1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
169 
Catalogues tor 1900. 
Burphb’s Farm Annual, W. Atlee 
Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa—A very 
neat and interesting 140-page catalogue 
with a colored plate of new sweet peas, 
'l he very tasteful colored cover presents 
on the last page a most perfect portrait 
of Burpee’s Netted Gem muskmelon, 
which has been shown by ample evi¬ 
dence to be the real type of the Rocky 
Ford. The Netted Gem was introduced 
by Burpee in 1881, and the Rocky Ford 
can, at most, be considered only a local 
form. The most prominent specialties 
are Burpee’s Bush sweet pea, which is 
hailed as the forerunner of a new race. 
It grows in a perfect bush form like a 
Marguerite carnation. The plants do 
not require a trellis like the tall vari¬ 
eties, or trail as do the Cupid race. The 
found to be subject to anthracnose, but 
a new and extraordinarily productive 
seedling of the purple-cane type, like 
Shaffer and Columbian. It is said to be 
much more thrifty than either, making 
canes from 15 to 20 feet long. It with¬ 
stood 35 degrees below zero last Winter 
without harm, and produced a full crop 
last Summer. The fruit is large, dark 
red, and sufficiently firm to make a good 
shipper. The nursery list is very well 
chosen. 
D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich.— 
Seed annual for 1900; 100 pages, litho¬ 
graphed cover. Very fine colored plates 
of cabbages and Rose-Ribbed celery, 
Paul Rose muskmelon, Telephone peas, 
and selected radishes. No exclusive 
novelties are offered, but the best intro¬ 
ductions of late years are emphasized in 
THE CHINESE GIANT PEPPER. Fig. 57. 
proper way to grow the bush sweet pea, 
it is claimed, is to plant the seed in a 
row 12 or 14 inches apart and it will 
make a neat, even hedge, 16 to 18 inches 
high. The sweet pepper Chinese Giant 
is a most acceptable novelty, as it far 
outclasses the favorite Ruby King in 
size, thickness of flesh and earliness. 
We saw it in fruit at the famous Ford- 
hook trial grounds of Mr. Burpee, and 
handled specimens nearly six inches in 
diameter. The flesh is mild and sweet. 
The Chinese Giant pepper will undoubt¬ 
edly render this wholesome esculent more 
popular. Other novelties of tested ex¬ 
cellence are the Alderman pea, a strong¬ 
growing and very productive late vari¬ 
ety, Santiago watermelon, Sheffield earli¬ 
est sweet corn, and Burpee’s “Ennobled” 
strain of Sutton’s Best of All tomato. 
The last is a large-fruited selection of 
a fine English forcing tomato, that suc¬ 
ceeded admirably on our Trial Grounds 
last Summer. Burpee’s Quarter Century 
tomato is first offered for trial, to be 
introduced in 1901. It is a stocky dwarf¬ 
growing variety like Dwarf Champion, 
but is far more productive, the fruits 
are uniformly much larger, and the col¬ 
or bright scarlet. From what we know 
of this variety it should become ex¬ 
ceedingly popular when known. A num¬ 
ber of flower-seea novelties of promise, 
among which may be mentioned Nico- 
tiana sylvestris, are listed, as well as a 
considerable number of nne new sweet 
peas, some of which are shown in the 
colored plate. Less space than hereto¬ 
fore is given to plants and bulbs. A 
very fine catalogue is promised for next 
season, which will complete the twenty- 
fifth year of business for this well- 
known seed house. 
Northrup, King & Co. Minneapolis, 
Minn.—Catalogue of farm and garden 
seeds; 66 pages; lithographed cover. An 
extensive catalogue, containing every¬ 
thing in the seed line a planter may 
wish. A large space is taken up with 
improved seed grains, among which are 
the White Hulless barley and Mold’s 
Black Beauty oats. The latter is the 
production of a celebrated English spec¬ 
ialist, and is claimed to be exceedingly 
productive, and to produce straw so 
stiff that only a tornado will lodge it. 
Seed Truth, an accompanying neat little 
book on fakes in the seen trade, by J. E. 
Northrup, is very good reading, and 
contains much wholesome truth. 
