The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23

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causes ,ha ,rr,, % h.co,,. d,.eo sed ana
g,,r,rny ara 4, Falls nretna tursiv m thu
ground wban ,he erouth NJ the isrva
10 comn,a,ed u forsake. the fruit and
enters the ground. where II is trans
,orr.d ,n,n a be,,i. ara make. its
| wbon ,bs niurp curcu,,o 4. s,.rrned
| II falls To the ground and feigns death.
| To dea,rov than n sheet In spread under
| thu trees and tho branches NJ the tree
violently iarred. when the beetles fall
| on the sheet and are gathered I'D and
' destroyed Tho destruction of the
beetles should he commenced when the
trees are IN blossom and continue daily.
morning and evening. for three or four
weeks. All fallen fruit should be
promptIv gathered ana burned
| Ing with Paris green and water. a tea
spoonful To two gallons OF water. re.
senate of lead Ia also used, This. like
Paris green. ia n deadly poison--2 to
4 pounds OF arsenate of lead ia used TO
fifty gallons OF water.
q. L. II. Virginia-The reason YOUR
are permitted to get too ripe before
! they are picked Pears should be picked
before they are fully ripe and ripened in
a cool cellar. Do not try TO ripen them
IN a warm attic ss thew will decav he-
fore ripenine.
Letters received from ,everai readers
lead us IN isspe word NJ warming
regarding late summer or fall pruning.
Late pruning induces n new growth ON
plants and trees. rendering them aus.
! ceptibIe 70 IN +urv From tho winter cold
/ The time for pruning is during winter
or early sprinr before me buds start
Last winter was unusuaIlv severe and
killed plants in different parts NJ the
country that previously had safelv
stood the winters
!
Sc, out iri, in ssn,suber ma ,n.v
( will flower newt -,,rrer
Hardy phlox IA very attractive and
bloom. Strong f,eld grown nIan,s set
out now will become we'll established
before winter and make the border
/
! FaI, n,an,,ng 10 he., for currar,. O.
/ currants atari into growth ana leaf out
very early. Do not prune when plant.
t,Imn th.v heoo,ne estah,lsh.d h.ror.
winter sets in and arr ready 10 make an
early start in the spring.
NJ the nrcv,ou. sea.on.. rrov,th ana a,
thu WOOD becomes Older the s,zs NJ the
fr,,,, srows smnIler. RED currants hear
the hes fruit on two. YEAR old wood and
the canes should not be permitted 10
remain lonr,r than four or Ave wear,
Pruning should be done late in the win.
ter. removing the wood that has passed
ing new wood 10 take it's place Youns
branches should be headed back TO en-.
courage fruit spurs along their length
Young plants should not be pruned
until three years old, except to cut
each wear 70 devotion tho fruit spura
Now 4, a good tins to plant ever
greens. In transplantine take I'D a.
large a ball uf earth as possible.
Keen aphide, down by sprry,nr witt
kerosene emulsion or rsh oil soap. INT
age.
Her1enore busted on cat,base plants
while they are wet with dow will kee,
the cabbage worms down
Tho roots Of beans and peas xaths,
nitrogen from the air. This 10 q valu
able FERTILIZER. therefore when the crot
has been picked instead of pulling III
them of tust above the top Of tn,