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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

The st. Regis, or Rannere, red rasp-
berry created the greatest furore
among nurserymen and fruit growers
Of any raspberry that has been intro
duced in the last twenty-five years. 1t
bears in the late summer and autumn.
as well as In the regular July fruiting
season.
A small patch near my place has
been in fruit for several years, and al
though II Is never cultivated or at
tended to as fruit growers attend to
their plants 1t bears annually large
crops of fine berries late in the au-
tumn. / know Of one large patch that
last year produced at the rate OF $500
t. the acre, and the price obtained for
them was only about half what might
have been obtained in the city mar
kets.
Like the st. Regis. the Erskine Park
is an ever bearing red raspberry. 1t
differs from the st. Regis in many
ways. The fruit is fully SO per cent.
larger and it Is much more productive.
The fruit is conical and darker than
st. Regis.
/ believe ! am correct In stating that
the attention Of growers was called to
the Erskine Park raspberry by land
scape architect who has a place along
the Hudson River. He was employed
to lay out some new grounds on the
estate and the new berry naturally at
traCted his attention. The gardener
was induced to part with hundred
plants, and these were afterward sold
to a wholesale grower, and il was from
these that all the stock has been
worked up and Is now offered for sale.
secured some Of the plants in the
spring of 1918. They were set out
alongside OF st. Regis and some ten
other varieties OF raspberrics. The
striking thing about them was that
while there was not a berry produced
on any OF these varieties after the reg
ular early summer season, not even
the St. Regis, the Erskine Park plants
were loaded with berries all through
the latter part of summer and away
into the autumn, until hard freezes de-
stroyed the berries. The flavor is fine
and the berries average fully one-third
larger than st. Regis.
To obtain the best results with Err
skine Park the canes should be al
lowed to grow as they will. The follow
ing spring the canes that have fruited
should be cut down even with the sur
face of the ground. New canes will
come up from the roots and the new
canes will be loaded with large. choice
fruit.
II the old canes are not cut down as
directed they will bear fruit in early
summer. and the crop of fall fruit will
not be as large or as fine in appear
ance as the fruit produced on the new
canes.
To produce results with ST. Regis en-
/ tirely different treatment must be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Dandeions Are an inexpensive Delicious and FIeathul
Food-How to CUT Cook and Serve Them &

The imperfect outside leaves sha,,IA
be discarded at the time OF gathering.
because they are generally tougher
than the others, and there can be no
uniformity in the cooking IL they are
allowed to remain. /
Dandelion greens should be plunged
in a deep pan Of cold water and rubbed
thoroughly between the hands. IF the
leaves are to be used fresh and uncut
as salad, care should be used to pre-
vent breaking them. Lift from the
water and repeat in fresh water, three
times. Drain and wrap In a damp
cloth II they are not to be used inn
mediately.
For cooking 1t is best to favor dan
delions. Put the leaves In a large piece
of cheesecloth, plunge them into boil
ing water and let them boil for Ave
minutes. They should then be re-
moved. plunged into cold water and
drained. They should be cut or
chopped, placed in a kettle, covered
with boiling water and allowed to cook
until they are tender. generally from
ten to fifteen minutes. d;
A number of recipes for cooking and
serving dandelions will be found in
Bulletin los, which may be had by ap-
plying to the State College of Agri-
culture, ithaca, N. Y.
LUCILLE BREWER AND HELEN CANON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
RED CLOVER AS A NATIONAL
FLOWER.

