1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
259 
CATALOGUE REVIEWS. 
(continued.) 
in tlie sun temperatures to which it has 
been exposed, it can be readily applied 
to trees with a paddle or trowel, and 
distributed with any stiff brush in such 
a way as to form a complete and con¬ 
tinuous coat of any desired thickness. 
It has been found that even a thin appli¬ 
cation will last six weeks, and an appli¬ 
cation one-quarter of an inch thick has 
lasted five months in good condition, 
forming a perfect barrier against insects 
attempting to cross it. 
It may be employed against the scale 
insect, like the San Jos6 scale, and even 
a thin coating applied early in the sea¬ 
son, before the eggs are hatched, will 
prevent the emergence of the young 
from beneath the parent scale. The 
covering, we are told, is mechanical, 
and the action is simply to prevent the 
young from ever reaching the outer air 
after they have been hatched from the 
egg or brought forth by the adult insect. 
Growing shoots, however, would be in¬ 
jured by this material. 
The application of a coating on the 
trunks of peach trees, made early in the 
season, will prevent the peach-tree borer 
from depositing its eggs, and many ex¬ 
periments have shown that it is the 
most satisfactory way to prevent injury 
by the peach borer. It will also protect 
apple, quince and pear trees from the at¬ 
tacks of either the round or flat-headed 
borers. Applied from the middle to the 
latter part of May, in a coating a quarter 
of an inch thick to the trunks of the 
trees from the ground to the branches, 
it would kill any insect that would at¬ 
tempt to crawl upon it, and larvae of 
any kind could not possibly penetrate 
such a coating. The protection would 
be absolute. We have, therefore, a mate¬ 
rial which also kills the borers already 
in the tree, because it prevents the 
emergence of the adult. 
Instances are mentioned in which 
beetles have been found half way out 
and dead ; in other instances, they were 
found partially through the bark, pre¬ 
vented from coming out further. It 
forms a most effective barrier to the en¬ 
trance or exit of insects of all kinds. 
Where mice, rabbits or other animals are 
liable to attack fruit or other trees, a 
coat of Dendrolene will serve as a pro¬ 
tection through the entire season. 
Practically, we know nothing about 
Dendrolene. A quantity of it has been 
sent to the Rural Grounds by the Bow- 
ker Fertilizer Co., Boston, and we shall 
endeavor to give it a thorough trial dur¬ 
ing the coming season. The price ranges 
from 7 to 15 cents per pound, according 
to quantity ; freight paid. The Bowker 
Co. will send a little brochure to appli¬ 
cants, which will give any further in¬ 
formation desired. 
FARMERS’ CLUB DISCUSSION. 
Persimmons for Market. 
H. R., Fairmount, Ky. —A correspon¬ 
dent at Forest City, Ont., inquired about 
persimmons, whether they would grow 
at his home, and their desirability to 
cultivate as a fruit. The first query 
must be answered at his home, by obser¬ 
vation, or trial. As the northern range 
is limited in Ohio to the central part of 
the State, they would scarcely withstand 
the climate of Ontario. Growing here 
spontaneously, they are the latest of 
forest trees to expand their leaf buds, 
and latest of fruit trees to bloom. They 
have no place among marketable fruits 
in the city. A few are sold at cheap 
fruit stands, but the demand is so 
limited, that no effort is made to buy 
and sell them, as other fruits are 
handled. ' t Their future is all before 
them, and to make a desirable fruit, the 
taste of consumers will need cultivation, 
as well as the fruit. If your correspon¬ 
dent is anxious to try them, it would be 
better to go to a locality where they are 
indigenous, than to spend time and labor 
trying to grow them, where they are not 
known to flourish. 
The Silo Conquers Drought. 
G. C. H., Rosendale, Wis.—S outhern 
Wisconsin has experienced the severest 
drought known for many years. But 
little rain or snow has fallen for nearly 
two years, Lakes and streams are dry¬ 
ing up, and wells are being deepened. 
In some 'localities, hay and straw are 
shipped in for the farmers. But most of 
our farmers have learned that a good 
corn crop can be produced, during, 
the worst drought, by a proper system 
of tillage. So, with a well-filled silo, 
and with bran delivered at §8 to $10 
per ton, and oil meal at $15, our stock 
are going through the winter, in aver¬ 
age condition and profit. An uncom¬ 
monly mild winter, also, helps in the 
matter of feed. 
tjfti*wUAtte0U0 §MU'nti£injb 
IN writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural new-Yokker. 
