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/VOTES FKOM THE RURAL GROUNDS 
An Immense Bulb. —Fig. 170, page 395, 
shows a well-developed bulb of a Crin- 
um, sometimes offered by dealers as 
Crinum Americanum. It is, however, 
probably C. amabile, supposed to be a 
natural hybrid Asiatic species of Crin¬ 
um, and is occasionally found growing 
wild in Sumatra. The illustrated bulb 
is 23 inches long and nearly 18 inches 
around in the thickest part. While of 
good size for the variety, much larger 
bulbs are known. One of this size costs 
$2.50, and can be relied on to make a 
fine show of bloom and foliage when 
established. These great bulbs have 
much vitality, and can be transported 
long distances. If properly cured they 
often live out of the soil two years or 
more, but are. then very slow in start¬ 
ing to grow when planted. Crinum am¬ 
abile is quite tender, and can only be 
wintered under glass in the North, but 
has long been a common ornament of 
Florida gardens, where it is thoroughly 
at home. The bulbs are often included 
with collected lots of C. Americanum, 
the wild Florida Swamp lily, but may be 
distinguished by their long necks and 
greater size; the bulbs of the Swamp 
lily are rarely four inches across and 
have short necks. C. amabile bears an 
umbel or truss of large purple-red flow¬ 
ers, 20 to 30 in number, very fragrant 
and pleasing, while the native species 
has from four to six creamy white 
blooms, also pleasantly scented. Crin- 
ums are noble flowering plants of the 
Amaryllis family, but require so much 
space for their development under glass 
that they are sparingly grown. The 
foliage is evergreen, and the plant has 
no distinct resting period. A bulb of 
C. amabile like the one shown in the 
cut would have from 25 to 30 leaves, 
each three or four feet long, and would 
thus take up much room. In warm 
countries they are freely planted out¬ 
side and greatly admired. There are 
many species, varying greatly in size of 
bulb and form and number of blooms. 
Most of them are natives of Africa and 
southern Asia. The prevailing colors 
are shades of red, rose and purple, but 
there are many white flowered kinds. 
One variety, C. Powellii, a hybrid of C. 
Moorei, from South Africa, is hardy 
enough to endure Winters in the vicin¬ 
ity of New York if protected by a bank 
of ashes or gravel to keep off rain and 
ice. 
Philadelphia Rambler Hardy.— 
The Winter was exceptionally severe on 
roses. The mortality, it is now evident, 
is quite without precedent among varie¬ 
ties considered most hardy. Even the 
hybrid Rugosa, Mine. Georges Bruant, 
is killed to the ground. Ards Rover is 
dead, root and branch, and many here¬ 
tofore hardy Remomtants seem injured 
past recovery. Roses of the Rambler 
class are in better condition. Many 
canes of Crimson Rambler are black¬ 
ened, but buds are breaking with fair 
vigor. Yellow Rambler and some Wich- 
uraiana hybrids are frost-bitten in the 
later growth, but the older wood does 
not appear harmed. Philadelphia Ram¬ 
bler shows less effect from cold than 
any climber we have. The canes are 
bright and buds are expanding, even to 
the terminals. Ruby Queen comes out 
nearly as sound. Philadelphia blooms 
nearly 10 days earlier than Crimson 
Rambler, and starts more promptly in 
Spring. 
Pruning Rambler Roses. —Amateurs 
hear so much about the advantages of 
close-pruning dwarf and ever-blooming 
roses that they feel inclined to extend 
the practice to the tall-growing kinds, 
but these do not endure severe cutting 
well. One has always an inclination to 
take out the old canes after blooming, 
just as raspberries and bramble fruits 
are treated, and depend on the strong 
new shoots for next year’s bloom. This 
treatment seriously weakens the plants 
and tends to check full development. 
Rather model the pruning practice on 
that found best for currants and goose¬ 
berries. Allow thrifty canes to remain 
several years, replacing the oldest ones 
as cut away with strong new shoots, 
starting from as near the base of the 
plant as they will grow. We frequently 
get the finest clusters of bloom on three- 
year canes. Pruning, as a rule, should 
be confined to removing weak and 
slender wood and to shortening in the 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
twiggy stems on the older canes. For 
the first two or three years after plant¬ 
ing little cutting is needed. 
