THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
way, and we take a very hopeful view of the business for the 
coming spring trade. We have as many enquiries, and 
sales, for all kinds of stock for spring as we could expect, 
and anticipate a good coming season for all live persons in 
the business. 
John Charlton & Sons. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
The trade so far has been about normal, though it is 
really too early in the season for us to give a correct report. 
Collections are improving. 
August Roelker & Sons. 
New York City. 
A VINE AND SMALL FRUIT SECTION. 
We see no reason why the trade for the coming spring 
should not be good and we believe that it will be better than 
it was a year ago. Everything indicates that it will be. 
Sales to date are larger than last year and while it is true 
that the season was favorable for growing nearly all kinds 
of nursery stock yet we believe that stock will be closely 
used up by the end of the season. 
T. S. Hubbard Co. 
Fredonia, N. Y. 
In this section there is not any great demand for nursery 
stock except for grape vines and those largely of the Con¬ 
cord variety. Contrary to expectations last fall the de¬ 
mand has been good to this date and the bulk of them has 
changed hands already, on paper at least. The same may 
also be said of Moore’s Early and Worden the next best 
sellers. From present appearances most varieties of grape 
vines will be as closely picked up the present season as the 
last, which was our banner year, as every thing marketable 
was sold at very satisfactory prices. 
Nursery stock in next best demand here are small 
fruits of which currants and gooseberries are already 
practically out of market. 
For apples, pears and plums (prunes excepted) there is 
but little demand. Cherries and peaches sell better and 
we see nothing in the way of our usual trade. There is also 
some trade for ornamentals in a limited way, but com¬ 
pared to that of grapes and small fruits it’s but a drop in the 
bucket. 
Very truly yours, 
Lewis Roescii. 
Fredonia, N. Y. 
NEW JERSEY. 
Our business was 15% more last year than the year before 
and this fall it is not behind last year, while prospect for 
spring is very good. Nurserymen here do not complain and 
are satisfied, but the Florists complain, since the “crack” 
last October, a year ago, prices have not been what they 
ought to. 
P. L. OUWERKERK. 
Weehawken Heights, N. J. 
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SOUTH AND WEST. 
NORTH CAROLINA. 
The demand for nursery stock has been fair, but the 
increased cost of production caused by the high price of 
feed and provision and consequent expensive labor and 
close inspection laws has cut out all profit. 
As the great bulk of Cherry and Pear seedlings are im¬ 
ported, I think duty on these should be taken off. 
John H. Young. 
Greensboro, N. C. 
GEORGIA. 
GOOD ROADS AND AUTOMOBILES. 
The fall season is the main shipping season in the South 
and October and November are exceedingly busy months 
with the Nurserymen in this part of the country. 
Business has been good and I think the Nurserymen 
generally throughout the South are selling close. We had a 
fine fruit crop this year and it is stimulating interest in tree 
planting among the masses. 
Commercial orcharding is not making rapid progress 
with us, as the return of that class of business has not been 
very good for the grower in recent years, but what the 
Nurserymen loses in this business with the large planter, 
he more than makes up with a great number of smaller ones. 
The Nursery business in the South in the past has been 
almost exclusively in fruit trees, but there is a growing 
disposition amongst nurserymen to propagate more orna¬ 
mental trees and a growing inclination among the people to 
plant more of this class of stock. 
The South has made good progress in business in the 
past few years and the people here are in better condition 
than ever before, and as a result are building better homes, 
buying better automobiles, and planting more nursery 
stock. While this condition exists, the southern Nursery¬ 
man will have an outlet for his products at remunerative 
prices. 
Smith Bros. 
Concord, Ga. 
FLORIDA CONDITIONS. 
The Nursery trade in the South has suffered somewhat 
during the past year owing to the financial depression. 
The South, while usually the last part of the country to feel 
financial depression, is equally slow in recovering from it. 
We have noticed a decided falling off in both orders and 
enquiries from nurserymen and dealers doing business 
through agents and salesmen throughout the Lower South 
the past fall and winter, as well as this fall. 
We look forward, however, to a much improved condi¬ 
tion between this and Spring. In fact we are already feel¬ 
ing the improvement in our retail mail order department as 
many customers who cancelled orders for delivery last win¬ 
ter and spring are now placing them and asking for early 
shipment. We look forward to a very active spring busi¬ 
ness and think that next year will be one of the best years 
the Southern nurserymen have ever known. 
