cleniably a beautiful specimen tree, as well 
as the English Cork• ImtIced .Wiple when 
branched to the ground. Although of large 
size, the Sweet Gum ( Liquulambei j forms 
one of our most available or ornamental 
trees. Beautiful at all seasons, with its cu¬ 
rious corky bark, rich, glossy, star shaped 
leaves, and picturesque form, it is well 
adapted for creating marked effects; and 
then in the autumn its brilliant crimson hue 
is remarkably attractive. 
Either for grouping 01 as single specimens 
the genus Fug us or Beech supplies us with 
a charming set of trees. Among the most 
striking in character I would place the Fern- 
leaved and Purple-leaved as especially fine. 
The cut-leaved Alder and the newer variety 
nsplenifolia 1 consider very desirable for par¬ 
ticular localities. There are very many 
oilier trees of beautiful form that, are unfor¬ 
tunately not adapted for general planting. 
In the neighborhood of Philadelphia wo 
cannot use the Elms because the leaves arc 
often perforated by insects; imr the Ashes 
on account of the hotels ; the Mountain Ash 
meets with the same late, and the Thorns 
are destroyed by a fungus ; the Horse-Chest¬ 
nuts become disfigured by midsummer, and 
so we have to rely on other trees ; but where 
this list will succeed, ns Uiey evidently do in 
Central New York, my advice is to use them 
all freely. There are lour genera belonging 
to Lhe great Natural order (foniferce , that are 
furnished with deciduous leaves and lull 
spiral tops, all well adapted for the center 
or background of groups—the Larch family, 
of which the European species is preferable ; 
the Salisbuna, or Japan Gingko, with curious 
yet pretty fan-slmped foliage; W\a Deciduous 
Cypress, with light feathery leaves; ami the 
OlyptostrobilS, or Weeping Cypress, having 
unusually graceful foliage and pendant 
branchlels. 
Wcrpiiiit or Drooping Trees. 
Every place should have tit least one 
drooping tree, as much for Us intrinsic 
beauty, as for the effect it produces when 
grown near other forms. For this purpose 
the Weeping Bccrh possesses an individuality 
peculiarly its own. Not so pretentious per¬ 
il aps as the preceding, lint with a graceful 
drooping of the more slender branches, the 
Weeping Linden stands next in I lie list. 
Where they will flourish the Weeping Elms 
and Weeping Mountain Ash arc very hand¬ 
some ; ami lhe old fashioned Weeping Wil¬ 
low, especially when in the vicinity of water, 
is often a valuable assistant for creating a 
beautiful picture. For small sized weepers, 
I would suggest the following, all of which 
are useful, mid in fact indispensable to the 
landscape gardner : — The Thorn, Cramli- 
dentata Poplar, Kilmarnock Willow, Dwarf 
Clmrry, Soplmra and Beech. The drooping 
varieties of the common Asli are stiff and 
formal in outline, yet often attractive from 
their very oddity. A feature often over¬ 
looked iu American gardens is 
The Massine of Trees 
that are beautiful iu the autumn. Most, 
places can be improved by a little group of 
these brightly tinted species, and for this 
purpose 1 would name for the background 
the Scarlet Oak ( Qttercus coceiueu), dazzling 
in its scarlet dress; the-,Sour Gum (Nyssa 
multiflora), with the deepest, shade of crim¬ 
son ; tlu> Rial Maple (Acer rubvinii), gay 
with yellow, red, and orange, and a Sassa¬ 
fras (.S’, oJfU'inule), with golden yellow leaves. 
To tlie front 1 would place a White-flower¬ 
ing Dogwood (Cornua Florida), with its 
vivid shade of red; one or two Common 
Sumachs (Rhus glabra), as bright as the 
petals of a Crimson Peony, with a few vines 
of the Green Briar (Smilax rotumffiolte), of 
golden hue, and Ampdopsis Quinqurfolia, 
dyed with crimson, clambering over the 
whole, II is needless to add that the effect 
of such a blending of colors cannot he over¬ 
rated. 
