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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

| are meant for the novice as well as
| the more experienced grower.
With little care a number of
tropical plants may be grown in
! doors, and curing the winter they
are q particularly attractive addition
! to a bay window or conservatory
garden. Various kinds of palms,
rubber plants, oleanders, aspidistras
and caeti are easily kept in good
condition indoors if given the proper
attention and not permitted to be
exposed to frost
Palms are much used for interior
decorations where there is no direct
sunlight. Regular watering is essen
tial, with special care not to over
water. 1t is better with most palms
to keep them a little dry than too
wet Where a pot is in a jardiniere
especial care must be exercised not
to have them too wet re
While small wash the foliage oc-
casionally with soapsuds made from
a good soap. Immediately follow
with thorough rinsing. When toe
large for this, spray the, tops fire.
quently with clear water.
Browning at the tips usually comes
from trouble at the roots: First,
overwatering; second, worms on the
roots; third, lack of plant food. The
case The worms that gave the
trouble are not the ordinary earth
worms, but little white harmless
| looking creatures that emerge into
the air as small fly. Dissolve a
piece of quick-lime as big as a tea
cup in three gallons of water. After
it is through sputtering and the
milky mixture has cleared, pour off
the clear part and soak your soil
with it. Do not dilute, for the
soaking should be thorough. To pro-
| vide plant food, stir small quantities
of bone meal and wood ashes into the
surface or in place of ordinary water
ing occasionally use manure water
or ammonia water Ga teaspoonful Of
ammonia to a quart Of water). Trim
off the brown tips, as they will never
recover. If the leaves turn yellow,
| look for scale on the under side and
| be sure you are not overwhelming.
Wash the scale off or spray with
kerosene emulsion or whale-oil soap.
or some nicotine preparation. Dc
not repeat too often. II a palm
grows three new leaves a year 1t
does well.
Caring for Rubber Plants.
Rubber plants are especially salts
| factory to grow where there Is IL
good light without direct sunlight.
Water often enough to keep the soil
moist, but do not under any circum-
stances permit water to stand about
the roots nor allow it to become
"bone dry" A potted plant set in a
iardiniere needs especial care not to
overwater.
Wash the foliage frequently with
soap suds made from good soap.
Rinse thoroughly at once
Repot occasionally as the pots be
come full of roots. Feed once in two
to four weeks with dilute nitrate OF
soda Ca heaping teaspoonful dis
solved in water) or ammonia water
or manure water, as described for
the palm, or some prepared plant
food.
Oleanders may be treated more OF
4 less as are palms.
AspidistraS are most ornamental
They should be kept rather drier thar
palms and rubber plants.
! Cacti require rather dry sandy soil
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

on-fiowering varieties will give salts
faction; in fact, the Towering variety
is one of the few plants that will
blossom indoors without special culti-
walton. The begonia is not very par
ticular in its requirements, and will
flourish with ordinary care
Small ferns obtained from a florist
will flourish. These are particularly
adapted to house culture, as they do
not require direct sunlight.
A Hardy Plant Is AsDidistra.
Even more hardy than ferns is the
foliage plant known as the aspidis-
ira. This adaptable plant growth
will stand & measure of neglect
drought and dust and still thrive. It
does not require direct sunlight.
Geraniums may also be used as TO-
liage plants, though they must not
be expected to blossom in the win
dow box
Kenilworth ivy may be planted
along the edge 1t will grow nicely
from seed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

Smilax may be grown from the
back of the box, and trained UP
about the window to give the effect
of an attractive bower.
The inexperienced grower of plants
indoors cannot expect to do well with
roses. These plants are most exact
ing, and not only will they prob
ably fail to flower, but also their To-
liage may be affected by mildew,
blight, etc.
The ordinary individual who de-
sires other varieties of growing flow
ers may supplement his window box
with Towering potted plants brought
in from outside. including bulbs
raised as described in previous
article of this series. These will
probably keep their bloom for a
brief period only. People who are
fond of plants will, of course. OBJ
tain. better results with blooming
varieties after many trials. Some
have dealt with very difficult prob
lens. which they have solved sue
cessfully, but the present suggestions
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
DO NOT TRY TO RAISE MEDICINAL
PLANTS WITHOUT PROPER FACILITIES

grown as easily as ordinary garden
crops; others, however, require the
special knowledge and skill of a prac-
teal gardener. There are many vary
ing factors in the commercial produc-
ton of drug plants. The constituents
of many of them vary in quantity, ac-
cording to the time of gathering and
method of drying, and knowledge OF
proper methods of harvesting and
curing is absolutely essential for the
production of drugs of high quality.
Even If tn respective grower pos
SC sed some Wedge Of drug plants,
beginning Il he could scarcely hope
TO harvest a crop before the late sum-
mer of 1915. Ia the case of some va
rieties he might even have to wait
until the end of the second OF third
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
GIVE THE GARDEN A THOROUGH
CLEANING BEFORE SNOW FLIES

the leaves of the cabbage. These
dormant insects when brought to
warm room will often come to ac-
tive life again in few hours, there
by showing their capacity for endur-
ing extreme weather. Any trash left
in the garden is apt to harbor pests,
which cansbe easily destroyed by fire.
II all the gardens in neigborhood
can be thus cleaned before winter.
there should be much less trouble in
the year to come on account of dis
eases and insects.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

