The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Straw 
berry PI 
lants 
The Kind That Pays Big Profits 
JOHNSON’S PLANTS are backed by our 43 years' 
experience in the plant and berry business and a 
reputation for fair dealing with thousands of satisfied 
customers. Our experience protects you. 
100 1,000 
5,000 
Amanda (Per.) .... 
$ .90 
$6.00 
$28.75 
Aroma (Per.) . 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Big Joe (Per.) .... 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Big Late (Imp.) ... 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Chesapeake (Per.) .. 
.90 
6.00 
28.75 
Cooper (Per.) . 
1.50 
10.00 
47.50 
I)r. Burrell (Per.).. 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
Ford (Per.) . 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Gandy (Per.) . 
.70 
*00 
18.75 
Gibson (Per.) . 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Horsey (Per.) . 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Klondylte (Per.) ... 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
Lupton (Per.) . 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Missionary (Per.) .. 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
Nlc Ohmer (Per.)... 
.90 
6.00 
28.75 
Premier (Per.) .... 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Sen. Dunlap (Per.). 
.70 
4.00 
18.75 
ffm. Belt (Per.)... 
.80 
5.00 
23.75 
Progressive (E.B.).. 
1.25 
8.00 
37.50 
Minnesota 1017 (E.B) 
1.50 
10.00 
47.50 
Champion (E.B.) ... 
1.50 
10.00 
47.50 
On Ten Thousand Plants 
or more 
Wholesale 
Price 
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E. W. JOHNSON CO. - Salisbury. Md. 
GRAPES, RASPBERRIES, CURRANTS 
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Get New England 
grown plants al¬ 
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Headquarters for— 
S Ever-Bearing 
trawberries 
C. S. KEMPTON & CO •5 cataSjo 
“ Longmeadow ” Springfield, Mass. 
KELLYS’ 
C&AiMi&ds 
True to NaSie Fruit Trees 
Kellys’ true-to-name trult trees are 
shipped direct from our nurseries to 
you—no middleman, no agents. Our 
reputation for square dealing is 
established; you take no risk. 
44 Years’ Experience 
in growing true-to-name trees has 
taught us the proper method of hand¬ 
ling young stock. It is packed correct¬ 
ly to reach you in perfect condition. 
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Our 1924 catalog tells how 60,000 of our 
trees were certified to be true-to-name. 
It also lists shrubs, ornamental trees, 
roses, grape vines, and small fruits. 
Kelly Bros. Nurseries 
1160 Main St., Dan.ville, N. Y. 
Established 
in 1880 
arnes’ Trees 
are grown in New 
England under the 
personal supervis¬ 
ion of experienced 
nurserymen — 34 
years in the busi¬ 
ness. These Trees 
are hardy and true-to-name, 
with exceptionally fine root 
growth. They mature quickly 
into bearing orchards. Apples, 
Peaches,Pears. Plums,Cherries 
and Small Fruits. 
Every reader interested in fruit 
for home or market should have 
a copy of ourFruitBook. Write 
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THE BARNES BROS. 
NURSERY CO. 
The Original Barnes Nursery, Established 1890 
Box 8 YALESVILLE, CONN. 
MALONEY TREES 
Fruit and Ornamentals, Vines, Shrubs, 
Maloney A-l quality, selected from the 
choicest stock grown in our 400-acre nur¬ 
series. Direct to you at cost plus one 
profit only. Hardy, fresh dug, healthy, 
true to name—Write for free descriptive 
catalog giving valuable information about 
nursery stock. We prepay tra nsportion 
charges. See catalog. 
MALONEY BROS. NURSERY OO.. INC. 
iDansviite’s Pioneer Nurseries. 43 Main St., Dansville.N. V. 
For Sale-TREES OF ALL KINDS 
and of all size. Offer some nice apple trees and tine 
the name. Also full line of nursery stock-Peaches, 
Pears Plums Graps Vi»» b. Get our Prices and Cat* 
alogue THE ROCKFALL NURSERY CO.. Rcckfall. Conn. 
m|\ ppp Grow more fruit. Increaseyourincome. ini- 
I K r r S prove vour property. Our trees grow, Free 
1 IvLLO catalogue. MITCHELI/S NUltSF.ltY, Beverly, Ohio 
Thimbleberry as an Ornamental Plant 
Do you know of any nursery carrying 
stock of the thimbleberry or flowering 
raspberry? Have you ever seen it used 
as an ornamental shrub? F. w. K. 
Charleston, W. Va. 
The thimbleberry or flowering rasp¬ 
berry, Rubus odoratus, is found growing 
wild in Eastern America. Its large, at¬ 
tractive flowers are very pretty, and the 
plant itself with its thick, green foliage 
is quite ornamental. It is grown to a 
limited extent as an ornamental shrub, 
the writer having in mind a very beautiful 
specimen. In many sections it does not 
bear fruit, while in others the reddish 
berries are an additional attraction. 
H. B. TtIKEY. 
Crickets Injuring Strawberries 
I had a row of everbearing strawberries 
in my garden last year ; they bloomed and 
the fruit ripened, but I couldn’t get any. 
As fast as they ripened the crickets ate 
them. Is there anything I can do? I 
judge it was crickets, because when I 
would move the leaves dozens of crickets 
would hop out. M. n. B. 
West Somerville, Mass. 
