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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
any way traceable to the change of climate or locality. Some 
30 or 40 years ago,while living in Eastern Michigan I received 
(in scion) a large number of varieties of apples from the 
extreme South, which were grafted in an orchard containing 
200 or 300 of our well-known eastern and northern 
varieties. I have never known one of these southern varieties 
to be injured from climatic causes, even under conditions which 
sadly decimated our Baldwins, Roxburys and other eastern 
varieties. From both experience and observation, I have 
acquired the impression, not to say conviction that, through 
a more perfect ripening or other cause, the protracted warmth 
of the southern seasons is rather conducive to hardiness. 
I have such trees planted from Texas, New Jersey, Alabama, 
Missouri, Connecticut, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Illinois 
and several different locations in Canada, says W. W. Hilborn. 
Leamington, Canada. I can see no difference in regard to their 
hardiness on account of location. There is, often, a great dif¬ 
ference in the vitality of the trees procured from different sec¬ 
tions ; this is owing to the way in which the trees have been 
grown and the new wood ripened. If the trees have been 
grown on very rich land, they grow too late in the fall, and do 
not ripen their wood in good shape. Such trees are not likely 
to do well, no matter where they are grown. 
SEED DISTRIBUTION. 
BORE FRUIT EIGHTY-SIX YEARS. 
Forty-one bushels of apples were gathered this year from a 
century-old tree, which is known to have borne fruit for eighty- 
six years, in the orchard of R. H. Williams of West Corinth, 
Vt. The circumference of the trunk near the ground is 12 feet 
4 inches. 
Professor Van Deman suggests that the terms “perfect ’’and 
“ imperfect ” be used in classifying strawberry varieties in 
catalogues as being more readily understood generally than the 
terms pistillate, staminate, hermaphrodite and bisexual. 
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Tbe Spirt* Nurseries 
Are in need of some lines of Nur¬ 
sery Stock, and will sell their dry 
baled Moss, half in such stock, bal¬ 
ance cash payment Dec. 1st. We have a general line of small fruit plants to 
offer, such as Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry and Currants; the leading 
Blackberry of the west—Ancient Briton. . Also the high bush Cranberry, 
.Tuneberry and Huckleberry. 
Sparta, Wisconsin. Z. IKL J".E \ A 7 ~ HITT &G CO. 
Secretary Morton of the Department of Agriculture in his 
annual report says: “ The seeds distributed gratuitously by 
the government during the present fiscal year weighed 230,- 
000 tons and occupied thirty mail cars in transit. The cost 
of carrying them through the mails was over $70,000. Enough 
seed was sent out gratuitously to plant 115 square miles of 
garden. Each congressman received enough to plant 1 63 
acres. For the current year, at present prices, the amount re¬ 
quired by congress to be expended in the purchase of seed 
will make each congressman’s quota double what it was last 
year. The secretary sincerely regrets this unnecessary and 
wasteful expenditure of public moneys and hopes congress 
may in good time put a stop thereto.” 
WILL HELP PUSH IT ALONG. 
Chas. H. Maxon, Treasurer and General Manager Central 
Michigan Nursery Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.— “ Let us know wlieu 
our subscription expires and we will renew promptly. It’s a good 
thing and we will help push it along.” 
Surplus Stock. 
FALL SHIPMENT. SPRING PAYMENT. 
15,000 Brandywine 
50,000 Cutlibert 
25,000 Golden Queen 
10,000 Hansell 
RASPBERRIES. 
5,000 Loudon 
5,000 Miller 
10,000 Marlborough 
5,000 R. Church, 
50,000 Turner 
50,000 Thompson 
3,000 Caroline 
5,000 Ohio Transpl’ts 
BLACKBERRIES. 
40,000 Early Harvest, R. C. 
10.000 Erie, R. C. 
10,000 Eldorado 
5,000 Lovett’s Best 
5,000 Minnew'aski 
5,000 Olimer 
25,000 Stone’s Hardy, R. C. 
25,000 Snyder, R. C. 
20,000 Wilson Early 
20,000 Wilson Jr. 
40,000 Lucretia Dewberry 
CURRANTS. 
15,000 N. Star; 10,000 Victoria; 10,000 Red Dutch ; 10,000 Versailles. 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
50,000 Houghton, 2-2. 25,000 Downing, 2-2. 
PRICES ROCK BOTTOM. 
W. N. SCARFF, - - New Carlisle, 0. 
E. Box 322. 
I 
Increased 'Tariff Duties on Nursery Stock ! j 
As the chances are in favor of HIGHER DUTIES under the New Administration, buyers will profit to place their orders for Dwarf 
Budded and Tree Roses, Hardy Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Hydrangeas, etc., at once with me, as I am enabled to offer special inducements 
to large buyers. SEND ME AN ESTIMATE OF YOUR WANTS. 
C. W - JOOSTEJX, 
Agent for the Boskoop Holland Nursery Association. 103 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK. 
Apple, 
Peach, 
Standard Pears, 
Plum, 
Apricots, 
Grapes, 
Shade Trees, 
Evergreens, 
Shrubs, 
HEADQUARTERS FOR NURSERY STOCK. 
Baltimore and Richmond Nurseries, 
BALTIMORE, IYI D. 
FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO. 
Tennessee Natural Peach Pits and selected Smock. 
50 YEA KS. 
2000 ACRES. 
Strawberries, 
Nut Trees, 
Japan Pear Seedlings, 
Gooseberries, 
Roses, 
Raffia, 
General Supplies, 
, &.C., &.C., 
&c. 
