New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-15
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

eradicate the Curculo from plamrees by siItSs ny
powdered lime over the trees once week VIC ~
until the fruit was beyond the reach OF mary lho
lime was erued BIZ sieve s,tache1 70 long pore;
Tho result was thst none Of tie plums were Injured
where the lime Wa used. ,,. -. c..,. of
prof NAsH-Dr hcMunn Of this city formerly OF
port .Jervis y. va microscopic investigator, sais
the curcuo does no harm the plum Of healthy trees
that they never attack tree to the INJURY oil the n
until the tree ia diseased that the appear 4nce OF lns
curcuio is symptom OF disease IN the zee. riol,
Nah sad that the Doctor challenges the word 10
snow where the curculio produces any injury where
the tree il not previously diseased. H.. o-,,
ANDREW S. FuLLER-N0W, 'aAs ire NC. op,E;,
ste Of this Doctor; and know that his theory Is
wroIg or else why doss the clTculo sting pears auu
cheriies upon strong, healthy trees
Roses-A beautiful bouquet Of roaes, consisting OF
fifteen vsrie.ies ell grown upon small cry lJl Was
presented By Mrs L. y. Fowler, with note, recon-
nepoing US insist tins. every farmer who grows one
hill OF In ian cora shs plant at least enc roseOusu
rear lis kitchen door, where nsy be rea oAsDy eA
pc.ed tnat hls butter W" ac "ie 'NS -
- Solos RopIxsoy suggested that Lis honey might
also partake OF the sweetness 0. tA5 ho"eF' grown
aburdaatly near tire bee-hou2e.
TIE Vtgonfa-Judee Mics read psper from the
Rerue HoriicoE upon the cultivation OF tAis beautiful
flower, recom1er ding lis increased cultivation II Is
hothou p,snt, but oIe tina, VIII not 0ssr Sa;er
dropped en- tie leaves. Ore sort mentioned resembles
r.sts and another fuschias IL form, ana OF beautiful
rio Plaut-Lorsc.-An sorts Of platt Ice render
psrts llCky, eu1 some CT them are 80 pIcut lSs oLo
par gill p1ocu il ore year five millions OF progeny
and there are SHY f.r-H. VGrie es. Wha,eYer Will
&c Toy ills ascot MI De q gfest eenehi 10 msnAni'
Sysng.ois.-A paper Of Dr.: Doubenrey o. Lonion,
On the suorL oles Of plants, shows their Offices ore
ofwhcli l. 20 furnish mOitur 10 soften the esrta
where the roots are abOu O. ent IS well as 70 iIr
rish a6ecopposiIg liquid TO solve many compounds
Leeded for the tul.enaLce OF plans. ,
Judge MTi0s rem arked that he hsd often houcs1
the brace roots OF Irdan cropping Tater upon the
esrh iust where they are about to penetrate, ana
where they ecu / not While the esTtn was baked
lard
Fi,eriag JTIater-Mr. Kedsie of Rochester, WITH a
patent filter. filed with charcoal and gravel proposes
10 purify all TIE bad water il the country for family
use. He says he can make hard wa.er syL'l anu
| fhirks tLst would add gresly 10 the public health
| PIrbatb from Ssed-Mr Lagton exhibited some
specimens OF rhubarb grown from seed, tlst promise
/ we'll.
duced u his garden -estlns Of great size at eighteen
months old which C mao 90 - careful selection OF
the argest psl's fcr producing 3eis and iaen se!ec
/ ing the tesf f the plants for c-.lvation we may
ali nv the ZANE tou:c ircifae the size and value OF
/ our rhubarb, p well - by buying. In fact L hai
rather have psuts from s1efs u Ciossman growing
than pl snts from most gs-dcLs.
