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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 36 
The Garden. 
Lemon Oil Insecticide. 
E. 0. N, Grundy County, Tenn .—Lemon oil is 
recommended for scales and aphis on pot plants. 
What quantity of oil should be used to a gallon 
of water? Is the lemon oil ordinarily kept in 
drugstores, the oil meant ? 
A ns. —Lemon oil is mixed with warm 
water (temperature 125 degrees) in the 
proportion of one pint of oil to two gal¬ 
lons of water. It appears to be effica¬ 
cious in destroyingscales and Mealy bugs 
upon greenhouse plants without, in any 
way, injuring the foliage. The plants 
are dipped right into the insecticide, all 
being submerged (except the pot) for 
about five seconds. We do not think 
that this lemon oil is precisely the same 
as the essential oil of lemon sold by 
druggists. The insecticide may be pur¬ 
chased from dealers in florists’ supplies. 
Propagating Wild Rice. 
//. S., Caledonia, Mich .—How shall I raise Wild 
rice (Zizania aquatlca) from seed? 
A.vs.—This seed is very easily germin¬ 
ated, under natural conditions ; indeed, 
it is likely to become a troublesome weed 
in ornamental water. It should be sown 
in the Fall, as soon as it is ripe. William 
Tricker, a leading authority on aquatic 
plants, observes that naturally the seed 
falls on the surface of the water or the 
wet muddy flats. The seed dropping on 
the water floats to the edge (some of it 
at least), and there it remains till Spring, 
when it germinates. If allowed to dry, 
like other grain, the seed loses its vital¬ 
ity before Spring, but doubtless it might 
be kept till Spring if kept moist. We 
would not advise sowing seed in Spring, 
if it had not been kept moist. If wish¬ 
ing to stock a natural pond with it, all 
that is necessary is to scatter the seed on 
the water’s edge in Fall, or plant a few 
plants in May. If for use in a small 
pond, it may be grown in pots, tubs or 
boxes, but it is a hungry plant, and re¬ 
quires rich soil as well as water. The 
seed should be sown in pots and covered 
with half an inch of soil and submerged 
in the pond and left till Spring, protect¬ 
ing the pots sufficiently that they are 
not disturbed or broken. Birds, mice 
and rats devour the seeds. The simplest 
and best method is to procure young 
plants in the Spring. Where it is re¬ 
quired for wild fowl, etc., the seed 
should be sown in the Fall, where the 
plant is required permanently ; after 
once established it will sow and repro¬ 
duce itself annually. 
Flowering Shrubs and Perennials. 
D. L. P., Pittsburgh, Pa .—Will you name a dozen 
of the most desirable and showy kinds of hardy 
shrubs, most of which bloom during Summer and 
Fall, and two dozen of the finest and most desir¬ 
able hardy perennial plants, many of which 
bloom during Summer and Fall ? 
Ans. — For 12 flowering shrubs we 
would recommend Spineas in variety, 
Purple fringe (Rhus Cotinus), Azaleas, 
Mollis and Ghent varieties, Double 
almond, red and white, Japan quince in 
variety, Deutzias (D. gracilis and Pride 
of Rochester), Diervilla rosea and varie¬ 
ties, Golden bell, Rose of Sharon in 
variety,Large-panicled Hydrangea, lilacs 
in variety. Mock orange in variety. 
These are all showy, hardy, and free in 
bloom, but the limited number called 
for necessarily excludes many worthy 
shrubs. The Spiraeas are worthy of being 
planted liberally ; among the best varie¬ 
ties are Prunifolia,. Chamaedrifolia, Van 
Houttei, Opulifolia aurea, Sorbifolia, 
Billardi, Ariaefolia, Callosa, Bumalda. 
These will give a succession of bloom 
from the middle of May until the middle 
of August. In selecting lilacs, the com¬ 
mon old Syringa vulgaris would better 
be omitted ; there are plenty of improved 
forms, apart from the newest and more 
expensive sorts. Charles X., with large 
trusses of reddish purple flowers, Marie 
Legraye, white, Gloire de Moulins, very 
large fragrant rosy lilac flowers, Jacques 
Calot. very large flowers, delicate rosy 
pink, are fine forms of the common lilac. 
The Rouen lilac is a hybrid with large 
panicles of reddish flowers, very strik¬ 
ing and distinct. Should a Snowball be 
desired in the list of shrubs, the Chinese 
variety, Viburnum plicatum. is the most 
desirable. 
Two dozen hardy perennials make 
quite a long list, yet it seems limited 
when compared with the profusion of 
fine subjects obtainable. The list given 
includes only familiar varieties, which 
may be readily obtained, ignoring the 
earliest Spring bloomers, and omitting 
hardy bulbs : Peonies, Officinalis and 
Chinese, Phloxes (decussata and suff ruti- 
cosa), Day lilies, Hollyhocks, Achilleas 
the Pearl and Millefolium rubra. Al- 
stroemeria aurantiaca, Anemone Japon- 
ica and its white form. Honorine Jobert. 
Antliemis tinctoria. Columbines in va¬ 
riety, Oswego tea, Astilbe Japonica, 
Plume poppy, Boltonia latisquama, Pyre- 
thrum uliginosum, Pyrethrum roseum 
and varieties, Coreopsis lanceolata,Bleed¬ 
ing-heart, poppies (Nudicaule and Brac- 
teatum), Larkspurs in variety, Funkias 
in variety, sunflowers (Helianthus orgy- 
alis and H. multiflorus plenus), Japan 
Irises. Hypericum Moserianum, some¬ 
times called the Gold-flower, is a beauti¬ 
ful thing for the herbaceous border ; 
Pinks and Sweet Williams give a great 
variety cf color, and Forget-me-nots are 
desirable in a low damp situation. There 
is such a variety of desirable herbaceous 
plants, including native species, that the 
list may be extended indefinitely. 
(Continued on next page.) 
The Farmer’s Health 
Depends Upon Keeping the Blood 
Pure—Spring Medicine. 
Winter has left the blood impure. Spring 
Humors, Boils, Pimples, Eruptions, and that 
Tired Feeling are the results. Hood’s Sarsa¬ 
parilla expels all impurities from the blood and 
makes it rich and nourishing. It cures all humors 
and prevents serious illness. Remember 
Hood’s parilla 
Is America’s Greatest Medicine. $1; six for $5. 
Prepared by C. I. Hood <fe Co., Lowell, Mass. 
Hood’s Pills 
are the only pills to take 
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