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TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May 19 , 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS 
Patents for Plant Novelties. —The out °f cultivation, instead of the sterling 
form and the fiery flush of its maturing 
foliage, and sent seeds for trial to a Phil¬ 
adelphia seedsman, who, however, failed 
to recognize its merits. Another enter¬ 
prising seed firm in the same city later 
took it up, but while appreciating its 
unique beauty, did not give it especial 
prominence, being under the impression 
that it was simply a meritorious old plant 
idea of protecting plant novelties of merit ” < ? vc ' t > r ^ ^as since turned out to be. 
, n , \ , , . . J he use of this beautiful and easily 
n government patent 01 tiade maik in grown plant is immensely increasing 
order to secure for the originator or where brilliant and formal, even if short- 
owner for a reasonable term of years the lived, effects are desirable. We have be- 
profits or commercial advantages arising (? re . ^icntioned the characteristics of this 
, . , , r .. . Koclna, which is now catalogued both 
from piopagation and sale of the increase, under the name of K. scoparia and K. 
is far from new. It has been often tricophylla. The facts concerning the 
broached, and as often dismissed as un- American origin of the ornamental form 
practical, or undesirable in its probable ”- ow offered were worked out by the Na- 
. . a . , . . f . , tional Department of Agriculture. Ilow 
noad eflects on hoiticulture, yet it has came j n the western Pennsylvania 
recently taken practical form in a bill woodland, so far from its classic ances- 
introduced in the National House of tral home, is, we believe, still an un- 
Representatives to provide for certificates so ^ ve( * mystery. 
of registration for the discoverer, origi- Blossom 1 ime. —The unusual wealth 
nator or introducer of any new variety of °f ^^ oom loading all kinds of fruit trees 
, . , ... . , . , gives excellent promise for full crops. Up 
plant, tree, shrub, vine or other horticul- to the c]ose of the first weck 0 j- Ma J 
tural product, granting him the exclusive there has been little unfavorable weather 
right to propagate for sale in the United f° r pollination. A cold rain, followed 
States and Territories for 20 vears from by h js h win , ds > V^ght the first plums and 
the date of the certificate, which is to be the set of these particular “early-bird” 
issued by the Commissioner of Patents, varieties, but since, the weather has been 
Fruits or flowers from such registered all that could be wished for this purpose, 
plants may be sold by anyone for pur- Apricots were certainly injured by the 
poses other than propagation. The bill 
was in due course referred to the House 
Committee on Patents and has not since 
been heard from. Nurserymen and prop¬ 
agators have been quite free in condemn- 
storm, but they are of little account, 
scarcely fruiting one year in five in this 
locality. Last season was an especially 
slim one for tree fruits, but excellent for 
growth and the maturing of buds. With 
fair conditions we may reasonably expect 
bountiful yields. Local growers have 
ing the purpose of this proposed law, as sprayed as never before, and if there is 
opening the doors to fraud and monopoly, virtue in lime-sulphur and the soluble 
Plant-breeders and originators are more oi P ls th , ere should be less general evidence 
• ,, . . . . . of scale on tree fruits at gathering time, 
chary in expressing their opinion of the than for severa ] years. w. v. f. 
bill. They all feel the need of some fair _ 
measure of protection, but are inclined Currant Notes.— The Oneida Community 
+ „ *i,- •£ „„ i i is an extensive raiser of currants for jellv. 
ti think that the benefits, if any, would The Victoria is something of a favorite kind 
likely be garnered by the promoter and on account of its large bush, upright growth, 
.. ' ' . . prolific fruitage, and the mildness of its fruit, 
distributor rather than by the originator. The berries are not very large and do not 
"'ay. The Fay is a large 
medium quality, but the ad¬ 
jective prolific is in a measure a misnomer. 
Many of its branches are often without fruit. 
It also has a sprawling habit of growth that 
is objectionable. For s'oine years I have tried 
to get a better currant and have selected 
three from many seedlings with berries as 
large as Fay, but they have not yet been suffi¬ 
ciently tested. I see on page 310 a state¬ 
ment that there in a kind called Perfection 
which is an improvement on Fay. 
Kenwood. h. j. s. 
f It. N.-Y.—We regard Perfection as well 
worth trying. It is introduced by C. M. 
Hooker & Sons, Rochester. N. Y. 
The plain truth is the rural public is al- showy ' berry 'of ' mei 
ready so cursed by monopolies and mo¬ 
nopolists that it does not favorably re¬ 
gard further additions to the number. Tf 
a good plant is discovered or produced 
there is usually a way of getting some 
moderate compensation before it is en¬ 
tirely out of control, and a feeling of 
mutual good will should prevent horti¬ 
culturists from considering the idea of 
exploiting such advantages to the utmost 
limit. 
Abolish the Patent Office. —The 
plant patent or registration bill, in the 
writer’s estimation, is not in the least 
likely to become a law. Far-reaching 
good, however, would come from legisla¬ 
tion abolishing the entire patent system 
as one of our present considerable strong¬ 
holds of monopoly and consequent extor¬ 
tion. The actual inventor, like the plant- 
breeder, seldom gets the full'benefit of 
bis ingenuity and application. The ex¬ 
ploiter, in the overwhelming number of 
instances, reaps the profits, and the exclu¬ 
sive privilege of a patent, copyright or 
trade mark often enables the unscrupu¬ 
lous holder to withhold from the public 
real improvements for long periods, so 
that inferior articles may be disposed of 
without sacrificing profits. 
Kociiia Scoparia Again. —A Vermont 
inquirer would like to know how to get 
the ball form in Kochia scoparia plants, 
as shown in most catalogue illustrations. 
His plants always grow in regular cone 
shape, which is the natural form for this 
very ornamental annual. Occasional 
specimens develop a quite symmetrical 
balloon outline if allowed plenty of space, 
but most keep quite close to the form of 
a blunt, rounded cone. The seedsmen's 
illustrations err in making them too ball¬ 
like, but this effect could doubtless be 
had if desirable, by pinching in the lead 
ing branches during the earlier stages of 
growth. The natural form is so pleasing, 
however, that it does not seem worth 
while to clip them into more formal 
shapes. 
Originated in Pennsylvania. — Al¬ 
though the typical Kochia scoparia is na¬ 
tive to Greece, and long known to bot¬ 
anists and gardeners, it has little beauty, 
being rather weedy in growth. The par¬ 
ticular variety now meeting such favor 
wherever grown, according to latest de¬ 
velopments. was found growing wild by 
a farmer in Allegheny County, Pennsyl¬ 
vania. He was attracted by its shapely 
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