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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 4 
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NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS 
AMEJilCAN V'EGRTABI.E VARIETIES.— 
Bulletin No. 21, Bureau of Plant Indus¬ 
try, United States Department of Agri¬ 
culture, is a formidable document of 402 
pages, entirely devoted to the names of 
the vegetable varieties offered by Ameri¬ 
can seedsmen in 1901 and 1902. These 
names are taken from more than 200 
catalogues, and it may well be imagined 
the greater part of this interminable list 
consists of duplicates or synonyms for 
essentially similar varieties. This is a 
most useful reference work, its com¬ 
pilation has cost much labor, which is 
warranted as securing a good basis for 
eoi-recting many glaring errors in vege¬ 
table nomenclature. If we could all get 
down to a single accepted name for iden¬ 
tical varieties there would be greater 
certainty and pleasure in buying seeds. 
The number of changes rung on the 
names of typical varieties is really as¬ 
tonishing. Thus the compiler says that 
the 320 names of lettuce found in this 
list could be brought down to less than 
90 representing distinct varieties, and 
anyone having experience in compara¬ 
tive trials would feel impelled to make 
still further reductions. In 1900 no less 
than 685 real and nominal varieties of 
cabbage were listed by our seedsmen, 
while bush beans had 560 names and 
sweet corn about 340. Every planter 
knows that tne vegetable varieties really 
adapted to any given locality are few in 
number, and if they could be definitely 
and unifoi'inly named a great source of 
confusion and disappointment would be 
eliminated. 
Bru.liant March WEATimR. —Three 
weeks of Spring-like weather is an un¬ 
usual record for March, yet the tempera¬ 
ture for the first 21 days of the past 
month has been constantly above the 
frost line, and vegetation on the Rural 
Grounds is therefore unseasonably ad¬ 
vanced. Snowdrops and Crocuses have 
been long in bloom, the former opening 
during the last days of February. Some 
dwarf bulbous Irises, I. histrioides, I, 
reticulata and its beautiful dark-purple 
variety, 1. reticulata Krelagei, are mak¬ 
ing brilliant displays, as the cool nights 
and sunny days seem to increase their 
durability and richness of coloring. 
Early tulips are far advanced and es¬ 
tablished daffodils are opening freely. 
The various tree fruits are happily not 
coming on as fast as might be expected, 
though peach and Japan plum buds have 
swelled nearly to the danger point should 
sharp frosts follow. One of the sur¬ 
prises of the season is a find on March 
17 of well-developed blooms on limbs 
of an old bush honeysuckle, Lonieera 
fragrantissima. This desirable hardy 
shrub is always an early bloomer, the 
flowei’s generally coming out in April 
before the leaves, but in this case a por¬ 
tion of the bush projects into a shelter¬ 
ed nook between a group of evergreens 
and a terrace where the afternoon sun¬ 
shine lies warm and bright. Other por¬ 
tions of the shrub were quite dormant, 
as were the early blooming Porsythias 
in the vicinity. There has never been 
such a show of hazel catkins. The 
promise of a fair crop of these savory 
nuts seems good, as the blooms are not 
easily affecteu by late freezes. Farmers 
and gardeners are inclined to go slow, 
notwithstanding the tempting weather, 
but much preliminary work is being 
done. Outdoor operations are likely to 
be well forwarded even if considerable 
rougli w^eather should follow. 
Some Egg Queries. —The following 
questions come from a reader in Maine: 
In a recent Issue of The R. N.-Y. was 
the result of an experiment in preserving 
eggs with water glass. Will you go a step 
i:r two farther and give your readers a 
little more information on the subject, as 
to whether it is safe to use a wooden or 
iron vessel., and if the solution can be used 
more than once? Is it necessary to keep 
the eggs while in the solution in a cool 
place, light or dark, and is it necessary 
to keep the vessel covered tight? 
Water glass has a tendency to cor¬ 
rode metal, and is therefore best used in 
stoneware or other glazed material. 
