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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 30 
tiralisms P 
Apple Advice. —Mr. Van Deman 
seems to be a little in the dark as re¬ 
gards the York Imperial. From our ex¬ 
perience I would not advise anyone to 
set it out. It may keep well in cold stor¬ 
age of the very best, otherwise it always 
scalds with us, and only bears every oth¬ 
er year. W. H. K., in your issue of Jan¬ 
uary 26, asks about setting out an oi-- 
chard. I will say that I have about 3,000 
apple trees set 22 feet apart, the larger 
part Greenings with Ben Davis set every 
other row. The latter to be kept within 
bounds, ought to be cut as soon as they 
interfere with the Greenings. I am ex¬ 
pecting to be away from home when 
that has to be done. I have also used 
a good many Wagener trees for the same 
purpose, and as they are a slow grower 
and bear early they are better than the 
Ben Davis for this use. Quality consid¬ 
ered I would like to ask Mr. Van Deman 
what is the matter with the Jonathan or 
Winesap for market? s. k. s. 
Orange Co., N. Y. 
Thinning Peaches. —I see by the re¬ 
port of the meeting of the New Jersey 
Horticultural Society that shaking was 
recommended to thin peaches. I am sur¬ 
prised that this should have remained 
unchallenged by such a body. We all 
thin peaches, of course, but we pick 
them, and it puzzles us even then to get 
best results. Pick them, and take the 
worst ones, allowing those that do re¬ 
main to remain firmly fastened and un¬ 
injured. Shaking bruises those that re¬ 
main, and often injures them in the 
stem, so that the fruit is dwarfed, or it 
falls afterward as a result of the dam¬ 
age, Our horticultural societies should 
at all times stand for the most improved 
methods. There are enough who shake 
them off, and some of these very fellows, 
hearing the shaking recommended, will 
continue to do it, thinking it as good a 
way as any. Pick the peaches off, leav¬ 
ing none closer than five to six inches. 
Convert one man to this and you may 
benefit a whole community. e. p. 
Pennsylvania. 
More About tue Volga Poplar. —In 
The R. N.-Y. of December 22 we notice 
an inquiry as to the Volga poplar. As 
we grow it, it is quite different from the 
Carolina poplar. Here it grows erect and 
compact, resembling the Lombardy pop¬ 
lar in this respect. It is perfectly hardy, 
and does not blight as does the Lom¬ 
bardy. The habit of the tree is much 
more compact than the Carolina poplar; 
does not drop its foliage in Summer, as 
the Carolina often does on account of 
fungus attacking the leaves. The leaves 
of the Volga are smaller than those of 
the Carolina. Trees 10 or 12 years 
old on the streets in Indianapolis pre¬ 
sent a much better appearance in mid 
and late Summer than the Carolina, on 
account of their erect compact growth 
and fresh appearance of the foliage. 
Indiana. albertson & hobbs. 
The Sutton Beauty. —The Sutton 
Beauty apple is a rather slow grower on 
its own trunK, and requires a strong 
soil, such as would be suitable for the 
best development of the Baldwin. It 
will come into bearing much sooner if 
top-worked on another variety, and 
should be so grown, as it is a little in¬ 
clined to tenderness in trunk, though ap¬ 
parently quite hardy otherwise. It is as 
long a keeper as Baldwin, and in quality 
lies between Baldwin and Hubbardston, 
being superior to either as a table apple, 
but not quite acid enough to rank with 
Baldwin for cooking. For market it ex¬ 
cels Baldwin in its uniformity of size, 
and its freedom from leaf deterioration. 
Owing to its health of foliage the Sut¬ 
ton grows and colors beautifully up to 
gathering time, Baldwin often failing 
in this respect. Sutton is the only newer 
variety I would choose for planting in 
the Baldwin belt, as a competitor with 
the old standards. York Imperial scalds 
in storage and Rome Beauty calls for a 
spray pump, while Sutton is as free from 
scab as Hubbardston, and keeps with¬ 
out scalding. reader. 
Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
Large Peach Trees. —I think The R, 
N.-Y. is to be congratulated on your 
unique scheme to give your readers talks 
on timely topics by well-versed men. The 
article by Mr. Hale is worth the price 
of The R. N.-Y. to any peach grower; 
however, I fear he would have a hard 
time to verify his argument on the size 
of trees to plant in all localities. The 
reverse has been true in my experience, 
and I have yet to see the tree a year 
from bud, in good health, and which has 
been transplanted from beds as a seed¬ 
ling, that does not have from 15 to 20 
per cent more roots, and better roots 
proportionately, than any similar or 
other large-sized tree. I think I can 
show Mr. Hale as fine a four-year-old 
orchard as he ever saw, and it gave a 
good crop during the past season. The 
large peach-tree craze is bosh; where 
they have been properly grown in the 
nursery the smaller trees are preferable 
and less expensive. Get a tree that has 
health, and good surface, fioer roots, 
with a lot of good buds along the trunk 
from the bud up, and let it be 18 inches 
to three feet; cut it off at planting, from 
six to 15 inches above the bud, and fol¬ 
low Mr. Hale’s culture, and you have all 
that a man can wish to get. The orchard 
I would show Mr. Hale is unfortunately 
not my own. e. p. 
Pennsylvania. 
Wb think R. N.-Y. No. 3, Sir Walter 
Raleigh and Green Mountain potatoes are 
the most profitable for any farmer to raise. 
We raised 200 bushels to the acre last year 
without any extra care. We did our plow¬ 
ing, marking, covering and digging with 
horses and plow. o. n. Alexander. 
Vermont. 
Spi.itting Trees.— The best way to pre¬ 
vent limbs splitting by frost or wind is to 
bore a hole just below where they start to 
split, and put In % to %-inch bolt. Draw 
it tight, and the split will grow together 
and save the tree. Maple and elm are quite 
apt to split where the branches grow near 
parallel. p. c. m. 
W. Sand Lake, N. Y. 
Twin Cucumbers.— The engraving of the 
twin cucumber on page 50 is very good. I 
see The R. N.-Y. refers to their bearing 
seeds. Yes, they both ripened seeds, and 
my sister sent me a dozen seeds, six from 
each twin. I raised five plants, but did 
not raise any cucumbers, as the plants 
failed to thrive out of doors, and very few 
hothouse seeds will. The old gardener 
raised plants and cucumbers from the 
seeds the following year under glass. 
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Stuart’s Golden 
STAYMAN. 
Scions of these extra fine 
Winter apples, from bear¬ 
ing trees. 
K. J. BLACK, Bremen, O. 
rbedT PENNELL STRAWBERRIES 
this year. Send for Circular and Supplement, What 
the Growers Say, to JOHN W. PENNELL, 
South Norwalk, Conn., Rural Del. 37.' 
Surplus Nursery Stock! 
We offer 8.000 each Elberta, Stump, Chair’s Choice 
and Crawford’s Late; 3,000 each Beer’s Smock, Sal- 
way and Ford’s Late; 1.000 and np of nearly all of 
the other leading varieties in the very best grades 
for orchard use. We offer standard Pear, I'lum, 
< berry. Concord Grapes and Houghton and Downing 
Gooseberry in good ini>ply, and we have60,000 me¬ 
dium apples, inclut’ing lO.OUO York Imperial. Prices 
right, and trees clean and well grown. Send list of 
wants when writing for catalogue. 
WOODVIEW NDRSERIES. Box inn. iTrini, t>o 
Nursery Stock 
can be made more profitable by forcing 
rapid growth so as to bring the trees 
into market a year earlier. This is done 
by the judicious use of 
Nitrate of Soda 
in combination with other agricultural 
chemicals upon the young trees. Rapid, 
healtliy and certain growth assured. 
Try it. Write for free pampiilets to 
John A. Myers, 12-0John St., New 
York. JS’itrate fm' sale by fertilizer deal¬ 
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Write at once for List of Dealers* 
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Box 486 PAIN8VILLE, OHIO. 
For Fifty 
Years 
and more, we have grown and Bold nursery stock. 
