1909. 
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THJED RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Thielmanns—the Seedsmen—curry a full line of 
Garden and Field Seeds. Onion Seed a specialty. 
Write today for their catalog and Special Prices. 
The Thielmann Seed Co., Erie, Pa. 
YELLOW SWEET CORN. 
You are fond of sweet corn. Furnish 
your table with the most delicious 
variety that can be grown. 
PLANT OROWAY’S GOLDEN. 
This variety has all the characteris¬ 
tics of the ideal -early, tender, juicy 
and sweet. Those who have tasted 
Ordway’s Golden now plant no other 
variety. There is no white corn that 
can touch it. Carefully selected seed 
from the genuine stock sent by mail. 
Trial packet, enough for 35 hills, 10c.; 
half-pint, 20c.; pint, 35c; quart, 65c.; 
15c. per ear. 
O. P. Ordway, Saxonville, Mass. 
BLOWERS BLACKBERRY 
$537.60 from 3-4 Acre 
112 BUSHELS. 
Get our free catalogue of Fruit trees, small fruits, 
shrubs and roses. 
E. S. MAYO 6 CO.. 
ROCHESTER. N. Y. 
“STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
THAT GROW. 
99 
Ail standard varieties. Also Raspberry, Black¬ 
berry, Currant and Grape Plants and Asparagus 
Roots In Assortment. Warranted True-to-nanie, 
and of Grade represented. Catalog, with Cultural 
Instructions, Free. 
C. E. WHITTEN, Box II, BRIDGMAN, MICH. 
Trees 
X 5 O ACHES. Genesoo 
Valley Grown. "Not the 
cheapest, but the best.” 
Never have had San Jose 
—————— scale. established 1809. 
Catalog GEO. A. SWEET NUHSEKY CO., 
Free. iiO Maple St., Dansville, N, Y. 
FOR SALE 
SOUR CHERRIES 
ON 
Mazzard Stocks 
Montmorency and Early Richmond 
Dwarf Apples a Specialty. 
250 acres to all kinds of Nursery Stock. 
NELSON BOGUE, Batavia, N. Y. 
The Celebrated "FENDALL” STRAWBERRY 
Finest Berry in the World. Half million 
plants for sale at reasonable prices. Send for de¬ 
scriptive catalogue and price list, and see what 
leading Horticulturists say of it. Address 
('HAS. E. FENDALL & SON, Towson, Md. 
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
30 of the Best Varieties. 
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue Free. 
BASIL PERRY, Box 18, Cool Spring, Del. 
WHOLESALE PRICES 
Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Grape and Currant Plants 
Extra Heavy Rooted High Grade Stock. 
17tli Annual Wholesale and Retail Catalogue Free. 
A. R. WESTON & CO., R. 8, Bridgman, Mich. 
STRAWBERRIES 
A VALUABLE 
NEW VARIETY 
All the best new and old kinds. 
Descriptive Catalogue Free. 
J. E. KUIINS, Cliffwood, New Jersey. 
Strawberry Plants That Grow. 
Leading Varieties. Blackberry, 
Black and Red Raspberry. Positive¬ 
ly true to name, no substitutions. 
Lowest price. Send for circular. 
„ A. G. BLOUNT, 
Hastings, Oswego Co., N. Y. 
e £# 4 
and Address _ 
0 U ^,' 9 ,°9 EDITION Is the most practical text book 
onotrawberry growing ever written. It’s worth 
Biftthrw? . iu g°ld because it teaches the Kellogg 
Serripa °i? rowi ?? f? the world’s record crops of big rod 
i hoto p'nr^ V °^ y of the work is Illustrated by 
von in!ff ravl . n Ss. \ ou read It by pictures. They show 
Strawhorr 0W t0 < 0 ever ything from beginning to end. 
KettW mIFe OWers , who follow 'he Kellogg way are 
rellnw^,plo I r e fan (‘ y berries from one acre than the other 
with two. The book makes you acquainted 
of thpn.^K 0 . 0 ^ these top-notch growers; shows pictures 
B »„^ Strawberr y fields and gives their yields. This 
» « We’ll trade even. * 
Ri M. KELLOGG COMPANY, Box 480, Three Rivers, Mich. 
