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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
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Van Deman's Fruit Notes. 
ALL SORTS OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
Japan Plums. 
Have the Japan plum pits ever been 
planted to grow trees on which to grow 
the Japan varieties again? I notice that 
Peach borers never work on the Japan 
wood so long as they have peach wood to 
eat; that is, when Japans are budded on 
peach. vr. A - B - 
Seneca Co., N. Y. 
Yes, the seeds of the Japan plums have 
been planted in a very small way, and 
seedlings grown to use for stocks on 
which to grow the named varieties of 
this class of fruits. They make excel¬ 
lent stocks for this purpose, because 
they are congenial, thrifty, and do not 
sprout from the roots, so far as 1 know, 
nor are they likely to be troubled by 
peach borers. The great trouble seems 
to be to get the seeds. Nearly all the 
varieties are clingstones, and the seeds 
are sent to market with the fruit or 
cooked at home in the fruit as it is used. 
The cuttings of the Satsuma are said to 
take root very easily, and make excel¬ 
lent stocks for the other varieties, but 
this may be a mistake. It is worthy of 
trial. 
The Satsuma Orange. 
1. 1 would like very much to know what 
treatment the Satsuma orange requires. 
Can it be kept and fruited in a box or pot 
in the greenhouse, and moved to a cool 
cellar in the Fall, to remain then until 
Spring, when we could make room for it? 
If so, how large a tree does it make, and 
at what age would it probably commence 
bearing? 2. We bought a number of fig 
trees last Fall, with the idea of planting 
them outside June 1, after danger of frost 
has passed, and taking them up, as sug¬ 
gested, placing them in the cool cellar 
during Winter. But I would like to know 
whether we would get any better results 
if they were kept in boxes in the green¬ 
house during Summer instead of being- 
planted outside? If the outside planting is 
preferable, do they need a sunny or par¬ 
tially shaded location? 3. I also wish to 
ask whether either of the dwarf walnuts 
could be managed in the same way, that 
is, be kept In a cool cellar in Winter and 
in a greenhouse in Summer? f. c. c. 
Sandy Creek, Me. 
1. The Satsuma orange tree is admira¬ 
bly adapted to culture in large boxes or 
pots, to be moved from place to place, as 
suggested. To do best the trees should 
have roots of Citrus trifoliata. This is 
both hardy and dwarfish, and has a very 
beneficial effect on the hardiness of the 
top by stunting its growth and causing 
the wood to ripen earlier than if on a 
thriftier stock. The Trifoliate orange is 
a deciduous species that is hardy out of 
doors, at least as far north as Long 
Island. The fruit is worthless, but the 
small tree, or shrub, makes a very fine 
ornamental hedge, or is nice as a single 
plant. The flowers are very fragrant. 
The Satsuma is a variety from Japan 
that belongs to the Mandarin type of 
oranges. The fruit is small and flat in 
shape, and is very sweet and delicious in 
flavor. No variety makes a nicer orange 
for house culture, for it is both beautiful 
and useful. It would probably bear be¬ 
fore the fifth year. 
2. Figs will grow and fruit in tubs or 
large pots, although their roots want 
more room. They are likely to run con¬ 
siderable distances if planted in the 
open ground, and will, therefore, be 
troublesome to take up and repot every 
Fall. 3. The satisfactory potting of any 
of the walnuts would probably be more 
difficult than the figs. Praeparturiens, a 
variety of the Persian species, Juglans 
regia, would be the best one to try. It 
is quite dwarfish, and would probably 
bear the earliest of any kind; perhaps 
within five years from the graft. 
Formaldehyde Gas for Potatoes. 
D. H. S., Che8tspring$, Pa .—I have a for¬ 
maldehyde gas generator. Can I use it 
successfully for treating oats and potatoes 
for smut and scab? 
Ans. —I do not know that any gas has 
been successfully employed to kill the 
germs of smut and scab. Hence, after 
making the gas, it would be best to dis¬ 
solve it in water, and soak the seed and 
potatoes in the formalin three hours, ac¬ 
cording to the usual directions. 
u. v. s. 
When to Use Wood Ashes. 
C. A., Medina, N. Y .—I have some apple 
trees that have had large quantities oi 
unleached hard-wood ashes applied to the 
surface of the soil. The ashes were fresh 
from the stove and I cannot see that they 
are of any value whatever. A successful 
peach and apple grower who uses Cana¬ 
dian ashes by the carload says it is be¬ 
cause I do not pile the ashes and let them 
sweat, and shovel them over, allowing 
them to sweat again. Is there anything 
in his theory? 
