THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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Xong anb Short. 
HEAVY DEMAND FOR PEACH. 
Special prices on small fruit plants will be quoted by Slaymaker & 
Son, Dover, Del. 
Hiram T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J., offers Myrobolan and pear stocks 
in large quantity. 
Evergreen and forest tree seedlings are a specialty with R. Douglas’ 
Sons, Waukegan, Ill. 
W. B. Cole, Painesville, O., quotes elsewhere in this issue a list of 
fruit stock for the spring trade. 
Fruit and ornamental stock in varied assortment is ready for the 
spring trade at Rakestraw & Pyle’s, Willowdale, Pa. 
A few carloads of surplus peach in good assortment can be had of 
S. G. Patterson & Sons, Stewartstown, Pa., including 10,000 Elberta. 
Peach, apple and Japan plum trees, quinces, tulip trees, Miller red 
raspberries can be had of the West Jersey Nursery Co., Bridgeton 
N. J. 
Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. Y., present in another column 
a list of ornamental stock upon which they will quote specially low 
prices. 
E. Moody & Sons. Lockport, N. Y., quote varieties of apples, 
pears, cherries, plums, peaches, quinces and small fruits; also orna¬ 
mentals. 
Hon. O. F. Williams, United States Consul at Manila, Phillipine 
Islands, writes: “ The Imperial gardens at Tokio, Japan, are the 
finest seen, and said to be the most attractive in the East. These were 
years ago stocked from the great nurseries of Ellwanger & Barry, of 
the Flower City,” 
Strawberry plants in the greatest variety are grown by J. G. Harri. 
son & Sons, Berlin, Md. They are fresh dug when ordered and free 
from aphis, Prices are extremely low. A fine lot of asparagus roots. 
Only a few thousand peach trees left. The stock includes Baldwin, 
Mammoth B. Twig, Grimes Golden, Winesap, Ben Davis and Maiden’s 
Blush apple; also 500 cherry. 
Nursery stock in cold storage is the specialty with the Storrs & Har¬ 
rison Co., Painesville, O., who have 31,000 ground surface feet of frost 
proof cellars, ten feet in height, which were crowded with fruit and 
ornamental stock. Only a few more peach remain to wholesale, but 
they have immense stocks of other trees, sm all fruits, shrubs and roses 
Forty-four greenhouses are filled with stock. 
REPLACING FROZEN TREES. 
A despatch from Ludington, Mich., to the Allegan Gazette 
says : 
The fruit tree man is more popular in Mason county to-day than is 
the iceman in midsummer. Representatives of all the leading nur¬ 
series are here and farmers are buying many thousands of young trees, 
mostly peach. Monday over 14,000 trees were sold to Mason county 
fruit growers. Ten cents per tree in large or small lots is the cash 
price steadily held for young trees by the most reliable dealers. Many 
growers are loth to cut down their trees, but they are beginning to 
realize that it is the only thing to do. Thousand of trees have already 
been cut. Some farmers will set out new trees among the old ones, 
holding fast to the belief that the trees may not be injured. Other 
are cutting their trees away at the snow line and will let them sprout 
HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE. 
J. G. Patterson & Son, Stewartstown, Pa.. January 26, 1899. 
—“ Enclosed find $ 1 . for which please send us your good paper for 
another year. It has been very valuable in the past and we hope it 
may prosper.” _ 
AS THE DRIVE WHEEL TO THE ENGINE. 
A. M. Snyder, West Liberty, O.—“Enclosed find $1 for renewal 
to National Nurseryman for one year. Of course I cannot think of 
getting along without the National Nurseryman as it surely is to 
the nursery industry what the drive wheel is to the engine.” 
The result of the freeze of February has been to cause a 
heavy demand for peach trees. The Storrs & Harrison Co., 
Painesville, O., say : “ The demand for peach has been un¬ 
precedented since the freeze. We have but a few more to 
wholesale.” 
The experience of this firm in the use of frost proof cellars 
proves the great value of these adjuncts to the nursery busi¬ 
ness. Anticipating a winter of more than ordinary severity, 
their cellars with a capacity of 300,000 cubic feet were crowded 
with fruit and ornamental stock and this has come into lively 
demand this spring. Other large dealers have the same exper¬ 
ience. 
The fifth annual meeting of the Massachusetts Fruit Grow ers 
Association was held in Worcester, March 8-9. J. W. Man¬ 
ning, of Boston, argued in favor of the San Jose scale bill now 
before the legislature. The following officers were elected ; 
President, George Cruikshanks, Fitchburg; vice-president, 
Herbert Mead, Lunenburg; secretary, Professor Samuel T. 
Maynard, Amherst ; treasurer, Ethan Brooks, W. Springfield. 
Leading Items Special Low Prices 
ROSES. 
Strong, selected stock of the best pos¬ 
sible size, well-rooted, well-branched, 
healthy and vigorous. In all but a few 
of the less vigorous varietiesour piants 
of this grade will run two feet and 
often three feet in height. 
RAMBLERS. 
