Hop Yeast. — Please insert, for the benefit of 
your numerous patrons, the following recipe for 
Hop Yeast that will keep in warm weather until 
used up: 
Two quarts water; 13 potatoes; a handful of 
hops. When the potatoes are done take out the 
bag of hops, press the water from it; add 1 teacup 
of white coffee sugar and a handful of salt. Boil a 
few minutes; strain through a colander into a jar. 
When cool enough, add yeast to raise it. No soda 
is required in making bread with this yeast. 
There are two distinct modes of furnishing beds 
with flowering plants. One is, to plant in each bed 
only one kind of plant, or perhaps to edge the bed 
with another kind; but as this style or gardening is 
more suitable for large than small gardens, we pass 
on at once to make a few remarks npon the other 
mode of famishing bede, which may, for distinction, 
be called the mixed style; while the former style 
ensures a bold aud decided piece of coloring, in the 
garden for a short period of the year, rarely exceed¬ 
ing three months, the latter style secures to the 
amateur a constantly changing source of pleasure 
for at least nine months (sevcu our climate) ont of 
twelve. It consists in the judicious distribution of 
plants of all kinds over your beds aud borders, in 
such a way that as month after month calls fresh 
sorts into bloom, a pleasing effect is maintained. 
This end may be obtained either entirely from hardy 
perennials, which, for those who cannot spare much 
time for gardening, afford the greatest pleasure and 
variety for the smallest amount of care and atten¬ 
tion; or from a mixture of spring flowering and 
autumn flowering perennials with summer liowering 
annuals and half-bardy plants. In very small gar. 
dens it will be advisable to keep only one plant of 
each kind; but whore space permits, a better effect 
is often produced by planting three of a krod in a 
group, so that when grown they may look like one 
good sized plant.— Gardeners' Chronicle. 
Many a place is spoiled by reason of error in 
position of trees. When first planted the tree is 
small, four to six feet high, perhaps, and with little 
thought or perhaps knowledge of the size to which 
it will grow in a few years, the planter places it, 
within two or three feet of the border or edge of his 
roadway or foot path. In five to eight years it has 
grown so much that either the tree or road roust be 
changed, involving labor and offen lose of the tree. 
It is not only novices in tree planting who commit 
this error, but men, some of whom pride themselves 
on their knowledge of plant life, growth, &c. 
The writer was invited to, and visited, last fall, 
the grounds of a gentleman who has spared no cost 
in procuring tree and plant, or labor in their care, 
and who prides himself on his knowledge of land¬ 
scape arrangement, &c., and he there, found a decid¬ 
uous cypress only three feet back from the line of 
his carriage-road — a weeping birch only four feet 
from the line of roadway, and quite a number of 
evergreen trees, now only four to six feet high, at 
distances of not more than five or six feet from the 
borders. The place is young as well as the owner, 
hut it needs only a glance into futurity to see how 
crowded the effect will he, how the beauty of such 
trees as are named will he destroyed by the neces¬ 
sity of pruning away the lower limbs to permit the 
carriage to pass, Baying nothing of the narrow, con¬ 
tracted appearance the drive will present ten years 
hence. 
In planting, study first the natural growth, height 
and breadth of your tree, then place it far enough 
back from the line of your road or pathway, that its 
future growth caunot, at least in thirty years, inter¬ 
fere with the line of road. Trees like the maple or 
elm, ash, &c., whose bcanty as avenue lines is not 
impaired by pruning the lower limbs away, will, of 
course, bear to be planted nearer the border than 
trees whose main beauty is iu their flowing forms 
and spreading branches from the ground upward. 
The Norway spruce should never he less than six¬ 
teen feet from the road line, nor should even the 
shrub tree, red bud, be nearer than eight feet, and so 
with other varieties, giving to each room to develop 
its natural form. 
Bean Pie or Podding.— Wash clean one quart of 
white Navy beans; then pour boiling water over, 
lettLng them remain till morning; then put in cold 
water, (this method destroys much of the strong 
taste of the beans;) let them boil thirty hut steadily ; 
when perfectly tender and mealy, take ont and drain; 
then mash with a spoon, through a 6ieve. When 
you have thus obtained one and a half pints of the 
pulverized beans, add half a pint of sweet cream 
(milk will do,) four eggs, three-quarters of a pound 
of sugar (either white or brown,) a piece of butter 
the Fize of a hen’s egg, and one nut meg. Season to 
taste, with lemon or vanilla. I prefer the latter, as 
the better neutralizer of the taste of the beans. 
