it-Tt. 
but  lai'ger,  of  a  more  uniform  color  and  speckled 
less  decidedly.  The  habit  is  tall,  slender  but 
strong,  and  the  pyramidal  racemes  of  flowers  need 
no  support.  After  several  years  of  trial,  this  is 
om-  first  success. 
L-  Washingtonianum  also  bloomed  with  us  for 
the  first.  The  flower  is  white,  with  naiTOw  pe¬ 
belonging  to  the  grape  or  vitis  family.  These 
caterpillars,  or  worms  as  they  are  generally 
termed,  grow  to'a  length  of  three  or  foxir  inches, 
and  nearly  as  large  as  a  man’s  finger.  They  vary 
somewhat  in  tint,  but  are  usually  of  a  cream 
color,  with  a  shade  of  reddish  brown  or  pink. 
When  these  worms  reach  full  maturity  in  au¬ 
C0NFU8I0N  OF  BOTANICAL  TEEMS. 
DICKEY’S  FARM  FANNING 
Ors  remarks  as  to  the  improbability  of  hybrids 
ever  h.iving  again  been  crossed  or  hybridized, 
and  the  impropriety  of  using  the  terms  “  hybrid  ” 
and  “cross  ’’  synonymously,  as  well  as  respecting 
the  unnecessary  and  senseless  increase  of  botan¬ 
ical  femis  proposed  by  M.  Sachs— having  been 
copied  l>y  the  London  Garden,  are  supported,  we 
are  glad  to  see,  by  Mr.  P.  Obiev*  ;  and  wo  hope 
others  will  follow  unlU  tiie  terms  bo  used  so  as 
more  accurately— we  think  vre  might  say,  truth¬ 
fully — to  express  the  union  which  by  artificial 
fertilization  is  knmon  to  have  taken  place ;  until, 
indeed,  the  indiscriminate  use  of  the  word  hybrid 
be  discarded  from  the  catalogues  of  seedsmen 
and  horticulturists. 
Mr.  Qhieve  says :  It  is  stated  ( see  p.  87,  Gar¬ 
den,  Ritkal,  p.  S9.3.)  that  when  a  hybrid  is  made 
to  unite  with  one  of  itajiarent  forms,  or  with  an¬ 
other  parent  form,  or  with  a  hybrid  of  different 
origin,  the  product  is  termed  a  “derivation  hy¬ 
brid."  I  am  induced  to  ask  if  anyone  of  your 
readers  can  kindly  point  out  to  me  an  instance  of 
this  circumstance  having  taken  place.  As  fur  as 
my  experience  goes,  I  have  ahvays  found  it  to  be 
imposaiblo  to  induce  a  hybrid  to  form  a  union 
with  any  other  plant,  sterility  appeai’ing  to  be 
the  unvarying  accompaniment  of  hybridity.  The 
terms  “  hybrid  and  “  cross  ’’  would  .appear  to  bo 
frequently  considered  as  synonymous,  and  ap¬ 
plied  indiscriminately.  This  should  certainly  not 
be  done.  Hybrid  should  never  he  applied  to  pro¬ 
ductions  originating  between  different  varieties 
of  the  same  species,  which  are  generally,  if  not 
always,  fertile,  while  those  originating  between 
dilTcront  spcrles  of  the  same  genus,  as  well  as 
those  of  more  rare  occurrence  hotwcon  diffwent 
genera,  are,  I  believe,  invariably  sterile.  Should 
instances,  however,  be  kno'vn  where  sneh  is  not 
the  case,  particulars  regarding  them  would 
doubtless  be  interesting  to  many. 
We  illustrate  this  week  a  ferm  fan  whic5h  we 
saw  at  the  Centennial,  and  which  seems  to  pos¬ 
sess  merits  that  place  it  among  the  front  ranks 
of  this  class  of  implements.  The  substantial 
way  in  which  It  is  put  together  ;  the  honest  and 
thoroiigh  workmanship  which  adapts  means  to 
ends  with  a  perfect  economy  and  directness  of 
purpose,  make  it  an  admirable  thing  to  have  in 
the  barn.  Judiciously  used  it  is  capable  of  sav¬ 
ing  its  original  cost  each  year. 
Mr.  A.  P.  PicKfcy  ,  Encine,  Wis.,  is,  we  might 
say,  one  of  the  pioneers  in  the  manufacture  of  fan¬ 
ning  mills,  and  tho  stMiiucd  experience  of  tlurty 
years'  incessant  toil  in  this  branch  of  industry 
has  been  rewarded;  ita  product,  tho  “Little 
Giant,”  combines  all  improvements  to  data. 
