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Treatment of Freesia and Easter Lilies 
1. Wilt Freesias live through the Win¬ 
ter in the ground if planted in September, 
and blossom in the Spring, like tulips, or 
do they require pot culture inside? 2. 
IIow should Bermuda Easter lily be 
treated to have it blossom at Easter? 
Howell, Mich. l. m. d. 
1. Freesias are tender, and cannot be 
treated like hardy bulbs. They came 
originally from South Africa, and in the 
northern and eastern part of the United 
States their value is for Winter bloom¬ 
ing in window or greenhouse. . They are 
being developed wonderfully in Califor¬ 
nia, where the climate seems very con¬ 
genial. Indoors, a succession of bloom 
may be obtained from Christmas until 
June, by successional planting from Au¬ 
gust to February. It is not necessary to 
keep the bulbs cool or stored in the dark 
for a time after potting, like hyacinthc or 
tulips, as the Freesias root rapidly and 
start quickly into growth. They require 
fibrous loam containing a little sand, and 
abundant drainage material. About six 
bulbs may be planted together in a 5-in. 
pot. After flowering the roots may be 
dried gradually in the pot, and then 
shaken out and kept dry until time to 
plant again. 
2. Easter lilies are potted in well- 
drained pots in a compost consisting of 
three parts fibrous loam to one part thor¬ 
oughly decayed horse or cow manure. A 
desirable method is to place the bulb in 
the center of a (bin. pot. adding a top¬ 
dressing of loam and cow manure, equal 
parts, to fill up the pot when active 
growth has begun. When first potted the 
lilies may be placed in a cold frame, 
thoroughly watered and covered _ with 
moss, straw or buckwheat hulls. Wooden 
shutters keep the bulbs dark, and protect 
from heavy rain. In house culture the 
pots may be placed in a cold cellar, with a 
piece of carpet, or bagging thrown over 
them. Before hard frosts they are brought 
in from the frame and given a greenhouse 
temperature of about 45 degrees for a 
week or two. When top growth com¬ 
mences, they are given a night tempera¬ 
ture of GO degrees, which rises to 70 de¬ 
grees during the day. In the house, we 
bring the pots upstairs when top growth 
starts, first into a cool north window, 
and then into a living room. Water 
must be given judiciously, either drought 
mi a sodden soil being deleterious. When 
the buds begin to show, a weekly applica¬ 
tion of liquid manure is helpful. Tt is 
generally considered that a period of 
about 13 weeks is required from the time 
the plants are brought into the house to 
get them into I doom. 
Restoring the Old Cemeteries 
On page 1070 T note the article ou 
in glected cemeteries. It is sad but true, 
and gives emphasis to the old adage, out 
of sight, out of mind. In the town of 
Mansfield. Mass., there were several such 
cemeteries as described by .T. (1. Trees 
and rubbish growing in the old yards in 
abundance, while the stones were down, 
and many of them broken in two when 
they fell. Then an article was inserted 
in the annual town warrant in 1805. to 
see if the town would appropriate any 
sum for the cleaning up of the old town 
ci-meteries. The appeal was carried and 
the sum of 8200 was appropriated for a 
start. For 10 years the town voted a 
like sum. The yards were cleaned, the 
stones reset and where broken were 
cemented together with cement. Here is 
the formula: Big out a place for the 
socket, place a few small stones therein, 
ram them even, then replace the socket. 
Tf the stone is out of tin. socket clean out 
the bed : be sure to remove all traces of 
loam. A putty knife will do the work. 
Set. the stone in the bed. and pour in 
liuiiid cement around it. Brace it with 
sticks to hold it until it sets. Tf broken, 
wi ll a trowel plaster the top of the stone 
with a cement like putty, also the edge 
rf the broken part. Place the broken 
part on the lower part of the stone, 
evently, and brace that also from both 
sides. Be sure to remove all surplus 
cement from the front of the stone. On 
stones that are covered with moss or 
stains wet chloride of lime can be used 
with a cloth or stiff brush, followed by 
clear water. This is the method that has 
been adopted here since 1805. and now 
our ancient cemeteries bear witness to 
decent treatment. G. G. w. 
Massachusetts. 
Grapevine Fails to Bear 
Our wild grapevine blossoms, but never 
sets fruit. Is there any way of persuad¬ 
ing it to bear? D - w - 
St. Johnsbury Center. Vf. 
It is probable that this wild grapevine 
is imperfect in its flower: i. e., either pis¬ 
tillate or staminate. If it is of the first 
named group the introduction of pollen of 
one of the potent cultivated varieties 
dusted on during full bloom, should re¬ 
sult in the production of fruit. If the 
vine be staminate no fruit is ever possible. 
With wild vines this condition is not un¬ 
common. F. E. 0 . 
A judge’s little daughter, who had at¬ 
tended her father’s court for the first 
time, was very much interested in the 
proceedings. After her return home she 
told her mother. “Papa made a speech, 
and several other men made speeches to 
12 men who sat all together, and then 
these 12 men were put in a dark room to 
bo developed.”—Pearson’s Weekly. 
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