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tect from the long voyage through such a 

 variety of climates as the route over 

 India, through the Red Sea and Suez 

 Canal. It will thus be seen that the 

 unsatisfactory results are not because of 

 the disease, but because of wrong condi- 

 tions which over-anxious dealers have 

 brought about in their haste to place the 

 bulbs on the market before they should 

 have been. The plantsmen thereforewho 

 place their orders through responsible 

 forwarding houses in Japan with open 

 instructions not to ship until the condi- 

 tions are most favorable, are the ones 

 who can be relied upon to supply these 

 beautiful lilies in the best condition. 



THE GINKGO AS fl STREET TREE. 



Among the trees which will he popular 

 for street planting in the near future is 

 the ginkgo Salisheria adianti folia, known 

 al>o as the Maidenhair tr^e, Irom the 

 similarity ot the leaves to those of the 

 Maidi uhair fern. 



One of the first persons to plant it in 

 this country as an avenue tree was, if 1 

 am not mistaken, William Saunders, of 

 the U. S. Agricultural Department. A 

 row of these trees on both sides of the 

 avenue fronting the agricultural build 

 ing, Washington, is now a conspicuous 

 and beautiful sight. Lafa\eite Place is 

 also planted with this me It was my 

 pleasure to see the trees in both places 

 referred to recently, and their appearance 

 confirmed my previous opinion, that the 

 tree is destined to be very much used lor 

 street planting. I think Mr. Saunders 

 spoke favorably of the tree for this pur- 

 pose in some notes from his pen in Gar- 

 dening some time last year. 



The growth of the tree is more col- 

 umnar than spreading. It will be much 

 in place where tall buildings line the 

 streets. Street trees are not wanted to 

 become round headed. 



The Norway maple, indispensable as it 

 is, is not in the best keeping with many 

 of the streets in which it is planted. 

 There is too much spread of branches in 

 proportion to its height On streets with 

 small sized houses it is just the thing, as 

 it is, too, when set out on a lawn. Its 

 spreading branches, clothed with large 

 green leaves, afford a much desired shade. 

 In the early years of its growth, because 

 of its columnar habit, it impresses one 

 with the idea of its being much on the 

 order of growth of the Lombardy pop- 

 lar, but this similarity does not exist as 

 it adds to its age. 



About this city there are some quite 

 old trees, old enough to have been fruit 

 bearing for many years. Theseare of quite 

 compact growth. There are ample 

 branches to afford them a good shade, 

 which is what is required. Being a tall 

 grower as well, it will take the place 

 ot the Carolina poplar, a beautiful and 

 useful tree when young, but a great 

 plague to its owner when old Whether 

 or not it will thrive in all sorts of situa- 

 tions as the poplar will, remains to be 

 seen. So far it does not seem over partic- 

 ular in this respect. 



To be popular for street purposes a tree 

 must possess not only the requisites for 

 the purpose in its manner of growth, but 

 also the ability to bear transplanting 

 well, and it must also be reasonable in 

 price. In all of these particulars it is 

 satisfactory. The habit of growth has 

 been referred to. It is one of the easiest 

 of all trees to transplant, rarely failing to 

 grow, no matter if of good size when 

 removed. 



The large trees now in different parts of 

 the country are seeding abundantly, so 



that the tree can be raised as cheaply as 

 most any other shade tree. Just how 

 hardy it is remains for further trials to 

 prove, but speaking for Pennsylvania 

 and New York it is quite hardy. 

 Philadelphia. Joseph Meehan. 



HOW TO MAKE fl MANURE BARREL. 



A. G L. wants to know how to make 

 a manure barrel. If your place is of any 

 size, requiring quite a quantity, try to se- 

 cure a heavy cherry juice cask or a wine 

 cask (of some wholesale liquor dealer), 

 that will hold sixty or more gallons. 

 Take out the head and by two cross bars 

 of wood convert it into a cover. At a 

 point six inches above the bottom insert 

 an iron molasses faucet, set your cask up 

 on some strong box or blocks, so that 

 you can get a pail under the faucet. 

 Make a rather strong table about eigh- 

 teen inches high and just large enough to 

 slip in the cask and stand upon the bot- 

 tom. Secure a sound grain bag, one or 

 two, according to the size of the cask, fill 

 with solid manure droppings and place 

 upon the table, then fill the cask with 

 water. The table keeps the bag away 

 from the outlet, and the bagging prevents 

 the manure from choking it. The bag 

 should be a strong one or it soon rots. 

 The molasses faucet allowsafast free 'low 

 and will not leak until the cask is once 

 emptied; add two-thirds water; fill the 

 cask again and use one-half pure water. 

 Alter filling the cask the third time, ami 

 adding one fifth water, the manure should 

 be taken out and a fresh supply in a fresh 

 bag put in, if more is needed 



one of about 55° at night and 65° during 

 the day. After a season of rest, with the 

 falling of the leaf, which lilacs should 

 have, a temperature of 50° in the day 

 will start them growing, and it is better 

 not to force them in too high a tempera- 

 ture. Lilacs budded on privet, as so 

 many are now, are better bloomers when 

 small than are those on their own roots, 

 unless the latter kind have been grown 

 in pots for some time, in which case they 

 are in a measure dwarfed, which is what 

 the privet does for them when used as a 

 stock. 



It is this dwarfing of them which 

 causes early flowering. When spring 

 weather comes plants that have been 

 forced may be planted out of doors, to be 

 lifted again on the approach of winter, 

 and reforced if required. Or if in large 

 pots or tubs they may be kept in them 

 through the summer, and if a fair supplv 

 of young shoots are made, thev will 

 flower again nicely in the winter. Short, 

 stocky growth on the lilac is what gives 

 the flowers. 



As soon as heaths have done blooming, 

 repot them, giving fresh soil and a pot a 

 size larger if required. As soon as the 

 weather is warm enough to permit it, 

 plunge them out of doors in a shaded 

 position, there to remain till fall. Some- 

 times such a place is found on the north 

 side of a building, or even one to suit 

 them in a well shaded, open greenhouse. 

 Joseph Meehan. 



TEMPERATURE FOR LILAGS. 



Fditor of Gardening. — Will you please 

 advise me at what temperature Chailes 

 X and Marie Lesraxe 'ilacs and the 

 heath Itaska splendens should be grown 

 and what treatment they should have 

 throughout the year for winter growing? 



Sewiekley, Pa. H. A. Davis. 



Both lilacs and heaths require what 

 gardeners term a moderate temperature 

 to get the best flowers. This would be 



Hand-threshed rye straw is one of 

 the best materials for wrapping tender 

 shrubs. It can be purchased at seven to 

 eight cents a bundle. By handling it 

 properly, re-bundling in the spring and 

 storing it.it can be made to do service for 

 several years. 



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