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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Onions Transplanted in Greenhouse. 
A. 8. K., Jackson, Tenn .—I bave some 
shallots, Potato onions and Egyptian onions 
which I left in the open ground last season. 
If I take them up, dirt and all, and put them 
In ray greenhouse on solid or natural ground 
beds, will they produce a crop of early bunch¬ 
ing onions? 
Ans. —Shallots and Egyptian onions are 
used to some extent as a substitute for 
green onions in early Spring. They are 
vegetables of very easy culture. The bulbs 
are divided and planted in the Fall, about 
the same as onions sets are planted in the 
Spring; they are perfectly hardy and some¬ 
times profitable for a local market, but I 
would not advise the use of valuable space 
in the greenhouse for growing these bulbs 
when it can be used to better advantage 
for growing other and more profitable 
crops. The Potato onion, however, in 
many localities, is a very satisfactory 
cropper, and without doubt will grow 
under glass when moved as suggested, but 
I would not value them very highly for 
this purpose. 
Fertilizer for Lima Beans. 
8. 8. M’O., New Bedford, Pa .—What is the 
best fertilizer for Lima beans? What causes 
the small pods to drop off before they are any 
size? 
Ans. —Composted stable manure is to be 
preferred to commercial fertilizers for 
growing the Lima bean. They succeed 
best in sandy loam with a shovelful of 
conjpost to each hill. Plant the pole 
varieties four feet apart each way, pinch 
off the ends of vines when they overrun 
the poles. Admit plenty of sunlight by 
not allowing them to grow too thick and 
bushy. AVith this method of culture S. S. 
M. C. will very probably find a remedy for 
the young bean pods dropping off before 
matured. 
Best Varieties for Pickles. 
C. F. 8., Burnaby Lake, B. C .— What is the 
most profitable long, thin, shy-seeding variety 
of pickling cucumber to grow for the pickle 
factory? 
Ans. —The demand for pickles is always 
largest in the Fall, and the varieties of 
cucumbers used by successful pickle grow¬ 
ers are those that combine reliable pick¬ 
ling qualities with a luxuriant growth 
of foliage, thus protecting the young cu¬ 
cumbers from the hot sun and keeping the 
ground cool. Firm, crisp and dark green 
cucumbers are those which grow in the 
shade of their own foliage. A selected 
strain of the Long Green is without doubt 
the best for growing pickles. The Green 
Prolific, Jersey Pickle and Chicago Pickle 
are selections of the above, and are reli¬ 
able sorts to grow for pickles. 
T. M. WHITE. 
Transplanting Young Pine Trees. 
T. 8. W., South Milford, Mass .—When is 
the best part of the season for transplanting 
young pine trees? Do you think it is a 
good plan to plant a row or two behind a 
long henhouse to protect it from the cold 
north winds in Winter, as it stands on an 
open plain? 
Ans.— I would rather transplant young 
pine trees in the Spring, soon after 
growth commences, say when one-quarter 
or one-half inch of the lighter green 
shows at the tips of the branches. The 
roots should be well protected from the 
sun and dry winds. If possible, I would 
take up some dirt with the roots in it. 
Dig a large hole so that you will not have 
to bend the roots. Pack the dirt well 
around the roots after planting, and I 
would mulch wel]_ with strawy horse ma¬ 
nure or something of the kind. I think it 
would be an excellent plan to plant a 
double row of pine trees to protect a long 
henhouse from the cold north winds in 
Winter. The house would be much warm¬ 
er, and they would make a fine shady 
place in the Summer. 
New Jersey. harry s. eckhart. 
Training Dewberries. —Page 028 F. C. C., 
Bridgeton, Me., inquires about training dew¬ 
berries. On page 226 you gave my method 
of training on wire. ..Three feet is high 
enough for this wire. In the Spring, after 
danger from frost, lift the vines from the 
ground, throw them over the wire, and if 
necessary wrap the vines around the wire 
once or twice, thinning, by cutting out one 
or more of the vines at the stool, and when 
the vine is fastened to the wire clip the 
ends of all branches that hang down too 
low. Eight feet apart is near enough to 
plant vines in row, training vines right and 
left on wire. H. e. m. 
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