1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
169 
The Garden. 
Manure for Evergreens. 
G. W. //., Ogle, Pa. —I Intend to plant, this 
Spring, about 15C evergreens, principally Nor¬ 
way spruce, Irish juniper, and Arbor-vitas pyra- 
inidalis; location, high, well-drained grounds 
at present in sod and to remain so; soil, a light 
clayish loam with subsoil inclined to be rather 
slaty in places ; fertility good enough for 20 
bushels of wheat per acre. What would be a 
good thing to put in with the roots ? Would fine 
horse manure from stables that have been 
bedded with shavings and sawdust be good for 
mulch ? 
Ans. —We would not use any manure 
about the roots. The evergreens will 
not need it. It would be well to mulch 
the surface about the trees with ma¬ 
nure, either after planting or next Fall, 
or both. 
Propagating Easter Lilies. 
Mrs. D. W., Lackawanna County, Pa.—What 
course should I pursue with the little seeds that 
form along the stalks of Easter lilies, to grow 
flowers from them ? I have planted several, and 
they send out numerous long leaves, but do not 
send up any flower stalks. Is it possible to grow 
flowers from them ? 
Ans. —The description, “little seeds 
that form along the stalk,” is quite puz¬ 
zling when used in connection with the 
Easter lily (L. longiflorum or L. ITar- 
risii). There are several lilies that pro¬ 
duce tiny bulblets in the axils of the 
leaves, but we cannot recall having seen 
the Easter lily doing so in the same 
manner as L. tigrinum and some others 
do, though we have seen small bulbs 
form around the stem at the surface of 
the soil; this usually occurs after the 
stem has flowered, but it is by no means 
a general happening. If the plant in 
question really is longiflorum or Harrisii, 
it is, possibly, these surface bulblets to 
which Mrs. D. W. refers, and in that 
case, they might need three years’ grow¬ 
ing before being strong enough to 
flower. If, on the contrary, true seeds 
are meant, they should be sown as soon 
as ripe in a pan containing peaty soil 
mixed with sand, and covered with moss; 
but it will be several years before the 
young plants will flower. 
Seasonable hotes. 
Among single violets noted this Win¬ 
ter, Luxonne and Princess of Wales 
made a more favorable impression than 
California, because the flowers open out 
flat, more in the pansy shape, and thus 
look much larger. The single violets 
are often grown by florists for the pur¬ 
pose of providing foliage, to be used in 
bunching double violets for market. 
While mentioning violets, we may refer 
to the Double Russian, as a very desira¬ 
ble plant for the hardy herbaceous bor¬ 
der. The flowers are deep blue, very 
double and fragrant, and the plant thor¬ 
oughly hardy. 
Sweet peas which were sown in pots, 
may be pricked out into pans or flats and 
put two inches apart. Such plants may 
go outside by the first week in April, if 
not earlier. It may be stated for the 
benefit of those who do not understand 
the florists’ term, in “pricking out” a 
pointed stick, a little thicker than a lead 
pencil, is used, this being pushed down 
at the side of the seedling, and then 
lifted up, thus raising the tiny plant 
without injury to the roots. The same 
tool is used for replanting. 
March is a busy month in the green¬ 
house, and a good many seeds may be 
sown. Among these are the Marguerite, 
Guillaud and Grenadin Carnations, which 
are very handsome. While they may 
vary a good deal from seed, there will be 
a large percentage of double flowers. 
As a rule, they flower about four months 
from sowing. Both the Marguerite and 
Guillaud types have been greatly im¬ 
proved within recent years. The Red 
Grenadin gives an ample supply of vivid 
red blooms. 
March and April are good months for 
sowing Asters inside, and in May they 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to ise “Mrs. Wins¬ 
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while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
may be sown, if desired, in a garden 
seed-bed, to be afterwards transplanted. 
Such a bed will give material for filling 
up gaps, later in the season. The dwarf 
Chrysanthemum-flowered Asters are good 
bedders, including a wide range of color. 
Among the tall growers, the Peony-flow¬ 
ered type is very showy. There is really 
no excuse for growing scant-petaled, 
dingy-hued varieties. 
