1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
193 
Plums to Fertilize Lombard. 
IF. H. C., Collingswood, N. J.— Will you name some good varie¬ 
ties of European plums that would be good fertilizer for the Lom¬ 
bard and Bradshaw ? How about Shropshire Damson ? 
Ans.—I have ever regarded Lombard and Bradshaw 
as varieties abundantly supplied with fertility in 
their bloom for all business purposes. Perhaps I am 
wrong, however, in which case, I would try Guii 
and Field. The latter is a seedling of Bradshaw, 
ripening a few days in advance. I certainly should 
not try a Damson. s. D. willard. 
Grafting Walnut on Hickory. 
W. A. It., Whitejish Bay, Wis.— In Tue R. N.-Y. of October SO, 
1894, I read that Mr. H. M. Engle, Marietta, Pa., had an orchard of 
Paragon chestnuts grafted on wild chestnuts. Can any reader 
tell his experience in grafting walnuts ? Could I graft any good 
kind of walnut on the sprouts that come up from the hickory 
stumps? If this is not practicable, could I top-work young 
hickories with walnut grafts ? 
Ans.—A s our good old friend, H. M. Engle, has 
passed over the river of death, he cannot tell us more 
about his experiences in grafting nut trees. I do not 
know that he ever tried grafting walnuts, but not 
long before his death (in January last), I heard him 
say that he had tried the hickory with poor success. 
I do not believe that it would be well even to try to 
cross-graft the walnut and hickory. I have tried it 
and always failed, but have made hickory grow on 
hickory occasionally. Others have done the same. 
The same is true of walnut. It would be well for W. 
A. R. to note the repeated directions for grafting nut 
trees and make some experiments and then let us 
know through The R. N.-Y. of the results, h. e. v. d. 
A Talk About Plums. 
W. II. M., Collingswood, N. J— 1. What are the comparative 
merits of sour cherries propagated on Mahaleb and on Mazzard 
stocks ? 2. Are there any experiment station publications or re¬ 
ports of horticultural societies giving information on the Euro¬ 
pean plums? 3. What reliable nurseryman furnishes plums on 
the common Horse-plum stock? 4. What varieties of pears, 
exclusive of the Sand and Oriental hybrids, will fertilize the 
Keiffer pear ? 5. On page 641, 1896, oLTiie R. N.-Y., Mr. Van Deman 
says: “To render your Wild Goose trees productive, top-graft 
with scions of the Moreman plum.” In Bulletin No. 38, Our Native 
Plums and Cherries, by the Cornell Experiment Station, accord¬ 
ing to the experience of Kerr, of Maryland, the Moreman does not 
bloom until, at least, three weeks after the Wild Goose. 
Ans.— 1. Mahaleb stocks seem to be generally con¬ 
sidered quite superior to Mazzard for sour cherries. 
2. So far as I know, there are no special bulletins or 
other publications on the European plums. In Cali¬ 
fornia and Oregon, the State horticultural societies 
give this subject special attention because of the re¬ 
markable success of this class of plums on that coast, 
and their reports contain much about it; but this 
experience is not of much value to an eastern plum 
grower. 3. I do not know. Ask the best nurseryman 
you know. 4. LeConte and Garber will pollenize the 
Keiffer. 5. The reason I stated that the Moreman 
plum was good to pollenize the Wild Goose was, that 
I had seen it tried where I now live. They bloom 
here at the same time. As to the matter of record 
referred to by W. H. M. “ in Bulletin 38 of Cornell 
Experiment Station,” he is surely mistaken as to J. 
W. Kerr stating that “ the Moreman does not bloom 
for, at least, three weeks after the Wild Goose.” I 
have that publication before me as I write, and on 
page 91, he says that Moreman blooms from “ April 
26 to May 1 ” ; and on page 92, that, Wild Goose 
blooms from “ April 20 to 27.” This only counts 
up to the time the flowers are “ all open ” ; so that, 
according to Mr. Kerr’s record for that year alone 
(1892), there was abundant chance for a good part of 
the flowers of both kinds to be open at the same 
time. Besides, I have heard Mr. Kerr say repeatedly, 
that the Moreman was a good pollenizer for Wild 
Goose. Last January, I heard him state that he had 
found Smiley to be a good pollenizer for Wild Goose. 
Newman is also suitable, according to my experience. 
