The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
1677 
“I Now Hear Clearly” 
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Grafting on Root Sprouts 
On page 1403 I notice an article con¬ 
cerning the grafting on root sprouts. If 
I understand his description I have done 
some of it in our old orchard. The first 
was where the old trunk had rotted away, 
leaving a thrifty sprout which I grafted, 
and the young tree is bearing nice fruit. 
Another was a thrifty tree partly de¬ 
stroyed by wind, and started a thrifty 
root sprout. As the tree bore fruit we 
cared nothing for, I cut the remaining 
part of the tree down and the graft on 
sprout is growing well. I grafted another 
j sprout where old tree was almost gone. 
1 The old stump is rotted away, leaving the 
graft sprout in good growing condition. 
With another graft sprout it is dif¬ 
ferent, and instead of old tree dyiug it is 
improving. This is due to the fact, I sup¬ 
pose, that about six years ago I cut a l<>t. 
of dead wood from the tree, and at that 
time there was a nice root sprout start¬ 
ing. I grafted this sprout from a twig of 
the old tree, as I wanted this same rich 
fruit continued. I suppose this tree is 
more than 75 years old, so it seems to he 
a case of old age and youth contending for 
the mastery, or a “survival of the fittest.” 
This work I did in the old home orchard 
to satisfy my own curiosity. Though 
these sprout grafts are doing all right I 
should not recommend it iu replacing the 
old orchard. My father’s system was to 
plant new trees midway between the trees 
that had died, and it has proved a suc¬ 
cess. I consider it the proper method 
where the orchard site cannot be changed. 
In order not to mislead on this subject of 
i sprout grafting, I shall state that I have 
! grafted sprouts that died later on, so I. 
think my father’s system was the better. 
Ohio. C. FRAXKLIX. 
Prolific Strawberry Plants 
In May of this year I transplanted 
Sharpless strawberry plants from run¬ 
ners grown in -1918. After filling my 
rows I found I had one plant more than 
required, and determined to give that 
plant a chance, to see what it would do. 
I did not know how much space a single 
strawberry plant would require. I set it 
between two hills of rhubarb, which are 
set 12 feet apart. The leaves of the rhu¬ 
barb grew so large they nearly met and 
| shaded the strawberry plant somewhat. - 
The strawberry plant has developed, from 
j the parent plant. 44 well-rooted plants 
and quite a number of plants that are not 
yet established. The above may not he of 
interest to you, but the production from 
one plant was a great surprise to me. 
Each plant is now connected to the parent 
plant. Is this only a duplication of what 
' strawberry plants have been known to 
do? FRAXKLIX X. BABCOCK. 
Rhode Island. 
The power of some varieties of straw¬ 
berries to reproduce or make runner 
j plants is astonishing. We have records 
where, on rich soil, with an abundance of 
moisture, single plants have thrown out 
over 100 runner plants in one season. 
Some varieties are very prolific, while 
others make very few plants. We have 
found the latter host adapted to hill cul¬ 
ture. For example, the Marshall with us 
makes comparatively few runners, anil 
when left to run into a matted row yields 
only a few large berries on the outside of 
the rows. Some other varieties make far 
more runners and produce a good crop of 
fruit all over the row. We have known 
cases where these prolific varieties were 
plauted in young orchards. The plants 
are set in rows six or even uine feet 
apart between the trees. Cultivation is 
given up to late July. Then, instead of 
sowing a cover crop the strawberry plants 
are left free to run. This they proceed to 
do and they practically cover the ground 
between the tree rows. One crop is 
picked from such plants; then the whole 
thing is plowed under and a cover crop 
seeded. By keeping half the orchard 
bearing each year the trees get fair cul¬ 
ture and the soil is well supplied with or¬ 
ganic matter. The berries are of fair 
quality. 
Opalescent Apple in Hudson Valley 
I wish I could speak with more favor 
of the Opalescent apple; its beautiful ap¬ 
pearance when well grown would seem to 
recommend it unqualifiedly as a market 
proposition. But just bite into one and 
when you note how poor and flavorless it 
is. it will not take long to learn the les¬ 
son. 1 think there will come a great feel¬ 
ing of disappointment aud doubt as to 
the propriety of making any considerable 
planting of it. T observe that it comes 
into bearing about the same as Baldwin 
and is inclined to alternate bearing. As 
a keeper it does not hold up very long ex¬ 
cept iu cold storage, w. s. teator. 
Nothings like Lambertvilles for 
worfong in the Barn yard 
T he acids and 
AMMONIA of 
manure water won’t rot 
the pure new rubber of 
these super-work boots. 
Next time you buy 
rubber goods look up 
the dealer who sells 
Lambertville Rubber 
Footwear and have him 
show you Snag Proofs. 
These are extra thick, 
pure new rubber, prop¬ 
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soft, elastic texture. 
Plenty of wear resistance 
there. You’ll not care to 
look any further for rub¬ 
ber footwear this year. 
A Green Label on Every 
ryi. - . Pair of Lambertvilles. 
1 here are four other 
qualities in the Lambertville 
line. You know them by 
the green label. Lambert¬ 
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money" in rubber goods. 
SNAG-PROOF 
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N. J. 
Lamb ertville 
It is nearly fifty years since 
the Lambertville Rubber 
Company commenced mak¬ 
ing Snag Proof rubber goods, 
and their line has grown with 
the years until now there are 
five green label qualities and 
more than thirty styles with 
the green label. 
The best dealer in town 
sells Lambertvilles. 
Look for the green label. 
7 layers of pure rubber friction 
lined. Thick and wear resisting 
yet light in weight. 
L-QUALITY 
Duck vamp where r .the wear 
comes. Pure rubber properly 
cured. 
REDSKIN 
Red rubber with friction or 
felt lining. Tough and long 
wearing. 
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Pure gum, ribbed, or with 
heavy thick vamp. 
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White rubber full duck lined. 
Made by an entirely new proc¬ 
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