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Quince trees? Plant as any other tree

11 How treat a grape vine which is to be
introduced into a conservatory?
plant in the ground and cover
heavily with manure for some
distance around it.

12 What is the proper time to graft
apple trees? The present time April.

13 What is the best early pea? Early
Philadelphia, "Characticus" and Lan
dreth's "Extra Early" all good.

14 Should running roses be trim
-med? Opinion divided

15 What is the first thing to be done with
a variety of lily bulbs from Japan
answers various; that which came
most promptly being to divide with
your friends

Complaints were made of a
great growth of Lima bean vines and
very few beans. As it was gen
-eral, the blame was given to the
season. Roger Farquhar finds
that a winter protection of course
manure for young roses much
better than Cedar boughs. Mention
was made of a vegetable grape and
of the Russian Mulberry. not much
is known of them. Several persons
were very successful in keeping cab
-bage by burying head down in
earth. Others who had tried some