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MOORE’S  RURAL  WEW-YORKER. 
MABGM 
tliavD  of  a  'Eavalist. 
DAILY  RUKAL  LIFE. 
From  the  Diary  of  a  Gentleman  near  New 
York  City. 
SttDLING  CROWN  IMPtRIAl  AND  ROSES. 
Manh  1.  I  am  in  rvi-ciiit  of  a  letkr  from  a 
('aiiadiHii  Kul>s<Tibrr  to  the  ItritAi/  Nkw-Voukkii, 
Avlio  ileHirc'K  me  to  nimwer  llie  following  quoK- 
tioilH  : 
].  Can  the  Crown  l)n|K-riaI  be  aatiafaetorily 
raiaed  li  fiiu  Hcctl? 
2.  Can  rowtK  be  rained  from  nee  d,  and  how  'i 
;i.  b,  the  Kumhwhin  tilnhiUu^t  hardy  enough  to 
witliKtand  the  cold  of  aii  Ontario  winter  ? 
'I'o  the  at'ovo  t  will  hiikwov  : 
1.  ’J'lm  Crown  Jniperlal  ean  ho  ruined  Irom 
need,  bnt  whether  «HtiHra<!t<irily"  «)r  not  de- 
pen<l«  'ery  mueh  u|M)n  the.  nldll  and  patience  of 
the  grower.  The  faieda  of  the  eommon  apeeien 
of  i.ily.  Crown  Imperial,  't'nlipa.  and  eloaely 
allied  plantn.  arc  not  at  all  diflleiilt  to  make 
grow.  Bnt  the  principal  ohataeles  in  the  way  of 
linal  aueceaH  come  up  Hft<!rward,  and  uiiIckk  very 
great  cure  is  heatowed  upon  tho  idantH.  few  Avill 
r«‘aeh  maturity.  A  aovere  drouth  or  to<i  much 
water  may  in  a  tew  daya  deidroy  the  moat  proni- 
ining  bed  of  NcedlingK,  eonwqnently  there  ia  lit¬ 
tle  UKo  of  one  Mowing  Howls  of  Hiieh  plantH  with¬ 
out  making  juoviHioii  for  future  caire,  oi‘  until 
the.  bnlbw  have  reimlied  a  ai/.e  to  withatand  the 
ordiniiiy  \  ieiaaitiidinoua  conditiona  to  which  they 
w  ill  uutm  ally  he.  liable.  HI  ill.  the  uncertainty  of 
Micceaa  in  raising  planta  of  thia  kind  from  aetal 
is  in  itai'lf  a  i»owerfnl  isiemitivc  to  peraeverance 
and  the  bi-atowal  of  the  reqiiiaite  care,  inaamnch 
aa  thoac  thinga  which  are  pnalneed  without  la¬ 
bor  or  akill  are  nanally  valued  aw.ordingly. 
Tho  aeeda  of  hnlhmia  ]ilanta,  like  the.  Critwn 
Imperiala.  ahonld  lie  aown  aa  noon  aa  riiKi,  or 
aoon  after,  in  ahallow  hoxea  or  in  boda,  in  very 
light,  aandy  loam  or  leaf  mold  from  the  wnoda, 
covering  the  aeeda  about  a  half  an  iiu’h  deep. 
At  the  ajiproaeh  of  cold  weather  the  aeed  heda 
ahonld  he  aliglitly  proteetod  with  a  light  cm  cr- 
ingof  hay  or  leiivea.  In  the.  apring  thia  cover¬ 
ing  ahonlil  he  removed,  and  aa  tho  planta  begin 
lo  aj'pear,  attention  to  weeding  and  watering, 
wheiTver  neceaaaiy,  ahonld  not  ho  ueglocted. 
