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Show DE3IRADLC PLUM 5. Jln mo I XO0 . Mtlctki lint Ap. er In HmUI lh Curnillu. The cnrculi'i has dono much to prevent pre-vent plum culture, but according to a writer In The Orchard and Oardeti many of our native sorts will ruduco po-xl crops lu ffpito of this pent as will aL some of the recently introduced Japin plums, of whkh Ogon, llotan and KclseT s have been tested an 1 found of merit Tim authority quoted says We hato seen Ogou trcts loadud with rlpo tn bota rtcu frnlt every tt imcn of whh h lore the scare lyilb1o traces of from thrr to Ave of the ominous cmu-int marks, l roving to our satisfaction that tho fruit is abhi to outgrow tho curculto stin ant to take caroof Hxelf Tlie samo was our cjperienco with tho Do Hoto plum, one of tho nativis from Miuuo-iota. Miuuo-iota. ThoOgon Is a round plnm cf fair site, a bright goMon yellow fine, sweet, but Mther dry lletth csoelleut fof running rlptns here tow ard thocnl of Julyi tree a t Igorous grower and ap;vtrently hardy Or Soto is an American plum of milium site, bright red color anl good rptilit, I rod active aiul bard) . As n bloom and pollen producer It Is not surp.nuved bv anv sort with which we are acquainted, and this feat tiro wu consider of greatest value, Tn-ea of this sort idionld 1 I Unted scatteringly among otlur variolic- in e.cry plum orchard, and it will then ' bear and mako bear" In abundance, Tlio home grower who wants to make uro of nn annual and abundant homo supply thould Iaut aoernl trees together, to-gether, selecting almost any of tho bet standanl sorts, with at leait one Ogou an 1 ono Do Koto In the middle of the cluster of trees, or ho may graft scions of art on j norts, always including Ogon and Do8to, into Hmliof one or more larger, hardy plum troos.u native sort alwa)4 trefernl l lnu t micr Trfi-. t It Is often n ery difficult matter to get a thrifty growth of grass under the shadoof tree, ami jet lu ploci- where something gp-t u to coi r tho ground Is desired, n number of plants hate been mined I, Median's Monthly us Ixlng ndaptvd for furuiihing these green surfaces. sur-faces. Tho common periwinkle Is onii of tho best known. Another excellent thing Is soma of tho specie of I!) pert-cum. pert-cum. Two European siecclis, 11. calytl um nnd 11. find rosunr folium, thrivo p..r tlcnlarly lu those comparati.cly dry and . shady place. Another very line thln is tho Japauoso hone) suckle. It keeps cry low and perhipa Ualetter sulntl tuto for prawi than many of the othurs ramed. Tin ro nrotwo fonns which can bucMpIo)ed for this purjOHe one fre quently known In cutalogi.es o Haiti ! ana and the other format the L. brach-botrix brach-botrix This Is tnoro generally known ns tho Jftpanoiw evergreen honeysuckle, although tho ark ties are all tnoro or i less evergreen. This particular one is more fund of trailing than tho others. Tit llfconl -- lUMItic I'lant. Mr. John rhropu nild at tho annual comeiition of American ilorUtsi i In regard to the cmplo)mnit of the tuberous begonia iu a leddini plant 1 hao found if tho bulbs aro kept over during tho winter iu a cold place, one In which ou cin keep potatoes, and If tint bulbs aro planted out at ubout tho rune titno that ou would rUnt jotatoee, the ' result la u great deal more sntitfactory than It Is when the plant Is subjected 1 1 artificial treatment rerious to plintlnj out. lama-itlstletl that this U au 1m-Itortant 1m-Itortant factor in the success of tho begonia bego-nia as a bedding plant. Therefore my , advice tojoti who aro luterostcil Is to , buy thtbulb the same as ou buy tlw gladiolus or lily aud to plant them ut about the satno time. Upr.jtur Tr.fi With lomloti I'urpI Tlie effect of spraying apple tree with London pur pi o to prevent ravage of tli codling moth or apple worm Is vull 11 1 intra t M by tho experience of Mr (.Upton, (.Up-ton, of Virgin! i. 1 ho w orlc of spr tying wtuundtrt.kit.inMr Lupton'sonhatd, but was discontinued when leu than ouethir I of tho troes had U n spru) wl. From these trees 1,000 Urrels of apples, tuarly free from worms, were gathered, while from tho remaining twothlrdsot I tho orchard only 8.J btrrels of sound i fruit were obtained, rjuito one-fifth of I tho apples from tho unprn)od trees bo-lug bo-lug wormy aud unfit for use. Mr Lup t ton ostimatoA that his returns from the oahard would lute beet. Increased $J,3QQ had all tho trees been spraed. Wortl.r of ut. The gladiolus Mmo, Ciozy tlnds many admirers. It Is sail tint tho curled leaf of the poich is tt wnted lu Franco by spraying spray-ing with a solution of copper ! Hose chafers ure enjieci.lly fond of rpinras, and A. 8. Fuller . UnU splnras near his gropes to protect the Utter from tho .tt-ts. Mr. Hale told (Wore the nurserymen' nursery-men' convention that there Is no poach that cuu coinp.ro with tho Liberia in hardiness. |
