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POPULAR GARDENING. 



October, 



Correepondcnte art urged to antioipate tfu aeaaon fn pre 

 aentinp qutstiona. To aak. for instance, on April lb or 2Xi 

 tehit Peaa had beat be sown, could brino no anawer in 

 the May iaaue, and none before June, iphen the answer 

 would be unaeaaonable. Questiona received before the I2(n 

 of any month atand a good chance of being anaipered in the 

 ne:ei paper. Not more than three queationa ahould be sent 

 at ont time. Anaicera to tiuestiona bearing on the com- 

 parative value of Implcmenta. etc., offered by different 

 deaiera must notoc earpected. Neither can we promiae to 

 comply with the requeat aometimea made to "please answer 

 by mail." Inquiries appearing without name belong to the 

 name next following. 



Replica to Inquiries are earnestly requeated from our 

 readers. In anawering such give the number, your 

 locality and name, the latter not for publication, unless 

 you desire. Write only on one side of the paper. 



2.010. Winter Protection for Strawberry Beds, 

 Will brush cut from ordinary forest trees when placed 

 over the beds be ample?— VVarner. 



2.011. Sweet Peas and Carnations Under Glass. 

 Can they be grown In an ordinary vegetable forcing 

 hou3e? Am offered Sl.m) per 100 flowers In winter. 

 Lettuce would bring me 24 to 30 cents per dozen. How 

 would Carnations do?— G. A.. Jr., Rochester, N. Y. 



2.012. Keeping Onions Over Winter. What is the 

 simplest and safest plan?- R. S. 



2,C:13. Planting Rhubarb. When should it be done^ 

 in spring or tall?— L. C. E., Dansville. III. 



2.014. Maple Leaf Grail. What causes the small ex- 

 crescences on Maple leaf sent you? Do they Indicate 

 serious trouble?— W. B. S. 



2.015. Seed ol Maiden Hair Fern Tree (Ginkgo). 

 Where can it be obtained?— E. G. H., Md. 



2.016. Mushroom Growing. Would It be profltable 

 for one who has bulldlOKs such as Celery cellars? Is 

 there a steady demand? What are the drawbacks to the 

 business?- -C. F. B , Poughkeepsie, iV. F. 



2.017. Alpine Bush Strawberry, Where can plants 

 be bought in quantlty?-W. B., Ark. 



2.018. Market for Caraway Seed. With good facil- 

 ities for growing It In quantity, where can I find a 

 market and what is the usual price?— J. B. B., Nev. 



2.019. Fungous Diseases of Spinach. Crop usually 

 badly affected. What can be done?— Jekseyman. 



2.020. Canadian Tariti on Fruits and Trees. Has 

 Canada an Import tax on these articles? If so, how 

 much?— W. N. Y. Fruit Grower. 



2.021. Dandelions for Greens. When should It be 



filanted, and if grown, can we prevent it from becom- 

 Dg troublesome as a weed?— G, M. A., Cot. 



2.022. Callas and Amaryllis Propagation. What 

 are the best methods? 



2.023. Quinces for Market. Would it pay me to set 

 an orchard of say 500 trees? How long until they will 

 bear? Is there a ready market for them?— W. N. B., 

 TuUy. N. r. 



2.024. Propagating Stephanotis Floribnnda. How 

 is It done? If by cuttings, how long time required for 

 rooting?- C. S. 



2.025. Grape Vine Tomato Gall. I found Grape 

 leaves disfigured bj' excrescences, which contain small 

 ninklsh grubs. What are they and how prevented?— 

 H. L. F. & Son, Mass. 



2,020. Orandall Currant. Is this really a good fruit? 



2,027. Everbearing Tree Blackberry. Has it really 

 tree form as claimed by the Introducer?— A Reader. 



2,02^. Buckwheat Straw as Mulch for Strawber- 

 ries. Would you recommeud Its use?-H. A. C„ ?^. ¥. 



2.029. Storing Cabbage for Winter. Please give 

 some simple and sale methods.— C. A. B. 



2,0:i'. Cutting Back Clematises. Is this advisable, 

 and when should It be done?- Erwin. 



