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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 14 
Another R. N.-Y. Potato to be Dis¬ 
tributed Among our Subscribers. 
THE BEST OF ALL, 
AND, AS WE BELIEVE, THE BEST BOTATO 
EVER INTRODUCED. 
Perfection in all ways, in so far as we 
may judge it as grown at the 
Rural Grounds. 
A TWO-OUNCE TUBER (OK OVER) WILL BE 
SENT TO ALL SUBSCRIBER-APPLICANTS 
WHO SEND US A TWO-CENT STAMP TO 
COVER POSTAGE. IT WILL BE MAILED 
AFTER JANUARY 15. 
Attentive readers of some five years 
or more ago, may remember that we re¬ 
quested those with whom the potato, 
R. N.-Y. No. 2, formed seed balls to send 
us one ball or fruit or more. Many balls 
were kindly sent to us m response, but 
not one of them contained viable seeds. 
A friend in Ghent, Belgium, finally sent 
us a quantity of sound seed. These 
were planted in the following February, 
and the 
SIR WALTER RALEIGH 
is the result, the only variety from this 
seed that is bett'er than its parent. It 
is, without any exception, the closest 
approach to a perfect potato that, in our 
long potato experience, we have ever 
seen. 
We speak of this new claimant, as of 
our other originations, without the 
slightest pecuniary interest in its sale ; 
in its success or failure as a general 
trial of it may determine. 
We would scarcely expect our later 
friends to accept our statements regard¬ 
ing the Sir Walter without those modifi¬ 
cations that may justly be made upon the 
claims usually set forth for novelties. 
We fancy, however, that our older 
friends, making allowances for the well- 
known fact that neither potatoes nor 
any other plants thrive equally well in 
all climates, soils and conditions, will 
believe that we write with perfect sin¬ 
cerity, whatever we may claim for this 
latest production of the Rural Grounds. 
We have never sold a plant of any kind 
to subscribers, though we might have 
done so in thousands of instances. But 
we have felt that what would have been 
gained in this way would have been 
more than lost in another. The work done 
at the Rural Grounds during the past 
20 years, has been done that we might 
be enabled to guide our readers as to the 
value of the new kinds of seeds and 
plants that have been placed before the 
public, and our reports have been made 
absolutely regardless of the pecuniary 
interests of individuals, even though 
those individuals happened to be among 
our most valued advertising patrons. 
The varieties of potatoes that have origi¬ 
nated at the Rural Grounds have done 
the paper a great deal of good, just be¬ 
cause they have proved to be all they 
were represented to be, and the farmers 
of the land—the agricultural interests 
of the country—have received the bene¬ 
fits. We say to you, then, that we have 
now another variety to send to every 
applicant-subscriber. We want you to 
try it and, in due time, tell us whether 
we are right or wrong in estimating it as 
the best potato introduced up to this 
time. As hitherto, we shall print alike 
the unfavorable and favorable reports. 
Its name was, happily, suggested to 
the firm that will offer it next year, be¬ 
cause of the great exhibition of potatoes 
that will be held in Cork, Ireland, dur¬ 
ing 1897—the tri-centennial year of the 
introduction of the so-called Irish potato 
into Great Britain by Sir Walter Raleigh. 
The following is a report of the Sir 
Walter as tried at the Rural Grounds : 
It so closely resembles The R. N.-Y. No. 
2, that only by a careful comparison of 
the habit of the vines, the time of dying, 
the yield and the quality, is it possible 
to tell one from the other. The new¬ 
comer, in shape, differs from the R. 
N.-Y. No. 2 only in being more uni¬ 
formly of the same form, and in yielding 
substantially no small tubers. The 
vines die from four to six days later. 
The habit is much the same, the flowers 
purple and white, the stems streaked 
with purple, though less so than those 
of the No. 2. The color of the flesh and 
of the skin is the same. But the quality 
is better, and the yield, judging from 
two seasons’ trial, greater. 
One hill—the only one weighed—of the 
seedling of the No. 2 (Sir Walter Raleigh) 
yielded 15 tubers, all of which were of 
marketable size. In form, every one 
was similar to every other one. The 15 
tubers weighed precisely pounds. 
Now, as the potatoes were planted one 
foot by three feet apart, this would give 
the yield per acre, assuming that all hills 
yielded the same—an absurd assump¬ 
tion, of course—1,149 bushels. 
PLEASE NOTE. 
1. A single whole tuber, weighing not 
less than two ounces, will be sent to all 
of our subscribers who apply. These 
will be mailed on or after January 15. 
2. All applicants should inclose a two- 
cent stamp to cover postage—the exact 
postage we shall be obliged to pay. 
3. Write the application upon paper 
separate from any other written matter, 
being mindful to give the full name and 
address. 
Late Strawberries in Colorado. 
G. W. H., Antlers, Col. —I noticed in 
a recent R. N.-Y. that an Iowa sub¬ 
scriber had some second-crop strawber¬ 
ries, and thought it something wonder¬ 
ful to pick strawberries in the fall. 
Here in Colorado, we expect strawber¬ 
ries from September 1, up to the time 
the ground freezes, usually to Thanks¬ 
giving. We never yet failed to pick a 
mess when we wanted them, between 
these dates. A fruit grower 70 miles 
down the valley, who has a large acre¬ 
age of strawberries, ships second-crop 
berries by the dozens of cases, nearly 
every fall, realizing $6 and $8 per case 
of 24 boxes. 
