1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
245 
Catalogue Review 
Overflow. 
The Butler & Jewell Company, 
Cromwell, Conn. —A modest little cata¬ 
logue of large and small fruits. We are 
pleased with it because it gives the dark 
side as well as the bright side of the 
varieties offered. For instance, the much 
lauded Strawberry-raspberry is de¬ 
nounced as a pestiferous weed. We 
quote : “ If any customer wishes to learn 
what we have by experience, we will 
supply the necessary starter gratis. One 
plant is sufficient.” Of the Loganberry, 
it says: “This novelty is well worth 
watching, although it may disappoint 
us in hardiness.” These estimates are 
precisely those of The R. N.-Y. as our 
readers should know. The new Eldo¬ 
rado blackberry is described as perfectly 
hardy, early, of superb quality, and the 
best home berry yet introduced. It 
questions whether it will prove profita¬ 
ble as a market berry. 
Arthur J. Collins, Moorestown, N. J. 
—An attractive catalogue of large and 
small fruits, nuts and ornamental trees. 
The Triumph peach is described as the 
earliest freestone introduced ; the Sneed 
is averaging from eight to ten days ear¬ 
lier than the Alexander, fully as large, 
flesh white, sweet and juicy. “ The skin 
peels like a banana when ripe. The Sneed 
is almost frost-proof.” The Lincoln 
Coreless and Koonce pears are described 
at length. For a succession of peai-s to 
ripen through the season, the following 
varieties are Mr. Collins's choice: Koonce, 
Early Harvest, Comet, Clapp’s Favorite, 
Le Conte, Bartlett, Garber, Kieffer, and 
Lincoln Coreless. Except for market, 
we would omit the Le Conte, Garber and 
Kieffer. Among new apples, the Ohio 
Nonpareil is said to be remarkable for its 
large size, great beauty and superb qual¬ 
ity. Ordinary specimens weigh from 16 
to 20 ounces. The color is an intense 
scarlet, shaded with bright, glossy red. 
Strawberries are made a specialty. The 
Chautauqua gooseberry, of which we 
hear a deal, has a very serious fault, 
namely, its tendency to mildew. Cut¬ 
tings and scions of fruits are offered at 
very moderate prices. 
Ross Brothers, Worcester, Mass.— 
A handsome catalogue (80 pages) of all 
kinds of seeds, farming tools, fertilizers 
and fertilizer materials such as nitrate 
of soda, muriate of potash, bone black, 
dried blood, tankage, etc., poultry sup¬ 
plies, eggs for hatching. Twenty pages 
are given to descriptions and illustra¬ 
tions of farm and garden tools ; four to 
d airy supplies. One colored cover shows 
what seems to be a fine assortment of 
sweet peas and Japan Morning-glories. 
The Eureka corn, it is claimed, is the 
best variety for ensilage, because it 
gives the largest amount of foliage of 
any known variety. 
Kemp Brothers, Harnedsville, Pa.— 
Catalogue of large and small fruits. The 
new Ilolderbaum peach, it is claimed, is 
possessed of more points of value than 
any other known variety. 
E. Manchester & Sons, West Win- 
sted, Conn. —A price-list and description 
of seed potatoes. The White Beauty is 
described as the nearest to the ideal 
potato the firm has seen. “ It is en¬ 
tirely distinct from any other variety 
now in cultivation, and in form, size, 
yield and quality bas never been equaled. 
A potato of better quality has never 
been grown.” The prices of seed pota¬ 
toes range from 10 to 20 cents a pound ; 
and by the bushel, from $1.25 to $1.75. 
The Wm. H. Moon Company, Morris- 
ville, Pa. —A catalogue of large and 
small fruits, chestnuts, deciduous and 
evergreen trees and shrubs, roses, hardy 
herbaceous perennials. The Glenwood 
nurseries were established in 1872. 
Charles Black, HroiiTSTOWN, N. J.— 
A wholesale price-list of small fruits. 
The prices of strawberry plants range 
from 40 cents to $1 per 100 ; raspberries, 
75 cents to $1 per 100 ; blackberries, 50 
cents to $2 per 100 ; grape vines, $1 to $3 
per 100 ; currants, $2.50 to $3 per 100. 
