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Tshe  R  U  R  AL  N  E  W-YO  R  K  E  R 
March  11,  1916. 
to  begin  a  seed  plot  is  to  plant  seed  from 
bills  selected  in  the  Fall  at  digging  for 
high  yield.  Where  this  has  not  been 
done  equal  sized  tubers  of  fair  size,  say 
six  to  eight  ounces,  should  be  sorted  out 
and  planted  by  the  tuber-unit  method. 
Each  one  is  quartered  lengthwise,  tak¬ 
ing  care  that  each  has  its  share  of  the 
vigorous  seed  end  eyes,  and  planted  in 
succession  along  the  row.  In  Fall  the 
four  hills  are  dug  in  one  pile.  Begin¬ 
ners  are  greatly  surprised  to  see  the 
variation  in  the  size  of  those  piles  due 
to  the  difference  i,n  the  inherited  vigor  of 
each  seed  potato.  The  best  are  then  kept 
for  a  seed  plot  the  following  year,  a  good 
plan  being  to  keep  •these  piles  separate  in 
crates  or  boxes.  All  the  units  poor 
enough  to  give  yields  much  below  the 
average  of  all  should  ho  sold  for  table 
stock.  The  rest  will  then  furnish  seed 
for  the  main  crop  next  year.  On  every 
farm,  whether  with  seed  plot  or  not.  it 
costs  practically  nothing  t* *  go  over  all 
parts  of  the  field  from  which  any  pota¬ 
toes  will  be  kept  for  seed  and  dig  out  all 
weak,  diseased  or  dying  hills  while  the 
rest  of  the  vines  are  still  growing  well. 
On  my  own  place  this  time  conies  in 
September.  This  costs  nothing  for  they 
would  have  to  be  picked  up  later  any- 
day.  The  seed  plot  should  be  planted  on 
the  best  part  of  the  held  and  given  good 
care.  Even  if  it  is  not  possible  to  spray 
the  whole  field  the  seed  plot  should  be 
sprayed  with  a  hand  sprayer  to  keep 
blight  germs  from  rotting  the  seed  in  the 
SOi.1  next  year.  flood  seed  potatoes 
should  have  the  following  qualities: 
I.  The  type  most  likely  to  pay  under 
the  soil,  climate  and  market  conditions 
of  the  user's  farm,  as  blue-sprout,  White- 
sprout  or  Cobbler. 
I I.  Shape,  color,  size  and  quality  to 
bring  the  best  market  price. 
Highest  inherited  vigor  to  give  large 
yield. 
4.  Freedom  from  inherited  diseases 
like  the  fusarium  wilt. 
5.  flood  storage  in  Winter  and  care 
in  Spring  to  carry  all  the  strength  of 
the  seed  to  use  in  the  field. 
0.  Disinfection  for  rhizoctonia  and 
common  scab. 
7.  Planting  at  distances  which  will  give 
best  yield  and  pri.ee. 
8.  Cutting,  best  with  Colorado  cutting- 
rack,  In  use  the  superior  vitality  of  seed 
end  eyes  to  beet  advantage. 
0.  A  seed  plot  given  good  care  and 
planted  with  large  seed  by  the  hill-row 
or  tuber-unit  method  to  find  the  best 
yielding  seed  for  next  year. 
10.  Early  removal  of  all  weak  and  dis¬ 
eased  hills  from  all  the  crop  from  which 
seed  will  he  taken. 
New  York.  daniel  dean. 
Frame  for  House  Plants 
The  following  description  of  an  under¬ 
ground  greenhouse  a  j  pea  red  in  the  May¬ 
flower  in  1805.  Would  such  a  house  be 
practical  in  Northwestern  Ohio?  We  are 
using  gas  for  fuel  and  my  plants  do  not 
bloom ;  some  I  can  scarcely  keep  alive 
until  Spring. 
The  expense  of  constructing  this  green¬ 
house  is  very  small.  If  made  entirely 
from  wood  the  cost  of  the  whole  outfit  for 
one.  made  six  feet  long  and  three  feet 
wide  need  not  exceed  $5,  loit  if  bricks  are 
used  to  wall  up  the  sides  it  will  be  more 
durable  and  worth  the  extra  expense.  Se¬ 
lect  for  the  site  of  this  plant  house  a  very 
sunny  spol.  Dig  a  pit  three  feet  deep  and 
any  desired  size.  This  pit  should  be 
turned  lengthwise  to  the  south,  for  the 
plants  can  then  all  receive  a  share  of  sun¬ 
light.  When  boarding  or  bricking  up  the 
sides  and  ends  let  the  boards  extend  one 
fool  above  the  ground.  Earth  can  then 
be  banked  1171  around  the  outside  to  turn 
the  water  away  .  If  this  house  is  well 
protected  during  severe  weather  it  can  be 
used  to  good  advantage  even  when  the 
thermometer  falls  to  15  degrees  below 
zero.  It  is  well  to  look  carefully  to  the 
outside  covering,  so  there  is  not.  the 
slightest  opening  for  the  frost  to  enter. 
