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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
some revenue from the use of same and not an extra expense. 
After the trees have been grown, pruned and graded, they 
must stand that severe test of potassium cyanide before they 
are planted the world over to grow luscious fruit. We are 
sincere when we say the extra handling and expense of the 
deadly poison is more than the nurserymen will ever appreci¬ 
ate. If we fumigate, shall we not be rewarded? If so, in 
what way ? 
We were among the first to take the step of fumigation and 
are not at this time making any kick against what it costs and 
we have given the law our hearty support, believing at the 
same time that under the circumstances it is a wise precaution, 
although we find that there is considerable more to be learned 
about fumigation than we have learned as yet and our advice 
would be, “Go slow and sure.” 
NURSERYMAN AND ENTOMOLOGIST. 
In his paper on “ I'he Nurseryman and the Entomologist” 
Professor S. J. Hunter, of the University of Kansas, sa : d : 
Sometimes both nurserymen and entomologist are given to taking a. 
dark view of the picture. When the unnatural increase of the insect 
enemy reduces the season’s profit, some are wont to recall the good old 
times when none of these pests existed They forget that in those 
times there were no orchards and the apple industry was repre¬ 
sented by a few seedling trees growing about the pioneer’s log cabin. 
Some inimical forms which in the past have arisen to cause grave fears 
are no longer a source of anxiety; they have passed their meridians. 
Other forms arise in great numbers, a prey to parasites, which having 
devoured their own source of existence, succumb and the host in¬ 
creases; so that the alternate struggle proceeds. While this warfare 
has been going on in the United States, we have been advancing until 
we are producing more and better fruits than any other country in the 
world. 
‘Hong anb Short. 
The Grimsby Nursery, Grimsby, Ontario, is for sale 
Benjamin Chase. Derry. N. H., is rushed with orders for tree labels. 
A general line of nursery stock can be had of Brewer & Stannard, 
Ottawa, Ivan. 
I he Dayton fruit Tree Label Co., Dayton, O , is reaping a harvest 
sown at Chicago. 
1 he Whiting Nursery Co., Boston, Mass., offer Hale plum buds 
grown at Geneva. 
Ornamental and fruit stock in great variety at Ellwanger & Barry’s, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
J. Rice & Sons, Geneva. N. Y., offer a general line of nursery stock 
at reasonable prices and guarantee satisfaction. 
1 he Stoirs and Harrison Co., Painesville, O , are headquarters for 
anything in the nursery line. All wants may be supplied there. 
The demand for cherry is bound to be brisk. Thomas Meehan & 
Sons, Germantown, Pa., offer a good supply of Mazzard and Mahaleb 
stocks and seeds. 
Apple and peach, as fine stock as can be grown, are offered by W. T. 
Hood A Co., Baltimore, Md, They have 300,000 peach seedlings, from 
beds of natural seed. 
Japan plums are a specialty with the Griffing Brothers Co., Mac- 
clenny, Fla ; also peaches, persimmons, pecans, mulberries, figs 
loses, etc. Freight prepaid to Philadelphia on northern and eastern 
shipments. 
An attractive list of buds of the famous new r peaches aud the stand¬ 
ard varieties is presented on another page by J. G, Harrison & Sons, 
Beilin, Md.; also apples and plums. This firm is making a specialty 
of the Delaware peach. 
Ifn Common Council. 
Editor National Nurseryman : 
Having had a pleasant time at Chicago, meeting old friends 
and making new acquaintances, I left Chicago Friday noon 
with Mr. Peters of Snow Hill, Md., Mr. Harrison of Berlin, 
Md., and Joseph Davis of Baltimore, Md.., to visit several of 
the large nurseries on our way home. Our first visit was to 
Monio.e, Mich, and we spent Saturday looking over the 
grounds of J. E. Ugenfritz & Sons and Greening Brothers, 
d he Messrs. Ilgenfritz met us at the hotel early Saturday 
morning with a fine team and drove us over their nurseries, 
which took until noon, and after giving us a fine dinner 
showed us through their offices and packing grounds and large 
cellars, and then Mr. Ilgenfritz drove us up to the Greening 
Brothers nurserv, and Mr. Greening got in with us and showed 
us over their nurseries and through their offices and cellars. 
I think I can say for our party that it was a day of p'easure 
spent in seeing fine nursery stock and with very little effect 
from damage by the cold winter. We found everything culti¬ 
vated and hardly a weed to be seen. It looked as though 
each firm was trying to see which could grow the finest stock. 
We left Monroe on Saturday evening, going to Painesville, 
Ohio, spending Monday at the Storrs & Harrison Company’s 
there, and the L. Green & Son Co. at Perry, O. On Monday 
morning we drove out to the Storrs & Harrison Company’s 
nuiseries and Mr Storrs and one of the Messrs. Harrison 
showed us around their packing grounds, which included their 
offices, large cellars, green house and stables. They very 
kindly gave us all the information about their labor-saving im¬ 
plements, and then drove us around their large plant, which 
included almost everything one could call for in the nursery 
line. Their nursery did not look as if they were hurt by the 
winter. 1 hey showed us large stock of trees that could not 
be any better if they had moulded them, especially a large 
block of two-year dwarf pear. We found their nurseries very 
clean, hardly a weed to be found. 
After leaving the Storrs & Harrison Company’s we drove to 
the L. Green & Son Company s, and after getting our dinner 
were shown around their grounds by Fred Green, of the firm. 
Like the other nurseries they had a fine stock and all trees 
in fine condition. 
After leaving there we went to Fredonia, spent Tuesday 
morning with three of the leading firms in a pleasant drive 
through large nurseries of grapes, gooseberries and currants, 
all in fine condition. 
We left fredonia at 1:30 p. m., starting for our homes, and 
I can say for myself and the others that we had a very pleas¬ 
ant trip, for the time I spent away from business I think I 
can put on new energy, and while I did not find some things 
as I should like to see them on my return, I found a great im¬ 
provement in the growth of stock. W. T. Hood. 
Baltimore, June 21, 1899. 
ANOTHER CUSTOM HOUSE COMPLAINT. 
Editor National Nurseryman: 
I have read with considerable interest the article Mr. Kelsey 
wrote for your June number about foreign importations and 
the custom house. It is some consolation to know there are 
others, I am a loser myself, in a small way, through unneces¬ 
sary delay at the New York custom house. I do not know 