The largest nursery In New England or the East has 
been built up by our plan of growing only the best 
stock of varieties of known worth. Everything In 
Hardy Perennial Phloxes 
We know of nothing In hardy idants as showy 
and effective as a line collection of hardy phloxes 
and the new and improved varieties that have been 
Introduced recently will add very much to their 
popularity. We have had nothing In our trial 
grounds In years that has attracted so much atten¬ 
tion and favorable comment as our collection of 
phloxes has the past season. We offer the newest 
and choicest varieties obtainable. Some of the 
varieties are exceedingly brilliant, and Introduce 
new shades of colors. In others the flowers are ex¬ 
ceedingly large, some of them measuring consider¬ 
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Our collection embraces all the newest and rarest 
varieties, such as Cnquelicot. Hayannant, Mars-le- 
Tour, Ferdinand Cortez, Creiniscute. IhiTley, Wm. 
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Lord Rayleigti, R. P Ulrutliers, Amphitryon, Eclaireur, 
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Send for our IhOl catalogue, containing desert pi ions 
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fruit, ornamental trees and shrubs. 
October I’urple Plum and Green Mountain 
Grape our specialties. 
Write for handsome catalogue free. 
STEPHEN HOYT^S SONS, 
New Canaan, Conn. 
Iin IITT Two of the most valuable tor. 
y I- j y U I age and soil-improving crops in 
» LI. I L 1 existence. 
i H n Beans make the “balanced 
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make a larger yield of forage in 
on I 1 dry, hot weather than Cow Peas 
uUJA other forage crop, and 
-^viien used as a soil improver are! 
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DlAIiUi Velvet Beans cost less per acre 
to seed than Cow Peas or any 
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Write for prices and special circulars, giving 
full information in regard to these crops. 
T. W. WOOD & SONS, 
SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va. 
Our Descriptive Annual Catalogue gives infer 
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Mailed free upon request. 
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. 
NATIVE EVERGREENS-?S^E 
Spruce and Hemlock. 0 to r4 Inches, at $4 per 1,000; 
6,000 for $15; 10,000 for $25. Packing free. 
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ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
Ml Hope Nurseries. ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
EitabllHlicd over 60 Yearw. 
Mention this pubtication. 
r^UR illustrated catalogue for 1901 ex- 
^ plains what can be done with WKLL-GKOWN 
TREES AND PLANTS 
MalledJFree. W. M. PETERS SONS, Wesley, Md. 
as TREES 
!<M^Brletle»^l8oOrape«.8mBll Frults.ctc. Rest root¬ 
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Roots. 
Address CHA8. H. MATHIS, 
BlackvlUe, S. C. 
Mention this Paper. 
A NEW ASPARAGUS^ 
Donald's Elmira. 
Thatdelicate shadeof green which delights 
the connoiseur. Crisp, tender and of superb 
flavor. Hardy, profiflo and enormous in 
size. A bunch of 12 stalks often weighs 4 
lbs. This means much less labor in cutting, 
bunching, etc. Ourstock is prime. Strong 
roots. KlcfferPear, Apple.Peach, Plum; 
160 vurletlei*. N©better grown. Straw¬ 
berry plants;60varieties. Oalulogfree. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES. Box 29 BERLIN. Wd. 
Ceo. S. Josselyn 
Fbedonia, N. Y. 
INTRODUCER OF 
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Josselyn ..The best Gooseberry. 
Vay . The best Currant. 
Large list of GrapoVines and Small 
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THE GIBSON. 
A. large, handsome, delicious stmw- 
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TREES 
Est’d 1847. Cat. Free. 
that Live, Grow and bear the kinds of fruit you buy. Hardy Trees, 
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
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contains a thorough description of all the good fruit for 
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_J_Address T. J. DWYER & SON, Orange County Nurseries, CORNWALL. N. _ 
VARIETIES JAPAN PLUMS 
in Trial Orchard. 
Listed for Sale. 
Thrown Away. 
100 
20 
30 _ 
We paid from $1 to $5 apiece for trees when introduced, and many times that for experience. We ^ve 
away the experience, and sell the trees at a nominal price. We have some varieties we know are gwm 
and plenty we know nothing about, if you prefer to pay for your own experience, b REE CATALG«i'* 
Fruit Trees, Berry Plants, Gladioli, Dahlias. Roses, Shrubs. S eed P otatoes, Basketej^eto 
THE BUTLER & JEWELL CO., CROMWELL, CONN. 
