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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
O. K. GERRISH RETIRES. 
O. K. Gerrish, of Lakeville, Mass,, where of late years he 
has grown apple trees extensively, and Geneva, N. Y., where 
he has grown pears, plums, etc., and where his cellars and 
packing grounds and headquarters for packing and shipping 
have been located, has been engaged in a very extensive 
retail nursery business, continuously for thirty-seven years, 
having without doubt sustained for this length of time the 
largest volume of business of any man, not having a part¬ 
ner, nor being associated with any company, in the country. 
Owing to ill health and advanced age, Mr. Gerrish has 
disposed of his entire business to Brown Brothers Co., of 
Rochester, N. Y., who assumed control of same on the first 
instant. 
AT RIVERSIDE, CAL. 
Riverside, Cal., May 10— Chase Rose Company: “While 
the whole world watches with interest the map-making 
maneuvers in the far East, residents of the Pacific coast 
are not allowing grass to grow under foot in any vocation. 
To this part of our land 
it means more than “ map 
making,” for evidence of 
vast developments are to 
be seen at all points and 
some have gtown quite 
noted. Pacific coast is 
noted for its roses, and 
one proof of their supe¬ 
riority is exemplified in 
the quantities of field- 
grown-bushes now sup¬ 
plied by the Chase Rose 
Company of Riverside, 
Cal., and favorably known 
to the trade throughout 
our entire land. 
This stock,is grown seventy miles from the ocean where 
the conditions are quite arid, making hardy bushes under a 
hot sun, with wonderful flowering qualities. 
“Open-air rose displays are often marvelous, even to the 
older inhabitants, and all of the irrigated portion of Cali¬ 
fornia abounds with unique and novel conditions not seen 
where moisture — other than supplied by canals—is more 
abundant.” 
LAYRITZ NURSERY. 
Victoria, B. C., May 9—R. Lavritz: “This season’s 
business has been by far the best we have experienced; sales 
increased probably more than 100% since last year with 
prices very satisfactory for first-class stock. Outlook for 
next season is very encouraging as the ever-increasing demand 
for fruit in the great Northwest is offering an excellent mar¬ 
ket for all well grown and well put up products of our orch- 
ardists.” 
SYCAMORE GROVE NURSERIES. 
Los Angeles, Cal., May 14 — J. E. Saint: “I am glad 
to say that, taking everything into consideration, the past 
season’s business has been very good in my section. The 
lack of rain during the early part of the season made things 
look a little black but they have picked up wonderfully. • 
“The outlook for the future is quite bright as I look at it. 
This section is building up extensively ami the demand for 
ornamental stock is and will be quite heavy for some time to 
come.” 
MA XWELL N URS ER1ES 
Napa, Cal., May 11 — “Owing to continuous rains for 
over nine weeks during the latter part of the winter, this 
has not been a very prosperous reason for this end of the 
coast, although in the early part of the season — December 
and January—business was good. 
“As for the future, I do not look for any very great exten¬ 
sive planting of trees. While there will always be a demand 
for fillings in there will not be much acreage planted. Of 
course there will be spasmodic demands for certain varieties, 
as this season for prunes and cherries. If there are good 
prices for certain kinds of fruit it will make a demand for 
that kind of tree the fol¬ 
lowing season.” 
COX SEED COMPANY. 
San Francisco, May 
11—“Business has been 
very good with us this 
year, especially in the 
ornamental line. The 
indications are that the 
nursery business is going 
to have a boom in Cali¬ 
fornia. Prices are good 
and we are exponents of 
keeping up the price of 
everything in our busi¬ 
ness. We do not believe people will buy any more because 
they get it cheaper. We have always found that a cheap 
article is never appreciated as much as when a reason¬ 
able amount is paid for it.” 
REDLANDS NURSERIES. 
Redlands, Cal., May 16—E. I. Martin: “With me the 
season’s business for 1903 was very satisfactory in orange 
and lemon trees, prices and plantings being higher than for 
several years with the exception of 1902. 
“In deciduous stock the business was only fair, and prices 
ruled somewhat low. The season of 1904 for the deciduous 
business has only been fair as the season was dry until March 
and retarded planting, and prices have only been fair. In 
orange and lemon trees there will be the usual planting.” 
THE VALLEY NURSERY. 
Woodburn, Ore., May 8—T. M. Hicks: “The past season 
has been a very prosperous one and in my retail business 
the demand has been far greater than the supply. I have 
cleaned up everything in the tree line this season. I haVe 
now booked some twenty-five thousand trees for next fall 
delivery and think the prospects are good for several years 
to come.” 
Chase Rose Company’s Plant, Riverside, California. 
