THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
IN THE CENTRAL STATES. 
“Spring Trade Unusually Heavy, Sold Closer Than Ever on All 
Lines”—“The Best Trade Here for Twenty Years” — 
“Planters Have Money and Are Buying Heavily” 
— “All We Can Do and More, Too to Fill 
Orders ; Were Never Harder Pushed. ” 
Painesville, O., April i2. —The Storrs & Harrison Co.: 
“We have all we can do and more too, to fill our orders, and 
guess we are going to be sold out all right on about all kinds 
of stock. Were never harder pushed.” 
Phoneton. 0., April 17 .—N. H Albaugh, President Albaugh 
Nursery and Orchard Co.: “The best trade here for twenty 
years. Peaches all gone ; also cherries, down to small sizes, 
in two years ; Kieffer pears ‘ slumped ’ though. 
“Apples will be scarce for fall; also cherries. Peaches and 
plums, usual supply. Fall orders already coming in. Rasp¬ 
berries and blackberries very scarce. The fall trade cannot 
help being good. Planters have money, and are buying 
heavily.” 
Vincennes, Ind., April 16 .—W. C. Reed: “Spring trade 
has been unusually heavy, and we are sold closer than ever 
before on all tines of stock. Have finished all my planting, 
except strawberries. Made somewhat larger plant than usual 
this spring— 260,000 apple, 50,000 pear, 50,000 cherry ; other 
stock in proportion. 
“Budded stock is showing up fine. Will have a large stock 
of apple (two and three year) and cherry (one and two year) 
for fall. I think planting generally, in this section, is about 
normal.” 
Vincennes, Ind., April 13 .—H. M. Simpson & Sons: “Our 
spring sales have been very satisfactory; more than double the 
amount sold last spring. The heaviest call was for cherry and 
peach. Apple went very well, and we are about cleaned out 
on everything. We sold the larger part of our one year cherry 
and will have but a few for two year trees. Apple will be 
plentiful next year in this part of the state, but cherry and 
peach will be scarce. 
“ Spring has been very backward, with considerable rain, 
and we have been unable to plant any until this week. The 
outlook for fall trade is very bright.” 
Spaulding, III., April 13 .—Spaulding Nursery & Orchard 
Co., Irving Spaulding, Secretary: “Spring sales have brought 
better prices both in wholesale and retail departments. We 
find a heavier demand for ornamentals. Collections good so 
far. We think the price of apple will be about the same this 
coming season ; also cherry. Peach higher, if anything. 
“We hear of fine reports over the country of fruit prospects. 
Good fruit crops will, of course, materially stimulate our 
business. 
Bridgeport, Ind., April 17 .—Albertson & Hobbs : “This 
is our fifth week of steady packing, but the last of this week 
will finish up the heaviest part of it, though trade will doubt¬ 
less continue as long as weather will admit of the handling of 
trees. 
“Business has been very'good this season, and while there 
is still some surplus stock left on hand, it is mostly of odd 
varieties, and pears and plums which seem to be long on the 
market generally; but apples, cherries, and peach have been 
sold very close. 
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“ In volume, our business this year is nearly double what it 
has ever been before, and we think that is the case of other 
nurserymen throughout the state as far as we have heard, and 
the supply of stock holds out. 
Prices also have been very satisfactory on all lines of 
stock, excepting pears and plums, which have been too low. 
Collections are coming in very well considering the ship¬ 
ping season is not over yet, and we think prospects for prices 
are good for the coming year. We do not expect to see much 
lower prices made on anything, unless apples go off a little, 
but do not think they will go off much. Hope to see prices 
on pears and plums advance. 
1 hink the planting this season has been much the same as 
last, though our own planting, especially of apple, will be 
much lighter than last year ; in fact, not more than half as 
heavy. 
“ We have coming on for next year as large a supply of stock 
as we have ever had ; and, everything having come through 
the winter apparently in good condition, we anticipate a nice 
lot of stock.” 
Xenia, O., April 19. —McNary & Gaines: “This being 
our first spring’s business here, we cannot compare with former 
years, but it is quite satisfactory, and we have sold closely on 
all lines of stock. It is evident, however, that the demand for 
stock this spring has been greatly reduced by conditions 
wholly outside of the business, namely, the prevalence of the 
grippe throughout the country. Notwithstanding this fact, 
the reduced demand has been quite sufficient to use up all 
available stock, and we can only conjecture what might have 
been had the retail sales throughout the country been 
normal. 
“All this indicates a healthy condition of the nursery busi¬ 
ness, which now certainly promises well. The stock has 
wintered well, indications favorable for good fruit crop, wheat 
promising well, while the prevailing business condition through¬ 
out the country—agricultural, mercantile, and manufacturing 
—all seem favorable. 
“Agents and dealers seem to be getting some of their old 
time enthusiasm, and every indication points to a good sum¬ 
mer’s trade with consequent heavy demand in the fall.” 
Troy, O., April 17 . —George Peters & Co. : Notwith¬ 
standing the slow approach of spring and scarcity of help, we 
are now about through with our shipments and have turned 
our attention to planting. 
“ The past year’s business has been fully up to our expecta¬ 
tions and more. By this we mean it has eclipsed all former 
records, and the outlook for the coming season looks equally 
as flattering. Have but little unsold stock on hand. Collec¬ 
tions are good, and in, short, everything seems encouraging.” 
IMPORTATION OF NURSERY STOCK. 
The importation of nursery stock is not as large as hereto¬ 
fore, judging from the replies received from our nursery cor¬ 
respondents, says the Florists’ Exchange. While this is true of 
their own experience, the agents of the foreign houses who 
reside in our seaport cities tell us that many of the European 
nursery firms are almost cleaned out of stock by demands 
from this side. They say that in both fruit stocks and orna¬ 
mentals, an exceedingly large business has been done. 
Heury Klehm, Arlington Heights, Ill., has, for the fourth time, been 
elected a trustee of the village. 
