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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
No.—Des Moines Nursery Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 
Yes. Horse, western make.—J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. 
No.— Hooj)es Bro. & Thomas Co., West Chester, Pa. 
Yes. Oliver.—J. Van Bindley Nursery Co., Pomona, N. C. 
In our soil a subsoiler is unneeessary.—F. W. Meneray, Council 
Bluffs, Iowa. 
The tree digger, Fiegley. Power tree-balers are rapid, but bruise 
stock badly.—T. V. Munson & Son, Denison, Texas. 
No.—W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, O. 
No.—Smith Brothers, Concord, Ga. 
No.—Carl Sonderregger, Beatrice, Nebr. 
No.—L. R. Taylor & Sons, Topeka, Kansas. 
Our soil is too light to need subsoiling.—Wedge Nursery, Albert 
Lea, Minn. 
No, do rfot need it in our soil.—Whiting Nursery Co., V^ankton, 
S. D. 
WHAT OF THE TREE STRIPPER? 
Do you find tree strippers practical machines? 
We have never used one.—Barnes’ Bros. Nursery Co., Yales- 
ville. Conn. 
Have no use for them.—Bay 
State Nurseries, N. Abington, 
Mass. 
Never tried one.'—Bechtel 
Pecan Nurseries,Ocean Springs, 
Miss. 
Never used one.—E. P. 
Eernardin, Parsons, Kansas. 
We find the power stripi)cr 
a great help and applicable to 
almost all stocks. Roses, we 
think, can be better done by 
hand, as there is some tendency 
to bruise.—Brown Bros. Nur¬ 
sery Co., Browns Nurseries, 
Ontario. 
We have had no practical 
experience with stripping ma¬ 
chines.—Des Moines Nursery 
Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 
Not being used, but it is O. K., and will do the work on large 
orders.—J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. 
No good.—J. Van Bindley Nursery Co., Pomona, N. C. 
The tree stripper is very practical for some classes of stock, 
especially seedlings, light trees, gooseberries, and sifirseas, etc.—F. 
W. Meneray, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 
Have not tried them. Think digging trees with leaves on 
radically injurious, and leaf-strippers bruise buds to death.—T. V. 
Munson & Son, Denison, Texas. 
We do not use a tree stripper.—W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, O. 
Never tried them.—Smith Brothers, Concord, Ga. 
Never tried them.—Carl Sonderregger, Beatrice, Nebr. 
We do not use a tree stripping machine.—L. R. Taylor & Sons, 
Topeka, Kansas. 
Have used none, but have good opinion of them.—Wedge Nur¬ 
sery, Albert Lea, Minn. 
Have not used any.—Whiting Nursery Co., Yankton, S. D. 
THE BEST NURSERY SPRAYER 
What kind of nursery spray outfit do you use ? 
Knapsack pump.—Barnes Bros. Nursery Co., Yalesville, Conn. 
Niagara gas sprayer.—Bay State Nurseries, N. Abington, Mass. 
Knapsack (compressed air auto sprayer).—Bechtel Pecan Nur¬ 
series, Ocean S])rings, Miss. 
Have no use for one in our locality.—E. P. Bemardin, Parsons, 
Kansas. , 
Power sprayer.—Brown Brothers Co., Browns Nurseries, Ont. 
All there are made and looking for later and better ones. The 
gasoline engine attachment is best yet.—J. G. Harrison & Sons, 
Berlin, Md. 
Niagara gas.—Hoopes Bro. & Thomas Co., West Chester, Pa. 
Friend and Bean.—J. Van Bindley Nursery Co., Pomona, N. C. 
Weber spraying outfit.—F. W. Meneray, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 
Most excellent, the Auto Sprayer, made by E. C. Brown Co., 
Rochester, N. V^., two-horse, both for nunsery and vineyard.—T. V. 
Munson & Son, Denison, Texas. 
Brown Brothers’ sprayer.—W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, Ohio. 
Gould’s, old types.—Smith Brothers, Concord, Ga. 
Deming field sprayer.—Carl Sonderregger, Beatrice, Nebr. 
Aspinwall sprayer for small stock.—L. R. Taylor & Sons, To¬ 
peka “Kansas. 
Have used a Wallace machine, but do not like it.^Wedge Nur¬ 
sery, Albert Lea, Minn. 
Gould sprayer.—Whiting Nursery Co., Yankton, S. D. 
PROMISING NEW FRUITS 
What new fruits of promise have appeared in your 
region recently? 
None that we know of 
except the Abington straw¬ 
berry.—Bay State Nurseries, 
N. Abington, Mass. 
None except the “Success” 
pecan, which is a grand suc¬ 
cess.—Bechtel Pecan Nur¬ 
series, Ocean Springs, Miss. 
None.—E. P. Bemardin, 
Parsons, Kansas. 
. Herbert raspberry.—Brown 
Brothers Co., Browns Nur¬ 
series, Ontario. 
Ray peach, Slappy peach, 
but the standard varieties are 
at the front.—J: G. Harrison & 
Sons, Berlin, Md. 
None.—Hoopes Bro. & 
Thomas Co., West Chester, Pa. 
Onslow apple for Coast 
sections. Miller Pear, Bindley 
Peach.—J. Van Bindley Nursery Co., Pomona, N. C. . 
FRUITS FOR THE SOUTHWEST 
Apples: San Jacinto, Bledsoe, Doyle, Stayman Winesap, 
Rutledge, Texas Red. New Century cherry, Munson mulberry. 
America plum. Peaches; Yellow Swan, Early Wheeler, Dr. 
Burton, Mamie Ross, Carman, Gov. Hogg, Champion, Slappy, Belle 
of Georgia, Superb, Munson Cling, Tiebout, Gold Dust, Munson 
Free, Blanchard, Dulce, Barnes, Bell October, Bonanza, Success. 
Pecans: Red River, Texas Prolific, Halbert. Kawakami persim¬ 
mon. Blackberries: Sorsby May, Robison. Grapes: Pearl of 
Csaba, Headlight, Manito, Lomanto, President, Captivator, Ladano, 
Delakins, Nitodal, Salamander, R. W. Munson, Hemito, Mericadel, 
Krause, Extra, Latania, Blondin, Longfellow, Ronaldo, Ellen Scott, 
Armalaga, Edna, Cream, Hopkins, Last Rose, Grape of Escol, 
Sanalba, Sanrubra, Bahama, Sanmelaska, Dixie.—T: V. Munson & 
Son, Denison, Texas. 
Yahnke apple, Mayflower peach, new everbearing strawberry 
from Germany, that makes no runners.—Carl Sonderregger, Beat¬ 
rice, Nebr. 
The Beta, an early grape that endures Minnesota winters without 
cover.—Wedge Nursery, Albert Lea, Minn. 
NURSERY ACTIVITIES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE 
COUNTRY 
Remarks on nursery activities in your section. 
Booming! We grow ornamental trees and shrubs, also herba¬ 
ceous perennials, not much in fruits.—Bay State Nurseries, N. 
Abington, Mass. 
Grafted Persimmons in the suti-tropical nurseries of Griffing Bros, at Macclenny, 
Florida. The Japanese persimmons are growing in popularity. 
