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fine manure for a mulch

9 Should rose beds be spaded or hoed?
Opinions divided; Successfull grower
of roses was quoted who does neither,
but keeps a mulch of coal
ashes on the beds to keep the weeds
down

10 On thinning our raspberries, leave
how many stalks?
Four or five. thee or four feet apart

11 How trim a quince tree? To one
stalk and keep the suckers down.

12 Should swet peas planted in the
fall which have come up very thick,
be thinned? Yes, to two or three inches
Some who were very successful last
year, planted in trenches six inches
deep covered with an inch of soil
and gradually filled up as they
grew - leaving a little depression
for greater collection of water

13 Is it too soon to plant melon seeds
in sods or cans under glass?
The first of May will be soon enough

Mary Gilpin told of a Chrysanthemum
show she saw in Denver in
November: the plants were 8 or 9 feet