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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 21, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
\ Every query must he accompanied by 
the name and address of the writer to in¬ 
sure attention. Before asking a question, 
please see whether it is not answered in 
our*advertising columns. Ask only a few 
questions at one time. Put questions on a 
separate piece of paper. 1 
Forcing Asparagus in Greenhouse. 
G. C., Quccnston, Out. —I would like to 
know whether asparagus can he grown suc¬ 
cessfully under greenhouse benches, by water¬ 
ing the plants frequently. 
Ans. —Strong asparagus roots may be 
forced under greenhouse benches and give 
a light yield of sprouts of very high qual¬ 
ity, but the roots generally perish in the 
operation. The treatment is simply to dig 
up the roots in large clumps with as little 
disturbance as possible, pack them under 
the benches in the coolest part of the 
house, shade by tacking burlap or bagging 
to the edges of the benches, and water¬ 
ing freely until growth starts. 
White Fly in a Greenhouse. 
y. J., Cuba, Mo. —What shall I do to de¬ 
stroy a little white fly that is destroying the 
plants in my conservatory? They cluster and 
hatch on the under side of the geranium and 
other leaves, and finally kill or destroy the 
lea f. 
Ans. —The safest treatment for the 
white fly in conservatories is thoroughly 
to spray the plants, taking especial care 
to reach the under side of the foliage, with 
a solution of common laundry soap, one 
pound dissolved in eight gallons of warm 
water. As you probably have the pest in 
all stages of development, it may be nec¬ 
essary to repeat the application once or 
twice a week for a considerable period. 
The soap solution when applied may be 
allowed to dry on the foliage, but once 
a week at least the plants' should receive 
a thorough spraying with clear water, and 
the soap solution again applied after an 
interval of 24 hours. 
Japan Walnut and Native Chestnut in Colorado. 
C. n., Ft. Lupton, Col. —Will Japan walnut 
—Cordiformis and Sieboldi—he hardy enough 
to stand the Winters here? I have planted 
American Sweet chestnut trees two years, hut 
tlie leaves turn yellow in tire Summer, and 
they die. Can you tell me the cause? They 
were on sandy soil. 
Ans. —The climate of the Rocky Moun¬ 
tain regions does not seem to to be suit¬ 
able to any of the nut trees, but the Japa¬ 
nese walnuts are hardy in tree, fully as 
much so as our native Black walnut, and 
if any of the nut trees will succeed there 
I would exncct them to do so. Both these 
Japanese species make fine trees, but the 
nuts have too thick shells and too small 
kernels to be of edible value, compared 
with the nuts commonly grown. It is 
probable that the extreme dryness of the 
climate is the main cause of the failure of 
the chestnut and other nut trees in Colo¬ 
rado and elsewhere in that general region. 
H. e. v. D. 
Cherry Culture in Washington. 
C. T. TF„ White Salmon, Wash. —What is 
the proper depth and manner of planting 
cherry trees? Should they he cut hack at 
planting to where you want to head, or left 
as they come from nursery? What is the 
best method of treatment, including pruning, 
cultivating, spraying, etc., from time of 
planting to bearing? Our worst trouble here 
is guminosis, and we have no way to stop 
it. Can you tell? This is a fine fruit coun¬ 
try, and large orchards of cherry and apple 
are being set. 
Ans. —Cherry trees should be planted 
the same depth that they stood in the nur¬ 
sery. There is no special manner of plant¬ 
ing them, more than to set their roots in 
natural positions and tramp the ground 
firmly about them. It is right to cut the 
tops back to where the head should be 
formed, if the trees are without branches, 
and if they have well branched tops it is 
well to cut them back at least half way 
to the body. To give anything like com¬ 
plete directions for the treatment of a 
cherry orchard would be beyond the limit 
of the space allowed here. Good tillage 
and very little pruning are the main points, 
the cherry being unlike many other fruit 
trees in the latter particular. Gummosis 
is a name that is given to various troubles 
affecting cherry and other trees that exude 
gum when injured, and is not a specific 
disease.. It is ignorantly given to the 
signs of distress held out by nature. Gum 
may come from almost any injury, such as 
the severity of Winter or anything that 
interferes with the proper circulation of 
the sap. Washington, Oregon and Cali¬ 
fornia afford the best conditions for grow¬ 
ing cherries of any part of North America. 
H. E. v. D. 
Propagating Privet in Texas. 
