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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
September, 1916 
An Attractive Home Means 
Contentment 
Keep the children at home by making them 
proud of it. The most effective and eco- 
nomical way to do this, is to beautify the 
lawn. Careful arrangement and good plants 
are essential. Our Landscape Department 
has specialized in this work, is familiar with 
Wisconsin conditions, and has probably the 
largest assortment of choice nursery stock in 
the state to select from. 
White Elm Nursery Co. 
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 
An Appeal to Members of 
The W. S. H. S. 
Attend the State Fair in Mil- 
waukee, Sept. 11 to 16th. and 
urge your friends to attend. 
The management of this 
Society works hand in hand at 
all times with the management 
of the State Fair. 
We spend hundreds of dollars 
of our funds each year to make a 
bigger and better Fair and to 
advertise Wisconsin fruit. 
We believe firmly in the Fair. 
We believe in Hon. C. P. Nor- 
gord, Com. of Agr. who is 
devoting all his energies and 
splendid abilities to make the 
State Fair a great educational 
institution worthy of the sup- 
port of every one in the state. 
We believe in Secretary Remy 
and his assistants and the Ad- 
visory Board. 
We believe in our worthy 
president N. A. Rasmussen, who 
is Superintendent of Horticul- 
ture. 
This Society through its 
officers has pledged its support 
to the State Fair and we call 
on you as loyal members to 
help us “make good.” You 
can do it by meeting us face to 
face at the W. S. H. S. Exhibit 
in the Horticultural building. 
Officers and Executive Com- 
mittee. 
By F. Cranefield, Secretary. 
See the W. S. H. S. Exhibit 
at the State Fair. 
A Book of Verses underneath the 
Bough, 
A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread — 
and Thou 
Beside me singing in the 
wilderness — 
Oh, Wilderness were Paradise 
enow! 
I sent my Soul through the In- 
visible, 
Some letter of that After-life to 
spell: 
And by and by my Soul re- 
turn’d to me, 
And answer’d, “I Myself am 
Heav’n and Hell;” 
Orchard and Garden 
The second crop of everbear- 
ing strawberries is now beginning 
to ripen. 
Cultivate the strawberries and 
do not allow the runners to be- 
come too thick. 
If red spiders appear on ever- 
grees, spray frequently with a 
good insecticide. 
Order bulbs now. They reach 
this country in September and 
should be potted in October. 
Watch for two-legged mar- 
rauders in the melon patch. It 
may be necessary to sit up nights 
but it pays. 
As soon as a vegetable crop is 
all gathered, clear the ground and 
plant to clover. It keeps down 
weeds and can be turned under 
in the spring, enriching the soil. 
If blight appears in the or- 
chard, cut out and burn all 
affected branches. If scab or 
codling moth is severe, spray 
with concentrated lime sulphur, 
1 to 40, and arsenate of lead, 3 
pounds to 50 gallons of water. 
Spray lilac bushes with potas- 
sium sulfide — one ounce to two 
gallons of water — to remove mil- 
dew. — University Farm, St. Paul 
