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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
April 6, 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS 
Planting Fruit and Rohb Sbbds.—W ill you 
give practical direct lens iih to flu* selection, 
cure and rules for planting apple, pear and 
pencil seeds? F. B. 
Granby, O. 
Will you tell mo how to plant rose seeds 
to get them to germinate? I have planted 
them a good many times with failure. I 
have now a quantity of Tea and Hybrid 
Perpetual seed on hand, and would he glad 
for any Information on the subject:, w. o. 
Diagonal, Iowa. 
Much has been said in these columns 
about the care of the seeds above named. 
With the exception of seeds of tender Tea 
and evcrblooming roses of the Multiflora 
or Polyantha group, all succeed well if 
sown as soon as ripe, in boxes or prepared 
seed beds in the garden, and protected dur¬ 
ing Winter from vermin by covering of 
wire netting, and later with straw or litter 
to lessen the danger of being thrown out 
by frost, or they may be stratified by mix¬ 
ing with moist sand and stored over Win¬ 
ter in cellar or outbuilding exposed to 
moderate frost, and planted in Spring. 
Apple and pear seeds may be sown in drills 
20 inches apart, dropping them an inch 
apart and covering one-half inch deep. 
Peach pits should be planted in rows at 
least three feet apart for convenience in 
cultivating and budding the seedlings, and 
would better be set on edge four or five 
inches distant from each other, and cov¬ 
ered about two inches deep. 1 f healthy 
peach pits are well stratified the kernels 
may so swell by Spring that the shells are 
easily cracked with a light hammer, or 
even separated by the fingers. I he ker¬ 
nels may then be planted with good as¬ 
surance of an even stand of seedlings. 
Although fruit seeds should, whenever 
possible, be planted or stratified when 
quite fresh the dried seeds found in com¬ 
merce give fair results if they have been 
properly stored. Severe drying not only 
lessens the germinating power, but ap¬ 
pears to have a weakening effect on the 
seedlings that finally come up. 
Treatment or Rose Seeds. —Seeds of 
Hybrid Perpetual and other hardy garden 
roses may be treated like those of apple 
or pear, but as germination is very irreg¬ 
ular and the little plants mofe readily in¬ 
jured than fruit-tree seedlings they are 
best sown in pots or boxes, and given the 
protection of a frame or other glass struc¬ 
ture. Rose fruits or heps should, as a 
ride, be picked as soon as they begin to 
color and the seeds either secured by cut¬ 
ting open with knife, cracking with the 
hammer, or rotting in wet sand, which is 
soon accomplished in warm weather. The 
seeds may then be washed out. When 
secured by either the above methods they 
should at once be sown or stratified in 
moist, not wet, sand and stored in a cool 
place. Old dried seeds are very unsatis¬ 
factory, but if valuable, may be to some 
extent revived by packing in layers of 
moist sand in a perforated box—or in 
other words, stratifying them—and bury¬ 
ing the box in well-drained soil 20 inches 
or more deep for a year before planting. 
This depth is so great that sprouting is 
not likely to occur, but the living kernels 
remain dormant while the hard, bony 
shells soften and decay. We have had a 
fair proportion of old rose seeds thus 
treated come up within two weeks after 
planting. If it is necessary to keep rose 
seeds dry any considerable time they are 
better preserved in the hep than if taken 
out. Seeds of Tea, Hybrid Tea and many 
small-flowered roses of the Multiflora 
class occasionally germinate within 10 
days if planted as soon as the heps are 
partially colored. Other kinds may re¬ 
main in the soil under the best conditions 
as long as three years before sprouting. 
There is now a pot of hybridized Cherokee 
rose seeds in the Rural Grounds glass¬ 
house planted October 11, 1903. The first 
seedling came up last November—37 
months after sowing—and several others 
have since appeared. The pot has been 
kept in the greenhouse during Winter, and 
in a sheltered frame outside throughout 
the Summer, the soil being well moist¬ 
ened in Winter, but allowed nearly to dry 
out in Summer. 
