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Home grown two year Roses, superior to im On your visit to the Pan-American stop and ported. Largest and best stock in America. Special see one of the largest varieties of stock in one rates on large orders for fall delivery. establishment in the country. The finest blocks of Well grown blocks Upright and Weeping two year Standard and" Dwarf Pears ever grown. Deciduous and Evergreen trees, Elms, Teas' Mul Forty acres of field grown low-budded and own berry, Mountain Ash, Grafted Chestnuts, Flowering root Roses. Cherries and Crabs, Rose Acacia, Oaks, Poplars, etc. Orders for spring delivery stored in frost proof Holland, French and Japan Bulbs. Direct im cellars when desired. t portations from the leading growers. Our cellars and packing houses connected by In our greenhouses, an extra fine assortment of switch with main line L. S. & M. S. R. R. Nearly decorative plants, Palms, Araucarias, Rubbers, 250 cars of nursery stock handled on our siding Azalias. during Spring of 1901.

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in the January issue of our monthly publication, JV 1~% THE HORTICULTURAL IRK* TRADE BULLETIN Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, in

Grapes. Ornamental for a to cluding If you have not received it write copy day. Trees, Evergreens and Flowering It will be sent free to any member of the trade on appli cation. Shrubs for and I public private Our cellar counts have just been completed, ana we grounds. Shade Trees for streets. find we can still offer in considerable assortment, splendid stocks of Hardy Roses, Hardy Plants, % Climbers, etc. Roses, Clematis, Climbing Vines, Our beautifully illustrated cata Flowering Shrubs, Ornamental Trees, logue contains accurate and trust . Including Cut-leaved Birch. worthy descriptions of the choicest Conifers, Herbaceous Plants. Florists' Stock, varieties, and is replete -with prac tical hints indispensable to planters; Standard Pears, Dwarf Pears. Including Bartlett. it will be mailed free on application. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Plums. " Mt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Send at once for the Bulletin ''; use printed stationary to show to the trade. Not sent to one Established over 60 Years. you belong any Mention this, publication. outside the trade,

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APPLE SEEDLINGS change in our firm will mean no change in $ Fine Grades. Special prices on ft THISthe management, as Mr. Stannard.who has had early orders. charge of the business since 1879, will spare no pains to maintain the reputation already established. With PEAR SEEDLINGS twenty-two years experience, we are better equipped than ever before to take care of the business that FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS. may be entrusted to us. Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, # Russian Muiberry. w : We have the following to offer : APPLE, PEAR, Std. and both Write for Prices. Es Dwf., CHERRY, PLUHS, JAPAN and EUROPEAN, PEACH, APRICOT. Goose PETERS & SKINNER, berries, Grape Vines, Currants, Raspberries, Black | berries, Apple Seedlings, Forest Seedlings, Osage NORTH TOPEKA, KANS. k Hedge, and Evergreens, 18 inches to 3 feet. Also ornamental Trees, Shrubs and vines.

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" One first-class novelty is worth twenty indifferent or good things." Prof. L. H. Bailey.

Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., JANUARY, 1902. No. 1.

MISSOURI FRUIT GROWERS. H. Augustine, of Normal, 111., stated that a thorough exam ination of the nurseries of his state had been made, an'd that Large and Enthusiastic Meeting at St. JosephFederal Inspection he would pay the expenses of the trip if Professor Stedmpn Bill Heartily EndorsedFruit Trees Killed by Fumigation made an examination and could find a single instance of San Iowa Nurseries Free From ScaleNew Insect From Jose scale in the nurseries. He did not entirely agree with the West IndiesTopics DiscussedOfficers. the advice to fumigate trees, saying that he knew of one instance where 150,000 peach trees were killed by fumigation. The forty-fourth annual meeting of the Missouri Horticul Silas Wilson, of Iowa, said that his state had rigorous laws tural Society was held at St. Joseph, Dec. 4-6. President in regard to admitting trees into the state and that each ship " Murray, in his annual address on The Possibilities of Fruit ment must be accompanied with a statement by State Ento Growing in Missouri," said that only one state exceeded mologist Summers, stating that it is free from pest. He said Missouri in the production of fruit, California, but nowhere in that he was on a committee from Iowa which secured the the world is the quality of Missouri fruit excelled. passage of a national law in regard to tree inspection through Fruit culture in Missouri has become a great industry. the house in Washington, but it was just the time the Spanish- was taken When the horticultural society was organized forty-four years American war broke out, and the measure not up ago, the aggregate sale of fruit in the entire United States during the excitement. Mr. Wilson said he was confident the amounted to $20,000,000. Now Missouri produces annually matter would be taken up by the senate at the present session from" $10,000,000 to $25,000,000 worth of fruit. The speaker of congress. said that in one year $1,200 had been made from a single acre Secretary Goodman recommended the appointment of a of strawberries in Missouri. He said that one of the dele- committee whose duty it should be to go before the St. Louis getes present, who had twenty acres of strawberries, sold last Fair commission and urge the appointment of a separate com season 6,020 crates, for $1.40 a crate, making a profit of about mission to have charge of horticulture, instead of the way $6,000. He said that Missouri has the largest deciduous which has been proposed, by which only one member of the orchards in the world, one containing 167,000 trees. In spite commission shall have charge of the agricultural, horticultural, of the rapid progress which has been made the speaker said floricultural and forestry departments. He said that similar that Missouri is only in its infancy in fruit growing. He action would be taken this winter by societies all over the referred to the good work of the school of horticulture estab country. lished in Columbia. Dr. H. Van Schrenk, of the United States department of in St. Louis, the past summer, traveled through Among the exhibitors were D. A. Robnett, Columbia ; A, forestry during all the countries of in the interest of the United Nelson & Sons, Lebanon ; Titus Nursery, Nemaha, Neb. ; nearly Europe He that in most Ozark Orchard Co Goodman. those in States, examining fruit trees. said European , Among attendance countries twelve trees are considered a orchard. The were Fred Wellhouse, president, and W. H. Barnes, secretary large of their is not and he thinks Americans of the Kansas Horticultural Society ; A. G. Gano, of Gano quality apples good, should raise for the old world apple fame, Parkville ; L. A. Goodman, Kansas City ; S. H. apples The exhibition of fruit was the finest ever seen at meet- Linton, Des Moines, la. ; M. Butterfield, Lee's Summit ; A. any H. Griesa, Lawrence, Kan. ing~of the society. One speaker said that he had attended conventions from Minnesota to Texas, but never before had It was reported that a new insect, resembling the San Jose he seen such a choice array of It was pronounced scale, has made its appearance in Missouri. It is called the apples. to similar collections at the Chicago World's Fair and West India scale, but came to this country through Mexico superior at Omaha and Buffalo. The were to Iowa and from Central America. It is stated that it attacks all kinds apples shipped Illinois for exhibition, and later to Kansas and Nebraska to of trees. Professor J M. Stedman, of Columbia, had different state meetings. specimens of insects for examination by all who cared to see The officers were elected : D. A. Colum them. following Robnett, " bia; G. T. Nichols; C. H. Dutcher, Professor Stedman said that the "external inspection laws vice-presidents, Tippin, and C. W. Murtfeldt, St. Louis; treasurer, W. G. which are in force in some states failed to have the desired Warrensburg, Gano, secretary, L. A. Goodman, Kansas City. effect in most instances and that he was not in favor of inter Parkville;

' nal inspection laws until national laws are passed. The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Ontario Entomological The matter of taking up the question of international law Society was held at London, November 13-15. Inspector Fisher dis. in to pests was discussed at a meeting of entomologists regard cussed ''The San Jose Scale in Ontario." He had seen very few held at three weeks Professor Stedman was Washington ago. newly-infested localities this season. People were awake to its danger in attendance were in in attendance. He said that all those ous character, and the necessity of promptly notifying the government favor of a national inspection law. of its appearance. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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of INDIANA HORTICULTURISTS. position it now occupies. The counties Devon, Somerset, the Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford contain in aggregate the entire orchard acreage The forty-first annual meeting of the Indiana Horticultural 120,297 acres, or fully one-half of in Scot Society was held in Indianapolis December 5-6. Four hun of Great Britain. The principal fruit-growing county and the dred plates of fruit were on exhibition. President C. M. Hobbs land is Lanark, which contains 771 acres; largest this 1,185 of Bridgeport spoke of the promising outlook for commercial orchard area in Wales is in Brecon, comprising acres orchards. apple growing in the state, the large amount of land well suited acres. In Jersey there are 1,027 of for apple growing, which is being used for purposes to which it is not suited, and the fact that the great possibilities of these lands are not appreciated by the present owners. He strongly SAN JOSE SCALE DAYS NUMBERED. emphasized the necessity for continual warfare against insec* San pests and recommended that the state appropriation for this Prof. H. E. Van Deman says that the days of the Jose the in purpose be increased to $2,000. scale are probably numbered. Regarding discovery " Some of the Duties Which Nurserymen Owe to the General China, by C. L. Marlatt, of a ladybug that destroys the scale, Public," was the subject of an address by W. H. Freeman of reference to which has been made by the National Nursery New Yorker: Indianapolis. He urged the necessity for establishing a better man, Professor Van Deman says in Rural sentiment of and thus the confidence of at general honesty gain About 25 years ago there appeared on the premises of James Lick, the public, which, he said, has, in a measure, been lost through San Jose, Cal., a new species of sale insect, ravaging his fruit trees. he im misrepresentations by unscrupulous parties. He objected in Having been a very wealthy man, and enterprising as well, and other of a horticultural nature from strong language to the extensive advertising and planting of ported fruits, flowers, things of the world, and it was finally and very correctly sup Carolina poplars. He argued for the planting of windbreaks many parts posed that he had unwittingly imported this new pest on some of those for orchards and closer for better from planting source protection foreign plants. Tahiti was at one time thought to have been the storms and sun. He also stated that forest had planting from which it came, and latterly Japan. The spread of this new scale become imperative and urged nurserymen to prepare to meet was very rapid, and the Californians were greatly alarmed and tried the demand, already manifest, for native forest trees. various ways to destroy it. In that dry climate they found that a prep " " aration called resin wash" would hold it in check, and that is why it Prof. S. A. Beach, Geneva, N. Y., speaking on The Func was not considered so serious a trouble as in the Eastern States, where tion of the Experiment Station Horticulturist," said: "Horti it was aventually brought on fruit trees, and where this remedy is not culturists are more than other class of citizens to ready any effective because of the moister climate. As is generally known, the a liberal support management of these institutions. The fruits spread of the San Jose scale in the Eastern States, from a bundle of of their work are seen in the changes adopted by fruit growers, trees sent from California to New Jersey, about 1886, has been so rapid in methods of fighting insect pests and plant diseases, better and steady that now the whole country is in dread of the destruction of or very serious injury to their orchards. Legislation, official inspec tillage and management of orchards." tion, and other means of fighting the terrible evil are familiar to all pro These officers were elected: President, W. W. Stevens, gressive horticulturists. Salem; vice-presidents, E. B. Davis, Cartersburg, E. M. C. In the course of our warfare against the San Jose scale the United Hobbs, Salem, E. C. Reed, Vincennes, J. C. Grossman, Wal- States Department of Agricultnre sent out one of its most skillful ento secretary, W. B. cotville; Flick, Lawrence; treasurer, Sylvester mologists, C. L. Marlatt, to hunt out, if possible, the home and the executive La Johnson, Irvington; committee, James Troop, natural enemy of this insect. It was supposed that where -the evil fayette; Joe A. Burton, Orleans; H. H. Swain, South Bend. originated there might also be its antidote. Japan was visited by Mr. Marlatt last summer in his quest, because it has long been known that the scale existed there. But he found that in case where it ex- GREAT BRITAIN'S ORCHARD AREA. every existed there it could be traced back to importations of trees or plants from America. From he went to Chefoo and other in China The orchard area of Great Britain continues to extend at a Japan places where he also found it in destructive numbers. He then hunted north comparatively rapid rate, says the Gaidener's Magazine, Lon westward, and between Tientsin and Pekin he found it diminishing, the utterances of those who don, notwithstanding pessimistic that is, present, but in small numbers, and, happy to know, along with fruit for as much overdone and a regard growing profit believe species of ladybug, called by scientist Chilocorus similis, that was that it cannot, under the most favorable circumstances, be holding it in check. This is the treasure for which the trip was made. Mr. Marlatt made the most careful of the whole made to pay. Last year the orchard area of Great Britain study matter, and when he was sure (and he is one of the most accurate and conservative was 232,129 acres ; this year it is 234,660 acres, an addition of of scientists) he wrote a long letter, giving all the facts to Dr. L. O. 2,531 acres. In 1892 the area was 208,950 acres, consequently Howard, Chief of the Division of Entomology at Washington, D. C, there has been an addition of or an increase of 25,710 acres, and sent a number of the parasites of the scale to the Department of about one-eigthth. The area in the years subsequent to 1892 Agriculture as a trial shipment. Olhers will follow in due time. We has continuously increased. have, therefore, every reason to believe that the days of the San Jose scale are numbered, or soon will be, and that we will in due The largest acreages are in Kent, Devon, Hereford, Somer time ex perience similar relief from the ravages of this dire that the set, Worcester, Gloucester, Cornwall, Middlesex, Salop, Dorset, enemy orange and lemon growers of California did from those of the Fluted Monmouth, and Wilts, and these twelve counties, all of which scale by the introduction from Australia of the Vedalia- cardinalis, are in the south or contain or southwest, 174,716 acres, prac which is another of the ladybug friends of fruits and humanity. While it would be wise to continue tically three-fourths of the orchard area of Great Britain. every present effort to suppress the San Jose it would seem to The most remarkable extension in the orchard area has been scale, me unwise to cut down valuable orchards the new means until of fighting it had been given a test. in Kent. Last year this favored county occupied the third thorough It was not more than three years from the introduction of the Australian with but this it is at the with place 26,340 acres, year top until the Citrus orchards of ladybug California were safe, and it may 27,175 acres, and, its climate soil and be that the Chinese will considering splendid species prove equally effective in our apple climate, it is reasonable to assume that it will maintain the and other orchards. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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FRUIT TREES IN WASHINGTON. inspected 47 nurseries and reports that records received show that there are 739 cases of scale in the state which does not Word from Tacoma, Wash., is to the effect that a fruit tree mean that there is that number of distinct localities infected. planting boom has set in similar to that of the early when 90s, The following officers were ejected : Robert S. Emory, the of possibilities horticulture in that state first became gen president ; George O. Brown, vice-president ; Professor A. L. erally known, says the California Fruit Grower. This year Quaintance, secretary-treasurer. Orlando Harrison, Berlin; J. the fruit crop has brought about $2,000,000 into the state, and W. Kerr, Denton ; Richard Vincent, Jr., White Marsh ; H. B. scores of individual farmers and horticulturists have made Witter, Frederick ; Charles T. Sweet, Swanton, and F. F. fortunes of $3,000 to $12,000 each from orchards in ranging Allen, Salisbury, were elected county vice-presidents. Mr. size from 40 to 200 acres. Kerr had on exhibition more than 250 jars of plums from his State Horticultural Commissioner Van Holden announces place. that fully a quarter of a million fruit trees will be planted by Washington orchardists during this fall. He estimates that ILLINOIS HORTICULTURISTS. 100,000 were planted during October, of which nearly half were set out in Chelau and Okanogan counties, heretofore Senator H. M. Dunlap of Savoy presided over the forty-sixth noted chiefly for their mineral productions. The largest acre annual meeting of the Illinois Horticultural Society, at Cham age is being planted in Western Washington and comprises paign, December 10-12. Among those present were: Arthur hardy winter apples and prunes. In Eastern Washington most Bryant, Princeton; George J. Foster, Normal; H. A. Aldrich, fruit growers do their planting in the spring. Neoga; R. A. Simpson, Vincennes; J. T. Zook, Olney; J. L. Hartwell, Dixon; E. A. Riehl, Alton; A. F. Colman, Corning; E. G. Mendenhall, Kinmundy; R. Morrill, Benton Harbor, OHIO HORTICULTURISTS. Mich.; Prof. S. Forbes, Urbana. R. Morrill discussed peach culture; Arthur Bryant, plum culture; E. A. Riehl, grape cul The annual of the Ohio Horticultural thirty-fifth meeting ture; H. T. Thompson the best methods of propagating trees was held at Lancaster December There was an Society 4-6. for the orchard These officials were elected: President, Henry unusual of fruit. Resolutions were recom display adopted M. Dunlap, Savoy; vice-president, H. A. Aldrich, Neoga; sec that the whole of free tree distribution be mending system retary, L. P. Bryant, Piinceton; treasurer, J. Stanton, Rich- abandoned; favoring free inspection by the state of nurseries, view. orchards, etc., supposed to be affected by the San Jose scale, canker worms, peach yellows, and other dangerously spreading HEAVY PEACH TRADE IN TENNESSEE. pests and diseases, together with their compulsory suppression by or at the expense of the owner of the land infested through H. Lightfoot, who with D. W. Hunter conducts the Chatta the " means prescribed by proper state officers; urging ample nooga Nurseries, Chattanooga, Tenn., writes as follows : The appropriations for the work of the state experiment station, peach industry in this section is booming. Nurserymen could particularly along the lines of more extended work in horticul not begin to supply the demand for trees. We are planting ture. 100 acres in peach pits and expect to make 2,000,000 June Prof. Webster reported that he had found the San Jose scale buds another season. In addition to peach stock we will plant the that there are cover in 44 counties of state; 192 nurseries, 250,000 apple grafts, 50,000 pears for budding, and 60,000 an area and that he had ing of 6,130 acres, destroyed 3,603 cherry stocks ; also we grow about 75 acres strawberry plants infested trees. for southern planters." Although the apple crop was generally a failure, there were some notable and these were of so marked a char exceptions, HORTICULTURAL MEETINGS. acter that the apple tree business is booming among the nur serymen. Following is the" schedule of meetings of horticultural Among those who renewed membership were J. J. Harrison, societies : Painesville: W. W. Farnsworth, Waterville; C. L. Whitney, January 7-8, Virginia Horticultural, Richmond. M. L. H. Pierce, Tall- Warren; Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls; January 8. Connecticut Horticultural, Hartford madge. January 8-9, New Jersey Horticultural, Trenton. January 8-9, New York Fruit Growers, Syracuse. MARYLAND HORTICULTURISTS. January 8-10, Peninsula Horticultural, Berlin, Md. January 8-10. Nebraska Horticultural, Lincoln. The fourth annual meeting of the Maryland Horticultural January 15, Eastern Nurserymen, Rochester. January 15-17, Southern Minnesota, Spring Valley. Society was held in Baltimore December 12th. Professor J. January 15-17, Idaho Horticultural, Boise. B. S. state some nurseries and Norton, pathologist, inspected January 16. Rhode Island Horticultural, Providence. in says a number of plant diseases were found them, princi January 20-32, Nova Scotia Horticultural, Wolfville. pally leaf diseases not of a dangerous character. He spoke January 21, Southern Nursery Association, Charleston, S. C. South Sioux Falls. of crown gall as a disease especially occurring on nursery January 20-22, Dakota, Western New York. Rochester, stock. Professor A. L. Quaintance, state entomologist, read his' January 22-23, February 3-5, Wisconsin Horticultural, Madison. He said an excellent start has been made on a collec report. . February 5, Oregon Horticultural, Corvallis. insects of the state. Extensive tion of the injurious experi February 12-13, Eastern New York, New York. ments are being carried on with crude petroleum in mechanical March 12, American Rose, New York. mixtures for fighting the San Jose scale. The professor has March 12-13, Massachusetts, Worcester. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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IOWA A board of horticulture could also act as a court of inquiry, revoke HORTICULTURISTS. the and seller of a license, arbitrate matters in dispute between buyer and, when necessary, invoke the courts of justice to Plan for Tree Sellers and Tree Stocks at nursery stock, Proposed Examining is redress the injured party. The wail against the wily tree agent State Expense Not Endorsed by the State Horticultural distress 1 heard annually. Is there no remedy to relieve this cry of Society for St. Louis Fair Addresses Preparing by as follows : The committee on secretary's report reported Messrs. Wilson, Linton and Patten. Graham, we be Owing to the growing importance of horticulture in Iowa, lieve the work should be given a wider field of usefulness by changing At the annual convention of the Iowa State Horticultural made a state .our society to a state organization, our secretary being over M. of recommenda Society, presided by J. Wragg, Waukee, Secretary officer, and we therefore heartily commend the secretary's Wesley Greene recommended the transformation of the society tion regarding the formation of a state department of horticulture. into a state department of horticulture in the "following state The committee did not endorse the secretary's plan for ex ment it which, will be seen, touches upon the nursery interests: amining tree sellers and tree stocks at state expense. The department of horticulture should include forestry, floriculture, J. Sexton, of Ames, told why Northwestern Iowa people fruit growing, market gardening and all kindred subjects associated of root and grow their own trees. The relative hardiness top with the study and care of plant life. Such an arrangement would in " is tested, he said. We must not only plant hardy varieties, no way impede the work of the department of agriculture, for the but must be on roots. Here is one field of operation is a large one and there is a plenty of work to do. they propagated hardy for I would to any agent who is soliciting orders The society does not want a change in its organization or to lose its question put ' ' me Where were trees ? If he identity. Experience in the work suggests more could be accomplished trees from : your grown says through a department than as a society. The changes would be nom in the East or South, I would tell him I wanted trees grown inal only. The board of directors of the society would become the in the Northwest states." state board of horticulture, and the secretary of the society the secre Addresses were made by Silas Wilson, M. J. Graham, S. H. tary of the department. The secretary's salary and that of a stenog Linton and O. G. Patten. rapher should be paid from the state treasury, as in the other depart is the resolution introduced and unan ments. This would place the office of the secretary of the society in Following adopted direct contact with the people of the state, and the method of filling imously relative to the St. Louis exposition : the office would be free from political influence. We believe that the horticulture of Iowa should be represented at As a department it might very properly be charged with the care St. Louis in 1903 in a manner worthy of our great state ; that we and supervision of the lawn around the capital building and other recommend this subject to the most earnest consideration of our board public grounds belonging to the state. This need not interfere with of directors, hoping that their plans may be so broad and far-reaching the duties of the custodian, as he would still have control of the build as to worthily compass the object sought. ing and approaches. The committee on president's address endorsed Mr. Wragg's With a stenographer to take care of the clerical work in the office, it recommendation for a liberal appropriation at St. Louis. would leave the secretary more time for field work, to organize local Frederick W. of St. Louis, representing the St. Louis societies, study plant growth in different parts of the state and to note Taylor, made a for a horticultural the distribution of varieties ; to locate the different fungus diseases exposition managers, plea large and insect pests, and to call to his aid, when necessary, the state ento exhibit from Iowa. Mr. Barnes, of Kansas, asked whether the mologist or pathologist to help suppress or destroy them. The de horticultural interests would be separately accommodated at partment co-operating in this work with the experiment station at the St. Louis exposition. Ames, which the state should support as well as the United States "It is too early to say," said Mr. Taylor. government. " I am the fruit show to the management The directors of the society, actiDg as a state board of horticulture. against subjecting of the said Mr. Barnes. could make rules in co-operation with the state entomologist to regu agricultural ring," " late the sale and distribution of nursery stock through the state in What ring ? Do you mean to say that the horticultural laws. The Iowa laws are similar to those of " spection inspection many interests at Buffalo were run by any ring ? asked Mr. Taylor. other states. The law might be strengthened in some respects, and " " No, no," quickly responded Mr. Barnes. They were not. through the department and state entomologist a license could be But there was an issued to all nurseries stock in the state. agricultural ring." selling " For an I I to know about the fruit said Mr. outline of this method, I would suggest that any person guess ought exhibits," " wishing to sell nursery stock in the state shouid send to the depart Taylor. I had charge of the department at Buffalo. I may ment a fee with the application for a license, on receipt of which the add that if one man has the St. Louis department in charge, I state entomologist would inspect the and its condition nursery report shall be he. Whether I shall be more agricultural than horti to the department. Tree jobbers not growing the stock they sell cultural, I am not to say." in addition to the be to a to prepared should, fee, required give bond protect " Fruit men will be to show under Mr. any person from loss which might occur through irregularity in the glad you, Taylor," sale of the stock. said Mr. Barnes. The tree agent also should be required to obtain a license before he Mr. Taylor said that the present plan is to have the horticul is permitted to solicit orders for the sale of nursery stock in the state. tural, agricultural and forestry exhibits in the big agricultural To secure the license he should be required to pay a small fee and send building, which will have a first floor space of almost thirty- at least the names of two reputable citizens in the county in which he three acres, and be the largest exposition building ever erected. lives to vouch for his character. All money received for licenses issued to It was this statement that out the from Mr. be paid into the state treasury. To sell stock without a brought inquiry license should be made a misdemeanor. The board of horticulture Barnes. Mr. Barnes and other fruit growers hope to see the could revoke any license where it had positive evidence that the party horticultural department kept wholly separate from the agri misrepresented the stock sold or offered for sale, or was guilty of fraud cultural. in the transaction. The following officers were elected : President, M. J. This brief outline may not entirely remove the evils complained of, Wragg, Waukee ; vice N. K. but it would have a tendency to strengthen the confidence of the people president, Fluke, Davenport ; in the men Elmer M. who solicit orders for stock, and thus help to build up the- secretary, Wesley Greene, Davenport ; treasurer, nursery trade in the state. Reeves, Waverly. Directors, Abner Bronson, New Sharon ; Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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William Langham, Cedar Rapids ; M. J. Graham, Adel ; C. H. staff ; and the president of the Delaware experimental station True, Edgewood ; P. F. Kinne, Storm Lake ; Eugene Secor, and staff will be present. The meeting promises to be the Forest City. Holdover directors, C. G. Blodgett, Mount Pleasant ; Silas Wilson, Atlantic ; W. O. Willard, Grinnell ; Ben Shontz, Correctionville ; B. F. Ferris, Hampton ; W. A. Burnap, Clear Lake. At the meeting of the Northwestern Iowa Society at Rock well City, December 3-5. a plea was made for a state appro priation for plant breeding. The planting of evergreens for windbreaks was strongly recommended. Evergreens grown in the moist regions are not apt to succeed .well in Iowa. They should be grown here and transplanted at least twice; should not be more than 15 or 20 inches high when set out, and the less they are pruned the better. Pines are better than spruces for windbreaks. The Austrian, Ponderosa and white pines are the best Scotch pine begins to die before the Austrian. Red cedar is not hardy, but it does better on High ground than on low. " ORLANDO HARRISON. Why We Should Grow Our Own Trees in the Northwest," ever held on the The covers of was the subject of a paper by J. Sexton of Ames. Mr. Sexton largest peninsula. society part and and all of Delaware. All who are says there are many reasons why this should be done, not the Maryland Virginia least of which is the fact that the relative hardiness of root and interested in horticulture are invited. top is tested before the plant receives them. He does not MARKETING FRUIT. wish to be understood as saying that a tree grown in the East or South, and brought here, is less hardy than those grown A speaker at the meeting of the Wayne county, New York, here; but as the Eastern or Southern trees are almost invari Fruit Growers association, last month said : ably budded on tender stock they are not so likely to do well. I was in New York and at the dock of the line I In this connection he refers to the large number of cherry and recently Hamburg saw a carload of apples from Oregon going to Hamburg. They were plum trees grown in the South and East, which have been im packed in boxes, graded as to size, and wrapped in tissue paper. It into Iowa in late The budded trees of the ported years. high had cost the grower about $1 a box to put them in New York. If you avoided. Trees East and South, Mr. Sexton says, should be would put up your fruit in as good shape, you would get as good a grown in the Northwest are the only ones which should be price in Hamburg or Liverpool as they do, and make nearly all of that purchased by the Iowa horticulturist, according to Mr. Sexton. dollar more than they do. But you haven't learned to pack your fruit. You use a short or pony barrel, and put all grades of fruit in the same Prairie grown trees, he says, should be the motto of the ama barrel, after stuffing in some cider apples in the center. It is well teur fruit grower. known that the belt of counties along the south shore of Lake Ontario raise the finest flavored apples in the world, and if you would put ELBERTA PEACH TOO LARGELY PLANTED. them up honestly and in good shape, you would get the highest price in foreign markets. It would pay this association to put up a shipment Elberta peach is being too largely planted, and in Elberta of apples on the California plan and send it to Liverpool, even if they had to send a man with it. I this will take this season in future years you are going to see flooded markets, hope organizaton up matter another season, and no mistake, says J. H. Hale in Rural New Yorker. Con sumers are to be all right, while growers who like to going EXPERIMENTAL HORTICULTURE. work for fun will have their hands full, and most likely empty pockets. Georgia will plant from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 George H. Van Houten, secretary of the Iowa Board of Elberta trees this winter, and probably 1,000,000 or 2,000,000 Agriculture, said before the Kansas State Horticultural to be For more would be planted if the trees were had. Society : in I think that Iowa and Nebraska far Kansas and Missouri in months now my nursery has had daily calls for Elberta lots surpass both in and commercial a moderate call cherry culture, quality, quantity value, pro of from 5,000 to 50,000, while there is only longing the season of the English Morello. Speaking more fully of for more earlier and later varieties. We nurserymen profitable the apple, it has been the ambition of the Iowa growers to get an apple Elberta trees for a or two expect a picnic in the sale of year with quality of Jonathan and keeping properties of Ben Davis. Ad " " the orchardists that more, when a busted market will teach absolute cross has been made ; it is not a chance cross. We have a tens of thousands of this cross. You can take the of a tender it is even possible to have too much of good thing. pollen variety and apply it to the pistil of a hardy variety and produce a cross of as decided hardiness as desired. We are beyond the time of theory, PENINSULA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. and are at last near to the time of absolute success. We have also experimented with plums. People across the Missouri river are work- Horticultural Orlando Harrison, president of the Peninsula just as energetically to that end as we. We find people who are rais & of thousands of varieties. I do not mean thousands of but society, is a member of the firm of J. G. Harrison Sons, ing plums, thousands of varieties. Berlin, Md. The fifteenth annual session of the society will and It will be be held at Berlin, Md., January 8, 9 10, 1902. Prof. C. C. Oeorgeson, in charge of the Alaskan experiment stations, of Connecticut of great value to fruit growers. J. H. Hale, ; has reported to the Department of Agriculture that he has found good Professor W. G. Johnson, of American Agriculturist ; R. W. gardens all along the Yukon Valley in the cold interior region of Sylvester, of the Maryland Agriculture college and his entire Alaska. 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then follow the seedsmen and nurserymen. This year, how have The National ever, local merchants and manufacturers of all sorts been

Nurseryman. sending out great quantities of advertising matter something in the of this office for C. L. YATES, Proprietor. RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. unprecedented history years. Every day, for the last four months, we have sent out from twenty- published monthly by five to thirty-five sacks of third-class mail matter. All of our The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., - clerks have been putting in their spare time at sorting it out, weighing it and canceling it, and we have had to employ two 305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. extra clerks besides." One feature about the third-class The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of peculiar postage regula all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. tions is that seeds, bulbs, roots, scions and plants, by being placed in that class, are given preference over every other OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. form of merchandise. The reason for this is that the post- office holds such matter to be of AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, WOO. department special public benefit in that it goes to beautify the country. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Assistant Postmaster Whittlesey is of the opinion that a rate should be made for all third-class and - - - fourth-class - - single One year, in advance, $1.00

-____. matter. Six Months, . .75 Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 " " Six Months, - - - 1.00 AN ERA OF NATURE STUDY. Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements date should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the The opening of the second year of the twentieth century finds of issue. a quite general and active participation in nature study. Nur Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts serymen first became acquanted with the subject the on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. through earnest talks of Professor and looked on Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery Bailey years ago they while he into men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. put practical application his ideas at Cornell,and saw others quickly follow. In the last few years, however, nur ASSOCIATION AHERICAN OF NURSERYMEN. serymen have participated in some of the ideals which were then set up. Robert C. R.J. President, Berckmans, Augusta, Ga.; vice-president, It is apparent to all whose business or whose pleasure in Coe, Fort Atkinson, Wis. ; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, any way associates them with nature, that never before has N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. there been such an active interest in Executive CommitteePeter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, landscape adornment. William Pitkin, N. Y. This was the of Tenn.; Hoehesler, subject principal topic discussion at the open Committee on TransportationA. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; William Pit session of the annual last of the kin, Koehester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knox ing meeting, month, largest ville, Tenn. horticultural society in this country, the Minnesota State Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At a of r.ooo. And a lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; Howard A. Chase, Phila Society, having membership nurseryman O. F. of delphia, Pa. Brand, Faribault, presented at that meeting a paper Committee on TariffIrving Bouse, Rochester, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Paines- " on The Nurseryman's Part in Adornment." ville, O.; Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. Landscape Annual convention for 1902At Milwaukee, Wis., June 11-12. Naturally the nurseryman's part in the improvement of pub lic and a private estates is large one. It is at once Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. recognized by those having charge of such improvement, especially if there has been the education on the Rochester, N. Y., January, 1902. proper subject. All have noted the number of books large published within the last few years on nature These FOR MODIFIED POSTAL LAW. subjects. books have created and fostered a love for the beautiful in nature. Recently there "has appeared Wholesale seedsmen of the have endorsed the bill a work which bears more country directly upon the nurseryman's part providing for doing away with stamps on third-class mail in the adornment of the landscape than do most of the others matter and for having third-class matter weighed at the post- The title is "The Improvement of Towns and Cities." The office and paid for at the regular rate of eight cents per pound. author is Charles Mulford Robinson, member of the Architec Rochester is one of the heaviest mailers in the of tural of America's country League National Committee on Municipal third-class matter. Assistant Postmaster Whittlesey is author Improvements. Although the title sounds dry and the theme for the statement that Rochester sold lends itself to Mr. Robinson ity the^ postoffice prosiness, has produced a really one-cent the last three months. book on 2,000,000 stamps during Most. entertaining civic aesthetics. It is a timely volume matter and at an of ten and will be a of these went on third-class average valuable addition to the library of the progressive for one-cent on cents a pound, allowance being made stamps nurseryman. It is published by G. P. Putnam's Sons New matter weighing less than two ounces, represents the enormous York. of of such matter sent the over the titles of quantity 200,000 pounds through Passing rapidly the chapters on the site of the time indicated Mr. All the the street local office during by Whittlesey. city, plan, burial of wires, smoke nuisance, the of this matter had first to be its senders and then architectural stamped by advertising problem, development, we note a dis cancelled the clerks. cussion of the tree's postmarked and by postoffice importance, in which the author refers to " one-third of this third-class mail is sent out the rise of esteem for trees in Fully by cities, gives two views as to their the New York Institute of Science," said Mr. Whittlesey, "and proper ownership, and comments on trees in Paris and Ameri- Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 7 can cities and the activity of village improvement and tree present need of trees is great, there is another side to the question. A planting societies. Assuming that it is generally admitted that short-lived tree grows quickly, coming into early usefulness, and serves its purpose for from to A trees are desirable in cities, Mr Robinson asks their care twenty-five fifty years. long-lived why tree usually grows more slowly, but serves its purpose for a century has been so neglected. He finds that the disregard of trees or more. In many cases it is advisable to use the two kinds in such a tends more and more to to the that as cities extend apply past; way that the long-lived trees will become useful about the time the boundaries take in where the trees have been they villages short-lived trees reach maturity. The latter can then be removed, the allowed to grow and that these trees are then preserved. He leaving ground to the long-lived trees. In all cases an ultimate stand of such trees as makes a plea for city ownership as against the individual elms, oaks, walnuts, or chestnuts should be the aim. ownership of city trees, and cites examples of the successful of that Under the trial plan. It is suggested that labels be used to desig heading, "Obtaining the Trees," Mr. Hill sug name forest nate the and date of planting of trees in cities. Much gests seedlings, home-grown seedlings and trees from a more might be made of Arbor Day, says the author. The nursery. He says: of and of the centers or possibilities gardening parking along The most common method of obtaining forest trees in regions remote sides of streets and avenues are In from the natural woodland is to suggested. short, the book purchase them . from a nursery. all nurseries trees for is full of suggestions; some of them not entirely new, but all of Nearly grow ornamental planting, and a number in the States them commendable. prairie offer stock for forest planting. Where large quantities are handled, the trees are usually sold as when one This work and others of its class will do much to stimulate seedlings or two years old, and are quoted by the hundred or thousand, the price lines that must affect the activity along directly nurseryman. for ordinary kinds ranging from $2 to $7 per thousand. Ornamental A writer on the Pacific where is trees are at the coast, everything magnified, sold age of from three to five years, after having been even Nature producing there some of her finest specimens, is transplanted once or more. They are sold by the single tree, or in small at from 10 of the opinion that the twentieth century has ushered in the quantities, prices ranging to 25 cents each. As a rule there is little " to be gained by planting large trees. age of fruit." A Roeding, a Wellhouse, a Burbank, a Bur With the of pee, a Bailey, a Hale, is continually coming forward with some suggestions Mr. Hill, the nursery agent should have marked success with fruit or flower, and commercial orchards little difficulty in securing the adoption of a plan of tree at all the school are occupying vast acreages in all sections of the country. All planting properties in his territory. The bulletin is No. of the is based on nature study, and as the nurseryman enters another 134 farmers' series. year at the beginning of the new century, he has every reason to view the prospect with confidence that the field is large, tastes are being educated and there is more and more a ten WESTERN WHOLESALERS. dency to appreciate the beautiful in landscape and the truly meritorious in orchard fruits. At the meeting of the Western Association of Wholesale Nurserymen, at Kansas City, on December 17th, a brisk demand for TREE PLANTING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. nursery products was reported. The nurserymen are encouraged by the good crops and other favorable condi tions. It was decided to issue stock A bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture, condition reports during " July, August, September and October. A fair stock of the by William L. Hall on Tree Planting on Rural School main varieties of was as on hand Grounds," suggests a field of operation by the nurseryman. nursery products reported for the trade. The Mr. Hall calls attention to the fact that in cases school spring following subjects were discussed : many " New Varieties of Fruit That Should Be houses are isolated from trees of any kind. He shows Generally Grown," entirely " A. H. Kan. Root Knot and the of surrounding school houses with trees as a Griesa, Lawrence, ; Tree Pests," advisability " J. H. Skinner, North Topeka, Kan. ; The Outlook means of protection from storms and as an object lesson in the Bright for the Painstaking, Conscientious F. H. Stan- value of trees generally. He refers to Arbor Day tree plant Nurseryman," nard, Ottawa, Kan. ing and suggests a better method of observing that day. He says : The following officers were elected : President, A. L. While undue haste in adopting a plan should be carefully avoided, it Brooke, North Topeka, Kan. ; vice-president, R. H. Blair, movements fail not should be remembered that many good by being Kansas City, Mo. ; secretary-.treasurer, E. J. Holman, Leaven If the district adopts the policy of establishing properly prosecuted. worth, Kan. ; executive committee, J. H. Skinner, F. Stan- and maintaining a plantation of trees and shrubs on the permanently nard, A. Willis, H. B. Chase, E. S. Welch. school ground for ornament, protection, and improvement, a great ad there is no vance will have been made ; but until this has been done guaranty of lasting results. It is easy to arouse the tree-planting of the dis E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind., and Mr. Chase of Huntsville, spirit in the school, but unless this interest has the support Ala., take the called upon Western New York nurserymen the trict it is to wane and languish. The teacher cannot during closing days likely of 1891. responsibility, for his tenure of office is liable to be short. Both must be the chief In carrying out teacher and school among agencies The department of the interior has withdrawn [from settlement all to the directed the work, but only according general plan, judiciously lands in Montana north and west of the Kootenai river. The order authorities. The celebration of Arbor Day by the district appropriate involves 1,000,000 acres of land. The new forest reserve will be known the will aid in the of education and as a part of plan greatly promotion as the Kootenai. Idaho will contribute 276,000 acres. is sentiment in tree planting. As soon as a policy of planting adopted, be to the Nurserymen and fruit growers of New York state have some experienced person should appointed superintend agreed a bill for preparation of the ground, the procuring of the trees, the planting, upon legislative providing fumigation of nursery stock in infested nurseries and all stock into and the subsequent cultivation. brought the state. This commit need of trees continu tee is in charge ; S. D. Geneva C. M. The school ground being permanent and the Willard, ; Hooker, Irving Rouse trees should be used. But where the and William Pitkin of Rochester. ous, for the most part long-lived Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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and a lover of AN cal affairs. Not so with him. Eminent as a botanist, IMPORTANT SUIT. time and kindred sciences, Professor Meehan gave very much of his as a member of the com thought to the unselfish service of the public Iowa Company Enjoined From Using the Name of the Great useful For mon council of Philadelphia, and in other capacities. Northern of as the of Nursery Company, Baraboo, Wis.Defendants twenty years he was conspicuous courageous champion and he could be Amended Articles of Incorporation and Changed measures that were for the public good, always counted to resist steadfastly and resolutely any action by which Name of CompanyPresident Foley's Signal upon If our state the public interests were to be threatened or sacrificed. Victory All Costs Paid. of this and municipal legislatures were composed wholly of members stamp they would make a very close approach to ideal government. The Great Northern of has and Nursery Co., Baraboo, Wis., One of the permanent memorials of Professor Meehan's useful won an important victory in the courts, the details of which disinterested public labors, which will commend him to this and suc are of is the small movement, by described by the Baraboo Republic as follows : ceeding generations Philadelphians, park " which of those have been dedicated to the per For some time past Mr. M. F. Foley, president of the many breathing spots of the people. The public school system found in Great Northern Nursery Company of Baraboo, Wis., has been petual enjoyment the departed citizen a firm friend. He bore a prominent part in all the battling with the of an Iowa concern that has representatives public movements of his vicinage, and by his example led the way to made use of the name of the Great Northern Nursery Com the better citzenship which advances communities. Professor Meehan's " pany. This use of the name, Great Northern Nursery Com voice, his counsel and his intelligent zeal for the righteous cause will and elsewhere. pany," Mr.. Foley considered was an infringement on the be missed in the municipal legislature in botanical rights of the original Great Northern Nursery Company and At a very early age Professor Meehan was interested and took also interfered with that company's business. research. He became distinguished as a vegetable biologist, and discoveries. For " very high rank in evolutionary investigations Mr. Foley realized that it would be very expensive to more than forty years he was an active member or the Philadelpia the matter into and the courts of but in carry through Iowa, Academy of Natural Sciences, and was long in practical charge of the order ever to protect his increasing business and his patrons botanical section. He was an honored member of many other scientific throughout the Northwest, it became necessary to institute associations. His frequent contributions to scientific publications gave him a national as an botanical and horticul suit against the parties who were using the name of his com reputation authority upon tural subjects. His services were very often called iato requisition as pany to enjoin the Iowa concern from the further use of that a lecturer before scientific bodies. Professor Meehan's contributions to name. botanical and allied science would fill volumes. " many An action was begun in Iowa City, Iowa, and has> ter The attendance at the funeral of Mr. Meehan was very minated in a complete victory for the original Great Northern large. City councils were represented by fully two-thirds of Nursery Company of Baraboo, Wis. A similar case had the members, including the president of the lower branch, of never been brought in the courts there, and Mr. Foley realized which the dead councilman was so long a member. The that it fell to his lot to carry on the test case. His success is board of education, the twenty-second sectional school board, a splendid vindication of his company and his rights to the the academy of natural sciences, the small parks association, name he has labored so hard to build up. " the commercial museums and other bodies with which Mr. The defendants in the case were J. P. Regan, owner of the Meehan was connected, either directly or by association in Iowa City Nursery, and H. P. Paasch and Charles Kane. public work, also were represented, as were the public schools After three decisive decisions upon demurrers interposed by of Germantown by both teachers and pupils. the defendants, all being against the Iowa concern, the defend The remains of the great botanist were laid in the library, ants realized the futulity of further contesting the matter, and which was almost filled with floral tributes from public bodies amended their articles of incorporation and assumed the name and lifelong friends. Councils' token was a sheaf of wheat, of the Empire Nursery Company of Coralville, Iowa, under with roses and chyrsanthemums, and among the flowers from which name they are now operating. In addition to being the Germantown schools was a wreath of violets and lilies of obliged to give up the name of the Great Northern Nursery the valley from the teachers and janitors of the schools for Company, the defendants were compelled to pay the costs and colored children, in whose welfare Mr. Meehan took such an all expenses connected with the proceedings of the trial. earnest interest. " It a source of to know that after a is satisfaction thriving At the head of Ihe casket were simple sprays of Douglas business has been built up by close application and careful spruce, taken from a tree grown from a sprig that formed part attention to the interests and demands of the fruit growers of of Mr. Meehan's bed while on an exploring expedition in the the country the courts will respect the owner's right to that Wasatch mountains, which was used by him on the evening of name. The victory thus won in this case will go far towards the day he discovered the Engelmann canon. any who seek a short cut to gain an enviable discouraging by The who were honorary pall-bearers, selected from among name, and to obtain the benefits therefrom which are justly the members of the various civic and scientific bodies of due to another." which Mr. Meehan was a member, were Professor Monroe Williard, Simon Mendelssohn, Dr. Samuel G. Dr. E. THOMAS MEEHAN. Dixon, J. Nolan, Stewardsen Brown, Charles Roberts, Dr. Jesse Michener, James R. Gates, Jacob J. Seeds, Edwin C. Gellet, The Public Ledger, Philadelphia, commenting editorially Uselma C. Smith, Dr. Edward Brooks, Dr. Willis Alrich, Dr. upon the death of Thomas Meehan, said: James Darrach, Charles H. Miller, Horace J. Smith, Dr. W. The public will learn this morning with deep regret that Professor P. Wilson. The. active pall-bearers were Robert D. Thomas Meehan, who stood for all that is commendable and praise Cridland, Charles W. Kesser, Arthur Denham, Vernon worthy in our citizenship, has passed away. Professor Meehan had Henry Illman, William A. the literary and scientific temperament which in too many instances Carsel, J. Cotflesh, Rockwell Meehan and William C. has withdrawn men from public life and active participation in politi Butler. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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antine laws; that we urge amending and improving the pure food Hmoncj Growers anb dealers. laws. Thomas B. Meehan, J. Franklin Meehan and S. Mendelson Meehan, the William J. remaining partners in the firm of Thomas Meehan & Sons, have pur Peters, Troy, O., called on Western New York nursery chased the interest of their late Thomas Meehan, and will con men early last month. father, tinue the business under the old firm name of Thomas Meehan & Sons. F. S. Phoenix, Bloomington, 111., is vice-president of the Central Meehan's wfil still be continued. S. Mendelson Meehan will Illinois Horticultural Society. Monthly be the editor. He has been doing much of the editorial work for the Mrs. Hexamer, wife of Dr. F. M. Hexamer, horticulturist, New past two or three years. York City, died Dec. 31, aged 70 years. Cox Brothers, Lawrence Co., Ohio, at the Ohio Horticultural meet The exports of nursery stock during September, 1901, were "Valued ing, reported a crop of 1,700 barrels of fine Rome Beauty apples. at $4,010, against $5,116 in September, 1900. Their fancy grade sold for $5 per barrel. Notwithstanding all that has The water tower and tank in the of Arthur & large nursery Bryant been said against the Kieffer pear, reports from nearly all sections of were fire on Son, Princeton, 111., destroyed by December 16th. the state place it at the head of the list for profit. Kieffers this season H. J. & O. Brabham, Bramberg, S. C, have presented to the. man sold frorn $1 to $1.50 per bushel, and the demand was not satisfied. agers of the Charleston Exposition half a carload of evergreens for Peaches were reported a heavy crop from all sections of the state. : the b!-"-"' grounds. Next spring, says Success, the secretary of agriculture will distribute M. J. was last a director Wragg, Waukee, Iowa, re-elected, monthi throughout the country young trees and seeds. Each member of con of the Iowa State of also 6f the Department Agriculture; president gress will be asked to furnish a list of constituents to whom he would State Horticultural Society. like to have trees or seeds sent. The seedlings will be grown in the The dutiable imports during the month of September, 1901, of plants', government propagating houses, and forwarded to their destinations trees, shrubs and vines amounted to $279,613, as compared with $318,- with specific instructions as to how- they should be raised and cared 118 during the same month a year ago. for. In this way the government expects to start several million hew The dutiable imports during the month of October, 1901, of plants, trees every year. " trees, shrubs and vines amounted to $194,817, as compared with $165,- James O'Neill, the father of the nurserymen of California, a whole- 725 during the same month a year ago. souled, genial old gentleman, whom it was our pleasure to meet at the fruit convention at San is a in his line," More than 1,200 plates of fruit were exhibited at the annual meeting growers' Francisco, genius the Rural Californian. " and he of the Missouri Horticultural Society at St. Joseph, last, month: It says Broadminded, quick energetic, is the friend of all with whom he comes in and a real was declared to exceed the exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition. contact, walking encyclopedist of knowledge on growing fruit trees. Mr. O'Neill is the California products, 1900 : Cured fruit output (including prunesj, originator of the Imperial prune, the reputation of which is well 47.290 tons ; fresh fruit shipments, 91,187 tons ; orange and lemon crop established for size and flavor. As far back as 1853 he was honored 24,900 cars ; prune output, 174.000,000 pounds ; raisin yield, 94,000,000 with a special medal of merit at the state horticultural meeting in pounds. Pennsylvania for the finest native and foreign fruits grown on his place, It is stated that the orange-orchard area of Riverside, Cal., covers and the competition was keen." thirty square miles, or 19,200 acres, on which are growing 1,536,000 orange trees. The money value of the crop approximates $6,000,000 annually. OREGON NURSERIES. The exports during October, 1901, of nursery stock were valued at $7,895, against $7,329 in October, 1900. The total export of seeds in The Northwest Horticulturist publishes a description of reached a valuation of of October, 1901, $1,134,343, against $1,591,430 nurseries in Oregon, from which the following summary is last year. made : During the last days of October a state horticultural society was Albany Nursery, Albert Brownell, proprietor. Sixty organized by the fruit men of South Carolina at a meeting at Columbia. Albany acres. orders for commercial growers in Oregon, California and T. J. Williams, of Columbia, was elected president ; Charles E. Cham- Large are filled. bliss, of Clemson College, secretary. Washington Oregon Nursery Company, Salem Established ten years ago The twenty -seventh annual meeting of the New Jersey Horticultural by A. McGill and M. McDonald. They ship to every state, including Society will be held in Trenton, January 8 and 9. Herbert W. Colling- Montana and Utah, north and west on the Pacific coast. They control wood, editor of Rural New Yorker, will give an address on the String- about 200 acres of nursery at Salem, their headquarters, besides having fellow method of planting peach trees. branch nurseries at North Yakima, Wash., Los Angeles, Pomona, and " The florists and of derive more custom from the nurserymen Japan Santa Paula, Cal., and a branch office at Missoula, Mont. The large sale of tea in their than from the of and gardens disposal plants packing house at Salem covers an area of 175 x 195 feet. A refrigera J.-K. M. L Boston. " The flowers," says Farquehar, Japs congregate tor at one end keeps trees in a low moist temperature, to prevent bud in numbers in these to their favorite beverage and large gardens sip ding out, even to the latter part of April. This serves well for stock their devotion to which amounts to a admire the plants and flowers, to be shipped to Northern Montana and like late seclions. From thirty cult." to forty men are constantly on the road canvassing for orders, and to fruit or stock to Austria-Hungary, Bel Nurserymen desiring ship during packing season about one hundred persons are employed about of Good Netherlands, New Zea gium, Cape Hope, France, Germany, the nursery and office. A. W. McDonald and A. W. Powers are mem Switzerland or are referred to Dr. L. O. Howard, U. S. land, Turkey bers of the company. No. new or to his Circular series, Entomologist, Washington, D. C, 41, Pacific Nursery, Tangent Proprietors, W. O. Hudson and his Division of Entomology. son, A. D. Hudson, who went from Michigan. Established eight years Orlando Harrison, president of the Peninsula Horticultural Society, ago. has asked Governor John Walter Smith to give the address of welcome Russellvillk Nursery, E ist Portland Established a few years Dirrickson on behalf of II. Lewis. on the part of the county, and Dr. James C. ago by Lewis Brothers. Now conducted by F. Walker and A. the town, at the meeting of the society at Berlin, Worcester county, At Other Points Mt. Tabor Nursery, T. V. Sluman, proprietor; men to read A. Md., January 8-10. He has secured prominent papers J. B. Pilkington Nursery, East Portland ; Monte Vista Nursery, to horticulture. in and take part in the discussions on subjects pertaining Halladay, at Seappoose ; Christopher Nursery, John A. Stewart, White River between Tacoma and Seattle Sound Nur President Ell wood Cooper, of the California State Board of Horticul Valley, ; Puget in San made sery and Seed Co., C. N. Sandahl, Seattle ; Yakima Nursery, Thomas ture, at the recent meeting of fruit growers Francisco, of Columbian E. F. Babcock ; these recommendations : That we request an appropriation $10,000 Hopkins; Nursery, Waitsburg, Col., destruc Northwestern C. L. Walla Walla Milton Nurseries, from the next legislature, to be expended in securing parasites Nursery, Whitney, ; of our fruit A. Miller & Son, Milton. tive to insect pests; that we work for improvement quar Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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IOWA TREE PRESERVATION. share crop orchards.

the Stare Forestry Law Proposed by the Forestry Association Would Among the many interesting things developed during is the final out fruit Encourage Planting of Fruit as Well as Forest Trees past season, bearing upon the industry, orchards on Endorsement by Treasurer of State Horticultural come of those who have set out apple and peach the Arkansas Fruit Society Regulations as to Reservations. what is called the "share crop plan," says set out Grower. A great many farmers in North Arkansas the orchards on this plan several years ago and this season At the initial of the Iowa Park and Asso meeting Forestry At the nurserymen came around for their share of the fruit. ciation in Des Moines, last month, President Macbride presid time the trees were furnished, the farmer contracted to let the ing, B. Shimek, C. A. Mosier and Elmer Reeves reported a bill nurserymen have a certain share of the fruit, and was more to be urged on the coming General Assembly providing for than anxious to set an orchard on these terms. He figured the encouragement of tree planting in Iowa. It provides that that he was not able to pay for the trees, the nursery would upon any tract of land in the state the owner or owners may furnish the trees free of charge, he could well afford to divide select a permanent forest reservation not less than two acres the fruit for a certain period, after which time the orchard in continuous area, or a forest tree reservation of not less than would be all his own. one acre in area, or both; a forest reservation to contain not less The nursery furnished the trees against the work of the than 160 growingforest trees per acre; one-fifth of the trees shall farmer caring for them, and as the nursery makes the heaviest not be removed in any one year; a fruit tree reservation shall investment or outlay it appears perfectly natural that they contain not less than ninety fruit trees; cattle, horses, mules, should share in the enterprise. The farmers are never urged sheep, goats and hogs shall not be allowed to pasture on these into these deals. It is usually after earnest solicitation that reservations until the trees reach a diameter of four inches; the nurseryman is induced to furnish trees on such terms and forest tree reservations shall be assessed on a taxable value of that after he sees there is no chance to sell the trees to the $i per acre; if used for a pasture, at half the full taxable party wanting to set an orchard. value. It is not determined, as yet, whether the auditor of But the season was oh the farmer's state or a newly created officer should have charge of the past trying integrity. business. It is contemplated that the officer who has it in He beheld his trees loaded with fruit. Some one bushel, some five bushels and ten bushels tree. The calls charge shall appoint deputies who will serve without pay. per nurseryman and demands the which is in strict with the " fruit, harmony I am strictly in favor of the proposition of the Iowa Park contract. This he cannot deny, but he begins to compare the and Forestry Association to pass a law encouraging the grow crop of fruit with the small sum for which he could have ing of trees in this state," said former Treasurer W. M. Bom- bought the trees some six or eight years previous. After he berger of Shelby county of the State Horticultural Society, to has it all out sees " figured and that he would have been a few a of the Iowa State but it will have to representative Register, hundred " dollars ahead, if he is an honest man he will say, I provide some limit to the number of acres the fruit men may see where I could have saved something by paying cash for the reserve exempt from taxation. This was the difficulty with trees, but I didn't have the cash and I am willing to stick to the old law. It did not limit the acreage of exempted the contract." But it is not every farmer who can look at it orchards. The result was that in some of the counties in in that light. In some cases the fruit has been gathered which Southwestern Iowa it was impossible to secure enough revenue to the properly belonged nurserymen who are at the mercy of to run the schools, even because so much of the land was the very men to whom they have valuable from taxation under that law. If the number of acres practically given exempt orchards. is limited, as it should bs, there can be ho difficulty in passing and enforcing the law, and it will prove of great benefit to the THREE CENTURIES IN NURSERY BUSINESS. people.

" The land of this state can not raise trees good agricultural Through a good portion of the eighteenth, all through the the thousands of acres of to a profit; but poor land, hill-sides, nineteenth and the start centuries, of the twentieth, my family low etc., can be put to that use profitably, in my opinion. has been land, engaged in the nursery business. My grandfather, I think has demonstrated these two facts. A law the founder of experience the business, was born in or about the same which will exempt forest tracts and certain acreages of fruit as year King George III., 1738 or 1740. When this Richard trees from taxation will give a stimulus to an industry which will Hartland reached manhood, he went to Kew Gardens as one us untold benefits continuously after ten years. It is esti of the give staff, got noticed by the then Marquis of Bute, and mated that all of the timber will be gone in forty or fifty years, Earl James of Kingston of Mitchelstown Castle, in this and then the people who want timber or use it will have to buy both of whom county, encouraged him to go to Ireland. He it instead of cutting it for nothing from government lands as went and got special apartments in the Castle, his first work Then the man and the state that has timber to sell to-day. being the laying out of the entire grounds. will be Besides that a or forest for itself wealthy grove pays "I have lived all through her late Majesty's long and seen as it in fence tele reign, and a handsome profit goes along, posts, all the changes in agricultural matters from the timber stove etc." plough, phone poles, wood, the reaping with a sickle or hook, to the great facilities of committee of the State Horticultural the The legislative Society present day, in both the sowing and harvesting. We had Secor of Forest Silas Wilson of no is: Eugene City, Atlantic, potato blight until 1846, the haulms keeping green until cut W. M. of C. L. Watrous of Des Moines down I I Bomberger Harlan, naturally by frost. hope have proved to have a E. Summers of Ames. claim to a and Prof. H. strong seniority in calling to which I am proud to Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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belong." Wm. Baylor Hartland, Seedsman to her late I would hunt for trees four or five years old, one and one half to two Majesty, Queen Victoria, Ware House, Patrick Street, Cork, in inches through, that stand from four to six feet apart in nursery row ; Gardener's Chronicle. have had good root pasturage and appear very healthy. These trees must have stored up in their tissue a good deal of vitality, and I think they would soon come into bearing if one would nourish the buds during LARGEST CHESTNUT GROVE. summer and fall and not stimulate wood growth by spring cultivation. Mulch the trees when first set to hold moisture until roots become Coleman H. Sober of Union county, Pa., owns the largest established, and then let grass in spring take up fertility and prevent excessive wood this on chestnut grove in the United States, says the Philadelphia growth. Letting grass decay ground during fall to feed the fruit buds is the key-note of my practice. Doing this Press. It comprises 205 acres, with over 100,000 trees. Mr. saves a lot of labor, and I believe it is in the long run the best way. Sober is a wealthy lumberman of Lewisburg whose object is to render profitable the millions of wild mountain land in the Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y., returned last month from a brief commonwealth. When a of 12 he asked his father while boy visit to France. grafting fruits, to graft some young chestnut trees, but was only laughed at. Five years ago he carried out his boyish idea, on land too rough even for sheep pasture, the waste of %on$ anb Short. lumbering operations, on the sides of Irish Valley, eight miles from Shamokin. Pine and oak were cut down a generation Clematis may be had of George Bros., East Penfield, N. Y. ago, leaving chestnut standing. these Cutting down, young The Hardie spray pumps are sold at 56 Larned street, Detroit. shoots sprung up which were with scions of grafted Paragon, John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., are headquarters for seeds. a crisp, sweet nut, five times as as tne native chestnut large Transplanted Loganberry is wanted by Wm. Fell &Co., Hexham, This fall Mr. Sober harvested his first crop, 30 bushels, worth England. a and in a few his returns will be the $7 bushel, years by October Purple plums are offered by Stephen Hoyt's Sons, New thousands. In fact, the estimate for next year is about 3,000 Canaan, Conn. bushels, which, at $6, would be $18,000, from land not worth A foreman for nursery is wanted by J. A. Taylor, Wynnewood, $3 an acre for farming purposes. Indian Territory. Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y., offer a complete list of orna mental and fruit stock. LARGEST HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A bookkeeper and stenographer is wanted by the Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn. The annual meeting of the Minnesota Horticultural Society Hardy border plants are a specialty with the Central Michigan Nur was held at Dec. Minneapolis, 3-6. Landscape adornment sery Co., Kalamazoo, Mich. was the of the first session. President Pender- principal topic Kansas grown Mahaleb cherry seedlings are a specialty at the Martin gast announced that the society was the largest of the kind in Nurseiies, Winfield, Kansas. the United States, having a membership of 1,000. There were Irish juniper, Norway maple and assorted peach trees are offered by Pa. added to the library last year 275 books. Cash balance on C. L. Longsdorf, Floradale, hand, $959.48. The Bordeaux nozzle is sold by Henion & Hubbell, Chicago. It is said to be the best for stock. The general subject of the last session was the improvement spraying nursery " 50,000 Crimson Rambler roses are offered by W. E. Wallace, Ridge- of fruit. The following papers were read : Growing Seed land, S. O. He ships all winter in paper-lined boxes. lings to Improve the Apple and Plum," Wyman Elliott, " Apple, peach, cherry, Keiffer pear, American arborvitae and red Minneapolis ; Practice of Budding and Its Relation to the raspberries may be had of H. M. Simpson & Sons, Vincennes, Ind. Improvement of Fruits," illustrated, R. S. Mackintosh, St. roses on own and Wickson " Hybrid perpetual and climbing roots, Anthony Park ; Selection of Wood for Grafting," Clarence plums can be obtained of Morris, Stone & Wellington, Fonthill, " of and Grafts in Im Wedge, Albert Lea ; Adaptation Stock Ontario, Canada. A. West "Bud proving Fruits," J. Philips, Salem, Wis.; Elmire Sebire, Filsaine, France, is grower and shipper of fruit stocks Variations and 'Sports" in Improving Fruit," Prof. S. B. of all leading kinds. August Rolker & Sons, 52 Dey St., New York, " Green, St. Anthony Park ; Science and Practice of Cross- are the American agents. have Pollination," Prof. N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. D. ; "Influ The Bamberg Nurseries, H. J. & O. Brabham, Bamberg, S. 0., for sale at a low rate a number of plate books in condi. ence of Cultivation on the Permanent Improvement of agent's good tion ; also Manetti cuttings. Fruits," Dewain Cook, Windom. 200,000 apple for spring delivery, all grades, are offered by E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, Iowa ; also Keiffer pear. Apple and crab grafts WOULD PLANT FIVE-YEAR OLD TREES. are made in any style, to order. Evergreen seedlings by the million are grown by the Sherman Nur Grant Regarding chances for success with apple orchards, sery Co., Charles City. Iowa. They have a surplus of two-year grape M. Hitchings, of Onondaga county, New York, says in answer and hardy fruit and ornamental stock adapted to the North. of N. are a to a query in Rural New Yorker : Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, Y., receiving large number of European orders for plants of their new climbing rose It seems to be a case of each one finding out for himself what is best Dorothy Perkins. This is the variety that was awarded a silver medal for his particular location Now, as to what I am doing this fall, j at the Pan American Exposition last summer. have ordered 125 Spy, 75 from a Syracuse nursery, 50 of Rogers pedi rich in The Mount Arbor E. S. Welch Shenandoah, gree trees. The trees from Syracuse are grown on heavy clay, Nurseries, proprietor, are well for root for the potash, and are full of vitality. The pedigreed trees are smaller, but Iowa, exceptionally equipped making grafts with trade. attention to and and have one have a known parentage. I shall watch their development They pay particular apple crab, work of interest. The trees from that heavy clay have always started better packing house and cellar especially designed for the grafting, and Their winter list will be sent on with me than the trees from other nurseries. packing callousing. application. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection i the national nurseryman.

hemlock in abundance. or cedar, and several species of fir and varying not IRecent publications. Ovet all the other species the Douglas spruce reigns supreme. It is the but a only a large tree, the tallest in America next to redwood, very beautiful one with foliage, handsome pendant No one in all the trades, professions and occupations of life has more bright green drooping Mr. and a shaft and round and regular." reason to reverence Nature than has the nurseryman. It is only through cones, exquisitely straight for her smiling aid and inviolable laws that he succeeds in propagating Muir refers to the use of this spruce ship spars. now and the fact that the of the varieties of fruit and flower and ornamental or useful shrub The author, then, emphasises grandeur many " these reserves is unvisited, unknown. These and tree demanded by his patrons. It is to him more than to other great unappreciated, he " should draw thousands of admiring vis workers in the soil that the wonders of forest and plain appeal ; for his grand reservations," says, itors at least in are as if of no account, mind is bent on tree and flower exclusively. To the nurserymen, there summer, yet they neglected and are allowed to ruin them as fast as they like. A few fore, as indeed to all lovers of Nature, the recently published work of spoilers " cut here were set in London, Philadelphia and Chi John Muir, on Our National Parks," is of special interest. peeled spars up but the countless cago, where they excited wondering attention ; The author of this' book has treated his subject in so entertaining and hosts of living trees rejoicing at home on the mountains are scarce con. instructive a manner that his title seems but faintly to indicate the sub one will but sidered at all." As an example of what may be seen if ject matter, unless one is somewhat familiar with the broad expanses visit these the extract is made from a brief de of mountain and forest in the far West. The book is mountains, following appropriately : of the reserve in the Cascade referred to " scription by Mr. Muir range dedicated to Charles S. Sargent, steadfast lover and defender of the "To one who looks from some over its vast breadth, country's forests," for twenty seven years director of the Arnold Ar high standpoint seems all one mono boretum, chairman of important commissions for the preservation of the forest on the west side of the Cascades dim, dark, " the summit forests, author of Silva of North America" and other works. It is tonous field, broken only by the white volcanic cones along of the Back in the untrodden wilderness a carpet made up of sketches published in the Atlantic Monthly in attempt to range. deep-furred of brown and mosses covers the like a set forth the beauty and usefulness of our wild mountain forest reser yellow ground garment, press about the feet of the and in rich bosses and vations to the end that they may be preserved. ing trees, rising softly kindly over every rock and mouldering trunk, leaving no spot uncared In the first chapter Mr. Muir notes with pleasure a tendency to for ; and, small prairies and flinging the meadows and the wander in wildernesses and proceeds to nourish that tendency, describ. dotting banks of streams not seen in general views, we find, besides the great ing in simple yet alluring manner the attractions of the great forest conifers, a considerable number of hardwood trees, oak, ash, maple, preserves for business men needing rest from the cares of a strenuous alder, wild apple, cherry, arbutus, Nuttall's flowering dogwood, and in life. Thompson-Seton has brought into busy homes and offices the some places chestnut. In a few favored spots the broad-leaved maple daily life of feathered and furry denizens of plain and valley; the love grows to a height of a hundred feet in forests by itself, sanding out of Nature is fostered even more by Mr. Muir's graphic descriptions of large limbs in magnificent interlacing arches covered with mosses and both habitat and habitant ; his depicture is interwoven with mention ferns, thus forming lofty sky-gardens and rendering the underwoods of the animal people of the forest, experiences with individuals forming delightfully cool. No finer forest ceilings are to be found than these many an aside. Full advantage has been taken of the opportunity for maple arches, while the floor ornamented with tall ferns and rubus an enthusist truthfully to portray the grandeur of mountain peak and vines, and cast into hillocks by the bulging, moss covered-roots of the towering tree, of echoing canon and verdant plain. trees, matches it well. The book is as as it is instructive. After a fascinating expressing " Passing from beneath the heavy shadows of the woods, almost any regret that the work of man is likely to effect still greater changes in where one steps into lovely gardens of lilies, orchids, heathworts and the beauties of Nature, the author takes a bird's-eye view of the gar wild roses. the lower slopes, in where the dens of the continent, starting with the vast tundras of Alaska, smooth, Along especially Oregon, woods are less dense, there are miles of rhododendrons making glorious even, undulating, continuous beds of flowers and leaves from latitude masses of purple in the spring, while all about the streams and the lakes 62 degrees to the shores of the Arctic ocean, Nature's own reservation and the beaver meadows there is a rich of defended by kindly frost. The Yellowstone, Yosemite, General Grant tangle hazel, plum, cherry, crab-apple, cornel, gaultheria, and rubus, with of flowers and and Sequoia national parks are described in detail in succeeding chap myriads abundance of other more delicate such as bro- ters, but in the discussion of the wild parks of the West are most inter bloomers, erythronium, diaea, fritillaria, calochortus, and the hider of the esting descriptions of the Black Hills Reserve of South Dakata, filled Cliutonia, lovely north, Calypso. Beside all these bloomers, there are wonderful fern with yellow pine and Engelmann spruce, and carpeted with an abund eries about the many misty waterfalls, some of the fronds ten feet ance of flowers ; the Rocky Mountain Reserves, the Teton, Yellowstone, high, others the most delicate of their the maidenhair the rocks Lewis and Clark, Bitter Root and Priest River and Flathead, compre tribe, fringing within reach of the lightest dust of the while the trees hending more than twelve million acres of mostly unclaimed, rough, spray, shading on the cliffs above look forest-covered mountains in which the great rivers of the country take them, leaning over, like eager listeners anxious to catch every tone of the restless waters." their rise. The least known of all of this grand group of reserves is the Bitter Root, the wildest, shaggiest block of forest wilderness in the It is in this happy style throughout the book that the reader is intro duced to scenes Rocky Mountains, "full of happy, healthy, storm-loving trees, full of restful in the extreme. In every line is seen the author's streams that dance and sing in glorious array, and full of Nature's love for the trees and the mountains, the flowers and the dashing " animals, elk, deer, wild sheep, bears." Wander here a whole sum streams about which he writes. Very unappreciative indeed must be the who mer if you can," says Mr. Muir. "Thousands of God's wild blessings person kaving read Mr. Muir's description of Yellowstone does will search you and soak you as if you were a sponge, and the big days park not long to visit that wonderful spot at once. The same be said of will go by uncounted. If you are business-tangled and so burdened may the description of the other national parks. Reference- to the with duty that only weeks can be gotten out of the heavy laden year, sequoias calls to mind the fact that it was the firm of Ellwanger& R then go to Flathead Reserve ; for it is easily reached by the Great Barry, .Chester, N. Y., that first brought this famous tree to the east Northern Railroad." There the king of larches grows to a height of and that fine specimens are growing to day in their nurseries. 2 0 feet, and the forest is carpeted with the richest beds of Linna9a Notwithstanding the changes that have taken place since the expe borealis. ditions of Lewis and Clark and Pike across the continent, much of the ' ' The vast Pacific coast reserves in and Washington Oregon the territory of the West is still wild and Mr Muii's book will be read Mount Ranier, Bull Run and Ashland with Cascade, Washington, Olympic, deep interest by lovers of Nature who have little sympathy with include more than acres of forests of beautiful 12,500,000 magnificent some of the "improvements" by man. The work is illustrated with and trees. extend over the gigantic They wild, unexplored, Olympic engravings that add to its value, and there is an index. It is hand mountains and both flanks of the Cascade the range. Along moist, somely bound. Its mission is in every way commendable and the flank of the the balmy, foggy, west mountains, facing sea, the woods reader cannot lay it down without being convinced of the importance reach their the California highest development, and, excepting red of prompt action on the part of the authorities looking toward the are on the continent. are made woods, the heaviest They up mostly of preservation of the forests. Cloth, 8vo., pp. 370, $1.75. Boston and the Douglas spruce, Pseudotsuga taxifolia, with the giant arbor vitse New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

FILSAINE, uiiiiniiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH ELMIRE SEBIRE, Nurseryman USSY, GrtLVrtDOS, FRrtNCE. j FOR SALE I Grower and shipper of Fruit Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan. Mahaleb, Muz/.mcl Cherry, Angers, Quince, Etc. Ornamental Shrubs- from to 6 S 3000 IRISH JUNIPER. Any size 2^ Conifers, Roses, Manetti, Multiflora, titc ; all well grown, good rooted | and in excellent condition ; prices low ; safe packing. For quotations apply to my Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. | 1800 NORWAY MAPLE. 8 to 10 feet. | AUGUST RQLKER & NEW TREES. SONS, YORK, 52 Dey Street. = 10000 ASSORTED PEACH | = Competent and ex C. L. LONGSDORF perienced, is open | | 5 First (lass Office Mi fo r engagement ; Prioes Given on Application S thoroughly familiar Adams Co. FLORADALE PA. = a~d mail-order book | agency business; 15 years experience; niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiillllliiilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiillin keeper; type-writer; can take entire charge inside; references furnished. Address "Office Man," care National Nursery man, Rochester, N. Y.

A younsr, energetic man that thor oughly understands every part of the business and can in nurseries Nursery help Cbe martin office when required. Will sell an in CHARLE8 F. MARTIN PROP. terest in the business if the party likes the situation after he has looked over WINFIELD, - KANSAS WANTED the business. I have the finest soil for stock in the growing Nursery Offers to the trade southwest. Can do a large whblefale as well as a retail business. Oldest Nurtery in either Oklahoma or Ind. Ter. Congress is now working on a bill to bring this country in with Oklahoma, and the land is being allotted in parts of KANSAS GROWN the Ter. now and will soon be finished. When this is done there will be a large demand for stock as this is proving a fine fruit country. Have plenty of water MAHALEB OHERRY SEEDLINGS for irrigating purposes which is needed some years. This is the chance of a life time for the right party. Write me, giving full particulars as to who you of the following grades have worked with and how long,

- 2 m. m. J. A. TAYLOR, Wyrmewoort, Inil. Ter. No. I. 5 to 8 m. m. No. 3. to 3 No. 2. 3 to 5 m. m. No. 4. Below 2 m. m.

at reasonable prices. Our stock is well rooted and up to grade. SAMPLES SENT UPON APPLICATION. 5 Correspondence Solicited. STRONG FIELD-GROWN PLANTS ON THEIR OWN ROOTS.

:2-3, 3-4- AND -+-<5 FEET. Salzers Plants are well ripened, have good tops and splendid roots. Seeds We Ship all Winter in Paper Lined Boxes. Write for Prices Beard lees Barley " Is piodigally prolific, y' 111 1JMH for Mr. W W. E. WALLACE, (Rose Grower) Ing everywhere. That pays. SOUTH CAROLINA. 20th Century Oats. RIDQELAND, The oat marvel, producing

CHARLES DETRICHr3, Senior, ANGERS, FRANCE, Grower and exporter of fruit tree Stocks, forest trees and Ornamentals. Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. Prices on Application.

JACKSON & PERKINS CO., s^ahk^t.

States. Sole Representatives for the United

or Mr. Detriche would be glad to receive any horticultural catalogues papers.

HARDY BORDER PLANTS Great Sellers for Agents. Golden GlowYellow. Boltonia AsteroidesWhite. Boltonia LatisquamiPink. Oriental Poppy (Papaver)Crimson.

We will make a very low price upon application. Mich. CENTRAL MICHIGAN NURSERY, Kalamazoo, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

\A7 ANTE Di 55 Young man who understands bookkeeping and -H Evergreen Seedlings = stenography. A good opening for the right party 55 5= to learn nursery office work. Applicants send ref- == 55 erences and state salary expected at start. 55 Seedlings THE ELIW CITY Evergreen | NURSERY COMPANY = NEW HAVEN, CONN. WE GROW THEM BY THE MILLION

These seedlings grown in Northern Iowa are than tre s from France VOIR 0MK4RD PAY better rooted transplanted or Thlsiaeasy to do ifyou spray your trees. Germany. Now a word aboutsnrayers. Get the best when yon huy. THE HARDIE

.. SPR.AY PUMPS We also have a of o surp'us are the best, because tbey have brans Ball valves, patent a^itator,an adjust able plunger that wilt never leak. " No leather nor rubber about them. 2-YEAR GRAPE That's why they work so easy, pive such a fine spray andcogt and HARDY FRUIT and ORNA nothing for repairs. We make them all sizep.to from one Pnpply to the toeight nozzles. Our catalog tells MENTAL STOCK adapted t>erirlMRiorv. Tt'Bf-

PEAOH TREES . SUGAR MAPLE Extra fine of all the leading varie- Any size you may want and very ties, by the 1000 or car load. tine, also Lombardy poplar. EARLY HARVEST AVD ERIE BLACKBERRIES. ft** Best of attention (riven orders and shipments made promptly. Write for list of varieties and prices. Boxes and packing done tree of charge. Address ? Village Wholesale Nurseries HA.RJXEDSVIL,LE, PA. Apple Seedlings. Pine, heavy, carefully graded stocks. All grades, branched or straight roots as wanted.

Packed to in Success depends upon it. carry safely anywhere any With the "incomparable" kind of weather. NOZZLE. APPLE GRAFTS

and "kills insects and lice on chickens Made to order, in any at reasonable animals. Made only by style wanted, very THE DEMING CO., SALEM, OHIO. prices. Twelve varieties of sprayers. "Write for our booklet treating of all kinds ot diseases and insects. Sent free. We Grow a Write us or our Western Agents. Large Lot of Scions for Our JK-nloii A Jlubbell, Olileneo, 111m. Own Grafting.

These with our new, commodious, well lighted grafting room and experienced help we are better prepared than GRAPE CUTTINGS ever to execute orders satisfactorily. We offer of Worden Moore's Moore's cuttings Concord, Niagara, Early, We can still offer Diamond, Delaware, Brighton, and many other varieties, well-mada and in good condition. Also grape vines, currants and general nursery i and 2 Black Locust and stock. Send list wanted for lowest prices. Will also contract to grow Cherry, yr., Ash grape vines for spring 1903 delivery. WANTEDCut Leaf Weep Seedlings and heavy i yr. Asparagus. ing Birches. LEWIS ROESCH, Fredonia, N. Y. Address sy cr g^% r\ r\ October purple ^OfUUU PLUM TREES J. A. GA.GB,

These trees are very handsome and are from 1 to 3 years old. Also - 15,000 Green Mt. Grape Vines 2 to 3 years oln, all splendidly ? BBA.TRICB, - NBn.NBn # rooted. Those in want of this kind of stock should not fail to address STEPHEN HOYT'S SONS NEW CANAAN, CONN. When writing to Advertisers 1 ntion The Na.ional Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryn Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

We have a full line of stock for nurserymen Wholesale Nurseries and dealers, including Apple'Trees and Apple Seedlings by car load. Apple Grafts put up to order, Piece or Whole Root. Thirty three years in the business. Willis Nurseries The only practical Box Clamp in useCheap. propiretors of X*..7? FT UldilTilarr- OCJQ. C^,r\ ill K^fJ,f LEE.S SUMMIT NURSERIES. OTTAWA, KANSAS, N. W. Cor. I Ith & Walnut Sts., KANSAS CITY, M0.

OFFERS TO THE TRADE 14 FEET. 2-3 FEET. 50,000 No. 2 3-4 FEET. Apples, I, years. RIVET 4-5 FEET. " 100,000 10,000 No. 2 Prices given on application. Usual assortment of Roses, Cherrys, I, including Crimson Rambler 2,500 KeifferPears,No.l,2" HIRAM L JONES, WsESBV Elizabeth, N. J.

The above is all choice No. i stock and ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES. Immense StockWarranted True. will be to suit customers. graded Especially QUALITY UNSURPASSED. favorable prices made on carload lots. A fine stock of Campbell's Early. Catalogue and Price List Free. Send list of wants for prices. In addition to the above we offer a GRAPEAn extra fine stock and full assort general ment of varieties of CURRANTS and assortment of GOOSEBERRIES ; also BLACKBERRY ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. T. S. HUBBARD CO Fruit and Ornamental Trees, FREDONIA, N. Y. VINES

Grape Vines, Shrubs, Roses, 6c. Hybrid Perpetual and fc**%*f*%**/%^%'%*%iW*%1 Climbing Roses on own roots Highest Standard The undersigned have a general assortment of strong 2 year of Grape Vines Grades plants, also a quantity of WicRson Plums

2 and 3 years old, and would be pleased to furnish prices on AND Currant Plants any of the above.

Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. Correspondence solicited. MORRIS, STONE & WELLINGTON Fonthill, Ontario, Canada a Wheelock 8 N. Y. Clark, Fredonia, < LEVAVASSEUR & Nurseries at DSSY and France.SONS, ORLEANS, Growers of the Most Complete Line of Nursery Stock in France. Best grading, quality and packing. When you buy of us you deal with first hands. We are Growers. If you have not yet bought of us, give us a trial. Send your list of wants to HERMAN BERKHAN, Sole Agent, Sole Agent for United States and Canada. 39 AND 41 OORTLANDT 8TREET, NEW YORK.

Apple, headquarters for nursery stock. Z Strawberries, Peach, Standard Pears, Baltimore and Richmond Nurseries, ijaPanNpuearTS^, Plum, BALTIMORE, MD. Apricots, f G70^r8rie8' FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO. I . Raffia,' ' bo years. Tennessee Natural Peach Pits and selected Smock. 1000 acres. 1 I1"- &P" LOW PRICES ON PEACH TREES FOR EARLY ORDERS. f &c

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Largest Grower in America of 200,000 APPLE I For Spring Delivery All Grades. Strong on Commercial Varieties Vinos KEIFFER PEAR Other : l CHERRY. PLUM, PEACH, SMALL Specialties FRUITS, SHADE and ORNAMENT. CURRANTS and GOOSEBERRIES i AL TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, VINES, ETC., FOREST TREE Introducer of l SEEDLINGS. CAMPBELL'S EARLY GRAPE JOSSELYN GOOSEBERRY i-APPLE AND CRAB GRAFTS FAY CURRANT Any Style Made to Order Over 22 years with no change in ownership or management One of the largest and most complete lines of General l Nursery Stock on the market. Our main business is -the growing of unusually high grade stock suitable for the proper filling of Nurserymen's Retail Orders. There Send us your list of wants. Corres being no uniform standard for grading above kind of stock every of the same is at to his own ideas for pondence and inspection invited. grower perfect liberty adopt growing and grading, and alter the same as often as he sees fit. Prices reasonable but not always lower than are generally quoted i Mount Arbor Nurseries for light rooted stock. Please send us your list of wants E. S. WELCH, Prop. i SHENANDOAH, IOWA GEO. S. JOSSELYN, FREDONIA. N. Y.

Apple Trees. Hpple ZTrees 150,000' fine two year old trees. Large supply. Fine 2 yr. old trees. CHERRY TREES.

20,000 very fine one year and two year old trees. Ifteiffer pear TTrees Unusual fine lot of two j yr. old treesall grades, g KEIFFER PEAR TREES. ! Japan pear J APPLE SEEDLINGS, JAPAN and Seeolings j Fine block. No. 1 stocksall FRENCH PEAR SEEDLINGS. grades.

Forestry Trees, all Sizes. J Epple SeeMings Well grown. GRAFTS MADE TO ORDER. High grades.

All orders put up separate.

Write for Prices. WRITE FOR PRICES. A. L. BROOKE, F.W.WATSON & CO.' NORTH - TOPEKA, Kansas. , TOPEKA, KANSAS.

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J^ We Offers Andre Leroy Nurseries for Fall of 1901 of Angers, France BRAULT & SON, DIRECTORS STANDARD PEARS. PLUflS, PEACHES AND are now orders at favorable taking very prices QRAPES for delivery next fall, of Paach. A trees JVursery Stocks 7,000 Everbearing valuable novelty. Our bearing now loaded with fruit of various sizes. Has never failed to fruit. grown them, firss-class by guaranteeing quality, 225,000 A moor River Privet. The best evergreen hedge plant. and For to grading packing. quotations, apply Superior to Calitornia Privet. 150,000 Citrus Trifoliata. (Hardy Japan Lemon). The best defensive A.NDRB L. CAUSSB hedge. Sole Agent Strong Field Grown Roses. Standard varieties. 105-107 HUDSON ST. NEW YORK CITY Try our NEW CLIMBING CLOTHILDE SOUPERT a novelty of great merit :< :* Biota Aurea Nana. The best of all dwarf Biotas. A perfect gem. Was not injured when mercury was 30 below, while the old Biota Aurea (its parent) was badly frozen. An immense stock 10 to 30 inches. Columbian Sets 200,000 Palms. Latanias, Phcenix and Kentias. Raspberry 25,000 Caladiums. Fancy leaved, dry Bulbs, 1 to ?.}4 inches in diam Extra Strong. From One Year Plants. eter. 50 best named sorts. Extra JACKMANII Out Door Grown. Dwarf Oranges, Lemons, Limes and Pomelos. (Grafted on Citrus Strong CLEMATIS, Trifoliata). Finest stock we have ever grown. Fruits second year. SPECIAL PRICE ON APPLICATION Unsurpassed for conservatory purposes. Cannas, Camphors, Quavas. Sub-tropical Trees and Plants and a gen C. 1. YATES Rochester, N. Y. eral line of nursery stock. E. T. DICKINSON, Chatenay Seine, Send for Trade List and Catalogues. Grower and Exporter, FtanCB. ^! FRENCH NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLI, &C. Z3. J. Berckmans Co.9 Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Pear, Apple, Plum and aircl Fruitland Cherry Angers Quince Cutiingrs. Ail grown Nurseries, specially lor the American trade. Pear and dab Apple Seed. The most complete assortment of Ohnamental Stocks. Trees and Shrubs. JLUGUSTA.=^GE,ORGIA.. Orders solicited and now booked at low rates. ~ B. T. DICKINSON, 1 Broadway, New York, WAiVTBD WABASH R. R. TRANSPLANTED LOGAN BERRY to offer and to State quantity price, OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE WILLIAM FELL 6 CO., (Hexham) Ltd. TO THE nurserymen and seedsmen hexham, England A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. Not Quite a Million bat an Immense Quantity. WEST* Write for Prices. FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS P. W. BUTLER, East Penfield, N. Y. on new land. Honey and Black Locust BUFFALO CHICAGO Two and three year Osage Orange THREE DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS One and two year A. E. WINDSOR,' HAVANA, ILL. BUFFALO NURSERIES CO. ST. KANSAS PIONEER . T0 LOUIS, ROSSNEY FEAR. CITY and OMAHA. The best, handsomest and most delicious of all pears. Ripens in the market. just after Bartlett when there are no good pears FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Full information regarding WHY NOT TRY IT? WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. rates, etc., cheerfully given. For colored plate, testimonials and price address the originators. WABASH DINING CARS. Eastern Agents, PIONEER NURSERIES COMPANY, ADDRESS, PHOENIX NURSERY CO., Salt Lake City, Utah. C. 8. CRANE, G. P. & T. A., Bloomington, Ills. St. Louis, Mo.

We also grow a full line of Budded Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, James Gabs, N. Y. 8. P. A., It. P. Kkllet. G. A. P. D., 287 Main Peaches, Roses, Shrubs, Ornamental Trees, &c. St., Buffalo, N. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. When to Advertisers mention the National When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman. writing Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

1851 KNOX NURSERIES ,902 W-T.H00D&C0., old We offer for the well =ion SPRING, 1902, following grown, thrifty stock. RICHMOND, VA. APPLE. 2 year, first-class and medium. APPLE. 3 year, first-class and medium, but most all first-class. Good lot OFFER FOR FALL 1901 AND SPRING 1902 of Ben Davis and Wise Sap. PEACH. In limited numbers. Standard Pear, Peach, Appricots, Quince, Down CHERRY. 1 year and 2 year in limited numbers. lot of 1 Apples, Pretty good Cut year K. Richmond. ing Mulberry, Silver, Sugar. Norways and Weirs KEIFFER. 2 medium. year Leaf American Linden, American and AH. ARBOR VITAE. 3 feet. Maples, Linden, 8CIONS. Y, Imperial and Jonathan. Japan Chestnuts. 100,000 California Privet, one and two RED RASPBERRIES. Turner. and three years, 20,000 Citrus Trifeliata, two years, 50,000 Silver Maple Seedlings and Select Stock Natural WANTED. Strawberry Plants for Spring | | Peach Pits, Crop 1900 and 1901.

immv P m old doi-iinion nurseries. Wt. T. HOOD & CO., H. M. SIMPSON & SONS, Vincennes, Ind. RtcHMOND, VA. France. BOBOLINK, SUNSHINE, MARIE, all the P. Sebire & Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, new and old STRAWBERRIES of value. A assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, BRILLIANT and MILLER RASPBERRIES. general Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Mazzard Cherry, Angers, Quince, [PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Small Evergreens, Forest Trees,';0rnamental Shrubs, Roses, &c. to miss giving this a trial. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing Send before orders else ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. for quotations placing your and Canada. BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States PEACH TREES- 1 yr. and June Buds. We New York have the finest lot of June budded C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0. Box 920 Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. FOR 1901 MYER 6 SONS, FALL OF BRIDGEVILLE, DEL. APPLE PEAR FOREST TREE NEBRASKA GROWN R. MULBERRY APPLE SEEDLINGS OSAGE are acknowledged to be the best. We have a large supply of them at right prices. Also i SEEDLINGS Apple Trees, Peach Trees, American and Japanese Plums, Shade Trees, Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. TITUS NURSERY, NeiTjaha, Neb. Correspondence solicited. YOUNGERS b CO., Geneva, Nebr. 1 Uincentw nurseries kkkt: VA/. C REED, Proprietor.

W. M PETERS & SONS, OFFER FOR FALL, 1901, AND SPRING, 1902, Snow Rill nurseries Proprietors. F>. O. WESLEY. MD. Apple, Peach and Carolina Poplar the carload. Also stock OFFER FOR FALL AND SPRING by good of 800,000 Peach 1 year from bud. 1 and 2 and " " " CHERRY, year, PEAR JAPAN PLUIIS. 75,000 Apple2 on whole roots. 50,000 Apple1 " General assortment of small fruits. Correspondence solicited. 700,000 Grape Vines1 and 2 year old. 800,000 Asparagus Rool8-1 and 2 year old. 30 acres in Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. Heavy, two year contract to Fall Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. Certificate of furnished. inspection Everything fumiualed. Field grown Correspondence sol cited. Inspection invited. Will he represented at Niagara Falls Convention, Jnne 12th, by CLEMATIS B< 32-3J. Chas. M. Peters, Badge No. 70. Bee Badge ok, pages Henryii Jnckmannii. Madam E. Andre, Ramona, TELEGRAPH OFFICE, SNOW HILL, MD. Duchess of Edinburgh and Panlculata. I write for prices. GEORGE BROS., EAST PENFIELD. N. Y. LWillWhen writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection A^lbortson & Hobbs, Vandalia R. B. Telephone A. & H., Bridgeport, Ind. BRIDGEPORT, MARION CO., INDIANA Nine Miles West of Indiannpol

Pomona Current has never been equaled for p rod uctive - For Fall 1901 and Spring 1902. n e s s, quality or profit. We have coming on the largest supply and the most complete assort ment of stock we have ever grown. We can make shipment of Apple and Apple Seedlings from Topeka, Kans. Ol Pear, Standard and Dwarf ; Plums, European and Japan ; Cherries and Quinces, from Dansville, N. Y.

Or from Bridgeport, of a complete assortment of all kinds of stock ; Apples, Peach, Plum, Native, Japan and European ; Cherries, Pear, Stand ard and Dwarf ; Quinces, Grapes, Currants, Gooseberries and small fruits.

Also Carolina Poplar, Silver, Norway, Rock and Ash-leaved Maples, Catalpa, Elm, Linden, Evergreens, Ornamental Shrubs, Weeping Trees, &c, in carload lots or any quantity.

Stock young, thrifty and of best quality large assortment of varie ties.

Natural Peach Pits. Come and and ornamental stock in season. Imported Seedlings Inspect our Spring orders booked now and stock stored for early shipment. Stock, It Is a pleasure The best cheap and cheapest good spade. to show It,

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Geneva W LARGEST GROWER IN AMERICA OF g ]Vursenp Apple Seedlings 5 Established in 1846. ? Graded to the highestghest standard ; either straightstni or branched M UTTeaT^T^Ti.T .-'-*-*->-*'- *- -T-f-T-T^T .W..W. 9..W. T ? T t .T_T._f. ft iiJ-JJ-L-L-tula*! roots>ots for budding or graftingrafting. headquarters for : : GRAFTS. ORNAMENTAL TREESBirch, Elms, Horse Chestnut, We are now booking orders for Apple and Crab Grafts. and Norway Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, any style desired ; send in your list early and secure EVERGREENS. varieties desired.

of : : | Superb Collection GOOSEBERRIES.

and Standard. SHRUBSUpright, Climbing We are on & are long Downing Houghton. Grades up, ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. and Prices down.

RHODODENDRONS Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named Hybrids. PLUM - APPLE, CHERRY, P/EONI AS Large Assortment, Named Varieties. DAHLIAS New Cactus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. GRAPES AND SHADE TREES

By the carload, tn : : | full Assortment A full line of stock at wholesale for Spring 1902. CURRANTS Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Quinces, Correspondence solicited. Address, GOOSEBERRIES. RASPBERRIES.

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lists. We give special attention to Dealers' complete D. S. LAKE, - Proprietor, Fall trade list on application. Shenandoah, Iowa. GENEVA, W. ft T. Smith Co., NEW YORK. The National Nurseryman. When writing to Adv tion The National Nu When writing to advertisers mention Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Two year. Send your listthey are as fine as can grown anywhere. Buds to offer from the following list : Autumn Strawberry, King. Springdale, Alexander Emperor, Legal TeDder, Salome, Ben Davis, Lily of Kent, Smith's Cider, Baldwin, Lankford Seedling, Stark, Bismark, Lowell. Shackleford, Dominee, Missouri Pippin, Scott's Winter, Duchess of Oldenberg, Mammoth Black Twig, Star, Early Ripe, Maiden's Blush, Tetofsky. Early Harvest, Mason Stranger, Tallman Sweet, Early Strawberry, N. W. Greening, Wine Sap, Early Colton, Northern Spy, Wealthy, Fallawater, Nero, Wolf River, Grimes Golden, Pewaukee. Willow Twig, Golden Sweet, Paradise Winter Sweet, W. W. Pearmain, Gano, Red Astrachan, York Imperial, Gravenstein, Rome Beauty, Yellow Transparent, Grindstone, Rhode Island Greening, Yellow Bellflower, Haas. Red June. Hyslop Crab. Jonathan, Roxbury Russett,

Better buy now. Our list is completeboth the old and new varieties, and buds to offer of varieties below :

Arkansas Traveler, Conklin, Gold Drop, Mcintosh, Silver Medal, Alexander, Christiana, Globe, McCollister, Switzerland, Amsden June, Carman, Gordon, Mary's Choice, Steadley, Allen, Cobler, Gold Mine, Moore's Favorite, Smock Cling, Admiral Dewey, Connett's So. Early, Garfield, Morris White, Schumaker, Bilyeu L., Oct. Delaware, Haines Surprise. Magnum Bonum, Scotts Nonpareil, Brandy wine, Denton, Holderbaum, Matthew's Beauty, Seedling No. 1, Barnard's Early, Dover, Heidelburg, Marshall, Snow's Orange, Bray's R. R. Elberta. Hobson's Choice, Mrs. Brett, Stinson, Burke, Early Heath, Horton's Rivers, Miss Lolo, Triumph, Beauty's Blush, Emma, Hill's Chili, Nicholson's Smock, Troth's Early, Bradford Cling, Early Rivers, lleards' Beauty, Newington Cling, Victor, Barber, Eureka, Hughes, New Prolific, VanMeteor's L. Oct. Bronson, Engle's Mammoth, Hale's Early, Old Mixon Cling, Wheatland, Belle of Georgia. Early Davidson, Jennie Worthien, Old Mixon Free, White Heath Cling, Bokara, Easton Cling, Jacques R. R., Oscar, Wilkin's Cling, Bequet Free, Early Toledo, Kalamazoo, Picquet's Late, Wonderful, Buston's Oct. Edgemont Beauty, Klondike, Perry's Red Cling, Ward's Late, Crawford Late, Everbearing, Krummetts Oct., Pierces Yellow, Willett, Crawford Early, Early Michigan, Lemon Free, Reeves Favorite, Wager, Champion, Fox Seedling, Lemon Cling, Red C'k Melocotoon Waddel, Chair's Choice, Foster, Lorentz, Stephen's R. R. William's Fav. Chinese Cling, Fitzgerald, Lewis, Smock, Walker's Var. Free, Crosbey, Ford's Late White, Large Early York, Stump, Waterloo, Connecticut, Frances, Lodge, Yellow St. John, Coolridge Fav. Geary's Hold On, Levy's Late, Sneed, Yellow Rareripe. Capt. Ede, Greensboro, Mt. Rose, Shipley's Late Red, Keiffer Pear We have buds of F*each9 Pear and JRlum ONE and TWO year trees- to offer, and will make price as fine as can be grown. low in large quantities. . .

Will June bud Peach on contract. Write us to-day.

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I ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES IN LARGE QUANTITIES; GROWN RIGHT, HANDLED RIGHT 8

Home grown two year Roses, superior to im On your visit to the Pan-American stop and ported. Largest and best stock in America. Special see one of the largest varieties of stock in one rates on large orders for fall delivery. establishment in the country. The finest 'blocks of Well grown blocks Upright and Weeping two year Standard and Dwarf Pears ever grown. Deciduous and Evergreen trees, Elms, Teas' Mul Forty acres of field grown low-budded and own berry, Mountain Ash, Grafted Chestnuts, Flowering root Roses. Cherries and Crabs, Rose Acacia, Oaks, Poplars, etc. Orders for spring delivery stored in frost proof Holland, French and Japan Bulbs. Direct im cellars when desired. portations from the leading growers. Our cellars and packing houses connected by In our greenhouses, an extra fine assortment of switch with main line L. S. & M. S. R. R. Nearly decorative plants, Palms, Araucarias, Rubbers, 250 cars of nursery stock handled on our siding ft Azalias. during Spring of 1901.

CATALOGUES AND PRICE LISTS FREE. PERSONAL INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED. PLEASED TO Q.U0TE PRICES ON YOUR LIST OF WANTS ft

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% in issue of our monthly publication, every t 1REES % THE HORTICULTURAL Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, in TRADE BULLETIN cluding Grapes. Ornamental for a to Trees, Evergreens and Flowering If you have not received it write copy day. It will be sent free to member of the trade on appli Shrubs fa any for public and private cation. grounds. Shade Trees for streets. Orders are coming in very rapidly, but we can still stocks of Hardy Roses, Hardy Plants, offer in considerable assortment, splendid Climbers, etc. Roses, Clematis, Climbing Vines, Our illustrated cata beautifully Flowering Shrubs, Ornamental Trees, logue contains accurate and trust Including Cut-leaved Birch. worthy descriptions of the choicest Conifers, Herbaceous Plants, Florists' Stock, varieties, and is replete with prac tical hints indispensable to planters; % Standard Pears Dwarf Pears. it will be mailed free on application. Including Bartlett. ELLWANGER & BARRY, % Apples, Cherries. Peaches, Plums.

" Mt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Send at once for the Bulletin "; use printed stationary to show to the trade. Not sent to one Established over 60 Yearn. % you belong any Mention this publication. outside the trade. 2 JACKSON & PERKINS CO., JS?^

^aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa^ Apple, PMtii, Pear, Cherry, Plum 1 F. H. STANNARD 6 CO. 1 Successors to BREWER & STANNARD and Trees. ~3 g~ Apricot ^; Proprietors j KEIFPER PEAR1 and 2 years. | Ottawa Star nurseries | FOREST TREES :3 OTTAWA, KANSAS S~ -*m *"*~ Ash and Box Elder. Elm, ^5 Have for sale a large and complete assortment of Nursery 5XT ^j Stock, strong on S^ APPLE SEEDLINGS Fine Grades. Special prices on 1 Apple Cberry Pear Plump early orders. i | Peach Apricots | SEEDLINGS FEAR H Apple Seedlings B FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS,. I Japan Pear Seedlings 1 Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, Russian Mulberry. 3 forest tree Seedlings Apple Scions % "*-* *^ Write for Prices. ^3 A good assortment of Grape Vines S^: ~ZS Gooseberries and Currants jr PETERS & SKINNER, 2 20,000 Elberta Peach St * 25,000 Early Harvest Blackberry NORTH TOPEKA, KANS. |= 3 25,000 Snyder Blackberries 50,000 Kansas Raspberries E ^mmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmK. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nursery n When writing to Adv The National Nurseryma Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

The National Nurseryman. FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK.

" The United Mates is surely t7te land of the apple." "Country life in America."

Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., FEBRUARY, 1902. No. 2.

NEW YORK'S NEW BILL. NEBRASKA HORTICULTURISTS.

At the annual meeting of the Nebraska Horticultural Soci Text of the Amendment Fruit Growers and Nur Agreed Upon by ety, in Lincoln, last month, Hon. J. Sterling Morton, of serymenAll Nursery Stock Entering the State Must Be Fuml- Nebraska, and L. A. Goodman, secretary of the Missouri were the of honor. the gated ; Also Stock In Nurseries That Have Been Infested Society, guests Among papers pre sented was one Prof. Bessey, of the state university, on by Amendment Desired By Fruit Growers and Agreed "How Trees Came to the West." Of the sixty-five species to By Nurserymen as a Compromise Measure mentioned, Prof. Bessey showed eleven to have been distrib uted by birds, five by birds and small animals, 23 by squirrels and small animals, and 26 the wind. Within the memory The text of the amendment to the agricultural law of New by of man 56 varieties of trees have come into Nebraska from York state, relating to the fumigation of nursery stock, which the Southwest these means. Of course Prof. Bessey bill is now before the for under through legislature passage, agreement " would admit that quite a few trees came to the West "from by nurserymen and fruit growers, is as follows : the nurseries. All trees, plants, shrubs, buds or cuttings, commonly called nursery which was first set aside stock, grown in any nursery in this state, in which San Jose scale has On the subject of Arbor Day, by said been found within two years of the date of the dissemination of the governor of Nebraska as a tree-planting day, Hon. J. or wilhin one half a mile where nursery stock grown in snid nursery Sterling Morton said that prizes were offered for the largest said scale was found, and also all nursery stock from outside of this number of trees planted and ,the returns showed that more state, disseminated or, planted in this state, after the first day of July, than 3,000,000 trees had been planted in Nebraska in one day. nineteen hundred and two, must be fumigated with hydrocyanic gas, Mr. Morton stated that more than trees had been in such manner as may be directed by the commissioner of agriculture 25,000,000 of this state. Such fumigation must be clone by the grower, consignor planted on the different Arbor days. or consignee of such stock before planting, dissemination or reship- in this ment, except such trees, shrubs, plants, buds or cuttings grown SO-CALLED "BUDDED" PECAN TREES. state as are planted by the grower or propagator for himself, or such as from its nature or state of growth would be exempt ; in such cases the The Berckmans write as fol said commissioner shall decla>e such trees, shrubs, plants, buds or cut- P. J. Company, Augusta, Ga., under date of tiDgs free from such treatment. All nursery stock brought into this lows to the National Nurseryman January a certificate state from outside of this state must be accompanied by 22, 1902: as aforesaid. Should from the consignor that it has been fumigated " For the past two or three years the South has been flooded without the com any such stock arrive such certificate, transportation " " " " with a lot of so-called budded and pecan trees. it shall at once the said commissioner to that grafted pany delivering notify " " We have had numerous of these so-called budded effect. The consignee shall also at once notify him of that fact, and specimens " " shall proceed to fumigate said stork, as directed by the commissioner and grafted pecan trees sent us for inspection and in every stock of agriculture, without delay. Should any nursery purchased instance they were nothing other than seedling trees; some of within one be found infested with San Jose scale on the premises year the specimens having been headed back apparently when one Hn infestation as to of any nurseryman, it shall not be considered such or two years of age, and the eye next to the cut growing out require the fumigation of other stock not so purchased. The words to so as to the tree the of having been budded; "nursery stock" wherever used in this article shall apply and give appearance and the uninitiated were this Other include all trees, shrubs, plants, buds, willow grown for nursery, caught by deception. whether in baskets; or other commercial purposes, or cuttings, grown trees were one and two year seedlings and did not show the The a nursery' or elsewhere, so far as it relates to fumigation. pro least signs of having been treated. These seedling trees were visions of this and the preceding sections shall not apply to florists' sold at 50 cents to $1 each. flowers and known as greenhouse greenhouse plants, cuttings commonly " of these fraudulent trees have been sent tb the stock. Samples William A. the 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Department of Agriculture, and Taylor says fruit about these trees: The bill was introduced at the request of the growers following D. C, Dec. 5, 1901. a conference. Washington, and was agreed to by the nurserymen, after The P. J. Berckmans Ga.: severe measures Company, Augusta, Last year the fruit growers proposed more the GentlemenYours of the 2d inst., accompanied by a specimen of San scale, but action was deferred. When against Jose a tree said to have been out a Tennessee as a dis pecan sent by nursery came this year, the matter was fully subject up again terminal budded pecan, came duly. cussed and the amendment above was agreed upon. presented If this tree has been sold as a budded or grafted tree the seller Bhould will become a law. It is expected that it certainly be prosecnted for obtaining money under false pretenses. The tree shows no indication that any budding or grafting operation has it and is a tree more. were been attempted upon evidently seedling nothing Twelve thousand barrels of apples, valued at $30,000, destroyed last month. Wm. A. Taylor, Assistant Pomologist. by fire in a cold storage house at Hannibal, Mo., Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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commission WESTERN NEW YORKERS. contains. By this means, he explained, the busy can see men of New York, many of them Italians and illiterate,

a what are and up their Forty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Horticultural SocietyMost at glance they buying quickly figure of the Prominent Members of the Well-Known Society Present profits. the old officers were as follows : President, Questions of Marketing Fruit PredominatedSize of Pack. All re-elected, S. D. Willard, William C. Rochester; ages The Breach Healed Old Officers Reelected. Barry, vice-presidents, Geneva; Albert Wood, Charlton Station; J. S. Woodward, Lockport; T B. Wilson, Halls Corners; secretary-treasurer, The forty-seventh annual meeting of the Western New York John Hall, Rochester; executive committee, C. M. Hooker, Horticultural Society was held in Rochester January 22-23. Rochester; H. S. Wiley, Cayuga; Edward M. Moody, Lock- The attendance was not as large as last year, but most of the port; Wing R. Smith, Syracuse; George T. Atwood, Albany. well-known members of this active society were on hand and much interest in the was taken. There was a fine proceedings IN MARYLAND AND DELAWARE display of fruit by Ellwanger & Barry and by the state experi ment station at Geneva. Many nurserymen of Western New societies of the east is York attended the meeting. One of the most active horticultural the Peninsula and Its annual meeting Papers read and discussed had little direct bearing upon the (Delaware Maryland). Orlando was held at President nursery business. The breach which threatened seriously to Berlin, Md., January ,8-10. in the course of his said : disrupt the society last year over the question of the proposed Harrison, address, Horticultural It is with bill for fumigating nursery stock, has been healed and no echo Gentlemen of the Peninsula Society that I meet as a horticulturist and I congratu of the old differences between nurseryman and fruit grower great pleasure you again has been a remarkable late you on the eve of prosperity. The past year arose to disturb the of the convention. harmony one one in many respects, and to the fruit grower a very profitable ; When President remarked that the and its Barry society from the first luscious strawberry in May to the Kieffer pear and Ben members seemed to be growing old together he hit off the Davis apple in December. characteristic which makes the Western New York Horticul some I assume that every fruit grower is capable of imparting tural Society differ from most similar bodies. Its members information to his neighbor, and each grower is sufficiently receptive of this is the are not delegates whose constantly changing personnel puts a to receive it. The primary object society improvement of our of our methods of cultivation, and the general management new face on every meeting of the society, but old friends and orchards and crops, by discussion and comparison ; and we may as neighbors who have come into the society as young men and well increase its utility by combined purchase of supplies and com are old The annual sessions of the slowly growing together. bined efforts to market our products more intelligently. society have all the charm and of the root intimacy large family Throw off the old cry of hard times and let us start at by reunions. cultivating our soil more thoroughly. What is thorough cultivation ? The question of the size of apple barrels brought put the Not going over the land four times in a season, but forty if " Cultivate the of own fertilizer In query, Why does not the standard size package law apply to necessary. soil, grow part your Crimson clover and Cow peas. The real value of these two plants are plum, peach and grape baskets?" No one seemed able to known to but few and appreciated by a less number ; they are the sal answer why the law did not apply to the receptacles named, vation for the owners of poor land in this country. but S. D. Willard of Geneva, chairman of the legislative com In growing fruit, if you want to succeed you must have a love foi mittee and one of the Nestors of the the society, gave question fruit growing. Don't give the inspector so much work in the old neg new turn that a bill is now a by remarking before the legisla lected orchards, but clean them out and start new. The growing of ture which seeks'to put apple barrels back to the old standard of fruit for market is becoming a more profitable business every year. in to 100 quarts. Mr. Willard expressed the opinion that by the time One acre of land recently sold for $400 West Virginia plant on, and one of our Delaware friends paid $100 per acre for land the legislators got through with tinkering with the standard apples to plant Kieffer pears on ; and his Reeves Favorite peach trees, five package law the fruit growers wouldn't know where the law years old, paid $4.50 per tree. did stand. he he to it Personally, says, preferred go alone, It has been said, repeatedly, that the best flavored peaches in the the of his own fruit establish for it such a and by quality repu country are grown on the Peninsula, and now other states are saying tation that it would make but a small difference to the public theirs are equal to ours. Let ours be the standard for quality, and what sort of a barrel he packed his apples in. never give away that reputation won by our forefathers. Stick to home if want to succeed. Make farm-homes more attractive C. M. Hooker declared that the dealers in Western New your you and keep the bright boys on the farm. He is the one that is needed to York are satisfied with the present standard of apple barrels make it pay ; he is needed to have some system of thinning, grading and declared that he had discovered a mouse in good-sized and packing of fruit ; to plant the lawn and ornament the home circle. measure now the A man with a the before legislature. patent Give him a chance at the State Agricultural College to see what can be barrel holding just 100 qnarts, he said, is behind the measure, learned. the members of the now in session be In and for that reason, he believed, it would never become a law, May legislature provident this matter, and see the necessity of one of the ablest horticultural George E. Curtiss said a New York commission firm had departments in America, and provide requisite funds to maintain it. told him that while Western New York dealers raise the best What can a reasonable amount of money be expended for, that will of in the do not know how to quality apples market, they pack pay the land owner better than to aid to increase the valuation of land i them, and consequently preference is given to the carefully We want our money spent where it can be seen. Just now, our land packed stock of California growers, which is afterwards placed is increasing in value, and we should appreciate our favored surround ; I do not think our farmers and fruit half on the market as "Western New York fruit." Mr. Curtiss ings yet, growers enjoy what they might of the good things of life that could be grown in our urged that Western New York growers follow the example of orchards and gardens. Let us be more thoughtful and encourage local of the California packers and not only grade their apples as to horticultural societies. 8i?e, but mark on each box or barrel the number of apples it It is with great delight and satisfaction that we see the public U Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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interested being in the orchards ; we hope that this popularity will and that those who grow, have tried it, have found among the trees HmortG Growers anb ^Dealers. contentment, which they have sought elsewhere, with health and hap piness as a result of their tree labor. E. H. Riehl has been elected president of the Alton, 111., Horticul tural Society. Among the speakers from other states were : Assistant Greening Brothers, Monroe, Mich., have filed articles of incorpora Pomologist G. H. Powell, United States Department of Agri tion ; capital stock, $100,000. culture ; O. M. Lord, plum expert, Minnesota ; Stancliff Hale, A. L. Wood and family, Rochester, N. T., went to Florida last son of H. Hale, Connecticut. Two hundred varieties of J. month to spend a portion of the winter. were plum exhibited W. Kerr, who delivered an address " by J. C. M. Peters, Wesley, Md., read a paper on Grapes," at the annual on apple culture. A. W. Slaymaker, Delaware, reported on meeting of the Peninsula Horticultural Society at Berlin, Md., last plums and peaches. Prof. W. C. Johnson delivered an illus month. " : W. B. announces that after the trated lecture on Some Famous Orchards." A. N. Brown, Schaeffer, Long Grove, 111., spring's trade he will go out of the nursery business and will move to another Wyoming, Del., was elected president ; Wesley Webb, Dover part of the country. Del., secretary ; J. W. Kerr, one of the vice-presidents, and To John Charlton & Son, Rochester, N. Y., was awarded by the Orlando Harrison, a member of the executive committee. Western New York Horticultural Society last month the Barry medal, members of the in the of Fifty society, residing upper part for the new Charlton grape. the returned on the same and while en route peninsula, train, The Western Association of Wholesale Nurserymen reports a pros they held a meeting, at which Lieutenant Governor Cannon, pect of a good demand for stock the coming spring. The association of Delaware, presided. The seats in the- coach were will meet July 8th in Kausas City. reversed and for two hours matters of interest to the horticul Frederick W. Kelsey was toastmaster at the New England Society's dinner at N. December 31st. He is of the turists of the peninsula were discussed. Orange, J., president society. Four hundred persons were present. The twenty-seventh annual meeting of the New Jersey Horticultural WM. FELL & CO. LTD. (HEXHAM) Society was held at Trenton on January 8-9. W. H. Reed, Tennent, was elected president, H. J. Budd, Mt. Holly, secretary. Regarding the successful floating of the business of The annual meeting of the Eastern New York Horticultural Society the Royal Seed Warehouse and Nursery Establishment will be held in New York city, Feb. 12 and 13, 1902, in the rooms of the American which holds its mid-winter exhibition at the of William Fell & Co., as a limited liability company,, now Institute, same time. William Fell & Co. (Hexham) Ltd., capital stock $100,000, It is stated that the state horticulturist of Washington intends to the Hexham, England, Herald of October 19, 1901, says : enforce to the letter the provision of the Washington state law requir Following the trend of so many large industrial undertakings at the ing nurserymen doing business in that state to furnish a bond for$l,000 present time, the old and widely known firm of Messrs. William Fell & and procure a license. Co., seed merchants and nurserymen, is now to become a limited lia All who knew the late Thomas Meehan will be especially interested bility company, a change necessitated by the ever widening process of in the biographical sketch of him in the January issue of Meehan's business, and in obedience, we suppose, to the principle of co-operation Monthly. This monthly will be continued by C. Mendelson Meehan which is a conspicuous feature in modern commercial life. Many large on the lines laid down by Thomas Meehan. firms, "hoar with antiquity," have had to fall in line with a movement Prof. state of that the San Jose that must have an important influence on our future prosperity, and Webster, entomologist Ohio, reports scale commission in that state has the last those who have failed to grasp the present changed requirements and spent |150,0Q0 during year economic conditions of trade, and elected to hold fast by the old order in fighting the scale. Inspections were made in the 192 nurseries, 6,180 in the and 133 certificates were trees were of things, are being left behind by their more up-to-date compeers. acres, state, granted ; 36,000 25,000 of which were in a Thus we find among those fully alive to the progressive movement the destroyed, single nursery. " firm of Messrs. Wm. Fell & Co., who by their diligence and attention Worcester county now has the largest peach nursery in the United raised the business to a unique position in the ranks of nurserymen and States of America," declared Dr. James C. Dirickson who delivered an seedsmen, possessing, as it does, a very extended connection. The address of welcome on behalf of Mayor Orlando Harrison, at the annual of the Peninsula Horticultural share capital, as will be seen by the advertised prospectus, is 20,000 meeting Society last month, at ($100,000), divided into ten thousand five per cent, preference shares of Berlin, Md., the home of the nurseries of J. G. Harrison & Sons. 1 each, and ten thousand ordinary shares of 1 each. The directors At the annnal meeting of the Iowa State Horticultural Society, are: Wm. Fell, chairman arid managing director; Thos. Atkinson, land Charles G. Patten, Charles City, presented his report as delegate to the agent, Newcastle; Geo. Hogarth Bell, Summerrods, Hexham; Wm biennial meeting of the American Pomological Society, and in it he The business Milne, managing director; Robert H. Dobson, secretary criticised the formation of the hybridizers' congress on the ground that was first established nearly a century and a quarter ago by the prede the work of such a congress should be left to the pomological society. cessors of the late Rnbson, who carried the business successfully Ralph Chase Brothers Company, Rochester, N. Y., recently won a court for several When Messrs. Fell & Co. the years. purchased businessi action brought for collection of corporation tax, on the ground that over 21 it was almost of a local character ; now their years ago, entirely the assessment was wrongfully made upon "Chase Brothers," the business relations extend the United and Ireland, " " throughout Kingdom word company not appearing. The judge declared that an assess their the Crown and of the most and they include among patrons many ment to be legal must be made against a corporation in its official title. extensive landed and they have during recent years estab proprietors, At the New York State Fruit Growers' Association meeting in Syra lished valuable business connections in the United States and Canada, cuse, the was "Resolved, That the New York The following adopted: and have secured an important Continental list of correspondents. State. Fruit Growers' Association, in the name of every fruit grower in directors will be the members of the present firm, who will managing the country who has not received his land as a guaranty from the be holders of two-thirds of the ordinary shares of the new company. national government, denounce all projects for irrigating any portion have associated with them in the directorate two able businass They of the public domain at the public expense, every such project being viz.: Mr. Geo. Hogarth Bell, of this town, and Mr. Atkin gentlemen, a direct blow at the prosperity of American husbandry at large and land Newcastle. The firm are considerable employers of son, agent, therefore at the best interests of the whole American people, broadly seed in the nursery and on labor, their staff in the offices, department, viewed." landscape gardening and forest planting operations outside the nursery The official trade average about 75 hands. journal-NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 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latest Census IReturns IRegarbina IRurseries.

PRELIMINARY STATISTICS OF THE AREA AND VALUE OF LAND, AND THE VALUE OF BUILDINGS, EXPENDI IMPLEMENTS, AND LIVE STOCK, JUNE i, 1900, AND THE PRODUCTS AND LEADING TURES OF 1899 OF FARMS MAKING THE SALE OF TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER NURSERY STOCK THEIR PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF FARM INCOME, BY STATES AND TERRITORIES.

Number Expended oit Es is 1899, tablish For ments. Value Value Value Value Value Total of Land proved of Im of Live of of Pro Area. and Area. plements. Stock. Products. ducts Fed. Fertiliz Buildings. ers. =

The United States. 2033 2010 165.374 137,183 $18,075,050 $4,233,833 $539,109 $459,307 $10,022,195 $193,799 $139,582 $2,287,940

North Atlantic Division ~496 32.809 27,996 6,154 772 1,811,223 194 570 134.055 58,382 65.591 South Atlantic Division. 169 21.101 16,069 1,266.317 281.950 34.563 42 519 18,077 24.780 North Central Division. 836 67.851 59.4S6 6,762,511 1,416.205 193.707 192 572 86.690 28.679 South Central Division. 280 31.134 22.832 1,471.790 386.845 57.985 52.261 19.402 9.97i Western Division 241 12.479 10,855 2,419,660 337,610 58,285 37,900 10.248 10.562

Alabama. . 22 22 5,333 3,482 179.300 54 470 6.250 3.476 1,190 2.186 Arizona . . 2 a 64 64 18.500 5 350 350 490 150

Arkansas . 47 47 4 371 3.041 101,455 46.000 8.095 6 940 2,820 12i California 141 141 6.065 1,725,945 210.315 36,308 18 935 4,415 8,607 Colorado . 21 21 759 121,925 20,050 3,545 1,970 233 25

Connecticut , 23 22 1,86a 1,308 284.600 74.075 4,910 7.430 4,077 Delaware 11 10 812 49,900 16,450 1,155 1.690 875 District of Columbia Florida 30 30 2,307 1.542 234.765 56 60C 6.115 5 140 135.357 1.585 8.415 Georgia 29 29 4,929 3,026 122,450 30,800 3,970 6,380 136,425 2,130 2,190

Idaho e, 6 710 580 67.025 8.950 2,682 2.610 37,278 1,575 Illinois 126 126 7,760 7.155 1,691.965 249.745 29.431 22.190 597.351 13,620 5,115 Indiana 84 84 6,285 5,819 442,536 128 565 12.238 17.767 267,618 . 7,035 2,690 Indian Territory 7 7 406 271 8,780 4.420 786 1,803 20.337 200 Iowa 104 104 6,285 5,988 812,490 180,900 27,063 27,235 627,796 8,747 3,145

Kansas 8,515 7.812 609,925 136.170 15.640 18.170 453.121 8,224 625 Kentucky , 3.128 2,932 196,800 45.750 7,012 3.615 112.68) 1.185 309 Louisiana. . 3,104 1,234 87.200 22.200 4,020 3,610 58 358 1,310 815 Maine 1.251 1,014 78.400 23.600 5,740 800 47 814 450 2.430 Maryland. . 3,685 3,356 288,800 46,900 7,450 (3,218 136,737 6,140 4,755

Massachusetts. 49 46 2.141 1.545 344,600 117.318 15.685 5.645 251.239 1.576 9.273 Michigan 54 54 6 029 5.579 479.155 100,800 28,795 20.58(1 348.681 9.133 7,637 Minnesota .... 43 43 4,370 3.700 356.t>70 78.000 16.070 18.690 892,536 8,520 1.805 14 14 1,751 1.533 61.8-J5 15.265 1.510 3 125 28 458 1.280 895 Missouri . 116 116 9,650 7.864 826,895 167,125 23,640 21,605 334,356 8,617 2,715

Montana 5 5 754 406 57,600 12.600 565 2.440 19.285 105 60 Nebraska 44 44 3,975 3,648 286,500 66 810 7,085 9,325 248,258 3,775 380 Nevada New Hampshire. 427 117 32.000 17,000 1,550 330 6,509 140 445 New Jersey. . . . 2,932 2,622 646,475 205,450 34,145 14,601 345,328 i,670 9,885

New Mexico. . . 22 22 3.300 1,000 320 4.348 350 New York 17,568 15.322 3,607,107 1,074.625 116.780 79.345 l,673.13n 30.334 39.305 Carolina . North 2,441 1,670 91.850 28.050 4 9 i5 8.800 129.714 1,828 3,686 North Dakota . . 123 128 5,200 3.240 475 260 5.565 Ohio 10,818 9,867 1,008,625 247,260 24,040 30,880 533,905 15,629 4,732 Oklahoma 2.675 1990 86.850 16,885 8,159 2.780 76,883 51 70 Oregon 1,847 1,631 208 900 45,800 7,200 4.770 153.890 2.140 1.085 Pennsylvania . . 90 5,801 52 80 944,790 856,7o5 21.775 23,604 508,585 11,425 9,050 Rhode Island . . 258 251 185,300 30,000 8,200 1,660 43 070 500 703 South Carolina 203 158 6,500 3,025 230 30 1,680 110

South Dakota. . 518 14,400 4,800 835 555 7,041 70 80 Tennessee . . , . 6.840 5.198 429.26S 102,880 15,730 14.811 491,566 8,158 8.165 Texas 4,933 8,433 829,095 83,445 12,309 14,454 393.946 8.442 3,405 Utah .. 995 876 127.315 18,650 5,735 4,560 133,085 740 515 Vermont .... 565 537 81,500 12,400 785 640 51,180 830 483

Virginia 5, 4,838 428,965 90.176 9.480 9.875 188.116 4,529 Washington . . , 633 452 89,350 16.495 1.690 3.135 3'5.388 890 30 West Virginia 1,563 1.177 43,987 10.900 1.237 2.89H 54 873 1495 105 Wisconsin 8,523 1,415 228,150 63,800 8,405 5,815 76,797 8,820 405 Wyoming Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Xatest Census IReturns IRegarbing tbe Jlorists.

PRELIMINARY STATISTICS OF THE AREA AND VALUE OF LAND; BUILDINGS, IMPLEMENTS AND LIVE

IN OF THE STOCK, JUNE r, 1900, AND THE PRODUCTS AND LEADING EXPENDITURES 1899

ESTABLISHMENTS MAKING COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE THEIR PRINCIPAL BUSINESS.

NUMBEB Expended ok Es In 1899, ^ tablish Fok ments. Value Value Im Value Value Value Value of Land of Pro Total proved of of Im of Live of STATES. and ducts Area. Area. Stock. Products. Buildings. plements. Fed. -1 Buildings. Fertilizers. Labor. 0 H a n

The United States 6159 6159 42,647 34.692 $50,619,866 $22;654,756 $1,367,087 $396,548 $18 387.420 $83,359 $318,298 $4,125,799

North Atlantic Division 3237 3237 26.325 2.031 27.465 925 13.300.199 825 273 241.775 9.676,112 57.864 212.529 2,281,899 South Atlantic Division 318 318 2.701 2.336 6.027.053 1.632.458 109,002 28.302 1,327,141 5.044 22,728 281,524 1971 1971 9 634 8,686 13,224.694 6.201.354 324,411 94.999 5.717.858 15.260 58.813 1,218.312 274 274 1.434 1.287 1.528 430 644,785 4M 455 15,087 655.650 2,760 9 467 134.127 359 359 2,553 2,070 2,873,755 875, y60 64,946 16,385 1.010,659 2,432 14,761 209,937

' 110 23 23 96 96 138,527 71.000 1,430 865 42,918 1,370 6,770 1 1 1 1 650 300 10 200 520 18 18 157 157 81.825 30.280 3.015 960 38.765 407 9,695 California 308 208 1,726 1,646 1,233.935 467,625 36,881 9.465 594,017 1,375 7,379 110,705 217 53 53 153 153 669,850 208,475 14,745 1,545 198,403 3,830 56,132

168 168 1,894 1.276 1,263.392 778,072 33.478 16,416 508,590 3,917 13,125 137,492 31 31 219 209 171.675 92,150 6,630 4.040 60,137 830 1.235 11.767 225 33 33 461 436 4,104.975 690.500 44.250 6,425 505,996 7,790 98,630 15 15 182 121 51,800 13.450 2,790 772 30,434 1,690 9.008 550 33 33 188 165 254,850 112,050 5.6U9 1,860 112,720 2,100 30,951 150 5 5 7 7 10.400 8.000 325 170 3.185 45 300 499 499 1,992 1,908 4,535.815 2,096 652 90.651 21.590 1,865 722 2,133 24,222 420.538 510 166 166 613 541 839,583 406,907 20,825 5,037 403,563 3,752 86,395

292 97 97 669 572 623,490 243,830 18,090 4,855 339,386 1,929 65,120

74.711 65 510 Kansas 65 65 171 163 231,950 126.750 3.930 2,690 6,872 375 77 77 366 306 517.687 256.155 16.490 3,554 217,914 2,025 44,227 80 40 40 151 101 144.250 35 875 5.140 1.330 66.430 800 12,030 65 65 625 486 275.315 151.940 13.610 4,380 141.777 1,365 2.830 86,515 121 131 924 857 642,817 387,178 23,495 10,790 351,930 2,560 4,936 78,365

35 844 597 597 6.228 3.305 5,121.133 2,438 965 130,577 38,775 1,512,581 10.215 398.805 1 685 132.595 215 215 l,29i 1,175 1,445.540 176,905 40 670 10.720 532,278 7,380 375 69 69 863 264 577,489 305,739 15,810 5.460 277.745 1,625 76.075 ' 90 2.985 11 11 30 28 25.650 16.650 790 765 11.654 183 183 618 600 1,050,975 493,200 29,240 8,221 418,224 1,760 4,181 86,720

222 11 11 11 11 60.400 24 000 700 275 30,182 8,770 580 38 38 241 217 337,675 121,350 8,430 2,700 127,280 21,120

60 60 1.386 622 26 \ 950 136,825 400,382 494 494 3,061 2,614 4,633,105 2,458,240 156,429 35,912 1,960,558 11,505 48,334 110 60 800 4 4 11 11 14,000 7,000 405 5,800 11.379 688.191 983 983 7,362 6,105 8,360.097 3,970,102 267,712 75,130 2,866.357 61,627 640 25.234 300 165 15 15 119 90 65,840 26.255 615 85 2.960 20 3 3 3 3 11,550 2.950 505 505 2,832 3,518 2,817,310 1,308.956 67,850 25,176 1,396,530 6,410 11,824

995 100 8.050 50 800 7 7 32 33 24.050 11,500 855 140 1.525 38 38 94 85 193.700 71.800 4,675 90,710 16,175 179.845 13,829 41.187 518.497 734 734 4,730 4,280 6,637.808 2,947,280 57,732 2,214.443 400 5 950 73,983 108 108 731 645 754.025 339,825 23,255 4.88F 295,774 215 180 550 4 4 14 14 12,300 4,400 2,700 160 3,111 40 550 3 3 46 46 9.700 4,600 8.185 167.750 1,480 3.150 28,930 32 32 335 311 802.300 107.800 4,450 7.410 102.169 195 1.575 28,000 66 66 267 256 295,950 116.825 3,063 900 33,802 1C0 615 6,646 20 20 44 33 77,660 33.400 2,400 58,193 826 1 655 10,965 28 28 308 280 155,100 76,950 6,820 2,480 256.375 20.908 196.990 210 4.295 44,850 56 56 409 820 404,900 2,105 8.705 52.530 450 985 10.210 17 17 501 118 96.860 53,160 3,045 4,491 41.000 368 337 3,845 20 20 185 124 117 900 50,100 1,670 353.615 28 670 276.848 2,030 2,850 49,187 128 128 796 679 843,615 8,550 20 100 200 2 2 5 5 7,300 2,200 1,100 2,330 1 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

18 THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. The National Nurseryman. THE FEDERAL BILL. Little has been heard lately of the federal bill for the regu lation of stock in transit. The for such a C. L. YATES, Proprietor. RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. nursery necessity law has become less urgent since the state laws have been published monthly by amended or have been enforced without undue hardship upon The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., nurserymen. It is thought probable that no effort will be made to have the measure passed at the present session of congress. 305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. The bill has been amended so that in its present form it is not The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of acceptable to the nurserymen. all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. Furthermore, it is held that the passage of a federal bill would not prevent state authorities from doing as the state OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. laws provide, regarding the inspection of nursery stock, after the stock has entered the state. AWARDED THE QRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, WOO.

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One year, in advance, - - - - - $1.00 Six - Months, .75 A Michigan firm has received an order for 35.000 trees in - - - Foreign Subscriptions, advance, 1.50 for a Information comes from Vir " " Michigan plantation. - Six Months, - - 1.00 ginia that President S. B. Woods of the State Horticultural Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements besides an orchard of is a mem should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date Society, owning 4,000 trees, of issue. ber of the Albemarle Orchard Company, which proposes to Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts plant ioo,oo"o apple trees and already has half that number in on York or New postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. the ground. The varieties are principally Pippins, Winesaps Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery and Johnston's Winter. Fifty men aie employed the year men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. around to plant and attend to this orchard. Dr. J. B. Emer son, a and of New York AflERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. prominent wealthy physician, city, who has another orchard of 10,000 trees in Albemarle, Va., is a member of the new company, as are also Thomas F. President, Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. ; vice-president, R. J. Ryan, Coe, Fort Atkinson, Wis.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, railway magnate, Richard T. Martin, a banker, of Charlottes N. T. ; treasurer, C. L. Tates, Rochester, N. Y. ville, and Prof. J. R. Sampson, of Pantops Academy. Executive CommitteePeter Youngers, Geneva, Net).; N. "W. Hale, Knoxville, Inasmuch as the profit in orchards has been so Tenn.; William Pitkin, Rochester, N. V. frequently and Committee on TransportationA. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; William Pit emphatically demonstrated, men of means are entering the kin, Kochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knox field in many parts of the country. Each success on a ville, Tenn. grand scale will Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At stimulate others to plant orchards even on a smaller lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Kochester, N. Y.; Howard A. Chase, Phila and scale the nurseryman will be called upon to the delphia, Pa. supply material. This and Committee on TariffIrving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Paines- increasing demand the tendency toward ville, O.; Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. should shortages result in better prices through natural means. Annual convention for 1903 At Milwaukee, Wis., June 11-12.

Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. WORK FOR THE STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS.

