RAD OW ROR re FARM NOTES, PERPETUAL CARNATIONS, —John Thorpe, than whom there 13 no etter authority, says, in arden and Forest, that carnations to flower in #the ‘open ground this summer should be planted early in this latitude—any times after the 10th of Apnl if they bave been growing in a place. Carnations ate better without five heat at this sea It is portant that the which they are to |} plant in porash, and a Liberal wood ashes is, perhaps, the l HAS of supplying this element, ir plants are ordinary spring-struck cut- tings, they should be planted foot apart each way; plants that cool 6 soil in «1 be ri dressing of i est quir2 more room, and, of course, give more flowers; yet, if the same amount of money is expended in small plants, the additional number should produce the same amount of bloom. The varie. ties of carnations are so numerous, and 80 large a proportion of them are exe cellent, that it 18 hardly worth while to name a ee ect list, Unfortunately there are but few thoroughly hardy varieties of the class known as Border carnations, Seedling plants will go through the first winter safely, as a rule; afterward, however, whether the plants are layered or stock 1s obtained by losses are heavy and the plants badly crippled. Unfortunate'y, we cannot row the clove carnation here they are grown in England, where they are among the most garden plants, cuttings the “as and ali-Laclory of PUMPKINS GROWN ALONE. —A ma- jority of furm+rs consider mueh value without any ther constituent parts; that they there cannot hen pumpkins of when iti per cent, tnutriment valne they ut on par with beets and turnips, given with dry or concentrated hold a valuable place, but is plentiful it is doubtful it inuch value. It is asseited hey cause cows to give nore milk, and will any succulent feed; bul who can tell if they add anything more to the milk than quantity? Pumpkin seeds are an active diuretic, and when the action of the kidneys 18 normal, diur- etics ure weakening, Itis said pump- Kins will fatten animals; so will grass and clover; which is the cheaper? The general custom of planting pumpkius in corn fields h»s not good sense to back it, Asa rule two good crops cannot be grown on the same land at the sane time, Either pumpkins rob the corn or the corn the pumpkins. When wanted they should be grown alone, but re enbered are 87 water, i be incl ieeding are THE WORK OF THE ROOTS, —The greater the work done by the roots the more rapid the growth of the tree; but there is such a thing as giving the roots more than can be done By cutting back the young tree at the time of set- ting it out, and allowing but a few shoots to grow, the power of the roots will be thrown into then, and as the roots will not be overtaxed, the will at once begin to grow, and rapidly, each shoot pushing forward as if to excel the others; but when much top is left on, each shoot of the many will draw upon the roots and th coming into bearing later on. first year the futuie shape and ming of the tiee can be done advantage, and this is effected only when it is cut back so as uot to too much duty on the roots, TREATMENT Youxa Tress