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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
fruiting, I was convinced of their superiority, I was to pay him the 
introductory price for all plants on hand; if not, I was to return the 
plants without cost. I was so well satisfied after wintering them that 
I paid Mr. Griesa $10 for one plant and now since fruiting them, I am 
so much more so that I would be glad to pay Mr. Griesa $10 for the 
other plant and its products if he will accept it. 
“ Mr. Browne made the above report and offer without any 
previous consultation with the owner. 
“ Since the recent severe weather which has destroyed nearly 
all raspberries and blackberries throughout the West, this New 
Cardinal has escaped with slight if any injury, and we are will¬ 
ing to place it on extensive trial throughout the country on 
very liberal terms.” 
Ifn nursery IRows. 
White Imperial Currant.— -Mr. Willard, of Geneva, N. Y , is tlie 
introducer of this valuable currant. There is no doubt that the White 
Imperial excels all currants as a choice table fruit. The fruit is large, 
in attractive bunches, and mild, yet rich in flavor. Comparison with 
Fay shows the White Imperial to be far in the lead for table use. 
Czar Plum— John Charlton and Sons, Rochester, N. Y., sent us 
samples of the Czar plum on July 25 . They were ripe and proved to 
be of excellent quality, of good size, round and of dark blue color. In 
flavor few plums surpass it. It is one of Thomas Rivers’ seedlings and 
is a very early variety ; indeed we know of no other quite so early. 
Samples of Abundance sent at the same time showed a marked con¬ 
trast, the Abundance being still small, hard and green. The Willards 
were about as green as the Abundance. 
Dikeman Cherry.— In the September, 1898 , issue of the National 
Nurseryman appeared an engraving of this cherry, introduced by S. 
D. Willard, Geneva, N. Y. Samples received from Mr. Willard the 
middle of last month bear out to the last degree the many statements 
in its favor. The fruit is black, very firm, of good sweet flavor and 
good size. It is of Bigarreau type and very productive. It is the best 
late cherry and a most excellent shipper. Coming later even than the 
Californias, it is already a favorite with the commission men. 
Wilson Plants Wanted—Do you know of any party that raises 
Wilson strawberry plants to sell, asks a correspondent in Country 
Gentleman. I want to set 500 , and I cannot get them. The straw¬ 
berry growers have left them behind and brought out new varieties 
but have not improved in quality or quantity. The Wilson properly 
cultivated has the best flavor and will bear transportation better than 
any other I have ever raised, and I have tried a large part of the newer 
kinds. With the right cultivation, Wilsons are large enough, and no 
other kind I ever tried would yield as much fruit. 
Dewey Cling Peach.— H. W. Jenkins, Boonville, Mo , is receiving 
many testimonials in praise of this peach which he has fruited for three 
seasons. Following is his description : “ In shape, nearly round, no 
swollen point. Color, nearly pure white, occasionally one with a 
slight coloring of small dots of red. Skin thin and very smooth_ 
never saw a specimen with any black or shriveled sides. Flesh clear 
white through to the seed, very juicy and sweet; seed very small. A 
peach that will meet the wants of the most exacting fancier of White 
Cling peaches and wants a beautiful peach, either in the basket or in 
the can. The tree is hardy, productive, and vigorous—a fine grower 
in the nursery row ; ripens about September 15 th. 
Icebeti g Blackberry— Samples received from Jackson & Perkins 
Co., Newark, N. J., July 26 were damaged considerably in shipment, 
being overripe when picked. However, from the few that were firm, 
it could be seen that it is a most attractive variety for dessert fruit. 
It has the true blackberry flavor and shape and is novel because of ils 
whiteness. The core is small and soft. Jackson & Perkins Co., say: 
A point in which the berry has exceeded our utmost expectations is 
its hardiness. We had an exceedingly severe winter here last winter, 
the thermometer going 18 to 20 degrees below zero and this intense 
cold weather continuing for several days at a time. In spite of thi s 
out plants of the Iceberg, although they had made very strong rapid 
giowth the previous summer and had many long slender canes six feet 
or more tall, were not frozen back more than two or three inches at the 
very tips. They are now simply loaded with fruit, proving the 
variety to be an exceptionally large heavy cropper. 
