MOORE’S  RURAL  WEW-YORKER. 
^(oncultunii. 
EXHIBITION  OF  THE  N,  Y.  HORTICUL¬ 
TURAL  SOCIETY. 
We  regret  that  our  crowded  columufl  prevents 
us  from  pnlilishing  a  report  of  this  creditable  ex¬ 
hibition  of  rtowors  and  plants  at  all  comnionsu- 
rato  with  its  merits. 
The  many  residents  of  New  York  wdio  have 
long  felt  the  need  of  just  sucli  a  society  have 
reason  to  feel  gralofiil  that,  though  compara¬ 
tively  of  recent  origin,  tho  Exhibition  just  closed 
at  Gilmore’s  Garden  is  one  that  would  not  have 
disgi'accd  the  Centennial.  Indeed,  several  of 
the  gentlemen  to  whom  tho  Centennial  is  most 
indebted  are  those  who  nuide  tho  linost  display 
hero.  Prominont  among  them  were  S.  L.  Pab- 
80S8  and  R,  13.  Parsons  of  Flushing,  N.  Y. — 
and  Geo.  Such  of  South  Amboy,  N.  Y. 
Among  tho  most  interesting  plants  to  Ihe  gen¬ 
eral  observer  of  Mr.  Stiru’s  collection  Averu  splen¬ 
did  specimens  of  A'epe7ithtfs.  The  pitchers  of  .N, 
Rfijflfsiann  werti  the  largest  and  moat  highly 
colored — mottled  with  dec[)  purple  upon  a  green¬ 
ish  white  ground,  and  largo  enough  to  hold  half 
a  pint.  Here  was  al.so  a  lino  Sarracptiia  flava,  a 
Plo'ia  scabrrula  —Adlnn/um  T'fnivianwn,  a  ro¬ 
bust,  distinct  Forn  of  pendant  habit, — an  Ixora 
Javanaaa  flava,  rMemhling  a  Hydrangea  in  its 
I  dowers  of  deep  orange. 
Mr.  S.  B.  Parrons’  collection  conaisted  of  a 
pretty  assortment  of  Ferns  and  small  but  rare 
specimens  of  ovorgroon  and  deciduoua  trees. 
Among  tho  latter  Avas  a  llorsocliostnnt  with 
loaves  as  finely  cut  as  those  of  a  Fern, — Oaks 
with  leaves  of  strange  ontliiics.  Oaks  Avith  golden 
leaves,  Oaks  with  loaves  of  ]inre  Avliito  and  green. 
Mr.  JorrN  IIe.nderhon’s  group  of  Lf/godvmi 
.acatvlxna,  a  comparatively  new  .lapatioso  clirnbiug 
Fern,  attracted  much  attention.  It  consists  of 
upAvard  of  lOO  jilants  in  iiots  placed  close  to¬ 
gether  upon  a  square  platform,  with  a  fountain 
in  the  center.  Tlie  Ferns,  about  flvo  feet  high, 
Avero  ti’ainod  to  perpendicular  sti’iugs,  and  re¬ 
minded  one  of  a  little,  cool  grove  of  green  sja-ay, 
Mr.  Charles  Zellci;  of  Flutbush,  N.  Y.— a 
gentleman  noted  for  his  seedling  Pinks— exhib- 
ites  a  number  ol  Agaves,  Cnr.lin,\u\  Eclieveidas. 
Jons  B.  Bush  displayed  several  of  the  highly 
Colored  Caladiums  and  a  vigorou.s  specimen  of 
Olerodetidron  Balfour i. 
Peter  Hashqs  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  prosouted  a 
small  TJUnm  Washinr/touiorium  in  bloom  and 
several  seedling  Lilies  of  tho  nmbeUatum  va¬ 
rieties.  , 
In  Mr.  Will.  C.  Wilson’s  exhibit  we  ob.servcd  a 
small  specimen  of  tho  rare  Tode.a  snperba,  a 
New  Zealand  Foni,  the  fronds  of  which,  of  a 
velvety  textmo  and  a  lively  green  color,,  arch 
gracefully  and  arc  feathered  to  the  base. 
Among.a  few  cut  flowers  exhibited  by  Messrs. 
