New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-20


around the Iets about az lar out az the eods Of the
hmtt, aid filing that with fertizing substances.
ANDRtw 5. tULLTE--That book is not TO be had in
this county but the OF the practice is excesS
pruning al d high maturing.
FO,ObS Diam 9H6.-SOLON ROBINsON-AnOlber
letter writer TO know whether the porous
uleS lately exhibited at Agricultural Fairs im-
Ifovement. ] answer: Yes If they can be made on
TIE rim cheaper than the common esrthen tile caa be
Ilnced there. / canrot see why the "pOrous te," rs
doe mace of cement are called, are any better than
a. made OF clay md baked, which appear though
they would last long the earth itself, when well
laid
The CuA1RNAN-I prefer stone drain to that Of any
KIND of tils-porous or earihen. have many rods of
stone d aim that cost frca 50 TO So rod. St pre-
fer them to tile III much less cost My stone drains
lever TAIL.
Ag,i ruitare in the argentine RepaJlic.-Judgc
MlGs Secretary Of the Institute, stated that he had
ICE NeC the Transactions of the flrst Agr cultural
Suc " ard Fair organized ia that Republic. The
Secretary lead tae following Translation from the
vVluut:
be biz YVES held at Palermo euenos Ayres The 80 Of
Arril s5a The uovrno Dr. D. Nsehtin Alsna and others
of E ce,s of tio,erpnet were Directors and this raj.
erdIra ~ (ovc1nmfn decree Of tho nth October 1883
- he opening address cthe Governor brief eloquent
Pc ufos human nnds and bands help ysteOus works
y increasing and ame0ratng all the auctions Of
tho earth Tor th woA give wealth and pleasure and
The r;sideui Of the Board Of Directors, r. @. a dc
the ueope He stated that tho vuo Of the
pcu-uy ofthe -Publc in 1858 was21G 0eQ pesos dolar
vii o., Including gain Vi wheat! ibis shows the
gpGet scale ~ The world Gus @ploycd and imported races
Of snn ale oemano our attention The inmaoe cloths made
~ cur 1s E9 0 va Of b e Of WOO Of Ho would spS
Gu s ~ the WoiS FtbiSons Of Finland and Of
F,tiCe Our shle horcultut lie Bsne has distinguished
eIs Ills Of abundant shades nd besnty have been
Gently introduced The almost boundess fields Of Sorgho
Azusvaoo have proved itch last year. and the money aoe from
it abundant .,,.,... 49,. oov.,...,, ~, ,,..,.,,.t.
az he Fair whose END will be great we pesevere and
lrisevei. We must aud will forever!
able the Minister Of Foreign Relations, Col D. Barto-
kne- hire ssia We gladly proclaim to the world all the
They btItcto Of the human They have set noble
Of ny % con by using IT, ge soil for new and
hotter plants and for animals They and their sons have gained
ie moe euviab. far than the en.anguned surels Of
Ancicn ~ alters raised Ceres for wbeatsho
with West Of gold Mexico iorges the
,iD heat which the ancient lands Of The Azees.
ru roIds with gratitude the OF Maria dc EscobT the
''in lss6 ss bulls one were introduced from Brazil
ou pslps &c. He spoke immense DOL produced Sc,
Concluded by saying that by human intelligence aud labor
pry influence oil uch 50 than the discovery
by Of star in the Gneniy Of the hesy'
The SECRETARY read another paper rpOn
MuHiDlyiRg A=dtas.-lf you wilt bend down the
branches UefOTe The leaves siart, into good soil aud
hold them down with stone, and cover the whole
th NOES, and keep that moist, You wll have strong
plants in year, we'll TUcied 80 says the Imperial
journal of Agricultural OF France.
