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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
land while showing no extensive tracts such as we find in 
this country, will reveal numerous small areas surrounding 
the farm houses and thousands of road-side trees and scat¬ 
tering specimens in locations where the soil cannot well be 
utilized for other purposes. The aggregate is seen in the 
foreign shipments. 
NURSERY CONDITIONS IN CONNECTICUT. 
SCALE NO LONGER FEARED. 
Nursery conditions in this section are far better than was 
anticipated earlier in the season. Fall trade has been good, 
sizes of trees. There is talk by some of proposing a peach 
yellows “law” this coming winter and very likely such a bill 
will be introduced into the General Assembly, but it is doubt¬ 
ful if the public will permit it to pass after repealing the 
previous one we had. There will not likely be any change 
in the laws in regard to injurious insects. People are not 
now afraid of the San Jose Scale, having learned to combat 
it successfully. 
Yours truly, 
The Barnes Brothers Nursery Co., Inc. 
Yalesville, Conn. John R. Barnes, Pres. 
Grading vines and nursery stock in the cellar s of Lewis Roesch & Son, Fredonia. 
and the outlook is bright for a good spring trade, particular¬ 
ly in apples, pears and grapes. There was a good crop of 
peaches in this section this summer which ought to result in 
a good demand for peach trees, but the outbreak of peach 
yellows that has been so severe over the north eastern sec¬ 
tion of the United States has made great inroads in the 
orchards here, and we expect a smaller demand for peach 
trees for planting next spring. The season having been quite 
dry has not induced so rank a growth as in some years, and 
in consequence we have a large percentage of the smaller 
Your esteemed favor was thankfully received. Texas is 
still on the map although we have been almost submerged 
by four long seasons of wet weather which has given us great 
trouble in the way of spoiled crops, increased vegetable 
diseases, and hurtful insects. 
We have been very much interested in the things editor 
Craig has been saying about his tour in Europe. We hope 
he had a good profitable time, and that he and his good wife 
will have long life and continued usefulness. 
McKinney, Texas. E. W. Kirkpatrick. 
