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from California to supply the demand, which is becoming 
more than the supply of home grown trees. The orange 
groves that have been taken care of are coming out much 
better than we had looked for, and many old groves that 
were killed to the ground, and were cut off, are making a 
wonderful growth, and old seedlings that were bearing, 
will again be producing—often as many oranges as before, 
within three years ; many of them will be budded over in 
the newer varieties. The Grape Fruit (shaddock) is taking 
the lead, and whole groves of them are being planted, as 
often the old frozen down trees will be budded over to 
this popular fruit. 
James Mott. 
Orlando, Fla. 
INDIANA HORTICULTURISTS. 
At the annual meeting in Indianapolis on December 
3d and 4th, of the Indiana State Horticultural Society, 
many instructive papers were read. The exhibit of fruit 
was said to be the best in twenty-five years It was the 
opinion of the majority of members that in no previous 
year of the past twenty had the fruit trees been so free 
of destructive insects and worms as the present year, and 
especially was this noted of the apple tree. The result 
has been the largest apple crop, by far, ever grown in the 
state. Officers were elected as follows: President, C. 
M. Hobbs, Bridgeport ; first vice-president, E. Y. Teas, 
Irvington ; vice-presidents, Ernest Walker, New Albany; 
F. D. White, Connorsville ; G. S. Newton, South Bend : 
secretary, T. Troop, Purdue University; treasurer, Isham 
Sedgwick, Richmond ; executive committee, L. B Custer, 
Logansport; Mrs. W. W. Stevens, Salem ; Amos W. 
Butler, Brookville. 
KANSAS HORTICULTURISTS. 
The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Kansas Horti¬ 
cultural Society at Lawrence, December loth and i ith, was 
attended by many members and friends. President Well- 
house presided. County reports showed that there had 
been a good crop of apples and other fruit, notwithstand¬ 
ing the severe drought which caused serious damage in 
some sections. A number of interesting papers were 
read. Among those present were : B. P". Smith, Law¬ 
rence ; Prof. E. A. Popenoe and Prof. S. C. Mason, Kansas 
Agr.cultural College; H. P. Kelsey, Kawana, N. C.; 
Edwin Taylor, Edwardsville, secretary of the society ; 
William H. Barnes, acting secretary. 
At the meeting of the Northern Illinois Horticultural 
Society at Sterling, officers were elected as follows: Presi¬ 
dent, S. T. Barnard, Manteno ; first vice-president, Arthur 
Bryant, Princeton ; second vice-president, C. U. Greeting^ 
Rock Falls; third vice-president, V. R. Cotta, Freeport; 
secretary, Justin L. Hartwell, Dixon ; treasurer, L. Wood¬ 
ward, Marengo. Polo was selected as the place of meet¬ 
ing for next year. 
Hmong Growers anb Dealers. 
1 . L. Buchan, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., writes : “ We are 
having a good deal of early snow which helps our young 
small fruits. We look for a good trade in the spring.” 
The Mitchell County Press of Osage, la., has a tw«:> 
column description of the Osage nurseries of which 
Captain C. F. Gardner and his son, Clark E. Gardner, are 
proprietors. 
E. M. Buechly, Greenville. Ohio, recently sent to this 
office a sample of Downing’s Winter Maiden Blush apple. 
It is a fine fruit, firm, compact, of attractive appearance 
and good flavor. 
The Rural Ntw Yorker publishes a photo-engraving of 
S. D. Willard of Geneva, N. Y., accompanying an inter¬ 
view with him on the subject of plums. A sketch and 
engraving of Mr. Willard appeared in The NATIONAL 
Nurseryman of November, 1893. 
N. B. White, of Norwood, Mass., thinks he has dis¬ 
covered a remedy for pear blight. Wishing to kill a pear 
tree he poured kerosene oil into a hole bored in the tree. 
Instead of dying the tree thrived and thereafter was not 
subject to pear blight. Another tree badly blighted 
recovered after similar treatment. 
W. M. Peters’ Sons, Wesley, Md., writes: “ Fall 
trade, all things considered, has been fully up to our ex¬ 
pectations. Our stock of peach trees was much larger 
than that of last season, yet we have disposed of the 
larger part of them. Spring trade was never better. The 
only complaint we have to make is that settlements are 
not being made as promptly as in former seasons, especially 
so with wholesale buyers.” 
In addition to the nurserymen listed last month as hav¬ 
ing been licensed to sell trees in the state of Washington 
are the following C. H. Gibbs, Aumsville ; Pacific Nur¬ 
sery Co., Tangent; Lewis Brothers, Russellville ; Walling 
& Jarisch, Oswego; W. S. Failing, Station A, Portland ; 
Wm. Borsch, Hillsdale; T. H. Shuman, H. Freeborough, 
Mt. Tabor, Oregon ; W. A. Kitz, Walla Walla ; F. Walden, 
Zillah ; E. F. Eicholtz,Fir; L. S. Green, Seattle; A. H. 
Jewett, White Salena; E. F. Babcock, Walla Walla, 
Washington, 
John Wragg & Sons Co , Waukee, Iowa, write: “Since 
the mention of the ‘Stoddard Plum’ in connection with 
the John Wragg biographical sketch in your November 
issue, we have received several inquiries in regard to it; 
its origin, etc. And with your permission will say that it 
originated from seeds planted in Buchanan County, Iowa, 
and young sprouts obtained by Mr. Stoddard, for whom 
the plum is named, are now fifteen years old, models of 
health and fruitfulness. It is the largest native plum we 
know of, nearly round, red, with a tough sweet skin and 
of excellent quality; tree hardy, vigorous and immensely 
productive. We consider it a very valuable addition to 
the list.” 
