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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
NEW JERSEY. Hmong (Srowevs anb Dealers. 
State Horticulturists Condemn the 
Free Distribution of Seed- 
Damage BY San Jose Scale. 
The twenty-second annual meeting of the New Jersey 
Horticultural Society was held at Trenton on January 6-7. 
Secretary Henry I. Budd, of Mt. Holly, in his report referred 
to the fact of the great destruction of various fruit trees in the 
past summer. The California scale had been particularly 
destructive, despite all the efforts to eliminate it. 
I. W. Nicholson read the report of the legislative commit¬ 
tee, and referred to the appearance of the committee before 
the legislature last year to secure the appropriation for the 
destruction of the San Jose scale. 
David Baird, of Manalapan, introduced a resolution declar¬ 
ing that seed distributed by congress is a waste of money, as the 
seed is not demanded by the people, and in most cases is not 
planted ; also that a copy of the resolution, under the seal of 
the society, be transmitted to the New Jersey representatives. 
S. S. De Cou, of Ewing, said that a great deal of good had 
been done by the distribution. He himself had been helped 
by seeds furnished by the government. L. J. Farmer, of 
Pulaski, N. Y., said that the theory of distribution was wrong. 
The government might as well distribute fruit trees. The 
resolution was adopted by a two-thirds vote. 
Ira J. Blackwell, Titusville, reviewed the history of fruit 
growing in New Jersey. He advocates spraying of all fruit 
trees. 
J. W. Kerr, Denton, Mo., read a paper on ‘‘ Plums and 
Their Improvement.” He said the bright colored natives are 
the best sellers. Inferior plums, but good looking, generally 
sell better than superior plums not so handsome. Plums can 
be planted wherever peaches will grow, and will bear double 
the number of crops that the peaches will bear in a period of 
twenty years. 
State Entomologist John B. Smith read a paper on “Insect 
Depredations of the Past Year.” The San Jose scale has 
aroused great attention in the East, and it has done wide¬ 
spread damage. Some persons say they have successfully 
exterminated it with spraying kerosene, but the speaker was 
not prepared to advise its use. He suggested that the state 
ought to compel a certificate to be given with the sale of trees 
coming into the state, to show their freedom from scale. The 
borer has done great damage. The season of 1896 was not 
marked by any new pest of importance. The San Jose scale 
had appeared during the year in new localities in Passaic, 
Hudson and Monmouth counties. 
W. A. Manda, of South Orange, read a paper on ornamental 
flowers, Charles A. Green, Rochester, N. Y., discussed helps 
and hinderances to fruit culture, J. S. Farmer, Pulaski, N. Y., 
strawberry culture, and Samuel A. Miller, Deckertown, N. J., 
peach growing. Professor Voorheesof the New York Experi¬ 
ment Station said statistics left in doubt the question as to 
whether it paid to grow apples in New Jersey. 
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Flemer & Felmly’s address is now Springfield, N. J. 
Fay’s currants are a specialty of F.H.Burdett, Clifton, N. Y. 
L. C. Bobbink, Rutherford, N. J., visited Rochester nursery¬ 
men last month. 
D. H. Patty, Geneva, N. Y., wants a man to run agents and 
share in the profits. 
Michigan grown strawberry plants are on the surplus list of 
C. H. Whitten, Bridgman, Mich. 
W. W. Anthony, Union Springs, N. Y., makes a specialty of 
quinces, gooseberries and currants. 
Bryant’s Nurseries, Princeton, Ill., Arthur Bryant & Sons, 
proprietors, was established in 1845. 
Mr. and Mrs. George Ellwanger, Rochester, celebrated their 
golden wedding on December 29th. 
C. F. McNair & Co., Dansville, N. Y., have a general line of 
nursery stock in good assortment. 
Apple seedlings in all grades at low prices to close out are 
offered by J. A. Gage, Fairbury, Neb. 
Thomas B. Meehan of Germantown, Pa., visited Western 
New York nurserymen late last month. 
Searchers for choice nursery stock will be interested in the 
list presented by A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan. 
George Brothers, Penfield, N. Y., have Clematis Jackmanii, 
strong I and 2 year plants, for spring delivery. 
Rocky Mountain dwarf cherry and two-year asparagus are 
specialties at the Whiting Nursery Co’s, Boston. 
Pear, plum, cherry and peach, quinces, currants, etc., are 
leaders with E. Moody & Sons, Lockport, N. Y. 
Alexander Pullen, Milford, Del., has an official certificate 
declaring all his stock free from insects or disease. 
D. Hill, Dundee, Ill., presents for the coming season his 
usual attractive list of evergreens of the best class. 
The H. E. Hooker Co., Rochester, N. Y., reports. Capital 
stock $15,000 ; assets $20,026.30 ; debts $4,233.36. 
The largest stock of Viburnum plicatum in the world is 
held by Thomas Meehan & Sons, Germantown, Pa. 
The Pajaro Valley Nurseries, Watsonville, Cal, of which 
James Waters is proprietor, were established in 1868. 
T. T. Ramsey, Austin, Tex., succeeded to the business of 
Ramsey & Son, upon the death of his father December 30. 
In another column Morris, Stone & Wellington, Welland, 
Ontario, present a list which will supply many wants. 
R. S. Johnston, Stockley, Del, has a large stock of peach 
trees, one year from bud, the largest stock in Delaware. 
The California Nursery Co. of Niles, will open an agency 
on Market street, San Jose, Cal, opposite the postoffice. 
The last call on apple seedlings is made by Youngers & Co., 
Geneva, Neb , who also have a large stock of shade trees. 
M. E. Hinkley, Marcus, la., grows Prunus Pumilla by the 
acre and has Black Hills Spruce seedlings in any quantity. 
Eugene Covey, Penfield, N. Y., offers a large stock of 
apple, cherry, peach and plum and Wilson strawberry plants. 
Peach and apple trees in particular and a general line of 
nursery stock are offered by George Achelis, West Chester, Pa. 
