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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 21 
Farmers’ Club. 
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Succession of Peas and Corn. 
I want a continuous supply of large- 
podded, wrinkled peas, of the best quality 
from early Spring until Fall, if possible. 
What are the best varieties, how and 
when should they be planted? What are 
the best varieties of sweet corn with large 
ears, having more than eight row's, for a 
succession? What are the best varieties 
of wax-podded beans, pole and bush, to 
plant for a succession? c. h. p. 
Stockbridge, Mass. 
Nott’s Excelsior, Advancer, Everbear¬ 
ing, and Paragon pea, to be all planted 
at once in early Spring. Sowings in 
August for Fall use may be made, but 
seldom prove profitable. In corn, Pot¬ 
ter’s Excelsior, Livingston’s Evergreen, 
Stowell’s Evergreen and Egyptian, 
make a good succession. For a succes¬ 
sion of pole and bush wax beans we 
would recommend Golden Butter Wax, 
Dwarf Golden Wax, Golden Cluster Wax 
Pole and Davis’s Kidney Wax. 
JAS. J. ir. GREGORY & SON. 
Marblehead, Mass. 
For a succession of dwarf peas we 
recommend Nott’s Excelsior, McLean’s 
Advancer, Chelsea, Juno; tall varieties, 
Prosperity, Telephone, American Cham¬ 
pion amj Champion of England. Sweet 
corn, White Cob Cory, Early Champion, 
Henderson and Country Gentleman. 
Pole wax beans, Golden Champion and 
Early Golden Cluster Wax; dwarf wax 
beans, Flageolet Wax and Improved 
Golden Wax. peter Henderson & co. 
New York. 
Our choice of large-podded peas for 
succession is as follow's: New' Record 
Extra Early,Prosperity, Juno or Heroine, 
Improved Stratagem or Telephone, New 
Giant. Podded Marrow, and New Market 
Master. Sweet corn, Kendall’s Early 
Giant, New Early Evergreen, The Hon¬ 
ey, Stowell’s Evergreen and Country 
Gentlemen. Pole beans, Creaseback, 
Lazy Wives and Golden Andalusia. 
Dwarf wax beans, Valentine Wax, New 
Round-podded Kidney Wax, Currie’s 
Rust-proof Black Wax. All the above 
varieties are given in the order of their 
earliness. Johnson & stokes. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
A sowing of Best Extra Early and 
French Oanner could be made every 
week from early Spring until about 
August 10. The latter is a great bearer, 
and yields peas for a week or 10 days. 
Neither are of high flavor unless picked 
quite young. In sweet corn, Early Ever¬ 
green, Shaker’s Large Early, and Ken¬ 
dall’s Early, to be followed by Mam¬ 
moth Late. For a regular succession, 
Sheffield, Early Evergreen and Imp. 
Stowell’s Evergreen could be planted 
about the same time. In wax pod beans 
we would plant Dwarf German Black 
Wax, Saddle Back Wax and Yosemite 
Wax to mature in succession. Pole va¬ 
rieties, Golden Cluster Wax and Sun¬ 
shine Wax are productive and of fine 
flavor. W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Setting Out Plants. 
V. S. V., Kensieo, N. Y .—I have 50 prune 
and plum trees, 100 asparagus and 300 
strawberry plants to plant, on a sandy 
loam. Will you tell me how to set and 
care for them? I shall use stable manure. 
Ans. —Sandy loam soil, if properly en¬ 
riched and cultivated, is perfectly suit¬ 
able for the above plants. The plum 
and prune trees may be set in rows 15 
feet apart each way; the asparagus two 
feet apart in rows four feet apart, and 
the strawberries 18 inches asunder in 
rows three feet apart. The manure can 
be spread after plowing, and well har¬ 
rowed in. The care of these plants dur¬ 
ing the first year will consist in keep¬ 
ing the soil well stirred and free from 
weeds during the growing season. The 
R. N.-Y. will contain ample information 
as to future treatment of these crops in 
forthcoming issues. 
Plants in Living Rooms. 
II. If. 8., Beloit, Fan.—Would large num¬ 
bers of house plants, kept in living and 
sleeping rooms, be injurious to the health 
of the inmates, or otherwise? 
