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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
March 2 
4 Weeping Black Haw Tree. 
L. H., Sparkill, N. 7.—1 have just found 
growing on my i>lace (properly recently 
bought) a weepiJig Black haw tree. It lias 
long slender branches nearly reaching to 
the ground from the height of about six 
feet. I found a few berries on it, so no 
doubt It will bloom and bear fruit when 
the trees are old enough. I do not find 
any such shrub or tree in catalogues or 
books I have, and would like to inquire 
through The It. N.-Y. whether any such 
has been before known. 
Ans. —There are several species of 
trees known locally as Black haw, be¬ 
longing to at least three genera. Some 
of the thorn-apples are called by that 
name in the West, and another type, the 
Bumelias, are called Black haw in 
k'lorida, but we suppose the common 
plum-leaved haw, Viburnum prunifol- 
ium, is meant by our correspondent. We 
have never heard of a weeping form of 
this handsome native tree, and cannot 
find it catalogued. It will probably be 
necessary to propagate it by grafting or 
budding if it appears desirable to in¬ 
crease the stock, as weeping trees do 
not often come true from seed. 
Best Forms of Fertilizing Materials. 
T. E. M., No. Rush, N. 7.—Which are the 
best forms of potash, phosphoric acid and 
nitrogen for potatoes, wheat and clover, 
and how much of each per acre? Does 
muriate of potash give as good results on 
above crops as sulphate? Is nitrate of soda 
too soluble for potatoes? 
Ans. —The ideal fertilizer for potatoes 
should contain at least three forms of 
nitrogen. Nitrate of soda supplies ni¬ 
trogen which is available at once. Sul- 
pnate of ammonia is somewhat less 
available, while organic forms, such as 
bone, blood, tankage, dried fish or cot¬ 
ton-seed meal are useful later in the 
season. Nitrate of soda is the best sin¬ 
gle form of nitrogen, but several differ¬ 
ent applications of it would have to be 
made to carry the crop through. For 
wheat a small quantity of nitrate and 
the balance in blood, bone or tankage 
will answer. As to phosphoric acid, for 
potatoes, we would, from choice, select 
a mixture of dissolved bone black and 
fine jetround bone. For wheat and clover 
(he acid or dissolved rock will do. The 
sulphate is the best form of potash for 
potatoes. Some farmers like the double 
sulphate of potash and magnesia. The 
sulphate is considered best for such 
crops as potatoes, strawberries and 
sugar beets. For other crops the mu¬ 
riate is just as good and cheaper. Ni¬ 
trate of soda is nearly as soluble as 
sugar. As explained above, it is thought 
best to mix several forms of nitrogen in 
a potato fertilizer. 
Fish to Fertilize Corn. 
Reader.—On page 35 M. H. J. gives h(s ex¬ 
perience with fish as a fertilizer. How 
does he apply the fi.sh, broadcast or in tiic 
iHll? 
Ans. —The land is clay loam. It has been 
planted three years with corn and pota¬ 
toes, and fertilized in the hill with va¬ 
rious phosphates. The fish I bought on 
the beach, carted soon as caught, and 
put them on the lot in small piles, say 
about 250 to a pile. I let them lie in the 
pile a few days to mellow; then spread 
them like yard manure and plow them 
in, harrowing the land and planting 
corn. It was nothing new to me; my 
father used to do the same. The result 
is what we want. Let me say here that 
on poor land where no fertilizer is used 
as a starter the corn should be planted 
early, in this locality from May 1 to 15 
The secret is this, the fish not being 
decomposed the corn does not take hold 
of them until about the time the ears 
begin to set, and the fish make good, 
large ears. I used to fertilize in the hill 
for corn, and got a tremendous crop of 
stalks, but no ears in proportion. Long 
cars are not out of place on a mule, nor 
are long, well-filled ears of corn out of 
place in a cornfield. Sometimes when 
fish are hard to be had or we feel poor, 
we place two fish to the hill and cover 
them with earth as we hoe. This is al¬ 
most sure to bring a good crop if put 
on before July 4. In a dry season corn 
will not feel the drought so much fed 
on fish as it will when fed on yard ma- 
luiie. Corn will usually hold green from 
one to two weeks longer with fish than 
any other fertilizer I know of. 
Madison, Conn. u. h. j. 
Boses for Michigan. 
C. C., St. Louis, Micft.—Tell me what 
roses will be hardy enough for this climate. 
00 miles north of I.ansing, Mich. I want 
climbing. Rambler roses and Tea roses. 
ANS. —None of the Tea roses is like¬ 
ly to survive Michigan Winters without 
careful protection. Some of the Bour¬ 
bons. such as Agrippina, Queen’s Scar¬ 
let, both crimson, and Mrs.Degraw, pink, 
might succeed. Clothilde Soupert, blush 
white, a free-blooming Tea-Polyantha, 
would survive with moderate protection. 
All of the moss roses are extremely 
hardy, and you should have little diffi¬ 
culty with them. Crimson Rambler, and 
Prairie Qtieen, bright rose, are among 
the hardiest and most reliable of climb¬ 
ers. You should also plant some Ru- 
gosa roses and their hybrids, as they 
are iron-clad in hardiness and very or¬ 
namental. We recommend the crimson 
and white forms of single Rosa rugosa, 
Agnes Emily Carman, brilliant crimson. 
Souvenir de Pierre Leperdrieux, bright 
rose, very double, Mme. Georges Bru- 
ant, white, semi-double, and New Cen¬ 
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