, 1875-08-16

r'rit. to TO Of eriouti1c v.lue AI,onll ayn h.a
carried for"nrI with different rnhjects. to ,c,er.
tHlhn NTH aiIIcfcAt' yun,nGH nf gna but r,n
rtant IN ZACH can', tho quantity AMI leuetj n,
tltne Necessary In kill, @W
txrE*sisE rnrc1so or rt.srs.
Tho excessive foreInH Ut },lAnta I .r prnnap..
tta" II nran hci!g sscaWc,l ov various a,r!rn,.
tnral jautf!a1a. IL never ~louomeB al old nto,.
ti"tins r"la a faro plant, nt n "lnng prieas..
and, to get 1T. mono, back, l.o must, by ,,cirn.
f"rrtnH NJ The stacawHnsi. and rrupagainR f,om
Rroet sl'notr, All reduce tho vitality al tho etst
'hat every customer who buyB IL cheated VIZ
wceay aud wnrlhfoHA plabta. -"
It u related Of IN English florktt who exhibit.
el worry perfect anil tlnub1o tlaiilih,--" I;atu.,
of IthstngH,--'!lnt ho hal 70 many nrttcrs, and
Mt such h'rl prices. that u ill them. hs
i,rophgasod from grceu wood, to snctl tle9,os,
that dozo1 rnotH "ere 1nn1u to nroduco neatj,
3.0~u nsnnH. The result WAS. when these plsn|y,
Gamo to lleou,, shoy PRODUCED none but siuRis
sen.ling o1t npurioas pIan.e. thas 70. u
thia, l,o was undo to ro'uad the mousy reo WI
fot tLo plants. aud that tnnctol tho tonl,rcs:
of all n9ots, tho p,chcl. II this cnultrs, s,.h
rlans 10 injured, bit tl,a. Of Tho rronagato,,
'lucan't rtav l,nrt wnitll cent. The sca.tialm.
propagation Ut that really valuable grlno, ii,
Delaware. nesfiv ruined itH reputation. cartun
pIropauators made money, anu retired frog
"0ld Doctor, "-Ksnnicott of beasei ~
memory ho toIatod how i.
missed tho cltanccof prornHntinR De9hwarea Hs
no" but without n1nrk, anu thu latter Ut ndv1cs
waa lost. lhey wotn duly stack Grew. Aui
woro M nly forgotten. Afterwards. fa toueht
atea1n-patlss, but OF coliEno could naKo nothins
o,nt OF them. and abandoned tho nursing Il
tllem. 4 city .oangstor n nephcw-,lactt yea,l,
10 visit tic eI,ildrcu Iii August, and for two M,
crodinE years, It 'saB ohnoryoI that they
haunted n portion of tho grounds con-
tatn!ng az abandoned tursery.block, Ono day,
tho "O1d Doctor" folIowol tliem to their haunt
vincs running at will over tic ground mud ttova
aid loalel with fruit.
not toll mo Of s!'oao?'
"ohi" repllcd the boys, laughing, " VIC wanted
the gsapea."
"YeB," rcp'iod the Doctor, also laughing.
Nand son didn't want nc To sw.pdlc any ons
with steam v!ues"
Ia Justice il sllon1l DO aided that he ncyef
sold M nntlnlv- forced nIant III hts llfe.
In conyntsatton nftel wards, hc Ratd that tbs
stock would. Iegftlmate'y propagated. have pro
tlaccsl hun aG,00D, lie il undoubtedly the Ars.
man in Illinois who frnited tho Delaware grape
II llan long hinco outSrown tho regulation Which
tho vines regaluel thor hoaltt, or died, 1ui
nov, whenever lhoy arc we'll cared for, sts
prolific.
Fnu1T.onow1Na AND Fnufr-nnYtxn.
Tho West vii mt dry much fruit tAIs se,aon.
In fact, Bllall uot pfoilnce enough ripo fruit
Of any variety to supply tlo legitimate lona,'l
Of straw b0rriea VIC Ind fair supply, nothing
uIore alt other fruits hayo bccn and wilt b
scarce. No, Ne must c1cept grapes thoro will
ho plenty Of Coucortls at loaat, II no iiRas:er
Hhat1 Yot oscEtakn them. Wo muat depend upon
or Eastern Erowots for much Of onr fruit. ws
reckon thote arc plenty OF apples Eaat. aud to
spare.
Delaware and Maryland navo an orerwhplm.
tnng crop OF paachas. In fact, the poo;Ie Of
thuae statea soeu 10 10 In ths predicauens ot
tllo tarknv. who, wanting polasosB. prayad Tor
thou. 4 HaR, honring this, provided 6imsof
tile next night With q huHLcl, and, taking bis
stand IN expectation, Buro enough the prayer
for potatoes was again made; wheranpon ha
throw tho baskotful into tho room. The negro
arohc to his reos In surprise. e1clamIng. a. lin!
aar Lord, dat'l do. l wnnts 'tateEs, but /
don't want 'esn frowcd all ober do cabint'
Delaware aud MARYLAND need not growl At the's
groat crop Of reaches Bond tlom Wcst. ripe;
and dry the surplua. There are number oi
economical pians for 10 doing nov, and for -
doing IN tue most porfoct 1Bannor. Tho latest
pood one wo have reen Ia tho JQnea pueumntc
dryer, now perfected. II IL llivon by stotm,
and tho fruit Ia dried BY hot air, winch IL most
economically and eaa:1t adjusted by means Of
tho engine which. at the aamo time, furnlshe.
power for parlnG4 oortng. and Alicing tho ftut
Two hundred tunhois Of apnlcs, and cof1g.
aponainR quantity OF other fruit, may DO prepared
and dried in day Of twenty-four houtb, aud this
without tho least discoloratlun.
30 perfect and cheap has become tho mechsH-
lem for drying f1uits and vegetables, 10 natural
~ tho ilhEor thoy rotafn that it would seem That
tue day Of cannod fruits must soon bo a thing Of
the pass It sa high tmo tho air-cnsed. 1y.bo.
gttmett. loathaomo produnts heretofore called
drl-d fruit should 30 given over to those who
beliave no way 80 good a. that OF thug
fathotH.
swEET.poTAro VINES TAXING ROOT.
4 correspondent ahks What he shalt do with
Ills swoet-potato vineA that are taking rout from
tho joints, aud whether it will injure tho pro-
duct for them 10 do SO. Certaluiy thu product
will bo injured. Tho continued wat weather has
causol them tn root this ReAson, oven oo
tho Iightest sands. Tho usual remedy In to take
~ ordinary wooden hay-Iake, anu, running tls
handle under tho v!nekt lift them up beyond tue
length Of tho rootn; thsu let tho vines fall hack
naturally. II The weather continues wet, It ulsy
DO necessary to repeat tie operation, especially
II Oil black land.
Another precautlon that should bc taken with
this crop, in tho North, In: AZ noon ~ frost
backons tho vines. cut thom Immediately,
next tho earth and tho crowns, aud cover the
crowns Of tho plants with earth. This tho 20.
tatoeH may remain with benefit for somo time In
tho Garth. II this bo nut done, tho petatoes
becono black aud nnpalatshte from tho rotusa
OF tie yitiatod sAp aud soon rot. +.