Jloritiiltiiral. 
A  VISIT  TO  PETER  HENDERSON. 
Last  week  we  caUed  upon  Mr.  Peter  Hen¬ 
derson — who  needs  no  introduction  to  our  read¬ 
ers — and  were  kindly  shown  through  his  I'nnge 
of  houses. 
Among  new  or  comparatively  new  plants,  wo 
noted  the  following : 
Coleus  VersehaffeUi  major,  C.  aurea  inargin- 
ata,  and  C.  Merrimao.  Mr.  Henderson  consid¬ 
ers  these  tlu-ee  the  best  of  the  innumerable  va¬ 
rieties  of  Colei,  aud  of  them  ho  prefers  the  last 
as  the  most  distinct. 
Tropaeolum  Firefly  is  a  variety  of  the  Nastur¬ 
tium,  with  smallish  leaves  and  orange  flowers. 
Its  growth  is  so  rampant  that  it  is  best  to  plant 
it  among  rubbish  or  sand  to  restrain  its  vigor. 
Begonia,  FroebeUi — to  which  wo  have  alr»!ndy 
alluded  as  having  been  oflorod  in  England  -  wo 
hero  saw  for  the  first.  It  is  a  Jiative  of  Ecuador 
first  exhibited  by  Fboebee  &  Co.  of  Zurich,  in 
August  of  last  year.  It  is  very  striking,  not  for 
its  foliage — which  is  the  usual  oljlique-shapo  of 
Begonias  aud  a  plain  gi’een— but  for  the  vivid 
scarlet  color  and  good  aubsuuice  of  its  salver¬ 
shaped  flowers — four-petaled.  inch  in  diame¬ 
ter  in  the  male,  and  flve-petalod  and  about  two 
inches  in  diameter  in  the  female.  These  are 
well  elevated  above  the  radical  leaves,  which 
vary  greatly  in  size  and  are  borne  on  scapes 
about  a  foot  in  bight.  IJiKin  looking  over  recent 
English  Journals,  we  find  it  highly  recommended 
as  a  bedding  plant  and,  even  for  rookeries.  Mr. 
Froebel  himself  thinks  that  it  will  form  “  a 
dangerous  rival  to  the  bedding  Geranium" — an 
excusable  preiUlection  on  the  part  of  its  intro¬ 
ducer  but  one  we  hojie  may  prove  tme.  It  is 
tuberous-rooted,  requiring  rest. 
Begonia  VersehnffeUi  GiLtoni  is  a  double  flow¬ 
ering  variety  (the  first)  raised  by  a  colored  gar¬ 
dener  and  an  accidental  seedling.  The  flowers 
borne  in  umbellate  cymes  are  about  an  inch  in 
diameter  and  of  a  blush-white  color. 
Ilihiscus  luUnis  shuwis  jdnms  is  sufiicioutly 
double,  of  a  canary-yellow,  crimson  throat,  good 
si/o  and  vciy  desirable. 
Ajnong  Pi'largoniuuis  lifr.  H.  pointed  out  tlio 
Earl  of  Rdslyu  ashisprcforcnco  among  Bronzes. 
By  the  side  of  MacMahon  its  zom;  was  better  de¬ 
fined  and  the  disc  of  a  more  golden  hue.  It 
originated  in  Boston  and  will  not  be  offered  till 
next  year. 
Among  the  Roses,  Mi‘.  Hender.son  remarked 
that  he  considered  Douglas  as  one  of  the  best 
winter  flowering  varieties,  and  that  the  buds 
brought  hun  $18  per  hundred,  while  Safranoaud 
Bon  Silene  brought  but  $10  on  account  of  the 
rarity  of  its  color,  which  is  a  purphsh-crimson. 
