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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
April  11,  1923' 
No  need  to  say 
“I  wish  l  dared” 
How  often  have  you  heard 
the  expression,  “I  can’t  drink 
coffee;  it  doesn’t  agree  with 
me !  ”  Yet  there  is  an  undeni¬ 
able  satisfaction  in  having  a 
hot  drink  with  meals. 
Postum  supplies  satisfac¬ 
tion  and  safety,  both.  No  need 
to  deny  yourself  the  pleasure 
of  this  fragiant,  invigorating 
cup  through  fear  of  nervous 
disturbance  afterward. 
Postum  is  rich  and  comfort¬ 
ing,  and  there’s  nothing  in  it 
that  can  harm  anybody. 
Why  not  follow  the  exam¬ 
ple  of  the  thousands  who  have 
left  off  the  risks  of  coffee,  for 
the  assured  satisfaction  and 
of  Postum? 
Your  grocer  sells  Postum  in  two 
forms:  Instant  Postum  (in  tins) 
prepared  instantly  in  the  cup  by 
the  addition  of  boiling  water. 
Postum  Cereal  (in  packages)  for 
those  who  prefer  to  make  the 
drink  while  the  meal  is  being  pre¬ 
pared;  made  by  boiling  fully  20 
minutes. 
Postum 
FOR  HEALTH 
“There's  a  Reason  ” 
Made  by  Postum  Cereal  Co.,  Inc. 
Battle  Creek,  Mich. 
20  Apple  Trees  for  $5 
First-Class,  One- Year,  2  to  3 
Feet,  By  Parcel  Post,  Prepaid 
York  Imperial,  Rome  Beauty,  Jonathan, 
Grimes  Golden,  Winesap,  Delicious,  Stayman 
Winesap  and  full  assortment  of  others.  No 
disease;  varieties  true;  satisfactory  quality  sod  condition 
cnaranteed.  Your  Money  Back  if  not  pleased. 
Write  for  catalogue  on  full  line  of  othar 
nursery  stock 
NEW  HAVEN  NURSERIES 
Department  R  -  New  Haven,  Missour 
MALONEY  TREES 
Fruit  and  Ornamentals,  Vines,  Shrubs, 
Maloney  A-l  quality,  selected  from  the 
choicest  stock  grown  in  our  400-acre 
nurseries.  Direct  to  you  at  cost  plus 
one  profit  only.  Hardy,  fresh  dug, 
healthy,  true  to  name— Write  for  free 
descriptive  catalog  giving  valuable  informa¬ 
tion  about  nursery  stock.  We  prepay  trans¬ 
portation  charges  on  all  orders  over  $7.50. 
MALONEY  BROS.  NURSERY  CO.,  INC. 
Osnivillc's  ri.nctr  Nurseries,  57  Main  SI.,  Bansville,  N.f. 
Reliable  Fruit  Trees  and  Berry  Plants 
Guaranteed  to  Grow  Garden  and  Flower  Seeds. 
Apple,  3-4-ft.,  25c.  Peach,  3-ft.,  20c  each,  postpaid. 
Send  today  for  our  1923  money  saving  catalog. 
ALLEN  NURSERY  &  SEED  HOUSE  Geneva.  Ohio 
You  Should  Use  Our 
Frost-Proof  Cabbage  Plants 
And  get  your  cabbage  into  the  markets  four  to  six  weeks 
earlier  than  you  can  by  using  home  grown  hot  house 
plants.  Early  Jersey  and  Charleston  Wakefields,  Succes¬ 
sion  and  Flat  Dutch.  Prices  by  express,  f.o.b.  here,  1  *00 
for  <1.26;  5000  for  $5.00;  10.000  for  $9.00;  25,000  for  $20.00. 
Should  you  wish  plant*  shipped  by  parcel  post  add  one 
dollar  per  thousand  to  above  prices.  Rati»faction  guar¬ 
anteed  or  purchase  price  of  plants  refunded. 
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Yonges  Island,  S.  C. 
CABBAGE  PLANTS 
Plant  Fulwood’*  Frost-Proof  Cabbage  Plants  and  have 
headed  cabbage  three  weeks  earlier  than  you  will 
with  home-grown  plants.  Varieties:  Jersey  Wakefield, 
Charleston  Wakefield,  Succession,  Flat  Dutch  and  Copen¬ 
hagen  Market.  Prices  by  express  >1.00  per  thousand.  By 
Parcel  Post,  postpaid.  500  for  $1.25;  1,000  for  >2.25.  Prompt 
shipments.  Satisfaction  guaranteed  or  money  returned. 
