The National Nurseryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK. 
Copyright, 1899, by the National Nurseryman Publishing Co. 
"In irrigation is the best promise of the West’s future prosperity.” 
Vol. VII. ROCHESTER., N. Y., NOVEMBER, 1899. No. 10. 
FALL SALES . 
REPORTS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 
AND CANADA REGARDING SEASON’S TRADE. 
An Unusually Busy Fall Season —Demand for Stock Unprece¬ 
dented-Little Surplus for Spring—Sharp Advance in Prices 
Within Four Months is Confidently Expected — Nursery . 
men Generally are Greatly Encouraged by the Out¬ 
look — The Opinions of Leading Growers. 
Following are reports of the season’s trade from all sec¬ 
tions of the United States and from Canada : 
Bridgeviile, Del., Oct. 20 —Meyer & Son : “Fall sales 
have been about the same as last season, but prices have 
ruled better than for several years before, and some lines of 
stock are very scarce and high. There seems to be a ten¬ 
dency for better prices and the outlook for spring is very 
promising. We anticipate a heavy spring trade. The pear 
and apple crop has been very profitable to the growers in this 
section, and there is a growing demand here for this stock. 
The failure of our peach crop here has reduced plantings in 
this line.” 
West Chester, Pa., Oct. it. —George Achelis : “ Judging 
from the number of orders I have booked, it seems that 
nurserymen anticipate a scarcity of fruit trees, particularly 
next spring, and I admit that I share the same feeling. Even 
now it is very difficult to buy some kinds of fruit trees, and of 
course the price of these will advance very much for next 
spring.” 
Springfield, N. J., Oct. 16.—Flemer & Felmly : “We 
are doing the largest fall business on record. A very notice¬ 
able increase in the fruit tree line sales. The outlook for 
spring is good, and we expect to clean out pretty closely on 
very nearly everything.” 
IN NEW ENGLAND. 
New Canaan, Conn., Oct. 13. —Stephen Hoyt’s Sons : 
“ It is yet early to report anything very definite in relation to 
fall sales, but at this date the indications are much more 
favorable towards an increase of business over the last two 
seasons. There is more inquiry for nursery stock and prices 
seem to be a little higher on many things, thus making the 
outlook much more favorable for us than last season, which 
was truly a hard year for nurserymen.” 
Plymouth, Mass., Oct. 11.—T. R. Watson : “I wish to 
report heavier sales than I have ever had before for the fall 
and a very bright outlook for the spring.” 
Boston, Oct. 12. —Harlan P. Kelsey : “It is yet too early 
to give a report of this fall’s sales, but I doubt if it will be up 
to the average. The outlook for spring, however, is better 
than I have known it for some time past.” 
AT GENEVA. 
Geneva, N. Y., Oct. n.—W. & T. Smith Company: “We 
are having an unusually busy fall season. The demand for 
stock is unprecedented, and sales now indicate that there will 
be little surplus stock left for spring sales. There does not 
seem to be any surplus of stock in either fruit or ornamental 
trees of any kind this season.” 
Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 11.—E. Smith & Sons: “The fall 
sales for nursery stock have been unusually good, and the 
outlook for spring sales is the best that it has been in years. 
However, there is a shortage of many varieties of plums and 
pears ; also apples and sour cherries.” 
Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 12.—Sears, Henry & Co.: “ Sales for 
this fall have been much larger than we expected. Have had 
a deluge of orders, even more than we could care for satisfac¬ 
torily. Some varieties of standard pears and European 
plums are moving slowly. Think, however, all of these will 
be needed in the spring. Prices are more satisfactory than 
for a number of years, with a strong indication of a decided 
advance above rates for next spring.” 
IN WESTERN NEW YORK. 
Rochester, N. Y., Oct. n.—Brown Brothers Co.: “We 
have about the usual fall sale, which, we think—coming after 
such a severe winter—is quite satisfactory, and promises a 
better sale than usual for spring. Last winter discouraged a 
great many people as regards fall planting, and we believe that 
a great deal of trade that would have come for fall in an ordi¬ 
nary year will show in next spring’s sale. 
“All in all, we are very much encouraged over the outlook. 
We are very glad to see wholesale prices stiffening up, for we 
believe this will work greatly to the advantage of both the 
grower and the retailer.” 
North Collins, N. Y., Oct. 12.—Eugene Willett : “ The 
trade in grapes has been brisk and prices well advanced, with 
good prospects for spring. It seems the quality of vines on 
the market is unusually limited, especially of two-year-old 
stock.” 
Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 25—John Charlton & Sons : “ We 
have not done as yet as much business this fall as we did in 
fall of 1898. Some items have been worth more this season, 
notably apples and cherries occasioned by their scarcity only. 
We think on the whole that the volume of nursery business 
will be no more this fall than it was last season. We are yet 
filling orders every day and if weather continues favorable we 
hope to continue busy for a long time yet. 
“We think that all desirable first class fruit tree stock will 
be entirely cleaned out next spring, leaving the trade in a 
healthier condition for the near future.” 
Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 25—Allen L. Wood : “ My fall 
sales are the heaviest I have ever had. I am still busy pack¬ 
ing orders. Prices are a little higher than they have been and 
