The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-16

gladden. the eye and revive the dead
soul. Who but must say, God bless
the lilies. who bless the birds and my
garden"7 SUSAN p. OKE.
LUCK VERSUS LABOR IN THE
GARDEN.
II is a popular fallacy. maintained by
many intelligent people, that luck counts
In the results OF our gardening efforts.
Apart from the weather, luck has moth
ing to do with 1t. It is not a factor In
the premises at all Horticulture Is a
science. There is no royal road TO
learning. has been often said. but
there is IA short cut, II we will follow
the path that others have cleared for
willing feet. Follow the leader Is an
old and ever new game The fret
requisite TO success is a keen interest In
the work, energy. intelligence and thai
capacity for taking pains that Is called
genius. Books. observation. experiment
are the electric buttons in the garden
that one must press for the open
sesame There are no locked doors that
will not yield to these forces.
An old gardener once told me that
I must plant with tudition" IN order
to make a crap" Good advice, but
one must seek guidance from every
available source. and the "judition" will
come. Once I received a few seeds
OF a new tomato that was the fore
runner OF our present race Of almost
seedless fruit I planted them in very
rich earth, cultivated the plants sedu-
lousy and watered sbundantly. The
result was not q blossom, nothing but
vines and vexation the whole summer,
sought the doncr OF the seed. His
plants were loaded. He listened to my
story OF the care had bestowed upon
the ungrateful things. He said: You
fed them too much; got them drunk
on water. Try starvation for tomatoes
and pinch them severely. Then come
! TO me"
| lie was right as proved tho fol-
/ lowing year,
| There is nothing but loss to grope IN
I the dark after knowledge. Get light.
I II Is free. The libraries, the nursery,
the florists, the fields. All point the
way. and the rewards are great.
! SUSAN p. OK1E.
/ lowering.
! Before applying liquid manure TO
plants the soil should be moistened by
watering with clear water. unless the
soil Is already moist. Apply the liquid
manure 10 the soil without sprinkling
II over the plants.
Where manure is available q spade
ful or more tied up IN coarse saclslng
suspended IN a tub OF water affords a
good way to make the liquid
For rose m,ldew spraying with sui
ph.de OF potassium. using one ounce to
three gallons OF water. is more effective
than the old fashioned method Of dust
ing the foliage with flowers Of sulphur.
Chicago Reader.--we DOUBT the story
you send, clipped from en- Illinois paper.
II three boys made $4,000 IN one season
from an apple orchard % 500 trees, they
are very unusual boys. The Agricultural
Department AZ Washington denies hav-
ing any information on the subject, as
was 'ntinated IN tho article.
After strawberry plants have borne
the second seasons crop remove them
ara utilize the land with some other
crop. At the same time set out a new
lot OF strawberry plants On another
| piece of ground. The runners from the
, old vines may be used for planting the
new bed.
The disagreeable favor and odor left
in milk when COWS cat wild onion or
garlic can be removed by blowing air
through tho milk after Il has been
warmed. Farmers Bulletin No. sos
, issued by tho Agricultural Department
Washington, and sent free on appiica-
ton. gives full particulars.
' Dandelions are coming into genera
Z use IN America for salad green's. They
: have beon used in Europe for a Ions
! time. Tho flavor Is ssreatly improved
!, by blhnching tho leaves. To do thi:
. place an inverted flower pot over each
q plant for while before the leaves are
!. gathered.
: This IS sood time to thoroughly
r clean the greenhouse. 10 put in new
I glass where needed reputty ana pain
e the roofs, as drip is always troublesome
e Put the house IN thorough repair.
dlfllpS dNt Ilfi'ly hilu Nnl NC cdlf-l
left in the garden over winter. I'll,
winters supply should be dug befor,
the ground freczes and stored in tn
cellar.
Eleasnus longipes ~ an attractive DO
: ciduouS shrub growing about six fee
!. high. The white flowers appear earl!
, in the spring, followed by dull red fru!
about en- inch in length ripening lat
!, IN June. The fruit is edible and can b
= used for sauce, tarts, SC,
g Viola cornuta purpurea somewhat te
@ sembles the single blue violet, produc
: ing flowers freely on long, slende
n stems, making them desirable for cut
Il ting. The culture should be the sam
O as given pensies.
Il \ measure that should prove of III
d terest to every person WHO purchase
fruit trees will become a law on Sep
i TENDER l, 1914, IL ia an amendment /
- tho Agricultural law in regard To tn