The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-05

dron) is known also as three-leaved ivy
and in some localities as poison oak In
growth it much resembles the harmless
Virginia creeper or American ivy (Ampel-
opsis quinquefolia). To avoid mistakng
one for the other. remember that the poi
son ivy has but three leaflets on a stem,
while the Virginia creeper has five. Chill
dren distinguish them as "three-leaved
IVY and ''five-leaved ivy" The poison ivy
bears clusters of small smooth berries,
greenish white when ripe.
Japanese Morning Glory-A writer on
Horticulture recommends the japanese
morning glory as a window-vine for win
ter blooming. If il can be successfully
grown indoors what a charming Windows
decoration it must make with its unique
7 foliage and brilliant flowers! We once
planted some seeds of the common morn
ing glory in a hanging basket, training the
young vines up the cords by which the
basket was suspended. They were in bloom
at Christmas and were beautiful, although
both flowers and foliage were not more
than half as large as when grown out Of
doors.
Saving Coal Ashes.-Although the ashes
from coal have very little fertilizing value,
they are well worth saving for use in the
hen house as a dust bath for fowls They
are much better than sand or loan, which
is often recommended for that purpose, for
these last, and particularly the sand only
act mechanically TO rub vermin from the
hens, while sifted coal ashes are so fine
that their dust fills the breathing appara-
tus of hen lice, and thus destroys them.
So for putting into hen houses the bits OF
coal that are mostly present should be
sifted out. Wood ashes may be used for a
dust bath where coal is not burned, as it
Is not in many farmers homes. The fowls
will eat bits of charcoal from wood ashes,
and they viii not iniure them, though like
ly TO make the colored spots that are
often seen in egg shells where fowls get
at coal and eat it.
Propagating Grapevines-The easiest
method of propagating grapevines is by
cuttings. These should be cut in the fall
| using the best ripened wood of medium
| size of the same years growth. These
| are to be cut into lengths of from nine to
! ten inches so that each cutting has from
| two to three buds. They are then tied
! into bundles of about one hundred each,
! having the lower ends even. These bun
| dies may be buried in the soil outdoors or
they may be kept in sand or soil in cool
! cellar. In spring, early as the ground
is fit to be worked, they are planted in
| rows two to three feet apart and about
| two inches apart in the rows. 1t is very
! important that the ground around them
| be thoroughly worked. With proper care
they will make growth of three or four
! feet the first season. The grating or
! grapevines Is a little more difficult than
the same operation on fruit trees, yet it
has many advantages and the process may
easily be performed successfully by any in
telligent person. There is a difference OF
opinion among vineyardists as to the best
time of performing the operation. Some
hold that the work should be done during
winter, while others prefer to do it when
the sap is flowing freely.
Hedges as Vermin Breeders.-Nobody
now talks about the hedge as a cheap
fence, though its other recommendation OF
being permanent unfortunately still holds
good. Except for a border around some
| suburban residence the hedge is a nuisance
| and Is now little planted. In the country
| dt is especially Objectionable as 1t Keeps
| on growing unless cut back every year
or two. and its roots extend on either side
robbing the cultivated land of moisture
and plant food that the crops require. Most
| commonly the hedge is built around the
orchard, possibly with the idea that It VAL
4 protect the fruit from thieves. Instead OF
this, the hedge Is apt to stir the ambition
OF all the boys in the neighborhood TO ny
! whether they cannot get through II, aho
! We h'NNi saw ANf utuEe thdA tohA' ~
| an active boy out of where ne wanted 70
40. But 1.-The worst OF all the evils of mo
hedge around AN orchard Is that IL is sure
10 De surrounded by tail grass, making tne
| best possible harbor for rabbits. which WIZ
go through ana strip the bark from app,
trees. Ia most cases too, the rabbit WIZ
"Trip the bark from the hedgerow ut.a.
thus killing them and destroying lHa
hedge.