C75e RURAL NEW-YORKER 
409 
The Home Garden 
A Bird-scaring Device 
On piigp 22s I iiotict^ that E. (’. T. of 
Oliio has anothc'r long Jotter descrihiiig 
his efforts to protect his clierry crop from 
birds, and saying the suggestion that ap¬ 
pealed to him most as a lamiedy for this 
nuisance was Tniin' and one other of a 
similar jinrport. He th.m desciihes his 
idea of strt'tching a ro[ie hetwt'en trees 
and suspending small strijis of red cloth 
1x2 ft. in sisie between the trees, and goes 
on to describe hiitnorously bow it turned 
out. The littb; pictui’e shows an idea 
that Avorks aa’cII AA'ith me. I use on*' larg<* 
piece of cloth, full Avidth of goods, and 
Iwo yards long, and arrang<‘d as I de¬ 
scribe it did the trick. Of course, on a 
large orchard, or a great number of trees-, 
the cost of the cloth AA'ould be consi<ler- 
able. The tot* of the material is tacked 
or scAA'ed to ji ]»iece of lath, snsjieiub'd by 
the center from .a jiol*' securely ti**d to 
soA'eral limbs. 'J'he bottom, also ;itt.‘i(;hed 
to a lath, is fastened t*i tin* limb of a 
tree, keeping the cloth sti-aight and turn¬ 
ing and tAA’isting AA'ith e\'er.\' br<>eze. I 
luiA'e tried my idea tAvo years in succes¬ 
sion. and found it to be an .absolut*' ])ro- 
toction fi'om starlings. Avhich I consider 
much bolder iind saucier tli;in i-obins or 
any other of our native birds. 'I’liey ab¬ 
solutely Avould not go near tin* tree (1 
huA-e only one. a Aa'ry large late-bearing 
Tligarreau). E. ('. '^P. did not manage 
his bird-sciirer in this av:i,v. Hue trying 
this AA’onld have to decide Avhether the 
cloth or the cherries Avere Avorth the 
nior«‘. C. !■'. AV. 
Westchester Co.. X. T. 
damage. Magnolia granditlora trees liaA’e 
their foliage broAvned and fallen, and 
I)robabl.A- some damaged shoots. The 
.lapanese Euon.vmus. too. is burnt l)roAvn. 
and for tlu' first time iua' hedge of the 
Amoor Ili\'er ])riA'et failed to keep green 
all Winter. Eigustrum .Tai)onicuiu and 
E. lucidum. Avhicb are usuall.v as ever¬ 
green as a holly, are badly broAvned. The 
China tia'cs and especially the T'xas 
umbrella foi'in. jire Intdl.v cut if not en- 
tii’ely killed. I )ouble-floAA’ering pome¬ 
granates are de.-id to tlie ground if not 
furtlu'r. ami the cra|)e m.vrtles Avill lose 
Some slu>ots. 'I'his toAA'ti luis long been 
the northern limit her** of the t'hina trees 
so common south of us. I have mwer 
seen a China tree north of this city, 
though they have always be*m identiful ' 
here from my earliest r*'coll<>ction. 
Our Avat*‘r <'omi)an.A' has learned .a les-! 
son. We have been so accustomed to de- 
p<‘nd on ji climate mild for the latitude 
that peoi)le have gotten careless. The 
Avalei* j)ipes are too shalloAV' in the ground 
!ind froze all doAvn the streets, cutting us 
of! from the cit.A' Avater, excei)t in the 
more densel.A’ built up .sections AA'her*' the 
IiaA'cd streets jiddtMl to the protection. 
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These trees will caliper % in. and measure 3 to 4 ft. high. Their root 
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. from our high-priced grades in size. These trees are just the thing for 
commercial orchards. We can also furnish a few pear and plum 
trees in same size and at same prices. 
We have only a limited quantity in most of the well-known 
varieties and they will go quick. Don’t wait! Send in your 
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the varieties you wish, we will tell you so. 
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^Yalesville, Conn. 
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It tlats and accurately describes dependable varieties of 
Apples, Peaches. Pears, Plums, Cherries and Small Fruits. 
Jor 30 years we have been growing hardy, strong-rooted 
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Bos 14 
PROCnlCTORS 
BorliOf Md. 
Notes from a Maryland Garden 
Siu'ing is surely c*miiiig. 'riu* by:icintbs 
!irc shoAving tbeir point*-*! b-nves jiml cbiAvn 
bctAvecii them the tojis of the floAver bmls. 
The heaA’y manure mulch that has Ix-en 
over ami among them Avill s*)on hav*- to 
be raked off to give thi-m a free t'hanc*- 
at the sun and air. 'J'lies*- hyacinths are 
of my own gniAvth, thn-e-year bulbs. 
'I'he.A' made as g<jod spikes as the imjiort*-*! 
ones la.st Spring, and Avill make good this 
yf'.ir, I »‘xi>t*ct. ’I'ln-.v Avill noAV have Jit- 
taiiM'd their full size and Avill be breaking 
up another s*‘ason. I ratin'!' «'.xin'ct tlnit 
this unpreced<*nl*'d Winter Inis about lin- 
isbed the I’iiper AN'hites and the Homan 
h.A*acinths, .-is nothing as yet ajiin-ars from 
them. The ('andidiini lilies Inive held 
tlu'ir Winter rosette of gr*‘en bravi'ly, and 
do not look much the Avoi'se for the cold. 
fcAV days' jigo 1 conclmb-d that the. 
spinach Avas entirely dead. T*)day I find 
tliat there is a green Inise all along the 
roAvs and tln-re may be some groAvth lati-r. 