In leaving the deciduous frees, I would 
merely call your attention to the neglected 
family of oaks, although beyond the limits 
of such places as we are discussing to-night. 
For very large lawns no genus in the flora 
of the world can exceed their majesty of 
form, their picluresqueucss of outline, nor 
their value for every purpose appertaining 
to the landscape art. We now arrive at the 
Hvovevoetis, 
but as my time has nearly expired, I will 
hurriedly parliculnrizc a few of the most val¬ 
uable for (tie ma jority of our country places, 
’all of which will undoubtedly succeed in this 
vicinity. In the Spruce family, its not only 
the first tit the genus, but among all COne- 
bcaring trees, the Norway Spruce is fully 
entitled to consideration before any other. 
You all know it well, and knowing it, have 
nothing to say against it. it is a t ree at once 
appropriate in all situations and for every 
purpose; hardy everywhere, and unexcep¬ 
tional >ly beautiful. 
More formal in outline, but remarkably 
pleasing in color, the White Spruce stands 
next ; and the Jlemloek, with its charming 
drooping branchiate, curving in even circles 
to the ground, must, never he neglected. In 
particular localities and exposures, the Abies 
Sinithianna, A. Douglaxii and A Mcmicsii are 
among our handsome kinds. 
In Silver Firs, W\e A. Nordmanniana is, 
without doubt, the best hardy species known 
to us at present — always beautiful and 
healthy, wc cannot well dispense with its 
presence; and almost as valuable, the A. 
Pichta ranks next. With varying success, al¬ 
though generally firm, I would name the rare 
A. amat/iUs, A. grand is, A. vobilis and A. 
Cephalonicn , while the Common Balsam 
Fir and European Silver Fir are unexcep¬ 
tionable in many grounds. 
The Pines must he used sparingly, as they 
are rather coarse for close proximity to the 
dwelling. Among ^yell-tested kinds, the 
Austrian, Ccmbrun, While, Lambert's and 
Scotch are nil hardy, and deservedly ad¬ 
mired, and where the P. cxccha is free from 
blight, I would add it to the list. A few of 
the newer species, such as P. ponclerosa and 
P. Massoniana arc promising to he valuable, 
but they require a more extended trial. 
The Cedar of Lebanon must not be for¬ 
gotten, not alone for the many reminiscences 
connected with it by the sacred writers, but 
for its individual beauty on the lawn. The 
Libocedrus dtcurrant, Cupressm Latosoniana 
and C. Nutfcctcnm, notwithstanding they arc 
[ almost unknown to cultivators, arc surpass¬ 
ing onr most sanguine expectations, where 
they have been tested. Our American Arbor 
Vita 1 , as well as the Siberian variety, are so 
well known and appreciated tlmt it seems 
unnecessary to urge their claim to public 
notice. 
I.ow-Gron injr (!oililorn 
are of such vast importance to the land¬ 
scape gardener in creating dense evergreen 
masses, that of later years our arboricultur¬ 
ists have been eagerly gathering from every 
available source till which have proven dis¬ 
tinct. 1 may not enumerate even those 
deemed worthy of notice, for the list would 
be too long, but I cannot resist the tempta¬ 
tion to mention a few that arc of sterling 
merit. In the new genus Rrtinispora, a 
group formed of obtusa in the center, with 
jieicoides fdifera, nuiui, leplocloda, squarrosa, 
phnnosa, and plnmosa a urea placed around 
it, would be unsurpassed. They have proven 
hardy and very distinct. Among dwarf 
Thujas , I would suggest pyrumidalix in the 
center, and massed with it, compada, conica 
densa, cricoidcs, globosa, IToleyi, minima , vuna , 
and pumila. Biota furnishes n striking 
group in a urea, degan issima, falcate, Jlagdli- 
formw,pygnum, and varkgata. A properly 
selected list of Juniper a is always fine. The 
following will be found reliable:— Place the 
Irish in the center; and in close, proximity, 
Chinmsix, Cracovia, Simlkh, oblonga, oxyce- 
dnts, rigida and Sabina/ while on the ex¬ 
treme outer edge, the very low forms of al- 
pina, hemixphicrka, prostrate, and squamata 
should complete lhe group. Jn this latitude 
the Yews are exceedingly beautiful. Around 
ft tall specimen of the Irish, set the adpressa, 
Canadensis, erecta, na>ui, Davaxtoni, variegate 
a urea and cuspidate. The Norway Spruce 
.supplies us with a few very pretty dwarfs, 
the most available being Clanbrasiliana, 
Gregory ana, and pygmtm, When these are 
grouped with A'/iws Mugho and Cephulotaxus, 
the whole presents a handsome feature. 
