THE BUBAL NEW-YOBKEB 
Ans.— 1. Certainly any com that will ma¬ 
ture in Vermont will mature with you We 
think the Rural Union will mature and have 
time to spare in your climate. 2. Hiraui 
Sibley. Rochester, N. Y.; D M. Ferry & Co., 
of Detroit, and B. K. Bliss & Sons, of New 
York City, advertise Spring rye. 
E. P., Uxbridge, Canada. —1. Is duty 
charged on books imported into Canada from 
the United States? 2. Will carrots fed to 
horses cause inflammatiou? 
Arcs.—1. Yes. 2. Wo have never before heard 
that carrots produce inflammation in horses. 
It has frequently been charged that, they 
have a diuretic effect, but only when fed in 
large quantities. In moderation this effect, 
with their laxative influence, is healthful, as 
it rends to cool aud purify the blood and pro¬ 
duce a healthful condition. 
L. S E, Machias, ,V. F.—1. Would Prick- 
ley Com/rey be a profitable crop to raise tor 
Summer pasture? 2. What is the best com¬ 
mercial fertilizer for potatoes? 
Ans. —1. Prickly Cotnfrey is very hardy, 
and immense crops can be raised of it. We 
have a clump that has grown in the same 
place for years. vVe cut it twice a year, 
each time when about three or four feet high. 
But animals will uot eat it unless starved. 
3. Any chemical fertilizer strong in potash. 
Subscriber, Noncalk, Conn. —Will it pay to 
apply anv fertilizer to strawberries set out 
last Spring; 400 pounds of guano per acne did 
not seem to produce auy effect ? 
Ans.—T ho guano, if a good urti'-le, should 
have produced good effects unless the weather 
wasdiy. We should now advise you to pre¬ 
pare another plot next Spring, and to leave the 
present one to do as it will with needful care. 
Bone aud potash often give fine results upon 
strawberr es. 
P. C., Mohawk, N. V .—Where can I get 
Carter’s Stratagem and the Telegraph and 
Telephone Peas? 
Ans.— The Rusal was the first to test Car¬ 
ter’s Stratagem Pea—one of the very best in 
cultivation. Telegraph and Telephone, also 
brought to notice by the Rural’s tests, are 
equally good. Any of our prominent seeds- 
meu cau supply them now. 
A. II. McC., Husk, Texas.— Where cau Al¬ 
falfa seed be obtained ? What does it cost, 
aud how much seed stiould be sown on an acre, 
and when 1 
Ans —All large seedsmen sell Alfalfa seeds. 
The charge is 25 cents a pound. From 15 to 20 
pounds are required for au acre. Bow in the 
Fall. 
D. MeL., Brooklyn, N. F.—Name one ap¬ 
ple, two or three pears, aud some plum trees 
that will produce good fruit for family use. 
Ans,— Apple, Winesap; pears, Beurre Bose, 
Dauu’s Jlovoy, and Manning's Elizabeth; 
plums, Jefferson, Imperial Gage, Green 
Gage, Coe’s Golden Drop, Bavay’s Green 
Gage, and Washington. 
IF. F., Fulda, IF, 7’.—What ails my sheep 
dog? He bus rubbed the hair off his back, aud 
the skin is thick and somewhat scabby. 
ANS.—Probably be has the mange; a hard 
disease to cure. Rub his entire back every 
week with a tahlespoonful of sulphur mixed 
in equal parts with kerosene and milk. 
D. J. C., Farmington, Minn., asks if bou- 
vard’ns must be cut down close to the ground 
and kept dry after flowering. 
Ans. —We have lifted ours from the outside 
borders iu the Fall, and had them bloom freely 
through the Winter. 1 later. 
G. R., Mell ville, N. J .—In applying wood 
ashes to potatoes, should they be spread on 
the ground ami plowed under, or put ou the 
ground after it is plowed aud harrowed iu? 
Ans. —We should prefer to harrow them iu. 
C. J, H.,Springfield, Oregon.— Are 43 pounds 
of oats from two ounces of seed, a large yield 
on a plot 18x.11 feet? 
Ans.—A n immense yield. 
and plants 
iced,si and flattie 
NEW SEEDIING ROSES 
We take great pleasure .in offering, for the first 
o me vvTT ‘t e Ros< ' 8 ' MARSHA LI, 
F WILDKtt (Hybrid Remontant), ROSALIE 
(Tea). ClrcuUr giving description and price mailed 
free to any address. 