Beach.  8on  <&  Co.  of  this  city  were  several  of 
the  pretty  Iris.  /.  Persica  is  a  bronze,  Avith 
blotches  of  bright  yellow  upon  each  of  the  three 
outer  perianth  sogmonts.  It  was  common  enough 
“  oiice  upon  a  time,"  but  is  now  quite  rare.  This, 
with  others  of  lavender  and  white,  formed  a  deli¬ 
cately  pretty  groaping. 
Mr.  1.  Bcch.vnan,  whoso  beaming,  henovolout 
old  face  was  as  pleasing  as  his  plants,  exhibited 
specimens  of  Orchids,  among  which  were  several 
of  the  Caltleya  rnossi(K,elegansu,ndsuperba.  The 
flowers  are  very  large,  of  a  soft,  liglit  rose, 
shaded  Avith  deeper  rose,— and  Vnrvla  tricolor, 
Avhose  flowers  may  be  said  to  resemble  birds, 
beetles,  fishes,  reptiles,  according  to  the  fancy  of 
the  beholder. 
While  noting  tho  above,  avo  would  not  slight 
dozens  of  other  exhibits  in  no  Avay  inferior ;  but 
our  space  is  filled.  We  dare  to  hope  that  the  N. 
Y.  H.  H.  has  a  future  that  may  be  to  Fioricnltm’o 
AA-hat  the  Araeiican  Bornological  Bocioty  has  been 
and  is  to  Pomology — and  Ave  can  aausIi  its  enter¬ 
prising  directors  no  greater  boon. 
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ANNUALS  AND  BEDDING  PLANTS  AT  THE 
CENTENNIAL. 
Later  in  the  season  the  effect  of  many  sum¬ 
mer  plants  at  the  Centennial  Exposition,  now  ar¬ 
ranged  in  ample  plots  with  great  care  and  taste, 
Avill  be  apparent,  though  at  present  little  besides 
this  care  and  taste  is  noticeable.  The  earth  has 
been  dry,  the  specimens  have  made  little  or  no 
growth,  so  that,  except  the  ever-present  Pelar¬ 
gonium.  there  is  a  meager  display  of  colors- 
while  the  half-Avithered  foliage  impresses .  one 
that  half  of  them  are  as  likel.'y  to  die  as  to  live. 
The  effect  of  hundreds  of  Peloi'goniums  of  the 
same  color  massed  together  is  well  shoAvn  in  two 
plots,  one  of  them  fi.lled  Avith  the  rose-colored 
Christines,  and  the  other  with  scarlet  varieties. 
There  are  not  less  than  oOO  plants  in  each  plot, 
each  hearing  full  trusses  of  flowers.  It  is  a 
glare  of  rose  and  a  glare  of  crimson,  unrelieved 
even  by  the  leaves,  which  are  curle<l  and  brown,  j 
Unusual  forms  and  aiTangemouts  always  riA'ct  j 
tho  eye,  though  it  be  for  a  moment  only.  Thei'e 
is  nothing  in  this  massing  of  a  single  color  to 
commend  it  to  general  and  permanent  adoption. 
At  a  little  distance,  one  sheet  or  blanket  of  rose 
and  another  of  crimson  would  look  just  as  avoII. 
Another  large  hod  is  devotwl  to  Roses  of  all  col¬ 
ors,  Avith  foliage  green  and  Ih'ely,  and  with  flow¬ 
ers  in  every  stage  of  deA'olopmeiit  and  of  every 
color  knoAA'n  to  this  qnocn  of  the  floral  world. 
They  seem  to  have  been  placed  Avith  a  nice  re¬ 
gard  to  hai’raony  of  colors,  and  they  show  to  a 
striking  advantage  the  hoanty  Avhich  many  Roses 
reflect  upon  one  another,  as  eompared  Avith  that 
of  a  siiiglo  subject.  Tho  Pelargomtim  beds  and 
this  bed  of  Roses  are  tho  work  of  Messrs.  Miller 
&  HAyE.s  of  Pliiladelphia. 