There is no great objection in using 
wood containers except the liability of 
the metal hoops rusting off at incon¬ 
venient times. It is certainly good prac¬ 
tice to keep the stored eggs cool and 
dark, though experience is lacking as to 
whether heat and light affect them un¬ 
favorably while in storage. We do not 
know if the solution can be safely used 
more than once, and are now testing this 
point. The eggs should always be well 
covered by ihe solution, and the object 
in keeping the vessel covered is to lessen 
evaporation and shrinkage of the solu¬ 
tion below the egg level. Water glass as 
commonly sold is a watery solution of 
silicate of soda of a glycerine-like con¬ 
sistency. It costs 25 cents a pound in 
small quantity. It should be diluted 
with nine times its bulk of water, and 
the eggs put in as fast as collected, al¬ 
lowing them to dry out as little as pos¬ 
sible. One pound of water glass prop¬ 
erly diluted should cover from 12 to 14 
dozens, and perfectly preserve them for 
a year at least. The essentials are to 
have all the eggs perfectly fresh when 
immersed and the solution of the 
strength above indicated. w. v. e. 
Cedar for Potato Bugs.—I will give 
you my remedy for Potato bugs. I make 
a strong tea of cedar by boiling the limbs 
and twigs, and put on as one would Paris- 
green. One application was all 1 used; it 
did not injure the foliage. j. w. s. 
Newman, Qa. 
GRIP CONVALKSCKNCK 
There’s nothing better 
than Scott’s Emulsion after 
the grip. When tlie fever 
is gone the body is left weak 
and exhausted; the nervous 
system is completely run 
down and vitality is low. 
Two things to do: give 
strength to the whole body 
and new force to the nerves. 
Scott’s Emulsion will do it; 
contains just what the worn- 
out system needs. 
Rich blood, healthy flesh, 
resistive force, more and bet¬ 
ter nourishment are what 
Scott’s Emulsion supplies to 
the convalescent. 
We’ll send you a sample free upon request. 
SCOTT & 130WNE, 409 Pearl Street, New York. 
For 30 days to the readers of The 
Rural New-Yorker. 
A Beautiful Imported 56-piece 
CHINA TEA SET 
or Toilet Set, or Parlor Lamp, or Clock, or Watch 
and many other articles too numerous to men¬ 
tion, with an order of 20 lbs. of our New Crop, 
60c. Tea, any kind, or 20 lbs. Baking Pow¬ 
der, 46c. a lb., or an assorted order Teas and 
^P. This advertisement MUST accompany 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO., 
P. O. Box 280. 81 & 83 Vesey Street, New York. I 
THE MERIT of YEARS 
( 
STANDARD 
> P,00F\HG 
attaches to this rooting. It is 
known and used in every sec¬ 
tion of the whole country. 
FIRE, WIND and 
WATER PROOF, 
( durable and low In price. Be¬ 
ing soft and pliable, it is easy 
_ to tit and lay. Exposure makes 
it as bard as slate. Send for Sample and Circular. 
THE A. P. SWAN CO., lU Nassau St.. NEW YORK. 
2.'5cl>VV<- 
ARROW BRAND 
Asphalt 
Ready Roofing 
ASPHALT READY ROOFING CO. 
136 Water 8 t., New 'York. 
can bo very 
advantageous¬ 
ly applied on 
SILOS, Farm 
Buildings or 
Sheds by any 
handy man. r 
Send for free 
samples. 
READY 
ROOFING 
Buy of us Direct and 
.S tve Money. 
Best goods. Dnrpriees 
snriirise. Write us. 
E. McDoxoitch & Co. 
C.. Pittsburgh, Pa. 
THE HESSLER IS THE BEST. 
Pwice, 
$1 EACH. 
Discount Club 
Lots. 
Simple, Durable, 
Economical. 
Round, 
Strong, 
Heavt. 
Lowest In price, 
bighest in quali¬ 
ty. A sample best 
Kcual Mail Box. evidence. Reap¬ 
proved Jan. 25th, 
1903. Circulars sent free. Orders promptly shipped. 
H. E. HESSLEU CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
SAIM JOSE SCALE, 
And other Insects can be Controlled by Using 
Good’s Caustic Potash Whale- 
Oil Soap No. 3. 
It also prevents Curl Leaf. Endorsed by Entomolo- 
I gists. This Soap i s a Fertilizer as well as Insecticide. 
