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C.  If.  iS.,  Siiohcmiish  City,  ir.  T.— The  flower 
heati  in  that  of  our  common  white  clover  (  Trifo- 
Hvm  The  finding  of  two  scoda  in  a  pod 
is  not  imubual  wlicro  this  species  is  cultivated  in 
rich  soils  and  in  a  congenial  cUmato.  Now  the 
clovers  arc  clos<tly  allied  to  tlio  common  pea, 
both  being  hiclnded  In  the  Pulse  familvi  although 
tlie  flowers  are  proliiced  in  a  close,  compact  head 
or  cluster,  and  not  distributed  over  the  plant  as 
in  tlio  cultivated  or  wild  pea.  The  pods  although 
comi)arativcly  small,  are  still  true  pea  pods — the 
common  white  clover  producing  one  or  two  seeds 
while  the  wild  Buffalo  clover  has  three  to  five  in 
each  pod. 
Perhaps  some  of  Uie  designs  of  boiisos  given 
in  the  Rdral  will  suit  you  for  the  position  named. 
IP.  F.,  Md. — The  clematis  may  be  had  of  al¬ 
most  any  of  our  florists  or  imrsorjmen.  The 
prices  of  the  vaiieties  vary  from  50c.  to  i!S2  per 
plant. 
The  A'anthoceras  sorhifolia  is  not  yot  offered 
iti  this  country,  as  wo  have  already  stated  twice 
Vaffore.  Onr  florists  will  probably  not  be  able  to 
procure  and  projiagate  a  stock  for  sale  in  loss 
time  than  one  or  two  years  from  the  present  date. 
J.  J.  //«//.— The  simplost  way  of  mannfactur- 
iug  sni«3rpho8phate  of  lime  is  to  break  up  the 
bones  as  finely  as  possible,  put  them  into  a  largo 
vat  or  kettle,  and  add  sutfident  sulphuric  acid  to 
dissolve  them. 
The  ijuantity  of  acid  depends  somewhat  upon 
the  kind  and  condition  of  the  bones,  whether 
large  or  small,  new  or  old.  But  we  do  not  think 
a  man  with  no  maehinen'  to  gidnd  the  bones  or 
fixtures  for  propaiing  superphosphates,  can  af¬ 
ford  te  undertake  its  manufactiure.  A  few  years 
since  there  was  mnch  talk  going  the  roimds  of 
the  iHoss  alx)ut  “  honjo  made”  suporphospbateH, 
but  it  is  one  of  those  iuipracUcablo  operations 
which  had  bettor  bo  left  to  the  regular  manufac¬ 
turers  of  such  arliclCB. 
Mrs.  Van  D. — Wo  have  an  jtmerican  IVIistle- 
toe,  wldch  resembles  the.foroign  species  in  leaf 
and  maunor  of  growths,  although  it  is  botanically 
quite  a  difl'erout  plant.  Its  sciontilic  name  is 
riinradtwlrcrn  flaoenrais,  while  that  of  the  ex¬ 
otic  one  is  Viscum  tdhnin.  The  .(Vmerican  Mis¬ 
tletoe  is  found  groxving  upon  various  kinds  of 
trees  in  the  Middle  and  Southern  States.  It  may 
he  propagated  l)y  grafting  upon  the  xvild  thorn 
apiilo,  ash,  honey  locust,  also  the  coiunon  apple 
and  several  other  trees.  The  operation  is  per¬ 
formed  by  making  an  incision  in  the  bark  of  tlie 
tree  and  insert  into  it  a  thin,  wedgo-shajied  cion 
of  the  Mistletoe,  iiaving  upon  it  a  bud  or  two 
and  at  bjast  one  leaf.  Early  spring  is  tlie  pro2)er 
time  for  grafting. 
