k 
to see what more was to he done. Oh, there were 
the lampi to wash, and my tea kettle did not look 
quite bright enough ; so a little scouring and wash¬ 
ing, and my Saturday’s work was done. Then I 
washed and dressed, and on looking at the time 
found that, it was only ten o’clock. 
There was a whole hour for resting before it was 
time to get dinner. I took my sewing and sat 
dowu, and that, too, in the forenoon—which ie 
not often the case with housekeepers, especially on 
Saturday. By an economical use of oar time, we 
may do onr housework easily and pleasantly, and 
gain time enough in which to do our sewing. One 
item in my day’s arrangement I must not omit to 
mention. I bad the evening free from care or work 
to devote to the Rural. Jennie. 
Dundee, Mich., Jane, ISfiS. 
This fruit increases in importance every year. It 
makes amends to some extent for the failure of the 
peach crop. Its uses are multifarious, being sought 
for as a table fruit, for canning, drying, distilling, 
and for flavoring liquors. Like most otber valuable 
fruits, it seems to fail in productiveness and hardi¬ 
ness as its cultivation becomes more widespread, 
and its enemies are more numerous than formerly. 
Still, it is one of the most reliable of our fruits, and 
is adapted to a wide region of our country. In 
Western New York we fear that heavy rains, which 
occurred just at the period of fullest blossom, have 
greatly damaged the prospects of the cherry crop. 
The trees were apparently healthy and thrifty and 
blossomed very free, but little fruit has set. Un¬ 
doubtedly the full bloom partially sapped the vigor 
of the tree, hut heavy rains, washing the blossoms, 
did more damage. 
In looking over various records of Horticultural 
movements aud progress throughout the country, 
for the past year, we Und that the cherry is taking 
quite a prominent place. In the fruit-growing region 
have been scarce and high. The quince seems to 
flourish best, on a rather stiff, moist, soil, in some¬ 
what sheltered locations. We have often seen trees 
or bushes loaded with fruit, growing beside brooks 
or around small ponds. It has long been a favorite 
fruit for preserving in sugar, and for marmalade, on 
account of its texture and peculiar and agreeable 
flavor. We know of no reason why the cultivation 
of this fruit should he neglected,—for there is al¬ 
ways ready sale for it. The plants are easily grown 
from cuttings, and soon come into a bearing Btate. 
They may be planted six feet apart in the row, with 
rows ten feet apart. The trees are quite long-lived, 
and usually healthy and hardy. The worst enemy 
to the quince is the borer, which soon destroys the 
tree if allowed to work. The same plan may be 
adopted for the destruction of the borers in the 
quince as in the apple. Fruit growers having a soil 
suitable for this fruit should certainly devote time 
and space to its cultivation,—for, at the prices for 
which it has been selling, no fruit will pay a better 
profit.— Am. Jour. Hort . 
Equilibrium in the Grape Vine .—Keep up the bal¬ 
ance between the wood and the fruit of your grape 
vines. Tim is the most Important point in grape 
culture. There must be wood or there, can be no 
fruit. If the wood suffers the grape must suffer— 
both then suffer. The vine is weakened by the ex¬ 
cess of fruit, Rnd unable not only to perfect its crop, 
but its wood also. This is common, nothing more 
common. Grow a large crop of fruit, and you are 
sure to grow a small crop of vine, and what you get 
is imperfect; it cannot perform its functions prop¬ 
erly. Nothing seems worse than to see such suffer¬ 
ing wood on a good, well disposed vine. The very 
source that produces the fruit, is crippled, and the 
fruit in conseqneuce must suffer correspondingly. 
We see this to a large extent; it is a common, a 
general evil. We prune too much ; that sums it up. 
But that alone, is it not? We prune too little on 
the other side at the same time. Thin out the fruit, 
the small clusters, the crowded parte, and the 
buncheB themselves, and you will arrest the current 
and throw it back on the wood in part; thin out 
one-third, oue-half, or a quarter,—thin so as to get 
a fair, good crop, Avoid, as you would death, an 
overbearing crop, a “premium” crop, a crop to be 
reported for its great yield. Get a medium good 
crop, and yon will have it always. A celebrated 
crop is celebrated only once. Less pruning, then, 
and more extent on the trellis, more air and sun, 
less hut better fruit, and frnlt always,—wood with¬ 
standing the cold and disease,—not absolutely, but 
to a good extent. Pinch, but pinch carefully, to 
get up a balance. So the fluids of the human sys¬ 
tem must be in balance. Then there is nothing one 
sided; then everything goes off harmoniously,. So 
doeB the vine in Europe prosper; so does it liere to 
some extent; so will it. always if kept in its balance. 
