gg&J. A GREAT pfe CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW CCk UllOTT rerbape nowhere In the world can one find such a varied aud tuaguld cent collection of chrysanthemums a may be seen every autuiun at the ?a tlon'e CapitoL The chrysanthemum shows of Washington have become a fixed institution eo that society-diplomatic circles as well-look forward In tereetedly for the opening of the gov ernment hothouses whteh display the finest of Cncle Sam's experiments in thla branch of flower stow Ins. THE TWO STAR CHRYSANTHEMUMS. The Mrs, Roooevelt,A Yellow Bmntr 10 Inches Aeroea, and the Beatrice May, A Dazzling While Bal- The annual chrysanthemum show of the Department of Agriculture, un der the auspices of the bureau of plant industry, of which Dr. B. T. Galloway is chief, has Just been held in the new greenhouses of the depart ment The building was one mass of ail U M A Vr V UUUf 1 M W S V - rf V bloom with its several thousand of plants, representing about ISO diff erent varieties. Many of these are the product of the government's gar deners, artificial pollenation and cross breeding valuable varieties, bringing about most startling results. This year the most successful of the de partment's efforts Is a magnificent yel low flower fully ten inches in diame ter. The petals are extremely heavy, well shaped and all in all the bloom is a huge ball of molten gold. The flower is not merely one for Bhow; florists who have seen it declare that it is of much commercial value. The Mrs RooeveIt Chrysanthemum. Secretary Wilson was bo pleased with this "Seedling of 1905" that he authorized it named Mrs. Roosevelt, in bonor of the first lady of the land. But the department's experiments along the line of chrysanthemum crossing are not always a success. Last spring efforts were made to cross two varieties Mcrza and Lieutenant-Colonel Du Crolsset the lar gest of the white and yellow kinds with the hope of producing a combina tion of value. When the flower of the new plant unfolded itself it presented an ngly mass of brown, red, yellow and white, and of but ordinary size. It had gone back. Other hybrids have a tendency to go back to single petal varieties and to distinctly different color from the parents. And yet each year the cCorts of the government gardeners are rewarded, even though they produce one good specimen, by obtaining 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 j p nrjf X tMi U j Skim Milk Fed V . - ijj.n) J't l Carcases. mi hiw'ml NITCMtLL. four fiet tall Vn which grew eighteen dioVtvut aud distinct varieties, some wnue, some yellow, while otuera were pink, browu aud red. Thla was ob tained by grafting stems from valu able sorts ou a good stock. The first chrysanthemum known to florists was yellow and was grown in Jitvin It am mrriisl nror lit China and from that couutry rapidly spread au over tne wono. me passing years however, wrought wonders, and the chrysanthemum, the "autumn queen," now claims the whole world as Its Lome. M.iny of the present generation can remember Low but a compare tlvely few years ago the only chry santhemums exhibited were to be found in the show windows of flor . ar UVI Vr V " . BMU..VW IV . a (taxed sums ranging from one to three Ists and the flower fanciers were Skim Milk Fed Calves at Supper. dollars for a slnele blossom. Now. simplified the art of cultivating the flower such prices would shock even the most extravagant minded. Practical Farm Experiments. Of the various publications of the Department of Agriculture the most useful and probably the mont popular, is a farmer's bulletin issued five or six times a year on experiment station work. "Practical Farm Experiments" would probably be a comprehensive title for theBe bulletins, as each pamphlet of about 30 fmges Is com posed of a dozen or fifteen short de scriptions of practical farm matters, the outcome of the experiments and tests of the varlocs government ex periment stations all over the coun'ry. Their value lies largely in. the fact that each article is only a couple of pages in length and it can be picked up and read through at odd moments, whereas when a farmer receives a longer bulletin he is more likely to lay It away for some future reading when he has more time, and as time is usu ally pressing on the farm, It is likely never to get read at all. Farmers' Bulletin No. 233 la the last issue of these bulletins and Its lit 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 farmers. An Illustration is shown of corn roots as they occupy the ground in the corn rows. It shows a myriad of small rootlets, entirely en compassing the ground in erery direc 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 feet Flax roots go down three and tour feet Uraas roots, four to six feet Ked clover completely occupies Uie urier three feet of soiL Cnuiaou clover roots In a Uil year grow ihree feet Aualra toots go to toe uiortuous depth of tweuty to thirty act Ail oX wblva may give some farmers new Ideas as to cultivation which breaks the roots of pluui. aud the distance at which to plaut Whvu kite potato hills are lhre feet apart each way the soil la very fully occu pied by the roots to a ueptn or turee feet. Kacu potato uui. luererorv, oc cupies twcnty-ecvca cubit feet vt soil Salt Not Needed For Asparagus Another snort article is on the l'rop- er KerhUiera for Asparagus. Althougu salt has been considered a tliue-lion- ored necenalty for this crop, U has been round that asparagus win yield as well without as with It except for the fact that the salt prevents the growth of weeds. Growing Mushrooms for Home Use, is another short article and Onion "ulture covers another. Another short article gives the remarkable re sults of forcing early rhubarb with uer. liaising Calves on Sk'm Milk, sup plemented, of course, by grain. Is an Instructive little article, covering the