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TPIE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March ‘j 
Catalogues for 1901. 
I CONTINUED.] 
R. G. Chase & Co., Geneva, N. Y. Cat¬ 
alogue of general nursery stock; 52 
pages. A neat and conservative cata¬ 
logue offering a very full assortment of 
fruit and ornamental trees and plants. 
Clear and concise descriptions. Chase’s 
Early peach originated in northern New 
York. It is of the Mountain Rose type, 
but of creamy white color, splashed with 
red; freestone, of the highest quality, 
and is recommended as a good shipper. 
II. L. Holmes, Harrisburg, Ra. Cata¬ 
logue of seeds and garden supplies; 66 
pages, with an excellent photographic 
cover. A neat and satisfactory cata¬ 
logue, listing a great number of articles, 
n'he Holmes-Houser is the latest of all 
large, hard-heading cabbages; reliable 
and compact in growth. Holmes’s No. 1 
sweet corn is claimed to be five to seven 
days earlier than Adams, and to be a 
genuine sweet corn of the best quality; 
$100 in prizes are offered for a suitable 
name. 
Henry Field, Shenandoah, Iowa. Cat¬ 
alogue of seeds, potatoes and small 
fruits; 30 pages. A well-written and 
business-like catalogue. Not much space 
is used on descriptions. The Early 
Michigan and Livingston potatoes are 
given much prominence. The latter 
seem to he a rejuvenation of the grand 
old Peachblow. The Early Michigan 
makes a good substitute for the Early 
Ohio in earliness, and is superior in 
many other points. 
T. J. Dwyer & Sox, Cornwall, N. Y.; 
eighteenth annual catalogue of fruit 
trees and general nursery stock; 62 
pages, four colored plates. A most com¬ 
plete and well-chosen selection of fruit 
trees, plants and ornamentals. While 
the lists are very full no varieties are 
admitted unless they have distinctive 
merit. The descriptions are very fair, 
and the cultural directions intelligent 
and judicious. An interesting review of 
18 years’ increasingly successful busi¬ 
ness appears in the opening pages. No 
untried novelties are offered, but all the 
good new varieties as well as the stand¬ 
ard ones are to be found. 
Joseph Harris Company, Coldwater, 
N. Y. Harris’s Rural Annual; 64 pages. 
A full and reliable list of farm, garden 
and flower seeds. No varieties are of¬ 
fered exclusively as novelties, but par¬ 
ticular attention is called to some spe¬ 
cially good things, both new and old, 
with the remark that the most novel 
thing about them is that they are really 
good varieties. The new White-seeded 
Wax and Scotia beans. Eureka cabbage, 
French’s Success celery and Potomac to¬ 
mato come under this head. A feature 
is made of nitrate of soda and other un¬ 
mixed fertilizing materials, and choice 
strains of chickens, turkeys and sheep 
are also offered. 
Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, O. 
Livingston’s Seed Annual; 104 pages. 
Colored cover and plate of Prolific Early 
Market pea, the chief novelty for 1901. 
Its special claims are, briefly: longer 
pods, more peas in a pod, and more pods 
to a vine than any of the “extra earlies.’’ 
It matures three or four days later than 
the earliest of Its competitors, but its 
great vigor and productiveness render it 
more valuable. Some interesting hybrids 
of their well-known Honor Bright to¬ 
mato are offered. The Magnus tomato is 
again strongly recommended both as a 
market and forcing variety. The Early 
Golden Surprise field corn is called the 
best 90-day corn up to date. 
Wm. Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Maule’s seed catalogue; 136 pages; seven 
colored plates and colored cover, show¬ 
ing various vegetable novelties, chief of 
which is the new tomato Success, sent 
out under number for a name contest 
last year. This is a large, handsome 
i-ed tomato of high quality, and in con¬ 
genial soils a good cropper. The Phe¬ 
nomenal pansies in one of the plates are 
colored as brightly as nasturtiums, and 
would look rather startling if they 
should actually materialize as repre¬ 
sented. Maule’s First Early cabbage 
and Model muskmelon are offered in 
unqualified terms as the best of their 
kinds. The cabbage is a fiat-headed va¬ 
riety, solid and handsome, and in addi¬ 
tion earlier than all others. The Model 
melon is a cross between Netted Gem 
and Pineapple, and is claimed to be the 
highest of all in quality. It possesses 
every good quality of the Rocky Ford, 
and is more productive. Several new 
beans are offered, and various novelties 
of late years given prominence. The 
Snow White dent corn, the result of 
hybridizing and years of selection, is 
claimed to be the most perfect and valu¬ 
able field corn ever originated. Its pure 
white color, great vitality and produc¬ 
tiveness will insure a greater return than 
other varieties. The selection of stand¬ 
ard seeds and plants is very full and 
complete. 