hecauac  the  more  eare  given  the  better  the  ro- 
aulta.  It  tho  aeed  are  aown  in  hoxoa.  thero  will 
be  loaa  danger  from  vermin  than  in  beda,  hut 
more  care  'vill  be  required  in  piving  water  during 
dry  weather.  If  all  gooa  well,  bnlha  tho  aizo  of 
amall  marhloa  will  he  j)roducod  tlio  firat  aoaaou 
or  by  midanmmor,  when  they  may  h(<  taken  up 
.and  planted  out  where  they  will  have  anlilcient 
room  to  grow  to  a  blooming  aizo.  In  trana- 
planting  ti'om  the  seed  beda  or  ho.vca.  it  ia  well 
to  aet  the  Imlba  deeper  than  they  were  fonneiiy, 
say  two  to  fom-  inehoa.  aeeording  to  the  nature 
of  the  aoil.  In  a  light,  dry  aoil.  they  imiy  be  set 
deeper  than  in  a  lieavy  clay.  Nothing  further 
will  he  required  from  tliia  lime  on,  except  to 
keep  the  heda  free  ol  weeda  and  water  in  time  of 
droutha.  It  usually  takca  from  three  to  live 
yeara  to  obtain  blooming  planta  from  seed  a 
time  Hnllioiently  long  to  diacourage  moat  peraona 
from  making  an  attempt  to  riuae  Crown  Inqie- 
riiila  and  ot  her  kinds  of  liliea. 
ROSES  FROM  SEED. 
2.  In  the  autumn,  aa  aoon  as  the  seed  jHala, 
which  arc  teehnieally  called  “lliiis."  or  “  Heiia,” 
arc  matured,  gather  them  and  throw  them  into 
aomc  veaael  where  they  will  be  ki'pt  luoiat  for  a 
few  weeks,  or  nnlil  tlie  imlp  aiirronuding  the 
seed  decays  anthciently  to  he  removed  eaady  by 
crushing.  The  aeeda  may  then  he  washed  out 
or  otherwise  soparated  from  llic  ponnioe;  then 
sow  iinmodiatcly  in  a  bed  in  the  open  ground, 
covering  about  a  half  an  inch  doep.  The  aoil 
ahonld  be  made  very  rich  and  of  a  light,  riinhlo 
nature,  in  order  to  I'lovent  the  amiaee  trom  be¬ 
coming  hard  after  heavy  l  aina.  The  aiirfac.o  iif 
tho  bed.  after  the  seed  are  all  in,  may  be  covered 
with  sawdust  to  th<’  dcptli  iif  one  or  two  inehea, 
or  wiMi  leaves,  aa  recommended  tor  UliL^^.•  these 
maleriala,  or  the  greater  part  should  he  removed 
in  si'iing. 
Some  plants  will  usually  appear  soon  after  the 
growing  season  eommeneea,  and  eontlmic  to 
come  at.  intervaks  during  the-  entire  animnor, 
while  a  iKirtion  of  the  aeed  will  remain  dormant 
until  the  following  year,  and  1  liavo  known  in- 
atanecs  where  none  grew  until  the  second  year 
after  sowing,  then  came  forward  with  great  rap¬ 
idity.  consequently  one  ahoidd  not  Im  disemiraged 
or  destroy  tho  seed-bed  if  no  plants  make  llieir 
api'earance.  the  tirat  season.  Sometimes  tlie 
YOung  ai odlinga  will  need  ahmling  from  the  noon¬ 
day  snn,  eapwially  during  a  very  dry  and  warm 
Sluing.  But  an  oecaaioual  exaniinatiou  of  the 
seed-bed  will  show'  whetlici’  shading  is  requii-ed, 
for  the  withered,  scorched  plants  are  eertain  to 
bo  found  if  the  sun  is  too  powerfuL  Watering 
tho  beds  at  night  dming  dry  weallior  may  be 
necessary  in  order  lo  keep  up  a  vigorous  growth. 
If  satisfied  in  the  autumn  that  only  a  amall 
part  <'f  the  aeed  liave  grown,  cither  take,  out 
wtiatcvcr  plants  there,  are  and  cover  the  bed 
again,  or  add  protwtion  and  leave  both  planta 
aud  se.ods  ntidislnrlual.  Planta.  wlicn  removed 
from  the  aecd-beds,  ahonld  lie  aci  outwhere  Ihoy 
will  have  plenty  i>f  roym  to  grow  and  bloom. 
Very  little  has  laien  il'.uie  in  thia  country  towards 
I'aising  new  varietii'S  of  rosea,  hilt  there  ia  no 
good  reason  why  oveiy  lover  ol  this  tjiu'i'ii  of 
the  garden  should  not  aminally  raise  a  tew  or 
many  aeedling  roses.  Tliert^  is  really  nothing  to 
prevent  the  prodnetion  ot  new  aorta  in  thia  coun¬ 
try  aa  well  ns  in  linroiM'.  hut  for  some  reaaon  eiir 
professional  tloriata  and  ainateiu  s  have  done  but 
very  little  in  thin  line. 
