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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 11 
That the failure of the two-acre field 
of Crimson clover reported on page 314, 
was not due wholly, or even, perhaps, in 
part, to too late seeding, is shown by 
another trial in the fertile soil of the 
vegetable and fruit garden of the Rural 
Grounds. The plot—one-fortieth of an 
acre—was sown a few days before Sep¬ 
tember 1—we have not the exact date. 
It sprouted in a day or two, and grew 
finely until severe frosts. This plot is 
in a sheltered position and thoroughly 
well drained. Nearly all the plants 
were dead April 15. This is just the 
same plot upon which Crimson clover 
sown August 28 in 1893 stood the winter 
of 1893 and 1894 without sustaining the 
slightest harm. 
It will appear, then, that while Crim¬ 
son clover will stand ordinary winters in 
this part of Bergen County, N. J., it will 
not stand exceptionally severe winters.. 
Mr Woodbbidgk Strong, of New 
Brunswick, N. J., in reply to our inquiry, 
“ Has the Garber pear a perfect blos¬ 
som ?” has this to say : 
I have three or lour trees of it five inches in 
diameter at the ground, and they have all of them 
proved very poor bearers. This may be because 
of imperfect blossoms, although among the very 
many varieties that I have growing near them, 
there ought to be some blossoming at the precise 
time that they are ready for most effective pollina¬ 
tion. Wherever the Garber behaves as it does 
with me it is of no value whatever. Tire fruit is 
always smaller and poorer than a Iteiffer of 
medium size and quality, and I can scarcely say 
more against it than that implies. I have grown 
from seed of Le.Conte and Keiffer, rejected as of 
little merit and grafted over with other sorts, 
many varieties quite distinct and more worthy to 
survive than Garber. I cannot understand why 
it should ever be recommended. I got my original 
tree from William Parry when it was first intro¬ 
duced, and, therefore, have the best of reasons 
for believing it to be genuine. 
Mr. Gko. E. Scott, of Jefferson County, 
0., an experienced potato grower, gives 
in the Ohio Farmer, the first unfavorable 
report of the variety mentioned that 
we have seen : 
Much lias been said in praise of Carman No. 1, 
and from indications taken from my experimental 
plots, I would advise amateurs to buy slow of 
high-priced seeds. The large tubers have the 
meanest of hollows in them, which makes them 
practically of little value for table use. They are 
prone to a rough exterior, and show a tendency 
to scab. 
He gives The R. N.-Y. No. 2 the first 
place as to quality and vigor. This shows 
how varieties differ in different soils 
and climates. 
Up to April 20, we had received 70 dif¬ 
ferent varieties of potatoes sent to us 
for trial. 
It is our opinion—based upon actual 
trials—that no improvement whatever 
has been made in oats since the old 
Probsteier. In fact, were we raising 
oats largely, we would select this variety 
—all things considered—in preference to 
any of the so-called new varieties. 
The Belle Siebrecht rose is now 
being introduced through liberal adver¬ 
tisements in several leading papers. Its 
real ascertained merits have led to its 
introduction; it is not one of those 
novelties sent out upon its possible value. 
It is a pure hybrid tea—that is, both 
parents—Lady Mary Fitzwilliam and La 
France-—are hybrid teas. It is claimed 
by the introducers that it is perfectly 
hardy in similar climates to that of New 
York, a fact—if fact it be—which must 
add greatly to its value, when it is con¬ 
sidered that the rose has not only the 
perfection of form, size and fragrance 
of the most prized of the more tender 
roses, but an exquisite color all its own. 
We can not speak from experience as to 
the hardiness of the plant, but we have 
seen much of the buds and mature flow¬ 
ers during the past two years. The 
color, pretty well accepted as “ rose,” is 
at its best—soft, subdued, almost neu¬ 
tral. We would say that this rose shade 
is the base color, while yet an intensity 
is given by a soft intermingling of vio¬ 
let, the effect being different from that 
of any other rose we have ever seen ; 
and it holds this charming tint to the 
last—not fading to a tawdry, no-color, 
as do the flowers of American Beauty. 
When it is considered that it is a con¬ 
stant and free bloomer; that the shape 
of the buds is faultless; its fragrance 
most delicate, its color charmingly dis¬ 
tinct, while yet the plants have survived 
the past severe winter out of doors, 
it seems to us that the introducers have 
a right to claim that it must at once 
take full rank with the most popular 
roses ever introduced. We shall try the 
Belle Siebrecht this season. An adver¬ 
tisement appeared last week in The R. 
N.-Y., page 324, which offers gratis a 
beautiful colored plate to those who 
a PPly- This portrait shows the rose 
just as we have seen it. The peculiar 
color is as nearly true as may be looked 
for in popular prints of this kind. 
THE CRIMSON CLOVER REPORTS. 
It Holds the Fort Here. 
1 sowed August 25 in corn; sandy loam. It stood 
the winter very well; drought at seeding pre¬ 
vented a first-rate catch. It had no protection 
throughout the winter, except snow, and is now 
looking very well. J. t. m. 