With such an ample list as the foregoing, 
why need we {briber long for the Laurels of 
Old England? Our own arc so hardy, so 
beautiful, and so easily grown, that we 
should not ask for more. 
Conclusion, 
Before closing my remarks, permit me to 
say, that as a nation we are yet in our horti¬ 
cultural infancy, although the present, teem¬ 
ing with such good results, offers a flattering 
prospect for the future. The introduction 
of rural cemeteries first opened the way to 
a more enlightened horticultural knowledge, 
and the modern parks have given it an im¬ 
petus hitlierlo unknown. Incredible as it 
may appear to the gardeners of lhe Old 
World, wc have shown them examples of 
landscape art which they, with all their 
years of experience, are forced Io confess are 
almost unsurpassed. With a justifiable pride, 
those who have devoted their leisure hours 
to inculcating the study of horticulture in 
the minds of others, now find that their la¬ 
bors are being appreciated; and that the 
seeds of good taste, which were sown in a 
kindly soil, have germinated beneath the 
warming influences of a generous and en¬ 
lightened people, Into a vigorous young 
plant, giving us nn undeniable assurance 
that, lhe mature tree will yield abundant 
good results, One of the most important 
auxiliaries in t he work before ns, m e just 
such associations as you have inaugurated 
here, and no one can reasonably doubt Hint 
they will provu to bo blessings to the 
whole community nl large. You have my 
best wishes for your success, and I leel that 
you will he successful, too; for the social 
character of your meetings, with a desire to 
imparl unto others the knowledge you have 
gained, will certainly prove as * bread east 
upon the tenters,” I have no advice to give, 
save that, of perseverance in future years; 
so that all onr homes may lie homes of taste, 
giving uL all times preference for works of 
Nature over works of Art; for, in addition 
to beautifying our surroundings, such exert 
ft happy influence in teaching ns, in the 
words of old John B.irlruin, the pioneer 
botanist, " to look from Nature up to Na¬ 
ture’s God." 1 now thank you for the kind 
attention you have given to my remarks. 
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JAPAN PERSIMMONS. 
I greatly desire to know if the above 
fruit lias yet been introduced into the United 
States, and it trees tvre to be procured any¬ 
where and on what terms? Some years 
since, a Mr. Hogg, of York State, visited 
Japan,and wrote home lo his brother that 
the only fruit in Japan, worlh introducing, 
was the Persimmon ; that il was very large 
and most, delicious, ripening without frost. 
Quite recently, I again saw a notice, taken 
from Lite Farmer and Gardener, (without 
Lhe author's name,) o! this remarkable fruit, 
of several varieties as large as a large-sized 
apple, and very superior. Now* that. Col. 
Catron has gone to Japan 1 suppose these 
Irniis, if not already in the country, could 
easily be sent home. If the editors of the 
Roral, or Mr. Fuller, or any of its read¬ 
ers, know of this fruit, having been intro¬ 
duced, I hope tiiey will make the facts 
known through its pages.—-I. B. Garber, 
Columbia, Pa. 
