AQEHTt  PROrtTS  A  WEEK,-  X«tw  Nov«*UHui  and  ChrO' 
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OORE'S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
ANSWEES  TO  COEEESPONDEHTS.  ' 
-  \ 
A'.,  MapU  Grove. — “  How  long  dooa  it  require  ‘ 
for  Clematis  seed  to  germinate  and  when  should  ( 
it  be  sown  ?”  Axs. — As  soon  as  ripe— July,  Au-  • 
gust  and  September,  according  to  variety.  Home  * 
will  germinato  tlie  oumiing  winter — most  will  not  ‘ 
gorminato  until  the  next  fall.  A  uniform  tom-  ! 
perature  and  moisture  are  desirable. 
Amateur  Gnrileiur. — Yes,  “big  feed”  does 
have  much  to  do  witli  big  strawberries,  still  wo 
usually  got  a  good  variety  to  begin  with.  But  ' 
food  is  the  great  renovator  and  improver  of 
both  plants  and  animals,  even  to  inaukind,  for 
tlio  half-starved  nuvn  or  wot  ran  cannot  long  dis¬ 
guise  the  fact  from  tlic  most  casual  observer. 
I'onngi  F}nlcfmolo'jigt.  -Yon  need  have  no  fear 
that  all  the  species  of  insects  will  bo  discovered 
before  you  become  qnalitlod  to  commence  de¬ 
scribing  or  giving  a  history  of  them.  Cut  of  the 
eight  or  nine  thousand  species  of  North  Ameri¬ 
can  beetles  described,  the  life  history  of  scarcely 
ene  hundred  of  the  nunil)or  is  fully  known.  Be¬ 
sides  this,  there  are  hundreds— yes,  thousands 
of  new  Bi>ccic8  which  arc  still  uiulesoribcil  and 
unnamed.  In  other  orders  there  is  even  more 
work  awaiting  the  enming  entomologist  than 
oven  among  the  CaJeoiikra  (lH!ioUcs) ;  therefore, 
should  yon  live  a  hundred  years  and  labor  con¬ 
stantly  in  this  tiold,  there  wo\ild  still  remain 
enough  to  be  done  by  those  wlio  may  come  after. 
Youmj  Fanoer. — Utah  and  all  the  adjacetd. 
region  of  country  is  woll  adapted  to  stock-rais¬ 
ing,  but  it  is  idle  to  talk  of  giving  them  no  pro¬ 
tection  in  winter  or  laying  up  any  forage  for 
them  daring  the  same  season.  An  occasional 
winter  may  pass  in  wliich  it  wiU  not  lx*  abso¬ 
lutely  necessary  to  feed  stock,  bnl  there  is  tiover 
one  so  mild  that  shelter  fnnn  eoM  storms  would 
not  be  rcqriircd  for  both  the  comfort  and  health 
of  the  animals.  It  is  said  that  1,00(1  heiul  of 
stock  perlshwl  last  winter  In  Utah  alone  in  oou- 
Boquenco  of  deep  snows,  cold  weather  and  a 
scarcity  of  food.  There  is  no  safety  in  dojicnd- 
ing  upon  pa.stnrage  In  nduter  for  stock  anywhere 
on  the  great  Western  plains  or  on  the  mountains, 
no  matter  who  may  oxiwoss  an  opinion  to  the 
contrary. 
TeamsUr.-  You  make  a  great  mistake  iu  re¬ 
gard  to  your  rights  on  the  higinvay,  when  as¬ 
serting  that  if  a  uian  desu  os  to  pass  you  “  ho 
has  the  privilege  to  do  so  if  lie  can.”  Wo  cou- 
olnde  you  moan  by  tliis  that  yon  have  the  right 
to  remain  in  the  center  of  the  roarl,  ami  if  it 
happens  to  Ixi  a  narrow  one,  compel  any  one  who 
may  desire  to  drive  a  httlo  faster  than  yourself 
to  take  to  the  ditch  in  order  to  “  passon  ahead.” 
The  “  law  of  the  road,"  however,  would  compel 
you  to  turn  out,  if  requested  to  do  so,  giving 
one-half  to  the  man  who  may  desire  to  pass  on, 
in  overtaking  yon,  as  well  as  mooting  when  goiiig 
in  a  contraiy  direction.  There  is  a  groat  deal  of 
misunderstanding  about  such  matters ;  but  a  lit¬ 
tle  common  sense  ought  to  teach  a  man  that 
civil  and  obliging  manners  must  come  veiy  near 
being  the  written  as  well  as  unwritten  law  of  the 
road. 
