New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-06

snn he Ia ocynsed that IL ihsre were fruit for she
curculio 70 eat II would still thrive TO Hs entire sais-
faction.
Tb@rine of i'm appearance irsss s 10 some part
r.Iirol ed by tbe warmth Of climate. In Northern
New.Ymk lie in early April, though not usually
pn Il middle Of May; AID in awesk or too a''er.
Le,em.s quite common. IL 10 found standing OF tio"'y
walkln, upon III. trunk and iisnbs oi tae pom cherry,
apple the wild hort-spple the buternnt, aud other
tees These the bltteinut are plumPer taan
Vhers f.om tbs Z ue onward, I'll cold weather re-
iurfs. We find II active, and late IN AUTUMN u lsto Dc
the flowers of the golden-rod Us penafniy as
al any lime through the fearOn. Like an epieure, n
al seks only the cho,cest frnts It's errscentshaped
INC sion le signal OF destruction was the crescent
bsnner Ut the Aorlem Of old. This slit made one egg
u d. ported; ard but one slit s made fruit. Tue
| reach pinpl and sppe when strog, fab; bus the
! cherry and thouraplls do not. TheJ wilt aud grow
CD Tuis IL bscapse the larger fruit contains great
store OF batIimeDt ,st the insect through its fe
while the smaller must grow on To keep
ing snhstanee the meet was,esit away. lis
fact cot generally known, that apples are attacked
by The onf eurcuo yet 70 great are The ossef OF TINS
patti nar fruit that the lecturer gave IL % his opinlon
lRt tie poorer yield OF cur orchards no~, as compar-
tBwih heretofore Is due TO this insect. Cut open an
SCI H. and all fn6 that If marked the outside
with he fetal crescensbaped sting, there will DO seen
~ittip The tame curcuo that which hatebes in the
pun From the fact Tat this inject comes forth three
before there ir any ut ready for TO cat, and
mains alter Tbs ut gone DR. Fitch thinks that 1T has
Iaces Of refuge 10 cradle s yonng than the mere
esh Of the plum. Of these, the principal one is the
| black knot After examining the bnck.kBot in every
stage he em2bat c4iy that u NOT Caused 6y 40
meet nor u Il vegc4be teDgus utpuroy sdltssse
Of the Tree ike cancer III the human b dy. Like the
car e.r III. best MODE Of treatment il the knife; and,
~ be enec,ua the branch must be Topped of some
way below the knot. The cufcnio does not make the
tno, bat breeds in IT, iee6iDg upon the fpongS sub
stance which lie within. The black knot commences
with slgnt swelling Of the bark on the upper side
OF tie limb. 1t increases In slze, swelling until
br, axis the cucle outer skn OF the branch. The
bark and portion OF the woody tssaes oeneatn are
abeed INTO spoD,y substance devoid of Juice AT
fIst is OF pale yellow color, but when maIured 10
coal blsek, and then the ouside come minute fun
gu, plants large tue lie I'D of u pin
| With MtIshener, DIR. Fitch behaves that the cur
cuv bfeeds IN The bark as well IA the frult oil trees,
for specimen of pear wood seat him ZONE years
sgo bis microscope revealed in the crescent cut nest
Of Int msggois ing eide by side, ready to eat their
WAY out 10 the surface. Within six months Mr. ID.
". Beadle of ~. Caiharines, G. W., mas seat the
Doctor cureulio parasite, which IL furnished with
bIfle.ke sting, with which 1t perces the black knot
to where the eurcuIo larya les and deposits An egg
IL the BODY Of the latter hatch and gradually kill IT,
The lste Dsvio Th mas Of Union Springs, ~ Y, first
recommended knocking the plnm tree 10 renove wee
Wiz. The remedy. is partial, but not Inialbie hr
A. l.. Cummings Of keR.lork recommends TO syringe
the ue, with mixture of four gallons lime gater,
four aIons tobacco water one pound whale oil soap,
and foDr ounces sulphur The tobacco and soap ia
luiL DR.. Fitch thinks good bat the other ingred ents
add nothing to the value Of the mixture.
