Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-20

II crop Of fruit is wanted next spring, It is
better to set out the plants now Making the
rows TWO feet apart, and setting the plants one
loot apart In the row, q general rule Is best.
but there may be reasons for putting them fur
ther apart, as where land is plenty, and the
nofse-cultiyator Is to be used.
TO MAKE GRATING WAX.
We have answered number by mail, hut 80
many inquiries continue to come that we repeat
the recipe given In former years: Rosin, bees
wax and tallow are the essentials Some use
equal parts by weight Of these; others prefer, as
warm weather approaches, more rosin and less
tallow. good recipe is Rosin lbs, beeswax
one 10. and quarter, tallow IL ounces. These
should be melted well together over a gentle
IRE. and stirred as the mixture cools tt is most
conveniently used upon strips of cloth, Any old
calico or muslin that will tear readily may be
torn into strips inches wide, made into balls
and soaked In the melted wax until thoroughly
saturated We prefer to roll the cloth upon a
snort stick. to afford handle. fpaper is to be
USED the warm wax is spread with brush upon
one side OF this MANILA paper. Some grafters
prefer wax made with raw linseed oil In place
OF the tallOw, using a pint of Oil instead of a
pound of tallOw.
WHAT KIND OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS TO
CHOOSE.
We have before Us a list of 2.316 different va
rieties of desirable flowers, and almost as large
list of vegetables, DC. The inexperienced,
wanting only few varieties in a garden or
flower bed, is bewldered and puzzled what to
select To help such we append a few leading
kinds, which, if not everywhere the best. have
the merit of being generally good and any
one entirely unskilled, and having no trust
worthy adviser at hand, may safely select any of
the following:
GARDEN VEGETABLES.
BEANS: (Bush) Valentine, Mohawk, Golden
Wax; Pole) Lima, Giant Wax
BETS: Egyptian. Bassano, Long Dark Blood;
(Mangels) Kinver's Globe.
CABBAGE: For early. Wakefield: for medium,
Winningstadt; for late, Flat Dutch and Drum
mond SAVOY.
CAULIFLowER Early SNOWFALL; Paris, for late.
CELERY: Golden Dwarf, Giant White.
Corn. SWEET: For early, Crosby's early: me-
dunn, Triumph Egyptian; late, stowelrs Ever
green.
CUCUMBER: Early Russian; later. White Spine.
EGG PLANT: N. Y. Improved Purple, Black
Pekin.
LErTUcE: Early Simpson, Tennis Ball; and
later, Black Simpson. Hanson.
MELONS: Musk Wards Nectar, Chrlstiana.
Gipsey.
ONIONS Red Globe, White Globe, Yellow
Danvers.
III.
PARsNIPs: Long Smooth. Short Round
PEAS: For early. American Wonder, Alpha;
later main crop. Champion of England.
PEPPER: Large Bell, Cayenne
kADIsH French Breakfast; later; Long Scar
let.
SQUASH: Early Summer Crook Neck; later,
Hubbard, Boston Marrow
TURNIPs: Early Dutch; later Red-top Strap
Leaf; winter, Long White French.
TOMATOES: Acme, Trophy, Livingston's Per-
lection.
GARDEN FLOWERS
AGERATUM: Imperial Dwarf; Album.
ALYssUM (Candy-tuft): Sweet; WierzbeckH.
AMARANTH: Princess of Wales; Tricolor.
ANTIRRHINUM: (Snap-dragon): Caryophyl-
loides.
AsTERs: Giant Emperor; Washington; Vic
toria.
BAIsAMs: Solterino; White Perfection.
CARCEOLARIA: Hybrida.
CALENDULA (Marigold): Meteor
CAAPANULA Canterbury Bels): For hardy per-
ennial, the Pyramidalis; for hardy annual, the
Patagonia.
CANDYTUFT. White; Carters New Carnine.
CARNATION CPinks): Grenadine
CELOsIA (Cockscomb): Japonica; Glasgow.
CENTAUREA: Americana; Candidissima.
CHRYsANTHEMUM: Tricolor; JapOnicum.
COB1EA SCANDENS
CoNvoLvULUs (Morning Glory: Striped; Grim
son.
CYPRESS VINE Rose; Scarlet.
DIGTrAILs (FOxgloye): Alba; Purpurea.
FORGET-ME-NOT: Mixed.
GILA: Nivalis; TricOlOr
GLOBE AAARANTH Golden Yellow; White.
GOURDs Bottle Hercules Club; Lemon.
HELICHRYsUM (''Eyerlasting') Mixed
HONESTY: Purple.
LARKsPUR; Bismarck; Emperor
LOBELIA: Alba: BicOlor
AIGNoNETTE: Golden Queen Old Sweet.
hIMULus (Monkey Flower Cardinals; Du-
plex.
NAsTURTIUM: Crimson; Rose.
PANsY Heart s-Ease) Snow Queen; Emp.
William.
PEAS (Sweet) Violet Queen; Butterfly.
PETUNA: Countess of Ellesmere choice
mixed
PHLox DRUMMoNDn: Coecinea; Victoria :;
mixed.
POPPY: Carnation.
PORTULACA: Aurea: Splendens; mixed
STOCKS (annnaD Large-fowering Tree; the
mixed.
THUNBERGIA: Alba: Aurantiaca
WHTrLAvIA GrandifOra (blue) Alba (white).
AERANTHEMUh (Eyerlasting): Album C@rI-
leum.
EMMA: Coccinea; Pumila; the mixed.
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