OTY’S CLOTHES WASHER.-** Worth On© 
Dollar ft week In nnyramllY.”—-V. Tribune. 
THE TETOFSKY AND FOUI TH OF JUDY 
APPLES. 
I>- a recent, number of the Hukal a drawing and 
description of the Tetofsky apple was given, and 
the synonym of Penirth of July placed to it. In five 
years’ comparison of the fruit I could see no differ¬ 
ence therein, and hence my reason for the synonym. 
But the past winter a careful examination of the 
young wood of Tetofsky and the variety known in 
Columbus, Ohio, as the Fourth of July, convinced 
me they were two distinct fruits In reality, however 
much the fruit itself might assimilate. I have there¬ 
fore this season visited bearing trees of the Fourth 
or July, and am now fully satisfied they are not 
identical with Tetofsky. The difference, however, 
is not in the fruit, unless it be in the formation of 
the calyx—which in the Fourth of July is closed 
and erect almost to a point—but the material dif¬ 
ference is in the habit and growth of the trees, and 
in the foliage, outlines of which differ. Both are 
upright and vigorous while young in the nnrsery 
rows, but while the Tetofsky becomes an open, 
spreading, erect tree, and produces its fruit in clus¬ 
ters like the Dnchess of Oldenburg, and is at the 
same time very productive, the Fourth of July is 
erect, compact as a bearing tree, and produces its 
fruit more like Red Astrachan, L e., scattered over 
the whole tree, but so far aB I have been able to ob¬ 
serve not as abundantly. 
The comparative value of the two varieties is of 
course yet to be tested by trial in the Northwest, 
where hardihood is one of the great points of value. 
As an early, profitable market frnit, in such portions 
of the country where any of our cultivated varieties 
are hardy, there can be no donbt of the superiority 
of the Tetofsky, because in size and quality the 
fruits are the same, and the Tetofsky is much the 
most abundant bearer. What the true name of the 
variety now designated as Fourth of July is, I am 
unable to say. Let us hope the labors of E. H. 
Skinner of Illinois, who has this year received 
some hundreds of varieties from Germany, may ere 
long determine.— f. r. e. 
HOW TO RAISE LARGE CROPS OF 
STRAWBERRIES. 
I promised, in an article published in the Rubai, 
of Sept 5th, to point out the way to raise large 
crops of strawberries. Iam aware that we have had 
volumes upon the subject of strawberry culture,— 
yet I know, by published statistics, that the average 
yieid is not one-fourth what it should be. 
The first great mistake of the beginner is to at¬ 
tempt too much. Theoretical knowledge is very 
good, but it requires that practical knowledge, 
which can be gained only by experience, to enable 
a man to cultivate a large plantation successfully. 
j Soil ,—I have found, after trying a great variety of 
soils, that strawberries succeed best on clay loam, 
with an intermixture of muck. Such a soil is reten¬ 
tive of moisture, very important to the growth both 
of plant and fruit. But with good culture, large 
crops may be produced on strong sandy loam, or 
even on light sandy loam, provided the proper 
varieties are selected. I have grown large crops of 
Wilson on quite a light sandy loam. 
Preparation.—& great deal of labor will be saved 
in the culture of strawberries if the preparation of 
the soil is commenced tho year before planting. 
Work in all the manure practicable, and raise some 
hoed crop that will admit of clean culture; or com¬ 
mence in September, plow nndcr sill the barn-yard 
manure yon can, and in course of the fall give the 
ground two or three thorough plowings and bar- 
rowings. If the subsoil be stiff, break it up with a 
subsoil plow. 1 have received good results from 
using raw bone superphosphate, but we are so liable 
to be cheated in buying commercial manures, that 
it will not do to rely upon them. 
Distance of Plants .—To obtain the greatest yield 
of fruit from a piece of land, we must set the plants 
as close together as it is possible for them to grow 
without robbing one another. A full grown hill of 
strawberries will, upon the average, occupy a space 
of one foot to 15 Inches in diameter. If the plants 
are set 15 inches apart iu the row, it will admit of 
passing the hoe between them as long as hoeing is 
advisable, after which the vines and roots willabout 
fill the row. The rows should be far enough apart 
to admit the hoe, and the feet of the laborer in cul¬ 
tivating the plants and gathering the frnit, say two 
feet. Therefore, to obtain the greatest yield of 
strawberries, they should be planted in row's two 
feet apart and 15 inches apart in the row. But 
where labor is scarce and high, the greatest net re¬ 
sults would probably be obtained by making the 
rows far enough apart to allow free passage of the 
horse cultivator—from two and a-half to three feet. 
