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JOHN CHARLTON. 



I harltOTi. of Jolin Charlton & 

 iicstcT, X. v., was born at Horn- 

 Wiltshire, l^nj^land, Novcmbor 

 I lie rei-eived his education at 



^1' school, an institution which 

 ■ lays was sonicwiiat limited in 

 \li. Charlton was always I'ond 

 -. Iiowers and fruits, and this 

 niiii to take u|i the [trofVssion of 

 ,iiid afterward that of nursery- 

 aye (if 17 lu! was a[p[irenticed 

 iiilens of Lonyh'at, the ma^nili- 

 iry scat of the .Mar(iuis of J-Jath, 

 iKiw, vui' of the sJHiw [)laces of 

 lie was the one selected out 

 ;\ tour a|(plicants for the place. 

 ,i,iid a pri'iniuni of in uuiueas 

 l(ir the ])osition for three years. 

 I House stands in a larj^e. spa- 

 nk and was laiil cuit iiy 'M'apa- 

 r>rii\\n. so calleil on account of 

 iiikIc for such work. The jiark 

 •airics 1.0(10 deei'. which are ijuite 

 laclidU to it. The park is .'ilso 

 all t'cir picnics, so long as the 

 III iidt abuse the [irivilcge ac- 

 iliciri. It was on Prospect Jlill, 

 - park, thai liishop Jxcu wrote the 

 I imiil; Hymn,'' so well known to 



hils (it' l'',n>;lish-spcaking peopK'. 



I I liarltiHi sjtent the lirst year of 



liHi'iil ici shi|i ;imong the fruit trees 



!■ wall t'ruits. Tlu; second year he 



' the llower garden and tlu' third 



ii I he f(U'cillg IkUISc, where he be 



.iiipi.-iinted with the methods of 



n- liananas, grapes, pineapples. 



'.'-. phinis, (diei-fies, figs, nu'loiis, etc., 



I ulass. Ill his (i\\ u great satisfac- 



li'll l-diigleat three years, to a 



tier the <lati' of his going there, 



I'l'ii cimsidertMl iiiiuself competent 



-li I" go l(( the islauil of (iuernsey 



ii charge of the g.arden of Peter 



'• i-ey, one nf the most prominent 



I' the island. 



lie fall (it the year Is.KI. .Mr. Charl- 



iided at New \'((rk, ;i few days 



iltaiiiiiig his majority. lie spent 



'-I winter in t'anada .aiid in the 



iiy spring came td K'ochcstor, 



he maile his iiernianent heme, lie 



'i-aged by the lati' deo. .1. Whit- 



'lirector (if the New ^'(lrk Central 



I. who had seen Mr. Charlton's 



-einent for a situation as gar- 



n the Toronto (ilobe. He stayed 



Ir, Whitney until fall, when Mr. 



^ ^et him a situation with Jo- 



! dl. a great horseman, miller and 



'iiral implement maker. In this 



I lie remained until tiie tleath of 

 dl. six years later. 



iu |s()."i, Mr. ( h.arlton resoIse<l 



' his own Nt'iiture in business and 



' •!! that time two acres of land, 



■h he built his present home, and 



ureeidiouse, which lie afterward 



I with lai-ger and nmre c(»inmodi- 



". He .added to his land time and 



iiiitil he now has 129 acres under 



'ion. III' is associated with his 



'IS, .lohn A. and Joseph M., under 



II name of John Charlton & Sons. 

 I^^ii!) Mr. ('harlton introduced 

 I'sis Veitehii and advertised it 



Cardeners' ^lonthly, edited by 



Meehan. the first time in this 



^- In 1^7:! he raised the Peter 



John Charlton. 



Ileiidersoii tree caiiial iiiii and sold it to 

 Nan/. iV Nemier. el' I ,(iiiis\ iHc. K\.. in 

 ls7(),.for +(i."i(i. The i lit riiduct iiiu ot' this 

 variety markeil an epocli in the history 

 of the carnation. He also introduced the 

 i'oeklingtou grape and the (Johlen I'ro 

 lilic gooseberry. He helped lo inirn 

 diice lli(>.Iiiuies \'iik si law lierry. 



Mr. Charlton was among I he lirst to 

 grow hardy grapevines for market, and 

 as an e.\|ii'rt iirowcr of fuchsi;is he was 

 sur[iassed by none. The linn is noted. 

 ;ii the |ireseul lime, for llie gi-owing of 

 roses, llowcring slirui s and |ieoiiies. In 

 1^7d. at the meeling of ihe (o'liesee 

 \'alley Horticultural Society, the firm's 

 |ieonies took the first pii/.e for Ihe larg- 

 est (-(dleclion. the late < . M. Allen being 

 (Uie of the Judges for the occasion. The 

 Late Mr. ( drning, of Albany, went to 

 K'ochi'ster to fry to engage .Mi'. Charlton 

 iu his service, but as his iclalions with 

 Mr. Hall, his employer, were nidsi s.atis 

 f.acfory. nothing (•••inie of it. 



The <'harlton .Xnrserv ( H. is distinct 

 from .lohn Charlton iV Sons, doing a 

 separ.ate business. .Idse|ih M. <'hailton 

 is ])resident of the (harllou \uis(M'v Co. 

 ami I']. S. Osboriu' is secretary and friMs- 

 iirer. This firm is building up a large 

 retail business. 



.lohn Charlton is now 71 years old .-ind 

 is young .'inil sprightly for a man ot' his 

 vears. 



GAS FOR RED SPIDER, 



I diihl yon yive ,-i lieeiimcr ilic innst 



ellectli;il w;iy of gettili;^ rid iif red 



spiiler.' Will hydrocyanic gas kill thmi.' 

 If --d. kindly yivc the annninl fur .-i iiiiiise 

 L'l'x'.M. twelve feel Id the ridyc Wnnld 

 vdii advise this kind n I' f nni ii^.at i iiy .' Will 

 it kill insects .' A. ( ». < '. 



1 1 V ilidcy.anic ;icid Lias will kill red 

 spider .-nid. in f'act. all in--ect justs which, 

 arc nut in I he soil. When in I In- sml tin 

 I'nincs ,|,, iidl seem id peiieiiaic -.nth- 

 cieiitly to destidv ciil worin.-. m- other 

 l;ii V a-. 



^ nil ild iiiil st.'ite w li.-il plant s a re iii 

 the hdlisc Villi desire In fumigate. It' 

 vdii h;i\(' been iisIiil; it for carnatinns nr 

 -dine dther crdji which i-- iidw nt' im value, 

 the simplest w;iy tn kill the spider will 

 lie 111 liiiiai Sdine siilplnii' in the hdit^c. If, 

 hdV'.ever. plants are yrnwiiid, vvhidi vdu 

 ■>vanl Id -ave. vini can try L;a-^. |)miiig 

 lidi weather this and .all ullier f iiinig;int s 

 aid inorc li.able In injure veget.at iiui. N oii 

 -lidiild. theret'iire. diddle a codl night t'or 

 t he ii|iei:il inn. 



^ iiiir iiouse contains .about bJ.noii cabic 

 t'cel. To ilestroy s|ii(ler and mealy liug, 

 I would advise using three sfoiu' Jars. In 

 e;i( li ol these ])l;U'e one ((utirt of sulphuric* 

 acid and one (juart of' water and drop in 

 each five ounces ot' potassium cvjinide. 

 See that V ('iitihaf ors are tightly closeil be- 

 liire coinnienciuL; ihe oper.ation. Wrap 



