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“  Mixing”  of  Bean  Varieties 
On  a  plot  of  land  T  raised  two  kinds 
of  beans,  Horticultural  and  Yellow  Eye 
wax.  Would  it  be  safe  to  plant  the 
seed  from  either  one  of  them,  or  would 
they  be  likely  to  be  mixed? 
Brookfield,  Mass.  X,.  it.  r.  g. 
The  pollen  produced  within  a  bean 
blossom  usually  pollinates  only  that  blos¬ 
som.  Tt  is  very  seldom  that  insects  carry 
the  pollen  from  one  blossom  to  another 
effecting  a  cross-pollination.  I  believe 
you  will  be  perfei  t'y  safe  in  planting  the 
seed  of  the  two  kinds  of  beans.  They  are 
just  as  apt  to  be  true  to  name,  perhaps 
more  so.  than  that  which  you  might  buy. 
In  saving  bean  seed  of  any  kind,  it 
should  be  remembered  that  the  spots  on 
the  pods,  or  rust,  is  a  disease  carried  over 
from  one  year  to  another  inside  of  the 
seed.  Therefore,  seed  saved  from  rusty 
pods  is  most  apt  to  produce  «  rusty  crop. 
Any  vegetable  grower  who  has  an  over 
supply  of  beans  free  from  pod  spots 
should  save  some  seed  for  his  own  plant¬ 
ings.  Seed  is  good  for  three  or  four 
years  and  during  that  time  the  grower 
may  reasonably  expect  to  grow  beans  free 
from  the  disease.  k.  w.  d. 
Wilder  Currant ;  Carrie  Gooseberry 
About  one  year  ago  Prof.  Massey  bad  a 
short  article  in  The  Tt.  N.-Y.  about  a  cur¬ 
rant  as  prolific  as  Fay.  and  more  stocky  ; 
also  a  red  gooseberry  that  yields  as  well 
as  Downing.  Please  give  the  names  of 
both  fruits.  c.  R.  S. 
Richland,  Pa. 
T  suppose  that  the  currant  you  refer  to 
is  the  Wilder,  which  is  the  only  variety 
I  now  grow.  The  gooseberry  is  the  Car¬ 
rie,  which  is  an  improvement  on  the 
IloUghton  and  seems  to  be  identical  with 
a  gooseberry  I  sent  out  nearly  40  years 
ago  under  the  name  of  Early  Kent.  I 
found  this  in  the  hands  of  it  grower  in 
Kent  Co.,  Md„  and  alongside  the  Hough- 
t<m  it  was  ready  for  market  a  week  or 
more  earlier.  T  propagated  it  largely 
and  sold  a  good  many.  Then  at  the  meet¬ 
ing  of  the  American  Pnmologiefll  Society 
in  1870  there  was  spirited  discussion  over 
this  plant,  and  some  contended  that  it 
was  same  as  Houghton,  while  others  who 
had  bought  from  me  thought  differently. 
The  result  was  that  the  opposition  was 
strong  enough  to  prevent  the  listing  of 
the  plant,  and  I  traded  off  the  remainder 
of  my  stock  for  a  driving  horse  and 
dropped  it.  Then  seeing  strong  recom¬ 
mendation  of  the  Carrie  I  planted  it  and 
find  that  I  have  m.v  old  Early  Kent  again. 
W.  F.  M  ASSET. 
Tomatoes  Damp  Off 
I  plant  every  year  early  tomatoes  for 
early  market.  This  year  I  am  puzzled 
with  a  sickness  of  the  plants.  As  soon 
as  they  are  about  1  inch  high  from 
the  ground,  and  as  the  second  leaf  is 
just  coming  out.  the  stem  gets  yellow 
and  dries  out,  consequently  the  plants 
lie  flat  on  the  ground  dead.  I  keep  those 
plants  in  the  house  in  boxes,  and-  the 
room  is  heated,  some  boxes  I  put  ma¬ 
nure  on  the  bottom  and  in  some  I  did 
not,  but  all  are  the  same.  What  is  the 
t  rouble  ?  f.  g. 
