HORTICULTURAL 
of which, A cacti i spcdabilis, I measured; it covers a 
spread of twenty-two feet. 
I made notes of many more things; of the colors 
aud forms of the rare Camellias there, of choice bed¬ 
ding plants, Ac., &c., awl hereafter will write them 
out, but I have told enough fur once. Addi, 
In order to make elegant single trees, or to keep 
a hedge in form, it is just as requisite to trim an 
evergreen as a deciduous plant,—but the operation 
is practically very different. Early in May is the 
best time of the year to perform the work. If the 
tree is a single specimen, standing out. upon the 
lawn by itself, or is oue of a group which require? 
to be made to form a thicker aud more bushy habit 
and yet retain its natural outline, then the pruning 
should consist in going carefully over it. by thumb 
and finger, and nipping the end or tcrmiual bud to 
every brauch or shoot, whether a main leader or 
lateral side shoot. If the tree vs thick enough, hut 
somewhat, inclined to spread, ami you desire to keep 
it within a certain limit, tliCD all you need to rub 
out is the terminal buds on the main branches. 
Sometimes evergreen trees have 
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5.00 
12.50 
22.50 
■ice for two pounds or more 
ves parties wishing to form 
onCBS a splendid chance to buy at a reduced figure. 
Town beyond the 
expectation of the planter, and have become so large 
as to destroy the view from window or doorway, or 
create a more dense shade than is found desirable; 
such trees are often cut entirely away and thus lost, 
when the owner might have pruned back the limbs 
or branches, and at the same time headed in the 
tops so as to bring the tree within the bounds which 
it would be desirable to have it. In doing this, and 
all kinds of evergreens will endure it, perfectly, cure 
should be taken that each cut of a limb should be 
back to the jnnetion of two laterals. Let this rule 
be applied, not only to the cutting back of the main 
shoot, but also to the laterals, and in two months 
from the time of prnningthe whole will bavegrown 
to cover the. apparent cuttings and have become a 
bushy, yet graceful, outliued tree. 
Hedge pruning is generally performed with a pair 
of shear; 
Order? filled in rotation as received, aud 
ia exhausted orders containing money w 
returned. 
S3?" The stock is very small, and will soon be sold. 
HORTICULTURAL NOTES 
the blades of which are from ipurteen to 
eighteen inches in length, and the clipping is done 
by line and rule, leaving the outline like a conical 
wall. For certain positions, such as screens arouud 
a rear doorway, cistern or outbuilding, this stiff or 
wall-like line, may be appropriate,—but for a front 
or boundary liue of hedge it appears too formal, and 
soon wearies. We have seen equally compact hedges 
formed, aud without the formal outline, by clipping 
the end shoots with a knife or pair of hand-shears, 
each cut, as with old trees, going back to a bud or 
junction of two of last year growths of laterals. It 
is a little more labor,—in other words, it requires a 
little more time to prune in this way,—but we think 
the appearance of a hedge so pruned fully repays 
the. time expended in its more graceful and easy 
This is positively the only stock 
for sale this spring. 
Address 
GEO 
of genuine “EarlyRose 
Currant and Rose Worms.— It. L. G., Garrcttsville, 
N. Y., referring to the currant and rose worms, writes: 
“ Last season I fed them hellebore powder steeped In 
water for their drink. Then I cut the stalk? and set 
them in the midst of the bushes, and while they remained 
fresh the worms did not cat the currants. Seeing they 
were so fond of the hellebore, I yesterday set a lot of the 
roots among my currant and rose bushes, so they may 
have it fresh through the season, and feast npon it when 
they please." 
We do not exactly understand what our correspondent 
intends to cultivate among his currant bushes for the 
purpose of keeping off t.he worms. lie will donbtle-- 
explain, and if it, has the expected effect it may be a val¬ 
uable hint. 
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Adapted for House or Rano Power, for liters orDnitt? 