These proportions will make one large pndding, or 
tkreo pies provided the plates are not too deep. 
Potatoes.— Prof. Blot, in his lectures on the 
potato, says the skining process is all wrong, as the 
strength of the vegetable lies near the surface—the 
starch growing less abundant as the center is 
approximated. 
HORTICULTURAL NOTES 
Vetches.— “ Addi,” writep;—"I see John Vowles, 
Winona, Minn,, asks in the N. Y. Tribune where to buy 
the seed of vetches, anti the astute Agricultural editor of 
that sheet replies that‘they probably will not grow in 
this country, or else they would have been Introduced 
long ago,’ bet me tell the inquirer that, vetches have 
been repeatedly grown in this country; but as compared 
with the large red clover, when the improvement of land 
as well as stock are counted, they have been found in¬ 
ferior, and heDce are not much grown. They require a 
deep, rielL, loamy, clav soil, and may he sown iu drills or 
broadcast and covered with the harrow. The seed can 
be had of almost any leading seedsman." 
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Stkawbebrt Beds—Mulching.— After thoroughly cul¬ 
tivating and weeding the beds they should ho mulched. 
For t his purpose we have found nothing better or cheaper 
than grass. It may be cut from the lawn, field or road¬ 
side when three or four inches tall, aud it is then heavy 
enough to keep its place under a high wind, is free Of 
eeed or anything that is Injurious to the fruit, and is 
clean, easily handled, and forms a very permanent mulch 
and good manure. Jn small gardens it certainly pays to 
cultivate strawberries iu hills—say eight inches apart, in 
the rows, and the latter eighteen inches. Keep the run¬ 
ners off and mulch, and with good varieties the crop will 
be surprisingly large and fine. 
“ Old tenants of the spot, 
The broad-leaf d lily of the vale, 
And the meek forget-me-not.” 
[Mrs. Sigourney. 
Perennials are. indispensable in the flower gar¬ 
den. Many of them have the desirable distinctive 
of annuals—blooming the first, season. The culti¬ 
vation of the hardy class is attended with little 
effort, and, continuing with us from year to year, 
they grow into onr affections like old friends, while 
annuals are like the gay callers, dropping in and 
ont of our homes, needed, indeed, to till certain 
void spaces, and give more, variety and sparkle to 
the scene, but easily replaced in the changeful 
drama which we call social life, by other evanesernts. 
As there is sometimes a little confusion as to the 
meaning of terms applied to leading varieties of 
flowering plants, I subjoin three or four definitions: 
Annual—“ A plant that lives but one year, or rather 
hut. one summer.”— Makyn. Perennial—“Contin¬ 
uing more than two years,”— lb. Biennial—“ Con¬ 
tinuing f«r two years, and then perishing; as plants 
whose roots and leaves are formed the first year, 
and which produce fruit, (or flowers) the second.” 
— lb. Bulb—Formed of scales regularly overlying 
each other, (onions, tulips.) 
The number of hardy Perennials and Biennials 
is very large. They embrace some of the fairest of 
the fairy race to which they belong. The Dielytra, 
with its pink swaying blooms; the delicate Spiraeas; 
the Peony breathing of tropical life and profusion; 
the showy scarlet Cardinal; the Canterbury with 
its bells, aud the Columbine with its involved inter¬ 
stices ; the flame-colored Perennial Poppy, offar East¬ 
ern birth ; the goiden-hued Enothera, aud the mot¬ 
tled Pansy of classical fame. How the flowery circle 
gathers from over the whole earth! How it tempts 
our feet, (which must stray but a little way,) on and 
on through its brilliant mazes [ No wonder Horace 
Smith sings in an ecstacy, 
"Posthumous glories — angel-likecollection, 
Upraised from seed and bulb interred in earth.” 
The bright little Armeria rnaritima, uplooking 
“like a sweet face rosily,” like the Double Daisy 
blossoms the tirctseasou, and is tine for edgiug beds. 
