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SPECIAL 
April  Bargains 
and 
Free  Delivery 
Owing  to  the  lateness  of  the  season 
we  will  have  an  ample  supply  of 
plants  of  practically  all  varieties 
until  May  15th.  And  offer  them  at 
greatly  reduced  prices. 
Here  is  a  chance  that  may  never 
happen  again  to  the  late  BUYER. 
100 
250 
1000 
PREMIER . 
$1.15 
$2.00 
$5.00 
Howard  17 . 
1.15 
2.00 
5.00 
FORD . 
1.15 
2.00 
5.00 
BIG  LATE  , . . . . 
1.15 
2.00 
5.00 
DUNLAP . 
1.00 
1  50 
3.50 
Dr.  Burrill . 
1.00 
1.50 
3.50 
LUPTON  LATE 
1.15 
1.50 
5.00 
EATON . 
1.50 
2.50 
GANDY . 
1.15 
2.00 
5.00 
AROMA . 
1.15 
2.00 
5.00 
BIG  JOE . 
1.15 
2.00 
5.00 
BUS-BASKET.. 
1.50 
2.50 
7.50 
World  Wonder.. 
1.50 
2.50 
7.50 
Chesapeake  .... 
2.00 
.... 
.... 
EVERBEARING 
100 
250 
1000 
CHAMPION... . 
$3.00” 
$5.00 
$15.00 
PROGRESSIVE 
1.50 
2.75 
8.00 
LUCKY  BOY  .. 
3.00 
5.00 
15.00 
500  plants  at  1000  rate 
Mail  us  your  order  direct  from  this 
ad — today — enclose  M.  O.  or  register 
your  letter,  and  we  promise  prompt 
shipment  by  parcel  post  if  within 
the  3rd  Zone— all  other  Zones  Ex¬ 
press  Paid. 
E.  W.  Townsend  &  Sons  Nursery 
SALISBURY,  MARYLAND 
Reliability 
is  a  part  of  the  bargain 
when  you  buy  Kelly 
Trees.  They  are  from 
responsible  nurseries  — 
with  a  national  reputation. 
Kelly  Trees  are  a  source  of 
future,  sure  profits — and  they 
cost  no  more  than  other  trees. 
Write  for  FREE  1923 
Catalog,  lists  and  prices 
— also  proper  methods  for 
ordering  and  planting. 
Kelly  Bros.  Nurseries 
1160  Main  Strati  Dantville,  N.  Y. 
Berry  Plants 
Vegetable  Roots 
Vegetable  Plants 
Flower  Plants 
Strawberry,  Raspberry,  Dew 
berry.  Blackberry,  Loganberry 
Gooseberry,  Currant,  Grapi 
plants. 
Asparagus,  Rhubarb 
Hop,  Horseradisl 
roots. 
Cabbage,  Cauliflower 
Celery.Tomato,  Parsley,  Etr* 
Plant,  Onion,  Beet,  Swee 
Potato.  Pepper  plants. 
Hollyhock,  Canterbury 
Bells,  Foxglove,  Sweet  Wil 
liani,  Poppy,  Phlox  anc 
other  perennials  ;  Pansy 
Aster,  Columbine,  Salvia,  Snapdragon,  Zinnia  and  othei 
annuals;  Roses,  Shrubs.  Catalog  free. 
HARRY  L.  SQUIRES  -  Hampton  Bay*,  N.  Y. 
CRIUT  TREE*?  Apple.  Peach,  Plum,  Pear,  Cherr 
■  null  I  nt tO  and  Quince.  Also  Gr apes,  Cui 
rants,  Raspberry,  Blackberry,  Gooseberry,  Asparagus 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  ing  Ererbearers.  W 
have  a  fine  lot  to  offer  at  wholesale  prices. 
VEGETABLE  PLANTS 
on  plants  sent  by  Parcel  Post,  prepaid.  Catalog  free 
C.  E.  FIELD  -  Sewell,  N.  J 
STRAWBERRY  3F»LANTS  FOR  SALE 
Ask  for  catalog  telling  about  the  great  EARLY  FROS 
PROOF  strawberry,  HORSEF,  and  40  other  varieties.  Als< 
1.UCHET1A  DEWBEHKY  plaut3,  91  2  per  1,000. 
J  KEIFFORD  HALL  Reid’s  Grove,  Maryland  R.  ! 
