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give a description of the vegetable growth
of that state? Ans. We have all the
vegetable, even salsify, cauliflower
especially fine. The roses are magnificent;
Marichal Niel up to 2ⁿ story
windows.

6 What cure for leaf blight on roses?
Dusting with sulphur or air-slacked lime
also Bordeaux mixture

7 Is there danger of watering sweet peas too
much? Better to soak three times a week
than water every day. A guest had great
trouble with snails on sweet peas

8 Shall chestnuts be allowed to ripen on
trees only 2 years old? Might leave one
on each tree.

9 How long before English Walnuts bear? About
thrity years.

10 How make a holly hock bed? Prepare
the bed by spading and enriching, sow
the seed now, August and they will
bloom next summer
A night - blooming cereus, at Plainfield
last night had fifteen splendid
flowers open.

We found the garden in order
the tomatoes were a handsome show