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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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LEAVING THE COUNTRY FOR A CITY 
LIFE. 
It is a pitiful sight to see the youth of our 
laud leaving the green fields and quiet homes, 
leaving health and happiness, father and 
mother, and rushing into the dust and din of 
our crowded cities, there to breathe the con¬ 
taminating atmosphere and expose themselves 
to the thousand snares of city life. Many a 
young man in the bloom of manhood, full of 
health and promise, becomes tired of the dull 
routine of farm life, and bidding good-bye to 
father and mother, launches out into the great 
city. Ofteu it is the old tale of shipwreck; a 
few months of struggle against the stream— 
dissipation: a pale face and emaciated form 
stretched upon a death-bed: a gray-haired fa¬ 
ther and teuder mother taking a last, farewell 
of their wayward son, and life's drama is end¬ 
ed forpver. 
I recall a quiet cottage upon a green liill- 
side, overlooking one of the most picturesque 
valleys in the State of New York; a beautiful 
river, broad meadows and green hillsides, the 
little red school-house at the foot of the hill, 
the golden sunset that gilded the church spires 
of the distant village, the Winter fireside and 
the white-haired, good old grandfather that 
used to sit by the fire and tell stories. How 
eagerly I used to watch for the Rural and 
how quickly bed time came. I recall a kind 
father and loving mother, the old bam and 
the hay-mow, the old dog that rnu to meet me 
and whose life seemed a part of mine. All 
these things come before me and I see my hap¬ 
py boyhood home. But yea is have passed— 
years of toil and affliction amid the din and 
smoke of the city. The white-haired grand¬ 
father has gone and the kind-hearted father 
walks slowly along with a cane; childhood’s 
happy, golden hours arc gone forever. 
Young man, stick to the farm; Look at the 
thin tea times, pale faces and dwarfed forms in 
tne shops and behind the desks in our crowded 
cities, and then gaze at the rugged, robust 
farmer, “Who finds in sleep the Sweet repose, 
the wearied merchant never knows.”' He is 
the mainstay of the Nation. You who long 
' for the glitter and hustle of the city, go out 
upon the broad prairies and tugged moun¬ 
tains, Nature’s graud gymnasium. Breathe in 
the pure air and bathe in the glorious sunlight, 
and you will live longer, be happier and in 
after years thank God that you stuck to the 
farm. C. J. Greenwood. 
NOTES BY UNCLE MARK. 
Instead of having the communications 
from the Club aekuowledged upon the Youths 
page, beginning with this number of the 
Rural, they will be placed with “ communi¬ 
cations received ” upon the (Querist page. 
A suggestion. —In reading over the letters 
one will notice that the greater share of them 
are written in about the same manner and 
telling the same story. If each person that 
writes to me, will try and tell some news dif¬ 
ferent from the others, it will add much to the 
interest of the page. Who will try and do so? 
Don’t forget the discussion. It ought to be 
the most interesting one yet. 
Out of a Club consisting of so many hundred 
Cousins, there ought to be a good many inter¬ 
esting articles sent in. Remember that the 
time is up Sept. 1st. 
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FLOWERING SHRUBS. 
Concluded. 
7. Deutzia crenata— a fine hardy plant, 
having pure white, very double flowers. Forms 
an erect bush rapidly from four to six feet 
high, but when in bloom is an object of much 
beauty. D. gracilis is grown extensively for 
forcing into flower in Winter. Propagated 
readily by cuttings, layers or divisions. 
H. Callicarpa Americana is a neat growing 
bush about four feet high, whose flowers 
though obscure, arc followed by clusters of 
purple berries in the Fall, which are exceed¬ 
ingly showy from September to December; is 
suited best in rich soil. Propagated by seeds, 
layers or cuttings. 
9. Viburnum plicatum, is a fine improve¬ 
ment on the old Snow Ball, being much neater 
both in iiower and foliage. V. Opulus (Guel¬ 
der Rose) has large, pure white balls of floweis 
about the end of May and during J une. One 
of the most beautiful shrubs; noted for its 
bright-red berries. Propagated by layers. 
10. Forsytbia viridissima is the earliest of 
its class to flower, having rich, deep golden 
yellow flowers. Is a strong plant and very 
desirable. F. suspensa—an elegant shrub, 
flowering before the appearance of its leaves; 
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flowers deepest yellow. Easily increased by 
cuttings or layers, 
II. Hydrangea paniculata is a gem among 
hardy shrubs, and is surpassed by but few. Its 
robust growth and densely pauicled heads of 
white flowers gradually turns to pink toward 
Fall It commences to bloom in August, and 
sometimes the flowers remain until after mid- 
Winter. Cuttings should be taken during 
July. Partial shade with plenty of water is 
necessary for it to make its best growth. 
VI. Dicentia spectabilis or Bleeding-heart, 
one of the finest of hardy herbaceous plants. 
It is best grown in partial shade: they do not 
flower so treely as in sunny places, but last 
longer and more than compensate the loss in 
flowers by their luxuriant, graceful foliage. 
The flowers are heart-shaped, a dozen or more 
being borne on a graceful, drooping raceme, 
a foot or more in length and last until July. 
Don Folinno. 
YOUNG QUERIST. 
L. W. Cove, Te.c —Some men are here selling 
a cactus plant for hedges which they claim to 
be patented. Is it so ? 