Transplanting. — As our seasons average in this 
latitude, the month of April is the best time for 
transplanting, although we are sometimes success¬ 
ful in transplanting in August and September, and 
also in November, where the subsoil is porous—not 
liable to heave. It is very important that trans¬ 
planting be well done. The rowB should be straight 
to facilitate cultivation. They may be made so, 
either by drawing, by hand, a sled, with three or 
four plauk runnere, or stretching a line and walking 
upou it to make a mark. Use &flat dibber about 
two inches wide; reject all weak plants, make a 
hole not deeper than the roots are long, spread out 
the roots flat and insert them, then thrust in the 
dibber about two inches from the plant, pointed to¬ 
wards the points of the roots, so as to be sure that 
you compresB the dirt around them; press the top 
towards the plant, then fill the last hole mude by 
the dibber, and your plant is set. I am thus par¬ 
ticular in describing the method of planting, be¬ 
cause, unless eare is need here, it is impossible to 
obtain a good, even stand of plants. 
Cultivation .—The greatest cost of raising strawber¬ 
ries consists in keeping down grass and weeds. This 
is quite easily done, if they are met in time, but if 
once allowed to get etarted it becomes a herculean 
task. In keeping the cultivator ana hoe going to 
destroy the weeds, we stir the soil and counteract 
the effects of drouth and keep the plants growing 
rapidly. If from inability to meet them, at the 
threshold the weeds get a foothold, the best way is 
to cut them up, rake them in piles, and remove 
them from the plantation. 
Remove all Runners .—It is an axiom in vegetable 
physiology that a plant cannot do its best in form¬ 
ing wood and fruit the same season; therefore, to 
grow the largest crop of strawberries, remove all 
runnere. 
Winter Protection .—When the ground is frozen up, 
Btrew a light covering of coarse litter over the 
plants, to prevent that thawing in winter and early 
spring which heaves out the roots. In the spring 
give one good cleaning to the plantation, and await 
the reward of your labors. If you have closely fol¬ 
lowed these directions, in nine cases out of ten it these are the native Los Angelos grape. It is a 
will be abundant. After taking one full crop from good bearer and never fails. Its berry is the size of 
a plantation, plow under your vines. Yon eaunot a large musket ball. From this hardy grape are 
get. another as large; the berries will diminish in made, by varied processes, white wine of the hock 
size, if not in numbers, and I would as soon set out 
a new bed as to clean out an old one. 
Rochester, N. Y. P. C. Reynolds. 
THE MRS. WOOD RASPBERRY. about mne hundred, which make generally eight 
, - hundred gallons of, wine, and twenty of brandy 
In the few remarks I made upon fruits in North- from the residne. In France three hundred gallons 
era Ohio published in Rural for August 1st, I said of wine and four to five gallons of brandy are made 
I would send you 6ome drawings and special notes per acre. The predominance in Europe is acid; in 
on varieties, and in fulfillment of that promise I California, sacharine matter. In ODehundred pounds 
herewith send yon drawing and description of the of California must we have twenty-five to forty 
Mrs. Wood—a variety of raspberry as yet but little pounds of sugar; in Europe, fifteen to twenty 
known, but which my limited knowledge, observa- pounds. In California no doctoring is done, no 
tion and comparison, with other varieties, induces llavoring, no coloring, no sweetening; but some 
me to regard as one promising more value as a peo- brandy is added from the same grape to some of 
pie's raspberry than any other, and destined to take the Bweet wines. Nothing can he procured for 
a position among raspberries, as the Wilson has adulteration that will not coBt more than the pure 
among strawberries, or the Bartlett among pears, juice of the grape. So that all dealers and con- 
Ira the growth of the cane it is very vigorous— sumers abroad maybe quite sure that wine loaves 
canes often reach seven feet high and strong in pro- California in perfect purity.” 
