Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-08-04

To PRESERVE HERBs.-All kinds Of herbs
should be gathered on dry day, just before
or while in blossom. Tie them in bundles,
and suspend them in dry, airy place, with
the blossoms downward. When perfectly
dry, wrap the medicinal ones in paper and
keep them from the air. Pick off the leaves
of thGso which are to be used in cooking,
pound and sift them fine, and keep the pow
der in bottles, corked up tight. DR.. Page.
of Washington, d. g., says that herbs should
be bruised or crushed while in the green
state, and then dried. When so treated,
they retain their color and odor for great
length of time.
CEMENT FOR BROKEN CRocKERY.-Crock-
cry ware will get broken by accident or
careless handling, and often in such q way
that it may be mended to be nearly as good
as new. Ground white lead paint in oil.
with little drying varnish or laquer, makes
a good cement for broken crockery ware.
The white of egg mixed with fine flour of
fresh air slaked lime makes first-ra.e &C.
ment and one that can readily be had by
any horsekeeper.
CURE FOR SPAvIN.-E. J. Bantz writes to
the Prairie Farmer that to cure bone
SPAWN the leg should bc washed clean with
soap and warm water then clip off the hair
and apply one ounce pulyerized sal-ammoni-
ae, half ounce gum camphor, one ounce
Venice turpentine, one ounce tincture OF
cantharides, one ounce spirits AMMONIA, two
ounces olive oil, twice per day and rub in
thoroughly. Wash clean every fourth day
till well.
Beans.-Six weeks beans for late use may
still be planted in quick, rich soil, well and
deeply plowed. Their quality will depend
very much on these circumstances.
Celey.-Earth up the early planted about
every ten days, and be careful not to cover
up tho buds. The late planted should be
kept shaded till we'll rooted. 1t may still
be planted if plants are well grown.
Cucumbers and Aelons-If the weather be
dry, some litter or fine manure thrown about
these will prolong their bearing.
Lettuce.-Sow for fall crop about the
middle of the month, in rich bed
Spinach.-Sow spinach in drills two feet
apart, to come into use before winter from
tie middle to the end of the month.
General CuhicatiOn-Keep the garden
quite clean of weeds, that none be allowed
to go to seed.
Let all vacant ground be filed with cab
bage, turnips, spinach, or such crops as may
make it useful.
Keep all crops of carrots, onions, parssips,
late beets, &C., we'll worked between rows.
FRUIT GARDEN.
Strawberries es-Tnis and next month are
the best time of the year for making Few
plantations of strawb berries. Plant none but
varieties os established reputation in your
neighborhood, except for the purpose OF
trial
Where fine, strong plants are to be had,if
taken up very carefully with earth attached,
and well planted and cared for, good crop
may be expected from them. next spring-a
full crop however, not till the following year.
OF course such care can be taken only with
very small planting.
RaspbaTies. old wood should be
taken out and not more than four OF five
canes OF the new left, -
Ne0ly Transplanted ffes-These should
be we'll looked to through this month. II
it be dry, keep sufficient mulch about them,
TO the distance of four feet from the tree in
all directions. For grape vines, Strawberries.
&C., an occasional watering of soap'sunds
will prove beneficial,