, 1860-06-15

the fullest satisfaction.
SQUAsHEs.-1t is now admitted very gen.
orally that the Hubbard Squash is one of the
very best squashes known in this country,
and how to preserve it pure from all foreign
mixtures is an inquiry Of considerable i'm
portance. To answer this inquiry | will
give you my mode of doing so, and my expert.
ence. 10 the first place, It is necessary to
preserve the seeds from number Of pure
squashes put up in separate packages, and
each package numbered. In planting time
the next process is, to place q stake to ev.
cry row Of hills, numbered with the. same
number that Is on the package from which
you have taken the seeds, and in no case to
plant all the seeds, but large portion should
be retained for the next years use. Now
the solutlnn Of the above inquiry Is self.evi.
dent-to wit, that il you have crop of
pure-blood squashes on any one Of these
rows, having stake and numbered, then you
know Of certainty which package Of seed
to plant from the ensuing year. And so on,
year to year, good seeds may be on hand al.
ways.
STRAwBERRIEs.-We know of no. more
important fruit than the strawberry; there
Is certainly none to which more attention
has been given. Many persons have not
had arrangements made for planting in the
Fall, add have therefore deferred II ill
Spring. They must be promptly at work as
soon as tho weather viii p tFniif, i0ftheFe is
little time to spare. Care must be taken in
removing the plants, selecting only .5Ouug
and vigorous plants If last season, rejecting
all with old roots. The fibres must not be
brok n, but. II necessary, trimmed of lit.
tie. The soil should be rich and triable; al.
low ample space for the plants, ct least q
foot apart in the row, rows three feet
apart. Plant Hovey's Seeding, Wilson's
Albany, and Improved Scarlet there are
many other favorites, however, Iecommsnd-
ed. Try them q. If you have space, time,
and means. Do not plant one sort under
Two names # you can avoid Il.
HonsE RADisH.-G Growing horsefadisIl is
generally considered . matter Of very little
consequence in regard TO the manner Uf cul.
nvallon; and Tho result Is, IN most cases,
small roots, which are inferior in havoF, are
raised. iifg'l tsll asr6 l;s3,
Il is very easy to grow this plant with
rouls as large as q mans wrist. Select a
rich. warm piece Of ground, fully exposed
10 the rays of the sun, and early IL the sea.
son dig it deep mark &c or tof rows, three
feet apart, and haul the earth out Of the
rows, 80 as 70 receive heavy manuring /;
then cover the manure with the dirt taken
| from tho rows, and sci the roots about eiRht
inches ap n, and keep them free Of weeds.
as you would every other crop, aud the re-
suit will Be growth Of horss.radish that Is
worth growing.
BLAcKBEnRr WnE.-There Is no wine
equal 70 the black berry wine when proper.
" made, either in favor or for medicinal
purposes, and all persons, who can conve.
niently do 90, should manufacture enough
for their own use every yenr, as ills inval-
liable in sickness as 9 tonic, and nothing Is a
better remedy for bowel diseases. We
therefore give the receipt for making Il, and
having tried % ourselves, we speak hdvisedly
On the subject - Measure your befties and
bruise them; 70 every gallon adding one
quart Of boiling water. Let tho mixture
stand twenty tour hours, .tirring occasion.
ally then strain al the liqour into O. cnsIs,
70 every gallon adding two pounds Of sugar
cork tight let Il stand until the following
OctVber, and you viii have wine ft for use,
viii OUT further straining or boiling, that will
make lips smack as they never smacksd un.
der is influence before. Htigs s
GnAEEIEn EHE GaAFE. The editor Of
the American Cottan Planter says. Hav.
ling praetised grating grapes for the last
ten years, never found any difficulty in
this operation; in fact, they gFaft as easy
As any other fruit Instead Of propaeatinr
grape vines, as Is usually done, BY single
eye as q cutting, always found L q more
sur way to graft them 70 q piece Of root.
and Il it be > rare kind, of long iointed
growth, as American grapes generally are,
one bud'was sufficient hardly ever lost
more than Eve per cent. / never used any
grshing wax, but planted thagralts In the
ground Immediately, and coveFsd conse.
9uenlly ihs united Pie,e with Garth. This
j undoubtedly much safer pan than rely.
ing on single buds q cutting. When graf.
l ting On atnfnDs fakiun two nr shrea huds m,