portion. It is apparently a hybrid between the Mr. Cron ise puts the product of California wine 
Black Caps and Antwerps — perfectly hardy, and in ISfifi at 2,500,000 gallons, and of brandy at 150,000 
immensely productive. On fruiting canes in my gallons • while the yield for 1867 is estimated at 
grounds I have counted from ten to thirteen 4,000,000 gallons of wine, and 400,000 of brandy, 
branches from the main stems or canes, and on GrapeB are usually bought by the wine maker and 
each of the branches as many more fruiting stems, delivered at his press clean for seventy-five cents 
each producing clusters of fifteen to eighteen ber- per hundred ponnds. Tho dealer payB the pro¬ 
rips. My plants stand side by side with Philadel- ducer twenty-five to forty cents a gallon for new 
phia and produce more than double the quantity of made wine, without packages. New brandy is 
kind, claret, port, sherry, madeira, champagne, An¬ 
gelica, and some others. 
“ Many wine culturiste are cultivating foreign 
grapes of all kinds, aiming to make fine* varieties 
of wines, that will pay them better. The most 
prominent are Black Hamburg, a fine claret maker; 
Reisling, for bock wine; Chasselas, for light sau- 
terne; Isabella, Catawba, Muscat, Tokay and Tin to. 
The Zechfeuthal is a new variety coming into great 
favor. Every grape is capable of being made into 
several varieties or wine. Catawba is chiefly es¬ 
teemed to impart boquet to other wines; alone it 
is rather rank. Thirty to fifty other varieties, now 
on trial, might be enumerated. 
“ Fully one-half of our vines are in low lands, as 
it was supposed they would there stand drouth 
best. This is found t.o be an error. Everywhere 
on tfle steep hills.of the interior the vine grows 
and thrives without irrigation. Many have 
watered, but every year the practice is being 
S abandoned, as not only unnecessary bnthftra- 
ful to the vigor of the vine and to the flavor 
of its wine. Once fairiy rooted, the vine stands 
the summer’s long drouth better than any 
other plant ; fc but if taught to depend on ar- 
tiflaal watering it is divested of its natural 
'a/ instinct, which directs it to send down its 
pump-root to the line of perpetual moisture. 
The superior flavor of the mountain wines 
is tending unmistakably to transfer the cul¬ 
ture to the cheap and ample ranges in which 
our gold mines are situated. 
“The average number of vines to the acre is 
about nine hundred, which make generally eight 
hundred gallons of . wine, and twenty of brandy 
from the residne. In France three hundred gallons 
of wine and four to five gallons of brandy are made 
per acre. The predominance in Europe is acid; in 
California, sacharine matter. In one hundred pounds 
of California must we have twenty-five to forty 
pounds of sngar; in Europe, fifteen to twenty 
pounds. In California no doctoring is done, no 
llavoring, no coloring, no sweetening; but some 
brandy is added from the same grape to some of 
the sweet wines. Nothing can be procured for 
adulteration that will not coBt more than the pure 
juice of the grape. So that all dealers and con- 
fruit. The fruit is of a dark-brown, purplish-red 
color, with a bloom; firm, rich, sprightly, sub-acid 
sweet. It, commences ripening just as Black Caps are 
taken by dealers here at *1.50 to *2 a gallon—excise 
tax paid, There has been no failure of the grape 
crop in any year of their experience. The vines are 
in full blast, and matures the most of its crop after not troubled with mildew, and the vine diseases of 
all other varieties are gone. It needs only to be Europe are unknown there. The onlv enemv to 
all other varieties are gone. It needs only to be Europe are unknown there. The only enemy to 
known to be appreciated. f. b. b. the vine which has appeared is a microscopic grass- 
-- hopper, which feeds on the leaves, injuring the 
vines ’ but & has Hot yet be- 
iiii COmC STlfflci(:ntl y numerous to 
Hi remedie^Stl? ^ 
' 7 ''/ al " J;ul ° f v;Uie making facilities. 
