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Certified 
*  Blue  Tag 
Seed  Potatoes 
are  guaranteed  to  be  healthy,  high  yielding 
and  free  of  mixture. 
For  six  years  the  potato  acreage  certified 
by  this  association  lias  averaged  over  200 
bushels  per  acre,  or  twice  as  much  as  the 
average  yield  per  acre  of  the  state. 
“Much  superior  to  ordinary  .  stock.” — Os¬ 
wego  County  Farm  Bureau  Ass’n. 
“It  is  dependable.”  —  Dutchess  County 
Farm  Bureau  Ass’n. 
"“Has  given  more  uniform  potatoes  and  a 
better  yield.” — Schuyler  County  Farm  Bu¬ 
reau  Ass’n. 
‘‘Gave  us  an  average  increase  of  64.5 
bushels  over  the  local  varieties.” — Warren 
County  F’arm  Bureau  Ass’n. 
‘‘It  is  good  business  to  buy  seed  from  crops 
that  have  been  inspected  by  specialists  and 
certified  as  teuiftable  seed.” — Onondaga  County 
Farm  Bureau  Ass’n. 
The  Blue  Tag  on  every  Bag  certifies  that 
the  stock  has  passed  three  inspections  by 
specialists  from  Cornell. 
Write  us  the  quantity  of  seed  potatoes  you 
will  need  and  the  variety  you  prefer.  At¬ 
tractive  prices  will  be  quoted  by  return  mail. 
N.  V.  Coop.  Seed  Potato  Ass’n,  Inc, 
k  IOI  Byrne  Bldg.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
1913 
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practical  aid  to  garden  growing. 
Every  flower  and  vegetable  seed 
that  you  might  want  for  your 
garden  is  listed.  Hardy  perennials 
and  ornamental  shrubs  for  founda¬ 
tion  planting  or  other  decorative 
purpose,  and  fruit  and  shade  trees, 
are  shown  in  unusual  abundance. 
Our  1200  acres  have  supplied  pro¬ 
fessional  gardeners,  orchardists  and 
nurserymen  the  country  over  for 
69  years. 
THE  STORRS  &  HARRISON  CO. 
Nurserymen  and  Seedsmen 
Box  336  Painesville,  Ohio 
47  Years  of  Service 
RED  CLOVER 
ALFALFA 
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Venus  Brands 
SEEDS 
I.  L.  RADWANER  SEED  CO. 
Seed  Merchants 
Offict  and  Warehouse,  83  Water  Street,  New  York  City 
DANISH  SEEDS 
CAULIFLOWER 
CABBAGE 
OATS 
MUCK  SEEDS 
M  .  K  LITGO  RD 
IMPORTER 
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ASK  FQR  MY  PRICES 
SEED  CORN 
Golden  Glow  Bailey  Dent 
Duke’s  Imp.  White  Cap 
Grown  in  Canada,  especially  suited  to  New 
Y  ork  State  conditions.  Write  for  prices. 
J.  0.  DUKE  SEED  CO.,  LIMITED 
Ruthven,  Ontario. 
riDDiirr  crrn  Danish  Ball  Head 
L'/lDD/ill£  9LEU  True  Danish  Grown 
Tested  seed.  •!  per  half  pound,  postpaid.  Write 
FARMERS’  SERVICE  CO.,  Inc. 
lGO&orthSt,  •  Middletown,  New  York 
Lime  for  Hotbed  Heat 
Could  you  give  me  information  on  how 
much  lime  to  use  for  hotbeds?  I  have 
no  horse  manure,  so  have  to  use  lime  to 
heat  my  beds.  Which  is  the  best  kind 
of  lime  to  use  for  a  seed  bed,  and  how 
long  before  planting  it  should  lime  be 
put  in  ?  f.  B. 
Wharton,  N.  J. 
This  method  has  not  proven  very  satis¬ 
factory.  In  the  first  place,  the  bed  will 
not  retain  the  heat  long  enough  to  bring 
the  plants  through  safely.  Another  dis¬ 
advantage  is  there  is  a  gas  formed  by  the 
slaking  of  the  lime  which  is  injurious  to 
the  young  plants.  I  do  not  advocate 
this  method,  but  if  one  cannot  procure 
hot  manure  and  has  to  resort  to  some¬ 
thing  else  besides  manure,  the  best  way 
would  be  to  put  1  ft.  of  leaves  in  bottom 
of  pit,  then  spread  about  4  in.  of  stone 
lime,  the  same  as  is  used  for  whitewash¬ 
ing  purposes,  on  top,  then  another  foot 
of  leaves,  pack  down  solidly,  then  wet 
leaves,  three  pails  of  water  to  a  sash. 
Put  on  4  in.  of  fine  soil  and  cover  with 
sash.  When  temperature  reaches  80  de¬ 
grees  sow  seed.  If  one  can  get  chicken 
manure  aud  use  as  described  above,  it 
would  be  better  than  lime.  The  leaves 
would  want  to  be  wet  with  hot  water  in 
that  case.  william  perkins. 