2,0:JI. Beacher Berry Baskets. Are the round half- 

 pint baskets asuperlor package for Rapberrles? Where 

 can they be bought?~J. H., mi^a. 



2.0:i2. Plants for Cold Greenhouse, I have a cold 

 greenhouse 18 by 12 feet, .south aud west exposure. 

 Would like to grow three Roses, two Grapes, and an 

 a.ssortment of pot plants to last till December, plants 

 to be wintered in cellar and returned to greenhouse In 

 March. Please give list of suitable plants, shrubs, etc. 

 J. K., Hamilton. 



2,03:1. Making Vinegar and Keeping Cider Sweet- 

 Please give rccipes.—J. K., Tcran. 

 2,031, Wintering Sweet Potatoes. How best done? 



—AMATEUR. 



2,0;i5. Grape Vines Remaining Barren, A number 

 of my five year old vines bloom freely ever> year, but 

 refuse lo bear, what can be done?— W. N. s, O. 



2,0;Hi. C.irbon.ttp of Copper. Could not experlmeut 

 with It, simply b9oause no druggist seems to keep It In 

 store. Where c )n It be hati?— Experimenter. 



2.037. Draininz in Quicksand. Tiles fill up. How 

 preveuteti?— <->Li» Sub. 



2,0,38. Management of Hydrangeas. IMease tell 

 what general treatment they require, how pruned, 

 etc.?-H..S. T.,.V. Y. 



2,0.39. Mandarin Ducks. Can you give address of 

 breeder?— H. B., I'a. 



2,(hlO. Book on General Gardening and Fruit 

 Growing. What da you recommeud us best for the 

 novice?— 10. E. D.. Alabama. 



2.011. Strawberries After Strawberries. How long 

 can they be grown on same land with profit?- North- 

 ern Strawberry Grower. 



2,042 Best Strawberries for Canada. Which are 

 best for this section, and were can I get them?— W. B., 

 AssA, Can. 



2.043. Fitzwater Pear. What Isyour opinion of this 

 frun?-H. A. .1., Yatea Co., N. Y. 



2.044. Smoke vs. Frost. Has smoke proved a prac- 

 tical means of protecting garden and fruit crops from 

 Injury by early fall frosts?— C. J., Ind. 



2.045. Remedy for Verbena Rust. My Verbenas 

 last year were badly affected. What can I do to pre- 

 vent recurrence of the trouble?- R. S. T., N. Y. 



2,016. Powdery Mildew of the Rose. Please give 

 Information about cause and cure — s T., City. 



2.047. Sourkront Making. Please give recipe.— 

 Pcckskill, N. r. 



2.048. Pond Muck as Fertilizer. How It it used 

 most economically?- H. O. N.. Ind. 



2.049. Harvesting Beans. How done In simplest 

 and cheapest way?— Planter, N. Y. 



1.050. Pruning Roses. When should the old wood 

 be cut out of the out-door Roses?— Constant Sub., 

 W. Va. 



2.051. Bisulphide oi Lime. Has It proved to be a 

 reliable antiseptic and deodorizer?— Amateur. 



2.052. Trees Around Dwelling. Is the dense shade 

 of trees around the dwelling house Injurious to the 

 health of the inmates?— G. S. T.. Ohio. 



2.053. Castor Beans ior Profit. Which species 

 should be planted, Palma Christ or Reclnus communis? 

 What smallest quantltj' should be shipped with profit? 

 Which Is my best and nearest market?— H.C. Cliayes 

 Co., Tex. 



REPLIES TO INQUIRIES. 



1,937. Treatment of Ferenoials after Bloom- 

 ing. Perennials must not be cut down after 

 blooming; if so they will be destroyed. The 

 best way is to plant them in side beds where 

 they will be no nuisance i and do not give such 

 plants as Columbines the most prominent place 

 in the garden as many are in the habit of doing. 



1 916. Liquid Manure for Chrysanthemums, 

 Give liquid manure by all means, especially if 

 they are in pots. It will improve the bloom both 

 in size and strength. The surest method of ob- 

 taining large blocms is to pinch out all the buds 

 but one or two on a stem. In this manner the 

 large flowers at exhibitions are obtained.— H.C.T. 



