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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



QUERIES and ANSWERS 



IVe believe the greatest good can be accomplished for the greatest 

 nutnher, by instituting a query column; or an exchange of expe- 

 riences, on practical propositions, by our readers. 



You are inz'ited to contribute questions, and ansvter others. 



Each question as received ivill be giz'en a number, the question- 

 er's name will not be published, but the source of the answer will 

 be giz'en unless otherwise requested. 



We all have something we would like to know more about. Here 

 is your opportunity to ascertajn somebody's experience in just that 

 matter. 



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Will you tell me if anything can be done to the 

 bulbs of the Gardenia flowered Narcissus to make 

 them bloom? I have several hundred bulbs which 

 throw up one or two buds each, but I have had but 

 three or four blossoms this year. The buds dry up 

 and nothing happens. They have been moved to 

 various parts of the garden where they have been tried 

 in sun, shade, rich and poor soil, sand, clay, etc. But 

 the result is always the same. A farmer's wife not far 

 from here has a clump of them growing in the grass, 

 uncared for, which yields an enormous crop every year. 

 I tried to do the same with the result that they prompt- 

 ly died.— C. H. S. 



Re;.;arding inquiry as to the trouljle with Narcissus: 

 Its native home is in the grass, where it will flourish 

 if undisturbed, for many years. It is not particular as 

 to what kind of soil it grows in, I)Ut cow manure is the 

 best fertilizer for it. To grow them successfully, they 

 should be placed three inches deep, because the bulbs 

 raise annually. Do not disturb them the first year, as 

 it usually takes two years to mature a flowering bulb. 

 After it has had its growth it must not be tampered 

 with, but he allowed to gradually die down undis- 

 turbed, as the bulb is fed with the decayed parts of the 

 flowering stems and foliage. Too frequent removal of 

 these bulbs is a hindrance to successful flowering. I 

 would suggest planting them in the open grass, wliere 

 they will get jjlenty of ^un and where they should 

 show marked improvement in two years' time. — 

 W. R. F. 



What is the cause of the blight of the flowers of the 

 English Broad Windsor bean, and is there a remedy? 

 — L. N. G. 



The English Broad W'indsur lieans are nc/t success- 

 fully grown in this part of the coimtry. /Attempts in 

 New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts to secure a 

 good crop have always met with failure with me. 

 The cause of the blight is probably the same as that 

 which is doing so much damage to the bean crop gen- 

 erally, and authorities who have investigated say that 

 the trcjuble originates with the seed, and that special 

 care must be exercised to oljtain seed free from the 

 blight and the disease commonly known as anthrac- 

 nose. The English Broad \\'indsor is also very sus- 

 ceptible to insect attacks, especially the black aphis, 

 but this, of course, is easily combatted with the proper 

 insecticides. I have met with most success by feeding 

 lots of water to the roots as a strong growth is neces- 

 sary. — E. D. 



I would like to ask some of your readers which varie- 

 ties of trained peach trees are the best to grow on 

 walls outside; also can nectarines be grown that way 

 and finished good? Are the English varieties of 

 peaches and nectarines, the same as we force in the 

 greenhouse, all right for that purpose? — H. 



Will some of our readers who have had experience 

 please answer? — Editor. 



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