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» THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
The National N urseryman. 
C L. YATES, Proprietor. RALPH T. OLCOTT. Editor. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., 
305 Cox Building, Rochester, N. Y. 
The only trade journal issued for Growers and Dealers in Nursery Stock of 
all kinds. It circulates throughout the United States and Canada. 
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
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Rochester, N. Y., December, 1894. 
AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK. 
The battle of deliveries, both northern, central and 
southern, has been so fierce during the last few weeks, 
that nurserymen and others connected with planting, 
have scarcely had time to draw breath, far less analyze 
the results. Northern deliveries, including the Dakotas, 
Montana, Washington, Idaho, are completed ; they have 
been easier and better than was expected. In Idaho 
especially, there is great activity in all that pertains to 
fruit raising and marketing. In some instances, late 
shipments were caught in the freeze. Notwithstanding 
this fact they will average over 80 per cent, in cash. In 
Michigan wholesale was the central idea last season, and 
for the future farmers in that locality are getting to buy 
more and more from the catalogue. Illinois and Mis¬ 
souri have delivered up well, except along the southern 
counties, where time contracts are in the ascendency. 
Western Kansas as far east as Ottawa county, and along 
both the northern and southern tiers of counties, has been 
very risky territory. The deliveries there have been 
generally light, but even cleverness in selling has not pre¬ 
vented considerable shrinkage. Texas has had a good 
trade, but customers have been slow coming for stock, and 
there are still many deliveries unclosed. Oklahoma is 
experiencing the same trouble noted last fall, but 
sales having been much lighter, the loss is not so great. 
Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi will not 
average more than 60 per cent. cash. This is about the 
usual result. Nebraska has not been a profitable field ; 
Iowa shows up pretty well ; Colorado had a big trade, 
chiefly on time contracts. 
The outlook for spring delivery is good ; stock is not 
getting to be over-abundant; farmers generally are hope¬ 
ful and inclined to place orders. The activity manifested 
is probably mainly due to their having withheld orders 
for the past two seasons. 
New sorts are coming more and more into favor, Ben 
Davis, Rome Beauty, Paragon, Shackleford, York Imp., 
being in the lead. 
THE REIGN OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
The chrysanthemum has reigned supreme during the 
last few weeks, and florists are just recovering from the 
depression in general trade, caused by the attention de¬ 
manded by the autumn queen. In every large city and 
in many small ones, there have been more or less preten¬ 
tious shows and the merits of the many varieties have 
been fully discussed. The results can be only beneficial. 
They prove what can be done by concentrating attention 
for a time upon a single object. The Chrysanthemum 
Society of America has reason to feel proud of its work. 
Of the exhibit of the National Chrysanthemum Society 
of England, the Gardener s Magazine of London says : 
The grand annual festival of Queen Chrysanthemum, held 
at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, on November 6, 7, 
and 8, was far and away a better exhibition than has been 
previously held anywhere under the auspices of the 
National Chrysanthemum Society. The cut blooms were 
of large size, beautifully fresh, and of marvelous depth 
and color ; especially was this the case in the Japanese 
section ; the whole of the classes were well contested, and 
the display was a grand one. Decorative arrangements 
were plentiful, large, and graceful, and added not a little 
to the general success of the show. The miscellaneous 
exhibits, that is, those staged by nurserymen and private 
growers, but not for competition, were large and numer¬ 
ous, and made a splendid setting to the competitive ex¬ 
hibits. 
One of the most strongly marked characteristics of the 
Japanese is their love of flowers, and chief among their 
seven princely flowers is the chrysanthemum. A yellow 
’mum is the Mikado’s favorite flower. The last of the 
five great Japanese festivals is that of the chrysanthemum. 
For three weeks in November the gardens of Asakusa, 
Dangozaka and Sugamo are crowded by thousands of 
lighthearted admirers and worshipers. In these gardens, 
notably at Asakusa, may be seen the most wonderful 
compositions of flowers—warriors on horseback, scenes 
from traditional and national history, sometimes a whole 
fable is illustrated in floral tableau. The whole spring 
and summer have been spent in training the plants into 
the different shapes and forms, extra blossoms being 
attached to constitute natural robes and scenic effect. 
One of the most illustrious gatherings of horticulturists 
ever held in this country was that which welcomed Dean 
S. Reynolds Hole, England’s great rosarian, at a dinner in 
New York city last month. In the midst of the annual 
craze over the chrysanthemum, time was found to give 
