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Horticultural Short Cuts 
Pruning and Propagating Box 
Is it possible to root boxwood from 
cuttings? The kind I have is the tall- 
growing variety; not the low bushes, usu¬ 
ally found in old gardens along the path. 
Is this the proper time to trim them? 
Burlington, N. ,T. c. h. p. 
Boxwood can he rooted from cuttings 
made of young shoots. 4 or 5 in. long, 
either in the Spring or Fall. Some grow¬ 
ers are quite successful in rooting them 
planted in sandy soil in early Spring, but 
the surest and most successful method is 
to handle them under glass, either in the 
greenhouse or cold frame. In either case 
they should be planted in good propagat¬ 
ing sand, and the glass shaded with white¬ 
wash to keep temperature down on bright ; 
days. Boxwood, like mostly all other 
evergreens, may be pruned any time that 
the wood is not frozen. k. 
Winter Care of Raspberries 
I intend to buy some Fa France rasp¬ 
berries. Would that raspberry be hardy 
here at Minneapolis, where we are liable 
to have from 20 to 25 degrees below zero, 
and might even pass that? Could the 
bushes be buried and some coarse mulch¬ 
ing put over them ? f. g. h. 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
In Minnesota, where protection is es¬ 
sential, any new variety should be cov¬ 
ered in the Winter. One of the chief 
methods is to push or bend the canes so 
that the tips touch the ground. Then a 
few shovels of dirt are thrown over the 
tips to hold the canes in place, and 3 or 4 
in. of dirt is then thrown over the entire 
cane. Two men can work together at the 
job, one forcing the canes over by means 
of the feet and a fork, while the other 
covers the tips with soil. Many growers 
find the practice profitable even where it 
is not an absolute necessity. t. ti. t. 
Pruning Cherry Trees 
I have some cherry trees, planted last 
year and year before, and ask just where 
they should be pruned. v. w. b. 
Minden, Nob. 
When planting is done in the Fall there 
should bo no pruning until Spring. If 
one-year-old trees are planted, they should 
not be touched except to be headed off at 
the proper height in case they would 
otherwise make too high a head. If older 
trees are planted, all branches not need¬ 
ed for the framework of the tree should 
he removed, and the remaining branches 
should not be pruned. The newly planted 
tree should have plenty of foliage, and 
as soon as possible. The last year’s 
growth which is left for the framework 
will give more foliage if left entire, since 
the large perfectly developed buds at the 
ends of the branches, which would be re¬ 
moved if pruned, are the buds which give 
the most luxuriant foliage in the shortest 
time. _ Further than this it is not good 
practice to prune cherry trees at all, ex¬ 
cept to remove dead and broken branches 
incident to picking, and to Temove en¬ 
tire such other limbs as are not desired. 
T. H. T. 
Planting Gladiolus Bulblets 
ITow should small gladiolus bulblets at¬ 
tached to flowering bulbs when removed 
from ground he treated to secure flower¬ 
ing bulbs? I have failed to get them to 
sprout. E. B. F. 
Dracut, Mass. 
The little bulblets or cormels should he 
stored over Winter in a cool, rather damp 
place. If kept very dry the shell becomes 
so hard that they will not sprout, while if 
too damp some of them will sprout in 
storage. A root cellar is an ideal place 
for them. Commercial growers often peel 
them carefully, removing the horny outer 
shell. _ If you peel bulblets in advance of 
planting they should be mixed with pot¬ 
ting soil until planted. Make the soil 
.where they are to bo planted rich and 
fine, and have it ready at corn-planting 
time. Make drills an inch deep, about 
six inches, apart, place the peeled bulblets 
in. the drills about an inch apart, cover 
with sifted sand two inches deep, press 
down level. Sand does not bake, and is 
thus preferable to other soil. The bed 
should have clean cultivation and fre¬ 
quent stirring. 
Controlling Cabbage Maggot 
One morning, on inspecting our cab¬ 
bage patch, we found that nearly all the 
cabbages were wilted. On examination 
we found that the trouble was a worm 
at the root of the plant. The suggestion 
was made to try Paris green water. “No 
use to try that; that would kill the cab¬ 
bage if the maggots did not,” was the 
reply. “What if it does? You say the 
maggots will kill them ; there is nothing 
like trying.” It was mixed, the same as 
potato spraying. Digging a hollow around 
each plant carefully, so as not to disturb 
the root, the hollow was then filled with 
the Paris green water. Later the dirt 
was packed hack around the roots. The 
next day the cabbages were as good as 
ever. Not a maggot for the remainder 
of the season. We have used it on squash 
and pumpkin roots, also for the aster 
maggot, with the same success. So we 
say there is nothing like trying. 
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