THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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to the proper fertilizing of peach orchards 
is potash and phosphoric acid, and not 
nitrogen. Ashes, muriate of potash, hone 
fertilizers—these are some of the money¬ 
makers for peach trees. Tillage, with 
green manure crops at the end of the 
season, can be relied upon to furnish the 
nitrogen in most instances. 
Varieties. —Prof. Bailey solicited lists 
of the very best market peaches from 
well-posted men from western New York. 
Those mentioned oftenest are as follows: 
Foster, Chair’s Choice, Early and Late 
Crawford, Brigdon, Wager, Crosbey, El- 
berta, Stevens’s Rareripe, Early Rivers, 
Oldmixon Free, Stump, and Mountain 
Rose. 
Most of our friends are familiar with 
the so-called Cinnamon vine, Dioscorea 
batatas, and with the little aerial tubers 
that form in the axils of the leaves. Mr. 
Julius Schnadelbach, of Grand Bay, Ala., 
sends us an aerial tuber of a yam that 
measures nearly three inches in diameter 
one way, an inch the other and resembles 
in form an immense double-winged, 
flattened strawberry. The color is gray¬ 
ish, like the little tubers of the Cinna¬ 
mon vine. Our friend writes us that he 
considers this Dioscorea worthy of being 
introduced as a vegetable. It is very 
productive—10 plants have yielded him 
over half a bushel. When cooked as one 
cooks the Irish potato, they can hardly 
be distingui.shed from it, except that the 
Dioscorea tubers have “a slightly pung¬ 
ent taste.” It appears that some of 
these aerial tubers grow to the size of a 
pound and over. Unlike the “Cinna¬ 
mon” vine, the plant makes no under¬ 
ground tubers^ 
We shall preserve the one tuber for 
seed, while requesting our friend to send 
us one or two others that we may cook 
them. Prof. Bailey regards the species 
as D. bulbifera; but Prof. Meehan thinks 
not. Whatever it is, it must be a most 
interesting plant. 
A New Quince. —Mention was made in 
our annual catalogue number, of the 
Bourgeat quince, a trial tree of which 
was sent to the Rural Grounds last 
spring. Mr. Fred. E. Young, Rochester, 
N. Y., now sends us a few specimens of 
the fruit. The shape is nearly that of 
the Orange, though * the several fruits 
differ, some having more neck than 
others. Mr. Young says that no other 
quince has so rich an odor or a “ skin 
so velvety to the touch.” The claim is 
made that it is an extra-long keeper, and 
remarkably tender when cooked. “ The 
tree,” he continues, “ is the most remark¬ 
able grower of any of the quinces. We 
have had trees one year from the bud, 
over six feet high. It may be trained and 
grown in tree form the same as pears or 
plums. Its season is right after the 
Orange.” 
As we know nothing of the Bourgeat, 
we merely give Mr. Young’s estimate of 
it until we may write from a practical 
test at the Rural Grounds. The speci¬ 
mens average 103^ inches in their largest 
circumference. 
Another. —From Albertson & Hobbs, 
of Bridgeport, Ind., comes another new 
quince named Missouri Mammoth. With 
it is a specimen of the Orange. The firm 
says that the two varieties were grown 
under exactly the same treatment and 
conditions in every respect. In color 
they are nearly the same. The odor of 
the Orange is the more pronounced. 
There is a mighty difference in the size. 
The Missouri measures 133^ inches in 
circumference, the Orange 10 inches. We 
compared the three (Orange, Bourgeat 
and Missouri) quinces as to quality. The 
Missouri was pronounced the most tender. 
The seed cavity is notably small. The 
Bourgeat is rather more tender than the 
Orange, but has less of the real quince 
flavor. 
There is plenty of room for improve¬ 
ment of the quince. The quince flavor 
is to be retained or intensified in the per¬ 
fect quince, and the flesh is to be as ten¬ 
der as that of an apple. Size is of second¬ 
ary importance. 
W. II. Chapman, of Whitley County, 
Ind., writes as follows : 
l send you one of my Rural Blush potatoes 
raised from potatoes the seed of which I received 
from you several years ago. There seems to be 
an opinion that the form of a potato will not 
change; but I think I can change the form of all 
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round potatoes to long ones anyhow, having done 
so in several cases. I commenced four years ago, 
and now have the form almost perfect. They are 
also a little earlier than the first ones that I 
raised, but I have not yet got rid of the deep eye. 
But few are hollow in the present form, while the 
round ones of any size were nearly all hollow. 
They are the best potatoes that I have found yet. 
These are interesting questions. We 
have often raised long Blush potatoes— 
as long as that our friend sends, seven 
inches ; but most of the crop is of the 
usual shape. It would be instructive to 
select from year to year the longest, as 
well as the shortest or roundest, and 
plant them separately. If The R. N.-Y.’s 
explanation of the cause of the hollow- 
heart is correct, then it follows that the 
hollow-heart .should not appear in long 
tubers of comparatively short diameter 
to the extent that it does in large, round 
tubers. We do not regard hollow-heart 
as a disease at all. It seems to us that it 
is due to shrinkage, which, of course, 
shows itself by a central cavity—the 
cavity occurring only in large tubers or 
smaller ones which have made a rapid 
growth. From our own experience, we 
believe that the black or corey-heart can 
be bred out by careful selection of seed. 
Is the following yield from so small 
an amount of seed a record breaker ? 
The account comes from M. S. Harring¬ 
ton, Delavan, Wis. Variety Carman No. 1. 
I received a piece of tuber, with one eye oniy. 
It was a good, sound piece, however, and when 
sprouted it grew vigorously and strong. From 
that one eye only, I have 42 pounds of potatoes in 
my cellar. They are mostly of good size, smooth 
and well shaped, without spot or blemish, and, as 
I washed them all clean of dirt, they make a fine 
appearance. When I dug them, I found that 
the rats had destroyed a portion by undermining 
and eating the tubers, otherwise I am confident I 
should have reached the 50-pouud mark. I don’t 
know whether the above yield will be considered 
remarkable, as the possibilities of increasing po¬ 
tatoes are almost unlimited. But it must stand 
for a record until some one shows that he has 
done better. 
We would be glad to learn from Mr. 
Harrington ju.st how he managed to grow 
42 pounds from a single eye. 
Word for Word. 
-Hey WOOD : “ The cat would eat fish 
and would not wet her feet.” 
“ She frieth in her own grease.” 
A. Conan Doyle : “ The eating of our 
own words is the greatest sacrifice which 
truth ever requires of us.” 
-C. M. Lesher, Northumberland, Pa.: 
“ The R. N.-Y. No. 2 for the last two 
years, has surpassed in yield, in appear¬ 
ance and in readiness of sale, any other 
potato raised by me—and, remember, 
my entire supply originated from a small 
tuber sent me by The Rural New- 
Yorker.” 
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