RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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360  aiithemums.  Ferdinand  f’ayeux.  do  >  >  ma-  and  excollonoo  for  vases,  but  any  flower 
450  hogany  red,  has  thread-like  petals,  very  lover  who  once  begins  to  collect  Dahlias 
052  striking  in  outline  of  flower;  W.  Vou  will  not  be  satisfied  without  representa- 
008  Goethe,  vivid  flame  color;  Countess  of  tives  of  all  the  classes,  if  garden  space 
810  Lonsdale,  orange  salmon,  suffused  with  permits. 
*se  apples  lavender;  Rene  Cayeux,  geranium  red.  - 
produced,  Decorative  Dahlias  have  slightly  Propagating  the  Mulberry 
.  quilled  petals,  hut  reflexed  and  less  for- 
1  mal  than  what  are  called  the  “show”  4  I  was  amused  at  the  elaborate  direc¬ 
ting  ;  but  type,  which  display  the  close  ball  of  tions  for__  propagating  the  mulberry  on 
o.  K.  s.  tightly  quilled  petals  that  were  formerly  page  1177.  I  have  a  fine  hedge  of  mul- 
regarded  as  the  acme  of  perfection  in  berry  trees  in  Rhode  Island,  about  eight 
this  flower.  Then  there  are  Century  feet  high,  grown  from  cuttings  three  to 
Dahlias,  very  large  and  showy  single  four  feet  long  taken  frotr  the  tops  of  old- 
flowers,  and  the  duplex  Century  type,  trees,  set  in  poor  soil  two  years  ago 
which  have  two  or  more  rows  of  petals,  this  October  They  have  never  been 
while  retaining  the  general  outline  of  thfc  touched  since  and  are  growing  like  prize- 
.  .  ! ;  Collercttc  Dahlias,  single  takers.  H.  M.  btringfellow  taught  us  the 
ew  York.  These  are  flowers  having  a  frill  of  short  petals  colleges  have  no  monopoly  about  trees, 
d  flowers.  loosely  ar-  around  tho  central  disk,  and  the  little  2»ew  lork.  w,  a,  willing. 
g  the  golden  stamens,  pompons  that  are  miniatures  of  the  ball- 
il  effect,  is  that  of  a  shaped  show  type.  The  Century  Dahlias,  They  met  by  chance  in  the  waiting 
A  now  variety  from  like  the  ordinary  single  forms  so  easily  room  of  a  railway  station.  “My  friend,” 
■i.  Frederick  Grinncll,  raised  from  seed,  are  free  in  growth  and  began  the  man  with  the  bag  full  of  tracts 
yrmelon  pink;  another  flower,  and  excellent  for  cutting.  The  persuasively,  “have  you  ever  reflected  on 
s  Mrs.  A.  J.  Dupont,  Cqllerette  type  are  perhaps  loss  frequent-  the  shortness  of  life,  the  uncertainty  of 
The  popular  Geisha,  ly  seen  in  gardens  than  show  and  cactus  all  things  here  below  and  the  fact  that 
-  .  „  ». - ,  —  forms,  though  some  of  them  are  extreme-  death  is  inevitable?”  “Have  I?”  replied 
tinnes  to  hold  high  rank.  ly  showy.  For  the  ordinary  garden  we  the  man  in  the  shaggy  overcoat  Cheerfully. 
Many  of  the  cactus  Dahlias  are  quite  prefer  Century,  cactus  and  peony-flowered  “Well,  I  should  any  so.  I’m  a  life  insur- 
suggcstiye  of  recurved  Japanese  Chrys-  Dahlias,  because  of  their  graceful  outline  ance  agent!” — American  Boy. 
