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A  Well-grown  Wistaria 
No  other  climbing  or  twining  plant 
quite  equals  a  well-grown  Wistaria  in 
the  lavish  opulence  of  its  bloom.  The 
plant  shown  in  Fig.  09.  page  271,  is  really 
extraordinary,  and  it  tells  of  a  very  fa¬ 
vorable  location,  and  also  of  a  plant  nat¬ 
urally  floriferons,  for  individual  plants 
differ  in  this  respect.  We  have  no  data 
concerning  it,  and  therefore  cannot  tell 
its  age,  but  some  Wistaria  plants  are 
very  slow  in  beginning  to  bloom  ;  we  have 
one  that  did  not  flower  with  any  freedom 
until  about  20  years  after  planting,  but 
it  was  in  a  situation  robbed  by  tree  roots. 
It.  now  flowers  profusely  in  spite  of  tins 
disadvantage. 
The  Chinese  Wistaria  is  the  variety 
usually  grown  here ;  the  Japanese  varie¬ 
ty,  Wistaria  multijuga,  is  the  one  seen 
in  Japanese  pictures,  with  racemes  of 
flowers  that,  sometimes  attain  a  length  of 
three  or  four  feet.  This  is  often  trained 
around  low,  one-storied  Japanese  build¬ 
ings,  so  that  the  vine  follows  the  line  of 
the  eaves,  and  when  in  bloom  there  is  a 
solid  yard-long  fringe  of  these  beautiful 
blossoms  all  around. 
Wistarias  prefer  deep  rich  ground,  but 
they  will  also  grow  in  a  dry  and  sandy 
soil.  One  method  of  giving  a  young 
Wistaria  an  extra  good  start  is  to  sink 
a  bottomless  barrel  or  cask  in  the  ground, 
and  fill  it  with  good,  well-enriched  soil, 
then  set  the  young  plant  in  this. 
Opinions  differ  as  to  the  best  method  of 
training  a  Wistaria ;  our  own  plan  is  to 
leave  it  alone,  for  its  gnarled  and  rugged 
beauty  cannot  be  improved  on.  To  cover 
a  wall  or  screen,  however,  it:  must,  have 
its  outside  branches  trained  in  desired 
positions.  If  a  great  mass  of  bloom  is  de¬ 
sired  the  vine  must  be  cut  back  to  spurs 
each  year ;  of  course,  the  pruning  must 
be  done  after  blooming.  In  our  own  case 
we  only  cut  out  weak  or  interfering 
shoots,  or  dead  wood,  as  we  prefer  the 
natural  growth,  which  gives  us  plenty  of 
flowers,  including  a  scattering  second 
bloom  later  in  the  season. 
Pecans  in  Maryland 
In  your  issue  of  Dec.  25th.  page  1513, 
I  notice  an  article  “Pecans  in  Mary¬ 
land.”  I  do  not  think  W.  F.  M  assey  is 
very  well  posted  on  pecans,  for  surely 
there  is  a  great  difference  in  the  hardi¬ 
ness  of  different  varieties.  The  South¬ 
ern  varieties  will  not  mature  in  the 
North,  and  many  are  not  hardy. 
Indiana.  w.  c.  reed. 
Your  remarks  seem  rather  amusing  to 
an  old  fellow  who  has  been  familiar  with 
the  pecan  tree  North  am  South  for  many 
years.  I  have  grown  pecans  iu  a  cold 
valley  of  Northern  Maryland  just,  south 
of  the  Pennsylvania  line.  The  trees 
were  probably  50  or  more  years  old,  for 
I  did  not  plant  them,  In  a  long  hot  Sum¬ 
mer  about  once  in  six  year.;  they  would 
mature  some  nuts.  I  have  grown  pecans  in 
North  Carolina,  and  have  found  the  trees 
in  Northern  Maryland  perfectly  hardy, 
though  I  do  not  know  their  origin.  I 
found  them  hardy  of  course  iu  North 
Carolina.  Doubtless  pecan  trees  from 
Southern  Indiana  would  be  more  hardy 
for  Northern  planting  than  trees  from 
Texas  or  Mississippi,  hut  once  accli¬ 
mated  there  is  very  little  di .Terence  in  the 
hardiness  of  the  Ilicoria  Pecan,  for  all 
are  pretty  hardy,  like  most  other  of  the 
hickory  family.  My  opinion  is  that  when 
all  the  millions  of  trees  that  are  being 
planted  in  the  South  come  i  .n  bearing 
there  may  be  a  surplus  of  pecans,  and 
for  my  section  of  the  country  I  believe 
that  the  English  walnut,  so  called,  will 
be  likely  to  prove  more  profitable  than 
the  pecan.  This  is  the  way  I  look  at  it 
after  experience  with  both. 
W.  F.  MASSEY. 
Keeping  Canna  Roots 
I  would  like  to  know  the  best  method 
of  keeping  Canna  roots  over  Winter,  and 
the  best  time  to  start  them  indoors  for 
Spring  planting.  I  put  away  a  number 
of  fine  bulbs  last  Fall  and  they  seem  to 
be  drying  up.  W.  it. 
Ilauppauge,  N.  Y. 