Mr.  Tiros.  J.  Mackenzie  has  constructed  a 
large  circular  plot  that,  if  aa'O  mistake  not,  Avill 
prove  an  attmotivc  object  during  late  summer 
and  early  fall.  It  is  siu-rounded  by  the  usual 
arched-iron  border,  first  AATthin  Avhich  is  a  circle 
of  Gnaphalium  ;  next,  a  circle  of  Iresine  ;  next, 
tAvo  circles  of  Pelargoniums — tho  outer  pink,  the 
inner  crimson ;  next,  a  oiiolc  of  Coleus ;  next, 
Abntiloii  Thnraaoni ;  next,  Cunnas  ;  and  finally, 
in  the  center,  a  fine  Cycad.  It  Avill  be  seen  that 
Avliether  aac  rcg.ard  size,  liahit,  vigor  or  color, 
this  is  a  skillful  arraiigoment.  As  tho  circles 
diminish,  the  ifiants  are  larger  and,  in  tho  saiiio 
tiiiU!,  wilt  uiako  a  taller  and  stabjlicr  growth. 
The  outermost  circle  is  a  silvory-gray  ;  the  next, 
deep  rcildisJi  -  purple  ;  then  green,  with  pink 
llowiws  ;  next,  green,  Avith  crimson  llowcrs :  then 
tho  snhdncd  foliage  of  the  Colons,  the  stately 
bronzed  Ciuma,  and  finally  tho  majestic  Cj-ciis. 
Other  plots  are  devoted  to  Gladioli— others  to 
mixed  hcdding-plants  wilhoiil  definite  arrange¬ 
ment,  in  one  of  whieh  wo  noticed  many  speci- 
uions  of  Amaranthus  salicifoUiLS,  Avhich,  how¬ 
ever  graceful  when  under  tho  extremely  squeam¬ 
ish  care  it  demands,  Avill,  ir  wo  may  judge  from 
onr  own  oxperienoe,  prove  a  oonsjiicuons  failure 
as  it  is  hero  placed. 
As  if  it  were  by  a  preconcerted  plan,  a  number 
of  the  most  successful  llhododcndron  growers  of 
the  world  havo  united  their  best,  efforts  to  render 
this  di.splay  the  most  extensivo  that  has  ever 
t.akon  place,  S.  B.  Parsons  It,  13,  Parsons  of 
Flushing,  N.  Y, — II.  A.  Diuieu  of  Philadelphia 
Aniiio.ny  Waterrr  and  ,Ja.ve.s  Vkitcii  A  Bons  of 
I  England  are  tho  most  notalih'  exhihitor.s.  Those 
of  Mr.  B.  B.  P.AUHONs  .are  all  perfectly  hardy  in 
Flushing  a  fact  that  invests  them  AA’itli  extra 
interest  to  those  who  desire  to  m.ako  selections 
for  ont-door  culture  from  onr  choicest  hardy  va¬ 
rieties.  Those  of  tlio  VEiTniKs,  together  with 
many  other  rare  evorgroons  -  ha  rdy  and  sonii- 
hardy,  to  which  wc  shall  again  have  occasion  to 
refer— are,  Avitli  llio  well-known  liberality  of 
tJiis  enterprising  estublishmont,  presented  to  tho 
Oommission. 
Mr.  Watkrer’s  llhododondroa  exhibit,  occu¬ 
pies  a  space  that  would  itself  siillico  for  a 
ooimlry  fair,  is  protected  liy  an  n.wning  and 
es^impri.scH  porb.aps  1,500  specimens.  As  one 
Avoiidoringly  looks  upon  theso  plants  in  full 
bloom  and  without  a  trace  of  injury  sustained 
by  their  journey  to  this  country,  it  is  difllcult  to 
say  Avhieh  feoliug  triumphs  —  delight  over  so 
grand  a  spectacle,  or  jicrplexity  as  to  hoAv  so 
varied  and  numerous  a  collection  of  shrubs, 
from  one  to  four  feet,  in  bight,  could  he  trana- 
piirtcd  so  great  a  distance  and  yet  tell  no  tale 
hut  Avhat  they  load  been  cultivated  in  the  A'ery 
jilaccs  AAhero  they  stand. 
