THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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CRIMSON CLOVER REPORTS. 
(CONTINUED.) 
August 15, and sowed with it six pounds of Crim¬ 
son and seven pounds of Red clover seed. This 
field made a good growth after the Hungarian 
was harvested, and one end of the plot has now 
a fine stand of both clovers; but both kinds were 
wholly killed out on the other end; why, I do not 
know, as there is no perceptible difference in the 
soil. If anything, the lower end, where the plants 
died, is the drier. I sowed an acre the last week 
in August, with white turnips, mixing Crimson 
and Red clover seed as before. On one end of the 
field, I spread a barrel of lime and, adjoining it, 
a wagon-load of wood ashes. The weather was 
very dry during the fall, and neither turnips nor 
clover made much growth. As far as the lime 
and ashes went, I have a good stand of both 
clovers, but none on the rest of the field. 
I sowed Red clover August 17, in two acres of 
corn. It made a good growth while the corn stood, 
but late in the fall, it began to look feeble, and, 
except where a heap of brush was burned, there 
is none left now. This seemed dead in January, 
and I think that it was too young to stand the 
severe freezing. I intend to save my Crimson 
clover for seed, and try again. Though it will 
probably heave out less on light soils, I feel sure 
that it will carry through all right if it get a 
good start in the fall, and is looked after when 
the frost comes out in the spring. A plot of Alsike 
clover sown August 3, came through finely, aDd 
now covers the ground with a beautiful, light- 
green growth. c. I*, augur. 
Connecticut. 
There is no prettier flowering - shrub 
blooming in early May than Hall’s apple, 
as we call it, because it was introduced 
about 10 or 111 years ago under the name 
of Malus Halleana. It was later offered 
as Pyrus Parkmanni. Kllwanger & 
Barry catalogue it as Pyrus malus Haile- 
ana, syn Parkmanni. The leaves are of 
a deep green resembling, in shape, small, 
glossy pear leaves, which are retained 
late in the fall. The shrub is dwarf— 
our own specimens are about seven feet 
high—compact and erect growiDg. The 
fuchsia-like flowers, upon slender stems 
two inches long, droop as gracefully as 
one can imagine. They are of two colors 
rose and crimson, crimson in the beauti¬ 
ful buds. The petals, which are nearly 
as large as those of apple blossoms, are 
10 in number, and the flowers are fully 
an inch in diameter. They are borne in 
great profusion, lasting for several days, 
and the little trees, when laden with 
these drooping, dainty flowers, must be 
seen to be appreciated. This shrub is 
perfectly hardy at the Rural Grounds, 
having endured over 20 degrees below 
zero unharmed. The fruit (apple) that 
forms is about one-fourth inch in 
diameter. 
Many years ago, we received what 
was then a novelty in this country, the 
Pendulous Pea shrub Desmodium (Les- 
pedeza) penduliflora. It is herbaceous, 
growing every season to the height of 
about four feet, the branches becoming 
pendulous late in the season when loaded 
with wreaths of rose-colored pea blos¬ 
soms. It is of special value because 
there are few other flowers so late in 
the season. 
A late number of the Experiment Sta¬ 
tion Record (Washington) says that re¬ 
cent visits to a considerable number of 
our experiment stations, have confirmed 
the impression that, in too many cases, 
they are scattering their efforts on a 
variety of comparatively unimportant 
investigations. There is need of much 
greater concentration of work, and of 
more efficient cooperation among the 
different workers in the planning and 
carrying out of important lines of work. 
Each department is so far independent, 
that it not only determines its own line 
of work, but even considers that it is 
doing a favor to other departments if it 
aids in their investigations. The Station 
Record pays a very just tribute to the per¬ 
sistent, well-planned work of our respect¬ 
ed friend, Sir J. B. Lawes, of Rothamsted, 
England. Except at the very first, it 
says, is there any evidence of a vacillat¬ 
ing policy. The belief was in the final 
effectiveness of continued effort along a 
given line. Once organized and entered 
upon, the investigation was continued 
without interruption until definite, well- 
established results were attained. The 
spirit of thoroughness and the persever¬ 
ance which led Dr. Lawes to the continu¬ 
ation of a single experiment through 40 
or 50 years, are well worthy of emula¬ 
tion. And so it is, as the Record states, 
that the results secured have become a 
part of our agricultural science, and 
have been incorporated into text-books 
the world over. 
Well, we need scarcely hope for any¬ 
thing of the kind in this country until 
thoroughly capable men are appointed 
to fill the station positions ; until they 
are adequately paid, and their tenure of 
office made to depend upon merit instead 
of political influence. 
The past winter at the Rural Grounds, 
has been a typical test-winter, and we 
shall soon tell our friends its effect upon 
the many new ornamental plants and 
fruits which we are trying. 
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We do not understand the cause of 
“hollow heart” in potatoes, evidently. 
Our own theory has been that, when 
potatoes grew rapidly to a very large 
size, they would, of necessity, become 
hollow-hearted. It is plain that the 
center of a potato is its least firm part, 
and that, as the tuber acquires age, that 
would be the part to shrivel and break, 
so to say. This season, we have planted, 
exclusive of our own seedlings, 60 dif¬ 
ferent kinds. Several of these were very 
large tubers, weighing one pound each 
or over. They are perfectly solid. A 
number of Carman No. 3 potatoes weigh¬ 
ing about the same, were hollow-hearted, 
and badly so. Now what causes hollow 
heart, and what is the remedy? We 
have discussed this question before, it is 
true ; but we need to discuss it more. 
The stations ought to be able to dis¬ 
cover the cause. Are some varieties 
more liable to the defect than others, or 
is it a matter of nutrition, soil, season 
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