N. Rochester, Y., February, 1902. Attendants at the annual meetings of the American Associ ation of Nurserymen will recall that for several years there has LAW PROBABLY UNCONST1UTIONAL. seemed to be little or nothing for the state vice-presidents to do. These vice-presidents, one for each state represented in A point of considerable importance to nurserymen generally the association, are duly elected at each annual meeting. To was at the of the Ohio State Horticultural be the state brought up meeting sure, vice-presidents assemble and make out a state Prof. slate of Society. The entomologist, F. M. Webster, after officers and the place for the next convention, their the number of nurseries recommendations reporting upon inspected during 1901, being presented to the association in open recommended that the cost of inspection of nurseries be borne convention. a for a In by the state, and that fee be charged issuing certificate. former years it was the duty of the state vice-presidents Pierce and the of the W. W. Farns- to L. B. secretary society, prepare ad interim repoits of the condition and amount of indorsed the recommendation. stock in their worth, nursery respective states, these reports to be The was that the law was uncon at opinion expressed clearly presented the annual meetings. It has been suggested that it was had stitutional. The attorney- general, stated, refused the making of these reports be resumed, and that the vice- and it was believed that this was to to pass upon it, equivalent presidents would undoubtedly be glad to contribute such an the law would not hold. It was that opinion that argued practical information as they might be able to gather during be the an innocent nurseryman could not legally charged $ro for year as to their states. The principal drawback in this whether he had the scale or not. If scale were is the fact that in inspection plan former years these reports were criti to assess cised as found in a nursery then it would be proper upon the not wholly authoritativenot that the vice-presidents the cost of it. were at but nurseryman exterminating fault, because of their reliance on many sources Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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the information did not conform to what, it was said, has to make the most of its studies on a large and complete was known by well-posted nurserymen to be the fact. In nursery may be well appreciated. these of mutual days association reports, however, and the The meetings are held in the evenings and the course has thorough knowledge that has been acquired of general condi been so arranged to make it interesting and to eliminate as far tions, it would seem that reliable information should be at as possible the natural dryness of the study. hand with little effort. It must be conceded that anything of so practical a nature would be gladly received by those who TOO DRASTIC A MEASURE. travel long distances to attend the conventions of the Ameri can Association. At Richmond on January 7-8 was held the annual meeting NEW YORK STATE "BILL. of the Virginia Horticultural Society. Prof. Alwood who has been abroad criticised employers of laboring men in America, that the French is better As stated in the last issue of the National Nurseryman, saying peasantry paid and better housed than is the class in triis country. His state the amendment to the bill regulating the sale of nursery stock, laboring ments were refuted S. W. T. Hood delivered an introduced at the last session of the and held over by Lupton. legislature " address on and Cultivation of after a conference with the nurserymen, has been reintroduced interesting Propagation Nursery Stock." Prof. Van of also this year in an amended form. It provides for the fumigation of Deman, Parsley, spoke. Prof. W. A. Taylor of the United States Department of all nursery stock coming into the state, .and for the fumigation Agri culture, urged an extension of the market for American fruits. of all stock in nurseries, for a period of two years, in cases A resolution was offered Hon: S. the where the scale has been discovered. The New York State by Lupton, requiring state to the names of all orchardists and ^Fruit Growers' Association, the Eastern Nurserymen's Associ entomologist publish nurserymen whose are infested with the San ation and the State Grange have agreed to the measure and it premises Jose scale, insect in order to the sale and of is probable that it will be passed. pest, prevent growth infected trees. The as drawn, is a drastic measure, In order to make the matter clear, it should be stated that resolution, and at once provoked vigorous opposition. So general and so this bill is not the work of the nurserymen of. the state. It is strong was the sentiment against the resolution that the patron a measure proposed by the fruit growers and it was accepted decided to withdraw it, but in doing so he gave notice that by the nurserymen as a compromise. It should be understood unless the present conditions have been remedied by next that it does not require that nursery stock be fumigated before year, he will reintroduce the resolution. it enters the state, but that if the stock is not fumigated before Samuel B. Woods, of Charlottesville, was re-elected presi it comes into the state, it will be fumigated upon entry into the dent. W. T. Hood, Richmond, and W. B. Blacks- state. Alwood, burg, were elected vice-presidents. A NURSERY SCHOOL OF BOTANY. PARKS AND TREE PLANTING. A innovation that is not only unique and quite original, but useful as has been made Thomas Meehan & well, recently by In the January issue of the National Nurseryman we the and of German- Sons, nurserymen landscape engineers, called attention to a recent book on the improvement of cities, This concern has established for its town,. Philadelphia. by Charles M. Robinson. Among the many publications on a school of with a course of employes botany systematic study, this subject now appearing, all of them tending to stimulate and it has met with already great encouragement. interest in the nurseryman's trade, is an article in the magazine care of S. Men " This school is under the direct personal Municipal Affairs" by Frederick W. Kelsey, New York. delson a member of the and Ernest Hem Meehan, firm, A definite plan for all municipal improvements is necessary, a Kew who is a in herbaceous ming graduate specialist argues Mr. Kelsey. In tree planting, as in the matter of water and in of that for the firm. The plants, charge department supply, sewage and other problems requiring the use of the members of the class and the former teaches the advanced streets, the best results obtain under a commission having full themselves latter instructs the younger element Both express authority. Indeed, concentrated authority is requisite. No as with the of their being well pleased progress pupils. one would favor a plan by which each property owner would from the veteran who has Every employe is eligible, grown attempt to put down a sidewalk or pavement in front of his who in time " gray in the service to the apprentice puts washing premises to conform to his particular notion. The hit or to see what interest all " pots. It is surprising and encouraging miss plan of street planting is. open to similar objection. take and what make. members of the class progress they Some trees on a street are, however, unquestionably better show the advancement of the nursery Nothing could better than none, but where the work is undertaken by a competent it is ever The business in this country [ working upward. commission uniformity, economy and other practical results value of the trained man is becoming every day more appreci follow for the benefit of all. When public sentiment in the the of the ated. This departure indicates a desire on part various states crystalizes into law, empowering authorities to the man's standard employer to educate the employe : raising carry out a system of street planting, as parks and ether local more in Heretofore and thus making him worth every way. improvements are now made, we shall have still more attractive the training received in nursery work was mostly through cities with parks and parkway advantages enlarged and much the of individual effort, and not so through teachings enhanced in every direction. his superiors. to be For the nursery worker the benefits gained by study Subscribe to-day for NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. $1 such a class ing botany can be readily seen. The advantage per year. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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THE NURSERY CENSUS. alarmed the owner so that he sent to the station for advice. cellar turned The tops of the. trees throughout the whole black and the twigs and smaller branches above three and In this issue is presented the latest information regarding one-half feet from the floor were evidently dead. The appear the nurseries of the as the census office country, prepared by and the owner ance was very similar to that of pear blight from the of the recent federal enumeration. The tabu figures dread disease that a most malignant outbreak of this lated statement has been sent to the National Nurseryman feared, had occurred. However, on investigation, it was seen that L. G. chief statistician for of the by Powers, agriculture, were trees of many different varieties in the cellar equally census office, Washington, D. C, who says : affected, which would not be the case with pear blight ;,tree? "This table does not include all farms and establishments in of the same as those in the cellar, still standing stock incidental to their planting raising nursery agricultural operations and no the nursery rows, appeared perfectly healthy ; report but only those making the raising of nursery stock their prin came of anything wrong with the 1,200 trees already shipped. cipal occupation. In a short time we shall have completed These conditions all denied the assumption of disease and the tabulation of the farms and establishments that raise nur pointed to cellar injury occurring after the early shipment. sery stock incidental to their business, and the value of such The fire in the cellar being the only unusual feature; it was products. In comparing these figures with those of ten years evident that this caused the damage ; and further investiga ago, you should remember this distinction: Nurseries then tion made it certain that this was the case. reported included all farms and establishments that raised The in height of the line marking the lower nursery stock from which they secured any report, whether uniformity the destruc limit of was striking evidence that heatwas such plants made up the principal or incidental product of injury factor for below that line no trees were Even their activity." tive ; injured. tender Bartlett trees, too short to extend above this line, were This explanation clears up the apparently marked contrast unaffected. the man who built the fire.it in the figures of the census of 1900 and that of 1890 as com Upon questioning was found that it had been made a little larger than the usual in a table published in the National Nurseryman at pared " " cold it was not hot enough to scorch trees page 271 in the November 1901 issue. There, for instance, it spell fire, though near. The air had been warmed quickly, had risen is shown that in 1890 there were 530 nursery establishments in standing to the about seven and had over the whole New York state with land and buildings amounting to ceiling, feet, spread cellar in a which became cooler as it approached the $10,609,866; while in 1900 there were but 237 nursery estab top layer floor. This thawed out the of the trunks and the upper lishments in the state, with a value of land and buildings tops branches and too and killed them. The lower amounting to but $3,607,107. twigs rapidly, the bottoms of the trunks and the roots thawed The listing in the recent census of such establishments as limbs, grad in the cooler air near the floor, and escaped make the production of nursery stock their principal business, ually injury. makes the later figures of much greater value, inasmuch as Had the usual fire been kept in the cellar to prevent freez or trees been allowed to these figures are the ones needed in a consideration of actual ing during the cold snaps, had the out no harm would have done. conditions in nursery circles. thaw gradually, serious been Mr. Powers' table shows at a glance the total number of As it was, the trees were not really affected except in parts in but nurseries, buildings, acreage, values, etc.; the total number in which would probably have been removed planting ; each of the five general divisions of the country, and the fig since they were in the hands of a wholesale dealer, who could ures by states. This table refers exclusively to nurseries, a not dispose of them to retailers, the loss was almost complete. separate table having been prepared from returns from florists' About half of the stock, disposed of for a nominal price, was establishments. planted with a loss of only two per cent, of the trees.

DAMAGE BY HEAT IN CELLAR. NEW YORK STATE FRUIT GROWERS.

In a bulletin by F. H. Hall, F. C. Stewart and H. J. Eustace, The New York State Fruit Growers Ass'n held a session issued by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station, the in Syracuse last month, at which matters of legislation, trans following case is cited : portation, nomenclature, diseases of fruits, pests, new plants in that some A Rochester nurseryman noticed, early March, and fruits and marketing were enthusiastically discussed. C. a lot of about serious mishap had befallen 25,000 three-year A. Weiting was endorsed for re-appointment as state commis been old pear trees in his nursery cellar. The trees had sioner of agriculture. Secretary W. A. Taylor, of the Ameri the cellar floor in rows placed in bundles, stood upright upon can Pomological Society, and W. H. Collingwood, editor of the roots and were and secured in place by sand piled upon ; Rural New Yorker, were among the speakers. L. T. Yeomans, to this awaiting spring shipment. Contrary nurseryman's Walworth, N. Y., was re-elected president ; F. E. Dawley, the winter usual custom, no fire was made in the cellar during Fayetteville, secretary. President Yeomans in his address said :' and thevsand about the roots of the trees froze solid. quite The experience of the past season shows more clearly than ever On February 25, 1,200 of the trees were dug for shipment, before that that most pernicious of insect pests the San Jose scale Is when all appeared in good condition. Much difficulty was with us, in nurseries and orchards in ever increasing numbers, and that we can only hope to keep it in the most met with in handling these trees, however, owing to the frozen subjection by thorough and radical measures, to say its extermination. I am corner of nothing of very sand, so on February 27, a fire was built in the the happy to be able to say that nurserymen as well as fruit-growers now cellar where these trees had been with the intention removed, so fully realize the danger from this pest, that their united efforts will of thawing out the sand. be given to secure satisfactory legislation on this all-important question Soon after this a condition of the trees developed which at the present session of the legislature. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN. stock for the plum. Borers seldom attack peach stock on which plums are grafted, and if they do, but little damage results. One At the annual of the meeting New York Botanical Garden objection is that the peach stock will make so much more growth last month a membership of 860 was reported. D O. Mills than the plum or apricot, and an unsightly base is formed was re-elected Dr. president ; N. L. Britton, secretary and below the point of union. Just why the peach root with a director-in-chief. plum tree trunk should be less affected by the borer than the Five new have been buildings completed during the year in all-peach tree I cannot say, but such was clearly the case under the conservatory range and are nearly ready for use. The my observation, and it would be of interest to have the experi most work of expensive construction, grading and stocking ence of extensive plum growers who have used peach stock the and will be garden park finished with the $150,000 which for plums. The hard shelled almond I. have tried to some the society asked from New York city in November, provided extent as a stock for peaches, plums and apricots, with most the society gets the money before spring. satisfactory results. The bark of the almond is smooth and A collection of 8,000 fossil plants loaned the garden by hard and presents a surface not easily penetrated by the larvae, Columbia University has been received and set up in the and makes a large tree and keeps pace with the peach in its museum building, and a gift of $500 from Andrew Carnegie growth. My observations along these lines have been made in has been used for the purchase of the collection, which is Southern Pennsylvania, on the southeastern side, near the foot in ra.e of strong Mexican species. The famous A. Henry col the Tuscarora mountain range. Soil . freestone, with clay lection of Asiatic species has also been purchased. The subsoil, underlaid with limestone. has been library largely increased. Dr. Britton urged that a special exploration fund be established. He says that such a IDAHO ORCHARDISTS. fund would just now be the greatest aid to the museum and the progress of science. At the seventh annual meeting, last month, of the Idaho State Horticultural Society, A. McPherson, state horticultural RHODE ISLAND TREE PLANTING. inspector, said that ten years ago there were less than 3,000 acres of orchard lands under cultivation in the state, and now A noteworthy development of the fruit-growing industry in there are over 40,000 acres. At that time people did not Rhode Island has occurred during the last decade. This is know how to plant their trees, when to plant, or where to plant. especially marked in the cultivation of peaches, the number But now they are familiar with these things, and the knowledge of trees having increased 36,247, or 8 per cent, and the 306 they have gained is largely due to the work of the horticul quantity of fruit produced 4991 bu- he-Is, or 434.4 per cent. tural society. J. B. Perrine, Blue Lakes, was re-elected Substantial gains were made in every county in the state In president ; J. D. Huntley, Moscow, vice-president ; Robert Newport county the number of trees increased from 399 to Milliken, Nampa, secretary, R. M. Gwinn, Caldwell, treasurer. 2,227, or 709 per cent. ; in Providence county from 2,096 to or cent and in from 24,373, I>^3 Per , Washington county 854 APPLE OUTLOOK IN IOWA. to 9,634, or 1.028 per cent. The number of apple trees increased 3.1 percent., the entire gain having been in Providence and Washington counties. All "The outlook for spring business is very good,'' writes other counties report a decrease. Pierce Bechtle, LeMars, la. "As the soil becomes old the Pear trees increased in number 12.3 per cent., decreases in successful cutlivation extends west and north until now there Bristol, Kent and Washington counties having been offset by are a number of large commercial orchards in the northwest an increase from 10,210 to 13,432 trees in Providence county. part of this state, Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota, The unusually favorable season of 1899 was responsible for which are doing well. The number of apples which are suc an increase of 92.9 per cent, in the cherry crop, although the cessfully grown is being added to each year, until now we number of trees had decreased 27.2 per cent. The number of have some fifty varieties in different localities all over the plum and prune trees increased 265.8 per cent, and the state, when a few years ago people thought nothing but crabs, quantity of fruit produced 3138 per cent. Duchess and one or two other varieties of apple would pay to plant. Last year we had peach trees, two years planted, which are full of Americana are PEACH AND PLUM STOCKS. fruit. plums just in their element here ; thousands are being planted in commercial orchards, and they are very profitable. We have markets for Some forty years ago I was led to try plum stocks for splendid fruit, as these western cities are and the peaches, apricots and nectarines upon the claim that they growing rapidly people are. fruit eaters." would be proof against the peach tree borer, says Dr. B. L. in American In this I was disappointed ; in Ryder Gardening. John C. Chase, Derry, N. II., last month made a flying trip through to the fact, the plum-rooted trees appeared to be more subject the South, visiting the Charleston Exposition and attending there the attacks of the borers than the peach trees on their own rootsj annual meeting of the Southern Nurserymen's Association, where he met A. L. Wood, of N. and other and when so affected the damage was usually greater, and after Rochester, Y., nurserymen. cutting out the grubs, the repair or healing over was not so G". H. Miller & Son, Rome, Ga., Jan. 15, 1902."We enclose $1 rapid as in the peach. Moreover, the peach would outgrow on subscription for the National Nchsehyman for the year 1902. the stock in a few years to such an extent that the plum plum We are well pleased with the journal and look upon it as a necessity. root not be able to the tree. would support Our trade for the last year has been very heavy, about double what it makes a better On the contrary, in my experience the peach was for the year before and we anticipate a heavy trade for 1902." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Arthur Prensa, the Buenos Ayres philanthropic newspaper ; a story by IRecent Ipublicattons. Goodrich of how the Connecticut farmers are raising tobacco under tents; "A Gaucho's Day's Work," by William Bulfin, who wrote " " of the The Charlton Nursery Co., R>chester, N. Y., has issued a compre Tales of the Pampas ; Helen Lukens Jones' description great. of hensive catalogue of 94 pages, illustrated with half-tone engravings. est olive ranch in the world in California ; the exciting experiences who carried the United States mail farthest north in Alaska, One of the most attractive catalogues is that of the Central Nurseries, the party and a of how the last J. & la. Half-tone are used almost by Dr. Francis H. Gambell, story ice, year, Wragg Sons, Waukee, engravings " blocked traffic on the Great Lakes until May. The March of Events. exclusively and there are inserts of colored plates of grapes. and Among the World Workers," run over their usual wide gamut of Memories of Kipling's Indian tales are revived by an article in the interest. " topics of contemporary January 16th issue of the Youth's Companion," by Bishop Henry C. " in America, for is an number Potter, of New York, On the Road to Mandalay." Healthy reading Country Life February enlarged of this beautiful of the world out-of doors, representing the for the boys is provided in every issue of this popular weekly story magazine " new of American life in the In Garb of White," paper. $1.75 per year. B>ston: Perry Masost<& Co. expansion country. the is a remarkable of a New England woods More than the usual amount of information the treatment frontispiece, picture regarding " road in winter. Among the leading features are Sfcibo Castle," the of nursery stock upon receipt from the grower or dealer is contained in summer home of Andrew Carnegie in the Scottish Highlands; "A the new catalogue of E. Smith & Sons, Geneva, N. Y. There is also Sniff at Old Gardens," J, P. who treats of the vestiges considerable information the of with by Mowbray, regarding- spraying orchards, " is of a past home life on the old Hudson river manors. The Trees," formulas and directions for growing roses, together with an account of a large plate of rare beauty covering the two central pages of the the manner in which nursery stock is propagated at these nurseries. large magazine. Of gardens and practical garden-making there is "An Among the most attractive features of Pearson's are the Magazine with the in which a suburbanite tells of years of " Experience Soil," Illustrated articles in the series The Story of the States." The De enthusiastic work in growing a wild garden of some eighty kinds of cember article was on Texas, by Earl Mayo ; that in the February flowers, shrubs, and aquatic plant ; and there are also articles on the issue on Louisiana by the same author. Nine states have been thus construction and care of the hot-bed, with suggestions for starting described and depicted. The January issue contains the first of a early vegetables and flowers. A series of photographs is devoted to series of articles on "Machines that Almost Think." $1 " per year. The Abandoned Farm Country," where, amid old friends the mari New York : Pearson Pobg. Co. gold, hollyhock and climbing rosemay be found pleasant summer The Macmillan New York has issued an addition to Company, city, homes, modest, but quite as much the aim of this successful magazine its list of bulletin No. 1 for 1902, in which are listed monthly books, as the ideal country seats, with their dairies, blooded stock, and fox among others the following: "The Woodland's Orchids," by Fred hunts. erick Boyle ; descriptions and illustrations with stories of orchid collecting and colored plates, by J. L. Macfarlane, F. R. H. S., pp. EASTERN NURSERYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 274, cloth, 4=, S7. "Insect Life : Souvenirs of a Naturalist," by J. " H. Fabre. pp. 320, 12, $1.75. Macmillan's Guide to Palestine and Egypt," pp. 270, cloth, 12, |3.25. The annual meeting of the Eastern Nurserymen's Associa The excellence and variety of the features presented by the February tion was held in Rochester last month. The report of the number of "The Delineator" are typical of the progressiveness of executive committee regarding the amendment to the legisla this favorite woman's The fashion matter as as magazine. is timely tive bill in the New York legislature providing for the fumiga special correspondents at the world's most important fashion centers tion of nursery stock coming into the state and the fumigation can make it. Ira D. Smkey continues the story of his tour, and his

. of stock in nurseries where scale has been was description of the Holy Land is even more interesting than his story discovered, of the journey through Egypt. Prof. Anthony B-irker contributes the presented and discussed. The bill is progressipg. The old first series on "Athletics for Women," the article dealing with "Physical officers of the association were continued. They were as " Culture at Home Dr. Grace Peckham Murray introduces a series of follows : President, William C. Barry ; vice-president, C. H. " " articles on Child the and tendencies Training by describing disposition Hawks William " ; secretary-treasurer, Pitkin. of every-day children. In the series of Notable Women" Dr. S. R. Elliott gives some interesting glimpses of Charlotte Cushman.

" The January issue of Country Life in America" is a California STRINGFELLOW TO CHANGE METHOD. number. The frontispiece is a full page engraving of a scene in the Santa Clara valley, showing blooming orchards in the fertile valley The of M close to the foothills. A beautiful view of Redlands taken from experiment H. Stringfellow, of Texas, of cutting off the Smiley Heights adorns the title page and a superb Washington palm roots and setting the stub in a hole driven by a bar, occupies nearly the whole of the secoDd page. A redwood, giant has proved a failure, says the Orange Judd Farmer. Most of yuccas of the desert and famous old cypresses of Monterey Mojave the trees have died from some cause or another, and less than contrast with the of the pears of strongly engravings Matilija poppy, are left 300 from 1,000 set in February, 1900. Owing to lack CentralCalifornia, prune orchards in Santa Clara valley, great grain of side roots there was to anchor the trees and the fields, orange plantations, scenes in Menlo park, almond trees and nothing wind soon extensive drying grounds. Animal life is depicted in each issue of loosened them. The ground, not being plowed or this journal. The photographs of frogs and fishes in water in preced put in good tillage condition, soon dried out, and with the issues have attracted much attention. In the number the ing January extreme dry weather following the trees soon began to die. Gila Monster is graphically portrayed and described. Country Life in Hereafter Mr. Stringfellow will leave more top root and some America has much of interest to the nurseryman. Monthly. $3 per side roots in setting, but will still continue a closer of year. Single copies 25 cents New York : Doujbleday, Page & Co. system pruning than most practical horticulturists believe wise. The World's Work for February publishes entire, for the first time in America, Rudyard Kipling's "The Islanders," which has raised a P. " veritable furore of discussion in England. Frank Norris, the author of Ouwerkkrk, Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 13, 1903. Please find " " enclosed $2. With will I The Octopus," in an article entitled The Frontier Gone at Last," pleasure pay my subscription to your jour- nal. It is worth the shows how the Anglo Saxons have at last encircled the globe with con money." quest. George lies, author of "Flame, Electricity and the Camera," Curt K. writes of Marconi's triumph. Some striking pictures of California big Plumb, Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 7, 1902." I do not want are written Richard T. Fisher. to do without the National trees accompanied by text by Among Nurseryman. Enclosed $1 on subscrip the other illustrated articles are a description of the wonderful La tion." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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anb Fruit tree stocks of all sizes are offered by Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne, Xong Short bankers, New York City, agents for Barbier & Co., successors to Transon Brothers, Orleans, France. E. T. 1 Dickinson, Broadway, is importer of nursery stocks. Strawberry plants in more than sixty varieties, apple trees in car- California is offered Josiah A. privet by Roberts, Malvern, Pa. lots, asparagus roots, plums and peaches in large quantities are offered Small fruits are a specialty with Myer & Sons, Bridgeville, Del. by J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. The Deming field sprayer is especially adapted for use in nurseries. Pear seedlings grown from seed saved from the Keiffer pear are offered the Jackson Lee's Mo. Hardie spray pumps are declared to be a necessity with all handlers by County Nursery Company, Summit, of trees. This firm makes a specialty of whole root pear grafts. Fruit stocks, French Keiffer Mazzard J. A. Gage, Beatrice, Neb., makes a specialty of apple "seedlings and pear, pear. cherry, Myrobolan apple grafts. plum, quince ; slso French and Keiffer pear seed may be obtained from Thomas Meehan & Sons, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa, Grape vines and small fruits are specialties with George S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y. Rakestraw & Pyle, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, make a specialty of shade trees, Norway, Silver, Sugar and Sycamore maples; scarlet, William Fell & Co., (Hexham) Ltd., Hexham, England, wants trans red, pin and mossy cup oaks ; American elms, etc. planted Loganberry. lindens, For fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs, nut trees, small fruits Albertson & Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind., have an attractive announce grape vines, roses, vines, bulbs, herbaceous and ment in another column. climbing hardy green house plants, call upon Storrs & Harrison Company, Painesville, Ohio. Japan pear, Keiffer pear and apple seedlings are offered by F. W. Watson & Co., Topeka, Kan. WESTERN ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE. Mammoth blackberries and Loganberries are for sale at low price by William Kelly, San Jose, Cal. Iri the last issue of the National Nurseryman was For apple trees, California privet, Ampelopsis Veitchii apply to given Walter H. Harrison, La Mott, Pa. a list of officers of the Western Association of Wholesale E. Two hundred thousand apple for spring delivery, all grades, may be Nurserymen. Secretary J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan., had of E. 8. Welch, Shenandoah, la. sends the following list of the committees :

Evergreen seedlings are grown by the million by the Sherman Executive committee J. H. Skinner, North Topeka, Kan. ; A Willis, Nursery Company, Charles City, la. Ottawa, Kan. ; H. B. Chase, Huntsville, Ala. ; E. S. Welch, Shenan F. H. Kan. W. & T. Smith Co., Geneva, N. Y., have a superb stock of orna doah, Iowa; Stannard, Ottawa, Committee on and tariff F. H. mentals ; also large and small fruits. transportation Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. ; A. J. Brown, Geneva, Neb. ; J. W. Schuette, St. Louis, Mo. Herman Berkan, 39 Cortland street, New York, is the sole agent for Copmittee on programme E. P. Bernardin, Parsons, Kan. ; E. Levavasseur & Sons, Ussy and Orleans, France. Stark, Louisiana, Mo. ; E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan. P. Sebire & Sons, Ussy, France, are represented in this country by C. C. Abel & Co., P. O. Box 920, New York City. PROSPECT FOR CULTIVATED CHESTNUTS. R. H. Blair & Co., Lee's Summit, Mo., offer apple grafts, put up to order, piece or whole roots ; also a practical box clamp. the for chestnut H. M. Peters & Skinner, North Topeka, Kan., have apple, pear and forest Regarding prospect growing Engle & in Rural New Yorker : tree seedlings, in addition to a full stock of nursery stock. C

ELMIRE SEBIRE, Nurseryman The New Rose AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE Grower anrl shipper of Fruit Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, Malial.-l) Mnzas trd Cherry, A.nse<-s Quince, JKtc. Ornamental Shrub*. Omiirerx, Knsnx, Mmettl, Afmiiflurn. :tc ; all we'l grown, good rooted and in excel lent condition ; prices low ; safe picking. For quotations apply to my Bole Agems lor tae United estates and Canada. $111! Of gold AUGUST Ril'LKER & SONS, NEW YORK, 52 Street. (Soleil d' Or) Dey

This we consider the greatest New Rose since Crimson Ram bler was introduced. PERFECTLY HARDY. A remark you ably variety. Sendfor a circular of it. Might Just ^i Well Groter We also offer 2 year Grape Vines in assortment. 2 year Currants As strong plants, leading kinds. Tree Currants, red kinds, fine plants. Good Fruit Gooseberries, 2 years in variety. Dwarf Apples, including Bismarcks. if you are goingr to grow fruit at all. There will be no trouble about it if you spray your trees, etc. with the Flowering Shrubs, large variety, fine plants. Roses, strong 2 year, nice assortment. HARDIE SPRAY PUMPS ' \ They will reach the highest tree and the lowest vine and cover everything witK a. spra.y &.S fine a.s fog. We make them Py4EnNIESour unexcelled in finest kinds. ft quality mounted and unmounted Barrel, Knapsack ak.r\d HONEYSUCKLES, A/VIP. VEITCHII, extra strong, tucket &pra.yers. Each_ is the best of its kind in k every respect. Each pump is of sufficient strength, field grown. C LE/*l ATI S -Baron Veillard, Jack man- size and ca.p8k.city to supply several nozzles or clusters of nozzles. That means fast work. Ourillustrated cata- nil and XXX '">* Paniculata, plants. Large NORWAY hen, where and how to apray . nffuDraying material for each 3 to 4 16 &c. , flAPLES, inches, feet, &c, disease and fruit. We mail it free. Ask for a copy. ifi The Hardie Spray Pump Mfg. Co., 56 Lamed St,, Detroit, Mich, JOHN CHARLTON & SONS 1853 SIX HUNDRED ACRES 1902 UNIVERSITY AVENUE NURSERIES ROCHESTER, N. Y. SURPLUS The BALDWIN APPLE stands to-day as the most profitable variety WHOLESALE NURSERIES to grow in many sections. Our stock of strong, healthy trees is unsurpassed in the market. We have a full liue of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including APPLE GRAFTS PUT UP TO ORDER, PIECE OR WHOLE ROOT8, Our SUGAR MAPLES in all reasonable grades are all right in every Thirty-five years in tbe business. respect. We oiler a very heavy supply with straight trunks and THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN U8S CHEAP splendid roots. In ORIENTAL PLANES or BUTTONWOODS, we can fill orders by R. H. BLAIR & CO., LEE'S^uTmIT NURSERIES the hundred or thousand in four different sizes, but all in prime condition N. W. CORNER I ITH AND WALNUT STS., KAN8A8CITY, MO. and at reasonable rates. The SHRUBBERY department of this establishment has been noted Position as of manager for many years for its extensive oollpciion of well known carefully large nursery, retail pre graded stock. WRI 1 E FOR LISTS. ferred. Twenty years l(Experience in the busi WANTED ness. Can handle outside H00PES * BRO. fc THOMAS as well as nffiVe. References furnished if necessary. Address

Manager" care National Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. Maple Avenue Nurseries WEST CHESTER, PA,

The FEIGLY TREE DIGGER

A MONEY SAVING TOOL

FOR NURSERYMEN

Manufactured D. Sole Agent by FEIGLY, Medway, Ohio. Send for Circular

EDlllT French Pear* Keiffer Pear> Mazzard Cherry, Myrobolan Plum, PKU1 1 Quince; also French and Keiffer Pear Seed. Send Us a list of what TT/\ /*> 1/ vou can use- We can make 'avorable quotations. JiULKj THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, Germantown, Phila., Pa. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu BARB1ER & 60. Oriels, frujce Successors to Tkansos Bros, and SALE D. Dauvesse's United Nursarles 1 FOR j Offer in their Catalogue S 3000 IRISH JUNIPER. Any size from 2% to 6 | Frutt Tree Stocks. All sizes. B 5 feet. 1,200 rid, and new varieties of Fruit Trees. 1,100 varieties of young Ornamental Trees and 1800 NORWAY MAPLE. 8 to 10 feet. Scrubs. 1 to 3 years. 1 | 800 -vaiieties of 1 to 3 y ung- Conifers. year?. = 10000 ASSORTED PEACH TREES. 1,600 eld and new varieties of Shrubs and Trees. 1 Larsrer plants. 400 vrietis if large Crnifers. 1 to 3 feet high. 45 J varieties of Perennials. C. L. LONQSDORF 800 vanetee of old and new Roses. | | 3 new varieties of Wichuraiana Hybrids of cur 3 Prioes Given on Application 5 owa raising are offered this season. Adams Co. FLORADALE. PA. All novelties are described. Tor to | | catalogues apply niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiniiiiiiiiiiiiH Messrs. KNACTH, NACHOD & KDHNE. Bankers NEW YORK CITY ISO Kinds for 16c. A younsr, energetic man that thor a fact that Salzer's vegetable and flower , oughly understands every part ( t the seeds are found in more gardens < Nut-scry business and can help in and on more iamis tlian any other _ is reason for this. oltice when required. Will sell an in in America. There own and o over EC00 acres for terest in thebUHnessif the likes We cperat party the of onr choice seeds. In over production the situation alter he has looked order to induce yon to try them . the business. I have the finest soil wo make tie following unprec WANTED edented oft'er : for arrowing Nursery stock in the southwest. Can do a larce wholesale aa well as a retail business oldest For "S& Cents Postpaid in either Oklahoma or Ind. Ter. Conurces is now workmjr on a bill to $ Nureery 20 hinds of rarest luscious radishes, in with and the land is allotted in of oritur this country Oklahoma, l-einjr parts 12 magnificent earliest melons, the Ter. now and will soon be finished. When this is done tlie>e will be a larye 16 sorts glorious tomato r 8, demand for stock as 1h sis provinjrn. flnefruitcouhtry. Have plenty of water 25 peerless lettuce varieties, licet l for irrigating purposes which is needed some years. This is the ihance of a 13 splcndll sorfs, G5 gorgeously beautiful flower seeds, lire time for i he right party. Write me, giving full particulars us to who you in all 150 kinds positively furnishing have worked with and how lODg, , bushels of charming flowers and > J. A. TAYLOR, Wynnewood, Ind. Ter. lots and lots of choice vegetables,* together with our great catalogue^ telling all about Teosinie and Tea Oat and Rromus and Speltz, onion seed at GOc. a pound, etc., all only i for 16e. in stamps. "Write to-day. JOHN A. SALZERSEEDCO., La Crosse, Wis.

STRONG FIELD-GROWN PLANTS ON THEIR OWN ROOTS.

1 1-2 to 2, 2 to 3 and 3 to -4- Feet.

Plants are well ripened, have good tops and splendid roots. We Ship all Winter in Paper Lined Boxes. Write for Prices OF AMERICA (NEW) (Rose Grower) Over 5,000 copies weekly to leading Nurserymen W. E. WALLACE, Seedsmen and Florists in the United States. The and best advertising medium in the RIDQELAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. cheapest American trade. Write at once for terms. Also

CHARLES DETRICHE, Senior, Apple Trees 1 ANGERS, FRANCE, California Privet Y BOTTOM RATES J Grower and exporter of fruit tree StocR$, forest Ampelopsis Veitchii trees and Ornamentals. LA MOTT, PA. Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. WALTER B. HARRISON Prices on Application.

JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, IV. Y. EVERY NURSERYMAN in the of a home Should be interested in any new introduction way Sole for the United States. and Representatives product that, will take the place of the leaf-rusting blighting of or We are the. producers .pear Mr. Detriche would be glad to reoeive any horticultural catalogues imported French pear stock. largest frmn Keiffer in the United seedlings grown from seed saved pear, most excellent stock so States. We are able to furnish you this vigor- ous and thrifty at very reasonable prices. and BORDER PLANTS i and up, branched. i up, straight. HARDY and No. 1, T8a and up, branched. No. 1, ^ up, straight. Great Sellers for Agents. No. 2, T\, straight.

Golden GlowYellow. a Every one should try them and help push good thing along. Boltonia AsteroidesWhite. We make a specialty of whole root pear grafts. Boltonia LatlsquamiPink. Straight Apple Seedlings In Limited Supply. Oriental .Poppy (Pupaver)Crimson. JACKSON COUNTY NURSERY COMPANY, We will make a very low price upon application. Mich. LEE'S SUMMIT, MO. CENTRAL MICHIGAN NURSERV, Kalamazoo, When to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. National Nuwryman, writing When writing to Advertisers mention The Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

We call especial attention to our stock of NORWAY, Willow SILVER. SUGAR AND SYCAMORE MAPLES, SCAR LET, RED, PIN AND MOSSY CUP OAKS, AMERICAN ELMS, AMERICAN LINDENS, ORIENTAL PLANES, dale MAGNOLIA TRIPETELA, ACUMINTA and GLAUCA, CAROLINA POPLARS, OSAGE ORANGE2 year and Evergreen Seedlings 1 year, CALIFORNIA PRIVET-2 year, ENGLISH Nurser WALNUTS and SPANISH CHESTNUT-. A general assortment of FRUIT TREES, EVERGREENS and ies SHRU -BERY. Many of the varieties of shade trees Evergreen Seedlings can be furnished in sizes from 2 to 4 inch caliper. WE GROW THEM BY THE MILLION RAKESTRAW& PYLE, Kennett Square, Pa.

EN costs i These in Iowa are RAPE2?"per^sTON seedlings grown Northern Greatest, Cheapest Food better rooted than transplanted tre s from France on Earth forSheep, Swlno. Cattle, etc. or Germany. Will bo worth |I00 to TOU lo rc.il what Salter', oatalog .ays about rape. Billion Dollar Grass rill |jo-siiitlIv mako yott rlcli; ] 2 tuna We also have a us of tfhayuuii lunoi i-nsiiire per acre, so surp tlso Brrmius, Pen'-iir. Spt-lu (WO Irtx 250 bu. oats per aerej, ft..-., etc.

Forthls Notice and 10c. 2-YEAR GRAPE we mail bi.,' catalog ami li> >'ar.nh.ed Korcuied, lully worth ?10 to get a blurt. and HARDY FRUIT and ORNA For 10c. we m...l 150 hind^of Flower and Stela to Vegetable and catalog. MENTAL STOCK adapted the North. Correspondence Solicited. 3J0llMA.SALZt:RSEEDG)..1ABg55E -- For Spring Shipment THE APPLE TREES PLUM TREES SHERMAN NURSERY CO. One and two year. and Fine two and three old trees Japan year European surfs. CHARLES CITY, IOWA

PEACH TREES SUGAR MAPLE

Extra fine of all the loadinsr varie Any size you may want and very ties, by the 1000 or our loud. tine, also Lomhardy poplar. EARLY HARVEST AND ERIE BLACKBERRIES. Best of attention pivon orders and shipments made promptly. Write for list ^aaaaaiaaauaaaaaaaauaaaaaaaaaaa.^ of varieties and pricos. Boxes and packing done free of charge. Address Village Wholesale Nurseries HARXEDSV/f-LE, PA. IFOR SPRING 19021 The DEMING Field Sprayer for spraying po First tato plants, straw 150,000 Class cotton | berry and plants, small nur sery stock. I Peach Trees etc. The 1 po tato spray ing appliance In Cellars. 25 Leading varieties. shown In the cut above differs from the usual spraying outfit in that it is inexpensive. The outfit may be placed

n tb. end ofany wagon or truck, and a sec tion of hose connected with spray pump. One man can do alt the work without waste of material. Our free catalog explain** our tull line of Two Years pumpa, spray 10,000 ers, and treatment ror diseases of etc. 1 trees, plants, THE DFMINQ COMPANY, SALEM, OHIO. Western Agents, Ht-ilon A llubbell, IMilcuro.III Cherry f First, medium and second sizes. Mostly Ea. Richmond, Dye 5 GRAPE CUTTINGS House and Montmorency. ; We offer cuttings of Concord, Worrlen Niagara. Moore's Early, Moore's PRICES REASONABLE Diamond, Delaware, Brighton, and many other varieties, well-made and in good condition. Also grape vines, currants and general nursery stock. Send list for wanted lowest prices. Will also contract to grow grape vines for spring 1903 delivery. WANTEDCut Leaf Weep ing Birches. LEWIS R0ESCH, Fredonia, N. Y. | The Albaugh Nursery and | /y cr r\ r\ r\ October purple ^ ^ 9 ^ v VJ plum TREES 1 Orchard Co. 1 These trees are very handsome And are from 1 to 3 yca-s old. Also 16,000 Green Mt Grape Vines a to 3 years olo, all splendidly 3 PHOHETON, OHIO rooted. Those In want of this kind of stock should not fail to address B STEPHEN HOYT'S SONS NEW CANAAN, CONN. When writing to Advertisers mention The National ^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmil Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

CALIFORNIA PRIVET Well branched, 18 iuuhes to 3 feet, extra fine plants. OSAGE ORANGE NORWAY MAPLES Willis Nurseries 1 and 2 years. 5, 6, 8 and 10 feet. LOMBARDY AND CAROLINA POPLARS OTTAWA, KANSAS, 2 years old. JOSIAH A. ROBERTS Malvern, Pa. OFFERS TO THE TRADE 14 FEET. 2-3 FEF-T. 50,000 Apples, No. I, 2 years. 3-4 FEET. 10010 PRIVET 4-5 FEET " iO.000 on Cherrys, No. I, 2 Prices given application. Usual assortment of Roses, including Crimson Rambler 2,500 Keiffer Pears, No. 1, 2" HIRAM T. JONES, TKE* Elizabeth, N. J.

The above is all choice No. i stock and L OLD AND NEW VARIETIES. will be graded to suit customers. Especially Immense Stock Warranted True. QUALITY UNSURPASSED. favorable made on prices carload lots. A fine stock of Campbell's Early. Catalogue and Price List Free. In addition to the above we offer a Send list of wants for "prices. general f[\ GRAPEAn extra fine stock and full assort assortment of ni ment of varieties of CUKKA-NTS and GOOSEBERIUES ; also BLACKBERRY ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. Fruit and Ornamental T. S. HUBBARD CO., Trees, FREDONIA, N. Y. VINES flrape Vines, Shrubs, Roses, 6c. *m Hybrid Perpetual and Climbing Roses on own roots 9& The undersigned have a general assortment of strong 2 year Grape Vines plants, also a quantity of WicKson Plums

- 2 and. 3 years old, and would be pleased to furnish prices on Currant Plants any of the above.

Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. Correspondence solicited. MORRIS, STONE

Apple, HEADQUARTERS FOR NURSERY STOCK. Strawberries, Nut Trees, m Standard Pears, Baltimore and Richmond Nurseries, Japan Pear Seedlings, 1 Plum, MD. Gooseberries, Apricots, BALTIMORE, Roses, Grapes, FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO. Raffia, Shade Trees, General Supplies, so years. Tennessee Natural Peach Pits and selected Smock, jooo acres. Evergreens, &.C., &.C., Shrubs, LOW PRICES ON PEACH TREES FOR EARLY ORDERS. &c.

When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

> We Offer Andre Leroy Nurseries for Fall of 1901 of Anqehs, France BRAULT &. SON, DIRECTORS STANDARD PEARS. PLUflS, PEACHES AND are now orders at favorable taking very prices GRAPES for delivery next fall, of Paach. A valuable Our trees: Stocks 7,000 Everbearing novelty. bearing Nursery ! now loaded with fruit of various sizes. Has never failed to fruit. . them, firss-class grown by guaranteeing quality, 225,000 Amoor River Privet. The best evergreen hedge plant: and For to grading packing. quotations, apply Superior to Calilornia Privet. a 150,000 Citrus Trifoliata. (Hardy Japan Lemon). The best defensive A.NDRB L. CA.USSB hedge. Sole Agent Strong Field drown Roses. Standard varieties. 105-107 HUDSON ST. NEW YORK CITY w Try our NEW CLIMBING CLOTHILDE SOUPERT a novelty of great merit

Biota Aurea Nana. The best of all dwarf Biotas. A perfect gem. Was not injured when mercury was } below, while the old Biota Aurea (its parent) was badly frozen. An immense stock io to 30 inches. Columbian Sets 200,000 Palms. Latanias, Phcenix and Kentias. Raspberry 25,000 Caladiums. Fancy leaved, dry Buibs, 1 to i.%. inches in diam Extra Strong. From One Year Plants. eter 50 best named sorts. Extra JACKMAKII Ont Door Grown. Dwarf Oranges, Lemons. Limes and Pomelos. (Grafted on Citrus Strong CLEMATIS, Ttifoliatj) Finest stock we have ever grown. Fruits second year. SPECIAL PRICE ON APPLICATION Unsurpassed {~>r conservatory purposes. Cannas, Camphors, Guavas. Sub-tropical Trees and Plants and a gen C. L. YATES Rochester, N. Y. eral line of nursery stock. E. T. DICKINSON, Chatenay Seine, Send for Trade List and Catalogues. Grower and Exporter, Fr8llCB. ^ET(? fRENCIt NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLI, &C. JP. J. Berclzmans Co.9 il Ti < (II I gs fml OrnmiiMilalii. Plum , ,, Pfar, Apple, .

1851 KNOX NURSERIES 1902 W. T. HOOD & CO., 0LDooN ==^^=^^== JNUKjeKIeo. We offer for SPRIN6, 1902, the following well grown, thrifty stock. RICHMOND, VA. APPLE. 2 year, first-class and medium. APPLE. 3 year, first-class and medium, but most all first-class. Good lot OFFER FOR FALL 1901 AND SPRING 1902 of Ben Davis and Wine Sap. PEACH. In limited numbers. Standard Pear, Peach, Quince, Down CHERRY. 1 year and 2 year in limited numbers. Pretty good lot of 1 Apples, Appricots, year K. Richmond. ing Mulberry, Silver, Sugar, Norways and Weirs Cut KEIFFER. 2 medium. year Leaf American American and AM. ARBOR VITAE. 3 feet. Maples, Linden, Linden, SCIONS. T, Imperial and Jonathan. Japan Chestnuts. 100,000 California Privet, one and two RED RASPBERRIES. Turner. years, 20,000 Citrus Trifeliata, two and three years, 50,000 Silver Maple Seedlings and Select Stock Natural WANTED. Strawberry Plants for Spring | | Peach Pits, Crop 1900 and 1901.

OLD DOfllNION NURSERIES, wW. T.t HOODunnrv &p CO.,m H. M. SIMPSON & SONS, Vincennes, Ind. RICHM0NDt VA.

BOBOLINK, SUNSHINE, MARIE, all the P. Sebire & Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, France. new and old STRAWBERRIES of value. A assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, BRILLIANT and MILLER RASPBERRIES. general Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Mazzard Cherry, Angers, Quince, PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Small Evergreens, Forest Trees,^Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &c. to miss giving this a trial. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing orders else ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your and Canada. BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States PEACH TREES I yr. and June Buds. We ABEL Box New York have the finest lot of June budded C. C. & CO., P. 0. 920 Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. MYER &S0NS, FOR FALLOFI90I BR1DGEVILLE, DEL. APPLE PEAR FOREST TREE NEBRASKA GROU/N J R. MULBERRY APPLE SEEDLINGS ! OSAGE are acknowledged to be the best. We have a large supply of them at right prices. Also SEEDLINGS Apple Trees, Peach Trees, American and Japanese Plums, Shade Trees, Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. TITUS NURSERY, Neroaha, Neb. Correspondence solicited. YOUNGERS & CO., Geneva, Nebr. i Uincennes nurseries ssssr: \A7. C REED, Proprietor.

w " OFFER FOR FALL, 1901, AND SPRING, 1902, Snow Bill nur$erl SErKS0NS i P. O. WESLEY. MD. Apple, Peach and Carolina Poplar by the carload. Also good stock of OFFER FOR FALL AND SPRING CHERRY, 1 and 2 year, PEAR and JAPAN PLUflS. 800,000 Peach 1 year from bud. on whole roots. 2 General assortment of small fruits. solicited. 75,000 Apple ' Correspondence 50,000 Apple 1 700,000 Grape Vines 1 and 2 year old. 800,000 Asparagus Roots-1 and 2 year old. beds. 30 acres In Strawberry Plantsfrom new two Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. Heavy, year Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. Will contract to Fall Bud Field grown Certificate of Inspection furnished. Everything fumigated. solicited. Inspection invited. Correspondence JuneTllnnlafh hv CLEMATIS 12th, by Will be at Niagara Falls Convention, represented 32-33. Madam E. Cbas. M. Peters, Badge No. 70. See Badge Book, pages Henryii Jackmannii, Andre, Ramona, MD. Duchess of Edinburgh and Paniculata. TELEGRAPH OFFICE. SNOW HILL, write for prices. GEORGE BROS., EAST PENPIELD. N. Y. National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman, When writing to Advertiser, mention The Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Ui Largest Grower in America of 200,000 APPLE Grape For Spring Delivery All Grades. Strong on Commercial Varieties Vines KEIFFER PEAR Other : CHERRY, PLUM, PEACH, SMALL Specialties FRUITS, SHADE and ORNAMENT. CURRANTS and GOOSEBERRIES AL TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, Introducer of VINES, ETC., FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS. CAMPBELL'S EARLY GRAPE JOSSELYN GOOSEBERRY APPLE AND CRAB GRAFTS FAY CURRANT Any Style Made to Order Over 22 years with no change in ownership or management One of the largest and most complete lines of General Our main business is the growing of unusually high grade stock Nursery Stock on the market. suitable for the proper filling of Nurserymen's Retail Orders. There ' being no uniform standard for grading above kind of stock every Send us your list of wants. Corres grower of the same is at perfect liberty to adopt his own ideas for pondence and inspection invited. growing and grading, and alter the same as often as he sees fit. Prices reasonable but not always lower than are generally quoted for light rooted stock. Mount Arbor Nurseries Please send us your list of wants E. S. WELCH, Prop. SHENANDOAH, IOWA GEO. S. JOSSELYN, n^*^*. FREDONIA, N. Y.

Apple Trees. Hpple Hrees 150,000 fine two year old trees. Large supply. Fine 2 yr. old trees. CHERRY TREES. 20,000 very fine one year and two year IReiffer old trees. pear ITrees Unusual fine lot of two yr. old treesall grades. KEIFFER PEAR TREES. Japan pear APPLE SEEDLINGS, JAPAN AND Seedlings Fine block. No. 1 stocks all grades. FRENCH PEAR SEEDLINGS.

Forestry Trees, all Sizes, j Hpple Seeblings Well grown. High grades. GRAFTS MADE TO ORDER.

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Pomona Current has never been equaled for p rod uctlve- For ne s Fall 1901 and Spring 1902. s, quality or profit. We have coming on the largest supply and the most complete assort ment of stock we have ever grown. We can make shipment of Apple and Apple Seedlings from Topeka, Kans. Of Pear, Standard and Dwarf ; Plums, European and Japan ; Cherries and Quinces, from Dansville, N. Y.

Or from Bridgeport, of a complete assortment of all kinds of stock ; Apples, Peach, Plum, Native, Japan and European ; Cherries, Pear, Stand ard and Dwarf ; Quinces, Grapes, Currants, Gooseberries and small fruits.

Also Carolina Poplar, Silver, Norway, Rock and Ash-leaved Maples, Catalpa, Elm, Linden, Evergreens, Ornamental Shrubs, Weeping Trees, &c, in carload lots or any quantity.

Stock young, thrifty and of best quality large assortment of varie ties.

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Imported Seedlings and ornamental stock in season. Spring orders booked now and stock stored for early shipment. The best cheap and cheapest good spade.

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ORNAMENTAL TREESBirch, Elms, Horse Chestnut, Norway and Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, Established over thirty years ago and still under the EVERGREENS. same management. Superb Collection of : : ======The largest and most complete line of Nursery Stock ever offered. * SHRUBSUpright, Climbing and Standard. ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. %

CHERRY, RHODODENDRONS Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named 1 APPLE, Hybrids. + P/EONIAS - Large Assortment, Named Varieties. + PEACH, PLUM, DAHLIAS New Cactus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. J KIEFFER PEAR. full Hssortment in : : | CURRANTS Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Quinces, | Small Fruits, Shrubs, Roses. 600SEBERRIES. RASPBERRIES. | Acres of Shade and Ornamental Trees. lists. We give special attention to Dealers' complete Fall trade list on application. GENEVA, Correspondence and Personal Inspection Invited. b T. Smith Co., NEW YORK. W. When to Advertisers mention The National The National Nurseryman. writing Nurseryn When writing to advertisers mention Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection STRAWBERRY PLANTS. if From one year beds only ; tied 25 in bunch. Packed in slatted crates to carry safe by freight shipped early. Express better in small lots.

We Have the Following Varieties:

Aroma, Enormous, Livingston, Rough Rider, Bush Cluster, Eleanor, Manokin, Rio, Buback, Gladstone, May Queen, Stella, Brandywine, Gibson, Marie, Star. Brunette, Gandy, Marshall, Saunders, Bismarck, Greenville, Margaret, Sharpless, Bartons, Geo. Triumph, McKinley, Sample, Bedar Wood, Glen Mary, Mitchell's Early, Senator, Cobden Queen, Haverland, Monitor, Tennessee, Clyde, Hero, Nettie. Tubbs, Carrie Silver, Joe, Nick Ohmer, Warfield, Crockett's Early, Jessie, Parsons, Wolverton, Carmi Beauty, Kansas. Pride of Cumberl'd Wm. Belt. Crescent, Lady Garrison, Paris King, Dayton, Lady Thompson, Keba, Excelsior, Lovetts. Robbie, APPLE TREES. YORK IMPERIAL. CAR LOTS.

Two year, as fine as can be grown ; also Jonathan. Other varieties in light assortment.

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Columbian nam. White, Donald's Elmira, ASPARAGUS ROOTS, Two Year "Palmetto, Barr's flammoth, Conover's Colossal Plums on Plum and on Peach Root. Varieties of Peach Trees. ABUNDANCE, Arkansas Traveler, Dover, Jacques R. R., Smock, BURBANK, Alexander, Elberta, Kalamazoo, Stump, Amsden June, Early Heath, Klondike. Salway, W1CKSON, Allen, Emma, Krummell's Oct., Sneed, AND OTHERS. Bilyeu's Late Oct. Early Rivers, Lemon Free, Shipley's Late Red, Brandywine, Eureka, Lemon Cling, Silver Medal, Barnard's Early, Engle's Mammoth, Lorentz, Switzerland, Bray's R. R. Early Davidson, Lewis, Steadley, Burke, Easton Cling, Large Early York, Smock Cling, Beauty's Blush, Early Toledo, Lodge, Schumaker, Bradford Cling, Edgemont Beauty, Levy's Late, Scott's Nonpareil, Barber, Everbearing, Mt. Rose, Seedling No. 1, Bronson, Early Michigan, McCollister, Snow's Orange, Belle of Georgia, Fox Seedling, Mary's Choice, Stinson, Bokara, Foster, Moore's Favorite, Triumph, Bequett Free, Fitzgerald, Morris White, Troth's Early, Buston's Oct. Ford's Late White Magnum Bonum, VanMeteor's L. Oct. Crawford Late, Frances, Matthew's Beauty, Wheatland, Crawford Early, Geary's Hold On, Marshall, White Heath Cling, Champion, Greensboro, Mrs. Brett, Wilkin's Cling, Chair's Choice, Gold Drop, Miss Lolo, Wonderful, Chinese Cling, Globe, Nicholson's Smock Ward's Late, Crosbey, Garfield, Newington Cling, Willett, Connecticut, Haines Surprise. New Prolific, Wager, Coolridge Favorite, Holderbaum, Old Mixon Cling, Waddel, Capt. Ede, Heidelburg, Old Mixon Free, William's Fav. Conklin, Hobson's Choice, Oscar, Walker's Var. Free, Christiana, Horton's Rivers, Picquet's Late, Waterloo, Carman, Hill's Chili, Perry's Red Cling, Yellow St. John, Cobler, Heard's Beauty, Pierce's Yellow, Yellow Rareripe. Connett's So. Early, Hughes, Reeves Favorite, Aiiundanck Plum. Delaware, Hale's Early, Red C'k Melocton, Denton, Jennie Worthen, Stephen's R. R.

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Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, in TRADE BULLETIN cluding Grapes. Ornamental i write for a to Trees, Evergreens and Flowering If you have not received it copy day. It will be sent free to any member of the trade on appli Shrubs for public and private cation. we can still grounds. Shade Trees for streets. Orders are coming in very rapidly, but offer in considerable assortment, splendid stock of Hardy Roses, Hardy Plants, Climbers, etc. Roses, Clematis, Climbing Vines Our beautifully illustrated cata Flowering Shrubs, Ornamental Trees, logue contains accurate and trust Including Cut-leaved Birch. worthy descriptions of the choicest Conifers, Herbaceous Plants. Florists' Stock, varieties, and is replete with prac tical hints indispensable to planters; I Standard Pears, Including Bartlett. it will be mailed free on application. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Cherries. Peaches. " Mt. Hope Nurseries, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Send at once for the Bulletin "; use printed stationary to show to the trade. Not sent to any one Established over 60 Tea. % you belong Mention this publication. outside the trade. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., SEWS:

ss^^s^^^^^^^^^s^ 1 F. H. STANNARD b CO. 1 , Peach, Pear,- Cherry, Plum |l( 3 Successors to BREWER & STANNARD j~ and Apricot Trees. ^ Proprietors j KEIFFER PEAR1 and 2 years. | Ottawa Star nurseries POOREST TREES 2 OTTAWA, KANSAS : Ash and Box Elder. Elm, ZZ^S Have for sale a large and complete assortment of Nursery J; ~2 Stock, strong on - APPLE SEEDLINGS Fine Grades. Special prices on | Apple Cherry Pear Plum | early orders. | Peach Apricots | PEAR SEEDLINGS H Apple Seedlings || FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS, japan Pear Seedlings Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, | | Russian Mulberry. H Torest tree Seedlings Apple Scions j| Write for Prices. z^Z A good assortment of Grape Vines = ^S Oooseberries and Currants T PETERS & SKINNER, 3 20,000 Elberta Peach ?&* 25,000 Early Harvest Blackberry = NORTH TOPEKA, KANS. 25 25.000 Snyder Blackberries 50,000 Kansas Raspberries j~ i^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmll mention The When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryn When writing to Advertisers National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection The National Nurseryman. FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK.

" Nine-tenths of all the tree planting is neglected. "Prof. L. H. Bailey.

Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., MARCH, 1902. No. 3.

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. W. W. Brittain & Son, Franklin Davis Nursery Co., Baker Bros., W. J. Killian & Son, DELAYS IN Annual Meeting at Charleston, S. C. Delays in Shipment of TRANSPORTATION. Nursery Stock Discussed at for LengthSuggestions Among the topics discussed at the first session was that of

Different Classification Improvement Proposed delays in the shipment of nursery stock. H. W. Hale said : With Pear Experience SeedlingsMlsrepresenta. I don't know that it does any good at all to talk on this unless you tlon of Agents Next Meeting at Win appoint a committee to wait on the proper authorities represented by the Southern Classification or its chester Election of Officers. Committee, auxiliary committee, whatever it may be. I remember quite well when three or four of us went before that committee on behalf of getting a reduction in freight The annual meeting of the Southern Nurseryman's Associ rates, at the same time when we got minimum car reduced to 20,000 lbs. and rates reduced 25 or 50 cent. In that we ation opened in Charleston, S. C, January 21st, at 10 a. m. freight per meeting mentioned to this committee that we suffered delay on account of low President J. Van Lindley, of Pomona, N. C, in opening, said transportation, owing largely to the fact that our shipments were in that there was much that came up for discussion in this asso large boxes and heavy, and at many transfer points, doubtless, railroad that was more to ciation of especial interest its members than hands without the knowledge of higher officials, would put off the some of the work of the national association. Delays in transportation of those heavy boxes until the very last moment. I have reason to believe that the railroad officials know transportation of nursery stock, and fumigation are subjects every very little about these I think it is the and to be discussed. delays. myself heavy freights no disposition of the railroads to be sluggish in our character of work. W. Lee the Secretary Wilson, Winchester, Tenn., presented I do not know whether a new committee should be appointed, but I do following report : believe it would pay the Association to let some committee take this matter up with the general freight agents of the systems over which To the Officers and Members of the Southern Nurserymen's Association : we ship and make an effort to get at the proper authorities, and I feel

Gentlemen I herewith hand as of you my report secretary your sure that the prospects of our business in the South will brighten they Association. will quickly give us just what we want, so far as it is possible. But few months have elapsed since our last meeting at Asheville, President Wherever there is a transfer from one line to another, or been so an and nurserymen generally have busy handling unusually one system to another, there is where the trouble is. There is where have had little time to devote to the interests heavy business that they we have to look, and I think we should have the committee continued Since our last I have mailed a circular of the Association. meeting on that point. I hear no complaints about rates.

result that letter to every nurseryman in the southern states, with the Mr. Smith We have had some experience with railroad people. members of our Association. I also had a several have become copy When we first began business we found it very difficult to get ship and mailed three hundred of the minutes printed in book form, copies. ments through on time. We were on a small line. Since then the road notices of this to I also mailed about three hundred meeting nursery has merged into the Southern and we are gradually getting nearer to men in the South. The to these notices have not been responses the place where we deliver our stock ; 98 per cent, of our stock reaches that were sent out satisfactory, but I attribute this to the fact they its destination on time. The way we did it was, from time to time we last about January 1st, when everyone was busy settling up year's worked the agent or general freight agent at the transfer points. We The Association is now business and preparing for the new year. found that there was where the trouble arose. They let the freight is evidenced the recognized as an established institution, which fact by lay there from a week to ten days. We afterwards made it a rule to the for solicitation of the leading publications throughout country have someone at these transfer points and had them hurry the stock news of the doings of the Association. forward. Any delay now occurs at more distant points, and by hurry I earnestly recommend that each individual member continue to use ing up the ageut at the transfer points we have been able to get our all on time. Just his influence on nurserymen with the view of making them members shipments practically through by correspondence of the Association. A determined effort in this direction would with agents of the road at transfer points, and the general freight redound to great benefit to the Association and consequently to the agents. southern nursery interests. Respectfully submitted, EXPERIENCE AT WINCHESTER. W. Lke Wilson, Secretary. [Signed] Mr. WilsonWinchester has quite a tale of woe to tell this year as have lost less The report of the treasurer, Mr Wilson, showed that to result of delays. I do not think the nurserymen there than as the result of en route. We had one $106.99 had been added to last year's balance and disburse $5,000 delays shipment that left Winchester on the 1st day of December for Louisiana points. ments had been $32.82, leaving a balance on hand of $74. 17. This shipment contained between $3,000 and $4,000 worth of stock. that the are The treasurer's report showed following among and we gave the shipment twenty-five days in which to reach its the active members of the Association : P. J. Berkmans Co., destination. That shipment was traced not less than four or five times was in its destination ten Startown Nursery Co., H. J. & O. Brabham, Knoxville Nursery while it transit, and it finally reached days behind time. Most of the deliveries contained in that shipment were Co., J. Van Lindley Nursery Co., John A. Young, Marble from ten to fifteen days late. As a result, we lost not less than $1,000 Co., W. T. Hood, George P. Murrill, Alabama City Nursery on that one shipment. The two nurseries at Winchester at one time G. Harrison & Bros. Co , Nursery Co., J. Sons, Griffing sent a man especially to New Orleans to look up some shipments that Franklin Sherman, Jr., W. F. Heikes, G. L. Taber, Southern had been lost sight of altogether. We could not locate them at all. ho Nursery Co., Smith Bros., J. C. Hale, G. H. Miller & Son., The men who went to locate these shipments could get satisfaction Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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" condemned all whatever from the railroad people, either from the lines leading into Mr. Harrison said : I think they ought to be New Orleans; or the one leaving New Orleans. After very close the country over." what we can investigation they reported that they knew nothing of the trees Mr. MillerOne objection we have in the very start is that ever that had our men were of a ; they not handled them. But very not get the fresh roots. We cannot get them in the Kieffer. investigative turn of mind, and so started out to make an investigation Mr. WickershamI planted some 10,000 last June and they made a of their and in one of the found a of ; was fault. own, depots they pile freight poor stand. I thought it my some of the boxes had been piled up there for twenty -five days and PresidentThe stock is practically condemned, as I see, by this had not been touched. Some, of course, had not been there quite so Association. Some of them have not tested them quite far enough to " long, but it looked as though they were making that depot a store be quite satisfied. I would like to ask this question : How about the house for fruit trees. " Japan seedlings 1 I What the solution of this question is I don't know. Sometimes SecretaryThe Japan has been the best stock we have tried, both if we think it would be better for us if we paid a higher freight rate, for grafting and budding. could get a guaranty of better service. Some men who attended the President-The Japan has been handled by all southern nurserymen national at stated that a rate one third meeting Niagara they paid ten or fifteen years. than the usual and that the manifests were written on higher rate, up Mr. HaleDid you graft or bud ? a blue and that all the railroads in that when came paper, section, they PresidentI grafted one year and they did very well. across one of these blue knew that the had to manifests, goods go Mr. YoungI would like to ask if there is any difference seen in with that never through despatch, and they had any trouble. Now, Japan and Kieffer in the orchards ? the can we the southern roads an question is, get to agree to arrange Mr. WickershamThe fruit growers in New York tell me the ment of that kind ? It would be in our undoubtedly good money French makes a much better tree and lives longer. pockets if we could arrive at some arrangement of that kind with the Mr. MillerWe think in Georgia (Northern) that the French root is railroads. the better tree in orchards. I don't know whether the tracing of shipments can be improved or Mr. BerckmansAfter experimenting with the various pear trees, not. We the same Mr. Smith but the results adopted plan spoke of, we consider the French pear ahead of all others. were poor. We found where we did not have a man at the transfer " a of Question Box : How to bring about better uniformity prices to look a that received little atten point up shipment, shipment very as between nurserymen." tion. We have a to and what that solution is great big question solve, Mr. MillerThe best way would be to have a funeral. remains to be seen. There is no doubt that we to solve this have got SecretaryThis question is asked by Mr. Killian, and I would like before our next season comes on. If the question shipping present to ask him if he means in retail way between the agent, or in a whole state of affairs continues, it will be a of time before we only question sale way between ourselves. will be forced out of business. Mr. Killian I have reference to retail. A DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION. A BIG SUGGESTION. Mr. Miller The only solution I see is, as Mr. Wilson says, to move Mr. Hale I think this is a great big suggestion. Mr. Miller hit the our freight under a different classification, and if it is possible to get it key note when the question was read when he said we should have under different classification and as time freight, I think it can be some funerals. If we could up a as to who could sell the solved. get rivalry highest instead of who could sell the lowest, we would be better off. Mr. HoodI called on G. A. Mr. Neill, F. , of the Southern at Rich The nurseryman that goes out and sells trees under cost of production mond last fall, and told him we had had more trouble than we ever does himself great injury. My motto has been and is that a man is had. He claimed that it was caused by shortage of cars; that so many entitled to a living out of his labors and a decent income from all his of these small roads did not have cars. That has been the cause of it. and I do stock is sold " investments know that much nursery throughout I asked : Will we get any better service if we pay a higher classifica the country at far less price at retail than we can get at wholesale, tion ?" He said: "No, that we nould not get any better service.'' I suppose that those fellows live, but I don't know how. I take it that He says while the railroads try to get the best men they can for their when a farmer buys his bill of trees it does not cost him much. I have agents, a great many of these small roads cannot afford to pay the never seen a woman in my life, and I have seen many of them, when price to get good men, and he says theBe men are men who will not they ask their friend what a certain thing is worth, but asks the price push the freight along as they should. That is one reason of these they never ask about the quality it is the price. If the price is all delays; by the agents at the transfer or small stations. I asked: " right they are going to take it. You can give a woman a $5 brooch Can you have something put in your classification that will and tell her it cost and it will her the same. can " $50 please just We make all agents forward nursery stock more promptly ? He said he not organize so as to make uniform prices, but I am serious in believ would like to do everything he could for it. I told him if cheap rates ing that we do the farmer and the profession a serious injury by put was the cause of delay, we had better get a better classification. Some ting trees on the market at less than cost of production, and I believe time ago we had a shipment to Memphis and I made a suggestion to that if we would strive to raise our prices and pride ourselves on the pay a higher classification, but it did not go through in any better fact that we can raise our prices and cut off the agent who would not time. The great trouble, though, is our heavy boxes on the local raise his prices on stock, it would be better for us. No, sir, a woman roads, two or three shipments in a car. They stop the car there and goes to the merchant who selects the higher priced goods, and we need wait for several days before they take the boxes out That has been this kind of elevation. We have too much stock put on the market at the trouble. In our shipments we often set the delivery and give them less than it cost us to it. The result is that the trade is half more time grow seriously than they should have, and then very often the freight hurt. is not received. We don't want our freight to lie over in the depot ten MISREPRESENTATION OF AGENTS. days or two weeks. It stays in the depot too long. With northern nurserymen they have a man to see if the trees are delivered when they Question Box : "How to suppress misrepresentation of agents against " arrive at the point to which they are shipped. other agents and nurseries ? Mr. HaleI think the only thing we can do is for this committee to SecretaryI think Mr. Miller's reply to the first question that if we take the matter up with a number of the general freight agents and had a few funerals among tree agents, we would be better off a very a date appoint with them to go before the proper railroad authorities large few. and ask them for what we want. PresidentI think an agent would not do much good for himself A or the man for whom he is employed, if he was to run down other motion by Mr. Hale that the transportation committee of nurseries. That rule will work in everythingall kinds of business. Association be to requested investigate the matter was run If a man to work his business up, should down others, he always adopted. fails. That has been my experience. Messrs. Van Hale, Lindley, Smith, Young, Harrison and N. W. Hale delivered an address on what the Association Killian failures in the use of time. repdrted Kieffer pear seedlings, has done up to the present This address, together with Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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" that of W. T. Hood of Richmond on How We Should Growers anb Stealers. Handle Wholesale Orders," and the discussion of fumigation, Hmong will appear in forthcoming issues of the National Nursery callers on Western New York last month was man. It was unanimously decided to continue the work of Among nurserymen Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. the Southern Association. W. M. Peters & Sons have changed their postoffice address from It was decided to meet next year at Winchester, Tenn., Wesley P. O., Md., to Snow Hill, Md. upon invitation of Secretary Wilson, in behalf of the speaking Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., last month shipped to the of Winchester. It was to leave to the nurserymen proposed Peninsula of Corea, Eastern Asia, two large boxes of fruit trees. Winchester the of the date of the nurserymen fixing meeting. The Midland Nursery Co., Des Moines, la., has been incorporated by The date has been in July up to last year, when it was decided O. H. Robinson, W. C. Ballard and W. E. Chapin, with $25,000 capital to meet this year in the winter so that it would not interfere stock. with the date of the American Association of Nusserymen in Frederick W. Taylor, chief of the department of agriculture of the Louisiana Purchase is chief of the horticultural June. Finally it was decided to meet in Winchester, Tenn., Exposition, acting department. Wednesday, August 19, 1903. Joseph Meehan, Germantown, Pa., discussed "The Best Shrubs and The Secretary's report was reported by the committee Trees for a Suburban Lawn," at a farmers' institute in Philadelphia on correct. 19th. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. February Robert Manning, for many years the secretary of the Massachusetts President Van was renominated to succeed him Lindley Horticultural Society, died suddenly on February 17, at his home in but he that some one who would be near the self, suggested Salem, Mass., aged 74 years. next place of meeting should be chosen president. The Kalamazoo Nursery and Floral Company has relinquished its " Mr. Hale If Mr. Van Lindley is like most of us, he charter and been absorbed by the Michigan Central Nursery Company. the would be glad to get rid of it ; but in order that we can have Chas. A Maxon is manager. a little contest, I shall nominate Mr. Miller of Georgia. Mr. William Pitkin, secretary of Chase Brothers Company, Rochester, N. Y., is a member of the committee on legislation of the Western Miller would make us an excellent president, and is from the New York Horticultural Society. State of Georgia, which has not yet been honored with this R. B. Griffith and John H. Foster of Fredonia, N. Y., have formed a office. I put Mr. Miller in nomination." partnership as Foster & Griffith for the general nursery business. For Mr. Smith" I wish to with Mr. Hale, that Mr. Miller say, 14 years Mr. Foster was foreman of the Lewis Roesch nursery. be our next president." have donated Carolina " Griffing Brothers, Jacksonville, Fla., 4,000 Mr. Miller I don't think there is use to enter into any poplars to set between live oaks in the Jacksonville streets under the this matter. Mr. Van Lindley is an older man than I am." direction of the Jacksonville Street and Park Improvement Society. " President I think need men." you young Zinnia Ridge Nursery Co., A. M. Leonard and O. M. Leonard, of Mr. Miller was elected a vote of 1 1 to W. president by 4. Piqua, Ohio, are all the same. Mr. A. M. Leonard says that because T. Hood was elected vice-president. his nursery has been variously listed as above, his second class mail " President The next business is the election of secretary matter is about three times as large as it should be. have the and treasurer. I suggest you cannot do better than The Sioux Falls Argus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, says: "It is in one that is in it." worthy of remarking that the largest number of these trees any " orchard in the United States is in the Alderman orchard near Mr. Smith I nominate Mr. Wilson to succeed himself for Hurley, this State, where over 4,000 of them are in cultivation. one more year." H. Perkins of Jackson & Perkins Co. New accom Seconded and unanimously carried. C. , Newark, York, panied by his wife, is spending two months in California. Jackson & Perkins Co. have extensive branch nurseries at Orange, California, NEW YORK STATE NURSERIES. where they are growiDg rose bushes in large quantities. Mr. Perkins is also extensively interested in the handling of California products, The report of the New York State Commissioner of Agri such as raisins, oranges, honey, prunes, apricots, etc. culture contains the following data upon the comparative quantities of trees, plants, etc., growing in New York state obtained IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY. nurseries in 1900 and 1901 ; these figures being by the state inspectors in each district : of Percentage The eighth annual meeting of the Territorial Horticultural increase or Society, of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, was held at 1900. 1901. decrease. on The was Apple 8,830,000 io,2";o 000 .160 increase Guthrie, Oklahoma, February 13-14. meeting Pear, Std. & Dwf. 4,755,000 6,581,000 .384 '^ the most successful in the history of the society, the attend Plum 4,495,000 5,639,000 .254 ance being especially large, owing to the question of prepar 5,517,000 .394 Cherry 3,956,000 [] ing a suitable exhibit of fruits for the Louisiana Purchase Peaches 2,823,000 3,251,000 .151 Exposition, at St. Louis, coming before this meeting (or,ction. Quince 718,000 581,000 .235 decrease .166 Already arrangements are well under way, and committees Apricots 77,000 66,000 appointed to begin preparations for a display of fruits from increase Total of fruit trees ^5, 654,000 31,885,000 .242 the twin territories. The program was carried out, and J. A. Ornamental trees.. 5,000,000 .428 3,500,000 Taylor elected as president for the coming year, and J. B. Ornamental shrubs 4,817,000 5,488,000 ' 39 decrease Thoburn of Oklahoma City as secretary, and A. P. Watson, Currants 4,263,000 3,414,000 .248 increase Shawnee, Okla., as vice-president. to horti GrapeVines 11,795,000 21,408,000 .815 Papers relating IX of the National. Nurseryman culture and forestry in the territories were read and discussed On page 164 of Volume are detailed figures for 1900. enthusiastically, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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the best red cedar was considered one of IN THE NORTHWEST. planters. Northern red cedar winter kills and is prairie evergreens ; the southern found native in worthless in the North, while the red cedars Thirteenth Annual of the South Dakota Horticultural Meeting the state are the Black Hills and other parts of absolutely In Hor SocietyPresident's Suggestions Regarding Progress It to hardy and are the best for the prairie planter. appears H. Nurseryman, Discussed Stra w- ticultureGeorge Whiting, of the trees of a beautiful vary from seed, many being to greatly berries and EvergreensVarieties Adapted Rigor. ever silver color, others brown or green. Of the shrubby ous Climate The Officers Elected. the Dwarf Mountain and the Trailing greens for the lawn pine all con Juniper of the Black Hills, and the Savin Juniper were The thirteenth annual of the South Dakota Horti meeting sidered valuable. was at Sioux 20-22. In cultural Society held Falls, January no amount of water can After evergreen roots are once dry of the discussion of strawberries, George H. Whiting Yankton, is resinous and hardens. can soak them up, because the sap the that old point strawberry plants sun and air at the time of nurseryman, emphasized A few moments of exposure to the two are blackrooted and have no There should be vitality. is sufficient to set the sap so that water will be for transplanting beds, one for fruits and the other raising and such a strawberry raising of no avail afterwards. For all intent purposes of was The concensus of opinion strawberry growers are as plants. tree is dead. With proper care exercised, evergreens varieties that Warfield was one of the best pistillate or female earth should be made easily transplanted as other trees. The Lovett or Beder- and as fertilizers the Brandywine, Enhance, of and left very firm about the roots at the time transplanting wood. Bederwood and Warfield make a good combination. loose on top to prevent baking. It is essential to cover strawberry plants in the fall. of Woon- These officers were elected : President, J. P. Bentz H. M. of the association, in his annual Avery, president A. V. Norvy of Madison; secretary, have socket; vice-president, said that progress was being made. It might report N. E. Hanson of Brookings; treasurer, M. J. DeWolf of looked some times as though the steep grade of progress was Letcher; librarian, E. I). Cowles of Vermillion. unsurmountable, but with the assistance given by the experi mental station at Brookings things were now looking brighter. NOVA SCOTIA FRUIT GROWERS. Horticulture, however, would have to make rapid strides to keep abreast of the progress being made in the state. One reason why horticulture had not advanced more rapidly was The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Fruit the instinct in the average person to acquire wealth and which Growers' Association was held in Wolfville on the 21st and could be done more rapidly in other channels. He did not 22d of January. The attendance was large, the programme believe in taking a pessimistic view of the situation and well carried out and the meeting highly successful from every thought that the work now being done by the secretary would point of view. A large and remarkably fine exhibit of fruit was eventually take root and give just as good results. He thought made, including the standard market varieties of the provinces. that a reasonable appropriation by the legislature and some Even Gravenstein, considerably out of season the last of Jan method of creating more enthusiasm would boom horticulture. uary, was shown in good condition. Among the new varieties Occasional contributions to the state papers on horticulture exhibited, the one which was the center of principal interest was would undoubtedly help the movement. Red Russet. Very fine specimens of this variety were exhib Mr. Whiting, discussing conifers, said that the native ever ited from Kentville, and those who are growing it regard it as greens of South Dakota were by far the most profitable for one of the most piomising varieties for the European trade. Dakota planters. Norway spruce is of no value for this state. One of the most striking things about the fruit exhibit, how Arbor Vitae, Black Spruce, Hemlock and Balsam Fir are all ever, was the showing of Ben Davis. It has usually been said the state. The Blue or Silver of worthless for Spruce Colorado that this variety cannot be grown in the East in competition is very beautiful hardy evergreen, especially the blue variety, the with the Ben Davis of the southwestern states. If the speci only objection at present being their rather high price. For the mens on exhibition in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island lawn are most desirable. The White is of slower they Spruce are an example of what can be grown in those districts, how growth but is very attractive for ornamental purposes. The ever, Missouri and Kansas will need to look to their laurels. Black Hills is the of White native of the spruce variety Spruce It may be much regretted by everyone, but Ben Davis is being Black Hills and is of slower than the eastern growth White extensively planted through this section for commercial pur-, Spruce, but a very satisfactory and ornamental evergreen for the poses. lawn. The Pine of Northern Minnesota is the most Jack rapid The principal discussions of the meeting, were upon the sub grower of the evergreens. It is not a pretty tree, but makes an jects of transportation and San Jose scale. The province is excellent wind break. The Colorado Silver fir is a beautiful and still free from this pest, but it is expected to arrive at any time. but more with it is apparently hardy tree, experience needed. The growers are, however, prepared to fight the scale to a The from Colorado is less Douglas Spruce promising. But the finish when it is found, and their present feeling is to spare no " of for the as Mr. is the prince pines plains," Norvy said, Bull pains in the way of inspection in order that it may be discovered pine of the Black Hills, known generally as the Ponderosa at its first infestation. Some members favor the total exclusion This is the most for pine. satisfactory pine the open prairie, of all nursery stock coming from Ontario and the United as it can stand considerable drought and is absolutely hardy. States ; but such extreme precautions are not popular with the This is because it found probably is native on the dryest leading growers. points and steepest slopes of the Black Hills. The Austrian Addresses were made by a few members of the society and pine was considered more ornamental than the Scotch pine, by several speakers from abroad, including Alexander McNeill but neither were considered of permanent value for Dakota of Ontario ; W. A. MacKinnon, Prof, Waugh of Vermont ; Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Prof. L. H. of Cornell Bailey ; Dr. J. Fletcher and F. T. Shutt FEDERAL BILL of the Dominion REPORTED. Experimental Farm. A few changes were made in the directorate, but W. of Wolfville was J. Bigelow Now Before House of Representatives in Washington for Action re-elected and S. C. president, Parker of Berkwick was re Arguments In Its Favor Reviewed by Mr. Haugen from elected secretary. the Committee on AgricultureSays Committee Is Not Advised of from SELECTING BUDS. any Opposition Any Quarter.

In the course of a paper on the improvement of plants> G. Harold The federal bill to regulate the importation and Powell, Washington, D. C, says in American inspection Gardening: of nursery stock throughout the United States has been reported to the House of Representatives in When the fruit grower has learned the meaning of the difference in Washington the committee on the buds of a tree he will no longer select the buds of the Crawford favorably by agriculture. Congressman from the peach nursery row, the bearing tree, the young tree, or any Gilbert N. Haugen, Northwood, la., of that committee, in his tree that is a Crawford. He will search among the variations that report on the bill, said that the necessity for such legislation occur in his orchard and, watching the trees for a few will years, finally has been recommended by scientific men and nurserymen for select his buds from those who have shown particularly good qualities years and that the demand for it on the part of the people has year after year. The plant breeder will no longer sow a bushel of seed become so that it should be deferred no He and cast away fifty or a hundred thousand seedlings before he discovers strong longer. one continued : that is better than the Northern Spy, but if he wants a better Northern Spy he will look among the variable branches of his Spy The pending bill has been endorsed by representatives of entomol trees until he find a variation that approaches his ideal, and when he ogists and vegetable pathologists, as well as by nurserymen and fruit has satisfied himself that the variation is not an erratic one that will not growers. The committee is not advised of any opposition to this bill he will appear again propagate from it, and, repeating the operation from any quarter. through several generations, he will at last realize his expectation and The success of the state quarantine at the port of San Francisco indi will know that the individual bud has been the key to the improve cates what may be done and what should be done at other ports of ment of the variety. entry of the country by national legislation. It should be said, how ever, that while the quarantine at San Francisco protects California, it does not protect the rest of the country because the state officers have Un flurser^ IRows. jurisdiction over shipments intended for California. It is safe to say that had such a quarantine service been in operation of the United States the at all the ports past Grafting Wax A good grating wax is made by melting together principal during thirty the cost of its operation would have compared with the actual four pounds of rosin, one pound of beeswax, and one pound of tallow. years, to the and horticultural interests of this as Another good recipe is six pounds of rosin, two pounds of beeswax, saving agricultural country one to one hundred ; and it is equally safe to say that such a service and one pint, of linseed oil. The materials must be broken up finely in the future would result with equal and probably, on account of the and melted together, and after melting; poured into a tub' of cold increased foreign trade, with greater relative benefit to this country. water. When sufficiently cooled, work by hand until the wax becomes The from this insect is greater in this country than in any a light color. In handling the wax for grafting, the hands must be danger other on account of the custom among nurserymen and greased or oiled. country orchardists of very extended interstate commerce. Nursery stock is Cooking Thread J. C. Welch, of Welch Brothers Nursery, She- bought in small and large quantities in different states, and is shipped naDdoah, la. "For the benefit of our many patrons, we are glad to by freight, express, or by mail to other states, thus spreading the the National Nurseryman, our method of publish, through cooking infestation. thread for apple grafts. We get No. 38 thread from Dexter Yarn Co., The chief danger to the nursery interests of the country is that the Pawtucket, R. I. Take 20 pounds rosin, 21 pounds beeswax. Melt different states have passed diverse laws, many of them very drastic in together ; then add 10 pints of pure boiled linseed oil. Let your character, practically prohibitory, so that an honest nurseryman is thread cook about thirty minutes. Don't let wax get too hot, as unable to send clean nursery stock into many of the states ; while a thread is very easily burned. Let the thread drain well before putting dishonest man, or a careless one, may freely send infested stock to We have used this receipt for the past eighteen or twenty away. other states which have not yet protected themselves by state laws. seasons with good success. The above receipt will cook about ninety These difficulties can only be reached by a law governing interstate balls of thread." commerce, such as is now proposed. most of all Bordeaux Mixture Probably the important fungicides From what has just been said, the necessity for a uniform national is Bordeaux Mixture prepared by the action of lime suspended in law becomes apparent. The different requirements of state laws and a U. S. water on a solution of copper sulphate (blue vitriol), says Dept. the entire lack of any law in certain states, has produced a condition has been out in Farmers' Bulletin of Agriculture bulletin. It pointed intoleraole to the nurserymen and of great danger to the orchardist. these two constituents 38 of this Department that the way of mixing In the opinion of the committee this bill is a step in the right direction, has a very appreciable effect on the chemical and physical properties and is worthy of early and favorable consideration. of the mixture. It was further pointed out that if both solutions are dilute when a will be formed which will stay in suspen mixed, product THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. sion and adhere to the foliage much better than if both solutions were concentrated. There are now several firms putting up an article called The Fruit Growers' Association of the Pacific Northwest at "Dry Bordeaux Mixture." This article represents an attempt to but such its recently-held annual meeting elected the following officers: supply the ready mixed Bordeaux Mixture to the consumer, the Dr. N. G. Blalock Walla H. Bolster secre an attempt can hardly be successful. In the first place, drying president, Walla; so that the mixture is a step farther than using concentrated fluids, dry tary, Spokane; W. S. Offner treasurer, Walla Walla; Professor product obtained in such a way would have very different chemical Anderson vice-president for British Columbia, B. Burgunder, when we characteristics from the mixture properly prepared. Again, Colfax, vice-president for Washington; E. L. Smith, Hood mixture the become much coarser, so that dry the suspended particles for S. M. of River, vice-president Oregon ; Emery, Bozeman, when completely dry we would have a substance the principal part in at vice-president for Montana; E. Wilson, Boise, vice-president which, i. e., the oxide of copper, would hardly stay suspension Idaho. all, but would immediately sink to the bottom. for Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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not as it did were done, the American Association might find, last moment it The National at its last annual convention, that at the very Nurseryman. to but had business of the most important nature transact, Free could not do it at the eleventh hour. discussion, C. L. YATES, Proprietor. RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. justice the would out from the very beginning of convention, bring PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY the business that is to be transacted at these annual meetings ; it would The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., it would be better than the reading of many papers ; for many to take part, furnishing experience Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. give opportunity 305 be it would the upon which deductions could based; give members much that is of special value and repay them for The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock 0' their attendance it would them something to take home, all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. ; give to increase the and it would do more than anything else OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. attendance at the conventions.

As an incen Over and over we have argued on this line. AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. tive toward discussion we have urged the use of the question that at the last two conventions the SUBSCRIPTION RATES. box, and we have noted real and the greatest interest in - - - - - only discussion, consequently One year, in advance, $1.00 from the of a few ______the resulted putting Six Months, .75 proceedings, directly not - - - of trade has Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, 1.50 questions. But a general discussion topics " " Six Months, - - - 1.00 taken place in the conventions of the American Association in rates will be sent Advertisements if it were Advertising upon application. recent years, and we have sometimes wondered pos should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date sible to bring it about. That it can be done successfully has of issue. of the South now been conclusively shown by the proceedings Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts ern Association and we are to note that a member of on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. ; pleased the American Association. Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery that Association is the President of men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. We believe that if the programme for the annual convention in Milwaukee is so arranged that there may be provision for col AHERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. loquy on matters as to which every member is eager for infor mation, President Berckmans will give the opportunity. President, Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. ; vice-president, Ii. J. And this leads us again to urge the importance of preparing Coe, Fort Atkinson, Wis. ; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, a for the Milwaukee that shall N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. convention programme meeting Executive CommitteePeter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, repay the large attendance which it is hoped will be recorded. Tenn.; William Pitkin, Kochester, N. T. the that these annual are Committee on TransportationA. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; William Pit- Despite expressed opinion gatherings tan, Rochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knox primarily for the rest and recreation of the members of the ville, Tenn. there is, we believe, a of sentiment that Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des MoineB, la.; Silas Wilson, At Association, majority lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; Howard A. Chase, Phila the rest and recreation will be experienced anyway, and that delphia, Pa. due provision should be made for business and trade discus Committee on TariffIrving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Paines- ville, O.; Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Fa. sion, to the end that at the close of the convention there may Annual convention for 1903 At Milwaukee, June 11-12. Wis., be a definite feeling that it has been both profitable and

Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. pleasurable. It is not too soon now to begin work on the programme for Rochester, N. Y., March, 1902. the June convention.

A MODEL NURSERYMEN'S CONVENTION. MAKE IT PRACTICAL.

let us reason In this issue of Come, now, together. the So important is the matter of arranging a progromme for the National Nurseryman are presented discussions of practical annual conventions of the American Association of Nurserymen that took at the annual convention of topics place the Southern that we suggest the advisability of a committee on programme in N. in Nurserymen's Association, Charleston, C, the latter whose duty it shall be to provide a line of work for the Asso of the was part January. There, by way, very nearly a model ciation that shall be productive of the most good to the mem convention. The members of the Southern Association gathered bers who are thus brought together for two days once a year and discussed live really topics bearing directly upon their trade. from all sections of the country. Above all things the subject They freely exchanged ideas, experiences, successes, failures matter brought before the Association at this time should be and And will that each suggestions. anyone say nurseryman practical ; it should bear directly upon the daily work of the at that did not take home with him more meeting than he had members. In this way will the meetings prove of such value imparted ? that members cannot afford to neglect attendance and the We have that at repeatedly argued the annual conventions scurrying for names to make up the one hundred low rate list, of the American Association of Nurserymen information of on the part of the secretary, will be a thing of the past. There almost incalculable value might be imparted mutually if was a large attendance at Niagara Falls ; let the prospect for the discussions that are confined to small groups in the the Milwaukee meeting be so attractive that the record may be hotel lobbies were transferred to the convention hall. If this broken. A full programme in advance will be so added to if Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 3i enthusiasm prevails that moment of the convention every walnuts, the chinquapins, the laurel oaks, the mulberries, mag sessions will be of interest. on Time spent this matter suffi nolias and sassafras, the white-barked blue-blossomed lignum- ciently in advance will be doubly repaid. vitse, the mahogany hung with capsules large as lemons, and the persimmon. In plates which do justice to their brilliant the IN SOUTHERN FIELDS. colors we are shown the jessamine and the Cherokee rose, flame azalea, the trumpet flower and the raven-footed gilia. The wistaria, mimosa, passion flower, holly, rhododendron, in the, warmth of the South Breathing every page sunny mountain heather and loblolly bay are but a few of the charm with color and luxuriant scenes bright with of verdure along ing creatures of the plant world brought to view. " southern Alice " " streams, Lounsberry's fascinating book, South Southern Wild Flowers and Trees should be in every " ern Wild Flowers and Trees affords an excursion to many nurseryman's library, for by its perusal one gets recreation in haunts which time and circumstances are to in likely prevent a line analogous to his trade and obtains information in a most other manner. Fortunate indeed is the individual who any pleasurable manner. The book is handsomely and substan has opportunity and disposition to peruse this interesting addi tially bound by its publishers, the Frederick A. Stokes Com tion to the list of nature books. With love long painstaking pany, New York. of the subject the author has traveled from cabin to cabin over mountain and valley, swamp and meadow, through the FEDERAL INSPECTION BILL. great region whose flora she has so successfully endeavored to portray. It is the first book to treat in a popular way of Regarding the federal inspection bill notice of the report on the beauty and interest attached to plant-life of the South. which appears in another column, Chairman C. L. Watrous, A glance through this volume of nearly six hundred pages, Des Moines, la., of the committee on legislation, of the Amer profusely illustrated, will cause the reader to endorse quickly ican Association of Nurserymen, writes to the National the author's opinion that for and luxuriant variety beautiful, Nurseryman : growth the southern field is perhaps unrivalled. Somewhat of From all that the committee were able to learn in Washington, I this has been transferred to the of this "book beauty pages believe there is a fine prospect of the success of the bill. The only the colored to an through sixteen and one-hundred and sixty-one difficulty likely to stand in the way will be the failure obtain black-and-white plates and eighty-eight vignettes and diagrams hour for its consideration. There seems to be no opposition to the bill for its by Mrs. Ellis Rowan. To learn something of the history, the anywhere, but on the contrary a strong desire success, especially from the California people who have heretofore been in opposition. folk-lore and the uses of the southern plants and to see rare The committee cut out some things in the bill which we who pre ones in their natural Mrs. Rowan and growing surroundings, pared it had written in, but I do not think that the bill is seriously Miss traveled in of the exercis Lounsberry many parts South, weakened. It will protect the nation from serious harm from foreign ing always their best blandishments to get the people of the importations, and it will afford uniform regulations for interstate ship will avail section to talk with them. ments. The supposition is that the secretary of agriculture himself as far as possible of the services of men already doing inspec The book is written and the of is simply plan arrangement tion work in the various states. What the terms may be and how in accordance with the scientific botanical of leading works much of their services he will be able to defray out of the appropria the day. Botanical terms are explained and illustrated. tion I do not know. The nurserymen's committee thought it better to asked and trust to "Rather" says the author, "than use for this book, which obtain the law without all the appropriation for, future to obtain a larger appropriation. If this law makes mention of over a thousand plants, some popular classi opportunity no trouble answers the purpose for which it is intended, there will be fication such as that of soil or color, a simplified key to the hereafter to obtain all the appropriation necessary for its thorough The book will thus be a plant families has been arranged. enforcement. better to those purely scientific." There is an stepping-stone The bill has been published in full in this journal. It is introduction by Chauncey D. Beadle, of the Biltmore Herba for practically in the same form now. Provision is made rium, in which the plan is heartily commended. acceptance of imported stock on the certificate of an author at once to the home of the Transporting her readers Georgia ized official in the country from which the stock is sent ; but chats us that the pine about which she entertainingly, telling in the absence of such a certificate stock may be inspected in as an and are used needles are regarded excellent disinfectant all kinds of weather at the port of entry. The provisions the author introduces by native surgeons in dressing wounds, regarding interstate transportation are about the same as and the Blue us to the mountaineers of the Alleghanies Ridge formerly. The chief feature of this bill is the very small hemlocks and and whose whole life is spent among the spruces amount to be appropriated, $50,000. That sum would barely balsam and silver firs, and then describes the Florida pencil be sufficient for work in New York State alone. Chairman of the the the of cedar, the cypresses swamps, yews, palmettos Watrous touches upon this point in the above communication. the of the Florida was the Floridan keys, and wierd melancholy The bill was introduced by Mr. Haugen on February 7th, wonders of the St. moss which is everywhere. The John's referred to the committee on Agriculture and ordered to be of the river are depicted with illustrations Spanish bayonet, printed. On February 17th it was committed to the Commit half a hundred other the water hyacinth, the mistletoe and tee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered of the attractions. We are shown the southern red lily pine to be printed. Chairman Watrous was in Washington at the barrens, the laurel-leaved greenbrier of the thickets, the wake time, representing the interests of the American Association. in the rich woods robin in the shady glades, the showy orchids His report will be presented at the Milwaukee convention. and the lily-of-the-valley on the mountain slopes. The yellow-fringed orchid in the wet meadow, the pitcher plant A. M. Leonard, Pjqua, 0., February 11, 1902"Your journal is the all and I enclose herewith for two and Venus' fly-trap are contrasted with the cottonwoods, right $2 years subscription." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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WHOLESALE CATALOGUES. NEW YORK'S fumigation

The bill to regulate fumigation of nursery stock in New Their Distribution Among Farmers Discussed by Nurserymen In York State, an amendment of the agricultural law, became a Convention That No Are Opinion Reputable Nurserymen law last month. Its salient points are as follows : Doing It Not In Accordance With Good Business All trees, plants, shrubs, buds or cuttings, commonly called nursery Value of Above in which San Jose scale Usages Agents Catalogues- stock, grown in any nursery in this state, has Retail Catalogue Trade. been found within two years of the date of the dissemination of said within one-half a nursery stock [and] or grown in said nursery mile of where said scale was found, and also all nursery stock from outside The following discussion upon a topic often referred to of this state, disseminated or planted in this state after the first day of took place at the annual convention of the Southern Nursery July, 1902, must be fumigated with hydrocyanic gas, in such manner as be directed the commissioner of agriculture of this state. men's Association in January : may by Such must be done by the grower, consignor or consignee fumigation Mr. Killian I would like to put one question concerning the whole of such stock before planting, dissemination or reshipment, except sale nurserymen. There are so many people now getting wholesale such trees, shrubs, plants, buds or cuttings grown in this state as are catalogues scattered all over the country, and it seems to me there planted by the grower or propagator for himself, or such as from its ought to be a difference in the prices to the nurserymen and to the nature or state of growth would be exempt ; in such cases the said buyer. So many farmers get up now and say "Here is the wholesale commissioner shall declare such trees, shrubs, plants, buds or cuttings catalogue. I can buy just as cheaply as you can, and we will order free from such treatment. directly from the wholesale nursery. And he will get them just as cheap All nursery stock brought into this state from outside of this state as we could. I would like to hear something about this. must be a certificate from the that it has accompanied by consignor Secretary I don't think, Mr. President, there is any reputable nur been fumigated as aforesaid. Should any such stock arrive without sery firm doing business on those lines. We issue a wholesale cata such certificate, the transportation company delivering it shall at once logue or price list ; but it is stated in that price list that those prices notify the said commissioner to that effect. The consignee shall also are for nurserymen only, and all the catalogues that we get quoting at once notify him of that fact, and shall proceed to fumigate such wholesale prices, I believe, quote in the same way. I know that is the stock, as directed by the commissioner of agriculture, without delay. rule at Winchester. I know it is the way they do business at Hunts- Should any nursery stock purchased within one year be found infested ville, and I think that it is the way with all nurserymen who are doing with the San Jose scale on the premises of any nurseryman, it shall a wholesale trade. I don't believe that the leading wholesale nursery not be considered such an infestation as to require the of men of the country are soliciting wholesale trade from the planter at fumigation other stock not so purchased. all. Only at wholesale prices. If there is such a firm doing such a business, it seems to me that they ought to be made to know that it is not in accordance with good business usages and with the good wishes OUTLOOK AT VINCENNES, IND. of the Southern Nurserymen's Association. Mr. Smith I don't think there is of the any prominent nurserymen W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind., writes: "Trade has been doing business like that, that it is confined mostly to small firms. very good the past season and prospects very good for the Mr. HaleI think that we are getting confused when we think that I do not think there will be much in these catalogues are wholesale catalogues. There is a legitimate cata coming year. sutplus any logue for the retail trade carried on all through the United States, line this spring. Spring planting will be about the same as which necessarily is much cheaper than agency retail business, and it usual. Last season's drouth cut our stand of grafts down con is in that I where find But there is line, think, you your competitors. siderably. And I look for apple to be good property for fall no way to remedy it. If you issue a catalogue and circular, and do a 1902. Budding stock did unusually well. Have the best catalogue and circular business in a retail way, it costs a firm almost as growth of stocks and stand of buds we ever had. much to do business in that way as to send out agents. I don't see any Prospects for fruit were killed point where the retail nurserymen upon the agency system and the crop fairly good, except peaches which all catalogue system can get together. I would hate to think that any by the December freeze. I have just returned from a trip wholesale nurseryman would issue to the trade a retail wholesale price ; through Tennessee and Alabama where I visited the leading but we must to find wholesale merchants expect buying by catalogue nurseries including Winchester and Huntsville." and circular in a retail sense, and it is all legitimate and fair. There are a few good old fellows throughout the South generally, who keep their catalogues thumb-worn referring to them until an agent comes SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION. that way, but if you have a good agent he is going to sell the fellow before he knows it. The annual meeting of the Southwestern Nurserymen's Association was held at Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, on EASTERN NEW YORKERS MERGE. February 13-14. The business of the past year was reviewed and the interests of the trade discussed. While prices were At the sixth annual meeting of the Eastern New York regarded as too low, it was decided to remedy this as far as Horticultural Society in New York last month it was decided possible. On account of the new lands opened for settlement. and the to discontinue the society organization and to transfer the increased demand for nursery stock, heavy plantings membership to the New York Fruit Growers' Association. It will be the rule this spring On the whole, conditions in the territories are is probable that two meetings of the state association will be very satisfactory. The new officers elected are: held annually, one of which shall be in the Hudson Valley. President, J. W. Preston, Kingfisher, Okla.; vice-president, A. It is also proposed to hold a joint meeting at the American J. Lopeman, Enid, Okla.; secretary, J. A. Taylor, Wynne institute in New York next February. All horticultural and wood, Ind. Ter. allied organizations in New Jersey, New Yoik and Connecti W. K. cut will take It will beatri-states' horticultural Wellborn, Tecumseh, Oklahama Ter., Jan. 18, 1902. part. reunion. " Find herewith postal money order for $1 for the National Nursery Among those in attendance at the New York were meeting man. Could not well afford to do without it. Success to your publi J. H. Hale and Stephen Hoyt & Son, Connecticut. cation." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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It is DELINQUENTS ON DELIVERY. just left entirely with them. We cannot do that, of course, but I don't think we have a dealer but what pursues our system. Mr. Shaddow We work on the same plan as Mr. Wilson, and I Southern Nurserymen Discuss an Important Subject Every don't believe any nurseryman who sets his dates of delivery and expects Bundle of Trees Ordered is Delivered Regardless of Custom. his customers to come for their trees, can do a successful business. My method is the same as Mr. Wilson. When we have a of er's Change of MindCollections Fellow By Letter No appointed day delivery we are there with the trees, and those who come we are glad Notes TakenSalaried versus Commission Agents- to collect for them. Those who do not, we load them up in wagons, go Experience with Lawyers In Collecting Accounts. right to their houses and leave the trees in the yard, collect all we can, which is generally about 50 per cent., and wind up the balance after wards.

At the annual convention of the Southern Nurserymen's Mr. Hood Mr. Wilson, you say 90 per cent, are salaried men. You Association, in Charleston, N. C, the following discussion mean they work on salary or commission ? took place : Salaried men. Mr. Hood In our business we have few salaried men. '' very President Suppose we take up the subject of How is the best way " Mr. KillianMr. Wilson, in salaried men, have them to close out delinquents on delivery ? your you to deliver the order take themselves ? they individually Secretary We are still pursuing our same tactics with them and last As near as possible. year we collected in the neighborhood of 110,000 out of delinquents Mr. Hood Mr. Shaddow, you spoke of having to pay agents to carry after we had finished making our deliveries. If there is any better them out. plan I would like someone to put us on to it. We make a rule to send enough men to dispose of before What is that plan ? everything they go to another point. We'don't depend on one man always to do Our instructions to our deliverymen are to deliver every bundle of all the work. We have had as many as six or seven men on one line of trees to the customer's house whether he wants it or not. We take it deliveries, and one man would go ahead and open up on the appointed that after a man has ordered trees he ought to have them and whether day, the balance would come up and wind up with them. They never he pays for the trees or not when delivered, we leave the trees with bring a bundle of trees back unless the customer cannot be found. By him. When our man leaves a delivery point, his trench is empty he this means we collect 20 to 40 per cent, more than we would by waiting has nothing left at all and nothing to sell. There are a good many for the customers to come .after the goods. The dealers all have the people who annually watch for the tree-man to come and deliver his same rule. All we don't collect we leave trees. We have their appli stock with the expectation that they will buy a lot of trees from what cation, and we pursue Mr. Wilson's course afterwards. About every he has left over; but we never do that. We deliver every tree to two or three weeks we give notice. man who orders them. After the deliveries are made and the every Mr. Hood Mr. Wilson, how far do your agents sell from point of delivery sheets delivered to the office, we follow them up very closely. delivery 1 We begin by mailing a letter to each delinquent requesting in a very Seldom over 12 miles. Generally from five to six miles. Some go polite way, that they make payment for the stock that has been deliv ten. We do sell as high as 20 miles out, but usually these bills so far ered. This brings in a good deal of money and if not, at the end of out we find the best people to come after the trees. thirty days we mail them a second letter a little bit stronger than the Do you have your agent where they sell, or do you get them from first, and we keep that up. I received the day I left home $15 from an your state ? account that was four years old. We keep after them, we find that it Most of our agents are home men, Tennessee boys, and go into pays, and we have no system suggested to us that is better. other states. We have very few local agents. Mr. KillianYou take personal notes from these parties 1 Mr. SmithIn regard to that collecting, do you do the entire work No sir, take no note at all. We consider we already have a pretty from your office or do you have a lawyer at any time to enforce the good one when we get the order. collecting in case you fail to do it ? Mr. Hood If the party who orders is not rated well, do you deliver It has been our experience that the majority of cases where a lawyer the order ? gets hold of the account we had more trouble getting the collection It has to be bad. We endeavor to have all our orders to very good from the lawyer than we usually have from our customers, so that we with. There will be a certain of them abso begin always percentage give lawyers a wide berth when it comes to collecting. be we take chances on it worthless. It has to bad, but lutely very President Has anyone present ever pursued the method of deliver that is in it. losing ing everything to the house ? Do sell to colored your ? you people through agents Mr. KillianWe have in some cases this last year. We have some As few as The of color the last few possible. gentlemen during men, they went from home with horse and buggy and delivered what have fallen from with us. years grace they could, and hauled everything about, and the good part was they You state collected from sales last season. Would not a you $10,000 delivered all. Found a great many of these men with money in their of that be what was called orders on great part really good given pockets. Some men sent in an order to countermand, we took no time ? notice of it, but sent the trees on and got the money. Those young In what Mr. Hood 1 way, men took their own buggies and horses, and knew every house, every For and instance, they were to people you thought good, you give man knew how to get there, and they delivered about all in that way, them time. but all young men cannot do that.

delivered are A A certain per cent, of course of the orders good. Mr. Smith Did you ever use the collectors' agent system before you and man might not be at home, or he may not have the money, pro went into this 1 is a certain mises to pay at a certain time. Of course there always No, sir, we never have. percentage of that order. AT FREEPORT, ILLS. Mr. YoungAfter hearing Mr. Wilson's plan, I have thought a good deal of how we work ours the same but the we might way, way employ " : We a we M. Wise, Ills., writes have had agents, unless we would give them a rebate, I hardly see how John Freeport, mer all on rather favorable winter here for stock so the cold could work on that plan. Mr. Wilson, do you employ your nursery far, salary ? spells not lasting long. Prospects for spring trade good. We men still we have I suppose 90 per cent, of our men are salaried ; enjoy the regular visits of the National Nurseryman. They dealers who are to turn their accounts over to us to collect. many glad act as a tonic." stock second Do you to your men "you shall not sell your say "

" Jan. 1902. Pleasefind hand ? Alonzo Lowe, Janesville, Cal., 7, money to to our own men. order for renewal of subscription the National Nurseryman. To the dealers you mean 1 No sir, we do Your is like electricity, easy to take hold of but hard to let go." How are you going to manage your dealers ? journal Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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" are offered F. H. Williamson, N. Y. Who's who" for 1902, an annual biographical dictionary, has been Columbian raspberries by Teats, issued by the Macmillan Company, New York and London. Pp. Strawberry plants in new varieties are offered by J. W. Jones Co., 1424, 12. Cloth, $1.75. Allen, Md. The Division of Statistics, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, has issued an Label orders should be placed about this time with Benjamin Chase, instructive bulletin showing changes in the rates of charge for railway Derry, N. H. and other services. transportation Flansburgh & Peirson, L"slie, Mich., have issued a new catalogue of Dodd, Mead & Co., New York city, have issued a catalogue of first strawberries. editions of American authors, quartos and col early Shakespearean Catalpa trees can be obtained from W. C. Wood, 11,108 Michigan lected sets of Tennyson and Thackeray. avenue, Chicago. The fourth volume of the of American Horticulture will Cyclopedia The surplus list offered by W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, O., appears be issued the Macmillan Company in the This will com by spring. in another column.. plete the set. It is edited by Prof. L. H. Bailey, of Cornell University, Strong field-grown Crimson Rambler roses can be obtained of W. E. and is profusely illustrated. It is a necessity for all who work with Wallace, Hartford, Conn. plants, trees and flowers. Each volume $5. Cloth, 8 vo. The John A. Salzer Seed Co., LaCrosse, Wis., issue an attractive The Macmillan Company, New York, publish four volumns of Amer catalogue of seeds of all kinds. ican history of interest, by Albert Bushnell Hart, professor of history, Stark Brothers want first-class men for the packing season who Harvard University : Volume I. Era of Colonization, 14921689 ; understand and volume II. Building of the Republic, 16891783 ; volume III. National budding grafting. is offered the Franklin Expansion, 17831845 ; volume IV. Welding of the Nation, 1845 A general line of nursery stock for spring by 1897. Davis Nursery Co., Baltimore, Md. The literary features of the March number of the Delineator possess Asparagus, fine two-year ; also roses and flowering shrubs are offered ' ' high quality and great interest. The first paper on Pictorial Photog by the Whiting Nursery Co., 457 Bluehill avenue, Boston. raphy," by J. C. Abel, shows the possibilities of the camera in a series An indexed catalogue of the large stock of the Storrs & Harrison Co., of beautiful the work of well-inown leaders in the landscapes, photo Painesville, O., is a valuable desk book for any nurseryman. graphic world. Dr. W. L. Savage, the noted physical director, con The Deming Co., Salem, O., has twelve varieties of sprayers. Write tributes an article on "Gymnasium Work for Women," with remark. for their booklet treating of all kinds of diseases and insects, free. able pictures taken from life. H. M. Simpson & Sons, Vincennes, Ind., would like to bud 5,000 Mrs Ellis Rowan, whose marvelous water-color paintings show the cherry on contract this year. They have a full line of nursery stock. flora of many interesting parts of the world, including Australia and Six governments in America have adopted and use exclusively the Porto Rico, is a wonderfully rapid worker. It is only recently that Spraymotor, made by the Spraymotor Co., Buffalo, N. Y. and London, she has attempted to draw with a pen, her strong preference having Canada. always been for the brush ; but within a few months she attained such The is at 56 Lamed proficiency in the new medium that some of her pen-and-ink sketches Hardy Spray Pump Manufacturing Co., street, " " have been compared to those of the late Hamilton Gibson. Many Detroit, Mich. A few reasons why the Hardie spray pumps should

be used are in our scores of examples of these are shown in her greatest work "Southern given advertising columns. Wild Flowers and Trees." The new catalogue of the Deming Co., Salem, O., manufacturers of The English Men of Letters Series which is issued in England under spraying outfits, should be in the hands of every fruit grower. This " the editorship of Mr. John Morley, is being extended in the United company publishes Spraying for Profit," 10 cents. States by the Macmillan Company by the addition of American The Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, O., stand at the head in acres biographies. Among those which are in preparation at the present of land and greenhouses, in storage cellars and packing houses, in are: James Russell time Lowell, by Dr. Henry Van Dyke ; Ralph amount of stock handled and in variety of stock grown. Waldo Emerson, by George Edward Woodberry ; Franklin E. Benjamin A. Windsor, Havana, Ills., the well known grower of Black and by Owen Wister; Edgar Allan Poe, by William Peterfield and Trent; Honey Locust and Osage Orange seedlings and trees, offers a good among the more interesting announcements in the same series from stock of these valuable seedlings and trees in our advertising columns. the side are : Leslie William English George Eliot, by Stephen ; The T. 8. Hubbard Co., Fredonia, N. Y., has issued a thoroughly Hazlitt, by Augustine Birrell, and Matthew Arnold, by Herbert W- up-to-date catalogue, the J. Horace McFarland Co., Paul. designed by Harrisburg, Pa. The same firm has printed the 1902 catalogue of G. L Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: with Together shrubs, vines, Taber, Glen St. Mary, Florida; also the catalogue of the Griffing and various forms of found the growth through mountains, the middle Brothers Co., Jacksonville, Florida. district, and the low country of the South. By Alice Lounsberry. Illustrated by Mrs. Ellis Rowan with an introduction by Chauncy D. AT FLA. Beadle. The first popular work to cover this extensive field Upwards JACKSONVILLE, of 1,000 plants are ii eluded, with a key, simply constructed, by which they may be located. The text treats also of the of the personality Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 15.C. M. Griffing, of Griffing plants, their uses by the people, and of the legends and folk lore which Bros. Co.: "Our trade has been extremely good this season, it has been possible to gather concerning them. There are 16 colored our stock of plates, which show the beauty of the remarkable Southern flora, and large peaches, plums, figs, mulberries, persim 161 plates and diagrams from pen and-ink drawings, which aid greatly mons, pecans and other nut trees, of which we grow large in their identification. Many of the plants pictured are very rare quantities for the wholesale trade being nearly exhausted. We never having been before. There are 16 from are engraved engravings making a large plant this season and hope to be able to wash drawings, through the book, showing scenes in which this have enough to supply the demand next year Early frosts remarkable flora is found, with interesting incidents concerning them injured the citrus nursery, with the of the trees recorded. Cloth, 8 vo., Pp. 569. $3.65 net. New York : Frederick exception A. Stokes Co. budded on the Citrus Trifoliata stock."

M. J. Jan. Wragg, Waukee, la., 23, 1902. "Enclosed find $1 for C. W. Prescott, Marengo, III., Jan. 21, 1902. "Inclosed please the National Nurseryman for 1902. We canuot afford to be with find draft for $1 in payment of journal another year. It is all right out this paper. It seems to fill a want in horticultural literature." and fills the bill." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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SEVENTEEN-YEAR LOCUSTS. little working capital, and the profits are as a rule very meager. Be cause of the limited capital with which it can be entered, provided the The editor of Meehan's Monthly says of the note of alarm land is already secured, a great many of the smaller nurserymen, flor sounded and even have entered it of late and it be with regard to the seventeen-year locusts : ists, farmers, years, may safely said to be a well-plowed field at the present time. This year, It is said, we may expect a visitation from destructive In horticulture, as in everything else, the men who originate either locusts, classed as the seventeen-year breed. Prof. J. B. Smith, of the methods or varieties are the men who shape the business, ends and all . New Jersey Experiment Station, issued an alarm to tree-planters, The men who the men who the men who do the them hybridize, investigate, warning not to plant this coming spring, but if so to avoid prun thinking, are the men who supply the motive power for the whole. ing very severely, if at all. The originators of the new varieties of fruits, flowers and vegetables At the commencement of the great San Jose scale scare, Prof. Smith have not only conferred a benefit on the people at large but have made took what many considered to be a well-judged stand in relation to the it for the to continue in a business. The laws snd methods that should possible grower profitable be observed in dealing with it ; but now man who first propagated roses in summer and began a special business many will also deplore that the same judgment was not exercised to of them showed the way to dozens of successful imitators. moderate the alarm over the locusts. mailing The man who developed the idea of the shallow bench and annual No one, apparently, denies that these locusts will cause some destru- planting of roses for cut flowers was, in his way, a Columbus. The tlon ; but it is also understood that the ravages are almost within cer man who first used large glass and light frames in greenhouses made tain confines and not widespread. The borders of woods and old it possible to produce the quality of flowers in evidence to day. The thickets are said to be the chief breeding and feeding places, and it is man who built big greenhouses to grow lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, safe to say that but little .planting is likely to occur very near the etc., made a great forward stride. The men who started the first trade places of real danger. Certainly, within the writer's district, no journal made an important innovation. serious harm was felt at the time of the last visit of the locusts, seven teen years ago ; or if it did it was so extremely insignificant as to have Apple trees may be bad in all grades of Welch Bros., Shenandoah left no impression on any one's memory. Iowa. A correspondent of the Rural New Yorker says: "We think the Thomas W. Bowman & Son, Rochester, N. Y., have a fine assortment Hope Farm man gave bad advice when he recommended to abstain of fruit trees, plants and ornamental shrubs. from planting fruit trees in the large territory that will be visited the The Rossney pear and a full line of nursery stock can be had of the coming year by seventeen-year locusts. To abstain from planting will Pioneer Nursery Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Phoenix Nursery, work loss to the nurserymen who at great expense have raised a good Bloomington, 111. stock of trees, and will cause delay to the man who has a new home and is anxious to raise his own fruit." ..The.. FINEST OF ALL. BUSINESS END OF HORTICULTURE. Our New Catalog tells all about It. Send for It. Sen ator Dunlap, Rough Rider In his address to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and 75 other Strawberries. Bargains In New Varieties. Boston, January 25th, Patrick O'Mara, of New York, said : SEED POTATOES. St Peirson The and the tree are to the Flansburgh lithographer agent powerful agents Leslie, Mloh. nurseryman. The latter, armed with his book of plates, wends his way over the face of the land, in many cases reviled and thrust out, Strong field grown treated little better than the hobo. His book is sneered at, and, while on own root* it may be a trifle highly colored, and the size of the pictured flowers plants and fruits may be a little exaggerated, yet a long experience has shown that such are the best fitted to tempt the wavering into purchasing something which will really be a benefit to them. It is a case where 18 to 24, 24 to 36, 36 to 48 inches. the end justifies the means, if there ever was one. Many a garden Plants have good tops and are well rooted would be given over to weeds which now supports a few fruit trees be as bare of and small fruits ; many a porch and dooryard would ornament as the "Job's turkey" was of flesh and living proverbial from South Carolina will be in end All my surplus stock put feather, were it not for the tree agent and his book. That business " " men in cold at Hartford, Conn., where all orders should be of horticulture is not one grand sweet song for the engaged storage it; the emoluments arising from it will not make them plutocrats. addressed. Write for prices. Be patient with them, then, if not for themselves, at least for the good is cut IA/. E. they accomplish. The good they do lives after them ; the evil WALLACE, down and cast into exterior darkness. P. O. BOX 378 HARTFORD. CONN. business ends of The grower for the catalogue firms is another of the in on con horticulture ; that is, the man who grows plants quantity fine 2 year. Five varieties Crim or who them on to sell in large quantities. tract, grows speculation son Rambler and H. P. Roses. out door His field embraces greenhouse plants, fruit plants, hardy Hardy flowering Shrubsgeneral but planu, shrubs, roots and bulbs. It is a safe business on the whole, ASPARAGUS assortment grown at Geneva, N. Y. It is is not capable of great development, like the catalogue trade. 457 Bluehill Mass. have some land, but Low prices. Whiting Nursery Co., Ave., Boston, generally followed and taken up by men who LABEL ORDERS PLACE TIME ABOUT THIS

at the- old stand Ul/e are. still doing business N. X. BENJAMIN CHASE, DERRY, The Nutional Nurseryman When writing to dveitiiers mention Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiimmiiii: BARRIER & GO. Oriels, fwee Successors to Transom Biios. and D. Datjvesse's United Nurseries 1 FOR SALE 1 Offer in their Catalogue I 3000 IRISH JUNIPER. Any size from 2^ to 6 g Fruit Tree Stocks. All sizes. = feet. 1,200 old and new varieties of Fruit Trees. 5 1,100 varieties of young; Ornamental Trees and 1800 NORWAY MAPLE. 8 to 10 feet. Shrubs. 1 to 3 years. | 300 varieties of young Conifers. 1 to 3 years. 1,600 old and new varieties of Shrubs and Trees. = 10000 ASSORTED PEACH TREES. a Larger plants. E E 400 varieties of large Conifers. 1 to 3 feet high. 450 varieties of Perennials. C. L. LONGSDORF 800 varieties of old and new Roses. | 3 new varieties of Wichuraiana Hybrids of our prices Given on Application 5 own raisins are offered this season. = Adams Co. FLORADALB PA. S All novelties are described. For catalogues apply to niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiminiiiiiiiiiiiii: Messrs. KNAUTH, N4CH0D a KDHNE, Bankers

NEW YORK CITY eriorFodder Plan Salze^^VICTORIA RAPE Pioneer Nurseries Co. out nnnilesalieailof Dwarf Essex R ai ishun'ss. In vi <-'<>]' and nourishing f|ii;ilny. I nakesil possible to grow Bwine and sheep ROSSNEY PEAR nd cal tie all over Anu-'in-a at 1"\ a 1 1>. It is The Salzer's tells. best, handsomest, and most delicious of all pears. Ripens just after ai'vt-luusly proim**. catalog Bartlett, when there are no good pears in the market. Giant Incarnate Clover WHY NOT TRY IT? For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originatoi s, Eastern Agents PIONEER NURSERIES OO. PHCENIX NURSERY CO. SALT LAKE CITY Bloominqton. Kl. Utah Clovers and We also grow a lull line of Budded Apples, Pears, Cherries, Ploms, Grass, Peaches, Hoses, Shkcus, Ohsajumal Trees, Uto. Fodder Plants alogue 1.1 II.- -.1 K IT...I11

onsot toy per acre, r.illiun Hollar <;tass, el... it. . Salzer's Grass Mixtures magnificent hay and an endless amount of pusturaye or Bromus lnermis6 tons of Hay per Here ie century, growing wherever soil Isfound. our great catalogne, worth |W i* ui i:, i is run 11 Kaiilrmi . mailed to yen with many farm seed mih|.Ii.. n,. - COLUMBIAN is ntj < alone 6 cents for |K.st;i^e. 'atalog postage. RASPBERRIES JOHN A. SALZER SEED COMPANY, La Crosse, Wii, 250,000 strong sets, grown from one year plants Trees F. H. Gatalpa TEATS, Williamson, N. Y. I have 2500 Catalpa trees for sale. Full particulars upou application W. C. WOOD, 11108 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.

II f %i%l,A J First class men for packing season who CHARLES DETRICHE, lAf /I ll | IJll understand budding and grafting. Per Senior, manent men il fill I 1 II position. Young pre- ANGERS, FRANCE, M U11vV>%1 ferred. Grower and exporter of fruit tree Stocks, forest STARK BROS. N. & 0. CO., trees and Ornamentals. LOUISIANA, MO,

Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. Prices on Application. Strawberry Plants in newer JACKSON & PERKINS CO., ****. . y. Surplus varieties. We are long about 30,000 Senator Dunlap; 40,000 Excelsior; 30,000 Sole Representatives for the United States. Johnson's Early ; 20,000 August Luther; 20,000 Lady Thompson; Mr. Detriche would be glad to receive any horticultural or Kansas catalogues 12,000 ; 5,000 New York ; 5,000 Duff's ; papers. 4,000 Mayflower; 2,000 Miller and 2,000 Sunshine. These plants are strictly first-class and true to name. If are in need of HARDY BORDER PLANTS you plants the prices will interest you. U/RITE TO-DAY. Great Sellers for Agents. J. W. JONES & Oolden Qlow Yellow. SON, ALLEN, HD. Boltonia AsteroidesWhite. Boltonia LatisquamiPiuk. Black and Locust Oriental Poppy (Papaver)Crimson. Honey Seedlings MIND TREES-A1I sizes. We will make a very low price upon application. No. 1 Osage Orange and No. 3 Apple Seedlings for budding. CENTRAL MICHIGAN NURSERV, Mich. - Kalamazoo, A. E. WINDSOR, Havana, III. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertiser, mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

FILS MINE The New ELMIRE SEBIRE- nurseryman Rose AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE Grower and shipper of Fruit Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, Mahaleb, Mazzard Cherry. Angers Quince, Etc. Ornamental Shrubs, Conifers, Ruses, Manettl, Multiflura.

This we consider the greatest New Rose since Crimson Ram A FEW REASONS WHY bler ifas introduced. PERFECTLY HARDY. A remark You Should Buy "The Hardie" Spray Pump in Preference able Send a circular it. variety. for of to One of Any Other Make. Every pump we make is supplied with our strainer and agi- tator. Strainer is on side of extreme end nf suction pipe. The 2 in 2 | We also offer year Grape Vines assortment. year Currants, agitator rod moves the agitator up and down in front of the handle worked. See cuts. kinds. Tree Currants, red kinds, fine strainer every time the pump is strong plants, leading plants. This insures thorough mixing and prevents burning or scald- 2 in I ing of vines, etc.. from heavy deposits of poison. It is Gooseberries, years variety. Dwarf Apples, including Bismarcks. plants, t invaluable feature in painting and whitewashing. "The fine 2 Flowering Shrubs, large variety, plants. Roses, strong year, rdk- is the only pump that requires no wrench to get at may be adjusted to any de- nice assortment. valves. The stroke instantly id 1< iijth, by simply ckanaing a pin in the handle. Our ss plunger is the most simple, durable and serviceable on The P.-EONIES our unexcelled quality in finest kinds pump. "The Hardie'' is a large capacity pump. I pump here shown is our No. 7. When this pump is worked extra HONEYSUCKLES, AMP. VEITCHII, strong, at the rate of 30 strokes per minute it will reduce to fine sii;i\ hour. All the "Hardie's" easily - 187 gallons of liquid per field grown. CLEflATISBaron Veillard, Jack man J maintain a pressure of 100 pounds with two nozzles open. nil and Paniculata, XXX plants. Large NORWAY Think about these things and then send for our free catalog. flAPLES, 3 to 4 incurs, 16 feet, cvc, &c. THE HARDIE SPRAY PUMP MFG. CO. 56 Lamed Street. Detroit, Michigan. JOHN CHARLTON & SONS 1853 SIX HUNDRED ACRES 1902 UNIVERSITY AVENUE NURSERIES ROCHESTER, N. Y. SURPLUS The BALDWIN APPLE stands to-day as the most profitable variety NURSERIES to grow in many sections. Our stock of strong, healthy trees is WHOLESALE unsurpassed in the market. We have a full line of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including APPLE GRAFTS PUT up to order, piece or whole roots, Our SUGAR MAPLES in all reasonable grades are all right in every offer a with trunks and Thirty-five years in the business. respect. We very heavy supply straight roots. THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN U8E CHEAP splendid In ORIENTAL PLANES or BUTTONWOODS, we can fill orders by R. H. BLAIR & CO., lee'sTummit nurseries the hundred or thousand in four different sizes, but all in prime condition and at reasonable rates. N. W. CORNER I ITH AND WALNUT 8T8., KAN8A8 OITV, MO. The SHRUBBERY department of this establishment has been noted * of w T H TL T r I * 1 1 N. Position as manager for many years for its extensive collection of well known, carefully retail I - / /\ ^ I I 14 I \ large nursery, pre- graded stock. WRITE FOR LISTS. l IK I A-\ \II II ferred. Twenty years / 111 I. I / in the busi- Wf T * * ' m ^""^ experience ness. Can handle outside H00PES BRO. & THOMAS as well as office. References furnished if necessary. Address Manager" care National Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. Maple Avenue Nurseries WEST CHESTER, PA.

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JRSERYMEN ^ yl-'OKtured by D. FEIGLY, Medway, Ohio. French Pear, Keiffer Pear, Mazzard Cherry, Myrobolan Plum, FRUIT Quince; also French and Keiffer Pear Seed. Send us a list of what you can use. We can make favorable quotations. STOCKS THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, Germantown, Phila., Pa. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

We call especial attention to our stock of NORWAY, Willow SILVER, SUGAR AND SYCAMORE MAPLES, SCAR LET, RED, PIN AND MOSSY CUP OAKS, AMERICAN ELMS, AMERICAN LINDENS, ORIENTAL PLANES, dale MAGNOLIA TRIPETELA, ACUMINTA and GLAUCA, CAROLINA POPLARS, OSAGE ORANGE2 year and Seedlings 1 CALIFORNIA PRIVET2 Evergreen year, year, ENGLISH Nurser WALNUTS and SPANISH CHESTNUTS. A general assortment of FRUIT TREES, EVERGREENS and SHRUBBERY. Many of the varieties of shade trees Evergreen Seedlings ies can be furnished in sizes from 2 to 4 inch caliper. WE GROW THEM BY THE MILLION RAKESTRAW& PYLE, Kennett Square, Pa. Six Governments These seedlings grown in Northern Iowa are in America and Europe have adopted and use exclusively in their experimental work. better rooted than trees from France THFIIIE, 3riV.i*lTIUlSlVR. A MOTORVIS- transplanted .Eighty-two Outfits are in use by Ontario and Dominion Governments alone. The or Germany. , Spramotor has won over one Hundred Gold Medals and First Awards in the past three years. A? Wins &. Government Spray Pump Contest. I Tltts im to Certify, that at the Con- f We also have a of \test of SprayitiQ apparatus, held at *}tf~**i Of surp'us Qrimnby, tmder the auspices of the Board "* 4*Tfrww awarded firmt place. 2-YEAR GRAPE It any further endorsementwere neededitwillbetoundin thesuperiorityof the 8 prsntotor itself. and HARDY FRUIT and ORNA easy, quick and thorough er"lfntor offruitand vine diseases and insect pests. Unequalled in white and inside and outside oil or water We an 80 washing painting buildings paints. publish page book, MENTAL to "A. Gold Mine on Tour Frm." which in addition to formulas. tables,l>est methods, etc., in spraying, STOCK adapted the tellsabout the Spramotor. We mailitfree. Ask foracopy. North. SPRAMOTOR CO., BUFFALO, N. Y. and LONDON. CAN. Correspondence Solicited.

For Spring Shipment APPLE TREES PLUM TREES THE SHERMAN NURSERY CO. One and two rear. and Fine two and three old Japan year trees European sorts. CHARLES CITY, IOWA PEACH TREES SUGAR MAPLE Extra fine of all the leading raiie- Any size you may want and very ties, by the 1000 or car load. line, also Lombard y poplar. EARLY HARVEST AND ERIE BLACKBERRIES. Best of attention Riven orders and shipments made promptly. Write for list ^uuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak! of varieties and prices. Boxes and packing done free of charge. Address Village Wholesale Nurseries HARNBLtSVILLrB, PA. IFOR SPRING 19021

Statrt Right. Success depends upon it. 50,000 first Class With the "Incomparable" 1 'Bordeaux Peach Trees 1 NOZZLE. and one of our "World spraying <>uttlts, In Cellars. 25 varieties. S^ you will save 75 percent Leading Bt-ctB.and disease. We save money for you. Makes Emulsion while piimpirifr Killw itmectH and lire on uhickenn and uni mals. Made only by THE DEMING CO., SALEM, OHIO. Twelve varletiew of sprayers. Write Two Years for our booklet treating of all kind* 10,000 1 of dinea*eB and insects. Sent free. Write us or our Western Atrentn. Hi it A llubbell, Clilciifo. HI- Cherry | First, medium and second sizes. Mostly Ea. Richmond, Dye GRAPE CUTTINGS House and Montmorency. ^ We offer cuttings of Concord, Worden Niagara, Moore's Early, Moore's PRICES REASONABLE i Diamond, Delaware, Brighton, and many other varieties, well-made B and in condition. Also good grape vines, currants and general nursery stork. Send list wanted for lowest prices. Will also contract to grow grape vines for spring 1903 delivery. WANTEDCut Leaf Weep itiK Birdies. LEWIS R0ESCH, Predonia, N. Y. 1 The Albaugh Nursery and sy c r\ r\ r\ October purple -^ J 9 v V-T V-T PLUM TREES Orchard Co. ai'e 1 very handsome and are | f'e5S.iIe^8 from 1 to 3 years old. Also Green 15,000 Mt. Grape Vines 2 to 3 years old, all splendidly 3 rooted. PHOHETON, OHIO E Those In want of this kind of stock should not fail to address STEPHEN HOYT'S SONS NEW CANAAN, CONN. When writing to Advertisers i i The National ^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmi Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

CALIFORNIA PRIVET Well branched, 18 inches to 3 feet, extra fine plants. OSAGE ORANGE NORWAY MAPLES Willis Nurseries 1 and 2 years. 5, 6, 8 and 10 feet. LOMBARDY AND CAROLINA POPLARS OTTAWA, KANSAS, 2 years old. JOSIAH A. ROBERTS Malvern, Pa. OFFERS TO THE TRADE 14 FEET. 2-3 FEET. 50,000 Apples, No. I, 2 years. 3-4 FEET. PRIVET 4-5 FEET " 00,000 10,000 Cherrys, No. I, 2 Prices given on application. Usual assortment of Roses, including Crimson Rambler 2,500 Keiffer Pears, No. 1, 2" HIRAM T. JONES, Wsffi Elizabeth, N. J.

The above is all choice No. i stock and ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES. will be graded to suit customers. Especially Immense StockWarranted True. QUALITY UNSURPASSED. favorable prices made on carload lots. A fine stock of Campbell's Early. Catalogue and Price List Free. In addition to the above we offer a Send list of wantsfor prices. general GRAPEAn extra fine stock and full assort assortment of ment of varieties of CURRANTS and GOOSEBERRIES ; also BLACKBERRY ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. T. S. HUBBARD CO., Fruit and Ornamental N. Y. Trees, FRBDONIA, VINES Grape Vines, Shrubs, Roses, 6c. Hybrid Perpetual and Climbing Roses on own roots s& The undersigned have a general assortment of strong1 2 year Graoe Vines plants, also a quantity of Wickson Plums

AND 2 and 3 years old, and would be pleased to furnish prices on Currant Plants any of the above.

Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. Correspondence solicited. MORRIS, STONE 6 WELLINGTON Wheelock & Clark, Fredonia, N. Y. Fonthill, Ontario, Canada LEVAVASSEUR & SONS, Nurseries at USSY and ORLEANS, France. Growers of the Most Complete Line of Nursery Stock In France. Best grading, quality and packing. When you buy of us you deal with nrst hands. We are Growers. If you have not yet bought of us, give us a trial. Send your list of wants to MERMAN BERKHAN, Sole Agent, Sole Agent for United States and Canada. 39 AND 41 CORTLANDT 8THEET. NEW YORK.

We otter a general line of stock for spring, including Fruit, Shade and Ornamental Trees, Mirubs, Evergreens and Uoies. PKACH PITSselected Smockat low prices. (Sample if desired.) Baltimore Nurseries JAPAN PEAR SKEDLINGS-A heavy stock of 1 to 2-16 and 2 to 8-16, that we will offer low in quantity. MD. ASPAKA GU81 and 2 year old BALTIMORE, We can ship early. All stock fumigated. Send us a list of your wants. 52d Year Wholesale and Retail FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO., Baltimore, Md.

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Largest Grower in America of r March 1st, 1902 \ Grape finds us as'usual at the head of the list in the Central West with a Large aud Com- lete line of General Nursery Stock, which Vines we offer to the trade. Other Specialties : With our facilities we are to superior prepared and GOOSEBERRIES give all orders prompt attention. CURRANTS

APPLELarge assortment, all grades. Strong on Bald Introducer of Ben G. G. win, Davis, Gano, Pippins, Jonathan, l EARLY GRAPE M. B. Twig, Maiden Blush, N. W. Greening, Wine- CAMPBELL'S sap, Wolf Eiver, York Imperial, etc. JOSSELYN GOOSEBERRY KEIFFER PEAR-A11 sizes. FAY CURRANT

Plum, Peach, Small Fruits, Cherry, Over 22 years with no change Shade and Ornamental Shrubs, Trees, in ownership or management I Forest Tree Roses, Vines, Etc., Seedlings Our main business is the growing of unusually high grade stock Orders. There i suitable for the proper filling of Nurserymen's Retail LIST. kind of stock ASK FOR SPRING TRADE being no uniform standard for grading above every his own ideas for grower of the same is at perfect liberty to adopt i Correspondence and Inspection Invited. growing and grading, and alter the same as often as he sees fit. Prices reasonable but not always lower than are generally quoted i for light rooted stock. Mount Arbor Nurseries Please send us your list of wants i E. S. WELCH, Prop. SHENANDOAH, IOWA GEO. S. JOSSELYN, i FREDONIA, N. Y.

Apple Trees. 1 Hpple Hrees 150,000 fine two year old trees. Large supply. -Fine 2 yr. old trees.

CHERRY TREES. 20,000 very fine one year and two year IReiffer TIrees old trees. lpear i Unusual fine lot of two yr. old trees all grades.

KEIFFER PEAR TREES. 1 Japan pear Seeblings APPLE JAPAN AND SEEDLINGS, i Fine block. No. 1 stocks all grades. FRENCH PEAR SEEDLINGS.

Forestry Trees, all Sizes. 1 Hpple Seeblings X Well grown. High grades. grafts made to order. MAA ZAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA . wwwwWW w wwwWw W WWWwWWWwWVWWWVWWW , All orders put up separate. FOR PRICES. Write for Prices. | WRITE A. L. BROOKE, i F.W.WATSON & CO. NORTH TOPEKA, - Kansas. | TOPEKA, KANSAS.

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We Offer ANDRE LEROY NURSERIES for Fall of 1901 j^ of Angers, France BRAULT A SON, DIRECTORS ^ STANDARD PEARS, PLUflS, PEACHES AND ^ are now taking orders at very favorable prices GRAPES ? for delivery next fall, of 7,000 Everbearing Paach. A valuable novelty. Our bearing trees ? Nursery Stocks now loaded with fruit of various sizes. Has never failed to fruit. Amoor Privet. ? grown by them, guaranteeing flrss-class quality, 225,000 River The best evergreen hedge plant. to Calitornia Privet. ^ grading and packing. For quotations, apply to Superior 150,000 Citrus Trifoliata. (Hardy Japan Lemon). The best defensive * ANDRE L. CAUSSB hedge. Strong Field drown Roses. Standard varieties. ^ 205-207 HUDSON ST. NEW YORK CITY Try our NEW CLIMBING CLOTHILDE SOUPERT a of !*5XiiS*SSS<* novelty great merit Biota Aurea Nana. The best of all dwarf Biotas. A perfect gem. Was not injuredwhen mercury was 3 below, while the old Biota Aurea (its parent) was badly frozen. An immense stock 10 to 30 inches. 200,000 Palms. Latanias, Phcenix and Kentias. Columbian Caladiums. 1 to inches in diam Sets 25,000 Fancy leaved, dry Bulbs, ?.'/ Raspberry eter. best named sorts. Extra Strong. From One Year Plants. 50 Dwarf Oranges, Lemons, Limes and Pomelos. (Grafted on Citrus Extra Strong JACKMII CLEMATIS, Out Door Grown. Trifoliata). Finest stock we have ever grown. Fruits second year. for SPECIAL PRICE ON APPLICATION Unsurpassed conservatory purposes. Cannas, Camphors, Guavas, Sub-tropical Trees and Plants and a gen C. L. YATES Rochester, N. Y. eral line of nursery stock.

