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We  are  in  a  position  to  furnish  you  with 
our  High  Grade  Plants  in  lots  of  5,000 
plants  up  at  10%  off  list  price  quoted 
in  Rural  New -  Yorker ,  March  3rd. 
WE  NOT  ONLY  ALLOW  YOU  THIS  DISCOUNT  BUT 
TOWNSEND  WILL  DELIVER  THE  GOODS  PREPAID 
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in  standard  and  everbearing  varieties.  If  more  information 
is  wanted,  will  be  pleased  to  mail  you  our  Catalog — fully 
describing  our  list  and  giving  up-to-date  cultural  directions. 
Also  Special  Prices  on  Grape  Vines,  Dewberries,  Rasp¬ 
berries.  Asparagus  Roots,  etc. 
Market  Gardeners  will  please  mention 
Special  Offer  No.  12S 
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ChoiceStrawberry  Plants 
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STRAWBERRY  PLANTS 
The  three  leaders  for  home  and'  commercial  growers. 
HOWARD  1 7  or  PREMIER  -  DR.  BURRILL  -  LUPTON 
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A  Comparison  of  Hudson  Valley  and 
Western  New  York  Apples 
There  has  never  been  a  meeting  at 
which  fruit  growers  from  both  the  eastern 
and  western  sections  of  New*  Yoi*k  were 
present  that  a  conversation  like  this  did 
not  occur :  “You  do  not  seem  to  get  the 
color  on  your  fruit  up  there  in  your 
country,”  says  the  Hudson  Valley  grower 
with  a  chuckle  to  himself.  “No,  we  may 
not  get  the  color,”  admits  the  man  from 
Western  New  York,  “but  we  get  the  size 
and  the  flavor.”  And  so  they  have  it 
back  and  forth  in  friendly,  good-natured 
rivalry,  each  loyal  to  his  section  and  each 
proud  to  champion  the  fruit  that  he  thinks 
is  the  best. 
Undoubtedly  there  arc  differences  in 
fruit  from  the  two  sections — differences 
in  color,  flavor,  size,  keeping  qualitiy, 
and  possibly  shape.  In -the  question  of 
color,  the  Hudson  Valley  must  admit¬ 
tedly  be  placed  ahead  of  Western  New 
York.  McIntosh  is,  generally  speaking, 
more  highly  colored  on  the  lighter  soils 
of  the  Hudson  than  on  the  heavier  soils 
of  Western  New  York.  Likewise  fruit  of 
Xtayman,  Esopus,  Winesap,  Delicious, 
Stark  and  Jonathan  is  poorly  colored  “up¬ 
state,”  though  handsome  and  attractive 
enough  in  the  Hudson  Valley.  Baldwin 
develops  a  rich,  red  color  in  the  western 
part  of  the  State,  while  in  spots  in  the 
southeastern  part  it  takes  on  a  bright, 
pinkish-red  coloring — almost  brick  red. 
Greening,  too,  grows  differently.  West¬ 
ern  New  York  Greenings  are  unequalled 
in  their  solid  green  coloring,  yet  in  the 
Hudson  Valley  they  frequently  exhibit  a 
blush  on  one  cheek  so  that  they  resemble 
the  inferior,  red-cheeked  Monmouth  Pip¬ 
pin,  and  are  consequently  less  active  on 
the  market  than  the  “green”  Greenings. 
When  flavor  is  considered,  the  greatest 
difference  of  opinion  is  apparent.  Some 
will  contend  that  Eastern  New  York  fruit 
is  more  tender,  more  crisp,  more  juicy, 
finer  grained,  or  more  highly  flavored  than 
fruit  from  the  western  part  of  the  State. 
Others  will  insist  upon  exactly  the  re¬ 
verse.  That  Hudson  Valley  grown  Stay- 
man  and  Yellow  Newtown  are  of  much 
better  quality  than  Western  New  York 
grown  is  generally  admitted.  But  who 
can  say  that  McIntosh,  Wealthy,  Bald¬ 
win  or  Northern  Spy  are  superior?  A 
majority  will  contend  that  Greening  and 
Tompkins  King  grown  in  Western  New 
York  are  better  than  those  grown  in  the 
valley,  but  that  Jonathan  and  King  David 
are  more  acid  and  astringent. 
