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ZTAc RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 3, 1<V17. 
Fancy Strawberries 
A Bring Big Profits 
T->LANTi 
\ 
P LANT the riffbt kind and ctow 
them in the right way. Allen’s 
illustrated Book of Berries de¬ 
scribes all the best varieties and 
tells how to grow them profitably 
for home use and local market, 
also for distant shipping. A 
complete guide—this 1917 Book 
of Berries. Send for it today 
—free. 
THE W, F. ALLEN CO. 
72 Market St., SaKtbury, Md. 
EVERBEARING 
STRAWBERRY 
—PLANTS— 
$ 6.00 
$ 1.00 -- 
- lOOO 
-- lOO 
Your choice Progressive or Superb, 
leading standard varieties, $2.00 
to $3.00 per 1000. 
Our large slock makes the above prices possible. We 
guarantee every plant to be true to name, to reach you 
in good condition and to please you or monev refunded. 
Our Big 20th Century Catalogue Free. Tells 
all about our forty million crop, how our customers are 
making $500 up per acre, and how you can do 
the same. Get the book at once — let your boy 
join our boys’ club. No such offer in other books. 
E. W. TOWNSEND 25 Vine St. SALISBURY, MD, 
CampbelFs Early Strawberry 
The Best First Early Variety. A New One 
and a Money Maker 
Also The Best Everbearing Varieties 
Superb and Progressive at farmers' prices. 
.My circular gives opinions of commercial growers. 
It’s Free. Write today 
WILLARD B. KILLE, Swedesboro, N. J. 
KNIGHT’S 
For tin* home or market Kni;;ht*« nthaJI 
frfuiHl hlkrli; hnrdv, vlgoroim growerH.pr<'lllh*lM*arers. 
KNKillT’S (;VinK TO SM.ALL FHl'I'IS (:{2 pages) 
Imw to grow Strawherrh's, KahplMTrles, Ora|H*s, 
etc,: with lists of varieiies for table an<l market. 
(»e( j’tMir Copy totlny. 
David Knight & Son, Box 80, Sawyer, Michigan 
BE RRY PLANTS 
Bargains in Plants 
Our 1917 Bargain List gives lowest 
prices on Berry Plants, Fruit Trees, 
Roses, Ornamentals, Vegetable 
Plants, Seed Potatoes, Crates, Bas¬ 
kets, etc. Write for it today, address 
L. J. Farmer, Box 720, Pulaski, N. Y. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
^Millions of Healthy, true-to-iiame plants at whole- 
ale prices, incimiing the ever-bearing kinds. We 
guarantee to please yon or refund .vour money. De- 
serlirtive catalog Free E. W. JOHNSON S BRO., Salisbury, Md. 
100 
Everbearing: 
Strawberries 
Plants $1.40^1 
Post 
id 
ProgresHive, Am<*ricu8 or Superb. Wo introduced proarreselvc. 
Say which. 25 Kverbearinpr Ko<i Itaa. 70 ct.s. postpaid, ('atalog 
all about the New KverbearerH and other important varieties. 
C. N. FLANSBURGH & SON, Jackson. Mich. 
‘'Strawberry Plants That Grow” 
•'PROGRESSIV E." Best Fall-Bearer; also Sid. Juno 
sorts, including our New Seedling “ I'OI.M.NS." 
Full .tsKortinciit other Fruit I’Innis. Catalogue A » 
C.E. WHITTEN’S NURSERIES, Box 11, Bridgman, Mich. 
CTRAUfRCDRY PLANTS —Best Everbearing. Also 
OinHllDLnill standard June fruiting varieties. 
UCRETARI CQ ALL KINDS Get iny price on plants 
V tUk IHDLuO sent by imrcel post, prepaid, and 
special price on large orders. C. E. FIELD, ScivcII, N. J. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS S/U.E 
60 varieties to select from, including the Fall-bearintr Asparatrus 
roots, Raspberry and Dewberry plants, etc. Send for Free 
Catalog. Dept. 2. J. KEIFFORD HALL, Rhodesdale, Md. 
CTDIUIDCDDV Dl iUTC Everbearing and Juno varie- 
ulnAllDCnlll rLAn I o tie.s. Also it asp lie rry and 
lilai-klierry plants, Asparagus roots and Sweet Potato 
seed. Catalogue free. .M.N. HOlfftO.A liieliiiid, Ni. .1. 
CTDIUIDCDDV Dl JUTC 8ixteeuVtirietiesat8*2.50. 
OmAWDtnnl rLAniO per 1 , 000 . Doseriptlve 
(.'titalogue Free. Uasil I’erry, Georoelown. Delaware 
TOMATO SEED-NewSione >ndGreaterBaltimore 
Fotind itoslage paid, $1..')0. liooking orders for Sweet 
Potato and otlier Vegetable plants. Send for de¬ 
scriptive list. H. AUSTIN, Felton, Delaware 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
/l|?e'oBK'=\ $ 1.65 per 1 , 000 . June and ^all vareties. 
