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Notes  from  a  Maryland  Garden 
A  correspondent  wishes  to  know  rn.v 
experience  with  the  da  sheen.  After  three 
years’  trial  I  threw  the  tubers  away. 
They  never  got  any  larger  than  a  hulled 
walnut,  while  the  ordinary  C’aladiiim  os- 
eulentum  makes  tubers  as  large  as  a 
small  rnuskmelon.  It  is  said  that  the 
da  sheen  makes  a  heavy  crop  from  South 
Carolina  southward,  but  here  it  is  of  no 
particular  value.  I  did  not  try  any  of 
them  cooked.  The  It.  N.-Y.  suggested 
that  I  try  them  first  on  the  dog.  but  as 
I  keep  no  dog  I  had  not  this  opportunity. 
The  peach  trees  have  made  a  very 
scanty  bloom,  hut  the  plums  arc  white 
with  flowers,  and  the  pears  are  in  full 
bloom,  and  as  these  have  been  held  back 
later  than  usual  we  may  expect  some 
fruit. 
The  effect  of  the  Winter  has  been  pe¬ 
culiar.  1  planted  as  usual  Yellow  Po¬ 
tato  onions  and  the  white  Norfolk  Queen 
onion  sets  in  September.  The  Potato 
onions  came  through  in  good  shape  and 
are  growing  finely,  while  the  Queen  were 
two-thirds  killed,  and  yet  an  unprotected 
fig  tree  near  by  was  very  slightly  dam¬ 
aged.  and  pomegranates  not  hurt  at  all. 
Having  more  mixed  Gladioli  than  I 
cared  for,  and  noting  that  I  always  have 
many  volunteer  plants  from  tubers 
missed  in  digging,  I  left,  two  rows  of  the 
Gladioli  undug  to  see  how  they  would 
winter.  Examination  shows  that  there 
are  some  sound  corms,  but  the  majority 
of  them  are  rotted.  Why  should  some 
winter  well,  while  others  under  the  same 
conditions  rotted? 
The  early  peas,  which  are  usually  in 
bloom  by  the  last  of  April  are  now 
(April  19)  just  fairly  above  the  ground 
and  have  just  had  their  first  cultivation. 
Everything  seems  two  weeks  late. 
The  exchanges  report  a  smaller  area 
than  usual  in  early  Irish  potatoes,  and 
it  will  be  well  into  June  before  the  North 
Carolina  and  Virginia  crop  will  move 
north.  A  correspondent  in  New  York 
State  writes  to  me  to  know  when  the 
Southern  crop  will  be  in.  for  last  year  he 
said  that  be  dug  too  early  while  the  mar¬ 
ket  was  still  full  of  the  crop  from  this 
section,  and  he  wants  to  avoid  this  and 
sell  after  the  Southern  crop  is  clear  of 
the  market.  He  will  hardly  have  much 
trouble  this  season,  for  it  is  probable 
that  the  Southern  crop  will  hardly  fill 
the  gap  now  existing  in  the  potato  sup¬ 
ply,  and  the  prospect  is  for  fair  prices 
all  around. 
Strawberries  here  are  not  in  bloom  yet, 
only  a  stray  flower  bud  to  be  seen  here 
and  there,  and  the  chances  are  for  an 
undisturbed  bloom  when  it  comes,  and  a 
very  heavy  crop  of  berries. 
Many  fields  of  muskmelons  and  cu¬ 
cumbers  have  been  planted  but  most 
growers  are  holding  off  for  warmer 
weather.  A  letter  from  Norfolk  several 
days  ago  says  that  no  cucumbers  or 
melons  nor  beans  are  lip  there  yet,  and 
the  same  report  of  the  very  late  season 
comes  from  all  around.  Even  the  rad¬ 
ishes  and  the  lettuce  seem  to  grow  slow¬ 
er  than  usual. 
Plenty  of  green  onions  to  succeed  the 
leeks  of  Winter.  My  leek  seed  went  in 
the  ground  two  weeks  later  than  usual. 
I  like  to  get  them  sown  early  and  have 
strong  plants  for  transplanting  in  July 
after  some  early  crop.  I  then  set  them 
in  open  furrows  and  draw  the  earth  to 
them  till  slightly  hilled,  and  in  this  way 
get  long  white  shanks.  Have  not  seen 
a  shoot  in  the  asparagus  patch  yet.  while 
in  some  seasons  we  are  cutting  it  soon 
after  the  middle  of  April.  But  the  Sum¬ 
mer  has  never  failed  to  come,  and  w£  will 
be  all  the  more  graLified  when  it  does 
comp  because  of  the  long  wait. 
W.  F.  MASSEY. 
Cultivating  Strawberries 
This  is  my  first  year  on  the  farm.  We 
have  about  one  acre  of  strawberries,  set 
out  Inst  Summer  and  have  been  advised 
by  some  to  cultivate  the  berries  until 
they  blossom  ;  others  say  not.  to  touch  the 
berries  until  after  they  are  through 
fruiting  as  they  would  become  so  sandy 
as  to  render  them  unfit  for  sale.  l.  s. 
Arlington,  N.  Y. 
