1911. 
THE RURAL, NKW-YORKER 
239 
Ruralisms 
DAHLIAS IN JANUARY. 
It is not every Dahlia lover who has 
had the pleasure of seeing his Dahlias 
bloom right in the heart of Winter—at 
least, in these United States of America. 
Up to the middle of December I had a 
few blooms from several varieties; to¬ 
ward Christmas I had a single plant of 
a German cactus Dahlia that had three 
or four blossoms, but somehow it was 
just a little bit within the frost zone, 
and the blossoms were nipped by Christ¬ 
mas Day. But now in the middle of 
January I find a plant of Dahlia Flora- 
dora resplendent with several fair-sized 
blooms, and it is in an unsheltered loca¬ 
tion. I suppose the reason this plant is 
flowering so far out of season is be¬ 
cause of the out-of-the-ordinary culture 
it received—perhaps it would be well 
for me to state that it had no culture 
at all. This is the treatment this par¬ 
ticular plant had: In digging my sev¬ 
eral hundred Dahlia tubers from one 
of the plots where I had grown them 
during 1900, I only lifted a few of the 
variety named, as I did not intend to 
continue growing many of this variety 
in the future, owing to the small size 
of its blossoms. Of those lifted I 
allowed a couple to remain in the field 
just as they came out of the ground; 
that is, they had some earth about the 
roots. These clumps of tubers remained 
all through the year—the cold and rain 
of Winter, and the scorching hot days 
of Summer—right out in the open. They 
would have surely withered up and en¬ 
tirely lost vitality if it were not for the 
earth that was about them, and their 
contact below with Mother Earth. So, 
when the first rains of the new season 
came along in October the plants again 
started into life; their growth was 
necessarily stunted. No attention was 
paid them until I saw the bright red 
blossoms out in the garden yesterday. 
The color was not that of the well 
known Floradora; it was of a pretty 
light red, and was very attractive, show¬ 
ing that the season made a difference in 
the coloring of the bloom. The flower, 
too, could be called a semi-double, as 
it was not near as full as the flower is 
under usual culture. The discovery has 
given me an idea: Why not grow Win¬ 
ter Dahlias? During the Summer and 
Fall it is almost an impossibility to 
dispose of Dahlia flowers in the florists’ 
shops in Oakland or San Francisco; 
why this is so is hard to tell, unless 
it is that the people have not been edu¬ 
cated up to a taste for them. But 
when other flowers may be scarce, say 
in Winter, I dare say these flowers 
would sell well. Therefore, why not 
try (o grow Dahlias for the Winter cut- 
flower trade? There are many sheltered 
situations in and around the cities 
named where they can be grown in the 
open the Winter through, and I am 
sure by holding the tubers out of the 
earth until the late Fall they will come 
into bloom in Winter, as did the one 
noted. When necessary some protection 
may be provided. w. A. pryal. 
California. 
ST AMIN ATE STRAWBERRY FLOWERS. 
II. D. O., Stamford, Conn .—Can you in¬ 
form me as to whether seedling straw¬ 
berries occur with purely staminate blos¬ 
soms? We have of course pistillate and 
perfect flowers, therefore there ought to 
be staminate plants. Such plants would 
have no commercial value of course, but 
they are of some scientific interest. 
Ans. —The tendency of the modern 
cultivated strawberry is toward the sup¬ 
pression of stamens, rather than to their 
excessive development. Seedlings of 
current garden and commercial varieties, 
whether cross-bred or self-pollinated, 
usually show a high percentage of purely 
pistillate blooms, but it is rare indeed 
■to find one exclusively staminate. The 
writer has grown many thousands of 
strawberry seedlings, but never encoun¬ 
tered among them purely staminate 
blossoms. Such a plant would have 
limited interest even for botanists, who 
are rarely concerned about cultural mon¬ 
strosities, and would possess practically 
no horticultural value, as there are 
enough perfect or bi-sexual varieties to 
furnish pollen for the pistillates if 
planted in proper proportion to the lat¬ 
ter. Male strawberry plants were not 
unknown to the older growers, and the 
blooms were occasionally figured in early 
treatises on the strawberry, but they are 
certainly rare now among American cul¬ 
tivated strains. The strawberry species 
from which our present popular varieties 
are derived, Fragaria Chiloensis, F. Vir- 
giniana and F. vesca, all have normally 
perfect or bi-sexual flowers. The Euro¬ 
pean Hautbois strawberry Fragaria 
moschata, however, is markedly dioe¬ 
cious, often bearing exclusively stamin¬ 
ate and pistillate blooms on separate 
plants. As Hautbois varieties were for¬ 
merly cultivated to some extent in this 
country they may be locally naturalized 
and occasional purely staminate plants 
be found. Such specimens as above 
noted could not be considered of par¬ 
ticular interest. w. v. F. 
