hedge by the Oneida Community which makes 
; a very substantial one, and that is the common 
j wild barberry of the Eastern States. 
Why do not some of the Western broom corn 
! growers advertise in your paper! We have now 
to get our corn from the East after it has once 
passed our door, and it. would be a saving to 
them and to ns If w& were informed where it 
, is grown. 
VARIOUS RECIPES - SELECTED 
Old Style Plain Plum Pudding. —Four oun¬ 
ces each of flour, suet, currants, raisins and 
bread-crumbs, two tablespoonsful of treacle, and 
half a pint of milk. Mix all well together, and 
boil in a mould three hours. Serve with wine or 
brandy-sauce. 
Tomato W’ine. —Take small ripe tomatoes, 
pick off the stems, put them in a basket or tub, 
wash cleau, then smash well and strain through 
a linen ; (a bushel will make five gallons pure ;) 
then add two and a half to three pounds of good 
brown sugar to each gallon, then put it into a 
cask and let It ferment as for raspberry wine. If 
two gallons of water be added to each bushel of 
tomatoes the wine will be as good. 
Apple Meringue. — Pare, core and stew ten 
tart apples in a very little water; season os for a 
pie, and put It in a fruit-pie dish Into a cool 
oven. Beat up meanwhile the whites of four 
eggs, as you would for icing, piling It on the 
apple like rocks, or Irregularly, avoiding the 
edge or the dish. Return it to a warm oven, 
uud brown macaroni color; slip all out carefully, 
by aid of knife or spoon, into a china dish, and 
serve with cream. If you have not cream, make 
a custard of the yolks, flavored with essence of 
vanilla. 
Bread Cake. —Take two cups of bread dongh, 
two cups of white sugar, one cup of butter, four 
eggs, one uutmeg, half tcaspoonful of soda, a 
tablespoonful of (sour cream, flour enough to 
make a soft dough. 
Sugar Crackers. — Threo eggs, two cups of 
sugar, one cup of butter, and flour enough to 
make a stiff dough. 
Orange Cake. —One large orange, one pound 
of sugar, one pint of flour, whites of seven eggs; 
beat separately the sugar and yolks of eggs. 
First the sugar and yolks of eggs, then orange, 
whites of eggs, then Hour. 
Railroad Cake. — Two enpa of sugar, one 
cup of butter, one cap of sweet milk, three 
cups of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, three 
eggs, one tcaspoonful of cream Of tartar; the 
whites of cggB beat alone and put in last; the 
soda and cream of tartar after the flour, and be¬ 
fore the whites of eggs. 
AMONG THE GRAPE GROWERS 
The Horticultural Fair held at Qamniondsport 
the second week in October, nndcr the auspices 
of the Pleasant Valley Grape Growers’ Associ¬ 
ation, attracted, in spite of some unpleasant 
weather, a good attendance from the adjacent 
country, and many distinguished visitors — hor- 
ticulturally and otherwise — from abroad. The 
attractions which drew thither this concourse of 
visitors were not found altogether in the exhi¬ 
bition of fruit and flowers, but existed likewise 
in the charming scenery of this region, the 
ravine-bounded slopes reaching far np from lake 
and valley, crowned with vineyards; in the wine 
houses with their presses, and great casks of 
still wines, and deep vaults with their many 
cords of bottles of “sparkling,” and not least 
in the cheerful and generous hospitality which 
welcomed strangers, and which is one of the 
household divinities the people of this favored 
region most devotedly worship. 
In the tent which sheltered the fair, grapes 
made the most prominent display; all the lead¬ 
ing varieties were exhibited and there was also 
about, the usual number of seedlings, present¬ 
ing their qualities to the public. We think 
some visitors from abroad were disappointed 
in not finding the Catawbas riper, although it 
will be seen that they bore the Snccbaroineter 
test with credit. Frosts had already stricken 
the foliage on the vines, except on some slopes 
that rose from the lake. Judging by present 
appearances one must conclude that the influ¬ 
ence of small lakes in warding off frosts does 
not extend much beyoud the slopes that rise 
from the water to the distance of a quarter, or 
at most, half a mile, and the success in grape 
growing which Pleasant Valley has attained is, 
doubtless, owing largely to its favorable soil, 
and sunny, sheltered situation. 
