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Acts as general agent for nursery stock but keeps on hand a 

 small supply of apple and ornamental trees, shrubs and rose- 

 bushes. 



The Maine Nursery Co., Hampden, Maine. 



It has been, established but a short time and has a large avail- 

 able acreage with about twenty-six acres already planted. The 

 plan is to enlarge this each year until the limit is attained. The 

 stock consists of fruit trees and all kinds of small fruits ; orna- 

 mental and shade trees ; and hardy perennials. It has a fine loca- 

 tion with all kinds of soil adapted to the growth of every variety 

 of plants. 



The Mt. Desert Xurseries, Bar Harbor, ]\Iaine. 



The main nursery located at Bar Harbor consists of about 

 twenty acres, one acre in fruit trees, four in evergreens, six in 

 deciduous trees, shrubs and vines, seven in hardy perennials, and 

 two in annuals. 



The annuals are grown for cut flowers, the hardy perennials 

 are sold mainly outside of the state, the trees, shrubs and vines 

 are sold mainly within the state. 



The branch at North East Harbor contains about three acres, 

 one and one-half acres to annuals and hardy plants, and one and 

 one-half to evergreen trees, deciduous shrubs and vines. 



These nurseries are in fine condition, free from injurious in- 

 sects and fungus diseases. 



The above list is very small in comparison to the size of the 

 state ; there may be several others but these are all that have 

 reported. There are many who are engaged in the strawberry 

 industry. We have not had time to investigate to any extent but 

 since the advent of the strawberry weevil is known an efifort 

 will be made to locate and inspect all places where small fruit 

 stock is grown for nursery purposes. We earnestly desire that 

 all growers of such stock shall report to the department, both for 

 their own and their patrons' protection. 



For a state the size of Maine our nursery facilities are wholly 

 inadequate to meet the demands made upon them, especially in the 

 line of fruit trees. It is true that the conditions in the state are not 

 as favorable as are those in New York and some of the states 

 farther west. Yet we believe that good native trees are much 

 more desirable, for the reason that they are more hardy. Home 

 production should be encouraged, why not in the line of fruit 