Wo  heartily  wish  that  everyone  of  onr  readers 
miglit  see  these  jilants.  Every  corymh  consists  of 
upward  of  20  flowers,  each  flower  is  as  large  as 
a  small  Gladiolu.H,  and  plants  tAVo  feet  high  bear 
a  dozen  corymbs.  Tho  central  tlowei-s  are  so 
elevated  above  the  lateral  ones  as  to  form  a  per¬ 
fect  bouquet,  each,  subteuded  by  ami  resting  up¬ 
on  a  AA'horl  of  large,  deop-greeu  leaves.  When, 
therefore,  1,.500  Khododendi'ons,  averaging  three 
loot  in  hight,  with  a  range  of  vividly  delicate 
colorings  rarely  equaled  by  any  other  class  of 
plants.  010  collected  together  and  artistically  ar¬ 
ranged,  the  effect  is  one  that  must  bo  seen  to  he 
appreciated.  Every  Rose  has  its  thorn,  hoAvever, 
and  tho  Rhododendron  i.s  not  perfect.  Its  floral 
beauty  is  short-lived.  Ero  these  lines  can  reach 
onr  readers,  the  Ehododendi-oii  display  aaIU  be  of 
tho  past. 
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FLORICULTURAL  NOTES. 
It  is  easier  to  get  rid  of  Aveeds  to-day  than  it 
Avill  be  to-monoAv. 
Camphor. — It  has  been  going  the  rounds  that 
camphor  hastens  the  germination  of  seeds.  In 
some  instances  perhaps  it  may— in  olher.s  it  does 
not.  We  planted  Fig  seeds  side  by  side,  half 
soaked  in  camphor,  half  not.  There  was  no 
difference  in  tho  time  of  germination. 
Vaccinium  e  call  attention  to 
the  Dccrben’y  that  is  now  (June  Ist)  in  profuse 
bloom.  It  may  now  be  determined  by  its  irreg¬ 
ular  branching  habit,  swollen  joints;  by  its 
many  solitary,  axilary,  nodding,  Avhitish  flowers 
of  a  spreading  boU-shape.  Later  it  may  bo 
known  by  its  large  greenish,  bitter  berries. 
Tho  H'oodji. — ^The  woods  at  this  season  are 
grand— ami  wo  know  of  several  old-fogy  fellows 
that  say  they  can  more  enjoy  an  afternoon  among 
^he  ti’ees,  shrubs,  ferns,  flowers,  grasses  and  shady 
brooks  of  tho  Avooda  than  in  the  TTorticultiural 
Grounds  of  the  great  Gontennial.  Philosopbors, 
after  a  world  of  study,  toll  ns  there  is  no  account¬ 
ing  for  tastes.  Perhaps  if  it  wore  not  for  the 
ballast  power  exerted  by  tlio  old  fogies — Young 
America  might  find  himself  “  up  iu  a  h.alloon  ”  on 
a  squally  day. 
iSnlo>nan'.s  Seal  (^Pnlggoyiahim  bifloi-um'),  now 
iu  bloom  is  as  jirctty  in  tlie  garilen  as  it  is  in  the 
woods.  A  simple  slender  curving  stem  two  foot 
high,  Avitli  largo  durable  loaves  arranged  dis- 
tichously  and  from  every  axil  a  hair-likc  peduncle 
that,  forking,  hears  from  one  to  four  (generally 
two)  vaso-liko,  groeiiish-Avhite.  pondiiloiis  lloAA'crs. 
This  plant  though  so  diffoi’ont  in  every  Avay, 
somehoAv  rominds  one  of  the  pretty  Kimlax  in  its 
tidy,  graceful  habit.  It  looks  well  among  beds  of 
our  hardy  Ferns  that,  by  the  Avay,  may  with  oare 
he  removed  from  the  AA'oods  as  well  now  a.s  at 
any  other  time. 
Edging.  A  few  days  ago  wo  saAv  a  Avillow  edg¬ 
ing  about  18  inclios  high  siirnmndiiig  a  little 
vegetable  garden.  It  had  been  made  in  this 
AA'ay.  In  early  fall  small  hranchos  half-aii-inch 
iu  diamotiM-  wore  cut  two  feet  long,  shiirponod  at 
both  ends  Avhich,  being  stuck  in  tho  ground, 
formed  semieirelcs.  Each  soinieirolo  began  in 
the  middle  of  tho  preceding  niio  ho  that  both 
togetlier  formed  a  not-work  with  a  MCiilloped  top 
somethin''  like  the  wickor-work  of  garden 
trelliHOH.  I'lvcry  cud  sownu'il  to  liavo  rooted 
during  the  fall  and  tho  Intds  Jiud  luishod  so 
vigorously  as  already  to  liavo  formed  a  thick 
groAvth  that  required  clipiiing.  Wo  do  not  know 
that  wo  havo  over  soon  a  chon  per,  more  easily 
fonnod  or  more  suitable  edging  for  such  plots, 
irntcrhu/.-  -Wc  believe  that  tlio  siirinklirig  or 
bedding  plants  diming  dry  weather  not  only  iloos 
no  good  hilt  is  injiirions.  When  from  using  the 
watering  pot.  It  seems  as  if  the  earth  Avoro  wet, 
wo  sliall  find  that  it  has  penetrated  scarcely 
half  an  Inch.  This  can  have  little  effect  upon 
tlio  roots,  Avhilo  evaporation  carries  it  away  at 
once  upon  receiving  tho  first  rays  of  the  sini. 
