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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



1904. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMERICAN ASSOCUTION Of NURSERYMEN. 



PreB. N. W. Hale. Knoxvllle. Tenn. : Vlcc-Pres., 

 P. A. Weber, St. Louis; Sec'y. Geo. C. Sesser, 

 Kochester, N. Y.; Treas., C. L. Yates, Rochester, 

 N. Y. The twenty-eighth annual convention 

 will be held at Atlanta, Qa., June, IVOt. 



Visited Chicago. — P. M. Koster, of 

 Koster & Co., Boskoop, Holland. 



The Westchcsttr, Pa., nurseries are 

 r.ipitUy approachin}; the end of the .sea- 

 son and are letting od' most of tije in- 

 descriminate help employed during tlie 

 Tusb. 



The call for hardy azaleas, rhododen- 

 dions and kalmias has been heavier than 

 usual this season and large shipments 

 have been made from the mountain dis- 

 tricts of the south. 



At Albert Lea, Jlinu., O. JI. Peterson 

 and H. P. Olstad have established a' 

 nursery and planted nine acres of stock. 

 yir. Peterson has been with Clarence 

 Wedge for several years. 



The nurseries dealing in decorative 

 stock report a steady call for the trees 

 and shrubs of odd foliage effect, the 

 blood-leaved, variegated, etc., and those 

 which show high autumnal colors. 



Many nurserymen are recommending 

 the pin oak as the best tree for lawn 

 or avenue planting where the conditions 

 arc not peculiarly unfavorable. Where 

 it has been transplanted frequently iu 

 the nursery it is not difficult to estab- 

 lish. 



The United States Nursery Co., of 

 Lula, Miss., is owTied at Springfield, 0. 

 John M. Good, of the Gootl & Reese Co.. 

 being president. They are growing ro.ses 

 in large numbers, the soil and climate 

 being especially adapted for the purpose . 

 The manager is S. W. Crowell, who lias 

 recently been north and attended a din- 

 ner of the stockholders at .SprinwfieUI 

 April 25. 



All the nurseries in tlie vicinity oi 

 Boston report an e.xceptionally heavv 

 spring demand. A large number of trees 

 and shrubs were needed to replace stock 

 killed by the severe winter. The cool 

 weather has greatly assisted nurserymen 

 in filling orders. Herbaceous perennials 

 are also in strong demand. Tlic call for 

 California privet has dwindled, as the 

 past two winters have cut this popular 

 hedge plant to the ground. A good many 

 ate planting I-igustrum ibota in its 

 place. 



PEONIES. 



I have a field of peonies which have 

 been planted about eighteen years, anil 

 about half of them have never bloomed. 

 I would like to ask, through the Re- 

 view, the advice of .1. F. Eosenfield, the 

 peony expert. A. S. 



A few of the old varieties of peonies 

 are shy bloomers, especially when plant- 

 ed in poor soil and not given enougli 

 room. Up-to-date propagators have dis- 

 carded these poor bloomers. I should 

 judge that A. S. has planted a mixed lot. 

 If they were all of one variety they 

 would all have flowers, unless very crowd- 

 ed. Peonies want plenty of room when 

 cut flowers are wanted, especially for 



a permanent plantation of fifteen to 

 twenty years. I would advise resetting 

 the best roots next fall into well-pre- 

 jiared, rich soil, selecting only those 

 that bloom this summer. If they are 

 a strong-growing sort set them in rows 

 five feet apart, with the plants three 

 feet apart in the row. Early varieties, 

 like officinalis, can be set in rows four 

 feet apart, with the plants thirty inches 

 apart, and give excellent results. If well 

 eared for in this way they will all bloom 

 finely for twenty years or more. 



J. F. EOSENFIELD. 



MOVING THE SALISBURIA. 



1 liave just read au article on trees 

 dilHcult to transplant by the venerable 

 Mr. Scott, in which he places the beauti- 

 ful maiden hair tree, or salisburia, as 

 most difiieult. Some years ago my at- 

 tention was directed to a very large 

 specimen that was roughly dug by house 



movers, presumably with an ax and crow 

 bar; at least, the roots were nearly all 

 cut off and the tree exposed to the try- 

 ing weather of midsummer for a day or 

 two before it was planted, a trying or- 

 deal for any kind of tree, but it grew 

 and is now quite a handsome tree. I am 

 able to recall numerous instances where 

 these trees have been planted, frequently 

 under unfavorable conditions, as on 

 school and public grounds, and I do not 

 recall the failure of one of them. This 

 seems very much at variance with Mr. 

