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THE RURA.H NEW-YORKER 
October 26, 
FARMERS’ CLUB 
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Fox’s Seedling Peach. 
A. L. V., New Jersey .—A few years ago 
I bought 600 peach trees, and in the lot 
there are five not true to name, but luck¬ 
ily they have turned out to be a good 
peach, so good in fact that I would like 
to get some more, but wish to be sure of 
the variety if I can. This is a white peach, 
red cheek, and mottled or dotted on un¬ 
der side, somewhat like Oldmixon; in 
fact, it looks like Oldmixon only it ripens 
with us much later. Kipens here Septem¬ 
ber 25 to 30, very good flavor, juicy, prolific 
bearer and firm. Upon looking .up several 
nursery catalogues I find Ford’s Late 
White,' Ward’s White and Fox’s Seedling. 
Do you think it any of these? Would Fox 
Seedling fit the above description? 
Ans.— A. L. V. no doubt has the 
Fox’s Seedling, which is one of the very 
best late peaches we have. The season 
of ripening is from the middle to the 
last of September, according to soil and 
locality. The tree is a strong grower 
and abundant bearer of fine large fruit 
of the finest quality, when not allowed 
to overbear, which it is very apt to do 
when not thinned out. Skin white with 
red cheeks, flesh melting, sweet and 
juicy. The Fox as a rule has a sharp, 
prominent point on the blossom end, 
and is easily recognized when once 
known. If A. L. V. wants to be sure of 
having the variety he now has the best 
way to secure it is to have some nurs¬ 
eryman grow him trees from buds taken 
from his own trees. e. s. black. 
Gooseberries in Michigan. 
G. E. E., Benton Harbor, Mich .—I have 
a small farm, and as 1 intend to set sev¬ 
eral hundred gooseberry bushes next Spring, 
I wish to know what variety is the most 
profitable for market, and why it is the 
most profitable. One year ago I set 50 
plants of the Downing and 50 of the Hough¬ 
ton. This year I picked a half case of fine 
berries from the Downing and two cases of 
small berries from the Houghton. The 
Downing bushes made a much finer growth 
than the others. Perhaps they will do bet¬ 
ter next year. Our canning factory pays 
$1 per case and cases furnished for all they 
can get. 
Ans.— There are far too few goose¬ 
berries grown, and this seems strange 
in view of the fact that they are very 
easy to grow and nearly always bring 
a fair price. The Downing is the larg¬ 
est good gooseberry that I know that 
suits the climatic conditions of the East¬ 
ern States. “Mildew” is the fungus dis¬ 
ease that seriously injures the large 
English varieties in this region, but it 
is not so on the Pacific Coast. The 
American Red is a very good variety 
that closely resembles the Houghton and 
in growing the two varieties together 
I have always preferred the former. 
However, the Houghton is a very good 
variety and should be planted along with 
the Downing. Oregon Champion is a 
good kind that seems to flourish in 
some sections of the East at least. 
H. E. VAN DEMAN. 
FALL FLOWER NOTES. 
Many do not know that perennial Phlox 
may be grown from seed very easily. The 
whole secret is the seed must be sown 
soon after gathering. The parent plant 
should be one with good sized flowers, 
preferably of the newer light shades. Plant 
it this Fall in a well drained bed and it 
will come up in the Spring. When the 
seedlings are large enough, transplant to 
stand one foot apart each way. if given 
good cultivation most will flower the first 
season. Some of the seedlings will not 
have as pretty or as large flowers as the 
parent plants, but many will equal and 
many surpass them. During the flowering 
season mark the good ones and move them 
to permanent quarters in the Fall or while 
they are dormant in the early Spring, 
setting them two to three feet apart each 
way. After being in permanent quarters 
three years the clumps may be divided 
into three or four parts by cutting with 
the spade. 
This is not an idle time in the flower 
garden for the gardener, but one of the 
busiest, if quantities of flowers are to be 
seen next season. The Spring flowering 
bulbs must be planted, the perennials, 
hardy roses, flowering shrubs and hardy 
climbers set out; some of the more tender 
perennials given a mulch to help them 
withstand the Winter. In fact thex - e are 
only three really hardy perennials in the 
latitude of New York, Delphinium, Phlox 
and peony, and these do better with a 
mulch of manure. The Dahlias are to be 
dug and stored. It is well to mark them 
carefully and keep all the clumps of the 
kinds that are to be planted next season. 