EUCAIYPTUS  OLOBUIUS. 
:l.  This  nmeh-tnlke<l  of  tree  will  not  thrive  in 
oiu'  Middle  Stabis.  mneh  Icaa  the  Northern,  or 
Canada.  The  well-known  nur.Heiyunan,  P. 
Bi.urKMANa  of  Angnsla.  Ca..  reprirta  that  he 
tested  not  only  the  M-ijInhuliiK  hut  quite  a  ninn- 
her  of  other  s'lH.'c.iea.  none  of  wliieh  ]>rovo(l  hardy 
in  hia  grounds,  tint  some  of  them  may  aiieeeed 
near  the  Cnlf  or  in  loealitica  where  frost  seldom 
oceiirs. 
TROUBLES  OF  A  YOUNG  BOTANIST. 
Mor('h‘l.—A  young  botaniat  writea  mo  from 
South  Admaina  (’no  State  given)  deploring  the 
gmieral  indiffermiee  of  the  young  men  in  regard 
to  tho  study  of  botany  and  kindred  natural  a<‘i- 
onces.  lie  thinks  if  the  yoimg  men  who  ajM?nd 
mneh  of  their  lime  “ loatiing  ”  about  the  har- 
roonis  of  hot<‘la,  and  groggtTiea,  had  some  hraneh 
of  natural  aiuenee  for  a  “  hobby, "  it,  would  im¬ 
prove  their  inoi  a  la  and  strengthen  their  mental 
faeullica.  No  one  bnt  the  said  young  men  would 
disagree  with  my  eorreapondeiit  in  thia.  but  wo 
niuat  remember  that  we  need  a  little  shade  in 
order  to  fully  appreciate  the  iinoliHtrneted  rays 
of  light.  Still  tlmre  ia  undouhlially  too  mneh 
shade  ill  the  moral  and  iiitelleetniil  world,  and  if 
our  young  men  ami  women  eoiikl  he  induced  t« 
atiiily  aeienec  and  truth  more,  and  lietion  leas, 
the  next  generation  would  slmw  a  marked  im¬ 
provement  upon  tho  pie.seiit.  But  to  bring 
alamt  any  great  ehango  in  the  hahita  and  ona- 
(oma  of  a  people  reqiiirea  great  peraeveranee 
and  eaniealncaa  in  the  work,  upon  the  jiart  of 
thoac  who  heeonie  b-aehera  by  self  a))fMuntnient 
or  oliierwiae.  In-nce  just  aneh  men  as  my  eorres- 
]»on<leiit  niuat  atop  into  the  field  and  do  all  he 
ean  to  bring  ahqiit  the  much  desired  reforma- 
ti'.'ii. 
Boys  who  have  pleasant  liomea  are.  acldoni  in¬ 
clined  to  ai«'nd  their  leiaure  lioura  at  the  eonier 
gvoeery  or  other  qncationaldc  places,  and  men  who 
take  to  aoioiioc.  art  or  literatme.  arc  not  likely  to 
have  much  waste  time  on  their  hands.  Probably 
tlicre  ia  no  one  line,  of  study  which  will  liold  a 
man  so  steadily  aa  the  pm-auit  of  knowledge  in 
any  one  of  the  many  hrauchesof  iiiitnral  history, 
for  every  snccessive  alep  taken  in  ttiat  direction 
o])ena  a  wider  and  more  faaeinating  field  for  in¬ 
vestigation  than  the  iirecoding  one.  But  it 
niuat  he  eonfeased.  Iiowever,  that  few  will  lind 
aiich  aliidi<?H  Inerative  In  a  money  point  of  vitov. 
Mankind,  aa  a  whole,  have  not  a  a  yet  reached  a 
anlliciently  high  iiiental  development  to  fully  ap¬ 
preciate  tlie  labors  of  seieiitiata  in  general,  lienee 
wc  lind  aneh  men  as  I  .l^  nk,  lli'Miun.nTand  An.vs- 
siz.  closing  their  Uvea  in  eoiiqmrative  poverty. 
Still  I  fully  agree  with  “Young  Botanist,"  that 
every  young  and  old  nuiii  ahonlil  have  a  hobby 
ill  Home,  one  ol  the  various  l  amilti-ations  of  art  or 
acienees. 
