Keech would prune in the autumn for the 
of laying clown and protecting the vines. 
Messrs. Clark and Johnson, Naples, s] 
the tables very tine Isabellas and (Jatawbas 
ceived the thanks of the meeting for a £ 
repast of fruit. 
BEEF A LA MODE 
SYNOPSIS OF DISCUSSIONS. 
During the late meeting at Canandaigua for or 
ganizing this Society, there were some discussions 
of subjects pertaining to grape growing, of which 
we give a brief synopsis. 
Soils and their Preparation for Planting. —This sub¬ 
ject was the fir=t[one introduced. Judge Larrowe 
of Hammondsport, said he preferred a soil having 
ample natural'drainage—a diy, porous subsoil, with 
lime and perhaps sulphur in its composition. As 
far as mere soil was concerned, he 'bought almost 
any in the State good enough for grape growing, but 
of course other things were also requisite to suc¬ 
cess ; he advocated a thorough preparation by sum- 
Select a tender, fresh round ; take out the bone, 
and with a sharp knife cut many deep incisions in 
t he meat, '1 hen wash aud season well with salt and 
pepper. For the dressing, crumb the soft part of a 
b.iker b loaf, to which add one teaspoon of sweet 
majoram, the same of sweet basil, two small onions 
minced hue, two or three small blades of mace finely 
powdered, with sufficient salt and pepper to season 
it highly. Hub all well together with six ounces 
of fresh butter. Mix all these ingredients well to¬ 
gether. With this dressing fill all the incisions, 
and fasten well with skewers. Hinse n n t 
THE AVOCADO PEAR. 
The tree bearing this fruit i3 in the general outline 
aud foliage like our standard pears, except that the 
bark of the young tree aud the young wood of old 
trees, remains for a long tune of a bright green. 
The fruit, too, is in shape and color like our pears, 
and like them varies from the bell to almost round; 
but with shape and color all resemblance ends. The 
skin of the Avocado Hear is about as thick as calfskin 
leather, not quite so tough. The fruit is hollow; in the 
hollow, and quite loose and separate from the flesh, is 
the seed, which is us large as a good sized horse chest¬ 
nut, and very like one when hulled. It is like a bean 
formed of two lobc^, and between the lobes lies the 
young tree perfectly formed, with its root and first 
leaves looking as if made of light yellow wax. The 
whole seed is wrapped up in what most people 
would say was damp, discolored blotting paper, 
perhaps three or four folds thiek. No creature that 
i to keep it firm and in shape. Out three or four thin 
slices of pickled pork, which place in a large stew- 
kettle, with three half-pints of water. Put in the 
meat, stick six or eight cloves over the top ; cover 
the kettle very close, and set it in a quick oven. It 
will take several hours to cook, as it requires to be 
well done. 
When sufficiently cooked, place it on a heated 
dish, remove the pork from the kettle; and if not 
sufficient gravy, add a little boiling water, and 
dredge in sufficient flour to make the gravy of a 
proper thickness. Then stir In one dessevt-sooon- 
Clakk, Naples, had found grape roots six feet in the 
earth, and Pres. Pottle six or eight feet in various 
soils; yet he had u vineyard ou soil only ten inches 
deep—shale rock underlying it —aud it was very 
prosperous. KEEcn, Waterloo, said it was no 
trouble with them to grow the vines, but it was to 
mature the fruit. On rocky or slate soils the vine 
grows less rank than on alluvial, and we should 
work accordingly. Pres. Pottle said that thirty or 
forty years ago vines were planted at Naples on 
deep and highly manured soil, aud not more than 
one year iu ten have good crops been obtained. 
The fruit would not ripen and the wood killed. The 
information elicited by the discussion favored the 
planting of vines on freshly turned sod, and favored 
a dry, and what for ordinary farm purposes would 
be termed a poor soil, as best adapted to grape 
growing. An exception was made in favor of the 
Delaware as a variety which does best on rich soil 
and least manuring. 
Varieties and their Adaptation to foils and localities 
—Was next discussed. Mr. A. J. Caywood spoke 
of the Walter. He said it was a seedling of the 
Delaware fertilized with the Diana, arid originated 
on poor, thin soil in a ravine. The present year 
was very unfavorable to the grape crop in his local¬ 
ity on account of excessive wet, but he claimed that 
the Walter ripened fruit by the middle of Septem¬ 
ber. Some members observed that, it was charac¬ 
teristic of the Deleware to lose its foliage and the 
Walter might inherit this defect from its parent. 
