Sfejc. r v. *. t sjjcS. 
“ Mammoth Sugar”or “Evergreen Sweet,” have 
planted those varieties only to find themselves, 
late in the fall, with immature ears and an over¬ 
growth of straw. 
After a trial of a varied assortment of beans 
with indifferent success, I have decided to grow 
the Dwarf Butter in the garden as a snap bean, 
and allow the indispensable white, for shelling, 
to be grown aB a field crop. The betvn T have se¬ 
lected Las the merit Of keeping fresh in the green 
state so as to be Jit for culinary purposes longer 
than any other, while the seed, if jrnre, sells for 
double the pricu of common sorts. But the dif¬ 
ficulty of keeping it from mixing is very great, 
and many people who plant indiscriminately find 
that all the buttery and delicate tenderness disap¬ 
pears with the second crop. My plan of using 
only one sort, answers well for this vegetable, 
which we generally grow in wide rows, and after 
cultivating and giving the final hoeing, put in 
with a dibble a few late cauliflowers or tomatoes, 
so as to keep the ground clean when the crop of 
beans has been removed. This plan may not ho 
of any importance ; but with us land is cheaper 
tbnu labor, and we guide our movements by that 
rule. 
The slight knowledge of good vegetables that 
many good housewives possess, i« a source of 
surprise to me, and has often been exemplified 
in the sale of this bean. Tiptoeing among the 
beds will come a lady who prides herself upon 
the quantity of vegetables her table requires. 
“Obi what a pity your beans are over-ripe!” 
she says, pathetically. “ Break one,” I answer, 
bolding out a yellow pod. The snap betrays its 
juiciness, and after a trial of them for dinner, 
the remark usually follows, “ 1 did not thiuk 
they could be so delicious ; wo never see those 
in the city markets.” “ No, my deal’ madam, I 
could reply, “the pods are not large or coarse 
enough to fill a huckster's measure, and such a 
choioo vogetablo must bo known to be appre¬ 
ciated.” 
The carelessness of growers who endeavor to 
obtain the largest variety of fruit or vegetables 
to suit the taste of the purchaser, should not ho 
considered his fault. Doubtless ho has tried 
unsuccessfully to introduce finer sorts, and at 
forward which promise to he of great value, me 
fruit being of a bright color, good quality, and 
the plants quite hardy. 
The Brandywine, which is also known by sev¬ 
eral other names, is one of the best of these, 
although the plant is not quite vigorous enough 
for a really popular and profitable variety. 
The Turner is a very vigorous grower, f.- 
good size. 
fruit Of 
bright-red, and of excellent flavor, 
but rather soft for market. 
The Highland Hardy, Thwack, and Cuthbert 
are new sorts now claiming attention, but 
whether they will prove to bo better tban sonic 
of the older ones can only be determined by ex¬ 
perience. 
FOREIGN VARIETIES. - 
The raspberries which have commanded moBt 
attention woro either raised abroad or in this 
country from the European species, Hvhua 
Jdaeus. The Hndsou River Antwerp, Franconia, 
FastollT. Hornet, Clarke, and the delicious 
Briucklo'u Oraugo arc of a common origin, and 
varieties Of the species last named. The berries 
of those, and of a score of other sorts which 
might be named, are all ranch larger than any 
of our native red raspberries, and the growth of 
the plants moro obust and vigorous, but unfor¬ 
tunately few or the number arc hardy enough to 
withstand the cold in our Northern States. To 
be certain, therefore, of obtaining a crop of fruit, 
the canes must bo protected in winter. Although 
the cost of protecting an acre of raspberries is 
This is the name given to, the ripened flower- 
headB of the Dipsacus fullonum (used in ma¬ 
chinery or by hand for raising a nap upon woolen 
cloths), illustrations of which aro herewith pre¬ 
sented. The Wild Teasel is a familiar roadsido 
the ground, and inside of two years you have 
Home ripe fruit, some green, some just putting 
ont a great brown bud. which hits up a covering 
every day or two, diiclosing about ten nice little 
bananas, the size of oue's finger, with a peculiar 
bloom on each, which the bees almost light over. 
After two years then, sny, but two stalks from 
each root bear. Well, then, say one bnnch of 
fruit Is produced from each root each year, and 
as these will average from 25 to 60 each, they 
will sell for *1 each, which will be a nice little 
almost equal to an orange grove. 
THE INCREASE OF BULBS 
is fivo or six each year, so that, in a few years, 
one is able to stock a number of acres from a 
small number to start with. Of course the con¬ 
tinual pulling off of bulbs will prevent a large 
yield of fruit; but perhaps three bulbs can be 
taken from each every year, and as much fruit 
grow as if one were to leave all. 
A rich, sandy toil seems best adapted to their 
growth, but with old straw or manure to mix in, 
almost any soil will do if it is only warm enough. 
