THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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lo (*h('(*k il. As IIh' Tools ol' IIkot nalivc' giapos did nol 
i-osisl this iiis(‘(*l, il was ta'asoiH'd llial if llu' IMiyloxtoa 
caMK' I lom Aiit(M'i(*a. and many of IIhmt naliv(‘ s|)('(*i('s 
lhoT<‘ Ihriva'd, lhal such sj)(‘(*i(‘s innst 1)(‘ imniiiiu' or I'nllv 
Ti'sislanI lo llu' allacks of lli(‘ Phylox(M'a. So IIhmi if 
l!i(\v could ^^cl some ^ood con^('nial spi'cics lhal i-(‘sisl('d 
lh(‘ PhyloxcM’a. Ilo'y saw w Ihmc llu* vim'yaTds mi^hl h(' 
savi'd and Ik'ium* IIk' saving’ of IIumt gT<‘al('sl indnslrit's. 
Wilh lliis Ihou^hl in mind llu' Prcmch (’lOVCM'imuMil com- 
missioiKMl OIK' of IIk' ^[•('ah'sl vilicullurisls lo conu' lo 
lh(> coimlry and acl wilh an anlhorily commissioned hy 
lh(‘ IJnilcd Slab's (lovt'innK'nl, lo inv('sli^al(' and S('ai‘ch 
onl sncli sp('ci('s. So our (lovc'nmK'nl commissioiH'd Ihc 
lal(‘ T. V. Munson as a special anlhorily. and in company 
wilh Ihc laic P. Lawson Scribm'r, tlu'n llu' Palholoj^isl 
of llu' l)('j)arlm('nl of Agricullurc' Ihcy escoi'Icd Prof. 
Pi('rrc Viala in llu' dillcrcnl scclions of llu' couniry. Tlu'ir 
sc'arch w as rew aided l»y Ihc linding of Iwo sjiccii's of 
^rapi's, Ihc \l(is Cliani/iiiti, and Vilis Herldiufiari, grow- 
in^^ on Ihi' chalky soils in lb'll Counly. Texas, soil similar 
lo lhal in SoulheasI France w lu'rc Ihcy w anled lo n'- 
('slahlish Ihc vim'yards. Afb'r many tesis llu'sc Iwo 
species wci‘(‘ found lo he successful. So Ihen for sev- 
('lal years I he Munson AJurseries wa're I'li^aged in llu' 
proposal in" and sending’ lo France I he vines, cutlings 
and sei'ds of Ihese two species. 
From Ihis start, other species aud hybrids were found 
or originated that served as ri'sistant stocks on w Inch tin' 
line varieties of France w ere grafted. In recognition of 
Ihis valuable work the French Government honored Prof. 
Scribner and Prof. T. V. Munson with the “Legion of 
llonoi''’ and “Chevilier du Merite Agricole” in the year 
1889. - 
ot all ('onci'i’iM'd lhal llu* iiuisi'rynK'ii slarl a campaign lo 
induci' farmi'i's lo plant a lew fruit Irci's on sonu' of 
llu'ii’ wash' land. Land conlaining second growth boul- 
(h'rs. slumps and swampy (‘ondilions (*an be ch'ar('<l and 
us('d for Ihc planting of fruit tree's. Such land afh'r 
be'ing ch'are'd and Ire'i's planh'd llu're'on. will still give' 
the' farme'r lanel lo gretw cullivale'el creeps be'lwe'e'ii the 
I re'e's. 
Hy planting creeps be'hve'e'ii Ihe' lie'e's een siie'li lanel neel 
eenly he'lps Ihe* Ire'e'S hul a geeeeel e'leeje e'an be' har\e'sh'el. 
It is inipeerlani lhal eenly culli\ale'el e'leeps sheeiilel he' 
plauh'el. Whe'u eene' re'ali/.e's wilh whal e'ase' such lanels 
(‘an be' |eul inlee ceenelilieen by Ihe' use' eef elyuaueih'. il 
se'e'ins impeessibh' lhal see neiK'h wash' lauel lie's ielh'. 
Th(' write'!' was insirume'iilal in ch'aring Iwe'iily a(*re'S 
eef S('C(eu(l greewlh and slumps, wilh the' u.se' eef IIP/ ely- 
nainih'. Giapes we'ie' planh'd een Ihe' lanel anel the' first 
ye'ar afh'i' jelanling peelahee's we'ie' plauh'el he'lw’e'e'ii the' 
I'eew s. The' re'lurns fieein the' peelahe cieep leieere' lhan 
re'paid the' eew ne'r feer ch'aring the' land. This is eenly eene' 
instaiK'e' w he're' lereelils can lee' eelelaine'd eelf ch'aie'd lands 
and is nu'i'e'ly re'cih'd he sheew Ihe' peessibilily nf using 
such lanels at a jerolil. 
We only nee'el think eef the' inc're'ase'el eh'inand feer fiuil 
Ihis ceeuniry will have he me'e'l. neew and afh'i' llu' war is 
(ever to ceemjere'hend heew impeerlani il is lhal we' ge'l busy. 
Many orebards have' lee'e'ii eh'slreeve'd in Fuieepe' and il 
w ill take many ye'ai's he re'place' llu'm. 
The Anu'rican farme'r will rece'ive' the' be'iu'lil if he 
plants fruit neew, and a cam|eaign dire'e'h'el aleeng Ihe'se' 
lines has ('very re'aseen he be' me'l with succe'ss if lightly 
made. 
TO TIIF NUHSFHYMFN OF AMFHIGA 
Ihj F. A. Kuhn 
The etforts being made tee increase Ihe foeed sujeply 
sheeuld not lee eeve'i'leeeeke'd by the nurseryman. Fruit is 
very impeertant feeeed and science tells us that it is een 
ear w ith me'at aud cereal. It is there'fore feer Ihe be'uelit 
A. U. Wheelock has lake'ii eeve'r the' busine'ss eef Whe'e'- 
leeck and Gongdeen, Neerth (aellins, Ne'W Yeei'k, (feeiine'iiy 
Wilh'lt anel Wheelock). 
Spe'cializing in grape' vines and small fruits. Ihis (inn 
has a ve'ry line' sheck and grade' up he Ihc highe'st slaii- 
darel. 
Two horses will do the same work with this digger as twelve horses do with those now 
in use. Write for descriptive circular with testimonials, 
EAST GRAND FORKS NURSERY, East Grand Forks, Minn. 
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