New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-20


,rosth wiz oriy be strsgh, shoots. Tie ossne- u
noT be A., layge az they should De, and ths wv 10
vs1r cy branches rlsy BE cat ont g. so9H - ' -
Il ricb ed; aud hcncsf5-th, by s,owbg stiI W. ~
sbo1ts 20 up every yes,, snd 9y co. -. uus 60,
tv~ Oldest branches after the gstherhg o lne a',
tys bufhes will be KEEP: young and bear fac Tat or
nsuy years more. OF course his = onIy ne 70
elucids,s The general prircple The Ltsccc-I cut'-
vs.or viii know bow TO roary the so'Ve '1i' '''
every Individual bu.h.
In cal ,rstag tie prchie OF crop, ca.."
must be u,ei and c8sus.les nusI nos d t2rso,'eH
Although have seen fcur-yssr olo oaenss w, pHs
nine mounds of berries to esch bush wouc not ta'ns
n az. 70 pot down the average ysid oil iuI grown
tive-year Old bush trimmed a. above 81 more A9h
six Dourds This would amount 10 i1,Voo p2ena. u
81 sc,e The price of common currants IN the New
Yo,L market generally very small, sour LITTLE thirgs
aries from four 10 seven certs per pouaa a, "lole-
al winch certaply us.ifes the anticipate OF SIX
cents per pound for cherry culTsots or ma1y ysNsto
come and THE would mske the ''"ue Oi 'ne ciof per
"e'' Eprfn,c, Of Cn!t,c4,iag dp3 Gathering.
Half a day Of plowiag and three days Of hosing, by
ore nan, viii clean sBd .tir the ground Of ors acre
most efsctuay which a. ordinary Essse OF mao aoa
horre, will cost s. So rhch makes four plowings aud
cos. sli PlckiDg 1908 pounds, at one third
cert per pound about - cent? per ous1eIl VIII be
si3 II we allow 81 fer mspure every year, The
whole expenses per would sum up TO So Leaving
s7OO ces Of bich only the cost of bringing then ~
o. aIket would bsve 20 be de iuclsd.
Hr. RoBrssov continued-Now, Sir, suppose you
.ake this a. the ststeuent Of interested nursery
n.n- man who is ust beginning 10 mske Il hx busl-
ness to propagate ts Dew that is N tais country,
II orig mated IN tr6Jce fe~ ye8Fs &gO-tis new va
riety OF currents. What thenl Why simply this,
truth s imnuteble, and no matter by VINO sttered y
is truth ttill. And so far That csl say Will en-
courage the propagation of this fruit | VII dot by
ipdoy icg every VOID in that paper. Nsy, will do
more snd here ssy that the stsoent is not e2sgsA-
rated it is below the fair estimate that would be
a.. L., rttn
seen, the bushes in fu bearing. There is one more
thing that will say There at t1is moment tens
of thousands Of acres OF land upon Long leland COW
cred with scrub oaks worthless to the world ss Their
owners, every acre Of which could be made TO yield
the product ard profit set forth IN that paper II soe
man Of II would set the idle men and 40 nea OF
this city 10 work at the business Of growing thousands
Of acTes and tens CT thousands of tuns, OF this in
proved variety Of curraDts. d" Glut the market.
Fudge The fruit can be grown for two cent?
pound, snd that every family can est It as cond-
ment with their bread ard meat every day in the year
and can afford 10 drink delicious, wholesome wine
eurrsnt wine--instead Of getting drunk AID dying as
they do Low from ,'isone3 stuff called beyer 1ges
While this then bear se name OF American Institute
lei us by every argu snt We can use encourage the
increased production # American fruits. We have
need Of sending to Iante for currants, Madeira for
grapes, or France FOR wine; should the folly be
any longer tolerated except by nation OF nnneys OF
i'll porting current Jelly.
Goosejerries.-avbRrw S. FULLER of Brooklyn ex-
hibed some gooseberries that would not dscredit an
English gardener He said they grew upon the bush
OF the rate of eighteen 10 each foot IN length
The CHAIRnAs said lie wished 10 sdd his testimony
TO that OF Mr. Robinson, in favor Of the paper read
upon the cherry currant.
