The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-13

One-th1rd is left St1cklng out they bloom much quicker, also do well, but
 this only applies to pot culture where earliness is desired.
 o. Can the anemones and ranuncu- Jus be planted out doors in the fall with perfect safety? Mrs. S., Tus- cumbia.
 A. Both are perfectly hardy in the south. They ought to be planted about three or four inches deep. when set in the fall, but if delayed until spring, only two inches. Q. How strong do you make Bor- eaux mixture to put on plants for disease? FIR.
 plant and what the disease is. One ounce of dry Boreaux to the gallon
 of water is effective for most fungus diseases, and this strength is not cal- culated to injure tender foliage. Q. Is the long standing spinach a
 good variety to plant now, and will
 it stand the cold? B. C., R. F. D. '. A. consider it very desirable for winter. 1t may not be quite so re- sistant to cold as Savoy or Blooms
 dale, but is rarely injured. It pro- duces more foliage than Bloomsdale and is more easily punched for mar ket.
 Q. Is it too late to plant endive? Mine did not come up. Which va ,, riety do you consider the best? Mrs. S., Dora.
 A. Local truckers are just begin- 1 ming to plant. The seed are naturally difficult to germinate, but good ' moist seed bed will do the work. The plants may be transplanted the same as cabbage or lettuce. The white, green curled or, broad-leaved Batavia are all good.
 Q. I am told that lilies of the val ley will not grow here. Do you think
 could grow them if properly treated? Mrs. c. B.
 A. The climate is against lilies of
 the valley for reason of dry atmos-
 phere during the summer months. It
 succeeds fairly we'll if provided with . an ideal situation. There must be
 cool, moist, shady situations. as may be afforded by trees or large boul- { ders. The soil should be made fertile with leaf mold end a loose mulch
 maintained to conserve moisture.
 Plant northern grown, hardy, outdoor
 dormant roots in November or De- cember.
 Q. have tried to establish crocus
 on my lawn among the grass, but
 they seem to die out every year.
 What could be the trouble? H. T.
 A. Shallow planting Is most likely
 the trouble, Gs crocus is inclined to
 push upward in it's growth. and ap- pear too near the mower in trimming
 the lawn. They should be planted
 about four inches under the sod.
 Q. Would turnips make sown in a
 late patch of corn? B. L., East Lake.
 AF& f..I = corn will die down later, affording
 the turnips chance.
 o. am sending you a sample of
 the foliage of an evergreen. I think 1t is called euonymus, that the foli-
 age Is spotted brown. but no insect seems to be on the stems or body of
 the plant. What is this and what
 could put on the plant to cure? Mrs. w. Anniston.
 A. The trouble is due to a leaf mite which burrows into the leaf, causing discoloring and the dead spots often drop out. It is<hard to control, hut kerosene emulsion, prop erly diluted. will do the work. Spe-
 cial instructions will be mailed you. Q. There is a black bug about a half an inch long, the head and sides gray, that attacks my garden and flower plants. How can I get rid of them? & M, Montevallo. A. This Is one of many species of blister beetles and nearly all hard to control. as they fly readily from one ', plant to another. There is a pre- 1 pared poison dust known as black ! death, that is a good remedy to dust
 on the plants. A mixture of arsenate | of lead, one ounce to a pound of dry l air slaked lime is good. A liquid
 spray of a tablespoonful of arsenate ! of, lead to the gallon of water is ef- 1 fective.