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APPLE  CLASSIFICATION. 
A  CLABSincATiow  of  op])lo8  ainl  j)oars  liaa  rcv- 
eral  tiui«.!8  boon  attoinptod— l)y  wliicli,  from  cer¬ 
tain  poculiiirities  of  the  eye,  Hco(t-<!ollM,  etc.,  it 
waa  intoiulcd  to  trace  the  name  of  any  given 
variety.  Hut  they  have  lieen  ho  impcrfoct  aw  to 
prove  next  to  iihoJchh  in  jn’actice.  l)i'.  lionuitT 
lloao  of  tJ»e  London  Jonmal  of  Horticuitiiro 
has.  after  ycara  of  careful  ohsmation,  at  laat 
given  to  the  world  a  claHKilieatiou  which  inspircH 
the  faith  in  its  apidicahllity  and  utility  that  any 
Hyntoniatic  plan  of  Iractyv  etuanating  from  ao 
diHtingiiiMhcd  a  Bomw  in  certainly  entitled  to. 
“  For  some  yeara  imHt,”  huj-h  I»r.  Hooo,  “  1 
have  cndcavoi’od  t-o  npt>ly  I  ho  characters  I  ha  ve 
now  adopted.  The  light  1  hod  at  first  was  small 
and  dim,  but  by  re))ealed  apiilication  \m  the  sub¬ 
ject  every  retcurring  fruit  aeasMii,  I  began  to  see 
tho  foundation  of  what  has  now  grown  uji  to  the 
structure  now  offered. 
“  My  j«taHiin  for  not  giving  ]>ublii)ity  to  it  be¬ 
fore  this  was  that  1  wished  to  work  it  thoroughly 
before  commitling  myself  to  it.  To  do  so  I  have 
procured  in  varions  ytiars’  collections  of  fruits 
from  different  jiarfs  of  the  country,  from  differ¬ 
ent  soils  and  climates,  and  also  at  different 
seasons  of  tho  year,  atul  in  every  case  I  was 
gratified  to  tind  that  the  f’hnructers  whicli  I  ob¬ 
served  in  each  variety  of  fruit  were  eipially  well 
marked  in  that  variety  from  whatever  district, 
soil  or  cliTii.ato  it  came,  or  at  whiitever  season  tlio 
oxamijnition  look  jduco. 
“  The  cliaracters  whicli  I  have  ailopted  as  tho 
basis  of  tills  classiflcutiou  .are  the  eye,  the  seod- 
colls,  the  calyx-tnbe  and  the  stamens.  'J'licso 
supply  the  primary  and  most  impoitunt  divis¬ 
ions  ;  hut  they  may  he  extended  and  broken  up 
into  fruit  round,  roundish,  or  ohlaVe,  and  fruit 
conical,  oblong,  or  ovate,  and  these  for  conve- 
nienco,  may  bo  fm'tlrcr  divided  into  pale,  colored, 
and  russet.  1  will  now  treat  of  tlio  leading 
charachirs : 
“1.  Tht:  Eye.-  This  is  tho  pomological  term 
used  to  signify  what  botanists  call  tho  sepals  or 
limb,  and  mouth  of  the  calyx, 
“If  wu  examine  a  great  unnihorof  varieties  of 
apples,  wo  find  that  in  some  tho  eyo  is  w  ide  open 
and  the  segmeutB  iiuito  retlexed,  in  some  cases 
so  muclj  so  as  to  lie  tjnito  lhat  on  the  surface  of 
the  fruit.  This  is  very  apjiarcnl  in  Blenheim 
Pippin,  Wyken  Pippin  and  (kuirt  of  ^V'ick.  In 
many  cases  tho  sogmonts  are  ereert  and  spread¬ 
ing  or  rnflexed  at  the  tips,  and  this  form  of 
stnictujo  also  leaves  tho  eye  open.  Between 
the  spreading  and  tho  erect  open  oyo  thoro  are 
many  gr.adationH  wliich  will  ho  remarked  by  any 
observer  w  ho  examines  tho  different  varieties. 
