, 1860-08-31

This is the season for planting Strawberries.
snd scne people Mill be inqu,sing for The be-
varieties. We eiTe the following. from cor,
respondent Of the Country G<nlenoa. who i.
man Of large experience. Sereral good Ta,i-
etiea he has omitted-AcEFoy'a Superior md
Walkers Seeding, for instance; and his juda-
ment Of the Wilson seems too hArsh,
Wilson-H rdy and exceedingly productive
hut possessing no other recommendation far
garden culture. lis favor il 4 dead aour. fol-
lowed by peculiarly unpleasant taste. There
seems 10 be no sacchariue matter in its comno.
sition. Persons who cultivate for market snd
care only for quantity to the acre, viii grow
this variety.
Jenny INDIAN excellent early sort of pood
quality and sufficiently productive.
jfeotr.-0f superior daror for table or to
eat when fully ripe from the plant, 4 fioht
producer, and does net bear either winter or
hot dry weather well. The rine is not hardy.
Scoeft Seeding lite-a beautiful shory
berry and pleasant 10 eat "out Of hand"-hss
plant is vigorous, hardy aud productive.
1FiompAt d< Gand- OF the hiahest r~c.l.
lence, lsrge and 6ne favored. The plant IL a
strong grover. Of funcounonly dark rich preen
color, and fairly fruttful-a very valuable Ina
Lon9rsrths Prc1ifc.-A superior fruit. II il
large, and though somewhat too acid until
qule ripe, its acidisJ is Of that kind which IL
readily corrected By sugar-vhich ia not tina
OF WILSON'S. The plant is vigorous, tofershIr
ehrd!, and IN respect to productirenta a. il iii
ask Of any strawberry.
AC1cu1So STRAWBERRIES.
The best mulchiug for slra b,rr;., =. 49,.
straw. 1t keeps the berries perfectly cIasn snd
ii put on thick enough it will keen doxn r.
weeds, keep the ground moist, aud prcyent r.
runners from catching. ~1o
RAISING cELxnr.
Everybody likes celery; but rerv far
know how to raite it. We have tried Isr;nn.
plans, and accord to the following The p,lm Of
superiority. because it is the best anu can be
practtccd by any oac : In the first p1ac- . h-d
Is formed alx to twalve feet wide and as lour A.
Convenient; the soil is dug out nire inrht.
deep and thrown Oh each slde; the basin Tins
formed is filled nearly full of old manure, Which
Is then thoroughly incorporit ted into ths soil
below; set ont the plants nine BY twelve inches
over the whole surface soak itthorouehlY, ano
shade for few days. Then mike IN en,h,nE.
meDt around this bed foot high, 50 a. to Eern
It constantly saturated with TateE, T.nnre
wster or guano vater is recommended. hnt
perhaps the stratum Of nine inches Of old ma.
when the water il let On.
:. The plants, Al they grow, are merely loosely
tied M With baas mating and the Young sncF.
trs aud ANAL leaves 1t the base, are re1oT.d
The trench or bed must never become 49,
there should always he puddle there. Il :.
earthed up only three weeks before nerd.d ~
nse-any celery will blapch IA white "a a ii, n
three OF four weeks For this purpose n. -! IL; Il.
thrown out IN exesrating ibe bed is returned
Lats in autumn the whole bed is covered u;,h
forest Leaves foot or foot and half th;rt
win lev cofntsatks to prrTen, their bloxinT
away. From this bed the celery NAV be read;,ss
oD.A 'e. = .any tune, fresh, s1eet, ard crisp.
NJ ; c. our lady readers row their ovn
lower seeds. Alaree number Of The peree;.ls
tnd zunua1s are now npeninr. aui the~ rnn.s
soon be gathering, if It all. All ffcver .4aJs
should be gathered when dry. Dew ar rs;n
should s'waJs be allowed to e1appfa,n nrer;c,,.
to collecting seeds ofanJ k1nd. Hare numherof
small paper bags prepared, large enough to con-
tttn ~ much Of any sort ~ gu desire tn ava
and on which Tho name can be distinejv vr;t+.rs
Nth in l. When the seed .e4sel IA mt ~
deshJ conaistence when ripe. the sr-d. III
seldom need any drying, and If von ~. ~
particular about bu1k, theT will ken h.st.- T ;e
Lett in the fsed:vesseL II the capsule is ds.hx
the seed must be separated. a i Enn:d Jsc:r,
and mold, probably killing the zeed. In drT;ng
seeds they should not be exposed to II. }s1s
ef the sun, but be placed In dr.. airv ,hcd
Keep the seeds Outing the fall and rin;er in =
dry apartment, Of N eEeu temperature. Grr.t
EsAnges, from heat TO cold, 4ra alxays hurtfui
10 seeos, ana aaoulo be aroided, if poss bls, vet
some seeds Will s1thstsna almost any decree Of
cold. II the ~ IN tho room Is moist, the seeds
will either begin to vegetase, or else mold, and
either will be 'Ata1 to your chance OF rsi.ine
plants. Too much heat driss up the ICED. ND
depriyes 1t oflife.