1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
451 
Plant Notes. 
Do the readers of The R. N-Y. know 
how easily they can supply themselves 
with thrifty rose bushes from the Phila¬ 
delphia Rambler given to subscribers sev¬ 
eral years ago? Two years ago this June 
I broke off a sturdy slip from the Rambler 
about five inches in length. I pushed 
about one inch in the ground near other 
rose bushes. The slip was covered with 
a glass pint can. As it was practically 
shaded, there was no danger of its becom¬ 
ing burned. During the Summer and Fall, 
I kept the ground moist whenever neces¬ 
sary. The slip soon began to put forth 
new leaves, and in a few weeks it had 
to be covered with a glass can of the quart 
size. In October it had outgrown its 
quarters, and a two quart jar was placed 
over it. When cold weather approached, 
I banked up the can with manure and 
leaves, and covered this covering with a 
box. In the Spring I found my rose slip 
had survived the cold Winter. It was 
uncovered as soon as all danger of frost 
was over, and grew thriftily all Sum- 
pier. Last Winter I decided to let it go 
through the Winter unprotected. Now, at 
this writing, May 4, it is growing in a 
most promising way. I plan to start some 
more this year as gifts in the future to 
flower loving friends, yho are not for¬ 
tunate enough to possess a Philadelphia 
Rambler. I am more convinced than ever 
of the hardiness of this rose. The Sum¬ 
mer I slipped it, I planted a thrifty year- 
old bush of a hardy variety in the same 
bed. That Winter I protected it as I did 
the slip. It lived through the Winter, and 
grew so well last Summer that I supposed 
that its future was assured. I let it take 
care of itself last Winter, just as the 
Rambler was doing, but it has shown no 
signs of life this Spring. 
Those who have an umbrella plant (Cy- 
perus) will find it greatly to the plant’s 
advantage if it be taken from its jar and 
set in the flower bed this Summer. I 
set mine in the center of the geranium 
bed. When it was taken up in the Fall, 
a bushel basket barely covered it. Taking- 
care not to disturb the roots and yet tak¬ 
ing up as little dirt as possible, I put 
it in a large crock, which is kept filled 
with water. That it was borrowed both 
at Christmas and Easter to help decorate 
our church will tell that it has retained 
much of the beauty and size gained by its 
vacation in the flower bed. 
The next time you have dates, put some 
of the seeds in your plant crocks along 
with your other plants. Then some 
months after you have forgotten that you 
did this, you will one day find a strange, 
stiff leaf pushing up through the ground. 
This will be your date. But be careful 
when you transplant it, as the roots go 
down quite a distance. I broke mine and 
it died of course. Now I have another 
aeed started, but it is in a crock by itself. 
' his palm is advertised in some of the 
catalogues. It is known botanically as 
“Phoenix dactylifera,” a native of north¬ 
ern Africa, beautiful for pot culture and 
very hardy. helen c. Andrews. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The Margaret Anglin waist is one of the 
smart new models. It has the rolling col¬ 
lar and open throat that are so desirable 
for all sports and for general warm 
weather wear, and allows a choice of el¬ 
bow or long sleeves. In the illustration 
it is made of white handkerschief linen 
with a finish of stitching and is worn with 
a blue and white silk tie but it will be 
found available for all waisting materials 
and for the entire dress as well as for the 
separate blouse. The waist is made with 
the yoke portion, the full fronts and 
back. The fronts are gathered and joined 
to the yoke but the back extends to the 
neck. The sailor collar can be cut on 
square or round outline in the back. There 
is a convenient as well as smart patch 
pocket and the sleeves are gathered into 
bands whether they are finished with 
cuffs or with overlaps in shirt waist style. 
The quantity of material required for 
the medium size is 4Lt yards 21, 3^4 
yards 32 or 2p£ yards 44 inches wide. 
Ihe pattern 5637 is cut in sizes for a 32, 
34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure; price 
10 cents. 
