THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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THOMAS W. BOWMAN. SCALE IN INDIANA. 
Thomas W. Bowman, whose photograph is reproduced on 
this page, was born in Sidney, Maine, December 31, 1837. In 
the fall of 1859 he commenced the canvass in the sale of 
nursery stock, continuing at it for a few weeks; during the 
following year he devoted a part of his time to this work in 
partnership with another well-known nurseryman ; also in 1861 
he sold for a short time. In 1870 he opened an office in Can¬ 
ada in company with one of the largest firms in the country. 
This business continued for thirteen years, when it was dis¬ 
solved by mutual consent, during which time a very large trade 
was built up, and undoubtedly of greater magnitude than has 
been done by any one firm since. 
In 1883 Mr. Bowman came to Rochester, N. Y., starting on 
his own account not only the selling through salesmen in the 
United States, but also the growing of stock. Since then he 
has continued to give his careful at¬ 
tention to all branches of the work, 
having it done on sound principles, 
dealing honestly and squarely with 
all, and can now look with pleasure 
on his extended retail trade in the 
states and the many acres of stock 
under cultivation. The growing con¬ 
sists largely of fruit trees and small 
fruits, a few ornamentals and shrubs, 
and so extensively has this been 
entered into that a great deal will be 
offered at wholesale for late fall and 
spring shipment. The ample facili¬ 
ties for packing consist, among other 
things, of an excellent frost-proof 
storage cellar in which can be placed 
stock for early spring delivery. 
Mr. Bowman has not only attended 
to his own business, but has endeav¬ 
ored to help the nursery trade in 
general by his willing services in the 
organizations to which he belongs. 
Western New York Horticultural 
Society, Eastern Nurserymens Asso¬ 
ciation and American Association of 
Nurserymen. Although advanced in 
years, he is still very active, and much more so than many 
of those younger, exercising the same watch-care over all 
details of the work as has characterized his business dealings, 
and judging from the communications we are shown it can 
be seen that the methods are giving satisfaction to all. 
During the past few years his son, Claude V. Bowman, has 
been giving his entire attention to office affairs, and since 
February last the business has been conducted under the name 
of Thomas W. Bowman & Son, The main office and packing 
grounds of the firm are located corner of East Main and Cul¬ 
ver streets, Rochester, N. Y. They have a branch office at 
Toronto, Ont., in the Canada Life Building, managed by 
Charles L. Trotter, who has been with them many years. 
P, D, Berry, Dayton, O., makes a specialty of small fruit 
plants of all the leading varieties. 
Bridgeport, Ind., Aug. 23.—Albertson & Hobbs: “As yet 
we have no legislation in our state regulating or limiting 
the shipment into the state or the handling of nursery stock 
infested or not with San Jose scale, or anything else, and as 
we have no legislature this year, will probably have no legis¬ 
lation until a year from the coming winter. But the nursery¬ 
men in this state are getting so thoroughly stirred up that 
with many of them at least it will require a clear certificate 
and guarantee before they will purchase stock or will risk 
handling it. 
“ Our own nurseries were inspected carefully last week and 
we are glad to say were found free from infection, but we 
are sorry to say that in a number of orchards in the state in 
which trees have been planted that were secured in New Jer¬ 
sey in the past three or four years they have proven to be 
badly infected. Some orchards it is 
going to almost completely ruin. 
Others, where it has been discovered 
before it has had time to spread 
much, will probably be saved by the 
destruction of the trees infected 
and careful treatment of others. 
“We understand from experts 
that in some places it is found on 
the fruit trees, while in some places jt 
may be found only on the ornamen¬ 
tal stock, and that the ornamental 
stock is almost as likely to be infested 
as the fruit trees. 
“ What we think we want or should 
have is national legislation with sup¬ 
plementary state legislation to assist 
in the enforcement of the national 
laws in such a manner as will best 
tend to stamp it out ; for most cer¬ 
tainly, unless it is fought and every¬ 
thing possible done to stamp it out, 
it will mean the destruction of the 
fruit business of the country.” 
The King of Siam, Khoulalon- 
korn, on August ist visited the Royal 
Gardens at Kew, England, and was conducted through them by 
the director, W. T. Thiselton Dyer. The king evinced knowl¬ 
edge of no mean order concerning many of the rarer plants. 
A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan,, writes : “ Reports in general indi¬ 
cate an improvement in the matter of sales over the past year. 
All in all, while the business has suffered, the nurserymen 
have their faces toward the rising sun and are hopeful for the 
future.” 
John P. Campbell, entomologist of the Georgia Experiment 
Station, certifies that he has personally inspected the nursery 
grounds of P, J. Berckmans at Augusta, Ga., and the growing 
stock and orchard trees were found free from San Jose and 
other scale insects, black knot, peach and plum rosette, and 
all other infectious pests, and are apparently in every respect 
healthy. He adds : “I find that the greatest care is taken in 
the use of measures for preventing the introduction of injurious 
or fungus diseases.” 
THOMAS W. BOWMAN. 
