No VE MBER, 1918 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



121 



"Gassed?" No! Not If You Help — The ap- 

 peal of the Gas Defense Division for the conserva- 

 tion of fruit pits and nut shells is possibly one of 

 the most important that has been presented since 

 this country entered the war. Every soldier, 

 every nurse, every Red Cross worker, every Y. 

 M. C. A. and Knights of Columbus field secre- 

 tary and the representative of every other organ- 

 ization in France must be equipped with a good 

 mask before entering the field. Gas warfare 

 must be combatted. The horror which the word 

 "gassed" brings to the men in the trenches de- 

 mands your cooperation in this work. The 

 Government asks you to save materials you are 

 now throwing away. Carbon from fruit pits is 

 the best possible gas filter, and in the next few 

 months people will be using canned fruits, olive 

 nuts, etc., which will supply (if saved) huge 

 quantities of carbon. Therefore save all 



Peach Stones 

 Prune Pits 

 Olive Pits 

 Cherry Pits 

 Brazil Nut Shells 



Apricot Pits 

 Plum Pits 

 Date Seeds 

 Butter-nut Shells 

 Walnut Shells 



Hickory-niit Shells 



Potato Bugs and Airplanes. — Who would have 

 imagined that the manufacture of airplanes, 

 would have any bearing on the potato bug, for 

 instance? Yet the supply of paris green for the 

 crops was seriously threatened because the manu- 

 facture of that bug poison necessitated the use 

 of acetic acid. But that was also essential 

 to the waterproofing of the airplane wings! 

 The Food Administration solved the problem 

 by arranging for vinegar production on a large 

 scale by yeast manufacturers. Vinegar which 

 contains about 10 per cent, acetic acid now goes 

 to the production of paris green. The in- 

 creased use of lead arsenate is urged instead 

 however — this is cheaper and quite as effective. 



'Greenside" of Tomatoes. — Uneven ripening 

 of the fruit, leaving green, hard areas on one side 

 or about the stalk is ascribed to deficiencies of 

 potash in the soil. English observers report 

 moreover that some varieties are more susceptible 

 than others. It would be interesting to learn 

 about the behavior of our American varieties. 

 Any reports from the neighbors? 



Comparison of Tomatoes. — I have amused 

 myself and perhaps gained a little knowledge in 

 making a careful comparison of the behavior of 

 a few varieties of tomatoes which are followed 

 through from the seed. There were eight varie- 

 ties under observation and their appearance 

 and qualifications in my garden last year are as 

 follows: (i) Dumbleton Favorite, fine growth, 

 very early, in fact the earliest tomato I have, 

 extremely prolific, ripens even, no rot, thick 

 skin and fruit meaty, a small tomato, clusters 

 of 6 and 7. (2) John Baer, fine growth, large 

 fruit, good shape nearly 3 weeks later than 

 Dumbleton, skin good, and fruit solid clusters 

 of 3 to 5. (3) Britain's First and Best, very pro- 

 lific, fruit good size a week later than Dumbleton 

 Favorite clusters of 5 to 12, sometimes ripens 

 a little soft, good for canning but not so good for 

 slicing, thin skin. (4) Bonnie Best, about the 

 same as John Baer, to which variety I prefer it. 

 (5) Stamford Beauty, evidently some relation to 

 Bonnie Best, a fine large fruit ripens, 3 to 4 

 weeks after Dumbleton. (6) Everlasting, rank 

 grower, large uneven fruit, pink variety, per- 

 sonally I do not care enough for it to grow it 

 again. (7) Buckbee's Banquet, very ordinary, 

 small size, weak grower, would not recommend it. 

 (8) Lemon Queen (Yellow), fine growth, large, 

 meaty, ripens up without cracking, very solid, 

 recommend this as the best yellow I have ever 

 grown. — Sam Danks, New Jersey. 



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