1913. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Ruralisms 
A VINECLAD PIONEER HOME. 
The picture shown below is taken 
from a photograph of a pioneer farm¬ 
house in Nebraska, which has some¬ 
thing of a history. This is the John¬ 
son farmhouse, built about 1870 near 
the village of Johnson, in Nemaha 
County, Nebraska. This village was 
named for the pioneer, J. A. Johnson, 
who came originally from Connecticut 
and was an early settler in the West. 
This house was for a long time a direct 
center for good farming, and for people 
who believed in good culture, fruit and 
vine growth, and those things which go 
close to nature. The big trumpet vine 
which covers and hides most of the 
house, was planted many years ago when 
the house was new, and it serves as a 
shade from the hot Summer sun, and 
also cools the air of the house during 
the almost tropical heat of July and 
August. We are glad to print this 
picture of a shady farmhouse, as many 
possess this foreign blood. Many other 
causes have been advanced for “shell¬ 
ing,” such as a lack of potash, too much 
nitrogen, over wooding, poor drainage, 
etc. It is quite probable that the trou¬ 
ble may result from one or more of 
these causes. The writer has seen a 
very well-marked instance of “shelling” 
where the vine carried too much fruit, 
but the commonest cause, as already 
mentioned is the mildew. One spraying 
with Bordeaux mixture made with four 
pounds lime, four pounds blue vitriol 
and 50 gallons of water, has controlled 
this fungus on the Concord, but two 
sprayings are to be preferred, especially 
if the season be favorable for the dis¬ 
ease. It is common belief among grow¬ 
ers that this trouble will not develop 
after the seeds have reached a certain 
stage in their development, but ob¬ 
servation shows that while there may 
be a correlation between the time when 
the mildew first appears and the seed 
development yet infection may occur after 
this stage is passed. The first spraying 
should be made sometime from early 
July to the middle for Western New 
York, and a second about two weeks 
later. Not only should the leaves be 
A VINE-CLAD PIONEER NEBRASKA HOUSE. 
of our people have an idea that those 
who live in the Far West must endure 
the unshaded sun without any chance 
to cool off._ 
Grafting Apple on Juneberry. 
C. O. A., East Orland, Me .—I note reply 
to a Waterville, Me., correspondent about 
grafting apple on “Sugar pear,” on page 
179. In this State the name “Sugar pear” 
is popularly applied to the wild Juneberry 
(Amelanchier Canadensis), and doubtless 
it was a stock of this sort on which the 
l’ortcr apple was grafted. I have heard 
of good success (though perhaps only 
short lived) from grafting pears on Anielan- 
chier. Wild Juneberry sometimes attains 
large size here. 1 have some on my laud 
that I think are more than six Inches 
in diameter and they are probably 30 feet 
high, growing in forest. 
Ans. —The Amelanchier Canadensis 
and other species of the Juneberry genus 
I have long known, but never before 
hear it called “Sugar Pear.” It is pos¬ 
sible to graft the apple, pear and quince 
on this tree and they will live for years, 
but the wood growths are so different 
that the union is not a practical success. 
I have seen wild trees that were more 
than eight inches in diameter and fully 
30 feet high, bearing loads of fruit that 
was quite good to eat. The flowers and 
fruit are constructed like those of the 
apple. Some trees that I know in the 
mountains of Western North Carolina 
have very beautiful pink flowers, al¬ 
though they are usually white. The 
dwarf Juneberries are cultivated for 
their fruit and some of the varieties are 
excellent. The best one I ever knew 
I found in Kansas and named it Suc¬ 
cess, although it came from Pennsyl¬ 
vania Stock. H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Grapevine Drops Fruit. 
1‘. L. If., Lambertville, N. J .— What can 
I do to a grapevine to makeit hold its 
lruit? The vine seems healthy, makes a 
good growth, but after the grapes are 
partly grown, they turn white, or rather 
look as if they had been smoked, and begin 
to drop and continue until thov have all 
dropped. Is it a fungus trouble? If so 
' hat would be a good spray to use and 
when ? 
