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Every person engaged in growing fruits and flowers, should take a paper eacluszvely devoted to these subjects, as is Purdy’s Fruit Recorder and Cottage Gardener-—-a Monthly of 16 pages, at only 50c. per year, published and edited by A. M. Purpby, of Palmyra, N. Y., (to whom all subscriptions should be addressed,) and ELLISON R. Purpy, of High Point, N. C., “fe-lomg fruit growers and florists, and now having two hundred acres in fruits, flowers, etc., and editing the paper from a practical daily experience and years of close observation and study. Send for a specimen copy. J/¢ will speak for itself. By sending on the subscription price zow, you get last three numbers of 1885, free, so long as they hold out.
The new Postal Notes are now issued from Post Offices, for any amount /ess than $5.00, at a cost of only three cents. These will prove asafe and convenient way to forward small amounts of money, and we hope our customers will send such on Palmyra (not Elmira) if to be had. If not send amounts under $1.00 in postage stamps, one or two cent preferred.
EXPRESS MONEY ORDERS, can be obtained at any office of the AMERICAN, UNITED STATES, OR WELLS, FAarGco & Co.’s Express Co., at the following rates: From $1 to $5, 5 cts.; over $5 to $10, «8 cts. over $10 to $20, 10 cts.; over $20 to $30, 12 cts.; over $30 to $40, 15 cts.; over $40 to $50, 20 cts.;
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WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD BY ANY RESPONSIBLE PARTY, EITHER RETAIL OR WHOLESALE. aie We have permanently located a Nursery of seventy acres at High Point, N. Ca under the — supervision and charge of the junior member (E. R. Purdy), and can fill orders sent to our firm "4 there promptly, any time through the winter. Give us atrial there. A.M. Purdy will be there — a portion of his time. . If you order plants sent by Express—you paying charges—we will make the following discount, except 4] " on stock where we say ‘‘ No discount.” For an order of not less than siz named sorts, amounting to $5.00, for $3.50, or $8.00 worth for $5 00. In sending by Express, we can give large plants, if desired, and pack with large quantities of moss. We make no charge for packing, and having had thirty years’ experience in sending ‘by mail, express and freight, flatter ourselves that we are as expert at this as any dealer in the a country. a The above discount does not refer to our wholesale list rates, but to this Catalogue only, ° o 4 Hereafter we will guarantee our stock true to name, and will be responsible i in case of errors to the extent é of replacing the number and kinds ordered with those known to be genuine,
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To give you a Chance to Sell to Your Neighbors, or Make up a Club for Plants at Very Reasonable Prices.
We make this very liberal offer: If you will send us an order for yourself or friends of an assortment of | stock of not less than 6 kinds amounting to $10.00, or more, combined, with the Cash, we will pack — all together in one bundle or box, and send to you, delivered here, at N ational, United States or American Express, or at the N. Y. C. or West Shore, or No. Pa,, Central or Lehigh Valley R.R. freight houses : a
This offer does not apply to our wholesale rates. .
STRAWBERRIES, (cxcept Bubach’s No. 5 and Belmont,) and RASPBERRIES, except sorts over $1.00 per dozen, one- half off to you from these retail prices,
BLACKBERRIES, to you at 40 cents per dozen, $1.50 per 100, except new kinds priced at $2.00 per dozen or over, which to you will be 15 cents each, $1.25 per dozen.
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CURRANTS, one-half off to you from dozen rates, except Fay’s Prolific. 4 GOOSEBERRIES, one-third off to you from dozen rates. a GRAPES, one-third off to you. White Ann Arbor one-half off to you from single rates. Y
FRUIT TREES, of all kinds, one-third off to you from retail catalogue rates. You should sell Fruit Trees delivered at enough more than our catalogue retail prices to cover cost ot freight, leaving you abe
RUSSIAN MULBERRY TREES.—We have a large and fine stock of all sizes, and will sell to you at one-half retail catalogue rates. i
FAY’S PROLIFIC CURRANT, we can’t sell at Jess than 20 cents each, $250 per doz., for one year old; one-third more for two years old, i you, All other stock herein to you ine thie off toi these retail rates. if REMEMBER, this offer is on/y to parties who send us an order or orders that amount to $10.00 or over ‘a in all, at our retail catalogue rates; or parties can buy stock at our wholesale list price, 100 of any kind at 1060 rates, or 10 at 100 rates, or one at one dozen rates, providing orders amount in all to $10 or over, and by selling out at these retail rates make a good profit. Send for our whulesale list.
We will send stock to any person who sells for us, to be paid for tmmediutely after delivery to customers, providing we,are satisfied as to promptness and reliability of such party. Good references must be given,
Our?packing season at Palmvra begins in March,
Our correspondence is so extensive, “and our knowledge such as to what sorts succeed best in different sections and on different soils, that if any who wish to plant do not know what kinds to rely upon, by leaving the selection to us, we will send you kinds that we will guarantee will succeed well with you. Simply name | soil—whether rich or poor, heavy or light, exposed or not exposed, low land or upland.
As soon as plants are received, take them from the package, loosen the bunches, and dip the bunches in a puddle made of rich muck or clayish soil, and put away in a cool place out of the sun, and when set puddle them again. Treated in this way scarcely a plant will fail to grow. Don’t leave them in the package and pour water on them, as some do, for by such a course all plants will surely heat and spoil.
Es All complaints must be made on receipt of plants and trees.
Plants by Mail a specialty with us. We are sending out plants to all parts of the United States, Territo- ries and Canada with perfect success, and as postage is prepaid by us, it is much cheaper for those ordering who plant but a few plants; but where a number of neighbors club together and get $10 to $25 worth of plants or more, ve advise ordering by Express, where your Express office i is not too- far away, and whenitis — possible have us send by the N ational, United States or the American Express, as by so doing transfers and extra expense is saved. If these lines do not reach your town, learn the nearest place to you that either line _ has an office. We can ship direct to Baltimore via Harrisburg by the U. S. Express line. q
Write your order and directions for shipping on a separate sheet from your letter, This MusT be observed _ to prevent mistakes in shipping. Send the amount of your order in National Currency, folded around 4 an old postal card or thin paste-board, size of envelope, and your letter around this, and securely sealed. or ee by Express Co., or Post office Order, Postal Note, or Registered Letter on Palmyra or High Point Post Office, or Draft on New York, but nol individual checks on your bank, unless you add sufficient to pay cost ‘ of collection. Postage stamps of either 1 or 2 cent size accepted to make change for a less amount than $1.00, i a When you remit. P. O. Orders should not be drawn on Rochester, N. Y., or New York City, but on Pauwyna, ay N. Y. Canada Post Office Orders should be drawn on Rochester, N. Y.
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‘“Mr. Bubach’s strawberry patch has been a wonder this season. Among the mammoth varieties the No. 5 seems to be the greatest surprise. We certainly have never seen such berries in this or any other market. There are not just a few big ones, but they are all large and the flavor is very fine.”’
Joun H. Bryant, or PEorrta Co., WRITES:
“T have visited Mr. John G. Bubach’s fruit farm during the strawberry season of the present year, and have examined his different varieties of seedlings, several of which seem to be worthy of cultivation. One, however, his No. 5, exceeds all others that J have ever seen, taking into account size, quality and productive- ness; for this berry has all these qualities in a very remarkable degree.
Joun G, Buspacu, or Peorta Co., ILu., Says or Tus Sort: ‘“T originated this in 1882 in a lot of about 500 kinds, many of them good. This one however, surpassed all others in most or all points essential to the best strawberry for the public, for it combines great and uniform. size, fine color and form, with wnsurpassed productiveness and good quality of fruit, with equal MS vigor, stockiness and hardiness of plant. The leaves are very large and of a very dark green color, and the | hottest sun we had this year, 96 to 100 degrees, did not appear to affect them, and so far the plants, unlike the Bidwell, seem to carry about every blossom to a perfect berry, und unlike the Sharpless, color and ripen at both ends at once. They are almost as early as the Crescent and continue about as long, and in bearing I think fully as prolific if not more so. But the No. 5 sold this year in our market for 25 cents, when the Crescent brought only 123 to 15 cents per quart. A striking feature is their very early bearing. Quite late last fall grown plants bore well this year, and the plants with their burden of larger and beautiful berries _ -was an object of great attraction to all who saw them, and the exclamation of oh! oh! so frequently repeat- ed, seemed best fitted to express the beholders’ surprise and delight. Many persons said they had seen large __ berries before, but they always seemed to be exceptions ; but here they seemed to be the rule, esi iar Price 0 cents each, I a 00 at doz. No discount. ;
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Those marked (P.) are pistillate sorts, and those marked (H.) hermaphrodite sorts—the last bearing well ‘ by themselves, and the first requiring every fifth or sixth row of the last set among them, or what is better, set 5 or 6 rows of one and then alternate with 5 or 6 rows of the other, The (P.) sorts are the greatest yielders when thus properly fertilized.
Where not priced, by mail postpaid, 20 cents per dozen; 80 cents per 100.
Crescent Seedling, (P.)—This is beyond question a wonderful strawberry ; its productiveness is astonishing. Fifteen thousand quarts (468 bushels) have been gathered in one season from one acre. In size it is medium to large; in color, brilliant, handsome, and does not get dull when in market; quality good, having the peculiar wild flavor’ The fruit colors on all sides at once, so that all red berries may be gathered, a quality appreciated by market growers; al! berries perfect in form and merchantable, It bears immense crops even in weeds and grass. It is an “iron clad” for the sun or rain, cold or heat. Harliest of the productive sorts on our grounds.
Sucker State, (H. }—Miller, of Illinois, and other western growers claim this as one of the most valuable new sorts vet introduced. It is a very rank growing plant with us, and we are confident will prove one of the most valuable sorts on our grounds. Medium to large, and uniform in size and shape.
d James Vick, (H.)—We have fruited this sort the past season, and while it yields heavy, the berry as it
bi 3 runs is small, Extremely hardy.
‘ Capt. Jack, (H.)—Immense yielder; fruit medium to large, good flavor. Similar to the Wilson, but
aR better flavor. It’ is a strong and luxuriant grower; healthy and productive, berries large, handsome and
on solid, somewhat resembling the Wilson, of which it is said to be a seedling, though better in quality.
hie Sharpless Seedling, (H.)—Fruit large to very large, an average specimen measuring one and one-half A, inches in diameter. In form it is generally oblong, narrowing to the apex, and irregular and flattened. Color
it clear bright red, with a shining surface; flesh firm, sweet, with a delicate aroma. In quality it ranks a a the Triumph de Gand. The plant i is very vigorous, excelling even the Monarch of the West.
Hoi Glendale, (H.)—It is a very vigorous and luxurious grower with a superb run of berries of the ae ; size, holding its fruit well up, ripening evenly, of brilliant scarlet color, and remaining a long time upon the Sis vines after becoming fully ripe, without danger of rotting. Z
Jersey Queen, (H.)—The berry is cone shaped, slightly flattened at the point, and in very large , specimens .partakes of the oblong or oval form, yet smooth and perfect. It possesses a brilliant color between __ a scarlet and crimson, as evenly and perfectly distributed as can be imagined, presenting an appearance that cannot be approached in beauty by any other. It succeeds splendidly with us.
Wilson’s Albany, (H.)—-Too well known to require any description, Yields enormous crops every- where. Succeeds well in hills or rows. q
Charles Downing, (H.)—No old sort has given more general satisfaction, North or South, than this, Plant hardy ; yields large crops; flavor delicious; bright scarlet, large size. We notice that the Illinois and Western horticulturists “generally place it first on ‘the list, both for home use and for market,
Kentucky, (H.)—This large, late and valuable variety has become very popular with both marketmen and amateurg Ripening at a time when fruit is scarce, the main crop of strawberries being over, and rasp- a) berries not having made their appearance, it connects the berry season which has heretofore had an important —
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a) Downer’s Prolific, (H.)—Equally as early and nearly as productive as the Crescent, and the best sort i ye hy grown to plant with that sort as a fertilizer, as fruit is very similar in size, appearance, Xe. a fi ay JUMBO, (H.—The most remarkable strawberry yet offered to the public, because of its extreme late-
’ ness, enormous and uniform size, and holding out /arge till the last picking. It has been grown right along side . _ RS Oy of the Sharpless, Wilson, Jersey. Queen, Bidwell, Monarch of the West, and others of “the largest and. most , _-—__—s prolific sorts, and in size and yield outstrips them all. It weighs more to the quart than any strawberry : grown beside it, which shows its solidity. It does not run small with last picking; and next to the Wilson f it is the firmest sort grown. Its coloris a beautiful glossy light’ red, and has the appearance of being ¥ varnished, The foliage is heavy, of dark green, and never has been known to sunburn; succeeds well on all — soils yet grown on, and yields heavily on the poorest soil, while with good feeding it gives proportionately ahs heavier crops. All know how good the ‘last dish of strawberries” is to the taste, and now can we satisfy cant that taste bountifully after all other sorts are gone, and too, it will keep producing a few berries for the table, weeks after the last berries of other sorts have disappeared. 50 cents per dozen; 2.00 per 100, ant Big Bob, (P.)—The country has been flooded with a spurious Big Bob, and all who speak disparagingly of this sort have the spurious and not the genuine, It proves on our ground a erand berry every way. Resembling somewhat the Monarch of the West, but twice as productive and better every way. An Ohio correspondent of — the Rural New Yorker says of it: ‘‘Itwas found an accidental seedling among some Russell’s Prolific, and _ EY supposed to have been fertilized by the Jucunda. This was seven yearsago. The first time they were adver- ie tised for sale was last winter, when Mr. Purdy, of Palmyra, N. Y., [whol has theentire control of them] first 4 Hite sent them out, The berry is well known here among epicures, and for the past four or five years it has sold” * bhai here in the home market, commanding double the price of the Wilson, or in fact anything that has been on — Bh ay sale. The first fruit ripens as early as the Wilson, butit holds out longer. The first fruit picked compara , Ws, with the Wilsons that grew in the same patch, and which were used to fertilize them, were about as large — again, with the same deep color, but the body was generally square instead of pointed at the end. ape Ys i were several prominent fruit growers here lately, and in my hearing they pronounced the “Big Bob” by far the best thing they had ever seen. It isa pistillate plant, but very easily fertilized. Mr N. claims that 3, ‘Big Bob” will produce as much bulk of fruit acre for acre as the Wilson, and that is saying a good deal, © but from close observation I should judge it was not saying too much for it. I have seen nearly all the new a _ kinds—except those sent out first this spring—in fruit on the farms of several parties who make it a business ~ oe to sell plants, but I have seen nothing to compare with it for size, hardiness, vigcr of growth, productiveness — ny or flavor. Of course I do not mean that no plant equals,itin any respect, but I do say that there is no pla to my knowledge that combines so many excellent qualities as ‘‘ Big Bob.” pe Me kn ae ae "P ; aepreeches i for s size, but that is all.” Genuine ae 50 cts. per doz,, $2. ae pe ; MT etty cM AY iss cee HP,
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(VINELAND) LORD’S SEEDLING, (H). —Among all the new Strawberries this ranks as No. 1, Similar in appearance to the Kentucky, but firmer, better color and better flavor, We shall plant exten- sively of this sort, esteeming it as one of the best and most valuable late sorts we have,
Green Prolific, (P.)—This is one of the most valuable old sorts on account of its extreme hardiness, both through the coldest and most changeable winters and dryest and hottest summers and its wonderful bearing qualities every year.
Col. Cheney, (P.)—A cross between the Russell and Triumph de Gand. It has the rich gloss and distinct scarlet of the first, with the luscious meaty character and firmness of the latter. The fruit is large and very uniform in size and enormously productive, being fully equal in productiveness, with us, to the famous Wilson’s Albany. It is perfectly hardy, standing summer’s sun and winter’s cold to perfection.
