THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



^KoU fruits are valuable for a farm, andoften add 

 mae* to its income 



What th* WOson strawberrii was to the old kinds 

 *f Urawbsrriet some jiew herry may yH be to tlie 

 Wilxon. ^___ 



We desire to serve our readers well, and we 

 •elleve the Orchard and Fruit growing depart- 

 ments of our agricultural journaLs do not usually 

 leoeJT* the attention their Importance merits. 

 Wo propose to make these departments of our 

 Journal both progressive and practical, and shall 

 m^the future as m the past, give all the various 

 fiTilta In cultivation, ea-ch due attent.on. To 

 farther our plan, we shall Incur the expense of 

 sanding a representative to the New Orlcane 

 Exposition to fully represent the varied interests 

 of The Farm and Garben at the Exposition. 

 Ifflpecial attenUon will l>e paid to the I'omologi- 

 ral department of the Exposition, where there 

 ■<rlll be the largest and most varied exhibit from 

 all parts of the Union, ever known. We feel that 

 Ihe expense we incur will be amply repaid in the 

 Information we shall gain in fruits and fruit 

 •olture, and all the benefit derived from it will be 

 tor the good of our extensive family of renders. 



We are making experiments wltlj new and val- 

 uable fruits, as also are many of our readers, and 



mUITGMEES! 



, MEECH'S 



FROUFiC QUINCE. 



A New aod OesM 3 Fnill. 



Wf have atraogr to offer 



thL^ ueiily InLTO. jed fruit 



(l^^;ri^>ed on lit- pojte. as 



foliofth: r^raOiutscrl- 



li-Ts, St lioo. vaflh. we 



wiU send free by mall 



a one-year old tree, 



■>r w-e will wQd the tiT-e 



ajij tile paper one year 



lot fl.&O. We fiavo 



faitb lu this preniium. 



jQil want a thouaand 



readera to taie it up. Tliere 



1^ money la tbLa quince, and 



we know it. 



AaU, as we report our experience with them, 

 glTe an accurate account of succes.s or failure with 

 each variety. We hope with the care and ex- 

 pense we incur In the Fruit department of The 

 Fabh and Garden, we shall make it equal to, if 

 ■^superior to any agricultural Journal pub- 



U la a very good time now to ca,rt a few loads of 

 ■Mouro, and spread it over the strawberry Ix^d. 

 The more manure and the more evenly spread 

 the better. When the growth Is stopped and the 

 eronnd frozen, then is your time to manure. One 

 ioad then is worth two in the spring. Do not be 

 afraid to use manure. Muriate of p»tash, (If 

 sowed early), 300 pounds to the acre, with 500 

 pounds of bono dust, is a good fertilizer in absence 

 of karnyard or stable manure. The strawben-y 

 »ed above all, needs weeding and feeding. While 

 yjm are at it you might give the raspiwrrles and 

 •laekberriejs a little to.>, thev will repay you If 

 you starve your small fruits thev wiU not prosper. 

 ^« penny saved is not a penny gained In small 

 Bmlt growing. , 



Tfe find In our experiments with apples, that 

 Ike Santa, a seedling of White Countv, Georgia 

 pronii.ses to be a long keeper. The app"lc la above 

 medium in size, smooth, and in color a light 

 yrtUow, a good grower, and an early bearer. 

 _Vfe have many varieties of seedlings and new 

 ■jolts that have been top grafted three years and 

 Meamed very profuse,/ la-st spring and gave 

 premise of a large crop of fruit; but a severe 

 ■t«rm in June destroyed the fruit. We hope this 

 year to be able to report on many of them which 

 we hope to have in bearing. We do not carry on 

 Uiese experiments to get more varieties, but to 

 Moare the l«!st, which can only be found by a 

 ttorough trial. What we want is to trv all varie- 

 «e« of promise, and select the best and grow them 

 only, and discard all kinds that are not very 

 superior. We now have too man.y kinds, and 

 ^•■y of them are worthless to the farmer 



and 



Look over your orchard these cold snowy day , 

 and see how many apple trees you have In tl e 

 orchard, that are worthless, and take ground 

 that should be set in better fruit. If the trees are 

 young and vigorous, select the varieties that are 

 valuable, (and do not forget a few early ones for 

 the children), and when the time comes in the 

 spring, top graft the trees that are vigorous, 

 (ample Instructions, with full engravings will be 

 given in our March number), the aeii4 and decay- 

 ing trees dig up, and plant in their place new 

 ones. Will new trees grow where 

 old ones have stood? Yes, if 

 the soil will grow trees. Somg 

 spots In a farm wlU not ' 

 grow grain well ; so, some 

 spots In an orchard will 

 not grow trees. When 

 you set a tree where ad 

 old one stood, ash the 

 ground well, and lime It, 

 to take the sourness out! 

 of the old roots, and keep 

 the soil mellow a short 

 distance from the tree. 

