The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-28

understand. Mr.. Miller is one of my
| friends and customers, or was a custo-
mer last wear, but l think never bought
any roses of me, nor do recollect OF
him ever getting Strawberries have
sold budded roses since l have done
business IN Emporia, also budded peach
| es, pears and cherries, and if the buyers
have allowed the budded part to die and
the stock to grow, they need not accuse
me of fraud if the stock does not prove
as choice as the bud would have done.
suspect this is what this insinuation re-
garding the wild roses is made up
| from.
am under lasting obligations to the
writers of this article for their sage and
unselfish advice, but like the boy when
kicked by the iackass, consider where
it comes from, and / fear / will not be
able to benefit much by it I was not
aware that carrying plate book was a
crime. OF course these heightened men
from Ohio do not have plate books or
samples, but trust to the good judgment
and knowledge of the parties to whom
they sell
In several places in their remarkable
article they assume that am an igno
ramus in grapes and other fruits, and
that a majority of the farmers and others
who have been dupcd by their fine yarns,
are fully as well versed in horticulture
as yourself" Allow me to remark that
make some pretensions to knowledge
of horticulture. l did not serve two
years in the employ of the Bluffton wine
company, of Central Mo-, with George
Hussman as president and Samuel Mil
Ter, heretofore referred to, as superin-
tendent, part of the time as assistant
superintendent of the vineyard depart
ment, without acquiring little knowl-
edge of grape culture. Besides have
grown and fruited forty-two varieties in
Lyon county, and have been one of the
closest of students of horticultural liter
allure, trying to keep myself thoroughly
posted in all the branches of the bust
ness.
II would be ridiculous to discuss this
matter farther. Even this much would
not be necessary were it not that many
who will read this are not personally ac-
quainted with me. These men assure us
with all the gravity of a mock-auction
dealer, that they intend to deal squarely
and honestly, &c, &c, but so did anotll-
er party who came from the same part
of Ohio some seven or eight years ago,
headed by one Dust, who victimiZed our
people to the tune of thousands of dol
lars for stock, little of which grew, and
most of that which did grow is far from
being true to name, and SO do all these
fancy Dealers from the east, who go
for the western farmers. / don't see that
the case is made any better by reading
that they, by "glancing at the descrIp-
tive catalogue of a flrst-class nursery,
can see that the following varieties OF
fruits can be furnished true to name by
responsible parties" enumerating large
number of each. have a catalogue of
nursery at Orleans, France, which en-
umerates ten times as many as they note,
and have not the least doubt that all
can be furnished true to name, the gen.
eral accidents incident to the business
alone excepted, but what assurance
will that give US that these Ohio parties
will furnish one article as promised, or
that one in a thousand of the varieties
enumerated in this French catalogue are
| of any more value in the climate of Kan
sas than the tree roses, Kilmarnock will.
lows, and other trash so often sold by
eastern agents, valuable in France or the
moist climate of southern England, but
of no earthly use in Kansas, only to dis
appoint those who plant them.
In conclusion, would repeat that the
main question remains unanswered and
unrefuted, and trust that the attempt tO
snow me under with lot of falshoods
has not had the effect of stopping the
planting of single tree this spring
| Respectfully,
ROBERT MILLIKEN.