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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March lo 
Items of interest, criticisms, or corres¬ 
pondence of any kind intended for, or sug¬ 
gested by, this column, should be addressed 
to Ruralisms. 
Wk have mentioned that the Climbing 
cucumber did not succeed at the Rural 
Grounds, though the variety has been 
roundly praised elsewhere. Mr. F. W. 
Stuehmer, of Hammonton, N. J., reports 
that it failed with him, while close by 
the White Spine fully supplied his family 
of seven during most of the summer. 
Recently we have received consider¬ 
able testimony that the Extra Early Ver¬ 
mont sweet corn is the very best extra 
early variety that there is. It is not an 
improved variety by selection, but by 
crossing a late sort upon an early and 
then planting and selecting season after 
season until well established. This was 
introduced by Frank Ford & Son, of Ra¬ 
venna, O., who claim—and their claims 
may inspire confidence—that there is no 
other very early sweet that equals it in 
quality, size of ear, productiveness or 
earliness. We shall try it the coming 
season and we are free to advise our 
friends to do the same. 
Have any of our friends made a com¬ 
mercial success of apricots ? 
Why are they not more generally cul¬ 
tivated, ripening, as they do, between 
cherries and peaches ? 
Have they tried any of the Russian va¬ 
rieties ? 
How far north may they be relied upon 
to bear ? 
In the excellent catalogue of Ellwan- 
ger & Barry, briefiy noticed last week, 
we find the Agnes Emily Carman rose 
offered. The description says that it is 
“very hardy.” In another part the 
Georges Bruant is described as “except¬ 
ionally hardy,” by which it may be as¬ 
sumed that the latter is hardier than the 
former. The reverse is true if we may 
take our own experience as a guide, as 
the two roses have been growing at the 
Rural Grounds within 50 feet of each 
other for three years. The foliage of 
either variety is simply superb, but that 
of Braant mildews more or less every 
year. Last winter was severe upon all 
roses. The canes of Bruant were killed 
nearly to the ground. Those of the Car¬ 
man were not harmed in the least. The 
foliage does not mildew. 
In the interests of authentic rose his¬ 
tory, we are in hopes that it will be 
stated that the A. E. Carman was the 
first Rugosa hybrid, of which a printed, 
illustrated account has been given. The 
cross was made, according to these 
printed reports, during the summer of 
1886. The seeds were started during the 
winter of 1887, and it bloomed (this was 
the first of the lot to bloom) in the fall 
of the same year, and an illustration ap¬ 
peared shortly after in these columns. 
This was before the G. Bruant rose was 
heard of. Its introduction was an¬ 
nounced nearly, if not quite one year 
afterward, and we learn that very few 
plants were then sold. 
—the one a pure white, the other a bril¬ 
liant crimson. 
Luther Burbank writes us the valu¬ 
able piece of information that nearly all 
the Japan plums grow and bear better on 
peach than any other stock, yet most of 
them thrive on any plum, almond, apri¬ 
cot or even on some cherries. 
Still further certificates of merit come 
to us for the Red Jacket gooseberry. 
J. J. H. Gregory writes under a late 
date ; 
Three years ago I Imported Irom England SCO 
gooseberry bashes Inolndlng about 40 different va¬ 
rieties which embraced the more prominent sorts, 
Including several ot the famous Lancashire seed¬ 
lings. They were planted In strong land and heavily 
manured. The same season 1 purchased half a 
dozen of the Red Jacket plants, finishing one of the 
rows with them. The directions for applying the 
Bordeaux Mixture and liver of sulphur as fungicides 
were carefully followed. The result has been that 
though the Imported varieties have lived, they have 
not thrived; evidently they need the highest kind of 
petting to do anything, while the Bed Jacket has dis¬ 
played such splendid health of foliage and lusty 
vigor of growth that every visitor Is filled with won¬ 
der and asks for an explanation. 
Mr. R. P. McAnally, of North Caro¬ 
lina, writes as follows: 
On page 69 of The R. N.-Y., In answer to B. B..of 
Farmlngdale, 111., you say you do not believe any 
change of color ever occursby planting red and 
white potatoes near each other. As I know that such 
Is the case, I want to add my evidence to support B. 
B. I have often seen spotted or striped potatoes dug 
where red and white ones were planted near each 
other. The why and wherefore or how the mixing Is 
done I know not. A Western seed firm advertise 
these mixed potatoes for sale In a catalogue on my 
desk. 
