A BIG NURSERY COMPANY, 



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The Greenhouses at the Brown Bros. Company Nurseries. 



The old office and old storage cellar of the Brown Bros. Company, Nurserymen Limited, may be seen in the rear of this illustra- 

 tion which has been secured from a photograph taken specially for The Horticulturist. The new, modern greenhouses, described on 

 this page are also shown. 



■" Direct sunlight," remarked Mr. Morris, 

 " has an ill effect on nursery stock. This, 

 however, is amply' guarded against in this 

 building. All the skylights face the north, 

 and are covered with two thicknesses of 

 glass, the outer one- being extra heavy rib- 

 bed green skylight glass to soften the light." 

 The small nursery stock, and all imported 

 Hnes such as seedlings, evergreens, shrubs, 

 etc., are stored in the old building, which is 

 also ifrost proof. This building holds about 

 1,000,000 small stocks, while the new one 

 will hold some 500,000 large trees, in addi- 

 tion to which there is room in each building 

 for packing. All packing is done under 

 cover, so that the young trees are not ex- 

 posed to sun and wind. This modern 

 method has superseded the old one of heel- 

 ing in outside, and digging as needed, leav- 

 ing the trees for hours exposed to the sun 

 and wind before the packers get them into 

 the boxes. With the present conveniences 

 and accommodations packing can be com- 

 menced in late winter, and shipments made 

 as soon as spring opens, thus giving the 



purchaser the advantage of an early de- 

 livery. 



ORNAMENTAL STOCK A SPECIALTY. 



Special attention is given to ornamental 

 stock, trees, shrubs, roses, climbing vines, 

 etc., and the laying out of ornamental 

 grounds is a special feature of the business 

 of the Brown Brothers Company. The 

 home farm is almost entirely devoted to 

 ornamental lines, and to aid in securing the 

 best roses, clematis, rubber plants, palms, 

 hardy shrubs, etc., eight greenhouses have 

 been constructed and expert propagators 

 put in charge. The advantage of growing 

 roses in this way is that when grown on 

 their own roots they will not sucker or send 

 up a shoot producing natural, uncomely 

 flowers, and the purchaser is sure of the de- 

 sired variety. Last year tke output was 

 20,000 clematis and 75,000 roses, besides 

 many thousands of shrubs and vines. 

 " Our undivided attention," said Mr. Mor- 

 ris, " is given to growing and selling nur- 

 sery stock, and our aim is to handle only 

 the best that can be grown. We have a 



