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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 3 
The Spineless Gooseberries. —Last 
spring, we ordered several plants of the 
new Spineless gooseberries, that we 
might try them at the Rural Grounds 
and make an early report to our readers 
as to their worth or worthlessness. For 
some reason unknown to us, the plants 
were not received. These Spineless 
gooseberries (there are several varieties) 
are being advertised in many of the hor¬ 
ticultural papers, and we have, there¬ 
fore, taken pains to gather all of the 
information we can regarding them. 
One of the best gooseberry authorities 
of whom we know, writes that the Spine¬ 
less gooseberry plants made a feeble 
growth, and mildewed badly last season 
with him, and he does not think that 
they will prove to be worth anything in 
this country. 
The Storrs & Harrison Co. write us 
that they planted out quite a lot of 
them last year, and they made but little 
growth ; but they add, “it was a very 
bad season for gooseberries.” 
S. A. Beach, the horticulturist of the 
New York Experiment Station, writes 
us that they received four varieties last 
spring, and they have not, of course, 
fruited as yet. So far as Mr. Beach can 
judge from one season’s test, they seem 
to oe less vigorous than other kinds. 
They are, he says, as claimed, really 
spineless, the spines being represented 
by weak bristles or hairs. 
Joseph H. Black, Son & Co., of Hights- 
town, N. J., write that they are not pre¬ 
pared to give any positive opinion as to 
the merits or demerits of the Spineless 
gooseberry, as their experience with it 
is limited to one season’s trial. Last 
spring, they purchased of the introducer 
12 plants, three each of four different 
varieties. They had been grafted upon 
other gooseberry stocks, and the scions 
were, apparently, one year old, being 
about four inches high. They were 
planted in good soil, but rather late in 
the season. While they made but little 
growth, they seem to be healthy and 
free from mildew. 
Several other firms who are trying 
them reply that they cannot give any 
information as yet that would fairly 
serve to guide our readers as to whether 
they should purchase them. 
A friend who makes the growing of 
melons a specialty, finds Cole’s Early 
watermelon the earliest and best for 
home use. He does not recommend it 
for market owing to its somewhat brittle 
rind. He says that he finds it 25 days 
earlier than the Cuban Queen. The 
vines are exceedingly prolific and hardy. 
The melon is nearly round, of medium 
size, the skin being striped light and 
dark green. The flesh is red or a deep 
rose. The rind is thin, the seeds black. 
The quality is sweet and delicious. 
This melon is among the novelities in¬ 
troduced by E. M. Cole, Pella, Iowa. 
Among muskmelons, he places Tip-top 
first, not as a shipper, but for home use. 
The melon averages large size, lobes 
not very deep, netting medium. More 
nearly round than oblong in shape. 
The flesh is of an orange color and of a 
delicious flavor. The variety is earlier 
than the Hackensack. One melon grower 
says that, from a patch 60 feet square, 
he gathered 400 of the best melons he 
ever saw. A description of this melon 
will be found among the novelties of the 
catalogue of A. W. Livingston’s Sons, 
Columbus, O. 
We made a brief allusion to the new 
Jubilee rose, promising to describe it 
more fully It was raised in 1892 by the 
gardener of Mr. Joseph S. Fay (M. H. 
Walsh). Woods Holl, Mass., the parents 
Louis Van Houtte and Camille de Rohan, 
both being hybrid perpetuals. In 1895, 
it received the gold medal of the Massa¬ 
chusetts Horticultural Society. It is 
said to be perfectly hardy, blooming in 
the fall as well as in the summer. The 
flowers are often six inches in diameter, 
and the color is described as being pure 
red in its deepest tone, shading to a deep 
crimson red and velvety maroon red in 
the depth of the petals. “ It fairly 
glows in its rich warmth of coloring.” 
Its buds resemble in form those of 
Jacqueminot. The fragrance is rich 
and lastiDg. The plant is said to be 
very vigorous, the foliage dark green, 
the flower stems long and three flowers 
are often borne on one stem. 
As a reminder to our readers who 
grow their own peas, we would again 
allude to our variety tests of last year. 
The vines of the new pea, Daisy, grow 
about two feet in height, the pods large 
and broad, and contain about eight large 
seeds. As an intermediate (June 26), we 
considered it the best half dwarf in our 
collection. Burpee’s Quality, growing 
near Daisy, yielded many more pods, 
but both pods and peas were rather 
small, so that, excellent for home use as 
to quality, one would not choose it as a 
market pea. The vines grow about two 
feet high. 
Maturing with such varieties as Strat¬ 
agem, we find that the New Life pea was 
in all essential respects the most desir¬ 
able of its season ; the most productive 
and the most valuable for either home 
or market. The pods averaged nearly 
four inches in length, filled with up¬ 
wards of eight seeds of the largest 
size. The pods, which were of a bright 
green color, were often borne in pairs. 
The vines grow to a height of a little 
over two feet. We cannot speak of New 
Life too highly. Our seed was sent to 
us by J. J. H. Gregory, of Marblehead, 
Mass , and Joseph Breck & Son,of Boston, 
Mass. We have not noticed that this 
variety is offered by any other firms this 
season. 