They  are  made  of  nine  sires,  suitable  for  the 
wants  of  every  person,  and  having  a  capacity 
for  cleaning  from  40  to  400  bushels  per  hour. 
They  are  furnished  with  all  nocessar^  extras  for 
cleaning  small  seeds  and  every  kind  of  grain. 
Tliey  are  easily  operated  ;  separate  foul  and 
refuse  matter  from  oats,  wheat,  barley  and 
other  grains  with  great  ease ;  are  economical 
and  durable. 
tals.  Long  life  and  an  exceeding  popularity  to 
it.  One  at  a  time  is  enough  for  us. 
tumn,  they  leave  the  vine  and  crawl  into  thf. 
earth  and  there  cast  off  their  caterpillar  skins, 
entering  what  is  termed  the  chrysalis  stage,  in 
which  it  remains  until  tho  following  spring,  when 
tho  last  transformation  takes  place,  coming  forth 
a  largo  ami  beautiful  moth,  as  shown  in  the  ac- 
ooinpauying  illustration. 
Tho  colors  of  this  moth  iiro  a  light  oUvo  gray, 
voi'iegatsid  with  dark  oHvo  green.  Soon  after 
the  moths  appear  in  spring,  the  fotnalos  com¬ 
mence  depositing  their  eggs  singly  upon  the 
loaves  of  the  plants  upon  which  Iho  caterpillars 
food.  These  caterpillars  assume  dilTeront  colors 
at  each  molt.  At  first  they  are  of  a  green  color, 
with  pink  sides,  and  at  the  caudal  extremity 
tlioro  is  a  long,  pink  horn,  which  grows  shorter 
at  eacli  successivu  molt,  until  at  last  it  disappears 
ontholy.  This  insect,  although  a  voracious 
feeder,  is  readily  kept  in  chock  by  gathering  tho 
caterpillar,  as  they  arc  so  largo  few  need  escape 
notice  in  looking  over  the  vines  in  summer,  at 
the  time  of  cultivating  or  pnxniiig. 
NOTES 
We  see  that  at  Ivew  (England)  the  shrub  Fre- 
montia  Californica  stood  out  last  winter  in  safety, 
and  the  (Jwdenors’  Chi'onide  says  that  “  it  is 
unfortunate  that  its  increase  is  attended  with  so 
much  diificulty.  being  one  of  the  finest  of  flower¬ 
ing  shrubs.''  Wo  purchasod  a  quantity  of  soods 
of  this  plant  last  fall— sowed  a  part,  and  gave  the 
re.st  to  several  friends.  Onrs  did  not  germinate. 
We  have  not  heard  from  our  friends  as  to  their 
Buccosa. 
The  arrangement  for  cleaning  flax,  clover  or 
timothy  is  very  perfect,  tho  sieves  being  pro¬ 
duced  with  blinds  and  screw  boards  to  shut  off 
the  wind  and  regnlato  the  wind  at  ploasuro.  A 
special  feature  ('f  this  fan  is  tho  Macphail  Hurdle 
and  Spout,  which  is  furnished  with  the  mill  at 
an  additional  charge.  This  effects  a  further 
separation  of  matter  rejected  from  grain  being 
cleaned,  and  spouting  out  at  the  skle  and  end 
of  the  Hurdle  any  oats  or  other  grain  romiiining, 
thus  saving  the  labor  of  cleaning  the  tailings. 
This  improvement  is  an  especial  feature  of 
this  mill,  no  oilier,  wo  believe,  being  thus 
equipped.  Wo  deem  it  minocessary  to  dwell  on 
the  advantage  of  fanning  mills,  believing  farmers 
are  nwaro  of  tho  economy  attonding  their  use. 
They  raise  tho  grado  of  wlieat  f.  om  a  low-er  to  a 
higher  standard,  and  prepare  grain  for  seeding 
in  a  moat  thorough  mauubr.  Mr.  Dickex  will 
send  cu'culurs  and  information  free  concerning 
his  manufactui'cs. 
EXCHANGE 
To  Marion. — I  have  been  reading  the  desciip- 
tion  of  some  of  your  floivers,  in  the  Rural  New- 
Yorker.  and  feel  very  much  interested  in  them, 
especially  tho  one  with  cups  around  the  stem. 
