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We think there will be an increase in ornamentals in 
suburban towns, but we do not sell much to farmers through 
agents. 
Richmond, Va. W. T. Hood & Co. 
Yes, the demand for ornamentals is constantly on the 
increase. The outlook in this direction is good. 
Glen St. Mary, Fla. Glen St. Mary Nurseries Co. 
Decidedly yes on oniamentals. Apples are too high in 
proportion to other fruits. 
Geneva, N. Y. W. & T. Smith Co. 
Yes, with the increased cost of living, we should pay 
better wages, and to do so must naturally get more for the 
stock. 
North Collins, N. Y. Willett & Wheelock. 
There is a decided increase in the demand for ornamentals. 
We have executed many large landscape contracts through¬ 
out the South, and the desire for beautifying private estates, 
the building of parks, and civic improvements, is rapidly 
being manifested. This tendency for beautifying our cities 
and homes is indeed most gratifying. It indicates that the 
condition of the country and the people is improving. 
Augusta, Ga. P. J. Berckmans Co. 
INCREASED EXPENSES WARRANT HIGHER PRICES 
6 . Should There not be a General Advance in the 
Price OF Nursery Stock? 
Much of the stock sold to the retail purchaser is done so 
at ridiculously low prices. We turned down prospective 
orders amounting to thousands of dollars on account of the 
low figures desired. Other nurserymen, no doubt, are tak¬ 
ing them up, instead of holding out for prices. 
Rutherford, N. J. Bobbink & Atkins. 
In many lines there should be a decided advance. I think 
all will agree that many items are being handled with far too 
low a figure. 
Chestnut Hill, Pa. Andorra Nurseries. 
The trade demands 
your very best graded 
stock. In order to pro¬ 
duce it, it means a whole 
lot more labor, careful 
handling, and other 
things, making the cost 
a great deal higher than 
it was ten years ago. 
C. R. Burr & Co. 
Manchester, Conn. 
There should be an 
honest tariff protection. 
The “brokers” of Euro¬ 
pean nursery stock are 
entirely responsible for 
the impossibly low prices. 
The American growers 
should hold the officials 
of the United States 
Agricultural Department 
responsible for this. 
American Forestry 
Co. 
S. Framingham, Mass. 
Kelly Bros'. Storage House, Dansville, N. Y. 
We believe good stock 
will stand it without de¬ 
crease in bulk of business. 
The Conard & Jones 
Co. 
WTst Grove, Pa. 
There are some kinds 
of stock that seem too 
low, and there are other 
kinds that seem satis¬ 
factory as to price. The 
prices are probably ad¬ 
justed by the amount on 
hand. The immense 
planting of apples would 
indicate a reduction in 
the priee of these pretty 
soon. 
The Rakestraw- 
Pyle Co. 
Kennett Square, Pa. 
Yes. 
P. D. Berry. 
Dayton, Ohio. 
No. 
S. Framingham, Mass. 
Yes. 
W. B. Whittier & Co. Beverly, Ohio. 
W. F. Mitchell & Son. 
No—only to meet increased labor expenses. 
N. Abington, Mass. W. H. Wyman. 
Yes, eertainly; twenty-five per eent, at least. 
New Carlisle, Ohio. W. N. Scarff. 
Yes. 
Hyde Park, Vt. F. H. McFarland. 
Yes. 
Roehester, N. Y. Charlton Nursery Co. 
Yes. 
Callieoon, N. Y. Chas. G. Curtis. 
I believe that there should be an advancement of price on 
the retail stock, and that the nurserymen should not sell to 
the planters at wholesale prices. There should be a wholesale 
and a retail price, and the wholesale list sent only to those 
that are entitled to the same. The price on plums and 
cherries is too low at wholesale, and should be advanced. 
Johnstown, N. Y. L. M. Empie. 
The increased value of land, the increased cost of supply¬ 
ing the needed fertility, the increased cost of labor, the de¬ 
mand for the increased energy among all nurserymen to 
supply a better grade of stock, make a better price a necessity 
if the quality is to be maintained. 
Greenfield, Ind. J. K. Henby & Son. 
There should be an increase in the prices of nursery stoek. 
The priees of the articles which nurserymen use and must 
purehase eontinue to advance. The prices of nursery stock 
must also advance. 
Bridgeport, Ind. C. M. Hobbs & Sons. 
Think there should be eonsiderable advanee in some lines, 
as to priees, especially after the drouth last summer and 
