Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-19

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grew and grew. The average idaily
growth of the vegetable is ~ inches.
This morning its height was ~ inches
There are ten lunches on the, ptgn saznd
cash bunch contains about twenty buds.
IL Is horticultural curiosity and Mr..
Lag takes pleasure in showing it to his
friends.
The Germans ave succee ded in produo
ing an extraordinary variation in the
! phlox drum. mondi which is being sent
ont by seedsmen this year. The follow
\ ing is HendeIson's account of it: This
novelty Is OF quite an extraordinary char
acter. The center Of each petal runs out
into point one quarter TO one-third of
an inch beyond the edge which gives the
flowers a regular stariike sorm OF beau
uful violet color, which Is effectively
brought out 10y the distinct white margin
around the edge of each petal. The
plant grows about one and one half feet
In height, Is OF compact habit, and hears
large umbels of the above flowers in
profusion. A first clsss certificate of
merit has been awarded to the novelty by
the jury Of the Society for the Encourage.
ment OF Horticulture in the Royal Prus-
sian States at their last meeting in
Berlin
Joseph Mcdonnell, of Lexington, Ky,
has achieved prominence lately by his
expressed desire to buy $4,000 OF Ken
lucky bumblehees that understand the
management of clover. They are TO be
sent to Australia to assist in growing
clover there by carrying pollen from
bloom to bloom. A gentleman who came
from Australia last fall and bought some
stock from Mr.. Mcdonnell made the ar
raugement with Mcdonnell that the supply
begathered from the crop of next season.
IL has been known for years that il was
necessary TO have them in Australia. 10
will make business for the small boy of
this country, and fun for tho Australian
school-boy in time to come.
Since the speculative era has set in TO
its fullness in southern California says n
local paper, but little attention had been
paid by former hortioulturists-- since be-
come heavy speculators-to the propaga-
ton of nursery stock. Very few oranges
or lemon stock has been planted, and
with the large demand Uphold stock by
growers In The northern part OF our state
year or two will suffice TO completely
exhaust 10. The time viii come, however
when an extraordinary demand will be
created for young fruit-trees, especially
the orange, lemon and apricot Then
the wise Inan who prepares for that de-
mand now viii reap harvest common
surate with his wise forethought,
j. GanzhorD, OF Ann Arbor Mich, in
discussion on the best methods OF keep
ing up the fertility of the soil, said no
thought little of stable manure drawn
from town, which too often filled the land
with noXious weeds. Rotten stable
manure drawn into the grapers caused
grape-rot. HIS experiments with clover
in the orchard, as well as in the vineyard
proved q perfect success. The rows
not seeded down he kept stirring with
the oultivator. The result was large and
we'll, developed peaches, perfect foliage,
which did not suffer from drought, aud
the largest crop Of grapes he ever had.
with moro than 60 per cont OF tho
business property OF the country under
mortgage and 40 per cent. Of the farm
property in the west, much Of IL paying
7 and per cent. interest on the loans, it
ia a refreshing fact TO note this report
from Secretary Ives OF the Connecticut
Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance com any,
(the grange company, that OF more than
$S00,000 of Connecticut farm property
insured by the company less than 7 = per
cent il mortgaged.
MIR. Walter G. Murphy, of Nov York,
has discovered that ish can be kept alive
Il considerable time without change of
air and water by placing them in recep-
tacle, partly filled with water, and her.
medically sealing the same. They are un.
affected by changes of temperature, and
quite healthy and lively on being re-
leased from the jar, while others placed
in jars quite full Of water, or in iars
open and exposed to the air, died in
short time.
In England, the cry, "Fresh watercress-
es' will be heard in the morning on
the streets of all her large cities. Water
cress requires running water to perfect
it, but the upland cress, which is similar
in It's characteristics, can be raised, with
out extra care, ia any garden. Dress
eaten with a little salt, by reason OF its
crisp tenderness and slightly pungent
taste is highly relished. II will stand our
coolest winters without protsction.