results of experiments in this Hue In the government stations in Iowa, Ida ho, Kansas, Nebraska and Utah. En tire success has been had with the skim milk diet and tho practice U considered even more desirable by some authorities than allowing the youngsters to have natural uiltk. Other topics discussed are Noodles, product prepared by European housewives and some manufacturers from flour with the addition of a cer tain amount of eggs and salt the dougu being rollid Into sheets and cut Into strip or faaclful shnitcii; Condi tlou rowdcr and Spechl Stimulating mom for fowls and rirm Animals: the ltelatlve Cost of Traducing Meat fiom the Beef Type lind the Dairy Type of Cattle: the Use of Animal rood for loung Ducks, showing the gains of ducklings on rations contain lug different proportions of animal rood; the Bad Effect of Using Milk from Diseased Cows and tho Traduc tion of Cider Vinegar. This is a free bulletin and applica tion should be mnde to your senator or member or congress, or to Secre tary James Wilson at Washington. Coffee For the A rmj. The yearly ccntract for supplying coffee for the United States Army Is alout to bo let by the Quartermaster General, and the Department of Ag riculture lias been called upon to de cide which brand shall be purchased. This test was mnde under the super vision or Dr. W iley. Uhler of the Bu reau of chemistry. He selected a Jury of veteran coffee drinkers who know jnd can tell good coffee from bad by flavor and by the odor with the pot at orobably a hundred yards distant The Jury assembled In Dr. Wiley's otnee. where the bureau cook bad prepared several small lots of coffee from the famples submitted. They were tested CIIH VSANTII EM UM WEALTH IS by the Jury from cups and spoons. After the test the 1urr wni (lixmlHwil and the members each wrote a sep arate report, giving his views of the coffee, and stating which of the Ram- 1 .. ! . I J .1.. . . ml I'ica ue cuiiMwreu tue OCHl. lllOHC were placed In sealed envelopes and sent to Dr. Wiley who opened them and submitted the finding to the Quar termaster General. Dr. Wiley also constituted a part of the Jury a fore man, as It were to ascertain whether his findings and Judgment of the qual ity of the coffee coincided wltu those of the others. One Minute Butter. The instantaneous Ice-cream maker seems about to give way to nn in stantaneous butter maker. This is a churn capable of making butter in sixty seconds. The machine is so handy that It might, very well be placed on the tea table as an acces sory to the cups and teapot, and yet not look out of place. All that is V v -;- -f 'A? 1 ' i A FAMILY OF EDIBLB MUSHROOMS. neressnry Is to furnish the cream with a temperature of 00 degrees Fahren heit, and butter can be made at any time desired while yon wait The "Empire Churn," reports Consul Mo feld. or Freiburg. Baden, does not even teed a ihmiI veawd for tioldlua tue creaiu. The creaui is placed lu the vcsel so that the dasher is lu the cvutcr, aud about 11-2 Inches below the surtacw. The handle is then turu ed noly for a few secouda, and tueu at a good specu, sua wuuia oue uuxiule butter ie lorwcu. iucu some .LFALFA TWO YEARS OLD. fres i cold water Is poured In aud the handle turned slowly two or three times wbeu the butter Is ready for A-ashlng, salting and eating. OLD AGE PESSIOS. Much Attention Given In France to the Care of the Indigent. France evidently does not believe that the old vhoutd be chloroformed and put out of the way, for. according to ottlclal reports received from United Jtates olllclals located at Tarls, that government has a system of pension Ing for the aged. For more thun i century the French government has been experimenting with schemes for giving nn annuity to the old, not, bow ever with entire success. At the present time deposits are re ceived from any jH-rson, regardless of nee, but the amount may not exceed .VW rratics in the course or a year. An "count may be opened for a child of three years of age; a married woman may desit money without her hustmml's consent. At any age be tween fifty and sixty-five (or earlier In case of permanent disability to work) the depositor may claim his an nuity, which Is calculated according to TOE GOVERNMENT GREENHOUSE. the .-mount of his deposit and Interest and the probabilltiej t ? life, but the annuity may not exceed 1,200 franca (23l.OO). In rural districts the tax gatherer Is empowered to receive deposits, and In many factories n certain percentage is deducted from the wages and paid to the Canute in the workman s name. A branch of the Cnlsse may be founded In any town or village, with the per' mission of the prefect of the depart ment, and there are about 2.300 of such branches, wUh nearly S-10,000 de- Dosltor". There are several large Institutions for the are of the indigent aged. Some of these are free and others a small charge Ii u.nde for board and lodging. At Issy, near Paris, Is an Institution for widowers, widows, cr married couples, of whom both are over sixty five years of age aud who bare been married at least fifteen years. There are many small institutions founded by private persons for old olllclnls, at some of which the charge Is as blgb as $250 a year. Some re ligious orders still shelter a few aged persons, eitner gratuitously or at a mail sum per annum. . ........ .. i .' i J4 STOP YOUR "um sranece zk yuowsiAV vicf yic TnoMrt II AS flHTvi WORKI INDEKNOCNTIT 0 TNI DRIVMQ RCINt. write tot 4tscHtle circular, tr ea ss pllcstlea. Ie OICICK fVIVtIl'VC5'rUWIXO CO., 47 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK. tlUI Htnp aer 11 f or Mnnr KffuaM. Eirk AMERICAN CROWN SOAP 's a rra auap, contUUncy of patfa, a parfwt cleantrt lor aatumoblla mihlnry ana al vahlclaa; will not Injur the most bllily pulltl.d lurfaca. MJ (rum pura vctablt oils. 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