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HORTICULTURE 



January 25, 1908 



the University ol' Biriiiiiiiiliinii. wlm has CDiuhK-teil some 

 exiiaustivo cxperiineiils witli tiie j)re[)arntioii, records: 

 '"111 one on-hard where it was tried on about a hundred 

 acres of apple, pear, and plum trees, and 34 acres of 

 various fruit trees, applc-suci^er, ajjple aphis, plum 

 aphis and mussel scale were exceedingly had last year. 

 A careful inspection was made in March of some thirty 

 or forty of the worst-attacked trees, and not a single 

 egg of any of these pests could be found alive." An- 

 other disadvantage is that hitherto Mr. CoUings has 

 had to use one preparation for insect and another for 

 parasitic fungi, such as the moulds, mildews and rusts, 

 but this new fluid is said to be as deadly to the latter 

 us to the foriiu'r, and a single spraying will suftice. 



Plant ! Plant I 



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Tomatoes Under Glass for Early 

 Summer Crop 



It is only within the last few years that tomatoes 

 have been grown to any great extent for an early sum- 

 mer crop under glass, around Boston. Many growers 

 seeing others succeed are now taking up this industry. 

 'I'he credit, however, belongs to those who embarked in 

 the busines.s and in sjiite of the large quantities coming 

 from the South showed the people that the home-grown 

 article was so much better and that a price could be 

 realized from them in iirojiortion to their value. Many 

 flower growers might add something to their revenue by 

 growing them. Houses that have held Ea.ster stock, 

 5-iolets, or others that are not paying, might be planted 

 with tomatoes when otherwise they would be idle. It 

 is not necessary to plant early to have an early summer 

 crop. Any time in April or even the beginning of May 

 is right. Your big pick will then be on in the early part 

 of July which is the time they sell the best. The 

 prices may not look big to .some. — 10 to 1.5 cents per 

 pound. — but at that season of the year what else could 

 you get any more out of? Well-grown plants will bear 

 six pounds and over and the space occupied is al>out 

 twenty inches squai'e. Of course there is the growing 

 on of the young plants which should be in four-inch pots 

 and in bloom at the time of planting, but they can be 

 grown to that size for about $4.00 per hundred. 

 * The labor in growing tomatoes is likely more than in 

 Tiiost crops, but I think tiie revenue will be larger in 

 proportion. Of course it will not pay to grow them 

 uidess you go about it in I be right way. The plants 

 must be ke])t tied up and trimmed and as they make a 

 very rapid growth you must be right after them, other- 

 wise your past labors may amount to very little. They 

 are gross feeders and from the time the fruit starts 

 swelling they must be fed and fed high. Sly past ex- 

 perience has sliown that they do not care for clear water 

 at any time after the fruit is the size of plums. They, 

 however, should not be fed on anything that is green. 

 I have found that liquid made from well rotted horse 

 and cow manure is the best thing to feed with. The 

 second week of August the cmp will be through and the 

 house uuiy be put to any pur])ose ilesired. X treatise on 

 growing may be given later if desired. 



A mighty tind)('r famine is at our very doors. Plant 

 (juick-growing trees which will soon bring results. The 

 cotton-wood, Carolina and Norway poplars bring in 

 speedy results. 'I'hcre are low, wet places which for 

 iwenty-Kve years lia\e done nnthing but raise weeds; set 

 I hem to raising houses and liarns for yourself and chil- 

 di'cn. The soil from your hillsides is going down to the 

 gulf: lariat it, make it stay at home. Fasten it with 

 evergreens. The cream of your land is being wasted; 

 it is a crime to allow this. The bleak fields need pro- 

 tection in winter. The crops need defense from the 

 sweeping hot winds — so jilant wind-breaks. 



You are king by divine right. Y'our domain reaches 

 from the center of the earth up to the stars. For you 

 the forces of Nature are at work. Out on the oceans, 

 Nature sets numberless pumps to work to load those 

 squadrons of the air which pour abundance on your 

 fields. For you there is power in those lances of light 

 which come from the sun. All the air is filled with 

 viewless armies, working for you. For you that orchard 

 toils, and for you those young forests would labor as 

 faithful serfs. Plant flowers and they will spring up 

 and give you worshipful reverence. As supreme in 

 your kingdom, you should uuikc the very best of it, and 

 have your jjlace match the beauty of the surroundings, 

 the glory of the skies, the attraction of the fields, the 

 spl-endors of the morning and the evening. Too often 

 the home is like a plague spot — a carbuncle on the fair 

 face of Nature. 



THE HOME 



is not a sty, a kennel, a barn, or a workship. It is a 

 place where immortals live to fit themselves for eternal 

 beauty which is tlieii- jioritage. Don't be content with 

 raising pork, grains, and fruits and vegetables for the 

 body ; raise something to feed the soul. Eemember, 

 beauty is w-ealth, and you can raise it as easily as j'ou 

 can corn and potatoes. The pioneer stage, with its hard 

 struggle is past. We are in a new era, now, where we 

 cttn afford the honu^ beautiful. It should be the most 

 attractive jilace on earth — a precious memory for chil- 

 dren in all the after years. I recall two homes — one is 

 ,>-ui'rouii(lcil with flowers. It was beautifully trans- 

 formed by the owner. In the rear, was a grove of 

 spruce which he planted, himself. The rows were like 

 aisles in grand temples. The trees were like columns, 

 supporting that arch of green. That grove was full of 

 play-houses and play-things. All the influences were 

 purifying and inspiring. Flow the children loved that 

 home, and when they we'nt away, how eager they were 

 to get back again, and when they grew up, they wanted 

 to settle near it. 



The other, is a bleak house, out on a great prairie. 

 There is. the eternal grind. In the yard, not a bush or 

 tree or flower. In the houise not a carpet or rocking- 

 chair, no ])ictures nor magazines. It is work, work. 

 The father is like one of the old slave drivers; the chil- 

 dren, slaves. Hesult : Three beautiful girls who midit 

 have made noble wives and mothers, were easily lured to 

 the bad. Yo\i coidd write ruin on their filighted lives. 