Ans. —We do not think so. We do not 
think the ashes are ever in better con¬ 
dition than when they first come from 
the fire. Any change that would be like¬ 
ly to take place in the pile would make 
the lime and potash less caustic, and 
thus less likely to benefit the soil in any 
way except by adding plant food. The 
potash and phosphoric acid would not 
be made more soluble by “sweating.” 
How Roses are Propagated. 
C. C., Ulster Co., N. Y .—How are roses 
propagated? Can I grow them from cut¬ 
tings? 
Ans. —Roses are propagated by bud¬ 
ding, grafting, and by cuttings both of 
ripe, or hard wood, and of firm, green 
wood, generally grown under glass. 
When budded or grafted, a strong-grow¬ 
ing variety, as the European dog rose, 
or Manetti, which is a vigorous form of 
the China rose, is used for stocks. The 
buds of the desired varieties are in¬ 
serted from June to August, when the 
flow of sap is vigorous. Grafting is 
generally done on stocks just started 
into growth under glass. Hard-wood 
cuttings are made in the Fall, just after 
the leaves drop, and are rooted in sand 
in a frame or greenhouse bench, with 
very gentle bottom heat. Green cut¬ 
tings require a steady temperature of 
65 to 70 degrees, and a close, humid at¬ 
mosphere, to root successfully. Nearly 
all the roses produced in this country 
are propagated in this way, while bud¬ 
ding and grafting are favorite foreign 
methods. Most garden roses can be 
propagated in a small way by layering; 
that is, pegging young shoots into a 
groove two to four inches deep in the 
soil, and covering them firmly with 
earth. If a cut or tongue is made one- 
third through the under side of the 
branch, roots are more likely to be 
emitted. It often requires more than 
one season to root rose layers. Some 
roses will root fairly well if cuttings, 
six or eight inches long, are planted in 
a moist and rather shady place in June, 
and covered with a glass fruit jar until 
roots form and new growth begins. 
Connecticut Notes.— The recent heavy 
rains have washed the roads badly, and it 
has been necessary to do some repairing. 
Owing to the dry Fall very little Winter 
grain was sown in this section, and what 
there is is looking poor. Meadows that 
were reseeded were backward in starting 
and have been badly washed. Upon the 
whole the Fall and Winter have been hard 
on root crops. The promise of fruit is good.. 
There will be a large crop of peaches. Mrs. 
Roberts, aged 97, the oldest woman in town, 
died last week. We have one bachelor, Ed¬ 
ward Johnson, hale and hearty at the age 
of 99 years. Working cattle are in good de¬ 
mand and bring good prices. Cows are sell¬ 
ing well, especially good ones. We must 
plant more corn this Spring for fodder, as 
the hay crop will be light the coming sea¬ 
son. Plant early to give plenty of time for 
curing the stalks. g. h. p. 
Middletown, Conn. 
“A Gentle Wind 
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•Get ready for good crops by set-1 
Wing the seed question right first.I 
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Jcally tested. If you want the finest 
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' Warranted as per catalogue. Include many 
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Yours free tor the asking. 
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OKED POTATOES—It.N.-Y. No.2 and Carman No.3. 
7,000 bushels to offer; flrst-clftss. Price low. One 
bushel or a carload. A. J. Norris, Cedar Falls, la. 
p -- J neaIe»Idw»*k —Karl y Rose, $2 per barrel, 
066(1 r0laI06S Carman No.S.aii, f. o.l) 
Victor, N. Y. A. T. DANE, Victor, N. Y. 
SEED POTATOES. 
Prices greatly reduced to close out my stock, 
which Is pure. Write for prices and secure bargains, 
F. H. Thomson, Fairview Farm, Holland Patent, N.Y 
SEED POTATOES. 
Twenty leading kinds, for a short time only, 182 
per barrel. Order at once, as this ad. will not ap¬ 
pear again. IRA P. WATSON, Fredonia, N. Y. 
RATITflEC #2.30 3 bushel sacks: E. Hebron, 
f U I A I UEO E. Rose, E. Clarks, E. Everitts, 
Carmans, E. Harvest, (Maule’s Commercial, $3.75). 