The cessation Of the harvesting and
shipping OF many crude drugs be-
cause of hostilities in Europe has
caused a sharp advance III their mar
ket price AS a result. many indi-
viduals are inquiring about the pcss!-
bilities of growing drug plants profit
ably. although it Is probable that
number OF important drug plants
could be grown profitably here, IL the
present high prices continue. Never
tbeless, there is a possibility of the
early restoration Of shipping facilities.
and, IN any event, the Inexperienced
grower Of drug plants would be more
liable to meet with failure than with
success.
Some medicinal plants may be
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
Budding Lemon Trees.

| have a twelve-year-old lemon
tree which l should like TO have bear
fruit Please give me instructions.
East Orange L. r. II.
Budding trees of this age is really
quite a tedious task, as every branch
must have a bud of the desired
variety inserted in it. If you want
a Ponderosa lemon, buds may be So
cured from a local florist handling
this plant. If you wish varieties that
bear good fruit, you should send to
some of the nurserymen in the South
who handle citrus fruits. Budding
consists of lifting the bark and in-
sorting the bud of the variety which
you wish to perpetuate. Make q
cross cut, that is, cut two ways.
making cut in the form of a cross.
The cut should be only as deep as
the cambium layer. This is the
growing bond between the bark and
the wood. and you will easily recog-.
nize it. Only sufficient wood is taken
with the bud to carry it. The bud
must sbe fresh, and the cut portion
must come in contact with the
cambium layer in the stock or OLD
tree. The cut in the stock having
been made and the bud cut, the bark
is lifted, the bud inserted and tied
In place by means of raffia, bass
fiber or string. 1t is well to put =
little grating wax over the wound
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

following: Althea, anise belladonna,
burdock, calamus caraway, conium,
coriander, dandellon, digitalls, ele-
campane fennel, henbane, horehound,
marjoram, sage. thyme and valerian.
Seeds of many of these plants may
be obtained fron the large seed
houses. Even the above mentioned,
however need peculiar conditions in
order to thrive, for drug plants vary
widely in their relations to soil and
climate Satisfactory yields can only
be expected when the requirements
of these plants are understood and
met.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
Fall vs.. Spring Flowing.

In some agricultural literature /
have been reading / notice that fall
blowing is spoken of very favorably.
Is it a better practice than blowing
in the spring? d. @. +.
West Summit.
There are several good reasons why
fall blowing is advisable. In the
spring 1t is often difficult to work
the land sufficiently early to SOW GER
tain crops such as oats and peas
early enough to obtain the best re-
suits. The oat crop this year in
northern New Jersey was good
though sown late, but the growing
season for oats was unusually cool,
with p.enty of rain. The soil is often
too wet and sticky to pillow in early
spring, and there is usually more
time for doing the blowing in the
fall.
Fall blowing or early spring ploW-
ing allows the furrow slice to pack
better, thereby preventing the air
spaces which cause too rapid drying
out of the SOIL and at the same
time it allows more time for the
rotting Of stubble and other material
.plowed under. Exposing the plowing
ground to the weather tends to i'm
prove the soil texture. Heavy COM
pact soils left unplowed until late in
the spring allow the water to run
off too rapidly and hold an INSULT
cient amount of moisture. Fall ploW-
ing also encourages the sprouting
of many undesirable weed seeds, and
the young growing weeds are killed
by early frost. However fall plow-
ing is undesirable on steep hillsides
where the soil Is apt to wash badly.
Deep blowing and thorough har-
rowing, especially in the fall, are
among the most effective means of
Kidding the soil of insect pests. Many
insects will be killed by the break
ing up of their winter cells and ex-
posing them to frost, while others
are covered so deep that they are
unable to get back to the surface Of
the ground alive. On account of the
abundance of May beetles or June
bugs this year we may expect con-
siderable damage the coming year
from white sgr-ubs Matched from the
eggs of these beetles. The white
grubs feed almost entirely on roots
of plants, especially corn, timothy,
potatoes Strawberries, etc. The
eggs have been laid chiefly on land
covered with vegetation during May
and June this year and such ground
nearest timber will be most heavily
infested. Fields likely to be infested
should be plowed this fall, If possi-
BILE, in order to help reduce the num-
Der of these grubs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