The Dhmthua family to which the Hcddewigii, Har¬ 
den Pink, &c., belong, includes many lovely flowers, 
and most of them bloom the first summer; the 
queen-named Sweet William, however, which, like 
the It oral, has been much improved and enlarged 
of late, does not perfect its rich, full trusses until 
the second. The China Pink is a scentless, but, 
charming biennial. 
The perennial, like the annual Phlox, is a very per¬ 
fect flower. Its delicately-formed flowrets are stud¬ 
ies of pve-Kaphaelite perfection, in their chaste colors 
and traced shadings. It should be sown early, in 
a warm, sunny spot. In the hack ground, or in 
clump?, the Double Dwarf Hollyhock is very showy. 
It blooms the second jseasou', and is a bienuial, hut 
the roots can be preservtcf from year to year by 
dividing them. The Gladiolus belongs to the rush 
group. The flowers ure of many colors, and ele¬ 
gantly shaped. Like the Dahlia it should be taken 
Synonyms. — Ohio Nonpariel, — Cattail apple. 
Fruit. —8ize,large; form,roundish flattened; color, 
red and yellow marbled and Bplashed, and with 
many scattered gray dots; etem, short to medium, 
small; cavity, regular, open; calyx, partially open; 
medium depth, smooth and regular; flesh, yellowish 
white, juicy, rich, tender, mild, sub-acid; core, reg 
ular, partially open; seeds abundant, plump aud 
full; seasou, last of September to early December. 
Tree.— A Btrong, stout, rather spreading open grower, 
producing its fruit evenly over the whole; leaves, 
large and broad; wood, stout, and buds round. 
Describing this apple iu the Report of the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture, Mr. F, R. Elliott sayB: —“I 
first saw and described this fruit in 1847, and from its 
superior quality, as nonpareil gave the height of 
character to English apples, I named this the Ohio 
Nonpareil; subsequently it was found that it bad 
been cultivated and disseminated by a Mr. Myers as 
Myers’ apple, and I therefore changed Tny prefix, 
calling it, as it is now gonersllv known, the Myers’ 
Nonpareil, Its history is somewhat obscure, the 
original tree, over fifty years old, claiming to be 
upon lands of a Mr. Bowman, iu Massillon, Ohio, 
while Mr. Myers of New l/tsbon, knows of it, from 
a tree in his father’s orchard. It is a fruit, however, 
of surpassing excellence, and as it cannot he ident¬ 
ified with any known sort, it is fair to presume it 
distinct It has been pretty generally distributed, 
and so far proves perfectly hardy in all climates, and 
yields a fruit that either for table or market has few 
equals.” 
VARIATION 
Two Valuable Treks.—Two trees of rapid growth, 
easy of transplanting, cheaply to be purchased, and val¬ 
uable as ornamental, shade or timber trees, may he found 
in the Norway Spruce aud the Scotch Larch. They grow 
freely in any soil not too wet, and trees two and ouc-half 
feet high at time of transplanting will in eight years pre¬ 
sent, heights varying from fourteen to twenty feet, with a 
corresponding breadth of branches, if allowed room to 
expand. 
ANIMALS AND PLANTS 
UNDER DOMESTICATION 
A Hint eor Fruit Committees.— We suggest that 
every judge on award of premiums, or "ye committee 
man,” be provided by the Secretary of the Society with 
his separate book, and that he shall in it record his views 
and judgment, each singly and separately by himself. 
Then let the books be collected by the chairman, aud the 
report made accordingly, giving to uach judge his credit 
for aye or uay on an award. 
By Charles Darwin, HI. A., F. R. S„ &c. With 
a Preface to the American Edition, by the Au¬ 
thor, and also one by Professor Gray, of Cam¬ 
bridge, Mass. 
