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THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER 
March 16 
Van Deman’s Fruit Notes. 
ALL SORTS OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
Strawberries After Rye. 
(1. C., Jterlin, Cmiii.—l have a piece 
of land on which potatoes were planted 
last year; they were fertilized with a high- 
grade potato fertilizer at the rate of one 
ton per acre. The ))otatoes were dug early, 
a light coat of cow manure turned under 
and the grotind sown to rye, whicli had a 
light top-dressing of tine barnyard ma¬ 
nure. It came up thick and made a big 
growth. I would like to know whether it 
would do to turn the rye under and set 
strawberries iii the Spring? 
A.NS.—It is probable that the soil de¬ 
scribed w'ould be very good for straw¬ 
berries. The rye should be turned un¬ 
der as early in the Spring as the soil can 
safely be plowed, and the harrow freely 
used for the space of a week or more be¬ 
fore planting the strawberries. 
Replanting an Old Apple Orchard. 
II. L. li.. Wcxt ('(tiiiltri<h/('. -V. y.—I have 
cut an old apple orchard this Winter; it 
is on ground that is not adapted to culti¬ 
vation. I wish to set an apple or pear or¬ 
chard in the Si)ring. How would you ad¬ 
vise me to care for and f(>rtilizo? Which 
would you favor to be set in such a place? 
Ans. —It is probable that the land on 
which an old apple orchard stood is not 
very rich, and has been in sod for along 
time. It would almost certainly be well 
to have the soil thorotighly plowed and 
cultivated in some such crop as pota¬ 
toes for a year before planting to or¬ 
chard again. Of course fertilizers should 
be applied. Stable manure is very good, 
and so are such commercial manures as 
contain plenty of potash, phosphoric acid 
and nitrogen. Good Winter apples will 
probably pay better than pears. 
Fertilizing a Peach Orchard. 
tr. /v. Van liiircii <'(>., .Mirh. —1 have a 
l)each orchard set two >cais ago on new 
land of a light sandy character. 1 have 
used no fertilizer or manure so far; but 
have a fair catch of Crimson clover to 
plow under this Sirring. Uo you think such 
an orchard on such soil really needs fer¬ 
tilizing until the trees come into bearing? 
The growth so far is fairly good, and I 
expect to sow Crimson clover each August. 
Axs.—This orchard seems to be in fair 
condition. It probably needs more pot¬ 
ash and phosphoric acid in the soil to 
prepare the trees for the coming draft 
upon their vitality, when they begin to 
bear. It may be well to give a light 
dressing of a commercial manure that 
has both these elements in about equal 
proportions. By growing tiie Crimson 
clover as is intended there will be no 
need to buy nitrogen, for it will bo add¬ 
ed from the air in the clover crop, and 
there is danger of getting too much of 
it by growing continuous crops. 
A Case of Bud Variation 
ir. //. «.. Rorky mu, N. ./.—Will you ex¬ 
plain the following? Hast Fali, while pick¬ 
ing a tree of the Fox peach (a white va¬ 
riety with red cheek), the writer and his 
son each found (on different trees) a pro¬ 
nounced yellow i)each, growing on the 
same limb with the ordinary type of the 
Fox, and only a few inches apart. The 
yellow peaches w'ere a deep lemon color, 
with no red upon them. We also found 
several peaches with yellow spots on tliem 
as large as the end of my finger; the yel¬ 
low extending through to the pits. One 
peach had a yeilow band one-ciuarter inch 
wide, extending (longitudinaliy) half way 
round the fruit; the flesh under this band 
was yeliow to the pit. Was this caused 
by bud variation? 