RURALISMS 
Exhibition  Dahlias 
The  comparatively  new  class  described 
is  penny-flowered  Dahlias  made  a  great 
me  past  -to  years.  ,  o  great  uas  oeen  me  showing  in  the  recent  exhibition  of  the 
demand  for  McIntosh  trees  that  whole-  American  Institute  and  American  Dahlia  single  type 
sale  nurserymen  have  been  charging  an  w  |g|H  iyT"—  rni  a  * 
advance  of  fi-om  20  to  30  per  cent,  over 
prices  of  regular  standard  varieties,  and 
have  been  propagating  it  in  larger  num¬ 
bers  from  year  to  year  up  to  within  the 
past  two  or  three  years.  What  the  re¬ 
sult  of  such  extensive  commercial  plant¬ 
ing  of  an  early  variety  of  comparatively  scarlet  and  gold,  with  curling  petals,  con 
short  season  will  be  when  these  plantings 
begin  to  come  into  full  hearing  it  is  hard 
to  foretell,  but  it  is  the  opinion  of  some 
commercial  orchardists  that  the  planting 
of  McIntosh  lias  been  overdone.  I  am 
inclined  to  think  that  the  commercial 
planting  of  McIntosh  should  he  discon¬ 
tinued  for  a  few  years,  at  least;  but 
there  are  thousands  of  farmers  who  are 
not  interested  in  the  commercial  produc¬ 
tion  of  apples,  and  these  should  all  know 
and  grow  the  McIntosh. 
The  McIntosh  originated  in  Matilda 
Township,  Dundas  County,  Ontario, 
Canada,  and  the  original  tree,  then  10  to 
15  years  old,  was  saved  by  John  McIn¬ 
tosh  when  clearing  land  for  a  building 
site,  in  1798.  In  1901  the.  original  tree 
was  still  standing  and  was  then  consid¬ 
erably  over  a  century  old.  It  was  intro¬ 
duced  into  the  United  States  about  1870, 
and  lias  gradually  gained  its  present  pop¬ 
ularity,  not  by  boom  advertising,  but  by 
fully  proving  its  true  value.  McIntosh 
was  mentioned  in  The  R.  N.-Y.  as  early 
as  1888,  Vol.  47,  page  558 ;  again  in  1894 
and  quite  often  thereafter.  The  tree  is  a 
vigorous  grower,  forming  a  round,  spread¬ 
ing  head,  very  hardy,  comes  into  bearing 
early,  is  productive  and  under  good  condi¬ 
tions  almost  an  annual  bearer.  Fruit 
above  medium  to  large.  Form  roundish, 
sometimes  slightly  oblate.  Although  the 
ground  color  is  yellow  or  yellowish  green, 
on  well  colored  specimens  this  is  so 
washed  with  bright  red  that  tho  ground 
color  is  scarcely  noticeable.  Highly  col¬ 
ored  specimens  are  purplish  red,  and  the 
variety  is  made  quite  conspicuous  by  be¬ 
ing  covered  with  a  heavy  lilac  bloom. 
Flesh  white,  sometimes  stained  with 
bright  red,  very  tender,  firm,  crisp, 
sprightly,  decidedly  aromatic,  subacid,  be¬ 
coming  milder  when  very  ripe.  Good  to 
very  best  for  dessert  and  also  good  for 
cooking.  Season  from  October  first  to 
Christmas  in  common  storage.  They  will 
keep  considerably  later  than  this,  but 
after  December  they  lose  their  sprightli- 
ness.  Like  many  other  Fall  varieties  it 
ripens  somewhat  unevenly  and  should  be 
picked  twice  to  got  the  largest  percentage 
of  the  crop  at  its  best.  It  also  needs 
careful  handling  in  picking  and  packing. 
It  is  quite  susceptible  to  apple  scab,  but 
with  usually  thoYough  spraying  this  is  a 
minor  fault. 
McIntosh  seems  to  be  able  to  adapt  it¬ 
self  to  a  wide  range  of  soils  and  climate, 
but  seems  to  be  most  at  home  in  the  Hud¬ 
son  and  Champlain  valleys.  I  have  seen 
very  fine  specimens  from  the  Lake  On¬ 
tario  section,  hut  usually  as  growu  iu 
Western  New  York  they  lack  the  finish 
they  usually  attain  in  the  Hudson  Valley, 
and  in  the  Champlain  section,  that  is  so 
noted  for  the  production  of  Fameuse. 
There  is  an  exceptionally  fine  orchard 
of  McIntosh  iu  Ulster  County,  N.  Y..  and 
I  have  the  record  of  this  orchard  for  the 
past  six  years  direct  front  the  owner.  It 
reads  like  the  stories  that  start  begin¬ 
ners  in  the  hen,  squab  and  Belgian  hare 
crazes,  and  although  these  figures  are  ex¬ 
act  the  reader  does  not  want  to  lose  sight 
of  the  fact  that  the  success  of  this  orchard 
is  90  per  cent,  due  to  the  man  behind  it. 
