1911 
Ruralisms 
Failure of Prizetaker Onions. 
ir. M., Michigan .—Twenty years ago I 
started growing Prizetaker onions in a small 
greenhouse; we had for several years good 
success. I have had numbers of onions 
weighing two pounds and over; one year 
had about 150 bushels which averaged 50 
onions to the bushel, but eventually they 
commenced to grow iu several sections 
like overgrown Potato onions, until finally 
we gave up in disgust. I asked the opinion 
of several seedsmen, but only one answered, 
saying that the ground was too rich. I 
don’t think that was the trouble, as the 
sowed onions alongside were nice. Can 
anyone give any advice in the matter, as I 
would like to try them again? 
Ans. This would appear a matter of 
poor seeds rather than too rich soil. It 
is possible so to overload the soil with 
decaying or organic matter that even 
the onion—a notoriously gross feeder—■ 
will not thrive, but failure from this 
cause would probably not take the form 
of splitting up bulbs of the Prizetaker 
type into sections like those of the 
Potato onion, particularly as other va¬ 
rieties alongside grew in a normal man¬ 
ner. Well-selected seeds of the true 
Prizetaker strain should give as good 
results as in the past, except that the 
shape may vary. Buy only of the most 
reputable seedsmen, making a special 
demand for true seeds, and try again. 
w. v. F. 
Cool Greenhouse for Roses. 
8. C. M., Calla, O .—I wish to erect two 
greenhouses 20x130 feet, open under gut¬ 
ter about 6% feet high, to grow Kaiserin 
roses on solid bench iu Summer only, uo 
heat to be installed at all. Will a solid 
tile or concrete wall answer the purpose, 
or would it be necessary to have glass 
sides? How much could a person realize 
each year from this plant after roses reach 
good blooming size? About what should 
such a greenhouse cost me? 
Ans.—T he cost of greenhouses varies 
greatly according to the style of house 
one builds, but houses of the size speci¬ 
fied would be likely to cost at least 
eight dollars per running foot of length, 
without any heating apparatus. The 
easiest way to get at the cost would 
be to correspond with some of the large 
greenhouse builders of Chicago, who 
would furnish an estimate of the total 
cost of material, or would build the 
house complete if required. If the walls 
are to be 6*4 feet high, it would be 
decidedly better to have two to 2]/ 2 feet 
of glass. Continuous ventilators the en¬ 
tire length of the house would also be 
needed on both sides of the ridge. The 
question of profit from this investment 
would depend upon the ability of the 
grower and the condition of the market, 
but 50 cents per square foot of space 
occupied per annum would probably 
equal the gross receipts of many flower 
growers. w. h. tapun. 
Celery Rust. 
//., Sheffield, Pa .—Our celery crop for tlie 
last two years lias been damaged by brown 
oi rust-colored spots that appear on the 
outer stalks. The leaves are not affected. 
The plants have not been handled while 
they were wet, uor has wet earth been used 
in banking them up. During the Summer 
they were irrigated by a stream of water 
running in a small ditch between the rows 
and two feet from either row. The celery 
is of the Golden Self-Blanching variety. 
I lease advise me fully as to the cause 
and means of preventing this trouble. 
A NS. The troublesome celery rust is 
caused by either working in the celery 
when the foliage is wet or throwing the 
soil up to the stalks in very hot weather. 
W lieu earthing celery in the early part 
of the season we quite often have very 
hot days and bright sunshine, and the 
soil around the tender stalks becomes 
very hot and in consequence burns or 
rusts them. Another very annoying 
trouble sometimes called rust is caused 
by the well-known celery blight. When 
the weather conditions are conducive to 
the development of this serious affec¬ 
tion the leaves begin "to spot with the 
brown patches, they turn yellow, wither 
up, the plants continue to waste away, 
and the ground about the celery is badly 
affected with the disease. This soil so 
THE: RURAL NEW-YORKER 
affected is used later on for handling 
and earthing up the celery, and the 
germs of the blight are brought in con¬ 
tact with the tender or eatable portion 
of the celery stalks, spotting or rusting 
them to a very considerable extent, and 
rendering them unsalable. This stage 
of the pernicious blight will sometimes 
develop after the celery is trenched for 
Winter use. A change of soil each 
year for the celery crop and the appli¬ 
cation of dry Bordeaux Mixture under 
the foliage and around the plants is the 
only practical remedy I have ever used, 
and this usually proves effectual. 
T. M. WHITE. 
103 
Melody is a new forcing rose now 
making a fine impression on the Ameri¬ 
can trade. The flower is. a beautiful 
yellow, shading to apricot in the center, 
and the foliage is glossy and handsome. 
It is of Irish origin, coming from the 
same originator as Killarney. We do 
not know its capabilities out of doors, 
but a good rose of that color would be 
welcome in the garden. 
Reports from Indiana, Illinois and 
Central Ohio state that practically all 
of the California privet hedges were 
killed down to the ground during the 
Winter of 1909 - 1910 , but they started 
from below the surface in the Spring, 
and made such a compact growth after¬ 
wards that great improvement resulted 
from this necessary cutting back. 
Meat-Eater : "I’ve tried nuts as food, 
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Vegetarian: “What kind of nuts did 
you use?” Meat-Eater: “Doughnuts.”— 
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