1909. 
1109 
THE rural nrw-yorkrr 
Ruralisms 
AN APPLE FROM THE BASHFUL STATE. 
The cut Fig. 597, shows in natural size 
a seedling apple sent us by Mr. J. C. 
Giddings, of Vermont. The quality of 
specimen was excellent, and we should 
consider it well worth propagation and 
further trial. 
WHITE GLADIOLI. 
I note several articles regarding white 
Gladioli. The one mentioned on page 
1049, by W. E. S., is the very best white 
Gladiolus I expect to see. If successfully 
crossed with America it should give us 
grand commercial varieties. White Lady 
has done very poorly with us, and is no 
good until it can be seeded into a better 
grower and multiplier. We did not get 
any good seed from crossing America 
and White Lady, but shall try again next 
year. Other varieties, especially choice 
yellows, seeded freely. We need a good 
white which does not turn pink like 
Augusta. We find this section has plenty 
of rainfall and very suitable climate 
for bulbs; we have over eight acres in 
bulbs and paeonies, and intend to increase 
planting largely another year. We ship 
all our blooms north and now have a 
season extending from March 1 to July. 
We came from New York State five 
years ago and we are delighted wkh the 
lieve requires a moister soil, though it 
has been used experimentally, and could 
I not get the other would use it in pref¬ 
erence to the English root. Walnuts 
should be well started in the Spring be¬ 
fore grafting. Scions in this locality are 
not cut until a few weeks before use, 
as owing to their pithy nature they dry 
quickly*. Avoid splitting stock across 
the center, as this also is pithy; rather 
put the scions to one side of center. In 
cutting scion, the wedge should be one¬ 
sided to expose as little pith surface as 
possible. A, in Fig. 598, shows regular 
scion cut to center; B, walnut scion cut 
to one side. lynn r. cody. 
California. 
SECOND BLOOMING OF PEAR TREE. 
J. E. 1L, Hopkinsville, Ky —Could you 
inform me what causes a pear tree to 
bloom the second time during a season? 
There is a pear tree here that had the last 
lot of fruit picked from it about the middle 
of September. To-day I notice that there 
are several blooms on this tree. I counted 
25 to 30 bunches of blooms, and picked 
some buds that looked to me as though 
they would open, should frost keep off. I 
have never seen or heard of such a thing 
before. 
Ans. —The Fall blooming of fruit 
trees, strawberry, and of some orna¬ 
mentals, is a common occurrence. The 
pear and the Japan plums often do this 
very thing. The Success strawberry oft¬ 
en blooms and fruits in September and 
October, and I have seen Magnolia Sou- 
AN APPLE FROM TFIE BASFIFUL STATE. Fig. 597. 
climate and the southern people, but 
southern labor, white and colored, as a 
class is rather unsatisfactory, c. w. B. 
North Emporia, Va. 
GRAFTING WALNUTS IN CALIFORNIA. 
Our oldest orchards are largely seed¬ 
ling; while many trees come nearly true, 
there is that difference of size and form 
found in a seedling orchard of any kind. 
To remedy -this we graft our trees. 
First, we have the English or seedling 
stocks; while these may give a better 
stand in the nursery grafting, they do 
not offer the advantage that our native 
Black walnut stock does, as it, being a 
wildling, is better adapted to a diversity 
of soils and lack of moistu - e. The wal- 
YVALNUT SCIONS. Fig. 598. 
nut is very difficult to graft, and a 60 
per cent average in some of our nurser¬ 
ies is as good as is expected. The Cali¬ 
fornia Black walnut is smooth, and tree 
is vigorous. The Eastern Black we bc- 
langeana, a Chinese hybrid, that blooms 
early in the Spring before the leaves ap¬ 
pear, give a few scattering blooms in 
the Fall. A severe drought, early frost 
or anything that causes a sudden check 
in growth during the growing season, 
followed by rains and warm weather, 
causing a partial resumption of sap flow 
or growth, will cause many trees to open 
or show a few blossoms in the Fall. 
Such occurrences are so common that it 
is surprising it should cause any com¬ 
ment. E. S. BLACK. 
Carnations for Trade Use. —A florist 
just starting in business asks the Florists’ 
Review (Chicago) what varieties of 
carnations to use. The following list is 
given : White—White Perfection, White 
Enchantress, Lady Bountiful, Mrs. J. C. 