Baker thought it quite desirable ‘o obtain hardy 
varieties that did not possess the “ catty” flavor for 
wine making. Dr. Parley, Union Springs, con¬ 
sidered the Delaware peculiarly adapted to heavy 
soils containing much nutriment. Its foliage is 
there healthy. Brkhm, Waterloo, said he grew his 
best Delawares on heavy, dry soils, but the vines 
were extremely liable to overbear. Of the Iona, 
Hoag, Lockport, said it was not as sweet immedi¬ 
ately beneath the skin as the Delaware or Diana, its 
sugar being more diffused throughout the pulp; 
hence people were mistaken as to its amount of 
sugar. He spoke favorably of the Perkins, a seed¬ 
ling of the Diana, nearly -white in color, and said 
the Hartford Prolific had been the most profitable 
variety with him. The discussion did not elicit 
many new facts or fresh information regarding va¬ 
rieties. The principle was rccoenifcftri thnt. Vfu*ii»t.!pc I 
Mr ™ ; uteira wine. After letting it si 
*hort time, put it in a sauce tureen 
skewers and tape from the meat, pou 
two or three spoonsful of gravy, an 
table hot. The dish nmv hp <rn mc l , 
VAEIUUS SELECTED RECIPES. 
Excellent Hair Wash.— Take one ounce of 
oorax, half an ounce of camphor; powder these in¬ 
gredients line, and dissolve them in one quart of 
toiling water; when cool, the solution will be ready 
for use; damp the hair frequently. This wash 
effectually cleanses, beautifies and strengthens the 
hair, preserves the color, and prevents early baldness. 
The camphor will form into lumps after being dis¬ 
solved, but the water will be sufficiently impreg¬ 
nated. b 
L Aim’s Head Stewed,— Take out the brains, and 
make a farce of them ; boil it and when cold cut it 
into pieces; then mince some lamb and beef suet 
together with the brains; add some grated bread, 
season with salt, popper, and sweet herbs minced 
small; add four or five eggs. Fill the lamb’s head 
with these; then put it in a stewnan. and let, itsti.w 
found entirely destroyed. Peach and cherry trees, 
it seems hardly possible, can he alive after a temper¬ 
ature of 30 degrees below zero,—and if the trees are 
alive the buds and young wood must be killed, and 
the whole frame of the tree injured, although, per¬ 
haps, the cfleets will not be visible until midsum¬ 
mer. One of our poraologieal friends suggests that 
Western oreluirdists should encase the bodies of 
their trees with straw ere the heat of June suns 
strike upon them. He thinks a shield of straw or 
other material will assist greatly in enabling the 
tree to recover from injury caused by a too great ex¬ 
treme of cold, breaking and tearing the tissues of 
the sap vessels —and without some Buch shield the 
heat of July suns will present many a dead or dying 
tree, that by its use might be made to recover full 
vigor. 
succeeded well over a large extent of country, and 
is, we think, preferable to the Concord as a garden 
and table grape. For this purpose it may be well 
recommended. The berries are large, clusters flue 
and shouldered; juice sweet and sprightly. 
main. If allowed to become dry they will fre¬ 
quently lie in the gronud for two and even three 
years before germinating. This applies to the Yews, 
Junipers, and lied Cedar. 
M ith the rarer kinds of evergreens we have used 
the following contrivance [with excellent success: 
A cold frame is raised above the bed by placing a 
brick flat on its side, under each corner. After sow- 
ing the seeds, the sash should be placed on, and a 
thin coat of whitewash applied to the glass, to 
break the direct rays of the sun ; after which an oc¬ 
casional slight syringing will supply all needful 
moisture. 
This plan insures a free circulation of air, a moist 
atmosphere, and partial shade. Sometimes one be¬ 
comes possessed of a few very rare seeds, upon 
which he desires to bestow extra pains. In such 
cases we prepare some turfy, sandy soil, and fill 
large pots within one or two inches of the rim, and 
sow the seeds in the autumn, as soon after gather¬ 
ing as possible, and place a pane of glass on the pot. 
1 he pots must then be set iu a cool green-house or 
pit, secure from frost, 
HORTICULTURAL NOTES 
oRapeb prom California.— The qnestioti is somewhat 
discussed among horticulturists whether the influx of 
fruit from California, especially grapes, when the Pacific 
Hail road is completed, will not. seriously affect, the busi¬ 
ness and profits of our home growers. Wc are decidedly 
ol the opinion that it will not. Hates of transportation 
mnst be exceedingly high for years to come, and the 
risks of the passage, injury from handling and packing, 
will detract ruinously from the profits of general and ex¬ 
tensive fruit shipments. A small quantity of fine early 
fruit may find its way to our eastern markets, but the re¬ 
mainder will be consumed west of the Mississippi. 
at this season. A correspondent suggests the follo w¬ 
ing mode of destroying them after they have begun 
to nest. He writes : — “Various modes have been 
tried for destroying these pests, which are annually 
committing such depredations in our orchards; but 
still they are on the increase, and unless some plan 
is adopted for annihilating them, it is feared they will 
annihilate oar orchards. After all the pains that has 
been taken to destroy them, enough have been left 
over for seed, and they are rapidly on the increase. 
