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cleft-graft  that  is  asked  about.  For  top¬ 
working  these  large  trees  the  limbs  to  be 
worked  must  be  cut  back  in  February  or 
early  in  March.  Cut  them  where  from 
two  to  four  inches  in  diameter,  and  a 
few  inches  above  where  they  are  to  be 
grafted  later.  The  time  to  graft  is  when 
they  are  nearly  in  full  leaf,  say  from 
May  1  to  10.  At  this  time  cut  back  the 
limbs  again  to  the  desired  point,  which 
should  be  just  above  a  small  side  branch 
that  should  be  left  with  its  leaves  on  to 
keep  up  a  circulation  of  sap.  Smooth  off  the 
rough  bark  around  the  end  of  the  stub, 
insert  from  two  to  four  scions,  either  by 
the  ordinary  or  the  modified  cleft  meth¬ 
od  or  preferably  the  slip-bark  method. 
The  ordinary  cleft  method  splits  the 
stock  too  much,  the  modified  is  difficult 
for  stocks  over  au  inch  in  diameter,  while 
the  slip-bark  method  is  easy,  quick  and 
does  not  mutilate  the  stock  badly. 
Now  paint  all  cut  surfaces  with  melt¬ 
ed  grafting  wax,  not  too  hot.  Some 
grafters  paint  the  scions  themselves  with 
the  wax  and  this  enables  them  to  do 
away  wit!'  the  paper  bag  with  which  it  is 
otherwise  n 'c  >  ary  to  cover  the  whole 
operation.  The  shoots  from  these  grafts 
may  grow  six  or  eight  feet  in  the  first 
season  and  need  very  careful  tieiug  up 
to  long  slats  to  keep  them  from  breaking 
off.  The  wood  also  is  apt  to  be  imma¬ 
ture  when  cold  weather  comes,  and  to  be 
winter-killed.  Working  only  part  of  the 
tree  each  year  for  two  or  three  years, 
and  root-pruning  to  check  growth,  might 
help  to  remedy  this. 
In  grafting  the  English  walnut  the 
condition  of  the  scions  is  of  vital  im¬ 
portance.  The  new  growth  of  old  trees  in 
the  East  is  almost  always  so  small  and 
pithy  that  success  with  it  is  all  but  im¬ 
possible.  The  grafting  wood  should  be 
solid,  large  and  well  matured.  It  is  al¬ 
most  impossible  to  get  this  in  the  East, 
so  that  nurserymen  who  are  propagat¬ 
ing  these  trees  on  a  large  scale  get  their 
scions  from  California.  Moreover  the 
terminal  shoots  of  the  English  walnut, 
which  are  used  for  scions,  are.  in  the 
East,  apt  to  be  injured  by  our  Winters. 
This  does  not  always  show  on  the  tree, 
but  their  vitality  is  injured  for  grafting. 
Therefore  any  Eastern-grown  English 
walnut  wood  that  is  to  be  used  for  graft¬ 
ing  should  be  cut  in  November.  It 
should  be  carefully  packed  in  paper-lined 
boxes  with  sphagnum  moss  or  clean  saw¬ 
dust,  very  slightly  dampened,  and  kept 
in  apple  cold  storage  or  its  equivalent. 
W.  C.  DEMING, 
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flowers,  like  Camellia,  Frau  Druschki 
is  the  queen  of  whites.  A  few  have  done 
well  for  me,  Gruss  an  Tcplitz  almost  al¬ 
ways  in  bloom,  bright  crimson,  but  it 
burns.  Edward  Hawley  same  colors; 
Lady  Hillingdon  a  good  yellow.  Sun¬ 
burst  is  same  color  almost.  Win.  R. 
Smith  or  Cbas.  E.  DIngee,  flesh  color,  are 
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English  Ivy  on  a  Wall 
very  profuse  bloomers  and  stroug  grow¬ 
ers.  Lady  Pirrie.  Lady  Alice  Stanley, 
My  Maryland,  Radiance,  Rhea  Reid, 
Richmond,  are  satisfactory.  Mrs.  Anrou 
Ward  where  the  bed  is  shaded  from  hot 
afternoon  sun,  has  done  very  well,  cut  as 
the  bud  shows  color.  But  the  best  keep¬ 
er  I  have  grown  is  Hadley,  a  maroon 
with  a  sheen  like  watered  silk  and  per¬ 
fume  uot  equalled,  a  compound  of  General 
Jacqueminot,  in  my  mind  the  best  rose 
that  grows.  And  do  not  forget  the  good 
old  Gen'l  Jacqueminot.  Mrs.  Russell  is 
a  beautiful  rich  pink,  stroug  grower  and 
today  a  fancy  florist  rose  pushing  Amer¬ 
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the  Ivillarney  are  fine  and  well  known, 
but  mildew  badly  and  are  unsatisfactory. 