\ ^ j a ngc:us and Sonoma have 
^In'deman fi S fe°ADgefic!k ° '’This 
1 last wine is not confectioned, a 
SEQUEL TO “ GOSSIP ABOUT TOMATOES. ” small quantity of brandy from the same grape merc- 
- ly being added. The fourth in order is sherry 
The easy, rattling, intelligible gossip of Mr. Jas. Considerable sparkling or champagne wine is aho 
Vick in Rural of 12th September comes with the made. Mr. Ckonjsb thinks it would probably be 
true infection of its nature, and induces, as all gos- better for new comers to bay vineyards already grow- 
o?r\ c Vi r\n 1 H o fn r*+Vi Or QrjriUinnol 5 tfim With Bflt fl imv ;_ a _ o . . “ 
sip should, a further additional item. With not a 
word contradictory or in any way adverse to the 
views of Senor Vick, I beg to add a remark or two 
of some varieties that he haB not mentioned. 
Pine Apple .—This is of a light-pale, creamy yellow, 
smooth, of good size—some of them round and reg¬ 
ular, others irregular in form as peT outline section, 
but very solid meated, rich, much less acid than any 
variety, selecting from among more than twenty, 
growing in my grounds. It is aot specially early or 
desirable for market purposes, but its quality recom¬ 
mends it to the table of all lovers of tomatoes. 
Roseborough .—This is a variety of a peculiar rose 
color, unlike any other sort — a moderately strong 
grower, and producer of frnit of medium size, very 
handsome to the eye and delicately rich in quality. 
It is another sort for amateurs. 
Pmll. — Next to and rivaling the Alger, spoken 
of by Mr Vick, comes this variety. A strong, vigor¬ 
ous grower, setting its frnit quite early and continu¬ 
ing it all the season in great abundance. In sectional 
outline, it is almost identical with Parly Smooth Reel , 
but for the color would be mistaken for that variety. 
It fruits generally in clusters of three to four, is mild 
in flavor, meaty, and by me preferred to Early 
Smooth Red, from seed of which it probably sprang. 
In this gossip let me add that undertaking to 
grow tomato seed true to its variety when planted 
within fifty feet of another sort, is useless. Pure 
and true seed of any one kind must be grown 
widely distant from other sorts, and if saved from 
the first mature fruit, it will add to the early matur¬ 
ing of future crops. • Addi. 
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THE WINE BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA. 
From a work on “ The Natural Resources of Cal¬ 
ifornia," by Titus Fey Cronise, recently published 
by H. H. Bancroft & Co. of San Francisco, and 
already noticed in our columns, we gather the fol¬ 
lowing interesting facts relating to the culture of 
the grape and the manufacture of wine in that 
country. Mr. Cronise says: —“If there be any 
one vegetable growth which more than any other 
finds a congenial home over hill and dale and high 
mountain ranges in California, and which every one 
plante, it is the grajie vine. So general is the dis¬ 
tribution that it is not easy to number the vines 
now growing. But there cannot be less than twen¬ 
ty-five millions of vines; and men of good judg¬ 
ment say at least thirty millions. Two-thirds Of 
ing, and go into farming as an adjunct at present. 
^ We may again take occasion to draw upon Mr. 
Ckonise’s work for other interesting and valuable 
matter, pertaining to the natural resources of the 
Golden State. A quite careful examination of it 
has impressed us with its Impartiality and reliability. 
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THE PERSIMMON. 
Tiie following paper was read at the Fruit Grow¬ 
ers’ Club, Aug. 13, by D. H. Jaques of Boston: 
The persimmon belongs to the date-plum family, 
a genus of plants consisting of deciduous trees, bear¬ 
ing a globular berry singularly austere and astrin¬ 
gent when green, but veiy sweet and generally 
pleasant to the taste when fully ripe. The "botanical 
name of the family is Diospym, and the American 
date plum or persimmon is known to botanists as 
Dlospyros Virgtniana. 
The persimmon tree gTows to the height of from 
thirty to sixty feet, and when standing in an open 
ground assumes a very graceful and symmetrical 
shape, making, especially when loaded with fruit, a 
very handsome appearance, i tsleaves are ovate ob- 
l°ng, glossy and shining, and its flowers small, and 
of a pale greenish yellow. Tliey are, I think, in the 
language of tho botanist, diaciopolygamous. At any 
rate the larger proportion ol the trees bear sterile 
flowers. Out of a dozen or mure trees forming sev¬ 
eral fine groups on my grounds in Florida, only one 
is fertile. 
