1894 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Rurallsms— CoTitintied. for the same price asked for the species. 
We would be glad to influence those This, it is true, is not proof that it is “as 
of our readers who have occasion to use common as the green form,” but it is 
insecticides to try the Leggett powder vroot that it is propagated in this conn- 
gun, first brought to public attention try and that, too, at a comparatively low 
through these columns after it had been pnce. Abstracts 
thoroughly tried at the Rural grounds. 
If not perfection in its way, it is alto- - Wake McAelister : “ The sons of 
gether and in every way superior to all multi-millionaires are sometimes not 
other devices for economically distrib- remarkable for the possession of extra- 
uting Paris-green, London-purple, helle- ordinary balance of mind and discrimi- 
bore, buhach or any other dry insecticide, uating judgment, 
A CORKESPOXDENT of our esteemed con- h(EW York Herald . From the be- 
temporary, the New England Farmer, jrinning of time until the close of this 
gives the credit of having produced that Nineteenth century the world has been 
singular novelty, the Peach tomato, by almost exclusively a man’s world, 
hybridization to the editor of The R. N.- “The preposterous statement that a 
Y. In so far as is known the Peach orig- ^^voman is more guilty than a man for 
inated as a “sport” many years ago. We same act is slowly slinking away 
originated the Terra Cotta tomato, which from the criticisms of the age. It is a 
is perhaps the most distinct variety contemptible statement, which can be 
known t<j-day by crossing the ordinary maintained by brute force, but not by 
kinds with the Peach. fair argument.” 
Cucumbers about five inches long are “ Humiliating as the confession is, it 
now selling freely in the uptown gro- jg true that the average woman is purer 
ceries at 15 cents each. Tomatoes, the average man. The change that 
small, ill-shapen and pale, sell for 20 la needed, therefore, is a change of stan¬ 
ce nts a quart. dard. We must abolish the standard 
Under Ruralisms of January 6 we which men have set for themselves and 
quoted from a writer in American Gar- substitute the standard which men have 
dening who stated that the variegated set for women. Not less purity for 
form of the Maiden-hair tree (Ginkgo women should be the rule, but more 
biloba or Salisburia adiantifolia) is a purity for men.” 
variety “of great beauty, but it is scarce, .. ^hkre is nothing in this world as ad- 
the only specimens which I have seen ^ 
being imported. . . , a a^"® white, and there is no reason 
Ruralisms added : “As the female and 
male fiowers are borne on different ,,,, n. -uj. i 
luoxo iiuwcio axo Icads her to the altar a heart and 
plants, the sexes must be planted to- i .. i__» 
^ life that are lust as white as her own.” 
gether, or not very far apart. 
To the above the writer in American - Edward Everett Hale; “Never 
Gardening replies as follows: “O’-' of trouble at a 
, time. Some people bear three kinds— 
Tub Rural New-Yokkeu In revlewltiK my notes T ■, n at. i. j 
on the Maiden-hair tree (Ginkgo biloba) says the all they have had, all they havenow, and 
sexes must be planted together, or not very far apart, they expect to have. ” 
BO that the trees will produce the edible nuts. To 
show that It Is not necessary to plant the se-xes side -JOHN FOTTLER, Jr. ! “There is no 
by side, we have a pretty fair sized female specimen j^gHce or reason in continuing this free 
In the botanic garden at Washington whlcn annually a j i. • 
produces a fair crop of seed; this tree Is consider- Government Seed busmess. Other neces- 
ably over KO yards distant Irom the nearest male saries of life should as properly be dlS- 
tree, with several large specimens of other trees and tributed to the people free of COSt.” 
two good sized buildings Intervening. The next 
nearest male Is several blocks aw'ay. The books say - The OutLOOK ! “ Capital and Labor : 
the nuts are edlble-to the Japanese I ha^ no Siamese twins; if yOU 
doubt of It, and 1 guess an American could be got to _ -ii > + 
swallow one providing there was no other food In pinch One, the other will sing out ; 
sight. The coveritg surrounding the nuts has the _ , , when either of them fetches the 
most Offensive odor Imaginable. The variegated ^ himself down.” 
variety. The R. N.-Y. to the contrary, notwlthstand- 
Ing, Is not common and I do not think It ever will be. _ .irm. _ 
It does not possess sufficient attractiveness to the --GARDEN AND FOREST : “The proper 
ordinary arboriculturist to become popular. The region for station effort lies beyond the 
fact of It being offered by an American nurseryman which can be effectively worked by 
at the same price as the species Is no proof of its - 
being as common as the green one. G. w. Oliver. ordinary farmers and gardeners. 
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