Ans. — I lie reason for the berries rat¬ 
ting or “shelling" in this instance is 
ptobably the powdery mildew. Varieties 
ciffei in their susceptibility to this fun¬ 
gus, but as a class those that have an 
< dnnxture of Vinifera or European 
Mood in them are most commonly af- 
ected. These are represented in 
merican grapes by the Rogers hybrids, 
' hhough many others commonly grown 
coated, but the berries and fruit stems 
also. For best results the material 
should be applied with trailing hose and 
the extension rod described in a recent 
issue of The R. N.-Y. Effective work 
may be done, however, in large commer¬ 
cial vineyards of resistant varieties with 
nozzles stationary on a traction or power 
sprayer, especially if the foliage be 
not heavy, but for those varieties that 
are susceptible hand work is necessary. 
F. E. GLADWIN. 
COMMERCIAL IMMORTELLE CULTURE. 
We are asked occasionally liow the im¬ 
mortelles, so largely used in funeral deco¬ 
rations, are grown for commercial use. 
Mr. F. M. Mansfield, Consular Agent at 
Toulon, France, thus describes their cul¬ 
ture in Bulletin 83 of the Office of Foreign 
Seed and Plant introduction, the variety re¬ 
ferred to being Gnaphalium orientale: 
“In growing immortelles the choice of 
soil is very important. Rocky or sandy 
soils, with southern exposure, are best 
adapted for this purpose. In rich, deep, 
cold soils, the immortelle is killed by the 
first frosts. After the soil has been broken 
and well prepared, the ground is laid out in 
rows 1F> to 20 inches apart; in these rows 
the young plants are set out at a distance 
of 12 to 14 Inches from each other. Care 
should be taken to heap up the soil about 
the roots. These early plants should be 
watered by means of a sprinkler. If it 
should rain after the planting, sprinkling 
would he unnecessary. It would be advis¬ 
able during the first four or five days to 
protect these young plants from the hot 
rays of the sun. When they have begun to 
grow they should be exposed to the full 
rays of the sun ,and during the Winter pro¬ 
tected from the cold, for the immortelle is 
very sensitive to frost. It is for this rea¬ 
son that the immortelle is cultivated at 
Ollioules and Bandol only in soils well ex¬ 
posed to the sun and upon the southern 
slopes. Cultivation of the immortelle is 
exceedingly simple. It consists in spading 
lightly the ground about the plant and 
applying a suitable fertilizer. The ground 
should be spaded whenever weeds spring up 
around the plants. As for fertilizer, it con¬ 
sists of oil-cakes and stable manure, which 
is placed about the roots of the young 
plants when they have attained a certain 
development. The fertilizer should be re¬ 
newed in this region every year in October 
or November. The immortelle commences 
to yield after the second year, and con¬ 
tinues to bloom even more than 20 years. 
Tn this region the flower is gathered in June 
or July. At the moment the flowers com¬ 
mence to open and show a small red point 
in the center and are of a beautiful golden 
yellow, they should be gathered. When 
the flowers have arrived at this degree of 
maturity they should be immediately gath¬ 
ered, for they open very rapidly and lose 
their commercial value. After flowers have 
been gathered, they are exposed to the sun 
for drying. When dry, they are made into 
bouquets and bung up in dry rooms, out of 
reach of mice.” 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
Herrmaiuis 
AgSjjB 
Make Spraying 
Easy and Sure 
Herrmann’s Arsite is the 
handiest, absolutely certain 
insecticide you can buy. You 
have simply to put a pint in 
each ioo gallons of Bordeaux 
Mixture or freshly slaked lime 
solution. 
Arsite can not bum the most 
delicate leaf, as it contains 
no free arsenic. 
fterrma: 
is the strongest and at the same 
time safest insecticide made. 
