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mends air slackedlime thrown over
the bushes and up under the leaves

3 In using kerosene barrels for flowers
necessary to cleanse them? No.

4 A new rose bed has been manured
and shaded. What more should
done? Use bone dust liberally Mrs
Bond used 120 lbs on her roses

5 How plant melons? Put well-rotted
manure in the rows, and any phosphate
is better than bone , because
the plants have the use of it - Sooner
Sand is an excellent addition
to the soil for melons

6 Should carnations which are spindling
be trimmed when set out?
Not much known in this company
of the growing of carnations

7 Should a peach tree which branches
out low be trimmed up or
leave it? Try it as it is. Mary
M. Miller says it is the plan liked
best at Eton Hall where she saw many
trees with branches a foot or
two feet from the ground.

8 How keep lettuce from wilting after
it is cut? Bring it in early, before the