The Santa Barbara Press BaysIn Santa Bar¬ 
bara several of our large fruit growers have 
grown the Banana successfully, though only on 
a small scale. Mr. Dana B. Clark and Colonel 
Dlusmore, of thoMontocito, have both succeeded 
in obtaining ripe fruit from the two or throe trees 
planted by them, and they confirm the statement 
or Mr. Messenger, that Musa CavewUvhii from 
Florida is the only species that could bo success¬ 
fully cultivated in the open air in a climate other 
than tropical. Last year some ripened fruit, 
grown in Santa Barbara, together with buds in 
Mm vnrimia st.flpes of development, woro sent to 
sum 
A WOMAN’S ACRE 
BY MRS. ANNIE L. JACK. 
the hands ol' an export housewife, llow tall and 
stately it is! Its nmny-shaded flowers of pale 
green, yellow or brown, suit well its title of In¬ 
dian, and in the autumn sunshine its stalk, 
proudly erect and glistening in the dry state, re¬ 
minds one forcibly of the red man. But while, iu 
the w am and humid parte of Mexico, Humboldt 
states that three harvests aro often attained an¬ 
nually, our short season often renders it difficult 
to ripen one - . 
It is no wonder, then, that the first season in 
which I planted Early Minnesota, I was sur¬ 
prised to find some “ ears” ready for the tablo 
July 25. the corn having been planted about the 
15tii of May. The day on which the discovery 
was made that this rarity was ready lor boiling, 
a party of ladies from a neighboring hotel under¬ 
took, for their own amusement, to visit mv gar¬ 
den and. with a vandalism which 1 have often 
had cause to deplore, began stripping the husks 
from the corn and oven breaking off the oars to 
taste. The consequence was that 1 sold to the 
hotel-keeper all that was ready, at 25 cents per 
dozen, and sending the next lot to the city 
market, received the same price. But a week 
later, having a hundred dozen to dispose of, 1 
HIGHLAND HARDY RASPBERRY. 
The Highland Hardy raspberry has been very 
highly extolled by certain parties “ On-tbe-IIud- 
son,” for the past two years, and several com¬ 
munications in regard to this variety, scut us 
for publication, have found their way into the 
waste basket, becauso they were “ too good to 
be true,” and were evidently written as a “ puff,' 
to help to sell plants of this ostensibly new, but 
probably very old. sort. 
We have heretofore heard nothing about the 
Highland Hardy, except from parties who had 
plants for sale, ’and, as any raspberry cultivator 
knows, these native, red sorts produce an unlim¬ 
ited number of suckers, and it is an easy matter 
to supply any reasonable demand. Now, how¬ 
ever, comes a “ tap,” on the other end of the 
drum, from Geo. G. Arnold of Kent Co., Del., 
who, it seems, has given the H. H.’s a trial, and 
reports the results in the rraetioal Farmer. 
Here is what he has to say about this new pet 
of the man “ On-the-Hudson 
linn vear aco last spring I was induced to Bet 
strong, sharp, recurved hooks. In woolen man¬ 
ufacturing districts they form an important arti¬ 
cle of trade. They are chiefly cultivated in Hol¬ 
land, France and England, whence they are im¬ 
ported largely. 
Occasionally the Teasel has been cultivated in 
this country, hut in ordinary times the profits are 
uncertain, owing to the cost of the ci*op and risk 
of failure. A stimulns was given to it* produc¬ 
tion during the war, when prices were very high, 
and certain portions of New York and Now En¬ 
gland have been devoted to it. Any good soil 
suits it. The seed is sown in spring, generally 
in drills, the rows being about tb*ee feet apart. 
Between the rows some other suitable crop may 
grown. The plants 
^ heads, which ripen 
“Button” Teasel. late In summer. 
Harvesting and preparing the crop for market 
is next in order. When the flowers wither, the 
i heads are cut, leaving eight or ten inches of stalk 
attached. A crooked-blade knife is used for this 
purpose: a pair of stout gloves will also be re¬ 
quired iu handling the stalks. Three periods, a 
few davs apart, are selected for cutting the three 
A coBtlBBPOKDENT Ox the J-*os Aiigeiea jitidju 
gives his experience and practice in the cultiva¬ 
tion of Bananas iu Southern California. Having 
had ten years’ experience in cultivating this 
fruit, he advises that no one should spend time 
and trouble with any other than the hardy kind, 
acclimated to the frost in winter through a series 
of years in Florida—the Musa Cacmliehii 
There are other kinds which may bo finer iu a 
purelv tropical climate, such as the Musa para - 
dmaca. the Chinese dwarf, also obtained from 
the Sandwich Islands; but those must he raised 
in a greenhouse or a very peculiarly sheltered 
place to do any good at all. The Florida banana, 
on the other hand, will thrive and bear fruit in 
the open air and will stand a good deal of Dost 
with little injury. It will do well, indeed, where 
