Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-09
Horticultural.
PLANT STRAWBERRIES.

SLANT STRAWBERRIES.
On this stbject correspondent Of the
Ohio Farmer says: - }
All should have gs many Strawberries as
they want to eat, and this spring is the time
to set out the vines. They will grow in al
most any situation, and Under almost every
circumstance. 1t is nearly as cheap to have
a bed of Strawberries as bed of sorrel They
will grow upon the same kind of land, and
with as little care, but, perhaps there is no
fruit that pays better for having good cultiya-
ton. Ifyou are determined to have straw
berries, and not take any care cf them, pillow
the ground, and set ithe Writes about foot
apart, and let them cover the ground as sooii
rs possible, merely pulling up the weeds as
have strawberries in due season, and all that
you deserve. But we hope you will do better
than this, and dig up the ground as deep as
you can afford to, and set the vines about
two feet apart, and keep them hood, and cut
off the runners as fast as they come, and see
what nice, large hills they will be next fall
Gas large as peck measure; y and such fruit
as you will get off such vines Try as large
a bed as you can of the best varieties that
you can find and you will not be sorry. gu.
The Germantoun Telegraph gives the fol-
lowing items 'a@@ Ire .-s--..7
CURRANrs AND GoosEBERrrEs
1t is not too late yet, to set out cuttings of
the currant and goosebcrry. We find that
some people allow their old bushes to die out
without knowing how, or at least ncglecting
to renew their stock, when there is nothing
in the catalogue of reproduction easier. Take
cutting of last years wood, from six to twelve
inches in length, and. push them, into. the
ground where they are desired to grow
press the earth around them firmly with the
foot. If trees, instead of bushes are preferred
cut out all the eyes going beneath the surface
Of the ground, mulch them and let them alone
After some experience we prefer the bush
mode. They last for generation, by cut
ing out the very old or dead wood annually
whereas, when the tree decays, there's an end
of it. The best plan to keep up stock of
these fruits, is, when bush or tree shows
signs Of decay, plant between them, new wood
as above. This will always keep up healthy
bearing stock. We prefer the old red Dutch
currant to any ether, and especially the "sen-
sation" varieties constantly being brought to
notice. The white varieties, though very
pretty and large, are more acid tlianthc red.
and the bushes not SO hourishing and long.
lived. The Black Naples should also be in
every garden; they are just as easy cultivat-
ing as the others. Of the gooseberries, we
have none worth nything but the Houghton's
Seeding. 1t is rather small. but it always
produces an abundant crop, and never mil
dews, at least with us. ....r
SOWING FLOWER SEEDS
About the first of May, and after, for two
weeks, Towering seeds should be sown; and
a dollar spent in procuring the best varieties,
unless they should be on hand from the pre-
vious season, willafford twenty dollars worth
of pleasure. These varieties should include,
among others, the Asters, Phlox, Drommon-
dii, Sweet Alyssum, Blue Grove, Mignonettc,
Portulaccas, New Golden Chrysanthemum,
(summer fowering,) Sweet peas, Double Chi
ma Pink, Dwarf onvovulus, Burridgii, Flow
cring Larkspur, Lupias, Sulpiglossis, Erysi-
mune, Peroffskyanum, ScabioSa, Major, Pet
unias, Galibardia, Picta, Pansy. &c. The
ground for flower seeds should be light and
rich, and made as fine as possible. The seeds
should be sown very thinly on the surface,
and carefully and lightly raked in. OF course
no one must attempt to cultivate flowers with
out keeping the ground perfectly free from
weeds, often stirred, and if needed, watered.
HORSE RADIsn.
We sec long directions given for the cult
walton of this, perhaps the easiest and simp-
lest raising of all csculents. 1t requires a
rich, moist, deep soil Plant pieces OF the
root with portion ofthc crown, a foot, apart
a couple Of inches under ground, and let them
alone, except to remove grass and weeds, and
you will have horse radish ever after. Per-
sons who have springs or streams upon their
premises, can plant along them, where the
soil is moist and'in good condition, and a crop
for a lifetime may be pretty surely calculated
on, provided the whole crop is not used up,
and a little care is taken to stick slips in the
ground occasionally, in fall or spring.