^'wbBTW’-V Peach trees and othe plants a‘low prices. 
Truthful.illustrate booktellsall. It’sfree 
MAYER’S PLANT NURSERY, Merill, Michigar 
(Bohemian Nurseryman) 
BERRY 
BASKETS 
Berry 
Baskets 
Peach 
Baskets 
ALL SIZES 
Best Quality Goods 
Factory Prices 
RIGHT SHAPE 
Bushel Apple Hamper 
Berry & Peach Crates, etc. 
Write for r\ew illustrated catalog 
COLES & COMPANY 
Office and Salesroom, 115 Warren Street 
Established 1884 NEW YORK 
f FRUIT BRINGS TOP PRICES^ 
* when packed in the white W 
" basket—the“Berlin Quart.” A 
If you want more money ■ 
for your fruit, write ^ 
TODAY for free catalog, ■ 
and get extra discounts now. ^ 
The Berlin Fruit Box Co. ■ 
Berlin Heights, Ohio 
Owens Transplanier 
gr Only Self*Settlng machine. 
fTransplanta sweet potatoes, 
tomatoes, tobacco, strawber- 
ricH, oabbaKC. nursery cuttings, 
etc. Any desired depth. Bet¬ 
ter than hand. As pl.ant is re¬ 
leased, water valve op¬ 
ens, then closer rollers 
B ress dry soil around plant? 
olds moisture but leaves 
no wat surface soil to bake. 
Je Le Owens Co. _ 
1141 Dartmouth SL, MinneapoHe. Minn. 
4 to 7 Acres 
a day 
5^rcular^ 
free 
\ 
C. N. ROBINSON A BRO 
HOT BED SASH 
CYPRESS, well made 
UHn with cross bar, blind 
UOw tenons,whitelcadedin 
joints. Glass, $2.00 per Box, 
Dept. 14 Baltimore, Md. 
STRAWBERRY PLAN S 
CATALOGUE FREE 
J. W. JONES & SON, Box R, Allen, Md. 
rngf Cni F The most rust resistant .seeds 
■ ” ri O .,,.,1 voots selected by Mr. 
Reading Giant w. Prescott from 7(i lots tes- 
- _ _ J. Q - /-lie ‘tL the Ooveriiment E.xper- 
Aor'AKMKjiUO iinent Station at Concord, Jla.-s. 
GEORGE L PRESCOTT, Administralor, 32 Monument St., Concord, Mass. 
lAHLIA SPECIALIST. 25 varieties Dahlias, ?1. Two eolleo- 
I lion.s, $1.5(1. Circular. Mrs. HOWARD HOLSINGER, Denlon, Md. 
StfRWbcrry i-ieties in tlieirsea.son.iuclmliiigthe Pro¬ 
gressive Fall Bearing .Send for Cat. David Rodway, Harlly, Oet 
STRAWBERRY niou.^nu.l. caialoc flop 
Box 96, Plttaville. Rd 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Money Making 
Varieties. Booklet 
and Price list Free. V. R. ALLEN, Bdx 159, Seaford, Del. 
Black Kansas RaspberryPlanIs e! 
strong plants. A. E. SMITH, 219 Main St., New Britain, Ct. 
^ WHOLESALE PRICES 
I To the planter of Strawberry and Kaspberry plants. 
I Other kinds at low prices. Catalogue free. 
1 A. C. WESTON & CO., BRIDGMAN. MICH, 
I aiatAV C Porterhouse 
tUlf AT 3 Tomato, 
SeTid 10c for pkt. Oalloway s New Fop- 
terhouse tomato. Kvery slice a steak! 
One grower says,’’Solid balls of lus¬ 
cious meat. Never saw its equal." 
‘ Great size, firm and meaty. You I 
also get my 1917 four-color Pure | 
Seed Book and Planting Guide. 
Lists and pictures hundreds of vari¬ 
eties field, garden,vegetable,flower I 
seed; fruits.shrubbery,trees,plants, I 
ail kinds. This book is free. Writ«. 
GALLOWAY BROS. A CO. 
Dept 273 Waterloo* Iowa 
Berri 
Joy Blackberry, St. Regis Raspberry, Van Fleet 
Hybrid Strawberries, Ideal and Caco Grapes, 
Everybody’s Currant, Van Fleet Gooseberry. 
My Catalog No. 1, and illustrated book of 64 pages tells all about them and describes also all “the 
good old varieties” of small fruits. It gives instructions for planting and culture and tells about the 
Alida Lovett Rose that I am giving away. In it are also offered a full line of Superior Roses. Fruit 
Tree's, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Vines, the best Nut Trees, Hedge Plants and Garden 
Roots. Send for it today. It is free. Quality unsurpassed—prices low. 39th year—200 acres. 