Send for Trade List and Catalogues. E. T. DICKINSON, Chateray Seine, Grower and Exporter, Ft8llCe. Z3. J. Berckmans Co.9 ?f|ETE0 FRENCH NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH &C. BULBS, GLADIOLI, Fruitland Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Pear, Apple, Plum Nurseries, and and Cherry Angers Quince Cuttings. All grown specially for the American trade. Pear and Crab Apple Seed. AUGUSTA^=GBORGIA. The most assortment of complete Ornamental Stocks, Trees and Shrubs. ~ Orders solicited and booked now at low rates. E. T. DICKINSON, 1 Broadway, New York. R. R. Mammoth Blackberries and Logan Berries WABASH For Sale Cheap by OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE GARDEN CITY NURSERY TO THE WILLIAM KELLY Correspondence Solicited SAN JOSE, CAL. A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. WEST* a Not Quite Million bat an Immense Quantity. FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS Write for Prices.

P. W. BUTLER, East Pentield, H. I BUFFALO to CHICAGO SURPLUS Spring, 1902 THREE DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS RASPBERRIES BUFFALO 25,000 Cumberland 30,000 Gretrjr 20,000 Ohio 50,000 Kansas 5,000 falmer 5,000 Con rath 10,000 Munger 2,000 Cardinal 50.000 Cuthbert 25,000 Columbian 4,000 King 10,000 Shaffer's Col. ST. KANSAS 20,000 Miller 3,000 Marlborough 2,000 Haymaker . T0 LOUIS, 2.000 Golden Queen 20,000 Loudon BLACKBE.R.R.IES CITY and OMAHA. 2,000 Crystal White 15,000 Early Harvest 10,000 Erie 3,000 Maxwell 5,000 Early King 5,000 Ohmer 20,000 Snyder 10,000 Wilson, Jr. 2,000 Iceberg FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. 5,000 Wauohusetts 20,000 Eldorado lOOOOKittatinny Full information regarding WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. 8,000 Lawton 10,000 Minnewaski 5,000 Rathburn rates, etc., cheerfully given. 10,000 Stone's Hardy 5,000 Taylor 5.000 Agawam 20,000 Luoretia Dewberry 1,000 Premo Dewberry 3,000 Mersereau WABASH DINING CARS. 15,000 Victoria Currants, also Fay's Cherry, North Star, Red Cross, White Grape, &c., &c ADDRESS, Horse C. 8. G. & Big supply Strawberries , Gooseberries) Eadlsh, Asparagus CRANE, P. T. A., Prices Right St. Louis, Mo. James Gabs, N. Y. S. P. A., R. F. Kelley, G. A. P. D., W. N. New O. 287 Main St. N. Y SCARFF, Carlisle, , Buffalo, 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. When writing to Adv .rtisers mention the Nationa Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

osssssssssssssssssesseoeQssosseeoesesGSSGsee 1851 1902 W. I. HOOD & CO., KNOX NURSERIES "Jgg Offer for spring; 1902 : RICHMOND, VA. 0 APPLE 3 year ; first-class. Bpu Davis and Jonathan. FALL 1901 AND SPRING 1902 OFFER FOR ft APPLE 2 year ; medium. Good assortment Jl PEACH First class. Elberta and assortment. O pond 0 Apples. Standard Pear, Peach, Apprico's, Quince, Down g CHERRY 1 and 2 yr. Plenty of E. Richmond, 1 yr. and up. 0 Silver, Sugar, Korways and Weirs Cut 2 KEIFFER-2 year ; medium. 8 ing Mulberry, Leaf Linden. American Linden, American and M AM. ARB0RVITAE-3feet. q Maples, 8 SCIONSYork Imperial and Jonathan. 0 Japan Chestnuts. 100,000 California Privet, one and two 2 RED RASPBERRIESTurner. 8 three years, 20,000 Citrus Trifeliata, two and years, X We should like to bud 50000 Cherry on contract for someone 8 50,000 Silver Maple Seedlings and Select Stock Natural < this year, and should like to hear from any who are in the ? Peach 1900 and 1901. K market. Will also have a fine lot of Cherry for Fall 1902. . ?4 Pits, Crop OLD DOHINtON NURSERIES, vincennes, ind. linrUA 9 m H. M. SIMPSON & SONS, WT. T. HOOD & CO., | | RICHiviond, va. ossssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssn

BOBOLINK, SUNSHINE, MARIE, all the P. Sebire & Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, France. new and old STRAWBERRIES ofvalue. A assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, BRILLIANT and MILLER RASPBERRIES. general Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Mazzard Cherry, Angers, Quince, PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Small Evergreens, Forest Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &c. to miss giving this a trial. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing orders else ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States and Canada.

PEACH TREES I yr. and June Buds. We have the finest lot of June budded C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. MYER 8 SONS, FOR FALL OF 1901 BRIDGEVILLE, DEL. APPLE PEAR FOREST TREE i NEBRASKA GROIA/IN R. MULBERRY APPLE SEEDLINGS OSAGE are acknowledged to be the best. We have a large supply of them at right prices. Also SEEDLINGS Apple Trees, Peach Trees, American and Japanese Plums, Shade Trees, Forest and Plants. Seedlings Hedge TITUS NURSERY, NerQaha , Neb. Correspondence solicited. YOUNGERS b CO., Geneva, Nebr. Uincennes nurseries jssssr. W/. C REED, Proprietor.

w M PETERS & SONS, OFFER FOR FALL, 1901, AND SPRINO, 1902, Snow Bill nurseries Proprietors. SNOW HILL, MD., R. F. D. ROUTE Apple, Peach and Carolina Poplar the OFFBR FOR FALL AND SPRING by carload. Also good stock of 800,000 Peach1 year from bud. CHERRY, 1 and 2 year, PEAR and JAPAN PLUflS. 75,000 Apple2 on whole roots. 50,000 Apple1 ' General assortment of small fruits. Correspondence solicited. 700,000 Grape Vines 1 and 2 year old. 800,000 Asparagus Roots 1 and 2 year old. 30 acres In Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. in all grades, from which Will contract to Fall Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. Bhipment can be made at Certificate of inspection furnished. Everything fumigated any time. solicited. Correspondence Inspection invited. Cotton Wood Seedlings Will be represented at Niagara Falls Convention, June 12th, by or Willow Chas. M. Peters, Badge No. 70. See Badge Bcok, pages 32-33. Cuttings. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, SNOW HILL, MD. Trees Appleite WELCH BROS. NURSERY, Iowa. Shenandoah, When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing ention Th National Nurse fcymand' Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection Albertson & Hobbs, Vandalla R. R. Telephone A. & H., Bridgeport, Ind. BRIDGEPORT, MARION CO., INDIANA Nine Miles West of Indianapolis

Pomona Current has never been equaled fot p rod uc t Ire For Fall 1901 and Spring 1902. nes s, quality or profit. We have coming on the largest supply and the most complete assort ment of stock we have ever grown. We can make shipment of Apple and Apple Seedlings from Topeka, Kans. Ot Pear, Standard and Dwarf; Plums, European and Japan ; Cherries and Quinces, from Dansville, N. Y.

Or from Bridgeport, of a complete assortment of all kinds of stock ; Apples, Peach, Plum, Native, Japan and European ; Cherries, Pear, Stand ard and Dwarf ; Quinces, Grapes, Currants, Gooseberries and small fruits. Also Carolina Poplar, Silver, Norway, Rock and Ash-leaved Maples, Catalpa, Elm, Linden, Evergreens, Ornamental Shrubs, Weeping Trees, &c, in carload lots or any quantity.

Stock young, thrifty and of best quality large assortment of varie ties.

Natural Peach Pits. Come and and ornamental stock in season. Imported Seedlings Inspect our Spring orders booked now and stock stored for early shipment. Stock, It Is a pleasure The best cheap and cheapest good spade. to show It.

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ORNAMENTAL TREES Birch, Elm?, Horse Chestnut,

Norway and Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, EVERGREENS. Shrubs, Ornamentals, Roses, Superb Collection of : : and Apple Kilmarnock Willow Scions SHRUBSUpright, Climbing and Standard.

ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. SEED POTATOES. RHODODENDRONS Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named Hybrids. Write for Itemized list of varieties. P/EON1AS- Large Assortment, Named Varieties. DAHLIASNew Cactus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. We solicit your correspondence, believing we can

save you money on your wants. full Hssortment in : : CURRANTS Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Quinces, GOOSEBERRIES. RASPBERRIES. f THOMAS W. BOWMAN & !..i.++++4..f..f.+***++*+++ *********************** SON,

attention to Dealers' complete lists. NURSERYMEN, We give special Fall trade list on application. ROCHESTER, IN. Y. GENEVA, W. fc T. Smith Co., NEW YORK. The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to advertisers mention Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

From one year beds only ; tied 25 in bunch. Packed in slatted crates to carry safe by freight if shipped early. Express better in small lots.

We Have the Following Varieties:

Aroma, Enormous, Livingston, Rough Rider, Bush Cluster, Eleanor, Manokin, Rio, Buback, Gladstone, May Queen, Stella, Brandywine, Gibson, Marie, Star. Brunette, Gaudy, Marshall, Saunders, Bismarck, Greenville, Margaret, Sharpless, BartoDS, Geo. Triumph, McKinley, Sample, Bedar Wood, Glen Mary, Mitchell's Early, Senator, Cobden Queen, Haverland, Monitor, Tennessee, Clyde, Hero. Nettie. Tubbs, Carrie Silver, Joe, Nick Ohmer, Warfield, Crockett's Early, Jessie, Parsons, Wolverton, Carmi Beauty, Kansas. Pride of Cumberl'd, Wm. Belt. Crescent, Lady Garrison, Paris King, Dayton, Lady Thompson, Reba, Excelsior, Lovetts, Robbie, YORK IMPERIAL. APPC^ J5EES'

Two year, as fine as can be grown ; also Jonathan. Other varieties in light assortment.

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ASPARAGUS ROOTS, Two Year-S^^B25^SJKSiColossal

Plums on Plum and on Peach Root. Varieties of Peach Trees. ABUNDANCE, Arkansas Traveler, Dover, Jacques R. R., Smock, BURBANK, Alexander, Elberta. Kalamazoo, Stump, Amsden June, Early Heath, Klondike. Salway, WICKSON, Allen, Emma. Krummell's Oct., Sneed, AND OTHERS. Bilyeu's Late Oct. Early Rivers, Lemon Free, Shipley's Late Red, Brandywine, Eureka, Lemon Cling, Silver Medal, Barnard's Early, Engle's Mammoth, Lorentz, Switzerland, Bray's It. R. Early Davidson, Lewis, Steadley, Burke, Easton Cling, Large Early York, Smock Cling, Beauty's Blush, Early Toledo, Lodge, Schumaker, Bradford Cling, Edgemont Beauty, Levy's Late, Scott's Nonpareil, Barber, Everbearing, Mt. Rose, Seedling No. 1, Bronson, Early Michigan, McCollister, Snow's Orange, Belle of Georgia, Fox Seedling, Mary's Choice, Stinson, Bokara, Foster, Moore's Favorite, Triumph, Bequett Free, Fitzgerald, Morris White, Troth's Early, Buston's Oct. Ford's Late White, Magnum Bonum, VanMeteor'e L. Oct. Crawford Late, Frances, Matthew's Beauty, Wheatland, Crawford Early, Geary's Hold On, Marshall, White Heath Cling, Champion, Greensboro, Mrs. Brett, Wilkin's Cling, Chair's Choice, Gold Drop, Miss Lolo, Wonderful, Chinese Cling, Globe. Nicholson's Smock, Ward's Late, Crosbey, Garfield, Newington Cling, Willett, Connecticut, Haines Surprise. New Prolific, Wager, Coolridtre Favorite. Holderbaum, Old Mixon Cling, Waddel, Capt. Ede, Heidelburg, Old Mixon Free, William's Fav. Conklin, Hobson's Choice, Oscar, Walker's Var. Free, Christiana, Horton's Rivers, Pirquet's Late, Waterloo, Carman, Hill's Chili, Perry's Red Cling, Yellow St. John, Cobler, Heard's Beauty, Pierce's Yellow, Yellow Rareripe. Connett's So. Early, Hughes, Reeves Favorite, Delaware, Hale's Early, Red C'k Melocton, Denton, Jennie Worthen, Stephen's R. R.

Get our new Wholesale List now ready, it may save you money.

J. Q. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, md. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Paitesvilk nurseries

Stand at In Acres of Land and Greenhouses In Storage Cellars and Packing Houses the Head In Amount of Stock handled In Variety of Stock grown

Fruit and Ornamental

Trees, Nut Trees Small Fruits, Grape Vines, Roses, Shrubs Climbing Vines, Bulbs Hardy Herbaceous and Greenhouse Plants

Catalogues and Price Lists free. Personal inspection cordially invited. Pleased to quote prices on your list of wants

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THE FINEST floral novelty of tbe flge t THERE ARE BARGAINS in every issue of our publication, J niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiimiiiiiin fM I Hew Rose, I Hardy THE HORTICULTURAL % JSOLEIL DORf TRADE BULLETIN iEiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiia

C5. t>emet-Ducber,.1900.) If you have not received it write for a copy to day. member of the trade on COLORS : It will be sent free to any appli cation. Orange-Vellow, Nasturtium-Red, Golden-Yellow, Orders are coming in very rapidly, but we can still Bright-Rose. offer in considerable assortment, splendid stock of Vines CHARACTERISTICS : Roses, Clematis, Climbing Floriferous, Robust, Hardy, Highly Fragrant. Flowering Shrubs, Ornamental Trees, FLOWERS : Herbaceous Plants, Florists' Stock, Large, Full, Globular, Incurved Center. Conifers, Peaches. Fine from Plants Pots~$25 per 100. Send at once for the "Bulletin"; use printed stationary to show you belong to the trade. Not ELLWANGER & BARRY sent to anyone outside the trade. ROCHESTER, N. Y. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., KST-ASJ& jviount Rope JVursertee, - established 1840 % Most complete collections of hardy fruits, deciduous and evergreen Wanted,3000 trees and shrubs, roses, herbaceous and climbing plants in America. Loganberries Mail sample and quote price. Lowest prices compatible with the highest cultivation. Descriptive illustrated catalogue on application.

1 F. H. STANNARD & CO. Apple, Pencil, Pear, Cherry, Plum M I 8~ and Trees. 3 Successors to BREWER & STANNARD Apricot ^* Proprietors j KEIFFER PEAR-l and 2 years. | Ottawa Star nurseries! FOREST TREES i=3 OTTAWA. KANSAS ET *^ *~- Elm, Ash and Box Elder. ^S Have for sale a large and complete assortment of Nursery ^j Stock, strong on C^ APPLE SEEDLINGS Fine Grades. Special prices on Apple Cherry Pear early orders. | Plump | Peacb Apricots FEAR SEEDLINGS 5 Apple Seedlings FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS, Japan Pear Seedlings Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, 1 | Russian Mulberry. H forest tree Seedlings Apple Scions | Write for Prices. :|3 A good assortment of Grape Vines ZZ- 'ZS Gooseberries and Currants PETERS & SKINNER, jE ' =2 eo,ooo Elberta Peach ?* 25,000 Early Harvest Blackberry & NORTH TOPEKA, KANS. 2 25,000 Snyder Blackberries 50,000 Kansas Raspberries 2 ^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmii When writing to Advutisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writin? to Advertisers mentionntion The NationalNarinnai Nurseryman.M..^^-_ Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

JOHN C. MILLER

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The National Nurseryman. FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK.

"America is pre-eminently a fruit growing country." Prof. L. H. Bailey.

Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., APRIL, 1902. No. 4.

WHARF EXAMINATION. temperature, etc., in the appraiser's stores you can readily appreciate, as can any one in any way familiar with this subject. Very respectfully and truly yours, of New York of New Ruling by the Appraiser of the Port Result (Signed) Fred'k W. Kelsey. Correspondence With Collector George R. Bldweli by Frede Customs Office of Collector, ) rick W. KelseyHereafter There Will be Wharf Examina Service, New York. N. Y., February 17, 1902. j tion of Stock at the Port of New York- Only Nursery Frederick W. Kelsey, Esq., 150 Broadway, Mw York: Costly Delays to be Avoided. SirReferring to your communication of the 29ch ultimo, and to my reply to you of the 30th ultimo, relative to a return to the former method of wharf examination of nursery stock, it gives me pleasure to At the convention of the American Association in 1900. state that the appraiser concurs in the suggestion of this office, and in Thomas B. Meehan, chairman of the special committee the future wharf examination only will be made. on the importation of nursery stock, presented a report on Respectfully, the examination of stock at the port of New York. He Gr. R. Bidwell, Collector. reported that during the winter of 1899 the appraiser at . f that port had declared that wharf examination of nursery- CONDITIONS IN IOWA. stock was impracticable ; that it was necessary to remove such Des March 12S. H. Linton : "The only stock to the public stores. This it was shown caused much Moines, Ia., weather condition with bad results was from December 14th delay and consequent damage to perishable stock. An order to 20th. There was a sudden in temperature the 14th from the Secretary of the Treasury was issued regulating the drop with to 14 after a rain on the 13th, lowering examination of nursery stock upon its arrival in New York and below, just good to the 20th. At our place the thermometer it was thought the matter had been settled satisfactorily. At temperature up stood at at 8 A. M. With a low and a damp that time Frederick W. Kelsey, of New York, strongly favored 17 temperature the buds were all killed; but with this ex wharf examination only, and showed that any other examination atmosphere peach fruit of all kinds is in good condition and bids fair was productive of costly delay. ception and blackberries for a good crop. Strawberries, raspberries There being no strict observance of the direction that wharf were cut short by the excessive drouth of last season, though examination be practiced, and delays continuing in the busi the strawberries under the care of the writer made a good ness of importing, Mr. Kelsey renewed investigation of the stand, took on good growth and later in the season made fine matter late in 1901, with the result shown in the following plants with good roots. correspondence: " Nurseries under my observation that had thorough tillage New Tore, January 29, 1902. developed good growth and matured exceedingly well, and Son. George B. Bidwell, Collector, Etc.. Custom House, Etc.: will be in fine condition for the trade. Dear Sir to the antiquated system of carting perishable spring Referring " which we to the universal drouth of last season the demand nursery stock to Public Store for examination, regarding Owing me nor will it have previously had some conversation and correspondence, permit for spring stock is not up to expectation, compare to if do not now consider it advisable that this wholly list of nur inquire you with sales of 1901. Prices throughout the entire and the former of wharf needless system be done away with system are sery stock still hold up well, and nurserymen looking examinationthat was always, so far as I know, entirely acceptable forward to better rather than worse conditions for the future. alike to the and honest importersbe again adopted. government and de Fruit growers are enthused by the high prices heavy The amount of injury and loss to citizens and the business that has mands for fruit. now better prices, retail, than been diverted from this port, owing to the unreasonable and, I believe, Apples bring The unjustifiable, action of the former appraiser in sending this material to do oranges, bananas or lemons. prosperous, healthy Public Store, and the losses incident thereto, cannot be easily com conditions of general business places the average consumer in the houses im puted. To my own knowledge many of large nursery position to be able to buy fruit, even at a very high price. etc. that had all this stock fruit stocks, , formerly are in mutual re porting extensively The nurserymen and fruit growers of Iowa entered and cleared from this port have now the shipments made to lations and interest of both professions, which gives strength various seaport and inland, cities, especially Philadelphia, Rochester, in the of horticulture and etc. etc. and progress upbuilding pomology Chicago, ,

that with the recent in this state. Commercial orcharding in Iowa apples, cherries, I call your attention to this matter believing the desire to trans and all small in the hands are appointment of an appraiser, who I understand has plums, grapes, fruits, right to the fruits far act the business of this port in a manner alike creditable govern being made profitable. The state is able to produce unbearable some to the onerous and the stand ment and the citizens remedy in excess of the home demand, and is fast reaching of conditions heretofore under the previous administration prevailing ard of a horticultural state." the appraiser's office may be applied. the I will only add that in something like a dozen importations past Ore." We enclose draft on New York was in no instance A. Miller & Son, Milton, in the cases sent to Public Store autumn the delay We What this for $2 to pay for National Nurseryman for two more years. less than three days, and from that to nine and ten days. material under the conditions of need it in our business." delay means to perishable nursery Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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them in water from 24 to hours, and then they PROPAGATING NURSERY STOCK. they soak 48 about one-fourth to one-half put them in coarse sacks, and in out in ice-houses down Paper Read by W. T. Hood Before Virginia State Horticultural bushel, put layers spread in the and stay there until they get ready to SocietyDetails Regarding Treatment of Seed, Budding, ice, they in the which is as as they can get them ground, Grafting, Planting, Cultivating. Rubbing Buds, Prun plant, early the latter of March or the first of April, and the seed are ingPear Stocks How Seed Is Shipped part with drill or sown in rows about 20 to 30 inches apart, by Stone Seed Natural Peach Seed. acre it is best hand, sowing from one to two bushels to the ; sown thick come to sow thick, as seed that are generally up Cultural directions for the of nursery stock are growth if the best one seed helps the other, especially ground gets detailed by W. T. Hood, Richmond, Va., in the following ; baked from heavy rains. paper read by him at the annual meeting of the Virginia State STONE SEED. Horticultural Society :

" PROPAGATION AND CULTIVATION OF NURSERY STOCK. All stone seed, such as peach, cherry, apricot and plum, " or and To be successful in growing good nursery stock, one of are bedded in the fall, say during September October, the most important things is to'have good land, and to have it either planted late in the fall or early in the spring. Most which makes it cost prepared the season before you wish to plant, and the next is nurserymen plant their seed in the fall, to have good seed and good stocks to plant, and we do not less for them, and they do not have the work to do in the always succeed under these conditions. Nursery stock is spring, when they are pushed with other work ; sometimes the We do our grown from seed cuttings, grafting and budding. The grow weather is not favorable for early planting. mostly ing of seedling or stock for nurserymen is done by specialists, planting in the spring, as we think we get a better system of who are more successful than nurserymen that attempt to roots from spring-planted seed ; although it takes several grow all kinds of nursery stock. The apple seedlings of times as much time to pick out the kernals and plant. To most all the planting that is done in the United States is grown propagate trees and stock from cuttings, the cuttings should as as ioo then or near Topeka, Kan., some growers planting much be made up in the fall or winter, and either planted acres. The seed mostly comes from France, and is saved from put in the cellar in sand to callous over, and should be planted crabapples. A small quantity comes from the New England as early as possible in the spring. If the cuttings start to states, mostly from Vermont, and is saved by the parties that push before planting, they seldom do well unless there is a make a special business of it, collecting the pomace from good rain as soon as they are planted. cider-mills, and washing them out. The French seed costs APPLE TREES. frpm $7.00 to $10.00 per bushel of 40 lbs., in New York, " according to the supply and the demand. The American Apple trees are grown by grafting and budding, but most seed costs about $3.50 to $10.00. all are grown by grafting, which is done in the winter, any until a before start in PEAR STOCKS. time from January 1st, few days buds " the spring. It is done by the piece root or whole root system, Pear stocks have been mostly grown in France, and very but I suppose that 90 to 95 per cent, of the trees are grown on few were grown in this country until the last few years, when the root. Piece root makes the cost much less by . piece graft they have been grown from seed from Japan. The first Japan growing from grafts. It finds plenty for the men to do when seed of any importance was imported by J. D. Mosby & Bros., the weather is such that they cannot work out doors, and all of Virginia Nurseries, some time about 1885 or 1886. Since our men like to work in the the winter. that time quantities of seed have been imported from Japan, grafting-house during After grafting, the grafts are away in boxes with sand and many nurserymen have been growing pear trees success packed or sawdust, and put in a room or cellar that does not freeze, fully that could not have grown them from French-grown and kept until should be as soon as stocks. The cost of Japan seed in Japan is about 2% yens a spring. They planted the is in order. If the should not.be lb., which is about $1.40 in gold, and with import duties and ground working ground in condition in sometimes the will start to the expenses, cost will be from 5 cents to 75 cents, and you early spring, graft grow in the which causes them to and they will are not certain that your seed are good when you receive boxes, heat, not do well after cent, of what is them. One lot of 200 lbs. I received some years ago ; did heating. Seventy-five per planted is considered a stand. We less, and I not get a seed to grow. I think they were old seed. Also good mostly get have seen that not more than cent. grew. lost 150 lbs. last season ; think they were good seed, but large planting 25 per in and not soon in the spoiled preparation, planted enough BUDDING. Also lost a lot of seed last season spring. apple ; but the " Budding is done in stocks that have been planted out in cause was they were not packed right in France, and were the spring or fall before, and the season is from the moulded on the way over here. budding 1st of June until the 1st of October. July and August is the SEED PACKED IN CHARCOAL. best season to bud if stocks are growing well, but if pear is " Seed from France is generally packed in barrels or tierces left until late, they stop growing and will not do well.

in fine charcoal but when received last season were of ; in bags "We generally bud pears first, commencing about the 1st without charcoal. Those from are Japan packed in tin boxes July, and soon after they are gone over, we go over them with charcoal, sealed up and enclosed in heavy wooden boxes, again, and put in another bud. Apples we will bud next, and and if not I extremely dry, have sometimes found mould in then peaches, cherries and plums, and if the season is a dry the center of the boxes. The apple and pear seedling one, we sometimes have to bud two or three times before we growers receive their seed about the middle of February, and get a stand. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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" As I have said before, apples are mostly grown by grafting, not any pruning or rubbing done until after the growth is but if are to have the nurserymen losses by what is called made, say last of July or in August. In counting our one-year root or crown will have to gall, they give up grafting and bud, apple trees, I count to a height of 30 inches and up, and I as there are many varieties that are grafted that will have estimate all at that height making good two-year trees by fall. more or less crown knot, some such as Lady and Wolf River, If I can get them up that height, I most always can dig them all. I would much nearly prefer to grow apple by grafting, as out close at two-year-old. In the spring or winter we go over with land we a good get good tree in two years, where it all, one and two year and prune up to a straight stem, and we takes three to a years get tworyear tree from budding, and head in all of the one-year to 32 or 34 inches, and two-year to where we have the trees on the land three years before we dig, 36 inches, and as they bud out we will only rub off the buds our losses may be very heavy. Our budded trees from the close to the ground, not going above 6 inches on one-year. cause of which we do not have much on aphis, two-year RUBBING OFF BUDS. and seem to attack trees more than grafts, aphis seedling they " Of two-year we rub all the heavy ones up to 18 to 24 do the grafts. I think that the cuts at the season of budding inches, and the light or slender ones about 12 inches or less, gives them a better place to hatch out. Most all of the trees and then we will not do any more pruning until July, unless of pears and quinces, also, all of the stone fruits are grown by we find that we have trees that will be too heavy in our three- budding. for our and if we want to them' down we NATURAL PEACH SEED. year-old trade, keep " will all need but we caution our men not to do Most nurserymen like to get natural peach seed, or seed prune they ; much on the or slender trees, and it is the same way with that come from seedling peach. These seed are collected by light all and if are much stores in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. I others, especially shade, they pruned up it will cause them to crooked. I was at one of the do not suppose I will over estimate in saying that 50,000 grow Northern Nurseries about ten years ago, which had a large bushels of peach pits were sold from Western North Carolina stock of Carolina and Kieffer pear trees, and there had of crop of 1900. poplar " been so much pruning and rubbing that the trees were the The largest part of all pear, quince, plum and cherry most crooked lot I ever saw Mahaleb stock and ornamental, such as shrubs, forest tree seedlings and evergreens, are grown by French nurserymen, NURSERY STOCK RUINED. a business to them for " who make it special grow nurserymen. I have heard the late Franklin Davis say when he started PLANTING. his little nursery in Rockbridge county, that he had a nice lot " For our planting, we get the ground in the best order as of apple trees that would be in two-year in the fall, and he soon as we can, in the spring ; using plow, harrow, disc-harrow, thought that he would go out and sell them, and he had a man roller and sleds, and we plant all of our stock and seed working for him, and he took him out in the nursery and by lines. For planting seed we use a narrow hoe for marking showed him how he wanted them pruned, and when he came out and for planting grafts. We plant by marked lines, using back from his canvass, he found that the man had cut nearly spade to open out to put in the grafts ; also all other stocks all the limbs off, and taken nearly every leaf off as high as he we can plant by opening out with the spade, such as evergreens had pruned them, and his trees were about ruined, and they or large-rooted stocks, we trench out with spades to plant. did not get over it that season. " CULTIVATING. I think it is one great cause amongst those that plant

" we those for home use, that want to trim up As soon as we get all stock planted in the spring, trees, especially they and not back as they should do when out. commence to cultivate, and using small-toothed cultivators, prune they plant All orchardists know that it is the life of a tree to head back following with narrow bit hoes, and we keep cultivating all out." as soon as we can in well when planted summer, commencing after every rain get the ground, and if we have a dry season during July and and I have seen August we keep cultivators going all the time, IFn Wursen? IRows* season than it did in a two-year stock do much better in a dry 6 in wet season. Peach are planted from 4 to inches, pits Treatment of Stock for ShipmentAll stock intended for long feet rows ; rows 3 feet 6 inches. Apple grafts 9 inches, 3^ journeys must be thoroughly defoliated and hardened, says P. J. Berck to 10 in rows pear, quince, apple, plum and cherry 9 inches, mans, Augusta, Ga. Trees should be taken up without mutilating the 12 no or roots cut. Puddle the entire tree in stiff iY2 feet; shade trees, rows 4^ to 5 feet, about to 30 roots, and branches clay and let it dry and pack in tight cases lined with building paper. inches in the rows. Use moss and charcoal and the cases We also " dry pack very tight. I think most trees will make a heavier growth on heavy find that it is not judicious to use packing cases larger than 2 by 10 this well drained ; land or land with a clay sub-soil, though feet. Packed in the above manner we have had stock in transit over of roots on apple, cherry and peach have a better system light four months, and 90 per cent, of it grew after planting. in is not as to be affected by aphis soil. The apple likely Coating Tree RootsSo far as I know the only preparation used light as it is in heavy or damp soil. for coating trees which are to be sent out of this country is a thin liquid William A. D. in American PRUNING. mud, says Taylor, Washington, C, Agri culturist. This is to all kinds of trees and some kinds of cut " to have done applied In our nursery work, I find it harder pruning tings that are shipped across the ocean and appears to be generally with than other work in the nursery, and I think judgment any successful. In shipping tender cuttings the ends are frequently waxed much and rubbing that more trees are ruined by too pruning with melted paraffin or grafting wax and wrapped in tinfoil to prevent of the buds off the bodies in the growing season. their drying out. For ordinary deciduous trees that do not cross the " before have more than -the packing moss about the roots After the trees are shaped in the spring they equator, nothing ordinary or better and straw about the tops is considered necessary. commenced to push out, there should be very little, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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of THEY FAVOR FUMIGATION. were treated the same way, and I saw trees from different parts the United States that year and they had the same disease. Some years it is worse than others. Well, we took the buds year before last sad Practical of Members of the Southern Association of Experience fumigated the whole thing thinking that might be ol benefitit is a NurserymenEx.President Van Lindley says It Prevents small insect that cannot be seen, and this past year after fumigating with that Loss by AphisFor Buds TooPresident Miller the buds in 400,000 trees I have not seen a single bud disease on it. I don't know why we did it, but if that fumigation did save it, Finds it of Especial Value with Apple Stock it is an experience worth something. Mr. Harrison's Experience. Mr. HoodI don't think fumigation would help that bug. President Van If I continue the and don't have " Lindley fumigation What is the result of or is beneficial was cause of it. fumigating, fumigation it any more, I will think the fumigation the to nurserymen as well as to fruit growers." This question was asked at the recent meeting of the South. CAUSE OF APPLE ROOT GALL. em Association of Nurserymen at Charleston, S. C. Mr. " Berckmans said : I don't think a nurseryman should be At the recent convention of the Southern Nurserymen's allowed to send out stock with the present diseases that exist Association at Charleston, S. C, the question was asked: unless his stock has been There are state laws fumigated. " " What causes root gall on apple roots ? W. T. Hood said now to that effect, and I think all stock should be fumigated.'' he did not know. President Van Lindley We commenced the practice as soon as we Mr. KillianI believe there is something in the variety. If you found the states around us forced us to do it. We not only fumigated notice the is very much subject to this gall root. We the stock that was sent out, but everything put in the storehouse, and Transparent have in our community a local apple that we have been grafting for we find that we have less per cent, of aphis in apples, which is an old the of that community, and I never have seen one tree but what disease. I find that by fumigating the stock and everything else the people had that disease. less aphis about the stock. 1 am satisfied there is less aphis about the stock put in that way than formerly. If that is true, then it is the best Mr. HoodThe Lady apple will have it. investment we ever made. Build first class fumigating houses and Mr. Killian The Transparent seems to be the worse. Never have fumigate everything. seen trees that did not have them on. When I put them up for that never have taken up one tree that did not have them on. Mr. KillianIf fumigation is beneficial to the purchaser or the farmer community, Mr. Hood Do you wrap grafts with thread ? to whom we sell our trees, it certainly is beneficial to the nurserymen. Mr. BerckmansNo, we have used raffia for a number of If it gets rid of the pests which are ruining the trees, why certainly it years. We have used cotton. We use no wax and we tie it. will be beneficial to the nurserymen because the orchardists want good Mr. Killian once with wax on it. Liked but it We used paper it, trees they want clean trees they want trees that are not infested is tedious. Have been thread for the last six with these pests, and the nurseryman that will fumigate and put clean using years. Mr. HoodNo use if. are on small roots. stock on the market will be the nurseryman who will succeed. I wrapping grafts they I don't wrap with earliest work was never and would not buy from any man if I knew his stock was not clean, and anything. My wrapped I had as stand then as the farmers are going to find out who puts clean stock on the market. good any. Won't be knocked out of 1 These things will not be hid under a bushel, but they will be placed on they place You have to handle them a candlestick, and it won't pay us to do otherwise. It will not cost carefully When you you in moss or sand ? much ; only make a little preparation and after you make preparation graft pack away Pack in moss. the first time, you will not have any trouble after that. away

Does it make difference what are in ? Mr. Miller I think that fumigation of nursery stock is right, and I any they put away want to say particularly in reference to fumigation of stock of apples. No difference, they do well in either unless they grow too large. We found it of decided more marked than in benefit, anything else. Mr. Killian For the last few years we have been using leaf mold, President Van Lindley Mr. Harrison is one of the oldest fumigation and it has worked admirably. men in the association. We would like to hear from him. Mr. HoodBefore the war they always packed in leaf mold and Mr. Harrison We have had a lot of experience, but it has not all never wrapped anything. I have been using it and have been wrap been pleasant. We lost several thousand trees before we learned how ping for 10, 12 or 15 years, only to save breaking in planting time. to use it right. We have gained considerable trade by fumigating. You wait until they are callous. No advantages in wrapping apples But we lost several thousand trees, killed out by fumigation. For at all. in the before we had instance, early fall, experience enough to teach Mr. YoungWe people in North Carolina did until three or four years us not to use the full we lost a trees strength good many ; but since ago have poor success in our grafting of apples on account of being in then after the trees are matured we can use the thoroughly strength bad condition in the spring, and Mr. Wilson gave me his way of pack which is described and we have no trouble. Of course I cannot tell ing. In the spring of 1900 we used his plan of packing and the graft detail off-hand. I can tell you every you from my books exactly what ing turned out that spring in excellent condition. We planted new our has been. experience land that had never been planted before and the prettiest stand we President Van Lindley I am like Mr. Harrison. I cannot give it ever had. Last fall we thought we would have the best stand but here, I can give it from the office. The receipt for fixing it was sent to when we came to dig them they were affected with the root gall, some us by Mr. Alwood of Virginia. were yellow, and from 25 to 50 per cent, were ruined with root gall, and I wondered if it could have been this callus. I wondered if it Mr. KillianIs there anyone here who has fumigated buds before could have been this callus that had continued and from all budding, and has succeeded in it. That is something that seems to be growing, it but or whether very tender. appearances was, whether they would have the knot, I that was the for it to form I could not President Van Lindley think you understand everything that we place say. Mr. KillianWhat time did put in the nursery is fumigated. We have a special formula for buds. you transplant them ? Mr. KillianWe have not done it, and don't know how to do it. We began about the 1st of April.

Mr. BerckmansWe have and have a fumigated everything formula Mr. Killian I have always believed that thread was not the best for the buds, and have had success in buds than in greater anything thing to use. It is too strong, and when they begin to grow thread else. cuts in. You take one year's growth. That thread is still wrapped President Van A few we had a Lindley years ago great deal of around there, saw some last year. I believe that the old plan of taking trouble with bud worms. We had hard work to make trees out of our wax paper will be better than the thread, but it is more tedious. You buds the whole season. We had trees from during Georgia and they have to keep it warm all the time. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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FROST BLISTERS. THE PERFECTION CURRANT.

George F. of the botanical of Cornell Atkinson, department The Perfection currant is the fruit that won the first Barry University, sends the to National Nurseryman : following medal of the Western New York Horticultural Society, a gold medal worth This new was Several times during the present month I have received $50. fruit originated by C. G. Hooker of the firm of C. M. Hooker & young peach twigs from different parts of the state which Sons, nurserymen, N. Y. The was show, in many cases, small blisters which later dry and col Rochester, following description furnished Mr. Hooker Prof. S. A. of the New lapse, forming numerous small depressions over the twig. by Beach, horticulturist, York State Station at Geneva : When the twigs have been for several weeks or Agricultural Experiment injured months, " of the Perfection currant were furnished the Ex the blistered portion is dead and collapsed on account of dry Cuttings Station at in for The ing out. At the same time, the dead area of the blister has periment Geneva, 1897, testing. plants have made a have changed color so that it is much paler than the surrounding moderately strong growth. Although they or not yet reached full size or mature habit of are tissue, nearly white of a pale dirty yellow, this bordered by a growth they In form of health and of fol darker line next the normal color of the unaffected part of the very productive. bush, vigor iage, the Perfection is intermediate between its parents, twig. The blisters vary in size from ^ of an inch to-J or -fa of Fay and White The fruit is borne the old an inch in diameter. The larger ones after they have dried Grape. along wood, much like that of the White On the the size and collapsed resemble very often a "saddle back." Grape. average, of cluster and size of both exceed that of the and This injury to peach twigs ^eems to be quite wide spread in berry Fay, so far as I know that of which has yet been the state during the present season, and probably has only equal any variety disseminated. The fruit is at the come to notice during the process of pruning the orchard usually uniformly large tip of the cluster. Its berries are to the The injury to the twigs is very likely the result of severe frost. largest fully equal largest of the Comet. While, on the average, its fruit is not quite so In very cold weather the young succulent twigs are subject to large as' that of the Comet, its clusters average longer. The freezing. In the freezing of plant tissues, as is well known, in is less and better in The the great majority of cases the formation of ice does not take pulp seedy considerably quality. stem of the cluster is free from berries near its attachment to place on the inside of the individual cells, but the water is the thus it easy to The color is a drawn from the cells into the intercellular spaces and there plant, making pick. good red, somewhat than the In flavor and I crystallized into ice. Where a sufficient amount of water is lighter Fay. quality, consider it distinctly better than Fay or Cherry. In. fact, I thus drawn from several neighboring cells, forming a rather do not know of other currant in cultivation that is large ice crystal between the cells, it forces the cells apart at any large its equal in this respect. It ripens about with Fay and Cherry. this point and thus raises ah area of greater or less extent upon all into I do not hesitate to the surface in the form of a blister. The individual cells Taking things consideration, pro nounce it a most excellent variety for either home use or themselves are not torn, but a large number of them are torn market." away from the cells which lie underneath them. There is In the late Patrick at that time of the thus left a more or less extensive crevice underneath the bark 1889 Barry, president Western New York Horticultural Society, donated $2,000 to which separates the outer layers of cells from the inner ones found a permanent fund to promote the objects of the society. and results in the drying out and death or the outer layer of This donation was added to others and con cells which were blistered. subsequently by stitutes the present permanent fund. In 1891, at the sugges The present winter seems to have been a favorable season tion of the executive committee, it was decided to offer a for the production of these frost blisters, there having been gold medal, suitably inscribed, which should cost not less than $50, several periods of quite cold weather. It is possible also that to be called the Barry medal of the Western New York Horti the summer and autumn seasons with the sudden opening of cultural Society. This medal to be awarded to the originator winter in December may have also contributed to this same of any new fruit, ornamental tree, shrub, flowering plant, or result. Abundant rains produced, vigorous growth of the vegetable, which should be considered worthy of it by the twigs, so that they were probably quite succulent in the committee on this prize. It being required that any fruit, etc., autumn and perhaps did not mature as fully as they would to be eligible to compete for this prize should not have been had the season been drier. This would leave a great amount disseminated previous to its being entered, and no award to be of water in the tissues and the twigs would be more liable to made under three years from time of entry; it being under injury as the result of freezing. stood that -this medal should be awarded only to new varieties In the instances which have come to notice this season, my after tested. The of the , being thoroughly of frost highest there is no direct that the injury is the result proof Perfection currant was also awarded the medal and diploma It would be blisters, but it seems very likely to be the case. of the Pan-America Exposition, the highest award given any well if orchardists could more attention to this subject in give new fruit. the future and note at what season of the year these blisters have been received first appear. Many of the twigs which BEST JOURNAL FOR ALL NURSERYMEN. lost all were so badly injured that the entire twig had nearly " of its water by drying out, and probably would not have put J. C. Hall, Winchester, Tenn. I enclose you $1 to pay for one I do not feel I could do without the National forth leaves in the spring. A careful observance of the year's subscription. Nurseryman, as it is not only a fine advertising medium but it is the orchard with the approach of cold weather would prob best journal for all the nurserymen, in my judgment, that has been this Frost ably throw considerable light upon question. published." blisters are not uncommon on the twigs of apple, pear, peach trees, etc. The only nursery trade journal$1 per year. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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mation of the most practical nature regarding the business of The National Nurseryman. the nurseryman, in the line of fumigation The opening chap ter discusses the economic use of hydrocyanic acid gas and

C. L. YATES, Proprietor. RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. states that to D. W. Coquillet of California is due the credit of discovering the value of this gas now so extensively used for published monthly by the destruction of insects and animal pests. Various methods The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., of fumigating orchards are described and in chapter XI the author discusses for stock. The 305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. equipment fumigating nursery methods referred to range from the use of boxes in the South to tents and some of the latter to accomo The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of houses, large enough all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. date double wagon loads of trees. All the methods are illus trated, both in exterior and interior plan. Valuable practical OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. hints to nurserymen are given in a succeeding chapter. Many are cited under the : "Recent work with AWARDED THE BRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, WOO. experiences heading hydrocyanic acid gas." The testimony of many persons is SUBSCRIPTION RATES. given in chapter XX in a consideration of the economic value of A on the value of carbon - - - - - bi- One year, in advance, $1.00 fumigation. chapter peculiar

-_-... in certain cases Six Months, .75 sulphid is added, and the work concludes with Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 a summary of all the state laws relating to the fumigation and " " Six - - - Months, 1.00 inspection of orchards and nurseries, together with foreign Advertising rates will be sent upon Advertisements application. laws regulating shipments of fruit and nursery stock. should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date The of issue. very practical nature of the book will be seen at once. It is a Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts handbook for nurserymen which will answer many on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. questions in time of hurry. The experience of the author dur from all and articles of interest to Correspondence points nursery ing his service as state entomologist of Maryland, where fumi men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. gation was practiced early and often when the San Jose scale reached the East, especially fits him for the discussion of the AflERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. topic. The book has an index which will prove of much aid to its use as a handbook. President, Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga.; vice-president, R.J. Coe, Fort Atkinson, Wis.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. ; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. AMERICAN HORTICULTURE. Executive CommitteePeter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn.; William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Committee on TransportationA. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; William Pit Congratulation coupled with a sincere expression of appre kin, Kochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knox ciation should be extended all who are in inter ville, Tenn. by any way ested in horticulture to Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At Professor L. H. Bailey of Cornell Uni la.; Charles J. N. Howard A. Phila " lantic, Brown, Kochester, Y.; Chase, versity, for the comprehensive four-volume of delphia, Pa. Cyclopedia American Committee on TariffIrving House, Kochester, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Paines- Horticulture," which he has completed and the last Thomas B. ville, 0.; Meehan, Germantown, Pa. volume of which has just been issued by the publishers, the Annual convention for 1902- At Milwaukee, Wis., June 11-12. Macmillan Company of New York. It is supposed that Pro fessor Entered 1m, the Post Offlce at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. Bailey has been or will be rewarded in a manner com mensurate with his earnest labor on this work, but whatever Rochester, N. Y., April, that reward 1902. may be it will be small in comparison to the bene fit to be received by this and succeeding generations as the FUMIGATION METHODS. result of that labor. We have several times referred to the nature and importance As might have been expected, a volume devoted of this exclusively cyclopedia. The fourth volume rounds out, in its to the subject of fumigation for the destruction of insects has treatment of subjects from R to Z inclusive, the general plan. appeared. The use of insecticides of various kinds has been Among the important articles treated at considerable length a of long subject discussion and fumigation has been are practiced railroad gardening, by Frances Copley Seavey; rhododen in a of but with the variety forms; general agitation of the drons and rosa by Alfred Rehder, assistant at the Arnold advantages of fumigation in orchards and in nurseries added Arboretum; storage, the strawberry, windbreaks and winter interest has been attached to the subject. Many articles have the protection, by editor, Professor Bailey, and others; spray been published in the periodical press on this matter, and it ing, by Professor John Craig; rubus, by Professor Bailey; was to be that in expected course of time a volume on fumiga Alfred trees, by Rehder, P. J. Berckmans and C. E. Bessey; tion methods of the present day would appear. teratology, that part of the biological sciences concerned with A at the work issued glance just by the Orange Judd Com the unusual forms of the whole body or any of its organs, by pany is sufficient to show that the subject has been treated Charles by Reid Barnes, professor of plant physiology in the Uni one who knows by practical whereof he experience speaks. versity of Chicago, and co-editor of the Botanical Gazette. The author is Professor Willis G. Johnson, formeriy state ento One of the most interesting and valuable features of the cyclo. mologist of Maryland, and now associate editor of the Ameri is pedia the series of likenesses and sketches of prominent can weeklies. The Agriculturist volume is replete with infor American horticulturists. In the fourth volume appears such Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 45 representation of William Saunders, John Jacobs Thomas, trasted, as well as described; the leading articles are signed with Luther Tucker, Grant Thoburn, John Aston Warder, James the name of the writer; the book is primarily a cyclopedia of Vick, Dr. George Thurber and Marshall P. Wilder. Another horticulture, rather than of gardening; it has attempted to rep especially valuable feature is the summary of the horticultural resent plants as living and growing things that are still under conditions and products of the states of the Union. These going evolution.' are but examples of the fund of information in the cyclopedia The work comprises four quarto volumes of 2,016 pages, Professor Bailey is known personally to all the prominent containing 4,357 articles, treating of 2,255 genera of plants nurserymen in the country; therefore, his remarks under the describing fully 8,793 species and 3,635 varieties, the total of " " heading of retrospect in connection with the preparation of Latin plant names, binomial and trinomial, mentioned being this work will be of particular interest. He calls attention to 24,434. More than 300 specialists contributed to the work, the fact that the most difficult part of the making of a cyclo their articles. being-in each case signed, and 165 persons ren pedia is to project it. The lay-oufof the enterprise cannot be dered other assistance, such as reading proofs and making sug made in a day. The editor had resolved and reviewed the gestions. It required more labor to secure the articles than it enterprise for more tharTten years. There were several special would have cost to write them, but the work comes fresher works on American horticulture. Some subjects were well from the experience of many writers, represents more ade a the as worked; others were untouched There was no means of deter quately living horticulture, showing plants growing and as far as last mining our wealth in cultivated plants; no sun ey had been things always varying, catching possible the made. A scale by which to measure progress was needed. Some variation. " The who realizes what definite attempt along this line was made in the author's Annals of progressive nurseryman Horticulture." Five of these annual volumes were issued. knowledge of his business really means will have this cyclo all have occasion to From 1893 attention was given to the larger and comprehen pedia in his library; and who investigate sive effort. A garden herbarium, now containing 12,000 matters horticultural will be glad to know of the existence of mounted specimens, was started in 1889; there had been none such a work. in the country. American horticultural books were to be col VALUE OF SELECTED SCIONS. lected, for the comprehensive work must contain American advice. It has been the misfortune, says Professor Bailey, that from the At the recent annual of the Eastern New York many American writings have been drawn too heavily meeting Horticultural keen interest was taken in a discussion experience of the Old World. Once this was necessary, but Society on viti between well-known and fruit growers as to the now is time to break away. Fifty authors have written nurserymen of better fruit trees scions culture in America, yet scarcely one has caught the spirit of possibility breeding by using only of collect and buds from trees of each variety. The the American grape growing. Nearly twenty years superior bearing fruit claimed it was if varieties ing by the editor has brought together the completest library growers absolutely necessary are to be to and as far as had tried it of American horticultural books. kept standard, they " resulted in early bearing and highly productive trees. The aim of the editor is thus defined : It was desired that The said it was all in but not pos The nurserymen right theory the cyclopedia be new brand new from start to finish. sible to carry out on a large commercial scale. It was admit illustrations were to be newly made; the cultural suggestions ted that both stock and scion exert an appreciable influence written directly for the occasion from American experience, on and of horticulture both should few the bther, in the interests and often presented from more than one point of view; be carefully selected. Nurserymen are doing as much as of the of former cyclopedias to be followed; all precedents in this line. B. of the New Hor as practicable J. Rogers, Jersey matters to be worked up by experts and from sources nearly that some Kieffer trees to the ticultural Society, said pear appear as In the American work, possible original. judging scale and should be used horti be immune to San Jose or*Pernicious reader must bear in mind that there is really no critical for propagation to the exclusion of susceptible individuals. cultural-botanical writing in this country back of the present decade." TREE TRUNKS. of ELONGATION OF Many interesting office details regarding the preparation of the manner in the cyclopedia are cited, and a description It is a rather common error among people not very familiar which a genus was written up is given. with that the trunks or stems of all and this plants plants elongate, In the the editor says he hopes that discussing prospect, that the branches starting from the main stem of a tree, five are will never be revised. If new issues desired, cyclopedia feet from the will a or two later be six or this the ground, say, year mere errors should be corrected, but beyond plates seven above the ground. This is not so. The first year, is the of the should be left as they are, for it purpose while the main stem or axis is growing, a small young branch horticulture as it to make a record of North American book be carried with the but usually only in the shape It is may growth, exists at the of the twentieth century. hoped opening of a bud, even then. After that, the position of the branch will be recorded in annual supple that subsequent progress is fixed. mental volumes. It is planned to issue each year a supple in the same size of page as the FUMIGATION FOR CANADA. ment of say 75 to 100 pages, in covers; every present book, with cumulative index, paper be into a volume. N. B. Colcock, Falls, Onf., writes that the fumiga five years these supplements may completed Niagara of the ting station at Niagara Falls opened on March 15th, and that The most important features of the, general plan are the same as the editor: The book repre it will close on May 15th. The regulations cyclopedia are thus indicated by those of last the are and con year. sents a living horticulture; species compared Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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crossed known as R. Wichuraiana. Seedlings of Clothilde Soupert ROSE PROPAGATION. with Crimson Rambler furnish the best example of the former class. and Some are thornless, or nearly so, strong, rapid growers deep Before the American Dr. W. Van Fleet or soon make a Discussed Rose Society by rooters. They work very easily and the buds grafts of and hard Objections to Manettl and Dog Brier StocksHybrid Stocks firm union. They can be increased by the cuttings green FavoredVarieties for Both High and Low BuddingGrow. wood with the greatest facility. Crosses between Crimson Rambler and R. Wichuraiana, to use the Conviction That Stock is as as Scion. Ing Important in the habit name best known, are still more vigorous, but less upright and quite thorny. They strike readily from cuttings, and also root as in New trail. The roots At the annual meeting of the American Rose Society freely from the tips as a dewberry, when allowed to bark works with the ease York city last month the following paper on the propagation penetrate the soil deeply and the greatest when for of roses was read by Dr. W. Van Fleet, Little Silver, N. J. : ready budding. Crosses between R Wichuraiana and China roses someoimes possess But little effort has been made to ascertain the rose stocks best suited in great vigor. One plant two years from the seed, planted poor, for American use. Rose growers here mainly propagate cuttings upland, threw a trailing cane 26 feet long last summer. They and "own root" roses of all varieties that he increased in that gravelly may and less all seem very easy of propagation and are more upright thorny manner have, until very lately, been much preferred for culture, both than R. Wichuraiana itself, which trails as flat as a melon vine. under glass and in the open. Recent successful commercial trials, however, have shown the advantage of grafting certain forcing roses K. WICHURAIANA HYBRIDS. on stocks resistant to the "eel worm," as well as to supply a root system The roots of R. Wichuraiana and its hybrids go deep downtn the of than is inherent in the wanted. too, a find greater vigor variety Then, soil, and if there is any moisture or fertility they will it. They number of the most desirable roses considerable hardy propagate very will thrive on the most barren slope when established, and the plants if The increase root and sparingly, at all, by cuttings. by cuttings look as though they would endure for all time. The long, smooth division is slow and so that and on as clump precarious, budding grafting roots are admirable for grafting, and they can be worked easily and stocks remain the methods. congenial only practicable certainly as apple roots if good wood is fitted to them. The grafts may the stocks most We have hitherto accepted approved by European be tied with twine or lightly waxed and packed in damp moss, and kept as the most and for growers without question available, greenhouse rather warm until union is effected. the Manetti of China commercial work rose, hybrid parentage, may Neither Rosa multiflora nor R. Wichuraiana hybrids sucker, but for outside both Manetti and always be most useful; but planting dog buds start freely from the crown, which should be set rather deeply in dismal failures under our conditions. brier have proven climatic budded plants. There is no trouble with suckering from the root does not thrive at and the while The latter all, former, vigorous grafts. Plants of the above hybrids grown from cuttings of good suckers and ceases too after summers enough, badly growing early- dry sized wood are very manageable, and would seem to be preferable to to late blooms in those varieties to autumnal encourage disposed Manetti for most purposes. flowering. R. multiflora seedlings are being used to some extent by commercial OBJECTIONS TO MANETTI. rose growers, and they seem to be growing in favor ; but we think of the Rambler series would be more a Manetti roots are very fibrous, forming a perfect mat in rich, moist hybrids satisfactory. Helene, and almost thornless of crimson Rambler, is soil ; but they run shallow and are quickly affected by drought. They very vigorous seedling now in and looks as if it would answer the admir drink greedily soluble nourishment, but seem unable to extract much commerce, purpose we have not tried it. plant food from dry soil. The common experience with roses worked ably, though on Manetti is that they are troublesome and short-lived, unless so While rather off the subject, the writer would mention that Perle des planted as eventually to throw out an adequate root system of their Jardins, budded on an established plant of Cherokee rose, Rosa laevi own. The great majority of the imported budded roses are discarded gata, is giving splendid blooms of almost exhibition quality, in a cold, after blooming a season or two, and the remaining plants seldom de damp house, where five years' effort with potted Perles on own roots velop into the strong, vigorous specimens we have a right to expect. and Manetti only resulted in a chance "bullhead" once or twice a These defects in European stocks have been long known, though but a year. Further trials will be made with teas and hybrid teas on this little effort has been made to find more useful substitutes. One nur- stock. sery in the West claimed some years ago to use Mme. Plantier, a vig IMPORTANCE OF STOCKS. orous and very hardy rose of much-mixed parentage, but of the hybrid There is a growing conviction among propagators that the stock is China type, with great success ; but we have not heard much about it as important as the scion, and grand commercial results have come since. Our nalive Prairie rose, Rosa setigera, has been used in an ex from the proper selection of resistant and congenial stocks in the cul perimental way by the writer and others with much success, both as a ture of grapes, plums, and other fruits. The breeding of stocks by stock for budding and for root grafting. It is exceedingly hardy, the hybridization and selection may become as essential as the production foliage is resistant to most diseases, and the root system is strong and of new varieties, if American rose culture is ever to reach its proper penetrates the soil deeply. Buds or grafts unite readily, and the union development in the horticultural world. The conclusions above de seems very permanent, but time has not tested the latter claim. All tailed are on based very limited experimentation, and are offered only varieties tried grow well on this stock, which may be easily increased to stimulate further research in that direction. by seeds or cuttings. It is of a climbing habit, and the canes are not suitable for high budding for tree or standard effects. The roots sel dom sucker, all the new growth starting from the crown. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES.

HIGH AND LOW BUDDING. Secretary W. Lee Wilson, Winchester, Tenn., announces the For budding we have found nothing better than the Penzance high appointment of the following committees for the Southern hybrid sweetbriers, rose Bradwardine, Amy Robsart, and Anne of Nurserymen's Association President C. Miller : Gierstein. They grow here more upright and vigorous than the type by J. W. species, and are not subject to sun scald like standard Manetti. Other Transportation Committee G. H. Miller, Rome, Ga.; N. Hale, hybrids of the sweetbrier, with General Jacqueminot, and with various Knoxville, Tenn.; C. S. Boren, Pomona, N. C. D. hybrid perpetuals, of our own raising, have the same characteristics. Legislative Committee Charles T. Smith, Concord, Ga.; W. There is no suckering, and they are easily increased by cuttings. Griffing, Jacksonville, Fla.; W. T. Hood, Richmond, Va. Lord Penzance and other sweetbrier hybrids, containing blood of the Executive Committee J. C. Hale, Winchester, Tenn.; P. J. A. : H. S. A. Persian Yellow class, should be avoided for this purpose. The canes Berckmans, Jr., Augusta, Ga. Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; John are more slender, and propagation is less certain. Young, Greensboro, N. C,; Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. The most suitable stocks for low or dwarf budding and root grafting appear to be hybrids of Rosa multiflora and R. Lucias, more widely All the nursery trade news in the NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Regarding the certificates to be issued by the New York J ohn M. Gibson is to start a nursery at Creston, la. State Department of Agriculture after July ist, when the Luke Brothers Co., Chicago, has been incorporated with a capital amended law relating to fumigation of nursery stock will be in stock of $25,000. effect. Assistant Commissioner Flanders of the Department Elmer Reeves, Waverly, la., has received the bronze medal awarded to him for a of fruit at the Paris says : display Exposition. " His In reference to the question of certifying to fumigation I Benjamin O. Curtis, Paris, 111., died March 17th, aged 78 years. was the first nursery in Illinois. He went there from Ohio in 1819. am not sure that we will do anything different in reference to Prince Henry of Prussia was in America but a fortnight, yet he granting certificates to New York nurserymen than we have found time while here to plant a tree on Washington's grave at Mount done in the It has been idea that the past. my nurserymen Vernon. use the as to which add would certificate heretofore, they may George C. Hodges and J. G. Jenkins of Elizabeth, N. J., and W. J. their own certificate of fumigation. You will see that it would Kirk of Cokesbury have formed the Greenwood Nursery Company be impossible for the department to certify that fumigation with 50 acres of land. John P. Burn, of the landscape department of the Meehan nurseries, had been practiced on specific shipments. It will be our Germantown, Philadelphia, has returned from a tour through Florida intention to see that houses and formulas are used as proper and the Bahama Islands. law." required by William A. Peterson, manager of Peterson's Nurseries, Chicago, has written a monograph on peonies and their cultivation for the Cyclo ALLEGED TRADE JOURNALS. pedia of American Horticulture. " A. Miller & Son, Milton, Oregon, write : Trade was never better with us. We will plant 150,000 apple grafts and 220,000 apple, pear, column of the National Nurseryman this In another and peach to bud this summer." " cherry seedlings month an advertisement headed New Trade appears The firm of Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., has received a a horticul Journal." Then follows an announcement that second order by cablegram from a wealthy resident of Corea, Eastern tural advertiser is to be sent free to nurserymen, seedsmen, China, for fruit trees. The firm will ship an assortment of 200 trees. florists and dealers. We refer to this subject simply for the David Baird of New Jersey suggests that all new peaches have been no work in more or less common chance seedlings, and that there has been systematic hybrid purpose of calling attention to the izing, no working for a definite purpose. Until this is done, he says, erroneous use of terms that do not describe. the product must remain a chance. in no sense a The horticultural advertiser referred to is Contracts for trees and shrubs for Schenley, Highland and the South " trade journal." Whatever merits it may possess must rest Side parks, Pittsburg, have been awarded to Thomas Meehan & Sons, circular. It stands Germantown, Pa., and Ellwanger & Rochester, N. Y. The entirely upon its nature as an advertising Barry, contract will aggregate about $2,000. for nothing except the display of offerings horticultural and is The dutiable imports during last December of plants, trees, shrubs what its title a horticultural advertiser. The simply implies, and vines, amounted to $93,656, as compared with $87 550 during the " " trade is a misnomer. appellation journal clearly same month a year ago. The exports during December, 1901, of nur sery stock were valued at $24,419, against $17,620 in December, 1900. The dutiable imports during the month of January, 1902, of plants, PRESIDENT C. MILLER. JOHN trees, shrubs and vines amounting to $69,048, as compared with $105,759, during the same month a year ago. The exports during January, 1902, of nursery stock were valued at $12,780 against $21,120 John C. Miller, president of the Southern Nurserymen's in January, 1901. is a member of the firm of G. H. Miller & Son, Association, John Watson, for seventeen years with the Rosedale Nurseries, Rome, Ga. In addition to a large nursery trade, extending Brenham, Tex., five years as manager of those nurseries, has accepted in commercial fruit over the entire South, they are interested a position in the office of the Phoenix Nursery Company, Bloomington, orchards. 111. He will be at the Milwaukee convention in June to renew old growing, having over i,ooo acres in peach acquaintances and make new ones. The jury in the condemnation suit of the Rio Grande Western Rail ADVERTISING THAT PAYS. way Company vs. the Utah Nursery Company et al, of Salt Lake City for " all has returned a verdict in favor of. the nursery company $9,678.92. William Kelly, San Jose, Cal., writes : Your journal is right. The suit was brought to condemn land for the right-of-way over the I answered the William Fell Co.'s advertisement and got an order for assess the adver nursery company's holdings, and to the damage to remainder $60 worth of and inquiry is coming in from my Loganberries, of the tract. tisement. May double the space next month." Frederick W. Kelsey, of whom our readers often hear, is a native of

" from in the business. enclose New York, and has been engaged youth nursery John Peters & Co., Uriah, Pa., Jan. 16, 1902. We Prepared the nursery and plant classification under which the treasury check for subscription for 1902. We always miss the National department is now woiking ; framed the New Jersey street tree plant Nurseryman when it does not turn up." ing law, and originated the Essex county park scheme, which was authorized by the New Jersey legislature without a dissenting vote, Jan. 1902.-" Enclosed find Pierce Bechtlb, LeMars, la., 10, and for which $4,000,000 have been appropriated. Mr. Kelsey is presi to credit on subscription postoffice order for$l, which please place my dent of the New England Society of Orange, a member of the Reform am well with the publica for the National Nurseryman. I pleased Club, Municipal Art Society and other similar organizations. He has field tion. It covers the quite thoroughly." been intimately connected with many park enterprises and schemes for city improvement. " " Life In America breathes the life and The issue of Country " April on sub in this publi Nevins Bros., Blue Rapids, Wis. Find enclosed $1 beauty of spring on every page. The photo engravings think we could do business without the Nur with the camera, scription. We do not cation are a revelation of what can be done supple and artistic work. seryman." mented by the use of a high grade of paper press Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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in ascer key to the genera it is believed that no one will have difficulty " IRecent Ipmblications. taining the name of any specimen he may find. "The early botanists " in new and says Mr. Clute, were mainly engaged describing species have left for us the pleasanter task of discovering the curious and Pearson's Magazine for April contains an illustrated article on the interesting facts about them. In this direction still lies a practically New York subway; an interesting description of the harmonograph, virgin field. Our knowledge of spores and sporelings is far from com an instrument for making a great of curved lines on the princi variety have never been seen the plete ; the prothallia of some species ; pie of a pendulum; an illustrated description of Montana, in the story phenomena of fern hybridization have scarcely been touched upon ; of the states, and the usual pithy review of current literature by Tudor while the study of the natural variation in species will afford much Jenks. E. H. Rydall has an illustrated article on a mammoth pigeon work." ranch. profitable In delicate as the tracery of the fern leaf the author intro Cyclopedia of American Horticulture The fourth volume language duces us to the uncoiling fronds of "Nature's lacework," and shows has just been issued, completing the work. The only comprehensive that all the and beauty that may exist in mere leaves is here per work of the kind. More than four thousand articles by 300 specialists. grace fected. There are nearly four thousand species of ferns in the world, Profusely illustrated with new engravings. Four quarto volumes, but an examination of the rocks has shown that the present number is 2,016 pages. Sold by subscription at $5.00 per volume, $20.00 for the but a handful in comparison with those that flourished when the earth set. Substantially bound. New York : Macmillan & Company, was Ferns bear no one is cour Fifth Ave. younger. flowers, although species by tesy called the flowering fern, and "fern seed" is as elusive and Fumigation MethodsA practical treatise for farmers, fruit grow uncertain a thing as it was in the time of the ancients. The spores ers, nurserymen, gardeners, millers, grain dealers, florists, transporta and sporelings are described in an entertaining manner, and the terms tion companies, college and experiment station workers, etc., has been by which the various parts of the fern are designated are explained. issued by the Orange Judd Co., New York. The author is Professor In a manner that makes us wonder that we did not know it before Willis G. Johnson, formerly state entomologist of Maryland, now asso- the author introduces us to the Osmunda family. "Among ferns as ciate editor of the American Agriculturist weeklies. It is timely work among flowering plants," he says, "there are certain species that so and will be appreciated by the persons for whom it is intended as indi force themselves our attention as to make it almost cated in its sub-title. Cloth. Illustrated. 8vo. Pp. 313. $1.00. persistently upon not to know them. The members of the Osmunda New York : Orange Judd Company. impossible family belong to this class. From the time their stout woolly crosiers peep One of the most striking catalogue covers of the season is that from the ground in spring until their pinnae are mingling with the fall adopted by the California Rose Co., Los Angeles, Cal. It is a repre ing leaves of autumn, they are among the most conspicuous of our sentation of a spray of the Climbing Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, pure native species. In everything the family runs to extremes. Their white on a jet black background. Of this rose this company says : rootstocks are the their crosiers the their fronds the " largest, woolliest, This is the grandest acquisition to the climbing rose family yet pro tallest and their fruit the earliest. They are also as common as con duced, and is unquestionably the very best climbing white rose in spicuous. Every farmer and wanderer countryward is familiar with existence. We produced and sold the first field-grown plants in the their graceful forms, although he may have no other name for them United States. It at and the originated Wilmington, Del., original than 'brakes.' " plant in a four inch pot was sold for $500." The catalogue is replete All kinds of ferns are described and illustrated. The illustrations are with half-tone engravings of roses in most attractive form. a very prominent part of the book ; they are in half-tones, wash draw The World's Work for April, besides the editorial interpretation of ings, etchings and delicately colored plates. A chapter on nomencla events and the reports of striking instances of industrial and commer ture precedes the illustrated key to the genera and there is a check-list, cial progress in its departments, contains more than fifteen important a glossary and indexes to the common and the scientific names. The articles widely varied in subject, all well written In the interesting, book is handsomely and appropriately bound. Cloth. Pp. 332. Pro concise fashion that characterizes this magazine. The question, "Who fusely illustrated by William Walworth Stilson. $2 50. New York : is Nixon ?" the man who has suddenly sprung into national import Frederick A. Stokes Company. ance, politically, in becoming leader of Tammany Hall, in New York, is answered by Franklin Matthews, one of the most searching of the writers about Tammany in many campaigns. Apropos of the Ship J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md., present on another page their Bill, Arthur Goodrich's illustrated article on the Subsidy finely Expan surplus list of stock. sion of American Shipyards describes recent developments in our ship clematis and building. The reasons for the new supremacy of Iowa in political Plums, roses, other shrubs and vines are offered by the circles at Washington are detailed concisely by Rollin Lynde Hart, Whiting Nursery Co., Boston, Mass. and the work of the United States In Cuba since the Spanish-American The Butler & Jewell Co., Cromwell, Conn., offer dahlias, straw war interesting at this time is reviewed by Charles E. particularly berry plants, raspberry plants, blackberry plants and asparagus. Phelps, clerk to the Senate Committee on Relations with Cuba. Orders for fall of 1902 and 1903 now " " spring may be booked with Our Ferns in Their Haunts is the attractive title of an unusually Andre LeRoy Nurseries, Brault & Son, directors, Angers, France. attractive work by Willard Nelson Clute, Binghamton, N. Y., editor What of the "Fern Bulletin," the only journal in the word devoted exclu. is regarded as the finest floral novelty of the age, the new sively to ferns. It is the aim of the volume to supply the information hardy rose, Soleil d'Or, in orange-yellow, nasturtium-red, golden- demanded by the widespread interest in ferns from a popular point of yellow and bright-rose, is offered by Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester. view which has arisen in recent years. While confo'ming strictly to Regarding the Spraymotor Company's spraying apparatus, manufac scientific it makes the as smooth as for canons, way possible the begin tured at London, Ont., R. M. Kellogg, Three Rivers, Mich., says In a ner whose desire is first of all to know the names of the ferns. Few letter to the company: "While attending the Western New York families of plants are so generally admired and so little known, says Horticultural meeting I examined your spraying apparatus in every the author. As a matter of fact, he observes, ferns are probably easier detail, and while I own a first class pump I find yours so nearly ideal to than when one kDows identify flowering plants how, and the know in every way that I cannot resist the temptation to order one of your ing how may be acquired with less labor. Certainly his book has made No. 2 style, with all parts brass and brass rods. Please ship as soon as the subject very attractive. convenient. I frankly say I have never before seen so perfect an In this book have been included and illustrations of descriptions equipment for spraying." The Spraymotor Company has .published a known to in North America north of the states every species grow gulf valuable treatise on spraying, consisting of 80 pages, which they will and east of the this area a more or less Rocky mountains, forming nat mail free to anyone who writes for it. It gives the experiences of many ural floral With few have region. exceptions they been treated in who are using the Spraymotor and states the results obtained by its related and as as groups arranged nearly possible according to season, use. The claim is made that the Spraymotor is the only machine which those first to fruit first in the book. means coming By of the illustrated will positively stop the ravages of San Jose scale. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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AS TO JAPAN PLUMS. not arouse a keen desire for more of the same kind, but the case was different with Reine Claude and Jefferson. It has been frequently stated that if the Japan type did not prove in itself to be exactly what we wanted, it had in it the qualities which Prof. John Craig, of Cornell in a recent com University, would make it valuable in crossing with our native species. This may munication to the Rural New Yorker said : be so, but we have little so far as I have seen to strengthen the truth of this assertion in the many hybrids which have already been produced. A remark in the paper of Mr. Garfield, of Michigan, presented at the recent meeting of the American Pomological Society, while not new, is of serious worthy consideration. His remark in the form of a query SPECIAL. was : "Are we encouraging the consumption of fruit by growing and " selling in quantity Ben Davis apples and Kieffer pears ? Is it not a DEAR SIRWe have Strong Grades. Well Grown Stock, Gond Assort ments. Five through lines. (Long Distance Call Riverton. to continue railway Telephone. shortsighted policy the cultivation of this type of fruit to 111.) the exclusion [of others which, though propably less productive, are Min. Kin. %\a APPLE, good assortment " " " much finer in It has " " ' quality ? been conceded on all sides that the PEAK. Std., good assortment KIEFFER introduction of the has a boon to fruit Japan plums proved great STD. GROWN DWARF consumers in America. While the fruit is handsome, and: DWAKF PEAR, good assortment " " " exceedingly " Pencil, good assortment " " the trees are in a productive, yet fruit-sampling expedition in which I MARIANA " " " was engaged a day or two ago, I could not help after CHERRY, lyr.,eood assortment thinking, testing APRICOT, good assortment many of these Japan plums, that after all, when one wanted something delicious and which would stimulate the Blackberry, asstd. No 1. ROSES, H. P., No 1. really appetite " " something Currant, rather than one had to select a of the Domestica " " cloy it, variety type, Gooseberry, " " " such as Coe, Washington or Green Gage A Chabot or a Burbank did Raspberry, " Ramblers Grapes, " SHRUBS, 20 sorts. 18 in. " ' Asparagus, SHRUBS, leading sorts, 3 to 8 ft. Rhubarb, " "

CAR. POPLAR, 1st class Salzers SOFT MAPLE, ELM, American, " HARD MAPLE, " Seeds HORSE CHESTNUT, LINDEN. Eur. and Am., "WILLOW, assorted, MT. Eur. and O. is prodigally prolific, yield ASH, L., ing in 1901 for Mr. Wells, AILANTHUS, Orleans Co., New York, 109 bushels per acre. Does well BEARING SIZE, Apple, 8 to 9 ft., Pear, 8 to 9 ft., Cherry, 8 to 9ft. everywhere. That pays. 20th Century Oats. CORDAGE AND BURLAPS. The oat marvel, producing Tube not skin treeshas for bales from 200 Co 300 bus. per acie Baling Rope (does required strength tying Salzer's Oats are war of 100 to 300 treeshas more yardage to pound than Sisal), 6-ply, 50-lb reels. ranted to produce great Sisal 2 or reels 50 lb. each. yiel.ls. The U. S. Ag. Dept. Rope, 3-ply, 3 or balls 1 lb. calls them the very bflstl Wool Tying Rope, 4-ply, each. That pays. India Sewing Twine, 4-ply, in skeins. Samples sent on application. in bolts of 200 and bales of sent on Three Eared Corn. Burlaps, yards 2,000 yards. Samples appli- 200 to 250 t catipn. extremely profitable i Send us list of your wants for prices. entpricesorcorn. Salzer's fleeda produce everywhere. Yours truly, Marvel Wheat yielded in 30 States last year over 40 bus. per acre. We also have the celebrated Macca- Spaulding Nursery and Orchard Co., ronlWheat, which yielded on our farms 63 bus. per acre. That pays. (Near Springfield.) Spaulding, Illinois. Speltz. Greatest' cereal food on earth80 bus. grain and 1 tons magnificent hay per acre. That pays. Victoria Rape It's Just makes it to 3 possible grow bogs, sheep and cattle at a As costof butloalb. Marvel- Easy you ously prolific, does well As it everywhere. That pays. Might Just ^ Bromus Inermls. LooKs. Most wonderful grass of A.r Well Crotott the century. Produces6touB of hay and lots and lots of Good Fruit pasturage besides per acre. Grows wherever soil is if you are going to grow fruit at all. There will no 1 found. Salzer's seed is be trouble about it if spray trees, etc. with warranted. That pays. you your the l S10.00 for 10c. We wish you to try our HARDIE SPRAY will tree PUMPS] I great farm seeds, J They reach the highest and the lowest vine and cover lieverything witH a spray as fine as fog. We make them jr>. mounted and unmounted Barrel, Knapsack and Headed Kn\n. SraX f Bucket i prayers. Each is best Alfalfa, SpeiLZ, etc. (fully worth the of its kind in HPlO.OOtogetasta :t> together with { every respect. Each pump is of sufficient strength, 10c r greatoatalog for postage. I size and capacity to supply several nozzles or clusters U of nozzles. That means fast work. SHELLS. Ourillustrated cata- SALZER'S MAGIC CRUSHED / lonne tells the whole story otuhcii, where and haw to sprur ' Best on earth. Sell at $1.35 per 200 lb. bag; ivesbestrormulasformlxi.iQrspraying material foreacuj lbs. and We mill > for 500 lbs. ; 85.60 for 1,000 , disease l'ruit. it free. Ask for a copy. ' LACROSSE ^ The Hardie Spray Pump Mfg. Co., 56 Lamed St,, Detroit, Mich. JohnASalzerSeedCo. -wis PLACE LABEL ORDERS ABOUT THIS TIME

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We call especial attention to our stock of NORWAY, PRIVET SCAR CALIFORNIA Willow SILVER, SUGAR AND SYCAMORE MAPLES, LET, RED, PIN AND MOSSY CUP OAKS, AMERICAN Well branched, 18 inches to 3 feet, extra fine plants. AMERICAN LINDENS, ORIENTAL PLANES, ELMS, OSAGE ORANGE NORWAY MAPLES MAGNOLIA ACUMINTA and dale TRIPETELA, GLAUCA, . 8 and 10 feet. 1 and 2 years. 5, CAROLINA POPLARS, OSAGE ORANGE2 year and AND CAROLINA POPLARS 1 year, CALIFORNIA PRIVET2 year, ENGLISH LOMBARDY Nurser WALNUTS and SPANISH CHESTNUJS. A general 2 years old. assortment of FRUIT TREES, EVERGREENS and A. ROBERTS Malvern, Pa. SHRUBBERY. Many of the varieties of shade trees JOSIAH ies can be furnished in sizes from 2 to 4 inch caliper. 14 FEET. 2-3 FEET. Pa. RAKESTRAW & PYLE, Ken'nett Square, 3-4 FEET. PRIVET 4-5 FEET 00,000 assortment of Lhl Butler S Jewell Co., Prices given on application. Usual Roses, including Crimson Rambler. Cromwell, Conn., HIRAM T. mS? Elizabeth, N. J. HAVE SHE FOLLOWING TO OFFER : JONES,

10,000 Dahlias in 400 varieties. ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES. 2,000,000 Strawberry Plants, 25 varieties. Immense StockWarranted True. 50,000 Raspberry Plants, Cumberland, Gregg. Kansas. QUALITY UNSURPASSED. A fine stock of Campbell's Early. 100,000 Blackberry, Mianewaski, Agawam. Snyder. Catalogue and Priee List Free. 100,000 Asparagus, 1 yr. 4 varieties. Send list of wants for prices. GRAPEAn extra fine stock and full assort Let Us Figure on Your Needs. M M ment of varieties of CTJEKANTS and GOOSEBBKRIES ; also BLACKBERRY ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. T. S. HUBBARD CO., Five skilled nurserymen capa FREDONIA, N. Y. WANTED: ble of all kinds of nursery VINES doing work. A full season's work for competent men. The best of reference will be required as to ability, as well the as character. Please give references, and state number of trees capable of budding per day. WEST MICHIGAN NURSERIES, it. Benton Harbor, Michigan. Success depends upon With the "incomparable"

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. World's bot" spraying outfits, 75 cent of the usual loss fromin- 'Beat __ per the'Bug^ sects,and disease. We save money for as Curcullo, Oreon Such things Codling Molli, you. Makes Emulsion while pumping. Souly liurk. Sun Jo.o Scale, Blielit, Kills insects and lice on chickens and AphtB, and Etc., can only be defeated by frequent per animals. Made only by sistent spraying. JJe THE DEMING CO., SALEM, OHIO. Twelve varieties of sprayers. Write for our booklet treating of all kinds of diseases and insects. Sent free. Spramotor Write us or our Western Agents. Ilinlou Si llubbell, Ohlciiffo, Hl. ded Gold Medal at Pan-Aineri- Exhibition, and winner of the Canadian Government Spraying Contest. We mail flee, booklet Yellow and Red "Ask for transparent %, iipand^ to?i. A liolll Mine on YourFarm. Wickson. Burbankand t. Your dealerwill sell you the June, Bartlett,pliims96to OFFER 2 and Mt. K. or can WE Cherries, up, Morenoy. Hnramolor, you %. yr., % get it from us direct. Ricnmond and May Duke, also 2 yr. sweet and sour cherries % to %. Fine Crimson Rambler and H. P. Roses. Paniculata and Hardy Shruus. Clematis, * SPRAMOTOR CO., All at Geneva, N. Y. ItnlTnlo, N. V. Loudon, WHITING NURSERY CO., 457 Blue Hill Ave., Boston, Mass. LEVAVASSEUR & SONS, Hurseries at USSY and ORLEANS, France. Growers of the Most Complete Line of Nursery Stock' in France. Best grading, quality and packing. When you buy of us you deal with first hands. We are Growers. If you have not yet bought of us, give us a trial. Send your list of wants to HERMAN BERKHAN, Sole Agekt, Sole Agent for United States and Canada. 39 AND 41 OORTLANDT 8TRE6T. NEW YORK.

We offer a general line of stock for spring, inoluding Fruit, Shade and Orimmeuial Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens and Hoses. PEACH PITSselected Smookat low prices. ISample if desired.) Baltimore Nurseries JAPAN PEAR SEEDLINGS-A heavy stock of 1 to 2-16 and 2 to 8-16, that we will offer low in quantity. MD. ASPARAGUS1 and 2 year old BALTIMORE, We can ship early. All stock fumigated. Send us a list of your wants. 5 2d Year Wholesale and Retail FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO., Baltimore, Md.

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established 1780. We Offers Hndrc LcRoy Nurecrics for Fall of 1901 Brault $on, Directors, Anger*, Trance STANDARD PEARS. PLUflS, PEACHES AND GRAPES ARE NOW PREPARING TO BOOK Paach. A valuable 7,000 Everbearing novelty. , Our bearing trees ORDERS FOR FALL, 1902, now loaded with fruit of various sizes. Has never failed to fruit. 225,000 A moor River Privet. The best evergreen hedge plant. AND SPRING, 1903. Superior to California Privet. 150,000 Citrus Trifoliata. (Hardy Japan Lemon). The best defensive For first-class nursery stocks, of their own growing, grad hedge. ing, and packing. For quotations to apply Strong Field Grown Roses. Standard varieties. ANDRE L,. CAUSSB, Sole Agent, Try our NEW CLIMBING CLOTHILDE SOUPERT 105-107 Hudson St., New York City. a novelty of great merit

Biota Aurea Nana. The best of all dwarf Biotas. A perfect gem. Was not injured when mercury was 30 below, while the old Biota Aurea (its parent) was badly frozen. An immense stock 10 to 30 inches. Columbian Palms. Sets Phoenix and Raspberry 200,000 Latanias, Kentias. Extra Strong:. From One Year Plants. 25,000 Caladiums. Fancy leaved, dry Bulbs, 1 to 2J4 inches in diam eter. best named sorts. Extra JACKMANII Out Door Grown. 50 Strong CLEMATIS, Dwarf Oranges, Lemons, Limes and Pomelos. (Grafted on Citrus SPECIAL PRICE ON APPLICATION Trifoliata). Finest stock we have ever grown. Fruits second year. Unsurpassed for conservatory purposes. C. L. YATES Rochester, N. Y. Cannas, Camphors, Guavas, Sub-tropical Trees and Plants and a gen eral line of nursery stock.

E. T. DICKINSON, Ctanay Seine, Send for Trade List and Catalogues. Grower and Exporter, FfailCB. SIHb fMNW NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLI, &t. F*. J. Berckmans Co.9 Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Pear, Apple, Plum and Cherry and Angers Quince Cuttings. All grown Fruitland specially for the American trade. Pear and Crab Apple Seed. Nurseries, AUGUSTA=GBORGIA.

~ E. T. DICKINSON, 1 Broadway, New York. to send in your WABASH R. R. subscription for 1902 OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE DON'T M TO THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

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A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. WEST"" Not Quite a Million but an Immense Quantity. FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS

Write for Prices. to P. W. BUTLER, East Penfield, N. Y. BUFFALO C H ICAGO THREE DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS SURPLUS Spring, 1902 RASPBERRIES BUFFALO 25,000 Cumberland 20.000 Grea-jr 20,000 Ohio 50.000 Kansas 5,000 Palmer 5,000 Conrath 10.0T0 Munffer 2,001) Cardinal 60.000 Cuthbert Phaffer's Col. ST. KANSAS 25.000 Columbian 4,000 Kin 10,000 , LOUIS, 20,000 Miller 3,000 Marlborough 2,"00 Haymaker T0 2.000 Golden Queen 20,000 Loudon BLACKBERRIES CITY AND OMAHA. 2/00 Crystal White 15.000 Early Harvest 10.000 Erie 3,000 Maxwell 5,0f0 Early King 6,000 Ohmer FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. 20.000 Snyder 10/00 Wilson, Jr. 2,000 Iceberg Full information regarding 6,000 Wauehusetts 20,000 Eldorado 10 000 Kittntinny WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. 8,000 Lawtnn 10,000 Minnewaski 6,000 Rathburn rates, etc., cheerfully given. 10,000 Stone's Hard* 6,000 Tay ] or 6,000 A gawam WABASH DINING CARS. 20,000 Lucretia Dewberry 1,000 Premo Dewberry 3,000 Mersereau North 15,000 Victoria Currants, also Fay's Cherry, Star, ADDRESS, Red Cross, White Grape, &c., &o. C. S. G. P. & T. Big supply Strawberries, Gooseberries, Horse Radish, Asparagus CRANE, A., St. Mo. Prices Right Louis, Jambs Gabs, N. Y. S. P. A., R. F. Kklley, G. A. P. D.. W- N. SCARFF, New Carlisle, O. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. When writing to Advertisers mention the National When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman. Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Largest Grower in America of \ March 1st, 1902 ] Grape finds us as usual at the head of the list in the Central West with a Large and Com- lete line of General Nursery Stock, which we Vines offer to the trade. Other Specialties : With our superior facilities we are prepared to and GOOSEBERRIES give all orders prompt attention. 1 CURRANTS

APPLE Large assortment, all grades. Strong on Bald Introducer of win, Ben Davis, Gano, G. G. Pippins, Jonathan, GRAPE M. B. Twig, Maiden Blush, N. W. Greening, Wine- CAMPBELL'S EARLY sap, Wolf River, York Imperial, etc. JOSSELYN GOOSEBERRY l All KEIFFER PEAR sizes. FAY CURRANT Cherry, Plum, Peach, Small Fruits, Over 22 years with no change Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, in ownership or management Roses, Vines, Etc., Forest Tree Seedlings Our main business is the growing of unusually high grade stock suitable for the proper filling of Nurserymen "s Retail Orders. There ASK FOR SPRING TRADE LIST. being no uniform standard for grading above kind of stock every grower of the same is at perfect liberty to adopt his own ideas for and Correspondence Inspection Invited. growing and grading, and alter the same as often as he sees fit. Prices reasonable but not always lower than are generally quoted Mount for light rooted stock. Arbor Nurseries Please send us your list of wants E. S. WELCH, Prop. i SHENANDOAH, IOWA GEO. S. JOSSELYN, Hi FREDONIA, N. Y.

Apple Trees. 1 Hpple XIrees fine two old trees. 150,000 year Large supply. Fine 2 yr. old trees. CHERRY TREES. 20,000 very fine one year and two year IReiffer old trees. pear XTreee

j { Unusual fine lot of two yr. old trees all grades. Keiffer pear Trees. Japan pear Seeblings APPLE SEEDLINGS, JAPAN AND Fine block. No. 1 stocksall grades. FRENCH PEAR SEEDLINGS.

Forestry Trees, all Sizes. Hpple See&Iings 2 Well grown. High grades. grafts made to order.

All orders put up separate.

Write for Prices. WRITE FOR PRICES. A. L BROOKE, ! F.W.WATSON & CO. NORTH TOPEKA, - KANSAS. I TOPEKA, KANSAS.

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9^99999C999000909909C90900000999Q old DOMINION 1902 W. T. HOOD & CO.,9 KNOX NURSERIES NURSERIES. Offer for spring: 1902 : RICHMOND, VA. APPLE3 year ; first-class. Ben Davis and Jonathan Q APPLE2 year ; medium. Good assortment. jl OFFER FOR FALL 1901 AND SPRING 1902 PEACHFirst class. Elberta and good assortment. J! CHERRY1 and 2 of E. Apples, Standard Pear, Peach, Down yr. Plenty Richmond, 1 yyr *} and udp' 0 Appricots, Quince, KEIFFER-2 year; medium. ing Mulberry, Silver, Sugar, Norways and Weirs Cut AM. ARBORVITAE-Sfeet. \\ Leaf Maples, Linden, American Linden, American and SCIONSYork Imperial and Jonathan. A RED RASPBERRIESTurner. 0 Japan Chestnuts. '100,000 California Privet, one and two years, 20,000 Citrus Trifeliata, two and three years, We should like to bud 50000 Cherry on contract for someone 9 this and should like 50,000 Silver and Select Stock Nalural year, to hear from any who are in the ;; Maple Seedlings market. Will also have a fine lot of Cherry for Fall 1902. X Peach Pits, Crop 1900 and 1901. H. M. SIMPSON & vincennes, ind. LD DOn,INION NURSERIES, SONS, W. T . HOOftuu qlRr LU.,CD | RICHMOND, VA.

BOBOLINK, SUNSHINE, MARIE, all the P. Sebire & Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, France. new and old STRAWBERRIES of value. A assortment of as BRILLIANT and MILLER RASPBERRIES. general Fruit Tree Stocks, such Apple, Pear, Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Mazzard Cherry, Angers, Quince, PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Small Evergreens, Forest Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &c. to miss giving this a trial. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your orders else BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States and Canada.

PEACH TREES I yr. and lune Buds. We have the finest lot of lune budded C. C. ABEL 6 CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. MYER & SONS, FOR FALLOFI90I BRIDGEVILLE. DEL.

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NEBRASKA GROWN , R. MULBERRY APPLE SEEDLINGS OSAGE are acknowledged to be the- best. We have a large supply of them at right prices. Also SEEDLINGS Apple Trees, Peach Trees, American and Japanese Plums, Shade Trees, i Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. TITUS NURSERY, Nen)aha, Neb. Correspondence solicited. YOUNGERS b CO., Geneva, Nebr. Uinccnncs Hur$crie$ hkbt: \A/. C REED, Proprietor.

W. M PETERS & SONS, OFFER FOR FALL, 1901, AND SPRINO, 1902, Snow Rill nurseries Proprietors. SNOtf HILL, MD., R. F. D. ROUTE Apple, Peach and Carolina Poplar the carload. Also stock of OFFBff FOR FALL AND SPRINO by good 800,000 Peach 1 year from bud. 1 and 2 PEAR and JAPAN PLUHS. ' CHERRY, year, 75,000 Apple 2 on whole roots. 50,000 Apple 1 General assortment of small fruits. Correspondence solicited. 700,000 Grape Vines1 and 2 year old. 800,000 Asparagus Roots-1 and 2 year old. 30 acres in Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. Will contract to Pall Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. Certificate of inspection furnished. Everything fumtyjated. Correspondence solicited. Inspection invited. June Trade at Palls 12th, by New Journal Will be Convention, represented Niagara HARRISON'S HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER OF AnEWICA," sent free Chas. M. Peters, Badge No. 70. See Badge Book, pages 33-33. to Iciidinjf nurserymen, sciNiihui, Horists, parks and dealers weekly. Lowest TELEGRAPH OFF7CB, 8OHf HILL. MD. rates in the trade. Liberal discounts. Absolutely limited lo wholesale trade. The very medium you want. Send now. WALTEH H HARRISON, LaMott, Pa. When writing to Avertisers mention The Ni al Nur Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

UlllimillllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIUIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIf ELMIRE SEBIRE, Nurseryman 1 1 AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE FOR SALE Grower and of Fruit I- 1 shipper Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, 6 Mahaleb, Mazzard Cherry, Angers Quince, Ktc. Ornamental Shrubs. 3000 IRISH JUNIPER. Any size from 2^ to g Multiflora. rooted Conifers, Roses, Manetti, Etc.; all well grown, good feet. and in excellent condition ; prices low ; safe packing. For quotations apply to 1 my Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. 1800 NORWAY MAPLE. 8 to 10 feet. AUGUST RULKER & SONS, NEW YORK. 52 Dey Street. 10000 ASSORTED PEACH TREES. WHOLESALE NURSERIES | C. L. LONGSDORF Prices Given on Application We have a full line of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including APPLE GRAFTS PUT UP TO ORDER, PIECE OR WHOLE ROOTS, Adams Co. FLORADALE PA. 5 Thirty-five years in the business. | minimi iiiiminiumihiiiihiihuihiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiie THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN U8E CHEAP nimiii R. H. BLAIR (k. GO., LEE'S^UMmT? NURSERIES The Wm N. W. CORNER I ITH AND WALNUT STS., KANSAS CITY, MO. Spramotor Gold Medal and Highest Award at the Pioneer Nurseries Co. Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo,

In every case where merit and effectiveness are the jwl ROSSNEY PEAR I at issue tlie Spramotor has always lead all others. Hor j true in The fruit The best, handsomest, and most delicious of all pears. Ripens just after is this open competition only. growmd and declared for the Bartleit, when there are no good peats in the market. the world have also set their seal of approval upon Spramotor. Tim* it of this machine will turn losses into profits and make ihe orchard pay as never paid Wo, WHY NOT TRY IT? It wipes out all sporadic and fungous diseases and kills all kinds of insect peBts. Item. For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originators, equaled for whitewashing and painting buildings inside and outside, fences, stone walls, etc. Made in the most durable way, with solid brass castings and all parts Eastern PIONEER NURSERIES CO. Agents interchanseable. Write at once for our 80-page book "A Gold nine on Your PHCENIX NUR8ERY CO, SALT LAKE CITY Farm." It is full of pointers and suggestions, formulas etc., of interest and and fruit We mall a free. Bloominqton, III Utah value to farmers, orchardists growers generally. copy We also grow a full line of Budded Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, SPRAMOTOR. CO., Buffalo, N. Y. London, Cm. Pbaches, Hoses, Shkdbs, Ornamental Trees, Etc. GRAPE CUTTINGS We offer cuttings of Concord, Worden Niagara, Moore's Early, Moore's Diamond, Delaware, Brighton, and many other varieties, well-made COLUMBIAN and in good condition. Also grape vines, currants and general nursery stock. Send list wanted for lowest prices. Will also contract to grow grape vines for spring 1903 delivery. WANTED Cut Leaf Weep RASPBERRIES ing Birches. LEWIS R0ESCH, Predonia, N. Y.- 250,000 strong sets, grown from one year plants Catalpa Trees P. H. TEATS, Williamson, N. Y. I have 2500 Catalpa trees for sale. Full particulars upon application W. C. WOOD, 11108 Michigan Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.

Ill iA i First class men for packing season who Uf il|| llin understand budding and grafting. Per CHARLES DETRICHB, Senior, il II 1 1 If II manerit position. Young men pre- M UllvV>\l ferred. ANGERS. FRANCE, STARK BROS. N. fc 0. CO., grower and Exporter of fruit tree Stocks, forest LOUISIANA, /V\0. trees and Ornamentals. For Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. Spring Shipment Prices on Application. APPLE TREES PLUM TREES One and two rear. Japan and N. Y. Fine two and three old trees JACKSON & PERKINS CO., RK, year European sorts. Sole Representatives for the United States. PEAOH TREES SUGAR MAPLE Mr. Detrlche would be glad to receive any horticultural catalogues or Extra fine of all the leading varie size want and very iera. Any you may papers. ties, by the 1000 or car load. tine, also Lombardy poplar. EARLY HARVEST AND ERIE BLACKBERRIES. Best of attention given orders and shipmeuts made promptly. Write for list HARDY BORDER PLANTS or varieties and prices. Boxes and packing done free of charge. Address Wholesale Nurseries Great Sellers for Agents. Village HARNBDSVILLE, PA. Golden GlowYellow. Boltonia AsteroidesWhite. Boltonia LatlsquamiPink. Black and Locust Oriental Honey Seedlings Poppy (Papaver)Crimson. A IND TREESAll sizes. We will make a very low price upon application. No. 1 Osage Orange and No. 8 Apple Seedlings for budding. CENTRAL MICHIGAN NURSERY, Kalamazoo, Mich. A. E. WINDSOR, - Havana, 111. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When to Advertiser* mention The writing; National N>irerym in. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection Albertson & Hobbs, Vandalta K. K. Telephone A. & H., Bridgeport. Ind. BRIDGEPORT, MARION CO., INDIANA Nine Miles West of Indianapolis

Pomona Current has never been equaled foi p rod uctive -

For Fall n e 1901 and s Spring 1902. s, quality or profit. We have coming on the largest supply and the most complete assort ment of stock we have ever grown. We can make shipment of Apple and from Apple Seedlings Topeka, Kans. Of Pear, Standard and Dwarf ; Plums, European and Japan ; Cherries and Quinces, from Dansville, N. Y.

Or from a Bridgeport, of complete assortment of all kinds of stock ; Apples, Peach, Plum, Native, Japan and European ; Cherries, Pear, Stand ard and Dwarf ; Quinces, Grapes, Currants, Gooseberries and small fruits.

Also Carolina Poplar, Silver, Norway, Rock and Ash-leaved Maples, Catalpa, Elm, Linden, Evergreens, Ornamental Shrubs, Weeping Trees, &c, in carload lots or any quantity.

Stock young, thrifty and of best quality large assortment of varie ties.

Natural Peach Pits. Come and and ornamental stock in season. Imported Seedlings inspect our Spring orders booked now and stock stored for early shipment. Stock, it is a pleasure The best and cheap cheapest good spade. to show it.

THE , Geneva JVureerv Evergreen Seedlings Established in 1846.

iT .T.iTwTTmT..T..T..T..T.Ti.Ti.T-T. Ti -T -T-T_t_t-t. w. .t-t-?.. T_t. t. ,T..T,.T. T ,T ,.T..T..T..Ti.TTTT i TV 1 I i 1"11 T i 1 1 1 V VTVVTrTT TtTttT"rrTTTTTTTrr'rr J headquarters for : : Evergreen Seedlings WE GROW THEM BY THE MILLION * ORNAMENTAL TREESBirch, Elms, Horse Chestnut, * J Norway and Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, 4 * EVERGREENS. T wmmmmm Superb Collection of : : These seedlings grown in Northern Iowa are $ T + f better rooted than transplanted trees from France f SHRUBSUpright, Climbing and Standard. $ or Germany. | ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. j A? t RHODODENDRONS Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named X Hybrids. T We also have a of * surp'us P/EONIAS Large Assortment, Named Varieties. f t DAHLIAS New Cactus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. X 2-YEAR GRAPE and HARDY FRUIT and ORNA Hssortment in : : | full | MENTAL STOCK adapted to the North. Correspondence Solicited. f Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Quinces, CURRANTS f t 600SEBERRIES. RASPBERRIES. |

We give special attention to Dealers' complete lists. THE SHERMAN NURSERY CO. Fall trade list on application. CHARLES CITY, IOWA GENEVA, W. b T. Smith Co., NEW YORK. When to Advertisers mention The National The National Nurseryman. writing Nurseryn When writing 10 advertisers mention Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

50 50 100 111 Springdale 100 50 Dominie 1002. 25 Alexander 1000 500 500 Ben Davis lu 500 100 100 Baldwin 50 50 100 of Harvest Surplus Stock Early 100 100 200 Fallawater 1000 100 100 Grimes Golden 50 100 100 Gravenstein 50 50 50 Hass J. G. Harrison & Sons Jonathan Lily of Kent'. '.'.'. '.'.'.'. .'. 300 Missouri Pippin Berlin, Aid., March 20th. M. B.Twig Maiden's Blush 50 N. W. Greening Northern Spy SURPLUS ELBERTAS. Nero 50 Pewaukee jb Red Astracban 500 One year, to 5 to 6 branched, extra. % %, ft., Kome to Beauty 2,000 One year. 9-16 to 4 6 ft , branched, No. 1. %, R. I. Greening 1,000 One year, yz to 9-16, 4 to 5 ft., branched. Bed June . 1,000 One year, 7-16 to to ft , more or lees branched. Vs, 3)4 m Smith's Cider 1,000 One 3 to 4 ft., under 7-16 to little if branched. year, \i. any Stark 5,000 One 2 to 3 ft., little if branched. year, any Shackelford 4,000 June Buds, 3 to 4 feet. Scott's Winter 1,000 June Buds. 2}4 to 3V6 feet. wine Sap .5,000 June Buds, 18 inches. Wealthy 4,000 June Buds, 12 to IS inches. York Imperial 10000 3,000 June Buds, 8 to 12 inches. Yellow Transparent 2,000 June Buds, 1 to 8 inches. Yellow Bellflower 100

YORK IMPERIAL APPLE TREES. PEAR. 3 ft 3-1 & up 5-8 to 3-4 1-2 to 9-16 3-8 to 1-2 to 4 Two Year, Smooth and Well Grown. Garber 390 10,000 First Class, 6 to 7 ft., % up, well branched. Dutchess 22,000 First Class, 5 to 6 ft., % to %, well branched. Idaho 17,000 First Class, 5 to 6 ft., 9-16 to %, well branched. Vermont Beauty 5,000 First Class, 4 to 6 ft., ii to 9-16, well branched. Bartlett 3,000 First Class, 3 to 5 ft., branched and whips. Howell Sheldon Lawrence OF Seckle GENERAL LIST PEACH. Law son 9-16 to 5-8 l-2'to9-16 7-16 to 1-2 3-8 to 7-16 2 to 3 ft J. B- Flemish Beauty EarlyYork 48 132 29 Bar-Seckle Haynes Surprise 13 205 65 725 Wilder Lady Ingold 229 95 500 25 100 400 Vicar Alexander 600 500 Albright's Oct., 200 75 Bordeaux 50 40 30 CHERRY. Burke 700 Bokara 80 25 1200 Early Richmond. Butler's Late 290 Montmorency Blood Cling 85 ChineseCling 200 100 300 230 1000 PLUM ON PLUM ON ROOT. Cooper'sLate 250 175 820 140 Crother'sLate % 9-16 Capt.Ede 325 960 1000 Dewey 600 600 660 800 Abundance Everbearing 800 750 1400 Burbank Emma 600 600 Lombard F.St.John 110 75 Hale Eaton's Golden 790 Satsuma Family Favorite 40 Wickson GoldDrop 40 110 1000 German Prune Gov. Briggs 900 450 Hawkins' White 290 Jessie Kerr 75 75 ON PEACH ROOT. Klondike 3385 80 Keyport Red Cling Wickson . 75 110 65 Lord Palmerton Satsuma . MissLolo 65 300 Ogon Orange Free 75 100 Preston Cling 425 Pooles' Favorite 75 550 500 APRICOTS, JUNE BUDDED, and one year trees, Sea Eagle 300 450 Stonewall Jackson 240 at same price aB plums. Alex, Apple, Budd, Harris, and Gibb. Tom Davies Cling 100 100 West's Late 60 100 200 Gladstone Saunders Worth 30 Strawberry Plant. j Hero Star W. English Cling 125 Haverland Tubbs Half Yellow Davy 225 160 dozen at dozen rates, 50 at Joe Tenn. Prolific. . Hobson's Choice 100 100 hund red rates, and 500 at thousand' Jessie Wm. Belt Mcintosh 100 100 800 rates. | Kansas Woolverton Ford's Late White 200 200 200 100 500 Lovett's Warlleld Aroma Greensboro 100 100 200 1000 1000 ,.. Livingston ...j Lady Thompson. Hubach . . Hill'sChili 3000 Lady Garrison .1 Beder Wood Margaret ASPARAGUS. Jacques R. R 700 2f0 | 100 400 400 Bismarck Mitchell's Early. I Lorentz 1000 ' TWO YEAR. 500 400 Brunette McKinley Sneed Columbian Mam. . White 100 100 100 200 200 Brandywine Marshall Shipley's L. Ked Donald'B Elmira 200 80 40 Barton' s Eclipse Marie Steadley Bush Cluster M. Palmetto Scott's 200 100 100 50 Queen j Nonpareil Crescent Monitor Barr's Mammoth Snow's 600 200 200 ! Orange i Conover's Colossal Stlnson 50 Clyde Manokin 200 Carrie Silver Nick Ohmer .. ,.|; GRAPES. Wager Crockett's Nettie Waddell ; 100 100 100 500 Early. 1 YEAR. Carmi .. Paris . William's Favorite 60 25 Beauty.. King ..| Concord. V. Free 200 200 200 Cobden Queen... P. ot Cumberland Walker's ' Moore's Early. Yellow St. John 500 100 500 300 1500 Dayton Parson's Beauty. Eleanor Rio 300 Norway Spruce, 3 to 4 ft, 100 Siberian Arbor 6 to 8 ft. JUNE BUDS. JUNE BUDS. JUrE BUDS. Enormous Rough Rider. . . Vitic, Excelsior 1000 Silver Maples, 6 to 8 ft. Sunrise Cling 500 Bequett Free 700 Bronson 1000 Robbie 100 Maples, (I to 8 ft. Connecticut 500 Crawford I.ate 1000 Carman 300 Greenville Reba Norway Early Rivers 500 Eureka 1200 Engles' Mammoth.. 1390 Gandy Stella niller Red Geo, Senator Raspberry. 3dgemont Beauty.. 200 Kalamazoo 1000 Krummell's Oct. . 200 Triumph Dunlap Glen Lucretia Dewberry. Lodge 400 Levy'sLate 300 New Prolific . ... 800 Mary Sample Victor 300 Magnum Bonum... 200 Gibson Sharpless Gooseberry, We have some surplus in other varieties. Might send us list of your wants. Special Price on Application. GENERAL LIST OF APPLES. 84 4 up 5-8 to 3-1 9-16to5-8 1-2 to 9-16 3-8 to 1-2 3to4ft 5 to 7 It 6 to 6 ft 4 to 0 ft i to 6 ft 3 to 5 ft Willow Twig 100 50 100 100 100 80 J. G. HARRISON & Whitney 20 18 15 20 SONS, Tallman Sweet 50 50 117 113 Salome 50 25 50 50 100 Berlin, Md. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Hay, 1902 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Paincsvillc nurseries

Stand at In Acres of Land and Greenhouses In Storage Cellars and Packing Houses the Head In Amount of Stock handled In Variety of Stock grown

Fruit and Ornamental

Trees, Nut Trees Small Fruits, Grape Vines, Roses, Shrubs Climbing Vines, Bulbs Hardy Herbaceous and Greenhouse Plants

Catalogues and Price Lists free. Personal inspection cordially invited. Pleased to quote prices on your list of wants

Che Storrs $ Harrison Company

NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS and SEEDSMEN

Painesville, Ohio Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE FINEST

5 AN ATTRACTIVE SPECIALTY FOR NURSERYMEN floral novelty of tbe flge *Q AND DEALERS IS OFFERED IN OUR- niimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiin ^ NEW PEDIGREED CLIMBING ROSE I Hew Hardy Rose, I DOROTHY PERKINS I

| a <5FF.ni INC. ROSE OF OUR OWN ORIGINATING. iSOLEIL DOR ^N A SEEDLING fj | A SILVER MEDAL AT THE PAN-AMERI uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiEi AWARDED ==SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR. CJ. pcmet-Ducber, 1900.) I CAN : COLORS Handsome Four Page Circulars will be furnished at $2.00 Orange-Yellow, Nasturtium-Red, Golden-Yellow, with customer's name, address, etc., imprinted per 100, their actual cost. Bright-Rose. in this circular Electrotypes of any of the cuts used if will be furnished for catalogue use : CHARACTERISTICS Handsome Lithographed Plates for Salesmen's Floriferous, Robust, Hardy, Highly Fragrant. Use will be supplied to concerns who employ agents. Sample these for mailed on application. We do not offer plates ft FLOWERS : indiscriminate distribution but only for use in salesmen's out fits. When furnished in considerable numbers, a memorandum Large, Full, Globular, Incurved Center. for them but such % charge of 1 V* cents each will be made charge will be credited back upon orders for rose bushes of this Fine Plants from Pots~$25 per 100. variety. FOR 1902-1903, STRONG, FIELD-GROWN ELLWANGER & BARRY PLANTS, TWO YEARS OLD. ROCHESTER, N. Y. % JACKSON k PERKINS CO. jMourit Rope jNureertes, - established 1840 Wholesale Nurserymen, Most complete collections of hardy fruits, deciduous and evergreen New York. trees and shrubs, roses, herbaceous and climbing plants in America. NEWARK, Lowest prices compatible with the highest cultivation. Descriptive 3 illustrated catalogue on application. %

ytiUiUiUiUUUiUUliUiUUUUiUIUUMUUUUUUUli Apple, Peach, Pear, flierry, Plum | F. H. STANNARD & CO. Successors to BREWER & STANNARD and 3 g~ Apricot Trees. !g Proprietors J KEIPPER PEAR1 and 2 years. Ottawa Star nurseries! 1^ * FOREST TREES ~3 OTTAWA, KANSAS = ~** ^~* Ash and Box Elder. Elm, 3^3 Have for sale a large and complete assortment of Nursery CT ^3 Stock, strong on g^; APPLE SEEDLINGS Fine Grades. Special prices on f)1, | Apple Cberry Pear Plump early orders. 1 Peacb Apricots 1 PEAR SEEDLINGS 3 Apple Seedlings b ROREST TREE SEEDLINGS, japan Pear Seedlings Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, | | Russian Mulberry. {$ H forest tree Seedlings Apple Scions % Write for Prices. ^5 A good assortment of Grape Vines S ZS Gooseberries and Currants 2Z- PETERS & SKINNER, | 3 20,000 Elberta Peach f^4 25,000 Early Harvest Blackberry = NORTH TOPEKA, KANS. a 3 25,000 Snyder Blackberries 50,000 Kansas Raspberries g= ^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmi When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

JUNEAU PARKMILWAUKEE

GRAND AVENUE BOULEVARDMILWAUKEE. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection The National Nurseryman. FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK.

" "It is part of a good nursery business that there should be a trial ground Bailey.

Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., MAY, 1902. No. 5.

MILWAUKEE. and museum building, the exposition building and many others. Private enterprise has kept pace with the public Meeting Place for the Twenty-sixth Annual Convention of the purse in the erection of many imposing office buildings,

American Association of Nurserymen Next Month Its palatial hotels and thousands of residences that for uniform

of affluence combined with culture have Commercial Importance The Park SystemPublic beauty and evidence contributed to make Milwaukee famous as a home Buildings Valued at Millions of Dollars owning To a remarkable are the classes An Army of Employees. community. degree working home owners. Statistics have demonstrated that Milwaukee leads in this respect, owing largely to the great n.umber of in the convention of the American Association Milwaukee, city dustries which give steady employment at good compensation of Nurserymen for 1902, is a wonderful combination of all the to a great army of employees. In 1901 fully 66,coo men were and elements that to make a and beauti qualities go city great employed in Milwaukee factories, receiving $32,000,000 in ful. Endowed nature with the choicest of situations, Mil by wages. waukee has from time immemorial been the delight of people The park system, in which visitors to the convention of the of class as a home center from the red man who every American Association of Nurserymen will be particularly camped on the bluffs overlooking the blue waters of Lake interested, is one of the most perfect and beautiful in the Michigan to the man of affairs of the twentieth century who United States, representing the work of but eleven years of looks out upon the same beautiful vista, but from palatial well directed energy on the part of a park commission, created residences erected on the same bluffs. by the Wisconsin legislature. Prior to 1890 there had been no To the handiwork of nature in giving Milwaukee its proud such commission, and the only parks in the city were various distinction as one of the most- beautiful cities of the United small tracts of ground in a number of the wards which were States has been added the push and enterprise of all its citi cared for out of ward funds. With the creation of a park zens, collectively and individually, in establishing for it a repu commission and the purchase of many acres of land in various tation as a and center, which excels manufacturing jobbing desirable sections of the city, to be used exclusively for park most other cities of its class in of From point population. so a time has purposes, began the great task which in short Milwaukee goes to all parts of the world the product of scores given to the people of Milwaukee a system of parks, large and scores of factories. upon small, harmonizing completely in their decoration with refer The city is naturally divided into three great divisions ence to each other, and with connecting boulevards which is formed by the Milwaukee river and its tributaries, the Menomi claimed to compare with those which in other cities have been the nee and Kinnickinnic. All are navigable for largest maintained for half a century. craft and afford miles of dockage of inestimable value to the By a wise provision of the commission, every section of the manufacturing industries, which are not confined to ar.y one of three hundred thousand inhabitants has been benefited all city limited or circumscribed portion of the city. Tapping by having in its midst one or more extensive parks beautifully these manufacturing districts are divisions of the great systems adorned and furnishing picturesque breathing spots for recrea of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Chicago & North tion and pleasure of the masses. western and Wisconsin Central railroad companies, which with all There are seven large parks with a total area of more than operate thousands of miles of railroad and connect five hundred acres. In addition to these larger parks are miles other great systems of the United States. of boulevards and countless other smaller beauty Milwaukee is but eighty-five miles north of Chicago and is connecting reached from that city by two direct lines of railroad, over spots. from two to three The which is the best known to the inhabi which are operated trains at intervals of park probably there tants and also the is Lake Park, as hours. In addition to the exceptional railroad facilities, throughout country which, steam its name is located on the shores of Lake Michigan. are lake transportation companies operating palatial implies, acres with a lake of about boats which make daily trips between both cities, and points It cousists of 124 frontage 6,000 with the Waterworks Park and its across the lake. feet, which, connecting Milwaukee boulevards, gives a total frontage on the bluff overlooking the In every particular of modern improvement Its architecture is of lake of one mile and a half The bluff has an elevation stands foremost among American cities. nearly of 100 feet the Bay of Milwaukee, and is cut by pleasing and substantial character. Countless magnificent overlooking the several ravines of architectural residences adorn beautiful streets in all parts of city. spanned by bridges particular munici Down these ravines course walks Millions of dollars have been expended by the federal, beauty. through winding few in which afford easy access to the beach. The ravine in the pal and county governments within the past years has the handsome new north end of the park is a natural forest and been per public improvements, as illustrated by while the touches of new mitted to remain practically undisturbed, postoffice building, the new city hall, the public library Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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in the Many of our largest customers who buy our heaviest the landscape artist and nurseryman have been given more garden. of vines now order the tops cut back to about six inches particularly to the southern end of the park. grades grape in length. They know that good, large roots, not tops, are needed. Riverside connected with Lake Park a boulevard Park, by We have found, from long experience, that the room occupied in our and a shores overlooking part of Milwaukee river, along whose vineyards by the following varieties was generally more valuable than be desirable in or are built many beautiful homes, is a picturesque retreat. Mil heir company. And although they may collections, under certain favorable circumstances, we can waukee river above the dam might be termed a miniature in particular localities not recommend them for general culture. We have, therefore, elim Hudson. During the summer months steam and electric inated most of them from our grounds and their descriptions from our launches ply from the down town districts up the river, past catalogue. And as we believe much better selections can be made the and to various other resorts. various park pleasure from our list, we advise our customers that, for reasons, the Park is located in the western of the Washington portion following are not generally desirable, viz.: Antoinette, Allen's, Alvey, city and is famous for its lily ponds and rare botanical ex Arnold's, Beauty, Belinda, Black Defiance, Black Pearl, Carlotta, hibits. Sherman, Mitchell, Kosciusko and Humboldt parks Challenge, Conqueror, Creveling, Croton, Cunningham, Early Dawn, Elsinburgh, Essex, Faith, Golden Drop, Hermann, Highland, Irving, are other beauty spots. Imperial, Israella, Louisiana, Mary, Maxatawney, Monroe, Mont gomery, Naomi, Norfolk Muscat, Northern Muscadine, Norwood, Rochester, Nos. 2, 5, 8, 13, 30, 33, ADVICE OF A GRAPE SPECIALIST. Pearl, Quassaic, Rebecca, Rogers 34, 36, Secretary, Senasqua, Tokalon, Transparent, Uhland, Walter, Wav- erly, Wilding. The claim is made and many of the friends of George'S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y., admit that he is the largest TOP-WORKING THE APPLE. grower of grape vines in America. It is interesting, therefore! to note what Mr. Josselyn has to say on this subject : Referring to his correspondence with J. V. Cotta, Nursery, In the year 1879 we commenced the nursery business in a small way, 111., and Edson Gaylord, Nora Springs, la., on the subject of grape vines being our specialty. We afterwards added small fruits, but top-working apple trees, F. W. Kimball, Austin. Minn., says in never found it advisable to grow other stock, because our business the Minnesota Horticulturist : increased year after year, until we became the largest growers of American grape vines in the world. It is now well known that in all I think it was a matter of good fortune, rather than any general important occupations specialists are most successful. An old nursery foresight, which impelled the selection, in most instances, of the " man recently complimented me by saying, I always read your Duchess for the stock. It was at a time when people began to think advertisements and circulars because there seems to be considerable that most any kinds could be grown, when reliable nurserymen like individuality about them, something which cannot be copied by A. W. Sias, of Rochester, and P. A. Jewell, of Lake City, and many others." I replied that, having been in this business about a quarter of others, were recommending and sending out varieties, which to-day a century, if I was not able to furnish advertisements, etc., which would not be countenanced. An ideal tree would be to take a Hibernal could not be appropriated by any nursery concern in its infancy I well on to its fruiting period, and go out on the limbs and put scions should feel very much like either not advertising at all or quitting the all over it, using perhaps one to two hundred scions; but this would be nursery business altogether. too long and tedious a job, and not practicable, except on a small scale. I would not advise If there is a single general nursery (no matter how large), which now any considerable amount of grafting where limbs an does a large business in growing grape vines, we do not know where it larger than inch in diameter had to be grafted, and prefer to take them not much a is located. The trade in our specialties has for several years taxed the larger than good-sized penholder, and either use capacity of our entire plant to its utmost extent, and we are entirely a whip or side graft. I frequently put in a side graft on the trunk of the tree to contented with the situation and have no desire to go into additional balance it up. Of the nursery business. We have found that most purchasers prefer their many trees grafted in the spring of 1896, there are to day few unions that can be grape vines and small fruits direct from the grower ; and we decided, detected except by the closest scrutiny. I also wish to call attention to gome years since, to sell stock of our own growiDg exclusively. The the early bearing of the grafted trees, as well as the size of grape vines, currants, gooseberries, blackberries and strawberries superior the fruit. Longfield budded in fall of 1894 and set in offered by us are warranted grown by us. orchard in spring of 1895 have borne more barrels of fruit than Long- field on root set in 1893 have We winter all our salable grape vines, currants, gooseberries and original borne bushels, and I might almost say pecks, and the size of the budded and blackberries in our large, frost-proof, stone cellars, wh'ch for con. grafted fruit is at least fifty cent, which on own venience and capacity excel all others in our state used for such per larger. Malinda, its root is considered a tardy has products. bearer, commenced to bear with me the third season after scions were set. I believe that it is a well established fact that And here let us emphasize the fact, that there is no use in leaving top-working increases hardiness or puts it in better form to withstand win more than three buds upon a grape vine prepared for planting. Never vigorous ters, and increases size the dealer If largely and fruitfulness. mind what says. he delivers you a grape plant with a long cane, claiming that it is a "fruiting vine," and really believes that all vines should not be cut back to two or three buds at planting time, PACKING HOUSE SPECIFICATIONS. understand he does not the business. These long-top vines are gen erally from localities where a good sized grape plant cannot be grown Editor National in any reasonable time. Our two-year vines have all been trans Nurseryman : and our method of We are planted, by planting and digging, we get nearly going to build a cold-storage or packing house for nursery of the roots. But the stock this every particle long cane "fruiting vines" are coming summer and thought perhaps some of the readers of left in the three or four the run the National ground two, years ; roots all over the Nurseryman might be willing to give us some idea or and cannot be neighborhood, dug (except by hand, generally costing specifications in some way to enable us to have plans drafted. The more than the of the without should price vine), sadly mutilating the roots, building be of 20 to 30 cars capacity to meet our requirements. about as The leaving only aged stubs, destitute of fibre as a billiard ball, stock will be tied in bunches of ten and put in ricks. What would which the vendor offers with the offset of a , be the most long cane. According to practical and convenient way to arrange the interior? our such vines cannot What experience, be given away to any intelligent materials should be used in constructiou ? vineyardist. We fully believe that not one grape vine in twenty which Missoula Nursery Company, is sold to amateurs produces a good of first crop quality fruit, because C. F. Dallman, Manager. the is not cut hack top sufficiently during the first two years of its life Missoula, Mont., April 8th, 1902. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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TREES IIS PARIS STREETS. drawing an eye tooth. Another tree is at once brought from the nea r- est "tree school," and planted in the place of the invalid tree, which is taken to what is called the tree hospital, where it is replanted and by a One for Every Three InhabitantsCare With These Which Lungs of course of renewed loam and potash undergoes a treatment analogous to the Great City are FosteredRenewals from the City's Nur that prescribed for a citizen of Paris who gets wheezy in the lungs, or whose liver becomes and who starts forth for a seriesComparison With Street Trees In Other Great Cen. rheumatic, clogged, " "cure at Aix-le-Bains, Bourboule or Vichy. ters of PopulationIn New York, Chicago, Boston.