Jucunda, (H.)—Large to very large, clear light scarlet; moderately firm and. cf fair quality. Plant hardy and on strong, heavy soil very productive.
Prouty, (H.)—Immense yielder, strong fruit. stocks holding the fruit well up from the ground. Large. size; fruit conical and so beautiful. Originated, we believe, with Louis Elisworth, of Northern [llinois, and highly recommended by him for that trying locality.
Also Miner’s Great Prolific, Hovey and Triumph de Gand.
Manchester, (P.)—This is a remarkable berry for productiveness, hardiness, uniform large size and fine, brilliant color. It is among the latest sorts on our grounds and is fully as productive as the Crescent. No person who receives this catalogue should fail to plant this sort and the Crescent, as they will then have the earliest and latest sorts. One of the (H.) sorts should be planted among them, however. The Rural New Yorker says of it:—‘*‘The Manchester, regarding which we have hitherto restrained any positive expression of opinion is one of the most desirable strawberries we have raised, and we have tested not less than 250 different kinds. Our plants are exceedingly vigorous and productive. We have just examined them and find that each plant, on an average, bears 16 peduncles or flowering stems, and that each flower- ing stem bears, on an average, 10 berries—giving 160 berries to a plant. We beg to emphasize that we are speaking of average plants. On one plant we counted 22 peduncles and 220 berries in the various stages from ripe to just set. This berry is firm, very uniform in shape, which is roundish conical; it ripens in every part and averages above medium as long as it remains in fruit. The quality whenripe is good, though zike the Wilson, it sours when it first colors—a characteristic, it seems, of all excellent market berries.”
Piper’s Seedling, (H.)—A well-known Western grower says of this sort: “ This is an Illinois seedling that I have fruited for three seasons past. The plant is a vigorous grower, growing by far the largest stools of any sort I have seen, with very strong roots. No other variety within my knowledge withstands so well the alternate freezing and thawing in winter, on suitable soils, or comes out so bright and fresh in spring as ‘Piper.’ The plants set and ripen a large crop of berries, which average larger than Wilson, quite regular, and good shape; color darkest crimson, ‘glossy. The flesh is the darkest, and as solid as any variety I know of. I regard this as a variety of great value,” O. B. Galusha, one of the oldest and best posted small fruit growers of the West, wrote recently that he was so well pleased with Piper’s Seedling, after having fruited it a few years, that he ‘had planted it more largely for market than all other varieties combined. No higher endorsement could be given. Lovett says of it: ‘‘ A berry whose merits have been singularly overlooked. For along time fruit growers have been in need of a large and productive strawberry that ripens early and is firm. In the Piper we have such a berry, and is the only one to my knowledge that unites these four desira- ble qualities.” We have fruited it, and say of it in Recorper: ‘‘ Wonderfully productive, oblong to conical, medium to large; dark rich scarlet, and delicious.” It should have plenty of room and not grow thickly together.
: Old lron-Clad (Phelps,) (H.)—The plants are very vigorous—more,so than the Sharpless. The fruit resembles the Sharpless greatly in size and shape. It is light : scarlet—not so dark or deep as the Wilson. It is five days earlier than the Wilson. Blossoms perfect. “Berries carry well, much better than the Wilson. It stands the drouth perfectly, and is very healthy.
Cumberland Triumph, (H.)—A very fine berry in all respects ; of very large size, fine form, beautiful color and excellent quality, and is growing into general favor. We have never known it to fail to produce a good crop of fine fruit. No one ever regrets planting it, does well everywhere, The plant is remarkably strong and luxurious; stands extremes “of heat and cold, and is not injured by drought, as most other varieties ; produces abundantly ; berries extra large, no small ones; ovate conical in shape; color, bright, light scarlet, decidedly a handsome Jruii—always attracts attention on the exhibition table. We have grown it for market for several years and shall continue to plant it largely. It is one of the few berries in the list that do equally well on both light «nd heavy soils.”
Bidwell, (H.)—This variety seems to combine more desirable qualities than any other old sort now before the public. The plant is a very strong grower, and very hardy and exceedingly productive—in fact the number of berries a well grown stool will « srow and mature is almost incredible. The fruit is very large, regular and handsome in shape ; color very bright and showy, flesh very firm, and quality of the best. Succeeds well on all soils.
Boydan’s 30, (H.)—One of the finest crops of berries we ever saw was of this sort on the rocky, calca- reous soil near New Bedford, Mass. It is one of the same class in appearance and flavor of the Sharpless and tle variety, and delicious, and with us produces g Sood crops of BEES sized berries, ;
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Daniel Boone.—A new sort that gives us great satisfaction. We have planted largely of it. Matthew Crawford, of Ohio, says of this sort: ‘‘ Another year’s experience only confirms me in the Opinion that it is a very valuable variety. In this most unfavorable season it was our main dependence. Its quality is better than I represented, and its color is all that can be desired—bright red with yellow seeds, It is very easily picked and holds out in size better than most varieties.”
T. C. Robinson, an experienced fruit grower of Canada, having gone to Rochester to see the James Vick, stopped at Mr. Little’s on his way home, to see one of the best collections in Canada, and writes as follows concerning the Daniel Boone: ‘‘ Daniel Boone certainly impresses me as a fine and productive variety, and I propose propagating it as fast as I can, as it must become largely in demand. Many persons would fancy its form rather than even the Mrs. Garfield, and all would pronounce it handsome in this respect, while it is superior in brightness of color as far as the very moist season would permit me to judge. In firmness I think it will compare favorably with Wilson. In productiveness and size it appears to excel the Bidwell and Seneca Queen close by with equal treatment, and any variety that can beat these two in both these points must be truly remarkable.”
Charles Carpenter, of Ohio, who is too well known to need any introduction, gives his opinion of the . Daniel Boone as follows: ‘The Manchester is very prolific, of large size and good quality. The Daniel Boone is of larger size and will yield as many quarts, while the flavor is fully equal to the Manchester,”
Mr. Little, of Canada, speaks in the most glowing terms of the Daniel Boone, and says: ‘‘30 berries filled a quart heaped up like a cone,”’ 25 cents per dozen, $1.00 per 100.
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Thomas Zane had one from which he picked, May 24th, 12 quarts, and during the season
Earlier than the Crescent. sold wholesale for $830, I never saw a finer crop of nice fruit.”
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John S. Collins, of New Jersey, says of this sort: the best that I saw, taking all points into consideration, was the May King, from seed of the
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This isanew sort, originated by Thomas Zane, of N. J., grown from Crescent seed and earlier than that sort, which alone makes it eatremely valuable. The vine is very vigorous and healthy, and fruit of large size, bright scarlet, and of very best quality. This is a valuable acquisition. 50 cts. per doz.; $2.00 per 100. Will sell as low as any responsible party offers at retail.
The Parry (H.)—Plant a rank, vigorous grower, clean foliage and very productive, obtuse, conic, bright glossy scarlet, firm and of best quality, ripening all over at once. Blooms perfect. The Parry possesses all the good qualities of its parent, Jersey Queen, with addition of perfect blossoms, ensuring productiveness under all circumstances. 50 cts. per dozen, $2.00 per 100. See 11th page.
The Froir Recorper is the cheapest and best paper published on this continent, 1f you question it, send for a specimen copy and be convinced. Price, only 50 cents per year.
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PURDY’S SEEDLINGS--SOMETHING NEW.
In the fruiting seaso »f 1884, A. M. Purdy passed over his large strawberry plantation *"°n - €8 began to ripen, and in mia ‘son and at close of fruiting g the first and Jast that ripened, 1 n largest, finestand dest shaped uit he could find, thus gatl. ..ug two to three quarts of as fine berries a» 0 D see but a few times in a lifetime. Over FoRTY VARIETIES were thus gathered, and among them all he new sorts, such as Cornelia, Bonanza, Big Bob, Sucker State, Cumberland Triumph, Daniel Boone, Sharp] s, Man- chester, Lacon, Jumbo, Monarch of the West, &c., &c. The seed were sown in his greenhouse at tLat time, and by the fall of 1884, fully one thousand plants were grown, These were transplanted that fall out of doors. Part of them grew finely, a few of them fruiting and showing fine fruit on such young plants; some remarkable characteristies. The plants made an interesting study; some stocky, with short leaf stalks and large leaves, dark and light green ; some stooling heavy and others light; some running freely and others sparsely, with large and small runners; some setting young plants closely onthe runners and others further apart, and being on a piece of ground exposed to the most severe weather through last winter, all of the tenderer plants were killed out, so that what we now have come from about 300 to 400 of the hardiest of the original 1,000 plants, and a finer plot of strawberry plants of all shades of green and of different manner o growth it would be hard to find anywhere. Now, we havea plan to scatter these seedlings among our friends, and by doing so give each one a chance to strike one or more valuable sorts. We will take the plants as they run from the rows, each plant from a separate original plant, and send by mail one dozen for $1.00; or we will send one doz. to every person who sends us an order for $5.00 in stock; or 50 plants to any one sending us a $10.00 order, so long as our stock holds out ; not more than 50 plants sent to any one person; or to any per- son sending us a club for the RecorpEr of five and $2.50, one dozen of the plants: ora club of ten and $4.00, 25 of the plants. In giving these plants thus, of course, we cannot give any other premiums
ffered for orders for plants or RecorDER. F8rsT COME FIRST SERVED, as orders for these seedlings will be ooked and filled in rotation as received.
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JEWELL (P) STRAWBERRY. [See first page.]
This new variety was raised from seed by P. M. Augur & Sons in 1880, and is one of a lot of seedlings | ta
produced from one quart of ‘‘ Jersey Queen” and one quart of ‘‘ Prince of Berries” (the seed being sown together, and taken from exhibition berries). Season medium, size large, color bright red, changing tocrim- son when very ripe; flower pistillate, enormously productive. Will produce more in value from same area Bh than any other variety known. Berry very solid and firm. promising to make it the great market strawberry. The plant is very robust and vigorous, and has never shown any signs of rust or blight. Being of better color, more firm and solid, of better quality, more vigorous, and more productive than the Sharpless, it will not fail to become a great favorite. The Jewell strawberry produced this year (1885) from 1-22 acre, 678 quarts of berries, besides all picked and sampled by visitors. Had it not been for very dry weather, the yield would have exceeded 500 bushels per acre. 20c. each, or $2.00 per doz. Bhs
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The Lacon (H.)—E. R. McKinney, of IIl., says of this sort: I have had scores of sorts from seed, some good, and more bad; and, among both seedlings and named sorts, my seedling which I have named Lacon stands head and shoulders in advance of all of them. It is a cross between Wilson’s Albany and the Russell’s Great Prolific. In fruit it somewhat resembles the Wilson in color and form, with the exception of large berries, which are inclined to be coxcomb shape, like T. de Gand. The Lacon is one-third larger, has a pure flavor and is not so sour as Wilson’s; and that it is more productive than Wilson’s, dozens of men can testify who saw them on my grounds side by side. I have berries that measure from 4 to 53 inches in circumference, on plants grown in matted rows without cultivation or mulching, and not one here and there but they are all large. It holds its size up to the last picking. It now, at the last of the season, will aver- age larger than Wilson at the best, grown as strawberries are usually grown for the market. It is perfectly hardy under the most trying tests. It is one picking earlier than Wilson, and holds on after all others are gone. It will out-last the Kentucky with me. It is the largest, best, and most productive sort out of twenty’ of the best varieties I can procure. On one plant this year I have counted 213 berries, buds and flowers, and on a plant with only two crowns 103 were counted, there being on some plants ripe fruit and flowers at the same time. It is as productive as the Crescent. It is the firmest berry I have ever seen. This season’s (1885) trial with this sort, satisfies us it is one of the most valuable sorts grown, 25 cents per doz.; $1.00 per 100.
Mt. Vernon (Kirkwood), (H.) A new variety of very finepromise. Plant large and exceedingly vigorous; berries extra large, oblate, regular, ligbt scarlet, not very firm, but of extra fine quality—the flesh beg exceedingly melting and exquisitely flavored. In firmness itis about like Chas. Downing, and in qual- ity ie equals that superior variety. Season, late to very late, 20 cts. per doz.; 80 cts. per 100,
Bubach’s Seedling—No. 5, originated by John G.Bubach, will be sold by us at same price by the doz. as offered by Bubach. See page 3,
Cornelia (P.)—A new very late sort, sent out by Crawford, of Ohio. We fruited it last summer, and found them“extremely large, uniform in size, immensely productive and very luscious. The plants are very strong, healthy growers. Here is what Mi. Crawford says of it:
' “ This variety originated with myself seven years ago, from mixed seed of the Wilson, Duchess, Cres- cent, Nicanor, Prouty and Capt. Jack, from a large number of seedlings on account of its lateness and size, and these are the principal claims now made for it.
The plant is very large and stocky, and one of the healthiest and hardiest in every way. It has never failed to produce a crop, and every blossom perfects a berry, and the crop is unusually large. It is late in blooming, and for this reason is not liable to be injured by spring frosts. While we have others as large, and nearly as late, no other single variety combines in so great a degree all the desirable qualities of a market berry, t together with the quality of ripening its crop after nearly all others have commenced to fail. The fruit resembles the Jucunda in form and size, but is scarcely so bright in color, It is unusually firm, and is not liable to lose its color. It has been expressed from this place to Boston and arrived in good condition. At the close of the season this year, when other varieties were selling for 12 cents a quart, the Cornelia brought 20, and sold more rapidly. I will let others speak of its flavor.”
This seedling of Mr. Crawford’s (the Cornelia) is of very large size, regular: form, firm, good shipper, brilliant glossy red, and altogether the most promising new seedling shown. 30 cents per doz; $2 per 100.
Garretson.—Another new sort, not yet fruited with us. 50 cts. per doz. | Conn, Queen.—Another fine new sort, giving great satisfactionin Conn. 25 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100.
Mrs. Garfield and Atlantic.—We are highly pleased with both of these new sorts, yielding as they do with us fine crops of very nice fruit. 25 cts. per doz.
WE CAN SUPPLY MOST ANY OTHER SORT NOT NAMED IN THIS Ospanogum: AT PRICES’ GIVEN BY OTHERS,
RUSSIAN MULBERRY.—A thicket of a dozen will soon take possession of the ground, keeping down : * al] the weeds, and will make a most welcome shelter for the fowls, which thrive on the fruit that may happen
to fall from them, It will not be long before a tree will bear a peck of fruit, and in a few years more it will — yield a bushel, and as it obtains greater size it will even yield five and ten bushels of luscious fruit. If you o ay. have never seen the tree in bearing, imagine a compact, symmetrical tree of deep green foliage, loaded with fruit resembling the blackberry, some ripe, some turning, some in a greener state. The time “for ripening is — in June, or the early part of July. No fruit collection can be complete without some of these trees. The fruit can be dried, preserved or canned, or be eaten fresh from the tree. —Farier and Trucker,
_ We can supply small Buack Watnots, and American Sweet CuestNouts at 25 cts, each. Also, srhaait <
eedling Sua¢ar Maptus, by mail, at 30 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 190; or by express, at 75 cts. Bee 100, eer 5 ph per 1000. One year ASPARAGUS Roors, by mail, at 50 cts. per 100, or 300 for $1.00. ie Oe No one person in He Ra has control of the stock of the Ni iagara rane vines, and itis n for
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wee <-OIFFERENT= MODES ‘OF: CULTURE: FORESTRAWBERRIES.