"  Tlio  olher  form  is  tho  closed  oyo.  In  tliis 
case  the  segments  are  erect  and  connivoiit  at  the 
tips,  forming  a  small  cone.  In  some  cases  of 
this  form  of  closed  eyo  tho  tijis  are  spreading ; 
but  there  is  auotlicr  very  dintiuot  form  of  tho 
closed  eye  in  whicli  tJie  segments  ai  e  rjuite  flat 
and  convergent,  closing  in  the  oyo  like  a  trap¬ 
door  in  live  divisions,  as  is  soon  in  Trumpington. 
Those  two  characters,  eye  aud  Lye  closed,  I 
propose  to  employ  as  my  primary  divisions. 
“  2.  The  SiHxl-vvllLf. — These  constitute  wliat  is 
popularly  called  tho  core  of  the  apple,  and  con¬ 
tain  tho  seeds  or  pips.  There  are  usually  five, 
but  tlioy  varj-  in  luunber,  and  are  occasionally 
three,  four,  and  oven  six.  They  differ  very 
much  in  structm’e,  and  are  eiUier  open  to  tho 
axis  of  tho  fruit  or  dosed ;  aud  between  the 
closed  and  tlie  wido-oiien  cells  there  are  as  many 
gradations  as  in  the  closed  and  open  eye. 
“  Tho  seed-cells  form  tho  second  great  divis¬ 
ion  of  my  system,  which  arc  distinguished  as 
cells  open  and  cells  closed. 
“3.  The  Calyx-ful>e. — In  making  a  longitudinal 
section  of  an  apple  in  a  lino  through  tho  ceutor 
of  tho  eye  to  tho  stalk  a  more  or  less  deep  cavity 
will  be  observed  under  tho  segments  of  tho  eye 
aud  between  them  and  the  core.  This  is  called 
the  Oalyx-tubo.  It  is  of  very  varied  form,  but 
all  of  these  ai'e  modifications  of  two,  or  perhaps 
three,  which  may  bo  regarded  as  distinct,  and 
these  I  have  called  the  conical  and  tho  funnel- 
shaped.  Ah  in  the  cases  of  the  open  and  the 
closed  eye  and  the  oiicn  and  the  closed  cells, 
these  run  into  one  another,  and  there  are  in¬ 
stances  in  which  it  is  difficult  to  distinguish  to 
which  of  them  the  individual  belongs. 
“  Tho  Calyx-tube  is  the  character  on  which  the 
third  division  is  based,  and  is  dh-ided  into  calyx- 
luhe  conical  and  calyx-tube  fwmel-shajyed. 
“4.  The  Stamens, — These  are  the  little,  bris- 
tle-hke  bodies  which  are  found  fonning  a  fringe 
round  the  inner  surface  of  the  calyx-tube,  aud  it 
is  ou  the  position  they  occupy  tlist  tbr  fourth 
chaiacter  of  this  system  is  loumlfd.  Oji  oxiivo- 
iniug  a  number  of  different  viu  ictics  of  apples  it 
wiU  be  seen  that  the  stamens  arc  not  always  in 
the  same  position.  Some  will  form  a  fringe  im¬ 
mediately  under  or  near  the  base  of  the  seg¬ 
ments  ;  these  I  call  marginal.  Others  occupy  a 
midway  position  between  the  margin  and  the 
base,  and  these  are  called  median  ;  and  a  third 
arc  situated  near  tho  base,  which  are  termed 
basal. 
“Taking  tho  position  of  tho  stamens  as  my 
fourth  great  division,  wc  have— 1,  Stamens  mar¬ 
ginal  ;  2,  Stamens  median  ;  3,  Stamens  basal.” 
We  have  not  space  to  mention  sevei'al  hundred 
varieties  of  aijples  which  are  classified  in  the  ,1. 
of  H.  according  to  the  principles  above  stated  in 
brief,  and  by  wliich  it  would  seem  the  determi¬ 
nation  of  a  given  vai-ief  j  ought  not  to  prove  a 
very  difficult  or  pei-plexing  matter.  Tliat  wo 
should  be  able  to  trace  tho  names  of  fruits  the 
same  as  any  ]ilaut  may  he  trawd  in  tho  hands  of 
a  botanist,  is  of  high  importance,  and  wo  trust 
l>r.  Hooo'k  system  may  become  popularly  sor- 
riceablo. 
