The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-02

counterfeits bank bill or silver dollar, or
who viii forge signature to bank check
We have it from perfectly reliable authority,
that company of tree dealers. haiEng from
Ohio. purchased at small nursery in West
ern New York quantity Of Seeding I'M
worked fruit trees, peaches and Cherries,
knowing them to be such-for the nursery
man we believe to be perfectly honest man.
and they took them up, tied them in parcels
and attached labels to them bearing the names
Of all the best fruits in the catalogues. We
were informed that these spurious articles were
to be carried to Tennessee Here is a piece
of villainy for you! Such men richly deserve
the penitentiary, and we cannot understand
how any honest man could conscientiouslv re-
frain from exposing them, and thus aid in
bringing them to punishment
Quite As bad as any of the frauds we have
mentioned. Is that Of palming off indifferent
and worthless varieties of fruits and flowers,
as something new, extraordinary. and valua-
bic, at the most exhorbitant prices. Crafty
fellows perambulate the country with exag
gerated colored drawings and bombastic des
scriptions. and thus deceive thousands Of peo-
pie The common Alpine Strawberry has
been peddle1 for years with the word Nam
moth livery captivating) prefxed. The Char
ter Oak Grape great fox Grape. utterly
Worthless, except, aS AOuoWOFlN says,
that it might serve for cannon balls if lead
were scarce-for two or three years has had
a fine run in almost every part Of the country,
at three to five dollars per plant. The '.Er
eeisiOr." and several others pulled and parad
ed about, are no better.
Strange to say, very many of those who
purchase such articles. could not be persuad
ed to purchase those of real merit. Nothing
else will serve them but to be humtuggea to
use vulgar but expressive term.
Newspapers lend themselves, unwittngly,
a. a general thing, to these frauds, and do
great deal of harm. The family newspaper
is looked up to as authority; and when these
spectators get their glowing descriptions
published, their work of deception is half ac
complished.
The only thing that can remedy this evil,
is the dissemination Of intelligence; and we
call upon the friends of horticulture and Of
honest and honorable dealing. to lend their aid
in exposing and arresting this system of fraud.
1t is disgrace to the trade and to the morals
of the country. A most unpleasant duty it is
for US to give such subject this importance;
but we can not shrink from it.
If there be anything about which people
should exercise extraordinary and eau
ton in purchasing. it is that of trees. seeds
and plants. What a loss of time and money,
and what disappointment and modification.
to be deceived in these matters! 1t is not
difficult to avoid impostors, if We but deter
mine on SO doing. There are honest trades
men enough everywhere, from whom sup
ply can be obtained, men who have charac-
ter at stake. and who feel that their success
depends upon their good reputation. These
harpies who go about the country deceiving.
are here to- day and there to morrow; they seek
patronage but once.
Our advice to all parties who desire to pur-
chase trees, seeds, plants. fowers-any
thing pertaining to horticulture in which
frauds are or can be committed--is to place
theirs orders in the hands of men whom they
kno,c to trustworthy. Reliable tradesmen are
well known. and those of them who have
travelling agents. provide them. or should pro-
vide them, with the requisite testimonials with
which they may give the fullest satisfaction to
those whose patronage they solicit. On this
head a rigid inquiry should be made. No
statement should be listened to that appears
anywise suspicious.