Lightning  Potting.  —  Observing  our  interest 
while  watching  the  rapid  movements  of  one  of 
his  men  in  potting— tlie  same  resjicotlng  whom 
Mr.  CuiTrv  and  Mr.  Henderson  engaged  in  so 
wann  a  discussion  uxthe  Gardener's  Montlily  two 
years  or  more  since  -Mr.  Henderson  held  his 
watch  for  precisely  five  luinufes  wliUc  the  man. 
having  arranged  ample  material,  did  his  host. 
But,  at  least  in  this  trial,  he  lost  by  liis  haste, 
upsetting  one  pot  aud  making  several  sUps,  to 
adjust  which  caused  a  very  marked  chock  in  the 
otherwise  clock-work  regularity  aud  rapidity  of 
his  n^vements.  Two-inch  pots  were  used — the 
soil  and  Veibenas  (tlnee  inches  high)  were  be¬ 
fore  him — pots  at  his  left,  tray  at  liis  right, 
which  was  removed  and  another  supphccl  as  fast 
as  filled.  The  number  potted  in  five  minutes 
was  100. 
A  bench  holding  1,000  had  been  filled  a  day  or 
80  previously,  working  from  7  till  6.  One  of 
Mr.  Henderson’s  men  read  from  momoraiida 
the  incredible  amount  of  w  ork  accomplished  by 
tliis  lightning  jxitter  last  year  as  follows : 
Potted,  1,248,589;  shifted.  39,350  plants  from 
smaller  to  larger  pots ;  sowed  300  fiats  of  seeds , 
filled  61  rustic  baskets  and  26  rustic  stands,  and 
transplanted  39,000  plants. 
Ml’.  Henderson  while  referrmg  to  his  varied 
experiences  in  Horticulture,  spoke  against  the 
popular  treatment  of  placing  frozen  plants  in 
the  shade  and  sprinkling  them  with  cold  water, 
as  being  quite  ineffectual  if  not  injurious  to 
them — and  mentioned  the  following  circrnnstance 
as  one  of  several  that  had  induced  this  be¬ 
lief.  During  a  mid-winter  blustering  night  the 
thermometer  sank  to  12"  below  zero  and,  in  spite 
of  ail  the  efforts  of  himself  and  men,  thousands  | 
of  plants  in  the  greenhouses  were  more  or  less  ; 
frozen.  The  following  day,  one  of  the  houses 
was  well  shaded  and  the  plants  treated  to  cold 
water.  The  other  houses  were  not  shaded  and 
the  plants  were  not  watered— with  the  result 
that  more  plants  (or  as  many,  we  are  not  <iuite 
certain,)  were  destroyed  in  the  former  tliun  in 
the  latter. 
We  have  ourselves  always  accepted  the  doc¬ 
trine  that  shade  and  cold  water  constituted  the 
best  treatment  of  frost-bitten  plants — but  the 
magnitude  of  such  tests  and  the  variety  of  sub¬ 
jects  affected,  may  lead  one  to  question  whetlier  | 
the  old  theory  is  not  one  tliab.haa  been  *•  handed 
down"  and  accepted,  rather  than  well  tried  and 
proven  by  compar.«it.lve  tests.  Mr.  Henderson 
reasons  that  as  freezing  works  its  injury  to  tin; 
tissues  by  disruptinj^  the  fibers,  the  sooner  the 
plants  are  tbaivod  the  better. 
It  occurs  to  us  now.  though  it  did  not  then,  to 
ask,  Wliy  not  use  warm  water  upon  the  frozen 
plants — thu.s  hastening  the  thawing  process  and 
benefiting  them  if  Mr.  ll.’s  belief  is  sound  ? 
EXCHANGE. 
Many  thanks  to  the  good  Rural  for  having 
introduced  the  Floral  Exchange  !  I  have  seeds 
of  white.  pink-tipt)cil  and  variegated  Celosia—a. 
ilozon  kinds  of  Asters— mixed  .Anfirrhinum— 
mixcfl  Zinnia  (including  white)— mixed  double 
Sweet  William  ])iirplo  Foxglove  white  and 
mixe<l  iforcnuial  Phlox  Mullein  Pink- Browallia 
Ammoblinn  —  ornamental  Grasses  —  Honesty 
(fAtnaria  lheti.ni.<i)^lfelirhrt/suni,  etc.,  which  I 
wi.sh  to  exchange  for  Gladioli  (bulbs)— T'/yrid/o 
-Dahlia  plants— Feather  Grass  (Sfipn  iieuiata). 
