Page 8 L. J. FARMER, Fragaria Nurseries, PULASKI, N. Y. 
COOPER S GARDENING 
MAGAZINE 
For nearly 50 years, we have been 
familiar with every horticultural maga¬ 
zine published in the United States. 
We think that Madison Cooper’s GAR¬ 
DENING magazine is the most practi¬ 
cal and therefore the most valuable 
Horticultural Magazine published today. 
An an indorsement of the valuable work 
being done by my old friend, Madison 
Cooper of Calcium, N. Y., and as a 
special favor to my customers, I will 
present a half year’s subscription to 
every person whose order amounts to 
$5.00 or more, and a full year’s sub¬ 
scription to those who order $10.00 or 
more from this Price List, but you 
must request it when you order. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Ornamental Gourds are of nearly the 
same nature as squashes and are 
grown and handled much the same. 
We have issued a circular, showing 
how to grow and care for them. This 
circular will be sent free to any ad- 
dress. 
Price— io Beautiful Gourds $1.00; 25, 
$2.00; 100, $7.00: not prepaid. 
Price of Gourd seeds,—Run of the Field, 
100 or more seeds, 25c per packet. 5 
pkts. $1.00. 
Warted Varieties, 50 seeds, 25c. 
Dipper and Bird Nest kinds, 50 seeds, 
25c. 
Small Types Mixed, 25 seeds, 25c; 100 
seeds 75c 
Selected Seeds, 2 each of 25 varieties, 
50c; 100 seeds 60 to 80 kinds, 75c; 
200 seeds, 80 varieties, $1.00. 
VISIT NATURAL BRIDGE 
Natural Bridge, one of the nat¬ 
ural wonders of N. Y. State, is 
10 miles from Carthage on the 
road to Harrisville and Star Lake. 
For quite a distance, the stream 
runs under a rock, over which the 
highway passes. Boats carry 
tourists into this natural cavern 
for a nominal fee. Just beyond 
the bridge is Hillside Cemetery, 
on the right. During the last days 
of October and up to Thanksgiv¬ 
ing Day last year, 1938, we de¬ 
livered 11 truck loads of ever¬ 
green and deciduous trees and 
shrubs, and landscaped this ceme¬ 
tery. Be sure to stop and look it 
over. What we did for the people 
of Natural Bridge we will be 
pleased to do for you. 
Germantown, Md., Nov 2nd, 1938 
T bought 2000 strawberry plants (Ber- 
ri-Supreme) of you last spring. They 
are wonderful and still bearing fruit.' 
G. C. Snyder 
Lacona, Oswego Co.. N. Y., Oct. 3rd. 1938 
Inclosed is $5.00 currency. Please 
send me 1, 12ft. Norway Maple and 10 
2 ft. Jan. Barberrv. The trees we set 
last spring are all doing fine, and we 
are well pleased with them. 
(Miss) Anna LaCelle 
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y„ Oct. 15th. 1938 
The dwarf apple trees which I pur¬ 
chased from you 6 or 7 years ago have 
crown into a nice little orchard, which 
has a good crop of apples every year. 
I have many people admire my orch¬ 
ard and I always give them your name. 
Every tree that I bought from you lived 
and was true to its name. 
D. R. Hallock 
Plymouth, Ohio, Sept. 10th.1938 
Can you supply scions of the follow¬ 
ing apples -? I had good re¬ 
sults with scions I bought of you sev¬ 
eral years ago. 
E. K. Trauger 
Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 20th. 
Received plants in good condition. 
E. R. Borkowski 
HOW TO GROW DAHLIAS 
The Dahlia is of about the same na¬ 
ture as potatoes, so far as culture and 
after care of the roots or bulbs. The 
plants and tubers (roots or bulbs) freeze 
even more easily than potatoes. On a 
large scale, we plow furrows about 3 
to 5 feet apart, about 6 to 10 inches deep 
and drop the tubers in the bottom of 
the furrow, about 1 ft. apart, covering 
so the furrow is filled. On a small scale, 
we dig a trench or holes and plant the 
same way. After the plants come up, 
we hoe and cultivate them, same as 
potatoes. We get the best results, if 
we do not trim the gfowth any. To get 
the largest blooms, it is necessary to 
remove the side shoots and confine the 
plant’s energies to making one large 
blossom. Sometimes we nip the top of 
the plant, when it is 4 to 6 inches above 
the ground, causing it to branch like 
a tree, and therefore to grow not so high 
The tubers should be dug before the 
ground freezes in the fall and stored 
in a cool dry place. The Dahlia tuber 
looks much like a sweet potato, but 
does not have eyes all over the tuber, 
like potatoes. There is a nub or projec¬ 
tion on one end of the tuber, contain¬ 
ing a portion of last year’s blooming 
stalk. On this nub or projection is the 
eye (hardly discernable) which pro¬ 
duces the blooming stalk for the year 
it is planted. Small tubers are just as 
good as large ones, as it is the healthy, 
vigorous “eye’ that counts Early bloom¬ 
ing dahlias are not as pretty or satis¬ 
factory as those that bloom late, after 
the fall rains come frequently, so we 
plant most of our Dahlias about June 
1st or even later. Be careful to not 
break the nub from the tuber. 
Hardy Pern Collection 
2 Ostrich, 2 Lady and 1 American Maid¬ 
en Hair ferns, in carton, $1.25. 
No. 1 Collection for general planting, 8 
Ostrich, 10 Lady, 4 Osmunda and 2 
Evergreen, $5.00. 
N.o 1-A Suitable for general planting, 8 
Ostrich, 8 Lady, 4 Sensative and 4 
Evergreen, $5.00. 
No. 2 for dry shady places, 6 Leathery 
Wood, 8 Lady, 6 Hayscented, 4 Inter¬ 
rupted, $5.00. 
No. 3 for moist shady places, 4 Maiden 
Hair, 8 Evergreen, 4 Ostrich, 4 Cin¬ 
namon and 4 Lady, $5.00. 
No. 4 for wet places, 8 Sensative, 6 
Clinton’s Wood, 6 Royal, 4 Marsh 
Shield. $5.00. 
One half of any of above collections, 
$2.75. 
LaFargeville, N. Y., Sept. 15th, 1938 
The berries that you sent us last 
spring, 20 filled a quart basket. 
Geo. Sargent 
Red Creek, N. Y., Aug. 28th, 1938 
I never have had such pretty asters 
and snap dragons as from the plants 
I bought of you this year. 
Frances McNeilly 
Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa., 9-15-38 
The very nice cherry tree came day 
before yesterday, and seems to be doing 
well. 
Chas. C. Savage 
Saxtons River, Vt., Jan. 23, 1939 
Please send me your 1939 Price List. 
T have got to have some more straw¬ 
berry plants. I have always had good 
luck with your plants. 
E. E. Dow 
Olean, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. 
Aug. 11th, 1938 
Received the rasnberrv and straw¬ 
berry plants in good condition. 
Mrs. F. A. Etheridge 
Durhamville, N. Y., Sept. 17th, 1938 
I am well pleased with your plants, 
as every one lived. 
Mrs. Gordon Mansir 
Havre de Grace, Md., Feb., 25th, 1939 
I would like a copy of your catalog. 
My daughter and I both purchased 
plants of you from Elmira, N. Y., and 
liked them very much. 
Mrs. S. M. Kent 
Lehighton, Pa., Feb. 20th, 1939 
In April, 1931, you shipped me 10.000 
asparagus plants. The plants have done 
well and are now a big item in my 
yearly income. 
H. R. Hencken 
Fragaria Nurseries, Pulaski, N. Y. 
