’ntomologkitl. 
GRAPE DETERIORATION. 
On tlie Cause of Deterioration in some of 
onr Native Grai»c Vines nnd the Proba¬ 
ble Heason Wlir European Vines Have 
so Generally Failed in the Eastern Halt 
of the United States. 
BY C. V. RILEY. 
[Concluded from page 268, last No.] 
Pl'obn blc Henson why it s Inin vies are Greni¬ 
er ill Europe than With ns. 
It is a well recognized fact among careful 
observers, that, in the natural state there is 
greater harmony between the fauna and flora 
of a country, than in the more artificial state 
that civilized man induces by cultivation. 
Through a long series of ages the species 
least adapted to contend in Hie struggle, for 
life, “go to the wall,” until at. last, by a pro¬ 
cess of elimination, the, balance is struck and 
•we find the animal and plant, world well 
adapted and adjusted to each other. For 
this reason, the native vines which now nour¬ 
ish in this country arc those which have 
and which thus more nearly approach the Nothing would be morn natural than its 
wild state, or which are rendered vigorous introduction at Bordeaux, where M, Lai.i- 
by a rich soil, are least susceptible to the man* has, for a number of years, been ussidu- 
— disease cuts m the cultivation and trial of our different 
Remedies. American vines. Or it might have been in- 
DestrucHon of the Gall-Lice .—From what traduced at the nurseries of the Aulesert 
of we have already seen, wc may justly infer Rros., near Tarascon, where all so™ of 
n- that this insect cannot of itself spread from American plants nro cultivated; atuldif I 
one vineyard to another without going mistake not, M. Planction, with coin maid- 
through the gall-producing phase; and a few 
galls on the leaves are, no doubt, invariably 
the first signs of its adveni, by natural means, 
able zeal, has so thoroughly sifted the history 
of the subject in France, that he can trteo 
the first invasion, with absolute Certainty ,fo 
into a vineyard not previously attacked. By a point near this place,Tarascon. It doubt- s incautious manner I have known 
natural means 1 mean witlnmt tire aid nf , t 4 nxisual in Prince a few years before it, Z mXh 7.1 abouTLTver 
man’s assistance, by which they arc intro- injuries attracted attention, and the first no , r ,. cc „ a up0ll t i ie i r lawns with fresh horse 
duced from one place to another on the roots tice of its work was made in the vineyard of „ mmu . c rwm lhe stn ble, and the fumes nris- 
If these galls, therefore, could only he found M . de I>JSNATIVAN at Ville-neuveles-Avignon, Utcrefrom caused the leAVes on the lower 
and destroyed, it would be one way of eflec- iu 18113. The scourge soon increased and i, rfincliea to drop off. Mamtaifor evergreens 
tnally heading ofl the evil; and m a new spread, ami in 1868 and 1860 acquired such fllvoilld l>e old before applied; and it com- 
vineyard a little vigilance in searching for dimensions as to thoroughly alarm the great p 0stei i S0( jg or muc M thc better. 
Hiesc galls might save much subsequent loss grfipe growing districts of beautiful France. 0ow Wrappings are far betid for evergreens 
jphtrii of a Ultra list. 
DAILY RURAL LITE. 
From llio Diary of » Gentleman near Now 
Vorlt City. 
[Hnnavimr Evorurcons. 
