1911 . 
1237 
Ruralisms 
Growth of Climbing Asparagus. 
TF. S. J., Malden, Mass .—Can you tell 
me what to do for an asparagus fern which 
sends out long vigorous shoots which do 
not leave out? 
Ans. —Are you sure that these shoots 
do not leave out? Both Asparagus plu- 
mosus (usually called asparagus fern) 
and A. Sprengeri make bare shoots of 
new growth, which gradually leave out 
to the mature form, but for a consider¬ 
able time the foliage growth is slow 
and the bare shoots are not attractive. 
We think that if your plant is doing 
well and making growth there is no 
need to feel anxious about it. These 
plants need good drainage and liberal 
treatment; do not let the pot stand in 
water. Sometimes old shoots drop their 
leaves as a result of sour, sodden soil, 
or from escaping coal or illuminating 
gas, but this is quickly noticed and is 
distinct from the bare shoots of new 
growth. 
Grafting Plum and Peach. 
I often see in the papers or hear 
questions asked about how to graft the 
peach. My grafting work has been all 
in California. I know of one way that 
the peach can be grafted successfully. 
Fifty years ago I had a lot of seedling 
peaches I could not bud in their season. 
So in the Spring I wanted to start some 
plum trees, and I had heard of graft¬ 
ing on the root in the ground. So I 
went at it, dug close down to the roots, 
cut the stocks off near as could be 
grafted, “cleft,” or common way, 
packed the soil nicely and firmly about 
the work, leaving one bud out of the 
ground. I had a nice lot of plum trees. 
No wax or cloth used except where 
the stocks were not large enough to 
hold without tying. I cut scions four 
to six inches, or more, depend¬ 
ing how low the roots are in the 
ground. Since I began to work have 
grown many trees of apricot, almond, 
peach, plum and nectarine on the peach 
root. If I wish to get good or new 
variety of the above fruits I find seed¬ 
ling peach, dig them and graft and set 
where I want them to stand. The soil 
must be in good condition, work well 
done so it will not dry out before start¬ 
ing to grow. They can be waxed same 
as work done above the ground, but 
waxing is not necessary. Scions must 
be used as in other grafting, not al¬ 
lowed to start before being used. I 
can graft here from January to April, 
if the weather conditions are right. I 
have used stocks from one-quarter to 
two inches diameter. The larger size 
I sometimes split each side of center 
and put in three or four scions. If the 
wood is winding or braidy split with 
the saw. I have made some peach 
grafts grow put in the branches, but 
cannot depend on them. Japan plums 
grow grafted in peach limbs almost as 
well as apples grafted in usual way. 
Santa Barbara Co., Cal. o. n. c. 
Various Fruit Questions. 
M. B., Chalheim, Ontario. —1. What is 
the cause of gummosis in peach trees, and 
the remedy or preventative? 2. Four years 
ago I got from a firm in New Jersey 1300 
peach trees, and out of that number l have 
so far lost' nearly 500. During the grow¬ 
ing season they make but little growth, 
with the leaves a light green and during 
the latter part of October they turn a 
bright red. Fearing it was some disease I 
cut a lot of them down and found the 
limbs with the exception of- about one- 
. eighth of an inch around the outside quite 
dead and in some cases rotten. What is 
the above trouble, and the cause of it? 3. 
Why is not quince stock good for grafting 
apples on? 4. How far apart should dwarf 
apple trees on Paradise stock be planted, 
and how far those on the Doucin stock? 
Ans. —1. Gum exudes from any 
wound on a peach tree. It is the resi¬ 
due left from evaporated sap and is 
really not a sure sign of any sort of 
disease, as it may appear where there 
was an accidental injury. However, it 
does appear on some diseased trees. 2. 
It would be impossible to tell just what 
was the cause of the rotten hearts of 
the trees described, but I have known 
peach trees to get into that condition, 
having been injured by severe Winter. 
It is possible that some injury of this 
kind befell the trees before or after they 
were planted that caused decay to start. 
Such a state does not follow the work 
of any insect or fungus disease so far as 
I know. It would be well to call to aid 
the officials of the Experimental Station 
U'HJtC RURA& NEW-YORKER 
at Guelph or at least send them speci¬ 
mens to study and report upon. 3. The 
apple does not make a good union on 
the quince and therefore trees resulting 
from such grafting would be of little 
or no value. 4. If I should answer this 
question from a practical standpoint I 
would say that dwarf apple trees of any 
kind should be planted five miles apart. 
