sturdy  habit  and  persistent  retention  of  foliage 
in  autumn. 
The  Golden  Horsechestnut  (uTJsculus  rithi- 
cunda  aurea)  has  ciu-ious  leaves,  marginated 
with  gold  in  wavy  masses,  and  is  a  remarkable 
and  valuable  form,  of  much  larger  habit  than 
the  last. 
The  Golden  Magnolia  (Magnolia  acumUala 
aurea)  is  finely  marked  and  well  deserving  of 
more  extended  employment. 
still  the  vine  in  question  has  not  failed  once 
during  the  time  named  to  bear  a  dozen  or  more 
handsome  bunches,  the  berry  ripening  finely. 
The  past  season  the  fruit  on  tliis  vine  was  as 
good,  if  not  really  better,  than  ever  before,  and 
wo  begin  to  get  discouraged  in  our  attempts  to 
kill,  or  even  weaken,  this  vine  by  close  pruning, 
which  some  persons  claim  will  destroy  any  and 
all  of  our  native  sorts. 
A  NEW  EVERGREEN, 
ABOUT  SOME  GRAPE  VINES  AND  GRAPES. 
Everyuody  else  has  had  his  say  on  this  sub¬ 
ject  and  why  should  not  I  have  mine?  I  have 
cultivated,  on  a  small  scale,  twelve  of  the 
Sequoia  gigantea  is  the  proper  name  of  the 
“  Mammoth  Tree  "  of  California — a  fact  which 
our  English  cousins  recognize,  while  they  still 
persist  in  calling  it  Wellbig/oniagigan-lsa,  for  the 
reason  th^t  this  name,  having  been  “  adopt¬ 
ed  in  garden  literature,  had  much  better  be 
allowed  to  stand,  as  its  alteration  would 
cause  great  inconvenience  and  much  confu¬ 
sion  in  practical  botany.” 
Wellivgionia  is  a  smoother  name  than 
Seqitoia  and  honors  a  noble  English  name. 
Sequoia  commemorates  nothing,  unless  it 
be  a  Cherokee  Brave,  See-qua-yah,  who,  as 
Mr,  IIoorES  remarks,  spent  his  life  in  en¬ 
deavoring  to  enhghteii  his  race  by  inventing 
an  original  alphabet  and  by  the  introduc¬ 
tion  of  mechanical  contrivances  and  useful 
implements  for  their  benefit. 
Washinglonia  gigantea,  a  name  given  by 
IVEi.T,ouo,  is  as  smooth  and  pretty  as  Wel- 
lingfonia,  and,  were  the  tree  entitled  to  it 
by  priority,  we  should  much  prefer  it  to 
either  of  the  others  or  to  any  of  its  dozen 
synonyms.  But  it  is  not.  Enduchkr  es¬ 
tablished  the  name  of  Si^quoia,  This  is 
Americ.an  and  the  tree  is  .\morican,  and, 
whotlier  it  mi-xes  up  English  garden  litera-  - 
turo  or  not,  we  hope  that,  outside  of  En¬ 
gland,  it  will  never  be  generally  known  by 
any  other  name.  ' 
We  need  not  refer  to  the  world-renowned  /, 
size  to  which  tliis  tree  attains  In  California.  ' 
Our  object  In  referring  to  it  at  all  is  to  in¬ 
troduce  to  our  rotulors  one  of  its  children—  ; 
a  degenerate  child  that,  inheriting  hut  little 
of  the  grandeur  of  its  stately  parent,  is  in-  </ 
troducod  to  the  world  as  Wellingtonia  gi-  ^ 
gantra  peyidnla  nova,  repi’osentod  in  the 
accompanying  sketch.  Nom,  wo  presume,  J 
will  be  loft  olT,  as  there  is  no  old  weeping  »  *  ™i 
Sequoia,  t*. 
The  original  plant  was  raised  from  seed 
six  years  ago  at  Carlisle,  Eng.,  by  Eittle 
&  Bm.i.antynk.  iiursorymen  of  that  place, 
and  it  will  bo  for  sale  not  until  next  antiunn. 
