1903 
THE TRIUMPH PEACH. 
This is advertised as “a very early 
yellow freestone, ripening with Alexan¬ 
der, hardy, late bloomer, making strong 
growth and bearing abundantly.” On 
our Hudson place we were at first dis¬ 
posed to think that we had in the Tri¬ 
umph a great acquisition, but three 
years of trial have made its defects 
manifest. With us even under the most 
favorable conditions and when fully 
ripe, it has never been what could prop¬ 
erly be termed free. It is a semi-cling. 
It can hardly be called large; even with 
excessive pruning it cannot be made to 
equal Greensboro in size, although it is 
superior in quality or fiavor. Plainly 
stated, it is a dull and wobbly looking 
peach, and in our vicinity does not bring 
even fair prices. This is our experience 
with this sort, and we would like to hear 
from anyone who has proved it to be a 
desirable and profitable market peach. 
With us its great fault is its apparently 
Inherent unconquerable proclivity to rot, 
which attacks twigs, foliage and fruit. 
The Greensboro and Elberta growing 
where their branches touched the Tri¬ 
umph, were absolutely free from the in¬ 
fection, while most of the crop of the 
Triumph was destroyed in spite of all 
we could do. While in quality it is cer¬ 
tainly an advance step in the early 
peach line, we believe from its evident 
predisposition to rot it would be unsafe 
even to use it as a parent from which to 
attempt to raise better sorts. The 
Greensboro excites our admiration every 
time we look at it. It is hardy, hand¬ 
some and large, even if not of the high¬ 
est quality. The foliage on our ground 
is distinct and striking having a peculiar 
bluish-green luster that to us somehow 
suggests the Eucalyptus, though of 
course not so blue. Like the Elberta it 
does not rot, and hangs on through all 
winds and weathers and sells well. I 
had gratifying success in what may be 
termed top-grafting peaches; did it in 
the late Summer, making a T-shaped cut 
in the stock, and using long scions with 
terminal buds. I made a long sloping 
one-sided cut, and shoved the scion well 
down under the bark, and tied and 
waxed carefully. There were but few 
failures. j, yatjes peek. 
HOW TO USE PLANT MEDICINES. 
’J’o Prevent Potato Scab.— Soak the seed 
for two hours in a solution of one-half 
pint of formalin, or formaldehyde, in 15 
gallons of water. After cutting the tubers 
dust with sulphur, which is of value in 
reducing scab and preserving the seed 
piece. 
Kerosene Emulsion.— Dissolve half a 
pound of soap in one gallon of water and 
heat to boiling; remove from the lire and 
while hot add two gallons of coal oil, 
churning the mixture with a good force 
pump for 15 minutes, or until it resembles 
buttermilk. To each quart of this emul¬ 
sion add 15 quarts of w,ater, and apply with 
spray pump or sprinkling pot. It is ef¬ 
fective when applied to soft-bodied suck¬ 
ing insects. 
W uale-Oil Soap is an effective remedy 
for many sucking insect pests. One-half 
ounce to a gallon of water is usually 
enough for green fly or aphis; an ounce 
for mealy bugs, and two ounces for most 
greenhouse scales. For outside purposes 
double the strength may be used for the 
same kind of pest. Two pounds to the 
gallon may be applied to San Jos 6 scale on 
dormant trees, and four ounces to the gal¬ 
lon is a safe spray on trees in leaf when 
the scale larvse are seen crawling about in 
Summer. This will keep the scale greatly 
in check. 
Treatment for Weevil.— Insects in 
beans or grain may be destroyed by fumi¬ 
gation in a tight bin with bisulphide of 
carbon. Use about one pint to 250 cubic 
feet. Put the liquid in shallow dishes on 
top of the grain, cover the bin closely, and 
let stand 24 hours. The bisulphide vapor 
is heavy and sinks through the grain, kill¬ 
ing every breathing thing. As the vapor 
is very inflammable there should be no 
lamp, lantern or lighted cigar near it. It 
is well to do the fumigating soon after 
harvest to avoid maturity and escape of 
the pests. 
Killing Oat Smut Germs.—F or 25 bushels 
of seed make a solution of one-half pint of 
formaldehyde, or formalin, and 25 gallons 
of water. Put the oats in loose sacks and 
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submerge them for 20 minutes. Then drain 
for a short time and spread on the barn 
floor. If treated two or three days before 
sowing and shoveled over a few times they 
will be dry enough to work in the drill. 
A simpler, though not quite so effective 
^yay is to sprinkle the pile of oats with the 
solution, cover with blankets and let stand 
for an hour, then dry as before. This kills 
a largo percentage of the germs. 
Bordeaux Mixture.- From last season’s 
experience a weaker solution than formerly 
used is recommended; four pounds of cop¬ 
per sulphate, and the same of unslaked 
lime to 40 gallons of water. Dissolve the cop¬ 
per by hanging in an old sack in part of the 
water, slake the lime, dilute and strain 
into the copper solution and remainder of 
the water. Keep the mixture stirred well 
when using, to avoid burning the leaves. 
Paris-green at the rate of one pound to 
150 gallons of Bordeaux may be used when 
spraying at a time that would catch in¬ 
sect pests. 
Hydrocyanic Acid Gas is sure death to 
everything that breathes. Any vermin in¬ 
fested room that can be made tight may be 
successfully fumigated. Find the cubic 
contents of the room in feet; divide it by 
200 , and the result will be the number of 
ounces of cyanide of potash needed. In 
the room put an earthen jar, setting it in 
a larger vessel to avoid spattering or acci¬ 
dent by heating. Into the jar put twice 
as many ounces of water, and IM- time as 
much sulphuric acid ( 1.8 specific gravity) 
as the cyanide needed. Close all cracks in 
doors and windows. Have the cyanide in 
a piece of paper, drop it into the acid and 
water and get out at once before taking a 
breath, as one whiff might be fatal. A 
better plan is to rig a string so that the 
cyanide can be lowered into the jar after 
the door is shut. Leave the room closed 
for an hour and a half. Then open a 
window from the outside and air thor¬ 
oughly. The gas will not injure curtains 
or furniture. 
Home Floriculture, by Eben E. Rex- 
ford, 200 pages; New York; Orange .Tudd 
Co. Price $1. This compact book, the re¬ 
sult of Mr. Rexford’s long experience, is 
divided in many chapters and covers the 
field of window and dooryard culture of 
flowers and ornamental plants. The vari¬ 
ous topics are intelligently treated, and 
the book as a whole will be found very 
helpful by amateurs. There are some good 
half-tone illustrations, but most of the 
cuts are so crude as to mar an otherwise 
excellent work. 
A Woman's Hardy Garden.— This is a 
handsome well-printed book, plainly writ¬ 
ten with little attempt at literary frills, 
but doubtless inspired by a personal love 
for and familiarity with the subjects dis¬ 
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the directions simple and practical. The 
numerous beautiful reproductions of photo¬ 
graphs of hardy plants and garden effects 
taken at dated intrevals during the grow¬ 
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Taken altogether this is a gardening book 
to be commended, although the technical 
information is not always entirely accurate. 
It is news indeed to rose growers that 
budded roses are to be found on Buck¬ 
thorn aind Flowering almond stocks. In 
spite of these slips, however, the book will 
be found useful and inspiring to any gar¬ 
den enthusiast. Published by the Mac¬ 
millan Company, New York; price $1.75. 
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