VIII red clover become a national
emblem" In a recent voting contest
conducted by a widely circulated mag
azine. red clover ran neck and neck
with cdhImh!Rc AMI goldSI"oi for the
honor of being the national flower.
Other incidents have also led to a
greater appreciation OF the lcgume,
probably the most important being the
introduction Of bill into the Legisla-
ture OF a western State making II
compulsory for farmers to seed a GER
tain percentage of their acres TO clover
every year.
Glover probably is the most bene-
fetal Of all plants as far as soil build
ing Is concerned, since 1t has the prop
erty Of trapping nitrogen from the
air and storing it in the soil In a
form available for other farm crops
In the Miami Valley OF Ohio, long
known for its abundant crops of red
clover, the plant is believed to have
conferred its greatest favor. The best
farmers in this region are frequently
known as Glover farmers"
Statistics show that only one acre
Of clover or other closely related le-
gumes is grown to every nine acres OF
other farm crops in Ohio, whereas for
soil Improvement policies the percent
age should be at least one third or
one-fourth. Practically all soil men
agree that clover may be grown IN
any OF the clover sparse regions OF
the East by applying limestone and
acid phosphate to the soil.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

80. Three speakers will be sent from
Cornell, two of them soil and vege-
table experts, and the third an In
structor in project organization;
Washington will send two speakers
one of them an authority on insects
and plant diseases. and the sixth man
will represent the Department OF
Education, and lecture on methods OF
instruction. The Bureau of Educa-
ton will also send it's new garden
movie. which will probably be shown
to the school children of Yonkers as
we'll as to those attending the con.
ference.
While the meetings, which open al
$3.50 o'clock in the morning, are pri.
marily for garden teachers and super
Visors they are free to all persons
Interested in the home garden, and
1t is expected that many back yard
gardeners will attend. The lectures
Will cover every phase Of site seec-
ton, Soil preparation, vegetable types
summer cultivation and insect prob
lens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

the presence Of an abundance OF food
iron.
In proportion to the cost fruits and
vegetables have been found to furnish
much more iron than do meats and
Ash. and the iron Of vegetables is more
completely available for nutrition than
is the iron Of meats. Since tonics are
expensive and dandelions may be had
for the cutting. It is poor economy to
hold to the tradition in many house
holds Of giving the children a spring
tonic to keep their blood In good con-
dition.
The liberal use Of fruits and vege-
tables Is to be recommended for women
and children especially. because for
proper maintenance and growth they
require more food iron in proportion to
their food requirements than do men.
Dandelions like other green vege-
tables, have a mild laxative tendency,
due largely to their roughage. a term
applied to the substance that Is not
affected by the digestive juices. These
bulky foods are desirable In any good
diet as aids In preventing putrefaction
in the lower part OF the intestinal
tract.
Near the surface of the ground the
dandelion root is topped by crown
from which the leaves radiate. The
flavor of this crown in exceedingly
good, somewhat resembling asparagus.
Even II the leaves are old. the crown
IL good. Therefore when dandelion
green's are gathered they should be
cut and not pulled, in order that the
crown may be obtained
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

checked growth, which will stunt the
plants and result in decreased yield of
small sized fruits.
When the plants are three inches
high they should be transplanted to
four inches apart. As soon as they
have made a stocky growth they should
be again transplanted to eight inches
apart, where they may stand and be
gradually hardened Off for setting out
In the open ground.
Another plan practised by successful
market gardeners Is to first set the
Seeding plants two inches apart and
later to put them in three inch pots,
finally transferring them to larger pots.
| There is great advantage In set
ting out plants from pots directly into
the field. BY this method the roots are
transferred without being disturbed or
broken, and there is little check In
| growth, resulting In an earlier crop
than from plants taken from boxes.
| In the latitude Of New York city the
plants should not be put out before the
first Of June and day or two later
usually will give better results than a
day or two earlier. Regardless of
ground is thoroughly warm.
Amateur gardeners who require only
few plants will find II convenient to
purchase them from a florist or seeds
man.
Elephants like a light soil, dug deep,
we'll drained and enriched with plenty
of well rotted manure. Southern ex-
posures. sheltered from winds. are de-
sirable. About 100 days from the
planting OF the seed are required for
the maturing of the fruit.
One OF the most successful eggplant
growers, whose soil and location IL
favorable. set his plants in rows four
feet apart. With the plants three feet
apart In the row the plants are given
ample moisture during the growing
season. Amateurs not having the best
conditions may plant In rows as close
as three feet apart, with the plants
two feet apart In the rows.
Vigorous growth and strong foliage
are important, and to accomplish this
nitrogen in quickly available forms Is
required.
Commercial growers apply q half
ton to the acre of high grade mix
tui <AS Socii th1 pidHtS fidhe II
start top dressing Of nitrate is given
and the application Is repeated once or
twice more during the season. A large
amount of stable manure applied in
the hill is a good plan to follow In
small gardens Frequent cultivation
should be given to conserve moisture
in the soil. Where the hose can be
used water literally as the plants are
growing.
The young plants should be sprayed
with bordeaux lead TO prevent disease
and attacks Of potato bugs. Nicotine
sulphate can be included In the mix
ture to destroy aphides.
New York purple and black beauty
are standard varieties. In Europe the
white varieties are popular. hut they
have never appealed to the taste OF the
American public.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
BACK YARD GARDEN CONFER.
ENCES

