New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-01
PUBLIC MEETINGS.

p 'y7c Clp1a or earth almond haa become an inter-
,;or article Of cgItiva ion.
Sfrarbsrrles jH C4hfgrmG.-Mr. Kelsy OF Oakland,
California has ~ acre Of strawbefue.
N P0sO Gr0pes.-(irspes on the Rio del None'
above Chihuahua, grow must iuxun mly' C'"INa',
ors pmne close, and cei their vines very spoAs "ui
they stand about ten feet epar aod naag - - iiIi o'
fruit that the branches touch each other. me Irlt
resembles our Isabella. There Il also "nl'e o'"Po
Tbr Gordc,;o Ctr,o4ora IL of the most beauti-
mi NJ this Genus ever Introduced into Ecglant. Il
,aue from port Natal II gross about two feet high.
rTbe foliage X besuul a1d fo gers of pure white l
thick branchts, with perfume ~ orang1 anl Je'Sa'
mine. II blooms early and holds iong ia flower.
M VoIer5gn.-The common Ygefien u very
medicinal plant: the leaves applied 10 iresh cut heat
n rapidly. II il mentioned IN some very aucient books
as of great value.
E(,r HegDr A model Of a new reaper
biIted by Mr.. BrIkerhOg, which does its own rakiog
delivering the cave at The eide Of the s@ath. IL also
rskes the stubbe. He also exhibited common pow
with subsoiliug at tfachnent.
SoION ROBINsON-Thir j. good Improvement, but
not Datentable because il has been 10 use in Virginia
for ten yeaIs 1t first invented and used at Nor
fox
Nafre Flo1rcr,pg ShrBbs.-ASDREw s. FULLER
mentioned a variety If native shrubs that are wei
worth cultivation fIr their beautiful flowers. Tne
0rcrnum pcan,toiuq is one Of these.
Mr.. PARDEf-The rhododendron is avery beautiful
Towering shrub. They viii grow in shady spots, ana
cannot bear bot sunny places. The son should be
sand and leaf mold. There is great yarety OF TINS
fI,
varieties are the handsomesi .
'@JIc CLu(a.-Mr FULLER--I hope the subject of
the Chuia will not be dropped. II - easily grown
here and is very sweet and nch and possesses great
fe.eong properties. II planted foot apar the nuts
wil fll the ground full 1t will yield more than
corn per acre, and easily cultivated. The seed Is hard
tokerp--It won't bear the least frost. | consider IT
one Of the most valuable plants ately introduced into
javn Grass-R. G.. PARDEY spoke Of the new
liant for lawus-the Spcrgua, which is Az evergreen
Il d.i,-. ttfgIl IL IN uIIfl a. III
Mr. TaurBUR remarked that Chicken Weed of this
country belongs 10 the same family n the Spergna
Dir. PARDEE.-The value Of this new lawn plant is
that it is 80 evergreen aud grows very short and fine
and never needs cutting.
Tie Curcuho.-Dr. rRMBLE produced specimens
cf the cmcuho and It's work. The quarry apples are
produced by tue sting Of the curcufo. The peculiar
crescent shaped mark visible, aud tins produces the
knOy rough appearance that you see III those apples
of last year. Many Of the stung apples ia, ana are
lost 0lhers grow to maturity, bat not PERFECTION II
YOU watch the sting in favOrte pluns ano cu' IT out
at once, you may save the fruit. The cut Will not
spoil the plum; the insect will. This insect Is the
great pest of fruitgrOwes, Hnd believe Is the cause
Of the black knot in plum and cherry trees.
Solos RoBINsoN-Ilere is a letter from Samuel X.
