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FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated. 
Vol. XXI. ROCHESTER, N. Y., MARCH, 1913 
GROWING FRUIT STOCKS IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
Many attempts have been made in the last twenty-five 
years or more, to grow a full line of fruit stocks from seed, 
but with the exception of apple, the efforts have not as a 
rule proven very successful. 
There have been, however, and still are some exceptions 
indicating that if a systematic effort was exerted, this country 
could produce all the fruit stocks required for its own con¬ 
sumption. 
The Milton Nursery Co., Milton, Oregon have had 
exceptionally good stands of Mazzard Cherry, and for years 
have grown all the Mazzard stocks required for their 
own use. Some three years ago the writer saw on their 
grounds quite a large block of these seedlings, and Mr. Miller 
told him that they would average at the rate of over fifty 
thousand stocks to the bushel of seed planted. The stocks 
were strong, clean, vigorous and perfectly free of Aphis or 
any other insect or disease. Other nurserymen in Oregon, 
Washington and California have equally as good stands, 
and the practice of growing Mazzard Cherry on the Pacific 
Coast is of long standing. Why cannot these Coast States 
grow sufficient Mazzard Cherry to supply the entire country, 
and at a profit? 
What we commonly call French Pear can also be success¬ 
fully raised in Oregon and Washington, and particularly 
in the latter state,—and it is being done every year, but only 
in sufficient quantities to supply the requirements of the 
grower and not for sale. If they can be grown profitably 
for the growers own use, why not in large quantities for 
general consumption?’ 
Myrobolan plums have been produced in small quantities 
in California, but apparently no attempt has been made to 
grow them extensively, yet it should be no more difficult to 
grow them successfully than Peach, Cherry or any hard 
shelled seed. In Minnesota quite large quantities of native 
plum stocks are grown. No doubt in this vast country, 
where we have every climatic condition and character of 
soil there must be some particular section just suited to the 
germination and production of good stands of Myrobolan 
Plum. 
Upwards of twenty-five years ago. Geo. Peters of Troy, 
Ohio experimented with growing Mahaleb Cherry and 
finally succeeded in producing heavy stands of Mahaleb 
Cherry. So successful was he that his plantings amounted 
to twenty-five to thirty-five bushels of seed per year, and in 
those days, clean Mahaleb Cherry seed was worth twenty- 
five dollars per bushel. Other nurserymen also were suc¬ 
cessful in their plantings of from one to five bushels per year. 
James B. Wild & Co., Sarcoxie, Mo., were also successful 
