HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 1911 
Grow 
Chestnuts 
Like This 
For Profit 
Covers a SOc. piece. 
You can get bigger profits per acre 
from Sober Paragon Chestnuts than from any 
other crop. 
Hardy, rapid, symmetrical growth ; luxuri¬ 
ant foliage ; spreading boughs ; clean trunk ; 
stateliness. 
These qualities combined and developed bv 
science to a degree that closely borders perfec¬ 
tion, in the new 
SOBER PARAGON 
Mammoth, Sweet Chestnut 
Crop, Fall of 1910, brought §48,000, orchard 
only 8 years old . 
The only large sweef chestnut in the world. 
Bears the second year. The nuts average 1 to 
2 inches in diameter—and 3 to 5 nuts in a burr. 
United States Pomologist, G. B. Brackett, says 
“The Sober Paragon comes the nearest in quality 
to the native chestnut of any of the cultivated 
varieties that I have examined. It is of large 
size, fine appearance and excellent flavor.” 
Testimony from growers, commission mer¬ 
chants, Forestry Experts, etc., given in our free 
booklet, together with prices and particulars. 
We own exclusive control 
of the Sober Para¬ 
gon. This copy- 
r righted metal seal 
is attached to every genu¬ 
ine tree when shipped. 
Write today for the booklet. 
OTHER NUT TREES, 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, 
Roses, Shrubs, etc.. 
Our 1911 illustrated Catalog and Planting 
Guide, with prices— Free. 
GLEN BROS.. Glenwood Nursery 
44lh Year. 1732 Main Street, ROCHESTER. N. Y. 
i| -•««pws- Preserve your food better and 
\ use less ice than other makes be¬ 
muse of their wonderful one-way circulation of 
pkre, cold, dry air, which is constantly forced around 
I btfsjEirticles stored, purifying and cooling every inch 
of tftg refrigerator. 
A ch'fcip refrigerator costs nearly as much as a good 
one at tu^ start. It endangers your health, wastes Ice, 
and spoil^food, and is worn out when a Baldwin 
high-grad^JjBtefWgerator is in its prime, and many 
Baldwins in constant use for 33 years are still giving 
tlie utmost satisute^ion. _... .. 
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REFRIGERATORS 
Are lined with'”shbw 
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i 
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(Continued from page 284) 
of the miscible oils now advertised will be 
found more satisfactory. While they cost 
more, there is no time or expense for pre¬ 
paration, as they mix with cold water and 
are immediately ready for use. They are 
easier to apply, more comfortable to 
handle, and will not as quickly rot out 
pumps and spraying apparatus. Like the 
sulphur wash, use only during late fall 
and winter. Kerosene emulsion is made 
by dissolving Ivory, soft, whale-oil or tar 
soap in hot water and adding (away from 
the stove, please!) kerosene or crude oil: 
proportions, one-half pound soap, two gal¬ 
lons kerosene. Immediately place in a 
pail and churn or pump until a thick lath¬ 
ery cream results. This is the stock solu¬ 
tion; for use dilute with five to fifteen 
times as much water, according to purpose 
applied for; on dormant fruit trees, five to 
seven times; on foliage, ten or even fifteen. 
Of the poisons for eating insects, arse¬ 
nate of lead is the best for use in the fruit 
orchard, because it will not burn the 
foliage, as Paris green is apt to do, and 
because it stays on longer. It can be used 
in Bordeaux and lime-sulphur mixtures, 
thus killing two bugs with one spray. It 
comes usually in the form of a paste, 
though there is now a brand in powder 
form, which I have not yet tried. This 
should be worked up with the fingers (it 
is not poison to touch) or a small wooden 
paddle, until thoroughly mixed, in a small 
quantity of water and then strained into 
the sprayer. Use, of the paste forms, 
from one-quarter to one pound in twenty 
gallons clear water. 
• Paris green is the old standard. With 
a modern “duster” it may be blown on 
pure, without burning, if carefully done. 
Applied thus, it should be put on during 
a still morning before the dew goes. It 
is safer to use as a spray, first making a 
paste with a small quantity of water and 
then adding balance of water. Keep con¬ 
stantly stirred while spraying. If lime is 
added, weight for weight with the green, 
the chances of “burning” will be greatly 
reduced. For orchard work, one pound 
to one hundred gallons water is the usual 
strength. 
The accompanying table will enable the 
home orchardist to find quickly the trouble 
with, and remedy for, any of his fruit 
trees, and should be kept for reference. 
The quality of fruit will depend largely 
upon the care used in picking and storing. 
Picking carelessly done, while it may not 
at the time show any visible bad results, 
will result in poor keeping and rot. If 
the tissue cells are broken, as many will 
be by rough handling, they will be ready 
to cause rotten spots under the first favor¬ 
able conditions, and then the rot will 
spread. Most of the fruits of the home 
garden, which do not have to undergo 
shipping, will be of better quality where 
they ripen fully on the tree. Pears, how¬ 
ever, are often ripened in the dark and 
after picking, especially the winter sorts. 
Apples and pears for winter use should 
(Continued on page 288) 
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