The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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New  England  Notes 
Desirable  Roses. — Some  of  the  best 
of  the  newer  flowers  are  found  among 
the  roses.  One  rose,  Columbia,  which  is 
just  getting  into  private  gardens,  al¬ 
though  it  has  been  out  for  several  years, 
is  one  of  the  finest  of  the  hybrid  teas.  It 
is  pink  in  color,  with  a  large  bloom  and 
a  tine  habit  of  growth.  It  flowers  much 
of  the  Summer,  and  is  unsurpassed  for 
cutting,  as  well  as  for  keeping  qualities. 
Another  rose,  and  one  which  is  attract¬ 
ing  perhaps  more  attention  this  year  than 
any  other  introduction,  is  called  Souvenir 
de*  Claudius  Pernet.  No  other  garden 
rose  has  a  finer  shade  of  yellow  or  is 
more  free  blooming.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
good  yellow  roses  are  very  scarce,  so 
that  this  French  introduction  is  to  be 
prized.  It  will  need  some  Winter  pro¬ 
tection  in  the  Northern  States,  but  seems 
to  enjoy  the  climate  of  New  England. 
Mine.  Butterfly,  which  is  widely  grown 
by  greenhouse  men  for  the  Winter  mar¬ 
ket.  has  proven  a  remarkably  good  gar¬ 
den  rose,  being  extraordinarily  generous 
with  its  flowers  for  a  period  of  many 
weeks.  ,  , 
The  “Carnation”  Rose. — Although 
in  an  entirely  different  class  from  those 
named,  the  rose  known  as  Grootendorst  is 
well  worth  the  garden  maker’s  attention. 
This  rose  is  a  cross  between  the  Baby 
Rambler  and  the  Ilugosa  roses.  It  has 
the  ever-blooming  habit  of  the  former, 
seldom  being  without  flowers  throughout 
rhe  Summer  months.  On  the  other  hand, 
it  grows  into  a  good-sized  bush  like  the 
Rugosa  roses,  and  has  thick,  rough 
leaves  on  which  mildew  or  leaf  spot  is 
seldom  seen.  The  blooms  of  this  rose 
are  remarkable  in  appearance.  They  are 
small  and  borne  in  clusters,  but  each  in¬ 
dividual  blossom  has  curiously  fluted  or 
notched  petals,  making  it  look  almost  ex¬ 
actly  like  a  red  carnation,  for  which  rea¬ 
son  it  is  sometimes  called  the  carnation 
rose.  If  the  flowers  are  allowed  to  lin¬ 
ger,  they  sometimes  turn  a  disagreeable 
purplish  color,  but.  on  the  whole,  this 
will  certainly  prove  an  especially  good 
rose  for  suburban  and  farm  homes,  be¬ 
cause  of  its  freedom  from  pests  and  dis¬ 
ease  and  its  floriferousness.  When  it 
gets  cheap  enough  it  will  make  an  excel¬ 
lent  hedge  rose. 
Climbing  Varieties. — Coming  to  the 
climbers,  the  rose  which  stands  out  above 
all  other  new  varieties  is  Paul’s  Scarlet 
Climber.  A  test  of  several  seasons  has 
proven  this  to  be  one  of  the  finest  of  all 
rhe  climbing  varieties.  It  holds  its  color 
perfectly,  and  the  flowers  are  almost  as 
large  as  those  of  a  bush  rose.  The 
growth  is  strong  and  sturdy,  although  the 
plant  probably  will  not  climb  as  high  as 
Crimson  Rambler  or  Dorothy  Perkins. 
The  new  climbing  rose,  Elsie  Gray,  which 
has  been  introduced  from  England,  is 
very  fine,  but  probably  not  hardy  enough 
for  New  England  or  New  York  State. 
Other  new  climbers  which  I  have  tested 
out  and  found  of  real  value  are  Aunt 
Harriet,  semi-double,  red  with  a  cream 
center,  one  of  the  earliest  to  bloom; 
Purity,  large,  white,  hardy  and  blooming 
in  midsummer;  Wiehmoss,  the  only  climb¬ 
ing  moss  rose  that  I  have  ever  seen,  and 
a  very  desirable  rose,  although  a  little 
t  ender ;  Elizabeth  Ziegler,  about  the 
color  of  Dorothy  Perkins,  but  more 
crinkled  and  the  last  to  bloom. 