Either  one  or  two  sashes  ean  be  used  and 
if  the  crevice  where  the  sashes  are  joined 
is  filled  with  paper  the  frost  cannot  pene¬ 
trate.  When  the  weather  becomes  severe 
bank  lip  manure  around  the  outside.  A 
good  covering  for  the  glass  is  heavy  paper 
and  mats.  MBB;  E.  E.  L. 
La  Fayette,  O. 
If  Mrs.  E.  E.  L.  gives  reasonable  care 
to  her  flower  plants  in  regard  to  watering, 
shifting  to  larger  size  puls  if  root  bound, 
and  uses  good  rich  soil,  and  then  does  not 
have  fine  healthy  flowers  the  cause  must 
be  the  gas  which  is  used  as  fuel.  Flowers 
in  an  exhibition  hall  lighted  with  gas  are 
very  short-lived,  though  I  am  inclined  to 
think  that  when  gas  is  used  there  may 
often  be  a  small  leak,  so  insignificant,  that - 
the  odor  is  not  observed,  though  eventu¬ 
ally  it  will  show  on  the  plants  and 
flowers. 
The  description  of  the  underground 
greenhouse  in  1895,  would  correspond  to 
the  cold  frame  of  to-day.  and  would  not 
be  practical  for  use  except  after  March, 
and  then  there  would  be  numerous  nights 
on  which  heavy  protection  would  be  nec¬ 
essary.  A  bed  prepared  in  that  manner 
and  then  tramped  two-thirds  full  of  fresh 
horse  manure  would  make  an  excellent 
place  for  starting  early  vegetable  or 
flower  plants.  If  double  glazed  sash  were 
used,  and  soil  banked  up  to  the  top  on  the 
outside,  plants  of  the  more  hardy  varie¬ 
ties  would  not  be  injured  by  very  severe 
weather.  If  manure  is  used  it  should  be 
turned  several  times  before  being  placed 
in  the  pit.  This  would  free  it  of  some  « >f 
the  excess  nitrogen,  and  put  it  in  good 
condition  to  give  off  a  mild  heat  for  a 
long  period.  The  manure  should  he 
tramped  firmly  in  the  pit.  IS  inches  to  two 
feet  thick,  depending  upon  the  season  of 
the  year  and  the  kind  of  plants  to  be 
grown.  About  six  inches  of  soil  should 
be  placed  over  the  manure  in  which  to 
sow  seeds. 
During  cold  nights  the  sash  should  he 
protected  with  mats  of  rye  straw,  old 
carpets,  or  any  material  that  will  con¬ 
serve  heat  and  exclude  cold.  When  the 
sun  shines  give  all  the  air  necessary  to 
keep  plants  growing  in  a  healthy  man¬ 
ner.  Better  use  a  thermometer  and  do 
not  let  it  go  above  65  or  70  during  the 
day.  E.  J.  w. 
Fruit  Growers 
It.  priya  to  (rot  prices  on  our  Genesee 
Black’s  Reliable  Trees 
Valley  stock.  Stuncl 
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and  other  tree.;  and  small  fruits.  Our  L 
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Ruatititecdtriic-'.iTictv.tliriflv^liKen'ie-  iBi 
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For  the  planter  who  wants  nothing 
but  the  best,  we  offer,  at  reasonable 
prices,  stock  that  will  produce  exactly 
what  he  has  a  right  to  expect. 
Our  leaders  are:  Peach 
Trees,  (original  stock  fur¬ 
nished  by  N.  J.  Exp.  Station) 
Apples,  including  "‘Deli¬ 
cious''  and  75  others.  Hardy 
Indiana  Budded  Pe¬ 
cans  and  Small  Fruits. 
CATALOGUE  FREE  . 
It  describes  a  full  tine  of  fruits  and  orna¬ 
mentals,  makes  no  extravagant  promises, 
and  the  prices  are  right. 