I have found the persimmon growing wild from 
New Jersey to Middle Florida. How much wider 
than this broad zone its geogtaphieal range may be, 
I do not know. It seems, however, to flourish most 
luxuriantly, or at least to be most prolific, in the 
central portion of this range—in Kentucky and 
Tennessee, for instance. 1 lave 3een, 1 think, as 
much as five or six bushels of frnit on a single tree 
in Kentucky, while in South Carolina or Georgia, 
one, or at most, two bushels, would be considered 
a heavy crop for a large tree. No soil seems to 
come amiss to the persimmon. It is found on the 
moist borders of swamps an l on the highest and 
dryest hill-tops; on the richest bottom lands and 
on the poorest sandy plains. The tree grows largest 
and produces most fruit on rich and rather moist 
soil, but the quality of the fruit is best on drier and 
poorer land. Were I to cultivate the fruit for the 
purpose of bringing ont its highest qualities, I 
would choose a dry, sandy, moderately fertile soil. 
Tn size, shape and quality the pereiramon varies 
almost as much as the apple. On some trees It 
grows no larger than a cherry, while on others it 
equals In size the largest plum. Its typical shape 
is globular, bat it departs from this in both direc¬ 
tions, the fruit of some trees beiDg an oblong oval, 
while that of others is very much flattened. I am 
not sure what the shape of the fruit indicates in re¬ 
spect to quality, but am inclined to think, from the 
observations I have made, that the oblong fruit is 
driest and firmest in texture, and contains propor¬ 
tionally most sugar; that, the flattened is softest 
and contains least sugar, while the round is inter¬ 
mediate in these particulars. 
It would be interesting to inquire —and the in¬ 
quiry might lead to important practical results— 
what their different shapes Indicate in fruits gener¬ 
ally. In men and animals configuration and quality 
are found, in all cases, to bear a strict relation to 
each other. No donbt the same law holds good in 
the vegetable kingdom, though that relation may 
not have been discovered. One oblong apple may 
be sour and another sweet, and yet all oblong apples 
may have some quality In common. But this Is a di¬ 
gression. We will come back to onr persimmons. 
How many distinct varieties of this frnit might be 
enumerated I cannot tell, but scarcely two trees can 
be found with frnit exactly alike. That of some 
trees is entirely unfit to be eaten. Even frost will 
not fully remove its astringency. People who don’t 
like persimmons have probably been unfortunate 
enough to fall in with this sort. Some specimens, 
too, are rather insipid, having little of the peculiar 
persimmon flavor, while others have it strongly de¬ 
veloped, but the most striking difference between 
different varieties is in the degree or sweetness. 
The frnit of some trees is so soft when fully ripe 
that its weight in falling from the tree crushes it 
into a shapeless mass. In other cases it is as firm 
almost as a cherry. Varieties differ as much In 
their time of ripening, where the season is long 
enough to give room for this difference, aB in any 
other particular. In Georgia and Florida some 
trees ripen their fruit from the first to the middle 
of August—perhaps earlier in Florida—while in 
others it remains unripe till the frosts of Novem¬ 
ber or December have touched it. 
The frnit Is generally easily shaken from the tree 
when fully ripe, but In some cases it adheres with 
great tenacity and dries on the branch. It cun be 
picked before it is quite ripe, like the tomato, and 
will ripen in the house. It is marketed to a small 
extent in the Southern cities. The firmer sorts may 
be readily dried in the sun, especially if first split 
open, and make a Bweetmeat not unlike the date, 
and quite as angary. Persimmons are very nutri¬ 
tions. The birds and quadrupeds which feed on 
them soon get plnrnp and fat. The negroes make 
a very palatable beer from persimmons, and the 
planter sometimes causes large quantities of them 
to be gathered and mashed, when they are mixed 
with wheat bran, baked very brown, and put away 
for Winter use in beer-making. Vinegar, and even 
brandy have, I believe, also been made from them. 
I am not aware of any attempts to Improve the 
persimmon by cultivation, though i huve no doubt 
it has profited somewhat by the change culture it 
has received in the corn and cotton fields of the 
South. That it is susceptible of bing improved by 
the same means which have made the peach and the 
plum what they are, no one can reasonably doubt. 
