. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. heymight be induced either to sell or exchange forthe imported nuts. It is also possible to obtainnuts from England and the north of France, andthese are far preferable for planting here tothose raised further south. The acclimation ofplants is a very slow process, but certain in itsresults; consequently we should take advantageof it whenever possible to avoid failure and dis-appoiutment.—A. S. Fuller in N. T. Tribune. Plnms for Profit. The Plum needs a moistrich soil, and is benefitte
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. heymight be induced either to sell or exchange forthe imported nuts. It is also possible to obtainnuts from England and the north of France, andthese are far preferable for planting here tothose raised further south. The acclimation ofplants is a very slow process, but certain in itsresults; consequently we should take advantageof it whenever possible to avoid failure and dis-appoiutment.—A. S. Fuller in N. T. Tribune. Plnms for Profit. The Plum needs a moistrich soil, and is benefitted by liberal manuringwith strong manures like poultry and hogmanure. Poultry and pigs allowed to run inPlum orchards are beneficial to the trees andkeep the insects in check. The Plum orchardshould always be planted near the poultryhouse so as to be included in the poultry bring the trees to early bearing, the growthof wood for the year should be cut back aboutone half, commencing about the last of Septem-ber so as to promote the development of thefruit buds. If the tree makes slow growth it is. IDEAL FERN FROND. advisible to cut back the shoots a little in springand thin out superfluous shoots. Plum trees gen-erally come into bearing early and are not verylong lived, therefore the grower should expectto set new trees in season to have them ready totake the place of the old trees.— Corners in Flowers. While flowers in someinstances serve to express good will to men, theyare often the cause of strife among those whodeal in them. Flowers are just like stocks,a leading florist said. They are not only up to-day and down to-morrow, owing to the marketbeing under or overstocked, but dealers get upcorners in them. No sooner is it known that acertain dealer has a large order to fill of a par-ticular flower, than some of the others buy upall in the market, so that he perhaps cannot fillthe order, and in any event has to pay so muchfor the flower that he loses mo
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