THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
395 
In reply to your inquiry regarding prospects for business, 
etc., will say that the prospect for fall business in fruit trees 
with us is about as usual, certainly no better. Fall trade is 
very light always compared with s])ring. The drought 
the past season has caused all stock to average a larger 
proportion in the lighter grades than usual, although the 
rains the past month have caused a rapid growth. We do 
not believe the demand for fruit trees will be as great for 
next fall and spring delivery as it has been for several years 
past, although it promises to be very good. The talk about 
apple trees being over planted has caused many intending 
planters to hesitate and the large crop and low prices of 
peaches the past season is having the same effect on intend 
ing peach tree planters. Yours truly, 
Yalesville, Conn. The Barnes Bros. Nursery Co. 
We will have our usual supply of apple, pear, plum, 
cherr>^ and peach trees. 
The prospect for fall business is much brighter than it 
was a month ago. While prices rule somewhat lower on 
apple and peach yet we find a good demand for the stock 
and the increased price of pear, plmn, and cherry will make 
the average price as high as it was last season. 
Cherry trees seem to have been a short crop, especially 
sweet varieties. European plums are also short and in 
good demand. 
We trust this information covers what you want 
Yours truly, 
Dansville, N. Y. The J. B. Morey Nurseries. 
The prospects for fall business in apples are fair. The 
stock is a little under the usual grade owing to the extreme 
drought. Ben Davis, Winesap, Shackley and Arkansas 
Black will be in surplus, but no varieties will be short. Our 
leaders will be Arkansas Black, Ben Davis and Jonathan. 
In pear trees the prospects are fair and the trees will 
grade three-fourths inch and up. The Kieffer will be in 
surplus and the Duchess and Seckel will be short. Our 
leaders will be Keiffer and Bartlett. 
The prospects for fall business in plum trees are good and 
the trees will grade rather small. We shall have as our 
leaders Burbank, Wild Goose and Golden Beauty. 
The prospects for fall business in cherry trees are dull 
but the trees will be a fine grade. Early Richmond and 
Montmorency will be in surplus and Governor Wood and 
Black Tartarian will be short. We shall carry as our leader 
the Early Richmond. 
In peach trees the prospects for fall business are fair. 
The trees will grade rather small on account of the drought. 
We shall have as our leaders Elberta, Pomeroy, Morgan 
Winter, Black’s September and Black’s October. 
The stock of small fruits is up to the grade of former 
years, the greatest demand being for blackberries, Lawton 
Dallas 
We believe business will average up with former years. 
In ornamentals the severe drought has cut the growth 
to some extent yet it is very good. The prospects for fall 
business is fairly good and the demand in this locality is good. 
Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Vine Hill Nursery Co. 
We have just mailed our catalogs, and have no line on the 
prospective demand for retail trade on either fruit or orna¬ 
mental trees for the coming season. 
So far, as wholesale trade is concerned, we think the 
demand for everything, especially in the fruit tree line is 
about even with last year, so far, outside of apjile and jieach. 
Stock for this fall’s sale, in two year blocks is looking 
nicely, but the dry weather has interfered with the growth 
of spring plantings. 
So far as naming varieties that will be in surplus, of 
course, that depends entirely on the trade, and cannot even 
guess at anything of that kind yet. We anticipate that 
outside of peach and apple there will be but little sur^ilus, 
and believe in ornamentals, especially shrubs, there will be a 
shortage before spring sales are over. 
Yours truly, 
Painesville,’^Ohio. The Storrs & Harrison Co. 
We can only judge by the impressions that our own trade 
brings, but indications are that our sales will not be quite 
up to normal for fall deliveries but will come fully up on 
spring sales. 
We attribute this mainly to the tendency of fanners to 
avoid payment as long as ])ossible, hence, order for spring. 
Trade on apple, cherry, peach and shade trees at the 
present time show the strongest movement. 
Yours respectfully. 
The Wolverine Co-operative Nursery Co., Ltd. 
Paw Paw, Mich. 
Regarding your request for some statement as to the 
prospects for fall business, would say that at the present 
time our orders and prospects are fully as good as for an}'’ 
year recently. 
Fruit is bringing good prices and it seems to be stimulating 
the demand, particularly for peach and apple, although 
prices for these items are considerably lower than those 
quoted a year ago at this time. 
A great many varieties of ornamentals are positively 
scarce, and unless there should be a general set-back in busi¬ 
ness conditions, we look for a very active demand. 
Very truly yours, 
Geneva, N. Y. W. &. T. Smith Company. 
We do not handle fruits but our neighbors report long on 
winter apples, short on summer apples and the usual supply 
and demand on other varieties. 
The prospects for fall business in apples are fairly good 
and the stock also is fairly good. 
In pears the prospects are fairly good and the trees will 
grade medium. Our leader will be the Keiffer pear. 
□■wing to the extreme drought we lost heavy in orna¬ 
mental stock but what we saved has done well. Our orders 
are better than at this date last year. Our trade is in the 
wholesale. 
The demand is increasing very fast in the last few years, 
especially in forest seedlings. The heaviest demand seems 
to be in shade trees and shrubs of all kinds. The demand 
for California Privet is much better than last year. 