Among all the methods tried for their destruction, 
none has proved so effectual as that of shooting them. 
Put a light charge of powder into a shotgun, hold 
the muzzle within a few feet of the neat and blaze 
away. They will all “ come down ” like Crocket’s 
coon, and leave not a vestige behind. Get your 
ammunition ready against the season, and set the 
juveniles at it, and my word for it, you will be sat¬ 
isfied with the result.” 
Fruit Flavored at Will,— A gardener of CaDd has, 
after many trials, succeeded in giving any kind of fruit 
the flavor he pleases while it is still on the tree. Let us 
take an apple for Instance; ho pricks it rather deeply in 
four or five places with a large needle, and then lets it 
dip fora while in a howl containing a liquid possessing 
the flavor he wishes to communicate. After a few 
seconds this will have, penetrated into the pulps; and 
this operation being repeated two or three times, at in¬ 
tervals of eight or ten days, the apple is tell to ripen on 
the tree, and will subsequently he found to have acquired 
the taste of strawberry, raspberry, cloves, &c„ according 
to the liquid employed.— Oalignani. 
Under the staging is a suit¬ 
able spot. Towards spriDg the seed-leaves will com¬ 
mence making their appearance, and moisture must 
be Withheld as much as possible, never, however, 
allowing the- plants to actually suffer. When the 
young seedlings are well established, aud showsigns 
of producing them true leaves, they should at once 
be pricked out iuto single pots and placed in a cool, 
shady place for the remainder of the season. In' 
summing up the requirements of evergreen seed¬ 
lings in the earliest stages of their growth, we may 
say that in all raises they must have a free circulation 
oj air , shade , moisture over the plants, but not in the 
soil, aud an early planting. — Jus. Jloopes in Am. Ay’si. 
Forcing Peaches,—C. S. Halbrook, Boston, has been 
very successful in forcing peaches, bringing them in just 
before the ripening of strawberries in June, aud obtain¬ 
ing irom twelve to eighteen dollars per dozen for the 
fruit. The house in which these are grown is DO feet 
long, and contains 30 trees iu boxes three feet square. 
The last was the thirteenth crop, and ou one tree 220 
peachoB were picked. It is believed by skillful growers 
that forced IVuit can be made a source of profit as well as 
of enjoyment. 
RAISING EVERGREENS FROM SEED, 
Sure Cure for Warts.— Take two or three cents’ 
worth of sal-ammoniac, dissolve it in a gill of soft 
water, and wet the warts frequently with the solu¬ 
tion, when they will disappear in the course of a 
week or two. 
To Remove a Screw Rusted in the Wood.— 
Heat a poker in the fire red hot and put it on the 
top of the screw for a minute or two, then taKe the 
screwdriver aud you will easily get in out, if you do 
it while it is warm. 
A sure Remedy for a Felon.— Take a pint of 
common soft-soap, and stir in air-slaked lime till it 
is of the consistency of glazier’s putty. Make a 
leather thimble, fill it with this composition aud in¬ 
sert the finger therein, and a cure is certain. 
To Roast a Leg of Lamb.—L et it roast gradually 
and commence a distance from the lire; a leg of live 
pounds will take an hour and a quarter; one of six 
pounds will take an hour and a half. 
To Stop Bleeding.—T he best thing to stop the 
bleeding of a moderate cut instantly, is to cover it 
profusely with cobwebs, and flour, or salt, about half 
and half. 
For Stopping Leaks in Roofs. — Take four 
pounds resin, one pint linseed oil, and one ounce 
red lead; simmer together, and apply while hot. 
Seedlings of the evergreens are the most difficult 
to manage of any that come under the care of the 
propagator. The seeds abound in an oily, resinous 
fluid that quickly becomes rancid and destroys the 
germ, if they are taken from the cones a long time 
before using. The seeds of most species may be 
preserved for several years, if allowed to remain in 
the cones until wanted for planting. Most kinds 
germinate easily, but the critical season is when the 
true leaves arc being developed, and before the stem 
becomes firm and woody. At this period the propa¬ 
gator should be on the alert to guard against sudden 
changes in the atmosphere, or an excess of moisture. 
Damping of is the bane of young evergreen seed¬ 
lings, and the most experienced hand not unfre- 
quently finds himself at fault to counteract it. A 
sprinkling of sulphur will destroy the various fuu- 
goid growths, so. destructive to young evergreens, 
and dry sand counteracts the ellects of too much 
moisture in the soil. 