Would  like  toexohango  with  you  this  fall  and  got 
some  of  the  scedt'  of  it.  I  have  tho  Euphorbia, 
or  Snow  on  the  ^ioiintain,  Imsides  a  good  many 
other  handsome  annuals.  Will  name  some  of 
them;  Asters,  Balsams,  Cockscombs,  Coreopsis, 
Claikias,  Cacalias, Larkspurs,  Nastnrtiums,  Sweet 
Peas,  Portulacas,  Marvel  of  Peru,  WliillaviaH, 
Verbenas  and  Zinnias,  besides  some  Everlaslings. 
If  you  would  Ukc  to  exchange  for  any  of  those, 
address  Mary  W.xley,  I'oquonoc  Bridge., 
London  Co.,  Corm. 
[Mrs.  Waley  refers  to  “Molucca  Balm '  or 
Shell  flower.] 
THE  NEW  YORK  WEEVIL 
In  tho  accompanying  illustration  we  give  a 
life-size  portrait  of  what  is  generally  known  as 
tho  “New  York  Weevil."  The  term  “  weevil  " 
being  by  common  consent,  or  long  habit,  applied 
as  one  of  tho  common  names  to  all  tho  numerous 
memhers  of  the  great  Cnrculio  family  ( Cwcm- 
lioyiitUz),  whether  an  inch  or  more  in  length,  like 
the  palm  weevil  ( Ithyncophonts  cruentnlus,  Fab.  ), 
found  80  abundantly  in  tho  Houth,  or  tho  minute 
rico  weevil  (Calatidrn  Oryza’,,  Iunn.),  all  appear 
to  got  weevil  attached  as  a  terminal  name,  hence 
we  hoar  of  plum  weevils,  grain  weevils,  hickory 
weevils  and  so  on  without  end.  But  when  wo 
come  to  speaking  of  insects  in  a  manner  to  bo 
understood  by  the  sclent  iflo  world  /  < 
generally,  some  more  doflivite  ap-  « 
pellation  is  required  in  referring  to 
any  particular  speeles,  as  common  ftiWWW 
names  of  things  seldom  range  over  A 
a  V017  extended  region  of  country,  v 
hence  are  extremely  indefinite  and  I  2 
uncertain  in  their  application.  f  > 
Tins  New  York  Weevil  was  dc-  N.V.  WEEVIL, 
scribed  by  Forster,  the  naturalist,  who  received 
speeijnenB  from  this  country,  he  bestowing  the 
scientific  name  of  Tth:yci'rus  nowhoracctisis,  the 
latter  or  specific  name  moaning  “  of  Now  York,” 
ho  doubUoBS  receiving  spodmeus  from  this  State. 
Allliough  now  geuei-alJy  known  in  this  country 
as  the  New  York  Weevil,  it  is  probably  leas  nu¬ 
merous  in  Uda  State  than  further  west,  whore  it 
Honietiiues  does  considerable  Injury  to  peach  and 
otlier  fruit  trees  by  eating  off  Ihe'ljark  from  tho 
tender  twigs.  It  is  supposed  to  breed  in  the 
young  branches  of  the  Bur  Oak  and  the  Pignut 
Hickory,  at  least  Prof.  Riley  says  he  has  found 
the  female  depositing  her  eggs  in  the  twigs  of 
those  trees. 
This  beetle  is  of  the  size  and  form  shown,  and 
of  an  ash-gray  color,  with  smalJ  black  spots,  and 
we  think  will  be  readily  rccogidzed  from  our 
illustration.  It  is  a  regular  “  hard  shell,”  diffi¬ 
cult  to  kill  by  any  application  to  tho  plants 
which  it  infests,  consequently  tho  best  way  to  rid 
an  orchard  of  this  pest  is  to  go  over  the  trees, 
whenever  it  is  known  to  bo  about,  and  gather 
them  by  hand. 
