1899 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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Catalogues for 1899. 
(CONTINUED.) 
F, B arteldes & Co., Lawrence, Kan.— 
This is a catalogue of 96 pages with eight 
pages of specialties. Some space is given 
to the Australian Saltbush, which is still 
regarded as a valuable forage plant for 
arid and alkali soils. Lists of vegetable 
seeds take up the next 45 pages, and the 
rest of the catalogue is given to flower, 
grass and clover seeds, fruits and or¬ 
namental trees. 
L. L. Olds, Clinton, Rock County, Wis. 
—A catalogue (40 pages) of seed potatoes, 
field and garden seeds. Ten pages are 
given to potatoes, and the list includes 
the choicest kinds, early, intermediate 
and late. The Early Bovee seems to be 
gaining friends. 
Henry A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut Street, 
Philadelphia, Pa.—A large-sized, beauti¬ 
ful catalogue with embossed and colored 
Montbretias on the last page, and rare 
nasturtiums (embossed and colored) on 
the first page. It is a catalogue of all 
sorts of seeds and ornamental plants, 
roses, ferns, palms and aquatics being 
specialties among the latter class. Aqua¬ 
tic plants are g _ owing more and more 
are the growing of peas. No other firm 
tests and grows so many varieties, and 
their stocks are known to be of the high¬ 
est quality. The extent of the business 
done by this firm may be guessed at by 
the size of two of their seed warehouses: 
one is 300 x 120 feet, six stories high ; the 
other is 85 x 140 feet, eight stories high. 
Beans, as well as peas, are a specialty 
with this firm. Evans’ Triumph is pro¬ 
nounced the best of the late varieties of 
celery. Rose-ribbed Paris, it is claimed, 
is the most beautiful sort in cultivation, 
and the quality is better than that of the 
Golden Yellow from which it has been 
developed. The Hard-shelled Marrow is 
a new variety of squash which is said to 
be the best for pies, canning or drying. 
The Mammoth White Cory corn is said 
to be the largest and best of the extra 
early varieties. We tried it two years 
ago, and found that this claim is sub¬ 
stantially true. The kernels are whiter 
and the ears larger than those of the old 
Cory. The Paul Rose muskmelon is un¬ 
surpassed for quality, and unexcelled for 
shipping. 
Jadoo Fibre Catalogues and Pam¬ 
phlets, 811, 813, 815 Fairmont Avenue, 
THE SHIROMAN LOTUS. Fig. 72. 
popular because so often used nowadays 
to help beautify cemeteries, parks and 
public grounds. And it is well. They 
are worthy of becoming more popular. 
There are hardy and tender aquatics. 
The hardy varieties are well represented 
Philadelphia, Pa.—This company is con¬ 
ducted with an immense deal of energy 
and perseverance. The catalogues, pam¬ 
phlets and brochures, which they issue 
are full of commendatory expressions in 
favor of the use of this fibre. The re¬ 
Berry Growers 
The most com¬ 
plete and help¬ 
ful list of 1899 
strawberries and 
blackberries is contained In our new catalog. Make your selections from the 
biggest assortment of the finest varieties ever offered. 80 best, newest and most 
prolific varieties of strawberries, including Nick Otimer* Seaford, Mar¬ 
garet, Hall’s Favorite and Nina—the best early strawberry grown. We 
have all kinds of trees—fruit and nut. Catalog describes them; mailed free. 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON &. CO., Hlghtstown, N. J. 
EXCELSIOR 
STRAWBERRY 
1% 
We offer this berry for the season of 1899 without any 
doubt that it will give entire satisfaction. Immensely 
productive and earlier than Hoffman. A seedling of 
Wilson pollenized by Hoffman, plant and fruit both show¬ 
ing larger and finer than Wilson. Thero is a great de¬ 
mand for the Excelsior from the true stock. Order 
early to avoid disappointment. Seventy other varieties in 
our catalogue. Other famous specialties are Peach, Plum 
and Apple trees. Asparagus roots. Raspberries. 
Write for catalogue to-day. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES, Berlin, Nld. 
SAVE MONEY on FRUIT PLANTS 
Strawberries a Specialty. Three Farms. Immense Stock. 
A No- l plants, 50 best varieties Strawberry, low. Also the best Raspberry. Blackberry, Currants, etc. 
Some prices from 1899 catalogue: Michigan Early Strawberry, $1.26 per Jl. Cuthbert (Red) Raspberry, $8.50 
per M. Kansas (Cap) Raspberry (new), $5 per M. Currants. $2 per 100, etc. We ship all over United States. 
