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THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
Eucivlypttis.-O. 0., 
lyptus cannot bo grown wUoro the tl.or.uomoto 
sinks mnoh kolow tbofroosingpoint- it Im , 
fore not Inmly north ot tlin GiOC State’s. ^ 
Vlant for Name—Jfrs. 0. 11., uiltz, Va -The 
slip sent is a species of Mcscmb„hemnm. T o 
plant delights in a hot, snnny position and ligl t! 
sandy soil. It is readily propagated by onti iil^s 
if not kept too moist. i-nu.ings, 
Caladinm osculentum Kottlng—j/,.* j, ^ <, 
lloxhum P«._TUe bnlbs slmnid not be pianted 
before the gronnd is dry and warm, and then they 
slionld not bo watered before they commence to 
gi-ow, else they are very apt to rot; if started in 
pots in hot-beds the same proeantlons in reeard 
to watering slionld bo taken. 
Early Strawberries—I’. H. j}., Gi-isflcld, ild.— 
Crescent, Dnehess, Wilson are among the earliest 
market berries. Home-grown plants, it pm-o, wcU- 
cnltivated, and properly cared for, are Just as 
good as those procured from tlie North, in fact 
better, if the risks of transportation are put in 
consideration. 
Squash BeeUes— Mrs. 0. H. Quilman., Mo.— 
As soon ns the plants appear above ground they 
should bo dusted over with alr-.slacked lime every 
morning while the dew is on the lea ves. Plant a 
dozen seeds in each hill and when the plants are 
large enough to bo seciu-e against the beetle, pull 
out all but the two or three strongest ones. 
Black Currants. — N. E., Bay View, If/s. — All 
Currants, and especially the black varieties, do 
bettor on rather heavy, somewhat moist, than on 
sandy soil. If some clay can be added to tlic sand 
it will iirovo very beneficial, and good heavy 
mulching diu-iug summer, extending tlirce to 
fourfect around the bushes, will have an excellent 
effect. 
Clematis.— A. P., Micldlclown, Conn. —It is the 
nature of tlie plant to die down to the ground in 
winter, but it should make a better growth dur¬ 
ing summer. They thrive best in rich soil of a 
light, loamy texture, but thorough drainage is 
indispensable to their healthy developmout. 
Mulching with old yard-mamu-e will bo foimd 
beneficial. 
Bulbs Rotting.— C. Jf, M. S., ChcUham, N. J. — 
Bulbs may become infected by various diseases, 
and some forma will remain in the ground for 
several years, attacldng all the bulbs that may be 
planted in it, but the most frequent cause of rot 
is want of drainage. In deep, liglit, and well- 
drained soil there is little danger of bulbs rotting. 
Tallota xiui‘x)urea.— C. IP., Port Chester, N. Y. 
This bulb should bo partly dried off during winter. 
It does not require very large iiots, but if too 
crowded, it should, of course, be changed into a 
larger iiot, in a mixture of equal ii.arts of loam, 
leaf-mold, and s.and. Wliile growing or flowering 
it requii-es a great deal of water and full exiiosure 
to light. 
Greenhouse .Shelves.—iV. T. Tj., Astoria, N. 1 . 
Plants that require a moist .atmosphere do better 
when the pots are placed on sand, coal-ashes, or 
moss; in stove-houses and ijroxiagating houses 
this is esiJCCially desirable, but in ordinary ^-een- 
houscs most plants succeed just ns well, if not 
better, on tlie bare shelves, lu-ovided the watering 
is properlj’’ attended to. 
Azaleas in Summer.— Mrs. E. J- Oteens 
Farms, Conn.—Tho plants should not be placed 
in complete, but only partial shade, and never 
directly under the drip of trees. Good drainage 
is essential, and fi-equcnt re-iiotting tha s, as 
often as the roots are found to till the entire po 
is necessary. They like a dark, peaty soil with a 
good part of sand. Frequent syrlngiuss u 
foliage conduces also to the health of the p a 
Muss in Meadows and tawns.—IF- A. S., 
—The almost invariable cause of moss growi g 
meadows is that the ground is too wo 
growth of cultivated grasses. When 
small, low spots are thus aft'ected ^ 
bo pulled out with a xu’oug hoe, the , 
filled in with clean soil and gi-ass seed sc. 
over it. • But where a considerable space 
grown the only radical cure is drainage, o 
by re-plowlng and re-secdlng. 
AUVdfa,orBuoorne.-B. T. F., 
In the Northern States the seed should o 
spring, 08 soon as the ground becomes 
warm, but in the Soutli fall sowing is more ad- 
vautageous. The plant requires a dry and very 
deep soil; it is useless to try it on heavy clay or 
wot bottom lands. It may be sown in drills about 
oightcon Inches apart, and cultivated with horse 
Imiileinonts, or sown broadcast. For <h-lll sowing 
it requires about ton iiounds ot seed per acre; for 
broadcast, about twenty pounds. It slionld al¬ 
ways bo sown alone, wltliout thoadditlonof grain 
or gTasssood. Wlion once cstabllslicd on fertile 
soil It lasts for many j-oai-s, grows rapidly, and 
may be cut tlireo and four times ayear. An annual 
dressing of three to four hundred pounds of super- 
phospliato ot lime helps it wonderfully. 
Melons and Squashes Dying— p., Flusldny, 
The Striiicd Beetle does not only destroy 
the young plants, but its larvio-little white 
worms, about a tliird ot an iiicli long—pierce 
Into the roots of large, thrifty vines, which, in 
oousequcncc, wilt and die. The beetle deposits 
its eggs near the roots, and whatever iirovents its 
getting near them is a sure cure. Paris Green, 
Hellebore, Slug Sliot, Buhach, are all used with 
varying success, but nothiug is so ccrtiiiu us pro- 
tecting the young vines with light frames covered 
with mosquito netting. It has been stated bj- good 
authority tliat small iiieces of iihosphonis, com¬ 
mon friction matches even, phaced .around the 
stem, will di-ive away the beetles. 
The Squash Borer comes later, and is a still 
more insidious enemy. It is the larva of a moth 
th.at lays her eggs on the stem near the roots, 
and which, as soon as hatched, gnaws into the 
stem, destroying its substance and life, similar to 
the Apiilo and Peach tree borer. liming the vines 
well up is a partial preventive, and phosphorus 
is said to be equally effective as agamst the 
Striped Beetle. 
The Zero Refrigerator, manufactured hy Alex. 
M. Lesley, 1336 Broadway, New-York, is, as we 
Iniow from many years’ use of one, excellentlj- 
.adapted for its xmrpose. It is neat, simiJle, eco¬ 
nomical, and effective. 
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