If only one or two of a certain kind is de¬ 
sired and only one clump is kept, something 
is sure to happen to that clump. If a 
good supply is kept, good strong sprouts 
may be selected. When the Gladioli are 
dug save the bulblots that grow around 
the main bulbs. If these are sown thickly 
in rows and supplied plentifully with water 
until sprouted, they will form bulbs next 
season, and the following year throw fine 
flowers. Many growers advise peeling the 
bulblets, but they must be peeled the day 
they are sown. Gladiolus bulblets come 
true to the parent. Care should be used 
to save the good kinds, but not too many 
inferior ones, or they will predominate. 
There are very few of the Spring flower¬ 
ing bulbs planted outside of the parks 
and large country estates. This is a mis¬ 
take, as they are beautiful and cheap 
enough to be more generally used. Now is 
the time to plant them. A little later 
will do. They fill in a gap when flowers 
are scarce. The Galanthus (snowdrop) 
with its fragrant white dangling blossoms 
and Leucojum (snowflake or giant snow¬ 
drop) with its fragrant and green spotted 
white floral clusters, are rivals for earliest 
blooms. These are closely followed (while 
the last snow is still in evidence) by 
Chionodoxa (glory of the snowl with its 
pretty flowers, ranging from white through 
violet to blue, and the Scillas in white 
and blue. All of these are splendid na¬ 
turalized in the lawn, preferably in open 
groups. Plant by making a hole in lawn 
two inches deep and covering. 
The Crocuses are next in line, coming 
about the first of April, and their large 
funnel-shaped stemless flowers have a good 
range of colors. These do best naturalized 
in beds or borders or open groups in the 
lawn near the house. When planted else¬ 
where they suffer from sparrows, which eat 
the flowers, especially the yellow, and 
squirrels, which eat the bulbs in Winter. 
Plant two or three inches deep. 
The family Narcissi runs through a wide 
range. All are fine in beds or borders. 
Plant three inches deep and four to six 
inches apart. Jonquils are fine naturalized 
in open groups in the lawn. All of the 
bulbs for naturalizing in the lawn die down 
soon after flowering and do not interfere 
with cutting the lawn, as they may be 
mowed the same as the grass. 
Tulips have brilliant colors and no bulb 
planter can acord to miss them. They are 
almost too well known to need descrip¬ 
tion. but are not grown as much as they 
should be. It is a mistake to think they 
must be taken up after flowering, as they 
do fine naturalized in a bed or border. 
Salvia (scarlet sage) will fill the bed from 
blooming period to Fall. Care must be 
used not to disturb the bulb when cul¬ 
tivating the Salvia. When used in this 
way plant five inches deep. For ordinary 
planting three to four inches deep is 
enough, and six inches apart is right. In 
planting, plant those that bloom at the 
same time in the same bed. It is best to 
buy the colors separate and mix them 
yourself. 
A bed of Dutch hyacinths in full flower 
is a pretty sight and delightfully fragrant. 
It may be large or small, of one color or 
many as you desire. Plant three to four 
inches deep and six inches apart each way. 
These do best taken up after flowering and 
planted again in the Fall, but will do well 
in a permanent bed. For very best results 
new bulbs should be obtained that are 
imported from Holland each year. Good 
bulbs are raised in this country but are 
not much used. While planting the bulbs 
do not forget some of your favorite lilies. 
Plant a few Dielytra spectabilis (bleeding 
heart). This much neglected, grand old 
hardy perennial is an early bloomer and 
a fine one for a partially shaded location. 
This with Lily of the Valley loves partial 
shade. The rest of the bulbs described in 
this article rejoice in full sun. Iris should 
not be neglected, the Spanish is good, the 
German is fine, but the Japanese is splen¬ 
did. It does best in a damp place, but 
will grow in almost any place where it 
gets the sun. L. p. c. 
New Jersey. 
Nuts Wanted at Washington. 
The National Department of Agriculture 
is conducting extended investigations in 
walnut culture. In order to cover certain 
phases of the work, specimens of butternuts 
are desired from many different localities. 
Especially is it desired ta obtain samples 
of large nuts that crack well, i. e., that 
crack in such a way that the half meats 
may be removed unbroken. Nuts from 
trees that are regular and heavy bearers 
are also desired. We shall be materially 
assisted in this work if you will request 
your readers who know where such ma¬ 
terial can be had to inform us. Upon re¬ 
ceipt of information we will furnish free 
mailing boxes to those who may be willing 
to supply this office with a few specimen 
nuts with the above merits. Simply send a 
postal card to G. B. Brackett. Pomologist, 
Washington. D. C. e. a. lake. 
Assistant Pomologist. 
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