Everbearing  Strawberry  Plants 
811.50  per  100.  810  per  1,000.  Plants  set  out  this 
Spring  will  bearQuantities  of  Delicious  Berries  this 
Summer.  BASIL  PERRY,  R.  R.  5,  Georoetown,  Delaware 
300 
STRAWBERRY  PLANTS  $0  post 
160  Senator  Dunlap,  150  Warfield.  “PAID 
HAMPTON  &  SON,  R.  7,  Bangor,  Mich 
<HIPERIAD  strain  progressive  everbearing  straw 
ourtniun  berries.  Fruit  3  M0NTH8  from  plautim 
until  frost.  Plants,  $3  hundred;  918  M,  postpaid. 
OPTIMISTIC  FARM  -  Camden,  New  Yor 
Horticultural  Short  Cuts 
Suckers  from  Plum  Trees 
On  our  lawn  we  have  a  plum  tree 
which  we  value,  but  from  it  have  sprung 
up  so  many  suckers  or  little  whips  that 
we  are  discouraged.  Can  you  tell  us  of 
auy  way  to  be  rid  of  them?  Some  have 
come  up  10  or  12  ft.  from  the  tree. 
Center  Berlin,  N.  Y.  c.  L.  g. 
Some  stocks  upon  which  plums  are 
budded  will  sucker  more  than  others. 
Y  e  know  of  nothing  that  will  prevent 
this  suckering.  The  best  that  you  can 
do  is  to  clip  the  suckers  with  pruning 
shears  or  a  knife  as  fast  as  they  come  up. 
IT.  u.  T. 
Toy  Snakes  and  Robins 
You  named  the  robin  a  robber.  Why 
not  suggest  to  the  manufacturers  of  toy 
balloons  that  they  make  some  in  snake 
shape  and  advertise  them  in  The  It.  N.-Y. 
to  farmers?  They  could  he  sold  deflated. 
an(*  ^  lion  in  use  filled  with,  dir,  fastening 
the  tail  ends  to  pegs  of  branches.  If 
anything  will  keep  the  robin,  catbirds 
and  thrush  away  from  your  berries  and 
cherries,  these  snakes  will.  Being  light 
the  breeze  will  move  them.  If  made  of 
heavier  material  than  toy  balloons,  they 
may  last  several  years,  but  even  if  thev 
lasted  only  one  season  they  would  pav 
for  themselves  Perhaps  they  could  be 
sold  as  low  as  5c  in  quantities,  and  there 
is  perhaps  a  market  for  millions  of  them 
1  could  use  a  few  hundred  such  snakes  at 
that  price  rather  than  try  to  make  them. 
JNortn  (  arolina.  mountaineer. 
That  seems  like  a  good  sug¬ 
gestion.  Ye  hope  it  will  be  tried  out 
tins  season  by  many. 
An  Old  Asparagus  Bed 
.  .as<lTa  *ie‘ghkor  of  ours  moved 
to  Ihoemx,  N.  Y.  At  that  time  the  place 
contained  an  old  asparagus  bed;  42  years 
later  the  neighbor  aforesaid  again  moved, 
leaving  the  asparagus  bed  yet  doing  busi- 
By  VSing  Lgrafting  wax  melted  and 
hot.  it  can  be  put  on  with  a  brush,  saving 
o  per  cent  wax  and  75  per  cent  time. 
o.  p.  H. 
ninN''YV~,We  h,ave  110  (lo,lbt  that  an 
aspaiagus  bed  can  be  made  to  outlive  the 
average  man  if  well  planted  and  properly 
cared  for  Ye  used  melted  wax  this  year 
with  good  results. 
Forcing 
if  I  keep 
Use  of  Bulbs  After 
Some  have  told  me  that  u  i  keep  mv 
iSarcissiis  bulbs  after  blossoming,  they 
vn  I  d°  for  another  year.  I  own  to  being 
a  little  skeptical,  but  if  true  I  wish  to 
keep  them  Y’hat  treatment  should  be 
given  them  ?  MRS.  a.  m.  m. 
Adams,  Mass. 
If  your  Narcissus  bulbs  are  tender  forc¬ 
ing  varieties,  such  as  Taper  Y7hite  or 
(  liinese  Sacred  Lily,  which  have  flowered 
in  tlie  house,  we  do  uot  advise  any  at¬ 
tempt  to  keep  them  for  further  use. 
