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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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CATALOGUES 
B. King, Tewksbury, Mass.—Descriptive 
price list of strawberry plants; four pages. 
William D. Burt, Dalton, N. Y.—Cata¬ 
logue of garden, flower and field seeds; 40 
pages, illustrated, colored cover. 
H. M. Simpson & Sons, Vincennes, Ind.— 
Special offer of one-year cherry trees from 
Knox Nurseries; four pages. 
Old Colony Nursery, Plymouth, Mass.— 
Catalogue of ornamental trees and plants; 
16 pages. 
Vine Grove Nursery Co., Minneapolis, 
Minn.—Catalogue of fruit plants and orna¬ 
mentals; 34 pages, illustrated. 
Contains excellent planting directions, and 
an interesting list of stadard fruits grown 
from scions taken from best bearing trees of 
each variety. 
Iowa Seed Co.. Des Moines, Iowa.—Cata¬ 
logue of farm and garden seeds; 101 pages, 
illustrated, colored plate of new varieties of 
field corn. Four varieties are offered as of 
special excellence. There is a large collec¬ 
tion of seeds, and also of ornamental plants. 
Miss Mary E. Martin, Floral Park, N. Y. 
Flowers for Springtime; 100 pages, illus¬ 
trated, colored cover and plates. An inter¬ 
esting catalogue of flower seeds, plants and 
bulbs. Prices are reasonable, and special 
attention is given to time-tested standards as 
well as to novelties. 
Barnes’ Bros. Nursery Co., Yalesville, 
Conn.—Catalogue of fruit and ornamental 
trees and plants; 34 pages. 
The Page Seed Co., Greene, N. Y.—Cata¬ 
logue of flower, garden and farm seeds; 68 
pages; colored plates and cover. 
Eugene Willet, North Collins, N. Y.— 
Wholesale Trade Fist of grapevines and fruit 
plants; eight pages. The excellent Nectar 
grape is a specialty. 
Baldwin's Railroad View Plant Farms, 
Bridgman, Mich.—Catalogue of fruit plants 
and seed potatoes, 38 pages, illustrated. A 
large and excellent collection. 
Moore & Simon, Philadelphia, Pa.—Seed 
Buyers' Guide; 100 pages, illustrated. A gen¬ 
eral catalogue of farm and garden seeds and 
gardeners’ supplies. 
C. M. Hooker & Sons, Rochester, N. Y'.— 
Circular, with colored illustration of the 
Perfection currant. This fine variety was 
awarded the Barry Medal in 1901, after three 
years’ trial. 
Allen L. Wood, Rochester, N. Y.—Cata¬ 
logue of fruit plants, trees and roses; 30 
pages. A very full collection. The long- 
keeping grape Alice is offered at a moderate 
price. 
W. S. Todd, Greenwood, Del.—Catalogue 
of strawberry plants; 20 pages, illustrated. 
Mr. Todd offers an extensive collection, among 
which we notice Catherine, Reynolds and 
Crimson Cluster. 
Holmes Seed Co., Harrisburg, Pa.— 
Holmes’ Handbook of Seeds: 90 pages, finely 
illustrated. A complete and extensive cata¬ 
logue of farm and garden seeds and gar¬ 
deners’ sundries. 
Tucker Plant Breeding Farm, Blodgett, 
Mo.—Booklet on purebred sweet corn, 20 
pages, illustrated. There is some interesting 
reading, and offerings of Boone County White 
seed corn. 
Griffith & Turner, Baltimore, Md.—Cata¬ 
logue of farm and garden supplies, 160 pages, 
profusely Illustrated. Complete assortments 
of seeds, plants, farm and garden tools and 
machinery are listed. 
D. M. Andrews, Boulder, Colo.—Catalogue 
of seeds of hardy plants and shrubs from Col¬ 
orado and other localities; 16 pages. A 
unique and interesting catalogue, offering rare 
seeds of native and exotic hardy plants. 
The Wm. II. Moon Co., Morrisville, Pa. 
Catalogue of choice evergreen and deciduous 
ornamentals ; 80 pages. An elegantly printed 
and illustrated annual, describing the most 
desirable hardy ornamentals in cultivation. 
Currie Bros. Co., Milwaukee, Wis.—Cata¬ 
logue of farm and garden seeds; 98 pages; 
Illustrated, colored cover. One of the largest 
and best arranged catalogues issued in the 
West. 