Ans. —No: they are without doubt swindlers 
and frauds. They should be given a wide 
berth. 
II, T. Rush ford, N. Y .—How can I best care 
for a grape-vine three years old, over Winter? 
Ans.—A vine as old as that is usually per¬ 
fectly hardy and needs no protection over 
Winter. 
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LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
Dear Uncle Mark and Rural Cousins 
I have written two or three times before aud 
have never seen my letters printed but will 
keep trying until I can write well enough to 
deserve a place in your columns. We have 
thirteen kinds of annuals in bloom. Pansies, 
mignonette, verbenas and phlox are my favor¬ 
ites. Most of our dowel’s came up themselves 
from last year’s seed, so bloomed quite early 
on that account. The carnations from the 
Rural seed received three years ago are now 
in bloom. They are beautiful and very sweet. 
My brother just brought in some clover that 
looks like fancy striped gross. I send you a 
piece. Is it common? One stem had three 
white leaves, another one white, <me green 
and one striped, etc. If the Cousins who wash 
dishes t his warm weather will take water that 
they cau easily bear their bunds in, it will not 
cool much and is a great deal more comfort¬ 
able. The dishes look glossier after draining 
and wiping too, 1 think. 
How many carry flowers to church, sick 
people and everywhere else they can? You 
know the more you pick them the better they 
bloom. If you don’t, try it. We have a good 
garden. Have ripe potatoes now. 1 hope 
you all enjoy your garden and flowers as well 
as we do, I think our columns are very in¬ 
teresting. Let us continue to make them so. 
Mt. Ayr, Iowa, E. B. 
[This letter is in every respect a successful 
attempt, being nicely written and containing 
good reading matter. The clover you enclose 
is found occasionally, but is not common. It 
is nothing but a lack of chlorophyl or green 
coloring matter in the tissue of the leaf. 
Uncle Mark.] 
Dear Uncle Mark: —I would like to join 
the Youths’ Horticultural Club. Pa has taken 
the Rural for about three years and we like 
it very much. I think Uncle Mark is very 
kind to print so many letters for the boys and 
girls. I have never raised much garden. I 
planted some flower seeds this Spring but they 
did not do any good. I have 24 little ducks. I 
hope to have more garden next Summer. My 
sister aud I have to carry water to the men 
jn the harvest field, and ride the horse when 
they are putting up hay with the hay-fork. 
We had about ‘240 quarts of sfcrawberrries this 
year, and a good many of raspberries. 
Cadiz. Ohio. C. c. G. 
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Dear Uncle Mark:— I meant to write to 
you as soon as J had finished setting out tur¬ 
nips and cabbages, of which I have 230 tur¬ 
nip and 00 cabbage plants, besides potatoes, 
beaus, tomatoes, beets, radishes, lettuce, 
onions, peppers, squashes, cucumbers and 
muskmelons. My peas are the American Won¬ 
der, and are nearly ready for use. These with 
a small bed of strawberries, raspberries and 
currants, and seven Niagara grape-vines are 
all the pete I have. Your nephew, 
Rushford, N. Y. r, t. 
Dear Uncle Mark.— I thought I would 
write to you again. Don’t think I have for¬ 
gotten about you and the Cousins. We have 
planted the flower seeds you so kindly sent us. 
Many thanks for them. I am not going to 
plant any garden this year, but I am going to 
help my father and mother *o raise theirs, and 
obtain what information 1 can of garden cul¬ 
ture. A good way to keep striped bugs off 
from cucumbers is to put plaster of Paris on 
the under side of the leaf, and on the stem 1 
don’t know much about garden culture. I 
have four over-blooming roses; one is Abel 
Carrie re and another is Magna Charta. If any 
o. the Cousins have auy ever-bloomiug roses 
having the buds eaten, look over the bush and 
you will find a little green worm all wrapped 
up in the leaves. If you will get a little helle¬ 
bore it will destroy the insects. I hope to see 
this letter in print. Your niece. 
Anna J. Messenger. 
Uncle Mark: —I suppose my name has 
been taken off the list, but if you will put it 
on again I will try aud do better in the future. 
Only two of the watermelons came up, aud !is 
I was away most of the Summer the cattle 
got in aud ate them up. I have sold $2!i worth 
of garden truck this Summer. I have a 
broncho aud a sow and five pigs. I did not 
get any seeds this Spring. I hope I will be 
more lucky next time. Your nephew, 
Wasco Co., Oregon. Cowboy. 
Dear Uncle Mark: —I would like very 
much to become a member of the Horticul¬ 
tural Club. I am 13 years "Id, aud live in the 
country on a large farm. I like to read the 
Cousins letters very much. 
Last. Fall our hired man and I caught a 
large gray squirrel. I have got him yet. His 
name is Dick and he is real tame. During the 
Winter he lived on apples, corn aud nuts. He 
will eat most anything. He got out of the 
cage once, but I caught him again. 
I have got a garden of my own. I have 
onions, throe kinds of beets, two kinds of 
potatoes, beans, musk-melons, sugar-pumpkins, 
tomatoes, radishes, flax, a white raspberry 
bush and lettuce. If Uncle Mark thinks that 
this is worth printing and is not too long, per¬ 
haps I will write again. Yours respectfully, 
Broome Co., N. Y. Fred Franklin. 
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