A. H. Griesa, Lawrence, Kansas.— 
Price list of the Kansas Home Nursery, 
and circular of the new Cardinal rasp¬ 
berry; colored plates of Cardinal rasp¬ 
berry and Catalpa Bungeii, or Umbrella 
tree. This Cardinal, Mr. Griesa claims, 
is not the one tested several years ago 
at various experiment stations, and 
a very discriminating manner. The list 
in seeds is very complete in every de¬ 
partment, and the catalogue is one of 
tne most useful and instructive issued in 
America. 
If you are a farmer or want to be one, 
send for the “Western Trail.” Published 
quarterly. Full of pointers as to settling 
in Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri¬ 
tory. Handsomely embellished and con¬ 
cisely written. Mailed free. 
Address by postal card or letter. 
John Sebastian, G.P.A., Chicago .—Adv 
FENCE! 
Horae -High 
Bull-Strong 
Plg-TIght. ... 
Over 100 Styles, plain and ornamental. I 
Build It yourself at the actual -whole-1 
sale cost of the wire. Don’t miss this | 
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY 
Write for our Catalogue and convince I 
yourself how easily and cheaply it can | 
be done with a Duplex Machine. 
KITSKLMAN BROS. Box 106 Hldgcvllle, Ind. 
1.000 SAMPLES FREE 
I 
of our new Success fence ratchet 
which tightens any wire fence, new 
or old. Grips automatically as wire 
Is wound on. No holes to bore In posts. Attache! 
midway of the fence. We will mall you a sample tc 
test if you will send us 12 o. to cover postage only 
Cir. free. W. U. MASON & CO.. Box 67. Leesburg. O 
^ PACE 
“WATCHING THE CAP,” 
isalostart. Page Gates did it. Send for description. 
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., ADRI AN, MICH. 
WE BELIEVE IN EXPANSION 
and contraction. Every foot of the FROST FENCE 
provides for it. Send for our 1000 expanded cata¬ 
logue describing the Frost System of Fencing. 
Agents Wanted. 
The Frost Wire Fence Co., Cleveland , Ohio. 
CABLED FIELD AND HOC FENCE. 
Also Cabled Poultry and Garden Fence; Steel Web 
Picket Lawn Fence; Steel Gates, Steel Posts and Steel 
Rails; Tree, Flower and Tomato Guards; Steel Wire 
Fence Board, etc. Catalogue Free. 
DeKalb Fence Co., 25High St., DeKalb, III* 
Poultry-House Roofing 
must be cheap, durable and entirely 
airtight and waterproof. 
P <& B Ruberoid Roofing 
is what you want. Invaluable for siding and for 
keeping floors dry and warm. 
Write us for samples and prices. 
THE STANDARD PAINT COMPANY, 
Sole Manufactchers, 
Nos. 81 and 83 Jolin Street, New York. 
It is built to kill trouble, and does kill trouble wherever 
it is put up. Why not? It is made of large Spring Steel 
Wires. It is heavily galvanized. It provides for expansion 
and contraction. All required of the fence user is to stretch 
it tight —then it stays up and is a fence for a lifetime. The 
American Field and Hog Fences 
are sold by agents everywhere, at the lowest price for which 
a perfect fence can be sold. If you fail to find our agent in 
your town, write to the manufacturers, 
American Steel and Wire Co., 
CHICAGO, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO. 
i —bbbi m i i i h i ' i — 1 1 iii iwngii'yfiw i iN’Mn'ca !■ ■■ l l l l ■lll l■ ■i™■■■l 
No 
Trouble 
With 
This 
Fence. 
A PRACTICAL POULTRY BOOK ggwg 
cnbation to market bour ZOth CENTURY CATALOCUE. It will teach you 
the practical experience of others what it would take you ten years to learn. Among other 
it tells about the latest improvements in the world famous Reliable Incubntorn 
Brooders. Sent for ioc to pay postage. Reliable Inc. & 8rdr.Co.Box R !0! Quincy 
arm Raised Poultry 
0 l’ay the buyer because they are strong, 
vigorous, healthy and will breed heal 
thy stock. All C1DU D 110 1 n Ourlargi 
stock we ship is i A il Ml nAluCUl’oulliv 
Guide explains all. and tells how to make Mg 
money with poultry. Worth Jto. heDt for only 16r. 