A LUCKY SUBSTITUTION. In an instructive article on the trees in Paris streets a cor of the New York Tribune respondent says: George H. Bradley, the most prominent fruit grower m Paris is a an essentially gray city. This, to artist's eye, is one of its Niagara county, N. Y., died at Somerset, N. Y., recently. He charms. But the delicate soft gray would become monotonous unless had one of the finest fruit farms in the Empire State. It is relieved by a profusion of green leaves and branches, which lend grace that his fortune was due to a mistake in the sending to perspectives of long, straight streets and boulevards. The result is reported of trees from a that tree culture has become a sort of religious creed with Parisians, nursery. and the scientific care and treatment of the city trees afford food for Back in the early forties, says the Rochester Democrat and reflection for the municipal authorities of less favored cities. Chronicle, when the Niagara farmers began to discover that The annual cost of trees in the streets of where maintaining Paris, the soil was especially adapted to fruit growing and the they alternate in rows with iron lamp posts, is $90,000. There are climate, modified by the lake to an extent that made 12 below 87,693 trees in the city of Paris growing in rows along the sidewalks, zero an unusual occurrence any year, protected the trees in exclusive of the trees contained in the city parks, gardens and squares. winter and so that the there were a A corps of tree inspectors is constantly on the alert watching the trees. fall, spring crops greater " " The soil is frequently renewed. Iron corsets are placed around certainty than anywhere else in the United States, Mr. Bradley young trees to protect them from injury. A circle at least three yards decided to set out an orchard. Thousands of acres were set in diameter is free from or around the base of kept asphalt pavement to orchards that decade, and they proved the best investment each tree. This circle is usually covered with an iron grating to pre imaginable, for during the war $5 per barrel was a common serve the proper level of the sidewalk. The trees are watered by the Mr. ordered the usual list of Green- street hose twice a day. Excavations are made around the trees so, price. Bradley varieties, that the water collects about the base of the trunk and percolates1 ings, Northern Spies, Baldwins and Russets, and just one row freelyto the roots. of Duchess of Oldenburgs as a sort of experiment. The number of these trees is That is to in the streets of 87,693. say, The order ran into several thousand trees and was placed Paris there is one tree for each 3.3 inhabitants. It might be interest with an eastern nurseryman. A month later a carload of trees ing to ascertain how the six most populous cities in the United States arrived and was set out by a gang of twenty laborers. Another compare with Paris in this respect. New York, with its population of carload lot followed and was likewise set in the The 3,437,202 inhabitants, in order to reach the Paris standard of a tree for ground. each 3.3 of its citizens, should have 104,158 trees planted in its1 orchard extended along the lake shore for nearly a half mile streets, exclusive of those in public and private parks, gardens, squares1 and as the young trees grew a prettier sight could not be in order to' or back yards. Chicago, with its population of 1,698,575, imagined. When they began to blossom the pink and white keep up with Paris, should possess rows of trees along its sidewalks blows, bordering the deep blue of Lake Ontario, presented a containing 51,139 trees. Philadelphia, with a population of 1,293.697, \ study for an artist. should have 39,203 trees in its streets. St. Louis, with a population of And the first ! What a and revelation it 575,238, ought to have its streets lined with 17,431 trees. In order to, picking surprise compete with Paris in tree culture, the 560,892 residents of Boston1 was. Bradley and his helpers got Duchess of Oldenburg on in Public1 should have 16,997 trees in the streets, exclusive of those the the first row they tackled, but thinking that was the one of that Common and and Baltimore with a population Garden, parks squares. variety ordered, although the location was not according to his of 508,957 inhabitants should have 15,423 trees in her streets. recollection, they tried the next. That had Duchess of Olden- It is probable that some of these cities may already have attained or too ! And so on the entire orchard of even exceeded the Parisian standard of one tree to each 3.3 inhabitants, burg, through sixty it was a fruit but all interested in the question of municipal science will be gratifiedI acres; great, blooming wilderness, bearing named to learn that the tree department of the city of Paris is felt to be off in honor of a German lady of quality. And the fruit proved paramount importance for the public health, and the municipal coun to be first quality, too. cillors of Paris do not foliage as a luxury, but as an abso regard green The handsome, palatable fruit was marketable at good prices lute necessity. The city fathers fully appreciate that trees materially for the start, and as it was an unusual variety there was soon a improve the health rate of the population by absorbing noxious gases3 the demand for it. Buyers flocked to and he was and emanations, and by renewing the air breathed by citizens. growing Bradley in soon foi his The Paris has within the mural fortifications a population of 2,660,559 getting fancy prices crops. Queen of Eng- included in the3 habitants. If the public parks, squares and gardens be land's agents heard of the delicious apples grown on the shores in Paris there is at least one tree forr calculation, it will be found that of Lake Ontario, perfect in every respect, admirable keepers inhabitant. The official statistics, however, do not comprise every and beautiful to the eye. sent to but Regularly they Bradley's trees planted in public or private parks, squares and gardens, orchard for a select supply of Duchess of Oldenburgs for only those growing in ro wa along the sidewalks. horsee That acres of a mine. The variety of trees planted along the Paris sidewalks comprises years. sixty Oldenburgs proved gold sumac. One he sold his for and the chestnuts, elms, acacias, lindens, sycamores, and the Japanese year crop $8,750 many years because 1 Horse chestnut trees are great favorites with Parisians, they figures ran above $5,000, it is said. come so early in leaf. It was never known just how the mistake occurred, but in- recruits from the The Paris trees are renovated, when necessary, by stead of getting the varieties ordered, the nurseryman had sent " in the environs off acres of or tree schools," maintained pepinieres, him Duchess of trees a Oldenburg apple exclusively. Paris. Whenever a Parisian tree shows sigrjs of decay, huge truck, of lever drawn by four oxen, appears, and by a most ingenious system without means of a The Texas Nursery Sherman, has increased its age, the tree is pulled up, roots and all, injury, by Company, Tex., capi a dentist in tal stock from $10,000 to gigantic forceps. The operation is like that performed by $20,000. 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IIS THE WEST. demand. The season thus far has been a model one for planting and the most of it is done at this writing. " seed at has not been as as Not In Eighteen Years Has There Been Such a Clamor for Trees of The plant of apple Topeka great in former a and the of All Kinds as Now, Says Mr. Whiting, of South Dakota years by great many bushels, quality to the of last which betokens Apple Seedling Trade ClosedStrong In seed is hardly up quality season, a for next season's It is to tie moderate Kansas Large Plant of Mahaleb. supply delivery. hoped that the plant will not again reach that of the past few at the of at this until, least, present generation growers Louisiana, Mo., April 17. Stark Brothers : "We beg to years center has moved on to that place where root knot does report the largest year's business in our history. Growing not and the ills of the nursery trade are no stock in first-class condition. Our usual plans made with some prosper longer feared increase. Weather, season, etc., all that could be desired." " Walla Walla, Wash., 18.C. L. Whitney : Trade Yankton, South Dakota, April 21.George H. Whiting April " was the season, the only things scarce It is yet too early to give anything like an accurate report of pretty good past being were trees." the amount of this spring's business, as our shipping and cherry

delivery season is but little more than half over. The present Salt Lake City, April 21. Pioneer Nurseries Co.: "Busi week will be undoubtedly the busiest one of the season with ness with the nurserymen here has been very good. All kinds me. However, I am satisfied that I shall this spring handle of stock is pretty well cleaned up, there being a shortage of double the amount of stock on the whole of any spring since I cherries and peaches. Prices are still too low. Prospects for have been in business. And I can say that never in the 1 8 years future business are about as usual, so far as we can see. Most I have been engaged in the nursery business has there been of the nurserymen are planting the usual amount." such a clamor for trees of all kinds as now ; this has been more apparent in the ornamentals and shade-trees than in any NORTH CAROLINA NURSERY RULES. thing else, and especially in hardy natives and northern varieties and stock. northern-grown The following circular has been issued for nurseries outside "There is an on the of the apparent disposition, part plan of the State of North Carolina, which do business in that to educate themselves as to what will succeed in the ters, State : Northwest, and as fast as they can learn this, they demand the A misunderstanding seems to exist among some nurserymen regard stock that is to so that in the next adapted existing conditions, ing the regulations to be complied with in order to ship nursery stock few I look for a over into North years largely increased planting the past Carolina. In order to do a legal business, it is necessary This is especially true throughout the Dakotas and Northern that each shipment of stock coming iuto the State shall bear a tag that Nebraska. is issued from the North Carolina Commission for Controlling Crop " Pests. Each shipment must also bear the certificate of inspection given I expect to have very nearly all of my salable stock cleaned by the entomologist, or other official inspector, of the State where the up, except, possibly, a few apple and crab ; in fact, I am nursery is located. In order to secure the tags from us, it is necessary cleaned in lines. this to us already up many My planting spring send your certificate of inspection, so that we may see if same is will be somewhat larger than in any previous year, but I feel satisfactory to us. It is also necessary to send us 40 cents for each 100 desired. that it is best to use a little discretion in this line as there will, tags This must be sent in advance, and no tags will be issued for a less amount. We prefer to have this in two-cent which undoubtedly, be another big slump in prices of nursery stock stamps, should be sent wrapped in oil paper and not so as to stick within the next few I have been too to around together. years. busy get The charge for tags admitting stock into the State is a new the ruling much to learn amount of nursery stock that is being with the commission, and is rendered necessary by reason of the great but from what I can learn there is much more number of that are planted, very tags demanded, and the trouble and expense that it causes to being planted throughout the Northwest than ever before- print and mail them. The tags that are thus furnished are not transferable to other and There are quite a number of small nurseries starting up nurseries, may be declared invalid and recalled if sufficient cause arises. throughout this section." This commission reserves the to decline to even " right issue tags,

North Topeka, Kan., April 16. A. L. Brooke : The the though certificate is regularly signed, if we are in the possession of trade has been Prices have just closing good. been main. facts that render this action necessary for the protection of the interests a of the State. We shall in tained in healthy manner. While prices have not varied future, as we have in the past, make every endeavor to be prompt and courteous in our with much from last year, they have had a better pulse than for some dealings nurserymen and trust that the pleasant relations that have heretofore characterized years before. The indication is that trade will be in a healthy our dealings will in nowise be disturbed. state for several to come. The of years price cherry will very We congratulate the nurserymen of the country on the bright pros off some in the next two in of a for likely drop years consequence pects their future trade, and wish them all success. Address very large plant of Mahaleb this spring. Every one antici correspondence directly to the undersigned. pated this, but the anticipation did not stop the large plant. Franklin Sherman, Jr., " The apple-seedling trade closed with a strong pulse and Entomologist. Raleigh, N. 0,, April 16th, 1902. with a good many of the small orders unsatisfied. Prices did not soar at the close, but maintained a steady profitable rate BUSINESS NEWS FOR BUSINESS MEN. which is always better than a price that betokens a corner in the product. The price was the healthy result of a steady Individuality in journalism has attained its most surprising results demand and a moderate supply. This indicates good prices in trade papers. People are seeking more technical ii.formation, and while they skim over the dailies for the news of the in apple for several years to come. Then, also, Kansas has hurriedly great world, they study the technical paper for more vital references to their been modest in her plant of this There is not grafts spring. own immediate business and concerns. Charles H. Bergstresser, Wall an over this but plant season, enough to supply a good Street Journal. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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GEISESEE VALLEY. purchased, asking him to meet the lower prices. The reply " was : We hold your note signed and delivered by which you Season Opened Early and Wholesale Shipments Moved Rapidly bound yourself to pay a certain sum upon the delivery of Lively Business at DansvilleRetail and Catalogue certain stock. We shall surely collect the note, and when you Trade Excelled RecordsMany Sales for Next object to prices again, object before you purchase and not

Fall Rochester Nurserymen Handled an after." Especially Heavy Trade. The customer wrote to the Rural New Yorker and that " paper says : If you signed a contract to buy certain goods Damsville, N. Y., April 23. James M. Kennedy: "Spring at a certain figure you will have to make the contract good, opened up unusually early. About all the wholesale ship unless you can show that fraud was practiced in some way. ments have been made. The retailers and the catalogue trade There is nothing to show any fraud in this transaction. The are billing out and seedling planting has commenced. We cheaper trees may .or may not be as good as those you bought. never had a better spring for handling stock. Trees were The prices charged for the first lot are high, unless they are never in better demand and at good prices. It is impossible the finest stock. The chances are that the first lot of trees is to fill some of the orders. Every salable tree will be disposed of better quality than the other." of no matter what variety, grade or age. That is what we calj a record breaker. The retail and catalogue trade excelled all BUSY SCENES AT PAINESVILLE. previous years. There never was a brighter prospect for the nursery business than at present, which is welcomed by al- nurserymen. Quite a number of sales have been made for A visit to the Storrs & Harrison Company is at all times never win next fall and at good prices. Nursery stock has interesting, but most so at this season of the year, when spring have been to this tered better. Collections very good up shipping is in progress, says a writer in the American Florist- writing. About the usual amount of stock will be planted this The various departments are veritable hives of industry. spring. We all anticipate a good season's business." Hundreds of men, women and boys are employed in one way

houses shows the Rochester, N. Y., April 14. Brown Brothers Co.: "We or another. A look through their plants for sales to be in condition. The endless have your favor of the 12th. We are so busy we have no time spring superb variety that to make a list would well to make you any satisfactory report of the season's trade, but goes up plant catalogue nigh one. There are houses filled with some take pleasure in testifying to the very satisfactory conditions bewilder geraniums, others with and so on down the that have obtained all through the season. Trade among all with fuchsias, begonias list, the of the in two-inch A nurserymen, wholesale and retail, seems to be good, so that majority plants being grown pots. house well of a look was one filled with there will be a very cheerful meeting in Milwaukee next June. worthy good 44,000 in two-inch summer struck Trade throughout the country in all lines is good, and we Crimson Ramblers pots, cuttings in a semi-dormant state the winter and allowed to think is likely to continue for some time at least, so we believe kept through come with the These are for the coming year will be an unusually good one in the nursery along gradually spring. planting business." out for own root stock, for those who prefer this kind to the article. Rochester, N. Y., April 28. Chase Brothers Company : grafted The stock of ficuses and dracsenas is well "We have been busier than ever, and I think that is true of palms, looking but to Robert the demand for has all the Rochester nurserymen this season. Have cleaned up according George palms wholesale and to con slacked up somewhat. Several houses of roses in pots very close. Prices, both retail, promise hybrid are forced for One of has been tinue good." being cuttings. crop 100,000 taken off and rooted. are much easier to root at this Hybrids Rochester, N. Y., April 28. Allen L. Wood : "We have season of the year than in summer. A glance into one of the had the liveliest season in the history of our business," having propagating houses proved this fact conclusively. A bench done double the amount of packing. We are well cleaned up with over were for without the of a The for mainte 50,000 ready potting sign on stock, more so than ever before. prospect leaf. Mr. says the loss is not over two The that can hurt it yellow George percent. nance of prices is very good. only thing We shall not A look through the cold storage plant in interesting and now, it seems, would be an overplanting. would makes one wonder where such an immense number of trees increase our usual plant, and if all nurserymen promise and shrubs to. Hundreds of thousands are stored for to withhold in the same way, stock would sell another season go away it is worth." spring delivery ; 400,000 feet of lumber is consumed in the as it has this, for more nearly what manufacture of packing cases for shipping purposes. All the Rochester, N. Y., April 28.Thomas W. Bowman & Son : boxes and cases are made their own on stock well cleaned packing by carpenters "We have had an exceptionally good season; the In another room a number of men and are trade better even than that place. boys up and both wholesale and retail employed in grafting fruit trees, and the rapidity with which of last year. The outlook is very promising." this work is performed was a revelation. Off in one corner of this room two harness makers are busy making new harnesses A NURSERYMAN'S CONTRACT. and repairing old ones, this work also being done by their own men. In the seed is A Penobscot county, Maine, orchardist ordered a quanti'y department everybody busy weighing cents each for filling and packing orders, perfect order of nursery stock this spring paying 30 apple seed, bags prevailing and trees. Then he throughout the entire establishment. trees and 75 'cents each for pear plum at and cents The business so far this year is in advance of last year, found a catalogue quoting prices 25 50 respec he had which was conceded to be the banner tively, and wrote to the nurseryman from whom year. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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from as president. Hon. N. H. Albaugh, who was prevented attend The National ing last year, has consented to talk, and says he has some new "nuts Nurseryman. to crack." Mr. A. Willis has also promised to take a place on the list of speakers. Other invitations have been extended and all indications C. L. YATES, Proprietor. RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. point to a meeting of unusual interest. Nurserymen have been invited to prepare short papers of a character PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY to bring forth discussion of live topics, as it is believed that such dis The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., cussions prove most interesting features of our meetings. In this way many of our members who will not consent to prepare papers upon N. Y. 305 Cox Building, Rochester, announced subjects but who are full of knowledge gained by exper ience are brought to their feet to give expression to their ideas, and to The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of such men, moved to speak under such conditions, much of the interest all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. and profit of past meetings are due. The question box will again be a feature.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. It is important that the instructions regarding railroad cer tificates be closely observed. On this point Secretary AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. Seager says, supplementing the detailed information on a separate sheet : SUBSCRIPTION RATES. We must have one hundred certificates. Do not fail to a certifi - - - - - get One year, in advance, $1.00 cate of ticket when a ticket. It will be well to ______agent give your Six Months, .75 buying ticket notice in advance of intention of of - - - agent your availing yourself Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, 1.50 " " this reduction so that he have blanks on hand. If have a Six Months, 1.00 may you commutation or mileage ticket, do not use it. Get a ticket and certifi Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements cate for your trip, otherwise you may work forfeiture of the rights of should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date all to reduced rates. of issue. There must be one hundred certificates before the reduction applies. Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts Don't be careless or selfish in this matter. on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery It is expected that many nurserymen from the East will go men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. to Milwaukee via the Wabash railroad, which affords a direct and comfortable route. Tickets will be sold for a fare and AflERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. one-third. They will be sold and certificates will be issued from June 7th to June 10th. Certificates will be vised June President, Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, 6a. ; vice-president, R. J. 1 2th and honored until June 17th. Coe, Fort Atkinson, Wis.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. LICENSING OF Executive CommitteePeter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, AGENTS Tenn.; William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. Committee on TransportationA. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; William Pit A query by a subscriber regarding the liability of agents to kin, Kochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knox the in some states that license ville, Tenn. regulations requiring fees be paid on in Committee LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At the cases of agents from concerns in other states led to some lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; Howard A. Chase, Phila investigation of the It to be delphia, Pa. subject. appears generally accepted on that interstate Committee TariffIrving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Paines- commerce regulations prohibit the charging of a ville, 0.; Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. license fee against an from another state when that Annual convention for 1902 At Milwaukee, Wis., June 11-12. agent license fee is not charged against the agents of concerns in the Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. state in question. of our Many readers are familiar, no doubt, with the opinion Rochester, N. Y., May, 1902. by Justice Bradley of the United States Supreme court, at the October term, 1886, in the case of Sabine Robbins, plaintiff in THE JUNE CONVENTION. error, versus the taxing district of Shelby county, Tennessee. For the benefit of those The secretary and the executive committee of the American who may not know of this decision, it be in that Association of Nurserymen are making arrangements for the may stated, brief, Sabine Robbins, a citizen and resident twenty-sixth annual convention of the association, in Milwau of Cincinnati, O., was engaged in 1884 in the business of kee, June nth, 12th and 13th. soliciting orders in the taxing district of Shelby county, for Reduced railroad fares have been granted by the Wabash Tenn., paper sold by Rose, Robbins & Co., Cincinnati, 0. He was arrested Railroad Company and the Plankinton hotel has made special and fined for drumming without a license. The case rates. A rate of $2.50 doubled and $3.50 and upwards single, was argued before the Supreme court of Tennessee and the has been quoted by the proprietors of this hotel and the constitutionality of the taxing act was upheld. There an accommodations, it is announced, are ample. upon appeal to the Supreme court of the United States was taken. As to the programme for the convention, the secretary's Justice Bradley of that court reversed the decision of the circular says : Supreme court of Tennessee and declared that the tax was unconstitutional. First and foremost, it is gratifying to announce that Prof. L. H. In his Bailey, of Cornell University, will address the convention. He needs opinion Chief Justice Bradley said : no introduction to our members. There is no more interesting speaker It is also an established principle, as already indicated, that the only than he, and his addresses aie full of and always valuable practical way in which commerce between the states can be legitimately affected information. Mr. R. C. Berckmans, who is in state greatly interested by laws, is when, by virtue of its police power, and its jurisdic the success of the will an address in his over meeting, give capacity tion persons and property within its limits, a state provides for Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 59 the of the lives, health, and comfort of and the security limbs, persons the products of his manufactory without paying to the latter protection of property ; or when it does those things which may other state a tax for the privilege of thus trying to sell his goods. It is wise incidentally affect commerce, such as the establishment and regu true, in the case, the tax is for to lation of highways, canals, railroads, wharves, ferries, and other present imposed only selling other than manufacturers and licensed commercial facilities ; the passage of inspection laws to secure the due persons merchants ; but quality and measure of products and commodities ; the passage of laws if a state can tax for the privilege of selling to one class it can to or restrict the sale of articles deemed to the health regulate injurious for selling to another, or to all. In either case it is a restriction or morals of the community ; the imposition of taxes upon persons on the right to sell, and a burden on lawful commerce between residing within the state belonging to its population, and upon avoca the citizens of two states. It is as much a burden com tions and employments pursued therein, not directly connected with upon merce to tax for the of to a minister as it is for foreign or interstate commerce, or with some other employment or privilege selling business exercised under authority of the constitution and laws of the that of selling to a merchant. It is undoubtedly true that United States ; and the imposition of taxes upon all property within there are many police regulations which do affect interstate the with and of the mass of state, mingled forming part great property commerce, but which have been and will be sustained as therein. But in making such internal regulations a state cannot impose clearly within the power of the state ; but we think it must be taxes upon persons passing through the state, or coming into it merely considered, in view of the long line of decisions, that it is for a temporary purpose, especially if connected with interstate or settled that which is a direct burden interstate foreign commerce ; nor can it impose such taxes upon property im nothing upon ported into the state from abroad, or from another state, and not yet commerce can be imposed by the state without the assent of common mass of therein and no discrimi become part of the property ; Congress, and that the silence of Congress in respect to any nation can be made, any such regulations, to the persons by adversely matter of interstate commerce is equivalent to a declaration or property of other states ; and no regulations can be made directly on its part that it should be absolutely free. That this license affecting interstate commerce. Any taxation or regulation of the latter tax is a direct burden interstate commerce is not character would be an unauthorized interference with the power given upon open to If a state exact it increase to Congress over the subject. question. may lawfully it, may the amount of the exaction until all interstate commerce in For authorities on this last head it is only necessary to refer to those already cited. this mode ceases to be possible." In In a word, it may be said, that in the matter of interstate commerce view of the decisions and opinions quoted, the attempt the United States are one country, and are and must be subject to one to enforce a tax regulation of the kind mentioned has been system of regulations, and not to a multitude of systems. The doctrine practically abandoned. of the freedom of that commerce, except as regulated by Congress, is so firmly established that it is unnecessary to enlarge further upon the THE SEASON'S TRADE. subject. If the selling of goods by sample and the employment of drummers for that purpose injuriously affect the local interests of the states, Con From all sections of the country this spring come reports of will make such reasonable gress, if applied to, undoubtedly regulations an unusually heavy trade in nursery stock of all kinds. The as the case demand. And Congress alone can do it ; for it is may West especially has felt an increase even of the heavy business obvious that such should be based on a uniform system regulations of last fall. There has been a clean-up in most sections applicable to the whole country, and not left to the varied, discordant, into pears, and cherries were short of the demand. The or retaliatory enactments of forty different states. The confusion plums which the commerce of the country would be thrown by being subject apple-seedling trade closed strong in the West with many small of the dis to state legislation on this subject would be but a repetition orders not filled. The prices have remained steady showing a under the articles of confederation; order which prevailed healthy demand and a moderate supply, and the indications To that the if invalid as drummers from other states. say tax, against are for good prices on apple for several years to come. operates as a discrimination against the drummers of Tennesee, against It is thought that the price of cherry may drop off some in whom it is considered to be valid, is no argument, because the state is the next two years in consequence of a large plant of Mahaleb not bound to tax its own drummers ; and if it does so whilst having no not the of its own free and is this ; the of however, did stop power to tax those of other states, it acts will, spring anticipation this, itself the author of such discrimination. As before said, the state may planting. it to tax its own internal commerce, but that does not give any right The stock of peach in the South was not sufficient to supply tax interstate commerce. the demand and there was a strong sale on the fruit trees. of the court of Tennessee is reversed, and The judgment Supreme Orders aggregating 100,000 peach trees have been turned down the in error must be discharged. plaintiff by one nurseryman in Maryland. Canadian advices are to A similar opinion in a similar case was given by Justice the effect that there has been a brisk demand for nursery stock from the Brewer of the United States Supreme court, on appeal throughout the provinces. In many cases light trees have decision of the Supreme court of Pennsylvania, April 30, 1804. been used. manufacturer of J. W. Brennan, an agent for J. A. Shephard, RABBIT-PROOF FENCE. picture frames and maker of portraits, Chicago, was engaged in orders for his employer in the city of Titusville, soliciting In a Prof. H. Garman of the not a bulletin, Kentucky Experi when he was arrested and fined $25 for having Pa., ment at rabbits: of Titusville. Station, Lexington, says regarding damage by license required under an ordinance of the city I have examined nurseries in which 25 per cent, of whole blocks of The court of the state affirmed the The Supreme judgment. are apple trees was so badly gnawed as to be worthless. When trees the States reversed this on Supreme court of United judgment from one-half to one inch in diameter of trunk the bark alone is com said : appeal. Justice Brewer in his opinion monly eaten, hut they may be completely girdled for a distance of eight of or ten inches up the trunk. Very young trees (one-year olds) are some "The in this case is whether a manufacturer question times cut off by the sharp incisors as cleanly as if severed with a knife. of com which are subjects goods, unquestionably legitimate Hunters cannot be given the freedom of a nursery, because of the of in one merce, who carries on his business manufacturing damage done to trees by charges of shot. Dogs alone are not a com to solicit orders for are a at times. state can send an agent into another state plete protection. Other means necessity Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Thus in the if he When the nursery is small it is possible to enclose it with a close slat what he purchased them for or not. peach, "turn" Elberta or fence that will rabbits. Two types of fence suitable for the bought trees labeled Barnard, Kalamazoo, Smock, purpose are to be seen in the State. The most common is made of than remiform or if he and they have any other gland bought slats four to six feet and about three inches in width. The rough long or Chairs Choice trees labeled Crane's Early, Crawfords, Engles slats are securely fastened together from one to two inches apart with have other than he would know No. 11 wire, stout posts being set at intervals of 10 to 16 feet to insure and they any gland globose the trees were not as stability and keep the panels upright. Since the slats can be adjusted at once that whatever he had tagged. to uneveness of the that any ground, it is possible to exclude anything One might think that this is something the average fruit a fence can be to turn. The second type is made reasonably expected are familiar but a little investi grower and nurserymen with, of shorter slats, three or four feet long, and these may be supplemented will convince him that many who handle trees know above by one or more wires stretched from post to post. J. Q. A. Rahm gation on this has built such a fence about his nursery. He uses slats three feet long. very little subject. none less than one-half inch and sets his in informed as to thick, posts spring, waiting Our home nurseryman should be well the until hot weather in August and September before putting up the slats> requirements of the fruit grower. He should be able to tell in order to have the wire fully expanded at the start. The wires are the merits and demerits of the fruits generally grown for mar simply crossed between the slats, and are kept taught while building kets. When asked customers he should by a harrow loaded with about 1,000 pounds of stone and placed from by psospective give 100 to 400 yards ahead of the workmen. Near the harrow the wire8 his honest opinion if he gives any opinion at all, as to the ad- are secured to a singletree made of a piece of stout timber, a log chain visibility of setting such and such varieties or the not doing passed around this and secured to the weighted harrow so that as are being so. He should give such customers inexperienced the it cannot slip. most explicit directions for planting and caring for trees after no tree will do if it at NURSERY INSPECTION IN WASHINGTON. hey leave the nursery, for well, grows all, if allowed to stand and dry out in a bundle and then be out and left to the tender mercies of the cut-worm Commissioner of Horticulture A. Van Holderbeke, Tacoma, planted and the It is safe to that more trees die of Washington, has promulgated the following rules for county grub. say neglect than die a natural death. inspectors of that state : The home have a If the inspector finds any nursery stock shipped into the county, legitimate nurseryman may large nursery without having received due notice of the commissioner, he shall or a small one. He may advertise extensively or he may not, examine such and to the commis stock, pass upon report immediately that may depend a good deal on how much trouble he has to sioner the condition and specify that he was not notified of said sell his trees. He may, too, occasionally have made mistakes shipment. or more often was the victim of the errors of outside If the inspector detect any person, firm or corporation selling or perhaps for it is almost in a trade for a importing nursery stock without license, he shall notify the commis nurserymen, impossible general sioner at once. nurserymon to grow all the items his business requires. It The inspector shall inspect all nursery stock as soon as possible. would be well for him to state frankly to his customers whether avoid delay, report condition and number of said nursery stock to the the trees he is offering were grown in Michigan or Texas; state commissioner. whether they were really grown by himself or someone else. Any nursery stock fruit or package found badly infected with insect These are the average fruit grower thinks he has a pests injurious to the fruit interests of his county shall be quaran things right tiaed and if possible shall be disinfected without destruction. If to know in order to protect himself. If patrons have griev disinfection is found to be impracticable, or the cost would amount to ances he must chcerfuily do all he agrees. In Other words, more than the value of the or if the is free from " goods, county entirely Do unto others as you would expect others to do to you such pests, then such infected goods will be destroyed by fire. under like circumstances," must be the motto of tne nursery man who would earn and hold a reputation for fair dealing. THE HOME NURSERYMAN. Within the memory of men yet living Western Michigan was practically one magnificent forest of maples and evergreens. E. Hamilton of at the recent Harry Bangor, Mich., meeting Like the Indian who lived beneath their leafy branches and the Horticultural a of Michigan Society, presented paper on the soul of their have " worshipped majestic kingly forms, they The Home Nurseryman," from which the extract following mostly fallen beneath the- rapacity and greed of our so-called is taken: Christian civilization. In the reconstruction that has followed A man to be a successful fruit tree nurseryman must, besides the nurseryman has had an important part. Before the funeral being careful, honest and industrious, have a business mas ashes of these trees were cold he was on the ground trying to tered which among other things envolves a knowledge of the propitiate nature with other trees, which, if they contained less modes of producing and caring for the trees and plants used of romance, possessed more of the spirit of practicalness. for garden and other purposes He should know the soil and There has grown up in pour midst and has done much to help the particular kind of treatment adapted for each he variety make this State one mammoth garden of orchard trees and grows. He should take the greatest care in selecting his vines. To you, to the fruit grower, to the home nurseryman, scions and stocks, that they be free from disease and of the and to all lovers of rural nature, is allotted the carrying on of best type procurable. Besides keeping a map with a carefully the task which has so nobly begun and which, when completed written of record where every variety grown is located he '' by posterity, let us hope, will make Michigan a thing of should be able to tell the characteristic " by growth, the gland beauty and "a joy forever." or some other distinguishing feature the type of each tree he has growing in the nursery. In this connection it might be of J. Morton of Nebraska, of under value to the fruit gaower, also, to have this knowledge. If he Sterling Secretary Agriculture President Cleveland, and founder of Arbor day, died at the home of his bought trees he would then know the first season instead of son, Mark Morton, at Lake Forest, 111., April 27th. He had just to wait until the trees fruited whether having they resembled rounded his seventieth year. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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CE1STRAL STATES. Apple, cherry, peach and native plum in strong demand. Have cleaned up closely on all lines, more so than ever before, Nurserymen Generally Had All the Business They Could Handle- taking into account that we have had the largest amount of Clean-up on All Varieties Pears, Plums and Cherries stock that we have ever handled. Have planted somewhat Short of the DemandBelief In Material Advance heavier than usual of our staple lines of fruit trees, etc. We in Prices on Some Lines Good Prospects. anticipate a. shortage next year in both apple and plum, al though our own growing will exceed that of former years. Col Painesville, Ohio, April 15. The Storrs & Harrison Co.: lections to date have been good, and on the whole the season "We are just beginning to get over the rush a little, and have has been quite satisfactory to us." " not the time to make up any reports, and do not know very Vincennes, Ind., April 2t. H. M. Simpson & Sons: The much about how we are coming out. We know that we did spring trade with us has been very satisfactory everthing be not have as much stock as usual, but have sold about everything ing cleaned up except a few apple. We had a particularly we did have, excepting a few varieties of ornamentals. Our heavy trade on one year cherry. Our sales are considerably in excess of the a planting is about the same, and will not vary to any extent trade year ago and the prospect for the future from what it has been for several years." is flattering. " We have Phoneton, O., April 14. N. H. Albaugh: "All stock finished our planting and do not remember a

more favorable season cleaned up here, even down to small sizes apples, pears, for the work and everything should plums, cherries, peaches and all, even to ornamentals. Trade grow. We have an excellent stand for peach and cherry buds and to a never was better. A fair stock of apples, cherries and peaches expect make quite feature of one year cherry for fall. for next fall, but no big surplus." Our planting on Mahaleb is a little larger than usual but we " Bridgeport, Ind., April 18. Albertson & Hobbs: It is planted light on apple." early yet to tell much about how the season's business is going to balance up, but we do know that we have had all we could IIS CA1SADA. possibly handle, and most of the time more than we could handle as as we would like. The season promptly having Fonthill, Ont, April 21. Morris, Stone & Wellington: opened up in the North as early, or at the same time as it did " There has been a brisk demand for all kinds of nursery stock our section here and South, brought all of the ship through this season and, as far as we are able to learn, all Canadian on us at once our season short. ping making very are nurseries sold clear up to count, and in many lines using " and most kinds of stock have Trade had been very heavy, light trees, which will make a shortage in this season's stock. so there is now but little left. been sold very close, surplus "The spring has been very favorable, and the bulk of stock, Apples and peaches have been sold especially close, and many at this date, April 21st, has been shipped. orders for same have been turned away. Pears and plums have also been in and of most varieties the good demand, sup THE BEN DAVIS APPLE. ply has been short of the demand. Cherries of the leading varieties have been sold out almost entirely, though of a few Wherever we go at horticultural meetings we find a lively odd varieties there is still some surplus. discussion as to the wisdom of planting apples like the Ben " Prices realized have been when all are taken very good Davis, says the Rural New Yorker. The arguments against it and would have into consideration, though pears plums brought are clear and strong. No one claims that it is of more than better had the realized the there prices nurserymen shortage fair quality. In some sections of the East, while it makes a was in the supply. So, taking it all together we think there fine looking apple, the flesh is dry and tough with but little has been a and there will be but lit good clean-up generally, higher quality than a good sweet potato. Everywhere we find to be carried over for next season. tle stock of importance men who say that their customers are leaining more and more " are for as trade next We think the prospects fully good about varieties, and are constantly calling for fruit of fine as we have had and that a material advance in year this, prices flavor. No one claims that he can develop and increase a high on some lines may be expected. class trade with the Ben Davis. Those who defend the variety "As to the amount of planting, we think that through this seem to have planted their trees several years ago. The apple as last and we well state it will not be any heavier or as heavy year, keeps and ships and brings good prices, though it is ad also think that the supply of stock next year will be, if anything, mitted that within the past three or four years the price of Ben as it as lighter than it has been this year, and if trade continues Davis compared with other varieties has fallen. In the next belief is looks like it might, we anticipate a heavier shortage year East the gaining that Ben Davis grows as near perfec than this. tion as nature ever intended it should in parts of the Missis " us the season Ben Weather has been very favorable with since sippi Valley. Any eastern-grown Davis will be only a condition and is more or less dried-out imitation of the western fruit. This opened up. Stock is yet in good planting and the belief that millions of trees of this are now going on nicely." fact, variety in its is an Kalamazoo, Mich., April 22.Central Michigan Nursery being planted home, having effect upon eastern we can take We think that fewer Ben Davis trees will be Co.: "We are having more business than properly growers. planted the erection east of the the next five care of with our facilities. Will immediately begin Alleghenys during years, but that feet. We will turn more and more to of additional storage and packing cellars 80 by 300 growers high quality apples. believe future prospects are very bright." trade this Shenandoah, la., April 21E. S. Welch: "Our The letters and writings of the late Thomas Meehan are to be in book form. spring has been the largest in the history of our business. published Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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" one as to the IN THE SOUTH. We see nothing to alarm any prospects for stock for this fall business in a general line for nursery and of of a good fruit year on this Every prospect Season's Trade in General Has Been Beyond Expectations spring 1903. in all kinds of fruit, yet there is time for some Sales at Snow Hill, Md., Figure Double Those of Last peninsula, disaster to overtake it, before the crop is made. We really YearProspects of Good Fruit YieldUnseason done at a fair mar can see nothing to prevent business being able Weather Retarded Planting Some of do not think any of the nurseries are overbur what in Sections. gin profit, dened with stock, nothing being carried over to amount to anything, consequently this year can hardly be different from Winchester, Tenn., 14. Southern Nursery Co.: April the one closed. There are a great many that " just planters We have had a trade with very satisfactory splendid spring have been compelled to wait another season, that could not prices. Fall business is coming in right along and our busi secure trees, especially peach, to plant this spring. ness will be to that of last which was the " fully up year, largest We have turned down orders for peach this spring that we have ever had. Planting has been somewhat retarded by would aggregate considerably over 100,000 and these orders the unseasonable weather, but we have about wound up same have not been filled and, I suppose, there are others in the and will soon have everything in good shape. The stand of same position. Much, of course, depends on the present fruit peach buds at this point is very good, while the stand of pear crop, as to the extent of the demaad on this peninsula. We and cherry buds could not be better. In one block of 50,000 found the demand general the past season, and not confined cherry buds we had less than 300 seedlings to pull up. The to any particular locality. It may not be the case this fall and stand of peach seedlings promises well, and grafts are starting next spring. If our collections prove to be as satisfactory as very nicely." our sales, we feel that we can endure less business the present G. Harrison & Sons: "The Berlin, Md., April 14. J. year to come, but are in better shape to handle more." season has been all we could expect. The weather conditions have been very unfavorable, which has caused some delay in THE NURSERYMAN AND HIS BUSINESS. filling orders. The season was quite late to start in with. We are now in the midst of shipments of strawberry plants, and A summary of the nurseryman's business, in every way com are getting out a good many thousand per day. We have just plimentary to the nurseryman, appears in the May issue of started our planting of grafts and seedlings to-day. There is Country Life in America, presumably from the pen of the but little surplus this season." editor, Professor L. H. Bailey. It is appropriate to the season Snow Hill, Md., 16. W. M. Perers' Sons: "The April and it reflects an intimate knowledge of the growing of nursery season's trade with us has been our way beyond expectations, stock, its extent and its conditions. Attention is called to the not in for we saw that trees were scarce and not peach, peach fact that for a generation Western New York has been the to the demand, which proved too true ; but enough supply center of the nursery interests of North America ; and if one it seems the demand with us has been for stock in general, not considers the great number of species of plants that are grown confined to peach as much as we anticipated. While not and the capital invested, it is still the leading nursery center of all the orders that we booked, the bulk quite through shipping the New World ; still in the middle and western states there of our orders are shipped, and the results we think will be very are nurseries that are growing trees by the millions. The satisfactory. Although the season is nearly over, orders are endless detail and complexity of the nursery business are still coming in, and it now looks as though we will have little touched upon. "The nurseryman," says the author, "is a or nothing left in a general line. In fact, never in the history dealer in raw materials, a manufacturer, horticulturist, sales of our business, which covers a term of many years, have we man. He is alert, energetic, forehanded, intimately in touch cleaned up as satisfactorily as the present season. with the horticultural enterprises of the country, and has vital "While we have not had the time to do much we figuring, interest in all the varied arts of plant-growing, as pomology, think that our sales will figure nearly double that it was last floriculture and landscape growing." and the for seem to be so There are year, prospects collecting favorable, relatively few planters, says this author, who care far as we can tell at this time. Profits will better for surely figure the plant in after years as tenderly as they plant it in the than the season. Weather has favored us in past keeping beginning ; it fails and therefore there is greater opening for stock from as as in former seasons. In we the starting early fact, nurseryman. The nurseryman must be up to date ; more a season that has favored us as do not recollect the present one and more the purchaser is asking for advice and is depending has. It has been but rush now for more than nothing sixty upon the nurseryman for the answer. A trial ground, there and now it is still rush to our done is a days, get spring planting fore, necessity to a good nursery business. in time ; fear that we will have to leave some off. "Too to tell how done the early yet satisfactorily budding Chattanooga Nurseries, Chattanooga, Tenn.: "Enclosed season is to the indications we find past going start, present are, please $1.00 in payment of our subscription to your valuable think, more favorable than last spring. Our plant will be paper. No nurseryman can afford to do business without it. Please us a about the same, except in apple, which will be light. Peach quote lvertising rates." will probably exceed a million, if seed do as they should. Edward C. Morris, President, Brown Brothers Company, Nur serymen, Browns Nurseries Ontario. Our stock for this fall of peach will be heavier than last sea Limited, P.O., Welland, Co., Canada, August 30, 1901."Enclosed please find $1.00 in paymentfor son, probably by 400,000, apples 75,000. We are aiming at another year's subscription to your valuable paper. I would like to about our usual plant, not trying to increase it in a general compliment you upon the neatness of your issue, and the fairness you line. always display in your editorials." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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IIS THE EAST. Hmong (Btowers anb dealers. Sales Extremely Heavy at Geneva, N. Y Prices Averaged Higher Season a Record Breaker at Newark, N. Y.Unusually John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y., was in California last month. Strong Wholesale Demand All Salable Grades Cleaned A. Rolker & Sons have moved into a new store at 31 Barclay street, New York one above Suzuki & Iida. UpGood Demand for Ornamentals Weather city, flight It is that the reported Wichita Kan , Favorable for Shipping. Nursery Company, Wichita, received an order for 10,000 fruit trees for the Pecos Valley Orchard " at N. M. this Company, Roswell, , spring. Geneva, N. Y., April 14. The season in Geneva opened and The demand for fruit trees this spring almost exhausted the unusually early, the weather conditions have been very supply at San Jose, Cal. It was difficult to fill an order for even two or three favorable up to this time for conducting business, and stock is dozen trees, two years old, of assorted kinds. Prunes remain the pop even now in dormant condition. Sales have been extremely ular fruit. heavy. Almost all lines have been sold and up close, prices It is reported that Fred Wellhouse, the apple king of Kansas, put have than last season. The averaged higher plantings will be out 72,000 grafts in nursery this spring, destined for the orchard next rather above the are average for the last ten years, but not quite spring. The varieties given preference in the following order : Ben as heavy as last year. On account of the lighter grades being Davis, 85,000 ; Missouri Pippin, 17,000 ; Jonathan, 15,000, and sold from Gano, 1,500. two-year blocks, and large quantities of one-year- From Huntsville, Ala., the California Fruit comes olds sold, prices will probably be maintained next season." says Grower, word that since February 1 about $250,000 worth of fruit trees have Morrisville, Pa., April 15.S. C. Moon: "A good been shipped to foreign markets by the six large local nurseries. A demand for ornamental trees and in shrubs, particularly large car of cherry trees represents in value about $3,000 and a car of peach sizes, at good prices. Such stock appears to be scarce. I trees about $1,000. have shipped several elm trees from five to eight inch caliber At the meeting of the executive committee of the Society of Ameri and beeches and maples of about the same size, and ever can Florists, in Asheville, N. C, on March 4th, a communication the United States laws in reference to greens from eight to ten feet high." regarding proposed the inspection " and fumigation of nursery stock was referred to the legislative com. Newark, N. Y., April 15.Jackson & Perkins Co. : This mittee of the society. spring has been a record-breaker with us. We have never Charles A. Green, Rochester, N. Y., is one of several Rochesterians before sold out so closely as we have this season. We have who have given to the Mechanics' Institute of the city one hundred had to turn down of within hundreds orders the past two cases of mounted specimens of birds in connection with the establish weeks. Even smaller grades have been used up clean. We ment of a "bird day." It is hoped that all may be taught that the destruction of birds is from of view. have never seen quite such a strong wholesale demand cover wrong many points the San Jose S. N. Y. ing nearly all lines of stock. About mid-winter it looked as Regarding scale, George Josselyn, Fredonia; , " if says 1 We have never had this pest on our grounds or premises. We there might be a little surplus of plums and standard pears believe the best way to manage this scale is to keep it out and have (except Bartlett), but with the of season, it opening shipping used strenuous methods to accomplish this. We have observed that soon became evident that there was to hardly enough go one easy way to acquire this scale is to exchange stock with 'Tom, ' around and, so far as we can judge, all salable grades have Dick and Harry from anywhere and everywhere. We haven't made been cleaned up. an exchange deal for stock in more than fifteen years and don't propose " to begin." The spring, with us, was especially favorable for our ship H. M. he thinks he has learned stub ping. The frost went out of the ground quite early, so that Stringfellow says why pruned trees fail to grow at the North. In a communication to the Rural New we were able to commence digging in some parts of our Yorker he says: "If set in fall or early winter they grow easily, but nurseries the 12th to of March, but the continuance by 15th if planted in spring after sap begins to move, they will callus readily of of moderately cold weather up to the middle April kept and make nice tops, which soon wither, as no roots are emitted I stock perfectly dormant and in good condition for shipment. have always advocated fall planting for stub-pruned trees, and it is It also had the effect of holding back shipping orders some especially important at the Worth, where spring comes so quickly, thus starting wood growth before roots strike While long rooted trees will what so that business did not come on us all in a rush as has live if set after new roots start, it is risky to plant stub-pruned trues some when the has staid frozen happened seasons, ground up unless perfectly dormant." until late, and it has then turned warm suddenly. In a word, we are pretty contented with this spring's business and, we CITRUS TRIFOLIATA AS A STOCK. believe, most growers feel likewise. " We think that prospects are good for at least one year The Jessamine Gardens, at Jessamine, Pasco county, Florida, says more. Believe there will be no especial surplus for next a correspondent of the Florists' Exchange, make a specialty of citrus season in lines. Are not our this any increasing plantings trifoliata as a stock upon which to work (by budding) the unique and like this one spring, for we believe that two or three seasons highly decorative little Kumquat, Kin-Kan or Chinese gooseberry business and result cannot fail to over-stimulate the growing orange (as it is variously known, and also the various large-fruited as there was in in a market as badly glutted 1893-95." oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes, designed both for open ground planting in the lower South and for pot or tub cultivation elsewhere ; BETTER THAN A CATALOGUE. and their nurseries present some remarkable examples of results ob tainable by the use of this hardy Japanese citrus (trifoliata). It and Webb Gustin, a fruit tree agent, went hunting yesterday dwarfs the variety budded or grafted on it, just as quince stock dwarfs The in a the or the Paradise stock dwarfs the and induces got on a farm that was posted. owner, rage, caught pear, apple, fruiting extent as soon as wood has to hold fruit. him. Webb pacified him with a funny story to the enough grown he at that the farmer invited him to dinner and before left, him a bill of fruit trees. H. and Fred T. have been 1 o'clock, Gustin had sold $100 Joseph Dodge, Rochester, Wiley, Cayuga, on the list of thirteen state Indianapolis News. appointed nursery inspectors. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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illustrations, and is especially intended as a compendium of botany for in the United States. It is not a labora IRecent publications. the use of university students the most tory manual, but a work of reference covering important branches of the science. In addition to the sec Many subjects of interest to nurserymen and fruit growers are dis topics in the different the cussed in the proceedings of the Peninsula Horticultural Society for tions dealing with general morphology and physiology, structure are treated 1902 just issued. and classification of the principal groups of plants some what The classification is for the most part based upon Engler N. E. Hansen, state horticulturist, Brookings, South Dakota, has fully. and Prantl'sDie Naturlichen Pflanzen Familien. Special chapters issued a comprehensive list of ornamentals for South Dakota, covering and the treat of the of plants to their surroundings ; factors 204 pages and indexed. adjustment governing the distribution of plants, especially within the United The thirty-ninth annual publication of the Statesman's Year Book, States, form the subject of a special chapter. The illustrations are that for 1902, pp. 1332, 12mo. cl., cloth, $3.00, by J. Scott Keltie, largely original and drawn from the native flora. A series of photo L.L.D., is announced by the Macmillan Company, New York. graphs illustrating the more characteristic botanical regions of the The official of the Western York Horticultural proceedings New United States will be a feature of the book. Each section is followed Society have been issued by the John Hall. The book is a works the Secretary, by a bibliography of the more important bearing upon topics valuable addition to current horticultural It is included publications. treated in it. in membership in the society, which may be secured upon payment Announcement is made that Doubleday, Page & Co., of New York, of $1.00. will issue within a few weeks the first volume of the New International In addition to the "Cyclopedia of American Horticulture," by Prof. Encyclopedia, a work that has been in active preparation for about Bailey, the complete sets of four volumes of which are now ready, the The announcement of a new is an interest " four years. encyclopedia Macmillan Company, New York, list among other new books: The event. The labor connected with such an is stupendous " ing enterprise Principles of Western Civilization," by Benjamin Kidd ; The Mastery and it is not undertaken unless there is felt to be a demand for it. It of the Pacific," by A. R. Colquhoun, F. R. S.; "The Scenery of Eng some since the last revision of Johnston was made and " has been time land," by Sir John Lubbock ; Commonwealth or Empire," by Gold- the supplements of the Britannica and Chambers have not been wholly win Smith, D. C. L; "Ulysses," by Stephen Phillips; "Dorothy satisfactory. The editors of the New International are Dr. Daniel Ooit Vernon of Haddon Hall," by Charles Major, illustrated by Mr.Christy. Gilman, president of the Carnegie Institution and recently president of The 44th annual report of the Horticultural Society of Missouri, con the Johns Hopkins University ; Professor Harry Thurston Peck, of the of the of June and December taining proceedings meetings 1901, Columbia University, and Professor Frank Moore Colby, formerly of has been issued the L. A Kansas Pho:o- by secretary, Goodman, City. the New York University. All of these gentlemen are especially fitted of the late Samuel Miller and the late A. second engravings Nelson, for this work. Dr. Gilman is noted as an organizer and his associates vice-president and treasurer of the are respectively, society, presented. as editors. Professor Peck says of the encyclopedia, that it is intended An amount of information of value to horti. unusually large special first of all for the general reader, and the articles are therefore free from culturists and is thus on record in convenient form, nurserymen put vexatious technicalities. The endeavor has been in every detail to of access reason of an index. This is one of the most active of easy by compact really valuable information, instead of loosely assorted and state societies. often irrelevant facts. The etymology as well as the pronunciation The ranks third as a commercial the chrysanthemum flower, following of words has been included, and it is stated that no other reference rose and carnation in the order named. It possesses this advan preceding book in the English language has treated so great a number of names, tage, however, that while first class roses and carnations, long-stemmed and the treatment has been unusually full. The illustrations are to be and can be with facilities, the luxuriant, grown only greenhouse chrysan of special worth. The question of the relative conspicuousness of the themum under ordinary conditions, with properly directed and system contributors in the public eye did not enter as a primary consideration. atic culture, a and perfection of bloom that can be yields profusion It has been sought to insure the best possible treatment of the subjects surpassed only by the efforts of the expert professional. The May by able men whose work should possess both freshness of treatment and Delineator makes an interesting reference to the commercial value of scientific authority. The appearance of the first volume will be this flower and indicates the methods which it is best by propagated. awaited with interest. A volume of 559 pages is required to record the transactions of the Illinois State Horticultural Society for 1901, and those of the Northern, Central and Southern District Societies and a number of county socie %ouq anb Short. ties. The whole matter has been edited by the secretary of the state L. R. 111. The book is a society, Bryant, Princeton, compendium of Maple and elm seed may be obtained of Welch Brothers, Shenan horticultural information for the State of Illinois and should prove of doah, la. the greatest value to who are interested in the subject. The great The P. J. Berkmans Co., Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Ga., have amount of matter has been excellently arranged for reference and an attractive list in another column. indexed There are illustrations. closely by Secretary Bryant. many Dorothy Perkins, a new pedigreed climbing rose, seedling, of their The World's Work for May is a particularly interesting number by own originating, is offered by Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N.Y. Bobbink reason of its novel as well as its sterling features. The article on & Atkins employ 40 workmen in the spring. They have 50 " Adventures in Wild Life Photography" is of absorbing interest to acres of nursery and 50,000 square feet of storehouses and greenhouses. the many thousands of the lovers of animals and of the art of They have a large stock of imported trees and plants, including fruit photography. Flashlight pictures disclosing the timid deer in his trees trained for espaliers and walls. natural environment at night and a photoengraving of a wild lynx in A. G. Tuttle, Baraboo, Wis., president of the State Horticultural the woods taken with a camera but a from is still in yard the animal's head are Society, the nursery business at 88 years of age. He started instances of what is being done with wild life. The full page illustra the first nursery in Wisconsin. On April 10th he and his wife cele tions of the shops of Cairo, Egypt, in the article "Beyond the American brated the sixty fourth anniversary of their marriage. Invasion," are of unusual interest. The editorial interpretation of the march of events, the illustrated articles on the richly endowed Stanford always something of interest. and a salt sea in the desert University dry command attention at once. Gborge C. Roeding, Faecher Crbek Nurseries, Fresno, Cal. " There are other articles. important Enclosed And money order for $1. We are always gkd to get the National Announced for immediate publication by the Macmillan Company, Nurseryman as it always contains something of interest to a New York, is a "University Text Book of Botany," by Douglas nurseryman." Campbell. Mr. is of Houghton Campbell professor botany in the New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Mo., Jan. 18, 1902. "We Leland Stanford and is known as University, already the author of enclose herewith check for $1 to pay for the National Nurserymah "Lectures on the Evolution of Plants," "The Structure and for a Develop 1902. We think you are getting out publication that is very sat

ment of Mosses and etc. The Ferns," work will contain many original isfactory to the trade. It certainly meets our approval." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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NATURAL PEACH SEED. of the fe rtility-laden vapors that have come up from deorgan- izing substances in the valleys below. The cool air at higher Charles of New in an article in the Rural Black, Jersey, levels can no longer carry its wealth; and with the mists and New Yorker says : rains the ammonia and phosphorus is sure to fall this time as "After a lifetime's experience in growing millions of young a non-volatile precipitate to be stored in the soil. Where trees from all kinds of seeds and buds, I am satisfied that large bodies of water act as a cooling agent upon the air the the safest way to produce healthy, reliable trees is to get same result occurs, provided the prevailing winds do not carry naturals from a section where the peach is healthy and long- the clouds away to the mountains, as in California, where the lived and buds from a young healthy nursery of which you cliff-like heights are not tillable; where mighty timber growths have a record of every row in it. It may not be difficult for alone are possible. The lake regions, especially Michigan and Mr. Hale to get his buds all right from his orchard when he the northern counties of Ohio and New York, are favored by has a and even rows of but we record, probably every variety, all natural conditions. all know that few orchards are set systematically, and one low of trees contain two or more varieties. It is to may very easy THE SAN JOSE SCALE SITUATION. make a blunder. I have seen much confusion and disease

from from cutting buds from orchard trees. My experience " In an article on the San Jose Scale situation Country with California seed has not been favorable. It was easy to " Gentleman says : detect the lack of vigor (which I have always noticed in trees " We have thus been brought face to face with the third from budded fruit), compared with the pure natural vigorous problem, namely, that of local control. We all of us have growth of the Tennessee and North Carolina natural seed. I come to see that the question hereafter will be that of keeping have used the latter seed when when plentiful, always possible, the insect in check in individual orchards. This will depend buying enough for two seasons, and have never yet detected not on legislation, nor on the restriction of the nursery busi the weakness we are led to believe we might expect from the ness, nor upon any of the proposed methods of extermination, South Carolina scrubs referred to. If they are dwarfed for but upon such local treatment as the orchardist himself shall want of food, the have the inherent power to produce strong be able to give. When the San Jose scale once makes his stock for There may not be much yellows healthy budding. appearance, the whole discussion is at once taken out of the in but still are not exempt from disease. The Georgia, they courts. It is removed from the hands of the nurseryman, rosette is as destructive as the I am satisfied fully yellows. and is put absolutely and forever into the hands of the or what that, no matter from what section you procure trees, orchardist." a section conditions you give them, if planted in diseased they will be diseased. I cannot agree that it is as infectious is not as smallpox ; if so, whole orchard would perish, which often the case. We find here and there a case, and still the trial orchard will live several years. After many years' of YOUR BUSINESS I am satis seeds from nearly every section of this country, IS TREATED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE ONLY fied that I can get better results from natural seed from TRADE JOURNAL DEVOTED TO IT. . . . healthy, long-lived trees and buds from young nursery rows than by any other method."

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A writer in the Grand Rapids, Mich., Press, in an endeavor to explain why things grow in Michigan, says: IS A BUSINESS JOURNAL FOR NURSERY in "The apple is the most phosphatic of fruits. If grown MEN ITS FILES SHOW A RECORD OF is WH\T IS ON the irrigation valleys of California, from a natural soil, it GOING IN THE NURSERY BUSINESS FROM MONTH TO MONTH AND flavorless and worthless. This is also true of pulpy, insipid, YEAR TO YEAR. THIS IS THE ONLY the a nut, can be valley-grown peach. Almonds, phosphatic RECORD AND IT IS VALUABLE can produced only in a few localities. Marketable oranges with be only produced from soils that are constantly fertilized 333 333 3S3 3SS 3SS %S 33 expensive phosphatic fertilizers; four or five years of bearing Those of will exhaust the soil about the orange tree. portions SUBSCRIBE ISOW OR REISEW New Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois York, Ohio, Michigan, AND BE AT that THE FRONT AMONG THE that are in the lake maintain the fertility pro proximity PROGRESSIVE NURSERYMEN This is duces finely flavored fruits for a long series of years. native to utilize due to climatic conditions that enable plants ONE richness. DOLLAR PER YEAR. and (by decay) deposit a large store of soil " Mountain districts suited to the production of fruits yield is found elsewhere a richness in phosphatic quality that only (0, This is shown in during the first year or two of the fruitage. the first 305 COX BUILDING the Ozark mountain fruits, whose apple exhibit won - - - and other moun ROCHESTER, N. Y. award at the Chicago world's fair. These much tainous "districts become the precipitating point for very Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

. ri s~\ rrrn Yellow transparent % and up and % to %. Red \A/ r* I Irrrrl June, Wickson. Burbank and Bartlett.plunims^to V\ J-i V^ 1 1 Lll k Cherries, 2 yr., % and up, Mt. Morency,Morel E = sourwur cherries % Richmond andana Maymay Duke,uujic, auji.alto 2 yr. sweet and 10%. Fin Crimson Rambler and H. P. Roses. Clematis, Paniculata and Hardy Shrubs All at Geneva, N. Y. WHITING NURSERY CO., 0 157 Blue Hill Ave., Boston, Maes. First class men for season who 1*4 packing a understand and Per H t, JO'S smg budding grafting. bu m &. ^. .Q UTlp C8-" manent men 9 boO . position. Young pre Mftw8s2 ferred. * f|~ 0 STARK BROS. N. & 0. U i. CO., LOUISIANA, MO. z 0 CO a d Oh 5) g_: Grower ana exporter of fruit tree Stocks, forest EV""?. S 'Ss.sl LU , o'SSl18^ s 3 0) trees and Ornamentals. O SS"! Extra Large Assortments Shrubs, Conifers, etc. Prices on Application.

JACKSON & PERKINS CO., ^w*^. Sole Representatives for the United States.

Mr. Detriche would be glad to receive any horticultural catalogues or papers.

li FEET. 2-3 FEET. 3-4 FEET. A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. 00,000 PRIVET 4-5 FEET Not Quite a Million but an Immense Quantity. Prices given on application. Usual assortment of Roses, including Crimson Rambler. Write for Prices. P. W. BUTLER, East Penfield, N. T. HIRAM T. JONES, T^ffi Elizabeth, N. J.

ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES- E. T. DICKINSON, Chatenay Seine, Immense Stock Warranted True, QUALITY UNSURPASSEn. Grower and Exporter, France. A fine stock of Campbell's Early, FRENCH NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH GLADIOLI, &C. Catalogue and Price List Free. ItfrSg BULBS, Send list of wants for prices' GRAPEAn extra fine stock and full assort- Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Pear, Apple, Plum i and Cherry and Angers Quince Cuttings. All grown ment of varieties of CURRANTS and for the American trade. Pear and Crab specially Apple Seed. GOOSEBERRIES ; also BLACKBERRY The most complete assortment of Ornamental Stocks, Trees and Shrubs. ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. Orders solicited and booked now at low rates. T. S. HUBBARD CO.. B. T. DICKINSON, I Broadway, New York. FRBDONIA, N. Y. VINES LEVAVASSEUR & Nurseries at USSY and SONS, ORLEANS, France. Grower.oftheMostComp.eteLineo^Nu^St^ Weftre

MERMAN BERKHAN, Sole Agent, Sole Agent for United States and Canada. 89 AND 41 OORTLANDT 8TREET, NEW YORK.

We offer a general line of stock for spring, including Fruit, Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens and Roses. PEACH PITS Baltimore Nurseries selected Smockat low prices. (Sample if desired.) JtPmN JE^R ?BEMG8-A heavy stock of 1 to 8-16 and 2 to 3-16, that we will offer low in quantity. BALTIMORE, MD. ASPARAOUS-1 and 2 year old We can All ship early. stook fumigated. Send us a list of your wants. 52d Year Wholesale and Retail FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO., Baltimore, Md.

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ELMIRE FILS AlrNE SEBIRE, Nurseryman i -this AT ~]Rall! USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE We will have an immense stock of the leading sorts of Grower and shipper of Fruit Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, Mahaleb, Mazzard Cherry, Angers Qnlnce, Etc. Ornamental Shrubs, Conifers, Roses, Manetti, Multiflora, Eto.j all well grown, good rooted Pecans i^Sersken, Pears, Plui and in excellent condition ; prices low ; safe packing. For quotations apply to my Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. Peaches, Gherries

AUGUST RtilKEB & HEW 52 Street. OHSAME1VTAI, SHADE THBES AND SHRUBS. SONS, YORK. Dey FIELD GROWN HOSES. Retinosporas, Biotas, Cedrus Deodara and Other Conifers. WHOLESALE NURSERIES 350,000 Amoor River PrivetFar superior to California Privet for an evergreen hedge. We have a full line of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including 200,000 Citrus Trifoliata(Jap. Hardy Lemon). The coming APPLE GRAFTS PUT up to order, piece or whole roots, defensive Hedge Plant. Thirty -five years in the business. 250,000 PALMS. THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN U8E CHEAP ARBOAS, TCBNTCAS, tATAWAS, PAND ANUS. PHOE1VIX. Proprietors of Caladiums Fancy Leaved Dry Bulbs i to 2%. inches in dia R. H. BLAIR & CO. > LEE'S SUMMIT NURSERES, meter. Our collection has been c&refully selected and con best NAMED SORTS. 1 tains only the N. W. CORNER ITH AND WALNUT STS., KAN8A8 CITY, MO. Cannas We grow in large quantity. Oranges (Dwarf) KUMKWATS, LEMONS, LIMES.and POMELOS (Grafted on Citrus Trifoliata) all pot grown, fine for conser Pioneer Nurseries Co. vatory. BEARING SIZES. ROSSNEY REAR AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF GENERAL NURSERY

The nest, handsomest, and most delicious of all pears. Ripens just after STOCK. ALL TRUE TO NAME AND HEALTHY. Bartlett, when there are no good pears in the market. OVER 400 ACRES IN NURSERY. 60,000 FEET OF GLASS. WHY NOT THY IT? SEND FOR CATALOGUE. For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originators, Eastern Agents PIONEER NURSERIES CO. P. J. BERCKMANS (Inc.) PHCENIX NURSERY CO. Salt Lake City GO., FRUITLAND NURSERIES, Bloominqton, III. Utah Established 1856. Aagtisfa, Ga. We also grow a full line of BoDnED Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peacbes, Hoses, Shrubs, Ornamental Trees, Etc.

WABASH R. R.~ Hpple ITrees Large supply. Fine 2 yr. old trees. OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE

AAA*MMAAMAM*BAMfltAAAAAAAAAAA M TO THE XWWVWWWOTWWVWWVWWWWWWWWV | IKeiffer ]p>ear {Trees 'WEST* 1 Unusual fine lot of two yr. old trees all grades. FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS

BUFFALO CHICAGO Japan Iftear See&lings

THREE DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS Fine block. No. 1 stocks all grades. BUFFALO ST. KANSAS Hpple Seeblings -TO LOUIS, Well grown. High grades. CITY and OMAHA.

[WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWVWWWWWW] FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Full information regarding WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. rates, etc., cheerfully given. WRITE FOR PRICES. WABASH DINING CARS. ADDRESS, C. 8. CRANE, G. P. & T. A., F.W.WATSON & CO. St. Mo. I Louis, TOPEKA, KANSAS. James Gabs, N. Y. S. P. A., R. F. Kelley, G. A. P. D., | | 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. MMMMI Wrcen to \.Weeusir, neition The National Nurseryti When writing'to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman. writins Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

1902 W- 1. HOOD & CO., 1851 KNOX NURSERIES "Jgg

Offer for spring 1902 : RICHMOND, VA. APPLE 3 year ; first-class. Ben Davis and Jonathan. FOR FALL 1901 AND SPRING 1902 OFFER APPLE 2 year ; medium. Good assortment. PEACH First-class. Elberta and assortment. Down good Apples, Standard Pear, Peach, Appricota, Quince, CHERRY 1 and 2 yr. Plenty of E. Richmond, 1 yr. i and up. Silver, Sugar, Norways and Weirs Cut KEIFFER2 year ; medium. ing Mulberry, American and AM. ARB0RVITAE-3feet. Leaf Maples, Linden, American Linden, one and two SCIONS York Imperial and Jonathan. Japan Chestnuts. 100,000 California Privet, RED RASPBERRIESTurner. two and three years, 20,000 Citrus Trifeliata, years, Stock Natural We should like to bud 50000 Cherry on contract for someone 50,000 Silver Maple Seedlings and Select this and should like to hear from who are in the year, any and 1901. market. Will also have a fine lot of Cherry for Fall 1902. Peach Pits. Crop 1900 do/union VINCENNES, IND. iirrii\ o m old nurseries, H. M. SIMPSON fe *nNST Wt. T. HOOD & CO., RICH]VIond, va.

BOBOLINK, SUNSHINE, MARIE, all the P. Sebire & Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, France. new and old STRAWBERRIES ofvalue. A assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, BRILLIANT and MILLER RASPBERRIES. general Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Mazzard Cherry, Angers, Quince, PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Small Evergreens, Forest Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &c. to miss giving this a trial. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing orders else ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your and Canada. BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States

PEACH TREES- 1 yr. and June Buds. We have the finest lot of June budded C. C. ABEL b CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. MYER & SONS, FOR FALL OF 1901 BRIDGEVILLE. DEL.

APPLE PEAR FOREST TREE NEBRASKA GROIA/IN R. MULBERRY APPLE SEEDLINGS OSAGE are acknowledged to be the best. We have a large supply of them at right prices. Also SEEDLINGS Apple Trees, Peach Trees, American and Japanese Plums, Shade Trees, Forest and Plants. Seedlings Hedge TITUS NURSERY, Neroaha, Neb. Correspondence solicited. YOUNGERS & CO., Geneva, Nebr. VINCENNES, Uinccnncs nurseries INDIANA. . Mil. C REED, Proprietor.

W. M PETERS & SONS, OFFER FOR FALL, 1901, AND SPRINO, 1902, Snow Bill nurseries Proprietors. jSnov SNOtf HILL, MD., R. F. D. ROUTE Apple, Peach and Carolina Poplar' the carload. Also stock of OFFBB FOH FALL AND SPRING by good 800,000 Peach1 year from bud. CHERRY, 1 and 2 PEAR and JAPAN PLLT1S. " " " year, 75,000 Apple2 on whole roots. 50,000 Apple 1 General assortment of small fruits. Correspondence solicited. 700,000 Grape Vines 1 and 2 year old. 800,000 Asparagus Roots 1 and 2 year old. 30 acres In Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. WRITB FOR PRICES ! Will contract to Fall Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. Certificate of Inspection furnished. Everything fumigated. Correspondence solicited. Inspection invited. and Elm Seed Will be represented at Niagara Falls Convention, June 12th, by Maple Chas. M. Peters, Badge No. 70. See Badge Book, pages 32-33. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, SNOW HILL. MD. WELCH BJROS., Shenandoah, Iowb. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Avertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection Albertson & Hobbs,

H., Id. XeTeXue^.^ Bridgeport , BRIDGEPORT, MARION CO., INDIANA Nine Miles West of Indianapolis

Pomona Current has never been equaled fot .productive- For Fall 1901 and Spring 1902 \ness, quality or profit. We have coming on the largest supply and the most complete assort ment of stock we have ever grown. We can make shipment of Apple and Apple Seedlings from Topeka, Kans. Of Pear, Standard and Dwarf ; Plums, European and Japan ; Cherries and Quinces, from Dansville, N. Y.

Or from Bridgeport, of a complete assortment of all kinds of stock ; Apples, Peach, Plum, Native, Japan and European ; Cherries, Pear, Stand ard and Dwarf ; Quinces, Grapes, Currants, Gooseberries and small fruits. Also Carolina Poplar, Silver, Norway, Rock and Ash-leaved Maples, Catalpa, Elm, Linden, Evergreens, Ornamental Shrubs, Weeping Trees, &c, in carload lots or any quantity.

Stock young, thrifty and of best quality large assortment of varie ties.

Natural Peach Pits. Come and and ornamental stock in season. Imported Seedlings Inspect our It Is Spring orders booked now and stock stored for early shipment. Stock, a pleasure The best cheap and cheapest good spade. to show It.

THE iMMMMyr Black and Honey Locust Seedlings MIND TREES-A11 sizes. No. 1 Osage Orange and No. 3 Apple Seedlings for budding,

Geneva - JVursery A. E. WINDSOR, Havana, III. Established in 1846. OTHER MEN HAVE FOUND " * VV"i"*!**!*III**II* i**I"I"I"*I "I""I*1*1*I"I **I *I*li 1*1*1*1" *I*i**I*T *I""I-1 fal'Tay'iig t'rtitl tree*, bushe* III the merf 0111 wonderful headquarters for : : HARDIE SPRAY PUMPS. n would doubtless have the mhi fxperk-m e. V . mnke I s incut complete line, emor^'m- . mU-d and unmounted I ORNAMENTAL TREES Horse IKurrei, Knnpniick and Itiieket Sprayers In- Birch, Elms, Chestnut, secL pcflU, fuiiKOUB and other dfwiuira hsve no T and Lindens, lerrors for the man who owdb and men Hardie Norway Sugar Maple, Poplars, Magnolias, SprHyurs. Our catalogue Rives cuts of ma- EVERGREENS. ' urn and a meat extended line of | rlffl accessories. Also and other fa many pa^es of valuable tnfor- Collection of : : ntt'on as t j how, When and Superb A' here to Rpray. IjOtig Jlt of J ' rmvilaB for npniylng evurytMnu;. I W * mail the book free. Ask for it, and Standard. SHRUBS-Upright, Climbing [ The Hardie Sprav Pump Mfg. Company, ROSES Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. Hardy % GOLarnrd 8tM Detroit, Mich. RHODODENDRONS Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named J Hybrids. f Varieties. P/EON1AS Large Assortment, Named $ Established i7$o. DAHLIAS New Cactus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. | full Assortment in Hndre Ii LeRoy ]\ureeries Brault $ Son, Directors, Jlngcrs, Trance Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Quinces, CURRANTS GOOSEBERRIES. RASPBERRIES. | AKB NOW PREPARING TO BOOK 1902. H-I-M-m-H1*f-H-i-r'rr-H-fr'H-I-M,I,M,M,M"fr ORDERS FOR FALL, AND SPRINO, 1903, We give special attention to Dealers' complete lists. For first-class stocks, of their own Fall trade list on application. nursery growing, grad ing, and packing. For quotations apply to GENEVA, ANDRB L,. CAUSSB, Sole Agent, W. fc T. Smith Co., NEW YORK. 105-107 Hudson St., New YorU City. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman, When writing to advertiters mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

50 50 100 50 100 111 Springdale 100 Dominie 8U 100 100 5(1 1902. 25 Alexander 25 25 1000 500 Ben Davis 10 1000 5IKI 500 100 Baldwin 100 50 50 Harvest 100 50 UK) Stock of Early 100 100 Surplus Fallawater 2110 1000 100 Grimes Golden 500 1000 Kill Gravenstein 50 50 50 100 IINI 50 50 50 Hass 50 50 Jonathan 500 2(10 J. G. Harrison & Sons 50 50 50 50 ' ' ' 300 300 300 200 100 50 Kent . '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. " '. '. '. LilyBof 100 100 Missouri Pippin 200 100 1(H) 300 200 Berlin, Md., March 20th. M. B. Twig 1000 300 Maiden's Blush 50 400 N. W. Greening 2000 1000 2000 500 3110 Northern Spy 100 100 100 100 100 Nero 50 50 50 SURPLUS ELBERTAS. Pewaukee 8b 50 50 511 50 100 Bed Astrachan iou BOO One year, to 5 to 6 ft., branched, extra. % %, Borne Beauty...... One 9-16 to 4 to 6 ft No. 1. 2,000 year. %, , branched, B. I. Greening 1,000 One year, to 9-16, 4 to 5 ft., branched. % Bed June . One 7-16 to to ft more or 1,000 year, %, 3^ 4V , less branched. Smith's Cider One 3 4 if branched. 100 100 1.000 year, to ft., under 7-16 to )4. little any Stark 200 5,000 One year, 2 to 3 ft., little if any branched. Shackelford 100 50 1(10 4,000 June Buds, 3 to 4 leet Scott's Winter 50 5(1 1,000 June Buds. 2% to 3\$ feet. Wine Sap 600 600 300 June 18 Inches. 2(10 50 Kill 5,000 Buds, Wealthy 4,000 June Buds, 12 to 18 inches. York Imperial 10000 17000 5000 3000 200 3,000 June Buds, 8 to 12 inches. Yellow Transparent 50 100 2,000 June Buds, 1 to 8 inches. Yellow Bellflower 100 100 50 100 200

YORK IMPERIAL APPLE TREES. PEAR. 3-1 & up 5-8 to 3-1 1-2 to 9-16 3-8 to 1-2 3 to 4 ft Two Smooth and Well Grown. Year, Garber 390 50 500 1000 500 100 50 10,000 First Class, 6 to 7 ft , U up, well branched. Dutchess 22,000 First Class, 5 to 6 ft., % to %, well branched. Idaho 50 50 17,000 First Class, 5 to 6 ft., 9-16 to %, well branched. Vermont Beauty 100 5,000 First Class, 4 to 6 fr., W to 9-16, well branched. Bartlett 300 3,100 First Class, 3 to 5 ft., branched and whips. Howell 25 25 Sheldon 60 50 Lawrence 100 100 Seckle 100 50 GENERAL LIST OF PEACH. Lawson 50 50 Flemish 200 200 9-16 to 5-8 1-2'tol-M 7-16 to 1-2 3-8 to 7-16 2 to 3 ft B Beauty J. 100 50 York 48 132 29 Bar-Seckle Early 50 25 13 205 65 725 Wilder Haynes Surprise Vicar 50 25 Ladylngold 229 95 500 25 100 400 Alexander 600 500 Albright's Oct. 200 75 Bordeaux 50 40 _30 CHERRY. Burke Kichmond 500 Bokara 1200 Early 500 Butler's Late Montmorency Blood Cling Chinese Cling 200 1000 PLUM ON PLUM ON ROOT. Cooper's Late Crother's Late % % 9-16 J^ 7-16 3 to4ft Capt.Bde 600 Abundance 24) 200 200 200 200 Dewey Burbank 400 400 400 400 400 Everbearing 199 101 105 Emma Lombard 100 95 Hale 200 200 200 200 100 F.St. John Satsuma 100 100 100 100 100 Eaton's Gold, n Wickson 200 300 200 200 Family Favorite 200 GermanPrune 60 50 100 100 Gold Drop Gov. Briggs Hawkins' White ROOT. Jessie Kerr ON PEACH Klondike J. B. Keyport Bed Cling Wickson 1000 Lord Palmerton 75 Satsuma 300 200 100 Miss Lolo Ogon 100 100 Orange Free Preston Cling Pooles' Favorite 75 APRICOTS, JUNE BUDDED, and one year trees, Sea Eagle Stonewall Jackson at same price as plums. Alex, Apple, Budd, Harris, and Gibb. Tom Davies Cling West's Late 60 Gladstone Saunders Worth Strawberry Plant. Hero Star W. English Cling Haverland Tubbs Yellow Davy Half dozen at dozen rates, 50 at Joe Tenn. Prolific.. Hobson's Choice 100 hundred rates, and 500 at thousand Jessie Wm. Belt Mdntosh 100 rates. Kaneas Woolverton Late White 200 Lovett's Warlleld Ford's Aroma Greensboro 100 Livingston Lady Thompson. liubach . Lady Garrison . . Hill'sChili Beder Wood ASPARAGUS. K. B 700 Margaret JacqueB Bismarck Mitchell's Lorentz 100 1000 Early.. TWO YEAB. Brunette McKinley Sneed 500 400 Columbian Mam. White ... Marshall L. Bed 100 200 Brandywine Shipley's Barton' s Marie Donald's Elmira 200 Eclipse Steadley Bush Cluster M. Palmetto Scott's 200 Queen Nonpareil Crescent Monitor Barr's Mammoth Snow's 600 Orange Manokin Conover's Colossal Stinson 50 Clyde Carrie Silver 200 Nick Ohmer GRAPES. Wager Crockett's Nettie Waddell 100 Early. 1 YEAR. Carmi Paris William's Favorite 60 Beauty King Concord. Cobden P. of Walker's V. Free 200 200 Queen... Cumberland Moore's Early. Parson's Yellow St. John 500 100 500 300 1500 Dayton Beauty. Eleanor Rio 300 Norway Spruce, 3 to 4 ft, 100 Siberian Arbor 6 to 8 ft. JUNE BUDS. JUNE BUDS. JUNE BUDS Enormous Kough Kider Vitse, Excelsior Bobbie 1000 Silver Maples, 6 to 8 ft. Sunrise 5P0 Free 700 Bronson 1000 Cling Bequett Greenville Beba 100 Norway Maples, 6 to 8 ft. Connecticut 600 Crawford Late 1000 Carman 300 Gandy Stella Early Kivers 5U0 Eureka 1200 Engles' Mammoth. .1390 Hiller Red Raspberry. 200 Kalamazoo 1000 Krummell's Geo, Triumph Senator Dunlap . . Bdgemont Beauty.. Oct.. 200 Glen Lucretla Dewberry. 400 300 New Proline 800 Mary Sample Lodge Levy'sLate Gibson Victor 300 Magnum Bonum... 200 Gooseberry. We have some surplus in other varieties. Might send us list of your wants. Special Price on Application. GENERAL LIST OF APPLES. 3-4 A up 5-8 to 3-1 9-10to6-8 1-2 to 9-16 3-8 to 1-2 Stolft 5 to 7 ft 6 to 0 ft 4 to 6 ft 1 to 6 ft 3 to 5 ft Willow Twig 100 50 100 100 100 80 J. Q. HARRISON & Whitney 20 18 15 20 SONS, Tallman Sweet 50 50 117 113 Salome 50 26 50 50 100 Berlin, Md. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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PaiiKsvilk nurseries

Stand at In Acres of Land and Greenhouses In Storage Cellars and Packing Houses the Head In Amount of Stock handled In Variety of Stock grown

Fruit and Ornamental

Trees, Nut Trees Small Fruits, Grape Vines, Roses, Shrubs Climbing Vines, Bulbs Hardy Herbaceous and Greenhouse Plants

Catalogues and Price Lists free. Personal inspection cordially invited. Pleased to quote prices on your list of -wants

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IN OUR- - % SOLEIL D'OR I ANP DEALERS IS OFFERED I NEW PEDIGREED CLIMBING ROSE I Field Grown DOROTHY PERKINS I Plants for A SEEDLING ROSE OF OUR OWN ORIGINATING. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL AT THE PAN-AMERI Fall and Spring I CAN. ==SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR. Handsome Four Page Circulars will be furnished I with customer's name, address, etc., imprinted at $2.00 per [00, their actual cost. in this The Largest Electrotypes of any of the cuts used circular I will be furnished for catalogue use. Collection of Handsome Lithographed Plates for Salesmen's Use will be supplied to concerns who employ agents. Sample We do not offer these for Hardy Fruits mailed on application. plates 8 indiscriminate distribution but only for use in salesmen's out Ornamentals fits. When furnished in considerable numbers, a memorandum charge of 1 'A cents each will be made for them but such Roses and charge will be credited back upon orders for rose bushes of this Perennials variety. FOR 1 902- 1 903, STRONG, FIELD-GROWN in America PLANTS, TWO YEARS OLD. 1 JACKSON & PERKINS CO. 1 ELLWANGER & BARRY, Wholesale Nurserymen, j* NEWARK, New York. St NURSERYMEN-HORTICULTURISTS, I Established 1840- ROCHESTER, N. Y.

^IWUUUUUIUWUUUWUiUUUUtMUIUlUMtUIIK Apple, Peach, Pear, Cherry, Plum | P. H. STANNARD fe CO. Successors to BREWER & STANNARD and Trees. =3 ~ Apricot ^ Proprietors jr KEIFFER PEAR1 and 2 years. | Ottawa Star nurseries | FOREST TREES 3 OTTAWA, KANSAS 2E Ash and Box Elder. Elm, zZS Have for sale a large and complete assortment of Nursery 5 ~j Stock, strong on APPLE SEEDLINGS ~- *- Fine Grades. Special prices on | Apple Cherry Pear Plum | early orders. | Peacb Apricots | PEAR SEEDLINGS 3 Apple Seedlings = FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS, Japan Pear Seedlings Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, | | Russian Mulberry. ~i forest tree Seedlings Apple Scions | ^2 *~ Write for Prices. ZS A good assortment of Grape Vines S~ ^3 Qooseberries and Currants S PETERS & SKINNER, =2 20,000 Elberta Peach J* * 25,000 Early Harvest Blackberry S NORTH KANS H TOPEKA, 53 5,000 Snyder Blackberries 50,000 Kansas Raspberries ffgg^fr ^mmmmmmmmmm?nmmmmmmmnwi When to Advertisers mention The When writing to Advtitisers mention The National Nurseryman. . writing National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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" When spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil." Hebkk.

Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., JUNE, 1902. No. 6.

UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES. The weather for planting and early cultivating has been fine and young stock in nice shape and promises well for next season. Our stands are all and with are Special Reports on Nursery Conditions to the NATIONAL NUR good, apple especially fine. In a block of we have SERYMAN by State Vice-Presidents of the American 350,000 apple grafts something like 98 per cent, growing. Orders for fall are AssociationI. B. Baker, of Fort Worth, Texas delivery coming in above last season's and satisfactorily, being high average ; Charles T. Smith, of Concord, Georgia with the good general outlook we are anticipating another Business ChangesBright Prospects. fine season of business. The commercial peach orchards have only about half a crop, but if the price holds up there will not Fort All Texas Worth, Tex., May 17 nurserymen report be enough Elberta trees to supply the demand for next sea satisfactory trade, which, on the whole, has been the best in son's planting. their history. Nearly everything was cleaned up. The Charles T. Smith, Vice-president for Georgia. drouth in the winter cut off spring sales, and some South IN KENTUCKY. Texas nurserymen failed to dispose of some of their fruit Bowling Green, Ky., May 20 Trade has been better in stocks. Heavy rains in March caused a brisk demand for Kentucky this season than for ten years past. Nurserymen everything. Most nurserymen are short of dormant bud stock sold out on almost every class of stock, and in many instances on account of drouth last summer, but they are making prepa were unable to supply all orders received. Your paper is rations to force more peach and plum than ever before. helping along the business in many ways. Success to you. Plantings will be heavy next season, as good returns have F. N. Downer, been realized from fruit the last two and this during years, State Vice-President American Association. season there will be a heavy crop of plums and peaches. Apricots are also bearing well this season, as are also pears, J. W. HILL, DES MOINES. grapes, berries, etc. The apple crop is rather light. W. the of the Des Moines Com East Texas seems destined to surpass Georgia in the pro J. Hill, proprietor Nursery Des was and duction of peaches. One firm is preparing to plant several pany, Moines, la., born, raised educated in the South.

He is of He went to Des Moines from Texas thousand acres mostly Elbertas. The crop is ripened and 42 years age. in and became connected with the active of sold before the Georgia fruit can be put on the market. 1884 management the Des Moines Since that time he has E. W. Kirkpatrick has sold his home nursery at McKinney Nursery Company. built the now and retired from active work, though he still remains president up business of the company until it stands in the front rank of Iowa nurseries as to volume of business of the Texas Nursery & Floral Co. at Sherman. handled. F. W. Malley is moving his nursery from Hulen, in South With E. M. Sherman of Charles Mr. Hill Texas, to Garrison, in East Texas. This season he is growing City, la., organ ized the American Retail Protective stock at both places. Nurserymen's Association, and he was its for a John Watson has severed his connection with the Rosedale president several years. He has been regular attendant at the annual of the American Association Nurseries, and is now with the Phoenix Nursery Co., Bloom- meetings of He is and of the Fort Des in gton, III. Nurserymen. secretary manager Moines which has a of 000 The Texas State Horticultural Society, and also the Nur Canning Company capacity 7s, cans of fruit and corn per day. He is of the Commercial seryman's Association, will meet at College Station on July 15. president Club of Des Moines, an organization of 400 of the leading J. B. Baker, Vice-president for Texas. business men of the city. Mr. Hill enjoys the utmost confi dence of the business men of Des Moines and is identified IN GEORGIA. CONDITIONS with the Iowa Loan & Trust Company, the Central State Bank, Concord, Ga., May 15 The nursery interests in the South the Security Life & Savings Company- and other financial insti are in now. The season's business has very good shape past tutions of the city. The city owes its Mutual Telephone sys been all that we ask Stock of all sorts sold could for. close, tem and long distance lines to the energy and good judgment to the and with many varieties the supply was unequal demand. of Mr. Hill. The nurserymen of the country will welcome trees for which This was particularly so with Elberta peach Mr. Hill at the Milwaukee convention as one. of the most we had to turn down orders aggregating hundreds of thousands valued members of the American Association. of trees. The people of the South are in better condition The Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania has had a meeting financially than ever before. Cotton, the staple crop, has sold at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg, to arrange for the reception and at for several in and we are shar high prices years succession, entertainment of the members of the American Association of Botan in the With such con ing the general prosperity of country. ists, of whom some 600 to 1,000 are expected to be in attendance at the ditions prevailing, collections have been splendid. annual convention in that city June 28 to July 3. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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more than the usual number of US MICHIGAN. circles is very bright, and their intention of Nebraska nurserymen have expressed at I am forward Season Especially Favorable for Handling Stock and for Growth tending the convention at Milwaukee. looking a season's and this seems In OrchardsRetail Nursery Stock Prices Have Not to a good time after good business, in our state. Been Maintained Throughout the Fruit Belt to be the general feeling Peter In Comparison with the Wholesale Prices. Youngers, Vice-President American Association.

Benton Harbor, Mich,, May 19. This spring's delivery IN NEW has cleaned up exceptionally close on stock with all nurseries JERSEY. in Michigan, so far as we are able to ascertain. The trade Springfield, N. J., May 16We have passed through has been in a there a cold conditions which generally very healthy condition, being an open and rather uniformly winter, a of fruit and the col for and good demand for general line stock, in our latitude are most trying evergreens par The season has been ones. In our case lections have been exceptionally good. ticularly severe on all large foliaged Biotas, a very favorable one so far, not only for handling nursery Thuyas and Junipers also suffered more or less, accord we rains sun stock, but, owing to the fact that have had frequent ing to amount of shelter afforded them against and drying through the entire state, there are good prospects for nearly winds. which has been delivered. all of the stock growing Spring opened up early and was comparatively dry enab We would that in the fruit belt of the retail made before the middle of say Michigan ling us to have all our shipments price for nursery stock has not been held up, in our estima April, notwithstanding the fact that sales were somewhat in that should the wholesale same tion, to the degree be, taking prices excess of those of a year ago. We believe the conditions into consideration, as several of the nurseries hatve been sell have prevailed generally throughout this state, as it obviously 1 for the fruit belt ing No. peach stock, instance, throughout has been the case wherever we have had an opportunity to in retail orders of any size as low as six cents, which in view make personal observations in this respect. on stock is too low of the wholesale prices nursery altogether Before the season opened much had been written on the Harry L. ' a figure. Bird, subject of this being a locust-year.' to warn prospective Vice-President American Association. planters against setting out young trees and the general im pression had gained foot that little would be done in the gen IN VERMONT. eral fruit line in our section. Strange to say the very opposite Derry, N. H., May 21. The nursery business cuts a com took place. The demand for all kinds of fruit stock having paratively small figure in this state, the few that we have con been particularly brisk, so much so, in fact, that we were fining their attention principally to small fruits and ornament practically sold out of most of our marketable fruit trees be als. It has not been practicable in the time at my disposal to fore the real end of the season had arrived. The demand for get reports from all of them, but apparently the season's busi all kinds of ornamentals and hedge plants, notably Cal. Privet ness has been fully up to the average. and American Arbor Vitse, has also been generally good. From the amount of stock seen delivered, or in transit, it The smoke attending the clearing off of the packing and would appear that the indefatigable agents 'of outside nur heeling grounds was composed chiefly of gases generated from series with their showy plate books had not appealed to the the combustion of overgrown shrubs and gleanings from blocks imagination of our citizens in vain. which had practically been cleared. So far as the fruit prospects are concerned, it is either a William Flemer, feast or a famine with us ; but the present indications are that Vice-President American Association. there will be apples galore the coming autumn. John C. Chase, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ALABAMA ORCHARDS. Vice-President American Association. According to a government census bulletin there were in the state trees as NEBRASKA CONDITIONS. of New Hampshire in 1900, 2,034,398 apple with in there were trees compared 15744,779 1890 ; 141 apricot Geneva, Neb., May 21. In regard to trade conditions in in 1900 as compared with 191 in ; cherry 6,7oo in 1900, Nebraska, the season just closed has been the most satisfac 1890 and in 1890, 7,164 ; peach 48,819 in 1900, and 19,057 in 1890; tory, take it all round, for years. Stock of all kinds has been pear 38,287 in 1900, and 39,378 in 1890 ; plum and prune sold out very close and collections are unusually prompt. trees 18,137 m I9> ar)d I0).ISI in 1890. This is the general verdict of Nebraska nurserymen. Alabama census figures are as follows : The season, so far as growing conditions are concerned, has been rather unfavorable until quite recently. It has been FRUITS NUMBER OF TREES BUSHELS OF FRUIT 1890 1900 1889 1899 dry, cold and windy, Which has made stock a little slow in Apple 780,657 2,015,711 1,238,734 7i9,i7S starting. Recent generous rains, however^have put the ground 611 I think Apricot 1,326 3,S4i 115 in excellent condition, and the injury to the nursery Cherry 7,203" 44,849 1,862 1,159 interests by the dry weather will be but slight. Peach 1,280,842 2,690,151 2,431,203 184,543 The fruit is with the prospect excellent, exception of Pear 30,993 206,619 22,902 22,656 peaches, which will be a light crop. Reports fiom various Plum 144,622 400,449 40,451 11,876 of the state indicate the sections largest apple crop in recent In addition to the number of trees given in the table, un the canker worm has been years, although doing some damage classified fruit trees to the number of 26,493 were reported. localities. in certain The outlook, both in nursery and orchard with a yield of 8,212 bushels of fruit. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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CHINESE CLING GROUP. flowers very large, light pink in the pure type, but smaller and darker colored in many of the mixed descendants ; fruit often Interesting Bulletin on Peaches by G. Harold Powell, Late of the enormously large, generally more elongated and compressed Delaware Experiment Station and N owAssistant U. S. Pomolo- than round, creamy white, with a delicate blush in the pure type, gistCharacteristics of this GroupProlific Annual Bear but white or yellow in the descendants; skin very delicate and

ing, Large and Beautiful Fruit, Wide Cultural Range thin in the pure type, with a delicate marbled appearance, but firmer in many of the descendants; flesh fine grained, soft, Harold as G. Powell, who resigned horticulturist of the Dela juicy and melting in the pure type, but firmer in the mixed ware Experiment Station September 1, 1901, to become assist descendants; stone somewhat flat, with medium corrugations ant poraologist, U. S. Department of Agriculture, prepared a and pittings, cling, semi-cling, or free; flavor usually mild sub " Delaware station bulletin which has been issued, on The acid, with a slight almond suggestion; quality variable; season Chinese Cling Group of Peaches." In his summary of the extending throughout the entire season of peach ripening, the contents of this bulletin Mr. Powell says: early varieties predominating. The Chinese Cling Group of peaches contains about sixty varieties. Some of the leading commercial features of the group are The group is approximately sixty years old in America. the of the varieties from to The group is mainly characterized by broad-headed; vigorous, hardy uniform, prolific bearing year year, and prolific, spreading trees; large, flat, deep green foliage; flowers and their wide cultural range. The fruit of the group, taken very large in the pure type, but small in as a whole, is larger and more the mixed descendants fruit ; large, delicately colored than other types, variable in color ; skin usually rather especially in its early ripening varie delicate ; flesh peculiarly fine grained, ties. The most serious commercial juicy ; stone cling, semi-cling or free ; faults of the are in the deli seasoD, throughout the season of peach group ripening. cate shipping, qualities of many of The group is further characterized the varieties, and the susceptibility the annual commercially by prolific to rot in the varieties of the pure bearing of the beBt varieties, the beauty type, and in the early varieties. and large size of the fruit, and its wide The texture of the skin and flesh is cultural range. Its chief drawback is firmer than in some like the the susceptibility to rot of many of the crosses, varieties, though the early kinds are less Elberta, Georgia (Belle), and Hiley, susceptible than varieties of the Hale while the susceptibility to rot, even and Alexander type. though much less than in the Hale The group is cultivated commercially and Alexander types, may be further from Texas to Connecticut, and in peach reduced the selection of still sections east of the Pacific peach belt. by rigid The group had its origin around less susceptible seedlings. Shanghai, China. It has been known as The limits of the group for profit the "Northern Chinese Race," but the " able culture are still to be "Chinese Cling Group should replace experi the former name. mentally determined. Each variety The varieties mostly grown are will need to be grown in the Greensboro, Carman, Thurber, Georgia various peach growing sections (Belle), and Elberta. before its commercial range can be GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS. decided upon. In general, how*- Mr. Powell makes these observa evef, it may be said that the varie tions on the general characteristics ties of the group are extensively of the group: Fort Texas. J. B. Baker, Worth, cultivated in Central and Northern "The Chinese of Cling Group Vice-President American Association Texas, along the coast from the peaches has grown up in the northward to in Western United States within the last half century. It has been Carolinas Connecticut, Michigan, in the in Northwestern Arkansas, in the districts of Missouri assumed that the ancestors of the group had their origin peach and Southern and in local areas in the West, Northern Provinces of China, and the varieties descending Illinois, especially It a fact that the is as in Western Colorado. is significant group from them have been designated in recent years the North contains but and, in some instances, even replacing ern Chinese Race. At the present time the group rapidly supplementing, the older varieties in the orchards that have been planted in fifty catalogued varieties, the most important of which is the the last few years. Elberta. The varieties are a heterogeneous lot, some showing the important characteristics of the Chinese Cling, while in HISTORY OF THE GROUP. of the Old the name others one may recognize a blending Mixon, In EuropeThe Chinese CliDg peach, under the Shanghai, The sent to in 1844 from Robert For Crawford, or of some other distinct type of peach. group, was first England Shanghai, China, by the lead tune, a distinguished horticulturist, who was sent to China by the as a unit, is strongly characterized in fruit and tree, Council of the Horticultural Society of London to collect useful and as follows : Trees features of which may be summarized ing ornamental plants. Fortune forwarded a small potted tree of this or even usually very broad-headed, open, spreading, drooping, variety with some of its stones. The seedlings were of a heterogeneous vigorous, hardy and prolific ; foliage lar^e, flat, almond-likej character and were used as stocks on which to propagate from the in the when it tree. A considerable number of trees were obtained dark green, retaining its color late fall, changes original thereby in the and afterwards distributed. Fortune found this peach growing in to a grayish-green tint, glands remiform pure type ; Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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of have been orchards south of the city of Shanghai, where it is found in the markets likely, therefore, that several distinct types peaches devel " " cooler climates of China. in August. It is quite the usual thing," he says, to see peaches of oped in the interest of a more exact and this variety eleven inches in circumference and twelve ounces in We believe it to be in the practical " " the name Northern Chinese Race and to sub weight." The variety has always been known as the Shanghai in nomenclature to drop " " Europe, where, with its descendants, it has shown little adaptability stitute the name Chinese Cling Group in its place. for commercial use. VARIETIES OF THE GROUP. In America There have been two principal importations from the The varieties of the Chinese Cling group have originated largely as Orient from whieh the American varieties have largely descended. The chance seedlings, or have been selected from seedlings purposely devel first, so far as we can learn, was in the form of potted peach trees, prob for new varieties. No systematic effort has been made, except in a the late Charles in Mr. Win oped ably imported by Downing, 1850, through the eareful limited way, to improve the group by intercrossing and chester, the British Consul at China. The was Shanghai, variety The list will in the next " " " selection of varieties. variety expand rapidly receivod under the names Chinese and and each Cling Shanghai," now have few years, as several orchardists and nurserymen blocks of name was supposed for a time to represent a distinct variety, but seedlings in which they hope to discover new kinds of commercial where grown side by side they proved to be identical. The variety merit. The present tendency is to introduce too many varieties. From was probably first fruited by Henry Lyon, Laurel Park, S. C, to whom our observation of many of the newer kinds, a large proportion of them one of the original potted trees was sent by Mr. Downing in 1850. will find no permanent place in commercial orchards, as they do not The second important introduction was made by Dr. William A. W. possess the fundamental characteristics of stable commercial sorts. It Spottswood, of the United States Navy, Fleet Surgeon of the East seems desirable at this time to record and describe as many of the varie India or Asiatic Squadron from 1857 to 1860, and, so far as we know, is ties as can be brought together in order that the early history of the recorded here for the first time Dr. Spottswood brought a quantity group may be made complete, and also that peach growers may have of peach stones from Japan in 1860, and presented them to the late opportunity to compare the different sorts. It should be remembered, Judge Campbell, an enthusiastic amateur horticulturist of Pensacola, however, that a description of specimens from Texas will not apply to Fla. Judge Campbell planted the seed, but was soon obliged to leave the same variety in Delaware. The variety is profoundly modified by his home on account of the evacuation of Pensacola. On his return its environment, and each one needs to be thoroughly tested under home in 1864 he found much of the place destroyed and the fences widely varying conditions. burned, but by careful treatment the peach seedlings grew into great vigor by 1867. Mr. Powell gives a catalogue of varieties, in the course of Amongst others who received buds from Judge Campbell was the which he says: late R. R. Hunley, of Alabama, who, in 1864, sent a complete collec The Carman is considered by leading peach growers in the South as tion of them to P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Berckmans and the most valuable commercially tested variety of its season. It is very his father, the late Dr. L. E. Berckmans, have originated and distrib promising also for northern sections. It is not grown successfully in uted a large number of varieties of the group. Connecticut. Its strongest features are the vigorous growth and pro In JAPAN-The peaches from which Dr. Spottswood obtained the stones ductiveness of the tree, the earliness, large size and beauty of its fruit. which were brought from Japan in 1860, probably came originally from The one weak point that has developed in the Carman in Georgia is a the orchards around Shanghai, China. The peach is not native to serious tendeney to rot in damp weather, though it rots much less than Japan, and in the collection of fruit models in the Bureau of Plant In peaches of the Hale or Alexander type. This tendency to rot we have dustry, United States Department of Agriculture, made by Prof. Kizo also seen in Delaware, though it is less susceptible there than other Tamari, of the Imperial University, Tokio, Japan, and which represent strains of early peaches. the important types of fruit in Japan, the Suimitsuto, which Chinese Cling. Shanghai of early authors, and in Europe. Parent is a typical Chinese Cling, is described as originating at Shanghai, age unknown. Introduced in 1850 from Shanghai, China, probably by China. It is, therefore, probable that the American and Japanese Charles Downing, through Mr. Winchester, British Consul at Shang sources of the group were alike. hai; first fruited by Henry Lyon, Laurel Park, Columbia, S C; dis CLASSIFICATION OF THE GROUP. tributed largely through the tidewater and southern peach belts ; fruit The name "Northern Chinese Race" was applied to the Chinese too tender for shipment and subject to rot; tree often a weak grower and a bearer Cling group by Onderdonk, who recognized five distinct races of shy ; remarkably prepotent, and has probably given rise

to more valuable peaches in the United Slates the Persian, the Northern Chinese, the varieties than any other variety ; a large proportion Southern Chinese, the Spanish and the Peen-To, the geographical of its seedlings are similar to it. names the of the world in which each race was Connett's Southern representing parts sup Early. Parentage unknown ; originated with the to have or to have reached its posed originated, greatest development. Rev. Alfred Connett, McLeansville, N. C, about 1880, from a stone The classification of in its to Onderdonk, application the Northern from a peach that was bought on the cars. It was introduced in 1884 Chinese, Southern Chinese, and Peen-To races, was the first attempt to as Connett's Southern Early by the Greensboro Nurseries, Greensboro, the into natural botanical a of classifica separate peach groups, system N. C. Not tested sufficiently to warrant an expression of its commer tion which, in general principle, is similar to the group method inau cial value in the North. J. Van Lindley writes in 1901: "Connett at a later date The use of the gurated by Bailey. geographical name ripens with Carman, bnt does not have quite so much color, and is not " " Northern Chinese cannot be as commended. The strongly princi. quite as good a shipper, but ships very well, and is a fine peach." to the name are as : pal objections follows Denton. Seedling of Early Beauty and pollinated with Elberta. 1. It is that of all are native to China. probable peaches types No Originated by J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md. The cross was made in the definite information exists the concerning number, the origin or the dis. spring of 1888, and the stone planted the following fall. The fruit of tribution of of the in their native home. It types is, therefore, unsafe Denton has more characteristics of the Crawford than of the Chinese to a name to a distinct before apply geographical group something is Cling group, and possibly could be classed appropriately with the Craw- known about it in the to which it is definitely country indigenous. A fords, though the tree is similar tp Elberta. geographical name is also objectionable, as the of a Ede. geography country Parentage unknown ; originated in 1870 as a seedling in the is subject to change/ of dooryard Capt. Henry Ede, Cobden, 111. Near it was standing a 2. The so-called Persian Race is composed of a number of distinct called the peach honest John, which possibly was the St. John ; intro types of peaches and probably crosses between the These duced types. types by George Gould & Son, Villa Ridge, 111. It is a popular variety and in their If vary botanically geographical adaptability. their be in Southern Illinois, where it ripens several days before Elberta. On havior in the United States is an indication of their probable behavior the Chesapeake Peninsula it ripens with Elberta and is smaller and in their native home, some of them must have originated in climatic lighter in color. conditions similar to those which rise to the gave Chinese Cling group. Elberta. Seedling Chinese Cling; originated with Samuel H. Rumph, In the article of Cibot he out that several of points types peaches, Marshallville, Ga., from stones planted in the fall of 1870. From an which to to different appear correspond groups within the Persian orchard of 200 trees, containing from 50 to 75 varieties of several trees Race, were around Pekin over a hundred growing years ago. It is each, Mr. Rumph saved a quantity of stones and planted them in the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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of 1870. Each lot of so fall seedlings was marked that each one could white, red at stone, firm, juicy, fine texture ; stone free, large, flat, be traced to the parent tree. Twelve hundred seedlings were produced blunt pointed, deeply pitted, deep purplish red, If in. long, 1| in. About a in this way. dozen of these seedlings were from the Chinese wide, fin. thich; rich sub-acid, good ; tree broad-headed, open, spread Cling variety and a single one only of the latter parentage, which was ing, vigorous, prolific ; valuable commercially. named the Elberta, after Mrs. Clara Elberta Rumph, was worthy of The Georgia peach is usually known in the markets and in the cata propagation. The original Chinese Cling tree stood near some Craw logues as Belle or Eelle of Georgia. The name Belle, however, like ford Early, Crawford Late, Oldmixon Free and Oldmixon Cling trees, Duchess, in pear nomenclature, is objectionable, as it has been applied and there is a strong probability that the Chinese Cling blossom, which as a prefix to a large number of varieties. The name Belle is also used finally produced the Elberta, was fertilized by pollen from a Crawford for another peach variety. The writer believes that it is in the inter tree. Mr. Rumph thinks that it is a cross of Chinese Cling on Craw est of a permanently helpful nomenclature to use the name Georgia, as ford Early. One of the most interesting features connected with the adopted by the American Pomological Society, and published in Bulle- effort on the part of Mr. Rumph to bring about new varieties of tin 8 of the Division of Pomology, U.. S. Dept. of Agriculture. in 1870 is that another stone from the same tree which peaches pro ESTIMATE OF VARIETIES. duced the Elberta, and which was given to Mr. L. A. Rumph, pro The following list comprises the varieties that the writer would plant duced the Georgia (Belle of), a white-fleshed, free stone, which is prob in his own orchard : ably crossed with one of the Oldmixons. Greensboro, Carman, Thurber, Georgia (Belle of) and Elberta. These east The Elberta is the most widely grown commercial variety of the varieties have been well tested. There are several others that have not are its to Pacific peach belt. Its leading features general adaptability been so widely grown, but which the writer would plant experiment a wide range of territory, vigor and hardiness of tree and bud. prolific ally. Among them are Victor, Connett, Hiley and Waddell. This colored fruit of bearing, large, highly list is not recommended for every peach and splendid shipping marketing qualities, grower, but it is meant to represent a per The and comparative freedom from rot. sonal choice of sorts that would be planted chief objection to it is its medium quality. for profit. There are probably other varieties Oblong flattened in the North, round, in the list that would be added after their abruptly conic in the South ; arge, 2k in. by merits have been more widely established. 2J in. by 2 in.; cavity large, abrupt, pink ; The selection of varieties is, after all, a stem short, stout ; suture moderate, largely personal question, depending on the at sometimes depressed apex, atcavity ; apex aims and ideals of the grower, and upn flat, broad, depressed at point in North, local conditions. pointed at the South; bright, dark, lemon- yellow, splashed, marbled and often indis NURSERY INSPECTION. tinctly striped on sunny side ; dots red ; thinly pubescent ; skin thick, velvety ; flesh yellow, red at pit, firm, juicy, tender ; Up to May 22, according to the mod stone free, broad, flat, long pointed, Country Gentleman, inspectors of nur erately pitted.'; season July 20 to August 5, sery stock in New York state reported in Georgia, in 1901 ; August 20 to 30, Chesa that 9 carloads, 66 boxes, and 9 bales peake Peninsula, in 1901 ; tree very vigor out of a number of ous, open, spreading, prolific ; flowers small. large shipments The facts concerning the history of the were infested with San Jose scale. Out Elberta were sent the writer by Mr. William of 135,499 trees 8,429 were infested H. State of and Scott, Entomologist Georgia, with scale, and over 600 were infested were approved by Dr. Rumph with crown gall. Of the shipments Eureka. Seedling of Chinese Cling. Or having San Jose scale four came from iginated with L. T. Sanders, Plain Dealing, La. Connecticut, one from Massachusetts, Georgia. (Belle of Georgia.) Seedling of one from Virginia, one from Indiana, Chinese Cling, possibly crossed with Old two from Delaware, three from Mary mixon Free. Originated with Lewis A. land, four from Ohio, six from Penn Rumph, Marshallville, Ga., from seed from J. W Hill. sylvania and fifteen from New Jersey. a Chinese Cling tree in a variety orchard Des Moines, la Nursery Company. of S. H. Rumph, Marshallville, Ga. The original Chinese Cling stood in the center of the variety block near some GEORGIA PEACH CROP. Oldmixon Free, Oldmixon Cling, Crawford Early and Crawford Late Scott of is as trees. Mr. L A. Rumph planted the stone in the fall of 1870, from State Entomologist Georgia quoted saying stone the same tree and at the same time that 8. H Rumph planted a that many of the peach orchards of that state are suffering that produced the Elberta. Introduced by S. H. Rumph. from the brown rot, and that the fruit crop will be short all commercial varieties of the The Georgia is one of the most important around. He estimates that from one-fourth to one-half of the as a White Elberta in group and may be appropriately characterized crop of peaches is destroyed. The famous Colonel Stubbs size of fruit, high color, and reliability and growth of tree ; ripens the trees will have littte or no fruit it is it to ear orchard of 30,000 said. bulk of its crop with Elberta in Georgia, though begins ripen in Connecticut lier. It is grown extensively in Georgia and succeeds and is the IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. and in some intermediate sections ; stands transportation in the market. most popular white peach of its season, where known, soils in the For the month of February the dutiable imports* of plants, It is said by J. H. Hale to reach its best texture on sandy on soil it shrubs and vines amounted to as South, and on rocky, gravelly soil in New England ; heavy trees, $29,103, compared from is tender and subject to rot. Described in 1001 from specimens with $25,153 during the same month a year ago. The exports round size large, 31 in. Joseph McDaniel, Dover, Del.: Oblong, ; very during February, 1902, of nursery stock were valued at $9,493, stout diameter narrow, deep, abrupt ; stem sliort, ; length, 2^ ; cavity in February, 1901. The re-exports in February, round ; against $8,310 suture but not ; apex slightly depressed, distinct, depressed trees and shrubs and amounted to and mot 1902, of plants, vines, $100, color white with a bright red cheek, striped, splashed creamy of last skin firm ; flesh in February year. tled ; dots fine, red ; moderately pubescent ; usually against $345 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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The official trade journal is a business publication for the The National Nurseryman. business men of that industry, and is not a matter of enter tainment or pleasure, except in that it affords pleasure to be on what is on in the and to be numbered C. L. YATES, Proprietor. RALPH T. OLCOTT, Editor. posted going trade, among the supporters of a publication devoted all the time ex published monthly by clusively to the particular business in hand. The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., TWO INSECTS THAT COST $4,000. 305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y.

Attention has been called in the National Nurseryman The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of to all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. the fact that C. L. Marlatt, assistant entomologist of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, had sent to the department head OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. quarters in Washington seventeen ladybirds found in China and believed to be a parasite of the San Jose scale. These AWARDED THE BRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. insects arrived last fall and were carefully tended, but before SUBSCRIPTION RATES. egg-laying time this spring all died with the exception of two females. These have laid which have hatched and - - - - - many eggs One year, in advance, $1.00

______the larvae have been on scale insects for Six Months, .75 feeding provided them. Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 It is expected that the ladybirds will have increased largely in " " Six Months, 1.00 numbers by next fall. A test in orchards affected by the San Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements Jose scale will be made with the ladybirds and it is hoped that should reach this office the 20th of the month previous to the date by the latter will be as destructive of the scale insects in this of issue. country as have been in China. Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts they The two female which survived have cost on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. ladybirds the Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery government $2,000 each, it is said. If the brood which they men and horticulturists are solicited. cordially have started should be the forerunner of an effective enemy of the San Jose scale, the cost will be very small compared with AHERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. the benefit. Nurserymen as well as orchardists will await results with interest. President, Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga.; vice-president, R.J. Coe, Fort Atkinson, Wis. ; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, A THREE DAYS SESSION. N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. Executive CommitteePeter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn.; William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y. The prospect is that when President Robert C. Berckmans Committee on TransportationA. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; William Pit the at 11 o'clock on the of nth in kin, Rochester, N. Y.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb.; N. W. Hale, Knox drops gavel morning June ville, Tenn. the assembly hall of the Plankinton hotel at Milwaukee, one Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At of the most successful and most attended conventions lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Kochester, N. Y.; Howard A. Chase, Phila largely delphia, Pa. of the American Association of Nurserymen will have opened. Committee on TariffIrving Kouse, Rochester, N. Y.; J. H. Dayton, Paines- The indications are that there will be a of ville, O.; Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. large representation Annual convention for 1903At Milwaukee, Wis., June 11-12. the membership of the Association. Milwaukee is a favorable place for the convention, with ample accommodations and but in, Entered the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. a short distance from the central city, Chicago. It is the desire of the president and of those who have the Rochester, N. Y., June, 1902. matter directly in hand to have a three days convention. It is probable that the programme will be arranged in accordance THE NURSERYMAN'S LITERATURE. with that plan. It has been proposed to hold the sessions of the convention in the forenoons only, with perhaps the excep In these of and tion busy days competition progressive activity of the first day. With morning and afternoon sessions on can the nurseryman find time to all that is a hardly peruse pub Wednesday, morning session on Thursday and another on lished upon the subject of horticulture. If he were to read all it is Friday, thought that more can be gotten out of the pro the periodicals that come to his desk he would have little time gramme and more also out of the time spent in the convention to attend to the details of his business. The number of large city. Thursday and Friday afternoons can be devoted to farm which ten papers upon years ago he was obliged to entertainment which, it is understood, will be provided in depend for information his business now are found some regarding way by the enterprising citizens of Milwaukee through to qontain so little of a practical on his trade that if he its bearing very active and efficient Citizens Business League of which esteems his time and he will dismiss them with a R. B. opportunity Watrous, whom many of the nurserymen met at the glance at the most, if he retains them at all, and will Falls Niagara convention last year, is the secretary. The devote his attention to the condensation of trade topics per evenings also will afford time for the renewal of acquaintances to his business that taining appears in his trade journal. The and business and social discussion. comment of many of the readers of the National Nursery Secretary Seager has secured the promise of addresses on man that this is the horticultural which only journal they read practical topics by Professor . L. H. Bailey, of Cornell Uni through shows that the progressive nurserymen are learning versity, Ithaca, N. Y.; Hon. N. H. Albaugh, Phoneton, O. the truth of the that we have argument repeatedly made, viz: Hon. A. L. Brooke, North Topeka, Kans.; and Professor Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Frederick W. who to Taylor is have charge of the horticultural city. It will always be retained so far as we have anything to do with it. It would be department at the St. Louis Exposition as he has had at other the height ot business folly for us to throw away an honorable name and reputation that has taken and millions of expositions lately. President R. C. Berckmans will deliver an years dollars to build up. address which will present topics for careful consideration in The firms which it was were to be in connection with the welfare of the Association. A question alleged incorporated box is to be this consolidation were Mandeville & Vicks' provided and it is urged upon all who expect to King, James Crosman the to Sons, Bros., Briggs Brothers & Co. and the Cleveland attend convention present as many practical questions Seed as they can. preparing for this feature of the convention in company. so that the advance, box may be ready at the very opening of NEW YORK the convention for use if wanted. Questions also from nur LAW AGAIN AMENDED. serymen who cannot be at the convention will be gladly received the It by secretary. has been found that the discus the During closing days of the New York legislature of 1902 sions that have invariably followed the use of the question the law relating to the inspection and shipment of nursery box have been of mutual advantage. stock was again amended. The necessity of railroad certificates is im securing again An amendment providing for the fumigation of all nursery upon the members the for to do pressed by secretary, neglect stock shipped into' the Empire State after July 1, 1902, chap so may work forfeiture of the rights of all to reduced rates. ter laws of New a 27, York, became law February 19, 1902. There must be one hundred certificates before the reduction An laws of will apply. amendment, chapter 519, New York, which be came a law April 10, 1902, adds the following: It is hoped that all the members of the Association who can And no certificate shall be required for of native stock col possibly do so will be at this twenty-sixth annual convention shipment lected in the United States, not grown in nurseries, nor to stock so of the national organization and that nurserymen who are not shipped into the state that its sale and shipment become either inter. members will make the and see what have been trip they state commerce trafHce or commerce with foreign nations. missing. Success to the Milwaukee meeting !

GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTION. PLANT BREEDING CONFERENCE.

At the annual convention of the American Association of The council of the Horticultural Society of New York in Falls last the motion Nurserymen, Niagara year, following announces that it has completed arrangements for the holding was adopted: of an Internationa] Conference on Plant and " Breeding Hy Moved that it be the sense of this convention that the bridization in the fail of the present year, the dates selected American Association of in convention assem Nurserymen, being September 30, October 1 and 2. The programme in are to the distribution the bled, unqualifiedly opposed by gov cludes the following : ernment of stock in and that the be " nursery any form, subject Address, Prof. L. H. Bailey, Ithaca, N. Y.; Selection vs. Hybrid referred to the new committee on legislation, with power to ization," P. W. Burbridge, Dublin, Ireland; "Plant Breeding in act." Germany," J. C. Whitten, Columbia University; "Notes on Breeding John IS. " The Straw The committee on legislation is composed of C. L Watrous, Hardy Apples," Craig, Ithaca, Y.; Everbearing H. de of Northwestern Howard A. Silas Wilson and Charles Brown. It is berry," Vilmorin, Paris; "Breeding Fruits," Chase, J. " N.E.Hanson, Brooklyn, S. D.; Seedlings of the Native Plums," understood that this committee will have a to make on report E. S. Goff, Horticulturist, Madison, Wis.; "On Orchid Hybrids," the result of its visit to on this and the Washington subject (illustrated by specimens of the parents and progeny), Oakes Ames, matter of federal legislation regarding the inspection of nur Ames Botanical Laboratory, North Easton, Mass.: "Hybrid Plums," ' F. A. sery stock. Waugh, Horticulturist, Vermont Agricultural Experiment Sta tion. NO COMBINATION. SEED The committee has the assurance of other papers, of which the exact titles have not yet been submitted, including con Regarding a report that all the large seed houses in Rochester, tributions from Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, Cal., and Her N. Y., and one in Cleveland, O., were to be consolidated bert J. Webster, Plant Breeding Laboratory, Washington, D.C. on June ist. Mr. Mandeville, of Mandeville & King, Roch ester, N. Y., said last month : A MISSOURI WONDER. There has never been even any thought of consolidating the interests which our firm represents, with those represented by Mr. Hathaway, nor fact of the matter is will any such consolidation be affected. The A writer in the Cole Camp, Mo., Courier states, according to that as individuals Mr. King and [myself own a controlling interest in the Cannery Producer, Waterloo, Wis. : James Vicks Sons' business and recently we also purchased the plant, franchises, business and good will of the Cleveland Seed company. W.F, Jackson, proprietor of the Smithton Nursery, has originated what is called the seedless He has thousands of trees in These two businesses, as well as our own, will continue to be run apple. young and to make a fortune from them. His idea is entirely independent of each other. The reason for this is perfectly nursery rows, expects not to sell the but the from them for to be used obvious. The Mandeville & King company does a commission busi trees, cuttings grafts by other He has the secret of this until now. ness, James Vicks Sons a catalogue business and the Cleveland Seed nurserymen. guarded apple from each It from a tree in which lived for company a jobbing business. These three lines are distinct originated seedling growing Virginia if 25 but died last summer. He is the man in the United other and as distinctive businesses can be run more profitably than years only States this kind of tree. The have no seeds in them and they were all consolidated. having apples the trees do not but the form from a furze that comes Moreover, I want emphatically to deny the false and damaging asser bloom; apples of this out where the bloom should be. are fine, tion that the name of Vick will disappear from the seed history They healthy looking apples. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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It is and unless we STATE OF ARKANSAS. start off as well as this spring. very dry the are get rain soon it will be very hard on grafts. They well at Report of Nursery Prospects by G. A. Gamble, State Vice-Presi looking present. than usual will be shorter for dentNurseries Have Doubled Their Plants Excellent I think the supply of apple rather more than usual. I see no Stand of Grafts ObtainedFlattering Prospects fall, but as for myself have should not continue to be for in Apple and Peach OrchardsHow Fruit reason why the business good that was has been Trees Increase Farm Values. some time to come, as all stock large enough cleaned up very close.

a discussion in the conven Fort Smith, Ark., May 17 Most of the nurseries in North I would like to see more general etc. Arkansas have about doubled their plants this spring. The tion as to methods of growing, cultivating, season has been fine and as far as we have observed or been W. C. Reed, American able to ascertain an excellent stand of grafts has been obtained, State Vice-President Association. many reporting one hundred per cent. The prospect continues very flattering in the apple and MAYOR ORLANDO HARRISON. peach orchards. The Elberta peach crop will not be as heavy as that of last season, but there will be several hundred car Orlando Harrison, of the firm of J. G. Harrison & Sons, loads to ship from this state. Berlin, Md., has been re-elected mayor of that town. This is We have established a business at Oklahoma City, having his second term. His first administration was so satisfactory purchased the plant of W. R. Caldwell, proprietor of the that there was a general desire to keep him in the office. He Oklahoma Nursery. Hereafter the firm name will be The had never held office before, several times Gamble Wholesale Nurseries. political having refused to allow his name to be placed upon a ticket. The past season furnishes one of the strongest object lessons in all that ever presented to the farmer and fruit raiser. The drought in Mayor Harrison takes an active interest goes to North Arkansas and Southern Missouri practically ruined all improve his town. He is vice-president of the Exchange farm crops except orchard products. Thousands of farmers Savings Bank and director in the Berlin Building and Loan who were entirely dependent on grain crops and were rendered Association. He is a member of several fraternal organiza destitute and were forced to resort to day labor in order to tions and is in close touch with the Methodist Episcopal support their families. Those who had orchards were able to church. The firm has nine farms near the town devoted to meet their obligations and had larger bank accounts at the the growing of nursery stock under Mr. Harrison's direction. end of the year than usual. Now, the man without an orchard can look back over the past and see where he slighted many opportunities. Jforeion Botes. There are few sections of the United States so highly " " favored for growing fruit, especially the big red apple, as A large number of trees will be planted as mementoes of the corona North Arkansas. The are so I opportunities tempting, yea, tion of King Edward VII. will say so alluring that business men and professional men of At the Royal Horticultural Society meeting in London on May 6th, all classes are their chosen and are neglecting occupations John & Hill exhibited Laing Sons, Forest Nurseries, London, S. E. , out commercial orchards. putting large some hardy rhododendrons in pots, also Pieris (Andromeda) speciosa, Every loyal citizen who is interested in the advancement with much larger flowers than P. floribunda, several clematis, etc. and development of the country should realize that he is Among the rhododendrons were Rosamund, bright rose colored, and lilac colored. John American Nur responsible to a certain extent, for the social and commercial Catawbiense, Waterer & Son, Ltd., series, Bagshot, Surrey, showed a prettily arranged group of Japanese condition of his locality and if it is not up to the standard, maples as bushes and low standards, set off with Ghent azaleas, hardy and should outsiders criticise, he should never murmur. The rhododendrons; the plants being thrifty and well grown. They received to each in opportunities and possibilities open citizen this the silver flora medal. favored land are so great that there is left absolutely no ex Fruit in the Transvaal.- Beginning with cherries early in cuse, and to complain is to cast reflection upon one's own November, we next have superb apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, to the vast wealth of unclaimed ability appropriate blessings grapes, figs, apples, pears and quinces, says R. W. Adam, curator, at that are ours for the taking. Joubert Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, in Gardner's Chronicle. G. A. Gamble, And from Barberton, on the way to Delagoa Bay, come very good State Vice-President American Association. pine-apples, bananas, mangos, oranges and guaves. Thislseason Japan plums have appeared on the market in quantity for the first time, and the more we see of this class of fruit the better they impress us ; Sat INDIANA CONDITIONS. suma, Kelsey, Boton, Oton, Burbank, we have fruited them all. The of is crop plums is a one this so also Vincennes, Ind., May 19 The past season has been the Green-Gage very good year; Standard of England plum, Damsons, and Agon, French or Califorriian best in volume of trade and the most satisfactory in prices in prune. The peach stock is the best for nearly all plums in our light general way that we have had for ten years. While some soils. This is pre-eminently the country for the peach, for it is the only items were not as as should have been high they considering Introduced fruit which springs up self-sown, therefore we may assume that the shortage in supply, the average was good. I do not think it is perfectly at home here. The varieties grown are European, American and selected raised of fruit in there was as much stock planted this spring as last in the state. seedlings locally. The price the I shops is still much too high. Two shillings a dozen for peaches do not know of any new firms starting up the past season and sixpence each for Bon Chretien pears seems exorbitant. Alto and do not think there are any that have The stand of quit. gether, the prospects for fruit-growing in the Transvaal are very buds seems to be very good and I never have known them to promising. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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SEASON IN MARYLAND. HART NURSERIES SOLD.

State Vice-President Joseph Davis, President of the Franklin Fort Scott, Kansas, Plant Purchased By A. B. W. E. Davis Company, Reports Heavy Demand tor Peach Combs, Brooks and Combs Now Has

George Company Stock Other Stock, Too Little Surplus Eight Hundred Acres Two Hundred Acres of Bottom Stock, and Prospect Is Bright for Land Planted to Stock- Maintenance of 1900 Prices- Young Nursery Officers of the Young Stock Pre Company. ferred.

The Hart Pioneer Nurseries has been sold to a newly organ

Baltimore, May 20. The spring season of 1902, just ized company composed of A. B. Combs, W. E. Brooks and taken all has been a one for closing, together, very satisfactory George Combs. The Hart Pioneer nurseries, which were the of nurserymen Maryland. owned by C. F. Drake, was one of the largest businesses in the As far as we can learn all of stock have grades been cleaned West. It was organized in 1867 and has enjoyed a large trade. In the demand for stock so up. fact, nursery has been great The new company will occupy the same offices and with the that of us were to into our blocks a many compelled go one-year exception of few changes the business will be conducted as of and to cherry, apple pear supply it has been for years. the demand and furnish varieties W. E Brooks will be the presi wanted. The demand for young, dent of the new company. George stock, either one or two thrifty years, W. Combs, sr., will be vice-president. seems to be to the older preferred He has been in the nursery business and trees three or four larger years for years and is thoroughly familiar old. with all the finer points of the busi we Maryland, suppose, furnishes ness. A. B. Combs will be secre to the and also as trade, planters, tary and general manager of the if not many, more, peach trees than new concern. He will devote his any other state, and under ordinary entire time to the interests of the conditions can the usually supply nursery, as he has during his demand ; but the past season was identification with the Hart an unusual one, and we were nurseries. unable to supply anything like the The new company will assume demand called for. the name of the old one and is, in The of nurserymen Maryland fact, the old company, as Mr. turned down order after order for Brooks was for eighteen years the carloads of and other peach, apple superintendent of the Hart nur stock. series, while A. B. Combs has been " " The locust scare prevented a for the last eight years the secre great many planters from putting tary of the company, though he out orchards this spring, and no has been in the business for sixteen doubt this will add to the business years. for fall. The new company will have more than 800 acres of Prices for fall of 1902 should be nursery grounds Joseph Davis, Baltimore, Md. as if not beter than were and will ship to Old Mexico good they Vice-President American Association Nova New Bruns for spring of 1902. Canada, Scotia, We believe there is very little surplus stock in this state and wick and to every state in the Union. . to the prices should be kept up at a paying basis, especially A. B. Combs will have his office at the nurseries, while the planter. office over the Bank of Fort Scott will be in charge of Major The' prospects for a fruit crop in Maryland, as far as we can Combs. are realized we can look learn, is good ; and if good prices The consideration was reported to be in the neighborhood forward to good sales this fall. of $35,000. stock out this is good, but Young put spring looking fairly By this consolidation 200 acres of valuable bottom land has at this time we need and need it badly. just rain, been acquired. This has been planted solid to choice young Davis, Joseph nursery stock, so that by next season it is expected that the State Vice-President American Association. company will have a large stock to open to the trade.

Lawrence G. H. Watson, 50 years old, a salesman for the Nursery Fruit growers of Western New York, while admitting much damage Co., Lawrence, Kans., died suddenly of astbma at the Winwood hotel, at last to the coming crop from the frosts of May 9th and 10th, are hopeful Kansas City, last month. His relatives had not been located " that the will not be as serious as as trees were two weeks : understand injury feared, accounts by tbe Lawrence company, which says We than usual in S. D. Willard of Geneva that or Rochester and later blossoming. reports that at one time he worked for some firm at Geneva are and in cases He was buried early varieties seriously hurt, many destroyed. later had some sort of a deal at Bloomington." The body remembers nothing like it in that section at that time of year. at Kansas City. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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IN TENNESSEE NURSERIES. HmonG (Srowers anb dealers.

at Stands of all Young Stock are Excellent and all Stock Growing A. Lgan and J- B- Weaver will establish a nursery Union, WellVice-President Wilson Reports that there is no Oregon. Waukee, died San Jose Scale in the StatePeach and Apple J. E. Wright, foreman of the Wragg Nursery, la., 23. Crop will be Light; April Horticultural will The mid summer meeting of the Michigan Society be held at June 34. Pontiac, Winchester, Tenn., May 20th. Conditions in Ten The annual meeting of the American Seed Trade Association will be nessee in the nursery line are very favorable indeed. The held June 24, 25, 26 in Minneapolis. Knoxville that their sales are some better nurserymen report American nur J. Blaauw, Boskoop, Holland, who has been visiting than last year at the same date. The spring at that planting series, sailed for Holland on May 10th. and point is growing off in good shape, the stands being good 88 cent, of the Fruit growers of California, representing per trade, the two old stock in excellent condition. The coming year have organized to control eastern shipments. realized there are and prices being quite satisfactory they A. McGill, secretary and treasurer of the Oregon Nursery Co., Salem, report nothing but encouraging news. At Winchester the Oregon, visited Western New York in April. plant was some heavier this year than last. O B. Hndwen has offered to the city of Worcester, Mass., a gift of a Curtis for a The stands of all young stock are excellent and all stock in fifty-acre tract of land on the shores of pond public park. will be general is growing in good shape. We are very much discour The summer meeting of the Missouri Horticultural Society Dec. held at June 1012 ; the winter meeting at Springfield, aged over our stand of peach buds. In March we had the Eldon, 24. t - prospect of a fine stand, but we find that thousands of buds Ex-President Irving Rouse, Rochester, will not be at the Milwaukee have not up to this date started and of course never will. Our convention, another important engagement taking him East at that two old are as well as blocks of apple coming year very fine, time. pears, cherries, plums and other stock. Seven hundred large shade trees, some 18 inches in diameter, were and at this time We cleaned up closer at this point the past spring than ever moved this spring to the St. Louis Exposition grounds of success. before, and the fall sales are fully up to last season at this give every promise of New York that the time. With the exception of the bad stand of peach buds we E. P. Felt, state entomologist reports grape- root worm has destroyed 80 acres of vineyard in the Chautauqua grape have nothing of an adverse character tn report. I have been belt and that it infests 200 acres near Ripley. unable to get reports from Nashville or Humbolt which are John Ward, Shobdon, Herefordshire, England, is propagating what the other nursery points in the state. is reported to be a hybrid between the apple and the pear. The fruit The seems to have abroad that the San impression gone has something of the form of a pear and the color and flavor of an Jose scale exists broadcast in Tennessee. We were astonished apple. to receive a letter from one of our New York customers com One of the finest, best equipped and best managed private places in menting on stock shipped him the past spring which he wound the west is that of J. J. Hill, railroad magnate of St. Paul, Minn., pre " sided over A. Hallstrom. there is about 15,000 square up by saying the best part of the whole business was that our by Altogether feet of glass. inspector could find no evidence whatever of the San Jose Albert of the scale." The scale has never infected but two sections in Brownell, proprietor Albany nursery, Albany, Oregon, says that he has not only had a good clean up in disposing of nursery Tennessee. Some years ago a commercial orchard at Harri- stock, but that a large number of the trees had been sold for the fall became infected with the scale and I am told that man, Tenn., delivery of this year. the orchard was cut down and burned. There are no nurser The Winchester, Virginia, Nursery Company has been incorporated nearer than one hundred miles from Harriman in our ies with a capital stock of $50,000. The incorporators are Hugh S. Lup state. The only other appearance of scale in our state was at ton, Clark H. Purcell, L. F. Lewis, S. M. Chiles, W. H. Baker, W. A. Bell and A. J. Nashville two years ago when a large nursery there became Levenner. start infected. This nursery was dug up and destroyed by fire, and A party of twenty-five or thirty nurserymen from the East will for Milwaukee from Buffalo on June 9th, via the no stock from the infected nursery was ever permitted to be Monday night, Wabash railroad. They will arrive at Milwaukee, Tuesday night, shipped by our state authorities after the scale was discovered. stopping a few hours in Chicago. I am quite positive that the scale does not exist in any section There are 5,203,033 orange and 1,342,882 lemon trees in California. of our state to-day, and we have an excellent scale law which Of this number 4,126,765 orange and 1,247,830 lemon trees are in carried into effect our efficient is being by very entomologist. Southern California, comprising the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, The peach crop in Tennessee will be very light this year, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis while the apples will only be a partial crop except in the most Obispo and Ventura. \ favorable sections. The strawberry crop which is just being Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., last week received the largest shipment of trees that has ever come to New York at single wound up was only about one-third the usual crop. However bay any time. The trees number 1,200. Among them are some of the largest the prices realized for the fruit was very satisfactory. specimens over imported. A special train of fifteen cars was used to Trust that we have a banner convention at Milwaukee. may convey the consignment from the Hoboken depot to the firm's W. Lee Wilson, nurseries. Vice-President American Association. Jacob W. Manning, Reading, Mass., writes that he hopes to be at the Milwaukee convention, for it is a habit he has had since June, 1878, The has been Napa Valley Nursery Company incorporated at San at Cleveland. He has been in the nursery business 48 years at the same Jose, Cal., with a capital of $15,000 by John Ames, president and man place. He began work at tree growing and planting in 1847 and com Leonard William Fisher and others. The ager ; Coates, company will menced the Reading Nursery in 1854. "If you do not see me at have vines and other 85,000 grafted 150,000 vines for next season, as Milwaukee" he writes, "tell Mr. Albaugh how it is. I am still two as fruit well 250,000 trees. years ahead of him.'' Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 79

MISSOURI MATTERS. COLORADO CONDITIONS.

Vice-President Blair Reports Exceptionally Favorable Conditions Bad Features that Confront Nurserymen There Wholesale Lists

" Stock Cleaned up Better Than In Twenty Years and at to Small PurchasersMany "Lungers Who are Sat.

Better Prices on the WholeCollections Were isfled with Half of Their Expenses Prices Never BetterThis Spring's Plant Some Cut, Especially on Shade Trees. what Lighter Than Last Year's. Greeley, Col.. May 20. I am sorry to report that the conditions in in some lines of are Kansas Mo Will as as we are Colorado, nursery trade, City, , May 19 report fully very the shade trees, as the last year or two possessed with information obtainable for the state of Mis bad, especially it has been the endeavor of both growers and dealers to see souri. Over the state the stock has been" cleaned up better how much could be cut on all lines of shade - prices trees, than we have known it to be for twenty years and at better while at this time it is at a where no one can make prices on the whole, than have been received during that time point anything. The fruit and ornamental trade is very good, Collections never were better from nurserymen and dealers and I think that this spring has been quite a little better to whom we sell most of our stock. Retailers report collec than for several years ; this has been the case with the Greeley tions very satisfactory. Nurseries, and I believe that it is the report of all nurserymen The plant this spring is lighter somewhat than last year or and jobbers, so far as I have heard from them. for several years, which we think will be to the advantage of The bad features that confront us are two : the send all concerned in growing. Cherry stocks were planted heavier First, of wholesale lists to of small than for several years and the price is likely to be lower in two ing price prospective purchasers lots of the Eastern nurseries. we or three years. Other stock we think, with a continuation of by many Second, having such a fine and healthful climate we have a many prosperity, will range fully up to that of the past two years great " who know a little of the business and are satisfied which has been satisfactory to enterprising nurserymen in lungers," Missouri and the West generally. if they can make just half their expenses. Both of these features we will be in a in the near The drought last summer cut the plant of apple grafts con hope overcome, measure, future. George siderable and this spring's planting is a fair stand only, but J. Spear, Vice-President American Association. making a good growth. Coming two-year-olds will make fine trees by next fall, owing to the fine growing weather we are having this spring, and we think prices will be higher than for anb Sbort several years. %on$ There have been no changes in firms nor no new firms Apple and cherry trees are for sale in carload lots by F.S. Phoenix, started in the business in our state so far as we have learned. Bloomington, 111. R. H. Blair, An opportunity to run agents on joint account is offered by D. H. Vice-President American Association. Patty, Geneva, N. Y. Albertson & Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind., have an attractive announce CELLAR LIGHTED WITH ACETYLENE. ment in another column.

Peach pits, crop of 1901 and 1902, are for sale by J. Van Lindley The Vandalia line is constructing a siding 1,200 feet long Nursery Co., Pomona, N. C. into the house and of Albertson & packing grounds Hobbs, A new importation of raffia is ready for delivery at once by Thomas Bridgeport, Ind. This firm constructed a large *new packing Meehan & Sons, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. house and cellar last fall and installed an storage acetylene Soleil D'Or is the new hardy yellow rose, field grown plants of which it was in gas plant to light it. Mr. Albertson says the best are offered for fall and spring by Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y.

vestment he ever made and it is a success. " perfect The new blackberry, Ward," may be obtained in limited supply from D. Baird & Son, Baird, N. J., or of Charles Black, Hightstown, N.J. HEAVY DEMAND FOR PEACH STOCK. Brown Brothers Co., Rochester, N. Y., have a full line of nursery stock for the wholesale trade. They will be pleased to receive list for Pomona, N. C, May 10J. Van Lindley Nursery Co.: estimate. in the of "Our trade the past season was the largest history California field grown rose bushes, hardy, tender, own-root and our business. Sales for this season have started off well ; in be had of the California Rose grafted, may Company (Incorporated) > than last season at this date. Prices are holding fact, larger Los Angeles, Cal. this date we think up well, and from what we can learn at A. E. Windsor, Havana, Ills., has a promising crop of Black and wholesale the fall and spring, especially on prices coming locust, and seedlings growing for fall of The Honey Osage orange apple will be as or than last year. peach stock, high higher, 1902. His advertisement appears in another column. demand is great." The Syracuse Nurseries, Smiths & Powell Co., Syracuse, N. Y., have a general assortment of nursery stock, including pears, apples, plums, Hemlock which furnishes the water supply for the city of Lake, etc. ; also shade trees. Carolina poplars are a specialty. Rochester, is to be beautified by the planting of a belt of evergreens Peach trees, one from the bud, in all leading varieties and the around its shores. The first planting comprised about 10,000 young year will be best new ones, be had of J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. white' pine, Scotch pine, hemlock and balsam fir, and the work may ill be at the Mil an Buds will be ready July 10th. Orlando Harrison continued yearly until the lake is entirely surrounded by evergreen waukee convention. forest. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection IRecent publications. APPLE SEEDLINGS, PEAR SEEDLINGS, FROM KEIFFER AND FRENCH SEED.

" LOCUST SEEDLINGS, "Country Life In America for June contains illustrated articles on HONEY AND BLACK " MULBERRY Butterflies and Moths," by Anna B. Comstock; "The Protection of RUSSIAN SEEDLINGS, " " ASH AND BOX ELDER SEEDLINGS, Native Plants, by Elizabeth G. Britton ; Some Common Flowering OLIVE, One Year. Shrubs of New England," by Rosalind Richards, etc. RUSSIAN "The World's Work" for June contains articles on "Beautifying Nebraska Northern Grown Apple Seedlings " the Public Schools," Bertha D. Knobe Peaches a National Pro by ; but we were will be in very light supply this season, fortunate in duct," by J. H. Hale; with the Filipinos," by Robert B will be to their "Living saving ours from the high winds and they up usual Vaile, etc. ; also several other articles of special interest. light quality. The book of the U. S. of for 1901 will year Department Agriculture J. A. GAGE, Beatrice, Neb. be ready for distribution this month. It includes articles on "Com mercial Apple Orcharding" by G. B. Brackett, "Little Known Fruit Varieties Considered Worthy of Wider Dissemination " by William A. Customers for Standard and Dwarf Pears, Plums, Cherries and Apples. A Taylor and many other articles. WANTED fine stock to offer for fall at low prices.

wishes to run Also a party with some means and experience who agents on ROLAND MORRILL'S TEXAS ORCHARD. joint account. A good opening to the right man. Address

D. H. PATTY, Nurseryman, Geneva, N. Y. A correspondent of Farm and Ranch says there is much activity among the peach growers of East Texas. An enor mous amount of work has been on done Roland Morrill's Rare Business Opening in California. 9,000 acre plantation, four miles north of Alto. Clearing and grubbing was begun late in December and already there are Corporation doing a wholesale and retail business over the west 12,000 peach trees planted. This will be a model fruit and through catalogue, desires to materially enlarge to meet demands, and truck ranch and promises to develop into one of the largest in to this end wishes to correspond with suitable party able to invest the United States. three to five thousand dollars in capital stock of the company and devote his full time to the business. Must either be a skilled propa ROCHESTER TREES IN KOREA. gator and able to take charge outside work, or else experienced and competent to look after commercial part of a catalogue business. Give this & sent a Early spring Ellwanger Barry to Korea ship full particulars and experience or no attention. Address "Corpora ment of stock. It is a nursery long trip and reverely tests the tion," care this paper. best methods of packing trees so that they may withstand marked changes in temperature and air conditions. The Rochester firm has received the following letter from Che mulpo, Korea, under date of April 25th : " and I to advise that trees came to on APPLE beg you the hand the 1 6th instant, after sixty-three days on the way, and I am glad to state that owing to the sturdiness of plants and the careful way in which they were packed, I do not think they CHERRY Trees suffered in the slightest by their long voyage. They were all planted within two days after their arrival, and are now for sale in carload lots. Also full line of putting forth their buds in great profusion. " They are the finest lot of trees that ever were sent to this general, nursery stock country, and I am sure they will make friends for you here."

Apple seedlings, pear seedlings from Keiffer and French seed, ADDRESS Nebraska grown apple seedlings, Honey and Black locust seedlings, etc., may be had of J. A. Gage, Beatrice, Neb. F\ S. FHOEINIX,

ILL. The Feigly tree digger, sold by D. Feigly, Medway, O., is a money BLOOmiNGTON, saving tool for nurserymen. The Feigly Tree Digger

A MONEY SAVING TOOL

FOR NURSERYMEN.

Manufactured by D. FEIGLY, Medway, Ohio. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection RylFFIA Syracuse Nurseries A general assortment of nursery stock, including apples, pears, plums New importation ready for delivery at once Best quality. Good etc. and a few choice ornamental shade trees. color. Long strands. Write for prices. You save money by buying before June 1st. Carolina Poplars a specialty, several grades, all fine and handsome. THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, Write or call on us. Wholesale Nurserymen. Qermantown, Philadelphia, Pa. SMITHS b POWELL CO., Syracuse, N. Y.

established i7$o. Hndre LeRoy Nurseries Hardy Tender Own Root Root Grafted Brault $ Son, Directors, Angers, Trance WE ARE BOOKING CONTRACTS now for delivery winter and spring of '94 .AEB NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR in any quantity and variety wanted. Send us your list in variety, with quan tity each wanted, and we will make prices delivered. Tou CAN SAVE MONEY FALL, 1902, AND SPRING, 1903 by contracting with us in advance. Further, you can make ample provisions for selling them. It will pay you to talk this matter over with us by letter, For of their own and nursery stocks, growing, grading and the quicker you get about it the better. packing. For quotations apply to CALIFORNIA ROSE ANDRB L. CAUSSB, Sole Agent, COMPANY, (Incorporated) 105-107 Hudson St., New York City. LOS ANGELES, CAL.

i^a ALBERTSON Sc HOBBS,

Nine miles west of Indianapolis. Vandalia Railroad Line. Bridgeport, Marion Co., Indiana. ^S^SS^*-**"-Office. 350 ACRES OF TREES,

EOR FALL 1902 AND SPRING 1903. We will be prepared to furnish APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, CHERRY, and a complete generalline of Nursery Stock, including a complete assortment of varieties in carload lots, as we have coming on the largest supply we have ever had. Also SILVER, NORWAY and ROCK MAPLES, CAROLINA POPLARS, EVERGREENS, WEEPING TREES, SHRUBS, &c. The POMONA CURRANT (best of all). APPLE SEEDLINGSWe expect to have a large and fine lot of seedlings. PEACH PITS, &c. Also IMPORTED SEEDLINGS. The best NURSERY SPADES.

EXCELSIOR (baled) the best packing material, far better and cheaper than Moss. Ask Storrs & in Harrison Co., and others who have been using it. Ask for prices per ton and carload lots. Order early. Supply limited. Trade List ready about September 1st. Come and see for yourself.

and CHERRY made from either or Shipments of APPLE, PEAR, PLUM Bridgeport, Indiana, Dansville, N. Y. or Kansas. Shipments of APPLE SEEDLINGS from either Bridgeport, Indiana, Topeka,

A BRIGHT SROT and also can life Is Milwaukee's motto, but "there are others," you brighten your label orders in season. and ours, by sending us your good N. H. BENJAMIN CHASE, DERRY, WKen writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

REACH PITS

THE NEW BLACKBERRY X CROP OF 1901 AND 1902

We handle We are headquarters for natural Peach Pits. only genuine t mountain naturals such as we have planted ourselves for more than never a bad stand. WARD i 30 years with such satisfactory results, SAMPLE AND PRICE ON APPLICATION.

J. VAN LINDLEY NURSERY CO. The subscribers own and are now Fomorv/i, ts. c. propagating this valuable new Black berry and will have a limited supply CHARLES DETRICHE, Senior, for distribution fall ready nineteen ANGERS, FRANCE, hundred and three. s Grower ana exporter of fruit Cree Stocks, forest trees ana Ornamentals.

Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. For history and description address Prices on Application. t JACKSON & PERKINS D. Bai rd & Son CO., ^^c^y. | t Sole Representatives for tne United States. # BAIRD, N. J. Mr. Detriche would be glad to receive any horticultural catalogues or t papers. A Or CHARLES BLACK, Hightstown, N. J. 14 FEET. t 2-3 FEET. 3-4 FEET. PRIVET 4-5 FEET A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. 00,000 Prices given on application. Usual assortment of Roses, Not Qaite a Million M an Immense Quantity. including Crimson Rambler. Write for Prices. P. W. BUTLER, East Penfield, N. Y. HIRAM T. JONES, TKE* Elizabeth, N. J.

ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES. E. T. DICKINSON, Chatenay Seine, Immense StockWarranted True. QUALITY UNSURPASSED. Grower and Exporter, FfBIICG. A fine stock of Campbell's Early. FRENCH NURSERY DUTCH Catalogue and Price List Free. "oilgg STOCKS, BULBS, GLADIOLI, &t. Send list of wonts for prices Fruit Tree and GRAPEAn extra fine stock and full assort Seedlings Ornamentals. Pear, Apple, Plum and and Cherry Angers Quince Cuttings. All grown ment of varieties of CURRANTS and specially for the American trade. Pear and Crab Seed. Apple GOOSEBERRIES ; also BLACKBERRY most assortment of Ornamental The complete Stocks, Trees and Shrubs ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. Orders solicited and booked now at low rates. T. S. HUBBARD E. T. DICKINSON, I CO., Broadway, New York. JPRUDONIA., NT. Y. VINES LEVAVASSEUR & Nurseries at USSY and SONS, ORLEANS, France. Growers of ** *P>^

^K^^ your list of wants 1 MERMAN BERKMAN, Sole Agent, Sole A(rent for United States and Canada. 39 and 41 OORTLANDT 8TREET, NEW YORK.

We offer a general line of stock for spring, including Fruit, Shade and ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens and Hoses. PJfiAOH Baltimore pitsselected Smockat low prices. (Sample If desired.) Nurseries JAPAN PEAK SJSEI>LINGS-A heavy stock of 1 to 2-16 and 2 to 3-16, that we will offer low in quantity. ASPARAGUS BALTIMORE, MD. 1 and 2 year old We can ship early. All stook fumigated. Send us a list of your wants. 5 2d Year Wholesale and Retail FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO., Baltimore, Md.

