1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
27i 
What  Others  Say. 
( Continued .) 
Parry’s  catalogue:  “The  pulp  of  the 
fruit  resembles  egg-custard  in  consist¬ 
ence  and  appearance.  It  has  the  same 
creamy  feeling  in  the  mouth,  and  unites 
the  tastes  of  eggs,  cream,  sugar  and  spice. 
It  is  a  natural  custard,  too  luscious  for 
the  relish  of  most  people.  The  fruit  is 
nutritious  and  is  a  great  resource  to  the 
savages.  So  many  whimsical  and  unex¬ 
pected  tastes  are  compounded  in  it,  that 
it  is  said  that  a  person  of  the  most  hypo¬ 
chondriac  temperament  relaxes  into  a 
smile  when  he  tastes  a  Paw-paw  for  the 
first  time.” . 
A  GENTLEMAN  in  Georgia,  Mr.  H.  C. 
Daniels,  has  a  Pecan  tree  which  it  is  said, 
bears  annually  from  five  to  ten  bushels  of 
nuts,  which  sell  readily  at  wholesale  for 
$1  to  $5  per  bushel.  An  orchard  of  Pecans, 
set  30  feet  apart  each  way,  requiring  48 
trees  to  the  acre,  at  the  above  rate 
would  give  handsome  returns . 
The  demand  for  the  new  Japan  chest¬ 
nuts,  Advance,  Reliance  and  Success,  has 
been  so  far  beyond  the  supply  that  Wm. 
Parry  has  none  for  sale  at  present . 
Pecan  trees  are  offered  by  nurserymen 
for  25  cents  each . 
Try  the  Lovett's  Early  Strawberry.  We 
see  only  good  reports  and  it  has  been 
tried  by  a  number  of  experiment  stations. 
There  seems  little  doubt  that  it  is  among 
the  earliest ;  that,  although  it  is  not  laden 
with  oerries  at  any  one  time,  it  bears 
during  a  long  season.  It  is  larger  than 
either  the  Crescent  or  Wilson  and  is  of 
excellent  quality.  The  plant  is  a  strong 
grower.  The  R.  N.-Y.  will  be  able  to 
give  its  own  report  of  the  Lovett  this 
season . 
The  Blue  Spruce  (Picea  pungens)  is 
valued  chiefly  for  its  clean,  delicate  lilac- 
blue  color.  Otherwise  the  White  Spruce 
(I*,  alba)  might  answer  for  it  very  well. 
We  have  now  the  Concolor  Fir,  Abies 
Concolor  (Picea  of  the  older  botanies), 
which  in  so  far  as  this  charming,  lavender 
color  is  concerned  is  prettier  than  the 
Blue  Spruce.  It  is  a  native  of  New  Mexico 
and  thus  far  hardy  at  the  Rural  Grounds, 
though  we  have  had  it  but  five  years. 
The  leaves  are  of  the  same  color  on  both 
sides,  flat,  linear,  obtuse  at  the  ends, 
nearly  two  inches  long  by  one  line  in 
width.  In  winter  the  leaves  are  notably 
lighter  in  color  than  those  of  any  fir  or 
spruce  we  are  familiar  with . 
Direct. 
- Meehan’s  Monthly:  “  To-day  there 
is  scarcely  a  household  among  our 
millions  of  people  where  the  knowledge 
of  the  value  of  Paris-green  as  an  insecti¬ 
cide  is  not  known,  and  yet  it  is  safe  to 
say  that  not  one  in  a  thousand  in  the 
Old  World  has  yet  heard  of  it.” 
