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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
Hmong ©rowers ant* IDealers. 
Charles J. Chism has been appointed postmaster at Brighton, N. Y. 
The Loudon red raspberry and the Olimer blackberry are specialties 
with E. Y. Teas, of Irvington, Ind. 
Peter McPliee has bought the establishment of the Framingham Nur¬ 
sery Co., at South Framingham, Mass. 
Nurserymen who are looking for two-year cherry in large or small 
lots will be interested in learning that Gustav Klarner, Quincy, Ill., is 
offering such stock. 
Forty-five years ago the business controlled by II. M. Simpson A 
Sons, Vincennes, Ind., was started. They offer special prices for early 
orders in car lots on apple and cherry. 
Tne agents in the United States and Canada for P. Sebire & Sons, 
Ussy, France, are C. C. Abel & Co.. New York City, who will mail 
advance lists on fruit tree stocks, upon application. 
W. S. Little & Co., Rochester, call attention in another column to 
their stock of tree roses, hardy azaleas, rhododendrons, clematis, own 
root two-year roses and standard pear, plum and peach. 
Colombe Brothers, Ussy, France, make a strong bid for patronage 
among all who are in need of French stocks. Their agent in this 
country is Frederick W. Kelsey, 145 Broadway, New York city. 
Genuine Triumph peach stock is offered by John S. Barnhart, Den¬ 
ton, Md.. This season they propose to grow on contract June-budded 
trees of Triumph in any quantity, in grades from one to four feet. 
The well-known firm, A. C. Griesa & Brother, Lawrence, Kan., has 
become the Lawrence Nursery Co. The members are : A. C. Griesa, 
C. W. Carman and T. E. Griesa. The business dates back to 1869. 
One of the largest firms in Dansville, N. Y., is C. F. McNair A Co. 
These gentlemen offer for next fall and spring a choice assortment of 
apples, standard pears, dwarf pears and plums, besides other fruit 
trees. 
It is announced that the well-known firm of II. C. Graves & Son of 
Lee’s Summit, Mo., Sandwich, Ill., and Council Bluffs, la., has made 
an assignment, and that creditors’ claims run from small amounts up 
to $10,000. 
John Charlton. Rochester, calls attention to the Madame Ed. Andre 
clematis. He claims the largest stock in the world of this sterling 
variety. On another page he makes a statement of interest to all who 
handle clematis. 
C. II. Joosten, 193 Greenwich street, New’ York city, is taking orders 
for French fruit tree stocks grown and exported by Lenault Huet, 
Ussy, France, and for Spineless gooseberries,, introduced by Letellier 
A Son, Caen, France. 
M. J. Henry, Mt. Pleasant, Vancouver, B. C.. writes : “ I have had 
better trade in nursery stock than ever before; but it is the same as in 
the East, cut prices to secure orders by those who had an overstock of 
off varieties not suitable for this climate.” 
Irving Rouse, Rochester, said a few days ago that the drouth was 
seriously affecting the stocks set out this season, and that this was the 
general complaint in the East. A heavy rain last week may have 
saved many that were upon the point of dying. 
Joseph M. Neil, La Porte, Ind., says : “The prospects for a heavy 
crop of fruit in this section are very flattering. Horticultural societies 
are being organized and great interest is being manifested in fruit 
growing. I anticipate a heavy business in nursery products this fall.” 
Sprayers will probably soon become common as nursery tools. The 
claim is made that the Twin Comet and Little Giant, sprinklers, made 
by the E. Stebbins Mfg. Co., Springfield, Mass., will sprinkle an area 
four times greater than any others. A combined sprinkler and sprayer 
is suggested. 
At the Chicago convention on June 10th, Allen L Wood, of Roches¬ 
ter, w ill have on exhibition an Eastman enlargement of a photograph 
showing a single branch of the Pearl gooseberry. The photograph is 
24x20 inches and presents a handsome and imposing feature. The 
prolific quality of the Pearl gooseberry is shown more plainly than by 
words. 