When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection FILS AINE ELMIRE Nurseryman SEBIRE, THIS FALL AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE We will have an immense stock of the leading sorts of 9 Grower and shipper of Fruit . Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, Mahaleb, Mazzard Cherry, Angers Quince, Etc. Ornamental Shrubs, ~ Conifers, Roses, Mauetti, Multiflora, Etc.; all well grown, good rooted Pecans ^^11, Pears, Plums, and in excellent condition ; prices low ; safe packing. For quotations apply to my Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. Peaches, Cherries ROLKER & NEW 52 Street. ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREES AND SHRUBS. AUGUST SONS, YORK, Dey FIELD GROWN ROSES. Retinosporas, Biotas, Cedrus Deodara'and Other Conifers. NURSERIES 350,000 Amoor River Privet Far superior to California Privet WHOLESALE for an evergreen hedge. We have a full line of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including 200,000 Citrus Trifoliata(Jap. Hardy Lemon). The coming APPLE GRAFTS PUT UP TO ORDER, piece or whole roots, defensive Hedge Plant. Thirty-five years in the business. 230,000 PAL,M9. THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN U8E CHEAP AREOAS, KENTIAS, LATANIAB, PANDANUS. PHOBNI2C. Proprietors of Dl AID JP. Pfl Caladiums Fancy Leaved Dry Bulbs i to 2j4 inches in dia RU. n. DLHin QL UU., LEE'S SUMMIT NURSERES, meter. Our collection has been carefully selected and con tains the best NAMED SORTS. N. W. CORNER I ITH AND WALNUT 8TS., KAN8A8 CITY, MO. only Cannas We grow in large quantity. Oranges (Dwarf) KUMKWATS, LEMONS, LIMES.and POMELOS (Grafted on Citrus Trifoliata) all pot grown, fine for conser Pioneer Nurseries Co. vatory. BEARING SIZES. ROSSNEY PEAR AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF GENERAL NURSERY The and most best, handsomest, delicious of all pears. Eipens Just after TO AND HEALTHY. Bartlett, when there are no good pears In the market. STOCK. ALL TRUE NAME OVER ACRES IN NURSERY. FEET OF GLASS. WHY NOT TRY IT? 400 60,000 For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originators, SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Eastern Agents PIONEER NURSERIES CO. .) PHCENIX NUR8ERY CO. SALT LAKE CITY P. J. BERCKMANS CO., (Inc Bloomington, III. Utah FRUITLAND NURSERIES, Ga. We also grow a full line of Budded Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Established 1856. Augusta, Peaches, Eoseb, Shrubs, Ornamehtal Trees, Etc. R. R. THE. LkMBUMUT WABASH Geneva OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE ]Surserv TO THE Established in 1846.

WMI-IH"HI-I-I-I-'M-M-M-I-M'I-I-M"M'I"H'>M-I*M*M*I' f headquarters for : :

WEST ORNAMENTAL TREESBirch, Elms, Horse Chestnut, .. Norway and Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS EVERGREENS. Superb Collection of : ; BUFFALO to CHICAGO SHRUBSUpright, Climbing and Standard. THREE DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree.

RHODODENDRONS Penticum, Catawbiense, Named T BUFFALO Hybrids. P^EONl AS- Large Assortment, Named Varieties. ST. KANSAS DAHLIASNew Cactus, Urge Flowering, Ponpon. -TO LOUIS, CITY and OMAHA. J full Hssortrnent fn : : Plums, Cherries and Quinces, CURRANTS FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Apples, Pears, ; ; Full information regarding GOOSEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES. WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. rates, etc., cheerfully given. frM-I-M -I -I" I" I- 1*1 I'M" WABASH DINING CARS. Dealers' lists. ADDEE88, We give special attention to complete C. 8. CRANE, G. P. & T. A., Fall trade list on application. St. Lodis, Mo. GENEVA, Jambs Gabs, N. T. 8. P. A., R. F. Kklley, G. A. P. D., NEW YORK. K. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. T. 287 Main St., Buffalo, W. & T. Smith Co., When writing to advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

1851 1902 W. I. HOOD & CO., KNOX NURSERIES "Jgjg Offer for spring 1902 : RICHMOND, VA.

APPLE 3 year ; first-class. Ben Davis and Jonathan. 1902 APPLE 2 year ; medium. Good assortment OFFER FOR FALL 1901 AND SPRING PEACHFirst class. Elberta and good assortment. Standard Pear, Peach, Appricots, Quince, Down CHERRY1 and 2 yr. Plenty of E. Richmond, 1 yr. f and up. Apples, and Weirs Cut KEIFFER2 year ; medium. ing Mulberry, Silver, Sugar, Norways AM. ARBORVITAE-3 feet. Leaf Maples, Linden, American Linden, American and SCIONS York and Jonathan. Imperial Chestnuts. 100,000 California Privet, one and two RED RASPBERRIESTurner. Japan three years, 20,000 Citrus Trifeliata, two and years, We should like to bud 50000 Cherry on contract for someone 50,000 Silver Seedlings and Select Stock Natural this year, and should like to hear from any who are in the Maple market. Will also have a fine lot of Cherry for Fall 1902. Peach Pits, Crop 1900 and 1901. H. M. SIMPSON 8 SONS, vincennes, ind. unnTv e rn old dohinion nurseries, Wt. T. HOOD & CO., R,CHM0ND, VA.

BOBOLINK, SUNSHINE, MARIE, all the P. Sebire Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, France. new and old STRAWBERRIES of value. BRILLIANT and MILLER RASPBERRIES. A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Mazzard Cherry, Angers, Quince, PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Small Evergreens, Forest Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &c. to miss giving this a trial. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your orders else BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents forjUnited States and Canada.

PEACH TREES I yr. and June Buds. We have the finest let of June budded C. C. ABEL fc CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line sf other stock. MYER 6 SONS, FOR FALL OF 1901 BRJDGEVELLE, DEL.

APPLE PEAR FOREST TREE NEBRASKA GROWN R. MULBERRY APPLE SEEDLINGS OSAGE are acknowledged to be the best. We have a large supply of them at right prices. Also SEEDLINGS Apple Trees, Peach Trees, American and Japanese Plums, Shade Trees, Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. TITUS NURSERY, Nen)aha, Neb. Correspondence solicited. YOUNGERS & CO., Geneva, Nebr. Uiitcennes nurseries sssr: 1A/. C REED, Proprietor. w M Snow Bill nurseries 'KK80"8, OFFER FOR FALL, 1901, AND SPRING, 1902, SNOW HILL, MD., R. F. D. ROUTE Apple. Peach and Carolina OFFFB FOR FALL AND SPRINO Poplar by the carload. Also good stock of 800,000 Peach 1 year from bud. 2 " " " 75,000 Apple on whole roots. CHERRY, 1 and 2 year, PEAR and JAPAN PLLT1S. 50,000 Apple1 " ' General assortment oif small 700,000 Grape Vines1 and 2 year old. fruits. Correspondence solicited, m 800,000 Asparagus Roots 1 and 2 year old. 30 acres in Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. IMIMIIMIIHHlMHMniMMMnMIMMt Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. Will contract to Pall Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902 BLACK AND HONEY Certificate of inspection furnished. Everything fumigated LOCUST SEEDLINGS, Correspondence solicited. Inspection invited. Will be represented at Niagara Falls Convention, June 12th bv NEW Cbas. LAND APPLE All Grades M. Peters, Badge No. 70. See Badge Book, pages 32-33. SEEDLINGS, TELECRAFH OFFICE, SATOW HILL, MD. OSAGE ORANGE, One and Two Years Old iiniummiiiinMiniinnnm A. E. WINDSOR, III. When Havana, writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Admtinri mentikn The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Continental Nurseries

The largest and. most complete Nursery plant in the United States.

We have a full line of Nursery

Stock the coming year for the whole sale trade.

We should be pleased to receive your list for estimate.

BROWN BROTHERS CO., ROCHESTER, IN. Y. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

peach Trrees ONE YEAR FROM BUD.

BUY BEFORE THE PRICE ADVANCES

All Leading Varieties and the Best New Ones. Buds Ready July ioth.

Whole Root Grafts, 2 have them. Come and See.

I will be at Milwaukee -u^i \ '^j June 11th, 12th and 15th, WWKrWtiM

AT THE ^5 CONVENTION.

See me before ordering. i Orlando Harrison. 1

V IS j - BERLIN, MD. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

July, 1902 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Paintsvillc nurseries

Stand at In Acres of Land and Greenhouses In Storage Cellars and Packing Houses the Head In Amount of Stock handled In Variety of Stock grown

Fruit and Ornamental

Trees, Nut Tr ees Small Fruits, Grape Vines, Roses, Shrubs Climbing Vines, Bulbs Hardy Herbaceous and Greenhouse Plants

Catalogues and Price Lists free. Personal inspection cordially invited.

Pleased to quote prices on your list of wants _

Che Storrs $ Samson Company

NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS and SEEDSMEN

Painesville, Ohio Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE GRAND NEW HARDY YELLOW ROSE

AN ATTRACTIVE SPECIALTY FOR NURSERYMEN SOLEIL I AND DEALhRS IS OFFERED IN OUR .,. D'OR I NEW PEDIGREED CLIMBING ROSE % OOLDEN SUN) I PERKINS I Field DOROTHY Grown ROSE OF OUR OWN ORIGINATING. Plants for I A SEEDLING [ AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL AT THE PAN-AMERI- Vi Fall and Spring I CAN 'iran FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR. M

Handsome Four Pajte Circulars will be furnished etc at $2.00 with customer's name, address, , imprinted per 100, their actual cost. Electrotypes of any of the cuts used in this circular The Largest I will be furnished for catalogue use. Collection of Handsome Lithographed Plates for Salesmen's Use will be supplied to. concerns who employ agents. Sample % mailed on application. We do not offer these plates for Hardy Fruits indi.-criminate distribution but only for use in salesmen's out fits. When furnished in considerable numbers, a memorandum Ornamentals % charge of 1 % cents each will be made for them but such Roses and charge will be credited back upon orders for rose bushes of this variety. Perennials FOR 1902- 1903, STRONG, FIELD-GROWN in America PLANTS, TWO YEARS OLD. I JACKSON k PERKINS CO. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Wholesale Nurserymen, g NEWARK, JVew York, ft NURSERYMEN-HORTICULTURISTS,

Established 1840- ROCHESTER, N. Y.

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MILWAUKEE COISVEISTIOIS. The response was by N. H. Albaugh, Phoneton, O. The committee on programme reported an order of business as follows : PROCEEDINGS OF TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF of address of officers THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. Wednesday Delivery president's ; reports ; address by Professor L. H. Bailey ; recess and nomination of vice- presidents ; election of vice-presidents. One of the Largest Gatherings In Its HistoryUnanimous In. ThursdayAddress by N. H. Albaugh ; address by Professor F. W. of dorsement of the Federal BillPractical Address by Pro Taylor; report Committee on Legislation ; report of vice-presidents election of officers and selection of of for the convention fessor BaileyPresident Berckmans' AddressPlans for place meeting of 1903.

St. Louis ExpositionFinancial Reports Charles A . FridayAddress by A. Willis ; address by A. L. Brooke ; report of fritz President -At Detroit Next Year. //gen the Committee on Transportation ; reports of committees on Exhibits and Resolutions ; unfinished business ; question box. PRESIDENT BERCKMANS' The twenty-seventh annual convention of the American ADDRESS. Association of The of the Committee on was Nurserymen was held at Milwaukee on June report Programme adopted, and President Berckmans 11-13, under most favorable conditions. The attendance was delivered the following address :

and included most of the men large prominent in the nursery Gentlemen of the American Association of Nurserymen : business. The official position in which your suffrages have placed me makes it a to address at this time. Were I to consult At 11:30 a. m, on June nth, President Robert C. Berck compulsory duty you my own inclination and pleasure, I should listen with delight to some mans called the first session of the convention to order, and of the distinguished members and guests whom I see present and after appointing Messrs. William F. H. Stannard and Pitkin, whose scientific attainments and practical knowledge well fit them for H. B. Chase a committee on programme, introduced to the this service. But in the discharge of this trust I am inspired with the two hundred nurserymen present Mayor Rose of Milwaukee, hope that you will permit me to share in your discussions and in the treasuries of who delivered an address of welcome as follows : your long experience. The earth hath again yielded her increase, and we now convene for MAYOR ROSE'S ADDRESS. our twenty-seventh annual convention. Many who aided in the estab " Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen I am pleased to lishment of this Society have ceased from their labors, but all are not have an gone. Some whose hands rock the cradle of its and opportunity to meet so many representatives of a great helped infancy whose wise counsels have aided in rearing it to its present standard, industry, whose products afford us so many luxuries of life. some of the founders, men who have stood as giant pillers of the In behalf of the people of the City of Milwaukee I am pleased Associationare here to-day to witness the progress and to rejoice in to extend to a most welcome. I wish to you hearty express the prosperity of the Association. Most happy am I to meet on this the so hope that your meeting here will be not only profitable occasion many who have come from all sections of this great coun to with us in our for to those who compose the convention, but so pleasurable try co-operate efforts the improvement of this vast industry. When we consider what has been accomplished in the that when you return to your homes you will carry only pleas past quarter of a century, in growing nursery stock, who can set limit ant recollections of our city. to the which be attained the remainder of this " progress may during a I have witched the Myself Badger born, development century 1 Where trees and vines were purchased by the hundred, of the great Middle West, especially Wisconsin. I take it they are now sold by the carload. Where the stock of the nurserymen that most of you are strangers to our city and state, and that could be summed in the thousands, it is now enumerated by millions of trees and vines. Where the grape was a few you will be interested in knowing who we are, what we are and scarcely grown years ago, now thousands of hillsides, from the base to the summit, are clad what we are doing." with the verdure of the vine ; and the vintage of the golden western Rose then described and some Mayor briefly entertainingly slope now rival in value the riches of its mines. Where fruits were of the chief characteristics of Milwaukee, and showed that only considered a luxury,they have now become not only a sanitary although the city has acquired through extensive advertising condiment but a daily necessity of food, and enjoyed by all classes, the rich and the the reputation of producing enormous quantities of beer, the poor. With a country so varied in soil and climate, capable of producing fact is that the value of the product of the breweries per almost all fruits of the globe, and constantly opening up to us new annum, is but a small of $18,000,000, comparatively portion resources and demands, we have occasion for new, constant and untir the value of the total which products of the city per annum, ing energy and enterprise. The developing of new sections for scien is more than $200,000,000. He said that Milwaukee appre tific fruit growing is also making fruit growing more profitable, and the demand for stock. But we ciated the distinguished honor of the nurserymen of largely increasing nursery frequently having " hear the cry : Too much land is being devoted to orchards and the country within its borders, and he asked the visitors to nursery products, and we will soon have the whole country flooded." visit the residence districts and see the wide lawns and evi I can only reply, that there is always room at the top, and a strictly dences of the free use of the of the nur generally products first-class article will always find a ready sale ; so let it be the constant sery business. desire of the nurserymen to only send out the best of stock and true Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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to name. will not some heart remember us and ask: "Who And right here is the necessity of every nurseryman having fruits, grateful " a specimen orchard of all fruits which he sends out, to be used for planted that old apple tree 7 budding and grafting wood. Too many depend on the nursery row SECRETARY'S REPORT. for buds. So important is the matter of cutting from bearing trees C. Seager presented the following report : alone that the nurseryman should not neglect this most necessary Secretary George adjunct to any well equipped establishment. RECEIPTS. Another great importance : Instruct 'your help on all the latest im Membership Fees I 766 00 provements in nursery work. Quite an original idea in this line has Advertisements Report 129 00 been recently introduced hy Thomas Meehan & Sons, in having a Badge Book..., 562 00 school for their employes, where they receive a systematic course in Exchange 2 00 hotany and general nursery work ; and this course will undoubtedly Total $1 ,459 00 result in untold benefit to the employer and employee, in raising the man's standard and thus making him worth more for the knowledge DISBURSEMENTS. thus gained in the discussion of live topics. 1901Oct. 14, Check C. L. Yates $ 385 00 QUESTION BOX AND PROGRAMME COMMITTEE. 1902June 1, Check C. L. Yates 900 00 1902- June Check C. L. Yates 158 59 So important is the matter of arranging a programme for the annual 7, 15 20 convention, it has been suggested as advisable to have a committee on Exchange Bank on order 21 programme whose duty it shall be to provide a line of work for the charge foreign money Association at each convention that will be most of productive good Total $1,459 00 to the members. In this way will the meeting prove of such great the last benefit and value that no member can afford to neglect attending. The secretary reported that the receipts for nine When assembled from all of parts the country and engaged in business years have been as follows : of great and small extent, there should be offered to each member 1894 $1,120 31 opportunities for gaining information ; discuss the best methods of 1895 1,050 05 growing various classes of trees, vines, shrubs and conifers ; methods 1896 1,123 20 of packing, grading and shipping. Some of our timid members 1897 1,007 80 probably have questions which they would like to present for discus 1898 1,143 24 sion, and some good results derived from them ; for these members we " 1899 1,164 97 have provided the Question Box." I hope that all members will 1900 1,262 55 avail themselves of this opportunity to bring out information that 1901 81 must be of Incalculable value and of mutual benefit. 1.345 1902 1,459 00 Undoubtedly there are many other things we may do that will pro mote our interests and add to prosperity. Every additional market we Total $10,676 48 can for our new for safe open fruits, appliances transportation, every TREASURER'S REPORT. new process for canning, evaporating and preserving, will, of course, Treasurer C. L. Yates the : stimulate our fruit-growing interests and create a healthy activity in presented following report our trade. Let us then be ever ready to help new enterprises, and RECEIPTS. foremost in testing new varieties and new methods. 1901Balance cash on hand $2,232 18 Who can estimate the importance and value of a new variety of Oct. 15. To cash from George C. Seager 385 00 " shall be to the wide our fruit, which adapted range of rapidly extend 16. Interest from October 1, '98 to Oct. 1, '01 . . . 68 63, ing country ? He who shall originate such a new apple, peach or 1902May 31. To cash from George C. Seager 900 00 grape, which shall be worthy of handing down to posterity, should be June 2. Interest from Oct. 1, '01 to May 13, '02 86 00 " held in remembrance as a benefactor of mankind as well as a Franklin, 7. To cash from George C. Seager 158 59 Fulton, Morse, Edison or Westinghouse. He who shall discover an 85 easy method of destroying San Jose scale, other insects and diseases $3,880 DISBURSEMENTS. Incident to vegetation which now affect trees and so alarmingly in 1901June 21. L. H. Bailey, exp. convention 17 50 to our fruit shall have his name transmitted to Niagara Falls_$ jurious crops, future " " G. C. Seager, ribbons for extra 1 00 as to those who discovered badges time second only methods for the alevia- " 15. R. C. Berckmans, expenses to Washington. . 52 92 tion of human suffering. " 22. George C. Seager, salary 800 00 " " ACKNOWLEDGEMENT A>"D CONGRATULATION. George C. Seager, circulars, postage, etc 84 25 " Gentlemen, in conclusion, allow me to express to you my most pro "The Whitehead & Hoag Co., badges 20 00 found for the trust have in me and the 1. Union & Advertiser 272 27 thanks you placed great satis July Co. , printing " faction your presence and kind indulgence affords me on this occasion. 2. C. L. Yates, salary and postage 50 66 " To the various committees on tariff, legislation and transportation, 20. Miss E. Jacobson, reporting meeting at whose reports we will have during the meeting, I wish to return the Niagara Falls 50 00 thanks of the Association for their valuable service. I congratulate Sept. 14. G. H. Smith, printing (Tariff Com.) 80 00 " you upon the past success and future prospects of this Society ; and 25. Union & Advertiser Co., annual report 149 50 interest in " " " " upon the Increased the cultivation and planting of fruits ; postage on report.. 11 40 the facilities for transmission from Oct. 7. J. upon improved remote sections ; in H. Dayton, expenses to Washington (Tar the difusion of horticultural information by means of horticultural iff Com.) 34 25 " and trade papers, whereby the knowledge of few may become that of 7. Irving House, expenses to Washington many ; upon the new territory which is constantly opening up to us (Tariff Com.) 59 78 new fields for our products ; and upon the improved systems of culti Jan. 21. M. E. Wollf, Fidelity & Casualty bond for vation whereby the labor of days is now reduced to hours. Treasurer 18 75 It is our privilege to live in an age of remarkable activity and in a Mch. 22. Western Passenger Association 11 00 country of unlimited resources, whose thriving cities and great com Balance cash on hand 2,717 07 mercial centers rise as by magic. 85 What greater temporal comforts can we nurserymen have than the $3,830 All of which is respectfully submitted, fruits of the orchard ? Trees are living monuments to our memory, C. L. YATES, Treasurer. fruits mementoes of our perpetual praise ; and when in after ages shall recline under the shade of the trees Both were referred to a posterity planted and grown reports committee composed of A. by our hands, and gather from their bending branches the 'uscious Willis, C. j. Brown and C. M. Stark. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 85

Professor L. H. Bailey then delivered an address, an REPORT ON FEDERAL BILL. abstract of which in appears another column of this issue. The Committee on Legislation presented the following President Berckmans referred to Professor address Bailey's report, through the chairman, C. L. Watrous : as timely and and voiced the sentiment of highly instructive, One year ago, the report of your Committee on Legislation recounted the when nurserymen he thanked the professor for the sug its successful efforts to prevent certain Federal legislation. That pro while gestions made. A recess of ten minutes was announced for posed legislation, beneficial to certain important fruit-growers' interests, would have and needless burdens the the selection of the vice-presidents by the state delegations. imposed heavy upon business of growing and distributing trees and plants, which are abso STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS. lutely necessary before the business of fruit-growing can begin. It will be remembered that our The reports, and election of state vice-presidents were as legislative committee had its origin in the of united action this Association for its follows : necessity by protection against the efforts of fruit growers to secure legislation most injurious Alabama, W. F. Heikes, Huntsville ; Arkansas, G. A. Gamble, Fort and burdensome to our husiness. Your committee framed a bill which Smith ; Colorada, George J. Spear, Greeley ; Connecticut, J. H Hale, met with your approval, and it has been the belief of the committee South Glastonbury ; Delaware, Alexander Pullen, Milford ; Georgia, since that time that this Association is practically unanimous in Charles T. Smith, Concord ; Illinois, Irving E Spaulding, Spaulding ; desiring the enactment of a reasonable and well-guarded Federal Indiana, E. Albertson, Bridgeport ; Iowa, Samuel Lorton, Davenport ; quarantine law, providing uniform regulations for the inspection and Kansas, A. C. Griesa, Lawrence ; Kentucky, F. N. Downer, Bowling transportation of nursery products in interstate and foreign commerce. Green; Indian Territory, J. A. Taj lor, Wynnewood ; Maryland, C. Following out this line of duty, the chairman of your committee M Peters, Snow Hill ; Massachusetts, Jacob W. Manning, Reading ; wrote numerous letters, last autumn, to men in places of influence and Michigan, C. E. Greening, Monroe ; Minnesota, E. A. Smith ; Missouri, responsibility in an effort to secure harmony among all interests, to the J. W. Schutte, St. Louis ; Nebraska, H W. Marshall, Arlington; New end that uniform action might be had, either to ask for no legislation, Hampshire, John C. Chase, Derry ; New Jersey, Hiram T. Jones, or else to write to urge legislation which, while affording reasonable Elizabeth ; New York, D H. Henry, Geneva ; North Carolina, J. Van protection for all, should not impose unnecessary burdens upon any. Lindley ; Ohio, J. W. Gaines, Xenia ; Pennsylvania, Earl Peters, Various opinions were offered in response that no action seemed ad vis. Uriah ; South Dakota, George H. Whiting, Yankton : Tennessee, J. able. But in early winter word came that the entomologists of the C. Hale, Winchester ; Texas, E. W. Kirkpatrick, Sherman ; Virginia, several State Experiment Stations had, in national convention", passed R. A. Wickersham, Winchester ; Wisconsin, T. J. Ferguson, Mil strong resolutions endorsing our bill and urging its passage. A letter waukee. came from Mr. Alexander Craw, chief for the OFFICERS AND MEETING PLACE. quarantine inspector State of California, saying that their fruit growers' association, In At the of the state on meeting vice-presidents Wednesday convention, had also endorsed and agreed to urge the passage of our afternoon, J. C. Hale of .Tennessee presided, and D. H. Henry bill. Thereupon a letter was written to the Secretary of Agriculture what attitude his would take towards such of New York was secretary. Their report was as follows : asking department pro posed legislation. The answer was favorable. For presidentCharles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich. IN THE SENATE. For vice- president D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, Iowa. In January, Senator Dolliver, a member of the Senate Committee on For secretary George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. Agriculture, and Senator Allison, Chairman of the Senate Appropria For treasurerCharles L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. tions, were in Des Moines. Their advice was sought. Senator For executive committeeWilliam Pitkin, Rochester, N- Y.; N. W. Dolliver promptly offered to do all he could to secure the bill Hale, Knoxville, Tenn.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. a safe passage through the Senate committee. Senator Allison shook For place of meeting 1903Detroit, Mich. his head over the proposed appropriation of $100,000.00 annually for a ALBAUGH'S ADDRESS. MR. new undertaking. He advised us to try for half the amount at first, that if the bill answered the of Its It would N. H. Albaugh delivered an address on "Who's a What?" saying expectations friends, be easy to secure all necessary appropriations to administer it in the in the course of which he said : future. His judgment was that, with such reduction, the bill would I would advise to keep an eye out on the entomological nurserymen be safe to pass the Senate, if sent o\er from the House. The advice of smooth 'em down, and tell 'em they don't know it all. Over buggers, Chairman Wadsworth of the House Committee on Agriculture, was in New there was a bill fumigation of all stock York, passed requiring next asked. He promptly replied that he believed such legislation in but I know on excellent authority that the nursery shipped there, desirable, and would do all in his power, to assist it through his cmn- do with it. It seems to me the Can men of New York had nothing to mittee, and through the House. a richer than have we. They adians have had somewhat experience So far, the funds of this Association had not been touched, but in should be into Canada in passed a law providing that nothing shipped view of all the circumstances, the chairman felt it his duty to call the stock. Soon found that they did not have the way of nursery they committee to meet in Washington in the near future, and endeavor to stock to do business, and they had to ask Ohio and enough nursery secure favorable action upon our bill. Only two members acted, Mr to come to their assistance. They came to New York nurserymen Brown and Mr. Chase not feeling able to leave home. their senses. The responsible men in the Department of Agriculture, who are The of stock has steadily risen in the last few years price nursery especially interested in our line of work, were first called upon. They business men talk some of it three-hundredfold ; and from the way were ready to assist in every way possible, and expressed themselves , the will since I have come to this convention, it seems lhat prices go very favorably. The bill was carefully gone over and modified in the time a few more on no to hold them down. By up with rope some slight particulars to meet their views as to its administration have heen we find apples selling at $1,000 restrictive laws passed may The Secretary was then called upon. Ho was very cordial, and said and trees at cents apiece. per thousand and peach cherry twenty-five that whatever could pass muster with the entomologists and patholo to me the best for us with regard legislation After all, it seems to plan gists of the department would be entirely satisfactory to him, ending can and is to still. It is about all we do, affecting our interests, keep with the words, now go and push it." The Department of Agricul If I believe we should look the enemy, we will come out all right. ture has always favored our bill, and has assisted this committee as far I think the outlook for the nurserymen there be any, right in the eye. as possible. Members of the House Committee on Agriculture were of the United States is first-class. sought out and interviewed. The provisions of the bill were fully : President Berckmans appointed the following committees explained, and their good offices besought. The effort was so success Iowa; ful that a meeting of the subcommittee was soon secured, at which On Exhibits-F. C. Edwards, Wisconsin; E. S. Welch, Chairman Wadsworth presided, and the members of your committee Howard Davis, Maryland. heard C. M. Hobbs, were accorded the unusual privilege of being present and during On Resolutions-George A. Sweet, New York; the discussion and revision of the measure. Chairman Wadsworth Indiana ; J. W. Gaines, Ohio. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection 86 THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN.

RESOLUTION ON FEDERAL BILL. insisted upon the retention of the provision requiring examination at the port of entry, of all nursery stock imported without a proper cer Mr. Hale presented the following, which was unanimously tificate from an official of the government of the country exporting it. adopted : He expressed his most decided belief that we need have ho doubt that suffered from the increasing numbers of insect pesis and France, Holland and other countries would make haste to properly Having diseases whose ravages already cost the fruit growing and inspect their export products, even as we made haste to inspect and plant interests of the country untold and yearly increasing certify to the soundness of our meats, sought to be exported to Ger nursery millions, and that federal quarantine regulations restricting the free many and elsewhere. believing transportation of infected fruits and plants in interstate and foreign the CALIFORNIA OBJECTIONS. commerce, offer the only effective means of hindering spread of such destructive pests and diseases ; member of his committee of the same opinion, your Every seeming in Therefore, we, the American Association of Nurserymen, annual committee attempted but little objection, and that little did no good. convention assembled, hereby resolve : The bill was very soon recommended, by unanimous vote of the full First, We believe that a well guarded quarantine law, regulating committee, to the House for passage. Since then certain California both foreign and interstate commerce in fruits and plants, offers our congressmen have strongly urged the committee to consent to an " of relief amendment providing that nothing herein contained shall prevent greatest hope ; Second, We favor the passage of House hill 10,999, now pending in the inspection of such nursery stock by the authorized inspectors of the House of Representatives, and ask our representatives and senators any state or territory at the final point of destination, in accordance to favor its prompt enactment into law, without amendment ; with the laws of such state or territory." They have been very insist- Third, The secretary of this Association is hereby authorized aDd ant, but your committee has steadily insisted that such a proposition is directed to promptly transmit an official copy of these resolutions to unfair, for that if the nurserymen voluntarily submit their products to each and senator in now In session at Wash Federal inspection and certification, such certificates should not he representative Congress, shorn of any part of their proper and reasonable effect to protect the ington. " goods covered thereby. Moreover, it was pointed out to them that Mr. Hale It has occurred to me that at each session we state laws were framed and sometimes the easily passed through should have some subject of general utility, on which we could efforts of interested parties, imposing much heavier burdens upon out get a diversity of opinion and spend a day in earnest and side than upon inside nurserymen, and that such an amendment would honest discussion. We might have such discussion en this be an open invitation to such selfish efforts. bill. Our Association is for the purpose, I presume, of learn Finally, it was pointed out that the insistance upon such amendment to knew all that is on of interest to it. would compel the nurserymen to oppose the bill, which would surely ing possible subjects prevent its hecoming a law, so that they would prevent their important As Mr. Albaugh says, it is possible for nurserymen to know fruit interests from securing any protection whatever. In consequence two things at the same time. Whether we have humbugs or of these have been led to withdraw all considerations, they finally entomologists is not the question here. We do have laws and opposition and to heartily support the bill. insects, and we are going to have them. As years come they There are no other known objections, except in the east, where the will increase. provision for inspecting uncertificated stock at the port of entry is " We know many states have laws unto themselves. Now objected to, but, as already stated, Chairman Wadsworth insists upon it is a matter of some concern to stock from one state to the provision, and believes we need fear no danger, so that the pro ship another. If we to a vision must stand whether the measure succeeds or fails. grow be strong Association we must look after as do the manufacturers. We The last objection relates to the amount of appropriation. If we ourselves, merchants and desire the law, we must urge its passage With an appropriation of only must have a Federal law on this subject for our interest, be If we insist we take at $50,000.00. upon $100,000.00, nothing all. The cause states have laws. But the states cannot legislate on bill in its present form is as fair to our interests and offers us as much interstate subjects. We want laws in the states to govern protection as any measure which we have any reasonable of hope affairs in the states. into law. getting passed " We do not have the,' scale in Knoxville, and I suppose The best information obtainable by those of your committee who there is not a here who has the scale in his vicin have been in Washington and heard the matter discussed Is, that we nurseryman Still we should either unitedly support the present bill and urge its passage, or ity. have the scale, and very destructive, in this abandon our efforts to secure else legislation. We should all go one country. Yet every bird and animal going up and down a or all the other. way go tree is distributing the scale. Orchards all over the country In a letter received from chairman of lately Representative Haugen, are badly infested. Our nurseries are to infestation and " open the sub-commtitee in charge of the bill, he says, I believe strong we have no protection. resolutions Association in favor of the bill as now by your drawn, " man who has a protesting against amendments, will be of great help." We have never Every home has already bought stock. so our We need before been near securing the passage of bill as to-day. Ap. uniform legislation. Let me venture this asser we can have the if we want and If none parently law, it, of us oppose it. tion : The efforts so far in connection with this federal

" bill have done more A. L Brooke In connection with the report of the to nationalize it than anything since the birth of this Committee on Legislation, I ask that a resolution be prepared Association. Most of the newspapers have seen fit to assert expressing some decision on this matter by this Association. that we have stood before Washington legislators and for a a I believe it is time that the questions were settled. I am in pleaded national law. If the bill never becomes and if we to it is favor of putting an earnest shoulder to the wheel to see if we law, spent $5,000 accomplish what we have, can get the present Congress to act in the matter. We have a blessing to the Association ; because we have shown our selves to be been spending our money to get the bill before Congress, and business men as well as bug fighters and limb cutters. now I move that Mr. Watrous be requested to present a " resolution to this body." I speak on behalf of a Solid South of fifteen influential

" states. We all favor this and this indorsement comes N. W. Hale I have a resolution on the bill, subject," from every blooming magnolia, every ripening fruit, every Mr. Brooke "All right, then. I did not know that. I will opening bud. I hope we may ship stock untrammeled withdraw motion." my throughout the states and throughout the country." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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ASSOCIATION HONORED. forwarding them to the congressmen. The Western Associa "

Silas Wilson I have here a few copies of the federal bill tion of Wholesale Nurserymen meets in July. I will lay the in its as was present form, it reported from [the Committee of matter before that association, and I am sure favorable action the Whole House. Last week I was in Washington on busi will be taken. If we can do this, I think it will have a good ness other than this, but I found time to learn that there effect. But Congress may adjourn soon, and we must act im seems now to be a united sentiment in favor of this bill. mediately." Your committee on legislation when it went to Washington N. W. Hale "That is a good suggestion. For two or three was accorded signal honor. After our arguments had been seasons the Southern Association of Nurserymen has passed heard by the House Committee on Agriculture, we were asked resolutions favoring the bill, and copies of these resolutions to remain while the House Committee took action. This was have been sent to the congressmen from the southern states, very unusual, and we regarded it as a high honor to the Asso so that they know all about it already." " ciation that we represented. A distinguished constitutional E. W. Kirkpatrick I indorse all that has been said on lawyer from the South made the motion asking'us to remain the subject. It is a question that we in Texas have been with the committee. He said he knew we were there for the much interested in. I would have been pleased to have had good of the country. someone here announce the leading features of the bill. We " I am confident, gentlemen, that if we indorse this bill and cannot act intelligently without knowledge." forward our indorsement to Washington, the bill will be passed J. W. Kerr, of Texas, indorsed what Mr. Kirkpatrick said and in a few days in the House, and I am sure there will be no favored the measure under discussion. Mr. Watrous urged all trouble in the Senate. nurserymen to write to their congressmen. Mr. Wilson said "Whether the bill is just such a measure as meets the need he did not have enough bills to go around because there had of all nurserymen, I am not going to say ; but I believe it been a heavy demand at Washington from state horticultural comes as near to it as any that is possible. My experience in societies. Mr. Albaugh moved that the secretary be author matters of legislation has taught me that there are many grave ized to have printed 500 copies of the bill at once. Carried. " obstacles to encounter. Many interests are to be considered Silas Wilson I coincide with all the suggestions, that have in a measure of this scope. What the bill lacks may be pro been made ; but whatever is done must be done quickly. If vided by amendment. There has been no legislation, state or action is taken by Congress at all it will probably be taken national, that was not like a new machine. As defects cropped within ten days' time." " out they were remedied. We will see the weak points and A. L. Brooke I suggest that we go ahead as if we had then we can amend the law. more time, for it may be that action will not be reached in the the at least until the short in "The only way now, it seems to me, is to go ahead. Sup senate, session the fall." The committee on was Associa pose we were to turn down this measure now. What would legislation thanked by the the congressional committees think of this Association after tion, with a rising vote, for its faithful work at Washington. all our efforts ? Now is our opportunity." Mr. Schuette, of Missouri, offered a resolution, which was E. W. Kirkpatrick, of Texas, asked that the salient points adopted, to the effect that "Whereas, the Louisiana Purchase of the bill be stated in a few words. Exposition to be held at St. Louis had met the approval of Mr. Wilson said the best knowledge of the bill would be the federal government to the extent of an appropriation of acquired by perusing it. He passed around copies of the bill. $6,500,000, that St. Louis would spend $10,000,000, and the Mr. Albaugh called attention to the fact that existing laws total appropriation would not fall far short of $20,000,000, the " have not been passed at the instance of nurserymen. This American Association of Nurserymen in convention assembled " law," said he, probably more nearly expresses the desire of formerly indorsed the exposition." other. the nurserymen and welfare of the trade than any A. Willis, of Kansas, presented the report of the auditing There may be need of a local law in California and Florida, committee, finding the reports of the secretary and the treasurer have an attor where citrus fruits are grown. I don't want to correct, and noting especially the gratifying prosperity of the ney at our side continually to tell us what the latest amend Association and the increase in the amount of cash in the ment to a certain state law may be. I believe there ought treasury. not be one word of on this bill." discouragement At the session of a paper was " Friday morning, June 13th, A. Sweet I would like to ask whether the resolu " George read A. Willis on The Relation of the to the " by Nurseryman be covered ? tion covers all the ground that should Community in Which he Lives." Reports of the committees " Mr. Watrous I think it does." on final resolutions and on exhibits were presented and a few " Mr. Sweet I asked that because I wanted the question questions were submitted for answer through the National I come from the strongest resolution possible. congressional Nurseryman, the official journal of the Association. Ad district of chairman of the House Congressman Wadsworth, journment was then taken until the second Wednesday in Committee on He is a friend of mine Agriculture. personal June, 1903. and he is interested in the If we present a bill with subject. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINAL RESOLUTIONS. commit an adequate appropriation we will get it at least the Your committee on final resolutions reports for your consideration tee will it." agree upon the following : SECTIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO HELP. Resolved, That the American Association of Nurserymen extend its hearty thanks to Mayor Rose for his warm welcome to the beautiful A. L. Brooke" Another matter : We have our sectional and hospitable city of Milwaukee ; that we have found the city and I associationsEast, West, Southwest and South. suggest its people all that the Mayor in his eloquent words to us claimed, and that each association, through its officers, take up this matter we shall carry to our homes increased admiration for the beauties and and of Milwaukee, with friendship for its citizens. and supplement this action by passing similar resolutions advantages together Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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J. H. 0 ; Howard Davis and wife, Resolved, That our thanks are due to the Citizens' Business League, Dayton, Painesville, Baltimore, F. N. Green, Thos. H. Douglas and its representative Mr. R. B. Watrous, our brother nurseryman Mr. T. J. Md.; Downer, Bowling Ky.; wife, dur R. K. 111,; E. T. Dickinson. New York Ferguson and the daily press for kindly attentions and courtesies Waukegan, 111.; Dorr, Elgin, ing our visit, also to the Planklnton House, admirably fitted as it is city. E T. la ; A. J. Edwards. Fort Wis. for taking care of large conventions, and that we tender our vote of Edmondson, Perry, Atkinson, M. B. appreciation to Manager Comee for his efforts to add to the pleasures Theodore J. Ferguson, Milwaukee, Wis.; Fox, Rochester, E. C. Foster and Grand M. F. of our meeting, in which effort he has been so signally successful. N. Y.; wife, Rapids; Foley, Baraboo, Geo. A. Sweet, Wis. C. M. Hobbs, J. A. Gage, Beatrice, Neb.; George B. Galbraith, Fairbury, Neb.; J. W. Gaines. A. C. Griesa and wife, Lawrence, Kan.; R. G. Gould, Chicago, 111.. Charles H. Columbus, O ; Chailes E. Greening, Monroe, Resolved, that in the death of William H. Storrs of Painesville, Ohio, Grissler, Mich.; L. Green & Son O. Association has Frank Glen, Chicago ; Co., Perry, and Thomas Meehan of Germantown, Pa , this suffered D. H. N. J. (J. men lives Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md.; Henry, Geneva, Y.; great loss ; that we are proud to remember that such whose Hale and wife, Winchester, Tenn.; W. F. Heikes, Huntsville, Ala.; were so full of usefulness were members of our calling. D. Hill. Maude E. Hi.l, Florence Hill, Dundee, 111.; W. L. Hart, Fre- REPORT OF TARIFF COMMITTEE. donia, N. *.; J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la.; F. M. Ilartman, Dansville, in were The conditions of the trade imported stocks the past year N. Y. ; Horace Hooker, Rochester, N Y. ; J. W. Henshaw, Eureka, such as gave the government officials little chance to make trouble for Kans. nurserymen importers. Prices on invoices were in a number of cases Charles A. Ilgenfritz and wife, Monroe, Mich. ; James M. Irvine, St. on early shipments raised, but those arriving later escaped. Joseph, Mo. at Your committee called on the assistant secretary of the treasury George S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N Y. ; Hiram T. Jones, Elizabeth, Washington, but received very little satisfaction, the secretary reading N. J.; Z. K. Jewett, Sparta, Wis.; Irving Jaquay and wife, Benton us letters from the seedsmen - and his answers thereto, showing that Harbor, Mich.; Alfred Jarvis, Bridgeport, O. they were having the same trouble that the nurserymen were. E. W. Kirkpatrick, Sherman, Tex.; A. H. Klrkeval, Elsberry, Mo.; The secretary stated that it was out of his power to dictate in any C. A. Krlll, Kalamazoo, Mich.; John S. Kerr, Sherman, Tex. way to the appraisers as to prices. Later in the season, while on a D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, la.; J. F. Lee, Rochester, N. Y.; Samuel visit to New York, the writer got the following information from Lorton, Davenport, la. Appraiser Whitehead : Thomas B. Meehan, Germantown, Pa. ; J. McHutchinson, New York " As one of the means of the dutable value of determining nursery city ; James McVitty, Perry, O. ; A. McGill, Salem, Ore. ; H. W. Mar it has been the to take into consideration the contracts stock, practice shall, Arlington, Neb. ; John B. Morey, C. W. McNalr, Dansville, for delivery, as far as they can be ascertained, for each size and variety, N. Y.j J Horace McFarland and wife, Harrisburg. Pa.; Charles A. and the values stated in such contracts serve as a guide on appraise Maxson, Kalamazoo, Mich.; D. T McCarthy, Lockport, N. Y. ment, provided, of course, that the foreign market conditions have Ralph T Olcott, Rochester, N. Y. undergone no change between the date of the contract and the time of William Pitkin. Rochester, N. Y.; Earl Peters, Uriah, Pa.; George shipment. C. Perkins. Newark, N. Y.; D. H. Patty, Geneva, N. Y.; E. C. Pelr- " 2. If the is dissatisfied with values fixed on importer appraisement, son, Waterloo, N. Y.; Charles M. Peters, Snow Hill, Md ; P. D. Pearee, he may, within two days after notice thereof, request a reappralse- Grand Rapids, Mich.; G. E. Prater and wife, Paw Paw, Mich. ment, in which event the case would be heard by one of the Board of E. Runyan, Elizabeth, N. J.; W. C. Reed and wife, Vin-ennes, Ind. United States General Appraisers. An appeal may thereafter be taken Theodore J. Smith, Geneva, N. Y.; C. Sonderegger, Beatrice, Neb.; to a board of three general appraisers, whose decision is final and con Robert C. Stoehr, Dayton, O.; H..D. Simpson, R. A. Simpson, Vln- clusive as to the dutiable value of the merchandise, all parties against clnnes, Ind.; F. G. Sprague, St. Joseph, Mo ; George C. Seager and interested therein." Edward wife, J. Seager, Rochester, N. Y ; C M. Stark, W. P. Stark, Thus we see the courts afford no relief, and that we are practically Louisiana, Mo.; F. H. Stannard Ottawa, Kun. J. W. Schuette, George at the mercy of the government officials. First the appraisers; W. second, Sallee, St. Louis ; Albert Spaulding, Irving E. Spaulding, Spauld of the board of and the review of the full general appraisers, third, ing, 111.; Albert A. Schulze, Brussels, 111.; W. P. Storrs, Painesville, board of three general whose decision is final. appraisers, 0.; George A. Sweet, Dansville, N. Y.; J. W. Shadow, Winchester, With a stationary market, there will be very little trouble ; but with Tenn.; F. E. Schifferli, Fredonia, N. Y. scarcity and high prices at the end of the season, we shall continue to F. W. St, Louis Taylor, ; G. N. Titus, Nemaha, Neb. ; W. J. Trim- have more or less friction. bleson, Havelock, la. Respectfully submitted, Irving Rouse, J. Van Lindley, Pomona, N. C.j P. J. Van Heiningen, Boskoop, Hol Thomas B. Meehan. land. J. H. Dayton. A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan; A.L.Wood, Rochester, N. Y.; R. A. AMONG THOSE PRESENT. Wickersham, Winchester, Va.; E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, la.; C. L. Des Watrous, Moines la ; Silas Wilson, Atlantic, la.; F. A. Weber. those at the Milwaukee convention are the Among present St. Louis ; Wheelock & Ciark, Fredonia, tf. Y. the names of whom were taken from the J. A. following, registers of Yager, Fremont, Neb.; C. L. Yates, Rjchoster, N. Y.; Peter the Plankinton House and other hotels : Youngers, Geneva, Neb.

E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind.; N. H Albaugh, Phoneton, O. FEDERAL BILL. Robert C. Ga. Berckmans, Augusta, ; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, A bill to provide rules and regulations governing the importation of N. Y.; Nelson Bogue, Batavia, N. Y.; Prof. L H. Bailey, Ithaca! trees, plants, shrubs, vines, grafts, and N. A. A. J. cuttings, buds, commonly Y.; Guy Bryant, Princeton, 111.; Brown, Geneva, as Neb.; known nursery stock, and fruits into the United and rules R. J. States, Bagby, New Haven, Mo.; Charles R Buttrick, Edwin R. Beebe, and regulations for the inspection of trees, plants, shrubs, vines, grafts, Ada, Mich.; H. N. Brown, Hartland, Wis.; L. G. Bragg and daughter, cuttings, and buds, known as within H. commonly nursery stock, grown Kalamazoo, Mich.; Berkhan, New fork city ; R. H. Blair, Kansas the United States, which become subjects of interstate commerce or ; D. E. Wis. City Bingham, Sturgeon Bay, exportation. H. B. Chase, R. C. Chase, Huntsville, Ala. ; 0. G. Chase, Thomas C. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of of the Carson, N. J. M. Charlton and Representatives Geneva, Y.; wife, Rochester, N. Y.; United States in Congress assembled, That it shall be unlawful for any W. J. Campbell, St Joseph, Mo.; John C. Chase, Derry, N. H.; G. H. transportation company, after July 1st, 1902, to offer for entry at any Currie, Freeport, 111.; Gilbert Costich, Rochester, N. Y.; Frank Cutter, port of the United States cut A any trees, plants, shrubs, vines, grafts, Normal, 111.; Campbell, Hartford; Wis.; R. J. Coe, Fort and Atkinson,' tings, buds, commonly known as nursery stock, unless accompa Wis.; H. R. Cotta and wife, Freeport, 111.; Thomas E. Cashman and nied by a certificate of inspection by a of wife, Minn. qualified expert the country Owatonna, from which the exportation was made, officially appointed by the gov- Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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ernment that thereof, certifying the contents have been carefully priated, out of any money in the treasury of the United States not examined and found apparently free from all insect and fungous or otherwise appropriated, to carry into effect the provisions of this Act. other disease dangerously injurious to nursery stock. Sec. 7. That this Act shall take effect on and after the thirtieth day In case any nursery goods are offered for entry at any port of the of June, 1902. United States without said certificate, as herein prescribed, it shall be Sec. 8. That the provisions of this Act shall not apply in interstate of the collector the duty immediately to notify the Secretary of Agri commerce to florists' greenhouse trees, shrubs, plants and bulbs, com culture, who shall arrange for inspection to be made at the expense of monly known as florists' stock. the importer, who shall pay therefor a fee to be fixed by the Secretary EXHIBITS. of Agriculture, and said collector shall not allow them to pass within the jurisdiction of the United States until a satisfactory certificate of Joseph Heinl, Jacksonville,Til Junipers (juniper compacta), hardy inspection has been received. And after the aforesaid date, July 1st, Tea and Bedding Roses. 1902, all nursery stock imported in accordance with the aforesaid regu J. Horace McFarland Co., Mt. Pleasant Press, Harrisburg, Pa. lations shall be free from all further inspection quarantine, or restric Photographs. tion in interstate commerce : Provided, however, That the Secretary Stecher Lithographic Co., Rochester, N. Y. Lithographed plates. of Agriculture may, in his discretion, order specific examinations, and H R. Cotta, Freeport, 111. Cherries name wanted. may also, at any time, relieve such articles from inspection by a specific Rochester Lithographic Co., Rochester, N. 7. Lithographed plates order. August Rhotert, New York Raffia (by Mr. McHutchlnson). Sec. 2 That whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of Agriculture D. Hill, Dundee, 111. Collection spruces. that any nursery stock or variety of fruit grown In an Infested district Benjamin Cbase, Derry, N. H. Wood labels. outside of the United States is being, or is about to be, imported into Dayton Fruit Tree Label Co., Dayton, O. Wood labels. the United States, and such nursery stock or variety of fruit is infested Macmillan Co., New YorkHorticultural Books. insect or which insect or Jackson & Perkins N. Y. Tree Counter by any seriously injurious disease, disease is Co , Newark, Registers. liable to become established in the United States and seriously affect E W. Kirkpatrick, Sherman, Tex. Plums and Peaches. any such nursery stock or variety of fruit grown therein, he shall have Gage Nurseries, Beatrice, Neb.Apple and Pear Seedlings. authority to quarantine against any such importations and prevent the Hiram T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J.Raffia. same until such time as it may appear to him thrt any such insect or H. D. Appletree Barnes, Waupaca, Wis. Potatoes. disease has become exterminated in the country or district from which CONVENTION NOTES. such fruit or nursery stock is being, or is about to be, imported, when W. G. Withoft is the at Ohio. he may withdraw the quarantine, and this shall operate to relieve all postmaster Dayton, such nursery stock or frnlt from such further quarantine or restrjction There was talk of At-heville, N. C, as a place of meeting in 1903. as Is for in this section so as the conditions of freedom provided long Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md., found many applicants the very first insects or disease shall continue. from seriously injurious day of the convention for his 600,000 apple, some of them for the Sec. 3. That the Secretary of Agriculture may designate, in each entire lot. State and Territory and in the District of Columbia, qualified experts, President Ilgenfritz, after the Milwaukee convention, went South to examine all stock about to be trans perts, with authority nursery and then East, calling upon nurserymen in Rochester, Dansville and ported from one State or Territory or the District of Columbia into other Western New York points. State or or the District of and issue their another Territory Columbia, C. J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y., of Brown Brothers' Company, will certificates the results of such examinations. stating sail for Europe on July 5th with his mother. His wife is visiting The secretary may publish rules and regulations prescribing the friends on the Pacific coast. terms and conditions under which such experts may act. These exam An attempt was made to get the members of the Association together inations shall be made, so far as possible, between June 1st and Sep for a group photograph, but it was futile. The trouble was that there tember 1st of each in the manner by the of year, prescribed Secretary was no opportunity to photograph the group at the hotel. to be Agriculture ; and if such nursery stock is found apparently free Secretary Seager announced that an error had been made in the from dangerously injurious insects or diseases, the certificate of the Badge Book in the case of the Upland Nursery Company, whose ad authorized expert making such examination and finding shall be Issued dress should be printed Bridgeport, Ohio, instead of Bridgeton, N. J. to the owner or owners of such nursery stock, a copy of which certifi S P. Hartman, Ottumwa, made at Milwaukee his initial visit cate shall be attached to and accompany each carload, box, bale, or Iowa, to the convention of the American Association. His 320 pounds package, and when so attached and accompanying shall operate to avoirdupois had no effect apparently upon his active interest in the release all such nursery stock from further Inspection, quarantine, or affairs of the convention. restriction in interstate commerce. J. A. Taylor, Wynnewood, Indian Territory, is secretary of the Sec. 4. That it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, or corpora. Southwestern Association which will meet in or to the Nurserymen's August. tlon to deliver to any other person, persons, or corporation, Mr. Taylor Is chairman of the fruit committee for the Indian and postal service of the United States (except for scientific purposes by Oklahoma territories for the St. Louis Exposition. permission of the Secretary of Agriculture), for transportation from other State or one State or Territory or the District of Columbia to any Edgar Sanders, Chicago, 111., first president of the American Asso to Milwaukee Territory or the District of Columbia, or for exportation any foreign ciation (in 1876), occupied a front seat at the convention. or other stock which He was accorded a of honor with such other as Z. K. country, any trees, plants, shrubs, vines, nursery place patriarchs have not been examined In accordance with the provisions of section Jewett, N. H. Albaugh, J. Van Lindley and C. L. Watrous. The have been declared was three of this Act, or which, on said examination, genial Jacob W. Manning missed. the to be infested with injurious insects or by inspector dangerously R. B. Watrous, secretary of the Citizens' Business League of Mil diseases. firm, or corporation who shall forge, Any person, persons, waukee, provided conveyances in which the members of the American or or alter, deface, or destroy any certificate counterfeit, knowingly Association enjoyed a ride about the city on the second day of the as for In this Act and In the of the copy thereof, provided regulations convention. It was that the visit to one of Milwau of wisely arranged or shall in violate the provisions Secretary of Agriculture, any way kee's famed industries was reserved for the last. on a conviction this Act, shall be deemed. guilty of a misdemeanor, and or ess than Mr. McGill, Salem, Oregon, joined his family near Chatham, Ont., thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 $200, at the discretion after the convention. Mr. McGill believes it would be to the advantage or by imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both, of the American Association of to meet on the Pacific of the court. Nurserymen for shall be coast in the near future, and suggests that the annual meeting of 1905 Sec. 5. That the rules and regulations herein provided Lewis and In each be held at Salem, Oregon, on the occasion of the Clark promulgated on or before the first day of July year. then be : Detroit St. Louis on the first of Exposition. The schedule might 1903, Sec. 6. 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from attendance at that meeting will be borne in mind should The National there be business reverses in the future, and that the majority Nurseryman. will at least of those who were at Milwaukee last month prove loyal to the Association by attending regularly the annual published monthly by conventions.

" The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., I am very glad I went," said a prominent nurseryman on " I came near not at (incorporated) his way home from Milwaukee. going I should have missed a deal. I 305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. the last minute, but great learned much at Milwaukee about the nursery business that will be of benefit to and I closed one or two PRESIDENT .... THOMAS B. MEEHAN great me, large

- It VICE-PRESIDENT AND EDITOR - RALPH T. OLCOTT deals that I should otherwise have missed." is probable SECRETARY AND TREASURER - - C. L. YATES that others voice the same expression. There was an especially notable representative attendance The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of at the Milwaukee meeting. The most prominent men in the all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. business, with few exceptions, were there or were represented. An amount of business was transacted in the OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. unusually large way of sales of stock, and an air of satisfaction, confidence AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. and liberality, due to the bright prospects, pervaded all the transactions. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Those who have, in season and out of season, labored in One in - - - - - year, advance, $1.00 behalf of the Association for the passage of a federal inspec Six Months, ______.-5 tion bill felt in great measure rewarded by the unanimous vote in advance, - - - 1.50 Foreign Subscriptions, which the Association's indorsement of the Six Months, "<<-__ 1.00 accompanied measure which has so been before The mem Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements long Congress. should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date bers of the Association did probably all that was in their of issue. power in the way of expressing their appreciation of the work in advance for advertisements. Drafts Payment required foreign of their committee on legislation by following promptly the on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. indorsement of the bill with a rising unanimous vote thanking Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery the committee. men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. Upon all sides it was reported that prospects in the nursery

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. business are exceedingly bright. Cherry good, apple and plum are scarce, and indeed there is no surplus in any variety President, Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich.; vice-president, D. S. and no large planting has been done. The indications are for Lake, Shenandoah, la.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, good prices for two years at least. The convention of 1903 N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. should find the nurserymen in continued good spirits. Executive CommitteeWilliam Pitkin, Kochester, N. Y.; N. W. Hale, Knox- ville, Tenn.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. ' Committee on President ex-officio A. L. Transportation Ilgenf/itz, ; Brooke, THE NEW STANDING COMMITTEES. N. Topeka, Kan.; Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind.; Howard Davis, Baltimore, Md. Herewith we publish the list of new committees Committee on TariffIrving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas B. Meehan, standing Germantown, Pa.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O. appointed by President Ilgenfritz. His selection is the result Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At of careful study of conditions and we are confident that his lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.j George A. Sweet, Dans ville, N. Y.; Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. decision will be conducive to ithe best interests of the Committee on Programme -George C. Seager, Roohester, N. Y.j Wilson J. American Association. The membership of the Committee Peters,' Troy, Ohio ; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. on has been Committee on PublicityC. M. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Ralph T. Olcott, Legislation increased because of the importance Rochester, N. Y.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. ot its work. Annual convention for 1903At Detroit, Mich., June 10-12. The National Nurseryman has repeatedly suggested the of a Committee on a Entered to the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. appointment Programme. Such committee has been appointed by President Ilgenfritz. A Committee on Rochester, N. Y., July, 1902. Publicity has also been appointed ; the duties of this committee are to furnish reports of the convention to THE MILWAUKEE MEETING. the daily press during the sessions. Following are the new standing committees : more attests the Committee on Nothing fully increasing efficiency of the TransportationPresident Ilgenfritz, ex-offlcio ; A. L. N. American Association of Nurserymen than does the large and Brooke, Topeka, Kansas; Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; E. Al bertson, Bridgeport, Ind.; Howard Md. representative attendance which has characterized the annual Davis, Baltimore,

Committee on Tariff Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y. ; Thomas B. conventions of this body in recent years. Each succeeding J. H. Ohio. " Meehan, Germantown, Pa.; Dayton, Painesville, of late has been the best yearly gathering pronounced yet." Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas It is a condition'for which all certainly the members are to be Wilson, Atlantic, la.. Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; George A. we N. Robert C. congratulated. Undoubtedly may look to the prosperous Sweet, Dansville, Y.; Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. business relations as the Committee on ProgrammeGeorge C. N. Y.; cause, in great measure, for the large Seager, Rochester, Wilson, J. Peters, Troy, Ohio ; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. attendance and the cheerful activity which marked the Mil Committee on PublicityC. M. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Ralph T. waukee convention ; but it is that the benefits hoped derived Olcott, Rochester, N. Y.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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A BUREAU OF PUBLICITY. planted 25 acres of this land. His plan is to draw off from the old land gradually. A Rock Island railroad switch enters that Believing the National Nurseryman may be of his yard. Mr. Galbraith has a fine lot of forest seedlings. special service to the members of the American Association of Carl Sonderegger, Beatrice, Neb., is building a packing house and 60 x 100 with double frame wall. Some Nurserymen, in connection with the idea of a Bureau of cellar, feet, nurserymen are using cement walls. The Allen Nursery Com Publicity as advanced by Professor Bailey at the Milwaukee pany and the Hawks Nursery Company, of Rochester, N. Y., convention, the management of this journal herewith offers its are building packing houses and cellars. columns for that purpose. The Farmers' Nursery Co., Phoneton, Ohio, will construct Suggestions from any nurseryman or other person interested a new cellar. They will remove to Tippecanoe City, Ohio, in time for the fall in the subject are requested. packing.

PROFESSOR BAILEY'S IDEA. OPPOSITION TO FEDERAL BILL.

Professor Bailey made the following explanation of his idea Secretary Seager of the American Association of Nursery a bureau of : regarding publicity men is receiving replies in response to the resolution by the " The idea I had in mind in suggesting a bureau of pub Association at the Milwaukee convention, copies of which licity was to endeavor to increase the trade of the nursery were sent by the secretary, under instruction, to all members business by keeping the public informed of the development of congress. of new fruit re'gions, the advantages offered by the so-called Among those who have replied is Congressman Irving P. abandoned farms as places for investing capital in apple grow Wanger, Norristown, Pa., representing the seventh congres ing and tree growing, and the general spread of the interest sional district of Pennsylvania in the House of Representa in country living. tives. Mr. Wanger is a republican and a lawyer. He has " Short articles on these topics printed as editorial matter, served as district attorney of Montgomery county, Pa. He could be sent to the newspapters, an effort being made to have is a member of the House committee on interstate and foreign ' ' some of it become the patent insides of country newspapers. commerce which undoubtedly accounts for his interest in the Good crops of fruit, what some one has done with an aband federal bill to regulate interstate transportation of nursery oned farm, new kinds of plants, notes of cheap but handsome stock. gardens, descriptions of promising and developing fruit Congressman Wanger's letter is as follows : regions, these and many other things should be kept before HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON. the people, for the purpose of awakening an intelligent public June 23, 1902. in favor of more and better George C. N. Y. sentiment planting. Seager, Esq , Secretary, Rochester, " Just how this could be done I had not worked out. It is Dear Sir:The circular letter of the American Association of Nur serymen, of the 16th Instant came duly to hand and I fully appreciate evident, however, that there are two things to consider at the the Importance of the subject referred to. outset : You are aware that the of the H. R. " probably provisions bill, 10,999, First : Who is to do the work ? were included in the appropriation bill reported at this session by the " Second : How to get the information. committee on agriculture, and that they went out on a point of order " I think that the matter will have to be worked up grad made by Mr. Cannon, who referred to the drastic character of section 4, the force of the I drew some amendments ually. Why not, for the present, ask the secretary of the Recognizing objection, confining the operation of section 3 to Infected districts in any state or Association to do the work, paying him extra for it. He could territory or the District of Columbia, and providing that the secretary do to the work and devise something, enough get started, should publicly proclaim the districts infested and after the extermina later. definite plans to be submitted a year or two tion of the insect or disease announce the fact. " The information should be got, first of all, from the mem Further providing for the amendment of section 4 so that it would bers of the Association. Every member should be one of a only apply to the proclaimed infested districts. I endeavored to get Mr. Cannon's consent to the consideration of the committee to send information. The Association should also measure as thus amended, but while he confessed that his objections with other having similar aims, as the co-operate organizations might no longer exist, he preferred that the subject should be legis the associa federation of village improvement societies, park lated upon in the regular way . tions, etc. It should also be in touch with the nature study Now my conviction is that without some such amendment of sections bureaus of the educational institutions. Clippings could be 3 and 4 the bill, H. R. 10,999, is as dead as the deadest door nail. I cannot think that member of association would want to made from the press." any your have it to be unlawful for a citizen of my district, or any other district, that has never been infested with insects or disease, to deliver for NEW CELLARS AND PACKING HOUSES. transportation to another state a tree, plant, shrub or vine, entirely healthy, when he had not obtained a certificate of inspection. It The of houses and cellars in the nur advantages packing would be a very difficult matter to obtain such certificates in every so manifest that there is a sery business have become general part of the country, or it would require very large appropriations to be fitted out. which would to movement on the part of nurserymen Among to employ the army of inspectors be necessary inspect is B. Galbraith, nursery stock the and breadth of the land. the nurserymen who are building George throughout length a in the x 100 These observations are submitted from friendly interest Fairbury, Neb. He will have a brick building, 64 feet, and desire that a bill be so as to lead to sufficient The walls wiU be subject may prepared with a tin the whole to cost $3,- roof, effective inspection and the prevention of the spread of destructive will be He can hollow, and the house absolutely frost-proof. pests and diseases without needlessly burdening nursery men or others. farms ship all winter. Mr. Galbraith has sold one of his old Yours very truly, the Last he (Dictated.) IRVING P. WANGER. and has bought 142 acres adjoining city. spring Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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all formulae are on the cut and dried plan. But PROFESSOR BAILEY'S ADDRESS. As to spraying, go into the large orchards of to-day, and you will find the successful the amount of material without grower knowing and testing figures, of Bordeaux mixture. We are Practical and Pertinent Suggestions on the Outlook in the yet he may scarcely know the formula the because there are to be more Nursery BusinessShould Be Larger Field of Discussion going to spray more in future, going and there is going to be great horticultural increase ; and we Plea for Specialties and Original Catalogue Work insects, shall also spray less because we shall spray more Intelligently. We In Abandoned Farms Im Opportunities to cure an are growing away from the agricultural pill agricultural ill. provement of School Grounds. As to novelties. By novelties we mean progress. I don't believe we I am shall ever have a novelty for the whole country. wondering better take some whether some of you nurserymen might not up of Much interest was as in the address manifested, usual, by the old kinds and push them for all you are worth. I come to you Professor L. H. at the Milwaukee convention. am whether Bailey And, with some experience along this line. I wondering there as usual, Professor Bailey had some very practical thoughts for might not be a large development in the nursery business on that line- must teachers of the I am nurserymen. In the course of his address he said : As to catalogues. We become people. wondering whether the nurseryman should not use new and original I may say that I owe this society a debt of gratitude. This is the cuts in his catalogues, and own those cuts. No body of men stands only organization that has asked me to speak before it more than once. for artistic life as do the nurserymen. When I was asked for the subject of my address, I wrote that it " ABANDONED FABMS. might be : Some of the Obligations of the Nurseryman to the Fruit Grower." At that time I had an idea which has since been lost, so I A subject particularly germane to the nurseryman is that of aban " will talk to you on The General Outlook in the Nursery Business." doned farms. There,are various causes for abandoned farms. In the On my way here, and since I arrived, I have been interviewing nur. course of time, the original owners pass Off from the scene of action. serymen and studying conditions. The first city I ever saw, as well as It is in the regular order of the biological problem, the round of life. the last, is Milwaukee. Born in Michigan, I came here in a sailboat. I may take up work on an abandoned farm and make a success of it, I have been out to-day visiting some of the familiar places. and in the course of time I pass on and others come, and years after I want to say to you that I believe we must come into a larger field the farm is again abandoned. in our discussions. First of all we should remember that we are men I have seen abandoned farms in all parts of our country, I have and citizens and have. our part to do. I would review some of the seen them in the South; I have seen them in New England, and I have things you will have to do in the future. At Ithaca, recently, a man seen some of them in New York State. I don't worry about the con said to me that he was see on sorry to the university campus a building centration of people in the cities ; it is world-wide. But if I may be devoted to dairying and milk products. He thought it had nothing to do deemed optimistic, I do know that there is a movement back to the with an institution for the literary training of youth. I told him it was country that has got to be worked out by some body of men. To a part of our work to convert him to a different belief, and that I what uses may an abandoned farm be put ? There are three uses, in would not argue with him. How was I to do this ? Not by interest my opinion : Grazing, forestry and apple growing. In the last two ing him in agriculture and dairying, but to interest him in men, for of these, the nurseryman should be directly interested. all should be educated along this line. To do this, we must open a In New England abandoned farms can be purchased for from $3 to man's mind the by chemistry, mathematics, study of milk and butter- $20 per acre ; in New York State for $10, $15 or $20 per acre. Much is worth its in a Any subject place university curriculum that will of this land Is suitable for apple growing. It would not pay to under this result. I wouldn't have a man produce taught Greek or history take the raising of peaches or grapes on these farms, because in many or or the business alone that would make a mathematics, nursery him cases the farms are removed from easy means of transportation ; but in narrow man. ,, the case of apples this is not so material. Years ago the growing of The in the from the of view of the was nurseryman's place world, point fruit very much a matter of guessing ; to day apple orchards are seems to denote nurseryman, every year greater variety of interest. planted with almost a certainty of success. This is owing to improved Of all trade that I this one is organizations meet, quite unique in that methods. I know of a man who is renting abandoned farms to a con it does not confine Itself to trade Interests but takes a broad ; view of siderable extent and he, by thorough tillage, secures a profit therefrom the horticultural field. It is only about thirty to fifty years old. It in ten years' time. had almost no literature until the last generation. New York nurserymen are growing great quantities-of apple trees, I can remember when there was to a trade opposition journal by the which they are selling in the West. But in time the West wiil fill up. nurserymen. All now have come to know that such a is a journal You have got to look out for the market for your stock. necessity. BUREAU OF PUBLICITY. I know of no other class of business-men that have higher ideals. In this connection I believe there should be a bureau of publicity. The old idea of flaying people is past. I recently asked a man how he The could do much to own as well as " nurseryman develop his section was doing. He replied, I am doing well; but I am also trying to do to grow for the entire world. Under the inspiration of Downing and good to others." others, Western New York was the great district ; but IMPORTANCE OP SPECIALTIES. apple-growing gradually the growing of apples has extended to the westward. We The time when is coming specialties In the nursery business will be do not now grow so many apples In Western New York ; we are grow emphasized, when we shall the old-world of busi adopt type nursery ing more peaches and other fruit. I look for advantages in the plant when the for the man in the ness, special type special special district ing of more apples. adapted to It will be sought. When a man asks for a certain kind of I want every nurseryman to be interested in the improvement of nursery stock it is picked out of a row. Our idea is to all simply grow school grounds In New York we have interested the children in alike in a row. Time will this. You will find change greater diver gardening clubs. We have 15,000 children in such clubs, and I would sitv- A science is cut and dried when new so with the ; science of not wonder if the number would be 20,000 by the time I get back. All The old agriculture. idea was to analyze coustituents. Now we are are sowing something this year ; it may not all grow ; but it is a outgrowing the Idea that we can put upon the soil that will something beginning. All are to have a mark made on a large map In the office cure the ills of agriculture. Take for feeding standards, instance, and of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in Albany, in recognition the compound ration. These are theories. Recent only books are of their services. The giving of prizes for the improvement of school breaking away and are trying to adapt to the of the individuality grounds is a good thing. For the first year the children should not animal to be fed. New views are expressed the of regarding growing plant anything in the school grounds. For a whole year they should in nursery crops succession. Nursery rotation is a one. The be long taught to tidy up. We found that this was very necessary. The fundamental reason for failure is that burn out the humus you and children must first be taught to clean up the grounds and to keep them interfere with the mechanical character of the and soil, not that you neat. We found that then progress was rapid and continual. I wish pump the life out of it. the nurserymen might become interested in this subject. In my opinion Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 93 rural schools form one of the greatest problems of the country. I do NEW YORK INSPECTION. mean that we not should forego the study of mathematics -, but I do believe in nature study. Once in speaking to forty-five children in a New York school, I asked all those who lived on farms to raise their Eight Hundred Notices Received from Transportation Companies hands ; all but one raise their hands. Then I asked all who wanted to from January 1st to June 20thFifty-four Shipments live on farms to raise their hands one raised the hands. I am ; only into the State were Reported to Be More or Less sure that beds of flowers in attractive places would have changed the Infested With the San Jose Scale opinion there expressed. If I have any mission in life more than another, it is the spiritualiza- tion of agriculture. The Department of Agriculture, of New York State, under There are just two things that stand for what we do : To begin ; to the provisions of the law which requires transportation com get done. panies doing business in the state to notify the commissioner stock from out PRESIDENT ILGENFRITZ. of agriculture of the receipt of nursery points side of the state to points within the state, has received over Charles A. Ilgenfritz, the newly elected president of the 800 notices, this year between January first and June 20th, American Association of Nurserymen, was born September 5, covering the spring season. 1852, at Monroe. Mich. After having finished his course in The inspectors of the department have examined and the High School in his native town, he attended the North reported on 788 shipments, embracing 53 car loads, 1232 western University at Evanston, boxes and 295 bales containing 111., for two years. Upon leaving 480,050 fruit trees, 54,137 orna the university, he at once entered mental trees, 517,441 shrubs, 8,543 the nursery business and has since currants, 21,767 gooseberries, 63,- that time been connected with it. 106 berries, 71,037 grape vines, fruit Mr. Ilgenfritz's father, who died 4,275,850 seedlings and 145,- ornamental in the spring of 1895, moved to 850 seedlings. Of the above Monroe, Mich , from Pennsyl 788 shipments, 54 vania, in 1847, and began the shipments, embracing 18 carloads, and bales nursery business there. He was 108 boxes, 32 contain about the first man to bring into ing 145,205 fruit trees, 130 orna mental use large cellars for the storage of trees, 42,216 shrubs, 612 berries merchantable nursery stock. He vines, 1,500 and 2,000,000 started the erection of his first seedlings, were found more or less cellar in the fall of 1870. These infested with San Jose scale and cellars have been found so useful 10 of the shipments were affected with "crown of as to be a necessity to the busi gall" the apple. 8 trees were ness. The firm of I. E. Ilgenfritz' 103 badly infested or showed scales and weie Sons now has a number of large burned. The balance of such cellars with a capacity of hun shipments dreds of thousands of merchant were returned to the consignees able trees. or properly fumigated with hydro cyanic acid gas. President Ilgenfritz has taken The states credited with send part in politics to the extent that into this state he has served as alderman, and ing scaly shipments this season New 20 has declined the nomination for are, Jersey, ; MICHIGAN. as CHARLES A. ILGENFRITZ, MONROE, Connecticut, 4; Ohio, 5; Indiana, mayor when his election was Association of Nurserymen. President American 1 ; 2 ; 1 sured. He is now eminent com Delaware, Michigan, ; 1 1 and mander of Monroe Commandery, 19, K. T stationed at Virginia, ; Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, 7 ; Mary- who Monroe, Mich. He is the oldest brother of five, land, 3. on a The inspectors of the department are engaged in the who are in co-partnership, and carrying general nursery inspec of I. E. tions of orchards in various sections of the state. The business at Monroe, Mich., under the firm name inspec 800 acres devoted tion of nurseries will commence in July. Notices will soon Inglefritz' Sons. The firm has more than be served on those nurserymen of the state who will be to the business. most and required to fumigate their stock before shipment, as required The subject of this sketch is one of the prominent the law as amended. All stock from outside the state active members of the American Association of Nurserymen, by his elec under the present law must be fumigated before dissemination as well as one of the most popular members. Upon association at after the first of July 1902. The only stock exempt by its tion to the office of president of the national united nature will be conifers and citrus plants. the Milwaukee meeting, he received the congratula The results of the department experiments in various tions of the members, who assured him of their hearty support Under the direc- methods of controlling scale in the orchards will be given as and of their sincere pleasure in his election. should soon as correct data can be given, soon after the scale com sion of President Ilgenfritz the American Association to date mences in this state. as it had the best up breeding have the best year in its history, Berckmans Here's to a rousing last year, under President Subscribe for THE NATIONAL NURSERYHAN. meeting at Detroit in June, 1903. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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PURPORT OF NEW YORK LAW. on the part of other states. A very large percentage, probably more than 75 per cent, of the stock grown in this state, is marketed outside of the state, consequently we want and must FULLY EXPLAINED BY SECRETARY OF THE EASTERN NUR' have free trade with all the states, and any action on our part SERYMAN'S ASSOCIATION. likely to bring on retaliation would be suicidal. We want to ship stock to you and want you to ship stock to us, and Law Simply That New York State Grown Stock Shall Requires believe there is room for all of us in this great country. Be Fumigated, If Found Infested or Near Infested Spot- William Pitkin, Secretary, Stock From Out of State Must Be Fumigated By New Eastern Nurserymen's Association, York State Citizen Who Receives Unless Cer It, Rochester, N. Y., June 25, 1902. tificate of Fumigation Accompanies It. NOT OUT OF THE BUSINESS. William Pitkin, secretary and treasurer of the Eastern return from the Milwaukee Nurseryman's Association, upon his Some persons think the Smiths & Powell Co., Syracuse, N. convention of the American sent to the National Association, Y., are out of the nursery business, and some parties are mak Nurseryman the following self-explanatory communication : ing capital out of the rumor. This firm has a general stock of

Editor National Nurseryman : fiuit and ornamental trees and a particularly large and fine lot of Carolina poplars. They are growing several hundred acres At the last meeting of the Association of Nurserymen at of root and garden crops, as beets, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, Milwaukee, it was apparent that a wrong opinion existed in etc., and it is presumed that the knowledge of this fact gives a the minds of many members of the Association, as to the reason for the statement that they are no longer in the nur fumigation law enacted by the New York legislature last win sery business. ter, and the relation of New York state nurserymen to such I ask to throw a little on legislation. your permission light MEEHAN'S WHOLESALE NURSERIES. the subject, as I wish, if possible, to correct the wrong impres sion held by some of our friends in other states. Thomas Meehan & Sons, Germantown, Pa., announce that, In the first place, the New York fumigation law places no owing to the great increase in their wholesale business, they burden on nurserymen of other states. It aims to supervise have opened an office, on July 1st, at their new grounds at and control only the acts of its own citizens. Dreshertown, Montgomery county, Pa., where they have some In brief, the law says first, that all New York state grown two hundred acres of the finest nursery grounds in the state of stock shall be fumigated, if found infested, or if grown near Pennsylvania. an infested spot. This office will handle the wholesale business exclusively, Second, That all nursery stock coming into the state from and will be personally managed by Thomas B. Meehan, who outside shall be fumigated by the New York citizen who re is well-known among the trade generally. On these grounds, ceives unless he can show a certificate from the it, shipper which they commenced planting some seven years ago, they that it had been previously fumigated. now have a and line of ornamental growing large complete That is all there is to it no burden is placed on the out trees, shrubs and hardy plants. Their facilities will sider unless he is to assume it. If he wishes to fumi shipping willing be unexcelled. gate and certifies to fumigation, his certificate is accepted. The retail department will still be conducted at the Ger If he does not wish to fumigate the law does not him compel mantown address. to do so, but does require that the nurseryman of New York state who receives the goods, shall fumigate before planting or re-shipping the stock. That is certainly a fair law so far Hmong (Browers anb Stealers. as the outsider is concerned. Now as to the connection of the nurserymen of New York F. N. Downer has succeeded the firm of Downer & Briggs, Green state with this The seems to legislation. impression have gone River Nurseries, Bowling Green, Ky. abroad that the of New York had favored nurserymen legisla TweDty laborers employed by the Oregon Nursery Company, Salem, tion that would amount to the of a wall around the went on strike building Ore., May 22d for a raise in pay from $1.50 to $1.75 per The state and shut out outside competition, and thus hold the day. places were immediately filled with other men. trade of the state to themselves. That we wish emphatically The Chico Nursery Company, of Salem, Ore., has been incorporated with and absolutely to deny. $50,000 capital stock to do a general nursery business. The incorporators named are Malcom McDonald, Archie McGill and Leon The New York nurserymen have acted absolutely on the Girod . defensive in this matter. This legislation and laws previous The Stark Brothers and Orchard Mo. , have been the fruit and Nursery Company, Louisiana, urged by growing farming interests, has issued a call for a stockholders meeting July 26th, to vote on a and the nurserymen have interested themselves in the matter to proposition increase the capital stock of the company from $300,000 simply in self-desense, and with the desire and aim so to shape to $1,000,000. as to render it as little burdensome and The legislation odious as Des Moines Nursery Co., of Des Moines, la., reports the closing of a successful " " possible. very season. Everything was cleaned up in fine shape, and collections on deliveries As a matter of policy and good business, we can not afford were never better. The retail trade of this the of to endorse legislation which would in the company during past season was $25,000 in excess of that slightest degree pre since any year the early '80's, and are for a busi vent the of other states from they preparing heavy nurserymen freely busi ness doing during '02 and '03. J. W. Hill, whose face is familiar to most of ness in New York state and thus invite our convention retaliatory legislation members, is the aggressive proprietor of this company. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Ifn European countries, and would not the same be of utmost value in IRurser^ IRows. bringing producer and consumer together?

was We would a most as an answer to all the above It suggested at the Milwaukee Convention that answers give emphatic yes, questions. The present parcel post system laws that have in to the questions there proposed be published in the National they Germany, Great Britain and a number of other foreign countries, would Nurseryman. Such answers as have been received are given be of the utmost value to this country ; but there seems to be no possi herewith. Others will in a appear succeeding issue. ble way of obtaining them, as long as the express companies have Should nurserymen buy of nurserymen who send their wholesale their say as to what laws shall be best. to - lists planters ? Painesville, O. The Storrs & Harrison Co.

Decidedly, no. Such nurserymen injure the business and should not be encouraged. They make trouble for their competitors and sel Do you consider pear of Kieffer and Japan a success? dom make money for themselves. The policy is very short-sighted, to such low We doubt much that the tending prices that all profit is eliminated ; but, fortu very Kieffer pear does better on the Japan nately, we believe the practice is coming to be oafiaei to a compira - pear seedling than it does on French seedling stocks. The root action tlvely small number of small-guage men who are doing a small business of the Japan seedling is not as satisfactory after working as is the and who will, if they follow the above course, in a short time be out French seedling, and we not think any advantage accrues to any of the race altogether. variety by being worked on said stock. It has been very extensively Rochester, N Y. Brown Brothers Company. tried by some practical men and no advantage (in fact, not equally satisfactory), to the French stock, aud has consequently been entirely Has not the wholesale of the San advertising Jose scale by professors discarded for the latter by them. The Mariana stock was going to do and Institute talkers been an injury to the fruit interests ? wonders for plum growing. This also has had Its day and has been found wanting for successful plum tree growing. We cannot find any Yes, in a degree. pear stock to supersede the well tried French stocks for our purpose. Phoneton, Ohio. A. H. Albaugh. Rochester, N. Y. John Charlton & Sons.

Name the best one-horse plow for nursery business. TRADE GOOD ON, THE PACIFIC COAST. Girl Champion is the best one-horse plow. Can be bought at Nor folk, Va. Salem, Ore. The Oregon Nursery Company: "Our trade How do treat raffia to make it work well 1 to losen in hot you Apt this season has been the best that we have ever had, our sales wind. increasing perhaps twenty-five per cent, over a year ago. All Some nurserymen dampen raffia, before tying the bud or graft, but varieties of trees were sold very closely here this season, and so it will loosen in as It by doing frequently hot, dry weather, will dry cherries were especially short on the Pacific Coast. The out and swell. When It is wet it shrinks, and if put on in that con prospects for sales during the coming season is exceedingly dition it dries out very easily and will loosen quickly. To have the good, our men sending in larger reports than we have had in best success, raffia should be med eatirely dry, jmfc as it is taken from the bales. previous years at this time, and we believe that there will not Dreshertown, Pa. Thomas B. Meehan-. be near enough trees to go around for the coming season, if we have no financial disturbance, and crops do not fail in our What is the best way for strawberries, and the best means packing section. The amount of for the season for shipping same to distant points ? planting past averages about the same as for the past two or three years, with the Shipping strawberry plants is one of the worst things in the nursery difference that all old stocks have been entirely worked off business. The have to use. more than in packers judgment packing and there will be very little left excepting the one year old other article. In the fall and late one-half of the any spring shipment trees to put on the market this season." leaves should be cut off so as not to have too much foliage to heat. Strawberry plants are packed in crates, baskets and burlap. We con sider crates that hold 1,000 to 1,500 plants are the best for long ship THE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS. ments. Pack light so they will not shake after the cover is nailed on the crate. Put a thin layer of moss over the roots, jbut be sure not to The Nurserymen's Mutual Protective Association met in put moss over the foliage. Milwaukee and elected N. H. We have shipped strawberry plants this way 1,500 miles by fast Albaugh, Ohio, president ; freight early in the season, while the weather is cool, but the safest W. C. Barry, New York, vice-president ; George C. Seager, is to way ship by express. New York, secretary ; executive committee, E. Albertson, Strawberry plants packed in baskets carry very well short distances, Indiana ; Irving Rouse, New York ; F. H. Stannard, Kansas. but not so well as In crates. The American Nurserymen's Protective Association met in Rochester, N. Y. Allen L. Wood. Milwaukee and elected : President, William Pitkin, New York; What is a good apple scion? We received the past season from one- vice-president, A. L. Brooke, Kansas ; secretary, Thomas B. eighth inch caliper and seven inches long, to one-half inch caliper and Pennsylvania ; treasurer, Peter Nebraska ; five feet long. Meehan, Youngers, executive committee : William Pitkin, New York ; Charles inch at the butt and We prefer apple scions to be about one-fourth J. Brown, New York ; J. H. Dayton, Ohio. The president from twelve to fifteen Inches but in cases it is impossible to long, many will appoint four more members of the executive committee, get scions exactly that size. It is often necessary to use scions that it having been decided to increase the number of committee are small as one-eighth inch in order to get sufficient of a certain members to seven. variety. We do not consider a scion half-inch in caliper, however, as a The American Retail Protective Association first class scion, as it is too large to graft on an ordinary apple seedling. Nurserymen's Louisiana, Mo. Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. elected : President, Charles J. Brown, New York ; vice-presi F. H. Kansas ; L. R. be dent, Stannard, secretary, Bryant, Cannot a better, cheaper and quicker means of transportation pro and other 111. vided as offered by the parcels post system of Germany Princeton, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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IRecent Each succeeding issue of that thoroughly up-to-date magazine, publications. "The World's Work," increases the wonder of its readers in the re markable array of intensely interesting articles and illustrations that seem to have escaped the attention of other magazine makers. The Root cellars or caves will serve for growing mushrooms in winter, or July issue bristles with news features of world-wide interest. Among an if the ordinary cellar, compost is properly prepared before the beds the principal articles that arrest the attention at even a cursory glance are made. The Delineator has an July excellent article on mushroom are those on the destruction in Martinique, the new naval academy at in which culture, the statement is made that more failures are traced Annapolis, an educational experiment with canribals, how telegraph to using poor or improperly prepared manure, than any other cause. cables unite the world, an explanation of the work done at the White A is of description given how the beds should be prepared, the spawn House, and pictures and sketches of living historians. By special set and developed until the time for gathering. permission of the director of the United States Geological Survey, Bailey Willis geologist, contributes an article on the Northwest boun Professor Bailey, who recently completed the four volumes of the dary, describing the great forests and mountains on the forty-ninth Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, is about to work on begin a known parallel, little region of great scenic beauty. There are another great worka Cyclopedia of Agriculture. This will include timely articles on the revival of skilled handiwork, the real issue of four volumes, each covering one of the four general headings into the coal strike, and the Philippine problem. The novel idea of which the subject will be divided. It will differ from the lifting Cyclopedia the saloon is discussed lines of actual of up liquor along experiment by American Horticulture in that it will be a book of general instruc William H. Tolman, secretary of the League for Social Service, New tion, rather than a reference work. The subjects treated will not be York ; and there is an interesting summary of the expressions of col arranged alphabetically, but there will be a comprehensive index. In lege presidents showing the art of living men. The illustra it we look for an elaboration of Professor praising may Bailey's terse expression, " " tions of the articles in The World's Work" are My aim in life is the spirituallzation of exceptionally fine. agriculture." The is characteristic of the publication high grade of printing pro Life in duced & New "Country America" for July contains as usual an array of by Doubleday, Page Co., York. half-tone engravings of the highest class, depicting out-door life in American Horticultural ManualPart I. of this new many attractive forms. There are articles on architectural details in work, by Professor J. L. Budd, of the Iowa State of the of a College Agriculture and Me making country home ; photographs and descriptions of chanic Arts, assisted by Professor N. E. Hansen, of the South Dakota ponies and beagles and the Japanese garden in America, and the ruby- Agricultural College, has been issued by the publishers, John & throat humming bird ; an interesting article on Wyndhurst, the pictur Wiley Sons, New York. The sub-title indicates the nature of the esque summer home of Mr. John of New work : Sloane, York, overlooking " Comprising the leading principles and practices connected with the far-famed Laurel lake and backed by October mountains in the the propagation, culture and improvement of fruits, nuts, ornamental Berkshires ; and a calendar for vacation days In July. Professor L. H. and other In the the editor of trees,-shrubs plants United States and Canada. That Bailey, this attractive magazine, has an editorial on "The " this manual is up-to-date and quite comprehensive is shown the New South in which all nurserymen will be interested, and coming by following summary of the chapter : Seeds and fresh from the instructive address by Professor at the Milwaukee headings Seed-growth; Bailey Seed Germination and Seedling-growth ; Stem and convention, the members of the American Association of Nurserymen Top-growth, Ap and Circulation ; Flowers will no pendages and Fruits ; Modes and doubt desire to hear further from the professor on the subject Principles of Propagation ; and of country life. Propagation by Inarching from Woody and Imma ture ; and Cuttings Propagation by Budding Grafting ; Some Leading The foremost place to Principles of and among periodicals purporting present matters Fruit-growing Development ; Transplanting Fruits of record is held the "American and Ornamentals Orchard easily by Monthly Review of Re ; Management ; Pruning of Trees and Orna- views." The of the reviewed mentals ; for Insects progress world, by the editor, Albert Spraying and Fungi ; The Apple, Pear and has set the for similar The Shaw, pace endeavors in other magazines whose Quince; Cherry, Plum, Prune, Apricot and Peach ;' Some Sub editors have appreciated the value of such a This and tropical Orchard Fru ts ; The American summary. Grape ; The Raspberry and other marked features of the "Review of Reviews" The have caused Blackberry; Strawberry and Its Cuiture ; The Currant and many readers of this magazine to substitute its bound numbers for the Gooseberry ; Wild Fruits Promising Worthy of Some Attention ; Some annual to a Nut Trees encyclopedias good purpose. Indeed, volume of the Leading ; Planning and Planting the Home Groonds Some " '' ; Review of Reviews is a of the of current Lawn history events. The character Leading and Park Trees ; Ornamental Shrubs and Vines the extracts from sketches, leading articles of the the reviews Perennials and Bulbs ; The and month, Vegetable Small Fruit Garben ; Irriga and indexes of and the illustrations are tion. It will be seen periodicals inleresting, Instruc that most of the topics in horticulture have been tive and time-saving features that appeal to all classes of readers touched upon and that the book will prove valuable In many places. and to the It is especially busy man. $2.50 New York : illustrated with more than one per year. Review hundred figures and explanatory of Reviews Co. The designs. names of the authors bespeak the merit of the work. It is announced that there is in "The Brook Book" preparation part II of the American Hor A first acquaintance with the brook and its ticultural which will deal inhabitants Manual, with Systematic Cloth, through the changing yearis the title of a Pomology. particularly $1.50. New York: John Wiley attractive little volume & Sons. London: Chapman & by Mary Rogers Miller, lecturer on nature Hall, Limited. at Cornell The Study University. reader is introduced in the most en manner to the life tertaining busy of the denizens of the brook. He is amazed at the wonderful AS TO things of nature that he has missed, though PEACH BUD STANDS. have been under they literally his very eyes a hundred times. A brook is one of the most and living companionable features of the wild land scape ; and few even the most Berlin, Md., June 20. G. Harrison & "We people, ardent nature-lovers, realize J. Sons: what an hear a number of endlessly interesting study its changes and its throbbing life complaints as to the stand of peach buds. afford. Mrs. Miller follows a typical stream the We find all of our through year the August budding of last season very and bustle of its waters good, activity and their inhabitants in but the the spring later is not so and the budding good, this happens with us gradual warming of the water and of the awakening swarm of in about nine times put of ten. We think sect life ; the hot days of summer when the fish August the best month go into deep holes for for coolness the of winter and budding peach. We started some fifteen ; coming the ice covering, which sheets the years ago budding at first a few edges of the stream and the rocks. It only thousand for orchard our glasses is a fascinating subject planting for which the author (well-known as a orchards and have teacher, lecturer, and writer con- budded over two million some seasons. nected with the Nature Bureau at Our Study Cornell) handles with much seedlings are later this season from too With 16 being planted ability. full page half tones and about 50 text cuts $1 35 to be a deep. They promise fair block, now that we are net. New York : Doubleday, Page & Co. getting frequent rains. Apple stock is growing well." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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increase the light small sash with anb Short. by using bars, supporting frames ; %owq the first to use elliptical or Gothic curves instead of circular in rcof construction. The rod arm, and roof gear ventilating machinery now Raffia be had of may Thomas Meehan & Sons, Dreshertown, Pa. in universal use was invented by Mr. Lord in 1856. Lord & Burnham were the first to use Apple trees are a specialty with J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. the ground glass in conservatories, and the first to of all substitute cast iron gutters and sills for wood in wooden frame Labels kinds are furnished by the Dayton Fruit Tree Label Co., green Dayton, O. houses, and they introduced iron frame supports for beds and tables even before they originated the present method of iron framing. Five skilled nurserymen are wanted by the West Nurseries Michigan To Benton Harbor, Mich. reduce greenhouse heating to automatic perfection, to minimize all mechanical labor, and to provide for all emergencies, requirements J. Cheal, of the Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley, Sussex, England, Is and environments, has been the constant of the Lord & visiting nurseries in America. study Burnham Company since its origin. L. C. Bobbink, of Bobbink & Atkins, has to on busi gone Europe Horticulture is not only one of the strongest artistic passions, but is ness, accompanied by his wife and one family. also of the most refined and elegant of pleasures. As visions of The Omnia Chemical Co., New York City, calls attention in another carnations and primroses, cinerarias and verbenas, geraniums and lilies column to the advantages of the use of Kil-lol. all budding unblighted in orderly rows, defended by the well ordered houses of the Lord & Apple seedlings, pear seedlings, black locust seedlings, mulberry, glass Burnham Company, warmed, ventilated with automatic ash and box elder seedlings, are offered by J. A. Gage, Beatrice, Neb. precision, rise before the fascinated vision, one realizes how the present immense development of the trade in winter flowers J. E. Ilgenfritz' Sons, Monroe, Mich., offer a choice stock of apple, and fruits have been indebted to the taste and ability of two standard and dwarf pear, small fruits, American elm, maples, Catalpa, gentlemen whose sole to their was the etc. apprenticeship calling love of gardening. and who for that very reason have not only found means to make their The Franklin Davis Nursery Co., Baltimore, Md., offer a strictly houses glass beautiful, but to add grace to their favorite re first-class stock pursuit by of peach, apple, pear, plum and small fruits, asparagus, lieving it of both drudgery and disappointment. The dual nature of the privet, etc. Lord & Burnham Company, architects and manufacturers, has resulted A of surplus apple, peach, pear, plum, strictly high grade, and in a highly specialized business organization. Mr. W. Addison Burn over 200,000 are offered the New Haven ham Elberta, by Nurseries, New is the president of the company; Mr. Warren B. Craw, the treas Mo. Haven, urer; Mr. Henry F. Lord has charge of the manufacturing department, and Mr. Andrew Elder H. M. Simpson & Sons, Vincennes. Ind., make a specialty of one- is the superintendent of erection. Mr. Burnham is an year-old cherry ; also peach, cherry, two-year cherry, and a general acknowledged authority and writer of merit in line of nursery stock. his line, and his work in the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, which is modestly accredited to the Lord & Burnham dis The Chattanooga Nurseries, Chattanooga, Tenn., make a specialty of Company, cusses, at greater length than space the made in peach, apple, pear, cherry and small fruit plants. They have a fine permits, progress and lot of June budded trees. greenhouse architecture, sets forth lucidly and forcibly the im provements evolved by the science of today. McNary & Gaines, Xenia, O., cffer for fall 1902 and spring 1903, The long roll of the patrons of the house is remarkable for the list of apple, pear, cherry, plum, peach, apricot and grape vines. Headquar scientific plant growers on the one side, and of where ters for the patronage, money Opalescent apple. counts for nothing In the pursuit of amateur horticulture, on the other. Members of the Southern Fruit Growers' Association will meet at the

Brown Ga. to for a House, Macon, , arrange convention. The secretary AMERICAN SEED is J. F. Wilson, Poulan, Ga. TRADE ASSOCIATION. The Central Michigan, Nursery Co., Kalamazoo, Mich., have a complete assortment of small fruits ; also apple, and pear and cherry The twentieth annual convention of the American Seed peach in carload lots. Strawberry plants a specialty. Trade association, was held at the West hotel, Minneapolis, Louis T. Sanders, senior member of the firm of L. T. Sanders & Son, June 24th, under the direction of President Jesse E. Plain Dealing, La., died June 8th, aged 57 years. He had bien ill for Northrup The treasurer a balance of B. T. months. A widow, a son and a daughter survive him. reported $233.48. Galloway, of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, read a paper explaining the aims of the in to seed dis HORTICULTURAL ARCHITECTURE. department regard tribution. It is the intention of the department to introduce new varieties of forage, grass and field seeds, and in the future In the course of an article on the establishment and devel the department will endeavor to introduce seeds suitable to of the Lord & Burnham build opment Company greenhouse the locality to which they are sent. The members of the asso ers York the New York Tribune of and engineers, New City, ciation enjoyed many social features of the convention. The recent date said : following officers were elected: President, Walter P.Stokes, The secret of the success of the Lord & Burnham greenhouses lies in Philadelphia; vice-president, C. N. Page, Des Moines; second the taste for horticulture of their builders and the close study practical vice-president, S. S. Burge, Toledo; secretary and treasurer, of life which led them to their improvements. The plant originate S. F. Willard, Wethersfield, Conn. secret of building a good greenhouse lies in knowing how to make plants comfortable. A barren vinery and a flowerless rose house are failures from every consideration, no matter how ornate the structure. PEACHES IN CONNECTICUT. winter To conserve every ray of winter sunlight, to locate the garden where, sheltered by wind and warmed by hoarded light, each plant H. Hale in the shall thrive, to discriminate between palm houses and general purpose J. says Hartford, Conn., Post that he esti archi mates the conservatories, is the foundation of the entire art of greenhouse Connecticut peach yield this season at about one tecture. life In their Light supplies plant ; heat, plant growth. million bushels, which will establish a new record. There are scientific of horticultural from that of judicious study every problem, three million peach trees in the state, and various orchards location to the final completion of the plant home in every detail, the will come into bearing for the first time. Mr. Hale puts the Lord & Burnham Company are still the pioneers of their craft. They of his orchard at and the were the first to introduce long lines of ventilators, thus to a great yield Glastonbury 25,000 bushels, to the first to orchard at One-third of extent doing away with the draughts so injurious plants j Seymour 20,000. the expected crop Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

will meet requirements of state markets, and special facilities will be given the export trade this year. Estimate of the Hale and orchards 2160 acres is and for the APPLE Georgia 75,000 bushels, state about one million bushels. Mr. Hale thinks peach- raising can be conducted more favorably in Connecticut than in Georgia, as to adjusting marketing to the conditions of the CHERRY Trees hour. Moreover, it costs $600 packing and freight to place a carload of Georgia peaches in Hartford ; from Glastonbury, for sale in carload lots. Also full line of $60. On the other hand, labor conditions are more favorable in Georgia. general nursery stock. COURT DECISION AGAINST NURSERYMAN.

ADDRESS Nurserymen are indebted to San Jose, Cal., for the name of a troublesome scale and for numerous items of interest to the F\ S. PHOENIX, trade. The California Fruit Grower publishes a dispatch from San Jose, under date of May 16th, as follows : BLOOmiNGTON, - ILL.

A decision and judgment was rendered in the Superior Court to-day which makes it obligatory on a nurseryman to sell fruit trees that will grow, bear fruit and in fact approach the general standard. About a year ago L. P. Brackett, a fruit grower of this county, bought some prune trees of H. Martens and set out three acres. After three years of care and culture the trees, which never had made but a moderate Customers -for Standard and Dwarf Cherries and A growth, died. Pears, Plums, Apples. WANTED fine stock to offer for fall at low prices. Suit was brought against the nurseryman for damages, and the " and who wishes to run judgment rendered is for $1,500. The suit turned on the word mer Also a party with some means experience agents on joint account. A good opening to the right man. Address chantable." Expert testimony was furnished to show what a fruit tree must be to reach the standard the expected by law. The court D. H. PATTY, Nurseryman, Geneva, N. Y. decided that any person who is deceived into buying trees that only cumber the ground, but never thrive or bear fruit, is entitled to be recompensed to the actual amount of the loss sustained.

FIVE SKILLED NURSERYMEN APPLE SEEDLINGS capable of doing all kinds of nursery work. A full season's work for com Our Nebraska northern grown Seedlings promise to be petent men. The best of reference will again this season of fine quality. High grades guaranteed. Wanted be required as to ability, as well as character. Please give references, and PEAR SEEDLINGS state the number of trees capable of budding per day. We will have a few hundred thousand of French and WEST MICHIGAN NURSERIES, Benton Harbor, Mich. Keiffer Pear Seedlings which are making an excellent growth. They will please you. Get our quotations. BLAOK LOCUST SEEDLINGS

We will have a splendid lot of these this season and will quote favorable prices on early orders. Don't fall to write us and make sure of your seedlings for the coming Chattanooga Nurseries season. SPECIALTIES HONEY LOCUST SEEDLINGS We have a fair stock and there is no need to disappoint peach, Hpple, pear, Cherries and Small customers another season if order now. your you place your frutt plants. MULBERRY SEEDLINGS We will have an unusually fine lot of One-Year Peach to offer for this We about one million last season and have a fine grew lot fall and winter delivery, including all leading varieties, heavily of Elberta, to offer at favorable prices this year. It will pay you to all closely graded. We will also have a fine lot of June Bud Trees. Write ua place your order early. for estimate on your wants. ASH AND BOX ELDER SEEDLINGS We have a nice block of these Seedlings which are making Chattanooga Nurseries heavy growth. Chattanooga, Cenn. RED CEDAR D. W. HUNTER, Proprietor. We have about 30,000 transplanted, very perfect headed little trees, running from 4 to 18 inches, which will be made up into nice even grades and will be handled and packed so THEY WILL GROW.

We can also offer a fine lot of CHERRY TREES, 1 and 2 office man, of long experience, (now employed) thoroughly NURSERYfamiliar with the retail business in all its branches would year, SHADE TREES, PEACH TREES, Etc., Etc. Write to agency accept the management of a branch office for some concern In us about them. nursery good standing, or would be pleased to arrange with grower to conduct an agency business. Can show a good clean record, covering many " J. A. - years. Address, E, M." care of The National Nurseryman, Roches GAGE, Beatrice, Neb. ter, N. Y. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection ELMIRE FILS AINE SEBIRE, Nurseryman THIS FALLi AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE We will have an immense stock of the leading sorts of Grower and shipper of Fruit Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, Mahaleb, Mazzard Cherry, Angers Quince, Etc. Ornamental Shrubs, Conifers, Roses, Manetti, Multiflora, etc.; all well grown, good rooted Pecans -SlS^.., Pears, PIui and in excellent condition ; prices low ; safe packing. For quotations apply to my Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. Peaches, Cherries

AUGUST R01KER 4 31 St. ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREE* AND SHRUBS. SONS, NEVUORK, Barclay FIELD GROWN ROSES. Retinosporas, Biotas, Cedrus Deodara'and Other Conifers. WHOLESALE NURSERIES 350,000 Amoor River PrivetFar superior to California Privet for an evergreen hedge. We have a full line of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including 200,000 Citrus Trifoliata (Jap. Hardy Lemon). The coming put"up to piece or APPLE GRAFTS order, whole roots, defensive Hedge Plant. Thirty -five years in the business. 250,000 PALMS. IN THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP USE CHEAP ARBCAS, KE2VTJAS, LATANIAS, PANDANUS. PHOENIX. Proprietors of Rl AIR Pfl Caladiums Fancy Leaved Bulbs I to inches in dia RU. n. DLMin OL UU., LEE'S SUMMIT NURSERES, Dry 2*4 meter. Our collection has been carefully selected and con tains the best NAMED SORTS. N. W. CORNER I ITH AND WALNUT STS., KAN8AS CITY, MO. only Cannas We grow in large quantity. Oranges (Dwarf) KUMKWATS, LEMONS, LlMES,and POMELOS (Grafted on Citrus Trifoliata) all pot grown, fine for conser Pioneer Nurseries Co. vatory. BEARING SIZES. ROSSNEY PEAR AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF GENERAL NURSERY The best, handsomest, and most delicious of all pears. Ripens just after Bartlett, when there are no good pears in the market. STOCK. ALL TRUE TO NAME AND HEALTHY. OVER ACRES IN NURSERY. FEET OF GLASS. WHY NOT TRY IT? 400 6o,ooo | For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originators, SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 2 Eastern Agents PIONEER NUR8ERIES OO. PHOENIX NURSERY CO. Salt Lake City P. J. BERCKMANS CO., (Inc.) Bloominqton, III. Utah TRUITLAND NURSERIES, L Established 1856. Augusta, Ge \ R. R. THE. WABASH Geneva OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE JVursery TO THE Established in 1846.

% Headquarters for : : i ======WEST* % ORNAMENTAL TREESBirch, Elms, Horse Chestnut, ' f Norway and Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS f EVERGREENS. Collection of : : Superb BUFFALO CHICAGO SHRUBSUpright, Climbing and Standard. TRAINS THREE DAILY VESTIBULED ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. RHODODENDRONS Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named $ BUFFALO Hybrids. P/EON1 AS Large Assortment, Named Varieties. ST. KANSAS DAHLIASNew Caotus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. -TO LOUIS, CITY and OMAHA. full Hssortment In : : Cherries and Quinces, CURRANTS FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Apples, Pears, Plums, J Full information regarding GOOSEBERRIES. RASPBERRIES. WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. rates, etc., cheerfully given. frl*lMIMI**I''I*I*>IMI'*I_I"M~i'*i**l*f'4 f,4HHr4* *W*i*r"r*r*r*r,Tl WABASH DINING CARS. ADDKESS, We give special attention to Dealers' complete lists. C. 8. CRANE, G. P. & T. A., Fall trade list on application. St. Louis, Mo. GENEVA, P. James Gabs, N. Y, 8. P. A., R. F. Kellet, G. A. D., NEW YORK. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. W. fe T. Smith Co., When writing to advertisers mention The National Nurseryn When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection McNARY & GAINES THE NEW BLACKBERRY Xenia Star Nurseries XENIA, = - OHIO.

Offer for the Fall of 1962 and Spring of 1903 WARD Apple, Pear, Cherry, Plum, Peaob, Aprioot j and Grape Vines APPLE. Headquarters for the famous OPALESCENT Supplied on special contract only. Small Shade The subscribers own and are now We will have our usual supply of Quinces, Fruits, and Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Vines, Etc. new Black propagating this valuable Apple Seedlings, Kansas and Nebraska grown. berry and will have a limited supply ready for distribution fall nineteen CHARLES DETRICHE, Senior, nineteen hundred and two and spring ANGERS, FRANCE, hundred and three. Grower and exporter of fruit tree Stocks, form trees ana Ornamentals. For history and description address Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. Prices on Application. D. Baird & Son JACKSON & PERKINS CO., -.*-._--. ._. -r. BAIRD, N. J. Sole Representatives for tlte United States.

be to receive horticultural catalogues or Or Mr. Detriche would glad any papers.

Charles Black, "TT1 14 FEET. J 2-3 FEET. j FEET. 3-4 PRIVET 4-5 FEET A large stock of Clematis, leading: varieties. 00,000 Prices given on application. Usual assortment of Roses, Not Qaite a Million bnt an Immense Qaantity. including Crimson Rambler Write for Prices. HIRAM T. T&SSS* Elizabeth, N. J. P. W. BUTLER, East Penfielil, H. Y. JONES, ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES. Seine, Immense StockWan anted True. E. T. DICKINSON, Chatenay QUALITY UNSURPASSED. Grower and Exporter, France. A fine Stock of Campbell'8 Early. Catalogue and Price List Free. *0i%%g FRENCH NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLI, &C. Send list of wonts for prices GRAPE i An extra fine stock and full assort- Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Pear, Apple, Plum ment of varieties of CDRKANTS and and Cherry and Angers Quince Cuttings. AJl grown specially lor the American trade. Pear and Crab Apple Seed. GOOSEBERRIES; also BLACKBERRY The most complete assortment of Ohnamental Stocks, Trees and Shrubs. ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. Orders solicited and booked now at low rates. T. S. HUBBARD CO., E. T. DICKINSON, 1 Broadway, New York. FREDONIA, N.Y. VINES LEYAYASSEUR & SONS, Nurseries at USSY and ORLEANS, France. are Growers of the Most Complete Line of Nursery Stock in France . Best (Trading, quality and packing. When you buy of us you deal with first hands. We Growers. If you have not yet bought of us, give us a trial. Send your list of wants to HERMAN BERKMAN, Sole Agent. Sole Airent for United States and Canada. 39 AND 41 OORTLANDT STREET, NEW YORK.

for Fall 1902 and Spring 1903 a full line of strictly first class, well grown stock of Peach, Apple, Pear, Plum, also WE OFFER small fruits, Asparagus, Privet, Etc. ~ Several carloads of extra heavy shade trees, such as AMERICAN LINDEN, SUGAR, SILVER AND NORWAY M4P-ES, ELMS, ETC., ETC., lhat will caliper 3 to 4 inches, fine full tops and straight bodies. SMOCK PEACH PITS by the 103 bushel and cur load.lots. Sond for samples. SEND US YOUR LIST OP WANTS. FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO. BALTIMORE, MD. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection W.T.H00D&C0., oil MMraoN Knox Nurseries ======JNUKobRlfc->. RICHMOND, VA. We are making a specialty of ONE YEAR OLD CHERRY and shall be pleased to hear from anyone desiring strictly first class goods. We OFFER FOR FALL 1901 AND SPRING 1902 have a large lot of th Tie iding sorts to otter for fall 19)3 or we will bud on contract this coming August. Give us a trial order and be convinced. Apples, Standard Pear, Peach, Appricots, Quince, Down We also have to offer a nice line of Peach, Apple, two year Cherry and a ing Mulberry, Silver, Sugar, Norways and Weirs Cut general line of nursery stock. Leaf Maples, Linden, American Linden, American and Correspondence solicited and personal inspection invited. Japan Chestnuts. 100,000 California Privet, one and two years, 20,000 Citrus Trifeliata, two and three years, 50,000 Silver and Select Stock Natural H. M. SIMPSON & Maple Seedlings SONS, Peach Pits, Crop 1900 and 1901. old dominion nurseries, VT_VCE_V_VBS, INDIANA. linnTv 9 m WTL H001) & C0" RICHMOND, VA.

STRAWBERRY and RASPBERRY giants P. Sebire _ Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, France. of all the new and old sorts in large A assortment of Fruit Tree such as Pear, or small quantity. general Stocks, Apple, Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Mazzard Cherry, Angers, Quince, PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford' Small Evergreens, Forest Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &c. to miss this a trial. giving The largest stock in the counlry. Prices very low. Packing ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your orders else BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States and Canada.

PEACH TREES- 1 yr. and June Buds. We have the finest lot of June budded C. C. ABEL b CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. MYER & SON, FOR FALL OF 1901 BRIDGEVILLE, DEL.

APPLE PEAR FOREST TREE NEBRASKA GROIA/IN R. MULBERRY APPLE SEEDLINGS OSAGE are acknowledged to be the best. We have a large supply of them at right prices. Also SEEDLINGS Apple Trees, Peach Trees, American and Japanese Plums, Shade Trees, Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. TITUS NURSERY, Nen)aha, Neb. Correspondence solicited. YOUNGERS & CO., Geneva, Nebr. VINCENNES, < UinceniKS nurseries INDIANA. . IA7. C REED, Proprietor.

W. M PETERS & SONS, OFFER FOR FALL, 1901, AND SPRINO, 1902, Snow Rill nurseries Proprietors. SNOW HILL, MD. R. F. D. ROUTE Apple, Peach and Carolina Poplar Also stock of OFFER TOR FALL AND SPRING by the carload. good from bud. 800,000 Peach1 year and and " " " CHERRY, 1 2 year, PEAR JAPAN PLUHS. 2 on whole roots. 75,000 Apple ' " " 50,000 Apple-1 General assortment of small fruits. Correspondence solicited. 700,000 Grape Vines1 and 2 year old. 800,000 Asparagus Roots-1 and 2 year old. beds. 30 acres in Strawberry Plantsfrom new Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. AND HONEY LOCUST Will contract to BW1 Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. BLACK SEEDLINGS, Oertlflcate of Inspection furnished. Everything fumigated. Correspondence solicited. Inspection invited. NEW LAND APPLE SEEDLINGS, All Grades Will be represented at Niagara Falls Convention, June 12th, by No. TO. Bee Badge Book, pages 32-33. Ctaas. M. Peters, Badge OSAGE ORANGE, One and Two Years Old TELEGRAPH OFFICE, SNOW HILL, MD. A. E. WINDSOR, Havana, III.

to mention The National When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing Advertisers Nurseryman, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection RAFFIA Syracuse Nurseries A general assortment of nursery stock, including apples, pears, plums New importation, long strands, best quality, good color, etc. and a few choice ornamental shade trees. prices reasonable. Carolina Poplars a specialty, several grades, all fine and handsome.

Write or call on us. THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, Wholesale Department Dreshertown, Mont?. Co., Pa. SMITHS fc POWELL CO., Syracuse, N. Y.

Established i7$o. Hndre d LeRoy Nurseries Hardy Tender Own Root Root Grafted Brault % Son, Directors, Angers, Trance WE ARE BOOKINd CONTRACTS now for delivery winter and spring: of '94 us in ABE NOW BOOKING OKDEB8 FOR in any quantity and variety wanted. Send your list variety, with quan tity each wanted, and we will make prices delivered. You CAN SAVE MONEY FALL, 1902, AND SPRING, 1903 by contracting with us in advance. Further, you can make ample provisions for selling them. It will pay you to talk this matter over with us by letter, For of their own and nursery stocks, growing, grading and the quicker you get about it the better. packing. For quotations apply to CALIFORNIA ROSE ANDRE L,. CAUSSE, Sole Agent, COMPANY, (Incorporated) 105-107 Hudson St., New York City. LOS ANGELES, CAL.

ALBERTSON Sc HOBBS,

Nine miles west of Indianapolis. Dri/tirannrt Mo-Js-* /*s- i4i0Hci R. R. Switch into our Packing House. Vandalia Railroad Line. ISTlClgepOri, iUdlTOn LO., inUldlld. " New Telephone " in Office. 350 ACRES OF* TREES, &c

ROR FALL 1902 AIND SPRING 1903.

We will be prepared to furnish APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, CHERRY, and a complete generalise of Nuisery Stock, including a complete assortment of varieties in carload lots, as we have coming on the largest supply we have ever had. Also SILVER, NORWAY and ROCK MAPLES, CAROLINA POPLARS, EVERGREENS, WEEPING TREES, SHRUBS, &c. The POMONA CURRANT (best of all). APPLE SEEDLINGSWe expect to have a large and fine lot of seedlings. PEACH PITS, &c. Also IMPORTED SEEDLINGS The best NURSERY SPADES. EXCELSIOR (baled)the best packing material, far better and cheaper than Moss. Ask Storrs & Harrison Co., and others who have been using it. Ask for prices per ton and in carload lots. Order early. Supply limited.

Trade List ready about September 1st. Come and see for yourself. Shipments of APPLE, PEAR, PLUM and CHERRY made from either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Dansville, N. Y. Shipments of APPLE SEEDLINGS from either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Topeka, Kansas.

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Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., AUGUST. 1902. No. 8.

FEDERAL BILL PROSPECT. on agriculture. Those with best information relative to its chances are hopeful of its prompt passage through the House. If that can be it will be our next effort to see it Chairman Watrous of Committee on Legislation says that secured, the and from the of the committee Explanations by the Committee Changed the Views of Con. through Senate, experience with senators it seems almost certain that there will be no gressman Wanger who had Opposed the Measure Outlook serious there. is Favorable for Bill's Passage, says Mr. Watrous. difficulty C. L. Watrous. Des Iowa, 16, 1902. In view of the adjournment of Congress without action on Moines, July the federal inspection bill, and of Congressman Wanger's THE SEEDLESS ORANGE. opposition as announced in the July issue of the National Nurseryman, the opinion of Chairman Watrous of the com The New York Times, in an article on the growing of the mittee on legislation was sought and obtained as follows : navel orange by Luther C. Tibbets in California, says : Editor National Nurseryman : It is funny to read nowadays of the arguments then advanced by a of the navel me in California horticulturists against general growing orange. I have your favor of the 14th asking to advise you Mr. Tibbets, however, had full faith in the new variety. He budded regard to the status of our federal quarantine bill and its all his seedling orange grove to the new navel variety, and he sent In I have to say that while at Milwaukee prospects. response samples of the new fruit to horticulturists and fruit growers through action on the ' ' " we had good reason to hope for very prompt out California. In 1880 the Lucky Baldwin orange grove of sev part of the house of representatives, yet we were disappointed enty-five acres was planted to navel oranges exclusive at Sierra Madre. of the commercial of by the unexpected haste in which Congress adjourned. It was the first important recognition superiority the new fruit. Six months later a syndicate of Englishmen planted a Speaker Henderson had been approached by men of the Iowa larger tract in Riverside to trees budded from the two original Tibbets that he was to the delegation, and had said ready recognize but trees. Orange groves were few and far between in those days, by man time to move the consideration of proper at the proper 1883 the majority of trees set out had been budded from the Tibbets a few our bill. If Congress had remained in session days trees. In 1885, when the Baldwin and other groves began to bear the would new navel the era of came to an end. longer, we do not doubt that the coveted opportunity fruit, planting seedling groves boomed all over Southern California. In 1886 over have been given and the bill passed through the house. Its Orange growing 5,000 acres of new land that had been sheep and cattle ranges were fate in the Senate we think is assured, already. converted into navel orange groves. In 1887 over 6,000 more acres which has come trees The only expression of extreme disapproval were made orange groves, and in 1888 some 800,000 navel orange Hon. soil. The to me as chairman of the committee is from Irving were planted in 8,000 acres of comparatively virgin money was in navel was on one's lips in Southern P. Wanger, M. C. I note his letter on page 91 of the July there growing oranges every California. Some men who had gone earliest into producing the new National Nurseryman. Before I saw his letter here, his made almost on their investments. The I had variety incredibly big profits had favored me with a copy of it, and correspondent most spontaneous and remarkable real estate boom ever known any While he it was answered Mr. Wanger in person. supposed where occurred in Southern California in 1886 and lasted until 1888. to Sierra entirely unnecessary and therefore highly improper propose Towns like Pomona, Ontario, Redlands, Tustin, Monrovia, arose from Azusa in the orange-growing localities were a bill like ours, I am satisfied that his objections Madre, Corona, Highlands, in a unknown before 1885, and grew to several thousand population his lack of of the extreme gravity of the situation. knowledge at an acre sold at stock from few years. Land that had gone begging $30 readily When I informed him that no shipment of nursery and $1,000 an acre, when its adaptability to navel orange produc from $800 be considered as safe carry to Southern any state could absolutely tion was shown. The railroads brought 12,000 people stock had been examined by talked navel ing the San Jose scale unless that California every month during 1887. Everybody oranges his views relative to the the there was in the business, and people who had a competent expert, he modified and great profit informed of trees from navel buds made fortunes in one and character of our bill. I nurseries orange grown dangerous oppressive for or two In 1888 and 1889 budded trees suitable planting now in inter years. tiny him that all the nursery stock shipped in practically in sold for $1.60 and $2 each All the seedless orange trees manner groves state commerce is examined in the proposed trees on precisely the world have been propagated from beds from the two parent the are chosen by there and with a by our bill excepting that the examiners the Tibbets place at Riverside. The trees stand still, laws man has become a millionaire different state authorities and work under different little sence about them. While many a in the of an of have made independent fortunes orange instead of being authorized by the Federal Department and army people in and as more people have become very uniform industry California, many and working under regulations. the Agriculture in the rising tide of real estate values by reason of cultiva our bill comes up wealthy I have reason to that when in good hope tion of the navel orange, Luther Tibbets has grown steadily poorer The com next Mr. will be our friend. about the scene of his first with the winter Wanger good purse. He sees all experiments instructions, to and rich worth tens mittee will feel bound, under the Milwaukee seedless orange trees, beautiful home, orange groves short session of all made reason of the navel orange. It is lay all plans for action at the opening of the of thousands of dollars, by the business man who the is now before the old story of the poor inventor and buys and ask for a vote upon the bill, which Congress and makes a fortune. committee inventor's product for a song the House with the unanimous report of the large Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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NURSERY INTERESTS AT FAIR. duce at the proper season of the World's Fair summer, the fruit for which the trees are primarily planted. This can be done with com Acting Chief Taylor Outlines Plans for Exhibit of Shrubs and parative ease, in the case of dwarf trees of various sorts such as the apple, pear, etc., providing of course that proper preliminary care is Trees at St. Louis Exposition in 1904Suggests Orna taken. Neither is it by any means impossible to ploduce splendid mental Trees and Shrubs In Somewhat Advanced results from standards provided, of course, the necessary pains be StageFruit Trees and Vines In Grape Bearing taken. I am sure the possible results are well worth the necessary TooAdvantageously Done at a Berlin Ex time pains and expense. an held in I saw positionPlans Must BeMade Soon. In 1896 at Exposition Berlin, numbers of apple, pear, quince and other fruit trees iu perfect condition and ripening of fruit had been The following.paper was read by Acting Chief Frederic W. splendid crop's although they planted during the of the in' which,the Exnosiiion was held. The trees were Taylor, of the Department of Horticulture, of the Louisiana spring year treated a year in advance by thoroughly pruning the roots and sinking Purchase Exposition, at the Milwaukee convention of the the trees in the earth in tubs. When It was desired to plant them on American Association of Nurserymen : the Exposition grounds, they were removed with all the ball of eanh Mr. President and Fellow Members of the American Association of from the tubs and planted where they were intended to stand. The : Nurserymen results were surprisingly good and it would have been impossible to I have unusual in with the of President pleasure complying request tell these trees from those which had not received such treatment or Berckmans for a paper intended to indicate in some measure the rela been removed. tionships that should exist between the of the and Nurserymen country The Grape Vine : In much the same way as is mentioned for fruit the World's Fair to be held in St. Louis in 1904. trees, the various varieties of the vine can be planted in such a way as If we start out with the that it is the desire of the Nur assumption to not only illustrate something of the production of fruit, but particu of the to before serymen country place the millions of people who will larly to show clearly all the different methods of training and attend pruning. this Exposition, such of their products as can be properly shown, To clearly illustrate the pruning and training of the grape vine as ap the most important question to come for consideration as up regards plied to the manifold needs of the different species and varieties, would the attitude of the Exposition itself is that which relates to space. be an object lesson of immense value to nearly eyery visitor of the Horticultural exhibits of the character that can be presented by Nur Exposition. serymen are those requiring out door and that there be set planting The continually increasing interest in horticulture on the part of the aside their for reception adequate areas of suitable The areas ground. dwellers in cities and especially in that phase of it which can be carried set aside must be covered with proper soil and facilities must be on small areas pro upon of land, such as city lots, is so noticeable as to vided for supplying water and for the cultivation. giving necessary create a definite want on the part of many persons for information The exact method in which the Department proposes providing facili- along this line. tieslfor is the I am to attention. Nurserymen subjct bringing your No one can this information so well as supply the nurserymen and in . In the first place, it will doubtless interest you to know that there is it supplying they gain such advertising as to make the investment a a larger acreage provided for the entire than ever Exposition has been thoroughly good one. furnished or used for such a The number of purpose. acres available Herbaceous : Perennials This class of plants may perhaps be for all purposes is not far from twelve hundred. The of arrangement considered to belong more particularly to the Florist, but since most the buildings upon the for grounds provides large open spaces and nurserymen grow thim in connection with their other ornamental areas them between and reasonable of this outside area can any portion stock, it is perhaps better that some mention be made here of the fact be at the placed disposal of such exhibitors as desire trees or showing that the very best facilities will be available for exhibitions of this plants adapted to the various locations. character. One prime requisite in this case as in that of the practically Possibly first thought when out-door exhibits are mentioned is all the things grown by nurserymen is time. A sufficient must that will be confined peiiod tbey entirely or very largely to the of between the and showing elapse planting the opening of the Exposition to per Nursery stock. I think if will a moment and you stop consider the mit the exhibits to become thoroughly established. question, it will be seeu that the best not exhibits, only from the stand The present intention is to have the of the Exposition grounds completly point Exposition, but from that of the exhibitor as should well, arranged before next Spring for the of those which consist not of planting things very largely, the ordinary nursery stock, but of selected need to be in the ground a year in advance. This will a full and give year well-grown specimens considerably farther advanced than are in which to establish the plants, thus giving them an opportunity to those usually sold or offered for sale in nurseries. out this Following appear at their best during the Exposition period. it seems to me that it thought, would be for the There is one comparatively easy particular phase of the which I trust be of the after subject may nurserymen country, going over the matter in each indi worked out a in striking manner. I refer to the in vidual with the Chief of the planting groups case, Department, to provide a series of and other striking forms of native American trees, shrubs and herbace exhibits such as have never before been in possible America. ous plants There are so many of these that it would be a particularly Ornamental Trees and Shrubs : Suggestions on my part are happy arrangement to have them shown in such a way as to differen scarcely needed as to the beautiful effects which may be produced tiate them distinctly and from the clearly introduced forms. upon Exposition grounds by the of You planting properly grouped may be interested to know how the for of all those opportunity exhibiting specimens trees and shrubs which are or should be at this popular Exposition appeals to One which reason of their distinctive and foreigners. foreign country by ornamental form, or flowers. is noted for foliage its taste in horticulture and for the effect it has had in in These groups of trees and shrubs are so well known and cover so a taste creasing for such work, has made a formal that in a field request large that it is only necessary to say that specially desirable assigning space for their the it locations will be building, Exposition arrange to give available where these may be placed either individu eight acres of which to exhibit or surrounding space upon all those trees, ally in groups of varieties and in such a species, way as to bring out shrubs and of the plants kinds we are discussing. There is no doubt the best effects from each individual specimen. that at least three or four other and foreign countries will ask for large Large well-grown single specimens can be placed in positions areas, while many of them will ask for of for indi adapted to their shape, color and and assignments space size, harmonious can vidual exhibits. groupings This will give to American a double in be in such a as to nurserymen arranged way materially add to the of the centive. beauty First, the material and as All perhaps selfish one, which inquires grounds. kinds of exposures and will be positions available so to the returns which that the monetary may be expected from such exhibits ; particular requirements of each shrub or tree be may studied and second, the desire which should in placing it. amount to a determination to show that America with its splendid resources and has Fruit Trees: I have a opportunities very strong feeling that can now not fallen something behind any in its devotion to the beautiful and in be done in the of fruit country showing trees such as has not heretofore been every way elevating and ennobling art, horticulture. attempted but which might be made an extremely feature I No of men strikiog body in the world can do as much as allude to in locations can this organiza placing proper bearing trees so treated as to tion to pro: encourage and make possible the splendid showing that must Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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be made in order that America shall stand secmd to none in this De . In Cherry, 39M4 539,742 44,298 218,642 partment. fact, without the loyal assistance of the individual mem. . 1,014,110 bers of this Peach, 2,522,729 169,976 466,850 Association, this line can be done. practically . nothing along Peir, . 1,173,206 2,183,909 588,767 960,170 The Department places itself at the of all horticulturists to disposal . Plum, S4,36S 988,147 73.4' > 303,688 render every possible assistance in attaining this desirable end. All the resources The area necessary and facilities which could reasonably be expected, total used in the cultivation of small fruits in 1899 have been or will be provided of which due notice will be given by was 25,051 acres, distributed among 39,948 farmers. The means of circulars or otherwise, to all interested persons. value of the fruits grown was $2,538,363, an average of $63 May we hope that in the spirit of reciprocity in which we all have per farm. Of the total area, 12,376 acres, or 49.4 per cent. such confidence, the nurserymen will rise to this splendid opportunity were devoted to and this raspberries and loganberries. The total pro provide material which shall, under the fostering care of the duction of these berries for the state was of Exposition, show to the world the magnificent advances which have 17,575,530 quarts, been made in horticulture within the century which has elapsed since which nearly one-half were grown in the adjoining counties of occurred the event that is to be celebrated by the holding of the Wayne, Ontario, Yates, and Monroe. The acreages and pro Louisiana Purchase at St. Loius in 1904. Exposition ductions of the other small fruits were as follows : Straw Frederic W. Taylor, berries, 7,311 acres and 13,849,680 quarts ; currants, 2,594 Acting Chief, Department of Horticulture, acres and blackberries and Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 4,584,080 quarts ; dewberries, 2,060 acres and 3, 167,090 quarts ; and other berries, 710 acres and 862,107 quarts NEW YORK FRUIT INDUSTRY.

