1912. 
Ruralisms 
A Bamboo Question. 
G. F. B., Boring, Ore .—Some time ago 
(my clipping is not dated) W. F. Massey 
described a bamboo grown at Raleigh, N. 
C., which just meets the ideal of the variety 
I want, I think. The variety Metake is 
good, but I want something more interest¬ 
ing in color. Our climate suits Metake and 
others well. Would it be possible to obtain 
a couple of roots of this variety you 
describe? 
Ans. —I really forget the name of the 
variety of bamboo ?rown in Raleigh. It 
is a golden yellow stem and grows about 
IS to 20 feet tall. The plants came from 
the Vanderbilt Nursery at Biltmore, 
N. C. Mr. Vanderbilt sent them with a 
lot of other stuff to plant in the grounds 
of the Governor’s mansion in Raleigh, 
and from there they were planted in the 
Capitol Square, and in my grounds. As 
this bamboo thrives in the cold mountain 
country of North Carolina it would 
probably be hardy almost anywhere 
south of New York or on the Pacific 
coast. You can doubtless get the roots 
by writing to Biltmore, N. C. 
W. F. MASSEY. 
THE RUKAb NEW-YORKEH 
Gladiolus Queries. 
S. O. M., Gallo, 0. —1. In what propor¬ 
tion is formalin diluted to treat Gladiolus 
corms, and how applied? 2. Is it safe to 
plant Gladiolus bulbs in November and 
cover same with sash in cold frame to in¬ 
duce earlier bloom? 
Ans. —1. Gladiolus roots are soaked 
for 20 minutes in formalin solution, one 
pint of formalin to 30 gallons of water. 
This treatment is for scab; the outer 
loose covering is removed before soak¬ 
ing. Another method is to soak the 
corms for 20 minutes in a solution of 
bichloride of mercury, 15 grains to each 
gallon of water. 2. We would not risk 
carrying Gladioli over Winter in frames 
unless the situation is so favorable that 
there is no risk of the ground freezing. 
In a mild climate the corms may be left 
in the ground all Winter, and this 
might be done in the North where there 
was protection from frost. But the 
usual method for early flowers is to 
grow Gladioli as a greenhouse catch 
crop. It usually takes about 90 days 
from planting for good-sized corms to 
bloom, so outdoor stock planted in April 
flowers in early July, when there is 
likely to be need for the flowers. 
Transplanting Wild Trees. 
L. L. L. Congers, N. Y .—I wish to trans¬ 
plant from an abandoned field to a new 
location, cedars from three to 15 feet in 
height. When is the most suitable time 
to do the work? What difference in trans¬ 
planting is there between coniferous and 
deciduous trees? Please give instructions 
for transplanting the cedars. Can they be 
transplanted at any time during the year? 
Ans. —Wild plants have few roots be¬ 
cause of never having been transplant¬ 
ed, which calls for the greatest care 
in their removal. Get every root pos¬ 
sible, keep them damp and plant again 
as soon as possible. The soil that is 
thrown over the roots should be fine 
and dry so that it will work its way 
around the roots nicely. When the hole 
is half filled pour in two or three pails 
of water, filling in the remainder of the 
soil after the water has soaked away. 
Moderate pruning will increase the 
chances of success, but do not cut back 
the branches below green foliage, for 
they will not break fresh shoots from 
bare wood like deciduous trees. Trans¬ 
plant in the Spring on a cloudy day if 
there is any choice in the matter. 
S. H. MADDEN. 
The Cutworm Nuisance. 
Ever and anon at planting time comes 
the wail of complaint of cutworm dam¬ 
age, and just about as often do we see 
in print directions by laborious methods 
to get rid of the pest, such as trapping 
under shingles, or wrapping plants to 
protect them from the worms, or the un¬ 
safe method of using Paris green bran 
mash, which is liable to burn the plants 
if carelessly used. After considerable 
experience I consider the cutworm the 
easiest to deal with of the many pests 
with which we have to contend. That is 
where the protection of poultry does not 
enter into the question. The sweetened 
bran mash is the proper weapon, but 
Paris green is the wrong insecticide. 
