The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-09-05
PLA nj WIZARD.
Is Highly Praised by Well Known
Editor
SAY H|s.W0RK WILL LAST
And be More Appreciated AS The
Years Go By


up the work done by Prof n. +. Han
sen along the line of fruit propagation.
Mr.. Harrison is one of the best
known horticulturistS of Nebraska,
and is president of the Nebraska Park
and Forest society. He is especially
Interested in the work of developing
flowers and ornamental plants, and
is the author of a number of works
treating these, including "Paeony
Manuel" The Gold Mine in the Front
Yard, Manuel on the PhloX," and
4" ne Eyergreens." He is in charge of
the government station at York, and
also has private nursery where he
does most of his experimental work.
Mr.. Harrison was formerly a minister
of the Goenrl, but i'll health compelled
him to seek out of door work.
In speaking to a Register represen-
tative about Prof. Hansen's work Mr..
Harrison said: Your Prof. Hansen
is a man of national reputation and is
gaining more fame every day. This
reputation is not due so much to his
being called by the United States gov
ernment to act as a special agricultur
al agent in his trips through Europe
and Asia, but ii comes from the work
he has done and the work he is doing
along the line of originating and devel.
oping fruits and plants right in your
midst. Prof. Hansens work is i'm
mense and will last for ages, and he
will probably be better appreciated
long after he has passed away than
he is now | believe he is on the right
track, and that his work in the years
to come will be of incalcuable benefit
TO the prairie states of the north. |
have corresponded with him for some
years, and have always had high re-
gard for him as scientist. A few
years ago he sent me a new raspberry
that he had originated, which planted
and secured pleasing results. You
understand that the part of the coun-
try where | live is commonly called
a desert and very few trees or shrub"
of any kind will grow but this bush
sent by the professor is still alive and
bearing fruit. | was much impressed
with the Sandthorn or Siberian buffalo
berry. one of Prof Hansen's importa-
tions from Siberia, and believe II is
destined to be a great thing foI the
horticultural interests of the North
west II will stand any amount of
cold weather, and the fruit--small yel-
low berries-is ready for picking near
ly the entire year. These berries are
Jelly. I am taking back a number of
other fruits and plants, which | will
place in the experiment station and
do my best TO introduce III general use
as | believe they will be of lasting
benefit to the horticultural interests
of my state. Among them is the
strawberry, which Prof Hansen or
iginated from the native plant and the
wild Siberian variety 1t retains the
fine favor of the tame plant and the
hardness Of the wild variety being
able to stand forty degrees below zero
without mulching."
Speaking of his own work Mr. Har-
rison said Il am working along the
same lines as Prof. Hansen, only most
of my work is with flowers, especially
phlox | have $4,000 paeonies in 400
different varieties and | am original
ing new varieties all the time A
person does not need to be an expert
to raise nice flowers nor to originate
new varieties. All that it requires is
to follow the laws of nature and the
results will be satisfactory He who
copies nature most faithfully wins the
greatest results"
Continuing Mr.. Harrison said: Il
am highly impressed with your college
on the hill from what of its work
could see during vacation time, and
think it should be a great factor in
the progress of your great young state.
| believe that the agricultural colleges
of the country are doing work of
more benefit to the people at large and
are nearer to the hearts of our people
than any other of our educational in
stitutions'
Your little city said Mr.. Harri-
son, lis an ideal place for the location
of a college. The builders of your
city were certainly looking ahead to
your comfort when they planted all
those beautiful trees. and it is indeed
a pity that more of the towns that
| have visited i'll my state and yours
did not follow their example. | hope
to make you visit again at some
future time. and am sure that it will
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