Tiie Japan persimmons, in several varie¬ 
ties, are already in this country, and a few of 
the trees of considerable size. One or more 
of those sent home by Mr. Hogg fruited tlie 
postseason; but whether Mr. James Hogg, 
the possessor of lhe same, will ever propa¬ 
gate them, or allow others to do so, is quite 
another side of Lhe subject. The specimens 
referred to above are eight to ten feel high, 
and thousands of trees, ere this, might have 
been propagated therefrom had they been 
in the possession of some of our enterprising 
nurserymen. Wo understand tlmt the dif¬ 
ferent varieties of the Japan persimmon arc 
now' in English nurseries, from whence we 
can soon obtain trees, if not direct from 
Japan. 
GO 
liarn of a Pluralist. 
DAILY RURAL LIFE. 
From tlie Diary of a Gentleman near New 
York City. 
Home View* on Winter. 
Dec. 4.— Were it possible, I would like to 
see a real old-fashioned religious revival 
Among onr country people, and instead of 
becoming alarmed in vegurd to llieir pros¬ 
pective surroundings in the next world, let 
it bear upon those of this mundane sphere. 
IIow any intelligent person can expect to 
possess the capacity to enjoy lhe “green 
pastures by the side of tlie still waters” in 
Paradise, while they pay no attention to 
such subjects in ibis world, is beyond my 
comprehension. One may not feel like 
going out into the fields for the purpose of 
studying the landscape when the mercury is 
down lo zero, but a view from the w indow 
will show nine-tenths of our people in the 
Northern States that their surroundings are 
of l lie most dreary and forlorn kind. There 
is no good reason why the homes of onr peo¬ 
ple should appear so cold and dreary during 
fully one half the year, for nature has pro¬ 
vided, in our hardy evergreens, a remedy 
which only those lacking the tusle or ener¬ 
gy have failed to apply. Winter is the 
proper season for studying home views, not 
only because we have more leisure to devote 
to this purpose, Iml il being the bald time of 
nature we can see wherein the greatest de¬ 
ficiencies exist. If those who have never 
planted any evergreens about their grounds, 
will contrast their own bleak surroundings 
with those of Uielr neighbors who have, I 
am inclined to believe they will try next 
spring to make a change for the better. A 
goodly number of large and small ever¬ 
greens about a place gives il ftn air of warmth 
and comfort that no amount of deciduous 
trees and shrubs can ever produce, 
ill ii Men in of Natural History. 
Dec. 5.—To-day 1 again visited the Ameri¬ 
can Museum of Nat ural History at the Cen¬ 
tral Park. The gentlemen who are expend¬ 
ing such large sums of money for the purpose 
of forming this museum, should he encour¬ 
aged by contributions of specimens from nil 
purtvof thc cotm.%C There are interesting 
and valuable materials enough in our own 
country to (ill a dozen such buildings as lhe 
one now occupied, and wo hope every render 
of the Rural New-Yorker will remember 
this organization whenever they find any¬ 
thing that is likely to be of value. Indian 
relies, fossils, minerals, shells, insects, in fact 
everything that will in the least contribute 
to a knowledge of tlie Natural History of the 
Continent, will be Acceptable, and be pre¬ 
served with the greatest care. The Society 
lias done a great work in the short time it 
bus been in existence, and its collections in 
some of the departments are now equul to 
an}' of tlie kind in the world. 
Freaks Ainang Evcrarrcons. 