ELDORADO BLACKBERRY. 
On page 39 I see some notes on blackber¬ 
ries which in the main may be correct, but I 
am constrained to offer a correction so far 
as the Eldorado is concerned. Your cor¬ 
respondent says: “It has failed to make 
good throughout the Central States, that 
it lacks productiveness and it is not high 
flavored, and a deficient grower.” I will 
say that the Eldorado did originate in 
Ohio, as he says he believes it did. I 
bought the original 650 plants from the 
originator in Preble Co., Ohio, and named 
it after the village near its place of 
origin, Eldorado. As to its making good 
in these Central States, the testimony of 
such authority as leading growers, and 
the experiment stations placing it as stand¬ 
ing at the head for hardiness, productive¬ 
ness and high quality, we think is suffi¬ 
cient when it has stood the test now for 
some 17 years, and the demand for plants 
is always in excess of the supply. Its 
scarcity has led some unprincipled deal¬ 
ers to send out plants not true to name, 
and from the description given by Mr. 
Johnson, I have very grave doubts as to 
whether he has genuine Eldorado. 
Darke Co., O. e. m. bueciily. 
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We make this positive assertion 
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making. 
For vamps and uppers we use such 
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pieces of calf. They are soft and pli¬ 
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The soles, outside and insole, are 
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hide firmly fastened with brass stand¬ 
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The 
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is strictly a work shoe. We do not 
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We are selling the Haskin-Granger 
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We sell on the guarantee of complete 
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Write Dept. A for illus¬ 
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The Haskin Shoe 
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Stittville 
New York 
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It is the only dry Arsenate of Lead in an amorphous (non-crystalline) form, hence 
the only one that mixes instantly with water in such a finely divided state that every 
drop of spray is equally strong in arsenic. It cannot be washed off by rain. Is death 
to insects months after application, yet it is harmless to the newest, tenderest foliage. 
Electro is guaranteed to contain 33 % arsenic oxide, or 50 % more than other brands, 
as proved by Connecticut and New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 
tests. Write us for them. 
If your dealer can’t supply Electro, don’t accept substitutes, but send to 
us for'prices and proofs from successful fruit growers. We’ll supply 
Electro in paste form if you prefer it. Use Electro Lime 
Sulphur for San Jose scale and sucking insects. 
THE VREELAND CHEMICAL CO. 
32 Church Street, New York 
The Best Spray Pump 
Sprays the tallest fruit trees from the ground. 
Special nozzle for grape vines, shrubs, etc. 
Sprays quickest and best. Does the work in 
half the time and does it thoroughly. Always 
ready. Used with bucket, barrel or tank. 
Lasts a lifetime. No leathers to dry up, wear 
out, or make trouble. 
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Warranted for 5 Years. Price $4.00. 
It will not cost you a cent to try it. Our 
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for itself many times over the first season. 
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94 Main Street Marysville. O. 
GET THE BEST 
A Good Spray Pump earns 
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THE ECLIPSE 
is a good pump. As 
practical fruit grow- 
\ ers we were using common 
s sprayers in our own orchards 
: —found their defects and 
| invented the Eclipse. Its 
’ success forced us to manu¬ 
facturing on a larp 3 scaie. 
You take no chances. We 
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MORRILL & MORLEY. Benton Harbor. Mich. 