There  Is  also  a  variegated  Sequoia,  hut  the 
variegation,  of  a  straw  color,  is  spasmodic,  and, 
though  advertised  by  many  nurserymen,  it  does 
not  “ command, "  so  far  as  w«  can  learn,  “a 
place  ui  every  collection  of  any  pretension.” 
com¬ 
mon  varieties  for  several  years.  I  have  a  few  oth¬ 
ers,  onoc  fruited,  and  some  twenty  others  not 
yet  in  bearing.  I  shall  not  attempt  to  criticise 
the  tastes  or  fancies  of  others  in  varieties.  1 
have  never  been  remarkably  successful,  and  am 
aware  that  there  is  a  groat  difference  in  localities 
in  their  adaptation  to  this  fruit.  I  am  inclined 
to  think,  however,  that  climate,  cither  local  or 
general,  has  much  more  to  do  in  the  matter  of 
success  with  this  fruit  than  joil.  By  local  cli¬ 
mate,  I  mean  that  which  is  affcolodby  the  immo- 
diato  surroundings,  such  as  aspect,  altitude  and 
deep  water.  Even  in  the  most  favorable  locaU- 
tios  om’  most  popular  varieties  require  for  their 
fullest  development  of  sugar  a  longer  or  warmer 
summer  than  wo  usually  have  north  of  11-  of 
latitude. 
The  time  of  ripening  then  is  one  of  the  most 
important  matters  to  be  taken  into  account  in  the 
selection  of  voi-ieties  for  any  locality  in  the 
Nortliorn  States ;  and  my  reading  and  observa¬ 
tion  warrant  mo  in  saying  that  onr  most  expori 
eiiced  growers  are  now  seleotltig  both  for  the 
table  and  the  wine  press,  those  varieties  that  they 
can  safely  calculate  on  ripening,  rather  than 
those  of  acknowledgetl  superior  (lavor. 
On  the  subject  of  winter  protection,  I  would 
say :  that  the  most  critical  tinios  are  the  first 
fall  frosts  and  the  sudden  freezing  in  spring 
after  a  few  days  of  spring  weather ;  and  it  is 
always  a  moasure  of  safety  to  lay  the  vines  on 
CLIPPING  HORSES, 
fox-hounds.  I  was  a  farmer’s  son  and  kept  a 
nag  or  two  of  my  own,  and  met  tlio  VVarwick- 
shlro  bounds  (a  auhsoriptiou  pack),  the  Duke  of 
Boauford’s  pack,  and  then  Col.  Berkley’s  (irftoi-- 
wards  Lord  Leagravo,  then  Earl  l'’itzbai-ding). 
A  good  many  h(»rses  wore  shaved  in  the  latter 
end  of  Reptoinhor  and  beginning  of  October, 
carefully  covered  with  linen  undei-  the  rug  for 
the  first  week  after,  and  these  would  have  an 
oven,  short  coat  of  hair;  hut  (piito  a  number 
were  clippeil  in  October  and  November,  luul, 
when  nicely  done,  grays  looked  well,  but  it 
spoiled  the  gloss  of  the  black  ones  and  chaugod 
the  Bha<lQ  of  the  bays  and  chestnuts.  However, 
for  all  quick-working  horses,  Mku'o  was  never 
any  question  about  the  comfort  to  the  animal 
and,  more  eapeciiJly,  the  relief  of  the  groom,  for, 
of  course,  if  the  horso  had  to  stand  anywhere  on 
the  jonraoy,  a  cloth  and  breast  cloth,  also,  were 
put  oil  Just  the  same  as  on  all  short-eoated  hor¬ 
ses,  which  have  their  hair  remaining  short,  from 
being  ooufiiied  in  the  stable  early  (August)  and 
kept  so  as  to  prevent  the  growth  of  tho  hair. 
