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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
cana and Prunus hortulana, or Wild Goose. Several other 
species, with their varieties, are more or less distinct and of no 
particular value in this connection, as stocks. The Myrobolan 
is of European origin, but its seedlings are very variable. To 
this indiscriminate propagating of any seedlings of the various 
plums called Myrobolan is partly due the peculiar behavior of 
some plums and prunes on this stock. Some of the Wild Goose 
family make excellent stocks, but grafts of other plums do not 
so readily unite with them. The Marianna is claimed by its 
introducer to be a seedling of Wild Goose, but it shows such 
marked Myrobolan characteristics that it is now believed to be¬ 
long to that group, possibly being a hybrid of the Wild Goose. 
Be that as it may, it makes a very fine stock, taking the bud 
or graft freely, and adapting itself to very divergent conditions. 
ADAPTATION OF STOCKS. 
It is not possible yet to speak authoritatively as to what 
stocks are adapted best to the many different conditions which 
exist in so large a state as California. Growers must observe 
closely for themselves. If one stock in a certain locality or 
soil does not flourish, it is time another were used. Where 
the land is heavy, or where the variety demands it—as in the 
case of “ D'Agen,” (Robe de Sergent) which does not unite 
with peach or almond, if Myrobolan does not seem to succeed, 
try Marianna, and by all means report fully in the agricultural 
press. The experiment stations in California will help us in 
this matter as soon as they can, but they are yet in an embryo 
state and cannot speak from overmuch experience. Several 
other plums are used for stocks, such as St Julien and Damask. 
The former was planted some years ago in this state, but was 
swept away by the Myrobolan avalanche. The latter is much 
cheaper and has the virtue of not suckering from the roots so 
much as the other two, but it is extremely doubtful if trees on 
Myrobolan will ever attain the size and age of plums on any 
of the Domestica types of European seedlings, such as were 
used here twenty and more years ago. 
Peach trees are universally grown upon their own seedlings 
in California. The almond stock has been used, but it has no 
apparent advantage over the peach. The best peach seedlings 
are grown from “natural” seed, that is, the seed from seedling 
fruit. It may often by noted that the larger, finer, or more 
artificial the fruit we eat, the less vitality is found in the seed 
proper. Apricots do well on their own seedlings in deep, 
warm land, but on the peach stock the apricot can be success¬ 
fully raised in a great variety of soils. The same applies to 
the almond to some extent, though it is best not to plant it for 
market except where it will do well on its own root. The almond 
in dry, warm soils makes a very fine stock for the Petite 
d’Agen prune, and many plums. The bitter hard-shell makes 
the strongest growth. 
If growers and planters will inform themselves more thor¬ 
oughly on all these points, the nurserymen will only be too 
willing to meet them half way, and give more care to the selec¬ 
tion of stocks. The question of suitable stocks is the first 
thing for the intending planter to consider, then varieties. 
Some varieties require to be “doubled worked ” to make first 
class trees, but this means more labor and time, and therefore 
more money for the tree. In my opinion the Prune d’Agen 
(Robe de Sergent) is one of these. In my own orchard this 
variety bears better and has larger fruit “double worked ” on 
the peach root than on the plum direct.—Leonard Coates in 
the California Fruit Grower. 
Hmong (Browers anb ^Dealers. 
W. S. Long, Shirleysburg, Pa., is not a nurseryman. 
A. Burkholder, Butler, O., has moved from that place. 
T. W. Jenny, St. Mary’s, O., is no longer in the nursery 
business. 
M. H. Smith, Boonesborough, la., has gone out of the 
business. 
E. B. Lewis, Brockport, N. Y., visited Rochester and other 
Western New York nurserymen. 
Henry H. Robbins, Whitman, Mass., has sold his business 
to H. E. Barrows, Brockton, Mass. 
W. H. Moon, of the W. H. Moon Co., Morrisville, Pa., 
visited Western New York nurserymen last month. 
L. M. Ford, who conducted a nursery for many years in 
Minnesota, is conducting a tropical nursery at San Diego, Cal. 
A feature of the American Institute fair in New York was 
the display of nuts made by William Parry, Pomona Nurseries, 
Parry, N. J. 
William Smith, of W. & T. Smith Co., Geneva, N. Y., was 
among the callers at Thomas Meehan & Sons’ Nurseries, 
Germantown, Pa., during November. 
The most extended terms given by any nursery concern on 
record are those of a Kentucky firm which offered 40,000 
apple trees “payable when Bryan is elected.” 
John R. White, 60 years old, of Rochester, N. Y., was killed 
on the evening of November 21st, while crossing the New 
York Central tracks, at Ames street, in his carriage. 
L. C. Bobbink, Rutherford, N. J. is the agent for the Horti¬ 
cultural Co., of Boskoop, Holland. He has always on hand 
tree roses, clematis, azalias, paeonies, H. P. roses, magnolias, 
hydrangeas. 
Leonard Coates has purchased and taken possession of the 
entire stock and plant of the Napa Valley Nurseries, formerly 
owned by the Napa Valley Nursery Co. Mr. Coates owned 
this property once before. 
C. H. Joosten, of New York city, in another column calls 
attention to the fact that chances favor higher duties on 
nursery stock, and advises buyers to place orders at once. He 
offers special inducements to large buyers. 
Harrisons, of Berlin, Md., offer in another column ten mil¬ 
lion strawberry plants, 53 varieties, all from new beds on fresh, 
cleared land; also one hundred thousand each of one year 
peach trees and June-budded; and a half million asparagus 
roots. 
All who are looking for Myrobolan plum seed or Virginia 
natural peach seed, will be interested in the announcement of 
Thomas Meehan & Sons, Germantown, Pa., who have a large 
supply ready for shipment. They have all kinds of fruit 
stocks, seeds, raffia, etc. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, exhibited 75 varieties of 
grapes at the American Institute fair in New York. Stephen 
Hoyt’s Sons, New Canaan,Conn., exhibited a collection of orna¬ 
mental trees and shrubs. E. & J. C. Williams, Montclair, 
N. J., had fine specimens of grapes on exhibition. 
M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, O., says of H. M. String- 
fellow’s work, “The New Horticulture”: “It will put new 
life and hope and courage into thousands whose minds are 
open to appreciate its teachings. It is the best thing that has 