We  BOO  by  the  latest  English  papers  that  the 
(bimcil  of  tho  Itoyal  Horticultural  Society  have 
awarded  to  Dr.  Hooo  a  Gold  Modal  for  his  dis¬ 
covery  of  a  new  clasBilication  of  apples. 
MANURING  ORCHARDS. 
PEori.K  often  look  at  trees  growing  on  rocky 
hill  sides,  snd  argue  therefrom,  that  trees  can 
grow  without  nianni'e.  They  know  com,  jrotatoes 
and  grass  must  have  something  given  to  them  to 
oat  or  they  will  not  thrive,  Imt  they  regard  trees 
as  a  different  oi-der  of  vi'gctahles — something  tliat 
can  thrive  and  llourish  where  no  other  vegetation 
would. 
But  in  the  case  of  trees  on  rooky  hill  sides,  llio 
latidis  any  thing  else  than  jxior.  Tho  rough  rocks 
keep  tho  land  from  leaching  badly  by  rains.  Tlio 
roek.s  themselves  ollcn  contain  valualile  mineral 
matter,  which,  as  the  ro<ik  decays,  is  jiiesentod  in 
a  fonn  that  plants  can  feed  upon.  Tlien,  what¬ 
ever  vegetation  grows  Binong  the  rocks,  reinains 
there  to  decay,  and  oven  leaves  and  other  foreign 
Kubstaneos  that  blow  in  the  crovicos  and  laud  liol- 
lows,  formed  by  the  rocks,  make  a  valuable  plant 
food  on  which  the  tree  thrives.  Indeed,  trees  in 
apparently  poor,  rocky  jilaces,  arc  really  much 
bettor  off  Uinii  many  trees  in  a  fanner’s  orchard 
wliere  tlie  trco.sare  in  what  apjxTcto  be  good  land. 
Fruit  trees  in  some  of  Uie  Eastern  states  aro  of¬ 
ten  iiJantod  among  the  rooks  in  places  where  it 
would  not  pay  to  try  to  cultivate  in  any  other  way. 
Blit  the  trees  are  not  starved.  Fur  the  reasons 
wo  have  given  t  hey  are  quite  well  off,  and,  in  cou- 
sequonce,  give  abundant  and  paying  crops. 
In  our  more  level  land  the  trees  must  havema- 
mu'o  given  t  hem.  In  many  cases  it,  is  as  necessary 
to  tho  best  success  t  hat  trees  have  hu  ooeasional 
manuring,  as  it  is  Uial  any  other  farm  cixip  have 
manure.  There  have  been  m;uiy  diBCUssiuns  ns 
to  wbether  manure  for  fruit  1  reus  should  he  ap- 
jilied  liroadcast  or  plowed  iii.  We  would  say  that 
for  orchard  ti-ees  there  is  no  rule,  1 1  dejionds  on 
one’s  cii-cumstancoa.  If  i  me  has  the  ti  ees  on  the 
ground  whore  vegetables  or  grain  are  gruwm.  tho 
manure  is,  of  courHo,  jdowoil  in  for  tho  sake  of 
these  crops,  and  the  roots  of  tlio  fruit  trees  tight 
with  tho  vegetables  for  some  of  it,  aud  got.  it  too. 
But  tlicre  are  many  orchards  where  there  are  no 
crops  grown  but  the  trees,  and  tlicn  it  is  excellent 
liracticc  to  apply  manure  as  a  top  dressing  at  least 
every  otber  year. 
