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Early Rivers Peach 
Will Prof. Massey toll me where I can 
gel Early Rivers poach trees or buds in 
June from older treo,sV n. C, S. 
I doubt that the Early Rivers peach is 
now in cultivation by any American nur¬ 
sery. It was an early type of the mod¬ 
ern early peach, a type I have never got 
used to. When I was a youngster Ave 
had early freestone peaches that could be 
pulled open clear of the seed. The Early 
Rivers class ripen early on the outside 
and remain hard around the seed, are 
neither freestones nor real clings, hut 
soft "stickfasts," and yet they displaced 
the little Early Tillotson and the Early 
York—prettier and better peaches. About 
the best of the “stickfasts" is the Greens¬ 
boro. but I always have regretted the dis¬ 
appearance of the old early type of 
peaches. AV. f. massey. 
Dahlia Notes 
I note a recent statement that Dahlias 
Avill not do well on heavy clay soil. I 
raise quantities of Dahlias on heavy clay 
soil, and dare to say no one has better 
blooms. Use plenty of coal ashes in soil, 
and. too. don't burn your trash, but plow 
it under; everything you cun get. leaves, 
sods, etc., and. too. do not use much fer¬ 
tilizer of any kind. MRS. II. S. B. 
Cat skill, X. Y. 
You may tell E. u. F., page 40<>, that 
I had 350 Dahlias through which hens 
and their broods ran freely. Hens dusted 
themselves in big holes close to Dahlia 
stalks, but I tilled the holes up with hoe 
or boot, and no harm either to tubers, 
shoots or flower ever resulted; rather the 
contrary. But ducks will gobble the 
Dahlia leaA’es. c. b. b. 
Media. l’a. 
The 
Setting Cherries; Stock for Lilac 
1. What is your plan to set out young 
cherry trees? I have a hard time to get 
them to grow, especially the SAVeet cherry. 
1 would like to knoAv what part to cut 
hack. Du what stocks is the lilac 
grafted to prevent suekoring. as the old 
varieties do? c. G. B. 
Zieglerville. Pa. 
1. In setting any fruit tree it is cus¬ 
tomary for us to dip the roots in a mix¬ 
ture of dirt and Avutcr. This mud clings 
to the roofs, and Avheu the tree is set joins 
to the other soil, thereby uniting soil and 
tree, and moisture is taken up at once. 
Set the tree iu a normal position an inch 
or tAYO deeper than it avus in the nursery. 
Anv broken roots may he removed, hut Ave 
rarely prime either top or root uuless 
they are out of balauce. We water the 
trees if the ground is very dry, and leave 
a dust mulch on the surface to prevent 
evaporation. 
2. Lilacs may be propagated by seed 
soavu in the Spring or by green-wood cut¬ 
tings under glass in .Tune. The former 
method is used Avitb the common varietios. 
and the latter for the rarer sorts. Graft¬ 
ing is occasionally used, and dividing the 
crown and removing suckers from the base 
of the plant is also practiced. The stand¬ 
ard common blue variety is generally used 
as the stock for budding or grafting. F.tid- 
ding is done iu July or August, and as 
the buds unite readily this proves a very 
satisfactory method. The suckers from 
the stock should he kept down by remov¬ 
ing as soon as they form. T. u. T. 
New Zealand Spinach 
Who can fell us all about New Zealand 
spinach? We anintenrs think it decidedly 
worth growing, but do not know why the 
seeds so often refuse to come up. Avhether 
soaked <>r not soaked in hot Avater or in 
cold water. We do not know whether to 
plant in March or iu June. It seems to 
be a sort of weed in its habits. Tell us 
all about it. G. w. L. 
Brookline. Mass. 
New Zealand spinach is a most satis¬ 
factory vegetable. I much prefer it to 
Swiss chard. A short row Avill supply a 
family, as the leaves renew themselves 
as fust as picked off. It is the ends of 
the leaves Avllich should he used. The 
seed is hard, and doesn't sprout readily. 
Do not soav until after the ground has 
become Avarrn. Soaking the seed over 
night helps, but is not necessary if the 
ground is moist. Press doAvn the soil 
over the seed Avith the foot. Sow very 
thinly, as the plants must stand at least 
a foot, and preferably tAvo feet, apart 
Avhen grown. If vou sow some radish 
seeds in the row. they will come up 
quickly and make it possible for you to 
begin cultivation right away. Otherwise 
the weeds may smother the New Zealand 
spinach plants before they get established. 
While they need coaxing at first, the 
plants grow very rampantly when ouce 
started. Often it is necessary to keep 
them ell I hack to prevent their growing 
out of hounds. It can he cropped all 
through the Summer, and makes an ex¬ 
cellent substitute for spinach in hot 
Aveather when other varieties Avill not 
groAV at all. Tt can he canned very suc¬ 
cessfully for Winter use. E. I. f. 
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