The recent meeting Of the School
Garden Association of America, held
at Chicago, answered the question
that SO many people have been ask
ing, as to what effect the end of the
war will have upon the so called war
gardens.
Reports received from the far
South, where the 1919 gardens are
up already show an Increase of 20
per cent. over last year; these figures
being for school children in super
vised gardens.
The Departments Educat ton, 1t
Albany takes similar view and an
nounces a series of four garden con-
ferences to be held in leading cities
this week. They will be given in CO.
operation with the State College of
Agriculture and the Bureau Of Edu-
cation in Washington. which works
through Its United States school gar
den army.
The conference for this section of
the State will be held at Yonkers in
the assembly hall Of School No. 10,
at Prospect and Clinton streets, on
next Friday and Saturday. March IS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

Dandelions are a nuisance In the
lawn and the spring Of the year is q
good time to cut them out Just at this
time dandelions arc tender and make
good food, so the lawn Is benefited by
cutting them out. the food bill is some
what reduced by serving them on the
table. Dandelions have qualities that
might be called mi-medicinal, max
ing them a particularly desirable food
to serve at this season.
A balanced meal Is generally sup
posed to be one containing protein,
fat and carbohydrate in right proper
ton, but experiments and experience
show that the body requires certain
foodstuffs that furnish II with build
ing material and help to regulate its
processes; in other words. the body
must be supplied with ash constituents
or mineral matter.
It has long been known that iron lie
necessary to maintain the body In a
state of health and that 1t is furnished
in such food as eggs, legumes, cereals,
fruits. vegetables and meats. AS
sources of iron the green vegetables
are the most important of all foods
1t is commonly known that spinach
contains a relatively large proportion
of iron, but 1t is not generally recog-
nized that dandelions are also of value
In this respect.
Iron in foods 10 used to much better
advantage than is medicinal iron. and
furthermore. when medicinal iron
il prescribed It's effect is increased BY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
ThhEhtR,
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any desired distance apart and can
thus be easily and quickly adjusted.
BY driving one of the end sticks in
the centre of a circular bed and the
other turned around, circular rings
will be produced for planting a circu-
lar bed. For straight lines the bar is
drawn across the bed, using the two
end sticks for handles.
We are indebted to A. T. De La
Mare, who, by the way, deals In horti-
cultural books. for permission to use
this copyrighted illustration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

found In the seedsmen's catalogues
and those may be chosen that are most
preferred The cost is so small that a
beautiful garden can be had at an ex-
pense Of a dollar or two for seeds.
Make the beds only large enough so
they will surely have proper attention.
1t Is a great satisfaction to have q
garden full of flowers. with plenty to
cut for the house, for altar decora-
ton at church and some for the hos
pitfalls. If we knew how flowers were
appreciated by the sick. gardeners
would be more liberal with their hos
pital donations. In making gifts 10
hospitals be sure that some go to the
invalid children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Elephants Are Constantly Growing in Popularity and Can
BeSuccessfuly Grown in the FIoneV Vegetable Garden