As  to  the  material  witli  wbicJi  to  top  tlrcss,  it 
is  not  so  niucli  a  matter  of  choice  as  of  conven¬ 
ience.  One  may  find  some  article  an  oxcellont 
fertilizer,  and  roconmiend  it,  and  yet  no  one  bo 
80  situated  as  to  get  it  as  he  does.  Along  tho 
New  England  coast,  sea-weed  is  freely  used  for 
top  di’cssiug  orclmrds,  and  the  fine  pear  plan¬ 
tations  tho  tremendous  crops  of  w  liich  wc  hear 
so  much  about,  aie  top  di'essed  in  this  way.  It 
is  quite  proliablu  that  there  is  nothing  in  tho  sea¬ 
weed  itaelf,  any  more  than  in  any  other  vegetable 
substance,  that  gives  it  advantage,  hut  it  is,  most 
likely,  from  the  salt  it  contains,  and,  no  doubt, 
ail  orchard  would  he  benefited  even  by  a  little 
common  salt  being  scattered  over  the  surface 
under  the  trees. 
In  a  word,  top  dross  yoim  orchards  oocasionally. 
if  you  would  have  thorn  bear  aii  abundance  of 
good  fruit ;  but  be  not  worried  about  what  yon 
shouid  top  dress  with.  We  read  in  an  agricuiln- 
riil  paper,  sumo  months  ago,  of  a  Penusylvauia 
fruit  grower,  who,  in  tho  absence  of  anjrtliing  bet¬ 
ter,  spread  clay  from  the  digging  of  a  cellar  for  a 
house  near  by,  and  fomid  goodrobults  from  such 
a  weak  application  us  this.  Wo  do  not  know  that 
BO  poor  an  ai'ticle  as  this  would  do  any  good  to 
our  trees,  but  it  shows  how  httle  is  needed  in  such 
cases  to  give  good  returns. — Mich.  Farmer. 
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PEARS  AND  THEIR  CULTURE. 
The  London  Journal  of  Horticulture,  in  an 
article  upon  Pears  and  then’  Culture,  says  of 
Dnna’.s that  “the  fruit  is  small  and  very 
handsome,  wonderfully  juicy  and  sweet,  with  aa 
aroma  of  extraordinary  richness.  It  is  a  verita¬ 
ble  Bwoetmeat.  and  ita  value  is  all  the  greater 
from  the  fact  of  its  keeping  good  quite  six 
weeks  after  it  is  ripe.  Fi'uit  which  was  gathered 
on  October  25th  and  was  quite  ripe  on  November  1 
2yt)i  was  pronounced  ‘  most  delicious  ’  on  Juno  ‘ 
9th.”  And  of  Beurre  Super  fin,  that  “it  is  of 
large  size,  melting,  juicy,  with  a  singularly  rich, 
piquant,  aoiil  flavor,  and  a  most  delicious  pear” 
We  tasted  this  pear  for  tlio  first  time  ton  years 
ago  last  fall  in  tlic  gi'oimds  of  Ellwanoer  <t 
Bakiiv.  Mr.  Bakuv  remarked  at  the  time  that 
he  “  liked  that  pear  liecaase.  without  becoming 
sf.ti.ated.  bo  could  eat  more  of  it  than  any  other." 
When  onr  own  trees  which  we  purchased  at 
that  time  come  in  bearing,  we  will  try  the  ex¬ 
periment  and  pronounce  upon  Mr.  BAnny’s  con¬ 
clusion. 
■ - ♦♦♦ - 
The  American  Pomological  Society  is  to  hold 
a  grand  exhibition  ol  fniita  at  tlie  Centennial  on 
8ept.  11  to  16.  'There  will  also  bo  a  social  re¬ 
union  of  the  members  on  the  14th  of  that 
month,  by  invitation  of  the  Pennsylvania  Horti- 
cidtural  Society. 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
Rural  floricultm’al  readers  will  please  take 
notice  that  for  the  next  month,  or  during  plant¬ 
ing  time,  as  also  in  the  fall,  we  will  publish  an 
Exchange  JAsl  from  any  of  our  siiliscriburs  hav¬ 
ing  seeds  to  give  away  and  desiring  others  for 
them.  l''or  instance,  if  A.  has  Balsam,  Portu- 
laca  and  Zinnia  sewls,  and  wishes  Antirrhinum, 
Phlox  and  .Asters,  ho  or  she  so  states.  B.,  hav¬ 
ing  Autu'rhinum,  Phlox  and  Asters,  or  some  of 
them,  and  wisliing  Balsam,  Portulaca  or  Zinnia 
— communicates  with  .A.  and  tho  exchange  is 
made. 