Od, 16.— Evergreens will not thrive in 
poor soils much better than deciduous trees; 
but it will not do to apply manure in the 
same incautious manner. I have known 
persons to mulch the soil about the ever¬ 
greens upon their lawns with fresh horse 
manure from the stable, and lhe fumes aris¬ 
ing therefrom caused the leaves on the lower 
and labor. I shall not treat here of the uat- At first all sorts of hypotheses were put forth 
uraI enemies of the louse, which are of such a3 to its cause. Some hook worms even 
a nature Unit they cannot he practically con- thought they had found in this root-louse, the 
trolled and increased. phtheic of the ancient Greeks, hut the hitelli- 
Dedruction of the Root-Lice— I hope next g en t labors of M- Planchon soon dispelled 
spring to institute a series of experiments on tl ]j such opinions, and proved that the phtheir 
ish in this country are those which have the root-lice, with a view to the discovery of 
fou'di till clone’battle in the past, and have best a praclieal remedy. It were to be desired 
resisted the enemy. They are, in short,best that, others, having opportunity and occa- 
adapled to the circumstances, and by their sion, would do likewise. Here is anexcel- 
more vigorous nature resist the hypertrophy lent, chance tor our <1 i Horen t Agiicultui.il 
nf the hark caused bv the nmiclores of the Colleges, which have greater means and fa- 
resisted the enemy. They are, in short, best 
adapted to the circumstances, and by their 
more vigorous nature resist the hypertrophy 
of the hnrlc caused by the punctures of the 
lice, and form new hark under it. The Eu¬ 
ropean vines, on the contrary, are not only 
of a more highly improved and tender char¬ 
acter, but have not been accustomed to the 
disease. They consequently succumb more 
cilitics than any one individual can possibly C0UU |, 
of the ancients was a true bark-louso (Dady* 
lopius longfapinus, Taro.) of a totally different 
nature, and still existing in the Crimea.* 
In this manner our root-louse was known 
and studied in a foreign land before its pres¬ 
ence was even suspected in this, its native 
uow droppings are lai dciuy tor evergreens 
than horse manure, especially an warm, light 
soils. I try to obtain a supply of this for my 
trees, and spread it upon tha surface in au¬ 
tumn and dig it under in spring. For all 1 he 
broad-leaved evergreen slmilAsueh as Rho¬ 
dodendrons and Kalmias , than is nothing 
r Jeavoting to make as many departures from 
Ud lin> s as possible for the sake of novelty, 
aid tlic-yoods and swamps yield me some 
choice specimens. For instance, there is no 
m<ro beautful little ornamental plant for 
wiulow or cinHcrvatjovy culture than lhe 
conmou cranberry; lte flowers and leaves 
are ixtremely delicate in appearance and lhe 
fruit Ur more ornaRcutal than thc poisonous 
Jcru&dem (Sherry so often seen among parlor 
plants And there are scores of little dwarf 
evergreen plants like the QoOdycm pubcscens , 
with its while, reticulated loaves, a near rela¬ 
tive and rival of the Auectochiinx of (lie East 
Indies k> highly prized by collectors of rare 
plants. For an evergreen trailing plant we 
can flint few that will equal the, Common 
Partridge Berry ( I litrhrlla rcveiix) with ils 
purplish white flowers succeeded by bril¬ 
liant scarce edible berries. In fact, our 
woods and Helds abound with choice plants 
worthy of careful culture, and the largest 
conservatory might he filled with home nov¬ 
elties without recourse to foreign. 
HU uni UK Out Shrubbery. 
Oct. 20.—When I planted lhe borders to 
my lawn w'illi Ornamental shrubs, a few 
years ago, I endeavored to give each speci- 
have! As a guide to such experiments, and 
to profit as milch as possible by (he experi¬ 
ence of others, I will syuopsize the results of 
i rials ill France. From these results, which 
Concliixioii- No Need of Unnecessary Alarm. 
Knowledge of the facts I have here 
brought forth need not alarm the grape 
grower any more than correct knowledge of 
readily,ou thc same principle that many dis- l give below, we may learn that no reliable somc indisposition, hitherto ineomprehen- 
cases that are comparatively harmless among and cheap remedy that will dcstry all the sive and consequently uncured, should ulftfin 
civilized nations, acquire greater viruleucy lice after they have become numerous, has the human paticut. It was only a few years 
and play fearful havoc when Introduced yet been discovered; and the best advice ago that our eyes were opened to lhe true 
apiong savage, or hitherto uncOttlaminated that can at, present he given, is to guard character of the enlozoa known as Trichina 
against the insect's introduction into new gpiraltt, and there can ho little doubt but 
peoples. 
riiere may he other reasons, such as the vineyards, by carefully examining the roots that previous to our knowledge of this par 
different modes of culture and difference of before planting, it knots ami lice arc tumid 
soil, for in the French districts so badly nf- upoii them, the latter may he destroyed by 
footed the vines are either grown with n the same means used against the apple root- 
single stake or wit h no stake at all, and lice— i.c., by immersing the roots in hot soap- 
their soil is generally much poorer than ours, suds or tobacco-watev. 
before planting. If knots and lice are found as jt e U)an y a death occasioned by it was 
upon them, the latter maybe destroyed by attributed to othenuiknown causes. It may 
the same means used against the apple root* not be more easy to cure the disease now 
In America, also, wo know that there are 
several natural enemies of Lhe louse, and 
these checks have, in all likelihood, never 
been imported into Europe with their prey. 