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Do you protect 
1 your trees ? 
t They cost money to 
' buy, and are exposed 
out of doors to many 
& dangers from insect 
& pests. All sorts of 
& creeping things climb 
up the trunks, and eat 
t the foliage and dam- 
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and, when the eggs 
are deposited on the 
bark, it prevents them 
from hatching. It is 
the latest and a very 
important addition to 
the battery of insecti¬ 
cides. 
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bowker COMPANY, 
43 CHATHAM ST., BOSTON. 
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KILLS ALL BUGS 
You can dust one acre of potatoes in 40 
minutes by doing two rows at once. 
No plaster or water used. With this 
machine you can dust tobacco, 
cotton, fruit trees, currant 
bushes, etc. BOOK FREE. 
Write to 
HOTCHKISS BROS., 
Wallingford, - Conn. 
PUMp s 
2i STYLES, 
BEST and CHEAPEST. 
Catalogue and full treatise on spraying fruit 
and vegetable crops mailed free. Address 
WM. STAHL, QUINCY, ILL. 
KjiiminiiiniiimmiiiiuiMUiiiMimiiiiiMmiiimiiMminiiii 
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THE COMET bucket or barrel SO feet. 
Double Acting mechanical principles. 
Send for free catalogue which will make it 
plain to you that 1 have the sprayer you 
waut. 11. B. BTSLEK, 
Johnstown Ohio, U. 8. A. 
It is not often our best breeders of 
live stock give their finely bred animals 
away, but on page 267 of this issue one 
of our advertisers makes this unheard- 
of offer. We want our readers who are 
in need of improved stock to take ad¬ 
vantage of this. Write at once.— Adv. 
OTTI/Crn ANNUALLY by 
OMVLU FRUIT CROWERS twlng^ 
Deming SPRftYING Outfits 
. Recommended byl ending Horticulturists. 
' 82 page illustrated catalogue and treatise FREE , 
The Deming Co., Mfgrs., Salem, Ohio. 
Henion 4 Hubbell, Gen’l West, Ag T ts, Chicago, • 
ARMSTRONG 4 McKELVY 
Pittsburgh. 
BEYMER-BAUMAN 
Pittsburgh. 
DAVIS-CHAMBERS 
Pittsburgh. 
FAHNESTOCK 
Pittsburgh. 
ANCHOR ) 
> Cincinnati. 
ECKSTEIN > 
ATLANTIC ' 
BRADLEY 
BROOKLYN 
JEWETT 
ULSTER 
UNION 
SOUTHERN 
SHIPMAN 
COLLIER 
MISSOURI 
RED SEAL 
SOUTHERN J 
JOHN T. LEWIS & BROS.CO 
MORLEY 
•New York. 
• Chicago. 
► St. Louis. 
SALEM 
CORNELL 
KENTUCKY 
Philadelphia. 
Cleveland. 
Salem, Maas. 
Buffalo. 
Louisville. 
S O MANY PEOPLE HAVE PRAISED 
painting done with Pure White Lead 
that we scarcely need to ; but the fact 
remains that Pure White Lead and Pure Lin¬ 
seed Oil make the best — the most perma¬ 
nent and satisfactory — paint. To secure 
this make sure that the brand of 
Pure White I tern I 
is genuine (see list). For colors, the 
National Lead Co.’s Tinting Colors are 
especially prepared for tinting Pure White 
Lead to any shade required. 
Pamphlet giving valuable information and card showing samples 
of colors free; also cards showing pictures of twelve houses of different 
designs painted in various styles or combinations of shades forwarded 
upon application to those intending to paint. 
NATIONAL LEAD CO., 
1 Broadway, New York. 
EMPIRE 
king: 
The only 
Pump with 
a Perfect 
W Agitator 
a paddle 
worked au¬ 
tomati¬ 
cally—onr own patent. Heavy brass cylinder, brass rod and 
_ solid brass plunger, double brass spout with stop cock, galvanized 
suction and brass strainer, large, powerful air chamber, two ten foot sections 
of hose and two improved spray nozzles. No scorching the foliage. No leather or 
rubber valves. No open place in top of barrel to receive leaves and dirt. Catalogue free. 
AddresB FIELD FOltCE PUMP CO., 13 Market St., LOCKPOltT, N. Y. 
‘UP-TO-DATE” ft 
SPRAY Pumps 
Delivered Express or Freight — Free. 
Latest improved, all-brass pumps— warranted for three years. 
Over 75,000 in use. Endorsed by leading Entomologists. Your money 
Lack if pump doesn’t give absolute satisfaction. Prices to fit the 
times. Illustrated Catalogue, Spray Calendar, and Treatise on Spraying—all mailed free. 