They are really worthless as a matter of 
profit. For the fancy grower who wants 
to play with dwarf apple trees in the 
backyard of a town lot those on Para¬ 
dise stock should be set 10 feet apart 
and on Doucin stock 15 feet apart. The 
Experiment Station at Geneva, N. Y., 
has made extensive trials with dwarf 
apple trees and come to the conclusion 
that they are not practical and that al¬ 
most every claim that has been made 
for them is not borne out by the facts 
as developed by the experiments on 
three large plots, h. e. van deman. 
Traveling Greenhouses. 
According to a British correspondent 
of the Florists’ Exchange, traveling 
greenhouses have been in use in Great 
Britain for about 16 years. They travel 
along a certain space from one crop to 
another, affording shelter at the time 
needed to secure an early growth or 
bloom. They are only suited for special 
market crops, a general practice being 
to start the season with Narcissus bulbs, 
planted out permanently, following with 
strawberries, tomatoes and pot Chry¬ 
santhemums. Quite frequently only 
three crops are handled, giving a 100- 
foot house a run over 300 feet of 
ground. Sometimes the crops are vio¬ 
lets, followed by Narcissus, then toma¬ 
toes, or bulbs followed by asparagus and 
other quick-growing vegetables. The 
English writer says: 
The earlier of these houses were made 
up to 25 feet wide and 20 feet long, but 
experience proved that an average of 22 
feet six inches in width was best, as the 
wider house has a tendency to spread after 
a time. The approximate cost of building 
is not much above that for ordinary fixed 
houses, averaging about 30 shillings per 
foot run for a 25 foot wide house, inclusive 
of rails. The rails are light gauge, about 
one inch, and are fastened to wooden plates. 
In most instances these rails are laid upon 
low brick walls, about 18 inches, with iron 
stanchions at intervals to prevent the walls 
and rails being forced outward. Where 
cost has to be kept down, the outside walls 
consist of creosoted railway sleepers. The 
houses are invariably erected in couples, if 
not more, so that the inside rails do not 
call for walls, they being supported on 
their plates, which arc held in position by 
strong pillars the same height as the outer 
walls. For obvious reasons, the cave plate 
cannot be carried very high, about 30 
inches or so being the limit. The wheels, 
which are flanged on one side, are about 
9-10 inches in diameter, and are placed at 
intervals of 10 feet to 12 feet. These 
wheels are encased in boxes, to exclude 
as much draught as possible, and they are 
connected to the cave plate by strong bolts, 
and angle irons. The spaces between tlfe 
wheel boxes are filled by movable boards, 
which serve as ventilators. The usual top 
ventilators are, of course, included. The 
roof is not supported by any pillars’. The 
usual center purlin supports the sash bars, 
which are, naturally, substantial, the sash 
bars being pinned together by the ordinary 
cross bars. 
The ends of the houses are principally 
wood, and at moving time these ends are 
taken out and put back as one would shut¬ 
ters. In some instances each division is 
parted by a low brick wall, so that each 
time the house is moved it lias an entirely 
brick base. Where two or more houses are 
standing side by side the inside rails are, 
of course, duplicated, so that each house 
runs independently of its neighbor, although 
each tends to increase the stability of the 
other. As will be noted by comparing the 
human figures seen in the pictures of the 
houses, the latter are about 10 feet at the 
ridge. 
The heating system adopted is varied ac¬ 
cording to a grower’s needs. Where more 
than one early crop is handled, the prob¬ 
lem of heating is overcome by the adoption 
of a traveling boiler, which runs upon itg 
own light railway. The pipes are strongly 
fixed to the house and the flow and return 
come out at the corner, where they connect 
up with the boiler, so that when the house 
moves the boiler goes with it, a low stoke 
hole being arranged at each point where 
the boiler stops, and a movable shed being 
placed over it. In other instances the pipes 
and boiler are a fixture, each section being 
independent and operated by valves. Many 
houses are not heated at all, and in others 
only one section. The houses are pinned 
down to the rail when in position, to pre¬ 
vent movement. The method of shifting is 
very simple, for when the ends are taken 
out four men can easily push a 100 foot 
house along, and even in the case of longer 
houses no winches or pulleys are needed. 
Among advantages claimed are the 
labor saved in handling soil, and the 
fact that the weathering of the soil in 
the open prevents its deterioration. Nar¬ 
cissus bulbs can be left in the ground 
three years without lifting, and instead 
of having to discard the bulbs after 
forcing, they are better the second year 
than the first. Span-roofed frames are 
made on the same principle as the 
greenhouse, and used with such crops 
as dwarf peas, strawberries, lettuce, 
rhubarb and seakale. They are said to 
forward the crop a month, and are a 
saving of labor. This system is patented 
in the United States. 
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