Sow some Petunias now; the florist 
will have these seeds underground early 
in February, because they must be in 
flower at planting time. The seeds are 
very small, and need a very slight cover¬ 
ing. In sowing any seed, the earth in 
the seed pan should be watered and made 
perfectly smooth before sowing. When 
the Petunia seed is sown, lay a thin, 
damp cloth over the seed pan, keeping it 
there until the tiny seedlings show. This 
is a good plan with any fine seed, which 
would be washed about by careless 
watering. 
In the various seed-sowing operations 
now going on, the soil should be open 
and fine, containing a good mixture of 
sand. The surface should be smooth and 
level, and the soil carefully watered be¬ 
fore sowing. All seeds should be pressed 
firmly into the soil. A useful tool for 
this purpose consists of a wooden block 
about 134 inch thick, 234 inches wide and 
4 inches long, the lower surface being 
perfectly smooth, while a handle on the 
top enables it to be grasped firmly. Very 
fine seeds, such as Begonias or Gloxinias, 
require no covering at all, being merely 
pressed in with this tamper. Verbenas 
and Asters should be covered one-eighth 
inch ; heavier seeds more in proportion. 
A rubber sprinkler will be found a great 
convenience in watering seed pans, as 
the surface may be well wetted without 
washing. 
Seed pans or shallow boxes—flats— 
containing two inches of soil are the right 
depth for most seeds, and they will do 
best in a position where they get a north 
or east exposure. The common garden 
seeds—Asters, Phlox, etc.—should germi¬ 
nate all right in a temperature of 55 
degrees. Never expose the tiny plants 
to any draughts. 
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N. (4. BAUGHMAN, York, Pa. 
“MY WIFE’S LIFE.” 
How I was the means 
of saving it. 
When the lungs are [attacked and the 
svmptoms of consumption appear, then 
begins the struggle between affection and 
that destroying disease which slays its 
thousands annually. It is a happy issue 
to the struggle when disease is conquered 
and health restored. Such an issue does 
not always end the struggle, but it did in 
the oase of Mr. K. Morris, Memphis, Tens., 
who saw his wife wasting and weakening 
and physicians helpless, and then sug¬ 
gested the simple remedy that wrought 
the cure. He tells the story thus: 
•‘Seven years ago, my wife had a severe 
attack of lung trouble which the phy¬ 
sicians pronounced consumption. The 
cough was extremely distressing, espe¬ 
cially at night, and was frequently 
attended with the spitting of blood. The 
doctors being unable to help her, I in¬ 
duced her to try Dr. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral 
and was surprised at the great relief it 
gave. Before using one whole bottle she 
was cured, so that now she is strong and 
quite healthy. That this medicine saved 
my wife’s life I have not the least doubt. 
I always keep Dr. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral 
in the house. Whenever any of my family 
have a cold or cough we use it, and are 
promptly cured.’'—K. Morris, Memphis, 
Tenn. 
The question : “ Is consumption cura¬ 
ble?” is still debated, and still debatable. 
It is easy to say that this was not a case of 
consumption. Yet the physicians said it 
was. They should know. As a matter 
of fact, Dr. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral has 
wrought so many similar cures that it 
seems to argue the curableness of con¬ 
sumption, in its earlier stages, by the use 
of this remedy. There is no better medi¬ 
cine for pulmonary troubles than Dr. 
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It gives relief in 
cases of Asthma, and Bronchitis, where re¬ 
lief has been heretofore unattainable. It 
promptly cures Coughs and Colds, La 
Grippe, and all affections of the throat 
and lungs. Heretofore, Dr. Ayer’s Cherry 
Pectoral has been put up in full size 
bottles only, at $i.oo per bottle. To meet 
a world-wide demand for a smaller pack¬ 
age, the remedy is now put up in half size 
bottles, at half price —50 cents. Write for 
Dr. Ayer’s Curebook (free) and learn more 
of the cures effected Dy Dr. Ayer’s Cherry 
Pectoral. Address J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, 
Mass. 
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