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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February' 29 
THE FARMERS’ CLUB. 
(continued.) 
Quality of Early Richmond Cherry. 
W. A. B., Farmer., N. T .— In bulletin 98 of the 
Cornell Experiment Station, the Early Richmond 
cherry is described as poor in flavor and quality, 
fruit soft and small. Further It says that the 
better cherries are bound to drive it out. From 
all that I can gather from the different fruit cata¬ 
logues, this description does not tally with them 
at all; in fact, the catalogues classify it as being 
one of the most popular sour cherries grown. 
What is your opinion, or that of any of your 
readers who have grown it ? 
Ans. —We think that the bulletin esti¬ 
mate of Early Richmond is about right. 
Besides its small size, it ripens too early. 
We would much prefer Montmorency 
Ordinaire, or even Montmorency Large- 
fruited, Late Duke or Belle Magnifique. 
Some Questions About Celery. 
H. Z., Allendale , N. J. —I have about three acres 
of black soil underlaid with sand at a depth of 
1 % to 2 feet. Can I plant celery in it the first 
year ? It has not been worked and is in grass. 
What tools are required ? What book will give 
me all needed information ? Is White Plume the 
best kind ? 
Ans. —Yes, our friend could raise cel¬ 
ery in just such land, provided he can 
give it all the water needed in case of 
drought. The tools required area plow, 
harrow, cultivator and hoes—the same 
as for any other hoed crop. W. W 
Rawson & Co., Boston, Mass., and W. 
Atlee Burpee of Philadelphia have pub¬ 
lished books that tell all about celery 
and celery culture. White or Pink 
Plume is the best early celery. 
A List of Fruits for Virginia. 
1). E. S., Bethlehem, Pa. —I expect to move on a 
farm in Piedmont, Va., this month, and would 
like to set out strawberries, raspberries, cur¬ 
rants, gooseberries, apples, peaches, pears, 
grapes, plums and cherries, about four or six 
varieties of each, so as to get a succession of 
fruits and berries as long as the season lasts. 
What would your choice be under similar circum¬ 
stances ? 
Ans. —Assuming that the fruits D. E. 
S. desires to plant, are for family use as 
well as market, the selection here pre¬ 
sented, will be found satisfactory for 
either purpose. The list may not em¬ 
brace as many of the new varieties as 
the claims made foi them w r ould justify ; 
but those named are good and profitable 
kinds, and will succeed in the section 
indicated. The important feature bear¬ 
ing upon this point, is to get healthy 
trees and plants, free from all dangerous 
insect pests, and reliable as to genuine¬ 
ness of the kinds. The following is 
about what I would select for myself 
were I to plant in Mineral County, 
W. Va., for family use and market: 
Strawberries.—Michel, Crescent, Lovett, 
Bubach and Brandywine. Raspberries. 
—Miller and Cuthbert for red, Souliegan 
and Gregg for black. Currants.—Red 
Dutch and White Grape. Gooseberries. 
—Houghton and Downing. Apples.— 
Early Colton, Fourth of July, Graven- 
stein, Wine, Paragon and Stayman’s 
Winesap. Peaches.—Champion, Moun¬ 
tain Rose, Foster, Elberta, Crawford’s 
Late, Hold On. Pears.—Wilder Early, 
Clapp’s Favorite, Bartlett, Anjou and 
Lawrence, and a very few Iveiffers. 
Plums.—Abundance and Chabot (Japan), 
Whitaker, Milton, Newman and Mose- 
man, of the natives. Cherries.—May 
Duke and Richmond, Tartarian, Gov. 
Wood. Grapes.—Moore’s Early, Con¬ 
cord (black), Wyoming Red, Vergennes 
(red), Diamond, Pocklington (white). 
j. w. KERR. 
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the Union.— Adv. 
There are more new kinds of potatoes 
announced in the current catalogues 
that will yield far more than any other 
kinds, than we have noticed in any 
previous year. Let us hope there may 
be some basis of truth in these claims... 
Several, friends would like to hear 
through The R. N.-Y. as to the Eldorado 
blackberry—hardiness of plant, size and 
quality of berry, etc. 
We are glad to be able to report that 
our winter oats are standing the hard 
season splendidly. There has been little 
snow, and the mercury has fallen as low 
as 10 degrees below zero. Crimson clover 
is injured in places. 
Prof. L. H. Bailey writes us that the 
Cassabanana is not Benincasa cerifera, 
but a form of Cucurbita pepo, and closely 
allied to the Vegetable Marrow of the 
English. We are unable to find much 
about this singular fruit in any of the 
reference books we have at hand. Pax¬ 
ton gives Cucurbita cerifera as a 
synonym of Benincasa. 
The R. N.-Y. tried the Ne Plus Ultra 
sweet corn when first introduced under 
that name, some 12 years ago. It had 
previously been disseminated for many 
years under other names. Now we find 
the “ new” variety, Country Gentleman, 
to be just this Ne Plus Ultra and noth¬ 
ing more. Beside it, we have grown the 
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