The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21
Hallberg,s Nursery and Garden.

FRIEND STOTLER:4 Having nOtlceu, IN last
weeks paper, your invitation for those who
could send you any information i'll regard to
our flourishing and prosperous county, to write
u few lines for THE NEWS, and taking into con-
sideration the wide circulation of your paper
East, wish to write a few lines which may be
of interest to Eastern people as we'll as those
here, knowing that some people are laboring
under the delusion that Kansas is not. 3 good
fruit country.
am engaged in the nursery business in this
place. Kansas is good fruit country, and pays
well for all the trouble taken in rearing trees.
So will shrubbery grow. am fully aware that
Eastern papers have copied some little articles
written by men who claim that they have tried
the business of planting orchards and that
fruit trees won't grow in Kansas. Some indi-
viduals in this State have no doubt planted q
few trees, may be half dozen, without any
fence around them; the cattle gnaw them; they
plow against them, run the wagon over them,
or a cow nips off the tops. Thus the trees are
ruined, and the conclusion Of such is that Kan
sas is not u fruit country; while other men in
| the same part of the State plant orchards, and
take care of them, fence them in, plant them
| right, and pronounce Kansas a fruit growing
| country.
Having this assurance, Il show my faith by
my works, I have engaged in the nursery bus
mess in this place Ny nursery is situated hal
q mile south of town, and have connected
with it garden from which expect to furnish
the town and surrounding country with yeget
| ables at an early date. have on hand a larg
stock Of grape vines of different varieties
Grape culture is very profitable business, an,
is carried on in some sections of the country t
considerable extent. This part OF Kansa
cannot be surpassed for grape culture.
have also great variety of fruit trees
, every description. Itwould be tedious to emu
merate them. Shrubbery and shade trees NJ
in great demand, and do well. 1 have on han
a variety of shrubbery, hedge plants, stawbel
: ~ plants. blackberry plants, and many others
5 also large variety Of flowers and bulb.
among them are the tulip, dahlia,, passifior;
: peach, apricot and rose; in short, flowers
;. every description. sell my choice flowers i
n pots of different sizes. In connection with m
y nursery have professional gardner. ma
C who has served years in this line of business
s IL will be worth while for persons who pu
Y chase trees and other articles. to get inform;
ton from him in regard to planting them.
1 have on hand a full supply of garden see,
- and this is the month to secure Your seed
, flowers, plants, fruit trees and shrubbery 4
Ie early transplanting next month.
&c The selection Of pure and fresh seeds is OF
l. of the most important steps towards a GOO
N garden Buy good seed in time and you wi
save money end hard work in the end.
AS am engaged in the nursery and garde
&c ing business. have better chance than othe
10 to secure the best seed possible in this line.
h. hold to the good old axiom, ssThe laborer
Sc worthy Of his hire Trust not in seeds til
lie have been laying away in your closets for yea
because they are cheap. They viii prove de
In the end p. @, HALLBERG
o. Emporia, February 18th, 1868.