1899 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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Catalogues for 1899. 
(continued.) 
E. E. Burwell, Burwell Street, New 
Haven, Conn. We have here a market 
gardener’s price-list of select vegetable 
seeds, which have been Mr. Burwell’s 
specialty for many years. Another 
specialty is the mixing of fertilizers for 
market gardeners according to orders. 
William Parry, Parry P. 0., N. J.—A 
catalogue of the Pomona Nurseries, 300 
acres, established in 1838. The specialties 
of this firm are the Japan and Spanish 
Ghestnuts, Japan walnuts, all the new 
and leading varieties. The rest of the cat¬ 
alogue is descriptive of small and large 
fruits and ornamental trees and shrubs. 
Illustrations of all the leading kinds of 
chestnuts—Japan and native—are pre¬ 
sented. Mr. John R. Parry is the author 
of Nuts for Profit, with portraits en¬ 
graved from nature. This work devotes 
much space to the germination, propaga¬ 
tion, budding, grafting, cultivation, har¬ 
vesting and marketing of nuts. 
C. H. Joosten, 193 Greenwich Street, 
N. Y. —Importer of dwarf-budded hardy 
hybrid roses, Ghent Azaleas, Rhododen¬ 
drons, Spring-flowering bulbs and roots, 
lilies, etc. He also offers American field- 
grown roses on their own roots. On the 
last page, will be seen a description of 
what is stated as being “ the most profit¬ 
able cabbage to raise.” The price-list 
goes on to say : “In order to supply the 
long-felt want of the American cabbage- 
grower, solid, hard, pure white cabbage, 
a good keeper and an excellent shipper, 
Mr. Joostenhas introduced Van Namen’s 
Holland Dutch Excelsior White cabbage 
seed, which produces late, large, round, 
solid heads of snowy whiteness, weigh¬ 
ing from 12 to 18 pounds.” Orders are 
now booked for all sorts of foreign bulbs. 
named in their order of ripening, which 
have won high reputations in market 
orchards. In Stark Brothers’ opinion, 
they are going to play an important part 
in apple history in the very near future. 
These are fully described. Among crab 
apples, the Florence is described as far 
away the most valuable crab ever fruited 
in the nurseries of Stark Brothers. It is 
described as “ early, large, beautiful, ex¬ 
cellent, youngest bearer, most prolific, 
and the most profitable of the crabs.” 
This was one of P. M. Gideon’s origina¬ 
tions. Forty-one pages are given to lists, 
descriptions and advice regarding apples. 
Then come cherries and pears. A colored 
picture of the new pear, Fame, appears 
on page 19. Specimens of this pear were 
sent to The R. N.-Y. September 10, 1897. 
We illustrated it and described it as 
“very juicy, melting, sweet and rich, 
the characteristic flavor being a pure 
delicious sweetness ; in shape, it was be¬ 
tween a Bartlett and Souvenir du Con- 
gres. The size of the pear illustrated 
was just 16 inches in the long circumfer¬ 
ence.” The specimens sent were picked 
about August 33. It seems that the trees 
often continue to bloom through May 
and June, so that many second- crop pears 
mature. This firm is quite up to date in 
plum culture, and the lists comprise 
every well-known sort, including the 
Japs. 
(Continued on next page.) 
The lamp-chimney Index 
is worth some dollars a year 
to you — free. 
Write Macbeth Pittsburgh Pa 
Green’s Nursery Company, Rochester, 
N. Y.—A catalogue of fruits chiefly, and 
a special collection of shrubs, trees 
and vines. The catalogue is interesting 
because it is written as if Mr. Green were 
talking to you. It emphasizes the beauty 
and value of a hedge of pear trees, 
whether standard or dwarf. Trees 
planted in this way bear nearly every 
year, and their thrift and productiveness 
are owing to the fact that “ plenty of 
sunshine, fresh air and plant food can 
be secured by these trees from either side 
of the row.” He advises his friends, and 
we agree with the advice, to plant 
rows of fruit trees along the fields, lawns 
and gardens. Green’s Mortgage-Lifter 
Collection consists of eight of the most 
popular pear trees, one Elberta peach, 
one Tartarian cherry, six new Red Cross 
currant bushes, six persimmon trees, six 
LoudoD red raspberry bushes, one Meech 
quince tree, one Worden grape vine, one 
Niagara grape, six Houghton gooseberry 
bushes, and six Victoria currant bushes. 
