March, 1917 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
107 
are baked at one time that the 
oven is filled with moisture. 
In baking a few apples, shallow 
pans of water should be placed in 
the bottom of the oven and the 
apples baked on the rack above. 
Select only firm apples of a var- 
iety that does not go to pieces eas- 
ily such as N. W. Greenings, Im- 
perial, Northern Spy, etc. 
Prick the skin many times 
around the middle with a fork; 
remove the core, place in baking 
dish, fill cavities with sugar with 
a piece of butter on top, put about 
three-fourths inch water around 
apples. 
Bake in moderate oven, basting 
frequently until apples are tender 
when piercd with fork in center. 
Mrs. H. II. Morgan. 
Treat Cabbage Seed. 
R. E. Vaughan. 
Treat cabbage seed for black 
rot and black leg diseases. These 
troubles do a large amount of 
damage to gardeners and truck 
growers in Wisconsin, but fortu- 
nately can be held in check by 
I seed treatment. Seed treatment 
or disinfection for grain smut 
and potato scab is a common prac- 
‘l tice on many Wisconsin farms and 
is known to give big returns on 
the amount of money invested and 
time spent. The disinfection of 
I cabbage seed is equally impor- 
tant. It must be remembered, 
however, that seed disinfection 
cannot eliminate the diseases 
which come to the plants from the 
; soil, neighboring fields, being car- 
ried by farm machinery, tramp- 
ing feet and insects. Formalde- 
hyde or formalin is the best dis- 
I infeetant to use in treating cab- 
bage seed. 
Take 1 ounce of the strong 
(40%) solution and mix in 2 gal- 
lons of water in any ordinary tub 
or pail. Then take the seed to be 
treated and put it loosely in a 
cloth sack which should be tied 
up and placed in the diluted so- 
lution of formalin for 20 minutes. 
The seed should be stirred around 
in the solution so as to make sure 
that all the seeds are entirely wet. 
When the 20 minutes are over 
rinse the seed in clear water to 
remove the formaldehyde and dry 
at once by spreading on clean pa- 
pers, canvas, on floor. After 
drying the seed is already to be 
put in the seeder or when 
thoroughly dry can be stored for 
future use. 
Some Cautions 
1. Don’t freeze the wet seed. 
2. Don’t return the treated 
seed to the original packages, be- 
cause of danger of re-infection. 
3. Don’t leave the seed in the 
solution more than 20 minutes. 
4. Don’t make the solution too 
strong. 
Over-treatment injures the vi- 
tality of the seed. 
Department of Plant Pathol- 
ogy, University of Wisconsin, 
Madison, Wis. 
The Progressive is said to be the 
best shipper among the autumn - 
bearing strawberries. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
100,000 choice Strawberry 
Plants. Also Red and Black 
Raspberry. Asparagus and 
Rhubarb Roots. 
These plants, will not be 
dug more than twenty-four 
hours before shipping. All 
stock guaranteed. Hot bed 
plants in season. Write for 
prices. 
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin 
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Ornamental stock in 
all varieties suited 
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A specialty of Hardy 
Shade Trees, Wind- 
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L greens (Coniferous), 
V Deciduous Shrubs, 
Apples and Native 
Plums. 
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Quality Stock 
Strawberries 
Native Plum Small Fruits 
Apple 
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Box 77, Janesville, Wis. 
