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THE nmkL NEW-YORKER* 
A catalogue of ornamental trees, shrubs, har¬ 
dy perennial plants, etc.—27th edition. We 
cannot speak of this catalogue or of this firm 
too highly. There is no other firm in this 
country that has done so much to aid the 
time interests of horticulture in its broadest 
sense. In this catalogue we have everything, 
old and new, deciduous and evergreen, that 
is worth planting, with correct names and con¬ 
servative, trustworthy descriptions. What,, 
when and how to plant-are set forth in a con¬ 
cise, plain way. An alphabetical list of new 
and rare trees and shrubs will be found on 
pages 129 to 181. 
A. W. Livingston’s Sons, 111 N. High St., 
Columbus, O.—An illustrated catalogue (80 
pages) of seeds, etc. Mr. Livingston Sr. is he 
to whom we are indebted for the Acme, 
Favorite, Perfection and Paragon Tomatoes. 
And now another is added, viz., Livingston’s 
Potato-leaf Tomato. This was sent to us three 
years ago for trial. At first we thought it 
was the Mikado or Turner’s Hybrid as the 
foliage was the same. But we found the 
fruit quite smooth and the quality excellent. 
It has all the peculiarities of the Turner or 
Mikado without its blemish of unshapely fruit. 
This is the Rural’s opinion. 
New York Life Insurance Co.—The 
Forty-third Annual Report of this company 
shows an increase of nearly §8,000,000 in in¬ 
come, over §8,000,000 in net assets, and over 
§24,000,000 in insurance written. The assets 
of the company now exceed §83,000,000. The 
company is purely mutual and the member¬ 
ship exceeds 100,000. Those who are interest¬ 
ed in life insurance w>ll do well to examine 
into this company’s business methods and 
standing. Both will stand the fullest investi¬ 
gation. 
Robert Scott & Son, Philadelphia, Pa.— 
A very interesting catalogue, largely devoted 
to roses, of which a beautiful colored plate is 
presented. All the new and old roses. The 
best of the fuchsias, sweet peas, the improved 
verbenas, the largest pansies, and lots of oth¬ 
er things to interest flower lovers. Box col¬ 
lections of roses ac reduced prices—one dollar 
novelty collections are among the special at¬ 
tractions. 
Green’s Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y.— 
A Fruit Guide and catalogue of plants, trees, 
shrubs, vines, etc. The Haverlaud (new), Bel¬ 
mont and Jessie are among the strawberries 
offered. Several cherries are mentioned as wor- 
thj r of consideration. The selections of rasp¬ 
berries and blackberries, pears and apples are 
good. The reading matter of the Guide is in¬ 
teresting. Mr. Green is an enterprising man. 
Herbrand Fifth-Wheel. — Catalogue 
from The Herbrand Company, Fremont, O. 
This neat little pamphlet describes what is 
called a great improvement in wagon making. 
It will prove interesting to all who are inves¬ 
tigating carriage-making. The pamphlet is so 
compact that we could not do the fifth-wheel 
justice without printing the whole. We in¬ 
vite all who are interested in wagons to send 
for it. 
Make Hens Lay. —This is the suggestive 
title of a series of circulars and pamphlets sent 
out by I. S. Johnson & Co., 22 Custom House 
St., Boston, Mass. Those who are interested 
in carrying out this injunction should send for 
these circulars. A pamphlet giving a great 
deal of poultry advice is sent for 25 cents. 
Send a stamp for the others. 
Root Crops for Stock Feeding and 
How To Grow Them.— Compiled from many 
prize essays by W. Atlee Burpee, of Philadel¬ 
phia, Ra. Price 30 cents. Mr. Burpee of¬ 
fered a series of cash prizes in his Farm An¬ 
nual for 1887, for the best essays on the above 
subject. This book of 80 pages is the result. 
Northrup, Braslan & Co., Minneapolis, 
Minn.—There are man} good and new things 
offered in this catalogue m the way of seeds. 
Attention is particularly called to a new mil¬ 
let, to certain varieties of corn and potatoes 
as being the best of their kinds. A new ensi¬ 
lage corn is offered. 
Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Maine.— 
A seed catalogue of 90 pages. Among the 
specialties are the Dirigo Turnip Blood Beet, 
said to be earlier than the Egyptian, Maine 
Sweet Corn, said to be the earliest 12-rowed in 
cultivation; the Early Oxford Potato and 
Low’s Champion Bush Bean. 
How To Grow Cabbages and Cauli¬ 
flowers Most Profitably. —Edited by W. 
Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, Pa. A book of 
90 pages, price 30 cents. The book is written 
by J. Pedersen, of Denmark, and G. H. How¬ 
ard, of Long Island, N. Y. The whole story 
is told in a plain, forcible way. 
