The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11

to give advice on gardening. l would
like TO know what special treatment Is
required for Lilium krameri and Lilium
giganteum. BY the latter do not
mean Lilium longifiorum giganteum,
which is often listed under the former
name. We have very sandy soil. which
I enrich with leaf mould. Lowest win
ter temperature Is degrees Summer
hot and dry. but I irrigate. +.
SIERRA MApRE, Cal.
Lilium longifiorum, longflorum gi-
ganteum and multifiorum are all of the
same family and the plants canhardly
be told apart. The multiforum has
stem Of the giganteum is somewhat
black, darker than the stems Of the
other two. All three have long slender
leaves and flowers closely resembling
each other.
The true giganteum is the Hlma-
layan lily. bears white flowers slightly
tinged with green on the outside and
with purple In the throat. The leaves are
distinctly stalked and take the shape
of palladium more than that of the
long narrow leaf OF longifiorum. When
well established this lily grows ten feet
high and will stand your winters If
covered with leaves or straw. 1t Is
grown outdoors at Rutherford, n. j,
in the grounds of Bobbink & Atkins
and stands our winters when protected
with light covering.
kraneri bears pink flower quite
unique in point of color.
These two lilies require only ordi-
nary culture. In sandy soil, with the
careful use Of leaf mould for fertilizer.
little trouble probably Will be expe-
rienced with the bulbs rotting. If rot
shows use no manure or leaf mould in
the soil surrounding the bulbs in all
directions for four or five inches. For
fertilizer use nitrate of soda and sui
phate Of ammonia. Where irrigating Is
practised the fertilizer should be APP
piled in such manner that it will
remain In the soil long enough to- give
the plant the benefit. A teaspoonful
OF nitrate of soda and the same guam
tity OF sulphate of ammonia 20 three
gallons OF water will make a beneficial
liquid fertilizer to be used once a week
for three weeks just as the plants APP
the buds are forming and until the
flowers break. A little OF these chemi-
! Gals mixed in equal proportions scat
tered lightly over the soil around each
plant. not TO exceed an ounce or two,
and raked under the surface will prob
ably work satisfactorily.
Prof Frederick v. Covlle has dis
covered that blueberries thrive in acid
soil, composed chiefly of oak leaves
! only recently decayed. The forest oak
4 leaf Is one-th!rd as sour as lemon Juice.
Cranberries and Strawberries also -four
| Ish in sour soil. Experiments in cul-
, tivating blueberries heretofore have
| not been successful. due probably to the
! fact that the soil In which they were
grown was alkah instead OF acid. Po-
tatoes grown in sour soil will be free
from scab. Acid soil can be maintained
by turning under a heavy covering OF
leaves every autumn. Land cultivated
loses its acid!ty. Trees draw up lime
through their roots. which reach down
/ 20 great depths In the soil and store
/ II up in the leaves. With the lime are
also stored In the leaves greater quanti-
ties OF acid. The soil Is first ,adc sour
by the falling leaves: the actd finally
passes of and the lime Is thus accum-
ulsted in the upper soil II Is the lime
| In the soil that makes timber lands so
fertile when first cleared, After years
OF cropping the surface lime Is eX-
hausted and the soil grows sour and
lime Is used az a fertilizer to again
sweeten the soil.
| Messy LAwN.-A Philadelphia reader
| wants to know what to do for messy
lawn. a messy lawn Indicates bad
drainage. and improving the drainage
IL the remedy II this is the trouble.
Sulphate of iron applied during the
early spring IL good. Purchase crude
sulphate OF iron and crush II to pow
der. then mix It with an equal guam
tlty of good rich soil. quite dry, and
scatter over the lawn at the rate OF
about one ounce per square yard Rake
| OF some of the moss before applying.
| Sometimes moss is the result Of poor
soil: II this IS the case n good dressing
Of fertilizer in the early spring will
promote the growth of grass which Will
choke out the moss.
! one year apple trees as sold by nur-
s.rymen require three years to pro-
|
| and are hudded or grated when two
years old After the top has had a
seasons growth the tree is sold as a
| one year tree: the next season II IL
| sold as two year tree.
| one year trees can he bought for
considerably less than two year trees
| the freight will cost less than on larger
stock and If many trees are To be
planted, the cost Of planting and prun-
| ing will he less. Small trees Will attain
good size and bear sooner than large
| trees. which will he checked in growth
by transplantlng more than smaller
stock One year trees should be cut
| back 10 about Is inches In height 40
as to properly locate the head limbs.
| The black walnut Is "A profitable tree
| to grow. The trees are ornamental,
| hardy, free from disease and insect at
tacks and live to n great age, hearing
| for fifty To sixty years. thriving in
mos, any soil. The trees bear the first
| crop in about eight years. Walnut is
scarce and trees can he sold standing
ut good price, Young trees may
hc set out in the spring or the nuts
planted in tho autumn, four inches