The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-05-02
AarirmltmraI 5iuts.
APRIL.
EARLINEsS OF GRAPES.

as good as fine Muscat." Mr.. Hoag
regarded it as ' a very superior grape" "
etc., etc. We agree with these gentlemen,
thus far but when they speak of it as
ripening much earlier than the Diana, we
can not accrrd with them. In our expe
rience, it is eatable little earlier, but it
does not get its juices matured and per-
fected SO as to be really ripe and delicious
until the Diana is fiji to be gathered into
the same basket. The longer it hangs
upon :he vine, without exposure to hard
frosts, the better. Two baskets of them
lie on our table now as we write, (Jan.
lOth); those cut early have asgreen, a
watery look, as if imperfectly ripened
those cut later have golden, semi-trans
parent, sunny aspect, and they are much
sweeter than the others. There are seve-
raj new grapes, of which we hoped to
hear more last Fall, and among them the
Cuyahoga and Crevelling. (The Crevel-
ling is called by some &c Catawissa," by
others Gloomy So far as we have
heard, little new testimony has been given
to their excellence. Those who advertise
these and other novelties, should have
brought the fruit before our Pathological
Societies and Fairs, last Fall, and obtained
their impartial opinions. If the propa-
gators can not get favorable verdict for
their fruit from such sources, the proba-
bility is that it is not worthy of public
notice. If they can, this favorable judg
ment will be worth hundred fold more
to the vendor than the most flaming ad
vertisements, or the loud puffings of in,
terested persons. We suspect, however,
that the two grapes above mentioned are
worthy of all the commentator that has
been bestowed on them They are both
superior to the Hartford Prolific and Con-
cord, and they ripen earlier than the Isa-
bella.
The Adirondac grape, which halls from
Plattsburg, is said to ripent fortnight
before the Isabella, and to be of first-rate
quality. Its ripening last Fall at Platts-
burg, and its exhibition at Montreal in the
month of October, is good evidence of its
early maturity. II it will ripen at Platts-
burg, before hard frost, it will ripen any
where in the United States. It's earliness
being proved, now give us good proofs of
its quality.
Some time last Fall, Mr.. Thomas, Of the
Country Gentleman, writing from Ohio,
mentioned visiting a.,Seedling Isabella,
which was fully equal in flavor, size, etc.
to its parent, and two weeks earlier. If
these facts prove to be facts, the public
will want to hear more about that grape.
For, let men say what they will about the
Delaware, Concord, and the other new
comers, we pray take not away from us
the old Isabella where it can be ripened.
And if this Seeding is fully equal to it,
and ripens fortnight earlier, it will be
hailed with delight
SMUT ON CORN.
The Belgian Annals of Veterinary
Medicine, publishes statement that the
Ustilago Maids, or parasitic mushroom,
E which occurs on maize or Indian corn, as
ergot does on rye, produces abortion in
COWS fed with it, The article says thai
in stable where COWS were given maize
= infested with this parasite, eleven abor.
tions occurred within eight days, when
the cause being suspected aud the fooc
changed, no further case happened. The
author of the discovery then, to assure
t himself of the supposed fact, dried ane
pulverised some of the fungi, and admin
:, istered six drachms of the powder to two
}, bitch dogs, heavy with pup, and abortion
s. was produced in each. This statemen
, should be studied and carefully investi
! gated by stock keepers in the United
n States, and more attention be bestowed b,
:; them upon the feed Of breeding animals
y las it is very possible that many otherw is
y unaccountable cases of skunk calves cal
be attributed to diseased corn. Whethe
l. the ripeness of the fungus, or its occur
renee on green or dry fodder makes an,
difference, are points to be settled
FLOWER GARDEN AND LAWN.
Annuals-Sow hardy sorts, such a
20 mignonette, portulacca, candytuft, phlox
coreopsis, daisy, clarkia, and larkspur Q
see our seed list; also scabious, marigold
W eschscholtzia, hibiscus, etc. They requir
S, less covering when sown early in tn
season, and are often put too low in tn
le soil. The more delicate the seeds, tn
s. finer should be the earth with which the
are covered. Asters, petunias, balsam'
gillyfowers, ETC., may be sown in hot
beds, to be transplanted next month.
~ Borders are the first portions of tn
garden to be dressed, manured and put j
"a order for the season. E E