—Journal of Agriculture. 
To Clean Gloves, —Lay them on a clean board, 
and first rnb the surface gently with a clean sponge 
and some camphene, or a mixture of camphene and 
alcohol. Now dip each glove into a cup containing 
the camphene, lift It out, sqeezc it in the hand, and 
again rub it gently with the sponge, to take out all 
the wrinkles. After tills gather up the cuff in the 
hand, and blow into it to puff out the lingers, when 
it may be hung np with a thread to dry. This opera¬ 
tion should not be conducted near to a tire, owing 
to the inflammable nature of the camphene vapor. 
The recipes given in all the printed books we have 
consulted for cleaning gloves are barbarous. 
Vermicelli Soup.— Put four pounds of any kind 
of fresh meat, except pork, into a gallon of cold wa¬ 
ter, cover close, and boil gently until the meat is 
tender. Throw in a head or two of celery, and half 
an hour afterward take it from the tire, strain it, and 
return it to the pot. Season with salt and pepper. 
Add vermicelli, which has been scalded in boiling 
water, in the proportion of four ounce* to two 
quarts of soup. Let it boil ten minutes, aud pour 
into the tureen. 
Coloring the Hair.—“A Reader” wants some¬ 
body to give a recipe for coloring the hair dark with 
out injury to it. 
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS 
(HUTCHINSON’S PATENT.) 
Three sizes; exceeding low price. Grinds 
fine, fast, and easy. Makes pure Wine and 
'".Lr. Savkh all Tint Frit it. 
This cherry is described by F. R. Elliott as a 
stocky, strong grower, with short jointed wood, ob¬ 
long leaves, and flowers of middle size. Originated 
by Mrs. Knight of England, in 1810. For amateur 
garden culture it is one of the finest varieties, making 
a tree of only moderate size. The fruit is medium in 
size, or rather above; form obtuse, heart shaped; sur¬ 
face a little uneveu; color purplish red, becoming 
nearly or quite black when fully ripe; stem 6hort to 
medium, inserted in a deep, round basin; flesh sep¬ 
arates freely from the pit, is tender, juicy, rich and 
sweet; pit medium. Season last of June. 
B more THAN 15,000 IN USE 
iSBSi Cider Press Screws, 
Fine Hiread, very powerful. 
COPPER STRIP FEED COTTER, 
The best and cheapest self-feeding Feed Cutter In the world. 
W Send for Illustrated Circulars to PEEKSKILL PLOW 
WORKS, S3 MerwInSt.. Cleveland, Ohio, or Peekskill, N. Y 
cleaned out with the exception of the Clark Rasp¬ 
berry.” He entertains a very high opinion of this 
berry. His fruit all looked well, with the exception 
of about ten acres of the Philadelphia Raspberries 
which were injured by the frost. 
I also learned that the blackberry crop was badly 
injured around Burlington city. With these excep 
tions the fruit crop of this county will be large, ami 
I hope such prices may be obtained as will be satis 
factory to the growers. For the first time in sev¬ 
eral years those growers will be able to pick the first 
setting of the strawberry, which are usually blasted, 
and, as this part of the crop is generally large and 
fine, will add much to its value. 
On making inquiry in regard to the supply of la¬ 
borers for the fruit growers, I was informed that 
there was no difficulty in obtaining all they wanted, 
as they employed largenumbers of German women, 
who were glad to get the work, paying them about 
one dollar per day. These women often do as much 
as a man, in the lighter departments, such as weed¬ 
ing, taking np and setting out plants, picking and 
packing fruits, Ac. Now and Then. 
manure answers as an excellent mulching the fol¬ 
lowing year. By this means the whole strength of 
the stool or roots is thrown into the new wood, and 
a far more productive crop is obtained. It begins 
to ripen about the 20th of August and continues to 
furnish a supply far into October, if the season is 
favorable. We have had them upon our table on 
the 11th of November. The poor crop which the 
foot of the previous year’s wood will afford is not 
needed when there are plenty of other berries for 
early summer use, and it detracts just about in the 
same proportion from the fall ci We think highly 
of this fruit, and Lave a profuejsupply from about, 
twenty-live stools every year without any sigus of 
the stools running out.” 
