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HOW to Have Fruit.

How to Have Fruit.
-NrsSrs. Ei'ors II have recently learn
eel from an experienced orclar,iisl u; South
Carolina, that any fruit tree may be ma,lc
to bloom sufficiently late in the season to
preserve It's fruits from the lrust<, and con
seIucnt'y, present Il heavy crop, by the iol.
lowing Treatment:
In the middle OF winter, when the ground
Is most severely frozen, place Il large pile of
wheat straw or oak leaves around the roots
letting 1t extend some distance in every dircc
ton, 50 AS to cover the EXTENDED roots that ap
nroach the surface Of the earth Cover this
pile with plank> or boards, so that no rain
can tall upon the pile, Ic, this cover re-
n'a'n until AL danger of frost has PASSED.
then remove the cover anil the straw, and
look tor sp!cn''id crop to follow soon.
he '"tf"""lc is simply this: tn. t,ozcn
earth viii not thaw till very late in III.
spring. if The pile remain. And While lh,
earth is frozen tie tree canrot bloom. Bu
when all danger is past, vou can remove the
covering, and the tree will hloom forI!,
speedily. TRY it friends.
Burke Co.. \. c., 1853. Il. IA.
We have tried the application of leaves
to the roots Of fruit trees as dirertc.!. AMI
know that it does greatly rctar.l the ri<n~
OF the sap. The addition Of the boards and
l'lanks must cause a Longer retention Of cold
to liie earth and roots, and therefore still
'nr,hcr initiates the buds and blossoms on
the tree. We believe the theory 4 good
one for the purpose dr>icncl the only
tear being that i'll very late spring. til"
frost $" long retained around the roots Of
tia trees may possibly Kill them.
Eds. y. Z. piuntcr.
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How TO WATER pI,xrs.-.As a rule
water should never he given until the f,,-
thcr Withholding Of i, wonl,l bc dvtrimcu-
tai to the plants. HuLituok watering does.
III the majority Of cases, more harm than
coed. Plant, left to battle with drourLt
send their roots down deep in search Of
moisture, and WHEN rain does come, they
benefit more by it than those that have
regular wat"rings all along. Ii the ground
Is dug deeply, and kept in good heart. plants
that have once got established will bear
drought for almost any length of time bur
things lately planted, and that have II, {
had time to get ho!d,' mus, be- kept sup
Piled, or their beauty may vanish for half
the season. Snccu!ent vegetables, toe,
which ought to be kept growing quick,
must have abundance, and, of course, plants
IN pots must, Of necessity, have sufficient.
There are two important points to be at
tended to III giving wafer; one is to cxpose
The water t" the sun before using it, 10 rem
der 1t soft and warm, and the other is 10
give Il thorough soaking at once, sufficient,
to keep the ground moist week. Suppos-
ing the supply to be limited, but regular,
| the best way OF economising both water and
time is to take the garden piece by piece,
watering each piece thoroughly every even
! ing, and then beginning again as at first.
Floral World and Garden Guide
FRENCH kIssISa.-A sprighlly, anus
ing Paris correspondent of one of the pa.
pcrs, thus describes tho rage for kissing in
LA Belle France"
The almost universal custom Of kissing
IN Paris seems at first singular to stranger
coming from the country where the pro-
! Prict''s OF l'te rarely permit you to take a
ladys hand-nuch less to salute her. In
France to kiss a lady with whom YOU are
| not intimate, is very common; especially is
this the case if she is married lady. Not
only the members Of the family, but all the
guests expect invariably to salute the lady
OF the house, on coming down in the morn
ing. But though the modest American
may, perhaps, escape the ceremony on or
binary occasions, yet, on New Years morn
ing 1t is imperative. On that morning
came down to my coffee about 0 o'clock.
sat down quietly, bidding Madame bon jour,
as on ordinary occasions. In few mo.
men's she was at my elbow, with
"hlons. B., am angry with you."
l expressed regret and ANNOYANCE OF
having given her any reason.
"AI'," said she, "you know very well the
reason: 1t is because you did not embrace
me this morning when you came down"
Madame was lady Of perhaps twenty
eight, with jet black, glossy hair, and a
clear, fair complexion. She was very beau.
tltul had she been plain l should have
felt less embarrassed. She waited as thoucb
expecting me to atone for my neglect; but
how could do it before the whole table 2
| sat all this time trembling in my seat. AT
length Madame said,
"Mons. B., emJrasez moi"
The worst had come. rose, trembling.
put my bloodless lips, all greasy with but.
ter, and wet with coffee, (for in my enbar-
rassment had dropped my napkin,) to
those Of Madame. This was my first French
kiss.
The inscription of the slab which was
placed over tue Spanish sailor recently land
ed and deceased at Sag Harbor, L. l., is this
Dead men tell no tales The strange
vessel seen there 10 thought 70 be SLAYER