THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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E. G. MENDENHALL. WEATHER CONDITIONS IN ENGLAND. 
The subject of this sketch was born in Bath, England, 
October 18, 1846. He came to the United States at the 
age of 6, his parents settling in Cincinnati where his 
father was a prominent map and book publisher, and con¬ 
ducted for 30 years a book store where congregated such 
well known horticulturists as E. J. Hooper, Nicholas 
Longworth and Dr. Warder, of the old Cincinnati Horti¬ 
cultural Society. At the age of 15, E. J. Mendenhall 
entered the 5th Ohio Cavalry in 1861, serving in that 
regiment for over four years, advancing from private to 
first or orderly sergeant. The latter position he held at 
the end of the war, though only 19 years of age. At the 
mustering out of his regiment he brought his company 
home. 
Mr. Mendenhall traveled for 20 years after the close of 
the war as a general western agent on a salary for a 
manufacturing firm in Worcester, Mass. At that time he 
had fruit interests in Southern Illi¬ 
nois at Kinmundy, mostly in grow¬ 
ing strawberries. 
Some twelve years ago, desiring 
to quit traveling entirely and a local 
nurseryman at his present town hav¬ 
ing gone out of business, he decided 
to step right in and continue a home 
nursery in connection with fruit 
growing. While as in other lines of 
business he has found its ups and 
downs, he likes the work. For six 
years now he has been secretary and 
treasurer of the Southern Illinois 
Horticultural Society, which has 
been successful and has as large a 
membership as the state society. In 
May, 1895, Mr. Mendenhall started 
to publish a strictly horticultural 
paper known as Our Horticultural 
Visitor , and from what we hear of it, he has been scoring 
a success. 
A Crescent, la., correspondent of the Rural New Yorker 
says that a raspberry called the Redfield is considered 
in the West hardier than the Columbian and in size of 
fruit nearly equal. 
The Oswego County, New York, Strawberry Growers’ 
Association, by suggestion of Professor Lodeman of Cor¬ 
nell, held its first strawberry show at Oswego, June 19. 
The most profitable sorts appeared to be Bubach, Parker 
Earle, Gundy, Beder Wood, Marshall, Edgar, Queen and 
Splendid. The largest berries shown were Marshalls. 
Very few Wilsons, Crescents or Warfields are grown. 
L. J. Farmer of Pulaski was the largest exhibitor, having 
68 varieties . Professor Lodeman suggested that next 
year each exhibitor have cards for each variety stating 
nature of soil grown in, mode of cultivation, yield per 
acre, and prices received. 
Hexham, England, July 1.—William Fell& Co., Royal 
Nurseries, have taken the following notes: 
In the early part of the spring we suffered very much 
for want of rain, especially young transplanted stuff, but 
have now had some splendid rains, doing much good to 
vegetation in general. Further south the crops have suf¬ 
fered much from the excessive dry weather. Our ther¬ 
mometer readings are this spring far above the average. 
We give the highest readings in the following months: 
April 25th, 64 degrees in the shade ; May nth, 12th and 
13th, 78 degrees in the shade each day ; June 15th, 88 de¬ 
grees, and June 16th, 92 degrees in the shade. 
This is the highest spring reading for over twelve 
years. The remaining days of June were exceptionally 
warm, averaging 70 to 78 degrees in the shade and very 
sultry, but, on the whole, everything has this season 
grown rapidly and fruit crops are also very good, es¬ 
pecially early potatoes which have 
benefited by the warm weather ex¬ 
perienced. 
MICHIGAN LAW. 
While the matter of the inspec¬ 
tion of nursery stock brought into 
Michigan from other states was 
under discussion at the recent meet¬ 
ing of the Michigan State Horti¬ 
cultural Society at St. Joseph, Mich., 
a committee was appointed to for¬ 
mulate and report resolutions which 
would represent the opinion of the 
society upon the subject. This com¬ 
mittee reported the following resolu 
tions, which were adopted by a 
unanimous vote: 
Whereas, The State of Michigan is fast 
becoming one of the foremost states in the Union in the production of 
the various kinds of fruit; and, 
Whereas, The introduction of the numerous deadly and injurious 
insects and fungous diseases which prey upon the fruit trees and vines 
is fast becoming a menace to the industry ; and, considering that many 
of the other fruitgrowing states have enacted laws for their protection, 
therefore be it 
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to procure the 
necessary information and draft a bill providing for the proper guar¬ 
antee or inspection of all fruit trees and plants introduced into this 
state from others, or from abroad, as well as a proper inspection of 
those grown at home, said bill to he presented to this soeiety at its next 
annual meeting for its consideration, after which we shall endeavor to 
procure its enactment as a law. 
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E. C. MENDENHALL. 
