October 13 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
; Ruralisms ; 
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NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS. 
A New White Grape. —We have re¬ 
ceived from John Charlton & Sons, 
Rochester, N. Y., a basket of a remark¬ 
ably fine “white” grape, which we sup¬ 
pose has not yet been named, though it 
was shown at the American Institute 
Fair a season or two ago, and was 
awarded a certificate of merit. The ber¬ 
ries and bunches are large and perfectly 
developed, the skin very thin, and filled 
with a most sweet and refreshing juice. 
The pulp is so nearly absent that the 
few seeds separate at once, and can be 
rejected without developing any astrin- 
gency. The color is a pale transparent 
green, with a heavy white bloom. When 
Niagara was first sent out it was claimed 
to be equal in quality to foreign grapes, 
a claim it has been far from sustaining 
as generally marketed. To the taste of 
the Rural people Charlton’s new grape 
is superior to any cf the Vinifera varie¬ 
ties in all that stands for delicacy and 
sprightliness. The Messrs. Charlton 
think it is fairly entitled to the distinc¬ 
tion of being called the only “appendici¬ 
tis-proof” grape of native origin, owing 
to the facility with which the seeds can 
be separated and their small average 
number in each grape. If this variety 
should succeed over a wide area it will 
prove a most desirable home grape, 
though the extreme tenderness of the 
skin will injure its shipping capacity to 
some extent. 
Good New Cannas. —We have made 
quite an exhaustive test of the newer 
Cannas, and find a few varieties so far 
ahead of the usual run in decorative ef¬ 
fect throughout the entire season that 
mention at this rather unseasonable 
time is warranted. West Grove, from 
the Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, 
Pa., has produced masses of coral-pink 
flowers of large size throughout the dry 
weather without flagging. It is a robust 
plant with good foliage. The very large 
flower heads are carried well above the 
leaves, a characteristic that renders the 
variety well suited for massing. Con¬ 
queror and Buttercup, from the same 
firm, are also very good. The first bears 
full spikes of finely-mottled blooms 
comprising two shades each of yellow 
and red. It is very bright and gay, and 
useful in every way. Buttercup is the 
best yellow, all points considered, we 
have yet tried. The flowers are deep in 
color and carried wen up. There is a 
feather of red in the throat, but it is so 
inconspicuous that it does not detract 
from the effect in any way. Crimson 
Bedder, which originated on the Rural 
Grounds several years ago, and has been 
disseminated by J. T. Lovett, Red Bank, 
N. J., has been a blaze of crimson, un- 
approaclied by any of its color during 
the whole Summer. Crimson Bedder 
has a strain of Canna iridiflora in its 
make-up which gives it a tough and re¬ 
sistant foliage, standing the fierce coast 
winds better than any others. Not a 
leaf was torn in the block under obser¬ 
vation, while the foliage of many varie¬ 
ties was badly whipped. The only de¬ 
fect of Crimson Beader is a drooping 
habit of some of the spikes. During our 
visits to various commercial trial 
grounds the new scarlet Canna Presi¬ 
dent McKinley, showed up to better ad¬ 
vantage than most others. It is a fine 
and compact variety with a deep and 
rich coloring. 
The Rose Ruby Queen. 
In The R. N.-Y. for August 18, page 
562, a correspondent gives the size her 
Ruby Queen rose had attained at the 
time of writing and asked whether other 
specimens in the hands of readers ex¬ 
ceeded it. An avalanche- of replies from, 
every State in the Union was the imme¬ 
diate response, and others have since 
continued to flow in, some coming from 
foreign countries. Of course our paper 
does not contain enough space in a 
dozen issues to publish even a part of 
these responses, interesting as they are, 
but the widespread and universal satis¬ 
faction expressed by those who received 
plants of the Ruby Queen is most grati¬ 
fying. The length of new growth re¬ 
ported up to September 22 varies from 
24 inches to ±1 leet for single canes. D. 
