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a nuisance as the hog thistle?
Cultivate it out.

2 How treat hyacinth bulbs which
have bloomed in the house?
let the tops die naturally and
bury in sand

3 Has anyone been successful in
raising the wild goose plum?
Several have but find the cur
-culio very troublesome and being
grafted on peach stocks they
are very short-lived.

4 What have you done in your
gardens? Most had made
hot beds, a few had plan-
ted potatoes peas, beets and
onions

5 What peas are you planting?
Early Philadelphia and some
like Bliss's American Wonder.

6 How transplant little roses raised
in a box? Take earth from an old
hot bed and some sand and
handle carefully so as not to in
-jure the roots. Some recommend
a stiff soil.

7 What is the best early potato? Early
Rose the favorite and it is thought
best to get them from another
neighborhood

8 How late have a mulch on grass?
Remove now (April) and for a