The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-05-29

to the laws of nature governing the health
and thrift of the animals. Unlike rats,
mice and hedge-hogs, our stalled cattle
were made for pastures on the mountains
and plains, where the sun glitters upon
the rocks and fills the valleys and plains
with floods of light. If we take them
from these conditions, common sense and
our own interest, suggest the propriety
of preserving such of them as may be
practicable at least. Light is one of
these. Not glaring light, but like that
an animal enjoys in the shade of spread
ing tree, or wellbuilt shed with stalls
open and airy for summer, but closer and
protective from the North winds in win
ter.
LECoNTE PEARs.-In questions and
answers the Fruit Recorder says, the
cuttings of LeConte Po,sas will root in the
open air as readily as the currant or
gooseberry; that cuttings are best made
in the fall and of the new wood that
budded on pear seedlings and planted
deep, they will root above the bud and
make standards, as recommended for
dwarf pears. We don't see any need of
this advice, if the parties are informed on
the real character Of the LeConte pear,
unless it is to be dwarfed by budding on
other pears. Grated on its own roots it
continues the standard without loss of
growth or vigor on an inferior grower.
The same paper, in answer to the ques-
ton: DO you think the LeConte pear will
endure here Qowa) if headed low? re-
plies "Can't say, but when it has been
tried North, it has succeeded"
BE ON GUARD.-Nurseryme in the
North claim this to be the latest and
busiest spring season they ever had, and
generally wind up the notice of their
over-crowded patronage and exhaustion
of stock with the assurance, that never
theless they can supply, and still have
time to furnish even the far off South
But it is too late after the LIST of April for
the South to send North for fruit trees or
garden seeds. If not procured before
that time, better turn your attention to
trees and seeds at home, and wait for the
fall.
RosEs.-A writer says much of the non
success with roses is because the earth is
not sufficiently rich and moist This is
true of most other shrubs and flowers,
but we join him in the experience that
the rose being a grass feeder requires
large quantities of fertility and moisture
for fine blooming. There is no such
thing as fine, we'll developed roses, with
out strong, vigorous, well developed
plants. Look at your cut-back rose
stems, and if the young shoots are large,
fresh looking and vigorous, you may ex-
pect fine flowers; otherwise, dig lightly
about them and work in some good fer
tilizer as near the roots as practicable,
and give them abundant watering in
dry time.
PREPARING FOR MARKET-The prepar-
ing and punching Of products for market
is of the first Importance. Wash all roots
clean, bunch in convenient hands all that
are sold with their tops attached and tie
securely at the necks. Lettuce should be
cut with portion of the root attached,
the head divested Of all dying leaves,
washed, and nicely packed SO it will show
its full size and length when taken out.
Pot herbs should be washed by rinsing,
and neatly tied in small bunches. To-
matoes should not be washed, but rubbed
off, if necessary when they are dry.
II Is said that half an ounce of either
nitrate of soda or glauber salts, dissolved
in quart of water and sprinkled over
cabbage will kill the cabbage worm.
A New YORK farmer declares that an
acre of Hubbard squash will fatten ten
more hogs than the corn that can be
raised on the same ground. He has
gathered from six to eight tons from an
acre.
THE one-horse cultivator and harrow
and horse hoe will do all the cultivating,
of any crops planted 20 inches or more
apart. We should give fully this space
to onions, and two feet to all other root
or bulb crops. Too close planting is in
fact the great mistake made by the aver
age country gardener.
THERE is an apple tree in Rabun county,
Georgia, that is probably the largest on
the continent. 1t shades the greater part
of farm yard, and in one year the owner
gathered 2O4 bushels Of apples from it,
besides what his stock destroyed. He re-
ceived 25 cents per bushel for them from
wagoners.
HELLRBoRE.-Take a handful of helle-
bore, sift it fine into large waterproof,
pour three quarts of boiling water. on it,
stir it we'll and fill the pot full with cold
water. Take a syringe or the fine rose
of waterproof, and put the liquid on
wormy cabbages and the worms will be
gone in twelve hours. This from a cor
respondent of Fruit Recorder.
FLOWER BED EDGINGs.-To give flower
beds the highest effect of beauty let them
be green, cut smooth, the edges of the beds