Crickets have often been suspected of 
eating strawberries, but it has been near¬ 
ly impossible actually to catch them doing 
the mischief. In one or two instances, 
however, observers have seen crickets eat¬ 
ing cavities in the side of ripening straw¬ 
berries. In other instances the circum¬ 
stantial evidence has been so strong that 
we must class certain field crickets as ene¬ 
mies of strawberries. The injury done by 
the crickets would not be so extensive if 
a single cricket would confine itself to one 
berry; but this does not seem to be the 
case, for a single cricket will gnaw inio 
several berries as though trying to find a 
real good one. The heavy foliage of the 
plants covering a large part of the ground 
offers especially cool, moist and attrac¬ 
tive places for the crickets to live. It is 
probable that the attracrive living condi¬ 
tions induce the crickets to collect among 
the plants, and the attacks on the fruit 
naturally follow where so many individ¬ 
uals are gathered together that nearly any 
kind of food becomes welcome. 
It may be practicable in the case de¬ 
scribed by M. R. B. to frighten the crick¬ 
ets out from their hiding places and to 
destroy the majority of them with a hoe 
or rake, or even to drive them away so, 
that they will not return in such num¬ 
bers. It would probably be worth while 
to try the following poison bait: 5 lbs. of 
bran and 3 oz. of Paris green. Mix them, 
thoroughly while dry and add a teacup 
of molasses with just enough water to 
make a stiff dough, but not sloppy. Chop 
one lemon fine and add it to make the 
bait more attractive. Distribute the bait 
along either side of the row, a tablespoon-i 
ful in a place, beneath the foliage of the 
plants, if convenient, where it will not 
dry out. glenn w. herrick. 
Celery Culture 
1. Will you give information in regard 
to celery culture? I understand how fo 
grow it, but would like information in 
regard to bleaching it. 2. Where can I 
get bulletins on peach and apple tree 
culture, from the time the trees are set 
out until they bear fruit, such as pruning 
and spraying, when to spray and what tq 
spray with. F. B. ; 
Tyrrell, Ohio. 
1. If F. B. wants to blanch his celery 
before digging he should first pull a little 
dirt up with hoe, to get the stalks growing 
in an upright manner, then put board 
one foot wide on each side of row and 
September or October while the weather 
is not too cold. If celery is wanted for 
Winter use keep earth pulled up so the 
stalks grow upright. As soon as it begins 
to freeze nights, about November 10 in 
this locality, the plants are dug and 
packed 50 roots to a crate, leaving all the 
soil adhering to roots that is possible. 
If soil is very dry, wet roots as they are 
put in crate. Leave the crates in wagon 
house or shed until it begins to freeze 
under cover, then remove to cool cellar. 
If celery begins to wilt put a piece of 
pipe down through celery and pour water 
down pipe, so the roots can be watered 
without wetting hearts. 
2. Write to your State Experiment 
Station at Wooster, Ohio, who will send 
you a bulletin or spray calendar. 
WM, FEKKIN8. 
The original oil res¬ 
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pumpers. Collects 
excess oil on each 
down stroko and 
empties on each up 
stroke, which ordi¬ 
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Made in all sizes and over-sizes for every make and model of 
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TOWNSEND’S NURSERIES 
Offers the Largest Stock of 
STRAWBERRY, DEWBERRY, RASPBERRY, GRAPE VINES, 
Currants, Asparagus and etc., in the Country 
Everything shipped direct to growers at lowest wholesale prices- 
We not only save you money on your order but we sell you the 
highest grade plants that it is possible to grow on our more 
than 700 acres of new ground soil. 
Millions o( these high grade plants await your order. Prompt shipment 
when you are ready to plant. Big Money-saving Catalog oa request. 
(See R. N.-Y. March 1st, Center Page) 
E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS 
25 Vine Street, Salisbury, Maryland 
STRAWBERRIES FOR PROFIT 
No crop will give you more money per acre or per hour of labor, 
than strawberries. A good profit is sure. A large profit is possible 
if you follow the right methods. 
Allen’s Book of Berries for 1921 gives simple understandable infor- 
mation about growing and marketing Strawberries. It tells how 
to select and prepare the land, how and when to set the plants, 
now to cultivate, what varieties to use, and where to obtain good 
dependable true-to-name plants, at a reasonable price. 
L^H- a »* ,l)err / ea aro chiefly because they yield Huch largo and auro profit* 
but they also aro tho first crop to bring in money in tho Spring. The hi* lus¬ 
cious red berries are favorite* in the homo garden, and tho work can bo dono 
by women, children, amateurs us well as commercial growcrti.; 
Free-to-aJI. Allen’s Book of Berries for 1924 will be Bent 
tree to anyone interested. The moat complete book of its 
kind—thoroughly reliable. Write today for your copy. 
The W. F. ALLEN CO. 
72 Market St. Salisbury, Md. 
ALLEN’S 
PLANTS 
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stake them as close as possible to plants. 
This will blanch the green varieties in 
FRUITTREES 
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3 to4-ft. Apple Trees.25c; 3-ft. Peach, 80c each, 
postpaid. Guaranteed to Grow. True to Nam e. 
Flower and Garden Seeds. Send for 1924 Catalog 
and save money, buying direct from Grower. 
ALLEN’S NURSERY & SEED HOUSE Geneva. Ohio 
All of the leading varieties one and two-year-old at pre¬ 
war prices. Write for our special planters wholesale 
descriptive price list. It will save you big money. Three 
sample trees, yoor selection of varieties, on receipt of $1. 
BOUNTIFUL RIDGE NURSERIES Princess Anne. Md. 
PLANTING TIME IS HERE! 
BOLG1ANO Seeds are the result of over 106 years of 
careful testing and cultivation tor quality and produc¬ 
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THE J. BOLGIANO SEED COMPANY 
Dept. C-I06 (Founded !818) Baltimore, Md. 
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