THE NATIONxVTj XURSERYM'aN 
demand for w hieh with us is ahoul llio same as otic year 
ago. 
K. A. Smith^ Vice President, 
The Jewell Xnrsery Company. 
New Haven, Conn., September 2n(l, 1914. 
Up to the present time our sales of seasonable slock, 
such as evergerens, herbaceous })lants and potted straw¬ 
berries are quite up to last year's standard, and our 
Landscape'Department is busy. The European war is 
certain to have some etfect on local business. New Eng¬ 
land is a manufacturing center and some of her products 
are made for European markets. Decent railroad state¬ 
ments show a heavy falling off in freight business. On 
the other hand, those who have food stulTs for sale un¬ 
doubtedly will realize high prices and experience a ready 
demand during the ensuing winter, which leads us to in¬ 
fer that city sales will have a tendency to fall off and 
country sales may increase. 
There is a strong and popular movement throughout 
New England for a greater beauty as expressed out-of- 
doors; active Civic Societies, Village Improvement Asso¬ 
ciations, etc., prevail everywhere; all tending to create a 
steadily increasing demand for nursery stock, especially 
of an ornamental nature. Nothing short of genuine and 
widespread hard times can seriously interfere with these 
activities. 
The Elm City Nuusery' Go. 
Morrisville, Pa., September 4, 1914 
The European war has come so suddenly and has 
brought with it new business problems and to many fore¬ 
bodings of the immediate future of business that we do 
not feel possessed of any insight into what the conditions 
of our autumn business shall be. Up to the present time 
it is very encouraging, but what another day shall bring 
forth we do not know. 
The uncertainty of getting nursery stock from Eurojie 
does not bother us in the least, as we are growing big 
quantities of varieties that we formerly imported. 
Business needs some re-adjusting to the new condi¬ 
tions, but we are decidedly optimistic about the ability of 
American people to adjust themselves to new conditions 
and to get new markets which ought to mean an era of 
prosperity which the nurseryman should get his full 
share of. 
Very resp(‘ctfully, 
The Wm. H. Moon Co.^ 
J. Edward Moon. 
Fresno, California, September 11th, 1914. 
The only factor that seems to operate against the Cali¬ 
fornia fruit interest at this time is the dilliculty ol land¬ 
ing our fruit in the Euro|)ean market. It has lieen my 
experience, extending over a great many years, that 
wlienever the price for our fruit, Iresh, canned and dried, 
is one that brings good returns to tbe grower, there is a 
conseijuent demand for all classes of nursery stock. Just 
prior to the war the prices of prunes and apricots luled 
considerably bigher tbrougbout California than loi a 
number of years past. Fully 60 per cent, of these fruits 
in the dried stat(‘ bav(‘ Irhmi sold for export through the 
European markid. The crisis in Europe disturbed the 
channel for carrying |Ih‘S(‘ fruits to marked and in conse- 
(jLience of this [lackers wme' placed in rather an unfor¬ 
tunate position, b<*caus(‘ they could not make their de- 
liveri(‘s. It looks v(‘ry much now as if the market in the 
Unit(‘d Stall's will pioliably ch'an up a good part of these 
fruits and should Ibis Ix' the case there is every reason to 
heli(W(‘ that tbe d(‘mand wbicb has b(‘(‘n unusually good 
lor both tiu'se'vari(‘ti('s of fruit trees for several years 
past will b(* as activi* this season as before. 
The very laid that lemons, figs, raisins and table grapes 
will not be expoiti'd fiom Europe to any great extent' is 
causing unusual high prices to rule for these products 
and as I said in tbe beginning of my letter, it is almost 
sure to result in a very active di'inand for nursery stock 
on this account. 
Tbe United Stall's w ill have to rely very largely on 
California lor its supjily of olive oil and olives pickled 
and as we are only at this time producing a very small 
quantity, jirobably less than one-tenth of the actual con¬ 
sumption, the prices foi‘ both these products will be very 
mucli higher than they were before. 
You understand that shipment of nursery stock in 
Califoi'nia does not commence until about .lanuary and 
it hostilities should cease betw ei'ii the present time and 
that date, those wdio are engaged in raising agricultural 
and horticultural jiroducts would receive such good 
prices for same that the amount of money which will be 
floated around tbrougbout the country w ill have a bene¬ 
ficial effect on all classes of business and I think tbe nur¬ 
sery business can be counted in as receiving its share. 
Yours very truly, 
Ceo. C. Roeding. 
Rice Bros. Nursery Go., Geneva, New^ York, had a nar- 
low' escape from a bad fire, w hich for a time threatened 
their large storage houses and jiacking sheds. It started 
from a tar kettle that was being heated on the roof. The 
employees kept the flames in check until the arrival of 
the firemen. 
The loss is estimated at about .$600.00 fully covered by 
insurance. 
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, 
ETC. 
Of the NATIONAL NURSERYMAN, published monthly at 
Rochester, N. Y., required by the Act of August 24th, 1912. 
Editor, Ernest Hemming, Flourtown, Penna. 
Managing Editor, Ernest Hemming, Flourtown, Penna. 
Business Manager, Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, Penna. 
Publisher, NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUBLISHING 
COMPANY, INC., Rochester, N. Y. 
Owners—Mrs. C. L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y.; James Mc- 
Hutchison, Jersey City, N. Y.; Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher, 
Penna.; Albert F. Meehan, Dresher, Penna. 
Known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders, 
holding 1 per cent, or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages 
or other securities,—None. 
‘ (Signed) THOMAS B. MEEHAN, Business Manager. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of Septem¬ 
ber, 1914. 
Victor Paul, Notary Public. 
My commission expires Philadelphia, January 21st, 1915. 
