338 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 10 
uralisms ' 
► 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS. 
A Large Crimson Rambler. —A Crim¬ 
son Rambler rose planted in 1895 against 
the west wall of a dwelling on the Rural 
Grounds had reached large dimensions, 
sending up canes 23 feet high and near¬ 
ly 1 inch through the base. For the 
last three years the enormous masses of 
bloom covering the plant in June have 
been marred and discolored by mildew, 
and the foliage also was seldom free 
from the pest, though sulphur fungi¬ 
cides were freely used. We have there¬ 
fore moved it to a freely exposed situa¬ 
tion, where it will be trained to a 10- 
foot flat trellis. The canes were cut 
back to six or seven feet, and a good 
length of root secured in the digging, 
so that growth is not likely to be much 
checked. The large size of this plant is 
attributed to thorough preparation of 
soil before planting. In grading up 
about the building good drainage was 
secured by a layer of stones and brick¬ 
bats, and a fill made of nearly four feet 
of old sod compost where the rose was 
to stand. The plant was an expensive 
imported one, as Crimson Rambler was 
cial planting. Local inquiry reveals 
that the previous brood in 1885 did com¬ 
paratively little damage, but that gives 
no immunity from a severe visitation 
this time. There is a tendency to heed 
the warnings, and no extensive orchard 
plantings have been made near the 
Rural Grounds. The New Jersey Sta¬ 
tion is distributing some eggs of the 
Praying mantis for the purpose of test¬ 
ing the possibility of diminishing the 
succeeding brood. It is hoped the 
mantis eggs will hatch in time to allow 
the ferocious larvae to feed on the young 
cicadas as they emerge from the slits 
in the branches where the eggs have 
hatched. In its natural state the Pray¬ 
ing mantis is known to be very benefi¬ 
cial. destroying an incredible number of 
harmful insects, but it is not abundant 
enough to be of noticeable value. It is 
hoped that this experiment will demon¬ 
strate the practical utility of cultivating 
certain insect parasites. The imported 
European or English sparrow is credit¬ 
ed with a fondness for tearing the big, 
buzzing cicadas to pieces, apparently 
from mischief and not for food. If this 
claim proves well founded it will go far 
to redeem the unsavory reputation of 
this annoying bird, which is usually 
anything but a friend to the gardener 
or fruit grower. The turbulent little 
roustabout has done much to degrade 
a scarce novelty at the time. It was 
budded on brier but was deeply planted 
and soon put out its own roots. Mildew 
did not appear for a season or two, until 
the growth of other vines and trees in¬ 
terfered somewhat with air drainage. 
Crimson Rambler is indeed a noble 
hardy climbing rose. The effect of its 
clouds of deep crimson blooms is not 
equaled by any other variety, but it 
should never be planted near a north or 
west wall, or in any other situation 
where morning sunlight is impeded, as 
it is likely to suffer from mildew unless 
the foliage is dried early in the day. The 
only weakness of this splendid variety 
lies in the susceptibility of the foliage, 
and this may be avoided by planting in 
a sunny position. Several other plants 
with a free eastern or southern exposure 
never mildew, and the blooms are 
abundant and highly colored. About 
the best place for a Crimson Rambler, 
other things being equal, is on a pillar 
or flat trellis in the open, but it thrives 
well on walls with a free exposure, if 
the soil is made deep and mellow. Crim¬ 
son Rambler is still in the height of 
popularity; at least 100 plants of it are 
sold to one of any other climbing rose, 
and it is of some importance to know 
of its one weakness and the way of 
avoiding the trouble. Don’t plant it in 
the shade or where the dew will remain 
long in the morning. Give it, if pos¬ 
sible, the first burst of morning sun¬ 
shine—it will bear some shade later in 
the day when the leaves are dry. 
“Locusts” Due This Year. —Mon¬ 
mouth County is one of the localities 
scheduled by entomological experts for 
a visitation of Seventeen-year cicadas, 
or locusts as they are popularly known. 
We have considered the warnings issued 
by the New Jersey and other experiment 
stations, and like many others have 
gone ahead with planting, pruning and 
a small amount of grafting. It seems a 
pity to let our trees and shrubs get out 
of shape, and the planting of novelties 
cannot well be delayed, though we 
would not care to risk a large commer¬ 
the popular estimate of bird life, but if 
once in 17 years, he will decimate the 
noisy and destructive cicadas he will be 
tolerated with better grace during the 
interval. 
The Dewey Sprayer Again. —We feel 
justified in again calling attention to 
the handy little sprayer shown at Fig. 
