. Warder; Pennsylvania, Robert 
Buist; Rhode Inland. Silas Moore; Tennessee, M. S. 
Frierson; Texas, William Watson; Vermont, E. C. 
Worcester ; Virginia, Yardley Taylor ; Wisconsin, 
J. E. Plumb; Alabama, L. F. Mt-llen; -Arkansas, J. II. 
Ingram; Louisiana, D. M. A. Swasey ; North Caro¬ 
lina, Wm. M. Steele; South Carolina, Wm. Sommer; 
Kansas, Charles B, Lines; Oregon, Simeon Francis ; 
Utah, J. E. Johnson : Nebraska, Dr. H. Link; West 
Virginia, Z. Jacobs ; New Mexico, Col. Ruyther of 
Massillon; Montana, Nicholas Waugh; Colorado, 
Chas. Pauls ; Province of Ontario, Canada, Charles 
Arnold. 
Treasurer —Thomas P. James. 
Secretary— F. R. Elliott. 
Further notice of the proceedings and dis¬ 
cussions is necessarily deferred. 
stant motion. Commercial Champagne is rarely 
kept more than two years; that of ’58, the best 
ever made, is just perfected. When the wine is 
sold, each bottle Is opened and a liqueur, com¬ 
posed of white sugar, white, wiue and spirit of 
cognac is added to suit the market. Franco and 
the continent svunt a light, sweet wine; Russia, 
sweet and strong; England, dry and vigorous, 
and America something between the French and 
English. Dry champagne must be made from 
the flnest raAv Avine, sAveet can he made from 
any material. The very best go onlf to England. 
A bot tle of ordinary champagne oentniu* from 
30 to 10 per era, I- of Itqfttewr,- dry, Hue wine, 10 
to 15 per emit. The cork is put in by a machine. 
Champagne should not explode noisily or froth- 
ily. Good Avine absorbs carbonic acid, aud its 
sparkle will continue for twenty-tour hours. In 
1846 a manufacturer saved but 120 bottles out of 
6,000, owing to the poor quality of his bottles. 
The connoiscur must rely upon taste and stnell 
in forming his judgment. If his sight shows 
that the wine iloAvs smoothly, sparkles briskly, 
is transparent, glistening, and of a pale amber 
color, he may believe he has a good and old 
wine. Wine to be tested should have a temper¬ 
ature of 50’ to 54° Fahrenheit. If good, a drop 
or two on the hand will have an aromatic odor; 
if bad, a mixed sugary and spirituous smell. 
The bouquet is only to be detected by tbe palate. 
Champagne does not improve by age. 
Asparagus Beds.—The Gardener’s Chronicle, 
referring to the cultivation of asparagus in 
France, says 
kets of it in this market for a less price than 
either of the other varieties named. Objection 
is always made to its small size. Several culti¬ 
vators with whom I have conversed, state that 
it is no earlier than older, well knoAvn sorts. 
Let other cultivators give their experience. 
Mark D. Willson. 
No. 195 North St., Rochester, N. Y. 
H edge plants for fall setting. 
■iOu.fiOO English White Thorn plants, large and well 
rooted, $H and $10 per rhonsand. Addrrsi, 
IK2-81 GEORGE BAUMAN, Skaaeatelcs, N. Y 
UKICII LINGS! SEEDLINGS! SEEDLINGS! 
It 100,000 Pin in, l 0,000 Ufierry, 100,000 Apple, very large 
uud One, which we. offer luw. Also, Pencil, Apricot, TO M 
and oim year Dwarf Cherry Tn.es, all of extra quality 
aud grown on ne w ground. Send for price list to 
VAN EPPS BROS. A DIXON, Geneva, N. Y. 
PEACHES GRAFTED ON CANADA SHRUBS, 
H OW TO KEEP CHIRR DURING T1IE 
. entire year us sweet as when find, made, with a Ha¬ 
ver equal or superior to wine, and no (mailing. The In- 
iredlunw are hurmlexu, ami obtained at slight expense. 