loinUiiee inches to six feet apart, and any number or mean 
litu Of seeds to the I in.;., Damn or Acrk its, to r” LK S 
otfiEHi-s, large or mall, heavy or Haht. a 
it. rnaki’8 Itfl-owti fiiiTosv, iruHtAurtiu unci (lono&it^ 
cover? them and rolls the surface, also mitki **^dfatance 
or the.nextsimcecdmii row, all at one and the same on"r^ 
four feut'anart.* C U> Tm Acvex ^ w,,h VlSSfS 
Tliij machine was invented and introduced bv H i. ic 
during the Winter and Spring pf I mi; arid V and haa 
PP«<3» to1wii! ,,ltM,0a 0t bclw! 0,0 b<>t machine fonts pur- 
Morettu" twenty thousand nr them have been sold -in,) 
o b 5P n in use over IS years, averaging 
eXolIn^ r oi' 1 M?nV l Ti' H ,,<T yl:ftl ' il ( ’- 0 ' ,r for repairs mu’c\" 
I 1 , ;, "'I' 1 "'Hi IU cd ml it for aa 
"lore HiiUi.e, limy liavabeen and are bein’imitated 
AHf sold by r.U.Hr AfflilUiHor.-tl I nif/jt. Maiihfiu iter era 
And DouJui’h hh *bt* “ V-Afa. H Pluiitc.v ” hut ..if 
initiations which !wvc c.ouib umkr our nwticc, (iind an* 
thOBc made u/id ottot'od to Mu* public by the InventM' Anri 
Mananers and i mienioi and 
Note tue Time of Blooming.—As the varieties of 
strawberries, peaches, peas, &c., come into bloom, yve 
shall feel obliged for notes of the time of the opening of 
the tloyvcrs of each and every variety'. We regard the 
period of blooming a? oue of the guides toward : ri value 
Of a variety for a certain loealily. Aud iu this record yve 
should like our correspondents to tell us of varieties 
which opeu but a few flowers at, a time, and thus are two 
weeks uearly in bloom from the first till the last flower; 
and also of varieties that open nearly all their flowers 
within a day or two of each other. Please send us the 
records, and when all iu yve will make up and give yon 
the benefit. 
“ Day-stars 1 that ope your eyes at morn to twinkle 
Prom rainbow galaxies of earth’s creation; 
And dew-drops on her lovely altars sprinkle 
As a libation. 
******* 
Your voiceless lips, O flowers, are living preachers; 
Each cup a pulpit, and each leaf a book; 
Supplying to my fancy numerous teachers, 
In loneliest nook. 
******* 
“ Ephemera^ sages — what instructors hoary, 
To such a yvorld of thought could furnish scope 1 
Each fading calyx a memento mori, 
Yet fount of hope.” 
[ Horace Smith, 
Many ladies make the apology that they “have 
no room for flowers,” and still imagine that they 
are fond of them. This is probably but a self-Uat,- 
tering delusion. Sincere love and a few rods of 
ground will not be long in granting space. We have 
all seen beautiful flowers groyving in all sorts of nou- 
descript spots—places ugly in t hemselves, but made 
like a door into Paradise through the presence of 
these “Floral apostles.” Others complain of the 
climate of their door-yards, even in Western New 
York, The sun shines too hotly in the summer, or 
the wind lias too strong a sweep in the spring and 
autnrnu. But in two months, cultivated flowers 
will be blooming at the “ bellows end ” of Lake Eric 
and under the shadows of the bleak hills of Allegany 
county; in the rich valley of the Genesee, and along 
the shores of the blue Ontario. And there will be 
no perceptible difference in their thrift or beauty! 
Occasionally, a little “judging” is needed in select¬ 
ing for these various localities; but as a rule, all of 
our hardy bulbs, biennials, perennials and annuals 
will llourish at these points. 
Still, in choosing a soil and location for our new 
flower garden, we should, if possible, take of the 
best we have; not a dry, sunbaked spot, nor a wet, 
sodden one —but one just right! Some flowers 
thrive best in shadowy (uot deeply shaded) places, 
but most of them crave the sunshine and air. The 
King of Day is their Patron; he impaints their fairy 
forms. So let them stand where they can feel his 
warm caresses and look up into his glowing face. 
A garden opposite of the sitting room windows is 
an over-convenient pleasnre. If tastefully arranged, 
it i? almost as pretty in the winter with the snow at 
low ebb, as during the summer. The graceful out¬ 
lines of the beds show distinctly, and you cau sit at 
the outlook and “ plan ” for the coming season with 
the moat delightful summerly feeling. 
The soil should be rich, deep, and finely particled • 
too much should not tic wMertakm at first, either as to 
the number of beds or or Uowers. A collection can 
be made for a beginner, not embracing more than , 
thirty or forty varieties in a)], and giving with skill¬ 
ful management continuous blooms from early spring ' 
until late autumn, affording quite as much beauty ! 
and more satisfaction than three times the number 
if illy cared for, and unwisely chosen, as to variety ' 
of color and form, duration and succession. 
However, it cannot be denied that it is a great deal 1 
of labor to take proper care of a (lower garden 1 
Good judgment in planning wijl do much toward lea- \ 
semug the work. Also, some plants require more J 
attention aud experience than others. These the 1 
amateur can avoid, and grow others equally choice ? 
and beautiful. The walks, weeds and borders make 1 
more than half the. work. But if there is little 11 
Our illustration, taken from the exhaustive Cata¬ 
logue of Eli.wanger & Barry, figures the finest 
yellow Tea Hose in existence. The perfume of this 
class of roses is most, delicate and agreeable; the 
flowers are large, and they are usually vigorous 
growers and profuse bloomers. The original Tea 
Rose is supposed to have been imported from China 
about the year 1811), and from it have sprung the 
numerous varieties now in cultivation. It delights 
in a rich soil aud dry bottom, with rather an elevated 
situation and son them aspect. In this latitude they 
Should be protected, during the severity of winter, 
by temporary frames covered with boards or glass. 