Circular. 40 varieties. WHITE STAR OATS. Sam- 
free. Write this day. SMITH'S POTATO FARM, 
Box 3. Manchester, N. Y. 
CARMAN NO. 3 $ 3.00 
SEED POTATOES. M/^perbbl. 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Early Bovee $4.00 per bbl., all 
bbls. 4 bu. Dewey, the great cropper, per bbl. $5 00. 
Wholesale list free. GEO. A. BONNELL.Waterloo.N.Y 
Blight- 
Proof 
Seed 
Potatoes 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Living¬ 
ston, $2.88; Carman No. 3, Seneca 
Beauty and Banner, $2.07; Rural, 
$2.00; Extra Early Ohio, $3.27; 
Bovee, $4—4-bushel barrels. 
W. K. I IVIES, Seed Potato 
Specialist, Vermontvllle, Mich. 
S EED POTATOES.—A limited amount 
of extra choice and smooth and extra early 
Clark’s Early, Early Ohio. Early Bovee, Thorough¬ 
bred, at $1.25 per bush.: Late Cambridge Russet, 
Uncle Sam, Sir Walter Raleigh, White Rose Won 
derful Rose of Avon, Rural New-Yorker No. 2, at $1 
per bush. f. o. b ; cash with order. Ref.: Athens 
Nat’l Bank. JUDSON MACAFEE, Athens, Pa. 
Aroostook Maine Seed Potatoes. 
Large reduction in price. This Is the year to change 
your seed. Beauty of Hebron, New Queen, Early 
Rose, Early Norther, Cambridge Russets, Thorough¬ 
bred, Bovee, Clark's No. 1, Early Six Weeks, Early 
Fortune, Rural New-Yorker No. 2, Carmans, White 
Elephant, Green Mountain, $2.50 per barrel and up. 
Write for Catalogue and prices. ROSS BROTHERS, 
182 Front Street, Worcester, Mass. 
The Admiral Dewey Potato. 
8tlll at the head with a yield rate of 977 bushels 
to the acre in 1898, with from 00 to 90 pounds from a 
pound of seed planted in 1899. It resembles the 
Rose in color of the skin, but the flesh Is whiter and 
the quality Is unquestionably the best of its type, 
and should supersede all others for main crop. 
Price, 75c. pound; 3 pounds, $2. post or express paid. 
Send for circulars and testimonials to C. M. ROBIN 
SON, Manorville. L. I., or JOHN DURYEA & CO 
27, 29 and 31 Gansevoort Street, New York City 
Cumberland Raspberry and New York 
Strawberry plants. P. SUTTON. Exeter, Pa. 
New York, Gladstone and Sample, 
ALso the best old varieties of Strawberry Plants! 
Send for Catalogue. S. H. WARREN, Weston, Mass, 
250,000 Gladstone 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
Direct from the Originator's Grounds. To be sold at 
a sacrifice. $5 per 1,000; $2 per 100. 
Write for Circular. 
MRS. F. F. MERCERON, Catawissa, Pa. 
ALSfKE SEED. 
We are located in the producing section, and offer 
all grades at lowest prices. Also all Grass and Clover 
Seeds. Whitney Eckstein Seed Co., Buffalo, N. Y. 
The Counter Edition of our 
Garden and Farm Manual 
contains besides the very complete line 
of GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS a 
Great Variety of GARDEN AND FARM 
TOOLS and SPRAYING OUTFITS. Send 
for it. Send also for our Poultry Supply 
Catalogue. 
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From 
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PHILADELPH 
PHILADELPHIA 
you can get. 
more Good Seeds 
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A postal card will bring Burpke’s Farm 
Annua r, for 1900, and besides our regular order 
blank, the new Printed Order Sheet, explain¬ 
ing our New Plan for 1900, and making it 
Easy to buy Seeds 
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GRASS 
SEEDS 
HENRY A. DREER, 
FOR LAWN 
and FIELD. 
Dreer’s Catalogue 
of Grass Seeds and 
Lawn Requisites— 
FKEE. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Western New York 
We can supply you with pure seed beans of old and 
established varieties that are always in demand. 
Let us name you prices on Marrows, Peas, Medi¬ 
ums, Improved'Yellow Eyes, Red Kidneys, Red Mar¬ 
rows and Black Turtle Soup. Do not be fooled into 
buying some new kind that will not have any estab¬ 
lished value after yon get them grown. 
