310 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
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JANUARY, 
UTILIZE THE BONES 
E. H., Mass.—You can turn all of those bones into fer- 
tilizer at no cost, other than a little labor. Into the bottom 
of a barrel put a 6-inch layer of soil then a like layer of 
closely packed bones. Cover these with some wood ashes 
and dampen the whole with some liquid manure from the 
stable. As fast as the bones accumulate make successive 
layers until the barrel is full. On the top plant something 
which will make a thick sod—clover for instance. In about 
a year empty the barrel and thoroughly mix its contents, 
then put in a pile and allow to stand for a month when it 
will be ready for use. This fertilizer will be rich in both 
potash and phosphoric acid. 
PREVENTIVE FOR CELERY BLIGHT 
A. S. D., lowa—The only disease which attacks celery 
goes under the name of “celery blight.” While the plants 
are young spray with Bordeaux mixture but later spray 
with the ammoniacal copper carbonate solution as this 
will not stain the plants. To make, use copper carbonate 
five ounces, ammonia (26° Beaumé) three pints, water 
forty five gallons. Make a paste of the copper carbonate 
with a little water. Dilute the ammonia with seven or eight 
times as much water. Add the paste to the diluted 
ammonia and stir until dissolved, then allow solution to 
settle and use only the clear liquid to which add enough 
water to make forty-five gallons. The solution loses its 
value by standing. 
CARE OF HYDRANGEAS 
J. N. O., Mass.—H ydrangea hortensis is hardy at least 
as far north as Boston, i. e. the roots will live over winter 
if mulched, but the tops will die back to the ground. The 
usual practice is to dig them up as soon as the first heavy 
frost threatens and pot, using a fairly rich compost. 
| preferably the latter. 
Store in a cool, frostproof place and water spar- 
ingly—keep them on the dry side but do not allow 
the wood to shrivel. This will ripen the wood, and 
they will be in good condition to force by January or 
they may be left in storage until spring, and again 
planted in the open for flowers in August. At Newport, 
R. L., this hydrangea (and its many varieties) is carried 
over by laying down the canes and covering with earth. 
For Easter flower, bring the plants into a cool house (45° to 
50° night temperature) in January. When they have made 
a new growth of two or three inches gradually raise the 
temperature (2° or 3° a week) to sixty-five degrees. The 
trusses will be fairly well developed by that time—middle 
to last of February. When the flowers have turned to a 
rosy blush, remove the plants to a cool place. 
GRAPE PROPAGATION 
A. E. G., Mass.—The wild grape is easily propagated 
by seeds which may be sown outdoors as soon as ripe, in 
October, or they may be stratified and stored in a cool 
place where they will not be destroyed by vermin—mice, 
etc. Some growers prefer to start them under glass giving 
them a gentle bottom heat. The grape is easily increased 
by layering either green or ripened wood. Cover the canes 
with two or three inches of soil in either fall or spring, 
In August or September lift the canes 
and they will have roots to every joint. Divide into sep- 
arate plants. The easiest way of increasing the grape is 
by hardwood cuttings taken any time between November 
and February. In commercial vineyards the prunings are 
used. Make the cuttingslong enough +o include two or three 
buds. Tie in bundles of twenty-five to fifty, bury them 
half their depth in damp sand and store im a cool dark 
| cellar. Be sure to get the butt ends of the cuttings in the 
sand. By spring the cuttings will be callused. Plant 
| them in the open when the soil can be worked (April). 
Set six to eight inches apart in rows three feet apart and 
deep enough so that only one bud is above the ground. 
