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by city florists, not only at Christmas 
time, but throughout the year. Now 
laurel is a slow-growing plant, and when 
it is cut with the ruthlessness displayed 
by many gatherers, its extinction becomes 
only a matter of time. It would seem as 
though there might be a profit in grow¬ 
ing laurel, especially for cutting and 
handling it with that end in view. 
Propagating Excluded Plants. — 
This thought leads me to speak of the 
work of the nurserymen in New England 
in propagating plants which are excluded 
from this country by the operations of 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Prune Drier cm Oregon Ranch 
See Page 1494 
method might be called a lazy man’s 
method, but it save J me considerable 
labor and gave splendidly blanched heads. 
The endive was set out in four rows, and 
closer than is the usual plan. The rows 
were so close, in fact, that the plants 
blanched each other, which was the pur¬ 
pose desired. There was no tying up to 
be done, but boards were set along the 
outside rows. I.ate in the season a strip of 
burlap were laid over the plants, and as 
the weather grew cooler leaves were piled 
on the burlap. Protected in this way, 
the endive remained in excellent condi¬ 
tion until Thanksgiving; much of the 
bitterness disappeared and the plants took 
on a flavor which was most delectable. 
The broad-leaved Bavarian variety, al¬ 
though somewhat less decorative, was just 
as appetizing as the curled kind, and it. 
was difficult for the family to make a 
choice. 
A Field Stone Incinerator. —Since 
the coming of the European corn-borer 
farmers and market gardeners have been 
obliged to clean up their acres to an 
extent never before practiced. One sure 
way of getting rid of the corn-borer is 
to burn all the rubbish which collects in 
infested fields. On one farm near Boston 
a field stone incinerator has been con¬ 
structed to facilitate the destruction of 
garden refuse which might harbor the 
pests. One special advantage of the in¬ 
cinerator lies in the fact that everything 
which goes into it is certain to be con¬ 
sumed without danger of its being scat¬ 
tered by the wind or overlooked by the 
one in charge. This incinerator has an 
open top covered with wire gauze to pre¬ 
vent the escape of cinders, and has an 
open front so that a dump cart can be 
backed into it to discharge its load. 
E. I. FARRINGTON. 
highly re- 
a scene of 
An Oregon Prune Orchard. See Page 1494 
Quarantine 37. This quarantine, which 
was imposed by the Federal Horticultural 
Board at Washington, excludes all plants 
which have balls of earth upon the roots, 
and thus makes impossible the importa¬ 
tion of Rhododendrons. Azaleas, rose 
bushes and many other plants which jised 
to come in from foreign countries in 
great numbers. It is because of this rul¬ 
ing that you now find few if any tender 
Azaleas in the florists’ stores. These 
Azaleas are plants for greenhouse men to 
propagate, and a start in that line has 
been made in California. Here in New 
England, however, the nurserymen are 
taking up the propagating of Rhododen¬ 
drons and hardy Azaleas, as well as the 
mountain laurel, in a large way. In 
fact, the nursery business is showing an 
excellent expansion. Many farmers have 
learned that they can grow a little nur¬ 
sery stock of one kind and another with 
profit, provided they have a market and 
know wbat is needed. A special course 
in nursery practice is being given at the 
Amherst Agricultural College this Win¬ 
ter. 
Endive for the Home Table. — I am 
still eating endive from my garden, a 
considerable quantity having been dug 
late in the season and stored in the cel¬ 
lar. Endive, both the curled and the 
Bavarian, are exceedingly satisfactory in 
the Fall and Winter. Amateur gardeners 
who are fond of greens should become 
better acquainted with it. 1 handled it 
this year in a way a little different from 
that commonly employed. In fact, my 
Boarding Poor Children 
I was very much interested recently in 
the letter from the person desiring to 
board a rich person’s child. You said you 
knew of none. Let me tell that lady that 
even though they can find no wealthy peo¬ 
ple who wish to find country homes for 
their children, they can easily find poor, 
homeless ones, as I have. I am taking 
care of one little girl. 10 years old, who 
is a lovely child and is very good in her 
lessons. Then I have also taken two 
little sisters, ages six and seven. They 
came only three days ago. I receive only 
$4 per week each (which is paid by the 
county), but I feel that I am doing some 
good in the world, even though I do not 
make much money by this work. The 
two little ones had never heard of God 
or Sunday school. Yesterday I took them 
to Sunday school and they are learning 
to say their prayers. 
