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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
December, 1912 
MAKE $20.00 A WEEK AND OVER 
GROWING MUSHROOMS AT HOME 
Quickly and easily raised in cellars, stables, sheds, caves, bi xes, ete., 
all the year. Crop sells tor $0.50 to $1.00 a lb. only snall space 
Macatawa—Great New 
Everbearing Blackberry 
needed. Previous experience or capital not necessary. Corts little to 
start, large profits; markets waiting. We can show you hoy, by us- 
ing our spawn and simple directions, to make big mone) at this 
Wonderful new berry fascinating occupation. Read this letter and be convinced. 
of immense size—see the oa Dear Sir :—This is to let you know that the spawn I received f om you 
is up and doing well. Some of my mushrooms measure about 5 inches 
picture. Finest flavor. 
| Cross between Giant 
Himalaya Berry and 
1 Eldorado Blackberry. 
} Plants bloom from June 
f to frost. Fruit begins to 
f ripen Ist of July and can 
be picked right along 
¥ until October. Berries 
very sweet and juicy, 
with no core and hardly 
any seeds. Fine for 
| shipping—brings highest price. Plants begin 
| bearing first year, and give great crops after- 
J ward. Perfectly hardy—thrive where others 
I fail. Stock limited. Strong plants, $1 each, 
$5 for six: only six to a person. 
Send today for 1913 Berrydale Berry Book, 
containing descriptions and pictures of all the 
best berries, new and old. It’s free. 
across. I have had good results with both my cellar and outside bed, 
having followed your instructions to the letter. 
any way you see fit. 
N. Brimacombe, Houghton, Mich., July 23, ’ 
You can use this letter 
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Our long experience 
at your service 
Aye nyjosqe umeds ino 
aazyuezens AA 
A. MITTING, Berry Specialist 
Trial order to plant 50 sq. ft. $2.00 
will produce 50 to 100 lbs. mushrooms 
We are an old and reliable concern; stand back of our spawn and help 
Berrydale Experiment Gardens 
Holland, Michigan 
our customers to success. We teach you our methods free and tell you 
how and where to sell your crop. SEND TODAY for our large 
illustrated, 32 page free booklet and learn this great business. 
NAT’L SPAWN & MUSHROOM CO.,. Dept. 18, BOSTON, MASS, 
American Avenue, 
Give. Your Plants All Thorson 
You can do so by simply using the Sunlight Double Glass 
Sashes on your hot-beds and cold-frames. A 56-inch layer 
of dry air between the layers of glass affords ample protection. 
No mats or other covering ever needed. 
They let in all the light and all the heat that the sun’s rays 
carry. But they never permit the stored heat to escape or the 
outside cold to enter. 
With these sash half the labor and cost are saved; 
earlier plants secured, They give you flowers and 
vegetables when they are luxuries. 
Many thousands giving perfect service. 
Get these two books.— One is our Free Cata- 
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Cold-frames and Hot-beds, sent for 4c. in stamps. 
Sunlight Double Glass Sash Company 
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and far better and 
Plant for lmimediate Effect 
Not for Future Generations 
Start with the largest stock that can be secured! 
grow such Trees and Shrubs as we offer. 
We do the long waiting—thus enabling you to secure Trees and Shrubs that 
give an immediate effect. Fall Price List gives complete information. 
ANDORRA NURSERIES 28 CHESTNUT, HILL 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
WM. WARNER HARPER, Proprietor 
It takes many years to 
KILL THE BUGS AND WORMS 
The Department of Agriculture states that millions of dollars’ worth of fruit and vegetables are 
destroyed every year in the United States by injurious bugs and worms. Our spraying devices afford 
the newest and most effective means of killing these pests on trees or vegetables. Complete illustrated 
A\ catalogue sent free for a postal. Write today. 
“The WHY and HOW of ORCHARD SUCCESS” 
is a handsome new book that will be found helpful by everyone who raises fruit or vegetables. It 
=;| tells how to graft and prune; how to prevent mold, mildew, scale, scab, etc. It is a regular mine of 
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Landscape Gardening 
Everyone interested in suburban and 
country life should know about the 
home study courses in Horticulture, 
Floriculture, Landscape Gardening, etc., 
which we offer under Prof. Craig and others 
of the Department of Horticulture of Cornell 
University, 
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Write to-day 
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THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 
Dept. A. H. Springfield, Mass. 
GROWING HORSERADISH 
HE following method of raising and 
marketing horseradish is given by the 
American Agriculturist: Although the 
horseradish is a perennial it will continue 
to grow imdefinitely if some of the roots 
are left in the ground. It is usually treated 
as an annual when raised in commercial 
gardening. It is most profitable as a 
second crop, following beets, cauliflower 
or early cabbage. Only the main root is 
used for market, the small rootlets bemg 
broken off and preserved for planting. 
The upper part of each set should be cut 
straight and the lower part slanting so that 
they may be planted right end up. Of 
course, they will grow anyhow, but they 
will make a more satisfactory crop if 
planted properly. The sets may be stored 
for the Winter in a cellar or in pits out of 
doors. It is a good thing to sprinkle sand 
between them to prevent heating. While 
the crowns of the plants may be reset and 
will grow, they do not produce a very satis- 
factory crop of roots for market and will 
not pay for replanting. 
The sets are planted between rows of 
cabbage or cauliflower in holes eight or ten 
inches deep made with a light crowbar. 
They are covered two or three inches deep. 
If they are not set deeply they are likely 
to come up too soon and interfere with 
cultivating and harvesting the first crop. 
QUEER MANX LAWS 
HE Isle of Man, says Harper's 
Weekly, presents many curious fea- 
tures, none of which are more curious 
than its laws. For instance, the legisla- 
ture is called the House of Keys and was 
in other times a judicial body charged 
with the duty of interpreting the laws. 
Any person so bold as to slander this 
House of Keys was liable not only to a 
fine in the amount of £10, but to the loss 
of both his ears. Two deemsters were 
once appointed to execute the laws which 
before the year 1417 were uncodified, and 
these were known as Breast laws, for 
the reason that they were imparted to 
the deemsters in secret, to be kept by 
them within the secrecy of their own 
breasts as long as they chose or during 
their whole service, though they were au- 
thorized to impart and explain to the 
populace as much of these special laws 
as should at any time seem wise and ex- 
pedient. Certain of the Manx laws, as 
set down after the codification, are ex- 
tremely quaint. Here are a couple of 
extracts from the Manx legal rulings: 
“Tf a man steal a horse or an ox it is no 
felony, for the offender cannot hide them; 
but if he steal a capon or a pig he shall 
be hanged.” “In case of theft, if it amount 
to the value of six pence halfpenny, it 
shall be felony and death to the offender ; 
and under that value to be whipped or 
set upon a wooden horse which shall be 
provided for such offenders.” The arms 
of the Isle of Man, which, though it may 
sound like an Irish bull to say so, are 
legs—three legs bent at the knee and 
apparently kicking outward from a com- 
mon center in the midst of a shield— 
have provoked a number of jocular de- 
scriptions, of which the best declares that 
one leg spurns Ireland, one kicks at Scot- 
land, and the third kneels to England. On 
July 5th of every year the laws of the 
Isle of Man are still read aloud to the 
assembled people from the top of Tyn- 
wald Hill. This is said to be the most 
interesting and archaic legal ceremony 
observed to-day in Europe. 