J.  G.  IT.,  Griffin,  Ga. — Wo  wrote  to  Mr.  Pkteh 
Henuekson,  asking  as  to  the  ohangeableness  of 
the  Coleus,  “  Hio  Shah.”  Ho  replies  as  follows : 
“  '  Coleus,’  ‘  The  Hhah '  and  ‘  Chameleon  ' 
are  rather  uncertain  as  to  keesping  true  to  char¬ 
acter.  I  had  probably  not  more  than  one-fourth 
of  my  plants  last  summer  that  were  planted  out, 
hold  to  their  markings,  wdiich  they  did  through¬ 
out  the  eutiro  season ;  hut  all  the  rest  ran  bock 
to  tbo  i)lain  color.  Ho  fax’,  I  cannot  yet  say  wbal 
will  ‘  set  ’  the  markings."  Mr.  IlENDEnsoN's  re¬ 
marks  rro,  in  e(T(!et,  the  same  as  those  wo  ex¬ 
pressed  last  week.  We  do  not  believe  there  ever 
will  he  a  Hhah  or  Chameleon  so  llxed  as  to  hold 
its  diffused,  undecided  colorings,  while  the  phints 
are  pei-mittxsl  te  make  a  healthy,  vigorous 
growth.  We  liave  tried  Cliameloon  over  since  its 
introduction,  propagating  only  frorn  the  most 
highly-oolorcd  snoots.  Tliese  would  rejuain  true 
during  the  winter ,  hut  the  spring  and  summer 
growth  has  always  been  as  ten  of  tlie  old  Coleus 
to  one  of  the  “(.'hameleon,”  and  this  isjthe  expe¬ 
rience  of  several  others  of  whonx  wo  liad  rti^e 
inquiry.  Wo  have  had  little  experience  with  the 
“Hhah,”  but,  from  the  undefiiujd character  of  its 
markings,  we  venture  to  place  it  iu  the  same  )x)x. 
A.,  Bristol,  II.  I.  -We  should  do  onr  painting, 
whether  Avcril  Chemical  or  ordinary  load  paint 
be  used,  in  mi<l-t.(>rlng  or  mid-fall.  Excessive 
heat  or  exocssivo  cokl  in  different  ways,  seriously 
affects  its  value  and  durability. 
a.  S.  (1.)  Cuttings  of  the  Weeping  Willow  will 
strike  now.  Moke  them  two  feet  long — or  longer 
if  you  choose— and  insert  them  in  rather  moist 
earth  or  muck,  in  a  shaded  place,  six  indies 
deep.  Press  the  earth  llrmly  about  them.  (2.) 
Such  cuttings,  of  course,  will  not  stand  the  same 
degree  of  cold  that  they  would  if  strack  in  the 
spring.  (.3.)  If  planted  in  moist  ground,  tliey 
will,  in  tliree  years,  grow  to  trees  twenty  f  vet 
high. 
N.  6’.,  Meadcille. — The  fact  that  your  “  Austra¬ 
lian  Pine,  planted  this  spring,  has  not  yet  pushed 
its  buds."  is  not  proof  Uiat  it  will  die.  Wo  hay  i 
known  them  to  remain  dormant  until  the  next 
spring,  and  wo  have  knoivn  tlxem  to  commonoo 
growth  a.s  late  as  Hep.  Ist.  It  is  not,  wcprosiuiic, 
Mlvisable  when  the  season  is  so  far  advanced,  to  ] 
stimnlate  growth,  an  you  suggest,  “  by  digging  > 
about  tlie  roots  and  watering  them  profusely." 
since  tlxe  young  and  tender  loaves  and  wood  ^ 
would  probably  bo  killed,  if  next  winter  should  ' 
prove  one  of  ao verity.  Better  leave  the  tree  to 
itself  and  retard  growth.  If  transplanted  ever¬ 
greens  do  not  turn  brown  and  lose  their  leaves 
by  mid-summor,  they  niay  bo  considered  out  of 
danger,  oven  though  not  one  hud  has  pushed. 
Cherry  Grower.  -The  small,  cylindrical,  brown 
beetle,  about  an  eightlx  of  au  inch  long,  found 
boring  into  the  bark  of  your  cherry  tree,  is  oue 
of  the  numerous  species  of  Soolytus  inhalviting 
this  country  axxd  preying  upon  varion*  kinds  of 
trees.  The  specimen  sent  was  so  badly  smashed 
that  wo  cannot  determine  the  species,  although 
enough  was  left  for  us  to  recognize  the  genus 
to  wliioh  it  belongs.  The  only  way  wo  know  of 
preventing  the  attacks  of  the  bark  beetles  is  to 
keep  the  stems  and  larger  braixohes  of  the  trees 
whitewashed  or  smeared  with  soap. 
The  currant  bud-uxito  referred  to 
as  doing  so  much  damage  in  Hnrope  has  not  to 
Oixr  knowledge  appeared  in  this  country.  If  any 
of  oiu’  roaclors  should  discover  its  prosonoo  in 
their  currant  hushes,  we  Ixo[)e  they  will  send  xis 
specimens. 
Youmj  V'oUt.  The  custom  of  voting  to  elect 
olllkiors  or  magistrates  to  govern  or  make  laws 
for  the  people  is  of  very  ancient  date  ;  in  fact,  it 
woixld  be  difficult  to  dotormino  just  when,  where, 
or  how  it  oi'igiuated.  But  you  aud  other  young 
voters  may  ixot  knoxv  that  the  ballots  used  by  the 
ancient  Romans  were  beans  of  different  colors. 
