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Do it now. A S3.00 Pear Collection for 51.00: l E»<-h: 
1 J'HOD, Clapp, Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Howell, Seckel, 
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to name and free from Scale. Write for 
our Catalog and Price List of Selected / 
Stock. J. B. MOREY NURSERIES, 
33 State Street, Dansville, New York. 
OnionJ 
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at wholesale prices and freight -'repaid. 
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“Satisfactory Seeds” 
Planted by those who appreciate quality 
and very moderate prices. 
ONION SEKIJ. Yellow Danvers, Large Red 
Wethersfield, $1.00; Yellow Globe Danvers,$1.25 per 
pound, postpaid. 
ONION SETS. Choice Yellow, $2.50; Choice 
Red, $2.50; Choice White, $2.75 per bushel (32 lbs.) 
Write for Seed Catalog and Free trial pkts 
of New Enkhuizen Glory Cabbage and New 
Triumph Radish. 
J. AUG. DRAKE, Seedsman 
100 Main Street, Chester, New Jersey 
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Seed Catalogue 110 pages 
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Implements 78 “ 
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Seed Corn with prices 
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New Snapdragon Appleblossom,"White & pink Butterfly" 
Giant Oriental Poppies in new shades; rose, lilac, mauve 
10 cents brings them. RESULTS will please. 
M. H. BERGER & CO., 70 Warron Street, NEW YORK 
SOILS FOR APPLE VARIETIES. 
No. I. 
All observing apple growers have no* 
ticed that some trees of a certain variety 
do better than others in the same or¬ 
chard or that orchards on certain fields 
or soils do better than neighboring ones. 
This may happen even when the culture 
and care are exactly alike for all. Those 
who follow these things through become 
convinced that the difference is largely 
due to soil condition. Each standard 
variety of fruit requires certain soil con¬ 
ditions to enable it to do its best. If 
we study the history of fruit growing 
we shall find this fact demonstrated. 
Here and there are ‘‘pockets” or tracts 
of soil where certain varieties are at 
their best, while removed—even for a 
short distance—these varieties may be¬ 
come quite inferior. The scientific m n 
are working on this matter and have 
developed some valuable facts to aid 
planters in selecting apple soils. Prof. 
H. J. Wilder, of the Department of Ag¬ 
riculture, made some of these things 
very clear in an address before the 
Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Associa¬ 
tion last year. He was speaking of New 
England soils in particular, yet much 
that he said will hold true of other sec¬ 
tions. He made it very clear that most 
of our standard varieties demand cer¬ 
tain definite soil conditions in order to 
produce their best fruit. Prof. Wilder 
classified these soils by varieties. 
Baldwin Soils. —The Baldwin is the 
standard variety for New England and 
will remain at the head. Yet it seems 
that a good proportion of New England 
soil is not well adapated to this variety. 
Baldwin does best in a soil described 
as light or medium with a fair propor¬ 
tion of sand and good drainage. On 
Baldwin soil when corn is grown the 
lower leaves will curl down before cut¬ 
ting time, giving evidence of early ma¬ 
turity. The Baldwin cannot endure 
“wet feet.” On the heavier soils with 
clay subsoils, so that drainage is poor, 
the Baldwin gives an apple of poor 
color with a “greasy skin.” We have 
several reports of Baldwin orchards 
planted in heavy land which at 20 to 25 
years seemed “all in.” These orchards 
were sold at a low figure on the 
strength of their appearance. The new 
owners put in tile drains, used lime and 
plowed in green crops. All these things 
tended to open the soil and give better 
drainage, and this change of soil con¬ 
dition gave the Baldwin trees new life 
and the orchards become very profitable. 