I  have  a  large  colleetion  of  hardy  bulbs  and 
shimbs,  including  several  I.ilies  and  a  <lozoit  Poly- 
autlius  pink  ami  rod  Gladioli — tlorman  Iris 
white  with  blue  ocigo— Lily  of  the  ViuUoy — JHei'n- 
Ira  spedabilU,  wbich  I  wish  to  exchange  later  in 
the  season  for  hardy  tilings,  especially  lAlhirn 
Aurntum — M  ist  T rce  (Rhus  cotinus'\  blue  doub¬ 
le  Hyacinth  variegated  Tii  lips —  Pensttnnmons — 
Wcigcla,  white  —  wliite  flowering  Almond  and 
Triloma.  Address  Mary  M.  Bowen. 
Sycamore  Dale,  Uarrison  Co..  NVest  Vii. 
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NOTES, 
Marking  Wiki  Plants.  If  any  of  our  readers 
acted  Upon  our  advice  of  last  summer  and  fall, 
they  may  prociu-e  the  slirnbs,  water-plants,  etc., 
then  marked  or  determined  upon.  There  is  not 
one  person,  having  anygi  <njnd  whatever,  so  poor 
that  ho  must  go  without  llowors  at  his  homo. 
Those  who  say  olhorwiso  are  lazy  or  do  not  earo 
a  tithe  of  what  tliey  pr«jfesa  to  care  for  them. 
Use  the  lawn-mower  as  soon  as  there  is  grass 
long  eiiongh  to  cut  by  it.  Dig  up  Plantains— the 
earUer,  tho  bettor.  An  old  pair  of  shears  witli 
the  points  a  little  apart  is  a  good  implement  to 
pry  them  out. 
Uneoil  and  tie  up  vines  that  have  been  pro¬ 
tected.  All  tho  bedding  plants  that  have  bec-n 
kept  iti  the  collar  diu'ing  the  winter,  such  ns 
Erythrinas,  Ahnlilons,  Pelargoniums— may  now 
bo  put  out.  A  little  frost  will  harm  them  less 
than  tlie  weakening  shoots  that  will  stai't  in  the 
cellar. 
Work  diligently  to  got  tlio  garden  in  the  most 
I«irfect  order.  It  will  leave  you  more  time  to  do 
the  work  of  arranging  annuals  and  other  seed¬ 
lings  in  a  thorough  and  satisfactory  manner.  It 
win  prolong  sunuiier. 
Tx)Ok  at  tho  Magnolia  troos  now  in  bloom.  Are 
not  they  as  pretty  as  lilies,  and  are  you  not 
sorry  that  you  did  not  plant  one  this  spring  ? 
AnUmnaria  pUmtaginifolia  is  tho  lirst  of  the 
Everlastings  to  bloom.  White,  silky,  six  inches 
high.  Find  it — press  it — mark  its  name. 
Anemone  quinque folia  is  blooming  now. 
§.rounli  t|e  'llcpnlilir, 
MILFORD,  KENT  CO.,  DELAWARE. 