1911 DEYO POWER SPRAYERS 
IO Years of Success 
FRIEND FRUIT GROWER : Uncle Sam says 
you must spray. Users of the Deyo are relieved 
from experimenting. After ten years of service the 
Deyo is still giving perfect satisfaction. Our cus¬ 
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DEYO-MACEY ENGINE CO., Binghamton, N. Y. 
“ONE FOR ALL,” No. I 
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r O. B. NEW YORK 
Wool Create, Arsenate of Lead, Lime-Sulphui) 
Combined. A Contact and Poison Spray. 
Aft Insecticide & Fungicide. 
Only Thing Needed for all Pests or i Fungus, 
WRITE FOR BOOKLET./ 
MANHATTAN OIL COMPANY 
E.ubli.hod 1882 
jBL Front Streets (New York 
Pure Canada Unleached Hardwood Ashes 
“THE JOYNT BRAND” 
“THE BEST BY TEST” 
Now is the time to order your fertilizer for this 
season. There is none Better for all crops than 
pure wood ashes. My ashes are all collected from 
house to house where wood is used for fuel. 
Write for Prices Delivered at your station. 
Address: JOIIIM JOYNT 
Lucknow, Out. Canada 
Reference : Itrndstrcets Agency or Molsons Rank, Luoknow 
SPRAY fW’ 
IT 
the N.Y. State Fruit Growers Aaa’n 
PAY YOU TO USE EITHER. 
PASTE OR POWDERED 
FOR ALL LEAF EATING INSECTS 
RESPONSIBLE DISTRIBUTERS ahoAGENTS WANTEO 
KEY BRAND 
RIGHT PRICE ano MATERIAL 
FUNGICIDE and INSECTICIDE 
ii— m use 
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INTERSTATE CHEMICAL CO. 
11 BAYVIEW AV E..JERSEY CITY. N.J. 
WRITE FOR PRICES,CIRCULARS ETC. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. 
JARVIS SPRAYING COMPOUND 
IS THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. IT HAS NO SUPERIOR. 
SURE CURE FOR SAN JOSE SCALE. 
Buy direct from the manufacturer and save money 
Spraying Compound ready to mix with water. One 
gallon of Spraying compound will make from sixteen to 
twenty gallons of spray. 
Terms: —In bbl. lots (50 gal.) 30c. per gal. 
We would refer you to J. H. Hale, the Peach King, or 
Prof. Jarvis of the Connecticut Agricultural College. 
They will tell you there is nothing better. 
THE J. T. KOBERTSON CO., BOX R, MANCHESTER, CONN. 
TO KILL 
San Jose Scale 
TJSK 
Bergenport Brand Sublimed 
Flowers of Sulohur 
The best form of sulphur for LI me Sulphur Wash, 
Combines easily and quickly with lime. Write to 
BEKGESPORT SULPHUR WORKS 
T. & S. C. White Co., lOO William St., N. Y. 
You Can Depend on These Sprayers 
Don’t waste your money on uncertain sprayers the 
kind that are often out of order. The 
largest fruit growers use the “ H ardie” 
because it’s a sprayer with the 
trouble left out. 
This Hardie No. 
21’owerSprayer 
has 150 gal .tank, 
all brass pump, 
11 h. p. engine. 
Weight750lhs. 
Trice $180.00. 
The 
Hardie Sprayers 
are made in 25 different sizes and 
styles; prices *3.50 to $350. Our cat¬ 
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and shows you the best way to 
spray. It’s free. 8end for a copy. 
THE HARDIE MFG. CO. 
942 Mechanic St., Hudson, Mich, 
also 49 No. Front St., Portland, Ore, 
Band Outfit 
SPRAY 
fruits and 
FIELD CROPS 
f and do whitewaahing in moat effectual, economical, 
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/ POWER 8 Auto-Sprays 
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I f!S B . h v* Dd and . P° wer eprayers—also prices 
’ spraying guide ia our Free Book. 
Write postal now. 
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2 8 Jay 8t, .Rochester, N. Y. 
“KANT-KLOG” 
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.Soon save their cost Make every wagon a iprlnyyx 
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GUARANTEED 