While something like this may be done 
to open or lighten up heavy soils, it is 
better to plant the Baldwin on naturally 
light or sandy soils to begin with. Mc¬ 
Intosh Red requires a little stronger 
soil than Baldwin, as does Wealthy, L.it 
both of these varieties will go well as 
fillers in a Baldwin orchard. We have 
found that these three varieties are v. 11 
fitted for mulch culture or thick sod if 
the grass is kept clipped. This may be 
because such culture certainly keeps the 
soil open and porous with fair moisture 
without too much wet. 
Highbred Seed Corn For Sale 
We have a few bushels of highbred seed corn This 
corn has been selected forearliness and yield under 
the direction of the Plant-Breeding Department of 
Cornell University for live years. The original 
seed was from Funk's 90-day Yellow Dent. Last 
year it yielded us 103 bushels of shelled corn peracre 
Price, per bushel, of 70 lbs. of Ears. 54.00 
Price, per bushel, of Shelled Corn. 3.00 
BROAD BROOK FARM, BEDFORD HILLS. N. Y. 
AlA seed potatoes 
Don’t hunt for that heaviest yielder any longer. 
It’s here. You can’t beat it. Price, barrel, $3.50. 
I. L. WARE, ... Gardiner, Maine 
WEEDLESS FIELD SEEDS 
Are what we are trviiiir harder than ever to furnish our cus¬ 
tomers. FREE SAMPLES will show that we come pretty near 
doing it. In many varieties wo DO IT. Hod,Mammoth, Alsike, 
Alfalfa, Timothy, Orchard Grass, Sweet Clover and all others. 
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Evergreen Bargains 
$4.50 and op per thousand. Hill’s fine, hardy 
> nursery-grown evergreens never disappoint. 
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TREES 
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Our trees are True to Name, Fresh 
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DANSVILLE FRUIT TREE CO.. Dansville, N. Y. 
McRTOSH APPLE, $12.00 per 10O 
and all other varieties of 
Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, 
Peach, Berry Plants, etc. 
Send for Free. Catalogue today. 
L’Amoreaux Nursery Co., Schoharie, N. Y. 
20 Elberta Peach Trees for $1.00 
By Parcel Post Prepaid 
Pruned ready to plant, satisfaction guaranteed. Order 
at once and write for prices on full line of Nursery Stock 
sold direct to planters at less than half the usual prices. 
NEW HAVEN NURSERIES. Bax 11, NEW HAVEN, MISSOURI 
Rhode Island Greening. —This va¬ 
riety is popular in New England, but it 
requires a heavier soil than Baldwin. 
There are two classes of “Greening”— 
one called “green” and the other car¬ 
rying a high blush on its cheek—the 
former being most valuable as a market 
apple. This variety demands a heavy 
soil, underlaid by clay, so as to retain 
considerable moisture. In fact, a first- 
class Greening soil would be classed as 
wet, and Baldwins grown in it would 
be short-lived from wet feet. Drainage 
would not be as necessary for the 
Greening as for Baldwin. Corn grown 
on good Greening soil should keep its 
lower leaves green until late in t. sea¬ 
son. Thus while Baldwin natural'/ 
prefers a light, warm, early maturing 
soil, Greening does best on a her-'y soil, 
maintaining a long season’s growth. On 
the lighter soils the. Greening lores 
something of its crisp, juicy flavor, 
though the high blu^h is developed un¬ 
der these conditions. We observe this 
in our own orchards, which are on 
soil naturally quite well adapted to 
Baldwin. On this soil the Greenirg 
produces a good sized apple—really Fall 
fruit with light green color and a dark 
blush. 
Northern Spy Soils. —In general a 
soil suitable for the Greening would be 
good for Northern Spy, except that the 
latter, being a red apple, the dark color 
must be provided for. Thus on wet, 
undrained soils where the Greening 
might succeed admirably, the Spy would 
be large and fine, with a “greasy” ap¬ 
pearance—not desired. On the heavier 
soil, too, this variety will make too much 
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SUGGESTIONS ON SPRAYING, PRUNING 
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Connecticut Grown Trees 
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