KEEPING  POULTRY 
In  my  last,  I  treated  of  small  places,  where 
few  fowls  could  bo  kept,  and  that  if  desired, 
snch  as  needed  no  netting  over  their  yards  to 
keep  them  in.  I  now  propose  to  treat  of  fowls 
that  can  be  kept  in  confinement  under  ordinary 
circumstances,  in  a  tolerably  sized  yard,  at  more 
profit  tliau  the  Asiatics,  which  lay  larger  eggs 
and  more  of  them  in  proportion  to  the  food  con¬ 
sumed,  for  instance  such  breedn  as  the  Legliorns, 
Spanisli,  Iloudaus  and  Gomiuiqnes.  The  Ban¬ 
tams  also  tlirivo  in  such  a  place.  Tlie  wliito 
I<eghorns  stand  liigh  on  the  list  of  profltaldo  and 
prolific  layers,  their  eggs  being  of  large  size  and 
lino  quality.  This  breed  thrives  well  with 
ordinary  care,  withstands  a  tolerabls  degree  of 
cold,  lays  well  in  winter,  does  not  usually  sit,  is 
contented  in  confmemont  and  is  altogether  a 
hardy  American  bred  bird. 
Size  and  vigor  of  bird  should  be  preferred  for 
use  in  preference  to  monstrous  combs  and  very 
white  car  lobes,  and  this  holds  good  with  the 
brown  Leghorns,  which  aro  also  neat  and  hand¬ 
some  fowls,  Iml  whether  as  hardy  and  vigorous 
as  their  white  brothers  and  sisters,  remains  to 
bo  proved.  This  is  a  very  popular  breed  Just 
now,  but  tho  different  strains  vary  a  groat  deal. 
Spanish  fowls  (now  a  neglected  breed)  if  keid 
in  a  good  warm  place,  succeed  tolerably  well  in 
confluemont.  Where  the  winters  are  not  very 
severe,  they  are  one  of  the  liost  for  laying  large 
eggs.  Tho  birds  are  very  beautiful  except  at 
moulting  time  when  they  cut  a  very  shabby 
figure.  For  weight  and  quantity  of  eggs  against 
weight  and  quantity  of  food,  it  would  be  hard  to 
beat  them ;  they  are  of  gentle  habit  and  are  also 
non-sitters. 
Houdans  are  a  deservedly  popular  fowl,  being 
good  layers,  not  quite  up  to  the  above  breed  in 
that  quality,  but  surpassing  them  all  In  one  very 
essential  quality,  that  is  for  the  table,  being  a 
fine  flavored  fowl,  fleshy  and  Juicy.  To  hold  its 
own  tills  hreod  requires  more  room  and  a  little 
more  attention  than  the  first  named  varieties, 
not  being  quite  us  hardy,  but  it  is  a  fine,  square 
heavy  fowl. 
Dominiques,  although  longer  residents  of  this 
continent  and  generally  accepted  as  an  American 
breed,  do  not  make  as  good  a  record  as  the  Leg¬ 
horns,  but  it  is  a  breed  that  can  be  much  im¬ 
proved  by  proper  care,  as  the  shows  of  late  have 
demonstrated.  Henry  Hales. 
THE  ECONOMIZER, 
MISCELLANEA, 
This  compact  little  boiler  and  engine,  with 
which  our  readers  have  become  familiar  through 
our  advertising  columns  and  clscwlioro,  is  de¬ 
serving  of  a  more  extended  notice  than  a  mere 
announcement.  It  differs  in  many  particulars 
from  tho  light  motors  designed  for  the  use  of 
small  manufacturing  industries.  The  “  New 
Idea,"  as  Messrs.  WmriLiN  &  Bcrrell,  Little 
Falls,  N.  Y.,  dc.siguat«  their  invention,  is,  at  will, 
a  portable  or  stationary  engine.  It  comprises  a 
horizontal  boiler,  made  of  Hie  best  material,  and 
ready  for  work  as  soon  as  it  reaches  its  destina¬ 
tion,  needing  no  jircparatory  mason  work  for 
foimdations,  etc.  Its  healing  surface  is  admira¬ 
bly  adapted  for  producing  power  at  the  minimum 
of  cost,  and  tho  arrangement  of  lire  box,  flues, 
etc.,  is  such  that  tho  oporatnr  can  regulate  the 
generation  of  steam  so  as  to  use  just  enough  to 
do  tho  work  in  hand,  whotbor  the  engine  is  called 
upon  to  exert  its  full  capacity  or  only  a  fractional 
part  or  Its  jiower  ;  the  expense  of  fuel  being  gov¬ 
erned  accordingly.  The  fire  being  entirely  sur¬ 
rounded  by  water,  no  fire  tile  is  necessary,  and 
the  arraiigcnient  of  the  flues  makes  “  scale  "  an 
impossibility. 
