1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
55 
RURALISMS — Continued. 
a tuber having- a singularly corky skin 
for further trial. The next year it 
yielded heavily, and the quality was 
found to be superior to the parent, which 
is saying a good deal. It was decided 
to have this variety introduced under 
the foliage of most other deciduous trees. 
In the early season, it is very pleasing 
to sit under the foliage when the sun is 
shining and the sky is blue. 
Lady Clapp, we are told by good 
judges, is a most valuable new pear to 
succeed the Bartlett, ripening, as it 
the name of the Carman Peachblow, and 
our little stock of it—about 40 tubers— 
was sold for $200. 
For years we have been raising seed¬ 
lings from the R. N.-Y. No. 2, from seeds 
kindly sent to us by a friend in Ghent, 
Belgium. The variety has never pro¬ 
duced seeds at the Rural Grounds, and 
the balls kindly sent to us by American 
friends, contained no viable seeds. 
We were at length rewarded by the 
production of a variety in every way, in 
so far as we may judge, the equal of the 
R. N.-Y. No. 2. differing in two respects: 
The skin is netted and the quality better. 
This was sold, as were its several pred¬ 
ecessors, for $200. We have not, as yet, 
been advised what name it will bear. 
This and the Carman Peachblow will be 
offered for sale next fall, we believe. 
Whether we shall ever have the good 
fortune to hit upon another variety of 
potato worthy of introduction, remains 
to be seen. We doubt it, though we have 
still many seedlings on probation. We 
would not, however, risk much upon the 
probationers’ chances. 
Here is the whole story, Rural read¬ 
ers. Beyond the sale in bulk of these 
five kinds to leading seedsmen, we have 
never sold a tuber directly or indirectly 
through The R. N.-Y., or through any 
other source. We have alike printed 
unfavorable and favorable reports. In 
truth, had there been a consensus of con¬ 
demnation of the three kinds nowfairly- 
well tried, or if there shall be such a 
consensus as to the two kinds not yet 
offered, we hope to be the first to pub¬ 
lish it. 
It will now appear that for our 16 
years of potato work, we have sold five 
kinds for precisely $1,000. We dare say 
that, had we used our columns for adver¬ 
tising the three kinds now offered for 
sale, retaining the entire control as long 
as possible, The R. N.-Y. might easily 
have made a snug little fortune. But, 
tell us friends, were we to crack up the 
plants that have originated at the Rural 
Grounds while we sold them to you either 
directly or indirectly, do you think that 
you would place as much confidence in 
the thorough impartiality of our plant 
reports, as you now do ?. 
does, in mid-September. The size and 
color are the same as Bartlett, and the 
quality first-rate, being melting, vinous 
and juicy. 
We would say to those of our friends 
who purpose baying any of the choicer 
magnolias, that, though the first cost is 
considerably more, it pays to buy those 
which are pot-grown. Magnolia roots 
cannot bear exposure, and are impatient 
of injury of any kind. Those grown in 
pots, if properly grown, are sure to live. 
IttijswUancousi §Uicvti,$inr|. 
IN writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yohkeb. 
Expert 
Opinion 
The Canadian Government re¬ 
cently sent an appraiser to the 
principal bicycle factories in this 
country, to determine the exact 
value of various makes for im¬ 
port into Canada. After an ex¬ 
haustive investigation, his re¬ 
port to his Government rated 
Columbia 
Bicycles 
7V2 per cent, high¬ 
er than any other 
make and they d* 
pay duty accord¬ 
ingly. This but 
confirms the pop¬ 
ular verdict. Col- 
umbias 
STANDARD OF THE WORLD. 
In June of 1894, we spoke of a novelty 
among trees sent to us by Ellwanger & 
Barry, of Rochester, N. Y., viz., the Rose- 
margined European beech. We do not 
know anything of its origin. Probably 
it is a sport of the Purple beech, the 
central portion of the leaf being of a 
dark purple color, the margin being a 
pink rather than a rose color. When the 
leaves first unfold, this color is really a 
light purple. It is not accurate to speak 
of this color as being that of the margin. 
From the illustration, from nature, 
shown at Fig. 20, it will be seen that the 
rose or pink color is not confined to the 
margin. 
The little tree is a beautiful object in 
the early season, but we are not yet 
ready to say that the rose-colored part 
of the leaf will stand the summer sun 
without some shelter. 
There is another novelty among 
beeches to which we have not before al¬ 
luded. It is called the Dark Purple¬ 
leaved beech, differing from the Rivers 
(the best hitherto of the Purple beeches) 
in the one important respect that the 
leaves are of a still darker color, and 
more glossy. It is also said to to be a 
more rapid grower. 
We think that, at least, one Purple 
beech—whether it be the new or the 
old—should be in every collection of 
trees. The leaves, after they lose their 
purple color, become of a green so dark 
as still to make a notable contrast with 
Unequalled, Unapproached. 
Beautiful Art Catalogue of Columbia and Hart¬ 
ford Bicycles is free if you call upon any Colum¬ 
bia agent; by mail from us for two a-cent 
stamps. 
¥ 
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Wholesale and Retail 
Dealers In 
High - Class Seeds, 
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 
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Perfect Seed Potatoes 
for prices. G. A. PARCELL, Wilawana, Pa. 
Carman No. I Potatoes^HSerTrJX 
pounds; 150 pounds to the barrel. Orders booked now 
Shipments made atauy designated dates. 
J M. MEREDITH, Calcium P. O., Berks Co., Pa. 
Four W orlds’ Records ! ! 
1,300lbs. of potatoes from one pound of “ Peerless Jr.” seed. 
9,420 'A lbs. of potatoes from one peck of “Money Maker” seed. 
243 bushels from one peck of seed corn. 
1,000 bushels of oats, average weight 50 lbs. per measured bushel. 
These have never before been equaled. All were made last year with Dibble's 
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Farm seeds grown by farmers for farmers. IVc are the largest growers of 
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BATTLES’ SEEDS 
THEY ARE LOW IN PRICE. 
Market Gardeners, Farmers and all Seed Buyers, get my prices 
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any seeds you wish to test. «3f- SALESMEN WANTED EVERYWHERE. Write now. 
FRANK H. BATTLES, ROCHESTER. N Y., Grower of Farm and Garden Seeds. 
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SEED POTATOES 
HAMMOND’S NEW 
LAND 
are always the best—100 varieties. KARLY MICHI¬ 
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Potato Culture in a Nutshell, both free. Read them 
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HARRY N. HAMMOND, Seedsman, Decatur, Mich. 
Carman Seed Potatoes 
Carman No. 3. $4; Carman No. 1. $3.75; Burpee’s 
Great Divide. $2; Dutton, Orpnan, Maggie Murphy. 
American Wonder Freeman Sir William, Irish 
Daisy, $1.50; New Queen, Early Rose. Maine, Hebron, 
Sunrise, Puritan, $1.25; Rural New-Yorker No. 2, 
Green Mountain. Monroe 8 eedling. $1 per barrel Any 
other varieties you may want, write, and I will give 
you prices. Mixed barrels at tbe same price. Lin¬ 
coln Oats, 45 cents per bushel: Wayne County Mint 
iioots, 10 cents per pound Terms cash, f. o. b. 
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MY 
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CATALOG 
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Write for prices and full pa.tlculars. 
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