The Groan6-Nut.-SoLoS ROBINSON read a letter
from G. r Wa err of Wateryille Maine giving bis
oIlnicn about the Ground. Nut that grows common
all this country, in which he says:
few words IeI o,'sd from your Cub last yes on the
he he plant has been growing in wet corner Of
~ g-,den for year haze obansd tu5efs two inches in
tulT dod Yon viii md it Hch IN gains -taT,h etc. with
g-uui r heleabouis have yet Distinguished them f'on
l other by tic Aorer The tuber in Kind quite ro1n5
bo, ct taste yeCw.h meat etc The other "'ohis
the taper toward the ends, beiig blum ~
titan Il. o'ber; mat wD'e sweet'h aud quite eunmy
snu,e for tbs psnt have found the Ap"s fuberosa to
thrive rrs when well dressed with rich eSnpost AID c 20
soi viii be found quite difficult % eradicate i,
iJG bs mus ha,ipr BEEN collected tho FAN for food The
q bi pat qSs Snowy and ssIa VITA s' b 1qor
in sipy lands where boys might harve't the crop
The slec men uc red vas taaed anT the havor anu
fooo-lke asie Of it IN thls dried condgon much ad
nItd by members. Mr.. ROBINSON alluded to the TACT
of he attention Of peo having been called TO by
opr fellow member Andrew 5. Fuller Of Brooklyn,
wbo r practical and reading thinking horticuI'nrlst
shd botAIlst.
a6N s1aee anywhere IN this country. IL s very nu-
trilDus and VIII grow III great abundance IN Sny rich
soil. II grows very common upon Ne'ern pTalries
and timber lard. Undoubtedly many ui the people OF
whom We have had of their starving on the
Iout, to Pixies Peak AID ID Minnesota, might, with
on, dopbt have found this food act if they had only
lp,wl, 0tere 10 look and how - designate 1t. 1t
grows some'h hing like the -mall rubnog pea vlne Us
blossom is fragrant and pre- ty H. ~ plant really
WORTHY of more atit mi by the American people, not
wiihstandiug il bas grown wild and neg ectad 20 long
ho. Bets and Spring Piaats.-1his question was
calico mp and Mr.. QUISS, farmer and gardener upon
Prof Mapes's farm requested TO give some iniorma-
tion oe his success in this line. He said: The eaUh
for hotbeds ebould be gathered from woods, or rich
mold, ard compOs,ed III Summer, and well worked
over III in the Fall covered with l"ng manure, so Us
not 10 freeze THIS IL so az % have it in order for
eitfi, ~ whom II il wanted The manure l. very care
fully preIDed-ODe pBrt Of IL 80 as to hoat and one
par not 70 iermeut The cold manure is first spread
eight inches thick, and then q layer OF hot mtaure'
and then a layer Of cold and then covered with ire
rre areG earth. The frame ia mace so that the sash
viii ehed roin, aid set oa The bed, ana Tie
earth and manure filled in all around, and then the
s4sh is cuyeIed wiz matt, aud seed not sowed Tor Tour
days. The ground being carefully prepared ahd SEEDS
suwp the slsh ID kept close one day, and the seoSId
ds, opeped. Some seeos start much easier than
oilers. Cabbage seed would sp0l before egy-pMhs
It 20 would begin to germiIa ate. We Transplant IRON
The 20 bees other beds and we are Careful 10 give
the tlaIts air but il must be done with care because
the new plants aIe 70 tender that they easily killed
by TOO much air at frat We prefer south eastern
exposure Tor our hot beds. The size OF each may be
fro M 81 nv feet TO ; by fect. Tho former make
- inches tch in front aud 30 inches III the Our
fr,,u, are by feet snd the mats by feet, 80 as
10 lap over The edges, to keep the beds warm. we
generally SOW the different varoiiss OF see6s IN sepa-
rate h-ds ~ The plants require different treatment
Ions q. RERGEs-The cabbage plants of tue Long
I.lapd market gardens for early plants are grown
from reed soNn the FAIL and The plants presc yea
IN cold tfames Those cubbit seed are soWn early IN
S,p0 IN frames like bot beds. but without heat, aud
hes row under glass large enough to se, 5y the
time " field is ready. Then the plants OF the late
cabbage are from seed sown in the open ground IN
Arril. MAY, or June. The ground for cabbage plants
81 uulc always be very rich.
S.fieub and rransilinej in October into the cold
tranee letting from 500 to SOO plants under lghs OF