My older child, when she came here in 
.4 Field Slone Incinerator 
* 
September, did not know what truth 
telling meant. Now she seldom prevari¬ 
cates. I am only writing this to let the 
dear woman who wrote to you know that 
her own and her husband’s talents in 
teaching may not be wasted, as I know 
that they can find a charge who will ap¬ 
preciate a good home. I have a darling 
baby boy of my own. who is three, and he 
is not harmed by having the other chil¬ 
dren around. Hoping all who can will 
take care of some little homeless children 
during the coming Winter, and wishing 
you the best of success. I remain. 
M. E. B. 
Rural Cemetaries and the Law 
I desire information concerning rural 
burial grounds, laws. etc. There are 
several such places in this vicinity where 
probably no more bodies will be laid to 
rest, and they are fast falling into forget¬ 
fulness. Many contain the remains of old 
veterans of the Civil War; and probably 
the only time some of the places are vis¬ 
ited at all is when a flag is placed on a 
soldier’s grave on Decoration Day. I 
have heard that there was a fund of $50 
appropriated by Congress for the upkeep 
of burying grounds that were not incor¬ 
porated. Will you teli me if there is 
such a fund in existence, and if the 
money could be collected for the years 
since such a law was passed? Also to 
whom to apply for such enactment? Re¬ 
cently there was talk of renting the grave¬ 
yard nearest us. it being a large one. for 
pasturage purposes. Couldn’t some¬ 
thing be done to stop such a proceeding? 
This yard in question belongs to the 
school district. There are 40 acres, con¬ 
taining three fields which belong to the 
district, and are rented each year, and 
now this year some propose to open the 
fence into the burying ground and let the 
stock graze at will. Isn't there some way 
to stop such an act? Last Summer the 
fence was poor and the stock jumped back 
and forth at will. e. s. 
The Secretary of War is given power 
by the United States statute to purchase 
such real estate as in his judgment is suit¬ 
able and necessary for the purpose of es¬ 
tablishing national cemetaries. He is also 
authorized to provide for the care and 
maintenance of all such national military 
cemetaries. 
Your supervisor, no doubt, had in mind 
Section 9372 of United States Compiled 
Statutes, which piovides in part that 
“the Secretary of War is hereby author¬ 
ized to erect headstones over the graves 
of soldiers who served in the regular or 
volunteer army of the United States dur¬ 
ing the war for the Union, and who have 
been buried in private village or city cem¬ 
eteries.” It is unfortunate that many of 
the older families buried their deceased 
relatives in so-called family burial lots, 
for the ownership of the property has 
changed hands, and it often occurs that, 
the new owner has little respect for the 
memory of the dead. The small plots are 
permitted to grow up with grass, weeds 
and bushes, the headstones are permitted 
to fall down, and the spot that marks the 
resting place of one who was 
speeted in his lifetime becomes 
desolation and disgrace. 
If there are no relatives or friends or 
persons having a religious sensibility of 
the living, in respect to the repose <>f the 
dead, who will keep these burial plots in 
a presentable state, it is deplorable, but 
there is no remedy. If, however, any per¬ 
son. not being the owner thereof, and 
without lawful authority, wilfully injures, 
disfigures, removes or destroys a grave¬ 
stone, monument or any shade tree or 
ornamental plant, whether situated upon 
private grounds or upon the street, road 
or sidewalk, cemetery or public park or- 
place, or removes from any grave in a 
cemetery any flowers, memorials or other 
tokens of affection, or anything connected 
with them, is guilty of a misdemeanor 
under the laws of the State of New York 
and is punishable accordingly. 
Where the original grantor of the land 
reserved for himself and his heirs a por¬ 
tion thereof as a burial place for the 
grantor and his heirs forever, it is held 
by the courts of this State that the pres¬ 
ent owner has no right to level off the 
graves, tear down headstones or destroy 
the enclosing fence, and that a descendant 
of the person making the reservation 
might recover damages for said acts and 
might obtain an order from the court re¬ 
straining the wrongdoer from continuing 
these acts. An examination of the rec¬ 
ords of the county clerk’s office will dis¬ 
close whether or not a reservation of the 
family plot has been made. H. T. 
December 31, 1921 
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