Dec. 0. — In looking over iny evergreen 
trees and shrubs for the purpose of making 
a selection of some of the best for propaga¬ 
tion, I cannot help admiringgpoinc of the 
varieties which are mere freaks or sports 
from the original type of tlie species. Tlie 
common native Hemlock is certainly one of 
the most graceful and bcauiiful evergreen 
trees known; lmt the new Weeping Hem¬ 
lock (figured and described in the Rural 
New-Yorker, Nov. 12, 1870,) far surpasses 
its parent in beautiful outline and pendulous 
habit. There are also several other varie¬ 
ties of hemlock quite distinct in habit from 
the species, all helping to break the monot¬ 
ony in forming groups and giving a varied 
and unique character to the w hole. Among 
the Arbor YitfilM there arc many varieties, 
ami none more valuable than those produced 
from our American species. The Tom 
Thumb, with its fine, tooth-like leaves is a 
Wide sport from the original type—at the 
same lime a true and valuable one. The “Geo. 
Peabody," with its brilliant, golden-colored 
foliage, which was first brought to public no¬ 
tice through the columns of the Rural New- 
Yorker, (Nov. 20, 1809,) is a splendid addi¬ 
tion to this class of evergreens. Wc may 
expect Ibis Just novelty will soon have a 
rival in the way of a silver tipped sort, as 
there are several of this kind now being 
propagated. There are also numerous dwarf 
varieties which are well worthy of cultiva¬ 
tion. Among the spruces, pines, and junip¬ 
ers there are also many freaks or departures 
from original forms, and it would he a diffi¬ 
cult task to select tlie most beautiful or 
valuable. 
Invited to Emicrate. 
Dec. 7,—Every few days I receive a circu¬ 
lar from some one of the many colonies 
forming in tlie far West, describing the 
beauties of the conn try and lhe advantages 
that may be reaped by emigrants. Occasion¬ 
ally I receive a private letter wherein splen¬ 
did offers of land are given for my special 
benefit. There are certainly some advan¬ 
tages to be derived by individuals who join 
a colony, but il would uevx:r compensate me 
for signing away my libiX ly. I propose to 
live where I can build just the style of bouse, 
barn or fence that suite my fancy without 
asking permission of the Architect or Board 
of Directors of any Colony. Gentlemen of 
Western colonies, do not draw tlie strings 
quite so tight in regard to moral and civil 
liberty if you wish independent, enlightened 
men to join your enterprise. 
Wo ferine tloiac Plant*. 
Dec. 8.—“ How often should bouse plants 
be watered ?” is a question frequently asked 
by those who have lmd little or no expe¬ 
rience in their culture. There certainly 
cannot be any particular rule given in regard 
to time, for some species require more water 
than others, and plants in large pots will 
need it less frequently Ilian those in small 
ones. The temperature of the room has 
also a powerful effect upon the evaporation 
of moisture: if very warm, tlie plants will 
require more than if it is cool. There are, 
however, two very essential things relating 
to house culture of plants which should not 
be overlooked :— First , Never apply cold 
water from a cistern or well, but let it he 
somewhere near tlie temperature of the air 
in which the plants arc grown. Very cold 
water is sure lo check the growth of plants. 
Second, When the plants arc watered, give 
the soil in lhe pots a good soaking, and then 
omit watering again until the soil shows 
that it is needed. A little at a time, and 
very often, is too generally the practice with 
the novice. 
A i»li i ilcs an II onso PI a am. 
Dec. 9.—Tlie green fly (aphis) is the great 
pest of house plants. In a conservatory 
they can be readily destroyed by fumigating 
with tobacco, but with parlor plants they 
arc not so easily disposed of. A large box, 
into which a number of plants can bo placed 
and then fumigated, is a very convenient 
method, always selecting a warm day for 
lhe operation, or using some room in which 
the Smell of tobacco would not be objection¬ 
able. The soft-wooded or herbaceous plants 
are the ones mostly infested with this pest. 
Place the plants in u deep box, and then 
put a few live coals into an earthen or metal 
dish, and throw a handful of fine-cut. tobacco 
upon them. Tlie box should then he cov¬ 
ered up lightly, in order to confine the 
smoko about tlie plants. Allow ihe plants 
to remain in lhe box two or three hours, 
then take them out nlid syringe the leaves 
and stems with clear, tepid water. Repeat 
this operation as often as Ihe green fly 
appears, if you desire healthy plants. 
