Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-15

disturbed. You might infer that the
ground was too damp, as 1 stated
they were near to the pond, How
ever, | do not think the bulbs have
suffered either from drought or moist
ure. When they were planted, a fair
sized hole was made, the sand taken
out, and the hole filled with a fair
quality of garden soil | am at a
loss to know why they did not bloom,
and whether 1t is worth while for me
to take them up and replant them.
M. G. T.
East Orange.
We are Inclined. to think that the
narcissi will bloom next spring, even
IL left undisturbed; but we are not
certain of this. Our opinion is found
ed upon the supposition that the or
iginal bulbs have ceased to bloom,
and hence no flowers appeared last
spring, and that the young bulbs,
the increase from the old, were not
old enough to bloom this season, or,
If old enough, not large enough, since
they are not growing In very rich
soil. Why not dig up part of these
bulbs, examine, and then repiant
these, and compare results next
spring between those left undisturbed
and those lifted and replanted. Fur
thermore, after the tops of narcissi
among gardeners to remove these and
apply generous top-dressing of loan
and well-decayed manure. No doubt
this is particularly necessary In tho
case of the bulbs mentioned in the
inquiry, since the garden soil of fair
quality" filled into the holes where
the sand was taken out has now prob
ably become impoverished, and the
bulbs are now growing In almost clear
sand.
Time to Start Geranium Cuttings.
VIII you kindly advise when it
would be the proper time to start
cuttings from geraniums for setting
out in the spring? Also kindly advise
when such seeds as summer Towering
cosmos. petunia. scarlet sage, etc,
should be planted in trays for out
/ door planting. P. s.
Nutley.
February is a very favorable time
for roofing cuttings from geraniums,
to produce plants to set out In the
spring. In the commercial geranium-
growing greenhouses, at this time,
thousands of geranium cuttings are
being taken from the older stock
plants and placed in the propagating
benches.
Cosmos, petunia, scarlet sage, and
some other seeds OF plants OF q SIM
| liar nature, may be planted In the
greenhouse or conservatory or before
sunny window of the dwelling
house and, when OF sufficient size, be
transplanted into other flats a little
distance apart; and later. after the
season of frost has passed, into the
open ground. The word fiat" is the
name which commercial growers give
to a wooden box, from two to four
inches deep, and from twelve to six
teen inches square.
Fully Matured Fruit Keeps Best.
Which will keep the better In an
ordinary farm cellar, late or early
picked apples?
Summit. d. II.
| Neither early or late. It has been
| fully demonstrated that, whether in
| the ordinary cellar or in cold storage,
| fruit of all kinds keeps best which
has come to full maturity, that ID,
when the stem parts from the branch.
Picked earlier than that 1t inclines to
shrivel; picked later, 1t fails to main
tain it's soiidity. 1t Is also important
that the fruit should go Immediately
from the tree into storage.
Brown Rot on Peach Trees.
What causes the blighting at the
| ends Of peach twigs when the peaches
are about half grown?
Nutley. w. c. I.
Brown rot causes blighting of the
ltwigs beyond badly affected peaches.
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