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We do not betray business secrets, but 
the little girls run off to bed in great 
spirits. The boys are trying to figure 
out their asparagus business, and I sit 
here thoughtful and very thankful at the 
end of a lively day. H. w. C. 
An Interesting Old Description of a Well- 
known Apple 
During the Winter months one fre¬ 
quently sees small, bright yellow and red 
specimens of the Lady apple offered fox* 
sale in (piart strawberry baskets upon the 
fruit stands, and the i)riee is often 20 or 
25 cents per quart. An interesting de¬ 
scription of this variety is given in the 
“Complete Gardener,” by De la Quinti- 
ney, published in London in 1730. 
“This apple is of an extraordi. ^ry 
piercing and lively color. It begins to be 
good as soon as it has no green left, 
neither towards its stalk, nor towards its 
crown; which happens pretty often in 
the month of December, and then it may 
be eaten greedily at a chop, with its coat 
all on ; for among all other apples, there 
is none that has so fine and delicate a 
skin as this; for it’s scarce perceivable in 
the eating, and contributes much to the 
agreeableness found in them. 
“It lasts from December till March and 
April, and is wonderful good all that 
time, without any manner of disagreeable 
smell; but on the contrary, has a certain 
little touch of a most delicious perfume. 
The pulp extraordinary fine. It’s a great 
increaser, and certainly may be commend¬ 
ed for a very jiretty ajiple; it has like¬ 
wise this farther advantage, that it never 
wrinkles, nor loses its charming color.” 
In connection with this description it is 
interesting to note .statements made in re¬ 
gard to the variety in “Apples of Xew 
York.” 
“According to LeDoy, who gives an ex¬ 
cellent historical account of this variety, 
the I^ady apide has been in cultivation in 
France for at least three hundred years. 
It h as been i-paringly disseminated 
throughout this country from the Atlantic 
to the Pacific. It has long been recog¬ 
nized in the New York market as one of 
the most desirable apples for fancy trade 
at the holiday season. A strikingly little 
apple, especially suitable for decorative 
use and for dessert. In New York it is 
grown to a limited extent only and in re¬ 
stricted icalities.” 
The description by Do la Quintiuey is 
one seldom seen and may prove of inter¬ 
est to modern authorities upon apples. 
M. A. nr.AKK. 
Replacing Boston Ivy After Removal 
I find it necessary to take down the 
P.oston ivy which covers the front of my 
house, in order to make repairs. Will it 
he necessary to cut the ivy back to *110 
roots, or could most of the growth be 
saved by laying it on the ground and 
guarding it from injury, to be rejjlaced 
after the repairs are complete? The lat¬ 
ter will take at least two months, and will 
he begun in .Tune. E. A. w. 
Newark, N. .T. 
It will not be practical to jireserve the 
vine at the time of year it must be 
handled, and keep it in condition to be 
replaced when the repairs are completed. 
In fact it would not be possible to pre¬ 
serve the vines entire at any season of the 
year. If this work ceuild be completed 
before much growth is made, the main 
leaders could jxossibly be saved, but they 
would have to be held close to the build¬ 
ing with staples or similar means until 
the lateral growth was sufficiently stmng 
to hold them up. Some years ago the 
writer had just such a case as this to con¬ 
tend with. One small section of the vine 
was laid on the ground, and put back up 
to the wall after repairs were completed. 
All the remainder was cut down to the 
house foundation. It would have been 
hotter if all had been in like manner cut 
down. That part that was put back 
never after looked well, while that which 
had been cut down, soon started vigorous 
growth from the stubs and in a couple of 
yi'ars had almost completely covered the 
walls of the house. The growth being 
nearly uniform throughout, made a .show 
that was a jileasure to look at, while the 
old replaced vines were little better than 
an eyesore. K. 
Red Raspberries ; Bush Beans 
3. I have a small clump of rasixberries 
which have dcvelojied from a few binshes, 
said to be the St. Regis. I wisli to dig 
these u]) and set them out jiroperly in 
rows, and see if they will amount to any¬ 
thing. When and how shall I proceed? 
What is considered to be the best (and 
he.st flavored) variety for home use? The 
>^t. Regis, which we have, has never been 
very satisfactory. I’lK'y are a nice-look¬ 
ing berry but are very tasteless. When 
should I buy new roots to set out? 2. 
'1 hat do you cou.sider as the best lu-ac- 
■Uhe RURAL N 
tice in idanting bush beans for the home 
garden? I have always made a wide fur¬ 
row and scattered the beans in plentifully, 
having when the plants came up. a row 
perhaps six or eight inches in width; have 
always had good success, but on account 
of high prices of seed this year would I 
get as good or better results with single 
row of seeds or hills? L. S. ii. 
Reading, Mass. 
1. Transplant the raspberry plants this 
Spring. The sprouts surrounding the old 
plants are the iilants to be u.sed, and 
should be cut back to within six or eight 
inches at time of setting them out. The 
Welch is probably the sweetest .and best 
flavored red raspberry ever introduced. 
It is a good producer of berries of largo 
size. Fruit is not firm enough to .stand 
long shipment, but for local market and 
home use it scarcely can be equalled by 
any other variety. 
