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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Business Movements 
Geneva, N. Y.—On April 21st, 3,900 peach trees were 
disposed of by auction to Timothy Linnehan for the sum of 
$1.00. These trees comprised a shipment which had 
become damaged in shipping and had been seized by Officer 
Hawkins upon an attachment issued in favor of the Ontario 
Nursery Co., against the Fraser Nursery Co. 
Medford, Ore. —The Rogue River Valley Nursery Co. 
has leased 30 acres of land on which over 100,000 seedlings 
are growing. C. F. Cook, F. H. Cook and B. Franklin are 
the incorporators and will have their head offices at Med¬ 
ford. 
Atlanta, Ga. —The Habersham Orchard and Improve¬ 
ment Co. has just been incorporated with a capital stock of 
$60,000. Incorporators, N. T. Poole, D’Anson Isely, F. A. 
Quillian and J. W. Pritchell of Nashville, Tenn. 
Chicago, III. A. Ostberg Seed Co., has incorporated 
with capital stock $100,000. Seed, florist, farming and 
agricultural implement business. 
Knoxville, Tenn. —A nursery for the propagating of 
shade trees is soon to be established at Knoxville, Tenn. 
This is the decision of the Park City Civic Improvement 
Association, whose purpose is to secure a uniform growth of 
shade trees throughout the city. The trees will be sold to 
the citizens at cost, and will be accompanied by instructions 
as to planting, care, etc. 
Calif. —A movement has just been started in Paradise, 
Calif., by Dr. W. E. Mack of the local technical school, with 
a view of enabling growers to secure olive trees without the 
necessity of importing them from points outside of Butte 
county. A nursery of 60,000 tr$es is already in growth. 
The trees grown in Butte county are free from diseases and 
pests which often infest imported trees. 
Washington. —Nursery development and extension is 
moving on rapidly. The Washington Nursery, located at 
Toppenish, is operating 300 acres devoted to nursery stock. 
On this area some 5,000,000 trees have been planted. 
Illinois. —A new nursery company has been established 
at Fulton under the name of the Riverside Nursery Com¬ 
pany. This Company is to make a specialty of fruit trees. 
Texas. —At Tyler, Texas, was organized recently the 
East Texas Nursery Company, with a capital stock of 
$50,000.00, incorporated by E. W. Minns, C. C. Crews, and 
others. 
Mr. J. M. Yates, the well known manager of the nursery 
company near Sherman, is establishing a branch nursery 
near Tuler where he expects to develop the truck and berry 
business in an extensive way. 
New York. —A new movement bearing upon the con¬ 
servation of watersheds and water supply has been started 
by the board of water commissioners of New York, who are 
starting nurseries in the Ashokan district near Kingston for 
the purpose of growing trees to protect the reservoirs and 
dikes of the acqueduct system. Pines and locusts are to be 
used extensively. 
DIRECTIONS TO THE RETAIL TREE BUYER 
The following instructions governing the purchase of 
trees by the planter were presented by Mr. W. J. Wright of 
the Pennsylvania State College in a recent address before a 
horticultural society. 
1. Order direct from a firm of good standing which 
grows its own stock or has it grown under contract. 
2. Buy of your local nurseryman if he fulfills these con¬ 
ditions. 
3. Place your order early. 
4. State specifically just what you want, both as to the 
varieties and style and class of stock. Don’t leave any 
room for supposition. 
5. Give explicit shipping directions and state just when 
you wish stock delivered. 
6. Remember that the purchase price of trees is a small 
part of the orchard cost. A few dollars extra spent for 
trees, if it will purchase just what you want, will be- well 
spent. 
7. Make it your business to see that trees are not delayed 
in transit. 
8. Carry out your part of the contract by seeing that 
the trees are well cared for on arrival and that they are 
properly planted. 
FERTILIZER INFORMATION 
William H. Bowker of the Bowker Fertilizer Company, 
(Boston, New York and Buffalo), has just gotten out a 
valuable little booklet bearing the title “Plant Food, Its 
Sources, Conservation, Preparation and Application.’’ In 
it he discusses the essential elements of plant food, the 
“bulk’’ in fertilizers, chemically mixed fertilizers vs. “dry 
mixed’’ and “home mixed,” soil bacteria, with a comparison 
of stable and commercial fertilizers. General and specific 
directions are given for the application of fertilizers. 
The article is very interesting reading, and is full of 
valuable information. 
MR. HEIKES IN EUROPE 
Mr. W. F. Heikes of Huntsville, Ala., sailed May 4th, for 
Europe where he will visit the principal nursery districts of 
France and Holland. He expects to return about the 25th 
of July. His friends will miss him at the annual meeting. 
FLOWER MARKET FOR NEW YORK 
The wholesale florists of New York are interested in the 
establishment of a plant and flower market. They have 
chosen a site, have appointed committees to wait upon the 
city authorities, and the movement bids fair to reach a suc¬ 
cessful completion. The location proposed is at 59th St. & 
1st Ave., under the piers of the Queensboro bridge, Manhat¬ 
tan. This area gives a floor space of 170 by 275 feet, while 
the height of the tile ceiling is from 40 to 60 feet. It pro¬ 
vides also wagon space on the outside, and when the piers 
are connected with glass doors and windows the conditions 
ought to be favorable for an attractive and suitable market 
place for the sale of plants and flowers. 
