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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
April, 1918 
in proper condition tramping can} 
not injure the plants. This will 
leave a depression about them, but 
all the roots will be covered. 
When all are planted, each one 
may be watered, although this 
usually is not necessary, especially 
if the roots have been puddled be- 
fore planting. If water is ap- 
plied, permit it to soak in about 
the roots and then fill the hole with 
dry earth. Do not tramp after 
watering. With the soil wet it 
would be injurious to compact it 
more. If not watered the depres- 
sion should be filled with loose 
earth the same as though it had 
been watered. After planting no 
watering should be done unless 
very dry weather follows, and even 
then care must be exercised not 
to overdo it till after growth starts. 
In watering, it is desirable to draw 
away some earth from about the 
bush, apply the water ,and after it 
has soaked in draw dry earth about 
the plant again. 
A Mixed Lot of Questions and 
Answers. 
Q. Is Senator Dunlap consider- 
ed a good berry for shipping? 
Ans. One of the very best. 
Q. Would you recommend dwarf 
apple trees for a y 2 acre orchard? 
Ans. No. Dwarf apple trees are 
not worth growing either for home 
orchard or commercial use. The 
trees do not stand our climate as 
well as the standard nor last as 
long. After five or six years the 
dwarfs begin to go wrong at the 
roots. The stocks on which they 
are grafted are shallow rooted. 
Q. Are Prof. Hansen’s new 
plums superior in size and quality 
to our native plums like De Soto 
and Surprise? 
A. None of the Hansen hybrids 
that the writer has seen equal Sur- 
prise in size or quality and surely 
do not excel De Soto. Extreme 
hardiness seems to be the main 
point of excellence of the Hansen 
hybrids. 
Q. What grapes will stand Wis- 
consin winters without any pro- 
tection ? 
Ans. Any of the grapes com- 
monly grown in Wisconsin such as 
Concord, Moore’s Early, Worden, 
Delaware, etc., will come through 
a mild or an average southern Wis- 
consin winter without any protec- 
tion. An unusually severe winter 
will kill the canes if left uncovered. 
This is also true of raspberries and 
blackberries and the most success- 
ful growers practice covering all 
grapes and berries every year ratlin 
er than risk the loss of a crop. This, 
refers to the kinds named above 
and other natives. Agawam, 
Lindley, Wilder and other Euro- 
pean hybrids demand winter pro- 
tection every year. 
Q. Is the St. Regis raspberry 
hardy in Wisconsin without winter 
protection ? 
Ans. There is no evidence that 
the St. Regis is hardier than Marl- 
boro, Cuthbert, etc. 
One Strawberry and Two Cabbage 
What are the three best straw- 
berries for shipping? T mean 
those firm enough to ship 100| 
miles or more? 
Senator Dunlap, Gibson, Aroma. 
(1) At what season shall I 
plant late cabbage to get best re- 
sults and how store for winter? 
Sow the seed from the 1st to 
15th of May and set in the field 
from the 1 Oth to 20th day of June, 
even later will do if season is fa- 
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Rasmussen’s Fruit Farm 
Oshkosh, Wis. 
GLADIOLUS 
(The People’s Orchid) 
Our bulbs are all our own 
grown. 
Price list covering only choice 
varieties Gladiolus and Peo- 
nies sent on application. We 
make good anything sent out 
not as represented. 
Lincoln Gardens 
EAU CLARE, WIS. 
vorable. Store on shelves in a 
cool, dry cellar. Cut cabbage in 
fall before real hard frosts and 
disturb as little a s possible af- 
ter placing in storage. 
(2) Give distance for planting 
late cabbage in row and distance 
apart in rows? 
Three feet between rows, 18 in. 
in the row. 