Elephants come originally from All
rica or the East Indies. Just where
they came from Is not quite clear.
They were formerly commonly called
Guinea squash. The more common
name. eggplant, is derived from the
resemblance which the partly grown
fruit of the white variety bears to a
hens egg.
The eggplant, botanically Solanum
melongena, is one of the solanacaa,
or nightshade, family, which includes a
number of popular ornamental plants,
such as solanum capsicum, solanum
physalis, the petunia, nicotiana, also
peppers, tobacco and plants used In
medicine and troublesome weeds.
The history of the eggplant as a food
is somewhat like that OF the tomato,
which was not regarded with favor at
first. but has acquired reputation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

which now makes a good demand for
the fruit
The eggplant Is n tender annual, and
srecial care must be taken by garden
ers with these plants to mature a crop
Of fruit.
The seed should be sown about the
middle OF March or as soon thereafter
as possible in a hotbed or greenhouse
where the temperature can be kept not
lower than So degrees, and 70 to so de-
grees will produce better results.
Eggplant seedlings require consider
ably more heat than tomatoes, and
more than peppers. Where hotbeds
are used It is good plan to use one for
starting the seeds and the other to
raise the plants in. There need be no
worry regarding too much heat.
The object should be to have the
plants grow along steadily without I'M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
A GARDEN OF ANIMALS.

A bed Of hardy garden ANIMALS will
give a maximum of flowers at a mini
mum OF cost. They are sown where
they are to flower and this means a
minimum OF labor. They begin flower
!pG~s7rly an bloom with the very
last flowers. and some are the 4nest
gems of the garden.
Included In the list are sweet peas
hardly surpassed in beauty by orchids
Then there are the peoples. nastur-
tiums. godetias. cornflowers. scabious
nigella. fragrant mignonette. alyssum
cosmos. zinnias, candytuft, escholtZia
or California poppy. gaillardia, stately
sunfiowers, ipomeas, marigolds. the
beautifully velned salpiglossis, stocks
and many others.
Dig the bed deeply and puiveTize the
soil finely and then sprinkle lime
thickly over the surface. In a week
sprinkle wood ashes over the bed and
rake 1t down evenly. Then on a warm
day SOW the seeds and take the pre-
caution Of preventing disturbance by
cats, dogs or chickens. -,
II the weather is dry, a sprinkling
with a fine rose on the watering car
may be necessary. Do not let the sol
dry out. 4, = g-&A
When the plants are up thin them
out when they are tall enough so they
can develop into stocky plants, The
plants removed can be transplanted in
another bed. A second thinning viii
be necessary later, so the plants will
stand far enough apart to let them
Develop 10 their full size without be-
coming crowded. Keep the weeds down
by frequent cultivation and when the
plants are growing well work In pre-.
pared sheep manure over the whole
bed. This can be applied four times
Al intervals during the season with
good results,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
SPRAY SHRUBS.

John G. Esler, for more than forty
years an active florist. who grows
flowers for the New York market at
Saddle River, n. j., advises all
to spray their shrubs. He says:
Spraying has come into such gen
eral practice that no practical man
now for one moment thinks he can
get along without it. The San Jose
scale made this a necessity in orchards
and, as this pest attacks many roses
anJ 1ecidunus shrubs Ike .I"cs. cY.
donlas, Crataegus. cornus. &c, II r
necessary TO spray shrubhery while
dormant for San Jose. scurfy, oyster
shell and other scales. Either lime
sulphur or one of the soluble oils
will, II used so as to cover every por-
ton OF the bark. kill these scales and
the eggs of aphides. cankerworms and
other injurious pests. Now Is the
time to spray"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Another Report Regarding the
New Red Raspberry, Erskine Park

given. 1t seems to bear best in old
plantations and on well matured, old
bushes.
Those who have seen the Erskine
Park in fruit are very enthusiastic
about 1t. One grower writes that from
100 plants of Ersklne Park he picked
more fruit than from several acres Of
st. Regis. This was due to the fact
that both varieties had been set out
but q year or so, and while the Err
skine Park fruits nicely on young
bushes the St. Regis must be grown
several years in the same place before
it yields well.
L. j. FARMER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
HANDY GARDEN BED MAKER
ny CHARLES A. BLACK. JR.