ELLWANGER i BARRY, m B S£ r "?‘- 
About the middle of January our NEW DESCRIPTIVE-PRICED 
CARDEN 
FLOWER and 
WILL BE READY FOR MAILING TO ALL OUR FRIENDS. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
IS Jolan Street 
i^ le . N ? Vel !L" r ,llc season ’ as well as all standard kinds. A special fea 
lure f< >r I hSi IS. that von nan for mm ^ -w __ rv - . 
UAIUCCI I The wliei anil ei os t talMble Vhnpbrrrv, 
11H It O L LL Early llari e*i Blnrllierry, Atlantic A- 
Daniel Boone Strawberries i ••.•«//»<■ u .f -CU. Thrtargm 
«-fn.,'i(«rjn/SMALL FRUITSm.■«» <• y.. t w„. 
thn<i oil raloohle sew ,md M. [IhuJralr f mintogt'e. 
Oiling Ir/nil to jilaal. *«r Oty-Lint, ait el howto get an J gr.tr Fruit 
'I err- sit’l 1'litnt -.JIlIrA nil,* sucft.l infirm,ltion on/tutul'ure. 
ftw. J. T. I.OVtTT, LIllV Wlf.r. Sea Jccei 
I - Inrrr CwlkirtH fi.uyi.tr. v on.4 Manchester Stron Imy 
PETER HENDERSON & CO 
35 & 37 Corttandt St., New York. 
J • CENTENNIAL• 
oili 4 £,VF2J? OR > SPBERRY a* 1 * 1 nrcH- 
«w RAPE, bend to the Originators for history 
and terms. A. J. CAY WOOD <fc SON, Marlboro, N. t. 
G ARDENERS’ COMPANION 
PRICE 10 CENTS. The most complete and brilliantly embellished Seed Catalogue ever 
published, costing fifteen cents. The article on .Market Gardening under Ulk« i" wonh 
twenty tunes the Price. This lieing OUR ONE III'NO K KIIT Ilf EllfT ^ ™bheh this 
■ Ornate Guide for Garden and Farm. To all sending us TeS‘ CENt 4 in stamps 
W" U,sd a oopy. and on oMers for Seed will «rve credit for chit iihount AdS ’ 
LANDRETH & SONS, Seed Growers. Lock Box.Phila,Pa. 
»>'NEW«| «s»*CH0ICE*®« 
SEEDS!! FRUITS! 
All of the best, both new and old. Plants. Trees, 
\ i. es. fe«eds, \e.. by raail. a specialty. Sa/eamcal 
guaranteed. GO choice.cheap.$ 1 Sets.fm example: 
12 roses;;;e:;::$i 
30 PACKETS FLO Vl VVt WE E 1)>. $1. 
For the other X *1 Sets and l.(M)l things be- 
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pages, fre-e. JV’mir Setter r,or more rrfiWA V Estab¬ 
lished 30 yre. oOOacres 21 large Greenhouse*. 
FOR ALL CLIAIATES, A LI, SOILS, ALT. CROPS. 
sisitrs seeds^ HIRAM SIBLEY & CO. Rochester,N.Y. 
r RE_ADI 
HROUfti 
■ flTTCl Our Special “FAF.M and GARDEN” 
■ Oiler! -tn uncguoUed opportsauty lo secure 
B B g a B th' .'v..nnd Garden' /Dr oue Tear, Abso- 
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■ rnn tmn f+rtxuv%‘ p»p*r> on* ?*** fkee ^itb « u-ii 
W U FOR TR 
^ — . •■•"“Wemuietfir.jifi.rioinauo-toaMirTaorScrJ, 
•W honir. ibis ro\«>o. Wr went every Fenner and Uenlencr (O give 
' coniaiui one packet each, Cohen Quern M etermelon. New Favor- 
Orange Cerrot- Kootou Merkel Celery. Green Fringed l.ctluer. 
