THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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CONDITIONS IN TEXAS 
South :—“We grow two things in South Texas, oranges 
and figs. We have a big trade and a scarcity of stock, and 
believe the trade will consume the supply for another year 
also. Home grown trees are better than foreign. A sharp 
freeze in February is about all we have to fear this season. 
Trees that went dormant at proper time were not hurt by 
freeze in December. Satsuma is the most hardy of all the 
good oranges.” 
W. A. Slockwell, 
Jan. 14, 1910. Texas Nurserymen's Assn. 
East :—“Conditions in East Texas are fairly good. East 
Texas people do not do the best. We need more enterprise. 
If we could get the people to do their best, we could skin 
you prairie people a city block. We have the country to 
grow trees in and you have the country to sell in. There is 
not the interest in commercial peach orchards there used to 
be. I think we of East Texas should again plant commer¬ 
cial peach orchards. There is money in it. 
As to apple trees, most of our best orchards have mossy 
roots and they grow and succeed. No commercial fig 
orchards in our section. Rather too far north.” 
M. G. Black, 
Jan. 14, 1910. Texas Nurserymen’s Assn. 
“HOW CAN WE MAKE BETTER COLLECTION IN THE 
RETAIL BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY ON DEFERRED 
PAYMENTS” 
From a paper read by J. W. Tucker of Waxahacbie at the meeting of the Texas 
Nurserymen’s Association, January 14, 1910. 
“Summing up the whole matter and putting it in con¬ 
densed form—sell your stock right by employing the right 
kind of men, deliver it according to contract in every sense 
of the word, impress on the minds of your patronage that it 
is worth one hundred cents on the dollar, that your responsi¬ 
bility ceases when stock is delivered in good condition, and 
your collections will be what you want them to be and you 
will realize as you have neyer realized before, the profits of 
the business which you, as a nurseryman, so richly deserve.” 
The Aphine Manufacturing Company of Madison, N. J., gave a 
public test of their insecticide—Aphine—at the store of the Henry 
F. Michell Company, 1018 Market St., Philadelphia, Feb. 12th. 
Plants, shrubs, and stock infested with insects or disease were sub¬ 
mitted at this test for the demonstration of the merits of their new 
I insecticide. 
FLORIDA EAST COAST FREEZE NOT SEVERE 
Reports from Dade County, Florida, of the East Coast freeze 
state that the tomato and vegetable crops are in good condition and 
the cold weather will not affect the tomato output. There is but a 
small increase in acreage, and practically every acre killed by the 
cold spell has or is being reset. The heaviest losses fall upon pine¬ 
apple growers. Pineries all along the East coast look bad, and no 
reliable estimate of what crop will be can be made. 
BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY—Bulletin 162 
This bulletin gives an inventory of the seeds and plants im- 
1 ported from January x to March 31 , 1909 , It shows that some¬ 
thing over a thousand consignments have been received, covering 
the whole range of economic plants. All parts of the world have 
contribxxted, including foreign seedsmen, missionaries and travel¬ 
ers. 
WANTED 
State wages wanted. 
A young man with some nursery experi¬ 
ence to assist in Herbaceous Department. 
CHAS. R. FISH & Co. Worcester, Mass. 
WANTED 
A Practical Foreman for Nursery. 
A good job to the right man. 
Write at once to 
W. E. McELDERRY, Princeton, Indiana 
\\T A lUTCn We expect to increase our capacity 
* * 1 M-jRS mm an( j are j n the market for quantities 
of Nursery stock (mainly young stock) of all kinds at bargain 
prices. Quality must be of the best. What have you? 
PITTSBURG NURSERY CO., Pittsburg, Kansas 
117 W. 5th St. 
W A IN T E D 
Peach Seed, Currant, Gooseberry and Poplar Cuttings 
State price and amount you can furnish 
OAK HILL NURSERIES. Franklin, Mass. 
FOR SALE 
Well equipped Nursery Plant with good, thriving retail business 
in the heart of Michigan Fruit belt. For particulars write 
“EQUIPPED” NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
FOR SALE--Western Nursery 
Forty acres of deeded and forty acres of leased land. Stock all salable 
size; clean and healthy; not a scale or bug. Trade has almost doubled 
each year. We ship 5 to 12 hundred miles west and north of us. Trade 
to be supplied unlimited. We have a complete general line of Nursery 
Stock. We do a strict catalogue business. Are well advertised and have a 
good name. 
Will sell for cash, or part cash and time on balance to a man who knows 
his business and is a pusher. This is a good investment and will pay a 
good dividend. Address 
“NURSERYMAN” 
care of NATIONAL NURSERYMAN, this office. 
FOR SALE 
55 Acre Nursery, stocked with over 300,000 Fruit, Shade 
and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. Concrete Office and 
Frost Proof Storage, Tool House and large Packing House. 
Fine nine room residence with all modern improvements. 
City water in all buildings and all property inside the cit\ 
limits; half mile from Post Office and one mile from depot. 
Soil the very best upland clay loam. 
$ 6 , 000.00 in signed orders. Many of the orders are for 
landscape work for private and public grounds, from $ 50.00 
to $ 350 . 00 . This Nursery is especially stocked for modern 
landscape work with the very best native and standard 
shrubbery. Sales will exceed $ 10 , 000.00 at shipping time. 
Property inventories $ 22 , 500 . 00 . Will make heavy sacrifice 
to quick buyer. Good reasons for selling. Address 
A. H. LAKE, Black River Falls, Wisconsin 