J. D. Clyde, Tex. —What time of year 
should California privet be trimmed, with 
view of using cuttings? I have a good sandy 
soil with clay from 12 to 18 Inches from top, 
always plenty of moisture. As we very rarely 
have killing frost before November 15, 1 
thought it would be a good time now to use 
cuttings. 
Ans. —It is not customary to trim Cali¬ 
fornia privet for cuttings until midwinter, 
or at any rate until after the leaves have 
dropped from frost. In this section the 
cuttings are never directly planted out, 
but are made in bundles of a hundred or 
more, the tops all one way, and buried 
in sandy soil, butts up, and not planted 
until Spring, when the ground is ready 
to work. They are usually well callused 
by this time, and are planted out in fresh¬ 
ly plowed soil. They may live in your 
locality if planted directly out without 
previous callusing, but at any rate they 
should not be cut until the. leaves are well 
loosened by frost. 
Economical Sugar; Baking Powder. 
J. Ii., Florisant, Mo. —1. What sugar is the 
most economical for a farmer, light brown 
beet sugar or eastern or southern granulated? 
2. What proportions of cream of tartar and 
bicarbonate of soda should be used for a good 
baking powder? 
Ans. — 1. The dry white granulated 
sugar is considered more economical than 
light brown at about the same price, as 
the granulated contains less water, and 
more actual sugar for the same weight. 
It is merely a matter of local price. If 
you can get the light brown beet sugar of 
local make for one or two cents per pound 
less than the eastern granulated sugar, it 
may be more economical. The brown 
sugars are often more agreeable to the 
taste, and this should be taken into con¬ 
sideration. 2. The best proportions of 
cream of tartar and bicarbonate of soda 
for baking powder are as follows: Cream 
of tartar, nine parts; cornstarch, nine 
parts; tartaric acid, six parts; bicarbon¬ 
ate of soda, 10 parts. Care must be 
taken to see that they are all finely pow¬ 
dered and perfectly dry. Throw all to¬ 
gether on a large sheet of paper; then 
by raising first one side and then another 
in regular succession the mass may be 
rolled over on itself in this way and that 
until the ingredients are fairly well mixed. 
But to make sure that the mixture is per¬ 
fect and quite free from lumps let it be 
run a time or two through a flour sifter. 
Keep in well-corked bottle or airtight jar. 
Peck’s Pleasant Apple. —The discussions 
relative to the merits of the Peck's Pleasant 
apple that have recently appeared in The 
I t. N.-Y. have been read with universal in¬ 
terest, although our experience with this va¬ 
riety has been comparatively limited, having 
only one tree that was planted among others 
by the roadside several years ago; long 
enough, however, to have borne two full crops 
the two past seasons, creating a desire that 
more of the same kind had been planted. One 
year ago a barrel of this variety was care¬ 
fully and firmly packed for exhibition at the 
St. Louis Exposition, each specimen being 
wrapped in paper designed for the purpose. 
Eventually they were placed in cold storage 
and afterward appeared on exhibition from 
time to time as occasion demanded. Charles 
II. Vick, superintendent of the New York 
State fruit exhibit, informed us that our 
apples opened in very fine condition, were at¬ 
tracting much attention and were particularly 
admired. Of course it was a pleasure to learn 
recently that we had been awarded a silver 
medal as a reward for painstaking effort. 
The tree of this fruit with us is of strong, 
vigorous growth, with low-spreading top, and 
seems thus far inclined to produce full crops 
of fruit each year in succession. It is ap¬ 
parently quite exempt from insect depreda¬ 
tions and fungus effects, and of excellent 
quality and flavor. Indeed, Downing describes 
it as “fine grained, juicy, crisp and tender, 
with a delicious high aromatic sprightly sub¬ 
acid, very good or best,” its green color being 
about its only objection. 
Genesee Co., N. Y. irving d. cook & son. 
NEW RED 
PHENOMENAL RASPBERRY 
BEATS THEM ALL. 
GIVING A CRATE OF BERRIES TO A PLANT FOURTEEN MONTHS 
FROM PLANTING. 
Returns This Season Over $1,400 Per Acre. 
The Berries are three inches long and 3^ inches in circumference ; they 
will ship 1,000 miles easily. Acres and acres are being planted in Califor nia 
for Canning' Purposes, and the plants are in great demand. Send for 
photograph, description and prices of tip plants. 
Plants ready to ship from January 15th to April. 
CALIFORNIA CARNATION CO., 
L. Box 1015. Boom is, California. 
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^ And APPLE Trees are our Specialties. Also large s‘ock of Pears, Plums, 
Cherries, small fruit plants and Ornamentals. Scientifically grown and cared 
for. Best methods of h mdling and packing. All stock fumigated. Our stock and our prices are 
right We pay the freight. For catalogue and particulars write 
B ox g BARNES BROTHERS NURSERY CO. YALKSVILLK, CONN. 
