The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

trees and secure with slats nailed Gn. This is an important factor for pro lection and success in cultivated or ehards.
 Q. Please tell me the best fertilizer to use under fruit trees, especially nut trees like oceans and walnuts.-5 $. B., Ashland, Ala.
 A. I would not advise any fertiliz- CT under nut trees in setting up. Good rich, loamy soil, such as woods earth or leaf mold, would be fine but better leave off stimulating until the tree is growing off well. It isc per missible to use a small amount of fer tilizer under peaches and apples but it should be well incorporated in the soil. Fresh or green manure should be avoided.
 Q. In setting out young California privet would you remove all the fo- liage from the plants?-J. C., Tusca- loCsa, Ala.
 A. While not absolutely necessary to remove all leaves, as privet lives easily, better results are generally obtained when plants are defoliated. Pruning or cutting is essential.
 Q. There is double blue lilac that I want to get hold of. It is not the ordinary summer lilac as the one I want has double flowers. Can you help me out in my wants Mrs. H., Talladega, Ala.
 A. There is "a double lilac (Syringa Vulgaris) known as President Grevy that is one of the best and probably would meet your requirements.
 e. There is striped crab apple that is particularly fine for making into jelly. I want tc' set out one of iaJ, i, and how long before it begins to bear?-Mrs. R. Morris. Ala.
 A.tThere is variety that succeeds in this climate known as transcen- dent that is yellow and striped with red. It is a quick vigorous grower and two-year- plants begin to bear the second year after setting out.
 Q. I planted a Bermuda lawn about a month ago with English Rye grass and covered with top dressing of good soil and manure to a depth of about two inches. But little has come up as yet and I want to know if you think it will likely come up later or had it better be planted over?-Mrs. s. Tuscaloosa. Ala.
 A.--A1though covered entirely too deep the seed may come up yet. It would have been better to have sowD on top of soil and rolled in or bare ly covered
 c. want to plant out shrub called mock orange, but there seems from the catalogs a considerable diff ference in plants of the same name. Do you know which variety would prove the most satisfactory for this section? Mrs. J.. Troy, Ala.
 A. Philadelphus is the true mock orange, but another common name is
 
 eight varieties grown more or less in Alabama, most of which have white flowers, either double, semi-double or single. A popular one is known as garland or sweet syringa, profuse bloomer and very sweet scented. Cat alogs list this variety as philadelphus eoronarius.
 Q. There is a good sized shrub called the spindle tree that is used on lawns, for decorative purposes and has ber- ries. Can you tell from this descrip- tion what it is? NJ A. P. Pratt City.
 A. The plant referred to must be enonymus bungeanus, known as bunges spindle tree. When not pruned will grow eight to twelve feet high. Leaves are dark shiny green, flowers yellow and followed by bright red. showy berries. It sheds it's foli- age in winter./
 ". IS the JdpdHtSe sweet SnTuD Qll- ferent from our native shrub of this name? w. S.. Pell City, Ala.
 A. Entirely different, flowers are yellow, produced in January or Feb ruary before leaves put out. Flowers very fragrant and last a little over a month.
 c. Can you tell me anything about dasheen, and if suitable to grow in this section, when to plant, etc? J. A. Sulligent. Ala.
 A. Dasheen is essentially a tropical plant, closely related to caladium or elephant ear, and will grow in your section. The information needed is too long for these columns. Write Department of Agriculture. Washing ton, D. C., for a bulletin on the sub ject.
 c. see lot of cut holly now on the market for Christmas decoration. Could one take cuttings of these branches and root them? Mrs. R. H., Trussville, Ala.
 A. Holly can be rooted but it is not easily done, and it is doubtful if you could get branches off stock found in stores for sale that would grow.
 Q. Could you transplant muscadines from the woods around home and would they do we'll? c. L., Cordova, Ala.
 A. You certainly can. and If you know of any fine fhuscadines growing wild 1t would prove a good way to get a start of this valuable grape around your home. It is important