1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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RURALISMS — Continued. 
Mignonette Lettuce. —This is likely 
to prove a valuable introduction. The 
entire plant measures only seven inches 
in diameter, and is said to be more solid 
and compact than any other variety. The 
outer leaves are few, and cling 1 so closely 
to the head that it is almost true to say 
that it is all head. It is fit for use about 
five days after the Boston Market, and 
stands longer without going to seed than 
that variety. 
Abstracts. 
-Prof. Bailey, as reported in the 
Florists’ Exchange: “During the last few 
years, we have experienced a failure of 
the apple crop. Well, you are reaping 
that which you have sown. You have 
talked of spraying, which is good, but 
you can't feed a horse with a currycomb, 
and so in growing fruit you must get 
down to the fundamental principles, and 
attend to the tillage of the orchard. 
Nine-tenths of the orchards in western 
New York are in sod, and one half of 
these are in meadow ; yet you will find 
people who think that an orchard ought 
to live on the husks of the hay that has 
been cut, and in addition support and 
feed six or eight kinds of tramps in the 
way of disease and live pests. The only 
assistance rendered the orchard is 
through an attempt to eliminate these 
tramps with the aid of a squirt gun.” 
“Ido not say that spraying is not help, 
ful, but the orchard should have full 
nutrition from the ground, and the best 
and only crop to grow in an apple orchard 
is apples. Crimson clover comes just 
right, and in apple orchards might be 
sown late in August, and up to the middle 
of September. Use American-grown 
seed. Crimson clover is hardy. Spray¬ 
ing apple orchards is a secondary opera¬ 
tion. We cannot make an orchard pro¬ 
ductive unless the soil is in proper con¬ 
dition. The best way to treat a large 
portion of our old orchards is to plant 
new ones. Apply 200 pounds of potash 
per year for five years, rather than 1,000 
pounds in one application. It is safer to 
have the plant foods in bags than in the 
s«il il the plants cannot use them at 
once.” 
-Ladies’ Home Journal : “Stronger 
and stronger is the conviction growing 
among men capable of discernment, that 
a successful business career or a credit¬ 
able social standard, is impossible with 
an indulgence of intoxicating liquors. 
This sentiment is far more widespread 
than many people know or believe. Any 
wide acquaintance among men of affairs 
very soon convinces one of it. Liquor is 
finding its true place in the estimation 
of men of judgment. The best proof of 
this lies in the decreasing quantity of 
wine consumed at public dinners.” 
I)r. It ainsford, of New York, spoke 
the truth when he recently said that the 
blame for the shame of his city, which 
was now being flaunted before the world, 
was not to be laid upon the shoulders of 
the fallen women of New York, but upon 
the intelligent Christianity of the city, 
which sits at home in intrenched selfish¬ 
ness.” 
wines. An indulgence in intoxicants of 
any sort has never helped a man to any 
social position worth the having ; on the 
contrary, it has kept many from attain¬ 
ing a position to which by birth and 
good breeding and all other qualifica¬ 
tions they were entitled. No young man 
will ever find that the principle of 
abstinence from liquor is a barrier to 
any success, social, commercial or other¬ 
wise. On the other hand, it is the one 
principle in his life which will, in the 
long run, help him more than any 
other.’ ” 
-Rhode Island Experiment Station : 
“ Experiments with air-slaked lime, cov¬ 
ering a period of two years, show con¬ 
clusively that it tends to increase the 
scab of potatoes. Since wood ashes con¬ 
tain about one-half as much lime in 
practically the same form, there remains 
almost no question that they will also 
increase the scab. One ton of air-slaked 
lime contains in general a little less lime 
than two tons of wood ashes.” 
-Purdue University Experiment 
Station: “ Potato scab was largely pre¬ 
vented by treating the seed planted, for 
three hours, in a solution of two ounces 
of corrosive sublimate in 1(5 gallons 
of water. Where untreated seed was 
planted, GO to 65 per cent of the crop was 
scabby, while treated seed had but from 
3.50 to 3.75 per cent scab. On high 
ground, the scab was reduced to two per 
cent. 
-Texas Experiment Station : “ The 
Japan plums are of good size and flavor. 
Very attractive, and would ship well. 
Many of the varieties need to be sprayed 
to prevent injury by insects and fungi. 
The following varieties are promising : 
Abundance, Burbank, Douglas, Ueorge- 
son, Kelsey and Norman.” 
&Ui£rrUnnrou$ 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
100 Varieties. Also Small Fruits, Trees, Ac. Best root¬ 
ed stock. Genuine, cheap, si sample vines mailed for lOe. 
Descriptive price-list free. LEW IS ROESCII, Fredonla, N. Y. 
P VINES. 
BH Largest Stock in the 
World. Small Fruits. Introducer of unrivalled 
new Red .Jacket Gooseberry & Fay Currant. 