Ans. —It is often claimed that grow¬ 
ing plants in living and sleeping rooms 
are injurious to the occupants, but there 
is little evidence that this is the case. 
A great number of plants, blocking the 
light in the windows, and keeping the 
air damp from the necessity of frequent 
watering, are neither desirable nor 
agreeable, but a few healthy and cheer¬ 
ful specimens are not only harmless, but 
positively beneficial companions during 
our long and rather dreary Winters. 
Will Rhubarb Stand Soaking ? 
./. L. II. (No Address )—What effect would 
it have on a rhubarb patch, if it were 
flooded by water while in the dormant 
state? Would it be injurious or bene¬ 
ficial, if a patch were so situated that the 
land had to be flooded for the purpose 
of harvesting a crop of ice? 
Ans. —Rhubarb is a moisture-loving 
plant, and will grow well in damp situa¬ 
tions, but we have no data as to its 
powers of resisting prolonged immer¬ 
sion when dormant. We would not ex¬ 
pect it to be seriously harmed by such 
flooding as our correspondent indicates, 
but would be glad to have further in¬ 
formation on the subject. 
" Weed Destroyers” and Useful Plants. 
T). W. L., De Roto Co., Fla .—Can a piece 
of ground be planted with garden or field 
crops within a month after applying the 
weed destroyers advertised in the seed 
catalogues, with any certainty of getting 
a crop? Can anything be used to neu¬ 
tralize the weed destroyer within a month 
after it has been applied, so as to plant 
the ground with a garden or field crop? 
Ans. —All 'the “weed destroyers” we 
have seen proved to be strong solutions 
of common salt or the sulphates of zinc 
and iron. Unless heavy, soaking rains 
soon followed the application, it would 
be risky to plant anything for a con¬ 
siderable time, w r ith the expectation of 
seeing it grow. Better plant your crop 
without using the destroyer, and rely on 
the hoe and elbow grease to exterminate 
the weeds. We know of no applications 
to neutralize the effect of these solu¬ 
tions, but the rains will in due time 
wash them out of the soil. 
Spraying for Melon Diseases. 
TV. B. C., Shawmut, Moss.—Will spraying 
with Bordeaux Mixture prevent blight in 
muskmelons, and if so, when should it be 
applied? 
Ans. —We have never heard of Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture proving effective against 
any of the melon blights, most of which 
are physiological in character, and not 
due to bacteria. What is known as the 
wilt disease is due to a funguis which 
penetrates the stem of the plant at the 
surface of the ground, and by its growth 
plugs up the spaces between the cells, 
thus strangling the plant and shutting 
off its water supply. The vines thus at¬ 
tacked quickly wilt and soon die. The 
only means of prevention seems to be 
the growing of melons on uninfected 
land. Early planting of the earliest va¬ 
rieties is advisable, as the fungus is not 
very active until near the end of the 
season. 
How New Strawberries are Produced. 
P. O. D., Burlington, N. J.—Suppose we 
plant a row of pistillate or imperfect¬ 
flowering strawberry plants, and next a 
row of staminate or perfect-flowering; for 
instance, we plant a row of Bubach No. 5 
and a row of Glen Mary. Is it not a fact 
that the runners from Bubach will still be 
Bubach, and the Glen Mary runners still 
be Glen Mary? Some strawberry growers 
in this section claim that it is the runners 
or new plants that are fertilized. 
Ans. —The fertilization, or more prop¬ 
erly, pollenization, takes place in the 
flowers only. Every runner or other 
part of a plant of a given variety will 
remain true to the parent type, but the 
new plants grown from the seeds of 
cross-pollenized plants generally differ 
considerably from either parent. The 
purpose of planting staminate varieties 
among those bearing pistillate blossoms 
is to induce the formation of perfect 
berries by promoting seed production, 
but the bearing plants or the successors 
from runners are not affected by the 
process in any other way. 
Scales on House Plants. 
C. S. D., Barncsboro, N. J.—T send a leaf 
from an Abutilon plant. Tn the little roll 
are three scale-like objects which I took 
from the stalk of the same plant. The 
stalk is covered with these. The leaves 
are turning yellow. What are they? 