As  to  size  and  shape,  there  is  little  ap¬ 
parent  difference.  It  is  commonly  said 
that  fruits  grown  in  regions  which  exper¬ 
ience  cool  weather  in  the  weeks  of  early 
fruit  development,  are  of  longer  shape. 
Fruit  from  the  South  is  always  flatter 
than  fruit  from  the  North.  Yet  if  there 
is  any  difference  in  shape  between  fruit 
from  the  Hudson  and  that  from  Western 
New  York  it  is  so  slight  that  it  is  not 
readily  recognized.  Size  might  likewise 
be  passed,  though  there  is  a  general  im¬ 
pression  that  the  Valley  turns  out  a 
higher  percentage  of  larger  fruit,  possibly 
due  to  the  lighter  crops  common  in  that 
section.  Any  superiority  in  keeping  qual¬ 
ity  must,  in  the  main,  be  granted  to  West¬ 
ern  New  York.  Greening  and  Baldwin 
from  that  section  will  hold  up  better 
than  fruit  of  those  varieties  grown  in 
the  Hudson  Valley.  Perhaps  there  is 
more  scalding  of  Western  New  York 
fruit,  but  certainly  there  is  less  “meali¬ 
ness.”  On  the  other  hand,  Stayman  from 
up-State  will  shrivel  badly  in  storage. 
By  this  time  it  must  be  fairly  evident 
that  the  differences  are,  after  all,  those 
due  to  adaptation.  The  fruit  of  varieties 
that  are  better  suited  to  the  soil  and  cli¬ 
mate  of  the  Hudson  Valley  is  more  highly 
esteemed  than  fruit  from  an  uncongenial 
region,  and  vice  versa.  The  soil  of  West¬ 
ern  New  York  is  heavy,  that  of  the  Hud¬ 
son  Valley  light;  the  growing  season  is 
about  KiO  to  165  days  in  Western  New 
York,  and  170  to  175  days  in  the  Hudson 
Valley ;  the  average  temperature  from 
April  to  September  for  Niagara  County 
is  around  GO  degrees,  while  for  Dutchess 
County  for  the  same  months  it  is  about 
64  degrees.  Further,  we  recognize  that 
some  varieties,  like  Stayman,  Yellow  New¬ 
town  and  Esopus,  demand  a  longer  grow¬ 
ing  season  than  others,  such  as  Greening, 
Northern  Spy  and  Baldwin ;  that  some, 
like  Jonathan  and  Grimes,  demand  a 
warmer  Summer  temperature  than  others, 
as  McIntosh  and  Wealthy;  and,  finally, 
that  certain  varieties,  like  Greening,  will 
do  best  on  a  heavy  soil,  though  others, 
like  Gravensteiu,  fancy  a  light  soil.  If 
a  variety  that  prefers  a  high  Summer 
temperature  is  grown  under  conditions  of 
low  temperature,  the  result  is  immatur¬ 
ity,  with  consequent  susceptibility  to  scald 
in  storage,  smaller  size,  less  color  and 
greater  acidity  and  astringeney.  On  the 
other  hand,  if  a  variety  that  does  best  in 
a  cool  climate  is  grown  in  a  warmer  one, 
the  resulting  fruit  becomes  “mealy” 
quickly,  lacks  flavor,  ripens  unevenly, 
and  is  less  intensely  colored. 
And  so  it  is  evident  why  Jonathan  and 
King  David,  which  prefer  a  fairly  warm 
climate,  become  more  sour  and  astringent 
in  Western  New  York ;  why  the  long 
season  varieties,  like  Stayman,  York  Im¬ 
perial,  Winesap,  Esopus  and  Yellow  New¬ 
town,  are  much  better  when  grown  in  the 
Valley ;  and  why  the  "green”  Greening, 
which  prefers  a  heavy  soil,  grows  best  in 
Western  New  York.  The  question  sim¬ 
mers  down,  after  all,  to  a  discussion  of 
varietal  study  and  adaptation  to  deter¬ 
mine  which  varieties  are  better  suited  for 
the  Hudson  Valley  region  and  which  for 
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