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vol. xxvi. no. i« 
WHOLE NO. 1180. 
NEW YORK, AND ROCHESTER, N. Y„ OCT. 19, 1872, 
1’RIOK SIX CENTS, 
*2.50 PER YEAR. 
[Entered according to Act of Congress. In the year 1872, by D. D. T. Moork, in the office of the Librarian of Confess, at Washington./ 
so well either Indoors or in the open air, in 
towns, as those which have smooth ones 
from which the. dust is washed with every 
shower.—L. F.,, in Ga rden. 
be made of them. They mingle with other 
everlasting flowers and ornamental grasses 
very nicely. The satin-like leaves of tko 
plant called " Honesty ” are very unique, 
and the seed vessels of Smhiosn Stella Ul 
are no leas curious if not 80 pretty. 
When the frosts of Autumn have robbed 
the floral pets of our gardens of their 
beauty, and the snows of Winter cover 
their graves, wo shall appreciate the bright 
rich hues of Amaranths mid Cockscombs.— 
Loretta E. Knapp. 
EUCHARIS AMAZONICA 
FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE-REMEDY 
FLORICULTURAL NOTES 
Thts is a stove plant rapidly growing in 
favor, and is almost as indispensable in a 
stove collection as t he Lily of the Valley 
and the White Camellia to a bouquet maker. 
Iu England it is the rival of both of the 
flowers named. A very successful grower 
of it attributes his success to heavy water¬ 
ings occasionally with mild liquid manure, a 
genial stove temperature, and repeatedly 
syringing them when in a state of growth. 
The Garden, from which we copy the 
illustration, says:—It is another illustra¬ 
tion of the fact that cultivators generally 
have a poor idea of the true requirements 
of plants as regards moisture at the root 
when in a growing state. The splendid 
specimens we allude to, like other things 
grown by the same skillful cultivator, were 
not, when in want of water, simply watered 
once, but the first was considered merely a 
preliminary dose, and 
two others given. The 
fact is that, instead 
of the common state¬ 
ment made so repeat- ^ 
edly in the gardening 
journals that most 
plants perish from 
over-watering, being f s 
true, the opposite is 
the case. Most pot ‘ 
plants that die perish -J&A > 
from insufficient wa- ^ 
teriug. Let it not be 
inferred from this 
that we recommend JjE 
frequent waterings; v ..-^j 
one thorough one will 
save a dozen drib- 
blings such as garden- ^ 
ers too often give, {/v'/y'' 
and therefore save IP 
time, and be far more 
effective and whole- 
some for tho plants. JBt 
A whiter in the London Times assures 
us that the following is a cure for foot-and- 
mouth disease, having himself witnessed 
the effects of it upon upwards of a score of 
cuttle:—1 ounce of chlorate of potash, dis¬ 
solved in 1 quart of water, adding 8 drams 
or camphorated spirits of wine when about 
to administer the dose. This is to bo con¬ 
tinued for three days, and half the quantity 
for sheep and calves for the same period. 
In the case in which the correspondent ob¬ 
served it to be effectual, the mouths of 
the animals had previously been cleansed 
by an application of a solution of alum and 
tincture of myrrh. For a time, ho tells us, 
"the animals could eat nothing, but were 
very thirsty, and as a substitute for water, 
or in addition to it, he put into a tub 
ground linseed and toppings, pouring upon 
it boiling water, and letting it stand for an 
hour or two and then 
filling up with water, 
making altogether 
about, 00 or 100gallons 
of nourishing gruel. 
The animals drank 
this with great avidi- 
l _ ty in less than 24 
f'A hours; and on the fol- 
■ lowing Wednesday 
they fed freely upon 
1/t cut cabbnges and lu- 
\ cerne, mixed with 
) *•' '-^-7. , meal, malt - combs, 
and chaff - On tho 
— Friday their mouths 
W &'/-wore clean, and no 
Wjfg )| A ‘ lameness followed 
which required atten- 
tiou. The medicine 
j was given for four 
a ’^z^ry.- ^ successive days.’’ The 
writer recommends 
ad breeders and feed- 
ora of cattle to use 
' ’ lucerne and cabbages 
instead of clover and 
K tares, the latter of 
^ whioh he says are not 
Ac 00mparable witli the 
V former in feeding 
Kfejlsjjm qualities upon light 
laud farms. 