We have heretofore referred in these columns to 
the discovery of the distinguished French Chemist, 
M. Pasteur, in resp*eet to the preservation and 
ripening of wines by the aid of heat. The follow¬ 
ing is the author’s description of the procees himself 
has followed with wine already in the bottle. It is 
taken from the Monthly Report of the Department 
of Agriculture for March: 
“The bottle being corked, cither with the needle 
or otherwise, by machine or not, and the corks tied 
on like those of champagne bottles, they are placed 
in a vessel of water: to handle them easily, they are 
put into an iron bottle-bosket, The water should 
rise as high as the ring about the mouth of'the bot¬ 
tle. I have never yet compk tely submerged Diem, 
but do uot think there would be any inconvenience 
in doing so, provided there should he no partial 
cooling during the heating up, which might cause 
the admission of a little water into the bottle. One 
of the bottles is tilled with water, into the lower 
part of which the howl of a thermometer is plunged. 
When this marks the degree of heat desired, 149° of 
Fahrenheit, for instance, the basket is withdrawn. 
It will not do to put in another immediately, the 
too warm water might break the bottles. A portion 
of the heated water is taken out and replaced with 
cold, to reduce the temperature to a safe point, or, 
better still, the bottles of the second basket may be 
prepared by warming, so as to be put iu as soon as 
the first come out. The expansion of the wine 
during the heating process tends to force out the 
cork, but the twine or wire hold? it in, and the wine 
finds a vent between the neck and t he cork. During 
the cooling fff the bottles, the volume of the wine 
having diminished, the corks are hammered in fjir 
ther, the tying is taken off, and Die wine is put in 
the cellar, or the ground floor, or the second story, 
in the shade, or in the snu. There is no fear that 
any of these different modes of keeping it will ren¬ 
der it diseased; they will have no influence except on 
its mode of maturing, on its colors, &c. It will 
always be useful to keep a few bottles of the same 
kind without heating It, so as to compare them at 
long intervals with tbit which has been heated. 
The bottle may he kept in uu upright position, no 
mold will form, hut perhaps the wine will lose a 
little of its fineness under such condition, if the cork 
gets dry, and air is allowed too freely to enter." 
M. Pasteur affirms that he has exposed casks of 
wine thus heated in Die open air or terrace, with 
northern experience, from April to December, with 
out any injury resulting. Wine in casks may be 
heated by introducing a tin pipe through the bung- 
hole, which shall descend in coils nearly to the 
bottom and return in a straight line and through 
the pipe imparting’sleam. If, after thus being once 
heated, there is suck an exposure to air, by draw 
and orange, each holding pearly treasure; the Hya¬ 
cinth with exquisite waxen flowers, both single and 
double, red, rose, yellow, bine and white, and the 
earliest Tulips, Due Van Tirol, and Tourneeol, are. 
very desirable and showy spring beauties. The mid-, 
die and late varieties of Tulips, however, far surpass 
the Dues, and bloom at a time when outdoor life is 
safe and delightful. The Parrots are superb, with 
fringed edges and gorgeous markings of crimson, 
cherry, purple, yellow and green . 
The Lily,—consecrated by the “hallowed words” 
of Christ,— the heaven-flower! I once resided a 
year in a dismal, far-away hamlet, in which a short, 
reach of street was lighted up and made actually 
pleasant through the presence of one of them, 
Riding through the little village one day, to get rid 
of it, our eyes suddenly fell on a Glory I Afterwards 
we drove slowly as we neared a certaiu Bleakhouse. 
What was there attractive about the old, weather¬ 
beaten place ? Why, iu the front yard was a bed, 
the single remembered habitant of which was a 
magnificent -Japan Lily iu full bloom. It was a 
ruhrum — pure white, glowing with garnets. I can 
see it now. There, in my imagination, it still stands 
every summer, through weeks of splendor—years in 
the life of a flower, under the shadow of old trees, and 
“ — tolls its perfume on the passing air,” 
and gladdens the eyes of a few rare souls who sigh 
and long for Beauty in that dreary, forbidding vil¬ 
lage. There are some choice brown-spotted lilies 
of which the “Tiger” of unfortunate name is 
one; but the white and Japan varieties far exceed 
any of these. Those grown by James Vick, Esq., 
of Rochester, N. Y., are as near perfection as it 
Beeins possible for earth-flowers to be, aud remain 
on this “sphere.” LwncAfoliwtn rubrwm , is pure 
white with raised bright red dots; rotseum is spotted 
with delicate rose; album is a line thick white 
The most remarkable Collection of Facts yet 
brought together concerning our Domestic Animals and 
Plants, Is presented in thiB book, and for this alone it Is of 
the highest value. 