Eells Of Forrest Grove, Bucks County, Pa, upon
this subject, that comes aprOpOs TO TINS dlscus-
sion. lie says
al notice by THr TsBusE Of yesterday, that your last
meeting the Of the crcus on fruit trees was discussed
have heard q remedy hat was etectda N
destroying but have kind of plum trees here that are
afr rftedw standing
side with other varieties t covered with The Knots. aud as
feel desirous Of communicating whatever may BE- OF advantage
% the fruit growing community have take1 the hDy ot here
"thgyne you description 81 me khu o i"ii' tnhus .na
perhaps they unknown ~ your section OF tue country
are very great BEARERS that they must
be frequently shaken To prevent aem from rong as 1ey set
thick buuches, aud again they
natural fruit either Prpaesied by the stone or from
the sprouts tts spring iom the rthey are called here the
Richiand plum from, suppose their originating IN Rchnd
township m this county My trees are 0tied TINS year win
them, much So am fearful of their breaking down"
MIR PARDEE-I do not attach any Importance to
this letter because have iust such things before
as here described When the curculio first began its
ravages, some trees were exempt IN the same way
A man in Connecticut preserved ms pluns last year
by sprinklng the with a manunal compound
Ar-slacked lime bas sometimes preserved the fruit.
Mr. FUILER-The golden cherry plum is exempt
from curculO, while they can find anything better to
The CHNRuAN-I doubt the cure by any appuca-
tion to the trees. .
mounds Of liquid manure. The black knot will destroy
frees if let alone but if vigorously pruned on as fast
ss the knots begin to appear the disease may oe cured
have thus saved greeu gage III tue very mdSl oi
knot infested district. Cut of tine limbs as soon a.
the irg-hoes are visible. do not think the curcu-
lilo makes the black kuotit is some other insect Ihe
holes like pin-hUles, aud eacn one contains an egs
and aiterward n maggO'. ,
from the curcuho-the same uSect that scngs the
plum have ha ched ont, under glass, the culculio
iron the limb that had been stung, 50 as to produce
the knot The rot Of plums spoken OF by the .ieteT
from Pennsylvania, is occasioned by the same insect.
Mr. Cow of New Icrsey.--l once saved my ounces
with mixture of calciued gypsum and Chapel salts
The latter is "A nianurial substance manufactured at
baltimore. | don't know the proportion, rs the mix
ture was accidental but 1t dose Tor the cnicnho
Mr. PARpTF--l cannot believe the cuTcuNo ana
black knot have any connection. OOnt know q. any
boticulurist that does believe ii. hope experiments
will be- tried. go, ..
Mr. FULLER hope then that they Will be careful
" tried, as tO be sure
= CroaIcryjcS-SoIuN RoBINsoN--l want To read a
scnte1 ce If letter from Parke County Indiana from
n man "a no wants me 10 put him IN the way 0i pro-
curing some cranberry plants do TINS To give nun
and others information, aud 10 snow no" it'te We
know of the productions OF our own helShOofhuou'
Uere is a man sending TO Now-lOrk tor cranberry
plarts when the 81 spe production of large tracts Of
country about 100 miles north of him Is cranbeIries.
1t is no use to send cuvatOr 10 get piants 80 to
the nearest cranberry marsh and help yourself
Nor.ovs Weeds and Pionts.-'rns one of the qnes,
tons Get down for discussion to-day, was called ana
ANDRLw :. FULLER, practical hUrticulturst, who
has made himself familiar with weeds WAS called upon
TO exhibit aud describe specimens which he had
placed upon the table. lie sald
The most troublesome weeds that we have tn cor
tend with in Bro0klyi are the "Tnticum Repens, or
Ouack Grass" perennial. lt has long, wiry roots
that penetrate omost any kind of soil The only sure
method of exteruiaaling u Is 10 dix up aui burn II.
There is one good qualty-t VIII i've ana thrive
where other varieties woald perish. Cattle are
fond Of it, ami in barren lands, where other grasses
would not thrive this might be used with proht'
Where any other varcy viii grow keep TIN, out
CirsuIn ArvcnSis, (Cneus of the old Botansts)
CapacA Thistle Perenn.al-Ne have but little trouble
with this plant on Long Island, bat IN some parts OF
the country il the greatest pest known among plants
The root passes deep in the soil that the pow docs
not reach It, therefore It is very difficult 10 eradicate
il with ordinary means. \ great variety 0l ways nave
been rccommeudedto to destroy H., Very i@eW lew ol mem ~
are of anv practical use. Salt Potash will kill it. If
sr,,-o IN iar,e Quantities and the soil viii be beue-