THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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Frederick W. Kelsey, of New York, views with alarm the 
question of expansion of American territory and gives his 
views in the New York Tribune. 
The San Jose scale inspectors of New York state are : 
Charles Young, Ellenvilte ; Harris P. Gould, Ithaca ; George 
Gray Atwood, Geneva ; H. C. Peck, Brighton. 
Affleck Bros., Columbus, O., have added the five houses of 
the George W. Campbell estate at Delaware to their new 
establishment in Columbus, O., says the American Florist- 
The Campbell homestead is to be used as an art hall by the 
Ohio Wesleyan University. 
The Western New York Horticultural Society, as usual, 
captured the prize of $200 for the largest and best display of 
fruit at the New York State Fair. William C. Barry, of the 
firm of Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester. N. Y., is president of 
the society. The exhibit included 100 varieties of apples, 
90 of pears, 50 of plums and 50 of grapes. 
Cornelius Vanderbilt will bear the expense of an expedition 
to start next month to study the flora of Puerto Rico. A. A. 
Heller, an experienced collector, will conduct the expedition 
which is the plan of Dr. Nathaniel Lord Britton, one of the 
authors of that monumental work “The Illustrated Flora of 
the Northern United States,” recently published by Charles 
Scribner’s Sons. 
An account of the trouble over the application of the New 
York State scale law in this issue indicates that the whole¬ 
salers are wholly in sympathy with the dealers. As an indica¬ 
tion of the efforts to secure certificates for the dealers the 
communications to the state department are given. The 
subject is important from several points of view. The com¬ 
missioner of agriculture finally decided that certificates can 
only be issued on nursery stock in nursery rows. Accordingly 
dealers secured title to growing nursery stock and received 
certificates. 
“Fighting Joe Wheeler” lives near Huntsville, Alabama. 
He has represented that district in congress for the past nine¬ 
teen years. Camp Wheeler, named in his honor, is located at 
Huntsville. Eight regiments are encamped there. The field 
to the right in picture number three of frontispiece of this 
issue is occupied by the 69th New York Infantry and the 5th 
Regular Cavalry. By the way, we understand they are going 
to send “ Little Joe” back to congress this year by a unani¬ 
mous vote. Democrats, Republicans, Populists, all feel it is an 
honor to be able to vote for such a man. 
©bituar\>. 
John Tinker, Clinton, Wis., died August 14th. 
J. W. Smith, Hooksburg, O., died last month. Charles 
Coburn is administator of the estate. 
Philip Pfeiffer, of Sedalia, Mo., died August 28. He was 
born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1835. 
Hit Common Council. 
Editor National Nurseryman : 
I send you in this mail a few blackberry twigs with fruit on 
them, in a small box. The bush came up in a garden where 
blackberry bushes were never known to have been planted, a 
number of years ago. The owner took care of it and it has 
developed into quite a curiosity from a blackberry standpoint. 
The fruit commences to ripen about the first of July and they 
are coming until frost kills them in the late fall. The fruit is 
first-class from first to last. Will you kindly ask some sub¬ 
scriber if he knows of such a berry ? 
Chestertown, Md., Sept. 20, 1898. H. L. Boyd. 
HARRISONS’ IMPROVEMENTS. 
Editor National Nurseryman : 
The demand for peach trees is promising—for spring deliv¬ 
ery in the wholesale trade already a number of larger orders 
for spring, and the price of peach will go higher sure before 
January 1st as there is not a sufficient quantity in the country 
to supply the demand. For strictly first-class well-grown 
stock in favorite localities peach will go fast, and now that we 
fumigate all trees one is taking no risk of any insects. 
We are now building two fumigating houses under the in¬ 
structions of our entomologist, Professor W. G. Johnson, 
14 x 16 feet each and propose to use a low down wagon and 
drive in without unloading, and fumigate ; also, a packing 
house and office attached, 35 feet by 100 long, with a siding 
from the railroad, so our trees can be handled from fumigat¬ 
ing house to the car with less handling which keeps the tree 
from being bruised, and saves expense. 
Berlin, Md., September 22d. J. G. Harrison &: Sons. 
Un IRurset^ IRows. 
Pruning Wounds —Professor F. W. Card, of Nebraska, has found 
by experiment that common lead paint is the best application for 
wounds caused by pruning; grafting wax is more healing but does 
not last as long as the paint. 
Watering Trees at Transplanting— Meehan’s Monthly reports 
a case whese trees recently set in orchard were adversely affected by a 
dry summer. It was not convenient to water them, but there was a 
vigorous pounding of the earth about the roots with a heavy paving 
rammer. The earth being very dry was reduced to powder by this 
process and moisture was drawn upwards by capillary attraction. In 
two days the trees had.revived. 
Gasoline Blast for Scale— Among other remedies for killing 
scale insects, noted in a Michigan Agricultural College bulletin, is the 
gasoline blast. This appears to be a torch such as is used by plumbers. 
It burns gasoline and throws a broad sheet of flame directly on the 
tree. The plan is to pass this flame quickly over the body of tbe tree 
that is coated with scales. When used properly, it is said to kill the 
scale, and not seriously to injure the tree. ■ 
Tennessee Natural Peach Seeds —Replying to a correspondent 
Professor H. E. Van Deman says that Tennessee natural peach seeds 
are seeds from seedling trees grown by the less progressive growers of 
the mountain regions of Tennessee and adjacent sections. These seeds 
are usually very vigorous and healthy and are likely to produce 
vigorous seedlings because that region is very suitable to the peach. 
The fruit has been improved in size and quality to the detriment of 
the constitution of the tree and the vitality of the seeds. This is the 
chief argument in favor of the Tennessee natural peach seeds. 
