The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-09-27

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FARM AND GARDEN.
SEEDLINGS Really more pleasure
.accrues from starting q new plant Of
worth than from any other branch Of
horticulture. Among the plants most
easily experimental with are the gera-
NUNS, g1adioh, phlOxes, roses; in
deed, any Of the perennials or biennials
afford an opportunity for Improvements.
Seedlings of geraniums sown in hot
bed can be brought to blossom the first
year. Select seed from a bed in which
have been grown several colors, and
you are sure Of something interesting,
If it be not worthy Of propagation. The
gladioli require little more patience,
needing about three years from seed to
come to maturity. The same is true Of
the hyacinth and the tulip. Most bull
bous roots take three to five years Of
care. Any one having small garden,
should set apart one bed for expert
ments. Here may be planted extra
large seeds OF fruit, or whatever draws
the attention as peculiar. A few grapes
may be grown, while peach stones may
be planted instead Of being thrown
away. Seedlings OF Crawford s Early,
and some other varieties, almost invari-
ably produce good fruit; often better
than the parent, and are often harder.
II rarely pays to expect apple seed
lings to equal the best varieties now un-
der culture. Better graft at once. There
are fruits as well as flowers capable
OF great Improvement. This we may be
certain OF from observing the recent re-
markable development of the wild
grapes, the pear, the potato, the rose,
berry. Among those deserving of ex-
periments are the persimmon, the
ounce, the blackberry, among fruits,
and the improvement may be looked for
in any direction among the flowers.
Accurate hybridizing is not SO difficult,
and Is a very attractive style of expert
ment. 1t consists in simply removing
the pollen from one flower or cluster Of
flowers, and busting on the pollen coll
lected from some other desirable varie-
~ The bunch or flower must then be
protected from the contact of the in
sects. The seed produced by this clus-
ter or single flower will probably pro-
duce plants in which the two Crossed va
rieties will combine their qualities. But
naturalization is so largely emerged in
through the agency of the wind md bees
that II several varieties of grapes or
geraniums or roses grow together, we
have only to SOW their seed to secure re-
suits similar to more artificial hybridiza-
ton: A pleasant supplement- to the
work suggested, is to name our choicest
seedlings after our choicest friends
II. r. POceH, IN Rsxra1 Nes0 Yorker.
RAISING POULTRY. The losses in the
poultry business are far greater than the
pronts, and still the profits Will average
AZ least nIty per cent. per annum over
the outlay: Faradoxicai, you say?
Granted but did You know that par
adox Is 0l,cdys true! VIII make the
user taon mat q men Always KNOWS what
y best Tor her, while her owner never
does. except IN some great emergencies
"a storm for instance: Disease, almost
entirely unknown to birds In the wild
state, Is the canker which causes all the
loss referred TO above. Disease is the
concomitant OF @vlllxataon Y man, and
follows every aseemPs 70 bring poultry
to our level. hen-nouse9 breed more
vermin than artificial dust-baths win re-
move; they gradually render poultry
delicate in constitution, and thus more
and more unable to repol any disease
which change OF diet, weather. or forced
habits may invite STOCK thus deterio-