J. M., Saltillo, 0., reports a growth of 
40 feet in his plant, which we may sup¬ 
pose is the aggregate length of all the 
branches. Th.s is a good growth for a 
mailing plant to make the first season, 
but when Ruby Queen is well-establish¬ 
ed it is able to throw out canes quite 20 
feet long. This thrifty habit, however, 
is not the greatest recommendation, 
which lies in the large clusters of 
shapely and brilliantly-colored roses 
produced in great profusion during early 
Summer. At the Rural Grounds we were 
more pleased than ever with Ruby 
Queen this season, as it exceeded in 
brightness of tint and healthful growth 
any rose of its class, and we anticipate 
a general verdict in its favor as it 
blooms with our readers, though in 
common with all plants, there may be 
localities not congenial to its develop¬ 
ment. The questions most frequently 
asked by correspondents concern the 
Winter protection of the plants and the 
best methods of fertilization. In regard 
to hardiness we think Ruby Queen will 
endure the Winters entirely unpro¬ 
tected where peach trees are not badly 
injured, but some protection from dry¬ 
ing winds and the treacherous Winter 
sunshine will always be acceptable to 
young plants. If the rose is planted 
where there is sufficient space the best 
method would be to lay the canes down 
and cover with five to eight inches of 
soil, putting a few branches or some 
coarse rubbish over the earth to keep it 
from washing or blowing away. If the 
earth covering is not practicable some 
evergreen branches, straw, or reeds over 
the plant should answer very well. An 
old box or barrel, with the head half 
knocked out may be placed over the plant 
and partly filled with leaves, but be sure 
to make sufficient opening on the top or 
north side to allow thorough ventila¬ 
tion. Finally, if the rose has been train¬ 
ed to a trellis or porch, protection can 
be given by tying long straw, burlap or 
other coarse fabrics over the canes, es¬ 
pecially on the southern and eastern 
sides. We hope every plant sent out will 
get through the Winter in good shape, 
so that a full report can be given next 
season. 
All roses delight in a deep, rich soil, 
containing plenty of available nitrogen. 
This can be conveniently furnished in 
the country by applying manures from 
cow and pigyards or the poultry house, 
though in the latter case it would be 
well to apply wood ashes occasionally, 
as chicken manure is quite deficient in 
potash. Do not apply animal manures 
and ashes at the same time, but work 
them in the soil separately at intervals 
of 10 days or more. Those living in 
towns where animal manures cannot be 
conveniently procured can usually buy 
chemical fertilizers especially prepared 
for plants and flowers. They are put 
-up in one or two-pound packages, and 
are quite effective when used according 
to directions. Repeated light applica¬ 
tions are much better than heavy ones 
at long intervals. The main thing is to 
keep the soil about the plant loose and 
well-worked, and to renew fertilizing 
applications at least monthly throughout 
the growing season. None should be 
given after August 1, as it is not desir¬ 
able to stimulate a late growth which 
might fail to ripen before freezing wea¬ 
ther. A Winter mulch of coarse manure 
is very beneficial, when no other cover¬ 
ing is given, and may be worked into the 
soil about the roots in Spring.w. v. f. 
Keep Tour House Warmer at one-half the cost 
(for fuel by using the Rochester Radiator.— Adv. 
THE OCTOBER PURPLE PLUM. 
The picture shown on page 687, Fig. 
259, is from a photograph of a plum sent 
us by Stephen Hoyt’s Sons, New Canaan, 
Conn., who introduce this variety. Mr. 
Edwin Hoyt says of it: 
This plum is one of the many varieties 
of the japan strain hybridized and pro¬ 
pagated by Luther Burbank, of Califor¬ 
nia, and was named by him October 
Purple. The tree is a very hardy, 
strong, upright grower, and may be 
easily trained into a full, round and 
well-formed head. It is a profuse bear¬ 
er, and does not require other varieties 
to fertilize its blossoms. The fruit is 
large, many specimens measuring 1% to 
two inches in diameter. Color a purplish 
maroon, flesh yellow, juicy and sweet. 
Ripens from September 10 to 15. Mr. 
Burbank says of it: “It is best of them 
all.” Its large size, attractive color and 
delicious flavor make it a desirable var¬ 
iety either for the home garden or for 
the market. The tree has proved per¬ 
fectly hardy, and the fruit grown here 
at the East is nearly if not quite as at¬ 
tractive as that grown in its home State. 
The Carman Grape.— Some time ago you 
asked in The R. N.-Y. whether your sub¬ 
scribers had fruited the Carman grape. We 
have this year for the first; it must be 
four or five years old. We received it with 
The R. N.-Y. It had a few blossoms on 
last year, but no fruit; this year it had 
35 or 40 clusters, some of them full, and 
others had only a few grapes, the rest 
blasting. The grapes are about the size of 
the Clinton and very little better in flavor. 
We sacked a few bunches; they were fully 
one-third larger, with fine bloom and rich 
flavor. One would hardly think them the 
same grape. There is no other vine nearer 
than 50 feet. They ripen here with the 
Concord. l. b. 
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