THE. NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
exceeded the supply and the inquiries and general pulse of 
the trade seeming to indicate that trees will be as much 
sought after in the spring as they have been in the fall. W e 
do not know exactly about all our neighbor nurserymen, but 
so far as we do know, think their report would be the same. 
Very truly, 
The L. Green & Son Co. 
By F. D. Green. 
Perry, Ohio. 
OHIO III. 
Editor National Nurseryman: 
V’e have had our usual amount of fall trade in 
small fruit plants at prices somewhat in advance of other 
seasons. The supply of plants is rather limited, and no 
doubt the demand will clean them up quickly in the spring. 
W’e have about our usual stock of plants in storage; 
of which we endeavor to carry a good assortment so that 
we can take care of orders all during the winter and early 
spring. 
With best wishes for the success of your paper the 
coming year, we are, W. N. Scarff. 
New Carlisle, Ohio. 
ILLINOIS. 
CONIFERS AND ORNAMENTALS-GENERALLY OPTIMISTIC. 
Editor National Nurseryman: 
We have been very busy this fall, more than usual, and 
this accounts for the delay in answering your letter. Hop¬ 
ing. however, that these brief words may help your valued 
"National Nurseryman,” we are glad to present them. 
KEEN DEMAND FOR ORNAMENTALS. 
The general features of the business as evidenced by us 
showed a great demand for ornamental trees, shrubs and 
vines, especially evergreens, American elms a!nd Norway 
maples. The shrubs most in demand are Berbers Thun- 
bergii. Lilacs, Spireas all varieties, Cornus Siberica, Tar¬ 
tarian Honeysuckles, Snowberries, Indian Currants, Vibur¬ 
num all varieties, Euonymous alatus, Mahonia. Japan 
Ouince, Rose rugosa and blanda, and other hardy forms. 
CONIFERS POPULAR. 
Evergreens, for ornamental planting, are coming to 
the front this last year, more so than ever before. Such 
noble trees as Abies concolor, Abies Douglasi, Picea excelsa, 
Orientalis. pungens and pungens glauca. Pinus resinosa 
"trobus and Pinus sylvestris are in demand. The most 
called for deciduous trees for ornamental planting are: 
American White Elms, Norway Maple. American and 
European Lindens, Reitenbach’s and Schwedler's Maple, 
Horse Chestnuts, Birch, Catalpa speciosa, European Ash. 
American and European Beech, Liriodendron, and Flower¬ 
ing Crabs of all varieties. 
For forest planting the demand is most remarkable, es- 
peciallv for W bite Pines, Black Locust, American Chest¬ 
nut, Catalpa speciosa. White, Burr and Red Oaks. 
The demand for fruit trees in this section is small, 
while the demand for small fruits is on the increase from 
year to year, especially for Red and White Currants, Goose¬ 
berries and Grapes. 
We have not been troubled with any of the injurious 
insects, nor had we any serious plant diseases, owing, per¬ 
haps, to our vigilant efforts to check the enemy. We are 
specially careful to buy only from such nurserymen, whose 
stock we know is free from diseases. “Watch and spray,” 
is our motto. 
Our experience teaches us that deep plowing and if 
possible, cross plowing, thorough pulverizing and rolling 
the land with a light roller, is the best method of prepar¬ 
ing the soil for seeding and transplanting small stock. 
Too much attention cannot be given to careful handling 
and packing stock. Most nurserymen will agree with us 
that only the most careful and reliable men should be em¬ 
ployed for such work; the packing man’s judgment must 
be good as to kind of plants, method of shipping, in other 
words, he should be a man of large experience. 
The prospects for the coming delivery are good in 
spite of the financial crisis, which we hope is slowly but 
surely passing by without doing the nurseryman much 
harm. R. Douglass' Sons. 
Waukegan, Ill. 
KANSAS. . 
OUTLOOK CHEERING. , I 
Editor National Nurseryman: 
This season has been an unfavorable one for tree 
growth Our stand has been only moderate, hardly so good 
as usual, and the growth of our stock has been less than 
usual. The number of No. 1 trees per thousand is con¬ 
siderably less than it was last year. Trade has been some¬ 
what less than usual. We have had a fairly favorable sea¬ 
son for our fall packing and our collections have so far 
been very good with fair prospects for making a favorable 
finish. While the money panic has made some trouble in 
the matter of collections it does not seem that it will be 
very serious. 
V e are making preparations for increased planting in i 
some lines for another year. Our wholesale trade this fall 
has been excellent with encouraging prospects for the 
spring. We have built during the last year a large addi¬ 
tion to our packing house so that we have now one of the ! 
best packing houses in the country. This past summer we : 
have rebuilt our office so that there are few more commo— | 
dious, convenient offices to be found in our line of business 
anywhere. 
V e consider the outlook all around as good for years j 
to come as it has ever been. We consider the depression i 
of this year only an incident, and temporary at that, and 
we expect our trade to continue as successful and prosper¬ 
ous as it has any time in the past. 