Axs.—This is a most remarkable case, 
and I can see no other solution than that 
it is bud variation. I have seen some 
other remarkable cases of bud varia¬ 
tion in the shape of peaches, but never 
one in which the color of the flesh was 
changed. It would be well to keep a 
close watch over this tree, and especial¬ 
ly the branches where the variation oc¬ 
curred, and observe whether or not it 
becomes fixed. Buds should be taken 
and set in young seedlings, and it is pos¬ 
sible that a remarkable novelty can thus 
oe obtained. I have seen a similar case 
of bud variation in an orange tree at 
Riverside, Cal.; wherein the size and 
the color both inside and out were 
changed. 
Catalogues for 1901 
[continued.] 
The McGuEGon Co., Siiringfkld, 
O. Catalogue of rose.s and ornamental 
plants; 72 pages, with colored platc.s. 
Siiecialties are made of the laberly ro.se 
and Mrs. I.awson carnation. 
W. M. Peters Sons, Wesley Station, Md. 
Catalogue of Snow Hill Nurseries; 37 i>ages, 
devoted to fruit trees and plants. A 
strong and conservative list of \aricti(s 
is given, as well as some interesting pho¬ 
tographs of orchards grown from Snov 
Hill trees. 
Chas. I!. IlORNOR & Son, Ml. Holly, N. 
J. Wholesale catalogue of nursery stock; 
It! pages. Specialties are made of choice 
eveigreens and ornamental plants. The 
new shellbark hickory Hornor's Special of¬ 
fered. and attention called to their Mag¬ 
nolias and the I’urjile-leaved sycamore. 
A. J. McMath. Onley, Va. Special price 
list of trees and strawberry jilants. The 
Fxcelsior strawberry is a seedling of Wil¬ 
son crossed with Hoffman, two of the most 
reliable berries known in the South. It is 
extra early, firm and high colored. It is, 
of course, vigorous and productive, but 
little is said about its quality. 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kan. Catalogue 
of Ha France Fruit and Piant Farms; 26 
pages. Smali fruit iilants exclusively. A 
long list of varieties, some of which are 
comparatively little known. The promising 
new ones are here also. A prominent fea¬ 
ture is made of the Cardinal raspberry. 
Chas. C. Nash. Three Rivers, Mich. 
Catalogue of small fruits and roses; 11 
pages. A modest and straightforward cat¬ 
alogue, listing a good collection of va¬ 
rieties. 
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HARDIE SPRAY PUMP MFG. 
CO., Detroit, Mich. 
Seed Potatoes —120 varieties. Gold 
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HILER BROTHERS, Box 5, Prattsburg. N. Y. 
Seed Potatoes. —Bovee, Ohio, Hebron, 
Queen, Rose, Harvest, Michigan. One Cent per 
Pound. GEO. SISSON. La Plume, Pa. 
Seed Potatoes. —Bovee, White E 
Ohio, Peachblow. Minister’s Commercial and others 
Sample tuber 6 cts., lb. 20 cts. List free. 
J. W. HARTMAN, Sligo, Pa. 
E arly OHIO seed potatoes.—P ure, choice 
seed. Price. $3 per barrel, of 4 bushels each. 
Address L. NORMAN NELSON, Laney, Shawano 
Co., Wis. Postal Money Order on Seymour, Wis. 
CARMAN No. 3 $3-00 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Early Bovee *4.00 per bbl. 
ullbbls.fbu. Dewey, the great cropper. Wholesale 
list free. GEO. A. BONNELL. Waterloo. N. Y. 
NORTHERN GROWN SEED POTATOES 
Sir Walter Raleigh and Carman No.3: bu.80 cents: 
bbl.. *2.25; 5 bbls., *10. Buy direct from grower of 15 
years experience and get seed true to name. 
J. H. ARbOuAST, Coral, Montcalm Co.. Mich 
'EED POTATOBS-Sir Walter Raleigh, Carman No. 
> 3 *2 3 bu. bbl., 4 bu. bbl. *2.65. Early Bovee, 
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Ime.s’ 
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Seed Potatoes 
1901 Catalogue, Free, 
gives particulars. 