About  thirty  years  ago  singeing  became  gen¬ 
eral,  instead  of  clipping,  and  tliis  was  done  with 
a  kind  of  comb,  with  teeth  like  the  curi'ycomb, 
and  a  wick  and  oil  rnnnintr  ho  Uiat  the  llame 
would  catch  tho  hair  as  it  rose  from  tho  eombing- 
Some  used  spirits  of  wine,  but  mostly  naptha, 
and  this  being doiio  oiico  a  week,  and  oommoiioed 
as  soon  as  'the  hair  began  to  grow,  took  oil’  but 
little  each  time.  It  was  very  quickly  done,  and 
did  not  change  tho  color,  and  tho  lii'st  sweat 
after  took  off  with  tho  grooming,  tho  peculiar 
smell,  etc.,  of  burnt  hair. 
In  England  this  is  doubtless  slill  done,  and 
when  a  horso  is  had  up  lute  in  tho  autumn,  or 
from  any  other  cause  lins  a  very  long  coat,  clip¬ 
ping  is  probably  still  resorted  to,  because  singe¬ 
ing  can’t  bo  done  oveiily  with  long  hair.  Cart, 
or  what  are  hero  called  heavy  draft  horses,  have 
notliing  of  this  kind  done  to  them,  tlieir  hair  is 
longer,  naturally,  and  they  aro  never  driven  so 
fast  as  to  sweat  mueli.  Besides,  they  lie  in 
cooler  stables,  and  have  to  stand  about  often 
while  cart  or  wagon  is  loaded,  so  that  more  hair 
is  necessary  to  kec))  them  warm,  and  farmers  in 
England,  of  tho  first  elans  oven,  iiovor  think  of 
clothing  their  toams.  for  they  all  have  their  “  nag 
stables  ”  totally  distinct  from  the  “  cart  stables,” 
and  their  saddle  horses  never  have  a  collar  on, 
and  tlieir  driving  nags  scklom  do  aught  cm  the 
farm,  beyond,  iiorbaps,  harrowing  a  little  in  a 
busy  sooding  time. 
In  tho  Northern  .States  of  America,  for  a  doc¬ 
tor,  whoso  groom  drives  him  in  his  rounds,  a 
clipped  horso  is  best,  because  ho  can  be  driven 
very  fast,  thus  saving  time,  and  the  groom  can 
carefully  keep  the  clothes  on,  breast  cloth  and 
hood,  too,  in  cold  sjiells  or  a  long  stop,  and  he 
can  stir  him  around  also,  and  so  in  all  cases  sim¬ 
ilar  to  a  doctor’s  work,  or  on  regular  stages,  to  a 
couch  or  other  vehicles,  tho  cli|){)cd  horses  aro 
better  for  their  own  comfort  ami  tho  groom’s 
attendance,  for  they  aro  comfortablo  in  a  few 
minutes  after  being  put  in  tho  stable,  w'hereas, 
with  longhair,  they  will  not  dry  and  break  out 
sweating  again,  so  that  a  follow  may  “  wwk 
his  heart  out”  and  they  will  still  look  miseraldo. 
^VoUKI.^(^  T'.mimek. 