Jos.  H.  Black,  Son  &  Co.,  Hightstown,  N.  J, 
BIG  BARGAINS  >N  TRSES 
HU  stroil-i.  heAltliv  pNn'k  hutc  to  prow,  at  uii6(|Ualled 
pile**.  B»y  dliect  from  ms — £  aw  open  Ibv  front*  ^ 
uwl  pet  bettor  Dtool* .  Sena  address?  ou  postal 
todav. 
Rich  Land  NurserE  Bor  242,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Out-  immense  stock  or  TREES  enables  11s  to  sell  at  less 
than  one-half  agents  prices. 
FRESH  DUG,  FREIGHT  or  EXPRESS  PAID 
We  grow  all  leading  varieties  of  Apples,  fears.  Plums, 
Cherries,  peaches.  Perry  plants,  Asparagus  juiti  Orna¬ 
mentals.  PEI. IC'IOCS.  the  great  (Jessorr  apple,  is  one 
of  our  specialties,  have  grown  it  lot  years  in  our  Orchard 
ami  props  gar  mg  buds  "ere  token  from  beating  trees. 
nut  CAT.A  1.00 UK  describes  everything,  send  for  it 
tin  lay,  it  is  free. 
L’AMOREAUX  NURSERY  CO,,  Schoharie,  N.  V 
DWARF  APPLE  TREES 
DWARF  PEAR  TREES 
DWARF  PLUM  TREES 
DWARF  CHERRY  TREES 
DWARF  PEACH  TREES 
Catuloffi/e  Fre.t 
The  Van  D risen  Nurseries 
W.  L.  McKay,  Prop. 
Box  R  ::  ::  Geneva.  N.  Y. 
As  Certified  Growers  for  25 
years  our  guarantee  means 
Honest  Trees,  at  half  agents’ 
prices.  Handsome  catalog  irec. 
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6ROssian  St..  Dansville.  N.  Y. 
■  One  Million  FruitTrees 
100  Ess* 810-00  tssk 
100  Cherry  Trees  $10.00  Fnm  Tre'^ncrti 
3  to  4  feel  high  »  u  1!  ornamenta 
100  Tear  Tree,  810.00 
,  „  _  4 to  Huy  your  trees  1 
100  Plum  Trees  810.00  i".  ifromtharrroiet 
3  to  4  fee t  high  »»«-,. m-halF agon 
100  Df.  Pear  Trees  810.00  l 
2  to  :s  feet  high  lands  — hardy  ,  fr 
100  Quince  Trees  810*00  from  disease  at 
2  to  3 feet,  high  true  to  name  Or 
100  Peach  Trees  8  6.00 
2  to  3*4  feet  high  faction  guar  ante , 
Write  now  Tor  Catalqo  and  Offers  DENTON,  WILLIAMS 
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PEARS  AND  APPLES 
j\  COMBINATION  I h at  wins  in  almost  every  fruit  grow¬ 
ing  section.  Bose  Pear  is  the  coming  market  sort 
—  handsome,  good  size,  sells  readily.  From  our  Fifty 
Varieties  of  Apples  you  can  choose  the  money-maker’s,  for 
our  FRUIT  BOOK  shows  what  sorts  arc  suited  to  certain 
sections.  Get  a  tree  copy  today. 
Samuel  Fraser  Nursery,  Inc. 
126  Main  Street  Geneseo.  N.  Y. 
Propagating  Norway  Maple 
Will  you  tell  me  how  to  propagate  Nor¬ 
way  maple  and  Sell  wed ler's  Norway 
maple?  I  have  some  nine  soft  maple 
seedlings  one  year  old.  At  what  time  or 
in  wlmt.  condition  should  they  and  the 
scions  graft  readily,  if  they  are  handled 
that  way?  I  read  somewhere  they  could 
be  propagated  from  cuttings.  I  have 
been  unable  so  far  to  get  any  satisfactory 
advice.  If  seeds  are  used  when  should 
they  be  sown?  a.  r.  t. 
North  field,  Minn. 
The  common  Norway  maple  is  propa¬ 
gated  from  stratified  seeds,  which  are 
gathered  soon  as  ripe  and  when  dry  are 
stratified  in  sand,  which  is  done  in  the 
following  manner :  Take  a  box.  say  20x 
24  inches  (more  or  less)  in  size,  and 
about  four  inches  deep,  into  which  put 
a  layer  of  sand  one  inch  deep,  then  a 
layer  or  stratum  of  seeds,  thick  enough  to 
cover  the  sand  out  of  sight;  then  an¬ 
other  inch  of  sand  and  so  on  until  the  box 
is  filled,  covering  the  last  stratum  of  seed 
with  one  inch  of  sand.  Then  bury  the 
box  in  the  ground,  at  least  38  inches  deep, 
in  some  sheltered  location,  such  as  uuder 
an  open  front  slied,  or  south  of  a  high 
hedge,  fence  or  building  where  there  is 
good  natural  drainage.  Cover  the  box 
with  a  one-inch  board  ;  this  will  prevent 
entrance  of  rodents  and  also  disturbance 
of  the  contents,  when  box  is  taken  out. 
