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Hardy  Phlox 
Few  perennial  plants  arc  more  attrac¬ 
tive  than  the  herbaceous  Phlox,  with  its 
brilliance  and  variety  of  color,  and  long 
season  of  bloom.  Continuous  bloom  from 
July  to  October  may  be  secured  by  plant¬ 
ing  a  succession  of  varieties,  and  by  cut¬ 
ting  away  the  first  flower  trusses,  others 
being  produced  later. 
The  Missouri  Botanical  Garden  Bulle¬ 
tin  for  July  gives  a  list  of  desirable  va¬ 
rieties.  which  will  furnish  a  useful  guide 
for  planting.  This  bulletin  explains  the 
hybrid  origin  of  the  modern  varieties, 
two  native  Amewean  plants,  Tldox  pani¬ 
culate  and  B.  maculate,  being  the  parents 
uf  most  of  the  improved  sorts.  Their  cul¬ 
ture  is  simple.  Abundant  nourishment  is 
required  ami  the  soil  should  be  wcdl  pre¬ 
pared  and  worked  for  a  depth  of  IS 
inches  or  two  feet,  enriched  with  well- 
rotte  l  manure.  The  manure  is  especially 
necessary  in  light,  sandy  soil  to  conserve 
moisture  but  an  excess  in  stiff,  heavy 
soil  seems  congenial  to  fungus  disease. 
Plants  may  be  set  two  to  three  feet 
apart.  In  hot  weather  a  mulching  of 
well-decayed  cow  manure  applied  in  June, 
is  helpful,  as  the  surface  roots  suffer,  and 
moderate  shade  is  also  beneficial  during 
the  hottest  part  of  the  day.  It  is  sug¬ 
gested  that  an  eastern  or  western  ex¬ 
posure  is  preferable  to  a  border  facing 
south.  Clumps  of  Phlox  should  he  divided 
every  three  or  four  years. 
The  list  of  Phlox  grown  at  the  Mis¬ 
souri  Botanic  Garden  includes  the  fol¬ 
lowing  desirable  varieties: 
While. — Diadem,  dwarf ;  Jeanne  d'Are, 
large,  late;  Mrs.  Jenkins,  large,  early, 
the  best  of  all  whites. 
White,  crimson  center. — Albion,  red 
eye:  Bridesmaid  pure  white,  large  car¬ 
mine  center;  Henry  Murger,  white,  large 
red  eye,  best,  of  the  type. 
Light  pink. — Ileary  Royer,  dwarf, 
light  rose;  Manzelbrumien,  pink  with 
white  eye;  W.  C.  Egan,  large  flowers, 
one  of  the  best. 
Bright  pink.— Bacchante,  rose  with 
crimson  eye;  Pantheon,  clear  rose; 
Rynstrom,  bright  pink,  vary  large 
trusses,  best  of  the  type. 
Scarlet. — Pnnton,  scarlet  with  purple 
eye;  Siobold,  bright  scarlet,  one  of  the 
best;  Henry  Marcel,  pure  red,  with  sal¬ 
mon  shading. 
Magenta  and  lavender. — Rosenberg, 
bright  reddish  violet  with  red  eye;  B. 
Comte,  brilliant  purple;  Obergurtner 
Wittig,  bright  magenta  with  red  eye,  the 
best  of  the  type. 
Spanish  King  Onion 
I  wish  some  information  concerning 
the  Spanish  King  onion.  When  are 
these  unions  received  from  Spain,  every 
year?  When  does  the  American  Span¬ 
ish  King  or  Bribetaker  start  coming  on 
the  market  in  competition  with  the  im- 
7>orted  kind?  What  are  the  prevailing 
prices,  when  first  of  the  season  onions 
are  received?  Ilow  mnny  grades  are  there, 
and  number  to  each  crate?  Which  would 
bring  the  best  prices  in  May.  June  and 
July,  Bermudas,  averaging  200  to  1550 
bushels  to  acre  or  Bribetakers  packed  as 
‘Spanish  Kings'*  coming  on  the  market  at 
fhe  same  period  and  averaging — as  I  be¬ 
hove  can  be  done — 750  to  1 ,000  bushels 
per  acre?  Ilow  are  Bribetakers  trans¬ 
planted  in  New  York — .’5x12  or  4x12?  I 
was  figuring  on  124,000  plants  to  an 
acre  (4x12)  to  produce  the  72s;  do  you 
think  this  about,  the  right  distance? 