A Ne,c FeytiLzcr.-Somebodys sent in sampes Of a
new fertilizer made by the National Fertilizer I'M
psDy but OF what constituents, what lie value did
not transpire.
Items from Abrood.-Judge MEIcs read a num,er
of pteIt sting and valuable papers, n part trsnsla ID
from the latest European Serials upon various 81 D
jects.
Acclinaation From the French Imperial Society
trans actions, Judge MEfGs read extract upon tue
ecolmation Of supdry new things in France. Tie
DoscoTes, it says, is now completely acclimated, and
largely cultivated aud in Algeria the cultvators have
succeeded IN improving the shape OF the tuS-Ts The
oak six worm succeeds, and one that feeds upon
palma christa, and upon tbistles, seems keyte
make silk equal 10 those that feed on the mulberry.
The cultivation of sh and oysters, and even lpbs'erc,
is succeeding wonderfully. The Herniona, new
species Of small horses from the inaaya mountains,
s likely to succeed ad nlrably IN France.
Sulphur on PGnts.-From the London Farmers
Magazine en article states that sulphur Is otnd sn
to potato rot. Ii s used in the form CT coal
gss clav which is very inexpensive. It s SAID that
80 600 pounds Of sulphur has been applied to the
gIspes in France.
DOW turned into great tobacco cmiog hoose i'r
tobacco grown in that vicinity.
Sorgho-One field cut three times yielded GU tunS
of forage. Another field gave 80 tons at one cutting
Ano'he gave 10 per cent OF sugar.
Functions Of Leares Of PlGHts-Dew on leaves o!
plants enter the plant; il s only absorbed from
the ground. Tae function OF leaves to breathe, not
drink.
Aqnariuns-H is suggested to use these new paror
anus ements TO breed fish to stock our ponds and
streams.
Ner Ornamental SLru6.-Tne Rerue H9rticoie
speaks of new shrub, the Csestrum Aurentaeun,
ss most beautiful thing in flower and fruit.
TIE ictlC'g LufiR is recommended as a most valus-
be fertilizer to ploy in grass.
SoLoN RoBISsoS mentioned the great value Of
I 4. t1,.4
springs up after every crop the eastern shore of
NirgiIis and is natural fertilizer OF the light SOIL OF
that region.
nelc plura from Tennessee, supposed to have
originated from wild goose, was sent TO the Secre-
tsry, and highly recommended by Return j. Meigs,
ard said 70 be very hardy, and not injured by cur
Gallo. Ii is large, hne.lookng good .voIed plum.
WmLI,M LAwToN Of New-Rochee exhibited some
bushes of currants Of several varieties, and spoke
highly Of their cultivation. One Of these ia called
the Champagne Cuuant-a coor between white and
red. lie also spoke OF gooseberIes, and thinks that
perfect ones can be grow from the highest m proved
varieties. lie said that gooseberres had been grows
in III gland Of 26 dwt. each. Mr.. L9wtOns plan ia TO
keep up fresh supply of new wood, and grow them
in bush form, aud has them free from midew.
ANDREW ). FULLER-l want II remembered that
we have very fine white cursnt, the white Prove
nue. the leaves Of which are silyer-edged, and may
be known by those marks. The Houghton seeding
goCstbeny is the only one that ever succeeded in
growing free of mildews. have grown that in per-
eciion at the West, where noIe OF the English ysre
ties succeeded.
THOMAS ". FIELD exhibited a specimen of pears
grown by Richard Peters Of Atlsnts, Ga, and stated
that with them came some beautiful specimens 0.
peaches and spricots. TIE fruit tipeDs two m.rths
esrler there than here.
SoLoS RoBSSoN-l have several letters from cor
respondents, asking and giving in.ornston. Here is
one that tells
Hos to Caliirate Peas t-itiout he Weed Plsnt
them Eve inches deep or more as esrly in the Spring
as the ground will allow. They Will not blight nor
mill 4 a Dpa her
pea and marrowfst, and have green peas from the
middle of June TIL green corn, here IA Michigan.