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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
globe, wherever the English language is heard. I trust 
he may remain with us as long as his duties will allow 
him, and I know that wherever he goes in this country he 
will find friends to welcome him and to assure him that 
he is known to them, and loved by them, although they 
have not before had the opportunity of seeing his face.” 
There were other speeches and then Mr. Craig chris¬ 
tened John H. Taylor’s new rose, a sport from Mme. 
Testout, a beautiful flower, with a white ground and 
creamy centre, giving it the name “ Dean Hole.” 
UTAH NURSERY COMPANY ASSIGNS. 
The Utah Nursery Company of Salt Lake city, on 
November 12th filed an assignment to Melvin B. Sowles, 
scheduling liabilities amounting to $ 115,000. No estimate 
was made of the assets. The laborers employed by the 
company are the only preferred creditors. Their wages 
and board and those of the attorney’s fees amount to 
$421.10. All real and personal estate of the company is 
included. The real estate consists of large tracts in Salt 
Lake, Davis, Weber and .San Pete counties, Utah; in 
Jefferson and Ravali counties, Montana, and in Mesa 
county, Colorado. 
Among the unpreferred creditors are W. & T. Smith 
Co., Geneva, N. Y., notes and interest, $20,010.44; W. & 
T. Smith Co., notes and mortgage with interest, $19,200; 
William Smith, notes and mortgage with interest, $25.- 
511.13; A. Keysor, note and mortgage with interest, 
$ 33 * U 5 ; S. McCormick, note and interest, $16,391.15; 
J. H. Settlemeir & Son, Woodburn, Ore., note and inter¬ 
est, $960.76; Capital City Nursery Co., Salem, Ore., 
$9,000. 
The company claimed to have assets far in excess of 
its liabilities. In addition to the realty the assets included 
71,800 fruit trees, 50 tons of hay, five wagons, 23 horses, 
and a long list of tools, implements, supplies, etc. Under 
the head of bills receivable are classed notes and book 
accounts to the amount of $64,076.52, besides contracts 
to the amount of $15,000 for delivery of trees. 
On the day of the assignment, William Smith, of 
Geneva, N. Y., brought suit against the company to recover 
the amount of a note, $5,000, executed on October 5, 
1891. A writ of attachment against the company was 
obtained on the ground that the defendant had assigned 
its property with intent to defraud its creditors. The 
plaintiff alleged that 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, 
given-as security for his note had become valueless. 
IN THE MIAMI VALLEY. 
Dayton, O., Nov. 22. —The advance guard of winter 
arrived recently with several rough stormy days, followed 
by delightful weather. Our nurserymen are now gener¬ 
ally prepared for cold weather. 
The fall business of the leading establishments in this 
valley is reported generally satisfactory, beyond what 
prevailing conditions seemed to warrant. Prices are 
advancing, and an unusual number of nurserymen’s orders 
for spring have already been booked by our wholesale 
establishments. 
It is a pleasure to meet a Miami Valley nurseryman 
now ; he is really happy over the prospects. Spring trade 
has already opened up in a wholesale way at advancing 
prices, and the volume of fall business has been unex¬ 
pectedly large. Both the Hoover & Gaines Co., of Day- 
ton, Ohio, and Geo. Peters & Co., of Troy, report a fall 
trade quite in excess of previous years, notwithstanding 
the report in the November number of The NATIONAL 
Nurseryman. 
The National Nurseryman is most highly appreci¬ 
ated by the nurserymen of this valley, and is frequently 
.spoken of in the highest terms. It has struck the right 
lead, its course is commendable, its influence elevating 
and its value as a medium of exchanging and disseminating 
information and opinions is beyond question. The NA¬ 
TIONAL Nurseryman is already regarded as indispensa¬ 
ble. 
Tadmor, O., Nov. 22.—The tree packing has been 
finished for fall, and the stock remaining, “ rounded up.” 
dhere is a good stock of healthy apple trees on hand for 
spring ; also a good stock of fine two-year cherry, mostly 
sour sorts. There is a fair stock of plums left, and the 
usual supply of ornamentals. In peaches the market has 
a decided upward tendency. Prices have advanced con¬ 
siderably over fall rates already, with the almost certainty 
of still further, strong advances. In fact, the outlook is, 
that peaches will be “ out of sight,” by March ist, com¬ 
ing. There are yet several large lots in the Miami Valley, 
but in the hands of a few firms. The outlook for spring 
trade is fair. Collections for fall have been rather slower 
than usual, a good many notes being taken, but beyond 
this not much “out of the common.” 
The plant for next spring will be about as usual, except, 
probably a little lighter on apples. The Marianna plum 
stocks planted last spring, in the valley, were probably 
200,000 to 300,000, and the buds took well. This stock 
seems to do better in our soil here than the Myrobolan 
plum stock. Weather mild, and nice for fall nursery 
work. 
FRUIT GROWING ON GEORGIAN BAY. 
For some time past, the Board of Control of the Ontario 
Fruit Experiment Stations has been desirous of establish¬ 
ing a plum station somewhere on the southern shore of 
the Georgian Bay, because this region is already famous 
for its productive plum orchards. A station of this kind, 
at which all the varieties of a single fruit are grown, can 
accomplish much for the growers of that fruit in many 
ways. For instance, (i) by correcting the misnamed 
varieties which are grown in the section, (2) by introducing 
little known varieties which are profitable in other sections 
and might possibly be remunerative in that section also, 
(3) by testing new varieties, (4) by conducting various ex¬ 
periments in spraying, in fertilizing, in pruning and in 