Every collection of roses should contain this variety; 
they are especially well adapted to pot culture. The 
Mareehal Neil is a novelty among roses. 
Calendar and Seed Manual,- Maupay, Hacker & 
Co., Philadelphia, publish au illustrated Calendar and 
Seed Manual, which, iu addition to full and accurate 
descriptions ot useful farm and garden seeds, contains a 
record of garden and orchard operations for each month 
in the year, adapted to boih Northern aud Southern 
States. It is very convenient and useful to any one who 
cultivates a rod of ground, aud is sent free on aDDlicatlon 
Last December I had, while in Boston, an hour 
or two to spare; so having heard of the rare old 
things in Hon. Marshall P. Wilder’s Grecn- 
Honses, I inv.ested five cents in a street ear ticket, 
put all the brass 1 could to my face, for this is 
private ground, and presented myself at the door 
or the said green-house where I was met most 
smilingly by a gardener who looked almost as old- 
fashioned and unique as the green-houses them¬ 
selves; for be it known these houses were built 
many years ago, and have been now fifteen years 
and more iu care of Nicholas Dillon, who, when 
he took charge knew something, and has never 
failed to keep reading, and experimenting on every 
good rational idea advanced by writers or visitors. 
I have been in a great many green houses, and it 
took but a glance to show me here was good com¬ 
mon sense, combined with a knowledge of vegetable 
physiology, displayed in the management of the 
house. So without much of remark I took out my 
pencil and made notes, thinking that if they were 
historical, the Rural or some other paper would 
print them. 
As I said, 1 have been in a good many green¬ 
houses, and almost the first thing I noticed here, 
was, that no attempt had been made to accumulate 
and grow a great variety without knowledge of their 
natural wants, but good common-sense and intelli¬ 
gence had been given to selecting a few things, and 
growing them in such manner as always to be at¬ 
tractive, This selection again was made measurably 
toward rare things curious in themselves, a? well as 
1 the grower with bluum and 
About the first thing that 
I noticed was a plant of Ay- 
nostwi idnuatu, became of its 
rarity as well as its size. It 
is a native of Moreton Bay — 
an ornamental tree — ever¬ 
green — rarely attaining « 
height of over twenty feet 
in Ub native habitat Here it 
was growing, a tree eighteen 
feet high with leaves six¬ 
teen inches in length and 
deeply lobed—see my rough 
drawing. Next, as per my 
notes, was an Erica .partis, 
twenty yeare old, ejpht feet 
high, and iitcmlfy full of 
blooms varying, from twelve 
to eighteen inches iu the 
length of the spike?, 
along and around it 
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wisps 01 bright straw over and around. The poBts 
form cheap and pretty rustic supports for dwarf 
climbers, such as Nasturtion, (T, magus;) Morning 
Glory, Sweet and Perennial Peas; or deep, pail¬ 
shaped vino baskets lined with moss, can be fastened 
on the tops, containing bright-hued Dahlias; or 
some vigorous, drooping trailer. The Nanscmoud 
Sweet Potato js one of the best for this purpose. 
Its branches are long and pendulous; it grows 
thrifty, ami has handsomely formed, dark, glossy 
leaves, and is a beautiful vine for ouWoor culture, 
or for winter baskets. It should be taken in early’ 
as it withers at the first touch of frost. .The Canary 
Flower, ( Tropmlum peregrMim ,) is a fine trailer, 
and a free grower,—so is the Myrtle. 
As a general rule the tenth of May is sufficiently 
early, in this sectiou, for sowing seeds in the open 
ground, 
Fruit in Ohio. -The Farmers’ Chronicle, Columbus, 
O., says that reports from different sections of the State 
differ as to the amount of damage done to the fruit by 
the late frosts, but concur iu the assurance that the pros¬ 
pect of an abundant yield of fruit of all kinds is still good. 
I n e Big Apple Tree," near Peekskill, went down be¬ 
fore a gale recently. It was about 14 feet in circnmfcr. 
euce just below the limbs, and was supposed to be 150 
years old. 
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New Castle, Westchester Co., N. y. 