2000 Pink Rambler (Euphrosyne). 
700 White Rambler (Thalia*. 
8000 Yellow Rambler (Agalia). 
We are the only firm in this country 
who secured stock of Yellow Rambler 
in 1896 , and therefore the only ones 
who can now furnish home-grown, 
tivo-years-old, plants in any con¬ 
siderable quantity. 
Lord Penzance’s Sweet Briars. 
220 Anne of Geierstein crimson. 
130 Catherine Seyton, pink. 
600 Lady Penzance (b copper color. 
600 Lord Penzance (b ecrue. 
100 Lucy Bertram, crimson. 
20 Meg Merrilees, crimson. 
40 Rose Bradwardine, rose. 
GENERAL LIST. 
500 Alfred Colomb, (b) crimson. 
200 Baltimore Belle, white. 
150 Caprice, striped. 
100 Carmine Pillar, rosy carmine. 
200 Caroline de Sensei, flesh color. 
150 Cl. Jules Margottin, carmine-rose. 
100 Cl. Victor Verdier, (b-c) bright rose 
4o0 Coquette des Alps, blush white. 
500 Coq. des Blanches, creamy white. 
380 Empress of China, pink. 
3000 Gen. Jacqueminot, (b-c), crimson. 
130 John Hopphr (b-c) rose. 
800 Jules Margottin. rose. 
2000 La France, silvery rose. 
200 La Reine, pink. 
800 Marchioness of Lome, bright red. 
55 Marchiness of Downshire, pink. 
350 Mme. Georges Bruant (b) white. 
300 Mme. Plantier, white. 
85 Marg. de St. Amande (b), rose. 
1500 Magna Charta, pink. 
275 Mrs. De Graw, pink. 
500 Mrs. John Laing (b) pink. 
1500 Paul Neyron, pink. 
150 Rugosa Alba, white. 
240 Rugosa Rubra, red. 
100 Victor Verdier, (b-c), rose. 
Holland Grown Tree Roses. 
We have received an exceptionally 
fine importation of Tree Roses this 
season. They are fine, straight, well- 
rooted, well-branched plants that will 
please the most critical. 
Colors : Crimson, Pink, Red, White. 
CLEMATIS. 
For several years past we have been 
the largest growers of Clematis in this 
country, if not indeed in the world. We 
have for this season a fine lot of strong, 
thrifty, field-grown plants with well- 
grown, well-ripened tops and plenty of 
heavy roots. 
No. 1 GRADE. 
The plants offered under this grade 
consist of the very finest and strongest 
to be selected from our entire stock. 
They are all two years old and fully as 
strong as imported plants, but having 
the immense advantage over the latter 
of being acclimated to the climate and 
soil of this country, which enables them 
to live and thrive where the imported 
plants are almost certain to fail. 
1500 Henryii, white. 
1000 Jackmanni, purple. 
400 Languinosa Candida, white. 
1000 Mme. Ed. Andre, crimson. 
500 Mme. Baron Veillard, pink. 
600 Paniculata, white. 
2000 Ramona, lavender. 
ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 
500 Azalea Mollis, mixed colors. (Fine, 
healthy plants with 15 to 25 buds.) 
200 Azalea Mollis, separate colors. (Red, 
dar-k-red, white, yellow, etc. These 
are grafted plants of the finest 
named varieties; in good, healthy 
condition and with from 12 to 25 
buds). 
200 Azalea Pontica (Ghent Azaleas). 
(Pink, red, dark-red, white, yellow, 
etc. Fine plants 14 to 16 inches high, 
with 12 to 15 buds). 
600 Hydrangea P. G., tree-shape, 3y> to 
4V6 ft. XXX. 
800 Snowball, Japan, 2-3 ft. 
600 “ “ tree-shape, 3-4 ft. 
300 Tree Preony, Banksii, pink. 
450 XanthocerasSorbifolias 18-24 in., 
This is a very rare and beautifxd shrub 
from Central China. In April or May it 
is literally covered with long racemes of 
white flowers, copper colored at the base 
of petals. It flowers very young, and is 
one of the handsomest of shrubs. 
ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
275 Elm, American, 7-8 ft. 
100 Euonymous Europea, 5-7 ft. 
200 “ “ 4-5 ft. 
100 Linden, American, 8 10 ft. 
85 “ European, 8-10 ft. 
70 Magnolia Soulangeana, 2)4 to 3 ft. 
70 “ Speciosa, 4 ft. 
350 “ “ 2)4-3 ft. 
800 Maple. Norway, 8-10 ft. 
400 “ Silver, 10-12 ft. 
450 i4 “ 8-10 ft. 
100 “ Sugar, 10-12 ft. 
100 “ “ 8-10 ft. 
200 Mt. Ash, Oak Leafed, 7-9 ft. 
400 . 5-7 ft. 
300 “ “ “ “ 4-5 ft. 
400 Mulberry, Teas’ Weeping. 
400 Willow, Kilmarnock, 2-yr. heads. 
Write for Complete TAst of unsold stock containing low offers on the 
above, and on Currants, Gooseberries, Blackberries, Apples, Quinces, Plums 
Peaches, Cherries, Etc., Etc. 
Jackson & Perkins Co., ( wh oT' e ) Newark, New York. 