FROST PROTECTION FOR ORCHARDS. 
The time is now approaching, when 
we may, in tlx is section expect hard 
frosts, just after the buds on apple and 
other trees have blossomed. The or- 
chardists of California have for some 
years been using vessels containing oil 
or coal, placed among the trees, using 
40 to 80 of the vessels per acre. These 
are lighted when the temperature falls 
below 35 degrees, and are kept burn¬ 
ing until danger to the fruit is past. 
The past season the oil burners were 
used with success in Colorado also. 
These burners or heaters are of iron 
and cost from 25 to 40 cents each, and 
they burn a gallon of oil in three to 
five hours. Some orchardists here in 
Illinois have used baled straw, or piles 
of wood, or wet hay to make a dense 
smoke, to raise the temperature above 
the danger point. Do you know of 
any way or process less costly than the 
oil heaters, or something more effective 
than the baled straw or hay, for keep¬ 
ing the frost from injuring the young 
fruit in the early Spring? c. h. 
Illinois. 
R. N.-Y.—Our understanding is that 
the oil heaters are most effective, and 
that they are being used in California 
and Florida. The methods of burning 
wet straw or other materials help, but 
the heaters seem to give the grower 
better control. We have heard of cases 
in California where a fire box is 
mounted on a wagon and the fire is kept 
covered with damp straw or manure. 
When the wagon is driven through the 
orchard it leaves a trail of smoke and 
steam behind it. We would like to hear 
from growers who have actually tried 
the plan. We never have. 
Propagating Grapevines. 
J. C. B.j Medficld, Mass .—I wish to 
propagate some cuttings from a grapevine, 
the name of which I do not know, but 
which bears very luscious fruit. Can you 
tell me the best way to do so? 
Ans. —The grapevines- are generally 
propagated from cuttings made of 
healthy new wood at least as thick as 
a lead pencil, and cut sometime in the 
Fall or Winter, when thoroughly ma¬ 
tured. The cuts are made six or seven 
inches long and should at least be two 
buds or eyes. They may be tied in 
bundles of 20 or more and buried in 
the soil, large end up, and covered 
three or four inches deep with earth, 
or they may be packed with old damp 
sawdust, and stored in an outbuilding 
where they may freeze. In the Spring, 
they should be planted in trenches, dug 
deep enough *0 allow the top bud to 
come just above the surface. They 
should be very firmly planted, and the 
soil tramped on firmly by the heel or 
base. They may be set 12 to 15 inches 
apart, and most of them will probably 
begin to throw out roots, and make 
growth from the top. They should be 
hoed and cultivated throughout the 
Summer, to keep down all the weeds 
or grass. At the end of the first or 
second year, they will be quite strong 
young vines, ready to set where they 
are wanted to fruit. 
Scale on Palm. 
C. T. 8., De Ruyter, N. Y .—I enclose a 
piece of loaf from a “Washington” weeping 
palm, which is infested with some kind of 
scale. Can you toll me what it is, and how 
it came on the plants? I had two plants, 
both raised from seed. One is now dead 
and the other is nearly gone. I think the 
scale caused their death. 
Ans. —The scale on your palm appears 
to he the common brown scale, often 
affecting hardwooded plants under win¬ 
dow garden conditions. When first 
hatched the young scales are active lit¬ 
tle mites crawling from one plant to 
another, but soon become fixed and a 
hard shell is secreted over them, after 
which they never move. The best treat¬ 
ment is thoroughly to scrub your palm 
trees, going over every portion of the 
trunk and leaves with strong soapsuds 
made either from white soap or the 
sulpho-tobacco soap that can he had 
from all florists. One or two treat¬ 
ments of this kind are quite certain to 
eradicate the pest. 
Garton’s Regenerated Swedish Oats.— 
In a recent number of The R. N.-Y. I 
noticed a reference to Garton’s Regenerated 
Swedish oats. Last year I bought a bushel 
from them, and was very well pleased with 
the oats. We sowed them in the same Hold 
with the other oats, and when harvesting 
was careful to save them separate. We 
think, although we did not measure the 
ground, they yielded between 50 and (50 
bushel to the acre. We shall sow about 10 
acres this Spring. c . 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Bartlett Pear Trees for Sale 
There is a big demand for standard 
Bartlett Pear Trees. Last year the 
supply did not equal the demand. 
