Temptation to Make Trees Quick. 
THE TEnPTATION now, is greater than ever to get trees on the market at the 
earliest possible moment after the foundation stock is planted, regardless of after 
Results. 
WE HAVE QROWN FRUIT for the different markets a good many years and 
our aim is to make a tree that for hardiness, long life and productiveness, will 
prove valuable, not only for our own orchards, but for those of our customers near 
and far who, from year to year, favor us with their orders, many of them located in 
the great fruit districts of this country, whose sole business it is to grow fruit. 
OUR STOCKS, upon which our different varieties are worked, are selected with 
the greastest care, looking to the hardiness and longevity of the tree. 
TAKE ONE EXAMPLE, our cherries are budded on Mazzard (native cherry 
seedlings) stocks. While it takes a little longer to make a tree, examples are not 
wanting where trees budded on Mazzard stocks are still vigorous and fruitful at 40 
years of aa:e, while cherries grown on miserable, -worthless, French (Mahaleb) stocks, 
the roots of which are soft and porous, 8 to 10 years is the life of the tree. The 
same principle of livlihood and hardiness is looked after in the propagation of our 
Apple, Pear and I'lwn trees, all being worked on the best stocks. The truthful- 
ness of our varieties can also be depended on, as our buds are cut largelv frnrr\ fruii;- 
ine trees , and always attended to by one of our firm and not delegated to some one 
with less interest. 
I^^" Please Note what the Best Authorities say of our stock. 
WDSTimONI/lLS.^ 
THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 
COLLEGE OK AGRICULTUKK. 
L. H. Bau.ky, Professor ot Horticulture. 
C. E HUNN, Gardener. 
Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1897. 
Wiley & Co., Cayuga, N. Y. 
/>ear Sirs : 1 am very fully convinced 
that the initial vigor and health of a tree 
has a good deal to do with its subsequent 
performance. I believe, also, that the 
character of the tree from which the 
buds or scions are taken has much to do 
with the vigor and productiveness of the 
resulting stock. I am glad to see nur- 
serymen emphasizing the importance o£ 
a good constitution in trees. I fear that 
we have been too long deceived by mere 
comeliness and size of stock. 
Yours very truly, 
L. H. BAILEY. 
DELAWARE COLLEGE AGRICUL- 
TURAL EXPERIMENT 
STATION. 
DEl'T. 01' HOK'rlCULTURE AND EiNTliMOLOGV. 
G. H. PoWEi.L, Horticulturist ami EntomolOKlst. 
Newark, Dkl. , Jan. 7, 1899. 
Messrs. Wiley & Co., Cayuga, N. Y. 
Dear Sirs : I have noted what you say 
about the necessity of forming a good 
constitution in young trees, and I think 
you are entirely right. The constitution 
of a tree is given it first by an inheritance 
from the parent plant from which the 
bud was taken, and then by the condi- 
tions in which the resulting tree is placed 
during its development. I have taken 
great interest in watching the develop- 
ment of the Apple, Plum and Peach trees 
l^urchased from you last Spring. They 
seem to have been remarkably well grown 
for they started soon after setting, and 
, made a vigorous healthy growth during 
the season. I think every tree made a 
satisfactory growth. Very truly, 
G. HAROLD POWELL. 
Constitutional Hardiness. 
North Wayne, Me., May i, 1897. 
Wii.EV&Co.: ; 
Genlleiiien : Some ten years ago we 
began dealing with you, the first order 
being 300 Baldwins in spring of 18S7. 
We hav e planted more or less every 
spring since. At first we did not take 
much stock in your argument of con- 
titutional hardiness, but we have 
learned that for some reason your trees 
stancj the severity of our cold winters 