The  orchard  consists  of  90  McIntosh  trees 
set  19  years  ago,  aud  this  record  com¬ 
mences  with  the  thirteenth  year,  although 
considerable  fruit  was  produced  before 
this. 
Average  Orchard 
per  tree  of  90  trees 
Barrels  Barrels 
1910  .  5  450 
Your  HUDSON  SUPER  -  SK 
Will  Advance  $175 
You  who  now  own  a  Super-Six  will  gain  in 
the  increase — no  change  in  models 
Your  Super-Six  will  be  worth  more  next  year.  And  those  who 
buy  then  must  pay  $175  more.  When  cars  under  way  are 
completed  we  must  add  to  the  price  the  added  cost  of  mate¬ 
rials.  Price  advances  December  1st. 
This  is  another  unexpected  attraction  in  the 
Hudson  Super-Six. 
The  usual  car,  the  first  season,  depreciates 
some  30  per  cent.  In  addition  to  that,  on  later 
models  makers  often  reduced  the  price.  So  the 
one-year  drop  in  value  averaged  40  per  cent  or 
or  more. 
The  Super-Six  motor — almost  without  friction 
—  hardly  depreciates  at  all.  And  that’s  the 
chief  part  of  a  car. 
The  Super-Six  price  will  advance  with  materials 
for  we  never  shall  lessen  our  standards.  So 
December  1st,  when  materials  on  hand  are 
exhausted,  the  price  will  advance  $175.  And 
you  who  own  the  Super-Six  will  share  that  added 
value. 
No  Pretensions 
No  Advance  on  Sold  Cara 
You  who  have  already  ordered — either  open 
or  enclosed  Super-Sixes — will  get  delivery  at  the 
price  agreed  up  to  December  1st. 
And  many  Hudson  dealers,  probably,  have 
some  cars  yet  to  sell  of  our  present  production. 
We  have  3500  cars  under  way,  all  of  which  will  be 
sold  at  present  prices. 
If  you  can  get  one,  get  it.  Buying  now  will 
save  you  $175.  And  the  present  model  will  not 
be  changed,  unless  in  some  minor  refinements. 
Another  World  Record 
The  Super-Six,  as  you  know,  holds  a  hundred 
records  which  no  other  car  ever  met.  These 
include  all  the  world’s  stock  touring  car  records 
up  to  100  miles.  They  include  the  24-hour 
record  of  1819  miles,  where  we  broke  the  stock 
car  record  by  52  per  cent. 
They  include  the  Pike’s  Peak  hill-climb — the 
world’s  greatest  event  of  its  kind.  The  Super-Six 
won  over  20  competitors. 
Now  we  add  the  ocean-to-ocean  record — from 
San  Francisco  to  New  York.  The  most  sought- 
for  record  in  America.  That  trip  was  made  by  a 
Super-Six  in  5  days,  3  hours  and  31  minutes — 
beating  the  record  by  15  hours. 
And  that  same  car  turned  around  at  New 
York  and  went  back  to  San  Francisco  in  faster 
time  than  any  other  car  ever  made  the  ocean-to- 
ocean  trip.  It  was  the  first  car  ever  to  make  a 
round  trip  across  the  continent  against  time.  The 
time  for  the  round  trip  was  10  days,  21  hours,  3 
minutes.  That  was  only  2*A  days  longer  than 
the  best  one-way  trip  made  by  a  famous  eight. 
So  the  Super-Six  to-day  stands  supreme.  And 
there  is  no  probability  that  a  rival  can  match  it, 
because  we  own  the  patents. 
These  are  all-important  facts. 
So  we  do — and  do  frankly — what  is  obviously 
necessary.  We  add  the  extra  cost  of  materials. 
Phaeton,  7-passenger 
Roadster,  2-passenger 
Cabriolet,  3-paasenger 
$1475 
1475 
1775 
Touring  Sedan . 
Limousine  ....... 
(Price*  f.o.  b.  Detroit ) 
Town  Car  .... 
Town  Car  Landaulet 
Limousine  Landaulet 
$2000 
2750 
$2750 
2850 
2850 
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