The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-22
Slow terminating seed,

Slow terminating Seed.
There are some kinds of seeds, like
the satisfy, that are so hard and dry
that it seems impossible to terminate
them quickly enough in spring SO as
to keep ahead Of the weeds. We adj
wise putting such seed in water made
almost scalding heat, OF about $50 de-
yrees, to 160 degrees for a few minutes
at time, Withdrawing the seed and
repeating the scalding until the seed
shows signs of swelling. Then plant
such seeds, and if the soil is warm the
plants will be up AZ quickly as the
weeds. Onion seed may be treated
The same way. Some kinds of plants
which come up very small and are not
conspicuous can be cultivated quite
near to the rows by dropping few
radish seed in the row where the more
valuable crop is grown. The radish
will show sooner than almost any other
garden plant, and what radish are thus
grown can be pulled out and used by
The time the other crop can be seen to
hoe closely to it.
Cultivating Berries and Currants.
Strawberries differ from the other
fruits of the garden in that the patch
| must be renewed much more fire.
luently. 1t is advisable to set new
patch each year, since the first crop is
almost always the best. The year the
plants are set. the blossoms ore kept
picked off so that the strength of the
plant may go to the runners, which
iorm new plants. The next year q
'ull crop may be expected. Straw
berries should be mulched in winter
20 prevent them from heaving. q The
proper distances for setting the vari-
ous plants are about as follows:
Raspberries, 3xG feet; blackberries,
tx7 to 6x5; currants and gooseberries,
ks; grapes, s to 10 feet each way;
strawb erries. Is inches by 3 or feet
Probably the worst enemy to the
:ruit garden is the currant worm, which
eats the leaves Of both currants and
yooseberries and will ruin the bushes
f left to itself. It is easily killed by
prompt spraying with white hellebore.
In selecting varieties for planting,
choose SO far as possible those which
are known to do we'll in your locality,
since variety which grows to perfec'
ion in one part of the country may be
worthless in another If, however, no
variety tests have been made, in your
locality, select such varieties as are
known to flourish over a wide range
Of conditions. John ". Lloyd, of Cor
nell University.
Pendulous Trees For the Lawn.
The smaller trees of pendulous OF
weeping habit are very desirable fol
small grounds, but they must be uset
with caution else they will give the
grounds an appearance best described
by the word dropping. On ground!
of liberal dimensions, where orna
mental trees are used in considerable
numbers, those of a rendulous habit
serve admirably to break up straigh
lines and add grace.
There is considerable variation
. among the weeping trees in form au'
{ color of foliage and in habit Of growth
The cut-leaved weeping birch is of up
right habit in the main branch an
many of the lateral ones. but tn
small twigs and the tips of the larg
/ branches droop gracefully, the silver
/ bark and delicately cut foliage maxim
. {. most attractive tree of slender, Wig
orous growth. In sharp contrast t
=. this is the Japan weeping cherry
= whose branches begin to droop g
they leave the main stem. Will
these pendulous branches are attrat
; tive. particularly so because they bea
masses Of rose-colored flowers, the
must be kept we'll pruned and hav
considerable space to spare or the
; will occupy too much ground.
> The weeping beech is too large fc
small grounds, but with the branche
twisting and spreading from straigl
8 trunk, and its rich foliage, it is attra
s tive for large spaces. The weepin
n mulberry is perfect tree for sma
8 grounds, 1t is hardy, grows only 81
n or seven feet high, and its long slel
d der branches droop to the ground an
, form an umbrella of attractive foliag
The weeping camper down elm is a fiji
l. tree for large grounds, or for small
Is ones where but one or two trees of
% pendulous habit are to be grow
le The growth is heavy and more or le
e crooked, first outward and then dow
y ward. The foliage is large, dal
green and glossy and makes a den
IL shade. Among the willows of wee
ID ing habit the Kilmarnock is one of Il
c. best if tree Of good form with t
D. weeping branches evenly distribut
8. is obtained for planting. It will 81
! coed anywhere in ordinary gard
~ soil.-Chicago Record.