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ee & here are many different tastes and opinions as to the best way to grow strawberries, some preferring one and some another mode of culture. Soil, climate and varieties, have much to do with it, for some kinds, such as Downer, Crescent, Wilson, &c., yield fair crops by any of the different modes of growing and in almost any soil and climate; while such sorts as Jucunda, Tyiomphe de Gand, Garretson, &c., require rich soil, close attention, the best culture, and to be grown in hills and well mulched to produce the best results. The hill system is objected to by many, in the colder portions of our country, on account of not stand- ing the extreme cold as well as when grown in matted rows. This may be the case with many sorts that are liable to over-bear and put out new rootsslowly. The Triomph, Jucunda, and some other sorts, not only root above, but down as far as the old root extends; hence the former are easily “ heaved” by the frost and damaged, while the latter are not so easily affected in that way, and are therefore better adapted to bill culture. Any person can judge as to the different varieties in this respect, and learn which are the best adapted for hill culture by examining the roots of a plant, say three or four weeks after bearing season. Those sorts that throw out new roots and fibers all the way down the old root, are better adapted to hill cul- ture, and will stand a number of seasons without renewing; while those that throw out all their new roots above the old are not adapted to hill culture, or at least cannot be relied upon for more than two good crops. On the whole we prefer a medium ground, adopting neither, if fruit is our main object. We much prefer what we shall describe as the ‘‘ hill and row,” for either garden or field culture, and while we admire the strict “hill” system, where everything is favorable toit, yet we must say that it has some objections, one of these being that, if grubs kill out a hill here and there, there will be an entire vacancy in the row, and another being that many very productive sorts, such as Wilson’s Albany, are apt to die out from over bearing— especially the second season; while if allowed to throw out runners and form three or four plants to each hill late in the fall, as described hereafter, the fruitfulness is not affected and plants are there standing to take the place of the old ones. | However we will endeavor to explain the different methods of culture and
comments on each. First, the
STOOL CRiHILL SYSTEM.
For garden culture, set one foot by eighteen inches or two feet, and for field culture two to two and a half feet each way, or rows two and a half or three feet apart, and one foot apart in the row, thus giving a chance to do nearly all the work with a fine tooth narrow cultivator or harrow. Keep well cultivated and hoed and the runners cut off. The latter need not necessarily be done as fast as they make their appearance, but after a few have started out from each hill, and before they set any plants. By waiting thus a number can be taken in the hand at, once and clipped off very fast with a pair of sharp shears or sharp knife, or by attaching to the side of the cultivator a sharp wheel made out of an old buzz saw. It is not necessary to cut the runners off close to the plant. Even if two or three inches of the runner is left next to the plant they willdono harm. A good, smart woman will go over an acre in a day or two, and three teams cutting will generally be enough. Fig. 17 is a fair representation of a hill in the latter part of the season, and the two rows over Fic. 19 show their appearance when well kept.
Many seem to have astrange idea as to the meaning of “ Hill” culture, supposing they must make a mound the same as forsweet potatoes, and put the plant out on top of this mound. Strawberries should never be set thus—not on ground that is raised-a particle above the level—if anything it is better to set them below the level, for, as they form new roots, as before explained, they will find their way on top of a mound fast enough without being first set thereon. The term ‘ Hill” comes simply from their being grown with the runners kept clipped off.
There is no doubt but what, when grown in this way, the ground well enriched and the same forked and worked in with a cultivator each year after bearing, and the soil kept well pulverized with the cultivator. the largest and finest fruit can be obtained, and that, too, that will sell for the highest market prices.
Just before winter sets in, cover the beds slightly with the mulching. This can be left on in the spring until after the fruiting season, if the ground is not too weedy, merely loosening up the surface with a fork- hoe, and if too foul it is better to give the plantation one thorough cleaning the last of April, or just before they blossom. This can be done by drawing the mulching into each alternate row, and after cultivating them, draw it into the rows cleaned, and clean out the balance, after which scatter the mulch evenly around the
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The mulching is not only a protection to the plants through the winter, but it keeps the fruit clean and finer in every respect. In localities where snow lays over the surface most of the winter, and the ground does not “‘heave,’”’ mulching is not so necessary, or, if used, need not be put on so liberally,
Another very good protection to the roots is to plow earth up to the plants, leaving a trench half way be- tween, and drawing the same away earlyin the spring. It is alsonecessary to draw a little more earth around the crown each year after fruiting season, as the new roots form abovethe old crown. If, however, plenty of compost is added around the plants each year after fruiting, it answers for this purpose, besides stimulating them into immediate iuxuriant growth. Plantations kept in this way will average one quart to the hill, while if even ordinary cultivation is given, good bearing sorts will average that amount. One good thorough clean- ing or forking in April or May is all that is necessary until after fruiting season. As soon as they are through bearing, scatter a liberal quantity of rotted compost over the surface, spade, plow or cultivate between the rows as deep as possible, loosening it up in the rows between the plants with a fork-hoe, and cut off ali run- ners that are starting an all of the old, dead leaves. The latter is a very essential point, for if the old top is allowed to remain on, the plant will remain in a dormant state for weeks, forming no new roots, while, if cut off, they start out new roots immediately, and by fall form an immense fibrous root, and large, luxuriant top. Keep the ground well worked, runners cut off, and mulched as before described.
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The CornELIA is a magnificent late strawberr;.
Remember, 50 cents only, gets our Frurr Rerpwer anp CorraGe GarpENER for one year, and that it is filled with practical matter on flowers, fruit an’ 71g+‘aoles.
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THE MATTED, OR ALTERNATE ROW SYSTEM.
For garden culture, set one foot in the row, and rows two feet apart, and for field culture, rows three and a half to four feet apart. Mark out and set plants as before described. Keep clean with the fork and cultivator. Train the runners along the row as they grow out, and they will soon form thick, matted rows, about one foot-to eighteen inches in width, present. ing a neat appearance, as indicated by the three rows over Fic. 18. This can be done by keeping the cul- tivator going through them quite often, narrowing it down as the rows widen out with plants,
Before winter sets in, scatter a liberal quantity of rotted compost among the vines, thereby protecting Bre, 19, them from freezing, enriching the surface, and acting © as a fine mulch among = the vines the foliowing season. Work among them thoroughly with the fork and cul- tivator just about the time they commence to blossom, As soon as they are through fruiting plow or spade between the rows, turning the edge of the rows under, leaving them about six inches in width. Level the ground down and work the rows out clean, turning out some of the plants if they should be matted too thickly together.
A light, two-horse harrow answers this purpose well, as it scratches the ground nicely among the plants, e) passing over the plantation across the rows, By this operation the fresh ground gets drawn in among the plants.
Scatter manure among them, keep clean, and take same care as before described. After these rows have occupied the same place for three or four years, the runners can be allowed to run from the rows and fill up every row, allowing all to fruit, and after fruiting, plow the space occupied by the o/d rows under, leaving about a foot in width of the new plants; allow these to fruit, and take the same care as above described. If the ground is kept well manured and clean, they can occupy ‘the same ground for years,
“One great objection to this method is that it requires so much finger picking to keep clean, which is very laborious. When grown thus, the weeds should not be allowed to get started early in the season. If they do, it will be impossible to keep them clean afterwards, They should be kept thoroughly cleaned out, and not a weed allowed to grow before the plants commence throwing out runners,
HILL AND ROW SYSTEM.
We have noticed for the past few years that when runners have been kept off from plants until quite late in the season, and then allowing a few to grow and take root, that the young plants formed from such were very strong, and bore large crops of fruit the following season. This can be accounted for from the fact of the plant having the full strength of its root, obtained a strong, full growth, and where a few runners were al- lowed to grow and root, they par- took of the strength and vigor of the parent plant. )
eS We have, therefore, satisfied our- OMS ‘ey selves from experiments that this is eas one of the best, if not the best, CAVRR methods of growing strawberries, “A qp both for home use and market. By _ eV? thus keeping the runners off until Z DEEN late in the season, it givesa chance dais to work the rows out clean with ¥ SIZ, cultivator and hoe up to the time Ieee when weeds stop growing, or if a Sar few do grow they cannot ripen their MR seed. Then, by allowing the run-
ners to grow, and the ground stir- Fie, 20. Fig. 21, red up, just enough plants wil
form between the original or parent plant to form a matted, narrow row, similar to Fie. 20, These rows will yield as fine fruit as those kept strictly in hills, while at the same time, by hoeing out the old plants every two or three years, and leaving a new plant between each old original plant, the bed is as good as new each — year—in fact, we believe it to ‘be one of the best “renewal ” systems that can be practiced, and the only one ~ that will produce large crops of large fruit every season, Of course, these several plants that are allowedto set should be cleaned out after each crop and runners kept off same as before. cy
by ae MATTED HILL SYSTEM. i” This is ‘practiced by many. Set one strong plant, or, if small, two plants three feet apart each way, __ Keep the cultivator going both ways, and the plant free from weeds, As they throw out runners keep the cultivator going through them as often as possible both ways, having it set so that the two hind teeth wiil be about two feet in width. In this way the runners will be thrown around so as to set the plants close in around the original plants, and by this means soon forma matted hill, as shown in Fic. 21. After they have set suf- ficiently thick, the cultivator can be narrowed down to about eighteen inches in width, and kept this width the rest of the season, keeping it going through both ways as often as possible, until the ground freezes. Then mulch as before ‘described. We would advise, however, setting not to exceed 24 feet each way, and — is keep runners off until quite late, as recommended in the “ Hill and Row System,” and then allow a few plants to set, say four or five, around each hill. Many cultivators advocate and prefer wh ut is terme the a SS LE ED EL PET RE
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ANNUAL SYSTEM, Which is to set the plants 1 foot by 34 to four feet. Keep well cultivated the first year, same manner as de- scribed in the ‘‘ Matted Row System.” Allow them to bear the second season, or first fruiting season, and then plow under. If a person has plenty of land this is a very good plan. In doing so, however, new beds must be set every spring. If the plantation gets foul or weedy, it is no more trouble to set a new plantation than to clean out the old one. If, however, plenty of manure is to be had, and one has but a few acres of land, we would advise keeping the same plantation in fruiting for at least three or four years.
SLIP SHOD SYSTEM.
This is to plant out, cultivate and hoe once or twice, and then, ‘‘let themrun,” covering the entire sur- face with plants and weeds. If there is danger of too many weeds going to seed then pass over and mow them down. Others let them get as weedy as they will and then burn over the plantation after they get ripe, which we think is preferable. After they are through fruiting a plow is run through the plantation every three or four feet both ways and the ground all harrowed over, They are then allowed to run, and the same care taken as before described. Of course, the more manure they can have scattered among them the better they do, and the longer they can occupy the same ground. We would not advise this plan, but still, when
\ help is scarce and high, it is sometimes a necessity. When this system is practiced, we would advise a liberal quantity of mulching to be scattered among the plants every fall.
A perfect pistillate that will show no stamens, by the aid of a magnifying glass (Fie. 3), will not bear fruit by itself, yet it will blossom full. To fruit it should be in near proximity to a staminate, or hermaphrodite variety. Fie. 2 represents a staminate blossom, which is always a bearer. So long as the hermaphrodite ‘sort answers the purpose of fertilization among pistillate, the staminate is of nouse, and should be discarded. Fic. 1 shows the blossom of the hermaphrodite, which bears fruit without reference to any other.
Many of the pistillates, such as Green Prolific and Col. Cheney, are too valuable to discard, and by simply setting among them, every third or fourth row, any of the hermaphrodite sorts, a.full crop will be obtained from all.
Strawberry worms are doing great damage to plants in many parts of the West. We have many letters saying, ‘‘ Our strawberry plants are literally scorched or burned up.”’ We presume in most cases it will be
found to be the work of this enemy. Cover the plants with straw or hay lightly in the summer before or after fruiting, and burn it. This has been tried in many parts of the West, and proved a success—destroying the worm, so that it does not make its appearance the following year, and do no harm to the plant; or sp.inkle with Paris Green, with a teaspoonful to a large pail of water.
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RASPBERRIES.
The kinds named below all succeed well at the South. All Raspberrries 10 cts. each or 75 cents per dozen, except where otherwise priced.
EARLIEST and FIRMEST of the large, proaucuve and hardy Ked Raspberries,
It is of very large size, oright glossy scarlet, round to oblongish ; earlier than the Turner, of a, more pleasant sprightly flavor, equally as hardy, more productive, and of larger size.
After another year’s fruiting of the Crimson Beauty Raspperry, we are safe in saying it has no equal- in flavor, size, productiveness and earliness. Grown right alongside of the Hansell, on same soil and with sume care, it has proved a third to one-half larger, a more perfect berry every way, and of brighter and bet- ser color and flavor. Bush more hardy and almost double Hansell in growth of stalk and branches.
Mr. CHANDEE, a well known fruit grower writes us: ‘‘I never saw a raspbewy make as fine show as the ‘ Crimson Beauty,” and what few I have seen growing alongside the Turner, Usindywine, Thwack, Imperial, Highland Hardy, Herstine, Philadelphia and some others, have proved superior to any of them in all points. It is hardier than the Turner and has come through winters unharmed when some of the above varieties were killed to the ground. We have had the most persistent cold weather, and the most severe changes this winter that I have seen in my nine years’ residence here, but I have not seen a stem of Crimson Beauty this spring that is injured.”
‘The Crimson Beauty is the finestin color and appearance, and the best in quality, of any raspberry in the market. It has been grown by the side of the Turner with like cultivation ever since we have had it. Take one year with another, it has borne double the amount of fruit, of larger size, finer color, more firm and of better quality, equally as healthy and hardy, as strong a grower, and generally ripening before it. It is more hardy than the Cuthbert, and much better in quality, finer in color, averaging as large in size, more productive, and a much better berry to handle and sell.” 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. GEO. H. BLACK,
Marlboro.—Very large, immensely productive and early. 10 cents each, $1.00 per doz,
Rancocas.—20 cts. each, $3.00 per doz.
The Superb.—A very large dark crimson, delicious and most superb raspberry for family use, enor- mously productive, very hardy. 10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen-
Hansel.—The earliest red sort on our grounds with exception of Crimson Beauty; very productive, good size and fine flavor. Extremely Meas as an ear iy. shipping sort.
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acquisition. One of the most valuable sorts we have for family use. / Cuthbert.—A hardy raspberry of very large size, fine quality, bright color, very productive; and the | most profitable and reliable red raspberry grown | of the older sorts. Season late to very late. Turner, or Southern Thornless.—Stands very high because of its extreme hardiness, great produc- : tiveness, large size and beautiful color, One of the most valuable home and market sorts. — Has stood : degrees below zero without damage. In fact, a party in MBean writes us } it has stood at 40 bela W Zero. i ge, om me mera hibandt at ‘the South—yielding yoy idan: | at
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The following are all black kinds, and increase by layering tips of new growth in August and September.
Davidson’s Thornless.—A week earlier than the Doolittle, fully equal in size of berry, as hardy, and on account of being a much stronger bush, a great yielder, and being so early, makes it one of the most val- uable raspberries grown. Black, very sweet and of fine flavor.
Doolittle and Ohio. —Old, well known sorts; fine for drying purposes,
Seneca Black Cap.—One of the best andmost sprightly flavored berries grown. Canned fruit of thix kind tastes almost similar to well ripened blackberries. It is one of our favorite sorts fer tabie use.
Mammoth Cluster.—One of the most delicious for farnily use. Bush a very rank, upright grower, with but few thorns; foliage dark, rich green; fruit large, and holds out to the very last picking. Black wit a rich purple tinge or bloom ; very juicy, high flavored and delicious. Splendid for preserving, and not requiring more than three quarts to the pound of dried fruit.
Kentucky, or Duncan.—Splendid large, black sort; in great favor in Kentucky, where it originated ; as large and productive as Gregg, and a week earlier.
Gregg.—Of all the black raspberries we have ever grown, the Gregg is the largest, the jfirmest, the most productive, and the /atest. Its yield of *‘ great big”’ berries is wonderful, and our pickers will gather two quarts of them to one quart of any other sort we grow, unless it be the Tyler and Kentucky, which are nearly equal to it in size and productiveness. It is nearly jet black, good flavor, (but not so good as Mammoth Cluster), very firm and running from three-fourths to one inch in diameter, making it the most attractive black-cap grown. Splendid for drying, and not requiring more than three quarts to the pound of dried fruit.