2. It is not necessary to use such a 
wide fun'ow for planting bush beans, 
•lust open an ordinary furrow same as 
you would for corn, .scatter the beams in 
the row moderately thick, so that they 
will not be crowded too much. The re¬ 
sults will no doubt be quite as .satisfac- 
tor.v, and with the use of much less seed 
than when planted in the wide row. K. 
E W-YO R K E R 
New Plant Immigrants 
Bulletin 32:> of the Officft of Foreign 
Seed and Plant Intiaaluction has a refer¬ 
ence to dyer’s madder, Rubia tinctorum, 
seed of which has laien procured from 
France. Dye is obtained from the root. 
It is thus described in Hogg’s “Y’egetable 
Kingdom” : The plant is a native of the 
south of Europe, and Is extensively culti¬ 
vated about Avignon and in Alsace for 
the roots, which afford die fine scarlet dye 
so highly valued by dyers and calico 
printers. A great quantity is grown in 
the Levant, the north of Africa, and in 
Holland; but that from Africa and the 
Ea.st, particularly that from Cyprus, is 
the most esteemed. Several attempts 
have been made to cultivate it in 
England, but without profitalde suc¬ 
cess. The roots .are dug up the third 
Summer after .sowing, and having been 
deprived of their cuticle, are dried by ar¬ 
tificial heat, and then reduced to a pow¬ 
der. Madder has a bitter, astringent 
taste, and imparts these jiroperties to 
water and alcohol. 
Most people are familiar with the rich 
oily kernels of the, Brazil or Bara nut, 
botanically Bei’tholletia nobilis. Bulletin 
124 thus describes it: A tall, handsome 
tree, with oblong, wavy leaves, which are 
14 to 1(» inches long and about three 
inches broad, native of Guiana, Venezuela 
and Brazil. In its native home, especially 
on the banks of the Amazon and Orinoco, 
the tree attains a height of over 100 feet. 
The tree has been intrwluced at Paraden- 
iy.a in 1<S.S0, and notwithstanding the in¬ 
different ground chosen for it when first 
planted out, appears to find here a con¬ 
genial home. It is now about 00 feet high 
and produces at the top each year, in the 
dry season, large, erect racemes of white 
flower.s, followed a few months later by 
a number of large brown fruits, which 
hang on the tree for some months after 
ripening. Ridley records similar success 
with the tree at Singapore, where it was 
introduced in 3<SS1. Each fruit is from 
four to six inches in diameter, with a hard 
brown woody shell which has to be sawed 
or broken up with an ax in order to ob¬ 
tain the nuts (seeds). In the interior, 
closely packed, are from 10 to 12 large 
angular seeds with a brown horny trsta; 
these are the Brazil nuts of commerce, 
which form an important article of ex¬ 
port from their native country, being 
largely used for dessert in Europe, 
America, etc. 
Rohhie had longinl, long and earnestly, 
for a baby brother and a pair of white 
rabbits. The answer to both wishes came 
on the same morning, but it was not quite 
satisfactory, for there were two baby 
brothers and only one rabbit. Robbie was 
greatly disgusted at the mistake. The 
next day his father fouml the following 
notice tacked to the gate po«t: “For 
Sale—One nice fat baby, or I will cliange 
him for a white rabbit.”—London Farm 
and Home. 
It Proved 
Itself 
The Greatest Car ThaCs Built 
Men ask why we race the Super-Six. Why we win so many 
records in hill-climbs and endurance. They say they don’t want 
racers, and don’t care for super-power. 
Of course you don’t. But you want to know which car excels 
when you buy a car to keep. And the only way to compare cars is 
through maximum performance. 
The Super-Six is a light Six. In size and looks there are many 
Sixes like it. 
Phaeton, 7-passenger, . $1650 
Cabriolet, 3-passenger, . / 950 
Touring Sedan .... 2175 
Limousine . 2925 
Limousirte Landaulet . 3025 
Town Car . 2925 
Town Car Landaulet . 3025 
Allprices/.o.b. Detroit 
Hudson Super-Six 
But a Hudson invention—patented—added 80 per cent to 
this motor’s efficiency. On that account, the Super-Six has won 
all the worth-while records. In a hundred tests it has out-per¬ 
formed all types of rival motors. So today it stands unquestioned 
as the greatest motor built. 
It holds the speed records for stock cars. It holds the chief 
endurance records. It won the world’s greatest hill-climb. 
It did that because friction is almost ended in the Super-Six. 
Friction is what limits performance. It wastes the power, and 
wears the motor parts. 
By minimizing friction the Super-Six invention has almost 
doubled endurance. And that is what you want in a car. 
In Hudsons Only 
The Super-Six motor is found in Hudsons only. It has made the 
Hudson the largest-selling fine car in the world. 
The Hudson Super-Six comes in body styles which mark the very 
pinnacle of luxury. It comes this year with a new gasoline saver. 
With a patent carburetor, self-adjusting to every engine speed. 
The Hudson Super-Six now stands supreme. It prob¬ 
ably always will. Prove these facts before you buy, else 
you will have regrets. 
HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN 
