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Iii'ljiful iiifoniiation concerning tlio 
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lies. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. 
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Five of the Finest 
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wc will nmilone 
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the following Vegetables: 
Bean —Forditook Fush I-iitia, the 
most famous Hush Lima. 
Beet-^Hlack Red Hall, rich colors 
tender, line Tavor, early. 
Corn—t'folden Hantnm, extra oar* 
ly. hardy, luscious and sweet. 
Lettuce— Hrittle Ice, large head, 
crisn and mild. 
Radish — Rapid ' Red. quickest 
growing routu! red radish. Crisp 
and solid. 
biiyti All the above. Five col- 
Icctiona for $1.00, mHtlod to 
different adtJrcBBes if eo ordered. 
As a Compliment to the Ladies, wo 
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10cpacket of Fordhook Favorito Asters. 
Burpee’s Annual for 1917 is bigger 
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trty (20) varieties lltustrated In rotor Mailed free, 
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This wonderful 
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two inches across and are borne in sprays 
of three or four on long, strong stems, 
making them of exceptional value for cutting. 
Choicest mixed colors, 10 cents per pkt.; 
20 cents per oz.; 60 cents per X-Ib.; 
$2.00 per lb., postpaid. 
Dreer’s Garden Book 
For 1917 
ready-reference work that will be 
in 
of invaluable help in planning your garden 
in selecting the best varieties; and 
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HENRYA.DREER’JtIft.???!* 
DIBBLE'S 
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N ortiikun pro wr 
from scloctcd 
Stock Seed, ever.v 
bushel savefl from 
fields that were free 
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constructed warelionses are free from 
frost and full of viyor. The kind .von want 
to plant on .vonr Farm to prow the best 
and most profitable crop you ever grew. 
This year when so much depends on the 
ci'oi), you cannot all'ord to plant run out, 
blighted seed or stock of unknown origin. 
Wo had over r)0,000 bushels in store. Two- 
thirds liave already been sold. We still 
have in stock 12 mostdesiralile varieties, 
early, intermediate and late at i>ric<'s 
every Farmer can alVord to pa.v. Also 
full stocks of Alfalfa. Clover and Grass 
Seeds, Oats, Corn, l*arh\v. Peas, V'drli, 
Soy Heans. et<'.. of the best grade obtain¬ 
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Fruit Notes from Missouri 
Carmax Grai'k. —Most of the seedling 
grapes originated by the late T. V. Mim- 
.son, of Texas, I have under test, hut 
not all of them have yet reached matur¬ 
ity. Some of them, sucdi as the Car¬ 
man, were tried out in the North long 
ago, but others I have never seen re- 
liortcd, and some are quite recent crea¬ 
tions. The Carman is a very late 
grape, as late as the Catawba, but .so far 
it has not indicated much viilue for thi.s 
district. One year it failed compli'tely. 
Were it a strong aud regular bearer, 
it would have value on account of its 
lateness. It is sweet, but in eating the 
fruit the seod.s are prominent, though 
not of unusual size or niimhcr. It is 
said to succeed finely in the Gulf States. 
Ferx and Muexcii. —^Two others of 
Mun.son’s latest grapes are the Fern and 
the Muench. The Fern is a cross with 
the Catawba, aud resembles that variety 
in color and size, but the bunche.s are 
longer and more cylindrical. It has not 
yet sufficiently proved itself here to be 
properly e.stiimited, but it shows prom¬ 
tliing about the many among the Munson 
grapes that have wild blood in them is 
that they are I’ot-proof, hardj', exceedingly 
vigorous in growtii and proporlionatfdy 
fruitful. Mr. Miin.son tells ns tliat these 
Viirieties sliould be planted wide apart, 
from 12 to lb feet in the row, iind have 
long-arm pruning. I?en llur is jinother 
wine grape of Americafi blood, but is 
smaller in berry than Wine King aud 
not .so late a keeper. It resembles Nor- 
toii’.s, but is a ladter grape for eating. 