NcA’ertheless, I slntll soaa' m*>r<‘ spin;t<'h 
Sfs'd as soon as- the soil dries a little 
more. 
For solin' reason last Fall I did not 
bury m.A' Savo.v cabbages as usual b.v 
nn-rely turning the In-ads to the north 
and banking the .soil on the south side. 
I buried them just as they are buried 
North. fortunat<‘ly, .'iml uoav Ave ar*- tak¬ 
ing them up for us*- and tiinl them in good 
shape. The ganb-n is thaAvtal, but is too 
Avet for digging, and here it i.s near tin- 
last of F*-bruar.v and no peas i*lanted. 
In fiurt there are seA'eral loads of manure 
lying Avhere they AAere dunijied just be¬ 
fore Fanada came doAvn here, and 1 sup- 
tiose they are burnt Avhite through the 
middle. 
<>ur mu.skmelon and cucumber groAA'ers 
g*-nerall.A' get their lainl r«‘ady and the 
manure in in .Fanuary. Not one of them 
has put a plow in the land yet. f)f 
cour.se this Winter AA-ork only albnv.s the 
fresh manure to g<-t rott*-*! some b.v 
filanting time, but it also sav«-s time in 
the Spring rush. Tt will be inten-sting 
to note if any differmic** in the general 
crop Avill shoAV this season. 
SoAA’ing Succession cabbag** s*-*-*! in tb** 
frames, caring for the young tomato 
plants Jind jilanting onion .sets AA'ill iioaa' 
be in order Avith the drying of the soil. 
Sets of the I’rizetaker onion jilanted last 
ball seem to have soiii*- life b-ft. Having 
alAA'a.A's considered this Siianish tj'pe of 
onion more tender than American 
Aarieti**s. it Avill be interesting if these 
sets do survive the arctice .January past. 
I robabl.A' its like AA’ill luif be seen again 
in ,»0 years. Hut Aye alread.v si-e its 
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An Orchard Scarecrow 
.1 anil ill'nils, will g** ibiwn in bishir.A 
lor ex<M-p1 ional cold ami .-iiilTt-riiig from 
lack *Af fuel al lli*- samt- tim*-. 
W. K. M .ASSI'.Y, 
Sprangly Horseradish and Salsify 
< >n pag** 2ST is a complaiiil that a (-rop 
of horst-radish ami also on*- of salsif.v dt--j 
A't'loiaal oiil.v sjiraiigly nxds. Hi-gardiiig | 
the first croji. if it was grown *‘ithi‘r on 
hard, jioor, stony or v<-r.v cla.vi-y soil, or 
upon s'oil ill Avliich thc<-r AVt-n- lumps of 
uiirott*'*] mauur*', tlx- roots AvoubI nat¬ 
urally be sprangly. In this case. Iioaa'- 
♦‘A’er, soil comlitions app(-ar to luiA’e be('u 
faA'orabb'. Hut it tin- cutting AA'er*' tcxi 
thick, or ttxi short, or Avi-rt- jdaiit*-*! uj>- 
side doAvii, or if a protract*-*! ix-riixl of 
•■Irought occurr*-*!, tin- r*x)ts aa'*>u1*1 also be 
sprangly. M In-n lioi's*'radish <'row'us are 
plaiit«‘d the <l**vt-l*»jdug rixits are alAva.A’s 
A'er.v .siiraiigly, an*l it is a (-omirum custom 
to plant such (-r*)Avns f*>r tin- j)ur[)*»s** of 
gr**Aving r<x>t cuttings r*ir jdaiitiiig. 1 he- 
licA-e, though Avitluuit any jiositive evi¬ 
dence, that T*xd <-ultings grown in this 
manlier f*)r a numlx-r of generati**ii.s 
Avould develop an inher*-nt tendency to 
imiduce sprangly ro*>ts. ’I'lie inquirer can 
jiulge for himself whi*-h *>f these condi- 
tion.s prt'vaib'd in his ras*-, and form his 
oAvn ojiiiiion. 
The same soil and iiudsture conditions 
that Avould teixl to produce sprangly 
liorseradish Av*>uld rt>sult similarly Avith 
salsify. Also, if the jilauts ar«- mit 
thiuu*-d uiifil tlu-y la-come croAA'd*-*!. the 
roots AA'ill lx- mor*' or b-ss siiraiiglv. In 
these da.vs of cbis*- compt-titioii among 
.se<‘dsmen, it is a common custom to groAV 
s*-(-ds from un.salable iiiauts. If tlii.-; is 
f*dloAA'«'<l for sf'veral generations an in¬ 
ferior strain Avill r<'sult. I Imve ahvays 
groAA'ii my oaa'ii salsif.v s*'*'d. from tin* la-st 
vS(‘]ect*-d roots, aiul have u*-vei' h.-ul aii.v 
trouble of this kind, though the Mammoth 
SandAA’ich Tslaiid A'ariety i.s much more 
apt to develop such roots than the more 
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