Where  can  the  best  strain  of  Bribetaker 
seed  be  secured?  How  long  does  it  take 
to  mature  them?  Bermudas  arc  planted 
in  September  and  transplanted  in  Octo¬ 
ber- December,  maturing  in  April  and 
May.  A  27-acre  tract  containing  drilled 
and  transplanted  Bermudas  produced 
nearly  0,000  bushel  crates  this  season,  the 
drilled  averaged  200,  and  the  transplanted 
ones  went  as  high  as  050  bushels. 
Georgia.  j.  n.  o. 
Large  shipments  of  the  Spanish  King 
onions  are  received  from  Spain  during 
midwinter.  During  January,  February 
and  March  the  importation  from  Valen¬ 
cia  ran  from  14.000  to  05,000  packages 
per  week.  Naples  and  Genoa  each  sent 
us  thousands  of  cases  and  along  about 
the  first  of  March  Cuba  started  to  ship. 
The  West  India  crop  is  followed  during 
March,  April,  May  and  June  by  those 
from  California,  Texas  and  Kentucky. 
These  are  closely  followed  by  the  enorm¬ 
ous  early  production  from  South  Jersey. 
Thus  a  constant  supply  is  maintained 
and  a  producer  must  grow  and  pack  a 
most  desirable  package  in  the  most  eco¬ 
nomical  manner,  so  that  lie  may  be  able 
to  withstand  the  ever-present  competi¬ 
tion. 
Seed  for  Bermuda  onions  on n not  be 
grown  successfully  within  the  United 
States.  The  best  seed  is  produced  at 
TenerilTe.  The  Bermuda  onion  is  grown 
in  Texas  quite  extensively;  elsewhere  the 
Bribetaker  is  usually  substituted  and 
grown  according  to  the  transplanting 
method.  Onions  are  usually  packed  as 
72s;  however,  if  they  are  large  enough 
they  are  packed  as  50s  and  bring  a  few 
cents  more  per  package.  For  instance 
the  New  York  market  was  quoted  on 
February  10.  101(5,  as  follows:  Spanish 
50s  $1.(50:  Spanish  72s  $1.50. 
The  distances  of  2x12  inches  or  1x12 
inches  are  too  close  for  large  sized  stuff; 
four  to  five  inches  by  18  inches 
would  be  much  better  and  more 
economical  because  it  would  permit 
of  horse  cultivation.  A  fertile  sandy 
loam  under  irrigation  with  frequent  light 
applications  of  nitrate  of  soda  gives  best 
results.  The  time  required  from  the 
time  the  seedling  is  set  out  until  it  is 
ready  for  market  varies  according  to  soil, 
climate,  fertility  and  moisture  from  14  to 
20  weeks.  it.  \v.  d. 
Catalpa  Roots  Affecting  Well 
I  wish  to  plant  Catalpas  around  the 
house.  1  hesitate  in  doing  this  since  so 
many  people  have  trouble  with  their  wells 
owing  to  the  nearness  of  trees.  The  water 
gets  brown  and  unfit  to  drink.  Our  well 
is  so  situated  that  tin*  nearest  tree  will  be 
at  a  distance  of  MS  feet  away.  Since  the 
water  is  very  good  I  do  not  want  to  spoil 
if.  The  ground  water  is  rather  high  all 
year  around.  Do  you  think  that  the  well 
water  will  be  affected  by  the  Uatalpn 
tree?  Do  all  tree  roots  have  an  injurious 
effect  upon  well  water?  Is  it.  possible  to 
grow  Catalpas  on  low  land,  that  is,  land 
where  the  water  table  is  quite  near  the 
surface?  ii.  f. 