t»u>VV4(i cent*. Addvena 
GEOUGK DANA, UorivMcr, N. Y 
Eds. Rural Neav-Yorkek. —We in the back 
Avoods cannot always keen posted in nil that, ia 
going on in the outside world. The latest thing 
in horticulture that has been introduced to our 
credulous people is a novelty in the peach line, 
viz., the “Stump the World,” grafted on a Can¬ 
ada shrub so that it will never winter-kilL Now, 
Mr. Editor, this promises to be a great acquisi¬ 
tion if the agent’s story is true, and a great 
many believe it Is. “Stump the World” we 
know is a splendid peach, hut it has the bad fault, 
common to other trees of this kind, of freez¬ 
ing on our cold prairies in winter. But this 
neAV comer promises to avoid the difficulty in 
future. I think, Mr. Editor, you should have 
informed us of tliis before this time through the 
Rural, and we might have been enjoying our 
peaches now Avhen we have none, and not have 
waited for a traveling nurseryman to be the first, 
to circulate the good ncAvs(V) 
Please tell us if this is a humbug, as the agent 
is taking his thousands of dollurs’ Avorth of 
orders in this section. In this connection let 
me say our corn crop in this county is a failure, 
owing to a protracted drouth; other farm crops 
Avere splendid, fruit just middling. 
Robert Milliken. 
Indian Creek, Monroe Co., Mo. 
Remarks.—T he agent that sells you peach 
trees, pretended to he grafted on a 44 Canada 
shrub,” is playing a very stiff game of humbug. 
Peach trees are seldom grafted, the operation 
being rarefy successful, aud no uurseryman 
Avould undertake to get up a stock iu that Avay. 
Budding peaches on plum stocks tends to dwarf 
them someAvhat, and by making slower groAvth 
and maturer wood, they may withstand the winter 
better; but the buds are just as liable to be de¬ 
stroyed by cold as those on others. 
W ILSON'S EARLY AND KITTATINNY 
BLACKBERRY, 
PHILADELPHIA RASPBERRY, 
And other SMALL FRUITS, ut lowest prices, all war¬ 
ranted true to name, with Rood room. Send tor Price 
List, EDWARD REEVE, Medford, Burlington Co., N. J. 
I T DON’T SCRATCH 
You!—Or Tear Your 
Clothes— Davison's Tborn- 
l'j*H Black-Cap Raspberry 
1 b the bsct, as It lu hardy, 
productive, early and 
Bwcot, and it Id a pleasury 
to cultivate i. 
IT?” For origin, dOBerlp- 
tion, prices, testimonials, 
&C., send for Circular, to 
maii'mt civt/.x- 
UNPRODUCTIVE PEAR ORCHARD 
A young orchardist informs us that some 
years ago, observing the reports of the high 
profits obtained from pear trees, he was induced 
to set out several thousand—that he lias given 
them good cultivation—that they grow Aveli, 
but that they refuse to bear, or make him any 
Borne of his friends at the time re- 
joskpii SINTONj 
Angola, Eric Co., N 
ItONSON, GltAVK.N «fc 
SEI.OVER, 
■ MJ Washington Street Nurseries, 
GKJW3B1 V A, IV. Y - , 
Offer for the present Fall a large and well grown stock of 
Fruit nud Ornamental Trees, Evergreens, 
Shrubs, Roses, Sum 11 Fruits, See. 
— ALSO — 
NATIVE AND FOREIGN GRAPE VINES, 
Very healthy and strong, Hedge Plants, Flam aud 
Cherry Seedling*, aud a full supply of go tit ml Nursery 
articles. We Invito correspondence or a porsonnl exam¬ 
ination of otir stock. yaa-Rco 
In some places it is planted in 
trenches like celery, ridges of soil being thrown 
up between the rows. The trenches are about 
eight inches deep, ten inches tvide, and four feet 
apart. The young plants are deposited in their 
places Avith the greatest care, the roots being 
spread evenly, and some Avell-rottcd manure 
placed over them. They remove the soil every 
autumn from around the roots, and replace it 
with well-decomposed manure, and the plants 
being in trenches the rain is constantly ivoskuig 
manure to the roots. Every spring they pile up 
a little heap of tine earth over each crown. 
When the plantation has arrived at its third year 
they increase the size of the little heap, and pile 
up a small mound of light, rich soil over the 
croAvn. By this means they obtain shoots much 
longer than by the usual plan practiced in the 
United States, and it is thoroughly blanched, a 
condition in which it is best suited to the Paris¬ 
ian market. 
Sewman Plum. — Mr. Elliott of Cleveland 
Avrites the Horticulturist that he has 44 received 
samples of the ‘Newman Plum’ from I). L. 
