1901 
4o9 
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION NOTES. 
The Rose Show is one of the great¬ 
est attractions at the Exposition just 
now. There are extensive beds of Hybrid 
Remontants and others now in bloom, 
showing every color from the darkest 
crimson, such as Meteor, down through 
all the shades of crimson, red ana pink 
to pure white Mme. Plantier. The beds 
have been beautifully planned by Mr. 
Win. Scott, who has charge of the De¬ 
partment of Floriculture, and ihe plant¬ 
ing and care of the beds has been all 
that could be desired. The cooi weather 
has kept them back somewhat, but the 
rains have made them grow vigorously 
and now the warm sunny days have 
caused them to bloom most pio.usely. 
Such an exhibition of Hybrid Remon¬ 
tant roses is said by good judges never 
to have been seen before in America, 
and I am sure it is true. There are sev¬ 
eral displays of the Crimson Rambler, 
and there is one very large bed devoted 
to it entirely, which is at present a mass 
of buds, and within the next two or 
three weeks this variety will be a per¬ 
fect glory of bloom. It is well worth 
coming to see, and those who visit the 
Exposition should not fail to make 
note of this and see one of the finest 
sights in the floral department. 
Stkawhekhy Notes. —The strawberry 
display is just now at its best and Ncw 
York and Ontario make the best show, 
as we might reasonably expect, because 
of their nearness to Buffalo. Clyde is 
perhaps the most showy and prevalent 
variety on exhibition. Williams is the 
leading market strawberry of Ontario, 
and it certainly does remarkably well 
there. It is of a beautiful brilliant red 
color and a fair quality, but the large.'' 
berries have the. fault of being somewhat 
furrowed on two sides, which is a slight 
objection. The variety called New York 
is particularly bad in this respect. In 
fact it is decidedly coxcomb shaped and 
all of the larger berries are considerably 
distorted and irregular, I am sorry to 
say, because in growth of plant anu in 
some other respects it is quite desirable. 
The old Haverland holds its own very 
well, as it is not only of good shape 
and color, but very fine in flavor. The 
Aroma is one of the very good kinas, 
as it is neither too large nor too small, 
clear red without any green tip, and of 
a delicious flavor. It seems to stand 
shipment very well. Several shipments 
of the Clark strawberry have come from 
Oregon, and after being transported 
over 3,000 miles, at least half the amount 
sent has reached here in very good con¬ 
dition. This is evidently a good shipper. 
It is the leading strawberry of Oregon, 
and especially of the Hood River sec¬ 
tion. Connecticut has sent on a good 
many varieties of the strawberry, and 
for the most part they have reached 
here in good condition. The list of 
varieties from that State has been quite 
large, and the specimens have averaged 
well up to the standard. One seedling 
variety from Brocton, N. Y., is worthy 
of special note. The color is quite ideal, 
being bright red inside as well as out¬ 
side; solid and of just the right shape, 
which is conical, rarely showing any 
disposition to being furrowed or cox- 
combed. It is rather soft, so far as can 
now be judged, but not especially so, 
and the flavor is more than ordinarily 
good. Plants that are shown in fruit 
taken directly from the field, prove that 
it is very vigorous in growth, and has 
a large heavy leaf, and the fruit is held 
up well from the ground on stout stems. 
It has been named Ryckman, in honor 
of the introducer. 
West and South. —^Idaho has sent the 
first consignment of a fine display of 
sweet cherries. Bing is the principal 
variety shown so far. It is so dark as 
to be almost black, very large and of 
the sweetest flavor. It is an excellent 
shipper, for the flesh is very firm. The 
Florida fruit exhibit is increasing in 
interest. The first consignment, of con¬ 
sequence, of pineapples arrived from 
Orlando. The variety is the Smooth 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Cayenne, which .s the principal varieiy 
grown in that region. This is only 
the beginning of what we confidently 
expect to be the finest display of pine¬ 
apples ever shown to the public. Th.s 
feature of the Florida exhibit will con¬ 
tinue to increase until the m.ddle of 
August, when it will perhaps be at its 
height. In one of the conservatories is 
a large bed of pineapple plants trans¬ 
ported from Orlando. This exhibit is 
being made by the Association of Pine¬ 
apple Growers at Orlando, and they ex¬ 
pect to continue it throughout the sea¬ 
son, showing just how the pineapples 
are grown there, and anyone who feels 
interest in this subject should not fail 
to see this miniature pinery. 
Dairy and Music. —The dairy test is 
being made in the most thorough man¬ 
ner in the Dairy Barn under the direct 
supervision of E. Van Alstyne of Kin- 
derhook, N. Y. All the principal dairy 
breeds are represented and in most cases 
b> animals of the highest type. Those 
interested in dairying should visit this 
barn when they come to the Exposition, 
a.s they will be able to gather consider¬ 
able information that will be of interest 
to them. They can see the product and 
record of each animal up to date. The 
music on the Exposition grounds is of 
the very highest order. There is a 
grand Temple of Music which has a 
seating capacity of 2,200; the exterior 
is beautiful in the extreme, both in point 
of architecture, in color and in design 
of doorways and other minor features; 
and on the inside it is almost incompar¬ 
able in its beauty. The fresco work is 
very elaborate and extremely pleasing. 
