1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
71 
CATALOGUE REVIEWS. 
(continued.) 
of almost faultless form, as shown in its 
portrait. The color is bright red, eyes 
nearly even with the skin, quality of the 
best. It is claimed that the Early Har¬ 
vest is earlier than any other potato, of 
fine quality and a large yielder. 
In the way of bean novelties Wilson’s 
Yellow Eye Pea bean is offered as com¬ 
bining the fine texture of the small pea 
bean, with the fine flavor of the old Yel¬ 
low Eye. It is regarded as not only one 
of the best all-purpose market kinds, but 
excellent as a string bean, so that grow¬ 
ers will have little occasion to bother 
with varieties to use green merely. See 
Fig. 29. 
Edward F. Dirbt.e Seed Co., Hone- 
oye Falls, N. Y.—This firm had under 
cultivation last year, about 700 acres of 
potatoes—that is, a block of potatoes 
about four miles around it. All of the 
old standard and promising new kinds 
(207 varieties) were tried side by side 
under as nearly the same conditions as 
could be given. The new Honeoye Rose 
gave a yield of 8,000 bushels upon 24 
acres. It is claimed that it is as early as 
the Early Rose, and better in everyway. 
The new late potato, “ Rose No. 9,” 
averaged last year 550 bushels per acre. 
A prize of $50 is offered for a name. The 
Carman No. 3 yielded 630 bushels per 
acre “of as choice, handsome stock as 
we ever saw.” The new Peerless Junior 
(a second early) gave a yield of 400 bush¬ 
els per acre, “the tubers all so large 
that no sorting or culling was neces¬ 
sary.” The new Money Maker, it is 
claimed, is the “ most productive potato 
in America.” It is a late sort, “abso¬ 
lutely blight, drought and rot proof.” 
See Fig. 30. 
This firm offers small collections of 
what it deems the most valuable new 
kinds. For instance, one pound each of 
Peerless Jr., Carman Nos. 1 and 3, for 60 
cents. Again, one pound each of the 
following (five pounds in all) is offered 
for$l, viz., Honeoye Rose, Rose No. 9, 
Peerless Jr., Money Maker and Carman 
No. 1. These collections give all, who 
so desire, an opportunity to test the new 
kinds at a moderate cost. The standard 
varieties are offered in the same way. 
For instance, a collection of one pound 
each of 10 different kinds is offered for 
$1. Attention is also called to the new 
variety of oats named Jobes’ Mortgage 
Lifter, weighing 50 pounds to the bushel, 
and to the Mammoth Yellow Flint corn. 
W. F. Allen Jr., Salisbury, Md.—A 
descriptive catalogue of strawberries 
and of strawberries only—69 varieties 
in all. It seems to us that the descrip¬ 
tions are as trustworthy as any we have 
ever seen, and that, regardless of his 
own stock, Mr. Allen strives to help the 
would-be purchaser to the best selection 
possible, instead of muddling him with 
indiscriminate praise of all. The Glen 
Mary, of which we gave a report last 
season, is given the place of honor as to 
size. The past season, he picked on a 
quarter of an acre, 320 quarts at a single 
picking,and over 3,000quarts during the 
entire season. The Enormous, Mr. Allen 
does not hesitate to recommend as one 
of the best berries ever put on the mar¬ 
ket. It yielded at the rate of 1,000 
quarts per acre at a single picking, on 
soil of but moderate fertility. The 
Brandywine, first described by The R. 
N.-Y., is regarded as a variety without a 
defect. Rio is praised, as we were the first 
to describe it, as one of the best of the 
first earlies. Timbrell is unqualifiedly 
Maule’s Seeds 
LEAD ALL. 
If you wish to purchase the coming 
spring, Garden, Field or Flower Seeds, 
Small Fruits, Fruit Trees, Flowering 
Plants, Bulbs, etc., etc., and wish the 
most complete American Seed Cata- 
logue, you should send your address to 
WM. HENRY MAULE, 
P. 0 . Box 1296, Philadelphia, Pa. 
condemned. The R. N.-Y. was also the first 
to describe this to its readers, as among 
the best varieties for home use that has 
ever been originated — a difference of 
opinion in which many join against The 
R. N.-Y. 
Alfred Bridgeman, 37 East 19th St., 
New York.—Seventy-second annual cata¬ 
logue of farm and garden seeds of all 
kinds. It is notable for its plain, large 
print, its simple illustrations, and utter 
absence of anything sensational. Besides 
the lists of farm, garden and flower 
seeds, the catalogue offers grape vines, 
small fruits, hardy shrubs and vines. 
C. N. Flaxsburgh, Leslie, Mich.—A 
pamphlet of the leading kinds of straw¬ 
berries and several of the newer rasp¬ 
berries, Gault, Miller Red, Conrath and 
Kansas. The prices for strawberry 
plants range from 20 to 50 cents per 
dozen and from 35 cents to $1 per 100. 
§Uicvti£imi. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Run a I, NEW-YORKElt. 
,$1.50 
a Bbl. 
POTATOES 
Largest growers of POTATOES 
America- The “Rural New-Yorker” gives Nul- 
eer’s Early Wisconsin a yield of 78(5 bushels ( 
per acre. Prices dirt cheap. Our great Seed j 
Book, 148 pages nnd sample 14-Day Radish for. 
6c.postage. JOHN A. SALZKK SEED CO., hnCnwo, WIs. | 
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orrn DHTATflCQ AND small froits. 
oLLU lU I A I ULO Some Wonderful Varieties. 
Fortunes in them ! Send postal for free Catalogue 
now. D. H. GOBLE, Greenfield. Ind. 
Carman No. I PotatoesTrs.?*™ 
pounds; 160 pounds to the barrel. Orders booked now 
Shipments made at any designated dates. 