Our  own  practice  is  about  as  follows: 
If  the  strawberries  were  kept  clean  last 
Fall,  and  were  heavily  mulched,  we 
should  not  attempt  to  cultivate.  The 
few  weeds  which  break  through  are 
pulled,  and  the  straw  or  other  mulch  is 
worked  up  around  the  plants  so  as  to 
give  them  full  protection,  and  the  ground 
is  not  disturbed.  When  the  plants  made 
a  good  Fall  growth,  this  plan  usually 
works  well.  As  a  rule,  we  do  not  use 
fertilizer  in  the  Spring,  planning  to  get 
a  thoroughly  vigorous  plant  through  the 
Fall.  In  this  way  a  good  set  of  fruit 
buds  has  been  prepared,  and  Spring  feed¬ 
ing  is  not  necessary,  provided  the  soil  is 
kept  cool  and  moist.  In  case  the  plants 
were  not  thoroughly  mulched,  it  usually 
pays  us  to  pull  what  mulch  there  is  up 
over  the  tows,  and  run  the  cultivator  in 
the  middles.  The  mulch  up  over  the 
plants  gives  them  some  protection  in 
case  of  a  late  frost.  After  the  blooms 
appear,  we  stop  cultivating,  pull  the 
mulch  bark,  take  out  the  larger  weeds 
which  show,  and  then  let  the  bed  alone 
until  after  fruiting. 
Garden  Questions 
1.  How  far  apart  should  plants  of  Cal¬ 
ifornia  privet,  from  18  to  24  inches  high, 
be  planted?  From  24  to  116  inches? 
Will  this  plant  survive  as  a  hedge  where 
we  have  Winter  temperature  of  20  deg. 
below  zero?  Should  the  plants  be  set  in 
a  double  row?  If  so,  how  far  apart 
should  the  rows  be  placed?  2.  What,  va¬ 
riety  of  climbing  rose  would  you  recom¬ 
mend  for  Northern  New  York  State? 
What  varieties  of  hardy  roses  would  you 
recommend  for  lawns  and  border  plant- 
ring  for  the  same  section?  15.  Give  me  the 
names  of  a  good  early,  a  good  medium, 
and  a  good  late  variety  of  strawberry  for 
garden  planting.  Also  one  Fall- 
hearing  variety.  About  how  many 
plants  of  each  variety  should  be  planted 
to  supply  a  family  of  four?  4.  What 
variety  of  grapes  will  mature  in  north¬ 
ern  New  York?  5.  What  is  a  good  va¬ 
riety  of  asparagus  for  garden  planting? 
Clayton.  N.  Y.  t.  b.  s. 
1.  Privet  for  hedge,  should  be  planted 
about  one  foot  apart  in  the  row.  It  is 
not  necessary  to  plant  double  rows,  such 
planting  being  merely  a  fanciful  choice. 
When  double  rows  are  planted,  the  rows 
are  usually  12  to  15  inches  apart  and  the 
plants  the  same  distance  apart  in  the 
rows,  setting  the  plants  alternately,  to 
break  the  intervals.  It  is  doubtful  if 
California  privet  would  be  hardy  in 
Northern  New  York. 
2.  Any  of  the  following  climbing  roses 
should  be  entirely  Lardy  in  Northern 
New  York:  American  Pillar,  Dorothy 
Perkins.  Excclsa,  Dr.  W.  Van  Fleet, 
Gardenia.  Hiawatha,  Silver  Moon,  Tau- 
seudsehon,  White  Dorothy.  The  follow¬ 
ing  hardy  Hybrid  Perpetuals  are  fine  for 
lawn  and  border  planting,  all  should  be 
entirely  hardy  in  your  section  especially 
if  given  a  little  protection:  Baron  de 
P.onstetten,  Baroness  Kothchild,  Captain 
Christy,  General  Jacqueminot,  Gloire 
l.yonnaise,  Magna  Charta,  Paul  Neyron, 
Airs.  John  Eaing,  Mrs.  R.  G.  Shannon 
Crawford.  Prince  Camille  de  Rohan.  I’l- 
rieh  Brunner.  For  descriptions  of  the 
above  roses,  see  catalogue  of  any  reliable 
plant  and  seed  house. 
3.  The  following  varieties  are  among  the 
best  strawberries  for  the  home  garden. 
I  should  think  about  800  plants,  properly 
cultivated,  would  yield  sufficient  for 
abundant  use  during  the  fruit  season  and 
for  preserving  for  Winter  use,  I  name 
two  varieties  for  each  season,  and  it 
might  he  well  to  plant  50  of  each,  as  all 
sorts  do  not  succeed  equally  well  in  all 
sections  of  the  country.  Marshall  and 
Early  Ozark,  for  early,  Brandywine  and 
William  Belt,  midsea  sou,  Chesapeake  and 
Pearl,  late. 
4.  The  following  varieties  of  grapes  are 
heavy  bearers  of  high  quality  fruit,  and 
ripen  their  crop  quite  early  enough  to 
ordinarily  escape  frost  in  Northern  New 
York  :  Campbell’s  Early,  Concord.  Moore’s 
Diamond,  Moore's  Early.  Niagara. 
5.  Asparagus,  Giant  Argenteuil,  Pal¬ 
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