60-lb. Kegs, $2.60; 100-lb. Kegs. $4.60; Half-Barrel, 
270 Ids., Shic. per lb.; Barrel, 425 lbs., 3Ho. Large 
. quantities. Special Bates. Send for Circulars. 
IAMBS GOOD, 939 N. Front St., Philadelphia, Pa 
Dry Spraying 
Brownie Du.ster - - - - 83.00 
Little Giant - - . _ 5,00 
Champion - - - - 7.50 
Mammoth Champion, - - 15.00 
Jumbo, - - - - - - 25.00 
Descriptive Circular of each on application. 
Alsu Dry I nseeticidcs and Fungicides for 
these machines. 
LEGQETT & BRO., JJI Pearl St., New York, N. Y. 
pumping. Compr«M«d nlr nini It to ipnij 
^ Aore of rinef. Boj enn carry and operaU. ' 
All working and oontnot parts of braas. Leaf 
line of high gmdo sprajers for oTary purpoM 
shown In Oatnlog F* It Is PK£X. Wiita nt 
if you want the agency. 
E.C. BROWIiaCO.,aOGHEtTEII. R. T. 
Our line of sprayers ana appU. 
ances fits every man’s needs. 
Hand,Knapsack.Buck«t,. 
Field, Barrel, and Power 
sprayers,twenty styles. Bestnoules 
made, attachment., formulas, etc. 
Kg SelecttheusefuIandrellable.Cattlog&ee 
^ THE DEXINO 00 ., Salem, Ohio. 
WtU t rmagt nt t.amieH^ByibMfOliuagtJU. 
Get the Best 
A GooA Spray Pomp earns big 
profits and lasts for yean. 
THE ECLIPSE 
Is a good pump. Asprao- 
ticaT fruit growers we 
were using the 00 m- 
imon sprayers In our 
own orchards—found 
their defects and then Invented 
The Eclipse. Its success 
practically mreed ns into man¬ 
ufacturing on a large scale. 
You take no chances. We have 
done all the experimenting. 
Large Adip ttlustrated 
Catalogue and TreaUte 
on Spraying — FBSB, ( 
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MORRltX A MORLEY, Benton Harbor, Mteh. 
SPRAY 
UCt 
LJ(Q 
IT IS 
WORTH 
WHILE 
when buying to buy a ma¬ 
chine that docs the work 
right—that cleans its strainer 
automatically with a brush, 
mixes liquid mechanically so 
that foliage is never burned, 
but gets its due proportion. 
The Garfield, 
Empire King, 
and Orchard Monarch 
do these things. They throw 
the linestspray.areeasiestln 
the work and they never clog. 
You ought to know more 
about them. Write for in¬ 
struction book on spraying, 
formulas, etc. Mailed tree. 
FIELD FORCE PUMP CO., 
2 1 llh St., Elmira, N. Y. 
Not aTo'y. 
00 
Bnt a Well-Rallt, 
Fowerfuly All Brass 
SPRAY PUWP *-^ 
Will throw the liquid in a perfect 
fog to the tops of the tallest trees. 
Efficiency Guaranteed. 
Express prepaid to any point east of 
the Missouri River or north of Ten¬ 
nessee on receipt of $ 8 . 00 . Send for 
full description. 
HARDIE SPRAY PUMP MFC. CO. 
80 Lamed SL, Detroit, Jlirh., V. 8 . A. 
and Hindsur, Ontario. 
AGENTS 
wanted to sell 
RIPPLEY’S 
Orchard, Field, Wheelbarrow, 
A and 5 Gallon Compressed Air 
SPRAYERS 
and spraying- mixtures. Breed- 
1 ers Supplies. Send for illustrat¬ 
ed catalogue and terms. 
RIPPLEY HDW. CO., 
Manu/acturtr» Bprayr and Brmt- 
0r9 /hippli4$t 
Box 228, Grafton, lib. 
IW., I "ft,. -J— T- I TJ.3..-W II Q M 
"Beat the Bags 
Such things as Codling Moth, Ourcullo, Green 
Aphb, Bciily Burk, 8 nii Joae Hoale, Blight, 
Etc., can only be defeated by frequent and yor- 
elstent spraying, 
Spramotor 
has proven to bo the best all round 
spraying outfit on the niarl:et Waa 
awarded Gold Medal at I'aii-Amcri- 
^can Exhibition, and winner of the 
Canadian Government Spraying 
Contest. We mail fiee, booLlot 
**A (ioid .tllDe on YourFat m. ’’Ask for 
Y'our dealer will sell you tho 
Spramotor, or you can 
get it from us direct. 
