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Answers TO Correspondents. — (W.) If you must have a rapid growing tree in the 

 place indicated, plant a Populus angulata. "We prefer it to all the poplars and it is as 

 rapid as any. 



(The Provoking Thing.) — Sir — I have a neighbor who is very fond of gardening ; he 

 comes to see me every fine day when I am most busy, and with a bland smile asks to 

 walk with me in the garden. Now comes my trouble ; as I try to exhibit what is done 

 and doing, everything reminds him of his own garden and his own labors! We stand 

 before my greatest beauty, which he scarcely sees, but the name suggests what he is 

 doing and he has all the talk to himself! What shall I do? 



Ans. — Listen to him, but next time endeavor to be out of sight about the time you 

 expect him ; or go to see him, do as he does, and see how he likes it. If he does not wince, 

 be always as patient as you can be. 



(A. D. G.) In our next, 



(P. S. J.) Your American arbor vitass are too near together by one half at least. 



(A SuBCRiBER, MooRFiELD, Ky.) — Brick is the best material for cisterns ; 9-inch wall 

 with common mortar coated on the inside with hydraulic cement. The earth on the 

 outside should be well rammed as the work proceed?, as the weight of water would other- 

 wise burst the cistern. Stone is the next best ; but cisterns are sometimes made by dig- 

 ging a circular hole and then plastering hydraulic cement immediately upon the earthen 

 sides. 



A simple action ram with drawing pipe, will cost 40 to 50 dollars. 



You can use 75 per cent, of the power, 25 per cent, being lost in friction. 



The amount of water thrown up is about one seventh of the supply to a height of five 

 times the fall. 



Thus, if supply is 7 gallons per minute and fall 8 feet, you can throw 1 gallon 8 X 5= 

 40 feet. 



A waterwheel and force pump is preferable, if you can obtain water and fall enough, 

 with a 9-feet wheel and a stream of 5 gallons per minute, 1000 gallons can be thrown to 

 an elevation of 60 feet or more. 



Lawns. — When a lawn, from age, becomes filled with moss, its surface should be 

 loosened several times in Autumn with an iron rake, in order to tear it up. Not- 

 withstanding the grass will appear to be much disturbed, it will not 8ufi"er from the 

 operation. Should there be any vacant or exposed places, let them be sown with grass 

 seed, covering them with a thin sprinkling of vegetable earth. Small lawns should be 

 improved with a slight resowing every year, in order to keep them thick and fresh 



Several communications were received too lat« for the present number. 



