THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1271 
RURALISMS 
The Sepulchre of Confucius. 
The name of Confucius or Con-fu-tze 
means very little to most of us, and yet 
the wisdom of this philosopher, who died 
478 years before the Christian era, still 
remains the most powerful influence in 
the moral education of the Chinese peo¬ 
ple. As Mr. Meyer of the Department of 
Agriculture says, the whole ensemble of 
his sepulchre exhales a spirit of the gray, 
hoary past, from which we cannot escape. 
The picture shown in Fig. 472 is taken 
from Bulletin 10!) of the Oflice of Foreign 
Seed and Plant Introduction. The old 
black trunk at the left is a male speci¬ 
men of the Chinese pistachio, which is 
several centuries old, while the stems in 
or seed will also be blown away. The 
gathering, drying and cleaning of aster 
seed is more easily accomplished than get¬ 
ting a good yield, as often the tine double 
flowers do not set seed readily, and in 
small quantities. E. j. w. 
The Litchee. 
The litchee (Litchi chinensis) is one of 
the most widely known fruits throughout 
China, of great value to the Chinese peo¬ 
ple. U. S. Consul Cheshire of Canton, 
sends an interesting statement of the way 
this fruit is handled : 
“It. is said by the Chinese, and it is a 
very interesting fact to note, that prior to 
the plucking of the tree it is immune from 
the ravages of insects and birds. The tree 
is protected, the Chinese say, by a black¬ 
winged insect that spins its web in the 
tree and emits an unpleasant odor which 
The Sepulchre of Confucius. Fig. 472. 
front are the Chinese juniper. Both of 
these trees have been introduced to 
America. Regarding this pistachio the 
same bulletin says: 
A beautiful and characteristic Chinese 
pistache tree, having graceful, pinnate 
foliage, which, when just coming out is 
of wine-red color, then becomes glossy 
green, while toward Fall it turns into 
flaming scarlet, purple and yellow hues. 
The tree is dioecious and the males be¬ 
come larger and taller than the females. 
It lives to be several centuries old, and 
can reach truly enormous sizes when very 
old and when located in a good situation. 
A tree near the village of Tsai chia pu, 
Shensi province, has a girth of 1G feet, 
live feet above ground. Of value as a 
graceful park and avenue tree, especially 
for the milder semi-arid sections of the 
United States. Persons subject to poison- 
ivy poisoning should exercise care in 
handling this tree as one or two cases of 
severe poisoning similar to that of ivy 
have been reported. 
Harvesting Aster Seed. 
I would like to know how to harvest 
aster seed, how far advanced when har¬ 
vesting and what is the best process for 
curing after picking. IIow can I thrash 
and clean the seed? o. s. 
Lakemont, N. Y. 
Aster seed should be harvested when 
well dried out on plant. Cut the stems 
a short distance below the head and place 
in a dry room. If grown on a large scale 
machinery can be procured for thrashing 
and cleaning. Any good seed house can 
probably supply information as to proper 
machinery for use in this case. Small 
quantities of an ounce or a few pounds 
could easily be rubbed out of the dried 
disk of the flower, and separated from 
the chaff, by carefully dropping from an 
elevated vessel into one on the ground 
while a light breeze is blowing. The seed 
being very light, care must be exercised, 
effectually protects it from destructive in¬ 
sects and birds; but if any of the fruit is 
plucked, the tree is deserted by the black¬ 
winged insect and is left a prey to its 
enemies. Accordingly, the farmer who is 
wise will take the precaution to strip the 
trees of all of their fruit as quickly as 
possible.” 
Climbing Roses Abroad. 
At an exhibition of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society in London last Summer 
plants of American Pillar rose were de¬ 
scribed as "superb.” This has large 
single flowers, bright carmine, lighter at 
the base, with conspicuous golden 
stamens. Its beauty, vigor and hardiness 
■were recognized in England before it 
gained general appreciation here, although 
it is, as its name implies, an American 
rose. A new climbing rose displayed at 
the same show was Lemon Pillar, a seed¬ 
ling from Marcehal Niel. Among Ramb¬ 
ler roses Chatillon Rambler received spe¬ 
cial commendation for its drooping fes¬ 
toons of pink blooms. A new sort high¬ 
ly commended is Paul’s Scarlet Climber. 
The Principles oe Floriculture, by 
Edward A. White. Commercial floricul¬ 
ture is now a great industry in the 
United States, and the agricultural col¬ 
leges find a growing demand for instruc¬ 
tion in this line. It has been difficult 
for any printed manual to keep up with 
progressive methods, but in the book un¬ 
der above title Prof. White gives basic 
principles carried out into everyday prac¬ 
tice with most instructive results. All 
the leading florists’ plants for cut flowers 
and pot sales are dealt with in detail, 
while the instruction in greenhouse build¬ 
ing, heating and management is practical 
and up to date. A very useful book; 
407 pages, freely illustrated, published 
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Limestone is valuable. It Is recognized to be the most efficient means of sweetening tho soil and 
making the fertilizer available for plant food. The U. S. Bureau of Agriculture endorses it as 
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This remarkable machine Is sturdily constructed 
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