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ANSWEES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Nwte .—AU letters of inquiry must be accom¬ 
panied vrtth the name a.rul address of the writer. 
It is seldom toe can name plants from leaves 
or twigs al. ns. The flower is qeneraUy indis¬ 
pensable. 
Jiedding, A. T.—Sir H. Davy discovered the 
metafile basiri t,r pot&Bh. Ah thoi'o wore other 
alkalien that teemed closely related to potash, it 
was natural that ho should have investigated 
them with the hop© of ascertaining tlmt they ' 
were all formed fro.i metallic bases. 
C. A. Ji ,—We have no knowledge of the solu¬ 
tion and compounds named, or of the ingre¬ 
dients of which they svo composed. 
J. 8 —AddroBH San uel E. Cassine, Salem, 
Mass., for a copy of the now “ Naturalist's Dtn>c- 
tory,” scon to be issued. The price per copy is 
not yet decided upon, but t is not to exceed one 
dollar. 
P. W. JL —The long, slender, brownish bee¬ 
tles, having the wing cove ,;a mottled or spotted 
with tawny yellow, which you found in an old 
oak tree, are now known in our later entomo¬ 
logical works as Eupsalis nunuta- -Drury. But 
in IIauuih' “Insects Injurious to Vegetation, M 
you will find this beetle uiHeribcd as ISrenthns 
septemtrionalis, or the Northern Brenthus. 
Harris states that it inhau ts white oaks and is 
found " under the bark,” which agrees with 
what you say in regard to those sent. We wish 
every oue who finds beetles in cutting up timber 
would send ua specimens fur .jame. 
Young Carpenter .—The varnish known as 
Japanese lacquer is a resinous substa-nce, the 
product of a species of sumac ( Rhus vemicifera). 
It is extensively cultivated u Japan and the 
trees regularly tapped, in order to obtain the 
liquid from which the varniuh is m&do. The 
tree would doubtless succeed in our Southern 
States, but might botootoude, for the Northern. 
Fruit Grower We have seen the accounts of 
the great pe;U- raised in California, but the 
Winter Bell, or Bound Bear, tie latter being the 
name by which it is best known in the East, is 
perfectly worthless for anything except cooking. 
It is a very old variety and ca.i be obtained at 
our nurseries j therefore, there is no use of 
sending to California for cions. But we would 
not take the trouble to plant it, as there are 
plenty" of large sorts that -re far better aud 
more profitable. 
0. Haines .—Even now wo know of no hotter i 
protection for the roots of Currants, Raspber¬ 
ries, etc., than lifted co.il-ashes. The ground 
is now frozen, you say, four inches and the 
Bnow is three inches m depth. Throw the ashes 
about the stems. They will prevent tho ground 
from thawing, and in fact preserve the snow for 
a considerable time. If the ashes arc dry, you 
may cither dampen thorn, in which ease they 
will freeze to a hr.rd crust alter being applied— 
or, choosing a still day, throw a little snow over 
them and press it down lightly with the foot. 
We think a pile of ashes about the steniB of fall 
transplanted trees would prove just as efficacious 
as dirt in supporting them, and more efficacious 
in preventing the depredations of mice. Be¬ 
sides, coal-ashes for trait trees—whatever has 
beeu said to the contrary—are beneficial. 
J. J‘.—The following answer to J. P. would 
hive appeared two weeks ago, had it not been 
mislaid :—Corrosive sublimate la well known as 
a virulent metallic poison in even very small 
doses. Calomel is considered a mild medicine,, 
and is sometimes exhibited in doses of 75 
grains without serious effects. Yet the differ¬ 
ence between tills “mild” medicine and tho 
“virulent” poison is simply that the first con¬ 
sists of “one atom of chlorine combined with 
one of mercury,” while the second consists of 
“two atoms of chlorine and one of mercury’’— ■ 
a very striking difference between Twoedle-dum 
and Tweedle-dee. 
Henry S. Schnanfer , Shelby title, Md .—Seeds 
sent to you, addressed as above, have been re 
turned to Renan office. Let us hear from you. 
8. P .—I see in the Gardeners’ Chronicle a 
reference to an article m tho American Agricul¬ 
turist, stating that many of the Rhododendrons 
of Mr. Hunniwell’a collection, near Boston, were 
imported from Mr. Water, r of England. The 
A. A., mentioned this collection to show that 
we had in privnte coilectio) * as beautiful hardy 
plants us Mr. Walerer displayed at the Centen¬ 
nial. IIow is this? A ns,- Wo presume the 
statement of tho Gardeners' Chronicle is true. 
But it is also true that many of the Rhododen¬ 
drons displayed by Mr. Watorer at the Centen¬ 
nial were not hardy in the climate of New York, 
though tlie impression made upon those who 
examined them was the reverse. That the 
nurserymen of England have greatly improved 
our native Rhododendrons, there can be no 
doubt; but the improvement, in many instan¬ 
ces, is at the expense of hardiness. 
-ce&l 
SWITZERLAND to AMERICA, firtetteg: 
We will call and *eo you next July and assist at your CENTEN¬ 
NIAL CKLKHKATION. By tlie \ IIS baro * opportunity bring joa am¬ 
ple* nf the Olobral <1 Waieliei, -/ manufactured by our cuuntry- 
lucn, Uu aiES-HIiS. 8OREL A; X Mr COUttVOIHlEU of Ncutkstul, 
lor INSPECTION and ExunnTiON. h These Watches urefavorcbly known 
throughout Hie U. H., having been —sold by our local agents in ulmor-t 
everv City, Town and Village- the past ten years. Thntr reputation for nccuratc performance U universal! v 
tick now lodged. Thv.v are manufactured In Gold stud Silver tuws Stem end Key Winder-. Those 
Watches have superior quality ©i Nickel i*li»Vi-meuia,,Cbrouometer in lam th, ILeenet unlr 
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your Watchmaker to mm inem before purchasing those of other makers, aa We have been auihorized to 
sell them at .t reduction from former prfoea. 
QUINCHE <fc KREGLER, 
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ABSOLUTE PROTECTION and 
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