New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-12

mA all. On Obtain supply al nlodeia'e QUO"
" M. 20 use any that has been grown
Ae"," a",, corn or Dourah corn, and not to plant
VIC. o,bsr of these, If you wish to Obtain pure
,oed for future planting.
o,uvp NEW PLANTs.-Of another plant much
..n.d Of much Dragged about, much specialized
80 Mr. Browne has the following:
t"Tbo Cbinese Yam ,D7scores bita'a', orig n.ly
A.. Et;na INIT more recently from France, has been
Introduced which has succeeded vel IN various paris o
fhe Union and promises to serve AZ an exceebt suo-
.;.r,a ho1b for the common and sweet potato. IL pos
sess.s the remarkable property of remaining souod IN
he Garth for several years without either detenoratns
=; n. od;ble qusi,ies sustaining injury from nosi,
h;b adds much TO its value, in being always in read
% Tor the kitchen ADD this too, often al times when
she po.a,o s shriveIed or otherwise impaired
The seed was distributed ia small tubers the SIZE
Of peas, made by covering The vines with earlh I'LL
the Joint sent out roots, When sowing the vines, the
roots form tubers.
Many who planted these small potatoes were
disappointed and gave them up in disgust. Mr.
Browne thinks perseverance, viii produce favorable
results. lie says:
"WLen cultivated in deep rich, loOse soil the
,rsli tuberr after the first year, will penetrate the
tsItb perpc odculary to depth Of two OF moe ieet
and will continue 10 increase IN ,ze from year 10 year.
without becoming woody, like those OF the parship aod
many other plants after the first seasons growth
They may De planted in the Spring IN the open air az
noon as tho SC son sufficiently advanced TO be free
from danger by frost, AID may De cultivated some
what after the manner of the sweet potato, or yam OF
tbe South except that they should remain undsturbeo
IN the ground from year to another, until they are
ready market or use In the colder portions OF 'he
Middle and Northern sections Of the Union it would he
well 10 protect them rom frost during the Winter by
covering the grouod with a bed OF spruce bough-,
leaves or straw, which should be removed as carly 10
the Spring as circumstances may require.
hon fnl ma m Il
il dry rid farnaccous much resembling III taste aud
appta the common potato and IL more agreeable
TO the palate than the ordinary yam Considering Its
property Of persistng in the ground for several years
without deterioration being in readiness tor the kitchen
Mt all times, and all seasons, sft-r the drst year
growth II cannot fail TO prove Gn excellent substitute
both for the sweet aud the common potato IN all local.
ties where il will thrive"
Mr. ID. Bolt of ibis city, says the last Winter did
not affect his rOots-they were in fine condition,
and beginiOg to vegetate in April.
al had one cooked plainly, in water, with little
sat The flavor like that of fine Kidney potato,
and the yam was very white and delicious l think ii
will prove useful and profitable vegetable"
Another of the new earth-srowing escuents
lately introduced is, the Earth Almond or Chufa.
(Cyperus esculentus) small tuberous esculent,
from the South of Spain which has naturalzed itself
30 our climate and soil, and has proved very prolific
in IT'S yield, when cultivated in the light sandy soils
of the Middle and Southern States, well those
which are rich, and bids fair to become valuable
crop for cattle and swine. 1t belongs 10 the same
genus the notorious nut-grass, (Cyperus repens,)
but does not possess the power of spreading itsef
hike that pest of Southern fields"
Ifthis root is half prolific and as easily grown
az the nut grass, known as Coco, there will be
no difficulty in its propagation-the difficulty will
be in its extenuation. The Coco is the nearest in
dcstructble of any vegetable we have ever seen.
One kind, called sweet COCO, is much sought after
by the hogs, and is nutricious. The bitter coco is
great pest i'll Louisiana.
Among the nuts largely imported into this cOun
try is the Persian Walnut, or Madeira Nut, Dug
lans rega) originally native Of Persia, or the
north of China.
"Ths hos been somewhat extensively distributed,
and appears to be veil adapted TO the climate Of the
middle and southern atitudes of the Uoited States.
tree of the Titmouse 'Thn.sheled variety jug
lans rega teIera about twenty years planted forty.
five feet in hight and fifteen inches in damer, standing
the premises of Colo mel Peter Force in the city of
Washington, 10 perfectly hardy, and bears yearly an
abundance Of excellent Duts. This il considered the
most yaiuabie Of ait the wtids As the tree begins to
bear in eight ten years from planting the seed and
the fruit very delicate keeps WELL and Is rich In OIL
The roots when planted should be stepped seven
or eight days, and planted in the beginning Of
March. In forty days the shoot will appear.
In Cashmere, walnut oil is used for painting,
burning, and for cooking.
"The Almond Amygdalus communist which is in
Sigenous TO Syria and Northern Africa, has become
paturased in the south of Europe Madeira the Azores
and the Canary Islands and is Guilty ated for ornament
or its fruit in the central and southern portions OF the
United States. The advantages of this tree may be
briefly summed up in the following words: IL pros
pers upon indifferent soil; requires but little care III its
cultivation: is beautiful AZ ornamental tree; useful
as a shade tree and profitable i'll its production of
much desired fruit yielding in its bearing years about
20 pounds to he tree, which, at ID cents pound
would amount to at least $500 to acre. The amount
Of almonds annually imported into the United States is
believed to be valued at more than S35O,oOO.
The Cork-Oak (Quercus suber), which is an
evergreen tree, indigenous to the south of
Europe and Northern Africa, which furnishes
the wel-known article, cork, Mr.. Browne thinks
may be advantageously introduced into the South
western States. Some of these trees have been
grown to large size in England and Ireland. The
cork of commerce comes from the outer bark of
the tree which naturally falls off, though it is much
more valuable when removed artifcialy.
"When this oak has attained the age of fifteen years
according to Du Hamel twenty years according to
Bose the bark removed for the first time; but this
FIRST bark found TO be cracked full Of woody por
tons and cells and hence it is t only for fuel or per-
haps for tanning. The second disbarkpg takes place
In eight or ten years when the cork is sold to fisher
for buoyng up their nets, and TO others for iu:e
rior But, in eight ten years more, the tree
yields cork of goot quality, and so continues 10 do until
il is from two 10 three centuries old, the cork improving
in quality throughout the whole period
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) has been intro
duced and somewhat experimental upon in some of