THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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grounds alone aggregates $165,000 this spring. He has 
had a force of 300 men on the packing grounds and in 
the nurseries at this point. 
OTHER LOCAL FIRMS. 
Nearly all the local firms report an increase over the 
business of last Spring. Several of the largest as noted, 
have made large advances in their business. Many report 
an increase of 20 per cent, over last Spring’s trade. It 
is estimated that the retail business of Rochester this 
Spring, distributed among 28 or 30 leading firms amount¬ 
ed to more than $1,000,000. A carefully prepared esti¬ 
mate, based upon the statements of dealers to which 
due allowance was given, aggregates $1,003,000. 
The immense business of Ellwanger & Barry pro¬ 
gressed throughout the season at the usual steady rate. 
They commenced filling orders on March 22d, and will 
continue as long as the weather is favorable. Most of 
their retail business is the result of mail orders, and, as 
is well known, it comprises one of the largest enterprises 
in which the choicest of stock only is concerned. The 
firm does a large wholesale business with dealers and 
furnishes in great quantities ornamental stock for parks 
and cemeteries and large private grounds. The season 
has been very favorable for them and they report a most 
satisfactory trade. They have no packing grounds as 
they fill orders directly from their extensive nurseries. 
George Moulson & Son, of the Union Nurseries, did 
a heavy retail business, increasing their sales 20 per cent. 
Their wholesale trade was about the same as last Spring. 
Their salable stock is all disposed of. They report a 
large sale of Carolina Poplars, one salesman disposing of 
over 300 to one customer. They report an increasing 
demand for Norway maples. Miller & Patterson, large 
dealers of East Springfield, Pa., packed with this firm. 
J. F. Norris, of Brighton, N. Y., is doing a large 
business in a quiet way His packing grounds are not 
large, but he has large shipments of stock coming on 
almost daily during the season, and these are disposed of 
in remarkably short time to the 35 dealers whom he 
packs. These dealers represents districts in all directions 
from Nova Scotia to the state of Washington. 
E. Richmond, of Newark, N. Y., did a small pack¬ 
ing with the H. E. Hooker Company. He says he is 
tired of the nursery business and intends to try some¬ 
thing else. He has been making sales in Massachusetts. 
M. J. Doyle, of Northumberland, Ont., and W. E. 
Hyde, of Afton, N. Y., also packed with the Hooker 
Company. 
L. L. May & Co., A. D. Pratt, J. F. LeClare, Thos. 
Bowman, H. P. Freeman & Co., Glen Brothers, Green’s 
Nursery Co., C. W. Hawks & Co., Hooker. Grover & 
Co., and the W. & T. Smith Co. did a large retail business. 
R. U. Luetchford makes a specialty of small orna¬ 
mental stock. He disposed this Spring of as many tree 
roses as all other firms together and sent ont 400 rhodo¬ 
dendrons. He imports directly from Europe. 
Thomas C. Wilson, of Brighton, N.Y., has been sick 
much of the Winter and Spring. He packed J. L. Mer¬ 
rick & Co., of Waterville, Me., and McKay Brothers, of 
Bangor, Me., both of whom report increase in trade. 
W. S. Little & Co. packed E. C. Brown & Co. and 
George K. Higbee & Co., of this city. 
AT GENEVA. 
Geneva, April 29.—Growers and dealers report a 
lively trade this season, the large firms running far ahead 
of previous records. The largest wholesaler here. The 
W. &-T. Smith Company, reports a large increase over 
last Spring’s business, and the cleaning up of all its 
salable stock. R. G. Chase & Company, the largest 
retailers, report the heaviest business they have ever 
done. It is estimated that the retail business at this 
point this year exceeded $500,000, and that the whole¬ 
sale business was not far from $150,000. Geneva has 
had a heavy trade with Rochester, several large dealers 
in that city buying almost their entire stock of firms here. 
Not as many dealers packed here this season as form¬ 
erly. Among those doing the largest business were O. 
K. Gerrish, Portland, Me.; W. H. Essig, Detroit, Mich.; 
A. S. Chadbourne, Worcester, Mass.; A. H. Chadbourne, 
Gardiner, Me.; Small Brothers, Stockton, Me.; W. H. 
Day, Turner, Me. 
The Messrs. Chadbourne packed with W. & T. 
Smith and W. H. Essig with Bronson & Hopkins. The 
following packed with Hammond & Willard ; J E. 
Hamilton, North Orwell, Pa.; W. H. Jones, Brighton, 
N. Y ; E. Gregg, Harrison, Ont.; E. J. Brastell, Smeth- 
port. Pa ; Chester Holt, Coxsackie, N. Y. Probably 
25 dealers packed here this season. Mr. Gerrish said 
he had doubled last Spring’s business. 
AT DANSVILLE. 
Dansville, N. Y. , May i.—The weather has been 
somewhat unfavorable for digging, rain and snow storms 
having occurred frequently, causing vexatious delays. 
The shipping here is nearly over and about $50,000 worth 
of nursery stock has been sold this Spring. Of this 
amount, perhaps 25 per cent, has been retail. The bulk 
of the sales here is made in the Fall. So far as can be 
reasonably judged at this time, last year’s budding prom¬ 
ises to be unusually good, and no injury by the Winter to 
older stock coming on has been reported. Many nursery¬ 
men are now planting, some having already finished. 
The amount of stock planted here this Spring will be 
from 30 to 40 per cent, less than last year. Several of 
our nurserymen are not planting any stock this Spring 
owing to the extremely low prices that prevail. 
