An Illustrated Monthly Rural Magazine 
Conducted by Isaac F. Tillinghast. 
FOR EVERY ONE WHO PLANTS A SEED 
OR Tl LLS A PLANT. 
SUBSCRIPTION 50 CENTS PER YEAR. 
ADVERTISING RATES, 45 CENTS PER NONPARIEL LINE. 
Entered at the Post Office as second class matter. 
VOL. VI, NO. V. WHOLE NO., XLIII. 
La Plume, Lackawanna Co., Pa., May, 1885. 
The Plant Outlook. We now have 
over two acres sowed to cabbage seeds, and 
despite the backward season, the young 
plants, the product of over 50 pounds of 
seeds, are looking splendidly. There must 
be over a million of them, and all ('except a 
few Winnigstadt) are from our best P. S. 
Seeds. Shall have plants ready in any 
quantity at low rates by June 5th. 
Sweet Potato Plants. These we 
have not grown ourselves this season, but 
have arrangements with reliable growers 
in New Jersey, whereby we can order them 
shipped directly to our patrons who desire 
them, at $2.50 per single thousand, or 2000 
and over at $2.00 per thousand. 
A Valuable Package. By special 
arrangement with the publishers we are 
enabled to offer our friends all the following 
for One Dollar: First, one copy of the 
new book “How to Propagate and Grow 
Small Fruits,” the most interesting and 
instructive volume we have ever seen on 
the subject. Price 50 cents. Second, one 
copy of T. B. Terry’s new hook “ABC 
of Potato Culture.” The author is acknowl¬ 
edged to be the most successful grower of 
potatoes in the Union, and he tells just how 
to do it. Price 40 cents. Third, one copy 
of "Money in Potatoes,” the new book by 
“Joseph.” See advertisement on cover of 
this magazine. Price 50 cents. Fourth, 
(to those who haven’t it already,) one copy 
of “Tillinghast’s Manual of Vegetable 
Plants,” price- 40 cents, which tells what 
we know about starting vegetables. Here 
we offer nearly Two Dollar’s worth for One 
Dollar, and if any purchaser is dissatisfied 
we will refund his. money. Now let the 
books go lively. We are prepared to fill 
one thousand orders promptly and we 
ought to get them. 
Rulil man’s Wheel-Hoe, which is so 
well and favorably known as a weed- 
slayer, should be in the hands of ever) one 
who has a garden. We have reduced the 
price and will ship promptly while our 
stock lasts at $4.00 net. Former price 
$5.50. 
In an agricultural community no man 
occupies a more important position than he 
who provides Seed-Stock of esculents and 
cereals for his fellow agriculturists. If of 
good quality and well selected, he is a pub¬ 
lic benefactor—if impure, his carelessness 
or ignorance entails a loss falling directly 
or indirectly upon every one. Seed Farm¬ 
ing is in this view the most important of 
agricultural pursuits. 
OUR QUESTION BOX . 
Annual Celery. Are seeds of the White- 
Plume Celery, which have matured the same season 
the plants are set, of any value? I am inclined to 
think they are "no good.’’ What is your opinion?— 
M. Wetterling. Ionia, Mich 
Our opinion is that re planting sucu seeds would 
tend to the production of plants which would be- 
more likely to run to seed again the first year, but 
have never experimented in that direction. If any 
reader has we would like to hear from him. 
Campbell, N. Y. , May 6, 1885. 
Mr. Tillinghast: Sir, — I would like to inquire if 
you have what we have known as ground cherries. 
I don't know as you will know what I mean. They 
grow on a small plant, and if I remember rightly, 
it was a sort of vine, with which had a leaf about 
the size of an apple, but not the shape. The cherries 
have a small husk, are yellow when ripe, and make 
very nice sauce. If you can think of what I want, I 
would very much like to get the seed 1 . It is a hardy 
plant, does not winter kill. Please address, 
Mrs. Gr. J. Borland. 
Answer: We have Ground Cherry seed at 10 cts. 
per packet. It is not hardy however. Tender as a 
tomato, but the seeds drop to the ground and come 
up the next season, which may have led you to think 
them hardy. 
Westwood, N. J., Mar. 2, 1885. 
I. F. Tillinghast: Dear Sir,—Do you have any 
faith in sowing cabbage seed when the moon is grow¬ 
ing or waning. Some say, in this part of the country. 
