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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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IN GEORGIA NURSERIES. 
Nearly Two Hundred Establishments with Ten Million Trees — 
Distribution of Kinds—Marietta the Largest Center — 
Surplus of Peach Stock Anticipated. 
Wilmon Newell, state entomologist of Georgia, sends ns 
the following record of the nursery business in that state: 
The nursery business of Georgia has shown a marked in¬ 
increase during the past year, both in number of nurseries and 
in number of trees grown. 
During the season of 1902 there were but 108 nurseries in 
the state, whereas since August 1, 1903, the state depart¬ 
ment of Entomology has inspected and issued certificates To . 
191 nurseries, containing a total of 10,514,000 trees. The 
191 nurseries are distributed as follows: Upper region (34° 
to 35° N. Lat.), 90; middle region (33° to 34° N. Lat.), 94; 
southern region (below 33° N. Lat.), 10. 
The fruit trees grown in these nurseries are as follows: 
Peach, 8,370,000; Apple, 990,000; Pecan, 788,000; Plum, 
216,000 ; Pear, 82,000 ; Cherry, 40,000; 
Grape, 15,000 ; China trees, 7,000 ; Mul¬ 
berries, 6,000 ; total, 10 514,000. 
These figures do not include six nur¬ 
series, containing 236,000 trees, which 
were found infested with San Jose scale. 
It is needless to sa} r that none of these trees 
will be allowed upon the open market. 
Inasmuch as the six infested nurseries 
contained sufficient San Jose scale to 
infest every important commercial orch¬ 
ard in Georgia, the wisdom of having a 
thorough system of nursery inspection is 
self-evident. 
Of the total number of peach trees, 
8,370,000, we estimate upon a safe basis 
that approximately one-third or 2,790,000 
are available for planting the coming- 
winter. 
Eighty-four nurseries located outside of Georgia have com¬ 
plied with the Georgia laws and have made arrangements to 
ship nursery stock into this State during the coming season. 
As these are for the most part large nurseries and as not over 
25 Georgia nurseries ship outside the state to any appreciable 
extent, it is evident that the amount of stock imported will 
considerably exceed that shipped out. In fact, we estimate 
that the excess will far more than balance any salable stock 
left in the Georgia nurseries. 3,000,000 is therefore a safe 
estimate of the number of peach trees that will be planted in 
Georgia this Winter. 
Approximately 5,580,000 peach trees (dormant-budded, 
grafted and small June-budded stock) will be carried through 
to next season by the nurserymen, all of which will be avail¬ 
able for the season of 1904—’05. Some of this stock will of 
course be lost through faulty handling, disease, insects, etc. 
but as the above figure does not take into account the June, 
bud crop of 1904—which will more than off-set any loss due 
to disease, etc.—there will be between five and six million 
peach trees for sale by the Georgia nurseries next year. 
It seems very improbable that the planting of peach trees 
in commercial orchards will reach these enormous figures in 
1904- 05, hence a large surplus of stock, with correspondingly 
low,prices, may be expected. 
Of the 990,000 apple trees probably one-fourth or 250,000 
v will be planted this Winter 
Marietta is the largest nursery center in the State, having 
.32 nurseries, containing a total of 2,887,000 trees. Concord, 
Ga., ranks second as a producer of nursery stock, having 
three nurseries containing 805,000 trees. Reeves Station 
ranks third with six nurseries and 665,000 trees, while Rome 
.stands fourth with five nurseries growing 391,000 trees. Of 
the eight most important nursery towns in the State, six are 
located in North Georgia and two in Middle Georgia. 
ALBERT BROWNELL. 
Albert Brownell was born April 24th, 1854, near Buffalo, 
N. Y. He removed to Iowa at the age of 21 and spent nine 
years in that state and Missouri in farming and teaching. In 
the Spring of 1884 he decided to go still farther west, locat¬ 
ing at Albany, Oregon, where in 1888, 
together with the late J. A. Hyman, he 
established the Albany Nurseries. After 
three years of profitable business, Mr. 
Hyman retired from the firm. 
Mr. Brownell assisted in organizing 
the Oregon Association of Nurserymen, 
serving it several years as president and 
secretary and when the Pacific Coast 
Association of Nurserymen was formed 
to succeed the old Oregon Association, 
was unanimously elected its secretary and 
treasurer. 
TRADE MARK CASE DISMISSED. 
The Sarcoxie, Mo., Record, of Decem¬ 
ber 4, says: 
The big trade mark case brought by Stark Bros. Nursery & 
Orchard company against James B. Wild & Brothers of Sarcoxie, Mo., 
for alleged infringement of trade marks on the following named varieties 
of Apples, namely—BlackBen Davis, Apple of Commerce, Champion 
and Senator—has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs. 
The petition of Stark Bros, was filed by their attorney, F. T. F. 
Johnson of Washington, D. C., and was quite lengthy, covering every 
detail. The suit was given great publicity, particularly in some of the 
trade journals. The case was set for trial on December 2, 1903, but 
plaintiff’s attorneys early “found their case not tenable” and the 
defendant was directed to recover the costs of the case from the plaintiff. 
The varieties in question were not originated by Stark 
Brothers as some supposed. The Arkansas State Horti¬ 
cultural Society has adopted resolutions condemning the re¬ 
naming of Arkansas seedling Apples and adopting the local 
names by which these Apples are known in the State All 
persons interested should procure bulletin 49 of the Arkansas 
Experiment Station in which this subject is discussed. 
The Alabama Nursery company is arranging to build a warehouse 
on a strip of land at Mercury, purchased by the firm a few months 
ago. 
Albert Brownell. 
Albany, Oregon. 