Flowers, apples, peaches, canned fruit6, jams 
and jellies, some paintings, Ac., were likewise 
exhibited, and the crowd that thronged the tent 
seemed to he amply entertained. 
ABOUT THE IONA GRAPE. 
The grape growers assembled one evening in 
the hall for discussion, and the Iona grape was 
pretty thoroughly reviewed. We condense our 
notes, but endeavor to retain the interesting 
points. 
Mr. Terrill, Auburn, N. Y., said the Iona 
had fruited well with him, but hud not ripened 
equal to his expectations. At the present time 
they were not fully ripe, there being green ber¬ 
ries on the lower part of the cluster. The vine 
was heavily fruited. He thought the Iona two 
weeks later than the Delaware, as that and the 
Rebecca had ripened perfectly on the same soil, 
and with the same exposure. 
Dr. Seelyk, Vine Valley, Canandaigua Lake, 
said that In Ills locality the Iona failed to ripen 
with other varieties. At the receut Naples Fair 
there were no samples of ripe lonas, but there 
were ripe Catawbas. He liked the habit of the 
vine; its great fault was failing to ripen. The 
Israelis ripened early and gave good satisfaction 
as a table grape. 
Mr. Kingsley, Pleasant Valley, had fruited 
the Iona, and thought two-thirds of the fruit 
was ripe. The vines were two years old, and 
bore from one to twelve clusters. The ripening 
process seems to be very slow with this variety, 
although the berries begin to soften as soon 
as those of the Delaware. The vines made too 
much wood. 
Dr. Merrill, Geneva, hud four-year-old vines 
of the Iona which bad borne two years. They 
had ripened the fruit considerably by the 15th 
of September, after which the boys stole the 
grapes. 
Dr. Seelye said with him the Iona began to 
color with the Delaware, but it requires a very 
long period afterward for it to mature. The 
Delaware will be gone before the Iona is lit to 
eat. Growing side by side with Delaware, Con¬ 
cord, Diana and Isabella, it was much later than 
either. 
Dr. Merrill said hi6 experience was right 
contrary to this. 
Lewis F. Allen, Black Rock, had no experi¬ 
ence with the Iona; he believed it a very good 
grape, but if it did not ripen earlier than the Ca¬ 
tawba public expectation would be disappoint¬ 
ed. He wanted more information. 
Bateiiam, Ohio, had no personal experience 
in ripeuing it. There had not been lonas enough 
grown in his vicinity to enable them to judge 
correctly. He thought it would Improve with 
age. Had not seen a good illustration of its 
time of ripening. Did not consider the Iona 
fruit, exhibited at this Fair, ripe. 
Griffith, North East, Pa., said he was and 
had been for some time greatly inclined to en¬ 
dorse the Iona, but was convinced it “ had not 
quite come up to the manifesto,” but thought 
it would ripen, if treated properly, two weeks 
sooner than the Catawba, and a little later than 
the Delaware. 
Mr. Barney, Sandusky, Ohio, was in a vine¬ 
yard lately where the Iona was side by side with 
the Catawba, and one could not tell which one 
was riper. 
Larrowe, HammondBport, supposed most of 
the planters of the Iona put their vines on rich, 
stroug 60 il, as it was an object to grow wood. 
Now, as it is a seedling of the Diana, it may par¬ 
take of the nature of its parent and require a 
poor soil. The fruit had disappointed him, and 
he eould account for it only on the ground that 
it was grown oil too Iht a soil. 
H. T. Brooks, Wyoming, argued from analogy 
that the Iona had all good qualities. It is well 
known that the most amiable children are puny 
and die early. His Iona vines were puny, and 
all died the first winter after being set. 
