THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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AS TO JAPAN PLUMS. 
Prof. John Craig, of Cornell University, in a recent com¬ 
munication to the Rural New Yorker said : 
A remark in the paper of Mr. Garfield, of Michigan, presented at the 
recent meeting of the American Pomological Society, while not new, 
is worthy of serious consideration. His remark in the form of a query 
was : “ Are we encouraging the consumption of fruit by growing and 
selling in quantity Ben Davis apples and Kiefler pears ?” Is it not a 
shortsighted policy to continue the cultivation of this type of fruit to 
the exclusion |of others which, though propably less productive, are 
much finer in quality ? It has been conceded on all sides that the 
introduction of the Japan plums has proved a great boon to fruit 
consumers in America. While the fruit is exceedingly handsome, and 
the trees are productive, yet in a fruit sampling expedition in which I 
was engaged a day or two ago, I could not help thinking, after testing 
many of these Japan plums, that after all, when one wanted something 
really delicious and something which would stimulate the appetite 
rather than clov it, one had to select a variety of the Domestica type, 
such as Coe, Washington or Green Gage A Chabot or a Burbank did 
ZER'S 
Beardless Barley 
is prodigally prolific, yield¬ 
ing in 1901 for Mr. Wells, 
Orleans Co., New York, 109 
bushels per acre. Does well 
everywher e. Tha t pays. 
20th Century Oats. 
The oat marvel, producing 
from '200 to 300 bus. per acre. 
Salzer’s Oats are war¬ 
ranted to produce great 
yields. The U. S. Ag. Dept, 
calls them the very bestl 
That pa ys. 
Three Eared Corn. 
200 to 250 bus. per acre, is 
extremely profitable at pres¬ 
ent prices of corn. 8alzer*s 
seeds produce everywhere. 
Marvel Wheat 
yielded iu 30 States lustyear 
over 40 bus. per acre. We also 
have t he celebrated Maeca- 
roniW heat, which yielded 
on our farms 63 bus. per acre. 
That pa ys. 
Speltz. 
Greatest cereal food on 
earth—80 bus. grain and 4 
k tous magnificent hay per 
acre. That pays. 
Victoria Rape 
makes it possible to grow 
hogs, sheep and cattle at a 
cost of but lc a lb. Marvel¬ 
ously prolific, does well 
everywhere. That pays. 
Bromus Inermis. 
Most wonderful grass of 
the century. Produces6tons 
of hay aud lots aad lots of 
pasturage besides per acre. 
Grows wherever soil is 
found. Salzer’s seed is 
warranted. That pays. 
SI 0.00 for 1 Oc. 
We wish you to try our 
great farm seeds, hence 
offer to send 10 farm 6eed 
1 samples, containing Thousand 
Headed Kale, Teosinte, Rape, 
f Alfalfa, Speitz, etc. (fully worth 
10.00 to get a start) together with 
our great catalog, for 10c postage. 
SALZER’S MAGIC CRUSHED SHELLS. 
Best on earth. Sell at #1.35 per 2(J0 lb. bag; 
$3.75 for 500 lbs.; $5,50 for 1,000 lbs. 
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not arouse a keen desire for more of the same kind, but the case was 
different with Reine Claude and Jefferson. 
It has been frequently stated that if the Japan type did not prove in 
itself to be exactly what we wanted, it had in it the qualities which 
would make it valuable in crossing with our native species. This may 
be so, but we have little so far as 1 have seen to strengthen the truth of 
this assertion in the many hybrids which have already been produced. 
SPE.CIAL. 
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DEAR SiR— We have Strong Grades. Well Grown Stock, Good Assort¬ 
ments. Five through railway lines. (Long Distance Telephone. Call Riverton. 
Ill.) 
% in. %in. 
APPLE, good assortment. . 
PEAR. Std., good assortment. 
KIEFFER. 
STD. GROWN DWARF . 
DWARF PEAR, good assortment 
Peach, good assortment. 
MARIANA. 
CHERRY, 1 yr.,good assortment 
A PRICOT, good assortment . 
Blackberry, asstd. No 1. 
Currant, “ 
Gooseberry, “ 
Raspberry, “ 
Grapes, 
Asparagus, “ 
Rhubarb, “ “ 
ROSES, H. P., No 1. 
“ Clim 
“ Moss, “ 
“ Ramblers “ 
SHRUBS, ‘JO sort s.\18 in. 
SHRUBS, leading sorts, 2 to 3 ft. 
% to 1 in. 1 in. lh> in. 
3 in. 
CAR. POPLAR, 1st class 
SOFT MAPLE, 
ELM, American, “ 
HARD MAPLE, “ 
HORSE CHESTNUT, 
LINDEN. Eur. and Am., 
WILLOW, assorted, 
MT. ASH, Eur. and O. L„ 
AILANTHUS, 
BEARING SIZE, Apple, 8 to 9 ft., Pear, 8 to 9 ft., Cherry, 8 to 9 ft. 
CORDAGE AND BURL AT* S. 
Tube Baling Rope (does not skin trees—has required strength for tying bales 
of 100 to 300 trees—has more yardage to pound than Sisal), 6-ply, 50-lb reels. 
Sisal Rope, 2 or 3-ply, reels 50 lb. each. 
Wool Tying Rope, 3 or 4-ply, balls 1 lb. each. 
India Sewing Twine, 4-ply, in skeins. Samples sent on application. 
Burlaps, in bolts of 200 yards and bales of 2,000 yards. Samples sent on appli¬ 
cation. 
Send us list of your wants for prices. 
Yours truly, 
Spaulding Nursery and Orchard Co., 
(Near Springfield.) 
Spaulding, Illinois. 
It's Just 
As Easy 
As it 
LooKs . 
you 
Might Just 
At Well Groto 
Good Fruit 
if you are going to grow fruit at all. There will be no trouble 
about it if you spray your trees, etc. with the 
HARDIE SPRAY PUMPS 
They will reach the highest tree and the lowest vine and cover 
everything with, a. spray as firve as fog. We make them 
mounted and unmounted Barrel, Knapsack arid 
Bvjcket Sprayers. Each, is the best of its kind in 
every respect. Each pump is of sufficient Strength, 
size and capacity to supply several nozzles or clusters 
of nozzles. That means fast work. Ourillustrated cata¬ 
logue tells the whole story ot « hen, where uiul how to *pr u y 
Givesbestformulasfor mixing spraying material foreach 
disease and fruit. We mail it free. Ask for a copy. 
^ The Hardie Spray Pump Mfg. Co., 56 Larned St., Detroit, Mich. 
PLACE LABEL ORDERS 
ABOUT THIS TIME 
\A/e- a re still doing business at the- old stand 
BENJAMIN CHASE, DERRY, N. H. 
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