Hopkins.—One of the largest and best ear/y sorts—nearly identical with Tyler.
Tyler.—This is remarkable for its great productiveness, earliness, good size, extreme hardiness and good flavor, and is also one of the best early sorts for evaporating or drying purposes. Hereis what we say of it in Recorder: ‘‘Taik about any other black raspberry yielding more than the Tyler! It’s an utter impossibility to put more fruit on a bush than we can show at this date (July 25) on our Tyler bushes, notwithstanding we have made three pickings from them previous to to-day. They area perfect mass now of green fruit. The berries run about the same in size as the Mammoth Cluster, and to carry out the crop well they should be planted on rich, strong, deep soil, or if on poor soil, heavily mulched.”
Souhegan.—With all of the talk of Hale Bros. and others, it proves no better with us, in any respect than the Doolittle.
Beebe’s Golden.—A splendid golden yellow sort. 10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen.
Shaffer’s Colossal.—This variety originated with George Shaffer, of Monroe County, N. Y, twelve years ago. The original plant is still vigorousand productive. Mr, Shaffer’s first planting was on low, black ground, his second in light, drifting sand, so poor that corn would not grow on it, yet the Colossal did well on both. Mr. Green says: ‘The variety surprised us each succeeding season, increasing in size and product- ivencss, and was viewed with astonishment by all who saw the fruit and growing plants, yet we gave only ordinary culture, without enriching the soil. The past season we permitted the four original plants to grow without cutting back, and they now stand 9 to 10 feet high.” 10 centseach; $1.00 per dozen.
ae SNA UT Golden Queen.—John 8. Collins says: ‘I <Q jer saw the Golden Queen raspberry in fruit this sea- son on sandy soil by the side of Cuthbert; with which the shape and size of the berries and time of ripening correspond. The canes, too, resemble it, and are quite as vigorous, were not injured by past severe winter, while the Cuthbert were much hurt. The berries were of light yellow or amber color, and in my opinion of much better quality than the Cuthbert or any other red raspberry.”
J. T. Lovett speaks of it in glowing terms, claiming it as a golden Cuthbert.
. From the Farm Journal: ‘‘ While speaking of Araspberries, we must/not omit to mention the ‘Golden Queen,’ illustrated on page 158. This is a veritable ‘white black-bird,’ or in other words, a yellow red raspberry. It was found on the farm of Ezra Stokes, growing in a patch of ‘Cuthbert, or Queen of Market.’ In hardiness and growth
of plant, time of ripening, and in size and flavor
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of lerry, it very closely resembles the Cuthbert. In flavor it is rather more sprightly than that of the parent
berry.”—Ovut AMONG THE FARMERs.
We have never seen the fruit and simply know nothing about it. We would say however, that in our thirty-eight years’ experience, we have not seen a yellow or golden raspberry of any kind, that has proved of any practical value The fruit does not ‘‘ take” on the market stand, and as a rule is flat and insipid. This Yee may prove an exception to the rule; others have received equally as high praise that have soon passed
rom notice.
oe” There is no fruit that people have so great a relish for so long a time as the Strawberry and so with such an early sort as the MAY KINQ, and such extreme late sorts as the COR- NELIA and JUMBO, the season may be extended fewo weeks from what it has hitherto been, Don’t fail to setout JUMBOS or CORNELIA for late.
We can supply the COMET Pear, one year old, at 30c. each, $3.00 per doz.; 2 year old at 592. each, $5.00 perdoz. Small Trees, by mail, at 40 cents.
SWEET “OTATO PLANTS in May from Palmyra at 30c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000. We grow Sweet Potatoes here at Palmyra on any soil with the most perfect success.
. The GLOBE PEACH, the largest and finest peach we ever saw. $1 each by mail or express,
fe Any $5.00 or $10.00 List of Stock offered by any person, we will sell for same
14 Aang oe i ; THE BLUE-RIDCE RASPBERRY.
John W. Martin, of Va., says of this sort: ‘‘ This fine berry I found growing wild on the Blue Ridge Mountains in Albemarle Co., Va., in 1879. The fruit is of good size, fine flavor, and a yellow or lemon color. I have the original vine (it is dead now, 1885,) which has never failed to produce a good crop; and last sea- son—1882—the crop on the one vine was estimated at four quarts, there being 2020 berries, by actual count, It commenced to ripen June 8th; and July 3d, when the old wood was cut out, it still held some berries, The vine is of vigorous growth, and roots from the tips.”
I am better pleased this year—1885—than ever with the ‘‘ Blue-Ridge. I sold all the fruit I had of it for 124 cts. per quart, net, and I could have sold several thousand quarts at that price. I intend to plant out several acres of it for fruit this fall and next spring. It begins to ripen as strawberries get scarce, and I can keep right on without waiting for the fruit to come in. It is a week or ten days earlier than any other raspberry I have, and I have eight sorts, It will bear shipping almost any distance within reason, I have shipped it over two hundred miles in good condition. I sent a branch by mail to W. H. Prestele, of Iowa, who wrote me as follows: ‘‘I think your berry an excellent shipper. It showed no signs of being wilted in the least.””> We hope if any of our customers give the ‘* Golden Queen”? a trial, they. will order a half dozen to a dozen of this sort, to plant alongside of them and test the two together, and see if they are not found as fine ov even better than that highly extolled sort. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
SEEDLING FOREST TREES. | We can supply for lawns, parks, streets or groves, Sugar Maples, Elm, Beech, Ash, and Soft Maple, 4 to 6 feet, at 15 cts. each, $12 00 per 100; 6 to 9 feet, 25 ots. each, $20.00 per 100, packed; putting one hickory in order for one doz, ., or five in an order for 100, An assortment of small seedlings by mail, for
$1.00 per dozen. AMERICAN ARBORVITEA. We have a fine lot 2 to 3 feet, at 15 cts. each, $10.00 per 100; 1 to 2 feet, 10 cts, each, $1.00 per doz, $7.00 per 100; 3 to 6 inches, $2.00 per 100. The last by mail at $1.00 per doz.
NORWAY SPRUCE AND BALSAM FIR, 8 to 12 inches transplanted, 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz.; by mail, per $1 50 per doz, These are beautiful little trees. THE FRUIT RECORDER AND COTTAGE GARDENER.
Since 1845 we have grown fruits and flowers and for years subscribed for twelve to fifteen of the leading Horticultural, Floricultural and Agricultural papers, in order to gain all the knowledge we could as to growing fruits, vegetables and flowers, culling an item now and then of practical value. “For years we saw the need of a publication that would extract the practical part or pith from all these papers, ‘* boiling down ” the long wordy article and getting the real essence from such for those who wanted ‘‘ facts in a nut shell,” and with this thought we started the Fruir Recorper in 1869, exchanging with a// the Horticultural and Agricultural papers of the country. We have ‘*‘slashed and cut” from these exchanges all articles and items of real practical value and given them to the readers of the Recorper, and so well has our course satisfied ‘the class who want practical matter that the Recorper has gradually gained i in circulation and influence till now it is recognized as the most practical paper of its kind published in this country.
‘We could give hundreds of testimonials like the following :,
‘¢ For many years a reader of your valuable paper, and as our office is visited by a large number of horti- cultural journals from all over the United States and Canada, and by careful perusal of all, we must say, the ReEcoRDER contains the cream and essence of all combined, It’s A No. 1 for important questions and answers, of the best practical experience, from all over the country. W.S. Gesuart, Mears, Mich,”
BLACKBERRIES.
This is another indispensable and very desirable fruit both for the table and marketing. They are as easily grown as corn, and with but little more expense. It is very strange that they are not more extensively grown for market purposes; as the vield will average every year after they come into full bearing, one hundred bushels per acre, with quics sales and high prices the reader can see what enormous profits there are to be made by growing them, For the South to ship North, there is no fruit in this catalogue that will pay better, especially for the earliest sorts, like Brunton’s and early Harvest. For home use there is no fruit that is more desirable, and if the farmer would plant but a row or two, he would have his table supplied for weeks
with plenty to spare for canning and preserving.
Plant, three or four feet apart in the row, and rows six or seven feet apart.
Allow but three or four stalks to growin each hill, hoeing off all the rest as they sprout, for if too many are allowed to sprout over the ground, they are not only in the way about picking and working among, but detract from the growth of the main stalks. If cut off, the whole strength of the roots go to the main stalks,
By digging out the earth a little from one side, they can be easily bent over and covered with earth— even if bent over and the tips covered a foot or more, it gives great protection to them, and they will then stand 10 to 15 degrees colder weather ; as they are raised up in the spring to an upright position, the earth should be thrown | back, the cane cut back to within at least five feet of the ground and a stake driven doves beside them and the canes fastened to it.
Another plan for growing blackberries in extreme cold sections, is to train them when cane is growing, to a frame or stakes or wire, e/ose to the ground. Let the new growth get, say two to three feet high, and then bend it over and fasten it close to the ground just before winter sets in, covered with earth, being careful not to take earth off until the danger of hard freezing is over in the spring.
The only remedy for rust is to cut out the branches affected as fast as it makes its appearance and burn, _ Sulphur blown on the bushes when it first makes its appearance and while the leaves are wet, is a preven- tive, as is also salt scattered freely under the bushes.
VARIETIES. iy
The two earliest blackberries by two to three weeks are the Brunton’s Early and Early Harvest, Dike an if not hardy enough for northern sections. In planting these out, have them within two to three rods of each” mr ys
other. as the first is a pistillate and needs a fertilizing sort near by, but is the heaviest yiel Best) tot tf Hs All sorts, 10 cts. each, 80 cents per dozen except wheré otherwise priced. . we Lge wae Peeks ¥ Spl ee Hier, plants at 20 ets ach. $3 .00 ) N sa) ‘aa aK aap j ne we ‘i
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Brunton’s Early Blackberry.—This is a remarkable blackberry for earliness. Think of it—black- perries ripening up with Doolittle raspberries, and fully three to four weeks earlier than the Dorchester, (which has always been the earliest blackberry of all). Here is what we say of it in our August number of Recorper: ‘‘ This year we have it in full bearing on old plants, and it is the best real early blackberry on our grounds. Just think of it, for this latitude, ripe blackberries the fourth of July, anda full picking to-day, the 7th of July, while the Dorchester, which has always been our earliest blackberry, has not begun to turn red, (which all fruit growers know takes place a week before they turn black or get ripe). Our bushes are bent to the ground with their load of fruit, and that, too, of the most delicious sort. It is very similar in shape, size and appearance to the Taylor's Prolific, and as good as that delicious sort. As to its hardiness, it will stand about the same degree of cold as the Lawton or New Rochelle. It will work a great revolution in blackberry culture, because of its extreme ear liness, coming in, as it does, just as the Doolittle raspberry is ripening, and being gone before the Dorchester comes on. For sections South, where an early blackberry is wanted to ship North, it will prove a great acquisition, and we candidly believe that
persons who get stocked in them there, can "realize 25 cents per quart for every berry sent North.
Early Harvest.—A very strong
quality. See relzable testimonials below.
, vigorous grower, more hardy than Kittatinny, very productive, ten dayt earlier than Wilson’s Early, ripening ‘its entire crop in a week to ten days; “aluable for the South.
berries of fair size and excellen
Both of above are easily bent down and covered over for winter protection at the North.
Dorchester High Bush.—Large size ; black. Splendid for the South.
New Rochelle or Lawton.—A well-known popular sort ;
fruit. Splendid for the South. Kittatinny.—Large to very large
e; deep, glossy black ;
long, glossy black ; very sweet and delicious as soon as it turns
yields enormous crops of the largest size
sweet, rich and excellent; plant strong, vigorous
and very productive ; the truit begins to ripen before the Lawton, ‘and continues four or five weeks.
Wilson’s Early.—Very large ;
oblong; black ; quite firm, sweet, rich and good.
Fine for the South.
Knox.—Splendid fruit, no core, delicious and melting; very hardy and enormously productive. It suckers the least of any, thereby making one of the most desirable for gardens.
The Snyder.—
A marvel for productiveness : fruit medium size, sweet and melting to the core. Its value
is its extreme hardiness, standing the winters in those sections where the Kittatinny, Lawton and Dorchester
kill down. Taylor’s Prolific.—A large fruit; meltin productive as the Snyder, wherever tried.
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it is perfectly hardy, withstanding the most severe winter without any protection. Agawam and Wachusetta, $1.00 per dozen.
black, productive and very excellent.
g, without core, and very productive, and equally as hardy and $1.90 per dozen.
Western Triumph.—A new seedling, originating in Illinois.
The best of testimony goes to show that Medium sized, glossy
Wilson Jun. and Early Cluster, 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen.
See our 25 cent Smati Fruit Instructor for instructions how to set, &c.
per dozen.
Plants 10 cents each, $1.00
THE EARLYZHARVEST ‘BLACKBERRY.
Mr. Wiper, of Massachusetts, gives the Rural New Yorker his opinion of the Early Harvest as fol- lows: “It is the earliest I possess, the first ripe fruit being gathered July 10th. The quality is ‘very good.’ I like it.”
Wm. Parry’s Opinion :—‘‘ With us in New Jersey, the Early Harvest Blackberry, is a very stocky grower, entirely hardy, free froin disease and makes but few suckers. It is enormously productive, Fruit firm ; of good quality, and, although not of the larg- est size, it is very attractive in the box ; shiny black, uniform in size and shape; and being the earliest known blackberry, it is very valuable “for market,” It is sometimes confounded with Brunton, though the two are entirely distinct. [Mr. Parry writes me he picked berries of Early Harvest on June 24th. |
From Mrs. Annie L. Jack, of Canada:—Early Har- vest, a new blackberry, excites my interest, and I wish I had more plants. It is so early that people look at itin surprise and say ‘“‘ What! are blackberries ripe?” and for that reason it will be a good market berry. The fruit ripens for three or four pickings, and I cannot decide whether that is a good or a bad quality. It is black, and very glossy; the canes are not tall; but I think that is the habit of the plant.
Kansas, July 22d.—The Early Harvest began to ripen June 25th, before any wheat had been cut here. Plants hardy and very productive; berries of good, uniform size, smooth and good quality. Were all picked at three pickings. A decided acquisition.
A. H. GRiEsa.
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Grayson Co., Texas.—The Early Harvest Black- berry does splendidly. The Brunton makes a won- derful crop when fertilized with Early Harvest. To- gether they are very popular here and are largely planted for early shipment at high prices to North- ern markets. Of either variety alone the Harly Harvest is far the most valuable, as Brunton’s must be fertil- ized to make a crop. Both are great acquisitions for Texas. [Prof] T. V. Munson.
Prxe Co., Itt., July 20th.—The Early Harvest Blackberry ripens two weeks earlier than other sorts and stood the winter of 30 deg. below zero without C. H. Davis.
Mawnxoto, Kas.—The Early Harvest was ripe here
| the 28th of June and just loaded down with the nicest
kind of berries.
Brrriz Co., Mich., July 19th.—My Early Harvest berries have ripened and are gone, although Wilson is just beginning to show ripe berries. I have seen Early Harvest on the Chicago market selling at $5.00 per 16-quart crate. It is the showiest berry I ever saw, and the commission man who was. selling them told me that it was the only blackberry that could be ‘carried over” without turning red. R. MerRRILL.
Montcomery Co., Pa.—June 30th.—The Early Harvest Blackberry far surpasses my expectations. It is ripening at this early date, and I do not see how the canes can carry the load of fruit upon them. I planted other varieties from other parties by the side of it, but well! I shall dig them all up this coming Fall and plant the ground with Harly Harvest.