Flowering or Japan Quince.—Mrs. B. 
has a flowering shrub known as Japan 
Quince. It is ten years old, large, fine and 
thrifty. It has always honored her call for 
flowers, and this year yields a respectable 
quantity of fruit—say 20 to HO. It resem¬ 
bles tho common quince of commerce; it, Is 
not equal to the cultivated fruit; Is more 
pointed at the blossom end than either. 
We have never seen or heard of any fruit 
on that shrub before, have you ?— D. Tt. 
Barker. 
It is not an unusual occurrence for the 
Japan Quince {Pyrus Japonica) to produce 
fruit; in fact we know that a majority of 
the very old plants in this part of tho coun¬ 
try hear nearly every season. The pink 
flowering variety, however, is far more 
productive than the deep scarlet or semi- 
Pottlng Plants.—A plant should not be 
potted when it is very dry, nor when soak¬ 
ed with wet. In the former case, it is very 
likely to remain dry, as the water will pass 
through the fresh soil without penetrating 
into tho old ball of earth. When the roots 
are thickly interwoven, they should he 
carefully disengaged, that they may lie 
spread out Into the fresh soil; but in shift¬ 
ing young, healthy, growing plants, the 
roots which may be reaching the sido of the 
pot, should not be disturbed, as it is impor¬ 
tant to preserve the smaller fibers, upon 
DRACiENAS, 
Early iu last No- 'All 
vember I placed In j y M j 
my sitting - room a /£gjj 
plant of Dracama ter- Mjm 
mlnalifi , rich in the 
brilliant color of its / 'mjffi. 
leafage, and though WjWMm 
the room sometimes ywB&m 
had a fire lighted nud 
frequently had not, r 
and the escape of gas 
was such as to destroy 
Cinerarias and Pri- — 
mulas in a few days, 
the Dractena remained fresh and beautiful 
until May. Most, if not all, the Drucamas 
would do the same, as would almost all co¬ 
riaceous-leaved plants not natives of hot 
countries. The secret of this success with 
foliage plants is constant washing. Twice 
a week, if not more frequently, the plant 
had its leaves sponged 011 both sides with 
warm water, occasionally using a little 
common soap In the pi'oeess, and to this we 
attribute its continued healthy appearance. 
Dust and a bad atmosphere are the great 
drawbacks to plant cultivation in rooms. 
Ifence, plants that have woolly leaves 
which collect the dust and hold it, never do 
j ~ HERDSMEN NOTES. 
To Prevent Black- 
Leg iu Cattle.—Very 
early in Spring, be¬ 
fore the yearlings are 
turned out to grass, 
take one part of gar. 
lie, one part sulphur and two parts of 
lard; cut and bruise the garlic and mix all 
together. Take a Bharp knife and make an 
incision just through the skin of the ani¬ 
mal’s neck and work the finger so as to 
make a little sack between the flesh and 
skin. Put in of the above mixture a little 
piece about the size of a hickory nut, and 
the work is done. It, will soon be absorbed 
and heal up. It will be some time before 
the animal’s flesh is lit for tho butcher,—J. 
IItrd, Iowa Co., Wis, 
Can your Headers tell me if they have 
ever steamed corn stalks for milch cows; if 
so, with what result in milk production? 
double sorts. The plants only require age 
to insure productiveness; but we do not 
tliink the fruit is of any value, being quite 
hard and tough, although possessing a de¬ 
licious, spicy fragrance. 
whose action the health of the plant chiefly 
depends. 
One Petunia. — I always did have good 
success in growing Petunias, but this year 
I have one that exceeds anything I ever 
saw. The plant is of tho Countess of Ells- 
mer variety. At one time I oounted over 
COO blooms; the plant covered over 10 square 
feet of ground. It is quite a good-sized 
flower garden of itself.— m. j. w. m. 
Amaranths and Cockscombs.—These 
flowers, when well preserved, are very nice 
for floral ornaments in the Winter. They 
should be picked when fully matured and 
before the seeds begin to ripen and dried 
in the dark, the steins tied together and 
the flowers suspended heads downwards. 
There are so many colors aud varieties and 
shapes, that quite a charming bouquet can 
Viola Pedata.— Emma II. is informed 
that this isau American species, very hand¬ 
some and quite distinct from other Ameri¬ 
can violets. It is perennial. 
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