Harry N. Ha.\imond Seed Co.. Bav 
City, Mich.; 50 pages. This compact 
catalogue is packed with a selection of 
garden and farm seeds especiaily adapt 
ed to the everyday cultivator. Ham¬ 
mond’s Up-to-date potato is introduced 
from England, and is claimed to be a 
wonder in yield and quality. The new 
oat, English Wonder, hails from the 
same country, and the Hammond Com¬ 
pany claims to have paid $5,000 for the 
right to introduce in America. It is a 
large white oat with stiff straw, stands 
drought well, and is an enormous yield- 
er. Yields of 234 and 276 bushels per 
acre are reported by customers. Many 
other specialties and introductions of 
former years are given great promin 
ence. 
D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich. Seed 
Annual for 1901; 100 pages; colored 
cover, two colored plates and miniature 
illustrations of vegetable novelties. The 
Defender muskmelon is introduced as a 
variety of unusual merit, being interme 
diate between Osage and Petoskey, or 
Paul Rose. It is early, and of unsur 
passed quality. The Oakview Early 
Market sweet corn is as early as Cory, 
but more vigorous and hardy. The ears 
are much larger than that favorite sort, 
and average twice as long. The new 
morning-glory Aurora is the result of 
crossing the common kind with the 
Giant Japan morning-glory. It combines 
the vigor, hardiness and freedom of 
bloom of the common kind with the size 
and rich coloring of the Japan type. 
They recommend it as the most useful 
strain of Convolvulus in cultivation. The 
general make-up of this excellent cata¬ 
logue is well-known. There is a wealth 
of useful information to be found be¬ 
tween its covers. 
Thorburn’s Century Catalogue, J 
M. Thorburn & Co., New York City. This 
is the one hundredth annual catalogue 
issued by this well-known and reliable 
firm, the founder. Grant Thorburn, hav¬ 
ing ventured into the seed business in 
New York in 1802. The intervening 
years have written a record of great and 
honorable success. The present cata¬ 
logue is modeled on former issues, but is 
much embellished with the appropriate 
design of an Agave or century plant in 
bloom on the cover, and 28 superb full- 
page half-tone engravings of various 
flowers and vegetables. These pictures 
are in every respect works of art. The 
selection and arrangement of the sub¬ 
jects and the execution of the prints 
have not been excelled in any horticul¬ 
tural publication that has come to our 
notice. The frontispiece consist of a 
portrait of Grant Thorburn. The Thor¬ 
burn Company refer to the hundreds of 
rare sorts of seeds they have always car¬ 
ried for the benefit of specialists and bo¬ 
tanists, often at a loss. The immense 
collection is preserved and all the prom¬ 
inent European novelties are added. 
Very few new specialties are listed. The 
new Salvia Silverspot, introduced last 
year, is again highly commended. The 
Thorburn Century tomato is said to be 
worthy of the occasion to which it re¬ 
fers. It is large, extremely productive, 
and as early as Atlantic Prize. The 
fruits are of a dark scarlet color, per¬ 
fectly smooth and always full and 
plump. The new celery. Pin de Si6cle, 
first offered in 1898, is claimed to be the 
largest, solidest, best keeping and ship¬ 
ping Winter celery they have ever 
grown. The sensational German pea 
Athlete, is offered at 25 cents per packet. 
It is so vigorous and spreading in its 
growth that the seeds must be planted 
three feet apart, and eacn plant tied to 
a string-pole as it develops. The quality 
IS good and the yield said to be enor¬ 
mous. 
For the land’s sake, use Bowker’s Fer¬ 
tilizers. They enrich the earth.— Adn). 
Early. List free. T. C. 
-a-' kBVITT, Athenia.N. j. 
P T A 'T'Q—Try the Lady Ga son Strawberry. 
*-*■*■ ^*-^ A 13,000 quarts to the acre. Plants 
per 1,000, $12. Don’t miss this great berry. Lucretia 
Dewberry and Miller Red Raspberry at SS.iiO per 1,000. 
Trees of all kinds for sale. Catalogue free. 
D. W. MOSLEY, Dover, Del. 
PAT PPTV17T-2 «. fine, $2.5 per 1,000; ft. 