In my Kansas orchard, I found that Miner was effec¬ 
tive on Wild Goose ; at least, I had the two near each 
other, and plants of fruit hung on the trees. It is also 
true that there are variations on different years in 
the blooming and ripening of many kinds of fruit, and 
the plum is no exception. H. e. v. d. 
A Montana Man Likes Maryland. 
J. P. C., Chinook, Mont. —Could an industrious man with a wife 
and one child, and $1,500 or $1,800, buy a farm of 100 acres with 
fair improvements, paying $2,500 or $2,700 for it, and expect to 
pay for it in a reasonable time, say six years—on the Eastern 
shore of Maryland, southern part, by raising sheep, cattle and 
hogs ? I wouldn’t mind gardening, if it paid, as I have had some 
experience in that line. How should I proceed, and how should 
the payments be arranged ? 
Ans.—O f the large number of farms for sale on the 
eastern shore of Maryland, but few, if any, are not 
worth a great deal more than is asked for them by 
their present owners, when managed by competent 
men. The best machinery in the world for any pur¬ 
pose is of little value when not directed and controlled 
intelligently, and while every trade and profession is 
carrying a full quota of incompetents, that of farm¬ 
ing is simply over-supplied. Under the prevailing 
business depression, but very few farmers are fitted 
to take hold of land in a country in all respects 
strange to them, keep a family, pay interest on a 
mortgage, and get out of debt, simply from the pro¬ 
ceeds of the farm. There are many farms here well 
suited to raising hogs, a business that offers about as 
good prospects for a fair reward to well-directed 
labor, as any other. As to cattle and sheep, I would 
think the chances for success rather doubtful, because 
this is not, by any means, a grazing country. But 
when gardening and fruit-growing are included, then 
I say, and say it with emphasis, that a man that 
would or could succeed in this line anywhere else, has 
many things in his favor here. Among these may be 
named, kind and responsive soil, mild and healthful 
climate, and ready access to the best markets in the 
United States, viz., New York, Philadelphia and 
Baltimore. J. P. C., with $1,500 cash, can easily buy 
a farm here for $3,000 by giving a mortgage for the 
unpaid part, interest payable annually, the principal 
payable in instalments of $500 each every two years. 
He should visit the country, and inspect carefully ; it 
presents grand opportunities to industry and thrift. 
j. w. KERB. 
Growing Seedling Evergreens. 
H. C. M., Connecticut. —How should small evergreen seedlings 
be planted, and how should they be treated afterward to insure 
good thrifty trees ? 
Ans. —The best way is to sow in drills in frames. 
The seeds germinate readily enough. As soon as they 
germinate, laths should be placed over the frames— 
the laths an inch or so wide. These should be placed 
an inch apart, as a partial protection from the sun. 
Starting Seedling Evergreens. 
0. D. P., Manhattan, Kan.— How are evergreens germinated and 
cared for after they are up ? When should I plant the seeds, 
and how water ? Should they have shade or not ? Do they need 
a hotbed or not ? I can’t make them grow; after they are 114 Inch 
high they always die, and few even come up. 
Ans. —The only trouble is that G. D. P. does not 
give the young seedlings enough shade. Many use 
slats on the frames, nailed an inch apart, it may be. 
Hotbeds are not necessary. The seed may be sown 
broadcast or in drills—the latter is better because the 
soil can be stirred readily and weeds removed. The 
best way is to keep the seeds in their cones over 
winter. Shell them out in the spring and sow them 
in the drills one-half inch deep. Water must be 
given from time to time as needed, not too much, not 
too little. Too much will cause the young plants to 
damp off. 
Abundance a Perfect-Flowered Plum. 
C. H. L., South Gardner, Mass. —Why have not my Abundance 
plum trees, planted live years, borne any fruit ? I have taken 
the best of care of them, and they are beautiful trees to look at. 
I have one Burbank set at the same time, and that has had fine 
fruit. 
Ans. —Our own observation would indicate that the 
Abundance is a perfect-flowering plum. It is our 
opinion, therefore, that you have not the true variety. 
Watermelons for Virginia. 
L. Af. H., Charles City County, Va. —What watermelon would you 
advise us to raise for the New York market? What fertilizer, 
aside from barnyard manure ? 
Ans.— Dealers here say that Kolb’s Gem is one of 
the best for this market. A good compost from well- 
rotted cow manure is best. Horse manure is not so 
good, but if thoroughly rotted, will answer. A large 
shovelful to each hill is none too much, thoroughly 
mixed with the soil in the hill, the whole covered 
with a little more soil in which the seeds are planted. 
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