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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
Hn BursetY IRows. 
Peach Budding —If in limbs of trees or strong stocks, says Samue- 1 
Miller, Bluffton, Mo., I prefer tbe triplet buds, taken from bearing 
trees if to be bad. The middle one makes the shoot, the outside ones 
being the blossom buds. In small stocks, I prefer buds from small 
budded trees of the same year’s growth, as all these may be depended 
upon, none, or at least seldom a blossom bud among them. If you 
take single buds from bearing trees you may have a blossom bud and 
nothing else. 
Result of Subsitution. —The reader who wisely determines to 
learn how to grow trees himself, and make sure of having the varieties 
desired, and of full success in transplanting, says an exchange, must 
see to it that the stocks he wishes to bud are in a thrifty growing state, 
while the buds themselves should be firm, plump and browned with 
full ripeness—such as may be found in August on the sunny side of a 
healthy tree fully exposed to light, with the terminal bud as fully de¬ 
veloped and ripe as any. 
Seedless Japanese Oranges —A. D. Hawks, Sierre Madre, Cal. 
says Californians are growing too many Washington Navel oranges', 
that 2 , 000,000 of the 3 , 750,000 trees of this variety are bearing and the 
fruit must be marketed within eighty days. He says the Oonshu’ 
orange trees of Japan, the hardiest of the citrus family, are being im 
ported by B. B. Barney of Riverside. These nurseries are in a scale 
less region, says Mr. Hawks, trees are all guaranteed true to name, 
budded on the hardy citrus Trifoliata, which has a life of one hundred 
years or more, and it is significant that at this, the first home of the 
Washington Navel, they are finding ready sale among the most intelli¬ 
gent Riverside horticulturists. I have two acres of them at Sierra 
Madre and no ax to grind, no trees to sell. But, I think that 3,000 
acres of them in Southern California would command for the fruit 
fancy prices in the early markets of our country. 
Layering Raspberries— We begin layering the. early varieties of 
black caps in-the latter part of August and finish up with the late ones 
along about the 25 th of September, says Charles C. Nash, of Michigan 
in American Gardening. Last year we commenced layering Conratli, 
Eureka, and Kansas varieties on August 19 . Those which are layered 
in good season seem to give the best satisfaction. If I had plenty of 
time I should prefer to layer most varieties as soon as of a creamish to 
snakey appearance at the tip. Many nurserymen object to layering 
very early for the reason of the laterals growing so vigorously and be¬ 
coming so brittle that they break part way off but we have not been 
bothered with them to be worth while speaking of. Those like the 
Gregg seem to do this more than some other varieties. For propagat¬ 
ing tip plants I would select a sandy loam which was well drained 
naturally and of not too leachy a subsoil. This kind of sdil permits of 
easy layering, and, being well drained, the plants can be dug very 
early in the spring. By layering only single layers, strong, heavy tips 
can be raised, but if a larger amount of plants is desired instead of 
size, the terminal bud of each single lateral can be nipped in, and 
layered two or three weeks later. Often a person can grow from two 
to three times as many plants by this method, but it is only useful to 
get a large number of plants from some new varieties of which there 
are only a limited number of hills to propagate from. 
©bituar\>. 
Isidor Bush, head of the firm of Bush, Son and Meissner, 
grape growers, Bushberg, Mo., died August 5th, aged 76 years. 
He wrote a work on grape culture which reached four editions, 
and was translated into five different languages. He was also 
prompt, if not the first, to seize the opportunity, resulting from 
the ravages of the phylloxera in Europe, of shipping large 
quantities of immune grape cuttings and plants of our American 
varieties. His firm was also among the earliest to propagate 
the grape from single eyes under glass in large quantities. 
THE DIKEMAN CHERRY. 
The frontispiece of this issue presents an excellent view of 
the latest ripening sweet cherry known. Its introducer is the 
well-known nurseryman and horticulturist, S. D. Willard, 
Geneva, N. Y. 
This cherry is black, of the Bigarreau type. The flesh is 
firm making it an excellent shipper. It is unexcelled as a 
producer. The original tree is said to have produced from 
ten to twelve bushels of fruit the past season. The fruit was 
on exhibition at the state fair in 1897, attracting the attention 
and admiration of all. At the coming state fair fruit from the 
original tree will be exhibited. 
Following are expert opinions on this most promising fruit : 
REDFIELD & SON, Importers and Wholesale Dealers in Florida, 
California, West India and Mexican Products, 141 Dock St. 
Commission Merchants in Fruit and Produce. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 3 , 1897 . 
S. D. Willard. 
Dear Sir: —The small sample of cherries you sent us about two 
weeks ago is still here in the same box and has been on our desk with¬ 
out further protection. We have only thrown away three out of the 
lot and they only part rotten and we think come from a bruise. No 
doubt but this information will be of value to you. 
Yours truly, [Signed] - Redfield & Son. 
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Division of Pomology, 
Washington, D. C., July 27th, 1897. 
Mr. S. D. Willard , Geneva, N. Y. 
Dear Sir :—Yours of the 17 th inst., accompanied by specimens of 
the Dikeman Cherry addressed to Prof. Heiges, the former Pomologist 
of this department, was duly received. The specimens, although evi¬ 
dently picked before fully mature, indicate that the variety is of good 
color and quality, and firm enough to be a good shipper. I judge that 
these specimens should have remained upon the tree at least a week 
longer to have reached full maturity. I do not know of any Bigarreau 
so late as this that combines as many promising features. 
Thanking you for the specimens sent and trusting to hear from you 
whenever we can be of any service, I remain, 
Very truly, [Signed] Wm. A. Taylor, 
Acting Pomologist. 
New York, July 22d, 1897. 
Mr. S. D. Willard. 
Dear Sir :—Your letter at hand, also the box of cherries. We have 
examined them very closely and would have answered your letter be¬ 
fore but have waited to see how the Dikeman keeps in the open air. 
The cherries have now been on my desk two days and there is not a 
speck on any one of them, and it is five days since the cherries were 
picked. 
It seems to me that this is the firmest cherry I have ever seen at this 
time of the year. It comes at a time when sweet cherries are very 
scarce. Californias are through and also all other sweet cherries from 
the Hudson river and from the West, hence it has no cherry to compete 
with, which means a good price. This cherry compares most favor¬ 
ably with the Californias which are noted for their keeping qualities. 
Without any exaggeration, it is the best cherry we have ever seen 
grown in this section of the United States. We wish you every suc¬ 
cess in introducing it to the growers. If the cherry possesses no other 
merit its shipping and keeping qualities should make it a favorite 
among growers; it not only has these qualities but contains all the 
other qualities of a fine cherry, in its color, sweetness, size, etc. 
[Signed] G. M. Snyder & Co., 
No. 207 Duane St. 
Many other opinions of similar import have been received. 
Mr. Willard is prepared to furnish trees of the Dikeman.- 