It sticks so well to foliage 
that rain will not readily 
wash it off. 
Arsite keeps indefinitely under all 
conditions. It’s rood until used. 
Arsite mixes at once with your 
Bordeaux and will stay in sus¬ 
pension—will not settle and clog 
the pump. 
If you do not spray with Bor¬ 
deaux or freshly slaked lime, 
use Herrmann's Caliltf another 
form of Arsite, ready to mix with 
water. 
Send for Full Information 
about these wonderful, modem 
insecticides. You need 
to know about them. 
Arsite is sold in 35c 
half-pint cans and in 
65c pints; Calite,in 30c 
pints and 50c quarts. 
We can supply you if 
your dealer can not. 
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Laboratories 
For Insecticide* 
and Fungicide* 
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venue 
Building 
New York 
Polo Manufkotur- 
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WHeiv Spraying 
Wear a 
FISH BRAND 
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SLICKER 
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ROOMY 
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COMFORTABLE 
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impossible for water to 
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413 
A. J. 
TOWER 
BOSTON 
CO. 
Tower Canadian Limited, Toronl 
Spray for Blight 
It cannot be cured but c.iu be prevented easily 
and at little cost, if sprayed in time and in the right 
way. Spraying increases the yield enough to pay. 
Traction 
Sprayers 
IROHACE 
are built for this purpose. -1 or 6 rows. 55 or 100 gallon, 
wood or steel tanks, single or double acting pumps with 
least slippage, wind shift adjustment, no^le strainers, 
for one or two horses. Ask your dealer about them and 
write us for new I-rec booklet. 
Farm, Garden and 
Orchard Tools. rsv . . .. _ 
Box Grenloch, N. J. 
BATEMAN IVVF’G CO. 
Better Fruit 
SPRAY WITH PYROX 
NO WORMS. Pyrox kills 
all leaf-eating insects, codling 
moth, canker worm and kin¬ 
dred pests. 
NO SPOTS. Pyrox pre¬ 
vents or destroys fungous 
growths, scab, blight, rot, etc., 
thus producing beautiful, 
PRIZE QUALITY fruit. 
Leading fruit growers and ex¬ 
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Repp Bros., also Barclay, of 
N. J., Tyson of Penn., have 
used Pyrox for years. You 
know their record. Pyrox is 
THE ONE BEST' spray; 
smooth, creamy, free from 
lumps, mixes easily in cold 
water, doesn’t clog the nozzles. 
It sticks to foliage even through 
heavy rains, remaining effect¬ 
ive for months, thus saving 
expense of respraying. All 
ready to use by adding water. 
GOOD FOR ALL FRUITS 
AND VEGETABLES 
SEND FOR FREE BOOK 
ON SPRAYING with prices, 
etc. Also see if your dealer 
has Pyrox on hand. Wise 
growers are ordering early. 
Bowker Insecticide Co. 
43 Chatham St., Boston. 
We also ship from Baltimore and Cincinnati* 
CDDAY We Make 
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THIS EMPIRE KING 
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Corrosion is impossible. Write for di¬ 
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Big Potato Crops 
Banish blight and bugs by spraying the new, 
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Auto Spray No. 1 is most powerful 
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APPLE 
GROWING 
The healthier the tree, the 
better the fruit. The longer 
trees are sprayed with 
“SCALEOIDE” the more 
beautiful, healthful and 
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STOP ^at hisrh lifting into your 
high-wheeled farm wagon. 
I OOU up that old running 
*‘ vv/n gear with broken 
wheels and pull it out of the 
weed patch from behind the 
barn. 
I ISTFN to what °ur free 
ca tal 0 g Ue S avs 
about low-down steel wheels 
for that gear. It will make 
the handiest wagon you ever 
had on your farm. 
Havana Metal Wlieel Co. 
Box 17, Havana, 111. 