Adair, Esq,, of Hawesyille, Ky., and that the 
variety so sent is of a roundish-oval form, about 
one ineh in diameter, clear fight red, with a blue 
bloom, and until the fruit is fully ripe there are 
numerous white specks or dots; flesh yellow, 
SAveet, somewhat stringy, yet tender, aud ad¬ 
heres to the stone, vvhich is quite large for the 
size of the fruit. In my earlier days I frequently 
met with wild plums in Ohio, and have often 
done so in Missouri, that were almost if uot 
quite identical, and in the years 1836 to ’45, or 
thereabouts, they vvere abundant in the markets 
of all the ivestern tOAvns and cities. Mr. Adair 
claims for it perfect exemption from the cur- 
culio — a matter of course of Avhich he should 
knoAv ; but, unfortunately for its chances iu 
Ohio, I am disposed to think it Avould be no 
more free tliau any of our Avild varieties.” 
A Grape Experiment. — Mr. Peter Kehl, the 
pioneer vine grower on the Wisconsin, favors 
the Sauk City Pioneer with an account of an dwarf pears, in which case each alternate space 
experiment made by him: — “Taken by sur- may receive the drains .—Country Gent. 
returns, 
garded him us running into a vvild speculation, 
and uoav remind him frequently of their pre¬ 
diction. He wishes to know Avhat he can do 
to induce his trees to bear, and to give him at 
least some slight return, if it be only a small 
part of the immense profits which he once ex¬ 
pected. 
We would advise him to keep his orchard in 
a moderately growing, healthy condition, by a 
proper degree of cultivation, and not to be in 
too great a hurry for heavy crops. Extraordi- 
narics excepted, he would doubtless thus pro¬ 
vide for himself a valuable and handsome piece 
of property in the future. It Is important to 
preserve a medium degree of growth. If the 
trees are too thrifty, they w ill be more liublc to 
injury from whiter, and to flru blight, In sum¬ 
mer. If too feeble, they will still be liable to 
disease, and not attain good size, nor bear the 
best fruit, lu order to graduate properly the 
degree of culture which they should receive, the 
rule Avhiek we have elsewhere given should be 
kept in view, namely: to observe the length of 
the annual shoots, and if much less than one 
foot, to increase the cultivation, by mellowing 
the surface, and manuring if needful; and if 
much more than a foot in length, to neglect 
cultivation, or even allow the ground to he 
covered with grass. If a young orchard can 
thus be kept in a healthy state, it will doubt¬ 
less bear abundant, and profitable crops in time. 
There may bo some conditions of soil Avhiek 
good management cannot obviate. Probably a 
quicksand subsoil is bad for a pear orchard, and 
a good strong clay well drained subsoil tbe best,. 
These particulars should be examined before 
going into heavy expenditures for the purchase 
of trees and planting. If au orchard ol' some 
years’ standing is found now to occupy soil not 
properly drained, no time should be lost in 
placing tile at a depth of tAVO and three-fourths 
to three feet, and midway betweeu the rows, 
unless these are quite near together, as Avith 
riAIIE NEW GRADE, SA LEill.-ThlM Grape 
.L In Dip, mom, Aumiurful result of Hu*. Hybridiza¬ 
tions orlmnftU'd and carried on by Mr. K. 8. KOKOrs of 
Salem, Massachusetts, whose well known character fi>r 
probity ami modesty ul statement affords every guar- 
an ten ror riu* uiiimrpantied excellence of this, hist favorite 
variety, ills publGned statement l* as follow-Tho 
subscriber now offers lor Dale for the first Dine, a new 
grape, named SALEM, fvom the pises Of Its orlsln. Tills 
is a variety noiiKldered not only BUpcrior to any of the 
former well-known number*. hut also to any hardy 
grape at present before the public, combining, a,*, nearly 
as noiadblo,every quality desirable lu an aut-dnar grape, 
being one of tbe hardiest, healthiest and moot vigorous 
Of vines, imd producing enormous crops of beautiful 
and high-flavored frail. Like other well-known Kinds, 
Nos. I and 15, this is a hybrid between a native and tbo 
Black Hamburg ; bunch largo mid compact, berry largo 
:iH Hamburg, ora. light chestnut, or Catawba color, thin- 
skinned, perfectly true from hard pulp, very sweet and 
sprightly, with a most exquisite aromatic flavor, not 
equaled by any other out-door grape for wine or table ; 
as early and hardy a« Delaware, or Hartford, having 
never failed to ripen lte J'rnlf, lo the most unfavorable 
season. for the pant six years. 
Tatting all It* qualities luto consideration, earlluCHx, 
ImrdUwMH, aud great vigor of, vine,size and quality ol - 
fro It., It to pronounced by the best, Judges who have tried 
lt, to have no equal among all the nnmerotm varieties 
now before- the public; uud I can, with confidence, re¬ 
commend It as t.lin bent, of all mv collection, and now ot¬ 
ter It lor the first time.” E. S. ROGERS, Salem, Muss. 