Our 28-page 1899 Catalogue tells all about it. It is free. Write now. 
O. J\-. E. BAXjTDWTN, 3VX St., Bridginaix, UVEiclx. 
PLUM TREES AT $9 PER 100. 
Abundance, Burbank, Satsuma and Golden Beauty, all two-year trees, very fine, 
assorted, 100 for $9. |. & J. L. LEONARD* Iona, N. J. 
WE HAVE 200 ACRES IN FRUIT 
Five acres of LOGAN. We have a fine stock of 
ELDORADO and LOUDON. DELAWARE 
PEACHES and WICKSON PLUMS, are specialties. We have fine two-year old stock. CHERRIES and 
STRAWBERRIES In good supply Send for our catalogue of all the valuable new and standard varieties. 
MYER & SON, Bridgeville, Del. 
“STRAWBERRY PLANTS THAT CROW." 
Why pay fancy prices for plants, when you can get just as good or better at from $1.50 to $2.50 per 1,000. 
My FREE, 1899 Catalogue lists all the later introductions and standard sorts at right prices. 
Send for It. C. K. WHITTEN, Bridgman, Mich. 
Choice Fruits 
are the only kind that pay for the cost of 
growing and marketing. My catalogue tells 
all about the Echo Strawberry, Loudon and 
Columbian Raspberry, Erie and Rathbun 
Blackberry, Pearl Gooseberry, Pomona and 
Red Cross Currant, etc. All varieties are 
strong, fresh dug, well rooted. Immense 
stock. Warranted true to name. Catalogue 
(worth dollars to you), telling all about 
small fruits, free. 
ALLEN L. WOOD, 
Wholesale Grower. Rochester, N. Y. 
/» ” OF- THE 
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1 S TRAW BERRY s m 
IFAOiY RELIABLE GROWER5 * 
OFFERS YOU PLANTS LESS M 
THAN MY CATALOGUE PRICE ;,2 
WRITE GIVING NAME OF PARTY 
ANP PRICE ; I WILL. MAKE YOU / 
A PROPOSITION . IF YOV HAVE / 
NOT RECEIVED MV CATALOGUE i 
OF ALL THE NEW AND STANDARD)? 
VARIETIES. SEND FOR IT. 
C. S.PRATT. 
•READING » MASS’ 
I, HEADQUARTERS i 
— FOR TMC 
SAM DL.E. 
NEW 
(Trade-marked.) 
MURDY PLUM and 
DIAMOND PEACH. 
AND FINEST 
FRUITS 
NEW PEACHES. 
(Copyrighted.) 
Dean’s Red, Dan Boone 
Deaconess & St. Clair. 
THE ALBAUGH NURSERY AND ORCHARD CO.. 
phonetox, Ohio. 
If you want tine Peach Trees, Pear Trees (Including 
Kieffer), Apple. Cherry, Plum, or anything else In the 
way of fruit trees: small fruits. Shade Trees, Ever¬ 
greens. Shrubbery, or Hedge Plants, write to THE 
W1LLOWDALE NURSERIES for prices. We are 
well prepared to All orders for first-class stock, free 
from all injurious insects or diseases, and at low 
prices. Send ns list of what you want. 
KAKESTRAW & PYLE, Willowdale, Chester Co.,Pa. 
by the Egyptian Lotus — Nelumbium 
speciosum, small plants of which may 
be purchased for 75 cents. The flowers 
are about a foot across when fully open, 
are of a deep rose color, and exquisitely 
fragrant. A novelty among Nelumbiums 
is N. Shiroman—see Fig. 72 It is as 
hardy as N. speciosum, the enormous 
flower being pure white, very double, 
and borne on stout stems well above 
the foliage. Five pages are given to these 
water lilies—Nelumbiums, Nymphaeas, 
Victorias, etc. As the catalogue says, the 
cultivation of aquatics is of the simplest; 
their requirements are sunshine, water 
and rich soil. The hardy kinds may be 
planted in ponds, lakes or sluggish 
streams early in Spring. When planted 
in tubs, some protection is necessary 
during the Winter. Asparagus seed is 
very cheap—only 10 cents an ounce for 
any of the kinds. One loses but one year 
by planting the seed instead of buying 
suits, according to these letters, are, to 
say the least, remarkable. We hope to 
try it again at the Rural Grounds next 
season. 
(Continued on next page.) 
The President 
Wilder Currant 
heads the list as a producer and 
a money-maker. Plant no other. 