130. As now made all parts exposed to 
corrosion are of brass, and it may be 
charged with a liquid fungicide or in¬ 
secticide and be always ready for in¬ 
stant use when some plant foe is no¬ 
ticed. The under surface oi leaves may 
be readily reached by the spray, which 
can be driven with great force. After 
two years’ use we are not inclined to 
attach much value to the arrangement 
for mechanical emulsion of oils, as the 
proportion of oil to water is not suffi¬ 
ciently reliable, but as a handy little 
implement always loaded and ready for 
insidious plant pests we have found it 
unequaled, and should much dislike to 
be without it. w. v. f. 
Western Fruit.— After making exhaus¬ 
tive inquiries I find that the peach crop 
will be an entire failure throughout part 
of the State. I leai'n also that throughout 
almost the entire States of Indiana, Illi¬ 
nois, Iowa and Michigan, with the excep¬ 
tion of the lake region, fully 95 per cent 
of buds are dead. Apples, plums, pears 
and cherries promise well so far. Straw¬ 
berries and other small fruit look fairly 
well. , L. H. G. 
Bristol, Ind. 
The Burbank Plum for Canning.—M y 
point of view is a preserver’s, and I am 
“hot under the collar’’ every time I hear 
the Burbank snubbed. I am short several 
dollars the past two years all on account 
of being unable to secure the genuine Bur¬ 
bank plum, such as I used to get from the 
Geneva Lake region. As I always buy 
fruit too firm for table use, I cannot say 
anything on that point, but for preserving, 
they discount any and all varieties I have 
ever seen. They are large and beautiful 
in form; golden flesh when cooked (the 
richest color imaginable, too). The skin 
makes the syrup a delicate but decided 
rose pink; the flesh clings to the small pit, 
making a beautiful combination of color 
and form, as in dozens of jars I saw very, 
few broken ones. As to flavor, I cannot 
describe it; suffice to say, that all who had 
them will take no other plum. For years 
the Damson sLood at the head of my choice 
list, but the coming of this new variety of 
Mr. Burbank’s, about seven years ago, im¬ 
mediately caused Miss Damson to go down 
a notch. I cannot be mistaken in the name 
of this plum, as I wrote to the growers to 
give me its common name, the one they 
used on their crates being "Greek” to me. 
They were pleased to learn of the delicious 
quality for preserving, etc. They have 
shipped elsewhere for the past two years, 
or my buyer fails to get at them. He sent 
me tw r o lots the past season, but neither 
one was Burbank, although they were 
marked as such. After years of experi¬ 
ence in putting up plums of all good va¬ 
rieties I could get hold of, I settled on the 
Quackenboss for spicing, also the German 
Prune; the Damson for preserving, but 
the queen of all, from every point of view. 
Is the delicious Burbank, which prompted 
these lines. a. s. 
New York. 
I will Cure You of 
Rheumatism. 
No Pay Until You Know It. 
After 2,000 experiments, I have learned 
how to cure rheumatism. Not to turn 
bony joints into flesh again; that is im¬ 
possible. But I can cure the disease al¬ 
ways, at any stage, and forever. 
I ask for no money. Simply write me 
a postal and I will send you an order 
on your nearest druggist for six bottles 
of Dr. Shoop’s Rheumatic Cure, for 
every druggist keeps it. Use it for a 
month, and if it does what I claim pay 
your druggist $5.50 for it. If it doesn’t 
I will pay him myself. 
I have no samples. Any medicine that 
can affect rheumatism with but a few 
doses must be drugged to the verge of 
danger. I use no such drugs. It is folly 
to take them. You must get the disease 
out of the blood. 
My remedy does that, even the most 
difficult, obstinate cases. No matter how 
impossible this seems to you, I know it 
and I take the risk. I have cured tens 
of thousands of cases in this way, and 
my records show that 39 out of 40 who 
get those six bottles pay, and pay glad¬ 
ly. I have learned that people in gen¬ 
eral are honest with a physician who 
cures them. That is all I ask. If I fail 
I don’t expect a penny from you. 
Simply write me a postal card or let¬ 
ter. Let me send you an order for the 
medicine. Take it for a month, for it 
won’t harm you anyway. If it cures, 
pay $5.50. I leave that entirely to you. 
I will, mail you a book that tells how 1 
do it. Address Dr. Shoop, Box 570, Ra¬ 
cine, Wis. 
mu 5s.se*, not chronic, are often cored by one or ! 
two bottles. At all druggists. 
= NO SPAVINS = 
The worst possible spavin can be cured in 
15 minutes. Ringbones, Curbs and Splints 
just as quick. Not painful and never has 
failed. Detailed information about this 
new method sent free to horse owners. 
Write today. Ask for pamphlet No. 88 
Fleming Bros., Chemists, Union Stock Yds., Chicago 
How to Drain Land Profitably. 
