, 1860-04-27
plant only q small match. Cuttiur.plantiue Is a

planted by thrus'ing the middle iuto the earth
With dioble, permitting q few inches Of each
end projecting, so that when it takes root you
hare two plants instead Of one. Another plan
Of propa9utiog By cuttings is to cut the 1ines
into pieces Of about two inches in length, for
which purpose common hay.cutter may be
used, and sowing them broadcast on ground
prepared for them, and then narrowing them in
AZ you would wheat or rye; or, a better piau Is,
planting them in drills 1t such distances as will
permit cultivation With the plow for the lirst
two years. These small cuttings will soo1 take
root from the point where the leaf joins the
stem, and will send out runners the second year
after planting. The distances Of planting must
be regulated By tue nature Of the soil; ii liable
to weeds you must give Yourself room to work
among the vines; but if you are planting on
plain beach sand, ths closer your plants ure the
better, for the great object in forming cran-
berry yard is to have the entire surface covered
byy a thick mat Of mines as soon as possible.
The time Of planting generally adopted is in the
spring, as in this casc the roots are not so i7be
to be thrown out by the winter frosts; say from
the 18th Of April to the 1st Of June. "A friend
10 Massachusetts writes us that he overilows bis
ground just before severe weather sets in; keeps
the water On until tho start Of vegetation; then
lets i! off so as to allow the vines to appear
above the surface; allows it to remain thus till
the spring frosts aIe over : turns it off then an
inch OF two below the surface, to continue 50
till the berries are fully grown, and drains it off
entirely while they are riponlpg aud being gath
cred A vel! cared for acre, in 4 good season,
will rield hundred bushels; md writer in
the Germantown Telegraph asserts that be has
known an acre to produce more than thrice that
amount Reader, try small patch. Tic
The planting should be done between the mid
die OF april and the first Of June.
GCRaASTs.--Rby don't every farmer in The
Northwest raise os many currants as his family
can consume: It will require some labor, and
q good deal Of time. No, it won't, il you man.
age we'll. The labor is pleasant recreation to
those accustomed to hard farm work. There are
odd spe]is-lowEing mornings, waiting for
meals, Saturday afternoons are not en-
ployed in working or reading, and in which ten
times the necessary amount Of work might be
performed required in good and profitable
garden. In truth, gardening, when there is
taste for it, is better pastinle than fishing, or
shooting prairie chickens, and not a whit more
faborious. 0f course, it is now too late to
plant currant cuttings; but this much you can
do-carefully remove all grass, weeds, and
dead wood. Nothing is more loatbsome to the
cultirated taste than currant bushes filled with
mammoth nests Of spiders, clogged with half
dcyoured flies and other insects. Did you ever
50 into your garden in June, and find it impossi-
Bile TO pick aquart Of Glenn berries from dczeu
bushes, in consequence of these nasty vermln
now is the time to get rid of them for mart June.
Remove all grass and rubbish from contact with
them. II possible, allow your early chickens
to run among them till they begin to pluck the
berries Cut of and burn every branch infected
with the borcr. Discard the foreign idea that
the currant is a tree, and should have single
stem. Cultivate in bush form. 1t may not
look go well in fancy pictures, but is preferable
in every other respect. 1t is the safer way and
more productive. Suppose the borcr gets into
the stem Of your tree ecrrrant-what then: The
number Of stocks in each BUSH should, however,
be limited. Let there be free circula ion Of
mir among them. Currant bushes delight in
rich, mellow soil, aud should bc partially shad-
ed from the noon day summer sun. No fruit
better repays care and attention.
DEr1u ron PLANTING Po7A1oEs.-T. Il. Carr,
Of Lafayette, Ind, relates in the Ohio Cultira-
tor an experiment On this subject. He was
stopping with friend, whom he found planting
potatoes, covering lightly, say two or three
inches deep, and advi.cd deeper covering. His
friend thought not, but allowed him to cover
row his own way. lie picked out the largest
and dropped row, covering six or eight inches
deep. This row did not come up Is soon as the
rest, but when the plants did come, their slpc.
rlority was manifest as far aB you could see
them, and they kept nhead through the season,
and at digging time told tue whole story, yield
ing two or three times as much US my other row.
It was tue deep planting, rather than the large
nary potato into four pieces; plunt early; plant
deep; let the ground be dry and porous; tend
carefully; and you will have q good crop-not
otherwise.
