1913 . 
THE RURAL» NEW-YORKER 
1066 
Ruralisms 
PERENNIALS FROM SEED. 
Part II. 
In the previous article it was stated 
that seeds of perennials should be sown 
“thickly” in Fall. This should have read 
thinly. 
Gaillardia, blanket flower, can be 
sowed a quarter inch deep anywhere 
where the soil can be kept fairly moist. 
The plants do not make much growth 
the first few months, but they are quite 
hardy and can be put into permanent 
quarters when very small. If flowers 
are kept picked, this plant is an all Sum¬ 
mer bloomer and for that reason very 
desirable. They make excellent flowers 
for vases, as they have long stems and 
hang very gracefully. Do not use too 
many in a vase. 
Hollyhocks are as easy to grow as rad¬ 
ishes. No frame is needed. Sow same 
as any garden seeds. They will come 
up in a few days and in two weeks can 
be set in permanent posit - 'ons. Get only 
the best named sorts or separate colors. 
There will always be singles from seed 
supposed to produce only double flowers. 
Shasta daisy germinates quickly and 
easily, but is a rather slow grower. Seed 
sown early in the year will bloom the 
following year, otherwise it may take 
two years. Propagation is generally by 
division of the roots but a start can be 
made from seed very readily. 
Of Canterbury bells, the single Medium 
varieties are the best. The seed is cheap, 
very fine and of slow germination. I 
have found it a rather difficult seedling 
to handle. It damps off easily and for 
that reason must have plenty of air at 
all times and never be allowed to get dry 
while small or while germinating. Seed 
can be sown thickly and will appear as 
minute specks of green in about three 
weeks. It is well to make an interme¬ 
diate transplanting about one inch apart, 
and when they have filled this space they 
can then go into their flowering quarters. 
Rock cress is a fine white flower borne 
on a pretty little plant in great profu¬ 
sion. It will be almost the first flower 
after snow goes. Seed is fine and will 
need a little care till well started. This 
plant is excellent for rockeries or for 
an early white border anywhere. 
Sweet William seed germinates quickly 
and easily. It is of slow growth for a 
month or more and then comes on rapid¬ 
ly. Sow thinly about one-eighth inch 
deep and transplant to permanent posi¬ 
tion. Single sorts are prettiest. 
The English daisy, rose, white, red 
and pink, is a splendid perennial for 
borders. Seed is fine, germinates quickly 
and is easy to handle. Sown thickly in 
a small box ; in one month plants can bo 
readily handled and put in shallow boxes 
two inches apart each way. Leave them 
thus till the space is filled, by which 
time the plants will nearly all be in 
bloom. It is one of the few perennials 
that blooms in two months from seed. 
The mature plants make a spread of 
about eight iuches and are about three 
inches high. 
Space will not permit of giving de¬ 
tailed directions for the growing of the 
long list of beautiful hardy flowers and 
plants, but the treatment is very similar 
for all. As a rule, they are harder to 
start than annuals. The seed is often 
very fine, almost like sand grains. It is 
a pretty safe rule to put seeds down 
about four times their diameter. The 
seed bed needs shading till the plants 
are up, but this must be done in such a 
way that the air can have free access. 
The best shade is a lath frame with the 
lath one-half inch apart, and laid north 
and south across seed bed. This arrange¬ 
ment permits the sun to strike each part 
of the ground under the lath during the 
day, but for a few moments only. Old 
gunny-sacking on frames is another 
good way. A double thickness of mos¬ 
quito netting is still another. Chicken 
wire on frames with limbs thrown on 
will answer. Never put seed into wet 
dirt. It must be mellow, crumbly. You 
cannot take dry dirt, water it and use 
it immediately for a seed bed. Best to 
soak it up in the morning and use it at 
night. Aim to water so as to keep your 
seed bed about the same moisture all 
’he time as when the seed is sown. One 
drying out is fatal to most small seeds. 
Michigan. p, l. w. 
[GARDEN NOTES. 
The common Aster beetle is very de¬ 
structive to the Gladiolus during the 
blooming period. It attacks the flower 
and not only perforates the bright petals, 
but, beginning at the outside, devours 
them little by little. A patch of espe¬ 
cially fine America, planted near some 
Aster beds in the grounds of the writer, 
would have been totally ruined by this 
little marauder had not the Paris green 
been applied in time. In this instance, 
one application of the poison, a teaspoon¬ 
ful of which was used to a gallon and a 
half of water, applied with a fine sprink¬ 
ling can, did the work. 
Ferns should be frequently inspected 
this time of the year lest the diminutive 
white fly do them much damage before 
we are aware of it. This little insect at¬ 
tacks the under part of the mature leaves 
and in a remarkably short time succeeds 
in completely sapping the life of these 
fronds. The under part of the plant 
turning yellow, and the fern practically 
standing still are the usual evidences of 
its presence. The best method of get¬ 
ting rid of this trouble is to pick off the 
fronds unon which the fly rests and burns 
them, following which, a spraying with 
weak kerosene emulsion upon the under 
side of the plant will thoroughly clean it. 
Ohio. j. m. L. 
TREES AND TREE SEEDS FROM EUROPE. 
The U. S. Department of Agriculture 
states that during the past fiscal year 
3,779,041 growing trees and 15,040 
pounds of tree seeds were imported into 
the United States. The trees include 
valuable species that do not grow in the 
United States and stock which can at 
present be bought more cheaply abroad. 
The tree seeds imported are largely for 
the purpose of reforesting laud, though in 
a number of cases they are used in orna¬ 
mental planting on individual estates. 
France leads in the number of growing 
trees sent here, with a total of 1.782.255. 
Germany is second, with 849,245, and 
Holland third, with 690,632. Imports 
are made from 13 other countries, includ¬ 
ing India, Japan and Australia. The 
trees and shrubs imported are chiefly 
evergreens, such as pines, spruces and 
firs, and broad-leaf plants—oaks, maples, 
etc. 
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Most Likely to Follow Proper Fating. 
flour because 
wheat darkens 
by the miller. 
As old age advances we require less 
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