The prices of these small fruits per 
dozen are also very low. 
Evergreen Nursery Company, Ever¬ 
green, Door County, Wis. —Catalogue 
and price-list of evergreen and decidu¬ 
ous trees and shrubs, plants for hedges, 
climbers and trailers, fruit trees and 
small fruits, tree and shrub seeds. The 
prices are very moderate. 
Edwin Allen & Son, New Brunswick, 
N. J.—A catalogue of large fruits, small 
fruits, nuts, evergreen and deciduous 
trees and shrubs, and hardy border 
plants. 
B. King, Tewksbury, Mass. —A price¬ 
list of strawberry plants, ranging in 
price from 25 to 35 cents per dozen. 
Prices should not stn nd in the way of 
every one having a bed c:’: trawberries. 
Geo. F. Wheeler, Concord. Mass. —A 
catalogue of strawberry plants and other 
small fruits, asparagus roots, rhubarb, 
tomato, cabbage and celery plants. 
W. W. Rawson & Co., Nos. 12 AND 13 
Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, Mass.— 
A first-class catalogue (90 pages) of all 
kinds of seeds, bulbs, ornamental plants, 
Cannas, Carnations, palms, roses, hardy 
herbaceous plants, ornamental trees and 
shrubs, large and small fruits. As a 
market gardener, few men have had a 
wider experience than Mr. Rawson. For 
many years, he has grown vegetables 
for the New York and Boston markets, 
and it has, therefore, been his aim to 
raise only those varieties which have 
been thoroughly tried. According* to 
his experience, Crosby Improved Egypt¬ 
ian is the best earliest blood beet grown. 
It has the smallest top and most uniform 
shape. Rawson’s Arlington Favorite is 
the best blood beet for general crop. 
Rawson’s Stone Mason cabbage has been 
found to be the best keeper for Fall and 
Winter use of any variety now in the 
market. Danvers Yellow Globe is pro¬ 
nounced the most profitable onion for 
the market gardener. Rawson’s Clipper, 
it is claimed, is the earliest pea known, 
and the best for the market gardener or 
for private grounds. Rawson’s Puritan 
tomato is described as the market gar¬ 
dener’s favorite for main crop. Our first 
trial of the Clipper pea was made in 1886, 
and a report of it appears in The R. N.-Y. 
of June 26, that year. The Alaska and 
Clipper were planted side by side, April 
9. The first picking was made June 12 ; 
the vines grew to the same height—four 
feet. One hundred pods of the Alaska 
weighed 16 ounces, and contained 686 
seeds, which weighed six ounces. One 
hundred pods of the Clipper contained 
672 seeds, which also weighed six ounces. 
The peas were cooked separately and 
eaten by six persons. Two preferred the 
Alaska and four the Clipper, though all 
agreed that the difference was infinites¬ 
imal. 
You will get a new notion 
of what a lamp-chimney can 
be, when you use a Macbeth ; 
and of what it can do, when 
you get the right one. 
Get the Index. 
Write Macbeth Pittsburgh Pa 
Choice Seed Potatoes. 
Guaranteed true to name and pure. Sir Walter 
Raleigh and Early Bovee (from Henderson stock), $5 
per barrel, $2 per bushel. Uncle Sam and Adiron¬ 
dack. $2.25per barrel; $1.25 per bushel. Carman No. 1, 
Carman No. 3 and Early Ohio, $3 per barrel. Other 
standard varieties. Cash with order. Reference: 
Bank of Holland Patent, N. V. F. H THOMSON, 
Fairview Farm, Holland Patent. N. Y 
ARMSTRONG * McKELVY 
Pittsburgh. 
BEY MER-BAUMAN 
Pittsburgh. 
DAVI 8 -CHAMBERS 
Pittsburgh. 
FAHNESTOCK 
Pittsburgh. 
ANCHOR ) 
f Cincinnati. 
ECKSTEIN 1 
ATLANTIC \ 
BRADLEY 1 
BROOKLYN( 
JEWETT ( 
UL 8 TEB 1 
UNION / 
New York. 
SOUTHERN | 
SHIPMAN J 
COLLIER 
Chicago. 