The  Caunas  of  today,  are  so  highly 
bred  that  their  keeping  qualities  are 
greatly  impaired.  The  old  Canna  In¬ 
dies  (Indian  shot)  and  the  earlier  hy¬ 
brids  were  quite  easy  to  keep  over  Win¬ 
ter  iu  good  condition,  as  long  as  they 
were  kept  in  moderately  dry  quarters 
and  away  from  frost.  Some  of  our  pres¬ 
ent  day  varieties  are  so  difficult  to  keep 
over  Winter  that  it  is  almost  impossible 
to  do  so  without  the  best  of  facilities. 
Florists  usually  store  the  clumps  under 
the  greenhouse  benches,  while  the  large 
nurserymen  have  specially  constructed 
cellars  for  the  purpose.  Such  facilities 
of  course  are  seldom  available  for  the 
use  of  those  who  grow  only  a  few  dumps 
for  home  grounds  ornamentation.  There¬ 
fore  the  house  or  root  cellars  must  be 
used  for  storage.  The  cellar  should  be 
moderately  dry,  with  a  temperature  be¬ 
tween  50  and  GO  degrees.  The  clumps 
should  be  stored  on  the  ground  and  with 
all  the  soil  that  will  adhere  to  them  at 
the  time  of  digging.  Set  the  clumps  close 
together,  and  after  all  have  been  placed 
in  jtosition,  erect  a  frame  around  them 
six  inches  or  so  in  height,  then  fill  in 
all  vacant  places  with  slightly  damp  soil, 
up  to  the  top  roots,  just  covering  them. 
I  have  found  this  method  very  success¬ 
ful  with  most  varieties,  aud  know  of  no 
better  nor  more  successful  way  keeping 
Gannas  over  Winter,  in  the  house  or 
root  cellar.  K. 
A  Homemade  Potato  Cutter 
The  pictures  on  page  273  show  a 
method  of  cutting  potato  seed  which 
seems  to  he  coming  into  quite  general  use 
on  some  of  the  larger  potato  farms.  Fig. 
70  shows  how  the  device  is  made.  It  is  a 
homemade  affair  and  not  expensive  to 
manufacture.  It  consists  of  a  simple 
bench  low  enough  for  the  operator  to  sit 
ou,  and  a  piece  of  tin  or  other  metal 
tacked  over  the  curved  end  as  shown,  A 
butcher  knife  of  good  steel  is  inserted 
from  below  through  the  bench  in  such  a 
way  that  the  potato  may  be  pushed 
against  the  edge  of  the  knife.  Fig.  72 
shows  how  different  types  of  potatoes 
may  be  cut  for  seed  by  using  this  device. 
The  strings  tied  around  the  potatoes 
show  how  they  are  to  he  out  in  order  to 
give  vital  eyes  on  each  piece.  Judgment 
must  be  used  in  this  matter.  Varying 
with  large  or  small  seed  the  tubers  will 
cut  from  four  to  12  pieces.  Fig.  71 
shows  the  method  of  using  the  cutter. 
By  giving  a  side  pressure  of  the  hands 
the  pieces  of  cut  potato  are  held  together 
until  the  final  cut  has  been  made.  Thus 
in  cutting  a  potato  into  four  pieces  two 
motions  are  necessary ;  into  six  pieces 
three  motions  do  the  work,  and  also  the 
same  number  for  eight  pieces.  When  cut 
into  half  jiicces  four  motions  do  the 
work,  while  in  the  old  hand  cutting  with 
a  common  knife  there  will  he  about  one 
motion  for  each  piece.  Of  course,  skill 
and  judgment  are  required  in  using  such 
a  device,  but  practice  will  enable  a  man 
to  do  very  rapid  and  accurate  work. 
Salt  on  Young  Asparagus 
Can  anyone  tell  me  whether  he  hnR 
ever  had  any  experience  in  putting  salt 
in  the  trenches  soon  after  planting  two- 
year-old  asparagus  roots,  the  object  being 
to  keep  down  the  weed  growth?  I  ex¬ 
pected  to  try  it  this  Spring  but  am  afraid 
possibly  the  salt  might  be  too  strong  for 
so  young  a  root,  not  yet  fully  having 
ist  root  system  established.  I  use  salt 
extensively  on  old  beds  with  success  in 
keeping  down  weeds  and  think  it  in¬ 
vigorates  the  plant  itself.  S.  J. 
Arlington,  N.  Y. 
The  writer  has  used  salt  on  asparagus 
in  the  seed  bed  in  sufficient  quantity  to 
kill  out  every  weed  effectually  without 
the  slightest  injury  to  the  young  plants. 
When  young  tender  seedlings  are  not  in¬ 
jured  by  such  heavy  applications  of  salt, 
there  is  no  doubt  two-year-old  plants  will 
not  be  injured  by  similar  applications. 
I  should  not  hesitate  to  risk  it,  hut 
would  first  permit  the  plants  to  make 
six  or  eight  inches  of  top  growth  before 
applying  the  salt.  K. 
Joy  Rider  (stopped  by  rural  consta¬ 
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pursuit  of  happiness?”  Constable:  “It 
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happiness  at  90  miles  an  hour.” — Judge. 
“For  the  Land’s  Sake,  use  Bowker’s 
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