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THE NATIONAL 
NURSERYMAN 
otow roses successfully in the northern section of our country. 
A few varieties succeed, but only a very few thrive and bloom 
as they should; there are a limited number of favored locali¬ 
ties where roses will do well in the north, but they are few 
and very far between.” 
Mr. Hill recommends that Rosa Rogusa should be used as 
one side of the cross and possibly some of the native American 
species for the other. He thinks that by combining a Rosa 
Rogusa with a remontant type there is strong hope of obtaining 
not only a healthy but a late blooming variety. 
DENVER AND RETURN $38.00. 
Official train, Seventh International Epworth League Convention, 
Denver, July 5th to 9th, 1905, under the supervision of Genesee Con¬ 
ference Epworth League Transportation Committee, D. L. Tuttle, 
Chairman, Rev. P. A. Crow, Secretary, John H. Brogan. 
Special train will leave Buffalo 5:30 p. m. on July 3rd, via Wabash 
System running solid to Denver. Special low rates made for this 
party for side trips from Denver. Train will be composed of Tourist 
sleepers, Standard sleepers and Dining cars. The route for the Niagara 
Frontier Epworth League Special has been selected by the Transpor¬ 
tation Committee, and all members and their friends should join thi s 
party, as complete arrangements have been made for the lowest possible 
railroad rates and hotel accommodations at Denver. Write for itin¬ 
erary giving full information. 
James Gass, R- F. Kelley, 
N. Y. S. P. A. G. A. P. D. 
Wabash Railroad , 287 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 
A POPULAR WEDDING TRIP 
IS TO TAKE A D. & B. LINE STEAMER ACROSS LAKE ERIE. 
If you want to make a delightful wedding trip, take one of the new 
palatial steamers Eastern States or Western States, which run daily 
between Detroit and Buffalo. Staterooms and Parlors reserved in 
advance. Send two-cent stamp for illustrated booklet. Address 
D. & B. Steamboat Co., 
Detroit, Mich. 
'Glen St. Mary Nurseries, Glen St. Mary, Fla. We hand you here¬ 
with check for $1 .00 as subscription for another year to The National 
Nurseryman. We would not like to miss any number of this valuable 
paper. 
EXCURSION OF HORTICULTURAL EDITORS AND 
EXPERIMENTERS TO TEXAS. 
Reference was made in the last issue of this journal to the 
excursion to East Texas, conducted by the Cotton Belt 
Railway people. This excursion left St. Louis on the even¬ 
ing of June 20, and returned on the 26th, although sub-ex¬ 
cursions were afterwards arranged which attracted a number 
of the visitors to other parts of the state and prevented them 
from returning at the appointed time. 
Texas at this time arouses new interest in the minds of 
nurserymen for the reason that Dallas has been selected as 
the next meeting place of the American Association. The 
editor of The National Nurseryman was glad to note the 
presence of W. C. Reed and H. N. Simpson of Vincennes, 
Indiana. These men made a pretty thorough investigation 
of Eastern Texas, going as far south as Galveston. Ex-presi¬ 
dent Kirkpatrick also joined the party and added greatly to 
the pleasure of the visitors. The regular itinerary included 
visits to Tyler, Athens, Waco and Morrill, the latter the 
headquarters of the Morrill Orchard Co. At Tvler the visitors 
attended and took part in the meeting of the Texas Fruit 
and Truck Growers’ Association. 
IMPRESSIONS. 
The first thing the visitor is impressed with is the fact that 
it is a country of magnificent distances. One hears much 
of the size of Texas, but figures fail to carry the immensity 
of the area. Although we only stepped over the border yet 
the distance from Texarkana, on the border of Arkansaw to 
Tyler, is about 130 miles. Tyler is the center of a trucking 
region. The soil varies from light sandy loam to reddish, 
gritty clay loam. The lighter and higher stretches are pre¬ 
ferred for tomatoes, cantaloupes and water melons. Of 
fruits, peaches and plums are leaders and succeed well. Mamie 
Ross peach was being shipped at the time of our visit. 
Although the latter part of the season had been excessively 
wet we did not observe an undue amount of fruit rot. Jap¬ 
anese plums are not as successful as varieties derived by 
crossing the Japs with the native Chickasaw strains. Gon¬ 
zales is an example of this sort. Mr. Morrill has planted 
forty acres of this variety. 
THE MORRILL ORCHARD CO. 
This is one of the largest and most interesting enter¬ 
prises of the kind in the country. In the first place 
much of the land has been reclaimed from the original 
oak pine and persimmon scrub. The native trees are small 
but tenacious of life. Mr. Morrill proceeded on the 
principle that immediate and complete eradication was best 
and cheapest in the long run. The land was grubbed and 
cleared of roots as well as tops before planting. It is then 
planted with peaches and intercropped with tomatoes, po- 
totoes, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes or melons. Mr. Morrill 
is also experimenting with tobacco. 
THE OUTLOOK. 
The results thus far have been most encouraging. The 
secondary crops have practically paid for the cost of the 
improvements and the company has now a valuable prop¬ 
erty. The quality of the peaches grown compares favor¬ 
ably with those produced in any part of the world (Texans 
claim they are the best.) The crop matures slightly 
HON. N. H. ALBAUGH 
N. H. ALBAUGH 
Phoneton, O. 
Ah okl and active member. 
Mr. Albaugh, president 
ofj the^ Albaugh Nursery 
and Orchard. Company, 
of Phoneton, Ohio, was 
born in Ohio in 1834, 
and has the unique 
distinction of having at¬ 
tended all the meetings of 
the Nurserymen’s Asso¬ 
ciation, except one, dur¬ 
ing the past twenty-seven 
years. He has been Pres¬ 
ident of the Association, 
and on various occasions 
has presided over the 
meetings m the absence 
of the executive. Mr. 
Albaugh has been actively 
engaged in the nursery 
business for forty-seven 
years, and at one place. 
