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Planting  Narcissus;  Forcing  Hyacinths; 
Peony  Blight 
1.  Will  you  tell  me  when  to  set  out 
Narcissus  and  jonquils?  2.  When  and 
how  start  hyacinths  so  they  will  bloom  at 
Easter?  3.  We  have  a  peony  that  al¬ 
ways  buds  full,  but  the  buds  always  turn 
brown  and  dry  up.  What  is  the  matter 
with  it,  and  what  treatment  should  be 
given?  E.  M. 
Hilton,  N.  Y. 
1.  Narcissi  of  all  the  hardy  varieties 
may  be  planted  in  October,  and  as  long 
as  the  soil  is  in  good  condition  before 
hard  frost. 
2.  Hyacinths  for  forcing  should  be 
large,  solid  bulbs,  potted  singly  in  5-in. 
pots  in  a  rich  compost  of  loam,  leaf  mold 
and  sharp  sand.  A  few  pieces  of  broken 
crock  should  be  placed  in  the  bottom  for 
drainage,  the  pots  filled  lightly  and  the 
bulb  then  pressed  into  the  loose  soil  un¬ 
til  only  the  apex  remains  above  the  sur¬ 
face.  The  pots  are  then  buried  to  the 
depth  of  8  or  10  in.  in  the  open  ground, 
or  in  a  frame  for  eight  or  10  weeks,  until 
the  roots  are  developed  fully  and  the  leaf 
sprout  is  about  1%  in.  high.  If  more 
convenient,  the  pots  may  be  stored  in  a  cold 
cellar  and  covered  with  litter  or  old  sack¬ 
ing,  being  watered  enough  to  keep  from 
drying  out.  When  brought  to  the  light 
the  pot  should  be  kept  in  a  subdued  light, 
with  a  temperature  of  about  50  degrees, 
until  the  sprout  is  a  vigorous  green,  when 
it  may  be  moved  to  a  sunny  window. 
The  custom  with  florists  is  to  set  the 
pots  under  the  benches  in  a  cool  house 
for  about  two  weeks,  when  the  sprout 
will  be  a  robust  green,  and  they  are  then 
forced  in  a  temperature  of  about  70  de¬ 
grees.  Bulbs  for  Christmas  are  potted 
in  September,  and  in  general  12  to  14 
weeks  from  potting  may  be  reckoned  on 
for  the  blooming  period.  The  slower  they 
are  forced,  the  finer  and  most  lasting  the 
flower  spike  will  be.  Easter  is  a  movable 
feast,  so  flowering  plants  vary  from  year 
to  year.  The  date  of  Easter  in  1924  is 
April  5. 
3.  The  peony  plant  described  is  evidently 
suffering  from  blight,  a  disease  that  af¬ 
fects  both  foliage  and  flowers.  You  will 
notice  brown  or  dead  sections  in  the 
leaves,  as  well  as  the  injured  buds. 
Spraying  with  Bordeaux  mixture  when 
the  first  sprouts  appear  in  the  Spring  is 
helpful.  All  affected  parts  of  the  plant 
should  be  cut  off  and  burned.  Remove 
all  dead  foliage  in  the  Fall  and  burn  it. 
Do  not  mulch  or  top-dress  with  fresh 
manure ;  it  is  believed  that  this  is  condu¬ 
cive  to  the  blight.  Old,  well-rotted  ma¬ 
nure  should  always  be  used.  People 
often  think  that  blighting  of  peony  buds 
is  due  to  ants,  which  will  be  noticed 
working  about  them,  but  this  is  not  true. 
The  ants  are  attracted  by  the  drops  of 
sweetish  juice  which  exude  about  the  base 
of  the  buds,  and  do  no  harm,  except 
that  it  is  quite  possible  they  may  carry 
infection  after  visiting  a  blighted  plant, 
and  thus  infect  a  healthy  one. 
Bark  Splitting  and  Winter  Injury 
If  anyone  asks  me  what  to  do  with  a 
bark-bound  tree  I  say,  like  lots  of  others  : 
“Why,  put  coal  ashes  around  it.”  Now 
it  is  different,  for  I  have  an  Elberta  peach 
tree  four  years  old,  and  today  I  notice 
both  the  east  and  west  sides  are  burst 
from  the  ground  up  3  ft.  or  so.  It  is 
about  5%  in.  through  at  the  butt,  and  is 
too  good  to  lose.  w.  h.  f. 
Westboro,  Mass. 
