•8®" !J (/le privilege of subscribers to ask gueslious about gardening in any department. All will be ansxvered by specialists. 



. ^^Correspondents are urged to anticipate the season. Questions received before the fifth of any month will probably be ayiswered 

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3032- Paper Plant-Labels.— Where can I get material for 

 printed plant-labels, such as dealers in flowering plants use?— A.L. 

 G., Hampton, Va, 



3033- Greenhouse Glazing- Fixtures.— Where can those 

 mentioned in the June number (page 372) be obtained? — F. S., 

 Oregon. 



3034. Preparing: Bordeaux Mixture.— In preparing the 

 lime-water for this mixture the lime settles to the bottom and 

 leaves the water clear. Is the sediment to be stirred into the mix- 

 ture or only the pure lime-water?— B. F, B., N. Y. 



3035. Poison for Gypsy-Moth.— What is the right quantity 

 of glucose to use with Paris green, as recommended by the Massa- 

 chusetts authorities in June Gardening, page 341 ?— J. D. W. 



3036. Lawn Fertilizer.— What manure is best for lawns? 

 How much should be applied each time per 60,000 square feet? 

 When and how should the application be repeated? — F. C. S,, Pa. 



3037. Grass-Seed for Lawns. — Does the present season's 

 growth of various lawn-plats on the editor's grounds show any 

 change in the relative value of the different grasses and grass-mix- 

 tures?— A. W. M., N.J. 



3038. Crocus in Sod.— Can crocus bulbs, planted on the lawn, 

 be depended upon to push their stems up through the sod ? How 

 deep should they be set?— W. H. W., Mass. 



3039. Water in Lily-Pond Muddy.— My lily-pond is 10 

 feet across and 25^ feet deep. In it I have Egyptian lotus, water- 

 lilies in variety, and one water-poppy. Have used rain-water to 

 fill the pond, but it remains muddy. Why is this?— W. J. M., ///. 



3040. Lily Queries.— What is the botanical name for the 

 skeleton lily? Is L. Krameri as hardy as L. auratumt—E. P. R., 

 Maine. 



3041. Bulbs after Flowering:.— If tulips and narcissus must 

 be taken up before they are fully ripe, should the leaves be cut oft' 

 at once or left on until dry ?— M. J. R. 



3042. Is it a Sport?— In taking up a tulip I found a perfect 

 bulb formed on the axil of a leaf How shall I treat 



3043. Keeping- Dahlia Roots.— I can winter 

 varieties in sand in the cellar, but have no si 

 like Camelliaflora, White Dove, etc.— Mrs. H. F. D. 



3044 Culture of Hothouse Plants.— Pleasegivedirections 

 for growing Tecoma stans, yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempcr- 

 virens\, pomegranate, Passiflora incarnata, Japan loquat and 

 Cavendish banana.— W. H. B., Kansas. 



3045. Soil for Carnations.— Can I grow carnations on the 

 same benches and in the same soil used for forcing roses ?— W. H. 

 S. , Ills. 



3046. Book about Tulips. — Please name some good book on 

 tulip-culture.— O. H. H. 



3047. Poplar BoUeana.— How is it propagated ?— J. E. W., 

 Ohio. 



3048. Pomegranate not Blooming.— The plant is 9 years 

 old, about 2 feet tall, and has been allowed to form a shrub with 3 

 or 4 branches from the base. It is wintered in the cellar, brought 

 up in March to a chamber window, and allowed to stand upon the 

 lawn after warm weather comes. It now stands in an old water- 

 pail. How can I coax it to bloom ?— P. P. 



-M.J. R. 



r the common 

 ith finer ones 



3049. Sarracenias in Baskets.— How should they be grown 

 in baskets near the glass? What is the real difference between 

 them and nepenthes? — M. C. L., Texas. 



3050. Mildew on Abutilons. — A leaf covered with small 

 black mildew-spots is enclosed. It was taken from abutilon King 

 of Roses. All my abutilons are close together in the same house, 

 but only the maple-leaved varieties are diseased. Can you explain 

 this and give a remedy ? — W. W., /Vkka. 



3051. Japanese Reticulated Honeysuckle. — The en- 

 closed twigs are from a pretty, variegated-leaved, white-flowered 

 honeysuckle. Is it a novelty? A seedling plant of this shows no 

 green.— J. H. 'Van., Mich. 



3052. Red-Flowering Dogwood.— Is this a reality or a 

 myth?-J. E. W. 



3053. Ginseng- Culture .—Is it a demonstrated fact that gin- 

 seng can be successfully cultivated ? What are the requisites in 

 regard to soil, environment, cultivation, etc.? — B. T. G., Ills. 



3054. Eradicating Burdock.— In order to destroy burdock 

 is it necessary to dig out the root, or only to cut it off^ below the 

 surface?— W. S. B., Mass. 



3055. Parsley-Seed.— I have a good kind just now going to 

 seed. Will this seed produce the same variety next year? Where 

 can I get seed of a good early kind? — F. H., Kansas. 



3056. Cutting Asparagus-Tops.— When is the best time 

 for this ? Will it hurt the plants to cut the tops as early as August? 

 —Mrs. G. G., Md. 



3057. Growing Early Vegetable Plants.— Are the early 

 plants grown for sale raised in hotbeds, coldframes or greenhouses ? 

 — N. L. C. M. 



3058. Storing Irish Potatoes for Winter at t h e 

 South.— What methods are best ?— H. C. M., Ga. 



3059. Mixed-Pickle Making.— Will Mrs. Gaillard kindly 

 give us the recipe for mixed pickles as mentioned by her in the 

 May Gardening?— T. W., Ala. 



3060. Unfermented Grape-Juice — Kindly give us the 

 whole process of manufacturing it as practiced by C. J. Baldridge 

 and others.— J. T., Ontario. 



3061. The Brilliant Grape.— What is its history ?—F. M. T., 

 West Virginia. 



3062. Cherry Queries. — Do Black Tartarian and Yellow 

 Spanish cherries cover exactly the same season with you? Which 

 is preferable as a late kind for family use, Windsor or Reine 

 Hortense? — G. W. S., Conn. 



3063. Japanese Persimmons.— Are they hardy and other- 

 wise desirable for a general collection of fruits for home use?— 

 F. C. S., Pa. 



3064. Persimmon Propagation.— What is the best method? 

 -J. E. W. 



3065. Making Tardy Trees Fruit.— How should thrifty- 

 growing fruit-trees of bearing age but tardy in fruiting be treated ? 

 — Wm. H., Indiana. 



3066. Switzer Apple.- Can it be recommended for this 

 W. Y.. Wisconsin. 



