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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 17 
This season, we may look for decisive 
reports as to the value or valuelessness 
of Sakhalin or Sacaline, which started 
on its career with a liberal amount of ad¬ 
vertising. Reports of the relative merits 
of Polygonum cuspidatum, the knotweed 
which we have known in this country 
for many years, P. arrrplexicaule and 
Saghalin (P. Saghalinense) have been 
placed before our readers from time to 
time as they have conducted themselves 
at the Rural Grounds. 
Mr. S. E. Blair, of Nutley, N. J., finds 
that the quality of the Carman No. 3 
potato improves as the season advances 
up to planting time. He also finds that 
every year he raises them on his ground 
the quality improves. It is rarely safe 
to decide upon the quality of any potato 
from one season’s trial. 
Mr. G. H. Ashman, of Philipsburg, 
Pa., writes us that, acting on the advice 
given in Ruralisms of last year, he bought 
some seed of the Zig-Zag sweet corn, 
flattering himself that, if there was a 
better corn than Burpee & Co.’s old Ne 
Plus Ultra, which he had been using, he 
would have it. The two were grown 
nearly side by side and received the same 
treatment. “ With due deference for 
the opinion of The R. N.-Y., for whom I 
have the highest regard,” he says, “ I 
must differ with it in that I consider the 
Ne Pius Ultra far ahead of the Zig Zag 
for sweetness, flavor and beauty of ears. 
My wife, friends (to whom I gave some 
of the seed for trial) and visitors at my 
table all agree with me.” 
This is the second letter of the same 
import we have received. The Ne Pius 
Ultra has been introduced under several 
names during the past 20 years or more, 
as we have had occasion to say more 
than once. The last new name is Coun¬ 
try Gentleman. These so closely resem¬ 
ble the Zig-Zag that, we dare say, the 
one is sold for the other by those who 
have not carefully tried them side by 
side. The ears are perfect in shape, 
tapering from butt to tip, the kernels 
so placed that the rows cannot be 
counted. We find the Zig Zag, as intro¬ 
duced by Northrup Braslan & Co.—now 
Northrup, King & Co., of Minneapolis, 
Minn.—to be earlier in maturing, and in 
quality better than the Ne Plus Ultra ; 
indeed, the quality is simply perfect—as 
good as the Ever green or Black Mexican, 
while the ears are shapely, the kernels 
deep. We confidently assure our friend 
that, if he will try the true Zig-Zag be¬ 
side the Country Gentleman or Ne Plus 
Ultra, he and his friends will have occa¬ 
sion to change their opinion. The Zig- 
Zag is a heavy yielder—heavier, we 
think, than Ne Plus Ultra, though that 
is a fine yielder. 
It will not be The R. N.-Y.’s fault if 
a tuber of the Sir Walter Raleigh potato 
be not placed in the hands of every one 
of our readers who cares to try new 
kinds. An application and a two-cent 
stamp are all that are necessary. The 
stamp will simply cover postage. We 
shall hope that all our readers who try 
it will tell us how it behaves ; and we 
ask for unfavorable as well as favorable 
reports. 
Under Ruralisms of March 20, we re¬ 
quested our readers to favor us with 
their experience regardingthe Kentucky 
Wonder bean. Mr. James S. Brush, of 
Plainville, N. J., replies that he has 
raised it for the past three seasons. He 
says that it is earlier and will outyield 
any of the many kinds of pole beans 
that he has tried. He considers it an 
excellent string bean and very good as 
a shelled bean, if cooked before fully 
ripe. 
Mr. W. B. Gibson, of West Alexander, 
Pa., replies that he has been growing 
the old Kentucky pole bean for family 
use for 20 years. He regards it as the 
most prolific pole bean that he has ever 
grown. He has had the vines bloom 
and bear beans as late as October. 
Mr. Charles E McClure, of Newtown, 
Iowa, raised this bean for the first time 
last year. The beans were planted 
among corn, the corn stalks serving as 
supports. He says that it far surpassed 
his most sanguine expectations. It is 
the best pole bean cooked, with or with¬ 
out the pods, that he has ever seen. 
The vines continue to bloom and set 
beans until frost. 
We have not had many reports as to 
the value of the Carman grape, which 
originated with Prof. T. V. Munson, of 
Denison, Texas. It does not seem at all 
adapted to the Rural Grounds, and we 
may say the same thing—and we say it 
regretfully—of the other varieties of 
the Munson grapes that we have given 
a fair trial. Even his Brilliant, which 
is regarded by many as the best of its 
class, is worthless at the Rural Grounds. 
Mr. Henry C. White, of Stonewall, 
Texas, writes that he is delighted with 
the Carman grape. “ My two-year-old 
vine bore last season at least six pounds 
of the finest of grapes, and the vines 
made an astonishing growth.” He adds 
that the Agnes Emily Carman rose is a 
beauty and thrives well in his climate.. 
Prof. L. H. Bailey does not recom¬ 
mend the planting of dwarf apples be¬ 
cause the experiment has not been tried 
long enough to give us exact knowledge. 