“Quinces. — The  Van  Deman  and  Santa 
Rosa.— Mr.  Luther  Burbank,  of  Santa 
Rosa,  California,  says:  ‘  Van  Deman  is 
larger  than  any  known  quince,  both  are 
unequaled  in  size,  early  bearing,  produc¬ 
tiveness,  beauty  of  form  and  color,  and 
the  quality  of  the  fruit  is  such  that  they 
are,  when  ripe,  tender  and  good  to  eat 
uncooked  like  apples',  both  cook  as 
quickly  as  apples  and  are  delicious 
whether  cooked  like  the  old-fashioned 
quinces,  or  baked  like  apples.’  ” 
“  Temperature  for  Mushrooms. — 
Mr.  Wm.  Falconer,  who  is  one  of  the 
most  successful  raisers  of  mushrooms  in 
America,  finds  that  the  best  temperature 
in  the  mushroom  house  is  between  50  de¬ 
grees  and  60  degrees,  the  nearer  56  de¬ 
grees  the  better.” 
- J.  J.  II.  Gregory,  in  New  England 
Farmer  :  “  Corn  cobs  are  enormously 
rich  in  potash,  their  ashes  containing 
over  23  per  cent,  but  it  takes  a  vast  pile 
of  cobs  to  make  a  very  small  pile  of 
ashes.” 
- Gladstone  :  “I  have  always  taken 
great  delight  in  my  garden,  and  do  not 
think  I  shall  ever  be  old  enough  to  lose 
interest  in  seeing  things  grow.” 
- New  York  Tribune  :  “A  corres¬ 
pondent  of  the  New  England  Farmer 
urges  against  employment  for  regular 
help  of  any  man  addicted  to  profanity, 
liquor  or  tobacco.” 
“  The  history  of  a  blackcap  plantation 
is  something  like  this:  First  year,  all  ex¬ 
penditure — no  return.  Second  year, 
small  yield,  perhaps  one-fourth  quart 
per  hill,  about  20  bushels  per  acre — in¬ 
sufficient  to  pay  cost  of  cultivation, 
marketing  or  evaporating.  Third  year, 
half  to  two-thirds  of  a  maximum  crop — 
if  under  excellent  cultivation.  Fourth 
year,  maximum  crop.  Fifth  year,  de¬ 
cline  of  one-third  in  yield.  Sixth  year, 
decline  of  one-half;  no  longer  pays.” 
- New  York  Tribune  :  “If  the  cow 
could  talk  I  doubt  not  she  would  be  heard 
all  over  the  land  calling  for  an  improved 
breed  of  dairymen.” 
- Wm.  Parry  :  “  There  are  no  other 
trees  so  well  adapted  for  avenues,  that 
will  at  the  same  time  yield  profitable  re¬ 
turns,  as  our  native  nut-bearing  trees,  and 
none  more  suitable  for  shade  and  orna¬ 
ment  about  farm  buildings,  along  farm 
lanes  or  in  pasture  fields.” 
“The  R.  N.-Y.  is,  without  doubt,  the 
most  critical  horticultural  journal  in  the 
country.” 
- Orchard  and  Garden  :  “  My  (D.  B. 
Weir,  of  California)  experience  gained 
from  350  acres  of  apple  orchard  under  my 
eye  nearly  every  day  for  40  years,  and 
studying  the  orchards  in  every  State  and 
Territory  in  this  big  country,  and  the 
Canadas,  is  such  that  if  I  were  planting  an 
orchard  anywhere  for  the  best  results,  I 
could  not  be  induced  to  plant  stock- 
grafted  or  budded  trees,  as  a  free  gift,  if 
I  could  buy  root-grafted  trees  at  a  reason¬ 
able  price.” 
- Farm  Journai,  :  “  Here  is  a  question 
for  the  debating  club :  ‘  Who  is  more 
likely  to  succeed  in  business,  the  country 
man  in  town  or  the  city-bred  man  in  the 
country  ?’  ” 
“  I  would  rather  be  young  than  old. 
But  since  I  cannot  be  young  I  will  do  the 
next  best  thing  and  try  and  feel  young.’ 
- Life  :  “  It  is  painfully  obvious  that 
there  are  far  too  many  rich  American 
fools  at  large  who  are  getting  themselves 
into  disgrace  and  bringing  discredit  upon 
their  relatives.” 