Send for circulars and prices. 
K. M. UPTON & CO.. Hilton, N. Y. 
Vegetable Plants. 
Transplanted Cabbage, Celery, Cauliflower and 
Lettuce plants ready now. Tomato, Egg-plant 
and Pepper plants ready May 1. 
Write for Catalogue. 
J.E. HUTTON & SON, Gonyngham, Pa. 
MUST BE SOLD. 
500,000 Asparagus Roots 
FIVE BEST KINDS. 
All other Vegetable Plants in season. 
I. & ,J. L. LEONARD, Gloucester Co., Iona, N. J. 
Our Illustrated Catalogue for 1900 
Explains what may be accomplished by using 
well-grown trees and plants. Mailed free. 
W. M. PETERS’ SONS, Wesley, Md. 
Peach Trees.— Carman, etc., grown 
on hardy N. E. Seedling stock. Description and price¬ 
list free. A. B. HOWARD, Belchortown, Mass. 
DEAPU TREES $15 per 1000. OtherStock. 
iLAUrl CHEAP. J. TWOMEY, Geneva, N. Y 
PD AUCC ' New Early Yellow nr ■All 
UnAvEa freestone rEAUfl 
Price-list free. W. J. Graves, Originator, Perry, O. 
'"PREES—Fine stock of fruit and ornamental; also 
vines, shrubs, roses, rhododendrons, etc. Parties 
wishlngtJ8et largely of peach, special prices given. 
Price list free. COMSTOCK A LYON, Norwalk, Ct. 
REDUCED PRICES ON PEACH TREES. 
4 to 5 ft., 2 cts.; 3 to 4 ft., 114 cts.; 2 to 3 ft., 1 ct.; 1 to 
2 ft.. % ct.; all 1 year, from bud. Sample by express. 
Trees kept dormant till May lath. Send for circular. 
R. S. JOHNSTON, Box 4. Stockley, Del. 
10 
Peach Trees 
10 Apple, Plum or Pear 
80c.; 10 Dwarf Pear 80c. 
10 Quince 75c.; 10 Grape, 
Gooseberry or Currant 
50c. Write Quickly. C. NURSERY ANI) ORCHARD 
CO., Charleston. W. Va. 
50c. 
T ARGE stock Elberta Peach Treesandother sorts. 
First-class, $8 per 100; second class. $4 per 100; 
third class, $2 per 100, nice trees. Apple Trees, 4 to 
5 feet, $6 per 100, mostly Rome Beauty and Ben Davis, 
and 70 other sorts. One-year old Kletter Pear Trees, 
10c. each. Early Harvest Blackberry Plants, best 
earliest. 50c. per 100. Downing Gooseberry Plants, 
$3 per 100. Currants, $3 per 100. Guarantee satisfac¬ 
tion. Send for new price list. 
CHA8. ERNST’S NURSERIES, Moscow. Ohio. 
W ■ HTTl ILLUSTRATED 
m* ■ m. f ■ CATALOGUE. 
Choice Evergreens, Shrubs, Fruit and other 
Trees. Roses, Water Lilies, etc. Prices low. We 
also lay out grounds when desired. 
E. S. PETERSON & SONS, Box 15, Montrose. N. Y 
Trees. Trees. Trees. 
Every tree a pedigree tree, every tree bears loads of 
highest quality of fruit when properly cared for. 
Our orchards prove it. We have the Pedigree York 
Imperials of the country. All fruits. Carloads of Peach 
and low price. 33 years' experience. Name size, num¬ 
ber wanted and variety. 
Woodview Nurseries, Box 100, Uriah. Pa. 
r PHOS. McELROY, European Seed Commission 
Merchant, Mercantile Ex. Bldg., 6 Harrison St.. 
N. Y., offers Crimson Clover, Essex Dwarf Rape and 
English Perennial Rye Grass Seeds; spot and to ar¬ 
rive. Samples & prices on application. The trade only 
AN FYTRA MW kept Without additional expense 
HU LAiriH OUiijf you plant Eureka Ensilage 
Corn. It produces 
more tons of silage 
per acre than other 
known varieties. 
Thirty-eight tons 
actual weight on 
one acre. Book 
aboutitruailedfree. 
ROSS BROS. WORCESTER, MASS. FRONT ST. 
