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WESTERN TREES IN EASTERN ORCHARDS. 
RECENT PUBLICATIONS. 
Alexander & Hammon, Briggs, Butte Co. Cal,, write 
the California Fruit Grotver as follows; 
“As an item of interest as well as news, we quote from 
an order for several thousand plum, peach and prune trees 
just received from H. H. Napier, an extensive fruit 
grower of Lucas county. Northern Ohio: 
I am growing many varieties of fruit trees brought 
from your state, and find all much more vigorous than 
eastern grown stock. I have prune and peach trees from 
California which have stood two very severe winters right 
out on the lake front, and they are in fine shape for the 
coming winter. Therefore, I am led to place further 
orders for California grown stock.’ 
“ Doubtless this will not only interest California fruit 
growers and nurserymen, but eastern fruit growers and 
nurserymen as well. It is a fact of which eastern growers 
have too long been ignorant, that Calfornia nursery 
grown trees will do at least as well, in many sections east 
of the Rocky Mountains, if not better in every respect 
than stunted eastern grown trees, where cold weather 
checks the flow of sap before the tree is fully matured, 
and two years’ growth is necessary before even attaining 
merchantable size. This may seem a paradox to some, 
but to experienced planters like Mr. Napier, in needs no 
demonstration.” 
MONROE MATTERS. 
Monroe, Mich., Nov. 24. —The Commercial of October 
19th had a “write-up” of the leading industries of Monroe, 
and of course our nurserymen got a big “ send off.” Well, 
they deserve it. It appears by the account that they not 
only enjoy themselves, but they make life enjoyable for 
hundreds of people, who find employment at the business 
as workmen or salesmen. 
Mr. Murphy, who is connected with the nursery inter¬ 
ests at St. Thomas, Ontario, was a caller at Monroe on 
A recent number of Amen’cai Oardening, New York City, con¬ 
tains beautiful half tone illustrations of some of the best new chrysan¬ 
themums, together with other entertaining matter relating to the con¬ 
servatory and garden. 
The Rural New Yorker is a model upon which all farm publications 
may with profit be based. It is bright, clean, handsome and, beyond all, 
progressive. It is to the agricultural interests of the country what The 
National Nurseky.man aims to be to the nursery interests. 
The first part of the tran.sactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society for 1894 has been published. It contains 204 pages of valuable 
discussions of fungi, pruning, hardy grapes, electricity and plant 
growing, the construction of plant houses, mushrooms, cinerarias and 
calceolarias, injurious insects, the metropolitan park sj’stem, growing 
seeds for market and other subjects. 
That well-known horticulturist, Aiulrew Fuller, thirty years ago 
published the first edition of “The Grape Culturist,” the demand for 
which necessitated subsequent editions until the original plates were 
worn out Now the book has been issued in new revised form. This 
book on grajic culture has by common consent been giv'en the jialin 
for practical value and usefulness. The new edition has been found 
neces.sary because of tbe rapid strides which have been made in viti¬ 
culture in the past few years. The present edition, materialb" enlarg¬ 
ed, is decidedly up to date. All the discovunaes pertaining to materials 
and metliods of applying them for the purpose of resisting the various 
fungus diseases which have been so di.sastrous to grape culture, receive 
attention in this new edition. The list of standard grajics is carefully 
revised and a large list of the more recent, but as yet une.stablished 
varieties, is given for consideration. It is a comi)lete vade mecuin for 
anyone contemplating grape growing, and no vineyardist, no matter 
how long his experience, can afford to be without it. C'hapters on 
growing from seed, on the various methods of wood propagation, 
layering, grafting, character of soil, which are best for vineyards, 
trellising, pruning, culture, etc , are complete and interesting. The 
book has 282 pages ; handsomely illustrated, 12 mo. Price, postpaid, 
$1.50. New York : Orange .ludd Co. 
OBTAINED WHAT HE WANTED. 
Chakles S. Bindley, Belfield, Va.—“As I have accomplished 
my desire please discontinue my advertisement. But let me give praise 
where praise belongs. It is through your valuable medium. The Na¬ 
tional Nurseryman, that I have obtained what I wanted. Success 
to your valuable journal. When I want to sell anything again, or want 
anything in the nursery line, I will know how to go about it, and that 
will be to advertise in your journal.” 
Nov. 23d. 
The fall trade just closed had only one special character¬ 
istic, viz : low prices. In quantity and kind of stock 
handled, it was substantially the same as usual. 
Greeninsf Bros, have added 80 acres to their nursery 
farms. This brings them to the 500 acre point. Twelve 
years ago they began business with 40 acres. 
ArZena. 
A NURSERYMAN’S GRATITUDE. 
Harry L. Boyd, Ciiestertown, Md.—“The National Nur¬ 
seryman has paid me many fold. If I had not subscribed for the 
journal, I would not have known w'here half the firms therein repre¬ 
sented were located. Through the columns of the journal I purchased 
from Irving Rouse stock to the amount of $1,600, and from Allen L. 
Wood small fruits to the amount of $600. I would not be without The 
National Nurserym.an if it cost $5 per year.” 
NURSERYMAN WANTED, 
Who understands Grafting and Budding, and Propagating of Small 
Fruits. Will hire by the year or .sell a half interest in a paying bu.siness 
to a man with some capital and considerable energy. 
Address, Box 685, St. Thomas, Ont. 
FRENCH CRAB AND PEAR SEED, 
1st Quality Crop, 1894. 
We can offer the above in quantity at lowest 
rates. Prices on application. 
BERKHAN &. OTGEN, ■ 39-41 Cortland Street, NEW YORK. 