Bow to Turf a bleep Bank .—. 
ist recommends the following 
steep bank with grass. 
f I E CHAMPION, 
HIGH OK’S PATENT SPOItTABLE 
Each year the lovers and promoters of Horticul¬ 
tural progress extend in numbers and over territory 
but recently the bleak prairie or the unbroken for¬ 
est. While the Eastern grower is applying new 
modes of practice, or experimenting in some system 
of pruning, with a view to a better development of 
both tree and fruit, the Western man, content with 
a good, well-formed tree, plants out by the thou¬ 
sand in the maiden soils, and almost ere he has 
finished planting commences to gather and eat of 
the fruit. It is but a few years since the West 
could number only here and there a scattering 
member of the Pomological fraternity, bnt now 
she has them by the hundreds,—and not only her 
men, bnt her Societies in Horticultural advance¬ 
ment, outstrip the most active and energetic crea¬ 
tions of the older Btates. 
Commencing with New York and going West, 
not only State Societies are found In every State, 
bnt in nome of the States two or more Societies, 
embracing their extremes, are found,—ail working 
in one harmonious whole toward the promulgating 
of information relative to the culture of fruits, flow¬ 
ers and vegetables, to minister to the comfort and 
advanco the mind of man. Even Utah has her Hor¬ 
ticultural writers and workers; and a gathering of 
the publications of these Societies for one year only, 
now makes more of real Horticultural literature than 
was to be found in some of the large libraries forty 
years ago.— f. r. e. 
■A German horticultur¬ 
al ethod to cover a 
For each square rod to be 
planted, take half a pound of lawn grass seed, and 
mix it intimately and thoroughly with about six 
cubic feet of good, dry garden earth and loam. This 
is placed in a tub, and to it liquid manure, dilated 
with about two-thirds of water, is added, and well 
stirred in, so as to bring the whole to the consist¬ 
ency of mortar. The slope is to be cleaned off and 
made perfectly smooth, and then well watered, after 
which the paste just mentioned is to be applied with 
a trowel, and made as even and thin as possible, 
dhould it crack by exposure to the air, it is to be 
aguiu watered and smoothed np, day by day, until 
the grass makes its appearance, which will be in 
eight to fourteen days, and the whole declivity will 
soon be covered by a close carpet of green. 
Forcing Strawberries.— The Gardener’s Monthly 
says:— “ At the last meeting of the Pennsylvania 
Horticultural Society, Mr, D. W. Herstine of Phila¬ 
delphia, displayed a large basket, of strawberries, 
which delighted every one by their size aud beauty, 
aud which were produced simply by covering the 
plants in the open gronud with a common hot-bed 
frame. It is astonishing that this simple way of 
getting early strawberries is not more general. 
Here, Mr. II. bad an abundance of tine fruit before 
the plants in the open ground, without the glass, 
were in blossom—aud before even Southern fruit is 
in the market hero. No doubt this plan, on a large 
scale, conld be made very profitable—not to speak 
of the immense enjoyment every family might have, 
in strawberries a month before the usual time, by 
the trilliug cost of hotbed sash. The variety ex¬ 
hibited was the Stinger. These were much more 
HORTICULTURAL NOTES 
A Pie Plant.— The editor of the Geneva Gazette has 
been the recipient of a stalk and leaf of a pie plant of 
nuusual dimensions. The latter was two feet four inches 
in diameter, und In circumference, following the indenta¬ 
tions, eleven feet eight inches. 
KEYSTONE CIDER AND WINE MILL 
OVER 16,000 IN USE AND APPROVED. 
This admirable machine is now ready for the fruit harvest 
of 1868, is made in the roost perfect manner with either one 
or two tubs, and is welt worthy the attention of all persons 
wanting such a machine. It lias no superior In the market, 
and Is the only mill that will properly grind grapes. 
