The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Nut Trees for Pennsylvania 
I wish to plant some nut trees on our 
farm, but (lo not know what, kind would 
grow well in this climate. If it is feas¬ 
ible, I would like to grow some kind of 
walnuts, because of the value of the wood. 
Is there much demand for the black wal¬ 
nuts? I have heard that pecans grow' in 
nearly every State in the Union. Do you 
think that they would do well here? Of 
course, I do not intend to try raising them I 
on a commercial scale, but as a side line. 
Germania, Pa. R. I.. 
The black walnut will do well w'ith 
you, but there is some doubt about the 
English walnut proving successful thqre, 
though it is doing well as far up as Wil¬ 
liamsport, Pa. The improved blacks 
crack out well and the kernels bring as 
much as or more than the best English 
v'alnut kernels. The black w r alnut is the 
best and most valuable of all the walnuts 
for timber. For timber purposes, how¬ 
ever, the seedling trees are just as good 
as the. grafted, no doubt. The shagbark 
or shellbark hickory is another nut you 
can grow to good advantage. Pecans can¬ 
not be advised for your locality. j. 
Insects on Roses 
I am enclosing a bud and a leaf of my 
roses; you will note that they both are 
filled with insects. Could you tell me 
what I can do for them? What shall I 
spray them with? Last year there was 
only the little white insect on the leaves, 
and I sprayed it with a formula that I 
got. from the drug store, but these green 
insects on the buds and stem puzzle me. 
Germantown, N. Y. E. L. M. 
The small green insects infesting the 
rosebuds are aphids, or plant lice, which 
should be treated Avith tobacco spray. A 
homemade tobacco extract is prepared by 
boiling 1 lb. of tobacco stems or leaves 
in one gallon of water for one hour, then 
diluting with one or two parts water. 
Use cold. Commercial tobacco extract, 
such as Black-leaf 40, may be used if 
desired. The small, whitish insect on the 
under side of the leaves is thrips, a very 
troublesome pest. Being on the under 
side of the leaves, it is not so easily 
reached as plant lice, and the winged 
form is easily disturbed and escapes. It 
is very harmful to the plants, sucking at 
the under side of the foliage, and giving 
it a yellow look. Whale-oil soap, 1 lb. 
dissolved in four to five gallons of water, 
should be used as a spray directed against 
the under side of the leaves. The soap 
will also be quite efficient against the 
plant lice. Another treatment for thrips 
is to use the hose on the plants, wetting 
the under side of the leaves thoroughly, 
then dust underneath with powdered 
white hellebore, which will stick to the 
foliage. Whale-oil soap and tobacco for 
inserts, and dry sulphur for mildew are 
standard aids to rose growing. 
Plant Lice on Sweet Peas 
My sweet peas were beautiful last year, 
but late in August were infested with 
green lice. I applied tobacco water with 
a whisk broom, and that avus not effective. 
Schaghticoke, _ N. Y. E. s. n. 
The pea iujhis, a large, green plant 
louse, usuallymecomes most abundant in 
midsummer, disappearing in August; they 
are especially troublesome in hot, dry 
weather. Tobacco extract will control 
them, but it is possible that sprinkling 
with a whisk broom was not effective, 
because it was not applied in sufficient 
quantity, or perhaps the tobacco water 
was too weak. To prepare homemade 
extract, boil one pound of tobacco dust 
or stems in one gallon of water for one 
hour; then dilute Avith one to tAvo parts 
of water before applying. It is an ad¬ 
vantage to add a little soap (1 lb. to 50 
gallons) to make it stick better. Kero¬ 
sene emulsion, five per cent strength, is 
also advised. Where there are only a 
few plants, the aphids are destroyed by 
brushing off the plants into a long, shal¬ 
low pan containing a little water AA'ith a 
film of kerosene OA r er it. 
Mountain Laurel on the Farm 
Would it be dangerous to take up some 
mountain laurel and transplant in yard 
on the farm? Would animals, chickens 
or children be in danger of being pois¬ 
oned? MRS.T. T. S. 
Mountain laurel is not poisonous to 
touch, but is poisonous when masticated 
and swallowed. It is not likely that 
chickens Avould eat the leaves, A\ r hich are 
hard in texture, nor would children be 
attracted by them ; but they are danger¬ 
ous to cattle, though the smaller leaved 
variety, knoAvn as sheep laurel, or lamb* 
kill, is the usual cause of such poisoning. 
However, there is danger of cattle, esr 
peeially young animals, eating mountain 
laurel, especially Avhen other green things 
are scarce. Mountain laurel is one of our 
most beautiful native shrubs, but on the 
farm it should only be planted where 
there is no possibility of sheep or cattle 
reaching it, and excess of caution might 
demand total prohibition from the farm 
garden. 
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