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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
F. E. SCHIFFERLI, NURSERYMAN. 
When Wheelock and Clarke, Fredonia, N. Y., retired 
from business, F. E. Schifferli acquired their interests and 
is continuing the business as their successor. Seventeen 
years experience in the nursery business have fitted Mr. 
Schifferli to manage successfully his enlarged interests. 
He desires to continue the trade of the old firm and should 
have no difficulty in doing so. 
Grape vines and currants are Mr. Schifferli’s specialties. 
Both one and two year old virtues and grape and currant 
cuttings form a large part of his stock. Large quantities 
of Concord and other varieties are grown under contract 
for future delivery. The grape and currant cuttings are 
of exceptional merit. 
AN INTERESTING COMMUNICATION. 
In the June issue of this journal photographs and short 
biographies of notable nurserymen, living and dead, were 
published. They have called forth the following letter 
from Charles Black, Hightstown, N. J. 
“In the June number of the National Nurseryman, you 
give a group of pioneer nurserymen. I cannot refrain from 
calling your attention to one very important omission, and 
that is, of Isaac Pullen. He was one of the pioneer nursery¬ 
men of New Jersey, and in his day, did more for the progress 
of peach culture, both in respect to propagation in the 
nursery and in the orchard than any other person. He 
established the Hightstown Nurseries (now owned by the 
writer), in 1830 and continued to conduct the business until 
his death in 1866. 
In his day, he was known all over the country and shipped 
large quantities of peach trees to California when the bus- 
ness first started there. He was one of the highest authori¬ 
ties on the Peach in his time and had the confidence and 
patronage of the best orchardists in the country.” 
CONSOLIDATION. 
Alabama Nursery Co. and Chase Nursery Co. 
An important announcement comes from Huntsville, 
Alabama. The attention of nurserymen is called to state¬ 
ments issued by the two nursery firms concerned. The 
purport of the change is that the Alabama Nursery will 
retire from the general nursery trade. They have been a 
clean, energetic organization and nurserymen will regret 
their withdrawal. 
Huntsville, Alabama, July 15th, 1908. 
To the Nursery Trade: 
We have sold to the Chase Nursery Company all nursery 
stock (except some California Privet, Spirea Van Houtte, 
and June Budded Peaches) all teams and tools, cutlery, 
cordage, supplies, merchandise, etc., connected with this 
business; we have not sold the real estate, accounts, and 
bills receivable. We are ready to pay what we owe and 
willing to take what’s coming to us. We have turned over 
to the Chase Nursery Company orders booked by us for 
future delivery, except some California Privet, Spirea, June 
Budded Peaches and a few other items. We will write all 
parties who have orders booked, so that they will fully 
understand. 
The object in making this sale is to enable the Alabama 
Nursery Company to retire from the general nursery trade. 
You have helped us build a clean, high-class satisfactory 
business; we are grateful. For the Chase Nursery Com¬ 
pany we ask the same treatment accorded us. 
Yours very truly, 
Alabama Nursery Company, 
Herbert Chase, Treasurer. 
Huntsville, Alabama, July 15th, 1908. 
To the Nursery Trade: 
In buying out the Alabama Nursery Company we are 
adding a mighty good business to our own. We appreciate 
its high standing in the Nursery world, the value of its good 
will and the worth of its well known trade mark. We intend 
that under our name “Chase’s Alabama Grown” shall con¬ 
tinue to stand for the best in nursery products. 
The closing of this deal gives us about 1,100 acres of nur¬ 
sery stock, a strong line of nursery supplies—including cut¬ 
lery and cordage—and a complete equipment in every de¬ 
partment. With the new addition to our storage house at 
Chase Station we have facilities for handling a big business 
in the best manner. We solicit your orders, knowing that 
we can handle them to your satisfaction, and ours. 
Our complete Trade List will be mailed in August. If 
you wish prices earlier we will be pleased to quote. 
With thanks to every customer for the orders entrusted to 
us in the past and with the hope of adding many new ones 
the coming season, we are, 
Yours very truly, 
Chase Nursery Company. 
Henry B. Chase, President. 
Robert C. Chase, Treasurer. 
Chas. F. Chase, Secretary. 
Only a fool takes experience for a road instead of a guide. 
If you consider your business not worth advertising, ■ 
better advertise it for sale.' 
Mr. Fred W. Green, of The L. Green & Son Company 
of Perry, Ohio, called on Rochester Nurserymen the last 
week of July. 
STARK-WILSON WEDDING. 
On June seventeenth, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 
William Pharr Stark, Louisiana, Missouri, the n^arriage of 
Miss Amy Pharr Stark to Mr. Earl Mott Wilson was 
solemnized. W. P. Stark, is a well known nurservman and « 
his friends wish his daughter all possible happiness and 
good fortune. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will be at home after I 
October first at 615 Elm Avenue, La Grange, Illinois. 
Obituary. 
GEORGE F. CHANDLER. 
George F. Chandler, perhaps the oldest florist and nur¬ 
seryman in Massachusetts, died at South Lancaster on 
May 30. Mr. Chandler started in the nursery business in 
1843 and later dealt largely in cut flowers. 