P.  D.  FULWOOD  -  .  .  Tifton,  Gn. 
CABBAGE  SEED 
Danish  Ball  Head.  Imported  direct  from  Holland. 
$2.25  lb.  postpaid. 
B.  F.  Metcalf  &  Son,  Inc.,  210  W.  Genesee  SI.,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 
Buy  Trees 
with  a 
Reputation 
Kelly’s  Trees 
are  all  sturdy, 
healthy,  per¬ 
fect  specimens. 
We  guarantee 
that  every  tree  sent  you  will  satisfy 
you  perfectly.  All  varieties,  trees 
for  every  locality  and  condition 
of  soil. 
Send  for  Free  1923  Catalog 
Interesting,  helpful,  filled  with  valu¬ 
able  information  gleaned  from  ourl  43 
years'  experience  dealing  direct  with 
fruit  growers.  Get  this  latest  1923 
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Kelly  Bros.  Nurseries 
1160  Main  St.  ^Dansville,  N.  Y. 
Peaches 
lor  Profit 
pEACH  TREES  now  offer  a 
A  splendid  opportunity  for 
profit.  One  customer  writes  that 
he  sold  $1300  worth  of  peaches 
from  one  acre  last  season. 
Barnes'  Peach  Trees  are  from  hardy  northern- 
grown  stock — all  leading  varieties.  They  are 
straight,  clean  and  true  to  name. 
We  offer  standard  varieties  of  Apple.  Plum.  Cherry  and 
other  Fruit  Trees,  Small  Fruits  and  Ornamentals.  Buy 
your  trees  from  long-established  nurserymen,  with  a 
reputation  for  quality  and  accuracy. 
Write  today  for  Price  List  and  further  information 
/5ciscrLas  /5/co 
NURSERY 
Box  8 
Yalesville,  Conn. 
HUBAM 
Guaranteed  to  be  Ames,  Iowa, 
Strain.  25 c  per  lb.  prepaid. 
Grown  inWesternXewYorkfor 
3  years.  Acclimated,  scarified. 
WRIGHT  BROS.,  •»  P.  Erie.  Pa, 
ably  does  at  present.  No  harm  will  be 
done  to  the  trees  by  removing  the  lower 
branches  which  are  interfering  with  cul¬ 
tivation. 
Peaches  are  produced  on  wood  which 
grew  the  previous  season,  hence  to  have 
a  supply  of  bearing  wood  the  older 
branches  must  be  -thinned  out  to  induce 
the  growth  of  vigorous  new  wood.  The 
annual  thinning  of  the  branches  also 
helps,  in  reducing  the  amount  of  fruit 
thinning  necessary,  as  many  branches  are 
removed  which  would  otherwise  set  fruit. 
S.  P.  HOLLISTER. 
The  “Kitchenette” — A  Small-type  Hub¬ 
bard  Squash 
HAVE  SOMETHING  TO  HARVEST 
WHEN  HARVEST  TIME  COMES 
PLANT 
SELECTED 
SEEDS 
A  small-sized  Hubbard  squash,  weigh¬ 
ing  from  5  to  7  lbs.,  and  called  the 
“Kitchenette,”  has  recently  made  its  ap¬ 
pearance.  This  was  pictured  on  page 
j  426.  It  is  a  pure  strain  of  small  Hub- 
i  bard,  which  has  been  originated  by  the 
vegetable  gardening  section  of  the  Minne¬ 
sota  Experiment  Station,  and  which  was 
first  introduced  in  1920  to  the  members 
of  the  Minnesota  State  Horticultural 
Society.  The  quality  of  the  “Kitchenette” 
is  of  the  best,  and  in  yield  and  keeping 
quality  it  compares  favorably  with  the 
large  Hubbard ;  these  points,  combined 
with  small,  uniform,  and  convenient  size 
makes  it  particularly  adapted  to  the 
needs  of  the  housewife.  It  is  as  a  new 
market  type  to  meet  this  trade  that  the 
small-type  Hubbard  has  been  developed; 
but  it  is  of  further  importance  because 
of  the  fact  that  it  ripens  in  Minnesota 
six  weeks  from  blossom.  Consequently 
it  will  be‘  doubly  welcome  in  the  more 
northern  parts  of  the  country,  tvhere  a 
short  growing  season  prevails. 
It  may  be  of  interest  to  New  Yorkers 
to  know  how  this  strain  was  produced, 
and  that,  though  it  was  originated  in  far¬ 
away  Minnesota,  yet  New  York  State 
was  closely  associated  with  its  origin. 
