THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 



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ANSWERS TO COREESPONDENTS. 



The Squash Bug.- If. M., Martinxburg, Pa— 

 How to destroy this insidious enemy is mi important 

 question. Can any of our readers give a speritie; 

 Removing of flu' soil from the upper part of the roots, 

 and tilling up witli salt and ashes, has been recom- 

 mended. 



Niagara Grape.— In reply to a host of inquiries, 

 we repeat that no Ni.-iunrii »ra|>i-. vilM-s are for sale 



that 'you get a spurious article. Thu'" Niavsira « '"'<' 

 pany " will give due notice as soon as they offer vines 

 for sale. 



Azalea*. — C. V., Birmingham, Conn. — Azaleas 

 should lie repotted as soon as they have done flower- 

 ing ; but unless the roots have become matted around 

 the inner surface of the pots, the plants should not 

 be shifted into larger pots. Azaleas require a line, 

 peaty soil. 



Self-Blanching Celery. - J ■ S.. Franklin. Idaho. 

 There are no strictly " self-blanching " Celeries; all 

 the dwarf soi Is are also called "sell blanching. ' I Ini 



level ground like Cabbage. For tall directions on 

 Celery culture, see last July number of American 

 Garden. 



Onions from Seed. -C. B. G., Albemarle Co., Va— 

 Cood-sized onions can be grown from seed in one year, 

 provided only the best seed is sown, and this as early 

 as the ground can be worked. It is impossible to 

 grow onions dining .summer; they must make their 



pr incipal growth before the col nrcinont, of the. hot 



and dry season. .Sowing too thick is also a frequent 

 cause of failure. 



Cactus.- Subscriber, S. Bend, Intl.— The main point 

 to be observed about these curious plants is to give 

 them sufficient water during their season of growth 

 and flowering, and none, or very little, dining their 

 season of rest. The best time for transplanting is soon 

 after (lowering. They will grow in sand, lint will 



garden loam, and decayed cow-droppings. 



Hyacinths.- W. & B., Grand lake, N. B. — Hyacinth 

 bulbs, growing in the open ground, need not be taken 

 up after dow el ing, tilt hough it is often more conven- 

 ient to do so. If the bulbs are not planted too close 

 together, sonic shallow rooting bedding plants may be 

 planted between them, or seeds of annuals may be 

 sown, so as to produce a pleasing effect all summer. 

 In the fall the bed should be cleaned, lightly torked 

 over, and receive its winter dressing of manure, like 

 newly planted beds. 



Osage Orange, i'. .'/. II".. Marathon, a— The seed 

 has to be soaked in lukewarm water for (hue or four 

 davs, changing the water every day. The water is 

 then poured off 1 , and the seeds are covered with flannel 

 and kept in a warm place. In a few days the seeds 

 will commence to sprout, and are then readv for sow- 

 ing. They are generally sow n in dulls al I half an 



inch apart. In the fall' the plants are taken up and 



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results. In many cases it would, no doubt, 

 be far better to sell out, even at a loss, and 

 seels a locality better suited to one's re- 

 sources than to persevere in a fruitless toil 

 and hope against hope. 



To a man with small means, a good home 

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The study of the requirements of one's 

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 the grower becomes personally acquainted 

 with his customers, such knowledge is easier 

 obtained. As a rule, it is poor policy to try 

 to coax or force new things on the market, 

 expecting to create a demand for them. It 

 matters but little how desirable we consider 

 the article — people know generally just what 

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 therefore, ordinarily more profitable to find 

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 cultivation best adapted for the same. We 

 have to practice what observation and ex- 

 perience have taught us. The keenest 

 observers, and those who can draw the most 

 correct conclusions from their experiences, 

 and will apply them judiciously, are always 

 the most successful. 



< To be concluded in our next number.) 



The American Pomological Society.— 

 The next meeting of this society will be held 

 at Boston on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of 

 September next. During its two previous 

 meetings, the Society was deprived of the 

 presence of its venerable president, Col. 

 Marshall P. Wilder, and, not wishing to run 

 a similar risk, it was resolved at the last 

 meeting in Eochester that, if the president 

 could not come to the next session, the 

 session had better go to him. (There is 

 nothing new in this plan — Mahomet and the 

 mountain have found this out long ago.) 

 The Massachusetts Horticultural Society will 

 hold its Fall Exhibition at the same time. 



The New York Horticultural Society. 

 — Samuel Sloan, president, James Y. Murk- 

 land, secretary. This Society holds its 

 monthly exhibitions and meetings the first 

 Tuesday in each month, at No. 55 West 33d 

 street, at 2 p. m. Efforts are now being made 

 to raise a fund for the erection of a horti- 

 cultural hall, and $50,000 have already been 

 subscribed by members of the Society. 



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The nourishing condition of this model Horticultural 

 Society may be inferred from the information that 

 over three thousand dollars are appropriated for I 

 prizes, to be aw arded at the general, and the Azalea, 

 Rose, Strawbeiiy, Pelargonium, Rhododendron, chry- 

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 possibility of producing from Sm -hum and Maize all 

 the sugar consumed in the Tinted states remains 

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