MI8S0URI 
RED SEAL 
SOUTHERN 
1 St. Louis. 
JOHN T. LEWIS & BROS CO 
Philadelphia. 
MORLEY Cleveland. 
SALEM 
Salem t Maas. 
CORNELL 
Buffalo. 
KENTUCKY 
Louisville. 
E 
VERYBODY who knows anything 
about painting knows that Pure 
White Lead and Pure Linseed Oil 
make the best paint; but there is a difference 
in White Lead. The kind you want is made 
by the “old Dutch process.” It is the best. 
Let the other fellow who wants to experi¬ 
ment use the quick process, “ sold-for-less- 
money,” sorts. 
See list of brands which are genuine. 
w-Vj-v r-v r-v By using National Lead Co.’s Pure White Lead Tinting Colors, 
|-< 1^ |“< r< any desired shade is readily obtained. Pamphlet giving valu- 
*• IVLrfl-y able information and card showing samples of colors free; also 
folder showing pictures of house painted in different designs or various styles t.t 
combinations of shades forwarded upon application to those intending to paint. 
National Lead Co ., ioo William St., New York. 
DREER’S 
RELIABLE 
Seeds, Plants and Bulbs 
are everywhere known as the BEST. To more fully Introduce them we make the following special 
offer, viz: One strong root each ortheTwo C4RAND C’ANNAS— 1 “Austria” and “Italia” free 
by mall for 25 cts., and to each purchaser FREE our GARDEN CALENDAR for 1898, the 
handsomest Catalogue of the year; to others we will send It on receipt of 6 c. In stamps. 
HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
—TTVmT 
DIBBLE’S SEED POTATOES 
Nearly all kinds, and “lots of them.” NORTHERN GROWN. Pure, and stock is uniformly free from 
blight, rot or other disease, therefore healthy and vigorous. Catalogue on application. 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE, Wholesale Seed Crower, Honeoye Falls, N. Y. 
Over 1JI00 acres under actual cultivation. _^e3 
FOR 14 CENTS 
We wish to gain 150,000 new cus. 
tomers, and hence otter 
1 Pkg. 13 Day Radish, 
1 Pkg. Early Spring Turnip, 
10 c 
10c 1 
10 c i 
10 c i 
JOHN A. 
Earliest Red Beet, 
Bismarck Cucumber, 
Qneen Victoria Lettuce, 16o 
Klondyko Melon, 16c 
Jumbo Giant Onion, 15c 
Brilliant Flower Seeds, 16c 
Worth 91*00, for 14 cents. 
Above 10 pkgs. worth $1.00, wo will 
mail you free, together with our 
groat Plant and Seed Catalogue 
upon receipt of this notice and 14c. 
postage. Wo invite your trade and 
know when yon once try Salzer’s 
seeds yon will never get along with- i 
out them. Potatoes at 8 1.50 
a Bbl. Catalog alone 6 c. No. Ill 
8 ALZKR 8EKP CO., 1,1 CR0S8B, WIS. 
Seeds! Seeds! 
74th Annual Priced Catalogue of 
VEGETABLE, FARM AND FLOWER SEEDS, 
is now ready and mailed FREE to all applicants 
BRIDGEMAN’S SEED WAREHOUSE, 
37 East 19th Street, New York City. 
r, I /-> Cabbage Plants; the hardiest, 
■ ” * ^ largest, earliest and best known 
varieties; Wakefield and Succession, growing in the 
open air, from seed of Henderson & Co., and Thor- 
uurn & Co., New York; will stand heavy freezing 
without Injury. Price, less than 5,000, $1.60; 5,000 to 
10,000, $1.25; over 10,000, $1. Special express rate very 
low to all points. Address 
NORMAN H. BLITCH, 
Express Agent and Postmaster, Meggett, S. C. 
Vegetable Plants Cheap. 
Cabbage and Celery Plants. All of the leadingvarie- 
ties ready April 1. Price, 60 cents per 100; $4 per M. 
Tomato. Mango. Pepper and Egg plants, ready May 1. 
Price. 50 cents per 100; $4 per M. The above are all 
line, large, transplanted plants, well hardened and 
true to name. Address J. E. Hutton, Conyngham, Pa. 
SUGAR-BEET SEED 
August Hiilker A Sous, 52 Dey Street, New York. 
