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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 6 
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NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS 
likely io be a test Winter in New Jersey 
as elsewhere. 
Ei.aeagnus Simoni. —This is a very 
attractive evergreen shrub, supposed to 
be a garden variety of the Japan species, 
E. pungens. It has a few short spines 
on the branches, and forms a spreading 
Real Winter.— In comparison with rounded bush four to six feet high. The 
the phenomenally low temperatures re- leaves are broad and waved or crenu- 
ported over great portions of the coun- lated at the margins like the holly, but 
try early in the month the Rural have no prickles. At this season it has 
Grounds records of 10 to 12 below zero "very much the appearance of our native 
seem quite mild, yet this is the severest 
cold experienced since our plantings be¬ 
gan in 1894. Peach and plum buds were 
largely killed in 1898 at four degrees 
below zero in February of that year, but 
the preceding weather had been capri- 
■cious—warm enough at times to start 
'development in exposed vegetation. As 
there has been almost constant de¬ 
ficiency in daily temperature since last 
November fruit buds have continued 
very dormant and much damage is not 
'-expected, though zero temperatures at 
:sea level are usually more destructive 
than inland at greater altitudes. About 
hve per cent of peach buds of many va¬ 
rieties show black centers on inspection. 
Japan plums show much greater aver¬ 
ages, but they are so small at this season 
Jhat examinations are not very conclu¬ 
sive. More rose canes than usual are 
blackened but the snow that preceded the 
cold wave probably protects the crown. 
Strawberries and dwarf plants should be 
secure under their coverings. Ever¬ 
greens generally seem in good condition 
at this writing. Frost has apparently 
not penetrated very deep, and the Win¬ 
ter sun is yet too low seriously to affect 
the foliage. Blackberries in previous 
years have always been harmed to some 
extent by temperatures approximating 
zero, and probably will not wholly es¬ 
cape this time. 
Glasshouse Crops have been much 
delayed by the temperature deficiency. 
Vigorous firing may keep the thermom¬ 
eter up inside, but neither flowering 
plants nor vegetables are productive if 
the outside cold is intense during the 
period of minimum sunlight. Carna¬ 
tions, roses and violets generally look 
well and show abundance of buds that 
are slow in developing. The deliberate 
growth of blooms at this time allows 
them to come to great size and perfec¬ 
tion except that color may be lacking, 
but the gatherings are small and grow¬ 
ers do not enjoy comparisons between 
the cost of fuel and the actual prices re¬ 
ceived for their output. Radishes and 
lettuce come on fairly well, being seldom 
disturbed by low temperatures in well- 
equipped establishments, but shipment 
in zero weather of such easily frozen 
articles has its difficulties. Tomatoes' 
set very sparsely at this season. It 
needs close watching on sunny days to 
get out a little pollen, which may bb 
caught on the finger tip, a bit of hollow¬ 
ed wood or a watch glass and trans¬ 
ferred to the stigmas of unproductive 
blooms. Tapping the vines or clusters is 
well enough in Fall or Spring when we 
may count on eight or more hours’ sun¬ 
shine on clear days., but it is scarcely 
holly, though the Summer aspect is 
lighter on account of the silvery under¬ 
surface of the leaves. Simon’s Elseagnus 
is always one of the most attractive of 
the genus, but is particularly interesting 
because it produces great masses of ex¬ 
quisitely fragrant flowers in October, 
generally lasting up to hard frosts. They 
are inconspicuous in size and of the 
usual dull grayish white color, but the 
pleasing fragrance is noticed at a con¬ 
siderable distance. Blooming so late no 
fruits are produced here, but in Japan 
the species bears short-stalked drupef* 
with dry flesh. They are marked with 
silvery dots like the fruits of E. longipes 
now becoming abundant in this country 
but have little of the agreeable acidity 
of the latter. Simon’s Elaeagnus is not 
regarded as hardy north of Philadel¬ 
phia. Our specimen has not been harm¬ 
ed in two Winters without protection., 
and shows no effect from the present 
cold. Plants are grafted on seedlings 
of E. umbellata or other free-grqwing 
species, and are offered at 75 cents each. 
It is a choice shrub, well worthy of pro¬ 
tection where needed. 
Bohemian Horseradish. — Several 
years ago the United States Department 
of Agriculture distributed horseradish 
cuttings supposed to be of the Maliner- 
Kren variety, famous throughout cen¬ 
tral Europe for the superior size and 
quality of its roots. It was afterward 
found those imported roots were not of 
the true stock, which is only grown in a 
limited district in Bohemia, a province 
of Austria. A subsequent importation 
warranted to be the real thing, was re¬ 
ceived and sent out with elaborate cul¬ 
tural directions. The Rural Grounds se¬ 
cured a few cuttings and crowns. The 
cuttings were planted as directed, in a 
slanting position, nine inches deep in 
soil deeply dug and well enriched. The 
idea was to clean off all fibrous roots 
from the upright portion during growth 
and thus secure a clean massive growth 
approaching two inches in diameter, 
with the characteristic quality of the 
variety. This trial was unsatisfactory 
as none of the cuttings grew, but the 
crowns throve very well, and gave us 
some fair-sized roots having very agree¬ 
able pungency when prepared for the 
table. Cuttings from these roots planted 
last Spring in the foreign manner, with 
one cleaning of fibers in August, pro¬ 
duced thick, smooth and fleshy root 
stocks very like those described in the 
Department bulletins. Maliner-Kren 
seems to be a cultural variety of the 
ordinary horseradish, Cochlearia Ar- 
moracia, developed by long and careful 
selection to produce roots of great size 
and keen flavor under favorable condi¬ 
tions. There seems to be less tendency 
to form redundant foliage and useless 
sterile flowers, but to concentrate energy 
on root formation. In deep rich loam 
it grows vigorously but would probably 
quickly revert to an inferior type if 
grown over compact subsbil, which tends 
to make the roots branch, or if insuffi¬ 
ciently fertilized. The adoption of this 
variety by good cultivators would doubt¬ 
less increase the market value of the 
crop. w. v. f. 
sufficient in December and January. The 
constant stimulation needed at this time 
to keep the plants growing well ana 
fruit filling out has a tendency to pro¬ 
duce blossoms of abnormal size, not very 
productive of pollen. These monstrous 
blooms seem often self-sterile, but may 
frequently be pollinated from superflu.- 
<ous flowers from a cluster already well 
filled, and induced to form fine fruits. 
Mushrooms are very backward. Our 
bed is so far a failure, whether from im > 
perfect spawn or too low average tem¬ 
perature we cannot determine. Rather 
more care than usual was taken in the 
make-up and the best English and 
French spawn used. The crop is several 
weeks overdue, but may appear later. 
The temperature of that portion of the 
cellar has ranged about 55 degrees for 
the last three weeks. Altogether this is 
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