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THE CULTIVATOR. 
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ment may be tried, however, and the Ango.uleme, 
Louise Bonne Jersey and Vicar of Winkfield pear, 
will probably succeed tolerably well with the common 
quince. The union would be smoother and more perfect 
if performed according to the directions for grafting 
large stocks given ou p. 413 of the ninth edition of the 
American Fruit Cfilturist, and one or two of the previ¬ 
ous editions. We should prefer'grafting at the surface 
of the ground. We should not attempt the Bartlett, 
Seckel and Winter Nelis (named by our correspondent,) 
in this way—their growth on the quince is too slow. 
Fencing out the Curculio. —(J . S., Pa.) W. 
Manice, df Long Island, constructed many years ago 
a tight board fence around his plum orchard, about 
nine feet high, with tight board gates. The curculios 
did not. fly high enough to enter, many striking the 
sides of the fence and falling outside. An acquaint¬ 
ance who visited the garden when in full fruit inform¬ 
ed us that all the trees within the enclosure were heav¬ 
ily loaded with plums, at the same time he observed a 
tree outside that had lost every specimen. 
Select List of Roses, Phloxes, &c. 
1 would like to know the six really finest and dis¬ 
tinct varieties each, of Hybrid China, Hybrid Perpetu¬ 
al, Bourbon, Noisette, and Tea roses; phloxes, verbe¬ 
nas, and Fuchsias-—also the 12 finest perfectly distinct 
Dahlias. A. Williams. Galesburg, III., March, 1854. 
Of the Hybrid China, or summer roses, for a dis¬ 
tinct list varying from almost black to pure white, 
none are perhaps superior to George IV., dark velvet 
crimson; Poi de Prusse, very compact, pale purple ; 
Triomphe d'Abbeville, deep brilliant red, very double; 
Fulgens, intensely bright crimson; Bonne Genevive, 
clear light red, compact and very delicate; and Ma¬ 
dame Plantier, pure snowy white. There are many 
others, scarcely if any inferior to these. 
Hybrid Perpetuals— Baron Prevost, large, bright 
rose; La Peine, large, purplish rose, remarkable for 
its tall growth ; Geant des Batailles, small, but une¬ 
qualed for its brilliant crimson; Marquise Bocella, 
light pink (rather tender;) Duchess of Sutherland, 
light rose, vigorous grower; to which may be added 
one of the white sorts, such as Blanche Vibert, Pau¬ 
line- Bonaparte, &c., which, however, we have never 
been successful in cultivating: There are- some- other 
sorts as fine in flowers as these, but with other defects— 
for instance, Prince Albert is a beautiful brilliant pur¬ 
ple-crimson, but very slow grower; Louis Bonaparte, 
fine deep red, but tender, &c. 
Bourbon — Souvenir Malmaison stands at the 
head, as a very large, very compact, delicate, fragrant, 
light creamy pink flower, and a constant bloomer— 
but it is a very slow grower; Gen. Dubourg, far infe¬ 
rior in the beauty of its flowers, but exceeding nearly 
every other perpetual for its uninterrupted flowering 
till frost, and its exceedingly vigorous growth ; Gloire 
des Posamenes, loose in form, and rather tender, but 
unequaled in its brilliant crimson color; Paul Joseph, 
bright scarlet; Madame Desprez, purplish rose, large 
and in clusters; Julie de Loyne, for its white color. 
Noisettes — Amie Vibert, pure white ; Lamarque, 
pale yellow, large and fragrant; Solfaterre, yellow; 
Fellenberg, bright red, a constant and profuse bloom¬ 
er; Champney , small, light rose, valuable for its 
strong and hardy growth, and blooming almost till 
winter in open ground ; Walter Scott, deep rose. The 
Augusta and Chromatella are both very fine, but be¬ 
ing nearly the color of the Solfaterre, they are omitted 
to give place to greater variety. 
Phloxes — Van Houtii, very distinctly striped white 
and purple, and often blooming many weeks; Specio- 
sa, fine reddish purple, with crimson eye, strong grow¬ 
er and showy; Fleure de Marie, white with a pink 
eye ^ Harrisoni , clear white ; Peine Louise, delicate¬ 
ly striped ;. and the native species P.maculata, which 
flowers earlier than the others, and forms fine masses. 
There are several early species of much beauty, such 
as the common P. subulata or moss pink; P. nivalis, 
small white ; P. stolonifera , fine red, &c. 
Of the Verbenas and Dahlias, there have been so 
many varieties originated of late years, with which we 
are but slightly acquainted or have no knowledge at 
all, that we prefer leaving select lists to some of our 
correspondents who have cultivated them extensively. 
Best Wax for Grafting. 
Eds. Co. Gent. —As the season for grafting is at 
hand or near, many wish to know the composition of 
the best grafting wax. I therefore- send you a receipt, 
not because it is new, but because it is old, the most 
common, and the one preferred generally by those of 
extensive experience. It was mentioned last spring in 
your .paper (Co. Gent., vol. I, pp. 183, 215.) The for¬ 
mulas given in vol. 1, p. 279, and vol. 3, p. 171,1 think 
not good, especially the latter; it melts too easily for 
our climate. The use of linseed oil appears not to be 
attended by as good results as many have supposed. 
I use, by weight, 
4 parts rosin, (the best is-preferable,) 
2 “ beeswax, 
1 u tallow, 
Melted well together—thrown while hot into eold wa¬ 
ter, and when cool enough, worked well with the hands. 
This wax is-cheap, is soft enough to spread easily, yet 
hard enough to withstand the heat of our hotest sum¬ 
mers without melting, and withal very durable. It 
may be kept several years—(I know not how many, 
certainly three or four,) without losing its essential 
properties. The same may be used for covering the 
wounds made in pruning or after budding. Yours tru¬ 
ly, W. H. B. Ovid, N. Y., March 21, 1854. 
Profitable Strawberry Bed. 
Mr. Tucker —I am something of a strawberry cul¬ 
tivator, and to show you how well I succeed, I can say 
that I have sold off from 25 rods of ground, including 
the alleys, $215 worth, which is over $1,300 to the 
acre. They were sold at 20 cents a quart, which I 
think is doing well for a new beginner. L. A. Brown. 
West Haven , Ct. 