The simple Eton jacket will be found 
desirable in a variety of Summer goods. 
32 to 40 bust. 
The Eton is made with fronts and back 
It is fitted by means of dart shaped tucks, 
shoulder and under-arm seams and is but¬ 
toned. down the centre front. I he flat 
collar completes the neck and the com¬ 
fortable but moderately wide sleeves are 
6634 Eton Jacket, 32 to 42 bust. 
finished with roll-over cuffs. The quan¬ 
tity of material required for the medium 
size is 3^4 yards 21, 3 yards 27 or V /2 yards 
44 or 52 inches wide with 4 yards of 
banding and soutache according to design. 
The pattern 5634 is cut in sizes for a 32, 
34, 36, 38, 40 and 42-inch bust measure; 
price 10 cents._ 
The days are ever divine. They come 
and go like muffled and veiled figures sent 
from a distant friendly party; but they 
say nothing, and if we do not use the 
gifts they bring, they carry them as sil¬ 
ently away.—Emerson. 
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All Makes and Mod- Q fibO 
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Tires,coaster-brakes, sundries,etc. 
half usual prices. Do not buy till 
you get our catalogs. Write at once. 
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Think What Your 
Wagons, Tools, 
Etc., Are Worth 
You can then see how necessary it is 
to preserve their value. Good farm 
implements will stand a great deal of 
wear; if they don’t stand as much of 
it as they ought to, the 
manufacturer will usually 
make good. 
But no farm imple¬ 
ments will stand contin¬ 
ued exposure to weather 
without a protecting coat 
of good paint; and there 
is no one to make good 
loss by rot and rust but 
the farmer himself. 
Preserve your wagons and tools, maintain their value, by 
keeping them painted with Pure "White Lead and Linseed 
Oil. Pure White Lead and Oil is the best paint for wagons 
and farm implements because it gives a firm, protective coat, 
and does not flake or scale off. 
Pure White Lead is such a good paint pigment that it 
needs no other pigment with it. Every other pigment is ad¬ 
mitted to need white lead before it has any value at all as a 
paint. Buy your white lead and oil separately, and mix them 
as you need them. It is the only way to be sure of purity. 
The Dutch Boy trade mark shown here is the hall-mark 
that identifies Pure White Lead made by the Old Dutch 
Process. Look for it on the side of the keg. 
Send for Book 
“A Talk on Paint,” gives valuable information 
on the paint subject. Sent free upon request. 
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In whichever of the following cities is nearest you : 
New York, Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, 
Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia (John T. Lewis & 
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Woodclmcks.Gopheis, 
and Grain Insects. 
‘The wheels of the 
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EDWARD R. TAYLOR, Penn Van. N. Y. 
QUAKER CITY 
GRINDING MILLS. 
fur Corn and Cobs, Feed and Table Meal. 
Send for all mills advertised, keep the best and return 
all others. We pay the freight and send mills on 
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DDnifCN fl RIPE— We °ff er an exceptional 
DnUnE.lv UnlXL trade ill good, clean, fresh 
broken cake of the sumo high quality that has made 
our products famous. Sold in boxes of 30 to35 lbs. at 
$1.50 per box, f. o. b. Worcester. Check or money 
order must accompany order. 
New England Biscuit Co., Worcester, Mass. 
A Summer Vacation 
in Your Kitchen 
Don't swelter this 
summer with the tem¬ 
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a New Perfection 
Wick Blue Flame Oil 
Stove and have a cool 
kitchen. The 
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level, ensuring a uniform flame. Made in three sizes. Every 
stove warranted. If not at your dealer’s write to our 
nearest agency for descriptive circular. 
RayfoLamp 
The B Jm. «—■ T —— — is the best lamp for 
all-round house¬ 
hold use. Made 
of brass throughout and beautifully nickeled. Perfectly 
constructed; absolutely safe; unexcelled in light-giving 
power; an ornament to any room. Every lamp warranted. 
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