TIE Lecturer particularly described the appe-tree
hoer and other borers, anG showed specimens OF woo
pierced tn Their holes. BY tmeariDg with common
Sosp the trunks Of fruit trees the borer may almost
wholly be varied of.
Ia tie afternoon, before the regular lecture, the
Rev. ChsuDcey T.. Goodrich Of Utica exhibited and
deec1ibtd his portable sheetframe for placing beneath
pou trees to catch curculsos that fall when the tree
IL beaten. For the purpose, this seems to be desr
biz article.
The reg usr lecturer of the afternoon Mr. Eaton,
no epsiptd the physiology OF vegetables, giving
and
sizes of leaves and showing how the juices circulate
fir ,m root 10 top and the food s taken and appropr
sed. AIR. Eaton Is an enthusiastic botanlst, and EVIL
IDENTIFY familiar with his subject.
I,sst evening, after the leoture there was recep-
ti,n nj the hOnse of Prof. Salisbury, 70 which Pfof
Porters friends invited and which was III every
rerptct agreeable reunion.
4 number Of ladies are regular attendants at the
lectures.
NEw- HAVEN, Feb. A. 1860.
change has been made in programme. Instead
OF tie third lecture being az in the evening, 1t Ia
transferred 70 81 in the afternoon, the usual hodr for
the second lecture, which by this arrangement, will be
changed to u o'clock, the Two lectures following one
nfe the other. The plan TO accommodate persons
Who lyipg cut OF to@D, wi-h TO hear all the three
lectures, ana return home before evening.
Professor Johnson gave lecture last evening, on
shs g Atmospheric Food of Psnts reserviDg aeon
federation OF their inorganic food for this morning.
The larger part Of the substance OF plants is every
intelligent farmer knows nowadays obtained from
The aiT fact fully proved the simple pertinent OF
burning wood IN our stoves. log Of wood 40 isrSe
~ TO require two to roll IL on to the lire, burns
away so that, after time, nothing remains hat a
,tovelful of ashes light that chic carry it out
Where has the log gone TO and where have the
myriad million tuns OF trees, plants, and
animal bod ga gone to, which, in past ages,
pIew upon the earth I Tney have each
borrowed little mineral matter from the ground
vast quantity Of gases from the atmosphere, out
Of which oil their roots trunks stems, leaves and
branches have, with wonderful skill been built. The
animal feeding upon the vegetabeit too, has built
up lie structure from these original elements. La
both plant and animal the OF life followed
BY time Of death, aud the organized body resolved
iuio tie gases aud minerals, the ure of which had
borrowed for brief seas0n. Prof. johnson explained
the gradual progrets Of knowledge Of atmospheric corr
sueLts unul day none ofil ingredients remained
unknown; and by means Of the few well.knowu
psrnebis demonstrated the nairIe and properties OF
each. When the Of carbon OF plans was still
matter dspnte BouseDggutl the great French chem
ist proved that only from carbODc acid was il
tanned by the following experiment: He took bell
CLAIR hich hsd thee necks at bottom add at
either ride. L. il be- put plant la soil the char.ct
OF which FULLY known. Into one OF the sde nesks
he paced q slow of carboDc acid gas we hsd
which flowed over the leaves Of the plent The gas
elrapng through the opposite neck wac tested and
found 10 haze lost fhree quarters 81 as carbon,
bile the plant itself had Increased in weight equal
TO the distracted portion Of carbon.
MIR. johnson stated as the practice Of nurse-
~ men 10 psse piecs OF Carbonate of ammonia,
large walnut, upon the steam. pipes Of the house
HE ammonia thus evapofAied produces in the leaves
OF all the plants with =nich IN contact spisb
did deepgrten COLOR and greatly promotes tie growth
Of the plants.
To-day he treated Oh the ashes Of plants and in the
couite " his lecture uttered doctrioes which
sadly conflict with the received notions which are 10
Re found floating throagh agricultural pspers-
For instance: he said that chemically agnssia rot
han add lad in fbut .lI