R. D. Hawley & Co., 500 Main St., Hart¬ 
ford, Conn.—Particular attention in this cat¬ 
alogue is called to seed potatoes. Mr. Haw¬ 
ley says that his Early Essex “takes the cake, 
giving great satisfaction in every way. It 
was introduced five years ago and has never 
been beaten.” 
Robert Scott & Son, Philadelphia, Pa.— 
We call the attention of rose-growers to the 
beautiful colored plate in the catalogue of 
this firm of three new roses, viz., Princess 
Beatrice, Luciole and Meteor. The pictures 
have captivated us, and we shall try the set. 
J. A. Everett & Co., Indianapolis, Ind.— 
In this catalogue of seeds, &c. we find the 
Green Mountain Potato offered, which gave us 
the largest yield ever produced at the Rural 
Grounds up to that time. It has since been 
somewhat exceeded. 
John Saul, Washington, D. C.— A cata¬ 
logue of roses of all kinds. A long list of new 
varieties, including all the popular novelties. 
Ctrenjxtiljcre. 
England. 
Barnstable, Devonshire, Eng., Feb. 14.— 
We have a very heavy fall of snow. There 
are lots of lambs in the neighborhood and the 
weather is bad for them. Feed is very scarce 
and those who have straw to sell can get 
£3 3s. (id. per ton on the farm. Hay is worth 
£5 10s. on the spot, but there is little to sell, 
The wheat plant is looking grand and the 
spring plowing and work are very forward. 
Store cattle are very low in price and good 
beef is worth 10s. (id. per score [20 pounds or 
llXc. per pound.] R. h. p. 
Michigan. 
Auburn, Bay Co., February 15.—We have 
in Saginaw Valley about one foot of snow. 
Everything is moving in good order: no drifts. 
It is snowing to-day, wind southeast. Deep 
snows at the Straits, etc. e. w. 
Ohio. 
Leipsic, Putnam Co.. February 14. —I think 
the Rural New-Yorker the best periodical 
for farmers. Our county is comparatively 
new, but the farmers are up with the times. 
We have passed the day of planting without 
underdraining. It will be but a few years 
when every acre of cleared land will be well 
underdrained with tile. We can grow any crop 
with the best of success. Our farmers and 
teamsters are very busy every winter hauling 
logs to our stave and handle factories, also 
hauling tile, manure, summer wood, and, in 
fact, preparing for the busy spring. We have 
the best of turnpike roads the year round. Our 
county and township buildings are all erected 
and paid for. Our school houses are all built 
of the best brick and supplied with good 
teachers. Churches are dotting the landscape 
here and there, and in spite of these advan¬ 
tages, now and then a farmer gets the West¬ 
ern or Southern fever, sells his nicely located 
farm, sacrifices his chattel property, packs his 
wife and family in a wagon, and away he 
goes, in most cases to return within a year. 
Such is life! d. a. f. 
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turing, disfiguring, itching, scaly and pimply diseases 
of the skin, scalp and blood, with loss of hair from in 
fancy to old age, the CuricuHARKMKDiKsareinfalllble 
Cuticura, the great Skin Cure, and Cuticura Soap, 
an exquisite Skin Beautitler, externally, and Cuticura 
Resolvent, the New Blood Purifier, internally, cure 
every form of skin and blood diseases, from pimples 
to scrofula. 
Sold everywhere. Price, Cuticura, 50c.; Soap, 25c.; 
Resolvent, $1. Prepared by the Potter Drug and 
Chemical Co., Boston, Mass. 
t3f~ Send for “ How # to Cure Skin Diseases. 
Baby’s Skin and Scalp preserved and beau- 
S3T tlfled by Cuticura Soap. 
Kidney Pains, Backache and Weaknesses cured 
by Cuticura Anti-Pain Plaster, an instantane¬ 
ous pain-subduing plaster. 25c. 
How to SAVE re-shingling, STOP 
leaks effectually and cheaply in 
roofs of all kinds, or lay NEW roofs. 
Particulars FREE if you mention this paper. 
WILLIAMS & CLARK CO.’S HIGH GRADE 
BONE FERTILIZERS, 
AMMOKIATED BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE 
tfo Fertilizer Selling at the Same Price Shows 
as High Va’uation. It Leads All Others. 
POTATO PHOSPHATE 
CONTAINS ALL THE PLANT FOOD NEC¬ 
ESSARY FOR A LARGE CROP OF 
POTATOES. 
Special Fertilizers for all crops. Send for circular 
giving valuable hints for cultivation of crops by suc¬ 
cessful growers and description of all our fertilizers. 
