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THE RUSAL. NEW-YORKER. 
ouuces. Of large and small tubers there were 
at the rate of 154,880 to the acre or 10% to a 
hill. The yield of the Late Beauty of He¬ 
bron was at the rate of 1068.88 bushels to the 
acre. Best tive weig bed four pounds one-and- 
a-half ounce. Of large and small there were 
at the rate of 230,220 to the acre or 15 1-6 to 
a hill. The vines were later in dying than 
those of the White Elephant. Both were 
treated precisely alike—the seed pieces were 
weighed before planting. The skin, color and 
form of each seemed the same. 
DUPLICATE, 
Tests 64 and 57, V.—This is the same test 
made in light, poor sandy soil with the same 
quantity of commercial fertilizers and the 
same treatment in every way. 
The White Elephant, yielded' at the rate of 
425.00 bushels per acre. Best ‘five weighed 
two pounds five ounces. There were at the 
rate of 70,000 tubers to the acre or nearly five 
to a hill. The Late Beauty of Hebron yielded 
at the rate of 480 bushels to the acre, the best 
five weighing two pounds three ounces. These 
were at the rate of 69,750 to the acre. 
In color and size of flower, growth and ap¬ 
pearance of vine it is impossible to distinguish 
one from the other. In this plot, both seemed 
to mature at the same time. It isevidentthat 
these two varieties closely resemble oue an¬ 
other, a fact not very remarkable w hen it is 
considered that both are said to be of t he same 
parentage. Whether they are or not, a more 
valuable potato, whether wo regard yield, 
quality or adaptation to different soils and 
climates, than eitherthe Beauty of Hebron or 
White Elephant Potato, we are not at present, 
prepared to mention. 
TESTS WITH NEW VAIUKTIES CONTINUED. 
Hall’s Early Peach blow. Test 44 A. 
Received from J. J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, 
Mass. Treated the same in every way as in 
Tests 35 and 36 .4 Cultivation flat. The 
yield was at the rate of 278.31 bushels to the 
acre. Of large and small there were at the 
rate of 34.848 to the acre, or 3.2-otbs to a hill. 
Best five weighed three pounds three ounces. 
They were all of fair size. Eaten December 
9tb, the quality was thought to be sweet, 
mealy, and dry. The skin is of a buff color, 
with rosy-purple blotches and bands—the eyes 
deep. Figure 70, entirely true to nature, 
shows the average size and form. 
Seedling 108, Test 50 A. From Henry 
Merrill, West Newbury, Essex Co., Mass. 
number of hickories that have beeu success¬ 
fully grafted by Mr. J. R. Trumpy. Mr. 
Trumpy considers the operation a difficult 
one chiefly because young, thrifty three years 
transplanted hickories are not used for stocks. 
The well-ripened cions of one-year-old wood, 
with a little two-year-old wood attached, are 
less difficult to secure. For the less experi¬ 
enced Mr. Trumpy thinks grafting hickories 
out-of-doors preferable, but he himself finds 
his best success attained by grafting in a 
greenhouse two years potted stocks. He thus 
obtains the atmosphere and temperature he 
requires with more certainty than is possible 
out-of-doors. The style of grafting for hicko¬ 
ries he considers of minor importance 
As an example of the difficulty found in 
grafting hickories on account of deficient 
knowledge of the physiological peculiarities of 
the tree, we may remark that some eight 
years ago Mr. Hales, of Ridgewood, N. J., 
went with his large, thin-shelled hickory to 
several leading nursery firms and found them 
unable to propagate it after several trials. 
Some one advised him to apply to Mr. J. R. 
Trumpy, who obtained a fair degree of success 
for him. 
DR. HOWSLEY APPLE. From Nature. Fig. 74 
NEW AND RARE FRUITS 
DR. J. STAYMAX 
[CONTINUED.] 
APPLES. 
Dr. Howsley, Fig. 74.—Fruit large; form 
oblate, regular, slightly conic; color light 
yellow entirely covered, mixed, splashed and 
striped with bright crimson and carmine: 
flesh yellowish, tinged with red, tender, juicy, 
sprightly, pleasant subacid; good. Season 
October to February. A seedling by the late 
Dr. Howsley from the seed of the McAfee. 
Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, produc¬ 
tive. A very handsome and attractive apple, 
which must find ready sale. 
Ben Peffer, Fig. 75.—Fruit large: form 
oblate-conic, indistinctly ribbed: color green¬ 
ish-yellow, covered, mixed splashed and 
striped with light and deep, dark red; hand¬ 
some: flesh yellowish, fine, tender, juicy, very 
mild saccharine subacid; very good. Season 
December to April; origin, Pa. Tree vigor¬ 
ous, upright, spreading; an early and prolific 
bearer. I have seen this variety bear abun¬ 
dantly when nearly every other sort, was a 
failure. 
Nelson. Fig. 76.— Fruit large; form round¬ 
ish-oblate, ribbed, sometimes angular and ob¬ 
lique; color clear light yellow, considerably 
covered, mixed, splashed and striped with 
bright crimson, handsome; flesh yellowish- 
white, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid; 
very good. Season December to March; origi¬ 
nated with N. P. Nelson, Buchanan County, 
Mo., from the seed of the Ortley. This took 
the first premium as the best seedling at the 
St. Joseph Fair last season. Said to be pro¬ 
ductive. 
Stayman's Winesap, Fig.77.—Fruit large; 
form oblate conic, regular; color greenish- 
yellow, mostly covered, mixed and indis¬ 
tinctly splashed and striped with red; flesh 
yellow, fine, very juicy and tender, melting, 
rich, mild, aromatic, subacid. Best season 
December to May. Originated here from the 
seed of the Winesap. Tree very vigorous, ir¬ 
regular, spreading, dark bark and foliage. A 
very early and profuse annual bearer. This 
I consider the best and most valuable apple 
in cultivation. It ib not only a dessert ap¬ 
ple of the highest quality, but it is not ex¬ 
celled by any other as a cooking apple, as it 
is so rich and tender and requires so little 
sugar. We have many other new varieties 
of promise, but the above must suffice now. 
St. Louis Co., Mo. 
BEN PEFFER APPLE. From Nature. Fig. 75. 
NELSON APPLE. From Nature. Fig. 76, 
Experiment of the ^tuxat 
!tew-*Javher. 
POTATO NOTES CONTINUED. 
ARE THE WHITE ELEPHANT AND LATE 
BEAUTY OF HEBRON THE SAME? 
Tests 35 and36, A.—Plot a clayey loam. 
Eight hundred pounds of MapesV potato fer¬ 
tilizer spread over the the pieces after being 
slighly covered with soil. Trenches, a spade 
wide, four inches deep; the pieces (two eyes 
each) dropped one foot apart in trenches three 
feet apart. The White Elephant yielded at 
the rate of 715.91 bushels to the acre. Among 
the best, five weighed three pounds nine 
STAYMAN’S WINESAP APPLE. From Nature. Fig. 77 
