The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-04
From the Genesee Farmer.
TREE PLANTERS AND NURSERY

TREE PLANTERS AND NURSERY
a5sr $40 MEN. 81
There is one point about nursery trees,
that gives rise occasionally TO cousidera-
bic discussion between the buyers and
sellers, and it has occnrrcd to US that it
might be well to offer few remarks on
i, al this time. We allude to the dissa,-
isfaclion and disappointment that pur>
chasers experience on receiving from the
nursery trees Of a somewhat crooked or
irregular growth, or of smaller size than
they had expected. We are worry
well aware that il is not a little aggraval-
ing TO receive trees four feet in height,
instead of six or sht as expected; or to
G ilem with stems CURED inl twisted
in half dozen different ways, instead Of
being as straight gun barrel. To the
amateur who intends 10 make buta small
plantation, and desires every treo 10 be
model, this is particularly provoking;
and in his trouble, unless lie be as
paticn, as Job, he rcproaches the poor
nurserympn most severely, Now VIC are
not about to plead the c'se Of the nurse-
rymen; they must take care oithemsclves,
They are, we know very well, often
much 10 blame, and deserve reproach; /;
but they are not unfrequen,ly censured
without good reason; and if those who
purchase lrees would study beforehand
the characters of the varieties selected,
as 10 growth, they would moi SO often be
disappointed.
Now we will suppose, for instance
that MIR. A. orders from his nurseryman
dozen apple trees, as follows: Early,
Joe, Summer Rose, American Summer
Pearmain, Fall Pippin, Grapenstein,
Porter, BaldDin, Fameuse, Northern Spy,
Neptown Pippin, Melon, and Red Cana
da; and ,ha. these trees are 10 be, we will
say, three years old from the bud or grnft.
We would find that the Grarcnsiein,
Baldpin, Fail Pippin, Fnmcuse, and
Northern Spy, which are strong, growers,
are large thrifty, beautiful trees; while
the. others, which are remarkably SLOW
growers, are not more than hslf as
large, and will be pronounced small /,
scrubby, slunted things, not fit TO be
seen, much less planted. A Bald
win, Grdpenstein, or Northern Spy,will be
larger in the same soil and under the
same culture, in three years than Red
Canada or Ne,rtowa Pippia in FIVE;
and at any SIZE, their stout shoots,
straight trunk, and smooth clean bark,
are pleasing to the eye: while the slender,
twiggy, roughsbarked trees, are just the
reverse. These considerations should be
taken into account. The nurseryman is
paid no more Cor the slow growers than
he is for the rapid growers, and tits MOI,
Reasonable TO expect them so large or so
vigorous looking. Then there are varies
ties, such as the r. l. Greening and Fall
Pippin, Of irregular growth, with very
seldom a straight stem, ,ha, il is quite
unreasonable TO expect as symmetrical
as Baldpin or a Northern Spy.
| FIVE turn to pears, VIC find these re
marks equally applicable. II Mr.. A. will
order from his .nurseryman the Bartlett,
Seckez, Bgfdm, Duchess d'Angouleme,
Marie Louise, and Winter Nelis, he will
fnd marked and perhaps to him very
disagreeable contrast in their size and
form. The Byfam and Duehees may be
eight feet high, thrifty, while tho Marie
Louise and Winter NeIis, will moi only be
small, but twisted into The most fantastic
and un,ree-like shapes. Looking at the
Bufam and the Duchess, he will at once
say, Snow these are what ! call trees
Just what wanted; but these turning to
poor Marie Louise and Winter Nclis,
'lhese are horrible" ;" The nurseryman,
who perhaps searched up and down every
row in his nursery to get the straigh'esl
and best ones TO please MIR. A. who is
very nice, is suro 10 get not less than
TWO pages of scold, and not only that,
he must lose a part Of his bill and ever
after the trade, Of one whom he hoped
would be a good customer o,l ia ii.
Turn again TO cherries, and we find