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Pons: Marblolu>:i(l Miiiimioth; seed iil.iiitfil M:iy -7; first iiickiui,' Si'ptcm- 

 ber 1(» ; a j;t>o»l bcaicr. 



Beans: Early lied Valentine; seetl i»lanted .Iinu' 1. 1 raised ei«ht plants 

 from one package of seed ; the rest rotti'd in tlu' ^'round. The plants <lied when 

 4 inches hi,i,'h. Everybody here who e.\i)eriniented with i)eans had the same 

 result. 



I'arsley : I'lain, or Single; seed sown Ai)ril 1 ; urew line; 1 have cut it tin-ee 

 tinu's, to dry for winter use. 



Spinach: Curled Savoy; about one-fourth of the seed came ui) and went to 

 seed stalks. I liav(» had the same experience for three years. 



Uhubarit: Khuliarb did hue this year; cut the last time October 1. 



I have used some hors(> manure as fertilizer in my pmlen, and I blame that 

 for puoducinf; all the maggots there. Sulphur seems to be a good remedy for 

 them; I think it is unwise to use any horse maiun-e as fertilizer in this section 

 of the country. 1 shall put some lime in the gai-den ; it may kill the eggs of 

 the insects, if any are left; I shall also use some different fertilizer next year, 

 but no lish f«'rtilizer. A gentleman here bought some fish fertilizer in Juneau 

 and put it in the garden just before planting; soon afterwards his garden was 

 alive with maggots, which destroyed many jtlants. 



The following is my «'.\perience with the ai>ple trees you sent me: Every one 

 of the seedlings grew about 4 inches; Early Harvest. S inches; Okabena, '! 

 inches; Borovinka grew below the grafts, new shoots about (J inches high; 

 the Early Strawberry died. 



I gave three seedlings— one Early Strawl)erry. one Early Harvest, and one 

 Okabena — to Mr. McDonald here; about tw«) of the grafts died. Following your 

 advice I sent to a nursery for two plum trees and four cherry trees. I selected 

 4-year-old trees; it is a little expensive, as the express charges on them cost 

 me $:?.40, but I shall have an early result. The plum trees have done well, 

 making a new growth of about 10 inches. The cherry trees look healthy, but 

 did not gi'ow any. 



The berry bushes you sent me took well to the ground. New canes on the 

 raspberries grew 2 feet; currants the same, but they did not bear any fruit. 

 I had ten currant, ten gooseben-y. and twelve strawberry plants sent from 

 Seattle. Five of the gooseberry and four of the currants died, the rest grew 

 very little; the strawberries grew line and bore a few berries; I raised about 

 fort.v healthy iilants from them. 



I had eight rose bushes and some Japanese chrysanthemums from Seattle. 

 I have two climbing roses; they started slowly, but grew line after they had 

 once got a start ; the new shoots are 5 feet high, but there are no roses on 

 them; one of the other six died; the rest started again and did well. The 

 first rose opened July 2.">. Every plant had from three to five roses. There 

 are some buds yet, but they will not open. 



Of the chrysanthemums I have two growing. l>ut there are no buds on them 

 yet. On the dahlias the first tlower opened August 15. I have a row of sweet 

 peas along the south side of the house ; they grew fine and are full of buds ; In 

 July about a dozen fiowers opened, then the buds turned yellow, and I have 

 not seen a flower on them since. The plants are still healthy looking and full 

 of buds, but they will not open. I have seen them planted in other gardens and 

 they were blooming all summer. 



Dwarf nasturtium, mignonette, poppies (double and mixed), marigold, aster, 

 amaranth, zinnia, and sweet alyssum did well, blooming since August 1. 

 Daisies and pansies have been blooming all summer. Carnation, wallflower, 

 and four o'cloeks made good plants, but will only flower the second year. 

 Double balsam are no good to raise in the garden ; they are better indoors. 



