1911 . 
THE RURAIv NEW-YORKER 
1063 
Ruralisms 
Treatment of Montbretias. 
Can you give me some points on the 
proper treatment of Montbretia bulbs? Are 
they hardy here, or must they be removed 
from the ground late in Fall, as our Gladi¬ 
oli bulbs? How should they be treated dur¬ 
ing the long Winter rest? c. v. 
Ans. —Montbretias, or Tritonias as 
they are now usually called, cannot 
safely be left in the ground over Win¬ 
ter as far north as New York or Massa¬ 
chusetts. The general treatment is the 
same as for the Gladiolus, the corms 
being taken up in the Fall, but they do 
not always keep well if dried out se¬ 
verely in Winter. They are best carried 
over in sand or sphagnum moss in a 
cool cellar, and then started early in 
Spring in pots or boxes in the window. 
They should be planted out in May in 
deep rich soil. The sand or moss in 
which they are wintered should not be 
bone dry, but not by any means wet. 
Sometimes they keep well if the whole 
plant, tops, root and all, is put in a 
paper bag and hung up in the cellar. 
Farther south the roots may be left in 
the ground permanently. There are 
magnificent named hybrid Monbretias 
grown abroad, originating in England, 
France and Germany, where they are 
grown in great masses of gorgeous col¬ 
oring. Their habit of almost continual 
blooming makes them very showy in the 
garden. _ 
CULTURE OF DAHLIAS. 
In a recent issue I notice that there 
had been more or less discussion on the 
subject of Dahlias. Some of the mis¬ 
takes often made by amateur growers 
are planting either too early, too shallow 
or too many roots in a hill; allowing the 
cutworms to cut the first shoots off, or 
placing too much fertilizer in the hill 
at time of planting. The worst enemy 
I have had to contend with this year 
has been the drought, combined with the 
extreme heat. Under these circum¬ 
stances blight is liable to result. I have 
found that spraying the plant with Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture and applying liquid ni¬ 
trate of soda around the roots has been 
an almost infallible remedy in such 
cases. To those whose plants are being 
destroyed by lice I can recommend noth¬ 
ing better than whale-oil soap. Wood 
ashes will also be found to be of great 
value where the chintz-bug has started 
his work of devastation. This should be 
applied early in the morning when the 
plant is yet wet with dew Lead of zinc, 
one ounce to a gallon of water, sprayed 
on the plant will rid one of all foliage 
devouring insects. It should be handled 
with great caution, as it is a most deadly 
poison. Although I am in the Dahlia 
business solely for the purpose of rais¬ 
ing tubers for sale, I find that a large 
and varied display of flowers is one of 
the best advertisements a man can have. 
Long Island. d. b. howell. 
Cabbage Lice; Lily Troubles. 
II. K. E., Smith'bcrg, Md. —1. I would 
like to know how to kill cabbage lice; they 
are Just killing my cabbage. 2. How should 
lilies be treated after they have rested? 
Will garden soil do? Last Winter my lilies 
died all along the side of the leaves, and 
the buds dried up ; they never came open. 
Must I keep water on them all the time, or 
is it better to have the pot sitting in water? 
3. What kind of soil is best for geraniums? 
Ans. —1. To get rid of cabbage lice, re¬ 
move all stumps or plant remnants left 
in the field, as the insects winter over on 
them. Clean culture is another aid, as 
the lice flourish on such weeds as wild 
mustard and shepherd’s purse. If your 
cabbage is badly infested this year there 
is every reason to clear up the ground 
thoroughly, in the hope of lessening in¬ 
festation another year. Kerosene emul¬ 
sion, tobacco, soapsuds, or fumigation 
with bisulphide of carbon are among the 
best methods of destroying plant lice, 
but naturally the emulsion or tobacco 
water on cabbage must be followed by 
drenching with clear water. Hot water 
(not;, of course, hot enough to injure 
the plant) is often very efficacious when 
dashed over the leaves. While such ap¬ 
plications may be used on the home 
garden without great expense, they 
would be a serious matter in field cul¬ 
ture of cabbage; we do not know how 
extensively they are used. 2. The sec¬ 
ond question is too indefinite for satis¬ 
factory answer, as we do not know what 
lily is referred to. If what are known as 
Easter lilies, Longiflorum, or Harrisii, 
we doubt the success of bulbs which last 
Winter showed diseased leaves and 
buds. It is not considered worth while 
to try to force such bulbs a second Win¬ 
ter, and they are usually thrown away 
after flowering, though they may be 
ripened in the pots and then planted outo 
in the border, where they may give 
considerable satisfaction. The yellowing 
or blight referred to may have resulted 
from errors of treatment, instead of 
disease, in which case the bulbs may 
yet give satisfaction outside, though we 
do not encourage their indoor culture. 
Water such lilies when they need it, 
but don’t set the pots in water, and 
don’t keep the soil sour and sodden; 
“water on them all the time” sounds 
rather marshy. If, on the other hand, 
the “lilies” are Callas, which are not 
really lilies, they will stand plenty of 
water, and will not object to the pots 
being set in water, only this is not nec¬ 
essary if they are not allowed to dry 
out. They like a rich soil with plenty of 
fertility. The Easter lilies like light, 
fibrous soil, devoid of clay. 3. Gerani¬ 
ums like good garden soil, light, rather 
than clayey. _ 
Imperfect Wagener Apples. 
F. II. E., Malden, Mass .—Can you tell 
me why my Wagener apples come imper¬ 
fect? Is it the habit of this apple, or is 
it because of the curculio or some other 
insect? I have 12 or 15 trees of this vari¬ 
ety, bearing this year for the first time, 
and they all seem to have this imperfect 
shape. 
Ans. —The Wagener apple is natur¬ 
ally quite irregular in shape, and there 
is no need to be troubled about it. This 
is one qf the very earliest and heaviest 
bearers, and for this reason the tree is 
not a strong grower. The apples are 
of good size and of a red color that is 
usually quite attractive and the flavor 
is good. The season is from December 
to March. For a filler this is a good 
variety to plant, and the fruit sells 
quite well. h. e. van deman. 
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