| Show TIII 1ntrlT IIARYINT flow to S4 Died lInlllot a1 Coa t1toritt lIrII1r of tho rrtt Tho methods of tho commercial or chardlst are not those of tho average avmir with from 10 1 to I ICO barrel of fruit to care for though in romo points ho methods of each ought to bo I similar For instance the small and tho largo k W j I I r I I I I I el I V r elJ I lj Ifrl I 11 J I Ito I I I 1 C CATCH SHEET OF CLOTH grower allko ought if possible to pick ill fruit from the tree Since only nn jmised fruit can bo depended upon to keep well It is a fact however that little fnnners out of tell gather their 01 pies by shaking the trees violently thus bringing tho fruit to tho ground in a shower Pounding upon each other as they fall it Is I scroll wonder that almost every individual apple becomes bruised Many farmers continue this practice whilo realizing its evils becwuso they cannot seem to find time to pick tho fruit or find help to do it As a good plot 111 ndneo of the Plan I of shaking tho fruit to the ground a plan original illustrated In Tho Country Gcullcmau is hero reproduced A largo sheet of cloth is provided with all openlllg In the center as shown This opening has n stout draw suing run Into Its edge eo that it call drawn up about tho tree trunk and firmly tied Rings are sow eel to the dikes and tho sheet ia i supported beneath tho treo is shown Ono sido Is i m idn slightly higher high-er than tho other 80 tint tho fruit w ill gently roll toward tho basket This plan will solve nn enormous nmount of brllhlog When one call do so It h vlso to have 11 1l1l1ntltyof crates provided so e rfl P t > 11 r r f f s < f F I A tt Ilut I K I N 3Z I J I k el 1 I t 1Q 1 I I I V 1 i l W V1 Ii J P 5 CATCH SHEET I = TOSITION that a wagon box ell bo filled with tho full crates and thus hauleel to the cellar 01 other storage place This saves much haodllng aul consequent bruising of tho fri DI or th Etr lily A bulletin his been issued from the rricultural deportment on tho disease I of tho Easter lily which destroys In this country from 20 to 80 per cent of the entire crop exclusive of tho bulbs which fail to glow or that make worth lOs I plants the loss from which ranges from 5 to oven 80 per cent Tho disease is i characterized by spotting and distortion distor-tion of tho leaves and 1 flowers and usually usu-ally tho stunting of the plants The principal causes assigned ftro WOlout sail Premature removal of flowers arid lowe Items premature harvesting of bulbs carelessness In selection se-lection of propagating stock h1 I treat mcnt during tho forcing and the deiro elation of lost AoOlClUclt is hUg Bested that only strong and t v Igurons plants b used for propagation crop rotation ro-tation should bo practiced chemical fertilizers fer-tilizers used nod premature digging av ol < lc Culture or lloitnUj Ooral Jlr Hogaii writing In Gardening on tho culture of gloxinias Bays culuro gloxnlos i I plant the dry bulbs In a mixture of dry sphagnum moss choi fine and mixed with sand to that when the bulbs mako roots they can bo lifted out of tho moss without breaking tho roots Aa soon us a good start I made and twe < or three leaves chow they Lire potted iu light soil composed of one Part good potting pot-ting soil and ono part lent mold and send mixed together Wo aro very careful about tho watering When tho bulbs are In tho moss tbey tire given plenty of water being careful to eprlnklo any dry spots on the moss They are kept in a temperature of C5 to 70 deglecs at night with 10 to 1C degrees moro in the daytime Wo consider it essential not to wet tho leaves and wo give shade us soon ns the ran gets so hot there Is danger of burning American owolo lc Society At tho twenty fifth biennial session of tho American Pomological society nt Columbus O the lowu nurseryman O I L Watrons was elected president to succeed P J Derckmnno who has held the ore of preSident for many yearr Other officers are O W Campbell Delaware I Del-aware O vice resident W A Tiiy I lor Washington secretary L 1 Toll 1 Agricultural college Michigan treos urtr The membership fee Vas reducuc l from 1 to i2 It I probablo that the society will meet next year at Bcutca Intcrlnff I bryiLnthpmnini Mr T D loU I Id 1 hi hnnlhcrity on this subject ol 10 in tho eton e-ton of the Massachusetts Horti Cal C-al Society that when it Is inhered that jiouipoii voiittica ate quite hardy In Massachusetts nud many othcn ne tr I ly to It will lie seen tint no pampering is neccEsar in wintering tho plants over Such as hivo I lieen I grown in pots aro ly tho nature of their previous culture I cul-ture too fetidly to bo turned out at once A very cool cellar such ns I turn cellar cel-lar on a shelf near tho light would boa bo-a good place to keep 1 them A little frost would do them no ham It is better bet-ter to keep the plants cool for If tho place Is at all wan they Start into growth and this weakens them Th y freeze HimUuiM but collect out 1 right iu spring The green Irnlll After fruiting tho roots of plants hould bouursul lack into vigorous life I by cutting out 1 old and surplus growth cultivating thorough and giv log i rood dressing of flue mauuio m vv oexl ho This best prepares them for resisting tho cold winters of the north and stimulates them for net Ivo work In tho curly iitlnjsejf tho rantu writes wel known horticulturist In Garden llrlrl Mention I nprrimcEts tire being conducted ia Ioughl ecpsl N Y In tho oitennlni lion of insects by fnmlgutlug green houses with hydrocy inio acid gas ono of the deadliest tf poirous It is Slid that it Mile 1 ell tho insects but does not Injure tho plants Italia Austria end Burbank arc vg orous and beautiful canu la Many of the slrccls of Paris are lined with trees I 1 tree dies another of the battle kind ngo real size Is brought from tho unto fIt anti put in Its pla > Tho roit I tiemi udou but ParIs Par-Is Is I the most beautiful of mcxlcin cit IsNo No use In trying to grow peaches arid other crops on tho same giouud the same year I wont work Vick Boys that ficcslia and lachcna lias nro u good investment Theycan lat forced year after year withoutiliminiall lU their flowers Tho monkey puzlo is a popular namo given to tho Chile Plan I Is a handsome hand-some evergreen with deep green stiff polntvl leaves tint closely overlap ono another like tlio sliiufcles 011 roof Soot from tho kitchen chimney especially espe-cially from a wood fire Is invaluable In Iho cultivation of flowers The stock his no Influence over the fruit of tin rt urn T 14 nld |
