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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1907 



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Crimson Giant Radish 



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Superb Salad Tomato 



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Superb color and duotone 

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All the worthy novelties 

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 as the most complete list of 

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GET THE RIGHT GARDEN TOOLS 



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WHERE CHERRIES FAIL 



L. J. E., Wis. — It is not recommended to attempt 

 growing sweet cherries in Wisconsin. The cold will kill 

 the flower buds. 



PRUNING BOX 



C. S. P., Penn. — The time to prune box is in March be- 

 fore growth begins. The box may be transplanted in the 

 spring (April). When moving be very careful that the 

 roots do not become dry. 



TRANSPLANTING MORELS 



H. S. C, New York. — The mushroom known as morel 

 (Morchella) has never been cultivated so far as we know. 

 The only suggestions which can be given are that large 

 pieces of sod containing it and its mycelium be transplanted 

 to such places as it is desired to grow. Even if the utmost 

 care is given to this work, the results are very uncertain. 



VARIETIES OF PECAN NUTS 



E. D. P., Tenn. — Which varieties of pecan nuts are the 

 best to grow ? The answer is largely governed by the 

 place where they are to be planted. Taking the country 

 over, a selection composed of Stuart, Frotscher, Van Deman 

 and Schley would not be amiss. The planting of pecan 

 trees is not recommended except in conjunction with a 

 farm crop, such as cowpeas, truck crops of various kind, 

 cotton, peanuts, etc. These crops can be grown between 

 the trees for a number of years without injury to them, 

 if the work is properly handled. Prof. H. Harold Hume 

 has published a book on the pecan which may be secured 

 through The Garden Magazine for $1. 



THE WHITE FLY 



H. M. B., New York — The white fly (Aleyroides) is a 

 serious greenhouse pest, particularly to tomatoes. The 

 damage is done by these insects while in the nymph or 

 feeding stage; they suck the plant's sap. At this time they 

 look like white aphides. They make a sort of honey dew, 

 the excretum, which serves as a host for a sooty fungus, 

 which completes the work of leaf destruction which the 

 fly has begun. If the greenhouse is regularly fumigated 

 with tobacco fumes they will be kept down in most cases. 

 However if they become serious spray the plants with a 

 solution of common yellow soap in water — one pound to 

 eight gallons. Be sure to get the spray on the under side 

 of the leaves, because this is where the insect lives. As the 

 soap is liable to stop up the pores wash it off in a few days 

 by syringing with clean water. 



THE BITTER-ROT OF APPLES 



A. W. N., Mass. — The apple submitted is full of bitter- 

 rot which is caused by a fungus (Gloeosporium jructige- 

 num). It usually appears in July or August and there 

 is likely to be more of it in warm, sultry summers than 

 in cool dry ones. Its time of appearance is regulated 

 by the ripening of the spores in the cankers and mummies. 

 The cankers occur on the limbs and are rounded or ob- 

 long sooty-black sunken spots from one to several inches 

 long and with ragged edges. The spores from these 

 canker spots are transferred to the apple causing the disease. 

 The mummies are the dried up, diseased fruits which have 

 been allowed to remain on the tree. To control the black- 

 rot remove all diseased fruits and mummies, the limb 

 cankers, and spray with standard Bordeaux mixture once 

 before the buds open and frequently from July until the 

 fruits are almost ripe. For further information read "The 

 Bitter-rot of Apples," Bulletin No. 44, from the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 