- Burdette  in  New  Yokk  Herald: 
“You  may  reason  with  a  fool  till  his 
addled  brain  grows  clear,  you  may  teach 
an  idiot  born  to  think  if  you  will  perse¬ 
vere,  but  all  the  patience,  all  the  wisdom 
ever  learned  or  planned  can’t  teach  a  les¬ 
son  to  the  man  who  will  not  understand.” 
“We  can  teach  a  pig  the  alphabet,  I 
reckon,  if  we  try  ;  a  parrot  may  be  taught 
to  read,  a  man  may  learn  to  fly  ;  it’s 
possible  that  men  may  learn  to  twist  a 
rope  from  sand,  but  the  angels  couldn’t 
teach  the  man  who  won’t  understand.” 
“  Patient  men  have  trained  the  rest¬ 
less  winds  to  tow  our  ships,  the  deaf  man 
hears  you  talking  by  the  motion  of  your 
lips,  men  have  broken  fleas  to  harness,  to 
be  driven  four-in-hand,  but  you  cannot 
lead  or  drive  a  man  who  won’t  under¬ 
stand.” 
“  Spiders  teach  us  how  to  put  up 
screens  against  the  flies,  blind  men  teach 
their  teachers  how  to  read  without  their 
eyes ;  each  living  thing  in  all  the  world 
has  answered  some  demand,  except  the 
man  who  doesn’t  want  to  learn  to  under¬ 
stand.” 
Novelties  and  Staples. 
FROM  THE  CATALOGUES. 
B.  A.  Ellcott  Co.,  54  Sixth  St.,  Pitts¬ 
burgh,  Pa. — A  catalogue  of  seeds,  trees, 
shrubs  and  small  fruits. 
Also  a  large  and  magnificently  illus¬ 
trated  treatise  entitled  “  A  few  flowers 
worthy  of  general  culture.”  This  is 
printed  on  heavy,  supercalendered  paper 
and  many  of  the  engravings  are  those  of 
scenes  in  Newport  Gardens  and  Dosoris, 
the  unique  country  residence  of  C.  A. 
Dana.  Landscape  Gardening,  Success 
with  Hardy  Roses,  Decorative  Possibili¬ 
ties  of  Hardy  Climbers,  Hardy  Plants  of 
the  Easiest  Culture,  Hardy  Plants  and 
the  Modes  of  Arranging  Them,  Splendid 
Garden  Effects  with  Hardy  Lilies,  Tropi¬ 
cal  Garden  Effects  are  among  the  topics 
discussed.  It  is  a  de’iglitful  work  which 
our  readers  should  not  fail  to  secure. 
Green’s  Nursery  Co.,  Rochester,  N. 
Y. — A  catalogue  of  fruit  and  ornamen¬ 
tal  trees.  Wilder  Early  is  regarded  as 
the  “  best  early  pear  ever  introduced.” 
After  “  handling  the  Niagara  Plum  four 
years,”  Mr.  Green  believes  it  has  no 
equal.  Earliness,  size,  beauty  and  ship¬ 
ping  qualities  are  the  points  of  excel¬ 
lence.  The  Saratoga  is  said  to  produce 
the  largest  fruit  of  any  plum.  Mr.  Green 
pronounces  the  Elbcrta  one  of  the  hardi¬ 
est  of  peaches.  It  leads  all  others  in 
quality,  size,  beauty  and  productiveness. 
Of  the  new  quince  Alaska,  Mr.  Green 
says  that  it  excels  in  hardiness,  earliness, 
quality  and  productiveness. 
James  M.  Thorburn  &  Co.,  15  John 
St.,  N.  Y. — A  catalogue  of  gladioli,  lilies, 
amarylis,  tulips,  cannas,  dahlias,  tuber¬ 
ous  begonias,  irises,  paeonies,  tuberoses 
and  flower  seeds  of  unusual  merit. 
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