JOHN BAUSCHER JR . Bon 66, Freeport III 
ON’T SET HENS 
THE SAME 
_ _ _ __ OLD WAY., 
The Nat'l Hen incubator beats old plan 
Jto 1. Little In prleebut big money maker. Agta. 
wanted. Send forcat. telling howto get one free. < 
Hatnral Hen Inenhator Co., Bit8 Columbus, Neb.- 
Rct. IL H«u*er mad. a 100 E*j ditcher. $U» 
BARGAINS IN INCUBATORS^?.*” 
8. H. MERRYMAN, Box 4, Towson, Aid. 
Incubators and Brooders 
Inoubators from {5.00 up. 
Brooders from $3.80 up 
Catalogue free 
L. A. BANTA, 
Ligonler, Ind. 
THE CROWN 
bone*. For the poultry man. Best in the world. 
Zowett in price. Send for circular and testi¬ 
monials. Wilson Bros., EASTON. PA. 
nCATU TO I IPC on HHNS and CHICKENS 
UlAHI IU LIuL 64-page book FREE. 
D. J. LAMBERT, Box 307, Apponaug, R. I. 
Feed them every other 
day as directed, in a 
warm mash, 
SHERIDAN’S 
Condition 
Powders 
It strengthens the 
hens, you get more fer¬ 
tile eggs, and strong, 
healthy chicks, with- 
ont which poultry 
raising may prove a 
failure. Successful 
ou ltry men have used 
HERIDAN’8 Powder 
in the last 30 years. 
Large 2 lb. can, $1.20; 
six, $5. Sample best 
poultry paper, free. 
I. S. JOHNSON & CO., 
Ronton, Musa. 
iFENCESSg 
M. M. S. POULTRY I 
Half cost of Netting; 
Requires few posts, no A ■■■ 
rails. Best Hog, Farm, Yard, V r V ' V ~~ v/v ~ 
Cemetery Fences. Freight paid, y 
KANSAS STEEL A WIRE WORKS. Kansas City. Mo. 
310 First Premiums 
Awarded to the PRAIRIE STATE 
INCUBATOR. Guaranteed to operate 
in any climate. Send for catalogue. 
VSLAJWt* WAT* WCTTWATOS CO *>*„,**_ 
2000 PREMIUMS 
were awarded my fowls at 12 State Shown In 1899. 
FOWLS AND EGGS TValc 
Send5c for illustrated catalogue. rt/K SALE 
CHAS. GAMMER DINGER, Box 86, Columbus, 0. 
IF YOU 
SEEK UNDOUBTED IN¬ 
CUBATOR VALUE 
perfect regulation, perfect application of heat, 
perfect control of moisture, immunity from fir* 
£>y lamp explosion or super-heatinfrbuy th# 
ILLINOIS 
Capacity 60 to 400 eggs. Hot air or hot water, as 
S ouprefer. Egg diumber holds ju*t what we say it 
oese Nursery under egg tray for newly hatched chicks. Before 
you buy an incubator or brooder send for our free book, “Illinois.** 
J. H. JOKES, BOX lOt, STREATOR, ILL. 
COST US_ $4,000 IVZ'tSo 
We have spent $1,000 on our new boot 
‘How to Make Money with Poultry and 
Incubators.” Ittellsital). Leading poultry 
man have written special articles for it. 102 
pages, 8x11 In. Illustrated. It’sssgoods. 
Cyphers incubator 
—and it's the best. Out hatch any other 
machine. 16 page circular free. Send II eta. 
in stamps for $4,000 book N«c 101. 
A<id»».m»r«toffic<u CYPHERS INCUBATOR CO. 
Hnatan. Mam. WsarlaudL H V Ohlowna Itt 
r A MILLION TESTIMONIALS 
cS^^^^ineing as the 30 DAYS’ Vr i e 'e l 
—* ..Cv we offer on every Incubato r we make. E very 
one self-regulating and 
a’ y guaranteed. Over 15,000 
/BANTAM8in use; hatching 
45 to 50chicks from 50 eggs. 
Send 4 cents for No. 113 catalog. 
..I_1_....-Hnr4.»B.lJ. (1 
HATCH with the perfect, self- 
priced 
regulating, 1 o w • ■ t 
first class hatcher—the 
EXCELSIOR Incubator 
Hatohes the largest per cent, cf 
fertile eggs at the lowest ooai. 
GEO. IL STAHL, Qnln.y, HL 
I 
The IMPROVED 
VICTOR Incubator 
hatches all the fertile eggs; is 
simple, durable and easily oper- 
ated;168 page 
lug Information 
Sent free. QEO. ERTEL CO., 