He is, however so thoroughly convinced 
that there is a future for them that he 
has ordered 2,000 trees from France for 
his own farm. 
(Continued nn veat wuje). 
Spring Humors 
Those unsightly eruptions, painful boils, an¬ 
noying pitnples aud other affections, which ap 
pear so generally at this season, make the use 
of that grand Spring Medicine, Hood’s Sarsa¬ 
parilla, a necessity. Take Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
now. It will do you w’onderful good. It will 
purify your blood, give you an appetite, tone 
your nerves, strengthen your stomach and cure 
all spring btimors. Remember 
Hood’s Sarsaparilla 
Is the Best — the One True Blood Purifier. 
HrtnrPc Pi lie cure Liver ills; easy to 
J 1 111,3 take, easy to operate. 25c. 
EVERGREENS. 
Largestatock In Amer¬ 
ica, Including 
Colorado Blue Spruce 
and Douglas Spruce 
• of Colorado. 
Al»o Ornamental, 
Shade and Fore it True, 
Tret Suds, Etc, - 
B. DOUGLAS * SONS, 
Waukegan, Hi. 
TREES AND PLANTS. 
Full assortment. Special prices on PEACH TREKS 
Large stock CALIFORNIA PRIVET, NORWAY and 
SILVER MAPLE. 
X. P. BROOKS, Lakewood N. J. 
Beau- CVFRf Hardy and In great assort- 
tlful LI LllullLull0 ment. Splendid general 
nursery stock. Including Shade & Ornamental Trees. 
Hedge Pl'ts, Shrubs, Vines, Roses. Fruit Trees. Small 
Fruits, etc. If you're wise you'll get our price before 
ordering elsewhere. Catalogue free. EVERGREEN 
NURSERY CO.. Evergreen, Wis.(8uc. to Geo. Pinney) 
Pflt if one—Carman No 3. $1 25, sack of 2^ bu.; Cabman 
I UUUUL3 No L k. N.-Y. No. 2. Sir William. World s 
Fair and others, $1 sack. E. D. Frost, Plainfield. Wls 
O - . J Carman No. 3, Banner 
)66Q Potatoes and Onward. $175 bbl ; 
Carman No. 1. New Ideal, Early Nortber. $1.50 bbl.: 
Early Thoroughbred, $t bbl. List Free. 20 varieties. 
GEO. U. COLVIN. Crest Farm, Dalton, Pa. 
ARMAN No. 3 
SEED POTATOES 
.00 
per bbl 
All bbls. 4 bu. 25 varieties at lowest prices. Whole¬ 
sale Catalogue free. Geo. A Bonnell, Waterloo, N.Y 
k| AlAf Is the time to buy the best potato gr:wn 
N II1M — the K N. Y. No. 2, guaranteed first-class. 
w ■■ free from scab, heavy yielders. and com¬ 
manding better prices than the long variety. $1 per 
3-bu. bbl., i. o. b. Chas. Herendeen. Macedon. N. Y. 
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 
DON’T SCRUB YOUR 
FLOORS. 
Paint ’em and save your back. Paint will not allow the 
grease, water and dirt to settle into the grain of the 
wood. It keeps them on the surface, where you can 
get at them. Paint on a kitchen floor will save 
many a tired hour’s work. You can clean it 
quickly, easily and clean. 
The Sherwin-Williams i~"iS 
Special Floor Paint * 
“stays put,” We make paints for every paintable thing. 
A special paint for cupboards, shelves, baseboards, an¬ 
other for tables, chairs, settees, another for barns, fences, roofs, another for 
houses, another for bath tubs. Our booklet “Paint Points ” tells why 
each paint is the best for its purpose. It tells what is good paint and what is 
poor paint. It tells just what kind of brushes to use and how to take care of 
them, and all the little things you would like to know about paint. It is free 
for the asking. 
The Sherwin-Williams Co. 
Cleveland. Chicago. New York. 
Montreal. 
FOR BOOKLET ADDRESS, 7 MICHIGAN ST, CLEVELAND, O. 
U—Copyright 1897—The Bates-Whit man Co, N.Y.—696. 
Try a New Shuffle 
I Try the W. & C. “Lightning,” the new Shuffle Hoe. A 
i long way ahead of the old style hoes; the V shaped blade cuts 
easier, quicker; the turued-up tips are guards that allow A 
working closer to plants. K k . b 6*ft. c lia h ndS 11 is typical S f 1 nd 
of the whole line of W. &. C. Farm and Gar-_.”? r tile 
den Tools. Every one of them is the vv.ecc.Book 
best for its purpose ; all have the new- an , carn a bout 
the best line of 
hoes, rakes, forks, 
Every 
irpose; all have the new¬ 
est shapes and improved designs 
Sol«l bj implement dealers everywhere. 
TYithlngton A Cooley Mfg. Co., 
Jackson, Michigan. 
hooks.wheelbarrows, etc. 
That it is possible to make. It’» free* 
SEEDS! SEEDS! 
73d 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 St., New York City 
MANGELS, sugar beets, carrots—best winter stock 
foods Sow early. And, in view of hay C'op, per¬ 
manent pasturage, soiling ar.d green manuring, send 
25c for our ne* book on Gra-ses and ' lover-.'' 
