THE NATIONAL NURvSERYMAN 
291 
REPORTS FROM PROMINENT EUROPEAN NURSERYMEN 
Influence of Winter of 1912 on Nursery Stock. Characteristics of Trade. 
Increasing Demand for Ornamentals. Leading Varteties. 
CONDITIONS IN ANGERS 
What was the Character of the Winter and What 
WERE ITS Effects on Stock in Nursery Row? 
Autumn and winter exceptionally rainy. Vegetables 
remained tender and kept their leaves much longer than 
during normal years. For that reason, preparations for 
storing them were very difficult. 
Had You any Difficulty with Cellared Stock? 
Here we scarcely store in cellars at all. Most often 
the plants are put in boxes as soon as they come from the 
nurseries. This year especially, when we did not have 
frosts, the plants were not put in cellars at all. 
Has the Season been Characterized by a Strong 
Demand for Special Lines and Varieties? Kindly 
Indicate These. 
Sales of fruit and forest trees are increasing regularly, 
as well for the Continent as for America, and ornamental 
plants have always been lacking in the spring for the past 
ten years. 
Is THE Demand for Fruit Trees Holding up, and do 
You Think it will Continue? 
Fruit trees sold exceptionally well this season. French 
land owners have been planting largely for several years, 
and there is cause to believe that this will continue during 
five or six years, if not more. 
Does the Experience of the Past Two or Three 
Years Indicate an Increased and Continuing Interest 
in Ornamentals and Landscape Gardening? What 
IS THE Outlook? 
Ornamental plantings in France are increasing steadily. 
Nevertheless, the strides made in this line are less remark¬ 
able than in forest plantations, which are regaining rapidly. 
Should There not be a General Advance in the 
Price of Nursery Stock? 
Yes, all articles of nursery stock should increase in price. 
Besides, this will be the enforced consequence of the increase 
in price of labor and of all materials necessary to horticul¬ 
tural industry. Stationary prices would cause the ruin of 
our business. 
Charles DEtrichK ainL, 
123, Route des Ponts-de-Ce, 
Angers (Maine & Loire), France. 
A NOTE FROM HOLLAND 
What was the Character of the Winter, and what 
WERE ITS Effects on Stock in Nursery Row? 
The winter was very severe, and the cold and frost in 
the spring did no good to the seedlings. 
General Observations. 
The stand of apple and pear stocks is not so heavy as 
last season. Plums and cherry stocks will be very scarce. 
The demand for fruit stocks, especially for plums and cher¬ 
ries, is already great. 
Doornbosch & Son, 
Veendam, Holland. 
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FROM A FOREST NURSERY IN GERMANY 
What was the Character of the winter, and and 
WHAT WERE ITS EFFECTS ON StOCK IN NuRSERY RoW ? 
Exceptionally hard winter (30 degrees below zero); in 
spite of this the nursery rows were not dam.aged to any 
considerable extent, with the exception of Bu;:us and Cupres- 
sus varieties. All our Abies, Picea, Pinus vcuieties could 
stand the cold very well. 
Had You any Difficulty with Cellared Stock? 
Our cellars are only used for assorting and packing. 
Has the Season been Characterized by a Strong 
Damand for Special Lines and Varieties." Kindly 
Indicate These. 
Demand was very strong, especially lively call for ever¬ 
green seedlings and transplants, caused by the dry summer 
of 1911, forest fires, etc., in Europe as well as in the United 
States. 
Is THE Demand for Fruit Trees Holding up, and do 
You Think it will Continue? 
Increasing demand for fruit tree stocks indicates a good 
prospect in the fruit tree business. 
Does the Experience of the Past Two or Three 
Years Indicate an Increased and Continuing Interest 
IN Ornamentals and Landscape Gardening? What 
IS THE Outlook? 
A growing interest of estate owners and whole com¬ 
munities for beautifying their home grounds and laying out 
public parks, respectively, resulted in a larger dem.and for 
ornamentals, shade and park trees also. • 
Should There not be a General Advance in the Price 
OF Nursery Stock? 
Increased demand all around will be followed by an 
advance in prices, as a matter of course. 
What are Your Views on the Replacement Question ? 
Strictly against replacement, for no responsibility can 
rest with the nurseryman after the stock left his place. 
J. Heins’ Sons, 
Halstenbek (Holstein), Germany. 