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American Improved Mulberry, in the bud, 25 cts. each. ° lhe [@s- Our new *§ PINE APPLE”? STRAWBERRY wor ror SALE, BUT THREE PLANTS TO EVERY Me thi \:
PERSON SENDING US A $5.00 ORDER FOR STOCK, OR FIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS AND &2.00 FOR RECORDER, tie oi) THE MOST DELICIOUS STRAWBERRY ON OUR GROUNDS. PLANT AND FRUIT SIMPLY Immense IN SIZE;
VERY PRODUCTIVE; ORANGE SCARLET; HARDY. Has A MOST DELICIOUS PINE APPLE AROMA. WE SHALL NOT |
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tentaw Co., Michigan, to act as judges in the Pomological Depurtment in October, had under consideration — Ieee 20 varieties of grapes, and it was our decided opinion that the © ‘“>ite Ann Arbor” seedling was far the He hp
most desirable of the lot. my ea For size, flavor and beauty it took the lead of all our standard varieties, sPand® we believe wii yet eo
come one of the most popular grapes in this country, © » J.D. WILITAMS, - Bigs | 0 VA Ann Arhor, Mich. Marvin oes: haar g ve
Remember the Rxcoxper, issued monthly, has eight times the amount of matter four nd ie aa tae ? vent or 25 cent quarterlies, It really costs you in proportion,, only one sixth to one fifth at eci- men Copy ia to all Sppheeats, Pott ate ESO tine co a
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One year plants, 10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen; strong two year oid plants, 15 cents each, $1.50 per , dozen, by mail. Fay’s Prolific excepted. J Biack Naples—The largest and best of the black varieties. Lee’s Prolific. % Cherry—A very large, glossy redcurrant, Fruit of extraordinary size, and bears fine crops.
La Versailles—A long and large bunched currant—the bunches measuring 3 to 4 inches in length, and
fruit of large size.
White Grape—The finest white currant grown. Size large and ofa beautiful transparent white; yield large crops. Splendid for table use.
Fay’s Prolific.—The yield of this sort seems al- most incredible, butif we are to judge from the char- acter of the fruit received by us, we can safely say that we never saw a bunch of the Cherry currant of the same size and length that contained more than ove third the amount of fruit as was on the bunch received by us.
We say of this sort in our Fruit Recorder :
‘* We have received from Lincoln Fay of Chautauqua =county, specimens of the Bcimost remarkable red cur-
ye rant we have ever seen. sZ Remarkable for its pro- M\ductiveness and size of erry. We counted over 7 hirty large clusters on the:
-ee-—_branch received by us— wiin length. We give an saqrxact representation of one “cluster. The berry is equal “in size to the Cherry as grown by us, while the stems are double in length on an average, We meas- ured bunches that were from four to six inches in length. if this sort is uniform in its yield and alt” the bushes yield as shown by the branch sent to us, it- surpasses anything in the currant line we have yet grown or seen.” The originator says of it:. ** Color rich red, As com-. pared with the Cherry cur- FAY'S PROLIFIC. rant, Fay’s Proliiic is equal iin size, better in flavor, with much less acid, and five times as prolific ; also from its peculiar stem less expen- ____ sive to pick.” 2 years, 40 cents each, 34.00 per dozen; 1 year, 30 cents each, $3.00 per dozen.
Smith’s Improved Gooseberry—Large, pale greenish yellow; skin thin; excellent quality, being un- surpassed by any other variety for table use or cooking. 19 cents each, $1.00 per dozen; 2 years old, 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen, by mail.
Houghton Seedling—aA vigorous grower; branches rather slender; very productive; not subject to
mildew; fruit of medium size; skin smooth; pale red; flesh tender and very good. 1 year old 60 cents per dozen; 2 year olds, $1.00 per dozen, by mail.
Downing—Large size, oval; greenish white or pale yellow. Plant very vigorous and hardy, with stiff, strong roots; heavy foliage, which adheres strongly, covering the fruit from the sun, and resisting mildew
admirably. It bears most abundantly. 10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen; 2 years old, 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen.
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4 WE HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF NEARLY EVERY THING IN THIS CATALOGUE ON OUR GROUNDS AT Hien Point, _ N. C., AS ALSO IN OUR CELLARS HERE, THAT WE CAN SEND OUT THROUGH THE WINTER. 5 - / z * : (S" We can send “THOMAS? FRUIT CULTURIST,*? a Book of over 400 Pages, Ast ‘ é
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Dr. James A.. Rouce, of York county, New Brunswick, says of the White Ann Arbor: “T was at the Sep-. tember meeting of the Washte- naw County Po- mological Soci- ety. I there saw SJ the finest plate cha) of white grapes SS I have ever seen,
both in appear-
ance and quality. Having a desire to see them on the vines, I visited Mr. Woodruff’s grounds three days later, and was happily i surprised to find the Men Ny SY vines heavily loaded with the most delicious grapes I have ever eaten,
Arbor was grown‘! from Concord ?}. seed in the year! 1870, by C. H. <2 Woodruff, of — Michigan, bore its first fruit 1872, and has borne regular crops % every year since (with one excep-\ lion, 1874, when part of the fruit {We was destroyed by fire.) It is a grape of the best quality, equal in\\ flavor to Allen’s Hybrid; hand-{W some as the White Nice; bunch ¥ and berry very large, some of the \ berries measuring one inch in diameter; perfectly hardy in every respect, stands the severest win- ters unprotected; it ripens two weeks earlier than the Concord; nexer mildews or rots It has been exhibited at several fairs and
‘i best grape on exhibition. One year old, 30 cts. each, S72) $2 per doz; 2 years, 40 cts. each. :
known.”
We can also supply the Vergennes,, a fine winter-keeping grape, 2 years old, at 40 cts. ; 1 year old, 3c. The Jefferson, 2 years, 50 cents; 1 year, 30 cents. Moore’s Early, asplendid hardy and very early grape, 2 years, 40 cents; 1 year, 25 cents. Brighton, a variety of great excellence and early, 2 years, 40 cents; 1 year, 25 cents. Lady, one of the best old standard white grapes 2 years, 30 cents; 1 year, 20 cents. Wyoming Red, 2 years, 40 cents ; 1 year, 3) cents. Lady Washington, 2 years, 50 cents; 1 year, 30 cents. Janesville, a splendid hardy, early, western sort, 2 years, 25 cents; 1 year, 15 cents. Delaware, 2 years, 20 cents; 1 year, 15 cents. Clinton, Isabella, Concord, and Hartford Prolific, 1 year, 15 cents; 2 years, 25 cents. Champion and Worden, | year,. 20 cents; 2 years, 30 cents. Rogers’ 4, 15 and,19 and Salem, 1 year, 20 cents; 2 years, 35 cents.
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A SPLENDID GRAPE FOR THE SOUTH.
We are aware there are many first-class grapes now being offered, not one of which can be claimed as ong keeper (unless it be the Vergennes). A good keeping grape for winter use must have a thick skin, and for a first-class eating grape the skin must be-brittle and leave no unpleasant taste. The bunches and berry should be large, color bright, and flavor not only sweet, but it should have “character” like the Iona, and we fully believe we have found it in the Ones. | The bunches are mostly ‘‘ shouldered,” and fully equal in size, and have about the exact appearance of the Duchess, only that it is a bright, glossy red grape, and the berries average one-fifth to one-fourth larger. We have sent the fruit out to a number of leading practical fruit growers and judges, and in about every instance they say it must prove valuable as a winter keeping grape, and being of such a high character and delicious flavor must make it a valuable grape and one !ong sought for, We have long believed that a first-class grape, that would keep well through winter, must prove very valuable to the vineyardist, and here we have that grape.
Here is what the originator says of it: ‘‘ Your favorable notice of my seedling grape, Ouida, in Recorder of last month, induces me to give in brief its history. The grape is a seedling of Rogers’ No. 19 (Merrimac) raised from the seeds of a single bunch of grapes of that variety, taken without reference to fertility from any other variety, and planted in thespring of 1871. The vine bore its first fruit in the Fall of 1875, when four years old, making the present season the seventh year in bearing. It is a strong, healthy grower. free from disease of any kind thus far ; wood short-jointed, andripens well; a good bearer, bunches medium size, evenly shouldered, sufficiently compact; berries twice the size of the Delaware, which it resembles in color; blooms delicate, Like all our native grapes of high quality, it ripens rather late, ripening this season gradually from the 10th to the 25th of September. The fruit on young vines, not as heavily loaded as the original vine, ripened with the Delaware. Keeps well, and does not drop from the stem.” :
Here is what we say of it in the Novembernumber of Recorder: “We said of this grape last year: ‘Without exception the most delicious large red winter keeping grape we have ever tasted, is the new seedling OnEIpA, grown by Mr, Thacker, of Oneida Co., N. Y. It has the color of the Delaware, more than double its size. Skin brittle, and can be eaten like a raisin, We have seen and tasted most of tlle new grapes, but are yet to find the Oneida’s equal, and we believe it is destined to become one of the most popular sorts known.’ We have tested it again this year, and are firm in the belief that it will prove one of the best, if not the best winter-keeping grape of any of the new sorts yet introduced. We sent afew bunches to our friends,”
Prof. Burgess, of Highland, N. Y., writes: ‘‘ I consider the Oneida an excellent grape, Judging from the one cluster received, The skin is a little tough, but leaves no wnpleusant taste, and I should judge would ren- der the grape a good keeper. If so, that alone will make it a valuab/e gain to our list of good grapes.”
P. C. Reynolds, of Rochester, says: ‘‘I have eaten the Oneida grape. It is certainly a sweet, rich, aromatic grape of high character.” '
Ellwanger & Barry say: ‘‘It is a good grape; a little pulpy like the Rogers, but of fine favor, Would like to know its history. How is the vine and foliage ?” nn
With us the vine isa strong grower, and the foliage as healthy as Concord or Rogers’ 4 or 15. Wecer- tainly never saw such immense clusters of any red sort as were produced on the Oneida. In growth the bunches are as near like the Duchess as two sorts can be, only the berries run larger and are red.
P. 8.—Since writing the above, we have eaten some of the grapes that have been picked a month, and - the skin is as brittle as a raisin, and in eating them one has no inclination to spit out the skin, but will eat it like large luscious raisins, only, of course, they are more juicy and richer.
With our knowledge of all the newer and older grapes, we are prepared to affirm that the Oneida will prove the best and longest winter-keeping grape yet introduced. ;
Strong 2 year old roots, $1. 00 each; 1 year old for 50 cts. each; light one-year-olds, 30 cts. each
The Centennial.—D. S. Marvin says: ‘It is acknowledged generally that notwithstanding its serious defects, the Catawba is still our best grape for winter use. I will not stop to enquirewhy, but simply suggest that perhaps it was long under cultivation by pre-historic man; it shows evidence of improvement not usually — found in a state of nature, But the Catawba came from the Carolinas, and is not adapted to our Northern climate, we therefore need a grape for winter use t:at ripens earlier and is not subject to mildew ' In intro- ducing the Centennial, I desire to say that I do not approve of multiplying varieties unless they are improve- ments. During my many experiments Ihave thrown away seedlings superior to many of our old sorts. 1 believe that the methods of originating new grapes pursued by some vineyardists are wrong, especially the use of the foreign to improve the quality of our natives. Wecan attain this end by improving our own and not sacrificing health, The vine is about as vigorous here as the Concord, and seems about as exempt from mil- dew, suffering much less than the Delaware. The fruit ripens with Concord, the color and size of the berries — 4 and clusters being nearer those of the Catawba, but clearer and far handsomer, while the quality is superior ; a: to either, free from foxiness resembling more some of the choice foreign grapes.” é ry eat
L. L. Pratt, askilled grape man, has watched the Centennial with kindly interest. Hesays of this grape: "topil *“ We are glad to make special note of fine achievements in grape culture. Yesterday we again visited the vineyard of D. §. Marvin, and were shown his new seedling, the Centennial. It makes large bunches and medium sized berries, neither too compact nor too loosely associated. The quality and flavor very much re- semble the Delaware, and by some would be rated superior as to delicacy and sweetness, Whileits pulpis of melting consistency, the skin is quite firm, and it has all the characteristics of a good keeper. The vine is hardy, the foliage vigorous and ample. It is avery prolific bearer, and taken all in all, is one of the can- — are . didates for public favor which cannot fail to succeed upon its own merits.” “4 Ks 29 eh
Bush, Son & Meissner, leading grape growers of Missouri, say: ‘ Last evening the express delivered us the grapes you intended for the St. Louis Fair, after lying in our office since September. But what is ou i surprise to find the six bunches of Centennial yet in very good condition. The taste is excellent, juicy, vinous. You are justified in saying it keeps as well as the Catawba.” Pits WANS
First-class two-year old, 75¢, each; strong one-year old, 40 cents. i ve
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Bre The Berberry makes a fine ornamental hedge and one that is impregnable. We havea few two year old plants at $1.50 per 100 by express. They should be set 6 to 12 inches apart and kept well cut back 2 or 3 years; say cutting back two-thirds of the new growth twice a year.
THE POCKLINCTON CRAPE.
THE LARGEST OUT-DOOR WHITE GRAPE KNOWN,
_ Among the many new white Grapes which are claiming public attention just now, the Pocklington seems to have particular merits of interest, especially to the fruit growers of the northern section of our country where hardiness and earliness are essential to successful grape culture. This grape by birth and breeding may justly lay claim to being an “‘Iron-Clad.’’ It just made its appearance in a cold and uninviting piece of soil in Washington county, in this State, and is unquestionably an offspring of the Concord, crossed with some other variety—certainly not a foreign one, because such a grape could not be made to exist in that neighborhood, and had it been named the ‘t White Concord,” instead of bearing the name of its originator, it would have been most appropriate. It is a strong grower, with leathery foliage, and has never mildewed in _. the most adverse seasons. Its hardiness has been most severely tested, it having stood without protection or covering of any kind, at Sandy Bi on Mr. Pocklington’s place, when ‘the thermometer registered as low as 34 degrees below zero.
Our Canadian neighbors seem to have formed a very high opinion of it. The sale of it in that country is even greater in proportion than in the United States. The fruit is of good quality, sweet and melting ; bunches large and strong, with berries thickly set; berries large to very large, of a fine golden yellow, q covered with a thick bloom. It bears transportation well, and is an early berry and a splendid cropper. bY We have received from Mr, Pocklington a box of these grapes, and unhesitatingly pronounce it the _ dargest berry and bunch of any white grape grown out doors that we have ever seen. At the New York State Fair the crowd continually around the plate of this grape was remarkable. One year old, 25 cents each; 2 years old, 40 cents each.
u The Prentiss.—Bunch large, not often shouldered, compact, Berry medium to large, yellowish- “green, > sometimes with a rosy tint on side next to sun; skin thin, but very firm, Flesh tender, sweet, melting, juicy, with a pleasant and musky aroma; free from foxiness ; little if any pulp ; seeds few and small; very similar to Rebecca in quality, but vine a vigorous grower, and foliage very distinct from Rebecca, Foliage healthy, thick, resembling Diana, showing its native origin. Vine a rapid grower and very productive, inclined to ¥ overbear, and clusters should be thinned unless pruned close; vine hardy, and buds uninjured with the ther- ; mometer 15 to 20 degrees below zero. The grape is an excellent keeper. Ripens with Concord, 2 years ‘ old, 50 cents; 1 year old, 35 cents. f The New White Grape ‘‘ NIAGARA.’’—This grape is a cross between Concord, as a female, and Cassady as male forms. Vine remarkably hardy, and an unusually strong grower; bunches very large and ' compact, sometimes shouldered, uniform; many weigh fourteen ounces, sometimes more. Berries large, or larger than Concord; mostly round, light greenish white, semi- transparent, slightly ambered in the sun; never crack or drop from clusters ; skin thin, but tough; quality as good as Rebecca: has a flavor and aroma peculiarly its own; much liked by most people ; very little pulp; melting and sweet to the center ; i parts freely from the seed, and as it never makes the tongue sore can be freely eaten by those who do not swallow grape seeds ; ripens with Hartford Prolific, but hangs firmly on the vine until frost, growing better each day without shriveling or withering in the least, probably owing to its retaining its leaves so fresh and
green even on ripened wood ; enormously productive anda regular bearer. A one-year-old vine set in 1878 _ produced twenty-five fine clusters in the summer of 1879, forty-seven in 1880, a large crop in 1881, in 1882 over forty pounds of fruit, making the aggregate weight of the four crops ninety-five pounds, Another vine the fourth year from planting bore 145 clusters, Such an immense yield did not injure it in the least; it was in 1881 again loaded with fine fruit ; in 1882 it bore another large crop, and at its third crop produced an aggregate of over eighty pounds of grapes. 75 cts. each for strong 1 year plants; $1.25 each for strong 2 year vines. No discount. See cut of grapevine, on page 18, fhe” The HMprre Strate is a very valuable sort, and is fast taking its place as one of the finest white grapes grown. Itis a splendid market keeping sort.
