THE ABATOR.
the limbs or branches to correspond with the loss
which the roots have sustained. The tap root,
should,' also, be cut off smoothly, leaving rather a
concave space between the lateral or side roots.
4. Planting. Y& your holes at least four feet
across and two feet deep throw the surface soil
on one side and the subsoil on the other, and mix
with the latter a small proportion of the compost
before mentioned, or some good rich mould. Then
throw the surface soil into the bottom of the hole,
and fill up nearly to the surface with the remainder,
raising the earth in the form of a mound upon the
centre of which the tree is to be placed at about
the same depth it stood while in the Nursery. It
must then be held steadily while the finely pulver
ized earth is sifted' iu all around even the smallest
roots, all of which must be spread out in their nat
ural position, and the earth compacted by a buck
et of water, when the hole . may bo filled up and
the soil pressed down gently with the foot.- If this
U properly done, the tree will need no staking.
5. Mulching--Whiz is all important, and con
lists in spreading all around the tree for the space
of three or four feet a thick layer (six inches) of
old pine straw, dead leaves or coarse litter of any
kind, and sprinkling over it a few shovelsful of
earth to keep the wind from blowing it away.
Trees, thus treated, have, with us, stood the sever
est droughts without any injury whatever, while
those not mulched have perished.
6. Pnining and cultivating. While the trees are
young, namely, for th3 first two or three years,
they may easily be made to assume the proper low
spreading form, by heading back the leading shoots
and' cutting out interlacing limbs, but after the
third year little pruning will be uecessary. The
ground should also be carefully cultivated in sweet
potatoes, cow-peas, pindars, and other low growing
hoed crops, for a few years, great caution being
exercised in so plowing as not to injure either
trunk or roots : but after the trees come into bear
ing, and begin to spread, an occasional crop of
cow-pcas, for turning under, is alone admissible.
Augusta Cultivator.
We received, a fe days agu, .from a kind cor
respondent, a box of rare California seeds, and
several specimens of a " potato climbing squash,"
and highly recommended for the table. Having
tried the culinary virtues of this vegetable, and as
it does not referable any of the many varieties of
ti e Cucurbilaccce family we have tested, we will
describe it for the benefit of our friends who are
partial to thip Connecticut dib. The Potato
Climbing Squash " is a handsome, deep-ribbed,
ovate-shaped fruit,.about eight inches long and four
inches in diameter, in the largest part. Between
the ribs is a stripe of dark sea-green upon a yellow
mound the other portions are bright yellow. The
skiu is remarkably thin j the flesh from one to two
inches thick, of a bright orange color very sweet,
fine grained, and solid. Judging from, its Round,
appearance to-day (12th December) it would keep;
till May. Like most other winter squashes, it has
three carpels. When separated into halves, baked
like a sweet potato, and' dressed with butter, &c,
while warm, it is most delicious equal, if not su
perior, to the sweet potato in flavor. From its
convenient size, agreeable taste, and apparently
good keeping properties, this squash may prove a
valuable addition to our winter vegetables. fret-
tern Agriculturist.
The following is the correct official list of the
medals and awardi' made to American exhibitors
at the Paris Exhibition : v
AGRICULTURE.
Mr. McCormick, of Chicago, 1111:: , Grand
Medal of Honor, with the following vrorc! ; : ( In-
vpntnr nt thft rearjer. wmcn lias Dcen V.OXt.v
der all trials, and which is the type upon ,l
other reapers have been made, with various mc li
ft cations, which have not changed the principle :
of the discovery." t
Mr. Pitts, of Buffalo, New York, "for machine
for winnowing grain, remarkable for several in-
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Medal of Honor.
Bache & Kline, of New York, United States
" Balances of precision" and " Etalons de meas
ures" Medal of Honor.
Maury, Lieutenant, Washington, United States
-" Charts of winds and currents of the Atlantic
ocean ;"" Discovery of new routes shortening pas
sages" Grand medal of honor.
Goodyear, of New York, United States" Dis
covery of the vulcanization and the softening of
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inuiaruoucr: consmerauie nuuuistj gneu iu uio
manufacture ot the products or India ruuoer."
ARTISTS rAlNTEKo Or .Txi a U, o.
'Healey Second class medal.
May Third class medal.
Rossiter Third class medal. .
' The above are all that appear in the list pub
lished bv the Presse on the evening of the closing
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of the exhibition.
M. Vattemare. American Commissioner. Mar
shall Woods, Esq., and one. other American Com
missioner, have received the cross of the Legion
of Honor from the Emperor.