Catalogue /ree. Cco.S.Jossel.vn, I' redonla.N. Y. 
GRAPEVINES S 1 A™ 
50,000 GREGG RASPBERRY PLANTS. 
Catalogue free. 
EUGENE WILLETT, North Collins, N. Y. 
DOLLARS FUN AND COMFORT 
Hale’s llook tells the story. Describes and prices 
Best Berries.Currants,Grapes, Aspara- ■ ■ ■ rn |||-r 
gus, Rhubarb, Hardy Peaches, Japan IN r n II 
Plums and other mortgage lifters. Drop 11 “ 
postal now. HALE BROS., So. Glastonbury, Conn 
Green Mountain Grape. 
Remember, we are HEADQUARTERS for the Green 
Mountain Grape, the earliest and best of all early 
grapes. Do not fail to plant out one or more vines 
this Spring. Our two or three year vines will bear the 
next year after setting. Send for circular. 
We also have a FULL LINE of all other NURSERY 
STOCK. Address STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS, 
New Canaan, Conn 
“Cleansing a whole city is a grand 
thing to do, but it is more to the point 
to see that our own doorstep is clean.” 
-Ladies’ Home Journal: “‘Is not a 
young man placed at a disadvantage 
when he refuses wine at public dinners? ’ 
“ • I am under the impression that a 
young man who refuses wine is always 
at a distinct advantage. A strong adher¬ 
ence to any good principle is always a 
recommendation of a young man’s char¬ 
acter in the eyes of his elders.’ ” 
“‘Can you, as one young fellow to 
another, honestly say to me that a total 
abstinence from liquors is not a barrier 
to a social success ? ’ 
“ ‘I can, and with all my heart. Chang¬ 
ing the negative to the affirmative, I can 
honestly say that a young man’s best 
and highest social success is assured 
just in proportion as he abstains from 
GRAPE CULTURE. 
If you have planted, or intend to plant, a few vines 
or a vineyard, it will pay you to inclose 25 cents for 
my practical treatise on “GRAPE CULTURE.” 
Or $1.00 for 12 first-class vines, 4 each, choice of Niag¬ 
ara or Poeklington, Delaware or Brighton, Worden 
or Wilder, best White, Red and Black varieties, with 
the book free. Or 20 Concords and the book. Now is 
the time to order. I will mail the book at once, the 
vines in early spring, post-paid, safe arrival in good 
condition guaranteed. Vines for vineyard planting 
a specialty. Price list free. 
J. H. TRYGN, Willoughby, Ohio. 
Japan Plums—Standard Pears, 
and Peach Trees. If you intend to plant, send for our 
list. It tells you what to plant for protit. and how to 
care for it, with price of trees. HENRY LUTT8. 
Niagara River Nurseries, Youngstown, N. Y. 
TUP IfANQAQ H0ME NURSERY offer choice 
I ML BnllOHlJ Fruit and Ornamental Trees for 
Commercial and Family Orchards, Grapes and Small 
Fruits of best varieties; originator of the “ Peerless” 
Kansas Raspberry on liberal terms. Send for Price 
List. A. II. GltlESA, Box J, Lawrence, Kan. 
Paragon Chestnut Wood 
J. L. LOVETT, Emilie, Pa- 
for grafting. 
Five hundred 
bearing trees 
i ASPARAGUS ESEutPAKI 
| —Ml i i' Ill ril l— III ARE OUR SPECIALTIES. 
f Mercer Cherry, Japan Wineberries 
| We have all kinds of stock to be found In a First-class Nursery. 
§JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO., Village Nurseries, HICHTSTOWN, N. J. 
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SHALL FRUITS, GRAPES, SHRUBS, ROSES, 
EVERGREENS, HARDY PLANTS. 
Largest and choicest collections in America. 
FOR SPRING PLANTING. 
- Prepare your lists now, and send for estimates. 
Write for New Catalogue, beautifully illustrated, free. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
TIOUNT HOPE NURSERIES, Rochester, fc. Y. 
ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CENTURY AGO. 
L The largest of all early Pears, and the 
earliest large Pear. Strong grower 
and free from blight. Most profit¬ 
able and most handsome early Pear. 
“A remarkable early Pear.” E. S. 
Carman.—See Rural N. Y. Sept. 8. Our new catalogue tells all about this and other 
fruits for profit. Leaders are Japan Plums, Crosby Peaches, &c. Largest stock, 
Lowest prices. Send for surplus list 6 c Cherries, Plums, &c. All stock guaranteed 
H ealthy, Thrifty and Free from Disease. Jh e Rogers Nursery Co.- Pox 102 Moorestown, N- J. 
Still \v berry, Blackberry, Curran t,Goose- 
berry, Asparagus anil Grape Plants. 