Cheap IjOcal Sbbds.—I bought onc-hulf 
bushel •‘Telephone” pens last Spring from 
a local seed house, and planted them. When 
picking time came It looked to me an though 
It was nothing but a mixture. To prove 
this I enclose four pods. Now what do you 
think about It? k. s. 
Grand Ilnpffls, Mich. 
Fig, 137,-page 295, shows in natural 
Gze the sample pods and peas. There 
certainly seems an inexcusable mixture. 
The large pod looks like a lame attempt 
at Telephone, but the contained peas were 
too small for those of that excellent vari¬ 
ety. The others may be anything from 
Nott’s Excelsior up, only agreeing in con¬ 
taining small wrinkled peas. 'I he garden 
pea is a highly developed plant, and va¬ 
rietal characteristics are at times much 
altered by climatic and cultural conditions, 
but the trouble in this instance may prop¬ 
erly be laid at the door of the seed mer¬ 
chant. K. S. thinks he would, in the fu¬ 
ture, better buy his seeds from reliable 
metropolitan dealers. There is no valid 
season why the local seedsmen of Grand 
Rapids or any other place, should not be 
in the position to exchange good seeds 
for good money, but if greed or careless¬ 
ness prevent them from giving their custo¬ 
mers a square deal the latter would host 
purchase elsewhere. We may be sure that 
if the dealer had found a defective dime 
or even a bad penny in the buyer’s money 
he would have demanded that the latter 
‘make good.” “Cheap” seeds are well 
known to be the dearest possible invest¬ 
ment whether locally bought or other¬ 
wise. The dealer may not be able to 
guarantee the crop under diverse and un¬ 
favorable conditions, but he can at least 
offer responsibility to the extent that the 
seeds he sells be fresh, of good quality, 
and true to varietal type and name. 
_ w. v. F. 
The Victim : “There’s $70 in that roll, 
old man. Every sou I’ve got in my 
clothes. Now, won’t you please oblige me 
with car fare home?” The Hold-Up Man 
(in alarm) : “Wot? An’ run chances uv 
bein’ fined a t'ousand er so fer rebatin’?” 
—Puck. 
When you write advertisers mention Tint 
It. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee, page IS. 
GET THE BEST 
A Good Spray Pump earns big 
profits and lasts for years. 
THE ECLIPSE 
is a good pump. As 
(practical fruit growers 
we were using common 
sprayers in our own orchards 
—found their defects and 
invented the Eclipse. Its 
success forced us to manu¬ 
facturing on a large scale. 
You take no chances. We 
have done all the experi 
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atson 
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Cover* no to 40 acres per day 
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kk 
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kills Pralrlo Dogs, 
Woodchucks,Gophers, 
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•‘The wheels of ibo 
gods grind slow hut 
exceedingly small.” 80 the weevil, but you can stop 
th %lT “Fuma Carbon Bisulphide^Stt 
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VALUABLE BOOK FREE . 
In connection with our Ill-Grade Brand of Bure 
Baris Green wo have issued a now booklet on Insecti¬ 
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up-to-date. Better send for a copy to-day. It costs 
nothing and will toll you all you want to know about 
fighting insoet pests. MORRIS HERRMANN & 
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SAVE YOUR TREES 
from the Ravage of HAN JOSE, COTTONY 
MA1LESCALK, BSYI.I.A, Etc. 
ALL you NKKI) 18 
“SCALECIDE,” Water, S8SE 
Simple, more effective and cheaper than LIME, 
SULPHUR and SALT. 
For sample, testimonials and price delivered 
at your Railroad station, address Dept. A, 
II. O. Pratt Co., 11 Broadway, New York.N.Y. 
r 
—Tree Insects Killed- 
San .lose Scale,apple troe scab.peach curl,pear 
blight—all yield when sprayed with a solution of 
Good's c ^r„ p sr h Soap No. 3 
Chokes and kills tho parasites that destroy the 
trees; fertilises at the same time. Contains only 
potash, and other active fertilisers—no salt, sul¬ 
phur or mineral oils to stunt growth of plants. 
Used by U.S. Dept, of Agriculture and State Experi¬ 
ment Stations. Send for Manual of cause, treat¬ 
ment and cure of tree diseases—free. Write today. 