FOR SALE BY ALL RESPECTABLE DEALERS. 
I also make tw o sizes of superior 
PRESSES FOR BERRIES, Ac., Ac, 
If your merchant does not keep them, tell him to send far 
oneior yon, or write for one yourself. Order early—address 
the manufacturer, W. i>. L1IOKOK, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Horticulture m Tennessee.— There is a live Horti¬ 
cultural Society in Nashville, Tenn., which recently held 
Its semi-annual exhibition at that place. The Dixie Far¬ 
mer says it was the most brilliant, and successful affair of 
the kind ever witnessed in that Stale. Experienced 
florists asserted that it had never been excelled in the 
United States in the way of flowers; but as respects 
fruits and vegetables considerable abatement from this 
credit must be made. 
We believe in mulching as much as we believe in 
good cultivation, for it is a part of it; but there is a 
time for benefit to be derived in the greatest degree 
from both. Light, heat, air and moisture are as es¬ 
sential to the growth of roots below ground as they 
are to that of leaf and twig above; but if the mulch 
is put upon the ground early iu spring the direct 
action of these elements is lost, growth is retarded 
until heat has approached from a side connection, 
and it is then continued often late in the season, 
resulting in an immature, unripe condition of the 
plant. We have found our best results to come 
from stirring the soil frequently until the summer 
heat, then apply our mulch, removing it again early 
in October, and again applying it as soon as the 
ground is well frozen. By this course we give our 
roots, in the Bpring, the benefit of the elements they 
need to make perfect growth ; we keep the powerful 
rays of the midsummer sun away and thus give them 
a loDger time to Tally mature wood and root; we 
give them in autumn the action ef the atmosphere 
to enable them to gradually harden the root and 
branch and fit it for the extreme cold of winter; 
and in winter, after having frozen them to sleep, we 
cover them so they may not be wakened from week 
to week, but continue their nap until such time as, 
by the natural order, they should again pursue their 
appointed course. —Eorticultwrist. 
^ BOOK FOR SUMMER TIME! 
For (he Train, the Steamer, the Sea-Shore, or the Moun~ 
tains: for the Home and fur the Sunday-School Library. 
Every leaf sparkles with, the f reshness of Springtime. 
Record of Horticulture.— We have jast received the 
second annual volume of this work, edited by A. S. 
Fuller, and published byF. W. Woodward, New York. 
The aim of the authors In making up these annual publi¬ 
cations is to give a brief synopsis of the principal events 
that are likely to interest the cultivator of plants. New 
fruits, vegetables, flowers and horticultural implements 
are described and illustrated; new books on horticulture 
noticed, and the volume closes with a very complete list 
of the Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen of the country. 
JUST ISSUED. 
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Rev. A. Mahan, D.D.. the President of Adrian College, and 
the Author of Standard Works on Mental I'hllOBOphy, Natu¬ 
ral Theology, etc., says, in relation to till? work .- 
11 During the past winter the Rev. Alexander Clark deliv¬ 
ered before his congregation In Pittsburgh, a series of dis¬ 
courses under the above titlu. So intense was the interest 
awakened tiy them that he was requested to publish them In 
book form,with which request, 1 am rejoiced to learn, he has 
compiled. In this work two ends of great importance are 
secured. Very valuable information Is conveyed, hy which 
the reader is made better acquainted with many of the lead¬ 
ing raets, and much of the figurative language of the Blble, 
and the truth or vtrlue elucidated 18 made to suud ont. In 
newer ami fresher forms than before, in the mind’s appre¬ 
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New York Grape Growers’ Association,— A meeting 
of the Executive Board of this Association will be held 
at the Canandaigua Hotel, Canandaigua, on the 17th day 
of June instant, to make arrangements for the fall exhi¬ 
bition and to transact such other business as may be 
necessary. E. B. Pottle, President. 
and Cinnaminson, Burlington Co., N. J., to learn 
the prospect for the coming fruit crop. These lo¬ 
calities are widely knowu as fruit growing sections, 
but owing to their proximity to Philadelphia, most 
or their fruit is sent there. I called on T. Andrews, 
who is a large grower, audfouud his crop doing well, 
with the exception of his blackberries, which were 
badly injured by the winter; he has about forty 
acres of them under cultivation, audtwelve of straw¬ 
berries, which give promise of a good crop. S. C. 
