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SUPPLEMENT TO THE BUBAL NEW-YOBXEB 
an average of Seventy-five beans! In its 
early growth it may be used as a snap bean, 
but as such it is stringy. Besides, no one 
knowing the value of the beans themselves 
would ever sacrifice them in this way. The 
beans are kidney-shaped and of a pea-green 
color, which they retain after they are 
cooked. All who have eaten them at the 
Rural Grounds pronounce them richer and 
more buttery and tender than Limns, for 
which reason, there can be little doubt 
they will be prized at once for homo use, uud 
for the market, when their excellence shall 
become known. Our next offering will be the 
PRINCE OP WALES PEA, 
which is unknown in this country. A few 
peas were sent to us to test the past season by 
A. B. Cleveland, of Cape Vincent, N.Y., who 
procured them fluring a recent visit to Eng¬ 
land, where the pea is highly valued. lie 
wrote us that it was there cluimed that it 
would preserve a fresh, green appearance 
longer than any other pea a claim which wo 
believe to be true. Our vines grow, in a good 
soil, to the bight of two feet. The stems were 
very heavy, though owing to their singularly 
branching habit, no staking was needed. The 
pods were borne in pairs, and the plants bore 
as many as any we have ever raised. The 
other grasses. It is perennial; is as nutritious 
as any other; when once well set, is difficult 
to eradicate; will grow on ordinary land and 
yield abundantly. Ou such land ns mine it 
will give three cuttings in good seasons.” 
Again, Mr. Ooolzol, of / labama, says that it 
“is undoubtedly the most profitable soiling 
plant yet introduced.” 
Mr. John J. Delchanipcs, whose address is 
not given, says that he estimated that, a field 
gave him over 15 tons of dry hay per aero iu 
an unfavorable season, lie goes on to say: 
"I dug the 7'oots from a square yard of grouuil 
in January, and the yield was at the rate of 
0.45 tons per acre/” ‘ Hogs," he says, “de¬ 
vour these roots as eagerly as they do sweet 
potatoes.” This we know to be true f rom our 
ou'n observations, four years ago, in North 
mul South Carolina. 
Mr. Herbert Tost, one of the Rural’s sul>- 
scribers living in Alabama, writes to Profes¬ 
sor Pha res 08 follows: “1 consider this grass 
as the head of grasses for this country. * * * 
Its value as both a grazing and hay grass is 
nob equaled. * * * It is perennial, of 
rapid growth, containing much saccharine 
matter, very nutritious and eagerly sought 
after by stock of all kinds. * * * It springs 
up early in the Spring and continues growing 
until frost, being less affected by drought 
the Stratagem to bo the best 
—notin one respect alone, but 
in all. The peas (seec's) are 
large, wrinkled, tender and 
sweet. The pods of the past 
season averaged nearly eight 
peas; that is 50 pods which 
weighed I'.i't ounces, contain¬ 
ed 374seeds, which weighed O ' s 
ounces. They grow in pairs, 
and though large, as will be 
seen from our accurate illus¬ 
tration, from life (Fig. 450), 
they are well Ailed. The vines 
are stout, and in rich soil will 
grow about two feet high. 
Wo can not too highly praise 
this splendid variety, which 
we have raised for five yours. 
We guarantee the seed to be 
pure , perfect and true, «s we 
have imported it from the 
originators Jn England for the 
present Free Seed Distribu¬ 
tion. 
Next we offer the crop of 
com produced by planting 
Rural New-Yorker’s 
FREE SEED DISTRIBUTION 
FOR ANOTHER YEAR. 
BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE ! 
IW" READ AND HERD. 
FIFTY DIFFERENT CROSSES 
Of the best kindsof Iudlan Corn, procured 
from every part of the country, and 
carefully crossed at the Rural Ex. 
Grounds. 
IMPROVED VARIETIES FOR EVERY SECTION. 
CARTERS STATAGEM PEA. 
First tested at the Rural Grounds. Every 
seed warranted true as imported from 
the introducers in England. 
The Best Intermediate Pea known, as 
regards productiveness, size of peas, quali¬ 
ty and vigor. The vines average two 
feet high and may be grown 
without brushing. 
SORGHUM HALAPENSE. 
The Johnson’s Grass of the South. It Has 
BEEN FOUND PERFECTLY HARDY AT THE 
Rural Grounds. It may be cut to 
the ground iu early Summer and 
will still mature a full crop 
of seeds. 
It produces an immense amount of leaves and 
slender stalks which all live stock relish, 
while the hardy, fleshy roots take 
possession of the soil. 
