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NEWS OF THE NURSERY TRADE 



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The new regulations for the extended 

 New Englajid quarantine will be found on 

 page li5 of this issue. 



An idea of the size of the spring busi- 

 ness of the JewfeU Nursery Co., Lake 

 City, Minn., may . be gained from the 

 weight of *its shipments, which were 2,- 

 000,000 pounds freight, 33,375 pounds ex- 

 press and 1,500 pounds parcel post. 



SETAILEBS' PROTECTIVE. 



The American Betail Nurserymen's 

 Protective Association held its annual 

 meeting at . Portland during the joint 

 convention of the American Association 

 of Nurserymen and the Pacific Coast 

 Nurserymen 's Association. A year of 

 successful effort was shown by the re- 

 ports and officers were reelected, as fol- 

 lows: 



President— H. W. Marshall, of Mar- 

 shall Bros., Arlington, Neb. 



Vice-president — B. J. Greening, of the 

 Greening Nursery Co., Monroe, Mich. 



Secretary and treasurer — Guy A. Bry- 

 ant, of Arthur Bryant & Son, Prince- 

 ton, ni. 



QOOD AUTUMN COBIING. 



' ' Especially ornamentals. ' ' Time 

 after time one will hear those words 

 usefl by nurserymen who are talking of 

 the stock that was in request last sea-, 

 son, or the lines they expect to have a 

 big run on next season. This is from 

 C. M. Hobbs & Sons, Bridgeport, Ind. 



"The demand for stock this seasori 

 has been about as usual. We did not 

 have so much to offer, on account of the 

 dry summer and severe winter of two 

 years ago. We had little first-class 

 stock left on our hands after the ship- 

 ping season was over. 



"We cannot tell what the sales will 

 be for fall at the present time, but from 

 the general outlook we believe they will 

 be better vnth us than this spring. Ap- 

 ple and peacli geemed to be slow sale in 

 the last springl^ason, but most other 

 stock, especially ornamentals, was in 

 great demand. We look for a good fall 

 delivery. ' * 



MISSOXTBI INSPECTION I.AW. 



The attention of nurserymen, agents 

 and dealers in fruit trees and general 

 nursery stock is called to the inspec- 

 tion law which was passed by the Mis- 

 souri legislature last winter. This new 

 law becomes effective this summer, and 

 all interested in the growing, selling, 

 shipping, importing and pla^nting of 

 fruit trees, vines, shrubs and other nurs- 

 ery stock should write to the chief in- 

 spector of nurseries and orchards, Co- 

 lumbia, Mo., for a copy of the law 

 and instructions as to how to comply 

 with its provisions. The law requires 

 that all growers of nursery stock in 

 Missouri apply to the chief inspector 

 before July 1 for an inspection of their 

 stock. This applies to all growers, 

 large and small, whether the stofk is 

 shipped, sold locally or used for home 

 orchards or for public parks. This in- 

 spection will be made during the months 



of July, August and September, .and 

 growers will prevent unnecessary delay 

 and extra expense to themselves if they 

 notify the chief inspector at once. 



All dealers in nursery stock must ap- 

 ply for a dealer 's certificate in case they 

 grow no stock, but buy and sell. Also 

 all agents for Missouri nurseries or 

 for nurseries in other states, who sim- 

 ply take orders, must apply for an 

 agent's certificate and file necessary 

 papers. 



QOOD MAIL OBDEB SEASON. 



"The spring season of 1913 was one 

 of the most satisfactory in the history 

 of the Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards 

 Co.," according to A. B. Howell, mail 

 order manager at the big plant at Louis- 

 iana, Mo., and that means something, 

 for the business goes back to 1816 and 

 has, consequently, seen ninety-seven 



spring seasons. 



'We made the closest 



clean-up we have made for years," 

 adds Mr. Howell. "The large commer- 

 cial planter was not so much in evi- 

 dence as usual, but the home orchard 

 planter bought much more largely. 



"In apple and one or two other lines 

 there was a little surplus over the coun- 

 try and we noticed considerable price 

 cutting in different sections. However, 

 we held our prices up and practically 

 cleaned up our stock at regular cata- 

 logue prices. 



"As to the coming season, it is just a 

 little bit hard to judge, but indications 

 are for a good business in all lines." 



