Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . nt that I consideredthe tree past all redemption. It never bore, andthe limbs on the injured side (almost one-third ofthe tree), were in a dying condition. Last winter Ipiled our stove-wood all around it, four or five feethigh, and to a radius of six or seven feet. Thefruit set, and kept on growing on the sound limbs,which showed a considerable improvement ingrowth, and even the diseased limbs showed signsof life. The improvement continued all summerin spite of drought, and the tree rip
Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . nt that I consideredthe tree past all redemption. It never bore, andthe limbs on the injured side (almost one-third ofthe tree), were in a dying condition. Last winter Ipiled our stove-wood all around it, four or five feethigh, and to a radius of six or seven feet. Thefruit set, and kept on growing on the sound limbs,which showed a considerable improvement ingrowth, and even the diseased limbs showed signsof life. The improvement continued all summerin spite of drought, and the tree ripened one-and-a-half bushels of fruit. It would have died in a yearbut for the mulching. A word of caution to the inexperienced: Neverapply mulch close to the tree; under cover of itmice will girdle them, old or young, like a , the fibrous roots or feeders are fartherfrom the trunk. To get the best results mulch witha lavish hand, especially on poor soil. It shouldextend out beyond the extremities of the limbs,leaving an open space around the trunk from twoto three feet or more in PREPARED FROM DIARY NOTES BY CHAS E. PARKELL,IjirEENS, N. Y. HOUSE PLANTS. Abutilons. Turn the pots occasionally to preventrooting through into thf- plunging earth. AUamandas tlowering freely should be givenliquid manure at times. Cuttings of the half-ripened wood will now root readily. Begonias. Flowering ones to be shifted into lar-ger pots, neatly staking as required. Callas can now be started up. They do not wanttoo large pots. I>rain well. Chrysanthemums. Oive liquid manure nowonce a week. Stake as required. Geraniums. For winter treat as for fragrant varieties should be kept pinched fornice bushy specimens. Ivy Geraniums. Old plants to be lifted shouldbe cut back; then as growth starts place inrather small pots. Young plants to be shifted upfor rapid growth. Lemon and Orange trees, will be greatly bene-fited if their leaves and stems are occasionallyspong
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