1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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were scabby when in contact with the manure. I 
think that it paid well, and I am satisfied that the 
solution destroyed all the scab on the seed, but will 
not prevent it if fresh manure is appl : ed. I used no 
manure or fertilizer on my field crop. The potatoes 
in the field were crown in soil not previously in pota¬ 
toes. Those grown in the garden were worst on old 
potato ground. I shall soak all of my seed next spring. 
Supt. Allen Farm, Minnesota, geo. w. bilsborrow 
The Scab Is Under Control. 
I treated two varieties, the Early Rose and a late 
potato. No potatoes had been grown on the ground 
where these were planted for at least two years, and 
probably for a much longer time. One bushel of 
small Early Rose potatoes were treated as directed 
without cutting. A neighbor’s crop, from the same 
seed, has about 20 per cent of scabby potatoes, a few 
of these being nearly covered with the scab, but, as a 
whole, the crop would not be called ve\y scabby. The 
potatoes raised from treated seed would be called free 
from scab by any buyer, and at first sight they appear 
perfectly free, but close observation shows 14 per 
cent affected. However, none of the affected potatoes 
cut to one and two eyes and planted immediately. 
The variety was the Blue Victor. There is no sign of 
scab on the new crop, but the potatoes used for plant¬ 
ing were so badly scabbed that it was almost impos¬ 
sible to locate the eyes. There have be°n no potatoes 
grown on this ground before. There is more or less 
scab in other parts of the field where the seed was not 
treated. G. n paden. 
SOME GARDEN NOTES. 
A Pretty Zinnia —I wish to give testimony as to 
the merits of Henderson’s Curled and Crested Zinnias 
which I tried this year ; they are superb. A bed of 
them is a sight not soon to be forgotten. Mine was 
admired all summer. The petals curl in a very curious 
way indeed, and the vivid colors and tints are wonder¬ 
ful. THE WHITE BIRCH. 
Good Strawberries. —We have the grandest rows 
of strawberry plants—Sharpless, Cumberland and 
Bubach—I think that I ever set eyes on. They were 
planted last season, except the Cumberland, on an old 
patch turned down directly after picking time, vines, 
weeds and grass making a mass more, almost, than the 
lemon color, and some of the Terra Cotta stylo only 
mine were nearly round. Some were of the Acme 
style in color and shape. Some were like the Pon- 
derosa. Some were small, both red and yellow, and 
some of the Peach variety. All were interesting to 
grow as novelties, but I had none that was better than 
some of the old kinds. Brinton’s Best from Johnson 
& Stokes is a splendid tomato, one of the best; I like 
it very much. I tried the Black Lima, but do not like 
it well enough to plant it again ; there are many 
better kinds. I tried Ice lettuce from Pitcher & 
Manda, and Grand Rapids. I like Grand Rapids best. 
It looks just as icy when the dew is on it. I tried the 
Faxon squash, and think well of it. I shall plant 
more of it next season. h. r. 
Worcester, Mass. 
Tomato Novelties —The tomatoes i aised from the 
cross-bred seed received from The R. N.-Y., were all 
good ones, but I could not see that there was any 
variety among ihf m which surpassed our standard 
sorts. Two vines produced yellow tomatoes of me¬ 
dium size, smooth, and the skin separated very easily, 
making them much easier to peel than the red sorts. 
For all that I know this maybe a characteristic of the 
Good Chance for the Corn Butcher. 
Roots as They Cross the Row at Last Cultivation. Fig. 232. 
Easy to do Damage Here. 
Roots as the Corn Comes into Tassel. Fig. 233. 
has enough disease to cover a spot as large as a dime. 
I might add that both the yield and the potatoes them¬ 
selves are small, indicating the folly of planting the 
wrong variety. I am convinced that one of the great 
wastes of the farm is in planting varieties which are 
not the most profitable. This applies not only to 
potatoes, but to corn, wheat and other farm crops. 
The seed of the late potato was cut and then treated 
as directed. They were then kept two or three weeks 
before being planted The seed was entirely free from 
scab, though picked from potatoes which were scabby. 
The yield is satisfactory and the potatoes large, clean 
and entirely free from scab. My experience would in¬ 
dicate that, with clean soil and clean seed, potatoes 
can be kept free from scab, while, with clean soil and 
scabby potatoes, the scab may be reduced so as to do 
no practical injury. No fertilizer was used. 
Iowa. e. b. WATSON. 
A Perfect Success. 
Last spring I tried the corrosive sublimate solution 
for potato scab with excellent results. Whole pota¬ 
toes were used, being submerged in the solution one 
hour, then taken out and dried one day. They were 
plow could manage. They were kept clean until 
winter, mulched with rotten manure, allowed to bear 
a heavy crop this season, and are now a solid row 18 
inches wide, and free from weeds ; a sight to make the 
eyes of a strawberry grower laugh. w. t. s. 
Chester County, Pa. 
The Horticultural Lima.— Our seed came directly 
from the introducer, and so. must be true. In the first 
place, it is not a Lima, but a variety of the common 
pole bean. In the second place, it has proved with us, 
a shy bearer with nothing to recommend it over sev¬ 
eral of the older kinds of pole beans. The pods are 
rather tough, and the bean, when ripe, is not of a 
desirable color. G. w. mccluer. 
All Sorts. —Last May I set five varieties of straw¬ 
berries—Beder Wood, Bubach, two new seedlings from 
M. Crawford, one the Belle, and the Timbrell. All 
with the exception of the Timbrell have made a good 
growth of vine. Beder Wood and Crawford’s Belle 
are very strong growers. I am disappointed with the 
Timbrell on my land (which is a light soil); its 
growth is weak. I set about 35 plants of the Rural 
Hybrid tomatoes. I had some tomatoes of good size 
yellow tomato, as these are the first I ever raised. To 
my eyes, probably on account of their novelty, they 
presented a striking and pleasing picture when sliced 
for the table. The flavor, when eaten raw, was stronger, 
and not so pleasant as the flavor of the red tomatoes. 
Iowa. E. B. WATSON. 
Tomatoes and Other Things. —I received The 
Rural tomato seed about May 1, after my main crop 
was well started. I raised about 100 plants, and put 
them out about June 1. A part were planted in too 
dry a place, and the drought was too much for them; 
45 were planted on moister soil and grew finely. 
Most of them were of fair size, some large, and a few 
extra large, showing Ponderosa blood. As to earli¬ 
ness, they were but little behind the others planted 
six weeks earlier. They rotted very little, while 
Table Queen, Ignotum and Stone alongside nearly all 
rotted. I have saved seeds from the most promising 
and expect something good, if they do as well next 
year as this. One is an improved Mikado, being much 
smoother than that variety and having its good qual¬ 
ities. There are a large, solid purple, and a similar 
red ; a yellow Peach and a large pink Peach ; a round 