Postal  cards  may  be  used  aud  all  comnaunica- 
tions  addiesscd  to  the  Floricultiual  Editor.  For 
obvious  reasons,  the  puhlioation  of  exchange 
lists  must  be  conJined  \o  direct  subscribers  of  tho 
Rural  New-Youkek. 
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NOVELTIES. 
Ahutilon  JJarwiiii  le.sLieUdHtii  is  mentioned  by 
tlio  London  Gulden  (iiniong  new  plants  that  ro- 
c(;ivcd  certificates  from  the  Hoyiil  JkitanicaJ  So¬ 
ciety  late  iu  March)  as  “an  erect-growing,  vorj' 
oriiamentai  plant,  esiieeially  in  a  young  state: 
it  has  cordato  leaves,  hoklly  (rilohed  at  thcii' 
apices,  of  a  soft  green  color,  hlotcbcd  consjiicu- 
ously  with  golden  yellow.  Tho  flowers  are  a 
bright-red,  inclining  to  vermilion." 
The  variety,  cudiiraiico  and  rapiility  of  growth 
of  the  Almtilons  render  them  next  to  invalnablo 
as  summer  bedding  plants.  A,  boule  de  Aiege  is 
no  longer  a  candidabi  for  admission  among  first- 
rato  plants,  but  has  passed  thiough  tho  trial- 
furnace  without  a  blister. 
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FLORICULTURAL  NOTES. 
F'tnc.s  071  Bead  Tives. — A  few  years  ago,  one 
of  onr  old  spruces  (.ifu'ca  cm  Isa)  died.  It  oo- 
cujiiod  a  conspicuous  place  in  tho  front  grounds. 
We  cut  off  nil  (he  twigs  and  tho  ends  of  the 
main  branches  so  ns  to  form  a  cone,  with  the  apex 
15  feet  higli  and  the  base  about  8  feet  lUanieter. 
The  exti-emilies  of  the  branches  wore  eoimeoted 
from  the  hottom  to  tho  toji  with  strong  twine, 
forming  an  iiTegnlar  network.  TJnderneath  the 
circmnl'ereiiee  of  tho  base  a  trench  was  dug  and 
filled  iu  with  good  soil— then  vines  (Gobwas. 
I.ophosi)enmuns.  Mau  randy  as  and  Maileira  v^es) 
wore  planted.  They  soon  reached  the  top,  aud 
so  covered  tho  netting  that  tho  eyo  could  uot 
pouetrate  beneath  its  entangled  siu'faoe,  and  the 
effect  of  tliis  cone  of  leaves  and  tnimpet  flowers 
was  one  tliat  caused  many  a  jiaBBer-by  to  stop 
aud  admire  what— at  a  first  glance— seemed  to 
be  a  tree  bearing  dissimilar  flowers  and  foliage. 
I’ania  Marrostachya,— Tho  London  Garden, 
iu  ooinmeuting  upon,  or  rather  supplementing, 
a  recent  urtieie  in  the  Bubal  upon  this  Pavia, 
says : 
“This  is  audeod  a  shrub  of  a  remarkable  value 
for  all  who  pursue  what  tho  Saturday  Review 
has  begun  to  patronize  ns  artiBtio  gardening.  It 
is,  as  Mr.  Uarxia>-  says,  one  of  the  best  possible 
shrubs  to  stand  alone,  but  wc  have  also  seen  it 
affording  a  very  charming  effect  as  an  under¬ 
growth  beneath  low  trees.  Its  fine  foliage  and 
long  .spikes  of  flowers  alniost  make  one  disUke 
caUkig  it  a  shrub,  ns  it  possesses  all  the  ampli¬ 
tude  of  noble  leafage  aud  charm  of  stately  blos¬ 
som  that  belong  to  the  finest  of  its  race.  It 
seems  indeed  a  ti'ee  come  down  to  nestle  on  the 
grass.” 
