THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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APHIS ON NURSERY TREES. 
Replying to a question at the recent meeting of the Michigan 
Horticultural Society, Professor M. V. Slingerland of Cornell 
University, said that the black peach aphis, which has appeared 
in several places in Michigan, was probably brought on nursery 
trees from New Jersey or Maryland, where it has been quite 
troublesome for several years. The pests are found on roots 
during the winter, but are often seen upon the leaves and new 
branches during the summer. They may be scattered by ants, 
or by flying in case of those upon the leaves. He advised that 
all nursery trees be dipped in tobacco water or whale oil soap 
solution. No experiments have been conducted at Cornell, 
but of a number of remedies tried by the Michigan station, 
wood ashes seemed most effectual. 
STUB-END TREE PLANTING. 
A writer in the Rural New Ym'ker, referring to the photograph of H. 
M. Stringfellow exhibiting his root-pruned tree before and after a 
year’s growth, says : 
“At Galveston, with a semi-tropical climate, 92 days of rainfall, a 
precipitation of 62.56 inches per annum, and an open soil filled with 
Myrobolah Plum Stocks.! 
We hold them for you in frost proof 1 
cellars until you want them, | 
Imported Fruit Stocks 
and Seeds of all kinds 
Is a specialty of ours, 
in lai’g-e or small quan¬ 
tities. 
Send for Price Lint. 
THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, Box F, Germantown, Pa. 
vegetable matter, the conditions for plant life may be such that cut¬ 
tings strike root readily, and trees will grow when cut back to an 
extent that would assuredly be fatal elsewhere. If this be so, few 
localities have thus favorable conditions, and trees must be given a 
reasonable chance of life under ordinary or adverse conditions, as well 
as in the best. Trees cut back as showm, planted in stiff clay soil with 
no rain for six weeks after planting, would no more grow than pea 
sticks. Nature would not use time and material in elaborating a sys¬ 
tem of roots for a young tree, if they are not needed, and he who 
thinks that he knows better than the Creator how to start young trees, 
will not make others believe it. 
“As for the saving of freight by the sub-end system of pruning, one 
would better let the stubs alone, and save all the freight. There are 
5,000 nurserymen in the United States, some of whom represent firms 
more than a century old, all of whom know something about trees. It 
is not to be sfipposed that they handle hundreds of cords of useless 
rubbish yearly, and fill their packing cases with a makeweight, to 
unload the trash on*their customers. They know that trees will not 
grow without a healthy root system, and that the claim that all roots 
should be cut off before trees are planted, is an idle vagary.” 
“As for the correspondent who planted some closely-cut plum trees 
that unexpectedly lived, that only shows that trees will sometimes 
bear a great deal of neglect or abuse ; it does not prove that such treat¬ 
ment is most congenial to them. When one plants a tree, let him get a 
well-rooted one, handle carefully and remember that Paul may plant 
and Apollos may water, but God alone giveth the increase.” 
WANTED- 
10,coo Ohio Baspberries, 1,000 Wauchusetts and other small 
fruits in exchange for Standard or Dwarf Pears. 
D. H. PATTY, Nurseryman, Geneva, N. Y. 
N. B.—I also want a man of experience to run a force of agents for share of 
profits. 
LARGEST STOCK OF 
ONE YEAR FROM BUD, in the State of Delaware. 
Prices on Application. 
R S. JOHNSTON, Box 27, STOCKLEY, DEL. 
..MICHIGAN GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS.. 
I have a large SURPLUS of all standard sorts for Spring 
delivery, including Clyde, Brandywine, Greenville, 
Bubach, Haverland, Gandy, B. Wood, Lovett, Warfield, 
Etc., which I will offer to the trade at very low prices. 
Write for Trade List. Q, WHITTEN, Bfidgman, Mich. 
Don^t F^nil 
to write us for sizes and prices on our immense stock of 
PBACHBS, 
CriBRBIBS 
(espeolally B . IHchmozicl ,) 
KIBBBBR BBARS. 
Also a full line of all other Fruits. 
In the ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT, we are offering special in¬ 
ducements to purchasers in need of high-grade trees of 
MAPLES, all leading kinds; KILMAKNOCK, NEW 
AMERICAN and ROSEMARY-LEAVED WILLOWS, 
LINDENS, &c., &c.. &c. 
Our heavy blocks of Shrubbery are second to none other in 
this country, both for extent and variety, and the quality is above the 
average. 
New Trade List wil soon be ready . 
HOOPES BRO. & THOMAS, 
Maple Avenue Nurseries, West Chester, Pa. 
When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. 
Black Hills Spruce. 
SEEDLING.S in any quan¬ 
tity for the trade. Very 
distinct from Norfli- 
Ea.stern Wliite Spruce. 
After twenty years’ trial—fully established as the tree 
for the bleak prairies 
I also g'ro'W Ts37' tla.e acre. 
Correspondence Invited. M. E. HINKLEY, Marcus, Iowa. 
1 have a large quantity of 1 and 2 year 
..Pay’s Curramts.. 
To otter at REDUCED RATES. 
Write for prices stating quantity wanted. 
F. H. BURDETT, Clifton, Monroe Co., N. Y. 
Clematis Jackmanii. 
Strong 1 and 2 year plants for Spring delivery 
WRITE us FOR PRICES. 
GEORGE BROS , - East Penfield, N. Y. 
FINE STOCK OF 
Peacli and HPPle Trees 
And a general line of Fruit, Decitluous 
and Evergreen 
0pnamcntal Trees. 
GEORGE ACHELIS, 
When writing to Advertisers mention The National Nurseryman. 