J M. MEREDITH, Calcium P. O., Berks Co., Pa. 
“Mortgage Lifter” Oats. 
Farmers growing Jobes’ “ Mortgage Lifter” 
Oats, have little excuse for having mortgages 
on their farms. The grain is the heaviest in 
existence ; no other oats weigh 50 pounds 
to the measured bushel. 
The “ Mortgage Lifter” is very early. 
Stiff, strong straw, very hardy and healthy. 
Protracted droughts, heavy rains, hot winds 
and raw, freezing weather do not affect its 
growth. 3,520 pounds to the acre, or no 
bushels by weight, is not too large a crop 
to expect. 
Write us for our catalogue, and let us quote you prices 
for enough of the “Mortgage Lifter” for you to give 
them a fair trial. They are 
“ Blooded Seeds.” 
Perfect Seed Potatoes 
for prices. G. A. PARCELL, Wilawana, Pa. 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE SEED 
CO., 
Send for our 1896 Catalogue of Northern Grown 
SEED POTATOES. 
Catalogue I Prices Reduced to I AGENTS 
free. | suit the times. | WANTED. 
Linn VCD POm/CD B. f*n Nurserymen and Seeds- 
rlUUAtn, UnUYLn06UU., men, Rochester. N. Y. 
™L D r EW SEED POTATOES 
are always the best—100 varieties. EARLY MICHI¬ 
GAN and CARMAN No. 3, two best varieties. Fifty- 
one barrels of above varieties, free. Hammond's 
Corrosive Compound will prevent potato scab. Choice 
sorts, $1.50 per barrel. Catalogue and new book, 
Potato Culture in a Nutshell, both free. Read them 
before ordering or planting seeds. Address 
HARRY N. HAMMOND, Seedsman, Decatur, Mich. 
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Olds’ Seed Potatoes 
Took First Premium last fall at Ills., 
WIs. and Mich. State Fairs. A tremendous 
stock. A good year to obtain Choice Seed of 
Improved Varieties. _ Prices Low, for this 
reason most people will not plant many pota¬ 
toes. Now is the timefor you to plant. 
Illustrated catalogue of Held and garden seeds 
Free. L. L. OLDS, Clinton, Rock Co., Wis. 
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Millions of them, best varieties; also Trees, 
Farm Seed, Potatoes, Etc. Catalogue Free. 
W. N. SCARFF, New Carlisle, 0 . 
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where; sown by the 
largest planters in the world. 
Whether you plant 50 square feet 
of ground or 50 acres, you should 
have Ferry’s Seed Annual for ’96. 
The most valuable book for far¬ 
mers and gardeners ever given 
away. Mailed free. 
D. M. FERRY & CO., 
Detroit, MicU. 
Honeoye Falls, New York. 
JERRARD’S SEED POTATOES 
are always THE BEST. Grown from pedigree seed in the I 
new lands of the cold North-East, they yield Earliest and[ 
largest crops in every climate. 
JERMRD’S NORTHERN SEEDS 
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produce earlier vegetables than any other on earth. 
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Pear, Clierry, Apple, Grapes, Currants, 
Japan Plums, German Prunes. All Guaran¬ 
teed free from disease. Send 
for Illustrated Catalogue. 
NURSERY GO., 
Box 100. Moorestown, N. J. Crosby & Champion 
ft FLOWER GARDEN FOR 25c. 
3ur bargain collection of 10pkts. of Choice Flowers 
contains: Pansy Large German: Cosmos Giant Perfec¬ 
tion; Candytuft Empress; Calliopsis Gold Wave; Pe¬ 
tunia best mixed; Sweet Peas Eckford’s Large Flower¬ 
ing; Marigold Legion of Honor; Mignonette Machet; 
Phlox Grandiflora; Zinnia Giant Mammoth. This fine 
collection contains many novelties, for only 25 cts. in 
stamps or silver, worth three times the price. Our 
Handsome Garden Annual, FREE. Write for it. 
COLE’S SEED STORE, - PELLA, IOWA. 
BUSHELS PER ACRE EASY 
POTATOS 
IMMENSE Y1ELDERS QUALITY SUPERB^ Earliest 
Sweet Potato on earth.» Easiest cultivated .Highest en¬ 
dorsement by best agriculturists in America Thoroughly 
tested.' Millions wiUNyant them/If you are after a 
MONEY MAKER yoiiNmust h/ve them. POTATOES.! 
not vines are what pay. SSce^round,. saves time in dig¬ 
ging. BETTER KEEPERSjust what has been wanted 
for the LAST FIFTY YEARS \Iav6 MORE MERIT than 
any novelty evet offered/ Don’t wajt. but send twocent 
stamp’atonce for catalogue that to 1!11 about them: also 
our '.'BEN HUR' frisb Potato Entire stock of both 
owned exclusively by ourselves. Otm Skid C*T4Luopi 
this year is A WONDER, so many GOOD THINGS a nd 
prices low It!« sure tolnterest you Address, 
miNTINOlON StFD 
SEED POTATOES FOR SALE. 
Nineteen leading varieties, including Carman No. 1 
and 3, 8ir William, Great Divide, World’s Fair, Irish 
Cobbler, New Queen, Vick's Early Pride, etc. If with 
the times you would keep pace, order your seeds from 
Mace. Illustrated catalogue free. 
GEO. W. MACE, Greenville, Ohio. 
MONEY IN TOMATOES 
But You Must Plant the Right Seed. 
My now Seed Book tells all about the best kinds of 
Tomatoes and much else of interest in the Seed Line. 
Most attractive and instructive buyers catalogue ever 
published, illustrating these Tomatoes, free to all 
intending purchasers. Address at once. P.O.Box 515 
H. W. BUCKEEE, 
