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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Jansen Nursery. In the spring of 1902 for the sake of better 
shipping facilities, he erected a large packing house in Fair- 
bury and is now engaged in the growing of fruit trees and 
seedling forest trees. This gentleman issues 30,000 catalogs giv¬ 
ing the larger share of his attention to the retail planting trade. 
About 1884, Peter Youngers Jr., Geneva, Neb., en¬ 
gaged in the nursery business, associating with himself, Mr* 
A. J. Brown. From a modest beginning they have now ex¬ 
panded their business to some four hundred acres and have by 
far the largest nursery interests in the State. In addition to 
their nursery, they have interested themselves in commercial 
orchard planting, having a half interest in a large orchard at 
Debeck, near Grand Junction, Colorado, and also promising 
orchard interests near Geneva. 
In 1886, Mr. Carl Sonderegger of Bower, Nebraska, en¬ 
gaged in nursery work and developed a handsome trade, 
particularly among the German people. His growing busi¬ 
ness, demanding better shipping facilities, he removed to 
Beatrice, Nebraska, where he is extensively engaged in growing 
seedling forest trees, particularly the black locust and a gen¬ 
eral assortment of fruit trees. He gives the major portion of 
his attention to the retail planter’s trade in which he has been 
quite successful. 
C. C., G. A., andH. W. Marshall engaged in the nursery busi¬ 
ness at Arlington, in 1887. Nearly all of the time two other 
brothers have been engaged with them in this work. Five 
brothers made a very strong team and they have developed 
a large business, selling directly to the planter. Two years 
ago G. A. Marshall and the younger brother started a nursery 
at Weeping Water. G. A. Marshall was for five years presi¬ 
dent of the State Horticultural Society. 
Early in the 80’s the J. M. Russell Co., planted large peach 
orchards near Wymore, giving their principal attention to the 
growing of the peach. As an incidental line of work they 
grew nursery stock, particularly apple seedlings. In 1897 
feeling the need of better shipping facilities, they sold out their 
interests at Wymore and removed to Lincoln. Here they 
planted a peach orchard of one hundred forty-five acres from 
which they have this season sold their third crop, which was 
very satisfactory. They also continued their nursery work, 
devoting themselves as before, especially to the production of 
apple seedlings which they annually grow by the millions. 
They own the leading peach orchard interests of the state and 
are doing much to demonstrate that peaches can be profitably 
grown in commercial quantities. Having a larger crop of 
peaches than could be marketed with advantage in Nebraska, 
they with other growers around Lincoln shipped car lots of 
peaches to Iowa. 
In the Southeastern portion of the state, G. N. Titus has 
large commercial orchard interests and has extensively- en¬ 
gaged in growing fruit trees and plants for the very excellent 
orchard district around him. 
At 5 ork, the Rev. C. S. Harrison is devoting himself with 
great enthusiasm to the nursery production and sale of orna¬ 
mentals, giving particular attention to the development of 
the pseony, of which he has a great many varieties. 
Among the florists, W. J. Hesser, of Plattsmouth, long held 
the leading business in the production of green house stock. 
He has now closed his connection with this business and joined 
his son at California. 
Crete, Neb. 
fruit and plant jVotes. 
SOME OF THE NEWER PEACHES IN GEORGIA. 
J. H. HALE, OF CONNECTICUT AND GEORGIA. 
Greensboro —A superb white peach with rosy cheek, of 
fine size and quality; it commands attention and high prices in 
any market. Think of a peach as large as and beautiful as 
Oldmixon, ripening in July here in Connecticut, and you have 
the Greensboro; and with it vigor of tree and extreme hardi¬ 
ness of fruit-bud. July 25 to August 1. These dates are for 
Connecticut; about seven weeks earlier in Central Georgia. 
Waddell —Next good peach to follow Greensboro. Mod¬ 
erately low-growing, spreading tree of North China type. 
Fruit buds very hardy; fruit medium size and delicious quality, 
creamy white, with bright blush all over sunny side. Semi- 
cling until fully ripe, when it parts freely from the stone. A 
superb family and market variety, proving a great success in 
every part of the country. Don’t fail to plant a few Waddell. 
August 5 to 10. 
Carman —Another of the north China type. Strong, up¬ 
right tree of great vigor, with extremely hardy buds; fruit 
large to very large, round, rich creamy white color, covered 
with deepest carmine on sunny side; often this brilliant color 
is splashed or streaked with creamy white and pink, so beau¬ 
tifully intermingled as to make Carman one of the most 
beautiful peaches grown. Flesh very tender and melting; 
semi-cling until fully ripe, when it is free. August 10 to 15. 
Hiley —Belle of Georgia and Elberta, twin sisters, and 
children of the old Chinese Free, are without doubt the two 
most popular peaches of their season in America to-day. 
Hiley, a seedling of Belle, when it becomes generally known 
and planted, will take rank close up alongside of the two 
named above, and on account of its earliness is far more 
profitable than either. Hiley is a variety of great size and 
beauty, ripening two or three weeks before its parent. Tree 
a moderate grower, fruit-buds extremely hardy; fruit of 
large size and much resembles the Belle, only being more 
highly colored on sunny side. Perfect freestone, a long keeper 
and superb shipper, ripening a week or more ahead of Mountain 
Rose. Being of such large size, exquisite color and as fine a 
shipper as the best of the later varieties, it has for the past 
three seasons sold for more money than any other peach I grow, 
and I have taken thousands of trees of other varieties and 
budded them over to Hiley; I couldn’t wait for young trees to 
grow up to fruiting. Take my word for it—don’t miss plant¬ 
ing the Hiley; it is a money-maker, sure. August 15 to 20. 
Emma —Originated at Marshallville, Georgia, probably a 
cross of Elberta and one of the Crawfords. A moderately 
upright tree, with pale green or yellowish foliage. A shy 
bearer, round, pale yellow peach of fine quality, but of very 
uneven size. Where there are several peaches on a branch 
first one will be of fair size, the next one one-third smaller, 
and on down to a size not much larger than a walnut. Ripens 
about two weeks after Elberta and has been extensively 
planted in Georgia as a good market variety to follow it, but 
owing to its shy bearing and uneven size, many of the trees are 
being pulled up and others budded over to more profitable 
varieties. 
E. F. Stephens. 