It  sounds  to  us  as  though  the  bark 
splitting  that  you  refer  to  has  been  caused 
by  Winter  injury — particularly  sudden 
cold.  There  is  considerable  of  this  sort 
of  damage  coming  to  light  from  all  over 
this  part  of  the  country.  In  fact,  the 
’  .rk  of  trees  in  a  young  apple  orchard 
that  has  recently  come  to  the  writer’s  at¬ 
tention  is  badly  split.  But  so  far  as  the 
damage  from  splitting  goes,  there  is  little 
to  worry  about,  or  little  that  can  be  done. 
The  danger  lies  in  the  possible  further 
inju  y  to  the  cambium  or  the  wood  of 
the  tree.  In  that  case  the  problem  be¬ 
comes  one  of  treating  a  Winter-injured 
tree.  Moderate  and  careful  pruning, 
good  cultivation  and  the  application  of 
some  quickly  available  fertilizer  are 
recommended. 
Forest  trees  frequently  split,  not  only 
the  bark,  hut  the  trunk  as  well.  A  cherry 
orchard  about  20  years  old  has  been  re¬ 
ported  with  the  bark  of  several  trees  split 
up  the  trunk  and  continuing  out  onto  the 
limbs.  Healing  was  rapid  and  complete 
the  following  Summer,  and  in  no  case 
was  there  permanent  injury  to  the  tree. 
The  explanation  made  in  the  splitting 
of  forest  trees  is  that  a  sudden  drop  in 
temperature  results  in  a  freezing  and 
contraction  of  the  outer  layers  of  wood 
and  ,  bark  before  the  centc  has  con¬ 
tracted,  with  consequent  bursting  and 
splitting  of  both  bark  and  wood.  The 
same  explanation  will  undoubtedly  hold 
for  much  of  the  injury  done  to  trees  this 
past  season,  though  the  factor  of  imma¬ 
turity  must  not  be  overlooked.  Likewise 
sunscald  must  not  be  forgotten.  If  the 
split  is  wide,  it  would  be  well  to  paint 
the  exposed  wood  or  cover  it  with  graft¬ 
ing  wax,  though  generally  the  split  will 
come  together  with  moderated  weather 
and  heal  over  rapidly.  n.  B.  T. 
Little  Willie  (pointing  to  a  picture 
of  a  zebra)  :  “What’s  that?”  Little 
Johhnnie:  “It  looks  like  a  horse  in  a 
bathing  suit.” — Parrakeet. 
the  had- 
There  is  something  goes  into 
the  Silvertown  Tire  from  which 
the  farmer  reaps  service.  It  is 
as  real  as  the  seed  that  goes 
into  the  ground  from  which 
grow  his  crops. 
You  see  it  in  Silvertown’s  rug¬ 
ged  body — tough,  slow- wear¬ 
ing,  anti-skid  tread — and  side- 
walls  extra  fortified  with  tread 
rubber  to  protect  them  from 
the  road  ruts  of  d*y,  hard-pan 
weather. 
The  experienced  farmer  invests 
in  quality  in  whatever  he  buys 
for  the  farm,  with  a  weather- 
eye  on  the  ultimate  cost. 
That’s  why  he  should  buy 
Silvertown,  the  tire  with  a 
pedigree. 
THE  B.  F.  GOODRICH  RUBBER  CO. 
ESTABLISHED  1870 
Silvertown  Cord 
>  cBesi  in  the  Long  Hurt’ 
IN  ALL  SIZES  FROM  30X  354  UP 
Organized  Co-operation 
A  NEW  BOOK 
By  JOHN  J.  OjlLLON 
This  book  is  written  in  three 
parts. 
PART  ONE.— The  Develop¬ 
ment  of  the  Agricultural  Indus¬ 
try.  In  five  chapters. 
PART  TWO.  —  Fundamental 
Principles  and  Adaptable  Forms 
of  Co-operative  Organization.  In 
ten  chapters. 
PART  THREE.  —  Application 
of  Co-operation  to  Efficient  and 
Economic  Distribution  of  Farm 
Products.  In  seven  chapters. 
This  is  a  new  treatment  of  the 
co-operative  subject.  Heretofore 
writers  of  books  have  contented 
themselves  with  accounts  of  co¬ 
operative  work  where  established. 
It  has  been  mostly  propaganda 
and  exhortation.  This  was  all 
good  in  its  time.  But  we  have 
grown  beyond  it.  Farmers  are 
now  committed  to  co-operation. 
Once  shy  of  it,  they  are  at  last  a 
unit  for  it.  What  they  want  now 
is  principles  and  definite  policies 
that  have  pn  ved  successful.  This 
book  is  the  first  real  attempt  to 
supply  this  want.  Other,  and  it 
is  to  be  hoped  better,  books  will 
follow  on  this  line;  but  for  the 
present  there  is  no  other  book 
seriously  treating  the  subject  of 
organized  co-operation. 
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