Vali, rniiui $18 per 1,000; all well rooted and 
branched. Asparagus Roots, Barr’s Mammoth, 50c. 
per 100; $3.50 per 1,000. A good variety of Apple, 
Pear. Plum and Peach Trees. Send for special rates 
by 100 or 1,000. JOSIAH A. ROBERTS, Malvern Nur¬ 
series, Malvern, Pa. 
Jl af»W JS'FROM BEARING TREES. 
A\ Rome Beauty. Sutton Beauty, On- 
la r tarlo, Malden Blush, Hubbardston. 
i T. S, Woodward, Lockport, N. Y. 
Tree and Shrub Seedlings in Variety 
Magnolia, Linden or Basswood, Beech, Sugar Maple, 
Tulip Poplar, etc. Low prices. Send for trade list. 
J. H. H. BOYD, Gage, Sequatchie Co., Tenn. 
NORTHERN BROWN SEED POTATOES 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Carman No. 3; bu. 80 cents; 
bbl., $2.25; 5 bbls., 110. Bny direct from grower of 15 
years experience and get seed true to name. 
J. H. AKBOGAST, Coral. Montcalm Co.. Mich 
ANEMIA 
The face alone i.n no sure 
index of health; but head¬ 
ache and dizziness, no ambition, 
no force, no endurance, .short 
breath, palpitation of the heart 
on little exertion—these with 
a pale face, are a clear indica¬ 
tion of what is wrono;. There 
is too little red in the blood. 
There is too little vital force. 
It is life that is wanting. 
Scott’s emulsion of cod-liver 
oil supplies it 
We’ll send you a little to try, if you like. 
SCOTT & BOWNE, .409 Pearl street. New York. 
If you w’ant good strong plants, buy of 
RIDGE NURSERY A.vD PLANT FARM. Catalogue 
free. GEO. W. WINCIIELL, Prop., Tobinsport, Ind. 
\ j Strawb'y and Small Fruit plants. Gibson, Kxcel- 
sior. Rough Rider, New York, N. Ohmer. Sample. 
Best kinds, lowest prices. P. SPEER, Passaic, N.J. 
Pedigree SMeiries, 
These are our new seedlings, and we 
are proud of them. 
Make Strawberry Culture Prof¬ 
itable. The Rural New-Yorker recom¬ 
mends them. 
“ Only Kinds that Paid in Mercer 
County this Year.” This is the offi¬ 
cial report made of them before the State 
Horticultural Society. 
Nina, Joe, Carrie Silvers, Reba, 
Stella, Robbie and Nettie. 
These are the names that mean Gold 
Dollars to those who try these kinds. 
We are selling them at prices within the 
reach of all this year. 
We have a stock of June-bud trees of 
Luther Burbank’s Latest Produc¬ 
tions in Japan Plums. 
Free—A catalogue, well illustrated and 
full of pithy descx’iption.s. All of our stock 
is inspected, and that is all right, but we 
also Fumigate it all before we send it out. 
We also have a full line of all kinds of 
nur.sery stock, but have especially fine 
lot of Palmetto Asparagus. 
Address all communications 
JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO., 
HIGHTSTOWN, N. J. 
CANDY PRIZE 
strawberry I’lants.—Gladstone, Success, and other 
new var.,$2.50 per 1,000. Stand.8ort8$1.50to$2. List of 
fruits on application. Chas. Barker, Milford. Del. 
Roiigli Rider Strawberry Plants 
Also over fifty other first-class varieties at reason¬ 
able prices. Send for price list. 
WILLIAM PALMER, Box 20. Grooms, N. Y. 
STRAWBERRIES 
I am prepared to supply choice plants of the most 
desirable market berries, including “Johnson’s 
Early.’’ Liberal discounts on large orders. Send 
for circular. O. A. JOHNSON, Manokin, Md. 
APPLE TREES~$8 PER 100. 
All kinds of Trees and Plants at Wholesale Prices 
Cat. free. Reliance Nursery, B. 10, Geneva, N. Y. 
nPALESCEHT Apni r 
U The New Century Hr I l■E■ 
Thoroughly up-to-date. It’s choice. Write for de¬ 
scriptive circular. General assortment of Fruit 
Trees. Send list of wants for special price.s. 
McNARY & BAINES, Xenia, Ohio. 
“Farmers’ Friend” Corn. 
A new Y^ellow Flint Corn, which ripens 
so early that wheat can follow on same 
land and yields immense crops of finest 
corn and fodder. For description and 
price see our catalogue ; sent free. 