James Good,g, Philadelphia. 
Leggett’s Dusters 
M8TRIBUTK 
INSKI TU I DUS 
IN DUS I fcTJKM 
saving B'ruit and Vegetable Crops when other 
methods Fall. 
NO WATER TO HAUL 
LEGGETT’S 
CHAMPION 
,DUSTER 
The CHAMPION 
dusts two rows of pota¬ 
toes as fast as you walk. 
The BEETLE 
Potato Duster (horse 
Power) dusts four rows. 
The JUMBO 
dusts trees. 
Our Spray Calendar Klvoa CODClau Information regarding 
Ollatora and Matnrlala. Mailed un ri-ipieat. 
I.EGGKTT & 11RO., 301 Pearl St., N. Y 
INCREASE THE CROP 
IN ORCHARD AND FIELD 
by uulnff this compressed air hand 
Sprayer. lf> seconds' pumping gives 
power for 10 minutes'spraying. Force 
enough for tall trees. 4-gal. tank con¬ 
veniently carried over shoulder. This 
“Auto Spray" 
Ik used by tho U. S. Government 
and State Experiment Statlona. 
Save half your mixture and avoid clog¬ 
ging and “random" spraying with the 
Auto-Pop Nozzle. One finger regu¬ 
lates sprav from a stream to a (ineniTst. 
We make 40 styles and sizes of spray¬ 
ers. Ask for catalog containing val¬ 
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BROWN CO.. 28 Jay St. ( Rochester, N. Y. 
“Horicum” 
TRADE MARK 
“SOLI) BY THE SEEDSMEN/’ 
“HORICUM” 
KILLS SAN JOSE SCALE 
Directions for Use. 
Thin preparation Is Lime, Sulphur and Salt, making a concentrated 
Poly sulphide of Calcium. The Salt adds to the adhesive pr oper ties, lmt tho 
destructiveness to Scale Life lien in tho Calcium Sulphide jr Aside from 
its ability to destroy Sail Jose Scale, Horicum is a Fungicide, preventing 
the free development of fungoid troubles. 
Shake package thoroughly or take the top o(T. The color in its concen¬ 
trated form is a deep bronze green. Do not pour off the clear liquor 
«(iily, stir the Horicum from tho bottom of package, add ‘Jll parts of water 
(hot, if you can get it) for ordinary use. For a stronger dilution when the 
growth is all dormant, use 10 parts of water only (hot, if you have It) and 
spray thoroughly. P.y grading your dilution you make it any desired 
strength. Specific gravity, 1.50. Total Poly-sulphides, JO* by weight. 
Send for pamphlets to 
San Joto Scale on a fear. 
Kills San Jose 
HAMMOND’S SLUG SHOT WORKS 
Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
The PERFECTION SPRAYER Sprays Everything 
For Trees use it as a hand-pump. For Potatoes and 
all Vegetables use the horse-power. It creates a 
perfect mist, not affected by winds, and covers 
all the ground and plants. 
SIX ROWS AT A TIME. No 
insect life escapes. Oldest and best. 
Over 600 in N. Y. State alone. For full particulars 
and Catalogue, address 
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liox 70 
rErrixEn, 
HIGH TSTO W N . N . 
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POWER 
SPRAMOTOR 
Kills Bugs, prevents 
Blight, Rot and Scab. 
Will improve crop on 
average 115 bushels per 
acre. 3'/Z acres at 40c. 
a bu. will pay for Spra- 
motor each year. 
Adjustable and com¬ 
pensating, and all under 
control of driver. Pres¬ 
sure from 60 to 150 lbs. 
at will. All brass. Guar¬ 
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particular. 
14 Ask for 84-page booklet L. 
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FRUIT GROWERS 
have two alternatives ,] 
SPRAY and make money 
by growing big crops at high prices, —OR; don't spray, 
and lose money by the inability to sell the small and bad crop 
that they do produce. Which side of the fence are you on ? 
If you want the proof of the quality of DEMING SPRAYERS, 
Write to the manufacturers 
THE DEMING COMPANY 
410 Depot Street, SALEM, OHIO 