The Rural Dicolor Tomato. 
The handsomest for market, being yellow 
about the stem and red otherwise. 
The King Humbert Tomato. 
Resembling a red pepper iu appeurance. It 
is less acid than other kinds, and will 
be found the best for preserv¬ 
ing, being pear-shaped. 
The Prince of Wales Pea. 
Of the first quality. The vines are branching, 
24 inches high, snd the peas remain green 
longer than those of any other kind. 
A splendid acquisition. 
A NE1VVARIETY 
of the GREEN FLAGEOLET BEAN, import¬ 
ed by the II N.-Y. from France. Richer 
than any Lima. The beans are green 
after they arecooked. tender, but¬ 
tery and excellent. When well 
known, tills evergreen bean 
will bring a bigh price 
iu the markets. 
Bushes one foot bigh 
and astonishingly productive. 
FIFTY DIFFERENT 
VARIETIES 
in the same field, in different 
plots. In order to secure 
thorough cross-fertilization, 
the tassels of every other plot J 
were out off as soon as they ap¬ 
peared, so that all the kernels ^ 
formed were the result of a 
cross between one or the other 
ofthe.’XJ UflVrontkinds. These 
varieties were sent, to us by our 
subseriters from every part 
of the United States as the 
best strains grown in their re¬ 
spective sections. Further, 
we have been improving the 
corn sent out by the R. N.-Y. 
years ago, as Blount's Prolific, 
until it is now quite perfect 
in its way. It is 10 days ear¬ 
lier now than then. The stalks 
rarely ever sucker. They do not grow so 
tall, and they will average a greater number 
of perfect ears to the stalk. This corn, of 
which we have raised over 130 bushels 
(shelled) to the acre (as certified to by five 
well known agriculturists who estimated the 
yield), will bo added to the grand mixture, both 
pure and crossed with the 50 different kinds. 
Readers of the Rural who raise corn, we 
cannot conceive of a more valuable packet of 
seeds than this one, of variously mixed corn, 
should prove to you. By sending each of our 
subscribers a packet of 50 or 00 kernels, each 
one will receive the benejlt of 
THE RURAL'S EXPERIMENT, 
the same, as if he. had been to the great trouble 
and earpense of making the experiment him¬ 
self. We have next to offer (see Fig. 452, p 
740) the 
IMPROVED FLAGEOLET BEAN, 
or an improvement upon the Marvel of 
France, as it was called among the novelties 
of last year. The plant grows from one foot to 
18 inches high, and is a true bush bean. Each 
plant, though taking up a very small space, 
owing to its compact, upright growth, tears 
pods are of medium size, as shown by our 
faithful Illustration (Fig. 451, page 738), 
while the seeds are of goodly size and of 
the test quality. The peas are of a light- 
green color when cooked. The variety 
may be called an intermediate, ripening //. 
its peas somewhat after the Stratagem, j//< 
We feel confident that the Prince of Wales ;j Ik 
Pea will please our friends, • J jm 
We next offer the seeds of a remarkable j llll 
forage plant. 
SORGHUM HALAPENSI ||| 
Or the Johnson’s or Mean’s Grass of the || Bj 
South. It has been called also Cuba ( 11 
Grass, Guinea Grass, Egyptian Grass and 
by other names. The reason whytheR. j 
N.- Y. is anxious to disseminate this valu- 1 11 
able grass is that we ha ve found 
IT HARDY IN THE NORTH ! 
It is a hardy perennial grass that lives 
through the Winter , at the Rural 
Grounds, uncovered, and unprotected, as 
well as any other perennial plant. Let us 
first state how it is valued in the South: 
Mr. N. B. Moore, of Georgia, is quoted by Dr. 
D. L. Phares (author of the Farmer’s Book of 
Grasses) as saying that he “prefers it to all 
The Rural Garden Treasures 
For Ladv subscribers. A choicer and more 
varied assortment than ever before. zgfl 
THE ENTIRE COLLECTION 
TO BE 
SENT TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
WHO APPLIES. 
CARTER’S STRATAGEM PEA, 
Kino Humbert Tomato. (Fig. 454) 
The RubalNew-Yorker, during the past 
ten years, has tested in its Experiment Grounds 
nearly every pea in cultivation, and many 
which have not yet been offered for sale. 
Among early intermediate peas, we believe 
than other grasses. It is propagated both by 
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher says: “I read 
the Rural New- Yorker with a constant relish. 
To have the paper once is to want it always .” 