Your  columns  seem  to  be  a  favorite  medium 
for  the  communication  of  information  in  refer¬ 
ence  to  the  merits  of  varions  localities  of  our 
country,  to  which  immigration  ts  inviied.  I 
therefore  presume  to  say  a  few  words  for  this 
section.  Some  twelve  or  fifteen  years  ago, 
northern  immigration  was  first  attracted  tliis 
way,  and  in  a  short  time  grew  to  largo  propor¬ 
tions.  Untie/  the  combined  inlluenco  of  tho  ex¬ 
traordinary  demand  for  our  farming  lands,  and 
the  general  inflation  of  values  coincident  with 
our  exhausted  ciirreucy,  real  estate  advanced 
rapidly  in  price,  and  much  land  was  sold  to 
Northern  settlers  at  extravagant  prices.  A 
large  jiercentage  of  these  new  settlers  were  re¬ 
ified  merchants,  clerks  and  men  of  various  pur¬ 
suits  who  were  utter  novices  at  farming ;  but 
having  made  a  little  money  they  became  imbued 
with  tho  idea  that  there  were  millions  in  farming 
and  fruit  groking.  They  often  went  in  debt  for 
a  coosiderabie  percentage  of  the  purchase  money, 
relying  upon  large  crops  and  high  prices  to  lift 
their  mortgages. 
Under  thene  ciroumstances  there  were  many 
failures.  31ortgages  fell  due  before  they  could 
bo  met.  Foreclosures  followed,  and  forced  sales. 
Land,  meanwhile,  like  everything  else,  had  de¬ 
preciated,  and  those  who  had  bought  at  tho  top 
figures  lost  about  all  they  liad  paid,  and  were 
bankrupted.  Many  of  them  returned  North, 
bearing  most  damaging  testimony  against  this 
section.  This  had  its  effect  in  cheeking  the  in¬ 
flux  here,  and  for  several  years  inimlgi'ation 
languished.  Still  it  did  not  cease.  The  fictitious. 
Impracticable,  visionary  farmers  were  succeeded 
gradually  hj^a  more  practical  class — with  more 
money.  Those  bought  land  at  lower  figures ; 
and,  having  a  sm-plns  a.s  a  guarantee  agaiiast  un¬ 
fortunate  coutingenceis,  they  succeeded  bravely, 
and  became  pprinanout  citizens,  .and  the  great 
majority  of  tliem  are  now  doing  well  and  could 
not  be  induced  to  exchange  their  location.  Trans¬ 
portation  faciUties  have  dovelopeil  rapidlv  with¬ 
in  a  few  years,  and  now  all  parts  of  this  roniu- 
sula  are  within  easy,  quick  amt  cheap  comiiuuii- 
cation  with  tho  best  markets  of  the  country. 
Diversified  fniitcnlturo,  and  *•  mixed  farming  ” 
generally,  aro  the  methods  that  are  sure  to  suc¬ 
ceed  here  in  yielding  any  man  of  ordinai'y  indus¬ 
try  and  managoment  a  first-rate  living  and  rea¬ 
sonable  profits.  Tbo  cliniato  is  splendid.  (Jnr 
soil,  mucli  of  it,  is  as  fertile  as  can  be  found 
anywhere.  We  have  good  schools,  churdics, 
society,  and  all  tho  elements  of  a  high  civiliza¬ 
tion.  The  country  is  very  bealtliy.  Fruit,  of 
almost  every  kind,  grows  to  the  greatest  perfec¬ 
tion.  Wheat,  corn,  rye,  oats,  potatoos,  (sound 
and  sweet)  beets,  cabbage,  turnips,  carrots,  as¬ 
paragus,  cxdery,  lettuce,  peas,  beans,  and,  in 
short,  all  tho  staples,  cereals  and  vogetaltles  of  ' 
tho  country  thrive  I'oro,  and  can  bo  grown  on 
most  of  our  soil  wil  i  profit. 
Land  can  be  bought  here  now  verg  low.  Hold¬ 
ers  of  large  tracts  have  at  last  realized  tliat,  it  is 
better  to  sell  a,  portion  of  tlieir  acres  at  a  low 
price  than  to  koop  more  than  they  can  cultivate 
to  advantage.  JmiuI  icill  neoer  he  dwa/ier  here 
than  it  i.-i  at  the  present  time.  Ofiod  farms  can 
be  had  for  from  .$20  to  if.'iO  loir  acre,  with  fair 
buildings,  in  g3od  locations,  fl'lio  peumsiitu  rail¬ 
road  system,  now  being  doveliqied,  and  much  of 
which  is  in  opex'ation  alreaily,  puts  the  whole 
State  practically  at  tho  doors  of  tho  great  cities — 
New  York,  Philadelptiia,  Baltimore,  Ac.,  and  the 
high  tariff  rates,  that  hav'o  been  iu  the  jaist  a 
great  drawback,  ai-e  now  forced,  by  compclilion. 
