The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-04-14
Mode Of Planting and Cultlva-
. ting Grapes.

Mode Of Planting and Cultlva- I
ting Grapes.
The mode of planting, mann''ng,
and harn"rI"s the Sc"P-
D.rnouu. Flowers. Thomas Tcnder'
pulp, and Sugar grape is'ldrnt'ca''H
thv same. The soil in which they
ARE PLANTED should be dry, either
from natural location or d'a'"aSc,'
and should he light, soft, loamy land
easy of cultivation, naturally rch' or
made So from the use of fertilizers:
We advise against planting IN sum-
SOM land. The vineyalaist, having
selected his field for planting ont
vines, should lay it off in rows TWEEN
f., thirty, or forty feet each way. or
twenty by sixty, to suit his "wn tam
cv: then in these rows dig holes three
feet sonare one foot deep, and ill
them with muck, compost, trncr'"w
Sc,apinys, wclI-rotied vegetable mat.
ter, and in these plant the vines, COW
cring the hole mp around the vines
with a small quantity of dirt first ia
ken ont, then set a stake six feet h'Eh..
by the plant, t" which the v'ne sh""'"
be trained IA it grows, care helng ia
ken to pinch or cut off the side Sno"'s
90 as to have one straight stem: " ne"
the vine reaches the top of tl''S stake
it should be furnished with arbnr'"g'
which, in many instances, VIII oc IN
the first years growth. we t"lnK
that all these varieties OF grapes
shouId be transplantcd from the first
of January to the 20'h OF Ma.c''' III
order to insure certainty Ut HE. l"
the spring and summer OF the h':'
vpo,'s growth. when the weather IS
dry. they should be watcre" OCCASION
ally of evening, with branch or "ltc"
vatc,. All growing vegetation
should he carefully kept down around
them; they should he mulched with
weeds, straw, or some suitable ma
te,ial to keep the earth damp ao"nt
III. roots. After tl,s first year 5
growth the process ofman"'lngSh""l"
| Lrvin. and he attended to with occa'
siona| application Of mn!c''' yard
litter, bones. bone dust, lime .marl,
vegetable mold, collected from fences,
the woods, and all such like material
; as will readily suggest itself to the
D prudent vine grower. These appl'ca
:, tons should be made annually.
The arboriuS should be commence
> cd after the vine teaches the top ("
# it's sixfoot stake, where it should ht
o allowed to branch ont in every dlicc
ton and be continued from year tt
y year as the vine spreads. During TIT
\, third year u thrifty vine will cove
u ten feet of square arhor, and produce
Il fine crop Of fruit, after which,
, cultivated as suggested, there VIII |"
e endless quantities of grapes and mnc'
wint.-Florida AglicnltullSt'
II Carnations.-There are many var'e
e ties of carnations, but all ma? b
!. classed under three heads Flake
Bizarre and Picotee. The flakes al
Z striped in two colors on whit
G. ground; as, for example, the Attn;
s, which is scarlet and white. The b
20 zarre has irregular stripes on p'al
. ground, and the Picotets have 10,
IL der with narrow margin of da' !
k, er color, or one profusedly d"ttt
no with small SDots. Its edge is Serrate|
10 or cut. In colors we have the Bel
~ Dora, or salmon pink, striped an
n mo1u,ru with Cri'nson tho c""""'
ar dra, a bright cerise the Union,
crimson aud white, and many other
To have the carnation in rerfect''
the petals must be symmetricaIly a
ranged, the col"rs bright and c|ea
IT, and contrasts strong and marked, Al
no blending of one coler with anot
er The white, wherever it appear
P'' must be of spot|css purity, and the
I'D must he no splitting Of the full al
9TH we'll developed pod. This last is "
a., hcnlt to manage. Cnltivators "
-" raise but few may tie the POD
'nr preveut the splitting when it is rea
rss to bloom but this cannot be ITO
fee where carnations are raised III Gu
nd siderable quantities.
Sanitary Influence OF Flowers
Oh Chemical authorities have reccn
sn- made an important discovery in
w. fact that uzone, a purified atm'
,r, nhere, is generated in large qnan
-, ties by all plants and flowers hav1
eo' green leaves and aromatic ode
wv such as mint, lavender, roses, hel
orn trope and hyacinths.
It it
i'm. Safety from Rats and Mice. "A.
ain Willard, of San Nateo County, G.
fornia, gives a very simple, and
'"' his experience, a very effective ST
the guard against rats and mice,
full. takes two round pieces of tin, like
ch :" bottom of a fruit can punches a !
in the centre of each piece, and stri
them on a strong wire, one near e
end. Then he stretches the wire fl
It TO side to side of room and fast
Let each end firmly. Anything whic
X is hung upon the wire between the p|
+ IN Of tin is safe from the rats, for if t
P 6y walk out upon the wire, every t
heir they try to monut the circle of ii
men, revolves and they cannot pass {
Lout il. Mr.. Willard has found the sin
ubcr continuance very useful in 81,
the meat, grain etc, ana ADVISES all
wife mers to try it.
,rm-
lraw !,
feed A moss rose era'te" u" t"e Z
uws mon cabbage rose, produced a 81