Grapes not mentioned in this catalogue, at prices offered by others.
Progress, a new, very early red grape of the finest quality, $1.00 each.
August Giant and Amber Queen, 50c. each. | Empire State, strong, $1,25 each.
Woodruff Red, $1.00 each. Cottage, Cynthiana and Amber, 30 cents each. Early Victor and Jessica, 40 cents each. Ulster Prolific and ios One Red, 75c. each.
ae vice. to set out oe ike THOe and pears i. the 100 should send ie for our Wholesale Catalogue, as also those who wish to set small fruits largely.
We have overhauled and revised Small Fruit Instructor, taking out about half of the old matter, and inserting in its place more practical information, so that the contents or headings now are about as follows:
_ “Small Fruit for the Family,” ‘‘ Advice to New Beginners,” ‘‘ What we would do with Ten Acres,”’
“Profits of Small Fruits,” ‘“‘ Marketing Small Fruits,” ‘* Gathering the Fruit,” “ Drawing and Shipping Fruit,”
_ «Berry Baskets and Crates,” ‘“‘ Plans for Laying out Large and Small Grounds and Planting Same,” ‘‘Stands _ for Gathering the Fruit,” “‘ Protection from Winds,” ‘‘ Raising New Sorts,” ‘‘ Manures,” ‘‘ Strawberries— Time to Set—Preparing the Soil—Mulching—Winter Protection—Transplanting (with drawing to illustrate) —Different Methods of Culture” (with drawings to illustrate), ‘‘ Raising Seedling Strawberries,” ‘‘ Potted _ Strawberries,” ‘ Forcing Strawberries,” ‘‘ Strawberries for Forcing,” ‘‘ Strawherries on House-tops,” ‘‘ Small Fruit and Poor Soil,” ‘* Kinds that Yield Well for Years,” *‘Does it Pay ?” ‘‘ Renewing Old Beds,” ‘‘ Rasp- berry and Blackberry Culture—Planting—Growing—Trimming— Protecting—Gathering—Drying, &c.” The ame, too, with Grapes, Currants, Gooseberries, &c. ‘“ Different Plans of Trimming, Training and Growing the Grape” with drawings to illustrate), ‘‘ Forcing Grapes under Glass,” “ Grafting the Grapevine,” ‘‘ Drying ‘ruit,” with two plans illustrated and described), “‘ Fruit Growing versus Small Farming,” &ec., &c., &e.
A Paper cover, post-paid, 25 cents; cloth cover, post-paid, 40 cents. Worpen IS RAPIDLY TAKING 17s PLACE AS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE EARLY GRAPES,
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PLAN FOR KEEPING WIRE TICHT.
No. 1 is a short piece of wire that runs through the post, and is fastened to arm No. 3. By slipping the lever through the ring, and pulling, you will tighten the wire. Then slip up band 4, and put in a pin to keep the band up, and the work is done. The top wire is rep- resented in the figure, ready for use. The second wire is all ready to tighten. The arm No. 3, is fastened to the post by two staples.
If the wire gives or slackens any, use the lever and slip the band up another notch,
Only one lever is required for the whole vineyard,
There are many modes for pruning. Books on the grape describe so many that beginners are bewildered and confused. It makes very little difference how they are pruned, provided three main requisites are observed. 1. To cut back the vine early in Spring, or late in Au- ~ tumn, so as to allow strong shoots to spring up and makea stout and healthy growth. 2. To thin out, as soon as they start, al] unnecessary shoots, so as to leave the strong bearing shoots about ten inches or a ry foot apart—then they won’t crowd or dwarf each other. 3. Never let the shoots overbear, Many persons injure or destroy fine vines by al- lowing too heavy a crop, because they like to tell abig story how much their vines bore.
The fruit shown in Fig. 37 is the fan training, and although hardly ever recommended in publications, isa
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very good way, because if a shoot does not happen to start straight, or grow well exactly where wanted, the others may be moved a little, so that all the shoots may be distributed about a foot apart. Remember, iS however, to cut back every year, so that these shoots, M or at least the principal proportion of them, may be fs fresh and new. Let the ends of these shoots grow my as far as the trellis will allow, because plenty of good, “a
broad, well developed leaves will make good grapes on the shoots near the base. Towards the end of summer the parts above the trellis may be nipped off 4 with the thumb and finger, so as not to grow too long. Fie. 38 represents the horizontal method, which is different in appearance, but under the same general rules of management, Allow no shoots to r grow out half-way between the bearing perpendicular branches, and in the fall cut out these bearing branches—say just above the lowest eye or bud; train up the new growth the following spring, the same as is represented by the above bearing branches, and that year allow new shoots to grow out from the eye that was left on the previous season’s bearing wood, and so alternate one year after another, We do not claim that, these are the best or the only Fie. 38, plans for growing grapes, but that they are simple and easily carried out, and that by them large crops of fruit can be obtained yearly. Any party wishing for more extensive information as to grape growing, by sending us $1.50 we will have them forwarded a grape book, with no charge for our trouble, except to enclose two red stamps with the money. ‘ We here have a drawing of a new plan for tie d lising grape vines : First, make posts three feet = long and then set them one foot in the ground, i, leaving two;feet above. Secondly, set posts north Le | of the vine six feet high; saw rails 2 inches by © Te 2, 7 feet long, ‘and lay them each side of the vine and on the top of the posts; take slats 1 inch thick and three wide and lay four or five of these at intervals on the rails and train your vine fan shaped up the sloping trellis, and the fruit will — ripen well and even all the way up, and will be of < : the best flavor, and will not be troubled with the
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stroying ftiete crop lof fruit, as it does on other Ee aises With this trellis when one lays up the old vines in the spring, have no more to do to them until fruit is ripe, then all there is to do is to go along and cut off P the fruit and trim vines for laying down. Dr. Chute, of Coxsackie, says: I have for over twenty years left the vines after the fruit is off, as th were, until spring, then, when the /eaves are well grown, and the grapes begin to form, you can. cut off as x as you please, all the branches, or saw off the vine; there will be no bleeding. I prefei r the entire growth of the past year is before you, and the best bearing won, with the young think fall and winter pruning is working in the dark, as the ‘most vigo: re suffer th the most in either ; a cold or open wint iN TOO ¥
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GRAPE PROTECTION.
- I never lose a crop of grapes from frost in spring or from rot or mildew in summer by this plan, for the
, vines can be grown as for other plans of training the first two years. At the first pruning after the vines are two years old, if vines are strong so as to have two arms to fasten to the wire, in opposite directions, I put
{ in a stake equally distant between each two vines. The stakes should be six feet long and put eighteen inches deep into the ground. I then fasten a wire—No. 16, will do—to each stake along the row and give each vine a wrap or two around the wire; they need no tying. I then place plank, full length of the rows, on top of the stakes, driving one nail through the plank into each stake. The plank should be twelve to fifteen inches and six inches above the vine. I always left two shoots grow about six inches below the wire, for the next year’s fruiting; all other shoots I pinch the ends off, at about b > three leaves from the last bunch of grapes, and take off all suckers that may appear after pinching, except the end one, which I do not pinch anymore. I have no tying up of young shoots, as I let them grow in their own way, and by the time the fruit is full grown, the vines loaded with fruit are under cover where dew and heavy rains and hail cannot injure in the least, and the fruit—even the Concord—can be kept on the vines for weeks after being fully ripe. I have kept them sound on the vines until frost in autumn. Forty of the leading varieties of grapes have been grown here on this plan, and all proved successful. :
GRAPE GROWER IN N. C., in Ohio Farmer.
THE KNIFFIN MODE.
Prof. Burgess, has furnished us a descript « of this mode with figures, the substance of which is as follows This system of training is already in use in many of the vineyards of Highland and vicinity, and may be m coinmended for its simplicity, ‘and 9 | Le== se lit ease of management. The vine at aN: mi) first is taken to the top of the two ; wired trellises (about six feet high, and then formed to four short arms, each about twenty inches long. (Fig. 1.) The young shoots that bear the fruit, as would run along the wires, are kept turned off and pinehed. The vines are not so lia- ble to overbear, vet some care must be taken to thin out all poor clus- ters, so that the whole force of the geqmuees see vine may go to perfecting the finest SSS bunches. Twenty pounds per vine, Fig. 1. of fine fruit, are worth more in market than thirty pounds of inferior quality. Fig. 2, represents the bearing vine. Only two wires are needed—the first, three and a half feet from the ground, the sec- ond six feet. The vines are set nine by nine feet, or 540 to the acre. The cost of grape trellisis often unneces- _. s-r, @ eye SAV Pr sarily high. Instead of great posts firmly — ——-— braced, and galvanized with No. eight staples, wale Jas ‘and other fixtures that cost something,—a “@S0e much cheaper arrangement can be made to do be ; just as well. The end post, however, should pal be large and set deep, at least three feet, with Sete = a large stone or piece of timber set in front AAS =ato keep it upright, as shown in Fig. 8. Gal. “gy ne
lis 300 feet long; stronger top wire should be * used for very long trellises. Some set un-
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: above the wire. Nine feet posts are long Ghz ‘ 3. enongh except for the end posts, which should ir be ten feet. The wires may be secured to the posts by wrought nails, driven in within an inch of the head, and then bent ovr the wire so as to hold it firmly against the face of the post.
PLAN FOR TRELLIS. a
BY LE ROY SUNDERLAND, Bs
Herewith I submit for your consideration, a grape trellis for the garden; one that I find more convenient and advantageous than any thing of the kind that I have yet seen, (Fic. A.) In the garden, a wire trellis is objectionable, as it mot only hinders the facile moving about, but it requires extra labor in tying and untying, and adjusting the wire for winter.
For the Concord, Clinton and other varieties that do not need laying down in the winter, the vines may be made to cover a large space by entwining them around the trellis as is shown in the diagram.
This trellis can be set in a place, so as to always have a southern exposure, which cannot be said of a wire trellis. The top pieces should have one or two shorter pieces affixed in the center, by which it can be - more securely fastened to the post, to prevent its being turned round by the wind, and to which the side braces should be fastened. And tor the same reason, two cross pieces of scantling should be nailedat right |
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to he had at any price. We do not care to fill orders for Cherries that call almost exclusively for but one or — ri #4
Stump, Susquehanna, Troth’s Early, Ward’s Late Free, Wilder, Yellow Rareripe, Tennessee Seedling, &e.
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Eruit Trees, Etc. NO DISCOUNT ON TREES OF ANY KIND.
t is impossible for any nurseryman to keep up their assortment of all kinds, and it is so with us, and we must platen the privilege when out of some sorts to put in others equally as good for the section of country tie , order comes from, We believe in nine cases out of ten, we can select a better assortment for either market __ family use than what is generally called for. However, name what you want substituted if we do not have — i all.
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Iarge, versus Small Trees. a
The great mistake with most people in setting out fruit trees, is to get the largest sized trees, supposing | thereby that they will get fruit sooner. In taking up large trees, the roots must be cut off more or less, and © the very part that is thus cut off is the end of the roots where all the fine fibres are found. While small trees i have finer and more fibrous roots, and these all growing in a bunch, and all taken up with the tree, and when __ transplanted the trees grow right ahead—not being worked back and forth by hard winds, while the large trees are swayed to and fro by the winds; and tuo, 100 small trees can be packed ina close bunch, with moss all among the roots, and the cost of freizht or express light—while large trees cannot be ie a sowell, protected from air, and the freight and express charges are very much more. a
By Express or Freight at annexed rates. Our second and third class trees are very fine pid well rooted, and can be packed in a small, light package, making charges very light. re
Apples.—Five to 6 feet, 14 cents each; 3 to 4 feet, 10 cents each; 2 to 3 feet, 7 cents each. Deon “aN Sorts—Baldwin, Greening, King, Tallman Sweet, Ramsdell’s Sweet, Seek No Further, Fall ‘Jonette Red iM Astrachan, Maiden’s Blush, Hass, Rox. Russet, N orthern Spy, Twenty Ounce, Golden Sweet, Fameuse, Wagner, Ben Davis, Sweet Bough, Keswick Codling Rawles? Janet, Wine Sap, Dominie, Grimes’ Golden, Jonathan, Stark, King of Tompkins, Lowell, Yellow Beilflower, Tetofsky, Walbridge, Pewaukee, Transcendant, D’Oldenburgh, Soulard, Hyslop, and many other leading sorts, both for East and West, such as Wealthy Walbridge, McIntosh Red, Primate, &c.