There is an immense organ on one side 
and a large stage in front for the various 
bands which visit the Exposition. The 
concerts are all free. The music out 
of doors is in band-stands which are 
beautifully constructed and conveniently 
located. Visitors can sit within easy 
distance of them while listening to the 
music of such bands as Sousa’s, the 
Mexican Artillery band, the band of the 
Seventy-first New York regiment, the 
Thirteenth of Hamilton, Ont., and oth¬ 
ers, and at the same time enjoy the 
view of the buildings by daytime, and 
in the evening be charmed by the glow 
of lights that bring out the buildings 
in beautiful relief with the sky as a 
background. There are also exception¬ 
ally fine displays of fireworks at least 
once a week, and sometimes oftener. 
These exhibitions are held where they 
are reflected in all their glory in the 
lake, which is one of the charming 
features of the park. Now tnat the 
rains have ceased and given the Expo¬ 
sition management an opportunity to 
complete the work upon the grounds, 
everything is in fine condition, and 
those who contemplate coming to the 
Exposition need have no fear of being 
disappointed. h. e. van deman. 
Scales on Maple Trees. 
L. K. L., Coventru, VL—Will Prof. Slinger- 
land tell us what the trouble is with our 
maple trees? The twigs all over the trees 
are covered like those inclosed. I haven’t 
seen any other insects on the trees. 
Ans.— The twigs bore a very large and 
dangerous crop of one of the soft-shell¬ 
ed scale insects, a species of Lecanium. 
A few years ago a similar scale killed 
many plum trees in western New York. 
Upon tipping over one of the large, fat, 
brown scales, we found it filled with 
minute white eggs, which will hatch 
out about July 1 the tiny baby scales. 
These young scales will crawl on to the 
leaves and suck out their living, but 
growing slowly. In the Fall, before the 
leaves drop, the one-fourth grown scales 
will migrate on to the bark of the 
smaller branches and go into hiberna¬ 
tion. As soon as growth begins in the 
Spring, they will begin to suck the sap 
from the bark, and increase wonderfully 
in size. Just before they mature, their 
outer skin hardens, forming a hard 
brown shell in which the eggs are laid. 
The best time to fight this past is dur¬ 
ing the Winter or early Spring, when 
the leaves are off. Then the partly 
grown scales on the bark succumb to 
thorough work with a whale-oil soap 
spray (use one pound soap in three 
gallons water). Usually their enemies 
soon get the upper hands of these scales. 
M. V. SLINGERLAND. 
Plant Lice on Plum Trees. 
P. E. H., Maywood, III .—1 send you small 
Hies found on my neighbor’s plum trees. 
Can you tell me name of Hies and how 
to get rid of them? 1 also send a curled 
plum leaf; is that the work of the Hies, 
or is it a disease of the tree? i think it 
uie woik of Hies. 
Ans. —T’he “small flies’’ were plant- 
lice, and in sucking their food from the 
leaves they cause the latter to curl, thus 
the curled leaves sent result from the 
work of the lice. In order to kill plant- 
lice it is necessary to hit them with 
an oil or a soap spray, and this is a 
difficult thing to accomplish when they 
are inclosed in a curled leaf. If one 
has a strong water pressure, turn the 
hose, with a good nozzle, on the trees 
about twice a week, and much can be 
done to stop the work of these little 
creatures. If possible hit the lice with 
a spray of whale-oil soap, one pound 
in five gallons of water. 
M. V. SLINGERLAND. 
CRE or CORN 
and its poesfbllltles Qnd«r the Silage 
system—being the theme of 
"A BOOK ON SILAGE” 
By Prat. r. W. WOLL ,. 
uf the Onlversity of Wisconsin. Revised and up-to-dato, neat- ' 
ly bound into a volumeof 234 pages. It embraces full inform* I 
ation from planting to feeding the crop, and includes working . 
plans and specifications for building atlsllos. Also embraces: | 
I—SiiaceCropt. II—Slloa. 
Ill—SifaKC. IV-PeedIntolSIlait. 
V— Comparison ol Silage and other Feeds. 
VI— ^The Silo In Modem Agriculture, 
And iUuatntloiui >nd complete plan, for TODnd ■ 
reotugnUr silos, dairy bams, table, of com- 
poonded rations, etc. Mailed for lOo. 
ooin or atsmph 
SILVER MFO. CO. 
Salem, Ohio. 
I SPECIAL PRICES J!X. 
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and Oombination Beam 
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OataloB Free. Write now. BINGHAMTON.N.Y. 
