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Without Sugar. Place the can, already filled with plums, into 

 a kettle containing about two quarts of water, and also place two or 

 three thickness of cloth in bottom of kettle so the can will not break. 

 Gradually bring the water to a boil. If you wish to preserve the 

 shape of the plum cook ten or fifteen- minutes, if for eating, cook 

 for one-half or three-quarters hour. Then remove the can from the 

 boiling water, wrap with a towel so the air will not strike the glass, 

 fill with boiling water and seal. — J. A. Howard, Hammond. 



IVith Sugar. Wash the fruit and after draining fill into the jar. 

 Place the cover on, but do not fasten it. Place in a vessel containing 

 cold water, enough to cover about two-thirds of the jar, and let it 

 remain until the water in the vessel boils — and also the fruit in jar. 

 Then take out and fill with syrup made by boiling together one and 

 one-half cups sugar and one cup water. — Mrs. E. A. Farmer, Min- 

 neapolis. 



Question. — "What is the best time to plant the peony, early or 

 late?" 



Mr. J. P. Brown : The catalogues advise fall planting, but I 

 have had very poor success with fall planting. They do not make 

 as much growth as when planted in the spring, and I never lost 

 any planted in the spring. 



Prof. Green : Would you prefer spring planting ? 



Mr. Brown : Yes, I believe I would, if we did not have a bad 

 season ; it depends somewhat on the season. 



Prof. Green : What do you call early planting, before the mid- 

 dle of September? 



Mr. Brown: Yes, sir. 



Prof. Green : Have you not had good success with fall plant- 



ing 



Mr. Brown: I lost some, but never lost one in the spring. * 

 Prof. Green: I set out seven hundred a year ago this fall and 

 lost several hundred. I took some chances on it, and I don't think 

 it was the fault of the peonies. I set out two hundred last spring, 

 and I lost perhaps ten, something of that sort, but they did not make 

 the growth that those planted in the autumn made. 



Mr. Wedge : That is the point. If planted in the autumn you 

 will lose a few more plants, though you ought not to lose so many 

 if well mulched, but they make a greater growth by half than those 

 planted in the spring. We always planted ours in the spring. 