In  1914  Richard  Wellington,  formerly 
of  the  New  York  Agricultural  Experiment 
Station  at  Geneva,  and  since  returned, 
was  head  of  the  section  of  fruit  and  veg¬ 
etable  investigation  at  the  Minesota  Sta¬ 
tion.  He  had  been  familiar  with  selection 
work  in  corn  and  tobacco,  and  conceived 
the  idea  of  inbreeding  and  selection  among 
vegetables.  Accordingly  in  the  Spring  of 
1914  he  collected  Hubbard  squash  seed 
from  seedliouses  and  growers  in  various 
parts  of  the  country  and  planted  them 
that  year. 
Any  gardener  knows  how  many  differ¬ 
ent  types  of  squash  are  found  in  a  patch, 
evui  ihough  all  the  plants  are  grown  from 
seed  from  the  same  source.  This  is  be¬ 
cause  the  seed  is  produced  by  “open”  or 
“cross-pollination” ;  that  is.  insects  work¬ 
ing  in  the  field  where  the  seed  was 
grown  bring  the  pollen  from  plants  of 
slightly  different  types,  and  the  resulting 
seed  is  a  mixture.  In  fact,  .Tames  J.  II. 
Gregory  of  Marblehead,  Mass.,  who  in¬ 
troduced  the  Hubbard  in  the  middle  of 
the  past  century,  has  recorded  the  varia¬ 
bility  of  his  introduction.  The  plan  at 
Minnesota  was  to  self-fertilize  the  more 
desirable  of  the  numerous  types  found 
growing  from  the  collected  seed,  and  to 
select  for  purity  and  uniformity  over  a 
period  of  years.  By  this  system  of  in- 
breeding  and  selection  it  was  hoped  to 
develop  better  strains  of  Hubbard  squash. 
Now  the  squash  plant  bears  two  kinds 
of  flowers,  male,  which  produce  the  pol¬ 
len,  and  female,  which  after  fertilization 
by  the  pollen  from  the  male  flowers,  pro¬ 
duce  fruit.  It  has  always  been  held  that 
it  is  impossible  to  self-fertilize  squash 
blossoms,  but  at  the  Minnesota  Station 
it  was  found  to  be  a  comparatively  sim¬ 
ple  task.  .Since  some  of  the  flowers  are 
female,  it  is  not  necessary  to  perform  any 
preliminary  emasculation,  merely  to  snap 
a  rubber  band  over  the  large  unopened 
flower  and  so  effectively  prevent  the  en¬ 
trance  of  insects  which  might  contaminate 
the  cross  with  pollen  from  foreign  sources. 
Then  pollen  from  any  flowers  of  the  same 
plant  may  be  applied  bv  hand  to' the  fe¬ 
male  flower  and  the  seed  from  the  result¬ 
ing  “self-pollinated”  fruit  collected  and 
planted  the  next  year.  It  can  be  seen 
that  if  this  is  done  over  a  period  of  years 
eventually  a  pure  strain  will  be  devel¬ 
oped.  This  is  exactly  tvhat  was  done,  and 
for  a  period  of  five  or  six  years. 
The  results  were  immediately  apparent, 
for  out  of  many  distinct  types  or  strains 
no  less  than  20  were  retained  as  desirable 
or  nromising.'  The  fruits  varied  in  size, 
color  or  skin,  thickness  of  flesh,  time  of 
maturity  and  yield  ;  the  shape  was  round, 
long,  slender,  or  necked ;  the  skin  was 
smooth,  warty,  or  ribbed,  and.  of  course, 
there  were  similar  differences  in  vine 
characters.  From  the  many  types  de¬ 
veloped  one,  the  “Kitchenette,”  was  dis¬ 
tributed  as  worthy  of  trial. 
It  is  interesting  by  way  of  passing 
comment  to  note  the  quickness  with  which 
this  small-type  Hubbard  appeals  to  the 
housewife.  The  writer  was  the  eye  wit¬ 
ness  to  a  tragedy  in  w’hieh  a  large  Hub¬ 
bard  squash  awaiting  its  opportunity  to 
grace  the  Christmas  table  wasted  in  the 
attic  while  a  half-dozen  Kitchenettes 
from  the  grocer’s  took  it  place  at.  the 
festive  board.  it.  b.  t. 
Northern-grown  seeds.  Selected  with  ex¬ 
treme  rare.  Produce  unusually  well.  Are 
reasonably  priced,  too.  Try  them  this 
season.  We  make  it  easy  for  you  in  our 
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With  $5.00  purchase,  it  is  your  privilege 
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you  may  prefer 
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SEEDS 
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GROWERS’  ASSOCIATION,  INC. 
Box  D,  Williamsport,  Pa. 
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B.  F.  METCALF  &  SON,  Inc. 
206-208  W.  Genesee  St.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
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