THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
nursery, probably the largest collection to bo 
found anywhere. Two new potatoes are of¬ 
fered, viz , the* Great Eastern and Dictator, 
both of which we shall try. The Transylvania 
HutLer Bean is a new pole bean with "broad, 
greet), strmgloss pods 10 Inches long—fine and 
very productive.'* The ucw Flowering Head 
Cabbage is said to be a distinct novelty from 
Germany, The outside is the same as other 
cabbages, but the inside is filled with ‘‘minia¬ 
ture cauliflowers.” The Improved White 
Plume Celery Is said to be a valuable early 
sort, all the stalks, except tbo outer ones, be¬ 
ing a silvery white. Tbo Golden Perfection 
Muskraelon Is from Italy, and said to be very 
sugary, small in size, and highly perfumed. 
Cleveland’s Rural New Yorker Pea Is given a 
conspicuous place Wo beg to say that the 
Rural, having Introduced this pen, has noth¬ 
ing further to do with It. The seeds hi e sup¬ 
plied by the originator. There are mauy uov- 
olties among flower seeds, to which the atten¬ 
tion of our readers is called The list of hardy 
tree and shrub seeds is the best of any we 
know of. catul gue free. 
John Saul, Washington, D. C.—An illus¬ 
trated catalogue of all sorts of plants. This, 
as usual, is rich in novelties, while the regular 
lists, both in tender and hardy plants, are 
long. full, and well selected. The new tuber¬ 
ous rooted grape-vine, to which reference has 
several times been made, is offered in this 
country for the first time A golden v irioguted 
Yucca fllamentosft, several beautiful varieties 
of the Rose of Sbarou, new species of the ele¬ 
gant climbing asparagus, crotons, antburi- 
utns. pelargoniums, begonias, pitcher plants, 
ferns and bouvardius are among the lists of 
the "new ami rare ” Among hurdy plants wo 
notice the striking Prunus PissardU, whose 
foliage holds Its purple color better than any 
of its class; the Climbing Hydrangea. PhelO- 
doudron AmurensiHand Zanthoceiassorblfolia 
—all of winch we have tested and described iu 
these pages. We would ulso call attention to 
the long lists of clematis, and, among bed¬ 
ding plants, to the coleus, caladmms, fuchsias, 
D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich.—Seed 
annual (112 pages) for 1885 Eight pages are 
given to uovelties or, at least, to varieties of 
special merit. This firm tests all so called 
novelties, never offering them unless, by such 
test, they prove equal or superior to old sorts. 
It makes no pretense of selling #2 00 worth of 
seeds for 25 cents. It believes that few would 
care to purchase a gold watch claimed to be 
worth #100 that was advertised for #10. Still 
there are many such p ople The catalogue 
offers the uow "Opwmus” Tomato as superior 
to any other sort. It Is free from cracks aud 
blemishes; ripens more evenly than any other; 
the Hush is line grained, solid without the 
“hard spots' 1 found in other large kiuds. It 
offers the White Star Potato ns combining 
more good qualities than uuy other potato— 
and we are not sure that the claim is not well 
supported. The White Star Is not the hand¬ 
somest potato iu the world, but it Is of good 
quality, productive and a good keeper. The 
catalogue will be sent on npplicatiou to our 
readers, and it is well worth sending for and 
carefully examining. 
A. W. Livingston's Sons, Columbus, 
Ohio.—An illustrated seed aunuul of 50 pages, 
free. Among many novelties mentioned are 
a new cucumber and the Rural New-Yorker 
Pea. 
Vilmorin Andrieux & Co , 4 Quai de la 
MiSgessene, Pai is, Frauce.—An illustrated 
catalogue of 200 pages of all sorts of seeds. 
This is one of the oldest aud largest seed 
houses in the world. 
