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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
Augrist 6 
; Pluralisms 
A Stkangk Diskask lias attacked sweet 
corn in the fields in the neighborhood 
of the Rural Grounds. Neither insects 
nor fungi have been discovered. The 
plants simply die as if from root dis¬ 
ability. How widespread the disease 
is we have not as yet (July 28) been en¬ 
abled to determine. We have seen one 
field of two acres upon which at least 
one-third of the plants are dead or dying. 
So it is with the corn of the Rural 
Grounds plots. 
Thk South Dakota Station makes a 
highly favorable report on the Awnless 
lirome grass (Bromus inermis). The seed 
was sown in 1890. Cut July 8, 1897, the 
yield was 4,7. r >0 pounds of dry hay to the 
acre. Another plot was cut June 28, 
yielding 3,920 pounds of dry hay per 
acre. This plot was again cut August 
19, and yielded 2,600 pounds of dry hay 
per acre . 
Early Habvkst and Early Cluster 
Blackbrrriks. —A friend who had 
bought a large number of what were sold 
as Early Clusten' blackhei'ry plants, brought 
a few berries to the office. They were 
at once identified as the Early Harvest, a 
berry that is very easy of identification 
because it is distinctly unlike any other 
variety. Our first plants of the Early 
Harvest were ordered from J. T. Lovett, 
of Little Silver, N. J., March 30, 1883. 
Later we secured plants of the Early 
Cluster that we might compare the two, 
as it was claimed, at that time, that the 
Cluster was superior to the Harvest in 
all ways. The berry of the Early Har¬ 
vest is undersize, but very regular and 
uniform in shape. The drupelets are 
peculiarly small, all are precisely alike, 
and of an intensely glossy, black color. 
In quality, the berries are very tender 
and mild, though not of the highest 
flavor. In cmr experience, the Early 
11 arvest is the earliest blackberry known, 
ripening early in July, while the berries 
of Snyder, Kittatinny and other varie¬ 
ties are yet green. The unfortunate 
thing about the Early Harvest is, that it 
is not reliably hardy at the Rural 
Grounds. It can be relied upon to fruit 
not oftener than two seasons out of five. 
Frequently, the canes arc killed nearly 
or quite to the ground during Winter. 
■The Early Cluster was not tried until 
several years later. The berry is of me¬ 
dium size, the drupelets of ordinary 
size, the quality very good, and the 
plants are hardy. The berries ripen 
midway between Early Harvest and Kit- 
tatinny. 
As the friend who brought the speci¬ 
mens of the Early Harvest to the office 
lives less than five miles from the Rural 
Grounds, it is certain that he will he 
disappointed with them because of their 
tenderness. For home use, however, we 
prefer to have a few plants, even though 
they do not bear oftener than two years 
out of five as we have sairl. 
The Bagnard Blackberry, from E. 
D. Richman, Muscatine. Iowa, March 14, 
1887. During all these years, this variety 
has proved hardy at the Rural Grounds, 
bearing heavy crops nearly every year. 
It begins to ripen just about with Early 
Cluster. This season (July 18), the canes 
arc laden with berries of medium size 
and good quality. We would like to 
hear from our friends how this excellent 
variety thrives with them. 
Sweet Pea Notes. 
The following varieties were sent to 
us by W. A. Burpee, of Philadelphia, for 
trial: 
Gorgeous New Prize, planted April 
10. July 18, vines 2)4 feet high, slender ; 
flowers medium size ; vexillum salmon 
color, wings deep pink ; not as yet an 
abundant bloomer. This variety has not 
been offered for sale as yet. 
Sensation. —The vines are about 2% 
feet high, thick and thrifty. The flowers 
are considerably larger than those of 
Earliest of All, and somewhat larger 
than those of Gorgeous New Prize. We 
have already described the Earliest of All 
as the earliest to bloom in our collection, 
both last season and this, and as having 
flowers almost precisely the same in 
form and color as those of Pink Cupid. 
The buds of Sensation are straw colored. 
