THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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NURSERY METHODS . 
The Subject of a Horticultural Society Meeting—Arguments In 
Favor of the Tree Agent — A. D. Barnes Suggests a Protec¬ 
tive Association for Wisconsin Nurserymen—Suggestion 
That Nurseries Be Located Near the Highway. 
The nurserymen came in for more than the usual share of 
attention at the recent meeting of the Wisconsin Horticultural 
Society meeting. The first session was devoted to the nur¬ 
sery business. In a discussion of “The Best Plan to Conduct 
a Correct Nursery Business,” F. C. Edwards, of Fort Atkin¬ 
son, said : 
The location of a nursery should be near a city of one or more rail¬ 
roads. The soils should be clay and sandy, upland and lowland, as 
nature speaks very plainly on this matter in growing nicely-rooted, 
healthy, upright nursery stock, naturally adapted to each of these 
soils and locations. The best plan is to raise all the goods possible to 
meet the demand of customers, but in a large business it is impossible 
to produce all that is sold ; therefore exchange of stock with other 
nurseries becomes necessary. Be careful not to exchange with ques¬ 
tionable nurserymen, as occasionally men are found who act upon the 
plan “get orders honestly, if you can, but get orders.” A good 
grower of nursery stock is not necessarily a good salesman. There 
was a time when the merchant went to the city to buy his goods; now 
the city comes to the merchant through its representatives ; so the 
nurserymen, if they want to reach the people of the state, must go and 
see them personally each year with samples of their goods. 
A. D. Appletree Barnes, of Waupaca, read a paper on 
“Suggestions to Wisconsin Nurserymen.” He complained 
that the nurserymen of Wisconsin were not getting their full 
share of patronage from the people of the state, and advocated 
the organization of a protective association, which should 
guard against the distribution of wholesale catalogues and 
price-lists by outside dealers to local planters. Through the 
agency of this organization the catalogues of all Wisconsin’s 
nurserymen should be massed into one monthly publication, 
through which practical information 'could be conveyed to 
planters, and in which the tricks and frauds of the dishonest 
tree agents and hawkers might be exposed. 
“What Can We Do to make Our Plants Live, Grow and 
Bear Fruit?” was discussed by A. L. Hatch, of Sturgeon 
Bay. He said that the essential requirements are : Selection 
of right varieties ; planting upon proper sites ; proper supply 
of nourishment ; training (by means of pruning) to produce 
desired results ; adequate protection. There is a natural 
tendency to overestimate the comparative value of new varie¬ 
ties and their hardiness. In selecting the proper site, there 
should be taken into consideration, not only soil, but subsoil 
and availability of both to the roots of trees ; also air drain¬ 
age, frosts, winds and sunheat. 
“Shall the Nurseryman Buy Stock to Fill Orders from 
Eastern and Southern growers ? ” was emphatically answered 
in the negative by L. G. Kellogg of Fort Atkinson. He ad¬ 
mitted that plum and cherry stock might be successfully 
grown on soil not corresponding to that in which it was propa¬ 
gated ; but for other fruits, especially apples, the essential of 
success is in having nursery stock from soil and climate simi¬ 
lar to that in which it is to have its life and productiveness. 
Secretary A. J. Philips suggested, as a means of educating 
the people, that nurseries should be located so as to be favor¬ 
ably seen from the highway. For example the trial orchard 
in Marathon county was laughed at by farmers when the trees 
were being set out. But the trees have grown very fast, and 
now those who were most skeptical are inquiring where they 
can get trees of those varieties. 
William 1 oole, of Baraboo, reminded the association that 
the fact that a tree is grown in Wisconsin does not sanctify it, 
by any means. Poor stuff has been distributed by Wisconsin 
growers, often no doubt unintentionally, and some people 
have had better success with eastern trees. There should be 
more education among producers of western stock, as well as 
among the purchasers of it. 
Mr. Converse of Fort Atkinson believed the tree man had 
been a godsend to Wisconsin. Every good tree or plant sold 
helps the sale of more stock. 1 he thing needed is legislative 
piotection similar to the insurance laws of Wisconsin, which 
shall register and license every nursery doing business in the 
state. 
SCALE SCARE IN GEORGIA. 
The Fort Valley, Georgia, Leader, publishes an article 
regarding the San Jose scale in which it says: 
It is said that about Waycross, Tifton, Cutkbert and places even 
nearer to Fort Valley, the scale has become so numerous as greatly to 
discourage all further interest in orchards. In the Fort Valley section 
the scale has not yet established itself. The Fort Valley Fruit 
Growers’ Association was formed; assessments have been called; a 
deputy inspector, Mr. G. E. Jones, a competent man. has been em¬ 
ployed, and is already actively engaged in examining the orchards, 
nurseries and flower gardens of this section. 
Hmong (Browers anb ^Dealers. 
Hooker, Wyman & Co. are successors to C. M. Hooker & Sons, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Stephen Hoyt’s Sons, New Canaan, Conn., have received a shipment 
of 74,830 stocks from France. 
Frederick W. Kelsey, New York, was awarded two orders this spring 
aggregating 40,000 trees and shrubs. 
The Texas Nursery and Floral Company has been incorporated at 
Sherman, Tex., with a capital of $10,000 by E. W. Kirkpatrick, H. C. 
Rollison and C. C. Mahen. 
Richard W. Kennedy, Dansville, N. Y., has made a general assign¬ 
ment to James H. Baker, for the benefit of creditors. The liabilities 
are reported to be between $6,000 and $7,000. 
The Albaugh Nursery and Orchard Company, Phoneton, O., in¬ 
cludes: president, N. H. Albaugh; vice-president, F. G. Withoft ; 
secretary, C. L. Albaugh ; treasurer, Eugene J. Barney. 
Fire in the shipping warehouse of the Pleasant Valley Nurseries, 
Arthur J. Collins, proprietor, Moorestown, N. J., on April 6th, caused 
damage to the amount of $15,000 ; insurance on buildings, $10,000. 
The Jackson & Perkins Co. of Newark, N. V., have just received an 
order for several thousand dollars’ worth of stock from the Pan-Ameri¬ 
can Exposition, having been the lowest bidders for the list out of a 
large number of contestants. 
The Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, O., is officered as follows : 
President, J. J. Harrison ; vice president and general manager, W. G. 
Storrs ; treasurer and superintendent of greenhouses, Robert George ; 
assistant general manager, W. P. Storrs ; secretary, J. II. Dayton ; 
assistant treasurer, W. C. Harrison. 
The Newport Nursery Co., Ltd., Newport, N. S., has been incorpor¬ 
ated. The provisional directors of the company are John Keith, Esq., 
banker, and A. P. Shand, manufacturer, both of Windsor, and J. J. 
Salter, nurseryman, Newport. The principal place of business is at 
Stanley, Hants county, where the company owns 172 acres of nursery 
grounds. 