Botany. The “Pioneer Series.” By Al- 
phouso Wood, A..VI., Ph.D Published by 
A. S Barnes & Co., New York. 
Judging from the large number of inquiries 
winch we receive relative to botanical speci¬ 
mens and standard works upon botany, there 
is an increased interest among our readers in 
this most important science. The “Pioueer 
Series" is not altogether the result of original 
research, but rather tbo accumulated results 
of years of investigation aDd study, so revised 
and eon piled as to be in all resDects 
fully up to the times. The first of the 
series, "Object Lessons m Botany,’ 
is designed more especially for begin¬ 
ners. It. trouts only of the rudiments 
of the science. 1 b<* drawings are from 
nature, by Prof. Wood, and are wed 
and carefully executed. 
The next book in the series, and the 
i>* s ' 
one which we would especially recom- 
mend to older students, is Wood’s 
, t “Botanist and Florist.” This is a 
book of 447 pages neatly bound, 
_ it presents the science iu u condensed 
1 ,„ form, but. at the same time issufficient- 
ly complete for ordinary use. The 
sections devotee! to sedges nud grasses 
are so arranged tbut the names and 
illustrat ions are together, thus enabling 
4 the amateur to determine at once the 
identity of a specimen. Altogether it 
is a book which should be in the house 
of every fanner in the country, 
"Wood’s Class Book in Botany” is a 
standard work of the highest grade It includes 
a full exposition of the principles of the science, 
together with a Flora, Or description of all 
our plants, both native and foreign. In this 
work each ami every species is delineated in 
popular as well as in toehuical terms, while a 
vast nud comprehensive system of analytical 
tables, pervading the whole Flora, conducts 
the inquirer almost immediately to the point 
of his research. 
The other books of the Beries are Wood and 
Steele’s "Fourteen Weeks in Botany,” and 
Wood’s "Plaut Records. ’ In their present 
revised form the "Pioneer Series” would seem 
to leave nothing to be desired iu the way of 
botnulcal text-books, and wo have no doubt 
they will Hud tlndr way uot ouly iuto our 
lending educational institutions, but also into 
the homes of the farmers. They are valuable 
alike us text-books for study or for refureuee. 
The Ladikh’ Hand-book and Family 
Almanac for 1885-0, presented by the 
Brown Chemical Co. 
This contains many recipes for making 
various dishes, cakes, etc.: also much good 
advice as to i he sick room aud what to do iu 
an emergency. Sent by Brown Chemical 
Co., Baltimore, Md. 
If you want a new harness this Spring, or 
if you dou’t, it will pay to send to King & 
Co., Owego, N. Y., for an illustrated circular 
of the harnesses made by them, hi this cir¬ 
cular s6me 40 or more styles of harness are 
described, ranging in price from #10 to #40. 
Send for a circular and see how cheap they 
offer a harness. 
The Lincoln Patent Channel Can 
Creamer. —The , illustrated circular of this 
creamer gives, iu a plum manner, the claims 
which are made and the reasons why superi¬ 
ority is claimed for these cans. Some sort of 
Ondine 828, another noted milker. Bontje 
was bred Nov. 7. 1884, to Ondit. 2202, a direct 
descendant, through Empress and Ondine, 
from Billy Boelyn ls9. a famous Holstein bull 
belonging to G 8. Mill r, and of whom we 
gave an illustration some time ago, and who 
has won many prizes in the ring. 
tree enormously loaded, purporting to be ouly 
three years planted. The statements made in 
these slips are so utterly untrue and mislead- 
■HltscdtftlWOUS 
CATALOGUES. ETC., REJEIVED. 
J T. I.ovktt, Little Silver. Monmouth Co., 
N.J.- Lovett’s Guide to Fruit Culture,TO pages, 
profusely illustrated. Much time and care 
have been given to this guide and catalogue. 
Besides an excellent list of novelties and the 
general lists of small fruits, it offers selected 
lists of large fruits, nuts, vegetables, crates, 
baskets, etc. Mr Lovett’s "Boque ” collection 
of hemes comprises the following —Straw¬ 
berries: Old Iron clad and Parry; Blackber¬ 
ries: Early Harvest and Taylor's Prolific; 
Raspberries: Haosell, Cuthbert, Marlboro, 
Souhegan aud Gregg; Grapes: Jessica aud 
Niagara. These, as well as other collections, 
are put tip in certain quantities aud offered 
at a reduced price. Among apples, the showy 
Red Beiugbeimer (illustrated in the' Rural 
of Nov L), is offered, aud a colored picture 
of it presented. This excellent, catalogue will 
be sentfiee of charge to those of our readers 
who apply to Mr. Lovett. 