S^rtiovifiiltiiral, 
BASKET  WILLOW  CULTURE. 
Wini,  you  please  inform  mo  through  the  ool- 
nnnia  ot  your  valuable  paper  tho  beat  method  of 
enltivatiiig  tho  “  basket  willow'.”  with  the  method 
ot  luepariiig  the  aoil  for  plaulhig,  time  of  jilant- 
iog.  harvesting  and  manner  of  eiilljvation,  and 
allthe  necosanry  infonnatuin  to  enable  one  hav¬ 
ing  no  experieneo  in  the  bu.sinesa  to  make  it  a 
suceess.-  A  SirnaeuiuEU,  Milmiuhw.  Wifi. 
'J'he  culture  of  osiers  or  basktU,  w  illows  is  ex- 
eeodiiigly  simple.  J.ow',  moist  soil  ia.  of  eoiirae, 
pieferablo  to  tliut  which  is  high  and  dry.  The 
land  should  he  as  thoroughly  laeiiared  aa  for  any 
other  eroji.  lhat  ia,  plowed  and  h.arrowed  until 
all  weeds  Jiiid  grass  arc  killed  out.  Then  set  the 
enttinga  a  foot  ajiart,  ajid  the  rows  trom  four  to 
six  feet,  in  ordi'i'  that  the  eiiltivatimi  may  he 
eonlimied  among  tin:  plants  lor  the  liist  two  or 
three  yeara,  aa  well  as  to  give  room  for  passing 
hetween  the  rows  in  gatliering  tho  croi).  The 
enttinga  should  he  ahont  a  foot  long,  and  act  in 
the  si'i'ing  as  soon  aa  the  gi'ound  is  sntiieienlly 
dry  for  the  purpose. 
The  heiwling  hack,  or  luuning.  should  com- 
menee  the  second  season  after  iilanthig  in  order 
to  aeeni'c  a  number  of  shoots  from  each  root, 
even  if  the  lii'st  season's  canes  are.  not  long 
enough  to  be  of  any  value.  The  aweond  se.ason 
a  Ught  cro])  may  be  expected,  and  ahould  he 
taken  off  at  a  time  ^vhen  the  bark  will  ihh  I  off 
readily.  The  pceUng  may  bo  done  with  a  ma- 
eliine  or  by  liand,  Recording  to  cirinuuatancca. 
There  have  been  hunclrwla  of  willow  plantations 
sfarted  in  various  jau  ts  of  the  conntxy,  though 
few  now  remain  in  a-  firodiietive  condition.  'Vil- 
low  culture  ia  not  iirolltahle.  exeejit  where  one 
haa  a  good  home  market. 
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EUROPEAN  CHESTNUTS. 
Unuer  the  above  head  Hally  Bnral  Life.”  in 
theltmtAijof  Peb.  Pith.givea  aomc  interesting 
infonuution.  But  in  all  tho  articles  w  hich  have 
api)care<l  of  late  I  have  failed  to  ace  anything  in 
regard  to  wliat  1  consider  its  worst  feature,  viz: 
Its  liability  to  iuaeet  depredations. 
Out  of  a  dozen  or  more,  all  grafted  on  native 
ahs'ka  and  now  more  than  a  acorc  of  years  old, 
healing  aimnally  abundant  crops,  we  do  not  gel 
a  dozen  fjvarfs  of  sound  eheatnnta.  Nearly  all 
wonny.  The  tjrat  wo  lind  equal  in  Uavor  (either 
hulled  or  fresh)  to  OUT  native  varieties,  exeiqit  I 
that  the  skin  nroimd  the  fruit  is  qnito  astringent 
until  dried,  t'aii  any  one  tell  me  why  tliis  varie¬ 
ty.  Euro]K:an  or  Spanish  chestnut  (aa  wc  nanally 
after  the  roots  are  covered  all  the  way  uji.  leaving 
the  ground  hollow  about  the  roots  of  the  trees, 
so  that  the  water  m.ay  not  run  off  when  it  rain.s. 
