, 1860-08-03

informed him that not les8 than four bu81e!s OF
larva had been obtained from the wheat of
eight acres. .
Dr. ". J. Anderson, of Canada, reports:
When The maggot has been hatched early in the
scasou, and finds the wheat in q favorable con-
ditlon for its reception, it arrives at maturity
before the harvesting. and according to Prof.
Hind leaves The ground At the close Of shower
to the earth. ......
TIE GARDEN.
SHALL FRUITS.
August and September are favorite months
to plant ont strawberries, with those who de-
sire crop Of fruit The next season. In making
strawberry bed, warm, dry spot Of ground
should be chosen, With, If possible, good
loamy or clayey sui. soil. A moizt, wet situa.
tion is very untavorable. j. is best to sub-soil
let il be enriched with welldecayed stable ma.
nure. In setting ont, take care that the plants
do not become dry from the time they are taken
up till they are replauted, and see that they do
rot wither afterwards. Many persons cut of
the leaves, if they are afraid Of their willing
under hot suns, but much better plan ia to
shade. Inverted 4inch Aower-pots are excel
lent for this purpose; they may be taken oil at
night. The dewB will so inygorate them, that
the shade will only be required for few days.
Sometimes in September they may need good
watering; but this should nerer be attempted
en-; and in few days after, the hoe and rake
should bo employed to loosen and level the sur
face, which the heavy watering will, ia all prob
ability have caused to luke and become Tery
crusty.
Straw berries are best grown in beds about
four feet wide for the convenience in gathering
the fruit, aud giving them the best cultivation.
About three rows 10 a bed, and tie plants twelve
;uches apart in the row, will be agood arrange
ment.
Az soon as the fruit has been perfected on the
Raspberry, the canes that have borne should be
at once cut out. Some kinds throw up suckers
very freely, nnd by this Il cans rob one another
and cause very poor crop 10 be produced the
next season, No time should be lost in thin
ming out the weaker ones, and only enough
c.nes left that will be required to produce
crop the next season. The raspberry ought to
bc 70 treated in the summer, that no pruning
vii. be required in the spring but to shorten the
ends ofthe canes. In rare kinds, where 1t is Of
more importance to get up stock Of young
piants tlian to get crop Of fruit, this advice
will not, Of course, apply.
Biackberries will, IN the main, require very
much the same treatment Us the raspberry.
They are also very liable to sucker up more
than is desirable, and much attention will be
required to keep them within due bounds.
Neither Of these two kinds OF fruit should he
planted near lawn, as the roots, if they once
ret into the grass, are very difficult Of eradi-
cation. md arc as troublesome as the yilest
weeds.
nCpbISG PEACH TREEs.
Every man who likes to break open lucious,
melting rareripe, such as these lands only eau
grow, ought to be able to grow his own trees,
and tend them when the time reaches Them.
The scason is upon you; the rains Of the dog
Jays start The flow Of sap and makes the barl
open freely. The dry summer has furnished
rnn with GOOD, well. nlatu1ed buds; and it you