I.onc bo*rlet UuiIImK. iiusiun M xrLvt < ‘u ’Uisbcr. Pitppl^UsD T«r- 
r * filch akemff sells l »u»l price of t&cse Seed a is$l,80: 
r>Or.o rnaLlti^ S2.30s a »i *-? give fur OM.Y DUCi 
[IIUIQ fDr ibe v. ^ei Ab.t-s crown oar Seeds. CotnpetltUx) «pen 
JITIO 1 4> all pupohkM-N of vhoN»* trial package »nit no othm. Full 
Orurr mi »*»ti sake wvlju'.- of the gciwtesUfllT ever made. 
Ktler Send ,vour Hdrc-u silk OOe. In aju or sumps, and rcenve tba Seeds 
•U fall/ prvpuUi, and Wl 11 ciiier Tour tuame u* eumnele IPr the 
& CO., 207 Fourth St. DES MOINES, IOWA- 
->I V NEW CATALOGCE 
^ SMALL FRUITS! 
ICARNATIONS! 
Fand PANSIES 
run of in formation on their 
culture, lire to all, offer* 
Plant* it reasonable prices. 
EO. S. WALES $r. h Yort 
Vine*. Strakr'oeme* Blackben-ie*. 
^ipbernc*, *c. KWffe.-*L«ConW 
Peer*. Pri<v iiet tree. J..ki, Hor- 
n Eli & Sox, Mercbautvae, N. J. 
F A YSK£ CRAPES 
stiall fufits and trees, low to dealers and platters. 
stock First-Class. Free Calalorue*. GEO.S. JOSSKLYIF. Frecoaie. N. L 
s vi«‘n n,,.r i Tnrg ( Second crop. Barrel worth 
r* r, e. i> rtiiAiOKL, two ofXorthern gcjwn seed. 
Circular free. Best Potato Fertiliser. 
J. W. HALL, Ooulboarn. Sotn. Co , Md. 
BEST MARKET PEAR 
iUteccUaiuous ^dvcrti.sittg 
*10.!>:HI r K AC 11 T ItEI:.s AU hot 
r iT,rties of ueiv atidold SlrawDtmej. 
Currant*, tiiape*. Easpb.rri's, elc. 
PER 
TON 
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-;!lew BliCiLfTry. earl}‘. hardy, geni 
Single hill yieldeil 1ft r»n**ri* al one 
.. j ..*iu«n« al one 
lucking. Send lor 1 ret- < 'iitulngue. 
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THE GREAT FERTILIZER! 
SALESIVIEBr WANTED 
PERMANENT EM I* 1.0 t >1 ENT lor llouest. 
Kneruetie Men, salary and Expeuscs. 
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Ail llie moat desirable l-'rnitM uml Ornnniciitnln, 
New I'.ngland applicants nddreea ua at Boston; York 
•Stateand Ohio at Geneva, N. Y.: N. J.. Pu.. Md., Del 
and Va., ut PhlliulelphlA. 
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A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. 
Fa'mcr, mil Fruit Crow ere save your trees 
using rhe PbeentxFru't Tree Iuvigorator. ft 
glv.-a health to the Trews, and Increases the produe- 
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quantity *ufflclent to treat from 14 «, »o Tree*, 
sent bvmell on receipt of price. Semi for circular to 
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VIEWS oil Subjects 1120 BESS FREE 
C.TYMILLIGAN HSL'ifgKftfi: 
e I’d: v: TIKI'I. an I I A (.CABLE gilt* to* I j It. Gentle- r" 
or I'lidJ, ,i .1 in i.filur to wcun new . i tonier* for n 
Ih nt our manufectUM we will forward POSt-l ill) lo ?“ 
ail.Ire-* :n ill, Bull d states or fUne.la •of our J 
V\ \ is K V It A F UUUKIl VOI.I* KIM.-, either ^ 
. ;>'”i of only MiVKN. 
ige Hiiinp- or Money. „ml if ” 
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ring Vi IT1IIII 1 t M BA < 
u * l F OCT ih-» edyeriLement tt 
v '* " ' it 1 NM i. g 
in || v|,F KOI Ml or II AMI 
TY.TH O ?*i IKS I'Klu B -i* 
v 'll do—It*, we will ongTjivi- y I if | 
SKNi'l KNT oil Chr InxiiWt t>f tltp ( 
t II V K(> E, pivividtlig voi. ; V” _ ___ 
.mil mi ii) lo ii' n n iiiouiit, on or before M vKt II l»i 
\l III H.TIII lildi' we-end your r ng •• e »i',l mail . e.iiali n. 