New Martinsville, W. Va. 
Crimson clover sown after strawberries the 
last of August, had no protection but snow. Some 
smothered where covered with heavy banks, or 
was rendered so tender that 12 or 15 degrees of 
frost killed it. Most of it is all right now where 
a good stand was secured. I shall try it again 
with corn this summer. G. a. p. 
Wilawana, Pa. 
I sowed July 20, at the last cultivation of the 
corn. It stood the winter well, and at this date 
covers the ground completely. I sowed two acres 
in the spring of 1892, at the time of corn planting; 
at harvest time, very few blossoms appeared, on 
account of dry, hot weather. I let a part of the 
plot stand; it lived over winter, and bloomed and 
ripened seed in June, 1893. J. J. 
Greensburg, Pa. 
I sowed on a thin, red clay hillside, in black¬ 
berries for 10 years. Two acres were sowed, Aug- 
ust 28, 12 pounds of seed per acre. The past win¬ 
ter, with several days at from zero to 16 degrees 
below, was the coldest for nine years, with many 
thaws and freezes toward spring; it did little 
damage to the young plants, which now cover the 
ground quite well, and are from eight to ten 
inches high, with the probability of being ready 
to cut the middle of May. F. e. r. 
Cobden, Ill. 
July 20, 1894, I sowed in a truck patch where I 
had intended to plant cucumbers, but did not, and 
among sweet corn and beans. It made a weak 
growth among corn and beans; this, partly at 
least, was caused by the other crop taking the 
moisture out of the ground. That sowed where 
no other crop interfered, made a fine growth and 
was nine inches tall when winter set in. It all 
wintered finely. That which had nothing to take 
the moisture away from it, still has the lead. So 
far as I know, I am the only one in this locality 
who sowed any Crimson clover. Thanks to The 
R. N.-Y. for recommending it. a. k. 8. 
Ashville, O. 
I sowed from July 15 to September 1, in orchards, 
vineyards, raspberry and blackberry patches, 
corn fields and clear ground. It is alive with the 
exception of some spots in low ground where the 
soil heaved badly with frost. In a pear orchard 
on such land, where bone and muriate of potash 
had been used around the trees, the clover stood 
well, while between the rows where the fertilizer 
did not reach, it is nearly all killed. It is best to 
sow from the middle of July to the middle of 
August, in well-prephred soil. This gives the 
clover a chance to get a good start before winter 
sets in, and also gives a chance for a second 
seeding if the first seeding is killed by hot or dry 
weather. 8. T. D. 
Vinelaud, N. J. 
On September 15, I sowed 10 acres of Crimson 
clover as an experiment, on a field from which a 
crop of oats had been taken. It was sown a little 
too late, and was somewhat injured by heavy 
rains immediately after sowing. It had, how¬ 
ever, a fair start during the fall, and it survived 
the winter, which was severe, pretty well, some 
of it being winterkilled. But I noticed on parts 
of the field where more grain had been left on 
the ground through the use of the reaping ma¬ 
chine instead of binder, more of the grain grew 
up after plowing, and afforded a protection to 
the clover. But on the whole, taking everything 
into consideration, it has done as well as could 
be expected, and I think I shall sow again as a 
catch crop for soil improving. 8. Y. 
Flourtown, Pa. 
Crimson Clover in Southern Indiana.— Follow¬ 
ing The R. N.-Y.’s advice last season to try a 
small piece of Crimson clover, I secured 20 pounds 
of seed early, intending to sow it the first week in 
August; but at that time it was so dry and hot 
that I knew no seed could germinate if sown, so I 
waited for rain. A nice shower fell late in the 
afternoon August 23. After enough rain had 
fallen to wet the ground sufficiently, I took my 
clover seed, went right out into the downpour and 
sowed it. It was very warm at that time. I sowed 
it in the corn that had been kept perfectly clean. 
In 36 hours, 25 per cent of the seed had germinated; 
in 48 hours, 75 per cent of the plants were up and 
could be seen at quite a distance. It made a good 
growth during the fall—a dry fall, too. Through 
October, I pastured it with pigs, which like it bet¬ 
ter than any other grass or clover. Part of the 
field slopes to the northwest abruptly. At the 
time of the severe cold weather in February (60 
degrees below zero here), the clover on the slope 
was bare, the snow having blown off; not a single 
plant so far as I can see, has heaved out or 
winterkilled. At this time (April 21), the field is 
a solid mat of green, from six to eight inches 
high. The soil to the depth of 10 inches, is full of 
small rootlets which are covered with an incredi¬ 
ble number of small nodules from the size of a pin 
head to that of shot. It is now iff perfect condi¬ 
tion for plowing for corn, with a fine growth of 
clover to turn under. The old fashioned potato 
bugs or blister beetles are very fond of th is clover; 
they like it better than potato tops, and are liable 
to do serious damage to young plants. 
I feel confident that this clover will be a 
grand success in this latitude. Since writing the 
above, I have made further investigation, and 
find as many as 50 stems growing in a bunch 
from one seed. m. m. r. 
Dickeyville, Ind. 
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