PUMPKIN SEEDS. 
In the Rural New-Yorker of Nov. 25, 
I noticed an article ridiculing tlie idea that 
there is any difference in the fecundity of 
pumpkin seeds. 
(1.) From observation and experience, 1 
am satisfied I hero is a great deal ot difference. 
1 raise a great many pumpkins, and always 
save seed from tlie Icuwde pumpkin. 
(2.) 1 am frequently questioned by friends 
to know how J have such good crops of 
1 hem, when they, with just ms thrifty vines, 
have but a few. Sometimes 1 am laughed 
nt, when I tell them about planting seed 
from a female pumpkin ; yet 1 never knew 
an instance where they adopted the plan 
but what they succeeded in having good 
crops. 
A few years ago 1 wanted to change my 
seed, so got a former who lived a Jew miles 
off on a prairie, to,save me some. I planted 
them with my corn, having enough seed to 
plant about UireeTomlhs of my lot; the bal¬ 
ance 1 planted willi seed of wiy own. The 
season was favorable, and I had a great 
growth of vines all over tlie lot. As Jar as the 
prairie seed extended, I here was here and 
there a vine full of line pumpkins. The rest 
had not a pumpkin on. Where I planted 
my own seed, every vine was full, and lo 
look over that part of the field, it seemed al¬ 
most, covered with pumpkins. 
The lot lay along Ihe highway, and was 
noticed and commented on a good deal. 
Let. those Dial are interested give tlie thing a 
trial. Plant the two kinds side by side. The 
pumpkins are easily distinguished; the fe¬ 
male has a Hiree-cornered indentation in the 
blossom end ; the male has a slight prot uber¬ 
ance instead. 
(3.) Now one word about blossoms. "Will 
some of your readers explain what influence 
the blossom lias oil the pumpkin, and what 
kind of blossom n pumpkin produces — 
whether staininate or pistillate. 
(4) For the pumpkin always makes its 
appearance on the vine first, the blossom 
growing on the end of the pumpkin, and 
never opening till the pumpkin is several 
days olfi. Blossoms that come on the vines 
novel' produce pumpkins. 
(5.) Seed from the male pumpkin will 
grow and blossom, hut never hear. Try it, 
and he satisfied that it is a fact.—N iles, 
'it/an. 
Our correspondent seems to have got this 
pumpkin question badly mixed, and we are 
somewhat in doubt whether we can make 
it plain lo him or not; but. will try, taking 
up Ids statements hi the order they occur: 
(1.) In this you make a mistake, as we 
have never ridiculed the idea of making a 
careful selection of pumpkin or oilier seed, 
but have always advocated it in thestrongest 
terms. We did, however, ridicule your idea 
of the sex of different specimens of the 
pumpkin. 
(2.) You always select seed from the fe¬ 
male pumpkins; which is certainly true, 
because you never saw any other. 
(3.) We can readily understand xvby your 
pumpkins improve in productiveness—not 
because the seed is taken from female speci¬ 
mens, but from perfectly developed speci¬ 
mens. Tlie marks cited as being distinctive 
between sexes are only those always to be 
found in the common field pumpkin, and 
show full or partial development. 
(4.) The influence of the blossom on the 
pumpkin is to enable it to produce seed. To 
prove that the blossoms are not necessary 
for the mere development of the pumpkin, 
wc may cut off Hie blossoms, and the pump¬ 
kin will still grow, but contain no seed. The 
pumpkin vine produces two kinds of flow¬ 
ers, viz: — at Amin A to (male) and pistillate 
(female). (5.) The first, are the ones which 
you mention as never having any pumpkins 
at their base, and the latter are always 
borne on the end of a small pumpkin ; there¬ 
fore, cannot yon understand that all pump¬ 
kins are the product of female flowers, and 
are, therefore, of this sex ? 