CDIIIT TDCCC 4Hfi CMAI I PRINTS - Chea P trees ma y fool you. Expensive 
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Box 122 _ IT. St. Wiley tfc Son. Cay-uga. ]>T. Y. 
HOYT’S NURSERIES NEW ENGLAND 
and no more complete line of “ A 1 ” 8tock grown in the United 8tates. Fruit Trees, Shade Trees and 
Ornamentals. Write us about your Fall planting—advice based on experience of three generations, free. 
Catalogue for the asking. 
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TREES AND PLANTS 
Our FKEK CATALOGUE will save yoi 
Free from Scale. New and Choice Varieties. 
Blackberries, Strawberries, Raspberries. 
you money. MYER & SON, ltridgeville, Del. 
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Not the largest, not the oldest, not the cheapest, but the Best trees and the Safest trees money can 
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TREES 
Apples. Pear, Plum, Cherry, Peach and 
Carolina Poplars. Healthy, true to 
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$5 PER 100. FREIGHT PAID. 
TREES 
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ELLWANGER & BARRY 
Mount Hope Nurseries, 
Drawer 1044— I, Rochester, N.Y. 
Established 1S40. 
WE OFFER A FINE STOCK 
of the following trees and plants: 
The New Rush Hybrid Chinkapin. 
Paragon, Ridgley and Japan Chestnuts. 
Papershell Pecans, Japan Chestnuts, 
Grapevines, Roses, etc , etc. 
Send for free Catalogue 
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The largest and most com¬ 
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including all desirable nov¬ 
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St. Louis. 102 prizes New York 
State Fair, 1904. 
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A Large Assortment of the Finest Quality 
of Fruit, Shade and Ornamental Trees, 
at very Low Prices. We make a Specialty 
of dealing Direct with the Farmers. 
Write for Price List. 
CALL’S NURSERIES, Perry, O. 
DCAPU TDCCC A full line of varie- 
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APPLE TREES, 
Summer, Autumn and Winter Varieties. 
QUINCE TREES are scarce, 
but we have them. Get our FK KK descriptive Cata¬ 
logue. JOS H. BLACK SON & CO. .Hightstown, N. J. 
GRAPES and CURRANTS 
The fruiting is for many years. Get the best varieties. 
Let me suggest McKinley Crapes and Red Cross Cur¬ 
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I furnish plants of my own growing, superb stock. Also 
mil ttie other biding varieties. Strawberries, Raspberries, Black¬ 
berries and the finest collection offleld grown, 2 year old Roses ever 
offered. Send for my new catalog. 
Allen L. Wood, Wholesale Grower, Rochester, N.Y, 
Peach Trees and 
Strawberry Plants. 
We have them by the 100,000, to¬ 
gether with general line of nur¬ 
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best. Write for new 190 j Catalog. 
CHATTANOOGA NUR8KRIKS, 
Chattanooga, Tennessee. 
GRAPE VINES 
Cnrranti, Gooseberries, Black¬ 
berries, Raspberries, Straw¬ 
berries. Price List FREE. 
Send 2o stamp for illustrated descriptive catalog. 
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WES T MICHIGAN TREES 
are “bred for bearing.” That’s why we 
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trees. It also imsures stock true to name and 
variety. Over three million trees—513 acres. 
All new and standard varieties of Apple, 
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wholesale prices. Illustrated catalogue free. 
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Box 54, Benton Harbor, Mich. , 
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Strawberry Plants, $1.75 E “ 
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Oak Street, Bridgman, Mich. 
Fresh Apple Seed. 
Crop 1904. Warranted to grow; $10 per single bushel 
f. o. b. Largo orders at reduced rates. 
MKS. JAMES A. ROOT, Skaueateles, N. Y. 
MY PLANT CATALOGUE FREE. 
KKVITT’S PLANT FARM, Athenia, N. J. 
5,000,000 Strawberry Plants,allof the bestoldand 
new varieties. Plants best on market; cheapest to buy. 
Read what a customer says; “The Strawberry Plants 
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money. W. S. Perdue & Sons, Boxll5.Parsonsburg,ild 
LOMBARDY POPLAR S 
First class trees 8 feet to 18 feet. CALIFORNIA 
PRIVET, strong, 1 year, in quantities to suit. 20 
inches to 2 feet. J. A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Pa. 