HORTICULTURAL NELASGE.
AsrAnAcCs-The size and quality Of Aspara-
rus depends very much on the nature md pre-
partition Of the soil. In strong, deep loans, The
growth is more robust than in lighter soils. In
all cases the ground should be highly maaured
and trenched or plowed very deep. The most
common practice is to plant two year old roots,
which will be ready. for cutting a year or two
sooner than BY sowing the seed. Fine Aspara.
gus beds may be formed By sowing the seed at
once where it is to remain; fou- feet is con-
venient width for tie beds, in which sow three
rows lengthwise, eighteen inches apart; when
q year old, Thin out lite plants to six or eight
inches apart.
BeASs.- the varieties of kidney beans arc
tender, and will not bear frost; therefore should
not be planted until the weather becomes mild
and the ground warm. The Lima and Sei7a
ground is wet and cold. These kinds require
very rich, warm soil, and the hills should be
raised u little above the general level to throw
of wet Set tho poles it possible before plant
ing, and avoid covering the seed too deep. The
dwarf beans are usually planted in rows about
three feet apart.
BErrs.-beets require deep, rich, mellow
soil; may he Eown from carly spring to COM
mcnccment of summer. The winter crop to be
tender should not be sown too early. Sow in
drills eighteen inches apart, and thin out the
plants gradually to six inches from each other
The Swiss Chard is cultivated for the leaves,
which are used in the manner Of spinach, and
are much esteemed as summer greens.
CAngAGEs.-1n some pnrts Of the country
where the winters arc mild, the carly varieties
arc frequently sown in seed beds carly in a,t.
tumn, protected therein during the winter, anl
transplauted early in spring. Inthis latitude it
is customary to SOW inhotbeds during February
or March, for the earliest crops, or III cold
frames under glass in April; und for later
crops in the open ground until the last of Nav.
Deep, rich soil, yery highly manurcd, is mar.
ticularlv necessary 10 produce fine cabbases
CAnHoTs.-For garden culture cow in drills
about fifteen inches apart; thin them when
grown two or three inches high to four or five
very early use, which may be thinncd by draw.
ing thcln out ns wanted. The seed may be sown
any time during the spring months.
CuCuuBERs.-preparc bills about six fee,
apart each way, and plant rs soon RS the wealth
er is warm and settled. Put in plenty of seed
and afterwards thin cut to three or four plant:
in q hill- Ground plaster is recommended Us
the morning whiletle dew is on. Plant frcsl
he'd every three weeks till July.
1l-ELERY.-31ore than ordinary care is nccessa
rs to raisc Celery in perfection. possible, Sc
lect moist, deep soil, and in forming the tren
ches let them be at ieast three feet apart, 81,
inches deep, and fifteen or more inches wide
Spread in the bottom Of each trench two o.
tl,rce inches Of the best and finest lecomposet
manure, which should be turned in spade dee)
ind thoroughly mixed with the soil. For sc
r. early supply, the seed mny be sown unde
glass in March; but that intended for winter US
will be more deicats and tender il sown in tht
open ground in April or aay:: The plants ar
much benefited by transplantlng lnto nurser..
bed, which should be done when they arc onl,
| an inch or two high, making the soil very ricl
| and placing the plants four or FIVE inches apart
Fro +, this bed, when the plants have becom
strong and vigorous, transplant again to th
| trenches for final growth and blanching. Th
earthing up should be done in dry weather, an'
| gradually Us they progress in height.
| The hills may be SIX fcet apart for tue Musl
| varieties, and eight feet for the wate1melous
| Prepare the hills By digging out the soil fron
| one and half to two feet deep, and two to thre
feet broad, according to the natural richoes
OF the land. Add very liberal quantity Of III
best decomposed stable compost, and mix ne
with the soil, filing up little above the gcnert
level Melons being natives OF hot climate
arc consequently very tender plants, aud rer
liable TO be cut of by cold rains aud late spriu
frosts; therefore the seeds should not be put i
the hills until the weather becomes settled IN
the ground warmed b. the sun. When til
plants make their appearance, wafer with &c
luton of guauo or other liquid manure, aud thi
cut gradually to three or four to each hill.
pEAs.-Peas thrive best in deep 1oamy sol
Manure broadcast liberal1y with fine rich cor
post, and turn it under q full spade deep or
It can be treuched in two spades deep SO n,uc