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RURALISMS 
A  Red  or  Pink  Grapefruit 
One  of  our  readers  iu  Massachusetts 
writes  us  about  a  grapefruit  of  unusual 
color  and  mild  flavor.  He  bought  this 
fruit  on  the  regular  market,  and  on  cut¬ 
ting  it  open  found  that  the  pulp  was  a 
bright  red  color,  and  very  much  sweeter 
than  the  ordinary  grapefruit,  while  re¬ 
taining  some  of  the  peculiar  taste  of  the 
latter.  lie  wants  to  know  if  this  is  prob¬ 
ably  a  new  variety.  On  referring  this  to 
the  Department  of  Agriculture,  we  are 
told  that  there  are  a  number  of  varieties 
said  to  be  natural  hybrids  between  the 
orange  and  the  grapefruit.  These  are 
considerably  sweeter  than  the  ordinary 
grapefruit.  In  some  of  the  varieties,  the 
Triumph  and  the  Royal,  the  color  of  the 
flesh  does  not  differ  greatly  from  the  ordi¬ 
nary  grapefruit.  The  Foster  grapefruit 
is  usually  called  a  pink-fleshed  sort,  and 
this  may  be  the  fruit  which  our  reader 
has  encountered.  It  is  said  that  the  pink 
color  gradually  fades  and  becomes  a  deep 
amber  at  this  season  of  the  year.  This 
variety  seems  to  mature  rather  earlier 
than  the  variety  from  which  it  sprung  as 
a  bud-sport.  That  is  the  Walters,  and 
at  this  time  of  the  year  is  usually  dead 
ripe.  Quite  likely  our  friend  has  found 
a  grapefruit  of  this  variety.  In  using 
seed  of  this  fruit  for  propagation,  there 
would  probably  be  perhaps  50  per  cent  of 
the  seedlings  that  would  come  true. 
Controlling  Squash  Bugs 
hat  is  good  to  keep  awav  squash  bugs 
—the  big  bugs  that  suck  the  juice  of  the 
squash  !  MSS.  E.  S. 
Central  Square,  N.  Y. 
The  young  squash  bugs  may  be  killed 
by  spraying  with  10  per  cent  kerosene 
emulsion,  but  this  will  not  affect  the 
adults.  The  egg  masses,  orange  or  red, 
are  laid  on  the  underside  of  the  leaves; 
they  are  easily  seen,  and  should  be 
promptly  destroyed.  The  adults  may  be 
trapped  under  stones  or  bits  of  wood ; 
they  should  be  looked  for  frequently,  and 
destroyed.  No  contact  spray  will  de¬ 
stroy  the  adults  without  injuring  the 
plants ;  hence  hand-picking  and  trapping 
must  be  resorted  to.  Burn  the  vines  as 
soon  as  the  crop  is  off.  as  this  will  de¬ 
stroy  insects  not  yet  matured.  Any  crop 
remnants  left  in  the  garden  help  to  pro¬ 
tect  these  and  other  insects  over  Winter. 
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Cara  of  Fuchsia 
My  Fuchsia,  given  to  me  on  Mother’s 
Day  of  last  year,  was  a  beautiful  plant, 
and  bloomed  freely  all  Summer.  In  the 
Fall  I  let  it  rest ;  have  tried  since  early 
January  to  bring  it  to  blooming  again. 
It  has  not  a  leaf  of  foliage  now,  though  I 
kept  it  watered.  Will  you  tell  me  what 
to  do  to  make  it  bloom?  I  have  given  it 
fresh  soil.  MRS.  C.  E.  F. 
Conneaut,  Ohio. 
It(  is  natural  for  the  Fuchsia  to  bloom 
m  Spring  and  Summer.  An  old  plant 
should  rest  in  October,  November  and 
December,  being  allowed  only  just  enough 
water  to  keep  the  wood  plump.  The  plant 
should  be  kept  in  a  cool  place,  but  free 
from  frost.  In  January  it  may  be  brought 
into  a  'temperature  of  50  degrees  at  night, 
rising  to  00  degrees  in  the  day  time.  When 
it  is  sufficiently  started  into  growth  t<> 
show  the  live  buds,  trim  out  dead  wood, 
and  cut  into  shape.  Repot  in  pot  of 
same  size,  and  when  plenty  of  roots  are 
made,  shift  into  a  pot  two  sizes  larger. 
Desirable  soil  is  equal  parts  pure  sand, 
loam  and  leaf  mold.  If  a  Fuchsia  is 
grown  in  this  way  with  a  proper  season 
of  rest,  it  will  give  good  results  for  many 
years,  but  the  window  gardener  must  not 
expect  to  keep  it  growing  activelv  and 
blooming  through  the  Winter 
Celery  Goes  to  Seed 
^'1an,  you  tell  me  why  celery  goes  to 
seed  the  first  year?  I  bought  seed  of  the 
Lxolden  Self  Blanching  variety,  and  it  was 
supposed  to  be  French  grown  seed.  I  set 
the  plants  out  when  about  4  in.  high 
about  June  10.  and  later  they  were  full  of 
seed  heads.  I  used  a  strong  potash  fer¬ 
tilizer  and  I  thought  probably  that  would 
have  something  to  do  with  it.  G.  L.  B. 
Minerva,  O. 
There  are  two  reasons  for  celery  going 
to  seed,  and  the  trouble  may  be  either  or 
both_  causes.  Though  a  light  frost  will 
not  m mre  celery  when  the  soil  is  moist, 
it  on  the  dry  side,  the  plants  may  be  in¬ 
jured.  so  they  seed.  If  for  any  reason 
the  plants  remain  in  the  seed  bed  too  long 
and  are  crowded  and  checked,  thev  often 
go  to  seed  prematurely  when  set  in  their 
permanent  location.  The  latter  cause  is 
the  most  common.  Only  the  grower  can 
tell  which  of  these  causes  has  affected  his 
particular  plants.  t.  h.  t. 
Italy  sis 
plus  Quality 
TWO  fertilizers  of  exactly  the  same  analy¬ 
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results — depending  on  the  kind  of  materials 
used  and  the  way  they  are  treated  and 
blended. 
An  important  service  this  organization 
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farmer — the  particular  A  A  C  Fertilizer 
that  will  best  feed  your  particular  crops. 
*‘A  A  Quality”  Fertilizers  are  not  only 
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assurance  that  the  plant  foods  they  contain 
are  of  the  right  degree  of  availability  for 
crops  to  be  grown  on  your  type  of  soil. 
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