Use arsenate of lead instead. My for¬ 
mula is about as follows: Dissolve one 
pound of arsenate of lead and two 
pounds of cheap sugar in two gallons of 
water; with this wet bran and mix thor¬ 
oughly. For planted crops take a quan¬ 
tity of mash in a pail and walking along 
the row and with a jerk of the hand 
sprinkle a few crumbs over and around 
each plant, a very little will do the busi¬ 
ness. The work is rapid and easy, ma¬ 
terial and labor not costing over a dollar 
or two per acre, and protection is com¬ 
plete. If labor is short, broadcasting 
should do nearly as well. 
Florida. d. l. haktman. 
Pruning Currants, Gooseberries and Roses. 
_ J ' K J honkers, N. Y .—When is the best 
time of the year to trim currants, goose¬ 
berries and roses? 
Ans —Thin out old wood and super¬ 
fluous young wood of currants in early 
Spring. In field culture from four to 
eight main stems are allowed, and these 
are frequently renewed; wood over 
three years old should not remain, and 
many growers do not leave any over 
two years old. The fruit is borne on 
both old and young wood, but the best 
yield is on short one-year spurs, or 
near the base of one-year shoots. Some 
varieties of currant need more pruning 
than others, and experience is needed 
to. judge of this. The same system ap¬ 
plies to gooseberries; trim in early 
Spring, and remember that the finest 
fruits are produced on one-year wood. 
Cut away weak young shoots, and thin 
out the old wood, allowing vigorous 
wood to replace the old before that 
fails. Shortening back the lower 
branches aids in keeping the fruit off 
the ground. Prune rose bushes in early 
Spring also; the extent of the cutting 
must depend on variety and mode of 
growth. A very robust-growing sort 
will often be the better for pruning after 
flowering is over in June or July, this 
resulting in more Autumn flowers, but 
some are quite sufficiently pruned by cut¬ 
ting the flowers. Others require noth- 
mg more than cutting out dead wood 
and removing some ugly or straggling 
shoots. Many growers prune their 
roses in late Fall, but it should be late 
enough for the plant to be dormant; 
otherwise there may be a warm spell 
that would start new growth, and we 
thus should have soft shoots to be win¬ 
ter-killed. 
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New Plant Immigrants. 
Among plants described by a recent bul¬ 
letin of the Plant Introduction Bureau, we 
lind one Crotnlaria from Java and another 
from Paraguay, both introduced for test- 
lng as green manures. We have a native 
Crotalaria, C. sagittalis. the rattlebox or 
wild pea, which is found throughout a wide 
area in the United States, aud this plant 
has a very evil reputation as poisonous to 
both horses and cattle. The animals are 
sometimes killed by eating the plant when 
mixed witli grass or meadow hay, but are 
not poisoned so often by eating the plant in 
the field. It is believed that “bottom dis¬ 
ease of horses in Iowa was caused by this 
plant. Nothing is said as to the qualities 
of the exotic Crotalarias other than as 
green manure, but they will doubtless be 
investigated thoroughly. 
Seeds have been received of the West 
African mosquito plant, Ocinnim viride, 
from Southern Nigeria. The sender says: 
“This plant is known locally to possess 
valuable qualities as an insectifuge, but I 
think its use is really not much practiced 
by the natives. The foliage is usually hung 
up in dwelling houses in the green state to 
keep away mosquitoes; the dried plant is 
also burned and the resulting smoke is con¬ 
sidered to be useful for the same purpose.” 
This seed was introduced in response to 
numerous requests from the South, for the 
widely advertised “Mosquito plant” supposed 
to be so commonly used throughout tropi¬ 
cal West Africa. 
Another interesting plant immigrant is 
Spathodea campanulata, a member of the 
trumpet-vine family. It is a tall, erect tree 
from western tropical Africa. Its large, 
orange-red, erect flowers, produced at the 
tips of the branches throughout the wet 
season, render it strikingly handsome and 
conspicuous at a distance. The unexpanded 
flowers contain a quantitv of water, henc<* 
the tree has been called the “Fountain- 
tree.” 
Among catch crops in carnation houses is 
lupine Pink Beauty; one of the annual hy¬ 
brid lupines produced for florists’ use. The 
common Lupinus perennis of the East and 
Middle West, and L. polyphyllus of the far 
West, both with showy purplish blue flowers, 
are quite well known, and are satisfactorv 
garden plants with their showy spikes of 
bloom. Pink Beauty is a lovely clear pale 
rose color, and is a desirable cut flower. 
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