He offers these for $2 95, stating that 
the agent’s price would be $10. Attention 
is called to what is said regarding the 
Hardy persimmon. He says that he has 
had bushels of this fruit in his cellar, 
where it keeps perfectly for a month or 
more, ripening gradually. Before ripen¬ 
ing, the fruits are hard and can be 
shipped in baskets or barrels by freight, 
for any distance, ripening perfectly at 
the end of the journey. The Wilder 
Early pear, Mr. Green still considers 
the best of the season, viz., July and 
August. 
Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Mo., also 
Rockport, Ill., and Dansville, N. Y.— 
This is one of the most enterprising fruit 
firms in America or anywhere else. The 
business was established three-quarters 
of a century ago, and the area of fruit 
trees has been increasing every year. A 
circular which goes with the fruit book 
tells us of the Stark Cooperative or¬ 
chards, of which there are over 3,000, 
located in 24 different States, aggregat¬ 
ing more than 50,000 acres. On the first 
and last pages of the fruit book are 
colored pictures of the following apples : 
Senator, Delicious, Black Ben Davis, 
Champion, and Apple of Commerce, 
iiiiiinigL 
LAND ROLLER 
Got cataloguo of 1, 2, 3 & 4 Horse FRAME 
Tread Powers, Sweep 
Powers,Grain Separa- 
tors. Hand and Power jjjgj 
Corn Sheilers, Grind¬ 
ing Mill, Potato and 
Corn Planters, Cultivators, _ 
Engines, 3 to 25 horse, mounted or stationary, etc. 
S. S. MESSINGER & SON, Tatamy, T»n. 
Sold ON TRIAL 
Farmers 
may try it 
before buying. 
ip« 
Pulverizer. 
Clod Crusher, 
Roller and 
Reveler. 
Plainly de 
scribed in clrcn 
lar, SENT FRKI 
Peterson Mfg. Co., Kent, Ohio 
The Common-Sense Wire Trap 
iWTiifuJ 
Catches the Canker Worm, 
Green Fruit Worm, Climbing 
Cut Worm, and many other 
orchard pests. Indorsed by 
M. V.Slingerland. of Cornell 
Experiment Station, and all 
the leading fruit growers as 
being the best method for de¬ 
stroying insects. 
Manufactured by 
FEATHERS & HARRIS, 
Albion, N. Y. 
SPRAYING FRUIT TREES. 
The question of spraying fruit trees to prevent 
the depredations of-insect pests and fungous dis¬ 
eases is no longer an experiment but a necessity. 
Our readers will do well to write Wm. Stah 
Quincy, Ill., and get his catalogue describin 
21 styles of Spraying Outfits and full treatis 
on spraying the different fruit and vegetabl 
crops, which contains much valuable informa 
tion, and may be had for the asking. 
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when you get the grain drill that wins in compe- ? 
tition with all others, the only one that sows fer- a 
tilizer surely all the time, even when it’s in bad • 
condition, lumpy and full of trash. Get the + 
IMPROVED LOW DOWN PENNSYLVANIA Z 
Force Feed Fertilizer » 
Grain Drill 
Cannot clog and will not bunch. Force feed In • 
fact as well as in name. Simplest, most accurate * 
and lightest running. Drill sows all kinds of • 
grain, corn and peas with absolute regularity. • 
Send for complete Illustrated catalogue of * 
farm Implements mid ■nuehlnery. 
A. H. FARQUHAltCO., Ltd., Y ork, Pa. Z 
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SPCCIAL PWCTY 
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Direct To 
2 9 Bond St 
CaSTBEE L$HAwC?M5 0 M ( |t™ 
San Jose Scale and Other Insects 
can bo controlled by using 
Good’s Caustic Potash Whale Oil Soap No. 3 
It also prevents Curl Leaf. Endorsed by Entomolo¬ 
gists. This Soap is a Fertilizer as well as an Insect icide. 
50-lb. kegs. $2.50: 100-lb. kegs, $-1.50: % bids.. 270 lbs.. 
per lb.: bbls., 425 lbs., 3!4c. per lb. Large quanti¬ 
ties, special rates. Send for circular. 
James Good, 
514 to 518 South Randolph Street, Philadelphia, Penn. 
is a deadly foe to insect pests and bugs. It is cheaper 
than paris green, kills quicker, and by actual test 
proves to be the best and most powerful insecticide 
known. 
> DOES NOT INJURE THE FOLIAGE. 
Contains the percentage of arsenic required by law. 
Send your address for descriptive pamphlet. 
FRED. L. LAVANBUR0, Box 1670 B New York. 