M. Crawford Co., Cuyahoga Falls, O.—Cat¬ 
alogue of strawberry plants; 16 pages. One 
of the most Interesting publications of its 
kind. A very fine list of varieties, including 
three novelties, Nimrod, Victor and Mrs. 
Miller. 
Young & Halstead, Troy, N. Y. —Cata¬ 
logue of garden and farm seeds, implements 
and poultry supplies; 98 pages, illustrated. A 
large, well- arranged catalogue offering a vast 
collection of useful varieties. Special atten¬ 
tion is given to farm seeds. 
Sc h lege i & Fotti.er Co., Boston, Mass.-^ 
Catalogue of seeds, bulbs and plants; 98 
pages, illustrated. A very large and well- 
chosen collection. Everything in the way of 
standard varieties and rare novelties seems 
to be offered. 
H. S. Wiley & Son., Cayuga, N. Y.—Cata¬ 
logue of fruit trees and nursery stock; 38 
pages, illustrated. A very good collection of 
desirable varieties. The Bing cherry, Clif¬ 
ton Park and Hudson peaches are prominent¬ 
ly described. 
Stumpp & Walter Co., New York City.— 
Catalogue of seeds and ornamental plants; 
106 pages, illustrated; colored plate and 
cover. This firm offers a large collection of 
standard and new varieties of seeds and 
plants. 
R. M. Kellogg, Three Rivers, Mich.—Kel¬ 
logg's Great Crops of Strawberries; 62 pages, 
finely Illustrated. A combined berry-plant 
catalogue and treatise on strawberry cul¬ 
ture. The author's views on breeding plants 
by selection are fully presented. 
The Rogers Nurseries. Dansville. N. Y. 
The Tree Breeder; 10 pages. A periodical 
published in the interest of tree breeding. 
J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, N. J.—Cata¬ 
logue of fruits and hardy ornamental plants; 
50 pages, profusely illustrated. An extensive 
and well-chosen collection of varieties is 
offered, including many late novelties. The 
Mersereau and War<5 blackberries, Perfection 
currant and Wm. Belt strawberry are strongly 
recommended. 
The Patterson Nursery Co., Stewarts- 
town, Pa.—Catalogue of fruit trees and 
plants; 32 pages, illustrated. A well-chosen 
list of varieties Is offered. Little confidence 
is expressed in the value of nursery fumi¬ 
gation, but the firm holds itself ready to fum¬ 
igate trees before shipment when asked to 
do so. 
T. J. Dwer & Co., Cornwall, N. Y.—Cat¬ 
alogue of Orange County Nurseries, 54 pages, 
illustrated. A very neat catalogue, listing a 
large collection of reliable varieties. The 
descriptions are very carefully written. The 
Vermont Beauty apple, a very large and hand¬ 
some new Winter commercial variety is made 
a specialty. 
The Flansbijrgh & Peirson Co., Leslie, 
Mich.—Catalogue of berry plants and seed 
potatoes ; 42 pages. A very full list of stand¬ 
ard and new varieties. The Eaton red rasp¬ 
berry is offered as extremely hardy and pro¬ 
ductive, fruiting on the young -as well as old 
canes; berries larger than Loudon, and of bet¬ 
ter color. 
W. W. Rawson & C’o., Boston, Mass.—Cat¬ 
alogue of farm and garden seeds, flowering 
plants and garden sundries; 122 pages, illus¬ 
trated ; excellent colored cover. A large and 
well-arranged publication, covering the whole 
range of garden needs. The Arlington Sum¬ 
mer crook-neck squash and Rawson’s Im¬ 
proved Hothouse cucumber are prominent 
specialties. 
J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York City.—• 
Thorburn's Seeds; 146 pages, elegantly il¬ 
lustrated with new half-tone engravings, 
tasteful colored cover showing floral novelties. 
A handsome, complete and reliable catalogue 
of garden, field, flower and tree seeds and 
gardener's supplies. All the new and staple 
varieties are listed, and offerings made of 
exclusive and imported novelties. The Nor- 
oton Beauty potato is the great specialty of 
the year. The claims are: 16 days earlier 
than Early Rose; as productive as any main 
crop or late sort; handsome in appearance, 
uniform in size and shape and of best qual¬ 
ity. It is offered as the best all-’round 
potato in existence. The new Upright Sweet 
Salad pepper and New Hybrid Dianthus, novel¬ 
ties developed on the Rural Grounds, are of 
the highest merit. Other new things of 
special interest are the Rose-colored tobacco, 
Nicotiana Sander® and the Japanese Winter 
salad “TTdo,” grown and blanched like cel¬ 
ery. The book contains a wealth of useful 
information, and being bound so that it lies 
flat when opened is of great value for refer¬ 
ence throughout the year. 