Growing 
Children 
One-third of all the children 
die before they are five years 
old. Most of them die of some 
was tin g disease. They grow 
very slowly; keep thin in flesh; 
are fretful; food does not do 
them much good. You can't 
say they have any disease, yet 
they never prosper. A slight 
cold, or some stomach and 
bowel trouble takes them away 
easily. 
SCOTT'S EMULSION of 
Cod-liver Oil with Hypoph os- 
phi tes is just the remedy for 
growing children. It makes 
hard flesh; sound flesh; not 
soft, flabby fat. It makes 
strong bones, healthy nerves. 
It changes poor children to 
children rich in prosperity. 
Book about it free for the asking. 
EST" No substitute for Scott's Emul¬ 
sion will do for the children what we 
know Scott's Emulsion will do. Get 
the genuine. 
For sale by all druggists at 50c. and 
$ 1 . 00 . 
SCOTT & BOWNE, New York. 
"^SEED^T 
£47ALdoUjh 
This book should be in the 
hands of all who wish to be suc¬ 
cessful in planting. It is a safe 
guide to right seeds and right 
methods. it makes you ac¬ 
quainted with 
Gregory’s Seeds 
the purity and reliability of 
which are known to all success¬ 
ful planters. Gregory’s Seed 
catalogue is sent free of charge 
to anyone anywhere. 
J. J. II. GREGORY A SON, 
Marblehead, Mush. 
Crimson Clover 
Thomas McElroy. European Seed 
Com. Merchant, Mercantile Ex¬ 
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importer of high grade reliable stock of Crimson Clover 
seed in this country. Prices to dealers on application. 
WE’LL BUY OR SELL£-»* f“ i— 
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We clean them by specialLa 
methods & machinery, and take out every kind of weed 
need. Ordinary seeds contain weeds—over-run the farm 
—exhaust it—a reduce quantity a quality of crop. Our 
seeds are clean. Write today for free booklet, Seed 8ense 
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^AUER’SGIANT^FLATDUTCH. SALZFR’S NORTHERN-GROWN SEEDS 
Produce the finest vegetables und eliolecst flowers 
wherever planted—North. East, South, West. We wish 
to gain 100,000 new customers tills year; w ith this la 
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10 NOVELTIES FOR 14c_WORTH §1.00. 
1 pLg. Bismarck Cucumber, 15e.; 1 pkg. lied Balt Beet, 
10c.; 1 pkg. Earliest M uskmelon, 10c.; 1 pkg. Earliest 
Carrot, 10c.; 1 pkg. Kmp. Wilhelm l.ettuee. 15c.; 1 pkg. 
Giant Onion, 15c.; 1 pkg. 14 Bay Radish, 10c., and 15 
pkgs. Brilliant Flowers, 15e.—total i$ 1.00—snlllcient for 
re vegetables and exquisite flowers nil summer long! 
' ible and plant catalogue, 5 cents 
din ’ 
JOHN 
[Mammoth farm, vegetn 
>postage, or mailed free to lnten 
ig buyers. 
A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wisconsin 
CHOICE SEEDS 
Potatoes, grown especially for seed. Stock pure and tine. In bushel or 
car lots: Carman No. 3, Wisconsin Seedling, 11.50 per bbl. Thirty new 
and standard varieties, $1.25 per bbl.; three pounds your choice with 
every barrel sold. Mortgage .Lifter Oats. 40c. per bu.; Lincoln, Ameri¬ 
can Banner and Race-horse Oats, 30c. per ba.; Gold Mine Seed Corn, 
00c. per bu.; Forsyth’s Prolific (white), 75c. per bu.; American and German Millet, 60c. per bu. New cotton 
bags. 15c. each. C. C. BKAWLEY, New Madison, Ohio. 
GRASS AND TRUCK 
are the money crops of the Eastern 8tates. We have 
asked the views of successful experts, and present a 
host of facts in two new books (25 cents each). 
"Open-Air Vegetables” is the title of one book; 
"Grasses and Clovers” of the other. Get them. 
HENRY A. DREER. PHILADELPHIA 
Have You a Silo? 
If so, send for sample of BATTLES CUBAN GIANT 
ENSILAGE CORN. Produces more fodder and solid 
cohn to the acre than any other variety. Early, 
sweet and nutritious. Seed grown In the North. 
Catalogue tells all about it, and contains reports 
from leading dairymen. Write to-day. 
FRANK H. BATTLES. Seed Grower, Rochester, N. Y. 
Vineless Sweet Potatoes, 
TUBERS AND PLANTS. 
McKinley’s Choice” 
(No one else has them) and 
“Gold Coin Prolific ” 
(Genuine, and no Arkansas Yams). 
Address for full instructions 
G. C AMERER, 
The Original Introducer & Grower 
of the Vineless Sweet Potatoes, 
Tubers and Plants, 
Madison Jefferson Co., Ind. 
£353 
Copyright secured. 
