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Ruralisms 
The Bethlehemite Apple. 
IF. 8. It., Greensburg, Pa .—Would Mr. 
Van Deman toll us something about the 
Bethlehemite apple? I think its origin is 
Ohio, It is an old apple, not catalogued at 
present. 
Ans.— The Bethlehemite apple is one 
that originated in Ohio many years ago, 
and is even now almost unknown, per¬ 
haps because there is nothing superior 
enough in its character to bring it to 
general notice. It is medium in size, 
round to conical in shape, red striped in 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
to such a degree that the vines cannot 
carry their crop, it is also quite possible 
that there are some other influences det¬ 
rimental to them. Rotation of crop is 
necessary; we have trouble with both 
sweet and garden peas when they are 
put in the same place several successive 
seasons. A sandy loam containing a 
good deal of humus is the most favor¬ 
able soil, and some quickly available 
nitrogen is needed, as early plantings 
begin growing before soil nitrification 
is active; a 2-8-10 fertilizer is quite 
commonly applied at the rate of 500 
pounds to the acre. Fresh manure 
should not be applied the season of 
planting, though it may be used if well 
717 
V 
From Hundreds 
To Thousands 
SLIP BUDDING. Fig. 247. 
a, stock; h, ready for bud; c, bud in 
place; d, bud completely wrapped. 
color, mild subacid in flavor and of very 
good quality. It keeps well up to late 
Winter and is really a desirable apple 
for family use, but when compared with 
Winesap, Jonathan and some other 
standard varieties there is nothing about 
Bethlehemite to warrant planting it in¬ 
stead. H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Sod Mulch on Hillsides. 
O. G. 8., Louisville, Kg .—I own a tract 
of rough land which is good fruit land. I 
have a splendid peach orchard on this land 
and am thinking of clearing some of the 
hillsides that are too steep to cultivate to 
advantage and put out apples and pears 
and cultivate around the trees only and 
nit the sprouts between the trees two or 
three times a year and finally get a stand 
of grass. I realize that this plan is a 
radical departure from the usual method 
of growing fruit, my object being to utilize 
the steep hillsides and keep down the cost 
of cultivation. 1 would propose to give 
the trees proper attention otherwise as re¬ 
gards pruning and spraying. 
Ans.— You can grow good, business¬ 
like trees in this way. They will not be 
as large as cultivated trees, but they will, 
if given good care, produce high-class 
fruit. If possible try to plow two or 
three furrows on each side along the 
rows of trees. This will make cultiva¬ 
tion easier • and give some protection 
from lire. This will be cheaper and 
better than working around the trees 
with hoe or grub, too. The middles 
may be left as they are except for cut¬ 
ting off the sprouts. Grass will slowly 
come in, and the stumps will decay in 
time. The great drawback in all such 
schemes is the danger from fire. In a 
dry time lire will start and run along 
the rows if mulch is left there. The 
furrows plowed alongside the rows will 
help this. 
I he Pea Aphis; When Lilacs Bloom. 
J. II. If., Brooklyn, N. Y .—My garden 
mis very good soil and my peas come up 
'''ll, with the vines very vigorous. They 
"iir plenty ol’ blossoms, hut before the 
pods amount to anything the vines die at 
uie bottom, l notice they have a great 
many small green lice on them, about the 
° r the vines. What is the matter 
w'P them, and what shall I do to fix it? 
‘ ^weet peas act just about the same 
i 1 n *= before the blossoms amount to 
in- ill®' ' an d a neighbor each set out 
o lilac hushes six years ago this Spring. 
c\ do not blossom. How old should they 
i„P eor « they blossom? What do you 
'""Ik is the matter with them. 
, Axs -- * he pea aphis, a green plant 
uisf, often causes enormous losses in 
oonmercial plantings of peas. In gar¬ 
den culture you can destroy or control 
ir , >y spraying both sides of the leaves 
with kerosene emulsion. It is also a 
..'""1 plan to dust the little plants with 
‘ >acoo dust, just as soon as they are 
M;, Kiiewing this when washed off. 
me the green fly is a strong factor 
lc double, often destroying vitality 
GRAFT IN PAPER BAG. Fig. 248. 
Bee page 713. 
rotted, but the ideal soil for peas is one 
that has been heavily manured the pre¬ 
vious season. 
2. Your lilacs certainly ought to bloom, 
but they may be natural seedlings and 
not grafted plants. Seedlings are a 
long time coming into bloom; we have 
some under observation now 10 years 
old that have never bloomed. Seedling 
stocks arc grown to graft the named 
varieties upon, thus securing earlier 
bloom and a plant true to type. If your 
shrubs are of this type we do not know 
how you can hurry their dilatory bloom. 
Green Lice on Lettuce. 
What will kill green lice in a green¬ 
house on lettuce? I have used tobacco 
steeped, also smoke, and get no help. There 
is some kind of a drug they put in the 
dirt that will cheek them. Can you tell 
nie what it is? l. h. w. 
' Duke Center, Ta. 
Tobacco in some form is the remedy most 
generally employed in the control of the 
green fly or louse. For years I used to¬ 
bacco stems for fumigating' and found them 
very effective. One should have a good 
fumigator for the purpose as it will keep 
the flame in check and diminish the dan¬ 
ger of burning the plants. Take tobacco 
stems in sufficient quantity to fill the 
fumigator, place them under the greenhouse 
bench in a bunch, and sprinkle them well 
with water. Do this in the morning of the 
day you wish to fumigate. Leave them 
there until evening, when you will And 
them dampened through and in the proper 
condition for fumigating. Now take a 
small shovel of red-hot coals and put them 
in the fumigator, then fill it up with the 
dampened tobacco stems and set it in the 
walk in the center of the greenhouse, clos¬ 
ing ventilators and doors tight so that 
the smoke will he confined. Allow the 
charge to burn out, but it is always well 
to watch It to see that it is not burning 
too rapidly. If it starts to blaze sprinkle 
it with water, just enough to put down the 
flame. Repeat the operation on the second 
night following, and once or twice each 
week thereafter. A damp heavy air outside 
is a valuable aid in making the fumigation 
successful. Hydrocyanic add gas Is largely 
employed by experienced greenhouse men 
for the extermination of greenhouse pests, 
but it is a deadly poison, and should not 
be handled by anyone not familiar with it. 
I do not know of any drug or anything 
else that can he used in the soil to keep 
lice off the foliage of the plant. Tobacco 
stems are used to some extent on top of 
the soil in among the plants, and is more 
or less helpful in keeping the plants clear 
of lice. There are several tobacco prepa¬ 
rations in use that are quite effective and 
much easier to use than the tobacco stems. 
These preparations can be purchased from 
any of the large seed houses. k. 
Whitewash on Fruit Trees. 
Mill whitewash injure the bark of young 
pea eh and apple trees? Made by the "gov¬ 
ernment" formula, with some arsenate of 
lead added, and applied to the trunks, 
will it ho effective in preventing injurv by 
borers and mice? r. "f. 
Rhode Island. 
The whitewash will not hurt the trees 
and it will do little good. A strong lime- 
sulphur mixture will be better. These coat¬ 
ings will help somewhat to repel borers and 
vermin, but cauuot be called I'sure preven¬ 
tives." 
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