The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-17
fight with insects depends largely upon ones
promptnGss and perseverance,.

nght win insects depends largely upon one,
promptness and perseverance.
Climbers, like English ivy, tropnolum.
German ivy, ETC., add very much 90 the
beauty ola greenhouse or window. Select
the plants now.
hanging baskets should be placed where
they can have an abundance of light and sun.
SHINE, and not near the stove or register. Ii
the light comes from ono side, the basket
ought to be turned every day,
Strawberry plants should be covered be-
fore freezing weather sets in, Straw, salt or
marsh hay, or leaves may be used, placing
the material thickly between the plants, but
only lightly directly over the plants, AS too
much covering smothers them.
Watering-The successful culture Of
heusc plants depends largely upon the care
In watering. The pots should have some
pieces of broken pots or oyster shell put in
the bottom to provide proper drainage; with
good drainage there is but Ii tie risk from
overwhelming, A thorough wrtting when
water is needed, is far better than keeping
the surface moist..by frequent "sprinking ;"
hanging baskets may be dip, ed into a tub
of water.
A Gradual Change.-Wo should have
much fewer com plaints of failure with house
plants If they were less subject to sudden
changes, both when they are brought in from
their summer out-of-doors, and while ia the
house in winter. When the ,ir OF the room
Is changed it should be done without allow
ing cold current to fall upon tho plants,
The best plant for hedge is the Usage
orange. The method of planting it Is rs
follows; Prepare piece of ground by
breaking, now if possible, and by narrowing
the soil fine, and in the spring plant the seed
in drills three feet spsr. Just Ms corn is plant.
ed the seed being dropped six or eight inch
es apart While the plants are growing,
prepare the ground for the hedge by break
ing strip twelve feet wide, plowing out.
ward flom the centre. Plant this to corn
the lirst year until the sod
is rotted. Then pillow the soil back again,
making ridge in the middle. 1t may
be well to pillow this twice 10 get good
depth of soil for the plants. Then open u
furrow on the line where the hedge is to
stand, and transplant the young plants from
the nursery. Cut off the top roots and cut
down the tops to foot in length above the
ground lay these along in the furrow, slop-
ing little, and covering the roots enough to
keep them steady. Then pillow furrow to
the plants on each side. Keep the strip well
cultivated or planted in corn to shelter the
pl mis- and preserve them from fire.
Currants and Gooseberries.- material
used in the propagation of currants and
| goosoberries are the pieces removed from the
b1lhna "a tho tipNa # Nh. ltt lI.t
should be pruned rs soon rs the leaves fall
a month or 50 ago--though many put it ol
until much later. In making the eur
rant cuttings, use OILY tn,
growth of the present year, cut
ting it into siz-inCh lengths. The cutting
should be set quite close together in b xe.
of earth, the soil being deep enough to allow
the cuttings to be twolbirds beneath its sur
face. The boxes are to be set in the celN
and kept dry during the winter and in tn,
spring the cuttings should be put in trenche
four inches apart in the rows
Backberries and Raspberries. The dea,
stems were cut away soon after the berrir
were of If not done then, through neglect
do it now and tie up the new canes for III
winter. Tender varieties must be covered
this month. This may be done rapidly b.
two men, one bending the canes down in tn
direction of the row, while the other throw
earth upon them, either in sufficient amour
or only to hold them down for the covcriny
pillow soon TO follow Now plants of rasp
berries and blAcsborrios arc usua'ly suppie
by suckers allowed TO grow for the purpose
Roots may be cut from the old plants with
out injury. These root-cuttiugs, three or fou
inches in length, are then placed in layers, j
boxes of earth. and stored in the cellar III
cuttings are sci in open ground in earl
spring.
Grapes.-The sooner the grape vines ar
pruned, after the leaves are off, the better
Young vines, set last spring, should bear on
or two shoo.s-if the present growth is ha
an inch thick, two shoots may be left. Gu
the vines back to three buds or so.leaving e'
ira ones TO provide against accident. There
no rule for pruning old vines; the conditio
of each vine must determine it, Leave enoug
buds to produce sufficient shoots 10 bea
leaves and fruit clusters. The buds left a
ter pruning represent the new growth {
next year. The cuttings are made from th
prunings, and should have two buds at leas
Tie them in bundles, label and cover
earth in the cellar. Many varieties, like Ii
Concord, grow rapidly from cuttings, whe
planted in the open ground in spring; othe
with harder wood, as the Delaware, are be
raised in propasstiDg houses with specil
care.