Tho  anrfaco  earth  is  made  liy  artificial  sprinkling 
hard  and  close  thus  exclinlmg  the  air — forming  a 
readier  conductor  of  heat  and  offering  a  liarrior 
to  tlio  ready  absorption  of  moisture  and  rain 
when  showci-H  come- as  they  sometimes  do— to 
mitigate  tho  killing  effects  of  drouths  long  con¬ 
tinued.  If  Avc  Avniild  [iniservo  the  froshnoss  of 
our  llower  beds,  and  are  Avilling  to  tako  tlio  time 
and  pains,  they  should  ho  watered  after  sundown 
until  tho  water  is  about  to  run  off.  Then  Avait 
for  this  to  soak  in  and  water  again  and  again. 
Finally  spread  froshly-cul,  grass  over  tJie  entire 
Furface  an  inch  thick.  This  does  not  mar,  ns 
ono  Avoiild  suppose,  tho  appoaranco  of  tlio  lied 
after  a  few  hours,  as  the  color  of  dried  grass  is 
nearly  that  of  dry  earth  and  consisting  of  short 
and  fine  blades  as  it,  aviU  bo  if  cut  with  the  laivii- 
niower,  it  very  soon  rosombles  tho  earth  itself. 
A  covering  like  thi.s  supprosHes  weeds  luul  the 
drouth  must  be  severe  indeed  to  sorionsly  affect 
plants  thus  treated.  Wo  recommend  the  .same 
for  fruit  and  ornamental  trees  transplanted  this 
spring. 
®0||tCS. 
BEET  SUGAR  INDUSTRY, 
Comparatively  little  lias  yet  been  done  to¬ 
wards  the  manufacture  of  beet  sugar  in  this 
country;  still  the  foAv  experiments  made  show 
that  both  climate  and  soil  arc  adapted  to  tho  pro¬ 
duction  of  beets  on  an  nnlimitcd  scale.  All  we 
need  is  a  few  successes  to  inako  the  thing  iiopniiir 
imd  then  the  iirodiict  is  sure  to  equal  the  de¬ 
mand.  A  coiTeH)xmdontof  the  Wilmington  Com¬ 
mercial  in  speaking  of  tlic  industry  says  :  . 
