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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Green’s Trees 
Shrubs.Vines 
The Careful Planter’s 
First Choice 
C. A. GREEN and his Nursery 
Company has for nearly 50 
years enjoyed an enviable rep¬ 
utation for fair dealing.Green’s 
stock grows because it is hardy, 
vigorous, full-rooted,Northern 
grown. Only the best varieties 
offered. Guaranteed true-to- 
name. Sold direct at money sav¬ 
ing prices. That’s why they are 
the careful planter’s choice. 
Green’s 1924 Specialties 
McIntosh Red Apple: beauti¬ 
ful early winter apple of finest 
quality. Tender, crisp, juicy, 
richinflavor. Dwarfs or stand¬ 
ard. Should bein every garden. 
Dwarf Bartlett Pear: Big, lus¬ 
cious fruit with melting, but¬ 
tery flavor. Generally bears the 
second year. Fits in any size 
garden. 
Caco Grapes: "The finest of 
them all,” say growers, of Ca¬ 
tawba—Concord parentage 
with the good qualities of both. 
Bunch of good size and form. 
Vigorous grower, prolific 
bearer. Rich, red, sweet wine 
with abundant bloom. 
Get Green’s 1924 Catalog 
Contains the best of every- 
thingforfruit garden and home 
beautiful; city lot or big es¬ 
tate. A valuable hand-book 
of interesting information on 
growing things. Write today. 
GREEN’S NURSERY CO. 
625 Green St., Rochester, N.Y, 
SHfMali 
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to Introduce Our 
Stock tx> You. 
We will send by Parcel Post prepaid. Safe arrival ft srood 
condition guaranteed. 
10 Concord Grapes, No. 1, 2-year-old, for.$1.50 
10 Assorted Grapes, No. 1. 2.00 
6 Fruit Trees, 1 year, 2 each, Cherry, Apple, Peach 1.50 
100 California Privet Hedge Plants, 12 to 15 ins. 5.00 
CSC Or all four collections for $0.00 prepaid. 
Send for REDUCED list of all kinds of TREES. PLANTS and 
VINES. (Established 1855. 68th Year.) 
BARNES 
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Small Fruit Plants, Grape Vines. "Roses, 
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs of all 
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Questions About Dahlias 
I notice that most Dahlia Growers sell 
Dahlia plants as well as tubers, and the 
plants are sold at a lower price. Do 
these Dahlia plants produce tubers in¬ 
variably the year they are planted? If 
I buy a plant this year will I surely get 
tubers. from this plant for next year’s 
planting? How are these plants grown? 
Are they grown from tubers or from cut¬ 
tings? Are they propagated under glass? 
Can you give me the names of. say 20 or 
25 of the most worth-while Dahlias to 
grow? I do not want the most recent 
novelties that sell for a high price; in 
fact would buy nothing- that sells for 
more than $3 per tuber or plant. I have 
received a great number of Dahlia cata¬ 
logues from growers and am much mys¬ 
tified at the great number of varieties. 
Each grower seems to exploit his own 
introductions or the introductions of one 
or two breeders to the exclusion of all 
the rest. I find one well-known grower 
mentioning a certain variety as being the 
last word in Dahlias and then I cannot 
find any other grower who ever lists this 
variety. Naturally, I think the first 
grower must have some ax to grind. 
Hasbroiiek Heights, N. J. f. p. b. 
Dahlia cuttings are grown and rooted 
under glass. Usually this method is em¬ 
ployed to propagate wanted varieties 
more rapidly than can be done by tubers 
alone. Some varieties do not make tubers 
very rapidly. The tubers are started into 
growth on a greenhouse bench, the work 
usually beginning in January, and the 
cuttings are rooted in sand, in a bench 
with bottom heat. If the cuttings are 
started early the plant will develop tubers 
the same season, but if started too late 
the plant may flower without forming a 
tuber. In commercial practice it is neces¬ 
sary to start these plants early, so that 
they may be ready for Spring sales. 
Naturally a grower pushes his own 
introductions, but most Dahlia specialists 
include a long list from other originators. 
It is well to grow good standard sorts 
that do well under varying conditions, 
and then test novelties as space and 
means permit. “Standardized Plant 
Names” contains over 700 names and 
synonyms of Dahlias in the American 
trade, so it is quite evident that an 
amateur grower must concentrate on ap¬ 
proved varieties that suit his taste and 
locality. Last year we had extra fine 
blooms of Insulinde, golden ochre suf¬ 
fused with salmon red, and Hortulanus 
Fiet, shrimp pink, tipped with yellow. 
The first belongs to the Hybrid Deco¬ 
rative class, the second Decorative. Both 
produce flowers 7 to 8 in. across. An¬ 
other Decorative which did very well 
was Mina Burgle, a favorite in Cali¬ 
fornia for cut flowers ; color, a deep scar¬ 
let. Giant of Stuttgart, rich crimson, 
was also magnificent, these being grown 
a few miles from the inquirer’s location. 