That the louse will, ill time, And enemies, 
the same means used against the apple root- not i H . <. !lH y to cure the disease now 
lice— i. c., by immersing the roots in hot soap- u, Jul p W ua formerly, hut we are, by uuder- 
suds or tobacco-water. standing its nature, enabled to easily guard 
Preparations of carbolic acid have, so far, „g a i ns t and prevent it. “Full knowledge 
given most satisfaction, and I have great () f the truth,” says IIelmiiolz, “always 
hopes of benefit from the saponaceous com¬ 
pound prepared in this country by J.\s. Bu¬ 
chan & Co., of New York. Thissompotmd 
brings with it the cum for the damage which 
imperfect knowledge may occasion.” The 
Phylloxera lias always existed on our vines, 
and lose its acute powers of doing harm is not yet muniitaefured in 1’ranee, where a nd those varieties width in the past have 
even in Europe, is highly probable; and they have to use the pure acid or I lie crystals! host withstood ils attacks will he very likely 
even in Europe, is highly probable; and they have louse me piiromid or me cryauiu I 
xr Hr ivwnw IliK 111 read V noticed lint lhe Carbolic Acid added to water nt llio rtttcnf one- 
iU. J f.AMAION lias alieftU) noticed unu IIU, hint to one percent. Hijs been suoetwl'iilly em- 
infested vines in the Inter invaded depart- ployed, unci M. l.iciiMiAiiDTof StWKiies Inis, by 
.... , , ,, . • , i la uses aucoeedou mkeephiir fo* vi in-yard ul i vis 
meats ot Card and Ilerault retained a com- bcm-lnio Vfiiile all tluiso around him tirode- 
narativelv greener color t han in that of etroyed. ltou*es a lamvy bar, thlokeuotl and 
* , J . . , , c , , , . pointed at the end, wlierGwiI li 10 tmilu* I Wool* 
Van cl use, tirst invaded, pitch lias been llie ibreo holes, it font, nr more deep, around llie bn.se 
IuqIiii'v id" i 1 1 e ft ess i an ll v r 11111 1 ! I ill l tliber of 1 ouch v tlie. H e t lie || (I I Is these liol os *v 1 11 1 I tie 
lustot> <d Uic ncssi.m Iiy anil a liumoci m J(q ^ w liioh gradually ncrmeuteB the.soil in all 
other insects imported into this country, direction?; A wind post-hola nuyuiysuch ns we 
rn 1Mf . nn. if... avnt'in-ilinns I venture ami use In (Ids country, would work morn rapidly, 
Ill esc au. uic explanations j. vuiuu , an i, w j 1 1 , tj ll3 adviuitnafo oi compressing the earth 
whether lliev he generally accepted or not. leas; bin it would do more Injury to die roots. 
J * , " J 1 ‘ Oil of C’tw/c.—This enipy reinnntleul nil. which 
the tacts remain. Is common mid cheap in Friuioe, when dissolved 
Outward and more Viable Effects of the In any alkali (lhe mine of cows being: good 
enough) lunl applied Ju the sumu man nor de- 
Root Dimco-bo. scribed above. 1ms also given good results. A 
As lonw as the lice are confined to the ndxtnre composed of lirnu and sulphur ladled 
ixj, , in water at tho rate of about five pounds hum 
more fibrous roots which, in a measure, arc and live pound* sulphur to ono gallon of water, 
renewed eacli yenr, tUe vines show no do- “*X“SSdSeTh.il. 
tided outward signs of this iilftladv, which not ullVsct tho lloo. They ttto «l»o too cosily. 
may then he considered ill its incipient salt have been round in resist tho hi lacks of llm 
Stem As Ihcv become multiplied and lice. AeUU generally are neutralized by ilmlimu 
n ' - y , . , , wldeb most aotls con turn, 
fasten on to the larger roots, their work he- Sulphuretted hydrogen .—They have tried to 
comes more visible h, a sickly, Jewish ap. 
pearancc of llie leaf, and a reduced growth trouble here. 