Improved  Perennials. — Some  ot  the 
most  striking  improvements  among  the 
perennials  have  come  in  the  Delphiniums 
or  larkspurs.  No  garden  is  complete 
without  these  flowers,  and  the  newer 
tvpes  are  exceptionally  beautiful.  Lark¬ 
spurs  can  be  kept  free  from  disease  it  the 
leaves  which  fall  are  always  removed, 
and  if  the  earth  is  scraped  away  an  inch 
deep,  for  a  foot  or  more  around  the 
plants,  being  replaced  by  sand.  A  new 
perenqial  which  is  very  easy  to  grow 
and  has  proved  its  worth  already  is  a 
form  of  sunflower  called  Helianthus  Au¬ 
tumn  Glory.  I  believe  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  at  Washington  is  responsible 
for  the  introduction  of  this  sunflower, 
which  blooms  very  late  in  the  rail,  not 
minding  a  few  early  frosts.  The  flowers 
are  small  and  dainty,  and  seem  quite  at 
home  among  the  best  perennial  plants.  If 
seed  is  sown  early  in  the  Spring,  flowers 
will  bloom  the  same  year.  Another  per¬ 
ennial  which  is  very  new  in  this  coun¬ 
try,  but  which  has  been  widely  planted  in 
England,  is  a  cross  between  the  hothouse 
carnation  and  the  garden  pink.  It  is 
called  the  Allwoodi  carnation,  and 
makes  a  very  pretty  flower.  If  seeds  are 
sown  about  75  per  cent  will  come  double. 
This  promises  to  be  a  very  good  flower 
for  window  boxes,  as  well  as  for  plant¬ 
ing  in  the  border,  but  I  am  not  convinced 
that  it  is  hardy  enough  to  go  through 
the  'Winters  of  the  Northern  states  un¬ 
less  given  very  careful  protection. 
Hollyhocks. — Among  the  newer  holly¬ 
hocks  the  variety  Exquisite  is  particu¬ 
larly  good.  In  spite  of  the  fact  that  they 
are  attacked  by  rust,  hollyhocks  retain 
their  popularity.  They  are  really  bien¬ 
nials,  but  can  be  kept  growing  as  peren¬ 
nials  by  cutting  off  the  flower  stalk  just 
as  the  last  bloom  opens.  The  stalk  should 
be  cut  close  to  the  ground.  It  is  a  good 
plan  to  remove  most  of  the  foliage  at  the 
close  of  the  Summer  months  so  it  will 
not  mat  down  over  the  roots  and  cause 
them  to  rot. 
The  Blue  Lace  Flower.  —  No  new 
annual  has  received  more  publicity  than 
one  called  the  blue  lace  flower.  It  is  a 
pretty  blossom,  much  resembling  Queen 
Anne’s  lace,  and  the  color  is  often  lav- 
Hidden  Values 
They  Keep  Essex  Young 
From  the  first  Essex  wins  the  admiration 
of  owners. 
But  the  greatest  Essex  enthusiasts  are 
those  who  have  driven  their  cars  50,000 
miles  or  more.  They  have  discovered 
the  hidden  values. 
Design  and  construction  details  not  ob¬ 
servable  in  the  new  car  assert  their  im¬ 
portance  as  use  increases.  They  keep  the 
car  young. 
Essex  values  extend  to  the  minute  details. 
The  finest  bearings  made  are  used  through¬ 
out.  They  are  to  an  automobile  what 
jewels  are  to  a  watch.  Parts  that  wear 
are  inexpensively  replaced. 
In  chassis  and  body,  Essex  through¬ 
out  possesses  qualities  essential  to  long 
hard  service.  That  means  economical 
service,  always, 
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Chassis  oil  cups  are  lubricated 
with  an  oil-can— clean,  simple, 
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frequent  attention.  Patented 
and  exclusive  to  Hudson-Essex. 
Also  compare  shackle  adjust¬ 
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require  insertion  of  metai  wash¬ 
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The  Coach 
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Eureka  Potato  Machines  take  hard  work  out  of  potato  growing. 
They  reduce  time  and  labor  costs.  They  assure  bigger  yields. 
Potato  Cutter 
Cuts  uniform  seed. 
Operates  with  both 
hands  free  for  feed¬ 
ing. 
Potato  Planter 
One  man  machines 
doing  five  operations  in 
one.  Over  twenty-two 
years’  success. 
Traction  Sprayer 
Insures  the  crop.  Sizes 
4  or  6  rows.  60  to  100 
gallon  tanks.  Many 
styl.es  of  booms. 
Riding  Mr.lcher 
Breaks  crusts,  mulches  soil,  and 
kills  weeds  when  potato  crop  is 
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or  without  seeding  attachment. 
Potato  Digger 
Famous  for  getting  all  the 
potatoes,  separating  and 
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without  engine  attachment 
or  tractor  attachment. 
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