The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
Inverted Fertilisat fsn.

a peach orchard on q farm up the
| Hudson River last year produced an un-
usually large crop of large, solid lucious,
| highly colored fruit. The crop brought
| the highest price Of any fruit Grown In
| that vicinity. All the neighbors were en- =
| deavoring to learn what method Of cul-
| ture was practised. but the owner sim
| ply stated that ne had a secret method
he proposed TO keep TO himself. II hap
pened that one NJ tho spectators knew
that large quantities OF nitrate OF soda
had been shipped to this grower. which
was used as n spray on the foliage OF
| the trees Instead Of applying II to the
soil for the benefit OF the roots OF the
| 'rees The announcement was not re-
| ported AZ the time because the observer
| concluded that the hcnefit was received
| from tho spray falling to the ground
| and thus acting as soil fertilizer
rather than producing any benefit from
being applied to the foliage. We would
not now say that this was not the case,
| certainly not until further experiments
| have been tried.
A report reaches US from California
| stating that spraying with nitrate of
soda, Applying the fertilizer TO the bios
| SONS and branches Of the trees instead
| Of to the roots Ia ono Of the latest In
| novations in California horticulture. and
growers report that the success has
| been phenomenal.
In the Pajaro Valley. according TO
reports, in an impoverished apple or
chard. seven trees In the centre Of the
orchard were sprayed and the others
were left unsprayed. The seven sprayed
trees bore heavily and the unsprayed
were practically unproduct,ve. The
productive trees were sprayed with a
solution ~ nitrate Of soda. one pound
10 the gallon.
Another tree was treated with the
same amount Of nitrate OF soda worked
into the soil as used IN spraying each
OF the other trees. This tree showed
an Improvement IN the crop but was
not nearly az productive as the sprayed
trees.
Kindly advise me the best way OF
raising mignonette, vernenas and hello
tropes In the country ] have always
used the Young plants. but for some
reason they have not nnurished Is II
| largely a question OF sn,l7
w BROOKLYN
Treatment rather than soil Ia proha bly,
the difficulty All three plants thrive
In any fertile soil Whether sandy
loan or clay loan, the soil should III"
we'll enriched and worked deeply, par
tlculnr,v for mignonette,
M!gnonettc does not transplant well
and should he sown where It In to re-
main Make the seed he'd nrm after
I has been sDaded. in fact the soil
should be trodden hard. Thin the seed
,inps carlv and allow plenty OF room
for the plants to spread a rich friable
soil is best. For pot culture plant in
deep pots To allow FOR ample root
growth, sowing the seeds in the pots
IN which tho plants are to flower and
hin out sufficiently to allow plenty Of
"oom for the plants to develop and give
plenty Of light.
Verbenas may be started this month
n ho,hed or In box In the house
The verhena delights in light soil and
the soil IL heavy clay. sharp sand
mixed with Il will ne beneficial. When
he weather Ia warm the plants can bs
act out and will require little atten-
ton.
As the plants become large enough,
begging down the stems with a bent
wig or wooden toothpick will cause
hem to root al the Joints, and with
additional strength gained from the
many sets Of roots the plants will
flower profusely, The verbena must
have full sunlight and being natives OF
a dry country arc likely to suffer II
watered too freely. verbenas can slso
b sown In q seed bed In the sardaA