Tho  effects  produced  upon  ngricultiu'e  in 
France  by  the  cultivation  of  beets  for  sugar  have 
been  astounding.  Notwithstanding  tho  higli 
protective  policy  to  Avhioh  it  oavos  its  existence, 
there  id  no  question  that  sngars  h.avi!  been 
cheaper  throughout  tho  world,  during  the  last 
fifteen  years,  in  conseqnence  of  tho  great  success 
of  this  industiy-  The  cane  sugar  manufacturers 
of  tho  Tropics  haA*©  adopted  tho  improved  pro¬ 
cesses  of  the  beet-.sugar  manufacturers  of  Europe 
because  so  much  superior  to  theirs,  but  Avith  it 
all,  the  latter  Avill  soon  outatidp  them.  In  tho 
cane  sugar  districts  no  other  crop  is  to  be  soon, 
while  the  cattle  and  sheep  are  few;  tho  beet- 
sugar  districts  of  Eiu-ope,  on  the  contrary,  are 
covered  with  the  diversity  of  crops ;  beets,  Avhevat, 
ryo,  barly,  Ac.,  and  all  the  cultivated  grasses, 
every  field  cultivated,  and  the  stables  filled  with 
cattle,  sheep  and  horses.  No  farmer  uoed  be 
told  Avhich  system  is  the  most  enduring.  In  the 
best  cultiA’ated  districts  of  the  Continent,  the 
basis  of  it  is  the  bget.  It  not  only  furnishes  to 
man  the  article  of  all  others  that  most  delights 
the  palate,  but  the  pulp  left  after  tho  juice  is 
extracted  is  excellent  food  for  cattle,  the  im ruber 
of  which  is  largely  inoreaHcd  and  they  fiiniiMh  an 
increased  amount  of  manure,  Avhich,  applied  to 
the  deeply  plowed  lands,  multiplies  theii-  pro-  ' 
dnetivenesa.  On  a  great  public  occasion,  a  visit 
of  tho  Emperor  and  Empress  to  Valoncionnea, 
tho  following  inscrijitiori  Avas  placed  on  a  tri¬ 
umphal  arch:  ‘‘  Before  themaniirneturc of  beet- 
sugar,  the  atTotidi.ssomeut  of  Yaleneieimos  pro¬ 
duced  G!).'j,7.')()  bushels  of  wheat  and  I'atlcnnd  70(1 
oxen.”  “  Biiiec  tho  manufaeture  of  beet  siigiir 
was  introduceil,  the  arrondissement  of  Valencien¬ 
nes  produces  1,1. '57.750  Imshels  of  wheat  and  fat¬ 
tens  11.500  oxen.”  All  farmcr.s  avIio  obtain  first 
irri/.es  at  tho  agricultural  exhibitions  are  either 
sugar  iiitimif.acturers  or  cnltivators  of  tho  boot; 
it  is  so  i.uiifonnly  the  ease  Unit  they  Avould  ho 
siiritrisod  if  they  did  not  scenro  tlnaii,  A  farm 
of  eight  hundred  and  thirl, y  two  acres,  the  sales 
of  prodiico  from  which  under  the  former  treat¬ 
ment  amounted  to  358,000  jior  aiiiiiim,  with  six 
years  treatment  of  sugar  boot  cultiil’e  produced 
•511,200  i)er  annnin.  Another  iustanco  :  a  farm 
of  tiA’o  hundred  and  niiicty-tiA'o  acres,  produced 
5,226  bushels  of  wlieat,  2.500  tons  of  beets,  .and 
fattened  1,10  lioad  of  eiittlo  per  annum.  But  tho 
model  farm  of  France  is  oim  of  five  hundred  and 
tifty-tAvo  acres,  Avhich  with  eleven  years  of  sugar 
bed  cultivation  produces  an  average  of  70  bushels 
of  oats  oil  thirty  acres.  !l(i),t  bushels  of  Avheat 
on  one  hundred  and  fifty-six  acres,  20  tons  of 
beets  [ler  aero,  and  :3  tons  of  liay  (ler  acre  fatten 
200  ea(llc  and  8,000  sheep  per  anninn.  Iti  1805 
the  yk'ld  of  licots  was  30..'35  and  as  much  as  30 
tons  to  the  aero.  These  farmers  altrihutc  their 
Snce(\8.S  as  cultivators  entirely  to  Mm  hmneii.ss 
ainoiint  of  inanuro  tho  beet  |)iilp  enables  thorn  to 
make,  to  Urn  improvcrl  conditiou,  and  also  t,ij  the 
inoroasod  amount  of  prolUahlo  service  of  the  land 
coiiHoqiieiit  upon  bed  culture,  no  falloiVA'S  being 
I'cquii’cd.  On  this  model  farm  the  beet  crops 
only  wore  mamircd  Avhich  were  plosAod  iu  deep 
the  previous  faU,  and  the  ground  was  iigaiii 
lightly  plowed  in  tho  spring,  I’er  the  suc¬ 
ceeding  grahi  crops  a  sitiglo  light  plowing 
srilUccd. 
Before  tho  iirtrodndion  of  tho  sugar  industry 
into  France,  farm  bands,  by  reason  of  a  lack  of 
employment  in  winter  were  so  continually  emi- 
gr-atiiig  to  tho  city,  that  Goveimment  instituted 
Imiitiries  to  ascertain  the  cause,  and  also  the  best 
radhod  of  preventing  it.  Now  tho  tmtdene.y  of 
workmen  to  sock  the  capital  is  not  noticed  iu  tho 
sugar  (llstricts,  that  industry  giving  ample  and 
well  jraid  employment  in  the  summer  mouths. 