1,942.— Snbstitute for Glass in Hot-bed Making. 



Do not use any substitute. Cloths are sometimes 

 used, but glass is much more satisfactory, es- 

 pecially to amateurs — H. C. T. 



1.929. Flan for Cold Fit. I kept tender plants 

 through all the coldest weather in a common 

 sash-covered cold pit two feet deep, packed in 

 with leaves, and covered with a mat of burlap 

 and heavy packing-paper halt inch thick, and a 

 shutter to fit. Keep closed during severe 

 weather, give all the sun and air you can. Ther- 

 mometer once marked four below zero outside 

 while in the pit it marked thirty-eight. A 

 further preventative would be to cover the pit 

 at night with snow.— H. 0. T. 



l,9ei. Tea Roses in Texas. They should make 

 luxuriant growth and give the greatest satisfac- 

 tion where you live.— H. C. T. 



1,964. Eradicating Fnrslane. Your garden 

 will never be free from Purslane so long as you 

 allow any of it to seed. Frequent cultivation 

 alone will conquer the enemy.— H. I'. T. 



1,967. Weeds in Gravel Walks. A \igorous 

 use of the shuflle hoe with plenty of muscle 

 behind it will be the most effectual remedy in 

 the end, and will keep your paths clean.— H.C.T. 



1,949. Canning Green Corn. Our people can 

 green Corn very successfully by the following 

 method. The Corn is carefully cleaned and cut 

 from the cobs, then i)ressed into the cans with a 

 Potato masher as firmly as possible, so that the 

 ,|uice will rise on top. The cans are partially 

 sealed, and placed in boiling water four hours. 

 Afterwards seal permanently. Be careful to 

 place somethinsT in the bottom of the boiler to 

 keep the cans from breaking.— L. .1. Farmer. 



2,ni4. Maple Leaf Gall. The excrescences 

 upon the Jlaple leaf arc produced by a very 

 minute mite {PhyUipta ifliwiripcs Hhiincr). The 

 galls produced by this mite are of common 

 occurrence on the Maple in all parts of the 

 country and, except for the disfiguring of the 

 foliage, little damage results from their presence. 

 Similar gulls produced by closely allied mites 

 occur on many other forest and shade trees such 

 as the liass. Ash, etc , and on fruit trees such us 

 the Plum and Pear. No iraportimt e.\|ieriraents 

 have been iniido looking to the extermination of 

 these mites, and on account of their great abun- 

 dance, and the protection afforded by their galls, 

 operations against them would be difficult. —C. 

 r.. Marlott, Acting Entomologist, Dept.Agi'turc. 



2,024. Fropagating Stephanotis Floribunda. 

 This beautiful stove plant, which produces its 

 fragrant, pure white Howers in great abundance, 

 succeeds best in turfy loam, and may be in- 

 creased by cuttings of the previous year's 

 growth, inserted singly in pots, in spring, and 

 placed in close frame with a temperature of 60°. 



2.017. Alpine Bush Strawberry. Plants are 

 offered for sale by Ellwanger & Barry of Koches- 

 ter, N. Y. Of course we would hardly advise 

 anyone to plant large quantities of them, unless 

 the grower can afford to make experiments on a 

 large scale, or to enjoy the good things of life 

 even if they come high— (J. R. 



2.018. Market for Caraway Seeds. Caraway is 



a plant of easy cultivation, while the demand 

 for the seed is limited. We hope one or the 

 other of our readers can give the desired infor- 

 mation about market and price. 



2,020. Canadian Tariff on Fruits and Trees, 



On the first of April last the Canadian authorities 

 adopted the following tariff schedule : Apples— 

 40 cents per bushel ; formerly free. Straw- 

 berries, Goosberries, Raspberries and Black- 

 berries— 3 cents per pound ; formerly free. 

 Cherries and Currants— 1 cent per quart. Cran- 

 berries, Quinces and Plums— 30 cente iier bushel. 

 Peaches- 1 cent per pound ; formerly free. 

 Grapes— 1 cent per pound. Dried Apples— 2 

 cents per pound. Other fruits — 1 cent per pound. 