Dwarf Apple Trees.—20 cents each. bl =
Pears, (Standard)—Four to 6 feet, 32 cents each; 3 to 4 feet, 24 cents each; 2 to 8 fect, 15 cents 9% each. ‘In the bud,” by mail, 12 cents "each, Leading Sor -s—Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Sheldon, Clapp’s 14 Favorite, Beurre Anjou, Howell, Buffum, Vicar of Winktield; Lawrence, Seckel, B. de Clairgeau, B. Bose, Manning’s Elizabeth, Duchess Bordeaux, Duchess de Angouleme, Mount Vernon, B. Easter, Louise Bonne de Jersey, &. Dwarr 2 and 8 years, 3 to 4 feet, 25 cents each. Smart, 14 to 3 feet, 10 cents, Pears are very scarce and stock is not likely to be equal to demand,
Cherries.—Four to 5 feet, 35 cents each; 2 to 4 feet, nice, 25 cents each; 1 to 2 feet, 15 cents each. Early Richmond, May Duke, Black Tartarian, Governor Wood, Luelling, Montmorenci, A. Hortense, Empress Eugene, Knight’s Early Black, &c. Cherries are exceedingly scarce, and larger sizes than the above are not
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two kinds. We have such sorts as Montmorenci, Louis Philippe, Empress Eugenie, Duell ‘and other hardy ; western sorts that are equal, and some of them superior to Early Richmond. +
Plums.—Schuyler’s Gage, Lombard, Smith’s Orleans, General Hand, Washington, Quackenboss, Red Ezz, Coe’s Golden Drop, Reine Claude, Imperial Gage, Sharp, Damson, Pond’s Seedling and a dozen others. Bext, 25 cents each; second size, nice, 18 cents each; 1 to 2 feet, very nice, 1 year, 12 cents each. ‘“‘Inthe
bud, ? 19, cents each. BAD German Pru ne.—Medium ; oval; purple or blue; juicy, rich, fine. Tree vigorous and very productive, at 33 to 5 feet, 30 cents each; 2 to 3 feet, 20 cents each ; T to 2 feet, 14 cents each, ang
Peaches.—Five to 6 foot, 15 cents each ; second size, 2 to 3 feet, 8 cents. Sorts—Alexunder, Amsden’s ae aS June, Crockett’s Late White, Crawford’s Early, Crawford’s Late, Chinese Cling, Druid Hill, Early Beatrice eS Early Louise, Early Rivers, Foster, Grosse Mignonne, George IV, Hill’s Chili, Harker’s Seedling, Hale’s Barly ig Mountain Rose, Morris White, Oldmixon Free, Oldmixon Cling, Red Creek, Reeves’ Favorite, Solway, Smock,
It isa mistaken idea that large peach trees are best. Takea small to medium size one-year old peach — tree, and when sct out cut it back to not over five fect in height. This will cause it to head low, and makea short, strong body, that will hold up its weight of fruit in after years, without breaking down. Cut hens each fall half the year’s growth, and when heads grow too thick thin out some, Plant 10 to 12 feet apart. »Nectarines and Apricots.—By express or freight, 25 cents each. mr. Orange Quince.—One year, 10 cents each; 2 years, 15 cents each ; 3 years, 20 cents. Grafts, by mail, Ay 25 cents per dozen; $1.50 per 100, ay Champion Quince.—Grafts by mail, 50 cents per dozen; 1 year, 30 cents each ; 2 to 3 feet, by express or freight 50 cents each. , Asparagus Roots.—Two years old, $1.00 per 100; 300 for $2.00 by express, Smalley’s Extra Early Defiance.—By express, $1.00 per 100,
RUSSIAN APRICOT, (PRUNUS SIBERICA). °
The hardiest of all the Apricots, has stood 30 degrees below zero without injury, while the Moorpa n ai were frozen to the ground, and is free from all disease, worms and insects, that have been so destrue ve to trees and fruit of the peach and plum. — Mr, Carpenter says: ‘* Mes ee Been bagkes growing in the Mennonite caesar ies of. Kansas and Nebraska, n
The Garfield Pear.—D. Frasuer, of Columbus Co., N. Y., has sent samples of this new pear. It is very similar in appearance to the Bartlett—two or three weeks /ater, a little more tapering, and without ez- ception ie best pear we have ever eaten; palish green, as large as a good sized Bartlett, but superior to that in flavor It being so much later than the Bartlett, and equal, if not superior every other way, will make this one of tae most valuable American pears yet introduced to the public. Trees, in the bud, 30 cents each, $3.00 per doz ; 1 year old, 75 cents each. No discount.
@ Le Conte Pear.—tThis pear is producing a great commotion throughout Georgia and the South. F irst, because oi being vlight-proof; 2d, because of being produced from cuttings; 3d, because of its enormous yield ; 4th, it is a fine Havored pear; 5th, unequalled for shipping purposes. Trees set out six years have averaged ten to twelve bushels of fruit, while the old original tree in Georgia, twenty-five years old, produced last season thirty bushels of fruit, and by gathering a little before they matured, fruit was obtained from the tree over two inonths. Ji grows some like the Dewberry poplar, the branches shooting straight up, and the ag fruit is glossy, large, rose-tinged and delicious. The tree does not succeed well budded or grafted on other | sorts, or on pear seedlings, or as a dwarf on quince stock, because of its wonderful, vigorous growth—other bs stock not being adapted io it, and it is the only pear that will grow from cuttings. When the proud stately tree is covered with its mantle of showy blossoms, or bending under the weight of its golden fruit, it is truly
a magnificent object to look upon. The fruit matures sufficiently to begin gathering from the Ist to the 19th
of July in Georgia. The pears are not then fit to be eaten, but they are of finer favor when they mature off - of thetree. When ripe they are of a rich golden color, and so juicy that when cut the juice will drip cn the
floor. The Le Conte is a fine table fruit. It will ripen in this section in October. The trees should be cut back half when set out, so as to make them branch low and grow more stocky, as they are too apt to grow too rapid and tall. Price, by express or freight, 2 to 3 feet, 50 cents each; 4 to 6 feet, 75 cents each, rooted
Jrom cuttings. We can send smallest size by mail, cut back, for 75 cents each. Parties at the north, offer-
ing them lower than these prices, are selling budded trees, which will prove of no value in the end. Wo
discount.
Keiffer’s Hybrid Pear.—lIts characteristics are: freedom from blight; great beauty: splendid market qualities, being a superior keeper and shipper, ripens and colors up readily and wever rots at the core; remarkably strong, vigorous growth, trees of it being as large at two years as those of other pears at four, and perfection itself in health and symmetry; being such an extremely early bearer, standard trees come into bearing the third and fourth year, from bud, instead of eight or ten, as with other varieties ; standards come into bearing as soon as peach trees, while dwarfs in two or three years from the bud; exceptional hardiness, being as hardy as the ‘‘iron-clad” Flemish Beauty; wonderful productiveness, being a heavy annual bearer. <A point of almost inestimable value, but likely to be overlooked, is its supreme excellence : as a fruit for canning; not only does it surpass all other pears, but also all other fruits as well—the quince . not accepted. Added to the foregoing it is of large size, ‘‘a model of form,” and of excellent quality. What gives the Kieffer special value as a pear for profit, is its ripening in October and November, after the
season of Bartletts—a time when pears are in demand and the markets are comparatively bare of fine fruit, hence it sells quickly at high prices.” In the bud, by mail, 25 cents each; small trees, cut back, 50 cents; _ or by express or freight, one year, 2 to 3 feet, 50 cents each; strong, 3 to 44 feet, 75 cents each. No
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discount, ; The Mann Apple.—We can now offer a fine stock of thecelebrated Mann Apple, which is undoubtedly ‘ the best of the hardy cr ‘“‘Iron-Clad” varieties. The tree is fully as hardy as the Duchess of Oldenburgh,
and the fruit will keep as long as the Roxbury Russet, or up to July. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, nearly regular ; skin deep yellow when fully ripe, often with a shade of brownish red where exposed, and thickly sprinkled with light and gray dots; flesh yellowish ; juicy, mild, pleasant sub acid Good to very good The tree grows straight and symmetrical and makes a large tree in the orchard. It is an early and annual bearer. We believe it to be one of the very best sorts for cold climates and the best date sort for any locality. We have one-year-old, 1 to 2 feet trees, by mail, at 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen, or by express at $1 per dozen; 8 to 4 feet trees by express, 20 cents each, $2.00 per dozen. We have also tne StarK, WEaLTHY, WaLBRIDGE, Haas and Stump at the same price as the Mann—all popular new Western or Southern scrts,
We often have the question asked ‘What do you mean by irees in the .d? We give herewith (Fig. 1 and 2) a portion of the body of a one-year-old tree, showing bud after it is placed inand after being wound. Thisis done in August or September here, and the bark allowed to remain two or three weeks after the winding is done and then it is cut and taken off, leaving the bud “set” or “rooted.” These trees when dug to be sent off are cut back to within an inch or so of this bud, (which is easily told,) and this bud on/y should be allowed to grow, making the first year, trees two to four feet in height—owing to kind and favorableness of season and care.
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Territories with perfect success, and as postage is prepaid by us, it is much cheaper for those ordering who __ want but few plants ; but where a number of neighbors club together and get $10 to $25 worth of plants, or — more, we advise ordering by Express, ;
IF YOU WANT QUITE AN ASSORTMENT OF STOCK SEND A LIST AND LET US PRICE IT FOR YOU,
KILBOURN OR CANADA IRON-CLAD PEACH.
Early, extremely hardy, productive and free from rot, For years we have been on the looxout tor an early, free stone, hardy peach, one that will ship without rotting, and that is hardy enough to withstand extreme cold winters. We have found it at Jast in this remarkable early and hardy free stone peach, originated in Canada, and is a seedling from a seedling, Passed through the coldest winters, and the original tree bore five successive crops. Ripens with Rivers or a little after the Alexander, resembling somewhat the latter, _ but blush darker crimson and skin a little thicker, Thick meat, small pit; a free stone, and what is better ; é than all, does not rot yuickly like other early sorts, and is the hardiest peach, withstanding the coldest weather 3 of any peach we have any knowledge of. :
Mr. Kilbourn sent us fruit picked August 21st, that was ripe when received, the 22d, and that we did i
not eat until one and two weeks from that time, and those used in two weeks showed only a little sign of a. shriveling, but not a speck of rot, We have grown and handled ail the early peaches, but I have not yet seen 1 its equal as to freedom from rot, earliness, hardiness, and good size, and what is better than all, and which ie cannot be produced in a single early peach ever grown, a free stone. As we write this, (Sept. 6th,) Early . Crawfords have not begun to soften with us, and will not for a week to come, and yet this peach ripened in *'
Canada the 21st to 24th of August, and has withstood 7m an exposed place, five successive winters, one or two of them very severe, and has not failed to bear a crop a single season in that five years. Our buds are all set in Tennessee seedling, so cannot have any yellows, and are perfectly healthy.
The following we take from the Aural Home, the horticultural editor, P. C, Reynolds, being one of the best informed and most intelligent horticulturists in this country, and a man every way qualified to judge.
‘‘One of the strongest objections to our early peaches is their tendenzy to decay, even before they ( mature and become soft enough to use, Go along our streets in the season of early peaches and you will see retailers assorting baskets and crates, just received, and throwing away quite a proportion of the fruit because of decay. Goalonga little later in the day and examine those upon the stand for sale, and you will be able to find bat few entirely free from rotten spots. It stands to reason that producers can realize but little from fruit when such a large proportion of it is certain to perish before reaching consumers’ hands. An early peach, exempt from this tendency to decay, it seems to us, would meet an urgent want of fruit-growers. On the 5th of September, we received from Mr. A. M. Purdy, Palmyra, N. Y., editor of the Mruit Recorder, a peach about the size and appearance of Amsden’s Early, then perfectly soft, but showing no symptoms of decay. We kept it four days, and then, as the skin had shriveled considerable, we concluded to eat it. Even then, although the exterior of the pulp appeared discolored, resembling a bruise, it was all eatable. The quality we should judge is about equal to Amsden, and it adhered much less to the pit, which was small.
* We take the following from the Farmer and Fruit Grower of Southern Illinois :
“Purdy, of the Fruit Recorder, has discovered a remarkable peach. J, C. Kilbourn, of Canada, sent him a lot of the peaches, which kept from ten to sixteen days, only one of them showing signs of decay It ripens between the Alexander and Hale, is about with the former in size, free stone, good flavor, small pit, thick meated and of beautiful appearance. The tree from which these were picked is a seedling of a seed- ling, and has borne regularly for five years and has shown no rot, while nearly all other kinds, in the same
- orchard were rotting badly. Thetree has the great merit of bearing every year in a severe climate, and may thus be considered perfectly hardy and reliable as a bearer. A second merit is its earliness, ripening before any other good peach _ A third merit in its favor is its entire freedom from rot and its splendid shipping quality. Then its large size and fine color commend it to fruit shippers. No other so early peach of any size is so entirely freestone as this. We will be glad to have this peach tried in this section. The Hale, Amsden, Alexander and all that class of peaches have proved untrustworthy here. Should this new Canadian peach sustain its good name when grown here, it will supplant all other early varieties in our orchards, We give it this extended notice because we are in serious need of a good new peach. In the bud, 25 cents each ;
,one year old, 60 cents cach, -
Planters who wish an early, long keeping, good shipping peach, will find this the sort. ‘
Waterloo Peach.—This is a large, very early peach, The first specimen ripened with us July 14th and measured 10 inches in circumference. All the fruit was gathered, and mostly over ripe, on the 19th of ; the same month, It ripens about three days in advance of the Alexander. Small trees cutback or in the 1 bud, by mail, 20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen; by express, not cut back, same price.
Lankford Seedling Apple.—Originated in Kent county, Md. Tree a remarkable stout, strong, upright grower. Bears young and every year. Flesh firm, juicy, mild, sub-acid. Unquestionably the most vaiuable Southern winter apple grown, One year cut back, by mail or express, 50 cents each; $4.00 per dozen.
The Wager Peach.—This is without exception the best and richest Peach we are acquainted with for
: table use and canning purposes It is of good size (size of Waterloo), yellow skin and flesh as yellow as
ed gold, thick meated, small pit, very hardy and one of the most abundant bearers of any sort known, As it
‘ comes from the can it tastes the most like a fresh peach of any sort we have ever eaten. It reproduces itself
every time from the pits and ours were grown by Mr Jenkins of this county, who has carefully saved the pits
frorz orchards he knows to be natural trees. We know this sort has been grown by budding into other sorts
and largely sold as the natural trees, The difference is that the pits from the budded trees will not reproduce the —
same, so if you want to make sure to get trees that will reproduce the same every time from the pit buy the: 9s
trees we offer. We know other parties who have, and are selling “Natural Wager trees” that are not the 7)
Wager, and in fact said parties don’t know the real Wager peach when they see it. Large one year old trees, by express or freight, 30 cents each ; $8 per dozen; smaller 2 to 3 feet, 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen ; s
trees cut back and sent by mail at 25 cents each; $12 per 100, by express or freight. Wass) She
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te VO DISCOUNT ON SEED OF ANY KIND. _&3
The country is filled with stereotyped catalogues of seed, containing glowing pictures and descriptions. These catalogues are very costly as well as a great expense in getting them before the public. Now, we pro pose to save to our customers all this expense, by selling our seeds at about one-half the price given in these
fancy catalogues. [3 Try Our Seed Once._&} FLOWER SEEDS, 5 CENTS PER PACKET,12 PACKETS FOR 50 CENTS.
The following list includes all the old established favorites, together with many of the newer sorts desirable for hardy or Garden cultivation. They are put up in neat packets, with the Common, German, and Botanical name of seed, with a descrip-
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tion of flower and directions for planting on each packet.
