The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-24
THE NuRseRYMeN.

meeting Of the Texas Nurserymcn'a
association was begun at II o'clock the
Sc ssior being held In one OF the class roma
Of tho agricultural building,
The meeting was opened by prcddcpt v
W Kirkpatrick who mAdc an ntcrcstnH
address The nurserymap, he said WIS
tho pioneer in horticultural work. lie
hazcs the way, ns Il were lie has 10 be
II live energetic man and must experiment
widely he must grow thousands of va
rieties many of witch DO not pay, in nr-
der 10 yet n few worthy varieties III
The sneaker said, was a very interesting oc-
cupnton having a grcml mnnS phases lie
would like to see every farmer nnrseiy
mai to some degree, to study and learn to
propagate, to grow, to prune, 10 gather,
| To market 10 preserve and consume, 10
grow healthy and wealthy thereby. Gtd
nnde man nurseryman. Hc placed Adam
and Eve in the Garden OF Edeu 10 tend
/ IL md keep II. The true nurscryinan was
| liberal opeu hearted aud good friend
70 the country Sad TO relate there wdSe
frauds I'm tho business. When the On
worthy man or his agent approached one,
on, should give him the back OF ones
| hand The true nurseryman was bens
factor, the speaker said, and he was proud
Willing TO rehe from active nursery busi-
ness. vet he should ever hold and esteem
| H. II high privilege and pleasure 10 cult
Vate aud originate nne fruits HDS NUS
! "Me need volunteers, he sdld, 70 peau-
THY our homes ahd anchor our .I G t,,',a,h
Der and return no the ola vine ana DE-
| tree ,,., ,toa
| the minutes of the list meeting were read
! md ADOPTED.
] BOuhum, and carried, thHl tue febulhr w.
! Mr.. Albums spoke Of the adaptation OF VA,
letirs and locality He said thnt me ned
/ river belt WAS the home OF the apple, lie
! Recommended Red June, Early liarvI 81,
tole's Quinre Blcdsoe Jonathnn, Ben
Dgy r 9 HpIiglnb lSfsSaPi Of Dublin said his
| county lErnthj was excellent for apples
lie fiyorod Ben Davis yellow Beethoven
Alannnoth Black IMls, Niuesnp his go W.
| fairs neiglibor OF II estimated that
| his NncSap apples pfodaio Slu@ per acre
and many orchards produces as much as
'ProEf' r. " Manly. in discussing the SUD.
lcct said that Oh account Of q blrk dls
onsu in Arkansas Blacks winch was yeIE
ltiisrstruns, he had recommended thAt TINT
variety he dropped ana bhck lNi{ pa q
trnt,nd Should the latter be selected the
h. aithicst and heartlest vagletics sauuld ue
SECRETARY John s. Kerr ihonght that the
.
tsr IN pprtance, Texas was 80 large tnal
ni,nt would do for one locality would not
lo for another. North IcNas' AltilS IN
Rod river WIS especially adapted 10 NJ
pius me reach make was being wei
supplied, hut the apple SUPPLY - tpC sum
was now deficient ana me pfoln 4Vl
could hardly he overdone There was az
unlimited market, The people o. North
Texas were Sleeping on their rights, apt
resources. They had abe ioealltr ana ~
mtrket but not enough apples. The none,
MI king varieties were Red June, Early
Harvest, Coles ounce, Bledsoe, Jonath n
S Mrg M BTgSn sha lasE T Fsf Davis N'n'
Il W. Halhert OF Arcadia read paper q
The Best Fruits for the Coast Belt"
This has been hard problem TO tn
fruit growers as many fruits do well IN
given locality, while 10 Cher localitln
Monv fruits can be grown here TO p
fcchon. The most important causes o
failure are;
20 their being adapted 70 tDr soil ana ~
mat, 10 which they are 90 70 grown
=. iMerrupted cultivation somr greha li'
{ Its VIII cultivate. at one end o. me 4eg
s0a and fifen letting the weeds nn & as
grow for a tmc cultivate tue next : =
{ son ~ the same way, ana as rule ~ 10
rest. .,..
7 the fruit trees In the eonst belt stand !
d water aud sour mud from three 10 y
! months IN the year. Even the pear On
y When We choose varieties adapted 20 o
A soil and climate, drain and cultivate o.
orchards IN the proper way. we can srV'
e fruit Of the finest form, color aud nnvor.
r The surety Of crops. the cafhness
: rlpening aud by our being situated liea
the great markets o. ehe Aorsh Eha ial ,.,,
e | peit0A Of California.
! on an fruits the fg Is the most prontnbl'
IS hotl as a commercial fruit and home
o rhev arc coming 10 the front. The peulA
j l-f The North are fast becoming enuca =
/. 10 Tho use and taste OF tiKr ana she
lnafld Is increasing fast fhe varieties ~
= successful are Magnolia. Celestial, lelio
z | Celeste Green Iechla, Brunswlck. broc
! Turkey, New French, Hartu Dc JapAl