J. T. LOVETT 
Box 162 
LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 
New Fruits 
STL'DYiNf} VARIETIE.S.—To discover 
what varietie.s .suit J soil and climate i.s 
a requisite to success in fruit-growing. 
The discovery must be made by the fruit¬ 
grower. No Viiriety gi’ows equally well 
in all soils and climate.s. A variety 
fhiit succeeds in one orchard may fail 
in !in adjoining orchard. An experiment 
station, tiicn. ciinnot select Viii-i<‘ties to 
suit soil iind climiite even for the State 
in which it is located. Yet, by testing 
many vjtrieties side l)y side, a station 
ciUi be lieli>fnl in exploring for new 
Viirieties. A stiition can make certain 
what sorts iire distinct; it can ascertain 
tlie reliitive time of blooming and ripen¬ 
ing; find out how long it tiikes tlie idant 
to come in hearing; gauge su.seeptibility 
to insect itnd fungi ; tell for M'hat pnr- 
jiose it fruit is best iidiipted; it c.in 
dc'sci'ihe a vsii-iety so that it may be 
of the well-known Elberta. Compared, 
the fruits of .T. IT. Hale are larger and 
rounder than those of Elberta in color 
there is little dilTerence and no choice-— 
the peaches of both are voluptuously 
handsome; the fruits of the J. II. Hale 
ai-e firmer and will probably keep longer 
:ind ship farther; in flavor, aroma, tex¬ 
ture and iuicine.ss, characters that con¬ 
tribute quality, there is no choice, neith¬ 
er sort ranking as “extra good.” The 
consensus of opinion is that .T. IT. Hale 
is hardier in wood and hnd than Elberta. 
It is too soon to say which sort is tlie 
more productive. J. II. Hale ripens its 
crop a few days earlier than Elberta. 
hut the two varieties will probjibly com¬ 
pete in the same market. Elberta is 
iidapted to a greater diversity of soil 
and climate than any other standard 
pciicli : it remains to he seen whether .1. 
Cluster of the Empire Raspberry 
identified; state under whiit trealiiient a 
variety thi'ives; tell whether hardy or 
tender; and the station can give some 
idea its to the soil iind cliiniU»' to which 
the variety is adapted. This infoiinu- 
tion narrows the field of exploration for 
th(' fruit-grower. Moi'oover, it fruit¬ 
grower Ciinnot test even the novelties 
tliat collie out from year to year. Time, 
money and orchiird spiice foi'hid. I’e.w 
reiilize the great number of orchiird 
vai’ieties that fruit-gi’owers must now 
consider. The New York Agricultnviil 
Exiieidment Stiition is testing about 
2(KtO viti'ieties of '’ini' and many orhei'S 
have been disc: ’-'d. What fruit-grower 
could test this multitude of fruits’/ This 
is th(‘ winter’s thii'd annual contribution 
to Tiik U. X.-Y.. describing the best re¬ 
cent fruit introductions grown in the 
station orchiird in his charge. The pur- 
jiose is to .set foi-th the outstanding 
pomological merits of the new fruits de- 
.scribed. The weiglit of scientific antlior- 
ity is now against the notion that varie¬ 
ties propiigiited by buds, grafts or cut¬ 
tings cither improve or degeneriite, and 
fruit-growers may expect the varieties 
described to be constant in their charac- 
t('r for all time if they be grown under 
the same conditions. 
.T. II. Hale rE.u ii.—The J. 11. Hale 
peach is at present the sensation of the 
pomological woidd. Tree and fruit of 
the new variety are very similar to those 
II. Hale is equaUy well adiipted to 
varied conditions. While the variety is 
still on probation, there" seems to be lit¬ 
tle doubt but that it will soon be num¬ 
bered among the best commei'cial 
peaches. 
The Pearsox Peach. —In spite of 
the fact that there are already iniiiiy 
niid-seasou, whito-fieshed peaches. Pear- 
sou. a newcomer, is well worthy :itten- 
tion. The fruits are large and hand¬ 
somely colored, while almost perfect 
rotundity adds to appearance Jind makes 
them very suitable for packing. In 
(piality Pearson is similar to the M'ell- 
kiKiwu Champion, about the best of all 
white-fleshed poaches, thougli possibly 
not quite so well flavored. The fruit is 
free of stone and ripens 10 days eai’lii'r 
than that of Chiimpion. The ti’ees as 
they grow on the Station gi'omuls are 
satisfactory in every iiarticuliir—vigm'- 
mis. hardy, productive iind healthy. Wi' 
have no precise diita as to its suscep¬ 
tibility to brown-rot and le:tf-eurl. hut 
so far it seems as free fi-om these ti'ou- 
hles as any other white-fieshed peach 
of its season. Pearson would probalily 
liave to compete with Mamie Tloss wliere 
that variety is grown, but it is a much 
better peach. This variety originated 
with ,T. M. I’earson. Texas. Its par¬ 
entage is unknown. It wa.s inti’oduced 
(Continued on page .’>20) 