* ., . ... ,, » „ ..... SuliituUe of iron Is of' no naooiint. Snip hate-of 
of Uic vine is llio result. As thc roots destrov? the mot.?. Nutriui-nua other 
to do so in thc future. The presence of a 
few lice on such varieties need cause no fear, 
for lhe idea of ever entirely exterminating 
better in the way of fertilize* than a com- 1 L!U 11 
post of cow droppings and oil sods or leaf men 100111 c,, uilgli *° 1 ' lh " development. 1 lie 
mold from the woods. Mamie containing plants weie sn,ill then, and Uic bonders and 
a large amount of ammonia scltns to he too clumps looked decidedly scattering, hut 
heating, and the roots that cot* in contact aevon yean has wrought a wondei lul change 
with it soon receive a check to ileir growth. 111 klu ir appcuiutlce, and now tliiiining out 
. I is an iiupcralii! necessity. I do not, how- 
_ . ,,,, r „ . T, , ever reget the dose planting, because the 
, , , , .1 , borders have unde u better niuiearance 
near by are loaded with scedAtid l have , . ... . ... . . . . 
. , 1 , , ’.I, , during the time last tlum if lhe shrubs lunl 
fried to gather some to-day, Inillhavo been , , . 
I , , been set farther uwul, for now, by a little 
somewhat disappointed m llndm|that those ,, .1 , . , 
, 11 \ ,, „ , care even the larqesHspecimen ean be safely 
on the voting trees Were lieiulj all false. , ‘ 
*’ ® ... .. ,, .. removed. By seterlly pruning and lifting 
The lew that had fallen from l lick largo old witll a || t | ic soil tlq.t Will adhere l<> the roots 
trees had plump kernels, and wmld doubt- few will he lost, anil many of them cun he 
less grow, hut they arc difficult ip obtain, divided and several Aod plants made from 
If we wait until they fall, the winds scatter e » cl ' f 11 '" 1 ! 1 ; Aulijmlis the safest, time to 
U,cm h, over ,h„ hvhls ,.d ,00#. feSi" ,'SJ » 
and it would be slow work to pick up tulip shrubs will bloom rdnUt as freely the fol- 
seed one at a time. I cannot account for tho lowing kouhoji, if enre|Uy transjiinnted in 
false seeds on young trees in any other way autuinii, nrf ihongT. \t.^ had not been dis- 
tiian that it requires age or full maturity in I5S.V 1 1K) , ( ' : ' sy 
7m i ,,, task, but Hie pleasur' (h lt > derives m form- 
thc tree to produce fertile seeds. Of course, h)g ; iuw groups here fcn] u, crc U enough to 
it is far more convenient to gather seeds amply repay the expensi incurred, 
from trees of small size than large, and 1 |*r»nuuin^ >/uui>m. 
presume Mini, a large proportion of the Tu- Q c f 21.- There are good gardens in 
lip tree seeds sold arc gathered from Such our Northern Slates wqclt do not contain 
trees, and this may account for the poor move or less small shrub that, require astiglit 
success a good many persons have in nmk- winter protection, mo^ndrom, roses and 
. ... . . a few ot the more (leficaeVvergrceus are (he 
mg them grow. 1 lie lalse seeds appear to hmU} 1V)()Sl p , UL , ni n y , v .Acted. The usual 
be good until cut open. method of doing this iAobe them up with 
Honso Cu It it i'i! of 8i rnwhori-ICH. long, straight straw, drtnvig the branches 
su-oyetl. itf use* u Imnvy bur. thlckenotl ami S nch an insect from the country must ho 
DOinted at tho end, wlterewilli to but lot two or - , ,, , . 
