The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15
Garden and Orchard.

Cucumbers and Summer Squashes-
Neither of these vegetables have any
claim for recognition or popularity on the
score Of nutrit.ve quality, but, like the
radish and lettuce, will meet with both
till the end of time. The cucumber has
no rival as an appetizer, and pickle ma
terial, and the rich and the poor alike
will continue to demand their produc-
ton as they have done for several thou
sand years bygone. The recollection of
this classic vegetable created a wall of
woe among the IsraeliteS in the wilder
ness 1.500 years before the birth OF
Christ. Surfeited with this single dish of
mama, their thoughts turned to the past,
and they Wept again and said: We re-
member the fish we did eat freely in Egypt,
the cucumbers and the melons and the
leeks and the onions and the garltck."
The children of Abraham have not lost
any of their old-time fOndness for GU
eumbers and onions, and so Tar as we
know, the whole family of Noah are keep
ing them company in this respect
Glass Bottles as Tree Labels.-Having
tested all the different kinds of tree labels
now in use, have never found any so
simple and perfect as small glass bottles.
1 have used these for several years in
the nursery and field and found them sat
isfactory in every way, as the whole rec
ord of the tree can, by their means, be
preserved. My attention was first direct
ed to the bottle as a useful label by see
ing one that was picked up on the shore
that contained written memoranda. II
had been in the water for years and still
the paper was sound and readable. La
bells made from such material as cop
per, tim, zinc and wood do not keep
well in this climate; they are greatly af-
fected by the salt air. Copper, with the
name stamped through i with steel
stamps, does very well where a record
of the names only IS needed, I used the
label by first placing the record in the
bottle, then put in the stopper and cover
it with rubber cloth drawn down to the
neck of the bottle and wire It the same
as any other kind of label.-Exchange
Supplies of Horse Radish-"Considering
how easily and cheaply horse-radish can
be grown it is inexcusable for any fam
lily that has a square rod of ground to be
without 1t. The plant thrives best in rich
soil, and once rooted is seldom entirely
got rid of. 1t is good any time after the
old leaves stop growing, and until new
leaves start in the spring. AS il cannot
easily be dug when the ground is frozen,
enough for winter Use may be gathered
now, and kept covered with soil where it
will not freeze. Tho more freshly it is
grated the better, or at least stronger it
is, but anyone who has grated 1t can well
believe it may be too strong. Horse-rad-
claimed by some that it has curative pro-
perties for diseases Of throat and lungs"
Snap and Butter Beans-Of the snap
beans there are over a hundred and forty
different kinds catalogued, embracing ear
~ and late kinds, green pods yellow pods,
round pods, fiat pods, bush or pole. Some
will have only the wax varieties, while
others prefer the green pods. In most
gardens the bush or dwarf sorts are the
most convenient and desirable. A plant
ing can be made every three weeks, to
keep up a succession until frost. OF the
dwarf green podded varieties there are
none any better, in our judgment, than
the Early Valentine Ground pod) OF the
wax kinds, the dwarf golden is as desira-
BILE as any. The dwarf German wax, the
white wax and the icrystal white wax are
other good kinds If a pole wax is desir-
ed, the giant wax is perhaps as good as
any.
A very prolific pole bean is the "Ken-
lucky Wonder" or Southern prolific. The
pods are green, grow in large clusters and
are very tender and brittle.
fiat podded type is the China-Red-Eye.
Where a crop of dry Beans Is sought this
is a good sort to use but for snaps the
Lice on Poultry.-Where do lice come
from2 Most assuredly lice will produce
lice, but where do they first come from?
/ say they come from the droppings of
the flock. Microscopic investigation
plainly shows that insect life may develop
other animals. And while these germs
are invisible to the eye in their immature
state they will rapidly and soon assert
themselves. A filthy house and runs are
the direct cause of lice and disease For
proof of this take one bucketful of drop
ping to a house where there has never
been a fowl, leave it there one year and
observe results. You will find insect
pests. Put a little wheat flour tightly
and you will find bugs and worms in it.
Take one of these bugs and put it in an
other bottle of flour and it will produce
wevil and the whole list of mill pests.
A filthy place is an unhealthy place and
vermin are there every time. Cleanli-
ness, pure air and strong disinfectants
are three of the most obnoxious things
vermin have to contend with. These
mean death to lice, but vigor to fowls. 1
venture to say that nine-tenths of the
chicks that die before they are two
months old are killed by lice or while
trying to kill lice.
Larger Peaches-Mr. J. H. Hale, one of
the greatest peach growers of the United
States, in speaking of the manner in
which he makes a success of the business,
is reported as saying that one must thin
by hand. He puts step-ladders under the
trees and puts boys on them whose
bump of destructiveness is large, and tells