Archive image from page 10 of Descriptive catalogue fruit and. Descriptive catalogue : fruit and forest trees, vines and shrubs, palms and choice roses . descriptivecatal1904fanc Year: 1904 PANCHER CREEK NURSERIES. 7 and strongest nursery establishments west of the Missouri river. This step was found essential in order to place the business upon a broad foundation, affording it free scope for development and growth in every direc- tion. As a result it has been materially strengthened, until it stands today with facilities and an assortment of nursery stock in all departments second to no sim
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Archive image from page 10 of Descriptive catalogue fruit and. Descriptive catalogue : fruit and forest trees, vines and shrubs, palms and choice roses . descriptivecatal1904fanc Year: 1904 PANCHER CREEK NURSERIES. 7 and strongest nursery establishments west of the Missouri river. This step was found essential in order to place the business upon a broad foundation, affording it free scope for development and growth in every direc- tion. As a result it has been materially strengthened, until it stands today with facilities and an assortment of nursery stock in all departments second to no similar establishment on the Pacific Coast. This growth and development is due to the fact that it aims to please patrons, and strives to deserve their support and esteem. Special attention is here called to the fact that on the experimental grounds of this establishment is now situated the only full- bearing genuine Smyrna fig orchard in the United States, and that we are headquarters for trees of the true Smyrna fig of com- merce, which constitutes at the present time our leading specialty. EXPERIMENTAL AND ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS. These are located on a section of land containing 640 acres, six miles east of Fresno, and are devoted to orchard, vine- yard and experimental culture. These grounds have earned a world-wide reputa- tion for the first successful production on the Western Hemisphere, of the genuine Smyrna fig. Experimental cultures enable us by actual observation to determine the varieties best suited to this and similar cli- mate. PROPAGATING ESTABLISHMENT During the past year we have added to â our 120 acres of propagating grounds, two miles northwest of Fresno, several large green-houses, and an extensive lath house, affording every facility for propagating all kinds of plants in large quantities- These additions and improvements cover a floor space of about 7000 square feet, and are on the whole among the most complete in the State. Here the accommodations are sufficie