The vexillum is a delicate flesh rose, and 
the wings are often faintly pink above. 
This is an unusually beautiful variety, 
the flowers being softly and delicately 
colored as if by light reflected upon white 
flowers. 
Lottie Hutchins. —Vines about two 
feet, not as den e or thrifty as those of 
Sensation. The flowers are of a pale 
straw color, and the banner and wings 
are faintly and unevenly marked with 
stripes and splashes of rose. 
Modesty. —The flowers are nearly as 
large as those of Sensation, being of a 
faint flesh color throughout—described 
by the introducer as “ the most delicate 
pink in existence.” The vines are about 
two feet high, and slender. 
Of late years, sweet peas have been 
wonderfully improved. They come in as 
roses go out, and there is no other annual 
fully to take their place from late June 
until frost, for cut flowers. The colors 
range through white, flesh color, pink, 
buff,rose, lavender, red, maroon to nearly 
black. They give us all the colors that 
pansies give with the advantage that 
the stems are long and several flowers 
are borne on every stem. The very finest 
mixture may be bought for 10 cents a 
packet or 25 cents an ounce. It is well 
for our readers to consider such matters 
during the Fall that they may select dis- 
criminately later. 
For fertilizing qualities, what is the 
comparative value of tomato stems, 
potato stems and tobacco stems ? Have 
any of our readers had occasion to notice 
whether these stems, when cut up in, 
say two-inch pieces, have peculiar value 
as a mulch, and if so, which kind is to 
be preferred ?. 
It will be remembered that we planted 
kernels of the Mexican June corn for the 
purpose of ascertaining how tall we could 
induce the corn to grow. Their start 
was feeble because of the cold, wet 
Spring ; but now they are growing with 
great rapidity. There are two plants in 
the center of a round bed, which is about 
eight feet in diameter. This has been 
well fertilized with unleached ashes, 
with high grade complete chemical fer¬ 
tilizer, with nitrate of soda and finally 
with a mulch of tobacco stems. The two 
plants are now growing so fast that we 
have some slight hope that they will 
reach 20 feet in height before frost—a 
height which this variety has been said 
to attain in other parts of the country. 
We want to know what it may be worth 
as a curiosity or as an ornamental annual 
grass. 
Prunus Pissardi. —Our first plant of 
this was set upwards of 20 years ago. 
as we now remember; at any rate, it 
was just after its announcement in this 
country. The stock and scion were not 
congenial. The top grew luxuriantly 
enough, however, for 10 years or so, but 
the stock ceased to grow, so that the 
plant was strangled, so to say. Two 
years ago last Fall, we planted another 
Pissard plum. The tree is at present but 
eight feet high, yet it has borne freely. 
The plums are a full inch in diameter, 
either way, being round, and of a reddish 
purple color. The quality is inferior, 
and the fruit would be of value only for 
preserves. The plums ripen very early, 
before those of any other variety that 
we have ever tried—this year, July 12. 
Asa small, purple-leaved tree, Pissard’s 
plum has no equal. The leaves, when 
they first unfold, are of a brilliant purple. 
This grows darker during the Summer 
and remains so until the leaves fall. 
Eliot’s Early Pear.— Again, we may 
speak of this extra early pear — the 
earliest that has been tried at the Rural 
Grounds, and among the earliest, the 
best in quality. The late James Dougal, 
of Canada, sent it to us in 1883. We spell 
the name with one 1 and one t because 
Mr. Dougal spelled it so. The pears be¬ 
gan to ripen this season July 12—they 
are ripening still (July 20). An objection 
to this variety seems to be that, unless 
one takes pains to gather the fruit every 
day during the ripening period, they are 
destroyed by birds. 
One decided merit of the new Rosa 
rugosa hybrid named Belle Poitevine is 
that it blooms freely during Summer. 
In fact, we have never had a variety that 
blooms so freely. Mme. Georges Bruant 
comes the nearest to it. No other rose 
has a sweeter odor. Like all Rugosas 
and Rugosa hybrids, the blooms are 
borne in clusters with short stems. 
