AUTUMN, 1920 • A GOOD TIME TO PLANT FRUITS 



Enjoy the Fruits of Your Labor 



NOTE HOW THE CHILDREN ARE PITCHING IN 



School Garden Army and Its 

 Purpose 



Quotation Jrom paper by Lester S. Evans, Regional Director 

 of the U. S. School Garden Army, Washington, D. C. 



"The United States school garden army * * * enlisted 

 1 ,680,000 garden soldiers in the United States during the 

 year 1918, probably more than 3,000,000 in 1919, and it 

 is estimated that more than 4,000,000 school children in 

 the United States will be working gardens under school 

 supervision during 1920. Children had greater appreci- 

 ation of food after having experience in its production 

 and preservation, * * * * and were taught valuable les- 

 sons in thrift, industry, patriotism, and responsibility." 



liS^5 Delicious Grapes 



Grapes are ornamental as well as fruitful. 

 Plant them wherever you have a place where 

 the vines can be tied. You can plant them 

 against buildings, over arches, on trellises, etc. 

 These vines grow fast, they have large leaves, 

 and make welcome shade in summer. 



Grapes will grow practically anywhere, but the largest 

 clusters and the most delicious fruit can be obtained if 

 they are planted in a rich, well-drained soil and where 

 they can get plenty of light and air. You should have 

 a trellis or an arbor over which the vines can be trained, 

 or, train the plants against a building. Prune back 

 severely each winter when the plants are thoroughly 

 dormant, and the buds on the canes you leave should 

 produce branches on which from two to five clusters 

 of Grapes may be expected the next season. 

 McPike. A fine large Grape, purplish black in color 



and deliciously flavored. This Grape succeeds 



everywhere. $1, postpaid. 

 Delaware. A perfectly hardy variety but not as 



vigorous in growth as most other kinds. The 



clusters of fruit are long and firm. Color is wine- 

 red and the fruit is very delicious, having a sweet 



spicy flavor not to be had in other Grapes. For 



variety, everyone should have Delaware. $1, ppd. 



The Japanese Wineberry 



Clusters of Delicious Grapes 



Niagara. The best-known and most popular white 

 Grape. Ripens in midseason. Berries are thin- 

 skinned, amber-white, large, rich and luscious. 

 Fine for marketing as it keeps well. 75 cts., ppd. 



Concord. This Grape is grown in immense quantities 

 for market on account of its excellent keeping 

 qualities. The berries are large, black in color, and 

 ripen in midseason. 75 cts., postpaid. 



Campbell's Early. Superb black Grape. Large, 

 handsome clusters; ripens early. 75 cts., postpaid. 



JsTVT^T^^T* ,^ i ft 1 each of the 5 grapes for $3.75 •, 2 of each for $7, or 3 of 

 HJrl* JiK> ly each for $10, postpaid. 



The Japanese Wineberry 



This remarkable berry belongs to the raspberry family and makes 

 a strong, hardy bush 4 to 5 feet high; the fruit is borne in large 

 clusters, and covered with a curious burr of fine reddish moss, like 

 moss rose buds, which open when ripe, showing the berries, which 

 are bright, rich scarlet; excellent for cooking; makes fine jams, jellies, 

 and preserves. Fruits first season. 3 for 50 cts., 7 for $1, postpaid. 



Lucretia Dewberry 



One of the low-growing, trailing blackberries; in size and quality it 

 equals any of the tall-growing sorts. Perfectly hardy, healthy and 

 very productive. It ripens a little before blackberries and the fruit is 

 large, rich and luscious. 6 for 65 cts., 12 for $1, postpaid. 



INVEST $10 IN FRUITS 



and a $20 "come back" is not too much to expect by the second 

 year. Better than oil-wells, gold-mines or thrift stamps and will 

 help rout old H. C. L. 



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