The best Held and garden seeds 
at Whole ale Prices. The bkst 
90-day corn known. Seed Po¬ 
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'The W. E. Imcs Seed Co., 
Vermontville, Mich. 
Choice Seed Potatoes. 
Bovee, Sir Walter Raleigh, Carmans and other 
standard varieties, grown and packed under my 
perBOnal supervision. Send for price-list. 
F. H. THOMSON, Holland Patent, N.Y. 
Wliitou’s White Maiiinioth Potato 
Outyielded all others at 
Ohio Experiment Station, 
yielding 62 bushels more 
than Carman No. 3. Circu¬ 
lar free. 
W. W. WHITON. 
Box 3. Wakeman, Ohio. 
pn inCC—Class Vines and 
UnArLu Small Fruits by mall, express or freight- 
Address, J. H. TRYON, Willoughby, Ohio. 
GROFF’S GIADIOLOS HYBRIDS 
1 have arranged with Mr. Groff for the sale of his 
products in the United States an 1 Invite orders from 
the most critical. My bulbs are not from seed dis¬ 
seminated by him, but from stock grown on his trial 
groinds. Catalogue and particulars on application. 
ARTHUR COWEE, 
Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, N. Y. 
American Gardening. 
Ten Sample Copies, separate issues. 10 cents. 
Published at 136 Liberty Street, New York. 
lOther People’s Profits 
have Increased 26 to BO per cent, when they began to spray <A« right way— 
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They will do as much for yon. Read now they spray 8 U acres a day, 
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1 also manufacture the Improved Riggs Plow and Riggs Fnrrowers. 
THOMAS PEPPLER, Box 60, HICHTSTOWN, N.J. 
A Perfect Sprayer. 
The “ SCHANCK ” 8 -row will spray any 
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I Vi has DO small nozzles to stop up. 
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I I has no pumps, pipes, blowers nor cog-w'heels. 
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Official Certificate of Governinent Awards. 
This is to certify that at the contest of Spraying- 
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the Board of Control of the Fruit Experimental 
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Send post card for copyrighted treatise, and 
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SPKAMOTOK CO., London, Out., Can. 
Y JudgM. 
■p AT Kariv. Uist free. T. C 
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If you want good strong plants, buy of 
RIDGE NURSEHV A.sD PLANT FARM. Catalogue 
free. GKO. W. WINC11EI.,L, Pkop.. Tobinsport, Ind. 
Your Family Strawberry Bed 
Warfield, Beder 
wood. Splendid, 
Clyde, etc.; 50 cents per 100. Write. 
C. L. PEARSON, Baraboo, Wis. 
Otrawberrry, largest and best. Try the New Auto, 
8,000 qts. to the acre: 1 doz. plants for *2. Other 
good kinds as low as *1.50 per 1.000. Catalogue free. 
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STRAWBERRIES 
l am prepared to supply choice plants of the most 
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■p T A 'T O—Try the Lady Ga son Strawberry 
I o i3_o5o quarts to the acre. Plants 
per 1000, *12. Don't miss this great berry. Lucretla 
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Trees of all kinds for sale. Catalogue free. 
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KEVITT’S PLBNT FARMS 
SURPLUS LIST FREE. 
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J| n n V FROM BEARING TREES. 
M B Rome Beauty. Sutton Beauty, On¬ 
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Peach Trees, 1 year from bud, 2 to 4c. 
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Leg^gett’s Dry Bordeaux 
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Cabbage Plants. 
Large transplanted plants, well hard¬ 
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If your dealer does not keep 
Packard’s Ensilage Seed Corn 
write to-day for circular and sample. My seed 
corn AuwAVS Grows. If you own a silo, you need 
my Early Mastodon corn. Makes one-third heavier 
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Northern Seed Grainn 
Lincoln & Michigan Wonder oats at 45c ln40 bu. lots. 
Big Four & Early Champion oats at 50c in 40 bu. lots. 
Mandscheurl barley at67}^c in 25 bu. lots. 
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100 Japan Plums 
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