1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
37 
EVERYBODY'S GARDEN. 
Rhubarb.— 1. I am interested in rhubarb 
forcing, and horseradish. 1 have forced 
rhubarb in a small way for several years, 
and have already sold for Christmas this 
Winter. The greatest trouble is to get 
goo;, roots for forcing. I do not use old 
stock, as 1 have tried that two years with 
poor success. 2. In The R. N.-Y. of De¬ 
cember 14 you say: “21,000 roots can easily 
be grown on an acre.” I suppose this is a 
mistake, or is it possible to grow so many? 
South Chicago, 111. l. m. 
1. L. M. does not state whether he is 
forcing Dy the dark method or under 
glass, and knowing nothing of the cir¬ 
cumstances it would be very difficult to 
suggest a remedy for the trouble. How¬ 
ever, it is certain that old roots, pro¬ 
vided they are strong and vigorous, 
could not fail by either method if prop¬ 
erly handled. Under exceptionally ia- 
vorable conditions propagated roots at 
two years old or to be more exact, 2V6 
years old, will produce a good crop. But 
three to five, or even six-year-old roots, 
if properly managed, ought, to produce 
a better crop, 'l he old roots that failed 
to give satisfactory results, may have 
been picked too closely the previous 
season, or too many seed stalks may 
have been allowed to grow; either con¬ 
dition would impair their forcing quali¬ 
ties. Again, they may not have been 
sufficiently frozen, or the forcing may 
have been begun too .soon, and not 
enough rest have been given them be¬ 
tween the Summer and Winter crop. 
They may have been too old and worn 
out. It is certain that some of these 
conditions, coupled perhaps with mis¬ 
management at some stage of the work, 
was responsible for the failure, and not 
the age of the roots, provided they were 
still vigorous. As this is a matter of in¬ 
terest to many, will L. M. send a per¬ 
sonal statement in full detail? 1 will 
endeavor to discover the cause of fail¬ 
ure and point out if possible the remedy 
for the benefit of others. 2. Read the 
number of roots that could be grown on 
an acre 4,000 instead of 21,000, as the 
latter number was misprint. Pour thou¬ 
sand roots could be grown on an acre 
which at the price quoted, which is less 
than the going price here, would make 
a profitable crop. 
Horseradish. —Referring to previous 
notes on horseradish, page 837, last vol¬ 
ume, the same writer asks: ‘‘Will it not 
be necessary to clean off all the side 
roots growing out from the plant root, 
and do you not plant the roots slant¬ 
ing in order to clean them off more 
easily?” I am glad these questions are 
sent in, as they are a means of getting 
more light on an important subject. In 
ordinary culture the roots have to be 
cleaned for best results as to the large 
salable roots. My object in the previous 
notes, however, was to start investiga¬ 
tion in a field doubtless new to most of 
our readers, and to open up a profitable 
business for farmers and gardeners who 
may be favorably situated to handle the 
work successfully. The all-important 
point is to get the right start, and it was 
the beginning with which 1 was deal¬ 
ing, and not the detail of general cul¬ 
ture. Much trouble will be avoided by 
starting with thoroughly pure stock; by 
this 1 mean, stock that is free from the 
half-wild taint or strain which is the 
bane of growers in general. 'Genuinely 
pure stock is hard to get, and conse¬ 
quently high, so the safe beginning is 
to start slowly. One may of necessity 
nave to begin with a few root plants, 
but better so than to get poor stock in 
haste, and repent at leisure, so the first 
season’s work will go largely to the in¬ 
crease of root plants, at the expense of 
the large roots. For this purpose, and 
with deep rich soil, my judgment is that 
All Rural New Yorker readers, wish¬ 
ing to plant trees the corning Spring, 
should send for the instructive and in¬ 
teresting catalogue of Martin Wahl, 
Rochester, N. Y. It is free for the 
asking.— Adv. 
perpendicular holes are better than 
slanting. Let the side roots grow to 
increase the plant stock, taking what 
large roots come in the way, and after 
the first year there will be no trouble. 
For future work, when the root supply 
is well established, if the object is to 
grow chiefly for the marketable crop, 
plant in slanting noles, or better still, 
shallow furrows. Poor stock and thin 
soil practically double the difficulty 
with the side roots, and hence, in the 
previous notes, I emphasized the im¬ 
portance of good root plants and soil. 
'Caution and Encouragement. —The 
work is doubtless new to most R. N.-Y. 
readers, and 1 would by no means en¬ 
courage a general stampede into any un¬ 
tried field, for one man will meet his 
highest success upon the same field 
where another meets his Waterloo. But 
to any who may desire to go into the 
business, my caution is to start slowly, 
but be sure you start right. Encourage¬ 
ment offered is that with favorable con¬ 
ditions, such as good pure stock with 
which to s'tart, good soil and accessible 
markets, the crop is unquestionably a 
money maker, not only as to the large 
roots, but also to the plant stock. For 
the conscientious grower who will start 
right and keep his stock pure by weed¬ 
ing out any wild or half-wild trash that 
may creep in, there will be a ready mar¬ 
ket at remunerative prices. To succeed, 
however, the grower must be willing and 
able to guarantee the purity of his 
stock. He must also be willing to quit 
filling orders when his own stock is ex¬ 
hausted, and be able to withstand the 
temptation of substituting any trash 
that may chance to come in his way. To 
such growers, when once known, there 
will be a wide-open market at their own 
price, for all the plant stock they can 
produce. It will take time, forethought 
and energy to get established, but good 
things seldom come merely for the 
wishing. j. e. morse. 