Gladiolus Culture. —There has been 
some discussion in florists’ journals 
concerning the best fertilizers for the 
Gladiolus. Opinions vary over a wide 
range. Growers of long experience 
seem very chary of information that 
might aid beginners. The matter is 
very simple. If exhibition blooms 
are wanted without regard to the future 
welfare of the stock, sound corms of 
moderate size for the variety should 
be selected and planted during May not 
less than one foot apart, in good soil 
dug at least 18 inches deep. While dig¬ 
ging, thoroughly incorporate one bushel 
of old fine stable manure and a handful 
of ground bone or high grade potato 
fertilizer to each square yard of sur¬ 
face, taking care that some of the ma¬ 
nure goes down to the full depth. Plant 
the corms five or six inches deep, bed¬ 
ding them, if possible, in sand or light 
soil brought in from some place where 
Gladioli have not been grown for sev¬ 
eral years. At any rate see that no ma¬ 
nure comes in direct contact with the 
corms. Cover with sand or fresh soil, 
free of all manure. Use no fresh or raw 
animal manures for Gladioli at any 
time, and avoid composts made up of 
soils in which this plant has lately 
grown, or of any refuse or trimmings 
from the previous year’s growth. When 
the bloom spikes can be distinguished 
water freely with liquid manures or 
with nitrate of soda solution, four 
ounces nitrate to 10 gallons of water, 
applying the solution to the soil with as 
little wetting of the foliage as possible. 
Fine flowers should be grown by this 
method and the resulting corms if the 
spikes are not cut too long are likely to 
be of fair vitality. 
Growing for Increase. —If Gladioli 
are grown for increase of the corms or 
bulbs any well-drained loamy soil will 
suit. Certain varieties are always diffi- 
cut. to handle, but broadly speaking 
good commercial corms may be grown 
in any field that will produce a fair crop 
of corn or potatoes. We have found 
high-grade chemical fertilizers, contain¬ 
ing about four per cent nitrogen, eight 
of phosphoric acid and 10 of potash, 
give better results than animal ma¬ 
nures. The plants are healthier, and 
the corms harvest larger and cleaner 
than if exposed to contact with animal 
or vegetable manures. 
Stir tiie Soil Deeply. —The ground 
should be plowed or dug as deeply as 
the subsoil will allow—10 inches deep 
at any rate—and well fined with the 
harrow. The fertilizer may be broad¬ 
cast at the rate of 1,000 pounds to the 
acre before harrowing, or may be thick¬ 
ly sown in the drill at the same rate 
with about equal results. Furrows or 
drills are opened 30 inches apart, and 
the corms planted about four inches 
deep, placing the larger sizes in a sin¬ 
gle row two inches apart and the small¬ 
er ones in double or triple rows, spac¬ 
ing them an inch apart. Cormels or 
bulblets are sown in a drill four inches 
broad at the rate of 100 to the lineal 
foot, and covered not over two inches 
deep. If the fertilizer is sown in the 
drill it should, of course, be well incor¬ 
porated in the soil with the rake or hoe 
before planting the corms. Frequent 
shallow culture with horse or wheel 
hoes and careful weeding are needed to 
carry the crop through the growing sea¬ 
son. Nothing is more fatal to the Gladi¬ 
olus than a hard, crusted or weedy soil. 
If bloom spikes appear they should 
promptly be cut or broken off. Seed 
formation is very exhausting to the 
plant. w. v. f. 
No Dessert 
More Attractive 
Why use gelatine and 
spend hours soaking, 
sweetening, flavoring 
and coloring when 
Jell-O 
produces better results in two minutes? 
Every tiling in the package. Simply add hot 
water and set to cool. It’s perfection. A sur¬ 
prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex¬ 
pense. * Try it to-day. In Four Fruit Fla¬ 
vors: Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Rasp¬ 
berry. At grocers. 10c. 
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Arsenate oy 
Lead 
WIFTS 
FOR SPRAYING 
is the best insecticide known for potato bugs and 
all leaf eating insects. It kills quickly, and unlike 
E aris Green, there is absolutely no danger of bum- 
\g or scorching the leaves. It adheres to the 
foliage for a long time, .thus doing away with re¬ 
peated sprayings. It is highly recommended by 
all the leading entomologists. Made only by the 
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when out in the hardest storm. 
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SAN JOSE SCALE 
and other INSECTS killed by 
GOOD’S 
Caustic Potash Whale-Oil Soap No. 3 
Endorsed by U. S. Dept, of Agri. and State Experiment 
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HARDIE 
BRASS PUMP 
The fog-like spray is 
delivered with such 
force that it pene¬ 
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and it works so easy. 
Our book on spray¬ 
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69 Main St. Hndson, Mich. 
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Great cleaning attachment on per- 
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