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nursery stock grown in Northern 
Iowa is Healthy and full of 
fruiting vigor. To introduce our 
new method of grafting, which 
insures a hardy root system, we 
will send free to each property 
owner reading this advertise¬ 
ment, 6 Long Scion, B’oster 
Mother Root Apple Grafts (ready /ffcx 
for planting) of our best hardy 
sorts. Postage 5c which you may vjv 
send or not as you choose. A 
postal will bring them. Write 
today. Pricelist, bargain sheet, dgk 
etc., free. Address 
The Gardner Nursery Co. 
Box 722, Osage, la. 
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Catalogue of 
Ideal Seeds, Plants & Bulbs, 
and a nice plant of the popular 
CHINESE “ 
DWARF 
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you wi 11 send us the addresses of 
interested in buying 
Plantsand six cents to pay 
postage. Thlsorangeis easily grown and will bear beautiful 
and fragrant flowers and fine fruit. Satisfaction Guaranteed, 
Address THE TEMPLIN CO., Dept 10 Call., Ohio. 
ORANGE 
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^Harct'eTK- The Guaranteed Apple 
“The Minnetonka Apple” 
... which for the first time in the history of Horticulture boars a Nursory 
Guarantee, is propagated, owned and controlled by 
L. L. MAY fi CO., whose MAYFIELD NURSERIES 
distinguished for exclusive productions, are the most Northern in America. 
This latest triumph of apple culture—the pride of the State of Minnesota— 
is named nfter ono of her beautiful silvery 
lakes. “Minnetonka.” The fruit is very 
lar go; flesh tender, crisp, sub-acid; the ideal cooking and choicest dessert 
apple. “The Minnetonka” thrives luxuriantly and yields prolificnlly in 
the most rigorous climate where all others fail. Season into, keeping 
two months longer than the well-known "'Wealthy.” Hardy us it n oak. ’ 
WE nilAQAUTCE every tree of “The Minnetonka” to produce a 
Hk UUHnHH I kb bushel of fruit, and will replace, free of charge, 
every tree that dies before this result is obtained. 
PRICES— 4 to 5-foot tree, 75c ouch; 3 for $2; 6 for $3; 12 for $6; by express or 
freight. Mail order size—ono year old, 40c each ; 3 for $1; 6 for $1.75, 12 for $3, postpaid. 
Every owner of a home should havo ono or more of “ The Minnetonka,” 
pride of the Northwest. Order today. 
free uatalogue of SEEDS, TREES, PLANTS, Etc. 
L. L. MAY & CO. - ST. PAUL, MINN. 
MAYFIELD NURSERIES-MOST NORTHERN IN AMFRICA 
urMinneton^ 
Guarantee- 
Bushel of Fruity 
from Every Tree/ 
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 3X inches in circumference ; they 
will ship 1,000 miles easily. Acres and acres are being planted in California 
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., t 
L. Box 103. Loomis, California. 
[5 A TI _D /"> O O_Bred from selected bear 
DHIl I LC I I O EL W IV ELL. DUdv# lng parents. The three 
greatest, lilgli quality business pears. Why risk time and money on doubtful varieties? There are no 
better pears than these. Our Tree Breeder (Free) will tell you about the safest and the best trees, and 
recommends safe kb ds only. Wo offer you SAFETY, and “ You can rest your minds at ease, In planting 
tne ROGERS TREES.” 
The Tree Breeder. ROGERS ON THE HILL, DANSVILLE. N. Y. 
0 n n finn APPIFTRFFQ 6 to 7 ft. llcts. each, 6 to 6 ft. 9 cts., 4 to 5 ft. 7cts., 3 to 4 ft. 5cts., 2 to 3 ft, 
ZUUfUUU HllLt I IILLO| one year old. lets. 5,000 Japan Plum Trees, one year old, 4 to 5 ft. 20 
cts. each, 3 to 4 ft. 15 cts.,2 to 3 ft. 10 cts. 5,000 KiefTer Pear, one year old, $5 to $12 per 100; also a full 
assortment of Peach Trees and other fruits, at low prices. Everything young, thrifty and well grown, free 
from Scale, Crown Gall, or disease of any kind, The opportunity of a lifetime to secure an orchard at low 
cost; boxing and packing free; present prices good for only 90 days. Write at once for descriptive catalogue 
and Special Prices on Apple. Pear and Plum Trees. The Riverside Nursery Co., Confluence, Penna. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS THAT GROW Best Standard Varieties 
Also Raspberry, Blackberry, Currant and Grape Plants. Asparagus Roots and Seed 
Potatoes In assortment. All stock warranted high grade and true to name. Forty-page Cata¬ 
logue with cultural Instructions Free. C. E. WHITTEN, Box 11, Bridgman, Mich. 