Never  ]amr  water  upon  the  top  of  the  gi'onnd 
about  the  naita  of  the  trees,  aa  it  will  in,inro 
them  and  never  gets  to  the  riKifa.  If  a*  tree 
atamls  gieen  and  docs  not  come  out  in  leaf,  take 
the  dii't  away  down  to  the  roots,  he  euri'fnl  not. 
to  disturb  tho  tree  or  the  nsita,  and  pour  on  a 
pail  of  hut  soapsuds  directly  upon  (he  rooti;.  or. 
in  tho  alisenee  of  thia.  a  })ail  of  soft  watn  or 
creek  water  will  do.  and  then  rei>lBre  tho  earth; 
rciioat  every  three,  da .V a  nnlil  the  tiee  eomea  out 
in  leaf.  I  would  reeoinmeiid  in  eonciuMon  to 
plant  your  orchard  thirty  feet  ai'art  each  way, 
which  will  require  tH  trees  to  the  acre,  all  the 
ground  can  stand  when  they  .are  fully  grown. 
Order  none  but  liai-dy  viirictiea. 
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•WATER-SHOOTS  FOR  CIONS. 
A  FEW  days  ago  1  cut  aume  ciojis  from  the 
long,  atraight  shoots  that  had  grown  last  season 
from  a  large  laaneli.  the  enil  of  which  had  been 
cut  off.  An  expeiieneed  grafter  told  me  they 
weie  not  goiHl.  and  said  the  grafts  would  grow 
c.allit)  ia  more  liable  to  Im  thus  infested  with  i  rapidly  hut  would  iKcomc  slender,  sucker-liki 
worms,  and  thia,  t<Ki.  growing  aa  they  are  | 
among  the  natives.  'J’liiais  thocawi  e.vcry  year. 
the  trees  tirat  eominenei'd  heaiing  only  a 
amall  percentage  were  tlina  affected,  hut  tlie 
ti'ouhlo  inereaaed  yearly.  The  trees  in  question 
have  never  lw;en  injured  by  cold.  \Vi'  once  j 
grafted  on  native  stock  a  number  of  grafts  from  j 
KnrojKan  aeedlinga  which  were  jinrehaaed  from  \ 
an  Kaatern  nursery  Ih'in.  Not  one  in  the  lot 
jiiitved  worthy  of  projiagation.  hut  were  entire- 
Iv  woi'tlilcsa-  no  better  than  acorna.  I  ahould 
Uke  to  know  if  any  others  have  experieneisl  aim- 
ilnr  reanlts  in  regard  to  woi-my  fruit  who  liave 
cultivated  the  European  variety.— E.  H.  Lir  k- 
EiN,  SVi.i'ji/n rd.s7o'rii,  f’n. 
Thi:  "  (  ;hf  atimt  curculio  '*  (l}nkmiau.<i)  is  more 
or  leas  ahunilant  wherever  this  nut  is  either  cul¬ 
tivated  or  toniid  growing  wild,  hut  we  were  not 
before  aware  of  ita  (neference  for  tho  foreign 
varieties.  We  have  found  tho  larv?;  of  tliis  bee¬ 
tle  more  abundant  iu  the  nuts  some  seasons  than 
others,  hut  it  is  always  iilontiful  enougli  to  make 
one  a  little  ciuxTnl  aliont  cracking  the  imta  with 
Ilia  teeth. 
Tln-re  being  quite  a  mmiher  of  foreign  sorts 
cultivated  by  our  nuraerymen,  it  is  quite  proba¬ 
ble.  that  the  trees  you  purchased  were  of  some 
inferior  variety.  We  shall  he  (ileased  to  hear 
from  any  of  our  reudei’s  who  have  anything  to 
contribute  in  regard  to  the  cultivation  of  the 
native  or  foreign  cliestnnta. 
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MANAGEMENT  OF  OLD  ORCHARDS. 
Mr.  S.  T.  Cari'ENTEu  wTitea  iu  Hm  Ikderboi'- 
ough  (Out.)  I'imea  the  rcaulta  of  a  lung  exjieri- 
eneo  iu  fruit  growing.  He  says :  —  Old  orchards 
should  l->e  highly  manured,  and  all  the  gi'ound 
should  he  stirred  liy  plowing  each  and  every  year. 
No  ground  is  rich  enough  to  grow  two  crops  at  a 
time.  1 1'  you  have  your  hearing  orchard  sowed 
witJi  rye.  wheat,  oats  or  grass,  you  will  fail  to 
have  a  full  crop  of  frnil.  ,md  what  you  do  have 
will  bo  small  and  inferior.  The  more  mamu'o  tho 
more  bushels  and  the  larger  and  fau'er  the  fruit 
will  be. 
