MT . Vale ERE Y Nn GO. 1 A GREAT CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW GUY ELLIOTT y Perhaps nowhere in the world can one find such a varied and magnid cent collection of chrysantheinums as may be seen every autumn at the Na-| The chrysanthemum | become 4 | tion's Capitol, shows of Washingion have fixed institution so that society matic circles a8 well—<look forward in- terestedly for the opening of the gov- ernment hothouses which display the of Uncle Sam in this branch of flower growing. diplo= finest 's experiments MITCHELL, four feet tall on which grew eighteen dillerent and distinet varieties, some | white, some yellow, while others were pink, brown and red. tained by grafting able sorts on a stems from good stock, The first chrysanthemum known to |cupies twenty-seven cubit feet of soll, | florists was yellow and was grown in Japan. It was carried over to China and from that country rapidly spread all over world, The passing years { wonders, and the ww, the “autumn queen,” the ng about 120 v of ‘ Gr rament reeding bringing about most startling results This year the m cessful of the partment & efforts ix a magnificent yel low flower tilly ten inches in diame ter. The heavy, well shaped and all all the bloom is a huge ball of molten gold, The flower it merely for show: floriatsa who have seen it deel that it is of much commercial value, petals are extremely is hn 1 re The Mrs, Roosevelt Chrysanthemum, Secretary Wilson was wl with this “Seedling of 1005" t t he authorized it named Mrs Roosevelt, in honor of first lady of the land But the tient experiments along the line of nthemum crossing not aw Last spring effegls wero CTOSR {wo varjetie Mera tenant-Colonel DW Cro gest of the white and yellow with the hope of producing a combina. tion of value, "When the flower of the new plant unfolded itself it presented on ugly mass of brown, red, yellow nud white, and of but ordinary It had gone back. n tendency to go back to single petal varieties and to distinctly different color from the parents. And yet each year the efforts of the government gardeners are rewarded, even though they produce one good specimen, by obiaining a chrysanthemum of rare beauty and shape, Good Grafting. A plant at the Department's show this year which attracted more than usual attention was a specimen about #0 please the depnr chirys are fl HCN wade to aid Liew kinds alr de- | wet wthe Inr-iwhereas when a | longer Other hybrids have | minded the most extra sant Practical Farm Experiments. Of the various publications of Department of Agricu useful and probably the most popular Is a farmer's bulletin five or six times a year on experiment station work. “Practical Farm Experiments” would probably be a comprehensive title for these bulletins each pamphlet of about 30 com posed of a dozen or fifteen short de scriptions of practical farm matters, the of the experiments and tests : nt ox coun ry fact of tl AL ture the ost insted ax Pages Is ontconu of the periment stations Their value Hes that each article YAO] gover ll largely is only the in t a couple over e {pages In length and it ean be pleked up and read through at odd moments, farmer receives n bulletin he Is more likely to lay it nway for some future reading when he has more time, and as time is usa ally pressing on the farm, it is likely never fo get vead at all Farmers’ Bulletin No. 233 Is the Inst issue of these hnlletins and ite Jit tle stories are decidedly Interesting Information given on the root system of field crops will be a surprise to probably even some of the best in formed farmors An flnstration Is shown of corn roots as they the ground In the corn rows, It shows a myriad of small rootlets, entirely en- compaseing the ground in every diree. tion for a depth of almost four feet. The root systems of various other plants are described, Wheat roots oc. cupy the ground to a depth of four | clover | three feet, This was ob- cach way valu- | pled by { 1 | farmers \ { occupy | — ; x : ! feet. Flax roots go down three and! v“gmpire Churn,” reports Consul Lie tour feet, Grass roots, four to six feet, Red clover completely occeuples the upper three feet of soll, Crimson roots in a single year grow Alfalfa roots go to the normous depth of twenty to thirty All which may give some new ideas to cultivation vhileh breaks the roots of plants, and Le distance at which to plant, When | lute potato hills are three feet apart | the soll Is very fully ocen the roots to a depth of three Each potato hill, therefore, of feld, of Freiburg, Baden, does not teven need a special vessel for holding the cream, The cream is placed in the vessel so that the dasher is in the center, and about 1 1-2 Inches below the surface, The handle Is then turn ed slowly for a few and then at u speed, and within one uuuute buted lormed, Then some ¢ col, ol seconds, as good feet, Salt Not Needed For Asparagus, Another ort article Is on the I! + Fertilgers for Asparagus. Althougn | hax been considered a “time-hon- | sity for this crop, it has| found that asparngus yield | ns well without with it except for | the fact that the salt prevents the growth of weeds, Growing Mushrooms for short article I's another, gives the remarkable re ; carly rhubarb wit op i HEC been will ins Home UU and Onion Another another a OLD AGE PENSION. Much Attention Given in France to the Care of the Indigent, nt Western Elevating Grader ; Re. Coffee For the Army, 3 ont nd there are about 2.30%) « branches, nearly tor f such 340.006) de- There are several large Institutions for the care of the Indigent aged. Some of these are free and oo others a small 1 nade for board and lodging to At ' At v. near Paris, Is an institution 0 8 widowers widows r married Cn: Minute Butler, ms about to give wny us butter maker is | y | making butter in The machine mndy that it might very well be placed on the table an acces! sory to the cups and teapot, and yet not look out of place All that tantaneo churn capable of sixty seconds five years of age and who have married at least fifteen years, There are many small institutions founded by private persons for old is | officials, at some of which the charge * 1 E) 0 won ten as ZR ; eT Sve 9} XY I (mn el RT 5 - Ny A / Pow A FAMILY OF EDIBLE MUSHROOMS, necessary is to furnish the cream with|is as high as $250 a year. Some re. an temperature of 60 degrees Fahren. | ligious orders still shelter a few aged elt, and butter can be made at any | persons, either gratuitously or at 4 time desired—while you walt. 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