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THE RURAL* NEW-YORKER 
March 12, 
FRUITS AND FLOWERS. 
NOTES FROM THE MAIL. 
Sulphide of Potassium for Rose Mildew. 
/ 
E. C., Perryman, Md .—Do you recom¬ 
mend sulphide of potassium for mildew of 
roses ? 
Ans. —Sulphide of potassium solution at 
the strength of about one ounce sulphide 
to a gallon of water freshly dissolved in 
hot water is an excellent remedy for 
clearing dormant and growing roses of 
mildew, but it does not long hold the 
disease in check. The best remedy we 
have ever found both under glass and 
outside is flowers of sulphur blown or 
dusted over the foliage when wet with 
dew or rain. The sulphur is volatilized 
by sun heat, giving forth gas that is 
quite destructive to mildew and not 
harmful to plants. Sulphide of potas¬ 
sium solution is most useful for spraying 
dormant roses when they are brought in 
from the field to be potted or benched 
in the greenhouse. It kills any spores 
that may be present and thus prevents 
the disease from starting. 
A Starved Honeysuckle. 
A. J. A'., Hamburg, III .—We have at our 
borne on the front porch, on south and 
west side, honeysuckle which, in early Spring, 
puts forth bloom and then dries up at ends ; 
vine almost ceases to bloom only in scattered 
parts. I think it needs more soil or spad¬ 
ing up near its roots. It is near the caves 
drip. Is too much water injurious? 
Ans. —It is quite probable that the 
roots of your honeysuckle are in too 
shallow soil, or too much exposed. In 
that case it might be well to lay bricks 
about it, or form some sort of a bo,x two 
or three feet square over the roots and 
fill it with good, rich soil. The blooms 
of honeysuckle sometimes fail in early 
Spring through the buds being destroyed 
by aphids or plant lice. The best treat¬ 
ment is thoroughly to drench or spray 
them with tobacco water made by steep¬ 
ing about two pounds of tobacco stems in 
about as many gallons of water. This 
will kill all the lice it touches without 
harming the plants, but repeated appli¬ 
cations may be necessary. 
Repotted Palm. 
A. T., Chester, N. J .—I have a small 
palm that I bought a year ago; it thrived 
very well until I had it put in a larger pot. 
I put it in the earth from the garden, but 
since then it has not grown well and some 
of the leaves are wilted. Could you tell mo 
what would be the proper earth for it, so 
that it will grow? 
Ans. —Potted palms grow best in very 
light porous soil. That made with a 
mixture of one part each rather moist 
sand, garden soil and fine old manure 
appears to be best. The pots should be 
well filled with drainage holes, so the 
water is never retained but drains away 
promptly. When growing, the soil should 
be kept moist at all times, but seldom 
soaking wet. In repotting palms it is 
good only to use a single size larger 
than the pot in which it has been grown. 
A mistake in over-potting is often made, 
resulting in a decrease of vitality. 
Another common mistake is to pot too 
deeply, making the basis of the roots 
reach below the soil level. Palms natur¬ 
ally grow far above the soil sending their 
roots down so, that there are air spaces 
between the roots. If you repot your 
specimen in a smaller pot, use light soil 
and keep the base at least two inches 
above the surface you will have no 
further trouble. 
The Navel Orange. 
C. .4. S., Whitehall , iris.—Will you give 
the history of the navel orange, and is there 
any variation from it now? 
Ans. —The navel orange appears to be 
a chance seedling of the common sweet 
orange that grew in the neighborhood of 
Bahia, Brazil, where the excellence of 
its fruit caused it to have a great local 
reputation. About the year 1870 the 
United States Department of Agriculture 
imported a few of the trees, and later 
sent ■scions and buds of the same to 
orange growers in Florida and Cali¬ 
fornia. The variety di! not produce well 
in Florida, but has bee i wonderfully suc¬ 
cessful in California. . v as at first 
known as the Bahia orange, but the pre¬ 
sent name of Washington Navel was 
given it by California growers. Though 
generally seedless, the blooms produce 
pollen and an occasional good seed is 
found in some of the fruits. Hybrids 
have been raised showing the 
same characteristics, but as yet node 
have acquired anything like the commer¬ 
cial prominence of the original Bahia 
variety. 
Late Grapes. 
J. W. M., Relay, Md .—What would you 
advise for a late grape? 1 have Campbell’s 
Early and Concord, and want something 
later. IIow are the New York States grapes 
kept? We receive many in late October in 
perfect condition. I would like to keep 
some of my own; I can equal the New York 
fruit by bagging. 
Ans. —For your locality, we could not 
advise a better late grape than Isabella. 
This is an old-fashioned variety little 
planted now, but in our estimation 
superior as a late grape to all others. 
The New York State grapes are univer¬ 
sally kept in cold storage until offered 
for sale. No other method appears to 
be successful. Very late varieties, like 
Isabella, may be kept by cutting perfect 
bunches when the grapes are fully ripe 
and carefull- packing them in large card¬ 
board boxes between layers of card board 
or thick paper. If kept in a cool, airy 
place they often remain in good eating 
condition until the end of December, 
although they are likely to shrivel to 
some extent. 
Reverting Roses. 
E. E. E., Johnson City, Tenn .—I have a 
Madame Georges Bruant rose. For the past 
five years it lias bloomed the purest white 
roses imaginable, and a strong healthy bush. 
Bast year the roses were a small pinky 
characterless flower, resembling a wild rose 
a good deal: not a rose on it that comes near 
wuat it was hitherto, nor has it bloomed 
nearly so freely. It stands within 10. feet 
of an Agnes Emily Carman, both planted 
same time, the latter blooming same shade 
of red it has other years. What is cause 
of this freak action? Has it reverted to an 
original tvpe or what ? A friend of mine 
here has ‘a rose that has acted similarly 
this season, a Mme. Peary. 
Ans. —The roses you speak of are 
probably cultivated plants that have been 
worked on Manetti, which is a kind of 
wild rose abundantly found in Italy. The 
bud or graft has probably ceased to grow 
and sprouts have come up from the stock, 
which would bear the inferior wild roses 
you mention. If you will notice care¬ 
fully you will probably 'see a difference 
in the foliage also. In case the Bruant 
or Mme. Peary sprouts have entirely died 
out nothing can be done. The method is 
to cut out all the stocks from Manetti 
sprouts deep in the soil and thus throw 
the growth into the budded or grafted 
variety. Roses sometimes change color 
slightly from climatic causes, but never 
deteriorate to such an extent as your 
letter would indicate. 
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