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greater than that given to fruit tree propagation. The planting 

 of ornamental trees in the Tinted States has barely begun. The 

 opportunities for research and progress in this line are just dawn- 

 ing. What we should plant and where and how to arrange it in 

 order to get effect is now ivrriving attention, and this means a 

 demand in the future. 



THI-: ITKCIIASE OF NURSERY STOCK 



The purchaser of nursery stock must have confidence in the 

 nurseryman. Frequently he cannot tell whether a tree is an 

 apple or a pear much less what variety it is, or whether it is 

 a well-grown specimen for its age. The determination of all 

 these points demands expert knowledge, which few purchasers of 

 nursery stock possess. The price is the one thing the purchaser 

 realizes; the value of the purchase he often fails to determine. 

 Trees of the same variety, size, and appearance may vary in value 

 because they differ in age. If there is a local nursery and the 

 owner is of good repute, it is generally one of the safest places 

 to go. There grows up an interchange of confidence which is 

 necessary in all business. Failing this, one may take an expert 

 along and visit the blocks of trees in a nursery and have the 

 same expert inspect the trees on arrival; or the-still more com- 

 mon method is to deal with a reputable firm, pay a fair price 

 that is, a price which leaves a living profit in the hands of the 

 nurseryman and rely on his integrity. The man who regards 

 price as the index of value usually gets the low price and goods 

 of a value equivalent to the price. The nurseryman who sells at 

 cost, or says so, is a knave or a fool, and in either event you do 

 not want to deal with him. There are a number of reputable 

 nurserymen in all parts of Xew York, who are anxious to con- 

 duct a clean and honorable business, and the purchaser needs to 

 approach them in the same spirit. 



