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Vol. 2, No. 7 

Our ral ‘summer drought was 
unusually prolenged, causing loss on 
some crops atid gcarcity of water in 
some pilacés. ‘Normally September is 
one of our hot summer months, but 
this year I was surprised to find some 
trees beginning to change color. 
No more white Violets and Wood 
Sorrell until next year. These and 
many other dormant now. Best time 
to place orders for them is in late 
February and early March, and carry 
them as pot plants until garden is 
ready. When the cold rains begin in 
late October some of the Sorrells will 
put up ghost like blooms without any 
leaves. 
Have been “‘monkeying”’ this fall 
with the New Midget Cucumber and 
feel sure that here is something very 
much worthwhile for the future, but 
not yet ready for dependence for the 
regular supply. Would not advise 
more than 2 or 3 hills at most, and 
consider them as recreation, not food 
supply. I was able to get that much 
seed from Parks Seed Co., Greenwood, 
South Carolina, for 5c. Planted the 
3 hills in 3 dishpans. First filled the 
pan with leaf mat from the woods, 
more than half full. Finished with rich 
loam enriched still further with Vigoro. 
First pan planted July 1, with Oak 
Leaf Lettuce around. Chickens got in 
and ate the newly sprouted lettuce, so 
Cukes had the pan. Thinned to one 
plant. When vine tried to run out of 
pan, I used little pegs to confine it. 
Vine hardly 2 ft. long. Set 2 cukes. 
One shrivelled. Other showed tiny 
streaks of yellow when about 3! in. 
November-December, 1946/ 
L. D. Cole, Grannis, Ark., E eae ao 
4 plants. 
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ate it. 
Planted”: Pegcon tn, July 5. Tinned 
to 2 pla bea thei fool/ 
selves to deat ee did not/gat a cuke 
Planted third pan~akout July 1% Left 
Set about shale vas many 
blooms as in pan 2 and died Without 
showing a cuke. Sted Wig 
Will be of great value when further 
‘perfected. 
Klenia articulate (never heard of a 
common name for it) still puzzling 
me. - 
This fall received an Achmea raci- 
nae and Achmea orlandianea and a 
from Mulford B. 
Foster, Orlando, Fla. He sent a page 
of detailed instructions as to their 
care, which | followed. Soon after I 
had a sick spell and neglected plants 
for three days. Found some one or 
something had twisted the achmea ra- 
cinae from it’s roots and laid in a neat 
pile near by. The goat had not been 
in the yard; chickens would have scat- 
tered the leaves. Am compelled to 
think it must have been children try- 
ing to be funny. 
Se ed me and I rushed my tender- 
est » ts into the house, regardless of 
Aisne or not I had space for them. 
Only place for Klenia is a _ north 
kitchen window where it gets plenty of 
light, but only a bit of direct sunshine 
and that later afternoon. Had dwad- 
dled along all summer on a stand . 
under a big oak. Since moved is grow- 
ing robustly. ; 
About two months ago, some one, 
probably a child, completely mixed my 