Chemicals  with  Hen  Manure;  Green 
Manure  for  Sweet  Corn 
Which  is  proper  to  use  mixed  with 
dry  chicken  manure,  acid  phosphate  or 
ground  rock  phosphate,  and  in  what  pro¬ 
portions  should  it  be  mixed?  As  a  green 
cover  crop,  to  be  sowed  as  early  as  pos¬ 
sible  in  the  Spring  on  well-drained  land 
that  has  been  highly  fertilized  for  several 
years,  but  not  manured  or  limed,  which 
would  be  better  to  be  plowed  under  for 
sweet  corn  about  June  1,  Hubam  clover  or 
oats?  How  much  of  this  clover  seed 
should  be  used  per  acre,  and  how  early 
would  it  do.  to  sow  in  this  section? 
Long  Island.  a.  b.  a. 
We  would  use  acid  phosphate — 800  lbs. 
of  the  phosphate  to  700  lbs.  of  dry  hen 
manure. 
Under  the  circumstances,  we  would  ad¬ 
vise  a  mixture  of  oats  and  Canadian  peas 
for  the  cover  crop.  Seed  at  the  rate  of 
1  bu.  of  peas  and  3  bu.  of  oafs  to  the  acre. 
It  will  make  a  good  growth  for  plowing 
under. 
Physalis  Franchetii 
What  do  you  know  about  Japanese  lan¬ 
terns?  The  Latin  name  is  Physalis  Fran- 
ch(^ii.  IIow  is  it  grown,  and  is  there  any 
market  for  the  blooms,  if  it  is  a  flower? 
Concord,  N.  II.  w.  j.  d. 
Physalis  Franchetii,  the  Chinese  lan¬ 
tern  plant,  is  considered  botanically  a 
variant  of  the  old  P.  Alkekengi.  It  is  an 
interesting  and  attractive  plant,  grown 
for  the  bright  red  bladders  inclosing  the 
fruit.  It  requires  the  treatment  ordinar¬ 
ily  given  to  any  tender  annual.  The  seed 
should  be  sown  indoors  in  the  North,  as 
the  cultivated  species  are  long-season 
Plants,  and  need  a  good  start  in  the 
Spring.  The  high  color  of  the  “lantern” 
does  not  develop  until  the  fruit  is  ripe. 
Let  the  plants  stand  1  to  2  ft.  apart,  in 
a  warm,  sunny  location.  Do  not  set  out 
the  young  plants  until  danger  of  frost  is 
over;  they  do  not  stand  frost.  These 
plants  have  been  cultivated  by  many  gar¬ 
deners,  but  during  the  past  season  the 
dry  sprays  were  used  freely  by  florists 
and  decorators,  both  in  natural  colors 
and  dyted  or  tinseled.  They  are  very  odd 
and  picturesque,  and  quite  new  to  many 
people.  All  the  leading  seed  firms  offer 
seed  of  Physalis  Franchetii. 
Wintering  a  Lemon  Plant 
I  have  a  lemon  plant  nearly  five  years 
old.  I  got  it  started  in  my  house  from 
seeds  and  it  has  grown  to  be  about  18  in. 
tall,  with  a  strong  looking  stem  and  good 
branches.  I  have  it  in  a  very  large  flower 
pot.  and  it  looks  real  strong.  I  keep  it 
outdoors  on  my  south  porch  in  Summer. 
Do  you  think  I  could  move  it  to  the  gar¬ 
den  to  plant  in  soil  when  warm  days 
come,  and  could  I  keep  it  out  all  Winter 
if  I  covered  well  with  leaves  and  lots  of 
straw  tied  around  and  nearly  covered  all 
over  to  keep  out  cold?  Would  it  be  too 
severe,  or  would  it  do  best  if  I  had  a  deep 
barrel  to  set  it  in,  then  move  outdoors? 
East  Bethany,  N.  Y.  j.  m. 
It  would  not  be  safe  to  plant  the  little 
lemon  tree  out  of  doors  with  any  inten¬ 
tion  of  leaving  it  out  all  Winter,  even 
with  fair  protection.  It  may  be  planted 
in  a  box,  tub  or  half  barrel,  and  stored 
over  Winter  in  a  frost-proof  cellar.  Try 
to  place  it  where  it  is  not  entirely  dark, 
and  give  a  little  water  at  intervals  so  that 
the  soil  does  not  bake  hard  or  become 
dust.  Oranges,  lemons  and  oleanders  are 
often  wintered  in  this  way  in  the  North. 
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We  know  that  the  future  profits  of  the  men  who  buy  our  stock  depend 
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Plant  CHEROKEE  Clover 
For  hay  and  soil  improvement.  Grows  like  Sweet 
(’lover  but  very  sweet  aud  greedily  eaten  by  live 
stock  and  poultry.  It  needs  no  lime  or  fertilizer  on 
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Martha  Washington  Asparagus  Seed 
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CERTIFIED  JSEED  POTATOES 
Sunnyside  Strain  of  Number  Nines,  selected  12 
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To  Canada,  $1.25 
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