The following are all good: Geisha 
(Peony), twisted and curled petals of 
scarlet and gold. This variety is about 
10 years old, but forms tubers slowly, 
so it may be that plants only are avail¬ 
able. Princess Pat, immense size, old 
rose; .Tack Rose (Decorative), crimson; 
Mrs. Nat Slocombe (Decorative), prim¬ 
rose yellow; Princess Juliana (Decora¬ 
tive), pure white; Pink Perfection 
(Decorative), very large, salmon pink 
tinged with gold; Kalif (Cactus), scar¬ 
let; Johannesburg (Cactus), yellow; 
Etendard de Lyon (Cactus), carmine 
rose; Avalanche (Peony), pure white; 
Polar Bear (Decorative), extra fine 
white; Red Cross (Cactus), golden 
yellow, marked red; Lady Penzance 
(Peony), primrose yellow, suffused with 
salmon; Mignon (Peony), lavender pink, 
shading to white; Dr. Peary (Peony), 
dark mahogany red; Bertha Von Sutt- 
ner (Peony), salmon pink shaded yel¬ 
low; Dorothy Peacock (Show), shell 
pink; Princess Victoria (Show), prim¬ 
rose yellow. 
This brief list may be amplified in¬ 
definitely ; every grower has his favorites. 
We still like the old-fashioned" Show or 
Fancy sorts with their quilled petals and 
round, regular shape, but the huge Deco¬ 
rative, Cactus and Peony types seem most 
in favor in this country. 
Resting the Garden 
One of our readers says he wants to 
let his garden rest for a year ; that, is let 
it stand without cultivation and accu¬ 
mulate organic matter. What is a com¬ 
bination of seeds that can be put in this 
Spring to accomplish that result? We 
could name a dozen combinations of seeds 
for this purpose. A simple and effective 
plan will be to work the ground up prop¬ 
erly and seed to oats, with a heavy seed¬ 
ing of Alsike clover. The oats will start, 
and they can be cut as the seed is form¬ 
ing and left to lie upon the ground and 
decay there, or they can be left alone to 
ripen and fall down. In either case the 
Alsike clover will come in and make a 
nice growth through the Summer and 
Fall, and the following Spring it can be 
plowed under with good results. Half a 
dozen other combinations might be men¬ 
tioned. They would require more work 
and be more expensive. The clover and 
oats together will be quite satisfactory. 
Anxious Old .1 ady (on river steam¬ 
er : “I say, my good man, is this boat go¬ 
ing^ up or down?” Surly Deckhand: 
“Well, she’s a leaky old tub, ma’am, so 
I shouldn’t wonder if she was going down. 
Then, again, her b’ilers ain't none too 
good, so she might go up.”—National 
Magazine of the Hardware Trade. 
KELLYS’ 
Ce/dtiAi&ds 
w True to Name Fruit Trees 
Shipped Direct from Nursery to Grower 
Kellys’ true to name fruit trees have been shipped direct 
from nursery to grower for over 44 years. This method of 
distribution saves the grower the middleman’s 
profit—we have no agents—you save their com¬ 
mission. 
60,000 of our trees have a certified, true to name 
seal fastened through a limb to stay there until 
the tree bears true to name fruit, as guaranteed 
by us. 1925 plans call for a still larger amount 
of stock to bear this seal. Place your order early 
for your share of the 60,000 sealed trees. 
Established in 1880 
44 years’ experience in growing true to name 
trees has won for us the reputation of honest 
representation of our stock. We understand 
thoroughly how each particular kind of stock / 
should be cared for and packed to reach you / 
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in perfect condition. 
Write Today for Catalog 
Our new 1924 catalog tells how our trees were 
certified to be true to name. It also lists shrubs, 
ornamental trees, roses, grape vines, goose¬ 
berries, raspberries, and other small fruits. 
Orders are booked in order of their receipt. 
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I tt^ exSepdo^n^TaSs ° Ut ° f *“ who ord ” r 
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Strawberries, choice of 3 varieties, loo for *1 00 
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Red or Biack Raspberries. choice of 7 
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Blackberries, 8 varieties, 12 for 
' Bridal Wreath, 3 for 
Snowberry, one year size, 6 for 
Indian Currant, one year size, 5 for 
Roses, choice of 7 varieties, 3 for 
1 Iris, the garden favorite, 3 for 
Assorted Phlox, 4 for 
Asparagus, 25 for 
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Gladioli Bulbs, aas't. varieties, 20 for 
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Raspberries and Rosebushes 
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Wo have some unusual Raopborry Plant* and 
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Irnogene Raspberries arc extremely large, very 
juicy, delicious flavor. Write for our introduc¬ 
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620 Bridge Street Hampton, Iowa 