The  seed  should  not  be  disturbed  until 
the  following  Spring,  when  it  should  be 
planted  in  well  prepared  soil  as  early  as 
the  ground  is  in  good  workable  condition. 
Plant  in  rows  eighteen  inches  apart,  and 
the  seed  two  inches  apart  in  the  row,  cov¬ 
ering  them  two  inches  or  so  deep.  The 
seedlings  should  be  planted  in  regular 
nursery  rows,  when  uot  older  than  two 
years. 
The  Schwedleri  may  be  propagated  by 
budding  and  grafting ;  this  may  be  suc¬ 
cessfully  done  on  most  any  of  the  other 
maples,  but  the  Norway  is  probably  the 
best,  and  our  native  sugar  maple  a  good 
second  best  stock.  The  more  modern  au¬ 
thorities  say  grafting  of  this  maple  may 
be  done  any  time  during  the  Winter  that 
the  weather  is  mild  enough,  though  this 
work  is  commonly  done  in  early  Spring. 
Budding  should  be  done  during  the  month 
of  August.  k. 
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PLANTS,  VINES,  ROSES,  Etc. 
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Contains  valuable  information  about  soils, 
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eltni  ijw.  This  book  also  lint*  it  great  variety  of  trees. 
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TREES-ROSES- VINES 
in  small  or  large  lots  at  wholesale 
prices.  Catalog  and  Green's  Fruit 
Book — FRKK.  Green’s  Nursery  Co. 
22  Wall  St.,  Rochester,  N  Y. 
154  Reilly  Rd..  Dansville,  N.  Y. 
200  varieties.  Also  Grapes,  Small  Fruits,  etc.  Best  rooted 
stock.  Genuine,  cheap.  2  sample  currants  mailed  for  10c. 
Catalog  free.  LEWIS  ROESCH,  BoxXi  Frodoma,  N.  Y. 
LA-  / 1  The  Kind  That  “Make  Hood."  True  to 
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S  Small  Fruits  and  •  mattieutalH  shipped  d|- 
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guaranteed  stock  at  a  low  coit.  So  we  can  ship  splendid  troco 
at  a  low  figure .  Write  fur  rainier.  It  will  pay  you. 
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shortest  known.  Wo  expect  higher  prices.  Don’t  buy 
Field  heeds  of  any  kind  until  you  our  samples 
and  prices.  We  Specialize  on  high  quality,  tested  Clover. 
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the  best,  sold  subject  to  your  approval  ami  government 
test.  Write  today  for  samples  and  special  prices  aim  big 
Profit-Sharing  Seed  Guide.  American  Mutual  Seed 
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claims.  You  have  a  sense  of  security  when  you  plant  Wiley's  trees  that  relieves  you  from  much 
anxiety.  No  rash  promtaos  or  fnko  wholesale  prices.  Just  tjuality— first  ami  always. 
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Commercial  Orchurtlhis  utid  others  have  ktiown  U'hcre  to  find  Wiley's  ad.  W  X  OC  Ov-JIN 
for  more  than  30  years.  Has  this  any  .ityntflcance  f  Box  B*  C^ay\|ga,  N.  Y. 
Smai.i.  Boy  :  “riease,  muvyer  wants 
to  know  if  there’s  a  sugar  trust.”  Gro¬ 
cer:  “Yes,  my  lad.”  Small  Boy:  “Well, 
will  yer  trust  ’er  wi’  a  couple  of  pounds?” 
Credit  Lost. 
F  Apple - TREES - Millions  of  Peach 
res  of  hardy,  well-rooted  and  Our  “Test  Peach  Orchard”  maintained  for  benefit 
vigorous  trees,  budded  from  of  our  patrons,  has  more  than  100 
heavy -bearing  orchard  trees,  kinds.  We  are  interested  in  300.000 
All  stock  grown  under  per-  bearing  fruit  trees  in  commercial  »§rVa  \ 
sonal  direction  of  Orlando  and  orchards — which  proves  our  faith  ffd  (di h 
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25  years’ experience.  You  take  and  see  how  we  make  “Harrison  k-H 
no  chances  when  you  buy  Quality.”  Send  for  FREE  1916 
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Fertilizers;  they  enrich  the  earth  and 
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