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AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
JULY, 1900. 
pens, beans, onions, lettuce, sw et corn, 
strawberries, currants. gooseberries, rasp 
berries ;in,J blackberries. The fruits were 
set thin» 'prltts, and .'oiiscinenUy, enuttot 
*lve dft! mic rcftuK* thh* year. Sonic of th- 
v n rl ill's, ripening at different periods, en- 
able Hu- foniter n> have fresh berries fr.-- 
i)UCtUly lor sl.\ weeks. 
Raspberries. 
Mr Mnufhi'tt reeointnott'Sril the plant lag 
of such varieties ns tlhln ntnl firegg of the 
black clips Min] Marlboro. Loudon nutl CuM,- 
ti.-rt of tin- mi k toils Taylor's I'rullfie 
as lii some other stales, they are more coni 
mon Hum Is usually supposed. The station 
Is making ttu effort to collect as ninny nn 
five ornamentals as possitde. These are 
grown in Hu- "tatlou garden and llu-ir In 
vegetables alreadr show ’ marked - IT. . is fi-iVlor utaler ■ ulMvntltm m>rml. s..m. of 
from irrigation and miib'liing. fin- rainfall th.-m are of imiui dial, valui for oruit 
has tii-eii abnmlant sc far t M* y< tr: never- miitffll purjiows. Others will probably 
. lr „i n . |, } iv ii.-Kle.t .-on- prove us. ful In the Impiov in, ml of rorms , , ti . , , . , ... 
sldernl.lv inoiv „ u the mulch- o' ami lrrig.il now Hi c, duration. Tilts In - sp.-, lolly true )' nckbrrrv 1"» tbDtlgbt sIlUlllil b. gn.-ri llrsl 
. nln tun on Ilf plat which reel -d o. the Wild roses which ar- perfectly hardy I hliiflldt, autl HrltOD IlltlJ be pla.lt- 
onh cid.ivadr-ti lu nil pat.* of Nebraska without winter -d if good culft.n- la given. _ Of gooiHrt.orrl,-* 
sin „ Mflons rooted t.-U Efforts are being made at tin- a ,ml1 dtlZeti 01 Cither t hi! HQUtob or Puwii- 
Hybnd Brain- ind Melons. Htatlou u , hyhrldfn? the wild rinse* with u '“8 "ltd a dozen lied lmteli ,.r V Idle t.rape 
Along the llm of uy. table gardening, m|l||ll|l| . „ r fUlltvated garden tnse* with the '-'uiwut* will be stifticlcnl to supply an or- 
variety Tests of beans aim war. niielona are a(m ll( ,,.| ll( , vnrt.-Hr- which shall emu- d fury family 
being coridiH-ted, imimling -me 1<-* wi- tmr.lin.— of the fortuer with tin- ' lr Hancln-tt said thtw the Gaudy atrnw 
rh-th s of the former and eighty «f the hit nJher trm)(l MU iilir1eM of tlie Imrcr. 
ier in com, eetlon with this work art at- riie staicii Ih-purlmtmt or alwi- 
" mpt I-' bel ug mad- I- i-u/dUee lieu ' a- ,.<, a bUsbid some ten oft. -acre for- 
ri.-tl.-s by hyt.rl.llKM loll and selection. A ,. s| p||l(a a| thH B , Jt ,t wn In i sj>o and 1»)7. In - - - - . - 
- luisiiletarile liiimliei of hy brid he, -iitH and ,, ri |,. r t„ i , > i the raltie or carious Tor. St markei berries, hesldi-s being excellent for 
melon' an- being grown, it -• hoped that . _. ruw „ 1U (Ilir.-retil eomblnatlnna. This »">'•« «W- 
cimei- will h, iiroii.ee, will, -h dialihe w urlt wu „ „|, H ndum-,l by lira depart men r of ' lr Hiirnes thought thorp were more 
1 -ett-i adapted to tie- emah'ion- pr, . iilmg !1( . rl( . nl(Mr ,. | llsl v , ;tr ;m ,| „ )UV )u ( . hnrci . t.'andy berries sold ill Chicago from Mlehl- 
in Nebraska. Cm -l lb- I" 1 '" ''pa alms of |1|( , i„ lrt | nl |t nrl) | division of the Expert- gan, llnlliuia mid Smillierti Illinois than any 
this work, however, ,s a study --t 'lie \arhi- smtlofl , rib- pint* have b, - t, divided "H"T one variety. It begins ripening about 
i, on pi odtieo, I by bybndiwiiloii ami -f flu- ,, |((> Sl , Vl n ,| .„itpl;,N 0 q,j various methods Hu- Hum tin- average berry eensi-s and con 
inlu-rliani-e of character ■- of liybriile. „r jbtnnin-r n tV being tried. Tin- growth of Hijucm for two or even three weeks longer 
the tree* under < lit! ••n ut methods art- not- *han other vnrTeHi* 
cd. 