The fundamental principle in growing Conifers is 
to plant at the very earliest moment in the spring, as 
no amount of care or forcing by artificial heat will 
compensate for lost time. Some of the more hardy 
species will succeed in our variable climate without 
resorting to glass coverings; as, for instance, the 
Arbor Vibes, Norway Spruce, Austrian and Scotch 
Fines, Red Cedar, etc. I a the case of these, we select 
a sheltered spot, and prepare the ground in the pre¬ 
ceding autumn, by carefully pulverizing the soil, and 
incorporating a fair proportion of sharp sand with 
it, but never using stimulating manures. A coating 
of ashes is excellent. The following spring, as soon 
NEW AND RARE PLANTS 
novelties has produced. The foliage is of the richest 
bronzed gold, which is increased in brilliancy by the 
fullest exposure to the sun. 
Prunus Maludeb Folds Argenteis Marginatis. _A 
beautiful silver variegated form of Prunus Mahaleb, 
rivaling iu ctlect the elegant Cirnus mascula va- 
riegata. 
Magnolia Lowe.—The flowers of this fine Magnolia 
are very large, and of great substance; color, rich 
bright purple. Habit vigorous. Forms a fine mass 
on lawns. The best of all the hybrids. 
Lilac, Villetk Troyes, (Baltet freres Troyes, 18fi7.j 
4_1.1: A __ __ I , . 
Leroy’s Dictionary of Pomology.— tn the notice of 
this work which appeared in the last number of the 
Rural, several typographical errors were overlooked, 
viz.:—" Adele de St. Davis ” should be AdeledeSt.Denis; 
“ Uredale’s St. Germain ” should be Uvcdale’s St. Ger'- 
main; “Benrre Cartel” should be Btran-e Cartel; and 
“Quintinge” shonid be Quintinye.—a. 
Peppermint Roots.— J. o. H,, Olmsted Co., Minn., 
writes;—” Can you inform me where and at what price I 
can get peppermint roots. I want to start two or three 
acres this spring.” We do not know, but our columns 
are open to—advertisements. 
A splendid new Lilac, now offered for the first time. 
The trusses are very large, and of the deepest pur¬ 
ple, and produce a tine effect. Vigorous and very 
flowering. 
Fraxinus Excelsior Qwullatus, (Baltet freres Troyes 
1867.)—This very curious and very ornamental Ash 
is now offered for the first time. It is of vigorous 
growth, aud the peculiar hooding of the leaves pres¬ 
ents a singular and striking aspect. 
Void Lntea (Yellow-flowered Violets.) — Habit 
dwarf yet vigorous, foliage dark glossy green, llowers 
bright yellow, which are produced in great profu¬ 
sion all through the early Spring, Summer arid 
Autumn months. The plant does not grow more 
than 5 inches high; it is perfectly hardy, therefore 
well adapted for small beds, edgings, or marginal 
lines. It is without doubt the best yellow-flowered 
bedding plant in cultivation. It was spoken very 
highly of in the leading article of the Gardeners’ 
Chronicle, November 2. It is bright yellow, of the 
most compact habit, and seems to flower more free¬ 
ly than V. eormda. 
by r close pruning, and one of feeble growth feebler 
by long pruning. The amount of crop should de¬ 
pend ou the strength of soil and condition of vine- 
with strong soil and growth more fruit must be left 
to attain success. In his vineyard a ten or twelve 
foot trellis could easily be filled with bearing wood 
(Isabella) aud fruit without over taxing the roots 
Twenty-live pounds per vine there wus not an over 
crop, yet he had high land where probably five 
pounds per yiue were sufficient. Would prune 
towards spring rather than in the fall or mid-winter, 
He did not think it essential or beneficial to sum¬ 
mer prune so as to admit sunlight ou the fruit; that 
was wanting and necessary on the leaves. Knew of 
an experiment where a friend boxed a growing clus¬ 
ter of grapes by the side of two others which were 
exposed to the sunshine. The cluster that was 
darkened by the box ripened us soon as the others. 
W ells, Canandaigua, thought if there was a system 
which was applicable to pruning a vineyard, its 
adoption would lie very desirable, ns without it 
judgment must be applied to each vine, and that 
was a serious objection, as it necessitated skilled 
laborers. Clark, Naples, believed there was no 
plan which nil could adopt, but that individual 
judgment must be used. He said lie besran 
Cranberry Plants.— We have several inquiries for 
cranberry plants, but can only refer our readers to our 
advertising columns for information as to where they may 
be procured. We have no doubt, they will be freely ad¬ 
vertised before planting time arrives. 
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS 
The Houghton Seedling Gooseberry should be cul¬ 
tivated by every farmer to supply his table with this use¬ 
ful fruit. It is hardy, prolific and easily propagated from 
cuttings. 
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