Seventy-four per cent, of the land in New York State is GEORGIA FRUIT STATISTICS. included in farms and seventy per cent, of the farmers reported orchard fruits for 1899. The census of 1900 shows an increase The value of orchard products was not since 1890 of 6,853,910, or 155.8 per cent. reported by the census of 1890, but in 1879 in the number of fruit trees in the state of the total value of such products was Georgia, the gains being general throughout $8,409,794 For 1899 the corresponding the state. The number of cherry and plum value is $10,542,272, a gain in twenty years and prune trees in 1900 is more than five of 25.4 per cent. The total number of times as great, and that of pear trees more trees increased from 17,518,048 to 21,470,841 than three times as great as the number in the ten years. For this period the per reported in 1890; peach trees increased centages of increase in the numbers of the 1 75. 1 per cent.; apricot trees, 113.4 per various trees are as follows : Apricot, cent.; and apple trees, 75.4 per cent. 291.5 ; peach, 148 8 ; plum and prune, 95.9 ; Of the total number of trees in 1900 pear, 86.1; cherry, 37.9 ; and apple, 4.3. 68.2 per cent, were peach trees; 21.0 per In 1900, 70.1 per cent, of all fruit trees cent apple trees; 6.1 per cent, plum and in the state were apple trees ; 11.7 per eent. prune trees ; 3.4 per cent, pear trees ; and peach trees ; 10.2 per cent, pear trees ; 4.6 1.3 per cent, cherry, apricot, and unclassified F N DOWNER, per cent, plum and prune trees ; and 3.4 fruit trees. The latter class, which is not Bowling Green, Ky. per cent, all other fruit trees. included in the table, numbered 33,748 and State Vice-President American Association trees were bushels of fruit. Apple reported by 174,579 of Nurserymen. yielded 5,751

farmers. A . large percentage of the apple The total value of the nursery stock sold trees reported are in the western counties, more than one- in 1899 was $172,143, reported by the operators of sixty-six fourth of the total nu Tiber being in Niagara, Wayne, Monroe, farms and nurseries. Of this number, twenty-nine derived Erie, and Orleans counties. their principal income from the nursery business. They had Niagara, Ulster, and Monroe counties contain over one- 4,929 acres of land, valued at $116,650; buildings worth half of the peach trees, which are reported by 21,798 farmers. $55,800 ; implements and machinery valued at $3,970 ; and trees are valued at Their total income was Nearly one-fifth of the pear and plum and prune live stock $6,380. gross of which was derived from -the sale of grown in Niagara county, and Columbia is the leading cherry- $158,290, $153,329 from sale of growing county. The majority of the apricot trees are report trees, shrubs, and vines, and $4,961 the other ed from Seneca and Ontario counties. In addition to the farm products. The average gross income per acre was trees given in the accompanying table unclassified fruit trees $32.11, and for each farm reporting, $5,458. to the number of are with a yield of 95,993 155,876 reported, MONOCACY APPLE. bushels of fruit. The quantity of fruit produced in any year is determined so H. E. Van Deman in Rural New Yorker describes the between largely by the nature of the season, that comparisons Monocacy apple which he found growing in Frederick county, In Western He says: the crop of 1889 and that of 1899 have little significance. Maryland. of all The fruit is of medium size, roundish in shape ; pale yellow ground the latter season there was a production very large color, well covered with abundant and quite distinct red stripes and fruits. some mixed or diffused red ; the cavity is of medium size and depth, but highly russeted ; stem, medium length and slender; basin, rather ORCHARD TREES AND AND I9OO. FRUITS, 1890 deep and wavy ; calyx, large and open. Inside the apple is greenish fine grained, tender fleshed and juicy. The flavor is very Fruits. Number of Trees. Bushels of Fruit. yellow, pleasant subacid and agreeable. It would at once be considered a good 1910. 1889. 1899. 1890. apple when eaten. The immense crops which the tree bears, and their Apple, j,4_8,3ii 15.054,832 8,493,846 24,111,257 regularity together with the attractiveness of the fruit and late keeping Apricot, 6,540 25,606 28l '5,710 make the variety well worthy of trial. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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houses of those who rejoice ; the wedding and the dance would look NURSERYMAN'S RESPONSIBILITY of his handiwork was seen poor indeed if nothing of the products there. There is no less demand for them in the sick room ; while the To the Community in Which He LivesPaper by A. Willis, Ottawa, demand for them in the dining room is greater in quantity and variety Kan., Before Milwaukee Convention of American Associa than in most other places. They are sought to place on the altar in the house of The child revels in the products of the tionThe Nurseryman's Work Lives Long After Him, worship. nursery without them. When man, while the votaries of fashion cannot do we a to His Fellow MenIn Health and In Blessing we cover the casket place our loved ones in the narrow house with Sickness, Youth and Old Age the Products of the to the flowers ; and when we carry the remains departed grave, of the Are mound that marks the Nursery Sought. we forget not to place them on the little last resting place. May I present you two instances, as being not better or greater than At the Milwaukee convention of the American Association, others, but they are specimens of the nurseryman's handiwork which the was A. Kan.: following paper presented by Willis, Ottawa, I think present the matter fairly. The first is taken from the editorial The responsibility of a man to the community is a subject that has columns of the New York Independent, and shows the result of his been largely considered, and by many answered : Yes we do owe the work when the planting is done and cared for by an intelligent, earnest community in which we live our best thought ; we owe it to the com worker, and is as follows : munity to live pure, upright lives, and to set an example that others ' ' A striking incident occurred out in mid-Nebraska (the other day, may follow. It has been answered by others : In fact and in substance and one that should be pondered by every dweller in the unforested we owe no man anything ; and they live thriftless, negligent, useless lands, East or West. The funeral services of the late J. Sterling lives, to be forgotten as soon as the changing scenes shall fill the minds Morton was held at the homestead where, in 1855, Mr. Morton and his of those them with to take their attention. a who knew other things young wife located their claim. At that time, not semblance of a " And yet others answer the subject by saying : The world owes me a tree was in sight over the level plain that reached away like the green " living, and I will have it ; and so these become the criminal and waters of a quiet sea. When the neighbors and friends gathered for come in tramp classes so much feared and despised by those who their the sorrowful ceremony, they walked through a forest of tall trees up way. to the beautiful grounds of the Morton home. In front of the house The nurseryman usually belongs to the first of these classes. He were towericg trees, many of them pines, interspersed with shrubs. depends on the community for patronage, and he proclaims the value On either sides stretched the broad acres of apple orchards in full of his wares in every way that is offerad to him, that he may get more bloom, as fair a sight as one might wish to see, while away toward the patronage. He identifies himself with every move to add to the intel town was Morton Park, a rich woodland, the pride of the community. " ligence, comfort, and happiness of the people. He speaks to them of All this was the work of one man, a man who loved trees He the merits of the goods he offers, and he takes his own medicine by made the barren prairie a varied landscape. More than that, he showed an and ornamental trees and other planting orchard, by planting things the eager Westerners that there is not only an artistic and an ethical for]the beauty and comfort of his own home ; and so he seeks to fill meaning in the tree-planter's mission, but a financial gain as wella their eyes and minds with the sight and thought of the useful and lesson that in the West's present stage of development probably has as He find new and better methods for the culti beautiful. seeks to out strong a bearing as any argument that might be presented. The little vation and care of tender to find new and better methods to plants ; claim that he homesteaded was, in the beginning, like those of hun combat diseases among trees and plants, and to find surer and less ex dreds of his neighbors. Because of his efforts in beautifying it and to insect foes. He business and pensive ways destroy systematizes covering its acres with trees, it became very valuable, and is to-day labor so as to secure the trade secrets. He has valuable greatest spent one of the most attractive pieces of country real essate in the West." time freely to find out the means to accomplish this result, and when The other illustration is the beautiful city of Otawa, Kansas, in he has done with and and without he to those it, tongue pen price says which I live. This city was begun in 1864, on the banks of the Marais " less favored : This is the walk in it." way, ye des Cygne river, on a landscape of gently rolling prairie. Soon after The is a farmer. He and and and nurseryman digs plows cultivates, this Mr. S. T. Kelsey, a lover of trees, planted a nursery near the is on the fruits of the soil for his subsistence as much as dependent city, in which was a large plantation of elm trees. These came forward the wheat He deals with a of and grower. great variety plants and were ready to plant at the time the residents needed trees to plnnt of them tender and to from trees, many especially susceptible injury for shade and street trees, and the results are to-day the streets of numerous causes and so with care he has learned how to nourish and ; Ottawa are lined with elms instead of something less desirable, or hot them. These studies and have made him a useful protect experiences being lined at all, and the city is a gem of beauty among all the cities and teacher to about him. The is also competent many nurseryman of this broad land. Many years have passed since Mr. Kelsey has a business man. He and and this him in contact buys sells, brings been in Ottawa, but his good work still remains a comfort and a joy with from, whom he has valuable to many people opportunities gain to many people. Many of those who planted these trees are not now of men and of business. All these give the knowledge things nursery living there ; some there are who have forgotten Mr. Kelsey, and many man and I will refer the matter to this exceptional advantages, people are living to whom the story of Mr. Kelsey's good work has never now before me as to how he improves them. So much for his oppor been told ; but the work remains a thing of beauty, and Mr. Kelsey's tunities and : and now what does he do with them 1 acquirements declining years are made happier by the knowledge that he has been His and are seen and felt in industry enterprise every neighborhood a blessing to his fellow men. from ocean to ocean. Go where you will, you will see the products Such scenes as the above, and many more that will come to the of his handiwork, He has made the desert to forth trees and bring minds of each of you are made possible because the means to bring fruits and flowers, and he has filled the land with fruits. He has in them to pass are provided by the nurseryman. He recognizes the duced the man who cared little for these things to plant and cultivate demand on the part of the community, and he puts forth every effort until his enthusiasm has been aroused. He has trees and supplied to meet it fairly and fully, believing that such demands promote purity plants to those who wanted to plant, and he himself has planted and of thought and of life, and that they are struggles in our nature culiivated until his neighbors have his and have caught spirit they toward a higher manhood and womanhood. His business is no mean planted, until the prairie has become a timber land and the lands factor in the commerce of the nation, and his pay-day makes glad the cleared of forests have become a landscape filled with orchards and hearts of a multitude of people. So he answers the question of what gardens, and the cities and towns have shade in their and their streets, he thinks his responsibility to the community in which he lives. The parks and lawns bring rest and refreshing to the weary and the care followers of no other calling have answered it more sincerely or worn. Because of his good work, where the few the most enjoyed earnestly than he. Let us all make our best effort to further the best common of fruits for a time in their season, the multitude now enjoy interests of the calling in which we are engaged, and so shall we con them for a year ; and new fruits that delight the eye and tickle the tinue faithful in the work we have so well begun. palate are given to the people who a few years ago were not able to enjoy them. The products of the nurseryman are in demand in the Subscribe for THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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A Southern Nut Growers Association is proposed. At an informal Hmong towers anb Dealers, meeting recently at Albany, Ga., these temporary officers were elected: President, G M. Bacon, DeWitt, Ga. ; vice president, Robert J. Bacon, Baconton, Ga.; treasurer, J. M. Tift, Albany, Ga. ; secretary, J. F. Frederic J. Rea, Norwood, Mass., has succeeded the firm of Rea Wilson, Poulan, Ga. Brothers, dissolved. The United States has five acres in Arizona to E. S. Welch, Shenandoah, la., has purchased the business of Welch government planted date trees from besides In the Brothers of that place. imported Africa, 1,000 seedlings past year at the governmental experimental station near Phoenix, three E. H. Atkinson, Dover Nurseries, Dover, Del., has sold his nur imported trees bore more than 500 pounds of fruit, ripening between series to Henry C. Walker. August and January. The annual meeting of the Society of American Florists will be held en John Rock, of the California Co., Niles, Cal , August l9-22d at Asheville, N. C. manager Nursery tertained 275 members of the Pacific Coast Horticultural Society, on John G. Gardner of the Montgomery Nurseries, Villa Nova, Pa., July 6th, at a picnic on the nursery grounds. There are six green will lay out a park at Bryn Mawr, Pa. houses and 650 acres under cultivation. Foreign shipments of trees Charles A. Maxson, of the Central Kala Michigan Nursery Co., are made regularly from this nursery. mazoo, was in New York city last month. Secretary Dawley of the New York State Fruit Growers' associa D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, la., writes that the season has been favor tion reports that the outlook for the fruit crop in New York state, able, and that they are loaded for the trade. based upon 100 as an average full crop, is as follows ; Apples. 70 ; Jones Brothers & will conduct a Co., Hobart, Oklahoma, general grapes, 90 ; peaches, 25 ; pears, 28 ; Japan plums, 10 ; European business with a stock of nursery capital $25,000. plums, 40 ; raspberries, 85 ; currants, 65. A. D. Barnes, Waupaca, Wis., read a paper on cherries at the sum The Upland Nursery Co,, which purchased all the buildings, etc., of mer meeting of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society. the E. W. Reid Nursery, and removed them to the Darrah farm at W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind., called upon Western New York nur Lansing, west of Bridgeport, O., was recently reorganized, says the serymen last month on his trip among the nurseries of the east. Florists' Exchange. It will be a stock company with a capital of The sixth annual meeting of the American Park and Outdoor Art $5,000, but this amount will be increased at an early date. J. M. Association will be held in Horticultural hall, Boston, August 5-7. Brown was elected president, J. C. Dent vice p. esident, E. B. Bowie and Mr Jarvis J. M. Brown, J. The Charlton Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y., has bought two acres secretary-treasurer, general manager C. J. B. E. B. Bowie and D. H. Dondan were elected of land from Allen L. Wood, upon which he will erect packing sheds Dent, Briggs, directors. at once. Guy A. Bryant, Princeton, 111., is the secretary of the American Retail Nurseryman's Protective Association, not L. A. Bryant as pre viously reported. Ifn Burser\> IRows. James Troop, state entomologist of Indiana, has sent out a public notice that the seventeen-year locusts have done practically no dam White Strawberhies.In reply to a correspondent, The Country age to the nursery stock in that state. Gentleman says that while White Strawberries may be found growing A stock with a capital of $5,000 has been formed at Detroit company wild in tbe northeastern states, small, conical, and of comparatively Charles W. Harrah, Willis Hough, Frederick T. Ducharme, and by little value, those who wish to cultivate them should send to French or William H. Maybury, the last-named gentleman holding 497 shares. English nurserymen. The Allen Nursery Co. and the Hawkes Nursery Co., Rochester, have purchased land for packing purposes at East Rochester. They, Perfection Currant.Samples of the Perfection Currant, origin will construct packing cellars which will be ready for use in the fall. ated and grown by C. M. Hooker & Sons, Rochester, N. Y., were A bulletin the N. Y., experiment station calls attention by Geneva, received at this office last month This is certainly a valuable currant, to the and dropping of apple leaves in Western New York. yellowing large, tart, juicy, and a prolific bearer. This is the first fruit to be It is believed that during adverse weather conditions is the spraying awarded the $50 gold Barry medal of the Western New York Horticul cause. tural Society. It also received the highest award of any new fruit at A. has been visiting nurseries since the Mil Willis, Ottawa, Kan., the Pan-American Exposition. This year, as heretofore, the Perfec He to build a house 80x100 waukee convention. proposes packing tion Currant is all other varieties on the grounds of the kinds of surpassing feet, and asks for information regarding composition or other originators, as to size, quality, length of bunch, etc. The colored cuts roofing. of the currant do not in any way exaggerate. The fruit is fully up to " Wyman Elliot, Minneapolis, says: There is a splendid opportun the illustrations. who seek ity for experimental work by enthusiastic horticulturists ideal commercial and culi renown and fortune by producing the apple Hardy Grape Stocks.Can hardy, vigorous vines of other species nary plum. than the ordinary labrusca grape be profitably used in commercial of the Clinton Falls Thomas E. Cashman is and manager are in secretary vineyards as stocks upon which to graft varieties which better which is a new office ; also a Nursery Co., Owatonna, Minn., building fruit than Concord ? In order to ascertain the facts in this connection, 10 feet in with walls 28 frost-proof tree cellar, 120x80 and height, the New York Agricultural Experiment Station is undertaking co-op inches thick. erative experiments with vineyards in different sections of the state. at the St. Louis in this are Her. France proposes to make a great outdoor display Among the varieties which will be tested way Barry, acres of land sur exposition. Her commissioner has asked for eight bert and some others of the Rogers hybrids, Brighton, Campbell, Mills, the rounding the French building, to be planted by nurserymen, Iona and Vergennes. Some of the varieties more commonly found in florists and seedsmen. commercial vineyards, such as Concord, Delaware, Niagara and Wor- of will also be in the same way for comparison with the The dutiable imports during the month of May, 1902, plants, dcn, grown located on the as with $21,144 varieties first named. One experimental vineyard is trees, shrubs and vines amounted to $57,253, compared on the The during May, 1902, farm of T. H. King, Trumansburg, Tompkins County, N. Y., during the same month a year ago. exports in May, 1901. bordering Cayuga Lake. A second experimental vineyard is of nursery stock were valued at $14,544, against $6,385 upland is located on the farm of I. A. Wilcox, Portland, Chautauqua County, the well known grower of Kansas, quoted Fred Wellhouse, apple belt. It is this in N. Y., in the midst of the famous Chautauqua grape pro. as that his state will raise one of the largest crops year sayiDg to locate a third at some accessible in a sec as have been in posed vineyard easily point its The trees are not as full of fruit they history. tion of the Hudson where grapes are grown commercially. will make up for quantity. Valley, other years, but the size and good quality Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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" " It has long been my belief," says Secretary Wilson, that The National Nurseryman. much good might be accomplished by using a part of the appropriation in a judicious dissemination of some of the more valuable trees. Plans have therefore been made to place published monthly by at the disposal of each senator, member and delegate in Con The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., gress a limited number of selected trees, the object being to (incorporated) encourage a love for tree-planting and all that this work 305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. involves. It will, of course, be entirely beyond the scope of this department to send a large number of trees to any one that the action - but it is believed will PRESIDENT - - - THOMAS B. MEEHAN place, contemplated

VICE-PRESIDENT AND EDITOR .- - RALPH T. OLCOTT eventually lead to extensive planting through the educational SECRETARY AND TREASURER - - C.L.YATES effects of the work. Commercial establishments are well pre pared to supply trees in nearly all parts of the country at The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of reasonable cost, and the plan of our work will, it is believed. all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. eventually advance their interests. Already there has been secured for distribution a choice collection of nut OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. trees, prin cipally pecans, and these are being grown by the department AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. from nuts gathered* from selected trees in all parts of 'the country." SUBSCRIPTION RATES. It remains to be seen, of course, whether the free distribu

One - - - - - year, in advance, $1.00 tion of trees will grow to such an extent as has that of seeds.

-- Six Months, ______The distribution of the latter was begun_in the same way. Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 " " - Six Months, - - 1.00 TWO INTERESTING PAPERS. Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date of issue. We take pleasure in calling special attention to the papers in " Payment advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts on The Responsibility of the Nurseryman to the Community on New York or instead of " postal orders, checks, are requested. in which he Lives," by A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan., and The Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery Nursery Interests at the St. Louis World's Fair" by Frederick men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. W. Taylor, acting chief of the department of horticulture of that fair, which are presented in this issue of the National AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. Nurseryman. Neither of these papers suffers by being left over because of a crush of matter in the July issue of the President, Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich.; vice-president, D. S. journal. The St. Louis fair is two distant and the sub Lake, Shenandoah, la.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, years N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. ject treated by Mr. Willis is a live one at all times. Both of Executive CommitteeWilliam Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; N. W. Hale, Knox- these papers stand out the more prominently when separated ville, Tenn.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. from the routine of Committee on business the convention. TransportationPresident Ilgenfritz, ex-offlcio ; A. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, Kan.; Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind.; Howard Davis, Baltimore, Md. THE BOX. Committee on TariffIrving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas B. Meehan, QUESTION Germantown, Pa.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O. Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At Again we call attention to the of the lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; George A. Sweet, Dans importance question ville, N. Y.; Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. box. Its advantages have not yet been fully appreciated at Committee on Programme C. George Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; Wilson J. the annual sessions of the American Association. Peters, Troy, Ohio ; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. They may be Committee on PublicityC. M. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Ralph T. Olcott, indicated by the answers to the questions proposed at the Rochester, N. Y.; F. H. Stannard, Kan.. Ottawa, Milwaukee convention and answered in the National Annual convention for 1903At Detroit, Mioh., June 10-12. Nurseryman of July. And in this connection we may add that any sent to this will be answered so far Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. questions journal as possible throughout the year. The value of the question box is Rochester, N. Y., July, 1902. appreciated by the great horticultural societies of the country. The use of the question box has elicited the most valuable discussion at the GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTION. conventions of the American Asso ciation.

The National Nurseryman has called attention to the GEORGIA HORTICULTURISTS. determination of the federal government to distribute, free, of trees in much quantities the same manner as is done in the The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Georgia State case of and which seeds, against there has been continued Horticultural Society will be held in Augusta, August 6th-7lh. for We " complaint years. have quoted the statements of Charles S. Smith, Concord, Ga., will discuss The Home Wilson to us Secretary made on this subject statements Orchard," G. H. Miller, Rome, Ga., will review "Some which have been in substance the same as that on the subject Lessons of the Past Year," F. W. Taylor, St. Louis, will present which in the book of " appears year the Department of Agricul a paper on Georgia Horticultural Products at the St. Louis ture just issued. Exposition." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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WESTERN WHOLESALERS. patent for the protection of their rights, but we cannot say that a producer of a new fruit is either an author or inventor. The semi-annual meeting of the Western Wholesale Nursery It is rather a gift of God, and it cannot be covered by a men's Association was held at the Centrapolis hotel, Kansas national law until we have a constitutional amendment to cover City, July 9th. President A L. Brooke, presided Twenty it, and you all know how difficult it is to amend the constitu members were present, among them being : Peter Youngers tion of the United States. We might pass a resolution approv and A. J. Brown, Geneva, Neb.; C. F. Stanbury, Stanbury, ing an amendment to the constitution, but it would take along Mo.; E. D. Virden, Grand Junction, Col.; J. L. Howard, time to adopt it." Shenandoah, la.; J. D. Stevens, Cameron, Mo.; F. H. Stan AS TO NOVELTIES. nard, Ottawa, Kan.; E. J. Holman, Leavenworth, Kan.; A. L. Brooke, Topeka, Kan.; J. H. Skinner, Topeka; W. Kelly, The Missouri State Horticultural has resolved after Marion, la. ; W. P. Bates, Winfield, Kan.; and D N. Bates, Society '' " a whereas to advise all fruit not to bother Floral, Kan. It was reported that somewhat less than an lengthy planters with new varieties until have been tested and average amount of stock was on hand. The following officers they solemnly the of some state or nation. The idea were elected : President, A. L. Brooke, Topeka ; vice-presi approved by pomologist is to the to their loss and dis dent, R. H. Blair, Kansas City ; secretary and treasurer, E. J. prevent purchase by planters Holman, Leavenworth. couragement of doubtful new, renamed, misnamed or untried fruits and plants, often represented to have special merits, con trary to the real facts, until trials have been made APPLE SHIPPERS TO MEET. thorough by the experiment stations, as disinterested parties. This is excellent theory, but the hustling gardener and fruit-grower, The eighth annual meeting of the National Apple Shippers as well as the up-to-date amateur, will scarcely consent to Association will be held in Rochester, N. Y., August 6th. At wait for official endorsements before testing such varieties as the convention of 1901 in Toronto, E. N. Loomis, of New may appear superior in some respect to those he already York city, stated that the yield of apples in the United States grows. Official trials of new or little known economic plants annually is about 40,000,000 barrels of green fruit. Of this made at public expense are very well as far as they go, and are quantity about 25,000 000 barrels are marketed green, the undoubtedly useful in' eliminating certain gross frauds in the remainder being dried, made into cider, or wasted during the dissemination of so-called novelties, but they will scarcely process of and Orleans in New harvesting. Niagara counties, replace local tests made by wide-awake planters. Rural New York state, have in a season, as as 7,000,000 raised, single high Yorker. barrels of the best kind of market apples. Mr. Loomis also gave some interesting statistics regarding AN APPLE CONGRESS. the export trade in apples. In the year 1900 dried apples to the amount of 34,964,010 pounds were exported from the Two of the leading fruit free experts of the United States, United States, while during 1897, which was what is called a H. L. Messick of Quincy and A. J. Dunnigan of Springfield, of "good fruit year," green apples to the amount 1,503,981 111., were at the Southern hotel recently in consultation with barrels were exported. The apple crop of the United States orchard men of St. Louis and vicinity, says Coleman's Rural for 1900 was worth about $60,000,000 to the growers. Mr. World. It is proposed to hold an apple congress in St. Louis Loomis called attention to the fact that a cold storage house next December, at which apple growers and dealers from all had been erected in Rochester with a capacity of 100,000 parts of the world will meet to discuss questions of mutual barrrels, and another of the same capacity at Albion, N. Y. interest. Similar congresses for raisers of all kinds of fruit are planned for the World's Fair period. As St. Louis is the WOULD HAVE TO AMEND CONSTITUTION. center of the greatest apple-producing section on the globe, it is deemed proper that the apple-growers should start the a universal fruit J. M. Underwood, Lake City, Minn., recently discussed movement for congress. Among those interested in the are : H. C. of Fall before his state horticultural society the subject of legal pro proposed congress Cupp, of the Growers' tection for the owner of new productions in the plant world. Creek, 111., president Mississippi Valley Apple In the discussion that ensued A. B. Choate said that in his Association ; C. H. Williamson, of Quincy ; E. C. Wilson, of ' a con and M. of Louisiana, Mo. judgment a man may be protected legally by making Hannibal, J. Crow, that this man Mr. Messick is an on and tract with every man he sells to, to the effect expert pruning treating trees, the or while Mr. makes a of The shall not sell to any one else, and if he does producer Dunigan specialty planting. " would do in a former has over 1,000,000 fruit trees in the last originator can sue him for damages. That planted forty he and to in a few hundred thousand but it is not an He ought not years, says, expects get measure, adequate protection. " more in course of time. He calls himself a tree doctor," only to be able to collect damages, but, as Mr. Underwood to be and it is his custom each year to visit the large commercial says, it ought to be a misdemeanor. He ought punished of if he violates the law." orchards Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, " on Colorado and New Mexico. Mr. Messick says the greatest L. R. Moyer said : It seems to me that general grounds of new apple country in the world is, without doubt, along the there ought to be some protection to the originator have to be a and Missouri river bluffs and in Northern Arkan fruits, still to get such protection there would Mississippi an amend Southwest Missouri, Eastern Kansas and other of national law, and to have such a law would require sas, portions it the same where there is a foundation and ment of the constitution. If you remember the constitution states, rocky plenty inventors a of iron in the soil. provides that congress may grant to authors and Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection io6 THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN.

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Dr. T. H. Hoskins, horticulturist of Vermont, died at Newport June Native plum pits and peach pits, box elder and ash seed can be 25th, aged 74 years. He was a well-known horticultural writer and secured at J. C. Welch's, Shenandoah, la. experimenter. Josiah Roberts, Malvern, Pa., has a surplus of Lombardy and Caro" Stephen Crane, many years ago in the employ of Ellwanger & Barry, Una poplar, Osage orange and California privet. N. as died in Rochester, Y., traveling salesman, Norwich, Conn., July Norway maples of the highest grade can be obtained of William 74 He was in 14th, aged years. born Orleans county, N. Y., and went Warner Harper, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. to Norwich in 1861. He was proprietor of the Crane nurseries in A. Ottawa, presents in another column an attractive Norwich. Willis, Kan., list of stock which he offers for fall of 1902 and spring of 1903. W. J. Mandeville died July 14th at Despatch, N. Y., aged 52 years, Mazzard cherry seed and raffia are specialties handled by Thomis having been born February 9, 1852. He graduated from the DeGraff Meehan & Sons, whose wholesale department is at Dreshertown, Pa. Military Institute, of Rochester, and later was connected with the crocuses, Columbia tips and Rathbun firm of S. Boardman & Son, nurserymen and seedsmen. In 1875, he Tulips, hyacinths, raspberry are offered James Vick's Sons, commenced in the flower seed business in his own name, and in 1879 raspberry transplants by Rochester, N. Y. became associated with Herbert S. King under the firm name of Man deville & King. On the death of his partner in 1890, he formed a Grape vines and currant plants are specialties with Wheelock & partnership with Fred B. King, under the same firm name. The firm Clark, Fredonia, N. Y. They have a large stock at lowest prices and was recently incorporated, Mr. Mandeville being chosen president. solicit correspondence. He was also a director in James Vick's and of the Sons, vice-president Two hundred thousand asparagus roots ; also rhubarb, horse radish, Cleveland Seed etc. a full can Company. , including line of small fruit plants he had of W. N. The death of Louis F. Sanders, senior member of L. T. Sanders & Scarff, New Carlisle, O. Son, Plain on June was announced in last month's Dealing, La., 8th, For peach and apple trees call upon J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, issue of this Mr. Sanders was born in Bertie N. journal. county, C, Md. Their trees are making good growth and are sure to suit. They 1845, and was of and Scotch descent. He moved with May 15, English are ready for orders now. his parents to St. Francis county, Ark. (afterwards Woodruff county), Three hundred thousand apple and a full line of nursery stock ; also in the winter of '49. His father being a farmer, he was brought up on apple and forest tree seedlings, fruit tree stocks, etc., are offered by E. a farm. As the country was new and schools few, his to opportunities S. Welch, Shenandoah, la. obtain an education were meager. The Civil War coming on while he Jackson & Perkins Co., N. offer roses, clematis, climb was in his teens, he enlisted for one month in the Confederate Army, Newark, Y., ing vines, flowering shrubs, ornamental trees, standard and and at the expiration of the month re-enlisted (before he was seventeen conifers, dwarf pears, cherries, peaches, etc. years old) and served until the close of the war west of the Mississippi plums, river, and was discharged near Marshall, Texas, in May, 1865, from A new edition of their stock book has been issued by Scrantom, Company B, 32d Arkansas Volunteers, Roan's Brigade, Churchill's Wetmore & Co., Rochester, N. Y. It is 16 x 21 inches, bound in heavy Division. Manila tag, printed on heavy ledger paper, 68 pages. On returning home he found that his father had died in and March, C. M. Hooker & Sons, Kochester, N. Y.. introducers of the Perfec him no leaving parental ties (his mother having died in '56) ; and the tion currant, offer a limited quantity of this new and promising cur country being overrun by both was about ruined. He at armies, rant, which is the first fruit to win the $50 Barry medal of the Western tended school three months and then commenced work on the farm New York Horticultural Society. again. In the fall of 1867, he went to Southwest Kansas, and in Feb ruary, 1868, located in Bossier parish, where he had resided continu ously since. In January, 1869, Mr. Sanders married Miss Frances A. Walker, of Jfoteion Botes. Bossier parish. He followed general farming until 1880, when he added the fruit and nursery business, and made a success of both. He seconded every move that has been made for the upbuilding of the Horticulturists owe so much to the Veitch family for their numerous industrial, educational and political resources of the parish and state, introductions of plants that it will be of interest to note that the founder of and especially did he interest himself in the building up of the farm the Exeter, England, firm, John Veitch, was born in 1752. The and fruit interests of that section. He was a prominent member of the ^Royal and Hooper nurseries cover twelve acres comprising Grange and Farmers' Alliance, was a charter member of the Texas choice collections of orchids, palms, tree-ferns, azaleas, camellias, Horticultural and was a Society, member and vice-president for Louis beatles, hardy perennials and alpine plants; also roses, shrubs, orna iana of the American of mental and fruit trees. Association Nurserymen. He was a Mason At Exminster is a nursery of nine acres de. a of voted to forest and Knight Pythias, and was burled with Masonic honors. He trees. At Exwick there are nine acres of trial grounds. was the senior member from Bossier in the General The case parish Assembly of Low vs. Appleton, before Mr. Justice Lawrence and a of Louisiana. Leon Sanders, the son, will continue the busi nursery special jury in the King's Bench Division of the Royal Courts of Jus ness under the present firm name. tice, London, on May 28th, arose out of the sale of a cypripedium, and created much interest among orchidists. The plaintiffs are Messrs. H . Low & Co., nurserymen, Enfield. The defendant is a dealer in orchids, Announcement was made in a Milwaukee daily paper that and his gardener showed Mr. Low a plant he called Cypripedium insigne President Ilgenfritz had last com reappointed year's standing Harefleld Hall variety when Mr. Low visited the defendant's place at mittees of the American Association of Nurserymen. There Weston-super mare. The plaintiffs paid 45 for the plant, but it did was no basis for such a statement. President Ilgenfritz not flower true to name. The plaintiffs said that if genuine the orchid would have been worth appointed new committees and they were published for the 105, and claimed that sum. The court awarded 70 to the plaintiff. first time correctly in the July issue of the National The Porto Nurseryman. Rico Trade Journal says tht budded orange trees are worth $30 to $45 per hundred. From 8,000 to 10,000 trees are grown to an acre, and two years from seed will produce a paying number of D. .S. have attractive Lake, Shenandoah, la., advertisement in trees. As a business, ornamental nurseries on the island are more another column. Theirs is one of the largest and most complete lines lucrative even than fruit raising on account of their durability and of nursery stock in the United States. ever-increasing value. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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IRecent The Year Book of the Department of Agriculture for 1901 has been publications. issued under the direction of Secretary James Wilson, and under th e editorial supervision of George William Hill. The book is one of great value to any person who is directly interested in the tillage of "Principal Insects Liable to be Distributed on Stock." Nursery the soil. A large amount of information is contained in the 608 pages Prepared under the direction of the Nathan entomologist, by Banks, of the work. The original articles contributed to the work are mainly assistant entomologist. Pp. 46, figs. 43. (Bulletin No. 34, new series general in character and in application, and there is much that is of U. S. Division of Price 5 Entomology.) cents, direct interest to the nurseryman. Secretary Wilson calls attention to Mifflin the of fruit There is an valuable Houghton, & Co., Boston, New York and Chicago, announce importance growing. especially " article on commercial the publication of volumes XIII. and XIV. of The Silva of North orcharding by U. S. Pomologist G. B. Brackett. The is discussed in a as America," the monumental work by Professor Charles Sprague apple number of parts of the book, are other of the standard fruits. Fruit and shade in are Sargent. These volumes complete the work, the cost of the fourteen trees general subjects of volumes being $350. discussion by experts. There are articles on progress in plant breed ing, little known fruit varieties considered worthy of wider dissemina The of proceedings the Iowa Park and Forestry Association have tion, the home fruit garden, etc. A large amount of statistical matter been issued the L. H. by secretary , Pammel, Ames, la. The associa is presented in the appendix. The American Association of Nursery tion was formed last fall to encourage the establishment of parks, men heads the list of horitcultural and kindred societies, and all the cities, care for etc. Silas beautify cemeteries, preserve forests, Wilson, sectional nursery organizations are listed ; but the Western New York la., is the treasurer. At Atlantic, the first meeting held December 11, Horticultural Society, one of the oldest and largest in the country, on in accordance with the 12, 1901, papers subjects purpose of the does not appear there . organization were read. It is a foregone conclusion that such an asso ciation will do much to encourage the planting of trees. The World's Work for August gives a large portion of its pages to the seasonable subject of " The Whole People at Play." A series of Country Life in America for August follows the changing year with strikingly interesting stories and experiences, descriptions of recreation superb pictures and articles on gardening, birds and wild flowers, country, articles on striking development of the continental - wide vacation pastimes and many things of the outdoor world during the business of vacation-making, all filled with the spirit of the American month. The home-making series deals this month with external summer, are written by Walter H. Page, Julian Ralph. Lindsay Deni- features of the house, and the making of water-garden, with beautiful son, Charles F. Holder, E. T. W. Chambers, Arthur Goodrich, W. G. flowers and vegetation. There are beautiful pictures of the plants and Curiniff and Stevens. And the hundred illustrations which ac " Ray the animal life in the water. Other articles deal with The Redemp company this special feature of the number help the text to bring the tion of the Low-Ground," "The Back Yard Problem" in garden- reader into the midst of the Great North Woods, thu varied New Eng making, and many things that have to do with outdoor occupations, land resorts, by Wisconsin lakes, over the Rockies, by the shores of sports and nature study. In all, the magazine is a unique and beauti Santa Catalina. And many of the photographs are extraordinary bits ful tribute to the growing outdoor feeling. of picture-making. Besides the usual March of Events and Among The proceedings of the twenty-seventh session of the American the World Workers there are additional features. Russell Doubleday, Pomological Society, held in Buffalo, September 12, 13, 1901, have who wrote "A Gunner Aboard the Sfankee," tells of the new 20-hour been compiled by the secretary, William A. Taylor, Washington, D. trains between New York and Chicago -a striking chapter in Ameri C, and published by the society. Charles L. Watrous, Des Moines, can progress and O. P. Austen, chief of the Bureau of Statistics at la., is the president of the society. The executive committee includes Washington, discusses the future of the American commercial inva William C. Barry and G. L. Taber. On the finance committee is J. J. sion. Among the portraits are a unique picture of Joe Jefferson rak . in his and a of John his son. Harrison, Painesville, O., and among the state vice-presidents are the ing garden, portrait Burroughs by following well known nurserymen : W. F. Heikes, Luther Burbank, Forestry in Minnesota, by Samuel B. Green, professor of hortlcul. George L. Taber, P. J. A. Berckmans, jr., Charles 6. Patten, J. W. ture and Forestry in the University of Minnesota. This is one of the Manning, C. J. Monroe, J. Van Lindley, J. J. Harrison, H. H. Chase. most attractive books of the kind that we have seen in point of typog There are biographical sketches of T. T. Lyon, William Saunders, raphy, arrangement, classification, illustration and comprehensiveness. Thomas Meehan, Robert Manning. The stenographic report of the Issued primarily for the classes in the University of Minnesota, it has proceedings is of great value to all who are interested in fruits, as are been received in such favor in the fourteen agricultural colleges in also the fruit reports. The entire matter is indexed. Appended to which it is the chief text book on forestry, and in normal and high the report is the revised catalogue of fruits recommended by the . schools, that the first edition was quickly exhausted and a second and for cultivation in the various sections of the United States and society revised edition has been prepared and issued. The work has been British provinces. divided into the following chapters in part one ; The tree, the forest, forest tree on forest and A second edition of one of the most delightful books on the rose, influences, planting prairies, regeneration forest rate of "The Book of the Rose," by the Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, M. A., rector treatment, propagation, nursery practice, protection, forest in wood and of Sproughton, Suffolk, England, has been issued by Macmillan & Co., increase, forest mensuration, problems Minnesota, of forest economics. Part II. treits of trees L'td. of London. The author states that not only from the British its uses, durability wood, of Minnesota and III. of forest trees of the United States. There Isles, but from all countries apparently where roses are grown he has part is a and an index. The seeker after information received kind expressions of approval and commendation. The pres glossary regarding the of forest trees will here find what he wants. The ent edition has been thoroughly revised in the light of the wisdom propagation just the first edition. result of and patient study of the subject is apparent upon every gained during the seven years that have elapsed since long for the en as is also a marked ability for the transmission of information. The hook is as fascinating as a novel. The author writes page, and Practical forest are presented with answers in detail. The thusiast, for those who make a regular hobby of their roses, problems as in June. book is a working manual and should be of great value in a large field. think of them as fondly and almost as fully in January itself as a It is published at 25 cents per copy, postage 12 cents, by the Geolog A good rose, he says, should stand in the vase by queen of flowers rival her ical and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, and is worth five times should ; then let any other flower or combination the and a the price. It has been copyrighted by the author, Professor Samuel if they can. The author, after an introduction, gives history and B. Green. The book, while primarily for Minnesota conditions, is, of classification of the rose. Chapters are devoted to situation soil, course, applicable to a wide range of country. laying out beds and protection, pruning, stocks, propagation, pests, selections and a roses under glass, exhibiting, manners and customs, without Rev. A. calendar of operations. No grower of roses should be : L. J. N. Y., 2, 1902" Your is one of Foster-Melliar's book. Cloth, 8vo., illustrated, $1.75. London Mac Farmer, Pulaski, May paper the very few we have time to read from cover to cover and the only millan & Co., L'td. New York : The Macmillan Co. Rochester, one that we for. The others are all sent gratis." N. Y.: Scbantom, Wetmore & Co. pay Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection Vincennes Nurseries live Plum Pit. and Peach Pits. W. C REED, Proprietor Box Elder and Ash Seed can be secured at Welch's Nursery. Write for prices. J. C. Shenandoah, Iowa. OFFER FOR FALL, 1902 Address, WELCH, I if * lYTTI"^ _T\ ^ capable man with some APPLE, PEACH, CHERRY ^y Jm [^ I l-H I 1 money to invest in well estab- IT Irml l 1 JL-.'-L/ lished wholesale and retail Nur IN CAR LOAD LOTS sery, capable of managing help, propagating and growing fruit and irnamentil trees. Address at once with refer Also nice lot of Standard and Dwf Pear ences, BOX 134, AUGUSTA, MICH- Japan Plums. Cut Leaved Maple, Elms Hydrangeas, California Privet, Etc. Snyder and E. Harvest Blackberry R. C. NORWAY MAPLES Plants. 1 4 to 1 5 ft. in height. 3 to 4 inches Caliper. 100000 Catalpa (Speciosa) Seedlings. Good Tops and RootsHandsome Trees. Our one year Cherry are very fine and Also a fine Stoc't of Specimen Deciduous and Evergreen Trees. Good Tops and Perfect Roots. extra heavy. ANDORRA NURSERIES Send us a list of your wants or come and see for yourself. WILLIAM WARNER HARPER, Proprietor.

VINCENNES INDIANA CHESTNUT HILL, - PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Experienced Traveler to sell European Mountain Grown Trees Plants, Bulbs, Seeds, etc., to Whole sale Seedsmen, Floiists and Nursery. The Hardiest and Best Growers Under the Sun. men. Must be of gentlemanly appear. ance, healthy, sober and energetic, In an orchard of 5,000 Peach Trees, planted of 1898, not one spring position. State refer e n ce' failed to Steady grow. former occupation and salary wanted' 9,000 Elberta, 9,000 Crawford Late, 10,000 Beer Smock, and Address confidentially, AUGUST RHOTERT, 26 Barclay Street! New a large surplus of many others for sale. York.

We have as fine a lot of as ever trees grew. Peach, Apple, Cherry and Pear. Also Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum, Apricots, Cherry, Quince, Grapes, a good budder by first day of August ; Currants, Raspberries, Evergreens and Fine Roses, which we offer one that can bill and trees to the trade for fall of 1902 and spring of 1903 at lowest prices. ship and

Address inspect grade, etc. Address, EMPORIA NURSERIES, Emporia, Va. The Blair County Nursery Company, Established 1875. EAST FREEDOM, PA. Mount Arbor Nurseries NEW, REVISED and ENLARGED EDITION of our E. S. -A/ELGH, Proprietor. .

Nurseryman's SHENANDOAH, I O _A7 J\ . Stock Book Located in Southwest Iowa, 50 miles from Omaha. Two large Storage Buildings, 102 x 126 and 63 x 110, respectively now ready; 16x21 inches. Bound in heavy, tough manilla tag, Railroad Side Track full length of Packing Grounds. and on heavy ledger papery 68 pages ; printed containing printed For Pall of 1902 and Spring of 1903 we offer one of the largest and with latest same book with blank varieties, $2.00; heading, $1.75. most complete lines of Nursery Stock on the market. SCRANTOM, WETMORE & CO. Commercial Stationers ROCHESTER, N. Y. 300,000 APPLE &_:_fc,s^SSrtment. LARGE STOCK OP

Cherry, Plum, Peach, Pear, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, GRAPE VINES Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. -AND Apple Seedlings, Fruit Tree Stocks, Forest Tree Seedlings, Apple Grafts made to order. Currant Plants Hybrid PerpetualRosesLarge supply, leading varieties. Standard Grades. Highest ot Largest Stock and Climbing RosesOn own RootsSeven Sisters, Baltimore Belle, Lowest Prices Correspondence solicited. Prairie Queen and Crimson Rambler.

Fall Trade List will be issued about 1st. WHEELOCK & CLARK September Correspondence and inspection invited. FREDONIA, N. Y. Have recently purchased plant of Welch Bros., of this place. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

The Shenandoah Nurseries APPLE and

OFFER ONE OF THE LARGEST AND HOST COMPLETE LINES OF NURSERY STOCK IN THE UNITED STATES CHERRY Trees

for sale in carload lots. Also full line of APPLE, Apple Seedlings stock Any grade desired, straight general nursery PEAR, or branched roots.

PEACH, ADDRESS PLUM, Apple Grafts F\ S. PHOENIX, CHERRY Any style made to order, on piece or whole roots. BL-OO/V-IfNGTOIN, ILL.

Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Evergreens, Roses and Vines, Forest Tree Seedlings, Fruit Tree Seedlings, SURPLUS Gooseberries and Currants. Lombardy Poplar 8, 9, 10, 14 and 16 feet. Carolina Poplar 9 to 11 feet, all young No. 1 trees. Osage Orange and Grapes Osage OrangeIn quantities to suit at low prices. California PrivetStrong, bushy, 4 to 5 feet. California Privet 2 to 8 feet, all fine branched stock. Send list of your wants for prices. Personal inspection invited. Address JOSIAH A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Pa. _D. S. LAKE, Proprietor, SHENANDOAH, IOWA.

FIVE SKILLED NURSERYMEN APPLE SEEDLINGS capable of doing all kinds of nursery work. A full season's work for com Our Nebraska northern grown Seedlings promise to be petent men. The best of reference will again this season of fine quality. High grades guaranteed. Wanted be required as to ability, as well as character. Please give references, and PEAR SEEDLINGS state the number of trees capable of budding per day.

We will have a few hundred thousand of French and WEST MICHIGAN NURSERIES, Benton Harbor, Mich. Keiffer Pear Seedlings which are making an excellent growth. They will please you. Get our quotations. BLACK LOCUST SEEDLINGS

We will have a splendid lot of these this season and will quote favorable prices on early orders. Don't fail to write us and make sure of your seedlings for the coming Chattanooga JVureeHes season. SPECIALTIES HONEY LOCUST SEEDLINGS Small We have a fair stock and there is no need to disappoint peach, Hpple, pear, Cherries and another season if order now. your customers you place your fruit plants. MULBERRY SEEDLINGS We will have an unusually fine lot of One-Tear Peach to offer for this have a fine lot We grew about one million last season and fall and winter delivery, including all leading varieties, heavily of Elberta, to offer at favorable prices this year. It will pay you to all closely graded. We will also have a fine lot of June Bud Trees. Write us for estimate on your wants. place your order early. ASH AND BOX ELDER SEEDLINGS

We have a nice block of these Seedlings which are making Chattanooga Nurseries heavy growth. Chattanooga, Tenn. RED CEDAR D. W. HUNTRR, Propribtor. We have about 30,000 transplanted, very perfect headed little trees, running from 4 to 18 inches, which will be handled and made up into nice even grades and will be packed so THEY WILL GROW. A bright, ambitious young man, We can also offer a fine lot of CHERRY TREES, 1 and 2 with experience in a hardy plant Write to year, SHADE TREES, PEACH TREES, Etc., Etc. and shrub nursery. Must be a good us about them. packer, capable of taking charge of packing house during p a c k i n g J. A. GAGE, - Beatrice, Neb. Address, stating wages desired, J. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. W. ELLIOTT, Springdale, Pa. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

W A l\J T P n TRANSPLANTED VV r\iy I CrJLf L06AN BERRY Syracuse Nurseries for Fall delivery, also Tips for Fall or Spring delivery. A general assortment of nursery stock, including apples, pears, plums a ornamental shade trees. Quote prices per 1,000 and state quantity to offer, to etc. and few choice Carolina Poplars a specialty, several grades, all fine and handsome.

WM. PELL & CO., (Hexham) Write or call on us. Royal Nurseries HEXHAM, ENGLAND SMITHS & POWELL CO., Syracuse, N. Y.

Established i7$o. Hndre LeRoy jVurseriee Cdlifornia Field Grown Rose Bushes Hardy Tender Own Root Root Grafted Brauit $ Son, Directors, Jlitgcrs, Trance WE ARE BOOKING CONTRACTS now for delivery winter and spring of '94 ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR in any quantity'and variety wanted. Send us your list in variety, with quan FALL, 1902, AND SPRING, 1903 tity each wanted, and we will make prices delivered. You CAN SAVE MONEY by contracting with us in advance. Further, you can make ample provisions to talk this matter over with us For nursery stocks, of their own growing, grading and for selling them. It will pay you by letter, and the quicker you get about it the better. packing. For quotations apply to

ANDRE L,. CAUSSE, Sole Agent, CALIFORNIA ROSE COMPANY, (Incorporated) 105-107 Hudson. St., New York City. LOS MNGELES, C/\L.

ALBERTSON & HOBBS, Nine miles west of Indianapolis. Vandalia Railroad Line. Bridgeport, Marion Co., Indiana. ^t^S^1,,SffiHQ,,' 350 ACRES OF TREES,

ROR FALL 1902 AND SPRING 1903. We will be prepared to furnish APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, CHERRY, and a complete generalise of Nursery Stock, including a complete assortment of varietiesin carload lots, as we have coming on the largest supply we have ever had. Also SILVER, NORWAY and ROCK MAPLES, CAROLINA POPLARS, EVERGREENS, WEEPING TREES, SHRUBS, &c. The POMONA CURRANT (best of all). APPLE SEEDLINGSWe expect to have a large and fine lot of seedlings. PEACH PITS, &c. Also IMPORTED SEEDLINGS The best NURSERY SPADES.

EXCELSIOR best (baled)the packing material, far better and cheaper than Moss. Ask Storrs & Harrison and others who have been Co., using it. Ask for prices per ton and in carload lots. Order early. Supply limited.

Trade List about ready September 1st. Come and see for yourself. of PEAR, PLUM and Shipments APPLE, CHERRY made from either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Dansville, N. Y. of APPLE SEEDLINGS from Shipments either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Topeka, Kansas.

WOOD LABELS OF ALL KINDS FOR NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS. If favored with your orders they will have prompt and careful attention. BENJAMIN CHASE, - DERRY, N_ M When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection McNARY & GAINES THE NEW BLACKBERRY Xenia Star Nurseries

XENIA, = = OHIO. Offer for the Pall of 1902 and Spring of 1903 WARD" Apple, Pear, Cherry, Plum, Peaoh, Aprloot | and. Vines Grape Headquarters for the famous OPALESCENT APPLE. Supplied : on special contract only. The subscribers own and are now We will have our usual supply of Quinces, Small Fruits, Shade and propagating this valuable new Black Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. Apple Seedlings, Kansas and Nebraska grown. berry and will have a limited supply i ready for distribution fall nineteen CHARLES DETRICHB, Senior, hundred and two and spring nineteen hundred and three. ANGERS, FRANCE, Grower and exporter of fruit tree Stocks, forest trees and Ornamentals. For history and description address Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. Prices on D. Baird & Son Application. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., ^i^^^r.

BAIRD, N. J. Sole Representatives for the United States.

Or Mr. Detriche would be glad to receive any horticultural catalogues or papers. Charles Plack, '%TSJ0WN' I 200,000 ASPARAGUS ROOTS TWO-YEAR OLD. PRICE VERY LOtf. A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. Also Rhubarb, Horse Radish, Cuttings, &c. Not a Million but an Immense Usual stock of " Everything in Small Fruit Plants." Strawberries, Quite Quantity. Raspberries, Blackberries, Dewberries, Currants and Gooseberries. Fine Stock. Write for Prices. P. W. BUTLER, East Penfield, N. T. \M. IN. SCARF-F-, New Carlisle, O.

ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES. E. T. Chatenay Seine, Immense StockWarranted True. DICKINSON, QUALT/TY UNSURPASSED. Grower and Exporter, FrailCB. A fine stock of Campbell's Early. Catalogue and Price List Free. E0i%$ FRENCH NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLI, &t. Send list of wonts for prices GRAPEAn extra fine stock and full assort- i Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Fear, Apple, Plum ment of varieties of CUHRANTS and and Cherry and Angers Quince Cuttings. All grown specially for the American trade. Pear and Crab Apple Seed. GOOSEBERRIES ; also BLACKBERRY ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. T. S. HUBBARD CO., B. T. DICKINSON, 1 Efhoadway, New York. FREDONIA, N. Y. VINES LEVAVASSEUR & SONS, Nurseries at USSY and ORLEANS, France. Growers of the Most Complete Line of Nursery Stock in France. Best grading, quality and packing. When you buy of us you deal with first hands. We are Growers. If you have not yet bought of us, give us a trial. Send your list of wants to HERMAN BERKMAN, Sole Agent, Sole A (rent for United States and Canada. 39 AND 41 OORTLANDT 8TREET, NEW YORK.

for Fall 1902 and Spring 1903 a full line of strictly first class, well grown stock of Peach, Apple, Pear, Plum, also WE OFFER small fruits, Asparagus, Privet, Etc. Several carloads of extra heavy shade trees, such as AMERICAN LINDEN, SUGAR, SILVER AND NORWAY MAPLES ELMS. ETC.. ETC., that will oaliper. 3 to 4 Inches, fine full tops and straight bodies. SMOCK PEACH PITS by the 100 bushel and car load lots. Send for samples. SEND US YOUR LIST OF WANTS. FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO. BALTIMORE, MD. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection W-T.HO0D -CO., Knox Nurseries jgg RICHMOND, VA. We are making a specialty of ONE YEAR OLD CHERRY and shall be pleased to hear from anyone desiring strictly first class goods. We OFFER FOR FALL 1901 AND SPRING 1902 have a large lot of the leading sorts to offer for fall 1903 or we will bud on Down contract this coming August. Give us a trial order and be convinced. Apples, Standard Pear, Peach, Appricots. Quince, and Weirs Cut We also have to offer a nice line of Peach, Apple, two year Cherry and a ing Mulberry, Silver, Sugar, Norways American and general line of nursery stock. Leaf Maples, Linden, American Linden, Correspondence solirrted and personal inspection invited. Japan Chestnuts. 100,000 California Privet, one and two two and three years, 20,000 Citrus Trifeliata, years, 50,000 Silver Maple Seedlings and Select Stock Natural H. M. SIMPSON < SOiVS, Peach Pits, Crop 1900 and 1901. old DoniNioN nurseries, VINCENNES, INDIANA. ur.rvi\ p rr\ Wt. T. HOOD & CO., RICHM()nd, va.

STRAWBERRY and RASPBERRY plants P. Sebire & Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, France of all the new and old sorts in large A assu'tment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, or small quantity. general Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Mazzard Cherry, Angers, Quince, PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Small Evergreens, Forest Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &.c. miss this a trial. to giving The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing orders else ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States apd Canada.

PEACH TREES I yr. and June Buds. We have the finest lot of June budded C. C. ABEL fe CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. MYER b SON, FOR FALL OF (901 BRIDGEVILLE. DEL.

APPLE PEAR FOREST TREE [NEBRASKA GROWN i R. MULBERRY APPLE SEEDLINGS OSAGE are acknowledged to be the best. "We have a large supply of them at right prices. Also SEEDLINGS Apple Trees, Peach Trees, American and Japanese Plums, Shade Trees, Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. TITUS NURSERY, Nerrjaha, Neb. Correspondence solicited. YOUNGERS b Nebr. 100,000 2 and 3-year-old, in large CO., Geneva, A.F>F*LBS assortment, as fine as grows. 1 85,000. 50 leading sorts from South .PBACW ern Natural Pits grown on new land.

W. M PETERS & SONS, ?.5AGI7S 2-2year0S.0an.Fs!ne'Pa, LS Snow Rill nurseries Proprietors. IxUU 1 S Donald's and Giant Argentulll. SNO V HILL, MD. R. F. D. ROUTE These are our specialties for the trade and we invite correspond enrc. OFF-H FOB FALL AND SPRINO We also grow California Privet, Japan Plums, Golden Glow, Lucretia p Peaoh 1 from bud. and 800,000 year Dewberries, Large Norway Maples. 75,000 Apple2 on whole roots. 50,000 Apple 1 WEST JERSEY NURSERY GO. 700,000 Grape Vines1 and 2 year old. 800,000 Asparagus Roots -1 and 2 year old. STANTON B. COLE, BRIDGETON, N. J. 30 acres in Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. Will contract to Pall Bud. Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. Grades Certificate of inspection furnished. Everything fumiaaled. NEW LAND APPLE SEEDLINGS, All Correspondence solicited. Inspection invited. Will be represented at Nlngara Falls Convention, .lune 12th, by and Two Years Old Chas. M. Peters, Badge No. 70. See Badge Book, pages 32-33. OSAGE ORANGE, One TELEGRAPH OFFICE. SNOW HILL, MD. A. E WINDSOR, Havana, III.

mention The National When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

KILLS EM DEAD I. E. Ilgenfritz' Sons KIL-LOL ELECTRIC THE^ Bid KILLER MONROE WILL KILL Instantly ALL NURSERY ROACHES, BED BUGS FLEAS, MOTHS, FLIES Monroe, Mich. WATER BOGS, UTS OSQUITOS IS YERMH ON EARTHS gBESl ^ FRIEND OFFERING FOR SEASON 1902-1903 I HOUSEWIFE'S BEST -3" J^j PERFECTLY HARMLESS TO HUMAN BEINGS AND ANIMALS | FREE FROM POISON E CHOICE <= STOCK 52 GOOD ALL, THE YEAR AROUND C_ Write for Illustrated Circular. Ol Apple, Standard Dwarf Pear We also manufacture KIL-LOL EMULSION, for mixing with water for in for Insects, GOOSEBERRIES. CURRANTS, AMERICAN ELM, MAPLES, Spraying Nurseries, Orchards, etc., destroying Scale, Fungus, etc. NothiDg like it on the market. Very effective. CATALPA8, AND A GENERAL LINE OF NURSERY STOCK OMNIA CHEMICAL CO., Solicited Correspondence NEW YORK, U.S. A.

uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii: The result is pleasing to all Nursery New Haven Nurseries men by having their orders for I i = I NEVA/ HAY/EN. MO.

LABELS =SURPLUS= filled promptly. AfJPZvB, FBA.CH FBA.R, F*L,UM The superior quality of our Labels is too well known to require special description. Strictly high grade. Over 200,000 Elberta Correspondence and personal inspection of and cheerfully given. Samples prices stock is invited. Location, 67 miles west of St. Louis, on main line of the Mo. Pac. R. R. Missouri River uplands. fruit Tree Label (o. Dayton I New Haven Nurseries f Dayton, Ohio. | NEW HAUEN, MO. niiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiimi iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimuiiiii-i the National When writing jo Advertisers mention Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

FILS MIINE ELMIRE SEBIRE, Nurseryman JTHIS FALL! AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE We will have an immense stock of the leading sorts of Grower and shipper of Fruit Tree Stocks. Apple, Fear, Myrobolan, Mahaleb, Mazzard Cherry, Angers Quince, Etc. Ornamental Shrubs, Conifers, Roses, Manetti, Multiflora, Etc.; all well grown, good rooted Pecans r;-'^n, Pears, Plm and in excellent condition ; prices low ; safe packing. For quotations apply to my Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. Peaches, Gherries

ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREE* AND SHRUBS. AUGUST H0LKER _ NEW 31 St. SONS, YORK, Barclay FIELD GROWN ROSES. Retinosporas, Biotas, Cedrus Deodara'and Other Conifers. WHOLESALE N0RSERIES 350,000 Amoor River PrivetFar superior to California Privet for an evergreen hedge. We have a full line of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including 200,000 Citrus Trifoliata(Jap. Hardy Lemon). The coming APPLE GRAFTS PUT UP TO ORDER, PIECE OR WHOLE ROOT8, defensive Hedge Plant. Thirty-five years in the business. 230,000 PALMS. THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN USE OHEAP AREOAS. KENTIAS, LATATflAS, PANDANUS. PHOENIX. Proprietors of Caladlums Fancy Leaved Bulbs i to inches in dia R. H. BLAIR & CO. > LEE'S SUMMIT Dry 1%, NURSERES, meter. Our collection has been carefully selected and con tains the best NAMED SORTS. N. W. OORNER I ITH AND WALNUT ST8., KAN8A8 CITY, MO. only Cannas We grow in large quantity. Oranges (Dwarf) KUMKWATS, LEMONS, LIMES.and POMELOS (Grafted on Citrus Trif'liata) all pot grown, fine for conser Pioneer Nurseries Co. vatory. BEARING. SIZES. ROSSNEY FEAR AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF GENERAL NURSERY The best, handsomest, and.most delicious of all pears. Ripens Just after Bartlett, when there are no good pears in the market. STOCK. ALL TRUE TO NAME AND HEALTHY. OVER WHY NOT THY IT? 400 ACRES IN NURSERY. 6o,ooo FEET OF GLASS. For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originators, SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Eastern Agents PIONEER NURSERIES OO. PHCENIX NUR8ERY CO. SALT LAKE CITY P. J. BERCKMANS CO., (Inc.) Bloominqton, III. Utah FRUITI,AND NURSERIES, We also grow a full line of Budded Apples, Pears, Chebbibs, Plums Established 1856. Aug-usta, Ga. Peaches, Roses, Shrubs, Ornamemal Trees, Etc. WABASH R. R THE Geneva OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE Nursery TO THE Established in 1846.

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WEST ORNAMENTAL Horse TREES-Birch, Elms, Chestnut, Norway and FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, TRAINS EVERGREENS. BUFFALO -TO- -CHICAGO Superb Collection of : : SHRUBSUpright, and Standard. THREE DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS Climbing ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. RHODODENDRONS - Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named BUFFALO. Hybrids. ST. P/EON1 AS- Large Assortment, Named Varieties. -TO LOUIS, KANSAS DAHLIAS New Cactus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. CITY and OMAHA. full Hssortme.it In : : FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Quinces, CURRANTS Full information regarding WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. GOOSEBERRIES. RASPBERRIES. rates, etc., cheerfully given. WABASH DINING CARS. .TtiTiiT-rT-TiT<.TuT-T-TiT<-TuT--Ti.Ti -Z.-lnI_-X.-I------*--- --*-*--TTTtV

ADDRESS, We give special attention to Dealers' complete lists. C. S. CRANE, G. P. & T. A., Fall trade list on application. St. Louis, Mo.

Tames GENEVA, Gabs, N. Y. 8. P. A., R. F. Kelle. G A P D 287 Main St , Buffalo, N. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. W. 6 T. Smith NEW YORK. When to Advertisers mention Co., writing the National Nurseryman. When writing to advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

PERFECTION CURRANT MAZZARD CHERRY SEED SOLD UNDER Ol/* SEAL AND GUARANTEE NEW CROP GOOD QUALITY Write for PRICES and SAMPLES

IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING First Seeds of Apple, French Crab, Pear, Myrobolan Fruit to Plum and Mahaleb Cherry will be ready later. But order now so that you will secure the seeds when the fresh win the crop is ready. Those who ordered French Crab seed of us last $50.00 year did not make a mistake. We delivered every" pound we agreed to, and the greater part of the Apple Stocks produced in Barry this country this year are grown from seeds we furnished. Medal

I\ I CCI 1 Have you sufficient to see you through of the II I /I this ? If not, don't f\ |" your budding year Western |\ f\ 111 t\ delay sending in your order now, so that you will have it on hand when you need it. New York Best quality, long strands, good color and strength. When you buy RAFFIA of us you come to headquarters. Horticul tural NOTICF | Owinjrto the great increase in our Wholesale Busi- - ~i *" - -*_-' ness we have opened an office nt our new nurseries at Society. this place This office will handle the WHOLESALE TRADE EXCLUSIVELY and all correspondence of this character should be addressed here. Send us trade lists and all special offers. Send cata logues also to our Ketail Department at Germantown, Pa.

THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, Incorporated NATURAL SIZE of this re We take great pleasure in offering to the trade a limited quantity Wholesale MONT'G PA. for Department. DRESHERTOWN, CO., markable currant for delivery, fall of 1903 or spring of 1903. Write descrip- tive circular Q ^ fl^g-. & ^^ RochestertN, Y, INTHODl'OEKS OP PERFECTION CVRRANT. pimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy gmmmmmmmmmm?wmmmmwmmttm!g | THE FOLLOWING STOCK | IS OFFERED AT | Tulips | NURSERIES | Crocus For the Fall of 1902 and Spring of 1903. | | The stock is all choice No. 1 stock in every particular. Entomologists' certificate with all shipments. Standard and Dwarf Pears in all grades from % to % up to % and all stock. Hyacinths | up, 2-year | No. 1. 100,000 Concord Grapes, 1-ycar, .-.,, C- All varieties Fall Bulbs and Plants -3 200,000 Forest Trees from 6 inches to 3 teet, mostly Russian Mul- berry, Black and Honey Locusts, Catalpa and other varieties. 100,000 Hedge, 1-year, No. 1 : also a flie lot ot No. 2 Hedge. 35,000 Roses, mostly leading sorts of Climbers. Hamblers, Gen. sorts. Jacq , and other leading The following stock is wanted, all to be choice No. 1 stock, B COLUMBIA RASPBERRY TIPS free from Insect pests, carefully bandied and up to grade. ^ --. S~ Plums, ^to^. % to H and % and up. Wild Goose, Weaver, S_: from young plants -3 g- Marlanna, Wickson, Abundance, Coes', Golden Drop, Fallen- _ C_ Peaeh.^Peach. 54 to %b and % and up. Arkansas Traveler, Amsden, ^3 S-: Ale-anderTAle__nderT Hales7 Early, Foster, Triumph, Wonderful, -3 RATHBUN BLACKBERRY SZ Globe, Old Mixon Free, and Golden Dwarf. -^ f= sf ~ No. 1. Moores' Early, Pockhngton, Niagara, ;- Grapes, 1-year, Ohio. C- Z C_ Campbell's Early, Moore's Diamond, Agawam, Early _^ transplants Smith's Im- Gooseberries, 2-year, No. 1. Houghton. Downing, ;- c= 2 != CrSn_f--yel,r!tNf6.Pf8,''-RedOag^gffloT?*-** Dutch, White, Cherry, Fay's ^ on own roots preferred. Ro8es'No?'l, strong plants; plants g~ Special quotations on application. ^3 Red White Victor Verdler, Countess Munanis, Moss, Soss, Mad. American Beauty, Coquette des Alps, Crested Moss, Willows and WllwJfio need some Cut-Leaved Birch, Kilmarnock, JAMES VICK'S SONS other Ornamentals. Address, | | % ROCHESTER, N. Y. H 1 A. WILLIS, Ottawa, Kas. | laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa^ ^UUUUUUUUUUUUIUUUUUIUUUUUUUUUUUU^ When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. National When wriiing to Advertisers mention The Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Central Michigan nursery

We offer a complete assortment of small fruits in thousand lots to the trade

Herbaceous Plants of the choicest

variety ....

300,000 APPLE, 2 and 3 year buds

CHERRY, PEAR and PEACH

NICE BLOCK OF DWARF

PEAR mostly Duchess

Let us furnish you with your Strawberry Plants. Can ship direct to your patrons or agents. Safe delivery guaranteed

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2j We have a full line of Nursery ? ?3 Stock the coming year for the whole- p< S4 sale trade.

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Continental Nurseries i 1 1 Tlie largest and most complete ? JVur^ery plant in the United States. " " p< ^3 VTe have a full line of Nursery ^J Stock the coming year for the whole sale trade.

We should be pleased to receive $ your list for estimate. $

BROWN BROTHERS CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y.

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Painesville nurseries

Stand at In Acres of Land and Greenhouses In Storage Cellars and Packing Houses the Head In Amount of Stock handled In Variety of Stock grown

Fruit and Ornamental

Trees, Nut Trees Small Fruits, Grape Vines, Roses, Shrubs Climbing Vines, Bulbs Hardy Herbaceous and Greenhouse Plants

Catalogues and Price Lists free. Personal inspection cordially invited. Pleased to quote prices on your list of wants

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THE GRAND NEW HARDY YELLOW ROSE IIUUHMIMUVIIIKHU M m THERE ARE BARGAINS * * SOLEIL of our D'OR * in every issue monthly publication. u m * * m Field Grown THE HORTICULTURAL m m for Plants u TRADE BULLETIN * Fall and Spring m u it write for a If you have not received copy to-day. m m It will be sent free to any member of the trade on appli cation. u m . Orders are coming in very rapidly, but we can still The Largest * offer in considerable assortment, splendid stocks of m Collection of m m Clematis, Climbing Vines, u Roses, m Fruits Hardy * Flowering Shrubs, Ornamental Trees, m Ornamentals m m Conifers, Herbaceous Plants, Florists' Stock, Roses and m m m Perennials m Standard Pears, Dwarf Pears, * Including Bartlett. in America m Cherries. Peaches, Plums. m m " " at once for the Bulletin use station Send ; printed ery to show you belong to the trade. Not sent to any one outside the trade. ELLWANGER & BARRY, NEWARK, Jackson & Perkins Co., New York. NURSERYMEN-HORTICULTURISTS,

Established 1840 ROCHESTER, N. Y. MIIIHIIRHIIII-IHIHIII

I PETERS & SKINNER F. H. STANNARD & CO. PROPRIETORS | Successors to BREWER & STANNARD

Proprietors Capital nurseries Ottawa Star nurseries NORTH KANSAS. TOPEKA, OTTAWA, KANSAS

Have for sale a large and complete assortment of Nursery HAVE TO OFFER: Stock, strong on APPLE, CHERRY, PEACH (3 and 3 yr.) (1 and 2 yr.) PLUM AND APRICOT Apple, Cherry, Pear KEIFFER PEAR Plum, Peach,Apricots (1 and 2 yr.) Apple Seedlings, and Mahaleb, Pear Seed SHADE TREES lings, Forest Tree El m, Ash, Box Elder Seedlings. Apple Maple, Weeping Mulberry Scions

APPLE SEEDLING JAPAN PEAR SEEDLING FOREST TREE SEEDLING A good assortment of Grape Vines, Gooseber t Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, Honey Locust. ries and Currants. Also Ornamental Trees ' I GRAPE VINES BECHTEL'S FLOWERING CRAB and Shrubs i

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Copyrighted 1902 by The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated.

" Titere is a tendency to place too little vilue upon quality in fruit." William C. Barry.

Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., SEPTEMBER, 1902. No. 9.

STORAGE HOUSES. we burn coke in the northwest corner of the houses when there is zero weather and a high wind. At other times heat is not needed. It is a fact the smoke will prevent injury by frost Suggestions for Their Construction Based Upon Recent Expert. to trees in We had a fire in one of our ence in Varied Localities As to Plans and Mater storage. slight storage

ials Interior Should Be Planned and Exterior houses. A portion of one side was burned away on a very Built Around It As to Artificial cold night when the mercury was near to zero and I expected Heat and Walls Rooting. that the opening thus made would cause considerable loss by freezing to the stock in the house. But none of the stock was In view of the general interest lately manifested in the damaged. The house had been filled with smoke from the Since then I have heard that smoke construction of storage and packing houses, suggestions as to fire. prevented damage similar conditions Of course I know that smoke is plans and materials by those who have had experience are under herewith presented: used to protect trees in orchard. " The size of a house will of course Chase Brothers Co., Rochester, N. Y., were among the first storage depend upon the use to which it is to be It should be remembered to construct storage houses for the handling of nursery stock. put. the is to a the can it Regarding the construction of storage and packing houses, that the nearer building square cheaper be built. A 100 x 100 will William Pitkin, secretary and treasurer of the Chase Brothers building feet, 10,000 square feet, feet of of a while a Co., said: require but 400 square siding given height feet, will "Our experience has shown us that whatever material is building 200x50 feet, 10,000 square require 500 feet of of the same used for storage houses for nursery stock the outer covering square siding height." should be tight. The best material for covering the storage I is iron which comes in house, believe, corrugated siding AT SARCOXIE, MO. matched sheets 100 feet square at $3 per sheet. Planed

than the Sarcoxie, Mo., 19, James B. Wild & Bros.: "Our lumber can be used to advantage and it will cost less August building is 60x120. In the front it is 22 feet and at iron siding. There should be two or three air spaces, building storage feet in It has six The of The is the rear about 14 height. sky-lights. paper being used with every layer sheathing. paper roof is by iron columns for 90 feet, then a cross wall, what keeps out the cold (with the air spaces) and the inner supported two 30x30 rooms. On each side of the long walls are courses of lumber need not be tight. But the outside course, leaving five these are carried up from the foundation and whatever the material, must be tight. Corrugated iron roofing chimneys; there are at or near the foundation, also near the Felt makes a roof. openings may be used for the roof. and gravel good in cool air or out hot We build from ceiling, for the purpose of letting letting There must be air spaces under the roof also. air. On the south and west sides of the are two sides we do not excavate building large the ground up and bank up the ; doors for admitting wagons loaded with trees. under the We use and side windows. building. sky-lights " The walls are thirteen inch brick but with air of make to spaces "Thereis one suggestion I would any nurseryman are brick the about two inches from foundation to roof where they who contemplates building a storage house. I would plan over to close in air at The arched up space top. sky-lights interior first and lay it all out storage department, grafting at con are x 6 feet. Small doors and windows are placed department, bins, boxes, etc. and then build the exterior 4 venience of the two rooms, 30 x 30. These are used for around it. I make this suggestion because in this way one rooms. The 60 x room we store trees in and stack We have found after a grafting 90 may economize space. enclosing like cord wood to within six or feet of the our interior into rooms up eight ceiling. building that when we come to divide The air between roof and is 12 inches with three feet more and space ceiling as we wanted, we needed two or space and without double lathing and plastering a ceiling. could as well have had it if we had so planned, just " The was erected in 1882 and we have the location of windows building annually little or no extra expense. Then, too, fifteen to carloads of trees in it. the interior first since stored from twenty-five can be made to better by planning advantage and like stock in be We have kept apple, pear, peach, cherry per and around it. And the skylights should directly building dormant condition from Novem to have of fect (when properly stored) over the aisles. It will be found desirable plenty is filled with ber 20th until June 15th. from above, especially when the house up light "We would, however, suggest that in constructing such a we would the entire roofing to have " Some building again change Brick walls or stone walls may be used. nurserymen in so that N. Y. eaves on the long side and build 24 feet height, only houses so constructed. Newark, have quite permanent would contain the stored houses. half the air space in building trees, use steam to warm their storage nurserymen piping the trees are stored the better heat. We as we find that the lower they We have found that there is little need for artificial condition. we would have in which will stay in dormant Then, too, have several sheet iron stoves of the simplest design Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

no THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. the skylights built through the center and only admit light in California where roses, chiefly of the American Beauty, from the north side. There should also be a separate room Mrs. John Laing and La France varieties, are grown. The where trees are received at first so that there need be no air young stock is rooted and grown one season at the Newark admitted while storing and repacking stored trees, as we find establishment, then it is lifted and shipped to California, that the opening of large doors admits too much dry air and where it is planted out and grown one season. After the wood helps to dry out the stock stored, if the utmost care is not is ripened thoroughly, it is lifted and shipped back to the taken." Newark plant and sold Trom the home office. The stock thus grown is gaining a wide reputation as being of superior N. H. ALBAUGH'S ADVICE. quality. One of the first to advice to the give nurserymen regarding The Jackson & Perkins Co., is the sole fepresentative in the of stock is N. H. who storage nursery Albaugh, Phoneton, O., United States for Charles Detriche, Sr., Angers, France, said at the convention of the American Association of Nur grower of fruit tree stocks, rose stocks of every description, serymen in in 1899: Chicago and young stock of all ornamental and forest trees, coni "A house is essential and I have learned much storage by fers, etc. experience, regarding the matter of construction. I would The original partnership of Jackson & Perkins was formed never make it below ground. There is more danger of damp in 1861, with the object of conducting a business as market ness collecting in it if you dig down at all. Then again, it is gardeners and growers of small fruits, the partners being A. harder to stock in and to take it out. You cannot drive a put E. Jackson and C. H. Perkins, his son-in-law. The cultiva full load into a cellar. A space 30 x 100 feet should be tion of ornamental plants with1 roses and clematis as special selected and it should be covered a foot thipk with gravel. ties was made the principal business. A. E. Jackson died in Then build up your stone walls several feet and side up with 1895, and on July 1, 1896, Jackson & Perkins Co., succeeded matched lumber, putting in paper lining. Leave an air space Jackson & Perkins. G. C. Perkins, son of C. H. Perkins, was and then put more paper under the inside wall. Building admitted to partnership, as was also E. A. Miller. C. H. paper should also be placed under the roof. At first we used Perkins retains the controlling interest. He is the owner of sawdust between the double walls ; but.we found that it set several canning factories. A force of 85 men is required in tled down, got wet, rotted the frame work and was worse than the nursery. useless. Such a storage house will hold 35,000 peach trees. We found that heeling in the stock caused premature sprout ing in spite of all precautions. We learned that cording up THE APPLE CROP. the stock was the only satisfactory way. A little heat goes a great ways in such a house. The cost of such a house Reports regarding the apple crop vary greatly. The Na is $600." tional Apple Shipper's Association, which held its annual meeting in Rochester last month out an estimate that the JACKSON & PERKINS CO. gave apple crop this year would be the largest since the bumper crop of 1896. Prominent growers, however, assert that while A recent visit to the nurseries of the Jackson & Perkins Co., there are summer many apples, the crop of winter apples will Newark, N. Y., to view the new rose, Dorothy Perkins, brought not be large. The government crop report conforms to the out the fact that this is one of the largest and most thoroughly latter rather than the former estimate. It is a fact, though, equipped nurseries in this country. The fields of roses, com that trees in Western New York are laden. all the well-known varieties, are worth many prising going A. Emerson Babcock, of Brighton, N. Y., one of the largest miles to see ; for roses are a specialty with the Jackson & apple growers in Western New York, said : Perkins Co. Of roses in the fields there are 60 acres ; large I am convinced that there is not a of either in New flowering clematis, such as Duchess of large crop apples Edinburgh, Henryii, York state or throughout the country. Many orchards are not bearing acres Ramona, Jackmanni, etc., three ; also three acres of at all, this year, and in those where the yield is good it has been due to in a assortment of varieties. In peonies general flowering the good care which has been given the trees, especially in the matter shrubs there are acres are of 15 ; growing among these included spraying. Where the orchards have been neglected, almost no crop is the result. Even in such kinds as berberries, deutzias, Azalea mollis, fringe trees, the orchards of my neighbor, C. M. Hooker, the yield this will be a purple and white lilacs, honeysuckles and Hydrangea panicu- year fully quarter less than it was two years ago, and Mr. Hooker is a careful too. lata the latter over in the orchardist, grandiflora, numbering 50,000 plants A Western buyer who recently made a careful examination of the field. Fifteen acres are planted with ornamental deciduous orchards from Brockport to Sodus told me that there are more apples trees, and ten acres with trees and shrubs. in that than in evergreen territory all the West. The fact that so many Western In the fruit there are acres are in New department eight of currants, buyers York state just now is very signiflcent too. It shows that five acres of gooseberries, four of grape vines, ten of standard they cannot get what they want in their own section or they would not be out here. pear trees, and twenty of peach trees. These are all of I base my estimate of the apple crop in New York on con marketable size and do not include stock in rows. largely yet nursery ditions in Rochester and vicinity. There are a great many good summer The greenhouses of this firm cover an area of more than this apples year, but the crop of winter apples is badly spotted. If we feet. Here thousand 75 a 30,000 square many ornamental plants get per cent of crop we shall be doing well. It's an are propagated. The three storage warehouse have a capacity old trick to send inflated estimates broadcast through the papers of the in order to of 200,000 cubic feet. A new warehouse, 80,000 cubic feet, country frighten growers into low prices. Many growers were caught by this means in 1900 and sold their is to be ready for use this fall. crops for a barrel and even $1 lower. Those who on, however, ulti In addition to the acres of hung 310 nursery operated in Newark, received mately $2 and $3. The old scheme has also worked this year N. 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IN SOUTHERN STATES. NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION.

Commissioner of New York state has issued the Weiting Concord, Ga.. Aug. 25. As predicted early in the season, following statement : the supply of peach trees will not be equal to the demand. Under provisions of chapter 519, laws of 1902, nursery stock shipped The peach crop matured in fine condition and was marketed from other states into New York state must be fumigated with hydro at satisfactory figures, hence the demand for trees is heavy. cyanic acid gas before planting, sale or distribution. All stock dug for Orders have been booked for practically everything salable, sale, growing within half a mile of an infested section of San Jose and many who wish to plant will not be able to get the trees scale, must be fumigated. I am permitted to exempt from the neces of conifers and citrus this season. It is unfortunate that the nurserymen cannot see sity fumigation plants. Nursery inspection by this department will be done as heretofore. All trees showing marks of a year or two ahead in order to prepare for such an abnormal San Jose scale or other insects, as well as all trees affected demand. injurious with fungous diseases and crown gall, or galls on the roots, must be G. H. Miller & of are Son, Rome, Ga., preparing to build a destroyed. Shipments into this state from points outside will be large packing house and storage house combined. It is to be examined by state inspectors, and where San Jose scale or any indica 120 x 100 feet. tion of it is found the trees will be destroyed, and the remainder of the shipment must be fumigated. Duplicate certificates of New York state Smith Bros., of Concord, Ga. have just purchased 200 acres nurserymen are required to be filed in Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, of the best nursery land in the country, on which to make North ^Carolina and Virginia, when such nurserymen desire to ship their the season. plantings coming into any of the states named, and will be furnished by this department. This has been a season good for cherry and pear, and the All nursery slock consigned for shipment must be accompanied by a large growers at Huntsville have fine blocks of them. Peach copy of a certificate of inspection signed by the commissioner of dated not earlier than which certificate will trees have not grown so well, and will run a little short in agriculture, July 24, 1902, be valid until June 30, 1903. size, as well as quantity. The of the State Horticultural in meeting Georgia Society AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. Macon, Ga., the 6th and 7th inst., was well attended by our nurserymen. Among those on the program were G. H. Miller We take pleasure in publishing herewith a call for the of Rome, Ga., on "Some Lessons of the Past Year" and organization of what is proposed to be the American Peony " Charles T. Smith of Concord, Ga., on The Home Orchard." Society. Only good and the. best interests of all concerned Other nurserymen present were W. F. Heikes, J. C. Hale, can result from the formation of these special societies, it John Frazer, S. H. Rumph, R. C. Berckmans, L. A. Berckmans would seem, and it is probable that the American Peony and J. G. Justice. P. J. Berckmans was re-elected president Society will be started with an enthusiasm and on a basis that for the 26th time, and W. M. Scott, state entomologist was will insure its success. Following is the call: elected secretary. The undersigned, having combined to organize a society for the purpose of furthering the knowledge and interest in the peony, cor dially invite all those interested in the flower to in said A GREAT FRUIT FARM. join organiza tion. The initiation fee will be $5.00 ; the annual dues $3.00. The general scheme of the organization, will be upon the same lines as the American Carnation which has been such a signal success, and A letter from Hartville, Mo., says that a contract has been Society, which has produced a phenomenal improvement in the carnation flower. closed by a Des Moines (la.) syndicate for a 5,000-acre tract The Peony Society will have ample financial backing and its success is of land north of there on Bear for a fruit farm, lying Creek, amply assured. Those wishing to join may become charter members The has contracted says the Country Gentleman. syndicate by remitting $5.00 membership fee to Alex. Wallace, temporary secre with the 'Frisco Railway to build a spur, leaving that road tary and treasurer, Box 1607, New York City. three miles west of Sleeper Station, in Laclede County, and W. A. Peterson, Chicago, 111. running through the orchard. Orders have been received for Jas. Wheeler, Brookline, Mass. & N. Y. acres of the Bllwanger Barry, Rochester, the manager to employ hands and clear off 1,000 John Charlton & Sons, Rochester, N. Y. which the to in trees next land, syndicate proposes put apple F. A. Blake, Rochdale, Mass. off the spring. A steam stump puller will be used in clearing H. A. Dreer, Riverton, N. J. an will be ground, and a disk gang plow operated by engine W. H. Wyman, No. Abington, Mass. & Harrison used to plow the land. Two thousand additional acres are to Storrs Co., Painesville, Ohio. E. G. Hill, Richmond, Indiana. be ready for planting during 1904, and the remaining 2,000 a C. S. Harrison, York, Neb. later. year J. F. Rosenfield, West Point,. Neb. E. J. Shaylor, Wellesley Hills, Mass. STUB-PRUNED TREES AT THE NORTH. E. Smith & Sons, Geneva, N. Y. Jackson & Perkins, Newark, N. Y. W. & T. Smith, Geneva, N. Y. Regarding the failure of stub-pruned trees to grow at the E. L. Beard, Boston, Mass. Yorker : Hollis, So. Mass. North, H. M. Stringfellow says in Rural New George Weymouth, L. N. Y. if in C. W. Ward, Queens, I., If set in fall or early winter they grow easily, but planted spring Alex. care Florist's Y. and make nice Wallace, Exchange, New York, N. after to move, they will callus readily tops, sap begins William N. Y. I have advocated Scott, Buffalo, which soon wither, as no roots are emitted. always at the T. C. Thurlow, West Newbury, Mass. fall planting for stub-pruned trees, and it is especially important wood North, where spring comes so quickly, thus starting growth it set after new The business has to such an extent that it before roots strike. While long-rooted trees will live Georgia peach developed unless is estimated that 1,500 carloads of the fruit will be from that roots start, it is risky to plant stub-pruned trees perfectly shipped this season. dormant. state Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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WHAT IS A SEEDLING ? IRVING ROUSE. Will a Tree Remain a Seedling Forever If not Previously Grafted Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 27. Irving Rouse: "The paragraph Or Budded no Matter How Often Transplanted ? Does relating to evergreen seedlings in the tariff act was placed Botanical Classification Differ From there in deference to the wishes of the Western evergreen Nurserymen's Classification ? to and our com growers. They undoubtedly intended cover, mittee so understood, all evergreen seedlings whether one, two

or three or not and in fact not The following very pertinent and practical question was pre year transplanted everything and called a tree. sented a few days ago to the National Nurseryman for large enough to be planted separately " that an answer through the columns of this journal, and we would be The committee expected evergreen seedling large a tree would no be pleased to publish answers as they are sent to us : enough to be set out as separate longer as a but as stock and dutiable at Editor National Nurseryman : classed seedling, nursery 25 What is the correct classification from nurserymen's commercial per cent, ad valorem." of 1 2 3 or more of ruling year, year, years transplanted seedlings PROF. L. H. BAILEY. evergreens, or fruit or ornamental trees ? Does the trade continue to N. Professor L.H. "I am not call them seedlings, and will a tree remain a seedling forever if not Ithaca, Y., Aug. 27. Bailey: previously grafted or budded, no matter how often transplanted ? We informed as to the technical use of the word seedling by should like to know the exact and cor nurserymen in their classification- rect version of this. Does nurserymen's The word seedling really means the botanical classification vary from a plant which comes directly from the nurserymens' classification ? In August Rolker & Sons. the seed. horticultural practice New York, Aug. 22, 1902. we use the term seedling for a plant which comes directly from seed without the interposition of Answers were received from the budding or grafting. We should following : not include in the term seedling, that are N. H. ALBAUGH, plants grown originally by other means, as by cuttings and N. H. Albaugh, Phoneton, O. " layers. Evergreens in seedbed are seed " lings. Evergreens transplanted It makes no difference how old and trimmed and shaped become a tree is if it has been produced seed and has not been budded nursery stock. The same rule by or it is still a would apply to deciduous orna grafted ; seedling. not mental trees. Fruit trees, "Botanists use the term in a budded or remain "seed grafted, somewhat different sense, how otherwise stock. lings ; nursery ever. They employ it to designate are when Evergreens seedlings young plants raised from seeds in they stand in the seed bed, where distinction from those which have the seed was sown. When they become well established. In this are taken from the seedbed up sense it is used in Sir John a ' they go through nurseryman's Lubbock's great work on Seed process, the roots are shortened, lings '." and they are transplanted a certain W. LEE WILSON, Deceased. distance apart in rows, and there Secretary Southern Nurserymens' cultivated and properly shaped. Association. They thus become nursery stock, as certainly as fruit tree The announcement of the Pierson Sefton Company, Jersey City, N.J., to manufacture and struc and budded or as in each design, construct, high grade glass seedlings transplanted grafted ; tures for horticultural purposes, is of special interest to all nurserymen case are the treatment nur who have they changed by proper by the greenhouses which they expect to enlarge or who are about to construct such houses. seryman." This new stock company has new factories equipped with maohinery of the most approved type and it is in a position to build a large amount of high grade work quickly, thor oughly and economically. Mr. Lincoln Pierson has been secretary of THOMAS B. MEEHAN. the Lord & Burnham Co. for the past twelve years, having had charge of the architectural and sales of that Mr. department Thomas B. Meehan: "In company. Dreshertown, Pa., Aug. 25. my William Sefton has been superintendent of Hitchingg & Co. for the six an evergreen seedling ceases to be a seedling when it past years, having had charge of their manufacturing and con opinion struction department. During this period both have had a large and is transplanted into nursery rows. varied experience, having been responsible for the designing and con " struction of In classifying the different seedlings in our Catalogue, we many of the largest and most notable glass structures in this country, including both park, private and commercial work. consider a seedling plant to be such, as long as it remains in They have purchased the Paul M. Pierson patents, and have other the seed bed, but just as soon as we take it out of the original patents pending which they declare will enable them to erect a very much better appearing and more durable structure than any of the seed bed, and transplant it into a nursery row, it becomes a existing types of houses now on the market. While they confidently transplanted plant. believe they can build a better house than any of the old companies, " they can also build any of the existing types equally as well and as It seems to me the point can be considered in no other cheaply. It would undoubtedly be of advantage to obtain their plans way than this." and estimates. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Reference to recent works on nursery practice shows con The National Nurseryman. clusively that the storage house is of very recent date for there is little or no reference to it in modern works. While

some of the largest nursery concerns of the country have been published monthly by using storage houses for some time, it has only been within the The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., last year or two that the nurserymen generally have been (incorporated) building such houses. 305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. The subject of the effect of cold upon nursery stock and methods of prevention was discussed by N. H. Albaugh, at the

" convention of the American Nurserymen, in Chicago, in July, PRESIDENT - - - - THOMAS B. MEEHAN Some of his made then are in VICE-PRESIDENT AND EDITOR - - RALPH T. OLCOTT 1899. suggestions reproduced

SECRETARY AND TREASURER - - C. L. YATES another column of this issue of the National Nurseryman. " BUSINESS MANAGER - - - - C. L. YATES Mr. Albaugh said at that time : No nurseryman who raises a considerable amount of stock in the central states ought to The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of think of continuing in the nursery business without some kind all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. of a protection house." James B. Wild & Brothers, Sarcoxie, Mo., were the first to OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. put into practical operation the storing of trees without the use of moss, sand or soil. They have gone so far as to keep AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. catalpa and apple seedlings two seasons in their storage building. A description of their building is given in another SUBSCRIPTION RATES. column. In a number of cases on that - - - - - buildings nursery grounds One year, in advance, $1.00 serve as ______were used for other have been altered to Six Months, .75 purposes Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 storage arid packing houses and have been added to as neces " " Six Months, 1.00 sity required, so that they answer the purpose very well. will be sent Advertisements Advertising rates upon application. We shall be pleased to publish any suggestions that may be should reach this office the 20th of the month previous to the date by offered regarding improved methods of storage and packing of issue. house construction. In nearly every case that has come to Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts our the has noted that he on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. attention, nurseryman improvements Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery would introduce if he were to build again. men and horticulturists are cordially solicited.

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President, Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich. ; vice-president, D. S. Quite a number of nurserymen attended the meeting of the Lake, Shenandoah, la.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, Park and Outdoor Art Association in Boston early last month. N. C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. Y.; treasurer, Among them were Charles J. Maloy, of Ellwanger & Barry, Executive CommitteeWilliam Pitkin, Rochester, N. T.; N. W. Hale, Knox- N. Y. W. W. Andorra Chestnut ville, Tenn.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. Rochester, ; Harper, Nurseries, ex-officio A. L. Brooke, Committee on TransportationPresident Ilgenfritz, ; Hill, Philadelphia; Thomas B. Meehan, Dreshertown, Pa.; N. Topeka, Kan.; Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, W. H. North Mass.; W. Ind.; Howard Davis, Baltimore, Md. Wyman, Abington, Jacob Manning, N. Thomas B. Meehan, Committee on TariffIrving House, Rochester, Y.; Reading, Mass.; Harlan P. Kelsey, Highland Nurseries, Ka- Germantown, Pa.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O. Silas At wana, N. C; W. S. Peterson, Rose Hill Nurseries, Chicago. Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Wilson, A. Dans lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. T.; George Sweet, There was a large attendance and the Association was gener Ga. ville, N. Y.; Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, the of Boston. President E. N. Wilson J. ously entertained by people J. Committee on ProgrammeGeorge C. Seager, Rochester, Y.; Pa. with to the Peters, Troy, Ohio ; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Parker, Quincy, Ills., referred approbation public T. on C. M. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Ralph Olcott, Committee Publicity awakening on the subject of forest and park reservation and Rochester, N. Y.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. on the of within Annual convention for lTO-At Detroit, Mich., June 10-12. gave interesting statistics growth park systems recent years and the improved systems of horticulture now

as second-class maU inatter. a of Entered Im the Post Office at .Rochester, practiced. He advocated federation allied interests under the general direction of the Park and Outdoor Art Rochester, N. Y., September, 1902. Association. The next meeting will be held in Buffalo.

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has led to a The rapid growth of the storage house idea of construction of Southern natural will not demand for information as to the best methods The crop peach pits prove seetions. as as was at first The and the dissemination of views from widely separated anywhere near large anticipated. early of come of the erection were for a large but many of the larger From all parts of the country reports prospects upply, fall's business and collectors are now down orders, as the is very packing and storage houses for this plans turning crop than for such houses for another year. much shorter expected. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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PACKING HOUSE INSURANCE. are always sure of snow covering for the roots. In Southern Russia, where they grow French pears, they use common as stocks for the apple. Prof. Hansen says that As a result of the increase in the number of packing and apple seedling failures in severe winters with seedlings of storage houses in nursery grounds, the subject of the insur repeated hardy apple stock have taught him that for a con ance of such buildings has come up for discussion. It is supposedly siderable area of the Northwest nurserymen must go stated that in some sections of the country, at least, high rates entirely outside of the common species, pyrus malus, for a are charged by insurance companies for insuring nursery pack apple hardy for the severest cold sometimes comes with no snow on ing houses and in some cases there is reluctance to insure stock, the Prof. Hansen is of the that at the far such buildings at all. ground. opinion north the use of the Siberians will probably prove the In a consideration of this subject A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan., pure better while further south where less hardiness is stated that he knew of two packing houses that had been practice ; the be used with better results. burned. One of these, at least, was being devoted to packing necessary, hybrids may Certain it is that the nurseryman is indebted to the work of and storage purposes at the time it was burned. Mr. Willis the stations and to such earnest and suggests the following questions and hopes to hear through experiment capable of results the columns of the National Nurseryman from those who workers as Prof. Hansen for promise practical which must benefit them When the and desirable have had experience : greatly. hardy is the demand for fruit trees will Do you use your packing house for storage purposes during the stock found grown thereon winter ? be great, for the territory awaiting development is large. How large is it ? Of what material is it built ? How long has it been in use ? What precautions have been used to. guard against Are ? NUTGROWERS' ASSOCIATION. Have you carried insurance on your packing house and if so what rate of premium have you had to pay ? A convention of nutgrowers of the Southern states will be held at Macon, Ga., on October 6th, just in advance of the EXCURSION ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Farmers' National Convention. R. J. Redding, Experiment, Ga., W. L. Glessner, Macon, Ga., Herbert Post, Fort Worth, On of N. & O. August 15th, 644 employees the Stark Bros. Tex., Norwood Robson, Atlanta, Ga., H. Howard Hume, Mo. were a on the Co., Louisiana, given moonlight excursion Lake City, Fla., James A. Bair, Palatka, Fla., Sam H. James, Mississippi river on the steamer Jacob Richtman. A special E. Neal Ala Herbert Mound, La., Wilcox, Auburn, , C. White, train of three coaches was run from 20 miles below Starkdale, Valdosta, Ga., H. M. Mcintosh, Albany, Ga., and S. H. Louisiana where the firm have their branch largest nurseries, Ga a which met at the Zellner, Zellner, , composed committee to the there and return them to their bring employees working Brown House, Macon, Ga., on July 15th, 1902, at 10 a. m., homes after the excursion. The boat the river proceeded up to make arrangements. These temporary officers have been to within a few miles of Mo., and landed Hannibal, returning, elected : President, G. M. Bacon, De Witt, Ga. ; vice-presi the at Louisiana a few minutes before jolly party midnight. dent, Robert J. Bacon, Baconton, Ga.; treasurer, J. M. Tift, There was a supply of over 500 water melons and cantelopes Albany, Ga.; secretary, J. F. Wilson, Poulan, Ga. It is pro on the lower deck and within an hour after the boat left every posed to issue a small journal devoted exclusively to the melon had There were also several barrels of disappeared. interests of Southern nutgrowers. lemonade. On the second deck musicians furnished music for dancing, which was continuous from the time the boat left the landing until it returned. AT LOUISIANA, MO. Stark Bros, gave the excursion chiefly to show their appre ciation for the good work done during the summer, particu A visitor to Stark Bros. Nurseries and Orchard Co., Louisi larly by the budding force, who in one day set 122,800 buds. ana, Mo., reports that the firm has more stock growing at their Fifty-eight budders did this, and the gang included more than main plant at Starkdale than at any other city in the country. twenty men who never set a bud until this season. They have had a splendid season for growth and at their Hardin place near the city they have been doing some heavy budding, running over a thousand buds a day. They have HARDY STOCKS FOR NORTHWEST. added a line of furniture cars for hauling and advertising their trees, The nurserymen of Minnesota, Dakota and other of the northwestern states are very much interested in experiments that have been made and are being made in the direction of LARGE COMMERCIAL ORCHARD. hardy fruit stocks for that section of the country. Interest at present seems to be centered in that are experiments being It is announced in the Rural New Yorker that a com conducted at the South Dakota Station Experiment by Prof. mercial orchard of 800 acres is to be planted on Tonoloway N. E. Hansen, who returned from a visit to recently Russia Ridge, near Hancock, in Western Maryland, by a company of where the has been root-killing problem solved by the use of which Prof. H. E. Van Deman is president and general man the Siberian crab as a stock. A hardy Moscow, Russia, nur ager, and of which two nurserymen are directors. The land has informed Prof. Hansen that seryman this crab stock for is 700 to 1,100 feet above sea level and it is believed that it is the causes apple earlier fruitfulness, smaller tree in orchard particulary well adapted to the production of winter apples. and is of but superior hardiness, is not necessary where they York Imperial will be one of the leading varieties planted. 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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. "5 FROM OUT OF THE WEST. IFn IRureen? IRows, At the recent summer meeting of the Missouri Horticultural Society, at Eldon, says the Country Gentleman, the secretary, Terry Plum. We received last month samples of the fruit of from H. A. on fruit it Terry plum Terry, Crescent, la. , whose farm L. A. Goodman, told a story of a man who had great faith in originated. Mr. Terry says it is a true Americana and is believed to the profits of the dewberry and who planted 35 acres, with the be the most valuable variety in cultivation for all Northern and North utmost confidence that he was to make a fortune. After going western United States. The plum appears to have a number of desir experimenting for two or three years with indifferent success, able characteristics. It is of medium size, round, red, juicy, of a he became disgusted and plowed up the patch on account of pleasant sub-acid aromatic flavor. Its firm skin, well protecting the should it Mr. has sold borers. The following year he had a mammoth crop of dew pulp, give special shipping qualities. Terry the Terry plum to C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, Ia;, who will propagate berries and realized a large sum of money. He picked the it and place it on the market in the fall of 1903. Doubtless Captain berries for two or three years, and that he had supposing Watrous will have more to say of this plum. come to the end of his he mowed down the vines and string, Dorothy Perkins Rose. There have been many visitors recently then set fire to the He was to see the fol patch. astonished at the Jackson & Perkins Co.'s nurseries, Newark, N. Y., to view the lowing year that he had another tremendous crop of dew fine fields of Dorothy Perkins rose. This new rose is the result of a cross Luizet and Rosa Wichuraiana. As a com berries. Two or three years later he repeated the experiment between Mme. Gabriel panion to the Crimson Rambler, for growing indoors, it is probable of mowing and burning, and it was followed by splendid that Dorothy Perkins will become as popular as a pink variety as has results. The past year he gathered 15 carloads of dewberries Crimson Rambler as a red. A very strong point in favor of the Doro and sold for a crate. they $2 thy Perkins rose is its odor, thus placing it ahead even of the Crimson Rambler. The new rose is hardy and a strong climber, and the petals retain their color to a remarkable degree, the same bright pink being GEORGIA HORTICULTURISTS. present from the unfolding of the bud to the falling of the petals. One Way of Grafting. "I promised some of my friends to show them how I do my grafting," says Andrew Wilfert, Cleveland, in Min President P. of the State Horticul J. Berckmans, Georgia nesota Horticulturist. "I am not a nurseryman, but I have been in was unable to attend the annual of the tural Society, meeting the orchard business since I came to Minnesota. I heard some nursery- . society in Macon last month. His absence was greatly men remark that if they had thirty-three per cent, of their grafts grow one as a was were fortunate. A year ago I grafted hundred, and I saved . regretted. His world-wide reputation horticulturalist they trees. I will tell you the way I do it. In the fall I get referred to at the R. W. Hunt, of Eatonton, said : ninety-eight meeting. in the when time some sand and put it in the cellar, and spring the "I attended a horticultural meeting in London once, and I comes to cut the scions I cut them and store them. When I put up ice note how these lords of our modest was astounded to spoke in the winter I leave out a block in the top layer. The blocks are as one of our a Georgia citizen. They quoted him lawyers twenty-two inches square, and I have box eighteen inches square. I left vacant the block of ice. I would quote Blackstone. I had not until that time realized put the box down in the space by put then in scions on the I had a about two inches of sand into the box and lay my what a treasure our society had at its head, although then some more sand and more scions until I have as much as I of his wisdom and learning in matters per sand, high appreciation which is a foot and as the ice is want ; then I cover up the box, deep, to his business." taining nearly two feet thick I get ample covering. When the first of July A. Berckmans of the secretary dormant as the were in. I Secretary Louis Augusta, comes those scions are just as day they put so much to wish to Most of the fruit I whose activity and intelligent work has done take the scions aud go to the tree I graft. on wild stock. I cut off the the to had on last fall was grafted top, augment the efforts of his father, called meeting order, my place then take knife and split the bark, and at that time the cambium and Major G. M. Ryals of Savannah was chosen president my is forming, and there is a sort of mucilage under the bark. I do delivered an address on the layer tem. C. T. Smith, Concord, Then I take a pro not cut it straight, but I cut it somewhat slanting. could be had home how fruit nearly it in the of a I loosen one orchard, showing good goose quill and sharpen shape toothpick. under the which is lifted to admit every month in the year. side and then run the quill bark, up on the outlook wax it over and tie a around it or use cloth. H. A. Matthews of Fort Valley, read a paper the scion, and then string the railroads In hours I had a graft shove out a quarter of an inch. of the in the state. He criticised twenty-four peach industry on of Three I had one tree that was grafted the 24th July, rates, and for demanding years ago for in their freight One we do being exacting and when frost came it had shoved out four inches. thing North than ask for much rates on fruit they are in about two heavier going not want to forget 1 after they grown together, say South, but he seemed and cut that If it were not cut it freights of the same character coming weeks, we must go around string. the railroads would I do the about 1st. I do not to think that the time would come when would' injure the graft. grafting July would be too wood at all loosen the bark." realize their mistake. He was not sure that they cut the just and he the long in awakening to the situation, however, gave the watermelon fruit business, just three years to go where He said Texas would business has gone-out of existence. business as it had done bituar^ outstrip Georgia in the peach growing Texas has in cotton He declared that already growing. of the Southern Win markets. Prof. W. Lee Wilson, secretary Nursery Company, out of the Western pushed Georgia peach died 28th, at his borne there after an illness of exhibit chester, Tenn., July a for a by and treasurer of the F. W. Taylor made plea representative several months of consumption. He was secretary was a There he had an active and Georgia at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Southern Nurserymen's Association and proved P. Berck was a member of the Odd Fellows, Knights of fine of fruit at the meeting. President J. valued member. He display one of the most busi for the time. and Masonic orders, and was prominent mans was re-elected twenty-seventh Pythias president a widow and three children. The L. A. men of Winchester. He leaves was elected secretary ; ness W. M. state entomologist, home in Louisiana. Scott, remains were interred at his former Berckmans, treasurer. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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in in the form of medals anb Dealers, tion similar to that bestowed England HmonG <3rowers by societies. Secretary Stewart reported that there are 50 life and 881 annual members of the society. Members added Western New York Irving Spaulding, Spaulding, 111., called upon since last meeting 192. Treasurer Beatty reported that there

last month . nurserymen is a balance of $2,430.56 in the general fund and $1,766.81 in in health as Charles P. Gardner, Osage, la., is greatly improved the life membership fund. Reports of state vice-presidents the result of a three months' sojourn in New Mexico. were submitted. Papers were read on subjects connected It has been found that the claim of a tree agent that peaches can be with the florist trade and there were enjoyable social features successfully grafted upon black walnut is not entirely valid. of the convention. These officers were re-elected : Presi William Pitkin, secretary and treasurer of Chase Brothers Company, Burton, Philadelphia ; vice-president, C. C. Poll- Rochester, N. Y., spent three weeks of August in the Adirondack dent, John William Boston mountains. worth, Milwaukee ; secretary, J. Stewart, ; Oil Pa. The next annual meet Albertson & Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind., report favorable weather with treasurer, H. P. Beatty, City, and perhaps an excess of rain. Ground cultivates nicely and budding ing will be held in Milwaukee. other work has progressed well. The will of Wilber J. Mandeville, Rochester, N. Y., seedsman, who died July 14th, bequeaths real estate valued at $10,000 and personal anb Short. property to the amount of $100,000. %on$ The Charlton Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y., has been incorporated a stock of The are J. M. Charlton, with capital $25,000. incorporators The Village Nurseries, Harnedsville, Pa., offer an exceptionally fine E. S. Osborne, D. C. Charlton and E. G. Osborne. block of peach trees. A. of the Vermont has been Prof. P. Waugh, Experiment Station, Apple trees in general assortment may be had of the Laketon Nurse appointed professor of horticulture at the Massachusetts Agricultural ries, Laketon, Wabash Co., Indiana. at Amherst, succeeding Prof. S. T. Maynard. College, Ramblers, Crimson and Yellow, are wanted by Thomas Meehan & are The Stark Bros. Nurseries and Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo., Sons, Inc., Germantown, Phila., Pa. a new storage and packing house, 132x224 feet, and before building A general line of well-grown stock is offered by the Spaulding Nurs spring will probably build another car shed for this house. ery and Orchard Co., Spaulding, 111. Prof. L. R. Taft, Agricultural college, Mich., is state inspector of Apple grafts will be made to order by A. L. Brooke, N. Topeka, nurseries and orchards at Michigan, in place of D. W. Trine, resigned. Kan., who has a large supply of grafting stock. All communications and certificates of inspection should be sent to of black ash and box elder and Prof. Taft. Seedlings pear, locust, mulberry, apple, are offered by J. A. Gage, Beatrice, Neb. The Upland Nursery Co., Bridgeport, O., has a capital of $30,000, For pin oaks, magnolia tripetela, sugar maples, and oriental planes, instead of $5,000 as previously published. This company has purchas write Brother & West Pa. ed all the land connected with the E. W. Reid Nurseries in addition to Hoopes, Thomas, Chester, the buildings, etc., at a cost of $7,350. A large stock of small fruit plants is offered by Allen L. Wood, Woodlawn N. Y. His list in another The dutiable imports during the month of May, 1902, of plants, trees, Nurseries, Rochester, appears column. shrubs and vines amounted to $57,253, as compared with $21,444 dur ing the same month a year ago. The exports during May, 1902, of The largest grower of grape vines iu America, George S. Josselyn, offers a stock of are cur nursery stock were valued at $14,544, against $6,385 in May, 1901. large high grade vines. His other specialties rants and Fred W. Mally, of Texas, well-known among nurserymen, is one of gooseberries. the incorporators of the Fitze Hill Orchard and Nursery Co., Houston, F. H. Stannard &Co., Ottawa, Kan., are strong on apple, cherry. Tex., the capital stock of which is $30,000. The other incorporators pear, plum, peach, apricots, apple seedlings, Mahaleb pear seedlings, are Sam H. Dixon, W. Y. Garrison, B. H. Lee and P. E. McMahon. forest tree seedlings, apple scions. Dr. Herman Schroeder, Bloomington, 111., one of the oldest horticul McNary & Gaines, Xenia, O., offer, for fall of 1902 and spring of turists and vineyardists in the country, returned to his home last 1903, apple, pear, cherry, plum, peach, apricot, and grape vines. They month from a Chicago hospital where he underwent two serious opera are headquarters for the Opalescent apple. tions. He is 83 years old and has suffered considerably as the result of W. W. Thomas who has changed the location of his small fruit bladder difficulty. plant business from Makanda to Anna, 111., had 150 acres in strawberry H. B. Kemp, formerly of the Blair County Nurseries, has purchased plants thiB year. He is the largest grower of strawberry plants in the all the stock and interests of the Village Nurseries located at Harneds- West. owned and ville, Somerset Co., Pa., formerly managed by George W. George Achiles, Westchester, Pa., makes a specialty of Oriental Kemp. He will continue the business at the same place under the old planes, Carolina poplars, American linden, hydrangea, Babylonian name and will greatly enlarge and improve the plant. weeping willows, maples, seedling altheas, Japan snowballs, Osage D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, la., has been building storage and packing orange, salisburia, etc. cellars 16x75 feet with an ell 130x193 feet, comprising 37,330 square John Charlton & Sons, University Avenue Nurseries, Rochester, feet of floor space. The side walls will be 14 feet in the ceil N. Y offer for of height, , fall 1902 standard apples, standard pears, plums in the center to be feet in A railroad ing twenty height. Burlington and ornamental trees in variety. They make a specialty of paeonies, switch extending into the west end of the cellar will provide for load phloxes, hollyhocks and Golden Glows. cars inside. ing Peters & Skinner, N. Topeka, Kan., proprietors of the Capital Nurseries, have to offer 2 and 3-year apple, 1 and 2-year cherry, peach, plum, apricot, and 1 and 2 year Kieffer pear. In shade trees : Elm, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. ash, box elder, maple and weeping mulberry ; also apple and Japan pear and forest tree seedlings. The eighteenth annual meeting of the Society of American A prominent florist In St. Paul, Minn., writes, June 10, 1902 : "I wish would book order for next fall of the first Florists was held at Asheville, N. C.,on August 19-22. There you my shipment, 200 size Dorothy Perkins Roses. By the way, this is a great acquisition was a large attendance and a Southern welcome was extended. in the way of a forcing rose. I consider it much more valuable than President Burton in his address suggested that efficient work the C. Rambler, better seller, better keeper and more useful." in the care and of propagation plants should receive recogni A. S. Swanson. To Jackson, Perkins & Co., Newark, N. Y. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 117

IRecent publications. INSPECTING MARYLAND NURSERIES.

Baltimore, Aug. 20 A special dispatch to the Sun from The thirteenth annual report of the Missouri Botanical Garden, con College Park, Md., says : State Entomologist A. L. Quaint taining administrative reports and research by the garden staff, has ance and State with their assist been issued by the director, Dr. William Trelease. A scientific treatise Pathologist J. B. S. Norton, on the Yucceae by Dr. Trelease, illustrated with 100 plates and index ants, are now engaged in making a thorough inspection of the ed, will prove a mine of information on this subject. It shows a nurseries of the state. As required by law, these inspections treatment of a most matter. of the excellent scholarly interesting Many are made each year and certificates are issued to those entitled illustrations are from photographs by the author. to them to the effect that the premises and the stock are free The World's Work for September contains among other articles from insects and diseases. It is unlawful for plant well illustrated contributions on breeding new kinds of corn striking injurious

to sell or of in without new developments in corn culture by W. S. Harwood ; a typical any nurseryman dispose plants any way irrigated community in Washington showing vividly the contrasts accompanying each package with a copy of the certificate of between the desert preceding irrigation and the fine harvests that fol inspection. In addition to an inspection of all nursery stock low it, Joseph Blethen ; the of all railroads, a remarkable by highest it is required that all Maryland nurserymen fumigate their feat in the Andes mountains, E. C. Rost, and the engineering by stock with hydrocyanic acid gas in houses or boxes approved latest lessons in modern farming from Kansas, by C. H. Matson. by the state officers. From these inspections and fumigation The window garden often almost wholly represents the floral world Maryland offers exceptional advantages for clean healthy to dwellers in the crowded localities of the cities where story upon stock to the tree-buying public. story towers skyward and buildings are built so close that space is During the past week Professors Quaintance and Norton denied for even a blade of grass to grow. The various classes of plants have been on the Eastern shore, where, at Berlin, there is which thrive best under a moderate temperature, according to the probably one of the largest nurseries in the United States. An Delineator for September, are abutilons, azaleas, carnations, callas, idea of the extensiveness of this nursery may be had cinerarias, cape jasmine, Chinese primrose, cyclamen, hibiscus, mar when it is' stated that five hundred acres are planted to guerites, petunias, roses, stevias, violets, palms and ferns and spring trees and plants. There are here growing in round numbers, blooming bulbs. 2,000,000 apples, 2,000,000 peach trees, 36,000 pear trees, over A feature of the issue of Country Life in America for September is 300,000 grape vines, 60 acres of strawberries and about 30 the illustrated description of Biltmore, the North Carolina home of acres of asparagus. George W. Vanderbilt. The landscape department of this great estate ' includes an herbarium started by Frederick Law Olmsted and a nursery Experienced Traveler to sell European of which one hundred acres is devoted to the production of ornamental Plants, Bulbs, Seeds, etc., to Wholer sale Florists and and forest trees, the annual output aggregating 2,000,000 plants, nine- Seedsmen, Nursery men. Must be of gentlemanly appear tenths of which grow north of the Mason and Dixon line. The entire ance, healthy, sober aod energetic, production is placed upon the market. Steady position. State reference. All persons interested in forestry should study the seventh annual former occupation and salary wanted. report of the chief fire warden of Minnesota, C. C. Andrews. It is Address confidentially, AUGUST RHOTERT, 26 Barclay Street, New York. estimated that there are, in scattered localities, and principally in Northern Minnesota, 3,000 acres of waste sandy, hilly or rocky land that is only fit for bearing pine forest. Hence, if the state were now to begin to plant that land with pine at the rate of 37,500 a cies rer yer, PEACH TREES would in become a well stocked normal the whole eighty years forest, We offer to the Trade for the PALL OF 1902 and SPRING OF 1903, an yielding perpetually thereafter 675,000,0(0 feet board measure annu exceptionally fine block of Peach Trees of the following varieties : ally. The net annual revenue to the state would be just what this Elberta, Wager, Gary's Holdon, Wonderful, Stump, Foster amount of 675,000,000 feet would, at such future time, be worth, Reeves' Favorite, Wheatland, Crosby, Stephen's Rareripe Mary's Choice, Iron Mountain, Early Rivers, Kalamazoo It be or more. The summaries of forestry standing. might $3,000,000 Greensboro, Holderbaum, Susquehanna, Eureka, Salway are valuable. conditions in European countries, contained in this report Beer's Smock, Old Mixson Free, Mt. Rose, Liston No. 2 Lemon Irrigation Farming.Since the publication of the first edition of Bokara. Chair's Choice, Gold Drop, Champion, Liston's No. I " Free, Moore's Favorite, Crawford's Late, so many important improvements in irrigation Irrigation Farming," Levy's Late. Submit us your want list and let us quote methods been that in have been made, and new and better introduced, you prices. new edition of this standard order to keep abreast with the times a K"""- work has become a necessity. Realizing this need, the author has pre VILLAGE NURSERIES, pared this volume, which has been largely rewritten, entirely reset and considerably enlarged so as to present in systematic sequence and con. cise form everything pertaining to the most modern irrigation methods manual on the and means, thus making it the most complete subject n i wriiten for and ever published. While the first edition was primarily APPLE TREES new edition also devotes adapted to our western farmers and farms, this appropriate attention to irrigation in humid regions. The principal relations of chapters treat very fully of the advantages of irrigation ; water canal construc soils to irrigation ; treatment of alkali ; supply ; 1 have to offer APPLE in 3-4, 5-8 and for ; flumes and tion ; reservoirs and ponds ; pipes irrigation purposes 1-2 inch grades. General assortment. their structure and measurement of water ; methods of applying ; duty Also other stock in assortment. the the the general water ; irrigation of field crops, garden, orchard, vineyard and devices, - WRITE FOR PRICES - and small fruits ; all about alfalfa ; windmills pumps ; and appliances and contrivances ; sub-irrigation subsoiling ; seepage winter ; in and drainage ; electricity in irrigation ; irrigation irrigation of terms, humid regions ; common law of irrigation ; glossary irrigation The Laketon Nurseries and illus etc., etc. The volume is profusely, handsomely practically WABASH INDIANA M. LAKETON, COUNTY, trated. New edition, revised, enlarged and rewritten. By Lucius Wilcox. Illustrated, five by seven inches, 500 pages, cloth, $2. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman New York : Orange Judd Company. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

The Shenandoah Nurseries Ask for Prices on PIN OAKS, MAGNOLIA TRIP- OFFER ONE OF THE LARQEST AND flOST COMPLETE ETELA, SUGAR MAPLES LINES OF NURSERY STOCK IN THE UNITED STATES AND ORIENTAL PLANES All sure to please

Apple Seedlings Our shrubbery is more extensive and finer than ever. Immense APPLE, stocks of Any grade desired, straight SPIREA ANTHONY WATERER, S. TRILOBA PEAR, or branched roots. VIBURNUM TOiTENTOSUM, &c, &c, now ready for delivery. Of standard HYDRANGEA PANI- PEACH, CULATA QRANDIFLORA, we have the largest and best stock in the country. WEEPING LILACS, PLUM, Apple Grafts extra fine. CHERRY Any style made to order, Brother & Thomas on piece or whole roots. Hoopes, riaple Avenue Nurseries, West Chester, Pa. Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Evergreens, Roses and Vines, SURPLUS. Forest Tree Seedlings, Lombardy Poplar 8, 9, 10, 14 and 16 feet. Fruit Tree Seedlings, Carolina Poplar 9 to 11 feet, all young No. 1 trees. Osage Orange In quantities to suit at low prices. Gooseberries and Currants, California Privet Strong, bushy, 4 to 5 feet. California Privet 2 to 3 feet, all fine branched stock. Osage Orange and Grapes. JOSIAH A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Pa. Send list of your wants for prices. Personal inspection invited. Address men for _D. S. LAKB, Proprietor, Experienced SHEiVASDOAH, IOWA. Nursery Work, WANTED State wages required. UPLAND NURSERY CO., BRIDGEPORT, OHIO

for some small peach and apple orchards in Albe marle Co., Va. A most delightful home and cli JSEBDLINGS mate in one of the best sections of Virginia. A good man wanted, with experience in both I PEAR orchard and nursery work. Must have best references or no use to apply. Write and qualifications. (REV.) THOMAS SEMMES, We have the finest block of give Kieffer seedlings we believe we Station A, Richmond, Va. ever grew. Also a good lot of Seedlings from French Seed. BLACK LOCUST We are still able to quote a fine lot of nice seedlings of this most valuable tree for fence posts in thejWest. Chattanooga Nurseries MULBERRY SPECIALTIES We have a good stock, erown on high, new, upland, and we expect some nice, well ripened seedlings. We are making peach, Hpple, pear, Cherries and Small favorable prices for early orders. fruit plants. ASH AND BOX ELDER We have still a good stock of these which have We will have an unusually flue lot nf One-Year Peach to offer for this seedlings, fall and winter all leadinsr of made a delivery, including varieties, heavily Elberta, strong growth. all oiosely graded. We will also have a tine lot of June Bud Trees. Wrile ui for estimate on wants. APPLE jour We have a light stock still to offer. Chattanooga Nurseries ASPARAGUS PLANTS Chattanooga, Cenn. We have some fine, heavy one year plants at favorable prices, D. W. HUNTER, Proprietor. I also other stock. A fine is offered X Address position to a man particularly FOREMAN WANTED adept in the fruit tree line, J. A. GAGE, Beatrice, Neb. with a good knowledge | of ornamentals, etc. One who is a mechanic general preferred. Address, stating qualifications, Foreman, care National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Established 1875. Mount Arbor Nurseries

E. S. UZELCH, Proprietor, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 3 SHENANDOAH, I O VA/ A .

_E_-T OPPFPC PHD P&l I 1DH') Awr_ cddima 1 nn-> ~* OFFERS FOR FALL 1902 AND SPRING 1903 g~ Located in Southwest Iowa. 50 miles from Omaha. RASPBERRIES-Transplants, etc. Two large Storage Buildings, li)2 x 136 and 6i x 110, respectively |E: Railroad Side Track fall of Grounds. ?r Columbian Cumberland Gregg Loudon length Packing For Fall of 1902 and Spring of 1903 we offer one of the largest and j~; Kansas Shaffets Ohio Cuihbert Etc. most complete lines of Nursery Stock on the market. BLACKBERRIES-Root Cutting Cr Rathbun Early King Early Harvest Erie ^3 Ohmer Snyder Etc. 300,000 APPLS. '-\?*s

CURRANTS-2 years No. 1 _2 LARGE STOCK OF S^: Tree Fay's White Red Cross Grape __3 Cherry, Plum, Peach, Pear, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, 2" Pomona Wilder Etc. __S Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. G00SEBERRIES-2 years, No. 1 ~s E: Pearl Downing Columbus Red Jacket __3 Apple Seedlings, Fruit Tree Stocks, fc-; Houghton Smith Imp. Etc. -3 Forest Tree Seedlings, Apple Grafts made to order. C_i fiRAPES-2 years, No. 1. 40 varieties 3 Cr McKinley Concord Campbell's Early __S Hybrid Perpetual RosesLarge supply, leading varieties. S^ Moore's Early Niagara Worden Etc. _2 RosesOn own RootsSeven Sisters, Baltimore == Climbing Belle, S~ RHUBARB-2 years (whole root) . Prairie Queeu and Crimson Rambler. C_ Myatt's Victoria __S Fall Trade List will be issued about September 1st. PLANTS varieties After 5= STRAWBERRY (40 Sept. 15th) =3 Correspondence and inspection invited. iuumim..mmmmmm.mummmmmmmiii Have recently purchased plant of Welch Bros, of this place. FOR University Avenue Nurseries SPECIALTIES FALL Rochester, Ne\A/ York

Offer for Rail, 1902 Oriental Planes

STD. APPLES STD. PEARS PLUMS Carolina Poplars ORNAMENTAL TREES IN VARIETY American Linden Panic. ALTHEAS (tree grown, 2 yr. heads), KILL. WIL' OWS, Hydrangea Grand. GRAPE VINES (2 yrs.), CURRANTS, GOOSEBERRIES, Babylonian Willows RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, ORNAMENTALSHRUBS Weeping (a large assortment including Weigeila, Eva Rathke), Norway, Sugar and Silver Maples CLEMATIS (in variety; extra 3 yr.), PANICULATA, ROSES Altheas 4 10 5 feet (H. P. Mosses, Climbers) the new Hose SUN OF GOLD Seedling (Rosa Rugosa red on own roots) Japan Snow Balls P^EONIES (we were awarded a Silver Medal at Pan American for the Largest Collection of Pasonies), dwf. large flowered Osage Orange one and two year perennial PHLOXES, HOLLYHOCKS (in finest double colors), GOLDEN GLOWS (in extra strong plants) Salisburia 6 to 12 inches WE GIVE SATISFACTION. Besides a full line of Fruit and Ornamental Stock. Address

JOHN CHARLTON & SONS West Chester ROCHESTER, NEVA/ YORK GEORGE ACHELIS, Pa. When to Advertisers mention the National When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. writing Nurseryman, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

A young man to take charge of the head office Ramblers Wanted WANTED at Niles, Cal. Must have CRIMSON AND YELLOW. LARGE PLA.NTS, "WITH HEAVY a good knowledge of the nursery business. The last occu CANES AND WELL ROOTED. Describe what you have to offer pant of the position held it for sixteen years. Married man and state quantity. preferred. Company furnishes first-class cottage on the Company's grounds. Address in strict confidence, stating THOMAS MEEHAN &. SONS, INC. age and describe previous positions with the salary received RETAIL DEPARTMENT. PHILA PA. California GERMANTOWN, , in each. WM. J. LANDERS, President, Nursery Co., 205 Sansome St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

established i7$o. Hndre LeKoy Nurseries NORWAY MAPLES 3 to 4 Brault $ Son, Directors, Angers, Trance 14 to 15 ft. in height. inches Caliper. Good and RootsHandsome Trees. ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR Tops Also a fine Stock of Specimen Deciduous and Evergreen Trees- FALL, 1902, AND SPRING, 1903 Good Tops and Perfect Roots.

For nursery stocks, of their own growing, grading and ANDORRA NURSERIES For to packing. quotations apply WILLIAM WARNER HARPER, PROPRIETOR, PA. ANDRE L\. CAUSSB, Sole Agent, CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA, 105-107 Hudson St., New York City.

ALBERTSON Sc HOBBS, Nine miles west of Indianapolis. .sw-t-.-r^i.-H.-. Vandalia Railroad Line. Bridgeport, Marion Co., Indiana. " New Telephone " in Office. 350 ACRES OF TREES, efee.

FOR FALL 1902 AIND SPRING 1903.

We will be prepared to furnish APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, CHERRY, and a complete general line of Nursery Stock, including a complete assortment of varieties in carload lots, as we have coming on the largest supply we have ever had. Also SILVER, NORWAY and ROCK MAPLES, CAROLINA POPLARS, EVERGREENS, WEEPINQ TREES, SHRUBS, &c. The POMONA CURRANT (best of all). APPLE SEEDLINGSWe expect to have a large and fine lot of seedlings. PECAH PITS, &c. Also IMPORTED SEEDLINGS The best NURSERY SPADES. EXCELSIOR (baled)the best packing material, far better and cheaper than Moss. Ask Storrs & Harrison Co., and others who have been using it. Ask for prices per ton and in carload lots. Order early. Supply limited.

Trade List ready about September 1st. Come and see for yourself.

Shipments of APPLE, PEAR, PLUM and CHERRY made from either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Dansville, N. Y. Shipments of APPLE SEEDLINGS from either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Topeka, Kansas.

WOOD LABELS OF ALL KINDS FOR NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS.

If favored with your orders they will have prompt and careful attention. BEN JAM IN CHASE, - DERRY5 N_ M When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

McNary & THE NEW Gaines BLACKBERRY XENIA STAR NURSERIES, XENIA, O.

Offer for the Pall of 1902 and Spring of 1903 Apple, Pear, Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot WARD and Grape Vines

Headquarters for the famous OPALESCENT APPLE. Supplied on special contract only. The subscribers own and are now We will have our usual supply of Quinces, Small Fruits, Shade propagating this valuable new Black and Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Vines, Apple Seedlings, Etc. berry and will have a limited supply SEND YOUR WANT LI8T FOR 8PE0IAL PRICE8 ready for distribution fall nineteen hundred and two and spring nineteen CHARLES DETRICHI., Senior, hundred and three. ANGERS, FRANCE, Grower and exporter of fruit Cree Stocks, forest For history and description address trees and Ornamentals. Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. D. Baird & Son Prices on Application. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., ^v*^*^. IN. BAIRD, J. Sole Representatives tor the United States. Or Mr. Detriche would be glad to receive any horticultural catalogues or papers. Charles Black h,hjwn' 200,000 ASPARAGUS ROOTS TWO-YEAR OLD. PRICE VERY LOW. A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. Also Rhubarb, Horse Radish, Cuttings, 6c. " a Usual stock of Everything in Small Fruit Plants." Not Million but an Immense . Strawberries, Quite Quantity. Raspberries, Blackberries, Dewberries, Currants and Gooseberries. Fine Write for Prices. Stock. P. W. BUTLER, East Pentield, H. Y. \AI. IN. SCARFF, New Car-lisle, O.

ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES. E. T. Chatenay Seine, Immense Stock Warranted True. DICKINSON, QUALITY unsurpassed. Grower and Exporter, FranCB. A fine stock of Campbell's Early. Catalogue and Price List Free. %%ii FRENCH NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLI, &C. Send list of wants for prices GRAPEAn extra i fine stock and full assort- Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Fear, Apple, Plum ment of and Cherry and Angers Quince Cuttings. All grown varieties of CURRANTS and for the specially American trade. Pear and Crab Apple Seed. GOOSEBERRIES ; also BLACKBERRY The most complete assortment of Ornamental Stocks, Treks and Shrubs. ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. Orders solicited and booked now at low rates. T. S. HUBBARD CO., E. T. DICKINSON, 1 Broadway, New York. FREDONIA., N.Y. VINES LEVAVASSEUR & USSY and SONS, Nurseries at ORLEANS, France. Growers of the Most Complete Line of Nursery Stock in France. Best grading, quality and packing. When you buy of us you deal with first hands. We ar Growers. If you have not yet bought of us, give us a trial. Send your list of wants to MERMAN BERKHAN, Sole Agewt, ole Aarent for United States and Canada. AND 41 OORTLANDT 8TREET. NEW YORK.

for Fait 1902 and Spring 1903 a full line of strictly first class, well grown stock of Peach, Apple, Pear, Plum, also WE OFFER small fruits, Asparagus, Privet, Etc. Several carloads of extra heavy shade trees, suoh as AMERICAN LINDEN, SUGAR, SILVER AND NORWAY MAPLES, ELMS, ETC., ETC., that will caliper 3 to 4 inches, fine full tops and straight bodies. SMOCK PEACH PITS by the 10D bushel and cur load lots. Send for samples. SEND US YOUR LIST OF WANTS. FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO. BALTIMORE, MD. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

WT- HOOD -CO.. >> Knox Nurseries RICHMOND, VA. We are making a specialty of ONE YEAR OLD CHERRY and shall be pleased to hear from anyone desiring strictly first class goods. We OFFER FOR FALL 1901 AND SPRING 1902 have a lar^e lit of ths leidiog sorts to offer for fall 1902 or we will bud on Down contract this coming August. Give us a trial order and be convinced. Apples. Standard Pear, Peach, Apprico's. Quince, and Weirs Cut We also have to offer a nice line of Peach, Apple, two year Cherry and a ing Mulberry, Silver, Sugar, Norways general line of nursery stock. Leaf Maples, Linden, American Linden, American and Correspondence solicited and personal inspection invited. Japan Chestnuts. 100,000 California Privet, one and two and three years, 20,000 Citrus Trifeliata, two years, Silver and Select Stock Natural H. M. SIMPSON & 50,000 Maple Seedlings SONS, Peach Pits. Crop 1900 and 1901. dohinion VI_VCE-VATJ3S, INDIANA. Wt.T.HOOD&CO.,tir.r_T. P rf\ old nurseries, RICHitl0ND, VA.

STRAWBERRY and RASPBERRY plants P. Sebire & Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, France. of all the new and old sorts in large or small quantity. A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Mazzard Cherry, Angers, Quince, PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Small Evergreens, Forest Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &.c. to miss giving this a trial. The largest stock In the country. Prices very low. Packing ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your orders else BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States and Canada. PEACH TREES I yr. and June Buds. We have the finest lot of June budded C. C. ABEL b CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. MYER 6 SON, FOR FALL OF 1901 BRIDGEVILLE. DEL.

APPLE PEAR FOREST TREE NEBRASKA GROWN R. MULBERRY APPLE SEEDLINGS OSAGE are acknowledged to be the best. We have a large supply of them at right prices. Also SEEDLINGS Apple Trees, Peach Trees, American and Japanese Plums, Shade Trees, Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. TITUS NURSERY, Nenjaha, Neb. Correspondence solicited.

YOUNGERS b CO., Geneva, Nebr. 100,000 2 and 3-year-old, In large A_P_P_E,-BS assortment, as fine as grows. 1 85,000. 50 leading sorts from South L ern Natural Pits on new land. PBACH grown ASPARAGUS 1,250,000 Fine, Strong I and W. M PETERS & SONS, 2-year plants. Palmetto, Barr's, Snow Rill nurseries Proprietors. HOOTS Donald's and Giant Argentuill. SNOW HILL, MD., R. F. D. ROUTE These are our specialties for the trade and we invite correspond ence. OFFER FOR FALL AND SPRINO We also grow California Plums, Golden Lucretla n Peaoh1 from bud. Privet, Japan Glow, 800,000 year and ' Dewberries, Large Norway Maples. 75,000 Apple2 on whole roots. 50,000 Apple1 700,000 Grape Vines 1 and 2 year old. WEST JERSEY NURSERY CO. 800,000 Roots -1 and 2 old. Asparagus year STANTON B. N. J. 30 acres in Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. COLE, BR1DGETON, Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. Will contract to Fall Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. Certificate of Inspection furnished. Everything fumigated. NEW LAND APPLE All Grades Correspondence solicited. Inspection invited. SEEDLINGS, Will be represented at Niagara Falls Convention, June 12th, by Chas. M. Peters, Badge No. 70. See Badge Book, pages 32-33. OSAGE ORANGE, One and Two Years Old TELEGRAPH OFFICE, SNOW HILL, MD. A. E. WINDSOR, Havana, 111.

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KILLS EM DEAD I. E. Ilgenfritz' Sons KILLOL ELECTRIC THE-^ m KILLER MONROE WILL KILL Instantly ALL NURSERY ROACHES, BED BUGS FLEAS, MOTHS, FLIES MONROE, MICH. WATER BDGS, ANTS I0SQ01T0SiEYERMlI ON EARTHS gBESl ** OFFERING FOR SEASON 1902-1903 h- HOUSEWIFE'S BEST FRIEND j~J PERFECTLY HARMLESS TO HUMAN BEINGS AND ANIMALS -3" CHOICE STOCK | FREE FROM POISON E J2 GOOD ALL THE YEAR AROUND Bk Write for Illustrated Circular. PJI Apple, Standard Dwarf Pear We also manufacture KIL-LOL EMULSION, lor mixing with water for GOOSEBERRIES, CURRANTS, AMERICAN ELM, MAPLES, Spraying in Nurseries, Orchards, etc., for destroying Insects, Scale, Fungus, etc. Nothing like it on the market. Very effective. CATALPA8, AND A GENERAL LINE OF NURSERY STOCK OMNIA CHEMICAL CO., Solicited Correspondence NEW YORK, U. S. A.

uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimilllllllllllllllliu The result is pleasing to all Nursery New Haven Nurseries men by having their orders for [ | NEVA/ HAUEN, MO. I

LABELS =SURPLUS= filled promptly. A.F*rL,E, JRBA.CH PBA.R, PLUM The superior quality of our Labels is too well known to require special description. Strictly high grade. Over 200,000 Elberta Correspondence and personal inspection of and cheerfully given. Samples prices stock is invited. Location, 67 miles west of St. Louis, on main line of the Mo. Pac. R. R. Missouri River uplands. Fruit Tree Label (o. Dayton ! New Haven Nurseries I Ohio. NEW HAY/EN, MO. Dayton, s niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiR When writing to Advertisers ition the National Nurseryman, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection ELMIRE FILS AINE SEBIRE, Nurseryman FALL AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE JTHIS We will have an immense stock of the leading sorts of Grower and shipper of Fruit Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, Malialeb, Mazzard Cherry, Angers (Juince, Etc. Ornamental Shrubs, DMoan* Louisiana Conifers, Roses, Manetti, Multiflora, Etc.; all well grown, good rooted jreCailS iJaperShen, Pears, Plums, and in excellent condition ; prices low ; safe packing. For quotations apply to my Sole Agents for the.United States and Canada. Peaches, Gherries

AUGUST ROLKER & NEW 31 St. ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREE** AND SHRUBS. SONS, YORK, Barclay FIELD GROWN ROSES. Retinosporas, Biotas, Cedrus Deodara'and Other Conifers, WHOLESALE NURSERIES 350,000 Amoor River Privet Far superior to California Privet for an evergreen hedge. We have a full of line stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including 200,000 Citrus Trifoliata(Jap. Hardy Lemon). The coming APPLE GRAFTS PUT UP TO PIECE OR ORDER, WHOLE ROOTS, defensive Hedge Plant. Thirty-five years in the business. 230,000 PALMS. THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN U8E CHEAP ARECAS, VZENTIAS, LATANIAS, PANDANUS. PHOENIX. K. H. BLAIR (ft. bU., LEE'S SUMMIT NURSEBES Caladiums Fancy Leaved Dry Bulbs i to 2j4 inches in dia meter. Our collection has been carefully selected and con tains the best NAMED SORTS. N. W. CORNER I ITH AND WALNUT 8T8., KAN8AS OITY, MO. only Carinas We grow in large quantity. Oranges (Dwarf) KUMKWATS, LEMONS, LlMES,and POMELOS (Grafted on Citrus Trifoliata) all pot grown, fine for conser Pioneer Nurseries Co. vatory. BEARING SIZES. ROSSWEY PEAR AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF GENERAL NURSERY The best, handsomest, and most delicious of all pears. Ripens Just after Bartlett, when there are no good pears in the market. STOCK. ALL TRUE TO NAME AND HEALTHY. OVER ACRES IN NURSERY. FEET OF GLASS. WHY NOT TRY IT? 400 6o,ooo For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originators, m SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Eastern Agents PIONEER NUR8ERIES CO. PHCENIX NUR8ERY CO. SALT LAKE CITY | P. J. BERCKMANS CO., (inc.) Bloominqton. III. Utah FRUITLAND NURSERIES, We also grow a full line of Budded Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums Established 1856. Augusta, Ga. Peaches, Koses, Shrubs, Ornamektal Trees, Etc. ~ L WABASH R. R. THE in r Geneva OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE Nursery TO THE Established in 1846.

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WEST* ORNAMENTAL Horse TREES-Birch, Elms, Chestnut, Norway and Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS ' EVERGREENS.

BUFFALO CHICAGO Superb Collection of : : THREE DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS SHRUBS-Upright, Climbing and Standard. ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. RHODODENDRONS - Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named t BUFFALO Hybrids. + ST. KANSAS P/EON1AS- Large Assortment, Named Varieties. ? . T0 LOUIS, DAHLIASNew Cactus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. * CITY AND OMAHA. full Hssortment in : : | FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Quinces, CURRANTS t Full information regarding WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. RASPBERRIES. rates, etc., cheerfully given. GOOSEBERRIES. * WABASH DINING CARS.

ADDRESS, We give special attention to Dealers' complete lists. C. 8. CRANE, G. P. & T. A., Fall trade list on application. St. Louis, Mo. GENEVA, James Gass, N. Y. S. P. A., R. F. Kelley, G. A. P. D., 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. W. b T. Smith Co., NEW YORK. When to Advertisers mention the National writing Nurseryman. When writing to advertisers The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

MAZZARD CHERRY SEED | LARGEST GROWER IN AMERICA OP | NEW CROP GOOD QUALITY Write for PRICES and SAMPLES GRAPEVINES IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING j | Seeds of Apple, French Crab, Pear, Myrobolan | OTHER SPECIALTIES Plum and Mahaleb Cherry will be ready later. { But order now so that you will secure the seeds when the fresh Currants and is Gooseberries crop ready. Those who ordered French Crab seed of us last I did not make a year mistake. We delivered every pound we agreed to, and the greater part of the Apple Stocks produced in Introducer of this country this year are grown from seeds we furnished. Campbell's Early Grape, Josselyn Gooseberry, Fay K I rri I Have you sufficient to see you through Currant. II /I I" I" I your budding this year ? If not, don't j\ in |V rt 1 1 1 1\ delay sending your order now, so that Our main business is the growing of unusually high grade you will have it on hand when you need it. stock suitable for the proper filling of Nurserymen's Retail Best quality, long strands, good color and strength. Orders. There being no standard for grading above kinds of stock, every grower of the same is at perfect liberty to adopt When you buy RAPFIA of us you come to headquarters. his own ideas for growing and grading and alter the same as often as he sees fit.

to the increase in our Prices reasonable but not lower than are 1VOT1CF~ f Owing: great Wholesale Busi- always generally - v' ' * *-> ness we have opened an office at our new nurseries at quoted for light rooted stock. this place. This office will handle the WHOLESALE TKADE EXCLUSIVELY and all correspondence of this character should be Please send us your list of wants. addressed here. Send us trade lists and all special offers. Send cata logues also to our Retail Department at Germantown, Pa.

THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, ,^0^ I GEO. S. JOSSELYN Wholesale Department. DRE.HERTOWN, MONT'G CO., PA. t FREDONIA, N. Y. f

^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmm| Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmi-! 1 THE FOLLOWING STOCK 1 S-: IS OFFERED AT --S I Tulips I NURSERIES 1 Crocus For the Fall of 1902 and Spring of 1903. | | The stock is all choice No. 1 stock in every particular- Entomologists' certificate with all shipments.

Standard and Dwarf Pears in all grades from \i to % up to % and up, all stock. Hyacinths 2-year | 100,000 Concord Grapes, 1-yrar, No. 1. _EE All varieties Pall Bulbs and Plants 3 200,000 Forest Trees from 6 inches to 3 feet, mostly Russian Mul berry, Black and Honey Locusts, Catalpa and other varieties. 100,000 Hedge, 1-year, No. 1; also a fine lot of No. 2 Hedge. 35,000 Roses, mostly leading sorts of Climbers. Ramblers, Gen. J acq., and other leading sorts. The following stook is wanted, all to be choice No. 1 stock, COLUMBIA RASPBERRY TIPS free from insect peBts, carefully handled and up to grade. Plums, % to %. % to % and % and up. Wild Goose, Weaver. from young plants Marianna, Wickson, Abundance, Coes', Golden Drop, Fallen- burg. Peach, % to % and % and up. Arkansas Traveler, Amsden, Alexander, Hales' Early, Foster, Triumph, Wonderful, Globe, Old Mixon Free, and Golden Dwarf. RATHBUN BLACKBERRY Grapes, 1-year, No. 1. Moores' Early, Pocklington, Niagara, Campbell's Early, Moore's Diamond, Agawam, Early Ohio. transplants Gooseberries, 2-year, No. 1. Houghton, Downing, Smith's Im Pearl. proved, Industry, _ Currants. 2-year, No. 1. Red Dutch, White, Cherry, Fay's

Prolific. . r A No. on own roots preferred. Roses, L, strong plants: plants S-^ on Red Moss, White Moss, Victor Verdier, Countess Murianis, Special quotations application. ^3 American Beauty, Coquette des Alps, Crested Moss, Mad.