Mr. Griffith r The people have looked for¬ 
ward with great eagerness for the grape which 
shall be equal to the Catawba, and ripen three 
THE MIAMA AND SENECA BLACK CAP 
I noticed a few weeks since a cut and remarks 
on the “Seneca Black-cap.” As I have never 
yet seen a superior Black-cap to the Miatna , I am 
very anxious to get such, if it is to be had. I 
therefore make tho following proposition, which 
must seem fair to all: 
He, Doolittle, to send 1,000 “Seneca Black¬ 
cap” to Purdy’s Fruit Farm, Palmyra, N. Y., 
this fall, and I to forward him, Doolittle, 1,000 
Miamas tills fall. Next season the editor of the 
Rural to visit my plantation of Miamas at. Pal- 
mym, N. Y., and Doolittle’s plantation of 
Senecas when in fruiting. If the editor decides 
that the “Seneca ” is superior, in any of the de¬ 
sirable qualifications claimed for it, tothoMi- 
ama, I will pay n. II. Doolittle two hundred 
dollars, and make no charge for the 1,000 ML 
amas I send him. If the editor decides it is not 
superior, we arc to let tho two sorts sent to each 
other offset, in case the editor decides for the 
“ Seneca,” T am to pay his expenses for travel¬ 
ing, and whatever else he may charge. If he 
decides against the Seneca, H. H. D. to pay said 
expenses. A. M. Purdy. 
South Bond, Ind. 
Remarks. —We should decline the position of 
umpire if the above challenge should be accept¬ 
ed, bnt would suggest the Western New York 
Horticultural Society’s Committee on Native 
Fruits as the proper judges,—E ds. 
Horticultural Notes and Queries 
Iona Grapes.—Wc have received from C. L. Hoag 
& Co., Lockport, N. Y,, a box of very line Iona 
grapes, grown In their extensive vineyards from 
vines set in 18(35. MosBrs. Hoag & Co. are very suc¬ 
cessful in growing this variety, and have made by 
far the best show of it this year at several fairs, of 
any that has come Under our observation. If all cul¬ 
tivators could grow the Iona as free from disease, and 
ripen it. as well ns they have done In their locality we 
should havo more faith In it. Please accept our 
thanks, gentlemen, for the fruit. 
New Advertisements 
The Grape which we illustrate was raised in 
Richmond, Virginia, about forty years ago, by 
Dr. Norton, It will probably ripen well where 
the Catawba will. It is especially valuable as a 
wine grape as it yields a rich, strong, dark red 
juice, mostly free from a “ foxy” arorna. In 
Missouri it is considered one of the best and 
most reliable grapes for wine-making. It is a 
vigorous grower, and has a healthy constitution. 
Tho bunch Is largo and often double shouldered; 
the berry is small, round, thin-skinned, and soft 
to the center. Color black. 
A PPLE, V II E R R Y ANl> PLUM SEED- 
links, 1 year, extra line Also, 1 year Dwitri Cherry 
Trees for Hale cheap. Address 
K. U. Sl'Kl NGBTRAD, Genova, N. Y. 
A Parlor Ornament. — E. E., Montezuma, states 
that a farmer’s daughter of his acquaintance has man¬ 
ufactured a splendid parlor ornament. “It is com¬ 
posed of a collection of the kernels of all kinds of 
graiu, made to represent roses and flowers, the whole 
encased In a frame with glass, mnklug a very pretty 
representation of an American crown, more valuable, 
weeks earlier, Tf the Iona falls we shall hold 
Bomc parties to a strict accountability, ne bad 
seen the Iona as ripe on the 3d of September at 
Iona Island as it was here at the present time. 
As compared with his vineyards of other varie¬ 
ties, his lonas were in every respect ahead. If 
he. did not have next year fifteen or twenty tons 
ot Iona grapes, he should feci under obligation 
to give some good reason for the failure. 