down  to  a  very  moderate  scale,  indeed  tlie  en¬ 
tire  outloolc  is  most  promising  for  this  seotion. 
and  we  think  it  is  no  rasli  prophecy  to  say  Unit 
before  many  years  invvo  passed  tho  Delaware 
Poiiinsnla  will  have  bocomo  exceptionally  wealthy. 
I  might  occupy  mueh  siiaco  in  imrticuhu’izing  the 
atti'actions  here  if  I  ilared  to  thus  tux  your  in¬ 
dulgence.  I  may  say,  however,  in  a  few  words, 
that  there  is  no  section  of  country  on  tho  Oonti- 
uont  whore  so  many  of  the  luimies  of  lifo  from 
land  and  water,  can  bo  onjoyod  also  little  cost  of 
labor  or  money,  as  right  here  between  tho  two 
groat  bays  -the  Delaware  and  Chesapeake. 
Wo  need  more  population,  and  do  nothesitnto 
to  say  tliat  those  of  the  North  who  desire  to 
change  their  location,  can  come  here  with  every 
assurance  of  meeting  with  the  most  cordial  re- 
cefition,  socially,  and  with  every  reasonable 
facility  to  make  for  themselves  jirosjierous  aud 
happy  homes.  w.  c.  o. 
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DELAWARE  FRUIT  CROP. 
I  HAVE  just  returned  from  a  visit  througli  the 
State  of  Delaware,  looking  after  the  fruit  crop. 
The  peach  crop  is  very  materially  it.jnred,  on 
the  whole.  From  St.  Georges  to  Dover  the  pi-o,s- 
pect  was  good  for  from  one-fonrth  to  one-half  a 
crop,  but  below  Dover  it  will  hoiigimeral  failure. 
There  was  considerable  fear  In  regai'd  to  Ihe 
pear  crop,  but  nothing  definite  coijld  then  bo  as¬ 
certained.  This  variety  of  frint  is  now  grown 
very  largely,  and  is  increasing  yearly. 
The  apple  crop  promised  well. 
The  berry  crop  bid  fair  to  be  very  large.  Owing 
to  the  mild  winter  few,  if  any,  vines  had  been 
killed.  Htrawborrios  wore  quite  backward,  hut 
few  being  in  bloom,  except  in  the  extreme  lower 
portion  of  tho  State.  Blackberries,  blacktaqis 
and  the  brandywino  raspberries  all  looked  well. 
The  latter  are  becoming  very  popular  in  tho  State, 
as  they  yield  well.  The  fruit  is  firm  and  hand¬ 
some,  aud  can  be  delivered  in  New  York  markets 
in  good  condition. 
This  State  has  various  facilities  to  got  their 
fruits  to  market.  The  P.  W.  &  B.  K,  R.  runs 
the  entire  length  of  the  State,  from  wliich  .sev¬ 
eral  branches  run  through  the  fruit  sections,  not 
only  Delaware  but  Maryland.  At  Harrington  the 
Breakwater  R.  R.  branches  and  runs  through  a 
great  fruit  coimtry,  connecting  Jlilford,  George¬ 
town,  and  at  Lewes,  with  the  Old  Dominion  Line 
for  New  York.  This  line  freights  fruit  very 
cheap,  and  have  lately  opened  a  new  branch, 
beginrdug  at  Georgetown  and  extending  down 
thi'ough  the  State  to  Franklin,  Md.,  giving  very 
great  facilities  to  all  that  part  of  the  country  j 
for  getting  their  produce  to  market  cheap.  j 
Nowis  the  time  to  buy  farms  cheap,  as  there  ] 
are  a  groat  many  for  sale  at  less  than  one-half  | 
the  price  they  sold  for  during  the  War. 
