Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-06-06
Aariemttmral.


writes to the American AgricMlfMrise; II
is poor policy to set them in rich soil ; let
it be of just moderate fertility
them the warnest part of the garden set
small pieces of bush around them until they
have grown eighteen inches or so high,
then drive in notched stakes along side Of
the rows, say about two feet high, and on
these notches lay polcs--bean poles will
answer on each side of the rows rs soon
as the vines are high enough lay them on
these poles, this will expose them to the
sun and air and keep the fruit clean. Tho
tomato may be trained, also, like . grape
vine, on low trellis or sunny wall tho
Weld of fruit is enormous, and on warm
wall the first frost will do no real injury.
ASHES, &c, ON CoRN.--Wo have been
in the practice, for some years past, Of ap-
plying a mixture of ashes and plaster to
each hill of corn Immediately after plant
ing it. Take eight bushels Of ashes and
two bushels of plaster, and mix them to-
gether. This will suffice for an acre,
Now place handful of this mixture on
each hill as soon as an acre has been plant.
ed and covered. The print of the hoe
will show where the corn is covered. By
dropping the ashes and plaster at this time
you will save one half the labor compared
with waiting till after the corn is up. You
will keep the worms off distance aud
start the corn earlier. And as weeds are
not ready to start up through ashes, you
will find the labor of hoeng much less than
where weeds are found in the hills.
ALoEs TO KEEP AWAY BUGs.-A few
weeks since, 1 noticed an extract from .
London paper, recommending a solution
of aloes as an antidote against bugs on
squashes, &c. Last spring l procured ten
seeds of the celebrated Hubbard squash,
for which l paid twenty-five cents. They
were Just nicely up when the June frost
came, but by blanketing them l kept four
of them alive. AS soon as l uncovered
them the striped bug attacked them.
tried all the old remedies, soot sulphur,
&C., to no purpose. l had about given
them up, when [ noticed an article from
another paper, stating that an English gar
dencr recommended a solution Of aloes
1.-TWO ounces of aloes in gallon of warm
water as preventive. immediately
prepared some and applied it, and, to my
great qualification, had no more trouble
with the bugs | also tried it on cauli-
flower, cabbage and tomato plants, which
were attacked by the small black bug. or
cabbage flea as | have heard them called,
with cquel success. The slugs had about
half dcvourcd five or six varieties Of my
roses; | gave them good sprinkling with
it : the slugs vamosed forthwith. 1t 10
equally efficacious against that detestab bic
bed fellow, the bed-bug. Scald you bed
cords and wash your bedsteads in the SOL
ution. intend this season to try it on
few plum trees, and see how the curculio
likes it. The best way to apply it to
plants, &C., is with a garden syringe.
Box -EDGIxG.-Whcn properly planted
and managed there is no border edglng SO
chaste or permanent as Box. 1t is hardy.
grows readily, and if carefully and rightly
prumed will last six or eight years with
out resetting. 1t tcan be propagated about
as well from the tops as the entire plant,
aud makes pretter growth. The fault
of thoes not understanding its nature, is
shallow, uneven planting 1t is usually
stuck in few inches deep, and left strug-
Cling on top Of the ground, with three or
four times as much top and three or four
times less bottom than it ought to have.
The following simple directions will be
found to be all that is necessary: Set
the line taut where the eaging is desired.
Die spade deep on the border side, aud
a little shallower on the alley way-pul-
yerise the soil well-put the box to the
bottom, not mindng if it double up some-
what, then pack in tightly with soil, press
down with the foot, leaving only from one
and half to two inches of the top out Of
the ground. There will be no danger Of
it not growing, or of producing full foliage
at the grol:md.
Box should not be planted where the
ground is naturally very wet, or where
there is standing water. Set this depth,
the frost never heaves it out.
Box should be prumed not beyond the
Goth of April--at least we prefer to have
it done in this mouth by that date. 1t
should be cut with a shears, equally on
both sides to a point, aud not below the
previous years growth. BY this method
the edsing remains green in early summer.
instead of brown in the centre, sometimes
resulting in death, by the usual way of
cutting it off horizontally. If this mode
is once tried, the other will be forever
abandoned.
Where box-settings is not understood, and
our directions not likely to be carried out.
it is much better to employ gardener to
perform the work properly. y.-Germanto'c"
Telegraph.
PLANTING STRRAwBERIEs.-To several
inquirers. The best time to make new
beds for fruiting, is in August and Sep
tember, using the well rooted new plants
from the runners of this year. If set early
in Autum they will bear well next season.
Plants set out in the Spring get we'll es-
tablished, and if on good, rich soil, send
out abundant runners which take root at
the joints, producing new shoots. If to
be made the most of, put them at least
two, or better three, feet apart; turn the
runners so that they will not interfere.
and when needed, tasten the joints loosely
Il all lad