 Hard ground gets dry and 

 hot in long summer sun 



4- 



We believe we can do our 

 north-western friends no ■ 

 greater favor than to recom- 

 mend the Wealthy apple foi 

 trial, where an Ironclad apple ... 

 desired. The Wealthy is above 

 medium in size, as will be seen In the The Weaxthy 



cut. Is oblate In form, and usually crimson 

 red In color, but is occasionally striped with 

 red on a whitlsh-yoUow ground. The tree is 

 very healthy and vigorous, an abundant and 

 early bearer. It was originated with Peter M. 

 Gideon, of E.xcclsior, Minnesota, and has proved 

 ■■•■'■ ironclad in the severest winters of Slinn* 



This is a special issue of the FARM AND 

 GAUDKN, and rontain.s many advertiseinents 

 not appearing in any otfaei' paper. You ^vill 

 aid tne advertisers if yon will mention in vyri- 

 tine them that you saw the **ad" in January 

 FARM AND GARDEN. 



sola, and elsewhere. Although it only was orig- 

 inated fifteen years ago, its culture has ext«ndea 

 to Canada and the St. Lawrence, and has made a 

 reputation wherever it has been tried. 

 When planted South, It is as early, or earlier 

 -^-^ than the Baldwin; but for the 

 north-west it Is a valuable 

 winter apple. The Legls. 

 lature, by a special act, 

 made Mr. Gideon an 

 appropriation of a large 

 sum annually, to teetf 

 ,new seedlings to And 

 'another of the merit of 

 I the Wealthy. 



When you plant an 



orchard plant the aarly 



apples near the house, 



, where the hogs can coti- 



j suiiie the fallen fruit, and 



. where the apples are easily 



gut hered. The winterapples 



plant away from the house, 



that the worms that breed in 



the early apples will not 



_v attack and render worthless the 



winter apples, as they do when togetheE. 



The largest assortment In the 

 country of the best old and ne^v 



m^mm^^^m^^^t^ Frult and Ornamental Trees, 

 iSli!ul>s, Pieuuiea, Hedtje Plants. Grape Vines, Small 

 t-rulls. etc. Abrid^^cd Catalogue mailed free. 



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 Jn'ooaSS^'i and vee;euble plants, free. COLD rRAME 



CABBAGE for shlppiUK 8.inTh „...„,„ , 



specialty. I. d: L. LKONARD, lonu, iNew Jersey. 



Cranberr.v plants a 



■TRAWBERRIES 



c: 



yS AndotherCHOICE SMALL FRUITS. 



GREENHOUSE AND BEDDING PLANTS. 



SEE lULCSTRATED f'A TALOGUE, FREE. 



GEO. L MILLER, '"s"T'i56'K7oV;'^tf,^?* 



PEAR'AND OTHER TREES. 



NEW BERRIES (r^HI?) 



WAY KINC STRAVBERRY. 

 MARLBORO RASPbFRRY. 



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STRAWBERRIES. TREE SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS. 



AY KING lor tke BEST EARLY rnNT«l,TVTri% ^Vi rVT^^^t^Ty " , r->:~''l±^l'=yi 



(tUEEN IM LATE. IVach Trees bv th^ loO & 1000 

 Calaltgnc uol Eree. SAMUEL C. OeCOU. Mooreitawo N J 



GRAPE VINES and SSIALL FRUITS. 



Heavy 8tool£, Crreat Variety, Low Prloes, Free Csta- 

 loeue. J. JENKINS, Winona, Columbiana Co., Ohio. 



OUR NEW KNIFE! OilNE IT! 



Iiarse blade, extra strong; 2 pen blades; 



I undo compact ; clean cut- 



I I. ••€!(;»•«: smooth linndie; 



* l"aiif«'*l blades, pent po.st-pala 

 lor M.OO ; six tor $.5.00. Tins is 

 — the best knile for the price 



we have ever shown here. 

