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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
February 22 
CATALOGUE REVIEWS. 
(continued.) 
O. A. E. Baldwin, Bridgman, Mich.— 
A catalogue (25 pages) of small fruits. 
The strawberry is made a specialty, and 
50 varieties are offered. Considerable 
space is given to describing the best of 
the strawberries, blackberries and rasp¬ 
berries. 
E. M. Cole, Pella, la.—A catalogue (80 
pages) of garden, farm and flower seeds 
with colored covers and 16 pages of 
specialties. Special collections of both 
flower and vegetable seeds are offered, 
prepaid, at from 25 cents to SI each. 
Heman Glass, Rochester, N. Y.—A 
catalogue (64 pages) of seeds for the farm 
and garden. Besides the regular lists,they 
are put up in collections. Fifteen pack¬ 
ets of vegetable seeds are offered for 50 
cents, postpaid by mail; 31 packets (“a 
complete garden outfit”) of vegetable 
seeds, for SI; 15 packets of flower seeds 
for 50 cents, and so on. 
C. E. Whitten, Bridgman, Mich.—A 
catalogue of strawberries—the list is ex¬ 
cellent and the descriptions trustworthy 
—raspberries, blackberries, currants and 
gooseberries. Alluding to the Loudon 
raspberry, Mr. Whitten tells us that the 
President of the Michigan Horticultural 
Society, after visiting its place of origin, 
was so well pleased with it that he in¬ 
tends setting 20 acres for market. 
James J. H. Gregory & Son, Marble¬ 
head, Mass.—The ordinary catalogue of 
farm and garden seeds, garden imple¬ 
ments, etc. Few firms, in our opinion, 
take more pains to send out seeds true 
to name and the best of their several 
kinds. The firm regards Siebert’s Early 
as the best pole Lima ever offered and 
the earliest true Lima. Among the 
later novelties is Carter’s pea the Daisy. 
It is claimed that this is the finest flav¬ 
ored wrinkled pea yet introduced. The 
vines grow to the height of 15 inches. 
It is an intermediate and is noted for the 
“great size of its pods.” The New Life 
pea (Fig. 42) Mr. Gregory praises because 
of its large, dark green pods borne in 
immense quantities and the dwarfness 
of the vines. It possesses all the good 
characteristics of the well-known Strata¬ 
gem, which The R. N.-Y. popularized, 
without its defect of bearing a greater 
or less number of small pods. The 
sweet pea Celestial is said to bear large 
flowers of a light blue color. Note 
what Mr. Gregory says of Saghalin. 
The Soja bean is regarded as excellent 
for ensilage. He prefers the Learning 
corn for ensilage as the best of all kinds 
that will mature in New England. He 
says that Kaffir corn cannot be relied 
upon to mature seed in New England. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. 
Y.—A general catalogue of fruit and 
ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, hardy 
border plants, in three parts (150 pages), 
and also a novelty supplement of 16 
additional pages. It is accurately illus¬ 
trated, and the descriptions are as trust¬ 
worthy and concise as descriptions can 
be made. We know of no catalogue 
superior to it in these respects, and very 
few its equal. We are pleased to see ex¬ 
cellent photographic portraits of the 
founders of this old and respected firm, 
George Ellwanger and the late P. Barry, 
who have done as much, we fancy, to 
promote a true appreciation of fruit 
If “The best is the cheapest” is ap- 
plicatory to the purchase of anything it 
is preeminently so to that of trees. You 
find no seedlings scattered through your 
orchard if you purchase direct of a 
thorough nurseryman. The Storrs & 
Harrison Company, Painesville, Ohio, 
have been in the nursery business over 
40 years, have the reputation of being- 
expert tree growers, are perfectly re¬ 
sponsible, and as you will see in our ad¬ 
vertising columns, offer a valuable cata¬ 
logue free. If you are in want of trees, 
plants, seeds, or anything in the nursery 
line, send them your address on a postal. 
— Adv. 
growing, and horticulture in general, as 
any two men in America. There is a 
colored page of eight trees and shrubs 
notable for the brilliant coloring of the 
leaves, and the marked contrast of the 
colors. AmoDg the meritorious novel¬ 
ties which the firm “strongly recom¬ 
mend,” are the new fall pears, Lady 
Clapp and Madame Hemminway ; the 
Barry apple, which keeps in perfection 
until June; the new winter pears, Dor¬ 
set, Fred Baudry, Olivier des Serres, and 
P. Barry, while the lists of new and 
comparatively new peaches, plums, small 
fruits and ornamental shrubs and trees 
are so extended that we may not even 
mention their names. The new Japan 
Tree lilac, see Fig. 43, is described as a 
“ remarkable species from Japan, which 
becomes a good-sized tree. The foliage 
is dark green, glossy and leathery. The 
flowers are feathery, in great panicles, 
of a light straw color, and odorless.” It 
blooms a month later than other lilacs. 