extra  protection  can  then  bo  added.  In  keeping 
qualities,  thero  is  a  very  great  difTcrenco  In 
kinds  as  widl  as  in  the  methods  ailopted  by  dif¬ 
ferent  jRirBous  to  keep  them.  As  to  mysolf, 
after  trying  several  plans  and  losing  many 
grapes,  1  have  mloptod  tho  following ; 
I  make  frames  about  M  inches  by  4  feet,  of 
slats  of  half  tho  widtli  of  a  lath,  placed  half  au 
inch  apart  for  drying  fruit  generally.  ^’ol• 
grapes,  I  raise  those  an  incli  or  two  from  tho 
floor,  select  open  bimches  and  spread  them  on 
tho  frames,  which,  to  save  room,  can  bo  laid  in 
tiers  by  strips  hotwoon  thom.  On  those  I  have 
now  Delawares,  Clintons,  louus,  Dianas  and  8a- 
loms.  Of  tJioso  tlio  three  first  havo  the  raisin 
form  of  shriveled  skins,  Imt  havo  still  some 
liquid  juice.  Tlio  Salem  being  a  larger  grape 
(though  on  small  clusters),  is  not  so  much 
shriveled.  Tho  Delawares  are  good,  but 'not 
rmioh  improved  by  tho  proeosa;  tho  Clintons  are 
very  much  improved  iu  llavor,  and  persons  who 
"  novel-  could  like  Clintons,”  like  these.  The 
louas  aro  splendid,  everybody  likes  them,  and 
tho  sluns  are  tender  and  edible,  like  the  imported 
raisins.  Tho. Dianas  are  good  inside;  but  the 
skins  would  make  good  leather  aprons,  and  that 
is  about  all  there  is  of  them.  The  Salem  I  have 
saved  for  the  first  time,  and  can  only  say  tliat  I 
think  that  iu  time  it  will  make,  in  texture,  llavor 
and  sugar,  a  most  perfect  raisin.  The  keeping 
qualities  of  tho  Concord  I  havo  never  tried.  I 
have  no  faith  in  it  for  keeiiiug.  'When  in  its 
greatest  perfection  I  like  to  eat  it,  but  that  con¬ 
dition  remains  but  a  very  short  time.  Very  few 
are  marketed,  except  when  unripe  or  overripe ; 
but  still,  for  market,  I  think  there  is  more  money 
in  it  now  than  in  any  other.  My  preference  is 
for  the  Clinton  for  my  own  use.  Taking  all 
tilings  together  and  subtracting  its  bad  from  its 
good  qualities,  it  leaves  for  me  a  bettor  balance 
than  any  other  1  havo  tried.  For  market  it  is 
worthless,  niilesB  kept  till  fresh  grajicti  grow,  I 
could  write  a  eulogy  on  its  merits  for  home  use. 
The  idea  of  keeping  grapes  fresh  and  jilump  I 
consider  more  a  matter  of  fancy  than  utility.  In 
drying,  nothing  evaporates  Imt  water,  and  it  is 
a  question  with  mo  \^hether  tho  amount  of  .sugar 
is  not  increased  and  the  acid  diminiKhed  by  the 
process.  At  any  rate,  I  never  tasted  grapes  so 
much  to  my  liking  as  those  now  before  me. 
8.  B.  Peck. 
New  PENnoLooH  Sequoia. 
The  Golden  Japanese  Maple  (Acer  Japonicuin 
aurmm)  has  probably  the  most  exquisite  color¬ 
ing  of  all  goldon-leaved  trees.  Its  typo  is  dwiu-f 
and  allied  only  to  Japanese  forms,  but  the 
round,  scalloped  leaf  is  shaded  and  tinted  with 
soft  gold  on  convex  surfaces  in  a  manner  most 
marvelous.  'J’ho  variety  is  very  rare  and  difii- 
cult  to  propagate,  although,  in  common  with  all 
Japanese  Maples,  well  suited  to  American  sum- 
mera  and  winters. 
The  Golden  Bycamore  Maple  (Acer  pxnidopla- 
tanu.H  anreum)  has  a  decided  golden  color  tiug- 
hig  its  broad  leaf,  but,  more  tlian  most  others 
of  tho  class,  it  loses  this  valued  tint  as  tho  sea¬ 
son  iidvauccs. 
Tho  C<incordia  Oak  (qiwcns  pedunoulata  Con¬ 
cordia)  lias,  and  deserves,  the  very  highest  rank 
for  purely  goldon  leaves  and  sturdy,  enduring 
habit.  Its  size  at  maturity  about  equals  that  of 
the  ordinary  Oak. 
Another  variety  of  Golden  Oak  (Quercutt  pe> 
duncfMala  aurea  viridis)  is  still  rarer  and,  if 
possible,  more  beautiful  than  the  last,  with  a 
more  refined  typo  of  beauty.  It  is  broadly 
blotched,  or  mauidated,  with  yellow. 
The  Golden  plane  'J’roe  (Plnlanug  occideoUalix 
aurea)  has  all  tho  virtues  and  defects  of  the 
parent,  and  is  finely  tinged  with  yefiow. 
