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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 17 
uralisms • 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS. 
Cheap Way of Trimming Privet.— 
Allusion was recently made to the popu¬ 
larity of the oval-leaved or California 
privet, and the reduction in the prices 
received for it by growers and dealers. 
The local demand for privet for hedging 
has been greater than ever, and was 
doubtless much stimulated by such 
prices as $15 to $22 per 1,000. The plant¬ 
ing of cuttings seems to be going back 
to nurserymen, who are better equipped 
than small land holders. The cheapen¬ 
ing of the product has caused the raisers 
to simplify every operation in propaga¬ 
tion. The most desirable plants are 
those cut back to within six inches of 
the soil after a season’s growth. The 
stubs branch out in bushy form, and at 
the end of the second year’s growth are 
in splendid shape for planting out. This 
cutting back is usually done by hand, 
and adds a substantial item to the cost 
of production, but one grower has re¬ 
duced the cost considerably by using a 
farm mowing machine set to cut at the 
required height. A nearby field, con¬ 
taining eight acres of one-year privet, 
was clipped in a few hours, resulting in 
a uniform cut with little apparent in¬ 
jury to the stubs from the machine 
wheels or horses’ hoofs. New uses are 
now being found for privet, such as its 
substitution for the usual ivy screens 
about restaurant Summer gardens, and 
also for training as tub standards in the 
manner of the imported bay trees, which 
do not well endure our dry Summer air. 
The privet standards are not as trim 
and glossy as the bays, and probably 
will not grow so large, but are very pre¬ 
sentable when well done, and are easily 
cared for. 
Slow Blooming of Fruit Trees. —All 
kinds of fruit buds, with the possible 
exception of the brambles, wintered 
with little harm. They have been slow 
to expand, being much retarded by the 
cold winds prevailing until the last 
week in April. This is, of course, a fa¬ 
vorable condition for perfect develop¬ 
ment. The recent short-lived heat¬ 
waves brought out clouds of bloom un¬ 
der good conditions for pollination. 
Japan and native plums were especially 
well flowered; the twigs of the profuse- 
blooming Burbank were so thickly cov¬ 
ered that the masses looked like the 
densely-crowded flower heads of the 
Haemanthus or blood flower, except in 
color. Domestica plums bloomed more 
scantily. Cherries, especially of the 
sweet varieties, are well covered, and 
the prospects for a good crop are better 
than for several past years at this stage, 
although the trees suffered in foliage 
from excessive humidity last year. 
Peaches were not overloaded with fruit 
buds, but they have had a good chance 
while open, and a fair set of fruit is ex¬ 
pected. European pears are blooming 
rather sparingly in most places, Bart¬ 
lett being better covered than most va¬ 
rieties. The Chinese kinds, Kieffer and 
LeConte, come out in great force this 
year, most orchards resembling gigantic 
snowbanks when seen at a distance. As 
the crop was light last year heavy pick¬ 
ings are now anticipated if the season 
should prove normal, but if vigorous 
thinning is not carried out and the 
fruits set as profusely as the abundance 
of bloom indicates, a good market qual¬ 
ity is not probable. Apples are suffi¬ 
ciently advanced to show only a moder¬ 
ate bloom. Many trees are bare and 
others have only scattering clusters, 
though such varieties as Smith Cider 
are generally well filled. Currants and 
gooseberries are setting fruits profuse¬ 
ly, and crowns of well-cultivated straw¬ 
berry plants start with promising vigor. 
Excellent New Geraniums. —The 
evolution of the Zonale Pelargonium or 
garden geranium still continues, though 
(he present pitch of horticultural per¬ 
fection makes further improvement 
slow and progressively more difficult. 
Beauty and profusion of bloom, delicacy 
or dazzling brilliancy of coloring, ant 
elegance of habit are sufficiently com¬ 
mon in the new introductions, but for 
outdoor use these qualities must be ac¬ 
companied by vigorous growth and easy 
propagation if they are to meet wide 
recognition. We try to test the most 
promising new bedding varieties select¬ 
ed from the annual flood of novelties, 
which is so abundant that only special¬ 
ists may attempt to grow all. Probably 
the most valuable of the newer sorts is 
the double scarlet Alphonse Riccard, a 
leaf and small bloom truss of which is 
shown on first page, Fig. 133. It is an 
extremely robust grower, and bids fair 
to replace the well-known Double Gen. 
Grant, which has held popular favor for 
many years. The color is brilliant ver¬ 
milion scarlet, without the brick-like 
tint common in the older varieties. 
When well grown the bloom trusses are 
immense, often reaching six inches 
across, and are carried on long and very 
stout stems. The flower head shown in 
Fig. 133 was purposely selected for its 
moderate size, so that the individual 
florets would not appear too crowded. 
Alphonse Riccard makes a good pot 
plant as well as a bedder, and if given 
a chance will grow very large. A plant 
in the Rural Grounds glasshouse is over 
six feet high, but having a somewhat 
shaded position, does not bloom as freely 
as when formerly confined in a small 
pot and fully exposed to sunlight. This 
excellent variety has been several years 
before the public, and can be had from 
most dealers at the usual price for 
standard sorts; 15 cents each or about 
$8 per 100. A companion sort of real 
and tested excellence is Jean Viaud, 
which may be termed a pink Riccard, 
having the same lusty growth and ex¬ 
cessively large blooms. The particular¬ 
ly pleasing shade of pink is not common 
in Zonale Pelargoniums. Another very 
handsome double pink is Comtesse de 
Castries, though of a dwarfer growth. 
Mme. Julien has well formed trusses of 
blush or peach pin* and succeeds well 
under ordinary conditions. Dr. Roux is 
very profuse in bloom, deep-lilac rose 
in color and is noticeable for its heavily 
zoned foliage. John Doyle makes a very 
satisfactory bedder from its abundance 
of clear scarlet double blooms, which 
seem more lasting than many kinds. It 
is not new, having been in trade for the 
last seven years. Double whites of good 
constitution are not very plentiful, the 
best we have seen is the new Champ de 
Neige, though White Queen has shown 
up well the past two years. Among 
dark crimsons nothing much better 
than S. A. Nutt has been sent out, 
though President Victor DuBois is very 
desirable. A richly colored new variety 
is Marquise de Montmort, producing 
fine lasting trusses of deep carmine- 
purple flowers, with heavily zoned foli¬ 
age. The effect of a breadth of this 
striking novelty is brilliant yet somber 
as viewed in sunlight; the deeply mark¬ 
ed leaves making a fine setting for the 
intensely colored blooms. w. v. f. 
Brown’s Crimson Drop is a new English 
plum, a sport from Coe's Golden Drop, 
resembling the parent in every respect ex¬ 
cept color, which is a rich deep red. It is 
expected to prove a good dessert variety. 
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SAN JOSE SCALE. 
And other Insects can be Controlled by Using 
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