The illustration shows clothes pin
marker for marking out flower beds
and similar work. An iron rod one
quarter to one-half inch thick is used
being looped at each end to receive q
stick. The clothes pins. with stiff wires
in the head, are placed on the rod
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

Not only children hut adults should
have milk ana eggs daily. Egg yolk
is nearly half fat and moFe5Sustaining
than milk. There are grd N promot-
ing properties in eggs and milk that
are absolutely essential. They are not
in meat or vegetables
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

Burn all prunings from trees and
hedges and use the ashes on the flour
and vegetable beds.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13

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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13

SALE-25 head Young mules pdces
from So 60 fia0 each Car b. be seen
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13

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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13

A"LNIS nAke bis profits ssiiiuz our -.
d,rs' spices, medicines. etc. Besutifui high
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13

PQNERENE rs EQUAL To GASOLINE
be a gallon, salesman aud AGENT
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HanNc and aprsasnts oarheH. dsnbling lite Of
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salons ~ gasoline sent 10 any address In
iie L. charges prepaid, for 500 ".
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13
WANTED-AEunts

Manufactured spccialurs costing
10 cents. r"tails " uO. Eam $1,000 and
more yeefy We start you lrRob Mfg
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-09
CHRISTMAS SEALS
ARE SELLING FAST
Six Booths and Eighteen
Teams Conduct Brisk
Sales

Red Cross Christmas seals sold
brlskly today. Under the direction Of
the chairman for the day teams start
ed out from the Chamber OF Com
merce 1t ? o'clock to cover the bust
ness sections Of the town. At the six
booths which were located In the most
prominent downtown places seals
were selling swiftly. At the 9niy
outdoor booth. which was placed at
the h theaier on Second and Central
more than $50 had beep taken in az
10 o'clock.
over 100. 900 Red Cross Christmas
seals were sold, according to the re-
ports received a; the luncheon at noon
NJ the Y. NJ. g. 4. The drive was ron
tlnued through the afternoon and will
be extended through the week. The
sale AT the Santa Fe shops and
through the residence district II ex-
pected 20 bring the total up to the
s., 900 quota.
The booths. which were In charge
Of Mrs.. j. T. Mclaughlin, were tona-
ed by a force % e. young women whn
took their turns Ion relays. The bright
ana snuapy weather seemed to infuse
pep Into the sale. and 1t was hoped
that by night the tuberculosis assc-
citation would have materially added
70 the fund with which II will carry
On It's hrht.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-09
Man Fined for Remark
To Former Fiancee

"pHu't speak TO my sister any
more Joe Rangell told Charles SEQ
ana.
scotilli and Miss Rangeil were en-
gagged 20 Dee married when his future
brother-in-law spoke thus.
Just 10 show RauFcn how he dlsrc-
garded his desire Scotili approached
his former hancee while she was with
her brother. and spoke to her fer
vently. Some q the things he said
we're not complimentary to Joseph.
Rnngell Obtained a warrant charg-
Ing scotilli with disorderly conduct.
This morning Scotiin appeared before
Judge Mcclellan who heard HnnFcirs
testimony hned SCotilli S.. then sus-
pe-ded the line and advised scotilll To
avoid i,angell ana his sister In the
future.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-09

You wont he satisfied aDsn ytu apnd
70 To BILLS SHOP. Alhuqueraue's
successful Clothes Ctnrfrs.
r1pouc $50.
5fS SHith SccDnd -.