The national nurseryman. 
tion of his own discoveries alone. He owes it to himself, as 
well as others, to help the cause along. Casting bread upon 
the waters has a literal meaning in horticulture. Among my 
own acquaintances those horticultural workers who have given 
most have received most, and without exception, all have 
received more than they gave. Even those who are investiga¬ 
tors are constantly receiving suggestions from others, and many 
times these suggestions are the basis of important investiga¬ 
tions. Much more might be said along this line but the fact 
that investigators as well as the foremost workers in horticul¬ 
ture believe in horticultural free trade shows that the day for 
trade secrets in this art is past. 
“ There is one feature, however, to which'I wish to call special 
attention. That is the fact that the masses, outside of horticul¬ 
tural workers, still believe that there are secrets in the trade, 
and this belief is used as capital by fraudulent dealers. 
“ Those who are ignorant of the simplest processes of propa¬ 
gation can be easily induced to pay high prices for peach trees 
budded on yellows proof stocks, or for hardy trees on Canadian 
stocks; apple trees worked on whole roots, old oak process 
etc. Claims regarding the resistant value of imported stocks 
and special processes of propagation so as to enable the trees 
sent out by ‘ our firm only ’ to resist diseases and insects, and 
to insure longevity, as well as early and abundant fruitfulness, 
have a wonderful fascination for the uninformed. 
“ Secrets of this kind seem to have a high market value, 
where they pass current, and we may well ask the question, 
what would be the effect if truthful claims could be made that 
‘our firm’ is sole possessor of the knowledge of certain secret 
processes ? 
“Such a condition of affairs would truly be lamentable. It 
is bad enough for a portion of the community to pay tribute to 
a humbug, but if the claims were founded upon fact the extor¬ 
tion would become unbearable; we would not only be com¬ 
pelled to satisfy just claims, but a host of unwarranted ones 
far greater than now. 
“Our duty as horticulturists is plain. We ought not only 
to show the inconsistency and absurdity of unfounded claims 
of those who would make capital out of pretended secrets, but 
we ought to stand firmly on the ground that horticultural secrets 
are not desirable. We ought to strive to show that a full and 
free interchange of ideas is the only true way to advance the 
art of horticulture, and that personal interests are best served 
when the interests of all are enhanced.” 
APPLE EXPORTS. 
The continent of Europe will probably buy fair quantities of 
apples, says American Agriculturist. Hamburg advices intimate 
that German market will take good colored Baldwin, York 
Imperial, etc., beginning with November, at about 20 marks 
($ 4 . 80 ) per bbl. W. F. Freeman, New York representative 
for European houses, expresses the opinion that the United 
Kingdom and continent will be able this season to take 
2,000,000 bbls. good apples at a substantial price, providing 
quality and packing are right. “ Germany has very few good 
eating apples,” he writes; “ Italy a very short crop; h ranee 
hardly any, while England has only about one-third of a 
crop.” The Antwerp correspondent, F. Mann, says Belgium 
and other North European countries will show a good demand 
for American apples if prices are not driven too high. 
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Hmong Growers anb Dealers. 
It is reported that Neil Callister will establish a nursery on the Wil 
liam Stevens farm near Richland, la. 
A. W. Brown and S. Uglow have started a nursery business at Wa¬ 
tertown, Wis., as the White Elm Nursery Company. 
Grapes were shown in great variety by Ellwanger & Barry at the 
American Institute Fair in New York city September 24-26. 
The dutiable imports of plants, shrubs and vines amounted to 
$22,332 during July, 1901, against $37,812 during July, 1900. 
The packing house and barn of T. E. Wilson, Brighton, N. Y., was 
destroyed by fire on October 25. Loss, $1,500 above insurance. 
Charles Black & Son, Hightstown, N. J., had a large exhibit of 
apples, pears and peaches at the interstate fair at Trenton, N. J. 
W. W. Perkins of Jackson & Perkins, who is in California, has 
shipped a carload, 45,000, rose plants from Orange, Cal. to Newark 
N. Y. 
Silas Wilson, Atlantic, la., received honorable mention from the 
American Pomological Society for an exhibit of McPike grapes at 
Buffalo. 
Nelson Bogue, Batavia, N. Y., reports: “The best season in history 
of the nursery for sales and growth of stock. Expect to make the 
usual plantings.” 
Prof. S. J. Hunter, of the State University at Lawrence, is associated 
with Prof. E-. A. Popenoe in the work of inspecting nurseries and 
orchards in Kansas. 
That E. Smith & Sons, Geneva, N. Y., are growing Elberta preaches 
successfully was demonstrated upon receipt of samples of the fruit 
sent us in the season. 
P. T. Hamby, W. M. Gober and George F. Gober have incorporated 
the Gober Nursery Company at Marietta, Ohio, with a capital stock of 
$10,000 for growing nursery stock. 
M. J. Wragg of J. Wragg & Sons Company. Waukee, la., called 
upon Rochester nurserymen last month upon his way to Dansville and 
other points in Western New York. 
The dutiable imports of plants, trees, shrubs ana vines amounted to 
$129,859 during the month, as compared with $111,124 worth imported 
during August of the previous year. 
The following, it is reported, is the result of the budding this season 
at Storrs & Harrison Company’s. Painesville, Ohio: Peaches, 790,000 ; 
other fruit trees, 800,000; roses, 400,000; ornamentals, 50,000. 
H. J. Weber & Son, nurserymen of St. Louis county, had a large 
display of fruit, comprising an exceedingly long list of varieties, mak¬ 
ing a very valuable collection for fruit growers to study at the St. 
Louis Fair. 
Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company, Louisiana, Mo., have 
erected a large corrugated iron packing house, connecting their two 
main houses, covering side track. They report the largest season’s 
sales in the history of their nurseries. 
The Giles County Nursery Company has been incorporated to estab¬ 
lish a nursery near Lynnville, Tenn. The capital stock is $10,000 and 
the incorporators Robert V. Brannan, E. E. Eslick, R. O. Lamar, J. L). 
Towner, Frank G. McCord and E. G. Hickman. 
As to the condition of apples, Indiana reports 2, Virginia 7, North 
Carolina 4, and Kansas 18 points above, and New York 37, Ohio 11, 
Pennsylvania 30, Michigan 23, Missouri 1, Illinois 27, Tennessee 2, 
Maine 11, and Iowa 32 points below the means of their October aver¬ 
ages for the last six years. 
The list of appropriations for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 
1903, in St. Louis, revised to date, is as follows: By the United States 
Government, $5,000,000; City of St. Louis, $5,000,000; corporations, 
companies and individuals, $5,000,000; State of Missouri, $1,000,000; 
State of Illinois, $250,000; Cougress, for Government Building, $250,000; 
State of Kansas, $75,000; State of Colorado, $50,000; State of Arkansas. 
$40,000; State of Wisconsin, $25,000; State of Pennsylvania, $35,000; 
Territory of Arizona (conditional), $30,000; Territory of New Mexico, 
$20,000; Hawaii, $15,000; total, $16,790,000. 