Wherever  tlic  hoot  is  enltivaterl  in  Franco  land 
arlvanccH  m  value,  artd  wages  tako  tho  same  di¬ 
rection.  No  one  belioA’es  now  that  it  exhausts 
and  impovcrisliGH  the  soil  or  huiis  other  crops ; 
those  arc  the  prejudices  of  bygone  years,  Avhich 
science  uritl  oxporionce  have  Iianislied.  Tho 
qirality  of  tho  Avhoat  is  hotter,  tho  heads  are  lar¬ 
ger  and  htjavier,  the  straw  stronger,  and  not  so 
liable  to  lodg'o,  the  grain  is  larger,  brighter,  and 
Inavior,  Aveighing  from  two  t-o  three  pounds 
above  Mio  staudard.  Tho  dojr.artmeuLs  iu  Avhich 
the  beet  is  cnltivated  are  not  grazing  districts  in 
Avhich  cattle  are  raised,  hut  are  pre-omiueutly 
distinguished  for  supporting  and  fattnning  cattle, 
and  producing  graitts.  'I'o  faii'ly  estimate  the 
full  value  of  this  root  culture,  allowance  must  be 
made  for  tho  iindonded  faets  that  its  eultnre  as 
a  rotation  crop  so  prepares  the  soil  that  it  needs 
not  be  loft  fallow,  and  so  inqn’oves  tho  wheat, 
that  from  one  third  to  one  half  more  Is  produced 
than  before  the  beet  proceeded  it ;  ami  that 
cattle  are  fattened  on  the  leave.s  and  pulp,  are 
exceedingly  prolific,  tho  cows  produce  more  abun¬ 
dant  and  better  flavored  milk,  so  that  the  pro¬ 
duction  of  sugar  from  tho  beet  adds  to  the  sup¬ 
ply  of  liread  and  meat,  and  theso  three  loading 
necessities  of  man’s  existence  stimulate  alid  aid 
each  other. 
- - 
HOW  TIMES  CHANGE. 
When  a  boy  we  resided  in  Western  New  York, 
Orleans  Co.,  and  then  a  sale  for  cash  of  any  kind 
of  fmit  was  a  rare  occurancc.  The  best  of 
Illiodo  Island  Greonings,  Bpitzoubergs  and 
Pipiniis,  Avcie  sold  for  twelve  cents  per  bushel 
in  trade,  and  we  aa'cII  remember  trying  to  sell  a 
wagon  load  of  excellent  pIuniH,  in  Albion,  offer¬ 
ing  them  at  25  cts.  per  bushel,  but  only  managed 
to  sell  cue  pock  at  that  rate.  A  quarter  of  a 
century  has,  however,  Avorked  a  change  in  that 
region,  and  from  late  reports  of  Horticnlturial 
Societies,  of  Western  New  York,  Ave  gather  the 
following  items  in  regard  to  sales  of  fruit  from 
(Jrleaus  and  adjacent  counties. 
Kric  oonnty.  apples  ami  pears,  valued  at . $.300,000 
Oeneso  county,  all  fruite  sliippod,  do .  LW.ooo 
Niagara  couuiy.  do.  do.  do . l.l'H.ilOO 
Orleans  county,  do.  do,  do .  7S4,U0O 
The  pear  crop  in  Geneso  county  sold  for  $11,- 
000;  in  Niagara  county,  535,000;  in  Orleans 
county,  512,700.  Ayjples  in  Genesu  cmmty,  5M1,- 
000;  iu  Niagara,  about  51,000,000;  Orleans, 
3632,000.  The  quince  crop  in  Geneae  AA'a.s  only 
31,000  against  $6,000  last  year ;  in  Orleans,  $3,- 
860.  Pooches  in  Niagara  sold  for  $62,000, 
plums  310,000.  Tlie  crop  of  apples  in  Wayue 
county  AA'as  185,000  barrels. 
- - — 
Onion  Colorlvi'..— .Y  good  authority  says  that 
a  decoction  of  the  peel  of  onions  produces  a  fine, 
rich,  orange-yellow  upon  glove  leather,  AA’hich 
fixes  itself  AviUi  great  permanency. 
