THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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STORRS & HARRISON CO., 
PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 
We do not know that there is anything of particular 
interest that we can say in regard to this spring’s business. 
Rather to our surprise it has been fully up to the average, 
our catalog trade being ahead of last year. Wholesale 
trade will probably not foot up as much as last year, but 
diil not have near as much stock to sell as we had a year ago. 
We cleaned up very closely, and have a small size brush 
pile, in comparison with a good many other years. 
B. F. WEBER & SONS NURSERY CO., 
NURSERY, MO. 
We arc now through with our spring business with the 
exception of greenhouse plants. The season has been the 
best in the history of our company. We certainly have not 
felt any of the hard times complained of by a great many 
business men, and from the looks of remittances believe our 
collections will be fully up to other years. The outlook for 
fall business is very good, and we are already booking 
orders for fall delivery. 
F. A. Weber, Secretary. 
STONE & WELLINGTON, 
TORONTO, CANADA. 
As to our business this spring, we desire to say that our 
shipments have been very large, we believe the largest since 
we have been in business. Is is early yet to tell about col¬ 
lections. but the earlier shipments are turning out well and 
monev coming freelv. We think that all nurservmen have 
been very busy and sold closely. Many varieties were sold 
out early and could not even be purchased in the United 
States, so we judge our American friends have had good 
business also. 
HOOPES’ BROTHER & THOMAS, 
WESTCHESTER, PA. 
This spring has been the best that we have ever expe¬ 
rienced not only in the amount of sales but in the rapidity 
with which we handled our business—the sale was about 
15 C , larger than last spring. The outlook for fall is promis¬ 
ing; the sales are running ahead of the same weeks Iasi year 
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and we are looking forward to a tine growing season as our 
stock was planted out two or three weeks earlier than we 
usually are able to do and if nothing unforeseen occurs, we 
should have a good growth bv fall. 
CHASE NURSERY CO., 
[HUNTSVILLE, ALA. 
We are glad to report bright prospects in this section 
both for the nurserymen and fruit grower. Our winter was 
most favorable and the nursery stock is growing off beauti¬ 
fully with better stands of buds generally than for some 
years. We are looking forward to a fine business the 
coming year. The windup of last season’s business is 
satisfactory to all the nurservmen in this district we think. 
Speaking for ourselves would say that we are feeling fine 
over our year's work and the goose now hangs at the proper 
elevation. 
Hexry B. Chase. Pres. 
J. G. HARRISON & SONS, 
BERLIN, MD. 
Our spring sales have been very good and I feel sure they 
have exceeded last spring’s work, but we are unable to give 
a comparative statement just at this time. As to the out¬ 
look for business, I think it is a little early today, but judg¬ 
ing from the past three months, prospects are good. What 
effect the presidential year will have on the nurserymen, as 
has been the case in the past. I am unable to say. 
I do not think there is a large quantity of nursery stock 
in the country today, and I do not see but that the nursery¬ 
men will be in a position to ask a fair price in and get it. 
THE DELAWARE NURSERIES, 
MILFORD, DEL. 
The nursery business with me this spring has been 
entirely satisfactory. We did more business than for any 
other spring for six or seven years past. Cleaned up all our 
stock nicely except a few peach trees. Collections have 
been good. We usuallv have a good fall trade, locallv 
when a good fruit season precedes it; and I would say. at 
this writing we have a fine prospect for a crop of peaches and 
apples. Kieffer Pears will be a short crop. Other PearS 
will likely be a fair crop. 
D. S. Collins, Manager. 
THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., 
YALESVILLE, CONN. 
We have had a splendid trade this spring though not as 
large as last spring's which was the largest we ever had. 
We will clean up on almost all lines except some varieties | 
of peaches and plums. 
If business is such bv next fall that farmers can get fair 
prices for their produce, we will expect the nursery business ! 
will be good in this section next spring. Retail business 
for fall does not look as promising because the factories are I 
all running short time and manv are out of work. Thev, 
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therefore, have not the money to buy nursery stock. 
They are the class of people who furnish the fall trade in 
this section. 
FRANKLIN DAVIS NURSERY CO., 
BALTIMORE, MD. 
We regret to say that we have not cleaned up our stock 
closely with our spring sales. We have perhaps. 30,000 
fruit trees, about half of which are peach trees, left over, ] 
About 100.000 asparagus and several 100,000 Strawberry id 
plants and about 15.000 Cal. Privet. We think the finan¬ 
cial depression made less demand with us for stock. 
We have had good growing weather this spring, and all 
stock is growing nicely. We have a good stand of grafts, 
pear, plum and apple stocks, part of our Malialeb seedlings j 
have not started well. California Privet is starring very 
nicely. So are our strawberry plantings. Our asparagus 
seed is sprouting very nicely and we ex: : . good stand and ! 
to have- something very nice in it and our other lines of 
stock for fall. Our young pear buds at this t me are the 
equal of any that I have ever seen. 
R. A. Wickersham. President. 