ASDRFw S. FCLLER-ln my garden N Brooklyn
rev ard exhibited at tee Far last year stalk OF
rhubaIb FROM Caho0Ls feodlng that Telghed : 10,
free of the leaf which SGs - feet around. The
proper soil fr rhubsrb Is moist, rich land, under
drained; just such land ss we have on Long lssnd by
TIE thousands Of acres, lying almost worthless.
| Roir 10 Grop Seediing Plants Sra rberrtes.-AN-
! Drrw 3 FrrLFR-We want strawberries OF an earlier
| snd better variety To obtain euci, we must SOW
seeds OF the earliest and latest sorts, and persevee
until get improved SORTS to auit our wauts l. is
not difficult TO grow seeding strawberries Selec. the
largest aid best berries, fully ripe, snd put them III
div fine sand AID crush and rub them thoroughly I'M
I'll the seeds distributed evenly through the mass
Prepare bid in shady place, in light, sandy loan,
tborourhly p1y eriZed. Sow the sand containing the
seeds overly and sift soil eighth of an inch deep
over them; and # the weather cont nues dry, water
getty evening The RsRts will 6lsn to b come hs
ould be covered two three inches deep with straw
or leaves which must be raked off in the Spring, and
the plants transpanted eisheen inches apart IN smta
bic beds. 49,
GcoseJeyres.-We want 6 better goosebery. II il.
| can be bed-one that will not mldew, and will pro-
duce abundantly and regularly Let us plant seed OF
! the best we lave, ana try. The seed should be
washed clean from the pulp, and put in dry SAND in
cool tlaoe to keep till Spring. II mrst be cool, be-
cause these and currant seeds ssr at low tempera'
tine, and they cs,not be safely planted 10 tie Fan
Keep the seeds till late in the Spring, and plant the
seed in beds directed for strawberrle cover them
en- eighth of Lch deep. litter the beds next Winter
/ and tarsplan. when year old
Cuyrdnts.-We want better currants-one twice the
size of the noted cherry cuIraot sweet enough to eat
| without sugar We may get it from seeding Let
try seeds fiom tie largest and sweetest We have,
aud DO. be content till make an Improvement. The
ourrapt seed should Do treated JUS. like the seed OF
! eOOsebtrries.
! RaspJerris.We want raspberry that is really
hardy. Il COCO +NOr ana tnst VIII continue Oeaflng
through tue Autumn. We have near ~ succeeded By
7 seedlings but not quite. We must keep trying. IL
is easy TO produce new rsspberEes from feed and by
| De severence We may be successful.
Bl0ckberrfes.-We want bstter earlier black berries,
and SO Y do stsr ones. Inc way to get them Is %
cow tteds grow plants snd prove them, sud when 80
! yet 8 better variety, REJECT the Old ones. HOrr:u
tufs's have done much the las, twenty years but
we should rest long there Is room for lm:
proyement. Now, le. every person try to ge' aaeaa
cf his neighbor growing seedngs, and not wait ior
some ore to send 10 Europe for varieties, which
nc might have produced ourselves. We have psd
nj lions 10 foreign countries Tor fruit trees. when we
might produced Ourselves ED st less COST IL IL
rot for flt ony tlst We are senGlng away our
| money but tor ornamental trees and plants, very
! MANY of tcem nst.ves OF cur country. i hsve ssen
within the last few weeks hundreds Of plants inpor ed
from Frsuoe a. grea' cCst taat can be t)und grow
ing Wild within mile OF the importers residence
Importers either think plants better II imported, CT 10
tier ruoranCe ihey do not know that they re ndge-
: nous Have even known TIA. most common tree the
sweet gum liquid amber, imported, and seVera! cI
/ the most CoanOn spireus.
r. PARDEE--I AN much interested IN these re-
marks OF Mr.. Fuller, who ls known e. pracIca gar.
dener shout Seeding plArts and nope the ldes may
be acted upon. Why should net tue femse portion 81
the community devote attention to the production OF
seedliDesl Three Of our trst grapes ofgnateu Wi'h
females. wish they would make II matter Oh ID
tere.t and amusement, producing seeding roses.
MANY very valuable seeding plants have been pro-
duced at sllnost csst. The first new seeding tree
peouis Mr. Fuller states brought the proc ucer 81 '
Let us selec. the best seeds OF the oes plant OF
all kuGp AID gro them the best soil, and see what
YOU can produce. ! Ssh to suggest ina. every
female who attends here, who reads with interest
the report Of these proceedings, should suggest a
/ uue stion that wishes slsweTed, and thai such
Questions De read at eacn meeting. Ii We oscuss the
cuasti of seedlings shsll elicit many Interesting
| facts srd il should be generally known that all our
l Il, IN MA tru nd Id