FLOODS HELD BESFONSIBLE. 



The March inundation, according to 

 W. C. Eeed, of Vincennes, Ind., was at 

 least partly responsible for the falling 

 off of business this season in the section 

 north of the Ohio and east of the Mis- 

 sissippi. That the business was not up 

 to the usual volume is the general re- 

 port, but in most cases other causes are 

 alleged. "It is partly due to the 

 floods," said Mr. Eeed, "for they de- 

 moralized shipping for about two 

 weeks. Cherry trees cleaned up closely, 

 with a tendency toward higher prices. 

 Apple and peach showed some surplus 

 in some varieties, while plum and pear 

 were decidedly scarce. Prospects for 

 the coming season are good. Buds and 

 older stock are making a splendid 

 growth, better than for several years. 

 Cherry promises to make up well, but 

 the supply is not nearly so large as 

 usual. Of peach the supply is not so 

 heavy as usual in this section, with a 

 heavy demand, owing to a good crop of 

 peaches. Apple trees are in somewhat 

 larger supply than usual, with the pros- 

 pect for a fair crop of fruit. ' ' 



A GOOD SEASON AT BBYANT'S. 



So many nurserymen found the 1913 

 spring season not so good as usual that 

 it is a pleasure to hear an occasional 

 man say it was the best yet. And 

 when this report comes from such a 

 firm as Arthur Bryant & Son, Prince- 

 ton, ni., it means something, for the 



concern dates back to 1845. This is 

 what Guy A. Bryant says: ' 



"Belative to the seiiaon's (business, 

 will say that it has been good, espe- 

 cially in shrubs and oi^namentals of all 

 kinds. Our sales were much' larger tlian 

 usual. There was a heavy surplus in 

 apple and peach all '■ over ^the^ country 

 and, as a consequence, many of them 

 were unsold and found their way to the 

 brush pile. Other fruit trees were in 

 good demand and few were left at the 

 close of the season's business. We made 

 about our usual planting of grafts and 

 fruit stocks and a heavier planting of 

 ornamental stock. The prospects are 

 for a good demand in all lines during 

 the coming season." 



CONSEBVATISM IN OBDEB. 



That the trade will cut down its pro- 

 duction, especially on certain classes of 

 fruit trees, and increase on ornamentals 

 is the view of E. S. Welch, proprietor 

 of Mount Arbor Nurseries, 'Shenandoah, 

 la. This is the situation . as he sizes 

 it up: . / 



"We find, in comparing this year's 

 business with last, that our volume is 

 about the same. Collections to date 

 have been fair, and stock has generally 

 given excellent satisfaction. Conditions 

 seem to have been favorable for 

 growth, and we anticipate good stands 

 among our customers. 



"We have noted a healthy increase 

 in the sales of ornamental stock, which 

 has made up for the shrinkage in sales 

 of fruits, especially apple and peach. 

 Thpre was considerable surplus in these, 

 I'esulting in low prices before the sea- 

 son's trade was over. 

 . "The outlook for future business ap- 

 pears encouraging to us, although I 

 think buyers will be conservative and 

 there will be a tendency among nur- 

 serymen to reduce their plantings." 



THE PENNSYLVANIA BILL. 



The bill recently introduced in the 

 Pennsylvania legislature is a most in- 

 genious device for compelling nursery- 

 men to dq what few of them are willing 

 to do — ^guarantee stock after it has 

 left their hands; and not only to guar- 

 antee it while in the hands of others, 

 but to back the guarantee with a bond. 

 But let Wm. Pitkin tell it; he is chair- 

 man of the legislative committee of the 

 A. A. N.: 



"Within a few days I have received 

 a copy of a bill introduced in the 

 Pennsylvania legislature which is in- 

 tended to provide a method whereby 

 the planter or grower in Pennsylvania 

 may be protected from damages result- 

 ing from planting trees not trur to 

 name. In substance, the law proAide' 

 that any nurseryman may file with th« 

 secretary of agriculture a bond oi 

 $2,000 or more, which bond shall he 

 held for indemnity in case any growef 

 can show that he has been damage^ 

 by falsely labeled trees. If he ct^ 

 show such damage he will be entitle" 

 to $1 per tree for each year between 

 the date of planting and the date o' 



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