Salem, February, 1867. 
Norm*. -The subscriber would here statu t hat ho has 
disposed of tils entire stock of vinos and wood of the 
Salem Grape to J, b. WARING of '* Antonia Vineyard,” 
Amenta, Dutchess ('o., S. Y., to whom all order* for tbo 
same must lie hereafter addressed. E. 8- UUGEU3J 
Salem, Mass-,March id, I8CT. 
In addition to tbo high merits of tho “Salem,” the uu- 
dcrslgned la able to say, from personal experience and 
knowledge, that the dolma put forth lu lavor of the Sa¬ 
lem arc In no respect exaggerated. Durtug the. present 
season It has made unltormly a most vigorous and 
healthy growth, and proved Itself Impervious to mildew, 
where vines Ol most Of the new and higli priced varie¬ 
ties, growing by IU side and receiving equal care In cul¬ 
ture, nave been seriously aliected. it Is believed that as 
u paying grape, especially for market, purposes, the Sa¬ 
lem U without a competitor among out-door vartatle*. 
J. L. WARING. 
I take pleasure In announcing that, since purchasing 
the Salem Vine, I have disposed of ray Vineyard and 
Propagating Establishment, Including the entire stock 
of the Salem, to Jamic-s A. Rkuua, Ksq., who will here¬ 
after carry on the bnslncss with every facility for Its 
successful prosecution. J. L. WABLNG. 
Amenta, N. Y., August 21, 1887. 
Having purchased the above, and having scoured the 
services of i most experienced mul successful Propaga¬ 
tor, with able assistants, i design to uiak« the growing 
of vines for salu a specialty, and hope to furnish the 
public with a class of plants uuaurpasscd lri quality, and 
In every Instance warranted up to standard and true t.o 
name. Price List and Engraving sent on application to 
U22~lt JAMES A. RKtJUA, 
August 21,1867. Amenta, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
TOMATOES—MY EXPERIENCE 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker I have tried three 
varieties of tomatoes the present season and 
give you my experience with them, grown as 
nearly under the same circumstances as possible. 
TUden .—Ripened a few specimens earlier than 
Large Smooth Red. It then held up for a short 
time, and the general crop seems to hold on a 
little later. Quite variable iu size; very hand¬ 
some in appearance; sells Aveli in market; firm 
flesh; good quality; rots some. On the whole 
a very valuable sort. 
Large Smooth Bed .—Comes Avith a rush when 
it commences to ripen. From present appear¬ 
ances Avill not hold out as long as Tilden. Rots 
some; uniformly of good size; sells Aveli in 
market. Best for general crop. 
Keye's Early Prolific .—No earlier, if as early, 
as either of the preceding. Very prolific bearer; 
tine flesh; entirely free from rot, but too small 
for cultivation unless freedom from disease is an 
object. A 44 thirty days ” humbug. 
Since writiug tbe above, a little woman iu the 
house, AVho is supposed to Ruoav something of 
the qualities Avanted in a tomato says Keye's is 
very nice for pickling and preserving, because 
it has firm flesh and few seeds, but if she had 
the marketing of it, doubts whether she would 
recommend it. I have had to sell several bas- 
HORTICULTURAL GLEANINGS, 
About Champagne,— VinMomux, or champagne, 
hardly dates beyond the year 1600. In 1780,6,000 
bottles was a large year’s manufacture for Moet 
& Chaudon, Avho uoav sell 150,000 dozen. At 
Hautvilliers, an hour’s ride from Klicims, lived 
Dom Perignon until 1714, the procureur of the 
Abbey, and the inventor of champagne; he, too, 
inventedthe champagne cork. The average cost 
to tbe manufacturer is 2 to 2% francs per bottle, 
but it costs 7 francs at the Rkeims hotels. The 
Germans control much of the champagne trade 
at Rkeims. The Hiedsiccks, Piper de Sachs, the 
Mumms and Koderer,are ail Germans, and every 
wine establishment in all Champagne is, more or 
less, under their management. The soil which 
grows the champagne is very poor. Rheims is a 
desert. The Avine district is more attractive, 
'fillere are about 41,630 acres, shared between 
16,095 proprietors. They live in stone-built vil¬ 
lages. The pressing of the grape, mixing of the 
varieties, and bottling aud storing, are all very 
delicate duties, and in 1857-8 the loss by break¬ 
age from gas was 25 per cent, of the whole. It 
averages 10 per cent., and is controlled by em¬ 
ploying a lower temperature. The wine is 
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