year after planting. Therefore the
farmer who began at once might not
find himself with supply of crude
drugs on hand until after prices had
returned to their former level.
In any case, the quantity of crude
drugs required by the market is rela-
lively small, as compared with fruits.
vegetables, or staple crops. There
fore, numerous or extensive paintings
by individuals throughout the country
might easily result in overpToduction,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

packing and shipping expenses might
easily make the enterprise unprofit-
able.
Many drug plants cannot be pro-
duced in this country at all, Others
that might be grown here are also
produced in South America and other
localities not involved in the war,
where they can still be produced more
cheaply than here.
There are, nevertheless, certain
drug plants now produced chiefly in
Europe which under suitable condi-
tons may be grown in parts of the
United States. Among these are the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

which would cause decline in the
market price. independent of the con-
ditions abroad.
For successful production of drug
plants on a commercial scale there
must be an available market. It's
accessibility must be considered
above all things by the successful
grower. The cost of production must
be carefully estimated, and TO this
must be added the cost of packing
and shipping to this market. The
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
ASK "THE QUESTION BOX"
What You Want to Know About Gardening Poultry and COun,
try Problems Answered by Experts.

service requisite
address initials
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NJ.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

VIII you give me instructions for
growing sweet corn under glass?
Madison. J. p. c.
Growing sweet corn under glass has
been tried many times, but it is
seldom successful, the plants failing
to mature good ears. The house
must be tall and the glass of the
house must be sufficiently high to
allow good growth; the temperature
should not be less than sixty-fiye de-
gress at night; seventy is better,
with an increase of ten to fifteen de-
grees during the day. To insure the
development of the kernels, at the
time the plants are in flower the
house should be kept rather dry, ana
care should be taken to see that the
pollen from the staminate flowers in
the tassel is shaken over the silk IN
the ear, that the kernels may be
fertile
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
Propagating Ounces.

| have raised from seed a ounce
which / like very much, viii you tell
me how ! may make more trees of it?
Belleville. d. Mem.
Ounces may be propagated by lay
ering, stool layering, c,ttings If no
stems or roots, and grating. Layer
ing is done in the spring, by laying
down a branch and cutting on a SLANT
on the underside through the bark
into the wood and covering the
branch with soil. 1t should be rooted
by the autumn. Stool layerlng is sim
liar, except that soil should be
mounded about the bases of tho
branches. Cuttings are made in the
fall of pieces an inch or so in diame-'
ter. Root cuttings are made at any
time while the tree is dormant, al
though both cuttings of the stems and
roots sometimes root when taken late
in the spring. Grating is done in the
winter or spring, either root-grafting
or top working. as for on other fruits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
Fruit Trees from Cuttings.

/ have tried several years growing
fruit trees from cuttings, and sue
ceeded only in getting p-ums to root,
and not all of them. Are there any
secrets about 1t, or can any one do
the work? f. +. T.
Waldwick.
The best time to propagate apples,
pears, peaches and plums from cut
tings is In the fall, after the wood
has ripened and the leaves have fall
en- and before the wood has frozen,
but 1t may be done later in the year.
1t is not a satisfactory way of in
creasing trees; grating is much
surer. The cuttings preferably
should be anywhere from six to
eight inches long, and should be cut
directly below bud. Tie them In
bundles of from twenty-five to fifty
and put them in a coldframe. The
butts in the bundle should be to-
gether; when put in the coldframe
they should be inverted. Over them
put in about five inches of good soil
free from stones, and pack the earth
In around the bundles well; also have
some leaves over them. Early in the
spring the leaves may be removed
and the surface of the ground
stirred; probably, too they will need
some watering. The object is to
induce the butts of the cuttings to
callous. OF course, over the cold
frame you viii have sashes, and
these will warm up the soil and
make the butts warmer than the
tops. Sometimes cuttings are left
this way unit, June. but usually they
are taken out early in the season.
when they show signs OF making
roots They are then transferred to
the nursery where they are to be
planted, and planted in even rows,
six inches or SO apart and quite
deep. 1t is better to have ground
that is we'll prepared, such as good
garden loan, and it would be wise
| to put little sand in the trench
when they are being planted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
To Prevent Rust.

Please advise me how 1 can prevent
my garden tools-plows, cultivators,
etc.-from rusting when not in use.
Westfield. l.. S. T.
Paint them with mixture made as
follows: Melt together lard and pow
dered resin, one part of the latter to
three of the former and if it is de-
sired add little lampblack. Apply
with brush. This is good for any
iron or steel tools, and may also be
used for stoves not in use.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14
Fertilizer for Old Trees.

