The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-05

started but need plenty of attention aft erwards.
 Q. Can one use paris green mixed with lime sulphus spray, for fall and winter spraying and how strong should it be used?' l.. F., Cottondale Ala.
 A. Paris green may be used with lime sulphur spray. It's stronger in arsenic than arsenate of lead, more soluble and liable to burn foliage wher aplied too strong. One pound to z 50-gallon mixture is usually stI%.s enough.
 Q. Will you please publish again the formula for making the poison bait for the cut worms? Mrs. E. L., Sulligent, Ala.
 A. Mix one teaspoonful of paris green with quart of wheat bran, add q tablespoonful of cane syrup or sugar and then enough water to make a dough. It's a good idea to flavor with grated lemon or orange, making the bait more attractive. Scatter late in the evening on the surface of the ground.
 o. My late asters are much injured by beetle that devours the plant. What should be done? Mrs. A., Gads- den, Ala.
 A. It is necessary to be prompt in applying any of the various insecticides recommended for all leaf eating insects. They are vOracious feeders and poison ing their food quickly destroys them.
 Q. A friend told me that I had the mealy bugs on some of my house plants and said that kerosene oil would kill them. Tell me how to use. Mrs. B., {. A. Kerosene oil will kill them but there is danger of injuring the plant. Alcohol is effective and much safer. You only have to touch the pest with q little alcohO! on the end of a tooth pick. A little cotton may be used
 Q. Is there tulip that produces more than one bloom to the stalk and how do you grow them to produce long stems! Mrs. F., Bessemer, Ala.
 A. Yes there is race of tulips that produce more than one flower to the stem, but their culture is confined most ly to Asia. Deep planting of tulips tends to produce longer stems but nearly all late Towering tulips produce long stems, particularly the Darwin types and these are better suited for outdoor growing than any others. Have mailed diagrams for tulip beds showing the number of bulbs required.
 0. When do the Japanese persim- mons get ripe and how do you manage R., Montgomery, Ala.
 A. Most varieties of Japanese per simmons ripen in October. When they are to be kept for any length of time, the fruit is pulled when we'll colOred before it gets soft and is often wrapped in clean wrapping paper and then put away in dark, cool place.
 0. Are what is known as the bush honeysuckles evergreen nj the south and do they all have berries in the winter: H. T., Fairfield, Ala.
 A. Nearly all bush honeysuckles are evergreen in the south and produce Der ries. Consult a good nursery catalOs for full information.
 Q. Are you acquainted with the Con- federate rose and has it another name, We want to secure some of the plants: Mrs. B., Huntsville, Ala.
 A. The plant known to the writer as the Confederate rose is not q rose at all but species of hibiscus Hibiscus Mutabilis). The foliage looks good deal like the cotton plant. The flower opens Qp a large white, but soon changes to pink like a cotton bloom. It is a very hardy plant, often seen growing wild and worthy of cultiva- tion.
 o. Could we grow the Camellia Jap onica in our section without any protec- tion from the cold winter? Mrs. T., lief lin, Ala.
 A. There is doubt about it. The plant is mere adapted to Subtropical To- cations where it is q splendid evergreen winter blooming plant.
 Q, I grew timothy in Iowa for hay and would like to try it in Alabama, When would be the proper time to plant? E. w., Leeds, Ala.
 A. The proper time to plant timothy here is in October, still it is permissible to plant in early spring. It does well here, but the land must be good.
 Q. Do you think the camphor bus! or tree would do well with us? Mrs. d. Ellisville, Miss.
 A. The winters l think would he too severe to make it q permanent and sat isfactory plant.
 o. Are there certain varieties of roses that are especially adapted where the soil contains a large per cent of iron? Mrs. w, Fort Payne, Ala.
 A. Red roses are well adapted to iron soils. The iron intensifies the color the same as it does fruits. Any va rieties ought to succeed in your section particularly the hardy hybrid monthly blooms.