SEED-TIME AND HARVEST. 
SLOPE OF HOTBEDS. 
Dillsburg, Pa.. June 20th, 1884. 
Mr. I. F. Tillinghast: I want to build a 
Fire Hot-bed as is described in your “Man¬ 
ual of Vegetable Plants.” The place where 
I want to build it has a natural rise of 
about one foot in ten, but slopes from west 
to east. Must I gr^de it, or fill it up so it 
will slope towards the north ? Please an¬ 
swer in Seed-Time and Harvest. 
J. S. Wentz. 
Answer : We don’t believe it makes much 
difference towards which point of the com¬ 
pass the bed runs. We should be governed 
by the natural slope of the land but let the 
sashes slope toward the south as nearly as 
possible. 
FRESH WATEF PEARLS. 
Senterfitt, Texas, July 28, 1884. 
Dear Sir: I saw an article in the last 
Seed-Time and Harvest, on Fresh Water 
Mussels, some having pearls in them. As 
the Mussels are abundant in the Colorado 
river, I thought I would look inside of 
some of them and see if I could find a pearl, 
and 1 have found thirteen. Can you tell 
me the value of them, and where I can sell 
them ? If y ou can it will be a great favor. 
The Seeds ordered of you last Spring 
were all O. K., and as good as I ever saw. 
I look upon Seed-Time and Harvest as a 
gem, and do not wish to be without it. 
Wishing you success I remain, 
H. M. Knowles. 
Answer: We do not know the value of 
pearls, nor where there is a market for them. 
PYRETHRUM FOR CABBAGE WORMS. 
Cardington, Ohio, June 25, 1884. 
Mr. I. F. Tillingast: Sir,—Many thanks 
for the promptness in which seed was sent 
ordered two weeks ago. I want to get 
something to head off the green cabbage 
worm which will soon be here. A late 
number of the Ohio Farmer says there is 
nothing so good or effective as “Pyreth- 
rum,” and in another number it says, 
Farmers have no excuse when they can 
get Pyrethrum pure from California at 75 
cents per pound, &c. Now I know you to 
be an old cabbage grower and would like 
your advice whether to use that or some¬ 
thing else. I remember reading in something 
last season your advertisement of pure 
Pyrethrum for sale by the pound. Can you 
let me have some now, and at what price? 
How much shall I need for an acre of cab¬ 
bage? Geo. W. Porter. 
Answer: We are not now troubled much 
with the green cabbage worms. A few 
years ago they were very destructive , but 
Parasites have greatly checked them. We 
would recommend Pyrethrum as a remedy 
for them, as we believe it will kill any in¬ 
sect; hence, should try it in preference to 
anything else we know. We have a supply 
of it on hand which is pure <md genuine. 
Will mail it postpaid at 75 cents, or send it 
by express at sixty cents per pound, It is 
very light and a pound will go a great 
way. 
TTIIDI/CVO 
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