In fact we have, for our encouragement, In the same 
family of trees, several examples of improved varie¬ 
ties produced by selection and cultivation. The 
European date plum (IHospyros Lotus) originated 
from a tree growing wild in Asia, and bearing a 
fruit inferior to our persimmon. It is now culti¬ 
vated extensively in the South of Europe, and 
would probably prove hardy in the latitude of New 
J ersey. The Mabola {Dlospyros Mabola ,) cuItivated 
in the Isle of France, is another example. The fruit 
of this species is as large as a peach, and very fine 
flavored. I shall try to introduce that tree into 
Florida. Still one more member of the persimmon 
family which has been found worthy of cultivation 
Is the kaki of Japan, (Diospyros Kakt ,) sometimes 
called keg-tig, and out of the imported frnit of 
which the French make the sweetmeat called Jlgues 
cliques. The frnit resembles the plum, and is some¬ 
times im ported as a dried sweetmeat. 
Tastes differ. Those who like the persimmon as 
well as 1 do, and think as favorably a3 I do of the 
tree as an ornamental one, will, I hope, take hold 
of the matter and help to make still better what is 
already so good. 
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HOB.TICUXiTUK.AIj NOTES. 
Grape Growers’ Fairs.— The fourth animal exhibi¬ 
tion of the Lake Shore Grape Growers’ Association will 
be held at Painesvfile, Ohio, Oct. 11th ami 15th. There 
will be discussions on grape topics, and an opportunity 
for traffic in grape boxes, grape roots, &c. Packages 
may be sent by express, care or the Secretary, M. B. 
Batbham, of whom also preminm lists may he obtained. 
The ninth annual Fair of the Pleasant Valley Grape 
Growers’ Association wili be held this week. Sept. 23d, 
24th and 25th, at Hammondsport. This exhibition has 
become very popular, and it always attracts a crowd of 
jolly people. 
The Naples grape show will be held Oct. 13th and 14th. 
It is a good time to visit a good locality. The vine at 
Naples iB worth studying. Some varieties succeed there 
wonderfully well. 
Oct. 7th and 8th all the grape growing localities of 
New York State, and the prominent ones east of the 
Rocky Mountains, will exhibit thoir best products at 
Canandaigua, N. Y. 
- 4-*-4 - 
Increase of Insects.— At a late meeting of the Alton 
Horticultural Society, Dr. Hull said that each year was 
proving 5t true that “as we increase the products the in¬ 
sects Increase.'’ He added that he had traveled exten¬ 
sively during the season, and found tho peaches, apples, 
pears and plums generally destroyed. The curculios are 
sweeping everyth! ng before them, yet nine-tenths of tho 
horticulturists lack the energy to give them battle. If 
they are not fought, till vanquished, all efforts at railing 
, fruit might as well be abandoned, for they would prove 
useless in the end. Some consolation was sought to be 
derived from the discovery of an insect enemy of the po¬ 
tato bug as preluding one of the curculio aisu. The for¬ 
mer was described as a giayish, flat beetle, with a bill 
one and a half inches long, with wtiich They tap the bugs 
and then suck them dry. They will clean a field of Col- 
orados in a short time, if they would only serve the 
curculios in the same way there would be hope for fruit 
growers La the future; as It is there is little or none. 
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The American Entomologist.— This is the title of a 
now monthly published at St. Louis, Mo., by K. P. Stud- 
ley & Co., and edited by Ben.i. D. Walsh and Cha3. Y. 
Riley. It is neatly printed and Ailed with matter of 
especial interest to all who have to do with tho insect 
pests so destructive to the vegetation of the country. 
Each number will be properly illustrated. The well 
known talent of its conductors gives assurance that it 
will be among the live journals of Its class. It is fur¬ 
nished to subscribers at *1 per annum, in advance. 
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Iona and Israella Grapes.— We are indebted to Wm, 
Griffith, Esq., North East, Pa., for fine samples of the 
above named varieties. Ionas picked on the last day of 
August were well colored and very eatable; Israellas 
more matured. 
CATALOGUES, PAMPHLETS, Ac., RECEIVED. 
Iowa Hort. Society Report.— This little work of 120 
pages is valuable to every Trait grower of the Northwest. 
It discusses culture, varieties and enemies of frnit. We 
supposo it cun be obtained or tho Secretary of tho So¬ 
ciety, w. W. Bkebeb, Dubuque. 
Catalogue of nardy Bulbs. Wm. H. Lyman, Lever- 
eti, Musb. 