The  Golden  Tulip  (Linoderidron  tulipifera 
aurea)  is  as  noble  au  acquisition  as  tho  jfareut 
would  bo  considered  if  recently  introduced.  The 
leaves  are  very  broadly  marginated  with  per¬ 
manent  gold. 
AU,  or  most  all,  of  these  golden-leaved  trees 
are,  and  must  long  remain,  somewhat  expeiibive, 
partly  from  rarity,  and  partly  from  the  necessity 
of  grafting  to  retain  their  colors  iu  perfection. 
SeedUugs  prove  so  variable,  in  their  tendency  to 
revert  back  to  tho  original  green  tyjjo,  that  little 
worth  should  bo  attached  to  them,  and  layers, i 
with  their  ill-formed  system  of  roots,  afford  so 
crude  a  method  of  propagation,  that  wo  can  but. 
take  tho  apparently  more  expensive  grafted 
plant. 
To  prevent  disappointment,  it  should  he  re¬ 
membered  that  all  Colored  leaves  fade  somewhat 
under  the  severe  test  of  summer  ;  but,  although 
the  golden  varieties  named  differ  much  in  this 
respect,  the  general  character  is  that  of  great 
constancy  under  trial.  Samuel  Parsons. 
GOLDEN  VARIEGATED  DECIDUOUS  TREES, 
HEAVES  IN  HORSES, 
I  SAW  au  article  iu  the  lluRAi.  New-Vokker, 
sometime  la.st  summer,  in  reganl  to  lieaves  in 
horses,  which  iironipts  me  to  give  iiiy  experience 
with  this  disease.  I  came  to  the  conolusioii. 
many  years  ago,  that  heaves  were  brought  on  by 
UBing  diistythay  and  other  kinds  of  food.  Gonst- 
queutly,  T  commenced  to  dampen  all  the  hay  fed 
to  my  horses,  and  since  that  time,  I  have  seen  no 
signs  of  heaves  among  them.  Before  I  com- 
monced  this  sprinkling  of  the  hay,  I  had  two  or 
three  which  had  it,  and  although  I  do  not  think 
there  is  anything  that  will  o.ire  horses  when  tlio 
disease  is  once  well  seated,  still,  iu  my  opinion, 
dampening  of  the  hay  and  feed  is  a  sure  ]>re- 
ventive.  John  Meiiax. 
CLOSE -PRUNING  VINES, 
Larch  Blight.— The  blight  which  attacks  the 
larch  in  Eimope  is  said  to  be  caused  by  a  small 
insect  known  to  cutomologists  as  Coccus  larieio. 
It  is  said  to  increase  with  wonderful  rapMily  in 
warm  weather,  and  in  a  similar  manner  as  the 
common  Aphis  or  Green  fly— females  only  ap¬ 
pearing  In  spring,  and  this  sox  is  reproduced  for 
thirty  or  forty  g(  nerations  witliout  the  appear¬ 
ance  of  any  males.  The  Blight,  as  it  is  called, 
attacks  only  sickly  trees,  or  those  gi-owing  on  poor 
ground,  where  they  are  quite  feeble. 
We  have  in  our  grounds  a  Clinton  Grapo-rine 
sixteen  years  old,  with  a  stem  about  four  feet 
high.  For  tho  last  twelve  years  it  has  been 
“  Buck ’’-pruned — that  is,  all  the  young  canes 
are  cut  back  to  within  one  or  two  buds  of  their 
base,  about  a  dozen  iu  all  being  left  on  tho  heiwl 
of  the  stem. 
Although  tho  Clinton  is  one  of  tho  most  vig¬ 
orous  of  om-  native  varieties  of  the  Grape,  and 
one  which  many  of  our  vineyardists  claim  will 
not  withstand  dose  pruning  and  produce  fruit 
To  keep  horocs  free  from  ‘‘grease,”  or 
scratches,  their  legs  and  feet  must  bo  kept 
clean  while  standiug  in  the  stable  and  rubbed 
60  soon  as  tiicy  corno  out  of  the  wet  and  snow. 