President Wilder Currant. —S. D. Willard, Geneva, N. Y. 
sent us last month samples of President Wilder currant which he 
declares the most productive and valuable of all the currants he has 
fruited. Judging from the heavily-laden branch he sent, this currant 
is hard to beat on any point. The productiveness is apparent at a 
glance. The clusters are large and well filled, the fruit juicy and of 
rich tart flavor. This currant has been tested in the grounds of the 
Rural New Yorker, and that journal in the issue of July 8th says: 
“ It is later than Fay, Pomona, Red Cross and Filler. The growth is 
more upright than that of Fay, and it is fully as prolific. The berries 
are nearly the same size. It is especially valuable for a late succession. 
Our choice of currants to-day would be the Red Cross for early or main 
crop and the Wilder for late.” Mr. Willard says under date of July 
11 th ; “ Yesterday we picked bushes, three years planted, that yield¬ 
ed from six to eight quarts to the bush, heaping full, and the fourteen- 
year-old girls who did the work earned from $1 to $ 1.25 each on their 
day’s work.” 
Growth of Stock in the South. —There is a period every sum¬ 
mer in the South when budding becomes uncertain or impossible from 
drouth. In order to keep the budders at work through this season of 
tight bark, F. T. Ramsey, Austin, Tex., has run his tree digger very 
deep under the young seedlings. The idea is that the sub-soiling will 
enable the water of rains to go deeper and stay longer than it otherwise 
would, thus extend the budding season further into or perhaps through 
the drouth. On the theory that a penny saved is a penny earned, Mr. 
Ramsey has been looking for a less expensive method of cultivation for 
young nursery stock just up from the seed. He thinks he has found it 
in the “ weeder,” such as are made at Zanesville, O., and York, Pa. 
After cultivating the young seedlings instead of putting in ten men 
with hoes he puts in one man with a weeder and runs it across the rows. 
It takes out the weeds, provided they are quite shnall, and the injury 
done by the horse and man walking across the rows is imperceptible. 
When competition is close and prices are low this saving represents 
considerable profit. This tool cannot be used on budded stock, of 
course. 
_ jforeign flotes. 
Statistics just published by the Board of Agriculture of Great 
Britain show that there has been a marked decline in recent years in 
the total area of land under fruit, traceable in many places to the in¬ 
crease in building operations, railway extensions, the formation of 
open spaces, etc. There is a total acreage of small fruits in England 
of 63 , 488 . The total acreage of orchards in 1898 in England was : 
England 220 , 220 ; Wales, 3 , 690 ; Scotland, 2 , 149 ; Isle of Man, 424 ; 
Jersey, 1,113 ; Guernsey, etc., 321 . 
In 1861 there were in New South Wales, Queensland, Soi.th 
Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia 7,009 acres under vine cul¬ 
tivation; in 1896 the area had become increased to 58,642 acres, the 
product being 5 , 606,035 gallons of wine, 7,901 gallons of brand} , 
63 , 665,280 pounds of table grapes, and 2 , 115,360 pounds of raisins. 
The grapes grown in New South Wales are equal in size and flavor to 
the finest grown in Continental Europe, but both their cultivation m d 
production of wine from them remain imperfectly developed as a 
whole. In 1897 the area under wine cultivation in the colony vaa 
8,061 acres, producing 794,256 gallons of wine, 7,134 gallons of brand} . 
and 6 , 462,400 pounds of table grapes. The raisin manufacture is still 
one of the industries of the future in New South Wales. 
LOOKED FOR EACH MONTH. 
J. Wragg & Sons Co., Waukee, Ia.: “Enclosed you will find our 
check for $1 for the National Nurseryman for the ensuing year. 
We are lost if it don’t come every month.” 
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Central Michigan Nursery Company, Kalamazoo, Mich.: 
“ The National Nurseryman is full of too valuable information for 
us to consider a discontinuance of our subscription. Please find 
enclosed our check for $1 to cover our renewal for the coming year.” 
