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The crown borer is also a formidable enemy of the nursery and 

 orchard. The egg may have been deposited in the tree in the nursery, 

 and if transplanted to the orchard will be sure death to the tree if not 

 looked after and taken out before or soon after planting. It is better 

 not to buy trees that are so affected, and it requires a very close in- 

 spection to detect them. 



Some nurseries are, however, entirely exempt from them, while 

 others are very much troubled with them. 



The woolly aphis is another enemy to both^nurseries and orchards, 

 -and, while it is not so formidable as some others, it is best to avoid it. 



It is often the case, especially after such a winter as we are having, 

 that nursery stock is found to have been seriously injured by extreme 

 •cold. A yearling peach-tree in the nusery may have been so damaged 

 that it will die to the ground, and yet, without close inspection at plant- 

 ing time, might not be discovered, especially by one who is not in the 

 habit of handling small trees. 



Some varieties of all other stone fruits as well as the peach are 

 thus tender and liable to the same trouble. So, with all these things 

 to contend with, one must deal with reliable nurserymen, or be an_ex- 

 pert himself or suffer loss and disappointment. 



In purchasing nursery stock, if one knows just what he wants and 

 is a judge of the article, it is best to go to the nearest reliable nursery 

 and make his selections. If he is not a competent judge of what he 

 wants, in kind and quality, then he should consult those who are and 

 have a proper list made out, and send his order and trust to the nur- 

 seryman to fill it properly. 



It is best in all cases to go or send your order to the nearest re- 

 liable nursery; know what you want, and take nothing else. Some 

 nurserymen will try to make you believe you want a long list of varie- 

 ties but remember it is their business to sell everything and yours to 

 buy what you want. 



I met a neighbor lately, who has a farm of 160 acres and a family 

 consisting of wife and five small children. After talking with him 

 about the weather, the crops, and asking him about his family, know- 

 ing that he had not a single fruit tree or plant on his place, except a 

 few old Morello cherry trees in a neglected corner of the yard, and that 

 it is a rare thing that his wife and children ev'er see any fruit, I took 

 from my pocket two tine specimens of apples (Ben Davis), and handed 

 them to him, saying, " Take them to your folks," and said " Good day," 

 and stated to move on, when he said to me : " Say, are you in a 

 iurry ! " I replied : " No, if you have anything to say, I will wait." 