Forest Planting—Premiums.— The Illinois State Ag¬ 
ricultural Society has offered premiums of $100, $75, $50 
and $25 as an Inducement to farmers of that Stale to 
plaut forest trees. The work of planting is to he done 
by the first day of October next, and the awards, limited 
as above, will be made to four competitors according to 
the relative quantities of land planted and the quality of 
the timber ou them. 
The Bark Louse may be cleaned from the apple or 
pear tree by washing, any time previous to the opening 
of the blossom hnds, with a moderately strong lye of 
wood ashes. Some use caustic lime mingled, others nse 
sulphur and soot, and some copperas and salt ; but sim¬ 
ple. wood ash lye is as effective as anything, and attaina¬ 
ble by all. 
Transplanting.— In transplanting cabbages, tomatoes, 
etc., it matters not how clear the day or dry the weather, 
provided In every place a plant ;s put you pour a pint or 
more of water into the hole around the roots, and then 
draw dry earth over the surface. The plant may droop 
for a little time, hnt will always recover and grow. 
The Kpoenlntive Views of the author form a most in. 
tereStlng portion of ttie work, to the thoughtful reader. The 
great problems of Inheritance, reversion. Influence of exter¬ 
nal conditions of life, development, aud the like, are put in a 
new light with remarkable clearness and force. The philo¬ 
sophical results derived from the discussion of domestic an¬ 
imals and plants tlnd an application in all animals, includ¬ 
ing the human species. 
The N. O. Picayune counsels greater attention to fruits 
in the South and les6 to cotton, but has not much faith 
that its advice will be heeded. 
The work Is published In two neat volumes, of over 500 
pages each, finely Illustrated. Price by mail, post-paid, $6,00, 
—less thau half the price of the English edition. 
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HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY, 
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I write a few lines on household economy, as I 
think it is a very important mutter for considera¬ 
tion. First: Prepare the articles you want for break¬ 
fast over night. Rise early in the morning, wash 
and comb the hair, which is very refreshing; sweep 
the room; breakfast next; make the beds, and then 
sweep and use the duster, mop, etc. A short time 
to rest. Perhaps before dinner a little sewing or 
knitting can he done while thinking up something 
new for this meal. I never mix any more bread or 
cakes than I can hake or fry. If I have any bread 
that gets dry, I make pudding or toast, or fry it in 
pork gravy adding a little water, pepper aud suit, 
it is very nice. Second: I never practice hiring 
work done that 1 can do myself. 
1 would like to write more, but I have other 
duties to attend to. I will only add that hou e- 
hold economy, taught to girls when they are young, 
proves to be a great blessing when they get mar¬ 
ried. I hope I have rot intruded, and would like 
’o hear from others.— Mrs. 8. VV., East Utto y N. Y. 
yEGU POTATOES, Early Goodrich. Mar- 
fo 1 -iHOiL Lapstona kidney, Cuzco, Early Cottage, Sebee, 
Fluke, White Sprouts, Union, Coppermine, Andes. Shakers' 
Fancy, aud fifty other varieties, hour pounds of either va¬ 
riety will be mailed to any address, postage pro-paid, upon 
receipt of $1. For larger quantities aud ilrscrlptive price 
list, address BfilSl tfj t H 1CX AM Kit, 
1 / 53 - 3 c New Castle, Westchester Co., N. Y. 
M tHKLGIIGVU MAMMOTH SWEET 
CORN.—Tills Is the largest of all varieties of Hwcet 
Hoi... Hie. ears arnol' ail enormous size, often weighing be¬ 
tween two and three pound- , verv sweet and excellent lor 
table urn?. My specimens of this cbm recently took the First 
P -emIUluS at two Of the Annual Fairs of the Mass. Horticul- 
t iral Society. Pi r i h k g« racents, or :> pkg» for $1,by mail 
post-paid. My Seed Catalogue gratis !o all. i!i52-lt 
JAMBS .1. it. GREGORY. Marblehead, Mass. 