 Scott, but we value the tree very highly 

 and wish it were more used in ornamen- 

 tal planting, particularly in place ef the 

 poorer trees of short duration, which are 

 being so extensively used in the west. 

 To any one who has seen the beautiful 

 avenue of these salisburias near the hor- 

 ticultural buildings at "Washington, they 

 need no further recommendation. 



Edward Teas. 



CLEMATIS 



Dormant Vines, 5 in a lot, 75c a bunch. 



JACKMANI, white and purple; DUCHESS EDINBURGH, double 

 white; SIEBOLDI, intense blue; BARON VEILLARD, lilac 

 rose; ROSAMUNDI, rose color; BATEMAN, white ; 

 NELLIE MOSES, white, red bars. 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, -- NEW YORK. 



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Hardy Roses 



FBESH CTC&S STEMS, 16 lbs. each.. 



2 -year -old bushes, all leading' 



varieties, 



$11 per 100; SlOO per 1000. 



ASFABAQUS PIiUMOSTJS ITA- 



NTJS Seed, greenhouse grown, 

 7.5c per 100: S6.00 per 1000. 

 J8.00 per 100 lbs; 300 lbs. for $21.00; 



Arthur T. Boddington, 35 warren st . |^g^ York. 



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CALIFORNIA PRIVET 



Per 1000 



200.000 2 ye,ar8. 2 to Hi leel, very bushy $20.00 



1,10.000 2 ■ lSto24 Ins., •■ ■• 1600 



1000002 •■ 12 to 18 10.00 



2«0UU0 1year 12 to IS •■ branched 9.00 



20.1000 I •• 10 to 12 ■• •• 7 00 



100 000 Cuttings, 8 Ins.. strong 80 



lOO.lOO ■■ S ■■ light 60 



Also have 10 000 Canna Koots in ten leading 

 varieties from 75c to $1.25 per 100. 2000 Double 

 Grant Geraniums, from 2,^-inch pots. $2.00 per 

 100. Write for trade list. 



J. H. O'HAGAN, Little Silver, N. J. 



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W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, 



GENEVA, N. Y. 



Wholesale 

 Growers of 



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RNAMENTAI. TBEES, 



Shrnbs, Koses, Clema- 

 tis, Fruit Trees and 

 Small Fruits In great varied 



Send for oar Wholesale Price List. 



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VREDENBURG & CO. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



LlthogrraphlDg, Printing, EngraviDg:, 



Binding exclosively for FLORISTS, 



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 Sample Colored Plates free — Send for Catalogue 

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 Mention Ttte Rerlew wben yon write. 



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VERGREEN. 



An ImmeuHe Stock of both larpe and 

 small .sized EVERGREFN TREKS in 



?reat variety: also EVERGREEN 

 SHRUBS. Correspondence solicited. 



THE WM. H. MOON CO., Morrisville, Pa. 



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Pin Oaks, 



10 to 12 feet, 

 $1.00 each. 

 $75.00 per 100. 

 I.IGUSTBUM IBOTA. 



Harrlv lanan Priuoi 4 to 5 feet. $10.00 per 



iiaray japan Krivei, jo,,, isooo penooo. 



.\sk lor list of Trees and Shrubs. 



SAMUEL C. MOON, Morrisville, Pa. 



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PETERSON NLRSERY, 



170 I.a Salle St., CHICAGO. 



and Hardjr 

 Ornamental Stock 



Send for our Handy Reference Book, con- 

 taining Botanical and English names of varieties 

 hardy and of merit: also Planting Instructions 

 and General Information. 



OvPr ."Rfi'l nnO lias I'een paid by the 

 UVei OUJjUUV/ FLORISTS' HAII, 

 ASSOCIATION for glass broken by hall. 



B'or particulars address JohnG.Esler, Sec*y.« 

 Saddle Biver, N. J. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



PEONIES 