Lady  Pirrie  and  Miss  Cynthia  Forde  are 
good  outdoors.  Jonkheer  J.  L.  Mock  is 
a  rich  pink,  is  said  by  those  who  should 
know  to  be  a  king,  but  disappoints  me. 
Where  Gloire  de  Dijon  will  survive  it  is 
well  worth  growing. 
But  to  grow  roses  start  right  by  a 
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clay,  a  well-rotted  sod  is  best,  lots  of  old 
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ground  limestone.  Buy  your  plants  from 
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budded  ones  watch  for  suckers  below 
graft.  Some  growers  say  their  stock  will 
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nature  of  the  baste.”  For  Winter  cover 
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Trailing  Arbutus 
Is  it  possible  to  transplant  or  in  any 
way  move  the  much  bunted  woods  plant, 
trailing  arbutus  or  Mayflower?  I  can 
procure  it  from  densely  shaded  ground 
or  ground  that  has  very  little  shade.  I 
have  ground  that  is  well  shaded  for 
planting  it.  1  have  heard  that  it  is  not 
possible  to  transplant  it  but  I  cannot  see 
why  if  it  is  moved  in  the  same  earth  iu 
which  it  grew  originally.  j.  r.  b. 
The  trailing  arbutus,  Epigma  repons,  is 
the  only  known  species,  and  is  considered 
by  many  as  one  of  our  most  beautiful  na¬ 
tive  plants.  Its  small  rose-colored  flow¬ 
ers  are  delightfully  fragrant,  and  are 
much  sought  for  in  early  Spring.  In 
some  localities  it  is  known  ns  Mayflower, 
iu  others  as  ground  laurel,  and  in  others 
as  trailing  arbutus,  being  seldom  called 
by  its  botanical  name.  Its  natural  habi¬ 
tat  is  iu  the  shade  of  pines.  Rhododen¬ 
drons  or  scrub  oaks,  etc.  The  plant  is 
evergreen  and  of  low-growing  trailing 
habit,  and  is  easily  recognized  by  its  dark 
green  glossy  foliage,  and  its  rich  spicy 
fragrant  flowers,  which  occur  latter  part 
of  April  and  in  May.  It.  can  be  grown 
without  much  difficulty,  in  the  shaded 
border,  if  the  plants  are  removed  from 
the  woods  in  Autumn,  without  disturb¬ 
ance  of  the  roots,  particularly  if  soil  of 
their  natural  home  is  given  them  in  their 
domestic  or  adopted  home.  After  plant¬ 
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Grafting  Black  Walnuts 
On  page  301  I  notice  a  Black  walnut 
changed  to  English  walnut.  I  would  like 
to  know  how  it  is  done.  What  is  meant 
by  “modified  cleft-grafting?”  Can  you 
tell  me  when  and  how  to  select  tho 
scions?  Iu  sight  of  where  I  am  writing 
there  are  two  good-sized  English  walnut 
trees  iu  bearing.  They  were  brought 
from  Germany  several  years  ago.  and  if 
we  plant  the  nuts  they  do  not  produce 
the  same  kind  of  nuts  that  we  planted. 
I  would  like  to  top-graft  some  Black  wal¬ 
nuts  with  the  English.  This  is  a  real 
Black  walnut  country  and  plenty  of  Black 
walnut  trees  here.  j.  d.  wile. 
Clermont  Co..  Ohio. 
The  tree  changed  from  a  Black  to  au 
Euglish  walnut  is  in  Vincennes.  Indiana. 
The  methods  used  were  the  ordinary  cleft- 
graft  and  the  bark  or  slip-bark  graft,  the 
latter  described  and  illustrated  in  The 
R.  N.-Y.  for  March  6th.  1913.  Iu  the 
same  article  is  illustrated  the  modified 
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