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The first one is from N. K. Pike ofWinthrop, who has 

 eight or ten thousand apple trees, ready for market this 

 sprino-. Every one who knows Mr. Pike, is aware that he is 

 a reliable man, and that he will furnish trees such as he 

 promises. 



The next return I have is from Daniel Haines & Son of 

 Parkman, who have a nursery of three acres, mostly grafted, 

 containing about 30,000 trees. 



Messrs. Perley & Perkins, South Vassalboro', have 20,000 

 apple and pear trees from two to four }^ears old ; also grape 

 vines and other small fruits. 



J. J. Towle, South Carthage, (nursery, I think, in Dix- 

 field), 20,000 apple trees, and 1,000 grape vines, one-half of 

 them suitable for sale. 



Merrill & North, Wilton, nursery containing about 10,000 

 trees. "Have been in the business some time, and think our 

 trees will prove as satisftictory as any in the State." 



Jacob P. Smith, Cambridge, Somerset Co., 10,000 trees, 

 not yet large enough for sale. 



Bowman Brothers of North Sidney, have five acres of nur- 

 sery stock, with 75,000 trees, about 6,000 of which are ready 

 for market. They had very fine samples of their trees on 

 exhibition at Waterville, last year. 



E. G. Gordon of Solon, deals in small fruits, vines, &c. ; 

 also has a stock of nursery trees. 



M. W. Reed, South Bridgton, Cumberland Co., says he 

 has been in the business 35 years ; keeps a general stock on 

 hand for sale, of his own growing. 



John Meade, North Bridgton, has a nursery stock of small 

 fruits ; has now on hand several hundred grape vines of his 

 own raising, consisting of fifteen varieties. Can furnish 

 them, he says, at lower prices than agents are now selling. 



James A. Varney & Son, North Vassalboro', 40,000 apple 

 trees, also a general stock of grape vines and smaller fruits ; 

 30,000 trees ready for sale. 



A. F. Severance, Nobleboro', has a stock, but does not say 

 how large. James Millett of Warren, a small stock. 