H. W. Buckbee, Rockford, Ill.—Seed 
and plant guide of 80 large pages, pro- 
(Continued on next page.) 
|Ui^ccUancou$ 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
Ornamenting 
It recently occurred to Tiffany 
& Co., the New York jewelers, 
to ornament a bicycle elabo¬ 
rately with gold, silver, and pre¬ 
cious stones, believing that some 
wealthy customer would esteem 
so handsome a mount. They 
preferred to pay $100 each for 
Columbia 
Bicycles 
For their purpose 
to using any 
other make of & 
wheel.Theremust 
be no question of 
quality in a bicycle 
selected for such 
ornamentation. jA 
Therefore they chose Columbias 
STANDARD OF THE WORLD 
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. 
¥ 
POPE MANUFACTURING CO. 
Factories and General Offices, Hartford, Conn. 
Branch Stores and Agencies in almost every 
city and town. If Columbias are not properly 
represented in your vicinity let us know. 
IF YOU WANT J 
THE 
- BEST GARDEN 
in your neighborhood this season 
PLANT OUR FAMOUS 
SeepS'PlaniS 
all of which are described and illus¬ 
trated in our beautiful and entirely 
New Catalogue for 1896. A new 
feature this season is the Free de¬ 
livery of Seeds at Catalogue prices to 
any Post Office. This “ New Cata¬ 
logue ” we will mail on receipt of a 
2-cent stamp, or to those who will state 
where they saw this advertisement, the 
Catalogue will be mailed Free ! 
PETER HENDERSON & GO. 
1 35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York 
BRIDGEMAN’S 
New Catalogue of 
GARDEN SEEDS 
Now Ready. Send for It. 
37 East 19th Street, New York. 
ESTABLISHED 1824. 
Are always 
My catalogue of 
Seeds direct 
from the Farm 
will explain what 
that means. Sent 
FREE. It con¬ 
tains Rare Col- 
1 e c 11 o n s of 
Seeds at 1-2 
Pr i ce. Earliest 
Tomato grown, 
etc., etc. 
Address 
HEMAN GLASS, Seed Grower, Rochester, N. Y. 
.for them— 
| get them, plant* 
rthem. They are the^ 
Standard seeds every¬ 
where ; sown by the 
^largest planters in the world. 
Whether you plant 50 square feet 
of ground or 60 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, Mich. 
A 
A radish hard, pithy and bitter is worthless. 
A good one—small, crisp and mild—a luxury. 
Poor radishes are raised by most people with 
doubtful culture, soil and seed; the good by 
few, with rich soil, proper fertilizing and best 
seed—adding wrod ashes and salt, insuring 
quick growth and using BEST SEED. 
Vaughan’s Seed is best—Vaughan's 
Twenty-Day Forcing Radish is too quick 
to get pithy. Twenty days from sowing ! 
The worms cannot keep up with them. TWO 
CHOPS grow from it whi !e one is produced from 
Other seed. EVERY KERNEL GROWS! 
Our List of Best Radishes: 
Pkt. Oi. tf.Ib. Ib. 
Twenty-DavForcing....5C. loc. 30 c. $ 1.00 
Scarlet Globe. 5C. Inc. 25 c. .85 
Scarlet Globe, white tip 5 c. IOC. 30 c. I .00 
Improved Breakfast_ 5 c. toe. 25 c. .80 
Vaughan’s Market.SC. 10 c. 30 c. 1.00 
Chartier.3C. 7C. 20 c. .60 
Munich Bier Rettig. 5 c. 10 c. 25 c. .80 
Ladv Finger.SC* IOC. 20 c, .65 
Early Long Scarlet. 3 c. 6 c. 15 c. .50 
One pneket RED Hubbard Squash, rare and 
valuable, FREE with every order, if you men¬ 
tion this paper. Write for onr complete 116-page 
catalog for 1896. It tells the whole story. 
WAUGHAN’S SEED STORE 
■ 84 and 86 Randolph St., CHICAGO. 
■ 26 Barclay St., New York. 
•-/Th 
FREE 
rettiest BOOK ever Printed. 
SEED 
ONE CENT A 
PACKAGE, andl 
up. Cheap by oz. nndlb A' 
lot of extra packages with 
every order. Send for catalogue. 
R. H. SHUMWAY, - Rockford, III. 
)OCXX)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC 
CARDEN 
AND 
FLOWER 
SEEDS 
Our new 1896 Seed < 
Catalogue is a mar-1 
1 vel of caretul work,( 
'and the most beauti-' 
fully illustrated Seed* 
Catalogue published. < 
'Sent free if you are) 
,a seed buyer. 