Allen’s blackberries were also injured from the 
same cause, but the strawberries looked well. This 
gentleman is growing tomatoes largely, aud his soil 
is well adapted to their growth. J. Williams has 
a fine farm, mostly new land; the location is well 
selected, and his fine, large dwelling is erected on 
one of the most commanding sites iu that section of 
the country. He is devoting the whole firm to fruit 
and garden truck, and has several hundred feet of 
propagating houses to start his plants. 
I also called on Wm, Parks’, and found much 
pleasure in looking over his fine farm. He has re¬ 
cently erected a very fine, large brick house, and 
laid out his grounds surrounding it in a beautiful 
mauuer, Mr. Parry is a gentleman of very quiet, 
retiring disposition, always ready to give advice 
or an opinion, but never boasts of his success. His 
farm contains three hundred acres, in a high state of 
cultivation, aud he has now thirty acres of the Phila¬ 
delphia Raspberries, twenty of the Doolittle, thirty 
of the Wilson Blackberries, tea of the Lawton, fifty 
of Dorchester, and about twenty-five acrcB of straw¬ 
berries under cultivation. In addition to these he 
has a large number of acres devoted to experiment¬ 
ing with new varieties of small fruits, aud many 
more as nurseries of ornamental trees. I was in- 
HORTICULTURAL GLEANINGS 
Hogs in Orchards .— The Journal of Agriculture 
says:—“ If you are not particular about the looks, 
turn your hogs into the orchard. But keep the 
wire out of their snouts. Let them root to their 
heart’s content; mellow the soil; they are equiva¬ 
lent to a cultivator,—-better iu sod; and they are 
continual workers. They will meet tbree important 
things ; they will work the soil, manure it, and de¬ 
stroy the infected fruit. This remedy, for at least 
two years, is advisable. Theu grow sod, if you like, 
aud your soil is rich enough. In olden times hogs 
were in order in orchards, and so was fruit. 
Growing Cabbage. — An experienced gardener re¬ 
cently informed the editor of the Utica Herald that 
he raised cabbages without the trouble of trans¬ 
planting from a seed bed. The ground to he occu¬ 
pied is prepared in the best mauuer, and the rows 
properly marked. The seed is scattered along the 
drills, aud when the plants show pretty well the 
BurpluB ones are removed. Those remaining grow 
much more vigorously than transplanted ones and 
mature earlier and more evenly than when set out 
in the old way. This plan, though requiring more 
seed aud culture of the soil than the usual one, may 
be worthy of trial. 
The Cataioissa Raspberry.—In commenting on the 
cultivation of this variety of berry, the Germantown 
Telegraph says“ Our rule has been to cut the 
canes down even with the ground the last of No¬ 
vember, cover with manure and let alone. The 
Eds. Rural :—As there seems to be a desire to 
have the subject of Domestic Economy discussed, I 
will contribute my mite, hoping older and more ex¬ 
perienced housekeepers will “ do likewise.” To 
my mind there are several kinds of economy to be 
practiced in housekeeping—the most important of 
which is economy of time. I can do more work in 
one day uow than I could iu two during my first 
year of housekeeping. We must do more than one 
kind of work at a time. I will give a description of 
my day’B work last Saturday, which is a fair sample 
of my way of managing: 
I have a family of five—two men, two children 
and myself; so I have uo help. I rose at five 
o’clock, commenced my breakfast, then put my 
bread to sponge; breakfast a little before six; did 
up the dishes; washed, combed and dressed the 
children, and gave them their breakfast; then put 
peaches ou to stew for pies; put on a kettle with 
hops and potatoes for yeast. While these were 
cooking, made beds, swept, dusted and put things 
in place; then, everything being in order, I was 
ready to coinmeuce bakiug. Baked a batch of cook¬ 
ies first; then made my yeast, moulded my bread, 
and put a kettle of water over to be heating while 
I was making my pies, so that it would be in readi¬ 
ness for cleaning the floors as soon as needed. By 
the time my floor was cleaned, my pies were done, 
the bread was ready for the oven, and I made a 
sponge cake, put it in the oven, and looked around 
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