The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-04-07
FARMERS COLUMN.

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for new improvements should be completed
before the working season begins. Whett
er the place be large or small, consider
able extent Of uubrOhel turf should be st,
cured unless one taste for flowers Is SO
strong az to require that all the available
land Da appropriated 20 them.
Shrubs should he taken into sccOuns IN
the pan. Many Of them are beautiful III
foliage all the season, and some OF them
produce exquisite flowers. PTune estab-
!l>hed ones If they have become over
crowded aud out Ut shape. Let the trim
ming conform to the natural habit OF the
plant, aud do not try - make one with nat
uraIly cuTyiDg branches grow upright.
Those vii Ct. flower only on the new wood,
Ike the Rose OF Sharon, need to be cut
back, II induce strong new growth, while
shrubs upon which the bud, for next years
towering are ready formed, as the Lilac,
need only be thinncd.
Ornamental trees, if they need pruning,
should be treated with the same care az
fruit trees. Sometimes it will be necessary
i TO remove lower limbs which are in the way,
but, as a general thing, it is better to leave
the tree TO Jake IL natural form.
Half hardy plants, which have been
stored for Winter III pits or III cellars, will
need looking to, TO guard zgainst their be
ing started into growth by the warmth Of
the sun GIVE air, and keep as cool as
possible, without severe freezing. Plants
III cclers, If too dry will need a little
water.
Dahlias, Cannas, and other roots, stored
for the Winter, should be examine occa
sionaliy. They are more apt to suffer from
dampness than dryness, and should he re
moved to dryer place If there are any signs
of decay.
Woodwork, .uch as trcllises, garden
seats, rustic ornaments, etc, will need
painting or oillng.
PRETTY PLANTS FOR INDOOas. Take
common tumber or fruit can, and fl it
nearly full OF soft water. Then tie bit of
coarse lace or cheese sarking over, and press
down into the water, covered with layer
Of peas. In lew days they will sprout,
1 the little threadllke roots going down
/ through the lace into the water, and the
| vines can he trained up to Irvine around
the window or, what is prettler, . frame
may be made TO. that purpose.
| Here Is another pretty thing, with but
| little trouble. Take a saucer and fill it with
| fresh green moss Place in the centre
pine cone large size), having first wet i,
| thoroughly. Then sprinkle it thoroughly
with grass seed. The moisture will close
the cone partially, and in day or two the
tiny spires will appear in the intel stices,
and in week you will have perfect cone
of beautiful verdure. Keep secure trom
! frost and give it plenty OF water and you
will have "a thing Of osauty" all the win
| ter.
| SowE,G NERBENA SEED. Verbena seed
sown in early spring will make splendid
blooming plants by midsummer. A few
seeds sown In pot or box, and kept In. the
window of a warm room at this time, will
usually make good sized plants by the
time the weather will permit setting out
into the garden. If particular colors or
varieties are desired, then plauts must lie
procured but We have always had pas
sion for growing seedling,as the very uncer-
tanlty OF producing anything very fine
while there is chance of obtaining such
tends to increase the pleasure Of watching
the progress of the plants from the time
they appear above the ground until full in
bloom. The seed should be sown in light,
rich SOIL and covered about one eighth Of
an inch deep. Keep the soil continually
moist, and if the plants should become
crowded, they may readily be transpanted
by taking a knife ana Fitting them out
with the point, and setting carefully into
! other pot, or boxes. Remove to the open
ground as soon as the spring frosts are
past.
PREPARE THE FLOWER BEDS Every
| fine day at this time of the year reminds
us that the season for sowing f1ower>seeds
will soon be at hand The compost heap
| should be worked over, the hower-be DIS
market out on paper, if nowhere else, and
the list of choice things to be planted made
out and every thing got ready for a Wig
orous campaign in the garden as soon as the
weather will permit.
In the Northern States, the summer is
so short that every one should endeaver to
| crowd as much pleasure into or out of it as
possible, and this cannot De done unless Ne
. commence early and work rapidly
! There Is nothing that viii hasten the
maturity of flowing plants 50 much as
rich and thoroughly prepared soil. How
many OF our readers Will have such one
IN readiness for the seeds to be soWn this
spring?
PRESERVING HYACINTH BULBS. Those
OF our readers who have been growing hya-
clnths in pots IN the house, will Ind that
by following the suhjoined directions, they
can Use their bulbs tor forcing again next
autumn. Bulbs grown in glasses over wa
ter, however, may be thrown away, as they
are past renovation:
As soon as the flowers wither, take the
bulb out of the earth in which it has
doomed, wash it and the roots clean, and
lay it on the lid OF a hamper, Or on clean
straw, N an airy, shaded, but dry place.
Turn the bulb frequently, ana then the
roots and leaves, &c, have dried up, trim
them off, remove Loose scales and ripe
offsets and when the bulb is perfectly dry,
lay il by in drawer, closet or basket, until
the following autumn. By this method, the
exhaustion Of the bulb, after Towering is
/ saved.
y NEW METHOD OF GRATING. Mr.
Sullivan Hutchinson, OF Bristol, in .h
stale, has recently patented process Tor
making fruit trees from limbs Mr. II.
claim. that by this me hod such fruit bear
ing limbs as ma, conveniently be spared,
can be transformed into independent, trees,
that will continue bearing regularly, As
before
/ The process is as follows: Into the
I limb which is intended Tor the future tree,
small roots are grated or iu some way in