I.liieoln, Xnb 
berry needs high culture and ferMlli*atton. 
pr.-fenildy a potash fertilizer, anil that It 
does best on n heavy soil When grown In 
that way, il la one of the most profitably 
Improvement cd Fruits, 
In tin- fruit line th- -tutiuti has a small 
orchard ■ <■ u tut n iiiir varieties of plums, 
cherries, pears, nppji » itjirlcnt*. peaches, 
etc. Tin ordiard Is used imi only to eom 
pare varieties of thetu- fruits, put It fur- 
ulslios (be means for the work of Improve- 
ment of fruits, which is a leading line of 
wurk at the station. 
Tin- variede* of trulls Mini succeed In 
Flowers for the Home Garden. 
"n- the title of ii paper by Mr. Irving 
Smlih of tirei-n Hay. who spoke of the re- 
filling influence of flower* upon thorn who 
cultivated t Ill-Ill, lie urged plniittiig iliern 
wllei-ev.-r tlo-y could be best seen and en- 
joy, d. Some artistic skill should l» used 
III laying out lie- ground*, so they will 
WISCONSIN STATE HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
The Wisconsin Stilt, Horticultural I So 
elety whe-h mrl ir Wa.ue.-iu, Jim zii and 
21 , was a very t-orlitalde one. \ good dlM 
play of fruits, veg, mbits nod tlowere .i«b) 
ollo-r region, do n-i nlw ■„ v * stand tie hot „d niurli to the int.-n-w I he --a iety , .IT, r. .) I ll, '"' ,, t a id-'istng appi’Urinee before the 
nmoi, ,- .aii.l cold " Hifei - of Nebraska. |, so,,,,. ,, r ,.i„lum, whirl, imici-d tin- Inf.-r- ,|n "* T ' l,l,n I,,0 "IU- Walks should ho 
- prill,. It, I. Mini In lime varieties will lie ,. hl |„ display fin- *1 r a wb-rry exhibit ' II,|U ‘" ,,U| >' ‘ " r " »"«! angled to relieve all 
" Ml1 ' " lit ""'■•-I d as Well here as v , ry tin, and iml-ed -, large ..in The - '-f app, aranec (tnse InmlieK tmd 
Ml. 1 a i let ie- .em grown ,|„ in other re "Algoiua llurfli tilt lira I Society ' It near f "‘ r ' plants should he set In a pint at 
f V" W “" M fy nh, an u*i,i-..-.h, -vl„h„e,i jt.il.i, t,s and ■'>«>.• and uot -rattered over the whble 
*■> "v-ry of chime, Mi-edllilgK just Clyde,, , v blcJ) wer- s|||,,-n„r hotli III Size I does, glouti ,n a ctnmp or hedge. 