Pruning  should  ho  done  in  .Tune.  Old  de.ad 
woimI  ahould  not  he  left  upon  the  trees,  and  no 
siironta  should  bo  allowed  to  grow  about  the 
'  triinka  of  the  (roes.  Only  one  trunk  slionld  ho 
allowed  to  grow.  I  would  reeonnneml  every 
fiunier  who  has  an  orchard  to  buy  a  grub  boo 
the  lirst  time  he  goes  to  tow'ii ;  it  ia  indiaiiensahle 
lo  keep  gi-aaa,  soda,  \jeeda  and,  sprouts  from 
growing  uhout  the  trees,  "i  oung  trees  should 
invariably  be  kept  cnltivated  in  a  hoed  crop,  such 
aa  potatoes,  eoru.  beans  and  turni]ia,  and  not 
heavily  manured  wliile  growing,  or  until  they 
come  into  hearing,  as  doing  so  would  he  to  force 
HT1  minatiual  growth,  and  hence  they  would  bo 
likely  to  freeze  out  and  die.  Order  no  Baldwins, 
Pi.  1.  Greeuings.  Uoxbury  Buaaels,  20  ounce 
apples,  211  nunec  Pippins.  Holland  Pippins,  full 
Pilipins,  fall  (lennetings.  King  of  Tompkins 
(.'oiuity,  Esopus  Spitzonliergs,  (.loldcn  Sweets, 
Sweet  Bongb  aud  Early  Harvest,  as  those  varie¬ 
ties  sooner  or  later  will  freeze  out  and  die  in  thia 
loiaiUty.  They  arc  loo  tender.  'I'he  beat  upland 
niton  the  t".ann  should  he  aeUeted  for  the  orchard. 
Hardwood  timbered  upland  is  the  most  natural 
and  best  lor  orchards. 
Young  trees  planted  in  rye,  wheat,  oats,  or 
grass  shindd.  aa  soon  as  they  arc  put  out.  he 
heavily  mulched  in  w'il.h  coarse  straw  manure 
four  or  live  inehoa  deep  aruiuid  the  trunks  of  the 
tri  es,  and  as  soon  as  the  crop  is  removed  put  in 
the  plow  and  atii'  the  whole  ground  and  loosen 
the  earth  about  the  trees;  thia  will  inam'e  a  good 
fall  growili.  In  planting  young  trees  put  them 
down  two  or  three  inehes  deeper  than  Uioy  origin¬ 
ally  stood  in  the  inu'sery.  If  tlie  aoil  is  a  dr.v, 
saudj  loam,  puddle  the  trees  liy  putting  a  pail  of 
water  in  each  hole  while  tlic  trees  are  iu.  Be 
earefnl  to  straighten  all  the  roots  out  natiually, 
aud  if  a  light  soil  tread  tliodirt  as  hard  as  possible 
hrunelies  that  would  not  proihiee  fruit.  Will 
some  ono  who  understands  the  subject  pleaac 
aiiswir  through  your  eolmnns.  -  A  SniisniinKit. 
We  presume  yon  refer  lo  the  large,  (hriliy 
sprouts,  which  on  old  apphi  trees  aometinie.s 
apring  from  near  the  haao  of  liie  large  hraiielie.H, 
teelniieally  ti‘rim*d  “  water  shoots.”  Theae  arc 
not  generally  eonsidered  aa  goiid  for  cion...  aa  the 
ahi iota  growing  limn  tho  ends  of  tho  liranehea. 
as  they  are  more  likely  to  grinv  soft,  spongy,  and 
the  Imda  poorly  developed.  Bnt  if  they  have  not 
been  injured  by  the  cold  of  wintir.  and  grow 
when  inserted  into  tho  stock,  tliere  need  ho  no 
fear  of  nnprodnetiveneaa.  When  short  ol  lii  lter 
wood  for  cions  we  have  fieipu’ntly  used  theae 
water-shoots  with  .Mppari  ntly  aa  goml  reaulta  aa 
thoae  from  other  portions  of  the  tree.  No  e.xpe- 
rieueed  jKiniologiat  would  reeumun  nd  the  use  of 
aneh  shoots  for  cions,  except  in  ea.ses  ot  great 
si'aveity,  still  tliey  arc  not  wiiolly  wortlileaa.  and, 
under  proper  management,  grow  and  produce 
gomi  ireea. 