Seedling  Sniilax, — We  have  noticed  of  late 
directions  as  to  raising  this  vino  conqilicated 
ouongb  to  disoourage  many  from  atlomptiiig  it. 
The  txutli  is,  the  seeds  gei-miiiate  as  freely  as 
those  of  Balsam,  and  may,  indeed,  be  treated  iu 
the  same  way.  This  capital  little  vine,  so  neat, 
bright  aud  enduring  and  so  useful  iu  many  ways, 
blooms  and  forms  seeds  not  until  the  second 
year.  Tho  berries  are  the  size  of  peas  aud  of  a 
red  color.  Except  seeds  aro  wanted,  it  is  iiut, 
wo  think,  so  pretty  while  in  flower  or  fruit  as 
when  miadorued  by  either. 
5iiU‘g  of  :i  pluralist. 
DAILY  RUEAL  LIFE. 
From  the  Diary  of  a  Gentleman  near  New 
York  City. 
PLANTINO  OF  JERUSALEM  ARTICHOKES. 
April  18. — Long  before  the  common  potato 
became  popular  or  even  known  in  cultivation, 
the  Joioisalem  artichoke  was  much  esteemed  for 
its  uutiitious  tubers.  It  is  a  native  of  the  same 
Continent  as  the  potato  (South  .America),  and 
was  introduced  into  European  gardens  some  two 
hundred  aud  fifty  years  ago.  Neii.l  says  that 
the  epithet  Jerusalem  is  a  mere  corruption  of  the 
Italian  word  Gv-asole,  from  girare.,  to  turn,  and 
sol  the  suii,  because  its  flowers  resemble  the 
common  sunflower.  It  docs,  in  fact,  belong  to 
the  same  genus,  for  the  botanical  name  of  the 
common  giant  sunflower  is  llelianlkus  giganteus, 
and  tliat  of  the  Jerusalem  artichoke,  lleliaidhus 
tuherosus.  The  word  “  artichoke  ”  was  bestowed 
because  the  flavor  of  the  tubers  rcBombled  that 
of  the  true  artiuliokc  (C'yuum  scolynius.) 
'The  date  of  the  jtitrodiU'Uou  of  the  Jerusalem 
artichoke  into  NorUi  America  is  iwohably  un- 
kuow'u.  but,  it  doubtless  came  by  the  way  of 
England,  along  wltli  the  old  and  more  conmion 
shrubs  and  other  flowering  iilants,  which  tho 
eaj'ly  settlers  brought  over  as  very  important 
adjuncts  to  a  hoiiie  in  a,  new  country.  But  it 
does  not  make  much  difference  Ki  iis  iu  these 
days  whether  tboy  were  brought  over  by  the 
Pilgrims  or  a  hundred  years  later,  (be  fiud  that 
Jerusalem  artichokes  aro  uaturalizrxl  produda  of 
many  an  old  Now  England  farm  is  well  known. 
'The  tubers  have  also  beou  w  idoly  disseminated 
lliroughont  tho  Middle  States,  and  1  have  dug 
them  up  from  many  a  neglected  feuoe  corner 
when  a  lioy,  supposing  that  they  were  to  the 
manor  born,  and  not  a  Brazilian  production. 
'Tlie  destruction  of  tho  potato  by  tho  Golorailo 
ten-huers,  as  well  as  by  discaso,  has  made  some 
of  our  Eastern  farmers  look  about  for  a  substi¬ 
tute,  and  while  I  do  not  believe  that  the  arti¬ 
choke  will  ever  l>econic  a  popnlai'  esculent  for 
tho  tnblo,  it  is  certainly  one  of  considerable  valiio 
.as  food  for  stoi^k,  espeeiaUy  in  loealitios  wlioio 
t  ho  iiioro  commonly  cultivated  roots  ai’e  liable  to 
failure.  In  the  grasshoppor-iiifestcd  regions  of 
tho  West,  an  artichoke  plantation  on  ovory  farm 
would  boeomo  a  magaziiio  of  food  upon  wliioh 
tho  faiiner  could  mako  largo  drafts  in  times  of 
invasion  of  the  Rooky  Jlouiitaiii  “Uatefuls." 