Felton,  Del. 
Tn  all  probability  your  tomato  plants 
are  affected  with  the  “damping  off” 
disease.  This  disease  is  more  apt  to  de¬ 
velop  under  warm  and  moist  conditions, 
especially  where  the  seedlings  stand  too 
thick.  The  fungus  lives  in  the  soil  and 
cannot  be  treated  after  the  seed  is 
planted.  Good  ventihit  ion,  cool  tempera¬ 
ture  and  dryness  prevent  it  from  de¬ 
veloping.  The  disease  may  he  destroyed 
in  the  soil  before  planting  by  steam 
sterilization  or  liy  simply  thoroughly 
soaking  the  soil  with  boiling  hot  water. 
A  solution  of  formalin  (one  part  to  TOO 
parts  of  water)  may  he  applied,  one 
gallon  to  each  square  foot  of  the  seed 
bed;  however,  with  this  latter  method  it 
is  necessary  to  wait  10  days  before,  seed¬ 
ing.  R.  w.  n. 
Top-grafting  Apple  Trees 
In  top-grafting  old  trees,  when  is.  the 
best  time  to  set  the  grafts?  One  neigh¬ 
bor  tells  me  that  the  proper  way  is  to  set 
them  while  the  trees  are  still  fully  dor¬ 
mant  ;  another  says  to  keep  the  scions 
dormant  till  the  trees  swell  their  buds 
and  then  set.  Which  is  correct?  av.  s. 
Piggott,  Ark. 
Top-grafting  the  apple  may  he  done 
any  time  from  early  Spring  up  to  the 
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time  Avhen  the  trees  are  in  full  bloom,  but 
probably  the  best  time  is  just  when  the 
leaves  are  pushing  out.  ns  the  wounds 
will  then  heal  more  readily  and  quickly, 
and  the  graft  will  he  much  more  likely  to 
live.  The  grafts  .should  he  cut  Avhen  dor¬ 
mant  and  kept  in  that  condition  as  nearly 
as  possible  until  set  in  the  trees.  This 
may  he  accomplished  by  placing  them  in 
damp  sawdust,  sand  or  earth,  and  put  in 
a  cool  cellar,  cave,  or  by  burying  them  in 
the  ground  in  the  shade  of  building  or 
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Bulletin  111-112  of  the  Office  of  For¬ 
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and  the  Philippine  Islands.  Throughout 
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loaflet  ribs,  serve  the  natives  for  cau¬ 
dles  to  light  their  houses.  Tn  Hawaii 
they  arc  rousted,  chopped  up,  mixed  with 
seaweed,  and  served  at  native  feasts  as 
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and  quickly  drying.  This  oil  is  a  mild 
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Regarding  Pnkchoi  or  Korean  cabbage, 
seeds  of  which  have  been  received  from 
Rev.  O.  IT.  Deal  of  Songdo,  Korea,  the 
sender  says : 
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cle.  as  I  have  never  met  with  it  any¬ 
where  else.  It  grows  very  much  like 
celery  hut  with  leaves  very  much  like  a 
turnip  or  mustard  leaf.  The  stems  are 
stocky  end  bleach  beautifully.  It  is  used 
here  for  making  a  kind  of  pickle  called 
Kimchi.  The  natives  call  the  cabbage 
Pa  cl  i  oo,  which  would  he  a  good  name  in 
case  you  have  not  already  introduced  the 
seed  under  another  name.  The  seeds  are 
planted  in  the  Fall,  about  September,  in 
hills  about  1.1  inches  apart  each  way  and 
thinned  out  to  one  stalk  to  a  hill.  It 
is  not  gathered  in  until  after  frost,  just 
before  the  first  heavy  freeze.  It  takes  a 
good  deal  of  water  and  rich  land  and 
plenty  of  fertilizer.” 
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