'^I)f  iliiifiiari). 
GRAPE  GROWING  IN  THE  SOUTH. 
E.  f).  XornunaT  writea  in  the  Bnral  Snn  a 
very  tlnltering  aix'onat  ot  (lie  anceess  ami  prolits 
of  grape  cnlturo  in  Tenneaaee.  Tlie  sul'jeet  ia 
viewed  in  roaeaUi  colors,  reminding  us  of  flic  sto¬ 
ries  told  yeara  ago  of  Nortliern  vineyarda  wlien 
gi'apc  growing  was  in  ita  infancy.  Tlic  price  of 
grapi's  in  Northern  eitiea  has  ruled  very  low  for 
several  years,  and  t.ho  cxtraordinai'y prolits  fonii- 
erly  .seemed  have  not  been  obtained.  Still,  oven 
at  low  prieoa,  grapes  pay  aa  ivell  aa  other  farm 
product,  and  laUtiT  than  most.  In  the  South  wc 
judge  that  tliere  w  ill  he  no  (ronhle  trom  lack  of 
ripening,  and  Ihe  price  of  grapes  for  a  few  years 
wili  ho  higher  than  prevails  here.  With  thecom- 
meuta  wc  give  Ihu  eorrespumlent’a  lelti  r: 
1  liave  myself  made  live  (ona  of  gra|ies  from 
an  acre,  am!  the  very  same  acre  would  thia  year 
(now'  in  other  hands)  have  made  the  same  quan¬ 
tity.  but  the  wet  seitaon  has.  for  the  first  time  in 
ten  yeara,  eauaed  tho  t'oneord  to  rot  with  ns  on 
the  Moimtain.  And  this  hringa  ua  to  Die  question 
of  varieties  to  phuit,  .Vs  fur  aa  I  have  te.sto<l  1 
can  only  recommend  two;  the  Doneonl  audthe 
Ives  See.iliing.  Tlio  Hcrbeuiont,  Cynthiana  and 
Norton's  Virginia  have  not  been  tested.  I  lio))e 
they  will  soon  ha.  For  vineyard  culture  1  recom¬ 
mend  the  Hniiford,  llianu.  I'l'ikiiis,  Einnelan, 
Clinton  or  Delaware..  The  latter  1  would  always 
have  a  few  of,  and  where  Diey  do  well  are  very 
much  liked  by  most  people.  T'ho  old  ('atawha 
and  laahcUa  aro  very  good,  but  too  uncerlain  to 
be  protltable. 
On  an  average  iny  i.mc  acre  of  vineyard  has 
paid  me  live  hum! red  dollar.s  a  year  prolit  afler 
coming  in  liearitig.  I,  however,  was  a  pioneer  in 
Dm  hnaineaa  and  realized  more  Dian  others  need 
expert  to.  At  present  there  is  a  lively  deniHiid 
for  grapes,  wliieh  would  sell  readily,  wholesale, 
at  *120  i>er  ton.  With  a  crop  of  three  Iona  lo 
the  acre  tho  clear  profit  ahould  lie  at  least  ••fJOO  a 
year. 
A  great  many  vinoyavds  arc  now  being  planted 
in  this  ncighliorhood.  and  I  expect  m  a  lew  years 
over  150  tons  will  he  annually  produced  iu  this 
vicinity. 
■  » 
Winter  (tu.vvEs.- How  many  farniera  lime 
fresh  grrpes  at  this  season  of  the  year  With  a 
little  care,  it  is  iiossihle  and  ea.sylM  ha\e  some 
of  the  lato-keeping  varieties  ni  good  order  till 
I  March.  .April,  aud  oven  into  May.  'J’hc  Agawam, 
Snlom  and  Wilder  are  among  the  liest  keepers, 
'  and  us  Dieir  vines  are  perfedly  liardy  and  the 
'  fruit  ri]H:ria  early,  Diey  ought  to  be  favorites  in 
the  vineyard  even  for  use  when  other  giaj.ies  are 
!  in  their  priuii.*.  Plant  sonu'  vines  of  these  vari- 
I  eties  the  Cuming  apring  and  they  will  fruit  in  two 
I  years  from  next  fall. 
