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Show How to Grow the Fli.cst Aster. j Asters naturally succeed best In ; rich, loamy soils and tee cool tern- : perature of the northern states, nota- j bly northern Xew York and the New , England states, and In similar low- , tions in the west, but with proper at- tection to the season of pUutins ; equally fine Cowers can be had in al- ' most every section of the country. In . our own locality, where seed is planted plant-ed early in May in the onen groat-d ! the flower-buds are apt o biisht dur-i dur-i ing the very hot, dry weather of m:a- summer, or else, if the weather is more favorable, the flowers are frequently fre-quently destroyed by the black beetles, which appear in great numbers w"e they commence to flower. Both oi the-se difficulties are easily avoided, however, by sowing the seed in saa.-low saa.-low drills in a raid frame or in boxes ; of soil in the warm, sunny windows of the living-room in the house early in March. The young plants are transplanted trans-planted to stand three Inches apart, or eise planted in small flowerpots flower-pots as soon as they are one or two inches in height, and then plauteu m , the flower-beds when the three are ; coming out in leaf. Treated in this manner they make very fine plants, coming in flower much earlier than from seed sown in the open ground, and avoid both the blight and the periodic attacks of the black beetles. j Naturally, the fine flowers raised by this method create a desire for a : longer period, of bloom, and we have ! discovered in our trial grounds that by sowing the seed during the latter part of May and eariy in June the plants grow finely during the summer months and commence flowering early iu the fall, after the period during which the blight and the beetles make their attacks, and furnish us fine blooms until the plants 'are cut down by the heavy frosts late in the fall. Thus, by adapting our season of planting plant-ing to the climate, we are enabled ta have two periods of fine bloom against tha sintrle flowering season of more favorable locations. Not only is this double period of bloom most satisfactory satisfac-tory for our heavy, loamy soil, but it i is also equally adapted for light, sandy ' soils, where equally fine blooms may . be grown in the same manner if care i is taken to make the soil rich with j well-rotted manure; in such locations it will also be of great service to place ; a mulch of fine hay or grass on the : soil in which the plants are growing This will not only help to preserve ; the moisture in the soil, but will also greatly assist the fine growth of the plants by keeping the soil ooc4 during the heat of mid-day. The seed should be sown thinly in shallow drills, three inches apart and covered one-half inch deep, either m the hot-bed or in a finely prepared seed-bed, carefully dug and raked into a fine, loose condition, as oarly in the spring as the soil will break up in a fine, loose condition. The aster is quite hardy, and seed may be sown in the open ground about the time the earliest trees are starting out in leaf, or when the peach trees are in blossom. blos-som. Plants which have been grown in cold frames and hardened off by thorough ventilation may be planted out at this time, as they will stand light frosts without injury. Equine Dlstouiper. A bulletin of the Vicsinia Experiment Experi-ment Station says: Equine distemper distem-per is an infectious and contagious disease, characterized by an Inflammation Inflamma-tion of the mucous membrane lining the various cavities of the body. Syn-,.,t! Syn-,.,t! Tiidiipnyn Rnizootin. Catarrh- al Fever, Epizootic of the Horse, Pink ' Eye and various others. ! History. Equine distemper ha9 been I lecognized for many years. In fact, j it is recorded to have appoared in Se- j ville as early as 1299. From that time j it has made its appearance at differ- : ant intervals, gradually spreading from city to city, and from country tc country, until 1S72 and 1S73, when It invaded Canada in a very severe form, .nni.iiv mmaj over the whole of the United States, causing the death of many animals and great hardship j among the people. Since 1S73 distem-per distem-per has been a constant resident ot the United States, although much ; more moderate in form, more isolated i in outbreaks, and, owing to a better understanding of its pathological phenomena, phe-nomena, its fatality has beeu greatly diminished. Causation. The causes of equine distemper are divided into predisposing predispos-ing and direct. The predisposing cause is anything lhat tends to lower tha vitality of the animal, as damp, dark, very close and crowded stHhlc-s. und.:'; exposure to drafts and stormy weatlir, and especially overwork with scanty ! nourishment. The direct cause uf I equine distemper has been shown to be a micro-organism. AUinormos u:.,--i. however, as to the exact class of that microbe. Some claim that the disease in question is caused by a bacillus, while others say it Is produced by a coccus. After a careful study of the experiments of the various investigators investi-gators it seems apparent to the writer i that an oval-.hapcd bacillus li the specific cause of the dlscas?. tvA that when varieties of the cocci cla.-s ; present there is tome other disturb- . ar.ee asswia'ed with the true typ of ; fiiittmper. For example, when tha catarrhal ca-tarrhal Inflammation-re-coir.ji inecU-d , with the pus-ft.rsiis. or pyrirji-uif! bacteria, suppuration is the r'tuil, and various forms of co. ci u.- be fo.ii.d in the cocucts of ta abscess wbieb is produse. A model peeking house, whi-h wi',1 C,ow Amcriran mt-tht'is of fln::h-tfe'ng fln::h-tfe'ng and r;rc;;L ct;. will be rvr.i of the exhibits at the Paris Ex;o.-i-tion. . F v'i packa?'-s fhoa'.d be tight, n'.t pcrrt.ittin? the fruit to rs't.e about wh'ie in trar.s.t. |
