THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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IN THE MIAMI VALLEY. 
Tadmor, O., Jan. i6.—C. W. Hoffman of Little York, 
O., has sold all his surplus of No. i cherry, plum and 
apple, etc., to one of Miami Valley’s leading firms. 
Mr. Deaton, representing the Vicksburg Nursery Co. 
of Michigan, was in Miami Valley’s nursery centre a few 
days ago calling on the Albaugh Nursery and Orchard 
Co., The Farmer’s Nursery Co., The Smiths Nursery Co. 
and others. The Storrs & Harrison Co. are having good 
sales on Crosbey and indications are that peach of all 
kinds are being closely looked up at good prices. 
The Eureka raspberry, which is rated by the Ohio 
State Horticultural Society as the greatest acquisition in 
the raspberry line since Mr. Ohmer introduced the Gregg, 
is being closely looked up by growers for fruiting. The 
demand for this variety will be great and prices will be 
strong for several years, as it makes but few tips the first 
season after being set. Two firms have lithographed this 
berry and about all, if not all, of them are in the hands of 
three of the Miami Valley growers. 
We have reliable data for stating that the surplus of 
good plants of the Greenville strawberry will be scarce by 
March 1st. In fact it is doubtful if strong plants of other 
varieties will last through the packing season. 
As time passes, it becomes more and more apparent 
that the Worden is the strongest competitor of the Con¬ 
cord and one of our leading grape growers recently 
remarked; “ From my experience with Worden and Con¬ 
cord, I would sooner pay $ioo per thousand for Worden 
to the exclusion of Concord, than to plant the Concord, 
if given me, to the exclusion of Worden, as the Worden 
is not only as large and productive as Concord, but 
is of better quality and ripens three or four days earlier, 
thus commanding a much better price in market.” This 
seems strong, perhaps, but to show the hold on popular 
favor, F. E. Freeman of Tadmor, O., and F. L. Bowser, 
representing the Farmer’s Nursery Co. in one of Indiana’s 
counties, recently sold 25,000 Worden and 14,000 Eureka 
raspberries between November 26th and December 28th, 
these being their specialties, their sales amounting to 
$2,900. Bulletin 54 of the Ohio Experimental Station at 
Wooster, is a valuable treatise on the strawberry. It says 
“ a good rule in selecting varieties is to take only those 
that have shown the best results in many different sec¬ 
tions, rejecting those that appear to be variable and have 
exhibited weaknesses elsewhere,” and further on says; 
“ The following are the best of those that have been 
thoroughly tested and are the cream of the list: Green¬ 
ville, Haverland, Warfield, Crescent, Bubach, Lovett, 
Muskingum, Parker Earle, and Enhance,” the last four 
being staminates. In comments on these varieties the 
bulletin states in brief that Greenville is unexcelled for 
home use or near market, and in firmness excels Haver¬ 
land and Crescent, but it is not equal to Warfield ; that 
Bubach requires care to secure a good stand of plants, and 
that Parker Earle should have very rich soil, with plenty 
of moisture to perfect its crop of berries. 
OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
PC)RTLAND, Ore., Jan. 18 . —The horticultural boards 
in this section of the country, together with the North¬ 
west Fruit Growers’ Association, expected the last of this 
month to entertain the American Pomological Society 
but the programme of that society was changed and the 
trip to Portland was abandoned. 
The extensive growing of prune trees and planting of 
prune orchards has been reduced very largely through the 
Northwest. There was a large over-production of trees, 
which brought them down to a cent apiece. The price 
of the fruit dried is considerably less than that obtained 
in ’92 ; still it can be grown at a good profit if properly 
handled. The crop last fall was greatly reduced from the 
amount usually gathered. The late spring frosts were 
the cause. In Eastern Washington the apple crop was 
quite satisfactory. We can grow as fine apples as can be 
produced any where and the fruit commands good prices 
in Montana and the Dakotas, where large shipments are 
made each year. 
All of our legislatures here in the Northwest will be 
asked to pass more rigid quarantine laws than now e.xist. 
We hope by this means to rid ourselves of the numerous 
pests which have in the past destroyed many of our finest 
orchards. In eastern papers I notice some sections are 
now being troubled with the San Jose scale. As we 
know what this means, we would suggest to the eastern 
nurserymen and orchardists to take active steps to rid 
themselves of this pest. It spreads with alarming rapidity 
and early effort to destroy it will save thousands of 
dollars in orchards and fruit. 
Last summer many of our apple orchards were troubled 
with a new disease. By request of the horticultural 
boards. Prof. Newton B. Pieice, the government agent, 
visited these states and made a study of the disease, 
which was commonly termed “black spot.” From the 
specimens he took to his laboratory at Santa Anna, Cal., 
he has found it to be a parasitic fungus. He recommends 
the Bordeaux Mi.xture as a preventive rather than a cura¬ 
tive. We know not whether this is a pest familiar to 
eastern orchardists. If so, and any remedy is known, the 
horticultural boards would like the receipt. 
The failure and low price of ordinary farm crops has 
forced many of our farmers into the fruit business and 
we soon hope to rival California in the shipment of fruit 
to the eastern markets. The nurserymen here report a 
small business for the past season, but look for brighter 
days in the future. 
A Cornell University bulletin says: “Grape growing 
is one of the leading industries of the state and its area is 
increasing.' The extent and distribution of the acreage in 
Western New York are approximately as follows: Chau¬ 
tauqua region, 26,000 acres ; Canandaigua region, 5,000 
acres ; Keuka region, io,ooo acres ; Seneca region, 6,000 
acres; Cayuga region, 3,500 acres; scattering, 7,500 acres ; 
total, 58,000 acres. 