Some  of  our  readers  say  they  have 
ripened  them  gradually  and  forced  a  sec¬ 
ond  time  with  fair  results,  but  we  have 
no  personal  experience  that  would  en¬ 
courage  us  to  try  this.  If,  however,  thev 
are  bulbs  of  some  hardy  yellow  trumpet 
sort,  they  are  worth  saving.  Allow  them 
to  grow  and  ripen  their  foliage  in  the 
pots,  gradually  withholding  water  unlil 
they  are  entirely  dried  off.  Then  shake 
oft  soil,  and  store  the  bulb  until  October 
when  it  may  be  planted  outside.  It  may 
not  be  strong  enough  to  bloom  the  fol¬ 
lowing  Spring,  but  will  continue  to  regain 
vigor,  and  in  the  course  of  time  will  be¬ 
come  as  vigorous  as  any  other.  Yre  treat 
Narcissus,  hyacinths  and  tulips  that  have 
been  flowered  indoors  in  this  wav,  putting 
them  in  odd  corners,  or  around  shrubbery, 
and  in  a  few  years  they  give  very  at¬ 
tractive  results. 
Culture  of  Zinnias 
J  or  two  years  I  have  been  trying  to 
raise  Zinnias  from  seed.  They  came  up 
about  au  inch  or  two,  then  the  ieaves  drop 
off  and  they  die.  I  used  good  garden 
s*oil,  and  kept  them  fairly  moist.  Cau 
you  tell  me  the  remedy  for  this? 
Conklin,  N.  Y.  h.  a.  g. 
Zinnias  are  of  very  easy  culture,  thriv¬ 
ing  in  any  good  deep  soil,  either  loamy 
or  sandy.  Poor  soil,  insufficient  sun  and 
too  much  water  are  detrimental.  The 
plants  should  be  thinned  so  as  to  stand 
one  to  two  feet  apart,  according  to 
whether  they  are  tall-growing  or  dwarf. 
Your  trouble  suggests  that  the  plants 
were,  too  close  together,  and  perhaps  in  a 
location  where  they  did  not  get  sufficient 
sun.  For  best  results  with  Zinnias,  seed 
may  be  started  indoors  about  April  1,  the 
seedlings  being  transplanted  once  or  twice 
before  being  put  in  their  permanent  place. 
However,  .they  may  be  sown  outsile  about 
May  1,  or  as  soon  as  the  ground  is  suit¬ 
able  for  hardy  annuals,  and  such  plants 
will  bloom  from  early  July  until  frost. 
The  newer  Zinnias  give  wonderful  color 
effects  and  beautifully  formed  flowers; 
they  are  very  striking  in  a  mass  in  the 
garden,  and  among  our  most  satisfactory 
Summer  flowers  for  daily  cutting. 
EUREKA  CORN 
Genuine  Virginia  grown.  “More  tons  per  *7 
acre.”  Freight  paid  on  2  bushels.  Per  bu.  ,pZ.  /  O 
B.  F.  METCALF  &  SON,  226  W.  Genesee  St.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
Mother  (leaving  Egyptian  room  in 
museum)  :  “Y’hat  did  you  think  of  it, 
dear?”  Dorothy:  “Well,  it  was  all  right, 
but  I  don’t  see  why  there  were  so  many 
mummies  and  no  daddies,” — Life. 
Why  divide 
the  family 
at  breakfast/ 
WHY  take  coffee  for  yourself,  while 
saying  “No”  to  the  children?  It  is 
true,  as  most  parents  are  careful  to 
explain,  that  little  folks  should  not  endanger 
health  and  growth  through  the  drug  element 
in  coffee  and  tea,  but — 
Your  health  is  valuable,  too — and  their 
desire  for  a  hot  drink  with  breakfast  may 
be  as  great  as  yours. 
There’s  complete  satisfaction  in  Postum, 
and  safety  alike  for  young  and  old.  Postum 
is  a  pure  cereal  beverage.  It  is  coffee-like 
in  color  and  flavor  but  free  from  any  element 
that  can  harm.  Thousands  who  are  now  say¬ 
ing  “No”  to  themselves  as  well  as  to  the 
children,  as  a  safeguard  against  coffee-ills, 
have  found  better  comfort  and  better  health, 
in  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  the  flavor  brought  out  by  boiling  fully 
20  minutes.  The  cost  of  either  is  about 
one-half  cent  a  cup. 
Postum 
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