Mr. Lovett, in our issue of October 12, and claims 
tb&t the former variety originated in her own 
garden at the above town, in 1870. It was first 
found among the rootB of a currant bush. 
There were no other Raspberries on the prem¬ 
ises. The garden was contguous to a gentle¬ 
man's grounds, where there was a variety of 
fruits, among them several kinds of Raspber¬ 
ries of the latest and best varieties. It is sup¬ 
posed that the seed from which the Henrietta 
sprang was taken by a bird from this garden 
and dropped where the vine was found. The 
plant bore fruit the second yesr from its discov¬ 
ery. As it bade fair to be a fruit of some prom¬ 
ise, she proposed that a neighboring firm of 
nurserymen should add it to their stock, and if 
it should prove worthy, give it a name and pub¬ 
licity. That such was the origin of the Henri- 
etta Raspbcrry is a fa:t, she says, well known in 
that vicinity, and for which many trustworthy 
witnesses can be obtained 
vhole, learn this plant will not endure our winters out- 
ly one of-doors.—[Pure sand would be better. We 
but I have preserved the roots outside during severe 
r with- winters by oovering with straw and then placing 
sand over the straw.—E ds ] 
after Roses I have only a few varieties of, but in 
on, de- their season there was a small rose show, the 
ilanted bushes seeming one mass of bloom. We have 
eleven had less trouble than usual frominseots, etc., on 
larger our roses this season. To-day, the 25th of Ooto- 
lsmen. her, I counted four roses on one bush, a hardy 
i long, perpetual. Speaking of insect enemies of the 
inohes, Rose, I received a note from an amateur cul- 
Pretty turist in a different section of this State, in- 
her tired, care-worn face made old oerore us 
time by drudgery and inceseaut labor. While 
the fanner tskes the world easy, his wife often¬ 
times is shown no more mercy than the cattle 
and horses, whereas, in many cases, to her efforts 
and advice may be attributed whatever measure 
of success has attended his oareer as a farmer. 
Two or three rainy days, well employed, are 
sufficient for anyone at all handy with tools to 
construct a durable and efficient power to be 
driven by dog, sheep or calf. I prefer sheep, 
as they are the most traotable. As a general 
thing, Carlo dislikes churning, and it is often 
difficult to find him when the cream is ready for 
the churn. Calves are not as cleanly as Bheep, 
though some prefer them. A well built power, 
if housed, will last a Dumber of years, and pay 
for its first cost many times. 
POSTS IMMOVABLE BY FROSTS. 
Mr. Barnard uses Bawn fence-posts in prefer¬ 
ence to split ones. They are cut six inches 
Square at the bottom and taper to two by six at 
the top. For what reason ? The frost has no 
effect upon them. It is an error to suppose that 
deeply driveu posts will not be tiirown up by the 
action of the frost. They are not lifted 
from the bottom bat at the surface of the 
ground. As the ground is frozen, it presses 
against the posts and raises them; when it 
thaws, the earth settles back but the posts do 
not. By having them sawn or cut tapering, this 
is avoided. The earth is pressed up the inclined 
surface and the posts remain firm. This is simp¬ 
ly my idea of the matter. Mr. Barnard once 
oalled my a'-teution to some gate-posts nearly a 
foot square, that he had set five feet deep. They 
had been lifted by frost nearly half the distance, 
while others close by but two feet deep, although 
set at the same time, were perfectly firm; but 
these had been sawn tapering. 
SUGAR BEETS FOR STOCK. 
Commissioner Le Duo sent me some sugar 
beet seed last spring. They received only ordi¬ 
nary culture, yet the yield promises to be enor¬ 
mous. Even-if the manufacture of Leet-sugar 
is destined to prove a failure in the United 
States, which I doubt, these beets can be raised 
to advantage as food for stock. All the ani¬ 
mals on my farm eat them with apparent relish. 
Any good garden soil is oapable of producing 
good crops. 
Fig. 2. 
Perhaps among the varieties of Raspberrie s 
in the gentleman’s grounds from which the seed 
is supposed to have been taken, the Bello de 
Fontenay may have found a place. Mr. Lovett 
we know to be a careful, pains-taking, tiutbful 
gentleman, quite inoapable of publishing a 
statement that be did not himself believe. Yet 
be may have been mistaken, although we find 
he is not alone in hiB opinion as to the identity 
of the Henrietta and the Belle de Fontenay. 
NOTE FROM MR. DOWNING 
In giving a description of the Lady Washing¬ 
ton Grape in the last number of the Rural, I 
am made to «ay that it is hardy, which is a 
mistake—not haviDg said so, neither do I know 
if it is so or not, having only seen the vine dur¬ 
ing summer; but judging from the appearance 
of the wood and foliage, I would think it as 
much so as Isabella or any of its class. [We 
hold Mr. Ricketts for our me of the word hardy 
as applied by Mr. D. to this Grape. Eds ] 
80ME NOTE3 FROM THE GARDEN 
A SENSIBLE HORSE-SHOE 
Grapes, with me, were almost minus this year, 
only three or four varieties of vines bearing, and 
those only a few clusters each. I have only a 
dozen vines of some half dozen varieties, some 
of which have not yet come iuto bearing. Ail 
of the vines have made a fair growth of wood, 
and appear well ripened off. My R igers’ No. 16, 
last year shed its leaves early, and this spring 
did not show any growth till quite late, and then 
not over half a dozen buds started from the 
last growth. Eventually, however, dormant 
buds on old wood started into growth, and the 
vine bore three or four Bm&ll clusters of grapes 
which ripened. The vine has been set some five 
years, and kept short pruned iu the fall. 
Fig. 1. 
Young Pear Trees in my garden, which have 
not yet come into bearing, have made good 
healthy growth without any signs of blight, 
which I find is much less common about here 
this year than laBt, when in some orchards of 50 
or more trees, more or less blight appeared on 
the principal part of them. The pear crop here¬ 
abouts was a light one where heretofore it was 
abundant. 
Strawberries in my grounds were a medium 
o, lasting longer in bearing than oftentimes 
rim, or "clip," UOias me uuray must 
hoof in position. The wide bearing surface 
supports, not only the wall but the sole of the 
hoof also, enabling the horse to stand firmly and 
naturally, with an evenly distributed pressure on 
all parts of the foot. Bat the oonBpiouous 
merit of the shoe lies in the fact that it follows 
the formation of the foot at the heel, where, as 
ORIGIN OF THE HENRIETTA RASPBERRY 
We have received a note on this subject from 
Mrs. E. Moreley, of Wetherfleld, Conn. She 
denies that the Henrietta and Belle de Fontenay 
are identical, as stated by our correspondent 
