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Shipping Young Plants by Mail 
I expect to ship some plants to Vine- 
land, N. .T.. this, Spring. I am raising 
tomato and pepper phmts here in Bay¬ 
onne. and as soon as I have flic plants 
about two inches high 1 expect to trans¬ 
plant them to a cold frame in Vineland, 
where my farm is. How would ho the 
best way to ship these tender seedlings, 
packing them so as to keep at least two 
or three days? I am going t-> send them 
by parcel post. G. f. r. 
Bayonne, N. .T. 
Go to your local florist and get some 
sphagnum moss, so as to have it on hand 
when needed. When your plants are due 
for shipment withhold water for a day 
or two, so the plants will become thor¬ 
oughly freed from dampness above ground. | 
Take a small fork or dibble and loosen i 
the soil so they will pull up easily, shake I 
soil out of roots gently, arrange the 
plants in small bunches, so the collars a: e 
all one height; then dip the roots in 
water, being careful not to wet them 
above the roots. A little damp soil rrv 
be put around the roots of the bunch or 
not. as that is not altogether necessary, 
but for long distance shipment will help 
to retain moisture. Cover the roots all 
around the outside of the bunch with 
damp sphagnum moss (not wet), then 
wrap with a small piece of waxed or oiled 
paper, such as come in cartons of crack¬ 
ers. etc., then put a wrapper of news¬ 
paper around the buimh so it will be at 
least three-ply thick v hen finished. Turn 
up the lower end o\cr the roots, leaving 
the top end open, then tie with a soft 
cord to hold in place. Small plants like 
these can be put up in bunches of a hun¬ 
dred or more to the bunch. These small 
bundles of plants are then packed tightly 
in a stout cardboard box, using soft 
paper or excelsior to fill in vacancies. The 
bundles must be packed in tlie box tight 
enough to permit shifting, and yet not so 
tight that the young plants will be 
crushed or broken. Keep the stems and 
foliage of the plants as free of moisture 
as possible, as they will soon decay when 
packed closely if allowed to become wet. 
Apple Seedling Stocks 
What method is used in collecting ap¬ 
ple seed for growing seedlings for either 
buddings or grafting on roots? How 
long does it take seed to grow? 
Monmouth Co.. N. J. d. y. f. 
The apple seeds are gathered in .France 
from n wild native apple known as the 
French crab. The seeds are gathered 
from the refuse of the cider mills. After 
the pomace is dried it is placed iu water 
and. the seeds bein» heavy, sink to the 
bottom, while the refuse floats oil’. The 
seeds are then collected and dried. Many 
seeds have a hard, bony covering which 
requires a speciai treatment to crack 
them. The apple, however, does not be¬ 
long to this class, and the seeds are sown 
directly in the nursery row in the Spring, 
and are allowed to grow for one season. 
The seedlings are dug in the Fall, packed 
in bundles and shipped to this country 
to be planted out the following Spring. 
A few stocks were grown t' is past sea¬ 
son in Kansas, but as a rule the great 
majority of our apph stocks are im¬ 
ported. In this country seeds of the na¬ 
tive wild apple could be secured and 
budded the second season after planting. 
We graft these native trees in this sec¬ 
tion. and the unions are very satisfac¬ 
tory. The wild fruit would probably give 
better seedlings than the fruit of our 
named varieties’, which are in many cases 
hybrids and would revert. With stocks 
selling at $S0 a thousand (So apiece), 
growing jour own stocks is certainly 
worth trying, at least on a small scale. 
I he stocks grown in Kansas this year 
sold at the price mentioned above. 
T. H. T. 
Lawn Grass for Shady Place 
Is there a lawn grass seed which will 
grow in the shad, under maple trees? 
, 0 have some soft maple trees on our 
lawn, and the ground is so full of roots 
<iua the shade so dense the grass is dying 
out. r tt V 
Rivcrhcad, K T. 
All seedsmen sell lawn grass mixture 
ter shady places. This mixture is mad 
"I’ (l ’ -such grasses that will thrive (mor 
oi less) in the shade olj buildings am 
inler trees. This seed is all right am 
)V 1 produce a fairly good turf in sue] 
1 , lt: . bas » n > chance at all. Tin 
maple is a gross feeder; its man 1 
yusands of fibrous feeding roots ari 
i ostlj just under the surface, and it. i: 
y> hard to make anything grow undei 
ft Will not la 
I, , lsa ’ waste seed by sowing i 
. , ‘ tm ‘ s tmlpss tin 1 ground r 
k t'l'i the roots cut off and removed 
t. ° 5 m U 1u1 well manured. By this 
Inf 2 1°$ '' ill have a chance t< 
*' the young gras: 
"... ' established before the roots be 
, f T m T ou ' '‘ U0U S h again to rob tin 
soft ,nnS 0d au<1 /aokture. Grass undei 
,,<•1 nmwSV”* 11 h,lrril >' hi ‘ regarded as : 
ii • in - -n ? i t ' uv - ir u<lli 'H. v i* sooue. 
in- tl , u et ," ut h - v starvation. Manur 
V llder fh *' trees will pro- 
for"am- , lU ’ 11,0 F rass * hut its duration 
►aim v ‘ I Utn ier ot , v ears is not) a cer 
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Is Even More Important than Formerly 
A/'OU cannot afford to buy carelessly or be indifferent as to 
results. Paint costs are vastly less than the cost of repairs. 
SWP 
(Sherwin-Williams House Paint) 
has every element of quality. It covers more, wears better, 
lasts longer. We manufacture every important material that 
goes into SWP. It is made after a formula that has stood 
every test for over 50 years. 
SWP is made for exterior painting only. There is an S-W 
product for every farm need—for instance 
S-W Varnishes —Your floors, woodwork 
and furniture, j’our outside surfaces each 
get a different kind of wear. There is a 
special S-W Varnish for each—Mar-Not for 
floors, Scar-Not for woodwork and furniture 
and Rexpar for outside. 
S-W Floorlac — V vamisli-stain. Stains and 
varnishes floors, furniture and woodwoi’k with 
one application. Very durable. Comes in 
Mahogany, Oak, Cherry, Walnut and Green. 
S-W Screen Enamel —Covers screen wire 
with one application and prevents rusting. 
Sticks fast and does not fill up the meshes. 
Screens painted each year will last a 
lifetime. 
S-W Auto Enamel— Will put your car in 
the brand new class as far as looks go. It 
will not crack, can be washed and holds its 
lustre for a long time. Easily applied over 
the old finish. 
Sherwin-Williams Products for the farm 
can be secured of the S-W dealer in town. 
Look him up. Write for helpful booklet 
“The ABC of Home Painting.'* Address, 
Sherwin-Williams Company, 613 Canal Road 
N. W., Cleveland, Ohio. ' 
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