The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-11


Is especially prevalent during a moist
season. The same fungus causes
black spots on the leaves. 1t is also
frequent where plants remain too
long in one situation and the stems
become crowded. The remedy in this
last case is TO divide the plants into
small clumps. replanting in fresh soil
where they can make new root growth.
Mr.. Peterson says:
without knowing what treatment
these peonies have received It Ia diff
ficult for me to render an intelligent
diagnosis. II these peonies are Of dif-
ferent varieties and have bloomed all
right In previous years and have not
since been disturbed I should say
that the chances were that a severe
late frost injured the buds. The
peony starts into growth very early
in the season. and while a hardy plant
the growths are then quite soft and
tender. They can stand ordinary
weather quite we'll and It Is only when
an exceptionally we're frost occurs
that they are badly injured. II the
peonies in question have been newly
planted and were set too deep In the
ground or were heavily mulched over
winter. this would have a tendency to
produce undeveloped buds. The
peony is a cold blooded and cold low
ing plant. It should not DO coddled
over winter. and where the ground Is
reasonably rich and deep It is advis-
able to place no covering or mulch
whatever over the roots during winter.
IT know Of no special peony ferti-
lizer. A good, heavy soil. fairly well
enriched with we'll rotted manure.
which should be broken very thor
oughly and mixed through the soil
from top to bottom. is all that IL
needed, except that during May and
early June the peony should be sup
piled with plenty Of water tnot man
ure water) in absence OF frequent
rains. This. however, should he kept
us much as possible from the buds
after they begin to show color Under
no circumstances should the tops be
cut on before the foliage begins TO
rlpen in the fall. Where the foliage
is cut of soon after the blooming sea-
son is over. as some people ignorantly
do. the growths another year will be
largely bloomless."
Mrs. +. c. F.--The weed killer adj
vertised il for keeping down weeds
growing through the cracks Of stone
walks or I'm gravel walks. For weeds
In the lawn the hest method is to dig
them out with steel table knife.
Hellebore busted on the caves is
the remedy commonly used to keep the
currant worm under control. This
can be used freely and frequently
W it'll safety. Some gardeners spray
with arsenate of lead. using about "A
pound and a half To twenty-five gal
Ions of water. When the fruit begins
to ripen sem OF lead. which is a
deadly poison. should not be used.
Hellebore checks the worms and is
not injurious to man.
Mildew on roses should he treated
with -four of sulphur busted lightly
over the foliage while they are moist
from dew or spraying. Repeat as
often as necessary.
In transplanting celery disturb the
roots as little as possible. Use a
trowel in lifting the plants and take
a good ball of earth with them.
An excessive quantity OF flowers on
apple trees is likely to he followed
by light crops and Door fruit. When
fruit sets heavily on apple or other
trees the fruit should he thinned out
and the trees literally fortified. Trees