1910 . 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
600 
Ruralisms 
NOTES ON DAFFODILS. 
On page 523 Mr. Crawford refers 
especially to the Emperor daffodil. This 
is one of the most beautiful of the 
trumpet forms, being perfect in shape 
and finish and very hardy, but after 
getting a start in Narcissus growing 
every flower lover will' wish to branch 
out and extend his collection. Our own 
personal taste does not run towards 
double daffodils, though we have a few 
clumps of the old-fashioned Incompara- 
bilis plenus (butter-and-eggs or codlins- 
and-cream, as English country people 
call them) and the double form of 
Poeticus, the Gardenia Narcissus, is 
really lovely, but does not open well in a 
dry season. But we prefer to extend 
our collection among the singles, and 
here we find a wide range of choice. 
Not all the Narcissi succeeding in 
England are permanently hardy here in 
the latitude of New York. The delight¬ 
ful little Hoop-petticoat daffodil, N. Bul- 
bocodium, gave us flowers one Spring, 
and promptly departed this life; so did 
the jonquil, N. Jonquilla. None of the 
Polyanthus or bunch-flowered sorts suc¬ 
ceeds out of doors, but we grow the 
Paper White and Chinese Sacred lily in 
the house. 'Golden Spur and Trumpet 
major, which are among the very hand¬ 
some trumpet sorts, were not permanent 
with us. 
Among fine trumpet sorts delighting us 
this Spring are Madame de Graaff, pale 
primrose trumpet and white perianth 
and Glory of Leiden, very large, clear 
yellow. Sir Watkin, the Welsh daffodil, 
belongs to the chalice-cupped section, 
sulphur with orange cup; it is very 
striking and seems to do well. The old 
Poeticus, white with reddish crown, is 
very hardy, fragrant and free-flowering; 
Poeticus Ornatus is larger, but not so 
sweet, and a little earlier in bloom. 
These are May bloomers, ordinarily, but 
they were in full bloom April 24 this 
year. Stella and Cynosure are two fine 
chalice-cupped daffodils. If we were be¬ 
ginning Narcissus culture with half a 
dozen sorts we would have Emperor, and 
Horsficldii, trumpets; Golden Phoenix, 
double; Poeticus; Sir Watkin, sulphur 
with orange cup and Stella, white with 
yellow cup, as representatives of the 
chalice or large-cupped section. This 
would entail moderate outlay, and would 
familiarize a beginner with various types. 
The Poeticus is especially good for 
naturalizing in the lawn. All Narcissi I 
are beautiful growing thus, like wild 
flowers, among the grass, but on the 
whole we have better success with other 
sorts than the Poeticus when they are 
grown in borders like other herbaceous 
plants. _ 
Hotbed Plants; Forced Rhubarb. 
D. C. R. (No Address). —1. Would you 
let me know what height the plants in the 
hotbed should be before they are trans¬ 
ferred into the sale boxes. 2. Can Straw¬ 
berry rhubarb be forced in a hotbed frame? 
3. Are ashes and salt good on new land 
that is sandy with a little lime in it? 
Last year my mangels and potatoes were 
small. I have some manure, horse and 
cow, from the Winter. Can nitrate of soda 
be mixed with water to sprinkle the hot¬ 
bed? 
Ans. —1. Seedling plants of all kinds 
should be ready to transplant as soon 
as the character leaf begins to form, 
which is about three weeks from time 
of planting seed. One hundred plants 
to each flat is the usual quantity for 
box plants for commercial use, but if 
choice plants are wanted they should 
again be planted to 50 in a box, thus 1 
giving them more room to spread and 
develop in proportion to their size. Pots 
and plant baskets are also filled from 
the second planting and those that are 
intended for field use should be planted 
in the cold frames and spaced about 
four inches each way. Either of the 
foregoing methods will give fine plants 
by the time they are wanted for the 
open ground. 
2. To force rhubarb the best success 
is obtained by placing it under green¬ 
house benches or in a rather dark cel¬ 
lar; but little light and heat is required 
to force good rhubarb. 
3 . Wood ashes can be used with suc¬ 
cess on almost any soil, but I would 
prefer to use it early in the Spring on 
grass meadows and heavy soils. Com¬ 
mon salt has no value as a fertilizer 
whatever. Nitrate of soda is a most 
excellent stimulant for young plants. 
About one ounce to two gallons of 
water will give surprising results when 
applied to and around the plants, but 
when young plants are sprayed with this 
solution the quantity of soda should be 
reduced to one-half to avoid injury to 
the foliage. x. m. white. 
Borers in Oak Trees. 
R. F., Anderson, 8. C .—I have a fine lot 
of water oaks (Quercus aquatica), 30 to 
40 feet, that are beginning to die out on 
account of worms boring into fhe body of 
the tree. I am huntjpg them out with a 
sharp chisel, and cementing up the cavity. 
Am I doing the right thing? What shall 
I do to keep them out? Will whitewashing 
do any good? 
Ans. —You are pursuing exactly the 
right course in regard to the treatment 
of the oak trees. The only method of 
preventing these borers from injuring 
the trees is to dig them out with a 
sharp chisel. Then, of course, the cavi¬ 
ties should be cemented up, as you are 
doing, in order to prevent the entrance 
of fungi, which are apt to cause decay. 
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