THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
demand for apple trees, and an improved general demand at a 
somewhat advanced price. We consider the outlook quite 
bright for the future, if nurserymen generally will be con¬ 
servative in their planting. In our opinion, the present in¬ 
creased demand for stock does not warrant excessive plant¬ 
ings. For several years past we have all suffered on account 
of the very large surplus of stock ; and the problem before 
us is to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.” 
Baltimore, Oct. u. —The Franklin Davis Nursery Co.: 
“ We are at the commencement of a very busy season, and 
from the amount of orders booked and inquiries received 
daily for nursery stock, we feel that business will be better 
than for many years, both for fall 1899 and spring 1900. 
“ Prices on fruit trees have very materially advanced, and 
we believe these will be even higher by spring. As we have 
had so many years of low prices we feel very much encour¬ 
aged for the future.” 
NEBRASKA AND COLORADO. 
Geneva, Nf.b., Oct. 16. —Youngers & Co.: “When we 
commenced packing this fall we had more goods sold for fall 
shipment than in any previous season in the history of our 
business. We are not certain that we have sold more trees, 
but the orders foot up more dollars and cents. The increase 
in price does not seem to have materially affected the quantity 
of goods sold. 
“The outlook for spring of 1900 is very good at present. 
We have more orders already booKed than usual at this season 
of the year. We anticipate that stock of all sorts will be 
well cleaned up in the West unless it is peach trees. There is 
a general shortage on No. 1 apples, cherries of all grades, and 
American plums 
“ The outlook for the apple seedling business is exceedingly 
good. While the stocks are a little short, prices are ruling 
higher than common. Taking it on the whole, the western 
nurseryman has nothing to complain of ; satisfactory business 
and satisfactory prices.” 
Greeley, Col., Oct. 17—The Greeley Nurseries: “Our 
sales for fall delivery are several thousand dollars in excess of 
our last fall’s business, prices are good, and we believe that 
collections will be better than last year. But as yet we can¬ 
not tell fully, as we have not yet got any returns from the de¬ 
liveries of this fall. The prospects for spring of 1900 are 
very good, and we believe will be much better than last 
spring, as we have already twice as much business booked for 
spring delivery as we had last year at this time. In a general 
way we see every indication of the nursery business improv¬ 
ing over the past few years.” 
IN KANSAS. 
Ottawa, Kans., Oct. 13—Brewer & Stannard : “Our 
wholesale trade for fall shipment has been the same as a year 
ago, while our retail trade has not been quite as strong. We 
have, however, a great deal more booked for spring delivery 
than we have had before in the history of our business. On 
account of the dry weather stock has not made its usual 
growth. The outlook for trade is very encouraging, and we 
believe everything in the West will be exhausted before the 
spring trade is over.” 
Topeka, Kans., Oct. 12.—F. W. Watson & Co. : “Trade 
is immense—far beyond expectations. We had expected 
rather a quiet fall packing season, owing to the havoc the 
hard winter played with stock planted in fall of ’98, but the 
western nurserymen have no complaint, except that they have 
not enough trees to fill the orders with. As to prices, apple 
are going skyward, cherry well up in the clouds, Kieffer pear 
near the stars, and apple seedlings—and in fact all fruit tree 
stock about out of sight. Whether caused by general pros¬ 
perity, octopus, tariff, or gold standard, makes but little differ¬ 
ence ; prices of nursery stock have come back to a paying 
basis.” 
North Topeka, Kans., Oct. 18.—Peters & Skinner : “As 
a rule, we have but little fall trade in this part of the 
country, but the demand for stock this fall is good, and some 
lines are getting scarce already. Spring trade bids fair to be 
lively, and stock will be cleaned up closer than it has been 
for some years.” 
Sedgwick, Kans., Oct. 13.—The Sedgwick Nursery Co. : 
Our sales are fully up to the average, and prices some better 
than they have been heretofore.” 
IN CANADA. 
Toronto, Oct. 11.—Stone & Wellington : “ Our fall sales 
are fully 40 per cent, in advance of last year, and the entire 
season’s business has been done at old-time prices, which 
means a very satisfactory turn-over. 
“The outlook for spring is most promising—the best for 
years—and we believe we are safe in predicting an increase 
for the coming season of at least 50 per cent., and we believe 
in so stating that we are keeping on the conservative side.” 
_jfrom Dartous points. 
It is reported that Louisiana parties are preparing to invest $ 80,000 
in a nursery in Madison county, Georgia. 
J. T. Thompson, originator of the Columbia raspberry, says that 
since that fruit was introduced in 1894 , he has sold 458,000 plants. 
Over 1,000 nurserymen, seedsmen and fruit growers in Germany 
have petitioned the government for a protective tariff against Ameri¬ 
can horticultural productions. 
G. B. Brackett, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., is 
receiving very many photographs illustrating nursery processes, for 
exhibition at the Paris Exposition. 
The U. S. Department of Agriculture has issued a bulletin by Dr. 
Charles U. Shepard on tea culture in South Carolina. It has been 
proven that tea may be grown in the warmer portions of the United 
States. 
The dutiable imports of plants, shrubs and vines amounted to 
$ 111,546 in August, 1899 , and $ 347,938 during the ten months’ period 
of 1899 . There were imported in August, 1898 , $ 94 , 245 . and during 
the eight months of 1898 , $ 119,080 worth. 
Professor Van Deman says that the greenish yellow apple splashed 
with pale red, known as Grosh or Western Beauty, and in Pennsyl¬ 
vania as English Rambo, should be called the Grosh. The apple is 
worthy of general cultivation. It is sometimes called Big Rambo, 
Ohio Beauty and Musgrove. 
An interesting feature of the display of the Michigan state fair was 
a peck of Northern Spy apples taken from a tree that had been 
sprayed, and another peck from a tree that was left unsprayed, which 
showed to a marked degree the effect of spraying, as in one case it 
was impossible to find an imperfect apple, while few of those that 
were not sprayed were free from blemishes. 
In France, Germany, Belgium, and some other European countries 
it is the practice to plant fruit trees along the public roads. The local 
governments plant the trees and cultivate them as a source of revenue, 
and it is said that in Belgium there are three-quarters of a million road¬ 
side fruit trees, which in one year produced $2,000,000 worth of 
fruit. The walnut, chestnut, cherry, plum, and apple are the fav¬ 
orite trees for roadside planting. 
