Gbe national IRursentm 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK 
Copyrighted 1908 by the National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated.’ 
Vol. XVI. ROCHESTER, N. Y„ MAY, 1908 No. 5 
R. G. CHASE & COMPANY 
Geneva, New York, situated in the pioneer district of the 
nursery business of the United States, is too well known to 
most of us to need any exploitation of its beauties. It is 
sufficient to say that aside from being one of the most beau¬ 
tiful cities in the United States, it is the center of the nursery 
business of the country. The R. G. Chase Company was 
born in Geneva in i860 and is today one of the most progres¬ 
sive nurseries in New York State. 
ROSCOE G. CHASE 
President of R. G. Chase & Co. 
Roscoe G. Chase, the founder, is the man to whom the 
Company is indebted for its reputation for Hardy, Healthy, 
High Grade Nursery Stock. Mr. Chase has always been a 
firm believer in thorough cultivation; the results of his labor 
in this direction are shown in the handsome blocks of nur¬ 
sery stock grown by this company today. 
The growing of fruit trees has been and still is the spec¬ 
ialty of the Company. Plantings of from 40 to 50 acres are 
made annually. New land thoroughly drained is the 
fundamental basis of the Company’s success in growing fruit 
trees. They have covered the majority of the farms within 
a fair radius of Geneva with their products. This is a simple 
statement of fact. 
Some idea of the appearance of the nurseries, packing 
houses and office building can be gained from the illustra¬ 
tions. The storage and packing plant is within a stone's 
throw of the office, which is situated on seven acres of land 
within the city limits and only a mile from the New York 
Central and Lehigh Valley Railroads. 
Originally the old methods of handling stock were em¬ 
ployed, viz.; open sheds and trenches, with small cellars. 
Now, one sees as complete and modern a plant for storage 
A Packing Yard in 1878 
and shipping as there is in the country. Three separate 
storage cellars, containing 250,000 cubic feet of space, adjoin 
their billing, tying and packing sheds. Thus stock is most 
conveniently handled. The loss from fire is minimized, 
because the cellars are constructed of stone and concrete. 
Fire hydrants and extinguishers are placed at advantageous 
points in the packing house. 
Packing Sheds and Storage Cellars at the Present Time 
The disadvantage of not being on the railroad, a condi¬ 
tion which necessitates the hauling to and fro of all freight, 
is soon to be overcome by the use of a four-ton motor truck. 