Crimson Clover and Strawberry Barrels”. 
D. H., Rochelle, III.—Crimson clover 
has made a magnificent growth, cover¬ 
ing the ground between the rows of 
corn completely. It stands from 8 to 10 
inches high, making a thick carpet of 
living green which is a pretty sight as 
one looks down an 80-rod space in 
length between two rows of corn. It 
has already paid for the seed, time in 
sowing, etc., several times over, in add- 
iug to the fertility of the soil, and by 
saving what might otherwise wash away, 
and there is yet time for greater bene¬ 
fits. No matter if it does not survive 
the winter, it is a great acquisition to 
our forage and soil renovating plants. 
After being told by prominent agricul¬ 
turists in this State, also by the director 
of the experiment station (after a com¬ 
plete and thorough trial [?] ) that it is 
a complete failure here, it is some little 
satisfaction to be able to show a 20-acre 
field where it has made a complete suc¬ 
cess. 
The R. N.-YVs mention of the straw¬ 
berry barrel reminds me of a slick fel¬ 
low who came along several years ago, 
taking orders for a wonderful straw¬ 
berry plant. All you had to do was to 
bore 100 holes in a barrel, fill with 
earth, placing the plants in the holes as 
the barrel was filled. These plants he 
would furnish, in the spring, at the 
moderate sum of $10 per 100. I know 
of three neighbors who have such bar¬ 
rels about their premises, with just 100 
holes in each, but no strawberry plants 
are growing therefrom. 
If a great quantity of berries are de¬ 
sired from a small area, set the plants 
15 inches apart each way in rich soil, 
then carefully place boards between the 
plants, covering the surface entirely ex¬ 
cept where the plants grow. One will 
then have no use for the barrel “ fake”. 
Japanese Morning-Glorys. 
F. H. 1 \, Melrose, Mass. —Last spring 
I planted “Giant Japanese morning- 
glorys,” and must admit that I am dis¬ 
appointed in them. The seeds were 
very slow to germinate, and the growth 
until well on to the trellis, was exceed¬ 
ingly slow, also. The stems are large, 
but the flowers are but a trifle larger 
than ordinary morning-glorys. They 
are not as profuse bloomers as the older 
kind, neither do the flowers remain 
open so long. Give me the old-fashioned 
morning-glory, and let the Japanese 
have this back. 
R. N.-Y.—We do not agree with our 
friend. We fancy that he must have 
planted inferior kinds. With us, the 
flowers were twice the size of ordinary 
morning-glorys, of richer coloring, and 
more enduring. 
Apples on the Pacific Coast. 
Prof. H. T. French, Oregon Experi¬ 
ment Station. —The conditions prevail¬ 
ing throughout this State and the State 
of Washington are very different in dif¬ 
ferent localities. The proximity of the 
ocean and the presence of numerous 
mountain ranges, produce marked 
changes in a comparatively short dis¬ 
tance. For the Willamette Valley and 
Western Washington, the Baldwin, 
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Established 1846. Liberal Terms. 
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PDIUCftV PI flUCB- The lar Kest handier 
UniHIOUIl ULUVE.lt of American-grown 
Crimson Clover Seed In the United States, Is JOSEPH 
E. HOLLAND, Grower and Jobber, Milford, Del. 
Also, Cow Peas, Winter Oats. Timothy Seed, etc. 
Summer and Autumn Catalogue 
of POT-GIiOWN and layer STRAW¬ 
BERRY PLANTS. 
FRUIT TREES, Plants, Vines, etc., 
mailed free on application. 
T. J. DWYER , Nurseries, Cornwall, N.Y. 
^GRAPEVINES 
100 Varieties. Also Small Fruit*. Trees, Ae. Best root¬ 
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Descriptive price-list free. LEWIS UOESCU, FredonU, It. X. 
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by mail post-paid, 
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Plants sent at once or any time you may direct 
before April 15. Address 
W. F. Allen, Jr., - Salisbury, Md. 
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Is a constitutional disease, and requires a con¬ 
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lit ERIE BLACKBERRIES.50c. V for 
JiUl.OO. 
lit LOUDON RASPBERRIES.$1. I 
T. O. KEVITT, - - ATHENIA, N. J. 
Doonh Trnne- FUIjL ' assortment. Apply to 
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TREES AND PLANTS. 
Full assortment. Special prices on PEACH TREES, 
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OHIO RASPBERRY PLANTS. $5 per thousand. 
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The finest white flesh peach in ex¬ 
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Donaldson’s Elmira As¬ 
paragus Root*. A new pro¬ 
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Small Fruits, Temi. Peach 
Seed. Catalogue fkee. 
HARRISON’S NURSERIES, Berlin, Md. 
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO 
who occury the most favorable location be- 
ductions, extending one and a half miles 
tion to their extensive assortment of 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, 
Shrubs, Roses, Bulbs, 
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Greenhouse Plants, Etc. 
Catalogues free, address as above. 
$238.25 
Prompt shipment, safe arrival 
and satisfaction guaranteed. 
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readers this fall for ROGERS’ FRESH-DUG DANSVILLE TREES. 
Our trees give satisfaction wherever they go. We sell more trees to 
Rural readers than all others , and no matter where you have been 
buying, we can make it pay you to give our Fresh-Dug Trees a trial. 
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The only Sure-Bearing, 
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the dol’d Plates of the 3 Wonderful New Fruits, and 1 Emperor Peach June Bud by 
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