SPRAMOTOR CO.. 
Buffalo, N. T. 
Loudon, Can. 
-J 
A Kant^Klog 
SPRAYER 
and county a sample of our new 
self-operating Kant-Klog Sprayer. 
No farmer, fruit or vegetable grower can afford to 
be without one. They increa.se crops both in quan¬ 
tity and quality, and double your yearly profit. 
AAFiyTC m 220.00 A DAY ia what one 
I ■ new agent made. Another haa 
aold and delivered 660 machinea and haa 100 more aold for 
later delivery. With thecomplete detailed Inatructlona we tend 
our ageuta any man of ordinary ability can do at well. 
For further Information addreaa. 
Rochester Spray Pump CO., 16 East Av. Rochester, N.Y. 
The Higfh-Pressure Double-Cylinder Sprayer. 
The Rest in the World. Four Gallons Carried Easily. Made of heavy galvanized Iron, 
strongly braced and reinforced in every part. Heads swelled aud double seamed. Sti'ong, two-inch 
wree-pump with heavy rods. The most perfect working sprayer ever invented. It is also made of 
? lifetime. Adapted for all classes of spraying. This sprayer, when 
a^^sD-eam takes half a mmute, will spray continuously for 15 minutes, and will throw 
a stream 30 feet high. It is especially fine for large W'ork in potato fields, vineyards tobacco 
plantations, fruit tree spraying, w hitewashing, chicken-house spraying and greenhouse wok*” Also 
for applying disinfectants in barn. etc. Write for descriptive c^ciilar, shoving fire 8^1™ Spray- 
NORTH JERSEY NURSERIES, Springfield, N. J. 
applying disinfectants in bam, etc. 
ers and prices. Agents Wanted. 
CACTUS DAHLIAS 
800 varieties.__, „„ __......... 
Pompon Chrysanthemums, 60 varieties. 
__ Send for Catali^es. 
NORTH SHORE FERNERIES, Beverly,M mm. 
Hardy Phlox, 100 varieties. Hardy 
ith- . A - A. _ - 
SUPERB 
DAHLIAS 
Pan-Ambmcan Gold Mbdal 
20 Kinds (my selection) #1. 
, Purchaser’s selection $1 dz. & up. 
,600 kinds, latest and best Cat. 
free. H.F Bubt, Taunton.Muss 
im 
nifi* rtiiwwii fiinv 
a-4 TO 1 FOOT HIGH 
on 126. 1 TO 2 FOOT 
For Two Dollar* we will thlp either of 
above lota prepaid to any Ifixpreaa of 
In Uie il. 6. Order aa many lota aa i 
wauU Kacb cu$ir>mer will be sent FKIi. 
little llluatrated Pamphlet of Plant: 
InaCructloD*. Juai m we do it *o lucceMf 
in our owo nuraory. 8 ucc*m U cerUla. 
Am. Arbor VUee U uodeotebly the bMl 
nround Evergreeo for Hedyes, Windbreake. 
Screeofi. May be ebeared to sulL ORI> 
KIGHT NOW. wblle the nupplv ie lerre. 
for free * KVEilGlilieN m)RSEKY 4 
catalog. I bUirfeoo Eay. WlaconalA 
Trees, Plants and Vines 
Ornamentals, Shade Trees, Shrubs, 
Flowers—everything to make the home 
grounds beautiful. Fruit Trees, too. 
Send for Catalogue. 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS, 
New Canaan, Conn. 
GLADIOLI 
Our Motto: Quality First. We have, 
however, a sufficient quantity to supply 
all demands. Send for Catalogue. 
ARVHUR COWEE, 
“Meadowvale ITarm.” Berlin, N. X. 
United StLrtes Grower and Representative 
of GROFF’S HYBRIDS. 
Asparagus Roots. 
100,000 2-year Conover's Colossal 
and Barr’s Mammoth. Cheap. 
C. A. BENNETT, Robbinsvllle, N. J, 