JOS. HARRIS CO., Coldwater, N. Y. 
Seeds from the Grower 
M e raise seeds on our own farms, and 
sell direct to the planters at low prices. 
Mangel Seed, finest quality, 16c. per lb. 
Evergreen Sweet Corn. ^1.20 per hu. 
Field Corn, selected strains. Seed 
Potatoes of finest quality, and lots of 
other good things in Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds. Catalogue free. 
JOS. HARRIS CO., Coldwater. N. Y. 
strawberry Plants In any quantity, grown in their 
native soil, free from disease, and the original gen¬ 
uine stock. Send for prices. 
TURNER BKOTHEKS, Port Norris, N. J. 
The President 
Wilder Currant 
heads the list as a producer and 
a money-maker. Plant no other. 
Prices given on application. 
S. D. WILLARD, Geneva, N. Y. 
S EED POTATOBS-Sir Walter Raleigh, Carman No. 
3 $2 3 bu. bbl., 4 bu. bbl. $2.65. Early Bovee, 
Early Michigan, Early Harvest. Gem of Aroostook, 
Northern Beauty, Green Mountain, $2.50 3 bu. bbl., 
$8.25 4 bu. bbl. Strictly choice stock guaranteed. 
Ref. Lyons Nat. B’k. C. W. BORNEITT, Phelps, N. Y. 
Salzer’s Sunlight and Million 
Dollar Potato, $3.25 per bbl. 
Sir Walter Raleigh, Chapman’s Orphan, Enormous, 
White Mountain, White Rose, Early May, Bovee, 
Thoroughbred, $2 per bbl. This ad. will not appear 
again. IRA P. WATSON, Fredonla, N. Y. 
Imes’ 
Blight - Proof 
Seed Potatoes 
1901 Catalogue, Free, 
gives particulars. 
The bestfield and garden seed.s 
at Whole.'ale Prices. The best 
90-day corn known. Seed P/t- 
tatoes that are unequaled. 
The W. E. Imes Seed Co., 
Vermontville, Mich. 
Cabbage Plants. 
Large transplanted plants, well hard¬ 
ened ; will stand freezing weather. Early 
Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Wakefield 
and Henderson’s Ea. Summer, ready now. 
Price, per 100, 40c.; 1,000, S3. Write for 
catalog of transplanted vegetable plants. 
J. E. HUTTON & SON, Conynghani, Pa. 
l^LANT3. 
Immense stock of Strawberry Plant.s 
in fifty (50) varieties. Jersey Wakefield 
and Early Summer Cabbage I’lants. 
Asparagus Roots, etc. Price List free. 
□ A. J. McMATH, Onley, Va. 
C. G. NASH,Ss THREE RIVERS, MICH. 
SPECIAL PRICES FOR 30 DAYS. 
YORK IMPERIAL. Baldwin, Ren Davis, Stark and other 
.Standard varieties of Apple trees—Budded and Grafted—all 
•sizes. We are largest growers of York Imperial east of 
Mississippi River. Japan Plums, Kieffer Pears, Cherry, Peach. 
Shade and Ornamental trees—let us price your wants. 
J. G, f^ATTERSON 6k SON, STEWARTSTOWN, RA. 
Rogers Trees Safe to Buy. 
The Tree Breeder will tell you the reason why. If you want trees as “TRUE AS STEEL’’ that when 
you read the label and plant the tree you can depend on what the fruit will be, ROGER’S TREES are 
the kind you want. They are bred for purity, and bred to bear, healthy, clean, vigorous and well 
rooted. Note some of our SPECIAL OFFERS for early orders; 
100 Standard Pears, 4 to 6 feet, Anjou and others. $7.60; 100 Bald¬ 
win Apples, 4 to 5 feet, $7.50; Medium, $9; No. 1, 5 to 7 feet, $12. 
Other varieties at corresponding prices. 30,000 one-year Apples— 
Stayman, Sutton, Baldwin, Grimes Golden and other business 
sorts, 10 cents and up. ’20,00 Japan Plums on Plum Roots, 1 year, 3 to 1 feet. $7 per 100; Medium, $8.60. 
No. 1, $11— Abundance, Burbank, Red June and Wickson, 3,000 Montmorency Cherries, One, I year, bred 
from Geo. T. Powell’s trees at $15 per 100. Better see our new list of Special Offers In next Tree Breeder, 
We can save you money and start you safe. 
THE ROGERS HURSERIES, Dansville, R. Y. 
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