Mr. McAnally is positive that potatoes 
change color if red and white varieties 
are planted near one another. We are 
not positive that he is wrong, but we are 
positive that there is no known reason 
why such a change should occur. As well 
may the bark of apple or pear trees 
change color because varieties of differ¬ 
ent colored bark grow in close proximity. 
We have known tubers to vary greatly 
in color before the variety has become 
fixed, and we have ourselves fixed varie¬ 
ties of different markings—from solid 
purple, to purple splashed and striped— 
which we selected from the same seed¬ 
ling hill. Our contention is that were we 
to plant pieces of the Stray Beauty (red) 
and R. N.-Y. No. 2 (white) in the same 
hill or contiguous hills year after year, 
that neither would change color in con¬ 
sequence of being so planted. 
The following interesting letter needs 
no introduction or explanation : 
Under Ruralhmsi In The R. N -Y. of February 17 
complimenting the Alice grape (a vine of which wae 
sent you several years ago), the question Is asked, 
what has become of it? In answer, 1 would say It Is in 
statu quo B'or several reasons do effort has been 
made to Introduce It, prominent among which Is the 
fact that the last half dozen years have been a 
period of disaster for grape growers, and so many 
new and much-vaunted varieties have been forced 
upon the market, subsequently proving compara¬ 
tively valueless, as to discourage planters and create 
widespread doubt of the commercial practicability 
of growing even better sorts than those now grown. 
Added to this adverse condition and the prospects of 
the trade, advancing years and declining health 
have Induced me to less arduous tasks than the In¬ 
troduction of a new grape. [Vide the long list of 
failures in the same page of The Hural, and the 
financial outcome of many of their originators, 
pointedly emphasized by another paragraph in the 
same Rural in reference to the present condition of 
a horticultural benefactor, the disseminator of the 
Concord ] As to the Alice, It is here to stay. The 
Pii5ir«Uatteirujsi 
IN writing to advertisers please always mention 
The Rural. 
We would not depreciate the Bruant 
rose. Our readers will bear us out when 
we say that prior to the past year The 
R. N.-Y. was the only paper to talk of 
it from actual trial, and to the writer, it 
has been from the first a most companion¬ 
able, lovable rose. The odor is delicate, 
refined, the color of the petals is snow 
white. The buds are long and pointed, 
and it is in truth a perpetual bloomer. 
Respecting its long, pointed buds and 
constancy of blcom, it is the superior of 
the other. In regard to hardiness and 
freedom from mildew, it is emphatically 
inferior. But where the Bruant proves 
hardy and fairly resists mildew, these 
two Rugosa hybrids will be highly prized 
for the vigor and incomparable foliage 
of the plants and their wealth of flowers 
My Wife and I 
^ ^ **1 Believe that an euiioa «| 
prevention la worth a 
g pound of cure. We ha4 
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6 little exertloa tired vi 
1 greatly, and my apFeii 
^ J ****vevy peer. Be 
Bbv mKIIh began to take Hoo4*v 
Barsaparllla and the eB« 
feet was like maglo, re> 
etorlng us to perfect 
Aw*** **• health and preventing se* 
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145 lath St, Ban Francisco. Hood’s Cures 
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Free circular 
P' W.C K ELLY v;^!] 
behavior of the Vines thus far Justifies their exten¬ 
sion as far as convenient for fruit-market purposes. 
In preference to any other variety now grown of 
which I have knowledge. As to Its Introduction or 
dissemination, that will prosably depend upon the 
enterprise of others when Us merits become better 
known and present adverse conditions of the grape 
business are more hopeful. ward d. gunx. 
Cllntondale, N. Y. 
of Scott’s 
Emulsion 
is contain- 
ed in let- 
ters from 
the medi- 
cal profes- 
sion speaking of its gratify' 
ing results in their practice, 
L. W. Kervan, of Norwalk, Florida, 
writes: 
My Agnes Emily Carman rose bush has given me 
one full rose, and has several bads, nearly ready to 
open. The enclosed petals will tell the size of the 
rose. The beauty of color was a revelation to me. 
It will be found generally that this 
rose will not bloom freely until the 
second season, and that it will not reveal 
the full sturdiness oi its foliage until the 
third year. We have always described 
the color of the rose as the same as that 
of Jacqueminot. The petals kindly sent 
by Mr. Kervan were so dried up as to 
look much darker. 
of cod-liver oil with Hypo- 
phosphites can be adminis¬ 
tered when plain oil is out of 
the question. It is almost 
as palatable as milk—easier 
to digest than milk 
Preparpd bv Scott 4 Bowne, N. Y 
(Continued on next page.) 
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