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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



THE BALDRIDGE TRANSPLANTER. 



The transplanter shown in the ac- 

 companying- oul is tlie result of 

 twenty-five ^ears practical experience 

 as a nurserj'man. The most delicate 

 plants moved with them do not even 

 wilt, as the soil is taken up with the 

 plant and the roots remain in their 

 natural position in the soil; thus the 

 plant is not stunted and is insured an 

 earlier and laroer crop. 



Vegetables, flowers, strawberries, 

 cucumber and melon plants, shrub- 

 bery- and nursery trees ma}' be moved at all 

 seasons with absolute safety; also corn, cotton 

 and tobacco may be transplanted with great 

 profit and advantage, taking sprouts from hills 

 that can spare them or from seed beds and plac- 

 ing- them where vacancies occur, thereby giving- 

 a full stand of uniform size. 



The Transplanter is taade of steel and iron 



and is substantial. It is adjustable as to depth 



required. Holes in which to set plants, etc., 



should be made with the same tool they are taken 



up with. 



Price with blade two inches in diameter, $1.'25; 

 with blade three inches in diameter, $1.50. 



Manufactured b}' Rickenbacher & Baldridge, of 

 Columbus, Ohio. 



The above description is in substance the circular 

 as sent out by the makers. It is not put in here as 

 an advertisement, but to call your attention to a new 

 implement which is apparently thoroughly practi- 

 cal and useful. I^ was used at President Under- 

 wood's place in transplanting- strawberries last 

 sjjring-, and it was a pleasure in Jul}' to see the re- 

 sults of its work this very dry season. 

 (One of the two-inch size— that used for strawber- 

 ries, etc. — can be seen at this oflice; and if desired, arrangement can 

 be made to furnish them here at manvifacturers' prices, saving the 

 express or freight charges from the factory in Ohio. — Sec'y.) 



Come to the State Faik.- In spite of the dry season, there will 

 be a good display of horticultural products. Do not fail to come. 