HOYTS NURSERIES 
have a reputation for First-Class Stock 
and Fair Dealing extending over half a 
century and maintained by three genera¬ 
tions. We have more than 500 acres—the 
largest nursery in New England. A full 
assortment of Fruit Trees Shade Trees, 
Plants, Vines and Ornamentals. 
No order too 1 -rge or none too small to receive 
personal attention. Write us about your needs 
for spring planting—Advice in selections and 
Catalogue—Free. 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS CO., 
New Canaan, Conn. 
THE GREAT HERBERT RASPBERRY 
Originated at Ottawa, Can., now on the market for 
the first time. Tested for 14 years, has proved the 
hardiest, most productive, and best all-round berry 
in existence. Tbe notes for 1994 from Central Ex¬ 
perimental Farm, Ottawa, are; '•Very strong grower, 
good crop, fruit large to very large, bright to deep 
red. moderately Arm, juicy, sprightly sub-acid, good 
flavor, good to very good quality; promising from 
all points of view. Should be quite firm enough for 
shipment. Yield from 12 plants, 50 baskets of fruit.” 
For further Information, write, 
W. J. KERR, Nurseryman, 
Renfrew, Ontario, Can. 
WOODVIEW NURSERIES 
have certain grades and varieties of Japan Plums. 
Pears, Peach, Apple a.. tl Sour Cherry in sur¬ 
plus, and until same is reduced will quote special 
price. When you write name what you want, in 
variety and grade you can use. Catalogue free. 
J. H. HALE’S 
Fruits and Plants 
are among the best in America. If you want 
all kinds of berries, peaches, apples, plums, 
chestnuts, asparagus, rhubarb, etc.,for home 
or market, send for free catalogue. Or if 
ivanting to double straioberry crop without 
expense of new plants or fertilizer , address 
J. H. HALE, SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT 
JAPAH WALHUT, 
Ornamental,Shade and Nut Trees. 
Frulta at 2 yearn, 7 by mail $1.00. 
STAYMAN’S WINESAP, foKSVPHS: 
Send for descriptive price list. 
JOHN S. UAKNHART, Denton, Maryland 
TRus 
Fruit Tree*, Small Fruit*,Ornamental Tree*, 
Evergreen* and Shrub*, ShudeTree*, Hardy 
Bows, llurdy Plant*. Climber*, etc. The 
most complete collection* in this country. 
Gold Medal —Paris—Pan-American— 
• St. Louis. 102 prizes New York State 
Fair, 1904. 
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue 
FREE on Request. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY 
‘ Mt. Hope NurticrlcM, ltochcttter, N. Y. 
Drawer loJi I Katubllnhed 65 Year*. 
15. 3, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa. 
VEST MICHIGAN TREES 
arc “bred for bearing.” $ That’s why we 
cut all buds from the best fruited, bearing 
trees. It also iasures stock true to name and 
variety. Over three million trees—913 acres. 
All new and standard varieties of Apple, 
Peach, Pear, Plum, Quince, etc. Also orna¬ 
mental trees and shrubs. y>e sell direct at 
wholeanle prices. Illustrated catalogue free. 
WEST MICHIGAN NURSERIES, 
* Box 34, Benton Harbor, Sielu 
30 APPLE TREES $1 
THREE to five feet, our selection, best varieties, or 
50 Two-Year Currants, packing25c. Otnerstoek 
at low rates. SMALL FRUIT Plants by the mil¬ 
lion. Write for prices, naming this Special Offer. 
GKO. J. KELLOGG <& SONS, Janesville, Wis. 
Trees and Plants 
Complete assortment of choice, 
well-grown Fruit, Nut, Shade 
and Ornamental Trees, Small 
Fruit Plants, Shrubs and Vines. 
Illustrated descriptive catalogue 
free. 
T. E. STEELE, 
Pomona Nurseries, 
Palmyra, New .Tersev. 
GRAPE VINES 
Cnrrants, Gooseberries, Black- 
berries, Raspberries, Straw* 
berries. Price List FREE. 
Send So lump for illustrated descriptive catalog. 
T. S. HUBBARD CO. Fredonia, N. Y. 
