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land lime might be good.

7 What is the best mulch for rose bushes
Stable manure and scrapings from
sheep pen

8 Should violets in a cold frame be
set out in the open ground? Yes
separate and plant out.

9 Does spraying fruit trees produce
the wonderful results depicted by the
catalogues. Some showing a tree one
half having been sprayed was full
of fruit, the other half, not sprayed, no
fruit? It certainly pays to spray. Begin
early, while in bud, spray again after
the fruit sets and at intervals of
several weeks.

10 What use for spraying?
Copper sulphates, Paris Green Bordeaux
mixture

A member who had no blooms from
her lilacs was recommended to separate
the bushes, which proved succesful

Kate Janney who set out an orchard
without using water says the trees lived
and grew well except one tree and
a few currant bushes