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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
JEWELL NURSERY CO. 
I'he frontispiece of this issue presents interior views of 
the offices of the Jewell Nursery Co., Luke City, Minn., 
of which J. M. Underwood is president, and J. Cole 
Doughty secretary. It is one of the largest nursery con¬ 
cerns in the country. Several hundred acres of land and 
large cellars are devoted to the production and care of 
nursery stock. The planting last season was: 2)^,000 
ornamental shrubs, 300,000 apple grafts, 60.000 evergreens, 
200,000 raspberries, 50,000blackberries,/5>000strawberries, 
250,000 currants, 25,090 roses, 2,000 pounds tree seeds, 
25,000 plum, 40,000 shade trees, 15,000 ornamental trees, 
75,000 gooseberries, 75,000 grapes, 30,000 ornamental 
shrubs, 50 bushels nuts, 50 bushels plumpits. The 
specialties are the North Star currant and the Okabena 
apple. The company has a pay roll aggregating over 
$20,000 annually. It is the most extensive nursery in the 
North. 
STRAWBERRIES IN MARYLAND. 
J.G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin,Md., referring to strawberry 
culture on the peninsula, say that from 1885 to 1890 
strawberry planting in their county increased rapidly. In 
1891 the commission merchants of New York and Phila¬ 
delphia canvassed the state offering free crates. This 
caused every one who was a picker to beg plants of the 
Crescent, “ the lazy man’s berry,” and begin growing for 
market. The lowering of the standard of fruit which re¬ 
sulted, caused many growers to leave the business. 
About this time J.G. Tucker, of Connecticut, began grow¬ 
ing strawberries in Maryland. He introduced to the 
growers of that state, Bubach No. 5, Haverland, Warfield 
and Mitchell’s Early. All his berries were shipped in 
excellent condition with a leaf upon each quart box and 
a canvas on his wagon load to keep out the dust. He 
shipped only half his crop, selecting the finest berries. 
He secured enormous yields, netting cents, when 
half-culled stock did not pay expenses. Mr. Tucker pro¬ 
duced seedlings of great value 
PREFERS WHOLE ROOTS. 
Editor 4/ The National Nurseryman : 
I notice in your January number under “ Trade in 
Kansas,” and “ Kansas Horticultural Society,” articles 
pertaining to the “ whole root fraud.” My experience 
in Indiana certainly confirms the theory that the word 
“ whole” should read “ piece.” I have in orchards about 
3,500 trees. My piece root trees have never given satis¬ 
faction, they are one-third to one-half smaller, (set at same 
time in same orchard.) The wind sways them about 
more readily ; many are dead ; five to one in favor of the 
whole root tree and in case the summer is very dry the 
fruit is nicer on the whole root tree. Our two “ Kansas 
papers ” do not seem to be very well organized, the 
former “condemns a certain Missouri nursery for broad¬ 
casting wholesale sheets, containing prices lower than 
cost of production the latter claims the “ whole root 
men ask “ three ” prices. For myself, I shall continue to 
propagate whole root trees (in my small way) “ with roots 
undipped,” and in no case set piece root trees in the 
future. Kansas may set her piece root trees if she wishes 
to. I sincerely wish that Stark Brothers will continue to 
broadcast their whole root and wholesale literature, for to 
them I owe my successful orchard foundation. But I 
have never been a purchaser there. Let nurserymen 
plant their experimental orchards and cut from them the 
grafts they use and then we can work together without 
worthless varieties, and the curse of substitution. 
Monrovia, Ind. WiLBUR C. Stout. 
OREGON HORTICULTURE. 
The State Board of Horticulture, of.Oregon, has issued 
a report showing that there are 65,000 orchards and vine 
yards in that state, valued at $1,950,000; that there are 
65 nurseries in the state, comprising 1,200 acres, valued 
at $72,000. The value of the nursery stock, at 3 cents 
per tree, is $660,000; packing houses, tools, etc., $20,000. 
Of the 65,000 acres in orchard 30,000 acres are in prunes. 
NEW METHOD OF PROPAGATION. 
Editor ^7/The National Nurseryman: 
I have devoted 16 years to gardening, and especially to 
the nursery business, (practically as well as theoretically) 
this being my eleventh year on a trip through the most 
civilized countries of the ever progressive gardening- 
world, and I have been enabled (not without taking great 
pains) to study the conditions of the nursery trade 
thoroughly. By virtue of this experience, I beg leave to 
call your attention to my new method of propagation. I 
I am quite certain that anyone having tried said method 
of propagation will at once discover the superior qualities, 
advantages of less manual labor, etc., and will use it in 
preference to old methods, by reason of its exceedingly 
good results, which will need no further recommendation. 
In order to produce the quickest results at the lowest 
possible cost of any nursery articles, I believe I have made 
the best progress, for by the application of this method 
we get the best rooted and healthiest plants, on account 
of the natural process of ripening of roots, and con¬ 
sequently the surest results after transplanting. I believe 
that through this method a nursery area of one acre will 
easily produce as many young plants of certain kinds as 
were formerly produced on 6, 8 or 10 acres of land, accord¬ 
ing to the condition of the soil. Another very important 
factor recommending my new method is its great saving 
of labor, propagation houses and expenses for wood and 
coal. 
Rochester, N. Y. HUGO Lilienthal. 