Here is the Record 
ECLIPSE 
Spray Pump 
1892 to 1899—We have 
won first place at nearly 
every Gov’t Experiment Station 
in United States. 
189(1—Won Canadian Gov’t con. 
test. 1898—Won gold medal at co¬ 
lonial contest. Cape Town, South 
Africa; also State fruit growers’ 
» - - vjr aui contest of Colorado and Califor- 
\ _jljLmTuu tiia. We have beaten every good 
pump in the world, and have never 
- been beaten. This proves our 
clainithattheEelip.se is the best and cheapest 
pump in the world. Send for Catalogue. 
MORRILL & MORLEY, Benton Harbor . Mich. 
LEGGETT'S 
The Original 
Dry Sprayer. 
Dusts tree, bush or 
vine. Two rows of po¬ 
tatoes as fast as you 
walk, wide or narrow 
planting. No plaster 
or water used. 
AGENTS WANTED. 
Catat.oguk Fkbk. 
LEGGETT&BRO. 
301 Pearl Street, 
New York. 
0 AND POWDER SPRAYERS 
CO 
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CO 
On GRAPE VINES. GARDENS. FIELD CROPS, 
Etc. ONE TO THREE ACRES PER HOUR. fl.OOto 
$3,00 each. These articles carry first prize In all State 
Fairs where shown. Recommended by all State Agri¬ 
cultural Colleges, all stamped Thk Woodason and 
Warranted. Sold by first-class Seedsmen. CAUTION 
—Shent per cent parties are sending out bogus ar¬ 
ticles of this description. See that you getTnuWonb- 
asom stamped on, and W. on heail of tacks. Catalogues 
•^roe. THOS. WOOD A SON, 2900-02 DSt., Vbilad’a., l’a 
Double-Acting Sprays from bucket or barrel 50 
feet. New scientific principle. My free catalogue 
will make plain to yon tliafc I bare the sprayer yon 
want. Write fi-.-tav It. 11. RCNI.KK.Johnstown,O. 
Successful Fruit Growing. 
The Superintendent of the Lenox 
Sprayer Company, of Pittsfield, Mass., 
has delivered an address before the 
Lenox Horticultural Society at Lenox, 
Mass. The address is almost a college 
education to fruit growers, fruit dealers, 
and in fact to anybody eating fruit or 
even having but few fruit trees, or in 
anyway concerned. Had this address 
been placed on the market in book form, 
it would no doubt have sold at a good 
price. The full address, profusely illus¬ 
trated, in pamphlet form, can be had 
complimentary by any one enclosing ten 
cents, for postage, to the Lenox Sprayer 
Company, 158 West St., Pittsfield, Mass. 
Other People’s Profits 
have increased 25 to 60 per cent, when they began to spray the right veay— | 
with the right sprayer, the PEPPLER AND CLIMAX SIX-ROW SPRAYERS. 
s They will do as much for you. Read how they spray 30 acres a 
day, how they save % the poison, increase crops one-half, pay for themselves in 
oue season. Catalogue contains spray calendar, formulas, etc. Sent free 
THOMAS PEPPLER, Box 65, HICHTSTOWN, N. J. 
' i mhiimim m mini .. . J 
A Weeder tor .tS.OO. 
Ihe New CHAMPION WEEDER 
Is an attachment for any one-horse cultivator. Cul¬ 
tivates the rote and bet tree n the rote atone operation 
I lie weeder cultivates the row, kills all the weeds and 
grass, leaving a mulch of fine earth about the plants, while 
the cultivator takes care of the middles. 
Can Be Attached to Any Make 
of One-Horse Cultivator. 
Instantly attached or raised or lowered at will. So low In 
price that every farmer can afford to have one. Sold strictly 
on its merits. S.lT/SF.imo.V 
REGISTFRFD TfTtfr'' ^ > ANI ? S f ECURE 01 >' E AT 0NCE * Remit MONEY ORDER or 
EveryvSe EF ^ TER - First orderfrom y° ur locality gets agency. We Want Agents 
Address, Champion Weedef Co., F^iedens, Pennsylvania. 
Send us $5 
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If Cincinnattus could have had an 
OLIVER 
CHILLED 
PLOW^— 
he could have added a new impetus to Roman agriculture. 
At any rate we have practically revolutionized the agricult¬ 
ure of the entire world by its introduction. 
A good plow is the foundation of good agriculture. 
The Oliver plows are the best plows for numerous reasons 
■which are stated in our free descriptive matter. 
THE OLIVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS, 
South Bend, Indiana, U. S. A. 