At  Milford  I  called  on  Mr.  Rosa,  who  is  the 
Masttir  Granger  of  tho  State,  and  who  owns  a 
fine  farm  well  stocked  with  fniit.  Ho  has  a  very 
fine  pear  orchard,  with  prospects  of  a  largo  crop. 
Several  of  the  large  growers  in  tins  vicinity  ! 
have  erected  “Evaporators”  on  their  farms,  so 
as  to  secure  the  entiie  orofj  from  any  waste. 
Permit  me  to  digress  from  fruit  (o  flowers  to  i 
I  mentiou  one  garden  that  I  saw  on  tho  fai'm  of  M. 
W.  .1  EWELL,  near  Milford.  Mr.  J.  devotes  his 
time  to  fruit  growing,  while  his  kind  wife  cares 
for  the  llowors.  Without  exception,  sho  possoses 
tlie  largestnuinber  of  vnrictios  of  any  jiersou  I 
fomul  ill  tli<- State.  Even  lit  tho  early  period  of 
iny  visit,  her  garden  was  brilliant  with  tho  cro- 
eiis.  pansy  and  tulips.  Her  varietios  of  tulips  aro 
largo,  and  contain  many  “gems”  of  those  beau¬ 
ties.  I  was  reminded  of  that  quotation  from  tho 
Scriptures :  “  'J’hat  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was 
not  arrayed  like  those." 
3Irs.  .1.  posHOHses  rare  taste,  eomhinod  with 
skill,  in  keeping  up  a  bcantifnl  display  during 
tho  entire  Hoason.  Her  home  is  designated  as 
“  Rose  Cottage,"  owing  to  lior  large  collection  of 
those  beautiful  flowers  in  bloom  during  the  sea¬ 
son.  I  hope  her  exatniile  may  bo  followed  by 
luuny  other  ladies  in  the  Stale,  for  there  is  a 
grout  neeil  of  flowers  in  the  gardens  Unit  I  flaw, 
so  nmcli  so,  that  in  some,  although  laid  out  in 
line  taste,  and  the  plats  were  neatly  bordered 
with  box;  tliere  were  few  or  no  flowers  iu  them. 
If  some  of  our  e(>lebrutod  florists  would  distrib¬ 
ute  a  few  tliousaiiil  packages  of  their  surplus 
stock  ol  seed  through  this  State  free,  I  do  not 
doubt  but  it  would  [lay  them  largely  iu  a  few 
years.  ,  c.  .5^..  i. 
Now  York,  April  viflt.li. 
(Ik  ilinciiai'i). 
CALIFORNIA  RAISINS. 
TitEKK  lias  been  much  said  as  to  whether 
California  could  produce  with  proflt  sun-dried 
raisins.  A  recent  issue  of  the  Stockton  Indo-, 
pendent  has  the  following  : 
It  will  cost  but  little  to  dry  the  grapo,  as  it  can 
be  done  by  the  heat  of  the  suu,  and  tlio  raisins 
t bus  produced  are  preferable  to  tlio.so  driod  by 
artil'iciul  means.  At  tho  riiTicIi  of  f,.  I*.  Jarvis  ic 
llro.,  (/olunihia,  J'uolumno  Countv,  we  lately  saw 
a  large  quantity  of  excellent  raisins  made' from 
grai<uH  ol  the  White  Muscat  of  Alexandria  va¬ 
riety.  Mr.  Jarvi-s  erected  a  plattorm  by  inserting 
posts  ill  tbo  ground  and  nailing  across  tliem 
scantiing  to  support  its  covering  of  rough 
hoards.  M’Ue  platforin  thus  constructcil  is  about 
feet  high,  and  he  has  about  I6U  feet  in 
length  and  7.3  feet  wide.  It  is  located  where  it 
receive.s  llio  rays  of  tbo  sun  from  iiiorinng  till 
night.  Ho  also  lias  smaller  platfonns  similarly 
coii.strnctod  and  located.  Tho  grapes  are  gath¬ 
ered  aiul  spread  uixm  the  iilatforms,  and  witli 
the  exception  of  tin  ning  over  (he  large  hiinchos, 
till.' heat  of  tho  suu  coiiiplotos  the  ihanufactiiro 
of  the  grape  into  ineivJisulablu  raisins.  Mr. 
