THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
ADVOCATING FUMIGATION. 
For the purpose of keeping nurserymen informed of current 
opinion, we reproduce the following from the Rural New 
Yorker of January 20th : 
The time has come for nurserymen and tree planters to face the 
question of fumigating nursery stock. The San Jose scale has been 
widely scattered. It is in many nurseries. We do not believe in trying 
to frighten fruitgrowers unnecessarily, but we do believe in facing the 
matter like grown-up men, and looking the danger fairly in the face. 
If a boy came into our orchard aud cut down trees with an ax, we 
would not stand still and say there was no danger. We would go 
wheie that boy came from and see to it that moral suasion, shingle or 
jail kept him away from that orchard in the future. The San Jose 
scale is more dangerous than the boy, and more easily kept at home. 
There is no question of hydrocyanic gas as a fumigator. We think nur¬ 
serymen will make a mistake if they attempt to oppose a law compell¬ 
ing such fumigation at the nursery. It will cause them some trouble 
and expense, it is true, but in the end they will gain business by doing 
it. That has been the story in Maryland, where fumigation is compul. 
sory. We think it would be better for nurserymen to recognize the 
justice and value of such fumigation, rather than to wait until they 
are forced to practice it. 
And the American Agriculturist says, under date of Febru¬ 
ary 17 th : 
Fumigating stock by hydrocyanic gas is the only way to insure its 
being free from San Jose scale and the other insect pests. In some 
states the laws require it, while in others nurserymen are taking it up 
voluntarily as a matter of business. One large New York nursery firm 
in sending out their catalogue say: “ With the most careful investiga¬ 
tion we have never been able to discover a trace of San Jose scale on 
our giounds, but as a double protection to our customers we have con 
eluded to fumigate all stock you buy of us.” Fruit growers should 
insist, as a matter of self-protection, that all stock which they plant be 
fumigated. 
At the annual meeting of the Eastern New York Horticul¬ 
tural Society the subject of the San Jose scale was brought up 
and an active discussion was indulged regarding the necessity 
of fumigation of nursery stock before planting. Hearty sup¬ 
port was promised to the measure now before the legislature 
amending the agricultural law to require such fumigation. 
Stephen Hoyt, New Canaan, Conn., vigorously opposed the 
measure. 
EXPORTS OF NURSERY STOCK. 
A bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, just issued 
shows in detail the distribution of agricultural exports of the 
United States during the five years from 1894 to 1898 inclusive 
Under the head of nursery stock are the following figures : 
Canada.jj 
Great Britain. 
Germany. 
Mexico. 
British West Indies 
Cuba. 
British Africa. 
Belgium. 
France. 
Netherlands. 
Colombia.... 
894 
i8 95 
1896 
1897 
5,59° 
$ 85,126 $ 85/82 
^4 
K> 
^4 
OO 
4,605 
9,765 
12,712 
29,070 
4,859 
22,251 
10,463 
8,219 
6,489 
5,267 
7,686 
5,866 
2,8 14 
426 
1,148 
5,° 6 3 
i,7*7 
2,073 
45° 
250 
B95° 
38 r 
407 
272 
220 
817 
21 r 
252 
20 
1 33 
220 
328 
60 
83 
566 
1,069 
68 
26 
*°7 
28 
Co., 
Rochester 
, N. Y.. 
Feb. 19, 
$ 36,862 
19,712 
10 , 07 1 
5.419 
5.419 
701 
396 
1,250 
1,168 
jus 0 
2,340 
Enclosed find our check for $ 1 , to renew our subscription to your 
journal. We could not keep house without it.” 
I 
Hmonq (Browers anb Bealers. 
J. F. Maxey, Pomona, Kan., is no longer in the nursery business. 
VV. W. Farnsworth, Waterville, O., lias discontinued the nursery 
business. 
O. A. E. Baldwin, Bridgman, Mich., has purchased the nursery 
interests of R. J. Stahelin of that place. 
R. Storer, Westminister, Md., has retired from the nursery business 
He is succeeded by his son, George E. Storer. 
E. G. Mendenhall, Kinmundy, Ill., has been elected, for the tenth 
time, secretary and treasurer of the Horticultural Society of Southern 
Illinois. 
The W E. Jones Company, of Lincoln, Ill., will open a branch at 
rayette, la. At first a warehouse will be maintained, but next year a 
nursery will be planted. 
C. W Gurney presided at the annual meeting of the South Dakota 
Horticultural Society, at Parker, January 16-18, and read a paper on 
the propagation of small fruits. 
Professor \ an Deman has suggested the name Freedom for the tree- 
dried cherry to which we referred in the February issue. The seedling 
originated near East Freedom, Pa., and is being tested by the Blair Co 
Nursery Co. 
E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, Minn., writes : “ Girdling fruit trees to 
produce early bearing, test hardiness and bridge over the off year is 
woiking like a charm. It seems too bad to have its benefits lost to the 
world by reason of unbelief.” 
C. G-. Patten, Charles City, la., would save seed of Whitney and 
Briar bweet to raise seedlings, and use a piece of root two and one-half 
inches long, and scions six to seven inches long. Prof. Craig, Ames, 
la., favors short roots and long scions to overcome root-killing.' 
The creditors of the Hoover & Gaines Company have recently re¬ 
ceived final dividend in full payment of their claims with interest to 
date. They very freely express their high appreciation of the efficient 
and businesslike management of the affairs of this company by its 
receiver, J. W. McNary. 
S. D. Willard, Geneva, N. Y., declares that Ellwanger & Barry. 
Rochester, N. Y., should have the credit of introducing the Windsor 
cherry. As a sweet cherry there is none that equals it, says Mr. 
Willard. It is hard, large, dark-colored and free from cracking and rot, 
vigorous and resistant to disease. 
In the suit brought by the Shady Hill Nursery Company, of Boston, 
against Helena B. Wainwright, of Hartford, to recover $145 for shrubs 
alleged to have been sold to Mrs. Wainwright on contract, judgment 
has been rendered for the defendant. Mrs. Wainwright claimed that 
she signed hex name and address to a paper because the agent repre¬ 
sented that he simply wanted her name and address, and being unused 
to business methods was not aware that she was signing a contract and 
the court sustained her plea. 
THE SNOWLESS WINTER. 
Prof. J. L. Budd, Ames, Iowa, says: “We have three 
letters asking if the snowless winter and warm weather of Jan¬ 
uary followed by freezing will not again kill the roots of fruit 
trees. Prof. E. S. Goff, of Wisconsin reports nursery injury 
at this time and says : ‘ The snowless winter is likely to prove 
disastrous to nurseries and young orchards.’ If this proves 
true it will give an impetus to the good work of providing 
cover crops for nurseries and orchards.” 
A WELCOME MONTHLY VISITOR. 
The Pennock Nursery & Seed Co., Fort Collins, Col., Feb’y 
20,1900. “ Enclosed please find $1.00 in renewal of our subscription 
to your journal, and in response to your notice of same. The Nur 
seryman is a very welcome monthly visitor.” 
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