Wholesale Catalogue of Frnit and Ornamental Trees, 
Shrubs, Roses, Bulbs, &c., sold at the Genesee Valley 
Nurseries. Frost & Co., Rochester, N. Y. 
Carthage Small Fruit Nursery; Wholesale and Retail 
Price List. P, C. Reynolds, Rochester, N. Y. 
Price List of Seneca Black Cap and Davison’s Thorn¬ 
less Raspberries. Warren Wight, Waterloo, N. Y. 
Catalogue of New Fruits for sale at tho Palmyra 
Frnit Nurseries. Purdy & Johnson, Palmyra, N. Y. 
Price List of the Kramer Seedling Strawberry. W. 
W. Bekbee, Dubuque, Iowa. 
Fruit and Vegetable Markets. 
Tub following are the quotations of Fruits and Vegetables 
In the New York market for the week ending the tilth inBt.: 
Vegetables,—P otatoes, Onions, Ac. 
Buckeyes, p bbl...$ 3 75 @ 3 00 
Peach Tfiows, N bbl. 4 25 © 4 50 
Mercers, H bbl. 4 38 © 4 50 
Delaware, sweet, P bbl. B (X) © (i 00 
Norfolk, sweet, V bbl. 5 no © r» 50 
Onions, Red, <* bbl. 6 no © o so 
Onions, White, ft bbl. C 50 © 7 50 
Tomaioas, p banket. 63 (n) 75 
Pickles, v 1,100 . 2 50 (5) 3 OO 
Marrow gquasjl, bbl. 2 00 @ 3 25 
Cabbages. lyQ.. 10 00 ©14 OO 
Turnips, y bbl. 2 25 © 2 50 
Beets, •«< 100 bunches. 3 50 © 4 00 
Green Corn, V 100. 1 00 @ 1 25 
Fruits.—G rapes are coming forward freely, and the yield 
promises large. Trade is good, and as otherfruits arescarce, 
an active market is looked for. Plums arc In fair supply, 
bat Peaches and Pears are scarce. 
Pears, Dutchess, N bbl......fi7 OO @18 oo 
Pears, common, W bbl. 5 no a#io oo 
Pears, Flemish Beautp, p bbl. 12 00 @10 00 
Pears, BarLIeU, P bbl. 20 00 @30 00 
Peaches, New Jersey, crate. 7 DO @ 8 00 
Poaches, Ohio, N crate., a no @ i; oo 
Peaches, common, V crate. t oo © 3 oo 
Apples, common, *t bbl. 3 no © 4 00 
Apples, prime, o bbl. 5 no @6 oo 
Watermelon*, w iftl). 12 no @35 00 
Nutmeg Melon!', N bbl. 3 00 © 4 OO 
Grapes, Hartford, is tb.. 20 © 21 
Grapes, Charleston,'s< lb. 10 © 14 
Green Gages, P Imsbel. 7 00 © 8 00 
Blue Gugcw, ill hid. 5 00 © 6 OO 
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Drikij Fruit*.—D ried Apples are in better 
prices are weaker. Peaches are quiet. 
New Apples, State, f n>.$ 
New Apples, Western, tb. 
New Apples, Southern, IP tb. 
Peaches, Southern, new, peeled, N lb. 
Peaches, Southern,old, # lb. 
Peaches, UOpeeled, halves, ft tb. 
Peaches, tmpbcled, quarters, ^ . 
Blackberries, w n>. 
Raspberries, lit tb. 
To Preserve Cucumbers and Melons. — Take 
large cucumbers, green, and free from seed; pat 
them in a large jar of Balt and water, with vine 
leaves on the top; set them by the fireside till they 
are yellow; then wash and set them over a slow fire 
in aJum and water, covered with vine leaves; let 
them boil until they become green; take them off, 
and let them stand in liquor till cold; then quarter 
them, and take out the seed and pulp; put them in 
cold spring water, changing it twice a day for three 
days. Have ready a sirup made thus: to one pound 
Of loaf sugar, half an ounce of ginger, braised, with 
as much water as will wet it; when it is quite free 
from scum, put in, when boiling, the rind of a lemon 
and juice; when quite cold, pour the sirup on the 
lemons. If the sirup is too thin, after standing two 
or three days, boll it again, and add a little more 
sugar. A spoonful of rum gives it the West Indian 
flavor.. One ounce of alum, when pounded, is suffi¬ 
cient for a dozen melons of a middling size.— Ger¬ 
mantown Telegraph. 