HEADQUARTERS FOR COW PEAS. 
Soja Beans. Velvet Beans, Southern-grown Millet 
and Early Mastodon Seed Corn. 
PACKARD, Seed Grower, Dover, Del. 
a aui n... $1.50 and $1.75 per bushel, double sacks. 
WUW "BflJ S. B. Burbank,400 Maga/.ineSt. N.O.,La 
Seed Spring Rye 
—$1 per bu.. f. o. b. 
J.M. HAM. Wash¬ 
ington Hollow,N.Y 
Seed Potatoes 
All the standard and new varieties. Stock grown 
under our own supervision. True to name and war¬ 
ranted free from rot or blight. Illustrated catalogue 
free telling all about the thirty best varieties. 
O. H. WHITE & SON, 
Miller Corners, N ew York. 
A PQ We challenge the 
I I I C. world to show Hiier 
kept seed than comes from our special storage. We 
have the Carmans and other popu lar varieties. Val¬ 
uable information in our catalogue. Write for it. 
J. H. PALM, Lexington, Ohio. 
SEED POTATOES 
that please now and at 
harvest time. If you are 
looking for best kinds at moderate prices get our list. 
It tells the truth about our seed. 
E. MANCHESTER & SONS, West Winsted, Conn 
JARMAN No. 3 
SEED POTATOES. 
$ 4 ; 
00 
'per bbl 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Early Bovee $6 per bbl. All 
bbls. 4 bu. 25 varieties at lowest prices. Wholesale 
catalogue FREE. GEO. A. BONNELL, Waterloo, N. Y 
Cpprl PntatnAC " 1 Will offer to my 
'JVCU ruicliuco patrons pure stock, 
best quality. No disease. Yield, 250 bushels per 
acre. Circular free. D. M. TEETER, Bellville, Ohio. 
SEED POTATOES. 
Northern grown, Carmans, Rurals, Thoroughbreds, 
Chios and Enormous. Write us. 
FRASER BROS., Vernon, Wis. 
CADI V A HinCC-“ Sliest Potato in Ex- 
LAnL I AHUCO istence.” Bestearlypotato 
introduced in 25 years. "Without a fault” as to 
quality, size, form or productiveness. Proof from 
eight Experiment Stations, and E. S. Carman. T. B. 
Terry,T. Greiner, A. I. Root, and others. Circular. Only 
for testing, 50c. per pound, three pounds. $1 (no more 
to same person.) HENRY C. MARSH, Muncie, Ind. 
Seed Potatoes 
Carman No. 1 and Carman 
No. 3, first class and free 
from disease (Thorburn stock). Bushel, $1; flve 
bushels,80 cents: 10 bushelsSO cents per bushel. Sacks 
bushel. HENRY MEISSNER, Leighton, la. 
Choice Seed Potatoes 
by the bushel, barrel or ear-load, including the best 
new and standard varieties; prices right. Write for 
catalogue. THE C. C. BRAWLKY SEED AND 
IMPLEMENT CO., New Madison, Ohio. 
Bovee Potatoes'’Srsva l-S 
Divide, Sir William. Wise, Carman No. 3 and Maggie 
Murphy, at farmers’prices. Maple Syrup. Send for 
free price list. J. M. FLUKE, Box 32, Nankin, O. 
AUUCr T POTATOES FOR SEED. 
W EL EL I “Vineland Fancy” and 
other kinds. Also, Strawberry Plants, &c. Write 
now for prices. Frank S. Newcomb,Vineland,N J. 
Kraus Cultivator. 
Pivot-Axles Move Automatically 
with wheels and shovels by a s.mplc touch of the foot lever, f.asiest 
rrar/tiar/, simplest a mi most eomplete riding cultivator made. 
Moving the foot levers moves the entire mnelii ne either to 
T,;:[?!“ Any Boy Gan Work it. 
Convenient levers to raise or lower gangs or to set them any distant e 
apart while the machine Is in motion. Perfect row crop or lullow 
worker for either level or hilly farms, wide or narrow rows, 
goring Trip Shovels when desired. Write at onee for catalogue. 
THE AKRON CULTIVATOR GO., AKRON , O. 