Abroni Adonis Flower African Hibiscus Ageratum, Blue os White ee Mixed Alyssum, Sweet : Yellow or Gold Dust Alonsoa, Mixed Asters China, Mixed ‘- German, Mixed .*‘ Peony Fiowered, Mixed Balsam, Double Mixed ** Apple ag veear Balloon Vine Bachelors’ Buttons, Mixed Bartonia, Golden Blue Bottle Browallia, Mixed Canary Bird Flower Candytuft, White ay Fragrant, es White Rocket St Rose ie Crimson -bury Bells, Bl Canterbury ells, Blue White
ee ee Mixed Castor Oil Plant Catch Fly, Pink aie White oe Mixed Centranthus, Mixed Chrysanthemum, White Yellow cs Mixed Cinneraria Cigar or Fire-Cracker Plant Cockscomb Tall, Mixed sis Dwarf, Mixed oe Crimson-feathered Columbine, Mixed Convolvulus Dwarf, Mixed oe Golden Crowned Marbled os Mixed Collinsia, Mixed Cowslip, Mixed Crimson Flax ©ypress Vine, Scarlet ot White
ae Rose S36 Mixed Clarkia, Purple *¢ Rose ji 66 White 2) Mixed Daisy, Swan River ixed
Devil-in-a-Bush
Eschscholtzia, Mixed
‘Eternal Flower. Rose ee ce W hi
* = Yellow sis ee Mixed ¥verlasting Flower, Rose ee se Re : ce ee urple eter ss Mixed
Forget- -me-not
Four o’clock or Marvel of Peru Fox Glove, Mixed
Gaillardia, Mixed
Geranium, Mixed
Gillia, Mixed
Gourds, Bottle
‘* Hercules’ Club
‘* Mock Orange Heliotrope, Mixed Hollyhock, Double Mixed Honesty or Satin Flower Honeysuckle, French White
“ Scarlet x6 Se Mixed Hyacinth Bean, Purple rie << White <i ‘*¢ Mixed
Jacob’s Ladder
Jacobe, Double Mixed
Ice Plant
Indian Shot, Mixed
Joseph’s Coat
Konifusia, Mixed
Lady’s Slipper
Larkspur, Chinese Mixed
Tall Rocket Mixed
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Lavender
Leptosiphon, Mixed
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Grove
Love-in-a- Mist
Lobelia, Slender Blue
White ce ce Mixed London Pride Lupins, Mixed Lychnis, Scarlet White ‘<< Mixed Marigold, French Mixed African << ‘Striped ce ee Dwarf ce
Malope, Red White
Se Mixed Mexican Poppy Mignonette, Bret Large Flowered Morning Glory, M ite
lue Be ‘* Searlet 3 6s Rose cies ‘* Striped fs ‘* Crimson a3 6é Purple biG ‘* Spotted ce ce I ed se ‘* Dwarf Mixed Mourning Bride, White ‘* Searlet ee a9 Mixed Musk Plant Nasturtium, Tall Mixed Dwarf Mixed Oleander Mixed Ornamental Perilla
Pansy or Heartsease, Mixed Petunia, Hie e
ae ae Phlox Drummondii, Mixed ee ak, China, Mixed
‘- Diadem << Double, Mixed ‘< Japan, ‘« Imperial, ‘‘ 5 BY é Doub! Whi oppy, Double, te Scarlet ce 5 ce Mixed
Portulacca, White
range 46 Scarlet 6 Purple
ss Rose
ay Striped is Mixed
Primrose, Evening, Mixed Chinese, Mixed
Prince’s Feather
Rocket, Sweet Mixed
Rose Campion
Rose of Heaven
Scarlet or Star Impomea
Scarlet Sage
Scarlet Runners
White Runners
Schizanthus, Double Mixed
Sensitive Plant
Snap Dragon, Mixed
Star of Jerusalem
Stocks, Ten Weeks, peeret
Mixed Sun Flower, Tall Double Dwarf, Double Sweet Basil Sweet Scented Clover Sweet Peas, White sis Searlet
he Mixed Sweet Scented Perilla Sweet Sultan Sweet William Tassel Flower, Scarlet Orange . Mixed Thorn eae Mixed Thunbergia, Mixed Venus’ Looking Glass Valerian, Red White a Mixed Verbena, Mixed ei Lemon Violet, Sweet Scented Virginia Stocks, White Bh Rose cé ce Mixed Wallflower, Bloody Mixed Whitlavia Grandifiora Wind Flower, Mixed Zinnia Double, White Yellow £6 : Scarlet, es : Purple ee ce Mixed
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
Animated Oats Krianthus Ravenns Feather Grass Hare’s Tail Grass Japanese Maize Job’s Tears
Love Grass Pampas Grass Quaking Grass e
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Special List of Choice Flower Seeds—10 cents per Packet, 6 Packets for 50 Ce
‘ , yt Aster, Truffant’s Paeony-flower- Golden Feather. Choice Fiowering Bulbe —
ed Perfection, white. Maurandya, Mixed. . and Roots Aster, Peony Perfection, Black Mignoneite, Parsons’ White. ¥ and Blue. Pansy, Emperor William. Gladiolus, Fine Mixed, per doz. Aster, Dwarf Pony Perfection, Pansy, Faust, or King of the -00 post paid. Oh eld ‘Rose and White. Blacks. Madeira Vine Roots, per dor, HAR)
$1.00 post paid. ; a hy Best Donble White, per a $1.00 post paid. Re)
Tabersse. Dwarf Pearl, per doz. — $1 50 post paid. ‘
Balsams, Double Camellia-flow-
ered. Balsams, Double White. Begonia, xed.
Pansy, White. Petunia, Double Mixed. Phlox, Perennial, Mixed. Phlox, Drammond’s White. Cactus, Mixed. Portulacca, Double Mixed. Calceolaria, Mixed. Rose of Sharon. Centaurea. Smilax. Cineraria, Mixed. Virgin’s Bower. Climbing’ Cobea, Wisteria, Chincse. Cockscomb, New Japan.
FINE FERNS.
moe Mixed.
Peres epee me Maiden’s Hair Fern, CLOVER BEED.
Dutchman ’s Pipe Vine. Royal Fern. White, per packet, - 10 cents, Parsley a Red, per packet, + 10 cents. — Ferns, Fine Mixed, Mixed, per packet, - 10 cents, —
Fine Mixed Grass Seed, for Lawns and Grasse Plots. —
Pint Packages, - - 2 cents, — Quart Packages, - 50 cents.
Fever Few, Mixed, Fountain Plant.
Choice Garden Seeds, 10 Packets for 50 Cents, 22 Packets for $1.00, Post-paid.
ASPARAGUS. CUCUMBERS. WATER MELON. SQUASH.
Conover’s Colossal. Extra Early Russian. Striped Gipsy. White Bush Scallop.
BEET Early Frame. Mountain S weet. Golden.
if Early Short Green. Ice Cream. »| Snmmer or Crookneck. Ear!y Fiat Bassano. Green Cluster. Black Spanish. Winter. Ae Turnip, SN Pa Citron, (for preserves.) Boston Marrow. Szyptian Turnip, ondon Long Green. MUSTARD. Hubbard. . Long Smooth Blood. Extra L G ; 7 nGtiES Gucar G homie tT recn. White London. TOMATO. Swiss Chard. ONION. Bee Te CABBAGE. KOHL RABI arly Red. Large simagii Ral
Karly Dwarf York. Early Large York, Early Wakefield. Early Drumhead.
or Turnip Rooted Cabbage.
Large White or Green,
Large Red Wetheraficld. Yellow Danvers,
Yellow Dutch.
White Silver Skin,
Fejee Islands. ,
TURNIP. Early White Dutch.
Early Winningstadt. KALE, PARSLEY. Red Top Strap Leaved. Hos UPN ee Brown Curled German, Extra Curled. Parpio Teen eee ; Large ee Dutch. LEEK. PARSNIP, Improved Yellow Swede. > »& reen e Savoy. ong Smooth Whit Be a pre Se f Large Flag. Sutton’s Student. um L Es " geeten ar, : aR ota LETTUCE. PUMPKIN. Long Red Eavcanae oe a CARROT. lh hs Large Cheese. Red Chili for Pepper Sance, Rorl Early Curled Silesia, Improved Manmoth. i “ied Gores Horn. Simpson's Curled. RADISH. HERB SEEDS. i ee ‘Cabbage. Harly Scarlet Turnip. one Mi. f CELERY. icaPeminends White Turnip. Layne ei Me , Dwart White Solid. Boston Curled. Tene Peau tae Top. | Lemon Balm, ta if Boston Market. MUSK MELON Black Spanish. i} EePpceeae ; 3 Sonp. SALSIFY. Sweet Basil Ry 4 Celeriac or Turnip rooted. | White Japan. Lone ‘White. Summer Savory. ah! Corn Salad or Fetticus. Fine Nutmeg. i Sage. . Curled Cress or Pep. Grass. | Skillman’s Netted. SPINACH. ' Sweet Marjoram. i? Water Cress. Yellow Cantelope. Round Leaved | Thyme. ' a pel
y - We are growing from the seed of the fines/ selected sorts, a large stock of seedlings in our or of ea 4 ;
BEDDINC-OUT PLANTS, CHEAP.) rk Thereis nothing more beautiful and attractive than a massed bed of Grraniums, Pansies or VERBENAS,
which will be ready for mailing after February 1st, at only 40 ets. per dozen, $2.00 per 100; equal of eae
in a 100 order if desired, One hundred plants will make a large, showy massed bed. A bed made into a
mound, and geraniums set at top and half to two-thirds the way down, and these surrounded ety) verbenas or petunias, (the latter we can sell at 25 cts. per doz., $1.00 per 100.) makes a very attractive —
and beautiful show. We can also supply seed of ** Woodward’s Select’? pansy, at 25 cts. per paper of iN 100 seed, or the plants at 50 cts. per doz. These come from the jiest strain of American and German grown seed. We will also send by mail, well rooted cuttings of the Haleana Honeysuckle, (see top of page 31 for a description,) for only 25 cts: per doz., $1. 25 per 190, by mail. These rooted cuttings of | honeysuckles will all grow, ‘and in a few months time sell quickly in your neighborhood, at a big profit, (i Twelve assorted hanging basket plants, or 12 assorted, well-rooted geraniums or roses, for only one dollar, by mail. By planting from seedlings you stand a chance of striking some extra fine 'seedlings to propagat from. y
WEICHT OF PLANTS AND TREES PACKED.
Fruit trees, 5 to 7 feet, weigh about 50 to 60 Ibs. to 100 trees,
ee SOMO feet, weigh about 25 to 30 Ibs, to 100 trees,
Grapevines, Currants, Gooseberries and Blackberries, 10 to 15 Ibs. to thle 100 plants,
Red Raspberries, 5 to 10 lbs. to the 100 plants. .
Black raspberry tips, 5 10 6 lbs. to the 100 plants.
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LOW’S PEERLESS EARLY.
Mr. Low says or THIS Sort: ‘I have made for the last ten or twelve years the growing of the choicest cabbage seed a specialty, Experimenting by selecting and crossing a number of the leading early varieties, with a view to their improvement in earliness, size, fineness of quality, reliabil- ily of making very solid heads, with few outer leaves. After several years of training with a number of crosses, I have selected No. 20, or Low’s Peerless, which I think com- bines the above qualities to a greater degree of perfection than any other variety, nearly EQUALING JERSEY W AKE- FIELD IN HARLINESS, and forming very MUCH LARGER HEADS (often weighing more than twelve pounds apiece.) Very round and uniform 2n shape and general appearance, jine grained, small short stump, with few loose leaves, thus allow- ing them to be set out nearer together, and increasing the number of plants per acre; it also has the very valuable quality of remaining after fully matured without cracking or bursting, much longer than any other variety. Yn a trial on our grounds with all the leading varieties of early and all others in reliability of heading.” 15 cents per paper or
WARREN’S STONE MASON.
Mr. Low says or tus: ‘‘This variety is an improve-
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ment on the old strain of Stone Mason, having been trained by a well known market gardener of Marblehead. Itis nearly as early as Fottler’s Brunswick, much rounder in shape and ex- tremely solid, It is a most excellent keeper and is unsurpassed for shipping purposes. It is a most excellent variety for retail- ing or to sell by the barrel, as it is very heavy and of the finest quality. It has become very popular in this section, and I would recommend it highly.” 10 cents per paper or 40 cents per doz.
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Mr. Low says oF THIS sort: ‘‘This new variety of Sweet Corn was introduced last season, and the introducer claimed it to be the earliest Sweet Corn grown, being about a week earlier tuan the Karly Marble- head. I procured a quantity of seed direct from the introducer. and gave it a fair trial, and can say it is a first-class sort in every respect. It proved to be a trifle earlier, and makes a larger and more marketable ear than the Marble Head” 10 cents per paper. Y
Apple grafts, by mai/—assorted kinds, ready grafted for spring settings, of an assoetment of 10 best kinds for section ordered from, $1.50 per 100, $3.00 per 1,000. Those planted in rows close together make
fine trees for selling in 2 or 8 years. , Ws haven’t any promises from Professor So-and-so and President So-and-so and the Honorable So-and-so to contribute” to the columns of the Recorpzr, but we have the promise of a good many plain, practical John Smiths and Samucl Browns and Mary Simpsons and Julia Williams, ete »—persons who practice what they preach, and believe and teach in fruits and flowers as James taught the good old Gospel—Fatth and works _ who will write for the RecorperR what they know from prectical experience.
A. M. Purpy: I never intend to be without the RecorpEr as long as I can raise the money to pay for it with. ! am engaged in the fruit business. I have seen some copies of all the leading horticultural and agri- cultural papers published in the United States, and never have found one that I considered equal to the RE-
_ corDER--taking all things together, not a number but what I get my pay for the whole year. I would induce every Manin my county to take it it I could. Rockdale, Texas. Yours truly, A. M. JONES,
A. M. Purvy: Plants received the 18th, in good condition. An old fruit grower says they are the finest
_ rooted plants he has ever seen. Iam very much pleased with the Fruit RecorpER.
FIG TREES.—We can suppl fine flees. well roote and all bearing size, loaded with fruit buds and will bear at once, of the PACIFIC WHITE, BROWN TUR- KEY, WHITE SMYRNA, &c., 12 to 36 inches high, for 75 cts. each, small by mail and large by express). i
tas We have a fine stock of Haleana Honeysuckle, by ‘i f express or postpaid by mail, strong one-year old, 25 © Sips i Sa Gee YG cts. each. Ey | ; . oe Zi WY 2 ae y St, Being so hardy, holding its leaves all winter, and thus _ ROMY Eo p77 making a splendid screen and bloomlng so freely with — yellow and_ scarlet flowers, alternating, and so de- liciously fragrant, and blooming so long makes this — Honeysuckle one of the finest out door running plants grown, 4 We uave a splendid assortment or ROSES,—Tras, Hysrips, EVERBLOOMING, Runners, &c., Xe., AT FROM $1.50 TO $2.01. PER DOZEN. THOSE DESIRING TO PURCHASE CAN HAVE OUR DESCRIPTIVE _ List oF ROSES FREE ON APPLICATION.
ES NEVER wet Meee stamps and stick them to (@e- THE HANSELL RASPBERRY has given © etters when put inside. us good satisfaction this year. It is so veryearly,
("How to have strawberries late in the sea- | 2ud carries to market so nicely, and makes such a son south, order plants from us (at Palmyra) in | nice appearance. This is an extremely valuable sort April or May, and they will come on and yield | for the South.
fruit south a month to two months after the (@8" 75 cents worth of seeds, at catalogue rates, season there Is over. and Recorder to December, 1886, for only $1.00, (@s- The Downer’s Prolific is one of the best, if not the best sort to plant with the Crescent as a fer- tilizer. It ripens and blossoms at the same time, and that too, profusely, and is very similar in appearance to the Crescents, so that they can be mixed together to se)] without any detriment to either. _ Minneapotis, Kan., Noy. 14th, 1885.
(os Let me tell you how I keep my berry pickers A. M. Purpy: Dear Sir :—The plants I ordered from wrangling over the amount of berries picked. | from you, (2,250) came through in fine condition, I have a lotof printed numbers. They run from 1 | after being on the road two weeks. I took them up to 20. They run like this: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, | from the box when received, and they looked as fresh and 20. Whena picker comes up withtwo or three | as if taken"from the nursery the day before. small numbers, I take them in and give them larger Yours truly numbers. When the day’s work is done, I take in ¢ the checks and pay off, or give them credit for that G. 0. CHAPMAN. day’s work, ig N. J. 8., Batesville, Ark.
The stock of the genwine Pave Prolific Currant is very light through the country, and if offered too low bycertain parties, we advise caution as to the genuineness of | such, We cannot make any discount on them,
tS We shall not take up pages in our catalogue to give testimonials, but here is a sample of hundreds we could give from every State and Territory and Canada.
THE LE CONTE PEAR.
Photograph of a bearing branch, (size reduced.) This pear is certain to become a standard variety is
throughout the United States, except in the most inclement latitudes, PY Persimmons 2 to 3 feet, 25 cts. each; $15 per 100. 3 to 5 feet, 35 cts. each; $25 per 100. (ae We have a few small trees of Black: Walnut and Sweet Chestnut by ‘mail or express at 20 a
each ; $2.00 per doz. ia Send all communications and subscriptions for Recorder to A.M. PU RDY, pois : (= f not wanted, please hand this Catalogue to some interested party. )
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| EVENS, Of Providence, R. L., writes, that he exhibited Wellis’s Self-blanching Celery at Rhode Island Horticultural Exhibition, and it was awarded #7, st Prize and Diploma of Special Merit.
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This valuable fruit and ornamental tree was brought to this country from latitude 49°, _western Russia, by the Mennonites. The tree is a very rapid grower; trees, the seed of which was planted six years ago, are now twenty feet in height and from six to eight inches in diameter. The tree grows to be very large, often reaching the height of fifty —
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