THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
type of machine; it has been perfected after many years 
of experimental work. A new device for insuring an even 
pressure at all times has been recently added. This leaves 
nothing to be desired for this handy machine. 
Auto-Spray No. n is specially adapted to the spraying 
of nursery stock. The nurserymen who viewed this 
machine commented upon its sound and common-sense 
construction. It has a capacity of ioo gallons and will 
spray five rows in a field. 
NATURAL GUANO COMPANY. 
The subject of pulverized sheep manure is one that is fast 
growing in importance. A few words will explain to the 
purchaser of plant-foods its method of manufacture. 
The sheep are driven in from the plains of the West to 
the railroad centres and shipped to feeding stations, located 
on the western railroads, a short distance from Chicago, 
where they are put in covered pens and fed until ready for 
the market. The sheep, in this fattening process, are fed 
on wheat screenings 
and cracked corn, in 
whatever proportions 
necessary to fatten 
them. The crude sheep 
manure, is allowed to 
accumulate in the pens 
about eight to ten inches 
in depth. It is taken 
from these covered pens 
and brought a few hun¬ 
dred feet to the factory, 
where it is subjected to 
a process which dries and thoroughly sterilizes the 
manure, so that the undigested weed seeds are killed, 
and cannot, under any condition germinate. The dried 
sheep manure is then ground to an even fineness, so that 
the fertilizer ingredients are more readily available as a 
plant-food, and put up in bags of ioo pounds each, ready 
for the consumer. 
All forced vegetable crops or open-truck crops, all florists’ 
varieties, and all nurserymen’s stock are very exhaustive 
to the soil, and a plant-food, giving up its elements readily 
to the crop, is the essential feature of success in this line. The 
virtue of pulverized sheep manure is that it is nature’s best 
plant-food, containing large percentages of humus and also 
fertilizer ingredients in large enough quantities to be readily 
available to any kind of an exhaustive crop. Rightly used, 
pulverized sheep manure will mature crops earlier, besides 
giving them a more luxuriant growth. 
The brand of sheep manure made by the Natural Guano 
Company has been very highly recommended by leading 
nurserymen such as Stark Bros., Jackson & Perkins, and 
Chase Bros. 
AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL DISTRIBUTING CO. 
Anew mixture, a combination of a fungicide and insect cide 
•S being put on the market by this firm. It controls al-ke 
insect life and fungous diseases. Other innovations of the 
market are an Orchard Vetch which has been imported 
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from Russia; it is a valuable leguminous crop. A soluble 
asphalt oil for macadam roads is also being introduced. 
It has been adopted by the Niagara State Reservations 
for its roads. 
DAVID HILL. 
The “evergreen” specialist, Mr. David Hill showed a 
great variety of splendid trees of many sizes. Every tree 
was marked by its perfect growth, shape and color. These 
specimens clearly showed forth Mr. Hills’ ability to make 
evergreens grow right. 
THOS. B. MEEHAN & CO. 
The standard old-line Red Star Raffia was the main dis¬ 
play of this company. Their Raffia has demonstrated its 
superior qualities through a number of years. 
ALABAMA NURSERY COMPANY. 
A full line of nurserymen’s implements was placed on 
exhibition by this well-known company. Among these may 
be mentioned the Southern Queen hoe, pruning shears, 
pruning knives, grafting thread, tree gauge and tree coun¬ 
ter. These implements are well known, in fact, they are 
standard and need no detailed description. 
A very full line of ornamental and miscellaneous nursery 
stock was exhibited and the distinguishing features and 
peculiarities of every piece of stock emphasized. Over 
every pot containing a shrub or the like was placed a card 
upon which was written a full description of the variety. 
Altogether the Alabama Nursery Company’s exhibit was 
very creditable and attractive. 
THE J. HORACE MCFARLAND CO. 
The J. Horace McFarland Company, of Harrisburg, Pa., 
were on hand with a very complete line of samples of the 
work done by their press. The specimen covers of the 
nursery catalogues printed by this firm were uniformly 
well colored, simply designed and extremely effective. 
Their printing was shown to be first class and much above 
the ordinary. 
An interesting feature of their exhibit were the Auto 
Chrome Negatives made by the Lumiere process. It is 
possible to reproduce from nature upon a photographic 
plate the exact colors of any object. In December of this 
year Mr. Lumiere will place upon the market a photographic 
paper capable of reproducing colors caught by the negative. 
When this is done a great step forward in color printing 
will be taken. All the nurserymen who saw the exhibit 
were delighted at the exquisite coloring found on all the 
photographic plates. 
B. G. PRATT COMPANY. 
The well known and popular “Scalecide” made by this 
company was exhibited and explained to all nurserymen 
interested. An interesting little blooket “The Whys and 
Wherefores of Fall Spraying” was distributed. We quote 
a sentence from this, “Hit the scale hard or it will knock you 
out, ‘Scalecide’ is your best weapon. 
