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always wants the easiest plan naturally, and 



learns later, to his sorrow, that he had better 



have taken the advice of some older grower. 



Then the lime and sulphur is very hard on 



the hose, hands and the eyes, and the grower 



thinks that it may be too strong, and if he 



Ihears anyone or reads of someone saying that 



jless sulphur and lime can be used, he at once 



vants to use less material. Now, the way to 



arrive at the results and quantities most in use 



lis to take the results of our representative 



Igrowers for two seasons. A committee appoint- 



pd by the Niagara Peninsula F. G. Assn., after 



reful examination, and after comparing 



^results, reported that 18 lbs. of sulphur and 



i 20 lbs. of lime to the bbl. gave the best results. 



A bbl. holds 45 to 48 imp. gals. Less than 



this is not safe to use; more, I believe, will not 



do any harm. The mixture should be boiled 



until it begins to turn a greenish color. When 



this has been applied thoroughly in every 



instance, examinations later in the season have 



shown that nearly all the scale has been killed 



A little extra trouble or cost in preparation is 



time and money well spent. We cannot be 



too careful in spraying. — Robt. Thompson, St. 



Catharines. 



Ho^w to Gro-w Ginseng 



An excellent book for those interested in 

 growing ginseng has been published by Mr. 

 M. G. Kains. A short accoimt of the history 

 and botany of this plant precedes the direc- 

 tions for cultivation, har-^ccting and market- 

 ing. In discussing the methods of starting 

 the crop Mr. Kains says: "The easiest way to 

 commence ginseng cultivation is to collect the 

 plants in the neighborhood and transplant them. 

 Dig them either early in the spring, as new growth 

 begins to appear, or in the fall when the tops 

 are dying. It is better to transplant in the 

 fall, because the roots are more easily found 

 and are not so easily injured. Always take the 

 greatest care to preserve the bud at the crown 

 of the root." 



If it is decided to start from seeds they 

 should be gathered while the pulp is still soft, 

 after they are fully ripe and before they become 

 dry. The seed can be sown at once, or stored 

 over until spring. If sowed at once no more 

 trouble is entailed, but 18 months must elapse 

 before it can be made to sprout, and there is 

 much risk because the seed bed may become 

 dry. and the seed thus be rendered worthless. 



The best way to store the seed is to stratify 

 it. Put a mixture of leaf mould, sand and 

 loam in the bottom of a box and scatter the 

 seed in layers not more than one seed deep. 



with at least half an inch of earth between the 

 layers. The boxes can be stored in a cellar or 

 buried where there is no danger of them be- 

 coming wet, but where they will always be 

 moist enough to prevent drying out. Frost 

 improves their germinating qualities and does 

 not injure the seed. Friable loam, light rather 

 than heavy, clear of stones, chips and other 

 obstructions, and well supplied with decayed 

 vegetable matter, is recommended as the best 

 soil. Those interested in growing ginseng can 

 procure a copy of this book from The Cana- 

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