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Show HORTICULTURAL I 1 1jOTg3 Ji Evergreens ought to be planted as early as possible. When buds begin to swell the time is right to top-graft. Prune sparingly and a little every year, is the best plan. Just as soon now as frost is out, the ground will be ready for tree planting. In that order for fruit trees, you can't go wrong by putting in a few Jonathan apples. The era of the haphazard and careless care-less horticulturist and agriculturist has passed away. For orchard spraying a three-eighths or half-inch hose is best, and in lengths of 50 feet. Soil for strawberries should be a deep, rich loam, capable of holding a good deal of moisture. It is not a good plan to plant trees while the ground Is wet and soggy. Let it dry out a little. Don't get the idea that you cannot obtain satisfactory results from spraying spray-ing just because your neighbor failed. Be sure that all of your hose couplings coup-lings are of the same size so that any two lengths may be coupled together. Any tendency to fancy. shaped flower beds and fancy flower stands and such grimcracks should be firmly suppressed. sup-pressed. Do not expect satisfaction fr;.m bordeaux mixture that has stood for as much as 24 hours. It deteriorates quickly. When done spraying each day. run some clean water through the pump, I to wash out the spray mixture and I avoid corrosion of the working parts. |