ihree holes, afont.oi- mortuieep, iiroittttl llie tmsc perlCClly L loplai), and all WO Can do is to 
pi' facti vine. Ho Hieu Ibis tti>wr Ii«;Ich with Hie \ V atcll and more particularly care for those 
liquid, Which (fraihltiJJy permeatos the suit in all ... 1 T 
direction?; A good post-hold iuigur, such us we varieties I list most easily succumh. In th8 
use 111 tills country, would work morn rapidly, f vinovnrdist, will he enabled hv 
wiih tilts advimtaaro ol comproMing the earth ‘‘Htiro, mo vmeyiuuisi. win ue cii.uuui, oy 
les?; tun it. would do more injury to (be root?. dm revelations here made, to trace to a defi- 
isilSM nib* cause many a failure which has hitherto 
in uiiy id kail (lhe urine of cows benur uond |, ecn wrapped in conjecture and mystery, 
enough) and applied Ju the sumo manner de- 11 
scribed above, ini? ft No Ri von «ood results. A In thus cidUng lhe attention of the grape 
mixture composed of lime and sulphur boiled _ 
iu wafer at tho rate of about five pound? lime growing community to tins interesting little 
and live poiiuil* sulphur to ono gallon ot water, insert, which is sapping Llie roots of their 
and applied when hot. ha? been found afood. . ’ , , 
AIkalLett seem to inriirvrum the vine* tuft do vines, my intention is to do good and not 
ukupt 1 I 100 *, i°;7 cause unnecessary consternation. Let me 
Salt- Vinesnr| lauds utroiudy iraprejrnntod with J 
Oct. 18.—Forcing the large varieties of inclose together, fbnnif)g i conical bundle 
•awborries is all very well for H.ccommm- wil ' Hi 1 ,®! 1 r ! nn !V?V J ", l ' il , i, ' s , a, V l 
tier. AXUis gone rally are neutralized by ilmlimu 
which mo*t soils contain. 
lope that, others may bo induced to study 
he microscopic plague and thus not only 
Sulphuretted hydnjgen .—'They have tried to assist to till tire gaps yet occurring m its 
break, and no ono would think of <foiutf to such natural history, hut help us to become heller 
trouble here. ....... masters of it. Only those who have wit- 
copper destroys the mots. Numerous other iiessod the tearful havoc it has made abroad 
chemicals have been experimented with, but- where in Ihree wars ii caused a loss of 
will, verv nine or no xiiecofts. ami fliev are. t.e- " U( - ,c 111 11111 c 11 cau8eu 11 1083 ol 
straw berries is all very well for tho commer¬ 
cial gardener who 1ms a good market for 
such novelties; hut they are uncertain and 
not very profitable luxuries for home use. 
The little Bush Alpines, however, arc really 
pretty plants for house culture, and in a 
moderately low temperature will produce 
fruit continuously. I linvc taken up and polled 
a good number of plants to-day of both Hie 
red and white Bush Alpine, and expect that 
their fruit and flowers will, during flic com¬ 
ing winter, amply repay the little care re 
quired in culture. 1 should think that those 
ladies who take so much delight in window 
plants would try the Alpine strawberries. 
The varieties that produce runners are very 
pretty when grown in hanging baskets, for 
their suburbs one can sceUqisandsof plants 
flone up in this kind of “ Iraight jacket,” 
every winter, and 1 hale (mown a good 
many to come out iu spri gw dry as a pipe 
stem, and of course dead , jtin straw jackets 
may answer very well fonlcidttoiis shrubs, 
hut the leaves of evergrecl-fkpiire moisture 
even in winter and a far Ytir plan of pro¬ 
tection is to place several s\ko$ about tho 
plants and put straw or luV; \ foody about 
the branches and stem. Ti.eltakcs may he 
set leaning in towards tho do, forming an 
open, loose cone that will mbit rain hut not 
retain a large quantity ol'sno All Hint, is 
required for Hindi plants is a iglil shading 
and something to ward off Htonld and dry¬ 
ing wind ; but there is no use’ attempting 
to prevent freezing. All tel in* deciduous 
shrubs I protect by laying dmt and cover¬ 
ing with soil; and evergreens y surround¬ 
ing with straw or hay held iiiis place by 
waste awav these svmntoms heroine more elmmionla liavo been experimented with, but 
/ v .. with very litilo or no auctesa, and they iue, bc- 
acilte, and at this stage ot the disease the aides, not uptilieubte mi a lurm* seule, 
( ri.,ir.i"illv ten so llmt when Lhe Irrigation ami submemum, have been pretty 
lice have gun tatty leu, so uuc w ten iu t | lurrt V lf ,| 1 lytt6ted, ..ml it is doubtful, even where 
vino is about dying it. isoflen (lilnCUlttO find they e.iu lie ompfoyed. wliether ibey have any 
. ,, '.. i. rt.n .I.., othet* offeet tliun thitt of inviKcrnrhiF i he vine*, 
any trace of llie cause ol death. On tin. a8 ttie Uoe are,many uf t.hem,si41l found alive 
rotten roots little 8-legged mites are fre- utter u, submergence of months. These methods 
. , , j , . must bo eoiisidervd couservutt vea rut her than 
qucntly met with, and they are also to be cum tives, 
found in thc galls. They may always he Resume of llio Insect'? History, 
distinguished from the true lice by their AVe have had in this country, from time 
white, or dirty white, color. immemorial, an insect attacking our native 
l’l-uctlcnJ Siictreations. vines, either forming gulls on Lite leaves or 
Last year, from the knowledge we then gall-like excrescences on the roots. This 
had of this insect in this country, I recom- insect is polymorphic, as many others of its 
the long pendant stems produce a hunch of \ jug with straw or ha 
leaves, flowers and fruit at every joint, and I stakes or loose bauds, 
am sun; the whole appearance of the plant is__ . . 