( IROSBV’S EARLY SWEET CORN.—This 
J now Corn Is the kind for Market Gardeners aud all who 
want a variety that Is ol' gotta site, early and sweet. It. Is 
larger than Darling’s Ivtrly, will acreage twelve rows, and the 
ear? ate finely Oiled out. The marker gardeners around Bos- 
ton are dropping every other early sort for this. Per pack¬ 
age 15 cents, pel- half pint oO cenri, per pint SO cents, per quart 
$1; »cnt post-paid to any address on receipt ot price. My 
Heed Catalogue gratis to all. '.*.V!-4t 
JAMBS J. II. UKKGOUY. Marb’eliead, Mass. 
Early Potatoes. —There are various opinions re¬ 
specting the value of early sorts of potatoes. These 
opinions are, of course, bused upon the position 
and character of soil possessed by the grower, aud 
may he called equally worthy of reception, al¬ 
though they often come in direct collision. We 
have growu many varieties ourselves, and could 
give our owu views, but we prefer compiling, as it 
were, Die average of opinions. The Early Goodrich 
appears as the most productive iu ail localities, but 
its quality is not regarded so good as that of the 
Early Jackson. The Early Sebec is another-variety 
of almost as productive habit as the Early Good¬ 
rich, Qf better quality, and of the varieties now 
common is perhaps one of the best. The Early 
Rosa is claimed as productive as Early Goodrich, 
aud of superior quality and somewhat earlier, but 
it Is yet comparatively untested. Addi. 
TMF.LD AND GARDEN SF.RDH. To nil wish- 
F lug the beat quality ol need aud into to name, as grown 
by us. Apply to MAUPAY. HAUKRIi 00., Seed Grow¬ 
ers and Importers, Philadelphia, Pa. 
oar Almanac for 1368 mailed to applicants. 948-8t 
Washing Fluid.—C. W., Elkton, Todd Co., Ky., 
asks:—“Are those washing compounds, which are 
going the rounds, composed of borax, sal soda anti 
several other chemicals?" We do not know the 
composition of the articles mentioned, hut have 
been informed that tv washing fluid can be made 
which cleanses garments with much less labor, 
wear and tear than the old method of rubbing 
them out by hand. A fluid, sufficient to last a 
common family for some weeks may he. made as 
folioW9:—Take 1 lb. soda ash, or sal soda, }{ do. 
lime aud 4 gallons rain or soft water; boil 30min¬ 
utes, then cool and bottle for use. When preparing 
to wash, fill the boiler half full of water aud add a 
teacupful of fluid; soap the clothes lu the ordinary 
way and pnt them into Die water while cold. Raise 
to the boiling point and keep the clothes in for 30 
minutes; take them out, rinse, wring and hang up 
to dry. This is said to =ave both clothes aud labor. 
A trial will determine the question. 
gENT FREE.-CATALOGUE OF CHOICE 
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
M.O'Kexek.Son * Co.. Seedsmen & '•'torlBW, Rochester, N.Y. 
Robins and Fruit.—O f all birds which visit the or 
chard, vineyard and garden, the robin is the most do 
etractive to fruit. Early cherries, berries, tender pe^rs 
and grapes are most subject to their depredations, ami it 
has become an important question, in many localities, 
whether they shall be tolerated longer. Doubtless they 
do much good in the way of destroying insects, and they 
are also a rniblo looking bird, and are inclined to domes¬ 
ticate themselves close to our dwellings. It is a pity, in¬ 
deed, to be compelled to war against them, and it. would 
bo far better if some means could be devised to proven? 
tlioir depredations on fruit to any serious extent without 
resorting to powder aud shot, Here is a good chance for 
inventive ingenuity. No genuine horticulturist will take 
delight in killing birds: if he is moved to do so, it will 
be not because he loves the birds less, but that he loves 
the fruit more. 
W EBSTER’?* FLANS FOR LAYING OUT 
amt Beautifying Gardens, and General Catalogue of 
Shrubs, Kosea, Ornamental Plants and Seeds for the spring 
Of 1868. Mailed to customers free, and to all oth.fr> for 10 eta. 
Address WM. WEBSTER, 
M3-tf 446 State St., Koclieaier, N. Y. 
Sweet Corn should be planted early as the weather 
will admit of to furnish a supply for the table. Plant in 
succession until the middle of June. 
inward sight” that 
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