POULTRY 
SUPPLIES 
1 Catalogue Free. 
[JOHNSON & STOKES, 
'Our new Poultry Sup- ( 
ply Catalogue is most< 
complete and has c<lre-^ 
Ifulhi retired Prices. You. 
ed it if you only keep; 
is. With CHICK 
need .. .. ..... -- 
live Hens. With CIIIC 
.HANNA you can save' 
every chick hatched. 
•it 7 A 21 9 Market St., | 
Philadelphia, Hu. 
H ARDENER'S SEED AND PLANT GUIDE 
” from experience, tells about gardening for prolit or 
pleasure and about The Flower and Vegetable Carden. 
Postpaid 6c. Jno. Bauschek, Jr. Box 465 Freeport,Ill. 
ONION SEED. 
Any one iu want of True Southport Onion Seed 
White. Fellow and Red Globe, Gardener FiowerSeeds 
of all kinds; Bulbs or Plants should send for our 
Illustrated Catalogue for 1896; mailed freetoanv ad¬ 
dress. Our Seeds are all high-grade, tested seeds. 
Get our list and prlcesof Hardy Hybrid Bose Bushes 
WHEELER & CO., Bridgeport, Conn. 
Prof. W. A. 
WHITE SCHONEN OATS 
Wisconsin Experiment Station, says: “ For product¬ 
iveness, stiffness of straw and thinness of null the 
White Schonen stands at the head of the list.” In a 
letter dated Dec. 28, '95, Prof. Henry says; “The 
White Schonen have no superior.” Write for circu¬ 
lars to J. L. ALBERT. Paw Paw, Ill. 
Seed Potatoes 
Small Fruits 
Seed Oats 
Carman No. 1, $3.00 per barrel, Carman No. 3, 
$6.00 per barrel. Other varieties of potatoes 
much cheaper. Three to six plants of the 
Wonderful Columbian Raspberry Free, to pur¬ 
chasers, or sold at 30 c. each, $2.75 per doz., de¬ 
livered. Write for my catalogue, it is Free, 
and will save you money. 
E. H. VICK, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
stock; 
lON’Tbuy worthless nursery 
; and WASTE many years of 
VALUABLE TIME waiting results 
and finally lose your MONEY. 
But send to the 
OON 
Company who have the 
FINEST NURSERY STOCK 
at Reasonable Prices. 
New Catalog for 1896. Send for one. Free. 
Estimates furnished. Correspondence solicited. 
THE WM. H. MOON COMPANY, Morrisville, Pa. 
10 NOVELTIES FOR 25c. 
Our collection of Ten Grand Novelties oontains: 
Uabbage, Worldbeater; Cucumber, Cool and Crisp; 
Lettuce. New Iceberg; Musk Melon, The Banquet; 
Water Melon, Cole’s Early; Onion, Prizetaker; 
Radish, New Cincinnati Market; Tomato, New 
Imperial: Sqnash, Faxon; Turnip, Early White 
Milan. One trial pkt. of each, only 26c. in sfamps 
or silver. Handsome Carden Annual FREE 
COLE’S SEED STORE, PELLA, IOWA. 
YOU 
Have often seen seed eome up poor and sickly, without 
sufficient vitality to produce a crop—that was an ol>|ect 
lesson that poor seeds produce poor crops—but when 
you plant Snlzcr’s .Northern Grown Seeds, for garden or 
farm, the scene changes ns If by magic. Instead of poor yields you at once 
get rousing crops, crops that will gladden your heart and fill your purse, 
for Sulzer’s Seeds arc full of life, full of vigor, full of producing qualities- 
8400.00 IN GOLD PRIZES. 
We pay this on Oats, Barley and Corn. 200 bushels Silver- 
tnine (Nameless Beauty) Oats grown on one acre in 1 895. You 
can beat that! It is the greatest Oats of the century. No more 
hard times il'yon sow a plenty of Salzer’s Harley, Oats, Pota¬ 
toes, Grass and Clovers! Have you tried Teosinte, Saoaliue, 
Giant Spurrv and Giant Quick-Growing German Clover? 
Catalogue tells all about these marvelously woiulerftil Fodder 
Plants! 
SPLENDID VEGETABLES. 
Large selections, many splendid sorts. Everything cheap. Onion Seed 
at !>Oe. per lb; 10 pkts. Flower Seed. 25c. 1,000.000 Itoscs, I’lunts and Small 
Fruits, hardy as Oaks. Send SJe. for Market Oardehc’s Wholesale List. Our 
great Seed and Plant Book, 148 pp., with 1 0 pkgs. Grasses and Grains, In¬ 
cluding above PrizeOuta. ltarley and Corn. Is sentupon recelptof 10c. post¬ 
age. Catalog alone, 5c. Catalog and one pkg. Pumpkin Yellow Melon, 12c. 
