. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. hey can dispense with the fos-tering hand of man. We have, therefore, greatfaith in bark treatment as an aid in successfulorchard culture. An unusual burst of hotsun in summer, poor soil, attacks of scale orother insects will often harden the smooth barkof trees, so that the new growth of wood andbark the following season cannot expand prop-erly. The branch is practically enclosed in aniron band. In this case slitting up the bark is aspeedy and positive remedy. So with the roughbark, if it do not scale off easily and rapidly,help it to scale by rubb
. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. hey can dispense with the fos-tering hand of man. We have, therefore, greatfaith in bark treatment as an aid in successfulorchard culture. An unusual burst of hotsun in summer, poor soil, attacks of scale orother insects will often harden the smooth barkof trees, so that the new growth of wood andbark the following season cannot expand prop-erly. The branch is practically enclosed in aniron band. In this case slitting up the bark is aspeedy and positive remedy. So with the roughbark, if it do not scale off easily and rapidly,help it to scale by rubbing or washing it practical old fellows, both in the old worldand the new, have found this to be good practiceby hard-headed experience, and without havingthe advantage of reading an article like this. Inevery collection of good orchard tools and im- 334 THE GARDENERS MONTHLY [November, plements are found contrivances for rubbing offuseless bark. Annexed is a wire-glove, used inGermany for taking off the rough bark of thegrape It is little use to attempt to grow vegetableswell, unless the soil is well treated. They maybe and are grown on thin soils, not only at a greatexpense for manure, but at a great risk of dyingout in a dry season, and of having the roots rot-ted out in a wet one. In these parts where thefrost has not yet been severe enough to injurethe celery crop, it may have another earthingup. Care must be exercised in the operationnot to let the earth get into the hearts of theplants, or they will be liable to rot. Where theplant has evidently finished its growth for theseason, measures should be taken to preserve itthrough the winter. For family use, it is proba-bly as well to let it stay where it is growing,covering the soil with leaves, litter or manure, tokeep out the frost, so that it can be taken up aswanted. When large quantities are frequentlyrequired, it is better to take it up and put it in asmaller compass, still protecting it in any waythat m
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