GOLD COIN 
VINELESS 
I am the originator of 
this improved strain of 
the Vineless Sweet Po¬ 
tato and I will send free 
a full history of it and 
how it was brought to 
, . its present state of per¬ 
fection and how to grow them successfully or for 10c. 
stamps I will include a sample potato and the stamps 
may be deducted from the first order. 
WILLIAM T. SIMPSON, Box 74, Pine Bluff, Ark. 
Vineland Sweet Potatoes three-bushel bbl. 
Cash with order. F. S. NEWCOMB. Vineland, N J. 
MICHIGAN SEED POTATOES. 
Carman No. 1 and 3, Sir William. Great Divide, 
World’s Fair, $1.50; Maggie Murphy. Green Mountain, 
Rutland Rose, American Wonder, $1.25; Rural New- 
Yorker No. 2. Monroe County Prize, $1 per bbl., f.o b ; 
Cash with order. J. H. ARBOGAST, Coral, Mich. 
PfltjtnP<r~ Carman No. 3, bbl., $1.50; peck, 30c.; three 
i uiuiVLJ pounds, by mail, 50c.; small, $1. R. N.-Y. 
No. 2, $1.25 bbl. J. V. Woodruff. South Haven, Mich. 
ARMAN No. 
SEED POTATOES 
$2 
00 
per bbl 
All bbls. 4 bu. 25 varieties at lowest prices. Whole¬ 
sale Catalogue free. Geo. A Bonnell, Waterloo, N.Y 
Carman No. 3 /;.!:) 
bbl. Selected stock. Price-List Small Fruit Plants, 
etc., free. R. N. ROBINSON, Sidney. Ohio. 
BEFORE YOU BUY 
SEED POTATOES, 
send for our list. It tells 
the plain, unvarnished truth about the best new 
and old varieties. We’ve got some hustlers. 
E. MANCHESTER & SONS, West Wlnsted, Conn. 
Low Prices 
—Did you notice the report 
of the Orphan and Dutton 
Potatoes on page 191, 
March 20 ? I originated one and Introduced the other. 
World’s Fair Medal. Hints on Cheap Growing, 
History of Swine and Catalogue, 2-cent stamp. 
C. E. CHAPMAN, Peruville, N. Y 
|l897 Catalogue 85SSF- 
VAUGHAN’S SEED STORE, 
New Yox-lxi 
14 Barclay St. 
CHICAGrOi 
84 and 86 Randolph St. 
Finest stock, best varieties, grown and stored In cold 
Northwest. Low prices. Small lots delivered 
free. Write for Illustrated Catalogue. 
E. W. ALLEN, Wolverton, Wilkin Co., Minn. 
Hammond’s Seed Potatoes 
Reduced prices on Early Michigan, Maule’s and 
Everitt’s Thoroughbred, Acme, King of the Earlies, 
Burr's No. 1, Uncle Sam, Carman No. 3, and other 
varieties. Rock bottom figures on barrel lots. Write 
for special prices on the best New Muck Laud Seed 
Potatoes and Farm Seeds. 
HARRY N. HAMMOND, Seedsman, Decatur, Mich. 
Carman No. 1 (Thorburn's) $1.25 per bbl., and choice 
EVERITT’S and MAULE’S 
Great Thoroughbred 
POTATOES 
What Burpee, Olds and Specialists say. Write to¬ 
day. My circular compares yields. Will save grow¬ 
ers # $ in experimenting, and $2 50 on each barrel; 
direct from grower. Shipments from New York, 
Pennsylvania and Indiana. Write to headquarters 
before you order. 35 choice and new varieties. 
SMITH S STOCK AND SEED PAKM, Padeifords.N.Y. 
TME CARMANS. 
Nos. 1 & 3 (Thorbum Stock.) 
We want orders. Do you want Choice Seed Pota¬ 
toes ? We quote prices to suit the times, One Tuber, 
Great early Thoroughbred with each Bbl. No. 3 at 
$1.50, No. 1 at $1.25. References given. FRASER 
BROS., Vernon, Wis. 
Choice Seed Potatoes. 
Guaranteed true to name. Carman No. 3, $1.75 per bbl.; 
Carman No. 1, American Wonder. Great Divide. 
Freeman. $1.50 per bbl.; Rural New Yorker No 2, $1.35 
per bbl.. f. o. b. Cash with order. Reference: The 
Bank of Holland Patent. F. H. THOMSON, Fair- 
view Farm, Holland Patent, N. Y. 
Cqa(| Dft*a#ftoe _Cariuan No - 3 ’ Banner 
uCCU ruidiues and Onward, $1.75 bbl.; 
Carman No. 1, New Ideal, Early Norther, $1.50 bbl.; 
Early Thoroughbred, $4 bbl. List Free. 20 varieties. 
GEO. H. COLVIN. Crest Farm, Dalton, Pa. 
OLD NESHANNOCK POTATOT 
Old Pinkeye, etc. New kinds cheap. R. N.-Y. No. 2. 
American Wonder, Empire State, 25c. per bushel, in 
10-bushel lots. Catalogue. 
W. EBEN WALDEN, Hart, Mich. 