On every farm there is probably some land 
that could be made more productive by under¬ 
drainage. Properly drained land can always 
be worked earlier, and more profitably. The 
~ best and most 
^■8 economical way 
to drain is ex¬ 
plained in the 
book, “Benefits of Drainage and How to Drain,” 
which is sent free by JOHN H. JACKSON, 
76 Third Avenue, Albany, N. Y. 
fr 
If You Drink Water ^ 
from a well or cistern not deeper 
than 30 feet, you should send for 
nur free catalogue illustrating 
our Cleveland Chain Pumps. A 
Complete Pump for $ti, DE¬ 
LIVERED. All steel and gal¬ 
vanized, Steel Tubing, Puri¬ 
fying Rubber Buckets, etc. Sold 
nnderpositive guarantee to be the 
best on earth. We have equipped 
300,000 wells. 
Cleveland Galvanizing Works, 
14 24 Cooper St. Cleveland, O- 
,w ■ viwivca ivi nuill 
a DOttSCH HILLER and DIG* 
(.Lit. No other implement bills and digs so ner 
iectly, so easily, with such little labor. Practically 
two implements in one, and for the price of one ini 
ler with wheel, $5.82. Hiller and 
diggerattachment, $7.7(j. 
JOHN DORSCH & SONS, 
226Wells St., Scion 
Milwaukee, Wis. »pi-ro.ai 
PARACRENE 
is better, cheaper and bulkier than PARIS GREEN. 
“Have used Paragrene on my farm for potato 
bugs. It was perfectly satisfactory L. H. BAILEY, 
Prof, of Doitlculture, Cornell University. Write for 
sample. FRED. L. LAYA.HU KO, New York. 
with the “Incomparable’ 
BORDEAUX NOZZLEjl 
and our world’s best outfit you are ab«o ’ 
t lute master of the situation. Insects and d irl 
lease fall before this all conquering outfit .Z 
|Se* the book. It is free. Write for it now. 
THE DMING CO., 81LEH, OHIO. 
Western Agio., Henion A Hubbell, Chicago. 
*3 
yff 
ulD 
ifl 
WITH THE 
EMPIRE KING. 
This is the only hand pump hav¬ 
ing a mechanical automatic agi¬ 
tator with a brush for keeping the 
suction strainer clean. This Co. 
also make the Garfield Knaptmrk and 
Orchard monarch, and can furnish 
the New Ptoccm lime, which requires noflUok- 
iag or straining. Valuable book sent free. 
FIELD FORCE PUMP CO., 
2 market St., Lockport, K. T. 
PROFIT or LOSS? 
That’s the Question 
THE ECLIPSE 
SPRAY PUMP 
Send for Catalogue. 
MORRILL & M0RLEY, 
Will settle that in your 
orchard. With it you 
CAN make a profit, with¬ 
out it what do you get ? 
BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN. 
LEGGETTS 
CHAMPION 
DUSTER 
AY OIL AND WATER SIMULTANEOUSLY 
LEGGETT S BROTHER tt-e,™,-, 
30/ PEARL STREET FiEW YORK \ Ac*rrr.i wanted 
tv*-. . 
WHY PAY A BIG PRICE 
FOR A POTATO SPRAYER? 
This attachment can be quickly and easily connected 
with any spray pump. It will do the work as quickly and 
thoroughly as the most expensive machine. 
This is only one of more than 20 styles of Sprayers 
we manufacture. Each is the best of its kind. Don't 
buy until you see our illustrated catalog. We mail it free. 
The Hardie Spray Pump Nlfg. Co., 
95 Larned St., Detroit, Mich. 
The N kTliSS Auto-Spray 
New \\ The BEST, CHEAPEST and MOST EFFECTIVE device for 
v spraying Gardens, Orchards, Lawns, Stables, Chicken Houses, etc. No 
VcKaUS Y\ continuous pumping. Compressed air drives the spray automatically. 
Th» f)Irl Can be operated by a boy, will save itscost in a few days. Neverbreaks 
me VIU down or gets out of order. Nuzzels, stop cocks and all fittings which 
come in contact with insecticide solutions are solid brass. The 
AUTO-SPJtA Y cannot ruso^corrode or leak. The 
Auto-Spray Torch Sr-SKESt 
It is the only torch whicti really kills worms, etc. It burns kero 
>.' r sene vaporized with oxygen and a single blast will destroy a nest 
of caterpillars. Ask V our Dealer for the Auto-8prny, or write 
us for free instructions, “How and When to Spray,” which will 
be gladly sent to any address. Write us if you want agency. 
E. C. BROWN CO., Dept. F, ROCHESTER, N. V. 
