•flS" li IS the privilege of subscribers to ask any questions about gardening tn any department. All will be answered by specialists. 

 Correspondents are urged to anticipate the season. To ask on April is or 20 what peas had best be sown, could bring no answet 

 before June, when the answer would be unseasonable. Questions received before the fifth of any month will probably be answered tn 

 next issue. Please do not expect answers by mail, except to very important questions. Inquiries appearing without name, belong to the 

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Replies to inquiries are requested from our readers. In answering, give the number of question and your address— not for pub- 

 lication, unless desired. Write on only one side of the paper. 



2821. Shrubs Near House — Which of the following 

 should be selected for south side, and which for west 

 side of house, viz. : Spireas, Tartarian and Hall climb- 

 ing honeysuckles, Japan quince. Hydrangea paniciilata 

 grandiflora, Clematis Jackmaniii, wistaria, wild clem- 

 atis, climbing rose ? — F. M., Oiitario Co., A'. ]'. 



2822. Niagara Grape-Vines Ailing. — A warty rough 

 substance appeared on the cracked canes near the ground. 

 Some vines died. Can you tell me the cause and 

 remedy ? — F. M. 



2823. Anthracnose of the Grape. — What are the char- 

 acteristics of this disease ? — F. M., Ontario Co., N. Y. 



2824. Raspberry Anthracnose. — Please describe this, 

 and give remedy. If spraying is advised, what mixture 

 is best ? — J. C. M., West Virginia. 



2825. Mixtures for Grape Diseases. — No drug-store 

 around here sells carbonate of copper. Where can it be 

 obtained? — H. J. S., Niagara Co., X. Y. 



2826. Wire Netting as Glass-Protector.— My hot- 

 house has large glass, 16 > 22, double thickness. Would 

 fine wire netting be a good protection against hail ? If so, 

 where can I get it ? — W. W., loica. 



2827. Best Late Pears. — Which are the best two for 

 late fall and winter use ? — Wm. S., Mich. 



2828. Forsythia from Seed. — Will F. viridissima 

 and F. suspensa grow from seed ? Or where can I get 

 them ?— J. E. L., Colo. 



2829. List of Hardy Shrubs. — What flowering and 

 ornamental shrubs can be successfully grown as far 

 north and west as central Nebraska? — B. I. E., Neb. 



2830. Topping Sweet-Corn. — Is this practice profit- 

 able on a large area ? — G. H., Oliio. 



2831. Orange Prune. — Does such a variety exist ? 

 If so, can you give description of same and its merits. 

 — B. F. B., Nex^- York. 



2832. Value of Sawdust. — Has mixed pine and hard- 

 wood sawdust, thoroughly rotted, any manurial value for 

 loose soils ? Would it pay to haul it three miles ? Would 

 it pay to haul it one mile to apply to clay soils to make 

 them more porous? — G. C. T., Pennsylvania. 



2833. Gladiolus-Culture. — Please give account of re- 

 cent improvements made in gladioluses, and of the dis- 

 tinctive features of the leading strains now cultivated. — 

 W. L. T., Wisconsin. 



2834. Poultry-Manure and Potash. — What could I 

 add to about one ton of chicken-manure to make a potash 

 fertilizer for tree and small fruits ? The manure was 

 buried in deep pit, covered with 12 inches of earth. All 

 the house slops have been poured upon it through a pipe 

 inserted into the soil covering, and a considerable 

 quantity of dry night-soil has been added to this — 

 W. H. P., Ontario. 



2835. Heating Hotbeds with Hot Water. — How 

 large should the pipes be ; how many, and how far be- 

 low the surface ? — H. E. W., Indiana. 



2836. Mushrooms in Open Air. — Can they be grown 

 thus in this state ? How should they be started ?— C. E. S., 

 Connecticnt . 



2837. Lily-of-the-Valley from Seed.— Can they be 

 thus grown ?— Mrs. C. G. H., Michigan. 



2838. Raising Sweet-Potatoes. — What is the best and 

 simplest method ? 



2839. Cultivation vs. Drouth. — How should we cul- 

 tivate in a dry time to preserve moisture? — W. E. G., 

 Kansas. 



2840. Best Early Pea. — What kind would you recom- 

 mend for the market-garden ? 



2841. Forcing Cucumbers. — How should they be fer- 

 tilized to insure fruit setting ? — W. S., Wisconsin. 



2842. Leaves on Palm Dying. — My Chamcerops hu- 

 7nilis, 15 years old and growing rapidly, is losing its 

 beauty by the leaves at the tips turning brown and 

 brittle. What is the cause ? — Miss C. W. M., Vermont. 



2843. Sowing Flower Seeds. — How early can I sow 

 the following in open ground, viz. ; Sweet alyssum, pansy, 

 candytuft, pinks, mignonette, nasturtiums, sweet-pea ? — 

 J. A., Jr., Brooklyn. 



2844. Remedies for Rose-Pests. — What are best 

 remedies for aphis, leaf -rollers, green slug, etc., that 

 trouble my outdoor roses? — W. M., Rochester, N. Y. 



