Evening star., 1916-08-13
ALL AROUND THE PLACE.

by sitting fine soil over them rather
than by raking soil over the rows.
After planting water the soil. using
a fine spray. so as to aVoid Washing
out the seeds. Then place the sash
over the frame, the edges of the sash
resting on strong cleats nailed to the
inside of the upper and lower sldes OF
the frame an inch from the tops OF
the boards.
If it is necessary to shade the bed
this may be done by wetting the glass
and sitting dried and powdered clay
over it. Such shade may easily be
washed off when it is no longer needed.
Give plenty of air on all bright. warm
every morning.
Give more air when seedlings appear
above the surface, which is usually at
the end Of a week to ten days. When
the little plants are big enough
transplant them to stand from three
to six inches apart. according to the
habit of growth of the plant.
A list of perennials suited for gardens
in this locality, has been prepared by
the Maryland Agricultural Callege. the
list containing the following:
Aconitum (monkshood). alyssum (gold-
entuft or madworD, aquilegia (colum-
bines), asters hardy (michaelmas dali
boltonia (false chamomile). callirhoe
Poppy mallow), campanulas (bel1
fiower), centaurea (hardy corn fiower),
chrysanthemum Shasta daisy, coreop-
sis, dianthus barbatuS (sweet william), 3,
delphiniums Clark spurs). digitalis Cox
glove), gaillardia (blanket flower),
gypsophila (baby's breath), helianthus
(sunf1ower), hibiscus (mallows), liatris
(blazing starr, lupinus polyphyllus
(hardy lupines). myosotis (forget-me-
nots), papaver medicanle Qceland pop
pies), papaver (oriental poppies),
platycodon (balloon f1ower), pyrethrum
roseum (colored daisy, rudbeekia
tcone hower), saliva (hardy sage) and
Keep up a succession of paintings of
vegetables. Bush beans may be sown
up to the latter part of this month
kinds of sugar corn may be planted
with fair chance of coming to ma
turity. Tomato plant. If we'll advanced
may be set out for late crop. Guilt
vate orten, keeping the soil well work.
ed up the weeds down and thus con-
serving all moisture and plant food for
the vegetables themselves.
a. As this is the time for seeding Grim
son clover. farmers and gardeners
should be on the lookout to protect
themselves against poor or adulterated
SEED. Crimson clover seed loses its
vitahty more rapidly than is the case
with other clovers. and seed two Years
old is practically worthless. First-class
crimson clover seed will weigh sixty
pounds per bushel. and it is well to see
that a guarantee Of fertility accom-
panies the seed.
Crimson clover is one of the very best
green manure crops for use in this
Sectioh. Sown now or by mid-Septem-
per IT should make sufficient growth to
weather comes. The upper part of the
plants will freeze during the winter
but underneath the plant will remain
green until spring. when the new
growth begins. Plowed under, there is
nothing that so quickly restores worn
out solid to productiveness
Peach trees that have been injured by
application of fertilizers and vigorous
thinning Of the fruit. Fertilizers with
hlgh nitrogen content are RECON-
mended by number of horticultural
ehhper.s. e. The use of fertilizer and
thorough cultivation will help the trees
not only for the present, but for next
year and the years following.
increase in yields of crops following
the one to which fertilizer is applied
is often nearly as great as that oh
tanned in the crop, first fertilized. Ex
periments at the Ohio station show that
iertillzer applied to wheat caused an
increase in four crops following the
wheat in annual rotation. They also
snow that fertilizer used on one wears
corn crop is not wholly used up by that
crop. but that enough remained to
oeneht materially crops of following
years. Especially was this found To he
true when the fertilizer was applied
broadcast or drilled in evenly when the
field was in sod Ne
Chestnut blight has already done
damage estimated by the Department
OF Agriculture at close to $50. 900. 00o in
the United States. 1t has been found
that the plague attacks both American
/nd European varieties, but does little
or no damage to Japanese and Chinese
species Plant breeders by crossing
japanese or Chinese varieties and ma
tive chestnuts have already produced
blight resistant trees Some of the
Chinese chestnut trees are said to grow
to the height of 100 feet in their native
forests.
Even at this late day the corn cron-
either the sugar corn in the home gar
den or the field corn-may be benefited
and the yield of both fodder and corn
increased by side dressings of fer
hlizer The use of available plant food
worked well into the soil at the sides
or the corn rows will increase stalk
growth. hasten maturity and make
heavier. better filled and more solid
ears, either Of field corn or sweet corn