For kitchtn garden helps aud hints please refer to 
our - Open-Air Vegetables,” jast published 25c. 
You'll need "Vegetables UuderGlass" in the autumn; 
aho 25c. 
F ower gardens should conta'n our Improved 
lpomoeas. And why not have a water garden ? Get 
our free “ water lily leaflet ” 
HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia,Pa 
WE LL BUY OR SELL^* T— C-^ 
G rasa,Clover orTimothy »■ ■*" I » 
a We clean them by specialL bb 
methods a machinery, and take out every kind of weed 
seea Ordinary seeds contain weeds—over-run the farm 
—AThanst It—a reduce quantity a quality of crop. Our 
seed* are clean Write today for free booklet, Bbbd Sknsb 
The WHITNEY-NOYES SEED CO.TOVSJfi" 
Primcmi PlftVhr Thomas McElroy. European Seed 
vIllllMJli viol LI com. Merchant. Mercantile Ex¬ 
change Bldg.. Harrison St, N. Y, continues the largest 
importer of high grade reliable stock of Crimson Clover 
seed in this country. Prices to dealers on application. 
MICHIGAN SEED POTATOES. 
Carman No. 1 and 3. Sir William. Great Divide, 
World's Fair, $1.50; Maggie Murphy. Green Mountain, 
Rutland Bose. 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. 
E arly thoroughbred potatoes, $a so boi. 
Miller Red Raspberry, $7 per M: Brandywine 
Strawberry. $3 Other leading sorts. $2. Golden Queen 
Raspbeiry, $4. All genuine and first-class 
E G. PACKARD, Dover. Del. 
Hammond’s Seed Potatoes 
Reduced prices on Early Michigan, Maule's and 
EverRt's Thoroughbred, Acme, King of the Karlles, 
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 Land Seed 
Potatoes and Farm Seeds. 
HARRY N. HAMMOND, Seedsman, Decatur, Mich. 
IfiHeedS 
1897 Catalogue S?™. 7 ' 
VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, 
New York. CHIC AGeO. 
14 Barclay 8t. 84 and 88 Randolph St. 
Have You a Silo? 
If so. send for sample of BATTLES CUBAN GIANT 
ENSILAGE CORN. Produces more fodder and solid 
cok.v to the acre than any other variety. Kaki.y, 
Swbkt and nutritious. Seed grown In the North. 
Catalogue tells all about it. aud contains reports 
from leading dairymen Write to-day. 
FRANK U. BATTLES, Seed Grower. Rochester, N. Y 
A1 CYAIinCD’C Earliest Garden Corn In 
ALkAAnUbll O the World. 20c. per pint. 
Try it. Columbian Oats. 11 per bushel. Address 
O. H. ALEXANDER, Charlotte, Vt. 
C MM J New and Improved va- 
linC beefl UatS nety. Original seed 
from Maine Largest crop of any I have ever raised. 
50 cents per bushel, f. o. b. 
W. W. CORNWALL, South Wales, Erie Co, N. Y 
White Siberian Oats and Cheshires. 
Sows in farrow: service boars: pigs in pairs not akin. 
Siberian Oats, one-half bushel. 40c.; one bushel.00c.; 
ten bushels. $5; no charge lor sacks. Send 2-eent 
stamp for sample. HOMER J. BROWN. Harford,N.Y. 
for our choice, large 
SEED POTATOES. 
Kverltt's or Maule's 
Early Thorough¬ 
bred. 75c per bu.; Carman No 3. Burpee's Extra 
Early and American Wonder. 40c. per bu. Second 
size: Thoioughbred. 45c. per bu.: K. N.-Y No. 2, Bur¬ 
pee’s Extra Early. 25c. per bu. We pack in three and 
four-bushel barrels, free. Buy Money Order on 
Caledonia Post Office. Clreu'ar free. 
D. C MCPHERSON CO, Garbutt, N. Y. 
TME CARMAWS. 
Eos. 1 A 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 Rbl. No. 3 at 
$1.50. No. 1 at $1 25. References given. FRASER 
BROS, Vernon, Wls. 
Potatoes, grown especially for seed. Stock pure and flue, in bushel or 
car lots: Caiman No. 3, Wisconsin Seedling, $1.50 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 Bace-horse Oats, 30c. per bi.: Gold Mine Seed Corn, 
tiOc. per bu ; Forsyth's Prolific (white), 75c. per bu.; American and German Millet. 00c. per bu. New cotton 
bags, 15c. each. C. C. HKAWLEY, New Madison, Ohio. 
me'Bovee’ana'Sir Walter Raieioli” 
POTATOES. 
Although offered this year for the first time, these Grand New Potatoes are 
already too well known by readers of “ The Rural” to need description, but we 
will mail descriptive list on application. 
Price, $2.50 peck ; $7.50 bushel; $15.00 bbl., f. o. b. New York. 
PETER HENDERSON & CO. 35 ^ 7 S ^ T . ST ^ 