Pear, Apple, Peaeli, Chestnut, Walnut. 
S o»t. ARTHUR J. COLLINS 
HOMESTEAD FRUIT FARM 
FRUIT anil ORNAMENTAL Trees, SMALL FRUIT Plants and Vines. All stock guaranteed 
as represented. Prices reduced. \Vo can save you money on large or small orders. Berry Crates 
and Baskets. Catalogue FREE. Address I). B. GAltVIN & SON, Wheeling, \V. Va. 
11,000,000 TREES 
Over l.oou varieties. Fruit and Ornamental 
Shrubs, Vines and Roses. All standard and 
special varieties. Send for Ulus. Catalogue. 
W.S. 1.1TTI, K <fc CO.Rochester,N.Y. 
or 52 Exchange Place, N.Y.City. 
iiSI New Apples, Pears, Nut Trees and Novelties SKolSKS 
Starr, the largestearly apple, 12 in. around, marketable 1st week in July; Para¬ 
gon, Parlin and others. Koonce Pear, early, handsome and delicious. Lincoln 
Coreless, very large and very late; Seneca, Japan Golden Russet, Vermont. 
Beauty, etc. Japan Quince Columbia, unequaled for jelly. Nuts Parry’s 
Giant, 6 In. around, the largest known chestnut; Paragon, Numboand many others. 
Walnuts—French, Persian, Japan, English and American Pecans. Almonds and 
Filberts, Eleagnus Longipes, Japan Mayberries, Hardy Oranges; Dwarf llocky Ml 
Cherries, free from insects, Black Knot and other diseases; Small Fruits, Grapes, 
Currants, etc.; Shade Trees. Ornamental Shrubs, etc. Catalogue Free. 
POMONA NURSERIES, - - - WM. PARRY, Parry N. J. 
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SMALL FRUITS, VINES, ROSES,! 
Ornamentals, Crates and Baskets.f 
The largest variety, the most valuable specialties,: 
the latest novelties. All illustrated and described in s 
our NEW CATALOGUE. Also the famous 
Timbrell Eldorado! 
STRAWBERRY BLACKBERRY I 
“They SURPASS all others,” says: 
= E. S. Carman of Rural New Yorker and H. E. Vaxdfman, U. S. Dept. Buy direct.: 
= DON’T’ DAY DOUBLE PRICES. 
REID’S NURSERIES, Bridgeport, Ohio. 
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EVERGREENS 
FRUIT AND 
_ FOREST TREET 
Grape Vines, Small Fruits, Shrut a 
and Roses. Sample Order No 1; 2 !) 
evergreens, seven varieties,includii v 
Colorado Blue Spruce, (ricea I uu- 
gensl, sent to any address in the 
United States, express prepaid, for 
one-half of above $1. 86 page whole¬ 
sale catalogue and “How to grow ever¬ 
greens” Free. Received highest 
awaril at the World’s Fair. Large 
discounts for early orders. Address, 
Bicker National Nursery Co., Hein, Ill. 
Trees - 4 Plants 
From THE MOON Company, 
the FINEST and BEST. 
Send for descriptive Catalogue to tell 
you the rest. 
The Wm. H. Moon Co,, 
Morrlsvllle, Pa. 
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One of a Thousand 
PEACH TREES. 
A small supply first and second class. Harr’s Mam¬ 
moth and Moore’s Crossbred Asparagus', two year 
plants. Seed direct from originators. Large lot one 
and two year Osage Hedge plants. Carolina Poplars, 
4 to 18 feet; fine trees. Cutting of same, calloused 
and ready for planting. The new Brandywine Straw¬ 
berry sent direct from originator. Write 
J08IAH A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Chester County, I’a 
PAn QJM |J—Chestnut wood for grafting—Para- 
| Ull wALC gonandNumbo. Strawberry Plants 
—Gov. Hoard, Enhance, Meek’s Early, and Princess 
Imperial. Also, a few choice Jersey Cows and Heifers. 
Write for prices. A. L. COLLINS, Fellowship, N. J. 
This flower looks attractive—multiply it by 
1,000 and you will ha ve a good idea of a bush of 
Andorra’s Latest Introduction 
Hypericum Moserianum (St. John’s Wort.) 
A beautiful, evergreen, trailing shrub, cover¬ 
ed from June until late Fall with rich, golden 
flowers, resembling a single rose. With slight 
f irotection it has been found perfectly hardy 
n this country. Single Plants, Cents ; 
Five for $ 1 . Delivered free. 
It will pay you to send for our new Catalogue,which 
tells of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Plants, Roses, 
Fruit, and our special stock of Rhododendrons. 
It will interest all who are interested in such matters. 
ANDORRA NURSERIES, Chestnut Hill, 
W.WABNJsallAiu'icu, Mgr. PHIL AD A., PA. 
