The National Nurseryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK. 
Copyright, 1900, by the National Nurseryman Publishing Co. 
1 he crossing of plants should be looked upon as a means or starting point, not as an end ."— Bailey. 
Vol. VIII. ROCHESTER, N. Y„ NOVEMBER. 1900. No. 10. 
PROSPECTS //V THE EAST. 
Fall Trade One-Third Heavier Than Last Year at Brldgevllle, Del. 
—lachson Perkins Co. Note with Satisfaction Tendency 
to Postpone Planting of Orchards Until Spring— W. T. 
Hood Will Have Large Stock for Next Season. 
Newark, Wayne County, N. Y., October 15.—Jackson & 
Perkins Co.: “We think that our shipments this fall are run¬ 
ning somewhat behind last year, though our general sales for 
the year have been fully up or a trifle ahead of last year. 
There seems to be a tendency to use less stock for fall delivery 
than for spring, and we think it very commendable, for we 
have always thought it decidedly injurious to dig up and ship 
stock so early in the fall, as is required by most of the retail 
nurserymen for their fall digging. 
“Our total sales for the year, as we said, have run a trifle 
ahead of last year, which was an exceedingly good season, but 
the proportion that we have shipped out for this fall is a little 
less than usual.” 
Bridgeville, Del., October 17 . —Myer & Son: “We are 
much pleased with our fall trade. It is one-third heavier 
than at the same time last season, and prices are luling about 
the same. There has been an increase in the line of peaches 
and apples, but the low price of Keiffer pears, we think, will 
have a tendency to lessen the demand for Keiffer stock. In 
fact, we feel it already, as many of our customers who in¬ 
tended planting largely, have declined to plant at all. 
“There is a scarcity of strawberry plants, owing to the dry 
weather in many sections of the country, and prices are likely 
to be stiffer on this line than for many years next spring.” 
Richmond, Va., October 10.—W. T. Hood & Co.: “As 
we had a bad season last season, and our losses in planting 
were very heavy, we did not make the effort to make as large 
sale as last season, but our sales will not fall short more than 
$5000 of last shipment of agents’ sales. 
“As it has been a very dry summer and fall, we have been 
late with finishing up our budding, and we will be later in 
starting to fill orders. We will have a large stock for next 
season, and expect to try to push sales. 
“ We are building a brick office at the nursery—22 x 36 feet 
— three stories high, including cellar basement, and hope to 
get moved soon after our fall season. 
“Our office and packing ground are one and one-half miles 
from city limits, on electric line. While we have not had 
much stock to buy for our shorts, we find that some things 
are very scarce, especially early apples, cherry, and dwarf 
pears.” 
Elizabeth, N. J., October 23.—Hiram T. Jones: “Sales 
this fall have not been as large as I anticipated, due largely 
to the fact that we had no frost until the evening of the 17th, 
as well as the depression which invariably accompanies our 
presidential elections. 
“The local sales, however, have only just commenced to 
come in, and indications are that, before the ground freezes, 
we shall have a satisfactory season.” 
Berlin, Md., October 23.—J. G. Harrison & Sons : “The 
prospect for fall trade is very encouraging, still it is early 
here yet to say definitely what it will be. We have quite a 
good stock of Kieffer pear, apple, and peach, and the demand 
for this stock is all that we should expect at such an early 
date. We are just starting our tree digger to-day. and will be 
filling orders from now until December 20th. 
“Our stock this season is larger than usual, and has made 
better growth than we have had for many years previous, tak- 
it as a whole, having had an excellent growing season. 
“Our block of peach ready for sale, which is the product 
from about one million buds of last season, and June buds 
this year of about a half million ; about one hundred thousand 
Kieffer pear trees, and more than that quantity of apple (two- 
year), and half million apple planted in the spring, and two 
million of peach seedlings, thirty acres in asparagus roots, and 
sixty acres in strawberry plants, have kept us quite busy in 
cultivation, and we expect all stock to be cleaned up at a 
good paying price.” 
IN CANADA. 
Toronto, October 24. —Stone & Wellington: “Our fall 
delivery is up to previous seasons—in fact, a little better. 
Certainly prices have improved, and, while we do not think 
there wiU be the demand for stock there was last season, on 
account of low prices for apples, still there is every reason to 
expect a fair business. 
“ We are now in the midst of our fall delivery. Collections 
seem to be good, and everything is running very smoothly in¬ 
deed. 
BRITISH FRUIT EXHIBIT. 
Regarding the year’s results in England the Gardener’s 
Magazine under date of September 29th says : 
The exhibition of British grown fruit that is being held under the 
auspices of the Royal Horticultural Society at the Crystal Palace^ 
Sydenham, is in every way a brilliant success, and affords one more proof 
of the capabilities of Great Britain as a fruit growing country. The 
immense area of the north nave is wholly occupied, and the fruit 
staged in competition and otherwise is remarkable for its high quality 
Collections of desert fruits far surpass in number and merit those ex. 
hibited for some years past. Stone fruits are considerably above ihe 
average, both in quantity and quality. Grapes evince a marked ad. 
vance upon those staged at the corresponding exhibitions of the past 
ew years, and the products of market gardens are decidedly superior, 
although somewhat short of what they should be. Of apples and pears 
t,here are immense quantities, and the quality is exceptionally good, 
