The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1869-01-09

this mONln or Carly III February. IL pau
ted earlier they seldom amount to much.
Select a warm, rich soil. thoroughly drain.
ed. Plant three inches deep They. will
then be out Of the way Of winter freezes,
and will be out Of the ground too Iats to
be damaged hy early frosts.
EARLY cucuxBERs AND xELoss.
Get by 10 glass. aud make. of wealth
er.bnarding, boxes with no bottom, and
squs,s Of this glass fitted on The :"P. Pi"nS
the seeds Of cucumbers, water'n-'ohR.
mu>kmelons, and nutm-gme'ons in warm.
rich soil, the latter part Of this month.
place one Of these boxes over each hill IN
cod, or rainy weather, and in frosty nights
and remove them in pleasant weather.
By the time the frosts are all past YOU will
have box fall Of vines on each hill. and
early fine melons and cucumbers vii! be
the result.
January is good time to trim rose
bushes. Some prefrr December. Prunc
off all the deformed or struggling branches.
Cut the sprouts from around the roots, cut
out stocks and branches that grow too
thick and crowd each other, and cut back
the tops. If they are four or Eve feet
high, cut them down to three feet, excep,
running roses these should be reduced to
one or two stocks from the ground, and the
upper branches thinned out where they
are too thick. This is good month for
transplanting rosa bushes.
January or February will do we'll Cor
trimming most kind Of towering shrub
berry, or transplanting it.
In trsnSp'an,ing shrubbery or trees it is
best to mark the side that faces the south
before ,ransplan,ing. and let that side face
the south after t'ansplsn!ing
Continue to dig the grass from the root
Of fruit trees TO tho distance Of five or six
feet al! round. DO not spade the gronnd
near fruit trees, or cultivate the soil BY
planting crops among them, except melons
and vines in their proper season. which d"
pretty we'll, and but little harm while the
orchard !. young.
Cutting Of grape vines. rose bushes,
ounces. fig-. or anything else that can b.
prop.tea in this snanner. may be male !"
this latitude at any time between October
and February. January is good month
for preparing cuttings, but autumn, soon
after the leaves drop, is tho best time.
They should be planted in mellow. rich
soil, from ak inches to foot apart Most
cuttings should be at least eieh. inches in
length, set in the ground so rs to leave
out one or two buds. The earth should
be pressed closely about them They NAV
be buried in mellow, dry soil till February
or early in March If not convenient to set
them out At once. They should be plan
ted out before :he buds Of the trees com
mence swelling in the spring.
Propagating by lsyers il a much s"rer
way al succeeding than BY cuttings. Bind
a branch OF vine to the ground, dig hole
in the earth under it about fou. inches
deep, coniine the branch or vine to the
bottom Of the hole BY pegs, or any other
means, then cover or gil up the hole with
earth, press 1t down with the foot,
and the next wintes it will be we'll
rooted and may BE- tran.p'anted. The
scuppesnong grape vine is the best p'opa
gated in this manner. 1t will rarely ever
grow from cuttings, and the same kind Of
grapes cannot be propagated from soup
pernong seeds. Strange rs it may appear
to persons not acquainted with the fact,
but scupperuong seeds usually produce
muscsdins vines, native grape Of Lou
isiana.
GRAr11so.-G Grating may be done with
sciona or cuttings taken from the parent
tree. shrub or vine. and buried as noticed
above, or cut from the tree and set out 1T
once. Grating NAV be done early in Feb
ruary before the buds begin to swell, and
the sap begins to flow. 1t is difficult I"
graft grape vines when the bark slips. or
when the sap in flowing. The best com
position for grating is made Of three parts
beeswax. and eight psrts rosin, melted and
worked like shoemAker's wax.
BuDpIxo.-This process is performed
from June to October. when the bark alps.
PaunIxo.-Pruning grape vines may
be done in January. It il best to d. this
work in the fall, soon after the vines sheds
its leaves.
A few buds on each branch Of t:le last
years growth should be left, all beyond
ehovld 30 cut of. Make s,noothe cut,
cIose 10 the bud, with sharp knife, in
pruning. Peach trees shouldsbe pruned
about the time the buds bsgin to swell.
Half Of the previous years growth should
- rut from al tvim and branches,
TRAKsPLAnrIHe FRUIT TREES
Orange and other evergreen trees should
b tsanspIanted in September. bot they
live very we'll ifremoved any time between
this aad the swelling of buds in the spring.
Transplant 10 cloudy or drizzly weather.
Take tsses mp and set them out again As
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