,/nme.s‘. — However  iirepostcrous  it  may  seem 
to  you.  it  is  noverthcloss  a  fact  tluit  xvo  have 
several  sjiecies  of  butterflies  and  iiiotbs  which 
aio  callable  of  with  .standing  tho  cold  of  our  most 
severe  Nortlnm  winters  and  coming  out  all  right 
in  spring.  One  of  the  best  known  and  most 
common  of  our  large  butterflies,  tho  caterpillar 
of  which  feeds  uihjii  the  willow,  poplar  and  elm, 
remains  alive  all  winter,  hiding  away  m  barns 
and  other  outlniiJilings,  as  well  as  in  old  willow 
trisis  and  stumps.  The  name  of  this  Imttortly  is 
Vam’tnxt  aidiopa.  Its  wings  expand  about  three 
inches  and  they  are  of  a  dark  purpUsh-hrowii, 
with  a  broad  border  of  buff-yellow  and  near  the 
inner  edge  tliere  is  a  roxv  of  palo-bluo  spots.  Tho 
caterpillars  of  the  Antiopa  butterfly  arc  black, 
minutely  dotted  with  wiiito,  with  a  row  of  brick- 
red  siiots  on  the  top  of  tho  back.  tVben  fnby 
grown  they  are  nearly  two  inches  in  length.  Tho 
eggs,  caterjiillars  or  chrysaUds  of  this  siiecics 
would  probably  perish  if  exiiosed  tea  light  frost, 
but  tlie  butterfly  or  iierfoct  insect  withstands  a 
low  degree  of  temperature  xrithout  injury. 
KnlU'  M. — ^Tho  correct  pronimciatioii  of  the 
word  Bouquet  is  bo-kay,  as  you  claim ;  but  it  is 
not  of  I'i’eueh  origin,  although  it  is  usually  oou- 
sidertsl  as  such.  This  xvord  as  sjielled,  is  a  per- 
veisioii  of  two  Tai'tai'- Arabic  woi'ds— 5o,  beauti¬ 
ful,  ka,  iierfimio  ;  consequently,  te  say  a  beauti¬ 
ful  bom^iiet  would  bo  equivalent  to  repeating  the 
iwijeelive,  or  saying  *‘ Ijeautiful,  Injautiful  i>er- 
fiiirie.”  Still,  midcr  the  cuvumstances,  it  could 
hardly  be  termed  improper  to  speak  of  a  bunch 
of  flowers  as  a  beautiful  bouquet. 
Ftaulion.--  Crickets  about  the  hearthstone  may 
all  ho  well  ouougli  in  2K)t!ti'y,  but  when  they  be¬ 
come  .so  Humorous  as  to  eat  up  oim's  stockings  at 
night,  it  is  time  to  descend  to  a  loxvor  level  and 
take  a  practical  view  of  tJieir  doiiig.s.  Tiioy  may 
bo  poisoned  by  mixing  two  ounces  of  arsouio 
Avith  a  I'ouud  of  oatmeal,  putting  in  some  gromid 
anise  seed  and  cai’away  for  llavoriug;  s{)read 
the  mixture  on  a  jilato  or  tliiek  paper,  and  put  in 
or  near  their  haunts,  where  the  crickets  can  par¬ 
take  of  it  at  their  conveniouce.  But  put  the  poi¬ 
son  whore  the  cat  and  dog,  or  other  household 
pels,  cannot  reach  it. 
(rco.  W.  Ji. — An  excellent,  cheap  and  durable 
varnish  for  iron  or  coarse  woodwork  can  be  made 
of  one  gallon  of  coal  tar,  half  a  pint  of  spirits  of 
tnqHjntiuo,  and  two  ounce.s  oil  of  vibiol.  After 
mixing  and  stiiTiug  well  put  on  with  a  brush. 
1876.  WHERE  NOW?  1876 
To  Mt(TUU5AN,  ono  Of  tlio  foremost,  floutlshlntf 
and  healthy  SjtatCM ! 
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To  buy  a  FAltM  out  of  tho 
99  oUi«r 
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World  fvirSHATpeniac  KnWes  juiil  Sclr^or*. 
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