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Stephen Hoyt, his son, was made president after his 
death, and is holding the office at the present time, the firm 
still retaining the same name. James Hoyt died in January, 
1910. So now this nursery is owned by the third generation 
of the family, and it has become one of the largest in the 
country, covering several hundred acres of land. Every 
kind of nursery stock is now grown here that will grow in this 
locality, and the firm are also large importers of the European 
and Japanese stock. They do a large business in the moving 
and transplanting of big trees, moving trees from twelve 
to fourteen inehcs in diameter, taking them with a large 
ball of earth. A great deal of this work is done during 
the winter months, as many trees do better when moved with 
a frozen ball. They took up this branch of work fifteen 
years ago, when they bought out the rights of the Ryder 
Machine for this portion of Connecticut, and have been very 
successful in doing this kind of work. 
Quiz Column 
STORAGE MATTERS 
Ed. National Nurseryman: 
We are making arrangements to put up a storage building 75 x 100 
feet, and would be glad if you would give us any information as to the 
construction of this building. We are in a position to saw the frame 
and rough boards, etc., out of our own woods. As we understand it, 
this building should be weather-boarded inside and out, with probably 
building paper between. We will appreciate any information that you 
can give us, as we are very desirous of putting up a building that will be 
of good service to us. We also would like you to tell us about what is 
necessary in ventilation, etc. 
Baltimore, Md. Franklin Davis Nursery Co. 
Answer. —In your locality probably a good frame build¬ 
ing with one air space made by the studs boarded inside 
with matched lumber and double boarded outside with paper 
between will serve your climatic requirements. In colder 
sections two air spaces are essential. Of course, the most 
satisfactory in the long run is the building of hollow tile or 
concrete construction. 
We refer you to The National Nurseryman for Febru¬ 
ary, pp. 47 and 48, for description of storage methods. Also, 
the April and May issues contain accounts of storage houses 
in Rochester, Newark, Geneva, and Dansville. 
Business jVlovemcnts 
GENEVA NURSERYMEN DOING A THRIVING 
BUSINESS 
According to a note in a recent issue of the Geneva Daily Times, the 
demand for nursery stock has not been falling off; for it is estimated 
that between four and five million trees and shrubs were shipped by 
Geneva nurserymen this spring. The territory served by these growers 
reaches from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, and from the St. Lawrence 
River on the north to the Ohio River on the south. The W. & T. Smith 
Company heads the list for spring orders, having shipped, it is said, as 
much stock as all the other Geneva nurseries together. Rice Brothers 
shipped some 2,800 boxes and The R. G. Chase Company 1,800 or so. 
Besides these firms, there are about twenty other firms furnishing goods 
mostly to the retail trade. 
FRENZIED QUARANTINE 
Is this country going inspection-mad? It would almost appear so, 
judging from the way in which legislators, experiment stations and their 
numerous retainers, aided and abetted by the public press and sundry 
horticultural interests are working themselves and the public up into 
a mood which is little short of hysterical, for inspecting and quarantining 
anything and everything horticultural regardless of whatever injur}'’ may 
thus be inflicted upon honorable business interests. Almost every day 
brings some news of “bills” and proposed restrictive enactments of the 
most drastic and often impracticable nature, or details of some arbitrary 
hold-up. When a valuable importation of azaleas is ruthlessly sacrificed 
because caterpillar egg masses are found on two plants; when the 
governor of a great state signs a bill with such a frivolous provision as 
“that packages of seeds must contain the name and address of the seller, 
the name of the seed and percentage of purity;” when the U. S. Post 
Office authorities, actually without previous notice, holds up and 
prohibits the mailing of young plants or cuttings of any kind in any part 
of the country without a certificate of inspection, it would .seem that the 
limit had been about reached. It might be well for those dealers in 
horticultural products whose interests are thus assailed to do some 
inspecting on their own account and endeavor to ascertain the' real 
motives back of such legislation and what its probable effect will be. 
When the government interferes with any legitimate business it should 
always be for the benefit of the whole people and never to further the 
selfish ends of any section or to give undue advantage to any one section 
or class over any other. We all recognize the terrible menace of destruc¬ 
tive insects and plant diseases and full}'- realize the need of proper 
mea.sures to prevent their spread, but these measures should be framed 
and carried out with the greatest care, lest they become oppressive or 
furnish excuse for unfair discrimination. Whether any such solicitude 
for a “square deal” has been exercised in the case of some of the state 
enactments thus far is a question which is open to considerable doubt.— 
Editorial from Horticulture, Boston, April 27, 1912. 
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENICAN PEONY SOCIETY 
{Continued from page 208) 
For the best collection of not less than 25 varieties, a prize of $25, 
and a second prize of $i 5. This will be open to amateurs only. 
For the best new seedling of American origin not previously exhibited 
$ 15 - 
A Certificate of Merit will be awarded to any new variety exhibited, 
not in the trade jirevious to 1910, if deemed worthy of the same by the 
judges. 
The exact date of the meeting will be announced in the trade papers 
and each member will receive personal notice by card. 
Clinton, N. Y. A. P. Saunders, Secretary. 
PRODUCTION OF FRUITS AND NUTS IN CALIFORNIA 
Value of Crops in 1909 over $50,700,000 
A preliminary statement of the general results of the Thirteenth 
Census relating to tropical fruits, orchard fruits, grapes, small fruits, 
nuts, and certain specified fruit products in California, has been issued 
by Director Durand, of the Bureau of the Census, Department of 
Commerce and Labor. In addition to the number of farms reporting 
and the number of trees and vines of bearing age, as of date April 15, 
1910, the summary gives the amount and value of fruits and nuts 
produced in 1909. The fruit products shown are those prepared on 
farms only, and do not include those reported by manufacturing estab¬ 
lishments. Comparable data are given for 1900 wherever possible. 
The statement was prepared under the direction of Le Grand Powers, 
chief statistician, and John Lee Coulter, expert special agent, for agricul¬ 
ture. Further analysis may result later in slgiht modifications of the 
totals, but it is not expected that they will affect materially the figures. 
Tropical Fruits 
The production of all tropical fruits in 1909 was valued at$ 16,752, i o i, 
as compared with $7,219,082 in 1899, an increase of $9,533>oi9- 