. Chas. Wood. _, Willows and Will also need some Cut-Leaved Birch, Kilmarnock, other Ornamentals. Address, JAMES VICK'S SONS |~ | ROCHESTER, N. Y. H 1 A. WILLIS, Ottawa, Kas. 1 | ^aaiauaaaaauauaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiK ^aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauaaar: When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Central Michigan nursery

We offer a complete assortment of small fruits in thousand lots to the trade

Herbaceous Plants of the choicest variety 300,000 APPLE, 2 and 3 year

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CHERRY, PEAR and PEACH in car lots

NICE BLOCK OF DWARF

PEAR mostly Duchess

Let us furnish you with your Strawberry Plants. Can ship direct to your patrons or agents. Safe delivery guaranteed

500,000 RASPBERRY 2,000,000 STRAWBERRY 500,000 BLACKBERRY Kalamazoo, micbipi. 500,000 ASPARAGUS Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Vincennes Nurseries Mi 'U W. C REED, Proprietor Grafts OFFER FOR FALL, Uoole 1902 WILL MAKE SPECIAL PRICE APPLE, PEACH, CHERRY ON EARLY ORDERS IN CAR LOAD LOTS

Also nice lot of Standard and Dwf Pear LARGE SUPPLY OF Japan Plums. Cut Leaved Maple, Elms Hydrangeas, California Privet, Etc. Snyder and E. Harvest Blackberry R. C. Stock Plants. Grafting 100000 Catalpa (Speciosa) Seedlings ON HAND Our one year Cherry are very fine and extra heavy.

Send us a list of your wants or come and see for yourself. Write for prices on above, and under VINCENNES INDIANA grades of APPLE SEEDLINGS

Mountain Grown Trees North Nurseries The Hardiest and Best Growers Under the Sun. Topeka A. L. BROOKE PROPRIETOR In an orchard of Peach of not one 5.000 Trees, planted spring 1898, ~ T0PEKA= . failed to grow. NORTH KANSAS 9,000 Elberta, 9,000 Crawford Late, 10,000 Beer Smock, and a large surplus of many others for sale. Hi m

We have as fine a lot of trees as ever grew. Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum. Apricots. Cherry, Quince, Grapes, ASK FOR CATALOG AND PRICE LIST. Currants, Raspberries, Evergreens and Fine Roses, which we offer to the trade for fall of 1902 and spring of 1903 at lowest prices. Address WELL GROWN The Blair County Nursery Company, STOCK EAST FREEDOM, PA. A General Line

SPECIAL NEW, REVISED and ENLARGED EDITION of our g Apple s Nurseryman's First class, medium light SEE Peach S Stock Book Three grades ^ manilla Kieffer = now ready; 16x21 inches. Bound in heavy, tough tag, Three grades S55 and printed on heavy ledger paper, containing 68 pages ; printed blank with latest varieties, $2.00 ; same bojk with heading, $1.75. Std. and Dwf. = Pear = SCRANTOM, WETMORE & CO. High top Dwf. S3 Commercial Stationers ROCHESTER, N. Y. MarianaPlum = Maple M Bearing Size Poplar = GRAPE VIRES APPLE, PEAR Box Elder 55 PLUM, CHERRY Catalpa fj SMALL FRUITS Shrubs || Currant Plants CORDAGE Roses ==. Highest Standard of Grades. Largest Stock and BURLAPS Scions = Lowest Prices Correspondence solicited. LABELS Seedlings,&c. jsjj WHEELOCK & CLARK FREDONIA, N. Y. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The National Nurseryrr When \*iting to Advertisers i ntion Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection Peach and Apple TREES=

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PaiiK$ville * nurseries Stand at In Acres of Land and Greenhouses In Storage Cellars and Packing Houses the Head In Amount of Stock handled In Variety of Stock grown

Fruit and Ornamental

Trees, Nut Trees Small Fruits, Grape Vines, Roses, Shrubs Climbing Vines, Bulbs Hardy Herbaceous

and Greenhouse Plants

Catalogues and Price Lists free. Personal inspection cordially invited. Pleased to quote prices on your list of wants

Che $torr$ $ Garrison Company NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS and SEEDSME.N

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a M Mm & Perkins WE OFFER FOR FALL 1902 (o., ^Z. J J LIST OF SPECIAL SURPLUS. THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: The following list consists of some few items of which we have rather large supplies that we desire to reduce The stock is of our best grades and quality, but until surplus is reduced we are prepared to quote astonishingly state the low prices upon any of these items. In writing for prices approxi

* mate quantities required. RuSElS2 years. No. 1, on own roots. BamMers, extra strong plants. Pink Rambler, Hel-ne, Yellow Kambler. M osspk, 2 years, very strong. Crim Wichunana MAPLES son Globe, Cumberland Belle. Princess Adelaide. Hybrids, 2 South years, very strong. Gardenia, Jersey Beauty, Pink Koamer, Orange Universal Perfection, Favorite , .... M SHKUKS, vinjss, &<;.Ampelopsis Quinquefoha, 2 years: Actimdja 3 Arguta, 3 yrs.; Akebia Quinata, 3 yrs ; Clematis Paniculata, yrs. XXX; 3 Hydrangea Pan. Grand, 18-24 in ; Privet, Cal. 1 yr ; Tecoma Hadicans, yrs.;

3-4 ft. _ and Spirea, Golden, , " NORWAY HKKJBACEO;s Stock Achillea Pearl Anthemis SUGAR PLANTS, Strong ", * Tinctoria, Coreopsis Lanccolata, Coreopsis Roseus, Helianthus Maximiliana, Handsome, Straight Trees. MeliopsisPiteheriano, Hypericum Moserianum, Iris Geiman, Iris Kaempferi, Hudbeckia" Golden Glow. i' , OKNAHKNTAL TREKSAlder European, 8-10 ft.; Alder European, 6^8 5-7 ft ; Ash European, 8-10 ft.: Birch Y. How, 8-10 ft.; Birch Yellow, ft.; Catalpa Also an unusually large and complete Speciosa, 8 10 ft.: Catalpa Speciosa, 6-8 ft ; Catalpa Syringaefoiia, 8-10 ft.; Catalpa Syringaefoiia. 6-8 ft ; Cytissus Laburnum, 5-7 ft.; Cytissus Laburnum, 8-10 assortment of General Nursery Stock. 4-5 ft ; Elm American, 8 10 ft.; Elm American, 6-8 ft.; Elm English, ft.; Elm English, 6-8 ft.; Linden Broad-leaved, 8-10 ft.; Linden Broad-leaved, 6-8 ft.; M 6-8 Maple Ash-leaved, 8-10 ft ; Maple Ash-leaved, 6-8 ft.; Maple English, ft.; * AU well grown and of best quality. Maple Norway, 8-10 ft.; Maple Norway, 6-8 ft.; Maple Norway, 5-6 ft.; Maple Sugar, 6-8 ft; Maple Sugar, 5-6 ft.; Maple i-ycamore, 6-8 ft.; Maple Sycamore, * 5 6 ft.; Maple Purple lvd. Syc. 8-10 ft.; Maple Purple lvd. Syc. 6-8 ft.; Maple Wier'sCut lvd 8 10 ft.; Poplar, Van Gerrtii, 8-10 ft.; Plane American, 8-10 ft.; Wholesale ft.: Catalogue qow Ready Salisburia Adiantefolia, 5-7 ft.; Salisburia Adiantefolia, 3-5 Strawberry Trep, 5-6 ft : Tulip Tree, 10-12 ft.; Tulip Tree, 8^10 ft.; Virgilia Lutea, 5-7 ft.; Virgilia Lutea. 4-5 ft.; Virgilia Lutea, 3-4 ft. SMITH'S IMPROVED GOOSEBEKBr3 yr., strong. * KIEFFER STANDARD PEARS2 and 3 yrs., M in- and up. OUR GENERAL PRICE-LIST is printed in every issue of ELLWANGER & BARRY X our monthly publication, M THE TRADE BULLETIN. NurserymenHorticulturists, HORTICULTURAL free If you do not receive it write for a copy to-day. It will be sent to * any member of the trade on application. Use printed stationery to show N. Y. Not sent to one outside the trade. ROCHESTER, you belong to the trade. any Mt. Hope Nurseries. Established 1840. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., MHM NEWARK, NEW YORK.

PETERS & SKINNER F. H. STANNARD 6 CO. I PROPRIETORS | Successors to & 9 BREWER STANNARD

Proprietors I Capital nurseries1 Ottawa Star nurseries NORTH KANSAS. TOPEKA, OTTAWA, KANSAS

Have for sale a large and complete assortment of Nursery HAVE TO OFFER: Stock, strong on APPLE, CHERRY, PEACH (2 and 3 yr.) (1 and 2 yr.) PLUM AND APRICOT Apple, Cherry, Pear KEIFFER PEAR Plum, Peach,Apricots (1 and 2 yr.) Apple Seedlings, and. Mahaleb, Pear Seed' SHADE TREES lings, For est Tree E 1 m, A s h, Box Elder Seedlings, Apple Maple, Weeping mulberry Scions

APPLE SEEDLING JAPAN PEAR SEEDLING

MAHALEB SEEDLING FOREST TREE SEEDLING A good assortment of Grape Vines, Gooseber Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, Honey Locust. ries and Currants. Also Ornamental Trees

GRAPE VINES BECHTEL'S FLOWERING CRAB and Shrubs

MiiMii When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection The National Nurseryman. FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK.

Copyrighted 1902 by The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated.

" To be a good nurseryman requires a long sight." Professor Bailey.

Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., OCTOBER, 1902. No. 10.

VIRGINIA'S DEMAND. much more serious one in this state than in New York because of climatic conditions, hence I beg you to consider in all fairness our con duct in the past, and our intention to treat you fairly in the future. State Alwood Will Not Entomologist Accept Certificates Issued Very respectfully yours, by State Inspectors in New YorkHis Letter to R. Wm. B. Alwood, State Entomologist.

6. Chase Co., Stating His PositionMust P.S. I would be glad if you would publish this letter along with Have Professional Certificates. yours to me.

THOMAS MEEHAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The following correspondence is self-explanatory : Geneva, N. Y., September 2, 1902. The employees of Thomas Meehan and Sons, Inc., who for Prof. W. B. Alwood, State Entomologist, Blacksburg, Va.: some time have been studying botany at the nursery office, Dear Sib We understand from our State Inspector (Mr. Darrow) have formally organized a horticultural society. Constitution that you are not willing to admit nursery stock into the State of Vir and by-laws were drawn and The will ginia on his certificate. Now you must realize that our State Ento up adopted. society be known as the Thomas Horticultural so mologists, such as Prof. Lowe, are very busy, and we do not know Meehan Society, whether we can get them to make a careful examination of our nursery named in honor of the late Thomas Meehan, one of the most or not. eminent botanists of his day. Is Mr. Darrow correct in his statement, and must if we intend to we, Mr. S. Mendelson Meehan was nominated for the presi ship stock into your state, have a certificate from such a man as Mr. dency. He declined the nomination, however, and, in a few Lowe or a state entomologist ? well chosen words, said that while he the Very truly yours, greatly appreciated The R. G. Chase Co. honor, yet, inasmuch as the society was for employees exclu sively, it would only be proper for the offices to be filled and the Blacksburg, Va., Sept. 4, 1902. society governed entirely by them. He spoke highly of The B. O Chase Co.. Geneva, N. Y. the pleasant outlook for a successful society and assured the Dear Sirs I have your letter of the 2d inst. and in reply will say members that he would take the keenest interest in the welfare that I feel certain you are familiar with the past discussion which has of the organization. occurred between myself and the New York authorities and New York The following were then elected : Mr. Robert B. Cridland, nurserymen in regard to admitting nursery stock into Virginia. We president ; Mr. Ernest and Mr. S. have in the past made an exception in the case of New York nursery Hemming, vice-president, Newman men, which we have made to no other state, just because I believed Baxter, secretary-treasurer. that you people were almost without exception the most careful and Mr. J. Franklin Meehan defined the constituents of a success " in our in upright people the trade ; but in work this state, it occurs ful horticultural society. There is one thing in particular," that we will every once in a while meet with a case of San Jose scale he said, "that prevails in many societies of this kind, and from New York ; and certain things that I have heard, not that I know which should be avoided, and that is the desire to argue rather personally, have led me to believe that the infestation in New York than to discuss. If you are not that assertion is has become far more wide-spread than it was a few years ago. positive your Further, organized bodies in this state have by resolution demanded of a fact, do not argue with the fellow that contradicts you, but our Board of Crop Pest Commissioners that I shall not furnish the listen to his statement aud if it is a convincing one, then dis official of office a certificate or tags this except upon signed by, made card your idea of the subject for his knowledge, or investigate upon, the authority of a recognized professional man. for yourself." On the basis of these requests our Board of Crop Pest Commissioners Mr. S. Mendelson Meehan then gave, in a very interesting have passed a resolution which is set forth in the circular I am sending manner, an instructive lecture on the Gordonia com you. This resolution I believe to be just and fair to all parties, conse pubescens, its to the Stuartia quently I must ask that New York nurserymen furnish me a certificate menting upon relationship and telling of its of the same character that other states furnish. discovery along the Alatamaha river by the late John Bartram. In we much to have think taking this position, regret very anyone As has been chronicled some time ago, this is one of the that we would interfere with business or with fair commerce. private most unique societies in existence. In fact, it is the only We are simply fighting for the interests of our people, who have society, so far as known, of its kind. It is for the employees suffered very much from the dissemination of the scale on nursery but all are from the who weeds stock from other states. In this I am glad to say that New York is by exclusively, eligible, boys pull to the oldest veteran. All who seek are no means the chief offender, but it now appears right to us to demand knowledge invited to of all nurserymen like credentials. attend the meetings, where the combined practical knowledge I know the in and know that professional entomologists your state, of men versed in their respective departments in nursery work they are excellent men, and am aware that they are busy as you say ; affords, in this particular, study, instruction that far excels any but we are in exactly the same boat in Virginia, yet we attend pro college course or text book. It can thus be readily understood fessionally to the inspection, and in a large measure even to the fumi that not the but the too, is benefited gation of nursery stock in this state so as to protect our own people only employees firm, by and those without the state as well. This San Jose scale problem is a this commendable method of instruction. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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INSURANCE RATES. the merits and dements of the fruits generally grown for mar kets. When asked by .prospective customers he should give at as to the ad- Suggestion by Mr. Willis Regarded bv Jackson < Perkins Co. as his. honest opinion if he gives any opinion all, or the not Worthy of Discussion by American Association and visibility of setting such and such varieties doing customers as are the Action by Proper Committee Conditions so. He should give such inexperienced directions for and for trees after at Newark, N. Y. most explicit planting caring if it at they leave the nursery, for no tree will do well, grows out in a bundle and then be Editor National Nurseryman : all, if allowed to stand and dry of the cut-worm and We notice in the September issue of the National Nurseryman planted out and left to the tender mercies the of Mr. A. of Kans insurance It is to that more trees die of than inquiry Willis, Ottawa, , regarding the grub. safe say neglect rates upon nursery storage buildings. die a natural death. It seems to us that this matter would be something which could be The legitimate home nurseryman may have a large nursery taken up advantageously by the American Association. Some three or a small one. He may advertise extensively or he may not, years ago we succeeded in getting a special rate established upon our that a deal on how muctt trouble he has to storage buildings, which was 50 cents per $100 per year ; but this rate may depend good has recently been cancelled by the insurance companies, and when we sell his trees. He may, too, occasionally have made mistakes renew the policies we shall have to pay $1.25 per $100 per year. or perhaps more often was the victim of the errors of outside As we understand it, nursery are classed along with ordi a buildings nurserymen, for it is almost impossible in general trade for a nary warehouses which, it seems to us, is a most unjust classification ; nurseryman to grow all the items his business requires. It and if the average of losses was compiled simply from nursery build would be well for him to state to his customers whether ings we believe that a very much lower rate could be offered. Surely, frankly trees he is were in or Texas nursery storage buildings, as ordinarily built, are a much safer risk the offering grown Michigan ; than barns, which here take a rate of 60 cents per $100 for three years. whether they were really grown by himself or someone else. We have been hard to our old rate of 50 cents re trying get special These are things the average fruit grower thinks he has a right newed but have, thus far, been unable to. to know in order to protect himself. If patrons have griev If the matter was taken up by the proper committee of the associa ances he must do all he agrees. In other words, we think of a benefit to the trade be accom cheerfully tion, something might " plished. Jackson & Pehkinb Co. Do unto others as you would expect others to do to you Newark, N. Y., Sept. 15 1902. under like circumstances," must be the motto of the nursery man who would earn and hold a reputation for fair dealing. THE HOME NURSERYMAN. Within the memory of men yet living, Western Michigan was practically one magnificent forest of maples and evergreens. Like the Indian who lived beneath their branches and Harry E. Hamilton of' Bangor, Mich., at a recent meeting leafy the soul of their have of the Michigan Horticultural Society, presented a paper on worshipped majestic, kingly forms, they "The Home Nurseryman," from which, the following extract mostly fallen beneath the rapacity and greed of our so-called is taken : Christian civilization. In the reconstruction that has followed the has had an Before the funeral A man to be a succetsful fruit tree nurseryman must, besides nurseryman important part. ashes of these trees were cold he was on the to being careful, honest and industrious, have a business mas ground trying nature with other if contained less tered which among other things involves a knowledge of the propitiate trees, which, they of modes of producing and caring for the trees and plants used romance, possessed more of the spirit of practicalness. There he has in midst and has done much to for garden and other purposes. He should know the soil and grown up your make this state one the particular kind of treatment adapted for each variety he help mammoth garden of orchard trees and ' vines. To to the fruit to the home grows. He should take the greatest care in selecting his you, grower, nurseryman, scions and stocks, that they be free from disease and of the and to all lovers of rural nature, is allotted the carrying on of the task which has so and when best type procurable. Besides keeping a map with a carefully nobly begun which, completed" let us will make "a of written record of where every variety grown is located he by posterity, hope, Michigan thing " should be able to tell by the characteristic growth, the gland beauty and "a joy forever." or some other distinguishing feature, the type of each tree he WOULD has growing in the nursery. In this connection it might be of DISPENSE WITH BUDDING. value to the fruit grower, also, to have this knowledge. If he In a " bought trees he would then know the first season instead of discussion of reasons for the hardiness of the fence having to wait until the trees fruited whether they resembled corner peach, tree," in the Rural New Yorker, a correspondent what he purchased them for or not. Thus in the peach, if he says : I think bought trees labeled Barnard, Kalamazoo, Elberta or Smock, it is generally conceded that peach trees grown from natural make the and they have any other gland than reniform, or if he bought pits healthiest and hardiest trees, whether they are " " grown in a fence corner or elsewhere. The fence-corner trees are trees labeled Crane's Early, Crawfords, Engles or Chairs Choice usually seedlings allowed to grow without being transplanted. Such and they have any other gland than globose he would know trees always have a tap root and a system of roots as nature designed at once that whatever he had the trees were not tagged. a peach tree should have. I believe the time is not far distant when One think that this is the fruit the will be might something average pits planted where the tree is to grow ; they can be budded grower and nurserymen are familiar with, but a little inverti- there as well as in the nursery row. I also believe the time is coming when will be with we shall have fruit that will gation will convince him that many who handle trees know budding dispensed ; reproduce itself and come true to the pit. belief is that very little on this subject. My destroy ing the tap root and are the two sources from which emanate Our home budding nurseryman should be well informed as to the " " most of the weaknesses the peach tree is heir to. The fence-corner of the fruit He requirements grower. should be able to tell tree has neither of these evils, to contend with, hence Is vigorous. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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SHIPPING REGULATIONS. Washington Shippers into the state must file a bond and obtain a license of the commissioner of horticulture. All shipments are in spected by county inspectors before delivery. Hon. A. Van Holder- beck. Tacoma. The National Nurseryman was the first to and compile Wisconsin Copies of certificates must accompany stock into the publish a summary of the laws of the several states relating state. W. A Henry, Madison. No law. Frank E. Laramie. to the transportation of nursery stock. Since then various Wyoming Emery, Canada All stock shipped into Canada is at of lists have been fumigated ports prepared by others, the latest being the follow entry. John J. McGee, clerk of privy council, Ottawa. ing under the direction of Commissioner Wieting of the New York Department of Agriculture, the names being those of "SEEDLESS ORANGE." officials in charge, with address : Alabama No law. C. F. Austin, Auburn. ArizonaNo law. R. H. Forbes, Tucson. ArkansasNo law. Ernest Walker, Fayetteville. Editor National Nurseryman : California All to Alexander Craw, shipments subject inspection. The account San Francisco. you published from the New York Times of Colorado Stock subject to inspection by county inspectors appointed the orange called by the above name among others, e. g., by State Board of Horticulture, Denver. "Californian etc. "Navel," Navel," Delaware All stock shipped into the state must be accompanied by "Washington Navel," a certificate stating that the owner or an inspector has fumigated the lacks several particulars and makes some misstatements. contents. Wesley. Webb, Dover. As I have known of this from its first in Florida H. A. Gossard, Lake City, has issued certificates to nursery orange appearance men. the states, perhaps I may try to tell you about it>. It first Georgia Duplicate certificatos must be filed. Upon filing certifl in the Brazilian exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition cates, tags will be furnished to use on shipments into the state. W. M. appeared Scott, Atlanta. at Philadelphia in 1876, to which the late William Saunders Idaho Stock shipped into the state must be marked with name and was accredited as a the then Commissioner of address of consignee. State Board ef Horticulture, Beise. special agent by Illinois Copy of certificates must accompany shipments into Illi Agriculture, Frederick Watts. My recollection is that the nois. S. A. Forbes, Urbana. fruits were shown in alcohol in a William Saunders glass jar. Indiana Copy of certificates must accompany shipments into Indi ana. J. Troop La Fayette. and others were attracted by their large size, and the assur Iowa of certificates must into Iowa. Copy accompany shipments ance of the clever attendant that were seedless H. E. Sommers, Ames. young they KansasNo law. E. A. Popenoe, Manhattan. and of surpassing quality. Saunders made arrangements to of certificate must into Kentucky Copies accompany shipments get plants from Bahia, in the neighborhood of which they Kentucky. H. Garmen, Lexington. Louisiana Unlawful to ship infested trees into the state. Name of were cultivated, and in 1878 he had a plant in the collection and must W. C. consignee residence accompany shipments. Stubbs, at the of were Audubon Park. forming Department Agriculture, (which pretty Maine No law. Charles D. Woods, Grono. full of scale insects, by the bye), and which he intended to Maryland Duplicate certificates must be filed. Copies must accom bud and distribute to Florida and California. pany shipments. All stock shipped from the state must be fumigated. A. L. Quaintance, College Park. The distribution was I know carried out, and it seems to MassachusettsAll stock from or into the state must be accompanied " me the variety would most correctly be termed the Bahia by a certificate of inspection, or in lieu thereof a certificate of fumiga tion. H. T. Fernald, Amherst. Navel," for although the Natural History of Oranges by Risso, MichiganDuplicate certificates must be filed with the State Board or any similar work would show that the type of orange has of Agriculture, Lansing. Bonds must be filed for a license to sell in the state. Certificates must accompany shipments into the state. long been known, yet I daresay the various climates hav_ D. W. Trine, inspector, Lansing. differentiated the fruit to a considerable degree, and in a way MinnesotaNo law. State nurseries inspected by Samuel B. Green, horticulturist, St. Anthony Park. too which does not always promise permanency. No law. W. L Hutchinson, Agricultural College. Mississippi It will be seen from this that the statement of the New York MissouriCopies of certificate must accompany shipments. George B. Ellis. Columbia. Times correspondent "that all the seedless orange trees in the MontanaAll stock into the state must pass through quar shipped world have been from buds from the two parent antine stations and will be fumigated by state inspectors. 0. H. Ed propagated wards, Butte. trees on the Tibbets place at Riverside" is incorrect. Nebraska No law. E'. A. Buruett, Lincoln.

MacPherson. Nevada No law. J. E. Stubbs, Reno. James New Hampshire No law. Trenton, N. J. New JerseyCopies of certificates must accompany shipments into Dr. J. B. Smith, the state. Nursery inspection is not compulsory. NURSERY TRADE IN MINNESOTA. New Brunswick. New MexicoNo law. J J, Vernon, Mesilla Park. North CarolinaDuplicate certificates must be filed in North Caro be of A. W. of the Minnesota Horticultural lina and copies accompany shipments. Tags must procured Secretary Latham, Franklin Sherman. Jr., Raleigh. Society, says : North DakotaNo law. C. B Waldon, Agricultural College into the state. of stock has been in Min OhioCopies of certificate must accompany shipments An extraordinary amonnt nursery planted and A. F. Bur W. W. Miller, Secretary State Board of Agriculture, nesota this season, and probably nothing approaching the amount has Chief Columbus. gess, Inspector,' ever been distributed in our state in any one season before. Quite a

Oklahoma No law. , , at number of orchards of a thousand or more trees have been set out to OregonStock on arrival is subject to inspection specified quar antine stations. George H. Lainberson, Portland. the personal knowledge of the writer, and undoubtedly there are many PennsylvaniaCopies of certificates must accompany shipments more of which he has not heard. With fifty nurseries in the state, most into the state. Hon. John Hamilton, Harrisburg. of them employing agents, from one to 200 each, the opportunity for Rhode IslandNo law. Fred W. Card, Kingston. stock has, not been lacking. The success of the South DakotaNo law. D. A. Saunders, Brookings. purchasing nursery into the state. few has stimulated and is to a ex Tennessee Certificates must accompany shipments past years stimulating planting great George W. Martin, Nashville. tent. Outside nurserymen have contributed liberally to this result. TexasNo law. J. H. Connell. College Station. One pleasant feature of this year's business is the large proportion of Utah examine all stock sent into Utah berore it County inspectors ornamental stock being planted. can be delivered. Secretary State Board of Horticulture, Logan.

. Vermont No law. , _ , tor VirginiaDuplicate certificates must be filed and tags secured Subscribe for the NATIONAL NURSERYMAN, the shipment of stock into Virginia. William B. Alwood, Blackswootf. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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G. Harold Powell, assistant pomologist of the U. S. Dept. of Agri Emono Growers anb IDealere, culture, has been in Western New York collecting fine pears for ship ment to Europe by way of experiment. H. P. Gould, of the depart J. J. Colmant proposes to start a nursery at Birmingham, Ala. ment, has been collecting mountain-grown peaches in Maryland and The Stark Brothers Co., Louisiana, Mo., has increased its capital West Virginia for shipment to England.-" stock from $300,000 to $1,000,000. Articles of incorporation have been filed in the office of the secretary of state of California the Eureka of busi. The Minnesota Horticultural Society has a membership of 1 214. by Orange company, place Riverside. stock and E. A. H. B. Can any other horticultural society beat it ? ness, Capital $175,000, Chase, Chase, F. F. Chase, E. 8. Moulton, H. R. Greene, Jr., G. Rouse, W. A. Pur- William C. Moon, Morrisville, Pa., and Harlan P. Kelsey, Kawana,! H. T. Hays, F. T. Morrison, F. M. Heath and M. J. Twogood N. C, recently visited Philadelphia establishments. ington, rf Riverside, Cal., directors. August Rhotert, 26 Barclay street, New York city, returned from an The dutiable imports during the month of June, 1902, of plants, extended trip in Europe per steamer Fuerst Bismark on Sept. 13th. trees, shrubs and vines amounted to $6,782, as compared with $4,825 The exhibit of the P. J. Berckmans Co., Augusta, Ga., at the conven during the same month a year ago. The imports during the twelve tion of the Society of American Florists, at Asheville, N. C, was highly months ending with June, 1902, reached a valuation of #1,172 023, commended. against $1,098,469 during the corresponding period ending June, 1901. Efforts are being made to grow Dutch, Roman and Italian hyacinth These imports during the corresponding period of 1900 were valued at bulbs in North Carolina, where the tuberose is already produced on a $965,369. large commercial scale. Rhotert, 26 Barclay street, New York city, represents in the With a capital stock of $24,000 the C. W. Stuart Co., Newark, N. Y., August United States and Canada the following firms : Vilmorin-Andrieux has been incorporated. The directors are : C. W. Stuart, J. M. Pitkin, & wholesale seed Paris, France; Louis Leroy, nursery Jr., and C. H. Stuart, of Newark. Co., growers, man, Angers, France ; O. Petrick, hot-house plants, Ghent, Belgium ; Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, won first prize for display of apples M. Koster & Sons, nurserymen, Boskoop, Holland ; John Palmer & and pears at the New York State Fair, in Syracuse, last month. First Son, Limited, Annan, Scotland ; E. Neubert, Lily of the Valley Pips, for went to the American Co. prize peaches Nursery , Niagara Falls. Wandsbek, Germany ; The General Bulb Co., Dutch Bulbs, Vogelzang, Director M. J. and his lieutenant. Elmer Wragg Reeves, superin Holland ; G. H. Richards. Raffia and XL All Specialties, London, the tended excellent horticultural display at the Iowa state fair, August England. He transacts custom house business and attends to import C. 25-30. L. Watrous and Professors Budd and Hansen were present. and export shipments. He has special shipping facilities at Hamburg, The postal administration of Germany has announced that, to pre Bremen, Antwerp,. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, etc. He takes import vent the introduction of San Jose scale, live plants or parts of plants or orders on commission for goods of foreign manufacture, and is repre fresh fruits from the United States cannot be sent by mail to Germany. sented in Paris by A. D. Marsily, 8 Rue Martel. The Association of American Cemetery Superintendents at its recent Boston convention elected : President, H. Wilson Ross, Newton, Mass. ; MARYLAND REQUIREMENTS. vice-president, J. C. Dix, Cleveland ; secretary and treasurer, J. H. Morton, Boston. A bulletin issued the The Frisco Orchard Co., Omaha, Neb., has filed articles of incorpor recently by Maryland Agricultural after the contains this an ation for a nursery business with $1,000,000 capital stock and these Experiment Station, quoting law, incorporators : George W. Miller, William Bayard, Craig J. Zwort nouncement : and Frank M. Carroll. All nurserymen who desire to do a business in this state should file A national of will be held in St. Louis on congress apple growers with the state entomologist, before November 1st, a copy of their November 18-19. H. C. Fall River, 111., is Cupp, temporary chairman; nursery inspection certificate. While this is not required by law, we C. S. Wilson, Hannibal, is F, W. is a member Mo., secretary. Taylor desire these certificates to determine, as far as possible, by whom the of the executive committee. inspections were made. No tags from this department are necessary & Co., Normal, 111., abundant that in a season Augustine bring proof on shipments into the state. Simply attach copy of your certificate of universal amount of their Sudduth of which blights pear, they of nursery inspection and shipments will be delivered by our transpor have 40,000 in nursery and orchard, has not a It stands blighted twig. tation agents. It is not desired to in any way restrict the commerce the Dakota winters, and is a prolific bearer. of outside nurserymen in this state, but any violation of the above The dutiable imports during the month of July, 1902, of plants, section will be immediately dealt with. trees, shrubs and vines amounted to $49,983, as compared with $22,332 the same month a The of stock dur during year ago. exports nursery THE BREEDING OF APPLES. ing July, 1902, were valued at $1,406, against $2,313 in July, 1901. The Rural Californian announces : E. F. Stephens, a prominent Lux, of throws horticulturist of Nebraska, has distributed free to farmers of his state Philip Kansas, discussing apple growing, out a to 45,000 apple trees on condition that they will be cultivated according suggestion nurserymen : to his direction. Mr. Stephens will receive one-half of the yield for a I frequently pass two small orchards, one on either side of the road. certain number of years. For six years the one has had a good crop of apples almost every year, The exports during June, 1902, of nursery stock were valued at while the other has seldom borne anything at all. The conditions are $2,173, against $4,556 in June, 1901. These exports during the twelve in favor of the unproductive orchard. months ending with June. 1902, were valued at $132,027, against This state of affairs exists all over our country. Now the question $134,961 the of and during corresponding period 1901, $107,172 during is, What is the matter 1 Have our nurserymen bred their commercial the same months of 1900 apples up by their method of getting scions from their nursery trim In the last issue of the National a Nurseryman, through typo mings or anywhere, regardless of their merits, just so that they were error, it was stated that the Stark Brothers and graphical Nursery Or true to name ? No wonder Major Holsinger, in the last number of the chard Co. was putting in 1,000 buds per The should have day. figure Fruit Grower, makes tjhe following remark: "I spent nearly thirty been 100,000, as all who are conversant with the business of that large years and nearly as many hundred dollars in experiments, and just must have known. company learned that I don't know anything about orcharding." The Florist's Exchange publishes a picture of a Colorado blue spruce Our berrymen, chickenmen and stockmen propagate from such stock feet in on thirty height the grounds of Thomas Meehan & Sons. Ger only as have special merits. Is it not time that we should dothe same? mantown, Pa., believed to be the largest of these trees in the East. I am convinced that if apple raisers had selected scions from trees of The tree was presented to the late Thomas Meehan by Professor C. S. special merit, and with proper care, there would be less disappoint Sargent, of Brookline, Mass. ment now, and there would be no need of Major Holsinger's confession. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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and how to NURSERYMAN'S BEST induce them to heed such knowledge and instructions, has CUSTOMER. been one of frequent mention and consideration at the annual meetings of our different horticultural societies. We believe that much of this The FarmerBut information be furnished He is Often an Unsuccessful Horticulturist might direct from the nurseryman to the and planter by means of a simple circular and Wastes Many TreesSuggestion that Directions for containing plain brief direc tions for the planting and future care of what has been from each procured Planting Accompany Shipment of Stock. the said nursery, circular to accompany each bill of goods when delivered. By increasing knowledge, we stimulate interest, and when sufficient has knowledge been gained and interest more The farmer is the nurseryman's best C. H. awakened, time customer, says will be devoted to the work of horticulture among our farmer friends, True, secretary of the Northeastern Iowa Horticultural and less complaints and failures will be the result. Society in an article in the Minnesota Horticulturist. He that doubtless says 90 per cent, of the products of the nur ILLINOIS FRUIT CULTURE. series are appropriated by the farming communities, and adds that of 75 per cent, this at least is wasted. The Illinois has a total literally land area of 56,000 square miles or patronage of the farmers is the of the commercial of which mainstay 35,840,000 acres, 32,794,728 acres, or 91.5 per cent. nurseries. True : Secretary says are included in farms. The total number of orchard trees For this and other reasons the should be in increased nurseryman especially from 8,214,726 to 18,047,931 in the decade to terested in 1890 the farmer's attempts to make a profitable use of the trees 1900. The number of apple trees nearly doubled, while all and plants that have been placed in other varieties show even his care. When we take into account larger the immense amount of trees and gains. Of the total number of plants that are annually dealt out to trees in 1900, 7.44 per cent, were the farmers of our country by the apple trees ; 13.6 per cent, peach commercial nurseries of the northwest trees ; 4.4 per cent, pear trees ; 4.0 through their agents, and then as we percent, cherry trees; 3.2 per cent. pass over and through our great states and trees and and note the absence of orchards of plum prune ; 0.4 per cent, and unclassified any comparative value, while many apricot farms are totally destitute of what trees. to be ought considered a necessity in Apples were grown in all parts the matter of fruit for the supplies of the state by 156,709 farmers, family, such conditions not only call or 59.3 per cent, of the total forth astonishment but also excite number in the state regret and pity in behalf of the planter Marion, Clay and his family in the loss sustained Wayne and Jtfferson counties in and in the disappointment arising out the southern part of the state re of misdirected effort, as well as from ported one-fifth of the total num the results of wanton negligence. ber. Peach growing is confined The case of a farmer who has principally to the central and made up his mind not to invest southwestern counties, but the another dollar in nursery stock, other fruits are generally dis because of repeated orchard fail tributed over the state. ures, is cited. The writer con

tinues : FIRST IN HORTICULTURE. The practice of making up losses to the customer either free of cost or at The fruit and half price we believe has, all things growing garden considered, worked to his disadvantage. ing, purely domestic matters a The was hundred plan doubtless first adopted CHARLES T. SMITH, Concord, Ga years ago, have now by some dealer with the view to secur come to be great business enter future since it affords an to call ing orders, the seller opportunity prises, commanding millions of dollars of capital. Already upon the patron an indefinite number of times. Undersuch a sys North America is the greatest fruit growing country in the tem the careless planter is more liable to neglect the performance world, practicing the most scientific and methods. of his than would be the case if he were left without recourse progressive duty The flower growing' interest is itself an source of upon the nurseryman. Not infrequently do disputes arise be important national wealth. Where once we tomatoes in an ama tween buyer and seller in reference to the conditions upon which grew teurish as a stock failing to grow should be replaced, and occasionally the law has way garden product, we now grow them in blocks been called upon to settle the differences. I cannot imagine why the of hundreds of acres. So great have become the horticultural farmer is not as one half of the loss under much obligation to stand interests in this country that departments of horticulturr have that accrue from the of cholera a lot of might ravages among pigs been established even in many small as well as large schools. purchased of him by a neighbor farmer as the nurseryman is to make The generation to come will see the different branches of hor good the loss of nursery stock during a drouthy summer or frigid ticulture each in itself a department of the institution. The winter. From my standpoint of reasoning the nurseryman has done extent to which these special industries are singled out and all that reason and justice requires of him when he has placed in the emphasized measures the increasing importance of hands of customer a and tree or true to name agriculture his thrifty healthy plant, as a whole. Country Life in America. and adapted to its environments, and this is where his responsibility should cease and that of the purchaser begin. It is rumored that Secretary Wilson, of the U. 8. Department of The question, how to supply the farmers of our land with a practical Agriculture, will resign to become president of the Iowa Agricultural knowledge of horticulture and with instructions suited to their needs, College. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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prominent firm offered $1.50 per bushel for any amount up to The National Nurseryman. a carload, while another firm sent printed postal cards requesting offers of peach seed in any quantities. The dealers also are in the same condition. Ordeis were published monthly by booked and promises made by collectors in the natural peach The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., district, but they are unable to fill the orders for collection (incorporated) that they have accepted, and are cutting these orders from 305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. 50 to 75 per cent.

FRENCH STOCKS SCARCE. PRESIDENT .... THOMAS B. MEEHAN

VICE-PRESIDENT AND EDITOR - - RALPH T. OLCOTT SECRETARY-TREASURER AND BUSINESS MANAGER, C. L. YATES More surprises await the grower of apple stocks. The indications now are that the shortage of French apple seed The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of will be as great this year as it was last, and prices will pro all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. bably soar skyward again. Mannetti rose stocks, both French and English, are also OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. quite scarce. The English Mannetti stock is used largely in this country by florists for grafting tea roses. They are AWARDED THE BRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. especially graded for this purpose as the French stock is too large to pot in the small pots used by florists in this work. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. The supply of the English stock is now exhausted and only One year, in advance, - - - - _ $1.00 the few in the hands of the dealers are now for sale, and these Six Months, ______,-- in quite limited quantities. Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 " " French stocks- are scarce and are - - - pear very only being Six Months, 1.00 offered in connection with other stocks. of the French Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements Many will not in should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date growers sell pear without other stocks equal quan of issue. tities. Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts on New York or postal orders, instead' of checks, are requested. BRITISH-AMERICAN PARCELS POST. Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. The White Star steamer Teutonic on September 10th brought from Great Britain the first consignment of pack AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. ages shipped to this country under the new parcels post plan. The packages were consigned to the American Express Com President, Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich. ; vice-president, D. S. pany which will distribute such parcels in the United States Lake, Shenandoah, la.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, instead of the This will N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. government. company ship parcels Executive CommitteeWilliam Pitkin, Rochester, N. V.; N. W. Hale, Knox- to the Parcels Post of Great Britain. A parcel weighing not ville, Peter Neb. Tenn.; Youngers, Geneva, more than eleven pounds may be sent by mail to any point in Committee on TransportationPresident Ilgenfritz, ex-offlcio ; A. L. Brooke, the United N. Topeka, Kan.; Henry Chase, Huatsville, Ala.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Kingdom. Ind.; Howard Davis, Baltimore, Md. The rate per three from Great Britain to New York Committee on TariffIrving House, Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas B. Meehan, pounds Germantown, Pa.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O. City is one shilling ; to any other part of the United States Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At two shillings ; for from seven to eleven In lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.; George A. Sweet, Dans parcels pounds ville, N. Y.; Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. weight, three shillings to New York, four shillings to any other Committee on ProgrammeGeorge C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; Wilson J. part of the United States. To this is added a fee of a Peters, Troy, Ohio; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. shilling Committee on PublicityC. M. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Ralph T. Olcott, per package for clearance and a fee of a shilling for the Rochester, N. Y.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. sample office, and any to which the articles may be sub Annual convention for 1903 At Detroit, Mich., June 10-12. duty For an ject. additional fee the package may be insured. The Entered in the Post Office- at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. package must not be longer than three feet six inches.

Rochester, N. Y., October, 1902. PACKING FOR LONG SHIPMENT.

SHORTAGE IN NATURAL PEACH SEED. J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md., suggest that in packing It was that there was a generally supposed good crop of trees for long shipment, the packing should be moist but not natural peach seed this year, and many nurserymen failed to wet. Boxes should be well made and double paper lined. place orders early thinkiug there would be a in the drop price Plenty of packing should be used about the roots, so placed when delivery time came around. About the middle of that it will not shake off, and the trees should be tightly September, however, nurserymen to discover that began pressed together. Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y., says that insterd of being in surplus there was a in great shortage the well packed goods can remain in boxes two or three months crop ; indeed it to be a appears practically failure, and now unhurt. The cases must be protected from drying winds, the are to almost they willing give any price for the seed. One sun, and steam boilers. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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MR. McHUTCHISON'S NEW BUSINESS. necessary to use tall, growing shrubs for screen he should not recom mend lilacs if high bush cranberry can be had. He should not advise straight roads, driveways or walks in grounds where curved lines The friends of many J. McHutchison will be to learn would a gratified produce better effect ; he should advise the planting of sugar that he has opened offices at 218 Fulton St., New York, and maple, soft maple, American linden and, in smaller quantities, cut- henceforth will conduct an import, custom house and forward leaved maple, Schwedler's maple, ash, cut-leaved weeping birch. American and European mountain ash, shell bark black wal ing business. He has just returned from a trip. hickory, European nut butternut, European larch, white spruce, blue spruce, concolor During his absence he secured the agency in the United States white pine, Austrian pine, balsam fir, dwarf mountain pine, Douglas and Canada for several seed and bulb ' prominent nursery, spruce, American arbor vitae and silver cedar He should advise firms. groves of deciduous and evergreen treeswhere possible with irregu Mr. McHutchison first became known to the trade in this lar outlines, with here and there small clumps of deciduous trees, not out one of the varieties that beautiful autumn country some six years ago as the traveling salesman for leaving produce leaves. He should recommend large, well-kept lawns where possible to have them, August Rhotert, of New York. Though then a stranger to the on and around which should be seen all of our hardy flowering shrubs, trade he soon acquired friends, until now he is the probably climbing vines, climbing roses and hardy roses. He should recom best known man in that line in this and is on intimate country, mend large masses of perennial and herbaceous flowers. In fact, in terms with many of the largest nurserymen. Those who know floriculture the impress of his work should be decidedly marked. For him will predict for him a prosperous future. early flowering, beds of white tulip with yellow or scarlet or crimson borders, or beds of scarlet and crimson tulips with a He has associated with him in his new enterprise Daniel W. single row of white for a border, should be seen around a score of homes Wittpenn, who has had some experience in the custom house where one is seen now. Moss pinks should greet the passerby. For business in New York. the latter part of May and early June, tree pseonies, with their gorgeous The firms they will regresent are ; Arthur De Meyer, colors, and all through June and into July selections from the long Ghent, Belgium, azaleas, palms, ficus, etc.; Ernst Reim- list of more than 700 distinct varieties of herbaceous pseonies, should be made. schneider, Altona-Hamburg, Germany, lily of the valley pips ; In the first half of the nineteenth century it was true that the rose H. W. Van Der Bom & Co., Oudenbosch, Holland, evergreens was the queen of flowers. It is no longer true. The new creations in and deciduous nursery stock. pseonies do not hold a second place. It is to day the queen of flowers. Large beds of coleus and geraniums should be marked features. A NURSERYMAN AS LANDSCAPE GARDENER. large oblong bed of yellow coleus, with a border of single row of very dark color, produces a floe effect. In all arrangements of flowers, shrubs or trees, sharp contrast of color should be the rule. The fact is coming to be generally recognized among pro For midsummer and autumn flowers the perennial phlox should be gressive nurseryman that to the business of growing and sell used in large numbers. These are also new creations, more than one hundred fine varieties been out the ing trees should be added the knowledge, to some extent at having brought during past twenty years Their effect on the ,lawn is pleasing and lasting. During a least, of landscape gardening. There are many cases where it trip east several years ago, of the things seen none made a more lasting is not to procure the services of a practicable professional impression on my mind than the beds of perenial phlox on the grounds therefore the finds it landscape gardener, nurseryman of Ellwanger and Barry, and a single clump seen on a well kept lawn necessary, so far as recommendations are concerned, to attach at Burlington, Vt. that profession to his own. A knowledge of the principles of landscape gardening may THE WELLHOUSE ORCHARDS. often prevent expensive or irreparable mistakes. After fur nishing the best stock and instructions for planting so that it Much has been written concerning the Wellhouse apple will the to his should grow, nurseryman fully perform duty, orchards in Kansas. The latest information appears in a recent to best for the in be able suggest the arrangement grounds issue of the Tribune Farmer, which says : question. Kansas has within its walls of corn one of the largest, if not the To be sure this has long been done in a very able manner largest, apple orchards in the world. It contains 1,500 acres, and is owned Fred Wellhouse of the Kansas State Horticultural by the leading nurserymen and to a certain extent by many by president This orchard is located near Leavenworth. Mr. Wellhouse others. But the tendency of the times is toward a broaden society. owns 1,636 acres of orchard in Leavenworth, Osage and Miama coun of the nurseryman's scope and this is one of the lines sug ing ties. He has reduced apple raising to a science. When the apple gested. seasons are favorable, as the season has been in 1902, he raises from in the On this subject O. F. Brand, Owatonna, recently gave 60,000 to 80,000 bushels of apples. During hot and dry seasons his Minnesota Horticulturalist some practical advice. After yield falls as low as 400 bushels ; indeed, during the season of 1893 he did not pick the crop at all, so small was it. However, during his stating that the nurseryman should urge that the best scenic twelve years of apple producing on an extensive scale he has been able effect is by contrast in colors and that large produced sharp to raise for the market 450,000 bushels of apples. For these he has trees should be feet apart, Mr. Brand growing planted forty obtained the average price of 28 cents per bushel. According to says : official reports Mr. Wellhouse has the largest apple orchard in the of Scotch world. The nurseryman should not recommend the planting pine Mr. Wellhouse has found the Ben.Davis to be the most and Norway spruce where other evergreens can.be successfully grown; apples profit a of while Jonathan has more bushels to the acre. Missouri should not advise planting trees or shrubs so as to obstruct view able, yielded - comes second in and Ben Davis third. But a better the buildings, nor tall growing shrubs anywhere on the lawn nor along Pippin yield, bloom all at one and more active and market is found for the Ben drivesexcept in shrubberies ; nor shrubs that season; price appreciative Davis. On Fairmount near he has erected or trees or shrubs liable to become breeding grounds for injurious Hill, Leavenworth, large recommend and on direct line of the Santa Fe rail diseases or insectsand except for windbreaks should not packing drying establishments, and his of fruit are made to Kansas the white willow or cottonwood where the sugar maple and linden can road, shipments City, Chicago, New York, Boston and points. He also has a large trade in be grown. In fact, the useful only, other things being equal/should foreign and When it is dried give way to those which combine beauty utility. apples. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Hn IRecent Burset^ IRows. , Ipmblications.

As they Stood in Nursery.In a discussion among Minnesota The World's Work for October is remarkable for its wide range of horticulturists much stress was laid on the importance of planting interesting subjects and uniformly fine illustrations. trees in orchard in the manner in that is to they grew nursery, say, In addition to its many other interesting features the Delineator for bark on south bark on north side. " red-tinged side, green-tinged October contains an article by Ward Macleod on Bulbs for the Win White Fleshed Peaches. Southern peach growers call attention dow Garden," in which all the information needed for successful cul to the merits of the white-fleshed peach, new varieties of which, from ture is given. the Chinese cling type recently discussed in these columns, have be Country Life in America for October illustrates the varied out-door come The Elberta remains the leader. the white popular. Among pursuits of the best month of all the year. The country estate feature varieties are Belle of Georgia, Champion, Waddell and Carman. this month is the seat of Anson Phelps Stokes on Stockbridge Mountain, October Purple Plum. We received last month samples of the n the Berkshires near Lenox. Many small articles deal with timely October Purple Plum, the specialty which has been sold by Stephen subjects, from the care of flowers and the making of a window garden New Conn for to and nature of the month. This and Hoyt's Sons, Canaan, , several years most successfully. hunting birds, study unique This plum is certainly one of the best of the Japan varieties. It was beautiful magazine is now a year old" and has proved its place among propagated by Luther Burbank, who said of it : "It is best of them the best American periodicals. all." The fruit is large, of rich purple color, juicy, sweet and of excellent flavor. Its firmness should make it a good shipper. GREAT LABOR SAVING DEVICE. New Early Cling Peach. A new early cling peach, not yet named, but said to have originated in Fresno, Cal., is thus described All who have much of mail matter have for a " addressing longed by Prof. E. J. Wickson : Our first impression of the peach is, that practical addressing device to save time, labor and money. There have it is the most notable new variety we have seen in a long time. Mr. been attempts at such devices, but none to equal the Elliott Address Roeding's statements are borne out by the specimens. The cling is a ing Machine which addresses envelopes or wrappers of any size, cards, full-sized, rich-colored yellow, with a deep red cheek. It is notable, invoices, statements, shipping tags, etc. The work is accomplished by however, that the rea comes away wholly with the skin, leaving a the use of stencil cards automatically fed through the machine, operat healthful, clear, yellow flesh. The pit is also free from red. Evidently ed by foot power. One motion of the foot inks, prints direct on the fruit will please the canners from that point of view. The earli- envelope, and changes to next stencil. The machine will print indefi ness is also notable, for the Hale's Early specimens are not much over nitely same name or automatically change each address, duplicate or half grown (much later than they are with us in Berkeley), and yet triplicate. The machine is of simple and durable construction, works the cling is dead ripe, soft and juicy. The size is ample for canning." easily and can be readily understood and operated by the ordinary office boy. Capacity : 2 000 per hour, all different addressess, or same THE SEEDLING QUESTION. address, as desired. The machine, with cabinet, occupies about the same space as a small x Editor National Nurseryman : typewriter table (floor space 16 ins. 22 ins.) The cabinet is made of quartered oak, highly finished. It is provided with storage room for Without a thorough investigation of authority on this ques 1,400 stencil cards. I advance ideas and of what is termed tion, my understanding - Thomas Meehan & Sons, Germantown, Pa., have installed one of and classed, by growers and in the forest dealers, seedlings these machines in their office. They have found it surprisingly use and ornamental of departments tree growing. ful. Seven thousand catalogue wrappers are disposed of in one day. The are The appellation of seedling is a tree coming from the seed lists permanent from year to year, and it is a very easy matter to make the forest or corrections. The machine is when one has a either in field and remaining where first grown always ready list to be mailed of special quickly. It is one of the best money saving for any period time, or any number of years, of the age machines ever put into an office. that the tree may be transplanted. After the transplanting age, whether in the forest or field, there is no question or THE APPLE CROP. in difference the. matter. Transplanted trees, especially ever greens, are found to be benefited by transplanting the seed The U. S. two or government crop for the ling one, three times at periods of two or three years or report September gave following statement of the based as soon as the plants have become hardened to open culture. apple crop prospect upon ioo as a full crop : Cutting the roots of the plants in digging causes the large New York New roots to cast off branch roots and the branch roots produce 70, Jersey 77, Pennsylvania 66, Maryland 62, 40, Arkansas Ohio Indiana many more feeding roots than if left in the original place. Virginia 68, 42, Michigan 83, 45. Illinois 60, Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Mis After the plants have been transplanted once, twice or more 76, 71, 72, souri Kansas are 56, 62, Nebraska Colorado Montana times they then known as transplanted stock and are no 83, 75, 95, as Washington 84, Oregon California longer classed seedlings. Of course all trees not grafted or 80, 90. budded, or made by cuttings or layers, are considered seed HORTICULTURAL in the true sense MEETINGS. lings of the word. The terms seedling or transplanted plant are used to distinguish the condition of the Nov. 18-19National at St. Mo. stock. apple congress, Louis, Nov. 25-26Southern Illinois Horticultural Society, at Anna, 111. S.. H. Des la. Linton, Moines, Dec. 2-3 Northern Illinois Horticultural Society, at Sterling, 111. Dec 2-4 Missouri State Horticultural Society, at Springfield, Mo. COLONISTS' RATES VIA WABASH R. R. Dec. 17-19Illinois State Horticultural Society, at Champaign, 111. JanuaryArkansas State Horticultural Society, at Green Forest, Ark.

Daily, during October, the Wabash Railroad will sell Colonist tickets O. J. Barksdale, Red Hill, Va."I have been a subscriber to from Buffalo to all Pacific Coast at the low rate of poicts extremely National low the Nurseryman for several but have never had $43. Correspondingly rates to intermediate points See your years, nearest ticket or address occasibn so far to use its agent James Gass, N. Y. S. P. A ; R. F. Kelley, advertising columns to sell my stock. I con general agent, passenger department, Wabash Railroad, Buffalo, N. Y. sider it a valuable journal." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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LUTHER BURBANK'S METHODS. force its sap into the cells of hundreds of buds or grafts of new varieties and can be conceived to be as surprised at the multitude of strange Prof. E. J. Wickson's treatise on Luther Burbank and his forms and colors appearing on its old branches as a mother hen would be at a works is concluded in the Sunset Magazine for February. hatching brood of bluejays. Upon the of flowers or fruits thus secured selec The methods are discussed at motley throng again length. tion is exercised selection from all points of view and towardends still The supply of pollen is secured a of generally by gathering quantity far remote, because desirable characters or traits may be distributed the anthers of the desired pollen parent, usually the day before the through many individuals They must be combined and concentrated. pollen is to be used, and drying them When in proper carefully. Cross pollenation, now, between such individuals must be employed, degree of dryness, the pollen is secured by shaking or sifting gently and from this new shuffling of the cards another discriminating, patient the mass of dry anthers over a watch until its surface is dusted crystal effort for arrangement into suits or sequences. It is a stupendous over with the pollen, the dust film appearing most clearly on the lower game of solitaire which the capable hybridizer plays among the innu parts of the curved surface. Each each and sometimes genus, species, merable forms, colors, odors, flavors, textures, growing, blooming and each modifications, which are experi variety requires suggested by fruiting habits, which surround him as his reward for disturbing the ence. The of blossoms of a which Mr. largest quantity single variety, natural order of things in the plant world. Amid this indefinite variety Burbank has handled at one is about a He has found that time, pint. there must be in his mind no confusion. He is wise if he has had an dried its about one week it pollen retains ; properly ordinarily efficacy object from the beginning a conception of something new and desir in cases retain its much might, perhaps, many power longer. able, perhaps a definite combination of objects to be attained. If he The of the blooms of the seed consists in remov preparation parent has a main object, say a certain color in a flower, he must pursue it about nine-tenths of the blcom buds when to show the ing they begin faithfully, seizing upon the slightest trend in that direction. No mat color, in trees which bloom about one in ten of the petal leaving freely ter if the plant with that precious endowment lacks vigor, seize upon it natural blooms to be This is for convenience of operated upon. oper still. Intensify the character if desired, and add vigor or other desir and to avoid the of too seeds for the tree to ating setting many properly able qualities by later crosses or still further selections. Before the each of these buds is cut perfect. petals open, carefully Take as illustration the group of forms including one of Mr. Burbank's into with a knife in such a that the and " small, sharp blade, way petals most popular recent creations, the Shasta Daisy." It was built upon a of the and all of the attached anthers are removed as the part sepals a combination of the grace of the Japanese, the tall, stiff stem and knife makes its the but circuit, leaving pistils exposed uninjured by bold but coarse flower of the Europeans, and the whiteness and abun the The removal of the corolla balks the bees and other operation. dant bloom of the American species. After the combination was either the loss of color or the absence of an honey-seeking insects, by effected, size was secured by selection, but the bloom was flat, with or both. The Archimedes finds no for alighting place, buzzing place large center; next, selection was made for cup shape and superior his lever and his the and the wearily goes way, honey unsipped pistil whiteness ; next, to secure doubling of the petals and to maintain size, free from contact with his Mr. Burbank finds pollen-dusted body. it, and now a fully double flower has been reached, of good size, but to cover the emasculated bloom to avoid in most cases, unnecessary not quite so large as the largest single variety. This work included intrusion of undesirable insect pollen by agency. numerous cross pollenations and the growing of hundreds of thousands He for the time when the first hum of the bees is chooses pollenation of seedlings, all of which passed beneath the quick eye of Mr. Burbank heard in the trees. He finds all conditions at that time most favorable, in the process of selection. and believes the pistil is then in its most receptive state. The instru ment of pollenation is the finger tip. Applied to the dusted surface of PECAN GROWING. the plate, either by a mere touch or slight rubbing, enough pollen ad heres. The finger tip is then quickly touched to the pistils of the pre pared blossoms, one after another. They welcome the pollen and the As announced in this journal, a convention of pecan growers fructifying agency begins at once its journey to the ovule. No matter is to be held in the South this month. what comes now, on the wind or otherwise, the opportunity for out side pollen has passed. The touch of the finger has covered the stigma The new publication, The Nut-Grower, in the September with the chosen element and sealed it safe from further intrusion. issue contains an article on pecan growing, by Sam. H. James In his choice of the unaided hand as the instrument of pollenation, Mr. of Louisiana, one of the largest growers in the South. He Burbank has not only vastly simplified and made more expeditious the says : act of pollenation, but there is also involved a profound tribute to het in Those trees are superiority of the trained hand in directness and delicacy for what lies I planted my first pecan trees the spring of 1878. is now fellows and investments. After 24 of pecan within its unaided scope. Recourse to instruments and appliances large paying years direct contact I am now able to tell the the essentials to suc often essential, but, in many lines of human effort, the culture, public necessary cessful of the finger tip works wonders impossible with intermediaries. It is pecan growing. direct the bust First, then, starting with the kind of seed or trees. The great an interesting reflection that when Nature's agencies, right enters for man's est mistake a beginner makes is in planting nuts upon their size alone. ling bees, are put to flight, the human hand directly is A grove can be had from plant-nuts, but they must be from trees specific purpose. Naturally, particular skill acquired by long prac good have done that came into bearing very and which bear abundant crops nearly tice, and some of Mr. Burbank's most trusted employees early every year. The pecan must be well filled out, of thin shell, and the much of this work for years. tree must be a Then the kernel must be rich and The seed resulting from cross-pollenated bloom is, of course, gath parent good grower. the closest watch is oily. There are such pecan trees in the South. Woe to the man who ered with great care; seedlings are grown and kept onward. The little plants big pecans, knowing nothing else about them, for failure is sure upon their characters and habits from germination that it has to crown his efforts. Where persons have ample means, a good grove seedling may disclose its combined parentage or give sign of the can be had from budded or grafted trees. But here great caution is drawn up something from the profound depths converging or fruit. necessary as to whom you from. The country is literally overflow streams of its remote ancestry, long before it reaches blooming buy observer become ing with men who are selling wild pig nut trees at a dollar each, calling ing stage. Tokens which would escape the ordinary them These men are Be of the new to the skil grafted pecans. usually traveling agents. clear as milestones indicating the life courses plant in the fore you buy pecan trees from any man find out all about him from the ful propagator. The art of selection begins, then, early develop of them be banks and the directors of the Experiment Stations. There has been a ment of the crossbred plants. Incalculable numbers may and tremendous amount of fraud practiced in the last few years in the sale for their too evident adherence to the old types, only destroyed trees. because of of pecan one or, thousands, be retained they give promise perhaps, distance such selected seedlings Secondly, it is very important to get your trees the right breaking away from such bondage. Whenever A men advise too close The trees should are thus introduced to the apart. great many planting. are capable of budding or grafting they to flower have good distance in at least one direction. I planted my rows sixty influence of old plants of the same class and hurried forcing the trees in the rows. or tree thus feet apart and thirty feet apart or fruit in this well-known way. 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is now in the vineyard securing photos, etc. In sending out vines and %owq anb Sbott. grafting wood last spring to the leading horticulturists throughout the country, our desire being to give it a most thorough test, we said then we had invested a good deal of money in the variety and the grape is General list offered by H. M. Simpson & Sons, Vincennes, Ind. fulfilling our greatest expectations. For general home use and ship at Lewis N. Y. Grape cuttings Roesch's, Fredonia, ping and for wine, certainly no grape is more beautiful and attractive York. Raffia fibre at August ROlker & Sons, 21 Barclay St., New or making a better showing." Peach trees in wide variety at Village Nurseries Harnedsville, Pa. Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y., present this month a special ALWAYS ON HAND list. Apply to Deciduous ornamental trees at Willowdale Nursersie, Kennett RAffIA FIBER At/g-ust Rolker _fe Sons, Square, Pa. sew yoHir, Grade O. Box The Laketon Nurseries, Laketon, Ind., have a general assortment of Best Nurseryman's 31 Barclay st. P. 752. apple trees. Special offers for fall of 1902 are made by Jacob W. Manning, KENNETT SQUARE Reading, Mass. WILLOWDALE NURSERIES, PENNSYLVANIA be had of W. T. Hood & Good stock of needed kinds may Co., We call special attention to our stock of Richmond, Va. DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES sugar and Norway, are offered by Ellwanger & Barry, Maples, Among- these are White Birch, Oriental Plane, American Elm, Rochester, N. Y. White Dogwood, Japan Judas, English and American Lindens, Laburnum, Norway, Sugar, Sycamore, Schwedleri, Silver, Bed Special offer of cherry, apple and dwarf pear by James M. Kennedy, and Wier's Cutleaf Maples, Acuminata, Tripetela and Glauca English, Ked and Scarlet Oaks, Caro N. Y. Magnolias, Mossy-Cup, Pin, Dannsville, lina, Lombardy and Bolleana Poplars and Salisburias. We can furnish White Birch. American Kim, American Linden, Norway, trees in more than 100 varieties be had of J. G. Harrison Apple may Sugar, Sycamore and Silver Maples, Acuminata and Tripetela & Sons, Berlin, Md. Magnolias, Carolina and Lombardy Poplars, and all the varieties of Oaks in extra large sizes. We also have a full line of EVER TKEES. Send us Seed and fruit stock of the highest quality may be had of Thomas GREENS, HEDGE PLANTS AND FKTJIT your list of wants for special prices. Meehan & Sons, Inc., Dreshertown, Pa. RAKESTRAIlf & FYI_E. Proprietors Donaldson & Gibson, Warsaw, Ky., offer a good stock of apples and peaches in car lots ; also special inducements in seedlings. Ligustrum Regelianum, Brastrate privet, hardier than California, may be had of Wm. Warner Harper, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa

Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., had a large exhibit of fruit at In GRAPE-CUTTINGS the seventy-first annual exhibition of the American Institute New We offer cuttings of Concord, Worden, Niagara, Moore's Early, Moore's York late last month. Diamond. Delaware, Brighton, and many other varieties, well-made and in city good condition. Also grape vines, currants and general nursery stock. Send list wanted for lowest Will also contract to vines for Fall, It is announced that C. W. Stuart & Co., Newark, N. Y., have pur prices. grow grape 1903, delivery. LEWIS ROESCH, FREDONIA, N. Y. a brick in N. Y. and chased three-story building Rochester, , that they will occupy it next spring.

Experiments are being conducted in the groves and nurseries of President G. M. Bacon, at DeWitt, Ga., with a view to finding some PEACH TREES root knot resistant stock which the or Persian walnut upon English We offer to the Trade for the FALL OF 1902 and- SPRING OF 1903, an fine varieties : may be propagated. If this trouble can be overcome (and results thus exceptionally block of Peaoh Trees of the following far are very encouraging) the planting of walnut groves in the far Elberta, Wager, Gary's Holdon, Wonderful, Stump, Foster South will receive much attention. Tlie Nut-Grower. Reeves' Favorite, Wheatland, Crosby, Stephen's Rareripe Mary's Choice, Iron Mountain, Early Rivers, Kalamazoo Greensboro, Holderbaum, Susquehanna, Eureka, Salway Beer's Smock, Old Mixson Free, Mt. Rose, Llston No. 2 THE STARK GRAPE. Bokara. Chair's Choice, Gold Drop, Champion, Lemon Free, Moore's Favorite, Crawford's Late, Liston's No. I Levy's Late. Submit us your want list and let us quote C. W. Stark, of Stark Bros.' Nurseries and Orchards Co., Louisiana, you prices. last month visited the of Prof Mo., vineyards Bachman, Altus, Ark , VILLAGE who originated the Stark-Star grape, and was enthusiastic over the NURSERIES, " sight of the bearing two year vines. He writes : Col. Evans says, and so say we all, it is the finest native ever seen ruby, clear, and bril liant ; aroma bouquet and flavor never seen best in America. His Delaware wine is fine, but not equal to Stark. He has lots of large cere as are I grapes along they ripe enough. Told him to put in small bunches to fill out corner of basket, etc., for office sampling, but there 'apple trees are no small bunches, and some of the grandest clusters ever saw east of California."

Stark-Star (Trade-Mark)Large redfinest American grape. It is a 1 have to offer APPLE in 3-4, 5-8 and cross of Catawba and Norton Virginia Seedling. Splendid grower and 1-2 inch General assortment. a wonderful cropper ; does not rot ; fruit hangs three weeks later than grades. Also other stock in assortment. Norton. For all regions south of about the fortieth degree we believe general

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this will to be the most - - valuable prove grape known. Stark-Star was WRITE FOR PRICES originated some ten years ago by Prof. Joseph Bachman, of Altus, Ark. William P. Stark says : "The vineyard was visited this week by the committee from the Missouri State Horticultural Society, Prof. J. C. The Laketon Nurseries Whitten of the University, Columbia, Mo.; Hon. J. C. Evans Harlem, WABASH INDIANA Mo. (for many years president of the Missouri State Horticultural LAKETON, COUNTY, Society); Mr. W. T. Flournoy, Marionvllle, Mo., a prominent horti our Mr. M. culturist, accompanied by C. Stark. Our Mr. M. J. Crow When writing to Ad' mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

The Shenandoah Nurseries Ask for Prices on PIN OAKS, MAGNOLIA TRIP- OFFER ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE ETELA, SUGAR MAPLES LINES OF NURSERY STOCK IN THE UNITED STATES AND ORIENTAL PLANES All sure to please

Our shrubbery is more extensive and finer than ever. Immense APPLE, Apple Seedlings stocks of Any grade desired, straight SPIREA ANrHONY WATERER, S. TRILOBA VIBURNUM TOflENTOSUM, &c, &c, now ready PEAR, or branched roots. for delivery. Ot standard HYDRANGEA PANI- CULATA QRAND1FLORA, we have the largest and PEACH, best stock in the country. WEEPING LILACS, extra fine. , Apple Grafts PLUM, Brother & Any style made to order, Hoopes, Thorrjas CHERRY Avenue West Pa. on piece or whole roots. ilaple Nurseries, Chester,

Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, SURPLUS. Evergreens, Roses and Vines, Lombardy Poplar8, 9, iO, 14 and 16 feet. Carolina Poplar 9 to 11 feet, all young No. 1 trees. Forest Tree Seedlings, Osage Orange In quantities to suit at low prices. California PrivetStrong, bushy, 4 to 5 feet. Fruit Tree Seedlings, California Privet 2 to 3 feet, all fine branched stock. Gooseberries and Currants, JOSIAH A. ROBERTS, Malvern, Pa. Osage Orange and Grapes men for Send list of your wants for prices. Personal inspection invited. Experienced Address Nursery Work, _D. S. LAKB, Proprietor, State wages required. SHENANDOAH, IOWA. WANTED UPLAND NURSERY CO., BRIDGEPORT, OHIO

uiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii: I New Haven Nurseries I SEEDLINGS1 = NEW HAY/EN. MO. i PEAR We have the finest block- of Kieffer seedlings we believe we ever grew. Also a good lot of Seedlings from French Seed. BLACK LOCUST =SURPLUS= We are still able to quote a fine lot of nice seedlings of this most valuable tree for fence posts in the_West. t MULBERRY and we We have a good stock, grown on high, new, upland, JPBA.R, PLUM expect some nice, well ripened seedlings. We are making favorable prices for early orders. ASH AND BOX ELDER Over Elberta which have Strictly high grade. 200,000 We have still a good stock of these seedlings, made a strong growth. Correspondence and personal inspection of APPLE stock is invited. Location, 67 miles west of We have a light stock still to offer. St. Louis, on main line of the Mo. Pac. R. R. Missouri River uplands. ASPARAGUS PLANTS favorable We have some fine, heavy one year plants at prices, also other stock. Address I New Haven Nurseries j J. A. GAGE, Beatrice, Neb. | NEVA/ HAY/EN, MO. | niiiiiimiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimi 111111111111 111111111111 iiiiiiumin When writing to Advertisers meniion The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryn Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

A young man to take Offer for Fall 190. and 1903 charge of the head office Special Spring WANTED at Niles, Cal. Must have 25,000 Cherry 5,000 Dwarf Pear a good knowledge of the nursery business. The last occu

. 2 all 1 year, 3 ft. and up, well branched year, Duchess. pant of the position held it for sixteen years. Married man 5,000 Apple preferred. Company furnishes first-class cottage on the 2 year, budded on French Stocks Company's grounds. Address in strict confidence, stating and describe with the Will make special prices on any of the above, also have a general line of age previous positions salary received Nursery Stock. in each. WM. J. LANDERS, President, California Nursery JAS. M. KENNEDY, Dansville, N. Y. Co., 205 Sansome St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

established i7$o. Hndre LeRoy JVurseHee Ligustrum Brault $ Son, Directors, Angers, Trance AKB HOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR Regelianum FALL, 1902, AND SPRING, 1903 (Prostrate Privet) A variety of merit. Much hardier than California. For nursery stocks, of their own growing, grading and Largest Stock in America. All Sizes. Transplanted* packing. For quotations apply to ANDORRA NURSERIES, Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa. ANDRE CA Sole L. USSB, Agent, WM. WARNER HARPER, Prop, 105-107 Hudson St., New York City.

ALBERTSON Sc HOBBS, Nine miles west of Indianapolis. Vandalia Railroad Line. Bridgeport, Marion Co., Indiana. ^S^S^^nSS11^ 350 ACRES OF* TREES, &C.

ROR FALL 1902 AND SPRING 1903.

We will be prepared to furnish APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, CHERRY, and a complete general line of Nursery Stock, including a complete assortment of varieties in carload lots, as we have coming on the largest supply we have ever had. Also SILVER, NORWAY and ROCK MAPLES, CAROLINA POPLARS, EVERGREENS, WEEPING TREES, SHRUBS, &c. The POMONA CURRANT (best of all). APPLE SEEDLINGSWe expect to have a large and fine lot of seedlings. PEACH PITS, &c. Also IMPORTED SEEDLINGS The best NURSERY SPADES. EXCELSIOR (baled)the best packing material far better and cheaper than Moss. Ask Storrs & Harrison Co., and others who have been using it. Ask for prices per ton and in carload lots. Order early. Supply limited.

Trade List ready about September 1st. Come and see for yourself.

Shipments of APPLE, PEAR, PLUM and CHERRY made from either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Dansville, N. Y. Shipments of APPLE SEEDLINGS from either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Topeka, Kansas.

WOOD LABELS OF ALL KINDS FOR NURSERYMEN AND FLORbTS.

If favored with your orders they will have prompt and careful attention. BENJAMIN CHASE, - DERRY, N_ M. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

McNary & THE NEW Gaines BLACKBERRY XENIA STAR NURSERIES, XENIA, O.

Offer for the Fall of 1902 and Spring df 1903 Apple, Pear, Cherry, Plum, Peaob, Aprdoot WARD and Grape Vines

Headquarters for the famous OPALESCENT APPLE. Supplied on special contract only. The subscribers own and are now We will have our usual supply of Quinces, Small Fruits, Shade propagating this valuable new Black and Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Vines, Apple Seedlings, Etc. berry and will have a limited supply 8END YOUR WANT LI8T FOR SPECIAL PRIOE8 ready for distribution fall nineteen hundred and two and spring nineteen CHARLES DETRICHI., Senior, hundred and three. ANGERS, FRANCE, Grower and exporter of fruit tree Stocks, forest For history and description address trees and Ornamentals. Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. D. Baird & Son Prices on Application. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., ^^u^. N. J. $ BAIRD, Sole Representatives for the United States.

Mr. Detriche would be glad to receive any horticultural catalogues or t papers. Charles Black htswn' | 200,000 ASPARAGUS ROOTS TWO-YEAR OLD. PRICE VERY LOW. A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. Also Rhubarb, Horse Radish, Cuttings, &c. " Not a Million but an Immense Usual stock of Everything in Small Fruit Plants." Strawberries, (jnite Quantity. Raspberries, Blackberries, Dewberries, Currants and Gooseberries. Fine Stock. Write for Prices. P. W. BUTLER, East Peniield, N. Y. \A7. IN. SCARFNF>, INew Carlisle, O.

ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES E. T. Chatenay Seine, Immense StockWarranted True. DICKINSON, QUALITY UNSURPASSED. Grower and Exporter, FrailCG. A line stock of Campbell's Early. Catalogue and Price List Free. IJfcEJt FRENCH NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLI, &C Send list of wants for prices GRAPEAn extra fine stock and full assort Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Pear, Apple, Plum ment of varieties of CURRANTS and and Cherry and Angers Quince Cuttings. All grown specially for the American trade. Pear and Crab Apple Seed. GOOSEBERRIES ; also BLACKBERRY The most complete assortment of Ornamental Stocks, Treks and Shrub&. ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. Orders solicited and booked now at low rates. T. S. HUBBARD CO., e. T. DICKINSON, 1 Broadway, New York. FRBDONIA, N. Y. VINES LEYAYASSEUR & SONS, Nurseries at USSY and ORLEANS, France. Growers of the Most Complete Line of Nursery Stock in France. Best grading, quality and packing. When you buy of us you deal with first hands. We are Growers. If you have not yet bought of us, give us a trial. Send your list of wants to MERMAN BERKHAN, Sole Agewt, 41 CORTLANDT NEW ole Agent for United States and Canada. 89 AND 8TREET. YORK.

for Fall 1P02 and Spring 1903 a full line of strictly first class, well grown stock of Peach, Apple, Pear, Plum, also WE OFFER small fruits, Asparagus, Privet, Etc. SILVER Several oarlaods of extra heavy shade trees, such as AMEKICAN LINDEN, SUGAR, AND NORWAY oa 3 to 4 inches, fine full and bodies. MAPLES ELMS ETC ETC . that will iper tops straight for SEND US YOUK LIST 5p WANTS. SMOCK PEACH P.TS by'iho 103 bushel and car load lots. Send samples. FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO. BALTIMORE, MD. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

1851 1902 * m & co- KNOX NURSERIES "USE RICHMOND, VA. We offer the following stock strictly first class and free from disease.

APPLE. Three year, yt and up. Ben Davis, Jonathan, Grimes, Ingram, N. W. Greening. Y. Imperial, Wine Sap and a few OFFER FOR FALL 1902 AND SPRING 1903 others. First class fine lot of CHERRY. Two year, 1 inch and up, and M and up. Peach, Apricots, Sugar Maples, Silver, and Weirs Cut Leaf American CHERRY. One year. Mostly in email sizes. Norway Maples, Linden, and Carolina Carolina one PEACH. One year. Small sizes. Linden, Poplars. 100,000 Privet, Citrus two and three KANSAS BASPBEBRY TIPS. Extra fine. and two year ; 20,000 Trifoliata, year; CATALPA SPECIOSA SEEDLINGS. Seed from selected and 50,000 Silver Maple Seedlings. trees in the Wabash bottoms where the tree is native. Samples and prices on application. LET US HAVE TOUR LIST OF WANTS. OLD DOniNION NURSERIES, H. M. SIMPSON & SONS, Vincennes, Ind. W.w T.t HOODunr-Tv &9 CO.,m RICHM0ND, VA.

STRAWBERRY and RASPBERRY plants P. Sebire & Calvados, France. of all the new and old sorts in large Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, or small quantity. A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, and Mazzard PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb Cherry, Angers, Quince, Small Forest Ornamental Shrubs, &c. to miss giving this a trial. Evergreens, Trees, Roses, The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your orders else BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States and Canada. PEACH TREES- 1 yr. and June Buds. We have the finest lot of June budded C. C. ABEL ft CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. MYER & SON, THE WILLADEAN NURSERIES BRIDGEV1LLE, DEL. OFFER FOR FALL 1902 Apples and Peaches in Car Load Lots

Good stock and assortment of Cherry, Plum, Pear. Currants, Grapes, and all kinds Small Fruit Plants, Ornamentals, Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Shrubs, NEBRASKA GRO-A/IN Koses. Perennials, etc. Seedlings we can supply you by the thousand or million,

Special inducements offered on the following Seedlings In large quantities. APPLE SEEDLINGS RUSSIAN MULBERRY, SILVER MAPLE, BOX ELDER, are acknowledged to be the best. We have a large supply RED MAPLE, BLACK LOCUST and OAKS in assortment. of them at right prices. Also If you have not received our Trade List send for it. Apple Trees, Peach Trees, We handle Tree Seeds in large quantities and will make special prices on American and large orders. It will pay you to get our prices before placing your orders Japanese Plums, elsewhere. Soliciting a snare of your patronage. Shade Trees, Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. DONALDSON & GIBSON, WARSAW, KY. Correspondence solicited. 100,000 2 and 3-year-old, in large YOUNGERS ft CO., Geneva, Nebr. A_pjpz_,_es assortment, as fine as grows. 1 85,000. 50 leading sorts from South FBA.CH ern Natural Pits grown on new land. i-.ea0r0S.0antFsi.ne'PaSle?{o3, LS W. M PETERS & SONS, ?.^M_:AGtJSIx v tlP / v> Donald's and Giant Argentuill. SnouSnow Rill nurseries Proprietors. These are our specialties for the trade and we Invite correspond SNOtf HILL, MD., R. F. D. ROUTE | ence. We also Golden Lucretla OFFER FOR FALL AND SPRINO grow California Privet, Japan Plums, Glow, Dewberries, and Large Norway Maples. 800,000 Peach1 year from bud. 75,000 Apple 2 on whole roots. 50,000 Apple1 WEST JERSEY NURSERY CO. 700,000 Grape Vines1 and 2 year old. 800,000 Asparagus Roots 1 and 2 year old. STANTON B. COLE, BRIDGETON, N. J. 30 acres In Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. Will contract to Fall Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. Certificate of Inspection furnished. Everything fumigated. NEW LAND APPLE SEEDLINGS, All Grades Correspondence solicited. Inspection invited. Will be represented at Niagara Falls Convention, June 12th, by Old Chas. M. Peters, Badge No. 70. See Badge Book, pages 32-33. OSAGE ORANGE, One and Two Years TELEORAFH OFFICE. SJVOW HILL. MD. A. E. WINDSOR, Havana, III.

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Established 1875. I. E. Ilgenfritz' Sons Mount Arbor Nurseries

E. S. Ui/ELCH, Proprietor.

THE-^ SHENANDOAH, IOWA.

Located in Southwest Iowa, 50 miles from Omaha. MONROE Two large Storage Buildings, 102 x 136 and 62 x 110, respectively Railroad Side Track full length of Packing Grounds. NURSERY For Fall of 1902 and Spring of 1903 we offer one of the largest and most complete lines of Nursery Stock on the market.

MONROE, MICH. 300,000 APPLE -'V

LARGE STOCK OF

Cherry, Plum, Peach, Pear, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. OFFERING FOR SEASON 1902-1903 Apple Seedlings, Fruit Tree Stocks, CHOICE STOCK Forest Tree Seedlings, Apple Grafts made to order. Hybrid Perpetual RosesLarge supply, leading varieties. Apple, Standard Dwarf Pear Climbing RosesOn own RootsSeven Sisters, Baltimore Belle, Prairie Queen and Crimson Rambler. GOOSEBERRIES. CURRANTS, AMERICAN ELM, MAPLES, CATALPAS, AND A GENERAL LINE OP NURSERY STOCK Fall Trade List will be issued about September 1st. Correspondence and inspection invited. Correspondence Solicited Have recently purchased plant of Welch Bros, of this place .

FOR University Avenue Nurseries SPECIALTIES FALL Rochester, New York Oriental Planes Offer for Rail, 1902

STD. APPLES STD. PEARS PLUMS Carolina Poplars ORNAMENTAL TREES IN VARIETY American Linden Panic. Grand. ALTHEAS (tree grown, 2 yr. heads), KILL. WILLOWS, Hydrangea GRAPE VINES (2 yrs.), CURRANTS, GOOSEBERRIES, Babylonian Weeping Willows RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS (a large assortment including Weigeila, Eva Rathke), Norway, Sugar and Silver Maples CLEMATIS (in variety; extra 3 yr), PANICULATA, ROSES Altheas 4 10 5 feet (H. P. Mosses, Climbers) the new Rose SUN OF GOLD Seedling (Rosa Rugosa red on own roots) Japan Snow Balls P/EONIES (we were awarded a Silver Medal at Pan American for the Largest Collection of Paeonies), dwf. large flowered Osage Orange one and 'two year perennial PHLOXES, HOLLYHOCKS (In finest double colors), GOLDEN GLOWS (in extra strong plants) Salisburia 6 to 12 inches

WE OIVE SATISFACTION. Besides a full line of Fruit and Ornamental Stock. Address JOHN CHARLION & SONS West Chester GEORGE Pa. ROCHESTER, NEVA/ YORK ACHELIS, When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryn When writing to Advertisers jnention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

FILS AINE ELMIRE Nurseryman SEBIRE, fall AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE {thisS We will have an immense stock of the sorts of leading Grower and shipper of Fruit Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, Mahaleb, Mazzard Cherry, Angers Quince, Etc. Ornamental Shrubs, Conifers, Roses, Manetti, Multiflora, Btc.j all well grown, good rooted 2 Pecans _222l_;_!, Pears, Plums, and in excellent condition low safe For to ; prices ; packing. quotations apply my Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. Peaches, Cherries

ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREES AND SHRUBS. ROLKER . NEW 31 St. AUGUST SONS, YORK, Barclay FIELD GROWN ROSES. Retinosporas, Biotas, Cedrus Deodara'and Other Conifers. WHOLESALE NURSERIES 350,000 Amoor River Privet Far superior to California Privet for an evergreen hedge. We have a full line of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including 200,000 Citrus Trifoliata(Jap. Hardy Lemon). The coming APPLE GRAFTS PUT UP TO ORDER, PIECE OR WHOLE ROOT8, defensive Hedge Plant. Thirty-five years in the business. 2SO.OOO PALMS. THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN U8E CHEAP % AREOAS, KENTIAS, LATANIAS, PANDANUS. PHOENIX. Proprietors of | 9 Caladiums Fancy Leaved Bulbs i to inches in dia- R. H. BLAIR & CO. > LEE'S SUMMIT NURSERES Dry 2^ Z meter. Our collection has been carefully selected and con- tains the best NAMED SORTS. N. W. CORNER I ITH AND WALNUT STB., KANSAS CITY, MO. only Z Cannas We grow in large quantity. I Oranges (Dwarf) KUMKWATS, LEMONS, LIMES.and POMELOS s (Grafted on Citrus Trifoliata) all pot grown, fine for conser- Pioneer Nurseries Co. vatory. BEARING SIZES. ROSSNEY PEAR | AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF GENERAL NURSERY The best, handsomest, and most delicious of all after pears. Ripens just STOCK. ALL TRUE TO NAME AND HEALTHY. Bartlett, when there are no good pears in the market. Z OVER 400 ACRES IN NURSERY. 60,000 FEET OF GLASS. WHY NOT TRY IT? For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originators, a SEND FOR CATALOGUE. Eastern Agents PIONEER NURSERIES CO. PHCENIX J. NURSERY CO. SALT LAKE CITY | P. BERCKMANS CO., (inc.) Bloominqton, 111. Utah FRUITLAND NURSERIES, We also grow a full line of Budded Appjoes, Pears, Cherries, Plums Established 1856. Augusta, Ga. Peaches, Roses, Shrubs, Ornamental Trees, Etc i i ~ WABASH R. R. THE -M-i^M^jr Geneva OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE Nursery TO THE Established in 1846.

headquarters for : :

-..WEST"" ORNAMENTAL TREES Horse X Birch, Elms, Chestnut, Norway and Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, T FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS EVERGREENS. | BUFFALO CHICAGO Superb Collection of : : J SHRUBSUpright, Climbing and Standard. I THREE DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. 5 RHODODENDRONS - Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named BUFFALO Hybrids. P/EON1AS- Large Assortment, Named Varieties. ST. DAHLIAS . T0 LOUIS, KANSAS New Cactus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. CITY and OMAHA. full Assortment in : :

FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and CURRANTS Full information regarding Quinces, WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. GOOSEBERRIES.. RASPBERRIES. rates, etc., cheerfully given.

WABASH DINING CARS. PI*IMI"'l0l*'Il,I*'I'*I""I"lwlMW*I-'IMIoI' _' I"I'i,I'I TT*nT^TTTTT,r,r*rJrri

ADDRESS, We give special attention to Dealers' complete lists. C. 8. CRANE, G. P. & T. A., Fall trade list on application. St. Louis, Mo. GENEVA, James Gass, N. Y. 8. P. A., R. F. Kblley, G. A. P. D., 287 Main St , Buffalo, N. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. W. ft T. Smith Co., NEW YORK. When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman. When writing to advertisers mention The National Nurseryman, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

New crop ready for delivery. You get LARGEST GROWER IN AMERICA OF MYROBOLAN PLUM SEED the best results by | planting early. Samples on application. X MAZZARD CHERRY SEED READY NOW. GRAPEVINES Scarce. Prices French (rub and Pear later. Order OTHER SPECIALTIES Seed what you re and remember quire now, that last year when the was scarce i crop we delivered our orders irr full. | Currants ad Gooseberries g Price list now ready. We handle only FRUIT STOCKS a good grade of French Stocks and can give satisfaction. Introducer of Campbell's Early Scarce. We have the French Stock Grape, Josselyn Gooseberry, Fay MANNETTI ROSE for budding, and a selected grade of I Knglish stocks for florists use in graft Currant. Tea Roses. ing The English stock is superior to the French f r this purpose. Better rooted t Our main business is the growing of unusually high grade (Viburnum plicatum). We stock suitable for the proper filling of Nurserymen's Ketail are the introducers of this, Orders There being no standard for grading above kinds of JAPANESE SNOWBALL and offer only the TRUE stock, every grower of the same is at perfect liberty to adopt VARIETY. Another Viburnum, more easily propagated, is being his own ideas for growing and grading and alter the same as offered as Japanese Snowball at a less price. Be sure to get the often as he sees fit. TRUE VARIETY. Prices reasonable but not always lower than are generally quoted for light rooted stock. A fine Please send us your list of wants. Bcchtcl's Double supply of Flowering Apple strong 3 feet, 3 to 4 feet, and 4 to 5 feet trees GEO. S. JOSSELYN ! THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, m^rate. FREDONIA, N. Y. t Wholesale Department. DRESHERTOWN, MONT'G CO., PA.

^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! 1 THE FOLLOWING STOCK 1 SPECIAL OFFERS = Z IS OFFERED AT -_S FOR FALL OF 1902

The following special stock is noted from our large assort ment of nursery stock as not generally offered by the trade. NURSERIES i Other standard varieties of the trade grown in quantities. SZ For the Fall of 1902 and Spring of 1903. __S Ampelopsis Englemanii, strong, 2 year vines, (best clinging Woodbine.) g- The stock is all choice No. 1 stock in every particular. ^5 y- Entomologists' certificate with all shipments. _3 Amorpha fruticosa, Heavy trans. 4-5 feet, a fine shrub for sterile soil. beautiful SZ Standard and Dwarf Pears in all grades from \i to % up to % and _3 Aralia pentaphylla, 3 feet. Centaurea nigra vgta, variegated foliage. - up, all 2-year stock. ^2 Chelone Lyonii, brilliant scarlet autumn flowers. Euonymus alatus, 100,000 Concord Grapes, 1-yoar, No. 1. -3 ZZ fine new 6-12 inches. Fagus sylvaticus (European 200,000 Forest Trees from 6 Inches to 3 feet, mostly Russian Mul- -^ Japanese shrub, feet. v 6-8 g~" berry, Black and Honey Locusts, Catalpa and other varieties. -~ Beech), 5-6 Fagus sylvaticus pendula (Weeping Beech), 100,000 Hedge, 1-year, No. 1 ; also a flrie lot of No. 2 Hedge. __ feet, 8-10 feet. Carelully trained specimens. SZ 35,000 Koses, mostly leading sorts of Climbers. Hamblers, Gen. ZZS "- Jacq., and other leading sorts. ;_ Funkia spathulata, fine new Plantain Lily. Larix Europaea, transplanted 6 8 8-10 feet. Larix rare SZ The following stook is wanted, all to be choice No. 1 stock, Zi stock, 2-4 feet, 4-6 feet, feet, leptolepis, j; free from insect pests, carefully handled and up to grade. -3 Japanese species, 8-10 feet. Ligustrum Ibota, the true upright sort, ' feet clethroides Mahonia SZ Plums, x/ito%.%to% and % and up. Wild Goose, Weaver, ZZ 3-4 Lysimachia aquifolia, transplanted, Coes' Golden Fallen,- 6 foot trees. Picea g~- Marlanna, Wickson, Abundance, Drop, ^J 9-12 inch Picea excelsa v. elata, specirnen excelsa v. feet specimen trees. Picea pungensv. glauca, % to and and Arkansas Traveler, Amsden, pendula, 4-6 S~; Peach, % % up. _^ feet trees. Brilliant color. All SZ Alexander, Hales' Early, Foster, Triumph, Wonderful, __. 1-2 feet, 2-3 specimen grafted plants. fi~- Globe, Old Mixon Free, and Golden Dwarf. zZS 2 10-12 inches. Quercus 2 SZ Grapes, 1-year, No. 1. Moores' Early, Pockhngton, Niagara, _. Quercus palustris, year seedling; fine; prinos, y- Campbell's Early, Moore's Diamond, Agawam, Early Ohio. _^ 12-15 inch. Quercus rubra, 2 year seedling, 12- 18 inches. Smith's Im- year seedling, SZ Gooseberries, 2-year, No. 1. Houghton. Downing, _*g Pearl. _ rare rich effect. fi~" proved. Industry, , __S Rheum Tanghuticum ; ; sub-tropical SZ Currants. 2-year, No. 1. Bed Dutch, White, Cherry, Fay's -- fine. _~** Prolific. . mollis , ZZS Thermopsis (Golden Lupin) ; very SZ Roses, No. 1, strong plants; plants on own roots preferred. _^ tr Ked Moss, White Moss, Victor Verdier, Countess Muriams, ^J SZ American Beauty, Coquette des Alps, Crested Moss, Mad. _-,

Wood. . _T- Chas. , _., ZZ Willows and SZ Will alio need some Cut-Leaved Birch, Kilmarnock, ^j g~- other Ornamentals. Address, _. READING NURSERY, A. WILLIS, Ottawa, Kas. ] READING, MASS. | in W. MANNING, Proprietor. Established 1854. JACOB

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W. C REED, Proprietor Uoole Grafts . WILL MAKE SPECIAL PRICE 1 OFFER FOR FALL, 1902 ON EA RLY ORDERS S

APPLE, PEACH, CHERRY LARGE SUPPLY OF IN CAR LOAD LOTS

Also nice lot of Standard and Dwf Pear Grafting Stock

Japan Plums. Cut Leaved Maple, Elms ON HAND

Hydrangeas, California Privet, Etc.

Snyder and E. Harvest Blackberry R. C. Plants. Write for prices on above, and under 4? of APPLE 100000 Catalpa (Speciosa) Seedlings. _Jgrades SEEDLINGS J Our one year Cherry are very fine and extra heavy. f North Topeka Nurseries i % A. L. BROOKE, PROPRIETOR Send us a list of your wants or come and see for yourself. J jf NORTH TOPEKA KANSAS 1| VINCENNES INDIANA

in the heart of Nursery ASK FOR CATALOG AND PRICE LIST. FOR SALE. South Carolina 4 years established. Just out of a good town of 1800 inhabitants. Fruit trees and flowers. WELL GROWN Within one mile of Southern Ry. depot. 177 acres of land. Price right. STOCK OTIS BRADHAM, Summerville, S. C.

NEW, REVISED and ENLARGED EDITION of our Apple Nurseryman's First olass, medium light Book Peach Stock Three grades now ready; 16x21 inches. Bound in heavy, tough manilla tag, Kieffer and printed on heavy ledger paper, containing 68 pages ; printed Three grades with latest varieties, $2.00 ; same book with blank heading, $1.75. Std. and Dwf. SCRANTOM, WETMORE & CO. Pear High top Dwf. Commercial Stationers ROCHESTER, N. Y. MarianaPlum Maple = Bearing Size Poplar GRAPE VINES || APPLE, PEAR Box Elder H PLUM, CHERRY Catalpa = SMALL FRUITS Shrubs Currant Plants Roses CORDAGE Highest Standard of Grades. Largest Stock and M Lowest Prices. Correspondence solicited. = BURLAPS Scions LABELS XA/HEELOCK & CLARK f Seedlings,&c. FREDONIA, N. Y. M When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

22ZSSS2? i Continental Nurseries

13 Tlie largest and most complete *1 Nursery plant in the United States.

We have a full line of Nursery ? ^ Stock the coming year for the whole- H ?^ sale trade.

We should be pleased to receive

your list for estimate.

1 BROWN BROTHERS CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y.

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APPLE TREES

OVER 100 VARIETIES.

to 11/16, 5 to 6 feet. 9/16 to |, 4 to 6 feet. i to 9/16, 4 to 5 feet. f to \, 3 to 5 feet.

PEACH TREES Carolina Poplars

150 VARIETIES 8 to 10 feet.

5 to 6 feet, $/% and up, 1 year. 4 to 6 feet, 9-16 to 5/s, 1 year. 4 to 5 feet, j4 to 9-16, 1 year. Sugar Maples 8 to 10 feet. 3 to 4 feet, Y% to y2. 1 year. %y2 to 3 feet. ELBERTAS 2 CENTS EXTRA EACH, Norway Maples KIEFFER PEAR 8 to 10 feet.

2 YEAR Black Walnut 6 to 8 feet, y& to iy. 5 to 7 feet, y to %. 6 to 8 feet. 5 to 6 feet, H t0 % 4 to 6 feet, 9-16 to y8. 4 to 5 feet, y to 9-16. Niagara Grape Vines 3% to 4 feet, 7-16 to y. Two year, strong. 3 to 4 feet whips.

Concord Early Richmond and Grape Vines Montmorency Cherries Two years, strong.

5 to 6 and feet, y up. Moore's 4 to 6 feet, y and up. Early Grape Vines and 4 to 5 feet, y up. Two years, strong.

No finer Stock than we grown offer in above grades. Come and see, or write for WHOLESALE CATALOGUE to-day. J. G. HARRISON & SONS BERLIN, MARYLAND Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

November, 1902. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Painesville * nurseries

Stand at In Acres of Land and Greenhouses In Storage Cellars and Packing Houses the Head In Amount of Stock handled In Variety of Stock grown

Fruit and Ornamental

Trees, Nut Trees Small Fruits, Grape Vines, Roses, Shrubs Climbing Vines, Bulbs Hardy Herbaceous and Greenhouse Plants

Catalogues and Price Lists free. Personal inspection cordially invited.

Pleased to quote" prices on your list of wants ,

Che Storrs $ Samson Company

NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS and SEEDSME.N

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(I JACKSON & PERKINS GO. WE OFFER FOR FALL 1902 J J NEWARK, NEW YORK. THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: m List of Special Surplus m MAPLES The following list consists of some lew items of which we have rather * large supplies that we desire to reduce. The stock is . of our best grades and quality, but until surplus is reduced we are prepared to quote astonishingly m * low prices upon any of these items. In writing for prices state the approxi mate quantities required. * and ROSES3 years, No. 1, on own roots. Ramblers, extra strong plants m NORWAY SUGAR Pink Rambler, Helene, Yellow Rambler. Mosses, 2 years, very strong. Crim son Cumberland Princess Adelaide. m Globe, Belle, Handsome, Straight Trees. SHRUBS, VINES, &cAmpelopsis Quinquefolia, 2 years: Actinidla m Arguta, 3 yrs.; Akebia Quinata, 3 yrs ; Clematis Paniculata, 3 yrs. XXX; Hydrangea Pan. Grand, 18-24 in.; Privet, California 1 yr ; Tecoma Radicans, 3 yrs. m Also an unusually large and complete HERBACEOUS PLANTS, Strong Stock.Achillea "Pearl", Anthemis m assortment of General Nursery Stock. Tinctoria, Coreopsis Lanceolata, Roseus, Helianthus Maximiliana, Heliopsis Pitcheriana, Hypericum Moserianum, Iris German, Kaempferi m Rudbeckia " Golden Glow." All well grown and of best quality. m ORNAMENTAL TREESAlder, European; Ash, European; Birch, yellow ; Catalpa, Speciosa and SyringEefolia ; Cytissus Laburnum; Elm, M American and English; Linden, Broad-Leaved; Maple, Ash-Leaved, English, now Norway, Sugar, Sycamore, Purple- Leaved Sycamore, Weir's Cut-Leaved; m Wholesale Catalogue Ready M Poplar, Carolina, Lombardy, Van Geert's; Plane, Ameriqan; Salisburia, Lutea. m Adiantefolia; Strawberry-Tree; Tulip-Tree; Virgilia m OUR GENERAL PRICE-LIST is printed in every issue of m ELLWANGER & BARRY * our monthly publication, m THE HORTICULTURAL TRADE BULLETIN. m * NurserymenHorticulturists, If you do not receive it write for a copy to-day. It will be sent free to m any member of the trade on application. Use printed stationery to show ROCHESTER, N. Y. you belong to the trade. Not sent to any one outside the trade. * Mt. Hope Nurseries. Established 1840. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., HHMX11MXMMMMIIMMHMMM1 NEWARK, NEW YORK.

PETERS & SKINNER I F. H. STANNARD fe CO. PROPRIETORS X Successors to BREWER & STANNARD

Proprietors Capital nurseries Ottawa Star nurseries NORTH TOPEKA, KANSAS. OTTAWA, KANSAS

Have for sale a large and complete assortment of Nursery- HAVE TO OFFER: Stock, strong on APPLE, CHERRY, PEACH (2 and 3 yr.) (1 and 2 yr.) PLUM AND APRICOT Apple, Cherry, Pear Plum, Peach, KEIFFER PEAR Apricots (1 and 2 yr.) Apple Seedlings, and Mahaleb, Pear Seed SHADE TREES lings, Forest Tree E 1 m, As h, Box Elder Seedlings, Apple

Maple, Weeping Mulberry . = Scions .

APPLE SEEDLING JAPAN PEAR SEEDLING MAHALEB SEEDLING FOREST TREE SEEDLING A good assortment of Grape Vines, Gooseber ries and Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, Honey Locust. Currants. Also Ornamental Trees and Shrubs = GRAPE VINES BECHTEL'S FLOWERING CRAB t I

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jJlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIU Vincennes Nurseries New Haven Nurseries ! W. ! C. REED. Proprietor | NEVA/ HAVEN, MO.

OFFER FOR FALL, 1902 =SURPLUS= APPLE, PEACH, CHERRY

IN CAR LOAD LOTS A-FTPZvB, JPBA.CH JPBA.R9 PLUM Also nice lot of Standard and Dwf Pear

Japan Plums. Cut Leaved Maple, Elms Strictly high grade. Over 200,000 Elberta Hydrangeas, California Privet, Etc. Correspondence and personal inspection of miles west of Snyder and E. Harvest Blackberry R. C. stock is invited. Location, 67 Plants. St. Louis, on main line of the Mo. Pac. R. R. Missouri River uplands. 100000 Catalpa (Speciosa) Seedlings.

Our one year Cherry are very fine and extra heavy.

Send us a list of wants or come and see for New Haven Nurseries your yourself. I j | NEVA/ HAUEN, MO. |

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Established 1875. Sons I. E. Ilgenfritz' Mount Arbor Nurseries

E. S. WELCH, Proprietor.

SHENANDOAH, I O \A/ A .

Located In Southwest Iowa, 50 miles from Omaha. MONROE Two large Storage Buildings, 102x126 and 62x110, respectively Railroad Side Track full length of Packing Grounds. NURSERY For Fall of 1902 and Spring of 1903 we offer oue of the largest and most complete lines of Nursery Stock on the market.

MONROE, MICH. 300,000 APPLE

LARGE STOCK OF

Cherry, Plum, Peach, Pear, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. SEASON 1902-1903 OFFERING FOR Apple Seedlings, Fruit Tree Stocks, Forest Tree Seedlings, Apple Grafts made to order.

CHOICE STOCK Hybrid Perpetual RosesLarge supply, leading varieties. _.

Apple, Standard Dwarf Pear Climbing RosesOn own RootsSeven Sisters, Baltimore Belle, Prairie Queen and Crimson Rambler. MAPLES, GOOSEBERRIES, CURRANTS, AMERICAN ELM, Fall Trade List will be issued about September 1st. CATALPAS, AND A GENERAL LINE OF NURSERY STOCK Correspondence and inspection invited. Correspondence Solicited Have recently purchased plant of Welch Bros, of this place, to Advertisers mention The National When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman )Vhen writing Nurseryman, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

BRICK STORAGE HOUSE

On of James B. Wild grounds & Brothers, Sarcoxie, Mo. wall leaving two 30 x 30 rooms. On each side of the long Erected in 1882. From fifteen to twenty-five carloads of walls are five chimneys carried down to the founda trees have been annually stored in it since that time. tions, letting out hot air or letting in cold air. Stock 60 x 120. Dimensions, Height in front 22 feet ; in rear 14 has been successfully kept from November 10th until feet. Iron columns the roof for 90 feet then a cross support ; June 15th in this large nursery storage house, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection The National Nurseryman. FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK.

Copyrighted 1902 by The National TCaraeryman Publishing Co., Incorporate-.

"Plant breeding is in its earliest infancy." Luthek Burbank.

X. Vol. ROCHESTER, N. Y., NOVEMBER, 1902. No. 11.

PIONEER STORAGE HOUSE. cleaned it out recently, getting ready for refilling and threw the leaves, hay and other rubbish on the refuse pile. I had the men fork- this rubbish over to-day, and send you by express First In the Country was Built by the Late Robert Douglass a bundle of catalpas they found in it, so you can judge of its Thirty-Five Years AgoExperience In the Use keeping qualities. of Storage Houses at III. Waukegan, We have very few evergrean seedlings, as they are very apt to mould. We would rather have deciduous seedlings from a well cellar than those heeled in the winter. We Editor National Nurseryman : kept during frequently extend our transplanting to the middle of June. One year we I have been very much interested in your article on storage held back over 100,000 evergreen seedlings until the middle of houses. We have used them for over thirty-five years, thus July, and had good success with them owing to it being an ex being the pioneer in this line. The first one was dug into the ceptionally wet season. We do not, however, advise late plant banks of a ravine and was washed out by a flood. The sec ing of evergreens, especially in the Middle West, where we are ond one was then built on a piece of well drained gravelly subject to July and August droughts. soil. When my father, the late Robert Douglas, bought the Our counting and storage room is attached to the storage land in 1844, the Indians used this spot to store their corn and cellar, 12x14 feet ', two-thirds of the south roof is glass and a other crops. This- shed or storage house was about 35x75 feet window in the north wall making it a very light room. in the excavated about four side walls of concrete clear, feet, Thos. H. Douglass. two feet thick, rafters 2x10 inches sheathed on the inside, Waukegan, 111., Oct. 13, 1902. double boarded and shingled on the outside. The 10 inch was filled with leaves and This cellar was space prairie hay. DES MQINES NURSERY COMPANY.- torn down in 1898, as we had sold the land. I cannot remem ber the it was but know it was before year built, 1873. Regarding the incorporation of the Des Moines, Iowa, In 1875 we put up another nearly as large, excavated as was Nursery Co., the Des Moines Register and Leader under date the other but with dirt the roof. one, walls, posts supporting of October 17th says : Heavy snow storms so injured the roof that it was taken down This company was established more than thirty years pgo, and in its as a for twelve or about five years afterwards. We had a few thousand ash seed earlier days was operated corporation, but the past fifteen years has been owned and managed by our well known towns lings left over one spring. They had been taken up the man, J. W. Hill. The articles of incorporation, recently filed with the October before and, in June, sent Ellwanger & Barry some of county recorder, show a capital stock of $50,000, and bear the names Mr. here at the time. One later a them, Barry being year of several Des Moines financiers, who become identified with the newly and a the package was sent them from this lot package year organized company, and we bespeak for it the continued success which following. I believe about 40 per cent, of these grew. That has characterized it for the past fifteen years under the management of Mr. who remains und manager. year the doors were accidentally left open during a hot, Hill, president general Mr. M. McFarlin, president of the Des Moines Elevator Company, murky spell, and some of them began growing in the pile where and Hon. H. E. Teachout, president of the Des Moines jce company, had lain without soil on their roots for over months. they 30 became vice presidents, J. D. Whisenand, president of the Central mail which We received orders from India for catalpas by State Bank; treasurer, and F. E. Mabee, who has been associated with reached them safely, and an enquiry for a large lot of them the company for several years, secretary. is advised Mr. that it is the intention of the for China. As these latter were not to be sent for one year, Our reporter by Hill, to increase the acreage of the plant, to build storage cellars and the enquiry asked for both freight and express rates, we company and packing houses, and make other improvements for the extension concluded to see how would keep with ordinary long they and enlagement of their business. of the one old were packing. One thousand year catalpas This company now employes from fifty to hundred salesmen, who summer. This packed in a box and kept in a close room all operate in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, aim of the to the work in these states with room had one window facing the south and one the west and ft is the company push the renewed energy. Mr. Hill, who remains in the active management, without curtains, so you can judge how warm and stifling has been a resident of this city for many years and is well known as the hold room sometimes got ; certainly as warm and close among the business men of Des Moines, while Mr. Mabee, who assumes of a In winter the box was moved to the cellar and late ship. the position of secretary, was born and raised in the city, and has been in spring opened and most of the plants were set out in nursery associated with this and other companies in the nursery business for rows and nearly all grew. the past fifteen years. We a new cellar last feet, built storage building year, 35x98 Thomas E. Bukboughs, New London, Conn., Aug. 11, 1902 : felt tar instead one covering the roof with three-ply building paper "Enclosed find one dollar to renew subscription for year from of shingles. We put in last autumn about 700,000 seedlings, July, 1902. Cannot get along without your publication. It is the ' " nearly all deciduous seedlings, and they -kept finely. We real thing.' Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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IN CENTRAL STATES. Vincennes, Ind., Oct. 20. W. C. Reed, Vincennes Nurse " ries : We are enjoying the heaviest trade we have ever had by per cent, and are still very busy with our wholesale Unusually Large Demand for StockOutlook Is for Shortage In fifty orders, not having touched our retail business yet. There Nearly All Lines In Spring General Increase In Prices seems to be a very great shortage in peach and all kinds of /s Looked for Wholesale and Retail plum, and prices are bound to go higher for spring. Sales Ahead of LastYear. " Apple are in very heavy demand and the medium grades seem to be rather scarce in this section as we had a splendid Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 15. Charles A. Maxson, general growing season. There is still a good assortment of y grades " manager Michigan Nurseries : Our wholesale trade for fall except in some of the leaders, such as Ben Davis, Rome Beauty shipment has been far in excess of previous years, while the and Wine Sap. " result of our retail efforts shows a tendency on the part of the Prices have been very satisfactory all through and there planters in favor of spring planting, compelling us to carry will be no surplus in ar.y line. We look for a sharp advance over thousands of dollars in orders already taken for spring oh most everything for spring. Sales of one and two year delivery. We still have a good, general stock, our largest cherry, of which we grow very heavy, are beyond all expecta surplus being in apple, raspberries, blackberries and straw tions, selling close on all grades. " berries. I see no reason why the coming season should not also be "We believe will a there be general increase in the prices good, as there will be a great many one year trees used and for the spring delivery as we see many evidences of a strong this will make a shortage for the following season." demand, especially for apple and peach."

Oct. Phoenix Co.: "The Bloomington, 111., 17. Nursery PLANT BREEDING CONFERENCE. fall season has opened up with an unusually large demand for stock. It would seem to us that from present prospects we Seventy-five persons attended the international conference would do more business this fall than we have since in the '93, on plant breeding and hybridization called by the Horticul fall. tural Society of New York. Notes on Mendel's methods of "With us the demand is general, both in fruit and orna cross-breeding were presented by Professor Bateson of Cam mental stock. There is a demand for big apple, peach, plum bridge University, England, representing-the Royal Horticul and cherry, and a fair demand for trees. In of pear apple, tural Society of England, and by Captain C. C. Hurst, also a the demand is for commercial and course, largely varieties, delegite from England. Professor W. M. Hays emphasized from the North for kinds. In the demand is hardy peach the necessity of breeding for better economic qualities rather largely Elberta, but orders are coming in for all the leading than for more fanciful peculiarities. kinds. It seems that we will be sold out of this fall. peach Luther of Santa who was not at the con " Burbank, Rosa, Cal., If the present demand keeps up for a general assortment ference, contributed a paper in which he drew attention to the of stock it would seem there would be a shortage in all big fact that plant breeding to-day is yet in its infancy, and indi lines for We believe that all kinds of stock are scarcer spring. cated the immense possibilities which lay before plant breeders than in the past twenty years, and there is no reason why in every line of work. Reducing the matter to statistics, he nurserymen should not realize handsome prices for stock this presented figures showing the enormous yield of corn, wheat, fall and the coming spring season. The time that nurserymen oats, barley and potatoes that would arise by the increase of have been praying for has apparently arrived." one grain or tuber, as the case may be, to each head or plant. Bridgeport, Ind., Oct. 16. Albertson & Hobbs: "We Professor S. A. Beach, horticulturist, New York State Ex are now in the midst of our and " just right packing, hardly periment Station, Geneva, speaking on the Correlation Be know how the business is going to balance up. We are having tween the Different Parts of the Plant in Form, Color and all the trade we can as there is a in handle, shortage help, and Other Characteristics," showed how there was a definite rela the of was early part the season so wet we could not do much, tionship between the size of the leaf, the size of the fruit, and but we are nice weather and we in a having very now, hope of the pit in the peach ; how in the grape the large-leaved few to be in days up good shape. varieties were most to bear fruits ; Delaware, for " likely large kinds of stock are and the Many running very low, supply instance, with small fruit had a small leaf. He was aiming to seems to be exhausted. We very nearly anticipate some pretty arrive at a definite method of deciding in the early stage of heavy in the as kinds of stock in sec shortages spring, many the plant life whether it would be profitable to grow it or not. tions where weather was wet season not this did make up as If some basis could be found it would save an immense well as and this reduced the But we think alto usual, supply. amount of unnecessary labor. It was true that the chance of this is to one of the best for the gether going prove years originating an improved variety was in some degree propor nurserymen have ever and in the end there will be they had, tionate to the number of seedlings produced ; therefore the little stock to or little to be surplus carry over, offered cheap greater necessity of getting rid of the undesirable form in as on the market next spring. young a of as " stage growth possible. Agents' sales are forty per cent, ahead of last and all year, In raspberries, the color of the fruit could clearly be fore reporting prospects of heavy sales for the winter, and this is a told by the foliage of the cane being lighter or darker as the pretty good indication of the condition of the trade. general case so roses. a " may be ; with Numerous other instances of Plum and peach seem to be shorter than other lines of like nature were cited. there a stock, though is good demand for all kinds, and espec in ornamental ially heavy lines. Renew your subscription and get the news. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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IN THE WEST. Canadian conditions.

for This Prospects Year's Business were Never Better Two- Toronto, Oct. 1 8th.Stone & Wellington: "Up to the Year Used Clean time sales Apple Up Peach and Plum Scarce- present have been better even than last year. Good Whole Western have been Country Had Full Crops of Corn prices readily obtained and the prospects seem and WheatCollections Should be Good. very good indeed for business during the winter. ''As far as stock is concerned, we have very little shortage in line. any Stock has made good growth this season, and as New " Haven, Mo., Oct. 16.R. : at this our J. Bagby Just plantings have been heavy, we are in good shape to meet time we. are in practically the of our fall business. the our beginning demands of retail trade, as well as being able to whole We can in our say that, opinion, there will not be much sur sale largely." some lines in plus along this section after the shipping season is over. UTAH NURSERIES. " The scarcity of plum and peach is already apparent. We predict that not only Elberta but all peach will advance still The total value of nursery products sold in Utah in further in price. The prospects for this year's business, in 1899 was $130,648, reported by the operators of forty-seven farms our judgment, were never better. No reason why collections and nurseries. Of this number seventeen derived their should not be 100 cents on the dollar. The whole western prin income from cipal the nursery business. They had 995 acres country has had full crops of both corn and wheat, and fair of land valued at $108,565, buildings worth prices are prevailing. $18,650, imple ments " and machinery worth $5,725, and live stock worth Our business, owing to the prevailing conditions, will be The of their $4.56- value products in 1899 was $122,035, 0I increased fully 100 per cent, over the past season. We think which $118,575 represents the value of stock and this will hold true with all in the trade in this locality. nursery $3,460 that of other products. The expenditure for labor Crete, Neb., Oct. 21. E. F. of Stephens: "Marketing was $22,315, and for fertilizers, $515. apple crop has taken all our time since July 10th. The nur sery business in the last three months has received very little THE STARK STAR GRAPE. attention. Nebraska has fairly good apple crop. " Most varieties of nursery stock did well. Too much wet Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Co weather for best results with cherry stocks and buds." , Louisiana, Mo., have been in to of the busy receiving replies response samples Topeka, Kan., Oct. 20. F. W. Watson & Co.: "We are Stark-Star grape, which were sent out in September, reference in the midst of the packing season. Indications are that to which was made in the National Nurseryman for October. everything will be sold that is salable. Two year apple will Last a year, under more favorable season, the grapes were be used up clean. Peach is scarce and is price satisfactory. much finer, but the quality this year could be judged in con Demand is especially heavy on Elberta, with supply about ex sideration of the fact that there was more rain at Altus, Ark., hausted. There will be but little plum left for spring trade. the than was " during ripening time, ever known at that season Tendency of prices seems to be upward in all lines of of the year, and the further fact that were stock." leaf-hoppers very thick. The wine-making property of the new grape especially Ore., Oct. 21. M. President Salem, McDonald, Oregon appealed to us, because of the excellent flavor and firmness of Nursery Co. : "We are now in the midst of our fall ship the fruit. ments. Our sales for fall delivery are about one-third greater than they were last year. Orders in our office at this date for FRUIT IN GERMANY. spring delivery are about double last year's business. On the whole we would say that the nursery business is in a very good The first census of fruit trees in Germany, recently taken, condition on the Coast this season. shows that to mile of in " every square territory the Empire The demand for trees seems to be unusually brisk in both there were 332 plum trees, 251 apple trees, 119 pear trees the wholesale and the retail trades. All lines of stock will un and 104 cherry trees, or 806 trees of the four kinds named. doubtedly be sold very close before the close of spring sales ; Per square mile of the territory devoted to agriculture, there in fact, many lines are beginning to show a shortage even this were on an average 513 plum trees, 386 apple trees, 186 pear early in the fall shipments. Cherries are going to be especially trees and 158 cherry trees, or 1,243 trees of the four kindsan short on the Pacific coast this season, and we do not think average of very near two to each acre of agricultural land. there will be a in of the varieties at large surplus any leading To 100 every inhabitants of the Empire there were 123 plum the close of sales. spring trees and or in " trees, 93 apple trees, 45 pear 38 cherry trees, Seedling stock generally has made a good growth and about all 299 fruit trees of these leading kinds. the usual number of seedlings have been budded this fall. We Notwithstanding an average of nearly three fruit trees of at least a do not look for any great break in prices here for the kinds named above to every inhabitant of the Empire, the of as there does not seem to be any great in couple years, supply was not sufficient to meet the requirements of the crease in planting." people, for the imports of fresh and simply prepared (dried, etc.) fruit of the four kinds in question exceeded the The Hawks Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y., has opened a branch exports of such fruit 2,200,000 or in office at Wauwatosa, Wis. T. J. Ferguson is the manager, assisted by by quintals 485,016,840 pounds and Albert Hanson of Milwaukee. Business has started off with a rush. 1900, by 2,000,000 quintals or 440,924,400 pounds in 1901. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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HANDLING NURSERY STOCK. straw. Wheat straw does not make good packing material as it is too coarse and does not hold dampness unless well rotted. I have used for The Experience of W. T. Hood of Richmond, Va.Packing Boxes For the past fourteen years paper lining nearly we as I think trees will deliver in better and Packing Material As to Baling TreesDigging all the boxes pack, not and I can use less mater than if condition the Stock Unnecessary Express Charges lined, packing as it is to make boxes that do not Handling Small StockDealing With ial, impossible dry out, which leave cracks that will let the through the boxes Agents Buy Only the Best air'pass unless are lined. I use what is called No. Red Grades. they paper 9 Sheeting Paper, which costs in Philadelphia from 70 to 85 At the annual convention of the Southern Association of cents per roll of, 500 feet. For tying, where one can get them, Nurserymen the following paper was read by W. T. Hood, of willows are the best ; if not, wool or jute cord, which comes Richmond, Va.: in balls of 5 pounds or in reels of 25 to 50 pounds, of in large " In selecting my subject, my object was for the benefit of cord of 35 strands, and the strands come in 4 to 12 ply ; 4 to the Southern nurserymen knowing that many of the South 5 ply is about the right size, and is more economical. In using ern nurserymen have not been digging, grading and packing soft rope, there is not the danger of skinning as there is in nursery stock as well as they should. The Northern nursery using hard rope, such as tared, lath or sisal, as I have seen men have what they call a Protective Association, their object used by many nurserymen. For baling, use 3-ply sisal. " to protect them from unscrupulous tree dealers, and the black I use in making boxes 6, 7 and 8-penny cement coat wire sheep among nurserymen, and in their rating of nurserymen nails, which clinch well. To put on the tops, use a short nail, they will give adverse rating to a nurseryman who digs and not more than ij_ to if, and is called Barbed Roofing Nail. grades poorly. As my subject is the handling of nursery My object in not using large nails in putting on tops is, I have stock, the first object should be for the preparation of hand very often received trees where the nails have been driven ling that stock, which each nurseryman should provide for through into the trees ; also have had complaint from the same some time before he expects to be ready to dig. cause. " In the first place, he should order what lumber he thinks BALING TREES. " he will need, and should order it from three to six months In our first work at the nursery, 35 years ago, we baled all of our trees for several not to before he wants it, so as to have it in proper condition for years, and did know how close and to us now. At that making his boxes. In my business I generally give the order boxes, though very easy simple time, six to nine months ahead, and I use for frame strip for the orders from farmers were much larger on an average than small boxes inch boards, for the large boxes i^ inch, and it they are now, and we could bale as cheap, or cheaper, than we could it took more men to on should be sap pine and nearly clear of knots. For the length box, though do the work the of the boxes I have the lumber cut ten feet. For boxes 24 packing ground than it does to box now. But our men got inches square, and all under, I use one inch lumber and have very expert in baling, different men doing different parts ; the after each was it re-sawed, which makes about one-half inch, or a little less ; first, variety tied up a gang of two each would in and for all above 24 inches used 1^ inch and have it re-sawed, put bundles, using windlass to draw up tight ; and then two which makes about five-eights or a little less in thickness. men would do nothing but straw, and then as many as you The lumber that I buy for the sides is what we call in our city need would put on caps (which we used burlaps for) and then ' as No. 3, and is mostly cut from what we call old field pine,' others did the roping, and others would carry off and dip in a and costs about $9 per thousand feet delivered in Richmond. pool or well of water, which had to have a crane to lift out. Sometimes it can be bought at less, and after it is sawed it I have sejn 50 to 60 men doing this work, and the men vied will make the one-half inch cost $6 and the five-eights about with each other to see which could cap or rope the best ; and $7 per thousand. The smallest size I make is ten inches if a bale was turned off fromjthe capper that did not look some the others square head ; the next sizes 10-14, I4_I4> I4-I9, 19_I9, '9_24, well, of would criticise it, and the same with 24-24, 24-27, 27-27, 27-32, and 32-32, and I make a few of ropers. Now, we do not bale much outside of the shade trees, what we call our wagon delivery boxes, which is 32-28. All and we have hard work to get that done, as we have only a these sizes are inside measures, and as I have all the framing few men with us that can do it. " pieces cut square and not mitred, it is less trouble and, I As I said before, we did not know then how to close think, make the best boxes. My object in making sizes that boxes, and also, pack them. I remember the first large lot of are not square is that I can use the same pieces of framing in boxes we had to pack at the Richmond Nursery it was an two sizes, also the same size tops for two size boxes, which order of about sixty boxes. We did not tie up the trees, but saves cutting about one-half the number of sizes of frame pieces, one man handed each tree to the packer andhe packed them and also we do not have to have but one-half of the tops loose in boxes, and it was very slow work ; and when it was ready, as I have the tops cut the right width and piled up done, it was hard to put the tops on, after filling them, well, as ready to use. the middle or tops of trees filled up faster than the roots. PACKING MATERIAL. Since then, we have been tying all trees up. We used to tie " The best material is which can be found in a packing moss, up 25 in bundle ; Dut now for all trade orders we tie up ten most sections of the if it can South, not, be bought North from in a bundle, using two labels to a bundle. In that first lot of those who make a business of and it. The we a gathering drying boxes, had hard time to get_ them closed ; think they next best material is which more excelsior, is used North than used chain around the boxes, and used a twist pole to draw other material. For any straw, oat is the best, and for a short up ; and the next move was to have a frame made to put in distance will do well alone but ; there should not be much wet the boxes with lever clamps to draw up. While that did the put amongst the trees, as there is danger of heat from wet oat work very well, it was too much work to get the boxes to the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 135 place. Since, there have been many clamps to close with. in his report says "you grade and pack poorly," which not The we first, used for many years, were screw clamps, and only makes you lose his trade but possibly someone else's there thought could be no improvement ; and the next we trade. -We have some as good nurseries in the South as are thought was the best was a lever made the heavy clamp, by anywhere in the United States, and they have made their repu Hoover-Gaines one we think is the Nursery Co. Now, the tation by growing good stock, grading and packing in the best best we got from L. Green & Co., of Perry, Ohio, which is possible manner, filling orders promptly with stock true to small and light, and we do not think can be improved on. name, and getting the highest market price for it. Nine-tenths DIGGING THE STOCK. of my nursery business is done through agents, and it has to " If we sell through agents, or sell wholesale to those that be done at higher prices, and to compete with low-priced local sell through agents, we have to dig trees very often in the fall nurseries. Some of them, one thousand or more miles from before we should. Take the mountains of Virginia, and my place of business, and we have men in the same territory northern territory, a season like the past we have some very for years. We have one man in West Tennessee who does cold weather in November and we want to get our trees off nothing but sell trees, and who has been selling in that territory in October, and if we have many trees to dig it takes some for fourteen" years-West Tennessee and Kentucky and South time to get ready to pack them, and we have to dig trees very ern Illinois and our trees have to be packed up about fifteen often that are not in condition to dig ; also, with our Southern days before the day of delivery, and our trade is increasing in sales, it has been the habit of nurseries that sell by agents in that territory along the side of cheap competitors ; and it has making their deliveries earlier than only been done by growing the best they should be ; also, have to allow stock I can, by sending it out true so much time for the railroads to to name, packed in the best possi am like all carry the trees to their destination ble manner. I nursery that there has to be great care in men that sell through agents : while I will run short of digging and packing many varieties, Igrow largely, such as the Japan Plum. In dig some varieties ; also, some things ging such trees there should be we sell we cannot grow, and these to and I make it a great care in having the leaves taken we have buy ; off clean, and then get them to the rule to buy only the best grades of and from those that I shade as soon after digging as pos stock, buy sible, and then have them puddled think will give me stock that is true and packed in tight boxes. Very to name, as there are some thingsi such as and often nurserymen that do an agency peach, cherry, grape we cannot when we business will run short of some vines, that tell things they think they have plenty receive them. " All trees and vines that we sell of, or some stock that is not in a we a label on condition to dig up until late, and through agents put each. The label we on in the he will put off ordering them shipped put row before we and if until the last moment, and then he nursery dig ; there should be a mistake will order them shipped by express ; though we use care to and if any of you should get such every possible pre vent mistakes it will be the orders you should try to get them off by who fills the order promptly, for if he does not get one by pick the which them in time he would have to let ing up wrong variety, will be true to name ; and if the the orders go short, which is a lossj G- A GAMBLE, Fort Smith, Ark. does not get what he or would have to ship after by ex- purchaser should be in very orders he will know and we can correct the error, which we press. Orders shipped by express shipped it, we have to handle or foreman should be pai- seldom have to do now, although nearly light boxes, or in bales, and yourself a and see that there our trees in a short time and have to use good deal ticular to personally look after the packing all very our small such and if the trees are of the time. All of stock, is not unnecessary packing used; puddled, green help during use as little as strawberry, esculent roots, evergreens, it should be done with very thin mud, and clean, grape vines, raspberry, are will not be shrubs and roses we heel in under a shed, and they packed light packing material as possible, as they likely most the with thin road. and the roots and of top more than 36 to 48 hours on the separately, wrapping cotton which costs us from 3 to 3J_ cents per yard. All UNNECESSARY EXPRESS CHARGES. cloth, small stock is well mossed, and goes in on the top of the boxes." " humor on a A nurseryman is very often out of if, receiving it has come in a REPORT. lot of stuff by express, he finds that very OCTOBER CROP such as old heavy box, and a large lot of packing material, states : "As to the con from the is The U. S. bulletin for October rotten moss or straw as gathered up packing yard, crop bill of North Carolina reports 8 points, Illinois 9, used in the packing, which he has to pay a heavy express dition apples, 1 Maine 12, New York 15, Iowa 16, was received that was Missouri 10, Pennsylvania 1, on ; or some stock that by freight green and Ohio 2, Indiana in a box that was not and 27 above, 3, Virginia when it was dug and packed up dry Michigan points 21 below Tennessee Kentucky 19 and Kansas points close, and when he received it it all shriveled up you 9, 11, for the last seven and the mean of their October averages years." cannot blame him if he goes somewhere else next time, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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and that was in the South too. The whole western country The National Nurseryman. has had full crops of corn and wheat, and it is believed that collections in the nursery business will approximate 100 per cent. published monthly by It is just such conditions as these that should be seized and action at the annual con The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., upon as a subject for discussion (incorporated) ventions of the American Association of Nurserymen. In times of an extra effort is made to busi 305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. depression improve a to bend all ness. In times of prosperity there is tendency efforts towards keeping up with the demand, trusting that the PRESIDENT - THOMAS B. MEEHAN demand will continue. Nurserymen should go further ; they VICE-PRESIDENT AND EDITOR - - RALPH T. OLCOTT should the situation from all and endeavor to SECRETARY-TREASURER AND BUSINESS MANAGER, C. L. YATES study points, create conditions, insofar as they may, which will continue the demand. Now is the time for Association committees, in The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of the ad interium business is to act. all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. whose hands placed,

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. OUTCOME OF THE RUSSIAN APPLE.

AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE AT PARIS 1900. EXPOSITION, No argument is needed to convince the progressive nursery a for his man that the Northwest offers great field business. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. when the problem of hardy fruits has been solved. The stand One year, in advance, - - - - - $1.00 ard varieties of the Eastern states have not met the trying con

------Six Months, .75 ditions of the Northwest. The subject of hardy fruits for the Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, - - - 1.50 cold country has been studied by the leading horticultural Six Months, "".--- loo authorities. Probably no movement created such a widespread Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements so diversified as that of Professor L. should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the date discussion and opinions J. of issue. Budd of Iowa, who imported in 1882 one hundred varieties of Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts Russian apples. on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. Now our observations of the Russian apples run through a Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery of a quarter of a with the importa men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. period century, beginning tions by the Department of Agriculture. For half a century of Wisconsin and Minnesota have been endeavor AflERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. the growers ing to attain success by planting trees of the grade of Fameuse, Talman, Golden Russet, Pewaukee, etc. Where the soil was President, Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich. ; vice-president, D. S. success was attained. The advent of the Lake, Shenandoah, la.; secretary, George C. Seager, Rochester, right, a measure of N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. Russian apples was hailed with delight. They were planted Executive CommitteeWilliam N. N. W. Knox- Pitkin, Rochester, Y.; Hale, and without much regard to selection in many cases. vilie, Tenn.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. freely most of them unfavorable. Committee on TransportationPresident Ilgenfritz, ex-offlcio ; A. L. Brooke, There were widely varying results, N. E. Topeka, Kan.; Henry Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; Albertson, Bridgeport, The fact is that too much was expected of the Russians. Ind.; Howard Davis, Baltimore, Md. Committee on TariffIrving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas B. Meehan, The apple is native to Southwestern Asia and adjacent Germantown, Pa.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, 0. It was natural to go to that part of the world for Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At Europe. lantic, la.; Charles J. Brown, Kochester, N. Y.; George A. Sweet, Dans stock for a fresh start in that section of America, which pre N. Y.; Robert C. Ga. ville, Berckmans, Augusta, sented ffied and unconquered conditions. And it was Committee on ProgrammeGeorge C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; Wilson J. recently of Peters, Troy, Ohio; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. natural to go to the colder section of Europe in search the Committee on C. M. T. Publicity Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Ralph Olcott, varieties for the colder part of the United States. But, Rochester, N. Y.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. hardy in Annual convention for 190$ At Detroit, Mich., June 10-12. in the opinion of experts, a mistake had been made trusting all to the Russian varieties. Entered In the Post Office at Boehester, as second-class mail matter. In the midst of the controversy over the Russians, Professor L. H. said : Rochester, N. Y., November, 1902. Bailey "The Northwest must have an unusually hardy class of STOCK SCARCE AND HIGH. fruits, and any type which will grow there should be encour aged. The Russian is simply one of these types, the Siberian as the Russian Our special reports on the season's trade indicate that and native crabs being others. But, inasmuch of it follows that throughout the country the nursery business is in a flourising type is the most highly developed them, condition. A shortage of stock extends to almost all varieties, quick results are expected from it. If the Russian apples and I feel and one advance in prices promises to be followed by another. the crabs are more or less adapted to the Northwest, There has been a remarkably strong demahd for stock of all sure that American seedings of them will be still better adapted kinds in the wholesale trade. Some firms have had to reduce to those conditions as a whole. I therefor regard the Russian

our but I look sales. In the last two months time one firm refused orders for importations to be of benefit to horticulture, as an The of more than five million peach trees for this season's delivery, upon them as a means rather than end. history Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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our horticulture everywhere emphasizes the probability cf a NURSERY INSURANCE COMPANY. secondary and more important outcome." The made A. Among those who reasoned that a cross between a Russian suggestion recently by Willis, Ottawa, Kan., an that there should be of insurance rates on and American variety might result in an apple that would uniformity nursery houses and a discussion of the possess the desired hardiness and quality, was Charles G. storage inviting subject has caused considerable interest. Patten, the well-known nurseryman of Charles City, la. In Brown Brothers' of commenting upon Mr. Patten's work with Patten's Greening, Company, Rochester, N. Y., suggest that a Insurance A. T. Erwin, of the Iowa Agricultural College, at Ames, la., Nursery Company might be found advisable as a means of the cost of such insurance. We would where Professor Budd labored long, says in the Rural New decreasing be to Yorker : glad receive the views of others on this subject. & Perkins "Without doubt the most striking example of this secondary Jackson Company, Newark, N. Y., have suggested the National Nurseryman that the matter outcome (refering to Professor Bailey's remark) is to be found through be re a committee of the American Association of in the Patten's Greening, a variety originated by Charles G. ported upon by Patten, of Charles City, Iowa. ,To-day it stands out as the Nurserymen. is the of Brown Brothers' : only apple of American origin which finds a place in the Following suggestion Company Editor National Nurseyman : Minnesota Horticultural Society list, of the first degree of In to Mr. A. would we use hardness for planting in Minnesota. It is equally prized in reply Willis, Ottawa, Kan., say one house in winter. It contains cubit the Dakotas and farther north. The present moist season has storage 360,000 feet, built of in use for seven tank in water been an exceptionally bad one for twig blight in Iowa. The stone, years, cellar, pipes with water and fire latter part of June the writer had the pleasure of visiting the throughout, equipped pails extinguishers. Keep insured, rates on building a thousand per parent tree of this variety. It is situated in a seeding orch $10.00 on stock a thousand five months. Would ard, and surrounding it are a number of varieties, all of which year, $6.25 per be to have the insurance on both cellars and con were more or less blighted, yet this old tree showed scarcely glad question tents threshed out. a Insurance a trace of it. Patten's Greening is a cross between the Possibly Nursery Company the themselves could be made Duchess (a Russian) and the Rhode Island Greening. The organized among nurserymen very materially to decrease cost of insurance. Certainly the fruit is oblate to roundish, medium to large ; color light green, risk is small in the average cellar. sometimes slightly blushed with red on one side ; flesh yellow Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1902. Brown Brothers' Company. ish white and subacid ; season late fall and early winter ; fair for eating and an excellent cooker. The tree is well shoul POINTER FOR NURSERYMEN. dered and apparently as hardy as the Duchess. A number of other seedings of Russian-American origin are attracting atten In another column we present a statement by a Missouri tion, and no doubt in the skilled hands of some Patten or man, who has evidently had opportunity for general obser Gideon are to come." greater things yet vation, regarding the status of the Ben Davis apple. Like the Kieffer pear this apple has been found a profitable one from a ALL HYBRID PLANTS. RECORD OF commercial standpoint, and this has led to a heavy run an the nurserymen for such trees. There have been many expressions At the international conference on plant-breeding and hy of adverse criticism regarding the quality of the Ben Davis bridization, held in New York city, it was suggested that some apple, but so long as the orchardist's heavy demand for trees central office should be established where records of all hybrid is justified by lively markets for this variety, there is nothing plants might be recorded and tabulated in order to remove left for the nurseryman to do but to endeaver to supply the the necessity of later workers traveling over the same ground demand. If, however, there are unmistakable indications of as their predecessors. In the short discussion on the feasibility a break in this demand and a run to other varieties, it behooves of this proposition and on an understanding that the work was the nurseryman to be well the De equally prepared. to a certain extent already covered by the experts in Professor Bailey in the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture partment of Agriculture, a resolution was offered by C. L. gives a list of twenty-seven varieties of apples as the leading of the American Pomological Society, that Watrous, president commercial varieties in North America, in alphabetical order, a committee be named to take into consideration the sugges and says : "Baldwin and Ben Davis, the former of inferior tion of Professor Bailey, with a view to offering a recommenda quality and the latter of worse, hold the supremacy in Ameri tion to the Secretary of Agriculture for a systematic record of can market apples." such information as a part of the work of the national depart ment. The chair appointed as such committee C. L. Watrous, MICHIGAN NURSERIES. L. H Bailey, W. M. Hays, N. L. Britton and H. H. Groff. Nursery stock valued at $338,544 was reported by 159 far mers and nurserymen in Michigan in 1899. The 54 com WELL, WELL, ILLINOIS ! mercial nurserymen reported $319,804 derived from the sale of and from the sale of other An Illinois paper publishes the following : nursery products, $19,744 committed The area of land used was acres Cy Howard, an eccentric farmer of Henderson County, products. $6,029 The suicide last week by hanging himself to a harness peg in the barn. and the gross income per acre $56.32. The total investment he had been only known reason for his rash act was that recently was $528,530; $378,355 in land, $100,800 in buildings, $28,795 to the tune of .about $1,500. swindled by a couple of fruit-tree peddlers in implements, and $20,580 in live stock. Fertilizers cost This so In order to meet this he had to mortgage his farm. obligation and farm labor or 21.0 cent of the" value unbalanced when $7,637, $71,435, per preyed on his mind that he was probably mentally of the he committed the rash act. gross product. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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IN THE EAST. European and Japan plums and sweet cherries it seems to be hard to secure. The. prices have been satisfactory and the sales for fall and spring will be ahead of last year. Prospects Remarkably Demand for Stock of All Kinds In the Strong for next season are as good as were for this year." Wholesale TradeSharp Advance In Prices Looked for In the WinterShortage In Small Fruit Plants- Geneva Firm Had to Reduce Sales. Hmono (Browers anb Dealers.