W m. Henry Maule, 129 & 181 South Front 
St., P llada , Pa.—Mr. Maule for some time 
has been ibe only member of the firm of Ben¬ 
son. Maule <fte Co., which style of firm name 
was retained until January of tin's year. The 
cutulogue offers the usual lists of farm and 
gaiden seeds; premiums for cenain crops, 
several pages of specialties, etc The Silver 
King Onion Is said to grow to the size of %% 
pounds, from seed. The Mammoth Iron clad 
Water melon grows to a very large size—the 
prize of 1100 offered last year being taken by 
a Mr. Wm. Osborne. The prize melon weighed 
Niagara Plumb. Fig. 64. 
ing that no one who has given an order for 
these trees should accept them, and cannot be 
compelled to do so. 
The facts about this plum are these: It did 
not originate in Niagara County, N Y., but 
was brought there from Canada by one 
Mooney, and for a long time was called the 
Mooney Plum. Nor is it, all things consider¬ 
ed, the best plum ever introduced. It is no¬ 
where nearly so large as mprt Rented; but isof 
size and shape of the figure shown inside ibe 
outline of the fraudulent cut, Fig. 64. Nor 
does Mr Gerrlsh own ihe entire stock of the 
trees, as w«> arc quite sure they can be pur¬ 
chased under thi-* name of E M. ody& 
Sons. Lockpnrt, N. Y,, or of Ell wringer 
& Bsrry, Rochester, N Y , or Chase 
Brothers, of the same place, and under 
its true name of any well established 
and reliable nurseryman. This is a 
very good 'plum, just as handsome, 
vigorous, productive, and of the same 
size aud of as good quality as the 
Biadslmw, than which itisno better In 
any respect. Indeed, If it is not 
identical with this in size, shape, color, 
and quality of fr uit, and in leaf, limb, 
and tree, it is so nearly like it that 
neither Mr Gerrish nor any of his 
agents, nor any body else, can oistm- 
gulrhthe two apurt, either iu tree or 
fruit We have plenty of these trees 
and the Bradshaw, growing side by 
side, aud know wbat we say tube true. 
e advise all who have given orders 
for thepe trees at large prices under 
the misrepresentations of tbn circular 
aud these statements, to refuse to 1 1 
accept or pay for them, aud this" ■ 
advice, if^ffiowed, will alone rave the people 
of Mtmsacbu.-'Bets more money than the Rural 
New Yorker ever cost all New England. 
We are at a loss to see how uny man having 
any pretension* to honesty or common decency 
can perpetrate such a gms misrepresentation. 
Such fraudulent practices usthy-e do much to 
Injure the nursery business, aud are alone 
what has given the Iren dealer such a bad 
name. Will the time nevoi come when men 
will be content to "tell the truth, the whole 
truib. and nothing but the truth’ ? 
~.,C. 
snr-j'T' 
^sassfis 
Holstein Cow Bontje 791. Fig. 68, 
dahlias, chrysanthemums, caruations, azaleas 
and palms. The catalogue will be sent with¬ 
out charge to all who apply to Mr. Saul. 
Also a descriptive catalogue of roses of all 
j kinds. Abo a catalogue of flower aud garden 
seeds for 1885. 
Samuel WiLHON.Mechanicsville,Bucks Co., 
Pa.— This is au illustrated catalogue (44 p ) of 
garden, field and flower seeds and vegetable 
plants Among specialties is the Valparaiso 
Squa«h of which Mr. Wilson says over 2,000, 
weighing 80 tons, were raised by him on oun 
acre. Among potatoes "S'.ray Beauty” Is 
offered for the first time—a potato we shall 
try. It is claimed, very positively, that it is 
the “earliest potato in the world.” A new 
self blanching celery, cabbugos, beaus, sugar 
corn, melons, lettuce, ouions, poa«. peppers 
and tomutoes are among the 12 pages of nov¬ 
elties. The catalogue will be seut without 
charge to all of our readers who apply to Mr. 