Principal Office: Cotton Exchange B’ding, N.Y. 
For Sale by Local Agents. 
AfiM'R” Pulverizing Harrow, Clod 
nuiiiu Crusher and Leveler, 
Illustrated Pamphlet free. 
Don’t be deceived by worthless imitations. 
G-enuine bear Trade-Mark, have Steel 
Clod Crushers, Double Flexible Gang- 
Bars and the Improved Style also has 
Adjustable, Reversible Coulters, 
which, when worn, may be turned end for 
end thus giving- double the amount of wear. 
Works the entire surface of the ground. No 
other Harrow combines these points. 
SkPTI t PT1 \ T1 Q ] to an Y responsible 
Dull l Ull 11 l&l Farmer in the H. S. 
Sizes: 3 to 13 Feet. Dl'ANE II. NASH, Sole Manufacturer, 
With or without Sulky. MILLINGTON, MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. 
Be sure and mention this Paper. 
A 
SPINWALL 
POTATO 
PLANTER. 
Absolute Guarantee given to do 
PERFECT and RAPID WORK. 
Write for illustrated circular. Mention this paper, 
BETTER 
. sP \nWALLMRJ CoJ 
[three rivers/" THAN EVER. 
PLANTS CORN 
Distributes Fertilizers 
ASPINWALL MFG.C0. 
THREE RIVERS. MICHIGAN. r 
“The Aspinwall Potato Planter works with almost human ingenuity. It is as indispens¬ 
able to the large potato grower as the reaper is to the wheat farmer. IT IS A SUCCESS. 
We can gladly recommend it as a first-class implement. Potato growing in the future pro¬ 
mises to be conducted as wheat growing now is—on a large scale. Those who refuse to avail 
themselves\of improved implements will fall behind ."— Rural New-Yorker, April 2, 1887. 
A WONDERFUL SUCCESS! 
“BIG INJUN” 3-WHEEL SULKY PLUW! 
Practical, Simple, Light, Strong. 
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The only 3-Wheel Sulky Plow made 
that turns a square corner while plow is 
in the ground. Lifts out of the ground 
without disturbing the furrow. Also, 
full line of CHILLED STEEL AND COMBINA¬ 
TION WALKING PLOWS. Circulars and 
prices on application. 
GALE MANUFACTURING CO., 
ALBION. MICHIGAN. 
Semi for 
Circulars. 
YANKEE SWIVEL PLOW 
LEADING 
PLOW 
for both an( j ^ Horses. 
WOOD BEAM 
REVERSIBLE 
THE 
BELCHERSTAYLOR 
AGRICULTURAL TOOL COP^NY, 
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Made of Patent 
Steeled Metal,^ 
Ax with Patent 
HkSteel Shitting Lever and 
Clevis, enabling the Plowman to 
take any desired width of fur¬ 
row without stopping his team 
PRICES. S. L. ALLEN <fc CO 
FLftNET JB, CARDEN DRILLS 
Each one of these 
PJPULAR TOOLS 
has been either 
REMODELED 
or IMP ROVED. 
They are more com¬ 
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than you can imag¬ 
ine; so look them 
over carefully. 
NEW STYLES. NEW 
HOES. 
FIRE FLY. 
Those who saw them 
at the test trial in 
actual work say they 
Are THE BEST 
yet. You will find 
them so. Our’88 
Catalogue, with 
4 O VV ood c ii ts. will 
give you a fair idea 
of the new points 
—- __ Land better money 
Xjl« — 'values we now offer. 
Patentees £ Mfrs..127-120 Catharine Et., Philadelphia, Pa. 
HORSE 
UNEQUALED 
For House, Barn, 
d all out-buildings. 
ODY CAN PUT IT ON. 
PRICE LOW. 
Write for Sample and Book. 
•l:* Duane St., New York City. 
1Nr>»AWA PAINT Mr. POOFINfJ CO. 
A— 
YOU THINKING= 
Of Buying a NEW HARROW this Spring. 
If so, don’t fail to send for our free Illustrated Catalogue of Harrows, which also con 
tains much practical information on the subject of cultivation in general. Address 
HERENDEEY MANUFACTURED CO., 
Geneva, New York. 
Beautiful New Upright Piano, 
Rosewood Case, only *165. New 
Organs, only *31. Greatest Bar¬ 
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(IBM PIANO & ORGAN CO. 
Washington, N. J., U. S. A. 
RUSTLESS 
Send for catalogue. 
Uranian, Bow 
IRON WATER PIPE. 
THE WELL* RUSTLES* IRON CO., 
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Co., Boston Au’la lot- New England, 7 and 9 Cliff Street, New York, 
