iu rich, retentive, clayey-loam soil, in trench¬ 
es a spade wide and three feet apart—the 
pieces one foot apart, The pieces were placed 
four inches deep and lightly covered with soil 
upon which potato chemical fertilizer at the 
rate of 000 pounds to the acre was 
sown. The soil was not hilled up at 
all during cultivation. It was kept 
mellow, until the tops met, by baud 
cultivators. The vines were kept free 
from potato beetles and grubs by 
sifting upon them as often as needed 
Paris-green and plaster iu the pro¬ 
portion of one of the former to 100 
of the latter thoroughly mixed. The 
yield was at the rate of 720.50 bushels 
to the acre. Best (ire weighed six j 
pounds. Of large aud small tubers 
there were 91,0(50 to the aero, or six- .0.1 
aud-one-third to a hill. We have Jg|j 
marked this a late potato. The tub- mjj 
ers grew close together iu the hill. 
We have endeavored to show the WH 
typical form at Pig. -I I The eyes are 
prominent, as will be seen—not sunk¬ 
en, which is a very different thing— ^ 
theskiu isbiiff, splashed with purple. 
This potato is uot as dry os some, but 
still it is of fair quality None of our \ 
potatoes cau be said to be of the first 
quality when grown in thisplot. 
Guelpu. Test No. 72, B.— This 
plot never yields as well as the A-pfbt, 
no matter how much manure or fer¬ 
tilizer is used. It is more stony ami 
bakes more than the other. 
This potato was received from W. 
H. Maroon of Guelph, Ont,., Canada, 
and was treated In all ways as the 
North Star, except that 1,000 pounds 
of the sa nn‘ chemical fertilizer were 
used. Whether this fertilizer was Mapes’s, or 
Lister’s, our record faiLs to state. It was one or 
the other. The yield was at the rate of 475.56 
bushels to the acre. The beat five weighed 
three pounds 15 ounces. Of large and small, 
there were at the rate of 72,600 to the acre or 
live to a hill. Skin, a litrlit buff, smooth, 
shapely, all good size, eyes not deep or promi¬ 
nent. Shape, oval, slightly flattened. Eaten 
October 1st—flesh white aud quite dry. We 
present in figures 42 and 43. two sketches of 
the same potato by different artists. 
Seedling Strawberries —Those who 
saved strawberry seeds may now sow them 
in pots of loamy soil the same as they would 
sow any other fiue seeds. The little plants 
will appear in from two to four weeks. When 
they have formed the second or third leaves 
luusi. uesiraoie, whether old or new; for if new 
fruits have uot as much merit as older varie¬ 
ties, they are unworthy of introduction. 
With these few preliminary remarks, I 
commence with the apple, and give a short 
trical, hardy, an early and abundant bearer. 
A seedling of the Ortla.y by Burell Atkinson, 
Leaveuworth, K&s. It is larger and hetter 
than its parent, and more productive. 
Mason’s Orange, Fig. 46.—Fruit large; 
form roundish, oblate, slightly conic; 
color deep yellow; often with a faint 
blush; flesh yellow, very tender, 
juicy 1 , sprightly, aromatic, mild sub¬ 
acid; very good to best; season Octo¬ 
ber to March. Originated with John 
L. Mason, New Lancaster, Kan., 
vassal 
NORTH STAR POTATO 
omoLoakal 
From Nature. Fig. 41 . 
description of each, with an outline cut which 
will better illustrate the subject. I will com¬ 
mence witli those of light color iu the order 
Of their seasou. 
M mmer Extra, Fig. 44.—Fruit medium to 
large, roundish ovate; color light vellow with 
NEW AND RARE FRUITS. 
DR .1. STAY MAN 
It lias often been said, and 
priety, that our list of new fra 
very nanasome; flesh white, tender, 
juicy, sprightly, mild subacid; very good- 
season September to October. Originated 
with the late Dr. Howsley, Leaveuworth. 
I hi' is a very fine, showy aud promising apple. 
Red Cedar, Fig. 50.— Fruit large to very 
urge: form roundish, oblate, conic, slightly 
oblique and ribbed; color light yellow, cov¬ 
ered, mixed, splashed and striped with light 
and deep red, handsome; flesh yellowish, 
moderately juicy, sprightly, brisk.' subacid; 
good; season September to October. Tree 
erect, spreading, vigorous; very productive 
Origin supposed to be Kentucky. This is a 
large, handsome, salable apple. 
Kent i cky, Fig. 51 —Fruit large; form 
roundish conic; color yellow, mostly covered, 
mixed, sploshed and striped with red; flesh 
yellowish, tender, tine, juicy, crisp, sprightly, 
subacid; very good; seasou September to 
October. Origin Kentucky. Tree hardy, vig¬ 
orous, round, spreading, and au early an 
abundant bearer. 
l,Concluded in another number.) 
- " «« nwvu U ccn 
Worth or South. If you want a fodder plant 
or the North, plant the Rural Thorough¬ 
bred Coni introduced iu our Seed Distribu¬ 
tion of last vear. 
M any of the agricultural papers are making 
!l great fuss over the Scaly-bark Water¬ 
melon. We tried it last Summer aud saw 
nothing remarkable about it. The quality is 
no better thau that of the Cuban Queen; the 
" i-to lind is thicker; the melon does not grow 
so lar s 6, bhe vines ore lass prolific, and it 
•‘Pens later. 
" h\ is it that on the south side of Long 
iuul bordering On t he ocean we can raise lar- 
Ker crops of clover, grass, wheat, corn, oats, 
squashes, pumpkins, watermelons and cab- 
>ngos, while in Bergen Country, N. J. (where 
' le IUU, ‘ Grounds are situated), wo can 
hu ger crops ot rye, Lima beaus, iuusk- 
m-'lous, pears, apples, small fruits, grapes aud 
Harden truck m general # Pei-h»n« u,., 
Experijcents 
with Onions.— The onion 
- - trials of the last seasou at the New York Ex 
varie- 
ows 10 feet long. 
. peri meat Station were with U named 
r ties. Which were planted in n " ' 
, J and 11 - 3 inches apart, the seeds being covered 
■y one-half inch deep. Three rows of each vari¬ 
ety were planted in order to note the differ¬ 
ence upon yield of closeness in plauting. Iu 
the first row the plants were thinned to three 
inches apart; in the second to two inches, and 
in the third to one inch apart. The earliest 
variety to mature its bulb was the Extra 
Early Red, iu 116 days from planting; the lat¬ 
est, 10 varieties iu 163 days. In nearly every 
case the yield was smallest in the first row 
where the spaces were three inches, aud larg¬ 
est in the third row where the spaces one inch, 
10 ;’ but in no case was the increased \ieldof the 
second and third rows in propoitiou to the 
increased number of plauts. As a rule, the 
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GUELPH IMPERIAL POTATO. From Nature. Fig. 13. 
flesh yellowish w’hite, very teuder, 
Sprightly, mild subacid; very good t 
seasou September to February. Tree s 
most desirable of several species I do not 
expect to strictly couflue myself to new fruits, 
however, but I shall rather touch upon thosa 
