THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
//V MARYLAND. 
Stock of Peach and all Other Kinds Except Keiffer Pear Ran Short 
— A Third More Buyers than Usual—“ The Best Season In the 
History of our Business Collections Promise to be 
Satisfactory— Many Orders Booked for Fall. 
Berlin, Md., April 12 th— J. G. Harrison & Sons: “This 
season has been very satisfactory. A strong demand on peach, 
apple and strawberry plants. The demand on pear trees has 
been very light. Still we have cleaned up a good many 
Kieffer. Asparagus roots sold very well at a much better price 
than last year.” 
Wesley, P. O., Md., April 13 th—William M. Peters’ Sons : 
“ Business this spring has been very satisfactory, both whole¬ 
sale and retail. In fact the best season we have had in the 
history of our business. Our only trouble is that we run short 
of stock. This does not apply to peach alone which was in 
demand beyond out expectations ; but applies to general list 
of nursery stock. The only thing that seemed to go slow was 
Kieffer pear, and in our opinion this was caused by the ad¬ 
vance in price over other stock. They were out of reach for 
the commercial planter to take hold of in quantity. 
“ Individual sales have not been as large as in former years, 
but we have had at least one-third more buyers and in the 
aggregate feel certain that net amount received will count 
more money at a slight advance of prices. On the whole our 
opinion is that business this season has been done at a fair 
profit owing to the fact that we have been fortunate to clean 
everything that was marketable very close. No old stock to 
carry over or burn as has been the case in former years. 
“Our stock for the coming season will be in greater quantity 
especially on peach, apple and grapevines. Our plant this 
spring on grape cuttings alone, will be over a million; in 
asparagus about ten acres and will carry over in one year 
possibly 300,000 as they were not in our opinion heavy enough 
to sell at one year and we preferred to hold them over. Our 
stock of peach, budded last August, for next fall delivery 
shows upwards of a million. What the percentage of buds to 
start will be, it is too early yet to determine. Apples budded on 
whole roots last August which will be two years this fall are 
fine and after using possibly 20,000 to 30,000 of them for this 
spring’s orders which thinned them nicely, leaves about 50,000 
that should all make ^ to $/& trees. In one year budded 
last August on whole roots, 75 , 000 . 
“ Our plant this spring of grafts and seedlings will be about 
200 , 000 . Strawberry, 30 acres or more—not through yet. In 
pear and cherry we are growing only in small quantities for 
retail trade. 
“ It is our intention to make the growing of grape vines a 
specialty as we find our land especially adapted to it. Our 
vines the past season, even under unfavorable circumstances 
were very satisfactory. Many customers who purchased them 
could hardly believe they were one year old. Consequently 
they duplicated their orders and cleaned us out. So we stait 
another season determined if possible to make two-year vines 
from cuttings planted now, in quality. This we find can be 
accomplished by selecting good strong wood from our own 
vineyards. 
“We see no reason why business should not compare favor¬ 
ably another season with the past one, provided prices are 
kept within the reach of commercial planters. In our opinion 
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it is not good policy to advance prices over the present season. 
Cherry and Kieffer pears especially were two stiff to justify 
anything but very small sales. Other stock in general might 
bear a slight advance. 
“ We do not think there is an over supply of anything to be 
put on the market the coming season and with prices held 
within reach of the planter stock ought to be cleaned up very 
close at a profit to the growers. 
“ Business for fall naturally will start up earlier than usual 
owing to the fact that a number of customers did not get their 
wants filled. We say this from the standpoint that many of 
our customers have already placed orders with us for fall so as 
not to be disappointed. Much will depend on the present 
year’s crop and the profits, which with us at present time are 
very favorable. 
“Season is very backward and until the past thirty days 
was very dry. This had a tendency to hold back the sap. 
Now we have plenty of rain and should give us sufficient 
moisture in the soil to insure a good start of all stocks planted 
out within the next ten days. In conclusion we really see 
nothing to cast a gloom over the nurseryman’s interest for at 
least the next two years. 
“Collections we think will be satisfactory. So far we have 
no reason to think otherwise.” 
FAVORITES IN IOWA NURSERIES. 
In a recent issue, the Fiuitman summarized the rtports of 
nurserymen of Northern Iowa with regard to the popular va¬ 
rieties of stock in their nurseries. Following are the reports 
on apples and plums : 
APPLES.—Wealthy is far away and without rival the kiDg of vari¬ 
eties in the nursery. Twenty-one out of twenty-three name it as the 
leader. Duchess makes the nearest approach, having sixteen growers 
out of twenty-three who rank it among their four leaders. 
Northwestern Greening.—This new variety seems to have vaulted to 
the third place in the estimation of our North-central tree men. Four¬ 
teen claim that it is one of their four leading varieties for present 
grafting. 
Ben Davis.—Here is another surprise. Our northern men scatter a 
good deal on the fourth leader. No variety comes any where within 
gun-shot of the three great leaders. Our friends along the soulkern 
border stick to old Ben, so he comes in with six votes for the fourth 
place in the list. Then we have an odd pair of twins with five votes 
each—Jonathan and Hibernal. Who would think of yoking them 
together, but that is the result when the north line and south line are 
counted in one district. 
The next one and taking seventh place in the list is Patten’s Green¬ 
ing. Four men call it one of their four leaders. 
Yellow Transparent takes the eighth place with three votes. 1 hen 
follows a list of twenty varieties, having each one or two backers for 
position with the grand quartette. 
PLUMS.—There are sixteen varieties brought into the race for 
leadership. All but four are pure Americans DeSota —This standby 
leads, having nineteen votes in its support. Wyant is only three be¬ 
hind, getting sixteen spongers for its popularity. Wolf is third, with 
fourteen votes. Forest Garden completes the big four by nine votes. 
Hawkeye falls into fifth place by eight boomers. Surprise is next by 
four votes. Then come Cheney, Wild Goose, etc. 
THE ONLY PAPER FUR NUR8ERYMEN 
Irving Rouse, Lakeview Nurseries, Rochester, N. T., April 
19 1901 :—*• Enclosed please find my subscription for the current year. 
The National Nurseryman is a live paper up to date on all current 
events of interest to the trade, and still maintains its position as the 
only paper devoted to the interests of the nurserymen. 