We now have the largest and best 
block of standard Bartlett 
Pear Trees in New York 
state. Our price at pres¬ 
ent is $24 per hundred for 
the largest size. Price of 
medium size Bartlett Pear 
Trees is $20 per hundred. Bartlett 
Pear 4 to 5 ft. high $15 per hundred. 
We offer Kieffer, largest size, at $15 
per hundred. 
McIntosh Red Apple 
is our specialty and we have a large block of 
that beautiful, hardy and superior Red Apple. 
We have nearly 100 varieties of apple trees. 
We offer Peach, Plum, Dwarf Pear, 
Cherry, Quince and every kind of plant, 
vine or tree for the orchard, garden or park. 
Send for free illustrated catalog. Address 
Green’s Nursery Co 
Rochester, N. Y, 
The New Strawberry Culture 
A new edition of “Farmer on tho Straw 
berry,” containing the latest ideas 
on strawberry growing by “The 
Prince of Strawberry Authori 
ties,” price 25c postpaid. Not- 
a catalog or advertisement, ‘ 
but a real book “Worth its 
Weightin Gold.” Your mon¬ 
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We are introducers of 
Norwood, the largest 
strawberry in tho world. 
Berries 3 inches in di¬ 
ameter, 4 filled a quart 
(see illustration). Also 
Plum Farmer, Idaho 
and Royal Purple rasp¬ 
berries, etc. 
Our new catalog de¬ 
scribes hundreds of 
varieties of Fruit 
Plants, Roses, As¬ 
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Sent Free 
Send 10c for six 
plants “Cham- 
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for trial. They 
will be sent 
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mention this 
paper and 
send 25c for 
“The New 
Strawberry 
Culture.” 
Address 
L. J. Farmer 
Nurseries, 
Box 920, 25 years 
Pulaski. N. Y. Experience 
STRAWBERRIES 
and our plants are the kind you want to plant. Our new common sense cata¬ 
log will give you all the information you need in regard to our plants. We 
believe we grow the best that can he grown. We also grow grow all, other 
kinds of small fruit plants. Write for our free catalog. 
Address F. W. DIXON, Holton, Kansas. 
S TRAWBERRY PLANTS—Reliable,money-making 
varieties, only §1.50 anti Si-75 per 1000. New 1909 cata¬ 
logue Free. S. A. V1RD1N, Hartley, Delaware. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Send $2.00 for 1000 plants; 40 varieties finest 
Tennessee grown. Free catalog. John Light- 
foot, Dept, 30. E. Chattanooga, Tenn. 
My New Plant and Poultry Catalogue 
describing the Norwood, Fendall, Early Ozark. Paul 
Jones and fifty other new and standard varieties of 
strawberries, and the prize »inning Delaware Strain of 
R. I. Red Chickens is free and ready to mail. Send for 
copy at once if you want good stock cheap. 
W. S. TOOL), Greenwood, Del. 
I nnlf I I nnlf I strawberry Plants For Sale. 
LUUH . LUUft . Guo.DUO Bubach, 100,000 Chipman, 
200,000 Gandy, 50,000 Alto Strawberry Plants, lots 
of others too numerous to mention. Kansas Black 
(’ap, Cumberland Black Cap, Miller Red Raspberry. 
Before placing your order anywhere get my catalog, 
it is free. D. W. MOSLEY, Dover, Del. 
S trawberry Plunta —Chipman, a leading variety. Also all 
other reliable varieties. Send for ntv free 1909 Catalogue. 
I'rices from *1.50 up. DAVID RODWAY, Hartly, Del. 
Strawberries £ l 
at reasonable prices. 27th annual catalogue free. 
SLAYMAKKlt & SON, Dover; Del. 
01 CM MAnY— record breaking stock 
ULEtn-iYlHni OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
50,000 quarts now grown on one acre—my system. 
Send for Chart. T. C. KEY ITT, Athenia, N. J. 
CHM STRAWBERRIES 
Fresh dug, high-grade 
plants. Valuable informa¬ 
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The Fiansburgh & Potter Co. 
Box 1 4 Leslie, Mich 