, POT VTOES. I A HI NOW PRE. 
to receive ohI.th for the following varieties of 
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Y’i CORN.—I'Lla la .Lo largest of all varieties of sweet 
: ‘ rl! ,l " enormous size, often weighing be- 
fshioneT 0 tbrc ' ! |,ouut,s - very -weet, and excellent for 
tiible use. My speeum os of this Coro recently took uie Fi rst 
I t emlums at two. ,.i the Annual Fairs of (lie Mas:., Hortieul- 
tni .il Sueietj. 1 r i n h i go '.'3 fiepl.s, oi 5 nkga fur bv mall 
poet .paid. Catalogue gratis to all. ' ihAMt 
If you like corn meal cakes or bread, tell your 
cook to try this: 
Take 1 quart of meal; 2 tablespoons wheat flour; 
1 teaspoou. salt; soda the size of a large marrowfat 
pea. Pour npon these ingredients a quart of boil¬ 
ing water, rub to a smooth paste, then add about 
a pint and a half of cold water. Have the griddle 
quite hot, i5i.it not scorching—a steady fire is nec¬ 
essary ; they brown beautifully aud can be cooked 
nearly as rapidly as buckwheat cakes, and for many 
persons are much more healthy. If you fail of hav¬ 
ing the best griddle cakes yon ever tasted, you will 
have to send for a Delaware darkle to cook them, 
us under their administration there’s nothing better 
Johnny Cake (or Johnuy-kin, as they call it here,) 
is made in the same way, only add a tablespoon of 
Annuals can be started to advantage in 
April, in the house, as most of them bear transplant¬ 
ing well if itis done carefully, [N. B.—Always baud le 
all (lowers tenderly, as though you loved them, and 
had their good at heart, ] A seed-bed in the kitchen 
garden is a good investment; in it you can sow an¬ 
nuals, transplanting them after the potted ones, thru 
securinga long succession of the same fio were. Also 
"strangers” can be introduced,accepted or rejected, 
iu this general depository. Diamond, oval, or trian¬ 
gular beds are attractive filled with fragrant Mignon¬ 
ette ; or Portulacea, unfolding its white, gold ami 
crimson blossoms in the sunshine; or brilliant, 
many-hued Heddewigii; or starry-eyed Phlox, that 
most perfect of annuals. Amoug other plants suit¬ 
able for massing, the Single Petunia gives a vara 
gated, dazzling show. A friend once remarked thai 
they resembled a gathering of gay, good-natured 
“ bouncing ” girls. As the simile is very apt, iadte- 
who do not like “bouncing” girls can do better 
than purchase Single Petunias. The Double 
oues 
uite delicate. Asters are beauti- 
beds, groups or single blessed 
iw grown of the most varied 
warf; fiat and quilled; round, 
a rose. They bloom from tin. 
u i ivriL^, i*i(Are; V |\|>s A N it i 
a Nomry 8wck tor 
!M(i ' 8t Niagara Nurseries, Lockpori. N. Y. 
IjTlELD A NO GARDEN P.EEDS —Tn .. 11 i 
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LEAF OF A8N0STU8 
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were 
mauy others of large size and full of bloom, 
which elsewhere would be counted as extra. Ca¬ 
mellias, we all know, have been among the pet 
flowering plants of Mr. Wilder, and here I found 
the old original Florii purchased of Floy in 1839_ 
now fifteen feet high and seven feet diameter of 
brauches. Here, also, the original Abby Wildtr , now 
teu feet high, and Beven feet across, and several 
others of which I did not get names, that were 
twelve to fifteen feet high. One of them was fifteen 
feet across from tip of branch, and all full of blos¬ 
som buds and opening flowers. Oh ! what a show ? 
How beautiful you may imagine. I have not words 
Eds. Rural : — Wishing to add something to your 
excellent paper, I send you my recipe for making 
Vinegar Cakb.— 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 tablespoon 
lard ; 1 cup filled % full of good vinegar, and water 
to make the enp full; 1 teaspoon soda; ^ do. salt; 
flour to make a thick batter; add a little nutmeg. 
This is a very plain cake, and is pronounced good. 
—Mary E. Young, Thurston , X Y. 
Units ami Seeds for the Sprinir 
•tea, and to all others for 10 cts. 
WM. WEBSTER, 
149 State St., Rochester. N. Y. 
p A M 1 L Y E V V O it I T E . 
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PARIS EXPOSITION, 
Aud more foist 
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cause It ia the 
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bwo or tnree walks, or even one, viz : a large round 
bed, encircled by a “horse shoe,” three feet wide- 
or an octagon for the center, cut from a square, the 
comers of which form the remainder of the plot, Ac. 
In those gardens of one walk, many flowers can be 
cultivated, considering the space covered, and the 
attention required. A war of utter extermination 
upon weeds, going down to the roots with sharp 
knives, and removing all the pieces, will usually 
clear the beds in one or two seasons, and the labor 
of caring for their lovely habitants will be materially 
lessened. J 
Borders.— Thrift, Daisy and Alyssnm, will bear 
earelul cutting with the edging knife, if the soil is 
Jirmly pressed, around their roots as soon as the 
work is doue. Grass borders are beautiful, but diffi¬ 
cult of control; ediriner of Box. besid PA AWAmfia*. 1.. 
4»t year than 
utility u?e,be- 
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