a- i, loo in •Uwr pi It Is brlh-ved, ,-olnr The-. rn, L . r ,, Vl „ make n tlesli alii,- hiickgruUnd. Syrlngu and 
v-r. that the sum- r.--.', I, S can hone t|,e aid of Irrlgaflmu the can.,- „t wlih-l. '‘Obeys nekle. With Its dclh'iite Pink 
comp! shed U".ci •lut.-My by * wa- clearly hr I hi Irish and Urn, T»' »**>»• iIvbIiuiI. 1. g|milm The 
ala plan hr-edhig in, -•«(.»„ m. then nppe.irat.e,- „f h, r r„ -> lYeslden. John- , ' ,u 1 n,,r '"- pn-dneea an a b, ...tin bee 
, , , v '"' '' n r’ of Harahoo, exldhll.-d a line lot of l*--«tttif"l pink very mr|y null Ik -mall 
"a n Of mils by I," "fi; " r hybrid,/, lion M„ha, bs ami Mra.nhuim- The Hnindv- "'ll, the ruses The Itrlilal 
and by tin- growth of hi i dlings 
Apples 
- Lua Ifnindy - -s- .... 
wlo- S wer- eMvIh-m, ||„I|| I,, -,,iur and 11 11 " 1,11 slender, ilioopltig 
flavor bran, hits given a pretty . JTi i-t when pljtrit- 
\p|>h - arc r.c-lvlhg Hie iiiokI ntti-otluii _ Mr> v - I * I’- -iriu ,,f Wiiiipucn. received 'il m rln- f,,i,.gioiiml. Tin- cllnihliig honey 
an , tidbit of no-.-w ||er ex " l " ’ h 11 1,1 nllfiful i vt-i- Idoomllig vltie 
at pri-seni, ihougli I,,. i hr*! prl - ,,,,, 
peai-hi-a ar- not living neglei'ied Sniui cmnoliHal a choice mlh-i linn -if I'n-p* lu "' " Hirlvi- ip n pnrllally slnnlcd b,ea- 
.-JHi cross polllmiMotia of iipjili-K were mode 'rturv. Mo«s lfuscs inel Kuhs-IIV lh it I age, " on r> ' '' 
this p ring. Mine.- the .tailui, ..rclinrd docs Smoll Fruit i fur th* Humi- Gatdrn. 
Has the title of a paper by \Y, || ||im- 
ehelt. of Sparla Vlr. Hun.-heM locoitltnepd- 
• •I n« the best tarlcli.-s *tru wbeirb-s for 
a home gar.h-n Mil. hell's ICurly, Warlb-ll. 
'lately Miami' w In, and llavlhillil, Me 
uot contain a large uumbvr of varletieK of 
apple-, Mils wot is mo. e.-irrled on In the 
larg, variety nreliurd of W It. Harris, of 
Tot-unweli. 
Hif- Iris In variety makes a very 
IT, "y edge II II,,. side of a walk. IVni.lt.>., 
< ceding I lean, f'olnmhim- and Perennial 
' hh» add variety b, tl„. general npia-ur- 
anec Only variety Of a plant should be 
Thr S»nd Cherry, 
l long this llm- might he mentioned the 
(Itteinpl In Improve iln- -and cherry by 
h-clltm. Kothe 2.000 HO, dllll g. of tile saml 
• in-rry ar. now growing m, in,- sfflttntt 
KMunda, from which il l. Imped vnlu- 
able plants rnay be s.- un-d The siiud 
• In it,\ in m|*o l»> \n i«l 
At, experiment in being conducted 111 test 
He - tfi -1 of various fi-rtlllwra on (lie » in- 
ter killing of I, cache*. ranplu-rrioM and 
hlat-klit rri.-s autl on tin- ItHght ttf p.-arH mid 
ap|,h- This experiment wan h. gun last 
spring and will n-utllr- Home y--ars before 
valuable results will b, », cured 
Ornamental Wild Pt aD ts. 
Although wild plum, of omanwafal value 
mv p. rluii*. mil bjj uhundanl in Nebraska 
a net 
•*'i hi eiieii boil Phlox Verheiuis, PunnleH 
ai d f aml.yftifi are the most desirable of 
plants arc best star led 
the annuals. Thi 
Bees and Honey 
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