 Gent's fine :S»blado pen- 

 kniie $1.00: It-blade 

 iack-knU'e, 50 c. Ladies' ». 

 ma<le, .'SOc. Hunting krltb 

 $1. I'ruiiing knite, Iftl. 

 4S-pa!re list free : also, 

 '*How to Use a Bazor,';' 



We tamestly demre a club from even/ fruit grower 

 mn*eo/uumer in the United States, lou. we one. 



As we promised in our July number to give a 

 aewH-lption of a quince of recent introduction, we 

 Jl'*'J,f '*® * ""'■ •" '•'>«' qulneo and a description of 

 *; J.'^^K^?'^ ^ introduced by Rev.W.W. Meech. 

 of Vinelafld, N. J. Mr. Meech does not claim t^ 

 hare originated this new quince, but found it 

 . growing on a lot in Vlneland, and does not know 

 where it originated. The tree being such au 

 abundant bearer or dne large and fragrant quin- 

 eee, attracted his attention, and he at once begun 

 to «uUivato it for market. The quality of tlie 

 O-ttlt being so superior, and tlie market so ready, 

 Mr. Meech engiiged largely in its cultivation, to 

 ihe e.'cclusion of all other varieties, and now has 

 One of the flnast and most productive quince 

 orchards in the State. The great drawbturk In 

 QtUnee growing is that the quinc* is so tardy in 

 be»nng, this is true of most quinces. Meech's 

 new quince ditfers from the others in being a 

 remarkably early bearer, and will bear in two or 

 thi-ee yeo,rs from cuttings. Tr<es bear at once, 

 and are much more prolific than any known vari- 

 ••y. while the quality Is very superior. 



we have so much faith in the Meech's Proltfle 

 qmiuoci, that we offer It as a premium. See our 

 jpreaalom offer. 



We shaU try to makf' thvt pa^e of g-feat value to 

 mry frviU, grower. Worth more each number than 

 J*e subtrripllon price, and each number wiU pay a 

 »*g dividend on a tS cent inA)estmenl, AUfnrt$cetUs 

 Aa u*«ir», gentlemen. Walk in, and bring the netoh- 

 '»»rt tUBtiitu. 



THE CRARGCR FABIILY FirriT AND VEGETABLE 



EVAPORATORS. 



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 FRUITS. ShADES, EWERCREENS. ar.d ORNflMEHTai. SHRUBS. 

 2.'i'll'»'7,^'"''"''" GRflPE. MARIANNA PLUM, JAPAN PER. 

 SIMMONS, DIABOHO WILLOW, and older valuable .oveltiw. 



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2 000 000 STRAWBERRY 

 lOOOOOQR'^SPBERRY 



RoHdos an immense stock of Fmlt Treen, RiiR»Ian JUuIbcnTW 

 Kllburn ond Wa|rer Peiuh, BlackberrUm tirapet^ Ae. 

 iatuloinic Free. I'urdyV Fruit Kceorder from Stnt . IWM. 

 to Dec.. 1885, for only One Ii..llar. I'lirdyV Small Fruit !■• 



Htruotor, tells all about planting, growing;, marketitiR, etc lor only 

 ■lo cenUs ; cloth covers, 40 ctiiit*. Splendid Tv>rniM lo Ctuh Agenli 

 and those who wish to sell our utock. See our CataioRne hefure buy. 

 tng elsewhere, and send u^ a list of what you want, with number •! 

 each, for us to price. Sdirlhoro raspJ-erry. 50 cents each ; $5.00 ptt 

 dr.7,n ^, M, PURDY, Palmyra, Aew Vort. 



A]9o other Small Froita. and all. 



.t»-iOTj uLuisr uuiau *■ irriibH, una HJI 



old and new Torietiesoi 



* rape a. Extra Qimlity. War- 



nteatrue. Cheap Ly mai]. Low 



irapea. Extra Qimlity. 

 ranteatrue. Cheap Lv maL. ..„„ 

 rate to deaJere, Aseuts \rajited. 



HEADOrARTERSl 



for NIAGARA, iiowl 

 offered without restric- 1 

 tiona to planters for flrst ' 

 time. 8yr. vines. m«l. 

 02 each. None geouina 

 vithoui aeol *^NIafera 

 White Grape Co.** 

 Special Terms {« Ageota, 



Oenertl AgBnt ftr the NEW WHITE flBAPB 



"""AGARA 



5 



lUf Js^^^^T STOCK m 

 Iliufritr&t^'d Cstalujruo FREE. 