Prices given on application. 
S. D. WILLARD, Ceneva, N. Y. 
Vx(oe)3j?$A:zO;&J4e!w! 
which, being interpreted should read, send for 
Green’s Free Illustrated Catalogue, and save 
half your money by dealing direct with the pro¬ 
ducer of trees, plants and vines. Address, 
Green’s Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y. 
The New Frost-Proof PEACH 
IRON MOUNTAINeve^er. 
PEACH, PEAR, PLUM, APPLE Trees. New Fruits 
aud Berries—Specialties. Lowest prices. Catalogue 
free. J. H. LINDSLEV, White House, N. J. 
TDCCC 4 to 6 ft. at 3h£c.; 3 to 4 ft. at 
1 11 ““V 2)4c. ; all! yr. from bud, healthy 
and thrifty; no scale. Official certificate 
accompanies each shipment. Sample by express if 
wanted. Can ship any time. Trees kept dormant 
till May 10. R. S. JOHNSTON. Box 4, Stockley, Del. 
Pfllit Trooc—FI^ACH TREES at special prices. 
IIUIl II ubO Catalogue free. Peach Culture, de¬ 
scribing 40 varieties and other valuable Information, 
Price, 50c. To R. N.-Y. readers by mall for eight 2-c. 
stamps. West Jersey Nursery Co., Bridgeton, N. J 
Trane anil Dlantc at low prices. CatalogFree. 
I reed aliu riallla Established 18(i9. 150acres. 
The Geo. A. Sweet Nursery Co., B. 1005, Dansville.N.Y 
have a 74-YR. Record. Fruit Book Free 
S,K PAY FREIGHI 
I A P A N PLUMS, PEAR and QUINCE, *5 per 100 . 
JHiHN Peach, 3e. All kinds of stock CHEAP. 
Cat. free. Reliance Nursery, Box 10, Geneva, N.Y. 
Pear and AppleTrees 
IF 
you are Interested in Fruit Trees and Plants, 
send for my catalogue, it will save you money 
C. A. HYATT, Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
A choice assortment, Including KIEF- 
FER and SECKEL. 5,000 choice 2 
and 3-year BALDWINS and many 
other varieties. Mersereau Black¬ 
berries and choice SEED POTATOES. 
Special inducements now Catalogue 
free if this paper is named. 
WILEY & CO., Cayuga, N.Y. 
TREES 
PLARTS 
VIRES 
BIC BARGAINS 
in high quality stock. All prices low, 
especially Pear. Plum, Raspberry and 
Blackberry. Send for Catalogue. 
ALLIANCE NURSERIES, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
“PFNTFNNIAI ’’-The Apple Wonder; as early as 
Util I LI1I1IHL Transparent; better keeper than 
Baldwin Hardy. Write to 
THE CASSEL NURSERY CO.. North Clayton, O. 
PFAPH TPUrC—Best kinds. Prices right. Edwin 
I LriUU 111LLO Allen & Son, New Brunswick, N.J. 
C hampion Jr. Peach, a seedling of the famous Cham¬ 
pion, three weeks earlier, “Opalescent" apple 
Write Dayton Star Nurseries, Dayton, Ohio. 
the plants. Sow the seeds in April and 
May thinly in rows 12 to 14 inches apart. 
The second or third year, the pretty little 
plants may be set in well-manured 
trenches, at least four feet apart and 
not less than three apart in the trenches. 
An asparagus bed properly made and 
manured will last for 20 years. 
D M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich.— 
Seed annual with colored illustrations of 
Giant Japanese Morning-glories, Gradus 
peas, Paul Rose muskmelon and Pink 
Cupid Dwarf sweet pea. This is one of 
the largest and most trustworthy firms 
in America. Among their specialties 
Ss§pi vl 
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STRAWBERRIES 
I am a specialist in the growing and handling of strawberry plants. It takes 
90 acres of plant beds to supply my trade. I grow all the worthy new sorts and all 
the tried and proven standard old varieties. These plants are grown in soil 
specially adapted to strawberry culture and are fine, strong, healthy plants, with 
splendid bunches of white fibrous roots. 
A DOZEN OR A MILLION. 
I can supply plants in any quantity. I am not a jobber. 
, ,, „ I grow everything I sell. Every plant comes fresh from 
the ground— no cold storage or cellar stock. Don’t buy a single plant until you get my X 2 =page FREE 
illustrated eauio S u,. w . Fi ALLEN, JR., Box 44 Salisbury, Md. 