Still another grape of this class is 
America, very distinct in quality, ten¬ 
der melting pulp, fine juice for wiue or 
unfermented, and a tremendous bearer. 
It demands the spjice of two ordinary 
vine.s. 
Main Crop \’arip:tie.s. —For main 
cro() grapes the two Mun.son grapes that 
Iiave so far proved the best are the Mer- 
icadol and Xinta. Jlericadel is a cros.s 
of the wild-blooded America with Dela- 
wai’e. The vine is much stronger than 
tbiit of Delaware, and fruit is larger in 
bunch and berry, color bl.'ick; it has a 
flistinct flavor and extra fine quality de* 
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Its orange golden color is richer; it is more delicious in flavor and is 
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New England’s Leading Seed Store for Nearly 100 years 
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Mericadel Grape at Left; Xinta at Right 
ise. So far it has bopii too .shy a yii’Ider, 
but my viiu'.s arc very young. I slioiild 
prefer it to Catawba if it sliowefl as 
much fruitfulness. It.s berries are the 
lao.st persistent to their pedicels of any 
grape I am acquainted with. It takes a 
strong tug to detach tliern. Tlie Fern is 
lialf wild blood and is hardy enough to 
flourish as far north as tlie season would 
permit it to ripen. 'I'he Mueiicli is a 
cross between Horhemont and a iNIis- 
soiiri Post-Oak grape, and judging by 
one and its fii-st cro)), it i.s quite jirom- 
ising iis a very late grape. The berries 
are medium in size, about like M'y»un- 
ing, and of good quality. The bunclies 
are uncommonly large and long. It is 
good-looking enougli in every way to sell 
well on the nuirket, and so far is tlie 
latest black marketable grajie that I 
have found. It keeps well in sacks and 
remiiinod in good condition- here until 
Xo vein her. 
liATE Keeper.s. —Biit otlier claimants 
that are not to be despised are the W. 
P. Munson and AVine King. I find the 
Wiiu' King as large as the Muench in 
berry, though it.s bunch is rather small, 
and a very late keeper. (Quality very 
good. It is a pure dcseendant of the 
American wild grape and, according to 
Mr. Munson, is unexcelled for wine. I 
sliould r.'ite it as of value heie to sell for 
grape juice or table, and as having the 
property of long-keeping. Another good 
rived from tlio Deljiwarc, and iendor- 
noss from Amm-icji. The cluster,s are 
hand.some, compact !ind cylindrical with¬ 
out shoulders. The vine has proven a 
good bearer, with no rot and healthy 
foliage. This variety .seems well fitted 
for the family vineyard, iiml for market 
as a fancy des.sert grape. I find no weak 
point.s. The Xinta I have iilanted rno.-it 
largely of all the Munson grapes because 
iidaptod to the same uses as the Con¬ 
cord, with some sujioriority, same sea.son 
as Concord, hut hist year earlier; a.s 
large in berry and bunch, but lattei* is ^ 
long and cylindrical, showing habit of it.s ' 
wild ancestoi-s. It has not the purple ' 
bloom of the Concord, but is a dead 
black; 1ms a .sprightlier flavor limn Con¬ 
cord, and I like it better for table. I ts skin 
is much tougher than the Concord’s, mak¬ 
ing it a better grai )0 to handh’ for nmr- 
ket and to ship, and it never cracks. 
Here I think is its best v.-ihie. Custom¬ 
ers who first were given Xinta grumbled 
wlien they later receiv(>d Concord, be¬ 
cause latter was so much softer and 
moi’e delicate to handle, it is very vig¬ 
orous in growth, and demands extra room 
on the trellis, and I find it a reliable and 
heavy bearer. It .slmuld be mentioned, 
however, that the Xinta is imperfect in 
flower, as is also the Feru D('lawarc 
blooms at iiroper time for Xinta and 
Muench for the Fern. i.. r. joilxsoN. 
Cape Girardeau Co., Mo. 
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