Specialties offered by such a nursery firm as Ellw'anger & Barry are 
sure to attract attention, for they must be of undoubted merit and fine 
specimens of their class. This firm offers, in addition to their usua 
large and complete collections of general nursery stock, currants and 
gooseberries of several desirable kinds, the new Superlative red rasp¬ 
berry, Eleagnus Longipes, and the new T white hybrid perpetual rose 
Marchioness of Londonderry. 
W. M. Peters’ Sons, Wesley, Md., write: “Trade this spring was 
very good, equal to the spring of 1895. Collections :we a little slow 7 , 
but w y e anticipate a favorable season ahead. We have increased our 
plant in general line all through. We suppose our peach seedlings to 
bud this season will aggregate over one million, all on fresh land never 
planted to any kind of stock before. We have thirty acres planted to 
peach seed alone and the plants have come up nicely.” 
As there are in the Fort Valley, Ga., section several hundred thou 
sand young trees fruiting this year that gave no fruit last season, it is 
safe to assume at the present that the prospective crop of 1896 as a 
whole w’ill be at least 50 per cent, greater than in 1895, says J. II. 
Hale. The season, now middle of April, is fully ten days ahead of 
last year ; and as it has been on the whole rather a cold spring, the 
lead over last year is likely to be maintained up to the marketing 
season ; so that not counting the extra early peaches of the Alexander 
type, good Georgia peaches ought to be plenty in market from the 
15th to 20th of June. 
We must disagree with Professor Stringfellow, in regard to close 
root pruning in planting permanently, says George J. Kellogg, Janes¬ 
ville, Wis., in Our Horticultural Visitor. While it is a good thing for 
the small stock transplanted in the nursery, that lives, throwing out a 
better set of roots for the after planting, it is not the best way to insure 
success in orchard planting. The success of a few 7 peach men in plant 
ing peach whips wdien even cuttings will almost grow is no criterion 
for northern orchardists. Why do forest trees need such careful 
handling that have no fibrous roots ? Why transplant evergreens if 
you don’t need roots ? We had another professor before our nursery¬ 
men’s convention in Chicago a few 7 years ago advocate this close prun¬ 
ing, but practical orchardists will not adopt it either in theory or 
practice. 
Herman Berkhan’s smiling countenance illuminated the offices of 
prominent nurserymen in Rochester and vicinity during the closing 
days of May. He is on his annual tour in the interest of his well- 
known firm, Levavasseur & Sons, Ussy and Orleans, France. His 
popularity equals that of the firm he represents. His jovial manner, 
sturdy enterprise, indefatigable effort and well-placed confidence in the 
stock he has to sell, win him easy orders for large amounts at all the 
nursery centers. He is on his way to Chicago where he will be looked 
for as he is all along the road, and w’here he w ill fill an important niche 
in the social and business features of the annual meeting. Eastern 
firms that he has visited are laughing yet at the stories lie left with 
them and which his many friends in the West are anticipating. If one 
would see a shining example of what it is to look continually upon the 
brightest side of life he should loose no time in seeking the acquantance 
of Herman Berkhan of 39 Cortland Street, New 7 Vork. 
Brown Brothers Co.. Rochester, N. Y., have moved into new and 
commodious offices in the Granite building, one of the handsome 
commercial buildings for which the Flower City is becoming noted. 
Without doubt there are no finer nursery offices in the country. The 
latest ideas have been employed in the arrangement of the general and 
private offices. Every labor-saving device, from the phonograph down 
is in use in these offices. Private apartments for Mr. Charles Brown 
and Mr. Robert Brown connect directly with the general offices which 
present a busy scene, peopled as they are with a large force of young 
ladies and gentlemen who have become expert in handling the large 
and increasing business of this establishment. It is a pleasure to note 
the prosperity which is attending the conscientious efforts of the young 
men who have built up this business. Adjoining the offices of Brown 
Brothers Co. are those of (lie Perry Nursery Co. and the Herrick Seed 
Co. An interior view of this series of offices would prove that there is 
much to be hoped for in the nursery business yet. 
A GREAT HELP TO THE BUSINESS. 
Edward Bacon, Dansville, N. Y.—“Enclosed find $1 for sub¬ 
scription to your valuable journal and please excuse delay in sending 
same. I appreciate your paper very much and think it a great help to 
the business.” 
