or tbe prettiest Chromo Card# ever Been 
with your name. 36cts., by return mail. 
W. C. CANNON, BoxSft, KobIvu, Mug*. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Note .—AU letters of inquiry must be accom¬ 
panied with the name amt address of the writer. 
It is seldom we can name plants from leaves 
or turigs alone. The flower is generally indis¬ 
pensable. 
J. G. Barnes. AUeghany CoN. Y .—The 
“ Perfect Buttor Color " you slsIc about ia made 
by Wells, Richardson & Co . Burlington. Vt. On 
receipt of ten cents they will send you, postpaid, 
a sample sufficient to color about fifty poundB of 
butter. This color has beou tried and highly 
recommended by numbers of our befit dairymen, 
and is worthy of a fair trial. 
O. J). I! The cause of bitter-rot in apples 
which you describe, is really not known, although 
much has been written on the subject. Some 
varieties suffer to a far greater extent from this 
disease than others; but in certain seasons and 
in localities not very favorable to apple culture, 
all sorts are tlablo to be more or less affected. 
We can offer no suggestions ns to a remedy, fur¬ 
ther than to keep the trees growing in a healthy 
condition, discarding thoflfe varieties most sub¬ 
ject to the rot. 
,/. W. I). _We cannot undertake to advise per¬ 
sons to go West or elsewhere for the purpose of 
bettering their circumstances, for the very good 
reason that it is utterly impossible for us to know 
the likes and dislikes and abilities of those who 
ask for advice on this subject Thousands of 
persons have gone West and are perfectly satis¬ 
fied with the change; but othors were only too 
glad to get back again. There is scarcely a 
doubt, however, oi the advantage offered by our 
newer Rtatos to those who are ready and willing 
to work and put up with tho inconveniences of a 
new country. While wo cannot agree with the 
late philosophic Horae© Greeley in advising eve- 
body to •* go Weststill there are more chances 
for a poor man to get a living for himself and 
family in a now than in old countries. 
A Reader .—It would scarcely bo worth while 
for one or a half dosum men to refuse paying tbo 
royalty demanded on the Drive Wells; but If the 
fanners of several Counties, or those of an en¬ 
tire State, would combine, there might be some 
chance of success. We havo already given a 
very complete history of the origin of these 
wells, and how Mr. Green obtained his patent, 
in the liman New-Yorker, fiopt. 80, 1876. and 
wo can do little more for our readers at present. 
P. .J. Q We will answer your question fully 
in a few weeks, or before the time arrives for 
planting in the Nort hern States. 
if. IP.—The small cylindrical cocoons found 
in the water from your spring are those of some 
species of “ Caddis fly." If you will look care¬ 
fully, others may be found, Some species of 
the Caddis make beautiful cocoons, or perhaps, 
more properly speaking, the larva or grubs in¬ 
close themselves iu cases made of leaves ; others 
of small sticks and pieces of grass. Look care¬ 
fully. and you will lied some curious samples of 
insects and their works, oven in tho springs and 
pond* about your farm. 
,/. C .—The loug cucumbers, like Duke of Ed¬ 
inburg or Gen. Grant, are not, bo far as our ex¬ 
perience extends, a lapted to open culture. We 
have tried tho latter for two summers with re¬ 
sults so near entire failure that we shall not 
make another trial. Though we havo seen Gen. 
Grant cucniubera 25 inches long and heard of 
them 80 —our longest was. ns we remember, 10 
or 12 inobes. Tho Duke of Edinburg, for frames, 
is a favorite variety In England. 
Of tho cucumbers with which we experimented 
last season, Tabby's Hybrid is our favorite. It 
proved exceedingly tender and prolific. 
The Netted varieties, when small, make splen¬ 
did pickles, being of a good shape, plump and 
hard. 
W. A. L.. Brooklyn , E. J).— Having made sev¬ 
eral small aquaria of very neat dosign, and as I 
would like to increase their sale, please tell me 
if you think I could do so by having an adver- 
tiaementvin the Rural Nbw-Yorkeb, and what 
you charge per line; also for small cut. 
Ass.—You should address Adv. Dept. 
E. Williams .—The kidney or pole Bean is, bo- 
tauieally, Phaseolus vulgaris. The field Bean, 
low. bushy, not twining, is P. nanus. P. lunar 
tus is the Lima Bean, and P. mullifloras the 
Scarlet Banner. All are exotics. See Gray’s 
Garden Botany, p. 108 -9. 
Bismarck .—The color is no evidence of the 
quality of meerschaum. Some pipes are boiled 
in oil or wax—others in milk. Tho latter, 
though of a whiter color, are more liable to 
crack from heat. A good quality of meerschaum 
is lighter than any other similar material usod 
for tho manufacture of pipes, and its weight is, 
therefore, a good test of itH quality. Carved 
pipes are not so costly as plain ones of the same 
size, for the reason that imperfections which 
occur in plain ones are carved out—nor do they 
color as uniformly or prettily. 
^mplmrutjsi nail DfUrltinfry. 
MATTHEWS’ drill y* 
Is the latent production of 
the Inventor ortho Holbrook a 
* Regulator ’ ana other \\7 Tii i Yfc r 
and is admitted to he tho w*—y 
garden anil in use 7t h<u „ 
bun further imveovtA for 1877. 
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