(6.) How shall we try the experiment? 
there are no such seed in existence. When 
your hulls give birth lo calves and your rams 
to lambs, then you can probably find male 
pumpkins and save seed therefrom. 
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FIELD NOTES. 
Her in ml a Guinn in I lie South. 
Wm. Lundy, Bibb Co., Ga., says:—“ If I 
wished to destroy a piece of Bermuda grass, 
with the least amount of trouble, and it was 
not important to have the land in cultivation 
or other use, 1 should simply burn it off 
early every spring and keep away cattle. 
Broom sedge will eventually spring up and 
shade out the Bermuda, which is pre-emi¬ 
nently a ann-luving plant. If 1 wished to 
adopt a more summary process, I should 
break well in Hie fall or early winter, ma¬ 
nuring heavily with cotton seed; barrow 
frequently, or let ft number of bogs run on 
Hie land to root it up, and subject it to Hie 
destroying influence of winter freezes. Sow 
in spring oafs, follow with peas, next fall 
sow wheat, and after wheat is harvested, fol¬ 
low with peas again, or sweet potatoes. As 
was remarked above, Bermuda is a ‘sun- 
loving plant,’ and to insure success, the land 
must he made rich enough to produce a lux¬ 
uriant grow 111 and dense shade from the 
crops by the agency of which it is expected 
to be destroyed. When cotton seed are used 
as a fertilizer—and 1 have sowed oats with 
cotton seed for the same purpose—it is to 
furnish additional inducement lo make hogs 
thoroughly root up the land. If harrowing 
is the sole reliance, that reason for using 
cotton seed in preference to other fertilizers, 
need not he taken into account. I will ven¬ 
ture the prediction that the jeremiads over 
Bermuda grass, at least in the hill country, if 
they do not cease altogether, will become 
much less frequent hereafter. And when 
the farmers in this section, as they soon will 
find it necessary and profitable to do, plant 
only about one-third tlie number of acres in 
cotton which they have formerly done, wit li¬ 
mit diminishing their crops, and devoting 
the balance of their lands to stock raising, a 
large field of Bermuda grass, well stocked 
with f'uL cattle and sheep, will become fre¬ 
quent ornaments to the Southern landscape, 
and denote to tlie passing traveler unmistak¬ 
able evidence of ease and prosperity among 
tlie proprietors of tlie soil.” 
Sanford Corn. 
There lias been quite a number of articles 
in the Rural New-Yorker in regard to 
Sanford corn. If it will be of any interest to 
your readers you may publish my experi¬ 
ence. In the spring of 1869 I planted 13 
acres in Sanford corn, paying for my seed 
six dollars per bushel. 1 planted it four feet 
apart each way, four grains in a bill, took 
extra care in planting, tilling, &e. Tlie field 
yielded an average of thirty bushels of shell¬ 
ed corn per acre. 1 am satisfied that 1 lost 
by planting that kind of corn, over twenty 
bushels per acre; for on an adjoining field, 
planted with our common white corn, the 
same year, same quality of land and same 
care, the average per acre ivas over fifty 
bushels of shelled corn. This year my corn 
averaged eighty bushels of shelled corn per 
acre—the while corn generally planted in 
this county.—D. A. Vanderyeer, Free¬ 
hold, A T . J. 
Salt Applied to Wheat Crops. 
The question of applying salt to wheat 
crops, as is extensively done in England, is 
now being discussed here. Will some of the 
many rentiers of your valuable paper give us 
information through your columns as to 
what quantity of salt, fine or coarse, should 
he used upon an acre, and what season of 
the year is it most beneficial ? Would the 
addition of lime, wood ashes, or plaster im¬ 
prove the effect of the salt, and in what pro¬ 
portion should it be mixed ? Answers from 
those wbo have made experiments would be 
desirable.—A. F., Cross Keys, Va., 1871. 