 A duty was also imposed on nursery stock, as 

 follows : Apple trees, 2 cents each ; Peach, Pear 

 and Cherry trees, 4 cents each ; Plum trees, 5 

 cents; Quince trees, 3Ji cents; seedling stock 

 tor grafting, 10 cents; Grape vines costing 10 

 cents and less, 3 cents each ; Blackberry and 

 Raspberry bushes, 1 cent each ; Rose bushes 5 

 cents each. 



2.019. Fungus Diseases of Spinach. It is plain 

 that Spinach, Lettuce and other plants, the 

 leaves of which are eaten, cannot be treated in 

 the same way as we would treat Potatoes, fruit 

 trees, shrubs, etc., for fungous diseases. The 

 Spinach grower must, therefore, says a recent 

 bulletin of the New Jersey experiment station, 

 turn his attention to the soil, and seek to have it 

 in the most healthful condition for the growth 

 of clean plants. Whether the spores of the 

 fungi can retain their vitality for a long or a 

 short time it is a reasonable precaution to de- 

 stroy all refuse leaves that accumulate in the 

 beds and the assorting-house. It is a small 

 matter to keep these leaves, loaded with thou- 

 sands and millions of spores, from getting mixed 

 with forming a part of the soil that may after- 

 wards be used in growing Spinach. It is not 

 simply a matter of neatness, but of preventing 

 or checking the decay. The worst thing to do 

 would be to throw the diseased leaves and refuse 

 of the Spinach-bed upon the manure heap that 

 afterwards is to furnish the material for the 

 hot bed. It possible, change the location of the 

 beds. Where the grounds cover several acres, it 

 is possible to go some distance away from the 

 old infested beds and start upon fresh ground. 

 It has been demonstrated with many fungi, as 

 the smut of Corn, tinions, etc., that the trouble 

 increases with the length of time the same soil 

 is covered with the same crop. In other words, 

 the soil becomes impregnated with the spores, 

 and the wisest plan to pursue is the abandon- 

 ment of that crop and grow others, not suscep- 

 tible to the same fungi, tor a few years, until 

 the spores in the soil liie from lack of conditions 

 for growth and propagation It is possible that 

 the treatment of the soil with certain chemicals 

 may rid it of the disease germs that may be 

 present. Equal parts of air-slacked lime and 

 flower of sulphur thoroughly raked into the 

 bed might be in large measure preventive. With 

 the soil in the best condition, it is possible to 

 further use precautions b.v spraying the plants 

 when quite smalt; and the surrounding soil, with 

 some fungicides that are comparatively harmless 

 to man. For this purpose hyposulphite of 

 sodium, sulphate of potassium and sulphate of 

 copper may be employed. 



2,023. Quinces for Market. Whether it would 

 pay you to plant .500 Quince trees, is more than 

 wc or any other party could tell. Nor could we 

 say whether it would pay you to plant Apples, 

 or Pears, or Peaches, or any other fruit, large or 

 small. All depends upon circumstances. There 

 is a steady market for Quinces, as there is for 

 other fruits. One of our neighbors has a Quince 

 orchardjof 10,000 trees, and it is said he is making 

 money. (Quinces are easily grown, and under 

 favorable circumstances come in bearing when 

 only a few years old, but the prices are greatly 

 tiuctuating, and as also the case with other fruits, 

 —sometimes fall far below the point where they 

 cease to be profltable to the grower. The out- 

 come also depends on your soil and location, on 

 the treatment the orchard is given at your hands 

 and on many other things. 



2,026, Crandall Currant. This has betm before 

 the public fin- a number of years, and it seems 

 wc should at last be able to come to a deHnite 

 understanding concerning its value as a fruit. 

 Hut thus tar the reports have been very contra- 

 dictory. Probably the Ci-andall is merely a 

 selection from the Missouri Currant, and cer- 

 tjiinly it is as yet far from uniform in size. Ac- 

 cording to individual taste, the flavor is pro- 

 noiuiced good by some, and iiiferior by others. 

 It may even yet be questioned whether it will 

 ever have any standing us a standard market 

 fruit.-G. II. 