The greatest Innovation In business methods was 
originated by Jones of Binghamton, N. Y., when he 
began payment of freight enabling the buyer to know 
entire cost before ordering. Now Jones of Bingham¬ 
ton, Binghamton, N. Y., Is making fine progress In 
“Cash with the order.” Mall a postal card and learn 
how you can save.” 
CHAMPION IW PRESS 
FAMOUS MFO. CO. CHICAGO 
Beautiful Strawberries in 1902 
We can furnish you with 
pot-grown Strawberry Plants 
that will bear a full crop ol 
fruit next year. Celery and 
Cabbage Plants. Full line of 
Fruit and Ornamental Stock. 
Write at once for our Summer 
and Autumn catalogue. It 
explains all. Fruit packages 
of all kinds for sale at low 
prices. T. J. DWYER & SON, 
Orange County Nurseries, Box 1, Cornwall, N. Y. 
SUCCEED WHERE 
Largest Nursery. OTHERS FAIL. 
Fruit Book Frte. Result of 76 years* experience. 
DTAWir rntriR. T.nuiai.nn. Mo. tfiansville. N.T. 
BUDS IN SEASON 
Peach, Apple, Pear and Plum. Write for 
prices, giving quantity wanted. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES, Box 29, Berlin, Md. 
Headquarters 
for the October Purple Plum and 
Greeu Mountain Grape. The largest 
New England nursery. .500 acres. Strong 
stock of all fruits, ornamental trees and 
shrubs. Catalogue free. 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS. New Canaan, Conn. 
/■'Inseng stock for Sale. My own growing. Orders 
boohed now lor dell very September 1. Send stamp 
for catalogue. GKO. MU DG ETT, Johnstown, Pa. 
CABBAGE PLANTS 
Leading varieties, 7f)C. per 1,(100. Shipped safely any¬ 
where. A. B. KATKAMIER, Macedon, N. Y. 
nr I CQY and Cabbage Plants only $l per 1,000. 
ULLLIi I 100 Strawberry Plante In pots for II 
Crimson C over Seed of our own growing. Catalogue 
free. SLaYMAKER & SON, Dover, Del. 
Celery and Cabbage Plants for Sale 
Leading varieties, carefully packed with moss In 
baskets, f. o. b. here. 250 plants at 60o.; 500 for 90c.: 
1,000 for $1.50. Special price on quantities over 6,000. 
Cash with order. Plants ready 15th to 20th of June. 
WOODLAND FARM, Canastota, Madison Co , N. V 
CELERY PLANTS. 
Grown by the acre, on fine Irrigated land. Extra 
large root development. Large stocky plants. 
Shipped safely to all pans of the United States and 
Canada. White Plume, Golden Self-Blanching and 
Q'ant Paschal. Price: 500,75c.: 1.000, $1.25 : 5,000, $5. 
WILSON BROS. & CO., Tecumseh, Mich. 
Home-Grown Crimson Clover Soods 
Choice Japanese Buckwheat. Seed Wheat and Win¬ 
ter Oats. J. K. HOLLAND, Milford, Del, 
1901 CROP CRIMSON CLOVER SEED. 
Ready now. Pedigree seed of my own growing. 
Clean and pure. Send stamp for sample and price 
when ready to buy. 
E. G, PACKARD, Seedsman. Dover, Del. 
Crimson 
Clover. 
Choice New Seed. 
Write for price and 
Special circular tell¬ 
ing all about this 
crop. 
Wood’s Seeds. 
We have l.ssued a 
very interesting 
little circular about 
Crimson Clover, 
giving the experi¬ 
ence of successful 
growers — telling 
about sowing in 
corn fields at the 
last working—value 
for improving poor 
lanc^—use both for 
pasturage and hay 
—best method of 
preparation and 
seeding, and other 
hints of valwe to 
any one interested 
in this crop. Mailed 
free upon request. 
T. W, WOOD & SONS, 
SEEDSMEN, - RICHMOND, VA.V 
ORNAMENTAL FENCE 
S5 deslcna, all steel. 
Handsome, dnrable.— 
Cheaper than a wood 
fence. Special indnee- 
ments to charoh and 
eemelerleo. Catalogu*/Yoa, 
KOKOMO FENCE 
MACHINE CO., 
454 North St., 
Kokomo, Indlaaa. 
A SMALL SNAKE 
may go through PAGE 25 wire 58 Inch Fence, but no 
rabbit, chicken, pig, hog, horse nor bull can. 
•‘AGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO„ ADRIAN,MICH. 
RUBEROID 
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POULTRY-HOUSE! 
ROOFING 
As a water-proof covering for Poultry- 
I Houses, RUBEROID has no equal. Keeps I 
the houses cool during the warm weather, 
and warm In Winter, and the chicks dry and | 
1 comfortable. The sun cannot melt it. 
THE STANDARD PAINT DD., 
100 William Street, 
NEW YORK. 
In sowing this valuable clover it Is Im¬ 
portant ibat American seed is used. We 
supply genuine Delaware seed only. Our 
special circular describing uses of Crimson 
HENRY A. DREER, 714 Ckastnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