die of o .r (Yitalngili * iui. 1 l.fl sure yon e II lie ... uglily 
plon -i-d ivitli the ring end that il will give »u- Ii setufnetioii 
I al y II « ill oblieo IU tiT (lutnbutl u Catalogues '. in you 
n "ongy.nir fi-Jemte, anil et sumo ttlln- showing Inem the 
iu: U I in I. KING v.ui live ret* lvi'il f oui us. Yon 
ean In Ihi w:*v a - -t u« in selling other jewel , nf ST.\N 
I’Alll) I,!' V1.IYV , ■■ hioli .ve ms 'ufa 'lure freni new nil 
O'i 1111*1 tie Jig IS tel UCAll.VVTKK TO (ltVK MATISF.V '• 
l|i)N e ran Ofib make n prmp Iit n r FUTURK SALKS 
K.ineinlKT. tile rln _■ we will wild you - I be III: V V \ is 
K VK V r KOM.i l> KOI.D a d ihi* uii)ireeefU'ufed offer 
IS nil Uiade lo in ro me our Jewelry and Catalogues In 
'ourvlei lt>. You eoulii find nolhi .g more appro i.nte to 
ive ii you wish to nuke a WKDDINO. BlItTQP.VY or 
> IlHlSrM.VS I’lrirs \T than Oita Of tlteaO beaullbll rings 
w th eiignir jngon tho Inidde. Our t-. mii.niv Is i lT.l) >!s 
TaBI.ISHKD and h'l LI vill i'.manufacturing FIi"iT-Ui ass 
md V VLU.VItl.K Jewelrv from the l’|{| ;i |i >|'S MK1 Vlgl. We i 
o n only send out a I.IMlTdi \ | VIIII'.K of rings at 
price na'oed, arid to ['IIUlVlT ourselves (rom jewelers 
orderingiuu untUies. we will insert t • .1 w rtisetnellt In 
cd CpCC to a f' Applkant* and to 
is: rnCC year" without ordering it. 
nitrations, prices, descriptions and 
planting all Vegetable ami Flower 
etc. Invaluiibli* to all. 
ERRY 5 C 0 . 0 wwn. 
■TAV-»r r * V' r^uirr- ▼ do to Cl T 
; * . !,.' l v‘ 1 10 ’1 H a «•» inv know /.-.a entitle*! 
mU ,l '' 1 rn s ' n K:;|L ''nder no cm um - 
M.VID t 8 A ill SV4. • . .»v r H* a I r*m nn *9 to nr r one fami r. 
but -if'ei y-.iinnler .\n«i other r «bts re de^trod we wm 
furnish fv kill VI sn|.||> <.o|f> KlNKNTetpnce. 
K ,y;j! "> our llU'-t-ratinj 0» tlogre, >»n.-)rg from J.vOii t.i 
: ^ jf you w j R ., „„„ mg end t is advertisement 
2n 1 il 7, w , l5h ,w ” r4l; send Ellis vlverti- nu nt 
and m u ir mviv h.\f\ two r nre ctaured rou must 
pay lull prices, lo *-emaln sU» r ng you wear out e 
pi i. of rarer so i will Just meet around Ihe fin- r 
nellT?* »nrvrn to ' 1 j kir " 1 of ’ "F w » nt d, ii XI' 
inil o"trp:\> 1 iicr vvi^hoo on inside. All. 
FOIUV HtDU'flS n.\Y OKTiEp IS KK.'EIVEIi 
< I I Tllla VDVFRTl-FVtI:\ r oi l end ernd to ua 
b fore si AllCIl 1st. IMHl. It '9 sife to s nd 1 mall 
•mounts through the mills, up you can send bv M . . v 
Order or KegM ervd Letter. This offer »"l never V made 
gfii. kPl. r * of papo i I or Address, 
I evrr tasted."—fiinuuii i i,anl«i 
I " Bernes receive,! & sain pi, .1 
j sweet and KUod."— Farm Jour-., 
j Enrlieat Inrse Berry, best 
I ||Unln V, mowt productive. 
! For aftiilavita aud tvetiinouiale of 
IQ UTS. Irqm SINGLE 1111-1. ut 
IO one picking, eee Citau.viie, free. 
Also other Ben: s. \ lues. Fruit Trees. Ac. 
J.S.COLLINS, artooroetown.N.J. 