A  white  beau  cast  for  a  candidate  was  a  vote  in 
his  favor;  a  black  one  against  him;  and  from 
this  eustom,  it  is  supposed,  orighiated  the  oixo  of 
blackballing  ohnoxivufl  candidates  applying  for 
twluxission  to  secret  or  other  societies. 
Ibu/iy  Coteoffierist.— Yon  can  obtain  small 
pocket  lenses,  suitablo  for  oxainlning  conuuon 
insools,  at  from  5()c.  to  15  or  <S2().  One  of  the 
cheaper  kind  will  probably  answer  your  purpose 
very  well  and  bo  of  groat  assistance  in  making 
examinations  of  the  snxaller  species,  as  xvell  as 
Uie  organs  of  larger  kinds. 
Isihool  Girl, — Yes,  xve  do  make  a  tUstinotion 
betxveen  the  words  “liranch  "  and  “  lindx,”  oven 
though  some  of  our  dlcUonarles  fail  to  do  so. 
I’txds  and  novelists  are  allowed  considerable  U\ 
cense  In  the  ixse  of  words,  but  as  you  doalre  ib 
know  why  wo  do  not  call  the  branch  of  a  tree  a 
limb,  we  give  it — it  is  because  wo  think  it  an  in- 
coiTOot  way  of  speaking.  The  distiuoliou  made 
may  be  somewhat  arbitrary,  still  it  is  Just  as  well, 
if  not  better,  to  contlne  the  word  “  limb  "  to  the 
animal  kixxgdom  in  ordinary  conversation  and 
when  writing  uixxu  subjects  relating  to  natural 
history,  as  to  use  some  other  and  less  correct 
name.  Wo  notice  lliat  onr  host  axul  liighest  bi> 
tanical  authorities  do  not  call  tlie  stem  of  a  tree 
or  slxrub  the  “ trunk"  or  “botly,"  neither  do 
they  say  “  limb  ”  when  refoxTiixg  to  a  “  branch." 
Hence,  when  speaking  of  the  principal  parts  of  a 
tree,  wo  use  the  names  root,  stem,  branch,  twig, 
leaves,  etc.,  and  say  limbs  when  referring  to  the 
legs  of  horses,  cows,  reptiles  or  insoots.  The 
ar  ms  aud  logs  of  a  man  ai'o  his  limbs,  and  no  oue 
would  think  of  sixoakiixg  of  them  as  his  hranclies, 
still  it  would  be  just  as  correct  iw  to  call  the 
branches  of  a  ti  oc  its  limbs. 
C.— “  Are  coal  ashes  good  for  llaspborrios  and 
Blacklxirries  ?"  Ans. — It’ is  the  very  goiioral 
opinion  of  chemists  aud  horticixlturists  that  coal 
ashes  contain  no  elements  that  can  be  of  benefit 
to  plants.  We  sometimes  fancy,  hoxvever,  in 
spite  of  such  opinions,  that  coal  asliea  exert  a 
highly  bouelleial  inlluenco  ui>on  certain  plants 
(among  them  the  Raspberry  and  Blackberry), 
and  that,  like  gypsum,  wliich,  under  ceiduin 
conditions,  seems  to  have  no  effect  whatever, 
aud  under  others  most  marked  effects,  their 
action  aud  adaptation  are  little  understood.  If 
thoix’  effects  were  dno  solely  to  the  sixiall  quan¬ 
tity  of  wood  ashes  usually  mixed  xvith  coal  ashes, 
most  plants  would  bo  improved  by  their  applica¬ 
tion.  Such,  however,  is  nut  the  case.  If  their 
action  were  purely  mechanical,  loosening  the 
soil  or  serving  as  a  mulch,  most  plants  in  soils 
requiring  such  mochauioal  action  would  be  bene¬ 
fited,  but  this  is  nut  the  case.  That  coal  ashes 
in  uinetoon  instances  out  of  twenty  are  useless, 
or  even  somotiraos  injuxious,  we  do  not  dispute. 
But  In  the  twentieth  instance  it  may,  wo  behove, 
prove  of  great  service ;  and  iu  this  place,  speak¬ 
ing  from  exi>crieuco  alone,  wo  think  the  above 
species  of  tlie  genus  Itnbua  will  he  found. 
Market  Garrhoier. — It  is  a  very  old  and  common 
belief  that  the  free  use  of  lettuce  induces  sleep. 
Coi.uMEi.LA,  who  wrote  his  great  work  on  Roman 
agriculture  more  than  eighteen  centuries  ago, 
said: 
*'  iVxiU  now  let  lettuce,  wltb  Its  healthful  sleep. 
Make  haute,  which  of  a  teiUuus,  louir  dUeu  lu 
Thu  ifuiuful  luathiuirs  cures." 
The  Ixelief  in  the  sedative  properties  of  Isttuce 
is  ccrtttiidy  old  ^enough  to  have  become  fixed, 
even  if  not  very.potont. 
llcal  I 
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ability,  the  mnnagomont  propose  to  celebrate  the 
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manner  as  to  augment  Its  popularity  and  usefuluess. 
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among  bii  animals,  ur  d  the  young  folks  around  th« 
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