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were probably planted, and nurseries of more or less importance estab- 

 lished in nearly all the northern and newer counties. In Bureau county, 

 a nursery was established by John Hull, about 1830 or 1831, and orchards 

 planted a few years later. Sample M. Journey is said to have planted an 

 orchard in Carroll county, in 1837, and Wm. Sadorus one of the 

 Milam sprouts in Champaign county, in 1838. Joseph Vial and Samuel 

 Elston are said to have planted the first orchard of seedlings in Cook 

 county, about 1831-2. James Gardiner is named as the first orchard 

 planter, also of seedlings, in Fulton county, in 1831. William Hoge 

 planted an orchard of grafts, in Grundy, in 1832. Hancock is said to 

 have had its first orchard planted of grafted fruit from Kentucky by a 

 man named Castro, in 1831. The first orchard of Iroquois is placed at 

 1837, and the first of Kendall in 1836, planted with seedling trees by 

 George Hollenback. In LaSalle county, orchards are said to have been 

 planted by a number of persons in 1833-4; in Lee county, not before 

 1840, and then of seedlings. In Livingston county, U. and G. Blue are 

 credited with the first orchards, in 1832. In Macon county, the earliest 

 orchards of grafts were planted about 1828-9 ; but seedling trees, some- 

 what older, probably, were bearing on what are now Dr. John's premises, 

 about an Indian station, in 1834. In Macoupin, James Breden planted a 

 seedling orchard in 1830. In Marshall, J. Straum and J. Mier planted 



orchards in 1831 ; in Mason county, a man named Garrett, in 1824. 



The first orchard credited to McLean is of the date of 1836, and the 

 first in Ogle, of grafts, to a man named Wamsley, in 1838. Rock Island 

 had an orchard of seedling trees planted no earlier, it is said, than 1842, 

 which is hardly possible. In Will county, Joseph Shoemaker is said to 

 have planted the first orchard of grafted fruit, in 1835. Dr. Geo. Has- 

 kell planted the first in Winnebago, of improved fruit, in 1839. This 

 attempt at a list of early orchards I believe to be equally liable to correc- 

 tion with the earlier list ; but it may answer as a basis. From forty-eight 

 counties there is no information given in our Transactions. I hope the 

 horticultural historians of these counties will bestir themselves, and fur- 

 nish our Secretary with the needed information. These counties, I 

 believe, are Alexander, Boone, Brown, Cass, Coles, Crawford, Cumber- 

 land, DeKalb, DeWitt, DuPage, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Gallatin, 

 Greene, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Jo Daviess, Kane, 

 Kankakee, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Massac, McDonough, McHenry, 

 Menard, Mercer, Montgomery, Moultrie, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam, 

 Saline, Scott, Shelbey, Stark, Stephenson, Union, Wayne, White, White- 

 side and Williamson. 



Up to the period we have now reached, about 1840, it will be noticed 

 that while many and valuable orchards have already been planted, ver\' 

 little has been done in the establishment of permanent nurseries, or the 

 cultivation of ornamental trees, shrubs, etc., for sale. Up to this time I 

 know of but one published Illinois nurseryman's catalogue of plants for 

 sale. That was published in The Western Ploiighboy, of Edvvardsville, 

 November 24, 1831 — forty-five years ago — by Collet & Mason. If there 

 be any other prior to 1840 I should be glad to see it. The ornamental 

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