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QUERIES. 



3101. Diseased Roses.— After my large white rose- 

 bushes bloomed they began to look sickly, and the under sides of 

 the leaves turned the color of iron-rust and dropped off. New 

 leaves have appeared, but the bushes still lack vigor. What can 1 

 do for them ?— Adele. 



3102. Hyacinths and Tender Bulbs in the Carolinas. 

 — How should cannas be treated in the eastern part of North 

 Carolina ? 1 have an Amaryllis Johnsonii in a pot ; can I plant it 

 outdoors and leave it there ? How should hyacinths be treated in 

 this latitude? — Eastern Carolinian. 



3103. Dwarf Cannas.— A dwarf yellow canna growing 

 last summer in Woodlawn cemetery, just north of New York 

 city, impressed me as being particularly fine. Can you tell me the 

 name of the variety, and suggest a dwarf scarlet-flowered one as a 

 companion to it ?— John T. Tobin, N.J. 



3104. Wintering- Oleanders and Other Shrubs Out- 

 doors. — Can I winter oleanders, cape jasmine. Camellia faponica, 

 and Chinese azaleas outdoors successfully ?— South Carolinian. 



3105. Wintering- Bulbs.— What is the best way to winter 

 dahlia and madeira tubers and gladiolus bulbs ? 



3106. Potentilla and Alstroemeria.— Are they hardy 

 here? How should they be treated ?— St. Louis. 



3107. Amaryllis not Blooming-. —Have kept it in a pot for 

 six years ; planted it outdoors last year, but it still does not bloom . 

 The^oots are large and vigorous. How can I make it bloom ? 



3108. Gloxinias and Beg-onias. — Among a large number of 

 gloxinias, only a few have bloom. My begonias have not done well 

 either. On the leaves 1 found a minute, slender insect, white or 

 yellow. What is it ? Is it the cause of the trouble ? How can I 

 get rid of the pest ?— L. B., Ind. 



3109. Myrtle on La-wn.— Part of my lawn is becoming 

 thickly covered with myrtle. How can I exterminate it without 

 toq much expense ? — G. W. S., Conn. 



3110 Care and Propagation of Rhododendrons.— 

 What winter protection must I give my fine R. grandiflorum ? It 

 gtands in a sheltered place, but the thermometer here falls to 30° 

 below zero. How can I propagate the shrub next year ? -C. R. B., 

 Iowa. 



3111. Violets for Winter Bloom.— How should I manage 

 them.— E. K. L. 



3112. Treating Cattleyas for Bloom.— My Cattieya 

 citrina is growing on a block, but shows no sign of Ijloom. Would 

 it do better in an orchid-basket ? What soil, temperature, etc., 

 should it have?— H. O. T., N. Y. 



3113. Poison Ivy.— How can it be eradicated ?—H. C. A., 

 Mass. 



3114. Water-Hyacinth.— What care should I give the 

 water-hyacinth, both in suminer and winter?— M. K. Nolin, Kan. 



3115. Shade-Trees for Streets.— What kinds would you 

 recommend as best and quickest growing.— J. T. T., N.J. 



31 16. Willo-w and Alder.— Is the laurel-leaved willow use- 

 ful for shade or only for ornament? Does the cut-leaved alder 

 usually grow tall? Mine persists in spreading.— M. H., Iowa. 



3117- Trees for Cemetery Lot.— My lot is square, having 

 a pine on one corner, and a dogwood on another. What trees 

 would you recommend for the other two corners?— S. W. H., Pa. 



3118. — Greenhouse Heating.— Is steam or hot water the 

 most economical means, according to latest tests, for heating two 

 greenhouses covering together 25x80 feet ? — P. P., Mo. 



3119. Gas for Greenhouse Heating.— Chas. Barnard, in 

 an earlier issue of American Gardening, tells of gas being manu- 

 factured at a cost of 20 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. Where can I get 

 full information about the process? — E. R., Ont. 



3120. Zinc Clips for Glazing Greenhouses.— Where 

 can the zinc clips mentioned and illustrated in the June number of 

 American Gardening be obtained? Do you know a better arti- 

 cle for glazing the sides and ends of houses — something that will 

 be sure to hold glass in place ? — N. J. R., Ohio. 



3121. Portable Propagating Bench.— I propose to make, 

 for rooting cuttings, a bench of galvanized iron, to be heated by a 

 lamp. What size should the bench be, and how high above the 

 chimney-top? Is the plan practicable ?— D. W. C, California. 



3122. Rooting Black-Raspberry Tips.— Does this hurt 

 the next crop ? 



3123. Wintering Grape Seedlings.— Do they need pro- 

 tection?— F. J. 'L.,Mick. 



3124. Niagara and Duchess Grapes.— Please give de- 

 scription. Two entirely different sorts for each grape are grown 

 here by these names. — C. P. K., Pa. 



3125. Phylloxera on Grapes. — I have been greatly troubled 

 this vear with what seems like a fungus on the leaves of 300 three- 

 year-old vines. Have use<l Bordeaux mixture every three weeks, 

 and am now using carbonate of copper. What disease is it? — 

 Wm. A. S., Phila. 



3126. Geneva, Muscat and Carman Grapes.— Are 

 White Northern Muscat and Geneva grapes valuable ? How 

 much later than Concord is the Carman grape, and how does it 

 compare with Concord in quality ?— E. P. Fisher, Ark. 



3127. Propagating the Quince.— What is the best root 

 upon which to graft the quince? Will not a root-grafted quince be 

 more apt to grow than acutting?-C. C, Illinois. 



3128. Plum Stocks. —Is the myrobolan plum a good stock for 

 European and American plums?— F. G. H., Ont. 



3129. Plum-Curculio —What pest punctures my plums and 

 makes them rot? I have only a half or a third of a large crop of 

 plums left. — H. E. H., Canada. 



3130. Pruning Peach Trees.— My trees have completed 

 their second summer's growth, and are fine and thrifty. How 

 much should I cut back? — K. B., Ky. 



3131. Peach on Marianna Plum Stock.— For planting on 

 high, rich virgin soil, will it be safe to bud Amsden, Elberta, Alex- 

 ander, Heath Cling and Wonderful on Marianna stocks? — C. C. 

 L., N. C. 



3132. Grafting and Budding Fruit-Trees —Will Japan 

 and native plums make hardy, long-lived and prolific early-bearing 

 trees when grafted on whole or piece-root plum-stocks, or is the 

 budded tree much superior? Can pears be budded on quince- 

 stocks successfully in spring? I want hardy, vigorous trees, that 

 will bear early.— W. B. J., Ohio. 