-H III.IU 111 tun U ) ''MI.'J It UUUOS7U tv JVOE3 , , . .. ? tr 
. , | . . ~ eqtttd, if not superior, m elegance to the Wan- 
26,000,000 rancs m the single department of 1 . . ,, ^ . 
1 .... den n g Jew, (ha.rij rarja mnnmtom) 'I cades- 
Vaucluse, France — can tally appreciate its J .. . .. ' 
, , .. ,, cant.in, and scores ot similar plants that are 
iinimrim.pA n.ul .Is. muter f .1 Wil-fll.ln 
mended the destmciion of the Clinton vine, 
where other and heller varieties succeeded 
as well. This advice was given in order to 
get lid of the galls, and wherever it has 
been followed it has had Hie desired effect. 
It was given, however, under the impression 
that the lice would not attack the roots ex- 
cejrt where the leaves were covered with 
galls; whereas, in truth, the roots would ap¬ 
pear to be less affected (at least during the 
growing season) where the leaf-galls are 
abundant than where they are scarce ; while 
they may he absolutely ruined where no 
signs of galls exist. Consequently there is 
no longer any urgent need of, or good rea- 
fatnily are known to be. It also exists in 
two types, the one, which may be termed 
radidcolti, living ou the roots, while llie other, 
which may be termed galUecolu, dwells iu 
galls on the leaves. 1’lie latter is found 
more especially on the Clinton and its allies, 
while the former ia found on all varieties, 
hut flourishes best on vines belonging to the 
virdfetra species. The gall-inhabiting type 
was noticed and imperfectly described in 
1856, hut thc root-inhabiting type, being 
less conspicuous, was unknown, in this 
country, till last year. 
Such an insect is very readily transported 
from one country to another on grape roots, 
son for, destroying our Clinton vines. By seedlings, etc., and just as out; Apple root¬ 
doing so we may diminish the number of louse (Eriosoma lanigera —IIausm) was im- 
galls, hut we can never exterminate the ported into Europe towards the close if the 
root-lice. last century, so we find that our Grape-louse 
The insect should be especially watched, was similarly imported, in all probability 
as it is apt to be most troublesome on poor within the last decade. The mode of trans- 
gravelly or clayey soils. In deep, rich soils port will become all the more intelligible 
I think there is less danger. In France it when I state lliat M. Bignoret showed me, 
lias been found to be less troublesome on last July, the yet living progeny ot some 
sandy soils, and in my studies I have always lice which lie had placed in a tightly-corked 
noticed that minute, soft-bodied insects do glass tube the year before, and that he had 
poorly in sand. The greater the growth of managed to keep a few alive for study all 
Yiue the greater the growth of root, and, through Hie siege of Paris up to thc* time 
consequently, vines that arc trained on wulls mentioned. 
importance and its power under favorable 
circumstances to do harm. 
I must remind the reader that my observ¬ 
ations in this country have been confined to 
this particular neighborhood, and apply 
more especially to this portion of the Mis¬ 
sissippi Valley. The inflect occurs, how¬ 
ever, very generally over thc country east 
Of the Mississippi River, even into Canada; 
and there are strong indications that it pro¬ 
duces similarly injurious effects elsewhere. 
To give a single example:— According to 
the records, most of the vineyards on Staton 
Island which were flourishing in 1861, and 
which were composed principally of Cataw¬ 
ba, had failed in 1806, and Mr. G. E. Mtsiss- 
neh of Bush berg, who then owned a vine 
yard there, informs me that he had noticed 
the nodosities, and that Hie roots of the dy¬ 
ing vines had wasted away. I cannot con¬ 
clude without publicly expressing my in¬ 
debtedness to Messrs. Lichtenstein nnd 
Pi, an chon of Montpellier, France, for the 
cordial nnd generous manner in which they 
gave me every facility for studying the in¬ 
sect there, and witnessing experiments in 
the field. 
