1882. 



AND HORTICULTURIST. 



267 



it is worthless, when the pale color of the leaves 

 tells plainly that the plant is sick. There is 

 nothing helps a grape so much as a good top 

 dressing annually, unless it be a nice trellis 

 whereon the grape may twine. It loves wire or 

 twiggy sticks whereon the tendrils may attach 

 themselves. Among some of the absurdities of 

 amateur gardening is the putting up of an ex- 

 pensive grape arbor, and then putting out small 

 vines to run over it. Better let them grow for a 

 year or two over strong bushy stakes, and put 

 the arbor up after the plants have grown. The 

 vines will grow the better for this, and the arbor 

 will have that many more years to last before it 

 rots away. 



The fall is an excellent time to plant all kinds 



stone, brick or wood, sunk five or six feet below 

 the surface of the ground, into which leaves, 

 manure, or any waste vegetable matter is filled. 

 When quite full it is suflered to heat a little, 

 when it will sink somewhat and have more ma- 

 terial added to it ; about six inches of good rich 

 loam is then placed on it, and early in Novem- 

 ber the Cauliflower planted out. The object in 

 refilling the leaves so often is to insure the 

 plants remaining as near the glass as possible, 

 which is very essential in the growth of Cauli- 

 flowers. Lettuce is treated in the same way, 

 and seed should be sown now to prepare for the 

 planting. The Cabbage Lettuce is the kind 

 usually employed. 

 Tomatoes will still repay care bestowed in 



should be tied lip, and will continue bearing for 

 some time yet. Where the ground is very dry, 

 waste water from the kitchen will benefit them. 



Potatoes, as soon as the tops are well decayed, 

 are best taken up at once, as they appear less 

 liable to rot afterwards, than if left long in the 

 ground. 



Egg plants like plenty of moisture, with sun 

 and air. If the ground be dry, give them abun- 

 dant manure water ; they will bear until frost. 



COMMUNICA TIONS. 



of fruit trees, except in the very coldest climates keeping them in shape. Those grown on stakes 



the peach may perhaps be reserved for spring 



If the fruit orchard is to go on a hill, or where 



the trees may dry out easily in summer time. 



the fall is the best time. The roots get the 



earliest start in spring against the dry time 



coraeth. Small growing things, in cold climates, 



should have the earth well drawn up around 



the plants in order to guard against being drawn 



out by frost. 



The main crop of Spinage should now be 

 sown Properly cooked, there are few vegeta 

 bles more agreeable to the general taste, and few 

 families who have gardens will wish to be with- 

 out it. It is essential that it have a very well 

 enriched soil, as good large leaves constitute its 

 perfection as a vegetable. As soon as the 

 weather becomes severe, a light covering of 

 straw should be thrown over it. A few Radishes 

 may be sown with the Spinage for fall use. 



Turnips also may still be sown. In fact, if the 

 soil be rich, a better quality of root for table use 

 will be obtained than if sown earlier. 



Celery and Endive will still require the atteri 

 tion in blanching described in former hints. 



Cabbage and Cauliflower are sown this month 

 for spring use. The former requires some care, 

 as, if it grow too vigorous before winter, it will 

 all run to seed in the spring. The best plan is 

 to make two sowings — one early in the month, 

 the other at the end. The rule is, get them only 

 just so strong that they may live over the winter 

 in safety. Many preserve them in frames; but 

 they should have wooden sashes or shutters in- 

 stead of glass, so as not to encourage them to 

 grow much. 



Cauliflower, on the other hand, cannot well be 

 too forward. Most persons provide a pit of 



NEW EARLY PEACHES. 



BY H. M. ENGLE, MARIETTA, PA. 



There was a period when everybody acquainted 

 wiih peach culture knew which was the earliest, 

 but since Hale's Early has been superseded 

 the question of earliest is undecided, and no 

 doubt will continue thus for many years to 

 come. It is generally conceded that the many 

 new varieties two to three weeks earlier than 

 Hale's, are seedlings from the latter. 



No doubt seedlings will be grown from the 

 earliest kinds in hope of getting this fruit still 

 earlier, but as there must be a limit between the 

 blooming and ripening periods of all fruits, the 

 question is whether we have not reached said 

 limit with peaches. 



W^e have fruited this season twenty-six varie- 

 ties claimed to be from one to three weeks 

 earlier than Hale's, a number of which fruited 

 on the same grounds two years ago, and several 

 for the last six to ten years. I have settled 

 down to the firm conclusion that there is not 

 three days diflerence in time of ripening of the 