Michigan. 
DIETZ 
JUNIOR 
LANTERN 
is but a foot in height, yet gives 
the large, white steady light of 
the larger lanterns. It has every 
up-to-date perfection, is strong, 
neat, safe, the perfected result of 
over tX) years of lantern making. 
If yoar dealer hasn’t the 
Junior wo will send you one, 
express paid, for $1. 
Catalogue of lanterns of all 
kinds FREE on request. 
R- E. DIETZ COMPANY. 
87 Laight St., New York. 
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ESTABLISHED 1840 
American Gardening 
10 Sample Copies, separate Issues, 10c. 
Published at 136 Liberty St., New York. 
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* Ohio,Rose,Queen. 85 kinds. C.W.Kord.Elshers.N.Y. 
POTATOES 
—Selected Seed. Price-List Free. 
K. M. MARVIN, Sun, Mich. 
'END 10c. FOR 40-PAGE BOOKLET 
01 
■W Tells how to grow seven tons of sorghum hay 
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Second-hand cloth (used one season) for sale by 
ARIEL MITCUKLSON, Tarlffvllle, Conn. 
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Largest growers of seed potatoes In America. 30 best 
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NEW CRAPE 
—Wonderful Mcl’IKE. Also 
all varieties, new and old. 
SILAS WILSON, Atlantic, la. 
850,0Q0 
GRAPEVINES 
100 Varieties. AlsoHmall Fruits,Trees, At. Best Root¬ 
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Fhkdonia, N. Y. INTRODUCER OF 
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GRAPE VINES 
Currants, Gooseberries, Black¬ 
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Send 2o atamp for illustrated descriptive catalog. 
T. S. HUBBARD CO. Fredonia, N. Y. 
TO 
Qond Us List of the Trees, Plants, etc., you want. 
*'■' we’ll make you lower-price No. 1 Stock than other 
nurseries. Prudential orchard Co., Shermansville.l’a 
Fruit and Ornamental TREES, 
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free. WILLIAM O. SNYDER, Minersville, Pa. 
TPCCC I -Wholesale Prices, $1 worth up. Send 
IllLLO 1 toG. C. STONE’S Wholesale Nurseries, 
Dansvllle, N. Y., for 80-pp. Catalogue. Established 
35 years. Secure varieties now; pay In Spring. 
THETA VORITES 
In all markets are the YORK 
IMPERIAL and REN DAVIS 
apples. Large ylelders and good 
keepers. We have a large stock of 
fine trees. Thirty five othor varie¬ 
ties: Peaches, pears, etc. Send 
for oatalogue. H A RRISON'8 
NURSERIES, Box 29, Berlin, Md. 
Northern-Crown Fruit Trees. 
Ilardy. thrifty and full-grown trees and plants, 
FREE FROM DISEASE. Best market varieties at 
lowest prices. Order direct and save more than 51) 
per cent. LARUE ORDERS AT WHOLESALE 
PRICES. All conveniences for packing dealers 
ordors. Large surplus of Apple trees. Write for 
free Catalogue to-day. 
MARTIN WAHL, Rochester, N. Y. 
Ferry’s 'Vj 
Seeds make 
good crops, good 
crops make more cus¬ 
tomers—so each year the 
crops and customers have 
grown greater. That’s the 
secret of the Ferry fame. 
More Ferry’s Seeds sold 
and sown than any other 
kind. Sold by all dealers. 
1 190! Seed A nn ual FREE. 
D. M. Ferry &. Co. 
Detroit, 
Mich. 
Furnas’ Trees, Plants and Seeds 
are right in price and quality. Early King, Freddie 
and Estes. What are they? Send for our catalogue 
and Bee. It Is free T. C. Furnas & Co., Sheridan, lnd. 
DtrC |>| line That’s a good 
isltt UL.UDO. way to buy 
| nursery stock front us. We grow all kinds 
anil varieties. Best, stock at lowest prices. 150 acres. Been 
at it .33 years. Club with your neighbors. (nlnlogne free. 
GEO. A, SWEET NURSERY CO., Box 1605, Oansville. Now York. 
FREE 
Our handsome GARDEN ANNUAL and 
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and nameofa neighbor M ■■ »■ M 
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and a packet of EA It LI A N't TOMATO Ubhll 
earl lest Tomato grown, irsetit before Mar.20. Address 
COLE’S SEED STORE, PELLA, IOWA. 
Droom Corn Seed, 20c. per qt. Berry Plants cheap. 
Circular free. A. B. Katkamler, Macedou, N.Y. 
Asparagus Roots. —One and two years 
old. Choice Stock from French Seed. 
MATHIS & CARTER, Blackville, S. C. 
SEED OATS. 
Clover and Timothy Seeds. Buy early. It will pay 
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You get It for less than It costs your home dealer. 
I am anxious to show you sample and quote you 
price. J. M. FLUKE, Nankin, Ohio. 
n DoQC- Sll|) " ly your ground with 
VJ U W r CCld nitrogen from the air and 
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We offer tine selection of well-grown nursery stock 
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TREES 
$8 PER 100 
-APPLE, PEAR and PLUM, 3 to 5 feet high. 
__ ___ HEALTHY and TRUE TO NAME. Best varieties. 
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Get Out 
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ARTHUR J. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
Dwyer s Nurseries Established 1884. 
Two Hundred Acres devoted to the propagating of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants. 
Landscape Gardening and the Beautifying of the Home Grounds our leading Specialty. Write 
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1 150 kinds 
for only 
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