New  I’altb,  N.  Y. 
There  will  he  absolutely  no  danger  of 
the  roots  of  the  Catalpas  ever  reaching 
your  well.  Ordinarily,  the  horizontal 
roots  of  a  tree  do  not  extend  much  beyond 
the  radius  of  the  top,  particularly  if  the 
soil  is  good  where  they  stand,  When  trees 
are  starved  or  suffering  for  moisture  they 
will  often  extend  their  roots  a  long  dis¬ 
tance  in  an  eflort  to  reach  the  elements 
they  need,  hut  3S  feet  is  quite  a  distance, 
for  a  tree  of  the  nature  of  the  Catalpa  ro 
extend  its  roots,  and  as  the  water  table 
is  near  the  surface  the  well  will  not  at¬ 
tract.  them.  It  is  doubtful  if  any  of  them 
will  be  long  enough  to  extend  their  roots 
half  of  38  feet  away  from  the  body.  Ca- 
talpas  succeed  very  well  in  low  land, 
where  the  water  rloes  not  rise  much  above 
three  or  four  feet  of  the  surface.  k. 
Litti.e  Wiu.te  had  returned  from  his 
first  day  at  school,  and  was  telling  his 
mother  his  experiences.  Among  other 
tilings  he  said:  “One  little  boy  came  up 
behind  me  and  pushed  me  over.”  Ilis 
mother,  wishing  to  make  as  light  of  the 
affair  as  possible,  replied.  “I  guess  it 
was  just  an  accident.”  Willie  took  sev¬ 
eral  minutes  to  think  this  over,  then, 
nodding  Ids  bend,  exclaimed,  “Yes,  it 
was  an  accident — and  then  I  made  an  ac¬ 
cident  happen  to  him  and  he  cried  and 
cried.” — Harper’s  Magazine. 
Twice  What  You  Require  in  the 
Hudson  Super -Six 
Records  Prove  Power  and  Endurance 
What  Endurance 
is  Wanted? 
Nobody  knows  how 
long  a  high-grade  mod¬ 
ern  car  will  last.  All  we 
can  do  is  to  compare  the 
endurance  by  extreme 
and  prodigious  tests. 
A  Super-Six  stock 
chassis  was  driven  1819 
miles  in  24  hours,  at  an 
average  speed  of  75.8 
miles  per  hour.  The 
same  car  previously  had 
been  driven  2000  miles 
Some  Hudson  Records 
AH  made  under  American  Automo¬ 
bile  Association  supervision  by  a  ccr- 
ti.ied  s;ock  car  or  stock  chassis,  and 
excrlling  all  fornier  stock  cars  in  these 
tests. 
100  miles  in  80  min.,  21.4  sec., 
averaging  74.67  miles  per  hour  fur  a 
7-passenger  touring  car  with  driver 
and  passenger. 
75.69  miles  «*- i  one  Aour  with  dri¬ 
ver  and  passenger  in  a  7-passcngcr 
touring  car. 
Standing  start  to  50  miles  an  hour 
in  16,2  sec . 
One  mile  at  the  rate  of  102.53 
miles  per  hour. 
1819  miles  in  24  hours  at  average 
speed  of  75.8  mites  per  hour. 
Phaeton,  7-passenger 
Roadster,  2-passenger 
Cabriolet,  3-passenger 
Touring  Sedan  •  * 
.  01475  Limousine  .... 
.  1475  Limousine  Landaulet 
1775  Town  Car  .... 
.  .  2000  Town  Car  Landaulet 
All  prices  f.  o.  b.  Detroit 
$2750 
2850 
2750 
2850 
HUDSON 
HUDSON  MOTOR  CAR  COMPANY 
DETROIT,  MICHIGAN 