What solution is best to use? 
Ans. —The insect on the Abutilon 
proves to be a species of scale insect 
known as a Lecanium,-which often in¬ 
fests house plants. These soft scales are 
difficult to eradicate, but persistent work 
will accomplish It. One should crush or 
rub off the larger scales on the stem 
whenever one is found. Then make a 
solution of whale oil soap at the rate of 
one pound in three gallons of water, and 
wash the affected parts of the plant with 
this, applying it with a sponge or soft 
cloth, and sometimes using an old tooth¬ 
brush to help dislodge the scales. Rinse 
off the plant with water in a half hour 
or so after using the soap. Several 
scrubbings of this kind with the soap 
will free the plant from the scales. 
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FOR SALE Seed; 1.000 Bushels Cow Peas. 
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Japanese Maples 
IN LARGE SIZES. 
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Telephone 2064. 
A. n. Tripp, North Ridgeway, N. Y.— 1. 
What is the value of rape sod in a fruit 
orchard for Winter protection? 2. Is Fall 
a good time to set out plums and prunes? 
1. It is rather difficult to fix the value 
of a Winter covering of rape. Theoret¬ 
ically the rape would not add to the ab¬ 
solute fertility of the soil, as it is not a 
plant capable of absorbing nitrogen from 
the air, but it would probably benefit the 
soil considerably by adding humus on 
its decomposition, and would certainly 
greatly assist in reducing the liability 
of surface washing and leaching of solu¬ 
ble matters to a considerable degree. It 
should also afford direct protection to 
the roots and lower portions of the 
trunks from frost and assist in retaining 
snow. 2. Stone fruits cannot be plant¬ 
ed in New York in the Fall as safely 
as in early Spring. Farther south, 
where frost does not penetrate the 
ground deeply, Fall planting is of ad¬ 
vantage, as the Winter rains pack the 
soil closely about the roots, thus giving 
them a good chance to start growth 
early in the next season. 
For the land’s sake, use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth .—Adv 
For Spring Planting 
The reliable new EVERBEARING PEACH 
Also, the ELBERTA and other choice varieties. 
JAPAN PLUMS— all the most approved sorts. Se¬ 
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reasonable. Address 
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All strong two-year-old roots. 
Order early while the stock is complete 
THE WM. H. MOON CO., 
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The Chance oi a Lifetime. 
Call’s Nurseries, Perry, Ohio.—In order 
to clear out an extra fine lot of Fruit 
Trees, are offering some fifty thousand, 
strictly first class, northern grown peach 
trees at special low prices. These trees 
are all grown from natural Tennessee 
pits, and are the best that can be 
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trees you can use. 
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State what you can use of the following 
Varieties. 
15,000 Peach Trees, first-class. 15 
5,000 Japan Plum Trees, first-class, 10 
5,000 Pear Trees, first-class. 15 
15,000 Currants, 2-year old. 8 
T. J. DWYER & SON, Orange Co. 
that we have in surplus at low prices : 
Varieties. 
200.000 Layer Strawberry Plants. 15 
50,000 Pot-Grown Strawberry Plants, 15 
50,000 Asparagus Plants, 1-year. 3 
5,000 Rhubarb Plants, 1-year. 2 
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Business Apples 
A fine selection for business and for 
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The Rogers Nurseries, Tree Breeders, Dansville, N. Y. 
For $2, I will send by express or freight, i Alpha, i Parry’s 
Giant, i Early Reliance and i Paragon chestnut tree grafted, 
worth $3.25. Full line of Nursery Stock Certificate. 
ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Aloorestown, Burlington County, N.J. 
Trees for Orchard and Garden. 
All the old and well-tried, and several NEW VARIETIES: Climax and Sultan Plums (new Japs); BALD¬ 
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RLANT STRAWBERRIES NOW. 
Don’t spend your time and money experimenting, but let others do the experimenting. You 
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They arc our “Pedigree” New Seedling Strawberries. Catalogue describing them and 
JOS. H, BLACK, SON 6k CO., HICHTSTOWN, N. J. 