Wagener, Pultncy, described his method of 
planting and cultivation, and said the Iona began 
ripening on the 17th of August; Delawares, in 
the same vineyard, on the 20th; Israellas on the 
14th. Thought the Iona ripened at his place 
with the Delaware. The growth of the Iona 
was perfectly satisfactory to him, and he be¬ 
lieved it the best grape we have. Planted live 
thousand last spring. 
Baunder 3 , Washington, said the Iona mil¬ 
dewed so badly with him that lie could not 
grow It. He thought It would always be lim¬ 
ited in the extent of its cultnre. Mr. 8. spoke 
highly of the Clinton family of grapes, and 
thought we mast look to that for the bast wine 
grapes. His test for ripe grapes was ripe wood. 
Gage, Vineland, said that previous to going 
South he thought the Clinton a poor grape,— 
but in Baltimore many preferred it to the Ca¬ 
tawba. 
Gillett, Penn Yan, said his experience in 
ripening the Iona, which was with several vines, 
was that tli03e having the least fruit ripened 
soonest and those most not maturing at all. 
An opportunity having been inadvertently 
given, some gentlemen made a showy display of 
their profound lack of geological knowledge, 
boring the patient audience with a torrent of 
declamation, until some one took advantage of 
a slight pause and slipped in a motion to ad¬ 
journ. 
THE SACCHAKOMETER TEST. 
The test by the must scale of the amount oi 
sugar present in several varieties was thoroughly 
made and Is instructive. Twelve samples of 
Catawbas were tried and the range was from 74 
to 88, the average being 82. Five trials of Isa¬ 
bellas gave from 60 to 72 %; average 65. Six 
tests of the Diana ranged from V>)% to 84 ; aver¬ 
age 81. Five of Delaware showed a range from 
87 to 103; average 93, One sample of Keuka 
marked 78. Two of Concord 71 and 75. Two 
of Clinton 93 and 94. The Alvey was tested 
twice and marked 85j^ and 91. Two samples of 
Ives' Seedling gave 75 and 80. One of Adirondac 
stood ftt 70. Two of Norton’s Virginia at 88 
and 90. The Israelia marked 74, and the Naples 
Beedling 71. Four samples of lonas were tested, 
running as high as 92 and averaging 89. 
FIRE BLIGHT IN THE PEAR 
A NEW' ILLUSTRATEI) WORK ON TUB CULTURE 
of Forext Trees, by A. S. Kttt.i.BR, by mall, *1,r>0. F W. 
WOODWARD, Agricultural Rook Publisher, X" Park 
Row, New York. 9273100 
We make the following extract from the i’ 1 °nc sense, than a ltoyal one glittering with dla- 
address of Tnos. Meehan, delivered before the 
American Pomological Society at St. Louis: 
The injury from “insect.” and “frozen sap” 
will not begin to weigh wlrh Ihat.of “fire blight” 
proper, which carries oil' V’ht* largest branches of 
your trees, through the thick bark of which 
your tkolytus I'ari could not operate, nor the 
hottest suns or severest frosts injure by evapora¬ 
tion. Here I am satisfied we have to deal with 
a parasitic fungus, and in this place let me aim a 
blow at another popular fallacy, which, unlike 
the winter tree sap dormancy, has been aban¬ 
doned by the learned, but which the multitude 
still cling to, namely: that fungi attack only 
diseased vegetation. Most of them feed on de¬ 
bris. Like the most respectablo man, they 
want their food nicely prepared for them; bnt 
there are the wild beasts among them, as in the 
animal world, and these are not so particular. 
They swallow their food alive. 1 will not oc¬ 
cupy time here to prove this. Those who think 
parasitic fungi will not attack healthy vegeta¬ 
tion, are referred to the writings of our own 
great cryptogainlst, Rev. M. A. Curtis of North 
Carolina, or England’s celebrated botanist, Rev. 
