The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-23

city and within 30 to 100 miles cir
cult. The preparation of soil and the
location for the orchard, and other
matters connected Herewith, will form an
other article. The kinds of fruit (apples)
to be planted will depend upon what dis
position is to be made of the fruit, when
grown. The Early Strawberry is an in
dispensible to the amateur orchardist, but
is unfit for the commercial orchard, on ac-
count Of its tender flesh and aptitude to
bruise in transportation, and look badly
when exposed for sale. For the CONNER
cial orchard, will give list in the order
of their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Red, Ed
aoard's Early, American Sum. Pearmain,
Towshend, Early Ripe, Mountain Pear
main, Porter, Maiden's Blush, Fall Pippin,
Gravenstein, Northern Spy, Smoke House,
Wine, Jersey Sweet, and Hollow Core, or
Fitley for winter, Abram, Albemarle,
Cart House, Smiths Cider, Fallowater,
Harrison, Limbertwig, Milan, Meade's
Keeper, Perks Pleasant, Winter Paradise,
Prior's Red, Rawle's Janet, Roman Stem,
Ridge Pippin, American Golden Russell,
Wine Sap, Winter Crab. Other varieties
of Southern fruits are highly spoken of,
but have not yet tested their merits-as
the Shockly, Crimes Golden Shockly,
&c.
In the discussion of the paper great inn
portance was given to the matter of pro-
ducing early apples for pecuniary profit.
The ''wine sap" was made prominent, and
received undivided praise.
GRATING WAX.
The following recipe is said to be the
formula for making the L'Homme-Lefort,
or cold grating wax, now largely imported
into this country and which may be had at
our leading seed stores:
HHomme-Lefort, French gentleman,
about the years 1850 to '57, invented, after
series of experiments, a fluid composition,
which, for usefulness and value, would, if
known, supersede all other mixtures for
grating or covering the wounds of trees
and plants, being easily and cheaply pre-
pared, is not affected by the hottest sun or
the severest cold, never softens or cracks
when exposed to atmospheric changes, is
easily applied, and will keep if well corked
in wide mouth bottles for months and years
unaltered. and was, while the preparation
was kept secret, sold at very high prices
by the inventor and his friends. The in
gradients and their proportions, together
with the modus operandi, are as follows:
of rosin, I d.. Of beef tallow, or. !; of
spirits of turpentine, l tablespoonful of
alcohol 90 per ct.), 5 or ozs.
Melt the rosin over gentle fire, add to it
the beef tallow, and stir well, take from
the fire, let it cool down little, and then
mix the spirits of turpentine little by little,
and at last the alcohol in the same way,
using the utmost care to prevent the alco-
hol from getting infamed, and its too rapid
evaporation from the mass being too hot
while adding the alcohol gradually. If it
should become too cool or in viscid lump,
it must be slightly heated again. Adding
the alcohol will cause some ellervescence.
Brisk stirring is required TO mix the
ingredients thoroughly. Keep it in a
corked bottle, and put it on with brush in
thin coat. If too thick, a crust will
form, preventing the alcohol from evaporat-
ing and the mass from hardening. 1t is
always ready for use, and never affected by
heat or cold, healing up all wounds her.
metically, and after few days. exposure it
assumes white color and becomes as hard
as stone, impervious to water and air. A
single application will last for years.
Before adopting it as the best and most
practical, the association desired its trial
among the members, when its decision
would be pronounced.
The association then adjourned to meet
at the Board of Trade Rooms the first Tues
day in June.