1910. 
THE RURAt NEW-YOKKER 
83 
Ruralisms 
MORE ABOUT WHITE GLADIOLI. 
Regarding your correspondent’s wish¬ 
ing to obtain a white Gladiolus that does 
not show the pink stains, I can recom¬ 
mend the new European variety Reine 
Blanche (Barre), offered by Vilmorin 
Andrieux & Co., Paris, France; A. 
Gravereau, Neauphle le Chateau (Seine 
et Oise), France, and Victor Lemoine 
& Son, Nancy, France. This variety is 
also offered under the following syno¬ 
nyms, Reine de l’Anjou and Radium. I 
tested this variety the past season, and 
found it came up to description, with 
the unimportant exception of a slight 
creamy cast hardly noticeable. It has 
a little show of color deep in the throat, 
but this is never visible unless you look 
sharp. It is a Gandavensis of medium 
sized flower, but very robust and vigor¬ 
ous, and can be bought for about 50 
francs per 100 bulbs. 
Massachusetts. l. merton gage. 
HEATING A HOTBED. 
F. J., Webster Grove , Mo .—Could a hot- 
water system be used successfully in hot¬ 
beds in the following manner: By placing 
the boiler lower than the beds; so as to 
give an ascending slope, also the lead pipes 
an ascending slope and the return pipes 
a descending slope back to the boiler? 
The diagram shows the plan. The rings 
along the center aisle represent stop cocks 
which can be closed when a bed is vacant, 
and the heat may be sent to the other beds 
so as to save fuel. If this method could be 
conducted it would save fuel, for instead 
of heating a large amount of space as in 
a greenhouse, a few feet would only have 
to be heated. 
Ans.— Such a plan could be used for 
heating hotbeds, and if the pipes were 
PLAN FOR HEATING HOTBED. Fig 30. 
given the usual rise of one foot to one 
hundred feet it should work satisfac¬ 
torily. But it would appear from the 
plan thaft a single pipe is proposed for 
each bed, with the return outside the 
ends, and if that method were used it 
would be necessary to jacket the return 
pipe with some non-conducting material. 
But when installing a heating plant, why 
not build a greenhouse, so that one could 
work there regardless of the weather, 
for hotbeds are only available in rea¬ 
sonably fair weather? w. h. taplin. 
HOW TO GROW ASTERS. 
M. IF. N., East Nassau, N. Y.—Could you 
give me any information regarding rais¬ 
ing Asters for market? I have read in 
seed catalogues a good deal about raising 
Asters for market. If they can be raised 
with success, where can they be disposed 
of? 
Ans. —Asters are sown under glass in 
February in this latitude, and planted 
out the latter part of April, or early in 
May. They may also be sown out of 
doors, just as soon as the ground can 
be worked in Spring. Select rich soil, 
spade it up, and rake it fine. Make drills 
about one inch deep, sow in the drills, 
and cover with one-fourth inch of fine 
earth sifted over the drills. When the 
plants are about one inch high, rake the 
earth toward the plants, making the bed 
level. It is a good practice to sow air- 
slaked lime over the drills, enough to 
whiten the earth, before sowing the 
seed. The ground where the Asters are 
planted should be heavily dressed with 
cow manure the Fall previous, well 
plowed and harrowed. As a preventive 
of disease some growers scatter 20 to 30 
bushels of slaked lime to the acre. Fur¬ 
rows are made about four inches deep, 
30 inches apart, plants set 12 to 15 inches 
apart in the row. Good culture is given, 
and about two weeks later 100 pounds 
of guano to the acre is worked in with 
a spike-tooth harrow. The hand hoe is 
used between the plants, and clean cul¬ 
ture is given till buds appear, when hand 
tools take the place of the horse. When 
in bloom a mulch of tobacco stems kills 
aphis and keeps down weeds; hand pick¬ 
ing must be used for the black beetle, 
which is a great nuisance. The striped 
squash bug will also turn his attention 
to Asters, so keep squashes at a distance. 
A troublesome disease has affected As¬ 
ters seriously for some years past, caus¬ 
ing a good deal of loss. There are a 
good many people growing Asters in 
the neighborhood of New York, so the 
quality must be good to command a re¬ 
munerative market. The usual outlet is 
through the cut flower market or the 
wholesale commission florists, of whom 
there are many in the large cities. 
The Avocado Pear. — I notice the 
statements on page 988 regarding the 
Avocado pear. In making my studies for 
Bulletin 61, Bureau of Plant Industry, 
Washington, D. C., it became necessary 
to look into the historical side of this 
splendid salad fruit. As far back as the 
eighteenth century the oil of the fruit 
was said to be used for soap-making 
and for illuminating purposes, and the 
seed used for marking linen. But no¬ 
where in later literature does there seem 
to be any definite statement that this 
was actually done. In my travels in 
Cuba, Jamaica and Mexico diligent in¬ 
quiry was made into this particular, and 
nowhere did there seem to be any notice 
in regard to the use in this respect. I 
have also inquired from persons who 
have lived a long time in the West In¬ 
dies, and they likewise consider it one of 
the historical myths, which has been 
handed down from age to age through 
the literature without anyone seeming 
to take the trouble to verify it. The 
season for the fruit begins in June and 
continues until November. During this 
time, especially during the early portion 
of this season, it may be found in the 
Washington and' New York markets, 
also in some of the other cities. It is 
regularly on the market in New Or¬ 
leans, Tampa, Miami, Key West, and on 
the market almost the entire year in 
Plavana and other large cities of Cuba. 
P. H. ROLFS. 
Director Florida Experiment Station. 
R. N.-Y.—The authority for the state¬ 
ment is found in Bailey’s Encyclopaedia 
of Plorticulture, page 1280. 
“Flow’s your husband now?” “Poor 
man, he’s laid up at home with acute 
rheumatism. All he is able to do now 
is to mind the baby, chop the wood, an¬ 
swer the door bell an’ run errands.”— 
Melbourne Australasian. 
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Stands at the head of Lime and Sulphur solutions Re¬ 
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