California Nurserymen And the Plant Industry, 1850-1910
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CONSCIENTIOUS EFFORT FOR TRUTH It is also interesting to note that the pioneer nurserymen had a high moral code and conscientiously endeavored to propa- gate the best and to have their plants true to name. C. W. Reed of Sacramento wrote in 1866 this interesting narrative of his personal endeavor : "I brought to California in 1855 twenty thousand fruit trees and fifteen bushels of fruit seeds to plant. In 1856 I imported eighty thousand trees and twenty-five bushels of seeds. "It has been the mi...sfortune of nurserymen in California to disseminate many trees incorrectly named In early times. The evil to a great extent has been unavoidable in consequence of having to rely on nursery trees. Eastern nurserymen are not infallible. California nurserymen are always blamed, whether the mistakes occur with them or not. To avoid mistakes, I not only cut all my buds and scions myself, but endeavor to cut all from bearing trees. I have often traveled 100 miles to obtain buds and scions from trees I knew to be correct.
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