Wilson, us above. 
J J. H. Oueciory, Marblehead, Mass.—A 
laigs illustrated catalogue of warrautod seeds, 
vegetables, flowers and grain. Mr. Gregory 
offers #500 iu prizes for the best crops raised 
from his seeds. The catalogue, which will he 
sent free io all applicants, embraces a full list 
of all new or rare seeds as well as careful 
selections of all the standard kinds. The 
house Is un old ouo. It is enterprising aud 
fully worthy of confidence. 
The Mapes, Formula and Peruvian 
Guano CO., 158 Front St., N. Y.—A very in¬ 
teresting treatiROon the "Special demands for 
plant food to produce vigor and health of tree 
us well as the highest quality of fruit.” We 
want all of our friends who are interested iu 
the chemical fertilizers to send for this little 
book, und read it. It will be forwarded with¬ 
out charge to all who apply to the ubove 
address. 
though nol best iu quality. TheScaly-bark is 
another melon of value. We still prefer the 
“Biss” for quality Cabbages, squashes, 
peas, beans, beets nud mangels are other 
specialties iu the lis . The catalogue will be 
sent to nil applicants. 
The Catalogue of the Excelsior Pub¬ 
lishing House, 29and81 Beckman St., N.Y., 
is no v be f ore us In it. we notice many valu 
able works, such us Wood ward’s Cottages and 
Farm Houses; Suburban and Country Houses; 
Wheeler’s Homes for the People aud Rural 
Homes; Harues’ Barns and Out buildings; 
Hussmann’s Grapes and Wine; Randall’s 
Practical Shepherd ; Lewis's Practical 
Poultry Book; Todd's Farmers’ Manuals, 
three volumes; Willard’s Diiry Husbandry, 
aud many other works which should be In 
every farm library This catalogue will be 
sent free to nil who apply, as above, 
COLE & Brotherh, Pella, Iowa. Au illus¬ 
trated catalogue of flowers, vegetables, grass 
seeds, potatoes, etc. Free. 
Wm, Knabk&Co, 112 Fifth Avenue, N. 
Y.—A finely illustrated catalogue of piano¬ 
fortes. The illustrations show, with much 
accuracy, the various styles manufactured by 
this old and well-known firm. The claim 
made for the Knabc pianos is that they are 
the "most perfect, r* liable and durable pianos 
made.” The catalogue will be Rent to all, 
without charge, who apply to the above firm 
The chapter of “Hints on the Preservation 
of the Plano” should be read by all. 
Jamkb M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John Street, 
N. Y.—This is a catalogue that our friends 
muy confide in as well as iu auy catalogue 
published. The seeds offered are for the vege¬ 
table garden, flower gurden, lawn, farm and 
OUR ANIMAL PORTRAITS. 
HOLSTEIN COW BONTJE 791. 
We this week, iu Fig. 68, give a like¬ 
ness of the Holstein Cow Bontje 791. She 
is a cow of medium size, good form, fine qual¬ 
ity of hide and hair, aud nicely marked iu 
color. Her head, horns, legs, tail nud udder 
are also very perfect; in met, if open to criti¬ 
cism on auy point, it is that she is too fine,aud 
does not possess that robust vigor enjoyed by 
courser bred animals, although her offspring 
have been of good size and strong. Bontje 
was selected In Holland bv lion Gerrit S. 
Miller, aud imported by him in 1879 for Mr. 
Wm. R. Willetts. At Ills auction sale she, 
after a spirited bidding contest between G S. 
Miller and A. E Powell, both of whom seemed 
to know bor worth, was bought hy Mr. Miller, 
who Hubsequeutiy »o'd her to her preseut 
owner, Mr. Dudley Miller, of Oswego, N. Y., 
by whom she is highly prized. 
Mr. G 8. Miller’s importation in 1879, in¬ 
cluded Empress 539, one of the queens among 
milk producers. At the same time he selected 
