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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
WHOLESALE TRADE. 
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than twice as much as last year, mostly, however, for spring 
delivery. I think that orders for fall delivery generally among 
the nurserymen of the state have been less than expected 
owing to the absorbing interest of all of our people in the 
political contest. Each party has declared to the other that 
destruction was coming upon us if the other succeeded, caus¬ 
ing a great deal of hesitation in making any future plans or 
purchases for future payment. 
“To offset this, however, we have had an abundance of rain 
over the major portion of the state. Have raised an enormous 
amount of corn and a large amount of wheat. Oats were light. 
I think most of our people anticipate as I do, that after the 
election, which we now feel sure will be for McKinley, there 
will be an increasing interest in the subject of trees, and that 
sales for the spring of ’97 will be from 50 to 75 percent, larger 
than last season A recent polling of our own town and 
county shows a steady change from the free silver to the 
present standard, and we now regard Nebraska as safe for the 
McKinley column, and that the result will give an excellent 
impetus to all lines of business. 
“The crop of fruit in the eastern and southeastern part of 
the state is very large. Choice winter apples are selling at 
from $r to $1.35 a barrel, mostly at $1.15 to $1.25. A great 
many are b' ing bought up and shipped out by the packers, 
and after fruit has been gathered and passed into second hands 
we anticipate a marked advance in prices. The fruit is not as 
free from worms as usual because of the rainy spring, the rain 
washing away the poison applied in spraying, and many neg¬ 
lected to spray the second and third time as ought to have 
been done on account of the many rains. Orchards and vine¬ 
yards have recovered quite generally from periods of severe 
drought and will go into winter in excellent condition and 
promise well for next year. There is a surplus of apple trees 
in our state, but no surplus of anything else in the nursery 
line.” 
UTAH. 
Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 19.—“We have not commenced 
fall delivery yet, but do not look for any improvement over 
last year.” 
TEXAS. 
Denison, Tex., Oct. 16.—T. V. Munson & Son’s Denison 
Nurseries : “ Our packing season does not set in until Novem¬ 
ber 1st. Orders in up to present comport with the business 
depression. The disturbed state of business brought on and 
continued by the 16 to 1 craze, combined with the severe and 
general drought and short crops in the Southwest form an 
outlook not encouraging for the season’s business, but we are 
trying hard to do our usual share.” 
GEORGIA. 
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 20.—P. J. Berckmans, jr.. Fruitland 
Nurseries : “ We have filled some large orders, especially in 
peaches and Japanese plum trees, for which there is an in¬ 
creased demand, because of the remunerative prices realized 
last summer by those whose orchards escaped the disastrous 
March frost. Where we sold a thousand trees before we now 
have orders in for carloads. This shows the enormous increase 
in peach culture in Georgia and South Carolina. The area of 
vineyards is largely increased. From South Florida comes a 
demand for economic trees, such as camphor, rubber, cinna¬ 
mon, vanilla, etc., of which we have made some large ship¬ 
ments. Palms and roses are also in increased demand, but the 
prospects for a prosperous business season depend upon the 
satisfactory adjustment of the financial question. “ Prices for 
all nursery and greenhouse products remain the same as last 
year, but the great increase in the supply will doubtless cause 
every class of plants to depreciate unless they can grade up to 
the highest possible standard. One of the main causes for the 
depreciation of prices is the enormous quantities of inferior 
grades of trees and plants thrown upon the market at what¬ 
ever price the buyer will offer. This must eventually result in 
disaster to firms who follow this plan.” 
MARYLAND. 
Berlin, Md., Oct. 23.—J. G. Harrison & Sons : “ Our fall 
sales have been light on wholesale trade yet. There seems 
there can’t be much business done until the election is over.’ 
VIRGINIA. 
Richmond, Va , Oct. 14.—W. T. Hood & Co., Old Domin¬ 
ion Nurseries : “Our retail sales for fall delivery are about 
25 per cent, larger than they were at same date in ’95. Our 
sales have been more difficult to make, and the increase is 
entirely due to additional expense incurred and more energetic 
efforts in pushing the business. From present outlook we do 
not expect more favorable trade conditions for ’97 than we 
have had in ’96.” 
— 
MARIANNA AND MYROBOLAN. 
To bacteria is ascribed by the learned the diseased condi¬ 
tions of the tissues of the bark of so many prune and plum 
trees. The unlearned think the evil is often due to the blister¬ 
ing rays of the sun. The Chinaman sums it all up in “ too 
muche warm.” Either or all may be correct. Bordeaux mix¬ 
ture may prevent, or partially remedy the former ; timely 
shading and proper cultivation will probably prevent the two 
others, but is it not possible that something is wrong with 
Myrobolan stocks ? Why should this one stock be equally 
adapted to lands light or heavy, atmospheres humid or dry, 
hill-top or valley? And yet so it has been planted from 
Oregon to Southern California. The advent of Myrobolan was 
hailed with delight in the first instance some twenty years ago 
or more because it “ would not sucker.” The demand for it 
grew into a frantic craze, the writer having had letters of all 
sorts, one demanding “pears” on Myrobolan root, and 
another insisting that all his trees must be on “Mary Boland!” 
It is a fact that nowhere else in the world is this stock so 
commonly used as in California. It was tried in all the fruit 
sections throughout the United States and has met with favor. 
No less an authority than J. H. Hale, who has hundreds of 
thousands of trees in orchard in Georgia, has discarded it and 
uses Marianna. This subject should be looked squarely in 
the face, and is one to which the experiment stations should 
give more attention. The habit of suckering is but a minor 
evil, and is generally caused by plowing too deep or too near 
the trees, some roots being more prone to it than others. So 
far as my observation goes, I think very highly, of the Mari¬ 
anna as a stock Myrobolan is much the cheapest plum stock. 
Planters run after cheap trees, from root up. Subsequent 
returns will doubtless follow in the same line.— Leonard 
Coates in California Fruit Grower. 