Weak Stomach 
Sensitive to every little indiscretion in 
eating, even to exposure to draughts and 
to over-perspiration—this condition is 
pleasantly, positively and permanently 
overcome by the magic tonic touch of 
Hood's Sarsaparilla, which literally 
“ makes weak stomachs strong.” It also 
creates an appetite—makes you feel real 
hungry, and drives away all symptoms 
of dyspepsia. Be sure to get 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
America’s Greatest Medicine. All druggists. 
Hood’s Pills cure all Liver Ills. 25 cents. 
Pot Grown 
Strawberry Plants 
will bear crop next season. Fruit treeSi 
celery, cabbage plants, etc.—everything 
in the nursery line. Send your address foi 
our free Summer and Autumn catalogue 
T. J. DWYRR & SON. Cornwall, N. Y. 
P01TED5 
free. 
T. C. KKVITT. Atbenia, N. J. 
AI Potted Strawberry Plants. 
25 Glen Mary i 
25 Gardner s-By Express for $1.00. 
12 Bismarck I 
PETER SPEER. Passaic. 
N. J. 
\\/_ [)i V CASH each WEEK the year round, If 
YY C I rY I you sell Stark Trees. Outfit free. 
STARK NURSERY, LOUISIANA, MO., Stark, Mo., Rockport, III., Daosville. N. Y 
The October Purple Plum. 
ITS A GREAT BEAUTY AND A 
S UPEII li VA RIE 7’U. 
Mr. Luther Burbank’s latest and best production. 
Superior to the Abundance, Burbank. Satsuma, 
Wickson, Red .1 une, Hale. Uold, or any of his many 
valuable varieties of plums. Send for circular giv¬ 
ing further information. Address 
STEPHEN HOYT'S SONS, New Canaan, Cnnn. 
1,000,000 
Peach Trees 
grown on the bank of Lake 
Erie, two miles from any 
peach orchards and guar¬ 
anteed free from Scale, 
Borers, Yellows, etc. Large 
stock of Pear, Plum, 
Cherry, Quince and immense supply of Small 
Fruit plants. Headquarters for Ornamental 
Trees and Shrubs. A quarter of a million of 
low down budded roses. 
32 Greenhouses filled with Roses, Palms, 
Araucarias, Ficus, Dracenas, Pandanus, etc. 
Will have immense stocks of best Holland Bulbs 
for fall. 45th year. lOOOacres. Correspondence 
and personal inspection solicited. 
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., 
Boa 8, Painesvilie, Ohio. 
Celery 
Plants—p® r T-,uuo. 
J. C. ELLIS, Millsboro, Del. 
HOW TO GROW MUSHROOMS 
buyers or intending buyers of spawn: to others, 10c. 
New supplement on out-door culture by John G. 
Gahd.vkb. included. First importation of the new 
spawn due at this port Aug. 25. l’rices on application. 
G. C. Watson, Juniper A Walnut St., Uliila., Pa. 
A. A A Ac jtk. 
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Plant Food. 
Every crop must have the right 
kind of food and plenty of it. Only 
three plant food ingredients 
need be considered in 
a fertilizer—phos¬ 
phoric acid, 
nitrogen, 
and 
These 
must be 
properly bal¬ 
anced. Too much of 
one and too little of an¬ 
other will cause partial or com¬ 
plete failure. 
■pp 1717_ Results of numerous experiments 
Tx LL showing effects of fertilizers upon 
various crops is jriven in our illustrated pamphlets. 
These books, sent free for the asking, will enable 
any farmer to use his fertilizers with greater econ- 
Jl omy and greater profit. 
* GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York 
firWWWWWV’W 
Profits 
of Farming 
Gardening and Fruit Culture 
depend upon Good Crops and 
they in turn upon Good Fer¬ 
tilizers. The uniformly best 
fertilizer for all Crops and all 
soils is made by 
THE CLEVELAND DRYER CO., 
CLEVELAND, O. 
