The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02

precept," appears to be necessary in adj
vocating the beneficial properties Of
ood-ashes.
2. There is little if any difference in
hardness of peaches, although some
make point of selecting list supposed
to be better able to withstand a very
low temperature. But, curiously, there
is such conflict of opinion
even among those whom we SUP
pose ought to be able to judge that the
question of relative hardness is vet I'M
decid d. Plant the most vigorous,
healthy varieties, and there will lie as
good results as if so called ''ironclads'
had been selected. Al! our cultivated
peaches are nothing more than forms OF
the same SPEC es. and with very little
apparent power of resisting extreme
cold.
). la light sol's growing strawberries In
''stoois" is unnecessary and expensive.
Let the runners travel about at will, and
replace with new beds every two years.
This is the common sense way, and al
though calculated to please the careless
gardener at first sight, it really takes
more care to keep the soil clean of weeds
cept:0n to the rule. however, i'll some
of the foreign varieties, such as 1riom-
Pie de Grand, lucinda, ETC., which pro-
duce large and better berries 10y keeping
oil the runners. But these prefer heavy
clay soil.
4. No matter what the orchard altitude
Or exposure should be, the orchardlst
who cultivates carefully will in the end
reap the profit. A deep mellow soil is
essential, and If not naturally SO it must
be thoroughly prepared In advance OF
planting. No greater mistake Is ire
Quently made than setting trees in sod,
or at least one seasons growth is gen
orally lost by it, and we can never pull
verizc the ground afterward SO effective
". Mix little wood ashes with the
soil for filing in, and after planting
mulch each tree with long strawy ma
nure. You will be surprised with the
result.
). Every one owning hot-bed, and there
is nothing to prevent any one living In
the countrg owning one, should bear in
mind that by its many vegetables may
be forw ardcd several days in advance OF
the ga on. Beets, for instance, soWn
in warm bed and tras planted to the open
ground, may be h1d much earlier by this
method. Use only the turnip-rootcd va
rieties, however, for forcing; the long
rooted kinds are apt to become foTked
and covered with tibers. Lima beans,
cuc,tnrbcrs; squashes melons, etc, plant
ed in inverted sods and placed in hot
bed GIN be Brought into use before the
regIl; I season.
6. lilies as 4 rule prefer partial shade,
at the roots, and delight in
a coJl, moderately moist soil as isshown
by inspection of our wild species in their
native haunts To initiate nature it is Il
good pltn to plant the bulbs near q
group of shrubs where the soil is natur-
ally light and friable. Here the shade
is very congenial, and the flower stems,
reaching above the surrounding vegeta
ton, present decidedly attractive APP
pearance. Lilium auratum in such po-
sitons has been known to live number
of years, when the same species has d ed
after one or two seasons exposed to the
full sun in a border quite near. The
tiger lily and the common white lily Of
the gardens appear to thrive under al
most any condition, and, by the way,
few of the newest introductions are really
superior to these old-fashioned favor
ites.-Josiah Ho2pes, IN No0 York 7ri-
tuHe.