THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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SPRING REPORTS OF BUSINESS 
COMMERCIAL NURSERY CO., 
WINCHESTER, TENN. 
We think all things considered that our men are selling 
just a little in advance of last year at this time and there 
seems to be more inquiry for trees than last season at this 
time. 
R. G. CHASE CO., 
GENEVA, N. Y. 
Business for the past spring has been excellent and the 
supply of stock was well exhausted, with the exception of 
plum and light peach. Sales are starting off well for the 
coming year and we look for a good business. 
RICE BROS. CO., 
GENEVA, N. Y. - 
We are glad to say that we have had an unusual demand 
for about everything we had to offer this spring. Business 
generally far in excess of last season. Prospects seem 
favorable for good sales the coming season. 
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 
31 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK. 
Importers of all kinds of foreign nursery and florist’s 
stock, who have made an agreement with Lavavasseur & 
Sons, nurseries at Ussy and Orleans, France, to be their agents 
for U. S. and Canada after June 1st., report business good. 
SEARS, HENRY & CO., 
GENEVA, N. Y. 
This spring sales have been satisfactory. Our trouble 
was, that we did not have enough of most kinds of stock to 
satisfy our customers. Stock has gone through the winter 
in fine shape. Outlook for the coming season is good. 
CHATTANOOGA NURSERIES, 
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. 
Our spring sales of nursery stock have been satisfactory 
and from present indications we believe that the fall busi¬ 
ness will be much heavier with us this season than for some 
time past. Stock at ' this time is making satisfactory 
growth. 
L. F. DINTELMANN, 
BELLEVILLE, ILL. 
This spring’s trade was at least 30 to 40 per cent, better 
than last spring. Owing to scarcity of help the past two 
years and the inspection laws production has been reduced. 
This, I feel positive, will advance prices for the next 15 
months. 
THE DAYTON AND XENIA NURSERIES, 
DAYTON, OHIO. 
The spring trade has been good, very good, using uP 
every thing except some plums and the usual odds and ends- 
Planting has been much delayed by continuous and heavy 
rains. Stock has wintered in fine shape and prospects for 
the season are good. 
McNary and Gaines. 
I. E. ILGENFRITZ’S SON’S CO., 
MONROE, MICH. 
Our spring business has been excellent and far in excess 
of last year both in a retail and wholesale way. Weather 
conditions throughout the packing season were most favor¬ 
able, which aided very materially in getting stock out in 
good condition. 
T. I. Ilgenfritz, Sec’y.-Treas. 
THE SHENANDOAH NURSERIES, 
SHENANDOAH, IOWA. 
We have had a good spring trade, and have sold out 
closer than we generally do. The season was exceedingly 
favorable for business. Of course, a few items did not 
move as well as we could have wished, but on the whole, 
we are well satisfied with our spring business. 
D. S. Lake. 
GREENSBORO NURSERIES, 
GREENSBORO, N. C. 
We started quite a number of men in March for fall 
delivery and found March sales above an average, also the 
first half of April, but when cotton began to go down, sales 
fell off but new fruit is beginning to ripen and cotton pick¬ 
ing up and agents’reports last week were above average. 
John A. Young. 
THE SHERMAN NURSERY CO., 
CHARLES CITY, IOWA. 
We are glad to report that we have had a very prosperous 
season this year. Our spring deliveries were, we think, the 
best in some particulars we have ever had, and while things 
are not completely wound up for the season, we anticipate 
very good collections. We see no reason why the outlook 
for another season’s business is not good. 
E. M. Sherman, President. 
BATAVIA NURSERIES, 
BATAVIA, N. Y. 
The past year was in many respects the best in the his¬ 
tory of the Batavia Nurseries. Continued active demand 
for all kinds of fruit and ornamentals from the start to the 
close of the season, practically took all salable surplus. 
Stock has wintered in fine shape and we start the new year 
with a good supply in all departments, and expect still 
better business in the year to come. 
Nelson Bogue. 
THE JEWELL NURSERY CO., 
LAKE CITY, MINNESOTA. 
We have had a very successful spring’s business, and 
the prospects for sales this summer are very good'. Pack¬ 
ing weather this spring has been about as bad as we have 
ever known, with lots of rain and a lot of cold weather 
thrown in. For this reason we have been considerably 
delayed in our shipments, but as the Northwest is all 
rather backward, we trust it is going to work out all right. 
R, D. Underwood, Sec’y. 