Materials supplied for “Home Mixing .' 1 
DO 
you want a Big Crop of 
WHEAT? 
ODORLESS PHOSPHATE 
Is the Purest and Uichest. Every 
pound of it is Available. 
Address JACOB REESE. 
400 ChestuntSt., I’hiladelpbia.Pa 
$20 Phosphate for Wheat and Grass 
Sold to farmers direct. We have no agents. Send for 
Circular. Low prices for car-load lots. 
YORK CHEMICAL WOKKS, YORK, PA. 
Crimson Clover & Essex Dwarf Rape Seeds. 
Thomas MoElroy. European Seed Commission Mer¬ 
chant. 6 Harrison Street, New York, otTers a few lots 
of Crimson Clover and Essex Dwarf Rape Seeds 
Samples and prices on application: dealers only. 
Fall Seeds and Bulbs 
—CRIMSON 
CLOVKR A 
SPECIALTY. Do you want any of the above ? if so. 
write for my i 1 I’d circular describing them, and giv¬ 
ing reasons why every farmer and trucker should 
plant Crimson Clover. 1 am headquarters for home¬ 
grown seeds, and am prepared to quote low-down 
prices for all these Seeds and Bulbs in quantities 
Circulars mailed free on application. 
HAltRY L. HOLMES. Harrisburg. Pa. 
Mammoth White Winter Seed Rye, 
noted for its productiveness both in grain and straw, 
AWARDED FIRST PRIZE at New York. Vermont, 
Massachusetts and Missouri State Fairs; also FIRST 
PRIZE at Tennessee Centennial, and FIRST at 
American institute Fairs. 189(1 and 1897; see illustra¬ 
tion in August (i, 1898, Springfield, Mass., New Eng¬ 
land Homestead; price, $1 per bushel. Also Regis¬ 
tered Jersey Bulls. Heifers, Calves and Duroc-Jersey 
Swine at low prices. Refer by permission to Tub R. 
N.-Y. K. L. CLARKSON, Tivoli. N. Y. 
WHEN YOU 
CAN GROW 
WHEAT PAYS 
Fifty Bushels to the Acre. 
THE COLD COIN 
has this record. We can supply a limited quantity 
of this excellent wheat, specially-cleaned for seed, 
put up in bags at $2 per bushel, f. o. b. Geneva. 
Special prices on large quantities. Order quick. 
W. & T. SMITH CO., Geneva, N. Y. 
A TINY BUD 
Did you ever stop to think what it could do ? Are all 
your trees productive and profitable ? Would you like 
to kuow how to make them so? Our little booklet, 
“A TINY BUD,” may help you. It’s free. Our catalogue for Fall, ready later, will interest you. 
It’s different from all others, because it tells the truth about varieties. Send your address now. 
THE ROGERS NURSERIES, DANSVILLE, N. Y. 
r 
WE SELL DIRECT TO FARMERS. 
Farmers bv Wise, deal with us and Save 40 rcuct. on your Fertilizers. 
You Save Salesman’s Expenses and Agent’s Profit. 
Analysis. ‘ 
*5 
Phos. Acid, 
Per cent. 
. 22 to 25 
Ammonia, 
Per cent. 
4 to 5 
Actnal Potash, 
Per cent. 
Sag.00 
. 9 to 10 
2 to 3 
2 to 3 
16.00 
8 to 10 
IK to 2^ 
IK to 234 
15.00 
. 9 to 10 
2 /o to «3/a 
3 % to 4K 
4 to 5 
20.00 
. 8tol0 
6 to 7 
23.00 
. 11 to 12 
a to 4 
4 to 5 
31.00 
. 13 to 15 
4 to 5 
X8.00 
Pure Raw Bone Meal. 22 to 25 
Pour Fold Bertilizet. 
Smoky City “ . 
Big Bonanza *• . 
Potato Special “ . 
Tobacco Special “ . 
t Bone and Meat. 
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