M. A. Berkeley. Tho fungus which I think I 
may say causes fire-blight, germinates either on 
or In the hark, pushing its way along through 
the tissue, eausing fermentation and death as It 
goes. It seems also to push into the wood, de¬ 
stroying it in the same way. Sometimes it does 
|H SHE ACCOMPLISHED?” CAN SIIE 
I draw, nntnl. model, compote? Can die lit., cat 
and make? Can mIic tharti ? Does she rend llm Pictorial 
PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL? It Is muf, wind Him 
needs to enable her to Know Herself, and what slit' nan 
do beet. Only $3 it year Nov and Di o Vos. free (t> new 
MUbHcrlbern. Addri'xK 8. It. WF.I.I.H,:V)9 Hromlway. N. Y 
Horthiumuhe and Pomoloot in Virginia.— The 
Southern Planter, Richmond. (Va.,) speaks in glow¬ 
ing terms of tho prospects of the Horticultural and 
Pomological Society recently on anhsed in that city. 
The first, exhibition tabes place the present mouth, 
and it, is hoped that it will prove tile harbinger of a 
longcourscofnecfulncss to the friendsof Horticulture 
and Pomology In the “Old Dominion.” 
El,A WARE WOOD.-.*<00.00(1 Eyes from 
four year old vine* at 82 M. Andress 
3 31 SIBLEY A HOMER, PuHn-ltuy, Ohio. 
I T DON’T SCRATCH 
You t — Or Tear Your 
Clothes—Davison's Thorn¬ 
less Black-Cap Raspberry 
Is the bsot, an It Is hardy, 
productive, early and 
sweet, and it la a pleasure 
to cultivate It. 
pr*For origin, descrip¬ 
tion, prices, testimonials, 
&C., send tor Circular, to 
.JOSEPH SINTON, 
Angola, Erie Co., N, Y 
H edge plants for fall setting. 
IFXI.OOO English White Thorn plants, large and well- 
rooted, |18 and fid per rhonsand. Address 
922-tit GEORGE RAHMAN, Skimeatcles, N. Y. 
Catalogues, &c., Received.—Hovky’h Illustrated 
Guide to the Winter and Spring Garden for 1867-8—A 
finely illustrated descriptive work on flowering bulbs, 
Address, Uovey & Co., 54 North Market-Bt., Boston, 
Mass. 
WLl.> 
Flower Named. — (D. W. M.,) Winchester, Ind, 
The plant or flower, forwarded for a name, is Molue- 
cella Laevis— Molucca Balm ; sometimes called Shell- 
flower. 
^EAP U UAllTEllS 
FOR ORIGINAL 
Kittatinny Black- 
I berry Plants, 
Pronounced by tho 
highest disinterested author¬ 
ities In the country to be 
the 
it Blackberry Known. 
VARIOUS ORIGINAL RECIPES, &c, 
pry wide-awake Rural reader 
c It, as prices are low. Ciuo- 
th this year’s testimony,rcudy 
-10 Cts. Price Hat gratia. Ad* 
K. & ,t. C. WILLIAMS, 
AVKItAGK SIZE. 
Montclair, V. J, 
rro wine grower*i-grape sugar 
A Snu P tor Utile by HARTMANN A LA 1ST, It Ka»l2d 
St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Pamphlets sent free of charge up¬ 
on application. 931 
N ew kahprerry.-thk a utumn 
BLACK—a Seedling of great promise, producing h 
tine crop In July, und a bountiful one In tho fall.coritlnu. 
lug to fruit, until who t. Plant* by mull $1 each. Send 
for Descriptive Circular. H. B. LOW, sjandnaky, Ohio. 
it will be fit for use. The quantity ot vinegar 
should be sullicient to saturate the cabbage, bnt 
not enough to rute above it, as the mass will 
thereby be unnecessarily wet. 
WILSON’S EARLY AND KITTATINNY 
’ ' BLACItBERRY, 
PHILADELPHIA RASPBERRY, 
And other SMALL FRUITS, at lowest prices, all war¬ 
ranted true to niiuie, with good root*. 8end tor Price 
List. EDWARD REEVE, Medford, Burlington Co.,N. J. 
