The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-19
An Important Question

fruit question. Horticulture has not
been very interesting subject to
many people, and now they are at d
loss to know how to buy, or what to
buy, or who to buy from. 1t is of
vital Importance to buy good trees,
stock that is propogated to bear
fruit, and not merely to sell. 1t is
not possible to detect all the defects
In worthless trees until they either
bear fruit, or refuse to bear at all,
then it is costly experiment if a
failure. and it takes SO long to cor
rect it. You can be morally Ger.
tain of the quality of your fruit if
you buy them from men who have
established a reputation in the hor-
hcultural world, TO- he must suffer
only in greater degree if You suffer
If lie sells you worthless trees.
The time is past when scientific
horliculturist remain in obscurity
Obscure nursery men and tree deal
ers have imposed upon the credulity
of the people, and sold them worth
less stuff at exorbitant prices, until
may think there are no honest nur-
serymon or salssmen. The well in.
formed do not think so and are bet
ter prepared 20 protect themselves.
II Is not the fact that you have
bought your trees or paid high
prices for them. or what was told
you by the man who sold them to
you, nor how many times he prom
ised to replace them for you if they
did not prove the value OF the tree,
but it is the fruit they bear. Good
fruit can only be grown on good
trees. 1t is a laudable ambition ex-
pressed by every buyer of trees,
that he wants the best for his own
family use.
| Now, il he wants the best he can
get the best. How? Buy from men
that you know to be reliable and
competent TO select such varieties
as are adapted TO your soil and cIi-
mate and purposes. II You want q
market orchard you need a differ
ent variety of fruits from what you
would want for family use. II you
are buying from, competent parties
who are honest and have reputation
for fair dealings, then ask them "a
assist in the selection, or send your
order through the statesmen to the
nursery man who has grown the
trees you want, and state whether
you want 1t for family purposes OF
for the market.
The scientific horticulturists de-
lights is nothing more than TO have
opportunity to send his own selec'
tions to buyers and protects the in
terest of both and advertises hi;
stock, and makes permanent custo
mer.
+. L. Ramsey t. the proprietor Of
the Austin Nursery, at Austin, Tex.
and president of the State Horticul-
turaI Society, of the state of Texas
has national reputation as a scien'
tific horticulturIst. He has taken
more first premiums at the Dallas
State Fairs, and other fruit fairs IN
Texas than any other man in the
state. He has more medals, preml
ums and diplomas for his special anC
collective exhibits than any Other
man in the state, and has been prom
inent in horticultural circles all the
way up the ladder TO its topmos
round. His nursery stock goes il
car load lots to California and t
! Connecticut. Hortlculturist recog
nize the value of well propogateC
southern tree on account of beins
we'll grown at year old, and late
{ in bud and bloom when moved t.
the north, thereby often escapln,
frost. Mr.. Ramsey has fruit ever.