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 28,1871. 
* See an Essay untitled 1st PotMrtoxr on Pedirulaire 
de hi i't(/ne cUrtt Ir.i it miens, tin lie tin Me til Soc. ties Ayr. 
do France, July. lsvu. 
---- 
To Get Ri<! of Potato Hints. 
I wilt, tell you of a quick way to get rid 
of potato bugs, This last, summer a gentle¬ 
man made a weak solution of arsenic and 
sprinkled, with a watering-can, along the 
rows of potatoes. Before he was done with 
a row the hugs on the other end would he 
dead and the vines would he clear of bugs 
for some weeks.— u. f. it. 
generally cultivated for such purposes. Per- ; 
Imps some of the many lady readers of the 
Ritual Nkw-Youkei< have thought of this 
before, and my suggestion comes too late for 
some of them, but L am quite sure not for all. 
IIoiiho Culture oi Unrily Plant?. 
Oct, 10.—A plain may he perfectly hardy 
in our Northern climate, and still he one of t 
the very best for house culture. Our florists 
have, within Die past few years, taken a 
“ new departure” from the old beaten path 
of growing only lender plants in their green¬ 
houses, and now it. is those species that 
make the best show without regard to habit 
that are most sought after. Hardy herba¬ 
ceous plants of various kinds such as Bfi- 
iWift, A rtilbes, Pltlo.cc*, Sa.rifratja*, and also 
hardy shrubs like Deutziua, Weiydai and 
Daphne n, hot It evergreen and deciduous, are 
now forced under glass in immense quanti¬ 
ties. There is one tiring, however, which is 
had for purchasers who do not keep them¬ 
selves informed as to name and history of 
theso plants, and it is that they* tire often 
misled in supposing llmt because they find 
them grown as tender plants they are so in 
reality. I have often seen persons buying 
the Utile Deutiia gracilis in full bloom, ns it 
came from the greenand 
supposing from this circtinisunB^lja^H^J 
plant was tender, I hoy kept it in tue pot all 
summer instead of planting it out in tire 
garden after the flowers wore gone. It is 
an old saying, that “ A man is known by 
the company lie keeps,” but this will not 
apply to the plants grown most extensively 
by florists at this day. 
In filling my greenhouse this fall I am cn- 
fPrtsivaJ. 
ROTES FOR SPORTSMESu 
IIow to Trap Crows. V 
Tut*: Poultry Chronicle gives llielllow- 
ing mode of trapping crows, which 111 in- 
lerqflt the boys:— 41 The quickest, aiHture.-t 
trap for crows is to place a filed Irnpii Uva 
shallow water of a pond, flo llmt tlipaws, 
when open, me just, under the wum Oil 
the tredle place a toll of grass oriuoss, 
making a miniature island, then cut nmmU 
stick with three brunches, forking in licit n> 
manner as to support au egg on them gtiek 
lids about six or eight inches from Ihewap, 
lay a little moss, grass Ot* leaves over it/iuvl 
place t he egg on the forks, so it will nppea.’ 
us if floating on the water, cover the re¬ 
mainder of the trap lightly with grass so ua 
to hide it from sight. To obtain the egg the 
crow will light on the “ island,” and find, 
too late, kc is caught.” 
ClentiiiiK Giin?. 
In the articles which have appeared on 
this subject in the Rural New-Yorker, I 
think no one has attempted to give any rea¬ 
son why hot or cold water should behest. 
These are mituo:—If hot water is first put 
in the barrels, it hardens and cakes the dirt 
while cold water has llie opposite effect 
Hot water should, however, lie afterward 
poured in, ns it will prevent the cold wntef 
from rusting; for if you use cold water on!/ - 
UMsuhnost'impossib’le to get the barrels pi> 
A veryglWPIfc|B^»^jm a gun is male 
iu this manner: — Tifae f7re pest salad fil 
and put it iu a bottle containing ff’Aftle shit; 
let it stand about a month and you w*Hi jCe 
that the impurities have all collected nt> c 
bottom; then pour off - the oil carefully md 
you will have some of the best oil made, 
which will perfectly protect your guu from 
rust.—w. I A 