Jarvi-i  will  this  year  dry  about  30  tons  of  grapes, 
and  as  ho  ostiiiiatoH  that  it  will  take  about  fi  lbs 
of  grapes  for  1  lb.  of  raisins.  Ids  product  of  dried 
fruit  should  be  about  tons.  Good  California 
raisins  lu-e  wortb  about  12c.  1,’  lb.,  and  as  a  largo 
ponioii  of  IJiobo  maiiiifaeturod  by  Mr.  Jarvis 
will  compare  favorably  with  Uio  imi)ori.ed  article, 
ho  imglit  at  least  lo  get  the  highest  market 
price.  JUickoning  the  raisins  at  Unit  price,  it 
will  tiuike  Uie  graiios  worUi  at  least  $31)  V  ton, 
which  is  much  more  than  they  can  bo  sold  for  to 
iiK'-  wino  iiiaiiuractiu’crH. 
Thirty  dollars  a  ton  may  bo  higher  than  wine 
iniiuufactnrers  pay  iu  CaJiforuia,  but  it  is  mighty 
poor  pay  for  growing  and  luiu-keting  grapes.  Wo 
suspect  that  raisins  coiUd  be  profitably  made  with 
grapes  at  l.hje.  1'  lb.,  thongb,  allowing  for  labor, 
loss  by  diving,  eto.,  there  would  not  bo  much 
prollt  at  these  ligiires.  It  very  rarely  happens, 
however,  that  grai.es  in  Eastern  markets  are  not 
worth  considerably  more  than  Ij^c.  )|1  lb.  Our 
vintners  need  not  momn  Uioir  inability  to  grow 
from  tho  true  raisin  graiies  so  long  as  coiiunon 
Idnds  pay  better. 
SIX  ACRES  OF  GRAPES. 
J.  H.  Kisteu  of  at.  Helena,  Cal.,  reports  the 
following  as  sales  of  grapes  from  six  acres,  or 
about  five  thousand  vines  during  the  past  five 
years : 
Year.  Tons.  Lbs.  Ain’t  roc’d. 
{8;! .  80  1.3'Ji  «Bo4  48 
Sold  other  parties. 
1  V7H  00 
m  46 
hSilO  562  25 
62  20 
^OtUl . .  y.;,,  (jj 
Think  of  that,  a  total  of  nearly  $3,000  for  six 
acres  in  five  years!  In  one  year,  it  will  be  ob¬ 
served,  the  product  ran  to  the  enormous  amount 
of  50  tons  and  brought  nearly  $4,000.  The 
smallness  of  the  yield  of  187.0  was  owing  to  a 
devastating  frost,  which  bUghted  every  green 
thing  for  Uiat  year— a  frost  which  every  vine 
grower  will  romoiiiber  for  yoois  to  come.  In 
1875,  in  the  spring,  750  of  the  vines  were  out 
away,  so  that  the  product  of  that  year  was  from 
only  4,260  vines. 
- - - 
Vines,  if  planted  hito,  and  after  the  leaves  are 
started,  should  be  shaded  a  few  days  or  until  tho 
roots  have  taken  hold  Biifilcioiit  to  abstract  moist¬ 
ure  from  Uio  soil.  Of  coui-se,  if  all  the  stems 
having  leaves  on  them  are  pruned  away,  shading 
will  not  bo  necessary ;  but  it  is  frequently  the 
case  that  it  is  well  to  save  the  buds  or  small 
leaves. 
MAY  4: 