Preserving Eggs. —Some persons annoint 
eggs with butter, lard or other oily substances 
for the purpose of preserving them. This is a 
disagreeable process and less effective than an 
immersion in lime water. They will keep com¬ 
paratively fresh for monthB in Ibis way. Set 
the eggs in a crock, apex down, and till in slacked 
lime. When the eggs are all in put in water 
enough to cover them, and their preservation is 
assured. 
4 gents WANTED- In Every Town 
lY. tu the united States, to sell iw<> Patent Articles 
that can beaolrfnt every house. State, County and Town 
rights for sale- Samples scut by Express on receipt of 
fifty cents. All letters answered. 
92S-36 HOWKfi NORRIS & CO., Springfield, Man*. 
WHITE THORN FOR HEDGES, 
A ttentioni-aii wmitim Farms 
*»• a mild, healthy climate, good soil and pure s« 
water; 18 miles louth of Philadelphia, at the Junctb 
oi the West Jersey aud Cane M»v Railroads, and only 
miles by turnpike to steamboat ferry. Improved faro 
frnlt and Village lota for sale cheap. Circulars irlvli 
full Information, lent free. Addresa 
WM. ARKOTT, Glassboro'. N. J 
In response to a recently published inquiry 
regarding the common thorn for hedging pur¬ 
poses, Mr. George Bronson, Clinton, Oneida 
Co., N, Y., writes us as follows: — “In an ad¬ 
joining town is a hedge some thirty rods in 
length of the common white thorn, which seems 
to be a perfect success. No animal larger than 
a rabbit would attempt to go through it, and 
getting over it is out of the question; it is about 
five feet high, covered with thorns, and is per¬ 
fectly matted. The plants were set in a single 
row about &lx inches apart. As for saving seed 
and sowing it 1 should suppose the method 
adopted for ordinary apples would answer. 
There is another plant brought into use for a 
Sweet and Sour Apples. — The New York 
Tribune says: — “ A Lady of Skaneateles, N. Y., 
Bends two apples, part sweet and part sour, aud 
claims the reward of |100 offered by Solon Rob¬ 
inson, Weanswer lor Mr. Robinson that a great 
mistake is made. The question is not as to the 
existence of sweet and sour apples, for nobody 
denies this, but it is to whether these apples 
grow from the halves of budB of the two varie 
ties. Mr. Robinson offered $100 to any one 
who would cut the bad of a sour apple tree in 
two, and the same with a sweet apple tree, and 
unite them and make them grow and bear apples.” 
Cucumber Preserves.— Seed encumbers make 
a very nice preserve it is said. Take large ripe 
ones, cut and peel them, and preserve in the 
ordinary way of doing up such delicacies. The 
preserved cucumber is said to rival the peach 
in flavor if properly prepared. 
fjREiwnnn Chester white pigs.- 
L Bred and tor sale tiv 
GKO. It. HICKMAN', Westchester, Chester Co- Pa 
tir send tor Circular and Price List. 9 
ANDY THE Int.-IlIS HISTORY 5 HOW 
j ? » begun.and what he has done; Jus Western trip, 
and a frit ircsttag matters. 80 page* and 10 plot - rea. 
All for 20 cei W; 8 for 81. There's hardlv a man living 
that Will not have It. Post-paid on receipt of price. Ad¬ 
dress HUNTER A CO., Hinsdale, N. II. 
Coloring Blue and Green. — Will some 
good friend furnish through the Rural, recipes 
for coloring blue and green that will bear wash¬ 
ing, for cotton and woolen, and oblige — A 
Reader. 
D EAFNESS CITREO.-DR. STILLWELL’S 
Organic Vibrator. It rtts Into the ear and Is not 
perceptible, removes sUfrng In the head, am' enables 
deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and public as¬ 
semblies. Db. t. H. HTu.LWl'il L, 
926 2t 31 East Washington Place, N, Y- 
