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For Philadelphia market I would set 
out for quick and sure profits Red As- 
trachan, Hagloe, Maiden Blush, Grimes, 
Smith Cider and Ben Davis, with possibly 
Early Williams and Winesap. Oldenburg 
has never been very profitable with us, 
though a good seller and pretty. The 
Pearmains have not sold well. York Im¬ 
perial I know nothing about. Wealthy is 
recommended as a very profitable apple, 
and*a good seller. I do not think roots 
would stop drains very soon, unless trees 
were set directly over drains. We have 
a drain that runs to the center of our 
orchard of 40-year-old trees, that has 
never been stopped by roots. I would not 
set an orchard in the low ground, neither 
would I set out a great number of varie¬ 
ties. A. P. OWEN. 
Gloucester Co., N. J. 
Garden Questions. 
J1 (No Address). —M.v Baby Rambler rose 
I got. two years ago never bloomed, does not 
grow very much. I have it in front yard 
and leave out all the time. I mulch it well 
in Fall with dry leaves. What are the most 
popular and best flowering plants that will 
stay in the ground all Winter? What Is a 
nice vine to cover up an old chimney which 
stands in the front of our house? I should 
like to have a vine that grows quickly and is 
growing all Summer. 
Ans.— Baby Rambler rose ought to 
bloom practically all the time while it is 
growing. Probably your order was not 
properly filled and you have the wrong 
variety. Your treatment is all right. It 
may be the rose will do better the com¬ 
ing season. Probably the best vine to 
cover your chimney is the Japan ivy, 
Ampelopsis Veitchii, which may lie had at 
a moderate price from almost any dealer 
in hardy plants. There are many hardy 
flowering plants that can be relied upon 
to live over Winter. The list is so long 
that we have no space to give it. 
Chemicals to Kill Trees; Acclimated Seed. 
A. S. K., Jackson, Tenn .—What chemicals 
may I use and when and how applied to kill 
large trees? Is melon or cantaloupe seed 
better if saved from fruit grown here, or is 
northern-grown best? I think sometimes seed 
saved here would be acclimated and do better 
than imported seed. 
Ans. —The use of chemicals for killing 
trees has never proved economical or sat¬ 
isfactory. The best way is to cut them 
down with an ax or a saw and kill the 
stumps if inclined to sprout by boring 
several large, deep holes and filling them 
with commercial oil of vitriol or sulphuric 
acid, stopping the holes with wooden plugs 
to keep out rain. This acid chars the 
wood and starts decay, which sooner or 
later kills out the stump. The acid has 
been used to some extent for killing trees 
by boring deep holes and filling in the 
same manner as with the stumps, but it is 
a slow and uncertain process. Musk- 
melon or cantaloupe seeds are probably 
better saved from home-grown fruits if 
the latter are entirely healthy and of good 
quality. Where the very prevalent Melon 
blight or other diseases exist it is a poor 
plan to save from home-grown fruits, and 
better to get them from some other region 
where the healthy melons can be grown. 
Not much melon seed is imported. Most 
of that offered by seedsmen is grown by 
contract on new soil in localities where 
melons are still healthy. 
Planting Lilies ; Clematis Paniculata. 
J. IT. U., Derby, N. Y. —What is the best 
time to dig and plant Lilium croceum, and 
the best time to dig and plant tiger lilies? 
When is the best time to transplant Clematis 
paniculata? Would it be safe to move a 
large clump soon after the bloom falls, pro¬ 
vided I take up plenty of soil with it? In 
order to have large clumps soon again is it 
better to cut clump up Into large pieces or 
to grow from seed? I have about 20 clumps 
that I grew from seed sown five or six years 
ago; they all seem to be the same as to 
type, but vary about 10 days in blooming; 
all have the same soil and situation. Does 
this Clematis invariably come true to type 
from seed ? 
Ans. —Probably the best time to dig and 
plant Lilium croceum, tiger lilies, and, in 
fact, all other lilies, except L. candidum, is 
early November, just after the stalks have 
died down. The Candidum or Madonna 
lily should always be moved, if possible, 
in August, as the bulbs make a new 
growth of foliage at that time. Clematis 
paniculata plants can be moved at any 
time during the Fall and Winter while 
dormant. If well cut back and moved 
just after the blooms fall they will be 
quite certain to live, although it is a little 
early for plants of this kind. The clumps 
may be divided in any way if growing 
eves or buds and a few roots are secured 
to each piece. This species is well fixed 
and comes very true from seed. There is 
little variation in the character of the flow¬ 
ers, but often some difference in time of 
blooming for young plants. 
Protecting Trees. —I have been very 
much interested in your articles on pro¬ 
tecting trees against mice in Winter. Two 
years ago l lost a great many trees by 
mice. Last Fall we wrapped the trees 
with tar paper, and not a tree was 
touched, and the paper seems to be as 
good as ever and good for several years 
yet. I take a roll of paper and cut it in 
two pieces, making two rolls of it. One 
of these, a ball of twine and a pair of 
shears or a sharp knife are taken by each 
man, ahd strips the desired length are cut 
at each tree; these are wrapped around 
the tree close to the ground and tied at 
top and bottom. One roll of paper will 
cover a good many trees, making the cost 
very small, and if care is taken to cut the 
strips long enough to lap over well and 
allow for the tree growing, they will last 
for several years. e. G. d. 
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