The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-29

From fle rrsir.e Frrmsr.j
We have visited In our time very manv
nurseries both East md Wcsf. W.
have seen those East whore the eiabora-
'inn of landscape gardening was made
N add fiIrct 10 and sci on tho nursery
stock grown. We have seen West hum
dreds OF acres covered with stock IN
~ingie nursery. Net we have never seen
The perfection ofrsletaiIs coupled with
strict accurac, ~ IN name IN the varieties
of stock grown. united 10 evfnnces nnd
vigor In growth. nor a stricter method
displayed IN adaptation Of varieties suit
I'd 10 the climate Of The West. added 10
the most perfect cultivation and hand
ling of stock. than ~ The premium nurs-
c'ies n SpauIding q Co, near SPRING
field. III.
These nurseries. covering 375 acrrs
Of firsf-class Iand. were thor
oughIy tiIe-slrained, e heavy expense
before anything was planted thereon,
the land having been first cleaned and
stnmped Of its timber. Thus. the ground
work having been laid for great and
model nursery. under the management
Of Mr.. >. B. SpanIding. q well-known
nurseryman Of many years'sstanding in
Illinois. aud whose practical experience
from 4 critical standpoint IL perhaps
broader than that Of any man in the
West. II IL not strange that whenever
entered for premium before the State
Board cf Agriculture, such should have
been unanimously awarded by the COM
mittee OF examination. This. however,
the records or the board will show.
In speaking Of the artistic adOrnment
- x.I4 <4or<o otr~1. ..<nr
we find this difference: In the nurser-
ies Of Mr. j. y. SpauIding the useful =
never lost sight OF. Mere ornament -
not what strikes the visitor, and set the
nursery j. one beautiful picture il iis
varied and blending colors OF fruit,
flowers, and foliage; for the orchard and
garden are by no means neglected
visitor can find the fruits themselves, the
crucial test. Il is worth the journey 70
see.
The immense stock, the ample build
ing. the splendid drives, the Office con-
nected with the Western Union Tele-
graph lines BY telephone, and everything
pertaining 70 the great nursery, u kept
lin the most perlect condition. Blight
and bOrers are strangers TO their 10000
orchard trees Of pear, peach, chestnut,
and apples. all Of varieties unexcelIed,
and adapted 10 the soil and climate Of
The West. The real gi~t OF The whole,
however, lies in the record or sales or
this nursery for the fall delivery just
closed. which amounts 70 nearly $120 LOCO.
The most gratifying success has a.
tended the efforts 81 this firm ID growing
rtock Of $50. 900 buds set the past sea-
son. comprising cherries, pears, plums,
and peaches. almost no rebuilding has
been required. and their stand II unex-
amplcd. II IL not strange that the firm
have the approval Of The State Board Of
Agriculture and nurFerymen or expert
cnce East and West, especially from the
large nurseries proprietors Of Western
New York. All unite in saying SpanId-
ing 4 Co.'S grounds. comprising upward
of 375 acres, thoroughly tile-drained, for
the growing Of nursery stock, arc unsur-
passed. The 1.500.000 one, two, and
ihree-ycar old apple trees, and 175.0oO
one. two, and three-year od cherry
trees the latter budded on, Mahalcb
roots, imported from France -togcsher
with their enormous stock or cvcrgrcene,
pears, roses. shrubs, ETC., ere matchIess
il their perfection Of growth, whether Il
be from an Eastern Or Western stand
point
In driving through the nursery wo
were shown large block Of American
from i've TO eight feet high.
and thence were driven 20 the chestnut
orchard nearly al In bearing. The
here seems fully - much q
home O. any other plant cultivated.
For the protection or their patrons
against outside imposItion, each Of their
nearly one hundred selected ealeemcn
are accredited with : certificate Of
agency.
The long experience Of this firm, being
nearly thirty years IN the business at
Springfield, iii. {; the reputation they en-
joy; tho approval and endorsement they
receive from the Stalc-aII commend
this nursery 70 the favorable attention of
those who have ground upon which %
plant shrubbery Or trees. 81.
Cheating the Taxes.