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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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ARCH, 1909 



THE CARE OF TREES 



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WHEN TO TRANSPLANT FERNS 



E. J. S., N. J. — Hardy ferns may be transplanted any 

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 that, when transplanted, theyhave an environment similar to 

 the one from which they were taken; and in transplanting 

 take care not to injure the roots. 



POULTRY-RAISING HINTS 



G. C, L. I. — Generally speaking the Leghorns and 

 Minorcas are considered the best breeds of chickens for 

 egg production, principally because they are non-setters. 

 In tests that have been held, however, their superiority 

 has by no means been clearly established. In a contest 

 held in Pennsylvania, of the seven best that were in compe- 

 tition for egg production, the winners were Barred Ply- 

 mouth Rocks, with Leghorns second and Plymouth Rocks 

 third. Unless one has coop accommodations which will 

 keep the temperature above the freezing point in winter, 

 probably some of the heavier breeds, such as Wyandottes, 

 Rhode Island Reds, or Plymouth Rocks will be almost as 

 productive of eggs as the Leghorns, but under the best 

 of conditions probably the Leghorns will excel. The 

 Leghorn eggs are pure white, and will bring a higher 

 price in market than the brown eggs of the general-pur- 

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RECLAIMING WORN-OUT LAND 



M. R. F., N. Y. — The reclamation of land which has 

 been farmed out depends in a large measure upon the 

 plowing under of green manures. Considerable humus 

 can be added to the soil by sowing rye upon it in the fall 

 and plowing it under in the spring. On a place of five 

 acres, where the soil is sandy and well drained and where 

 the maximum amount of output is desired, plant as much as 

 possible of the land near the house for a garden and berry 

 patch. Each spring plant as many additional fruit trees 

 and berry bushes as possible, and in order to keep a cow 

 and provide some feed for chickens, plant a considerable 

 portion of the property to corn, provided the land is not 

 too badly worn out. About the first of August, or at the 

 last cultivation, sow in the corn about ten pounds of red 

 clover to the acre, with a small amount of timothy. If 

 the condition of the soil is doubtful, lime the land, using 

 about 1,000 pounds to the acre, before planting the corn, 

 which by the middle of summer will make the land in much 

 better shape to receive the clover seed. L. G. Dodge. 



DESTROYING THE CLOVER MITE 



B. J. B., Ohio. — The so-called clover mite (Bryobia 

 pratensis) is very common on a considerable variety 

 of plants, and is apt to be somewhat injurious, par- 

 ticularly toward the end of a dry season. It is closely 

 related to the red spider, so annoying in greenhouses, and 

 its injuries are of a similar character. Leaves badly af- 

 fected by this insect present a yellowish or sickly appear- 

 ance, as though attacked by fungus. This insect winters 

 in the characteristic reddish, rather large eggs, measuring 

 about .01 of an inch in diameter. Fruit growers in the 

 West have found early spring applications of lime-sulphur 

 wash most effective in controlling this pest. The standard 

 kerosene emulsion (diluted with five parts of water) is 

 also a very efficient destroyer of the eggs. This mite and 

 its ally, the red spider, can be controlled in midsummer 

 by spraying with kerosene emulsion, the standard formula 

 being diluted with io parts of water; or a whale-oil soap 

 solution may be used at the rate of one pound of soap to 8 

 or 9 gallons of water. We have a strong preference for 

 a lime-sulphur wash, since it is a very efficient fungicide 

 as well as destructive to a number of insect pests of the 

 worst type. E. P. Felt. 



ADVANTAGES OF A COLD GRAPERY 



I. H. B., Can. — In a small greenhouse such as you 

 describe — a lean-to glass house with cement foundation, 

 unheated except by a coal-oil stove in early spring — the 

 best results will undoubtedly be had by growing grapes. 

 Asparagus and rhubarb might be forced; but in the absence 

 of any sort of extra heat the gain in time would be very 

 slight indeed. They could, however, be forced by using 

 manure beds inside the house into which the asparagus 

 and rhubarb roots could be plunged. It would hardly be 

 advisable to try to force melons and cucumbers under 

 glass, because nothing would be gained in time unless an 

 abundant supply of heat and moisture was provided. If 

 the house is to be used as a cool grapery, grow a few fruit 

 trees in pots and later in the summer use the house for 

 growing chrysanthemums and begonias, in the latter 

 case, of course, giving the proper shading to the glass. 

 In a house of this nature, Black Hamburg is the best 

 grape to grow. In the summer the house can be thrown open 

 and the bench space used for the summer storage of house 

 plants. 