Tho  various  attachments,  such  as  the  “water- 
back,”  patent  adjustable  cut-off,  Jud-son  gov¬ 
ernor,  imiiroved  heater,  and  above  all,  its 
compactness,  make  tho  “Economizer"  one  of 
the  host  engines  fur  f-arraers,  dairymen,  and  fac- 
torymen.  It  would  be  Impossible  hi  give  a  more 
detailed  account  of  the  apparatus  in  the  circum¬ 
scribed  limits  of  this  notice,  but  what  has  been 
said  .should  stimulate  curiosity  sufliciently  to  en¬ 
courage  our  readers  to  send  for  circulars,  which 
explain  the  “new  idea,"  fully  accompanied  with 
pertinent  illustrations. 
Time  is  never  wasted  when  spent  in  investi¬ 
gating  the  cluims  of  improved  machinery,  espe¬ 
cially  when  it  has  a  direct  bearing  on  one’s  own 
occupation.  No  progressive  agriculturist  will 
hesitate  to  admit  that  tho  lime  is  upon  us  w  hen 
a  steam  engine  is  one  of  the  requisites  of  modern 
fara.ing. 
LiguBtrum  tricolor,  the  three-colored  Privet, 
either  as  a  house  plant  or  for  the  garden  is  a 
pretty  shrub.  It  is  not  strictly  three-colored. 
Tne  new’  leaver  are  green  and  purple.  As  the 
leaves  get  ago,  the  purple  change.s  to  yellow  or 
buff,  the  variegation  then  resembling  that  of  the 
variegated  Vinca  or  Periwinkle.  It  is  huddod 
upon  the  common  Privet,  L,  uw/yare— was  im¬ 
ported  from  Scotland  three  years  ago,  though  it 
is  now  in  the  hands  of  several  American  umeery- 
men  and  will  soon  be  offered  for  sale. 
Seedling  Deutzia.s. — Our  readers  will  remember 
the  seedling  Deutzias  to  which  we  called  atten¬ 
tion  last  fall  as  being  easy  of  cultivation.  \Ve 
raised  about  fifty  from  seeds  of  the  double  llow- 
erinsT  Deutzia.  About  a  dozen  havo  borne  dou¬ 
ble  flowers,  one  pure  white,  the  others  variously 
marked  with  red  u[ion  tho  outer  petals  of  differ¬ 
ent  shades.  But  thex'o  is  not  one  that  differs 
notably  from  those  already  well  known.  We, 
nevertheless,  advice  our  friends  to  procure  seeds 
this  summer  (they  are  ripening  now),  as,  aside 
from  any  hopes  of  obtaining  varieties,  we  know 
of  no  easier  or  quicker  way  of  obtaining  shapely, 
flowering  plants. 
He  have  never  been  so  well  pleased  with  tho 
double-flowering  Hollyhock  as  this  season.  Sug¬ 
gestive  of  tho  old  Hollyhock  that  is  too  common 
to  be  worth  much  care,  we  find  that  tho  most 
improved  strains  of  the  double  varieties  are  little 
known  in  gardens  even  of  considerable  preten¬ 
sions.  Among  these  latest  strains,  the  lemon- 
colored  -seems  the  most  lasting,  the  most  double 
and  floriferous.  The  (lowers  resemble  rosettes 
made  of  yellow  tissue-paper — not  a  very  lovely 
resemblance,  perhaps,  but  one  fully  appreciated 
during  our  late  drouth,  when  many  both  home¬ 
lier  and  prettier  flowers  fizzled  entirely. 
Lilium  f/umboUlti  bears  the  brightest  orange 
flower  we  havo  ever  seen,  and  among  the  orange- 
colored  lilies  we  give  this  the  ureference.  Th« 
LARGE  GRAPE-VINE  CATERPILLAR 
Edb.  Rural  :  1  send  you  by  the  same  mail  as 
this,  and  in  a  tin  box  with  some  vine  loaves,  a 
large  worm,  which  I  found  feeding  upon  my 
grape-vines.  It  seems  to  be  a  voracious  feeder, 
as  this  spec-men  had  already  eaten  up  at  least  a 
dozen  leaves.  x.  p. 
Sussex  Co.,  N.  ,1. 
The  oateqiillar  arrived  in  good  condition- 
thanks  to  careful  packing.  We  recognize  it  as 
the  larval  of  the  Satellite  .Sphinx  (Philampelus 
sateUilia,  Linn.),  an  insect  which  infests  plants 
Chicken  Cholera  is  more  prevalent  this  sea¬ 
son  than  over  known  before. 