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How to Peel Peaches. —As the time for putting 
up peaches is at hand, we have procured, from a 
lady friend, the following recipe for peeling peaches, 
which we confidently recommend to our lady read¬ 
ers :—Take a kettle of very strong lye, and heat to 
boiling; take a wire cage—similar to a com popper 
—fill it with peaches, aud dip into the lye for a m 0 - 
ment; then into cold water. With a coarse towel 
wipe each peach, and the rind will peel off smooth¬ 
ly ; then drop into fresh cold water, and the opera¬ 
tion is complete. You need have no fear of injuring 
the flavor of the peach.— Ex. 
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Tomato Wine. — W. T. Grigsby communicates 
to the Southern Farmer a recipe for making tomato 
wine as follows: — Take any quantity of fully ripe 
tomatoes, wash and express from them the juice, 
strain, and to every gallon add four pounds (avoir¬ 
dupois) crushed sugar; let stand until it 1 b done 
fermenting, keeping the cask filled with fresh juice 
and sugar, as above. When done fermenting, draw 
off without agitation, and bottle. Will be prime in 
six to twelve months. The yellow tomato makes a 
white wine with yellow tinge; the red a darker- 
colored wine, of course. 
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Colgate & Co.’s fancy soap is a beautiful and 
prime article. 
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 
STRAWBERRIES!-ALL THE BEST SORTS 
LA cheap. Send for 1 Price List. Address 
971 St MARK D. WILLSON, Rochester, N. Y. 
No. 32 Court]audl St., N. Y. 974-2t 
1 iWWl CRAPE VINES.—CONCORD, 
Ives’, Delaware, i.jua aud other popular 
varieties. Mostly two years old. anil well crown. Prices 
very low for tbu quality. For sale on commission by 
' M. B. BATKHAM, 
S*e'y Lake Shore Grape Growers’ Ash'd, PaltiesvlUe, Ohio 
JJROXSON, GRAVES, SELOVEK <Sc CO., 
WASHINGTON STREET NURSERIES, 
Gr3B3VBVA, TV. XT., 
Offer for tho present Fall a large and well-grown stock of 
Fruit and Oknamkntal Tk-":kh, Kvebgrrbnh, Shrubs, 
Uosics, Small Fruits, * 0 . Also, Native and Foreign 
Graph Vinks, very healthy and strong. 
Hedge Plants, Chrkuv Surd lings, and a full supply of 
GENERAL NURSERY ARTICLES. 
We Invite correspondence or a personal examination of 
stock. Price Lisys sent on application. DTMt 
rn C. MAXWELL Sc BROTHERS, 
A • OrJtJlMEl'VA, IM. Y., 
Offer to all purchasers of Nnrsery Stock their large and com- 
pleto assortment of all the leading Items of the trade. We 
invite 
NURSERYMEN, DEALERS AND PLANTERS 
to call and examine our stock, or write for particulars, with 
stamps for Catalogues. No. 1— Descriptive Fruit Catalogue. 
No .2 Descriptive Oranmental Catalogue. No.3—Descrip¬ 
tive Catalogue of New Plant- No. I—Wholesale Trade List. 
9 (SUIt T. C. MAXWELL & BROS., Geneva, N. Y. 
ARAPE BOX, 
(DOOLITTLE’S P?A TENT.) 
The neatest and most economical packing box iu use for 
Grapes—shipped in flat*. Any child that can drive tacks ca< 
put them together. Circulars Bent free. 
972-it AMERICAN BASKET CO„ New Britain, Com. 
B loomington nuhheries,- irth year- 
4011 aokks— HI Grrk.nuou.ies.—L arge, choice sMek 
of best shipping iI/.ch- Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Olagc. 
Orange Hedge, Small Fruits. Kltratlnny and Wilson’s Early 
Bluelibcrry,Boses, Shrubs, Bulbs, <Sn:., very low .or t i|Sh. 
1 ST Send 2 red stamps, for two Fall Catalogues. 
970-6t F. K. PHOENIX, Bloomington, McLean Co.. Ill 
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