1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
555 
The (lay after the tornado, it seemed 
that all of our trial potatoes would die. 
The leaves had been torn by the hail¬ 
stones and the vines twisted. It seemed 
probable that these twisted and broken 
vines would all die of rot or mildew. 
This has been the case with many of the 
new varieties on trial in our experiment 
field of “ Emwood.” Some of the vines 
are eutirely dead ; others, though more 
or less injured, are still green. We have 
(57 varieties. It seems odd that, as all 
were subjected to the ravages of the tor¬ 
nado, some should survive while others 
were destroyed. Strange still it seems 
to us, and we are very glad that it is so, 
that our choice seedlings, growing in the 
back garden, tortured as relentlessly, it 
would seem, as those in the field, should 
have recovered entirely. This may be a 
second growth—a growth rendered pos¬ 
sible by a more congenial soil. In this 
case, the tubers will, of course, be of all 
shapes; but we do not care for that 
only so we save the “ seed ” to plant 
another year. The plot of these choice 
seedlings is one mass of lively green. 
There is not a dead leaf to be seen. The 
flea beetle has not done its usual injury. 
Now this is what we want to call par¬ 
ticular attention to. These vines, since 
they were a foot high, have been dusted 
with Fungiroid after every rain. Our ob¬ 
ject was to test the efficacy of Fungiroid 
to resist blight, and what effect, if any, 
it would have upon the vines otherwise. 
Hence, it was, we have not allowed these 
seedling vines to be without the dust 
longer than for one day at a time. 
Whether their wonderfully green, lux¬ 
uriant appearance and full recovery from 
the effects of the tornado, are due to the 
effects of the Fungiroid, or to the soil, 
situation or other causes we know not 
of, we do not pretend to say. We merely 
desire to record the fact that, though 
having sustained so much damage from 
the tornado, we have never seen vines of 
a more close, compact, thrifty growth, 
or of a more intensely green color, while 
the (57 varieties in the field, not treated 
to Fungiroid, are in the deplorable con¬ 
dition we have described. 
Those who read liuralisms are aware 
that Fungiroid is merely a dry powder 
of the Bordeaux Mixture ready for use 
as it is. If the liquid Bordeaux is effec¬ 
tive, we do not see why the dry Bordeaux 
should not be effective, since the dews 
of the night and the rains virtually 
change it into the liquid Bordeaux. The 
Fungiroid has been applied by the Leg¬ 
gett gun, and very thoroughly applied, 
too. We have intended that not a sin¬ 
gle leaf should escape. 
Our readers may remember that we 
told them last season of a remarkable 
potato seedling of the R. N.-Y. No. 2. 
It was raised from seed sent us by a 
friend and subscriber of Ghent, Belgium. 
One hill 3’ielded 157 tubers, averaging as 
large as marbles, as we say—not over an 
inch in diameter. The vines died very 
early ; whether this was caused by the 
excessive drought or by blight, we may 
not say. We saved seven of the largest 
tubers and planted them in the seedling 
plot that we have been talking about. 
Of 1(5 different kinds, these vines have 
made the strongest growth, and we are 
curious to know what the yield will be. 
Seedling potato culture gives us many 
surprises. That the weakly vines of last 
year, that died so early, should give us- 
“ seed that this year produces vines of 
remarkable vigor, is one of these sur¬ 
prises. 
It is bothersome to prepare the Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture, as effective as it may be. 
The question is, Will this dry Bordeaux 
(Fungiroid) have the same effect as the 
liquid ? We hope that the experiment 
stations will be able to throw some light 
upon this subject. We would ourselves 
prefer to use the dry powder, by means 
of the Leggett gun, to making the liquid 
Bordeaux and applying it by spraying 
pump, hose and nozzle. 
Mr. J. II. Northui’ of Louisa, Ky., 
sends us several stems of seedling Sagha- 
lin grown this season. When three feet, 
high—we did not know that it would 
grow so high from seed the first season— 
he cut it and fed it to cattle and horses. 
They ate it without its being cut up. the 
stems as well as the leaves. “ If,” he 
says, “ it will continue to grow and 
spread out as claimed, it certainly will 
make a valuable addition to our forage 
plants.”. 
The first boom of Teosinte llteana or 
Euclikena luxurians), in so far as we 
know, occurred in this country about 
1878. We find that we gave an illustra¬ 
tion of it in November of that year. It 
was in that year, too, that we raised a 
few plants. It differs from the corn 
plant in that, first, about a dozen stalks 
grow from one seed, and, second, these 
stalks may be cut-back twice during a 
season while the cut back shoots con¬ 
tinue to grow as if they had not been 
cut back at all. The blades of Teosinte 
are wider, the joints closer together, and 
a given plant will produce a great deal 
more forage or hay than a corn plant. 
IIow much more fodder could be pro¬ 
duced from Teosinte to the acre than 
from corn, we cannot say, because the 
Teosinte would have to be planted fur¬ 
ther apart. It has been said in France 
that every seed would produce 100 stems, 
reaching a height of 10 feet. While in 
France it does not produce seeds, in 
Egypt it is said to bear them abundantly. 
In the middle of last May, we again 
planted a few seeds of Teosinte. J uly 
(5, these plants were three feet high, 
with an average of nine stems, small and 
large, to a seed. Several of the plants 
were cut to the ground July 10. July 24, 
the uncut plants were four feet tall, 
with an average of 12 stems to a seed. 
The cut-back plants were two feet high. 
It will be seen that Teosinte is of con¬ 
siderable value, especially as it is known 
to stand drought better than the corn 
plant. 
The Lovett Company, of Little Silver, 
N. J., offer two new varieties of straw¬ 
berries. One is Anna Kennedy (P.). 
which Mr. Lovett calls the most beauti¬ 
ful strawberry produced. It is a selec¬ 
tion from 3,000 seedlings raised by Mr. 
Lovett in 1884 and 1885. The leaves are 
large, almost round, and glossy. The 
berries are nearly round, •* perfectly 
Regular, of a brilliant flame color ; rich, 
sweet and sprightly in quality, and me¬ 
dium as to size.” The plant is said to be 
the perfection of vigorous growth, ripen¬ 
ing its fruit in midseason. The second 
novelty is the Michigan, which orig¬ 
inated in Michigan in 1891. Mr. Lovett 
claims that it is from 10 days to two 
weeks later than the Gandy. It is said 
to be exceptionally uniform as to size 
and shape, and of a bright crimson 
color. The plant is said to be a healthy 
grower, and very prolific. We have se¬ 
cured potted plants of both varieties.... 
We have the following from Luther 
Burbank, of Santa Rosa, Cal. : 
By this mail, July 9, I send you samples of 
crossbred plums, BurbaukxSatsuina and Bur- 
bankxSimoni. The trees of both are wonderfully 
productive, and free growers. Both ripen about 
10 days before Burbank. They should be dark 
crimson before testing; they are shipped green, 
and the best flavor will be lost. 
The cross between Burbank and Sat- 
suma, is conical, about two inches from 
stem to apex, and 1)4 inch through. The 
color, when received (July 19), was a 
deep crimson, the flesh purple, also, and 
very juicy; the pit, which is small, is free. 
The flavor was inferior. The cross be¬ 
tween Burbank and Simoni gives a plum 
nearly round, two inches in diameter, of 
a deep purplish-red color, flesh yellow 
and very juicy. The pit (free) was but 
three-fourths inch long. The quality is 
better than that of the other, but not 
•of the best by any means. What the 
•quality would be if more nearly ripe 
when picked, we cannot, of course, con¬ 
jecture . 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Corner Chambers and Pearl Streets, New York 