Agents wanted. P. C. LEWIS MA.U'FACT IRIK CO., Box 95, Catskill, S. Y. 
Important to Celery Growers! 
Are you troubled with Celery Blight? If you are you ought to know about FUNGIRENK. which effec¬ 
tually checks and prevents It. Write for pamphlet. 
J. II, T1 KBITS, Manufacturing Chemist. 213 Temple Street, ASTORIA. Long Island, N. Y 
Write for prices and 
catalogue. 
Leggett’s 
“Champion” 
Dry Powder Gun 
will dust two rows of 
potato plants with 
Paris-green as fast as 
a man can walk, and 
do it well, covering 
the plants with a fine 
dust evenly distrib¬ 
uted. 
Ask for Leggett & Bro.’s Paris-green—It Is the best 
1.EOGETT& JiRO.,301 Fear l St.., New York 
WM. T. LEGGETT, Pittsburgh. Pa. 
Wholesale agent for Pittsburgh and vicinity. 
Electric Insect Exterminator. 
Death on Potato Bugs and all Insects. Does the 
most effectual work with the least labor and smallest 
cost of any Paris-green or Powder Distributor ever 
offered. Fully guaranteed. Ask your dealer, or upon 
receipt of $1.25 sent by express to any address. 
CI1A8. II. CHILDS & CO., Utica, N. Y. 
YOUR 
"ID IT 
Vees, vines. lawns, flowers, chick* 
_s» and kill the insects with the 
Improved ‘DAISY’ Sprayer. 
Very durable, guaranteed, aud lasts 
for years. 150,000 sold in ten years; 
has rubber hose and throws constant 
stream 50 feet. Latest recipes for killing 
insects. No. 1, heavy tin, brass valve, 
$1.65; No. *2, iron, brass valve, $2.25; No. 
5, heavy brass (flue), $5.00. Express pre - 
paid. Agents wanted. Catalogue free. 
W. M. Johnston & Co., 25 Eagle 8t.,Cauton, <L 
pepVler S PRAYER 
SIX-ROW 
For Trees, Potatoes and Vineyards. 
HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY HOR3E- 
POWEU SPRAYER IN THE WORLD. 
warranted THE BEST ON EARTH, 
Catalogue free. Address 
THOMAS PEPPLER, 
P. O. Box 35. Hlglitstown, N. J. 
ONCE USED, 
ALWAYS USED. 
Bigelow’s Liquid Paris-Green and 
-London Purple. Mingles freely when put 
in water. Never settles. Nothing to clog the 
sprayer. Guaranteed not to burn the foliage. 
Sure death to all insects that feed on vegetation 
Bigelow’s Bordeaux Mixture 
Prevents and destroys all fungous growth, 
viz., blight, rust, smut, rot, etc. Circulars 
and calendars giving full instructions in 
spraying, sent free on application. 
BIGELOW & CO., 679 Larrabee St., Chicago, III 
SAVE THE POTATOES 
From the bugs with one of my 
PARIS GREEN SPRINKLERS. 
(GUAY'S PATENT.) 
If tried oooe will never be without it. Can 
sprinkle more than one acre iu an hoar with 
r \N v it. It saves half of the Paris Green against 
|^\ any other method. Price $3.50 
circulars to E. Goettsche, Mfr.. 
, 1049 Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IU. 
MENTION THIS PAPER. 
SAVE YOUR FRUITS! 
from the Pests BY BUYINC^ 
A DOUGLAS SPRAYER.;’ 
Only $9 complete, except barrel.; 
Especially adapted for spraying] 
Paris Green or London Purple. 
Throws a constant stream. 
THE r est pay THE BILTJ 
Our book on Sprayers will give ] 
you valuable information; it is) 
FREE; ask for it. 
W. & B. DOUGLAS, 
MIDDLETOWN, CT. I 
N Y. CITY. CHICAGO. I 
DON'T DO IT 
NEVER BUY A 
SQUIRT GUN 
because it is CHEAP. 
Get the . . . 
“ECLIPSE” 
SPRAY PUMP 
if you want to do business. It 
knocks them all out. 
SEND FOU CATALOGUE. 
MORRILL & MORLEY, 
Benton Harbor, Mich. 
' fSi 1 ECLIPSE SPRAY PUMP 
Because It Is the BES'l. 'Pry It and you will agree 
with me. Send for catalogue. WALTER F. TABER 
1 Lakeview Fruit Farm. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