Vaughan. Flesh pink — Enchantress, 
May, Pink Delight, Mayday Light pink 
—Rosepink Enchantress, Winona, Win- 
sor, Dark pink—Victoria, Afterglow, 
Aristocrat. Scarlet — Victory, Beacon, 
O. P. Bassett. Crimson—Crimson Glow, 
Harlowarden, Harry Fenn. It is also 
advised that a few novelties be tested 
each season, as carnations vary greatly 
in different localities, and each grower 
must thus decide on his selection in the 
light of personal experience. 
The Pipe Calabash. —The U. S. De¬ 
partment of Agriculture has issued a 
circular (No. 41, Bureau of Plant In¬ 
dustry), regarding the South African 
gourd used for making pipes. Informa¬ 
tion is given as to seed, growing the 
plant, and making the pipes. These 
pipes are offered in some tobacco stores 
here for quite a high price; their use 
originated with the Boersj who for a 
time monopolized the culture of this 
gourd, but seed is now available. The 
calabash pipes color like meerschaum, 
and are very pleasant in use. The cul¬ 
ture of these gourds would be an inter 
i sting noveltv. 
Read What Cornell University Has to Say About the 
NIAGARA BRAND LIME-SULPHUR SOLUTION: 
The following is a copy of a letter written to us, under date of Nov. 6, 
1909, by Prof. H. H. Whetzel, of the Department of Plant Pathology, New 
York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.: 
I beg to say in reply to your Inquiry of October 29, that the report on the summer's work, 
with the Lime Sulphur for the control of Apple Scab, will be ready for you within a week. Mr. 
Wallace is now preparing the photographs and the last draft of the report. An examination of 
his summarized data shows that, for this season In the particular orchard where the work was 
carried on. Greenings sprayed with Lime Sulphur and Bordeaux, with Arsenate of Lead used in 
each case, gave results very much in favor of the Lime Sulphur. The Lime Sulphur was used at 
the rate of 1 gallon to HU cf water, and the Bordeaux was made at the rate of 3-4-50. Arsenate of 
Lead was added In each.case, « pounds to 100 gallons of the mixture. Careful counts of the fruit 
at the time of picking show that on the unsprayed trees 42 per cent of the fruit was more or less 
affected with the scab. On the trees sprayed with Bordeaux this was reduced to 3 per cent: on 
those sprayed with Niagara Lime Sulphur to 3.6 per cent. It Is evident from thiathat the Lime 
Sulphur is just as effective as the Bordeaux, the slight difference of .6 of 1 per cent being within 
the range of variation that would be expected In comparing any two plats treated alike. On the 
other hand, trees sprayed with the Bordeaux showed 82 per cent of the apples russeted, many of 
these so badly defaced and distorted In form as to seriously harm the appearance of the Iruit. 
The Codling Moth was just as effectively controlled by the Arsenate of Lead in the Lime Sul¬ 
phur as in the Bordeaux. The wormy fruit was reduced from 25 per cent on the unsprayed, to 
3.3 per cent on those sprayed with Bordeaux; and on the trees sprayed with Lime Sulphur and 
Arsenate of Lead tho Codling Moth injury was reduced to 1.3 per cent. The full details of the 
experiments and the results obtained will of course be included in the report. It remains to be 
seen whether the results of the present season will be borne out by those of following years. 
While there was no burning of the foliage, in our experiments on the apples this season, li is 
safe to assume that the best dilution for this purpose must range somewhere between 1 (of the 
Niagara brand) to 20 to 40 of water, since Mr. Wallace has found that the spores of the apple 
scab fungus may germinate to a considerable extent In a dilution of 1-50. This point, as well as 
many others in connection with the problem, is yet to be worked out. However, the general 
principle of the value of Lime Sulphur as a summer spray seems to be pretty well established 
by Mr. Wallace’s experiments. Very sincerely yours, H. H. WHETZEL. 
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The Rural New-Yorker stated editorially. Sept. 19th, 1908:—"The Rural Grounds now appear to be free from 
scale for the first time in 12 years. * * * It has been a long fight, excessively discouraging until the soluble oils came to the 
rescue three years ago. The prospect brightened at the first trial of these handy preparations, and repeated use seems to 
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