What should be used as a fertilizer
for old trees, and when should 1t be
applied? G. l. u.
tree would be a heavy dressing OF
stable manure. If possible, spade i
in, so that the soil may get the benefit
of the humus. If this is not practic-
able, then give it dressing of conn.,
mercial fertilizer. A tree having a
spread of fifty feet would need about
twenty-seve pounds of ground bone,
twenty-three pounds of muriate oil
potash and nine pounds of nitrate OF
soda. This may be given all at one
time, but 1t would be better to give
half of it early in May and the bal
ance in June.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

The male chicken is a cock, the
male goose a gander, the male duck
a drake, the male turkey tom or
gobbler.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

Plant peach tree or more in the
dooryard for beautiful foliage, fra
grant bloom and luscious fruit. The
fruit garden for the home must he
just as near the house as is possible,
beginning at each exit of it and con-
tinuing just as far and near as our
respective space or plans will per-
nit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

Castor oil is useful in cases of di-
arrhea in poultry. a dose will re-
lieve the intestines OF irritant mat
ter, the cause of the trouble, and
cool and clean the bowels.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

To make high-grade butter calls for
scientific methods. As rule, the
farmers wife has this particular task
to perform, and when we find one
who understands the principles of
good butter-madng we End her sur
rounded with conditions that enable
her to make better butter than any
creamery butter-maker under cream
cry conditions.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

Please recommend a hedge for an
exposed situation. Local nurserymeu
disagree as to the hardness of Cali
fornia priyet. Arborvitae is too slow
growing. I want hedge four or FIVE
feet high D. s.
Newark
I think you could not do better than
to plant arborvitae for a hedge. Other
conditions being equal, it grows fairly
rapidly, and, as you want a hedge
five feet high, arborvitae may be
easily transplanted when of that size
with perfect success, although, of
course, plants as large as this will
cost more. The most common hedges
here (Rochester) are those of Cali
fornia privet, but it takes some time
to grow it five feet high, and it never
presents the dignity and effectiveness
of an arborvitae hedge.
Freezing of Buds.
[ have a native dogwood tree in
my yard where it is exposed to north
and west winds. It is healthy and
| buds freely each year, but in the
| spring few of the buds grow to flow
| ers Can you tell me the reason for
] this? Would a catalpa thrive in the
same exposure? F. A. A.
Montclair
| The buds of dogwood (cornus flor
| ida) are oftentimes killed by freezing
| in early spring. This is more li'-ely
to happen in an exposed situation or
sudden exposure than a sheltered
one The catalpa, however, would
! probably thrive under the same con-
/ ditions.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

If the pullets are now placed In
their winter quarters it will give
them good chance to become ac-
qEainted with their new home before
they start laying.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

February is generally the begin
ming of the laying season for both
ducks and geese.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

Somehow or other the demand for
working mules of good build and
weight stays as strong and as keen
in these last few years as ever.
Three ear-old mules are wanted in
every horse and mule market in the
country and in spite of the increas-
ing number of motor trucks and other
transportation methods the market
shows no inclination to forget the
mule.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

Don't delay any longer in culling
out all stock that 1t is not intended to
winter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

scaly leg in fowls is filth disease
and is caused by parasite that bur-
rows under the scales, and when it
starts soon infects the whole flock.
Where it exists clean up thoroughly.
whitewash walls, roosts, nests. drop
ping boards and disinfect floors. II
scale is thick soak the fowls legs in
sweet oil. remove crusts gently and
apply sulphur ointment or a mixture
of three parts lard and one of coal
oil. Repeat until the disease disap-
pears.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

Among the non-sitting fowls most
Euitable for small runs are the Minor
cas-, Leghorns and Andalusians.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

The Leghorns are the most pro-
life and precocious of all the varie-
ties of poultry The utility Leghorns
are wonderful layers, and, being par
ticularly hardy. they lay eggs freely
both summer and winter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

one of the principles of farm man
agement is to take time by the fore
lock-" or, in other words, to keep up
with the necessary work as closely as
possible, SO that one may be better
prepared for contingencies.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

The cheapest and best feeds TO
supplement alfalfa are beet pulp and
ground barley. Make a mixture con-
sisting of equal parts by weight of
these two feeds. and feed about one
pound of the combination for each
three and one-half pounds to four
pounds of milk produced. It will be
well TO soak the dry molasses beet
pulp with water twelve hours before
feeding. using about three pounds of
water for each pound of the dry
pulp.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

If the man who raises common"
cattle could spend few days on a
market where stockers. feeders and
fat cattle are sod he would be very
likely to go straightway and buy
the best. pure bred bull he could af-
ford. There he would learn that
blood tells, that it adds dollars to the
value of every animal marketed
whether it be a stocker, feeder or
beef animal. No cattle approach
the top price in any class unless they
ore well bred
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

Look out for the red spider on all
your plants. With the increased heat
necessary to combat the cold dry
atmosphere tends to develop, in which
the red spider thrives.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-14

The markets OF this country are
not nearly supplied and can never
be overstocked with poultry and
eggs.