The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
May 15, 1920 
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Garden Notes From New England 
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Part II. 
Corn P.orer Quarantines. —Although 
a Federal quarantine has been placed on 
several sections of New England to pre¬ 
vent the shipping of corn and various 
other crops which might contain the Eu¬ 
ropean corn-borer, there seems to be much 
less alarm over this pest this season than 
last. Some market gardeners suffered a 
considerable loss last year, but the dam¬ 
age was much les» in private gardens than 
had been anticipated. One thing seems 
to be certain, which is that the borer can 
never be wholly exterminated, although 
there is hope that it will be kept in check 
by natural parasites, some of which have 
already been located. Considerable un¬ 
necessary hardship has been brought 
about by the quarantine ruling of Illi¬ 
nois, which prevents the shipping into 
that State of Gladiolus conns or Dahlia 
tubers, even without stems. It has been 
shown conclusively that it is impossible 
for the borers to be carried in either the 
conns or the tubers, a fact which the Fed¬ 
eral government recognizes by allowing 
their free shipment. Massachusetts grow¬ 
ers ordinarily send enormous quantities of 
Dahlia and Gladiolus bulbs into Illinois, 
both to the wholesale and the retail trade, 
and this uncalled-for measure hits caused 
them no little loss, although possibly it 
has benefited growers in Illinois and those 
in Michigan, of whom there are a con¬ 
siderable number. The fact is that the 
growing tendency for interstate quaran¬ 
tine measures of many kinds offers great 
temptation for unfair discrimination, and 
Usiiiy a Knapsack Sprayer. Fig. 267 
the use of alarming threats to build up 
local tariff walls. 
The Standard Bushel. —Contrary to 
expectations the general court did not 
pass the bill calling for a standard bushel 
box in Massachusetts. Apparently the 
bill was defeated because the committee 
did not understand its import. It ap¬ 
pears that only a part of the committee 
was present when the arguments in favor 
of the bill were presented, while all the 
members were on hand when the oppon¬ 
ents were heard. With market gardeners 
and fruit growers lined up pretty uni¬ 
formly in favor of the Rhode Island box, 
so-called, it is pretty certain that the 
measure will go through at the next ses¬ 
sion. 
Growing Dahlias and Gladioli.— 
Going back to Dahlias, I am surprised to 
find how many garden makers do not 
realize that the tubers ought to be planted 
on their sides instead of being set on end. 
All too often the whole clumps are plant¬ 
ed instead of single tubers. It is much 
better to cup up the clumps, and this is 
readily done with a sharp knife, although 
care should be taken to get a bit of the 
neck containing an eye wtth every piece. 
Dahlia growing has assumed enormous 
proportions in New England, and in al¬ 
most every city and town there may be 
found one or more persons who are en¬ 
gaged in producing both flowers and 
tubers to sell. There doesn’t seem to be 
any lack of buyers, either, and some of the 
newer Dahlias, especially those of the 
pseony-flowered and collarette types, are 
exceedingly beautiful. 
Gladiolus for Cut Flowers. —The 
question has come to me as to the advis¬ 
ability of raising Gladiolus flowers for 
sale in the Boston flower market. If the 
flowers can be had before July, or in 
quantities after the first of September, 
they can be sold at a profit. Between 
July 1 and September 1. however, there 
is likely to be a glut, and a new grower 
would not have much likelihood of making 
money. There is a better opportunity to 
sell the flowers to private florists and to 
hotels and retsAu rants in the smaller 
cities and towns. Such varieties sis Amer¬ 
ica, Mrs. Frank Pendleton, Peace, Hal¬ 
ley, Klondike, Mrs. Francis King and 
Breuchleyensis may be grown. The newer 
Primulinus hybrids should not be over¬ 
looked, either. They are among the most 
charming of all the Gladioli, and come 
considerably earlier than the other kinds. 
Their delicate beauty commends them to 
every flower lover. 
E. I. FARRINGTON. 
The Lasting Influence of Flowers 
I want to thank you for the description 
in Hope Farm Notes some time ago de¬ 
scribing the lilac bush and its planting 
by the wife of the farmer. I was ill at 
the time, and my prosaic husband read 
the article to me. The thoughts expressed 
touched us both, and I remarked to him: 
“That is much of what I have felt, but 
have not had the power to put in words 
about the woman who planted the first 
bulb of ‘Easter’ flowers which grow on 
‘Cabin Run.’ ” A few years before we 
were married my husband bought a farm 
in this county. Across the hill from the 
farmhouse was an old chimney, or rather 
the remains of one. In the meadow 
around, almost a half acre, were literally 
thousands of jonquils. At one time my 
husband brought me more than 500 blos¬ 
soms. I cannot express my feelings at 
sight of them. 
I will tell you some of the things we 
have used them for: Decorations of 
churches, gifts to schools and school chil¬ 
dren, gifts to sick and well; thousands 
have been given away, and many made 
happy by the sight of them. How my 
heart has warmed to that woman, who in 
Corn liorer on Sweet Corn. Fig. 268 
her little clearing, by her log cabin, plant¬ 
ed the first bulb. What a setting for a 
romance and a painting. IIow I wish I 
could express what I feel in what this 
means to me. IIow many people have 
had pleasure because this woman lived! 
Will my life mean anything to future men 
and women ? R- 
Plants for Window Boxes 
I have a porch where I have four win¬ 
dow boxes, one facing the south, two 
facing the west, and one north. The first 
three have sun almost all day, the one on 
the north having sun only about two 
hours. I have been growing geraniums, 
but without the best result. What plants 
would you advise me to use in the north 
box, or would you advise a vine, and if 
so. what kind would you think best? I 
have been growing geranium and Coleus. 
I would like to make a change F. s. \V. 
Hillburn, N. Y. 
Window boxes on the north side, where 
they receive little sun, are not desirable 
for flowering plants, but small Boston 
ferns, with English ivy or Wandering 
Jew as trailers, will give a good effect. 
Rex Begonias will do well under such 
conditions, and the Vernon Begonias used 
for bedding will give a fair foliage effect. 
Our choice, however, would be Boston 
ferns or Rex Begonias. Fuchsias may 
do well, if sturdy short-jointed plants are 
selected. 
In the sunny window boxes there is 
quite a wide range of choice. Double 
Petunias are very attractive, also Calen¬ 
dulas, if yellow flowers are desired. 
Ageratnms, Lobelias and Marguerites or 
Paris daisies are pretty for a time, but 
rarely flower freely through a hot, <{iy 
Summer. Double or single Petunias, vvttn 
ivy-leaved Pelargonium (commonly called 
geranium) to hang in front will be very 
attractive, and if there is room some 
scented geraniums could be placed at the 
back of the Petunias. Other desirable 
trailing plants for window boxes are 
variegated Vinca (one of the best;, 
Thunbergin. with pale yellow flowers, or 
Nierembenria, with small lavender-biu*. 
flowers. The best effect is given h.v a 
mass of one color, and the every-day ger¬ 
anium continues one of the best plan • 
for this purpose. There are, howevei, 
fine single fringed Petunias that keep up 
a succession of bloom all Summer, am 
they will be found equally desirable iu 
the window box. 