J. C. Bear, of Dayton, died Sept. 15th, aged 50 years. Newark, Wayne County, N. Y., Oct. 22. Jackson & Per Orman B. Ryther has purchased the Stephan Crane nursery at Nor kins Co. : "Our this fall has been of about the shipping wich Conn. same amount as last season, but our sales for spring delivery James Anderson, of Olalla,. Wash., reports a good growth on this are cent, ahead of what were last at this fully 50 per they year season's apple trees.' time. We have never seen such a demand remarkably strong The Farmer & Nursery Co. has removed its office from Phoneton to for stock of all kinds as there is in the wholesale trade this Tippecanoe City, 0. year. We believe that before spring, stock of nearly all kinds E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney, Tex., has been touring Texas in the will be picked up very closely indeed, and that leading varie interest of pecan culture. ties of peach, pear, cherry, apple and plum will be practically Pacific coast nurserymen report that the trend of tree planting this out of the market. season has been for commercial apple orchards. called Dansville and "Many kinds of stock were pretty scarce last spring, but it Charles H. Greening, Monroe, Mich., upon Rochester nurserymen during the latter part of October. looks as if the coming season would show a much greater and S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y., spent a portion of the fall in . indeed a very serious scarcity. George 1st. ' Massachusetts. He is expected back about November The growing season with us was more favorable for fruit A national congress of apple growers will be held at St. Louis, No trees and large stock than it was for small fruit plants, roses, vember 18 and 19. C. S. Wilson, Hannibal, Mo., is secretary. etc., but the shortage of stock appears to be about equal in This is the fiftieth year of the Phoenix Nursery Co., Bloomington, all lines. We look to see a advance in nearly quite sharp 111. W. E. Rossney is president, Sidney Tuttle is vice-president. early in the winter. prices G. J. Foster, Bloomington, 111., is constructing a storage cellar and " Fredonia, N. Y., Oct. 16.Wheelock & Clark : The office. He expects to have them ready for the spring packing season. outlook for business with us is fine, prices are fairly good President I. E. Ilgenfritz, of the American Association of Nursery last (none too high) as expenses are proportionately high, but with men, called on Rochester, Geneva and Dansville nurserymen month. the present prices maintained there can a little money be made

For the last three J. P. of Portland, Ore. , has made if the stock is sold, and we can say that our sales are very sat years Pilkington, a specialty of ornamental trees and shrubs. He also deals largely in isfactory indeed. We thought last season was good (the best roses and in nut' trees. we ever had), but this season we are at least 33 per cent, ahead The Franklin County Nursery Company, Winchester, Tenn., has of last season at this and indication to time, every points an been incorporated, capital stock $10,000, incorporators E. E. Bohn, F. increase from now on to the end of the year. M. Grizzard, C. F. Pltsinger, T. E. Sipes and I. W. Crabtree. " vines are well in Grape doing fairly point of growth. We What is said to be the largest currant patch in the world is that of think they are not turning out as well as many had hoped for, 80 acres and 135,000 plants at Longwart, Colo. G. H. Erupson is the owner. He 150 hands in them. is used. but they are fairly good. The currant plants were away be employs picking Irrigation hind in growth in this section, and most growers are disap G. W. Miller has been added to the firm controlling the Milton nurse ries at Milton, Ore., the firm name A. Miller & Sons. They pointed in the output when they come to digging. We are making are making a specialty of commercial winter apple trees. They report very short on currants and have a fair stock of most all varie a heavy fall business. ties in grape vines." the Elizabeth Co., N. its " Recently Nursery Elizabeth, J., enlarged

Bridgeville, Delaware, Oct. 17. Myer & Son : This has capitalization to $100,000. Of this amount $58,000 is paid in. The been one of the best seasons we ever had. Orders have come officers are : President and treasurer, E. Runyan ; vice-president, J. in early and prices have ruled good. There is a large shortage A. Delapp ; secretary, A. S. Wooley. of peach stock and we have been compelled to turn down A chrysanthemum show will be given by the American Institute of the city of New York at the New York, Nov. 12. many large wholesale orders, our retail trade consuming nearly Berkeley Lyceum, and 13. The committee consists of F. M. Hexamer, C. L. Allen, all our peach stock. It does not look as if there would be Robert Taylor and Alex. M. Eagleson. much peach left for the spring trade. On October 21st George A. Greening retired from the Greening "Eldorado blackberry is short of the also demand; there Brothers' Nursery Company, at Monroe, Mich., and his brother, Charles to be a of Le Coute and appears shortage pear small fruit E. Greening, became manager of the company. George A. Greening plants in general. As to apple and other pear, while demand will probably spend the winter in California. is there is to same at fair good enough supply prices. Japan Joseph Meehan, in the Florists' Exchange, says : "No one need fear plums are scarce and high; also cherry stock. for the nursery business for the future. With the vast wealth now here the immense a Our growing season has been fine and stock was never bet country yet undeveloped there is undoubtedly great future before the who to what is about him." ter. June buds made finest growth we ever saw and demand nurseryman keeps up is large for this class of stock where growers are acquainted The Oregon Nursery Co., Salem, Ore., employs from sixty to seventy with it." salesmen constantly. Their trade extends to the Missouri river and to Mexico. Their grounds cover 200 acres. They have recently leased a Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 20.E. Smith & Sons: "Our fall sales large tract of land near Toppenish, in Yakima County, Wash., for have been very satisfactory, and could have sold more stock nursery purposes. F. W. Power and Frank Bouillard are working but owing to shortage we have had to reduce sales on stock. with M. McDonald and A. McGill in the conduct of the business. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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THE GENESEE VALLEY. "We are digging about all our trees with the tree diggers. We have here two steam diggers and six run by horse power. All Stock Will Be Sold Up Very Close -Scarcity of Labor at Pack Each digger is capable of digging from three to four acres per ing Time-Japan Plums High and Nearly Out of Market day. Bartlett Pears Comparatively ScarceCherries The retail and catalogue trade is ahead of a year ago with and Peaches HighQuinces Scarce. bright; prospects for a large spring trade. Taking it as a whole prices are better this fall than a year ago, and it looks very " much as would continue to increase for at least Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 15.Brown Brothers Co : Busi though prices a few more 'It is safe to that we will not have ness is better than it has been, in our experience. We believe years. say any stock to over after next that all stock will be sold up very close and in fact do not see surplus carry spring's delivery. and are scarce here. where stock is coming from to fill orders with all the nursery Plums, cherry, pears apples getting Help is scarce. We were to about men in the country. Before spring we believe it will be very very obliged procure seventy-five Italians to out." difficult to purchase many items und we doubt if there will be help a surplus of any." NEW AND DESTRUCTIVE APPLE ROT. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 23. John Charlton & Son: "The orders for nursery stock have been very liberal this fall and A bulletin issued by the N. Y. Experiment Station at Geneva we think more stock will be sold and packed than is usual at calls attention to an unusual and serious trouble with harvested this season of the year, showing a decided improvement, to apples in Western New York. A white or pinkish mildew the benefit of the growers; the only serious drawback being appears upon the scab spots and transforms them into brown, the scarcity of labor in this section. sunken, bitter, rotten spots. On very scabby apples these "The inquiries for next spring are numerous and many; of rotten spots soon coalesce and ruin the fruit. course these being for scarcer varieties, indicating a shortage The damage done is enormous. In Niagara, Orleans, Mon of many kinds. roe and Wayne counties, thousands of barrels of apples have "Apples may be enough to satisfy all demands made for been ruined. The varieties most affected are Greening and them. Fall Pippin. Upon investigation it was found that the white "Japan plums of all kinds are scarce, higher in price and mildew on the scab spots is the cause of the rot, and that it is nearly out of the market. Europeon plums are also good a distinct fungus having no connection with the scab fungus. property, and present indications point to a complete clearout The scab itself will not rot a fruit, but it breaks the skin next spring. wherever it grows and thereby makes an opening for this Bartlett are also scarce. They main pears comparatively other fungus to get into the apple and rot it. A preventive tain the of last with a more limited supply of price spring, of the rot is much desired, but at present none is known. them to draw on. Other varietes of pears in are in general The whole trouble can be traced back to a lack of thorough better and we think none too to the demand, many supply spraying, which would have prevented the scab. demands next season. "Cherries are higher in price and scarcer in quantities, large In view of the requirements by the Virginia authorities that sales having been made at a higher price than that of last nursery stock from New York State for shipment into Virginia spring. must bear a certificate of inspection by an Entomologist the "The inquiries for peaches for next spring are quite general, Eastern Nurserymen's Association, through Secretary William the price for them being higher and firmer than usual at this Pitkin, arranged for the grouping of stock to be shipped from New York and time of the year, and higher prices will undoubtedly prevail Rochester and other Western points, a. supple next spring at planting time. mental inspection by an assistant to Dr. E. P. Felt of Albany. "We do not remember when quinces have been so scarce in That inspection was made last month at the minimum expense. sales these and many years. Dealers are limiting their of other scarce articles to meet the scarcity, by not pushing same. anb Short. "Some kinds of ornamentals are about exhausted, and deal %owq ers had better find out where part of their stock is coming Downing gooseberries are wanted by Eugene Willett, North Col from for their next deliveries. spring's lins, N. Y. orders have to be refused for roses for next spring's "Many A list of special surplus is presented in another column by Jackson than show delivery, as a more decided scarcity prevails usual, & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y. done in these lines. ing a larger volume of business being Two hundred bushels of mountain natural peach pits are offered by "We think on the whole a cheerful outlook presents itself the Chattanooga Nurseries, Chattanooga, Tenn. for a season or two for the nurserymen, and if a large slump Rakestraw & Pyle, Kenneth Square, Pa., have a complete assortment several to of and shade trees, some in extra large sizes. does not occur, good prices will prevail for seasons, evergreens are of be shared by all in the business." The Phoenix Nursery Company, Bloomington, 111., growers fruit and ornamental trees of all kinds and carry a full assortment of "We are Dansville, N. Y., Oct. 27.Jas. M. Kennedy: green house plants. the finest weather for our business we have had since having P. J. Berckmans Co., Augusta, Ga., have an immense stock of apples, to this we have handled digging commenced. Up writing cherries, figs, grapes, chestnuts, pecans, walnuts and ornamental trees are about more stock than ever before. Our early shipments and shrubs now ready for shipment. for late which all disposed of. We are now digging shipments Apple grafts and pear grafts, apple and pear seedlings, honey and am in that this and and scions will exceed any previous fall. I safe saying black locust mulberry seedlings, asparagus apple may had of J. A. Neb. fall sales will be a record breaker. be Gage, Beatrice, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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" IS BEN DAVIS DOOMED? Most of the Southern cities, hoodwinked for years by the size and color of the Ben Davis, are realizing at last that there are much better and the consumers are to Missouri Man Says This Apple Is Selling at But Little More apples willing pay more for and this is but Than Half What Better Varieties are BringingDe them, variety gradually surely finding its level of value. should mand for Ben Davis Has Excluded Better proper Nurserymen everywhere pre for the future smaller of the much lauded Sorts Warning to Nurserymen. pare through supplies Ben Davis, and for more of the better sorts. The agricultural journals should also give timely warning to their readers the It is for nurserymen to judge of the importance to their in fruit growers, to the nursery trade and others interested and terests of a note of warning issued by P. M. Kiely, of St. inform them that public taste is improving, that the Ben Davis Louis, who, in a communication to Colman's Rural World, is doomed, and even for commercial' purposes losing caste. under date of October 14th says : " The only hope in the future for the Ben Davis is in short crops The current receipts of apples in this and other leading or great scarcity of apples when nothing better can be had." markets of the West at present, and for some time past, show that over nine-tenths of the receipts are of the Ben Davis variety. On last Saturday four boats unloaded on our levee IN THE SOUTH. 10,000 barrels of apples fully three-fourths of them from Illi Demand for Stock Was Never HeavierIn Two Months One Firm nois, and the remainder from Missouri. A canvas of the sub Refused Orders for Five Million Peach Trees for ject among the receivers disclosed the fact that 9,500 barrels This Season's Call for were Ben Davis ; and railroad receipts show a similar record. DeliveryHeavy and Kieffer Pear. Now this proportion is out of all reason, greatly to the detri Apple ment of the apple industry, and an injury to the growers at large. " " For years the Ben Davis has been found a profitable apple Snow Hill, Md., Oct. 18.^-W. M. Peters' Sons : It is a from a commercial standpoint, and this has led to a heavy run very busy time with us. Sales have been very satisfactory for this on the nurserymen for such trees. The demand not only con fall's delivery, especially in peach. Not commenced to tinued without abatement, but rapidly increased to the exclu ship yet, but getting ready. In our opinion the demand for sion of all the better sorts, and we are thus confronted with peach exceeds that of the past year, and if there is not a big the startling fact that a large number of the best varieties shortage of trees to fill this demand, they must have them out grown had to give way to one of the poorest varieties, an side of this state or adjoining states. We had to call a halt in apple hardly fit to eat or cook, and yet every market in the en accepting orders, especially in quite a number of varieties. tire Southwest is now flooded with it. The inevitable result is We think we have all the orders booked that we can possibly at last before us, and the Ben Davis is now selling at figures get off or deliver this fall. "We that average only a trifle over half what the better sorts are were very much disappointed in the quantity of peach bringing. that we thought we had when we completed our count. We " To illustrate, let us quote some of Saturday's sales, when the hope, however, to have possibly 100,000 peach for spring, but receipts were the largest and prices. the lowest of the season. can not tell what the grade or varieties will be until through While really choice Ben Davis could be had on the levee or with our fall delivery. ' at a the railroad depots $1.50 barrel, we saw a lot of fancy Hunts Upon whole it looks to us like a very prosperous season man's Favorite from H. L. Graff, Murphysboro, 111., that sold for the nurserymen generally, judging from the orders that are at $3.50 a barrel, and another lot, same variety, from same offered us from all over the United States." at barrel. The how " shipper to-day, $3.25 per average sales, Augusta, Ga., Oct. 9.L. A. Berckmans : Demand for of this were to Grimes' Golden and ever, variety $2.50 $2.75. nursery stock was never heavier, and in the past two months to Rome and Willow to we Jonathan, $2 $2.75 Beauty Twig, $2 have refused orders for over five million peach trees (or $2.50, Winesap, Northern Spy, Missouri Pippin, Gano and this season's delivery. similar sorts about barrel. $2 per "I have just returned from an extended to the east " trip A more future is still in store for the Ben where I visited over discouraging one hundred of the leading nursery and Davis, for most of the orders coming in now for floral apples request establishments. Without exception every one spoke no more Ben Davis. Even the who orders most country^merchant, encouragingly of the prospects for a lively business the ' only five to ten barrels, almost adds : Don't send season. invariably coming We have no complaint to make at this end of me any Ben Davis.' Thus much lower prices for it seem the line." while the other so more assured, sorts, much desirable, will Berlin, Md., Oct 18.J. G. Harrison & Sons: "The de not suffer by the general decline, because are wanted mand is they by good for all grades of nursery stock we handle, the trade everywhere. especially peach, and Kieffer We have all we can " apple pear. Three-fourths of the are now the receipts purchased by do to hustle our orders off on time." for future markets. The cost of cold speculators storage (50 Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 20.D. W. Hunter, Chatta cents a barrel tor the is as season) unfortunately much on this Nurseries : nooga "Sales have been very good with us this common as on the apple finest varieties grown, and when we on fall, especially one year and June bud peach. Owing to add the two drayages involved (going and we have the coming) unusually dry summer one year apple and June bud peach 60 cents to add to the low now prices for the best have not as prevailing made good growth as could expect. We have grades of Ben Davis per and withdrawn from two $1.50 barrel, surplus year apple in most varieties. As a whole the we have as first cost a a sum storage $2.10 barrel, of the season has a many been very satisfactory one for the nurserymen of speculators declare they will not bring. this section." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection IRecent (publications. *M

Piofessor Bailey proposes to revise his book on "Plant Breeding." APPLE GRAFTS He will present a full discussion of Mendel's theories and recent hypotheses. PEAR GRAFTS W. H. Ragan, special agent of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the WHOLE OR PIECE ROOT. ANY STYLE WANTED- United States Department of Agriculture, has prepared a bulletin on " The Home Vineyard," with special reference to northern conditions.

" " The magazine World's Work this month celebrates its first birth APPLE AND PEAR day. In the face of a field of magazines this one has forged ahead to SEEDLINGS the front rank. It is an illustration of what may be done when it is Our Seedlings have filled out well late in the season, and can well done, and is an inspiration to men in any business. An especially supply good heavy stock in all grades. interesting article in the November issue is that by Andrew Carnegie " on Europe versus America." HONEY AND BLACK LOCUST

" AND MULBERRY SEEDLINGS I Regarding chrysanthemum growing Country Life in America" for November says: 'IThe hardy or outdoor chrysanthemums do not A fine lot of Seedlings still unsold. appeal to everybody. Still less do the old-fashioned 'buttons,' or Chinese varieties, with flowers only half an inch across. For most ASPARAGUS ' ' ' people these are too small or too easy.' On the other hand it is im 50,000 fine heavy 1 year plants cheap. practicable to raise huge exhibition flowers in the home window ; and even if one could, it would not be worth the while. A chrysanthe APPLE SCIONS mum eight inches or a foot across is too much like a cabbage. As a We have some fine Scions from our rule, a Japanese chrysanthemum is at its best when its flower measures very heavy, long Apple scion orchard. western winter commercial six inches across. Two inches either from this such young Mostly way optimum, sorts. distinct types as Iora and Good Gracious tend to lose their character. They might as well be any other variety of the same color, because their vanishes. A five inch flower is a ideal for the individuality good GET OUR PRICES. amateur when he desires a few single stemmed plants. But for solid satisfaction there is nothing like a group of bushy little plants in six- inch pots, each plant having ten or a dozen flowers averaging four J. A. GAGE, Beatrice, Neb. inches in diameter." |

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Apply to RAFFIA FIBER August RoHcer & Sons, .00 Bushels Mountain Natural Peach Pit. NEW YORK". ROR SALE Best Nurseryman's Grade 31 Barclay St. P. O. Box 753 Nice lot assorted 3 year Apple. Following June Bud Peach left : 3300 E ramn, 3400 Greensboro, 1800 Chineie Free. Strawberry Plants by the million. CHATTANOOGA NURSERIES, CHATTANOOGA, TENN. GRAPE VINES AND APPLE TREES Currant Plants Highest Standard of Grades. Largest Stock and I have to offer APPLE in 3-4, 5-8 and Lowest Prices. Correspondence solicited. 1-2 inch grades. General assortment. wheelook: & CL/VRK Also other stock in general assortment.

~ -WRITE FOR PRICES FREDONIA, N. Y. The Laketon Nurseries Willowdale Nurseries LAKETON, WABASH COUNTY, INDIANA

A . most complete assortment of Evergreens and Shade Trees. We have Oaks, Maples, Lindens, Birches, Elms, Poplars, Tulips, and Magnolias in extra large sizes. Write for special quotations. GRAPE-CUTTINGS We offer cuttings of Concord, Worden, Niagara, Moore's Early. Moore's & FYLE, Diamond. Delaware, Brighton, and many other varieties, well-made and in R/\KESXR/\\A/ (rood condition. Also grape vines, ourraats and general nursery stock. Send list wanted for lowest prices. Will also contraot to grow grape vines for Fall, KENNETT SQUARE, -=/*. 1903, delivery. LEWIS ROBSCH, FREDONIA, N. Y. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

600 ACRES 50th YEAR ESTABLISHED 1852 Special Offer for Fall 1902 and Spring 1903 13 GREENHOUSES INCORPORATED 1890 W. E. Rossney, Pres. Sidney Tuttle, Vice-Pres. 25,000 Cherry 5,000 Dwarf Pear 1 year, 3 ft. and up, well branched . 2 year, all Duchess. 5,000 Apple 2 year, budded on French Stocks Phoenix Nursery Co. Will make special prices on any of the above, also have a general line of Nursery Stock. GROWERS OF JAS. M. N. Y. KENNEDY, Datisville, Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Ever greens, Roses, Climbing Vines, Hedge Plants, established i7$o. Small Fruits, Bulbs, Herbaceous Plants, Full Assortment Greenhouse Plants, etc.

N. Park St Hndre LeRoy ]Murseriee Office and Greenhouses: , opp. Wesleyan University. Brault $ Son, Directors, Angers, Trance Send list of wants for prices. BLOOMINGTON, ILLS. ARE NOW BOOKING ORDEBS FOR

FALL, 1902, AND SPRING, 1903 A situation as book-keeper, by a man with ten years' experience in the For nursery stocks, of their own growing, grading and nursery business. I am at present For to packing. quotations apply employed. Can give the best of references. ANURB L. CAUSSB, Sole Agent, 105-107 Hudson St., New York City. Address D, care The National Nurseryman.

ALBERTSON Sc HOBBS, Nine miles west of Indianapolis, "m.*^j*k*_"-ih..." Vandalia Railroad Line. Bridgeport, Marion Co., Indiana, New Telephone in Office. 350 ACRES OF TREES, Ac.

ROR FALL 1902 AlND SPRING 1903.

We will be prepared to furnish APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, CHERRY, and a complete general line or Nursery Stock, including a complete assortment of varieties in carload lots; as we have coming on the largest supply we have ever had. Also SILVER, NORWAY and ROCK MAPLES, CAROLINA POPLARS, EVERGREENS, WEEPING TREES, SHRUBS, &c. The' POMONA CURRANT (best of all). APPLE SEEDLINGS We expect to have a large and fine lot of seedlings. PEACH PITS, &c. Also IMPORTED SEEDLINGS The best NURSERY SPADES. EXCELSIOR (baled)the best packing material, far better and cheaper than Moss. Ask Storrs & Harrison Co., and others who have been using it. Ask for prices per ton and in carload lots. Order early. Supply limited.

Trade List ready about September 1st. Come and see for yourself.

Shipments of APPLE, PEAR, PLUM and CHRRY made from either Bridgeport, Indiana, .or Dansville, N. Y. Shipments of APPLE SEEDLINGS from either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Topeka, Kansas.

An experienced office man In retail agenc- k Downing Gooseberries, 2 year No. 1, WJ \TT,"*TV buslness. One who is thoroughly reliable, and 2 year No- 2> 1 year No- 1' and layer W l\ W I r* 1 1 competent to take full charge. Address, T'T XjLI 1 A. L/U plants. State number and price per M. WANTED stuting age, previous experience, references, salary expected, etc

EUGENE WILLETT, North Collins, N. Y. C. R. BURR & CO., Hartford, Conn.

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Offer for the Fall of 1902 and Spring of 1903 W Apple, iPear, Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot AR D and Grape Vines

Headquarters for the famous OPALESCENT APPLE. Supplied The subscribers own and are now on special contract only. We 'will have our usual supply of Quinces, Small Fruits, Shade propagating this valuable new Black and Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Vines, Apple Seedlings, Etc. berry and will have a limited supply SEND YOUR WANT LIST FOR 8PEOIAL PRIOE8 ready for distribution fall nineteen hundred and two and spring nineteen CHARLES DETRICHE, Senior, hundred and three. ANGERS, FRANCE, Grower and exporter of fruit tree StocKs, forest For history and address description trees and Ornamentals. Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. D. Baird & Son Prices on Application.

BAIRD, IN. J. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., NEWARK, N. Y. Or Sole Representatives for* the United States.

Mr. Detriche would be glad to receive any horticultural catalogues or Charles Black ew"- papers. One who is competent of growing all kinds oC Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, ROEes and Herbac eous stock. Must understand the A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. of and Wanted, Manager handling men, have push energy, and be up-to-date in the growing of all different kinds.of nurEery Not Qnite a Million bnt an Immense Qnantity. stock. Also the packing, cellaring and shipping. To the right party ihis is an excellent opportunity. Address, with references, Write for Prices. " MANAGER," care National Rochester, N. Y. ; P. W. BUTLEB, East Pewfield, H. Y. Nurseryman, ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES E. T. Chatenay Seine, Immense Stock Warranted True. DICKINSON, QUALITY UNSURPASSED. Grower and Exporter, France. A fine stock of Campbell's Early. Catalogue and Price List Free. offer FRENCH NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLI, &C. Send list of wants for prices GRAPEAn extra fine stock and full assort Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Pear, Apple, Plum ment of of CURRANTS and and Cherry and Angers Quince Cuttings. All grown varieties specially for the Americantrade. Pear and Crab Apple Seed. GOOSEBE1UUES ; also BLACKBERRY The most complete assortment of Ornamental Stocks, Trees and Shrubs. ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. Orders solicited and booked now at low rates. T. S. HUBBARD CO E. T. DICKINSON, 1 Broadway, New York. FREDONIA., N. Y. VINES LEYAVASSEUR & SONS, Nurseries at USSY and ORLEANS, France. Growers of the Most Complete Line of Nursery Stock in France. Best grading, quality and packing. When you buy of us you deal with first hands. We are Growers. If you have not yet bought of us, give us a trial. Send your list of wants to MERMAN BERKHAN, Sole Agent, 39 AND 41 OORTLANDT 8TREET, NEW YORK. ole A gent for United States and Canada.

for Fall 1902 and Spring 1903 a full line of strictly first class, well grown stock of Peach, Apple, Pear, Plum, also WE OFFER small fruits, Asparagus, Privet, Etc. SILVER AND NORWAY Several oarlaods of extra heavy shade trees, such as AMERICAN LINDEN, SUGAR, and bodies. ELMS, ETC., that will caliper a to i inches, fine full straight M4PLBS, ET(5., topsYOUR Lib r OP WANTb. SMOCK PEACH PITS by the 103 bushel and car load lots. Send for samples. SEND US FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO. BALTIMORE, MD. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

1851 1902 W- T.H00D -CO.. KNOX NURSERIES -Mgg VA. We offer the following stock strictly first class and free from disease. RICHMOND, APPLE. Three year, % and up. Ben Davis, Jonathan, Grimes, Ingram, N. W. Greening, Y. Imperial, Wine Sap and a few OFFER FOR FALL 1902 AND SPRING 1903 others. - First class fine lot of CHERRY. Two year, 1 inch and up, and X and up. Peach, Apricots, Sugar Maples, Silver, Cut Leaf American CHERRY. One year. Mostly in small sizes. Norway and Weirs Maples, Linden, California one PEACH. One year. Small sizes. Linden, and Carolina Poplars. 100,000 Privet, and three KANSAS RASPBERRY TIPS. Extra fine. and two year ; 20,000 Citrus Trifoliata, two year; and 50,000 Silver Maple Seedlings. Samples and prices on application. LET US HAVE YOUR LIST OF WANTS. <>LD DOntNION NURSERIES, H. M. SIMPSON & UrWI\ 1? m SONS, Vincennes, Ind. WTL H00I) & C0- RICHMOND, VA.

STRAWBERRY and] RASPBERRY plants P. Sebire _ Sons, Calvados, France. of all the new. and old sorts in large Nurserymen, Ussy, or small quantity. A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, and Mazzard PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb Cherry, Angers, Quinoa, Small Forest Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &c. to miss giving this a trial. Evergreens, Trees, The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG secured. Send for quotations before placing your orders else BLACKBERRIES. where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States and Canada. PEACH TREES I yr. and June Buds. We have the finest lot of June budded C. C. ABEL a CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. MYER b SON, THE WILLADEAN NURSERIES BRIDGEV1LLE, DEL. OFFER FOR FALL 1902 Apples and Peaches in Car Load Lots

Good stock and assortment of Cherry, Plum. Pear. Currants, Grapes, and all kinds Small Fruit Plants, Urnamenlals, Shade Trees, Weeping Trees, Shrubs, NEBRASKA GROIA/IN Itoses, Perennials, etc. Seedlings we can supply you by the thousand or million.

Special inducements offered on the following Seedlings in large quantities. APPLE SEEDLINGS i RUSSIAN MULBERRY, SILVER MAPLE, BOX ELDER, are acknowledged to be tbe best. We have a large supply RED MAPLE, BLACK LOCUST and OAKS in assortment. of them at right prices. Also If you have not received our Trade List send for it. Apple Trees, Peach Trees, We handle Tree Seeds in large quantities and will make special prices on American and large orders. It will pay you to get our prices before placing your orders Japanese Plums, elsewhere. Soliciting a snare of your patronage. Shade Trees, Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. DONALDSON & GIBSON, WARSAW, KY. Correspondence solicited. 100,000 2 and 3-year-old, in large YOUNGERS & CO., Geneva, Nebn APPLES assortment, as fine as grows. 185,000. 50 leading sorts from South PEA.CH ern Natural Pits grown on new land. ASFA.RAGUS 1,250,000 Fine, Strong I and 2-year plants. Palmetto, Barr's, W. M PETERS & SONS, ROOTS Donald's and Giant Argentuill. Snow Bill nurseries Proprietors. These are our specialties for the trade and we invite correspond- SNOW HILL, MD., R. F. D. ROUTE We also California Golden Luoretla OFFER FOR FALL AND SFRINO grow Privet, Japan Plums, Glow, Dewberries, and Large Norway Maples, 800,000 Peach 1 year from bud. 75,000 Apple2 on whole roots. 50,000 Apple-1 " WEST JERSEY NURSERY CO. 700,000 Grape Vines1 and 2 year old. 800,000 Asparagus Roots- 1 and 2 year old. STANTON B. COLE, BRIDGE-TON, N. 3. 30 acres in Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. Peach and Apple Buds in quantity. Will contract to Fall Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1902. Certificate of Inspection furnished. Everything fumigated. NEW LAND APPLE SEEDLINGS, All Grades Correspondence solicited. Inspection invited. Will he represented at Niagara Falls Convention, June 12th, by and Chas. M. Peter*, Badge No. 70. See Badge Buok, pages 32-33. OSAGE ORANGE, One Two Years Old TELEGRAPH OFFICE, SNOW HILL, MD. A. E. WINDSOR, Havana, III.

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New crop ready for delivery. You get LARGEST GROWER IN AMERICA OP MYROBOLAN PLUM SEED the best results by I planting early. Samples on application.

MAZZARD (BERRY SEED READY NOW. GRAPEVINES

Scarce. Prices French (.a. and later. Order OTHER SPECIALTIES Pen. Seed what you re quire now, and remember that last year when the crop was scarce we delivered our orders in full. Currants and Gooseberries Price list now ready. We handle only FRUIT STOCKS a good grade of French Stocks and can give satisfaction. Introducer of Campbell's Early Scarce. We have the French Stock Grape, Josselyn Gooseberry, Fay MANNETTI for budding, and a selected grade of ROSE rrglish stocks for florists use in graft Currant. ing Tea Roses. The English stock is superior to the French for this purpose. Better rooted. Our main business is the growing of unusually high grade (Viburnum plicatum). We stock suitable for the proper filling of Nurserymen's Retail Orders. There no standard for above kinds of are the introducers of this, being grading I JAPANESE SNOWBALL and offer only the TRUE stock, every grower of the same is at perfect liberty to adopt his own ideas for and and alter the same as VARIETY. Another Viburnum, more easily propagated, is being growing grading often as he sees fit. offered as Japanese Snowball at a less price. Be sure to get the TRUE VARIETY. Prices reasonable but not always lower than are generally quoted for light rooted stock. A fi n e Please send us your list of wants. Bechtel's Double supply of Flowering Apple strong 3 feet, 3 to 4 feet, and 4 to 5 feet trees I GEO. S. JOSSELYN THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, borate. t FREDONIA, N. Y. Wholesale Department. DRESHERTOWN, MONT'G CO., PA.

SPECIAL OFFERS Grafts FOR FALL OF 1902 = i our ADDle The stock is noted from assort following special large ment of nursery stock as not generally offered by the trade. WILL MAKE SPECIAL PRICE Other standard varieties of the trade grown in quantities. ON EA RLY ORDERS

Ampelopsis Englemanii, strong, 2 year vines, (best clinging Woodbine.) Amorpha fruticosa, Heavy trans. 4-5 feet, a fine shrub for sterile soil. LARGE SUPPLY OF Aralia pentaphylla, 3 feet. Centaurea nigra vgta, beautiful variegated foliage. Chelone Lyonii, brilliant scarlet autumn flowers. Euonymus alatus, fine new Japanese shrub, 6-12 inches. Fagus sylvaticus (European Beech), 5-6 feet. Fagus sylvaticus v. pendula (Weeping Beech), 6-8 Stock feet, 8-10 feet. Carefully trained specimens. drafting Funkia spathulata, fine new Plantain Lily. Larix Europaea, transplanted stock, 2-4 feet, 4-6 feet, 6 8 feet, 8-10 feet. Larix leptolepis, rare ON HAND Japanese species, 8-10 feet. Ligustrum Ibota, the true upright sort, 3-4 feet. Lysimachia clethroides Mahonia aquifolia, transplanted, 6 trees. Picea 9-12 inch. Picea excelsa v. elata, foot specimen excelsa v. pendula, 4-6 feet specimen trees. Picea pungensv. glauca, 1-2 feet, 2-3 feet specimen trees. Brilliant color. All grafted plants. Quercus palustris, 2 year seedling ; fine ; 10-12 inches. Quercus prinos, 2 2 i2-i8inches. year seedling, 12-15 inch. Quercus rubra, year seedling, _ Write for on and under prices above, Rheum Tanghuticum ; rare ; rich sub-tropical effect. grades of APPLE SEEDLINGS Thermopsis mollis (Golden Lupin) ; very fine.

North Topeka Nurseries NURSERY, A. L. BROOKE, PROPRIETOR READING NORTH TOPEKA KANSAS READING, MASS. Established in 1854. JACOB W. MANNING, Proprietor.

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a ELMIRE SEBIRE, Nurseryman

AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE now Ready Tor Shipment 5 Grower and shipper of Fruit Tree Stocks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, w =-=-_____=______An Immense Stock of ==_=______Mahaleb, Mazzard Cherry, Angers Quince, JSte. Ornamental Shrubs, tag Conifers, Roses, Manetti, Multiflora, Etc.; all well grown, good rooted APPLES, CHERRIES, FIGS, U and in excellent condition ; prices low ; safe packing. For quotations apply to my Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. M GRAPES, CHEST1SUTS, PAPER M * AUGUST RUtKER & HEW 31 St. SHELL PECAISS, WALNUTS, J SONS, YORK, Barclay M Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs, Field Grown M M Roses, Retinosporas, Biotas, Cedrus Deodara and M WHOLESALE NURSERIES X other Conifers. X We have a full line of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, including 350,000 AMOOR RIVER PRIVETFar superior to Cali APPLE GRAFTS PUT up to piece or whole roots, order, fornia Privet for an evergreen hedge. in the business. Thirty-five years 200,000 CITRUS TRIFOLIATA(Japan Hardy Lemon). The coming defensive hedge plant. THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN USE CHEAP 250,000 PALMSArecas, Kentlas, Latanlas, Pandanus, Phoenix. AID Proprietors of S Pfl CANNAS We in HDI. DLMIn OL UU., LEE'S SUMMIT NURSERES grow large quantities. ORANGES (Dwarf). KUMKWATS, LEMONS, LIMES, N. W. CORNER I ITH AND WALNUT 8TS., KAN8A8 CITY, MO. and POMELOS. Grafted on Citrus, trifoliata, all pot grown, fine for conservatory. Bearing sizes. An Extensive Line of General Nursery Stock, all true Pioneer _ZVureries Co. to name and healthy. m- ROSSNEY PEAR ^ Over 400 Acres in Nursery. 60,000 Feet of Glass. SEND FOU CATALOGUES. fi The best, handsomest, and most delicious of all pears. Ripens just after ^ Bartlett, when' there are no good pears in the market.

WHY NOT TRY IT? For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originators, SP. 3. Berckmans (INCORPORATED) o.g ^ ^ Eastern Agents PIONEER NURSERIES CO. * * PHOENIX NURSERY CO. SALT LAKE CITY FRVITLAND NURSERIES, Bloomington, III. Utah M Established 1856. AUGUSTA, GSL. w We also grow a full line of Budded Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums Ornamental Peaches, Hoses, Shrubs, Trees, Etc. ^B WABASH R. R.~ THE Geneva OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE JVurserv TO THE Established in 1846.

- I-I-H-I-M' 4-^4_h>+4-W-4"1 | headquarters for : : - * WEST*"* ORNAMENTAL TREES-Birch, Elms, Horse Chestnut, | $" FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS X Norway and Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, f EVERGREENS. BUFFALO CHICAGO Superb Collection of : : THREE DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS SHRUBS-Upright, Climbing and Standard. ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler., Tree. RHODODENDRONS - Ponticum, Catawblense, Named T BUFFALO Hybrids. ST. P^ONlAS- Large Assortment, Named Varieties. . T0 LOUIS, KANSAS DAHLIASNew Cactus, Large Flowering, Ponpon. CITY AND OMAHA. full Hssortment in : : | FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Quinces, CURRANTS t Full information regarding WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. GOOSEBERRIES. RASPBERRIES. rates, etc., cheerfully given. $

>-T-T-..T_T-T-T -*-T-*-T-T-T-T-T-_T._T _..!. _t-_*-T-T-T. -T-T-TT---f-^*--*-t-T_T_ t-T W .*-_- WABASH DINING CARS. rT IT'l"*!"!*!"!"!"! k k^mkrl"trlmkml* "A pir TrHTTTrHrrrHrrTnT ADDRESS, We give special attention to Dealers' complete lists. C. 8. CRANE, G. P. & T. A., Fall trade list on application. St. Louis, Mo. GENEVA, James Gabs, N. Y. 8. P. A., R. F. Kblley, G. A. P. D. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. W. fc T. Smith Co., NEW YORK. When writing to Advertisers mention the National Nurseryman. When writing to advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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The largest and most complete Nursery plant in the United States.

We have a full line of Nursery Stock the coming year for the whole- $ sale trade. E

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APPLE TREES

OVER 100 VARIETIES.

| to 11/16, 5 to 6 feet. 9/16 to |, 4 to 6 feet. i to 9/16, 4 to 5 feet. f to \, 3J to 5 feet.

PEACH TREES Carolina Poplars

150 VARIETIES 8 to 10 feet.

5 to 6 feet, S/% and up, 1 year. 4 to 6 feet, 9-16 to S/s, 1 year. Sugar 4 to 5 feet, */ to 9-16, 1 year. Maples 8 to 10 feet. 3 to 4 feet, y% to }. 1 year. %y2 to 3 feet. ELBERTAS 2 CENTS EXTRA EACH, Norway Maples KIEFFER PEAR 8 to 10 feet.

2 YEAR Black Walnut 6 to 8 feet, ^ to 1%. 5 to 7 feet, y^ to 7/%. 6 to 8 feet. 5 to 6 feet, i/s to ^. 4 to 6 feet, 9-16 to S/%. 4 to 5 feet, }4. to 9-16. Niagara Grape Vines %% to 4 feet, 7-16 to y2. Two year, strong. 3 to 4 feet whips.

Concord Early Richmond and Grape Vines Montmorency Cherries Two years, strong.

5 to 6 feet, and ^ up. Moore's 4 to 6 feet, i/% and up. Early Grape Vines to and 4 5 feet, y? up. Two years, strong.

No finer Stock than we offer grown in above grades. Come and see, or write for WHOLESALE CATALOGUE to-day. J. G. HARRISON & SONS BERLIN, MARYLAND Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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For Spring of 1903 we offer one of the largest and most Vincennes Nurseries complete lines of General Nursery Stock on the Market.

W. C. REED, Proprietor

fine Stock . . Good Assortment \^ |3 J3 J ^ |-7 OFFER FOR FALL, 1902

APPLE, PEACH, CHERRY LARGE STOCK OF Plum, Peach, Pear, firape Vines, Small Fruits, IN CAR LOAD LOTS Cherry, Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Etc. Apple Seedlings, Fruit Tree Stocks, Forest Tree Seedlings. Also nice lot of Standard and Dwf Pear Apple drafts Made to Order. Japan Plums. Cut Leaved Maple, Elms of H. P. and CRIMSON RAMBLER Hydrangeas, California Privet, Etc. Good Supply ROSES. Correspondence and inspection invited. Snyder and E. Harvest Blackberry R. C. Plants.

100000 Catalpa (Speciosa) Seedlings Mount Arbor Nurseries

E. S. WELCH, Proprietor. Our one year Cherry are very fine and extra heavy. SHENANDOAH, IOIA/A.

Send us a list of your wants or come and see for yourself. Established 1875.

Located in Southwest Iowa, 50 miles from Omaha. VINCENNES INDIANA Railroad Side Track full length of Packing Grounds.

uillllliiiiliiiiiiiilliiiilimilliiiiiilliliiiiiilllililliiilllliiiiilllilllimiiiii: I. E. Ilgenfritz' Sons I New Haven Nurseries j | NEVA/ HAY/EN, MO. 4|r_Lu /A __t THE-=^ i< MONROE SURPLUS L s# NURSERY A.PF>LE, F>EACH F*LZJM !_H F>EAR, J r MONROE, MICH.

Strictly high grade. Over 200,000 Elberta Correspondence and personal inspection of stock is invited. miles west of OFFERING FOR SEASON 1902- 1903 Location, 67 St. Louis, on main line of the Mo. Pac. R. R. Missouri River CHOICE STOCK uplands.

Apple, Standard Dwarf Pear GOOSEBERRIES, CURRANTS, AMERICAN ELM, MAPLES, New Haven AND A GENERAL LINE OP Nurseries CATALPAS, NURSERY STOCK [ I | NEVA/ HA\/EN, MO. | Correspondence Solicited niiiiiiiiinii iimiiiimi 1 mum ( iiiiiimuimin When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

Painesville * nurseries

Stand at In Acres of Land and Greenhouses In Storage Cellars and Packing Houses the Head In Amount of Stock handled In Variety of Stock grown

Fruit and Ornamental

Trees, Nut Trees Small Fruits, Grape Vines, Roses, Shrubs Climbing Vines, Bulbs Hardy Herbaceous and Greenhouse Plants

Catalogues and Price Lists free. Personal inspection cordially invited. Pleased to quote prices on your list of -wants

Cbc Storrs $ fiarrison Company

NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS and SEEDSMEN

Painesville, Ohio Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection JACKSON &PERKINS GO. 5 ORIENTAL PLANES g NEWARK, NEW YORK. 5 SUGAR MAPLES J List of S ----- PIN OAKS__-_- S Special Surplus The following list consists of some few items of which we have rather large supplies that we desire to reduce. The stock is of our best grades and quality, but until surplus is reduced we are prepared to quote low prices upon WIER'S state the 5 MAPLES S any of these items. In writing for prices approximate quantities X ALL SIZES. X required. BOSKS -2 years, No. 1, on own roots. Ramblers, extra strong plants, Handsome Straight Trees Pink Rambler. Helene, Yellow Rambler. Mosses, 2 years, very strong. Crim J* son Globe, Cumberland Belle., SHRUBS, VINES, &cAmpelopsis Quinquefolia, 2 years: Actinidia 3 Arguta, 3 yrs.; Akebia Quinata, 3 yrs.; Clematis Paniculata, yrs. XXX; Hydrangea Pan. Grand, 2-3 ft.; Pri vet, Califoruia 1 yr ; Tecorna Hadicans, 3 yrs.

HERBACEOUS PLANTS, Stroner Stock Achillea "Pearl", Anthemis Also an unusually large and complete Tinctoria, Coreopsis Lanceolata and Roseus, Helianthus Maximiliana, HeliopsisPlteheriana, Hypericum Moserianum, Iris German and Kaempferi " assortment of General Nursery Stock.. Rudbeckia Golden Glow." B ORNAMENTAL TREESAlder, European; Ash, European; Birch, All well and best Elm. grown quality. yellow ; Catalpa, Speciosa and Syringaefolia ; Oyiissus Laburnum; H American and Linden, Maple, Ash-Leaved, English, Wholesale on English ; Broad-Leaved ; Catalogue request. Norway, Sugar, Sycamore, Purple- leaved Sycamore, Weir's Cut-Leaved; Poplar. Carolina, Lombardy, Van Geert's; Plane, American; Salisburia, * Adiantefolia; Strawberry-Tree ; Tulip-Tree; Virgilia Lutea.

OUR OENERAL PRICE-LIST is printed in every issue of ! ELLWANGER & BARRY * our publication,

THE TRADE BULLETIN. M NurserymenHorticulturists, M HORTICULTURAL Next issue will be mailed Jan. 1st. It will be sent free to any member of the trade on application. Use printed stationery to show you belong J ROCHESTER, N. Y. J to the trade. Not sent to any one outBide the trade. Mt. Hope Nurseries. Established 1840. M * JACKSON & PERKINS CO., *** NEWARK, NEW YORK.

PETERS & SKINNER I F. H. STANNARD & CO. PROPRIETORS Successors to BREWER & STANNARD

Proprietors Capital nurseries Ottawa Star nurseries NORTH TOPEKA, KANSAS. OTTAWA, KANSAS

Have for sale a large and complete assortment of Nursery HAVE TO OFFER: Stock, strong on APPLE, CHERRY, PEACH (2 and 3 yr.) (1 and 2 yr.) PLi/M /4iVD APRICOT Apple, Cherry, Pear Plum,Peach, KEIFFER PEAR -Apricots (1 and 2 yr.) Apple Seedlings, and Mahaleb, Pear Seed SHADE TREES lings, Forest Tree E 1 m, Ash, Box Elder Seedlings, Apple

Maple, ^==-:=-_ Weeping Mulberry Scions =-^-- APPLE SEEDLING JAPAN PEAR SEEDLING t MAHALEB SEEDLING FOREST TREE SEEDLING A good assortment of Grape Vines, Gooseber Ornamental Trees Osage, Elm, Catalpa, Maple, Honey Locust. I ries and Currants. Also and Shrubs t======^^======GRAPE VINES BECHTEL'S FLOWERING CRAB I I

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old DOMINION W.T.HOOD & CO.,' APPLE GRAFTS NURSERIES. RICHMOND, VA. PEAR GRAFTS OFFER FOR FALL 1902 AND SPRING 1903

WHOLE OR PIECE ROOT. ANY STYLE WANTED First class Peach, Apricots, fine lot of Sugar Maples, Silver, Norway and Weirs Cut Leaf Maples, Linden, American Linden, and Carolina Poplars. 100,000 California Privet, one and two year ; 20,000 Citrus Trifoliata, two and three year; APPLE AND PEAR SEEDLINGS and 50,000 Silver Maple Seedlings. Our Seedlings have filled out well late in the season, and can Samples and prices on application. supply good heavy stock in all grades. WW. T1. HOODHOOT. &JP- CO.,Cf\ 0LD do/union nurseries, HONEY AND BLACK LOCUST RICrIM0NDi VA. AND MULBERRY SEEDLINGS A fine lot of Seedlings still unsold. P. Sebire Sons, Nurserymen, Ussy, Calvados, France.

ASPARAGUS A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks, such as Apple, Pear, Mahaleb and Mazzard 50,000 fine heavy 1 year plants cheap. Myrobolan Plum, Cherry, Angers, Quince, Small Evergreens, Forest Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, &c. APPLE SCIONS The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing socured. Send for quotations before placing your orders else We have some fine Scions from our very heavy, long Apple where. Catalogue free. Agents for United States and Canada. young scion orchard. Mostly western winter commercial sorts. C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0. Box 920 New York

GET OUR PRICES.

J. A. GAGE, Beatrice, Neb. NEBRASKA GROM/IN APPLE SEEDLINGS are acknowledged to be the best. We have a large supply - of them at right prices. Also 1851 KNOX NURSERIES j Apple Trees, Peach Trees, ? American and Japanese Plums, 1 Shade Trees, We offer the following stock strictly first class and free from disease. Forest Seedlings and Hedge Plants. APPLE. Three year. % and up. Ben Davis, Jonathan, Grimes, Ingram, N. w. Greening:. Y. Imperial, Wine Sap and a few Z Correspondence solicited. others. CHERRY. Two year, 1 inch and up, and V,' and up. I YOUNGERS fc CO., Geneva, Nebr. CHERRY. One year. Mostly in small sizes.

PEACH. One year. Small sizes. KANSAS RASPBERRY TIPS. Extra fine.

LET US HAVE YOUR LIST OP WANTS. Snow Rill nurseries w M PprEoTPErKS0NS SIMPSON & H. W. SONS, Vincennes, Ind. SNOtf HILL, MD., R. F. D. ROUTE

OFFER FOR FALL AND 8FRINO 800,000 Peach1 year from bud. STRAWBERRY and RASPBERRY plants 75,000 Apple2 on whole roots. of all the new and old sorts Inlarge 50,000 Apple1 Vines 1 and 2 old. or small quantity. 700,000 Grape year 800,000 Asparagus Roots-1 and 2 year old. PREMO DEWBERRY. No one can afford 30 acres in Strawberry Plantsfrom new beds. Peach and Buds in quantity. to miss giving this a trial. Apple Will contract to Fall Bud Peaches to be delivered Fall 1903. ELDORADO, MAXWELL and ICEBERG Certificate of inspection furnished. Everything fumigated. Correspondence solicited. Inspection invited. BLACKBERRIES. Will be represented at Niagara Falls Convention, June 12th, by Ctaas. M. Peters, Badge No. 70. See Badge Book, pages 32-33. PEACH TREES I and June Buds. We yr. TELEORAFH OFFICE, SNOW HILL, MD. have the finest lot of June budded Peach we ever saw grow, also a general line of other stock. NEW LAND APPLE SEEDLINGS, All Grades MYER & SON, OSAGE ORANGE, One and Two Years Old BRIDGEVILLE, DEL. A. E. WINDSOR, Havana, 111. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurteryman, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

OFFICE AND PACKING HOUSES, WITH GROUP OF EMPLOYEES

OREGON NURSERY COMPANY, SALEM. ORE. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection The National Nurseryman. FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK.

Copyrighted 1902 by The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated.

" The guidance of creative forces is in our hands and on us rests a great world movement." Luther Burbank.

Vol. X. ROCHESTER, N. Y., DECEMBER, 1902. No. 12.

PACIFIC COAST INDUSTRY. horticultural meetings.

Busy Plant of the Oregon Nursery Company Branches In Cali Ontario Fruit Growers, Walkerton, Dec. 1-3 ; Virginia, fornia and Washington Facilities for Handling a Large Trade Lynchburg, Dec. 2-3 ; Northern Illinois, Sterling, Dec. 2-3 ; Citrus and Deciduous TreesModern Appliances. Missouri, Springfield, Dec. 2-4 ; Michigan, Hart, Dec. 2-4 ; Minnesota, Minneapolis, Dec. 2-5 ; California Fruit Growers, San Francisco, Dec. 2-6 ; Indiana, Indianapolis, Dec. 3-4 ; The Oregon Nursery Company, whose headquarters are at Iowa, Des Moines, Dec. 9-12 ; Connecticut, Hartford, Dec. Salem, Ore., is one of the largest nursery concerns in the 10 ; Western Nurserymen, Kansas City, Dec. 16 ; Ohio, Clydet country. Its main propagating plant covers 200 acres and Dec. 16-18; Southwestern Iowa, Clarinda, Dec. 16-18; Illi there are branch propagating plants at Santa Paula, Los nois, Champaign, Dec. 17-19 ; Maryland, Baltimore, Dec. 18- Angeles and Pomona, Cal., and at North Yakima, Wash.; and 19 ; Peninsula, Newark, Del., Jan. 6-8 ; New York Fruit branch offices at Missoula, Mont., and Sacramento, Cal. The Growers, Buffalo, Jan. 7-8 ; New Jersey, Trenton, Jan. 7-8 ; was established in and was in company 1867 incorporated 1900. Nebraska, Lincoln, Jan. 9-1 1 Oregon, Portland, Jan. 13-14; The 200 acre plant is not all contiguous. It is in such blocks Rhode Island, Providence, Jan. 15. ; South D-kota, Woon- and locations as suits the peculiar needs of the sort of trees socket, Jan. 20-22 ; Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Jan.' 20-21 ; grown thereon. This latter feature is the object aimed at, Eastern Nurserymen, Rochester, Jan. 21 ; Western New York, rather than a contiguity of the tracts used, which, with the Rochester, Jan. 22-23 ; Wisconsin, Madison, Feb. 2-4 ; Amer of one crop of trees on a given piece of land, are growing only ican Carnation, Brooklyn, Feb. 19-20 ; Mississippi Valley factors in uniformly healthy, vigorous trees. large producing Apple, Quincy, 111., Mar. 26. To this end the Oregon Nursery Company does not purchase land, but leases from year to year just what is needed, and covering with each successive nursery crop, new soil. NUT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. In addition to the standard varieties of fruit and ornamental

trees as grown throughout the country, the Oregon Nursery ' Pursuant to arrangements a convention of the Southern Nut citrus fruit trees at its California branches, Company grows Growers' Association was held at Macon, Ga., October 6th. a large California trade. The company employs 60 supplying The largest delegation was from Louisiana. Papers on the to its force of to 100 men during the busy season in addition 30 growing of nut trees were read, and there was considerable office and men. traveling discussion, showing interest in the subject. Several of the dele The main offices, and storage houses are located packing gates reported large profit from the culture of pecans. A under the shadow of the state capitol. Electric cars connect single tree in Georgia yielded nuts to the value of $164 in one at the with all of the city. The Salem depot on grounds parts season. President Bacon stated that one year when his cotton the Southern Pacific is two block away. Shipping Railway crop failed he was saved from financial embarrassment by his the connections are made also by steamer lines with Oregon pecan crop. It was decided to change the name of the associ Railway and Navigation Co., Oregon City Transportation ation to the National Nut Growers' Association. These officers and the Central & Eastern The Company Oregon Railway. were elected : feet in packing houses, with 175 feet frontage, running 195 PresidentG. M. Bacon, Dewitt, Ga. depth, furnish facilities for, rapid and careful packing and Vice-PresidentsWilliam Nelson, New Orleans. La.; J. B. Curtes, shipping. Here several hundred thousand trees are often Orange Heights, Fla. Secretary and TreasurerJ. F. Wilson. Poulan, Ga. stored at one time, awaiting shipment. Executive CommitteeH. C. White, Valdosta ; George Ketchum, the season electric is employed During packing lighting Macon; E. Mead Wilcox, Auburn, Ala.; TheoBechtel, Ocean Springs, throughout the buildings, and packing goes on uninterruptedly, Miss.; S. H. James, Mound, Ind. da^r and night, regardless of weather conditions. State Vice-Presidents, for GeorgiaJ. P. Wright, Carlo; for Flor for H. F. Burnette, Appliances for baling trees by electric power, a fumigating ida, H. Harold Hume, Lake City; Louisiana, Ocean Baton Rouge ; for Mississippi, Charles E. Pabst, Springs. house and storage buildings are being installed. as convention for M. New Orleans was selected the city 1903. The officers of the company are as follows : President, assistant McDonald ; secretary and treasurer, A. McGill ; of secretary, F. W. Power ; vice-president and superintendent SATISFACTORY TO THE TRADE. McDonald. nurseries, A. W. New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Mo., Jan. 13, 1902."We will During the coming year the Oregon Nursery Company enclose herewith check for $1 to pay for the National Nurseryman that is sat introduce for Luther Burbank, of Santa Rosa, Cal, his latest for 1902. We think you are getting out a publication very meets our fruit, the Maynard plum. isfactory.to the trade. It certainly approval," Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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HORTICULTURAL INSPECTORS. INTER-STATE CO-OPERATION. was called to order the October 7, 9 a. m. The meeting by Nursery Topics Discussed at Second Annual Meeting at Atlanta, chairman, and the third topic was discussed. Ga.Passed Resolutions that Nurserymen Should Not Be " for the Control of Hor Topic 3. Interstate Co-operation to Pay of Ordinary of Required Expense Inspection ticultural Pests whose Area of Distribution Extends Across Nursery StockConditions In Various States- State Lines." In the discussion of this topic several cases Proceedings in Detail. were cited in which it was shown that co-operation was neces This was dis sary to produce the desired results. question Through the courtesy of President S. A. Forbes and Secre posed of by the adoption of the following resolution offered tary W. M. Scott, of the Association of American Horticul Mr. Fernald : tural we are enabled to to our readers the by Inspectors, present " Resolved, That interstate co-operation for the control of full proceedings of the second annual meeting of that associa horticultural pests whose area of distribution extends across tion, at Atlanta, Ga., October 6, 7 and 8, 1902 : state lines is most desirable, and should be as complete as the The opening session was called to order in the Kimball laws of the states concerned will permit, and that in the treat House, October 6th, at 7:30 P. M., by the chairman, S. A. should be to such ment of any particular pest preference given Forbes, of Illinois. Mr. Scott, of Georgia, was chosen sec cases." for the Atlanta retary meeting. " should Topic 4. Is it Desirable that Nurserymen Pay any The following inspectors and entomologists were present at Part or All of the of the Expenses Nursery Inspection Required meeting. " by Law, either Direct or as a Fee for a Certificate ? Mr. Florida, H. A. Gossard ; Georgia, W. M. Scott, W. F. Fiske Smith and ohers thought that nurserymen should not pay a and J. C. Bridwell ; Illinois, S. A. Forbes ; Massachusetts, fee for or bear the expense of the ordinary inspection, but in H. T. Fernald ; New Jersey, John B. Smith ; New York, M. cases where extra inspections were made for the special benefit V. Slingerland and H. V. Lowe ; Ohio, A. F. Burgess ; Penn ol the owner he should pay the expenses thereof. Mr. Fer sylvania John Hamilton, George C. Butz and E. E. Engle ; nald agreed, but thought that the nurseryman should be re South Carolina, Chas. B. Chambliss ; Virginia, J. L. Phillips. to take out a license at a small fee as a matter of record On motion of Mr. Gossard, it was voted to take up the top quired in the office of the inspector. Mr. Butz thought it advisable ics suggested by the chairman in the order given. to charge a small fee for tree to tree examinations in cases of The chairman suggested the advisability of a committee to if the owner of the infested desired it. formulate conclusions from the discussions, whereupon Mr. infestation, nursery Mr. Smith's plan was to advise the owner to clean up his Smith suggested that the secretary or a member could per nursery before the inspection is made. Mr. Hamilton thought oral this office by offering a resolution at the conclusion of that in justice to the nurseryman no charge should be made the discussions upon each topic. The latter plan was adopted. for the inspection. Mr. Burgess thought it inconsistent to On motion of Mr. Smith it was voted to have a morning make free inspections of nursery stock and charge fees for the session the following day (Oct. 7) as Horticultural Inspectors, inspection of other commodities, such as oil and fertilizers. and in the afternoon of that day to meet as entomologists with NURSERYMEN SHOULD NOT PAY. the Section on Entomology, A. A. A. C. & E. S., under the officers of that body. The discussion was concluded by the adoption of the fol NURSERY INTERESTS. lowing resolution by Mr. Smith : " The first topic on the list "Interstate Comity with Respect Resolved, That it is the sense of this body that the nur " to the Certification of Nurseries was then taken up. The serymen should not be required to pay the expense of the discussion of this topic was participated in by Messrs. Forbes ordinary inspection of nursery stock." " Smith, Burgess, Hamilton, Gossard, Fernald, Phillips and Topic 5. Is it Desirable that the Entire Cost of Insecti Scott. The tendency of the discussion is expressed in the cide or Fungicide Measures Required by Law should be Borne " following resolution by Mr. Smith, which was adopted without by the Owner of the Affected Property ? In the discussion a dissenting vote : of this topic the consensus of opinion was that the state should " Resolved, That the examining or certifying officer of each not bear the cost of the treatment of private premises and the state accept at its face value the statements made in certificates following resolution by the secretary was adopted : " duly granted under the laws of other states, so far as the laws Resolved, That the entire cost of insecticide or fungicide of his.own state admit, unless information at hand creates a measures required by law should be borne by the owner of the reasonable doubt as to the regularity of the certificate or its affected property." application." Topic 6 was passed over for later consideration. " " Topic 2. Exchange of Communication with Reference Topic 7. Lists, Reported by Members, of Nursery Pests to Receipt of Diseased Nursery Stock Originating in Other in their States whose Continued Presence will Prevent the States." The discussion of this topic was brief, as all present Certification of Nursery." Mr. Smith's practice in New appeared to be of the same mind, viz : Jersey was to withhold certificate from nurserymen whose "That the inspectors of the several states should freely and premises were found infested with San Jose scale, at least until frankly exchange communications with regard to nursery in all infestation was eliminated ; stock actually infested with festation, and that each should notify every other of such Black Knot was not certified ; Yellows could not be detected infestation and attempts at evasion of the laws as might, from on nursery stock, and was hardly considered as a factor in the time to time, come to his notice." Resolution by the secretary the inspection ; Crown Gall was inspected for, so far as possi unanimously adopted. The session then adjourned until ble, after the stock was dug and visibly diseased plants dis morning. carded : stock badly infested with Woolly Aphis was destroyed; Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 145 the occurrence of Asp. ancylus, A. forbesi and Chi. furfurus causing warty formations on the roots were discarded, and so would not bar the stock ; the occurrence of any scale insect also were plants visibly affected with Crown Gall. Crown Gall on imported stock would prevent certification, and the presence was common on apple in Illinois but was not found on peach. of Diaspis pyricola especially would act as a bar. Noticeable infestation of the Scurfy scale and bad cases of The session then adjourned, to meet as entomologists with Oyster-shell Bark Louse were rejected. the Entomological Section of the A. A. A. C. & E. S. at Mr. Engle of Pennsylvania suggested that in these discus 2 P. M. sions one important insect the Black Peach Aphis had been IN VARIOUS STATES. overlooked, and that in his opinion all inspectors should rule against this pest. October 7, 1902, 8 P. M. The meeting was again called to IN GEORGIA. order by the chairman, and the discussion of Topic 7 con tinued. Mr. Scott stated that in Georgia the presence of she San Black Knot or Rosette Mr. Fernald reported that in Massachusetts no certificate Jose scale, Diaspis pentagona,, would the certification of a that stock would be granted so long as the San Jose scale, Diaspispencu- prevent nursery ; seriously affected with Crown Root Knot or was not gona, Asdidictus ostrosformis Gypsy Moth, Browntail Moth, Gall, Woolly Aphis allowed to be sent out under certificate and that stock in Yellows, Rosette or Black Knot was found infesting the stock. ; fested with the scale or scale Crown Gall, he stated, had not so far been found in Massa Cherry scale, Scurfy Oyster-shell chusetts. was caused to be properly treated before it was sent out. It had been his in cases to have the stock in Mr. Cossard reported that it was his practice in Florida to practice suspicious on the for Crown withhold certificate from the owner of premises infested with spected heeling grounds Gall, Woolly Aphis and scale insects. San Jose scale until the proper steps had been taken to get to the statement of Mr. Forbes that in Illinois rid of the pest by fumigation or otherwise. Diaspis pentagon Referring Crown Gall was found on Mr. stated that occurred in the state, but so far had not been found in the only apple, Phillips the same was true in Mr. Scott stated that in nurseries. Citrus plants were commonly infested with various Virginia. Georgia ?his disease was common on and while scale insects, but no definite action had yet been taken with equally peach apple, Mr. Smith's observation was that in New it was confined respect to such cases. White-fly was so generally distributed Jersey to the and Gossard stated that the' same as to render restrictive measures against it impractical, but entirely peach, Mr, was true treatment was recommended. In cases of Crown Gall the for Florida. The discussion of this Mr. Smith owners were instructed to destrow all affected plants, and Root- topic' being concluded, " Moved that the chairman a committee of in knot infestation was also rejected. appoint three, Mr. Hamilton stated that the prevailing rule in Pennsylvania cluding himself, to whom shall be entrusted the duty of com all laws insect control in was to grant a certificate when the nursery was found appar paring existing concerning nursery or who shall to be covered in state ently free from San Jose scale, and to withhold the certificate orchard, suggest points and who shall formulate uniform state when this pest occurred. Mr. Butz of the same state explained legislation, suggestively and federal to inter further, that in cases of Crown Gall, Woolly Aphis and some legislation regulate nursery inspection, state traffic and orchard control. to be made at the others of the more injurious pests, the nurserymen were re Report next of this quested to discard badly affected stock. meeting body." Mr. Burgess reported that in Ohio the presence in a nur AMENDED MOTION ADOPTED. or Yellows was sery of the San Jose scale, Black Knot Peach At the suggestion of Mr. Fernald the motion was so amended " " " sufficient ground for withholding certificate, and that plants as to couple the word disease with that of insect." The infested with Woolly Aphis or affected with Crown Gall were motion was then adopted as amended. " Bark caused to be destroyed He stated that the Oyster-shell Topic 9. A Statement by each Member of the Procedure and so far as Louse was doing considerable damage in Ohio, taken in his State in cases of Nursery Infestation with Scale possible its dissemination on nursery stock was prevented. or other Dangerous Pests." Mr. Scott stated that the Georgia of a IN VIRGINIA. law prohibited the certification nursery when any portion of it was found infested with San scale or like Mr. Phillips reported that the practice in Virginia was to Jose pests, and such cases withhold certificate from nurseries in which San Sose scale, that he had disposed of according to the individ of the as well as the circumstances attend Black Knot or Peach Yellows was found until the trouble was uality nurseryman the in the manner : effectually eliminated. Peach Yellows had not so far been ing case, following Case I. A of a was found infested found in the nurseries, but diseased orchard trees in the portion large nursery occurred and these with San Jose scale, and, as agreed to by the owner, its cus neighborhood of a nursery sometimes The same tomers were notified of the exact conditions with assurance were destroyed before a certificate was granted. severe cases that the stock infested would be burned and the was true of Black Knot. He stated further that actually were not ad remainder under supervision. To the of of Crown Gall, Woolly Aphis and pear blight fumigated surprise both the owner and himself not a order was counter mitted under certificate. Plants actually showing the presence single manded, and practically the entire stock was disposed of at of such pests were discarded. the Mr. Forbes required the Illinois inspectors to send in a customary prices.

and before a Case 2. Upon the inspection of a certain nursery, a statement of every pest found in the nursery, single the elimination of the of San Jose scale was found upon a plum leaf, and a certificate was granted he required specimen a most no were taken to in spite of careful examination further infestation San Jose scale and the Black Knot. Precautions could be found at that time. A second at the avoid sending out Borers, Woolly Aphis, Crown Gall and pear inspection to the extent of heeling grounds revealed a slight infestation of a dozen or blight. Plants infested with Woolly Aphis Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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more trees, which were thrown out. The owner would not gists was accomplishing so mucd as this one, and that the agree to the notification of his customers, as in Case 1, and a work had only begun. He moved that the association meet certificate to cover the contents of each box was issued after a next year at the same time and place as the A. A. A. C. & E. S. list to whom the stock was intended to be shipped was furn The motion was carried, and Mr. Fernald nominated Mr. ished. Other cases were treated similarly. Forbes chairmen for next year. Mr. Forbes was unanimously Case 3. In this case the nursery was located in a section re-elected. He accepted on condition that a vice-chairman be where practically all the orchards were infested and the fruit elected, so that in case of his forced absence from the meet interest was sufficiently great to demand all the stock grown in ing the chair would be filled. Mr. Smith was put in nomina the nursery. The certificate issued set forth the facts, viz,: tion and elected vice-chairman. that San Jose scale was found in a portion of the nursery and The chairman then read a letter from Mr. Atwood of New that proper steps had been taken to eliminate it. Under this York giving a statement of the practice in that state with certificate practically all the stock was disposed of at market reference to the topics under discussion at this meeting. " prices. Topic 8. Statements by Members of their Recent Ex FUMIGATION REQUIREMENTS. perience and Observations with respect to the Relative Practi In Pennsylvania Mr. Hamilton required under affidavit the cal Values of Insecticides for the San Jose Scale." This topic was Mr. Smith in a before the Section on attachment of a statement of fumigation to each shipment. treated by paper the discussion of which was continued the In Florida Mr. Gossard required a thorough cleaning up by Entomology, by destruction of trees actually infested and the fumigation of Horticultural Inspectors after the adjournment of that section. the remainder. Mr. Fernald then reported some experiments which he re In Illinois Mr. Forbes did not require the fumigation of the cently made in Massachusetts, and which represented the most work the San scale ever done in entire stock when scale was found in an isolated portion of extensive against Jose New were in the nursery, unless the indications were that there had been a England. The discussions participated by one were and to general spread of the scale. However, fumigation was re nearly every present, quite lengthy, tended show the quired for the infested portions, or for the entire stock when that petroleum oils, whale-oil soap and lime-salt- wash the infestation was general. sulphur constituted the standard remedies for the San In New Jersey Mr. Smith required the fumigation of the Jose scale in orchards. The entire stock when scale was found in the nursery, but under no meeting then adjourned, and the discussion of this circumstances did he allow shipments of stock from infested topic was to have been continued at a proposed afternoon ses sion nurseries to go outside the state. However, he did not restrict which, however, was not held. The adjournment was the sale of such stock within the state. therefore final. W. M. Scott, Secretary. In Ohio Mr. Burgess' method was to destroy all infested AT VA. stock and require the fumigation of such as was dangerously RICHMOND, near. W. T. Hood & Co., Richmond, Va., write: "We have In Massachusetts Mr, Fernald gave the owner the option of been on a rush for the last four weeks with our shipments of fumigation or destroying the infested stock, and in cases of sales made by agents. We had a good share of rain during general infestation a fumigation affidavit was required'. August and September which caused our peach trees to make SATISFACTORY CONDITIONS. a very heavy second growth and they were not in condition to Mr. the : Fernald then offered following resolution dig until very late ; and then it was a hard chop to strip the " That Resolved, in the opinion of this meeting nursery leaves off. Our sales are nearly all made for fall shipment and stock to fumigated according accepted requirements should be we are nearly cleaned up of all fruits. We had a fine season considered as as stock under certificates of satisfactory sold for digging, and packing and if cold weather holds off a few inspection only." days longer our agents will have had one of the best fall Mr. that the of this Phillips thought adoption resolution seasons for delivering that they ever had. We think that a endorsement than it deserved might give fumigation stronger collections are going to be better than usual from outlook now. unless it was intended that inspection should always be coupled with it. He related an instance in which a bundle of infested stock was placed at the back end of a fumigating house oppo bituang. site the point where the gas was generated. The house was Thomas Wentworth Bowman, after a lingering and painful illness, then filled and with the result that the scales came dtarged, entered into rest at his home, 1669 Main s'reet East, Rochester, N. Y., unharmed. to through Mr. Scott wished know if the resolu Saturday evening November 29th, 1902, aged 64 years. tion carried the meaning that fumigation should take the place Louis Valere Lefebvre died at his home in France, Oct. 17th, aged 90 of inspection. Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Fernald explainsd that years. Seventy.flve years ago he entered the employ of Vilmorin Andrieux & Co. and became the managing member, working with the the resolution was not to be so construed. After very little grandfather, father and mother of Henry DeVilmorin, who died in further discussion the resolution was without a dis- adopted 1899 at the age of 56. Mr. Lefebvre retired from the firm in 1863, and sentsng vote, and the session then adjourned to re-assemble devoted his time to fine arts. immediately after the adjournment of the Section on Ento Prof. George Husmann, well known as a pomologist and a writer on mology of the A. A. A. & E. S. on the 8th. viticulture, died at Napa, Cal., Nov. 6th, aged 75 years. He was at the head of the department of and In the October 8, 1992, 12 M. pomology forestry University of Missouri for three years. He was a contributor to many periodicals, After calling the meeting to order, the chairman asked if it >nce published the Viticultural Journal and was the author of several were desirable to continue the ; Mr. " organization whereupon books on viticulture and horticulture, among them American Grap- Smith stated that in his opinion no organization of entomalo- Gowing and Wine Making." Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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Hmong Growers anb dealers. jforeicm Botes.

G. H. Miller is president of the North Georgia Fruit Growers' Asso King Edward has given 100 guineas towards the erection of the new ciation. horticultural hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, and the Prince of Wales 50. Leopold Rothschild, a generous patron of horticulture, The Northwestern Nursery and Orchard Company will be established has given 500 toward the same object. in Berrien county, Mich., by B. S. Webb, of Peoria, 111. " Oglesby Paul, nephew of James Paul, of the firm of Drexel & Co., I had hoped the Plant Breeding and Hybridization Conference, bankers, has been appointed landscape gardener for Fairmount Park recently held in New York, would have been the means of developing some new in the direction of new breaks in Philadelphia, at a salary of $2,000. suggestions obtaining chrysanthemums." says R. Dean,V.M. H., in American Gardening. "We H. 8. Wiley, Cayuga, N. T., has budded 1,000 of what he has called make but little advance with the flower except in the direction of size. the Dr. Cummings peach, originating on the grounds of Nell Cum- New types of roses and begonias are forthcoming; the chrysanthemum mings in Cayuga. It is thought to be an Early Crawford seedling. appears to be practically barren in this respect. I can foresee the time Leonard Coates, Napa, Cal., well known on the Pacific coast as an when there will be a revolt of popular liking for these huge blooms orchardist and writer on horticultural subjects, has traded his Sausal and when the first indications of this appear experts should be prepared fruit farm for an eighty acre vineyard near Barton, Cal., formerly to put forward' some other type or section of blooms, so that there may owned by S. Hansen. be secured a transference and not a loss of popular favor and support. One new is, after all, so much like another that the cry may John S. Collins & Sons, Burlington county, N. J., the first to plant variety soon be started, "Who will give us something new ?" Kieffer pears on a large scale, now have 25,000 Kieffer trees in bearing. Up to October 4th, they shipped 14 carloads of Kieffer pears to Lon don, Liverpool and Glasgow. LITTLE PEACH TO BE ERADICATED. W. H. Guilford, Dubuque, la., observes that the good conditions of the growth of trees this year indicates that more water is needed than is received in an average year. He suggests that nurserymen might At the request of several of the leading fruitgrowers of profitably establish irrigation plants. Allegan county, Mich., Prof. L. R. Taft, state inspector of has Horace The nursery of Edward and Ben. Hoyt, at Scotch Grove, Iowa, ex nurseries and orchards, appointed S. Welch of tends back from the railroad a mile or more. It is devoted principally Douglas a special deputy to look after the disease known as This list embraces all the to the growing of evergreens. leading "little peach" which has been so destructive in that section. varieties and their blocks cover many acres. The business is 30 years Mr. Welch has made a study of the disease for several years old. and no one in the state is better posted regarding it. His The dutiable the month of September, 1902, of plants, imports during duties will be to inspect the orchards and secure the removal trees, shrubs and vines amounted to $317,397, as compared with $279,- ot infected trees. At first his efforts will be confined to the 612 during the same month a year ago. The exports during Septem west half of and an endeavor will be ber, 1902, of nursery stock were valued at $7,612, against $4,010 in Saugatuck township, September, 1901. made to have every diseased tree removed from that section before starts in the Later on other sections Samuel C. Moon, Morrisville, Va., addressed the November meeting growth spring. will have attention. of the Philadelphia Florists' club on the subject: "The Importance of Hardy Plants to the Florists' Trade." He urged that planting be done for the future. The oak, he said, will overtake the poplar and sugar A REAL LABOR-SAVING DEVICE. maple, though the latter are of quicker growth. of the Benton Harbor Nurseries, has purchased 300 Irving Jaquay, Inasmuch as the nursery business is conducted to a very large ex acres of land three miles from Buchanan, Mich., at a cost of $16,000, tent by correspondence, the members of the trade are especially inter for He retains his interest in the Benton Harbor nursery purposes. ested in office labor-saving devices. While there are a number of such Nurseries and is interested in an Alabama peach farm of 1000 acres. devices on the market, none, in our opinion, is more meritorious in He will 40 men the season at his new nursery and employ during busy every way than is the Elliott Addressing Machine, made by the Elliott will construct a house for them. boarding Co. of Boston. It is of the most practical kind and, as it applies Frederick W. Kelsey, New York City, worked earnestly for the suc directly to a portion of the nursery business at once important yet million dollars for the laborious under old it commands earnest and serious consider cess of the proposition to appropriate another systems, of ation. This is the machine on the market that will Essex county, N. Y., parks and parkways, and the act legislature only satisfactorily for and do the work for which it is made. making a mandatory appropriation of at least $100,000 annually speedily With this machine addresses be written in an hour maintenance of the park system. Both propositions upon submission 2,000 may by the use of stencil cards fed the machine foot to the people were adopted by a considerable majority. automatically through by power. Ooe motion of the foot inks, prints direct on envelopes or The Storrs & Harrison Company, Painsville, O., has an area of 1200 wrappers of any size, cards, invoices, statements or shipping tags, and acres in outdoor stock and a range of greenhouses covering 135,000 changes to next stencil. The machine can be operated by an office boy, season. Five feet -five acres were planted to roses this square Forty is durable, and occupies, with cabinet, about the same space as a small cannas and an acre to anemones. There are pott acres are devoted to typewriter table. sheds feet of floor surface. Three hundred ing covering 25,000 square Among the nurserymen who have installed the Elliott Addressing ornamental and acres are devoted to fruit trees and 200 acres to fifty Machine in their offices are : treated in a house attached stock." All incomiug stock is fumigating Peter Henderson & Co., New York City. to the storage houses. Harlan P. Kelsey, Boston. Buel Lamberson's Sons, Portland, Ore.

G. H. Miller & Son, Rome, Ga., Jan. 15, 1902."We enclose $1 Stark Brothers' Co. , Louisiana, Mo. H. F. for the National Nurseryman for the year 1902. Mitchell, Philadelphia. on subscription Thomas Meehan & Sons. Inc., Dreshertown, Pa. and look it as a We are well pleased with the journal upon necessity. Plant Seed Co., St. Louis, Mo. Our trade for the last year has been very heavy, about double what it C. Young & Sons, St. Louis, Mo. and we a trade for 1902." The Jewell Lake Minn. was for the year before anticipate heavy Nursery Co., City,

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the of spection of nursery stock was advocated to take place The National Nurseryman. the varying state laws. At the second session the two papers receiving the most at " of hor tention were : Interstate co-operation for the control published monthly by ticultural pests whose area of distribution extends across state " it desirable that should The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., lines," and Is nurserymen pay any or of the of (incorporated) part, all, expense nursery inspection required by law, either directly or as a fee for a certificate ?" This last Cox N. Y. 305 Building, Rochester, topic occasioned considerable discussion, the general opinion to for the being that nurserymen should not be required pay in another column. PRESIDENT - THOMAS B. MEEHAN inspection. A full report is presented VICJE-PRESIDENT AND EDITOR - - RALPH T. OLCOTT Dr. S. A. Forbes was elected chairman, and Dr. John B. SECRETARY-TREASURER AND BUSINESS MANAGER, C. L. YATES Smith, state entomologist of New Jersey, was elected vice- chairman of the association. The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. PLANT BREEDING WORK.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. In response to a query as to the plans of the committee ap at the conference held in New York AWARDED THE BRAND PRIZE AT PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900. pointed plant breeders' late in October, for record and publication of plant breeding C. L. Des Moines, chairman of that com SUBSCRIPTION RATES. work, Watrous, la., mittee, writes to the National Nurseryman : - - - - - One in advance, $1.00 " year, The first undertaken the committee was to ar ------thing by Six Months, .75 for - - of - with the United States Foreign Subscriptions, in advance, 1.50 range Department Agriculture " " Six Months, 1.00 co-operation in publishing the results of the work. I have Advertising rates will be sent upon application. Advertisements lately received a letter from Mr. Gallaway of the Bureau of date should reach this office by the 20th of the month previous to the Plant Industry, saying that he thinks our plan an excellent one of issue. and that the workers in the department will soon have a con Payment in advance required for foreign advertisements. Drafts ference to arrange plans for carrying it out. So I regard our on New York or postal orders, instead of checks, are requested. as The will take the Correspondence from all points and articles of interest to nursery purpose accomplished. plan probably, form of an annual all the work. men and horticulturists are cordially solicited. bulletin, giving results of year's There is also a likelihood that a national society will be formed AflERICAN ASSOCIATION OP NURSERYMEN. to forward the work of breeding of both plants and animals in the United States. This society will be doubtless of great use to the assistants in the of in furnish President, Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich. ; vice-president, D. S. Department Agriculture Lake, Shenandoah, la.; secretary, George C. Seager,' Rochester, ing valuable material for the proposed bulletin covering this N. Y.; treasurer, C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. subject. This is as far as I am at present advised, and is not Executive CommitteeWilliam Pitkin, Kochester, N. Y.; N. W. Hale, Knox- as but as best to ville, Tenn.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. given anything authoritative, only doing my Committee on TransportationPresident Ilgenfritz, ex-offioio ; A. L. Brooke, answer your inquiry." N. Topeka, Kan.; Henry Cbase, Huntsville, Ala.; E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind.; Howard Davis, Baltimore, Md. Committee on TariffIrving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas B. Meehan, NUT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. Germantown, Pa.; J. H. Dayton, Painesville, O. Committee on LegislationC. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; Silas Wilson, At Charles J. N. A. Dans lantic, la.; Brown, Rochester Y.; George Sweet, The recent convention of nut growers at Macon, Ga., which ville, N. Y.; Robert C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. " The National Nut Growers' was an Committee on ProgrammeGeorge C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; Wilson J. organized Association," Peters, Troy, Ohio; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. important gathering of earnest men who had planned carefully Committee on PublicityC. M. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; Ralph T. Olcott, and then carried into effect the which re Rochester, N. Y.; F. H. Stannard, Ottawa, Kan. skillfully program Annual convention for 1903 At Detroit, Mich., June 10-12. sulted in a substantial organization. The nut growing industry in the South, particularly as re Entered in the Post Office at Rochester, as second-class mail matter. gards the pecan was receiving considerable attention, but in formation was so and reliable data so difficult Rochester, N. Y., December, 1902. contradictory, . to obtain, that progress or profits were uncertain. This chaotic condition was being use as a cloak by unscrupulous dealers, HORTICULTURAL INSPECTORS MEET. who painted rosfate prospects, and sold worthless and faked trees and seeds at exorbitant prices. The second annual of the Association of Horticult meeting The first suggestion for an association of growers was wel- ural Inspectors of the United States and Canada was held att corned by all who knew the condition of this industry, and Oct. Prof. S. A. state t from a Atlanta, Ga., 6-7. Forbes, entomologist small beginning one year ago it rapidly developed into of was chairman state W. a Illinois, ; entomologist, M. Scott, off national organization, officered by men of integrity and abil- The first session was Georgia, secretary. devoted principallyy ity, with assured support, and carefully chosen standing com to a discussion of "Interstate with to the cer- comity respect mittees for carrying into operation the purposes of organiza ification of nurseries." A uniform law relating to the in tion. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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One of these committees will give particular attention to the duction, where conditions are quiet irregular. Michigan's crop is not a full fraudulent dealer," exposing his methods and gathering proof one, yet a liberal surplus, quality uneven; Ohio has a good many for apples for shipment, so with Missouri, while Arkansas and Kansas are persecuting the guilty. The plans and work of this com far behind last year. New York, the most state in the mittee alone important apple promise to be available for the entire nursery union, has a big crop, yet less than the banner yield of 1896; outturn business of the country. very uneven, however, some orchards full, others adjacent meagre, Another standing committee is invested with highly import quality covering a wide range, with large quantities of choise apples ant work viz : "Nomenclature and Standards." The sale of for market. The crop in New England is very much better than last year, when it was failure, but has been exceeded in recent different varieties of nuts under the same name, and the sale occasionally years, notably in 1893 ; Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut all of one variety under several different names has resulted in have fair quantities for shipment. much confussion and many This committee complications. The Canadian apple crop is about as uneven in character as on this has been made with and its work can up particular care, be side of the line ; fairly liberal quantities of choice fruit, which has looked forward to as being of much practical value und scien been leaving first hands rapidly for some time, and an "ocean" of tific interest. faulty stock, much of it unmerchantable through scab and other im This to Ontario and While The rapid growth of this association is doubtless attributa perfections. applies particularly Quebec. the maritime provinces show some good fruit, there is good deficiency ble in a large measure to an expediency adopted for advertis in tonnage. Nova Scotia, which in a good year exports 400,000 to the Macon convention. When the committee on ing arrange 500,000 barrels to England, this year faces a failure. ments for the convention was up against a prospective expense account, and uncertain sources of revenue, the proposal to is RECORD OF A DECADE. sue the "Nut Grower" was made. Nurserymen were quick to recognize the value of such a publication for advertising pecan With this issue, the National Nurseryman completes its and other nut stock, and enough patronage was obtained to tenth year. It has at all times to present the news fully meet all expenses. The Nut Grower was kindly received sought of trade and to advance the interests of and the convention demanded its continuance. It now prom the nursery nursery ises to be not only of great use to the association, but of much men generally That its efforts have been appreciated is evi value to the practical industry. denced by the fact that it has been patronized by the leading The next annual convention will be held in New Orleans, nursery firms of the country from the start. On many occa La., late in October, 1903, and with the same skillful prepara sions the value of a trade journal devoted exclusively to the tion that characterized the recent convention, it can confidently interests of has been demonstrated. be expected to result in a large und profitable meeting. nurserymen Particularly with reference to matters of legislation has this been seen. APPLE CROP STASTICS. It is the purpose of the National Nurseryman Publishing Company, Incorporated, to continue to advance the interests Many estimates of this year's apple crop have been made and of its readers and to seek improvement along many lines. As there have been various reports declared to be based upon the official of the American Association, the National actual returns of figures, but in our opinion no report is nearer journal will at the service of committees and the fact than is that of the American Agriculturist. This re Nurseryman be officers, port is prepared with the greatest care and from the most members to disseminate information relative to the good of the authentic sources. A comparative summary is as follows, the association and of the trade generally. figures being in round thousands of barrels, the last three A glance at the index in this issue will show what subjects ciphers being omitted for convenience of tabulation ; the have been treated during the year now closing. figures for 1899 and 1889 being federal census returns : APPLE CROP OF 1802, WITH COMPARISIONS. DELAYED BY FIRE. 1992 1091 1900 1899 1889

1 Just as the December issue of the National Nurseryman 570 960 474 1,024 1,200 was ready to leave the bindery, fire, which consumed the plant, 900 450 1,200 650 761 600 375 700 392 464 destroyed the entire edition. All the matter had to be reset 1,050 425 1,108 1,008 563 and the work of had to be 730 350 980 1,236 664 by the printers publication gone 6,250 2,450 7,300 8,039 2,831 with a second time. We regret the delay in the. ap 3,309 1,400 5 500 8,020 2,517 through 6 872 3,500 1.500 6.550 4,596 pearance of the December issue, but it was unavoidable. For 3 400 1.900 8.800 2.977 4,385 1,400 1,250 3,100 2,878 2.928 tunately it came at a time when it was least annoying to our 2,100 1,150 2,140 3.059 3.200 1,250 900 850 1,043 1,860 patrons. 1,400 2,450 2,250 2,165 3,899 750 950 1,000 937 631 Nelson Cox, pioneer orchardist of Southern Ohio, died at his home at 600 1,100 1,071 1,238 1,150 Ensee, O., October 80th. He did much to make the Rome Beauty 1.100 1200 1,200 1162 551 His orchard in 1902 8,000 barrels. 13,500 . 8,500 8,100 16,401 16,820 apple popular. apple yielded

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11.35. New York : Doueleda.y, Page & Co. Rochester : Scran IRecent (publications. TOM, WETMORB & CO. "Country Life in America" for December is a large Christmas Nurserymen who are contemplating the erection of fumigating annual with a beautiful cover and a hundred superb illustrations, and houses will find valuable information in Prof. W. G. Johnson's book on colored supplements besides. The spirit of jollity of the season per "Fumigation Methods", published by the Orange Judd Co. vades the bulky number of winter sports, unusual house parties, Christ recent tbe Macmillan New Among publications by Company, York, mas homes and many things of winter at her best. Rudyard Kipiing are 'The Government of Maine: Its and History Administration", by contributes the poem, "Pan in Vermont," deifying the man who, in Prof. William McDonald, of Brown University; "Sun Dials and Roses winter, brings the seeds of phlox and hollyhocks into the snowbound of Mrs. Alice Morse Pleasure Yesterday", by Earle; "English Gardens", country where Kipling once lived. Pre-eminent, however, is the pro by Miss Rose Standish Nichols; "New England and Its Neighbors", fusion of elaborate pictures and the articles that have to do with by Clifton Johnson. hockey, skeeingand tobogganing, snowshoeing, ice yachting on country The proceedings of the first annual meeting of the New York State lakes, fishing through the ice, and even the homely sports of skating, Fruit Growers Association, held in Syracuse, January 8 9, have been skate sailing and the pursuits that carry one into the deep woods. issued in book form by tbe secretary, F. E. Dawley, Fayetteville, N. Altogether the elaborate make-up bespeaks the grand success of this N. The book contains 266 pages and is a credit to this very vigorous new sort of magazine, the growing love of real sport in America, and young organization. There was a field for such an association and the movement of the New World back to the garden and outdoor life much good is sure to result from its formation. The volume of articles of the Old. and discussions on fruit matters to be issued each is worth the year In the November issue of Meehan's Monthly it is announced that that membership fee, to say nothing of the advantages to be gained by an publication is to be discontinued. The editor says: "Those who came acquaintance with the members. to know and anticipate the writings of Thomas Meehan, who was for The Christmas number of the Delineator is the thirtieth anniversary the first eleven years the editor of this magazine, needed no assurance Dumber. To do to this which for and justice number, beauty utility that he loved his work ; while the present editoreditor of one volume touches the highest mark, it would be necessary to print the entire list and associate with his father throughout the production of the others of contents It is sufficient to state that in it the best modern writers yields the pen with the greatest reluctance and sorrow. It was not and artists are The book contains over 230 generously represented only his pleasure to continue the work laid down, but an inherited pur with 34 of which 20 are in two or more pages, full-page illustrations, pose, so to speak, to give to the world a journal that would be an colors. The of this December for which 728 tons magnitude number, educator and in its way a reliable power in horticulture. Until now it of and six tons of ink have been be understood from paper used, may has been possible to continue the work to a certain extent much as in tbe fact that 91 presses, running 14 hours a day, have been required to the past, owing to the number of chapters for colored plates prepared it the alone of the edition of print ; binding 915,000 copies representing in advance. It was the author's desire that the publication should go over sections which had to be human 30,000,000 gathered individully by on, and though the present editor was prepared to take it up, the bands. burden of other.duties make it impossible that this should be, and he The Macmi'lan Company has issued "Memories of a Hundred closes the book, as stated, with deepest regret. But this is not done " Years," by Edward Everett Hale, author of The Man Without a without hope that the many friends he has gained as editor may never Country," etc. The work is in two volumes, crown 8 vo. There is hesitate calling upon him for such horticultural help and information perhaps no man writing to-day who has such a fund of recollections of as his knowledge may be able to give." men as public events and public Dr. Edward Everett Hale. In this " Thoreau, the Poet Naturalist," by W. E. Channing, has just been handsomely illustrated volume he embraces practically the whole of issued from the Merrymount press, Boston. Few books of a biograph the nineteenth century. One gets a graphic idea of the scope of his ical nature are so rich in quotation and pertinent in detail as this bio life's work when one realizes that his book opens with John Adams and graphy of Thoreau by his poet friend. Probably few readers of the closes with President Roosevelt. The illustrations number many rare original edition, in 1873, appreciated its value as a record of walks and and curious portraits, woodcuts and facsimiles of interesting letters. conversations of Thoreau, Emerson and Channing, the author at that A volume on John Greenleaf Whittier by Thomas Wentworth Hig- time choosing to obscure the personality of the interlocutors. Notwith ginson. in the English Men of Letter series, is also ready. standing this defect and the unattractive dress given it by the publish The two most striking articles of the well-varied contents of "The ers, Roberts Brothers, Boston, the first and only edition of 1,500 copies World's WoTk" for December are President Eliot's of Yale article on has long since been out of print. Since the recent death of Mr. Chan "The Needs of American Public Education" and Frank W. Vander- ning, his literary executor, F. B. Sanborn, has expressed a desire that lip's conservative note of warning on the financial situation. The the steady call for the book should be met by a new and enlarged edit " illustrated features of "The World's Work this month include a hand ion, material for which was left by Mr. Channing. This publication some Beiies of reproductions of George Grey Barnard's sculpture printed has been undertaken in ah artistic and permanent form by the well- in a brown toned ink accompaning an article about the sculptor and known publisher, Charles E. Goodspeed, of Boston. The book con his work by Alexander Blair Thaw. Portraits of John B. McDonald tains new matter, introduced by Mr Sanborn, notes and a complete and Clement A. Griscom are accompanied by appreciative interpreta index. The volume contains 420 pages of similar typographical ap tions of the work these men have done, by Raymond Stevens and pearance to Sanborn's "The Personality of Thoreau," and Thoreau's ' Lawrence Perry. The financial article on "The Bonds of American The Service," which competent critics have declared to be as fine " Corporations, "The March of Events" and "Among the World's specimens of artistic typography as have appeared in recent years. Workers" are as complete and interesting as usual. The ordinary edition, with a new etched portrait of the author, $2.00. ' Postaee extra. A limited edition of 275 copies, 250 of which will be on How to Attract the Birds," by Neltje Blanchan. The many thous hand will " toned French -made paper.and contain beside the of Mr. ands of nature lovers who have been delighted with the books, Bird portrait " Channing, which also appears in the cheaper edition, five full page Neighbors" and Nature's Garden," will be more than pleased toknow etchings by Sidney L. Smith ;^net $10.00. Postage extra. Of this that another book by Neltje Blanchan has Just been published. The limited edition, 25 copies will be on Japan paper, with the etchings in author has a way of making real people out oi Ihe birds. The titles of " two states ; net $25.00. Postage extra. Boston : Charles E. Good- some of the chapters, such as How to Attract Bird Neighbors," "Bird " speed. Architecture," The Ruby-Throat's Caterers," " Why Birds Change " " Their Clothes," Why Birds Come and Go," Home Life," etc., will give an idea of the character of the book. One of the most attractive LOW BATES TO WESTERN POINT8. features of the volume is its illustrations. These are from beautiful The Wabash Railroad will make special one way rates and low round and most unusual photographs of live birds in their natural haunts, trip rates to Western and South-wesi em points on the first and third taken by some of the most expert nature photographers. Of these Tuesday of each month until April 31st. 1903. Write R. F. Kelley, illustrations there are 110, of which 30 are full page plates. 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Btrenuous THOMAS W. BOWMAIS. beyond description. His wonderfu activity in the com mercial world was characteristic of his legislative career. To all of Close of a these offices he was Long and Active Career as Nurseryman and States. urgently requested to allow his name to be used for man successive terms, but of business Prominent In the Maine Legislature and In Commercial pressure prevented him from so doing. Circles in Several Cities The Large Business In In 1870 he a opened nursery office in Canada in company with one Rochester to be Continued by the Two Sons. of the largest firms in the country. This business continued for thirteen years, when it was dissolved by mutual consent, during which The funeral of time a Thomas W. Bowman was held at his late residence, very large trade was built up. 1669 Main St. N. Y In 1883 Mr. East, Rochester. , Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 35th Bowman came to Rochester, N. Y. starting on his own last. The house was thronged with friends and the floral offerings sccouot, not only selling through salesmen in the United States and were and many beautiful. Under the auspices of his associates the Canada, but also the growing of stock. Since then under bis careful services throughout were conducted in a very fitting and impressive supervision, having done everything on sound principles, dealing manner, and at the were in and grave they entirely charge of Genesee Falls honestly squarely with all, it is a pleasure to look upon the results No. Lodge, 507, F. & A.. M., of which the deceased was a respected of his achievements and the facilities that his foresight and skill have member, been dimitted to at the having this Lodge from the Evening Star placed command of those to whom this very satisfactory busi Lodge, No. 107, of Buckfield, Me., which latter lodge he organized, ness has been left. and was a Past Master of. Others Learn From Him. Mr. Bowman has had a eventful and notable very career, one that It is a self-evident proof of Mr. Bowman's keenness and ability and will always stand out as an animation and for inspiration every person knowledge of the nursery business, when it may be stated that there who desires to look to all that is noble and _. are several of the successful nursery His elevating. character, strength of firms in the United States and Canada mind and strict adherence to all whs that whose proprietors received their first good and honorable was not a only by knowledge of the nursery business under word of his every and action thought the guidance of Mr. Bowman, first on the his among persrnal associates, but with road with him personally, and later in bis those wherever he was even situated, office, and that many of his former em when entire strangers, or with the trade ployees hold responsible positions with in or with his closest friends. general, other nursery firms, thus helping to spread His Early Life. the example of his energy and sound business the Born of a representative new England dealings throughout country. When he immed family December 31st, 1837, in Sidoey. reaching Rochester, his letter with the Park Ave. Me., he had all of the trials and hardships iately placed Baptist Church, where he has to endure that a boy of no means what always been held in the highest esteem, ever has to encounter in starting out in having held the of deacon for life. The results that have attended his position many years. His interest in the church work efforts show how well he improved every was marked by constant In all slight opportunity that befell bis lot. His activity its branches. schooling was very slight, inasmuch as it Mr. Bowman was a member of the was possible for him simply to attend Western New York Horticultural during the winter months, and not over Society, American Association of Nurserymen, and three months during any year, and after the Eastern Nurserymen's Association. 15 be was obliged to cease attending. He leaves a widow and two sons, During the other months of the year be Claude V. and Victor V., and a worked on the farm and in the woods. large circle of friends to mourn his loss. Tbe After that he started out single handed business known as Thomas Bowman & and without a cent, and went to Boston. Son will be continued by the two sons. securing a position with an agricultural Sons Will Continue. hardware firm where he remained, except for a short time working in the shipyards, It might just here be mentioned 1HOMA8 W. BOWMAN until the fall of 1859, when he first started lhat since February, 1897, at which to canvass as salesman for nursery stock, working a few weeks, and time the business was styled Thomas W. Bowman & Son, his son, then delivering the orders the following spring. The following year he Claude V. B iwman, has been the executive head of tbe business, Mr. devoted a portion of his time to this work in partnership with another Bowman giving the mnjor part of his attention since that time to the well known nurseryman, also in 1861. He then entered as the prin extensive plmtings. Prior to that time young Mr. Bowman, for a cipal partner In the general store business in Maine, and continued in period of about eleven years, had been enthusiastically employed in this till 1870, working at that wholly except during a portion of the securing a practical knowledge of the business. Inheriting thrifty year he devoted s>>me of his time to the nursery business. During qualities, he was ever encouraged by his father in his efforts for prac these years be was Councilman, Assessor, and Overs.eer of the Poor for tical experience, the always keen forethought of the father manifesting the town of Buckfield, Me. itself in the careful preparation for the inevitable surrender, we know not when. bis and the Elected to Legislature. During vacations, busy shipping seasons, at which time he left school to assist his father, and gain experience from In 1864 he was elected to the Maine legislature, being intimately temporary opportunity, young Mr Bowman has always manifested associated with John D. Long, ex Secretary of the navy, and later as the greatest interest in the development of the business. Being of a his term was about ending formed the acquaintance of Thomas B. Reed, studious disposition he made the most of his time spent in school, and ex Speaker of the House of Representatives. During this exciting was graduated from the High School of Rochester at an uncommonly period there were many very important bills considered by the com early age. mittee of which he was a member, and he used to tell with a great Claude V. Bowman's Experience. deal of satisfaction of tbe rapidity with which all matters were handled. To tbe committee of which he was chairman was referred Great credit is due young Mr. Bowman for the present substantial the emancipation proclamation. The scenes euacted while that bill standing of the firm. It is generally acknowledged that the relations was in committee and when reported to the assembly were lively and existing between father and son were uncommonly strong, and the im- Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

152 THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. plicit faith of father in son was a rare exhibition of the confidence he reposed in him. The doctrines of honor and integrity, not only in Xoncj anb Sbort. herited but so thoroughly instilled into the mind of the younger man by long years of almost inseparable association with one generally Jackson

THE PIONEER EVERGREEN GROWERS. In the 52 numbers of the 1903 volume, the Youth's Companion will give its readers six serial stories, each a book in itself, reflecting Amer. ican life in home, camp and field ; fifty special articles contributed by In the communication Thomas H. by Douglass, Waukegan, famous statesmen, travelers, writers and scientists, two hundred in the last of the " 111., issue this journal, sentence : We have thoughtful and timely editorial articles ; two hundred and fifty short very few evergreen seedlings, as they are very apt to mould,'' stories by the best of living story-writers ; one thousand short notes on " current events and discoveries in the field of science and natural his should have read : We cellar very few evergreen seed ; two thousand bright and amusing anecdotes. The subscription lings," etc. tory price is $1.75 per year, which, if sent now, includes remaining issues As is well known, this firm has made a specialty of evergreen for 1902, the Christmas and New Year's double numbers, and the Com seedlings, for the last forty-one years, being the first nursery panion's calcndor for 1903, lithographed in twelve colors and gold. firm in America to grow them from seed in the open air, grow CHICAGO AND RETURN, $14, VIA WABASH R. R. ing millions annually since 1861. On sale Nov. 29th, Dec 1st. 2nd and 3rd. Good returning up to and including Dec. 7th. Write R. F, Kelley, General Agent, 207 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y., for full information. CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH.

The J. Van Lindley Nursery Co., Pomona, N. C, states that the demand for nursery stock this year has been so heavy that it has sold out of everything except for retail orders. The to turn Actual Results had down orders for several . company hundred thou I, of the advantages of spraying are Bhown in above picture. The two piles of apples came sand and BBme peach plum. I 'r."16 number of trees In the same or- I chard row. The big pile from sprayed trees. Planting of peach seed this fall in the South will be quite I E.'tures '-to- from actual photographs. heavy, but would have been much greater had it not been for BestSpraying Pumps the in the seed This firm sells bnctet.kiiap.net, barrel, hand and power, shortage peach crop. usually are made by the undersigned, inventors and I sale owners of many new valuable spraying several thousand bushels of but this I peach seed, year it had fixtures and features. Write forfree catalogue | andbookletonlnseots.plantandfrultdlseasea. for its own barely enough planting. THE DEMING CO., SALEM, O.

North Carolina Horticultural Society Twenty-third annual Two good all round men for nurs meeting at Raleigh, Oct. 29, Col. G. B. Brackett, pomologist of the U. general ery work, and who understand thoroughly S. of Dept. Agriculture, and Prof. L. H Bailey, of Cornell University the growing of apple and peach trees. Must were prosent. In his address Professor Bailey said: "Your apple be first-class budders and grafters, perfectly sober and reliable. exhibit has interested me greatly. Some of you seem surprised that Steady employment. Address with reference, the judges to-day threw out some large and well formed apples because of scab. You must remember that any marking of scale or scab is a VILLAGE NURSERIES, Harnedsville, Pa. blemish, whatever the other merits of the fruit. I think that you are to will have to do As for the much coming spray m>re; you so, 100,000 2 and 3-year-old, in large needed transportation, I believe that if you can get the people to know assortment, as fine as grows. what you can do, transportation will come. A short time ago I ad 1 85,000. 50 leading sorts from South dressed the of Nova and about the same time a apple growers Scotia, PBACH ern Natural Pits grown on new land. convention of orange growers in Florida ; now I am here between the two extremes. Is there any message for truit growers equally adapted ASPARAGUS 1,250,000 Fine, Strong I and 2 to all those sections ? I think there is. The fundamental thing, this year plants. Palmetto, Barr's, HOOTS Donald's and Giant Argentuill. principal of universal application, is this : When you grow fruit, give your land up to fruit ; don't expect other crops from the land. If you These are our specialties for the trade and we invite correspond ence. do grow grass, let it go back on the land, or pasture it and keep up the We also grow California Privet, Japan Plums, Golden Glow, Lucretia fertility by tbe droppings of the live stock. But the thing I wish you Dewberries, and Large Norway Maples. to remember is this : There is no state in this union that could have a better apple growing development than North Carolina, and you should WEST JERSEY NURSERY 0. work to bring this about." Col. Brackett said that North Carolina can grow fine Yellow Newton Pippins and York Imperial apples. STANTON B. COLE, - BRIDGETON, N. J, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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INDEX TO VOL. X 1902. for Cellars 79 Acetylene Freeport, 111., . 33 Kentucky Conditions, ... 69

.... 58 French Stocks . Agents Licensing, Scarce, 124 Korea, Rochester Trees In, . .80

. .85 Albaugh's Address, Frost Blisters, . 43

Trade ... 47 Fruit . Alleged Journals, Farm, Ill Labor Saving Device, . . 126, 147 American Association : Fumigation, 42, 44, 45, 146 Landscape Gardening, .... 125 Programme, . . . . .30 Lefebvre, Louis V 146 June Convention. 58, 75, 83, 90 Garden Map of the United States. . 149 Growers and Among Dealers, 9, 15, 37 Legislation : Georgia Conditions, . .69, lol 47, 63, 78, 94, 103, 116, 122, 138, 147 99 General . . 31, 85, Outlook (Bailey) . 92 Federal, 18, 39, 86, 88, 91, American Seed Trade . Association, 97 Genesee Valley 139 New York, . 7, 13, 19, 32, 47, 75 Apple Congress 105 Ohio 18 Germany, Fruit In, . . 133 Apple ? 126. 135, 149 Crop, 110, Government Distribution. 75, 104 Licensing Agents 58 122 Apple Growing, 21, 54, 61, Grapes, 54 Long and Short, 11, 23, 34, 48, 64, 79, Apple Rot, .... 139 Great 97. 128, 152 Britain's Orchard Area, . 2 106, 116, 139,

. Apple Shippers, 105 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, . 87, 100 Arkansas Conditions, 76 Handling Nursery Stock, . 134 Mandeville, W. J , 106 Harrison, Orlando, 5, 76 Bailey's Address, 92 Marketing Fruit, . 5 Hart .Nurseries Sold, . 77 Bailey's Idea 91 Maryland Horticulturists. 3 Hill, J. W . 69 Ben Davis Apple, 61, 137, 140. McHutchinson, J., 125 Home Nurseryman, 120 Berckman's Address, . 83 Meehan's Nurseries, 94

Bowman, Thomas W., 146, 151 Meehan, Thomas, . British American Parcels Post, 124 Horticulture : Michigan Conditions, 70 Bud Eastern New York, Selection, 29 Michigan Nurseries, . 137

. 5 Burbank, Luther, Methods, . 127 Experimental, Miller, John C, . 47 Bureau Publicity, 91 Georgia, 104, 115 Milwaukee. 53, 54 Business End of Horticulture, 35 Idaho, . 21 Minnesota Horticulturists, 11 Illinois, Missouri Fruit Growers, 1

. Canadian Conditions, . 133 Indiana, Missouri Wonder, 75 Indian Catalogues, Wholesale, . . 32 Territory, Monocacy Apple, . . 101 Census Returns. 16, 17, 30 Iowa, Morrill, Roland, Orchard, 80 in United States Central States Trade, . 132 Largest 23 Maryland, Chestnuts, Cultivated, Natural Peach Seed, . 134 Missouri, Chestnut Grove, Largest . 11 Nature Study, 6 A. A. 90 Nebraska, Committees, N., Nebraska Conditions, . 70 North Carolina, Conditions in the South, . 153 Nebraska Horticulturalists, 13 57 Nova Scotia, Contract, Nurseryman's, New Jersey Conditions, . 70 Ohio, . Convention, A. A. N., 83, 90 New York Botanical Garden, 31 Pacific Northwest Court . 98 Decision, New York Fruit Industry, . . 101 Peninsula, Crane, Stephen, . 106 New York Law, 94 Schedule, Current, Perfection, . 43 New York Nurseries, 37, 73 South Dakota, Cyclopedia American Horticulture, . 44 New York State Fruit Growers, 30 Southern Association No Seed Combination, . 75 Damage by Heat in Cellar, . 20 Nova Scotia Society, 28 Virginia, on . Delinquents Delivery, 33 Novelties, .... 105 Western New York, Dis Moines Nursery Co., . 131 Nursery Insurance, 130 137 Horticultural Architecture Demand Heavy 150 Nurseryman and His Business, 63 Horticultural Inspectors, Nurserymen's Literature, . 74 Horticultural Meetings. Eastern Conditions 138 Nurseryman's Responsbility, 102 Hoskins, Dr. T. H., . Eastern Nu'serymen's Association, . 22 Nurserymen's Best Customer, 123 Husmann, George, Eastern New York Society, ... 32 Nurserymen Should Not Pay. 144 Hybrid Plants Record, Elberta Peach 5 Nursery Rows, 29, 41, 95 103 115, 126

Elongation Tree Trunks, ... 45 Nursery School Botany, 19 Exhibits 89 Idaho Horticulturists, 21 Nursery Suits in Court, 8

. 93 Experimental Horticulture, ... 5 Ilgenfritz, President, Nut Growers Association, 114, 143, 148 Illinois Fruit 123 Exports, 73 Culture, Nut Stock, . 150 Illinois Horticulturists, 3 Illinois 137 Fall Reports : Story, Obituary, 106, 115, 146 In Canada, 133 Imports, 73 OflScers, A. A. N., 85 Indiana Conditions, 76 In Central States, ... 132 Ohio Horticulturists, 3

Indiana Horticulturists, . In Genesee Valley, . . .139 Orchards, Alabama, 70 Indian . In the East, 138 Territory, Orchards, Commercial, . 18, 114 in New York New . . 70 In the South, . .140 Inspection Orchards, Hampshire, 137 In the West 133 Insurance Rates, 120, Oregon Nurseries, . 39 Summary, 136 Iowa Conditions, Oregon Nursery Co., . 143

. Iowa Horticulturists, . 4 Art Favorable Fruit Sections. ... 65 Outdoor Association, 113 Tree 10 Federal Bill, 18, 29, 31, 85, 86, 88, 91, 99 Iowa Preservation,

Fell, Wm. & Co., Limited, ... 15 Pacific Coast Trade,

First in Horticulture 123 Jackson & Perkins Co., . 110 Pacific Northwestern Association, 29 Five-year Old Trees 11 Jacksonville, Fla., 34 Packing for Long Shipment, 124 Foreign Notes, ... 76, 106, 147 Japan Plums, . 49 Packing House Insurance, . 114 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

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tah Packing Houses, 91, 130, 131 Scions, Selected, 45 U Nurseries, Packing House Specifications, Secretary's Report, . 84 121 Vermont .... 70 Painesville, Ohio, . 7 Seedless Orange, 99. Conditions, 126 32 Parks and Tree Planting, . 19 Seedlings, Definition of, 112, Vincennes, Ind.,

. . 139 Peach Crop, Georgia, 73 Seventeen Year Locusts, 35 Virginia Regulations, 119, VicePresesidents 1902 85 Peach Culture 79 96 97, 147 Shipping Regulations, 121 Vice-President's Reports : Peach, Elberta, 5 Smiths* Powell Co., 94 J. B. ... 69 Peach Seed, Natural, 113 Society American Florists, 116 Baker, (Texas),

H. L. ... 70 Peaches, Chinese Cling Group 71 Southern Association, 25, 30. 32, 33, 42, 46 Bird, (Michigan),

. . 79 Peaches In Tennessee, 3 Southern Fields, 31 Blair, R. H. (Missouri),

John C. . 70 Pecan Growing, 127 Southern States, . 111 Chase, (New Hampshire)

. . 77 Pecan Trees, "Budded," 13 Southern Conditions, 140 Davis, Joseph (Indiana),

. .69 Peninsula Society, 5. 14 South Dakota Society, 28 Downer, F. N. (Kentucky),

32 G. A. . . 76 Peony Society, . 111 Southwestern Nursery Association Gamble, (Arkansas), : Charles T. . . 69 Perfection Currant, . 43 Spring Reports Smith, (Georgia),

. 79 Pioneer Storage House, 131. 152 At Painesville, O., Spear, Geo. J.. (Colorado),

. 78 Plant Breeding Conference 75, 132, 148 In Canada. Wilson* W. Lee (Tennessee).

. 70 Pointer for Nurserymen, 137 In Central States, Youngers, Peter (Nebraska).

... 18 Postal Law, In Genesee Valley, Vice-Presidents, Work for, Propagating Stock, 40 In the East, Fruit ... 3 Protection for Originator, 105 In the South, . Washington Trees^ Protective Associations, 95 In the West, 56 Washington Inspection, ... 60 Summary, 59 Wellhouse Orchards. . . . 125

New York . 14 Question Box, Spring Trade, 59 Western Horticulturists, Stark Bros. Nurseries Co . 114 Western Story, 115

. . .133 Rabbit Proof Fence, Stark Grape, 118, 133 Western Trade Conditions

Western . . 105 Recent Publications, 12, 22 34 48, 64, Stocks : Wholesalers, 7, 23, 39 80, 96, 107, 117, 126, 141, 150 Citrus Trifoliata, . 63 Wharf Examination

W. .... 115 Record of a Decade, 149 Hardy, 114 Wilson, Lee,

. . . 120 Richmond, Va. 146 Peach and Plum, 21 Would Dispense with Budding, 42 and 136 Root Gall, . Stock Scarce High, ILLUSTRATIONS. Rose Propagation, 46 Storage Houses, 109, 113 Russian Apple, Outcome 136 Stringfellow Method. 22, 111 Harrison, Orlando, .... 5 38 Substitution, . 55 Miller, John C. Sanders, L. F.. 106 Milwaukee 52, 68

. . . 88 J. 71 San Jose Scale : Tariff Committee Report, Baker, B.,

. . . . . 1C0 J. 73 Days Numbered, ... 2 Taylor's Address, Hill, W.,

.... 69 77 Horticultural Inspectors, . . 144 Texas Conditions, Davis, Joseph

. 93 In Various States 145 Thomas Meehan Horticultural Society, 119 Ilgenfritz, Charles A., Ladybirds, 74 Three Centuries Nursery Business, . 10 Downer, F, N. 101 in 121 W. Lee, 113 Maryland, .... 117, 132 Trade Minnesota Wilson, 133 North Carolina 56 Treasurer's Report, .... 83 Smith, Charles T

.... 142 New York Inspection, . . 93 Tree Planting; Oregon Nursery Co.,

... 55 New York Law, . . .94, 111 In Paris Streets, new Situation, 65 Rhode Island, .... 21 Is your subscription in for the year ? Virginia, 19, 119, 139. 145 Schools 7 All the nursery news for $1.00.

By a large Eastern nursery a Head Packer Willowdale Nurseries who has the most thorough knowledge WANTED of all kinds of packing of ornamental and A most complete assortment of Evergreens other stock. Liberal to the and Shade Trees. We have Oaks, Maples, wages right Lindens, Birches, Elms, Poplars, Tulips, and man and a steady job. Also a Propagator, who has com Magnolias in extra large sizes. plete knowledge of his work, grafting in and out of doors, Write for special quotations. budding and seed sowing. A man of high qualifications R AK_ESTR/Y\A/ & FYLE, can have good pay and steady employment.

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New crop ready for delivery. You get LARGEST GROWER IN AMERICA OF MYROBOLAN PLUM SLED the best results by f planting early. Samples on application. MAZZARD CHERRY SEED READY NOW. GRAPEVINES \ Scarce. Prices French (mb and Pear later. Order OTHER SPECIALTIES Seed what you re and quire now, remember that" last yeaf when the crop was scarce we delivered our orders in full. Currants and Gooseberries Price list now ready. We handle only FRUIT STOCKS a good grade of French Stocks and can give satisfaction. Introducer of Campbell's Early MANNFTTI hftCF Scarce- We have the Frencn stoc f Grape, Josselyn Gooseberry, Fay for budding, and a selected o iiniiiiLinrl/tilnl III '"*"KlLM grade Hnglish stocks for florists use in graft Currant. ing Tea Roses. The English stock is superior to the French for this purpose. Better rooted. Our main business is the growing of unusually high grade (Viburnum plicatum). We stock suitable for the proper filling of Nurserymen's Retail are the introducers of this, Orders. There being no standard for grading above kinds of JAPANESE SNOWBALL and offer only the TRUE stock, every grower of the same is at perfect liberty to adopt VARIETY. Another Viburnum, more easily propagated, is being his own ideas for growing and grading and alter the same as offered as Japanese Snowball at a less prite. Be sure to get the often as he sees fft. TRUE VARIETY. Prices reasonable but not always lower than are generally quoted for light rooted stock. A fine Please send us your list of wants. Bechtel's Double supply of Flowering Apple strong 3 feet, 3 to 4 feet, and 4 to 5 feet trees GEO. S. JOSSELYN THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, borate. FREDONIA, N. Y. Wholesale Department. DRESHERTOWN, MONT'G CO., PA

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We have a full line of stock for nurserymen and dealers.

APPLE GRAFTS

Any style made to order on piece or whole roots. Grafts Send list of your wants for UpdIc prices. C WILL MAKE SPECIAL PRICE Address, ./. c. WELCH, Shenandoah, Iowa. ON EARLY ORDERS WANTED-FOREMAN OF LARGE SUPPLY Married man preferred. Must have knowledge of growing general nurserv^tock. Write us giving references and statine salary wanted. SOUTHERN NURSERY CO., WINCHESTER, TENN. drafting Stock ON HAND Wanted, Six Salesmen They must be experienced tree men, and willing to work. No "drunks" or "chubbers" need apply. Good wages or commission for right sort of men. Send your references with application. Address P. O. BOX 298, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

I Write for prices on above, and under desired with of of APPLE SEEDLINGS nurseryman good grades CORRESPONDENCEcharacter and experience who has ample means, and would undertake the establishment and management of a nursery in Marshall County, Northern Alabama. Address North Topeka Nurseries J. A. WYETH, 19 West 35th Street, NEW YORK CITY. A L BROOKE, PROPRIETOR NORTH TOPEKA KANSAS UfflNTFH AT ONCEA first class nursery hand as Ifllnli I _-.--/ foreman; good worker and must be sober. EMPORIA NURSERIES, EMPORIA, VA. The National Nurseryma When writing to Advertisers mention Tbe National Nurseryman. *W_en writing to Advertisers mention Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

*i GRAPE VISES Elliott Addressing Machine AND Currant Plants

Highest Standard of Grades. Largest Stock and LowestPrices Correspondence solicited.

W/HEELOCK & CLARK

FREDONIA, N. Y.

CHARLES DETRICHE, Senior, ANGERS, FRANCE, Grower and exporter of fruit Cm Stocks, forest trees ana Ornamentals. Extra Large Assortments of Shrubs, Conifers, etc. Prices on i whatever mat- Application. Is to be addressed.

cut stencil cards tor 1 cent each. JACKSON & PERKINS CO., i^a^j^y. An Addressing Machine makes a mailing list valuable because Z Saves time when time is promptly available. important. g Sole Representatives for the United States, etc. m Adopted by representative nurserymen, , Including Pa. Thos. Meehan & Sons, DreBhertown, Mr. Detriche would be glad to receive any horticultural catalogues or Peter Henderson & Co. New York, N. Y. papers. Harlan P. Kelsey, Boston, Mass. Jewell Nursery Co., Lake City, Minn. etc. Stark Bros. Orchards and Nursery Co., Louisiana, Mo , etc.,

One who is of Full, and detailed Catalogue mailed upon request. competent growing j all kinds of Fruit and Ornamental ELLIOTT ADDRESSING MACHINE CO 1 Trees, Shrubs, Roses and Herbac St.. Boston. Mass Z Home OPJ'ice. 89 Purchase eous stock. Must understand tbe Wanted, Manager handling of men, have push and energy, and be up-to-date in the growing of all different kinds of nursery A large stock of Clematis, leading varieties. Btock. Also the packing, cellaring and shipping. To the right party this is an excellent opportunity. Address, with references, Not a Million bat an Immense Quite Quantity. "MANAGER," care National Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. Write for Prices. Pen N. Y. P. W. Butler, East field, ALL OLD AND NEW VARIETIES Immense StockWarranted True. QUALITY UNSURPASSED. E. T. DICKINSON, Chatenay Seine, A fine Stock of Campbell's Early. Grower and Exporter, Catalogue and Price List Free. France. Send list of wont* for price* GRAPEAn extra fine stock and f ill ort- SffS? FRENCH NURSERY STOCKS, DUTCH BULBS, GLADIOLI. &(. Fruit Tree Seedlings and Ornamentals. Pear, Apple, Plum ment of varieties of CURRANTS and and Cherry and Angers Quince Cuttings. AH grown GOOSEBERRIES ; also BLACKBERRY American trade. Pear and specially for the ~|rab Apple ~Jeed. ROOT CUTTING PLANTS. The most complete assortment of Ornamental Stocks, Trees and Shrubs. Orders solicited and booked now at low rates. T. S HUBBARD CO., B. T. DICKINSON, 1 Broadway, New York. FREDONIA, If. Y. VINES LEVAVASSEUR & SONS Nurseries at USSY and ORLEANS, France. Growers of the Most Complete Line of Nursery Stock in France. Best grading, quality and packing. When you buy of us you deal with flrst hands. We are Growers. If you have not yet bought of us, give us a trial. Send your list of wants to HERMAN BERKHAN, Sole Agent. ole Agent for United States and Canada. 39 AND 41 CORTLANDT STREET, NEW YORK.

for Fall 1902 and Spring 1903 a full line of strictly first class, well grown stock of Peach, Apple, Pear, Plum, also WE OFFER small fruits, Asparagus, Privet, Etc.

Several carlaods of extra heavy shade trees, suoh as AMERICAN LINDEN, SUGAR, SILVER AND NORWAY M4Pi.ES, ELMS, ETC., ETC., that will caliper 3 to 4 inches, fine full tops and straight bodies. SMOCK PEACH PITS by the 100 bushel and ear load lots. Send for samples. SEND US YOUR LIST OF WANTS. FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO. BALTIMORE, MD. When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

a hLMIRE SEBIRE, Nurseryman AT USSY, CALVADOS, FRANCE now Ready for Shipment 5 Grower and shipper of Fruit Tree Stooks. Apple, Pear, Myrobolan, An Immense Stock of Mahaleb, Mazzard Cherry, Angers Quince, Etc. Ornamental Shrubs, Conifers, Roses, Manetti, Multiflora, Etc.; all well grown, good rooted and in excellent condition ; prices low ; safe packing. For quotations apply to U APPLES, CHERRIES, FIGS, u Sole my Agents for the United States and Canada. M GRAPES, CHESTNUTS, PAPER U SHELL PECA1SS, WALNUTS, M AUGUST ROLKER _ SONS, NEW YORK, 31 St. JJ Barclay M Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs, Field Grown X I Roses, Retlnosporas, Biotas, Cedrus Deodara and X WHOLESALE NURSERIES f^ other Conifers. *g We have a full line of stock for Nurserymen and Dealers, u including 350,000 AMOOR RIVER PRIVET-Par superior to Cali APPLE GRAFTS put up to order, piece or whole roots, u fornia Vrivet for an evergreen hedge. Thirty-five years in the business. 200,000 CITRUS TRIFOLIATA(Japan Hardy Lemon). The coming defensive hedge plant THE ONLY PRACTICAL BOX CLAMP IN USE CHEAP 250,000 PALMSArecas, Kenr/as, Latanias, Pandanus, Phoenix. CATSTNAS We in n. n. DLAIK QL LU., lee's summit nurseres. grow large quantities. ORANGES (Dwarf), KTJMKWATS. LEMONS, LIMES, N. W. CORNER I ITH AND WALNUT KAN8A8 MO. STS., CITY, and POMELOS. Grafted on Citrus, trifoliata, all pot grown, fine for conservatory. Bearing sizes. An Extensive Line of General Nursery Stock, all true Pioneer Nurseries Co* to name and healthy. ROSSNEY PEAR 5 Over 400 Acres in Nursery. 60,000 Feet of Glass. *

m ---.,_--. SEND FOR CATALOGUES. m The best, handsomest, and most delicious of all pears. Ripens just after Bartlett, when there are no good pears in the market.

WHY WOT THY IT? For Colored Plate, Testimonials and Price, address the originators, P. 3. Berckmans ^ (INCORPORATED) oJ Eastern Agents PIONEER NUR8ERIES CO. ^ PHGENIX NURSERY CO. SALT LAKE CITY 5 FRVITLAND NURSERIES, M V Bloomington, III. Utah M Established 1856. AUGUSTA, GSL. 2 ^^ WABASH R. R. THE Geneva OFFERS UNEXCELLED SERVICE JVursery TO THE Established in 1846.

headquarters for : : WEST* ORNAMENTAL TREES-Birch, Elms, Horse Chestnut, Norway and Sugar Maple, Lindens, Poplars, Magnolias, FOUR DAILY VESTIBULED TRAINS EVERGREENS.

: Collection of : BUFFALOto CHICAGO Superb SHRUBSUpright, Climbing and Standard. THREE DAILY VESTIBULED .TRAINS ROSESHardy Dwarf, Tea, Climbing, Rambler, Tree. RHODODENDRONS Ponticum, Catawbiense, Named BUFFALO Hybrids. P/EONIAS- Large Assortment, Named Varieties. ST. KANSAS DAHLIASNew Cactus, T0 LOUIS, Large Flowering, Ponpon. CITY AND OMAHA. full Hssortment tn : :

FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Quinces, CURRANTS Full information regarding GOOSEBERRIES. RASPBERRIES. WAGNER SLEEPING CARS. rates, etc., cheerfully given. WABASH DINING CARS. imH^'H^0H'ttttttt'ttt'tWWttvHt'H'WttvHttH ADDRESS, We give special attention to Dealers' complete lists. C. 8. G. P. & T. A., . CRANE, Fall trade list on application. St. Lotjis, Mo. GENEVA, A. P. T amies Gass N Y. 8. P. A., R. F. Kblley, G. D., NEW YORK. St. N. Y. 287 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 287 Main , Buffalo, W. h T. Smith Co., National When writing to advertiser* The National Nurseryn When writing to Advertisers mention the Nurseryman. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection

600 ACRES 50th YEAR ESTABLISHED 185 2 13 GREENHOUSES INCORPORATED 1890 GRAPE-CUTTINGS W. B. Rossney, Pres. Sidney] Tuttle, Vice-Pres. We offer cuttings of Concord, Worden, Niagara, Moore's Early, Moore's Diamond. Delaware, Brighton, and many other varieties, well-made and in good condition. Also grape vines, currants and general nursery stock. Send list wanted for lowest Will also contract to vines for Fall, Co. prices. grow grape Phoenix Nursery 1903, delivery. LEWIS ROESCH, FREDONIA, N. Y. GROWERS OF

Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Ever established i?$o. greens, Roses, Climbing Vines, Hedge Plants, Small Fruits, Bulbs, Herbaceous Plants, Hndre LeRoy Nurseries Full Assortment Greenhouse Plants, etc. Office and Greenhouses: N. Park St , opp. Wesleyan University. BrauTt % $on, Directors, Angers, Trance Send list of wants for prices. ILLS. ABB NOW BOOKING ORDERS FOR BLOOMINGTON,

FALL, 1902, AND SPRING, 1903

For nursery stocks, of their own growing, grading and .00 Bushels Mountain Natural Peach Pits For to packing. quotations apply POR SALE

Nice lot assorted 2 year Apple. Following June Bud Peach left : 3300 Emma, ANDRE L,. CAUSSB, Sole Agent, 3400 Greensboro, 1800 Chinese Free. Strawberry Plants by the million. 105-107 Hudson f.. New York City. CHATTANOOGA NURSERIES, CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

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F^OR FALL 1902 A1ND SPRING 1903.

We will be prepared to furnish APPLE, PEAR, PLUM, CHERRY, and a complete general line or Nursery Stock, including a complete assortment of varieties in carload lots, as we have coming on the largest supply we have ever had. Also SILVER, NORWAY and ROCK MAPLES, CAROLINA POPLARS, EVERGREENS, WEEPING TREES, SHRUBS, &c. The POMONA CURRANT (best of all). APPLE SEEDLINGSWe expect to have a large and fine lot of seedlings. PEACH PITS, &c. Also IMPORTED SEEDLINGS. The best NURSERY SPADES.

EXCELSIOR (baled)the best packing material, far better and cheaper than Moss. Ask Storrs & Harrison Co., and others who have been using it. Ask for prices per ton and in carload lots. Order early. Supply limited.

Trade List ready about September 1st. Come and see for yourself.

of PEAR, PLUM and CHERRY made from either Shipments APPLE, Bridgeport, Indiana, or Dansville, N. Y. Shipments of APPLE SEEDLINGS from either Bridgeport, Indiana, or Topeka, Kansas.

Downing Gooseberries, 2 year No. 1, ALWAYS ON HAND 2 No. 1 No. and year 2, year 1, layer Apply to ___ plants. State number and price per M. WANTED RAFFIA FIBER August Rolkex- * Sons NBW YORK. Best Grade Nurseryman's P.O. EUGENE WILLETT, North Collins, N. Y. siBaroiayst. Box 75a

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The largest and most complete & Nursery plant in the United States. K p We have a full line of & Nursery fc Stock the coming year for the whole sale trade.

We should be pleased to receive your list for estimate.

Brown Brothers Co., ROCHESTER, N. Y.

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HARRISON'S APPLES

We have an exceptional- fine stock of KIEFFER PEAR APPLE 2 to 3 ft. 3 to 4 ft. 4 to 5 ft. A good collection of varieties that will run largely to First class, 5 to 7 ft., f to i. 9-16 and First 4 to i. class, 6 ft. , 1 to|. % 9-16 a Dwarfs, Dutchess, one year, 4 to 5 ft. 5 to 6 ft. 4 to 6 ft. 4 to 5 ft. Bar-Seckle, Howell Mannin g'sElizabeth Arkansas Black 300 300 300 Bartlett, Hoosac, Seckle, American Golden Russett 1,500 1,500 1.500" B. De Anjou. Lawrence, Sheldon, Baldwin 1.500 1.500 1,500 Belle Lucrative, Lincoln Coreless, Tyson, Dutchess of Oldenberg 2,000 2.000 2,000 Clapp's Favorite, LeConte' Vermont Beauty, E. Strawberry 2,500 2,500 2,500 Dutchess, Idaho, Vicar, E. Harvest 4 000 4,000 4,000 Flemish Beauty, Krull, Wilder, Fallawater 2,000 2,000 2,000 Garber, Lawson. Fall Rambo 1,000 1,000 1,000 Greenville 500 500 500 Gravenstein 300 300 300 ASPARAGUS Golden Sweet 500 500 500 TWO YEAR Jonathan 4,000 4,000 4,000 Columbian Mam. King 2,000 2,000 2,000 White, Donald's Elmira, Palmetto, Lankford Seedling 1,000 1,000 1.000 Barr's Mammoth, Conover's Colossal, Grant Argentine. Limber Twigg 1,500 1,500 1,500 Maiden's Blush 6,000 4,000 6,000 Missouri Pippin 2,000 2,000 2.000 PEACH GOOD Northern 5,000 Spy 5,000 5,000 LIST VARIETIES N. W. Greening 4,000 4.000 4,000 We have Newton Hippin 500 500 500 probably the largest block of Peach Trees in tbe United Pewaukee 500 500 500 States, grown on Virgin Soil from Natural Seed and R. I. Greening 2,000 2,000 2,000 guaranteed free from any taint of disease. No Scale has ever been Rome Beauty 4,000 4,000 4,000 found on stock grown by us. Red June 2,000 2,000 2 000 Rambo 2C0 200 200 Red Astrachan 3.000 3,000 3,000 PEACH Stark 4,000 4,000 4,000 One year, | to f, 5 to 6 ft., extra. Summer Rambo branched, 2,000 2,000 2,000 One 9-16 to to year, f , 4 6 ft., branched, No. 1. Scott's Winter 1,000 1,000 1,000 One year, to 9-16, 4 to 5 ft., branched. Smith's Cider 2.000 2,000 2,000 One year, f to , 3 to 4 ft, more or less branched. Tallman Sweet 1.000 1.000 1,000 One year, 2 to 3 ft., partly branched. Winesape 5,000 5,000 5,000 One year, extra, f to 1 inch, 5 to 8 ft., branched. Willow Twigg 1,000 1,000 1,000 Wealthy 4,000 4,000 4,000 York Stripe 1,500 1,500 1,500 Yellow Transparent 5,000 5,000 5,000 Yellow Bellflower 3,000 3,000 3,000 Strawberry Plants for Spring.

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