Tho  tubers  wo  so  hardy  that  they  may  bo  left 
in  the  gronmi  year  after  year  witliout  Caro  or 
culture,  aud  they  will  take  cutiro  possession  of 
tho  soil,  and  tlio  stems  spring  up  so  thiokly  that 
every  other  kind  of  jilant  is  soon  kiU«a.l  out.  Tho 
tubers  may  be  dug  by  hand  as  readily  ns  potatoes, 
as  they  do  not  go  very  doeji  in  the  soil ;  but  if 
tho  farmer  doHires  to  avoid  even  (his  labor,  he 
has  only  to  tm’u  in  liis  shoop  or  hogs  aud  they 
will  do  it  for  him. 
'There  apiiears  to  bo  two  varieties  of  the  Je- 
nisalom  artichoke,  the  long,  smooth  red  aud  the 
short,  rough  white,  the  latter  Is  a  later  importa¬ 
tion  from  Euglaml  than  the  former,  but  whether 
it  will  jirove  to  ho  superior,  or  more  productive, 
remains  to  be  dettriuhied  by  oxponouce.  1  have 
planted  a  few  of  both  to-day,  and  will  roiiort  the 
result  iu  duo  time.  It  may  seem  soniewliat  non- 
progressive  to  reluru  hi  the  old  Jerusalem  arti¬ 
choke,  or  rocoiumcnd  its  culture,  even  as  food 
for  stock,  still  wo  do  little  more  than  ti'avel 
around  in  a  circle  in  this  world,  at  best,  and  it 
may  be  ivise.  occasionally,  to  take  a  step  back¬ 
ward,  and  pick  up  some  of  the  good  things  left 
behind  in  oiu:  hurry  to  go  ahead. 
PLANTINO  A  FEW  POTATOES. 
Ap7'il  19- — 'The  prospects  we  favorable  for  a 
large  crop  of  potato  booties  this  suimner,  and 
they  are  akeady  crawling  about,  waiting  for  the 
first  leaf  to  come  above  ground,  and  upon  w  hich 
they  will  no  doubt  poiuico  without  further  delay. 
Now  the  question  arises,  what  shall  fanners  do 
undw  such  cireumstancos  ?  Many  in  the  vicinity 
of  Now  York  have  ah-oady  decided  to  plant  no 
potatoes  this  .season,  claiming  that  it  costs  more 
to  light  the  beetles  thwi  tlio  crop  will  be  worth. 
But  iu  this  I  think  they  mako  a  grave  mistake,  and 
they  will  boo  it  next  fall,  if  nut  before.  If  only 
a  few  potatoes  are  planted  the  price  is  sure  to  go 
up,  and  those  who  do  raise  a  good  crop  are  pretty 
certain  to  be  handsoxnly  paid  for  tliotroublo  of 
fighting  tho  beetle. 
I  am  planting  a  much  loss  area  of  laud  than 
usual,  but  ondeavoriug  to  mako  up  for  it  by 
spreading  on  more  iimmire  and  putting  the  land 
iu  the  very  best  possible  condition.  I  think  this 
is  the  true  policy  to  pursue  under  the  circum¬ 
stances,  for  the  less  ground  one  has  to  go  over  in 
fighting  the  beetles  the  less  it  will  cost,  besides, 
a  concentration  of  labor  iu  preparing  the  soil  is 
pretty  lau'tain  to  tneroase  tlic  yield.  Our  farm¬ 
ers  must  not  be  satisfied  w  ith  a  hundred  bushels 
per  acre,  but  aim  at  two  or  three  times  this 
amount  and  then  they  can  afford  to  fight  Color¬ 
ado  potato  beetles  and  do  it  tliorougbly. 
